Surface Water Supply 

of the United States 

1953

Part 5. Hudson Bay and 

Upper Mississippi River Basins

Prepared under the direction of J. V. B. WELLS, Chief, Surface Water Branch

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1278

Prepared in cooperation with 

the States of Illinois, Indiana, 

Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, 

North Dakota, and Wisconsin, 

and with other agencies

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1955
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 $1.75 (paper cover)
PREFACE

This report was prepared by the Geological Survey in cooperation with the States of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, 

North Dakota, and Wisconsin, and with other agencies, by personnel 

of the Water Resources Division, C. G. Paulsen, chief, under the general direction of J. V. B. Wells, chief, Surface Water Branch, and 

B. J. Peterson, chief, Annual Reports Section.

The data were computed under supervision of district engineers, 

Surface Water Branch, as follows:

V. R. Bennion__________________________Iowa City, Iowa 

H. C. Bolon_______________________________Holla, Mo. 

F. C. Christopherson_____________________ Madison, Wis. 

D. M. Corbett_________________________Indianapolis, Ind. 

H. M. Erskine________________________Bismarck, N. Dak. 

J. H. Morgan__________________________Champaign, 111. 

L. R. Sawyer_____________________-____St. Paul, Minn. 

Frank Stermitz__________________________Helena, Mont.

v HI
CALENDAR FOR WATER YEAR 1953

OCTOBER 1952

S M T W T F S 

1234

5 6 7 8 9 10 11 

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 

26 27 28 29 30 31

JANUARY 1955

S M T W T F S 

123

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11 12 13 14 15 16 17

18 19 20 21 22 23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30 31

APRIL 1955

5 M T W T F S 

1234

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

JULY 1955

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5 6 7 8 9 10 11 

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 

26 27 28 29 30 31

NOVEMBER 1952

S M T W T F S 

1

2545678

9 10 11 12 15 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

23 24 25 26 27 28 29

30

FEBRUARY 1955

S M T W T F S

1254567

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

S M T W T F S 

1 2

3456789 

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 

31

AUGUST 1955

S M T W T F S 

1

2345678

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

25 24 25 26 27 28 29

50 51

DECEMBER 1952

S M T W T F S 

125456

7 8 9 10 11 12 15 

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 

28 29 50 51

MARCH 1955

S M T W T F S

1254567

8 9 10 11 12 15 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 25 24 25 26 27 28

29 50 51

JUNE 1955

S M T W T F S 

125456

7 8 9 10 11 12 15 

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 

21 22 25 24 25 26 27 

28 29 50

SEPTEMBER 1955

5 M T W T F S 

12545

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

15 14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28 29 50

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CONTENTS

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

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

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

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

Downstream order of listing gaging stations.......................................... 3

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

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

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

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

Hydrologic conditions................................................................ 13

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

Hudson Bay:

Lake Winnipeg (head of Nelson River): 

Saskatchewan River basin:

Belly River at international boundrary....................................... 15

North Pork Belly River at international boundary........................... 16

Mountain View Irrigation District Canal near Mountain View, Alberta........ 17

Belly River near Mountain View, Alberta...................................... 18

Waterton River near international boundary................................. 19

Street Creek at international boundary................................... 20

Boundary Creek at international boundary................................. 22

Waterton River near Waterton Park, Alberta................................. 23

St. Mary Lake (head of St. Mary River) near St. Mary, Mont................... 24

Swiftcurrent Creek:

Grinnell Creek near Many Glacier, Mont................................... 25

Swiftcurrent Creek at Many Glacier, Mont................................... 26

Lake Sherburne at Sherburne, Mont.......................................... 27

Swiftcurrent Creek at Sherburne, Mont...................................... 28

Lower St. Mary Lake near Babb, Mont.......................................... 29

St. Mary River near Babb, Mont............................................... 30

St. Mary Canal at St. Mary crossing, near Babb, Mont......................... 31

St. Mary Canal at Hudson Bay Divide, near Browning, Mont..................... 32

St. Mary River near Kimball, Alberta ......................................... 33

Red River of the North basin:

Otter Tail River [Head or Ked River of the North) near Detroit Lakes, Minn..... 34

Pelican River near Detroit Lakes, Minn....................................... 35

Pelican River near Fergus Palls, Minn........................................ 36

Melissa Lake near Shoreham, Minn. .......................................... 37

Otter Tail River below Orwell Dam, near Fergus Falls, Minn..................... 37

Height of Land Lake near Detroit Lakes, Minn................................. 38

 West Branch Mustinka River (head of Bois de Sioux River):

Mustinka ditch above West Branch Mustinka River, near Charlesville, Minn... 38

Mustiima ditch below West Branch Mustinka River, near Charlesville, Minn... 39

West Branch Mustinka River below Muistinka ditch, near Charlesville, Minn..... 40

Mustinka River above Wheaton, Minn........................................... 41

Bois de Sioux River near White Rock, S. Dak.................................. 42

Red River of the North at Wahpeton, N. Dak..................................... 43

Wild Rice River near Abercromble, N. Dak..................................... 44

Red River of the North at Fargo, N. Dak........................................ 45

Sheyenne River near Harvey, N. Dak........................................... 46

Sheyenne River near Warwick, N. Dak.......................................... 47

Devils Lake near Devils Lake, N. Dak....................................... 48

Sheyenne River near Cooperstown, N. Dak...................................... 4S

Lake Ashtabula at Baldhill Dam, N. Dak....................................... SO

Sheyenne River below Baldhill Dam, N. Dak.................................... 51

Sheyenne River at Valley City, N. Dak........................................ 52

Sheyenne River near Kindred, N. Dak.......................................... 53

Sheyenne River at West Fargo, N. Dak......................................... 54

Rush River at Amenia, N. Dak............................................... 56

Buffalo River near Hawley, Minn.............................................. 57

South Branch Buffalo River at Sabin, Minn.................................. 58

Buffalo River near Dilworth, Minn............................................ 59

Wild Rice River at Twin Valley, Minn......................................... 60

Wild Rice River near Ada, Minn............................................... 61

Wild Rice River at Hendrum, Minn............................................. 62

Red River of the North at Halstad, Minn........................................ 63

Goose River near Portland, H. Dak............................................ 64

Goose River at Hillsboro, N. Dak............................................. 65

Marsh River near Shelly, Minn................................................ 66

Sand Hill River at Beltrami, Minn............................................ 67

Sand Hill ditch at Beltrami, Minn.......................................... 68

Sand Hill River at Climax, Minn.............................................. 69

Red Lake River:

Lower Red Lake near Red Lake, Minn........................................... 70

Red Lake River near Red Lake, Minn........................................... 70

Red Lake River at High Landing, near Goodridge, Minn......................... 71

Thief River near Thief River Falls, Minn................................... 72

Clearwater River at Plummer, Minn.......................................... 73

Clearwater River at Red Lake Falls, Minn................................... 74

Red Lake River at Crookston, Minn............................................ 75

Red River of the North at Grand Forks, N. Dak.................................. 76

Turtle River at Manvel, N. Dak............................................... 77

V
VI CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued 

Hudson Bay Continued

Lake Winnipeg (head of Nelson River) Continued

Red River of the North basin Continued Page 

Red River of the North at Oslo, Minn........................................... 78

Forest River near Fordville, N. Dak.......................................... 79

Forest River at Minto, N. Dak................................................ 80

Snake River:

Middle River near Argyle, Minn............................................. 81

South Branch Park River:

Homme Reservoir near Park River, N. Dak...................................... 82

South Branch Park River below Homme Dam, N. Dak.............................. 83

Park River at Grafton, N. Dak................................................ 84

Red River of the North at Drayton, N. Dak...................................... 85

Two Rivers:

North Branch Two Rivers near Lancaster, Minn............................... 86

State ditch 85 near Lancaster, Minn...................................... 87

Two Rivers below Hallock, Minn............................................... 88

Pembina River near Manitou, Manitoba......................................... 89

Pembina River near Walhalla, N, Dak.......................................... 90

Pembina River at Neche, N. Dak............................................... 91

Tongue River at Akra, N. Dak............................................... 92

Red River of the North at Emerson, Manitoba.................................... 93

Roseau River below South Fork, near Malung, Minn............................. 94

Roseau River near Roseau, Minn............................................... 95

Sprague Creek near Sprague, Manitoba ....................................... 96

Roseau River at Roseau Lake, Minn............................................ 97

Pine Creek near Pine Creek, Minn........................................... 98

Roseau River at Ross, Minn................................................... 99

Roseau River near Badger, Minn............................................... 100

Roseau River near Haug, Minn................................................. 101

Roseau River at Oak Point, Minn.............................................. 102

Roseau River below State ditch 51, near Caribou, Minn........................ 103

Roseau River at international boundary, near Caribou, Minn................... 104

Assiniboine River: 

Souris River:

Long Creek near Crosby, N. Dak........................................... 105

Souris River near Sherwood, N. Dak.......................................... 106

Lake Darling near Foxholm, N. Dak.......................................... 107

Souris River near Foxholm, N. Dak.......................................... 108

Des Lacs River at Foxholm, N. Dak........................................ 109

Souris River above Minot, N. Dak........................................... 110

Souris River near Verendrye, N. Dak........................................ Ill

Wintering River near Karlsruhe, N. Dak................................... 112

Souris River near Bantry, N. Dak........................................... 113

Souris River near Westhope, N. Dak......................................... 114

Lake of the Woods basin (head of Winnipeg River): 

Namakan River (head of Rainy River): 

Basswood River: 

Kawishiwi River:

South Kawishiwi River:

Isabella River near Isabella, Minn..................................... 115

South Kawishiwi River near Ely, Minn..................................... 116

Stoney River near Isabella, Minn....................................... 117

Dunka River near Babbitt, Minn......................................... 118

Bear Island River near Ely, Minn....................................... 119

Kawishiwi River near Winton, Minn.......................................... 120

Basswood River near Winton, Minn............................................. 121

Namakan River at outlet of Lac la Croix, Ontario............................... 122

Vermilion River below Lake Vermilion, near Tower, Minn....................... 123

Rainy River:

Little Fork River:

Sturgeon River near Chisholm, Minn......................................... 124

Dark River near Chisholm, Minn............................................ 125

Little Fork River at Little Fork, Minn....................................... 126

Big Fork River at Big Falls, Minn............................................ 127

Rainy River at Manitou Rapids, Minn............................................ 128

Lakes in Rainy River basin:

Rainy Lake at Fort Frances, Ontario.......................................... 128

Vermilion Lake near Soudan, Minn............................................. 129

Warroad River near Warroad, Minn............................................... 130

East Branch Warroad River near Warroad, Minn................................. 131

Upper Mississippi River basin:

Mississippi River;

Winnibigoshish Reservoir near Deer River, Minn..................................... 132

Mississippi River at Winnibigoshish Dam, near Deer River, Minn..................... 133

Leech Lake River basin:

Leech Lake Reservoir at Federal Dam, Minn........................................ 134

Leech Lake River at Federal Dam, Minn............................................ 135

Pokegama Reservoir near Grand Rapdis, Minn......................................... 136

Mississippi River at Grand Rapdis, Minn............................................ 137

Sandy River basin:

Sandy Lake Reservoir at Libby, Minn.............................................. 138

Sandy River at Sandy Lake Dam, at Libby, Minn.................................... 139

Mississippi River below. Sandy River, near Libby, Minn.............................. 140

Mississippi River at Aitkin, Minn.................................................. 141

Pine River basin:

Pine River Reservoir at Cross Lake, Minn......................................... 142

Pine River at Pine River Dam, at Cross Lake, Minn................................ 143

Pelican Lake diversion near Pequot Lakes, Minn................................. 144

Rabbit River basin:

Rabbit River near Crosby, Minn................................................... 144
CONTENTS VII

Gaging-station records Continued

Upper Mississippi River basin Continued

Crow Wing River basin: Page

Crow Wing River at Nimrod, Minn.................................................. 145

Long Prairie River near Osakis, Minn........................................... 146

Gull Lake reservoir near Brainerd, Minn........................................ 147

Gull River at Gull Lake Dam, near Brainerd, Minn............................... 148

Mississippi River near Royalton, Minn.............................................. 149

Sauk River basin:

Sauk River near St. -Cloud, Minn.................................................. 150

Elk River basin:

JilK Kiver near Big Lake, Minn.................................................... 151

Mississippi River at Elk River, Minn............................................... 152

Crow River basin:

North Fork CrowTUver near Regal, Minn........................................... 153

Middle Pork Crow River near Spicer, Minn....................................... 154

South Fork Crow River at Cosmos, Minn.......................................... 155

South Fork Crow River near Mayer, Minn......................................... 156

Crow River at Rockford, Minn..................................................... 157

Rum River basin:

Hum River near St. Francis, Minn ................................................. 158

Mille Lacs Lake at Garrison, Minn................................................ 159

Mississippi River near Anoka, Minn................................................. 160

Minnehaha Creek basin:

Minnetonka Lake near Wayzata, Minn............................................... 161

Minnesota River basin:

Little Minnesota River (head of Minnesota River) near Peever, S. Dak............. 162

Whetstone River near Big Stone City, S. Dak.................................... 163

Big Stone Lake at Ortonville, Minn............................................... 164

Minnesota River at Ortonville, Minn.............................................. 164

Minnesota River near Odessa, Minn................................................ 165

Yellow Bank River near Odessa, Minn............................................ 166

Pomme de Terre River near Appleton, Minn....................................... 167

Lac qui Parle River near Lac qui Parle, Minn................................... 168

Minnesota River near Lac qui Parle, Minn......................................... 169

Chippewa River: 

Shakopee Creek near Benson, Minn............................................. 170

Chippewa River near Milan, Minn................................................ 171

Minnesota River at Montevideo, Minn.............................................. 172

Yellow Medicine River near Granite Palls, Minn................................. 173

Hawk Creek near Maynard, Minn.................................................. 174

Redwood River at Marshall, Minn................................................ 175

Redwood River near Redwood Falls, Minn......................................... 176

Cottonwood River near New Ulm, Minn............................................ 177

Blue Earth River:

East Fork Blue Earth River near Bricelyn, Minn............................... 178

Blue Earth River near Rapidan, Minn............................................ 179

Le Sueur River near Rapidan, Minn............................................ 180

Lake in Blue Earth River basin:

Madison Lake near Madison Lake, Minn......................................... 181

Minnesota River at Mankato, Minn................................................. 181

Minnesota River near Carver, Minn................................................ 182

Mississippi River at St. Paul, Minn................................................ 183

St. Croix River basin:

St. Croix River:

Namekagon River near Trego, Wis................................................ 184

St. Croix River near Danbury, Wis................................................ 185

Yellow River: 

Sawyer Creek: 

Shell Lake at Shell Lake, Wis.............................................. 186

Yellow Lake near Webster, Wis.................................................. 186

St. Croix River near Grantsburg, Wis............................................. 187

Snake River near Pine City, Minn............................................... 188

St. Croix River near Rush City, Minn.............................................. 189

Sunrise River near Stacy, Minn................................................. 190

St. Croix River at St. Croix Palls, Wis.......................................... 191

Apple River near Somerset, Wis................................................. 192

Mississippi River at Prescott, Wis................................................. 193

Cannon River basin:

Cannon River at welch, Minn...................................................... 194

Chippewa River basin:

Chippewa River at Bishops Bridge, near Winter, Wis............................... 195

Chippewa River near Bruce, Wis................................................... 196

Flambeau River at Flambeau Reservoir, Wis. ..................................... 197

Flambeau River at Babbs Island, near Winter, Wis................................ 198

South Fork Flambeau River near Phillips, Wis................................. 199

Flambeau River near Ladysmith, Wis............................................. 200

Flambeau River near Bruce, Wis................................................. 201

Jump River:

South Fork Jump River near Ogema, Wis........................................ 202

Jump River at Sheldon, Wis..................................................... 203

Yellow River at Cadott, Wis.................................................... 204

Duncan Creek at Chippewa Falls, Wis............................................ 205

Chippewa River at Chippewa Falls, Wis............................................ 206

Eau Claire River near Fall Creek, Wis. ......................................... 207

Chippewa River at Eau Claire, Wis................................................ 208

Red Cedar River near Coifax, Wis............................................... 209

Hay River at Wheeler, Wis..................................................... 210

Red Cedar River at Menomonie, Wis.............................................. 211

Chippewa River at Durand, Wis.................................................... 212

Eau Galle River at Spring Valley, Wis.......................................... 213

Eau Galle River at Elmwood, Wis................................................ 214
VIII CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued

Upper Mississippi River basin Continued

Chippewa River basin Continued Page

Reservoirs in the Chippewa River basin........................................... 215

Zumbro River basin:

South Fork Zumbro River near Rochester, Minn..................................... 216

Zumbro River at Zumbro Falls, Minn............................................... 218

Zumbro River at Theilman, Minn................................................... 219

Whitewater giver basin:

Whitewater River:

South Fork Whitewater River near Altura, Minn.................................. 220

Whitewater River at Beaver, Minn................................................. 221

Gilmore Creek basin:

Giimore Creek at Winona, Minn.................................................... 222

Mississippi River at Winona", Minn.................................................. 223

Trempealeau River basin:

Trempealeau River at Dodge, Wis .................................................. 224

Black River basin:

Black River at Neillsville, Wis.................................................. 225

Black River near Galesville, Wis................................................. 226

La Crosse River basin:

La Crosse River:

Little La Crosse River near Leon, Wis.......................................... 227

La Crosse River near West Salem, Wis............................................. 228

Mississippi River at La Crosse, Wis................................................ 229

Root giver basin:.

RooTT River near Lanesboro, Minn.................................................. 230

Rush Creek near Rushford, Minn................................................. 231

Root River near Houston, Minn.................................................... 232

South Fork Root River near Houston, Minn....................................... 233

Root River below South Fork, near Houston, Minn.................................. 234

Upper Iowa giver basin:

Upper Iowa River at Decorah, Iowa................................................ 235

Faint Creek basin:

Paint Creek at Waterville, Iowa .................................................. 237

Mississippi River at McGregor, Iowa ................................................ 238

Wisconsin River basin:

Wisconsin River: 

Eagle River:

Anvil Lake near Eagle River, Wis............................................. 239

Wisconsin River at Rainbow Reservoir, near Lake Tomahawk, Wis. ................... 240

Wisconsin River at Whirlpool Rapids, near Rhinelander, Wis ....................... 241

Tomahawk River at Bradley, Wis................................................. 242

Spirit River at Spirit Falls, Wis.............................................. 244

New Wood River near Merrill, Wis............................................... 245

Prairie River near Merrill, Wis ................................................ 246

Wisconsin River at Merrill, Wis .................................................. 247

Rib River at Rib Falls, Wis.................................................... 248

Eau Claire River near Antigo, Wis .............................................. 249

Eau Claire River at Kelly, Wis................................................. 250

Wisconsin River at Rothschild, Wis ............................................... 251

Big Eau Pleine River near Colby, Wis........................................... 252

Big Eau Pleine River near Stratfora, Wis....................................... 253

Yellow River at Babcock, Wis................................................... 254

Yellow River at Necedah, Wis................................................... 255

Lemonweir River at New Lisbon, Wis............................................. 256

Wisconsin River near Wisconsin Dells, Wis........................................ 257

Baraboo River:

Devils Lake near Baraboo, Wis ................................................ 258

Baraboo River near Baraboo, Wis................................................ 259

Wisconsin River at Prairie du Sac, Wis........................................... 260

Wisconsin River at Muscoda, Wis.................................................. 262

Kickapoo River at La Farge, Wis................................................ 263

Kickapoo River at Steuben, Wis................................................. 264

Reservoirs in the Wisconsin River basin.......................................... 265

Turkey River basin:

Turkey River at Garber, Iowa..................................................... 266

Grant River basin:

Grant Kiver at Burton, Wis....................................................... 267

Flatte River basin:

Platte River near Rockville, Wis................................................. 268

Little Maquoketa giver basin:

Little Maquoketa River near Durango, Iowa ........................................ 269

Galena River basin:

Galena River at Buncombe, Wis.................................................... 270

East Fork Galena River at Council Hill, 111.................................... 271

Maquoketa giver basin:

Maquoketa River near Manchester, Iowa ............................................ 272

Maquoketa River near Maquoketa, Iowa............................................. 273

Apple River basin:

Apple Kiver near Hanover, 111.................................................... 274

Plum giver basin:

Plum River below Carroll Creek, near Savanna, 111................................ 275

Mississippi River at Clinton, Iowa................................................. 276

Wapsipinicon River basin:

Wapsipinicon River at Independence, Iowa......................................... 277

Wapsipinicon River near Dewitt, Iowa ............................................. 278

Rock River basin:

West Branch Rock River near Waupun, Wis.......................................... 279

South Branch Rock River at Waupun, Wis......................................... 280

East Branch Rock River near Mayville, Wis...................................... 281
CONTENTS IX

Gaging-station records Continued 

Upper Mississippi River basin Continued

Rock River basin Continued Page

Rock River at Watertovm, Wls..................................................... 282

Crawfish River at Milford, Wie................................................. 283

Bark River:

Whitewater Creek near Whitewater, Wis........................................ 284

Whitewater Creek at Whitewater, Wis.......................................... 285

Yahara River:

Lake Mendota at Madison, Wis................................................. 286

Lake Monona at Madison, Wis.................................................. 287

Yahara River near McFarland, Wis............................................... 288

Rock River at Afton, Wis......................................................... 289

Turtle Creek near Clinton, Wis................................................. 290

Pecatonica River at Darlington, Wis............................................ 291

East Branch Pecatonica River near Blanchardville, Wis........................ 292

Pecatonica River at Martintovm, Wie............................................ 293

Pecatonica River at Preeport, 111.............................................. 294

Sugar River near Brodhead, Wis............................................... 295

Pecatonica River at Shirland, 111.............................................. 296

Rock River at Rockton, 111....................................................... 297

Kishwaukee River at Belvidere, 111............................................. 298

South Branch Kishwaukee River near Pairdale, 111............................. 299

Kishwaukee River near Perryville, 111.......................................... 300

Killbuclc Creek near Monroe Center, 111....................................... 301

Leaf River at Leaf River, 111.................................................. 302

Rock River at Corao, 111.......................................................... 303

Elkhorn Creek near Penrose, 111................................................ 304

Rock Creek near Morrison, 111.................................................. 305

Rosk River near Joslin, 111...................................................... 306

Green River at Araboy, 111...................................................... 307

Green River near Geneseo, 111.................................................. 308

Mill Creek at Milan, 111....................................................... 309

Iowa River basin:

west fork Iowa River near Klemme, Iowa........................................... 310

East Fork Iowa River near Klemme, Iowa......................................... 311

Iowa River near Rowan, Iowa...................................................... 312

Pine Creek:

Upper Pine Lake at Eldora, Iowa.............................................. 313

Lower Pine Lake at Eldora, Iowa.............................................. 314

Iowa River at Marshalltown, Iowa................................................. 315

Salt Creek near Elberon, Iowa.................................................. 316

Iowa River near Belle Plaine, Iowa............................................... 317

Bear Creek at Ladora, Iowa..................................................... 318

Mill Creek:

Lake Macbride near Solon, Iowa............................................... 319

Rapid Creek near Iowa City, Iowa................................................ 320

Iowa River at Iowa City, Iowa.................................................... 321

flalston Creek at Iowa City, Iowa............................................... 322

English River at Kalona, Iowa .................................................. 323

Cedar River near Austin, Minn.................................................. 324

Cedar River at Janesville, Iowa................................................ 325

Shell Rock River near Northwood, Iowa ........................................ 326

Lime Creek at Mason City, Iowa............................................. 327

Willow Creek:

Clear Lake at Clear Lake, Iowa......................................... 328

Shell Rock River at Marble Rock, Iowa........................................ 329

Shell Rock River at Shell Rock, Iowa......................................... 330

West Fork Shell Rock River at Finchford, Iowa.............................. 331

Beaver Creek at New Hartford, Iowa ........................................... 332

Blackhawk Creek at Hudson, Iowa.............................................. 333

Cedar River at Waterloo, Iowa.................................................. 334

Cedar River at Cedar Rapids, Iowa.............................................. 335

Cedar River near Conesville, Iowa .............................................. 336

Iowa River at Wapello, Iowa...................................................... 337

Edwards River basin:

Edwards River near Orion, 111.................................................... 338

Edwards River near New Boston, 111............................................... 339

Pope Creek basin:

Pope Creek near Keithsburg, 111.................................................. 340

Henderson Creek basin:

Henaerson Ureek hear Little York, 111............................................ 341

Cedar Creek at Little York, 111................................................ 342

Henderson Creek near Oquawka, 111................................................ 343

South Henderson Creek at Biggsvllle, 111....................................... 344

Skunk River basin:

Skunk Klver near Ames, Iowa ...................................................... 345

Skunk River below Squaw Creek, near Ames, Iowa................................... 346

Skunk River near Oskaloosa, Iowa................................................. 347

Unnamed stream:

Lake Keomah near Oskaloosa, Iowa............................................. 348

North Skunk River near Sigourney, Iowa......................................... 349

Skunk River at Augusta, Iowa..................................................... 350

Mississippi River at Keokuk, Iowa.................................................. 351

Des Molnes River basin:

west Fork Des Molnes Hiver at Jackson, Minn...................................... 352

West Fork Des Molnes River at Esterville, Iowa................................... 353

East Fork Des Moines River near Burt, Iowa...................................... 354

East Fork Des Moines River near Hardy, Iowa.................................... 355

Tuttle Lake near Ceylon, Minn.................................................. 355

North Lizard Creek near Clare, Iowa ............................................ 356
X CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued

Upper Mississippi River basin Continued

Des Moines River basin Continued Page 

Des Moines River at Port Dodge, Iowa............................................. 357

Boone River near Webster City, Iowa............................................ 358

Des Moines River near Boone, Iowa................................................ 359

Des Moines River at Des Moines, Iowa............................................. 360

Raccoon River near Jefferson, loira............................................. 361

East Fork Hardin Creek near Churdan, Iowa.................................... 362

South Raccoon River: 

Middle Raccoon River: 

Unnamed stream:

Springbrook Lake near Gfuthrie Center, Iowa............................. 363

South Raccoon River at Redfield, Iowa........................................ 364

Raccoon River at Van Meter, Iowa............................................... 365

Des Moines River below Raccoon River, at Des Moines, Iowa........................ 366

North River near Norwalk, Iowa ................................................. 367

Middle River near Indianola, Iowa.............................................. 368

South River: 

Squaw Creek: 

Unnamed stream:

Lake Ahquabi near Indianola, Iowa ........................................ 369

South River near Ackworth, Iowa ................................................ 370

Whitebreast Creek near Knoxville, Iowa ......................................... 371

Des Moines River near Tracy, Iowa ................................................ 372

Cedar Creek near Bussey, Iowa.................................................. 373

Des Moines River at Ottumwa, Iowa................................................ 374

Soap Creek:

Unnamed stream:

Lake Wapello near Drakesville, Iowa ........................................ 375

Des Moines River at Keosauqua, Iowa .............................................. 376

Fox River basin:

Fox River at Wayland, Mo......................................................... 377

Bear Creek basin:

Bear Greek near Marcelline, 111.................................................. 378

Wyaconda River basin:

Wyaconda River above Canton, Mo.................................................. 379

Pabius River basin:

Nortn Kablus Klver at Monticello, Mo............................................. 380

Middle Fabius River near Baring, Mo............................................ 381

Middle Fabius River near Monticello, Mo........................................ 382

South Pabius River near Taylor, Mo............................................. 383

North River basin:

North Hiver at Bethel, Mo........................................................ 384

North River at Palmyra, Mo....................................................... 385

Bear Creek basin:

Bear Creek at Hannibal, Mo....................................................... 386

Salt River basin:

Salt River near Shelbina, Mo..................................................... 387

South Fork Salt River at Santa Fe, Mo.......................................... 388

Long Branch:

Youngs Creek near Mexico, Mo............................................... 389

Middle Fork Salt River at Paris, Mo.......................................... 390

Elk Fork Salt River near Paris, Mo......................................... 391

Salt River near Monroe City, Mo.................................................. 392

Salt River near New London, Mo................................................... 393

The Sny basin:

Hadley Creek at Kinderhook, 111................................................ 394

Bay Creek at Pittsfield, 111................................................... 395

Bay Creek at Nebo, 111......................................................... 396

Cuivre River basin:

Cuivre River near Troy, Mo....................................................... 397

Illinois River basin:

Kahkakee mver [head of Illinois River) near North Liberty, Ind.................. 398

Kankakee River at Davis, Ind.....................................^............... 399

Yellow River at Plymouth, Ind.................................................. 400

Yellow River at Knox, Ind...................................................... 401

Kankakee River at Dunns Bridge, Ind.............................................. 402

Kankakee River at Shelby, Ind.................................................... 403

Singleton ditch at Schneider, Ind.............................................. 404

Singleton ditch at Illinoi, 111................................................ 405

Kankakee River at Momence, 111................................................... 406

Iroquois River at Rosebud, Ind................................................. 407

Iroquois River near North Marion, Ind.......................................... 408

Iroquois River at Rensselaer, Ind.............................................. 409

Big Slough:

Bice ditch near South Marion, Ind.......................................... 410

Big Slough Creek near Collegeville, Ind ....................................... 411

Carpenter Creek at Egypt, Ind.............................................. 412

Iroquois River near Foresman, Ind.............................................. 413

Iroquois River at Iroquois, 111................................................ 414

Sugar Creek at Milford, 111.................................................. 415

Iroquois River near Chebanse, 111.............................................. 416

Terry Creek near Custer Park, 111.............................................. 417

Kankakee River near Wilmington, 111.............................................. 418

Des Plaines River near Gurnee, 111............................................. 419

Buffalo Creek near Wheeling, 111............................................. 420

Des Plaines River near Des Plaines, 111........................................ 421

McDonald Creek near Mount Prospect, 111...................................... 422

Weller Creek at Des Plaines, 111............................................. 423

Willow Creek near Park Ridge, 111............................................ 424
CONTENTS

XI

Gaging-statlon records Continued 

Upper Mississippi River basin Continued 

Illinois River basin Continued 

Kankakee River Continued

Des Plalnes River Continued Page 

Salt Creek near Arlington Heights, 111....................................... 425

Salt Creek at Western Springs, 111........................................... 426

Addlson Creek at Bellwood, 111............................................. 427

Des Plaines River at Riverside, 111............................................ 428

Flag Creek near Willow Springs, 111.......................................... 429

Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal: 

North Branch Chicago River at Deerfleld, 111............................... 430

Skokie River at Lake Forest, 111......................................... 431

West Fork of North Branch Chicago River at Northbrook, 111............... 432

North Branch Chicago River at Niles, 111................................... 433

Calumet Sag channel: 

Tinley Creek near Palos Park, 111........................................ 434

Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal at Lockport, 111............................. 435

Illinois and Michigan Canal:

Long Run near Lemont, 111.................................................. 438

Hickory Creek at Joliet, 111................................................. 439

Du Page River at Troy, 111................................................... 440

Mazon River near Coal City, 111................................................ 441

Illinois River at Marseilles, 111................................................ 442

Fox River: 

Sugar Creek: 

Holden Lake near Elkhorn, Wls.............................................. 443

Fox River at Wilmot, Wis....................................................... 444

Channel Lake near Antloch, 111............................................... 445

Fox Lake near Lake Villa, 111.................................................. 446

Nippersink Lake at Fox Lake, 111............................................... 447

Fox River at Johnsburg, 111.................................................... 448

Boone Creek near McHenry, 111................................................ 449

Fox River near MeHenry, 111.................................................... 450

Fox River at Algonquln, 111.................................................... 451

Poplar Creek at Elgin, 111.................................................... 452

Fox River at Dayton, 111....................................................... 453

North Fork Vermilion River near Charlotte, 111................................. 454

Vermilion River at Pontiae, 111................................................ 455

Vermilion River at Lowell, 111................................................. 456

Bureau Creek at Prlneeton, 111................................................. 457

West Bureau Creek at Wyanet, 111............................................. 458

East Bureau Creek near Bureau, 111........................................... 459

Crow Creek (West) near Henry, 111.............................................. 460

Gimlet Creek at Sparland, 111.................................................. 462

Crow Creek near Washburn, 111.................................................. 463

Farm Creek at Farmdale, 111.................................................... 464

Fondulac Creek near East Peorla, 111......................................... 465

Farm Creek at East Peorla, 111................................................. 466

Kickapoo Creek near Klckapoo, 111.............................................. 467

Kickapoo Creek at Peoria, 111.................................................. 468

Mackinaw River:

Money Creek above Lake Bloomington, 111...................................... 469

Hickory Creek above Lake Bloomington, 111.................................. 470

Money Creek at Lake Bloomington, 111......................................... 471

Panther Creek: 

East Branch Panther Creek near Gridley, 111................................ 472

East Branch Panther Creek at El Paso, 111.................................. 473

Panther Creek near El Paso, 111.............................................. 474

Mackinaw River near Congerville, 111........................................... 475

Mackinaw River near Green Valley, 111.......................................... 476

Illinois River at Kingston Mines, 111............................................ 477

Spoon River: 

Haw Creek: 

Hermon Creek:

Brush Creek at Lake Bracken, near Galesburg, 111......................... 478

Spoon River at London Mills, 111............................................... 479

Spoon River at Seville, 111.................................................... 480

Sangamon River at Mahomet, 111................................................. 481

Goose Creek near De Land, 111................................................ 482

Sangamon River at Montlcello, 111.............................................. 483

Sangamon River near Oakley, 111................................................ 484

South Fork Sangamon River near Nokomls, 111.................................. 485

Flat Branch near Taylorville, 111.......................................... 486

Sovth Fork Sangamon River at Klncaid, 111.................................... 487

South Fork Sangamon River near Rochester, 111................................ 488

Sangamon River at Riverton, 111................................................ 489

Spring Creek near Springfield, 111........................................... 490

Salt Creek near Rowell, 111.................................................. 491

Lake Fork near Cornland, 111............................................... 492

Kickapoo Creek at Waynesvllle, 111.......................................... 493

Kickapoo Creek near Lincoln, 111........................................... 494

Sugar Creek near Hartsburg, 111............................................ 495

Salt Creek near Greenview, 111............................................... 496

Crane Creek near Easton, 111................................................. 497

Sangamon River near Oakford, 111............................................... 498

la Moine River at Colmar, 111.................................................. 499

la Moine River at Rlpley, 111.................................................. 500

Illinois River at Meredosia, 111................................................. 501
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Gaging-station records Continued 

Upper Mississippi River basin Continued 

Illinois River basin Continued

Mauvaise Terre Creek: Page 

North Fork Mauvaise Terre Creek near Jacksonville, 111....................... 502

Macoupin Creek near Kane, 111 .................................................. 503

Mississippi River at Alton, 111.................................................... 504

Cahpkla Creek basin: 

uahotaa creeK: 

Indian Creek at Wanda, 111..................................................... 505

Canteen Creek at Caseyville, 111............................................... 506

Kaskaskla River basin:

Kaskaskla River at Bondvllle, 111................................................ 507

Asa Creek at Sullivan, 111..................................................... 508

Kaskaskla River at Shelbyville, 111.............................................. 509

Kaskaskla River at Vandalla, 111........:........................................ 510

Kaskaskla River at Carlyle, 111.................................................. 511

Crooked Creek: 

Centralla Reservoir Creek near Centralla, 111................................ 512

Shoal Creek near Breese, 111................................................... 513

Kaskaskia River at New Athens, 111............................................... 514

Marys River basin:

Marys Klver near Sparta, 111..................................................... 515

Big Muddy River basin;

Big Muddy River near Benton, 111................................................. 516

Middle Fork Big Muddy River: 

Ewing Creek:

Tilley Creek near West Frankfort, 111...................................... 517

Big Muddy River at Plumfield, 111................................................ 518

Crab Orchard Creek near Marion, 111............................................ 519

Crab Orchard Lake near Carbondale, 111.......................................... 520

Beaucoup Creek near Matthews, 111.............................................. 521

Big Muddy River at Murphysboro, 111.............................................. 522

Cache River basin: 

cache River: 

Big Creek near Wetaug, 111..................................................... 523

Records available on lakes In Indiana.............................................. 524

Miscellaneous discharge measurements................................................. 525

Index................................................................................ 531

ILLUSTRATIONS

Figure 1. Gaging-station structures: A, Minnesota River near Carver, Minn.; B, 

Black River near Galesvllle", Wis.; C, Mississippi River at McOregor, 

Iowa.................................................................... 5

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 1953 water

year with median discharge for 25-year period........................... 14
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OP HUDSON BAY AND UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASINS, 1953

SCOPE OF WORK

This volume is one of a series of 18 reports presenting measurements of stage, discharge, and content of streams, lakes, and reservoirs in the United States during the water 

year ending September 30, 1953. Since 1888, when the United States Geological Survey first 

studied streamflow in relation to problems of irrigation, similar measurements have been 

made at more than 12,800 gaging stations in the 48 States and at many others in the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii. On September 30, 1953, the Geological Survey and cooperating 

organizations were maintaining 6,750 gaging stations, including those in Alaska and Hawaii. 

Discharge measurements only were made at many other points in the 1953 water year, most of 

which are published at the end of this report.

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COOPERATION

Many State, municipal, and private organizations have cooperated with the Geological 

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

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

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

Illinois: State Department of Registration and Education, V. M. Binks, director, 

through the Water Survey Division, A. M. Buswell, chief; State Department of Public 

Works and Buildings, E. A. Rosenstone, director, through the Division of Waterways, 

T. B. Casey, chief engineer; and Department of Highways, Cook County, W. H. Erickson, 

president of Board of County Commissioners, and W. J. Mortimer, superintendent.

Indiana: State Department of Conservation, K. M. Kunkel, director, succeeded by 

Doxie Moore, through the Division of Water Resources, C. H. Bechert, director; State 

Highway Commission, S. C. Hadden, chairman, succeeded by A. J. Wedeking, and R. H. 

Bower, chief engineer, succeeded by C. E. Vogelgesang; Indiana Flood Control and Water 

Resources Commission, Anton Hulman, Jr., chairman, J. I. Perrey, chief engineer; and 

State Board of Health, L. E. Burney, commissioner, and B. A. Poole, director, Bureau 

of Sanitary Engineering.

Iowa: Iowa Geological Survey, H. G. Hershey, director and State geologist; University of Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research, F. M. Dawson, dean of College of 

Engineering, and Hunter Rouse, director; Iowa State Conservation Commission, B. F. 

Stiles, director; and Iowa Natural Resources Council, R. L. Smith, director.

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

director; State Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Commission, E. G. Bayuk, 

commissioner; and municipality of Austin, R. W. Nelson, city engineer.

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

geologist; and State Highway Department, R. M. Whitten, chief engineer.

North Dakota: State Water Conservation Commission, J. J. Walsh, chief engineer. 

Wisconsin: Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, G. P. Stelnmetz, chief engineer, succeeded by Warren Oakley, and State Committee on Water Pollution, T. F. 

Wlsnlewskl, chairman.

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Assistance in the form of funds or services was given by the Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, in collecting records published herein for 200 gaging stations of 

which 60 were in Illinois, 11 in Indiana, 31 in Iowa, 51 in Minnesota, 13 in Missouri, 10 

in North Dakota, 1 in South Dakota, and 23 in Wisconsin.

Assistance was also furnished by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the United States 

Department of the Interior in the operation of certain stations in Wisconsin.

Several gaging stations in the Hudson Bay basin were maintained by funds appropriated 

to the United States Department of State.

Pull cooperation exists between the Geological Survey of the United States Department 

of the Interior and the Water Resources Division, Department of Northern Affairs and 

National Resources, Canada. On waters adjacent to the international boundary, certain 

stations are maintained jointly by the United States and Canada under the terms of the 

Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909, and others are maintained under a subsequent agreement between the two Governments. The records from all these stations are obtained in such a 

manner as to be equally acceptable and available in both countries. These stations are 

herein designated as international gaging stations..

The following organizations aided In collecting records:

Illinois: North Counties Hydroelectric Co., city of Bloomington, and East Side 

Levee and Sanitary District.

Iowa: Union Electric Power Co., Iowa Electric Co., Des Moines Waterworks, Jacob 

E. Decker & Sons, State University of Iowa, and cities of Ames, Cedar Rapids, Des 

Moines, Fort Dodge, Iowa City, Marshalltown, Ottumwa, and Waterloo. 

Wisconsin: Northern States Power Co. and Wisconsin Valley Improvement Co.

DIVISION OF WORK

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

under the direction of personnel shown in the preface. The data for stations in the several States were collected and prepared for publication in the district offices listed 

below

State District office Address

Illinois a/.............. Champaign................ 605 South Nell Street.

Indiana ]5/.............. Indianapolis............. 311 West Washington Street.

Iowa..................... Iowa.City................ 508 Hydraulics Laboratory, University

	of Iowa. 

Minnesota c/............. St. Paul................. 1610 New Post Office Building.

Missouri a/............. Rolla.................... 900 Pine Street.

Montana.................. Helena................... 408 Federal Building.

North Dakota e/.......... Bismarck................. 202| Third Street.

Wisconsin f/............. Madison.................. 666 State Office Building.

a/ Except for Mississippi River at Alton, East Fork Galena River at Council Hill, and Singleton 

ditch at Illlnol.

b/ Including Singleton ditch at Illlnol, 111.

F Except for St. Crolx River near Rush City, and Red River of the North at Halstad and at Oslo, 

Including Mississippi River at Prescott and at La Crosse, Wls., Whetstone River near Big Stone, 

S. Dak., Little Minnesota River near Peever, S. Dak., and Bols de Sioux River near White Rock, S. 

Dak.

d/ Including Mississippi River at Alton, 111.

e/ Including Red River of the North at Halstad and at Oslo, Minn. 

?/ _ Except forDr Mississippi River at Prescott and La Crosse but including East Fork Galena River* at 

Council Hill, 111., and St. Croix River near Rush City, Minn.

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.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1953, PART 5 3 

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.

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 stagedischarge 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.

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

published reports.

DOWNSTREAM ORDER OF LISTING GAGING STATIONS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

represents one rank. This downstream order and system of Indention show which gaging 

stations are on tributaries between any two stations on a main stem and the rank of the 

tributary on which each gaging station is situated.

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

stations on the main stem from headwaters toward mouth, then all stations on the uppermost
4 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1953, PART 5

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, 

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

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

tables gives the dally 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 dally 

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

At some gaging stations the stage-discharge relation is affected by backwater from reservoirs, tributary streams, or other sources. This necessitates the use of the slope 

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

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

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

used as a factor in the determination of discharge.

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

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

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

daily records is not changed.
EXPLANATION OF DATA

A, Minnesota River near Carver, Minn.

B, Black River near GalesviUe, Wis.

C, MiBBissippi River at McGregor, Iowa

FIGURE 1. GAGING-STATION STRUCTURES
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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. Records are published for the water year which begins on October 

1 and ends on September 30. A calendar for the water year 1953 is shown on page IV for 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

previous gages used during the period of records available. Under "Average discharge" is 

given the average discharge for the number of years indicated. It is not given for stations having fewer than five complete years of record or for stations where changes in 

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

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

there is little or no regulation; the minimum daily discharge if there is extensive regulation (also the minimum discharge if useful); and the minimum gage height (unless it is 

of no importance). 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 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 runoff in inches resulting from a revision of the drainage area only, are usually not published in the annual series of reports.
EXPLANATION OP DATA 7

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

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

not published for stations on canals.

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

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

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 dally mean discharge from a continuous gage-height graph and containing, as 

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

For stations equipped with nonrecording gages, the table of dally 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 dally 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.

In the monthly.summary below the daily 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 noncontrlbutlng 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.
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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 dally 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 

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 basins, New York to York River.

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

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

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

to Pearl River.
PUBLICATIONS
10 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1953, PART 5

Part 3. io oh^rR1^rn£as"n exceptTumberland 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.

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 

Of-fice, 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)

Report

lOth A, pt.

13th A, pt.

B 131.......

16th A, pt.

18th A, pt.

19th A, pt. 

WSP 27......

WSP 35 to 39

WSP 65, 66..

WSP 75......

2

3

Z

4

4

Character of data

Descriptive information only.

Descriptive information only.

monthly discharge.

Descriptions, measurements ratings, and monthly discharge..

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

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

Descriptions, measurements j ratings, and monthly discharge.

the Mississippi River, and Missouri River and tributaries.

the Mississippi River, except Missouri River and tributaries .

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

Year

1895-96.

1897.

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.
PUBLICATIONS 11

Numbers of water-supply papers containing results of stream measurements in Hudson Bay and 

upper Mississippi River basins, 1899-1953

Year

1899

1900

1901

190E

1903

1904

19O5

19O6

1907-8

1909

1910

WSP

36

49

a65,66,75

a83,85

a98,99,blOO

3128,130

171

E07

E45

E65

285

Year

1911

191E

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919-ZO

19E1

19EE

WSP

305

3E5

355

385

405

435

455

475

505

525

545

Year

19E3

1924

1925

1926

19E7

19E8

19E9

1930

1931

193E

1933

WSP

565

585

605

6E5

645

665

685

700

715

730

745

Year

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

194E

1943

WSP

760

785

805

8E5

855

875

895

925

955

975

Year

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

WSP

1005

1035

1055

1085

1115

1145

1175

1208

1238

1E78

a Tributaries of Mississippi River from east, 

b Hudson Bay only.

The records at most of the stations discussed in these reports extend over many years. 

Discharge 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 

875 for Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River basins) 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 only such report for any part of the area 

covered by this report is Water-Supply Paper 156, "Water power of northern Wisconsin."

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

Illinois..... 

Do........

Indiana. .....

Do........

Minnesota.. . .

Missouri .....

Do........

Montana. .....

North Dakota.

Do........ 

Wisconsin. . , .

Period

1908-11 

1900-1934 

1923-E7 

19E7-30 

1873-1932 

1873-1940

1941-4E 

1943-50

19O9-1E 

1883-1949

1857-1926 

19E7-39 

1940-49

1889-1911 

1881-1938

1919-E1

1882-1938 

188E-1944

1888-1914 

1914-E3

Reports

Pub. 7E, Surface water supply of Indiana... 

Pub. HE, Surface water supply of Indiana..

Water-Supply Bull. 1, Summaries of yearly 

and flood flow relating to Iowa streams. 

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

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

Water-resources Investigations of Minnesota 

Bull. 5, Surface water supplies of the 

Mesabi Iron Range. 

Vol. EO, Ed series, Water resources of 

Missouri . 

Vol. 26, 2d series. Surface waters of 

Missouri . 

Vol. 34, Ed series, Surface waters of 

Missouri .

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

Report to Governor of North Dakota on flood 

control.

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

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

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

Issued by

Rivers and Lakes Commission. 

Division of Waterways. 

Department of Conservation. 

Do. 

State Planning Board. 

Iowa Geological Survey.

Do. 

Do.

State Drainage Commission. 

Department of Conservation, 

Division of Waters. 

Missouri Bureau of Geology 

and Mines. 

Missouri Geological Survey 

and Water Resources. 

Do.

Office of the State Engineer. 

Montana Agricultural Experiment Station. 

State chief engineer.

State Planning Board. 

State Water Conservation 

Commission. 

Railroad Commission of Wisconsin. 

Do.

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

annual or biennial reports in which are contained records of discharge; 

North Dakota, and South Dakota.

following States have Issued 

Indiana, Missouri, Montana,
12 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1953, PART 5

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 or other agencies. 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 is 

a list of these reports:

Report Issued by

WSP 162: Destructive flood in the United States in 1905. 

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

WSP 838: Floods of Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, JanuaryFebruary, 1937. 

WSP 847: Maximum discharges at stream-measurement stations

through September 1938. 

WSP 1137-B: Floods of 1950 in the Red River of the North and

Winnipeg River basins. 

WSP 1137-G: Floods of 1950 in the upper Mississippi River and

Lake Superior basins in Minnesota. 

WSP 1260-C: Floods of 1952 in the upper Mississippi and Red

River of the North basins.

JfSP 1320-A: Floods of June 1953 in northwestern Iowa. 

Bull. 1: Iowa floods, magnitude and frequency.

Bull. 1: Magnitude and frequency of floods in Minnesota.

Bull. 7: The 1912 flood on the lower Mississippi.

The floods of May 1943 in Illinois.

The storm of July 8, 1951, in north-central Illinois.

The storm of July 18-19, 1952, Rockford, 111., and vicinity. 

Floods in Illinois, magnitude and frequency.

U. S. Geological Survey. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Iowa Highway Research

Board. 

Minnesota Division of

Waters. 

Illinois Rivers and

Lakes Commission. 

Illinois Division of

Waterways. 

Illinois State Water

Survey Division.

Do. 

Illinois Division of

Waterways.

RECORDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

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

at which records of discharge were collected during the water year October 1952 to September 1953 by agencies other than the Geological Survey. The records of these stations are 

not contained in publications of the Geological Survey, nor have they been published 

elsewhere.

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey

Stream

Deer Creek. ............

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

Mississippi River. ..... 

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

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

Location

hydroelectric plant.

Falls hydroelectric plant.

Toledo, Iowa. ......................

Minnesota Falls hydroelectric 

plant . 

Near Anoka, Mlnn., at Coon Rapids 

hydroelectric plant.

hydroelectric plant. 

St. Cloud, Mlnn., at St. Cloud 

hydroelectric plant.

and Dam.

Period

1950-53

1950-53

1928-53 

1918-53 

1900-1953

1924-53

Collected by

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Northern States Power Co. 

Do. 

Do.

Do.
HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS 13

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey Continued

Stream

Old Man Creek. .........

Walnut Creek. ..........

Location

Iowa City, Iowa. ....................

Hartwick, Iowa. .....................

Period

1951-53 

1950-53

1950-53

1951-53

Collected by

Corps of Engineers. 

Do.

Do.

Do.

Note. The agricultural Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture has 

collected records of runoff from five areas In Illinois and one in Wisconsin. Four areas In Illinois, comprising less than 300 acres each, are near Edwardsvllle (records begin In 1938), and one, 

comprising 670 acres, Is near Alhambra (records begin In 1952). The one area In Wisconsin, comprising 350 acres, Is near Colby (records begin In 1948). These records are In the files of the 

Agricultural Research Service.

HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS

The water year 1953 was characterized by well above normal runoff in the northern 

portion of the Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River basin and ranged from near normal 

to deficient in the southern portion. Record-breaking floods occurred during June in the 

Des Moines River basin. These floods are described in Water-Supply Paper 1320-A, "Floods 

of June 1953 in northwestern Iowa." For three key gaging stations in the area covered by 

this report, a comparison of the monthly and yearly mean discharge during the 1953 water 

year with the median discharge for the 25-year period 1921-45 is shown in figure 3 on the 

following page.
14 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1953, PART 5

10,000

8000

6000

4000

2000

1000

600

200

Oct.

Iowa River at Marshalltown, Iowa 

Drainage area, 1,530 sq mi.

800

600

Nov. Apr. May July Aug. Sept. The 

year

Sangamon River at Monticello, 111. 

Drainage area , 550 sq mi .

200

100

11

H Nov. Dec. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. The 

Explanation year

Median of monthly mean discharge for 25-year period 1921-45. 

Monthly mean discharge during water year 1953 .

Figure 3. Comparison of discharge at three key gaging stations during 1953 water year 

with median discharge for 25-year period.
GAGING-STATION RECORDS 15

HUDSON BAY BASIN

SASKATCHEWAN RIVER BASIN

Belly River at international boundary 

(International gaging station)

Location.--La t 48°59'50", long. 113°40'50", in NWi sec. 2, T. ; 

veyed), on right bank 200 ft upstream from international boi 

of Waterton Park, Alberta, and 15 miles northwest of Babb,

7 S., R. 16 W. (unsur- 

:dary, 11 miles southeast 

Hont.

Drainage area. 74.8 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1947 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to Sept. 26, 1947, staff gsge at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 6 years, 265 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,450 cfs June 4 (gajie

daily, 20 cfs Jan. 6,7.

1947-53: Maximum discharge, that of June 4, 1953; minimi 

13, 1949.

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

lation or diversion.

Cooperation.--This is one of the international gaging stations 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty, 

lected and compiled jointly with the Water Resources Divis 

Affairs and National Resources, Canada.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ic 

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

which are poor. No regumaintained Jointly by the 

The records have been colicn, Department of Northern

Oct. 1 to June 2

1.7 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0

27.0

55

101

177

3 23

3.5 540

4.0 795

4.5 1,070

4.7 1,180

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

96

175

290

510

760

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 195

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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 am

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

96

55

92

88

88

85

82

78

*76

74

72

70

71 

71

71

65

63

62

60

59

58

58

56

58

56

55 

55

54 

3?

54

54

2,131

6-20

0.918

1.06

4,230

Nov.

52

48.4

52

53

XJ.O

 43.0

43.0

42.0

42.0

42.0

44.0

42.0

39.0 

39.0

38.0

39.0

b36

38.0

38.6

»40.0

b34

36.0

36.0

36.0

b34

b30 

T&I

40.0 

39.0

40.0

-

1,211.0

40.4

0.540

0.60

2,400

Dec.

40.0

38.0

35.0

36.0

37.0

35.0

36.0

36.0

b37

38.0

41.0

42.0

43.0 

4275

b38

b34

»34.0

b32

b28

b33

34.0

34.0

b31

b28

34.0

32.6 

36.0

38.0 

36.0

35.0

34.0

1,107.6

35.7

0.477

0.55

2,200

Jan.

33.3

32.6

34.0

34.0

32.6

f

'

b25

b60

b60

b80

blOO

b90 

b80

b85

b8 5

b85

b90

b90

b90

b85

»b85

b95

blOO

blOO

b95 

b85

b85 

b90

b95

bl05

2,246.5

72.5

0.969

1.12

4,460

Feb.

b!30

bTSO

b!20

bllS

b!05

b95

»b95

b85

b80

b80

b80

b70

b65 

b60

b65

b60

b55

b55

b50

b45

b55

b55

b55

b70

b65

b55 

b50

b40

-

-

2,075

74.1

0.991

1.03

4,120

Mar.

b35

b30

tiSC

b30

»b30

b30

b35

b40

b35

b30

b55

b50

b45 

b40

b35

b35

b35

b35

b35

b30

b35

b35

b35

b40

b35

b50 

b45

46.2 

47.3

48.4

47.3

1,184.2

38.3

0.511

0.59

2,350

Apr.

b45

b40

b45

b40

43.0

45.1

46.2

b45

l>45

b45

b40

b35

b^5 

b35

b40

l>40

b45

b40

b45

51

88

140

215

258

270

285 

*339

'595 395 

362

-

3,592.3

1.30

1.60

1.79

7,130

May

331

304

277

1*77

323

451

635

»740

690

585

511

429

378 

358

370

399

416

451

590

751

751

675

580

580

831

1.150 

1,060

996 

1,020

1,040

1,000

18,979

612

8.18

9.44

37,640

June

1,010

1,190

1,860

2.420

2,I5o

»1,620

1,410

1,450

1,420

1,260

»1,310

1,500

1,850 

1,830

1,520

1,330

1,270

1,240

1,130

964

855

760

710

695

650

640 

635

"SHo" 630

745

-

36,664

1,2EE

16.3

18.23

72,720

July

825

855

866

845

770

720

735

*775

835

871

866

888

998 

1,090 Ty&ib

959

795

695

660

640

590

535

501

483

474

447 

411

393 

384

354

384

21,764

702

9.39

10.82

43,170

Aug.

384

S55

370

384

370

*352

348

366

380

375

352

322

310 

310

306

298

286

278

278

270

266

254

242

234

226

206 

192

186 

175

169

160

9,029

291

3.89

4.49

17,910

Sept.

157

203

206

1550"

192

182

172

169

163

160

*154

154

151 

148

148

145

142

138

132

130

122

118

110

110

108

103 

96

1T55 

106

103

4,328

144

1.93

2.15

8,580

Calendar year 1952: Max 725 Min 25 Mean 194 Cfsm 2.59 In. 35.33 Ac-ft 140,900

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,420 Min 20 Mean 286 Cfsm 3.82 In. 51.87 Ac-ft 206,900

height, 6.66 ft); minimum 

daily, 12 cfs Feb. 12,

effect 

second)

Sept. 30

4.5 1,020

5.0 1,320

6.0 1,990

6.7 2,480

2 to September 1953

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
16 SASKATCHEWAN RIVER BASIN

North Fork Belly River at International boundary 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 48°59'20", long. 113°45'50", in S| ^ec. 2, T. 37 N., R. 17 W. (unsurveyed), on left bank three-quarters of a mile south of international boundary, 5j miles 

upstream from mouth, 8 miles southeast of Waterton Park, Alberta, and 17f miles northwest of Babb, Mont.

Drainage area. 10.1 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1947 to September 1953 (no winter records after water year 

195?).

Sage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge.--5 years (1947-52), 34.2 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 416 cfs June 3 (gage height, 4.52 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 220 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 3 cfs 

Nov. 25, 26, but may have been less during period of no gage-height record.

1947-53: Maximum discharge, that of June 3, 1953; minimum, 0.5 cfs Apr. 3, 1948 

(gage height, 1.23 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those for period Oct. 1-14, which are fair, and those for 

periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. No regulation or diversion.

Cooperation. This is one of the international gaging stations maintained Jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records nave been collected and compiled Jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Northern 

Affairs and National Resources, Canada.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June 13 June 14 to Sept. 30

1.5

1.6 1..' 

l.B 

2.0

2.9 

4.4 

6.5 

9.6 

20.4

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.4

57

112

187

287

383

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.4

7.8

11.3

19.5

44

3.0 

3.5 

3.9

103

177

252

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

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.

10.4 ToTS

9.6

8.9

8.9

9.6

8.6

*8.2

7.6

7.0

6.8

6.5

7.0

6.5

aS

a6

aS

a6

a6

aS

a5.5

a5.5

a5.5

a5.5

85.5

a5.5

a5.5

a5.5

a5.5

a5.5

a5.5

212.1

6.84

0.677

0.78

421

Nov.

a5

al)

a5

a5

a5

a5

4.6

4.4

*4.4

3.9

4.0

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

3.9

3.7

3.9

3.9

 3.9

a3.5

as. 5

a3.5

a3.5

aj5

a3

a3.5

a4

a4

a4

-

122.7

4.09

0.405

0.45

243

Dec.

_

.

.

-

-

Jan.

_

_

_

.

-

Feb.

_

_

_

-

Mar.

_

.

_

-

Apr.

.

_

.

-

-

_

.

-

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

-

 36.8

32.6

27.0

-

_

_

_

_

-

May

23.0

19.1

iff!

25.0

45.5

74

92

86

*65

52

44.2

36.1

33.3

35.4

42.6

45.8

45.0

62

100

102

82

69

61

61

68

108

117

104

118

130

136

2,101.1

67.8

6.71

7.74

4,170

June

148

195

357

368 "252"

188

181

*213

186

179

211

260

305

238

200

187

194

177

154

127

111

104

107

99

91

102

103

103

116

140

5,396

180

17.8

19.87

10,700

July

149

154

154

140

123

123

130

*138

146

146

146

150

165

Te7

137

117

111

106

97

87

81

78

73

69

64

62

60

60

3,526

114

11.3

12.98

6,990

Aug.

58

"Sjlj

51

50

49.6

*48.8

48.8

52

51

48.0

44.0

41.9

41.2

39.8

37.7

37.0

36.4

35.0

33.1

32.4

31.8

29.3

27.5

27.5

25.7

23.5

22.5

21.5

21.0

19.5 TfTs

1,160.0

37.4

3.70

4.27

2»300

Sept.

21.5

31.8

3075

27.5

25.1

22.5

21.0

20.0

19.1

 18.7

18.2

17.8

17.8

17.4

16.6

15.7

15.3

14.1

14.1

13.7

12.9

11.7

11.3

12.1

10.9

10.2

lit?

12.5

11.7

513.2

17.1

1.69

1.89

1,020

Calendar year : Max Min Mean . Cfsm In. Ac-ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In. Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base. 100 ofg). Hay 19 (lO p.m.) Ill ofs (2.99 ft)} June 3 (l p.m.) 416 cfs (4.52 

ft); June 13 (6~a.m.) 319 cfs (4.14 ft); July 14 (9 to 11 p.m.) 180 cfa (3.52 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Belly 

River at international boundary.
SASKATCHEWAN RIVER BASIN

Mountain View Irrigation District Canal near Mountain View, Alberta 

(International gaging station)

Location.--Lat 49°06<00", long. 113°41i30", in NVf£ sec. 4, T. 2, R. 28 W., fourth meridian, 

in Alberta, on left bank If miles downstream from headgate, 5 miles southwest of Mountain View, and 7 miles north of international boundary.

Records available.--April 1949 to November 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. April 

193J> to November 1953 in reports of Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources, Canada. Irrigation seasons only.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to May 12, 1950, staff gage at about the same site at 

different datum. May 12, 1950, to May 22, 1952, staff or cantilever gages at site 

a quarter of a mile upstream at different datums.

Extremes.--1935-53: Maximum daily discharge, 128 cfs July 3, 1950; no flow at times each 

year.

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

which are poor. Canal diverts water from Belly River on right bank for irrigation in 

Belly and St. Mary River basins in Alberta.

Cooperation. This is one of the international gaging stations maintained Jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have been collected and compiled Jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Northern 

Affairs and National Resources, Canada.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, March to November, 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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

Mar.

_

-

-

-

.

-

_

-

-

.

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

.

*0.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

_

.

-

Apr.

0.6

.6 

.7

.8

1.3

1.5

1.2

al.l

a. 9

*g.8

a. 8

1.3

10.0

7.0

* 1

9.T

20.0

fftl

15.2

12.6

9.0

115.7

3.86

229

May

7.7

7.0 

g?75

alO.6

gl4.1

a!3.9

»g!3.7

a!3.0

g!2.2

a!2.2

g!2.2

alO.4

S8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.3

8.0

8.0

9.7

10.4

10.0

11.8

14.5

24.4

*29.0

IO

8.6

11.9

10.8

8.6

358.4

11.6

711

June

12.2

14.5 

"35". 52 4

20.0

*15.6

18.6

32.2

27.7

16.9

13.3

11.8

11.5

9.3

9.1

12.6

8.0

7.7

10.8

7.0

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.4

5.8

6.1

6.4

5.8

5.8

5.5

-

407.9

13.6

809

July

5.3

5.3 

5.0

 4.8

4.8

4.3

4.3

4.1

4.3

11.1

7.0

2.5

8.6

10.8

12-1

11.8

8.2

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.8

2.4

*7.5

1.8

3.2

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.5

iii

146.0

4.71

290

Aug.

1.4

1.4 

1.4

1.4

gl.O

al.l

gl.2

al.2

gl.2

al.2

gl.l

*1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

14.2

36.6

40.1

a45.4

a37.8

57

*75

75

76

75

74

73

73

74

73

73

990.5

32.0

1,960

Sept.

72

73

68

34.4

34.4

 34.4

32.1

29.9

30.5

32.1

33.2

33.2

32.7

33.2

32.7

33.2

32.7

32.7

27.2

25.1

 24.6

13.7

6.7

6.4

5)7

6.7

a7.6

g8.6

.-

989.7

33.0

1,960

Oct.

a8.3

ea.o

alTTS

g!4.1

al3.7

g!3.3

 14.1

13.7

13.7

19.8

40.7

43.6

a49.6

g49.6

40.7

33.2

33.8

43.6

57

58

»58

58

57

57

57

58

58

58

58

58

60

1,216.5

39.2

2,410

Nov.

49.0

3375 

33.2

33.2

20.4

2.0

3.8

 3.8

g3.6

a3.0

g2.5

a2.6

g2.8

a3.0

g3.3

a3.3

g3.3

a3.0

g2.6

a2.8

g3.1

a3.0

gz.e

a3.4

S4.1

a3.8

3.6

a3.0

g2.5

al.O

-

244.7

8.16

485

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

The season : Max - Mln - Mean - Ao-ft 8,860

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height records discharge Interpolated.

g Computed from once-daily staff-gage readings.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Apr. 21-25.
18 SASKATCHEWAN RIVER BASIN

Belly River near Mountain View, Alberta 

(international gaging station)

Location. Lat 49°06<, long. 113°42', in Nfi£ sec. 5, T. 2, R. 28 W., fourth meridian, in 

Alberta, on right bank 2 miles downstream from intake of Mountain View Irrigation District Canal, 5 miles southwest of Mountain View, and 7 miles north of international 

boundary.

Drainage area. 121 sq mi.

Reeprfls available.--October 1948 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. November 1911 to September 1953 in reports of Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources, Canada.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,344.90 ft above mean sea level (Irrigation

^surveys datum). Prior to September 1916, staff gage at site 20 ft upstream at same

datum. September 1916 to Apr. 5, 1949, chain gage at site 20 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 19 years (1934-53), 295 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,500 cfs June 4 (gage height, 6.64 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,500 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak discharge; minimum, 10 cfs Jan. 7 (backwater from ice); minimum gage height, 1.18 ft 

Nov. 21.

1911-53: Maximum discharge, that of June 4, 1953; minimum, that of Jan. 7, 1953; 

minimum gage height, that of Nov. 21, 1952.

Flood in June 1908 reached a stage of 14.98 ft (discharge, about 16,000 cfs).

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

flow of stream affected by diversion in Mountain View Irrigation District canal (see 

preceding page) which diverts water from right bank of river 2 miles upstream from 

station.

Cooperation. This is one of the international gaging stations maintained Jointly by the 

united States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have been collected and compiled Jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Northern 

Affairs and National Resources, Canada.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect {gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 25 Mar. 26 to Sept. 30

1.3 

1.5 

1.7

34.0

59

95

1.5 

1.8 

2.2

62

119

248

2.9 

4.0 

6.5

620

1,530

4,320

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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

*78

»76

73

80

89

55

84

80

76

74

74

82

82 

80

78

73

71

68

66

66

62

61

59

59

56

55

53

*52

5?

55

2,181

70.4

4,330

JIov.

52

49.2

51

53

47.8

I

»42.8

53

61

59

61

61

61

56

58 

58

58

51

56

53

51

40.6

 49.2

44

37

35

41

53

53

58

68

-

1,574.6

52.5

3,120

Dec.

68

64

56

58

58

55

53

56

58

71

73

84

82

74 

61

49

56

52

 33

65

68

68

66

56

76

78

80

86

75

69

61

2,015

65.0

4,000

Jan.

56

53

53

46

41

20

¥5

25

»69

84

86

91

91

89 

97

97

97

108

103

108

110

114

 116

Tl5

112

103

91

89

80

95

103

2,563

82.7

5,080

Feb.

156

T50

150

141

*136

128

128

110

99

106

112

89

101

78 

95

84

78

*73

69

69

76

76

76

106

106

86

66

55

_

_

-

2,813

100

5,580

Mar.

61

49

»45

41

30

283"3"

48

58

55

73

86

69

59 

51

52

45

40

42

36

48

71

73

76

80

80

»78

84

88

51

82

1,845

59.5

3,660

Apr.

75

75

73

73

78

80

82

80

84

*82

72

65

65

65 

70

75

70

68

73

91

166

265

368

»409

420

458

588

660

535

570

-

6,046

202

11,990

May

503

458

452

469

557

762

*996

1,130

1,000

851

727

633

563

533 

551

595

601

666

897

1,110

1,060

962

828

836

1,240

 1,620

1,640

1,460

1,550

1,580

1,500

28,530

920

56,590

June

1,500

1,780

3,490

*4.250

3,S50

*2,440

2,140

2,390

2,300

»1,990

2,010

2,220

2,670

2,580 

2,190

1,920

1,830

1,720

1,570

1,350

1,180

1,050

1,010

»987

915

930

921

913

979

1,120

55,643

1,855

110,400

July

1,210

1,250

 1,250

1,210

1,070

1,000

1,020

1,090

1,180

1,210

1,210

1,220

1,350

1.440 

1,440

1,270

1,060

930

874

828

755

686

»640

620

614

570

527

497

491

486

155

29,484

951

58,480

Aug.

486

255

463

463

458

436

430

458

465

458

430

»393

378

368 

358

333

300

291

282

278

248

*225

213

202

202

178

169

157

142

132

129

10,003

323

19,840

Sept.

135

185

185

178

172

192 I5S"

175

175

172

»166

163

157

154 

151

145

142

137

132

127

124

122

*117

T27

132

127

124

127

129

127

4,484

149

8,890

Calendar year 1952: Max 953 Mln 33 Mean 254 - Ac-ft 184,500

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,250 Mln 20 Mean 403 Ac-ft 292,000

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 23 to Mar. 25, Apr. 12-17.
SASKATCHEWAN RIVER BASIN 19

Waterton River near international boundary 

(International gaging station)

Location. La t 48°57'20", long. 113°54'00", in NWir sec. 23, T. 37 N., R. 18 W. (unsurveyed), on right bank 100 ft downstream from mouth of Olson Creek, 3 miles south of 

international boundary, and 7 miles south of Waterton Park, Alberta.

Drainage area.--61.0 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1947 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Sept. 12, 1947, staff gage at bridge a quarter of 

a mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 6 years, 271 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,520 cfs June 13 (gage height, 6.31 ft); minimum, 8.7 cfs Dec. 24 (1.97 ft).

1947-53: Maximum discharge, 2,560 cfs June 22, 1950 (gage height, 6.36 ft); minimum, 

that of Dec. 24, 1953.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. No regulatlon or diversion.

Cooperation.--This is one of the International gaging stations maintained jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have been collected and compiled jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Northern 

Affairs and National Resources, Canada.

Rating table, water year 1952-55, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.4 

2.7

9.8

17.2

28.0

62

139

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.2

234

457

725

1,410

2,420

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

40.0

loTO

58.2

58.2

38.2

36.3

*35.0

35.5

32.0

32.0

30.5

50.5

30.5

30.5

29.2

28.0

28.0

26.5

26.5

25.5

25.5

25.5

24.2

24.2

23.2

23.2

23.2 

"5272" 22.2

23.2

25.2

908.9

29.5

0.480

0.55

1,800

Nov.

23.2

22.2

20.2

20.2

20.2

20.2

19.2

*18.2

18.2

17.2

17.2

17.2

17.2

17.2

17.2

17.2

16.2

15.4

15.4

14.6

*13.8

13.8

13.8

13.8

13.0

b!3

b!2.5 

12.2

T370"

13.0

-

495.7

16.5

0.270

0.30

983

Dec.

15.0

13.0

13.0

15.8

15.8

13.8

13.8

13.8

13.8

11.5

13.8

14.6

15.4

15.4

15.4

15.4

14.6

*13.8

15.8

15.8

15.8

13.8

13.0

11.5

13.8

13.0

19.2 

16.2

15.4

14.6

14.6

438.2

14.1

0.231

0.27

869

Jan.

13.8

13.8

13.8

15.8

15.8

bll.5

b9

bi5. 5

b50

56.3

54

bl!5

b!30

bllo"

b90

b95

94

78

68

60

*56

54

50

49.0

50

49.0

45.2 

44.0

42.0

42.0

47.0

1,606.9

51.8

0.849

0.98

5,190

Feb.

75

80

85

82

75

*66

62

58

50

49.1

50

47.0

45.2

42.0

44.0

40.0

58.2

33.5

30.5

29.2

29.2

50.5

29.2

28.0

28.0

29.2

28.0 

26.5

-

-

1,508.3

46.7

0.766

0.80

6,590

Mar.

24.2

*24.2

24.2

24.2

23.2

24.2

24.2

23.2

24.2

25.5

26.5

26.5

25.5

25.5

25.5

26.5

25.5

25.5

25.5

25.5

24.2

24.2

22.2

23.2

26.5

28.0

28.0 

29.2

32.0

52.0

33.5

802.3

25.9

0.425

0.49

1,590

Apr.

32.0

32.0

32.0

32.0

35.0

36.3

35.0

33.5

32.0

32.0

32.0

29.2

28.0

29.2

30.5

30.5

29.2

26.5

28.0

30.5

62

160

286

298

278

290

346 

595

TTO

314

-

3,424.4

114

1.87

2.09

6,790

May

266

254

1?2"8~ 215

510

566

*845

925

714

540

452

-375

346

380

488

566

572

641

833

993

809

652

535

535

772

Ij020

866

907

972

964

19,493

629

10.3

11.88

38,660

June

1,070

1,460

1,880

2,340

1,860

1,410

1,470

*1,790

1,450

1,180

1,480

1,940

2,410

*l)350

1,260

1,420

1,390

1,110

929

743

652

 761

719

630

679

743 

731

959

1,110

-

38,696

1,290

21.1

23.59

76,750

July

1,100

1,060

1,090

1,030

833

917

*1,040

1,140

1,230

1,200

1,140

1,160

1,320

1,550

1,176

809

679

657

657

577

467

431

410

380

357

290

286 

278

270

274

23,852

769

12.6

14.54

47,310

Aug.

"m259

218

225

*228

221

215

225

234

208

186

179

175

165

157

148

148

145

153

133

127

122

116

110

116

102

94 

94

90

85

4,970

160

2.62

3.03

9,860

Sept.

80

102

94

87

82

82

80

80

*78

75

75

71

68

68

66

64

62

58

56

56

54

52

52

52

50

49.0

fi*

54

49.0

1,991.0

66.4

1.09

1.21

3,950

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,350 Mln 11.5 Mean 210 Cfsm 3.44 In. 46.86 Ac-ft 152,400

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,410 Mln 9 Mean 268 Cfsm 4.39 In. 59.73 Ac-ft 194,300

Peak discharge (base. 1,100 cfs). June 4 (2 a.m.) 2,500 cfs (6.29 ft); June 8 (12 m. ) 1,870 cfs

(5.57 . ft); June 13 (12 m. . ) 2,520 , cfs (6.31 ft); July 1 (2 to 4 a.m.) 1,180 cfs (4.70 ft); July 14

(2 a.m.) 1,570 cfs (5.20 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
20 SASKATCHEWAN RIVER BASIN

Street Creek at international boundary 

(International gaging station)

Location --Lat 48°59'20", long. 113°52'40", in NE£ sec. 11, T. 37 N., R. 18 W. (unsurveyed), 

on lelt bank half a mile upstream from mouth, three-quarters of a mile south of International boundary, and 5 miles south of Waterton Park, Alberta.

Drainage area.--6.0 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . October 1947 to September 1953 (no winter records after 1952).

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge.--5 years (1947-52), 16.6 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 437 cfs June 3 (gage height, 4.5 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 140 cfs on basis of slope-area determination 

of peak discharge; minimum daily, 0.2 cfs Nov. 25-27, but may have been less during 

period of ice effect. 5 

1947-53: Maximum discharge, that of June 3, 1953; no flow Mar. 1 to Apr 14 1948 

Revisions.--The maximum discharge for the water year 1950 has been revised to 310

?fV!f? *u*»r^ni 195° (gage hel8ht . 3 ' 7 " from floodmarks), superseding figure pub- j-isricu in Wor llVo.

Remarks.--Records good. No diversion or regulation.

Cooperation.--This is one of the international gaging stations maintained jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have been collected and compiled jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Northern 

Affairs and National Resources, Canada.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the high-water 

period in the water year 1950, superseding those published in WSP 1175, are given herewith:

1950 

June 12..... 120

13..... 140

14..... 130

15..... 120

1950-Con 

June 16.

17.

18.

19.

110

110

140

170

1950-Con 

June 20.

21.

22.

23.

200

250

200

150

Month

Water year 1949-50. 

Calendar year 1950.

Cfs-days

3,482.6 

7,124.2 

7,425.7

Maximum

250 

250 

250

Minimum

45.3

Mean

116 

19.5 

20.3

Per 

square 

mile

19.3 

3.25 

3.38

Runoff

Inches

21.53 

44.08 

45.96

Acre -feet

6,910 

14,130 

14,730

Revised peak discharge.--1949-50: June 4 (9 to 10 a.m.) 132 ofs; June 21 or 22 (time 

unknown) 310 cfs.
SASKATCHEWAN RIVER BASIN 

Street Creek at international boundary Continued

21

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 10-14)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 21 Apr. 25 to June 14 June 15 to Sept. 30

0.5

.6 

.7 

.8

0.2 

.4

.9 

1.7

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

2.0

10.3

14.0

24.5

2.5 

3.2

119

217

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8

1.6 

4.0 

8.5 

16.0

2.0

2:3 

2.6

27.0

53

92

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

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.

Ttl

1.5

1.5 

1.5

1.4

 1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

 7*

.8

.8

34.2

1.10

0.183

0.21

68

Nov.

O.J 

.6

.6

.6 

.7

.4

.6

*.6

.5

.6

.6

.5

.6

.6

.6

.4

.4

.5

.5

.4

*.3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

3^2

a. 2

a. 2 

a. 3

a. 4

a. 4

-

13.9

0.46

0.077

0.09

28

Dec.

.

-

-

-

-

Jan.

.

_

_

-

-

Feb.

_

-

-

-

-

Mar.

.

.

-

-

-

Apr.

-

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

.

*19.1

24.5

37.1 

33.9

25.9

19.1

-

_

-

.

-

-

May

14.9 

11.4

40^7

70

*80

72

48.9

33.1

25.2

19.7

18.5

25.9

33.1

42.0

37.9

56

76

73

52

42.0

34.7

38.7

66

86

32 

72

82

86

83

1,531.3

49.4

8.23

9.49

3,040

June

89 

85

*198

m

136

135

*139

130

123

125

125

125

100

*84

78

83

80

73

57

46.0

48.0

*58

48.0

45.0

52

*52 

52

68

77

-

2,870.0

95.7

16.0

17.79

5,690

July

77

Je

76

68 

55

57

*61

65

67

65

64

63

65

65

60

45.0

34.9

32.6

31.2

27.7

23.4

20.5

19.0

18.0

17.0

15.6

14.8 

14*2

14.0

14.0

14.4

1,340.1

43.2

7.20

8.31

2,660

Aug.

iH12!o

12.0

*11.6

11.3

11.3

12.8

12.4

11.3

9.9

9.2

8.8

8.2

8.2

7.8

7.8

7.5

7.0

6.5

6.5

6.0

5.8

5.6

5.0

4.6

4.2 

4.0

3.9

3.6

255.9

8.25

1.38

1.59

508

Sept.

3.9

Tf?

7.0 

6.2

5.6

5.4

5.0

*4.6

4.2

4.2

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.2

3.1

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.9

H1.9

1.9

110.6

3.69

0.615

0.69

219

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In. Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In. Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base. 80 efs).-- May 6 (8 p.m.) 86 cfs (2.21 ft); May 19 (10 p.m.) 82 cfs (2.17 ft); 

May 26 (11 p.m.) 90 cfs (2.25 ft); June 3 (11 p.m.) 437 cfs (4.5 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

on nearby streams.
22 SASKATCHEWAN RIVER BASIN

Boundary Creek at International boundary 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 48°59'50" J long. 113°54 I 20", in NE£ sec. 3, T. 37 N., R. 18 W. (unsurveyed), 

on right bank a quarter of a mile upstream from mouth, a quarter of a mile south of 

international boundary, and 4 miles south of Waterton Park, Alberta.

Drainage area. 21.0 sq mi.

Records available. October 1947 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge.--6 years, 78.2 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 904 cfs June 4 (gage height, 5.24 ft); minimum 

daily, 5 cfs Jan. 7.

1947-53: Maximum discharge, that of June 4, 1953; maximum gage height, 5.34 ft 

June 21 or 22, 1950, from floodmarks; minimum discharge, 4.0 cfs Mar. 15, 1952 (gage 

height, 2.07 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. No regulation or diversion.

Cooperation. This Is one of the international gaging stations maintained jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have been collected and compiled jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Northern 

Affairs and National Resources, Canada.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to June 30 July 1 to Sept. 30

2.1

2.2 

2.4 

2.6

5.0

9.0

19.5

34.5

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

5.0

80

177

315

760

2.2 

2.4 

2.6

13.0

26.0

42.0

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

92

196

335

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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 am

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

16.8

16.2

15.6

15.6

15.1

14.6

*14.0

14.0

13.5

13.0

13.0

13.0

13.0

12.5

12.5

12.0

12.0

11.5

11.5

11.5

11.5

11.0

11.0

10.5

10.5

10.5

10.0

1575"

10.0

10.5

10.0

386.4

12.5

0.595

0.68

766

Nov.

10.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.6

8.6

«8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

b8

7.8

7.8

7.8

«b7

b6.5

b7

b6

bS

b7

b7

b7

b7.5

b8

-

239.4

7.98

0.380

0.42

475

Dec.

b8.5

8.2

7.4

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

b7

7.8

8.2

7.4

7.0

6.6

b7

*b7

b7

b7

b7

7.8

7.4

bS b6.5

b7.5

blO

bll.5 blO" 

b9

7.8

234.8

7.57

0.360

0.42

466

Jan.

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

b6

b6

b5

bl?

b30

b45

b30

b50

b70 b'SS"

b45

b50

32.1

28.9

29.7

26.5

 23.7

21.6

20.2

19.5

19.5

19.5

19.5

19.5

20.9

20.9

23.0

787.0

25.4

1.21

1.39

1,560

Feb.

28.1

29.7

33.7

36.4

 STTT

*29.7

27.3

25.8

b22

b22

22.3

20.9

18.4

b!8

16.8

16.2

15.6

b!5

b!4.5

b!5

b!5.5

b!4.5

b!4

b!4

b!4

b!5

14.0

bi£

-

-

576.8

20.6

0.981

1.02

1,140

Calendar year 1952: Max 348 Min 5.4

Mar.

bll.5

*b!0.5

bll

bll.5

12.0

bll.5

11.0

11.5

12.5

13.5

13.0

12.0

12.0

11.5

11.5

11.5

11.0

11.0

10.5

11.0

10.5

10.5

blO

TT. 0

12.5

12.5

13.0

13.5

14.0

14.6

15.1

368.7

11.9

0.567

0.65

731

Apr.

14.6

b!4

14.0

14.0

14.6

14.6

14.6

b!4.5

b!4.5

b!4.5

b!4

b!3

bT3

b!4

blS.5

b!5

b!4

b!3.5

15.1

19.5

39.2

54

90

93

*90

S6

120

128

ITS

101

1,217.7

40.6

1.93

2.16

2,420

May

88

76

So" 72

118

193

*262

253

186

144

126

109

105

122

149

157

153

188

271

284

218

186

162

170

250

354

WS

265

294

208

296

5,940

192

9.14

10.52

11,780

June

385

540

609

737

55T

384

373

*467

400

358

451

512

618

481

 436

394

430

386

318

259

220

215

 230

200

191

208

205

210

259

287

-

11,265

376

17.9

19.95

22,340

July

314

314

308

281

254

263

*278

290

308

302

290

296

323 355"

287

228

198

187

182

168

146

135

124

115

107

97

92

88

84

80

m

6,542

211

10.0

11.59

12,980

Aug.

78

73

68

68

*65

65

65

73

77

73

67

63

58

57

54

54

53

52

51

49.0

48.0

46.0

44.0

43.0

48.0

41.2

39.4

38.6

36.9

35.2

52.8

1,716.1

55.4

2.64

3.04

3,400

Sept.

33.5

45.0

4770"

39.4

38.6

36.0

34.4

33.5

*31.2

30.5

29.8

29.8

29.0

28.2

27.5

26.0

25.3

23.2

22.5

21.8

20.4

19.7

19.0

20.4

19.7

19.0

?3"72" 18.4

22.5

20.4

829.9

27.7

1.32

1.47

1,650

Mean 58.8 Cfsm 2.80 In. 38.11 Ac-ft 42,670

Water year 1952-53: Max 737 Mln 5 Mean 82.5 Cfsm 3.93 In. 53.31 Ac-ft 59,710

Peak discharge (base. 270 efs).--May 8 (2 a.m.) 290 cfs (3.93 ft); May 20 (2:30 a.m.) 318 cfs 

(4.01 ft); May 26 IS a.m.) 374 cfs (4.16 ft); June 4 (5 a.m.) 904 cfs (5.24 ft); June 8 (l2m.) 479 

cfs (4.42 ft); June 13 (9 a.m.) 645 cfs (4.78 ft); July 1 (11 p.m.) 346 cfs (4.03 ft); July 13 

(9 p.m.) 363 cfs (4.03 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

Waterton River near Waterton Park, Alberta 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 49°07', long. 113°50', in NEi sec. 8, T. 2, R. 29 W., fourth meridian, in 

Alberta, on right bank 200 ft downstream from highway bridge, a quarter of a mile upstream from Crooked Creek, 5 miles northeast of Waterton Park.

Drainage area. 238 sq mi.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. 

April to June 1908 (gage heights only), June 1908 to August 1933, March 1948 to September. 1953 in reports of Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources, Canada. Published as "at Waterton Mills" prior to 1916.

Sage.--Water-stage recorder. , Datum of gage is 4,154.19 ft above mean sea level (Irrigation Surveys datum). Prior to January 1913, staff gage at site 100 ft downstream 

at datum 1.12 ft lower. January 1913 to Feb. 6, 1917, staff gage at site 100 ft downstream at datum 1.32 ft lower than present datum. Feb. 7, 1917, to Aug. 26, 1933, and 

Mar. 19, 1948, to Mar. 18, 1949, chain or wire-weight gage at site on downstream side 

of bridge 200 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 23 years (1912-30, 1948-53), 667 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,570 cfs June 4 (gage height, 5.06 ft); minimum, 33.3 cfs Dec. 1 (gage height, 1.67 ft).

1908-33, 1948-53: Maximum discharge observed, 7,750 cfs June 10, 1908 (gage height, 

6.00 ft); minimum, that of Dec. 1, 1952.

Maximum stage known, over 12 ft June 6, 1908, site and datum then in use (discharge, 

about 27,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or those based on wireweight-gage readings, which are fair. No regulation or diversion.

Cooperation.--This is one of the international gaging stations maintained jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. Records have been collected and compiled jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Northern 

Affairs and National Resources, Canada.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in

feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 14 to Feb. 1, Feb. 7)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 19 Nov. 20 to Mar. 27, 

Apr. 11-20

Mar. 28 to Apr. 10, 

Apr. 21 to Sept. 30

1.1 

1.3

54

71

110

154

1.6

1.7 

1.9

20.0

39.0

94

2.1 

2.4

161

309

1.1 

1.5 

1.8 

2.1

110

224

367

605

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

4.9

1,150

2,060

4,450

7,070

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

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.

129

133

*T55

116

116

123

114

114

110

108

112

104

110

116

116

104

110

95

97

104

93

91

87

89

89

80

80

78 

55

85

78

3,184

103

0.433

0.50

6,320

Nov.

75

82

8454"

a78

*73

61

59

66

60

64

58

57

56

56

56

59

58

62

54

46.5

«54

a52

49.0

52

49.0

a46.5

44.0 

a42.8

41.5

-

1,779.3

59.3

0.249

0.28

3,530

Dec.

33.3

3T7T

a41.1

a45.0

49.0

41.5

a41.5

41.5

39.0

a40.2

41.5

41.5

a48.8

56

41.5

41.5

*49.0

41.5

a41.5

41.5

44.0

44.0

39

a48

a57

a66

76

& 

46

39

37

1,411.5

45.5

0.191

0.22

2,800

Jan.

a47

a57

67

49

42

a4B~ 39

52

*91

alOS

a!26

a!44

161

217

231

268

263

5S3~ 274

251

231

222

*212

202

198

186

177

a!75 

173

173

177

4,921

159

0.668

0.77

9,760

Feb.

186

a!86

a!86

186

*2Q2

198

194

186

a!88

190

165

182

161

154

143

154

132

*136

113

IT?

122

119

119

129

125

116

al!6

116

-

-

4,323

154

0.647

0.68

8,570

Mar.

122

119

*116

116

115

119

1>6

119

119

113

113

119

125

122

113

122

a!26

129

119

120

a!21

122

125

125

132

136

 ITS

113 

115

128

123

3,736

121

0.508

0.58

7,410

Apr.

126

T2TIF

126

123

133

144

154

165

*168

186

194

a!96

198

198

186

177

173

173

198

217

350

457

*532

596

671

791

946 

1.060

1,640

-

9,929

331

1.39

1.55

19,690

May

1,020

975

901

872

5oT

1,170

1,540

1,880

1,920

*1,780

1,630

1,490

1,370

1,290

1,290

1,320

1,340

1,400

1,630

1,920

2,000

1,920

1,730

1,690

1,960

*2,900

5.520

3,20b 

5,170

3,260

5,170

55,989

1,806

7.59

8.75

111,100

June

5,210

3,660

4,790

7.070 *-?,666

5,770

4,920

5,020

5,160

4,680

4,450

4,760

5,740

5,580

4,880

4,320

4,080

3,920

3,640

3,260

2,780

2,410

2,260

2,140

*2,020

1,920

1,900

1.860

TTfBo"

2,180

-

117,340

5,911

16.4

18.54

252,700

July

2,560

2,470

2.490

*g,490

2,340

2,180

2,140

2,180

2,500

2,560

2,560

2,360

2,590

2,490

2,490

2,300

2,000

1,780

1,620

1,490

1,390

1,270

1,150

*1,070

1,040

975

901

829 

778

740

715

55,448

1,789

7.52

8.66

110,000

Aug.

671

535

616

596

587

560

541

550

550

541

523

*498

465

449

426

413

400

380

362

550

540

528

*318

312

507

288

283

278 

264

274

244

15,552

451

1.81

2.09

26,480

Sept.

256

260

264

269

26T

260

252

240

240

236

232

*228

221

210

207

200

197

204

184

176

173

173

170

165

162

170

157

159 

149

139

-

6,197

207

0.866

0.97

12,290

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,550 Min 33.3 Mean 521 Cfsm 2.19 In. 29.77 Ac-ft 377,900

Water year 1952-53: Max 7,070 Mln 33.3 Mean 761 Cfsm 3.20 In. 43.39 Ac-ft 550,600

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of 5 discharge measurements, 

weather records, and records for station near international boundary.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 23 to Mar. 23. Discharge computed from oncedaily wire-weight-gage readings Nov. 20 to Mar. 27, Apr. 11-20.
24 SASKATCHEWAN RIVER BASIN

St. Mary Lake near St. Mary, Mont.

Locatlon.--Lat 48°44'10", long. 113°25'50", in NE$ sec. 4, T. 34 N., R. 14 W. (unsurveyed), on downstream side of boat dock on right bank at site of former St. Mary Chalet 

in Glacier National Park, half a mile upstream from outlet and 1 mile southwest of St. 

Mary.

Records available. May 1929 to September 1953 (incomplete).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to May 29, 1936, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum gage height during year, 7.08 ft June 14; minimum recorded, 0.48 ft

1929-53: Maximum gage height, that of June 14, 1953; minimum observed, 0.02 ft 

Dec. 16, 29, 30, 1929, Jan. 1, 1930.

Remarks. No diversion.

Gage height. In feet, water year October 1S52 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

1.19

1.17

1.16

1.16

1.11

1.09

1.10

1.08

.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

-

Nov.

_

-

-

-

0.56

.57

.56

.52

.54

.52

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

_

.

_

_

-

_

.

-

-

-

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

.

-

_

-

.

-

-

_

_

-

2.92

2.94

-

May

3.03

3.04

2.99

2.94

2.94

3.11

3.49

3.89

4.09

4.08

3.99

3.86

3.74

3.61

3.54

3.51

3.58

3.65

3.91

4.37

4.59

4.57

4.41

4.31

4.39

4.63

4.83

4.88

4.95

5.10

5.18

June

5.24

5.44

5.70

6.11

6.30

6.18

6.04

6.11

6.04

5.84

5.80

6.01

6.69

6.91

6.59

6.30

6.15

6.04

5.84

5.58

5.21

4.89

4.69

4.55

4.39

4.26

4.22

4.19

4.27

4.44

-

July

4.64

4.75

4.82

4.87

4.82

4.74

4.74

4.79

4.87

4.95

4.99

5.01

5.09

5.23

5.35

5.22

5.00

4.79

4.66

4.53

4.35

4.17

4.03

3.91

3.80

3.69

3.58

3.50

3.42

3.37

3.34

Aug.

3.29

3.24

3.17

3.16

3.16

3.12

3.10

3.13

3.13

3.11

3.04

2.98

2.93

2.88

2.83

2.79

2.75

2.71

2.67

2.65

2.60

2.56

2.50

2.46

2.40

2.34

2.29

2.22

2.16

2.10

2.04

Sept.

2.02

2.07

2.07

2.06

2.02

1.98

1.96

1.93

1.90

1.87

1.86

1.84

1.82

1.79

1.77

1.76

1.71

1.67

1.64

1.61

1.58

1.56

1.54

1.53

1.51

1.47

1.43

1.43

1.41

1.40

-
SASKATCHEWAN RIVER BASIN 25

Grlnnell Creek near Many Glacier, Mont.

Location. Lat 48°46'40", long. 113°41'50", in SE£ sec. 21, T. 35 N., R. 16 W. (unsurveyed), 

on right bank 500 ft upstream from trail crossing, 1,000 ft downstream from Grinnell 

Lake, a quarter of a mile upstream from mouth, 3 miles southwest of Many Glacier, and 

13^ miles southwest of Babb.

Drainage area. 3.47 sq mi (revised).

Records available. August 1949 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Oct. 12, 1949, staff gages at various sites and 

aatums.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 196 cfs June 13 (gage height, 3.16 ft); minimum 

dally, 0.2 cfs Dec. 22-24.

1949-53: ' Maximum discharge, 242 cfs June 22, 1950 (gage height, 3.45 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 100 cfs by logarithmic plotting: minimum daily, that of 

Dec. 22-24, 1952.

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

which are poor. No regulation or diversion.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods or ice errect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method Oct. 27 to Nov. 20, Nov. 30 to Dec. 6)

1.0

1.1

0.2 

1.2 

2.0 

3.1 

6.1 

8.9

1.2 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.1

13

34

62

111

187

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

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.

Ts" 14

12 

8.2

6.8

6.3

6.6

7.6

*8.2 

8.2

7.. 6

8.6

7.6

5.5

4.8

3.3

3.4

3.1

3.4

3.4

4.2

4.7

4.5

4.0

3.7

2.6

2.3

2.0

1.8

2!4

175.6

5.66

1.63

1.88

348

Nov.

1 9

2_" g

l!4 

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.2

1.0

*1.0 

.9

.9

.9

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.7

.6

.7

.6

.6

ti

.8

.9

28.7

0.96

0.277

0.31

57

Dec.

0.7

.6

.6 

.7

.7

.9

.8

1.7

H

*2.2

1.8

1.4

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.2

7f

.2

.4

.7

.6

.7

.6

.5

.6

27.1

0.87

0.251

0.29

54

Jan.

 0.6^y

is

.9

.9

.9

.8

.9

7 

9.5

6

12

30

13

17

13

10

7

7

6

5.5

3.5

4

7

6

6

5.5

8.5

9

9.5

15

230.5

7.44

2.14

2.47

457

Feb.

20

TT

12

8.5

7

6

5

4.5 

3.5

3.5

3

3

3

2.5

2.5

2.5

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

1.5

175

_

-

137.5

4.91

1.41

1.47

273

Mar.

 J!

1.5 

*2.5

2

3.5

2.5

2.5

2 

2

3

3

3

3

2.5

3.5

5

1.5

3

3

2.5

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2.5

2.5

2.5

78. «

2.52

0.726

0.84

155

. Apr.

2.5

2.5

2.5 

2"2

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5 

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2.5

8.6

21

15

24

a23

a22

a21

a20

a!9

*18

-

245.6

8.19

2.36

2.63

487

May

17

12

tt

27

44

58

61

40 

28

23

19

18

22

28

34

36

45

74

11

56

42

31

28

31

40

47

47

53

57

61

1,186

38.3

11.0

12.71

2,350

June

71

85

92 

*105

89

75

90

119

100 

88

110

135

182

134

118

123

126

108

89

70

54

44

 46

46

44

52

53

55

71

80

-

2,654

88.5

25.5

28.45

5,260

July

89

89

88 

76

64

74

86

90

99 

100

100

103

120

135

132

98

83

79

77

70

58

58

*58

56

52

44

15

47

48

50

54

2,423

78.2

22.5

25.97

4,810

Aug.

54

49

44

45

49

53

53

59

64 

55

46

47

46

44

42

42

42

43

42

. 40

*42

39

37

35

34

27

25

24

24

26

28

1,297

41.8

12.0

13.90

2,570

Sept.

26-

34

25 

23

24

25

25

24

24 

*25

24

25

29

26

24

22

20

15

16

14

10

10

14

16

10

7.5

7.9

11

13

9.6

-

581.8

19.4

5.59

6.24

1,150

Calendar year 1952: Max 87 Mln 0.2 Mean 20.2 Cfsm 5.82 In. 80.68 Ac-ft 14,620

Water year 1952-53: Max 182 Mln 0.2 Mean 24.8 Cfsm 7.15 In. 97.16 Ac-ft 17,970

Peak discharge (base. 100 cfs). June 4 (1 to 6 a.m.) 109 cfs (2.54 ft); June 8 (1 p.m.] . ) 124 Cfs

(2.66 ft); June 13 (10 a.m.) 196 cfs (3.16 ft); July 15 (l a.m.) 146 cfs (2.77 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements 

and weather records.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 21-29, Dec. 7 to Apr. 20 (no gage-height record Feb. 15 to Mar. lj discharge estimated as shown In footnote "a").
26 SASKATCHEWAN RIVER BASIN

Swiftcurrent Creek at Many Glacier, Mont. 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 48°48'10", long.- 113°39'20", in SE£ sec. 11, T. 35 K., R. 16 W. (unsurveyed), 

on right bank 100 ft upstream from outlet of Swiftcurrent Lake at Many Glacier, Glacier 

National Park, 11 miles southwest of Babb.

Drainage area. 31.4 sq mi.

Records available. June 1912 to September 1953 (winter records incomplete).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to May 23, 1916, staff gage on left bank of lake opposite present gage at same datum. May 23, 1916, to June 15, 1918, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,320 cfs June 13 (gage height, 5.29 ft); minimum recorded, 9.5 cfs Nov. 4 (gage height, 1.41 ft).

1912-53: Maximum discharge, 2,250 cfs June 13, 1937 (gage height, 6.89 ft, backwater 

from bridge); minimum recorded, that of Nov. 4, 1952.

Remarks. Records good. No diversion or regulation.

Cooperation. This is one of the international gaging stations maintained jointly by the' 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have been collected and compiled Jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Northern 

Affairs and National Resources, Canada.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 9 Apr. 14 to Sept. 30

1.5

1.6

1.7 

1.9

14.2

21.2

31.5

62

1.6

1.7 

1.9 

2.1

25.0

36.6

68

111

3.0 

4.0

5.1

397

776

1,250

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October'1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

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.

43.1

A7_.6

41.6 

41.6

40.2

35.8

34.4

*30.5

29.4

29.4

28.4

26.4

27.4

27.4

26.4

23.3

22.2

20.5

20.5

20.5

19.8

19.8

19.8

23.3

18.4

19.1

19.1

17.7

20.5

17.0

TeTI

829.5

26.8

0.853

0.98

1,650

Nov.

17.7

17.7

17.7 

17.7

12.6

15.6

14.9

15.6

*14.2

_

_

_

-

_

_

.

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

Dec.

_

.

_

_

-

Jan.

_

_

_

_

-

Feb.

_

_

_

_

-

Mar.

tl8

_

_

_

-

Apr.

_

;

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

_

_

T27.0

-

_

_

_

-

-

72

225

289

279

281

283

285

308

*289

244

_

.

-

-

-

May

209

169

147 

160

*222

372

510

554

414

308

257

212

188

200

247

305

321

372

584

705

*525

400

321

302

367

474

540

520

532

564

556

11,557

373

11.9

13.69

22,920

June

597

748

926 

1,090

*883

692

711

854

772

666

807

945

1,250

970

737

693

 742

718

614

510

425

372

376

372

338

352

366

369

432

517

19,844

661

21.1

23.50

39,360

July

550

554

558 

535

446

436

471

503

*532

554

532

528

576

657

641

507

404

366

362

338

292

266

260

250

244

222

209

209

203

"235 200

12,614

407

13.0

14.94

25,020

Aug.

212

197

184 

181

178

184

188

203

225

H?Z

191

172

169

163

150

144

138

138

138

133

*127

122

116

119

127

97

93

82

78

76

72

4,619

149

4.75

5.47

9,160

Sept.

78

106

10~2

90

84

82

80

78

*74

74

76

70

*72

72

66

65

63

55

57

52

46.8

43.7

48.4

48.4

46.8

40.8

TO

46.8

48.4

-

2,028.9

67.6

2.15

2.40

4,020

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In. Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In. Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base. 680 cfs). Ki

(4.89 ft); June 8 (6 p.m.) 895 cfs (t

y 20 (5 to 8 a.m.) 738 cfs (3.95 ft); June 4 (3 a.m.) 1.160 ofs 

1.30 ft); June 13 (2 p.m.) 1,320 cfs (5.29 ft); July 15 (4 a.m.)

685 cfs (3.78 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Result of discharge measurement.
SASKATCHEWAN RIVER BASIN 27

Lake Sherburne at Sherburne, Mont. 

(International gaging station)

Location. La t 48°49'50", long. 113 "31' 10", In SE£ sec. 35, T. 36 N., R. 15 W., In gatehouse at Lake Sherburne on Swlftcurrent Creek, 4^ miles southwest of Babb.

Drainage area. 64 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. May to June 1915, May 1917 to September 1918, June 1921 to September 

1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 4,700.0 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Bureau of Reclamation). Gage heights have been reduced to elevations above mean sea 

level. Prior to May 7, 1931, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 56,084 acre-ft July 15 (elevation, 4,781.99 ft); 

minimum, 3,505 acre-ft Oct. 10 (elevation, 4,733.1 ft, from graph based on gage readings).

1915, 1917-18, 1921-53: Maximum contents, 61,148 acre-ft July 14, 1946 (elevation, 

4,785.03 ft); no usable contents at times.

Remarks. Reservoir Is formed on natural lake by earth-fill dam completed in 1921; storage 

Began in 1919. Capacity, 66,100 acre-ft between elevations 4,726 ft (6 ft above lowest 

outlet gate sill) and 4,788 ft (spillway crest). Stream bed above gates prevents withdrawal of storage to sill elevation. Dead storage negligible. Figures given herein 

represent usable contents. Water Is used for irrigation on Milk River project of Bureau 

of Reclamation.

Cooperation. This is one of the international gaging stations maintained jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have been collected and compiled jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Northern 

Affairs and National Resources, Canada.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

Calendar year 1952. . .

Sept. 30. ...............

Water year 1952-53...

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

,745.97

4,736.00

-

Contents 

(acre -feet)

-

25,250

5,440

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-6,776

+5,508

-27,336

-794

t Elevations at midnight.
28 SASKATCHEWAN RIVER BASIN

Swiftcurrent Creek at Sherburne, Mont. 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 48°50 I 00", long. 113°30'50", in SW| sec. 36, T. 36 N., R. 15 W., on left 

Dank 1,000 ft downstream from spillway of Lake Sherburne Dam at Sherburne and 4| miles 

southwest of Babb.

Drainage area. 63.7 sq mi.

Records available. July 1912 to September 1953 (winter records incomplete).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Aug. 9, 1920, staff gages at two sites within 1,000 

rt of present site at different datums. Aug. 10, 1920, to May 17, 1921, staff gage at 

present site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,270 cfs June 14 (gage height, 6.76 ft); minimum daily, 0.2 cfs Nov. 7, but may have been less during period of no gage-height record.

1912-53: Maximum discharge, 2,280 cfs June 17, 1916 (gage height, 7.85 ft); no flow 

at times when gates in dam were closed.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are fair. Ho diversion. Flow regulated by Lake Sherburne (see preceding 

page).

Cooperation. This is one of the international gaging stations maintained jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have been collected and compiled jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Northern 

Affairs and National Resources, Canada

Rating tables, water year 1953-53, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Apr. 14 Apr. 21 to Sept. 30

0.8 

1.0

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.8

2.1

3.0

6.0

12.0

2.2 

2.5 

2.9 

3.5 

4.2

29.0

49.0

88

183

338

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2.3 

2.6

2.1

3.8

7.9

14.6

35.3

58

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

6.8

102

179

279

555

935

1,290

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

31

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

303

332

281

214

153

120

153

*135

*104

80

2.7

2.6

2.7

2.5 

*2.0

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.0

1,910.2

61.6

3,790

JIov.

1.0

1.0

1.0

.7

.4

.3

*.2

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

_

.

-

-

_

-

_

.

-

-

_

-

-

Dee.

_

_

-

Jan.

_

_

-

Feb.

_

-

Mar.

**1.5

_

-

Apr.

a2.0

a2.0

**b2.0

a2.0

a2.0

a2.o

a2.0

a2.0

al.O

aT75

al.O

al.O

al.O

*bl.4 

al.6

al.8

a2.0

a2.1

a2.3

a2.5

*2.7

a2.9

a3.0

al!9

a224

224

345

432

*432

432

-

2,251.3

75.0

4,470

Hay

432

429

429

426 its

432

435

557

635

638

638

518

432

435 

432

435

433

438

441

449

494

646

642

638

648

662

654

659

666

725

813

16,739

540

33,200

June

813

824

940

1,080

*1,080

1,090

850

698

710

712

528

392

90b

1.260 

1,160

983

918

927

931

80S

602

503 *424

255

255

160

75

76

76

76

-

20,109

670

39,890

July

192" 77

628

628

628

524

424

424 *421

424

426

426

477

727 

750

731

624

536

361

361

361

324

290

*290

290

290

364

429

426

426

424

13,703

442

27,180

Aug.

424

421

111

421

473

510

506

503

503

548

575

575

572

*572 

565

558

552

552

552

542

545

542

535

535

529

572

l8~6 589

579

572

565

16,494

532

32,720

Sept.

562

589

606

596

589

579

575

628

"617 646

603

592

614

631 

617

600

600

592

579

562

545

529

516

519

510

494

470

455

441

424

-

16,880

563

33,480

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac -ft

Hater year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record} discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, 1 estimate of 

flow, and rwtes of reservoir gate operation, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
SASKATCHEWAN RIVER BASIN 29

Lower St. Mary Lake near Babb, Mont.

Location Lat 48°50'00", long. 113°25'00'', in SE£ sec. 34, T. 36 N., R. 14 W., on right 

bank half a mile upstream from outlet and 2 miles southeast of Babb.

Records available. May 1929 to September 1953 (incomplete).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Oct. 1, I960, at datum 1 ft higher.

Extremes.--Maximum gage height during year, 6.90 ft June 14; minimum, 0.05 ft Jan. 5.

T9"29-53: Maximum gage height, 7.25 ft, present datum, June 6, 1948; minimum, that of 

Jan. 5, 1953.

Remarks.--No diversion. Stage increased by inflow of Swiftcurrent Creek.

ge height, in feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

.77

.74

.69

* .64

.54

.44

.36

.32

.24

.17

1.08

.98

.91

.85

.79

.71

.64

.57

.52

.50

.50

.48

.45

.45

.45

.45

.45

.42

.39

.39

.39

JJov.

0.39

.39

.37

.37

.37

.37

.37

.37

.35

.35

.34

.34

.32

.32

.32

.32

.30

.24

.22

d.27

d.27

a. 24

.21

.22

.20

.18

.18

.19

.18

.17

-

Dec.

0.15

.15

.16

.17

.15

.14

.13

.14

.14

.15

.12

.13

.15

.14

.12

.11

.11

.11

.11

.11

.12

.11

.10

.09

.09

.10

.10

.09

.09

.08

.08

Jan.

0.07

.07

.06

.06

.06

.09

.09

.09

.18

.26

.26

.44

.48

.46

.44

.44

.48

.59

.73

.81

.88

.91

.91

.93

.93

.93

.93

.93

.90

.88

.87

Feb.

0.93

.93

.96

.97

.97

.97

.96

.96

.94

.92

.93

.91

.90

.87

.86

.83

.80

.78

.76

.74

.72

.71

.74

.73

.70

.67

.66

.65

.

_

-

Mar.

0.64

.63

.61

.60

.58

.57

.56

.56

.56

.57

.58

.57

.56

.56

.56

.55

.55

.55

.54

.56

.56

.57

.56

.56

.56

.57

.57

.57

.58

.59

.59

Apr.

0.59

.59

.59

.59

.60

.60

.61

.61

.61

.61

.61

.63

.65

.66

.66

.64

.63

.62

.61

.62

.67

.80

.95

1.12

1.39

1.65

1.92

2.31

2.61

2.76

-

Hay

2.83

2.84

2 . 83

2.' 84

2.91

3.03

3.20

3.42

3.64

3.72

3.71

3.62

3.41

3.26

3.17

3.12

3.10

3.11

3.24

3.49

3.69

3.87

3.90

3.90

4.12

4.50

4.73

4.68

4.70

4.83

4.92

June

5.02

5.20

5.64

6.43

6.70

6.58

6.36

6.17

6.02

5.81

5.64

5.54

6.08

6.76

6.84

6.58

6.28

6.08

5.86

5.60

5.17

4.70

4.38

4.05

3.79

3.60

3.40

3.27

3.24

3.27

-

July

3.38

3.48

3.80

4.07

4.16

4.13

4.03

3.98

3.98

4.04

4.07

4.10

4.13

4.34

4.55

4.62

4.53

4.30

4.05

3.83

3.67

3.51

3.34

3.20

3.10

3.03

2.96

2.95

2.94

2.91

2.89

Aug.

2.85

2.82

2.80

2.80

2.79

2.81

2.80

2.82

2.81

2.83

2.84

2.84

2.81

2.78

2.76

2.73

2.70

2.68

2.64

2.63

2.61

2.58

2.55

2.54

2.48

2.48

2.48

2.47

2.45

2.43

2.39

Sept.

2.37

2.40

2.42

2.41

2.40

2.39

2.37

2.34

2.38

2.38

2.36

2.34

2.31

2.32

2.32

2.31

2.29

2.27

2.25

2.23

2.20

2.17

2.12

2.11

2.08

2.06

2.03

2.01

1.95

1.91

-

d Qage-helght doubtful on account of lagging Intake action.
30 SASKATCHEWAN RIVER BASIN

St. Mary River near Babb, Mont.

Location Lat 48°50'00", long. 113°25'00", in SEir sec. 34, T. 36 N., R. 14 W., on right 

bank half a mile upstream from outlet of Lower St. Mary Lake and 2 miles southeast of 

Babb.

Drainage area. 278 sq mi (including area drained by Swiftcurrent Creek above point of 

diversion into St. Mary Lake since Oct. 1, 1915).

Records available.--April 1902 to September 1925 (summers only 1924-25), October 1950 to 

September 1953. Published as "near St. Mary" April 1902 to September 1904. May 1929 

to September 1932, October 1934 to September 1950 (summers only), at site 1.5 miles 

downstream and 600 ft below diversion dam; records not equivalent owing to diversion 

into St. Mary Canal.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to June 15, 1918, wire-weight or chain gages 1.1 miles 

downstream at different datum. June 15, 1918, to Sept. 30, 1925, staff or chain gage, 

or water-stage recorder at several sites 1.1 to 1.3 miles downstream at various datums.

Average discharge . 12 years (1915-24, 1950-53), 790 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5.120 cfs June 14 (gage height, 6.90 ft); minimum, 26 cfs Jan. 5 (gage height, 0.05 ft).

1902-25, 1950-53: Maximum discharge observed, 7,980 cfs June 5, 1908 (gage height, 

9.4 ft, estimated, site and datum then in use); minimum, that of Jan. 5, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for period Nov. 1 to Jan. 8, which are fair. Entire 

flow of Swiftcurrent Creek below Lake Sherburne is diverted into Lower St. Mary Lake 

above station. Flow of Swiftcurrent Creek regulated by Lake Sherburne (see p. 27 ) 

since 1919.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

.6

1.0

76

122

230

1.5 

2.0 

5.0 

5.0 

6.9

393

670

1,390

3,220

5,120

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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

(t)

Oct.

532

514

485

460

412

369

339

*324

299

278

252

224

205

188

150

132

115

104

100

100

96

89

89

89

89

89

82

21

76

76

6,604

213

13,100

-1,216

Nov.

76

76

73

73

*73

73

73

73

69

69

67

67

64

64

64

64

60

50

*46

50

48

46

45

46

43

41

41

42

41

39.

1,756

58.5

3,480

+1,640

Dec.

37

37

38

39

37

36

35

36

36

37

33

*35

37

36

33

32

32

32

32

32

33

32

31

30

30

31

31

30

30

29

29

1,038

33.5

2,060

+1,007

Jan.

28

28

27

27

27

30

30

30

41

*53

53

87

96

91

87

87

96

120

155

177

196

205

205

210

210

210

210

210

202

196

194

3,618

117

7,180

+5,508

Feb.

210

210

219

*222

222

222

219

219

213

208

210

205

202

194

191

182

174

169

163

158

152

150

158

155

147

140

137

154

_

-

5,185

185

10,280

+3,672

Mar.

132

*130

124

122

118

115

113

113

113

115

118

115

113

113

113

111

111

111

109

TI3

113

115

113

113

113

115

115

115

118

120

120

3,592

116

7,120

+2,485

Apr.

120

120

120

120

122

122

124

124

124

124

*124

130

134

137

137

132

130

127

124

127

140

174

216

264

349

465

622

867

*1,080

1,200

-

7,899

263

15,670

+5,920

May

1.250

1,260

1,250

1,260

1,320

1,410

1,550

1,730

1,930

*2,000

1,990

1,910

1,720

1,600

1,530

1,490

1,470

1,480

1,580

1,790

1,970

2,130

2,160

2,160

2,360

2,720

2,940

2,900

2,920

3,050

5.140

59,970

1,930

118,900

+4,510

June

3,240

3,420

3,860

4,650

*4,920

4,800

4,580

4,390

4,240

4,030

3,860

3,760

4,300

4,980

5,060

4,800

4,500

4,300

4,080

3,820

3,390

*2,920

2,600

2,300

2,060

1,890

1,710

1,610

1,580

1,610

-

107,260

3,575

212,700

+20,290

July

1,690

1,780

2,070

2,310

2,390

2,370

2,280

2,230

2,230

2,290

2,310

2,340

2,370

2,560

2,770

2.840

2,750

2,520

2,300

2,100

1,950

,810

,660

* ,550

,470

,410

,360

,350

,340

,320

,500

63,020

2,033

125,000

+3,970

Aug.

1,270

1,250

1,230

1,230

1,220

1,240

1,230

1,250

1,240

1,250

1,260

1,260

1,240

1,210

1,200

1,170

1,150

1,130

1,100

*1,090

1,080

1,060

1,040

1,030

986

986

986

979

965

951

923

35,206

1,136

69,830

-21,244

Sept.

909

930

944

937

930

923

909

888

916

916

*902

888

867

874

874

867

854

840

828

814

795

776

743

736

718

706

688

676

640

616

-

24,904

830

49,400

-27,336

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ao-ft

193

0.694

0.80

11,880

86.0

0.309

0.35

5,120

49.9

0.179

0.21

3,070

206

0.741

0.86

12,690

251

0.903

0.94

13,950

156

0.561

0.65

9,600

363

1.31

1.46

21,590

2,010

7.23

8.32

123,400

3,916

14.1

15.71

233,000

2,097

7.54

8.70

129,000

790

2.84

3.28

48,590

371

1.33

1.49

22,060

Calendar year 1952 : 

Water year 1952-53:

Max 

Max

2,420 

5,060

Min 

Min

29 

27

Mean 

Mean

650 

877

Ao-ft 

Ac-ft

471, 

634,

500 

700

Adjusted

Calendar year 1952 : 

Water year 1952-53:

Mean 

Mean

640 

876

Cfsm 

Cfsm

2.30 

3.15

In. 

In.

31.34 

42.77

Ac-ft 

Ac-ft

464, 

634,

800 

000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, in acre-feet, in Lake Sherburne.
SASKATCHEWAN RIVER BASIN 31

St. Mary Canal at St. Mary crossing, near Babb, Mont. 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 48°56'50", long. 113°22 1 30", in SW£ sec. 19, T. 37 N., R. 13 W., on left 

bank SO ft upstream from inlet of St. Mary River siphon, 7 miles northeast of Babb, and 

9 miles downstream from intake.

Records available. 1918-53 (irrigation seasons only).

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Prior to June 14, 1951, water-stage recorder at several sites three-quarters of a mile downstream at different daturas.

Extremes. 1918-53: Maximum daily discharge, 767 cfs June 19, 28, 1936; no flow at times 

each year.

Remarks. Records excellent. Canal diverts water from left bank of St. Mary River near 

Babb and discharges into North Pork Milk River. This water flows in the natural channel of Milk River through Canada then back into Montana where it is used for Irrigation 

in Milk River Valley east of Havre. Some water may be returned to St. Mary River at 

Kennedy Creek and St. Mary crossing.

Cooperation. This is one of the international gaging stations maintained jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have been collected and compiled jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Northern 

Affairs and National Resources, Canada.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, April to October 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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

Apr.

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

-

_

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

.

_

_

50

*149

216

410

498

*S19

523

-

.

-

-

May

525

525

525

551

556

540

548

552

552

554

554

552

546

542

536

535

555

533

536

540

*548

554

554

554

575

521

480

464

484

480

475

16,476

551

52,680

June

497

550

531

246

166

140

132

169

147

40

27.5

22.9

26.4

20.6

18.5

16.9

16.0

13.9

13.0

13.2

11.2

10.5

*9.8

9.6 iiTs"

75

79

78

79

77

-

5,245.5

108

6,440

July

77

76

76

78

78

78

78

76

*76

76

76

75

75

75

76

75

76

75

74

7_5

75

161

*446

455

451

449

444

444

446

451

455

5,790

187

11,480

Aug.

460

458

460

462

469

487

495

506

510

510

512

510

508

*508

508

506

506

504

502

502

*502

498

480

498

497

497

498

498

497

498

495

15,559

495

30,420

Sept.

495

495

498

500

500

498

498

498

500

500

502

498

498

500

500

500

500

502

500

498

497

495

495

495

498

498

498

500

469

*598

-

14,821

494

29,400

Oct.

530

*252

118

*9.0

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac -ft

The season ! "ax ~ "^n " Mean - Ao-ft 116,500

Discharge measurement made on this day.
32 SASKATCHEWAN RIVER BASIN

St. Mary Canal at Hudson Bay Divide, near Browning, Mont. 

(International gaging station)

Location.--Lat 48°59', long. 113°04', in sec. 5, T. 37 N., R. 11 W., on right bank 3 miles 

upstream from canal outlet and 30 miles north of Browning on Blackfeet Indian Reservation.

Records available. 1917-53 (irrigation seasons).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Prior to Sept. 9, 1918, staff gage at 

site 1 mile upstream at different datum. Apr. 23, 1919, to June 28, 1920, water-stage 

recorder 40 ft apstream at datum 0.40 ft lower. June 29, 1920, to June 9, 1930, waterstage recorder on left bank opposite present site at present datum.

Extremes.--1917-53: 

year.

Maximum daily discharge, 758 cfs June 13, 1937; no flow at times each

Remarks.--Records good.

Cooperation.--This is one of the international gaging stations maintained jointly by the 

United "States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have been collected and compiled jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Northern

Affairs and National Resources, Canada.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, April to October 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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

Apr.

_

_

_

-

-

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

.

22.0

33.8

75

102

163

302

469

524

524

-

t2,214. 8

t246

t4,390

Hay

526

524

522

524

534

*536

548

550

534

536

542

540

538

532

526

524

524

524

520

528

530

540

*534

536

564

574

508

465

46^

488

472

16,312

526

32,350

June

467

520

498" 664

262

187

179

280

290

152

75

55

60

45.5

36.0

34.1

33.3

28.5

30.3

34.1

26.0

22.6

20.7

21.0

*20.7

BT~ 20.1

83

91

86

-

4,378.9

146

8,690

July

84

81

79

78

80

*79

79

76

76

73

74

74

74

73

73

72

73

73

72

71

70

71

245

425

439

436

432

429

429

432

436

5,358

173

10,630

Aug.

436

435

438

438

439

454

463

473

482

492

492

492

490

488

*486

486

486

484

482

484

484

482

474

474

480

476

484

482

484

484

478

14,705

474

29,170

Sept.

480

488

481T

484

484

484

482

482

486

484

484

484

482

478

482

482

482

486

480

482

480

478

476

474

478

482

478

484

470

429

-

14,387

480

28,540

Oct. 

*373 230"

*197

*105

*32.1

10.3

3.9

1.9

1.0

.6

.2

o-0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1,015.0

32.7

2,010

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ao-ft

The season : Max - Min - Mean - Ao-ft 115,800

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t For period Apr. 22-30.

Note.--Plow is from local runoff only prior to Apr. 24.
SASKATCHEWAN RIVER BASIN 33

St. Mary River near Kimball, Alberta 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 49°04', long. 113°14', in SW£ sec. 25, T. 1, R. 25 W., fourth meridian, on 

right bank If miles southwest of Kimball and 4 miles north of international boundary.

Drainage area. 497 sq mi.

Records available. September 1902 to September 1953 (published as "near Cardston, Alberta" 

iyua-iaj in reports of Geological Survey. April to June 1908 (gage heights only) and 

June 1908 to September 1953 (published as "near international boundary" January 1917 to 

September 1953) in reports of Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources, 

Canada.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 3,917.00 ft above mean sea level (Irrigation 

Purveys datum). Prior to Jan. 1, 1913, wire-weight gage at site half a mile north of 

international boundary and 7 miles upstream at different datum. Jan. 1, 1913, to 

Nov. 9, 1916, water-stage recorder half a mile downstream from present site at datum 

13.62 ft lower. Apr. 13, 1908, to Dec. 31, 1912, staff gage at site 1 mile downstream 

at datum 12.76 ft lower used for records published by Department of Northern Affairs 

and National Resources, Canada.

Average discharge.--37 years (1916-53), 705 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,590 cfs June 3 (gage height, 8.64 ft); minimum daily, 44 cfs Jan. 6, 7.

1902-53: Maximum discharge, 18,000 cfs (estimated) June 5, 1908; minimum, 16 cfs 

Nov. 29, 1936.

Remarks. Records good except those for period Nov. 22 to Mar. 27, which are fair. Since 

raiT, St. Mary Canal has diverted water from river near Babb, Mont., to North Pork Milk 

River (see p. 31). Canadian St. Mary Canal diverts from river at Kimball, 2 miles below 

station. Flow regulated by Lake Sherburne on Swlftcurrent Creek (see p. 27).

Cooperation. This is one of the international gaging stations maintained jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have been collected and compiled Jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Northern 

Affairs and Natural Resources, Canada.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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 

139

165

147

125

*112

128

115

108

100

144

122

123

285

277

257

241

230

215

208

201

184

165

171

*171

162

156

162

156

153

153

5,234

169

10,380

JJov.

141 

133

141

133

128

122

*125

112" 80

110

116

108

116

108

110

101

120

108

*105

99

103

97

91

84

84

86

84

95

88

89

-

3,217

107

6,380

Tnec.

88 

91

88

93

142

142

130

110

73

73

67

69

69

74

67

55

57

57

*52

60

69

69

65

67

76

74

67

71

58

64

95

2,432

78.5

4,820

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,8

Jan.

116 

116

110

112

101

44

44

95

62

137

103

206

88

110

132

137

160

182

200

216

209

255

262

*245

238

259

285

309

314

296

273

5,416

175

10,740

Feb.

328 

245

245

296

*273

277

285

266

245

252

248

255

262

270

277

273

238

203

*235

174

222

219

206

231

222

203

200

180

_

-

6,830

244

13,550

Mar.

*140 

137

145

188

188

188

174

228

242

273

242

*246

234

188

215

194

181

150

162

112

165

191

212

*238

277

223

205

258

315

300

258

6,469

209

12,830

Apr,

237 

231

*218

221

265

258

231

201

191

185

*175

177

182

197

216

227

197

*201

201

237

655

872

872

*769

660

748

943

1,150

1.380

1,310

-

13,607

454

26,990

May

,250 

* ,250

,240

,300

,410

,570

,740

,940

,980

,960

,910

,850

,660

,520

,440

,370

,360

,400

,540

,820

,940

,040

* ,040

,060

,840

,180

,910

*3,510

3,760

3,960

3,880

65,610

2,116

130,100

June

3,840 

4,270

8,840

9.410

7,810

6,340

*5, 900

7,260

*7,130

5,970

5,480

*5, 400

6,370

6,890

6,760

6,350

5,930

5,510

5,170

4,730

4,200

3,640

3,260

*3,000

2,690

2,440

2,280

2.120

2,120

2,190

-

153,300

5,110

304,100

July

2,280 

2,360

2,560

2,830

2,880

2,830

2,710

2,660

2,680

2,690

2,690

2,730

2,750

2,940

3,110

5,150

3,040

2,810

2,550

2,310

2,140

1,800

*1,390

1,270

1,190

1,150

1,060

1,030

1,000

979

959

68,508

2,210

155,900

Aug.

919 889"

864

872

846

830

850

821

812

821

846

821

*797

783

762

734

714

694

674

648

622

608

615

577

558

527

527

527

521

510

475

22,044

711

43,720

Sept.

464

515

510

504

492

480

470

454

475

480

470

454

428

428

*424

419

414

410

401

592

371

554

334

319

300

290

272

272

261

315

-

12,172

406

24,140

iO Mln 52 Mean 638 Ac-ft 463,100

Water year 1952-53: Max 9,410 Mln 44 Mean 1,000 Ao-ft 723,600

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note..--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 22 to Mar. 27 (wire-weight gage 3 miles downstream at winter section read dally during winter period).
34 RED RIVER- OP THE NORTH BASIN

Otter Tail River near Detroit Lakes, Minn.

Location.--Lat 46°50', long. 9S 0 42' ) in sec. 23, T. 139 N., R. 40 W., on right bank 10 ft 

upstream from highway bridge, 5 miles downstream from Height of Land Lake, and 1\ miles 

east of city of Detroit Lakes.

Drainage area. 270 sq mi.

Records available. March 1937 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 1,409.49 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 16 years, 54.4 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 218 cfs June 15, 16 (gage height, 4.36 ft); minimum discharge, 4.3 cfs Jan. 5 (gage height, 2.78 ft).

1937-53: Maximum discharge, 371 cfs June 26, 1943 (gage height, 4.78 ft, from graph 

based on partial record); maximum gage height, 6.96 ft Jan. 27, 1950 (backwater from 

ice); minimum daily discharge, 0.1 cfs Mar. 23, 1940.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect and of no gage height record, which are fair. Plow partly regulated by dams of Minnesota Department of Conservation on several lakes above station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

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

2.8 

3.0 

3.2

4.8

11.2

21

3.4 

3.7 

4.1

3.5 

3.7 

3.9

47

78

113

4.1 

4.4

154

229

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

25

*?T

24

19

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

15

15

14

13

14

14

13

13

12

12

11

11

12

11

10

9.4

97?

9.4

9.4

453.6

14.6

900

Jiov.

9.0

9.0

8.6

8.6

8.3

*7.3

.3

.6

.3

.0

.6

.6

.6

.9

.9

9.0

10

11

11

10

11

10

9.4

9.4

9.7

7.0

6.5

775

9.0

11

-

260.1

8.67

516

Dec.

12

IT

10

10

10

10

10

no

10

10

9.4

9.4

9.0

8.3

8.0

7.5

775

8.0

8.5

8.5

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.5

8.2

7.8

7.6

7.6

8.2

279.3

9.01

554

Jan.

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.6

37j[

7.5

7.0

6.5

7.0

7.7

8.0

8.5

8.5

7.8

*6.4

6.0

6.0

6.5

6.5

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.5

6.5

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.5

7.5

7.5

219.8

7.09

436

Feb.

7.0

6.5

6.0 575"

6.5

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

6.8

*6.4

6.4

7.0

7.0

7.5

7.0

7.0

8.0

8.5

10

12

~^~ 20

-

-

218.1

7.79

433

Mar.

28

27

26

25

24

24

25

26

27

29

30

32

32

32

31

30

30

31

32

38

44

50

18

46

40

37

35

*34

35

39

43

1,030

33.2

2,040

Apr.

45

TB

53

60

64

69

71

80

87

87

*87

87

88

90

92

88

69

87

92

97

99

99

99

105

112

' 112

108

106

108

112

-

2,601

86.7

5,160

May

110

106

105

101

101

101

101

99

9799"

*110

112

110

106

106

106

106

105

103

115

149

146

140

140

142

142

142

144

209 259"

201

3,863

125

7,660

June

195

193

193

188

186

186

186

195

*207

207

204

198

195

193

198

215

20?

198

193

193

183

181

178

178

174

169

169

167

165

165

-

5,657

189

11,220

July

165 Tsr *161

156

154

148

137

131

127

123

117

117

115

113

113

111

109

108

108

106

102

99

88

86

95

95

93

90

86

83

80

3,577

115

7,090

Aug.

117

125

133

141

146

*148

146

144

146

169

195

19T

186

181

174

169

163

161

156

154

150

146

141

133

128

118

112

108

TT2

120

125

4,540

146

9,000

Sept.

128

T2?

119

114

109

105

100

98

97

*95

93

92

88

85

81

78

76

75

70

67

64

60

54

53

67

54

54

56

58

56

-

2,458

81.9

4,880

Calendar year 1952 : Max 156 Mln 6.5 Mean 54.8 Ac-ft 39,740

Water year 1952-53 : Max 215 Mln 5.3 Mean 68.9 AJ-ft 49,890

* Discharge measurement made on this day,

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 26-30, Dec. 15 to Jan. 3, Jan. 5 to Mar. 13. 

No gage-height record Mar. 14-27, Aug. 25 to Sept. 9; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range 

In stage, 4 discharge measurements, and weather records.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 35

Pelican River near Detroit Lakes , Minn.

Location. Lat 46°43'26", long. 9S 0 S4'S6", in NE^SW^ sec. 31, T. 138 N., R. 41 W., in upstream concrete retaining wall at highway crossing at Buck's Mill, 200 ft downstream

from concrete millpond dam and 6| miles southwest of city of Detroit Lakes. 

Drainage area. 123 sq mi.

Records available. July 1942 to November 1953 (discontinued). 

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. 

Average discharge. 11 years, 38.9 cfs. 

Extremes. iab3^53; Maximum discharge during water year, 229 cfs June 20 (gage height,

4.28 ft. backwater from aquatic growth); minimum, 0.8 cfs Jan. 22, 23 (gage height,

0.55 ft).

1953: Maximum discharge observed during period October to November, 40 cfs Oct. 1

(gage height, 1.93 ft, backwater from aquatic growth); minimum observed, 5.5 cfs

Nov. 18 (gage height, 0.92 ft).

1942-53: Maximum discharge, that of June 20, 1953; maximum gage height, 4.40 ft

Aug. 15, 1952, affected by backwater from aquatic growth; minimum daily discharge, 0.1

cfs Sept, 4, 1950, and many days during 1951. 

Remarks. Records good except those affected by backwater from aquatic growth, which are

fair. Plow regulated by ponds and lakes above gage.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

48 *4T

41

39

35

22

11

11

11

12

12

11

11

10

9.8

9.1

8.4

8.4

8.1

7.5

6.5

.0

.1

.3

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

419.2

13.5

831

Nov.

4.6

4TS

4.0

3.6

3.0

*2.6

2.5

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.6

ITS

2.2

2.8

2.2

2.0

1.9

2.8

3.8

3.6

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.5

2.2

-

78.2

2.61

155

Dec.

2.1

275

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.8

 1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

i4

OJ

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

44.4

1.43

88

Jan.

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

2TT>

3.6

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.0

3.1

3.2

3_._6_

48.3

1.56

96

Feb.

3.2

57J

2.8

2.5

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

n.o

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9.9-

-

.

-

38.7

1.38

77

Mar.

1.0

ori.i.i.

i.i.i.1.1

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.5

2.1

118

192

rrr

157

149

143

139

156

155

146

138

127

124

119

115

112

110

2,394.1

77.2

4,750

Apr.

108

107 ilo117

120

125

*122

125

127

128

130

133

136

141

156

160

166

169 T59~

146

138

132

127

125

120

115

113

120

123

117

-

3,925

131

7,790

May

110

103

102

102

100

99

99

97

97

*99

102

103

102

99

96

94

92

91

. 90

9T

106

106

103

104

104

106

104

113

174

188

191

3,372

109

6,690

June

189

188

186

188

188

185

182

*194

196

198

204

202

200

198

205

223

225

226

228

229

218

203

206

204

198

191

186

176

165

159

-

5,940

198

11,780

July

157

158

*I55~

147

142

141

138

135

133

129

127

128

127

124

121

118

110

103

94

92

91

87

84

80

76

71

58

42

40

38

37.

3,283

106

6,510

Aug.

50

BT

61

62

61

66

67

67

65

65

*90

97

55

92

88

85

82

81

80

79

78

76

73

61

55

54

52

55

57

59

68

2,172

70.1

4,310

Sept.

74

78

7T

76

73

71

68

64

63

63

«64

66

64

63

62

60

60

59

58

58

57

55

54

53

57

55

51

48

44

i!

1,836

61.8

3,640

Calendar year 1952 : Max 206 Mln 1.0 Mean 55.8 Ac-ft 40,520

Water year 1952-53 : Max 229 Mln 0.8 Mean 64.5 Ac-ft 46,720

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Backwater from aquatic growth Oct. 1-21, June 15 to Sept. 30.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Oct.

3§" 40

39

31

22

21

20

20

Nov.

12

11

10

9.2

8.1

7.2

6.6

6.6

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Oct.

18

17

15

14

14

13

13

13

Nov.

7.2

6.9

7.4

7.2

7.4

7.4

7.7

7.4

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Oct.

16

17

17

*16

17

17

17

18

Nov.

7.7

6.4 6.6"

7.7

*9.9

9.9

10

11

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

16

15

14

14

13

13

12

581

1.150

Nov.

14

15

16

16

 16

17

-

292.5

9.75

580

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Backwater from aquatic growth Oct. -1-13.
36 RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN

Pelican River near Fergus Palls, Minn.

Location. Lat 46°20'10", long. 96°07'00", in NE^ sec. 17, T. 133 N., R. 43 W., on right 

downstream wing wall of bridge 3 miles northwest of Fergus Palls and 1\ miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area.--482 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1909 to November 1912, July 1942 to September 1953.

Gage.--Staff gage read once or twice daily. Altitude of gage is 1,185 ft (from topographic 

map). July 1, 1909, to Nov. 30, 1912, staff gage at site 1 mile downstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge.--13 years (1910-12, 1942-53), 67.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 680 cfs sometime during period June 15-16 (gage 

height, 4.85 ft, from floodmark); minimum daily, 25 cfs Feb. 13-23; minimum gage height, 

1.74 ft Nov. 23, 24.

1909-12, 1942-53: Maximum discharge observed, 756 cfs Mar. 29, 1943 (gage height, 

5.53 ft); maximum gage height observed, 5.60 ft Mar. 28, 1950 (backwater from ice); no 

flow on many days in 1946, 1949-50.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect and backwater from aquatic 

growth, which are fair. Flow affected by storage in lakes above station.

Revisions. WSP 955: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect and 

backwater from aquatic growth (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 28 Mar. 29 to Sept. 50

1.7 48 2.2 133 4.0 485

2.0 88 2.5 175 4.1 508

3.0 267

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

87 

87

87

88

88

87

85

85

85

82

82

81

82

84

84

80

77

75

74

74

73

71

70

67

67

66

64

63

63 

60

59

2,377

76.7

4,710

Hov.

59 

*59

59

58

58

59

59

59

59

59

60

62

67

6T

59

55

58

66

60

59

55

54

53

53

52

52

51

49

48

41

1,709

57.0

3,390

Dec.

46 

45

43

42

*41

41

41

41

42

40

40

39

39

38

38

39

37

37

37

36

37

37

36

36

35

34

34

34

33 

34

33

1,185

38.2

2,350

Jan.

33 

33

32

32

31

31

31

30

*30

30

31

31

30

30

29

29

29

29

29

29

28

29

28

28

28

28

29

28

28 

28

28

919

29.6

1,820

Feb.

27 

27

27

27

28

27

27

26

26

26

26

26

*25

H

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

26

26

26

26

26

-

-

725

25.9

1,440

Mar.

26 

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

28

30

31

32

32

32

32

33

36

39

43

47

51

54

59

62

64

100

140

12i 

169

*145

1,687

54.4

3,350

Apr.

146 

149

147

153

156

154

164

169

174

171

171

*171

171

168

168

174

238

178

175

175

171

168

169

169

172

181

183

180

177 

178

-

5,120

171

10,160

May

183 

189

191

188

181

185

183

181

178

175

183

186

183

*185

178

175

175

174

172

177

191

201

208

205

208

208

203

205

250 

331

566

6,198

200

12,290

June

375 

362

*340

320

*305

294

288

320

322

316

311

307

301

296

427

493

397

379

375

428

399

371

364

362

401

395

382

360

349 

338

-

10,677

356

21,180

July

335

327

327

327

318

318

307

298

292

286

282

280

273

269

278

259

252

244

240

234

228

228

224

221

215

215

212

208 

203

200

8,231

266

16,330

Aug.

194 

189

188

222

232

205

203

196

193

191

*201

193

185

183

191

189

181

177

169

168

163

159

154

152

147

145

145

198

147 

145

145

5,548

179

11,000

Sept.

143 

140

14£

146

145

141

141

140

138

136

135

153

131

*127

127

126

126

123

123

123

122

122

120

120

120

119

119

119

118 

118

-

3,888

130

7,710

Calendar year 1952: Max 372 Mln 33 Mean 105 Ac-ft 76,350

Water year 1952-53: Max 493 Mln 25 Mean 132 Ao-ft 95,730

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 9-12, Nov. 25 to Mar. 28. Backwater from

aquatic growth Oct. 1-11, June 29 to Sept. 30.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 37

Melissa Lake near Shoreham, Minn.

Location.--Lat 46°43'25", long. 95°54'50", in sec. 31, T. 138 N., R. 41 W., on right

abutment of concrete dam at outlet, at Buck's Mill, 3 miles south of Shoreham. 

Records available. April 1937 to September 1953 (fragmentary). 

Gage.--Staff gage' read about three times weekly, except for one reading only at end of

month for December, January, and February. 

Extremes.--1937-53: Maximum gage height observed, 10.68 ft May 19, 1950; minimum observed,

5.24 ft May 14, 1937. 

Remarks. Lake level artificially regulated by special type dam (identification number

9-18) with eight 5-foot bays, permitting a 9-foot control. Datum of gage is at top of

concrete sill of dam.

Qage height, in feet, October 1952 to September 1953

Oct. 31...... 9.34 Jan. 31...... 8.95 Apr. 28...... 9.84 July 31 . 9 46

Nov. 30...... 9.10 Feb. 28...... 8.97 May 31...... 9.92 Aug. 31.. . 9 71

Dec. 31...... 9.07 Mar. 31...... 9.49 June 30...... 9.88 Sept .30...... 9.32

Note. Page readings other than those shown above were made during the year.

Otter Tail River below Orwell Dam near Fergus Falls, Minn. 

(Formerly published as Otter Tail River below Pelican River, near Fergus Falls)

Location.--Lat 46°12'35", long. 96°11'05", in NE^ sec. 34, T. 132 N., R. 44 W., on left 

bank 0.7 mile downstream from Orwell Dam, 8 miles southwest of Fergus Falls, and 11.1 

miles downstream from Pelican River. Prior to Mar. 22, 1953, at site 6.1 miles upstream.

Drainage area.--1.830 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1930 to September 1953. Prior to October 1952, published as 

Otter Tail River below Pelican River, near Fergus Palls.

Gage..--Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 1,029.65 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Oct. 11, 1930, to Nov. 17, 1933, at pres 

ent site at datum 2.00 ft higher. Nov. 18, 1933, to Mar. 21, 1953, at site 6.1 miles 

(corrected) upstream at datum 40.30 ft (corrected) higher.

Average discharge.--21 years (1931-32, 1933-53), 241 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,710 cfs June 17 (gage height, 5.60 ft, backwater from aquatic vegetation); minimum, 18 cfs Nov. 25 (gage height, 1.18 ft).

1930-53: Maximum discharge, that of June 17, 1953; minimum, 1.0 cfs May 2, 1934 

Sept. 30, 1935; minimum daily, 1.6 cfs Feb. 7, 1937.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow completely regulated by powerplants upstream.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 785: 1934(M). WSP 1208: 1947(M) 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

.9

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.

477

245

334

376

451

423

371

376

393

507

223

346

316

404

363

370

310

342

356

322

439

266

325

367

317

278

386

302

286

300

259

10,830

349

21,480

nov.

*252

243

231

249

255

250

259

255

247

216

240

229

247

232

236

236

230

249

259

257

245

250

263

231

254

276

221

219

232

203

-

7,266

242

14,410

Dec.

193

191

179

*156

166

166

128

164

259

196

205

209

212

214

213

228

223

226

222

220

214

212

215

216

219

210

213

197

199

216

216

6,297

203

12,490

Jan.

195

197

195

151

216

202

193

*167

175

180

176

161

163

168

196

199

114

6i

165

165

167

171

169

168

109

170

174

176

179

161

160

5,248

169

110,410

Feb.

168

227

240

241

247

232

256

93

234

234

223

*215

225

141

157

218

203

232

230

234

202

255

206

241

195

229

153

206

_

_

-

5,937

212

11,780

Mar.

119

329

211

200

204

206

224

147

244

225

256

308

274

263

257

309

337

332

451

302

481

*395

405

459

476

488

512

482

518

451

488

10,353

334

20,530

Apr.

356

377

348

428

405

334

272

414

500

426

*390

415

405

415

432

442

442

437

420

454

437

437

448

454

459

464

476

448

442

454

-

12,631

421

25,050

Calendar year 1952: Max 984 Mln 128 Mean* 479

May

464 569"

608

595

595

595

602

595

595

602

608

608

*628

60?

588

556

550

550

543

550

536

518

524

530

524

518

506

500

512

512

524

17,307

558

34,330

June

608

804

*902

923

930

923

923

968

982

*990

975

g975

g968

g923

g945

gl,340

*gl,640

,650

,650

.670

,660

,640

,640

,630

,630

* ,620

,610

,600

,580

,560

-

37,859

1,262

75,090

July

1.550

1,540

1,540

1,500

1,490

1,460

1,430

1,410

1,380

1,380

1,340

1,320

1,320

1,280

1,260

1,260

1,230

1,210

1,180

1,160

1,130

1,110

1,080

1,100

1,200

1,120

1,100

982

881

846

83!

38,621

1,246

76,600

Aug.

825

825

825

*888

895-

860

867

839

825

811

832

832

804

790

770

738

725

712

712

712

686

686

680

666

640

576

569

602

660

654

647

23,153

747

45,920

Sept.

488

454

432

410

518

536

576

595

602

608

608

621

614

608

*530

621

Ml

576

432

448

432

390

395

410

420

437

442

448

454

459

-

15,211

507

30,170

Ao-ft 348.000

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,670 Mln 66 Mean 523 Ae-ft 378,300

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from once-daily tailwater readings at Orwell Dam.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 23 to Feb. 5, Feb. 9, 10, Feb. 14 to Mar. 1, 

Mar. 4-6, 9, 11, 13, 14, 18-20. Backwater from aquatic vegetation Oct. 1 to Nov. 22, May 14 to 

June 12, June 16 to Sept. 30.
38 RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 

Height of Land Lake near Detroit Lakes, Mlnn.

Location.--Lat 46°53', long. 95°38', in sec. 5, T. 139 N., R. 39 W., on right abutment of 

concrete dam at outlet, 11 miles northeast of city of Detroit'Lakes.

Records available.--March 1938 to September 1953 (fragmentary).

Gage.--Staff headwater and tailwater gages read about three times weekly except for only 

occasional readings during winter months. Datum of gage is 1,449.95 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. --1938-53: Maximum gage height observed,' 5.68 ft June 20, 21, 24, 28, 1943; minimum observed, 2.35 ft Feb. 20, Mar. 18, 1940.

Remarks. Lake level artificially regulated by type "C" dam (identification number 9-9), 

with six 5-foot bays, permitting a 5-foot control by stoplogs. Datum of gage is at top 

of concrete sill of dam.

Qage height, In feet, October 1952 to September 1953

Oct. 31...... 3.36 Jan. 31...... 3.34 Apr. 29...... 4.22 July 31...... 4.10

Nov. 28...... 3.40 Feb. 28...... 3.36 May 39...... 4.68 Aug. 31...... 4.50

Dec. 31...... 3.36 Mar. 30...... 3.60 June 29...... 4.80 Sept.30...... 3.80

Note. Gage readings other than those shown above were made during the year.

Mustinka ditch above West Branch Mustinka River, near Charlesville, Minn.

Location.--Lat 45°53 I 25", long. 96°21'30", in SWtrSW^ sec. 17, T. 128 N., R. 45 W., near 

right bank on upstream side of highway bridge, 0.2 mile upstream from West Branch 

Mustinka River, 6 miles southwest of Charlesville, and 7.8 miles northeast of Wheaton.

Records available. April 1943 to September 1953 (some winter records incomplete). Prior 

to October 1949, published as "above Twelve Mile Creek, near Charlesville."

Gage.--Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 990.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 11, 1948, reference mark 

at same site referred to same datum.

Average discharge.. 8 years (1943-45, 1947-53), 18.0 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 72 cfs June 27; maximum gage height, 11.06 

ftMar. 19, from floodmark (backwater from ice); no flow for many days.

1943-53: Maximum discharge, 1,550 cfs Apr. 9, 1952 (gage height, 14.19 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 320 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

no flow for several months each year.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from West Branch 

Mustinka River, or no gage-height record during period of flow, which are poor.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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

if

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

6~0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

*0

2.1

0.07

4.2

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

.5

1.2

2.4

2TT

1.5

.5

1.6

1.4

1.1

.7

.2

0 

0

0

0

-

13.2

0.44

26

Dec.

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.0

3.0

e

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0 

1.0

.9

.9

.8 

.8

.7

.7

.6

27.9

0.90

55

Jan.

0.6Ts"

.5

.5

.4

.4

**.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3 

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2 

.2

.2

.2

.2

~

.1

.1

9.8

0.32

19

Feb.

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

2.0

fi

_

-

8.5

0.30

17

Mar.

1.7

1.0

.8

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2 

.2

.2

.3

2.0

**15

30

43

52

M47

41

35

27

28

29

*27

491.7

15.9

975

Apr.

29

27

28

30

36

42

39

39

45

42

34

26

*24

21 

18

15

11

11

11

11

9.9 

9.7

14

15

13 

12

12

12

-

655.4

21.8

1,300

May

16

29

33

3T

27

24

16

12

9.0

11

10

1011

13

14

15

13

11

9.9

9.1

8.6

7.8 

7.9

15

6.0

5.8 

10

10

9.3

£*£

421.0

13.6

835

June

3.6

*4.0

5.0

4.0

3.6

B"fo" 3 0

18

19

17

12

9.0

7.6

6.9 

9.5

22

32

6.9

9.1

17

20

18

12 

17

19

25

72. 

56

4.6

13

-

470.8

15.7

934

July

*8.6 6~78~ e'.e

7.9

6.0

5.8

5.3

4.6

3.6

3.0

1.9

1.3

1.1

.9 

.8

.7

.5

.4

2.5

4.8

1.2

.9

1.0 

1.1

1.1

1.4

1.2 

.9

.5

.3

-ti

84.8

2.74

168

Aug.

0

.2

1.8

1.3

.8

.6

.9

.7

.5

1.2

1.9

T7T

.8

.5 

.4

.3

.3

*.3

.1

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

13.7

0.44

27

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,320 Mln o Mean 35.2 Ac-ft 25,550

Water year 1952-53: Max 72 Mln 0 Mean 6.02 Ac-ft 4,360

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

** Field estimate made on this day.

Mote.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 23 to Mar. 28 (no gage-height record Jan. 15 

to Feb. 10; discharge estimated on basis of weather records). Backwater from debris Oct. 1 to Nov. 

30, Apr. 26 to Aug. 22. Backwater from West Branch Mustinka River June 17, 18, June 26 to July 3.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 39

Mustinka ditch below West Branch Mustinka River, near Charlesville, Minn.

Location. Lat 45°53'20", long. 96°21'45", in SE^SE^ sec. 18, T. 128 N., R. 45 W., on left 

bank at downstream side of highway bridge over West Branch Mustinka River, 40 ft downstream fron inlet to Mustinka ditch, 6 miles southwest of Charlesville, and 7.7 miles 

northeast of Wheaton.

Records available. April 1943 to September 1953. 

"oeiow Twelve Mile Creek, near Charlesville."

Prior to October 1949, published as

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 990.00 ft above mean sea level, 

adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 11, 1948, reference 

mark at same site referred to same datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 9.57 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 47 cfs June 27 (gage height, 4.86 ft); maximum 

gage height, 7.30 ft Mar. 21 (backwater from ice); no flow for many days.

1943-53: Maximum discharge, 997 cfs Apr. 9, 1952 (gage height, 13.73 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 270 cfs; no flow for several months each 

year.

Remarks. Records poor. Flow is diverted to Mustinka ditch at medium and high stages, 

to relieve flood conditions in West Branch Mustinka River basin.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

0 

.2

.5 

1.0 

1.7 

2.6

3.2 

3.6 

4.0 

4.5 

4.8

4.7

11

19

34

45

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.0

10

16

20

23

25

26

24

21

18

14

9.1

.4

.1

.1

207.7

6.70

412

Apr.

0.5

- .5

.1

0

(5

0

0

.1

0

tl

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o3.1

0.10

6.1

May

0

0

.4

.5

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0.9

0.03

1.8

June

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6.2

1.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.8

3S

40

15

10

121.0

4.03

240

July

~Q2.4

7J

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

o

0

0

2.4

0.08

4.8

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 960 Hln 0 Mean 22.5 Ac-ft 16,360

Water year 1952-53: Max 40 Mln 0 Mean 0.92 Ac-ft 665

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Mar. 17-27.
40 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

West Branch Mustinka River below Mustinka ditch, near Charlesville, Minn.

Location Lat 45°53'20", long. 96°21'45", In SE&SE£ sec. 18, T. 128 N., R. 45 W., on 

J.ert Dank at 3 downstream side of highway bridge, 40 ft downstream from Mustinka ditch 

diversion, 1 7 miles upstream from mouth, 6 miles southwest of Charlesville, and 7 7 

miles northeast of Wheaton.

Records available. April 1943 to September 1953. Prior to October 1949, published as 

Twelve Mile Creek below Mustinka ditch, near Charlesville.

Gage.--Staff gage read twice dally. Datum of gage Is 990.00 ft above mean sea level, 

adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 11, 1948, reference 

mark at same site referred to same datum.

Average discharge.--8 years (1943-45, 1947-53), 59.0 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum dally discharge during year, 528 cfs Mar. 23; maximum gage height, 7 30 

rt Mar. 21 (backwater from Ice); no flow for many days.

1943-53: Maximum discharge, 13,700 cfs Apr. 9, 1952 (gage height, 13.73 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 1,200 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow most winters.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or shifting control, which 

are fair. Flow is diverted to Mustinka ditch at medium and high stages to relieve flood 

conditions In West Branch Mustinka River basin. Diverted flow Is discharged Into Mustinka 

River, 6.4 miles upstream from gaging station on Mustinka River above Wheaton.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1055: 1945.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of loe effect or 

shifting-control (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic 

feet per second)

-O.I 

O.O 

.1 

.2 

.3 

.4 

.5

1.0

1.9 

3.3 

5.0

O.8 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

13

20

40

70

141

229

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

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 4

T7l

.9

.8 

.7

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

11.2

0.36

22

Nov.

0.1

 5O

O 

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

.2

.2

.3

.5

2.5

3.2

2.6

2.3

3.0

2.6

2.2

1.8

1.4

1.0

.7

.5

.4

.3

25.8

O.86

51

Dec.

0.3

.2

'.Z

.2

.2

YY

ii

.1

.4

2.0

3.3

3.5

JTz

2.5

2.1

l.S

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

35.1

1.13

70

Jan.

0.9

.8

.8

.8 

.8

.8

!B

.,7

.1?

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

Ts" . 5

!'5

.|5

20.3

0.66

40

Feb.

0.5

.5

.5

.5 

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

*.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.6

1.5

2.5

5.5

1

_

-

23.0

0.82

46

Mar.

2.0

1.3

1.0

.8 

.6

.6

.5

.5

.7

1.5

3.0

4.0

4.0

3.0

3.0

5.0

*115

*163

234

*340

407

475

*528

155

406

296

229

182

118

108

»108

4,240.5

137

8,410

Apr.

118

119

110

98 

101

100

104

109

125

T25

110

87

 71

60

51

39

29

31

27

27

24

23

22

21

27

32

31

30

28

30

-

1,909

63.6

3,790

May

41

S8

117

120 

102

73

55

43

32

28

27

26

25

 23

22

22

22

19

13

11

13

16

18

17

19

13

12

14

14

10

6.0

1,063.0

34.3

2,110

June

7.0

*6.8

6.2

5.2 

4.2

3^5

4.5

11

16

19

18

14

12

11

16

55

139

106

57

43

58

47

34

34

40

104

256

262

HI

159

-

1,762.4

58.7

3,500

July

 118 ~~5§

71

47 

36

29

23

18

13

9.7

7.2

6.O

4.5

3.8

3.3

2.6

2.0

1.7

1.7

7.0

2.0

1.4

1.2

1.1 1.2'

1.5

1.2

.9

.8

.6

.A

505.8

16.3

1,000

Aug.

0.3

.4

.8

M

.9

.8

.7

.6

1.4

1.8

1.0

.8

.6

.5

.5

.4

*.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

0'S

0

0

17.1

0.55

34

Sept.

(*)

-

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 11.9OO Mln O Mean 159 Ac-ft 115, 3OO

Water year 1952-53: Max 528 Mln 0 Mean 26.3 Ac-ft 19,070

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

Note.--stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 25-28, Dec. 11 to Mar. 26 (no gage-height record Jan. 1-6, 15-20, Feb. 10; discharge estimated on basis of weather records). Shifting-control 

method used June 16-22, June 26 to July 4, July 21 to Aug. 25.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 

Mustinka River above Wheaton, Minn.

41

Location. Lat 45°49'15", long. 96°29>25", on line between sees. 7 and 8 T 127 N R

fVnmrv,?ear leM?i bart °n o£ StEea? Slde of brldge on U " S ' H1Shway 7S - 1 mile upstream 

from Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad bridge, 1.2 miles north of railroad depot In Wheaton, and 8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 884 sq ml.

Records available June to November 1916, March to September 1917, June 1919 to September 

19H4, March 1931 to September 1953. ocpuemuoi

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once or twice daily. Datum of gage is 977.30 ft above mean 

sea level datura of 1929 (levels by Minnesota Highway Department). June to November 

i inoaff gage at slte 3? mlles downstream at different datum. March 1917 to Septem- 

£er i 9?nn?haln gage at slte 10° ft ^stream from present site at different datum 

March 1931 to Oct. 30, 1945, chain gage and Oct. 31, 1945, to Oct. 21, 1946, temporary 

staff gage and reference point at site 100 ft upstream from present site at present 

(13 turn.

Average discharge. 21 years (1920-24, 1933-36, 1939-53), 53.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum dally discharge during year, 550 cfs Mar. 26; maximum gage height 

observed, 10.47 ft Mar. 23 (backwater from ice); no flow for many days 

i c lll li 19, 19 - 24 > 1931-53: Maximum discharge, 7,320 cfs Apr. 10, 1952'(gage height, 

lb.56 ft, from graph based on gage readings); no flow during many periods

(discharge" ^geo^fsl ^ ^^ Apr11 1916> reached a stage of 17 ' 4 "' former datum

Remarks. Records fair except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Some water 

diverted to Rabbit Creek basin about 10 miles upstream during periods of high flow.

Revisions (water years). WSP 875: 1935. WSP 895: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31 Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

1.4

1.5

1.6

0

.6 

2.3

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8

2.7 

3.0

4.0

4.5 

5.0

5.7

116

156

199

248

318

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

1.2

T75

.9

.9

.7

.6

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

*0

8.1

0.26

16

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

.3

1.5

1.9

2.1

zTI

1.5

1.3

1.1

.8

.4

-

13.0

0.43

26

Dec.

0.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

.2

1.0

2.0

2.5

3.0

373

2.8

2.5

2.2

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

33.7

1.O9

67

Jan.

0.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

t ' 4. o

.6

22.9

0.74

45

Feb.

0.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

*.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.8

1.5

2.7

3.5

_

-

-

23.0

0.82

46

Mar.

3.0

2.3

1.5

1.0

.9

.7

.6

ti

.8

2.0

4.5

4.5

3.5

3.0

4.5

35

100

16O

240

310

360

400

»440

515

550

450

380

405

275

»113

4,766.8

154

9,450

Apr.

133

128

128

101

96

96

96

116

120

124

128

124

»80

79

78

73

70

60

41

32

26

26

"24 24

26

30

33

35

33

33

-

2,193

73.1

4,350

May

37

38

55

72

94

112

130

T02

90

68

52

37

28

»26

26

26

26

26

27

26

25

24

23

22

2O

19

18

18

13

13

11

1,304

42.1

2,590

June

*11

9.4

1O

11

9.4

8.3

il

8.3

11

11

12

16

24

27

31

42

62

142

137

132

138

141

148

154

162

175

220

318

309

298

-

2,784.6

92.8

5,520

July

»192

130

132

121

110

98

73

63

49

37

21

15

10

7.2

6.4

5.7

5.7

5.O

4.6

4.0

4.0

3.4

3.2

2.7

1.7

.6

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

1,106.7

35.7

2,200

Aug.

0.3

.7

.7

2.7

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.7

3.4

4.0

4.0

3.2

3.0

1.5

.8

.6

.4

*.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.3

.2

.3

.1

.1

0

0

0

41.4

1.34

82

Sept.

(»)

-

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952 : Max 7,160 Mln 0 Mean 175 Ac-ft 127,300

Water year 1952-53 : Max 550 Mln 0 Mean 33.7 Ac-ft 24,390

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

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 26 to Mar. 31.
42 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Bois de Sioux River near White Rock, S. Dak.

Location.--Lat 45°51'45", long. 96°34'25", In SW^SW^ sec. 27, T. 128 N., R..47 W., on left 

oaruc just downstream from Big Slough outlet, 300 ft downstream from White Rook Dam, 4 

miles south of White Rock, and 5 miles northwest of Wheaton, Minn.

Drainage area. 1,160 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1941 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 959.89 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 {levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Jan. 14, 1943, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 107 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 187 cfs May 27 (gage height, 5.11 ft, affected 

Dy shifting control); no flow Nov. 14-16, Nov. 29 to Dec. 7, Dec. 18 to Mar. 9.

1941-53: Maximum discharge, 1,410 cfs June 3, 1952 (gage height, 10.36 ft); no flow 

at times in most years.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or shifting control, which 

are fair. Plow regulated by Lake Traverse-Bois de Sioux Flood Control and Water Conservation Project (available capacity for flood control, 137,000 acre-ft).

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect or 

shifting-control (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic 

feet per second)

2.9

3.0

3.2 

3.5

0.2

3.1

4.0 

4.5 

5.1

60

105

177

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.3

.4

.3

f 2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

.4

.4

.7

.7

1.1 

TTT

.4

1.1

*.4

.7

13.2

0.43

26

Nov.

 H'.2

.4

1.1

1.1

.2

1.1

1.1

.7

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

.1

.4

.4

.4

.7

1.1

.7

.7

.7

.4 

.3

.1

0

0

-

14.3

0.48

28

Dec.

0 

0

»0

0

0

o

0

.1

.2

jl

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

2.1

0.07

4.2

Jan.

(»)

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

Mar.

0 

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.0

1.3

1.8

2.5

12

59

65

*72

»77

80

82

80

85

74

54

39

26 

23

19

15

13

13

894.6

28.9

1,770

Apr.

11 

11

16

11

9.3

7.8

7.8

7.8

11

9.8

6.9

5.4

*&f

18

6.9

5.9

5.0

9.3

5.4

5.4

5.9

6.4

7.8

22

18 

15

13

12

15

-

295.7

9.86

587

May

38 

33

26

22

20

22

25

39

57

28

87

32

47

*52

45

46

45

45

49

33

61

150

159

159

128 

108

134

151

156

127

2,294

74.0

4,550

June

83 

»30

35

39

42

38

35

37

35

33

36

38

38

38

44

76

67

58

54

83

79

68

72

81

85

80 

81

83

88

-

1,738

57.9

3,450

July

*86 

82

85

82

82

82

78

76

74

73

74

70

63

64

66

63

58

56

53

53

48

46

43

44

40

II

39

38

38

38

1,866

60.2

3,700

 Aug.

II

36

34

36

37

34

32

35

35

36

35

36

35

35

34

*34

34

33

31

30

31

32

31

31

33 

32

32

29

27 2"8~

1,034

33.4

2,050

Sept.

30 

35

29

26

23

20

17

17

20

23

25

19

14

14

13

*11

9.8

8.8

9.8

10

9.8

9.3

9.8

9.3

10

11 

10

9.8

12

8.3

-

468.7

15.6

930

Calendar year 1952 : Max 1,090 Mln 0 Mean 214 'Ac-ft 155,200

Water year 1952-53 : Max 170 Mln 0 Mean 23.6 Ac-ft 17,100

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

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 26 to Mar. 20. 

Oct. 1-21, Apr. 1-19, Apr. 21 to Aug. 14.

Shifting-control method used
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 43

Red River of the North at Wahpeton, N. Dak.

Location Lat 46°15'55", long. 96°35'40", In NE^ sec. 8, T. 132 N , R 47 W on left 

bank In Wahpeton , 800 ft downstream from confluence of Bols de Sioux and Otter Tall 

Hlvers and at mile 548.6.

Drainage area. 4,010 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available . April 1942 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wooden dam. Datum of gage Is 942.97 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 28, 1950, chain gage at same site and datum

Average discharge. 10 years (1943-53), 593 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 3,150 cfs June 21 (gage height 9 87 ft)- minimum, 85 cfs Jan. 20 (gage height, 3.05 ft, backwater from Ice)

-

Maximum stage known, 17.0 ft In spring of 1897.

Remarks . Records good. Flow regulated by several powerplants and by numerous controlled 

^6 ^^ ^ ^^ ^ 137 '°°° acre 'ft Capaclty avaUable for food

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 10, Nov. 26 to Mar. 26, 

July 25 to Sept. 15)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 10 Nov. 11 to Sept. 30

3.3 

3.9 

4.3

186

320

452

2.8 

3.2 

3.6 

4.0

91 

138 

£04 

319

1,090

2,090

3,050

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

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.

385

434

341

306

344

379

438 

392

402

363

427

379

*289

359

338

366

382

338

323

338

332

369

353

298

347

329

309

314

369

312

295

10,900

352

21,620

Nov.

292

261

249

217

201

256

254

254

225

*262

238

236

236

241

236

244

265

252

*265

262

265

258

244

244

158

118

*T52

210

230

-

7,074

236

14,O3O

Dec.

238

1T9

200

*188

178

164

167 

159

»148

161

199

181

176

181

»186

195

197

208

206

206

202

»199

200

193

191

186

184

184

*193

188

188

5,865

189

11,630

Jan.

199

202

188

184

181

*158

191 

186

176

169

171

*169

161

156

158

153

178

179

»125

148

167

164

169

166

152

127

169

172

174

178

5,162

167

10,240

Feb.

161

*155

164

208

228

241

'238 249 

219

147

*195

208

210

210

193

140

138

*T84

133

186

169

179

167

202

200

*212

195

204

_

_

-

5,395

193

10,700

Mar.

163

186

 235 147

210

178

178 

183

186

163

*252

294

284

291

284

25S

298

391

472

*703

1,140

1,300

*1.460

1,260

1,010

976

944

*960

988

*868

779

17,038

550

33,790

Apr.

715

601

498

510

563

578

491 

435

643

«818

700

578

544

517

476

484

417

544

491

476

484

484

472

487

529

551

551

551

*54O

559

-

16,287

543

32,300

May

665

730

760

787

738

703

669 

406

760

738

760

798

806

738

719

707

677

662

650

703

734

738

*826

868

853

833

818

806

"§40" 976

868

23,436

756

46,480

June

826

791

861

924

996

1,040

1,050 

1,130

1,150

1,110

1,070

1,060

»1,060

1,070

1,130

1,400

2,080

*2,330

2,290

2,460

3,010

3.020

 2,630

2,460

»2,650

2,530

2,240

2,020

1,890

1,800

-

50,078

1,669

99,330

July

*1 740

1*690

1,660

1,630

1,620

1,600

1,560 

1,530

1,500

1,500

1,490

1,450

1,420

1,390

1,360

1,340

1,310

1,290

1,250

1,220

1,200

1,160

1,130

1,110

1,100

1,190

1,170

1,140

1,090

980

924

41,744

1,347

82,800

Aug.

904

896

*916

920

900

928

940 

964

952

948

"956 980

944

924

904

888

841

833

826

822

814

795

783

779

768

749

684

726

734

768

760

26,546

856

52,650

Sept.

760

669

559

551

513

589

620

635

*673

681

677

681

688

677

662

601

631

665

643

469

461

469

398

391

410

421

432

435

439

446

-

16,946

565

33,610

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,100 Mln 118 Mean 871 Ac-ft 632,500

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,020 Mln 92 Mean 620 Ac-ft 449,200

* Discharge measurement made on this day,

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 26 to Mar. 26.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Wild Rice River near Abercrombie, N. Dak.

Location.--Lat 46°28'05", long. 96°47'00", in NE^NE^ sec. 36, T. 135 N., R. 49 W., on right 

bank 420 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 81, three-quarters of a mile upstream 

from rubble masonry dam which serves as control, 3$ miles northwest of Abercrombie, and 

7 miles downstream from Antelope Creek. Prior to Nov. 25, 1952, at site three-quarters 

of a mile downstream.

Drainage area.--2,170 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--April 1932 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and rubble masonry control. Datum of gage is 907.94 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Dec. 7, 1939, chain gage at site 420 ft downstream at datum 5.00 ft lower. Dec. 7, 1939, to Nov. 24, 1952, staff gage at site 

three-quarters of a mile downstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 17 years (1932-33, 1936-37, 1938-53), 81.5 cfs; median of yearly mean 

discharges, 53 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,500 cfs May 29; maximum gage height, 14.45 ft 

May 29; no flow Oct. 1 to Nov. 24, Sept. 16-30.

1932-53: Maximum discharge, 5,500 cfs Apr. 2, 1943 (gage height, 21.02 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 2,100 cfs; no flow for some periods in 

many years.

Flood in spring of 1897 reached a stage of 27.5 ft, present site and datum, from 

floodmark pointed out by local residents.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation by Fish and Wildlife Service wild fowl refuges, 

of which Lake Tewauken is the largest. Some small diversions for irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Loop curve used May 29 to June 3)

0.9 0 2.2 64

1.0 .1 2.5 125

1.1 .8 3.0 280

1.2 2.6 3.5 449

1.4 8.6 4.0 540

1.8 24 4.5 595

2.0 38 5.0 654

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

00"

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

.2

3.3

575

3.3

2.4

2.0

14.5

0.48

29

Dec.

*1.6 

T72

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

' 1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

».9 '1.1

.9

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

.9

.9

.9

.1

37.3

1.20

74

Jan.

0.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.5

*b.4

bTS

jJL

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.6

.7

.7

».7

.7

.8

.8

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8 

.8

22.5

0.73

45

Feb.

0.8 

.7

77

*.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

1.1

1.1

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.1

.9

.8

.9

.9

 1.1

1.8

 2.2 575"

_

-

27.8

0.99

55

Mar.

1.2 

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

.9

.8

78

1.8

3.0

5.2

 11

14

19

25

24

28

»76

89

b!60

»b310

b340

*b370

b3T5

b270

b220

»b!90

164

130

97 

83

2,958.1

95.4

5,870

Apr.

»81 

78

71

60

52

47

46

46

48

47

46

46

47

47

47

42

32

22

23

22

21

21

 19

16

IT

18

17

18

36

57

1,190

39.7

2,360

May

73

103

178

235

*200

144

99

74

57

51

91

83

62

62

*79

83

71

58

47

46

63

81

79

71

73

74

68

73

 2,160

2.190 

1,620

8,448

273

16,760

June

* 1,000 

*569

356

252

193

155

128

133

144

115

95

85

106

118

186

639

587

270

252

248

232

184

187

273

535

553

»615

603

502

»336

9,651

322

19,140

July

£25 

164

123

99

85

74

64

57

 54

51

46

42

38

 32

27

23

22

22

22

21

20

20

21

20

19

17

16

14

13

12 

10

1,473

47.5

2,920

Aug.

9.7 

9.7

 9.4

9.4

9.0

8.2

7.6

6.8

6.2

5.8

6.5

6.8

7.6

9.0

9.0

11

1210"

7.6

5.8

4.6

4.0

3.6

3.0

2.4

2.0

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.4

1.2

193.7

6.25

384

Sept.

~TS 0.9

.7

.6

.5

.4

.3

.2

».3

.4

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

5.9

0.20

12

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,350 Mln 0 Mean 222 Ac-ft 160,900

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,190 Mln 0 Mean 65.8 Ac-ft 47,650

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

(4.62 ft); May (7:30 p.m.) 2,500 cfs 

; June 27 (9 p.m.) 627 cfs (4.SO ft), 

this day.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 45

Red River of the North at Fargo, N. Dak.

Location.--Lat 46°52'10", long. 96°47'00", In NE£ sec. 7, T. 139 N., R. 48 W., on left 

bank just upstream from Island Park Dam In Fargo, 24 miles (corrected) upstream from 

Sheyenne River and at mile 452.1.

Drainage area.--6.800 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. May 1901 to September 1953.

Gage.--Staff gage, read once or twice dally. Datum of gage Is 870.00 ft above sea level 

(Fargo city datum). Prior to Sept. 1, 1914, staff gage at site half a mile downstream 

at datum 6.65 ft lower. Sept. 1, 1914, to July'31, 1928, staff gage at present site 

at datum 3.70 ft higher.

Average discharge.--51 years (1902-53), 498 cfs, unadjusted; median of yearly mean discharges, 380 cfs. unadjusted.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,720 cfs June 1; maximum gage height, 18.05 ft 

June 1; minimum discharge, 93 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 7.78 ft).

1901-53: Maximum discharge, 17,000 cfs Apr. 7, 1943 (gage height, 28.40 ft); maximum gage height, 28.79 ft Apr. 16, 1952; no flow for many days in each year during 

period 1932-41.

Maximum stage known, 40.1 ft Apr. 7, 1897, site and datum in use prior to 1914.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by several powerplants and numerous controlled 

lakes and ponds, of which Lake Traverse (the largest) has 137,000 acre-ft capacity 

available for flood control. Some small diversions for municipal supply.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1115: 1943.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 28 to May 29; 

loop curves used May 3O to June 4, June 16-29)

7.7 

8.0 

8.5 

9.0

84

183

407

700

10.0

11.0

11.5

1,450

2,400

2,950

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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

(t)

Oct.

397 

T??

357

367

338

282

296

323

387

387

372

338

367 

382

291

286

353" 273

333

333

296

286

300

309

328

264 

268

296

282

286

*328

10,047

324

19,930

480

Nov.

323 

?86

286

268

256

256

247

195

218

243

235

239

247 

256

251

251

251

296

300

319

300

296

300

300

235

199 

165

147

*127

TS5

-

7,457

249

14,790

407

Dec.

172

218

256

264

24T

230

195

179

169

 169

161

154

169 

161

154

TBS" 151

183

187

172

183

191

187

187

187

191 

176

172

176

179

172

5,757

186

11,420

412

Jan.

ire" 176

169

176

176

169

154

 140

144

154

158

147

147 

147

134

111

99

105

134

130

127

111

158" 93

13O

124 

134

144

117

114

130

4,278

138

8,490

413

Feb.

134

127 m

154

147

161

169

190

206

226

226

191

159 

187

200

199

206

183

169

158

161

195

210

202

195

195 

218

218

_

_

-

5,130

183

10,180

369

Mar.

202

210

210

195

187

255" 183

202

202

*214

235

247

260 

309

347

347

357

434

412

515

694

980

1,220

1,430

*1,660

1,790 

T,7'20

1,600

1,540

1,600

1,540

21,264

686

42,180

399

Apr.

1.270

1,055

920

835

694

»687

726

739

694

648

814

958

856

726

654

623

551

545

521

593

557

527

527

BTS" 521

551 

569

605

605

654

-

20,745

692

41,150

381

May

*793 

891

935

958

1,030

1,050

995

912

800

700

870

1,060

1,180 

1,140

9 SO

928

842

835

779

758

870

1,120

1,140

1,080

1,060

1,020 

995

972

1,620

*4,480 e^so

38,843

1,253

77,040

424

June

 6,700 

6,650

 4,930

*3,570

1,960

 1,510

1,430

1,430

1,430

1,510

1,530

1,440

1,590 

1,470

1,760

4,070

 5,300

5,550

 5,200

 4,650

4,220

*3,950

3,850

*3,770

3,630

3,450 

3,320

3,280

 3,150

2,930

-

98,430

3,281

195,200

407

July

2.660

2,2YO

2,070

1,930

1,870

1,810

1,760

1,710

1,660

 1,640

1,610

1,600

1,590 

1,570

1,510

1,460

1,430

1,410

1,380

1,350

1,340

1,300

1,250

1,230

1,190

1,170 

1,180

1,210

1,210

1,190

JL,140

47,700

1,539

94,610

519

Aug.

1.180 

1,010

958

 950

958

965

950

958

980

995

988

1,010

1,010 

995

988

958

942

905

870

849

828

814

807

807

772

765 

752

739

720

725

739

27,882

899

55,300

542

Sept.

T3$ T4-6

752

654

539

515

510

551

575

617

 648

661

661 

648

668

654

635

617

617

629

605

476

444

444

418

392 

157

407

418

428

-

17,055

568

33,830

585

Adjusted for diversion

Mean 

Ac-ft

332 

20,410

255 

15,200

192 

11,830

145 

8,900

19ol 692 

10,540^42,580

698 

41,530

1,260 

77,470

3,288 

195,600

1,547 

95,130

908 

55,840

578 

34,410

Calendar year 1952: Max 16,200 

Water year 1952-53: Max 6,700

Mln 

Mln

127

93

Mean 

Mean

1,285

834

Ac-ft 932,700 

Ac-ft 604,100

Adjusted

Calendar year 1952: Mean 1,293 

Water year 1952-55: Mean 842

Ac-ft 

Ac-ft

938,300

609,400

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Diversion by city of Fargo, In acre-feet.
46 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Sheyenne River near Harvey, N. Dak.

Location.--La t 47 0 47'25", long. 99°53'25", in SE-£sw£ sec. 21, T. 150 N., R. 72 W., on 

left bank 90 ft (revised) north of Harvey Water Works, 0.4 mile upstream from small 

tributary, and 2tr miles northeast of Harvey.

Drainage area.--562 sq mi.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1953.

Gage.--Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage Is 1,520.10 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Prior to June 11, 1946, staff gage at site 3 miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 15.2 cfs,

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 60 cfs June 30 (gage height, 3.60 ft); no flow 

during several months.

1945-53: Maximum discharge observed, 1,430 cfs Apr. 18, 1950; maximum gage height 

observed, 6.95 ft Apr. 17, 1950 (backwater from ice); no flow during several months in 

most years.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

2.9

2.4 

5.9

IE 

30

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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

NOV.

(*)

-

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

Mar.

0o0

0

0

0

»0

0

o

0

0

.2

1.7

2.5

2.8

3.0

3.2

*3.5

6.4

19

*26

TS

16

18

*15

12

*20

*16

11

11

11

214.3

6.91

425

Apr.

11

 9.2

6.2

5.1

4.8

4.4

4.4

*4.2

5.1

4.4

4.4

4.0

3.7

3.4

3.2

*3.5

3.0

3.0

2.3

57T

2.8

3.0

2.5

5.3

17

16

21

25

2?

23

-

229.3

7.64

455

May

27

2(5

25

22

17

 13

13

9.9

6.1

6.1

8.1

11

14

13

8.9

6.4

6.2

5.9

5.5 STS

6.4

7.0

7.8

7.8

14

15

12

11

9.9

25

*22

387.5

12.5

769

June

17

16

15

11

10

8.6

6.7

6.4

5.5

5.5

4.0

3.5

3.2

472

6.2

7.2

5.7

4.4

3.4

9.9

20IB11

12

16

7.5

4.6

4.2

4.8

11

-

259.5

8.65

515

July

 28-

T5

11

6.4

4.8

3.7

4.2

3.8

3.1

2.4

2.0

2.0

1.6

1.3

.9

».8

.6

.4

.5

.4

.3

.2

.1

0o0

0

0

0

0

0

96.5

3.11

191

Aug.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 242 Mln 0 Mean 11.6 Ac-ft 8,400

Water year 1952-53: Max 28 Mln 0 Mean 3.25 Ac-ft 2,360

Peak discharge (base. 100 cfs). Ho peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 47 

Sheyenne River near Warwick, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 47°48'20", long. 98°42'57", on south quarter of line between sees. 15 and 

16, T. J50 N., R. 63 W., on left bank on downstream side of highway bridge, 3.3 miles 

south of Warwick.

Drainage area. 2.100 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1949 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and rubble masonry control. Altitude of gage is 1,370 ft 

(by barometer).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 204 cfs July 3 (gage height, 3.08 ft); minimum, 

1 cfs during many days; minimum gage height, 2.04 ft Aug. 27, 28.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 3,800 cfs Apr. 17, 1950 (gage height, 7.45 ft); minimum, 1 cfs at times in most years; minimum gage height, 2.03 ft Aug. 26, 1951, Aug. 24,

Remarks.--Records good above 20 cfs and poor below. Records include flow of spring which 

enters below gage and Just above control. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1291. Discharge measurements of 

spring inflow, in cubic feet per second, made during the year are listed below.

Oct. 10.......... 1.1

Dec. 2.......... 1.3

Jan. 11.......... 1.2

Jan. 31.......... 1.4

Apr. 9.......... 1.2

Sept.26.......... 1.1

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 15 to Mar. 21, 

Sept. 3-30)

2.0

2.1

2.2

Z.4

2.7 

3.0

48

111

188

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

82

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1

I

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

»»!

1 

2

I

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

1

1

1

»2

2

2

36

1.2

71

NOV.

3

4

4

5

6

8

10

13

16

18

20 

18

16

13

10

9

8

6

6

5

5

6

6

5

5

4

3

3

Z

TL

-

239

8.0

474

Dec.

2

*»2

1

2

1

2

2

2

3

5

1

3 

5

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

81

2.6

161

Jan.

 s3

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

3

*3 

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

»»2

73

2.4

145

Feb.

2

2

2

2

3

3

4

T

3

3

3

4

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

2

2

3

3

**3

_

,.

-

72

2.6

143

Mar.

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

3

3 

3

3

3

4

3

4

5

5

8

8

**5

8

6

*6

6

13

*54

82

84

71

413

13.3

819

Apr.

Si- 72

52

46

44

46

46

42

*39

39

41 

39

34

32

30

26

26

30

25

21.

21

21

21

32

46

48

56

46

37

34

1,156

38.5

2,290

May

30

74

*54

62

64

66

68

66

66

62

76 

90

W

74

64

56

50

48

48

50

50

50

54

56

64

62

66

56

58

72

72

1,868

60.3

3,710

June

80

72

64

58

66

72

72

*70

64

62

58 

52

46

48

41

41

39

37

34

47

64

76

76

70

68

76

82

72

64

68

1,836

61.2

3,640

July

106

140

185

185

*150

150

152

140

116

93

78 

62

56

48

42

39

36

32

28

23

21

16

16

16

13

8

6

12

10

10

12

1,996

64.4

3,960

Aug.

**10~S

8

6

8

8

5

3

3

3

5

3

2

2

2

1

T

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

z

z

95

3.1

188

Sept.

1

2

3

»»4

4

4

5

5

5

4

*»3 

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

r

i

l

i

«*i

i

i

i

i

-

62

2.1

123

Calendar year 1952: Max 731 Hln l Mean 33.6 Ac-ft 24,380

Water year 1952-53: Max 185 Mln i Mean 21.7 Ac-ft 15,720

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.
48 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Devils Lake near Devils Lake, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 48°04'00", long. 98°56'07", in S«£ sec. 18, T. 153 N., R. 64 W., 200 ft 

north of bathing area on east bank of Creel Bay at Lakewood, 4? miles southwest of 

city of Devils Lake. Creel Bay, which is half a.mile wide, is an arm of Devils Lake 

and extends 2 miles to the north of the lake.

Drainage area.--3,400 sq mi, approximately.

Records available .--1867. 1879, 1883, 1887, 1890, 1896 (one gage height for each year) 

and 1901-53 (fragmentary).

Gage. Staff gage read about twice a week except during winter, when monthly readings 

were obtained. Datum of gage is 1,400.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Gage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea level. 1867 to June 1921, 

various staffs and reference points near present site at datum 11.65 ft higher. July 

1921 to September 1937 staff gages near present site and October 1937 to September 1938 

staff gages at south end of Creel Bay, at datum 0.56 ft lower than present datum. 

Oct. 1, 1938, to April 1943 staff gages 5 miles southwest near northeast corner of 

Sully Hill Game Preserve and May 1943 to June 22, 1950, at south end of Creel Bay at 

present datum.

Extremes.--Maximum elevation observed during year, 1,413.00 ft June 26; minimum observed, 

 r~4~TT.83 ft Sept. 30.

1867-1953: Maximum elevation observed, 1,438.40 ft in 1867, present datum; minimum 

observed, 1,400.87 ft Oct. 24, 1940.

For information about early lake elevations based on tree growth see Geological 

Survey monograph, Volume XXV, The Glacial History of Lake Agassiz.

Remarks.--Elevation at gage frequently affected by wind. Elevations listed below are for 

calmer days.

Revisions. WSP 1238: Drainage area.

Elevation, In feet, 1952-53

Date

Oct. 8

18

29

Nov. 14

Dec. 2

Jan. 11

30

Feb. 28

Elevation

1,412.78

1,412.70

1,412.64

1,412.59

1,412.55

1,412.46

1,412.45

1,412.48

Date

Mar. 22

Apr. 27

May 6

June 1

13

26

July 8

Aug. 1

Elevation

1,412.80

1,412.77

1,412.79

1,412.84

1,412.90

1,413.00

1,412.96

1,412.58

Date

Aug. 8

25

Sept. 1

8

15

30

Elevation

1,412.52

1,412.22

1,412.18

1^412.08

1,411.99

1,411.83
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 49

Sheyenne River near Cooperstown, N. Dak.

Location. La t 47°26' , long. 98°02' , In NE^SEi sec. 27, T. 146 N., R. 58 W., on right bank 

150 ft downstream from county bridge and 5 miles east of Cooperstown.

Drainage area. 6. 780 sq mi, approximately (includes 3,940 sq mi in closed Devils Lake 

basin) .

Records available. --March 1945 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,271.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark, revised). Prior to Aug. 3, 1950, wire-weight gage 

at site 150 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 135 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 271 cfs July 3 (gage height, 6.22 ft); minimum, 

0.4 cfs Sept. 27 (gage height, 3.48 ft).

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 7,830 cfs Apr. 17, 1950 (gage height, 18.69 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 27, 1953.

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

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect ( 

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

3.4

3.5

3.6 

3.8 

4.0

0.4

1.2 

2.5 

6.4

12

4.2 

4.6 

5.0 

6.0 

6.2

107

246

269

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

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

Ae-ft

Oct.

 272 2.2

2.4

2.5

2.2

3.9

3.9

2.9

2.2

 2.7

5.1

3T5

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.8

3.4

3.2

3.8

4.1

4.3

4.1

4.3

3.8

3.8

4.3

4.7

*5.1

4.7

4.9

112.9

3.64

224

Hov.

5.3

575

5.7

6.8

8.3

9.4

6.4

5.3

6.2

6.6

6.8

7.5

7.5

8.3

9.1

14

23

19

17

14

11

17

18

17

16

30

T2

10

9.1

8.3

340.1

11.3

675

Dee.

7.8

7.3

7.5

8.8 *ST§

8.5

8.3

8.5

8.8

8.8

8.5

8

8

8

8

8

*7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

6

6

6

6

6

231.6

7.47

459

Jan.

6

6

6

*6

6

6

G

6

6

6

6

6

6

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

 

6

6

6

7

7

8

*S

8

8

8

8

193

6.2

383

Feb.

8

8

8

8

8

7

6

6

6

6

6

7

8

10

*7

9

12

IT

12

_

-

216

7.7

428

Mar.

10

7

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

7

7

8

8

8

8

*14

25

32

40

*42

3s

42

*39

27

24

23

*24

26

28

*31

566

18.3

1,120

Apr.

39

43

42

64

98

116

Toff

107

*107

93

83

78

70

61

60

53

40

48

41

55

53

44

42

43

47

50

50

*47

46

56

1,884

62.8

3,740

May

60

63

62

57

52

50

 52 47

62

70

83

86

90

94

94

97

97

92

86

80

72

67

61

60

63

*66

67

64

71

S6

i20

2,271

73.3

4,500

June

132

*115

112

117

111

99

93

87

80

11

81

82

81

80

80

95

95

89

81

90

128

219

227 Tie

182

217

198

. 172

156

*135

3,697

123

7,330

July

172

221

268

246

214

192

186

199

217

219

214

209

201

182

154

128

110

95

84

78

72

64

58

52

49

45

42

*38

34

31

30

4,104

132

8,140

Aug.

26 "S4

20

17

16

14

14

13

12

11

11

10

8.5

7.3

6.8

6.0

5.1

5.3

4.7

3.8

3.0

2.9

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.2

"277 2.1

4.3

4.7

*6.0

270.8

8.74

537

Sept.

5.7

6.8

57T

5.3

5.1

3.9

3.0

2.5

2.2

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.5

3.0

2.7

2.2

1.7

1.3

1.1

1.0

.8

.8

.8

1.0

1.0

.7

.7

*.7

.6

-

71.4

2.38

142

Calendar year igsgi Max 1,080 Mln l'.G Mean 62.2 Ac-ft 45,180

Water .year 1952-53: Max 268 Min 0.6 Mean 38.2 Ac-ft 27,680

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 12 to Mar. 29.
50 RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN

Lake Ashtabula at Baldhill Dam, N. Dak.

Loeatlon.--Lat 47°02'00", long. 98°05 I 00", In NW£ Sec. 18, T. 141 N., R. 58 W., at Bald-' 

hill Dam on Sheyenne River, 8 miles northwest of Valley City.

Drainage area. 7,900 sq mi, approximately {includes 3,940 sq mi in closed Devils Lake 

basin).

Records available. July 1949 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year. 71,400 acre-ft June 28 (elevation, 1,266.14 ft); 

 minimum, 49,640 acre-ft Feb. 22, 23 (elevation, 1,261.92 ft).

1949-53: Maximum contents, 91,400 acre-ft May 14, 1950 (elevation, 1,269.46 ft);

minimum since reservoir first reached spillway level, 6,600 acre-ft (revised) Aug. 11-14,

1950 (elevation, 1,245.13 ft).

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by an earth-fill dam 1,650 ft long; storage began on July 30, 

1949; dam completed September 1949. Usable capacity, 69,100 acre-ft between invert of 

outlet conduit (elevation, 1,238.0 ft) and normal pool level (elevation, 1,266.0 ft). 

Dead storage below elevation 1,238.0 ft, 1,500 acre-ft. Maximum pool elevation, 1,273.2 

ft (capacity, 116,500 acre-ft). Low flows are controlled by 2 sluice gates 3 ft in 

diameter. The spillway crest is 120 ft long at elevation 1,252.0 ft, surmounted by 

3 taintor gates, each 15 ft high and 40 ft long. The reservoir is operated for flood 

control and improvement of low-water flow.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1238: 1950(M).

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

Nov. 30............. ......

Calendar year 1952. .....

Feb. 28...................

Mar. 31 ...................

Water year 1952-53. .....

Elevation 

(feet)

-

-

Contents 

(aore-ffc&t)

-

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-310

+34, 950

+1,670

+11,350
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 51

Sheyenne River below Baldhlll Dam, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 47°01'50", long. 98°05'00", In NW£ sec. 18, T. 141 N., R. 58 W., on right 

bank 600 ft downstream from Baldhlll Dam, 8 miles northwest of Valley City, and at mile 

270.5.

Drainage area. 7.900 sq ml, approximately (Includes 3,940 sq ml In closed Devils Lake 

basin).

Records available. November 1949 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and staff gage read once dally. Rubble masonry control. 

Datum of gages Is 1,200.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,980 cfs July 16 (gage height, 29.41 ft); no 

flow Aug. 3-11.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 3,150 cfs May 23, 1950 (gage height, 32.62 ft); no flow 

at times.

Maximum discharge known, about 4,600 cfs Apr. 27 or 28, 1948.

Remarks. Records fair prior to Apr. 24, good thereafter. Records do not Include releases 

at Baldhlll Dam to the fish-rearing ponds of the Pish and Wildlife Service.

Cooperation. Staff-gage 'readings furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

25.0

25.1

25.2

25.3

25.4

25.5

25.7

0 

.1 

.4 

1.4 

3.1 

5.4 

11

26,0 

26.3 

26.6 

26.8 

27.0 

27.4 

27'. 9-

26

57

111

174

272

549

990

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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

AO-ft

Oct.

 if T?f

16

16

16

16

16

*16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

14

13

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

 11

11

11

11

422

13.6

837

Hov.

11

IT

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

9.8

?75

9.8

9.8

324.2

10.8

643

Dee.

9.8

9.8

9.2

¥72

9.2

*9.5

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

15

20

22

22

22

22

22

23

25 55

25

25

25

460.1

14.8

913

Jan.

25

?5

 25

25

25

25

25

25

25

24

24

24

24

24

24

25

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

*24

24

22

22

22

22

746

24.1

1,480

Feb.

22

TZ

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

24

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

*26~ZS

26

26

26

26

_

_

-

663

23.7

1,320

Mar.

26

26

28

29

If

29

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

4.6

4.2

3.7

3.1

3.1

3.1

*3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

*3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

*JU1

256.1

8.26

508

Apr.

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

 1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.0

.5

75

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

2.1

7.6

S7i

*6.4

6.4

6.4

62.2

2.07

123

May

6.4

671

19

19

17

18

12

11

11

18

13

9.2

9.2

9.5

9.5

9.8

28

TT

10

9.5

9.5

8.8

8.8

9.2

14

*14

8.5

8.8

18

25

13

394.1

12.7

782

June

9.8

iB~~ 9.2

13

11

11

14

11

11

12

12

12

11

33

13

67

54

16

13

18

170

205

16ie

24

179

380

T5B" 436

 345

2,321.0

77.4

4,600

July

239

57

81

242

334

106

7.6

78

560

93

67

212

467

189

 102

*971 ~6.7

5.2

4.6

1.8

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.2

.9

.4

*.2

72

.5

.7

.5

3,832.9

124

7,600

Aug.

0.4

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1.1

.2

.2

61

-52 115

7.0

7.0

6.7

6.2

6.2

5.9

5.4

5.4

4.9

1.7

.8

9.0

3.7

269.0

8.68

534

Sept.

1.1

.3

.6

.8

.9

16

24

7.6

5.6

5.6

5.4

*4.6

4.2

4.4

4.6

11

10

10

12

!§.

26

25

25

25

26

25

25

24

23

22

-

400.7

13.4

795

Calendar year 1952: Max 230 Kin 0 Mean 15.8 Ac-ft 11,440

Water year 1952-53: Max 971 Min 0 Mean 27.8 Ac-ft 20,140

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily staff-gage readings Oct. 1-27, Nov. 23 to Dec. 5, Dec. 

17 to Jan. 2, Jan. 25 to Apr. 23. Doubtful or no gage-height record or gage reading not representative of average for day Oct. 1-7, 9-16, Dec. 19-24, Apr. 1-9, 16-23; discharge estimated on basis of 

records for station at Valley City and gate operation records for Baldhlll Dam.
52 RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN

Sheyenne River at Valley City, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 46°54'50" > long. 98°00'30", In SE^NWi sec. 28, T. 140 N., R. 58 W., on left 

bank 100 ft downstream from College Dam in Valley City, 13 miles downstream from Baldhill Dam, and at mile 253.0.

Dra inage area. 8.200 sq mi, approximately (includes 3,940 sq mi in closed Devils Lake 

basin).

Records available.--March to August 1919, March 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,199.91 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). March to August 1919 staff 

gage at site half a mile upstream at different datum. March to Oct. 13, 1938, staff 

gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--IS years (1938-53), 127 cfs; median of yearly mean discharges, 98

CIS.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,230 cfs July 17 (gage height, 8.11 ft); minImum, 0.2 cfs Aug. 16, 17, Sept. 6, 7 (gage height, 2.39 ft).

1919, 1938-53: Maximum discharge, 4,580 cfs Apr. 28, 1948 (gage height, 17.51 ft); 

no flow during several periods in 1938-41.

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by Lake Ashtabula (see p. 50). 

Revisions. WSP 1175: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 27-29, July 13, 14)

0.2 

1.0 

2.2 

4.3

3.0 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

26

52

121

273

490

728

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

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.

22

20

20

18

17

17

17

*18

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

13

14

14

12

9.8

11

13

12

12

12

13

24

*T2

11

11

11

467.8

15.1

928

Nov.

12

12

10

11

12

9.8

^78

11

11

10

11

11

11

11

11

10

16

29

TS

12

12

12

12

12

12

9.8

11

11

11

11

358.4

11.9

711

Dec.

11

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.6

*8.6

8.0

8^

8.6

8.6

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

10

19

20

21

20

21

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

425.8

13.7

845

Jan.

22

24

22

*22

24

24

24

24

25 "23

24

22

24

21 2T

22

22

24

22

22

24

25

24

22

25

*22

21

22

24

24

24

717

23.1

1,420

Feb.

24

22

22

24

27

26

25

25

24

26

25

24

24

25

25

25

25

25

25

24

24

27

46

*77

58

121

108

62

_

-

1,015

36.2

2,010

Mar.

34

28

27

36

31

30

28

30

24

21

36

25

12

9.2

12

12

*31

T6" 39

21

21

10

6.1

3.2

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.6

3.0

3.7

3.4

563.2

18.2

1,120

Apr.

3.0

2.8

2.2

1.6

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.9

3.2

*2.8

2.0

1.6

2.4

3.0

2.5

1.8

.8

.5

7e

.6

.8

2.2

2.2

4.0

9.8

5.7

4.9

*6.1

7.5

ii

95.8

3.19

190

May

16

15

15

31

26

24

22

16

17

28

77

34

19

17

16

10

12

28

17

17

16

14

12

16

19

22

16

15

30

35

35

687

22.2

1,360

June

18

16

18

20

17

14

TT

24

19

18

20

*16

15

18

107

236

124

42

25

303

229

*388

98

44

29

54

397

518

12T

*93

3,360

112

6,660

July

538 -

70

79

116

316

251

36

16

323

351

40

111

336

359

68

377

-36 607

15

12

12

9.2

7.0

6.6

7.0

5.3

5.3

5.3

4.6

4.0

4J5

4,127.3

133

8,190

Aug.

3.7

5.7

7.0

6.1

4.3

4.3

4.0

2.8

3.2

4.3

4.0

2.5

1.8

1.0

.7

77 .2

TS

19

7.5

5.3

3.4

4.0

5.7

5.7

.6

.9

.9

.5

.3

.3

285.7

9.22

567

Sept.

7.5

6.1

2.8

1.8

.7

.3

4.0

17

9.8

7.0

6.6

 4.0

2.8

3.4

3.2

2.4

3.4

7.5

9.8

12

25

26

27

27

27

27

25

26

26

22

-

370.1

12.3

734

Calendar year 1952: Max 360 Mln 1.8 Mean 23.5 Ao-ft 17,090

Water year 1952-53: Max 607 Mln 0.2 Mean 34.2 Ae-ft 24,740

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 

Sheyenne River near Kindred, N. Dak.

53

Location.--Lat 46°37'35", long. 97°00'05", in NE^NW^ sec. 5, T. 136 N., R. 50 W., near 

center of span on downstream side of Great Northern Railway bridge, ij miles southeast of Kindred and at mile 68.1

Drainage area. 9.170 sq mi, approximately (includes 3,940 sq mi in closed Devils Lake 

basin).

Records available. July 1949 to September 1953.

Sage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 929.16 ft above mean sea level 

(Great Northern Railway benchmark).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 679 cfs July 3 (gage height, 6.44 ft); minimum, 

27 cfs Sept. 21, 29, 30; minimum gage height, 3.17 ft Sept. 21.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 3,210 cfs May 13, 14, 1950 (gage height, 20.50 ft); 

minimum daily, 20 cfs Jan. 26-30, 1950; minimum gage height, 3.07 ft Sept. 29, 30, 1949.

Flood of 1947 or 1948 reached a stage of 22.1 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, about 

3,600 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good.' Plow regulated to a large degree by Lake Ashtabula (see p. 50). 

and several smaller reservoirs.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period- of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 1-19)

3.1 

3.5 

4.0

5.0 

6.3

401

654

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2.0

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

46

43

40

39

38

39

39

43

47

TS

44

43

44

*42

42

40

42

40

43

43

42

42

43

44

44

46

46

46

45

44

44

1,328

42.8

2,630

Nov.

42

42

42

40

42

43

43

44

42

38

38

38

40

44

43

40

*39

59

62

63

63

52

33

35

45

42

40

38

36

34

-

1,306

43.5

2,590

Dec.

32

»3T

32

33

34

36

38

39

40

40

41

42

*4T

41

40

38

36

34

33

*32

32

32

33

33

34

34

*34

34

34

33

33

1,101

35.5

2,180

Jan.

3"2 32

*32

32

33

34

35

 *36" 36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

*36

36

35

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

1,077

34.7

2,140

Feb.

35

JSS

36

38

40

42

*44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

46

46

46

46

49

 51

51

51

54

62

64

_

-

1,277

45.6

2,530

Mar.

62

 55 54

63

67

104

187

TST

151

137

131

123

*112

106

106

110

127

145

*117

133

161

177

169

151

153

*151

155

157

155

153

135

3,978

128

7,890

Apr.

*137

135

127

137

204

159

99

108

115

112

110

99

89

*85

32

78

73

69

67

67

66

 S4- 64

64

83

99

99

91

88

110

2,980

99.3

5,910

May

123

121

110

104

91

85

*79

76

76

78

202

200

167

*129

123

108

123

133

123

127

173

159

135

123

108

96

94

125

275

*'2Tg' 361

4,305

139

8,540

June

200

155

125

121

106

104

100

113

121

108

100

94

91

105

169

480

482

*640

4§0

537

585

474

416

410

543

496

441

367

270

234

-

8,662

289

17,180

July

326

575

 631

480

384

416

323

236

223

299

288

210

183

183

278

230

196

280

329

275

356

401

262

185

155

129

113

100

92

85

79

8,302

268

16,470

Aug.

80

76

75

 72

73

71

67

64

66

72

66

62

58

54

52

52

51

52

52

51

52

51

48

48

52

62

63

60

59

51

46

1,858

59.9

3,690

Sept.

44

43

42

40

39

37

38

37

*34

35

35

34

33

33

32

30

32

30

29

28

27

29

29

29

29

30

29

28

27

27

-

989

33.0

1,960

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,200 Kin 28 Mean 118 Ae-ft 85,330

Water year 1952-53: Max 640 Mln 27 Mean 102 Ao-ft 73,710

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 26 to Mar. 8.
54 RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN

Sheyenne River at West Fargo, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 46°53'20", long. 96°54'55", in sec. 31, T. 140 N., R. 49 W., on left bank 

80 ft downstream from highway bridge, 1 mile north of West Fargo, 3 miles upstream from 

Maple River, and at mile 24.5.

Drainage area. 9,270 sq mi, approximately (includes 3,940 sq mi in closed Devils Lake 

basin).

Records available. March 1902 to June 1907, March to August 1919, September 1929 to September 1953.Published as "at Haggart" 1902-7, 1919.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 877.19 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. March 1902 to June 1907 and March to August 1919, staff gage at private bridge 

a quarter of a mile upstream at different datum. September 1929 to July 22, 1930, wireweight gage at present site and datum. July 22, 1930, to June 27, 1933, chain gage at 

present site and datum.

Average discharge. 24 years (1929-53), 150 cfs; median of yearly mean discharges, 134 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,300 cfs June 17; maximum gage height, 18.83 ft 

June 20 (backwater from Maple River); minimum discharge, 10 cfs Sept. 11 (gage height,

1902-7, 1919, 1929-53: Maximum discharge, 2,810 cfs, May 22, 1950; maximum gage 

height, 20.61 ft May 11, 1950 (backwater from Maple River); minimum discharge, 2 0 cfs 

Dec. 14, 1936 (gage height, 1.90 ft).

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated to a large degree by Lake Ashtabula (see p. 50). 

Revisions.--WSP 1175: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of lee effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 3 to Nov. 22, Dee. 5-11,

June 16-25, July 3, Aug. 1-8, Sept. 6-30)

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

236

561

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

35

38

49

46

42

40

39

39

40

42

48

49

46

46

45

44

*44

43

43

44

44

45

46

45

45

46

45

44

44

44

43

1,353

43.6

2,680

Nov.

42

44

42

40

40

40

*40

40

38

37

38

48

49

44

42

45

47

54

55

67

73

ttl

46

50

50

48

48

46

»46

44

-

1,411

47.0

2,800

Dec.

42

40

38

36

*36

36

36

37

38

»38

39

38

37

36

35

34

33

32

*35

32

32

33

*33

33

33

33

34

34

34

*34

34

1,092

35.2

2,170

Jan.

34

33

33

32

32

31

*31

32

32

33

33

34

34

35

35

36

*36

36

36

35

35

34

*34

34

33

33

33

33

33

33

32

1,040

33.5

2,060

Feb.

33

35

36

*37

38

38

38

40

40

43

42

41

43

43

46

43

43

44

45

45

46

47

47

»48

49

50

51

54

_

_

-

1,205

43.0

2,390

Mar.

56

61

64

64

60

57

60

70

90

 150

190

ISO

150

150

140

130

130

130

140

 140

150

140

150

180

 ISO

178

164

168

168

IjU

*167

4,009

129

7,950

Apr.

171

T§2

156

150

151

*147

145

132

128

128

124

121

113

104

95

91

80

82

74

70

70

70

67

67

75

75

94

*86

100

115

'-

3,243

108

6,430

May

159

*176

165

142

124

112

102

89

83

82

119

112

*253

208

170

144

130

118

128

138

136

*148

179

160

142

127

114

106

168

378

471

4,883

158

9,690

June

*362

258

*198

166

144

128

US

114

116

124

124

114

175

700

*1.270

1,230

*1,160

1,120

1,070

 1,000

850

*640

495

*559

551

486

*421

340

-

14,244

475

28,250

July

325

*309

*531

578

521

428

»410

372

289

*233

271

317

284

240

209

263

*272

217

221

290

281

276

369

320

239

186

155

138

118

104

96

8,862

286

17,580

Aug.

106

121

Tiff'

*80

79

80

79

78

77

75

81

72

66

60

57

53

51

51

49

48

45

45

45

46

44

*42

4T

59

64

64

58

2,033

65.6

4,030

Sept.

51.

48

48

48

45

43

42

41

39

39

*26

18

3T

31

31

31

31

30

29

29

29

29

29

32

31

30

30

30

28

27

-

1,026

34.2

2,040

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,500 Min 25 Mean 147 Ae-ft 106,600

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,270 Min is Mean 122 Ac-ft 88,070

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 23 to Dec. 4, Dec. 12 to Mar. 25.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 

Maple River at Mapleton, N. Dak.

55

Location. Lat 46°53'20", long. 97°03'20", in NE^NE£ sec. 1, T. 139 N., R. 51 W., near 

center of downstream side of highway bridge in Mapleton, 10.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,480 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. April 1944 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage once daily. Datura of gage is 886.67 ft above mean sea level, datura 

"of 1929.

Average discharge. 9 years, 63.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,840 cfs June 17 (gage height, 18^62 ft); no 

 FTowDct. 1 to Nov. 20.

1944-53: Maximum discharge, that of June 17, 1953; maximum gage height, 18.91 ft 

Apr. 6, 1952 (backwater from ice); no flow at times In most years.

Remarks. Records good. Some small diversions for irrigation. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1175: 1947(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge. In cubic feet per second) 

(Backwater June 18-25, return of over-bank storage)

6.2

6.3

6.4

6.5

6.6

6.7

1.0 

2.5 

5.0 

9.0

6.8 

7.0 

7.3 

7.6

e.o

8.5 

9.0

15

33

75

135

250

420

545

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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.

(»)

0

0

0

JJov.

0

0 

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.6

1.6

8.5

9.5

9.5

7.6

6.4

*4.4 

4.2

52.4

.1.75

104

Dec.

5.6

37?

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.1

 1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8 

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

 1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

14

ITS

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6 

1.5 

1.5

61.7

1.99

122

Jan.

1.5

1.5 

1.5

1.6

1.8

1.8

*1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5 

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

i4 *T72

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3 

1.3 

1.3

43.9

1.42

87

Feb.

1.3

1.3 

1.3

*1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

T72

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

*1.6

1.9

2.9

3.2

37?

_

41.1

1.47

82

Mar.

3.2

374 

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.9

*14

13

12

12 

13

13

19

25

*17

23

 45

&34

62

55

58

*59

41

40

28 

29 

 29

774.9

25.0

1,540

Apr.

27

29 29"

27

25

23

21

26

28

29

29

25

*24 

20

18

19

19

19

18

17

16

15

10

16~ 8.1

19

*20

18

16 

20

630.1

21.0

1,250

May

28

*40 

38

31

25

21

20

18

li

17

105

545

 313 

142

84

52

44

32

ZZ

18

24

*40

38

37

34

18

17

23

79 

 500 

324

2,745

88.5

5,440

June

140

39 

*61

51

32

27

25

27

23

22

20

18

ft

49

*1,960

 4,060

3, 980

*2, 870

*2,060

1,530

*1,260

886

 637

405

 324

278

254

*197 

165

21,496

717

42, 640

July

158

*152 

142

138

131

133

*109

101

93

 79

72

69

61 

52

46

45

*41

40

37

33

40

31

27

22

20

20

17

16

14 

fi

1,965

63.4

3,900

Aug.

66

426 

383

218

*122

62

48

31

28

25

24

16

21 

16

10

9.0

9.0

8.5

6.8

6.0

5.3

5.7

4.4

4.7

5.0

5.0

4.7

3.4

e4.2

1,585.6

51.1

3,140

Sept.

3.4

3.6 

iii

3.9

3.4

4.2

3.4

2.7

2.5

2.5

1.6

*1.3

.9 

.6

.5

1.2

1.6

1.8

1.9

1.3

.7

.7

1.0

.7

.6

.8

.9

.6

ft

53.4

1.78

106

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,700 Hln 0 Mean 81.6 Ac-ft 59,250

Water neii>Bi* year year 1952-53: ISDZ-DO: Max netx 4,060 4,uou Hln PU.II 0 u Mean neon 80.7 ou. / AQ~II> Ac-ft 58,410 ao,*j.u

Peak discharge (base. 500 cfs). May 12 (11:30 a.m.) 597 cfs (9.26 ft); May 30 (4:30 p.m. 

(9.16 ft); June 17 (12 p.m.) 4,840 cfs (18.62 ft)j Aug. 2 (12:30 p.m.) 468 cfs (8.67 ft). 

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

) 577 cfs
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 

Rush River at Amenia, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 47°00'40", long. 97°13'10", on line between sees. 23 and 24, T. 141 N., R. 

52 W., near center of span on upstream side of bridge on State Highway 18, 0.4 mile 

north of Amenia.

Drainage area. 107 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1946 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is about 943 ft above mean sea

level, datum of 1929 (from railroad profile). Prior to Oct. 7, 1947, staff gage at site 

150 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--? years, 11.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,050 cfs June 16 (gage height, 8.63 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow during several months.

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 1,230 cfs Apr. 14, 1947; maximum gage height observed, 

10.96 ft Mar. 27, 1950 (backwater from ice); no flow for some periods in each year.

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

which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

2.8

0 

.1 

.8 

2.0 

4.1 

9.7 

20

3.2 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

7.8

41

102

191

295

428

605

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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

JJov.

( )

-

0

0

0

Dec.

(«)

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

Mar.

a8

10

5

4

3

2

1

.8

.5

.4

*.3

.4

.5

1

1

12

8

*8

6

24

21 

a!5

alO

6.1

4.0

 3.4

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.7

*1.5

164.4

5.30

326

Apr.

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.4

1.9

a3

a5

a4

*3.1

2.4

2.1

1.9

1.6

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0 

.9

.7

.6

1.7

1.8

 7.0

576

4.2

4.1

-

66.9

2.23

133

May

3.8

 3.6

10

9.2

7.0

4.4

3.8

3.7

3.6

2.9

4.2

3.0

*9.0

7.6

11

7.0

5.0

2.6

2.1

2.0

4r!

2.0

2.6

4.0

3.8

3.4

3.5

4.7

*15

27

175.5

5.66

348

June

16

*9.7

7.2

5.3

4.1

3.5

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.8

ill

2.0

3.8

13

*604

273

*105

52

*39

60 

*57

45

34

23

*18

13

9.0

*9.0

48

-

1,466.2

48.9

2,910

July

80

*53

31

a20

13

10

*7.9

5.6

4.7

3.8

3.5

2.6

2.1

1.9

1.5

1.3

*1.1

.9

.8

.8

1.0 

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

4.2

.2

251.0

8.10

498

Aug.

0.4

.5

2.6

4.1

*3.7

3.4

2.9

2.6

2.1

1.7

i:2

1.0

.8

.5

.4

.3

.1

o

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

28.3

0.91

56

Sept.

(*

-

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 440 Bin 0 Mean 6.48 Ac-ft 4,710

Water year 1952-53: Max 604 Min 0 Mean 5.90 Ae-ft 4,270

Peak discharge (base, 150 cfs). June 16 (11:30 a.m.) 1,050 ofs (8.63 ft). 

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

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

River at Mapleton.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Mar. 1-19.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 

Buffalo River near Hawley, Minn.

Location. Lat 46°51'00", long. 96°19'45", near center of SE^ sec. 14, T. 139 N., R. 45 W., 

near left downstream end of bridge on farm lane, 2 miles southwest of Hawley. Prior to 

Jan. 29, 1953, at bridge 1,800 ft upstream.

Drainage area. 322 sq mi.

Records available. March 1945 to September 1953.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Jan. 29, 1953, chain gage at bridge 1,800 ft upstream at datum 3.17 ft higher.

Average discharge. 8 years, 71.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 598 cfs June 17 (gage height, 7.47 ft); minimum 

daily, 13 cfs Jan. 8-10.

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 880 cfs Apr. 8, 1952 (gage height, 9.10 ft, site and 

datum then in use); maximum gage height observed, 9.44 ft Mar. 16, 18, 1945 (site and 

datum then in use); minimum discharge observed, 6.8 cfs July 28, 1945; minimum gage 

height observed, 2.79 ft Sept. 8, 1950 (site and datum then in use).

Remarks. Records fair prior to Mar. 21, excellent thereafter.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Jan. 28

3.2 20

3.4 28

3.6 37

3.7 42

Jan. 29 to Sept. 30

3.2 

3.5 

4.0

5.0

6.0 

7.4

180

303

581

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

He an

Ac-ft

Oct.

*27

26

27

27

26

26

25

25

26

27

28

28

28

29

30

30

30

29

28

27

27

26

25

25

26

26

27

27

26

27

27

838

27.0

1,660

JJov.

27

27

26

27

26

*26

26

25

25

25

25

26

26

26

26

26

26

28

35

38

37

34

34

34

32

31

29

27

25

24

-

849

28.3

1,680

Dec.

24

23

23

24

25

26

Si *26

26

27

26

22

18

17

18

19

18

17

16

17

17

18

18

17

16

15

15

16

16

16

16

619

20.0

1,230

Calendar year 1952: Max 832

Jan.

17

17

17

17

16

15

14

15.

13

13

14

15

16

17

16

*16

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

IS

480

15.5

952

Feb.

15

15

16

17

17

18

17

17

17

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

*17

17

17

17

17

17

18

18

19

19

20

19

_

_

-

489

17.5

970

Mar.

19

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

18

20

23

30

40

*51

55

70

85

95

*110

125

142

 186

*292

367

355

318

*374

313

264

233

213

3,922

127

7,780

Apr.

201

 189

190

191

193

197

199

216

256

*279

272

256

238

222

205

184

133

124

148

150

140

135

129

126

140

148

144

141

134

127

5,407

180

10,720

Mln - Mean 98.9

May

122

120

114

107

99

94

88

83

*78

li

91

109

105

103

97

90

84

78

75

79

124

168

166

161

163

161

146

132

140

155

147

3,553

115

7,050

June

143

143

 142

138

*132

128

129

126

137

135

127

120

117

116

137

396

571

*49T

353

299

279

267

233

212

194

173

154

140

129

123

-

5,990

200

11,880

July

126

*133

129

122

119

111

96

83

76

70

70

84

73

68

69

64

60

58

53

50

57

70

52

51

50

47

43

42

42

3234"

2,234

72.1

4,430

Aug.

107

235

300

317

307

317

*329

314

279

238

224

214

193

175

159

141

123

110

102

97

93

88

81

75

68

63

58

59

68

70

69

5,073

164

10,060

Sept.

67

64

61

59

58

56

52

49

47

46

*54

51

45

40

42

41

39

36

35

33

32

31

30

30

32

32

31

31

30

28

-

1,282

42.7

2,540

AC-ft 71,800

Water year 1952-53: Max 571 Mln 13 Mean 84.2 Ac-ft 60,950

Peak discharge (base. 300 cfs). Mar. 24 (4:30 p.m.) 426 cfs (6.72 ft)s June 17 (3:30 to 5 p.m.) 

598 cfs (7.47 ft); Augi 7 (11:30 a.m.) 337 ofs (6.23 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 23 to Mar. 20 (no gage-height record Jan. 1- 

15, 17-28, Feb. 6-27; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements and weather records).
58 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

South Branch Buffalo River at Sabin, Minn.

Location. Lat 46°46'20", long. 96°37'40", in SW£SW£ sec. 9, T. 138 N., R. 47 W., on downstream side of highway bridge near center of span, a quarter of.a mile downstream from 

Whiskey Creek and 1 mile east of Sabin.

Drainage area. 522 sq mi.

Records available. March 1945 to September 1953.

Gage. Chain gage read once or twice daily. Altitude of gage is 890 ft (from topographic 

map). Prior to Aug. 17, 1948, at site 1 mile downstream at different datura.

Average discharge. 8 years, 52.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 3,410 cfs May 31 (gage height, 15.38 ft); 

no flow for many days.

1945-53: Maximum discharge, that of May 31, 1953; no flow for many days in most 

years.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from debris, or 

no gage-height record, which are fair.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.8

1.9

2.4

2.6

3.1

3.1

3.3

3.3

3.4

3.7

3;?

3.2

3.2

3.6

3.8

4.4

4.6

4.8

4.7

5.1

5.6

4.5

4.6

4.7

4.6

4.6

5.1

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.4

123.0

3.97

244

flov.

4.5

4.7

*5.1

5.1

5.1

4.7

5.2

4.5

4.0

4.0

4.6

5.0

5.5

5.8

6.0

4.9

4.7

9.7

15

19

20

20

18

15

12

8.0

5.6

3.8

2,6

2.4

-

234.5

7.82

465

Dec.

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.5

*2.6

2.7

2.6

57§

2.6

2.5

2.2

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3 ITS

1.3

62.5

2.02

124

Jan.

1.2 IT?

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

»1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

.6

.3

.2

.1

o

T5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

17.3

0.558

34

Feb.

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.0

2.0

3.5

9.0

15

20

25

40

60

i»0

150

*302

26T

294

236

246

246

219

168

154

131

2,694.5

86.9

5,340

Apr.

*114

103

96

92

92

90

64

85

106

*121

124

T24

114

98

60

72

65

a64

62

a56

a70

a88

a87

a64

66

88

90

91

94

95

-

2,717

90.6

5,390

May

96

102

106

109

95

61

66

43

*35

31

34

46

53

104

140

145

114

92

72

62

70

131

187

214

168

157

124

96

108

1,280

5.290

7,473

241

14, 820

June

2,250

1,120

*754

*580

415

*291

226

184

159

161

176

163

141

129

160

495

1,260

*2.400

1,500

874

607

481

375

276

226

211 221

207

156

121

16,325

544

32,380

July

98

*75

63

47

35

29

26

26

24

21

18

16

15

13

12

12

13

12

9.7

6.9

12

10

9.4

9.9

11

6.9

6.1

6.0

5.6

6.1

5.3

 661.9

'21.4

1,310

Aug.

5.8

6.7

7.3

6.4

9.4

13

16

20

18

18

27

49

46

44

*29

20

15

11

9.2

8.9

7.4

6.7

5.5

4.9

6T4

7.4

6.2

6.2

5.7

544.1

17.6

1,060

Sept.

6.1

7.0

7.8

67?

5.6

3.9

4.4

4.1

4.0

4.1

3.8

3.8

4.0

*5.6

5.2

4.7

4.3

a4.0

3.7

a3.5

a3.3

a3.1

aJ.O

a2.7

a2.9

a3.0

a2.9

a2.8

a2.7

a2.6

-

124.6

4.16

248

Calendar year 1952: Wax 3,140 Hln 0.8 Mean 66.6 Ac-ft 49,820

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,290 Kin 0 Mean 64.9 Ac-ft 61,440

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record} discharge estimated on basis of records for stations at Hawley and near 

Dilworth.

4, 10, Nov. 21 to Mar. 21. Baek2 to May 30, June 23 to July

'J. J.NUX UIl .

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Oct. 28, 29, Nov. 4 

ater from debris Oct. 1-27, Oct. 30 to Nov. 3, Nov. 5-9, 11-20, Apr. 

30, Sept. 3-19.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 

Buffalo River near Dilworth, Minn.

59

Location.--Lat 46°57'40", long. 96°39>40", in SWySEy sec. 6, T. 140 N., R. 47 W., on left 

bank 4? miles southeast of Kragnes, 6 miles north of U. S. Highway 10, 6? miles northeast of Dilworth, and 9 miles downstream from South Branch.

Drainage area.--1.040 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. March 1931 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 870 ft (from topographic map). Prior to 

Apr. 5, 1937, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years (1935-53), 118 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,430 cfs June 20 (gage height, 18.43 ft); minimum daily, 14 cfs Jan. 10; minimum gage height, 2.60 ft Sept. 24.

1931-53: Maximum discharge, 4,530 cfs Apr. 2, 1943 (gage height, 22.60 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow at times in 1936.

Remarks. Records good 'except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from debris, 

which are fair.

Rating table, water year 19521-53, except periods of ice effect or 

backwater from debris (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in 

cubic feet per second)

34

54

95

149

287

9.0 

13.0 

15.0 

IS.4

455

805

1,360

2,420

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

ft

34

34

34

35

35

35

35

40

41

42

£40

39

37

34

35

36

36

36

36

36

35

34

34

33

32

31

34

1,109

35.8

2,200

Nov.

32

31

32

*31

31

31

31

30

27

23.

28

31

34 

30

30

31

35

44

58

71

2i

76

64

57

52

48

42

36

31

29

-

1,202

40.1

2,380

Dec.

29 

29

28

28

28

*2S

29

28

29

30

28

25

23 

23

23

23

22

21

20

20

19

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

716

23.1

1,420

Jan.

18 

18

17

17

17

17

16

15

15

*it

15

16

17 

17

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

IS

15

15

15

15

487

15.7

966

Feb.

if15

16

17

17

17

17

17

18

19

19

18 

*18

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

19

20

20

19

_

-

-

488

17.4

968

Mar.

18 

18

18

17

17.

17

17

18

18

20

23

25

34 

50

70

80

90

110

125

170

210

*340

400

430

450

470

*480

600

700

718

518

6,371

302

12,440

Apr.

409 

*353

326

309

301

296

294

304

345

*384

404

416

iil 

402

371

338

302

259

214

194

209

214

203

T§5~ 188

244

246

237

236

239

-

8,849

295

17,550

May

243 

247

243

225

209

195

183

166

*150

131

138

191

221 

226

245

259

249

224

195

169

188

259

295

345

380

375

341

305

281

304

54§

7,736

250

15,340

June

1,110 

1,860

*1,860

1,560

*1,270

989

684

*448

353

321

308

309

295 

276

279

585

904

1,160

*1,950

2.410

2,160

1,750

1,400

1,110

860

656

525

473

432

376

-

28,673

956

56,870

July

m290

257

230

205

187

167

*149

133

120

114

148 

149

120

105

96

89

84

78

76

73

76

81

70

66

61

58

54

SO

50

4,119

133

8,170

Aug.

55 

96

154

228

302

323

337

341

345

350

342

354

m299

*267

241

233

211

163

138

134

114

106

98

88

79

76

76

79

84

6,386

306

12,670

Sept.

84 

80

77

74

70

68

66

64

61

59

58

58

*61 

59

53

48

49

48

46

44

43

41

39

37

37

38

38

36

35

34.

1,605

53.5

3,180

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,220 Mln 18 Mean 203 Ac-ft 147,600

Mater year 1952-53: Max 2,410 Mln 14 Mean 185 Ac-ft 134,200

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 10, 11, Nov. 23 to Mar. 30. Backwater from 

debris Oct. 1 to Nov. 22, Sept. 20-30.
60 RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN

Wild Rice River at Twin Valley, Minn.

Location. Lat 47°16'00", long. 96°14'40", in NEi sec. 27, T. 144 N., R. 44 W., on left 

bank 100 ft upstream from highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile northeast of village 

of Twin Valley, and 2 miles upstream from a small tributary.

Drainage area.--888 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1909 to September 1917, July 1930 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. June 1909 to September 1917 staff gage at site a quarter of 

a mile downstream at different datum. July 23, 1930, to Nov. 25, 1934, chain gage at 

highway bridge 100 ft downstream from present site at present datum. Nov. 26, 1934, 

to Aug. 2, 1950, water-stage recorder 80 ft upstream from present site at present datum.

Average discharge.--30 years (1910-17, 1930-53), 164 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,170 cfs July 4 (gage height, 6.44 ft); minimum discharge, 17 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 1.31 ft).

1909-17, 1930-53: Maximum discharge, 9,200 cfs July 22, 1909 (gage height, 20.0 ft, 

site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 3,300 cfs; minimum, 0.5 

cfs Nov. 4, 1939 (gage height, 0.74 ft).

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

slightly regulated by Rice Lake and many other small lakes above station. Diurnal 

fluctuation caused by operation of mill at Faith, 17 miles above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 955: 1941.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used June 3-17)

1.3

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5

16

29

36

53

74

148

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

6.5

258

497

748

1,040

1,190

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

*26

31

34 

28

30

18

28

30

31

35

31

31

34

35

34

36

36

35

32

31

35

33

35

34

35

35

38

35

34

33

37

1,010

32.6

2,000

Nov.

38

35

38 

39

*44

1

38

39

39

41

38

38

42

38

48

38

44

46

61

65

58

50

43

47

49

49

47

45

43

41

40

-

1,316

43.9

2,610

Dec.

11

45

50 

56

59

60

59

*60

59

58

57

56

55

54

53

53

52

50

47

46

46

46

46

45

44

44

44

43

43

42

42

1,555

50.2

3,080

Jan.

42

4T

42 

42

40

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

38

*38

37

35

35

35

35

35

35

36

36

36

36

36

37

36

36

36

36

1,165

37.6

2,310

Feb.

36

35

36 

37

38

38

38

37

36

36

36

36

36

36

35

35

*35

35

35

35

34

33

3T

35

36

38

39

37

_

_

-

1,007

36.0

2,000

Mar.

35

34

34 

34

34

33

32

32

33

37

45

56

58

60

62

62

68

82

110

130

170

260

450

779

760

600

500

 435

427

450

470

6,372

206

12,640

Apr.

440

400

370 

360

372

389

394

420

473

521

523

497

468

451

437

420

375

324

322

367

346

329

312

303

355

343

382

372

351

341

-

11,707

390

23,220

May

331

339

331 

310

291

*286

274

253

240

228

242

317

406

432

403

389

382

375

365

363

394

461

540 535"

533

519

507

492

497

511

540

12,086

390

23,970

June

538

521

504 

483

*461

437

413

411

408

439

432

403

377

358

351

461

548

628

575

511

473

449

425

408

396

377

355

339

221

367

-

13,179

439

26,140

July

585

777

1,060 

1.150

1,020

878

*774

701

652

602

562

555

519

509

485

454

435

415

394

372

353

353

343

312

293

288

274

251

230

224

208

16,028

517

31,790

Aug.

210

267

331 

312

286

*267

253

242

233

244

322

298

251

235

219

201

186

168

160

152

143

134

124

122

117

114

110

ITS

120

122

124

6,177

199

12,250

Sept.

119

120

122 122~

119

111

105

99

90

64

*75

82

75

78

68

71

65

70

65

58

59

55

52

51

53

52

53

53

51

48

-

2,305

76.8

4,570

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,430 Mln 18 Mean 173 Ac-ft 125,400

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,150 Mln 18 Mean 202 Ac-ft 146,600

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 20 to Apr. 3.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 61

Wild Rice River near Ada, Minn.

Location. La t 47°15'50", long. 96°30'00", In NEir sec. 38, T. 144 N. , R. 46 W., at left

Tsank on downstream side of abutment of bridge on State Highway 82, 2.3 miles south of

Ada.

Records available. April 1948 to November 1953 (discontinued). 

jEage. Staff gage read once daily. Prior to Aug. 24, 1950, chain gage and reference

points at same site and datum, used intermittently. 

Average discharge. 5 years, 125 cfs. 

Extremes . 1952-53 : Maximum discharge observed during water year, 850 cfs July 5 (gage

height, 4.40 ft); minimum observed, 25 cfs Oct. 2, 3, 7;9.

1953: Maximum discharge observed during period October to November, 77 cfs Nov. 10

(gage height, 0.94 ft); minimum observed, 38 cfs Oct. 5.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 1,720 cfs June 26, 1950 (gage height, 10.31 ft); no

flow for many days. 

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of ice effect and shifting control, which

are fair. Water is diverted to Marsh River through two overflow sections, the points

of divergence being 2? and 6 miles upstream from station.

Rating tables, Oct. 1, 1952, to Nov. 30, 1953, except periods of Ice effect and 

shifting control (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1, 1952, to July 3, 1953 July 4 to Nov. 30, 1953

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

25

46

106

2.5 201

3.0 312

4.0 600 1.0 

1.5

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

4.4

241

474

738

850

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

2Z

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

*29

25

25 

29

27

26

25

25

25

26

27

28

27

28

29

30

30

32

31

30

29

32

29

30

30

29

30

30

33

33

32

890

28.7

1,770

Nov.

34

34

34 

34

*34

35

35

36

32

32

37

38

41

41

39

37

42

M

84

73

76

70

56

53

54

57

56

55

54

52

-

1,449

48.3

2,870

Dec.

50

49

49 

SO

50

50 *51

51

51

50

50

49

48

48

49

50

49

48

47

46

46

47

47

46

44

45

45

45

4.5

44

44

1,483

47.8

2,940

Jan.

44

44

43 

39

37

36

36

37

38

39

38

37

35

*32

11

31

31

32

31

31

31

31

31

32

32

32

32

33

33

33

33

1,075

34.7

2,130

Feb.

34

34

35 

35

37

37

37

37

38

38

39

40

40

40

41

41

*42

42

41

41

42

42

42

42

15

45

44

44

-

-

-

1,115

39.8

2,210

Mar.

45

45

45 

46

46

46

46

46

46

47

49

51

52

54

55

55

56

60

64

66

66

67

70

73

73

*74

78

86

94

120

150

1,971

63.6

3,910

Apr.

210

400

*415 

379

379

390

396

398

*441

507

495

477

438

421

410

401

393

332

320

302

340

314

305

302

281

298

337

345

305

298

-

11,029

368

21,880

May

295

298

293 

290

279

272

*265

247

243

230

237

245

345

404

387

353

353

353

363

342

344

347

474

483

486

489

489

453

465

468

483

11,075

357

21,970

June

507

504

477 

*459

432

404

398

382

398

393

382

350

350

358

507

606

541

648

600

557

486

465

427

412

398

366

360

312

302

371

-

13,152

438

26,090

July

547

670

829 

840

829

757

662

596

*570

544

526

479

469

461

448

413

398

398

369

348

348

345

352

341

327

309

295

276

261

241

250

14,478

467

28,720

Aug.

297

278

m322

293

280

257

237

241

251

255

*259

249

239

217

208

197

183

173

161

148

143

141

140

125

120

128

125

125

124

6,616

213

13,120

Sept.

124

120

122 

122

125

113

112

107

99

110

96

78

*85

77

77

77

63

63

68

64

59

56

51

54

58

58

56

51

52

50

2,447

81.6

4,850

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,300 Mln 3.5 Mean 145 Ac-ft 105,200

Water year 1952-53; Max 840 Mln 25 Mean 183 Ac-ft 132,500

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note". Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 25 to Apr. 2. Shifting-control method used 

Apr, 13 to July 3.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Oct.

47

45

39

40

18

40

42

45

Nov.

54

54

52

51

51

49

43

42

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Oct.

45

44

41

43

44

44

*44

40

Nov.

41

77

63

62

67

60

54

52

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Oct.

47

50

49

47

49

49

51

53

Nov.

51

*56

50

49

52

54

56

50

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Runoff in acre-feet ......................................... i .....

Oct.

56

55

63

64

64

61

56

2,970

Nov.

52

54

56

58

56

54

-

3,210

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 21-30.
62 RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN

Wild Rice River at Hendrum, Minn.

Location. Lat 47°16'05", long, 96°47'50", in SE^ sec. 19, T. 144 N., R. 48 W., on downstream side near center of span of highway bridge^ half a mile east of Hendrum and 

4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--l.600 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. March 1944 to September 1953. 

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once or twice daily. 

Average discharge. 9 years, 232 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,630 cfs June 18; maximum gage height, 

16.88 ft June 18 (backwater from Red River of the North); minimum daily, 23 cfs Oct.10. 

Nov. 13.

1944-53: Maximum daily discharge, 4,200 cfs Apr. 15, 16, 1947; maximum gage height 

observed, 87.70 ft Apr. 15, 1947 (backwater from Red River of the North); no flow for 

some days in 1948-49.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of shifting control, which are fair, and 

those for periods of ice effect, backwater from Red River or debris, and those for 

periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. Water is diverted to Marsh River 

through two overflow sections above station near Ada.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect, backwater 

from debris or from Red River, and shifting control (gage height, in 

feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

21

27

39

94

257

7.0

10.0

13.0

13.4

480

890

1,450

1,530

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

TOtal

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

28

29

30

29

a30

31

29

27

24

23

24

a28

33

32

30

32

39

a40

a41

41

36

30

30

34

36

a36

36

34

29

27

36

984

31.7

1,950

NOV.

38

a38

38

*38

35

34

33

32

a30

27

25

30

23

5?

54

a53

52

54

70

89.

58

46

a48

49

45

42

a41

a40

a39

a38

-

1,282

42.7

2,540

Dec.

a38

a40

a43

a46

a49

a53

*57

a58

60

63

60

56

58

a56

54

54

51

48

47

44

a44

44

43

43

a44

44

41

41

44

41

41

1,505

48.5

2,980

Jan.

a41

43

43

45

15

39

40

42

38

39

*38

40

38

a37

a35

a35

35

a35

35

35

36

35

35

35

a35

34

34

32

31

30

asT

1,144

36.9

2,270

Feb.

a32

34

35

35

35

35

35

a35

35

35

36

38

38

37

*39

35

36

37

38

36

34

a36

38

39

42

42

40

39

_

.

-

1,026

36.6

2,030

Mar.

a38

38

39

41

39

38

38

a38

39

45

48

48

48

50

a57

66

165

190

225

240

320

330

320

350

400

 400

380

380

470

560

685

6,125

198

12,150

Apr.

770

727

508

438

450

468

491

 574

655

649

622

584

548

520

496

460

434

392

372

391

401

373

385

3Tf

390

428

443

442

427

-

15,013

500

29,780

May

406

406

412

396

373

346

322

*315

300

a297

BTs" 284

388

496

490

464

a448

432

421

414

420

480

528

aS56

583

564

544

536

538

564

525

13,633

440

27,040

June

595

560

520

*469

460

 479

a446

407

444

444

443

439

442

a423

404

1,520

1,575

 ^650

1,586

1,540

al,505

1,470

1,410

1,380

al,280

al,150

al.030

a950

aaso

a800

-

26,645

888

52,850

July

a930

al.OOO

al,120

al,Z20

al.100

a980

 832

744

664

628

603

a564

526

497

463

443

438

414

a398

382

378

371

364

349

337

a317

297

281

263

251

190

17,344

559

34,400

Aug.

179

a246

301

374

311

379

353

327

a308

289

284

313

384

308

 277

a2S6

236

221

198

185

171

163

al52

142

130

131

i££ Tit

124

a!26

127

7,325

236

14,530

Sept.

iHi 1ST

125

127

134

al30

126

118

112

109

104

97

*92

92

87

86

81

74

72

a70

68

66

62

59

56

54

a54

53

53

50

2,680

89.3

5,320

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,850 Kin 6.2 Mean 200 Ac -ft 145,100

Mater year 1952-53: Kax 1,630 Kin 23 Mean 259 Ac-ft 187,800

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of records for stations at 

Twin Valley and Ada except for June 25 to July 6 when record for Red River of the North at Drayton 

was used.

Hote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 14 to Mar. 30. 'Backwater from Red River 

June 1-8, 18-24; backwater from debris Oct. 17 to Nov. 13. Shifting-control method used Aug. 17 to 

Sept. 30.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 

Red River of the North at Halstad, Mlnn.

63

Location. Lat 47°21'10", long. 96°50'50", on line between sees. 24 and 25> T. 145 N., R. 

49 W., on downstream side of highway bridge half a mile west of Halstad, 2j miles downstream from Wild Rice River, and at mile 375.2.

Drainage area. 21,800 sq mi, approximately (includes 3,940 sq mi in closed Devils Lake 

basin).

Records available. March 1936 to June 1937 (no winter records), April 1942 to August 1953 

(spring and summer months only).

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 826.65 ft above mean sea level, 

aatum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 13,600 cfs June 22 (gage height, 22.78 ft); 

minimum not determined.

1936-37, 1942-53: Maximum discharge, 24,500 cfs Apr. 16, 1947; maximum gage height, 

34.00 ft Apr. 17, 1947; minimum discharge observed, 5.4 cfs Oct. 8, 9, 12-14, 1936. 

Flood of 1897 reached a stage about 4f ft higher than that of Apr. 17, 1947.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some regulation by many controlled lakes and reservoirs on tributaries.

Rating table, Mar. 17 to Aug. 31, 1953, except period of ice effect 

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

5.0

8.0

11.0

14.0

1,020

2,460

4,350

6,450

17.0

20.0

23.0

8,700

11,200

13,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, March toiAugust 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct. JJov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

_

_

_

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

.

750

800

850

1,000

1,200

1,400

1,500

1,700

2,000

2,300

2,700

2,900

*3,200

3,300

3,400

_

_

-

Apr.

3.300

*2)960

2,480

*2,150

1,920

1,760

1,640

*1,680

1,780

1,900

1,950

1,950

2,030

2,070

1,950

1,840

1,680

1,570

1,420

1,300

1,310

1,280

1,290

1.270

1,270

1,320

1,380

1,440

*1,440

1,490

52,820

1,761

104,800

May

1.540

1,660

1,840

1,900

1,880

1,840

1,800

1,740

1,740

1,680

1,570

1,790

1,980

2,320

2,560

2,440

2,070

1,900

1,770

1,670

1,610

1,630

1,860

2,180

2,260

2,220

2,160

2,130

*2,100

2,270

5.900

62,010

2,000

123,000

June

5,870

*6,990

*7,720

*8,000

7,640

*6,320

4,820

*3,570

2,880

2,610

2,500

2,500

2,450

2.540

2,420

6,170

11,100

12,000

* 12, 600

13,000

*13,400

*15.500

13,500

13,200

*12,400

11,300

9,580

7,760

6,510

5,880

230, 530

7,684

457,200

July

*5.690

5,500

5,200

5,050

4,700

4,340

3,960

3,640

3,360

3,130

2,940

2,810

2,740

2,650

2,560

2,450

2,400

2,360

2,280

2,170

2,130

2,100

2,090

2,110

2,090

1,970

1,830

1,730

*1,680

1,670

1.650

90,960

2,934

180,400

Aug.

1,610

1,660

1,840

2,210

2.310

2,180

2,060

1,950

1,850

1,800

1,770

1,770

1,830

1,820

1,760

1,680

1,600

1,540

1,480

1,400

1,310

1,250

1,210

1,180

1,160

1,130

1,110

1,080

1,070

1,060

1.050

48,730

1,572

96,650

Sept.

t785

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Mater year : Max Mln Mean Ao-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Result of discharge measurement.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Mar. 17 to Apr. 1.
64 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Goose River near Portland, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 47°33 I , long. 97°28', on line between sees. 12 and 13, T. 147 N., R, 54 W., 

on upstream side of highway bridge, If miles downstream from Beaver Creek and 6-5 miles 

northwest of Portland.

Drainage area.--531 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 978.76 ft above mean sea level, 

Saturn of 1929. Prior to July 14, 1951, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--14 years, 32.2 cfs; median of yearly mean discharges, 14 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 367 cfs July 4 (gage height, 7.77 ft); no flow 

during several months.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 8,090 cfs May 9, 1950; maximum gage height, 22.98 ft 

Apr. 18, May 9, 1950; no flow for several months in each year.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect and those below 10 cfs, which 

are fair.

Revisions. WSP 1238: Drainage area.

ig table, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 2-11)

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6 

2.8

0

.1

.6

1.9

4.0

9.5

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

7.5

16

61

118

193

283

333

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*.2

1

.5

20

26

*28

28

26

30

32

30

*26

28

22

14

311.7

10.1

618

Apr.

12

9.2

7.7

*6.2

4.0

1.7

1.7

*1.6

2.1

2.4

2.4

1.9

1.0

1.1

,7

.6

T6~

!e

.9

1.0

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.2

2.6

2.1

*1.6

2.6

4.0

77.4

2.58

154

May

3.3

2.8

6.2

7.7

7.4

6.2

3.7

2.8

2.2

5.0

4.2

3.5

4.5

4.5

5.2

4.7

4.2

4.2

3.7

3.3

3.7

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.5

3.0

 1.9

2.1

ici"1 1.7

23

150.8 4.8"

299

June

12

12

12

8.0

7.1

5.2

4.2

3.7

3.7

2.8

2.4

ti 29

135

84

42

28

26

82

138

Tl8

103

103

104

116

123

116

122

*121

1,673.9

55.8

3,320

July

103

117

162

317

203

137

72

58

35

22

18

15

11

8.3

7.1

7.1

7.0

6.0

5.0

4.0

3.7

3.5

3.3

2.8

2.1

1.6

1.2

*.8

.9

.8

-si

1,335.6

43.1

2,650

Aug.

0.4" . 4"

'.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

2.5

0.08

5.0

Sept.

0

~3~.9- 24

.1

0

0

.1

.1

0

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0-

28.4

0.95

56

Calendar year 1952: Max 550 Mln o Mean 14.8 Ac-ft 10,730

Water year 1952-53: Max 317 Mln o Mean 9. 81 Ac-ft 7,100

Peak discharKe (base. 200 cfs). Ji

* Discharge measurement or observai

ly 4 (10 a.m.) 367 cfs (7.77 ft), 

ion of no flow made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Mar. 15-29.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 

Goose River at Hillsboro, N. Dak.

65

Location. La t 47°24", long. 97°03' , in Nw£ sec. 5, T. 145 N. , R. 50 W., on left bank 50 

ft upstream from Foogman Dam in Hillsboro and 22 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1. 220 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March 1931 to September 1953 (no winter records prior to 1938).

Gage. Water-stage recorder and masonry dam. Datum of gage is 879.52 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Chain gages at sites 1,000 ft downstream Mar. 17, 1931, to 

Mar. 20, 1935, and 600 ft downstream Mar. 21, 1935, to Mar. 28, 1940, at datum 11.45 

ft lower. Mar. 29, 1940, to Sept. 25, 1941, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge . 15 years (1938-53), 66.2 cfs; median of yearly mean discharges, 36

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year. 408 cfs July 6 (gage height, 1.36 ft); minimum, 

0.2 cfs Nov. 6 (gage height, -0.02 ft).

1931-53: Maximum discharge, 9,420 cfs Apr. 19, 1950; maximum gage height, 14.94 ft 

Apr. 19, 1950; no flow at times.

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

which are fair.

Revisions (water years). --WSP 925: 1935-36, 1939. WSP 1208: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage

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

(Stage-discharge relation Indefinite Aug. 19-29)

-0.1

0.0

.1

.2

.3

0

1.8

5.8

14

27

1.0

1.4

46

93

235

430

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

1.4

1.2

1.2

*.8

.8

.8

 1.0

1.4

1.8

1.8

1.8

1,9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.4

.3

.4

.6

.8

33.4

1.08

66

Nov.

1.0

1.0

.8

*.8

.6

.2

.4

.6

.6

.8

.8

1.0

*1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.8

2.9

2.9

1*1

5.8

5.8

5.2

4.1

3.3

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

61.5

2.05

122

Dec.

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

*2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.5

3.3

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

2.9

*2.9 2.9'

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.5

2.2

1,9

84.6

2.73

168

Jan.

2.2

2 . 2

2.2

2.2

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

*1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

*1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

58.4

1.88

116

Feb.

1.9

1.9

1.8

TTs

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1-.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

 1.8

1.9

2.5

2.5

5.3

_

-

53.7

1.92

107

Mar.

3.7

4.1

4.6

3.7

2.9

2.9

2.5

2.5

2.9

3.3

3.3

3.7

3.7

4.6

5.8

6.4

8.6

*10

' 15

34

*50

72

70

72

90

77

85

65

*63

67

42

881.2

28.4

1,750

Apr.

56

*42

42

38

26

27

29

*34

34

26

*20

18

20

21

18

14

13

12

10

11

12

10

11

14

15

15

15

16

*15

20

654

21.8

1,300

May

31

36

36

32

40

36

36

29

24

21

20

20

26

27

27

29

31

29

27

24

26

29

26

31

31

26

22

*22

29

27

38

888

28.6

1,760

June

75

93

85

75

61

*56

50

42

34

26

24

22

18

26

78

116

185

142

88

*90

206

a260

a290

a280

a270

a270

a270

a280

a280

a280

4,072

136

8,080

July

*278

287

278

252

320

392

297

204

152

115

88

72

56

48

38

31

29

26

24

22

22

21

17

14

13

12

11

*9.4

7.8

7.1

6^4

3,149.7

102

6,250

Aug.

JL1

5.8

5.2

4.6

4.1

4.1

3.7

3.3

3.7

3.7

3.7

2.9

2.5

2.2

1.8

1.2

1.0

.6

etl

e.4

e.4

e.4

e.4

e.4

e.4

e.4

e.4

e.4

.6

1.0

67.2

2.17

133

Sept.

2.5

3.7

2.5

2.5

8.6

11

8.6

5.2

*4.1

3.3

2.9

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.9

2.2

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.8

1.4

1.0

.8

*.8

~

85.9

2.86

170

Calendar year 1952 : Max 1,200 Mln 0 Mean 41.8 Ac-ft 30,360

Water year 1952-53: Max 392 Mln 0.2 Mean 27.6 Ac-ft 20,020

Peak discharge (base. 200 efsl. June 16 (11 p.m.) 261 cfs (1.08 ft); June 21 (10 p.m.) 320 cfs 

(1.21 ft); July 6 (9 a.m.) 408 cfs (1.36 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station 

near Portland.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge computed on basis of flow through culvert in dam.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 11-25.
66 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Marsh River near Shelly, Minn.

Location. Lat 47°24 I 45", long. 96°45'50", in 

center of span on downstream truss of bridge, 

upstream from mouth.

sec. 3, T. 145 N., R. 48 W., near 

miles southeast of Shelly and 10 miles

Drainage area. 151 sq mi.

Records available. -.-March 1944 to September 1953.

Gage. Chain gage read once daily during high stages and intermittently at other times.

Average discharge. 9 years, 176 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge observed during year, 389 cfs June 17 (gage height, 4.11 ft); 

minimum daily, 0.1 cfs for many days during winter.

1944-53: Maximum discharge, 4,660 cfs May 11, 1950 (gage height, 18.96 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow for many days.

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

wTfleh are poor. Prior to Nov. 7, 1951, large part of flow at this station was water 

diverted from Wild Rice River basin at overflow section above Ada,

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 10, Mar. 28 to Apr. 25)

0.2 

.3 

.4 

.5 

.6

0.1 

.7 

1.6 

2.8 

5.4

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.1

103

224

387

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1352 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

2.6

a2.4

2.2

2.1

a2.0

al.8

al.6

1.5

al.5

al.5

al.4

1.4

1.3

al.3

al.4

1.4

al.4 

1.2

al.2

1.1

al.O 

.8

.8

a. 8

 a. 8

.8

a. 7

.6

a. 6

.5

a. 5

40.2

1.30

80

Nov.

aO.5

.5

a. 5

.5

*.5

.4

.4

a. 4

a. 5

.5

.6

a. 6

.6

a. 7

.7

a. 7

a. 8

1.5

1.4

a2.0

frl

al.3

1.1

1.0

.9

a. 9

a. 9

a. 9

a. 9

-

26.3

0.88

52

Dec.

0.8

a. 8

a. 8

a. 8

.9

a. 9

*1.0

al.O

al.O

al.O

1.0

al.O

1.0

a. 8

.8

a. 8

a. 7 

.7

a. 6

.6

a. 5 

a. 5

.5

.5

a. 4

a. 4

.3

a. 3

.3

a. 2

.2

21.1

0.68

42

Jan.

aO.2

.2

.2

a. 2

.2

a. 2

.2

a. 2

.2

.2

a. 2

.2

.2

a. 2

.2

a. 2

atT

all

a.l

a.l 

a.l

.1

.1

a. 2

.2

a. 2

a. 2

.2

.2

a. 2

5.4

0.17

11

Feb.

aO.2

.2

.1

.1

a.l

a.l

.2

a. 2

.2

a. 2

a.l

a.l

.1

.1

a.l

.1

a.l 

a.l

.1

.1

a.l

a.l

a.l

.1

.3

.2

.1

_

-

3.7

0.13

7.3

Mar.

ao.l

f 1

.1

.1

.1

.1

a.l

a.l

2

2

2 a'2

2

a2

a2

3

5 

10

15

20

60 

50

50

80

180

*200

190

173

184

199

182

1,615.8

52.1

3,200

Apr.

115

86

64

52

48

44

43

40

*57

80

a76

73

65

57

45

41

30 

a25

a35

33

29 

23

25

24

27

a30

35

28

33

a32

-

1,395

46.5

2,770

May

a30

29

a28

27

a26

25

*24

a22

a21

a20

18

27

30

a32

a34

36

a36 

34

a34

32

32 

36

38

a50

70

15. a70

a68

67

62

a64

1,195

38.5

2,370

June

66

a64

a60

a55

a50

44

*41

38

36

37

a3 7

37

29

a2jJ

37

267

m266

a220

182 

128

103

98

92

67

48

41

52

85

-

3,014

100

5,980

July

a200-

352

371

111

a374

368

295

*210

167

a!40

115

101

82

70

65

60

aS5 

50

41

a3S

36 

33

a28

a22

17

7.0

5.8

aS.O

a4.2

a5.9

3,698.5

119

7,340

Aug.

8.2

alS

22

21

22

18

a!4

10

a8. 5

a7.5

6.2

a5.o

a4.0

3.4

*2.6

a2.5

a2.4 

2.3

a2.l

al.3

1.6 

1.2

al.1

1.6

a2.o

al.8

al.6

a2.0

a2.5

a3.0

a3.5

204.9

6.61

406

Sept.

2.8

a2.4

2.2

a2.0

1.9

a2.0

aZ.O

a2.0

a2.0

2.0

3.9

*4.5

a3.8

az'.6

al.8

1.2

1.0 

al.O

al.O

al.O

1.0 

.9

.9

a. 8

a. 7

a. 6

a. 4

a. 4

a. 3

^~

49.3

1.64

98

Calendar year 1952: Max 964 Hln 0.2 Mean 75.4 Ac-ft 54,780

Mater year 1952-53: Max 381 Mln 0.1 Mean 30.9 Ac-ft 22,360

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records or interpolated.

Note..--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 11 to Mar. 27.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 67

Sand Hill River at Beltrami, Minn.

Location. lat 47°32'50", long. 96°32'00", in NE^-SW^ sec. 16, T. 147 N., R. 46 W., at 

right bank on upstream side of bridge abutment on U. S. Highway 75 in Beltrami, 150 ft 

upstream from Great Northern Railway bridge and a quarter of a mile north of post 

office.

Drainage area. 324 sq mi (includes that of Sand Hill ditch, as the two are erossconnected;.

Records available. April 1943 to'September 1953 (winter records incomplete some years).

Gage. Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 896.80 ft above mean sea level, adJustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Aug. 28, 1944, reference 

point at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 62 cfs June 17 (gage height, 3.60 ft); 

maximum gage height observed, 4.80 ft Mar. 15 or 16, backwater from ice, from information by local residents; no flow for many days.

1943-53: Maximum discharge, 291 cfs Apr. 19, 1950 (gage height, 5.97 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow for many days in most years.

Remarks. Records poor. Diversion through Sand Hill ditch (see following page) from point 

5 miles above station, returns to river 4 miles below station.

Cooperation. Part of gage-height record furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect ( 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 26

1.3 0.8

1.4 1.6

1.5 2.8 

Note. Same as 

following table 

above 1.5 ft.

Mar. 27 to Sept. 30

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

0.1

.2

.7

1.5

2.8

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.6

5.9

11

23

39

62

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

.9

.9

4.8

.9

a. 8

.8

1.1

1.0

.8 *.8

1.0

1.4

1.8

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.5

JLJ

2.8

2.8 

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

50.0

1.61

99

Nov.

2.8

2.8

3.1

3.1

3.4

3.4

3.2

2.9

2.8

3.2

3.7

4.2

4.6

34.9

5.2

as. 4

5.6

5.6

3.7

2.2

*5.0

1.3

f 3

4

.4

.4

.4 

.5

.5

.5

-

85.5

2.85

170

Dec.

0.1

.6

.7

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

n.z

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

32.9

1.06

65

Jan.

0.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

**.!

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

fi

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

4.9

0.16

9.7

Feb.

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

2.0

3.5

4.5

5.5

7.0

9.0

11

12

12

10

8.0

7.0

*7.2 

7.5

8.0

9.0

9.5

146.0

4.71

290

Apr.

10

11

11

13

11

11

10

15

30

32

Ai

33

24

10

11

18

15

18

15

7.6

s.e

5.9

5.1

4.6

g-8

5.1 

5.9

9.4

9.4

-

411.4

13.7

816

May

9.4

9.0

7.6

6.8

5.6

*5.6

5.6

4.9

4^6

6.9

7.3

6.9

6.9

6.6

6.6

7.3

7.3

7.3

5.6

5.6

7.6

12.

9.4

7.6

7.6

8.3

7.6 

7.6

7.3

7.3

7.3

221.0

7.13

438

June

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.6

6.9

5.7

*4.9

4.9

5.2

5.6

5.7

5.7

5.9

4.9

7.4

34

59

43

29

17

11

10

5.4

5.7

7.1

8.0

fci 5.4

6.8

-

339.9

11.3

674

July

6.6

6.6

6.2

5.2

4.7

4.4

4.1

*3.8

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.2

2.9

2.6

2.1

1.8

1.8

2.1

4.1

5.4

4.7

4.1

4.1

1.6

1.2

.9

.7

.5

.5

1.4

101.6

3.28

202

Aug.

13

15

9.0

6.1

5.6

4.4

4.4

3.8

a3.2

32.6

a2.0

al.5

al.2

alio

al.O

al.O

al.l

al.2

al.3

al.4

ai.5

1.5

.8

.4

.2

 ^

'.I

.1

.2

85.9

2.77

170

Sept.

0.1

.4

.4

.6

a. 6

.7

.9

.9

1.1

1.1

1.1

T7T

.6

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

a. 2 

.2

.2

.2

-

14.4

0.48

29

Calendar year 1952: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1952-53: Max 59 Mln 0 Mean 40.9 Ac-ft 2,960

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height recordj discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and weather 

records.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Oct. 15-20, Nov. 7-11, Dec. 21 to Apr. 2 (no gageheight record Nov. 27 to Dec. 19, Dec. 21 to Jan. 1, Jan. 11, 12, Jan. 14 to Mar. 26, Mar. 28j discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, 1 field estimate, weather records and engineers' notes).
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN

Sand Hill ditch at Beltrami, Minn.

Location. Lat 47°32'10", long. 96°32'00", in SE^NWi sec. 21, T. 147 N. , R. 46 W. , near

 center of span on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 75, 150 ft upstream from 

Great Northern Railway bridge and a quarter of a mile south of post office in Beltrami.

Records available. March 1943 to September 1953 (winter records incomplete in most 

years).

Gage. --Chain gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 893.50 ft above mean sea level, ad- 

~;Justment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Aug. 26, 1944, reference

point at present site at datum 2.62 ft higher. Aug. 26, 1944, to Nov. 21, 1948, chain

gage at present site at datum 2.62 ft higher than present datum.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 190 cfs Mar. 29; maximum gage height ob-

 served, 3.74 ft Mar. 27 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 6.4 cfs 

Jan. 14-25.

1943-53: Maximum discharge, 2,460 cfs Apr. 20, 1950 (gage height, 10.99 ft); maximum gage height, 11.59 ft Apr. 19, 1950, from floodmark (backwater from ice); no flow 

at times.

Remarks. Records poor. Ditch diverts from Sand Hill River 4j miles above station and 

returns to river at point 3^- miles below station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 1-9, June 7, 8)

Oct. 1 to Mar

1.2 6.

1.4 14

1.6 26

Mar. 27 to Sept. 30

1.3

1.5 

1.7 

1.9

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

3.2

69

105

164

193

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

2*

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

11 

11

10

10

10

1^2

9.2

13

14

14

15

17 

19

18

17

15

*16

16

16

16

16

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

463.4

14.9

919

Nov.

19 

19

20

20

20

21

21 

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

19

16

14

*14

13

13

13

14

15

15

15

15

15

-

539

18.0

1,070

Dec.

15 

15

15

15

1§

15

14 

14

14

15

15

14

13

12

12

11

11

10

10

*9.8

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8^

362.8

11.7

720

Jan.

ZJ 

7.6

7.5

7.3

7.2

7.1

7.0 

6.9

6.8

6.7

6.7

6.6 

*6.6

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6,4

6.4

6.4

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

207.5

6.69

412

Feb.

1.6

'.G

.6

.0

.0

.0 

.0

.0

.4

.4

.4 

.4

.4

8.0

*8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

-

-

-

210.4

7.51

417

Mar.

I*

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0 

8.0

8.0

8.5

8.5

10 

11

12

13

15

20

25

35

43

54

68

90

110

130

150

*177

180

190

187

174

1,783.0

57.5

3,540

Apr.

f

62

59

59

61

61

*76

73

83

80

80 

78

70

62

58

58

56

12.

43

43

43

43

43

48

45

45

48

47

45

-

1,782

59.4

3,530

May

40

40

40

39

37

*15

36 

35

37

40

42

48 

43

43

42

42

61

59

50

47

45

45

42

48

59

59

56

55

53

52

51

1,423

45.9

2,820

June

48 

46

45

44

42

39

*«

46

53

55

53 

53

53

66

95

62

61

63

75

75

74

75

75

74

65

60

58

56

55

-

1,743

58.1

3,460

July

59 58'

56

55

S3

53

51 

*50

48

48

47

46 

45

42

40

39

37

37

37

36

35

34

34

33

32

31

29

26

26

26

15

1,268

40.9

2,520

Aug.

£35

34

29

26

26 

26

26

26

25

25 

23 *24

23

20

19

19

18

17

17

17

18

19

18

17

16

17

16

15

15

708

22.8

1,400

Sept.

14

14

14

15

IS

15

IS 

15

16

17

17

If

17

17

15

15

15

IS

15

15

14

12

12

13

13

13

13

14

14

-

446

14.9

885

Calendar year 1952: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Mater year 1952-53: Max 190 Mln 6.4 Mean 30.0 Ac-ft 21,690

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Oct. 14-17, 29, 30, Hov 

height record for most of period Hov. 26 to Mar. 27.

19 to Mar. 27. Mo gage-
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 69

Sand Hill River at Climax, Minn.

Location.--Lat 47°36'10", long. 96°47'40", In SE^SE^ sec. 29, T. 148 N., R. 48 W., near 

center of span on upstream side of highway bridge, 1 mile southeast of Climax and 

4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--405 sq ml.

Records available.- March 1943 to September 1953 (winter records incomplete in most years).

Gage. Chain gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 833.69 ft above mean sea level, 

adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Extremes. Maximum dally discharge during year, 200 cfs Mar. 28-30; maximum gage height 

observed, 5.88 ft Mar. 26 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 7.5 cfs 

Jan. 16-31; minimum gage height observed, 0.98 ft Sept. 30.

1943-53: Maximum discharge, 3,040 cfs Apr. 22, 1950 (gage height, 16.31 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum not determined.

Remarks. Records poor.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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

15

13

14

15

15

15

15

17

18

17

19

20

19

19

18

*17

18

20

20

20

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

23_

582

18.8

1,150

Nov.

23

23

23

23

23

2424-

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

23

20

*15

14

14

14

15

16

16

16

16

16

-

622

20.7

1,230

Dec.

16

16

16

16

16

1716-

16

16

16

17

16

15

14

13

13

13

12

12

*11

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

411

13.3

815

Jan.

O"9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

*8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.5

775

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

245.0

7.90

486

Feb.

7.8

7TET

7.8

7.8

7.8

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

10

10

10

10

10

*13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

_

_

-

303.0

10.8

601

Mar.

13- 13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

15

16

17

19

22

27

34

44

54

70

88

110

140

160

*180

190

ZOO 200"

200

190

2,120

68.4

4,200

Apr.

168 146-

100

96

96

98

102

105

*95

103

116

124

120

115

93

82

88

94

104

102

100

93

93

100

93

87

75

69

62

57

-

2,976

99.2

5,900

Calendar year 1952: Max - Mln - Mean -

May

64

60

62

61

53

48

*44

43

4148-

48

52

58

68

75

79

84

84

71

62

65

64

68

75

89_

86

85

76

76

76

77

2,042

65.9

4,050

June

75

71

67

61

56

49

*45

49

62

69

67

60

55

60

78

118

118

124

125 159"

108

107

102

97

96

90

79

70

69

72

-

2,408

80.3

4,780

July

74

86

77

77

72

68

65

*57

52

50

50

48

47

46

47

44

40

39

37

40

41

45

41

41

41

38

36

36

33

37

39

1,540

49.7

3,050

Aug.

48

56

58

50

44

41

39

37

32

29

30

30

29

*25

25

22

20

21

20

19

19

1819"

21

18

19

21

18

20

19

19

886

28.6

1,760

Sept.

1918-

17

17

16

16

17

17

18

18

18

*18

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

16

15

15

14

15

14

15

14

13

14

15

490

16.3

972

Ao-ft -

Water year 1952-53: -Max 200 Mln 7.5 Mean 40.1 Ao-ft 28,990

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Oct. 16 to Apr. 20 (no gage-height record during 

most of period Nov. 30 to Mar. 31; discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements and 

weather records).
70 RED RIVER OP THE NORHT BASIN

Lower Red Lake near Red Lake, Minn.

Location. Lat 47°57', long. 95°17', in NW£ sec. 28, T. 152 N., R. 36 W., on left bank 

just upstream from dam at outlet, 13 miles northwest of village of Red Lake.

Drainage area.--1,950 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June 1930 to November 1932 (published as Red Lake at Redby), May 1933 

to September 1953 (published as Red Lake near Red Lake, 1933-40); records on Upper Red 

Lake published as Red Lake at Waskish, April 1930 to September 1933, all in reports of 

Geological Survey. October 1921 to September 1929 gage heights at Redby and on Upper 

Red Lake at Waskish in files of Minnesota Department of Conservation (fragmentary).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,169.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers). May 1933 to Sept. 6, 1934, staff gage af 

same site and datum. Staff gages at Waskish and Redby at datum 69.00 ft lower.

Extremes.--1930-53; Maximum gage height, 9.53 ft June 25, 1950; minimum recorded, 0.80 ft 

Nov. 20, 1936.

Remarks.--Water level subject to fluctuation caused by change in direction and velocity of 

wind and by seiches.

Gage height, in feet, October 1952 to September 1953

Oct. 31...... 4.25 Jan. 31...... 4.35 Apr. 30...... 5.12

Nov. 30...... 4.34 Feb. 28...... 4.33 May 31...... 5.06

Dec. 31...... 4.32 Mar. 31...... 4.45 June 30...... 5.27

Note. Only month-end readings published.

July 31... 

Aug. 31... 

Sept.30...

5.03

4.83

4.50

Prior to Sept. 7, 1934, staff gage at 

Sept. 7, 1934, to Nov. 26, 1951, waterRed Lake River near Red Lake, Minn.

Location.--Lat 47°57>, long. 95°17', in NWi;- sec. 28, T. 152 N., R. 36 W., on left bank 

50 ft downstream from dam at outlet of Lower Red Lake, 13 miles northwest of village 

of Red Lake.

Drainage area. 1.950 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--May 1933 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,167.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers), 

site 50 ft upstream at datum 2.00 ft higher, 

stage recorder at datum 2.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 20 years, 446 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 492 cfs June 15 (gage height, 3.97 ft); maximum 

gage height, 4.83 ft Aug. 6 (backwater from aquatic vegetation); minimum daily discharge, 54 cfs Apr. 7, 8, 12.

1933-53: Maximum discharge, 2,320 cfs Oct. 6, 1950 (gage height, 6.57 ft); maximum 

gage height, 8.93 ft June 25, 1950 (affected by seiches and by backwater from aquatic 

vegetation); no flow Sept. 19, 1933; Aug. 31 to Sept. 10, Oct. 1, 1935; May 16, 17, 

19-22, Nov. 20, 1936; Nov. 13, 14, 1951.

Remarks. Records fair. Flow completely regulated by Lower Red Lake.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

412

35T

381

356

333

327

324

318

321

318

318

321

330

370

397

400

385

377

370

*356

345

349

345

333

333

345

342

336

327

333

339

10,838

350

21,500

Nov.

315

324

311

313

333

289

247

189

178 215"

273

266

253

251

249

242

246

257

254

245

250

268

*291

311

273

240

240

285

300

310

-

8,019

267

15,910

Dec.

310

5To

310

310

310

309

309

309

309

309

308

308

308

307

307

*307

307

306

3T5S"

306

306

307

307

307

308

308

309

309

309

310

310

9,555

308

18,950

Jan.

310 310-

310

310

310

310

310

310

311

311

311

311

311

311

312

312

312

313

313

314

314

315

315

315

316

316

317

3Tf

*317

317

317

9,698

313

19,240

Feb.

317

31?

318

318

319

319

319

319

319

320

321

322

323

324

325

326

327

328

330

332

334

336

339

*342

Mi

344

344

344

_

_

-

9,170

328

18,190

Mar.

345

345

345

345

345

345

345

345

345

345

345

347

347

340

335

320

310

295

280

265

257

266

238

266

165

74

70

65

58

58

51

8,208

265

16 , 280

Apr.

60.

*61

65

65

61

57

54

54

56

*56

55

54

56

57

60

79

71

71

67

79

107

116

113

116

125

124

124

126

126

130

-

2,445

81.5

4,850

May

114

m138

142

147

148

152

153

153

156

168

173

164

159

164

160

163

164

*161

164

175

168

167

168

175

176

172

175

177

183

188

5,023

162

9,960

June

187

1ST

207

288

324

321

318

377

381

381

404

420

428

461

*424

278

249

242

240

247

241

229

225

228

230

219

222

224

229

231

8,642

288

17,140

July

235

246

241

237

230

226

220

257

252

261

269

280

289

296

298

309

321

330

330

336

349 *34S333

324

318

313

304

307

298

296

291

8,911

287

17,670

Aug.

296

298

296

302

298

304

304

298

296

294

302

300

294

296

294

296

296

*298

300

296

294

296

296

298

300

300

309

311

315" 318

313

9,308

300

18,460

Sept.

309

321

50T

286

278

278

277

380

281

277

280

280

285

290

280

270

275

264

255

253

*251

ZBT

255

255

257

255

255

256

262 2'60

8,182

273

16,230

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,610 Mln 178 Mean 786 Ao-ft 570,700

Water year 1952-53: Max 461 Mln 54 Mean 268 Ac-ft 194,400

* Discharge measurement on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 28 to Mar. 20.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 

Red Lake River at High Landing, near Goodridge, Minn.

71

Location. Lat 48°03', long. 95°48', on line between sees. 28 and 29, T. 153 N., R. 40 W., 

on left bank at upstream side of highway bridge at High Landing, 7 miles south of 

Goodridge and 33 miles upstream from Thief River.

Drainage area. 2,300 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--October 1930 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,141.57 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 {levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1932, staff gage at 

datum 5.00 ft higher and Oct. 1, 1932, to Dec. 8, 1938, staff gage at datum 4.00 ft 

higher at site 50 ft downstream. Dec. 9, 1938, to Sept. 30, 1949, water-stage recorder 

at present site at datum 4.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 23 years, 450 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 670 cfs June 9 (gage height, 5.12 ft); maximum 

gage height, 7.46 ft Mar. 23 (backwater from ice); minimum, 102 cfs Apr. 17 (gage 

height, 1.83 ft); minimum daily, 108 cfs Apr. 20.

1930-53: Maximum discharge, 3,720 cfs May 11, 1950 (gage height, 13.42 ft); no flow 

during infrequent periods in 1931-34, 1936-37.

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

which are fair. Plow regulated by Lower Red Lake.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

1.8 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.1

123

255

415

665

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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.

480

44T

420

390

360

350

340

335

335

330

330" 324

340

365

390

410

405

388

387

*386

374

374

376

374

376

367

356

360

363

356

358

11,544

372

22,900

Nov.

360

350" 363

356

336

338

340

289

200

180

225

310

295

285

285

290

290

300

280

260

240

230

*225

250

300

270

250

250

300

310

-

8,567

286

16,990

Dec.

315

550" 320

320

320

320

318

318

318

315

312

310

308

305

302

*302

302

302

303

304

304

304

305

305

306

306

307

308

308

309

310

9,606

310

19,050

Jan.

310" 310

310

310

310

310

310

310

310

310

310

310

310

310

310

310

310

310

310

311

*311

312

312

313

314

313

313

312

312

314

314

9,641

311

19,120

Feb.

350" 317

320

320

320

320

320

320

321

322

322

325

325

327

328

327

328

329

330

331

332

334

337

340

342

345

348" 348

_

-

9,198

328

18,240

Mar.

348

349

350

350

350

350

350

350

350

*350

350

352

355

358

362

368

372

377

385

400

410

435 430"

410

380

315

200

140

130

122 n^

10,266

331

20,360

Apr.

115

*111

111

118

139

137

131

130

141

 172

179

175

172

162

148

131

110

135

141

108

119

184

201

214

247

255

24T

230

226

231

-

4,914

164

9,750

May

248

241

214

200

197

191

188

183

178

1ST

256

311

311

276

261

254

252

242

*234

241

290

291

277

279

311

308

300

300

321

342

53T

8,018

259

15,900

June

336

330

.322

388

551

586

603

610

S5S" 662

632

*613

605

591

577

535

367

301

269

262

249

227

231

245

244

217

217

238

247

261

-

12,174

406

24,150

July

269

269

266

256

241

228

217

550" 214

254

279

301

354" 325

319

319

319

317

311

311

322

*314

. 307

305

311

311

308

305

300

301

308

8,951

289

17,750

Aug.

308

311

311

311

304

305

305

307

303

304

301

300

297

297

296

297

297

301

303

301

301

300

300

305

*311

311

315

314

355" 325

314

9,480

soe

18,800

Sept.

311

348 345"

317

287

276

282

293

296

291

294

293

300

305

296

284

289

290

283

272

269

*277

282

276

276

277

276

269

57T

280

-

8,711

290

17,280

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,730 Mln 180 Mean 858 Ac-ft 623,100

Water year 1952-53: Max 662 Mln 108 Mean 304 Ao-ft 220,300

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 11 to Mar. 31. No'gage-height record Oct. 1- 

10, 12-17, 19; discharge estimated on basis of records for station near Red Lake.
'* RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN

Thief River near Thief River Falls, Minn.

Location.--Lat 48°11', long. 96°10', in sec. 3, T. 154 N., R. 43 W., on right bank a 

quarter of a mile upstream from highway bridge, 5 miles north of city of Thief River 

Falls, 7 miles upstream from mouth, and 9 miles downstream from Mud Lake National Wild 

Life Refuge.

Drainage area.--959 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1909 to September 1917, April 1920 to September 1921, October 

1922 to September 1924, October 1928 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and control of grouted boulders. Datura of gage is 1,112.33 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Minnesota Highway Department). Prior to 

May 4, 1939, staff or chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 35 years (1909-17, 1922-24, 1928-53), 113 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 429 cfs June 2, 3 (gage height, 6.37 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1909-17, 1920-21, 1922-24, 1928-53: Maximum discharge, 5,610 cfs May 13, 1950 (gage 

height, 17.38 ft); no flow in fall and winter of several years.

Flood of July 1919 reached a stage of 16.3 ft, according to floodmarks established 

by observer (discharge, 5,040 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some regulation by Thief and Mud Lakes and swamps above station. Diversion above station at 

times into Mud Lake National Wild Life Refuge.

Revisions.--WSP 925: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect ( 

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

3.7

3.8 

4.0

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.5

.2

.6

1.2

2.9

6.5

4.6

4.7 

4.9 

5.1 

5.5 

6.0 

6.4

44

80

183

322

438

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

(*)

t

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

-

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

50

102

95

 117

139

149

150

T54

135

128

1,209

39.0

2,400

Apr.

*119

us

101

92

94

98

101

87

78

80

*94

98

96

94

85

76

55

56

53

50

47

46

47

49

50

60

70

68

64

60

-

2,278

75.9

4,520

May

55

50

47

43

40

37

34

33

29

3T

49

*145

205

213

191

178

167

159

148

137

129

124

121

119

134

319

368

380

389

394

412

4,880

157

9,680

June

426

429

*2T

421

400

386

380

265

240

240

237

226

*159

140

124

74

9?

113

113

113

116

108

103

103

119

137

137

137

137

159

-

6,260

209

12,420

July

191

T5T

188

151

140

103

82

64

57

47

40

38

36

34

25

17

16

12

9.6

8.7

*7.8

6.5

5.6

5.1

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.1

4.8

4.0

3.4

1,509.4

48.7

2,990

Aug.

3.2

2^4

2.0

1.5

1.1

.8

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.1

0_

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

' 0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

13.9

0.45

28

Sept.

0"0

0

.1

.1

0

0

.1

.8

2.4

2.9

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.8

3.4

4.8

4.8

4.4

4.0

3.7

*3.7

3.7

4.4

4.8

5.1

4^

4.0

2.9

-

75.2

2.51

149

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,470 Mln 0 Mean 66.0 Ao-ft 47,900

Water year 1952-53: Max 429 Mln 0 Mean 44.5 Ao-ft 32,190

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

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Mar. 22 to Apr. 3, Apr. 18, 19.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 

Clearwater River at PI winner, Minn.

73

Location. Lat 47°55' , long. 96°03' , in SE£sw£ sec. 4, T. 151 N., R. 42 W., on right bank 

200 ft downstream from Soo Line Railroad bridge, 300 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. 

Highway 59, 0.9 mile northwest of railroad depot in Plummer, and 8 miles upstream from 

Hill River.

Drainage area. 512 sq mi.

Records available. April 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,099.12 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Nov. 10, 1939, staff gage at 

site 100 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 187 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 834 cfs July 5 (gage height, 6.23 ft); maximum 

gage height, 6.85 ft Mar. 23 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 14 cfs Oct. 17 

(gage height, 2.34 ft, backwater from leaves).

1939-53: fbximum discharge, 3,630 cfs May 6, 1950 (gage height, 11.33 ft); minimum, 

7.9 cfs Aug. 18, 1940 (gage height, 2.05 ft, backwater from aquatic vegetation).

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

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 24 to May 14)

Oct. 1 to Sept. 20

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

29

50

84

159

4.0 

5.0 

6.2

Sept. 21-30

259

502

826

2.7 

2.9

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

Ao-ft

Oct.

42

46

44

40

40

40

39

41

40

43

43

44

41

43

47

35

37

*61

49

44

43

48

47

49

50

51

51

33

15

65

3T

1,402

45.2

2,780

Jlov.

56

57

49

54

66

56

52

 55 45

50

52

60

65

60

61

62

63

77

79

74

70

*68

67

66

65

55

50

45

48

52

-

*1,779

59.3

3,530

Dec.

55

55

55

55

58

60

62

S?

60

58

58

55

52

52

55

55

55

52

50

55

*53

55

55

55

55

55

55

52

52

50

50

1,701

54.9

3,370

Jan. '

SB- 50

50

48

45

45

45

48

50

50

50

50

48

45

42

40

40

42

45

48

48

48

50

50

5Q

50

50

*50

50

49

48

1,474

47.5

2,920

Feb.

IB- 45

45

48

50

50

50

50

48

46

45

45

50

50

48

46

45

45

45

45

45

45

50

50

50

55

55

52

_

_

-

1,343

48.0

2,660

Mar.

50

50

50

48

47

48

50

50

52

55

*55

55

60

60

60

60

65

75

90

100

150

300

400

*38TJ

360

340

330

350

360

360

340

4,850

156

9,620

Apr.

»320

318

224

259

316

327

327

320

356

422

455

466

*£?

410

380

341

244

210

250

239

220

206

206

'533 204

327

349

344

337

327

9,379

313

18,600

May

309

286

263

233

210

198

186

173

T6-6 166

*220

368

420

432

425

425

412

380

349

311

327

410

432

435

440

448

2SC

373

353

368

363

10,301

332

20,430

June

344

325

306

292

274

257

241

226

270

311

304

283

*246

210

188

235

402

458

492

T55

430

432

440

450

440

400

356

428

402

430

-

10,332

344

20,490

July

380

466

689

801

815

657

497

402

332

281

235

214

233

263

259

239

214

198

186

170

*224

363

388

334

302

351

332

270

226

190

164

10,675

344

21,170

Aug.

147

134

124

114

108

108

142

159

TBT

142

134

142

150

136

122

107

97

88

80

74

70

66

64

62

*6?

65

66

65

66

76

80

3,204

103

6,360

Sept.

77

87

Tf

71

66

62

58

60

64

66

65

66

66

65

63

60

60

58

57

54

52

51

*50

515

50

50

52

54

55

53

-

1,319

60.6

3,610

Calendar year 1352: Max 1,270 Mln 33 Mean 178 Ao-ft 128,900

Water year 1952-53: Max 815 Mln 33 Mean 160 Ac-ft 115,500

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). July 5 (l to 6 a.m.) 834 cfs (6.23 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Oct. 29, 30, Hoy. 7-14, Nov. 21 to Apr. 1, Apr. 18, 

19 (no gage-height record Feb. 17-24).
74 RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 

Clearwater River at Red Lake Falls, Minn.

Location. Lat 47°53', long. 96°17', in sec. 22, T. 151 N., R. 44 W., on left bank 40 ft 

downstream from Great Northern Railway bridge in Red Lake Palls, 1? miles upstream from 

mouth and 3 miles downstream from Badger Creek.

Drainage area. 1,370 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June 1909 to September 1917, November 1934 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 949.49 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 31, 1911, staff gage at site 

half a mile upstream and Nov. 1, 1911, to Sept. 30, 1917, at site 50 ft upstream at 

different datum.

Average discharge. 26 years (1909-17, 1935-53), 297 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,120 cfs July 5 (gage height, 4.44 ft); maximum 

gage height observed, 5.95 ft Mar. 24 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 25 cfs 

Oct. 29 (gage height, 1.59 ft).

1909-17, 1934-53: Maximum discharge, 9,310 cfs May 6, 1950 (gage height, 11.28 ft); 

maximum gage height observed, 17.5 ft Apr. 5, 1913 (backwater from ice, site and datum 

then in use); no flow Sept. 15, 1936, Sept. 14, 1939, Aug. 19-22, 1940.

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

which are poor. Slight regulation by Clearwater Lake and several smaller lakes. Diurnal fluctuation most of year caused by mill 600 ft above station. Mill discontinued 

operations Dec. 4, 1952.

Revisions (water years). WSP 355: 1911-12.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect 

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

(gage

Oct. 1 to Apr. 2

1.8

1.9 

2.1

2.1 

2.3 

2.5 

3.0

Apr. 3 to Sept. 30

75

117

172

365

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

603

860

1,160

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

61

60

60

61

55

59

59

58

70

57

68

 55 51

61

67

69

63

»61

70

76

78

78

79

79

80

82 "52

80

61

58

58

2,057

66.4

4,080

Jlov.

60

 g& 61

57

57

56

54

53

51

50

51

53

54

56

57

57

56

54

50

47

46

 45

45

45

45

44

43

42

TZ

43

-

1,532

51.1

3,040

Dec.

43

IT

45

46

48

51

52

53

54

55

57

58

58

57

58

59

60

60

61

61

*61

61

62

^

61

61

61

60

60

61

62

1,752

56.5

3,480

Jan.

62

63

63

64

60

58

S5

61

62

64

65

66

66

64

60

60

61

62

64

63

64

65

66

67

Iff

66

»66

67

66

66

66

1,973

63.6

3,910

Feb.

64

63

64

66

69

69

68

66

67

68

68

69

70

73

S£

62

60

ST

62

62

63

64

66

68

68

68

64

65

-

1,843

65.8

3,660

Mar.

60

65

64

67

70

70

68

68

68

67

*67

67

68

69

70

73

76

82

88

100

145

200

600

740

»750

740

680

640

620

630

*625

7,794

251

15,460

Apr.

600

520

528

503

573

623

 623

618

633

723

774

784

TSS

718

668

603

469

405

446

474

391

374

348

357

374

479

563

563

538

518

16,548

552

32,820

May

479

446

418

365

336

307

283

264

244

236

357

683

'555 800

779

763

748

703

633

*583

563

668

713

713

718

708

693

633

598

603

633

17,470

564

34,650

June

603

563

523

489

460

418

396

374

387

469

479

450

*409

357

523

323

523

693

743

755

728

703

688

688

673

633

578

708

688

678

16,500

550

32,730

July

643

663

9O4

1,060

1,110

1,050

904

827

758

698

628

583

465

469

489

469

446

425

587

»591

558

738

748

668

598

568

573

518

427

557

295

19,415

626

58,510

Aug.

"&§ 260

203

189

179

172

172

203

217

214

203

179

190

180

165

150

140

130

120

110

100

95

90

*81

SI

81

83

85

85

87

89

4,562

147

9,050

Sept.

85

110

1A5

155

120

100

90

85

90

95

100

100

105

100

100

100

95

90

90

85

SO

 75

JS

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

2,770

92.3

5,490

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,390 Mln 42 Mean 308 Ao-ft 224,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,110 Mln 42 Mean 258 Ao-ft 186,900

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Oct. 30 to Apr. 3 (no gage-height record Jan. 28 

to Mar. 23, Mar. 26-30; discharge estimated on basis of record for station at Plummer). No gageheight record Aug. 13-23, Sept. 2-21; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 75

Red Lake River at Crookston, Minn.

Location. Lat 47°47" , long. 96°36' , in sec. 30, T. 150 N., R. 46 W., on right bank at 

downstream side of highway bridge on Crookston, 0.3 mile downstream from Interstate 

Power Co.'s dam and 1.5 miles downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 75.

Drainage area.--5.280 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. May 1901 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 832.72 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. May 18, 1901, to June 30, 1909, chain gage at bridge 300 ft upstream at same 

datum. July 1, 1909, to Sept. 25, 1911, chain gage, Sept. 26, 1911, to Sept. 30, 1919, 

water-stage recorder, and Oct. 1, 1919, to Sept. 30, 1930, chain gage, at present site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 52 years, 1,024 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,560 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 8.01 ft, backwater from ice); minimum, 120 cfs Nov. 10 (gage height, 2.77 ft).

1901-53: Maximum discharge, 27,400 cfs May 7, 1950 (gage height, 25.70 ft); minimum, 2.0 cfs Dec. 14-16, 1937.

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

fluctuation caused by powerplants upstream.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1115: 1906, 1915-16, 1919-20, 1922, 1925, 1927, 1929.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 24 Mar. 25 to Sept. 30

2.9 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

4.2

156

247

357

577

677

3.3 

3.6 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

6.5

334

422

580

1,060

1,620

1,920

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

647

5ST

529

405

487

393

389

345

365

341

345

345

369

369

334

353

»349

397

438

491

389

434

438

430

422

43C

447

438

422

377

397

12,886

416

25,560

Hov.

430 

442

413

405

409

409

426

361

361

272

256

302

246

416

506

464

430

572

587

555

*442

307

254

234

333

220

"255 156

366

283

-

11,158

372

22,130

Dec.

344 

365

380

375

360

355

350

365

370

370

360

360

360

370

370

355

365

360

345

«535

345

350

355

350

360

365

355

370

365

355

360

11,139

359

22,090

Jan.

350 

360

345

355

370

365

355

350

350

360

370

375

370

360

370

360

370

375

360

380

370

375

370

380

375

*375

380

375

370

380

380

11,390

367

22,590

Feb.

370 

370

385

370

370

375

365

370

375

375

380

370

370

38X>

380

385

375

375

375

370

385

375

375

380

370

385

390

3TS

_

_

-

10,520

376

20,870

Mar.

375 

380

385

380

380

375

375

380

*365 '535

380

375

390

390

400

400

410

460

500

600

780

1,120

1,700

*2,500

2^300

1,850

1,620

1,620

1,580

1,490

*1,430

26,070

841

51,710

Apr.

 1.370 

1,280

1,140

1,060

'1,000

950

972

966

925

956

*1,060

1,060

1,100

1,100

1,020

930

810

679

535

662

701

588

555" 499

640

728

810

900

900

860

-

26,706

890

52,970

May

840 

782

755

719

644

609

539

"SIS 476

4'91

551

840

1,250

,440

.470

,360

,290

,240

,150

 1,110

1,040

1,060

1,160

1,250

1,230

1,180

1,350

1,440

1,420

1,410

1,420

32,031

1,033

63,530

June

1,530 

1,440

1,420

1,380

1,310

1,250

1,440

1,490

1,390

1,330

1,480

 1,450

1,290

1,210

1,130

1,130

1,130

1,220

1,240

1,280

1,200

1,150

1,080

1,130

1,090

. 1,080

1,030

966

1.T70"

1,110

-

37,546

1,252

74,470

July

1,160 

1,170

1,280

1,570

1,700

1,640

1,440

1,300

1,120

1,060

935

1,000

935

791

850

850

825

773

742

*890

983

1,090

1,150

1,090

1,030

900

890

860

805

697

6_22

32,148

1,037

63,760

Aug.

592 

576

547

487

543

468

515

472

507

543

495

511

460

472

472

452

437

415

404

412

390

390

378

 375

356

377

385

384

401

415

394

14,025

452

27,820

Sept.

404 

527

618

58T

452

456

390

365

349

381

372

398

362

365

394

362

372

372

372

365

362

*368

349

 SIT 336

362

381

343

349

352

-

11,783

393

23,370

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,620 Mln 156 Mean 1,277 Ao-ft 927,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,500 Mln 156 Mean 650 Ao-ft 470,900

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 2 to Bar. 25.
76 RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN

Red River of the North at Grand Porks, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 47°56'26", long. 97°02'47", in SE^NE^ sec. 33, T. 152 N. , R. 50 W., on left 

bank 500 ft below dam at Riverside Park, in Grand Forks, 2 miles downstream from Red 

Lake River, and at mile 296.0.

Drainage area.--30.100 sq mi, approximately (includes 3,940 sq mi in closed Devils Lake 

basin).

Records available . May 1901 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey April 

idba to November 1912 in report of Minnesota State Drainage Commission.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 778'.42 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. 1882-92, gages in general vicinity of site of Northern Pacific Railway bridge, l| 

miles upstream (history not available, datum apparently the same as following gage). 

1892 to Oct. 15, 1926, staff and chain gages on Northern Pacific Railway bridge referred to datum 5.9 ft higher than present datum in reports of Minnesota State Drainage Commission but to datum 0.9 ft higher than present datum in reports of Geological 

Survey. Oct. 16, 1926, to Nov. 2, 1933, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--71 years, 2,334 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 14,600 cfs June 25 (gage height, 24.63 ft); minimumT 500 cfs Nov. 28 (gage height, 3.50 ft, backwater from ice).

1882-1953: Maximum discharge, about 80,000 cfs Apr. 10, 1897 (gage height, 50.2 ft, 

site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 54,000 cfs; minimum, 

2.4 cfs Feb. 3-5, 12, 14, 16-19, 1937 (caused by unusual regulation during repair of 

dam at Grand Forks).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Plow 

partly regulated by many lakes and reservoirs on tributaries.

Revisions (water years). WSP 855: 1936(M). WSP1115: 1942. WSP1175: 1897(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 22 to Nov. 6j loop ratings used

June 1-11, June 17 to July 9)

3.5 

4.0

6.0 

8.0

545

710

1,560

2,560

10.0

12.0

14.0

3,660

4,800

6,050

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

J?

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1,080

1,100

1,040

1,020 

980

952

936

908

876

804

788

773

520

840

864

840 

820

828

816

808

828

852

840

848

832

812

820

840

844

820

800

27,029

872

53,610

JJov.

780

*800

828

824 

828

828

808

796

780

689

675

675

633

622

»644

780 

868

976

992

1,020

1,060

1,000

816

647

599

600

600

550

'6T55

600

-

22,918

764

45,460

Dec.

650

*700

720

740 

760

750

750

760

780 76~0"

750

740

740

720

700

650 

640

650

*660

620

600

"607!

600

600

600

600

600

600

600

600

600

20,840

672

41,340

Jan.

600

600

600

620 

*WSo

620

620

600

580

580

580

580

580

580

560

560 

SJo" 540

540

540

540

560

560

560

560

580

*580

580

560

560

560

17,840

575

35,390

Feb.

560

'Set?

560

560 

560

560

560

580

580

560

580

600

600

600

620

620 

620

620

620

620

640

660

660

650

*650

650

660

680

-

fc

-

16,990

607

33,700

Mar.

680

660

S5o

700 

700

680

660

680

700

700

720

760

800

820

860

1,000 

1,080

*1,120

1,150

1,300

1,700

2,200

»2,600

3,200

3,900

4,400

»4,550

»4,700

4,900

*5,200

5_,3P_0

59,080

1,906

117,200

Apr.

5,700

*5.980

5,480

4,750 

4,030

*3,470

3,120

3,010

3,010

3,010

3,120

3,280

3,340

3,420

3,470

3,360 

3,100

2,840

2,610

2,370

2,220

2,200

2,120

2,060

2,060

2.040

2,160

2,260

»2,420

2,540

94,550

3,152

187,500

May

2,590

2,560

2,620

2,700 

2,770

2,730

2,650

2,540

2,440

2,400

2,360

2,250

2,246

2,740

3,670

4,080

3,960

3,690

3,430

3,210

3,080

2,900

2,850

3,030

3,410

3,620

3,630

3,690

*3,790

3,800

3,780

95,190

3,071

188,800

June

4,630

6,650

*8,040

8,800 

*9,100

8,900

 7,980

6,680

*5,470

4,690

*4,170

4,110

4,090

3,970

3.820

3,890 

6,350

10,100

12,000

*13,000

13,600

*13,900

14,300

14,500

*14,600

14,300

13,600

12,400

11,100

9,600

268,340

8,945

532,200

July

*8,470

7, 8 JO

7,560

7,360 

7,180

6,970

6,700

6,250

5,650

5,110

4,700

4,360

4,120

3,960

3,800

3,600 

3,540

3,400

3,290

3,290

3,240

3,250

3,280

3,320

3,290

3,210

3,060

2,840

»2,690

2,570

2,430

140,320

4,526

278,300

Aug.

2,340

2,270

2,240

2,280 

2,500

2,760

2,760

2,640

2,500

2,390

2,320

2,260

2,250

2,220

2,240

2,220 

2,140

2,060

1,970

1,880

1,790

1,720

1,620

1,570

1,530

1,470

1,430

1.410

1,470

1,460

1,420

63,130

2,036

125,200

Sept.

 1,410

1,600

1,670

1.720 

1,716

1,560

1,440

1,320

1,200

1,120

1,110

1,120

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,150 

1,150

1,160

1,150

1,140

1,130

1,110

1,110

1,130

1,100

1,020

980

*988

964

912

-

36,594

1,220

72,580

Calendar year 1952: Max 23,900 Mln 550 Mean 3,491 Ao-ft 2,535,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 14,600 Mln 540 Mean 2,364 Ac-ft 1,711,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Hoy. 26 to Apr. 1.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN ?? 

Turtle River at Manvel, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 48°05', long. 97°11', in SE£ sec. 10, T. 153 N., R. 51 W., on downstream 

side of bridge on State Highway 33, 0.3 mile west of Manvel and 10 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 602 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1945 to September 1953.

Gage. Chain gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 799.28 ft above mean sea level, datum

Average discharge. 8 years, 69.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 219 cfs June 22 (gage height, 7.48 ft); 

no flow Oct. 1, 4-8.

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 28,000 cfs Apr. 19, 1950 (gage height, 21.5 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 4,300 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

determination of peak flow; no flow in fall or winter of some years.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or indefinite stage-discharge 

relation, which are fair.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9 

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

**.!

.1

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

.2

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.5

.5

.9

.7

.8

1.1

.9

1.0

1.4

2.7

3.3

275

3.0

3.3

25.4

0.82

50

JJov.

2.0

*4.3

4.0

4.3

4.8

4.4

4.3

5.2 

4.4 

5.4

5.2

5.1

5.5

6.7

6.0

6.0

6.7

9.9

13

18

24

 ST 25

19

e!5

e!2

elO

69

e9

68

277.2

9.24

550

Calendar year 1952: t

Dec.

8

7

6

5

*4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5 

5 

5

5

4

4

4

3

3

3

2.7

*2.7

2.7

> e2.5

115.6

3.73

229

Jan.

e2.0

\ *el.8

1-.

I

x

I

I el.O

j

j

\ 

J

h35.6

1.15

71

Feb. 

)

. eO.5

> el.O

*el.2

_

_

-

22.3

0.80

44

Mar.

. el. 2

. el. 5

. e2.0

,. e2.5

3.0

*3.4

25

40

60

35

*26

30

35

40

*50

60

55

12.

562.5

18.1

1,120

Apr.

*38

38

40

40

*43

30

25

*25 

27 

29

*29

25

26

26

21

21

12

19

31

19

21

18

18

20

23

26

34

31

31

*30

816

27.2

1,620

May

36

39

37

33

30

29

26

26 

21 

17

20

30

35

44

47

44

36

28

25

23

18

18

17

16

18

16

14

T4

16

19

24

816

26.3

1,620

June

27

36

*42

47

41

39

38

43 

49 

47

48

43

45

47

47

54

61

81

84

88

117

191

216

T§8

177

170

168

165

147

136

2,692

89.7

5,340

July

132

*131

149

T44

99

78

55

45 

40 

34

28

21

18

15

11

9.9

11

13

14

15

36

50

50

38

24

15

12

9.3

*8.0

7.1

6.2

1,318.5

42.5

2,620

Aug.

5.7

5.4

5.4

4.9

4.6

4.9

5.2

5.4 

5.4 

6.2

5.9

5.9

5.7

4.9

4.0

3.4

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.0

3.6

3.0

2.6

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.5

2.5

3.0

3.0

2..JD

126.3

4.07

251

Sept.

*1.5

2.0

3.0 27T

1.8

1.0

1.4

.9 

1.2 

.8

.5

.3

79

.8

.6

.7

.5

.3

.4

1.2

.9

. 5

.6

.8

.3

.8

1.4

*.9

1.7

1.4

31.2

1.04

62

lax 560 Mln 0 Mean 20.7 Ao-ft 15,050

Water year 1952-53: Max 216 Min o Mean 18.7 Ac-ft 13,580

peak discharge (base, 200 cfs). June 22 (6:45 p.m.) 219 efs (7.48 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and 

lotes. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 25 to Apr. 5.
78 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Red River of the North at Oslo, Mlnn.

Location. Lat 48"11"35", long. 97°08'25", in sec. 31, T. 155 N., R. 50 W., on upstream 

siae of main span of highway bridge in Oslo, at mile 271.1

Drainage area. 31,200 sq mi, approximately (includes 3,940 sq mi in closed Devils Lake 

basin).

Records available.--April 1936 to June 1937, April 1941 to September 1953 (high-water 

periods only). Records prior to 1945 do not include flow in bypass channel.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 777.65 ft above mean sea level, 

oatum of 1929. Prior to Apr. 2, 1948, staff gage on railroad bridge 800 ft upstream 

at same datum. Water-stage recorder for station at Grand Porks is used as an auxiliary 

gage for this station.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during season, 14,900 cfs June 25; maximum gage height, 17.55 

rt June 25; minimum discharge not determined.

1936-37, 1941-53: Maximum discharge, 63,000 cfs May 10, 1950 (gage height, 31.83 ft); 

minimum not determined.

Maximum stage known, about 32.5 ft in 1897.

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

wFTTch are fair. For stages above 13 ft, discharge includes flow in bypass channel l|

miles west of Oslo. Some regulation by lakes and reservoirs on tributaries.

Revisions. WSP 1175: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage

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

(Unit-fall method used June 2-7, June 17 to July 1;

shifting-control method used July 2-4)

0.8 

2.0 

4.0

1,480

2,090

3,230

6.0 

8.0 

10.0

4,580

6,050

7,640

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

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. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

1

_

-

_

-

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

1,200

1,500

1,900

2,300

2,700

3,300

4,000

4,500

4,800

5,100 

*5,400

5,800

.

_

-

Apr.

*6,200 

6.400 

6,090

*5,190

4,360

*3,650

3,210 

3,120

*3,050

3,010

3,060

3,210

3,310

3,380

3,420

3,390

3,190

2,970

2,690

2,540

2,370

2,250

2,220

2,130

2,110

2.070

2,140

2,270

2,440 

*2,540

-

97,980

3,266

194,300

May

2,620 

2,620 

2,640

2,660

2,770

2,770

2,720 

2,650

2,540

2,440

2,380

2,320

2.270

2,540

3,310

3,900

3,890

3,760

3,500

3,270

3,130

3,030

2,880

2,810

a3,200

a3,500

a3,600

a3,700

a3,800 

a3,900

*a4.000

95,120

3,068

188,700

June

4,510 

5,980 

7,500

*8,370

8,920

*9,010

8,350 

*7,700

6,500

5,620

4,720

4,310

4,200

4,100

3,920

3.870

5,450

9,050

11,400

*12,700

13,400

*14,000

14,400

14,700

*14.900

14,800

14,300

13,300

11,800 

10,300

-

272,080

9,069

539,700

July

8.960 

*8,720 

8,150

7,840

7,540

7,350

7,070 

6,550

6,010

5,510

5,010

4,600

4,280

4,060

3,800

3,670

3,590

3,500

3,410

3,330

3,300

3,300

3,340

3,390

3,360

3,270

3,150

2,940

2,810 

*2,670

2.390

146,870

4,738

291,300

Aug.

2,260 

2,210 

2,260

2,350

2,460

2,700

2.800 

2,740

2,580

2,500

2,420

2,350

2,310

2,320

2,310

2,290

2,270

2,240

2,200

2,100

1,970

1,850

1,750

1,700

1,650

1,620

1,580

1,540

1.500 

1-.500

1,510

65,840

2,124

130,600

Sept.

*1,520

-

_

_

-

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac -ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day,

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Grand Porks.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Mar. 20 to Apr. 2.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 

Forest River near Fordville, N. Dak.

Location.--Lat 48°12', long. 97°44', on line between sees. 32 and 33, T. 155 N., R. 55 W., 

on right bank 50 ft upstream from highway bridge, half a mile downstream from South 

Branch, and 3 miles southeast of Fordville.

Drainage area.--500 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. April 1940 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,040 ft (by barometer). Prior to 

July 21, 1951, chain gage at site 50 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 41.8 cfs (12 years, 44.7 cfs; figure published in WSP 1238 

in error); median of yearly mean discharges, 21 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 130 cfs May 30 (gage height, 2.04 ft); minimum.

 1.8 cfs Nov. 21.

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 16,400 cfs Apr. 18, 1950 (gage height, 14.48 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 5,600 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

and slope-area determinations of peak flow; no flow Apr. 1-13, Sept. 3, 1940.

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

wnich are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1175: 1948. WSP 1208: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, .except period of ice effect (ga'ge 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 17, Dec. 15-20)

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

.7 

1.0

1.8 

3.1 

5.0

14

1.3 

1.6 

1.9

Discharge, In oublo feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

i

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

3^9

*3.9

3.9

4.1

4.5

4.9

UL

4.7

4.9

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.7

4.7

4.3

4.5

4.9

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.9

4.7

4.9

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.9

*4.9

4.9

144.9

4.67

287

Nov.

4.9

5.6

5.3

5.3

5.6

4.7

5TT

5.6

5.6

5.3

5.6

5.8

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

~B7I 8.6

I'.O

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.1

5.1

5.1

-

172.1

5.74

341

Dec.

5.3

5.6

5.8

*6.0

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.6

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.1

4.7

*4.3

4.3

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

160.4

5.17

318

Jan.

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

*4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.5

¥75

5.5

5.5

*5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

15?. 5

4.92

302

Feb.

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

66'

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

*6

6

6

6

_

-

168

6.0

333

Mar.

6

e

6

6

6

6'

' .5

* .5.

.5

8.0

8.5

*8.6

8.8

8.9

9.3

*9.7

gis

9.5

9.4

235.3

7.59

467

Apr.

9.3

9.2

*9.2

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.4

8.1

8.6

8.6

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.3

7.0

7.5

8.0

8.1

7.5

7.0

7.0

6.8

15

22

16

13

11

11

*15

-

287.6

9.59

570

May

18

16

13

12

11

10

9.7

9.7

9.4

10

20

21

17

15

14

13

12

12

11

12

11

10

11

10

14

12

12

12

16

87

78

538.8

17.4

1,070

June

42

*28

23

20

19

16

13

13

12

*11

10

9.7

8.4

9.7

9.0

8.7

7.5

7.5

6.9

16

18

18

18

20

56

43

24

18

16

14

-

535.4

17.8

1,060

July

12

*11

9.7

8.7

8.1

7.5

7.5

6.6

6.3

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.2

5.0

4.6

4.2

4.2

4.2

5.0

7.5

7.2

6.9

8.1

6.6

6.0

5.2

4.6

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.6

194.0

6.26

385

Aug.

*3.6

4.0

3.6

.0

.0

.0

.4

.0

.6

.0

3.3

3.8

3.3

2.8

2.8

ITT

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.8

2.8

3.3

9.7

775

4.8

113.9

3.67

226

Sept.

4.2

4.5

*5.0

5.0

4.8

5.0

4.4

4.0

3.8

774

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.2

4.0

3.8

.2

.4

.2

.2

.0

.8

.2

.0

* .2

.6

.4

.4

. 1

-

134.8

4.49

267

Calendar year 1952 : Max 500 Mln 2.9 Mean 13.7 Ao-ft 9,920

Water year 1952-53 : Max 87 Mln 2.6 Mean 7.77 Ao-ft 5,630

Peak discharge (base. 200 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 21 to Mar. 23. No gage-height record Dec. 28 

to Apr. 2; discharge estimated on basis of 7 discharge measurements, 9 scattered staff-gage readings 

by observer, and weather records.
80 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 

Forest River at Minto, N. Dak.

Location.-Lat 48°16'10", long. 97°22'10", in SE£ sec. 31, T. 156 N., R. 52 W., on downstream side of left approach span of bridge one block east of U. S. Highway 81 and 450 

ft above dam in Minto.

Drainage area. 740 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. April 1944 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 806.95 ft above mean sea level, 

oatum of 1929.

Average discharge. 9 years, 62.5 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge observed during year, 910 cfs June 4 (gage height 3 53 ft 

°m^^700^mark ' ; no flow at tllne s; minimum gage height observed, 0.99 ft Aug 27

1944-53: Maximum discharge, 17,000 cfs Apr. 18, 1950 (gage height, 11 80 ft from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 7,200 cfs on basis of contracted-openine; 

determination of peak flow; no flow at times each year 1945-47, 1952-53.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions. WSP 1208: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

2.9

13

26

1.5 

1.9 

2.4

42

139

315

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

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

*0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

.2

.5

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9 

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

4.4

475

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

68.5

2.21

136

NOV.

4.4

*4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4 

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

5.2

IT?

5.2

4.4 

4.4

4.4

4.4

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

125.6

4.19

249

Dec.

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

*2.9

2.9

3.6

3.6 

3.6

3.6

3.6

2.9

2.9

2.9

1.6

1.6 

1.6

1.1

1.1

1.1

.8

Ts

!e

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

61.0

1.97

121

Jan.

0.8

* 8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

*.8 

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

t!

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.3

17.8

0.57

35

Feb.

0.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

_-

2.2

0.08

4.4

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.1

0*o

.3

4.4

2.2

3.6

*2.9

9.2

6.2

6.2

9.2

13

18

*16

92.3

2.98

183

Apr.

27

29

30

26

23

*23

27

*ff

24

20

24

30

32

20

**

26

26

20

19

18

18

16

16

16

19

19

19

19

656.8

21.9

1,300

May

*20

20

20

18

16

16

15

15

T5

14

15

15

16

20

19 

19

19

18

15

15

15

14

13

13

13

14

14

14

16

!§

513

16.5

1,020

June

*77

68

46

300

*299

117

72

46 

32

27

26

22

20

20

19

18 

16

T§

16

18

18

20

22

23

20

29

42

36

29

27

-

1,541

51.4

3,060

July

22

*20

19

19

18

16

14

14 

14

13

13

13

12

12

8.2

7.2 

7.2

6.2

6.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.4

*"474

4.4

4.4

313.2

10.1

621

Aug.

4^4

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4. 

4.

4.

4.

4.

3.6

3.6

2.2

1.6 

1.1

.8

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

66.4

2.14

132

Sept.

**oa

 3

.3

.3

jjl

.5

.5

.5 

.5

.5

.5

.5

.3

.2

.2

.2 

.2

.2,"Z

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

**.!

.1

.1

-

8.1

0.27

16

Calendar year 1952: Max 350 Mln 0 Mean 14.2 Ac-ft 10,300

Water year 1952-53: Max 300 Mln o Mean 9.50 Ac-ft 6,880

Peak discharge (base. 200 cfs). June'4 (about 7 p.m.) 910 cfs (3.53 ft).

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

** Field estimate made on this day.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 

Middle River at Argyle, Minn.

81

Location.--Lat 48°20'30", long. 96°48'55", in 85 sec. 10, T. 156 N., R. 48 W., on left 

6SnTc~20 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 75 in Argyle and 14 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Records available. March to September 1945, November 1950 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Nov. 8, 1951, chain or wire-weight gage at bridge 

?0 ft upstream at datura 1.0 ft higher, and Nov. 8, 1951, to Sept. 18, 1952, water-stage 

recorder at present site at datum 1.0 ft higher. Altitude of gage is 830 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 112 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 6.65 ft, backwater 

from ice); no flow for many days; minimum gage height, 0.23 ft Sept. 30.

1945, 1950-53: Maximum discharge, 1,220 cfs Apr. 9, 1951 (gage height, 11.75 ft); 

no flow at times during 1952-53.

Maximum stage known, 15.25 ft, present datum, in April 1950, from floodmarks (discharge, 2,790 cfs).

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

which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct.' 1 to Mar.

0.9 0.0

1.0 .2

1.1 .5

Mar. 9 to Sept. 30

0.7

.8

1.0

1.2

1.4 

1.7

0.0

.2

.7

1.9

3.5

6.5

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.3

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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.

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

.3

.4

.4

1.1

0.04

2.2

Nov.

0.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.7

.6

.4

.4

1.6

171 *.e

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

-

15.1

0.50

30

Dec.

0.1

f 1!i.1

.1.1.1.1.1

.1.1.1.1.1

.1

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.6

0.05

3.2

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1.1

.2

.2

.3

.5

.9

1.6

4.Z

11

26

*61

80

90

100

110

486.1

15.7

964

Apr.

105

97

88

79

71

64

45

38

30

25

23

*20

20

20

19

17

12

12

14

15

12

11

10

Tl

11

11

16

32

35

34

-

997

33.2

1,980

May

31

27

23

21

18

16

14

13

1/3

14

15

*14

16

29

35

36

35

34

32

29

27

24

22

20

17

15

14

14

16

21

26

681

22.0

1,350

June

40

47

46

41 ^ 35

31

27

24

22

19

17

*16

15-

13

12

11

10

8.7

7,4

7.4

7.2

6.4

6.0

6.3

5.8

5.3

4.9

4.6

572

5.1

-

506.3

16.9

1,010

July

4.7

4^6

4.4

4.3

4.0

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.3

3.0

3.3

5.6

6.0

4.8

4.1

3.4

3.7

3.7

*4.4

3.4

3.1

2.8

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.4

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.4

i.'?

106.8

3.45

212

Aug.

1.1

T76

.9

.9

.8

.7

.6

.5

.3

.2

.2'.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

7.6

0.25

15

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 513 Min 0 Mean 17.6 Ac-ft 12,790

Water year 1952-53: Max 110 Mtn 0 Mean 7.68 Ac-ft 5,570

Peak discharge (base. 200 cfs). No peak above base.

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

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 26, 28, Dec. 3 to Apr. 9 (no gage-height record Feb. 2 to Mar. 8, Mar. 10-26; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, 1 observation of no flow, and weather record^.
82 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Homme Reservoir near Park River, N. Dak.

Location. La t 48°24'20", long. 97°47'10", in SEjHWy sec. 19, T. 157 N., R. 55 W., at 

Homme Dam on South Branch Park River, 2 miles west of town of Park River.-

Drainage area. 229 sq mi.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes . Maximum contents during year, 1,183 acre-ft Oct. 14 (elevation, 1,065.03 ft); 

minimum, 665 acre-ft Mar. 14 (elevation, 1,059.65 ft).

1949-53: Maximum contents, 3,736 acre-ft Apr. 30, 1951 (elevation, 1,080.40 ft); 

minimum since first reaching spillway level, 184 acre-ft Feb. 8, 1952 (elevation, 

1,0.51.22 ft).

Remarks . Reservoir is formed by an earth-fill dam 865 ft long; storage began September 

1949; dam completed October 1950. Usable capacity between invert of outlet, elevation, 

1,048.0 ft, and crest of spillway, elevation, 1,080.0 ft, is 3,550 acre-ft. Low flows 

are controlled by 2 sluice gates 3 by 5 ft. The spillway, which is 150 ft long, is -uncontrolled. The records herein represent total contents. The reservoir is operated 

for control of floods, water supply, and pollution abatement during low-flow periods.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

Dec. 31................

Calendar year 1952. . .

Water year 1952-53...

Elevation 

(feet)

1,063.90

-

1,062.20

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

1,173

1,070

-

900

. -

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-89

+792

-111

-273
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASK 83

South Branch Park River below Homme Dam, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 48°24', long. 97°47', in SE£ sec. 19, T. 157 N., R. 55 W., on right bank 

hair a mile downstream from Homme Dam, 2 miles west of town of Park River.

Drainage area. 229 sq mi.

Records available. December 1949 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,000.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17 cfs Aug. 28 (gage height, 23.64 ft); maximum 

gage height, 24.30 ft Jan. 16 (backwater from ice); minimum, 0.2 cfs Oct. 1-4.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, about 13,000 cfs Apr. 24, 1950 (gage height, 37.52 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 5,500 cfs, result of failure of emergency embankment 

at site of Homme Dam; no flow Dec. 1-3, 1949.

Remarks. Records good.' Flow regulated by Homme Reservoir (see preceding page). 

Cooperation. Gage-height record furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-17)

22.8

23.9

23.0

23.1

0 

.3 

.9

2.0

23.2

23.4

23.6

3.5 

S.4 

15

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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

*.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

1.5

2.0

1.9

1.6

1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9 

.9

.8

.7

.5

.5

*.4

.4

21.0

0.68

42

Nov.

0*4

.5

. 5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.6

.7

.7

.8

.9

.8

1.2

5.1

¥71

bS.O

bS.O

bS.O

bS.O 

bS.O

bS.O

bS.O

bS.O

bS.O

bS.O

-

70.7

2.36

140

Dec.

bS.O

b4.5

3.7

*3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

b3.8

b3.8

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.4

5.1 

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.9

4.7

4.7

126.2

4.07

250

Calendar year 1952: Max 103

Jan.

4. 4. 

4.

4.

b4.

b4.

b4.

*4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

b4.

b4.

b4.

b4.

b4.

b4.

b4.

b4.

b4_._ 

4.

4.

4.

*4.

4.

4.

4.

142.0

4.58

282

Feb.

4.4

4.4

4.2

472

4.2

4.2

4.4

4.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.t

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.4

.4

.7

.7 

* .9

4.7

4.7

4.7

-

-

-

123.6

4.41

245

Mar.

4.4

4.2

4.0

3.9

3.9

3.7

3.3

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.8

3.0

3.0

*2.8

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.7

b2.7 

b2.6

 2.3

2.0

2.0

1*1

1.9

*1.9

91.7

2.96

182

Apr.

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.5

273

2.0

2.1

2.3

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.1

1.5 

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

.9

1.0

51.9

1.73

103

May

 1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.7-.6

.5

.5

.6

.9

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.6

.7

.6

.8

.9

1.0

1.1

1.1 

1.1

1.0

1.0 1.1

1.2

1.4

T75

26.4

0.85

52

June

*1.4

1.2

1.0

1.1

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.4

1.4

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.1

2.6

2.8

2.7

3.0

3.5

3.7

4.2

3.7

3.3

3.9

5.1 

5.6

2.6

1.1

.9

1.0

^~

72.5

2.42

144

July

0.8

.6

*.5

75

.6

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

;9

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.9

.9

'.6

 *' 

21.9

0.71

43

Aug.

0.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.9

.9

.7

.7

.7

.9

.9

.8

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

_._§

.7

5.3

12

4.7

4.4

4.2

50.5

1.63

100

Sept.

4.0

*4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.7

4.9

5.4

5.6

574

5.6

5.1

4.0

2.8

2.8

2.4

2.1

1.9

1.6

1.9

2.0

1.9 

1.6

1.5

*1.5

1.6

1.2

1.1

-

98.0

3.27

194

Mln 0.2 Mean 3.83 Ac-ft 2,790

Water year 1952-53: Max 12 Mln 0.2 Mean 2.46 Ac-ft 1,780

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
34 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Park River at Grafton, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 48°25', long. 97°24', in NE£ sec. 13, T. 157 N., R. 53 W., on right bank 

30 rt upstream from Wakeman Avenue bridge in Grafton and 3.5 miles downstream from South 

Branch.

Drainage area. 742 sq mi.

Records available. April 1931 to September 1953 (incomplete prior to 1937).

e_. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 807.39 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929. Prior to Sept. 30^ 1940, chain gage at site 30 ft downstream at same datum.

1946, staff gage at site 2 miles downstream above masonry 

18, 1946, to July 25, 1952, wire-weight gage at site 30 ft

Oct. 1, 1940, to Sept. 17 

dam, at same datum. Sept 

downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 17 years (1936-53), 58.9 cfs; median of yearly.mean discharge, 29 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 125 cfs June 5 (gage height, 5.45 ft); no flow 

for several months.

1931-53: Maximum discharge, 12,600 cfs Apr. 19, 1950 (gage height, 20.13 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 9,000 cfs; no flow at times in most years.

Remarks. Records fair. Plow regulated by Homme Reservoir (see p. 82 ) and several small 

reservoirs.

Revisions (water years). WSP 955: 1941. WSP 1175: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period 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 May 29 May 30 to Sept. 30

3.62 0

3.7 .6

3.9 2.6

4.2 

4.6

6.6

13

3.62

3.7

3.8 

4.0

0

1.0 

2.6 

6.6

4.2 

4.5 

5.1

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to Septemb

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

11

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

( )

0

0

0

Nov.

*0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

.7

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

0.8

0.03

1.6

Dec.

0 

0

*0

0

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

*.9

.6

.6

.5

.6

.7

.7

.5

.6

.5

.5

.6

.4

.2

25.0

0.81

50

Jan.

0.4 

.4

.6

.6

.5

.4

.3

*.3

.2

.6

.5

.6

.4

.3

.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

6.4

0.21

13

Feb.

(*)

_

.

-

0

0

0

Mar.

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

.2

0

.1

.1

.1

1.5

2.5 

2.5

*3.8

5.0

4.4

3.8

*3.6

3.0

3.6

4.2

6.6

7.4

8.0

8.0

68.7

2.22

136

Apr.

*9.7 

11

*8.4

10

5.9

*8.2

8.5

9.0

*7.6

8.4

6.2

7.4

7.4

8.5

5.5

4.1

479

6.8 

6.2

6.0

6.5

9.9

8.2

13

T2

H

8.4

7.7

7.7

8.7

-

242.8

8.09

482

May

*7.9 

' 7.1

6.5

5.5

5.1

4.4

4.2

3.8

3.9

4.4

6.6

5.5

6.0

5.2

4.8

4.2

4.1

3.7 

3.6

3.2

3.1

2 8

278

3.2

4.2

3.4

3.3

3.8

3.8

10

23.

163.1

5.26

324

June

*16 

25

18

16

*80

19

10

8.5

5.9

5.3

4.2

3.9

4.0

3.7

3.5

3.1

3.3

3.5 

3.3

6.2

6.9

8.2

6.2

6.9

5.7

5.5

5.3

4.8

6.2

4.6

-

302.7

10.1

600

July

*2.8 H

2.4

1.6

l.b

1.3

1.0

.8

.7

1.0

1.0

.8

.7

.7

.7

.8

.5 

.5

.7

.8

.7

.4

1.0

1.8

1.3

.8

.7

.4

*.4

iZ.

35.5

1.15

70

Aug.

0.7 

.5

.2

.1

£

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.5

0.05

3.0

Sept.

*0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

H.8

.5

.4

.1

.1

.7

.5

.2

*0

0

0

-

5.9

0.20

12

Calendar year 1952: Max 160 Mln 0 Mean 6.51 Ac-ft 4,720

Water year 1952-53: Max 80 Mln 0 Mean 2.34 Ac-ft 1,690

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

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 2-11, Jan. 14 to Mar. 31.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 

Red River of the North at Drayton, N. Dak.

85

Location. Lat 48°33'40", long. 97°10'30", in NW^SE^ sec. 26, T. 159 N., R. 51 W., on downstream side of left span of interstate highway bridge at Drayton, at mile 208.2.

Drainage area. 34,800 sq mi, approximately (includes 3,940 sq mi .in closed Devils Lake 

basin).

Records available. April 1936 to June 1937, April 1941 to September 1953 (fragmentary prior 

to April 1949).

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 756.59 ft above mean sea level, 

 datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,700 cfs June 26; maximum gage height, 20.17 ft 

June 27; minimum daily discharge, 560 cfs Jan. 19, 20; minimum gage height observed, 

2.89 ft Nov. 14.

1936-37, 1941-53: Maximum discharge, 86,500 Cfs May 12, 1950 (gage height, 41.58 ft); 

minimum observed, 7.7 cfs Oct. 16, 1936 (gage height, 1.75 ft).

Maximum discharge known since 1860, that of May 12, 1950. Flood of April 1897 reached 

a stage of about 41 ft.

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

tlon by reservoirs on tributaries.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage

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

(Loop rating used June 4-11, June 19 to July 10)

Some regulaOct. 1 to Apr. 8 Apr. 9 to Sept. 30

2.9

3.0 

3.6

695

745

1,090

3.3

4.0

6.0

10.5

949

1,390

2,680

5,730

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

1.070

1.050

*1,040

1,040

1,000

976

952

946

934

916

894

866

838

628

828

836

850

860

866

666

872

872 

877

877

882

882

855 

894

882

877

872

28, 100

906

55,740

Nov.

*882

860

855

844

638

822

606

794

778

762

740

720

700

*695

700

710

772

838

940

958

976

994 

994

960

930

850

700 

650 "650

650

-

24,368

812

48,330

Dec.

680

700

*700

720

740

760

780

800

800

800

800

780

760

760

740

720

700

*690

680

660

650

640 

640

620

610

610

610 

600 600"

600

610

21,560

695

42,760

Jan.

620

640

640

640

640

 650

640

620

620

620

620

610

610

600

600

590

580

570

560

560

570

570 

570

570

580

580

580 

590

 590

580

580

18,590

600

36,870

Feb.

580

580

590

600

600

600

600

600

590

580

580

580

590

590

590

600

600

620

630

640

660

660 

680

670

670

*680

660 

680

_

_

-

17,340

619

34,390

Mar.

680

660

690

690

690

700

710

710

720

740

780

820

860

900

900

920

960

1,020

1,080

1,150

1,200

1,350 

1,750

2,200

*2, 600

3,100

3,750 

4,300

4,650

5,000

5.450

51,750

1,669

102,600

Apr.

*6,100

6,750

*7.400

7,300

*6,350

5,350

*4,500

3,800

3,520

*3,210

3,110

3,110

3,160

3,210

3,320

3,430

3,370

3,270

3,060

2,830

2,650

2,470 

2,310

2,230

2,230

2,180

2, '220

2,320

2,390

-

109,300

3,643

216,800

May

 2,580

2,660

2,690

2,700

2,750

2,800

2,790

2,740

2,690

2,640

2,590

2,520

2.470

2,480

2,580

2,840

3,450

3,790

3,820

3,710

3,490

3,350 

3,160

3,170

3,220

3,260

3,350 

3,460

3,560

3,820

3.990

95,120

3,068

188,700

June

4,040

4,360

5,380

 7,470

8,620

9,000

*9,140

8,820

 7,800

6,600

*5,780

5,240

4,720

4,450

4,170

4,000

3.980

4,860

8,150

10,500

*12,100

13,100 

13,700

14,200

14,500

*14. 700

14^600 

14,400

13,800

13,000

-

265,180

8,839

526,000

July

11.600

10,500

*9,300

8,580

8,000

7,670

7,380

7,050

6,700

6,220

5,720

5,260

4,810

4,500

4,260

4,020

3,840

3,670

3,590

3,530

3,430

3,420 

3,410

3,410

3,410

3,330

3,290 

3,210

3,160

*3,000

2 . 860

162,330

5,236

322,000

Aug.

2,710

2,600

2,540

2,470

2,390

2,390

2,440

2,560

2_1 830

2,750

2,670

2,550

2,480

2,410

2,380

2,360

2,350

2,300

2,280

2,190

2,110

2,040 

1,910

1,830

1,790

1,740

1,670 

1,620

1,580

1,580

1.570

69,090

2,229

137,000

Sept.

1,570

*1,580

1,620

1,650

1,700

1.720

1,710

1,660

1,580

1,430

1,340

1,260

1,220

1,210

1,190

1,200

1,210

1,220

1,230

1,230

1,210

1,190 

1,160

1,140

1,120

1,110

1,090 

 1,060

1,020

974

-

39,604

1,320

78,550

Calendar year 1952: Max 23,900 Mln 600 Mean 3,632 Ac-ft 2,636,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 14,700 Mln 560 Mean 2,472 Ac-ft 1,790,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov 24 to Apr. 8.
86 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

North Branch Two Rivers near Lancaster, Minn.

Location. La t 48°53'21", long. 96°40'01", in NE± sec. 1, T. 162 N., R. 47 W., on downstream side of highway bridge, half a mile upstream from State ditch 85 and 7 miles 

northeast of Lancaster.

Drainage area. 32 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1929 to September 1938, April 1941 to September 1953.

Gage. Staff gage read once or twice daily. Datum of gage is 963.69 ft above mean sea 

Tevel, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 20 years (1929-37, 1941-53), 9.29 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 3.6 cfs June 29 (gage height, 0.75 ft); 

no flow for many days.

1929-38, 1941-53: Maximum discharge observed, 912 cfs May 20, 1950 (gage height, 

6.25 ft); no flow during several months each year.

Remarks. Records fair. During periods of high flow some water enters this stream from 

Roseau River basin.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.1 0

.3 .1

.5 .2

.6 .7

.8 4.6

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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

Calendar year 1952: Max 17

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

Mln 0

Mar.

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

7T

.1

0

«.l'.I

.1

.1 .1.1

1.0

0.03

2.0

Apr.

0.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

!i.1

.1.1.1.1.1

.1.1.1.1.1

.1.1.1.1 .1

3.0

0.10

6.0

Mean 0.42

May

TT!i.1.1

.1.1.1.1.1

.1.1 *.i

.1.1

.1.1.1.1.1

.1.1.1.1.1

.1.1.1.1

75

4.2

0.14

8.3

June

0.3 

.2

.3

.8

1.3

1.2

.5

.7

.8

.7

*.7

.2

.2

.2

 1

.1

.2

.2

.2

2.5

2.1

1.5

1.0

2.5

2.5

1.9

1.5

2.1

e32.0

1.07

63

July

H1.2

.8

.4

.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

!i.1

0

0

0

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1

10.4

0.34

21

Aug.

<Li

!i.1.1

.1.1.1.1.1

.1.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

1.2

0.04

2.4

Sept.

(*)

-

0

0

0

Ac-ft 306

Water year 1952-53: Max 3.0 Mln o Mean 0.14 Ac-ft 103

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 87

State ditch 85 near Lancaster, Minn.

Location. Lat 48°52'02", long. 96°40'01", in southwest corner of sec. 6, T. 162 N., R. 

46 W., on left bank at upstream side of highway bridge, 1 mile upstream from North 

Branch Two Rivers and 7 miles northeast of Lancaster.

Drainage area. 95 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1929 to September 1938, March 1942 to September 1953.

Gage. Staff gage read once or twice daily. Datum of gage is 969.28 ft above mean sea 

:Tevel, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 20 years, 17.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 56 cfs June 7 (gage height, 2.28 ft); 

no now for many days.

1929-38, 1942-53: Maximum discharge observed, 1,480 cfs May 20, 1950 (gage height, 

5.90 ft); maximum gage height observed, 6.30 ft Mar. 29, 1942 (backwater from ice); no 

flow for several months in most years.

Remarks. Records fair'except those for period of no gage-height record, during period of 

flow, which are poor. During periods of high flow some water enters this ditch from 

Roseau River basin.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

0.1 

.2 

.3 

.4 

.6

1.6 

4.0

Discharge, In oublc feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17ie

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-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

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

b.l

*b.2

b.5

bl.2

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

-

8.0

0.27

16

May

0.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

*.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

.1

.1

.2

0

.1

.2

.4

2.3

1.6

6.9

0.22

14

June

1.0

1.3

1.5

1.8

3.8

6.8

51 

54

44

39

*34

31

27

23

17

13

12

9.7

8.8

8.2

7.1

6.0

5.5

8.8

9.2

8.1

6.4

5.2

4.6

4.3

-

453.1

15.1

899

July

4.4

4.1

3.8

3.3

3.3

3.7

4^6. 

4.0

2.3

1.8

2.5

2.3

2.0

1.6

2.1

1.8

I' 8

4 .9

.6

.4

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

52.6

1.70

104

Aug.

0.5

.5

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1 

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

»0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.1

0.07

4.2

Sept.

( )

-

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 56 Hln 0 Mean 1.16 Ac-ft S41

Water year 1952-53: Max 54 Mln 0 Mean 1.43 Ac-ft 1,040

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

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

Note. No gage-height record Apr. 16-30; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for North Branch Two Rivers near Lancaster.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Two Rivers below Hallock, Minn.

Location. Lat 48°46'50", long. 97°02'25", in NE^SE^ sec. 7, T. 161 N., R. 49 W., near 

center of span on downstream side of highway bridge, 4 miles west of Hallock and 

5 miles upstream from North Branch Two Rivers.

Drainage area. 644 sq mi.

Records available. March 1945 to September 1953.

Gage. Chain gage read once or twice daily. Altitude of gage is 780 ft (from topographic 

map).

Average discharge. 8 years, 111 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 146 cfs June 8 (gage height, 5.42 ft); 

no flow for many days.

1945-53: Maximum daily discharge, 3,600 cfs May 10-13, 1950; maximum gage height, 

25.70 ft May 13, 1950; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those abwre 60 cfs and those for periods of ice effect or 

shifting control, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect or shifting 

control (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.3

1.4

3.1

3.2

.1

.3

1.0

1.2

1.6

3.5

3.7

3.8 

4.0 

4.5 

5.4

4.2

8.2

12.8

29.0

85

145

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

As- ft

Oct.

0

IS

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

»0

0

.3

1.0

1.2

1.5

ITT

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

12.9

0.42

26

Nov.

0.7

TT

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.9

.9

1.0

1.3

1.6

2.9

4.3

6.3

9.0

14

«T9~ 20

11

8

6

4

2

1

1

1

.8

.8

-

122.6

4.09

243

Deo.

^

.8

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.2

72

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

11.4

0.37

23

Jan.

0.1

!l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

(J

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

«0

0

0

0

0

0

1.5

0.05

3.0

Feb.

0

IS

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

30

25

20

20

20

20

20

15

15

_

_

-

185

6.6

367

Mar.

10

8

6

6

5

4

3

*2

3

3

3

4

4

4

6

10

15

IS

8

8

15

10

10

10

9

8

»5

3

2

3

5

207

6.7

411

Apr.

10

18

38

51

57

67

70

77

Tff

57

34

*19

14

18

24

32

40

35

30

20

9.8

7.3

6.5 g^

9.8

12

15

20

15

18

-

900.9

30.0

1,790

May

31

46

42

28

22

21

16

11

7.9

6.1

7.9

*9.4

14

16

16

20

25

28

37

43

35

27

14

9.4

7.9

6.1

4.2

675

22

38

7JD

687.8

22.2

1,360

June

76

62

70

100

112

122

137

144

1ST

127

 92

40

76

99

90

62

34

20

11

29

102

123

110

35

15

25

21

16

11

6.5

-

2,104.5

70.2

4,170

July

6.5

5.3

4.5

3.5

3.E

2.9

3.1

2.9

2.3

2.0

2.5

4.2

6.9

7.3

STI

3.6

3.2

3.6

 5.5

6.1

4.9

4.6

4.3

4.5

3.9

3.4

3.1

2.7

2.9

3.0

3.3

124.8

4.03

248

Aug.

5.3

7.3

sTI

4.9

4.0

4.1

4.0

3.2

3.0

2.9

1.4

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

».7

.6

.6

7B- .5

.6

.6

.7

.7

60.0

1.94

119

Sept.

0.8

Tff

.9

1.2

2.2

275" 2.6

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

«1.2

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.1

-

42.2

1.41

84

Calendar year 1952: Max 380 Mln 0 Mean 12.2 Ac-ft 8,850

Water year 1952-53: Max 144 Mln o Mean 12.2 Ac-ft 8,840

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

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 22 to Apr. 2.

Sept. .r>t:- 7_*Cl_ 7-30.

Shifting-control method used
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Perabina River near Manitou, Manitoba

Location. Lat 49°08i50", long. 98°33'30", in SW£ see. 26, T. 2, R. 2V., on bridge near 

Lea's farm, 9 miles south of Manitou.

Drainage area. 2,090 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1929 to September 1953 {no winter records) in reports of 

Geological Survey. April 1981 to September 1953 in reports of Water Resources Division, Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources, Canada.

Gage. Chain gage read once daily.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 286 efs June 5 (gage height, 93.45 ft); 

no flow at times.

1981-53: Maximum discharge observed, 5,030 efs Apr. 17, 1949 (gage height, 101.68 

ft); no flow at times in some years.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from beaver 

dams, which are poor.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Water Resources Division, Department of Northern 

Affairs and National Resources, Canada; monthly summaries computed by Geological 

Survey.

Revisions.--WSP 1175: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of backwater from ice or beaver 

dams (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

89.9

90.0

90.1

90.2

90.4

2.5 

4.5

90.7 

91.0 

9Z.O 

93.0 

94.0

34

55

138

236

350

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

0

ff

1

T

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

0

26

0.8

0.00038

0.0004

52

Nov.

1

S

ff

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0.03

0.000014

0.00002

2

Dec.

_

_

_

-

Jan.

_

_

_

_

-

Feb.

»

_

_

_

-

Mar.

_

_

_

-

Apr.

61

105

116

105

113

~SS 120

*44

41

36

34

29

23

24

25

29

27

29

26

23

24

25

26

*34

34

27

26

23

23

22

1,330

44.3

0.021

0.02

2,640

May

21

IE

13

12

14

16

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

13

14

16

18

20

21

*21

20

18

18

22

25

25

27

29

31

35

43

632

20.4

0.0098

0.01

1,250

June

46

W

46

49

266

242

171

139

127

103

*88

78

78

65

68

68

64

61

60

59

78

99

99

80

84

88

90

86

83

83

2,816

93.9

0.045

0.05

5,590

July

70

66

*68

64

69

69

73

78

72

68

68

67

35

59

53

53

53

52

41

40

75

60

46

50

45

43

41

39

*37

37

35

1,756

56.6

0.027

0.03

3,480

Aug.

34

37

35

35

33

33

31

30

28

26

26

25

26

25

26

25

25

23

22

*22

20

18

19

17

16

15

14

15

18

14

8

742

23.9

0.011

0.01

1,470

Sept.

8

~510

9

8

8

10

9

8

7

6

5

7

6

6

6

6

5

7

7

6

5

*3

J

4

4

3

3

3

3

-

184

6.1

0.0029

O.OO3

365

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In. Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In. Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by beaver dams Oct. 1-27, by beaver dams and Ice Oct. 28 

to Nov. 30, and by Ice Mar. 30 to Apr. 6
90 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 

Pembina River near Walhalla, N. Dak.

Location.--Lat 48°53'32", long. 97°59'09", in SE£sw£ sec. 

bank 1? miles downstream from Little Pembina River and

j, T. 163 N., R. 57 W., on left 

? miles southwest of Walhalla.

Drainage area. 3.109 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 960 ft (from Corps of Engineers dam site 

plat). Prior to Oct. 24, 1941, staff gage and Oct. 24, 1941, to Nov. 10, 1943, chain 

gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 214 efs; median of yearly mean discharges, 180 efs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 642 efs June 3 (gage height, 4.48 ft); no flow 

Dec. 22 to Mar. 19.

 1939-53: Maximum discharge, 30,400 efs Apr. 18, 1950 (gage height, 19.2 ft), from 

rating curve extended abover?,000 efs on basis of contracted-opening determination of 

peak flow; no flow at times in 1940-41, 1947, 1953.

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

Revisions. WS? 1175: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect ( 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 18 Mar. 19 to Sept. 30

1.96 

Z.O

2.1

2.2

0.2 

.5

2.7 

6.6

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

1.5

3.8

8.2

14

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

34

67

138

290

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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

.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

6.1

 577

18.0

0.58

36

Nov.

3.7

3.3

3.0

2.4

2.1

2.4

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.7

2.7

2.7

3.0

3.7

4.4

4.8

5.2

tt

4.4

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

96.6

3.22

192

Dec.

2"^ 2.5

*2.5

2.5

2.5

2

2

2

2

2

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1

1

1

.5

.5

.5

0

V

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

34.5

1.11

68

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

Mar.

0

7J

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

»5

8

6

3

2

»2

2

4

6

8

*10

58

1.9

115

Apr.

14

15

*22

30

40

60

*100

120

160 *35

90

100

110

88

73

56

56

48

65

60

56

56

50

56

60

58

61

58

54

52

-

1,966

65.5

3,900

May

58

*52

46

41

38

35

33

30

28

3T

48

50

43

43

41

38

35

32

31

30

28

30

31

33

52

50

46

46

65

179

226

1,569

50.6

3,110

June

125

100

191

*I4T ££

117

149

242

229

196

171

149

149

133

128

117

110

107

98

125

199

157

128

138

154

143

128

120

125

133

-

4,445

148

8,820

July

120

H2

105

 98

90

88

SB

86

88

90

90

90

84

78

73

71

69

65

61

60

63

61

58

75

75

63

60

58

54

52

*50

2,375

76.6

4,710

Aug.

US- 283

go

71

63

67

67

61

56

52

46

41

37

34

32

31

30

28

28

26

25

24

23

23

23

22

20

20

23

24

1°

1,533

49.5

3,040

Sept.

20

30

*2T

21

18

16

14

11

8.8

7.6

6.6

5.3

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.2

3.8

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.5

7.2

4.5

3.8

5.3

3.0

*2.7

2.5

2.0

1.9

-

250.6

8.35

497

Calendar year 1952: Max 500 Mln o Mean 55.3 Ac-ft 40,150

Water year 1952-53: Max 283 Mln o Mean 33.8 AC-ft 24,490

Peak discharge (base, 800 efs). Ho peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Kote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 22 to Apr. 13.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 

Perablna River at Neohe, N. Dak.

91

Location.--Lat 48°59'20", long. 97°33'05", in SE^NWi sec. 31, T. 164 N., R. 53 W., on 

right bank two blocks east of State Highway 18 at north edge of Neehe.

Drainage area. 3,189 sq mi.

Records available. May 1903 to September 1915, April 1919 to September 1953 (May 1903 to 

September 1907, October 1908 to September 1914, fragmentary).

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 805 ft (from topographic map). Prior to May 24, 1932, staff gage at Great Northern Railway bridge 

1 mile upstream at same datum. May 25, 1932, to Apr. 17, 1939, chain gage on State 

Highway 18 bridge 500 ft downstream from railway bridge at same datum.

Average discharge.--36 years (1907-8, 1914-15, 1919-53), 147 efs; median of yearly mean 

discharges, 113 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 250 cfs June 10, Aug. 3 (gage height, about 

6\7T"f.t)~; no flow Mar. 10, 11, 15-19.

1903-15, 1919-53: Maximum discharge, 10,700 cfs Apr. 20, 1950 (gage height, 21.58 

ft, backwater from ice), from rating curve extended above 5,300 efs; no flow at times 

during each year 1932-41, 1953.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of faulty intake action, which are fair.

Cooperation. This station is one of the international gaging stations maintained by the 

United States under, agreement with Canada.

Revisions. WSP 1175: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 195Z-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 18 Dec. 19 to Sept. 30

5.70

5.74

l.Z 

4.2

5.63

5.7

5.8

5.9

3.6

14

27

6.0 43

6.2 83

6.5 165

6.8 274

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

tus-tt

Oct.

2.6

ZTS

*2.6

2.6

2.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

4.2

374

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

 4.2

111.0

3.58

220

Hov.

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

6.0

10

8.1

7.0

6.0

6.0

7.0

8.1

10

12 -§.z

9.2

9.2

9.2

6.0

5.1

3.4

2.6

374

4.2

5.1

5.1

4.2

3.4

2.6

2.6

-

181.5

6.05

360

Dec.

2.6

zrs

2.6

*2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

*1.2

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

j3_

42.2

1.36

84

Jan.

0.3

'.3

.3

.3

.3

*».3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.1

TT

.3

.3

.1

.1

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

**.!

.1

.1

6.7

0.22

13

Feb.

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

_

-

2.8

0.10

5.6

Mar.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0_

0

.1.1.1

0

0

0

0

0

.1

** .7

.3

.1

.1

.1

*».!

.7

.7

3.6

*12-§.o

28.7

0.93

57

Apr.

15

23T

23

25

24

27

 53

55

74

129

147

138

124

124

115

90

70

60

65

95

74

69

65

63

65

67

65

61

63

65

2,133

71.1

4,230

May

67

*63

65

59

52

46

43

40

36

38

41

43

59

63

53

48

46

43

40

36

35

33

31

30

3T

33

43

52

50

52

72_

1,443

46.5

2,860

June

175

195

144

118

T2T

*205

162

141

141

220

238 559"

188

168

153

144

13S

132

124

127

132

150

195

178

153

138

141

141

132

124

4,727

158

9,380

July

121

121

118

*118

124

105

97

92

92

92

92

100

102

100

97

92

90

87

83

78

78

76

74

72

72

83

80

78

72

67

*63

2,816

90.8

5,590

Aug.

102

150

223 m113

92

78

74

72

69

61

59

53

50

46

43

43

41

*40

40

38

36

35

35

33

33

33

31

30

3S

30

1,985

64.0

3,940

Sept.

28

*3150"

31

31

28

24

21

20

20

17

15

14

12

11

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.0

7.0

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

8.0

*8.0

5.2

57Z

5.2

-

440.0

14.7

873

Calendar year 1952: Max 500 Mln 0.3 Mean 59.9 Ao-ft 43,510

Water year 1952-53: Max 238 Mln 0 Mean 38.1 Ac-ft 27,610

Peak discharge (base. 900 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. Intake action faulty Apr. 10 to Aug. 17.
92 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Tongue River at Akra, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 48°46'40", long. 97°44'00 

bank 0.3 mile northwest of Akra and &

in SE£ see. 10, T. 161 N., R. 55 W., on right 

miles southwest of Cavalier.

Drainage area. 147 sq mi.

Records available. April to June 1950 (in WSP 1137-B), October 1951 to September 1953.

Gage. Chain and high-water staff gages read once daily. Datum of gage is 900.00 ft 

aEove mean sea level, datum of 1939 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 178 efs May 31 (gage height, 35.86); 

maximum gage height observed, 36.53 ft Mar. 24, 25, 28, 29 (backwater from ice); no 

flow Dee. 1-27; minimum gage height, 31.93 ft Aug. 27 to Sept. 1.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 11,800 cfs Apr.-18, 1950 (gage height, 48.7 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 1,500 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

determination of peak flow; no flow Dee. 1-27, 1952.

 The flood of Apr. 18, 1950, is the highest known since settlement of the region 

(about 1860).

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or of doubtful or no gageheight record, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 195Z-53, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 3-12)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 11 Apr. 1Z to Sept. 30

32. Z 1.1 31.9 

3Z.1 

3Z.Z 

3Z.3 

3Z.6

0.8 

1.5 

Z.3 

3.5 

8.5

33.5

34.0

35.3

3Z 

5Z 

137

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Zl

Z2

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.5

.5

*.6

.5

^4

.4

.4

.6

.8

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.8

178

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

38.7

1.25

77

Nov.

*1.9 ITS'

1.5

1.5

1.5

, 1.0

} 

I"

-

26.4

0.88

52

Dec.

0

0

»0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.4

.6

i§.

2.0

0.06

4.0

Jan.

0.8

.9 rs

.9

.9

*.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.2

.1

7T

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 ».l

.1

15.7

0.51

31

Feb.

~n: 0.1

.1

<2

^4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

_

_

-

6.6

0.24

13

Mar.

~7T 0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

1

3

3

4

*4

4

3

3

2

*2

3

6

8

7

*7

62.8

2.03

125

Apr.

7

7

*7

7

6

5

»5

5

4.5

 475-

5

5.9

7.7

12

15

9.8

7.7

6.8

5.9

7.7

7.4

9.4

9.4

12

14

22

28

25

17

9.4

-

295.1

9.84

585

May

26

*26

23

10

9.8

7.4

7.0

6.3

5.6

774

17

22

30

19

17

14

14

9.4

8.5

8.1

8.1

7.7

7.4

7.4

12

19

19

21

22

37

137

585.1

18.9

1,160

June

95

55

29

25

19

12

*15

9.2

9.2

7.9

7.2

6.8

6.1

5.4

57?

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

18

48

30

15

8.7

7.2

5.4

5.4

5.4

6.4

-

464.7

15.5

922

July

5.4 "575

*3.8

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

?..o

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.7

74.6

2.41

148

Aug.

 3.0

41

42

T.2

3.9

3.9

3.1

3.1

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.2

1.7

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.2

.9

7§

.9

.9

.9

143.7

4.64

285

Sept.

0.9

»TT

3.1

2.5

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

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

1.4

1.6

1.7

 1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

-

50.5

1.68

100

Calendar year 1952: Max 240 Mln 0 Mean 5.44 Ao-ft 3,950

Water year 1952-53: Max 137 Mln o Mean 4.84 Ao-ft 3,500

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 2 to Apr. 11. Doubtful or no gage-height 

record Oct. 1-31, Sept. 4, 5, 24-30j discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements and 

weather records.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 93

Red River of the North at Emerson, Manitoba 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 49°00'30", long. 97°13'00", in sec. 8, T. I, R. 2 E., on right bank 1,500 

ft downstream from Canadian National Railway bridge in Emerson, three-quarters of a 

mile downstream from international boundary, 3.6 miles downstream from Pembina River, 

and at mile 154.3. Prior to Apr. 11, 1953, on Canadian National Railway bridge in 

Emerson.

Drainage area. 40,800 sq ml, approximately (includes 3,940 sq mi in closed Devils Lake 

basin).

Records available. March to November 1902 and October 1929 to September 1953 in reports 

of Geological Survey. May 1918 to September 1953 in reports of the Water Resources 

Division, Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources, Canada.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, by Geodetic Survey of Canada. Prior to Apr. 11, 1953, chain gage on Canadian National Railway bridge at datum 0.21 ft higher prior to Oct. 1, 1948, and at present datum thereafter, read once daily.

Average discharge. 40 years (1913-53), 2,735 efs; median of yearly mean discharges, 8,310

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 14,500 efs June 88; maximum elevation, 

763.7 ft June 29; minimum daily discharge, 575 efs Jan. 16.

1912-53: Maximum discharge, 95,500 efs May 13, 1950 (elevation, 790.89 ft); minimum observed, 0.9 efs Feb. 6-8, 1937.

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

Cooperation.--This station is one of the international gaging stations maintained by 

Canada under agreement with the United States.

Revisions (water years ). WSP 985: 1940.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (elevation,

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

(Changing stage corrections applied when stage changed more than

0.10 ft per day)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 10 Apr. 11 to Sept. 30

746.4

747.0

747.7

655

880

1,200

747.0

748.0

750.0

753.0

1,020

1,440

2,600

4,580

756.0

759.0

762.0

764.0

6,950

9,600

12,600

14,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

1,150 

1.170 

1,150

1,100

1,090

1,090

1,070 

*1,040

1,010

970

934

925

903

868

613

840

860

872

880

885

880

864

860

 868

880

880

864

903 

*907

894

885

29,305

945

56,130

Hov.

894 

885 

898

880

825

882

941 

934

943

966

988

*1,010

943

807

742

717

689

670

719

858

947

995

984

952

930

911

872

808 

689

657

-

25,916

864

51,400

Dec.

*618 

634 

649

692

740

772

788 

808

ST6" 820

812

804

800

780

*760

732

710

695

685

676

661

646

640

634

620

610

603

605 

*602

6T5

613

21,635

698

42,910

Jan.

623 

618 

618

615

610

610

615 

615

618

618

608

605

600

*587

587

575

588

600

605

608

610

610

610

613

610

608

610

615

*623

628

637

18,897

610

37,480

Feb.

610 

603 

605

605

608

613

618 

613

613

600

598

593

*593

593

590

595

605

610

615

618

623

631

600

620

631

*635 128"

631

-

-

17,097

611

33,910

Mar.

628 

625 

63T

646

661

664

667 

685

696

673

664

661

 679

692

713

740

764

796

848

912

1,000

1,110

1,210

1,490

1,780

2,230

*2,740

3,360 

3,990

4,490

4.880

42,325

1,370

83,950

Apr.

5,360 

5,980 

 6,930

7,410

7.950

7,770

7,320 

5,680

5,040

4,370

3,560

3,340

3,280

3,340

*3,400

3,440

3,550

3,470

3,300

3,150

2,930

2,710

2,530

2,430

2,410

2,340

2,250

2.19.0 

*Z,220

2,260

-

121,910

4,060

241,800

May

w2,800

2,760

2,760

2,810

2,850 

2,860

2,840

2,750

2,740

2,640

2,570

*2,470

2,460

2,640

3,260

3,960

4,200

4,080

3,830

3,590

3,390

3,220

3,110

3,120

3,270

*3,580 

3,710

4,030

4,270

97,680

3,150

193,700

June

4.290 

4,310 

5,120

7,130

8,650

9,640

9,970 

9,810

9,220

8,280

7,240

6,300

5,600

5,150

4,860

*4,550

4,390

4,340

5,970

8,570

10,700

11,900

12,600

13,300

13,800

 14,100

14,400

14.500 

14,300

13,700

-

266,690

8,890

529,000

July

12.700 

11,306 

9,910

9,060

8,480

*8,150

7,810 

*7,500

7,190

6,700

6,230

5,740

*5,280

4,840

4,520

4,260

4,100

3,830

3,760

3,650

3,570

3,380

3,350

3,340

3,330

3,360

3,380

*3,350 

3,260

3,130

3,010

171,470

5,530

340,100

Aug.

5,050 

2,910 

2,700

2,590

2,590

2,470

2,490 

2,630

2,800

2,830

2,730

2,630

2,500

*2,450

2,430

2,380

2,380

2,370

2,340

2,240

2,170

2,100

1,990

1,900

1,840

1,750

1,650

*1,640 

1,630

1,600

1,570

71,330

2,300

141,500

Sept.

1,540 

1,560 

1,550

1,520

1,540

1,630

1,690 

1,690

1,650

1,540

1,450

1,330

1,250

1,200

*1,160

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,180

1,190

1,170

1,150

1,150

1,140

1,130

1,110 

1,090

*1,040

-

39,500

1,320

78,350

Calendar year 1952: Max 24,200 Min 602 Mean 3,855 Ac-ft 2,799,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 14,500 Mln 575 Mean 2,530 Ac-ft 1,832,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 24 to Apr. 10.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Roseau River below South Pork, near Malung, Mlnn.

Location. Lat 48°47i30", long 95°44'40", in SWi see. 6 f T. 161 N., R. 39 W., on left bank 

a quarter of a mile downstream from South Pork and if miles northwest of Malung.

Drainage area. 573 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1946 to September 1953. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. 

Average discharge. 7 years, 132 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 395 cfs May 14 (gage height, 6.74 ft); maximum 

 gage height, 8.58 ft Mar. 24 (backwater from fee); minimum daily discharge, 2.5 efs

Dec 19-21, minimum gage height, 4.53 ft Aug. 27, .28.

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 3,650 cfs Apr. 24, 1950 (gage height, 22.51 ft); no

flow for part of Jan. 15, 1952 (caused by contraction of concrete control).

Remarks.--Records good except those below 100 .cfs during period of ice effect, which are 

fair, and those above 100 efs during period of ice effect and those below 10 efs, which 

are poor.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

4.5

4.6 

4.8 

5.0 

5.2

2.5

3.5

7.1

13

24

5.4

5.7 

6.0 

6.5 

6.8

40

76

130

298

421

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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.

3.2

ITS

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.5

3.5

3.6

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.4

*4.7

5.0

5.0

4.8

6.0

7.4

774

7.1

6.5

6.3

6.7

6.9

7.4 

6.9

6.5

5.8

6.3

6.5

159.8

5.15

317

Jlov.

6.3

6.0

6.0

6.3

6.9

7.1

6.0

6.3

5.6

6.0

5.8

6.0

6.3

6.7

6.7

6.9

7.4

11

*12

11

14

16

17

16

15

11 

8.0 

6.0

5.0

4.0

-

254.3

8.48

504

Dec.

3.5

3.5

4.0

4.0

4.0

 575 5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.5

3.5

*3.0

2.5

2.5

2.5

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0 

3.0 

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

113.5

3.66

225

Jan.

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

*3.0

3.0 

3.0 

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

93.0

3.0

184

Feb.

3.0

375

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

 278 2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8 

2.8 

2.8

_

_

-

81.8

2.92

162

Mar.

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

 2.8

2.J6

2.6

2.6

2.6

3.8

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.4

4.0

7.0

150

250

350

1525

300 

200 

140

100

120

110

2,106.6

68.0

4,180

Apr.

120

150

150

110

122

158

164

142

*126

118

140

176

185

16T

145

128

124

116

92

81

78

79

84

84

86

106 

130 

130

120

108

3,719

124

7,380

May

99

90

87

82

76

70

66

63

60

IT

76

196

365

*386

348

279

241

215

207

179

161

135

122

108

101

97 

97 

105

118

179

275

4,744

153

9,410

June

344

*336

*287

237

218

222

211

182

167

»161

152

132

114

96

82

72

69

70

66

62

56

52

69

90

96

106

128 

155

170

167

4,369

146

8,670

July

173-

176

ITS

152

124

103

87

76

68

58

54

55

54

50

47

*44

40

36

33

30

31

27

27

26

25

i 

26

32

34

29

1,940

82.6

3,850

Aug.

26

25

24

23

21

20

18

16

16

15

13

12

12

11

9.4

9.1

7.8

6.7

6.3

6.0

 5.2

8.1

8.8

9.6

6.5

3.1 

ftf

4.2

4.8

5.6

359.2

11.6

712

Sept.

lT^ 6.9

13

20

34

40

45

42

38

36

34

34

34

40

46

47

46

44

43

47

50

54

55

54

 52

54 

56 

60

62

^1

1,260.9

42.0

2,500

Calendar year 1952: Max 500 Mln 2.0 Mean 48.4 Ac-ft 35,140

Water year 1952-53: Max 386 Mln 2.5 Mean 52.6 Ac-ft 38,090

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 23 to Apr. 2.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN gs 

Roseau River near Roseau, Minn.

Location.--Lat 48°55'24", long. 95°46'02", in SW£ sec. 24, T. 163 N., R. 40 W., near right 

bank on downstream side of highway bridge, 1^ miles upstream from Sprague Creek and similes north of Roseau.

Records available. April 1930 to September 1953 (fragmentary).

Gage. Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 1,023.21 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1928 of Geodetic Survey of Canada. Gage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea level.

Extremes. Maximum elevation during year, 1,030.36 ft Mar. 23; minimum observed, 1,022.77

1930-53: Maximum elevation, 1,037.68 ft Apr. 24, 1950; minimum observed, that of 

Oct. 11, 1952.

Elevation, in feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

oot.

23.09

23.19

23.29

23.29

23.27

23.27

23.21

23.09

22.99

22.91

22.77

22.91

23.13

23.17

23.23

_

_

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

.

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

.

_

_

-

23.76

_

30.36

29.56

26.40

26.30

28.12

27.78

27.45

27.18

26.86

Apr.

26.72

26.56

26.44

26.30

26.16

26.02

 25.94

25.60

25.28

25.42

25.54

25.58

25.68

25.72

25.58

25.10

24.92

24.78

24.64

24.58

24.52

24.48

24.52

24.51

24.52

24.96

25.00

25.20

25.06

24.88

-

Hay

24.76

24.66

24.60

24.57

24.48

24.37

24.30

24.26

24.21

24.32

24.60

25.20

25.33

27.61

27.62

27.24

27.02

26.60

26.46

26.10

25.88

25.52

25.46

25.14

24.96

24.90

24.90

24.78

24.70

-

-

June

28.00

28.07

27.91

27.76

27.62

27.58

27.48

27.42

27.07

26.96

26.72

26.44

25.92

25.51

24.95

24.66

24.55

24.44

24.40

24.34

24.28

24.22

24.30

24.68

24.82

 25.02

25.16

25.20

25.84

25.78

-

July

25.82

25.81

25.80

25.67

25.48

25.03

24.78

24.60

24.38

24.23

24.12

24.15

24.18

24.15

24.08

23.98

23.90

23.82

23.78

23.76

23.72

23.70

23.70

23.68

23.77

23.72

23.64

23.71

23.70

23.68

23.69

Aug.

23.72

23.68

23.64

23.60

23.58

23.55

23.51

23.47

23.45

23.41

23.37

23.34

23.30

23.25

23.22

23.17

23.15

23.12

23.07

23.05

23.02

23.02

22.95

-

22.68

_

_

_

-

-

-

Sept.

_

-

-

_

-

23.90

_

24.00

_

-

23.90

23.85

23.80

23.80

24.00

24.08

24.06

24.06

-

-

_

_

24.24

24.24

24.24

24.22

24.22

24.24

24.30

24.34

-

Mote. Add 1,000 ft to obtain elevations above mean sea level.
96 RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN'

Sprague Creek near Sprague, Manitoba 

(International gaging station)

Location Lat 48°59i33", long. 95°39'43", in Nl£ sec. 34, T. 164 N., R. 39 W., on left 

bank half a mile south of international boundary, 3? miles south of Sprague, Manitoba, 

8 miles upstream from mouth, and 14 miles northeast of Roseau, Minn.

Drainage area. 151 sq mi.

Records available. September 1928 to September 1953 (winter records incomplete prior to 

1941).Prior to October 1951, published as Mud Creek near Sprague.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,038.4 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1928 by Geodetic Survey of Canada. Prior to Mar. 15, 1929, 

staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years "(1928-29, 1940-53), 60.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 235 cfs June 3 (gage height, 7.23 ft); minimum, 

0.6 efs Oct. 3, Dec. 27, 28.

1928-53: Maximum discharge, 2,070 cfs Sept. 1, 1942 (gage height, 15.31 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 860 cfs; no flow at times in 1936, 1939, 1942, 1947.

Remarks. Records good prior to July 1, fair thereafter, except those for period of lee 

effect, which are poor.

Cooperation. This station is one of the international gaging stations maintained by the 

United States under agreement with Canada.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1055: 1944.

Rating table, water year 195Z-53, except period of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used July 15-31, Sept. 27-30)

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0 

Z.I

0.4 

.7 

1.3 

Z.Z 

3.5

Z.3 

2.5 

3.0 

5.0 

7.0

8.4

17

40

117

221

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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

.8

.6

.7

.8

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

.9

*1.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

.9

t*

1.2

1.1

.9

.8

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

29.5

0.95

59

Jiov.

1.2

1.3

1.2 

1.4

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.5

»2.8

3.1

3.5

3.4 

3.1

3.1

3.0

2.4

1.8

1.3

1.1

1.0

.7

-

54.1

1.80

107

Dec.

0.7

.7

.7 

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.0

175

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

 1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0 

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.6

.8

1.0

1.0

27.6

0.89

55

Jan.

1.0

T7o

1.0 

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8 

*.9

.9

*.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

29.0

0.94

58

Feb.

0.9

,g

,9 

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8 

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

«

_

-

24.2

0.86

48

Mar.

0.9

.9

.9

.9

*.9

, .9

. 18

*22

26

25

26

238.0

7.68

472

Apr.

20

18

ft

20

34

34

*28

26

24

36

34

30

*24

30

5038"

30

28

28

28 

30

30

29

27

26

28

26

26

24

842

28.1

1,670

May

23

23

25 

24

23

22

21

21

20

25

32

63

*71

 68

67

69

75

71

67

62

55 

51

47

44

48

58

57

52

55

84

142

1,560

50.3

3,090

June

166

*193

217 

*219 "259"

201

191

175

*170

158

135

115

103

*97

79

77

62

52

45

41

40

45

39

37

Tf

50

61

57

50

63

3,191

106

6,330

July

70

66

52 

44

55

60

61

52

44

40

35

44

50

45

39

 33

28

25

21

17

16 

15

15

14

20

33

31

26

20

16

13

1,100

35.5

2,180

Aug.

10

7.8

17

TT

7.5

7.2

6.2

6.2

5.6

5.3

4.0

3.5

2.8

2.2

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.4

1.3

 1.8

1.1 

.8 ~9

.8

.8

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.2

1.7

1.5

118.5

3.82

235

Sept.

2.5

2.1

4.' 8

11

17

13

8.4

6.8

6.8

7.5

11

8.8

7.2

6.2

5.3

5.3

6.5

6.5

8.1

8.1 

8.1

8.1

5.3

5.6

 6.5

*8.1

11

11

10

235.1

7.84

466

Calendar year 1952: Max 68 Mln 0.5 Mean 7.79 Ao-ft 5,650

Water year 1952-53: Max 219 Mln 0.6 Mean 20.4 Ac-ft 14,770

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 22 to Apr. 19 (no gage-height record Mar. 

6-27; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements and weather records).
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 

Roseau River at Roseau Lake, Mlnn.

97

Location. Lat 48°54 I 22", long. 95°49'55", In Sw£sw£ sec. 28, T. 163 N., R. 40 W., on upstream bridge piling on left bank at Roseau Lake, 3| miles upstream from Pine Creek 3^ 

miles downstream from Sprague Creek, and 7 miles northwest of Roseau.

Records available. November 1939 to September 1953 (incomplete).

Gage. Staff gage read once daily. Datura of gage is 1,018.59 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1928 of Geodetic Survey of Canada. Gage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea level.

Extremes. Maximum elevation during year, 1,026.63 ft June 4; minimum observed, 1,020.53 

ft Oct. 11, Aug. 26.

1939-53: Maximum elevation observed, 1,036.86 ft May 13, 1950; minimum observed, 

1,019.75 ft Aug. 16, 1941.

Elevation, In feet, water year October 195Z to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Zl

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

20.69

20.73

20.77

20.79

20.77

20.75

20.73

20.69

20.63

20.59

20.53

20.55

20.57

20.59

20.61

20.65

20.69

20.73

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

Jiov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

26.20

26.05

25.75

Apr.

25.43

25.15

24.65

23.93

23.49

23.29

23.59

23.71

23.51

23.43

23.23

23.47

23.81

23.85

23.61

23.37

23.03

22.81

22.61

22.45

22.35

22.33

22.35

22.39

22.43

22.37

22.55

22.85

22.85

22.73

-

May

22.55

22.51

22.43

22.37

22.33

22.25

22.17

22.05

21.97

21.95

22.41

23.60

25.27

25.97

26.00

25.89

25.73

25.51

. 25.25

24.93

24.65

24.25

23.85

23.55

23.43

23.47

23.49

23.43

23.55

24.03

25.33

June

26,17

26.57

26.61

26.63

26.55

26.53

26.49

26.45

26.33

26.12

25.95

25.63

25.21

24.75

24.21

23.71

23.41

23.03

22.67

22.41

22.33

22.29

22.25

22.21

22.63

22.83

22.97

23.27

23.45

23.73

-

July

23.83

23.93

23.85

23.65

23.43

23.25

23.03

22.75

22.49

22.27

21.95

22.05

22.23

22.25

22.13

22.11

21.87

21.63

21.55

21.45

21.39

21.33

21.25

21.21

21.35

21.37

21.45

21.49

21.45

21.33

21.29

Aug.

21.25

21.19

21.13

21.11

21.09

21.07

21.03

20.95

20.93

20.89

20.85

20.83

20.79

20.75

20.69

20.65

20.65

20.63

20.63

20.61

20.61

20.59

20.57

20.55

20.55

20.53

20.55

20.59

20.65

20.73

20.81

Sept.

20.89

20.95

21.01

21.05

21.15

21.41

21.43

21.45

21.45

21.45

21.43

21.41

21.41

21.43

21.43

21.45

21.49

21.55

21.61

21.63

21.63

21.61

21.61

21.63

21.75

21.83

21.89

21.93

21.97

21.99

-

Note. Add 1,000 ft to obtain elevations above mean sea level".
98 RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN

Pine Creek near Pine Creek, Minn. 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 48°59'35", long. 95°55'04", in SWirSW£ sec. 26, T. 164 N., R. 41 W., on 

right bank half a mile south of international boundary, Z miles northeast of village 

of Pine Creek, and 6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 74.6 sq mi.

Records available. August 1928 to September 1953 (discontinued); winter records inooraplete 193U-4U.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,038.42 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1928 by Geodetic Survey of Canada. Prior to Mar. 13, 1929, staff gage and 

Mar. 13, 1929, to Aug. 29, 1940, water-stage recorder, at site 50 ft downstream at 

same datum.

Average discharge. 14 years (1928-29, 1940-53), 31.5 efs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 129 efs May 13 (gage height, 5.98 ft); maximum 

gage height, 6.47 ft Apr. 1 (backwater from lee); no flow Aug. 19-28.

1928-53: Maximum discharge, 706 efs Sept. 25, 1941 (gage height, 9.79 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 450 efs; no flow Jan. 5-14, 1942, Aug. 19-28, 1953.

Remarks. Records fair. Diversion above station to Roseau River Game Refuge began 

 June 17, 1953.

Cooperation. This station is one of the international gaging stations maintained by the 

united States under agreement with Canada.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1055: 1945. WSP 1085: 1941. WSP 1175: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1C 33

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

3ft

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

7.0

7. 3

7.5

7.5 

7.6

7.7 

7.8

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.3

8.3

8.8

*9.2

JLui

374

8.3

8.9

9.2

9.0

9.0

8.9

8.9

8.9

9.0

9.2

9.4

9.0

8.9

9.4

262. 8

8.48

521

Jiov.

9.6

9.8

9.8

9.0 

10

10 

8.9

9.6

8.3

9.6

8.6

9.2

9.6

10

11

11

11

15 *ia

19

18

16

16

15

14

13

10

8.5

8

8

-

344.5

11.5

683

Dec.

8

8

8

8.5 

8.5

9

9.5

9

8.5

6.5

8

8

8

7.5

7

*7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

238.0

7.68

472

Jan.

1

7

7

7 

7

6.5

6.5

6.5

7

7

7

7

7

7

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

*6.5

fc 6.5

6.5

7

7

7

7

7

7

210.0

6.77

417

Feb.

I

7

7

7 

7

7

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

7

7

7

7

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

7

7

7

7

-

-

189.0

6.75

375

Mar.

65

6.5

6.5

6.5 

6.5

6.5 

6.5

*6.5

6.5

6.5

7

7.5

8

8

8

8.5

8.5

9

9

9

10

12

13

15

19

20

24

32

*38

45

58

433.5

14.0

860

Apr.

JO

68

63

56 

52

45 

43

39

37

36

36

35

35

*34

32

30

29

28

25

26

26

27

27

29

29

28

26

25

25

26

-

1,087

36.2

2,160

nay

28

29

28

27 

25

25 

26

26

26

32

69

90

122

122

*107

92

81

68

58

48

41

36

29

30

41

48

46

43

52

80

96

1,671

53.9

3,310

June

110

109

106

*105 

109

120

m

105

96

82

59

41

32

30

26

22

17

1-2

5.6

7.1

11

8.6

7.1

13

13

11

10

10

14

13

-

1,407.3

47.0

2,800

July

11

9.2

7.5

10 

7.8

7.1 

5.7

5.1

5.5

5.3

6.0

6.4

4.5

3.7

*3.5

3.4

3.5

3.4

3.3

3.5

3.1

3.4

3.0

3.4

3.8

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.1

2.8

2^5

150.5

4.85

299

Aug.

2.6

2.6

1*2

2.5 

2.2

2.1 

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.1

.9

.8

.6

.5

.3

.1

3.

0

»o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

1.4

2.1

31.1

1.00

62

Sept.

2.4

2.9

2.2

H

2.7 

2.6

2.7

2.6

3.3

3.4

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.7

3.9

4.4

4.3

4.3

4.2

4.2

*5.2

5.6

5,7

5.5

s!4

5.5

-

112.0

3.73

222

Calendar year 1952: Max 96 Hln 4.6 Mean 14.2 Ac-ft 10,290

Hater year 1952-53: Max 122 Mln 0 Mean 16.8 Ac-ft 12,180

(5.73 Peak ft). discharge (base. 115 cfs). May 13 (8 to 11 p.m.) 129 cfs (5.98 ft); June 6 (9 a.m.) 122 cfs 

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

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 20 to Apr. 12.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 99

Roseau River at Ross, Minn.

Location. La t 48°54'37", long. 95°55'18", in Sfi£ sec. 27, T. 163 N., R. 41 W., on left 

bank 300 ft downstream from bridge and a quarter of a mile north of Ross.

Drainage area. 1.220 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1928 to September 1953.

_.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,018.44 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1928 by Geodetic Survey of Canada. Prior to Mar. 13, 1929, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 25 years, 223 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 640 cfs June 4 (gage height, 7.33 ft); maximum 

gage height, 8.14 ft Mar. 24 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 3.8 cfs Aug. 25, 

26 (gage height, 0.27 ft).

1928-53: Maximum discharge, 6,560 cfs May 12, 1950 (gage height, 18.25 ft); minimum recorded, 1.1 cfs Jan. 16, 1940.

Maximum stage known, about 19 ft in 1896. Other outstanding floods reached the 

following stages (from information by local residents); flood of July 1919, 17.5 ft; 

flood of 1927, about 16 ft.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Plow regulated by Roseau Lake.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1055: 1945. WSP 1175: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year Octooer 1952 to September 1953

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

Ae-ft

Oct.

12

12 

15

17

18

18

16

14

14

14

16

12

9.9

*10

13

14

14

16

14

16

20

IS

17

16

16

18

20

18

17

17

18

479.9

15.5

952

Nov.

19

19 

17

16

21

20

18

20

19

19

20

19

18

19

18

19

21

33

»44

45

12

44

44

44

42

36

32

24

20

16

-

795

26.5

1,580

Dec.

14

14 

14

14

16

16 ia18

18

18

18

18

18

16

16

14

14

*12

11

Ofi

10

10

10

10

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

429

13.8

851

Jan.

11

12 

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

11

11

11

11

11

11

 11

11

10

10

e

s

8

332

10.7

659

Feb.

6

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

7

.

6

-

-

-

198

7.1

393

Mar.

5

4 5

*T75

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

5

5

5

6

6

8

8

8

10

30

300

450

440

420

400

400

390

*390

38O

3,717.5

120

7,370

Apr.

360

340 

340

300

277

261

*283

284

263

250

243

263

292

298

273

252

221

202

181

168

157

152

154

155

155

154

170

195

195

184

-

7,022

234

 13,930

May

170

165 

159

154

149

143

135

129

124

123

161

248

435

574

»586

563

530

5O2

457

415

371

331

286

257

248

253

251

246

259

315

467

9,206

297

18,260

June

587

632 

638

64Q

635

622

616

603

584

*560

526

479

422

368

312

250

216

185

155

134

132

124

117

122

150

166

182

2O6

227

250

-

10,840

361

21,500

July

259

259

241

221

202

184

164

142

121

107

113

121

122

114

101

*89

76

67

57

49

46

42

11

52

57

64

64

63

54

50

3,609

116

7,16O

Aug.

li

40 

36

38

34

32

28

25

22

21

20

19

16

15

13

11

9.9

8.8

8.4

7.4

*6.8

6.6

5.9

5.1

A»l

4.7

6.4

8.0

8.0

7.8

8.2

522.4

16.9

1,040

Sept.

8.4

16

23

25

43

55

61

60

57

60

54

48

47

49

56

56

58

58 ,

58

58

59

61

63

*66

69

75

75

81

85

1,594.4

53.1

3,160

Calendar year 1952: Max 760 Mln 9.9 Mean 93.7 Ac-ft 68,030

Water year 1952-53: Max 640 Mln 4.4 Mean 1O6 Ac-ft 76,860

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 23 to Apr. 4 (no gage-height record Feb. 11 

to Mar. 5; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements and weather records).
100 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Roseau River near Badger, Mlnn.

Location.--Lat 48°54'42", long. 96°00'24", in SVf£ sec. 30, T. 163 N., R. 41 W., on right 

bank 100 ft upstream from highway bridge and 9 miles north of Badger.

Records available.--August 1928 to September 1953 (incomplete).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,016.90 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1928 by Geodetic Survey of Canada. Gage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea level.

Extremes.--Maximum elevation recorded during year, 1,024.14 ft June 4; minimum recorded, 

 T70T7.81 ft Aug. 27.

1928-53: Maximum elevation, 1,032.65 ft May 13, 1950; minimum recorded, 1,017.73 

ft Sept. 2, 1929, July 22, 1932.

Klevatlon, in feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

30

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

18.26

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

18.26

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

JJov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

24.08

23.99

23.89

23.98

24.05

Apr.

23.77

23.21

22.81

22.21

21.63

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

21.66

21.68

21.49

21.30

21.02

20.79

20.59

20.43

20.29

20.23

20.25

20.26

20.25

20.25

20.43

20.68

20. 7O

20.57

-

May

20.44

20.36

20.29

20.25

20.19

20.11

20.03

19.95

19.89

19.85

20.20

21. 09

22.49

23.08

23.50

23.55

23.38

23.21

23.00

22.74

22.44

22.12

21. .79

21.49

21.30

21.33

21.35

21.32

21.39

21.77

22.79

June

23.60

23.94

24.04

24.11

24.11

24.06

24.01

23.97

23.89

23.76

23.59

23.31

22.96

22.59

22.17

21.65

21.27

20.96

20.61

20.37

20.32

20.23

20.10

20.14

20.48

20.68

20.83

21.06

21.31

21.54

-

July

21.65

21.72

21.68

21.55

21.37

21.19

21.00

20.79

20.54

20.29

20.11

20.12

20.25

20.31

20.24

20.09

19.94

19.77

19.62

19.50

19.37

19.33

19.25

19.20

19.32

19.44

19.55

19.62

19.61

19.50

19.41

Aug.

19.35

19.28

19.20

19.18

19.15

19.10

19.02

18.94

18.87

18.79

18.75

18.70

18.64

18.57

18.49

18.40

18.32

18.24

18.19

18.14

18.07

18.03

17.97

17.92

17.85

17.83

17.87

17.89

17.98

18.02

18.04

Sept.

18.09

18.12

18.26

18.49

18.58

18.84

19.11

19.25

19.26

19.24

19.26

19.20

19.10

19.07

19.10

19.18

19.23

19.26

19.28

19.28

19.28

19.29

19.31

19.35

19.37

19.42

19.49

19.49

19.55

19.62

-

Note. Add 1,000 ft to obtain elevation above mean sea level.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 101

Roseau River near Haug, Mlnn.

Location. Lat 48°55'28", long. 96°12'26", in SE^ sec. 21, T. 163 N., R. 43 W. , on left 

bank 250 ft downstream from abandoned highway bridge, 5 miles south of international 

boundary, and 85- miles northwest of Haug.

Records available.--April 1932 to September 1953 (incomplete).

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,014.02 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1928 by Geodetic Survey of Canada. Gage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea level.

Extremes. Maximum elevation recorded during year, 1,020.61 ft about June 5; minimum 

recorded, 1,014.94 ft Sept. 1.

1932-53: Maximum elevation, 1,024.64 ft May 15, 1950; minimum recorded, 1,014.74 

ft Aug. 8, 1933.

Klevation, in feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

14.84

J»ov. Dec. Jim. Feb. Mar.

20.39

Apr.

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

17.99

18.07

18.06

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

16.86

16.89

16.88

16.86

16. 9E

17.15

17 .26

17.22

-

May

17.08

17.01

16.97

16.91

16.88

16.80

16.76

16.69

16.68

16.71

16.83

17.25

18.08

19.12

19.63

19.72

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

June

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

20.24

20.12

19.93

19.64

19.29

18.94

18.51

18.09

17.76

17.44

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

July

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

16.84

16.72

16.60

16.42

16.30

16.20

16.07

15.99

15.92

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

Aug.

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

15.07

15.06

15.04

15.03

15.02

15.00

15.00

15.00

It. 97

14.96

Sept.

14.95

14.96

14.98

14.98

14.99

15.11

15.43

15.64

15.73

15.74

15.74

15.74

15.74

15.73

15.73

15.73

-

_

_

-

_

_

-

15.82

15.86

15.90

15.92

15.95

15.99

16.03

-

Note-. Add 1,000 ft to obtain elevation above mean sea level.
102 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Roseau River at Oak Point, Minn.

Location. --La t 48°58'48", long, 96°24'19", in SE^SE^ sec. 36, T. 164 N., R. 45 W. , on 

downstream side of highway bridge at Oak Point, 2 miles east of Caribou.

Records available. --April 1933 to September 1939, March 1941 to September 1953 (incomplete).

mean sea 

reSage. --Staff gage read once or twice daily. Datum of gage is 1,005.30 ft above mea 

level, adjustment of 1928 by Geodetic Survey of Canada. Gage readings have been 

duced to elevations above mean sea level.

Extremes. --Maximum elevation observed during year, 1,012.50 ft Apr. 1; minimum observed, 

1,006.63 ft Aug. 25.

1933-39, 1941-53: Maximum elevation observed, 1,019.64 ft May 19 1950- minimum 

observed, 1,006.19 ft Mar. 27, 1941.

Klevatlon, In feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

9.04

9.12

9.20

9.28

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

8.54

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

"

»tov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

.

_

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

11.20

11.40

11.42

11.50

11.60

. -

Apr.

12.43

11.48

10.31

-

9.78

9.70

9.62

-

-

_

-

9.15

9.38

9.36

9.12

8.92

8.38

8.23

7.93

7.73

7.43

-

-

.

7.63

8.03

8.33

8.66

-

May

8.68

-

7.60

7.69

8.17

8.35

8.56

8.80

9.00

_

9.15

9.18

9.30

9.92

10.34

11.02

10.96

10.68

10.52

10.28

10.04

9.80

9.54

9.42

9.29

9.16

9.22

9.50

9.90

10.10

June

10.30

11.00

11.50

12.22

12.18

11.95

11.90

11.84

11.71

11.44

11.10

10.98

10.6O

10.80

10.10

9.60

9.10

8.88

8.53

8.31

8.41

8.35

8.43

8.48

8.61

8.67

8.80

9.05

9.24

July

9.30

9.31

9.34

9.38

9.40

9.10

8.80

8.63

8.43

8.33

8.21

7.99

8.03

8.07

8.03

7.99

7.81

7.67

7.53

7.43

.28

.13

.13

.15

.15

.17

.19

.23

.25

.25

.23

Aug.

7.19

7.13

7.09

7.03

6.99

6.95

6.93

6.93

6.93

6.91

6.89

6.85

6.83

6.81

6.79

6.75

6.73

6.73

6.72

6.65

6.64

6.64

6.65

6.64

6.63

6.65

6.69

6.71

6.82

6.83

6.91

Sept.

6.97

7.03

7.05

7.07

7.11

7.13

7.19

7.23

7.31

7.33

7.63

7.67

7.71

7.77

7.79

7.82

7.91

7.91

8.00

8.07

8.06

8.07

8.11

8.13

8.13

8.13

8.14

8.15

8.16

8.20

Note. Add 1,000 ft to obtain elevation above mean sea level.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 103

Roseau River below State ditch 51, near Caribou, Minn. 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 48°58'54", long. 96°27'46", in SE^SWi sec. 34, T. 164 N., R. 45 W., 400 ft 

downstream from State ditch 51 (known locally as Caribou cutoff ditch) and 0.6 mile 

west of Caribou.

Drainage area. 1,570 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1929 to September 1953 (some winter records incomplete).

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,002.14 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1928 of Geodetic Survey of Canada.

Average discharge.--6 years (1929-30, 1932-33, 1936-37, 1940-43), 304 cfs (220,100 acreft per year)7

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 797 cfs June 5 (gage height, 5.32 ft); maximum 

gage height recorded, 6.92 ft Apr. 1 backwater from ice); minimum discharge recorded, 

5.4 cfs Aug. 28 (gage height, 1.45 ft).

1929-53: Maximum discharge, 4,080 cfs May 19, 1950 (gage height, 11.81 ft); no flow 

Aug. 13, 1936.

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

stages some flow is diverted above station to headwaters of Two Rivers.

At high

Cooperation. This era is one of the international gaging stations maintained by the United

States t under agreement with Canada.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect 

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

(Shifting -control method used Oct. 1-16, Aug. 15 to Sept. 6)

(gag

1.6 

1.8 

2.1 

2.5

31

61

125

3.0 

4.0 

5.4

217

432

820

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

li

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

12

11

T?

12

12

14

IT

13

13

13

12

13

14

14

13

 11

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

J»ov.

_

_

-

Dec.

_

.

-

Jan.

_

-

-

Feb.

_

-

-

Mar.

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

b400 b42"0~

b460

b480

bSOO

b550

_

-

Apr.

b650

bBW

b540

482

395

327

295

301

303

285

267

263

*283

305

310

281

318

237

209

182

167

151

T5S

156

156

153

151

169

193

199

8,481

283

16,820

May

186

169

160

153

147

140

135

125

122

128

147

162

*241

386

510

558

561 539-

510

480

437

395

352

314

285

263

261

273

273

289

342

9,043

292

17,940

June

452

561

655

739

794

771

745

730

713

687

 660

617

569

504

444

381

314

263

223

195

167

165

153

146

14?

176

197

209

233

267

12,879

429

25,550

July

283

289

553" 291

269

251

229

209

184

160

142

135

130

137

135

125

111

 98

86

74

65

57

54

54

54

50

5T

60

61

61

59

4,250

137

8,430

Aug.

56

57

47

44

41

42

38

35

32

29

27

25

23

22

19

17

14

13

12

11

9.4

*7.9

10

9.1

6.6

6.0

5.8 g^r

8.8

8.8

8.8

687.2

22.2

1,360

Sept.

12~" 9.4

14

12

15

20

27

43

55

59

60 ,

57

56

54

51

50

56

61

60

62

62

62

62

*65

74

74

77

78

80

83_

1,550.4

51.7

3,080

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
104 RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN

Roseau River at international boundary near Caribou, Minn.

Location. Lat 48°59'57", long. 960 30'20", near center of sec. 29, T. 164 N., R. 45 W., 

on left bank 400 ft upstream from last international boundary crossing and 3 miles 

northwest of Caribou.

Drainage area.--1.590 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1933 to September 1953 (incomplete).

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,002.59 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1928 by Geodetic Survey of Canada. Gage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea level.

Extremes. Maximum elevation recorded during year, 1,005.72 ft Apr, 3; minimum recorded, 

1,002.47 ft Oct. 14.

1933-53: Maximum elevation recorded, 1,007.06 ft May 24, 1945; minimum recorded, 

1,001.97 ft Aug. 14, 1933.

Elevation, In feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

li

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2.55

2.54

2.53

2.53

2.52

2.51

2.51

2.50

2.49

2.49

2.49

2.49

2.49

2.49

2.69

2.82

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

-

-

_

-

-

.

-

-

JJOV. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

_

.

-

.

_

_

-

4.79

4.86

4.86

4.81

4.80

5.06

Apr.

5.63

5.58

5.17

4.39

4.19

4.02

3.93

3.97

3.97

3.91

3.89

3.87

3.90

3.93

3.94

3.91

3.91

3.92

3.92

3.92

3.90

3.71

3.59

3.58

3.59

3.57

3.58

3.62

3.70

3.72

-

Hay

3.69

3.63

3.61

3.60

3.56

3.56

3.53

3.52

3.51

3.52

3.59

3.62

3.80

4.16

4.42

4.52

4.53

4.51

4.43

4.37

4.27

4.17

4. OS

4.00

3.92

3.87

3.86

3.90

3.91

3.93

4.05

JUne

.30

.54

.78

.96

.10

.04

.96

.95

.91

.84

.77

.69

.59

.44

.31

4.17

4.01

3.90

3.80

3.72

3.65

3.64

3.60

3.60

3.60

3.67

3.72

3.75

3.82

3.90

-

July

3.94

3.96

3.98

3.95

3.92

3.88

3.82

3.78

3.71

3.65

3.6O

3.58

3.56

3.58

3.58

3.53

3.50

3.44

3.39

3.36

3.30

3.26

3.23

3.27

3.22

3.20

3.22

3.26

3.27

3.27

3.24

Aug.

3.23

3.21

3.19

3.13

3.12

 3.12

3.11

3.08

3.06

3.03

3.01

2.96

2.95

2.93

2.91

2.89

2.87

2.85

2.84

2.83

2.81

2.79

2.77

2.76

2.73

2.71

2.69

2.69

2.68

2.67

2.65

Sept.

2.63

2.62

2.62

2.61

2.60

2.74

2.96

3.09

3.19

3.21

3.20

3.19

3.19

3.19

3.17

3.17

3.18

3.21

3.20

3.21

3.21

3.21

3.21

3.22

3.27

3.28

3.29

3.29

3.3O

3.30

-

Note. Add 1,000 ft to obtain elevations above mean sea level.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 105

Long Creek near Crosby, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 48°58'30", long. 103°16'04" (revised), in NW^ sec. 3, T. 163 N., R. 97 W., 

on right bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 1 mile downstream from small tributary and 5 miles northeast of Crosby.

Drainage area. 1,800 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--March to April 1943, April 1944 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,870 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to June 21, 1952, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 9 years (1944-53), 36.0 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 912 cfs June 10 (gage height, 9.93 ft), no flow 

during several months.

1943-53: Maximum discharge, 6,240 cfs Apr. 23, 1948 (gage height, 16.10 ft); max! 

mum gage height, 16.10 ft Apr. 22, 23, 1948 (backwater from ice); no flow during part 

of each year.

Maximum stage known, that of Apr. 22, 23, 1948. Flood in 1904 reached about the 

same stage from information by local residents.

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

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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

Ae-ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

Hov.

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

*20

50

*2T

30

45

45

34

*24

20

17

 13

11

10

»9

355

11.5

704

Apr.

20

25

21

16

12

9

6

4

2

1

0

ff

0

0

o

*o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

a5

121

4.0

240

Hay

alO

9

815

a!5

a!5

a!5

11

10

14

20

32

26

45 »4T

37

30

23

18

15

12

10

9

9

10

16

16

20

*22

25

23

18

595

19.2

1,180

June

15

2?

41

50

116

183

122

142

516

884

*766

598

452

334

238

178

144

130

182

236

170

172

192

229

373

484

488

 418

483

594

8,952

298

17,760

July

556

596

55T

416

318

235

180

143

*119

104

91

79

70

62

54

49

44

40

38

36

35

29

*27

27

25

24

23

23

21

20

19.

4,039

130

8,010

Aug.

24

2?

22

 21

20

20

20

15

12

8

5

3

3

1

1

0

5

0

0

0

0

*0

0

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

202

6.5

401

Sept.

*0

T

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

»0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

16

0.5

32

Calendar year 1952: Max 480 Mln o Mean 16.9 Ac-ft 12 ,300

Water year 1952-53: Max 884 Mln o Mean 39.1 Ac-ft 28,33O

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs). June 10 (1 p.m.) 912 cfs (9.93 ft); June 20 (7 a.m.) 251 cfs 

(6.28 ft); June 27 (Z a.m.) 5lS cfs (8.13 ft); June 30 (7 a.m.) 622 cfs (8.49 ft).

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

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on baals of weather records.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Mar. 18 to Apr. 16. Discharge Mar. 18 to May 2 

computed on basis of once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
106 RED RIVER OF THE TCQRTH BASIN

Souris River near Sherwood, N. Dak. 

(International gaging station)

Location.--Lat 48e 59", long. 101°58', in NE^ sec. 33, T. 164 N., R. 87 W., on right bank

 three-quarters of a mile south of international boundary and 16 miles northwest of 

Sherwood.

Drainage area. 9,570 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--Mareh 1930 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,604.00 ft above mean

 sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Apr. 8, 1935, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--19 years (1934-53), 112 cfs; median of yearly mean discharges, 80 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,780 cfs July 9 (gage height, 14.95 ft); mini-

 mum", '2.4 cfs Mar. 7 (gage height, 1.43 ft).

1930-53: Maximum discharge, 7,400 cfs Apr. 28, 1948 (gage height, 23.80 ft); no 

flow at times in some years.

Maximum stage known, that of Apr. 28, 1948. Flood in 1927 reached a stage of about 

22 ft, from information by local residents.

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

 wKTch are fair. Slight regulation by small reservoirs in Canada. Some small diversions for irrigation and municipal supply.

Cooperation.--This is one of the international gaging stations maintained by the United 

States under agreement with Canada.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of loe effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 18-20)

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

Z.Z 

2.4

2.1

3.2

4.7

9.7

17

28

44

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

4.0

7.0

11.0

15.0

84

140

198

249

600

1,140

1,790

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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

Ae-ft

Oct.

4.0

3.6

3.7

4.3

4.2

5.2

*5.5

6.7

6.2 

4.9

5.7

4-y 8.4

3.7

5^4

4.0

5.0

5.5

5.2

5.0

4.7

4.9

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.7

6.2

5.9

7.0

7.3

7.3

162.5

5.24

322

Nov.

5.9

5.7

4.9

*5.0

5.5

5.2 

5.2

5.5

5.7 

5.7

5.9

6.4

6.7

7.0

7.3

7.5

7.8

778" 8.1

8.1

7.3

7.8

7.3

7.5

7.5

7.5

6.0

5.0

4.7

4.2

-

191.7

6.39

380

Dec.

3.9

*3.7

3.7

3.9

3.9

3.7 

3.7

3.9

4.0 470~

3.9

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3-74- 3.4

3.4

116.5

3.76

231

Jan.

374- 3.4

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.3 

3.2

 3.2

3.2 

3.3

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.7

2 .4

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.7

91.8

2.96

183

Feb.

2.7

2.7

2.8

2.9

*5.0

2.9 

2.9

3.0

3.0 

3.0

3.0 3'.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

3.7

3.7

2.8

2.8

3.8

2.7

2.6 3"77

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.9

_

_

-

79.7

2.85

158

Mar.

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

*2.7

2.6 

2.5 2-7§-

2.6 

3.4

5.0

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.3

3.3

5.0

 32

24

35

100

150

250

220

190

150

**130

200

300

*380

450

2,654.1

85.6

5,260

Apr.

*400

300

*300

500

850

1,000 

»725

430

350 

328

373

362

353

 376

355

a330

a300

a280

257

280

257

202

184

202

179

164

159

154

146

140

-

10,236

341

20,300

May

138

138

133

122

 110

102 

95

la- 91

ne

159

152

148

158

158

181

185

185

190

ISS

184

171

156

144

136

136

127

127

136

148

160

4,472

144

8,870

June

163

162

I7T

*342

364

401 

595

605

899 

944

994

1,080

1,140

1,230

1,280

1,330

1,330

1,340

1,320

1,240

1,120

1,000

957

994

1,050

1,120

1,180

1,270

1,410

1,520

-

28,624

954

56,770

July

1,600

*1,640

1,660

1,660

1,690

1,710 

1,740

*1,770

1,760 

1,750

1,700

1,600

1,480

1,300

*1,080

668

761

675

623

595

570

»539

496

472

463

436

401

384

377

*361

334

32,555

1,050

64,570

Aug.

'334

3T3T

319

313

294

386 

283

273

259 

247

236

 221

209

200

192

181

165

146

138

129

116

106

93

64

62

71

56

50

49

47

46.

5,540

179

10,990

Sept.

44

42

46

60

64

55" 65 

 64

62 

*59

52

47

43

40

36

32

29

27

24

23

20

20

21

IT

16

19

18

16

14

13

-

1,100

36.7

2,180

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,160 Mln - Mean 77.2 Ac-ft 56,040

Water year 1952-53: Hax 1,780 Mln 2.4 Mean 235 Ac-ft 170,200

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 26-3O, Mar. 21 to Apr. 8.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 107 

Lake Darling near Poxholm, N. Dak.

Location.--Lat 48°27', long. 101°35' ( in NE^NE^ sec. 1, T. 157 N., R. 85 W., on control 

structure of Lake Darling Dam, reservoir of Fish and Wildlife Service, on Souris River 

about 6 miles north of Poxholm and at raile 82.9 downstream from Canadian border 

(Geological Survey river plan and profile).

Drainage area. 10,100 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. April 1937 to September 1953.

Gage.--Staff gage read about once a week, oftener during April, June, and July. Datum of 

gage is 1,577.00 ft above mean sea level (Pish and Wildlife Service benchmark).

Extremes. Maximum gage height observed during year, 21.56 ft July 12, 13; minimum observed, 16.24 ft Mar. 7, 13.

1937-53: Maximum gage height observed, 22.83 ft Apr. 23, 24, 1943; minimum observed 

since April 1943 when reservoir was first filled to spillway level, 11.71 ft Oct. 19, 

20, 1945.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by concrete dam; storage began in April 1936; dam completed 

 irTTuly 1936. Usable capacity, 108,500 acre-ft between gage heights 0.0 ft (sill of 

control gates) and 21.0 ft (crest of spillway). Dead storage, 3,500 acre-ft. Water 

is used during periods of low flow at wildlife refuges downstream.

Cooperation. Gage-height record furnished by Pish and Wildlife Service.

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

Oct. 31...................

Dec. 31...................

Calendar year 1952 ......

Water year 1952-53. . ....

Gage height 

(feet)

 16.63

*16 .55

-

 19.35

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

71,700

-

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-4,100

+400

+6,500

+4,900

-6,800

+19,700

Interpolated.
108 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Souris River near Foxholm, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 48°22', long. 101°30', in SW^SE^- sec. 34, T. 157 N., R. 84 W., on left bank 

30 ft upstream from highway bridge, 3 miles east of Foxholm, and at mile 98.3 downstream from Canadian border (Geological Survey river plan and profile).

Drainage area.--10,100 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--June 1904 to November 1905, April 1937 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder (concrete control since Mar. 25, 1938). Datum of gage is

1,560.73 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. June 23, 1904, to Nov. 28, 1905, staff 

gage at site 4 miles upstream at different datum. Apr. 1, 1937, to Mar. 24, 1938, staff 

gage at site 600 ft downstream at datum about half a foot higher.

Average discharge. 16 years (1937-53), 111 cfs (unadjusted); median of yearly mean discharges, 63 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,480 cfs July 13, 14; maximum gage height, 

13.18 ft July 14; minimum discharge, 2.3 cfs Nov. 19 (gage height, 5.21 ft).

1904-5, 1937-53: Maximum discharge, 3,040 cfs May 16, 1948 (gage height, 14.79 ft); 

maximum reverse flow, 25 cfs Apr. 4, 1949, caused by backwater from Des Lacs River; no 

flow at times in many years.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow completely regulated since 1936 by Lake Darling (see preceding page) and several smaller reservoirs (combined capacity, about 116,000 acre-ft). 

Some small diversions for irrigation and municipal supply.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 11-20)

5.2

5.3

5.4

5.5 

5.7

2.3

8.9

18

30

68

6.0

7.0

8.0

11.0

13.0

145

471

630

1,050

1,540

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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

11

17

14

14

 11

11

11

11

14

12

15

18

18

19

14

17

19

19

18

20

21

21

21

25

25

2919-

20

21

24

542

17.5

1,080

Nov.

22

24

*24

29

35

21

19

17

13

12

14

21

15

16

18

19

19

21

10~8.1

14

18

18

17

15

14

13

12

12

11

-.

521.1

17.4

1,030

Dec.

*10

9.7

8.9

8.9

8.1

13

16

14

10

9.7

8.9

13

16

15

16

18

16

12

19

22

20

19

16

18

25

20

20

17

11

10

15

455.2

14.7

903

Jan.

30

32

37

30

24

*20

21

24

22

25

25

25

25

25

24

20

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9

9

9

9

S7&- 8.9

552.8

17.8

1,100

Feb.

8.9

879

*8.9

13

21

21

20

18

12

13

14

14

16

16

17

16

17

16

16

16

16

16

15

16

18

17

15

11

_

-

426.7

15.2

846

Mar.

11

13

12

*11

9.7

9.7

9.7

8.9

879

15

20

18

17

16

16

*16

17

17

18

18

19

19

19

19

20

 20

20

21

21

21

20

500.9

16.2

994

Apr.

20

19

18

17

16

15

15

16

130

304

322

332

343

350

*55o

111

91

45

27

33

37

37

32

73

70

52

44

38

50

44

2,961

98.7

5,870

May

42

40

33

 30

27

27

26

22

22

21

21

21

29

29

29

29

29

27

29

29

26

19" 17

24

20

19

20

26

18

55

128

934

30.1

1,850

June

167

T67

 176

204

211

211

186

190

190

190

222

275

332

407

525

754

811

878

926

1,000

1,080

1,140

1,190

1,280

1,360

1,400

1,400

1,390

1,400

1.410

21,072

702

41 , 800

July

1,430

*1,430

1,440

1,450

1,460

1,440

1,450

 1,460

1,460

1,460

1,460

1,470

1.480

 1,486

1,460

1,450

1,450

1,420

1,380

1,350

 1,330

1,260

1,120

1,020

888

817

764

688

 559

529

520

38,375

1,238

76,120

Aug.

499

449

419

422

357

218

155

111

114

119

130

 136

145

130

122

116

116

116

116

116

114

114

111

111

108

106

106

104

98

96

94_

5,268

170

10,450

Sept.

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

 94

JU

91

91

91

91

91

91

91

98

111

ITT

111

111

111

111

111

111

111

111

111

111

3,004

100

5,960

Calendar year 1952 : Max 325 Mln 2.3 Mean 50.4 Ac-ft 36,580

Water year 1952-53 : Max 1,480 Mln 8.1 Bean 204 Ac-ft 148,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Jan. 16-29; discharge estimated on basis of records of gate operation 

of Fish and Wildlife Service dams and records for station above Mlnot.
RED RIVEB OF THE NORTH BASIN 109

Des Laos River at Foxholm, N. Dak.

Location.--Lat 48°22', long. 101°34', in NW£ sec. 2, T. 156 N., R. 85 W., on right bank 

10 ft downstream from highway bridge in Foxholm.

Drainage area. 973 sq mi.

Records available. June 1904 to July 1906, October 1945 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is i;632.98 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. 1904-6, staff gage at about the same .site and datum. Oct. 1, 1945, to Aug. 30, 

1948, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--8 years (1945-53), 30.3 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 775 cfs July 2 (gage height, 12.32 ft); minimum, 

07l cfs Oct. 1-7, Mar. 1-7.

1904-6, 1945-53: Maximum discharge, 2,000 cfs Apr. 4, 1949 (gage height, 18.04 ft, 

backwater from ice); no flow at times in some years.

Maximum stage known since 1886, about 18.8 ft in spring of 1939, from information 

by local residents.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period Mar. 10-30, which are fair. Some regulation at low flow by a series of wild fowl refuge ponds (combined capacity, about 

64,000 acre-ft). Some small diversions for irrigation above station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 25 to Nov. 27, Dec. 4-17, Feb. 27, 28)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 6

1.5 0.1

1.7 .3

1.9 .7

2.0 1.2

Apr. 7 to Sept. 3o

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

3.0

2.2

4.5

8.3

14

28

4.0

6.0

9.0

11.0

70

181

406

605

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

Z2

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

~0.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

.3

.4

.4

.5

7T

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

9.4

0.30

19

Nov.

~0.4

**.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.8

T9- 1.0

.8

.8

'.a

-

19.4

0.65

38

Dec.

0.8

*.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

1.0 r^

1.0

1.0

.9

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

'.1

.7

.6

.JL

25.0

0.81

50

Jan.

0.6

T5

.5

.5

.5

**.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.2

T?

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

10.4

0.34

21

Feb.

~30.2

**.2

.2

.5

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

-

-

-

5.9

0.21

12

Mar.

0.1

.1

.1

**.!

.1

.1

.1

.2

1.0

10

5030"

10

25

8

*10

16

*16

*12

22

20

14

*12

12

10

*12

12

12

*16

20

*9

359.9

11.6

714

Apr.

8.0

*7.5

6.0

*6.5

6.5

7.5

*7.6

5.8

5.1

5.1

4.0

4.1

3.6

4.0

*3.3

3.0

7^

3.0

3.0

3.1

3.0

3.1

3.1

5,6

6.5

6.8

7.0

10

10

11

-

165.8

5.53

329

May

12

11

13

13

*9.8

7.9

6.5

5.3

5.8

6.3

9.8

11

10

9.6

8.3

7.2

5.9

5.1

4.5

4.1

4.0

4.0

4TB- 3.7

4.4

4.2

4.1

IB- 38

11

8.6

267.6

8.63

531

June

7.6

*56~ 6.3

*80

*194

168

99

63

61

66

*66

61

60

78

68

58

68

63

54

55

59

57

62

207

386.

263

129

88

98

191

-

2,971.9

99.1

5,890

July

578

609

*270

161

114

90

74

*63

56

51

51

45

42

*40

37

35

33

32

30

29

*30

30

30

30

29

29

29

29

*28

?5

28

2,760

89.0

5,470

Aug.

28

36

50

36

31

29

28

28

27

26

26

*25

24

24

23

23

23

23

23

25

24

23

22

22

22

22

21

20

20

19

20

793

25.6

1,570

Sept.

20

20

19

20

22.

21

20

19

*18

18

18

17

l¥

19

19

19

19

19

18

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

18

18

17

568

18.9

1,130

Calendar year 1952: Max 810 Mln 0.1 Mean 18.8 Ac-ft 13,650

Water year 1952-53: Max 609 Mln 0.1 Mean 21.8 Ac-ft 15,770

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Mar. 8 to Apr. 6.
no RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Souris River above Minot, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 48°14'45", long. 101°22'15", near center of sec. 17, T. 155 N., R. 83 W., 

on right bank 180 ft downstream from highway bridge, 3j miles west of Minot, 7 miles 

downstream from Des Lacs River, and at mile 124.1 downstream from Canadian border 

(Geological Survey river plan and profile).

Drainage area.--11.300 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--May 1903 to March 1924, April 1927 to September 1928, and October 1929 

to September 1953, in reports of Geological Survey. May 1903 to September 1953 in reports of State engineer.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,545.75 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1934, staff or chain gage at mile 135.0 in 

Minot at datum 12.5 ft lower. Records equivalent except those for periods of extreme 

low flow, as some industrial and sanitary waste enters river between the two sites.

Average discharge .--40 years (1913-53), 130 cfs (unadjusted); median of yearly mean discharges, 88 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,320 cfs July 2 (gage height, 15.21 ft); minimum discharge, 7 cfs Feb. 1-3.

1903-53: Maximum discharge, 12,000 cfs Apr. 20, 1904 (gage height, 21.9 ft at site 

at Minot), from rating curve extended above 8,100 cfs; no flow at times in some years.

Maximum stage known at present site, about 23 ft in April 1904.

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

completely regulated by Lake Darling and several smaller reservoirs (combined capacity, 

about 180,000 acre-ft). Some small diversions for irrigation and municipal supply.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

4.2

4.3 

4.5 

4.8 

5.3

3.6

12

91

217

6.0

9.0

12.0

15.2

436

940

1,550

2,320

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

IE

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

12

13

11

13

14

*15

14

13

11

11

12

14

15

19

20

20

19

18

18

19

19

19

20

21

22

24

26 

29

55

22

22

550

17.7

1,090

Nov.

25

25

*25

25

28

32

25

20

19

16

14

13

15

16

15

16

18

18

18

14

18

19

20

16

13

12

12 

12

11

17

-

542

18.1

1,080

Dec.

*13

13

11

10

10

5"9

11

12

13

11

12

13

14

15

15

15

18

16

14

16

19

20

22SO"

22

21 

20

19

16

14

463

14.9

918

Jan.

11

19

26

32

3T

*24

22

20

22

24

25

25

25

25

25

25

20

15

12

10

10

10

10

10

9

9

9 

9

8

S

8

538

17.4

1,070

Feb.

7

7

*7

8

S

11

17

19

21

19

19

15

14

13

15

16

16

16

16

16

15

16

16

16

16

16

16 

15

_

_

-

406

14.5

805

Mar.

14

12

10

*8

3

8

8

10

10

12

20

25

22

20

18

20

*40

53

36

47

66

66

47

42

39

*36

51

*66

aTD- 75

*53

1,012

32.6

2,010

Apr.

47

39

35

32

29

28

25

24

24

138

274

296

310

320

*327

240

aSO

a38

a36

36

36

39

39

67

93

83

73 

64

57

66

2,975

99.2

5,900

May

75

89

81

*66

57

51

45

42

42

42

42

40

39

42

42

42

42

39

36

35

35

32

31

28

32

31

26 

155

*567

*TTT

120

2,188

70.6

4,340

June

158

TBT

230

480

621

542

433

336

299

376

*382

339

361

498

525

632

780

872

935

976

1,040

1,100

1,150

1,280

1,420

1,510

1.530 

1,480

1,430

 1,440

23,337

778

46,290

July

2,210

2.320

*2,240

2,010

1,780

1,620

*1,530

1,480

1,460

1,460

1,470

1,480

1,490

*1,520

al,520

al,500

al,490

al,470

al,430

al,380

*1,320

1,290

1,240

1,150

1,040

926

834 

765

*655

560

531

43,171

1,393

85,630

Aug.

522

455

450

448

436

364

274

193

155

148

148

*153

155

163

153

143

136

134

134

134

134

131

131

129

124

124

122 

120

120

115

113

6,304

203

12,500

Sept.

109

109

106

106

106

106

109

*111

109

109

106

104

T5T

104

104

104

104

104

109

120

125

124

124

124

129

129

129 

129

127

127

-

3,409

114

6,760

Calendar year 1952 : Max 1,070 Min 2.7 Mean 76.3 Ac-ft 55,370

Water year 1952-53 : Max 2,320 Min 7 Mean 233 Ao-ft 168,400

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Souris River near Foxholm and 

Des Lacs River at Foxholm.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 21 to-Mar. 16.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 111

SourIs River near Verendrye, N. Dak.

Location.--Lat 48°09', long. 100°44', In NW£sw£ sec. 17, T. 154 N., R. 78 W., on left bank 

2.7 miles north of Verendrye, 7? miles southwest of (19 miles upstream from) mouth of 

Wintering River, and at mile 210.5 downstream from Canadian border (Geological Survey 

river plan and profile).

Drainage area.--12.200 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--February to June 1933 (gage heights only),' April 1937 to September 

1953 (winter records incomplete prior to 1945).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,464.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. February to June 1933 at site 4 miles upstream at datum 1.65 ft higher. April 

1937 to Mar. 3, 1938, staff gage at present site at datum 1.97 ft higher.

Average discharge.--9 years (1944-53), 219 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,150 cfs July 7 (gage height, 14.89 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Feb. 6-9; minimum gage height, 3.57 ft Oct. 6, 7.

1937-53: Maximum discharge, about 4,200 cfs Apr. 8, 1949 (gage height, 17.7 ft, 

high-water mark, backwater from ice); minimum discharge recorded, 0.3 cfs Aug. 11-19, 

1937, Oct. 10-21, 1939.

Maximum stage known, that of Apr. 8, 1949. Flood of April 1904 reached approximately 

same stage according to local residents.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow regulated by Fish and Wildlife Service reservoirs on Souris and Des Lacs Rivers (combined 

capacity, 181,000 acre-ft). Some small diversions for irrigation and municipal supply. 

Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1291.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Loop ratings used May 29 to June 7, June 25 to July 22)

3.5 

3.7 

3.9 

4.2

13

35

69

141

4.5

5.0

8.0

12.0

229

360

795

1,470

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

20

21

23

20

18

17

17

17

17

*18

19

21

22

21

20

19

19

18

18

19

19

20

22

24

28

28

28

29

29

29

31

671

21.6

1,330

Nov.

37

37

34

31

30

*31

67

82

60

46

43

40

34

33

30

30

30

30

33

30

28

25

25

28

28

28

27

27

27

27

-

1,061

35.4

2,100

Dec.

27

27

*25

24

24

24

23

23

23

22

21

21

20

20

20

19

18

16

15

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

16

17

18

20

20

605

19.5

1,200

Jan.

20

25

20

19

17

16

*16

17

18

18

18

18

17

16

15

16

18

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

16

15

14

15

14

14

13

539

17.4

1,070

Feb.

13

13

13

*14

13

12

I?

12

12

13

13

14

15

15

15

16

17

18

18

19

20

21

7T

20

20

20

20

20

_

_

-

449

16.0

891

Mar.

21

22

23

23

23

24

*24

24

24

24

28

22

20

14

35

55

50

45

50

110

300

*350 330"

250

190

160

150

*170

»230

280

*240

3,321

107

6,590

Apr.

200

*190

160

*120

95

85

80

*76

69

60

55

55

*87

252

297

313

320

323

FT?

190

125

87

69

69

64

78

105

208

193

166

-

4,466

149

8,860

May

155

190

255

272

244

*196

155

125

103

91

89

89

96

101

96

91

89

87

80

76

73

69

B9

71

89

96

108

113

*204

*745

*1,090

5,407

174

10,720

June

950

*642

*390

?BO" 310

780

920

875

722

*586

495

436

437

432

417

452

507

542

621

729

809

862

911

1,010

1,190

1,370

1,440

1,460

1,460

1.470

23,705

790

47,020

July

*1,580

1,700

1,890

2,000

2,080

2,120

2.140

2,130

2,100

*2,020

1,890

1,790

1,710

1,650

1,600

*1,560

1,530

1,510

1,490

1,470

1,460

1,450

*1,430

1,410

1,370

»

1,340

1,250

1,140

1,010

917

833

49,570

1,599

98,320

Aug.

*742 S3B~

578

552

525

498

481

462

413

*345

278

244

229

220

217

217

217

208

196

187

184

175

175

175

172

169

161

158

152

149

lil

9,255

299

18,360

Sept.

138

*136

131

125

123

123

123

125

128

128

128

123

123

120

120

118

120

120

120

120

123

125

136

144

149

149

149

144

141

138

3,890

130

7,720

Calendar year 1952 : Max 2,040 Min 14 Mean 130 Ac-ft 94,o30

Water year 1952-53 : Max 2,140 Min 12 Mean 282 Ac-*t 204,200

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 24 to Dec. 1, Dec. 13 to Apr. 7.
112 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Wintering River near Karlsruhe, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 48°10', long. 100°33', on line between sees. 10 and 11, T. 154 N., R. 77 

W., on left bank 30 ft upstream from highway bridge, 4 miles upstream from mouth, and 

7 miles northeast of Karlsruhe.

Drainage area. 675 sq ml.

Records available. March 1937 to September 1953 (no winter records prior to 1945). 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,480 ft (from river-profile map). 

Average discharge.--11 years (1939-41, 1944-53), 15.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 141 cfs Apr. 3 (gage height, 5.71 ft); maximum 

gage height, 6.31 ft Mar. 30 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 3 cfs 

Jan. 15-24, Feb. 7-23; minimum gage height, 2.83 ft Dec. 5.

1937-53: Maximum discharge, 3,000 cfs Apr. 7, 1949, by velocity-area studies; maximum gage height, 12.0 ft Apr. 7, 1949 (channel choked by packed snow); no flow at 

times in many years.

Maximum stage known, that of Apr. 7, 1949.

Remarks.--Records good below 30 cfs and fair above, except those for periods of ice effect 

or no gage-height record, which are poor. Flow regulated by Fish and Wildlife Service 

reservoirs on Cottonwood and Wintering Lakes (combined capacity, about 850 acre-ft).

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of loe effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used May 28-30)

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

2.6 

4.9

8.7

13

3.4 

4.0 

5.0 

5.7 140

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

13

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

AC- ft

Oct.

20

19

17

16

16

16

16

15

13

*13

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

9.6

9.6

9.2

9.2

8.7

8.3

STJ

9.2 

9.2

374.3

12.1

742

Nov.

8.7

8.3

8.3

7.8

*7.8

8.3

7.4

7.4

8.3

8.3

8.3

9.2

9.2

7.8

7.8

9.6

9.6

9.2

-§ .2 10

9.6

7.8

7.4

7.4

7.0

6.5

6.5

6.0

5.5

5.0

239.2

7.97

474

Dec.

4T6~ 4.9

4.4

*4.6

4.1

4.6

4.6

4.9

4.6

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4

T

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4 

4

132.3

4.27

262

Jan.

3.5

3.5

3.5

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

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3.5

3.5

4

4

4

4 

4

106.0

3.42

210

Feb.

4

4

4.5

*4.2

4

3.5

3

5

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3.5

4

5

6

JS

-

99.7

3.56

198

Mar.

6

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

*5.2

5

4.5

4

F

6

5

5

5

5

6

7

10

20

25

**30

40

60

50

30

20

25

**65

**90

130 »T2o"

805.7

26.0

1,600

Apr.

110 *115

138 *T3o~

116

105

94

*84

75

66

59

52

*46

42

38

 33

28

24

19

zT

22

25

24

31

32

34

40

38

32

33

1,706

56.9

3,380

May

46

52

53

50

46

*48

53

63

69

70

72

IS

65

59

52

48

44

40

35

32

31

29

TS

29

38

36

33

45

45

*48 

46

1,474

47.5

2,920

June

43

*40

36

38

42

35

31

31

30

*28

27

26

25

26

25

24?i"

25

24

29

35

31

a28

a28

a45

a45

a42

a40

a38

a40

981

32.7

1,950

July

*42

50

52

56

BT

44

39

34

31

 28

26

25

24

23

23

*22

23

24

22

22

22

21

*20

20

20

19

18

17

17

tf

867

28.0

1,720

Aug.

*15

TT

14

14

13

12

12

11

10

*9.6

8.7

7.8

7.0

6.6

6.2

5.9

5.5

5.9

5.5

6.6

5.5

4.9

4.9

S.Z

4.9

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.1

242.2

7.81

480

Sept.

*4.1

4.6

5.2

4.9

4.4

4.4

4.1

3.9

4.1

4.1

3.9

3.6

BT?

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.4

4.1

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.1

4.4

5.9

5.5

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.1

131.5

4.38

261

Calendar year 1952 : Max 280 Mln 0 Mean 17.6 Ac-ft 12,750

Water year 1952-53: Max 138 Min 3 Mean 19.6 Ac-ft 14,200

Peak discharge (base. 100 cfs). Mar. 30 (5:30 p.m.) 130 cfs (6.31 ft); Apr. 3 (9 a.m.) 141 cfs (5.71 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made <fn this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 26-30, Dec. 9 to Apr. 2.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 113

Souris River near Bantry, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 48°30', long. 100°25', In SE£ sec. 14, T. 158 N., R. 76 W., on left bank 

ZUUTt upstream from Nelson Bridge, 8 miles east of Bantry, 18 miles upstream from 

Willow Creek, and at mile 284.8 below Canadian border (Geological Survey river plan 

and profile).

Drainage area. 13,400 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. March 1937 to September 1953 (no winter records prior to 1945).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,427.56 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, Emerson Crookston supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Mar. 16, 1938 

staff gage at same site at datum 0.17 ft lower.

Average discharge. 9 years (1944-53), 250 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,770 cfs July 11 (gage height, 12.33 ft); mlnimunrdaily, 22 cfs Jan. 16 to Feb. 3; minimum gage height, 1.64 ft Apr. 16.

1937-53: Maximum discharge, 4,760 cfs Apr. 13, 1949 (gage height, 13.76 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow at times In each year 1937-40.

Maximum stage known, that of Apr. 13, 1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of Ice effect, which are fair. Plow regulated by Pish and Wildlife Service reservoirs on Souris, Des Lacs and Wintering Rivers 

(total capacity, 181,000 acre-ft). Diversions for Irrigation of about 7,600 acres at 

Eaton Dam about 42 miles above station and other small diversions for Irrigation and 

municipal supply.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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 

54

49

46

45

43

43

*43

43

41

40

40

39

38

37

37

36

35

34

34

IS

32

32

32

32 

33

33

35

37

38

1,225

39.5

2,430

NOV.

40

42

44

48

 50

49

57

58

47

51

67

75

74

67

60

56

53

51

48

54

48

45

40

36

32

28 

25

30

31

31

1,437

47.9

2,850

Dec.

32 

33

*34

34

34

32

30

30

30

30

28

28

28

26

26

 25 25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25 

25

25

25

25

25

855

27.6

1,700

Jan.

25 

25

25

25

25

25

25

*25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22 

22

22

22

22

22

727

23.5

1,440

Feb.

 22 22 

22

24

*25

25

25

25

25

25

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

30

30

30

30

30

30 

30

32

_

.

-

762

27.2

1,510

Mar.

33 

34

35

36

36

*36

35

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

*34

35

40

60

125

170

**2"5o

180

160

140

120

2,117

68.3

4,200

Apr.

110 

100

95

93

90

88

86

*83

70

70

86

79

*63

53

45

*3|

45

40

38

43

49

54

67

95

134

264 

475

530

T69

415

-

3,960

132

7,850

May

430 

526

564

558

*540

527

512

496

490

492

495

478

463

451

442

427

414

397

386

364

336

303

275

255

246

237 

 555 234

284

340

 382

12,596

406

24,980

June

41702

778

 771

726

686

685

723

*794

836

*820

782

750

717

685

669

669

665

674

699

730

780

857

938

1,000 

1,080

1,140

1,210

1.280

-

23,915

797

47,430

July

«1 3 320 

1,360

1,390

1,420

1,450

1,500

1,560

1,610

*1,640

1,670

1,690

1,710

1,720

1,740

1,750

*1.760

1,760

1,750

1,740

1,730

1,730

1,720

*1,690

1,670

1,660

1,640 

1,620

1,580

1,560

1,510

 1,440

50,090

1,616

99,350

Aug.

1.350 

1,260

1,160

1,080

996

932

881

837

790

747

*701

653

600

532

466

406

358

324

296

277

258

242

231

219

210

203 

197

192

190

186

Mile, 955

547

33,630

Sept.

US *170

166

163

159

155

150

147

143

142

139

138

137

135

133

130

128

127

125

125

124

Ifs

125

126

131

137 

141

146

148

147

-

4,237

141

8,400

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,540 "in 25 Mean 157 Ac-ft 114,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,760 Mln 22 Mean 326 Ao-ft 235,800

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice, Nov. 22 to Apr. 10.
114 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Souris River near Westhope, N. Dak. 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 48°59'47", long. 100°57'29", in SWjSE-£ sec. 30, T. 164 N., R. 79 W., on 

lert Dank 1,200 ft upstream from second crossing of International boundary, 1 mile 

downstream from Fish and Wildlife Service dam 357, 7 miles northeast of Westhope, 11 

miles downstream from Boundary Creek, and at mile 358.2 downstream from International 

boundary (Geological Survey river plan and profile).

Drainage area. 17.600 sq mi^ acnroximately.

Records available.--July 1929 to September 1953 (no winter records prior to 1936).

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 1,401.74 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Mar. 28, 1938, chain gage at site 6.3 miles 

upstream at datum 3.29 ft higher.

Average discharge. 18 years (1935-53), 194 cfs; median of yearly mean discharges, 145 

crs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,550 cfs Aug. 13 (gage height, 9.46 ft); minimum, 1.7 cfs Nov. 5 (gage height, 4.92 ft).

1929-53: Maximum discharge, 6,400 cfs Apr. 18, 1949; maximum gage height, 16.9 ft 

(from floodmark) Apr. 20, 1949; no flow aftimes in some years.

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

Plow regulated by Fish and Wildlife Service reservoirs on Souris, Des Lacs, Wintering 

Rivers and Willow Creek (combined capacity, 243,000 acre-ft). Diversions for irrigation of about 7,600 acres at Eaton Dam, and other small diversions for irrigation and 

municipal supply above station.

Cooperation. This station is one of the international gaging stations maintained by the 

united states under agreement with Canada.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet,

and' discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 1 to Sept. 16)

4.95

5.0

5.1

5.2 

5.4 

5.6

1.9

2.4

3.6

5.4

11

19

5.8 

6.0 

6.3 

6.6 

7.0 

8.0

35

70

170

306

500

826

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to Septemberl953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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 10

U5

a7

a&

aS

a4

5.0

3.9

3.6

3.2

3.2

2.7

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.2

02

02

02

02

02

02

02

105.1

3.39

208

Jlov.

1.9

T79

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

£.1

2.0

2.2

8.4

35

39

40

41

40

39

31

40

21

39

41

43

43

43

43

43

44

44

738.9

24.6

1,470

Dec.

44

*44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

43

43

43

43

43

37

27

26

1,317

42.5

2,610

Jan.

26

26

26

25

25

25

25

*23

23

23

23

22

23

23

23

22

21

19

19

17

12

6.8

4.8

5.8

6.0

4.1

i.3

4.3

5.4

5.4

4.8

521.7

16.8

1,030

Feb.

"S7S 5.4

I'.O

8.4

*9.0

9.9

11

12

13

15

15

16

17

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

if

15

12

13

13

13

_

-

382.5

13.7

759

Mar.

14

Ts

17

17

*17

18

18

19

19

20

20

21

22

22

22

22

23

23

24

*24

25

25

25

25

25

25

*26

27

28

28

116

772

24.9

1,530

Apr.

*162

166

195

235

235

235

235

230

230

230

230

230

230

*226

226

226

226

226

226

226

221

119

22

19

17

22

74

159

162

269

-

5,509

184

10,930

May

479

483

483

471

569

492

487

556

627

648

669

611

552

538

532

535

524

528

496

492

487

492

487

496

330

140

147

151

252

399

462

14,615

471

28,990

June

766

*819

772

776

743

743

749

753

756

*759

762

762

762

762

762

762

766

762

759

759

756

756

766

779

776

776

907

989

1,030

1.050

- '

23,839

795

47,280

July

1,060

n.oso

1,080

1,160

1,170

1,180

1,170

1,160

*1,150

1,160

1,170

1,160

1,170

1,220

*1,240

1,240

1,240

1,230

1,230

1,230

1,230

#1,170

1,230

1,240

1,250

1,260

1,280

1,320

1,340

1,360

*1.400

37,550

1,211

74,480

Aug.

1,470

1,480

1,490

1,490

1,500

1,510

1,490

1,500

1,510

1,500

*1,480

1,530

1.540

1,530

1,530

1,530

1,520

1,440

896

306

"2"§6" 268

292

292

287

287

287

292

296

296

292

31,427

1,014

62,330

Sept.

292

292

272

272

272

277

282

282

277

*268

263

272

270

270

270

140

5

3

S

3

4

4

4

4

5

5

5

5

6

6

-

4,333

144

8,590

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,420 Mln - Mean 148 Ac-ft 107,400

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,540 Min 1.9 Mean 332 Ac-ft 240,200

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated, 

c Control obstructed by brushj discharge interpolated.

Note. No gage-height record Sept. 16-30J discharge estimated on basis of records of gate operation 

at dam 357 and of reservoir levels.
LAKE OF THE WOODS BASIN 

Isabella River near Isabella, Mlnn.

115

Location. Lat 47M8', long. 91-31', In NW^NEi sec. 6, T. 61 N., R. 9 W., on left bank 

about 20° ft upstream from Bald Eagle Lake, half a mile upstream from Snake River, and 

14? miles northwest of Isabella.

Drainage area. 341 sq ml.

Records available. October 1952 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 1,470 ft (from topographic map prepared 

By Minnesota Power & Light Co.).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,580 cfs June 3 (gage height, 7.38 ft)- minimum, 74 cfs Mar. 17 (gage height, 3.79 ft).

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

wnTch are fair.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

3.8 

4.0 

4.2 

4.4 

4.7

107

159

219

314

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0 

7.4

413

578

760

1,310

1,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

 a!85

 al50

. a!20

01Z 

117

117

4,661

150

0.440

0.51

Nov.

119

151

180

189

201

b200

b!97

b!91

b!84

b!77

b!72

138

165

159

*153

153

159

165

174

183

189

183

bl81

b!79

177

174

b!71

b!67

b!60 

b!54

-

5,175

172

0.504

0.56

Dec.

al50

a!50

a!52

aisi

a!55

a!55

al57

a!60

a!64

159

b!50

b!45

b!37

b!34

b!32

b!34

b!37

b!34

b!30

b!27

b!25

124

117

117

121

119

bl!7

121

114 

112

105

4,208

136

0.399

0.46

Jan.

103

b!02

blOO

b97

b95

b90

b8fi

87

b96

b92

b95

alOO

alOS

allO

alOS

a!02

a!04

b!06

b!08

*109

112

109

107

107

105

103

101

98

98

98

98

3,134

101

0.296

0.34

Feb.

98

9d

b97

b96

b98

99

96

94

92

96

98

92

88

87

88

88

90

88

b90

b91

*b89

b87

b85

b86

b87

b87

87

87

;

-

2,559

91.4

0.268

0.28

Mar.

85

84

83

84

ti4

83

83

83

83

80

79

78

76

76

76

*75

76

76

78

78

78

99

124

124

131

b!40

171

189

189 

189

189

3,223

104

0.305

0.35

Apr.

207

228

255

275

298

301

301

298

311

347

373

383

400

420

446

459

456

456

443

426

430

459

542

650

760

860

910

935

940 

940

-

14,509

484

1.42

1.58

May

940

*945

950

945

940

935

925

915

895

875

860

880

890

895

865

845

830

*796

756

724

782

890

1,020

1,120

1,150

1,090

995

905

875 

915

1,100

28,448

918

2.69

3.10

June

1,340

1,500

1.580

1,480

1,310

1,130

980

925

910

895

895

870

805

736

670

*653

636

628

601

601

601

591

585

562

535

509

496

496

472 

459

-

24,451

815

2.39

2.67

July

479

575

618

632

618

585

545

505

469

430

396

364

350

377

364

330

307

*307

281

249

231

222

204

183

195

201

180

168

159 

145

131

10,800

348

1.02

1.18

Aug.

117

105

1S1

107

107

153

281

301

298

291

373

532

601

664

124

625

555

486

423

*373

334

298

275

249

249

243

228

284

393 

439

479

10,638

343

1.01

1.16

Sept.

522

555

678

685

653

601

542

489

476

476

502

505

482

453

423

403

380

350

327

304

298

281

265

*249

2J3_

255

304

327

337 

334

-

12,699

423

1.24

1.38

Calendar year 1952: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,580 Mln 75 Mean 341 Cfsm 1.00 In. 13.57

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

Kawlshlwl River near Ely.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
116 LAKE OF THE WOODS BASIN

South Kawishlwi River near Ely, Mlnn.

Location. Lat 47"51'00", long. 91°39'50", In SE£ sec. 13, T. 62 N., R. 11 W., on left 

bank 4 miles upstream from Birch Lake and 10 miles southeast of Ely.

Records available.--October 1951 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,430 ft (from topographic map prepared 

oy Minnesota Power & Light Co.).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,900 cfs June 5 (gage height, 5.19 ft); mini-

 mum, 143 cfs Mar. 12, 17-20 (gage height, 2.22 ft).

1951-53: Maximum discharge, 2,130 cfs Apr. 26, 1952 (gage height, 5.45 ft); minimum daily, 115 cfs Feb. 29 to Mar. 6, 1952; minimum gage height, 2.15 ft Mar. 30, 31, 

1952.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of loe effect (gage 

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

2.2 

2.6 

3.0

140

220

340

Discharge, In cubic

3.5 570

4.0 905

5.2 1,900

ear October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

416

404

392

380

368

364

356

348

340

333

330

326

322

319

308

305

296

293

290

281

272

272

266

263

257

254

248

242

238

235

232

9,550

308

-

-

Nov.

235 

'232 240

230

*228

228

225

225

228

228

230

230

230

230

232

232

232

230

232

230

228

228

 2T5 225

225

225

225

225 

225

225

-

6,863

229

-

-

Dec.

225 

225

225

228

?28

228

225

225

*225

222

220

220

220

218

215

212

212

210

208

205

202

200

200

198

195

193

190

188 

188

186

184

6,520

210

-

-

Jan.

184 

180

177

177

177

175

175

173

169

168

166

164

164

160

155

150

*148

148

148

148

148

148

148

148 

148

149

150

4,945

160

-

-

Feb.

150 

150

150

150

152

152

152

152

152

152

153

155

155

154

154

*155

155

157

T55

157

155

153

150

150

150

150

149

148

-

-

4,267

152

-

-

Mar.

148 

148

148

148

148

148

150

150

148

146

144

144

148

144

144

144

143

*143

143

143

144

146

149

151

153

155

157

160 

166

173

184

4,660

150

-

-

Apr.

198 

215

238

245

251

260

272

*284

312

348

372

384

392

404

429

454

470

520

548

554

559

*570

594

636

716

828

947

1,050

1,140

1.200

-

15,390

513

-

-

. May

1.240 

1,270

1,300

1,310

1,310

1,320

1,320

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,350

1,350

1,340

1,350

1,360

*1,370

1,350

1,310

1,270

1,250

1,270

1,280

1,310

1,380

1,450

1,500

1,500

1,470 

1,460

1,460

1.520

41,900

1,352

-

-

June

1,560 

1,660

1,780

1,870

1.890

1,840

1,750

1,710

1,640

1,590

1,550

1,510

1,460

1,310

1,330

1,300

1,220

1,180

 1,110

1,100

1,050

998

961

933

926

863

835

807 

773

744

-

39,250

1,308

-

-

July

73.7 

730

709

730

744

758

744

709

688

650

618

582

548

520

500

490

480

475

452

*442

438

420

400

392

400

388

372

376 

364

348

340

16,544

534

-

-

Aug.

326

316

308

305

299

305

322

305

299

305

360

412

404

438

515

600

643

"635 650

612

*588

537

495

460

434

408

396

412 

447

465

480

13,476

435

-

-

Sept.

500 

584

1,050

1,070

1,130

1.210

l.oflS

1,010

975

919

891

842

814

786

751

716

682

643

600

564

537

515

490

475

*456

447

I a450

J -

21,527

718

-

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,130 Mln 115 Mean 517 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,890 Mln 143 Mean 507 Cfsm - In. -

- Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Isabella River near Wlnton. 

Mote.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 26 to Dec. 3, Jan, 14 to Feb. 11, Feb. 21-25, 

Mar. 22 to Apr. 11 (no gage-height record Jan. 16-20)
LAKE OF THE WOODS BASIN 117

Stony River near Isabella, Minn.

Location. Lat 47°41'10", long. 91 "38'20", In NW$NW£ sec. 17, T. 60 N., R. 10 W., on left 

banlc 275 ft downstream from Slate Lake and bridge on State Highway 1, 11 miles upstream 

from Birch Lake, and 12$ miles northwest of Isabella.

Records available. October 1952 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,632.45 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 786 cfs June 3 (gage height, 9.16 ft); minimum, 

27 cfs Feb. 25 (gage height, 7.54 ft).

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

wFTTch are fair.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of lee effect (gage 

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

7.5

7.6

7.7 

7.9 

8.1

53

113

192

8.3 

B'.6 

8.9 

9.2

279

428

610

815

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

a80

a7G

a7q

a66

a64

a64

a 64

a 64 a61

aS8

56

56

56

56

56

53

53

53

51

49

48

49

49

46

48

48

46

44

42

44

44

1,715

55.3

-

-

Nov.

44

49

51

53

*56

1*

64

61

61

58

58

56

56

56

51

53

53

49

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

b55

b55

b55

b55 

b55

1,639

54.6

-

Dec.

53

51

b50

b50

b49

49

*48

46

46

48

46

44

42

42

42

42

40

39

35

35

34

33

33

33

34

34

34

33

33

32

32

1,262

40.7

-

Jan.

32

31

31

31

31

31

31

30

30

30

30

30

28

*30

31

31

31

32

31

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

31 

31

31

963

31.0

-

Feb.

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

*30

28

28

28

30

30

30

30

31

 32 32

32

"

-

857

30.6

_

-

Mar.

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

31

30

155

30

31

32

32

33

33

33

33

*33

34

34

b39

49

51

56

56

58

58

64 

56

TZ

1,242

40.0

_

-

Apr.

 96 80

110

124

132

132

*140

147

155

163

*172

176

184

205

218

226

226

239

239

226

226

231

248

288

353

434

a470

3510

3530 

a530

7,210

240

-

May

a510

a500

499

475

458

446

434

428

417

411

411

411

400

400

400

394

383

*362

343

15*

343

378

440

493

517

529

511

481

487 

493

547

13,635

440

-

June

616

716

772

757

716

656

591

553

517

481

463

458

458

458

458

458

434

417

*394

389

372

362

348

334

324

306

292

279

"279 270 

13,928

464

_

-

July

302

320

324

334

334

315

292

266

239

214

196

180

172

172

163

151

147

147

143

140

132

*124

113

103

106

103

96

90

87 

80

80

5,665

183

-

-

Aug.

72

66

64

61

58

69

96

132

159

188

239

302

353

406

1*2

440

417

372

329

302

*284

266

244

222

209

192

180

192

209 

222

279

7,064

228

-

-

Sept.

253

257

279

288

279

266

244

226

214

205

201

188

176

167

159

151

143

132

124

121

113

106

100

100

*93.

93

103

106

106 

103

5,096

170

-

-

Calendar year 1952: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In.

Water year 1952-53: Max 772 Mln 28 Mean 165 Cfsm - In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

stage, weather records, and hydrographlc comparison with nearby stations. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
118 LAKE OF THE WOODS BASIN

Dunka River near Babbitt, Minn.

Location. Lat 47°41'55", long. 91°52'05", In NW^NEi sec. 9, T. 60 N., R. 12 W., on left 

Dank 1.8 miles (corrected) upstream from Birch Lake and 2| miles northeast of Babbitt.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1953.

Page. Water-stage recorder. Datum of cage Is 1,< 

of 1929. ft above mean sea level, datum

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 261 cfs Sept. 4 

mum dally, 3.8 cfs Feb. 17, Mar. 1.

1951-53: Maximum discharge, 379 cfs Apr. 22, 1952 

mum dally, 2.1 cfs Mar. 23-25, 1952.

Remarks. Records good.

height, 6.33 ft); mlnlhelght, 6.86 ft); miniRatlng tables, .water year 1952-53, except periods of loe effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to June 18 June 19 to Sept. 30

4.0

4.1

4.2 

4.4 

4.6

5.0 56

5.4 95

5.8 159

6.2 239

4.2 5.5

4.4 10

4.7 »

5.0 54

5.5 110

5.0 191

6.4 276

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

to

13

12

12

12

12

13

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

11

10

9.9

9.9

9.7

9.4

342.9

11.1

.

-

Nov.

tt

*28

32

31

29

26

24

22

21

19

18

16

15

15

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

-

515

17.2

-

-

Dec.

12 

12

12

12

12

12

11

*12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

9.7

9.4

8.8

8.6

347.5

11.2

.

-

Jan.

8.4

d

7.9

7.5

7.2

7.1

6.4

6.2

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.2

5.9

*5.6

5.3

5.4

5.5

5.6

5.7

5.8

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.9

5.9

5.8

194.1

6.26

_

-

Feb.

H5.8

5.8

5.8

5.7

5.6

5.4

5.3

5.0

4.9

4.7

4.5

4.3

4.1

3.9

*3.8

*470

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.2

4.1

4.0

3.9

_

_

-

131.9

4.71

_

-

Mar.

H.0

.0.1

.1

.2

.4

.6

4.6

5.0

5.5

6.2

6.5

6.5

6.5

*6.7

7.0

7.0

6.9

8.3

31

50

41

45

40

42

40

45

54

56

557.8

18.0

-

-

Apr.

62 

78

95

100

104

100

 103

108

116

132

 150

163

151

150

155

150

132

112

95

86

85

95

116

*138

153

153

144

132

120

111

-

3,589

120

-

-

May

102 

96

91

85

80

76

72

69

65

63

83

112

126

123

114

 104

95

85

76

70

90

125

138

130

116

100

91

80

92

133

191

3,073

99.1

-

-

June

m173

140

112

93

81

82

100

105

112

138

144

125

96

87

87

80

*70

73

100

107

91

71

67

65

57

56

56

78

-

3,072

102

-

-

July

118 

170

183

157

120

91

74

62

49

40

32

26

23

20

17

14

12

10

9.1

8.2

*8.8

12

16

15

19

21

19

16

11

9.4

l±t

1,390.3

44.8

-

-

Aug.

6.4 

5.7

5.7

6.0

6.0

13

36

57

54

42

61

127

147

14?

118

93

70

52

*41

36

69

75

63

47

37

31

26

34

81

101

91

1,773.8

57.2

-

-

Sept.

72 

70

191

250

1ST

185

139

107

86

80

89

90

80

68

60

55

50

47

42

41

39

36

33

30

*29

32

43

48

44

39

-

2,416

80.5

-

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 377 Mln 2.1 Mean 35.8 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 250 Mln 3.8 Mean 47.7 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by loe Nov. 16-24, 27, Nov. 29 to Dec. 3, Dec. 9, 10, 

20-24, Dec. 31 to Jan. 5, Jan. 12 to Mar. 19.
LAKE OP THE WOODS BASIN 119

Bear Island River near Ely, Minn.

Location. La t 47°-49'50", long. 91°50'20", in SW£ sec. 23, T. 62 N., R. 12 W., on right 

bank 10 ft downstream from State Highway 1 and 6 miles southeast of Ely.

Records available. October 1952 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,388.86 ft (corrected) above mean sea 

 Tevel, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 182 cfs June 1 (gage height, 6.37 ft); maximum 

gage height, 6.78 ft Sept. 6 (backwater from rock dam); minimum discharge, 8.8 cfs 

Mar. 7-9 (gage height, 5.25 ft).

Remarks. Records fair. Flow regulated by several lakes.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used June 11 to July 4, 

July 10 to Sept. 30)

5.2

5.3

5.4

5.6 

5.9 

6.4

38

80

190

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

33 

32

30

29

28

27

27

27

26

24

23

24

23

23

24

23

22

21

20

21

24

30

30

27

25

24

22

20

19

16

16

760

24.5

_

-

Nov.

16 

20

19

*19

20

19

20

20

20

20

19

19

19

18

18

18

19

20

20

20

20

19

18

18

17

19

19

19

19

19

570

19.0

-

-

Dec.

19 

19

19

20

11

21

*21

21

21

20

20

19

19

19

18

16

16

16

15

15

14

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

515

16.6

.

-

Jan.

11 

IT

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

9.4

9.4

9.4

*9.4

9.4

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

301.5

9.73

_

-

Feb.

H9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

10

10

10

10

10

11 *11

11

11

11

11

10

11

11

11

11

11

11

_

_

-

287.0

10.2

_

-

Mar.

11 

11

11

11

11

10

8.8

8.8

8.8

9.4

11

13

12

11

11

11

11

12

*12

12

14

20

22

20

20

20

22

24

28

33

37

476.8

15.4

_

-

Apr.

tt

60

64

69

75

*82

89

100

118

*125

122

125

129

129

133

131

129

127

127

127

125

125

125

120

118

120

118

114

110

-

3,233

108

-

-

May

110 

106

106

102

100

94

91

87

84

80

91

93

96

98

100

*102

102

100

98

98

114

118

120

120

118

118

116

112

120

147

174.

3,315

107

-

-

June

180 

iff

174

167

162

157

147

154

157

152

147

150

142

131

129

129

*127

120

110

118

138

133

127

120

133

129

116

112

104

100

-

4,142

138

-

-

July

102 

110

104

104

100

96

89

80

72

64

66

63

57

56

54

53

49

57

49

44

*42

42

34

31

35

32

28

27

25

23

21

1,809

58.4

-

-

Aug.

20 

18

17

19

16.

22

30

31

27

25

57

77

70

72

72

72

69

67

*63

58

60

54

48

42

38

38

42

46

64

64

64

1,462

47.2

-

-

Sept.

58 

72

138

138

150

154

iBT

150

147

142

142

138

138

136

129

122

114

106

98

96

91

84

80

*72

69

66

66

63

61

ft 63

3,237

108

-

-

Calendar year 1952: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsro - In.

Water year 1952-53: Max 180 Mln 8.8 Mean 55.1 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 7, 10, 11, 21, Nov. 26 to Dec. 3, Dec. 19 to 

Feb. 16, Feb. 26-28, Mar. 13-28. No gage-heighf record Oct. 1-10; discharge estimated on basis of 

1 discharge measurement, weather records, and records for Stoney River near Babbitt.
120 LAKE OF THE WOODS BASIN

Kawishiwi River near Winton, Minn.

Location. Lat 47°56'05", long. 91°45'50", in lot 3, sec. 20, T. 63 N., R. 11 W., at powerplant of Minnesota Power & Light Co. just upstream from Fall Lake, 2| miles east of 

Winton.

Drainage area.--1,200 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June 1905 to June 1907, October 1912 to September 1919, September 1923 

to September 1953.

Average discharge. 36 years (1913-19, 1923-53), 956 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 4,160 cfs June 9; no flow Nov. 9.

1505-7, 1912-19, 1923-53: Maximum daily discharge, 16,000 efs May 18, 1950; no 

flow at times.

Remarks. Daily discharge computed from powerplant records. Records good except those 

above 1,000 cfs, which are poor. Flow is entirely regulated by reservoirs.

Cooperation. Records collected by Minnesota Power & Light Co., under general supervision 

of Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

729

729

729

794

32

822

319

519

583 

582

619

303

628

486

556

596

532

532

32

758

467

467

563

531

531

223

630

531

370 

449

399

16,241

524

-46

Nov.

431

290

443

314

447

249

410

249

0 

70T

314

346

314

640

487

399

560

727

684

701

637

798

405

636

525

680

344

378

547 

589

-

14,245

475

-32

Dec.

621

551

648

616

616

616

202

597

508 

551

557

435

532

97

695

532

500

500

532

532

283

572

532

532

435

532

467

412

597 

403

597

15,798

510

-147

Jan.

467

500

532

290

519

532

532

564

435 

597

532

500

403

564

564

500

500

161

53?

500

467

467

464

467

194

467

500

467

500 

500

532

14,749

476

-168

Feb.

161

467

467

467

467

435

398

129

467 

435

380

315

315

315

129

348

283

315

315

283

315

283

315

283

283

283

283

315

-

-

9,251

330

-97

Mar.

315

371

323

283

315

251

315

283

218 

251

251

283

348

283

283

252

334

283

283

251

251

399

484

585

645

681

674

734

m730

12,427

401

+26

Apr.

762

827

825

922

881

889

922

954

1,050 

1,100

1,130

1,110

1,170

1,230

1,330

1,290

1,280

1,350

1,350

1,340

1,300

1,340

1,420

1,390

1,420

1,420

1,590

1,810

1,980 

2.150

-

37,512

1,250

+225

May

2,210

2.200

27440

2,580

2,640

2,600

2,750

2,520

2,650 

2,560

2,360

2,360

2,590

2,590

2,630

2,580

2,530

2,590

2,540

2,680

2,540

2,640

2,430

2,260

2,250

2,520

2,520

2,860

2,890 m°V>10

80,510

2,597

+252

June

5,530

3,980

4,040

3,960

3,900

5,960

4,120

4,120

4.160 

4,150

4,100

5,890

5,710

3,430

3,250

3,530

5,270

3,110

2/860

2,740

2,590

2,510

2,510

2,370

2,370

2,060

2,160

1,940

1,880 

1,760

-

95,920

3,197

-10

July

1,510

1,460

1,500

1,440

1,520

1,570

1,690

1.720

1,690 

1,480

1,330

1,360

1,120

1,060

996

996

1,030

964

964

952

899

996

867

926

962

878

755

869

759 

766

830

55,819

1,155

-32

Aug.

766

766

766

798

798

715

690

585

388

795

1,820

1,770

1,850

1,400

1,000

1,810

1,380

1,320

*1,420

1,250

1,280

1,410

1,090

1,150

1,040

960

859

1,070 

1,190

1,190

33,891

1,093

+38

Sept.

1,120

1,430

2,560

2,320

5,070

5.21Q

3,050

3,010

2,980 

3,050

2,770

2,580

2,510

2,190

1,890

1,570

1,500

1,120

1,150

1,120

1,090

1,030

1,030

1,030

932

1,030

968

936

932 

932

-

53, 690

1,790

+14

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

478 

0.598 

0.46

443 

0.369 

0.41

Calendar year 1952 : 

Water year 1952-53 :

363 

0.502 

0.35

308 

0.257 

0.30

233 

0.194 

0.20

427 

0.556 

0.41

1,473 

1.23 

1.37

2,849 

2.57 

£.73

Observed

Max 4,350 Hln 0 Mean 1,136 

Max 4,160 Mln 0 Mean 1,151

5,187 

2.66 

2.97

1,123 

0.956 

1.08

1,131 

0.942 

1.09

1,804 

1.50 

1.67

Adjusted

Mean 1,117 Cfsm 0.931 In. 12.69 

Mean 1,155 Cfsra 0.961 In. 15.04

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second,. In Garden, Farm, Little Farm, Wilte 

Iron, Birch, Little Qabbro, Bald Eagle and Camp Six Lakes.
LAKE OP THE WOODS BASIN 121

Basswood River near Winton, Minn. 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 48°04'55", long. 91°39'10", in sec. 30, T. 65 N., R. 10 W., on Jackfish Bay 

of Basswood Lake, used to determine discharge at outlet (lat 48°06', long. 91°39 I , in 

sec. 19, T. 65 N., R. 10 W., on international boundary 14 miles northeast of Winton).

Drainage area . 1.740 sq mi, approximately (above outlet of Basswood Lake). 

Records available. January 1931 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,299.80 ft above mean sea level. Prior to 

June 2, 1938, staff gage on northwest side of Jackfish Bay, Basswood Lake, s| miles 

southwest of present gage at same datum. June 2 to Oct. 27, 1938, staff gage at 

Williams Island half a mile northeast of present gage at same datum.

Average discharge. 22 years (1931-53), 1,405 efs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,740 cfs June 13 (gage height, 2.85 ft); minimum, 421 cfs Mar. 18, 19 (gage height, -0.24 ft).

1931-53: Maximum discharge, 15,600 cfs May 24, 1950 (gage height, 6.94 ft); minimum, 73 cfs Dec. 5, 1948.

Remarks. Records excellent above 1,000 cfs and good below. Flow affected by storage on 

Kawishiwi River.

Cooperation. This station is one of the international gaging stations maintained by the 

United states under agreement with Canada.

Revisions (water years). WSP 955: Drainage area. WSP 1145: 1935, 1947.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

-0.3

0.0

.3

.6

384

577

808

1,110

1,480

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

2.9

1,890

2,330

3,160

4,070

4,840

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.450

1,420

1,380

1,310

1,270

1,220

1,170

1,130

1,110

1,090

1,060

1,040 

1,020

980

860

940

910

882

872

854

817

791

774

766

766

749

724

709

701

694

686

30,245

976

0.561

0.65

Nov.

686

678

671

656

627

612

612

605

577

570

557

550 

537

530

5H3

530

523

530

530

544

544

564

570

584

591

612

634

641

620

620

-

17,628

588

0.338

0.38

Dec.

612

612

620

627

627

641

648

641

634

634

634

634 

627

627

627

620

612

612

612

612

612

612

612

612

612

612

612

612

612

612

612

19,245

621

0.357

0.41

Jan.

612

605

605

605

605

605

598

598

598

598

598

598 

598

598

598

598

598

598

598

598

598

*598

591

584

584

584

577

57T

577

577

577

18,433

595

0.342

0.39

Feb.

577

577

577

577

577

577

577

577

577

577

570

570 

570

564

564

564

564

557

550

544

523

510

484

465

465

459

452

446

_

-

-

15,191

543

0.312

0.32

Mar.

446

446

446

446

440

440

434

434

434

427

427

434 

446

446

440

440

*434

427

427

434

434

459

465

484

497

504

523

537

564

598

654

14,447

466

0.268

0.31

Apr.

656

694

724

783

817

845

872

910

950

1,000

1,040

1,100 

1,170

1,240

1,290

1,350

1,390

1,450

1,510

1,540

1,570

1,610

1,640

1,710

1,760

1,790

1,810

1,830

1,880

1.950

-

38,861

1,295

0.744

0.85

May

*1.970

2,000

2,080

2,120

2,180

2,240

2,280

2,330

2,360

2,390

2,460

2,460 

2,460

2,510

2,540

2,590

2,620

2,670

2,700

2,770

2,900

2,920

2,940

2,970

3,020

3,020

5,020

5,060

5,160

5,340

5.650

81,750

2,636

1.51

1.75

June

3,840

3,990

4,110

4,200

4,300

4,560

4,590

4,510

4,580

4,640

4,680

4,700 

4,700

4,660

4,600

4,580

*4, 510

4,450

4,360

4,500

4,150

5,990

5,900

5,810

5,700

3,570

5,520

3,450

3,560

5,250

-

125,160

4,172

2.40

2.68

July

5.200

5,090

2,970

2,840

2,720

2,620

2,520

2,470

2,450

2,580

2,350

2,280 

2,220

2,200

2,100

2,040

*1,950

1,890

1,820

1,780

1,710

1,640

1,560

1,550

1,550

1,480

1,440

1,420

1,590

1,550

1.510

64, 230

2,072

1.19

1.37

Aug.

1,290

1,230

1,190

1,180

1,170

1,190

1,240

1,210

1,180

1.160

1,270

1,360 

1,440

1,540

1,610

1,650

1.680

1,670

1,620

1,580

1,560

1,520

1,490

1,480

1,490

1,470

1,450

1,520

1,580

1,580

1,570

44,170

1,425

0.819

0.94

Sept.

1,550

1,570

1,760

1,880

2,050

2,150

2,280

2,390

2,470

2,550

2.650

2,600 

2,590

2,570

2,510

2,440

2,520

2,210

2,120

2,020

1,950

1,860

1,810

 1,750

1,680

1,680

1,650

1,610

1,560

1.490

-

61,660

2,055

1.18

1.52

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,810 Min 503 Mean 1,487 Cfsra 0.855 In. 11.65

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,700 Min 427 Mean 1,455 Cfsra 0.836 In. 11.35

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
122 LAKE OF THE WOODS BASIN

Namakan River at outlet of Lac la Croix, Ontario 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 48°21'20", long. 92°12'50", at CampbeUT's Camp, 2| miles west of outlet of 

Lac la Croix.

Drainage area. 5,165 sq mi.

Records available. October 1934 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. Aug-

 ust' 1921 to' September 1953 in reports of Canada, Department of Northern Affairs and 

National Resources.

Gage Staff gage read twice daily. Prior to October 1933, staff gage at various sites

 on Lac la Croix. Gage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea level, 

United States Canada Boundary Survey datum.

Average discharge. 31 years (1922-53), 3,642 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 12,200 cfs June 19-21 (elevation,

 mM.lO ft); minimum observed, 1,490 cfs Feb. 5 to Apr. 1 (elevation, 1,182.70 ft).

1921-53- Maximum discharge observed, 28,200 efs May 21 to June 2, 1950 (elevation, 

1,193.30 ft); minimum daily discharge, 535 cfs at times in February, March, and April 

1924.

Remarks. Records good.

Cooperation.--This station is one of the international gaging stations maintained by 

Canada under agreement with the United States.

Hating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1,182.7

1,183.3

1,184.0

1,185.0

1,490

2,180

3,130

4,830

1,186.0

1,187.0

1,188.1

6,980

9,310

12,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.950 

4,850

4,700

,510

,420

,330

,240

,150

4,070

3,980

3,900

3,810

3,730

3,650

3,570

5,490

3,410

3,350

3,250

3,180

3,100

3,030

2,890

2,750

2,680

2,610

2,540

2,480

2,410 

2,350

2.280

108, 600

3,500

0.68

0.78

Nov.

2.250 

2,220

2,180

*2, 180

2,180

2,120

2,120

2,120

2,120

2,120

2,120

2,060

2,060

2,060

2,060

2,060

2,060

2,000

2,000

2,000

2,000

2,000

2,000

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,940 

1.880

-

61,610

2,050

0.40

0.45

Dec.

1.880 

1,880

1,880

1,880

1,880

1,820

1,820

1,820

1,820

1,820

1,820

1,770

1,770

1,770

1,770

1,770

1,770

1,710

1,710

1,710

1,710

1,710

1,660

1,660

1,660

1,660

1,660

1,660

ffl

1,600

54,250

1,750

0.34

0.39

Jan.

1.600 

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

itsso

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,550 

1,550

1,550

48,450

1,560

0.30

0.35

Feb.

Hi

1^550

1,550

1.490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

-

-

41,960

1,500

0.29

0.50

Mar.

1.490 

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490 

1,490

1.490

46,190

1,490

0.29

0.35

Apr.

i^io1

1*550

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,660

1,660

1,700

1,710

1,770

1,820

1,880

1,940

2,000

2,000

2,000

2,040

2,060

2,100

2,120

2,220

2,550

2,540

2,680

2,750

2,780

2,850

2,850 

2.960

-

61, 840

2,060

0.40

0.45

May

2.990

s| 130

3,240

3,550

5,490

5,650

5,810

5,950

5,980

4,020

4,150

4,350

4,510

4,700

4,890

5,090

5,250

5,580

5,590

5,800

6,190

6,640

7,100

7,440

7,670

7,900

8,130

8,560 

8,710

8.950

165,390

5,340

1.03

1.19

June

9.510 

9,390

9,490

9,690

9,810

9,940

9,990

10, 100

10,400

10,500

10, 500

10, 700

^0,900

11,200

11, 400

11,600

11,800

12,000

*12.200 ia.ioo

12,200

12,000

11, 900

11, 800

11,800

11,700

11,600

11, 400

11,400 

11/200

-

350, 120

11,000

2.15

2.58

July

11.300 

11,100

11,000

11,000

10, 900

10,800

10,700

10,600

10,400

10, 100

9,890

9,640

9,390

9,140

8,900

8,660

8,430

8,290

8,200

8,150

8,020

, 8,020

7,900

7,900

7,830

7,790

7,670

7,670

7,560 

7,510

7.440

281,780

9,090

1.76

2.03

Aug.

7.440 

7,330

7,330

7,210

7,210

7,100

7,100

6,960

6,870

6,750

6,820

6,640

6,640

6,520

6,520

6,520

6,410

6,300

6,190

6,080

5,950

5,710

5,500

5,290

5,090

4,890

4,700

4,510

fc#

4,460

190,960

6,160

1.19

1.37

Sept.

4 ,'460

4,460

4,460

4,460

4,370

4,570

4,570

4,370

4,280

4,280

4,280

4,280

4,190

4,190

4,190

4,150

4,100

4,100

4,100

4,100

4,100

4,020

4,020

4,020

4,020

4,020

3,980

3.950 

5,930

-

126,060

4,200

0.81

0.90

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,900 Hin 1,600 Mean 4,280 Cfsm 0.85 In. 11.28

Water year 1952-55: Max 12,200 Mln 1,490 Mean 4,160 Cfsra 0.81 In. 10.92

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
LAKE OP THE WOODS BASIN 123

Vermilion River below Lake Vermilion, near Tower, Minn.

Location. Lat 47°58', long. 92°28', in sec. 2, T. 63 N., R. 17 W., on left bank 200 ft 

downstream from dam at outlet of Lake Vermilion, 4 miles upstream from Twomile Creek, 

which enters from the west, and 18 miles across Lake Vermilion from Tower.

Drainage area. 483 sq mi.

Records available. May 1911 to September 1917, June 1928 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,350.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~~1929. May 17, 1911, to Sept. 30, 1917, staff gage at same site and datum. June 26,

1928, to July 8, 1931, staff gage at datum 0.05 ft higher. July 9, 1931, to Apr. 11,

1939, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 31 years (1911-17, 1928-53), 316 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 972 cfs June 20 (gage height, 2.81 ft); minimum, 

56 efs Nov. 5 (gage height, 0.26 ft).

1911-17, 1928-53: Maximum discharge. 2,710 efs May 23, 1950 (gage height, 4.68 ft); 

minimum observed, 31 efs Oct. 19, 1936 (gage height, -0.14 ft).

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.4

.6

1.0

71

100

176

1.5 

2.0 

2.4

318

532

732

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

174

178

185

176

151

149

155

143

145

149

135

135

131

128

133

117

121

114

112

117

115

108

107

108

114

105

97

95

*103

100

Si

3,994

129

0.267

0.31

Nov.

94

94

95

95

79

75

86

92

79

83

80

S3

81

80

80

90

86

87

80

87

84

64

83

83

S3

86

90

92

90

90

-

2,571

85.7

0.177

0.20

Dec.

9295"

90

 92

90

92

92

90

90

90

90

90

89

89

89

89

87

86

84

83

84

84

84

84

87

87

87

87

86

87

87

2,728

88.0

0.182

0.21

Jan.

86

84

84

86

84

84

84

86

86

*84

81

83

81

89

95

98

98

98

156" 100

98

100

100

97

97

97

97

94

94

94

94

2,833

91.4

0.189

0.22

Feb.

94

95

95

95

21

95

94

.94

95

94

*94

92

94

92

92

92

94

94

95

94

94

95

95

94

95

94

95

94

_

_

-

2,637

94.2

0.195

0.20

Mar.

94

94

97

97

97

95

95

95

97

97

97

 100

103

103

103

105

105

103

102

102

102

110

112

115

115

117

117

117

119

122

124

3,251

105

0.217

0.25

Apr.

128

133

139

155

163

172

180

194

208

228

247

263

279

296

304

322

330

346

354

*362

371

371

375

383

387

392

400

404

409

US

8,708

290

0.600

0.67

May

413

409

409

404

400

404

400

404

413

409

461

443

461

*474

474

478

483

478

487

496

518

555

560

578

597

573

592

612

631

657

S5T

15,330

495

1.02

1.18

June

667

667

688

688

677

667

677

694

710

710

716

 716

716

716

710

716

721

710

672

721

694

688

716

716

694

662

Wf

672

688

682

-

20, 848

695

1.44

1.61

July

694

66T

688

667

652

631

602

592

588

578

569

573

550

550

537

 528

510

505

496

487

487

452

434

443

447

426

422

426

404

396

392

16,393

529

1.10

1.26

Aug.

567

371

354

342

346

350

350

354

354

354

375

375

379

362

362

»362

362

354

350

346

342

334

326

322

314

311

296

318

354

342

354

10, 802

348

0.720

0.83

Sept.

334

358

422

417

417

422

439

456

461

469

478

469

478

478

465

465

478

452

452

422

413

 422

430

392

375

400

396

392

375

362

-

12,789

426

0.882

0.98

Calendar year 1952: Max 682 Mln 75 Mean 263 Cfsm 0.545 In. 7.42

Water year 1952-53: Max 721 Mln 75 Mean 282 Cfsm 0.584 In. 7.92

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
124 LAKE OP THE WOODS BASIN

Sturgeon River near Chisholm, Minn.

Location. Lat 47°40'30", long. 92 0 54'00", in NW£ sec. 20, T. 60 N., R. 20 W., on left bar* 

l.OOfy ft upstream from highway bridge, half a mile downstream from Little Sturgeon River, 

and llf miles north of Chisholm.

Drainage area. 187 sq mi.

Records available. August 1942 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,306.7 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 24, 1944, staff gage at site 1,000 ft downstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge.--11 years, 136 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 750 efs Sept. 5 (gage height, 3.46 ft); minimum 

daily, 14 cfs for many days in January and February.

1942-53: Maximum discharge, 3,630 cfs May 7, 1950 (gage height, 6.41 ft); minimum 

daily, 6.0'cfs Feb. 18-27, 1944; minimum gage height, 0.15 ft Oct. 5, 6, 1948.

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

Hating table, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

1.0 

1.5

19

39

53

106

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.4

211

343

525

720

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

30

?6

24

24

24

24

24

23

23

22

22

22

23

23

23

23

22

22

22

22

22

 ST 21

21

21

21

22

21

21

21

*21

701

22.6

0.121

0.14

Nov.

23

32

34

33

35

32

30

29

28

26

25

25

24

25

24

24

26

28

31

32

31

30

28

27

26

21

 25 19

20

20

808

26.9

0.144

0.16

Dec.

20

20

21

22

 23

23

23

23

23

25

24

22

21

20

19

18

17

16

16

i§

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

576

18.6

0.099

0.11

Jan.

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

 14

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

lg. IB16

16

463

14.9

0.080

0.09

Feb.

1616-

16

16

15

15

14

ll

14

15

15

 15

15

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

_

-

422

15.1

0.081

0.08

Mar.

15

15

15

16

16

16

17

18

19

20

19

*18

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

20

21

40

80

86

95

100

110

120

140

160

190

1,493

48.2

0.258

0.30

Apr.

210

250

*285

290

288

280

272

268

295

372

421

428

455

353

311

285

250

 228

206

192

180

175

168

TT5

185

204

211

206

189

173

7,745

258

1.38

1.54

May

161

152

145

135

128

119

112

105

105

100

228

290

 324

321

293

262

230

206

180

168

329

443

509

48T

410

327

275

238

285

343

400

7,808

252

1.35

1.55

June

417 3-75

314

268

228

204

182

201

238

240

221

192

 173

*154

135

145

148

137

119

124

182

206

206

173

148

130

114

103

98

11

5,667

189

1.01

1.13

July

93

112

132

150

152

130

106

91

79

70

63

62

 65

65

57

51

46

45

42

38

40

46

45

42

66

87

103

111

96

79

66

2,430

78.4

0.419

0.48

Aug.

57

50

47

46

46

53

56

61

60

58

68

85

92

95

*95

96

96

86

73

65

59

58

52

47

43

39

36

Tf

95

~5g 100

2,057

66.4

0.355

0.41

Sept.

86

iW

373

534

720

710

543

378

272

218

211

199

185

163

152

139

 130

122

114

109

105

100

96

91

90

92

100

100

98

93

6,431

214

1.14

1.28

Calendar year 1952: Max 912 Mln 14 Mean 99.2 Cfsra 0.530 In. 7.22

Water year 1952-53: Max 720 Mln 14 Mean 100 Cfsm 0.534 In. 7.27

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). May 23 (5 to 9 p.m.) 517 cfs (2.98 ft) { Sept. 5 (12 p.m.) 750 cfs

(3.46 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 28 to Apr. 2 (no gage-height record Nov. 30 

to~Dee. 4)
LAKE OF THE WOODS BASIN 

Dark River near Chisholm, Minn.

125

Location. Lat 47°41'30", long. 92°49'20", in SW£ sec. 12, T. 60 N., R. 20 W., on right 

Dank 50 ft downstream from highway bridge and 12f miles northeast of Chisholm.

Drainage area. 54 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1942 to September 1953.

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,316.8 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~29. Prior to.Aug. 24, 1944, staff gage at site 50 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 40.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 218 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 3.22 ft); 

minimum daily, 6.2 efs Feb. 16, 17, 21-23, Mar. 7.

1942-53: Maximum discharge, 993 cfs May 7, 1950 (gage height, 7.10 ft); minimum 

daily, 4.2 efs Feb. 11-22, 29, 1944; minimum gage height, 0.87 ft Mar. 22, 23, 1949.

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

which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31

1.1

1.2

1.3

8.3

10

15

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8

Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

14

25

39

55

2,0 

2.5 

3.2

71

123

215

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

1314"

15

16

17

18

IS

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

9.6

9.6

9.4

9.4

9.2

9.2

9.6

9.6

9.4

9.4

9.2

9.4

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.8

9.8

9.6

9.6

9.4

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.8

9.8

*10

296.4

9.56

0.177

0.20

Nov.

11

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

13

13

12

12

11

10

TI

11

10

-

367

12.2

0.226

0.25

Dec.

11

IT

11

11

 10

10

10

1011

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.5

8.5

8.0

8.0

7.5

775

7.5

294.5

9.50

0.176

0.20

Jan.

7.5

775

7.0

7.0

6.8

6.6

6.6

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

*6.i8

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.4

212.2

6.85

0.127

0.15

Feb.

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.6

?76

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

*6.6

6.6

6.6

6.4

6.2

7/75

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.4

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

_

-

-

180.8

6.46

0.120

0.12

Mar.

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.4

6.2

S7S

7.0

8.0

9.0

9.0

*8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

9.0

9.0

10

11

13

20

30

34

38

45

50

55

65

75

80

663.4

21.4

0.396

0.46

Apr.

*86

86

97

105

100

100

98

95

110

120

125

131

132

T?6

114

105

98

 86

80

73

*65

61

60

ST

66

69

70

71

72

69

-

2,731

91.0

1.69

1.88

May

63

59

54

49

45

42

39

37

35

35

67

76

86

 98

100

94

85

77

68

66

116

122

144

146

131

120

103

88

101

99

100

2,548

82.2

1.52

1.75

June

104

TS2

96

85

75

65

58

65

67

66

66

62

57

*52

46

49

45

42

38

43

53

57

61

61

57

49

45

42

38

36

-

1,782

59.4

1.10

1.23

July

38

41

40

39

37

34

31

28

25

23

21

21

 23

22

22

20

19

IS

20

20

22

23

22

21

31

34

42

49

15

38

33

903

29.1

0.539

0.62

Aug.

28

24

22

21

20

23

22

24

23

23

32

36

39

45 *T5

38

34

30

26

23

22

21

19

18

17

16

 S5 15

45

43

44

858

27.7

0.513

0.59

Sept.

41

47

105

131

198

209

166

134

106

88

80

70

63

56

49

44

*39

36

32

29

27

25

23

 2T 21

22

24

23

23

22

-

1,954

65.1

1.21

1.35

Calendar year 1952: Max 290 Min 7.5 Mean 31.5 Cfsm 0.583 In. 7.92

Water year 1952-53: Max 209 Hln 6.2 Mean 35.0 Cfsra 0.648 In. 8.80

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Dec. 2, Dec. 18 to Feb. 

itimated on basis of 5 

Chisholm.
126 LAKE OP THE WOODS BASIN

Little Pork River at Little Pork, Mlnn.

Location. Lat 48°24', long. 93 034', In NW£ sec. 9, T. 68 N., R. 25 W., on left bank 100 

rt downstream from bridge on State Highway 65 at town of Little Pork and l| miles upstream from Beaver Creek.

Drainage area. 1.730 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June 1909 to September 1917, June 1928 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,073.06 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. June 23, 1909, to Mar. 4, 1917, staff gage at same site and datum. Mar. 5, 1917, 

to Sept. 30, 1917, June 22, 1928, to June 21, 1936, chain gage and June 22, 1936, to 

July 20, 1937, wire-weight gage, at site 100 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 31 years (1911-17, 1928-53), 979 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,930 cfs June 17 (gage height, 19.18 ft); minimum daily, 86 cfs Mar. 9.

1909-17, 1928-53: Maximum discharge, 25,000 cfs May 11, 1950 (gage height, 37.00 

ft); minimum observed, 21 cfs Aug. 26, 27, 1936.

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

regulated by several small lakes above station.

Revisions. WSP 955: Drainage area.

Hating table, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0

84

158

260

528

9.0

11.0

15.0

19.0

1,200

2,110

4,230

6,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

142 

137

134

132

126

123

T22~ 122

122

122

122

122

123 

122

123

126

124 

123

129

123

122

126

129

128

124

150

169

*T6T

158

158

162

4,112

133

0.077

0.09

Nov.

165 

169

167

167

163

172

176

165

162

T33

171

180

183 

185

180

178

180 

187

189

189

182

170

170

174

178

186

190 18"6"

180

175

-

5,282

176

0.102

0.11

Dec.

170

*160

159

159

159

159

160

160

160

155

153

150 

148

145

140

140

139

136

133

130

127

125

123

123

122

120

120

120

120

119

4,398

142

0.082

0.09

Jan.

m118

116

114

115

111

*110

110

110

109

108

108 

108

108

109

110 

110

108

107

107

106

106

105

104

105

102

101

100 raj

100

5,359

108

0.062

0.07

Feb.

|9

96

96

96

95

95

94

95

 95

92

92

92 

92

92

92

92 

92

91

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

.

_

-

2,591

92.5

0.053

0.06

Mar.

90

89

88

88

87

87

88

87

86

*57

87

87

87 

87

88

89

91 

94

97

99

104

114

120

124

130

150

190

250

370

600

*1.050

4,985

161

0.093

0.11

Apr.

1.170 

1,400

1,650

1,900

2,150

2,350

2,500

2,580

2,200

2,510

5,080

5.470

3,316 

2,990

2,700

2,500

2,260 

1,990

1,770

*1,600

1,450

1,370

1,310

1,270

1,260

1,280

1,310

1,320

1,280

1,220

-

58,950

1,965

1.14

1.27

May

1,180 

1,150

1,100

1,040

982

914

858

809

758

728

1,120

3,520

4.310 

4, 250

3,920

3,460

2,960 

*2,560

2,230

1,950

2,110

3,420

4,180

4,180

5,870

3,520

3,150

2,740

2,580

2,650

3,520

75,499

2,440

1.41

1.62

June

3,930 

3,720

3,340

2,950

2,690

2,400

2,110

2,000

2,610

3,090

3,370

*3,260

2,940

1,910

1.500

2,760

6.490 

5,680

4,140

3,110

2,710

2,490

2,560

2,200

2,510

3,080

2,700

2,380

2,200

2,010

-

88,640

2,950

1.71

1.91

July

1,990 

2,250

3,020

5.110

2)740

2,210

1,720

1,380

1,150

 1,010

884

803

743 

684

647

594

567 

525

495

459

441

TFf

462

441

515

576

558

561

585

579

546

52,690

1,050

0.607

0.70

Aug.

495 

455

395

349

327

576

516

507

507

510

564

625

'BIB" 651 

600

585

552 

504

*450

409

576

342

307

264

275

262

264

262

249

32?

625

13,528

436

0.252

0.29

Sept.

796 

1,000

1,080

1,550

2,750

5.060

2)940

2,700

2,420

2,050

1,660

1,460

1,350 

1,240

1,120

1,010

904

832

765

706

656

619

579

552

516

498

?T£

*625

762

780

37,496

1,250

0.723

0.81

Calendar year 1952: Max 8,100 Mln 115 Mean 659 Cfsm 0.581 In. 5.17

Water year 1952-55: Max 6,490 Mln 86 Mean 908 Cfsm 0.525 In. 7.13

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 9-15, Nov. 22 to Apr. 7.
LAKE OP THE WOODS BASIN 127

Big Pork River at Big Palls, Minn.

Location. Lat 48°12', long. 93°48', in sec. 35, T. 155 N., R. 25 W., on left bank at 

village Of Big Palls, 700 ft downstream from falls, 0.3 mile downstream from bridge 

on U. S. Highway 71, and 4f miles upstream from Sturgeon River.

Drainage area. 1,460 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1909 to November 1910, April 1911 to September 1912 (gage 

heights and discharge measurements only), June 1928 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,144.71 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Prior to Dee. 18, 1937, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 25 years (1928-53), 657 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,500 cfs June 17 (gage height, 10.84 ft); minImum daily, 90 cfs Mar. 15; minimum gage height, 2.86 ft Mar. 15.

1909-12, 1928-53: Maximum discharge, 14,800 cfs May 8,9, 1950; maximum gage height, 

17.08 ft May 8, 1950; minimum, 7 cfs Aug. 7, 1939.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Some 

oTurhal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplant a quarter of a mile upstream.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to July 29

3.0 130

3.2 203

3,5 342

4.0 635

5.0 1,340

6.0 2,190

8.0 4,270

10.6 7,220

July 30 to Sept. 30

3.7 410

4.0 585

4.9 1,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

237 ?si

237 

250

250

250

254

254

259

259

254

254 

254

259

291

273

263

263 

254

263

259

254

250

254

263

254

»254

254

263

263

263

7,950

256

0.175

0.20

Nov.

259

254

263 

268

263

268

254

254

254

254

203

203

220

'55S 296

245

237

232 

245

254

259

228

207

140

T5T

200

250

240

210

250

-

7,147

238

0.163

0.18

Dec.

 571 275

*274 

270

260

250

240

240

240

230

220

215 

210

205

200

190

185

180 

175

170

170

170

165

160

160

150

150

140

TTO

140

140

6,188

200

0.137

0.16

Jan.

i£! Tf5

130 

130

125

120

125

125

125

*125

125

125 

125

125

125

125

130

130 

125

120

122

122

123

120

119

121

121

118

116

115

115

3,837

124

0.085

0.10

Feb.

115

117

118 

119

119

119

119

119

120

*123

125

TZS 

125

124

122

120

120

119 

118

117

117

117

115

113

112

112

112

ili

.

-

3,312

118

0.081

0.08

Mar.

Ill

110

108 

106

104

102

100

102

103

 104

109

111

113

115

90

130

120

118 

118

119

130

132

138

140

144

170

210

260

340

405

*50Q

4,762

154

0.105

0.12

Apr.

560

W

620 

680

740

800

910

950

1,030

1,190

1,440

1.510 

1,456

1,350

1,250

1,140

1,050

942 

844

*798

824

739

732

739

804

872

963

998

977

921

-

28,383

946

0.648

0.72

May

900

865

830 

791

758

726

713

674

635

602

865

2,300 

2,850

2,750

2,550

2,230

1,910

 1,660 

1,450

1,330

1,830

2,680

2.89Q

2,780

2,540

2,280

2,010

1,800

1,790

2,060

2,430

52,479

1,693

1.16

1.34

June

2,390

2,220

1,940 

1,710

1,650

1,560

1,480

1,500

1,930

*2,180

2,180

1,880 

1,560

1,340

1.200

3,660

6,950

7.210 

5,620

4,220

3,850

3,380

3,030

2,720

2,870

2,840

2,660

2,340

2,030

1,810

81,910

2,730

1.87

2.09

July

1,740

1,770

1.830 

1,766

1,660

1,520

*1,360

1,240

1,120

1,020

914

858 

872

830

824

798

726

668 

609

570

III 75?

1,270

1,630

1,470

1,320

1,480

1,470

1,360

1,180

1,020

36,173

1,167

0.799

0.92

Aug.

890

79?

715 

663

630

663

682

741

793

786

780

767 

800

800

734

676

630

*592 

561

555

555

519

489

477

471

443

443

421

155

644

734

19,942

643

0.440

0.51

Sept.

760

806

916 

936

982

949

930

864

812

748

741

754 

786

806

806

767

748

702 

682

650

637

624

611

579

567

579

611

*618

624

637

-

22,232

741

0.508

0.57

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,710 Min 140 Mean 501 Cfsra 0.343 In. 4.68

Water year 1952-53: Max 7,210 Mln 90 Mean 752 Cfsm 0.515 In. 6.99

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 26 t>o Apr. 7.
128 LAKE OP THE WOODS BASIN

Rainy River at Manitou Rapids, Minn. 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 480 38'04" long. 93°54i47", in sec. 36, T. 160 N., R. 26 W., on left bank 

at Manitou Rapids, 3^ miles east of Manitou Post Office and 4 miles west of Indus.

Drainage area.--19.400 sq ml, approximately.

Records available.--October 1932 to September 1953 (prior to October 1934, published as 

"near Birehdale"), in reports of Geological Survey. October 1911 to October 1924 (g_ 

heights only) and June 1928 to December 1930 at site near Birehdale in files of Corps 

of Engineers.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Nov. 10, 1934, chain gage at site 7 miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--19 years (1934-53), 13,270 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 32,600 efs July 4 (gage height, 12.68 ft); minimum daily, 3,000 cfs Dec. 26; minimum gage height, 2.43 ft Nov. 25.

1932-53: Maximum discharge, 71,600 cfs May la, 1950 (gage height, 21.04 ft); minimum daily, 2,200 cfs Jan. 18, 19, Feb. 1, 1941.

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

which are fair. Some regulation by powerplant at Port Prances and by Rainy, Namakan 

and many smaller lakes.

Cooperation.--This station is one of the international gaging stations maintained by the 

United States under agreement with Canada.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1055: 1944.

Discharge', in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

10,200

10,300 

9,930

9,770

9,530

6,970

8,410

9,090

9,270

9,030

8,440

7,710

5,680

7,230

8,310

8,730

8,860

8,690

8,310

5,520

6,560

7,510

8,080

8,220 

8,060

7,390

5.520 

6,540

7,310

7,710

7,770

250,450

8,079

0.416

0.48

Nov.

7,670

6,930 

6,000

6,800

7,750

8,670

9,180

8,580

8,020

5,800

6,470

7,470

8,120

8,290

8,690

8,080

5,730

6,340

7,190

7,470

7,670

7,490

6,850

5.160 

5,756

6,700

1

6,600 

7,400

8,200

8,100

-

219,170

7,306

0.377

0.42

Dec.

6,700

7,300 

8,100

8.400

8,400

8,000

8,000

6,500

8,100

8,300

7,800

7,800

7,700

7,300

6,400

7,300

8,100

8,100

7,600

7,800

7,300

5,200

7,200

6,900 

5,000

5.000

4,800 

6,800

4,500

6,600

7,100

218,100

7,035

0.565

0.42

Jan.

6,000

4,800 

7,066

7,800

5,500

7,600

8,200

7,800

 7,100

7,600

7,100

5,500

7,000

7,400

8,000

7,800

7,600

7,000

5,800

7,600

8,100

8,400

8,800

8,500 

8,500

6,200

8,200 

9,600

10,000

9,600

9,200

255,300

7,590

0.391

0.45

Feb.

8.800

7,600 

6,300

6,300

6,200

6,400

6,500

6,200

5.600

6,660

*6,000

6,000

6,400

6,400

6,400

6,200

6,400

6,300

6,200

6,100

6,400

6,600

6,200

6,200 

7,000

7,000

7,100 

6,800

-

-

181,600

6,486

0.334

0.35

Kar.

6,600

6.200 

7,466

8,400

8,600

8,800

7,800

7,000

6,200

6,900

 7,500

8,000

8,400

8,400

8,200

7,400

7,400

7,300

7,200

8,000

9,606

10,000

11,000

11.800 

16,960

10,200

10,100 

10,100

9,890

9,140

'10,100

264,530

8,555

0.440

0.51

Apr.

 10,700

10,500 

10,700

11,000

10,600

9,710

11,500

11,700

11,700

11,600

12,500

10,600

12,200

12,900 i2,'80'6

12,000

11,500

11,300

10,400

8,500

9,350

9,980

10,600

10,400 

10,000

9,600

7.870 

9,470

10,000

9,110

-

320,170

10,670

0.550

0.61

May

8,370

8,250 

8,200

6,670

7,250

7,110

7,030

7,190

7,410

6,930

5.940

8,6'£6

12,100

14.300

14,366

 14,100

13,000

12,000

12,600

12,800

12,000

11,400

11,800

12,200 

10,200

11,000

10,800 

12,500

14,000

13,600

13,400

326,470

10,550

0.543

0.65

June

13,000

13,800 

14; 000

14,500

14,000

12,000

12,000

11,000

13,200

14,000

 14,400

14,700

14,500

15,200

10.900

12,800

16,600

22,200

22,800

21,400

19,800

18,200

21,100

21,800 

25,900

25,700

28,400 

29,000

28,800

29.400

541,100

18,040

0.950

1.04

July

29,200

28,500 

30,200

52.300

32,i66

30,100

26,700

24,600

 22,600

21,900

21,800

21,700

20,000

20,500

20,500

16,500

16,000

14,000

13,500

10,000

12,600

12,200

12,800

12,500 

12,200

11,200

9.200 

15)500

17,500

18,500

16,000

602,800

19,450

1.00

1.16

Aug.

14.500

13,560 

10,700

12,300

15,500

15,000

13,500

13,200

12,900

11,200

12,900

15,300

13,500

13,200

15,100

12,500

10,200

12,600

 12,500

12,200

12,000

11,900

11,500

9.800 

11,000

11,600

11,800 

11,700

11,800

11,400

10,000

378,600

12,210

0.629

0.75

Sept.

11,400

12,300 

13,000

13, 500

14,500

15.300

13,300

11,500

13,800

14,600

14,300

13,900

15,400

11,600

12,700

13,300

13,500

13,200

13,100

12,600

11,100

12,000

12,500

12,000 

11,800

11,700

 11,300 

9.710

127550"

13,000

-

381,710

12,720

0.656

0.75

Calendar year 1952: Max 30,300 Min 3,000 Mean 11,760 Cfsra 0.606 In. 8.26

Water year 1952-53: Max 32,300 Min 3,000 Mean 10,740 Cfsm 0.554 In. 7.53

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 27 to Mar. 22. No gage-height record May 18

irded range In 

River at Big

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 27 to Mar. 22. No gage-hell 

to June 10, July 10 to Aug. 18, Sept. 29, 30j discharge estimated on basis of recoi 

stage, weather records, and records for Little Pork River at Little Fork, Big Pork 

Palls, and Rainy LaJce at Port Frances.

Rainy Lake at Port Prances, Ontario 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 48°37'15", long. 93°21'20", on Government Dock at Pither's Point in town of 

Fort Prances. Winter gage site is in town pumping station half a mile south.

Records available.--January 1910 to September 1917, and October 1934 to September 1953 in 

reports of Geological Survey. August 1911 to September 1953 in reports of Water Resources Division, Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources, Canada. Prior 

to October 1949, published as "at Ranier, Minn."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Auxiliary staff gages read once daily. Datum of gage is at 

mean sea level (United States and Canadian Boundary Survey). Prior to Jan. 1, 1950, 

staff gage 3 miles northeast at Ranier, Minn., at same datum.

Extremes.--1910-17. 1934-53: Maximum elevation observed, 1,112.97 ft July 5, 1950; minimum observed, 1,101.26 ft Apr. 17, 1923, Apr. 2, 1930.

Cooperation. This station is one of the International gaging stations maintained by 

Canada under agreement with the United States.

Elevation, in feet, October 1952 to September 1955

Oct. 31...... 7.55 Jan. 31...... 6.76

Nov. 30...... 7.63 Feb. 28...... 6.25

Dec. 31...... 7.34 Mar. 31...... 5.48

h Gage height from staff gage.

Note. --Add 1,100 ft to obtain elevation above mean sea level.

Apr. 30...... 5.25

May 31...... h5.48

June 30...... 8.41

July 31...... 8.45

Aug. 51...... 8.09

Sept.30...... 7.82
LAKE OP THE WOODS BASIN 

Vermilion Lake near Soudan, Minn.

129

Location. Lat 47°50', long. 92°16', 

 Lake Vermilion, at McKtaley Park,

sec. 20, T. 62 N., R. 15 W., on south shore of 

miles northwest of Soudan.

Records available. October 1913 to July 1915, July 1941 to November 1942, June 1946 to 

September 1953 (fragmentary during 1947).

Cage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,355.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929. October 1913 to July 1915, staff gage 2 miles southwest at Tower, at datum

about 0.5 ft lower. July 1941 to November 1942 and June 1946 to June 1951, staff gage 

approximately 13'miles northwest at Vermilion Dam near Tower, at same datum. All gage 

readings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. 1913-15, 1941-42, 1946-53: Maximum elevation observed, 1,359.52 ft May 16,

 1950; minimum observed, 1,356.02 ft Jan. 29, 1942. Elevation on June 6, 1913, was 

1,359.94 ft (determined from reference point set by local observers).

Mean dally elevation, in feet, 1913-15, 1941-42, 1946-53

Date

1913

Oct. 31

Nov. 25

Dec. 31

1914

Jan. 31

Feb. 21

Mar. 31

Apr. 30

May 31

June 30

July 31

Aug. 31

Sept. 30

Oct. 31

Nov. 30

Dec. 31

1915

Jan. 30

Feb. 27

Mar. 31

Apr. 30

May 31

June 30

July 17

1941

July 31

Aug. 27

Sept. 25

Oct. 29

Nov. 26

Dec. 31

Elevation

1,358.34

1,358.39

al,358.24

1,358.24

1,358.24

al,358.14

1,358.78

1,358.94

1,358.34

1,358.09

1,357.74

1,357.74

1,357.44

1,357.34

1,357.24

1,357.14

1,357.09

1,357.14

1,357.24

1,358.64

1,358.69

1,358.74

1,357.00

1,356.80

1,357.40

1,357.70

1,357.44

1,356.22

Date

1942

Jan. 29

Apr. 29

May 27

June 24

July 30

Aug. 26

Sept. 30

Oct. 28

Nov. 24

1946

June 3O

July 31

Aug. 31

Sept. 30

Oct. 31

Nov. 19

1947

May 31

June 24

Oct. 31

Nov. 30

Dec. 31

1948

Jan. 31

Feb. 29

Mar. 31

Apr. 27

May 31

June 30

July 31

Aug. 31

Elevation

1,356.02

1,357.32

1,358.20

1,357.69

1,357.20

1,356.88

1,356.72

1,356.62

1,356.70

1,357.80

1,357.18

1,356.92

1,357.08

1,358.02

1,357.84

1,358.15

1,358.00

1,357.35

1,357.29

1,357.25

1,357.15

1,357.01

1,356.93

1,359.13

1,357.99

1,357.33

1,357.07

1,356.97

Date

1948 -Con.

Sept. 30

Oct. 30

Nov. 30

Dec. 31

1949

Jan. 31

Feb. 28

Mar. 31

Apr. 30

May 31

June 28

July 30

Aug. 31

Sept. 30

Oct. 29

Nov. 30

Dec. 31

1950

Jan. 31

Feb. 28

Mar. 31

Apr. 29

May 20

Aug. 29

Sept. 30

Oct. 31

Nov. 30

Dec. 31

1951

Jan. 31

Feb. 26

Elevation

1,356.51

1,356.21

1,356.23

1,356.37

1,356.39

1,356.35

1,356.35

1,357.37

1,357.94

1,357.94

1,357.77

1,257.61

1,357.15

1,357.39

1,357.43

1,357.41

1,357.37

1,357.25

1,357.33

1,358.03

1,359.40

1,357.30

1,356.94

1,356.86

1,356.72

1,356.66

1,356.58

1,356.62

Date

1951-Con.

Mar. 31

Apr. 28

May 29

June 30

July 31

Aug. 31

Sept. 30

Oct. 31

Nov. 26

Dec. 31

1952

Jan. 31

Feb. 29

Mar. 31

Apr. 30

May 31

June 30

July 31

Aug. 31

Sept. 30

Oct. 31

Nov. 30

Dec. 31

1953

Jan. 31

Feb. 28

Mar. 31

Apr. 30

May 31

June 30

July 31

Aug. 31

Sept. 30

Elevation

1,356.60

1,357.65

1,357.85

1,357.41

1,356.92

1,356.81

1,357.02

1,357.43

1,357.34

1,357.11

1,356.87

1,356.68

1,356.61

1,357.78

1,357.27

1,356.87

1,357.35

1,357.35

1,356.80

1,356.45

1,356.38

1,356.35

1,356.40

1,356.36

,356.49

,357.23

,357.78

,357.81

,357.24

,357.14

,357.26

a Estimated.

Mote. Elevations other than those shown above are available.
130 LAKE OP THE WOODS BASIN

Warroad River near Warroad, Minn.

Location. Lat 48 0 52'00", long. 95 0 21'20", in SE^NE^ sec. 12, T. 162 N., R. 37 W., on upstream handrail of bridge near center of span half a mile upstream from Bulldog Run 

and 2f miles south of Warroad.

Drainage area. 110 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1946 to September 1953 (winter records incomplete for some 

years).

Page. Chain gage read once daily. Altitude of gage is 1,080 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge.--5 years (1949-53), 42.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 138 cfs Apr. 12 (gage height, 5.14 ft); 

maximum gage height, 5.16 ft Apr. 6 (backwater from ice); no flow Aug. 20-29.

1946-53: Maximum discharge observed, 1,350 cfs June 11, 1947 (gage height, 9.45 

ft); no flow Mar. 28, 1947, Aug. 20-29, 1953.

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

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to June 30

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

3.0

1.7

3.1

5.6

10

24

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

5.5

128

166

1.84

2.0

2.1 

2.3 

2.6

July 1 to Sept. 30 

0

.8 

1.5 

3.8 

8.1

2.9 15

3.3 29

4.0 57

5.0 117

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.2

2.0

172

2.3

2.3

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

a2.5

2.5

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.5

2.6

2.8

2.3

2.5

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.6 

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

77.4

2.50

0.023

0.03

Nov.

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.5

2.3

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.5

2.5

*4.0

4.3

6.5

7.0

g o

5.4

5.2 

4.2

2.4

2.0

14

ITS

1.8

-

92.0

3.07

0.028

0.03

Dec.

1.9

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

2.0'

£477T

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.3

 1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1 

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

46.5

1.50

0.014

0.02

Jan.

1.1

T7T

1.1

1.1

1.1

TTc" 1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

*i.i

ill

1.1

1.1 

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

32.8

1.06

0.010

0.01

Feb.

17o~ 1.0

i!o

1.1

i.i

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.5

1.6 

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

_

-

33.1

1.18

0.011

0.01

Mar.

1.7

1.7 1-.6

1.6

1.6

 1.6

TTs

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.8

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.7

4.0

7.0

10

24

45

65

7f

70

68

66

66

*67

65

731.5

23.6

0.215

0.25

Apr.

63

63

65

62

68

75

80

73

*68

71

110

135

T55

104

89

76

58

60

42

40

42

46

41

38 

36

34

31

27

25

24.

1,869

62.3

0.566

0.63

May

24

19

18

17

14

13

12

10

11

^3

18

24

52

64

*49

39

37

35

34

33

34

33

32

26 

26

26

26

26

26

43

85

91S.3

29.5

0.268

0.31

June

104

88

 74

76

87

86

92

77

101

111

108

72

58

47

36

27

31

29

25

26

3477

86

84 

78

108

131

T5S

124

108

-

2,301

76.7

0.697

0.78

July

109

95

72

51

40

37

35

32

30

27

26

43

47

*39

20

18

17

16

8.1

7.1

£4775

7.8

8.9 

13

16

15

8.5

7.8

9.6

8.5

877.7

28.3

0.257

0.30

Aug.

8.1 7~8

6.2

4.1

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.3

3.1

2.8

2.6

2.8

2.6

al.8

1.0

.8

.7

.6

a. 2

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

3.1

2.6

65.9

2.13

0.019

0.02

Sept.

2.4

2 , e'

4.1

S.f

10

9.6

7.5

5.*

4. a

5.1

5.7

5.4

6.8

8.9

13

12

9.6

10

10

11

18

sli

8.1 

7.1

*13

14

13

17

18

-

269.6

8.9?

0.08? o.o->

Calendar year 1952: Max 430 Mln -3M Mean 32.3 Cfsm 0.294 In. 3.99

Water year 1952-53: Max 135 Mln 0 Mean 20.0 Cfsm 0.182 In. 2.48

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

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records 

for East Branch Warroad River.

Note_.-^-Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 20 to -Apr. 7 (no gage-height record Jan. 4 

to Mar. 5j discharge computed by method as indicated In footnote "a ).
LAKE OF THE WOODS BASIN 131

East Branch Warroad River near Warroad, Minn. '

Location Lat 48°51'30", long. 95°18'40", in SE^SE^ sec. 8, T. 162 N., R. 36 W., on right 

downstream abutment of highway bridge, 2 miles upstream from mouth and 3 miles south of 

Warroad.

Drainage area. 102 sq mi.

Records available. March 1946 to September 1953 (fragmentary prior to April 1947).

Sara. Staff gage read once or twice daily. Altitude of gage is 1,080 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 6 years (1947-53), 21.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 52 cfs May 31 (gage height, 4.27 ft, 

backwater from beaver dam); maximum gage height observed, 5.26 ft Mar. 23 (backwater 

from ice); no flow Aug. 19-28.

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 1,340 cfs June 11, 1947 (gage height, 9.36 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow for many days.

Remarks. Records poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm 

In.

Oct.

2.0 ITS

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

 1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

l.S

or

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

58.9

1.90

0.019 

0.02

Nov.

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

l.B

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.5

3.0 *4.0

4.2

ITS

3.8

3.6

3.0

3.0

2.5

2.0

1.7

1,5

T75

1.5

-

70.0

2.33

0.023 

0.03

Dee.

1.5

T75

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.0

.8

.8

.8

*.8

.7

77

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

31.1

l.OO

0.010 

0.01

Jan.

0.9

T?

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.9

.9

.9

.8

.7

.til

.6

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

*.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

24.8

0.80

0.0078 

0.009

Feb.

0.7

TT

.7

.8

.9

.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.8

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.8

1.0

1.0

TTo" 1.1

.9

_

-

-

22.9

0.82

0.0080 

0.008

Mar.

0.9

.9

.9

.8

7¥

.8

*.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.1

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.8

2.1

4.0

8.0

11

25

 S5 30

28

26

24

25

26

*26

27

311.0

10.0

0.098 

0.11

Apr.

28

28

28

27

27

27

27

26 *26

28

38

S|

4ff

44

44

26

20

22

26

£4

?o- 19

20

22

21

22

20

19

19

19

-

817

27.2

0.267 

0.30

Calendar year 1952: Max 555 Mln 0.7 Mean 18.0

May

19

17

16

15

13

11

11

IF"9.9

14

22

40

38

35

34

*34

34

33

32

32

31

29

28

28

27

27

26

27

30

42

52

818.9

26.4

0.259 

0.30

June

50

4T

*34

33

46

50

46

39

44

47

47

39

32

27

24

23

22

22

20

19

19

17

27J

29

31

36

37

32

29

25

-

982

32.7

0.321 

0.36

July

 &. 24

21

20

19

18

17

15

15

13

11

12

13

*14

11

10

8.5

7.3

6.8

6.1

5.3

4.2

4Tf

4.6

7.0

8.3

9.0

8.2

7.2

7.2

7.5

356.4

11.5

0.113 

0.13

Aug.

7.7

7.8

37?

7.0

6.6

6.6

6.3

4.1

3.8

2.1

1.7

1.7

1.0

.9

.9

.6

.4

.2

0

*ff

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.8

2.0

2.4

70.2

2.26

0.022 

0.03

Sept.

8.2

17

27

2?

15

15

14

11

9.0

9.5

9.4

8.5

9.2

9.2

10

9.2

8.3

7.8

8.0

8.3

9.9

8.8

7.3

6.2

5.6

5.4 *B7g5 O

0 

7.0

7.7

304.9

10.2

0.100 

0.11

Cfsm 0.176 In. 2.41

Water year 1952-53: Max 52 Mln 0 Mean 10.6 Cfsm 0.104 In. 1.42

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

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Hov. 23 to Apr. 6. No gage-height record Oct. 

11, Nov. 2-15, May 28-30, June 6-30; discharge estimated on basis of 5 discharge measurements, 

weather records, and records for Warroad River near Warroad.
132 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Winnibigoshish Reservoir near Deer River, Minn.

Location. Lat 47°25'42", long. 94°03'00", in sec. 25, T. 146 N., R. 27 W., at dam on

 Mississippi River, 1 mile northwest of Little Winnibigoshish Lake and 14 miles northwest of town of Deer River.

Drainage area. 1,442 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1941 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. De-

 cember 1884 to September 1941 in files of St. Paul office of Corps of Engineers.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,289.47 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to July 8, 1949, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum gage height observed during year, 11.94 ft Sept. 2; minimum observed,

 7.10 ft Mar. 9.

1884-1953: Maximum gage height observed, 14.42 ft July 31, 1905; minimum, 0.69 ft 

Oct. 20, 1931.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by concrete and timber dam; storage began in 1884; dam 

completed in 1884. Capacity, 653,580 acre-ft between gage height 6.0 ft, minimum 

allowable stage, and gage height 14.2 ft, maximum allowable stage. Dead storage, 

314,360 acre-ft. Normal operating capacity, 416,270 acre-ft between gage heights 6.0 

and 12.0 ft. Water is used to benefit navigation on Mississippi River below Minneapolis.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers in terms of cfs-days, and converted 

to acre-feet by Geological Survey.

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1955

Date

Calendar year 1952 ......

Water year 1952-53 ......

Gage height 

(f eet) t .

-

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

-

Change In contents 

during month" 

(acre-feet)

-126,020

+91,840
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 133

Mississippi River at Winnibigoshish Dam, near Deer River, Minn.

Location. Lat 47°25'42", long. 94°03 I 00", in SW£ sec. 25, T. 146 N., R. 27 W., at dam 

1 mile northwest of Little Winnibigoshish Lake and 14 miles northwest of town of Deer 

River.

Drainage area. 1,442 sq mi.

Records available. October 1941 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. 

December 1884 to September 1941 in files of St. Paul office of Corps of Engineers.

Sage. Water-stage recorder, headwater gage, and staff tailwater gage read twice daily. 

l5atum of gages is 1,289.47 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to 

July 8, 1949, staff headwater gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 69 years (1884-1953), 513 cfs, unadjusted.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,310 cfs Dec. 13, 19; minimum daily, 34 

cfs June 11, 12.

1941-53: Maximum daily discharge, 2,670 cfs June 30, 1950; no flow May 13, Aug. 13, 

14, Sept. 6-8, 1952.

Maximum daily discharge known, 4,370 cfs Aug. 6, 1905.

Remarks. Daily discharge is computed on basis of modified weir formula and corrected to 

conTbrm with discharge measurements, the head being determined from readings of headwater and tailwater gages. Flow completely regulated by Winnibigoshish Reservoir (see 

preceding page).

Cooperation. Nine discharge measurements and computations of daily discharge furnished by 

Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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

Ibtal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

226

213

197

218

208

198

188

188

183

47T

475

477

477 

479

492

481

492

509

494

552

717

717

707

695

672

707 

787

74T

667

652

674

14,963

483

-448

Nov.

697

730

727

697

862

847

757

727

747

727

714

700

692 

687

665

672

1,162

1,197

1,247

1,192

1,217

1,187

1,177

1,150

1,155

1.267 l,zio

1,155

1,187

1,157

-

28,308

944

-695

Dec.

1,189

1,169

1,229

1,217

1,217

1,200

1,232

1,300

1,288

1,275

1,293

1,285

1.310

1,295

1,270

1,255

1,298

1,285

1,310

1,295

1,280

1,221

785

785

770

770 

763

755

747

735

753

34,556

1,115

-843

Jan.

727

720

717

75B" 712

740

735

732

725

755

740

740

733 

733

740

733

725

719

719

755

747

747

735

733

723

719 

750

737

734

720

172

22,772

735

-341

Feb.

758

756

750

722

772

772

762

752

742

734

734

728

726 

764

762

746

736

730

725

722

773

74T

743

737

729

729 

725

762

_

_

-

20,838

744

-426

Mar.

752

74T

738

738

734

729

718

713

494

_54

54-

55

56

56

60

58

58

59

60

60

59

62

62

64

63

62 

62

63

63

63

64

7,677

248

+133

Apr.

64

65

67

48

48

48

48

50

52

54

55

55

55 

55

57

58

60

59

58

57

57

58

58

57

59

63 

64

47

39

36

-

1,651

55.0

+312

May

39

44

46

48

48

49

50

51

50

50

53

58

60 "80"

46

46

46

48

48

46

55

57

59

59

59

48 

47

46

51

52

57

1,576

50.8

+1,337

June

59

40

40

44

50

46

46

50

60

60

34

3T

46 

48

50

56

52

46

54

55

70

66

269

775

860

832 

605

620

615

627

6,309

210

+1,196

July

639

729

494

99

1W

105

108

107

104

104

105

104

111 

324

705

969

879

879

879

879

929

989

954

956

867

799 

807

916

933

994

JT5

18,546

598

+753

Aug.

979

979

979

1,009

994

684

52

52

52

52

57

49

4?

52

51

51

51

52

52

53

139

310

310

410

737

990 

990

992

1,025

1.057

1,013

14,307

462

+991

Sept.

987

1,016

1,064

1,064

1,022

1,007

972

942

1,032

1,032

1,069

1,042

1,002 

1,000

118

112

I5o" 105

115

130

125

465

1,150

1,155

1.182

1,155 

1,160

1,135

1,100

757

24,335

811

-506

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean

Cf sm 

In.

35 

0.024 

0.03

249 

0.173 

0.19

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

272 

0.189 

0.22

394 

0.273 

0.31

318 

0.221 

0.23

381 

0.264 

0.30

367 

0.255 

0.28

1,388 

0.963

1.11

Observed

Max 1,369 Mln 0 Mean 711 

Max 1,310 Mln 34 Mean 537

1,406 

0.975 

1.09

1,351 

0.937 

1.08

1,453 

1.01 

1.16

305 

0.212 

0.24

Adjusted

Mean 537 Cfsm 0.372 In. 5.O9 

Mean 664 Cfsm 0.460 In. 6.24

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Winnibigoshish Reservoir.
134 LEECH LAKE RIVER BASIN

Leech Lake Reservoir at Federal Dam, Minn.

Location. Lat 47°12'23 n , long. 94°18'31", in lot 2, sec. 14, T. 143 N., R. 29 W., at 

head of Leech Lake River on Waboose Bay, 5 miles southwest of town of Federal Dam.

Drainage area. 1,163 sq mi.

Records available. October 1941 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. March 

1884 to September 1941 in files of St. Paul office of Corps of Engineers.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,293.23 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Extremes. Maximum gage height observed during year, 2.94 ft Sept. 2; minimum observed, 

 0.47 ft Mar. 10.

1941-53: Maximum gage height observed, 4.11 ft May 31, June 1, 1950; minimum observed, that of Mar. 10, 1953.

Maximum.gage height observed since 1884, 5.18 ft June 30, 1916; minimum observed, 

-1.18 ft Nov. 20, 1934.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by natural lake controlled by concrete and timber dam; 

storage began in 1884; original timber structure completed in 1884, replaced by present dam in 1902. Capacity, 689,780 acre-ft between gage heights 0.00 ft, minimum 

allowable stage, and 5.24 ft, maximum operating stage. Dead storage, 53,550 acre-ft. 

Normal operating capacity, 356,580 acre-ft between gage heights 0.00 ft and 3.00 ft, 

maximum normal operating stage. Water is used to benefit navigation below Minneapolis. 

Gage readings obtained from recorder record usually at 10-day intervals.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers in terms of cfs-days and converted 

to acre-feet by Geological Survey.

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1955

Date

Nov. 30...................

Dec. 31...................

Calendar year 1952. .....

Feb. 28........ ...........

Mar. 31...................

May 31...................

July 31 ...................

Sept. 30...................

Water year 1952-53......

Qage height 

(feet)t

.87

-

2.44

2.28

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

147,360

-

89,970

126,680

339,330

339,330

319,110

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-45,510

-45,320

-174,280

-30,190

+36,710

+114,900

+45,510

0

-48,030

+16,440

t Gage heights are midnight readings taken from recorder chart.
LEECH LAKE RIVER BASIN 135

Leech Lake River at Federal Dam, Minn.

Location. Lat 47°14'45", long. 94°13'12", in sec. 29, T. 144 N., R. 28 W., on right 

bank at dam on Leech Lake River at town of Federal Dam, 2 miles downstream from 

natural outlet of Leech Lake.

Drainage area.--1.163 sq mi.

Records available. May to November 1929 and October 1941 to September 1953 in reports of 

Geological Survey. April 1884 to September 1941 in files of St. Paul office of Corps 

of Engineers.

Gage. Water-stage recorder, headwater gage, and staff tailwater gage, read twice daily. 

Datum of gages is 1,293.23 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to 

July 3, 1948, staff headwater gage at same datum.

Average discharge. 69 years (1884-1953) 340 cfs, unadjusted.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,317 cfs June 21; minimum daily, 9 cfs 

Apr. 30.

1941-53: Maximum daily discharge, 1,329 cfs June 26, 1950; minimum daily, 3 cfs 

Apr. 28, 1942.

Maximum discharge known, 1,530 cfs in July 1904; no flow at times.

Remarks. Discharge computed on basis of modified weir formula, the head being obtained 

from readings on tailwater gage and mean gage'height from recording headwater gage. 

Flow completely regulated by Leech Lake reservoir (see preceding page).

Cooperation. Computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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

£5

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ttttal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

672

633 

645

663

600

564

573

564

591 

591

573

600

591

591

681

672

582

633

555 BIT

700 

724

925

865

899

925

953 925"

936

925

936

21,884

706

-1,049

Nov.

925

947 

958

925

1,047

1,021

877

855

877 

899

855

818

SIB

796

740

734

1,007

1,136

1,229 

1,168

1,202 

1,198

1,164

1,186

1,140

847

651

554" 571

839

28,124

937

-765

Dec.

875

877 

924

921

1,001

1,026

1,050

1,071

1,110 

1,013

832

886

848

920

797

830

830

819

816 

840

840 

830

840

850

840

840

808

808

824

819

819

27,404

884

-737

Jan.

861

850 

850

850

875

807

819

808

829 

886

S3o~ 448

840

830

808

819

808

819

808 

830

830 

830

830

886

850

819

875

8T9" 931

SOB

850

25,603

826

-443

Feb.

808

~BIS 

263

50

39

211

462

528

52B 

518

567

550

550

556

52B

528

51B

518

51B 

52B

402 

51B

518

528

539

556

567

550

_

-

13,564

484

-544

Mar.

52B

511 

518

550" 550

518

511

518

417 

49

51.

64

69

61

69

84

78

82

92 

74

64

89

94

54

23_

66

77

38

32

32

38

6,001

194

+597

Apr.

39

38 

50

65

38

32

30

34

43 

49

41

36

38

38

53

73

57

25

21 

22

21 

39

22

11

14

37

40

38

27

£

1,080

36.0

+878

May

19

3T

47

52

52

54

30

32

30 

36

42

32

36

56

62

59

52

59

66 

37

55 

69

79

68

106

314

330

31T

285

73

84

2,661

85.8

+1,869

June

104

84 

84

99

68

58

54

3T

82 

82

140

377

340

365

338

704

930

918

879 

1,047

1.317 

1,158

1,005

951

1,158

1,158

960

951

939

939

17,343

578

+765

July

1,014

1.047 

346

146

146

153

150

96

88 

3H

600

573

582

909

867

918

909

918

918 

858

951 

939

837

879

930

960

939

939

888

900

918

21,632

698

0

Aug.

918

918 

930

968

909

612

48

45

47 

50

57

65

65

60

60

55

53

53

147 

296

314 

355

351

364

699

900

909

939

939

550" 972

13,999

452

+452

Sept.

909

880 

1,027

918

890

888

875

939

960 

918

930

861

900

909

453

454

515- 422

474 

486

468 

618

900

960

972

939

960

939

966

1.264

-

24,591

820

-807

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

-343 

-0.295 

-0.34

172 

0.148 

0.17

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

147 

0.126 

0.15

383 

0.329 

0.38

-60 

-0.052 

-0.05

791 

0.680 

0.78

914 

0.786 

0.88

1,955 

0.168 

1.94

Observed

Max 1,229 Mln 38 Mean 620 

Max 1,317 Mln 9 Mean 559

1,343 

1.15 

1.28

698 

0.600 

0.69

904 

0.777 

0.90

13 

0.011 

0.01

Adjusted

Mean 380 Cfsm 0.327 In. 4.46 

Mean 582 Cfsm 0.500 In. 6.79

t Change In contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second. In Leech Lake Reservoir.
136 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Pokegama Reservoir near Grand Rapids, Minn.

Location.--Lat 47°10'00", long. 93°33'20", in NW* sec. 17, T. 54 N., R. 25 W., at narrows 

on Highway 169, 4 miles south of Grand Rapids.

Drainage area. 3,265 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1941 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. 

September 1884 to September 1941 in files of St. Paul office of Corps of Engineers.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,264.89 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to May 30, 1949, staff gage in Pooles Arm of Pokegama Reservoir, 

5 miles northwest at same datum.

Extremes. Maximum gage height observed during year, 12.45 ft Aug. 15; minimum observed, 

 67l8~ft Mar. 21.

1941-53: Maximum gage height observed, 13.47 ft Apr. 29, 1948; minimum observed, 

5.99 ft Apr. 3, 1942.

Maximum gage height observed since 1884, 13.50 ft May 8, 1897; minimum, 4.12 ft 

Sept. 30, 1934.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by natural lakes controlled by concrete dam; storage began 

In~T884; original timber dam completed in 1884, replaced by present structure in 1888- 

89. Capacity, 102,390 acre-ft between gage heights 6.0 ft, minimum allowable stage, 

and 12.0 ft, maximum operating stage. Dead storage 18,370 acre-ft. Normal operating 

capacity, 59,230 acre-ft between gage heights 6.0 and 10.0 ft, normal maximum operating 

gage height. Water is used to benefit navigation below Minneapolis. Gage readings 

obtained from recorder record, at 10-day intervals.

Cooperation.--Records furnished by Corps of Engineers in terms of cfs-days and converted 

to acre-feet by Geological Survey.

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

Calendar year 1952......

Sept. 30...................

Water year 1952-53......

Gage height 

(feet)t

-

9 24

9. 68

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

72,240

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-14,820

-9,640

+15,290

t Gage heights are midnight readings taken from recorder chart.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 137

Mississippi River at Grand Rapids, Minn.

Location. Lat 47°14'00", long. 93°31'40", in SW^NWi sec. 21, T. 55 N., R. 25 W., in 

machine room of Blandin Paper Mill in Grand Rapids, 2.5 miles upstream from Prairie 

River.

Drainage area. 3,370 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1941 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. September 1883 to September 1941 in files of St. Paul office of Corps of Engineers. Prior 

to October 1944, published as "at Pokegama Dam, near Grand Rapids."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,242.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Feb. 17, 1945, staff gages operated by Corps of Engineers at 

Pokegama Dam 3j miles upstream at datum 22.89 ft higher. Feb. 17, 1945, to Sept. 8, 

1948, water-stage recorder at present site within 0.10 ft of present datum. Sept. 9,

1948. to Jan. 6, 1949, staff gage at site 400 ft downstream at present datum. Jan. 7,

1949. to Jan. L6, 1951, tape float and inside staff gages at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--70 years (1883-1953), 1,116 cfs.

Extreme a.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,390 cfs Sept. 16 (gage height, 9.45 ft, backwater from Prairie River); minimum observed, 160 cfs Aug. 13.

1941-53: Maximum discharge, 12,500 cfs Sept. 3, 1948 (gage height, 15.2 ft, from 

floodmark), caused by dam failure, from rating curve extended above 4,500 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow Oct. 2, 1948.

Remarks. Records good except those affected by backwater from ice or Prairie River, which 

are fair, and those during periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. Flow completely regulated by Pokegama Reservoir (see preceding page). Backwater from Prairie 

River occurs at times each year.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect and backwater from 

Prairie River (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.7 

5.0 

4.0

140

244

636

5.0 

7.0 

8.1

1,200

2,400

3,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,060

998

956 

956

956

974

1,080

1,290

1,290

1,330

1,330

1,410

1,120

1,270

1,260

1,270

1,290

1,270

1,260

1,230

1,230

1,060

1,090

1,170

*1,440

1,360

1,120

1,290

1,350 

1,340

1.540

37,590

1,213

-

-

Nov.

1,900

1,850

1,790 

1,890

1,930

1,860

1.960

1,890

1,940

1,690

1,740

1,750

1,780

1,750

1,710

1,660

1,680

1,720

1,690

1,660

1,740

1,710

1,740

1,660

1,800

1,750

1.569

1,430

1,500 

1,560

-

52,090

1,736

-

-

Dec.

1,600

*1,610

1,610 

1,600

1.590

1,600

1,610

1,620

1,620

1,620

1,610

1,610

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,610

1,620

1,630

1,640

1,660

1,670

1,700

1,750

1,800

1,870

1,930

2,000

2,040

2.060 

2,060

2,030

53,170

1,715

-

-

Jan.

2,010

1,980

1,970 

2,010

2,050

*2.080

2,080

2,050

2,010

1,990

1,990

1,980

1,950

1,940

1,930

1,930

1,900

1,880

1,850

1,840

1,840

1,850

1,850

1,850

1,840

1,870

1,860

1,840

1,810 

1.800

1,800

59,630

1,924

-

-

Feb.

1,790

1,800

1.850 

1,830

1,780

1,750

1,680

1,660

*1,630

1,630

1,610

1,570

1,530

1,510

1,490

1,480

1,490

1,510

1,500

1,470

1,450

1,450

1,470

1,480

1,460

1,420

1,370

1.560

-

44,000

1,571

-

-

Mar.

1,340

1,350

1,370 

1,390

1,370

1,380

1,390

1,420

*1.4SO

1,450

1,430

1,380

1,360

1,370

1,380

1,350

1,290

1,240

1,110

1,100

1,180

1,330

1,330

1,350

1,330

1,230

906

852

890 

 726

640

38,684

1,248

-

Apr.

500

400

370 

401

385

390

400

34Q

350

370

390

360

340

600

1,130

1,230

1.240

1,210

1,370

980

918

731

641

595

620

680

780

935

915 

900

20,471

682

-

May

900

900

900 

890

880

680

395

350

360

360

375

400

*1,100

1,150

1,170

1.390

1,060

962

918

626

716

691

759

603

547

650

697

740

943 

1,020

440

23,572

760

-

June

ISO.

600

737 

986

1,020

1,340

1,290

*1,500

1,510

1,520

1,710

1,890

1,930

2,110

2,080

2,320

2,110

2,240

2,410

2.500

2,310

1,960

1,960

1,890

2,050

2,060

2,230

2,090

2,140 

2,100

53,023

1,767

-

July

2,530

2,670

1,800 

1,450

1,320

*1.290

1,540

2,170

2,760

2,980

5.300

3,100

3,080

3,080

2,920

2,880

2,920

2,920

2,720

2,460

2,710

2,810

2,620

2,610

2,590

2,360

2,320

2,550

2,520 

2,520

2,520

78,020

2,517

_

-

Aug.

2,580

2,530

2,620 

2,680

1,740

1,100

180

170

170

165

165

165

*160

200

791

1,360

1,530

1,700

1,750

1,920

2,070

2,320

2,380

2,560

2,770

2,770

2,640

2,850

2,850 

2,790

2,640

52,316

1,688

-

-

Sept.

2,870

2,910

3,190 

3,120

3,140

3,060

2,970

2,930

2,960

2,910

2,900

2,870

2,750

2,960

3,260

*3.280

3,070

1,930

1,530

1 . 210

1,320

1,320

1,300

1,350

1,450

2,140

2,740

2,560

2,910 

2,910

-

75,820

2,527

_

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,280 Mln - Mean 1,755 Cfsm 0.521 In. 7.09

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,300 Mln 160 Mean 1,612 Cfsm 0.478 In. 6.51

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

SStg.. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 28 to Mar. 17. No gage-height record Mar. 31 

to Apr. 3, Apr. 5-13, Apr. 24 to May 13, May 30 to June 1, Aug. 6-12, 14. Backwater from Prairie 

River July 2-12, Sept. 8-17.
138 SANDY RIVER BASIN

Sandy Lake Reservoir at Libby, Mlnn.

Location. Lat 46°46'40", long. 93°19'20", in sec. 36, T. 50 N., R. 24 W., at Libby, 

1 mile upstream from dam on Sandy River, 2 miles upstream from mouth, and 14 miles 

north of McGregor.

Drainage area.--421 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1941 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. 

August 1895 to September 1941 in files of St. Paul office of Corps of Engineers.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,207.71 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Sept. 23, 1949, float gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum gage height observed during year, 13.86 ft Aug. 13; minimum observed, 

 67S7~ft Feb. 19.

1941-53: Maximum gage height observed, 17.51 ft May 19, 1950; minimum observed, 

5.27 ft Feb. 29, 1944.

Maximum gage height known, that of May 19, 1950; minimum, 0.65 ft Jan. 20, 1921.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by natural lake controlled by concrete dam. Storage began 

33TT893; original timber crib dam completed in 1895, replaced by present structure in 

1911. Capacity, 37,540 acre-ft between gage heights 7.00 ft, minimum allowable stage, 

and 11.0 ft, maximum operating stage. Dead storage, 34,960 acre-ft. Water is used to 

benefit navigation below Minneapolis. Gage height obtained from recorder record usually 

at 10 day intervals.

Cooperation.--Records furnished by Corps of Engineers in terms of cfs-days and converted 

to acre-feet by Geological Survey.

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1955

Date

Calendar year 1952......

Sept. 30...... .............

Water year 1952-53......

Gage height 

(feet)t

-

8.S2

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

50,840

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

_

+940

-13,380

-550

t Gage heights are midnight readings taken from recorder chart.
SANDY RIVER BASIN 139

Sandy River at Sandy Lake Dam, at LIbby, Mlnn.

Location. Lat 46°47'18", long. 93 0 19'06", in sec. 25, T. 50 N., R. 24 W., in headwater 

 and tailwater of dam at outlet of Sandy Lake, a quarter of a mile north of LIbby, and 

1.4 miles above mouth.

Drainage area. 421 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1893 to September 1916 and October 1941 to September 1953 In 

reports of Geological Survey. August 1895 to September 1941 In files of St. Paul 

office of Corps of Engineers.

Gage. Water-stage recorders. Datum of gages Is 1,207.71 ft above mean sea level, ad- 

""justment of 1912. Prior to June 20, 1949, staff gages at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 60 years (1893-1953), 194 cfs, unadjusted.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 2,452 cfs Aug. 19; minimum daily, 10 cfs 

Aug. 5, Sept. 19-27.

1893-1916, 1941-53: Maximum discharge observed, 3,738 cfs July 12, 1897; no flow 

at times.

Remarks.--Pischarge computed on basis of head over dam using modified weir formula, head 

Being obtained from headwater- and tailwater-recorder records. Flow completely regulated by Sandy Lake reservoir (see preceding page).

Cooperation. Record furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

192o/

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

,26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

117

117

117

117

117

117

117

211

212

111

111

111

111

111

111

111

111

111

111

111

111

111

111

545

545

335

525

325

74

70

£2

4,675

151

-141

Nov.

§Z

60

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

58

58

56

56

58

56

56

58

56

58

56

58

56

58

58

56

£i

54

54

-

1,716

57.2

-8.7

Dec.

Si

52

52

52

11

31

31

31

51

50

50

52

52

52

52

54

54

52

52

52

52

52

52

50

50

48

46

46

46

46

46

1,457

47.0

-7.1

Jan.

46

50

30

51

31

51

31

SSL

29

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

1,410

45.5

-1.4

Feb.

51

51

51

51

157

55g

552

552

352

552

352

352

352

239

55

56

57

57

34

34

34

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

-

-

-

3,968

142

-115

Mar.

36

36

36

48

47

47

47

47

47

47

47-

59

117

115

115

115

119

121

121

121

60

60

56

54

54

56

58

60

62

64

i£l

2,555

61.8

+262

Apr.

466

626

956

1,076

1,257

1,252

1,247

.1,272

1,267

1,232

1,212

1,222

1,250

1,362

1,262

1,162

1,107

1,087

1,062

617

380

263

121

129

272

270

541

651

786

766

-

26,375

679

+26.3

May

761

761

621

536

351

186

92

94

96

96

301

556

655

671

616

776

611

531

346

366

464

753

166

338

763

996

1,011

1,226

1.272

627

511

17,594

561

+280

June

335

576

565

1,090

1,326

1,530

1,484

1,545

1,036

1,194

1,438

1,477

1,504

1,598

1.655

1,465

1,290

1,370

1,500

1,490

1,199

1,149

675

675

675

877

1,166

1,542

1,502

1,452

-

35,760

1,192

-222

July

1,227

613

1£6

196

206

236

651

756

961

1,004

992

1,072

1,002

967

1,255

1,380

1,367

1,392

1,392

1,595

1,382

1,362

1,367

1,347

1,297

1,252

1,232

1,242

1,242

642

801

31,846

1,027

-56.6

Aug.

476

486

646

625

IP.

15

46

314

1,269

1,597

1,676

1,620

1,866

1,911

2,121

2,123

2,099

2,260

2.452

2,366

2,290

2,236

2,146

2,069

1,985

1,906

1,769

1,724

1,654

1,549

1,469

46,599

1,503

+175

Sept,

1,414

1,579

1,544

1,214

1,129

1,049

726

183

193

226

275

265

265

265

265

265

260

145

IP.

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

71

155

146

-

11,524

377

-225

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

10 

0.024 

0.05

46.5 

0.115 

0.13

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

39.9 

O.O95 

0.11

44 

0.105 

0.12

27 

0.064 

0.07

344 

0.817 

0.94

907 

2.15 

2.40

Observed

Max 2,949 Min 10 Mean 377 

Max 2,452 Mln 10 Mean 507

641 

2.00 

2.31

970 

2.30 

2.57

966 

2.30 

2.65

1,678 

3.99 

4.60

152 

0.561 

0.40

Adjusted

Mean 376 Cfsm 0.696 In. 12.26 

Mean 506 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.35

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Sandy Lake reservoir.
140 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Mississippi River below Sandy River near Libby, Minn.

Location. Lat 46°47', long. 93°20', in sec. 25, T. 50 N., R. 24 W., on left bank 600 ft 

downstream from Sandy River and three-quarters of a mile northwest of Libby.

Drainage area. 5,060 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--April 1930 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,204.55 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to July 28, 1931, staff gage at site 600 ft upstream at datum 

3.1 ft higher.

Average discharge. 23 years, 1,866 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,730 cfs Aug. 6 (gage height, 13.57 ft); minimum, 1,440 cfs May 10 (gage height, 4.43 ft).

1930-53: Maximum discharge observed, 16,000 cfs May 17, 1950; minimum, 83 cfs 

Nov. 16, 1936 (gage height, 1.44 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow regulated by powerplants and reservoirs on Winnibigoshish, Leech, Pokegama, and Sandy 

Lakes.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

4.4 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

1,430

1,740

2,260

3,310

10.0

12.0

13.6

4,420

5,710

6,750

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,590

1,580

1,550

1,550

1,530

1.520

1,530

1,640

1,710

1,690

1,720

1,740

1,820

1,780

1,780

1,720

1,740

1,740

1,720

1,700

1,680 

1,670

1,700

1,840

*1,850

1,950

2.140

1,360

1,650

1,700

1,770

53,160

1,715

0.339

0.39

Nov.

1.810

2,040

2,250

2,290

2,510

2,350

2.570

2,350

2,340

2,340

2,300

2,200

2,170

2,190

2,230

2,210

2,150

2,100

2,140

2,160

2,130 

2,110

2,100

2,070

2,050

2,030

2,000

1,960

1,910

1,870

"

64,530

2,151

0.425

0.47

Dec.

1,820

1.800

1,800

1,820

1,840

1,870

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,880

1,860

1,850

1,810

1,810

1,830

*1,850

1,870

1,900

1,910

1,910

1,920 

1,930

1,950

1,980

2,020

2,100

2,150

2,200

2,250

2.500

2,500

60,170

1,941

0.564

0.44

Jan.

2.500

2,280

2,260

2,230

2,200

2,200

2,190

2,190

2,180

2,180

2,160

2,150

2,150

2,130

2,110

2,100

2,080

2,070

2,050

*2.040

2,040 

2,050

2,050

2,050

2,050

2,070

2,090

2,070

2,100

2,130

2,180

66,130

2,155

0.422

0.49

Feb.

2,160

2,140

2,150

2,170

2,270

2,360

2 . 400

2,580

2,330

2,290

2,270

2,220

2,170

2,040

1,960

1,910

*1 , 840

1.830

1,870

1,900

1,680 

1,850

1,640

1,870

1,690

1,900

1,920

1,920

-

-

-

57,710

2,061

0.407

0.42

Mar.

1,900

1..88Q

1,880

1,910

1,950

1,980

1,980

1,970

1,980

2,000

2,010

2,050

2,110

2,140

2,140

2,100

2,080

2,050

2,050

2,060

2,020 

2,060

2,200

2,520

2,380

2,400

2,430

2,460

2,650

2,590

«2.640

66,290

2,158

0.425

0.49

Apr.

2,620

2,610

2,660

2,670

2,750

2,860

2,880

2,890

2,950

3,100

3,180

3,240

3,560

5,590

3,680

3,940

*4.000

3,960

3,930

3,680

3,210 

2,950

2,580

2,540

2.250

2,490

2,790

3,030

3,210

3,260

-

92,440

5,081

0.609

0.68

May

5,240

5,180

5,000

*2,850

2,410

2,100

1,950

1,760

1,520

1.470

1,900

2,200

2,560

2,650

5.0OO

3,130

3,060

2,850

2,550

2,410

3,000 

3,620

3,160

3,1OO

3,460

3,510

5,420

5,510

3,930

4.120

5,810

66,190

2,845

0.562

0.65

June

5,590

5.550

*3,460

4,000

4,340

4,530

4,570

4,600

4,430

4,530

4,700

4,720

4,720

4,600

4,890

4,980

4,9OO

4,9OO

4,890

5,020

5.170 

4,940

4,660

4,350

4,110

4,090

4,280

4,420

4,630

4,720

-

155,290

4,510

0.691

0.99

July

4,700

5,010

5,500

5,490

5,440

5,220

5,140

5,060

5,050

5,160

5,550

5,560

5,700

*5,790

5,920

5.940

5,850

5,750

5,620

5,500

5,430 

5,510

5,180

5,100

5,250

5,260

5,220

5,050

4,650

4,590

4.580

164,170

5,296

1.05

1.21

Aug.

4,100

4.090

4,690

6,220

6,530

6.680

6,480

5,740

5,000

4,710

4,920

*5,570

5,440

5,020

4,720

4,480

4,640

4,960

5,240

5,270

5,220 

5,180

5,150

5,140

5,130

5,090

5,090

5,120

5,220

5,310

5,310

161,260

5,202

1.05

1.19

Sept.

5,260

5,170

5,250

5,290

5.540

5,520

5,090

4,800

4,780

4,820

4,860

4,680

4,680

4,660

4,610

4,790

4,860

4,660

4,640

4,020

5,220 

*2,590

2,400

2,550

2.510

2,320

2,440

2,920

5,510

3,420

-

125,660

4,195

0.829

0.92

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,610 Mln 1,270 Mean 2,607 Cfsm 0.555 In. 7.53

Water year 1952-53: Max 6,680 Mln 1,470 Mean 5,110 Cfsm 0.615 In. 6.54

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 20 to Apr. 12 (no gage-height record Jan. 17- 

19, 21, 22).
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 141

Mississippi River at Aitkin, Minn.

Location. Lat 46°32'30", long. 93°42i20", in W? sec. 24, T. 47 N., R. 27 W., on right 

5anF"on pier at upstream side of highway bridge at north edge of Aitkin, 1 1/3 miles 

downstream from Sissabamah Creek and at mile 1,055.9 above Ohio River.

Drainage area.--6,140 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--March 1945 to September 1953.

Gage. Staff gage read once or twice daily. Datum of gage is 1,185.72 ft above mean sea 

level, adjustment of 1912.

Average discharge.-' 8 years, 3,424 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,800 cfs Aug. 14 (gage height, 15.13 ft); 

minimum, 1,830 cfs Oct. 7-8 (gage height, 2.20 ft).

1945-53: Maximum discharge observed, 20,000 cfs May 20, 1950 (gage height, 19.49 

ft); minimum daily, 236 cfs Oct. 6, 1948.

Remarks. Records good except those for period-of ice effect, which are fair. Slight reguTaTion by powerplants and reservoirs on WInniblgoshlsh, Leech, Pokegama, and Sandy 

Lakes.

Cooperation. Gage-height record furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

1,830

2,200

2,700

3,770

4,890

10.0

12.0

14.0

15.1

6,250

7,730

9,420

10,740

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2,040

2,010

1,970

1,950

1,910

1,860

1.830

1,830

1,880

1,960

1,990

2,030

2,060

2,080

2,080

2,060

2,040

2,040

2,030

2,030

2,030

2,030

1,980

1,950

*2,050

2,080

2,140

2,200

2.250

2,070

1,960

62,440

2,014

0.328

0.38

Nov.

1.960

2,010

2,050

2,200

2,440

2,550

2,580

2.600

2,600

2,590

2,580

2,550

2,490

2,4OO

2,370

2,380

2,390

2,400

2,370

2,360

2,330

2,310

2,300

2,270

2,260

2,220

2,200

2,200

2,200

2,190

-

70,350

2,345

0.382

0.43

Dec.

2,150

2,120

2,110

2,120

2,140

2,160

2,170

2,200

2,240

2,280

2,280

*2,270

2,270

2,270

2,260

2,250

2,240

2,220

2,190

2,130

2,130

2,170

2,190

2,230

2,280

2,310

2,340

2,360

2,380

2,430

2,510

69,400

2,239

0.365

0.42

Jan.

2,520

2^540

2,440

2,320

2,270

2,200

2,200

2,210

2,240

2,260

2,270

2,270

2,270

2,260

2,240

2,210

2,180

2,150

2,120

2,100

*2,070

2_.06Q

2,060

2,070

2,090

2,100

2,120

2,120

2,140

2,150

2,170

68,420

2,207

0.359

0.41

Feb.

2,200

2,200

2,200

2,200

2,210

2,240

2,410

2,500

2,530

2.540

2,500

2,420

2,390

2,260

2,010

1,960

*1,920

1.900

1,900

1,900

1,930

1,980

2,000

2,010

2,020

2,030

2,040

2,040

-

-

-

60,440

2,159

0.352

0.37

Mar.

2,030

2.020

2,020

2,020

2,030

2,030

2,040

2,050

2,060

2,060

2,090

2,110

2,160

2,190

2,240

2,290

2,340

2,380

2,420

2,480

2,550

2,630

2,740

2,840

3,000

3,300

3,530

3,730

3,900

4,000

*4.060

79,340

2,559

0.417

0.48

Apr.

4,120

4,180

4,250

,350

,460

,580

,680

,800

,960

5,200

5,350

5,500

5.600

5,560

5,500

5,450

*5,320

5,280

5,200

5,100

5,000

4,880

4,480

4,140

5.670

3,870

3,960

4,300

4,440

4,700

-

143,080

4,769

0.777

0.87

May

4,800

*4,890

4,910

5,100

4,410

4,160

4,170

3,430

3,060

2.860

3,080

3,480

3,810

4,060

4,340

4,640

4,770

4,770

4,630

4,600

4,760

5,820

6,280

6,250

6,180

6,250

6,250

6,170

6,930

7,930

B.160

154,950

4,998

0.814

0.94

June

B.OBO

*7,810

7,390

7,140

7,130

7,190

7,200

7,260

7,300

7,170

7,010

6,940

6,770

6,620

6.520

6,900

7,030

6,890

6,680

7,010

7,760

7,980

7,910

7,700

7,470

7,160

6,900

6,740

6,680

6,700

-

215,040

7,168

1.17

1.30

July

6,820

7,020

7,240

7,420

7,520

7.580

7,490

7,420

7,300

7,170

7,120

7,180

7,240

*7,240

7,160

7,090

7,030

6,940

6,790

6,640

6,560

6,660

6,550

6,380

6,250

6,250

6,250

6,250

6,250

6,000

5.510

212,320

6,849

1.12

1.29

Aug.

5,410

5.290

5,350

6,820

8,040

*8,600

9,170

9,760

*10,200

10,200

10,300

*10,500

10 . 700

10,700

10,500

10,300

9,800

9,440

9,070

8,810

8,510

8,190

7,860

7,500

7,130

6,780

6,490

6,280

6,170

6,240

6,250

256,360

8,270

1.35

1.55

Sept.

6,260

6,220

6,140

6,190

6,320

6.390

6,390

6,310

6,070

5,960

5,900

5,900

5,890

5,820

5,790

5,620

5,620

5,620

5,610

5,410

*4,980

4,180

3,740

3,260

3,070

2,950

2,950

2.920

3,210

3,650

-

154,340

5,145

0.836

0.93

Calendar year 1952: Max 10,000 Mln 1,630 Mean 3,876 Cfsm 0.631 In. 8.58

Water year 1952-53: Max 10,700 Min 1,830 Mean 4,237 Cfsm 0.690 In- 9.37

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 21 to Apr. 21.
142 PINE RIVER BASIN

Pine River Reservoir at Cross Lake, Minn.

Location.--Lat 46°40'12", long. 94°06'48", in sec. 21, T. 137 N., R. 27 W., at dam on 

Pine River at outlet of Cross Lake at village of Cross Lake.

Drainage area.--562 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1941 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. 

March 1886 to September 1941 in files of St. Paul office of Corps of Engineers.

Gage.--Staff gage read twice daily. Since May 3, 1949, supplementary water-stage recorder 

at same site and datum used for check purposes. Datura of gage is 1,218.20 ft above 

mean sea level, unadjusted (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Extremes.--Maximum gage height observed during year, 13.65 ft June 8; minimum observed, 

 ICTTO" ft Feb. 18.

1941-53: Maximum gage height observed, 15.66 ft June 17, 1944; minimum observed, 

10.08 ft Mar. 24-27, 1944.

Maximum daily gage height observed, 18.24 ft July 10, 1916; minimum daily, 1.35 ft 

Aug. 20, 1918.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by natural lake controlled by timber crib dam; storage began 

in 1886; dam completed in 1886. Available capacity, 131,310 acre-ft between gage 

heights 9.0 ft, minimum allowable stage, and 18.5 ft, maximum allowable stage. Dead 

storage, minimum allowable', 46,210 acre-ft; normal operating capacity, 53,270 acre-ft 

between gage heights of 10.0 and 14.0 ft. Dead storage, normal operating conditions, 

58,810 acre-ft. Water is used to benefit navigation below Minneapolis.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers in terms of cfs-days and converted 

to acre-feet by Geological Survey.

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1955

Date

Calendar year 1952......

July 31...................

Sept. 30...................

Water year 1952-53......

Gage height 

(feet)t

1 P OA

-

12 54

13.16

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

100,790

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

_

+2,410

+1,350

+4,630

t Gage heights are midnight readings taken from .recorder chart
PINE RIVER BASIN 143

Pine River at Pine River Dam, at Cross Lake, Minn.

Location. Lat 46°40'12", long. 94°06'48", in headwater and tailwater of Pine River Dam 

at village of Cross Lake.

Drainage area. 562 sq mi.

Records available. January 1895 to September 1916, May to November 1929, and October 

1941 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. April 1886 to September 1941 

in files of St. Paul office of Corps of Engineers.

Gage. Staff-gages read twice daily. Datum of gages is 1,218.20 ft above mean sea level, 

unadjusted.

Average discharge. 67 years (1886-1953), 211 cfs, unadjusted.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,200 cfs June 21; minimum daily, 10 cfs July~~29-31.

1895-1916, 1929, 1941-53: Maximum daily discharge, 2,246 cfs in June 1896 (does 

not include flow bypassing dam through crevasse); no flow June 8-15, 17, 19, 20, 1906.

Remarks. Discharge computed on basis of modified weir formula, the head being obtained 

from twice-daily readings on headwater and ta'ilwater gages. Plow completely regulated 

by Pine River Reservoir (see preceding page).

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

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

(t)

Oct.

255

255

240

240

240

223

185

185

185

185

185

185

185

185

185

169

140

TJ5

140

140

140 

140

163

177

177

177

177

177

177

177

177

5,706

184

-96.5

Nov.

177

177

177

177

177

177

177

177

177

177

177

177

177

177

177

177

177

177

177

177

177 

177

177

177

177

177

177

177

177

177

-

5,310

177

-31.6

Dec.

123

98m

98

98

113

245

SB

244

208

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

98 

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

3,627

117

+4.3

Jan.

98

S3

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

135

545

345

345

342

342

341

340 

340

340

340

339

339

338

337

337

336

336

7,191

232

-115

Feb.

335

335

335

335

413

652

SIT

644

642

638

592

437

435

434

434

434

431

354

137

1ST

137 

137

137

137

137

137

137

137

_

-

9,897

353

-236

Mar.

200" 200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200.

200

200

200

200

2OO

200

200

200

165

13 

15

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

4,108

133

+ 172

Apr.

13

15

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

34

180

217

400 iro

390

375

375

375 

375

375

375

375

375

375

375

375

375

-

6,277

209

+286

May

375 375-

375

375

375

375

375

375

375

375

375

375

375

375

375

375

375

375

375

375

390 

425

425

425

425

425

425

425

450

510

5T5

12,335

398

+ 133

June

553

640

640

640

670

760

777

970

970

970

970

970

970

970

970

970

970

1,005

1,140

1,145

1.200 

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,118

880

880

854

243

-

27,405

914

-206

July

2~B6~ 200

200

200

195

190

180

180

180

180

180

160

180

160

180

180

180

185

185

185

185 

160

180

180

180

180

180

158

10

IB

10

5,173

167

+65.8

Aug.

30

35

30

44

200

250

440

430

430

430

695

555

665

685

685

684

660

525

525

525

525 

525

525

324

200

200

186

90

90

90

90

11,533

372

+33.6

Sept.

90

90

90

65

89

135

135

135

135

188

SIB" 315

315

315

315

305

305

225

2020-

20 

20

20

20

20

20

20

93

310

310

-

4,475

149

+22.7

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

87.5 

0.156 

0.18

14E 

0.25E 

0.2<

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

121 

0.215 

) 0.25

117 

0.206 

0.24

117 

0.208 

0.22

305 

0.543 

0.63

Observed

497 

0.684 

0.99

531 

0.945 

1.09

Max 1,530 Min 10 Mean 302 

Max 1,200 Min 10 Mean 282

708 

1.26 

1.41

253 

0.450 

0.52

406 

0.722 

0.63

172 

0.306 

0.34

Adjusted

Mean 305 Cfsm 0.543 In. 7.40 

Mean 288 Cfsm 0.512 -In. 6.99

t Change in contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Pine River Reservoir.
144 PINE RIVER BASIN

Pelican Lake diversion near Pequot Lakes, Minn,

Location. Lat 46°37", long. 94°11', in sees. 3 and 10, T. 136 N., R. 28 W., on abutment of dam at outlet of Long Lake (inlet of Pelican Lake), 6 miles east of town of

Pequot Lakes.

Records available. April 1938 to September 1953 (fragmentary). 

Gage.--Staff gage read about three times weekly during open-water period. Altitude of

gage is 1,210 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. 1938-53: Maximum gage height observed, 4.12 ft May 23, 25, 27, 1950; minimum 

 observed, 1.30 ft Mar. 18, 1943. 

Remarks. Levels of Long Lake artificially regulated by dam (identification number 10-43)

permitting a 3.5 foot control. Datum of gage is at top of apron of dam.

dot,

Nov. 

Dec, 

Mar,

Oage height, In feet, October 195Z to September 1953

31....... 3.10 Apr. 29....... 3.64 July 30....... 3.68

30....... 3.06 May 30....... 3.88 Aug. 31....... 3.75

31....... 2.10

30....... 3.40

June 29....... 3.92 Sept.30....... 3.40

Note. Gage readings other than those shown above were made.

RABBIT RIVER BASIN

Rabbit River near Crosby, Minn.

Location. Lat 46°30'55", long. 93°57'35", in NEf sec. 35, T. 47 N., R. 29 W., on right 

bank a third of a mile downstream from Clinker Lake control dam and 2 miles north of 

Crosby.

Drainage area. 8.38 sq mi.

Records available. August 1945 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,190.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Average discharge. 8 years, 8.25 cfs.

Extremes,. Maximum discharge during year, 36 cfs Aug. 11 (gage height, 6.79 ft, backwater 

from aquatic vegetation); minimum, 1.9 cfs Oct. 21-23; minimum gage height, 5.28 ft 

Nov. 12 (backwater from aquatic vegetation).

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 94 cfs June 27, 1946 (gage height, 7.54 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 30 cfs (release from logjam); no flow at times.

Remarks.--Records fair. Some regulation by Clinker Lake.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1115: 1947.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 19S3

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1Z

13

14 

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29 

50

31.

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

Ld.

3.5

3.3

3.1

3.0

2.8

2l7

2.6

Z.5

2.4

Z.4

2.4

2.4

Z.Z 

Z.2

2.Z

2.2

Z.I

2.1

2.0

1*9

1.9

1.9

*2.0

Z.O

Z.O

2.0

2.0

Z.O 

2.0

2.0

75.5

2.37

0.263

0.33

flov.

z^o

Z.O

2.0

Z.O Z'.O

2.0

2.0

2.0

Z.O

Z.O

2.0

Z.I

2.1

Z.2 

2.4

Z.4

Z.5

2". 6

2.7

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.9

3.0

5.2

3.1

Z.9

2.8

2.6 

2.8

-

72.8

2.45

O.Z90

0.52

Dec.

 B

3.1

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.1 

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

5.2

3.2

3.3

3.3

3ii

3.4

3.3 

3.3

3.2

98.1

5.16

0.377

0.44

Jan.

3.2 

372

3.2

3.3

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.8

3.9

3.9 ±i°

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

*3.9

3.9

3.9

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.7 

3.7

3.6

115.1

3.71

0.443

0.51

Feb.

3.8 

3^9.

57?

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8 

3.8

*3.8

}.., ! -

-

104.5

3.73

0.445

0.46

Mar.

"

 3.5

"

 4.2

.

r

I 5.0

J!-

135.0

4.35

0.519

0.60

Apr.

frl 8.6

11

1Z

1Z

11

10

11

11

10

9.9

9.4

9.6

12

11

10

10

10

10 

10

506.8

10.3

1.23

1.37

May

10 

*10

11

10

10

10

9.9

9.2

8.6 976"

15

15

14

14 

13

12

12

11

10

11

16

IS

15

14

14

13

13

12

25 

26

25

414.5

13.4

1.60

1.84

June

24 

25

InT

24

22

20

22

2Z

21

19

17

15

15 

12

12

11

10

2*1

16

16

17

15

15

16

14

14

15

12 11

-

511.4

17.0

2.05

2.Z7

July

12 . 

11

9.2

8.1

7.7

7.1

6.4

5.7

5.5

5.0

4.7

5.0

5.2

*5.1 

4.7

4.4

479

5.9

5.6

7.9

25

24

21

19

18

18

16

15

14 

13

12

325.9

10.5

1.25

1.45

Aug.

16 

16

20

31

28

25

26

27

27

26

*3333"

52

3Z 

32

31

Z9

28

28

27

Z6

24

23

22

21

19

17

16

17 

16

15

763

24.6

2.94

3.39

Sept.

ft

14

13

12

11

9.9

1Z

12

12

12

10

9.6

9.0 

8.6

8.1

7.7

7.1

6.8

6.1

5.6

*5.6

5.5

5.1

5.0

4.9

4.7

4.6

H258.7

6.62

1.03

1.15

Calendar year 195Z: Max 54 Mln 1.9 Mean 6.51 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.83

Water year 195Z-53: Max 33 Min 1.9 Mean 6.7Z Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.15

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 26 to Jan. 12, Jan. 21-51, Feb. 5-16. Ho 

gage-height record Nov. 50, Dec. 1, Jan. 15-20, Feb. 1, 2, Feb. 17 to Mar. 31, Apr. 6-16, 16-20, 30, 

May 1; discharge estimated on basis of 5 discharge measurements, weather records, and recorded range 

in stage.
CROW WING RIVER BASIN 

Crow Wing River at Nimrod, Minn.

145

Location. Lat 46°39', long. 94°53', in sec. 32, T. 137 N., R. 33 W., on right bank 10 ft 

upstream from highway bridge, 0.2 mile north of Nimrod, and 0.7 mile upstream from Cat 

River.

Drainage area.- -1.0 10 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. ^-April 1910 to September 1914, July 1930 to September 1953 (winter 

records incomplete prior to 1940).

Gage. --Water -stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,310 ft (from river-profile map). 

Apr. 15, 1910, to Sept. 30, 1914, chain gage at bridge 10 ft downstream at datum 2.2 

ft lower. July 28, 1930, to Aug. 19,- 1948, chain gage and Aug. 20, 1948, to Nov. 4, 

1949, wire-weight gage, at bridge 10 ft downstream at present datum.

Average discharge. --14 years (1939-53), 479 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,730 cfs June 21 (gage height, 5.17 ft, backwater from aquatic vegetation); minimum daily, 280 cfs Jan. 28 to Feb. 3.

1910^14, 1930-53: Maximum discharge observed, 2,330 cfs Apr. 7, 1943 (gage height 

5.60 ft); maximum gage height observed, 7.64 ft Apr. 20, 1950 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge observed, 45 cfs Aug. 7, 1936.

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

lated by several lakes.

Plow reguDischarge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

£6

27

26 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

400 

400

 400

394

389

389

389

389

384

378

372

367

367

362

372

372

372

372

372

372

367

367

367

367

367

372

362

3"6T 

362

367

367

11,639

375

0.371

0.43

Nov.

367 

367

367

367

367

372

*389

406

400

389

362

356

367

372

384

389

400

428

438

43?

433

428

428

428

428

350

395

380 

360

340

-

11,695

390

0.366

0.43

Dec.

330 

330

340

360

37JO

370

360

350

*350

350

340

340

330

320

320

330

330

340

340

340

350

350

350

340

340

330

330

330 

320

320

320

10,520

339

0.336

0.39

Jan.

H§310

310

300

290

290

290

290

290

300

310

310

310

300

300

*290

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

280 28"0

280

280

9,150

295

0.292

0.34

Feb.

280

260

290

290

300

300

300

300

310

310

310

310

310

300

300

300

*310

310

310

300

300

300

310

310

320

320

320

.

-

8,480

303

0.300

0.31

Mar.

320 

310

310

300

300

290

290

290

290

300

300

310

310

310

320

330

340

340

350

360

380

430

470

490

520

550

580

590 

*582

576

564

12,002

387

0.363

0.44

Apr.

552 

546

589

658

718

732

718

762

838

675.

660

808

785

770

755

746

740

710

688

672

650

636

609

589

672

748

710

688 

658

658

-

21,142

705

0.698

0.76

May

688 

680

650

623

609

596

576

558

540

552

609

630

*636

636

650

650

643

636

616

630

912

1,020

980

912

890

882

890

898 

1,340

1.520

1,500

24,152

779

0.771

0.89

June

1,410 

1,360

1,370

1,460

1,390

1,320

1,260

1,370

*1,390

1,300

1,190

1,120

1,040

972

97T

1,230

1,310

1,210

1,160

1,460

1.710

1,600

1,500

1,440

1,400

1,350

1,260

1,200 

1,160

1,100

-

39,054

1,302

1.29

1.44

July

1.080 

1,080

1,020

988

958

*935

912

882

845

822

792

770

8OO

770

762

746

746

746

732

718

755

748

740

725

710

695

665

650 

630

616

609

24,653

795

0.787

0.91

Aug.

680 

615

905

1,070

*1,030

972

972

965

1,010

1,020

1,070

1,070

1,020

988

965

935

890

860

815

776

755

710

688

665

636

616

602

602 

609

602

602

25,917

636

0.828

0.95

Sept.

623 

658

710

718

725

725

725

718

718

*688

688

665

650

643

643

636

623

616

602

602

596

596

569

582

576

582

589

582 

582

576

-

19,226

641

0.635

0.71

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,800 Min 320 Mean 557 Cfsm 0.551 In. 7.51

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,710 Min 280 Mean 596 Cfsm 0.590 In. 6.02

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 26 to Mar. 28.
146 CROW WING RIVER BASIN

Long Prairie River near Osakis, Minn.

Location. Lat 45°58', long. 95°05', in sec. 22, T. 129 N., R. 35 W., on left upstream 

abutment of concrete diversion dam 200 ft Jielow diversion to Lake Osakis, 4 miles 

southwest of Clotho, and ?| miles northeast of Osakis.

Records available.--March 1939 to June 1947 (fragmentary record of headwater elevation), 

November 1949 to September 1953.

Gage. Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 1,319.32 ft above mean sea level, 

adjustment of 1912 (levels by Minnesota Department of Conservation). Prior to Oct. 1, 

1941, headwater gage at same site and datum. Oct. 1, 1941, to June 30, 1947, headwater 

gage at same site at datum 0.42 ft higher. Nov. 7, 1949 to Sept. 30, 1951, tailwater 

gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 326 cfs Apr. 10 (gage height, 3.56 ft); maximum

 gage height observed, 4.38 Mar. 24 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 17 cfs 

Jan. 28 to Feb. 3; minimum gage height, observed, 1.98 ft Nov. 27.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 951 cfs Apr. 9, 1952 (gage height, 6.05 ft, from graph 

based on gage readings); minimum daily, 7.5 cfs Feb. 24 to Mar. 4, 1950; minimum gage 

height, 1.50 ft Nov. 7, 9, 10, 1949.

Remarks. Records fair except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Flow is

 diverted at times, Just above station, to Osakis Lake and thence to Sauk River basin. 

Above a stage of about 3.6 ft, a small portion of the flow bypasses the gage through a 

natural diversion channel located a half mile upstream.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6 

7

B

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

Cf am

In.

Oct.

ft

*54

54

52

51 

51

50

50

50

50

49

49

49

46

48

48

47

47

46

46

47

47

47

48

48

48

§

48

47

1,511

46.7

_

-

Jiov.

47 

46

46

47

48

47 

*46

45

43

34

38

40

39

37

38

40

43

44

41

41

40

39

39

38

36

35

28

Z5 

23

23

-

1,176

39.2

-

-

Dec.

22 

22

23

24

24

if24

24

*23

22

21

21

21

20

20

21

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

19

T?

19 

19

19

19

659

21.3

-

-

Jan.

20 20"

20

19

19

19 

16

16

18

19

19

20

20

20

19

19

16

*18

18

18

16

18

18

16

18

18

16

17 

17

17

17

573

18.5

_

-

Feb.

17

17

17

18

16

19 

19

20

20

21

21

22

22

21

21

20

20

20

21

21

21

21

22

23

25

27

28

ZB

-

-

590

21.1

_

-

Mar.

27 

26

25

25

25

24 

24

24

25

27

31

36

*38

39

41

42

44

50

60

65

66

90

135

195

220

240

250

260

206

182

2,794

90.1

_

-

Apr.

171 

163

185

185

182

264 

275

298

318

326

286

238

202

188

162

182

182

161

138

117

100

106

106

98

117

136

165

151 

135

148

-

5,507

164

_

-

May

161

168

160

151

135

114 

112

106

100

109

145

163

143

114

*114

106

99

106

112

119

156

160

141

114

96

64

23

78 

92

91

89

3,711

120

.

-

June

87 

!73

77

80

82

77

57

106

*106

103

95

89

86

64

96

93

95

106

146

148

T34" 160

146

135

126

122

116 

109

106

-

3,158

105

_

-

July

iro

96

93

91

86 

78

73

*71

65

60

56

55

54

52

49

47

46

43

41

41

40

39

36

36

36

35

34

32

32

1,754

56.6

_

-

Aug.

33 

33

32

32

33

33 

33

33

33

*33

35

35

33

33

33

32

32

33

33

32

32

31

31

30

2£

30

30

32 

32

33

35

1,004

32.4

_

-

Sept.

34 

35

36

36 

36

36

*36

35

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

35

36

35

34

34

32

32

32

32

33

32 

32

31

-

1,037

34.6

_

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 925 Min 19 Mean 115 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 326 Min 17 Mean 64.3 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 27 to Mar. 29 (no gage-height record Dec. 28- 

30, Jan. 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15-17, 19-22, 24-30, Feb. 2-9, 11-17, 19-24, Mar. 1, 2. 12) discharge 

estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements, weather records and engineers' notes).
CROW WING RIVER BASIN 147

Gull Lake reservoir near Brainerd, Minn.

Location. Lat 46°24'40", long. 94°21'26", in N?- sec. 20, T. 134 N., R. 29.W., in pool of 

dam on Gull River, 800 ft south of outlet of Gull Lake, a quarter of a mile upstream 

from Gull Lake Dam, and 8 miles northwest of Brainerd.

Drainage area.--287 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1941 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. 

May 1911 to September 1941 in files of St. Paul office of Corps of Engineers.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,188.14 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 'of 1912. Prior to Aug. 10, 1949, staff gage 800 ft north of present site at same 

datum.

Extremes..--Maximum gage height observed during year, 6.37 ft May 31; minimum observed, 5.01

1941-53: Maximum gage height observed, 7.34 ft July 22, 1952; minimum observed, 4.03 

ft Mar. 31, 1944.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by natural lake controlled by concrete dam. Storage began 

in 1912, dam completed in 1913. Capacity, 26,010 acre-ft between gage heights 5.0 ft, 

minimum allowable stage, and 7.00 ft, maximum allowable stage. Dead storage 44,810 

acre-ft. Water is used to benefit navigation below Minneapolis. Gage height taken from 

recorder record usually at 10-day intervals.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers, in terms of cfs-days and converted 

to acre-feet by Geological Survey.

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1955

Date

Sept. 30....................

Water year 1952-53 .......

Qage height 

(feet)t

5

qt=

5.02

6.34

5.92

5.67

_

Contents 

(acre-feet)

51,160

53,480

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-6,610

+3,120

-5,460

-7,530

-3.620

t Qage heights are 12 p.m. readings from recorder chart.
148 CROW WING RIVER BASIN

Gull River at Gull lake Dam near Brainerd, Minn.

Location. Lat 46°24'40", long. 94°21'12", in sec. 20, T. 134 N., R. 29 W. ( in headwater 

and tailwater of dam at outlet of Gull Lake, 8 miles northwest of Brainerd.

Drainage area. 287 sq mi.

Records available. May to November 1929 and October 1941 to September 1953 in reports of 

Geological survey, September 1911 to September 1941 in files of St. Paul office of 

Corps of Engineers,

Gage. Water-stage recorder headwater gage, and staff tailwater gage. Datum of gages is 

T,188.14 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Aug. 2, 1949, both gages 

were staff gages at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 42 years (1911-53), 105 cfs, unadjusted.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 681 cfs May 31; minimum daily, 10 cfs 

Mar. 29 to Apr. 6,

1929, 1941-53: Maximum daily discharge, 1,115 cfs May 10, 1950; minimum daily, 3 cfs 

Oct. 21 to Nov, ?, Nov. 10, 1943.

Maximum daily discharge known, 1,123 cfs May 15, 1938.

Remarks. Discharge computed at dam on basis of modified weir formulas, the head being obtained from twice-daily readings on tailwater gage and from headwater recorder. Flow 

completely regulated by Gull Lake Reservoir (see preceding page).

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers,

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

El

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

33

3T

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

14

14

21

425

13.7

-21.1

Nov.

107

105

103

102

104

102

99

99

98

94

93

93

101

101

110

110

110

113

Tl2

111

111

110

109

108

110

112

110

102

87

87

-

3,113

104

-53.8

Dec.

87

67

67

87

87

87

101

202

26T

155

83

83

83

83

83

83

83

82

81

81

81

81

81

81

81

81

81

81

81

81

81

2,897

93.5

-23.1

Jan.

81

81

81

81

81

81

81

81

80

80

80

80

81

81

82

83

83

83

83

83

83

83

84

84

83

83

83

83

83

83

83

2,542

82.0

+6.4

Feb.

82

BZ

82

82

96

278

273

267

260

257

255

256

291

284

280

275

267

258

202

204

204

200

195

183

160

131

131

129

-

.

-

5,664

202

-119

Mar.

129

101

87

87

87

87

67

87

87

87

86-

86

86

86

87

88

87

88

89

89

90

95

100

101

103

104

91

17

10

10

10

2,529

81.6

+110

Apr.

10

10

10

10

10

10

21

112

185

243

282

283

283

290

545

341

341

533

320

316

302

263

240

187

156

162

180

217

246

247

5,953

198

+122

May

247

247

247

246

244

242

238

211

168

166

172

177

175

172

172

171

IM

144

145

146

151

160

207

255

287

287

284

278

316

396

661

7,176

231

+50.8

June

650

635

620

600

575

560

355

253

251

251

253

253

251

246

240

249

253

249

320

372

580

575

560

540

530

428

328

218

214

209

11,618

367

+92.1

July

208

20«

148

121

101

68

70

36

38

38

37

39

40

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

1,370

44.2

-31.9

Aug.

12

12

56

350

580

580

576

565

550

425

282

289

282

223

223

218

202

160

109

64

65

51

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

118

117

6,213

200

+38

Sept.

117

116

118

116

115

111

110

109

109

107

108

107

103

154

650

615

605

595

580

575

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

5,402

180

-126.5

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

-7.4 

-0.026 

0.03

50.2 

0.175

0.20

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

70.4 

0.245 

0.28

90.4 

0.315 

0.36

83.0 

0.289 

0.30

192 

0.669 

0.77

320

1.11 

1,24

282 

0.983 

1.13

Observed

Max 1,105 Mln 12 Mean 169 

Max 681 Mln 10 Mean ISO

295 

1.03 

1.15

76.1 

0.265 

0.31

236 

0.829 

0.96

53.5 

0.186 

0.21

Adjusted

Mean 174 Cfsm 0.606 In. 8.29 

Mean 145 Cfsm 0.505 In. 6.94

t Change in contents equivalent in cubic feet per second, in' Gull Lake Reservoir.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 149 ,

Mississippi River near Royalton, Minn.

Location.--Lat 45°52', long. 94°22i, in lot 2, sec. 20, T. 39 N., R. 32 W., at plant of 

Minnesota Power & Light Co., 5 miles northwest of Royalton and 5 miles downstream from 

Swan River.

Drainage area. 11,600 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. March 1924 to September 1953. 

Average discharge. 29 years, 3,850 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 20,700 cfs Aug. 13; minimum daily, 1,570 cfs 

 Nov. 29.

1924-53: Maximum daily discharge, 29,400 cfs Apr. 13, 1952; minimum daily, 254 cfs 

Nov. 25, 1936.

Remarks. Records good.' Daily discharge computed on basis of powerplant records. Flow 

regulated by Government reservoirs on headwaters.

Cooperation. Records collected by Minnesota Power & Light Co,, under general.supervision 

of Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28 

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5,610 

3,310

3,220

2,910

3,160

3,250

3,000

2,970

3,160

2,890

3,060 

3,210

3,180

3,130

3,150

3,180 

3,280

3,180

3,110

3,030

2,930

3,170

3,230 

2,930

2,990

3,270

3,100

3,160 

3,290 

3,360

3,280

97,700

3,152

0.272

0.31

Nov.

3,040 

3,250

3,270

3,220

3,490

3,480

3,600

3,970

3,810

3,320

*3,780 

3,680

3,830

3,740

3,750

4,020 

3,050

3,650

3,840

3,750

3,620

3,760

3,860 

3,440

3,470

3,650

2,460

1,620 

1,570 

2,340

-

101,330

3,378

0.291

0.32

Dec .

2.270 

2,850

2,980

2,930

3,160

3,130

3,390

3,350

3,750

5,940

3,790 

3,750

3,420

3,280

2,600

3,390 

3,420

2,970

2,960

2,960

3,120

3,200

3,210 

3,240

3,000

3,020

2,960

3,480 

2,790 

3,440

3,250

99,000

3,194

0.275

0.32

Jan.

3,440 

3,530

3,420

3,470

3,270

3,150

3,010

3,030

3,180

3,120

3,000 

3,060

3,310

3,150

2,750

3,080 

3,100

3,170

3,170

3,240

3,350

5,610 57550" 

3,320

3,440

3,440

3,290

3,350 

3,330 

3,390

3,340

100,830

3,253

0.280

0.32

Feb.

3,460 

3,380

3,330

3,430

3,460

3,490

3,420

3,500

4,020

4,100

4,280 

4,220

4,060

4,110

4,100

3,970 

3,740

3,620

3,570

3,360

3,220

3,060

*2,870 

3,060

2,950

2,910

2,790

2,860

-

98,340

3,512

0.303

0.32

Mar.

2,890 

3,090

3,130

2,680

2,630

2,590

2,680

2,630

2,660

2,730

2,910 

3,080

3,190

3,200

3,120

3,230 

3,350

3,610

3,530

4,030

4,640

5,860

6,910 

7,770

8,200

8,670

8,890

9,290 

9,910 

9,470

8,660

149,230

4,814

0.415

0.48

Apr.

8,210 

8,760

9,560

10,500

11,000

10,800

11,200

11,200

11,200

12,100

12,200 

12,300

12,100

12,500

12,000

10,800 

10,800

10,500

10,700

10,000

9,460

9,670

8,180 

'87476

8,470

8,460

8,290

8,850 

8,600 

9,110

-

505,990

10,200

0.879

0.98

May

9,440 

9,760

9,560

9,590

8,840

8,550

8,270

7,470

6,210

6,510

6,260 

6,680

6,910

7,080

7,410

7,750 

7,670

8,070

8,000

8,350

8,640

9,860

11,700 

12,600

13,100

12,600

12,100

11,700 

12,300 

13,100

14,500

290,580

9,374

0.808

0.93

June

15,800 

16,700

16,500

*15,900

14,700

14,000

13,200

13,600

13,600

13,000

13,300 

13,600

13,600

12,700

12,300

12,700 

12,500

12,800

13,200

15,5OO

17,500

18,600

20,100 

26,100

19,900

18,300

16,900

15,500 

14,600 

13,700

-

454,400

15,150

1.31

1.46

July

15,000 

12 , 700

12,400

11,100

10,700

10, 900

11,100

10,700

10,500

10,300

10,000 

10,200

10,600

10, 900

10,300

9,940 

9,740

10,000

9,920

9,300

9,580

9,490

9,240 

9,090

9,320

9,240

8,720

8,910 

8,790 

8,050

7,540

312,070

10,070

0.868

1.00

Aug.

10,400 

13,400

12,600

14,600

15,300

*1B,100

20,000

17,300

17,100

18,600

19,700 

20,500

20,700

20,100

20,100

19,300 

18,300

18,200

15,900

15,400

15,000

13,700

13,400 

12,500

11,900

11,400

10,300

9,950 

9,580 

9,580

9,520

472,230

15,230

1.31

1.51

Sept*

9,510 

9,160"

9,290

9,370

8,730

8,940

9,450

9,100

9,450

8,640

8,540 

8,540

8,400

8,160

7,970

8,040 

8,420

8,040

8,040

7,620

7,210

6,970

6,080 

5,230

4,770

4,570

4,140

4,050 

4,230 

4,230

-

224,890

7,496

0.646

0.72

Calendar year 1952: Max 29,400 Mln 1,570 Mean 6,669 Cfsm 0.575 In. 7.82

Water year 1952-53: Max 20,700 Mln 1,570 Mean 7,415 Cfsm 0.639 In. 8.6"?

* Discharge measurement made on thld day.
150 SAUK RIVER BASIN

 Sauk River near St. Cloud, Minn.

Location. Lat 45°34', long. 94°14', in SV$ sec. 8, T. 124 N., R. 28 W., on right bank 

half a mile northwest of Waite Park, 3 miles west of St. Cloud, and 5 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area.--925 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1909 to December 1913, May 1929 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,034.95 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Nov. 22, 1934, chain gage on highway bridge 1 mile downstream 

at datum 6.77 ft lower.

Average discharge.--23 years (1909-12, 1930-31, 1934-53), 247 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,740 cfs June 20 (gage height, 5.91 ft): minimum, 64 cfs Oct. 12, 13 (gage height, 0.99 ft).

1909-13, 1929-53: Maximum discharge, 5,580 cfs Apr. 13, 1951 (gage height, 7.89 ft); 

minimum, 0.2 cfs Nov. 22, 1936.

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

for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. Flow regulated by powerplants 

and reservoirs above station.

Revisions.--WSP 895: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of loe effect (gage

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

(Backwater from aquatic vegetation Oct. 1-17. shifting-control 

method used June 17 to July 2)

0.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.6

72

94

126

231

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

376

804

1,320

2,020

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

108 

107

108

89

69

*67

66

66

66

66

65 

BT

67

74

87

102

98 "^

V alOS

J

allO

 ^

1 alSO

1

J

3,135

101

0.109

0.13

Nov.

]1

I a!40

J

128

137

124

130 

*128

128

128

128

117

128

141

163

148

144

139

137

135

130

90

llSr

165

IB?

145

-

4,063

135

0.146

0.16

Dec.

135 

135" 140

130

130

125

120

125

135

135

*130 

125

125

120

120

125

125

120

115

115

115

115

115

120

115

115

115 

115

115

HO" 110

3,790

122

0.132

0.15

Jan.

110 

110

110

110

105

100

100

1OO

100

105

105 

100

100

100

95

95

95

95

90

90

90

90

90

90

85_

«85

90 

90

90

90

155

3,040

98.1

0.106

0.12

Feb.

170 

TBT

160

155

155

155

150

110

95

95

95 

125

135

125

120

115

115

95

85

85

80

80

*80

80

70

70

70 

70

_

_

-

3,105

111

0.120

0.12

Mar.

70- 70 

70

70

70

70

70

75

75

80

95 

150

165

170

175

175

185

195

200

240

450

600

800

930

980

1,000

*1.020 

1,000

1,000

982

963

12,195

393

0.425

0.49

Apr.

930 

901

954

973

920

910

920

930

*968

982

978 

963

949

930

910

920

864

818

772

736

723

701

674

644

657

666

622 

306

277

*3TT

23,815

794

0.858

0.96

May 

405 

657

670

670

679

657

639

605

571

588

601 

580

546

356

348

336

53T

336

340

340

458

454

454

454

458

483

466 

466

475

471

450

15,349

495

0.535

0.62

June

417 

401

401

*388

376

344

328

?37

401

372

368 

356

433

466

584

1,430

i*l,880

2,370

2,530

1 2,660

2,490

i 2,280

2,060

1,980

2,280

2,280

2,240 

2,220

2,150

2,100

39,023

1,301

1.41

1.57

July

1,980 

1,860

1,730

1,600

1,500

1,400

1,280

1,160

1,060

973

896 

836

799

767

*732

692

525

364

360

321

277 irr

380

364

356

356

344 

348

336

332

328

24,689

796

0.861

0.99

Aug.

348 

336

356

376

365

*409

466

666

864

987

1,500 

1,300

1,190

1,190

1,170

1,140

1,100

1,050

992

944

887

841

795

648

368

356

352 

348

348

336

332

22,160

715

0.773

0.89

Sept.

336 

3Zff

332

325

317

309

306

263

122

108

«107 

105

102

102

108

244

284

277

270

263

260

244

107

89

87

87

84 

81

BT

81

5,809

194

0.210

0.23

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,380 Mln 65 Mean 581 Cfsm 0.628 In. 8.56

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,660 Mln 65 Mean 439 Cfsm 0.475 In. 6.43

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

near Big Lake.

Note . Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 25 to Mar. 27.
ELK RIVER BASIN 

Elk River near Big Lake, Mlnn.

151

Location. Lat 45°20', long. 93°40', in sec. 23, T. 33 N., R. 27 W., on right bank at upstream side of highway bridge, 4 miles east of Big Lake and 4 miles downstream from 

St. Francis River.

Drainage area.--615 sq mi.

Records available. April 1911 to September 1917, April 1931 to September 1953.

Page.--Water-stage recorder. April 1911 to Sept. 30, 1917, staff gage and Apr. 1, 1931, 

to July 26, 1934-, chain gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--25 years (1911-17, 1934-53) 251 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,320 cfs Mar. 27 (gage height, 4.19 ft); minimum, 94 cfs Sept. 23, 24 (gage height, 1.05 ft).

1911-17, 1931-53: Maximum discharge, 5,330 cfs Apr. 10, 1952 (gage height, 10.36 

ft), from rating curve extended above 3,800 c£s; minimum, 3.6 cfs July 31, 1934.

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

Revisions (water years).--WSP 895: 1939.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 24 Mar. 25 to Sept. 30

1.2

1.3

145

181

1.0 

1.2

1.5

78

144

257

2.0 

3.0 

4.2

447

828

1,320

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

181

T?T

170

159

156

156

156

156

156

156

159

159

163

165

165

163

163

163

165

159

159

159

159

167

167

167

165 

159

159

156

156

5,009

162

0.265

0.30

Nov.

159

159

167

174

T74

170

167

159

156

156

152

«156

156

159

163

163

165

170

167

167

167

165

163

150

159

155

150 

140

135

IBT

-

4,774

159

0.259

0.29

Dec.

135

140

145

150

155

155

150

150

155

155

150

145

*145

140

145

150

145

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

135

130

150

150

130

130

4,405

142

0.231

0.27

Jan.

150

150

130

130

125

125

120

120

120

125

125

125

130

135

155

150

150

150

125

125

125

125

*125

125

125

125

125 

120 ISO"

120

120

5,900

126

0.205

0.24

Feb.

115

115

110

110

115

115

115

110

110

110

115

115

120

ITS

115

110

110

110

105

105

9555"

95

100

 100

105

110 

110

-

_

-

5,055

109

0.177

0.18

Mar.

110

110

105

105

100

100

100

100

100

105

110

120

125

135

140

145

150

160

190

260

350

450

600

*800

1,040

1,160

1,510 

1,230

1,100

974

867

12,451 402'

0.654

0.75

Apr.

766 655"

679

683

660

648

675

709

*728

721

713

709

694

648

618

584

534

489

447

409

379

348

325

306

299

518

318 

522

322

348

-

16,082

556

0.872

 0.97

May

401

439

466

477

481

470

*447

424

394

375

394

386

382

390

394

379

360

341

325 359"

558

641

652

633

709

778

824 

5ST

751

656

561

15,621

504

0.820

0.94

June

481

432

590

341

295

265

352" 249

355

322

314

306

325

529

*518

548

560

579

508

770

894

898

926

1,050

1,180

1,180

1,160 

1,160

1,110

1,020

17,965

599

0.974

1.09

July

946 555"

812

724

635

*546

481

420

579

553

299

287

280

276

265

249

246

249

242

238

238

238

227

219

219

219

219 

211

204

200

192

11,181

361

0.587

0.68

Aug.

208

223

230

291

325

344

*371

405

436

462

508

515 155"

477

493

515

500

458

415

386

356

529

299

268

246

225

208 

192

185

181

174

10,714

546

0.565

0.65

Sept.

159" 170

148

144

134

130

124

124

124

124

*120

127

137

130

134

150

124

120

113

110

107

104

156" 100

120

124

120 

117

115

110

5,741

125

0.203

0.23

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,100 Mln 124 Mean 413 Cfsm 0.672 In. 9.13

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,310 Min 95 Mean 298 Cfsm 0.485 In. 6.59

Peak discharge (base, 260 cfs). Ma

485 cfs (2.00 ft); May 28 (1:30 a.m.)

r. 27 (2 p.m.) 1,520 cfs (4.19 ft); May 5 (9 a.m. to 2 p.m.) 

840 cfs (2.96 ft); June 25 (5 to 12 p.m.) 1,200 cfs (3.92 ft);

Aug. 16 (11 a.m.) 538 cfs (2.24 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 24, Nov. 26 to Mar. 24.
152 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Mississippi River at Elk River, Minn.

Location.--Lat 45°18 I , long. 93°34', In SEir sec. 34, T. 33 N., R. 26 W., fourth principal 

meridian, on left bank in town of Elk River, 50 ft downstream from bridge on State 

Highway 101, 2,500 ft downstream from Elk River, and at mile 884.6 above the Ohio 

River.

Drainage area. 14.500 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1915 to September 1953.

.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 847.92 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to July 18, 1932, chain gage at highway bridge 50 ft upstream at 

same datum.

Average discharge.--38 years, 5,269 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 26,700 cfs June 25 (gage height, 10.19 ft); minImum daily, 2,500 cfs Nov. 29; minimum gage height, 3.28 ft Nov. 3.

1915-53: Maximum discharge, 49,200 cfs Apr. 12, 1952 (gage height, 14.49 ft); minimum, 278 Cfs Nov. 15, 1933.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height

record, which are fair. Flow slightly regulated, except during extreme floods, by six 

Government reservoirs on headwaters; total usable capacity, 1,640,610 acre-ft; total 

normal operating capacity, 948,900 acre-ft.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

3.6 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

3,940

4,880

7,640

10,730

8.0 

10.0 

10..2

17,750

25,900

26,780

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12 

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

5,500 

4,830

4,630

4,370

4,300

3,980

4,210

4,320

4,210

4,090

5,980 J',650" 

4,280

4,760

4,300

4,090 

4,250

4,390

4,340

4,120

4,760

4,280

4,140

4,230

4,180

4,320

4,090

4,410 

4,140

4,340 

4,530

134,420

4,336

0.299

0.34

Nov.

4,510 

4.340

4,010

4,460

4,530

4,560

4,630

4,680

4,730

5,060

4,340 

*4,730 

5,010

5,090

5,110

4,800 

4,460

4,210

4,660

4,760

4,980

4,780

4,860

4,860

4,910

4,700

4,390

3,500 

2,500

2,750

134,910

4,497

0.310

0.35

Dec.

3,35"0" 5,000 

4,100

4,080

4,750

4,600

4,800

5,050

5,200

5,300

5,400 S.4001 

5,000

4,600

4,450

*4,460 

4,460

4,460

4,200

4,280

4,500

4,680

4,750

4,700

4,230

4,000

3,750

5,780 

4,050

4,450 

4,000

157,810

4,445

0.507

0.55

Jan.

4,400 

4,780

4,720

4,650

4,600

4,300

4,100

4,130

4,200

4,450

4,420 

4,500 

4,490

4,400

4,500

3.600 

3,700

3,900

*4,160

4,350

4,550

4,780

4,780

4,800

4,800

4,840

4,700

4,900 

4,830

4,720 

4,680

138,690

4,474

0.309

0.36

Feb.

4,630 

4,750

4,900

5,400

5,640

5,100

4,700

4,600

4,650

4,500

4,400 

5,100 

5,350

5,500

5,450

5, 750 

5, 550

5,500

4,950

4,750

4,530

4,530

4,050

3,950

5,850

*5,900

4,080

4,250

-

153,890

4,782

0.330

0.34

Mar.

4,300 

4,200

4,190

3,600

3,706

3,780

3,920

5,980

5,950

4,150

4,170 

4,520 

4,900

4,800

4,700

4,600 

4,520

5,000

5,600

6,200

7,800

9,240

10,700

 11,500

12,400

15,100

14,000,

14,400 

13,700

15,700 

12,600

221,700

7,152

0.495

0.57

Apr.

 11,600 

11,100

11,900

15,500

14,600

15,600

15,700

14,500

14,700

14,900

15,500 

15.900 

15,300

14,800

15,400

14,400 

13,600

13,600

12,900

12,500

11,800

11,800

11,900

10,900

10,500

11,200

10,000

9^960 

10,500

10,600

386,960

12,900

0.890

0.99

May

11,800 

12,000

12,800

11,800

11,600

11,400

 10,900

10,800

9,370

9,000

8,870 

8,540 

9,150

9,060

9,550

9,680 

9,960

9,620

9,620

9,770

11,100

12,000

15,200

14,700

15,100

15,600

14,900

14,300 

14,100

14,200 

15,700

560,190

11,620

0.801

0.92

June

15,600 

16,900

17,600

17,500

16,800

15,600

15,700

14,800

16,000

15,400

15,200 

14,100 

15,300

15,000

15,600

16,000 

17,800

 18,200

18,800

19,600

21,000

22,500

23,800

26,200

26,600

26,300

25,600

24,300 

22,300

21,100

565,200

18,840

1.30

1.45

July

19,500 

18,400

17,600

17,100

15,100

 14,200

14,000

13,900

15,600

15,000

12,600 

12,500 

12,400

12,800

12,900

12,200 

11,900

11,500

11,400

11,300

11,000

11,300

11,100

10,900

10,800

10,600

10,300

10, 100 

11,800

7.970 

9,000

392,570

12,660

0.873

1.01

Aug.

9,400 

12,600

14,600

15,700

17,100

18,500

20,900

*25,000

25,100

22,700

22,900 

24,000 

24.800

24,500

24,200

25,700 

22,700

21,900

 21,100

18,900

18,000

16,800

15,900

15,300

14,500

13,700

15,200

12,800 

12,500

12,100 

11,800

563,100

18,160

1.25

1.44

Sept.

11,600 

11,400

11,100

10,800

10,900

10,300

10,400

10,500

11,700

8,900

9,400 

9,400 

9,490

9,240

9,060

9,300 

9,120

9,180

9,150

9,270

8,900

8,300

7,850

 7,220

6,620

5,610

5,450

4,930 

5,370

5,320

265,780

8,859

0.611

0.68

Calendar year 1952: Max 48,800 Mln 2,50Q Mean 9,437 Cfsm 0.651 In. 8.85

Water year 1952-53: Max 26,600 Mln 2,500 Mean 9,412 Cfsm 0.649 In. 8.80

Peak discharge (base, 8,500 cfs), Mar. 28 (3:30 p.m.) 19,500 cfs (8.45 ft)j Apr. 12 (2 p.m.)

16,800 cfs {7.76 ft); May 3 (5:30 p.m.) 13,500 cfs (6.84 ft); May 26 (6:00 a.m.) 16,000 cfs (7.53 ft);

June 3 (2 to 4 a.m.) 17,700 ofs (7,99 ft); June 25 (10 p.m.) 26,700 cfs (10.19 ft); July 29 (5:30

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 28 to Mar. 21. No gage-height record Aug. 

to Sept. 10; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station near Anoka.
CROW RIVER BASIN 153

North Pork Crow River near Regal, Minn.

Location. Lat 45 "22"55", long. 94°47'40", in si se,c. 11, T. 122 N., R. 33 W., on right 

bank, 12 ft upstream from highway bridge and 3 miles southeast of Regal.

Drainage area. 215 sq mi.

Records available. July 1943 to September 1953.

gage. Water-stage recorder. July 1943 to May 9, 1944, staff gage and May 10, 1944, to 

July 13, 1948, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years (1943-53), 63.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 896 cfs June 16 (gage height, 4.31 ft); maximum 

gage height, 5.04 ft Mar. 22 (backwater from ice); no flow for many days.

1943-53: Maximum discharge, 2,120 cfs Apr. 11, 1952 (gage height, 6.11 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 900 cfs; maximum gage height recorded"/ 6.73 ft"Apr. 6, 1951 

(backwater from ice); no flow at times in most years.

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

which are poor. At high stages a portion of the flow bypasses the gage from a point 

about 1 mile upstream and returns to the main channel at a point about two-thirds of 

a mile below the gage. This flow is included in the station record.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1238: 1944-50.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 21

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

1.8 

2.2

Mar. 22 to Sept. 30

8.8

16

116

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.1

175

268

452

770

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

15

14

14

14

14

15

16 

16

15

14

14

14

15

16

15

15

14

15

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

12

17

*16

15

462

14.9

0.069

0.08

Nov.

16

17

16

16

16

16

15 

14

13

13

15

16 "*

14

-

10

4

-

365

12.2

0.057

0.06

Dec.

« 

2!o

2.0

1.9

2.0

2.1 

2.3

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

50.1

1.62

0.0075

0.009

Jan.

2*1

.9

.8

.8

.7

.5

.4 

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

8.1

0.26

0.0012

0.001

Feb.

0

0

0

0

Mar.

o

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

2.0

4.5

8.0

15

22

45

*75

127

204

265

340

*330

294

260

202

167

165

165

2,690.8

86.8

0.404

0.47

Apr.

146

130

144

162

177

202

209 

225

327

3*1

308

260

218

188

170

*150

127

115

104

100

95

90

82

77

94

110

116

113

*103

113

-

4,796

160

0.744

0.83

May

165

232

262

228

188

157

136 

117

100

99

137

154

162

144

126

113

104

93

81

78

95

107

107

98

90

82

72

64

62

58

50

3,761

121

0.563

0.65

June

45

40

42

*44

38

34

%

93

91

74

59

49

43

94

 626

*637

42T

334

311

265

213

180

*180

374

425

344

330

311

277

-

6,086

203

0.944

1.05

July

215

T65

130

107

86

74

60 

50

45

39

34

34

67

73

*52

39

31

28

26

24

29

70

42

28

26

26

27

25

22

19

18

1,711

55.2

0.257

0.30

Aug.

20

25

67

143

*184

202

290 

740

558

399

355

337

412

461

355

280

220

180

153

134

119

103

90

80

69

59

50

44

48

49

45

6,269

202

0.940

1.08

Sept.

40

37

33

29

26

24

22

*21

21

20

20

20

20

18

16

15

15

14

13

13

13

14

15

15

14

13

12

11.

-

626

20.9

0.097

0.11

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,700 Mln 2.0 Mean 143 Cfsm 0.665 In. 9.07

Water year 1952-53: Max 740 Mln 0 Mean 73.5 Cfsm 0.342 In. 4.64
154 CROW RIVER BASIN

Middle Pork Crow River near Sploer, Mlnn.-

Location. Lat 45°15'45", long. 94°48'10", In NE£ sec. 27, T. 121 N., R. 33 W., on right 

bank 75 ft upstream from highway bridge, If miles downstream from Lake Calhoun, 3 miles 

downstream from Green Lake, and 6.8 miles northeast of Sploer.

Drainage area. 179 sq ml.

Records available.--March 1949 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete and steel V-notch sharp-crested weir. Prior to 

July 19, 1950, chain gage at bridge 75 ft downstream at same datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 408 cfs June 29 {gage height, 6.52 ft); minimum, 

1.5 cfs Dec. 13 (gage height, 1.18 ft).

1949-53: Maximum discharge, that of June 29, 1953; no flow Mar. 15-24, 1949.

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

ror periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. Plow affected by natural storage 

and some regulation of lakes upstream.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

1.4

1.5

1.6

Oct. 1 to Mar. 19

2.8 

4.7 

7.6

1.7 

1.9 

2.3

Mar. 20 to Sept. 30

1.9 

2.2 

2.6 

3.0

4.0 

6.0 

6.6

165

340

419

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

'in. Cfsm

Oct.

46

39

36 

35

31

27 

23

23

19

18

19

20

21

20 

22

23

24

24

24

23

22

20

18

15

13

12

11

11 

*10

9.4

1*2

667.6

21.5

0.120

0.14

Nov.

9.5 ' 10

12 

13

15

tf

10

8.0

6.5

5.5

4.5

3.8

3.4 

3.6

4.2

3.8

5.4

7.2

5.4

4:9

4.2

4.2

3.8

3.6

3.2

5_.Q

5To

3.2

3.5

-

197.4

6.58

0.037

0.04

Dec.

3^1

3.8

40 

65

45

82 

85

56

22

*8.0

6.0

5.2

3.8

4.2 

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8 

3.6

3.6

3.6

494.0

15.9

0.089

0.10

Jan.

3.4

3.4

3.2

. 2.5

> 2.2

6.0

. 13

 15

14 

13

12

11

204.5

6.60

0.037

0.04

Feb.

u

tt

16 

17

17

17 

16

15

15

15

16

17

17

16 

16

15

15

13

18

25

40

45

46

«47

49

50

50

50

_

-

697

. 24.9

0.1S9

0.14

Mar.

48

46

45 

45

43

42 

il

IT

42

43

45

45

47

49 

49

50

50

52

53

*60

88

95

93

93

91

92

95

95

91

90

93

1,952

63.0

0.352

0.41

Apr.

95

95

108 

123

129

130 

133

140

150

154

155

156

156

156 

151

*147

140

148

150

152

154

154

148

139

140

152

154

150 

 140

140

-

4,245

142

0.793

0.88

May

171

192

202 

202

199

193 

189

182

173

178

191

195

195

192 

187

180

172

171

173

178

207

207

197

184

171

173

166

159 

155

155

151

5,640

182

1.02

1.17

June

143

134

134 

136

*132

124 

116

136

142

134

127

124

116

ill 

141

 276

294

294

297

305

290

266

268

303

362

382

392

406 

406

405

-

6,896

230

1.28

1.43

July

402

401

391 

381

372

362 

355

344

330

316

305

300

300

287 

 275

265

257

248

239

234

229

222

211

195

187

181

172

164 

157

146

139

8,367

270

1.51

1.74

Aug.

136

132

147 

*153

148

145 

143

137

132

128

150

163

162

158 

156

157

154

153

151

146

140

134

129

125

121

117

115

112 

115

112

106

4,277

138

0.771

0.89

Sept.

103

99

i»102

93 

85

81

77

*74

72

68

64

61 

62

59

54

54

53

52

48

43

38

38

39

37

33

31 

28

g7

-

1,897

63.2

0.353

0.39

Calendar year 1952: Max 315 Mln 3.0 Mean 110 Cfsm 0.615 In. 8.40

Water year 1952-53: Max -406' Mln - Mean 97.4 Cfsm 0.544 In. 7.37

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Kote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 26 to Dec. 1, Dec. 3, 4, 12, 14, Dec. 27 to 

Mar. 8. Ho gage-height record Oct. 16-28, Oct. 31 to Nov. 12, Jan. 4-26, Bar. 9-19s discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, recorded range In stage, and engineers' 

notes.
CROW RIVER BASIN 155

South Pork Crow River at Cosmos, Mlnn.

Location. Lat 44 056'05", long. 94°40'20", In SW£ sec. 14, T. 117 N., R. 32 W., 1 mile 

east of Cosmos, 2£ miles upstream from small tributary, and 3£ miles west of Corvuso.

Drainage area. 221 sq mi.

Records available. March 1945 to September 1953.

gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 1,082.09 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Sept. 4, 1945, chain 

gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 53.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 461 cfs Mar. 22 (gage height, 6.58 ft); no flow 

1'or many days.

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 958 cfs Apr. 8, 1952 (gage height, 8.75 ft); no flow 

for many days in each year.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or shifting control, which 

are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect or 

shifting control (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second)

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

Oct. 1 to May 2

4.0 

5.0 

5.9

167

245

336

1.7 

2.0 

3.0

May 3 to Sept. 30

37

51

108

4.0 

6.0

178

348

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

If

54

52

51

50

49

49

48

47

47

48

47

47

45

43

43

42

42

41

40

40

39

39

39

37

35

33

if40

1,369

44.2

0.200

0.23

Nov.

f|

36

*37

38

37

36

34

33

31

31

35

35

35

34

34

33 *32

32

32

32

30

29

29

26

22

17

14

1

12 

11

914

30.5

0.138

0.15

Dec.

11 

11

11

11

12

12

12 *12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11 

10

10

344

11.1

0.050

0.06

Jan.

T§

9.8

9.7

9.6

9.5

9.4

9.4

9.3

9.3

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.4

9.4

9.4

«9.4

9.4

9.4

9.3

9.1

8.9

8.4

8.0

7.6 

7.2

6.8

282.4

9.11

0.041

0.05

Feb.

6.4 

6.0

5.6

5.0

4.5

3.7

3.2

2.7

2.3

2.0

1.7

1.3

1.0

.8

.7

.5

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

-

48.5

1.73

0.008

0.01

Mar.

0 

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

.4

1.0

2.2

4.5

10

14

19

30

60

90

120

230

369

424

06

271

185 *166

150

175

180

166 

163

161

3,407.4

110

0.498

0.57

Apr.

151 

154

177

183

172

166

163

166

180

176.

167

161

155

147

157

*148

128

129

131

126

118

112

105

105

136

137

119

114

*141 

194

4,418

147

0.665

0.74

May

234 

334

347

308

266

244

225

210

195

202

211

202

198

195 lag

185

181

177

172

162

207

186

175

170

164

156

148

142

136 

129

1H3

6,173

199

0.900

1.04

June

ng

114

108

104 *98

96

96

165

*132

129

125

118

111

104

96

*92

*88

83

8?

82

79

77

93

218

250

224

289

340

556 

321

-

4,359

145

0.656

0.73

July

286 

250

230

222

216

210

198

192

186

178

172

172

184

175

165

*157

149

142

137

132

151

130

121

114

104

121

116

112

109 

104

109

5,044

163

0.738

0.85

Aug.

163 

179

218

*286

227

342

338

297

274

252

249

236

219

205

194

185

177

170

160

151

142

134

125

118

109

102

97

93

91 

86

80

5,699

184

0.833

0.96

Sept.

2i

72

69

71

68

68

66

62

56 *62

61

59

58

56

53

52

51

50

48

46

46

42

40

37

43

42

42

43

43 

41

-

1,623

54.1

0.245

0.27

Calendar- year 1952: Max 930 Mln 0 Mean 124 Cfsm 0.561 In. 7.64

Water year 1952-53: Max 424 Mln 0 Mean 92.3 Cfsm 0.418 In. 5.66

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

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 24 to Mar. 19. Shifting control method used 

Mar. 20 to Apr. 8
156 CROW RIVER BASIN

South Pork Crow River near Mayer, Mlnn.

Location. Lat 44°54', long. 93°53', on line between sees. 30 and 31, T. 117 N., R. 25 W., 

near center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 7, l| miles north of 

Mayer, 4 miles southwest of Watertown, and 16 miles upstream from confluence with North 

Fork.

Drainage araa. 1,170 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1934 to September 1953 (incomplete prior to 1938).

Sage. Wire-weight gage read once or twice daily. Datum of gage is 926.00 ft above mean 

sea level (levels by Hennepin County Park Board Survey). Prior to June 14, 1940, chain 

gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--16 years (1937-53), 254 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,900 cfs June 30 (gage height, 11.01 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 14 cfs Jan. 30 to Feb. 3.

1934-53: Maximum discharge 11,000 cfs Apr. 10, 1952 (gage height, 15.70 ft); no 

flow at times.

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

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

1.3

1.4 

1.8 

2.5 

3.0

105

230

326

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

11.1

575

1,220

2,020

3,120

3,980

Discharge, In cubic feet per seoon~d, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

no

95

82

78

75

77 

78

75

72

72

69

72

66

66

70

68

64

62

60

64

*58

56

58

56 

54

52

*52

il

56

53

50

2,067

66.7

0.057

0.07

Nov.

50

50

53

53

48

53

50

49

45

44

43

41

41

43

45

48

48

49

57

50

43

37

34 

30

24

19

*jj7 20"

24

-

1,266

42.2

0.036

0.04

Dec.

25

24

22

22

24

27 

28

31

32

32

31

31

29

28

28

29

30

30

30

31

32

32

31

*30 

29

28

26

26

25

25

25

873

28.2

0.024

0.03

Jan.

25

25

24

24

23

21 

20

20

21

23

23

24

24

23

22

20

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

17 

17

16

16

15

14

14

614

19.8

0.017

0.02

Feb.

ii

14

14

15

17

18 

18

17

17

17

18

18

19

19

18

17

17

16

*16

16

15

15

16

17 

18

20

Hi

21

_

-

-

478

17.1

0.015

0.02

Mar.

21

20

20

19

19

18 

11

17

18

20

21

22

24

27

70

100

110

135

250

450

700

1,050

*1,650

1,650 

1,600

1,690

1.720

1*530

1,410

1,300

17,348

560

0.479

0.55

Apr.

1.190

1,070

1,000

984

984

942 

900

886

906

970

942

878

851

815

782

776

746

698

650

548

506

462

421

387 

423

542

629

*620

611

695

-

22,814

760

0.650

0.73

May

' 990

1,310

1,580

1,980

2,400

2.600 

2,530

2,260

1,980

1,710

1,390

1,260

1,140

1,010

928

860

800

734

692

644

656

632

602

575 

563

524

489

446

436

416

389

34,526

1,114

0.952

1.10

June

356

318

298

285

270

247 

223

584

990

1,020

920

*824

794

728

650

554

*467

391

356

462

492

421

389

839 

1,410

1,730

1,980

2,710

3,600

5.880

-

28,188

940

0.803

0.90

July

3.720

57360

2,970

2,650

2,280

2,010 

1,760

1,520

1,290

1,100

990

866

782

698

644

584

*515

489

456

419

467

495

446

402 

568

506

945

1,050

976

892

857

36,447

1,176

1.01

1.16

'Aur.

898

1,060

*1,180

1,430

1,810

2,170 

2.400

2,400

2,560

2,270

2,190

2,060

1,900

1,720

1,530

1,580

1,200

1,050

914

809

715

629

551

486 

402

572

542

302

283

264

2§i

57,326

1,204

1.03

1.19

Sept.

512" 230

194

187

169

154 

138

126

*119

115

112

112

105

98

91

91

86

77

75

72

70

66

60

57 

65

60

61

57

50

48

3,155

105

0.090

0.10

Calendar year 1952: Max 10,500 Mln 17 Mean 605 Cfsm 0.517 In. 7.04

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,880 Mln 14 Mean 507 Cfsm 0.433 In. 5.91

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Oct. 25 to Mar. 25.
CROW RIVER BASIN 157

Crow River at Rockford, Minn.

Location. Lat 45°05'15", long. 93°44'00", in sec. 29, T. 119 N., R. 24 W., on right bank 

at Rockford, 150 ft downstream from bridge on State highway 55 and 1 mile downstream 

from confluence of North and South Porks. 

Drainage area. 2.520 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June 1909 to September 1917, April 1929 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 893.65 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. June 4, 1909, to Sept. 30, 1917, staff gage at site 600 ft downstream at 

different datum. Apr. 23, 1929, to Aug. 21, 1934, chain gage at site 600 ft downstream 

at present datum.

Average discharge. 28 years (1909-17, 1930-31, 1934-53), 570 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,160 cfs July 3 (gage height, 9.61 ft); minimum, 58 cfs Nov. 26 (gage height, 1.83 ft).

1909-17, 1929-53: Maximum discharge, 13,900 cfs Apr. 13, 1952 (gage height, 16.24 

ft); minimum, 1.8 cfs Nov. 15, 1936 (gage height, 1.05 ft), caused by ice Jam upstream.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1115: 1932.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.9 

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

108

214

386

627

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

9.6

960

1,660

2,360

3,860

5,150

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oc't.

323

309

302

292

275

265

262

248

242

236

230

230

223

217

214

205

200

202

194

191

*188

182

185

180

177

177

172

166

172

172

172

6,803

219

0.087

0.10

 Nov.

169

163

161

158

163

158

155

158

153

145

142

137

135

132

132

135

150

145

142

142

150

142

132

115

100

65

73

*87

98

85

-

4,022

134

0.053

0.06

Dec.

95

98

93

93

93

93

91

91

98

106

113

105

100

100

100

95

95

95

100

100

100

100

98

*98

98

98

95

95

95

95

95

3,021

97.5

0.039

0.04

Jan.

95

95

100

100

105

105

100

100

100

100

105

105

110

uo

105

105

100

100

95

95

95

100

100

100

105

105

*110

110

110

110

110

3,185

103

0.041

0.05

Feb.

105

100

100

100

105

105

105

105

105

105

105 iio

110

110

105

105

100

100

100

100

95

95

95

95

*95

95

100

100

_

-

2,850

102

0.040

0.04

Mar.

100

95

95

95

95

95

95

95

95

100

105

115

120

125

125

130

140

160

200

280

450

1,000

*1,850

2,150

2,500

2,650

2,790

2,820

2.840

2,790

2,700

27,000

871

0.346

0.40

Apr,

2.560

*2,410

2,320

2,260

2,200

2,160

2,120

2,090

2,110

2,110

2,120

2,090

2,040

1,990

1,960

1,940

1,900

1,860

1,790

1,730

1,650

1,560

1,490

1,420

1.390

1,420

1,480

*1,510

1,500

1,560

-

56,740

1,891

0.750

0.84

May

1,740

2,000

2,250

2,470

2,770

3,100

3,350

3.470

3,400

3,220

3,000

2,720

2,520

2,350

2,200

2,080

1,990

1,890

1,790

1,740

1,810

1,810

1,810

1,800

1,790

1,780

1,750

1,710

1,670

1,650

1.570

69,200

2,232

0.886

1.02

June

1.510

1,430

1,340

1,260

1,180

1,110

1.040

1,280

1,550

1,760

1,810

1,790

1,950

1,950

1,880

1,790

1,660

1,510

1,490

1,710

1,760

*1,770

1,760

1,920

2,300

2,650

3,020

3,380

3,880

4,520

-

57,960

1,932

0.767

0.86

July

4,950

5.140

5,130

4,960

4,720

4,430

4,080

3,750

3,440

3,130

2,840

2,650

2,490

2,320

2,210

*2,090

1,980

1,900

1,810

1,740

1,700

1,720

1,670

1,580

1,510

1.480

1,670

1,860

1,890

1,850

1,790

84,480

2,725

1.08

1.25

Aug.

1,780

1,800

1,870

2,000

2,160

2,410

2,660

2,890

3,020

3,060

5.060

2,990

2,870

2,720

2,550

2,390

2,220

1,980

1,880

1,750

*1,620

1,530

1,450

1,370

1,290

1,220

1,140

1,060

1,020

967

925

61,652

1,989

0.789

0.91

Sept.

918

883

813

752

700

657

616

566

*519

495

467

440

419

402

386

363

348

334

312

295

278

271

265

255

258

255

248

239

230

214

13,198

440

0.175

0.19

Calendar year 1952: Max 13,800 Mln 65 Mean 1,421 Cfsm 0.564 In. 7.66

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,140 Mln 65 Mean 1,068 Cfsm 0.424 In. 5.76

Peak discharge (base. 600 cfs). Mar. 29 (1 to 8 a.m.) 2,850 cfs (6.67 ft)j May 8 (2 to 3 p.m.)

3,460 cfs (7.48 ft); June 13 U p.m.) 1,980 cfs (5.45 ft); July 3 (3 to 6 a.m.) 5,160 cfs (9.61 ft);

Aug. 10 (3 to 5 a.m.) 3,070 cfs (6.96 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note . Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 25, 26, Dec. 12 to Mar. 26.
158 RUM RIVER BASIN

Rum Hiver near St. Francis, Mlnn.

Location. Lat 45°19'40", long. 93°22'20", in SE£ sec. 19, T. 33 N., R. 24 W., on left 

bank 4 miles south of St. Francis and 15-| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1.360 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. May 1929 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 861.12 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Nov. 9, 1933, chain gage at site 20 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--21 years (1930-31, 1933-53), 550 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,760 cfs June 26 (gage height, 6.73 ft); min-

 imum, 179 cfs Nov. 27 (gage height, 2.53 ft), result of freezeup.

1929-53: Maximum discharge, 9,260 cfs Apr. 13, 1952 (gage height, 11.03 ft); minimum, 29 cfs Aug. 18, 1934 (gage height, 1.91 ft).

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

 wfiTch are fair. Flow regulated by Mille Lacs Lake (occasionally), Ogechie and Onamia 

Lakes, and several smaller lakes above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

2.9 

3.4 

4.0

310

560

1,040

5.0 

6.0 

6.7

1,940

2,940

3,720

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

548 55B~

518

512

512

512

512

518

518

518

518

518

512 

512

506

518

512

512

530

530

518

518

*512

512

512

512

512

506 

495

'4"§0 490

15,949

514

0.378

0.44

Nov.

 ?55 490

485

485

480

480

475

470

480

475

470

470

470 

470

470

465

470

465

470

465

460

460

455

450

455

300

260

555 

420

445

-

13,560

452

0.332

0.37

Dec.

455

460

475

485

tSs

480

470

470

480

475

470

460

450 

440

 430

420

400

400

400

395

390

385

380

380

380

375

370

370 

370

370

360

13,130

424

0.312

0.36

Jan.

355

355

350

350

350

340

340

340

350

360

370

57C

370 

370

370

370

370

370

360

350

350

340

340

330

555

340

340

350 

350

350

350

10,930

353

0.260

0.30

Feb.

360

360

360

360

370

370

370

360

360

360

350

350

350 

340

330

*330

320

320

320

320

320

320

310

555

320

320

320

320 

320

_

-

9,510

340

0.250

0.26

Mar.

320

320

310

310

310

305

553

305

305

310

320

340

360 

380

400

410

430

450

500

540

700

830

1,100

1,600

2,030

2,360

*2,830

3.290 

3,200

2,820

2,470

30,460

983

0.723

0.83

Apr.

2,220

2,040

1,980

1,960

1,970

1,970

2,000

2,120

2,280

2.590

2,360

2,260

2,200 

2,160

2,130

2,030

1,890

1,720

1,540

1,380

1,240

1,130

1,050

977

950

959

959

1,000 

1,070

1,180

51,115

1,704

1.25

1.40

May

* 1,330

1,440

1,530

1,610

1,660

1,690

1,620

1,500

1,310

1.200

1,250

1,360

1,390 

1,440

1,520

1,540

1,520

1,430

1,280

1,500

2,090

2,650

2,460

2,400

2,550

2,920

5,250

5.260 

3,020

2,600

2,130

58,250

1,879

1.38

1.59

June

1,720

1,410

1,200

1,920

932

878

860

1,000

1,120

1,140

1,100

1,040

977 

887

*812

"BTS 796

914

1,230

1,830

2,380

2,940

5,320

5,560

3.J10

5,670

3,560

5,240 

2,880

2,620

54,458

1,815

1.33

1.49

July

2.400

2,190

1,980

1,740

1,550

1,350

1,190

1,080

 995

914

860

820

788 

780

748

740

716

732

756

764

788

820

869

896

923

914

852

812 

780

732

700

32,159

1,037

0.762

0.88

Aug.

700

716

732

1,000

1,360

1,490

*1,650

1,850

1,990

2,240

2,660

3,100

5.540

3,270

5,000

2,700

2,440

 2^190

1,910

1,620

1,360

1,160

1,020

932 see812

764

724 

693

672

65J.

49,606

1,601

1.18

1.36

Sept.

"SIS 630

585

574

560

554

548

548

567

S60

588

588

581 

581

574

574

567

554

554

548

642

538

 524

"S37J

554

560

560

560 

560

554

16,931

564

0.415

0.46

Calendar year 1952: Max 9,160 Mln 191 Mean 1,063 Cfsm 0.782 In. 10.66

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,710 Mln 305 Mean 976 Cfsm 0.717 In. 9.74

Peak discharge (base. 500 efs). Mar. 28 (5:30 p.m.) 3,390 cfs (6.41 ft); May 6 (12 m.) 1,700 cfs 

(4.73 ft); May 16 (2 to 10 p.m.) 1,550 cfs (4.57 ft)j May 28 (3 a.m.) 3,340 cfs (6.36 ft)j 3 p.m. 

June 9 to 3 p.m. June 10, 1,160 cfs (4.13 ft)j June 26 (12:15 a.m.) 3,760 cfs (6.73 ft); Aug. 13 

(12 m.) 3,370 cfs (6.39 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 26 to Dec. 4, Dec. 10 to Mar. 24 (no gagehelght record Jan. 5-15).
RUM RIVER BASIN 159

Mllle Lacs Lake at Garrison, Minn.

Location. Lat 46 e18'05tl , long. SS^S'OS", In SW^SE^ sec. 12, T. 44 M., R. 28 W., at pumphouse of Minnesota Division of Game and Pish, a quarter of a mile southwest of Borden 

Lake outlet and three-quarters of a mile northeast of Garrison.

Records available.--June 1931 to September 1953. 

Mllle Lacs Lake at Wealthwood.

Prior to October 1939, published as

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,240.50 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Oct. 1, 1941, staff gage at Wealthwood at various daturas. Gage 

readings reduced to elevations above mean sea level.

Extremes. 1931-53: Maximum elevation, 1,253.61 ft July 25, 1952; maximum dally, 1,253.22 

ft Aug. 13, 1953; minimum observed, 1,245.84 ft Oct. 16-19, 1936.

Remarks. Fixed-crest spillway with crest at elevation 1,250.50 ft. 

Elevation, in feet, October 1939 to September 1953

Date

1939

Oct. 31

Nov. 30

Dec. 20

1940

Apr. 3O

May 31

June 3O

July 31

Aug. 31

Sept. 30

1941

Oct. 31

Nov. 30

Apr. 30

May 31

June 30

July 31

Aug. 31

Sept. 30

1942

Oct. 31

Nov. 30

Dec. 31

Jan. 31

Feb. 28

Mar. 31

Apr. 30

Hay 31

June 30

July 31

Aug. 31

Sept. 30

1943

Oct. 31

Nov. 30

Dec. 31

Jan. 31

Feb. 28

Mar. 31

Apr. 30

May 31

June 30

July 31

Elevation

1,247.54

1,247.41

1,247.39

1,343.04

1,248.28

1,248.18

1,348.06

1,248.04

1,247.86

1,247.68

1,247.68

1,248.77

1,249.10

1,249.60

1,249.47

1,249.14

1,249.14

1,249.48

1,248.49

1,249.32

1,249.48

1,249.56

1,249.75

1,250.00

1,250.35

1,250.46

1,250.25

1,250.56

1,250.31

1,250.25

1,250.13

1,250.24

1,250.32

1,250.34

1,250.53

1,250.79

1,251.53

1,252.46

1,252.37

Date

L943-Con.

Aug. 31

Sept. 30

1944

Oct. 31

Nov. 30

Dec. 31

Jan. 31

Feb. 29

Mar. 31

Apr. 30

May 31-

June 30

July 31

Aug. 31

Sept. 30

1945

Oct. 31

Nov. 30

Dec. 31

Jan. 31

Feb. 28

Mar. 31

Apr. 30

May 31

June 30

July 31

Aug. 31

Sept. 30

1946

Oct. 31

Nov. 30

Dec. 31

Jan. 31

Feb. 28

Mar. 31

Apr. 30

May 31

June 30

July 31

Aug. 31

Sept. 30

1947

Got. 31

Elevation

1,252.10

1,251.58

1,251.44

1,251.37

1,251.23

1,251.20

1,251.22

1,251.32

1,251.48

1,252.07

1,252.70

1,252.48

1,252.48

1,252.24

1,251.87

1,251.71

1,251.66

1,251.68

1,251.75

1,252.23

1,252.41

1,252.32

1,252.46

1,252.70

1,252.42

1,252.58

1,252.15

1,252.09

1,252.07

1,252.04

1, 252. 05

1,252.10

1,252.11

1,252.38

1,252.80

1,252.60

1 251 99

1^25l!7S

1,251.90

Date

1947 -Con.

Nov. 30

Dec. 31

Jan. 31

Feb. 28

Mar. 31

Apr. 30

May 31

June 30

July 31

Aug. 31

Sept. 30

194S

Oct. 31

Nov. 30

Dec. 31

Jan. 31

Feb. 29

Mar. 31

Apr. 30

May 31

June 28

July 31

Aug. 31

Sept . 30

1949

Oct. 31

Nov. 30

Dec. 31

Jan. 31

Feb. 28

Mar. 31

Apr. 30

May 26

June 9

July 27

Aug. 31

Sept. 30

1950

Oct. 31

Nov. 30

Dec. 31

Jan. 31

Feb. 28

Mar. 31

Elevation

1,251.85

1,251.86

1,251.80

1,251.64

1,251.61

1,252.01

1,252.12

1,252.29

1,251.82

1,251.70

1,251.19

1,251.03

1,250.99

1,250.95

1,250.93

1,250.92

1,251.16

1,251.61

1,251.40

1,251.27

1,251.04

1,251.03

1,250.47

1,250.13

1,250.07

1,250.20

1,250.31

1,250.37

1,250.45

1,250.59

1,250.79

1,250.98

1,250.80

1,250.48

1,250.18

1,250.16

1,249.95

1,250.03

1,250.32

1,250.37

1,250.54

Date

1950-Con.

Apr. 30

May 27

June 30

July 27

Aug. 31

Sept . 30

1951

Oct. 31

NOV. 3O

Dec. 31

Jan. 31

Feb. 28

Mar. 31

Apr. 30

May 31

June 30

July 31

Aug. 31

Sept . 30

1952

Oct. 31

NOV. 27

Dec. 31

Jan. 31

Feb. 29

Mar. 31

Apr. 30

May 25

June 30

July 31

Aug. 31

Sept . 28

1953

Oct. 31

Nov. 30

Dec. 31

Jan. 29

Feb. 28

Mar. 30

Apr. 30

May 31

June 30

July 31

Aug. 31

Sept . 30

Elevation

1,251.24

1,252.35

1,251.77

1,251.61

1,250.96

1,250.80

1,250.86

1,250.74

1,250.88

1,250.90

1,250.95

1,251.15

1,251.41

1,251.71

1,251.81

1,251.82

1,251.80

1,251.51

1,251.60

1,251.66

1,251.70

1,251.80

1,251.80

1,251.96

1,252.36

1,252.16

1,252.52

1,252.96

1.252.SS

1,252.43

1,251.85

1,251.71

1,251.68

1,251.64

1,251.70

1,251.74

1,252.23

1,252.43

1,253.06

1,252.78

1,253.05

1,252.38

Note. Elevations other than those shown above are available.
160 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Mississippi River near Anoka, Minn.

Location La t 45°07'36", long. 93 0 17'48", in SW£ sec. 12, T. 119 N., R. 21 W., on right 

bank half a mile downstream from Coon Creek, l| miles downstream from hydroelectric 

plant of Northern States Power Co. at Coon Rapids, 6f miles downstream from Anoka, and 

at mile 864.8 above mouth of Ohio River.

Drainage area. 19,100 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. June 1931 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 805.02 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to June 14, 1932, at site l£ miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 6,944 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 34,500 cfs June 27 (gage height, 10.59 ft); minimum daily, 2,520 cfs Nov. 29; minimum gage height, 1.67 ft Nov. 29.

1931-53: Maximum discharge, 75,900 cfs Apr. 14, 1952 (gage height, 17.51 ft); minimum, 586 cfs Sept. 13, 1934 (gage height, 0.37 ff).

Remarks. Records good. Flow partly regulated by six government operated headwater reservoirs completed in 1892; total usable capacity, 1,640,610 acre-ft; total normal operating capacity, 948,900 acre-ft. Diunnal regulation caused by powerplants above station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 16-23)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 15

2.7 4,570

3.0 5,230

4.0 7,980

5.0 11,000

6.0 14,300

7.6 20,800

Apr. 16 to Sept. 30

3.2 5,910

4.0 8,210

6.0 15,000

8.0 23,300

10.0 31,800

10.5 34,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7 

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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6,420 

*5,770

5,520

5,180

5,370

4,720

4.6301 

5,050

4,980

4,890

4,780

4,720

4,870

5,470

5,000

4,850

4,870

5,000

5,090 

4,780

5,280

5,050 

4,850

4,910

4,820

4,910

4,780

5,140 

4,820

4,930 

5,210

156,660

5,054

0.265

0.31

Nov.

5,120 

4,930

4,780

4,980

5,050

5,160

5,280 

5,280

5,250

5.800

5,120

5,090

5,600

5,520

5,750

5,640

5,160

4,980

5,090 

5,350

5,540

5,520 

5,400

5,450

5,420

4,550

3,350

3,420 

2.520

2,860

148,960

4,965

0.260

0.29

Dec.

2.800 

3,350

4,500

4,300

5,000

4,700

4,900 

*5,100

5,600

5,300

5,500

5,700

S,26o

4,600

4,700

4,600

4,700

4,600

4,200 

4,300

4,550

4,750 

*4,SOO

4,800

4,350

4,150

3,800

3,850 

4,100

4,600 

4,000

141,400

4,561

0.239

0.28

Jan.

4,600 

5,000

4,900

4,750

4,800

4,350

4,100 

4,200

4,300

4,600

4,500

4,600

4,600

4,500

4,700

4,000

3,400

3,950

4,550 

4,600

4,700

5,000 

*5,000

4,900

4,900

5,000

4,700

5,100 

4,900

4,850 

4,800

142,850

4,608

0.241

0.28

Feb.

4,700 

4,850

5,000

5,550

5,800

5,300

4,850 

4,650

4,800

4,500

5,000

5,500

5,600

5,400

5,600

6.100

5,600

5,700

5,000 

4,900

4,500

4.100 

4,706

4,650

4,250

4.200

*4,500

4,500

-

139,800

4,993

0.261

0.27

Mar.

4,600 

4,400

4,600

3,850

3,500

3,950

4,100 

4,100

4,100

4,300

4,300

4,700

5,400

4,700

4,900

4,700

4,600

5,200

6,000 

6,200

*7,800

11,500 

13,900

14,900

16,100

18,000

19,800

21.500 

20, 500

20,100 

18,600

274,900

8,868

0.464

0.54

Apr.

16,500 

16,000

16,400

17,700

19,300

18,300

17,900 

19,000

19,400

19,600

20.400

20,400

*19,900

18,800

19,500

18,700

17,400

16,900

16,100 

15,700

14,400

14,200 

14,300

13,200

12,600

13,400

12,800

12,200 

137555

13,500

497,500

16,580

0.868

0.97

May

14,900 

15,700

16,800

16,600

*16,200

16,500

16,300 

16,000

15,000

13,800

14,200

13,200

13,700

13,400

13,800

13,800

13,900

13,500

15.100 

13,200

15,400

17,100 

18,300

19,900

20,700

21.200

26,700

20,300 

19,900

19,100 

20,400

506,600

16,340

0.855

0.99

June

19,500 

20,500

20,700

20,600

19,700

18,100

18,400 

17,900

18,700

*19,300

18,800

17,700

18,400

18,800

16,800

18,500

20,800

21,000

22,000 

24,200

25,500

27,500 

29,000

32,400

33,500

33.900 33,io'6

32,900 

30,600

29,100

698,600

23,290

1.22

1.36

July

28.100 '567555

25,800

25,300

23,000

21,300

20,000 

19,700

*18,900

17,800

17,000

16,200

16,300

16,400

16,300

15,400

15,000

14, 500

14,200 

14,100

13,800

13,900 

13,900

13,600

13,400

13,300

12,900

13,000 

15,000

10.700 

11,860

527,500

17,020

0.891

1.03

Aug.

12,000

14,666

17,400

18,800

20,600

22,600

24, 900 

28,000

28,400

28,100

28,700

29,800

31.500

31,100

30,300

29,400

28,000

* 26, 800

25,700 

23,300

21,600

20,100 

18,900

18,000

17,100

15,700

14,400

13,500 

13,400

13,100 

12,600

678,400

21,880

1.15

1.32

Sept.

13,500 

12,200

11,900

11,600

11,900

11,500

11,400 

11,500

13.400

9,550

10,500

10,700

10,600

10,400

10,200

10,400

10,200

10,200

10,100 

10,300

10,000

9,320 

*8,970

8,210

7,900

6,720

6,500

OS'S 5.990 

6,250

297,160

9,905

0.519

0.58

Calendar year 1952: Max 74,600 Min 2,520 Mean 12,410 Cfsm 0.650 In. 8.85

Water year 1952-53: Max 33,900 Mln 2,520 Mean 11,540 Cfsm 0.604 In. 8.22

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 26 to Mar. 28.
MINNEHAHA CREEK BASIN 161

Minnetonka Lake near Wayzata, Minn.

Location. Lat 44°57'00", long. 93°29'55", in SW£sw£ sec. 8, T. 117 N., R. 22 W., on 

east side of Wayzata Bay, 150 ft north of bridge over channel connecting Grays Bay 

and Wayzata Bay on State Highway 101.

Records available. June 1938 to September 1953 (fragmentary prior to October 1941). 

Lake elevations collected in this vicinity since 1881 are contained in files of the 

Hennepin County Highway Department. -Published as "at Excelsior" prior to June 1947.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 9.22.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 10, 1939, staff gage and Sept. 10, 1939, to July 28, 1952, water 

stage recorder at Excelsior at datum 920.00 ft above mean sea level, 1903 adjustment 

(formerly given as 1912 adjustment) which is 0.96 ft higher than present datum. Gage 

readings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea level, datum of 1929, subsequent to June 30, 1947.

Extremes.--1938-53: Maximum elevation, 930.42 ft Sept. 17, 1951: 

Dec. 21, 1938, to Jan. 3, 1939 (datum of 1929).

minimum, 922.72 ft

Elevation, In feet, July 1947 to September 1953

Date

1947

July 28

Aug. 25

Sept. 29

Oct. 27

Nov. 24

Dec. 29

1948

Jan. 26

Feb. 23

Mar. 29

Apr. 26

May 31

June 28

July 26

Aug. 30

Sept. 27

Oct. 25

Nov. 29

Dec. 27

1949

Jan. 31

Elevation

8.84

8.54

8.07

7.89

8.04

8.12

8.07

8.04

8.47

8.78

8.65

8.40

8.24

8.08

7.68

7.34

7.42

7.41

7.57

Date

1949 -Con.

Feb. 28

Mar. 31

Apr. 25

May 30

June 27

July 25

Aug. 29

Sept. 26

Oct. 31

Nov. 28

Dec. 26

1950

Jan. 30

Feb. 27

Mar. 27

Apr. 24

May 29

June 26

July 31

Aug. 28

Sept. 25

Got. 30

Elevation

7.56

8.08

8.35

8.25

8.11

7.55

7.61

7.30

7.20

7.12

7.20

7.51

7.67

7.98

8.40

8.90

8.73

8.37

8.02

7.78

7.59

Date

1950-Con.

Nov. 27

Dec. 25

1951

Jan. 22

Feb. 26

Mar. 26

Apr. 30

May 28

June 25

July 30

Aug. 27

Sept. 24

Oct. 29

Nov. 26

Dec. 31

1952

Jan. 28

Feb. 25

Mar. 31

Apr. 28

May 26

Elevation

7.50

7.65

7.63

7.66

8.02

8.45

8.97

8.98

10.10

10.18

10.40

9.69

9.24

9.05

9.05

9.05

9.30

9.95

9.32

Date

1952 -Con.

June 30

July 31

Aug. 31

Sept. 30

Oct. 31

Nov. 30

Dec. 31

1953

Jan. 31

Feb. 28

Mar. 31

Apr. 30

May 31

June 30

July 31

Aug. 31

Sept. 30

Elevation

9.37

9.23

9.05

8.62

8.21

8.15

8.16

8.25

8.36

8.67

8.92

9.16

9.53

9.49

9.32

8.70

Note. Add 920.00 ft to obtain elevations above mean sea level (1929 adjustment). 

record other than that shown above is available.

Gage-height
162 MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN

Little Minnesota River near Peever, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 45 e36 l 05", long. 96 e52'18", In SW£ sec. 13, T, 125 N., R. 50 W., on right 

bank 2 miles northwest of town of Browns Valley, -Mlnn., 3? miles upstream from proposed 

Lake Traverse diversion, 5.3 miles northeast of Peever, S. Dak., 7£ miles downstream 

from Jorgenson River, and 8 miles upstream from Big Stone Lake.

Drainage area. 447 sq ml.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Oct. 1, 1939, to Mar. 20, 1940, staff gage at site 4| miles 

downstream at different datum. Mar. 21 to Apr. 12, 1940, staff gage at site 100 ft 

downstream at present datum. Apr. 13 to Aug. 27, 1940, staff gage at present site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 59.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 818 cfs June 16 (gage height, 5.57 ft); maximum 

gage height, 5.64 ft Mar. 19 (backwater from Ice); minimum dally discharge, 0.4 cfs 

Oct. 1-4.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 4,730 cfs Apr. 8, 1952 (gage height, 12.16 ft); maximum gage height, 13.35 ft Mar. 25, 1943, from floodmark (backwater from Ice); no flow 

at times In 1940, 1942, 1950.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or backwater from debris, 

which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of loe 

effect or backwater from debris (gage height, in 

feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.0 

Z.I

2.2

2.3

2.4 

2.6 

2.8

0.8

1.0

2.2

4.6

8.1

18.3

33

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

5.0

5.1

56

151

274

410

591

630

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

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.

0.4

U

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

77

.7

.7

.7

.7

17.7

0.57

0.0013

0.001

35

Nov.

0.7

*.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.0

T5

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

-

24.4

0.81

0.0018

0.002

48

Dec.

0.9 

T5

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

*.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

±L

25.3

0.82

0.0018

0.002

50

Jan.

0.7

'.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

*.676"

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

13.7

0.64

0.0014

0.002

39

Feb.

0.6 

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

75

.5

.5

*.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.7

.9

1.0

-

-

16.4

0.59

0.0013

0.001

33

Mar.

fc*

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.6

2.1

5.6

13

32

33

36

38

40

52

»68¥5"

54

46

39

34

»30

35

40

45

51

*61

60

58

944.9

30.5

0.068

0.08

1,870

Apr.

56 

52

52

52

44

*39

40

55

69

72

*62

56

51

47

42

40

40

35

31

28

27

25

22

31

103

*86

79

103

-

1,553

51.8

0.116

0.13

3,080

May

 199 

214

232 '5o~2~

169

142

121

100

81

72

72

86

77

77

67

61

56

51

47

44

43

52

59

61

*50

47

44

42

TS

51

44

2,706

87.3

0.195

0.23

5,370

June

39 

37

38

37

36

31

29

34

39

48

38

32

28

II iSS

*628

*401

236

234

456

432

279

261

264

256

206

174

162

147

123

-

4,895

163

0.365

0.41

9,710

July

~SB 103 

76

66

58

50

44

39

35

32

30

27

25

24

22

20

18

18

16

14

12

12

11

11

11

10

10

10

9.7

8.5 lI5~

920.2

29.7

0.066

0.08

1,830

Aug.

34

36

*36

101

74

48

44

,0

38

36

36

34

33

29

26

24

23

22

31

25

22

19

17

15

13

11

9.7

8.5

8.1

7.3

6.6

907.2

29.3

0.066

0.08

1,800

Sept.

H5.2

4.9

4.3

3.8

3.3

*3.0

3.3

2.8

2.4

2.6

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

75

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

-

69.0

2.30

0.0051

0.006

137

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,400 Mln 0.4 Mean 118 Cfsm 0.264 In. 3.58 Ac-ft 85,600

Water year 1952-53: Max 628 Mln 0.4 Mean 33.1 Cfem 0.074 In. 1.02 Ao-ft 24,000

Backwater from debris Oct. 1
MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN 163

Whetstone River near Big Stone City, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 45 e17' , long. 96°29', In sec. 18, T. 121 N., R. 46 W., on right bank 20 ft 

downstream from highway bridge, l| miles west of Big Stone City, and 2 miles upstream 

from Big Stone Lake.

Drainage area. 389 sq ml.

Records available.--March 1910 to November 1912 and March 1931 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. April 1899 to May 1904 and March 1910 to November 1912 

(at site 2 miles downstream) In publication of State Drainage Commission of Minnesota 

entitled "Report of Water Resources Investigations of Minnesota" for 1909-12. Records incomplete for some winters.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 996.96 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Mar. 16, 1910, to Nov. 16, 1912, staff gage 2 miles downstream at different 

datum. Mar. 18, 1931, to Aug. 27, 1938, chain gage and Aug. 28, 1938, to May 3, 1939, 

wire-weight gage, at site 20 ft upstream at present datum. May 4, 1939, to Nov. 8, 

1952, water-stage recorder at site 80 ft downstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 18 years (1935-53), 55.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge-during year, 1,110 cfs June 24 (gage height, 6.56 ft); maximum gage height, 6.94 ft Mar. 19 (backwater from Ice); minimum discharge, 1.8 cfs Oct. 2. 

1910-12, 1931-53: Maximum discharge, 5,710 cfs Apr. 8, 1952 (gage height, 13.64 ft, 

from floodmark); maximum gage height, 13.95 ft Apr. 11, 1947; no flow at times In most

Maximum stage known, about 26 ft in June 1919, present site and datum, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from debris, and 

no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect and 

backwater from debris (gage height; In feet, and discharge, In 

cubic feet per second)

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0

z.z 2.4

2.0

3.0

4.9

7.2

12

20

32

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

171

275

539

890

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

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.

2.1

2.0

27?

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.9

2.8

3.4

3.4

3.2

2.8

3.0

3.8

3.2

3.4

3.8

4.0

3.6

3.6

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.7

3.7

3.7

4.1

101.2

3.26

0.0084

0.01

201

Nov.

3.8

3.6

*3.4

T7I

3.8

3.4

3.6

4.1

4.5

4.9

4.7

5.1

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.6

8.0

8.7

9.7

10

9.7

9.7

8.7

8.2

7.9

7.6

7.4

7.0

6.7

6.4

-

185.8

6.19

0.016

0.02

369

Dec.

6.2

675

5.7

5.3

5.0

4.7

4.5

4.3

4.1

*3.9

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.4

3.3

3.2

3.1

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.4

271

2.4

111.0

3.58

0.0092

0.01

220

Jan.

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.3

273

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

*2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.5

275

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

73.4

2.37

0.0061

0.007

146

Feb.

2.5

275

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

*2.7

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.1

3.6

4.1

-

78.0

2.79

0.0072

0.007

155

Mar.

4.3

476

5.0

5.3

5.6

6.0

6.6

7.2

11

19

36

62

84

96

110

125

150

*178

220

233

230

228

220

*215

204

194

180

189

*218

204

171

3,621.6

117

0.301

0.35

7,180

Apr.

157

140

133

128

117

107

103

108

124

129

122

104

92

83

79

75

69

61

58

53

51

50

48

15

71

127

*198

*T6T

139

151

-

3,087

103

0.265

0.30

6,120

May

260

434

332

295

198

150

125

109

94

92

93

99

107

97

87

80

75

69

63

60

61

62

68

71

*73

67

62

60

64

68

69

3,694

119

0.306

0.35

7,330

June

63

59

60

60

54

51

49E>8~

63

71

. 75

67

58

~S7 49

108

*173

171

144

144

196

206

168

566

882

690

353

411

311

233

-

6,110

204

0.524

0.58

12,120

July

171

ijg

118

106

102

98

95

92

90

90

89

89

85

82

80

80

80

75

71

68

65

62

60

57

54

53

52

SO

48

47

46

2,494

80.5

0.207

0.24

4,950

Aug.

45

60

70

*80

115

148

TTT

76

61

55

61

58

67

58

47

41

35

33

31

29

27

26

24

23

22

19

18

16

15

15

1*

1,500

48.4

0.124

0.14

2,980

Segt.

13

Ts

12

12

11

10

10

10

»9.7

9.7

9.4

9.2

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.4

8.2

7.7

7.4

7.7

7.2

7.2

7.4

7.2

7.2

7.0

6.5

6.3

%2

266.4

8.88

0.023

0.03

526

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,860 Mln 1.0 Mean 133 Cfsm 0.342 In. 4,669 Ao-ft 96,720

Water year 1952-53: Max 890 Min 2.0 Mean 58.4 Cfsm 0.150 In. 2,044 Ac-ft 42,300

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfa).~Mar. 20 (12 m.) 238 cfs (3.83 ft)j Apr. 27 (3 p.m. 

ft); May 2 (8:36 a.m.) 457 ofs (4.73 ft); June 24 (9 p.m.) 1,110 cfs (6.56 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

) 212 ofs (3.71
164 MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN

Big Stone Lake at Ortonville, Minn,

Location. Lat 45°18' , long. 96°27', in sec. 16, T. 121 N., R. 26 W., in dike on left 

bank at concrete dam at outlet, half a mile southwest of Ortonville.

Records available.--March 1937 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 960.07 ft above mean sea level, project 

datum. Prior to Sept. 17, 1947, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--1937-53: Maximum gage height, 12.73 ft Apr. 17, 1952; minimum observed, 2.20 

ft Nov. 20, 1940.

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by natural lake with concrete dam at outlet. Fixed crest 

of dam is at elevation 966.00 ft with one 5-foot gate with sill at elevation 960.75 

ft and two 2^-foot gates with sills at elevation'962.00 ft (all elevations are referred 

to project datum). Ordinarily changes in gate openings are not made.

Oct. 31....... 5.14

Nov. 30....... 5.18

Dec. 31....... 5.30

Oage height, In feet, October 1952 to September 1953

Jan. 31....... 5.44

Feb. 28....... 5.67

Mar. 31....... 6.64

Apr. 30....... 6.47

May 31....... 6.55

June 30....... 7.47

Note. Gage-height record other than shown Is available.

July 31....... 6.77

Aug. 31....... 6.37

Sept 30....... 5.86

Minnesota River at Ortonville, Minn.

Location.--Lat 45°17'45", long. 96°26'40", in Nw£ sec. 16, T. 121 N., R. 46 W., on left

bank 100 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 12, 1,000 ft below concrete dam at

outlet of Big Stone Lake, and half a mile southwest of Ortonville. 

Drainage area.--1.160 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--February 1938 to September 1953. 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 956.38 ft above mean sea level (levels by

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Mar. 31, 1939, staff gage on downstream side of dam 1,000

ft upstream at datum 1.28 ft higher. 

Average discharge.--15 years, 121 cfs. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 632 cfs Apr. 15 (gage height, 7.65 ft); minimum

daily, 1.3 cfs Nov. 29 to Dec. 11.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 3,060 cfs Apr. 13, 1952 (gage height, 12.92 ft); no

flow Dec. 13, 1940. 

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

occasionally regulated by Big Stone Lake except high flows which are affected by storage

in Big Stone Lake (see above). 

Revisions (water yearsK--WSP 895: 1939.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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

7.2

7.7

14

6.8

6.8

5.9

5.5

5.2

4.8

5.5

5.5

5.9

5.9

il

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.4

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

4.0

11

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.3

175.6

5.66

348

Nov.

2.1

2.3

*2.1

2.3

4.2

1.9

1.9

2.5

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.7

"T.9 14

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

4.0

6.0

2.7

1.6

1.3

1.3

-

78.6

2.62

156

Dec.

1.3

1)3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

 1.3

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.3

51.6

1.66

102

Jan.

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

O"2.9

2.9

*2.7

2.5

2.5

2.7

2.8

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.7

T7T

l.S

1.8

1.9

1.9

73.0

2.35

145

Feb.

1.9

T71?

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.3

*2.6

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.3

3.5

3.7

3.9

4.2

_

_

-

70.5

2.52

140

MBP.

4.6

5.0

5.4

6.0

6.7

7.8

9.0

11

12

15

18

24

30

39

49

60

72

90

*108

120

126

153

170

193

*216

228

238

241

239

*246

251

2,993.5

96.6

5,940

Apr.

251

258

295

288

270

257

251

252

331

340

281

237

215

224

443

364

244

250

231

165

159

183

150

124

555

219

170

145

*142

180

-

7,185

240

14,250

May

228

266

283

316

313

307

301

274

207

318

372

385

302

325

303

350

392

404

416

435

230

177

 170

118

181

»200

91

30

5?

105

127

7,985

258

15,840

June

74

5"9~ 24

126

150

59

25

86

48

40

56

47

46

51

51

152

68

122

166

215

»217

206

170

-SB- 231

93

94

98

124

120

-

3,073

102

6,100

July

135

108

184

171

202

206

*213

265

2J5" 280

229

260

260

229

201

186

197

186

171

150

167

170

130

74

1ST

130

98

116

122

88

122

5,419

175

10,750

Aug.

142

153

216

252

*fI3"

251

245

207

164

187

219

192

178

197

177

156

140

142

128

110

100

89

78

74

64

46

TSS

60

68

61

47

4,418

143

8,760

Sept.

56

49

108

TT

44

36

18

17

*18

20

69

30

4.8

17

24

5.9

21

21

15

41

9.3

1.7

2.7

5.0

13

17

1.5

ITS

19

1.5

-

761.0

25.4

1,510

Calendar year 1952 : Max 3,050 Mln 1.3 Mean 298 Ac-ft 216,500

Water year 1952-53 : Max 443 Mln 1.3 Mean 88.4 Ac-ft 64,040

Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note_. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 25, 26, Nov. 30 to Dec. 4, Dec. 6-20, 23-25, 

" Jan. 2, 4-9, 14-17, 25, 26, 28, 29, Feb. 3-5, 10, Feb. 15 to Mar. 25.
MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN 165

Minnesota River near Odessa, Minn.

Location. Lat 45°15'20", long. 96°20'30", in SW£ sec. 29, T. 121 N., R. 45 W. , near 

center of span on upstream side of highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile southwest 

of Odessa and 3c miles upstream from Yellow Bank River.

Drainage area.- -1,340 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. --July 1909 to December 1912, May 1944 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 940.76 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. July 4, 1909, to Dec. 31, 1912, chain gage at datum 2.45 ft lower.

Average discharge. 9 years (1944-53), 153 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 544 cfs June 28 (gage height, 9.47 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 1.5 cfs Sept. 27 (gage height, 1.68 

ft, backwater from debris).

1909-12, 1944-53: Maximum discharge, 3,070-cfs Apr. 13, 1952 (gage height, 14.06 

ft, from graph based on gage readings); no flow Aug. 17-19, Aug. 31 to Sept. 30, 1950, 

Nov. 25, 1950, to Feb. 23, 1951, Mar. 2-24, 1951.

Remarks. Records poor .

Ratingg table, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 6 to Nov. 22, Sept. 28-30)

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

1.5 

3.9

6.7

11

18

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0 

9.5

37

84

204

388

547

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

*15

IF

15

14

15

15

13

12

10

9.0

8.4

8.2

8.2

8.4

8.0

8.0

7.6

7.6

7.5

7.3

6.9

6.7

6.5

6.4

6.1

5.9

5.7

6.1

6.7

6.4

5.0

280.6

9.05

557

Nov.

4.3

3.9

3.4

3.7

*3.5

6.7

474

3.8

3.8

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.4

2.9

275

3.7

3.9

5.3

5.7

5.4

5.3

5.1

4.8

4.8

4.7

4.5

4.1

3.9

3.8

3.8

-

125.2

4.17

248

Dec.

3.8

3.9

3.9

4.0

4.0

3.9

3.9

4.0

4.1

475

*4.0

3.9

3.9

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.5 375

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

116.0

3.74

230

Jan.

3.5

3.6

376

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.2

3.1

3.0 776-

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

101.6

3.28

202

Feb.

2.8

2.6

2.5 2~76

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.6

*2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

-

-

-

76.5

2.73

152

Mar.

3.4

336

3.8

4.0

4.3

4.7

5.0

5.4

5.9

6.6

7.5

10

16

25

41

69

112

140

160

185

210

230

250

260

275

280

290

294

' 291

*282

277

3,751.2

121

7,440

Apr.

269

264

282

288

282

279

275

281

293

304

308

*294

316

324

333

342

324

316

216

207

202

186

176

133

218

230

202

*183

202

208

-

7,787

260

15,450

May

250

292

298

314

316

317

325

315

322

326

338

332

326

321

298

293

288

282

249

248

245

238

237

234

230

*210

226

217

207

190

140

8,424

272

16,710

June

*137

134

131

130

113

98

94

108

100

98

86

84

80

94

118

165

140

142

158

178

218

233

246

354

402

469

525

538

5TS

496

-

6,382

213

12,660

July

*483

478

466

457

440

427

420

414

395

389

3T2

353

320

298

277

222

218

212

161

159

142

159

130

92

152

127

128

130

130

133

136

8,370

270

16,600

Aug.

143

180

216

248

*235

243

252

238

202

174

166

164

157

157

145

139

137

130

125

115

108

98

97

85

81

77

72

68

74

70

68

4,464

144

8,850

Sept.

69

69

66

61

59

58

57

56

40

*24

73

5T

39

26

22

19

19

53

40

19

21

9.4

6.9

5.1

3.3

2.6

1.5

T7T

2.0

2.1

-

985.6

32.9

1,950

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,040 Mln 2.9 Mean 328 Ac-ft 237,700

Water year 1952-53: Max 538 Mln 1.5 Mean 112 Ac-ft 81,050

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 23 to Mar. 27. Backwater from debris Oct. 1 

to Nov. 22, Sept. 17-30.
166 MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN

Yellow Bank River near Odessa, Minn.

Location.--Lat 45°13', long. 96°21', in SW^SWir sec. 6, T. 120 N., R. 45 W., on left bank 

 150 ft downstream from highway bridge, 2£ miles' southwest of Odessa, and 4f miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--398 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to Aug. 28, 1940, wire-weight gage at site 150 ft 

upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 66.8 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,230 cfs June 26 (gage height, 10.71 ft); 

minimum, 3.2 cfs Oct. 1; minimum gage height, 1.79 ft Oct. 1.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 6,260 cfs Apr. 4, 1952 (gage height, 17.06 ft); maximum gage height, 17.98 ft Mar. 25, 1943, from floodmark (backwater from ice); no 

flow Jan. 26 to Feb. 8, 1940, Jan. 8, 9, 1942.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from debris, or 

no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect or 

backwater from debris (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

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

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

9.7

20

42

106

288

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

9.9

494

719

1,260

1,920

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

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.

*3.4

BT5

3.5

3.6

4.0

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

5.0

14BT?

5.0

5.0

5.2

5.0

4.8

4.4

4.4

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.0

4.2 

4.8

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

134.6

4.34

0.011

0.01

267

Nov.

3.8 378"

4.0

4.0

*4.2

4.4

4.2

4.0

4.4

4.6

4.8

5.0

5.2

5.4

5.7

6.0

6.9

8.2

ST

8.2

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.2

7.6

7.4 

7.3

7.2

7.2

7.2

-

179.8

6.0

0.015

0.02

357

Dec.

7.2

772

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.1

7.0

7.0

7.0

*7.0

6.9

6.9

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.2

6.1

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.8 

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

&£

199.6

6.44

0.016

0.02

396

Jan.

5.3

57?

5.2

5.2

4.8

4.8

4.7

4.7

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.5

*4.5

4.5

4.2

4.0

3.9

3.8

£437T

3.7

3.7

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8 

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

132.1

4.26

0.011

0.01

,262

Feb.

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.5

375

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

*3.5

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.9

4.3

4.9

5.3

5.7 

5.9

6.0

-

_

-

110.5

3.95

0.010

0.01

219

Mar.

6.2

TT

6.3

6.3

6.4

6.4

6.5

6.6

6.7

7.2

40

46

50

54

56

60

100

150

235

360

520

*757 555-

383

272

330 

294

282

274

*248

224

5,484.8

177

0.445

0.51

10,879

Apr.

190

174

165

152

140

131

126

124

135

140

*140

126

109

95

84

77

70

63

59

55

54

50

48

46

3S

77 

168

*192

TST

170

-

3,381

113

0.284

0.32

6,710

May

246

458

469

*IZ

318

244

194

159

135

118

118

114

123

120

105

93

85

79

72

65

61

60

58

57

55

*52 

49

48

46

44

42

4,299

139

0.349

0.40

8,530

June

40

38

40

36

32

30

29

35

38

38

a38

a38

a38

a70

a220

*600

*1,060

694

460

536

855

726

534

*825

1,100

1.920 

1*516

1,110

906

641

14,238

475

1.19

1.33

28,240

July

488

389

320

270

228

196

170

147

129

114

103

93

86

81

74

66

59

57

53

49

44

40

37

36

34

40 

89

252

364

531

575

5,214

168

0.422

0.49

10,340

Aug.

755

1.020

756

632

*595

525

393

324

276

240

226

228

240

201

168

144

126

120

110

98

88

78

69

63

57

51 

45

40

36

34

32

7,764

250

0.628

0.73

15,400

Sept.

30

?9

26

24

23

21

20

18

20

*17

17

17

16

16

15

13

15

13

12

11

10

10

9.7

9.7

10

9.7 

9.3

9.0

9.0

8.6

468.0

15.6

0.039

0.04

928

Calendar year 1952 : Max 5,580 Mln 3.4 Mean 134 Cfsm 0.337 In. 4.60 Ao-ft 97,600

Water year 1952-53 : Max 1,920 Mln 3.4 Mean 114 Cfsm 0.286 In. 3.89 Ao-ft 82,530

Peak discharge (base. 300 of a). Mar. 22 (2:30 p.m.) 769 ofs (6.21 ft); May 2 (7 p.m.) 498 ofs 

(5.02 ft); June 17 (10:15 a.m.) 1,180 cfs (7.75 ft): June 21 (2:30 p.m.) 984 cfs (7.06 ft); June 26 

(2:30 p.m.) 2,230 ofs (10.71 ft); Aug. 2 (4:30 a.m.) 1,100 ofs (7.49 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 26 to Mar. 23. Backwater from debris Oct. 1 

to~Hov. 25, Sept. 26-30.
MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN 167

Porame de Terre River near Appleton, Mlnn.

Location. Lat 45°12'10", long. 96°01«20", In SW&w£ sec. 14, T. 120 N., R. 43 W., on 

left bank at Appleton, about 60 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 59 and State 

Highway 119, and 8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 905 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available.--March 1931 to September 1953.

Gage..--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 978.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1929. Prior to Dec. 22, 1952, staff gage at site 4 miles upstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge. 18 years (1935-53),- 93.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 755 cfs June 27 (gage height, 6.52 ft); minimum, 

13 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 3.41 -ft).

1931-53: Maximum discharge, 5,050 cfs Apr. 8, 1952 (gage height, 10.13 ft, site 

and datum then In use); no flow for several periods.

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

which are fair. Flow regulated by lakes upstream from station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of ioe effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Dec. 21 Dec. 22 to Sept. 30

0.5 

.6 

.7

3.4 

3.8 

4.2 

4.4

4.6 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

6.5

52

120

270

495

745

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

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.

*42

VS.

42

42

41

41

4140-

38

36

38

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

40

42

38

3»

35

1,178

38.0

0.042

0.05

2,340

Nov.

35

35

35

35

35

*34

34

31

27

2T

35

35

35

32

29

31

31

29

32

11

35

35

28

22

20

23

27

29

29

30

-

932

31.1

0.034

0.04

1,850

Dec.

30

30

32

35

38

39

40

TJS

39

38

38

*37

36

&

30

29

33

31

31

31

32

32

32

31

31

32

32

31

30

30

29

1,029

33.2

0.037

0.04

2,040

Jan.

?§ 29

29

29

29

28

27

26

26

26

27

28

28

27

24

21

18

16

15

14.

14

15

15

17

18

18

20

19

17

17

17

683

22.0

0.024

0.03

1,350

Feb.

15

15

16

18

21

25

24

22

22

22

23

25

26

27

Tf

26

24

*22

21

19

15

13

13

13

13

14

14

15

_

-

550

19.6

0.022

0.02

1,090

. Mar.

15

IS

15

15

15

15

16

16

17

19

23

28

30

32

35

38

*52

69

82

130

218

308

346

329

*304

*241

287

355

364

*2^5~

312

4,036

130

0.144

0.17

8,010

Apr.

299

291

299

308

55T

270

249

257

262

270

249

241

228

221

221

210

196

185

171

158

160

171

165

160

168

176

165

153 *ISo

176

6,538

218

0.241

0.27

12,970

May

236

295

304

274

253

241

228

210

190

200

304

351

2IT

262

249

228

214

207

193

187

214

304

262

224

200

185

*173

165

160

155

151

7,110

229

0.253

0.29

14,100

June

148

141

146

141

139

137

137

153

187

187

168

160

155

151

283

283

196

163

153

221

342

232

207

»386

550

*665

SSB" 710

640

545

8,391

280

0.309

0.34

16,640

July

465

22?

382

346

316

295

270

245

224

207

193

182

176

171

160

148

141

135

130

122

116

110

102

98

98

112

100

102

96

91

12?

5,877

190

0.210

0.24

11,660

Aug.

120

104

122

148

TVS

*126

110

104

100

100

124

128

118

104

98

95

93

91

89

84

82

79

76

74

69

66

62

63

60

S3

60

2,960

95.5

0.106

0.12

5,870

Sept.

59

55

56

55

55

52

51

50

47

*46

45

45

45

44

41

41

41

39

37

37

36

36

35

34

35

38

44

38

34

34

-

1,311

43.7

0.048

0.05

2,600

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,340 Mln 20 Mean 217 Cfsm 0.240 In. 3.35 Ao-ft 157,800

Water year 1952-53: Max 710 Mln 13 Mean 111 Cfsm 0.123 In. 1.66 Ac-ft 80,520

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 25 to Dec. 21, Feb. 19-21, Mar. 18. No gageheight record Jan. 16 to Feb. 17; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, 2 discharge measurements, and weather records.
168 MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN

Lac qui Parle River near Lac qui Parle, Minn.

Location. Lat 45°00' , long. 95°55', in SW£ sec. 27, T. 118 N., R. 42 W., on right bank 

40 ft downstream from highway bridge and 1 mile southwest of village of Lac qui Parle.

Drainage area. 983 sq mi.

Records available. April 1910 to November 1914, March 1931 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Apr. 27, 1910, to Nov. 15, 1914, staff gage at site 2 miles 

cTownstream at different datum. Mar, 16, 1931, to Mar. 9, 1937, staff gage at site 40 

ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 22 years (1912-13, 1931-32, 1933-53), 120 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximam discharge during year, 2,660 cfs Mar. 23 (gage height, 8.52 ft); maximum gage height, 9.42 ft Mar. 22 (backwater from ice); miniimlm discharge, 1.3 cfs 

Oct. 12 (gage height, 0.58 ft).

1910-14, 1931-53: Maximum discharge, 11,100 cfs Apr. 6, 1952 (gage height, 18.18 

ft); maximum gage height, 18.52 ft Mar 24, 1948 (backwater from ice); no flow at times 

in several years.

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

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ioe effect (gage 

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

1.0 

1.2

1.3 

1.5

33

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.2

66

154

273

421

727

1,430

2,490

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.8 1.7

1.8

1.7 

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.4

T7T

2.3

3.3

2.9

3.3

3.8

4.0

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.8

6.4 en

6.1

5.8

5.5 

5.5

5.5

5.8

108.9

3.51

0.0036

0.004

216

Nov.

5.8

6.4

6.1

10 

6.4

5.8

*7.2

5.5

5.5

5.8

5.8

6.4

6.4 '6.4

6.8

6.8

7.2

7.8

9.0

11

11

11

11

12

TS

9.5

7.0

5.5 

4.8

4.5

-

226.4

7.55

0.0077

0.009

449

Dec .

4.2

4.2

4.5

4.5

4.6

4.6

4.0

4.3

4.9

IT?

4.9

4.6

4.3

4.1

*4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

37T 

3.4

3.4

3.4

125.0

4.03

0.0041

0.005

248

Jan.

3.6

77F

3.8

4.0 

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.8

4.0

4.2

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.4

4.6

*4.6

4.6

473- 4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.6 

4.6

4.6

4.4

131.8

4.25

0.0043

0.005

261

Feb.

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.2 

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.2

4.0

3.6

3.4

3.2

*3.2

5.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.8

-

-

105.4

3.76

0.0038

0.004

209

Mar.

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.4 

3.4

3.4

3.2

37?

3.2

3.4

4.5

7.0

8.5

9.0

9.0

9.5

*11

14

30

150

550

*L,150

2.450

2,260

1,200

865

770

594 

532

481

*493

11,631.7

375

0.381

0.44

23,070

Apr.

439

4l£

385

355 

340

325

*304

310

310

313

319

310

287

255

230

203

184

169

154

144

136

130

123

119

TS5

138

224

313 

319

*346

-

7,722

257

0.261

0.29

15,320

May

466

770

1,010

1,030 

1,020

926

780

656

560

505

502

472

547

572

517

448

412

382

349

319

293

270

252

237

222

203

189

*175 

169

160

154

14,567

470

0.478

0.55

28,890

June

144

130

128

121 

117

113

110

T2I

123

140

169

162

144

144

340

890

*1,130

1,130

970

1,070

1,000

977

974

970

1,180

1,240

1,470

1.700 

1,640

1,580

-

20,130

671

0.683

0.76

39,930

July

1.370

1,110

1,000

906 

798

712

625

544

475

412

355

310

276

247

220

198

175

156

140

128

113

101

87

77

72

70

53

128 

252

511

749

12,400

400

0.407

0.47

24, 600

Aug.

930

1,060

1,450

2.050 

1,940

1,860

*1,670

1,460

1,250

1,020

998

991

970

950

817

674

578

475

397

343

295

257

227

200

173

154

132

117 

104

95

88

23,705

765

0.778

0.90

47,020

Sept.

80

73

67

61 

56

53

48

45

43

39

*37

35

31

29

27

24

22

20

19

16

16

15

14

12

12

11

10

9.9 

8.4

7.8

-

941.1

31.4

0.032

0.04

1,870

Calendar year 1952: Max 9,960 Mln 1.4 Mean 367 Cfsm 0.373 In. 5.09 Ao-ft 266,800

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,450 Mln 1.4 Mean 251 Cfsm 0.255 In. 3.48 Ac-ft 182,100

Peak discharge (base. 200 cfs). M,

height unknownj about i,O5O crs; June

ir. 23 (12 p.m.) 2,660 cfs (8.52 ft); May 4 (time and gage 

5 18 (2 a.m.) 1,210 cfs (5.44 ft); June 28 (8 to 12 a.m.) 1,730

cfs (6.67 ft); Aug. 4 (6:30 a.m.) 2,130 cfs (7.48 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 26 to Dec. 5, Dec. 12 to Mar. 22 (no gagehelght record Nov. 29 to Dec. 4, Jan. 16-17, Jan. 23 to Feb. 18, Feb. 20 to Mar. 11; discharge

estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for Yellow Bank River

near Odessa).
MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN 169

Minnesota River near Lac qui Parle, Minn.

Location. Lat 45°01'15", long. 95°52'20", in N£ sec. 24, T. 118 N., R. 42 W., on left 

bank 200 ft downstream from dam at Lac qui Parle outlet, 2-| miles northeast of village 

of Lac qui Parle, and 3§ miles northwest of Watson.

Drainage area. 4.050 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1942 to September 1953.

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 900.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

29 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 11 years, 836 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,800 cfs June 30 (gage height, 35.41 ft); no 

flow Nov. 24.

1942-53: Maximum discharge, 19,700 cfs Apr. 10, 1952 (gage height, 37.98 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow Nov. 17, 1942, Sept. 29, 1947, Oct. 19 to Nov. 18, 1951, and 

Nov. 24, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or shifting control, which 

are fair. Part of flow from 2,050 square miles of Chippewa River basin diverted into 

Minnesota River above station. Flow partly regulated by Lac qui Parle, Marsh, and 

Big Stone Lakes.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3'

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

54 

*55

55

56

56

56

57

57

57

57

57

58

58

58

59

61

61

61

61

62

62

62

62 

63

6*

63

63

63

64

46

32

1,800

58.1

3,570

Nov.

30 

32

32

32

32

34

34

*34

32

32

34

34

34

34

34

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

32 

0

Iff

IB- 40

35

35

35

-

971

32.4

1,930

Dec.

SB- 35 

34

34

34

34

33

33

34

34

34

34

33

32

3Z

*32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32 

32

32

32

32

33

33

33

34

1,022

33.0

2,030

Jan.

 54 34

35

35

36

37

37

37

37

37

38

39

41

43

43

43

43

43

44

45

47

*48

60 

"Si 66

64

64

62

60

60

60

1,436

46.3

2,850

Feb.

"gff 60 

60

62

150

480

495 4§0"

470

460

430

400

380

350

320

250

210

*199

178

160

140

145

180 

200

195

170

155

150

_

-

-

6,989

250

13,860

Mar.

135 

130

128

126

125

115

110

107

TffT

108

110

113

117

120

125

130

*139

172

180

341

708

1,120

*1,140 

1,230

1,250

1,280

1,360

1,370

1,400

1,420

*1,440

16,456

531

32,640

Apr..

1,450 

1,460

1,480 1'4'/0

1,470

1,460

1,460

1,460

1,470

1,470

1,450

1,440

1,430

1,430

1,440

1,380

1,350

1,330

1,310

1,280

1,260

1,240

1,210 

1,160

1,170

1,140

1,120

1,060

1,040

*1,040

-

39,930

1,331

79,200

May

1,070 

1,100

1,140

1,190

1,250

1,270

1,290

1,310

1,310

1,350

1,390

1,410

1,400

1,410

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,410

1,400

1,420

1,390

1,380 

1,360

1,360

1,340

1,320

 1,300

1,290

1,280

1,270

41,090

1,325

81,500

June

1,240 

1,110

902

910

915

873

833

749

596

579

567

569

563

562

567

811

1,160

1,220

1,270

1,340

1,440

1,560

1,550 

1,660

2,440

3,390

4,370

5,470

6,980

*7,780

53,976

1,799

107,100

July

7.680 

7,566

7,180

6,800

6,420

6,110

5,780

5,440

5,100

4,260

3,510

3,210

3,040

2,810

2,450

1,790

1,490

1,560

1,500

1,580

1/630

1,570

1.490 

T7550-

1,640

1,630

1,600

1,570

1,560

1,530

1,590

102,580

3,309

203,500

Aug.

1,610 

1,630

1,780

1,840

1,770

1,860

*2,050

*2,260

2,300

2,300

2,500

2,580

2,610

2.670

2,650

2,610

2,540

2,450

2,340

2,220

2,070

1,940

1,850 

1,740

1,650

1,630

1,740

1,660

1,570

1.480

1,520

63,420

2,046

125,800

Sept.

1,600 

1,520

1,500

1,450

1,420

1,390

1,350

1,310

1,270

965

*751

739

720

579

463

398

284

249

246

244

184

108

78 

75

56

44

44

40

Iff

40

19,157

639

38,000

Calendar year 1952: Max 19,400 Mln 0 Mean 1,642 Ac-ft 1,192,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 7,780 Mln 0 Mean 956 Ae-ft 692,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by lee Nov. 26 to Feb. 17, Feb. 20 to Mar. 16. Shiftingcontrol method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 23, Mar. 21-27, Apr. 2 to June 12, Sept. 17-30.
170 MINNESOTA RIVER -BASIN

Shakopee Creek near Benson, Mlnn.

Location. Lat 45°12'50", long. 95 0 38'10". in SE£ sec. 11, T. 120 N., R. 40 W., on center 

downstream piling of highway bridge, if miles upstream from mouth and 7 miles southwest of Benson.

Drainage area.--352 sq mi.

Records available. May 1949 to September 1953.

Gage. Staff gage read once or twice daily.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,720 cfs June 27 (gage height, 11.84 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); no flow Jan. 7 to Mar. 17.

1949-53: Maximum discharge 2,680 cfs Apr. 10, 1952 (gage height 14.04 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 1,400 cfs on basis of logarthmic plotting; 

no flow for many days in 1951 and 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from leaves, 

which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect and 

backwater from leaves (gage height, In feet, and discharge In 

cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 29 to Sept. 24)

2.6 

3.3 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

65

104

153

217

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

11.9

330

580

920

1,320

1,750

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

36 

34

34

31

36

*35

34

32

32

32

34

31

28

30

30

29

28

27

27

26

26

26

25

24

23

23

23

22

20

18

II

873

28.2

0.080

0.09

1,730

Nov.

17 

TS

16

16

15

15

15

14

14

*14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

10

9.0

8.0

7.0

6,0

-

379.0

12.6

0.036

0.04

752

Dec.

"

 5.0

rf

4.0

*3.0

},..

2.0

}.,

100.0

3.23

0.0092

0.01

198

Jan.

1:0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.8

0.058

0.00016

0.0002

3.6

Feb.

(*)

-

0

0

0

0

0

Mar.

0 

7J

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.0

9.0

**15

150

*226

235

238

535

*226

222

222

216

209

203

2,397.0

77.3

0.220

0.25

4,750

Apr.

194 

T5T

176

172

175

173

169

172

172

170

169

*166 

163

162

156

152

144

137

133

128

123

118

112

107

103

99

96

95 *m

107

4,324

144

0.409

0.46

8,580

May

 125 

127

137

161

163

TS9" 169

164

166

160

156

150 

140

131

123

120 117'

110

103

98

95

93

91

93

90

87

85

85

*85

84

82.

3,759

121

0.344

0.40

7,460

June

78 

69

68

63

57

54

57

62

64

65

66

65 

61

59

120

279

*408

568

804

927

990

941

934

990

1,350

1,480

1.710

1,700

1,640

1,490

-

17,219

574

1.63

1.82

34,150

July

1.250 

1,266

*1,070

990

896

826

766

696

647

604

*559

514 

478

432

394

366

327

304

280

262

248-

227

214

203

195

192

186

181

134

182

191

15,064

486

1.38

1.59

29,900

Aug.

198 

202

284

382

390

455

*514

514

499

460

478

469 

508

544

553

484

469

425

376

338

300

278

236

226

209

200

178

168

163

155

147

10,802

348

0.989

1.14

21,430

Sept.

i=4 

TS5

121

116

113

108

106

100

95

93

96

 96 

94

90

86

83

81

77

75

72

66

63

59

55

53

52

4S

46

44

i3

2,495

83.2

0.236

0.26

4,950

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,460 Mln 0 Mean 173 Cfsm 0.491 In. 6.66 Ac-ft 125,200

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,710 Mln 0 Mean 157 Cfsm 0.446 In. 6.06 Ac-ft 113,900

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

** Field estimate made on this day. A.- «*.-__ j.__^_ _ 1_...__ _ ,. _ _. , . _ _ «_ A.- ..__ «c /-. -height record Nov. 23

discharge measurements, 

c ooservations 01 no now, i lie id estimate, weatnei Hawk Creek near

Maynard). Backwater from leaves Oct. 21 to Nov. 19.
MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN 171

Chippewa River near Milan, Minn.

Location. Lat 45°07', long. 95°48', in SE^SE^ sec. 16, T. 119 N., R. 41 W., on right 

Sank 800 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 40, 2| miles downstream from small 

tributary, and 5f miles east of Milan.

Drainage area. 1,870 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. March 1937 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Mar. 12, 1937, to Mar. 22, 1940, chain gage and Mar. 23, 

1940, to June 14, 1942, wire-weight gage, on bridge 800 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 257 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,530 cfs June 25 (gage height, 10.37 ft); minimum daily, 24 cfs Jan. 22; minimum gage height, 1.49 ft Nov. 28.

1937-53: Maximum discharge, 6,930 cfs Apr. 9, 1952 (gage height, 12.12 ft); maximum gage height, 12.29 ft Apr. 7, 1952 (backwater from ice); no flow for several weeks 

during 1940.

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

regulated by several small lakes above station.

Revisions. WSP 1145: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used July 31 to Aug. 12)

Plow

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2.* 

3.0

36

66

107

241

471

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.1

1,020

2,160

3,630

5,310

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1^52 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

178 

*TBT

156

148

144

136

136

136

138

136

131

129

124

119

117

112

109

112

112

112

109

109

107

107

107

107

107

105

150" 100

105

3,815

123

0.066

0.08

7,570

Nov.

107 

105

105

107

105

*94

79

81

67

67

74

85

83

87

85

83

85

92

92

87

89

89

83

76

70

64

50

40

4T

42

-

2,414

80.5

0.043

0.05

4,790

Dec.

43 

45

45

46

46

46

46

46

47

47

47

48

48

49 *4"9"

48

48

47

47

47

47

46

46

45

44

43

43

42

41

41

40

1,413

45.6

0.024

0.03

2,800

Jan.

39 39"

38

38

38

38

37

36

35

34

33

31

31

31

31

30

28

27

26

25

25

*24

25

26

27

28

29

30

32

33

34

978

31.5

0.017

0.02

1,940

Feb.

34 

35

35

36

36

37

37

37

37

38

38

38

38

38

39

39

39

*39

41

43

43

44

45

45

46

46

48

50

_

_

-

1,121

40.0

0.021

0.02

2,220

Mar.

51 52"

53

54

55

56

57

59

60

62

65

67

71

74

78

82

87

97

108

120

130

140

200

280

620

*1,140

1,410

1,41(3

1,300

1,250

*1,190

10,478

338

0.181

0.21

20,780

Apr.

1,130 

1,080

1,040

1,020

978

973

990 *995

1,010

1,020

1,020

1,010

1,010

1,000

973

934

863

797

758

764

770

748

714

687

682

682

682

660

638 *7J5B"

-

26,293

876

0.468

0.52

52,150

May

786 

951

1,020

995

962

946

940

924

896

951

934

907

868

841

819

797

770

726

687

660

632

621

626

621

594

561

*539

523

513

497

461

23,568

760

0.406

0.47

46,750

June

433 

419

415

410

398

370

358

35?

406

415

423

419

410

402

781

1,400

1,430

1,540

1,680

2,000

2,200

2,190

2,190

3,220

5,240

4,570

4,570

4,510

4,290

4,050

-

51,528

1,718

0.919

1.02

102,200

July

*5.740 

3,410

3,090

2,800

2,530

*2,330

2,150

1,980

1,830

1,710

1,590

1,460

1,380

1,290

1,180

1,080

984

912 830

775

714

654

579

566

523

550

497

487

457

558" 437

43,103

1,390

0.743

0.86

85,490

Aug.

534 

507

692

797

792

*852

890

896

890

880

990

968

962

978

995

995

962

929

885

836

780

731

670

616

555

502

452

410

389

366

554

23,055

744

0.398

0.46

45,730

Sept.

339 

325

304

287

273

260

251

244

238 *229

225

217

211

205

200

194

189

178

175

164

151

146

141

136

131

124

119

117

112

105

5,988

200

0.107

0.12

11,880

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,600 Mln 38 Mean 757 Cfsm 0.405 In. 5.51 Ac-ft 549,300

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,240 Mln 24 Mean 531 Cfsm 0.284 In. 3.86 Ae-ft 384,300

Peak discharge (base, 400 of a). Ma

(4.21 ft); June 15 (10 p.m.; 1,960 of

r. 27 (12 p.m.) 1,760 cfs (5.32 ft)j May 10 (6 p.m.) 1,130 cfs 

s (5.66 ft); June 25 (6 a.m.) 5,530 cfs (10.37 ft); July 31

(7:30 a.m.) 824 cfs (3.65 ft)j Aug. 11 (12 m.) 1,080 cfs (4.12 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on thla day.

Note. Stage discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 9-11, 25-27, Nov 29 to Mar. 27.
172 MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN

Minnesota River at Montevideo, Minn.

Location. Lat 44°56', long. 95°43', in sec. 19, T. 117 N., R. 40 W., on right bank 100 ft 

upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 212, across river from Montevideo, and 500 ft 

downstream from Chippewa River.

Drainage area. 6,180 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1909 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 910.87 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912. July 22, 1909, to July 28, 1910, chain gage at bridge 

600 ft downstream at datum 0.55 ft higher. July 29, 1910, to Feb. 4, 1932, chain gage 

at bridge 600 ft downstream at present datum. Feb. 5, 1932, to Nov. 26, 1934, chain 

gage at bridge 100 ft downstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 44 years, 597 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,770 cfs June 30 (gage height, 16.08 ft); min- 

 imum, 78 cfs Nov. 25 (gage height, 2.38 ft).

1909-53: Maximum discharge, 24,500 cfs, Apr. 10, 1952 (gage height, 20.02 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow for several days in 1933-34, 1936.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Flow regulated by Lac qui Parle, Marsh, and Big Stone Lakes above station.

Revisions (water years). WSF 1035: 1919(M). WSP 1085: 1935-36.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of lee effect (gag 

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 6-10)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 10 Nov. 11 to Sept. 30

2.7 

3.0 

3.4

112

166

241

2.4

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

82

190

370

859

1,480

11.0

14.0

15.0

16.1

2,930

5,010

6,480

9,840

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

230 220"

*212

203

197

195

192

190

190

188

184

180

179

175

170

170

170

164

164

170

170

172

170

168

164

164

157

159

161

157

. 155

5,520

 178

10,950

Jlov.

125 

123

121

121

121

119

119

117

119

114

*111

123

125

127

129

129

129

129

131

152

129

129

129

107

86

130

122

116

112

109

-

3,633

121

7,206

Dec.

106

TOT

103

102

101

101

101

101

102

103

103

96

94

93

92

*93

91

91

91

91

91

91

90

90

90

90

90

89m

89

89

2,947

95.1

5,845

Jan.

89

m

88

88

88

88

88

88

88

88

88

87

87

86

86

85

84

84

83

82

82

81

*80

m

82

83

84

84

84

84

84

2,643

85.3

5,242

Feb.

84

S4

84

84

84

110

560

600 590"

580

570

560

560

550

540

440

350

290

*233

220

220

210

218

230

245

255

270

275

_

-

-

9,096

325

18,040

Mar.

"S85 275 

280

280

280

285

285

290

295

300

300

305

310

320

335

360

390

450

500

600

800

1,100

*1,520

1,800

2,040

2,100

2,130

2,230

2,240

2,250

2.260

27,190

877

53,930

Apr.

*2,260 

2,260

2,310

2,300

2,280

2,260

*2,270

2,290

2,320

2,320

2,300

2,280

2,280

2,270

2,280

2,240

2,200

2,170

2,140

2,110

2-, 090

2,080

'2,040

2,020

2,040

2,030

2,000

1,950

1.940.

2,000

-

65,330

2,178

129,600

May

*2,100 

2,200

2,260

2,270

2,280

2,280

2,280

2,280

2,270

2,300

2.400

2,380

2,340

2,320

2,320

2,300

2,300

2,280

2,260

2,240

2,220

2,200

2,170

2,150

2,130

2,100

2,040

2,000

*1,950

1,910

1,860

68,390

2,206

135,600

June

1,800 

1,720

1,460

1,380

1,360

1,300

1,240-

1,250

1,070

1,020

1,000

991

972

963

1,540"

1,590

2,110

2,180

2,300

2,480

2,500

2,580

2,630

2,830

3,570

4,320

4,620

6,070

8,260

9.550

-

76,156

2,539

151,100

July

9.650 

*9,360

8,760

8,220

7,840

7,490

7,070

6,700

6,320

5,880

5,020

4,430

4,040

3,810

3,590

3,240

2,660

2,460

2,330

2,260

2,320

2,280

2,180

2.100

g,220

2,300

2,300

2,260

2,200

2,130

2,490

135,830

4,382

269,400

Aug.

2,730 

2,680

3,060

3,150

2,910

*2,850

2,890

2,970

3,040

3,120

3,340

3,410

3,420

3,420

3.450

3,420

3,380

3,320

3,240

3,130

3,010

2,880

2,730

2,580

2,440

2,320

2,340

2,260

2,140

2,010

1.900

89,520

2,888

177,600

Sept.

1,990 

1,940

1,860

1,770

1,700

1,640

1,600

1,540

1,500

1,360

1,030

*969

941

881

695

641

537

446

428

419

401

321

257

240

237

213

199

194

185

179

-

26,313

877

52,190

Calendar year 1952: Max 24,200 Min 86 Mean 2,130 Ac-ft 1,546,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 9,630 Mln 80 Mean 1,404 Ac-ft 1,017,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 26 to Mar. 24.
MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN 173

Yellow Medicine River near Granite Falls, Minn.

Location. Lat 44°43', long. 95°31', in gee. 35, T. 115 N., R. 39 W., on right bank 50 

ft downstream from highway bridge, 6 miles upstream from mouth, and 8 miles sbuth of 

town of Granite Falls.

Drainage area. 653 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1931 to June 1938, October 1939 to September 1953 (winter records incomplete prior to October 1939).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Mar. 17, 1931, to June 10, 1936, chain gage, and June 11, 

1936, to June 13, 1938, wire-weight gage, on bridge 50 ft upstream at same datum. 

Oct. 12, 1939, to Nov. 30, 1952, staff gage 500 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--16 years (1935-37, 1939-53), 111 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,560 cfs Aug. 4 (gage height, 5.61 ft); minimum discharge, 4.0 cfs Oct. 3 (gage height, 0.73 ft).

1931-38, 1939-53: Maximum discharge, 9,610 cfs Apr. 9, 1952 (gage height, 10.50 ft, 

from floodmark); no flow at times in 1931, 1933, 1948.

Flood in June 1919 reached a stage of 17.5 ft, from information by local residents.

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

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 25, Sept. 30)

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6 

2.8 

3.0

9.0

16

26

40

80

133

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.6

303

532

815

1,140

1,550

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

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.

4.4

47F

*5.0

5.0 

5.0

4.7

7.1

7.8

7.4

6.4

6.0

6.4

7.4

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.5

7.8

9.3

12

13

TT

9.3

8.2

8.9

10

10

9.7

9.7

9.3

9.7

248.3

8.01

0.012

0.01

492

Nov.

10

9.3

10

13 

12

10

9.7

*9.3

10

11

11

12

12

12

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

8.9

8.1

6.8

6.2

"^5.9

314.2

10.5

0.016

0.02

623

Dee.

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.4 

5^3

5.3

5.3

5.4

5.8

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.6

6.2

6.0

6.0

*5.9

6.0

6.2

6.2

6.4

6.7

7.2

7.4

7.4

.4

.2

.0

.0

.2

.2

192.9

6.22

0.010

0.01

383

Jan.

7.4

7.8

8.2

8.6 

9^0

9.0

8.8

8.6

8.4

8.2

8.2

8.4

8.4

8.2

8.0

7.4

T7T

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

*7.7

7.8

8.0

8.2

8.4

8.4

8.2

8.2

8.Z

251.1

8.10

0.012

0.01

498

Feb.

7.8

7.8

7.8

8.0 

8.0

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

8.0

8.2

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.2

8.3

8.4

sTT

8.3

8.1

8.0

8.0

7.8

*7.7

8.0

8.0

8.2

_

-

224.0

8.00

0.012

0.01

444

Mar.

8.2

8.0

8.0

.8 

.8

.8

~.6

.8

8.0

8.8

12

13

14

20

26

*46

200

250

380

600

970

*3,040

749

553

481

*386

347

319

299

7,692.4

248

0.380

0.44

15,260

Apr.

265

254

Z76

Z61 

258

247

236

236

251

280

295

273

236

205

185

166

154

142

130

125

116

111

105

105

116

133

198

254

261

292

-

6,166

206

0.315

0.35

1Z,230

May

*501

880

1,110

1,230 

1.Z70

1,090

860

668

527

432

395

447

476

4Z7

360

303

Z69

243

Z15

202

182

169

157

151

139

130

125

119

113

139

113

13,442

434

0.665

0.77

26,660

June

105

*95

95

92 

90

85

85

105

133

176

185

169

151

136

122

133

219

2Z6

182

148

139

331

360

288

352

386

36T

356

356

323

-

5,987

200

0.306

0.34

11,880

July

Z84

233

198

173 

154

139

*122

105

95

82

73

69

69

65

67

73

71

62

54

47

45

45

42

36

53^

40

45

111

Z60

696

1.110

4,698

152

0.233

0.27

9,320

Aug.

1,150

1,300

1,490

1.500 

1,240

1,050

886

779

*678

558

506

517

548

543

452

369

315

273

243

212

189

169

148

133

119

105

90

76

67

60

56

15,821

510

0.781

0.90

31,380

Sept.

53

47

51

49 

47

44

42

42

39

34

32

29

*27

26

25

23

22

21

20

20

19

17

15

15

15

14

13

12

11

9.0

-

833.0

27.8

0.043

0.05

1,650

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,940 Mln 4.4 Mean 371 Cfsm 0.568 In. 7.73 Ac-ft 269,200

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,500 Mln 4.4 Mean 153 Cfsm 0.234 In. 3.13 Ac-ft 110,800

(base. . 100 eta). .Mar. . 22 (2:45 :4 p.

(5.23 ft); June 11 (1 to 5 a.m.) 202 cfs (3.22 ft); 

(1:15 a.m.) 404 cfs (3.74 ft); June 27 (7:15 a.m.) 

(5.61 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 26 to Mar. 22.

.) 1,210 cfs (5.11 ft); May 5 (7 a.m.) 1,290 cfs 

June 17 (11 p.m.) 240 cfa (3.33 ft); June 23 

391 cfs (3.71 ft); Aug. 4 (l a.m.) 1,560 cfs
174 MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN

Hawk Creek near Maynard, Minn.

Location. Lat 44°52'10", long. 95°28'50", at west edge of sec. 7, T. 116 N., R. 38 W., 

on downstream guardrail of highway bridge 2y miles southwest of Maynard.

Drainage area.--474 sq mi.

Records available. May 1949 to September 1953.

Gage. Chain gage read once or twice daily.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,260 cfs June 26, 27, or 28 (gage height, 11.90 

ft, from floodmark); no flow Oct. 8-26.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 3,130 cfs Apr. 10, 1952 (gage height, 13.56 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from debris, or 

no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect or 

backwater from debris (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In 

cubic feet per second)

2.2 

2.4 

2.8 

3.3 

4.0

47

93

176

5.0

7.0

9.0

12.0

318

716

1,260

2,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

Zl

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

fro-

*1.7

1.2

.8

.4

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

1.0

1.3

1.2

1.4

14.2

0.458

0.0010

0.001

28

Nov.

i^i

1.4

1.4

1.7 

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.6

 1.4

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.7 

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6 

1.5

1.5

1.4

-

49.2

1.64

0.0035

0.004

98

Dee.

1.4 

173

1.3

1.2 

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

*1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9 

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9 

.9

ii

.8

.8

30.9

0.997

0.0021

0.002

61

Jan.

^

.8

.8 

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8 

.8

.8

.7

.7

*.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8 

.8

.8

.8

.8

24.0

0.774

0.0016

0.002

48

Feb.

' *£

.8

.8 

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

T7o

1.0

1.0

al.O

al.O

1.0

*1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0 

1.0

_-

25.9

0.925

0.0020

0.002

51

Mar.

1.0 

1.0

1.0

.9 

.9

1.0

1.0

.9

170

1.1

1.4

2.5

5.2

15

36

54 

82

110

140

200

*479

740

*70T

557

540

532

528 

515

463

355

326

6,397.9

206

0.435

0.50

12,690

Apr.

304 

298

284

292 

290

296

298

304

310

314

321

320

323

321

329

300

245

202

167

146

134

*112

100

at ioT

119

112 

112

128

166

-

6,848

228

0.481

0.54

13,580

May

*280 

382

553

668 

629

570

528

498

478

329

314

310

282

262

327

223

198

179

131

139

129

121

114

104

97

91

83

77

*9T

95

89

8,281

267

0.563

0.65

16,430

June

85 

85

82

78 

78

74

70

68

66

67

66

65

62

61

53.

*54 

56

64

72

167

167

176

237

1,710

a2 , 050

a2,200

32.260 

a2,-200

a2,000

1,820

-

16,293

543

1.15

1.28

32,320

July

1.720 

1,310

*1,100

940 

806

744

732

723

714

684

647

572

519

420

297

229 

227

202

203

197

181

168

157

144

139

180

179

177

188

161

384

15,044

485

1.02

1.18

29,840

Aug.

434 

413

913

1.520 

1,260

1,310

1,510

1,450

 1,300

1,360

1,270

1,010

865

850

799

709 

604

496

438

382

350

318

279

245

213

184

172 

150

122

112

106

21,144

682

1.44

1.66

41,940

Sept.

§

72

58 

53

52

50

46

46

43

40

*38

37

34

32

29 

26

23

21

18

17

16

ii

15

16

17

18 

20

22

27

-

1,072

35.7

0.075

0.08

2,130

Calendar year 1952 : Max 3,120 

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,260

Mln 

Mln

Mean 

Mean

229

206

Cfsm 0.483 In. 

Cfsm 0.435 In.

6.57

5.90

Ac-ft 166,100 

AC-ft 149,200

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Chlppewa River near Milan, 

weather records, and floodmark.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 25 to Mar. 22. Backwater from debris Oct. 27 

to Nov. 24.
MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN 

Redwood River at Marshall, Minn.

175

Location. Lat 44°27', long. 95°47', in NW£ sec. 4, T. Ill N., R. 41 W., at highway bridge 

on Fourth Street in Marshall, 10 miles upstream from Threemile Creek.

Drainage area.--307 sq mi.

Records available. March 1940 to September 1953.

Gage.--Chain gage read twice daily.

Average discharge; 13 years, 55.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 628 cfs Mar. 21 (gage height, 5.04 ft, from

graph based on gage readings); maximum gage height observed, 5.32 ft Mar. 19 (backwater 

from ice); minimum daily discharge, 0.8 cfs Nov. 26 (gage height, 0.51 ft).

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 2,740 cfs Apr. 6, 1941 (gage height, 11.05 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from leaves, 

which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect or 

backwater from leaves (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In 

cubic feet per second)

.5

.7

1.0

3.2

4.6

8.1

17

35

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

4.7

139

280

445

567

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

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.

1.7 

1.6

1.4

1.9

3.6

*3.6

9.0

fcf

3.9

3.2

4.2

6.2

4.9

4.2

5.9

5.9

7.2

6.2

6.9

8.6

9.0

~9.0

6.2

5.5

4.5

2.6

2.2

4.2

3.6

151.7

4.89

0.016

0.02

301

Nov.

4.2 

5.2

3.2

3.9

5.5

3.9

4.5

3.9 

3.9

3.2

4.2

*5.2

4.9

4.2

3.9

3.2

2.6

3.9

4.9

5^5

4.5

3.6

1.6 

1.4

1.0

g

J^Y i!s

2.0

2.5

103.9

3.46

0.011

0.01

206

Dec.

ITS3.0

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.4 

3.5

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.5

*3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.6

3.6 

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

5.7

106.9

3.45

0.011

0.01

212

Jan.

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7 

3.7

5.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.

3.

3.

3.

3. 

*3.6

3.6

3.6

3.5

sis

3.5

3.5

114.3

3.69

0.012

0.01

227

Feb.

f*f

3^4

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.2 

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7 *fi

2.7

2.7

2.7

_

-

83.2

2.97

0.0097

0.01

165

Mar.

2_.8 

3.2

3.7

4.8

6.3

8.0

10

12

15

20

25

32

35

39

44

*55

70

122

228

415

*560

392

261

*189

144

141

129

117

113

108

90

3,394.8

110

0.358

0.41

6,730

Apr. May

87 

80

99

95

105

99

103

116 

123

127

120

107

90

81

86

84

77

70

59

55

49

48

f

63

81

105

103

108

156

-

2,671

89.0

0.290

0.32

5,300

259 

*330

342

326

288

227

193

185 

188

172

166

144

104

98

104

91

76

78

74

66

68

68

64 

68

63

62

63

70

86

73

66

4,262

137

0.446

0.52

8,450

June

54

*48

47

45

39

37

38

64

83

85

78

60

57

68

78

78

65

57

46

41

37

33

32

28

26

24

32

27

30

46

~

1,483

49.4

0.161

0.18

2,940

July

48 

40

34

35

23

27

*23

22 

20

17

15

15

24

24

17

13

14

13

14

13

14

13

12 

12

9_.0

9.0

16

38

60

97

141

872.0

28.1

0.092

0.11

1,730

Aug.

93 

90

90

123

227

230

164

141 

*114

98

119

113

97

86

76

67

58

54

50

43

40

34

30

28

26

24

22

20

15

13

IT

2,398

77.4

0.252

0.29

4,760

Sept.

12 

12

14

12

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.0

8.1

8.1

7.3

6.9

*7.3

8.1

6.2

4.6

5.2

4.6

4.9

4^3

5.2

5.8

5.2

5.8

7.3

8.6

9.5

7.7

9.0

8.1

-

236.5

7.88

0.026

0.03

469

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,750 Mln 0.8 Mean 103 Cfsm 0.336 In. 4.57 Ac-ft 74,980

Water year 1952-53: Max 560 Mln 0.8 Mean 43.5 Cfsm 0.142 In. 1.92 Ac-ft -31,490

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note . Stage-discharge nelatlon affected by Ice Nov. 26 to Mar. 20. Backwater from leaves Oct. 1 

to Nov. 25, Sept. 25-30.
176

MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN 

Redwood River near Redwood Falls, Minn.

Location. Lat 44°31'25", long. 95°10'20", in NE£ sec. 9, T. 112 N., R. 36 W., on right 

bank 20 ft upstream from highway bridge, 3 miles west of town of Redwood Falls, and 

8.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--697 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1909 to September 1914, August 1930 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 972.33 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 26, 1949, wire-weight gage at bridge 20 ft downstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge.--18 years (1935-53), 102 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,340 cfs Mar. 20 (gage height, 4.97 ft, backwater from ice); minimum not determined.

1909-14, 1930-53: Maximum discharge, 6,790 cfs Apr. 5, 1952 (gage height, 11.84 

ft); maximum gage height, 12.68 ft Apr. 6, 1951 (backwater from ice); no flow for 

several days in January 1940.

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

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

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used May 24 to June 9)

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

3.5

7.9

14

22

35

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

70

201

390

975

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

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.

9.1

8.5

8.5

7.9

7.9

*6.7

fcf

7.9

7.9

7.9

9.1

9.1

8.5

9.1

9.7

9.7

9.7

10

11

10

11.

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

294.1

9.49

0.014

0.02

583

Nov.

11

12

12

12

12

12

11 

11

12

11

11

*11

11

12

12

1312-

12

12

12

12

12

10

9.0

8.0

6.2

5.5

5.2

5.0

4.8

-

311.7

10.4

0.015

0.02

618

De.c.

4.7

ill

476

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.7 

6.0

9.1

12

iiTz

10

8.5

8.0

7.5

*7.5

7.5

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.2

6.2

222.4

7.17

0.010

0.01

441

Jan.

6.2

6.2

6.2

6j5.

6.2

5.5

Ii5.2

5.5

5.8

6.0

6.2

6.2

6.0

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.8

6.0

6.0

6.2

6.5

*6.5

6.5

1,,

j

185.6

5.99

0.0086

0.01

368

Feb.

1

> 6.0

J

 6.3

V

1

j

1

> 6.0

j

J

6.5

1 ..

> o. 0

I

 *J

_

-

181.5

6.48

0.0093

0.01

360

Mar.

 7.5

30

150

250

290

300

310

310

400

860

»1.220

827

785

827

*815

749

809

707

*550

415

333

291

11,303.0

365

0.524

0.60

22,420

Apr.

262

238

231

234

234

227

224 

224

227

238

244

244

234

214

192

176

162

150

137

126

119

114

106

101

116

145

179

192

227

280

-

5,797 193'

0.277

0,31

11,500

May

354

*451

544

617

719

809

m635

561

517

425

368

354

325

298

258 234'

204

182

167

156

150

142

137

126

121

126

132

139

139

10,948

353

0.506

0.58

21,720

June

134

124

119

*108

101

87

93 

145

170

189

198

195

186

186

179

189

182

173

156

129

106

94

156

210

162

137

235

258

244

218

-

4,863

162

0.232

0.26

9,650

July

195

170

153

134

116

106

96 

*85

76

68

63

63

89

98

96

91

78

68

65

59

54

49

47

52

44

47

44

245

291

298

478

3,618

117

0.168

0.19

7,180

Aug.

550

566

588

635

677

225.

W 

701

683

*671

707

713

647

539

456

395

341

294

258

221

195

173

159

142

126

114

104

87

78

70

66

12,388

400

0.574

0.66

24,570

Sept.

51

50

54

50

54

50

47 

40

38

34

31

30

28

*27

26

26

24

24

23

22

21

20

20

19

19

18

17

17

16

15

917

30.6

0.044

0.05

1,820

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,400 Mln 4.6 Mean 249 Cfam 0.357 In. 4.87 Ac-ft 180,700

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,220 Mln - Mean 140 Cfam 0.20 In. 2.72 Ac-ft 101,200

Peak dlacharee (baae. 75 cfs). Mar

ft); June 14 (3:30 p.m.) 248 cfs (2.7

. 20. 1,340 cfa: 9 p.m. May 6 to 2 a.m. May 7, 833 cfa (3.78 

2 ft); June 23 (7:30 p.m.) 354 cfa (2.94 ft); June 27 (11:30 ajn.)

325 cfa (2.84 ft); Aug. 6 (12:30 a.m.) 791 cfs (3.71 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on thla day.

Note.--Stage-dlaoharge relation affected by ice Nov. 24 to Dec. 8, Dec. 13 to Mar. 20 

height record Jan. 26 to Feb. 23, Feb. 25 to Mar. 15; discharge estimated on basla of 2 

meaaurements, weather records, and records for atatlon at Marshall).

(no gagedischarge
MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN

Cottonwood River .near New Ulm, Minn.

Location.--Lat 44°17'40", long. 94°26'40", in N? sec. 33, T. 110 N., R. 30 W., on left 

bank 600 ft upstream from highway bridge, 1.8 miles south of New Ulm, and 2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,280 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--July 1909 to December 1913, March 1931 to March 1938, August'1938 to 

September 1953 (winter records incomplete prior to 1936).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 799.09 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. July 1, 1909, to Dec. 13, 1913, chain gage at site 2 miles dowistream at different datum. Mar. 15, 1931, to June 27, 1935, chain gage and June 28, 1935, to Mar. 31, 

1938, wire-weight gage, 2j miles upstream at datum 11.41 ft higher. Aug. 23, 1938, to 

June 25, 1948, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--19 years (1911-13, 1935-37, 1938-53), 276 ofs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year. 3,750 cfs May 27 (gage height, 9.50 ft); minimum, 

0.5 cfs Nov. 27 (gage height, 0.77 ft).

1909-13, 1931-53: Maximum discharge, 13,800 cfs July 9, 1947 (gage height, 16.94 ft, 

from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 9,000 cfs, result of dam failure; minimum, that of Nov. 27, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some regulation by dam at Cottonwood Lake and several .other small lakes above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 355: 1912.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 18-24)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 13 Mar. 14 to Sept. 30

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4

3.0

5.0

10

24

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

40

85

171

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

40

176

294

4.0 

6.0 

8.0 

9.3

600

1,440

2,660

3,590

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

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.

15

10 

13

11

9.4

9.4

9.4

10

10

*11

12

14

15

14

18

13

15

18

16

94

164

142

82

28

24

22

22 

19

21

26

24

911.2

29.4

0.023

0.03

1,810

Nov.

24

24 

24

24

24

24

23

24

24

24

26

27

26

26

*26

27

31

29

28

28

28

28

28

29

32

3.7

is'

16

14

-

717.1

23.9

0.019

0.02

1,420

Dec.

13

14 

16

18

19

20

21

2T

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

19

*17

16

18

20

21

21

21

21

21 

21

21

20

21

605

19.5

0.015

0.02

1,200

Jan.

21

21 

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

21

21

21

22

23

22

2o" 18

20

20

20

20

21

21

21

*22

23

23"

23

23

23

657

21.2

0.017

0.02

1,300

Feb.

23

24 

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

25

26

202"0~

20

20

21

*22 

22

_

-

651

23.2

0.018

0.02

1,290

Mar.

22

23 

23

23

22

23

22

22

23

25

30

35

39

340

940

*1,180

1,050

968

1,290

1,970

*2.010

1,550

1,340

1,280

1,020

*788

*656 

590

534

*497

455

18,790

606

0.473

0.55

37,270

Apr.

419

410 

404

410

404

407

389

365

356

353

365

362

335

307

302

282

274

276

266

244

225

211

197

193

225

249

302 

425

470

531

9,964

332

0.259

0.29

19,760

May

964

1,440 

1,720

*1,850

1,740

1,460

1,180

920

733

624

572

705

744

646

576

503

455

410

383

434

470

660

646

506

607

2,030

5.570 

*2,580

*1,730

1,560

1,380

33,798

1,090

0.852

0.98

67,040

June

1,090

856 

733

*670

642

572

660

1,560

1,420

1.740

1,520

1,230

1,020

868

756

792

1,180

1,180

648

519

593

419

464

470

286

282

362

437

572

780

-

24,321

811

0.634

0.71

48,240

July

716

586 

488

386

341

272

227

218

197

*182

170

163

157

134

141

139

139

143

153

143

132

118

104

96

92

100

88 

92

206

225

327

6,675

215

0.168

0.19

13,240

Aug.

2,150

2.690 

1,910

1,450

1,480

1,460

1,280

924

856

748

663

*642

642

674

635

548

358

368

350

307

264

234

220

199

182

166

152

135

139

135

123

22,084

712

0.556

0.64

43,800

Sept.

Ill

103 

94

86

83

83

85

82

81

76

74

67

62

61

*58

55

52

50

50

47

45

45

44

46

44

44

43

42

41

40

1,894

63.1

0.049

0.06

3,760

Calendar year 1952: Max 9,980 Mln 3.7 Mean 461 Cfsm 0.360 In. 4.90 Ac-ft 334,400

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,570 Mln 3.7 Mean 332 Cfam 0.259 In. 3.53 Ac-ft 240,100

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 24 to Dec. 14, Dec. 27, Jan. 2-6, 12, 15, Feb. 

1, 14, 20, 21, Mar. 10-16.
178 MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN

East Pork Blue Earth River near Bricelyn, Minn.

Location. Lat 43"37'50" > long. 93°47'25", In NE&JE* sec. 23, T. 102 N., R. 25 W., in 

center of downstream side of highway bridge,2 miles upstream from Brush Creek, 3 miles 

downstream from Foster Creek, and 5 miles northeast of Bricelyn.

Drainage area. 132 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1951 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 231 cfs Mar. 21 (gage height, 7^15 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1951-53: Maximum discharge, 1,320 cfs Apr. 7, 1951 (gage height, 10.68 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); no flow for many days in 1953.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by natural storage in lakes above station.

Oct. 1 to Mar. 21 Mar. 22 to Sept.

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.9

4.0

4.1 

4.3

0

.2

.5

1.1

2.0

3.2

6.3

4.5

4.7 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

7.?

12

24

46

85

125

236

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.9

4.0

4.1

4.2

0

.2

.8

1.6

2.6

4.1

6.8

4.4 

4.7 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

7.2

16

34

53

88

128

236

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

~72 0.4

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0o0

0 -

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.0

0.06

0.00045

0.0006

Nov.

( )

-

0

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

0

Jan.

( )

0

0

0

0

Feb.

( )

_

«

-

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 736 Mln 0

Mar.

0

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.5

4.5

6.0

7.8

**10

24

49

78

125

*215

221

226

230

25T

213

199

189

162

*150

132

119

107

98

2,795.8

90.2

0.683

0.79

Apr.

92

85

84

86

90

93

91

86

81

76

73

71

66

61

61

60

59

58

57

55

49

46

44

4T

*49

59

75

92

114

125

2,182

72.7

0.551

0.61

May

149

164

176

*T76~

171

161

146

130

110

100

94

86

77

67

59

52

46

41

*34

32

32

32

31

30

55

73

100

110

111

98

80

2,820

91.0

0.689

0.79

June

70

60

56

54

46

41

41

86

1OO

121

130

151

118

106

96

88

82

72

59

50

41

35

32

29

TO

30

33

35

35

32

-

1,934

64.5

0.489

0.54

Mean 47.0 Cfsm 0.356 In.

July

27

53

19

16

16

17

*14

12

10

8.1

6.5

5.4

5.7

5.4

4.9

4.0

3.4

2.8

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.7

2.5

6.5

18

247.0

7.97

0.060

0.07

5.66

Aug.

'21

39

59

*82

110

Tfg- 126

116

102

88

76

66

56

47

40

33

26

20

16

12

6.8

4.0

2.5

1.6

.6

*0o0

0

0

0

1,276.5

41.2

0.312

0.36

Sept.

(*)

-

0

0

0

0

Water year 1952-53: Max 230 Mln 0 Mean 30.8 Cfsm 0.233 In. 3.16

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

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 24 to Mar. 17.
MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN 179

Blue Earth River near Rapidan, Minn.

Location. La t 44°05'44", long. 94°06i33" (corrected), to SEiSE^ sec. 6, T. 107 N., R. 27 

W. , on left bank 0.2 mile downstream from powerplant of Northern States Power Co., 

2 miles west of Rapidan, 3f miles downstream from Watonwan River, and 1\ miles upstream from Le Sueur River.

Drainage area. --2, 430 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. July 1909 to November 1910 (winter records incomplete), October 1939 

to September 1945, July 1949 to September 1953. Published as "at Rapidan Mill" 

1909-10.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 850 ft (from topographic map). July 20, 

T909, to Apr. 28, 1910, chain gage at site a quarter of a mile upstream at different 

datum. Apr. 29 to Nov. 12, 1910, staff gage at site 800 ft upstream at different 

datum. Oct. 4 to Nov. 14, 1939, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. --10 years (1939-45, 1949-53), 935 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,700 cfs June 9 (gage height, 12.91 ft); minimum, 15 cfs for many days during winter (gage height, 1.18 ft).

1909-10, 1939-45, 1949-53: Maximum discharge, 26,100 cfs Apr. 8, 1951 (gage height, 

14.97 ft), from rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting;. minimum, 8.2 cfs Feb. 23, 1950 (gage height, 1.06 ft).

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Rapidan reservoir (capacity, 2,980 acre-ft). 

Revisions. WSP 895. Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to July 5 July 6 to Sept. 30

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.9 

2.4 

3.0

9.0

17

32

73

225

480

870

4.0

5.0

7.0

9.0

11.0

11.5

1,770

2,960

6,O10

9,750

14,200

15,60O

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8

23

56

107

169

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

5.0

253

870

1,77O

2.96O

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

£8 

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

136 

133

16

TT

17

55 

57

*57

*64

60

124

20

89

62

130

61

65

61

23

84

63

131

61

59

57

22 

~n140

75

75

69

2,160

69.7

0.029

0.03

4,280

Nov.

57 

20

47

84

87

84 

85

23

22

84

42

77

81

*89

56

17

~5I 1ST

43

57

53

17

17

115

81

58

17

48 

54

17

-

1,744

58.1

0.024

0.03

3,460

Dec.

79 

50

44

78

44

IB" 15

79

16

47

45

47

38

17

83

55

54

*55

59

18

18

83

94

87

16

15 

15

15

77

80

17

1,485

47.9

0.020

0.02

2,940

Jan.

16 

ST

48

16

77

45 

48

80

43

16

16

79

82

50

128

17

17

17

72

43

90

85

47

44

*17

73 

35

74 

38

70

74

1,638

52.8

0.022

0.03

3,230

Feb.

17 

68

70

76

74

66 

55

16

64

116

~Sl 117

66

15

15

72

70

67

69

66

65

15

67

67

74

*75 

70

67

_

-

1,743

62.2

0.026

0.03

3,460

Mar.

17 

65

122

125

130

76 

52

17

152

121

57

161 166

248

83O

1,510

1,960

2,730

*3,780

4,990

4,500

3,770

3,450

2,960

2,420

*2,030 

1,690

1,540 

1,540

1,340

1,320

43,873

1,415

0.583

0.67

87,020

Apr.

1,260 

1,170

1,180

1,170

1,20O

1,250 

1,110

1,130

1,060

966

934

918

806

806

846

854

942

1,O1O

942

966

886

806

798

OT

822

878 

*1,140

1,540 

1,710

1,790

31,704

1,057

0.435

0.49

62,880

May

2,130 

2,650

3,170

3,170

3,040

2,67O 

2,450

2,130

2,010

1,680

1,730

1,62O

1,580

1,340

1,210

1,15O

966

998

*886

926

814

830

762

79T

4,890

5,850 

6,17O

7,140 

6,030

5.25O

4,900

SO, 939

2,611

1.07

1.24

160,500

June

4,160 

3,450

3, ISO

2,670

2,430

2,180 

2,140

3,680

15,000

*15,500

11,200

10,800

9,190

7,000

5,650

4,660

4,020

3,590

3,100

2,480

2,450

1,990

1,840

1,540

1,620

1,460 

1,640

1,540 

1,740

1,540

-

133,190

4,440

1.83

2.04

264,200

July

1.450 

1,240

1,200

990

878

934 

649

823

662

668

542

944

SOS

499

457

445

445

445

445

439

371

369

356

356

230

230 

252

253

367

601

1,210

19,255

621

0.256

0.29

38,190

Aug.

1,210 

1,070

1,520

*2,340

2,810

2.930 

2,376

1,900

1,56O

1,350

1,150

1,210

1,040

1,090

948

755

688

586

506

469

469

463

439

354

 276

264 

262

226 

163

74

1SS

3O,637

988

0.407

0.47

60,770

Sept.

138 

141

149

153

15?

35

36

142

143

99

91

102.

SB- 29

93

87

90

88

64

32

66

67

66

65

65

64 

35

64 

*64

65

-

2,570

85.7

0.035

0.04

5,100

Calendar year 1952: Max 13,100 Min 15 Mean 943 Cfsm 0.388 In. 5.29 Ac-ft 684,300

Water year 1952-53: Max 15,300 Min 15 Mean 961 Cfsm 0.395 In. 5.38 Ac-ft 696,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
180 MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN 

Le Sueur River near Rapidan, Minn.

Location. Lat 44°06'40", long. 94°02'28" (corrected), in SW£ sec. 35, T. 108 N., R. 27 

W., on right bank 600 ft downstream from highway bridge, lj miles upstream from 

mouth, and 2 miles northeast of Rapidan.

Drainage area. 1,100 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1945, July 1949 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 780 ft (from topographic map). Oct. 15, 

T939, to Nov. 14, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years (1939-45, 1949-53), 423 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,120 cfs May 25 (gage height, 11.75 ft); minimum daily, 16 cfs Dec. 12-20; minimum gage height, 2.20 ft Oct. 3.

1939-45, 1949-53: Maximum discharge, 13,200 cfs Apr. 7, 1951 (gage height, 19.73 

ft, from floodmark); minimum daily, 2.0 cfs Feb. 9, 1940; minimum gage height, 2.20 

ft Sept. 6, 7, 1941, Oct. 3, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, shifting control, or 

doubtful or no gage-height record, which are fair.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

2728'

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.-

21 

20

18

TS

18

18

19

*18

20

20

22

2453-

23

24

23

24

23

22

22

21

21

20

20

20

20

22

24

23

22

22

655

21.1

0.019

0.02

1,300

Nov.

22

23

24

23

22

23

23

23

23

22

22

21

22

*21

25

24

23

23

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

20

25

20

20

20

-

660

2.20

O.O2O

0.02

1,30O

Dec.

20

2o

20

19

19

19

19

18

18

17

17

16- 16

16

16

16

16

*16

16

16

17

17

17

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

545

17.6

0.016

0.02

1,080

Jan.

18 

TS

18

18

18

18

18

19

19

19

19

19

19

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

*20

20

20

19

20

20

20

599

19.3

O.O18

0.02

1,190

Feb.

20 

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

*17

17

18

18

-

_

-

525

18.8

0.017

0.02

1,040

Mar.

18

TS

19

19

19

20

20

21

22

24

26

35

68

120

210

34O

520

930

*1,720

2,430

*3.160

2,340

1,930

1,620

1,320

*1,100

952

822

710

628

572

21,753

702

0.638

0.74

43, ISO

Apr.

509 

455

467

559

671

696

649

589

555

534

5OO

463

412

369

390

517

636

623

563

496

443

390

349

359" 313

628

*849

934

1.O6O

1.370

-

17,358

579

0.526

0.59

34,430

May

2,320 

2,6OO

2,690

2,5OO

2, ISO

1,88O

1,590

1,360

1,190

1,080

1,050

908

782

692

619

547

492

435

394.

*435

439

76O

1,30O

2,250

3,850

3,750

4. 320

3,970

3,280

2,580

2,060

54,303

1,752

1.59

1.84

1O7.7OO

June

1.680 

1,400

1.19O

988

822

688

649

,150

,320

,380

,29O

,16O

,O1O

1,100

1,630

1,610

1.34O

1,16O

*980

8OO

636

526

447

420

559

589

786

916

939

862

-

29,977

999

0.9O8

1.01

59,460

July

714 

598

50O

428

387

373

329

291

241

199

167

189

197

189

252

267

221

182

147

118

128

199

268

394

3O7

255

232

241

452

714

1.170

10,349

334

0.3O4

0.35

20,530

Aug.

2.O5O 

2,38O

2,800

*3,160

3.330

3,160

2,830

2,460

2,140

1,870

1,640

1,440

1,260

1,110

952

830

7 2O

620

540

47O

394

349

305

265

*229

194

167

139

128

122

111

38,165

1,231

1.12

1.29

75,700

Sept.

96 

54

71

65

57

53

48

46

41

38

36

35

33

32

31

30

27

25

24

24

23

22

21

5T

22

24

24

24

*25

28

-

1,130

37.7

0.034

0.04

2,240

Calendar year 1952; Max 9,16O Min 16 Mean 43O Cfsm 0.391 In. 5.31 Ac-ft 312,000

Water ater year year 1952-53: 1952-53: Max Max 4,32O 4,32O Min Min 16 16 Mean Mean 482 482 Cfsm Cfsm 0.438 0.438 In. In. 5.96 5.96 Ac-ft Ac-ft 349,100 349,100

Peak discharge (base. 1.3OO cfs).--Mar. 21 (12 m.) 3.35O cfs (9.62 ft); May 3 (li:3O a.m.) 2,740 

fs (8.83 ft); May 25 (7 a.m.) 5,120 cfs (11.75 ft); June 1O (ll a.m.) 1.4OO cfs (6.54 ft); June 15 

11 p.m.) 1,770 cfs (7.15 ft); Aug. 5 (8:30 a.m.) 3,35O cfs (9.62 ft).

* D1 seharcre measurement made on this dav.
MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN 

Madison Lake near Madison Lake, Minn.

181

Location.--Lat 44°10>, long. 93°48', at Point Pleasant, at edge of village of Madison Lake.

Records available. July 1940 to September 1953 (fragmentary).

Page.--Staff gage read about three times weekly during open-water periods and once monthly 

during winter months. Datum of gage is 999.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929

Extremes.--1940-53: Maximum gage height observed, 18.26 ft Apr. 24, 1952: minimum observed, 4.32 ft Aug. 12, 1940.

Qage height, in feet, October 1952 to September 1953

Oct. 3O..... 16.46 

Nov. 29..... 16.24 

Dec. 20..... 16.22 

Jan. 17..... 16.24

Mar. 30..... 16.49 

Apr. 30..... 17.14 

May 30..... 17.57 

June 29..... 17.80

July 30. 

Aug. 31. 

Sept.28.

17.44

17.39

16.85

Note. Readings other than those shown above were made during the year.

Minnesota River at Mankato, Minn.

Location. Lat 44°10'10", long. 94°00il5", in sec. 7, T. 108 N., R. 26 W., on left bank

at downstream side of Main Street Bridge in Mankato, 2 miles downstream from Blue

Earth River and at mile 106.4. 

Drainage area. 14,900 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--May 1903 to September 1953. 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder at present site since Mar. 20, 1925. Datum of gage is 747.92

Tt above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Aug. 6, 1910, staff gage and Aug. 6,

1910, to Oct. 19, 1921, chain gage, at site 1.8 miles upstream at datum 6.4 ft higher.

Mar. 15, 1922, to Nov. 30, 1924, chain gage at present site and datum. 

Average discharge. 50 years (1903-53), 2,516 cfs. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 25,100 cfs June 10 (gage height, 18.84 ft); minimum; 76 cfs Nov. 27 (gage height, 2.92 ft).

1903-53: Maximum discharge, 66,600 cfs Apr. 9, 1951 (gage height, 26.20 ft, from

floodmark); minimum, 26 cfs Aug. 4, 1934.

Maximum stage known, 29.9 ft Apr. 26, 1881, from floodmark, present site and datum

(discharge 90,000 cfs, revised). 

Remarks. Records good except those for period of shifting control, which are fair. Some

diurnal fluctuation at low and medium stages caused by powerplants on Blue Earth River. 

Revisions (water years) WSP 875: 1917. WSP 955: Drainage area. WSP 1085: 1929.

WSP 1238:1903, 1908, 1919.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

544

5*7

500

404

388

388

404

399

388

*399

404

434

382

399

393

428

360

360

344

235

372

470

512

446

388

360

360

404 

355

350

355

12,567

405

0.027

0.03

24,930

Nov.

360 

338

306

344

372

377 355-

333

290

285

322

300

322

322

 344

295

306

366

333

295

311

316

290

306 

350

186

124

T55 

226

214

-

9,073

302

0.020

0.02

18,000

Dec.

194 

234

218

226

242

202

178

TM

242

222

218

218

218

198

194

242

222

222

*314

210

178

182

238

246 

2*5

182

186

178 

182

222

230

6,570

212

0.014

0.02

13,030

Jan.

186 

T5I

238

214

198

242

210

222

250

226

218

222

280

280

255

322

5?5

238

234

295

260

316

316

280 

280

*265

305

275 

315

280

310

7,972

257

0.017

0.02

15,810

Feb.

320 

3Io~ 270

315

331

331

326

320

295

331

380

386

336

348

326

419

584

714

734

748

727

700

631

643 

595

*551

540

512

_

-

13,023

465

0.031

0.03

25,830

Mar.

480 

419

I¥5

529

556

568

524

496

468

584

584

573

734

846

1,160

2,410

3,680

5,340

7,420

 9,320

11,600

11,266

10,700

10,200 

*9,670

9,160

8,590

8,420 

8,200

8,070

7,810

140,757

4,541

0.305

0.35

279,200

Apr.

7.670 

7,400

7,200

7,100

6,940

6,850

6,660

6,460

6,400

6,240

6,060

5,940

5,810

5,640

5,840

5,890

5,910

5,780

5,630

5,260

5,070

4,730

4,560

4,410 

4,650

4,910

*5,330

5,930 

6,490

7,120

-

179,880

5,996

0.402

0.44

356,800

May

8,860 

10,100

11,200

11,700

11,700

11,500

11,100

11,000

1O.8OO

10,500

10,200

9,610

9,090

8,550

8,060

7,72O

7,150

6,860

6,380

*6,330

6,040

5,930

5,690

5,640 

11,460

14,100

14,900

17,200 

**6,366

14,200

12,800

312,610

10,080

0.677

0.78

620,100

June

11,500 

10,100

8,980

8,180

7,450

6,730

6,170

1T7T5GB

18,800

*25.800

*19,600

18,300

16,400

13,300

11,800

10,600

9,760

9,240

8,580

7,750

7,140

6,620

6,240

6,330 

6,900

7,020

7,760

8,530 

8,970

9,420

-

312,970

10,430

0.700

0.78

620,800

July

9,930 

10,800

11,200

11,300

11,500

*11,800

11,900

12.000

11,766

11,500

11,000

11,000

10,500

9,960

9,590

9,190

8,770

8,240

7,750

7,280

6,780

6,300

5,590

4,960 

4,470

4,060

3,850

3.650 

'4,660

5,070

*7,720

263,420

8,497

0.570

0'.66

522,500

Aug.

8,740 

9,810

11,000

12,700

14,000

1*,800

3.4,866

14,400

13,900

13,400

12,800

12,300

11,700

11,200

10,800

10,300

9,960

9,540

9,060

8,600

8,140

7,700

7,230

*6,620 

6,240

5,820

5,370

4,900 

4,420

4,120

5,660

298,030

.9,614

0.645

0.74

591,100

Sept.

3,480 

3,286

3,100

2,920

2,840

2,740

2,460

2,370

2,320

2,270

2,190

2,130

2,020

1,750

1,640

1,560

1,460

1,370

1,240

1,100

1,010

906

822

806 

798

783

741

 674 

649

625

-

52,054

1,735

0.116

0.13

103,200

Calendar year 1952: Max 53,300 Min 124 Mean 5,689 Cfsm 0.382 In. 5.19 Ac-ft 4,130,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 23,800 Min 124 Mean 4,408 Cfsm O.296 In. 4.00 Ac-ft 3,191,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Shifting-control method used Dec. 2O to Jan. 25. Discharge computed from once-daily or 

more frequent wire-weight-gage readings May 1-14, June 2-7, July 29 to Aug. 2, Aug. 18 to Sept. 28.
182 MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN

Minnesota River near Carver, Minn.

Location. Lat 44°44 I , long. 93°38', In sec. 31, T. 115 N., R. 23 W., on left bank 2? 

miles south of Carver and at mile 36.

Drainage area.--16,200 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--September 1934 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 690.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Auxiliary chain gage 2| miles upstream read twice daily.

Average discharge.--19 years, 3,243 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 23,000 cfs June 14 (affected by changing slope); 

maximum gage height, 21.47 ft June 14; minimum dally discharge, 245 cfs Jan. 6, 7.

1934-53: Maximum discharge, 64,100 cfs Apr. 11, 1951; maximum gage height, 28.31 ft 

Apr. 16, 1952; minimum discharge, 85 cfs Jan. 21, 22, 1940; minimum gage height, 2.66 - 

ft Nov. 22, 1935.

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

which are fair.

Cooperation.--Auxiliary gage readings furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions. WSP 955: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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

Of sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

778 

786

786

786

752

710 

693

684

693

684

684

676

676

684

650

650

650

668

642

625

'STB" 616

642

693 

744

710

668

634

625 

659

642

21,206

684

0.042

0.05

42,O60

Nov.

516" 616 

616

607

589

589 

607

616

607

589

562

562

571

571

571

580

598

589

571

598

580

571

571

562 

553

562

416

365

3So~ 360

-

16,725

558

0.034

0.04

33,170

Dec,

37O 

395

415

*420 450"

420 

410

410

400

375

375

380

320

310

300

30O

310

300

300

300

310

320

320

310 

300

290

280

270

?7o" 265

275

10,440

337

0.021

0.02

20,710

Jan.

285 

290

285

275

*260

515- 245 

260

300

305

310

310

295

285

270

285

280

270

320

340

340

335

340

355 

360

365 3"S6~

*355

355 

355

350

9,585

309

O.O19

0.02

19,010

Feb.

360 

360

355

350

*340

350 

360

360

375

365

335

320 3~2"5

365

375

385

375

360

*420

600

750

770

730

820 

890

890

880

.840

-

-

14,005

500

0.031

0.03

27,780

Mar.

810 

750

690

610

580

610 

670

730

730

720

710

840

1,020

1,080

1,190

1,260

1,450

2,300

3,500

5,600

*8,400

9,650

11,800

11.900 

11,600

*11,200

10,600

9,850

9,300 

9,020

8,720

137,890

4,448

0.275

0.32

273,500

Apr.

8.610 

8,216

8,010

7,970

7,860

7,680 

7,510

7,280

7,150

*7,150

7,060

6,760

6,580

6,410

6,530

6,410

6,420

6,350

6,220

6,170

5,750

5,490

5,280

5.160 

5,316

5,880

6,130

 6,250

6,650 

7,05O

-

201,290

6,710

0.414

0.46

399,300

May

8,140 

9,380

10,500

11,800

12,300

12,900 

13,300

13,300

13,200

12,800

12,400

12,100

11,300

10,700

10,100

9,450

8,640

8,000'

7,610

7,460

7,340

7,060

6,810

6,550 

6.240

8,650

11,800

11,900

13,700 

15,700

 17,100

328,230

10,590

0.654

0.75

651,000

June

15,400 

14,200

13,800

11,400

9,470

6.420 

6,976

7,570

8,940

11,100

14,600

*19,4OO

22.900

22,800

21,400

19,100

16,500

14,000

*12,800

11,300

9,550

8,030

7,640

9,780 

11,000

10,800

12,000

13,800

14,900 

14,700

-

392,270

13,080

0.807

0.90

778,100

July

14,300 

14,200

14,100

14,200

14,300

14.400 

U.300

14,400

14,400

14,400

14,200

14,000

13,400

12,800

12,000

11,300

*10,400

9,580

8,900

8,310

7,890

7,370

6,930

6,170 

5,820

5,600

5,460

5,220

4,900 

5",020

6,780

325,050

10,490

0.648

0.75

644,700

Aug.

7,540 

7,980

9,770

11,200

12,400

13,800 

14,900

16.300

16,266'

 15,900

16,100

16,000

15,300

14,600

14,100

14,000

13,000

12 ,000

11,200

10,500

9,710

9,000

7,980

7,900 

7,270

7,000

6,600

6,090

5,770 

5,310

4,990

340,410

10, 980

0.678

0.78

675,200

Sept.

4,710 

4,466*

4,200

4,040

3,920

3,810 

3,660

3,470

3,300

3,200

3,100

2,900

2,700

2,600

2,500

2,400

*2,250

2,140

2,020

1,900

1,760

1,640

 1,540

1,470 

 1,410

1,360

1,320

1,270

1,210 

1.160

-

77,360

2,579

0.159

0.18

153,400

Calendar year 1952; Max 59,100 Min 265 Mean 6,299 Cfsm 0.389 In. 5.30 Ac-ft 4,573,000

Water year 1952-53; Max 22,900 Min 245 Mean 5,136 Cfsm 0.317 In. 4.30 Ac-ft 3,718,000

 Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.-^Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 4 to Mar. 22. No gage-height record Nov. 29 

> Dec. 3, July 11-16, Sept. 9-16; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range 

In i stage, and records records for station station at Mankato. Mankato
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 183

Mississippi River at St. Paul, Minn.

Location. Lat 44°56'40", long. 93°05'20", in NE^ sec. 6, T. 28 N., R. 22 W-., on left bank 

in St. Paul, 300 ft upstream from Robert Street Bridge, 6 miles downstream from Minnesota River, and at mile 839.3 above Ohio River.

Drainage area. 36,800 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March 1887 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 684.16 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Mar. 16, 1925, staff gages or chain gage at several sites within 

300 ft of present site at same datum. Mar. 16, 1925, to Mar. 10, 1933, water-stage 

recorder anft Mar. 11, 1933, to Aug. 18, 1939, staff gage, at present site and datum. 

Since September 1938, auxiliary water-stage recorder 7 miles downstream.

Average discharge . 61 years (1892-1953), 9,853 cfs (adjusted for diversion).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 47,000 cfs June 27 (gage height, 11.40 ft); minimum daily, 2,800 cfs Dec. 1.

1887-1953: Maximum discharge, 125,000 cfs Apr. 16, 1952 (gage height, 22.02 ft); 

minimum daily, 632 cfs Aug. 26, 1934.

Maximum stage known since at least 1870, that of Apr. 16, 1952. Flood of Apr. 29, 

1881, reached a stage of 19.7 ft (discharge, 107,000 cfs), determined by Corps of Engineers .

Remarks.' Records good except those for period of ice or of indeterminate slope effect, 

which are fair. Flow slightly regulated except during extreme floods by Government 

reservoirs on headwaters and by powerplants. Beginning July 20, 1938, sewage from 

Minneapolis and St. Paul, which formerly entered above station, was diverted to a 

sewage-disposal plant, thence to river below station. Figures of daily discharge 

do not include this diversion.

Cooperation. Records of Mississippi River at Twin City lock and dam computed and furnished 

by Ford Motor Co. Gage-height record at South St. Paul and gage readings on outside 

staff gage at St. Paul furnished by Corps of Engineers. Diversion through sewagedisposal plant furnished by Minneapolis-St. Paul Sanitary District.

Revisions (water years). WSP 715: Drainage area. WSP 875: 1938. WSP 895: 1939.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952-to September 1953

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

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

(t)

Oct.

6,040 

6.740 

*6,210

4,390

4.280

5,600

5,070

5,80O

5,500 

5,580

5,430

5,120

5,620

6,180

6,000

5,430

5,480

5,670

5,610

5,820

5,610

5,820

5,500

5,500

5,590

5,510

5,790

5,690 

5,360 

5,480

5,800

173,220

5,588

201

Nov.

5,820 

5,750 

5,420

5,430

5,610

5,840

5,76O

5,710

5,830 

*6.570

5,640

 5; 330

6,160

6,130

6.23O

6,120

5,800

5,640

5,280

5,940

6,150

6,140

5,900

6,060

6,140

5,780

3,930

3,110 

2.930 

2,980

. -

165,130

5,504

194

Dec.

2.800 

3,260 

4,600

4,400

5,080

4,920

5,170

5,430

5^.810 

5,670

5,560

5,750

5,380

4,600

4,870

4,750

4,840

4,660

4,500

4,270

4,460

4,860

4,720

5,120

4,290

4,990

*3,800

3,820 

4,360 

4,370

4,600

145,710

4,700

197

Jan.

4,430 

5,150 

4,870

4,990

5,030

4,180

3,910

4,080

4,360 

4,460

4,490

4.69O

4,890

4,630

4,520

4,05O

3.300

3,920

4,670

4,690

4,790

4,950

5,120

5.160

4,670

4,920

4,770

5,000 

4,950 

4,660

4,530

142,830

4,607

192

Feb.

4.450 

4,940 

5,140

5,310

5.760

4,960

4,860

4,670

5,000 

5,290

5,090

5,390

5,720

5,500

5,500

5,750

5,720

5,57O

5,41O

4,950

4,740

4,830

5,120

4,810

4,880

4,760

5,07O

5,5OO

-

144,690

5,168

193

Mar.

5,150 

5,050 

*4,830

4,420

3.750

4,200

4,310

4,630

4,740 

4,810

5,010.

5,24O

5,820

6,080

5,990

6,520

8,280

9,000

1O,700

13,800

17,100

20,800

25,800

27,700

28,400

3o,eoa

32,000

*33.400 

33,200 

32,300

31,000

434,630

14.O2O

226

Apr.

28,400 

27,000 

26,600

27,000

28,200

28.70O

27,200

27,700

28,200 

28,100

28,600

28,600

28,400

27,300

26,900

26,600

25, 1OO

24,200

23,8OO

23,300

*21,400

20,500

20,100

19,200

18.300

18,600

19,300

18,400 

19,000 

20,500

-

735,200

24,510

223

May

22,000 

24,400 

26,200

28,200

27,8OO

28 , 6OO

29,000

28.7OO

28,700 

27,20O

27,700

26.1OO

25,900

25.6OO

25,000

24,300

23,700

23,000

21,600

21,200

22,OOO

23,600

24.8OO

26,000

27,200

27,700

29,60O

31,200 

32 , 10O 

32 , 30O

33.300

824,700

26,600

234

June

34,200 

34,800 

35,300

35,000

33,700

31,000

28,500

*28,400

27.500 

29,500

30,400

31.60O

33,000

35,200

35,400

35,900

37,800

38,000

37,80O

38,60O

38,000

38,100

38,800

41,400

43,600

44,500

46.0OO

46.600 

46,200 

45,500

-

tl, 100.1

36,670

264

July

44.900 

43,700 

42 , 6OO

41,500

39,900

37,700

35,800

*35,HOO

34,300 

33,300

32,200

31,600

31,400

3O,400

30,100

28,800

27,400

26,500

24,9OO

24,100

23,300

21,800

21,000

20,100

19,300

19,300

19,000

18,400 

18,800 

17,300

16 . 500

891,100

28,750

282

Aug.

17,900 

20,600 

25,200

28,500

30,900

33,900

36,300

39,700

41,400 

42,400

*43,300

44,200

45,600

46.200

46,100

45,80O

44,600

43,200

41,400

39,100

36,OOO

33,4OO

30,600

28,600

26,800

24,500

22,500

20,400 

19,500 

18,500

17.800

tt.,034.9

33,380

276

Sept.

17.000 

16,40O 

15,800

15,20O

15,100

15,000

14,700

14,800

15,600 

14,600

13,400

13,700

13,700

14,000

* 13, 300

12,800

12.9OO

12,300

12,400

12,000

11,200

11,400

11,500

9,940

9,630

9,030

7,650

7,030 

6.720 

6,7.20

-

375,520

12,520

245

Adjusted for diversion through sewage-disposal plant

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

5,789 

0.157 

0.18

5,696

0.155 

0.17

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

4,897 

O.133 

0.15

4,799 

O.130 

0.15

5,361 

0.146 

0.15

14,250 

0.387 

0.45

24,740 

O.672 

0.75

26,830 

O.729 

0.84

Observed

Max 124,000 Min 2,800 Mean 19,000 

Max 46,6OO Min 2,800 Mean 16,9OO

36,930 

' 1.00 

1.12

29,030 

O.789 

0.91

33,660 

0.915 

1.05

Adjusted

12,760 

0.347 

0.39

Mean 19,220 Cfsm O.522 In. 7.12 

Mean 17,130 Cfsm 0.465 In. 6.31

Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion through sewage-disposal plant, in mean cubic feet per second.

t Expressed in thousands.

Note. Slope-stage-discharge relation affected by ice or indeterminate slope Oct. 6 to Mar. 16j 

discharge computed on basis of records for Minnesota River near Carver and Mississippi River at Ford 

hydro plant (unpublished).
184 ST. CROIX RIVER BASIN

Namekagon River near Trego, Wis.

Location.--Lat 45°56'50", long. 91°53'15", in SW^ sec. 17, T. 40 N., R. 12 W , at powerhouse of the Wisconsin Hydroelectric Co., 4 miles downstream from Potato Creek and 

5 miles northwest of Trego.

Drainage area. 503 sq mi.

Records available. October 1927 to September 1953.

Average discharge. 26 years, 455 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,330 cfs May 23; minimum daily, 304 ofs 

Jan. 18.

1927-53: Maximum daily discharge, 5,200 cfs Sept. 2, 1941; minimum daily, 113 efs 

Aug. I*, oept» 7, 1930.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge computed from powerplant records on basis of ratings 

developed by Geological Survey. One discharge measurement made in 1953 checks loaddischarge rating within 7.8 per cent.

Revisions.--WSP 1208: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

I

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

452

4O1 

393

415

381

386

398

401 

377

376

359

353 369"

380 

370

407

399

399 

373

381

398

398

393

393

393

373

393

393

394

381

390

12,069

389

0.773

0.89

Nov.

4OO

383 

383

383

383

375

375

386 

376

379

379

379

379

379 

380

368

400

399 

383

383

383

382

383

383

383

383

326

316

319

305

-

11,215

374

0.744

O.83

Dec.

335

368 

133

407

419

428

419

410 

418

415

415

402

380

it

365

345

345 

336

336

333

366

395

409

373

359

347

316

315

314

354

11,528

372

0.740

0.85

Jan.

360

365 

373

365

339

341

331

331 

314

312

309

338

359

358 

376

3O7

307

304 

353

362

362

371

371

371

371

371

354

353

353

354

354

10,791

348

0.692

0.80

Feb.

311

353

319

325

325

365

373

365 

358

360

360

360

350

350 

350

350

319

331 

326

331

320

319

319

329

334

358

358

358

_

_

-

9,576

342

0.680

0.71

Mar.

338

m360

360

359

350

350 

350

360

392

408

422

425 

442

459

470

471 

500

531

548

573

1.040

1,04O

981

857

782

782

884

884

843

17,246

556

1.11

1.28

Apr.

884

923 

925

935

1.040

915

884

812 

833

816

781

781

765

674 

710

706

647

60O 

575

578

574

573

573

571

570

619

608

575

698

752

-

21,897

730

1.45

1.62

May

740

744 

720

728

658

580

580

582 

574

545

560

561

541

482 

532

485

485

485 

458

476

823

1,220

1.330

1,240

1,230

1,140

1,050

964

845

846

838

23,042

743

1.48

1.70

June

791

718 

582

580

580

580

570

571 

584

576

570

558

558

559 

535

479

48O

480 

483

766

1.080

1,080

1,080

1,080

989

1,050

1,080

1,000

861

750

-

21,650

722

1.44

1.60

July

722

793 

909

949

955

894

790

705 

634

592

584

584

678

720 

751

585

609

583 

581

547

644

614

576

574

563

505

502

502

506

465

524

20,140

65O

1.29

1.49

Aug.

491

561 

567

580

728

821

1,010

1.180 

1,180

1,020

1,200

912

787

719 

641

600

576

570 

563

564

536

528

491

491

494

644

616

570

561

561

549

21,311

687

1.37

1.58

Sept.

518

526 

493

483

438

*404

400

427 

437

438

464

453

423

399 

398

397

397

397 

395

395

397

396

396

396

407

420

418

433

433

409

-

12,787

426

O.847

0.95

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,480 Min 3O5 Mean 533 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.43

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,330 Min 304 Mean 529 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.30

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ST. CROIX RIVER BASIN 185

St. Croix River near Danbury, Wis.

Location. Lat 46 0 04'30", long. 92°14'50", in sec. 33, T. 42 N., R. 15 W., on left bank 

on State Trunk Highway 35, 3.5 miles downstream from Namekagon River, 10 miles northeast of Danbury, and at mile 129.2.

Drainage area.--1.588 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1914 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 880 ft (from river-profile map). Prior 

Fo Apr. 23, 1937, chain gage at old highway bridge 40 ft downstream at same datum. 

Apr, 23, 1937, to Jan. 5, 1939, chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--39 years, 1,267 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,540 cfs May 22 (gage height, 6.05 ft); minimum, 828 cfs Sept. 22 (gage height, 0.72 ft).

1914-53: Maximum discharge, 10,200 cfs May 6, 1950 (gage height, 8.22 ft); minimum 

observed, 393 cfs Aug 6, 13, 1934 (gage height, -0.20 ft, site then in use).

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

Revisions. WSP 1208: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

e

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.150 

1,150

1,150

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,110 

1.070

1,150

1,150

1,150

*1,150

1,150 

1,150 

1,150

1,150 

1,150 

1,150 

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

35,210

1,136

0.715

0.82

Nov.

1.150 

1,150

1,110

1,110

 1,110

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,070

1,070

1,070 

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,110

' 1,150 

1,150 

1,110

1,110 

1,110 

1,110

1,070

1,110

1,110

1,070

980

930

920

-

32,600

1,087

0.685

0.76

Dec.

1,040 

1,140

1,240

1.290

1,290

1,290

1,280

 1,240

 1,210

1,190

1,150

1,12O 

1,100

1,080

1,060

1,050

1,040

1,020 

1.000 

1,000

1,000 

1,000 

1,000 

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

33,830

1,091

0.687

0.79

Jan.

1^000 

1,666

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,010

1,010

1,010

*1,010

1,010

1,010

1,020 

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

m1,030

1,030 

1,030 

1,030 

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,030

31,600

1,019

0.642

0.74

Feb.

1.050 

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,010

1,O10 

1,010

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000 

1,000 

1,000

1,000 

1,000 

1,000 

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

990

_

_

-

28,290

1,010

0.636

0.66

Mar.

1.000 

1,000

1,010

1,020

1,030

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,050

1,060

1,100

1,110 

*1,130

1,180

1,220

1,270

1,340

1,400 

1,500 

1,620

2,100 

3.340 

3,010 

3,010

3,120

3,010

5,010

3,010

3,120

3,340

3,230

56,460

1,821

1.15

1.32

Apr.

3,230 

3,340

3,340

3.450

3,450

3,340

3,230

3,010

3,010

3,010

2,900

2,680

2,460

2,350

2,140

2,040

1,940

1,890 

1,840 

1,740

1,690 

1,600 

1.500 

1,500

1,640

1,790

1,990

2,040

1,990

2,040

-

72,170

2,406

1.52

1.69

May

*2,190 

2,190

2,190

2,090

1,990

1,840

1,74O

1,690

1,550

1,460

1,600

1,690 

1,690

1,500

1,460

1,460

1,420

1,370 

1.520 

1,500

4,000 

6,400 

5,440 

4,500

4,010

3,890

3,670

3,230

3,010

3,230

3,450

78,770

2,541

1.60

1.84

June

3,120 

2,460

2,140

2,040

1,990

1,890

1,740

1,890

2,090

2,040

1,890

1,740 

1,600

1,500

1,420

1,640

2,040

1,940 

1,790 

2,900

4.010 

3,890 

3,450 

3,120

3,010

2,790

2,570

2,570

2,570

2,460

-

70,300

2,343

1.48

1.65

July

2,570 

2,900

*3.450

3,230

3,010

2,790

2,570

2,400

2,090

1,840

1,740

1,640 

1,500

1,600

1,640

1,640

1,550

1,740 

1,640 

1,500

1,500 

1,690 

1,600 

1,500

1,420

1,320

1,240

1,190

1,150

1,150

1,110

57,910

1,868

1.18

1.36

Aug.

1.190 

1,320

1,420

1,740

1,940

2,400

2,900

3,010

3,120

3,010

3,010

3.230 

2,900

2,400

2,240

2,090

1,990

1,890 

1,740 

1,600

1,550 

1,460 

1,420 

1,370

1,460

1,500

1,600

1,550

1,550

1,500

1,460

61,560

1,986

1.25

1.44

Sept.

1.460 

1,460

1,420

1,320

*1,280

1,280

1,190

1,150

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,150 

1,150

1,110

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,070 

995

1,7555

995 

1,030 

1,030 

995

1,070

1,070

1,110

1,070

1,030

1,030

-

34,275

1,142

0.719

0.80

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,830 Min 920 Mean 1,709 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.64

Water year 1952-53: Max 6,4OO Min 920 Mean 1,625 Cfsm 1.02 In- 13.87

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 ofs). 

6,540 cfs (6.05 ftj: June 21 (4 p.m.

 Apr. 4 (8 a.m. to 2 p.m.) 3,560 cfs (3.61 ft); May 22 (12 m. ) 

4,130 cfs (4.21 ft); July 3 (2 to 4 p.m.) 3,450 ofs (3.62 ft);

Aug. 9 (2 to 7 p.m.) 3,120 cfs (3.34 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 28 to Mar. 21.
186 ST. CROIX RIVER BASIN

Shell Lake at Shell Lake, Wls.

Location.--Lat 45°43'05", long. 91°53'30", In NE£ sec. 6, T. 38 N., R. 12 W., attached to

post In bed of lake near Shell Lake Cranberry Co. dock, 2.3 miles southeast of village

of Shell Lake.

Drainage area.--14 sq mi, approximately. Area of Shell Lake, 3,200 acres. 

Records available. August 1936 to September 1953 (fragmentary). 

Gage.--Staff gage read weekly in summer. Altitude of gage datum is 1,230 ft (from planimetric map). Prior to May 3, 1952, staff gage at village of Shell Lake at present datum. 

Extremes. Maximum gage height observed during year, 4.19 ft Aug. 15; minimum observed, 

 2T5T"ft Nov. 21.

1936-53: Maximum gage height observed, 4.26 ft May 3, 1952; minimum, -0.92 ft,

Nov. 28, 1949.

Remarks.--Lake has no surface outlet. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 975: 1942. WSP 1055: 1944.

Oage height, in feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

Oct. 3

10

17

25

31

Nov. 7

14

21

28

Dec. 5

Gage height

3.12

3.00

2.92

2.80

2.70

2.66

2.60

2.58

2.66

2.68

Date

Dec. 12

19

27

Apr. 4

11

25

29

May 2

9

16

Oage height

2.70

2.70

2.72

3.61

3.63

3.67

3.71

3.83

3.83

3.73

Date

May 23

30

June 5

13

20

27

July 4

11

18

25

Oage height

3.99

4.01

3.99

3.93

3.63

3.67

3.63

3.47

3.63

3.65

Date

Aug. 1

8

15

22

29

Sept. 5

6

12

19

26

Oage height

3.77

4.17

4.19

4.11

4.09

3.97

3.96

3.87

3.65

3.57

Yellow Lake near Webster, Wis.

Location. Lat 45°55'40", long. 92°25'15", in NW£ sec. 25, T. 40 N., R. 17 W., 4 miles

northwest of Webster and 20 miles northeast of Grantsburg. 

Drainage area.--258 sq mi. Area of Yellow Lake, 2,087 acres. 

Records available.--February 1941 to September 1953. 

Ciage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to May 15, 1941, staff gage 1.7 miles east at same

xlatum./

Extremes.--Maximum gage height during year, 4.21 ft Aug. 12, 13; minimum, 1.19 ft Mar. 5-9. 

1941-53: Maximum gage height observed, 4.46 ft Sept. 16, 1941; minimum, 1.09 ft

Mar. 16, 1948. 

Remarks. Natural outlet.

Mean gage height, in^feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Oct.

2.68

2.66

2.65

2.63

2.61

2.60

2.58

2.56

2.55

2.55

2.52

2.52

2.52

2.51

2.50

2.49

2.48

2.47

2.47

2.45

2.44

2.44

2.44

2.46

2.46

2.46

2.46

2.45

2.44

2.45

2.46

Nov.

2.47

2.47

2.48

2.48

2.47

2.46

2.46

2.46

2.45

2.44

2.44

2.44

E.44

2.46

2.46

2.45

2.46

2.45

2.44

2.44

2.44

2.43

2.41

2.39

2.36

2.42

2.34

2.31

2.28

2.27

-

Dec.

2.27

2.26

2.27

2.27

2.29

2.30

2.30

2.32

2.34

2.36

2.39

2.42

2.44

2.43

2.40

2.38

2.36

2.32

2.28

2.21

2.17

2.13

2.11

2.08

2.06

2.02

1.99

1.95

1.90

1.87

1.83

Jan.

1.80

1.78

1.76

1.76

1.75

1.74

1.72

1.70

1.67

1.68

1.68

1.69

1.69

1.69

1.77

1.77

1.75

1.75

1.71

1.69

1.67

1.65

1.63

1.61

1.60

1.59

1.59

1.59

1.60

1.61

1.62

Feb.

1.57

1.55

1.55

1.55

1.55

1.55

1.55

1.54

1.53

1.54

1.56

1.54

1.53

1.52

1.50

1.49

1.45

1.45

1.45

1.45

1.45

1.42

1.39

1.36

1.34

1.31

1.28

1.26

_

-

Mar.

1.23

1.22

1.21

1.20

1.19

1.19

1.19

1.19

1.19

1.20

1.22

1.26

1.30

1.33

1.40

1.42

1.44

1.49

1.54

1.64

1.79

1.99

2.24

2.42

2.55

2.63

2.70

2.74

2.78

2.87

2.89

Apr.

2.92

2.94

3.03

3.O7

3.08

3.12

3.12

3.12

3.15

3.15

3.13

3.05

2.96

2.85

2.75

2.59

2.46

2.38

2.37

2.35

2.37

2.40

2.43

2.46

2.57

2.66

2.72

2.78

2.85

2.94

-

May

3.03

3.08

3.12

3.16

3.20

3.22

3.19

3.18

3.16

3.11

3.10

3.04

2.97

2.92

2.91

2.91

2.89

2.86

2.84

2.92

3.43

3.58

3.66

3.59

3.53

3.45

3.35

3.21

3.10

3.05

2.96

June

2.93

2.94

2.96

2.97

2.96

2.94

2.91

2.98

2.98

2.97

2.96

2.92

2.88

2.85

2.78

2.75

2.74

2.72

2.74

2.87

2.89

2.88

2.93

2.97

3.04

3.08

3.11

3.12

3.11

3.07

-

July

3.01

2.96

2.92

2.89

2.86

2.80

2.77

2.77

2.78

2.78

2.77

2.77

2.77

2.77

2.77

2.76

2.80

2.77

2.76

2.76

2.84

2.87

2.87

2.89

2.91

2.93

2.96

3.00

3.04

3.06

3.07

Aug.

3.22

3.36

3.43

3.68

3.74

3.93

4.06

4.09

4.12

4.15

4.20

4.21

4.21

4.18

4.12

4.06

3.99

3.92

3.84

3.77

3.71

3.66

3.62

3.57

3.53

3.45

3.38

3.27

3.21

3.13

3.11

Sept.

3.07

3.06

3.02

2.96

2.94

2.96

2.97

3.01

3.02

3.00

2.98

2.94

2.93

2.92

2.90

2.90

2.94

2.87

2.84

2.81

2.78

2.78

2.77

2.76

2.78

2.77

2.78

2.79

2.80

2.78

-

Note. Add 94 ft to obtain elevation above datum assumed for this lake by Public Service CommissioiT 

of Wisconsin. "
ST. CROIX RIVER BASIN 187

St. Croix River near Grantsburg, Wis.

Location.--Lat 45°55'25", long. 92°38'20", near center of sec. 30, T. 40 N., R. 18 W., on 

' left bank at Norway Point, 0.5 mile downstream from Sand Creek and 10 miles north of 

Grantsburg.

Drainage area.--2.820 sq iri, approximately. 

Records available.--Apr11 1923 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 848.98 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (levels by Northern States Power Co.). Prior to Aug. 15, 1934, chain gage and 

Aug. 14, 1934, to Oct. 21, 1938, staff gage In stilling well, at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--30 years, 2,257 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,300 cfs May 23 (gage height, 12.42 ft); minimum daily, 1,500 cfs Dec. 18 to Jan. 7, Feb. 2-4.

1923-53: Maximum discharge, 26,300 cfs May 7, 1950 (gage height, 15.06 ft); minimum, 

510 cfs Aug. 14, 17, 1934.

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

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

4.1 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

7.0

1,410

1,800

2,290

3,350

4,700

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.3

6,280

8,060

10,100

12,400

16,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,840 

1,840 

1,800

1,840 

1,800

1,840

1,840

1,840 

1,840

1,840

1,800

1.750 

1,600

1,800

1,840

*1,840

1,840

1,840

1,800

1,800

1,800 

1,800

1,840 

1,840

1,840

1,800

1,800

1,840

1,840

1.890

1,840

56,560

1,825

0.-647

0.75

Nov.

1.840 

1,840 

1,840

1,800 

1,800

1,800

1,750

1,800 

1,800

1,800

1,750

1,750 

1,750

1,750

1,800

1,750

1,840

1,840

1,840

1,840

1,840 

1,800

1,800 

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,700

1,600

1,550

1.550

-

53,220

1,774

0.629

0.70

Dec.

1,600 

1,700 

1,750

1.800 

1,860

1,800

1,800

1,800 

1,750

1,700

1,700

1,700 

1,650

1,600

1,600

1,550

1,550

1.500

1,500

1,500

1,500 

1,500

1,500 

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

49,850

1,608

0.570

0.66

Jan.

1.500 

1,500 

1,500

1,500 

1,500

1,500

1,500

 1,540 

1.550

1*566

1,550

1,550 

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,550 

1,550

1,550 

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,550

47,690

1,538

0.545

0.63

Feb.

1,550 

1.500 

1,566

1,500 

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,550 

1,550

1,550

1,600

1,600 

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1.650 1'eio

1,650 

1,650

1,650

1,650

1,650

1,650

_

_

-

44,550

1,591

0.564

0.59

Mar.

1.650 

1,700 

1,700

1,700 

1,700

1,700

1,750

1,750 

1,750

1,800

1,800

*1,860 

1,900

1,950

2,000

2,100

2,300

2,400

2,650

3,000

3,500 

4,200

5,300 

6,100

7,200

7.800

7,200

6,700

6,450

6,620

6,960

107,190

3,458

1.23

1.41

Apr.

6,960 

6,790 

6,620

6,790 

6,960

6,960

6,790

6,450 

6,280

6,110

6,280

6,110 

5,630

5,150

4,700

4,400

3,970

3,710

3,590

3,350

3,130 

3,020

2,920 

2.810

2,920

3,350

3,590

3,840

3,970

3,970

-

147,120

4,904

1.74

1.94

May

*4,250 

4,400 

4,400

4,250 

3,840

3,590

3,350

3,240 

3,020

2.810

2,920

3,350 

3,020

3,240

2,920

2,920

2,920

2,660

2.550

2,66'0

5,310 

10,500

15.800 

15,100

12,200

10,100

8,850

8,060

6,960

6,280

6,280

171,750

5,540

1.96

2.. 27

June

6,280 

5,630 

4,700

3,970 

3,710

3,470

3,240

3,590 

4,110

4,400

4,250

3,840 

3,350

3,020

2.810

3,020

4,110

5,470

5,630

5,790

7,140 

9,050

9.470 

7,680

6,360

5,630

5,150

4,850

4,700

4,550

-

148,970

4,966

1.76

1.96

July

4,400 

4,550 

*5,000

5.630 

5,470

4,850

4,250

3,840 

3,470

3,130

2,810

2,710 

2,660

2,600

2,660

2,600

2,550

2,600

2,710

2,660

2,810 

3,020

 3,020 

2,710

2,500

2,340

2,240

2,140

2,190

2,140

2,090

98,350

3,173

1.13

1.30

Aug.

2,800 

3,130 

3,400

5,000 

4,850

5,800

7,140

7.680 

7,320

6,620

6,110

5,630 

5,470

5,000

4,250

3,840

3,470

3,240

3,130

2,810

2,660 

2,500

2,390 

2,240

2,390

2,340

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,290

2 ,.190

123,030

3,9t>is

1,41

l.«2

Sept.

2.290 

2,290 

2,240

2,140 

*2,040

1,990

1,990

1,940 

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,940 

1,890

1,890

1,890

1,840

1,800

1,800

1,750

1.700

1,700 

1,700

1,700 

1,700

1,800

1,800

1,840

1,840

1,800

1,800

- '

56,920

1,897

0.673

0.75

Calendar year 1952: Max 18,600 Min 1,500 Mean 3,103 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.97

Water year 1952-53: Max 15,800 Min 1,500 Mean 3,028 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.56

* Discharge measurement made on this day

Kote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 26 to Mar. 28.
188 ST. CROIX RIVER BASIN

Snake River near Pine City, Minn.

Location. --Lat 45°50'30", long. 92°56'00", in SEijNWi sec. 26, T. 39 N., R. 21 W., on left 

bank at site of former powerplant and dam, half a mile downstream from Cross Lake and 

1% miles northeast of Pine City.

Drainage area. 958 sq mi.

Records available. June 1913 to September 1917, July 1951 to September 1953.

Sage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 919.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. June 25, 1913, to Sept. 30, J.917, staff gage 500 ft downstream at different 

datum. July 1 to Oct. 28, 1951, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--6 years (1913-17, 1951-53), 710 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year. 5,380 cfs June 25 (gage height, 7.09 ft); minimum, 

49 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 3.02 ft).

1913-17, 1951-53: Maximum discharge, 7,550 cfs Apr. 12, 13, 1952 (gage height, 8.30 

ft); minimum, 33 cfs Feb. 11, 1914.

A discharge measurement of 12,500 cfs was made May 9, 1950.

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

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

3.1

3.2 

3.5 

4.0

68

104

278

645

4.5

5.0 

6.0 

7.1

1,120

1,730

3,400

5,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. 

*188

Tf6 

158

164

158

158

153

T§3

153 

153

153

158

164

170

176

182

182

182

182

182

182

182

182

182

182

182

182

188

182

176

176

5,341

172

0.180

0.21

Nov.

164

TsS

153

153

153

153

142

142

142 

*136

126

120

Tf5

126

126

126

131

136

147

147

142

142

142

142

148

-144

130

138

145

147

-

4,216

141

0.147

0.16

Dec.

142

131

131

136

147

142

142

147

153 

154

153

152

151

147

147

*136

136

136

126

120

120

120

120

126

131

126

131

120

115

109

T5S

4,156

134

0.140

0.16

Jan.

109

115 

115

118

120

121

120

118

115 

104

106

104

100

155

108

111

115

118

119

120

123

 126

126

120

124

126

127

128

T§5

119

115

3,615

117

0.122

0.14

Feb.

121

130 

131

132

TS5

131

126

124

122 

122

121

121

121

121

124

123

121

*120

T25

126

126

125

124

122

120

120

124

126

_

-

-

3,476

124

0.129

0.13

Mar.

128

129 

129

129

131

129

129

125

ii

142

159

172

179

182

188

201

*239

262

275

310

645

1,280

1,770

2,170

*2,580

3,040

3,440

3,690

3,910

4,070

30,182

974

1.02

1.17

Apr.

4,160

4.240 

4,150

4,000

3,860

3,690

3,550

3,420

3,470 

3,550

3,550

3,490

3,360

3,130

2,910

2,640

2,240

1,880

1,580

1,360

1,170

1,030

892

761

753

779

834

940

1,050

1,250

-

73,669

2,456

2.56

2.86

May

1,480

1,770 

2,060

2,220

*2,200

2,090

1,870

1,610

1,320 

1,140

1,210

1,220

1,330

1,410

1,450

1,390

1,280

1,170

1,030

901

1,250

1,900

2,950

3,870

4,53O

*4.690

4,490

4,040

3,490

2,840

2,270

66,461

2,144

2.24

2.58

June

1,810

1,470 

1,210

1,010

844

707

595

645

645 

628

645

637

58*

545

521

595

825

*1,400

2,350

3,470

4,350

4,730

4,980

5,220

5,550

5,000

4,580

4,090

3,560

3,020

-

66,018

2,201

2.30

2.56

July

2.520

2,090 

1,700

1,450

1,250

1,080

950

825

733 

654

578

537

513

466

444

399

380

386

*'3f6" 366

505

578

586

595

569

513

458

481

489

466

428

23,355

753

0.786

0.91

Aug.

707

834 

1,260

2,080

2,520

3,290

3,960

4,380

4.470 

4,440

4,330

4,070

3,690

3,360

2,980

2,720

2,340

1,940

1,570

*1,250

990

807

671

569

505

451

406

366

340

321

309

61,926

1,998

2.09

2.40

Sept.

290

266

254

241

235

223

223

217 

211

217

205

193

193

193

182

164

*164

158

153

147

136

126

T5T

142

142

147

142

136

142

-

5,639

188

0.196

0.22

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,540 Min 109 Mean 929 Cfsm 0.970 In. 13.20

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,350 Min 100 Mean 954 Cfsm 0.996 In. 13.50

* Discharge measurement madfr on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 25-30, 

Jan. 27 to Feb. 5, Feb. 8-25, Feb. 27 to Mar. 8, Mar. 10-21.

Dec. 10-13, Jan. 4-8, 11, 15-21, 25,
ST. CROIX RIVER BASIN 189

St. Croix River near Rush City, Minn.

Location. Lat 45°42', long. 92°52', in SW£ sec. 8, T. 37 N., R. 20 W., on right bank 200 

ft upstream from old site of Northern Pacific Railway bridge, 5 miles east of Rush City, 

and 10 miles downstream from Snake River.

Drainage area.--5.120 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. April 1923 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 772.47 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 18, 1934, chain gage on railroad bridge 200 ft downstream at same 

datum. Aug. 18, 1934, to Feb. 22, 1950, staff gage in stilling well at present site 

and datum.

Average discharge.--30 years, 3,587 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 26,700 cfs June 22-23 (gage height 

12725 ft); minimum, 1,460 cfs Nov. 28 (gage height, 2.93 ft).

1923-53: Maximum discharge 60,600 cfs May 8, 1950 (gage height, 19.04 ft); minimum 

observed, 630 cfs Aug. 14, 1933.

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

wnTch are fair. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 785; 1927(M). WSP1145: 1925-29.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of lee effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 28)

2.9 

3.3 

4.0 

5.0

1,590

3,380

3,870

6,170

7.0

10.0

13.1

11,200

19,400

26,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2^260 

2,280

2,240

2,220

2,180

2,200

2,200

2,220 

2,200

2,200

2,140

2.100

2.10C

2,160

2,220

*2,240

2,220

2,240

2,220

2,180

2,220

2,240

2,260

2,280

2,240

2,280

2,220

2,220

2,220

2,260

2,260

68,740

2,217

0.433

0.50

fJov.

2,240 

2,220

2,260

2,220

2,220

2,200

2,160

2,180 

2,200

2,200

2,180

2,160

2,160

2,160

2,200

2,200

2,260

2,320

2,340

2,320

2,280

2,260

2,240

2,240

2,240

2.400

2,260

1,780

1,700

1.600

-

65,400

2,180

0.426

0.48

Dec.

H§§ 1 ,O*JU

2,000

2,100

2,200

2,200

2.250

2,250 

2,200

2,200

2,150

2,100

2,100

2,050

2,000

2,000

2,000

1,950

1,950

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,850

1,850

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

61,400

1,981

0.387

0.45

Jan.

1,800 

1,800

1,800

1.750

1,750

1,750

1,750

*1,780 

1,750

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

1.650

1,850

1,850

1,850

1,850

1,850

1,850

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,850

1,850

1,850

1,800

1,800

56,030

1,807

0.353

0.41

Feb.-

1 .800 

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800 

1,800

1,850

1,850

1,850

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,950

1,950

1,950

2,000

2,000

2,000

2,000

2,050

2,050

2,050

2.100

-

-

-

53,350

1,905

0.372

0.39

Mar.

2.100 

2,100

2,100

2,100

2,100

2,100

2,100

2,100 

2,100

2,100

*2,150

2,200

2,300

2,400

2,500

2,600

2,800

3,050

3,300

3,900

4,600

6,600

9,600

12,300

12,800

12,900

15.000

a 13, 600

a 13, 000

g!3,000

a!3,000

172,000

5,548

1.08

1.25

Apr.

al3,000 

a!3,000

a!3,000

a!3,200

g!3,500

K13.800

g!3,800

g!3,800 

g!3,800

g!3,800

a 13, 800

a!3,200

a!2,500

all, 700

glO,600

a9,840

a9,070

37,570

g7,090

g6,630

g6,170

a5,700

g5,360

g5,120

K5.Q10

g5,700

g6,400

g7,090

g7,570

*7,810

-

298,630

9,954

1.94

2.17

May

8,810 

9,320

9,320

9,070

8,300

7,570

7,090

6,400 

5,930

5.560

6,400

8,550

9,070

8,550

7,810

7,090

6,630

6,170

5,470

5,470

12,500

19,900

24,900

25.500

23,200

20,000

17,300

15,300

13,500

12,700

13,800

346,780

11,190

2.19

2.52

June

13,200 

11,700

9,840

8,300

7,330

6,630

5,930

6,400 

7,090

7,330

7,330

6,630

6,050

5,360

4.760

5,470

8,990

12,500

13,200

14,800

18,500

26,000

26.500

23,500

19,400

16,400

14,300

12,700

11,700

10,600

-

348,260

11,610

2.27

2.53

July

9,580 

*9,320

10,100

10.900

10,400

9,070

8,050

7,090 

6,400

5,700

5,010

4,660

4,550

4,440

4,440

4,320

4,200

4,200

4,090

4,090

5,360

5,360

5,010

4,440

4,090

3,760

3,540

3,650

3,540

3,430

5.220

176,010

5,678

1.11

1.28

Aug.

4,870 

6,860

6,860

10,500

11,700

14,000

17,000

18.200 

17,600

15,600

14,300

13,200

12,700

11,700

9,840

8,810

8,050

7,090

6,400

5,700

5,120

4,660

4,200

3,870

3,870

3,760

3,650

3,540

3,540

3,430

5.220

263,840

8,511

1.66

1.92

Sept.

5.520 

3,220

3,120

*3,010

2,900

2,800

2,760

2,740 

2,700

2,700

2,700

2,700

2,630

2,590

2,570

2,530

2,480

2,480

2,440

2,340

2.520

2,340

32,340

a2,340

a2,460

a2,510

a2,510

2,480

2,460

2,440

-

78,950

2,631

0.514

0.57

Calendar year 1952: Max 42,400 Mln 1,600 Mean 5,433 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.46

Water year 1952-53: Max 26,300 Min 1,600 Mean 5,450 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.47

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

at St. Crolx Falls.

g Discharge computed from staff-gage readings.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 29 to Mar. 27 (no gage-height record Jan. 5, 

6, Mar. 23-27).
190 ST. CROIX RIVER BASIN

Sunrise River near Stacy, Mlnn.

Location. Lat 45°24'30", long. 92°55'50 i< , in NW^NW^ sec. 26, T. 34 N., R. 21 W., on right 

bank at upstream side of highway bridge, Z\ miles northeast of Stacy and 2i miles downstream from small tributary.

Drainage area. 94.7 sq mi.

Records available. January 1949 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Nov. 10, 1949, chain gage at highway bridge at 

same datum. °

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 322 cfs Mar. 25; maximum gage height, 6 65 ft 

Mar724 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 27 cfs Nov. 28-30; minimum gage 

height, 2.86 ft Sept. 8.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 806 cfs Apr. 12, 1952 (gage height, 7.88 ft); minimum 

observed, 3.6 cfs July 17, 1949 (gage height, 1.98 ft).

Remarks. Records fair.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

 42

40

38

37

36

36

36

36 

35

35

35

34

34

33

33

32

32

32

32

31

30

35

30

31

31

32

32

32

31

31

31

1,040

33.5

0.354

0.41

Nov.

31

32

32

32

32

32

31

31 

31

*30

32

32

33

33

33

32

33

34

34

33

32

32

32

31

30

29

28

 2T 27

27

-

938

31.3

0.331

0.37

Dec.

28

25

29

29

30

30

30

31 

32

32

32

32

32

32

*31

31

31

31

31

31

32

32

32

33

33

33

34

34

34

35

35

980

31.6

0.334

0.38

Jan.

35

35

35

35

11

34

34

35 

35

36

36

37

37

37

38

37

37

37

38

38

38

*38

38

38

37

37

37

36

36

36

36

1,127

36.4

0.384

0.44

Feb.

35

34

34

34

34

35

35

34 

34

34

34

34

34

33

30

30

31

*31

31

31

31

31

32

32

33

34

35

35

_

-

925

33.0

0.348

0.36

Mar.

36

36

36

36

36

35

35

36 

36

37

38

39

42

45

47

50

62

*79

90

100

110

150

200

270

314

*303

282

273

264

259

253

3,629

117

1.24

1.43

Apr.

244

233

230

233

229

225

219

212 

211

211

212

208

202

192

186

190

193

192

185

174

164

155

146

136

ill

145

144

140

136

139

-

5,620

187

1.97

2.21

May

177

199

210

213

*2l2

201

188

174 

160

144

140

144

141

134

129

123

115

107

101

100

153

189

197

197

192

*183

172

161

157

153

144

5,010

162

1.71

1.97

June

135

125

117

112

104

98

93

123 

144

139

130

121

111

106

101

96

88

¥8" 80

*153

187

193

189

185

204

215

232

252

259

260

-

4,438

148

1.56

1.74

July

 240 252

232

220

208

197

183

167 

146

122

106

98

*103

 97

87

80

74

72

68

64

66

68

62

59

57

57

56

S6

57

54

52

3,460

112

1.18

1.36

Aug.

59

69

69

83

83

81

85

H78

79

85

*80

74

68

66

63

60

56

52

49

46

44

42

41

39

37

35

Tl

42

41

1,916

61.8

0.653

0.75

Sept.

41

38

36

35

33

32

33

32

41

T9

45

44

41

39

 38

37

36

36

35

33

33

35

37

36

35

33

32

-

1,116

37.2

0.393

0.44

Calendar year 1952 : Max 790 Mln 27 Mean 110 Cfsm l.j.6 In. 15.82

Water year 1952-53 : Max 314 Mln 27 Mean 82.7 Cfsm 0.873 In. 11.86

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 25 to Mar. 25.
ST. CROIX RIVER BASIN 191 

St. Croix River at St. Croix Palls, Wls.

Location. Lat 45°24'30", long. 92°38'45", In NW£ sec. 30, T. 34 N., R. 18 W., on left 

bank 1,800 ft downstream from powerplant of Northern States Power Co. in St. Croix 

Palls.

Drainage area. 5.930 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1910 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. January 1902 to October 1912 (monthly discharge only, July 1905 to December 1909) in publication of Minnesota State Drainage Commission entitled "Report of Water Resources 

Investigation of Minnesota for 1909-12."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 690.47 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to March 1940, the records were computed from power generation at the 

St. Croix Palls powerplant 1,800 ft upstream.

Average discharge. 48 years (1902-5, 1908-53), 3,952 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 32,600 cfs May 24 (gage height 15 20 ft)- minimum, 134 cfs Mar. 10 (gage height, 0.97 ft); minimum daily, 1,380 cfs Nov. 29.

1902-5, 1908-53: Maximum discharge, 54,900 cfs May 8, 1950 (gage height, 25.19 ft)- 

minimum daily, 75 cfs July 17, 1910.

Remarks. Records good. Plow controlled by powerplant 1,800 ft upstream. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1115: 1929.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In Cubic feet per second)

2.0

2.1 

2.5 

3.0

1,310

1,500

2,370

3,660

4.0

6.0

10.0

15.1

6,740

11,900

20,900

32,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2,440 

2,600

2,490

2,400

2,650

2,860

2.120 

2,410

2,620

2,520

2,450

2,390

2,640

2,400

2,580

2,510 

2,670

2,490 

2,630

2,430

2,540

2,540

2,490

2,580

2,650

2,500

2,710

2,500 

2,650 

2,620

2.890

78,970

2,547

0.430

0.50

Nov.

2,680 

2,550

2,650

2,660

2,570

2,500

2,680 

2,280

2,390

2,700

2,450

2,480

2,450

2,530

2,530

2,460 

2,580

2,590 

2,750

2.79Q

2,350

2,530

2,480

2,520

2,660

2,250

1,580

1,690 

1.580 

1,830

-

72,540

2,418

0.408

0.45

Dec.

2,140 

2,480

2,590

2,810

3,010

2,920

2,730 

2,760

2,970

5.140

2,510

2,880

2,620

2,340

2,340

2,400 

2,240

2,260 

2,160

2,250

2,070

2,650

2,330

2,540

2,470

2,410

2,370

2,110 

2,070 

1.950

2,360

76,860

2,479

0.418

0.48

Jan.

2,470 

2,540

2,360

2,290

2,300

2,290

m2,170

2,290

2,250

2,340

2,200

2,320

2,160

2,270 

2,060

2,060 

2,350

2,260

2,260

2,390

2,350

2,440

2,410

2,500

2,240

2.560 

2,360 

2,450

2,350

71,250

2,298

0.388

0.45

Feb.

2,320 

2,360

2,150

 2,260

2,220

2,440

2,280 

2,270

2,590

2,180

2,320

2,220

2,350

2,420

2,290

2,360 

2,390

2.500 

2,320

2,390

2,490

2.140

2,340

2,280

2,260

2,500

2,270

2,350

-

65,060

2,324

0.392

0.41

Mar.

2,370 

2,460

2,520

2,440

2,420

2,150

2.120 

2,120

2,550

2,560

2,460

2,720

2,910

3,180

3,200

2,890 

3,500

3,610 

3,590

4,570

5,020

7,650

11,700

14,700

17,700

17,000

17,300

17.900 

16,400 

15,700

15,700

212,290

6,848

1.15

1.33

Apr.

15,700 

15,200

15,200

15,900

16,100

16,100

16,100 

16,100

16,100

16.400

16,400

16,400

15,500

14,100

13,200

12,100 

10,700

9,700 

8,810

7,970

7,220

6,900

6,100

5.480

5,640

6,740

6,740

7,970 

8,810 

9,320

-

354,700

11,820

1.99

2.22

May

10,300 

11,000

11,200

11,000

10,300

9,560

8,540 

7,820

7,220

6,260

6,260

9,320

10,500

10,300

9,320

8,540 

7,670

7,220 

6,260

5.790

12,700

21,100

29,200

52.300

29,500

25,400

21,800

18,900 

16,600 

14,800

15,700

412,380

13,300

2.24

2.59

June

15,700 

14,100

13,800

10,100

7,370

7,670

7,070 

7,220

7,670

8,540

8,680

7,820

7,220

6,260

5,640

T^§

12)900

15,200

17,000

18,900

25,700

28.900

25,900

22,300

19,000

17,000

15,700 

14,700 

11,900

-

393,050

15,100

2.21

2.46

July

10,600 

11,000

11,200

12.500

12,100

11,000

9,560 

8,540

7,520

6,740

5,790

4,870

5,140

4,950

4,840

4,840 

4,620

4,540 

4,460

4,480

5,670

6,120

5,060

5,640

4,680

4,290

4,040

3,990 

4,350 

4,020

5_.690_

200,640

6,472

1.09

1.26

Aug.

5.710 

7,550

7,620

11,900

14 , 600

15,500

18,600 

20,400

20.600

19,100

17,000

15,500

14,600

15,900

12,100

10,500 

9,560

8,260 

7,370

6,740

5,890

5,220

4,760

4,350

4,150

4,410

3,760

3,930 

3,790 

3,770

3,870

303,010

9,775

1.65

1.90

Sept.

m3,440

3,240

5,180

2,780

2,680 

3,250

2,570

2,980

2,890

2,800

2,820

2,870

2,850

2,630 

2,770

2,580 

2,520

2,460

2,600

2,450

2.180

2,240

2,530

2,580

2,670

2,690 

2,680 

2,250

-

83,250

2,775

0.468

0.52

Calendar year 1952: Max 42,300 Mln 1,380 Mean 6,273 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.41

Water year 1952-53: Max 52,500 Mln 1,580 Mean 6,367 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.57
192 ST. CROIX RIVER BASIN

Apple River near Somerset, Wis.

Location.--Lat 45°09'30", long. 92°43'00", in sec. 21, T. 31 N., R. 19 W., at powerplant 

or Northern States Power Co., 3.5 miles downstream from Somerset.

Drainage area. 555 sq mi.

Records available. January 1901 to September 1953.

Average discharge. 52 years, 307 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,300 cfs Mar. 23; minimum dally, 80 cfs 

Sept. 22.

1901-53: Maximum dally discharge, 2,460 cfs June 17, 1943; no flow Sept. 30, 1929, 

Aug. 2, 1933.

Remarks. Records good. Records of dally discharge computed on basis of gate openings, 

head, and plant efficiency. The discharge as computed was checked within 4.2 percent 

by one discharge measurement made in August 1952 by the Geologcial Survey. Flow regulated by many powerplants upstream.

Cooperation. Records of daily discharge furnished by Northern States Power Co. 

Revisions.--WSP 1238: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

244

273

280

266

256

220

174

230

233

224

237

227

230

220

232

270

310

175

218

190

219

208

254

268

248

231

216

200

228

234

275

7,288

235

0.423

0.49

Nov.

234

233

206

206

223

200

205

216

184

176

206

241

250

274

262

184

209

220

220

260

252

258

216

263

286

243

192

200

163

250

-

6,732

224

0.404

0.45

Dec.

280

280

308

312

264

284

270

283

315

273

280

277

240

209

227

248

"214 354

258

279

265

300

296

277

220

184

2l8

215

220

265

335

8,250

266

0.479

0.55

Jan.

325

213

230

210

193

177

218

274

 274 326

257

189

222

230

245

r73

280

316

274

270

284

274

288

298

258

246

256

248

253

278

260

7,837

253

0.456

0.53

Feb.

206

216

224

233

282

268

276

213

204

228

246

248

230

231

167

170

200

196

220

258

184

190

244

256

280

272

263

294

-

-

-

6,499

232

0.418

0.43

Mar.

224

230

206

200

165

260

280

262

240

258

317

338

327

288

298

300.

319

500

379

433

515

793

1.500

1,170

1,250

1,010

642

860

690

638

594

15,304

494

0.890

1.05

Apr.

575

550

519

564

718

740

155

504

448

455

578

670

480

490

475

619 655

474

470

465

443

390

413

334

354

400

468

405

576

453

-

15,025

501

0.903

1.01

May

455

446

470

"527 650

365

488

427

382

388

318

410

479

464

362

518

280

278

527

548

593

527

577

650

617

575

569

448

410

442

485

13,833

446

0.804

0.93

June

408

310

456

344

286

337

362

310

564

575

348

350

508

346

247

223 298"

280

555

510

710

650

626

157

700

640

625

593

623

590

-

13,329

444

0.800

0.89

July

512

loo

420

383

336

380

390

310

290

276

294

555

230

317

270

318

402

312

"257 180

318

564

287

250

286

500

250

253

214

285

285

9,634

311

0.560

0.65

Aug.

257

278

275

258

274

270

276

282

270

280

277

260

260

255

265

190

195

155

165

250

197

192

200

130

155

226

200

163

174

170

205

6,924

223

0.402

0.46

Sept.

200

120

150

177

180

164

146

130

165

176

230 fSo

158

183

175

218

176

196

164

196

200

80

152

197

127

170

130

182

160

140

-

5,062

169

0.305

0.34

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,380 Min 150 Mean 405 Cfsm 0.730 In. 9.91

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,300 Mln 80 Mean 317 Cfsm 0.571 In. 7.76
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 

Mississippi River at Prescott, Wis.

193

Location.--Lat 44°44'45", long. 92°48'00", in sec. 9, T. 26 N., R. 20 W., on left bank 

200 rt downstream from St. Croix River, 300 ft south of Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 

Railroad bridge, 800 ft south of bridge on U. S. Highway 10, across St. Croix River 

at Prescott, and at mile 811.4 above Ohio River.

Drainage area. 44,800 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available. June 1928 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 600.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Aug. 2, 1932, staff gage at railroad 

bridge 300 ft upstream at following datums: June 3, 1928, to Sept. 30, 1929, 69.23 ft 

higher; Oct. 1, 1929, to Sept. 30, 1930, 67.68 ft higher; Oct. 1, 1930, to Aug. 1, 1932, 

69.28 ft higher. Aug. 2, 1932, to Oct. 30, 1938, water-stage recorder at present site 

at datum 69.28 ft higher than present datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 10.7 miles 

downstream from base gage.

Average discharge. 25 years, 14,890 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 67,700 cfs June 25 (gage height, 83.09 ft); minimum daily, 5,450 cfs Dec. 1; minimum gage height, 74.08 ft Jan. 19, Mar. 7, 8.

1S28-53: Maximum discharge, 155,000 cfs Apr. 16-18, 1952 "(gage height, 89.03 ft); 

minimum dally, 1,380 cfs July 13, 1940; minimum gage height, 65.08 ft Aug 29 1934, 

present datum.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation by reservoirs, navigation dams, and powerplants 

at low and medium stages. Flood flow not materially affected by artificial storage.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

11,100

11,100

11.600

10,100

9,370

8,760

9,020

8,510

9,310

10,500

10,200

9,470

9,200

9,550

9,150

10,000

9,790

9,650

9,550

9,570

9,290

9,420

9,170

9,690

10,400

9,200

7.450 

8,060

9,820

9,770

9,400

297,150

9,585

0.214

0.25

Nov.

10,100

9,730

9,600

9,960

8,670

8,680

9,730

9,340

8,860

9,110

9,'l20

9,940

9,960

10,200

10,300

10,700

10,700

11.000

10,100

9,940

9,380

8,870

8,830

8,630

9,720

9,780

9,080 

7,980

6,550

5,620

-

280,380

9,346

0,209

0.23

Dec.

5,450

5,860

5,700

6,710

*8,720

9,240

9,150

9,280

10,500

10.700

10,200

9,510

9,330

9,440

9,110

9,630

9,390

8,010

7,990

8,070

8,170

*7,910

8,700

8,590

8,440

9,370

9,390 

9,170

7,830

6,900

7,650

264,110

8,520

0.190

0.22

Jan.

8,750

9,020

8,560

8,870

8,130

7,260

7.080

7,230

7,740

7,370

7,530

7,790

9,380

8,710

8,170

9.480

7,640

7,760

7,130

7,620

7,950

8,550

8,670

9,080

8,860

8,340

8,380 

8,680

8,860

8,780

8,840

256,210

8,265

0.184

0.21

Feb.

8,360

7.560

8,160

8,600

8,940

9,990

9,690

8,630

8,360

8,350

9,840

9,550

8,740

9,580

9,670

9,130

8,950

9,650

10.100

9,440

8,780

8,190

8,900

8,590

9,110

8,690

8,300 

8,380

_

-

-

250,030

8,930

0.199

0.21

Mar.

8,450

8,170

f 8,610

8,370

8,320

8,080

7,620

7.240

9,680

8,640

9,240

9,570

10,600

10,300

11,000

10,100

11,200

13,400

16,300

16,500

21,100

26,500

31,800

37,600

41,200

44,500

47,400 

49,100

49.900

* 49, 300

48,100

647,890

20,900

0.467

0.54

Apr.

46.200

44,600

44,000

43,400

43,300

44,100

44,100

43,500

44,100

44,100

44,000

44 , 200

44,200

43,800

43,300

41,600

40,100

38,000

36,400

*35,200

33,600

31,900

30,600

29,000

28,200

27,300

27.100 

27,500

27,600

29,400

-

tl,144.4

38,150

0.852

0.95

May

31,400

33,600

35,700

37,900

39,100

39,200

39,200

39,000

37,900

37,100

36,300

36,300

36,100

36,600

36,800

36,300

35,300

34,100

32,400

31,100

50.800

33,200

39,400

47,700

54,300

55 . 600

54 , 100 

52,500

51,500

50,300

48,800

* 1,2 39.6

39,990

0.893

1.03

June

48 , 500

48,700

49,100

48,900

46,700

43,100

40,500

39,700

* 38, 400

57.500

38 , 500

39,500

40,100

40,600

41,400

41,900

41,700

43,800

47,200

51,800

54,000

55,500

60,300

65,400

67.200

65,700

64,900 

64,400

62,700

61,400

-

«., 489.1

49,640

1.11

1.24

July

59.000

57,000

54,600

53,700

53,400

52,100

*49,900

47,300

45,500

44,000

42,100

41,100

41,400

39,900

38,400

37,800

36,700

36,100

34,400

33,300

32,500

32 , 600

31,600

30,100

29,300

29,000

28,600 

27,200

26,800

26,200

25.600

tl,215.4

39,210

0.875

1.01

Aug.

24.300

25,800

30,200

34,700

38,200

43,100

46,900

51,600

55,700

58,600

59.500

59,200

58,700

59,000

58,700

58,100

*56,000

53,900

51,900

49,400

46,800

43 , 800

41,500

38,800

36,600

34,700

32,400 

30,000

28,400

27,300

25,400

tl,359

43,840

0.979

1.13

Sept.

24.700

23,100

22,100

21,500

20,400

20,100

19,700

19,300

19,400

19,800

19,300

18,000

17,700

17 , 900

18,500

18,300

*17,600

17 , 200

16,500

16,100

15,800

15,400

14,200

13,300

13,100

12,900

11,900 

11,600

11,700

11.400

-

518,500

17,280

0.386

0.43

Calendar year 1952: Max 155,000 Mln 5,450 Mean 27,120 Cfsm 0.605 In. 8.23

Water year 1952-53: Max 67,200 Mln 5,450 Mean 24,550 Cfsm 0.548 In. 7.45

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 28 to Mar. 19.
194 CANNON RIVER BASIN

Cannon River at Welch, Minn.

Location. Lat 44°34', long. 92°44', in sec. 28, T. 113 N., R. 16 W., on right bank a quarter of a mile downstream from highway bridge at Welch and 3 miles upstream from Belle 

Creek.

Drainage area. 1.320 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June 1909 to January 1914, November 1930 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Nov. 11, 1930, chain gage on highway bridge at site 

a quarter of a mile upstream at datum 3.00 ft lower. Nov. 11, 1930, to Oct. 11, 1938, 

water-stage recorder at site a quarter of a mile upstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--24 years (1911-13, 1931-53), 480 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,220 cfs July 25 (gage height, 7.44 ft); minimum, 50 cfs Sept. 7 (gage height, 1.40 ft).

1909-14, 1930-53: Maximum discharge, 15,800 cfs Apr. 2, 1952 (gage height, 12.00 

ft), from rating curve extended above 9,100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage 

height, 12.04 ft Mar. 23, 1936, site then in use; minimum discharge, 2.5 cfs Jan. 3, 

1950 (gage height, 0.06 ft, backwater from ice).

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

which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation caused by power-plants above station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 9

2.0 

2.2

102

160

232

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

Mar. 10 to Sept. 30

102

183

385

3.0 

5.0 

6.3

640

1,980

3,040

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean C'sm

In.

Oct.

246 

*186

152 

150

118

115

141

147

146

147

161

121

182

248

205

170

150

145

120

140

150

179

152

173

163

122

136

180

177

169

189

4,980

161

0.122

0.14

Nov.

186

149

129 

180

195

198

187

187

154

130

190

190

180

200

180

155

125

170

200

200

190

171

142

130

185

300

410

180

110

115

5,418

181

0.137

0.15

Dec.

100 

110

*118 

130

132

129

136

130

209

216

219

205

204

184

121

210

220

205

205

215

165

235

293

293

155

180

310

240

215

300

 300

6,084

196

0.148

0.17

Jan.

165 

180

270 

160

165

310

270

240

290

300

200

120

190

210

210

220

210

130

135

215

220

190

160

160

114

157

220

190

*174

178

154

6,107

197

0.149

0.17

Feb.

120 

130

190 

200

205

220

210

125

170

240

280

260

240

180

119

150

210

225

210

230

230

160

190

270

300

310

*290

265

_

-

5,929

212

0.161

0.17

Mar.

140 

250

320 

310

310

320

320

140

250

458

461

*469

487

504

514

510

604

1,160

1,120

2,390

2,780

2.960

2,690

2,160

1,700

1,390

1,240

1,190

1,140

1,060

992

30,339

979

0.742

0.85

Apr.

927 

 849

786 

798

792

786

756

756

756

756

756

756

750

750

646

572

583

578

567

541

526

531

562

534

541

581

*756

810

875

1.000

-

21,177

706

0.535

0.60

May

1,280 

1,550

1.750 

1,700

1,530

 1,330

1,180

1,060

953

908

953

1,020

1,080

934

792

756

712

706

521

656

780

908

914

862

816

1,050

1,560

1,670

1,470

1,300

1,090

33,791

1,090

0.826

0.95

June

894 

786

712 

750

722

717

712

712

739

684

562

609

768

816

940

1,180

1,320

1,200

1,020

*B30

662

572

562

578

842

1,030

1,060

1,250

1.560

1,290

-

25,879

863

0.654

0.73

July

1,080 

934

804 

739

684

684

678

678

466

*452

420

402

405

441

408

402

368

283

234

ill

480

750

550

566

1,070

2^460

1,910

1,610

1,360

1,250

1,220

23,935

722

0.585

0.67

Aug.

1,940 

2,420

2,650 

2.970

2,910

2,700

2,260

2,000

1,780

1,600

1,440

1,300

1,190

1,100

1,000

927

842

762

*734

544

495

431

458

436

479

462

402

375

370

303

255

37,555

1,211

0.917

1.06

Sept.

413 

378

371 

361

363

276

103

186

235

231

205

198

112

166.

196

184

*190

183

171

111

181

234

224

189

202

244

166

158

222

193

-

6,646

222

0.168

0.19

Calendar year 1952: Max 13,100 Mln 98 Mean 749 Cfsm 0.567 In. 7.71

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,970 Mln 100 Mean 569 Cfsm 0.431 In. 5.85

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 16-21, Dec. 25 to Jan. 24, Jan. 27, 28, Bsb. 1- 

14, Feb. 16 to Mar. 9. No gage-height record Oct. 17-20, Nov. 10-21, Nov. 24 to Dec. 2; discharge 

estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and records for Cannon Falls powerplant.
CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN 195 

Chlppewa River at Bishops Bridge near Winter, Wls.

Location. Lat 45 0 50'5S", long. 91°04'45", in sec. 23, T. 39 N., R. 6 W., on right bank 

15 ft upstream from highway bridge, 3.2 miles downstream from Chlppewa Reservoir Dam, 

and 3.7 miles northwest of Winter.

Drainage area. 787 sq mi.

Records available. February 1912 to September 1953.

Qage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,270 ft (from Chlppewa Reservoir data).

Average discharge. 40 years (1913-53), 712 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,070 cfs July 5-7 (gage height, 8.18 ft); minimum, 159 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 4.05 ft).

1912-53: Maximum discharge, 7.520 cfs Sept. 4,5, 1941 (gage height, 11.05 ft); 

minimum, 14 cfs Apr. 17-20, 1925 (gage height, 3.25 ft).

Remarks. Records good. Plow completely regulated by Chippewa and Moose Lake Reservoirs 

(see p. 215).

Revisions (water years). WSP 405: 1913(M). WSP 1208: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

4.1 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5

174

329

610

1,000

6.0 

7.0 

8.2

1,430

2,470

4,070

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

li

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

822 

814

814

806

806

806

806

806

806

798

798

798

798

790

798

790

782"

782

782

782

*790

790

790

798

814

814

814

814

806

806

24,802

800

-529

Nov.

806 

806

806

806

798

798

798

798

798

798

790

790

790

790

790

782

782 

782

782

782

774

774

766

766

766

766

766

766

766

766

-

23,548

785

-470

Dec.

258 

758

937

928

919

919

919

910

910

910

902

902

894

894

910

910

910 

910

910

886

830

830

830

830

830

830

830

830

846

830

830

27,042

872

-717

Jan.

830 

830

830

806

830

830

830

814

790

774

758

750

743

743

736

736

729 

715

715

708

701

687

694

687

680

673

666

659

659

645

658

22,886

738

t-630

Feb.

631 

617

610

604

592

586

580

580

562

417

190

190

211

267

263

263

267 

267

283

311

306

306

306

301

301

301

301

311

_

-

-

10,724

383

-172

Mar.

306 

311

311

306

306

306

306

306

306

301

301.

306

306

306

320

315

320 

320

324

329

349

428

288

207

200

190

190

200

218

214

211

8,907

287

t+901

Apr.

214 

207

218

225

207

211

207

207

207

200

194

194

194

200

200

190

190 

187

187

184

184

184

181

174

TsT

190

184

184

187

187

-

5,859

195

+1,958

May

190 

190

187.

211

369

*645

886

928

937

937

946

870

694

444

306

306

306 

311

320

369

1,450

1,570

1,130

1,020

1,360

2,200

2,300

2,650

2.710

2,710

2,710

32,162

1,037

+713

June

2,300 

2,200

1,040

1,070

1,300

1,190

870

758

814

701

556

479

479

479

479

462

473 

467

450

1,330

2,140

2,200

1,620

1,620

2,420

2.650

1,980

1,230

1,100

1,130

-

35,987

1,200

-28

July

1,520 

2,420

2,950

3,210

4.070

4,070

3,550

*2,650

2,530

2,530

2,530

2,530

2,250

1,370

1,070

1,060

854 

729

729

729

729

722

722

722

722

722

715

645

598

592

592

50,832

1,640

-464

Aug.

598 

598

598

580

580

580

592

592

592

592

592

592

592

592

592

592

598 

598

598

598

638

766

766

766

822

790

774

766

774

774

774

20,256

653

+168

Sept.

774 

774

766

774

766

766

766

758

758

758

*758

758

758

758

750

750

750 

750

750

743

743

743

743

736

743

743

736

736

736

736

-

22,580

753

-556

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

271 

0.344 

0.40

315 

0.40C 

0.45

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

155 

0.197 

0.23

108 

0.137 

0.16

211 

0.268 

0.28

1,188 

1.51 

1.74

2,153 

2.74 

3.06

1,750 

2.22 

2.56

Observed

Max 3,340 Mln 174 Mean 1,008 

Max 4,070 Mln 174 Mean 782

1,172 

1.49 

1.66

1,176 

1.49 

1.72

821 

1.04 

1.20

197 

0.250 

0.28

Adjusted

Mean 829 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.33 

Mean 796 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.74

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Chlppewa and Moose Lake Reservoirs.

* Adjusted for Ice on banks of Chippewa Reservoir.

Note. Computed from twice-daily chain-gage readings Dec. 14 to Jan. 10, Apr. 5-10, Aug. 4-6. 

Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 28-30, Feb. 1-3, 8, 9, 12, 13, 15-19, 21, 22, 25, 

Mar. 1, 2, 4-8.
196 CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN

Chippewa River near Bruce, Wls.

Location. Lat 45°27'05", long. 91 0 15'40", in SE£ sec. 5, T. 34 N., R. 7 W., on right 

bank 1 mile east of Bruce and 1 mile downstream from Thornapple River.

Drainage area.--1,630 sq mi, approximately (revised). 

Records available. December 1913 to September 1953.

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,059.62 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929. Prior to May 28, 1935, chain gage at railroad bridge 0.8 mile upstream at 

datum 2.30 ft higher.

Average discharge.--39 years (1914-53), 1,429 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 14,500 cfs May 22 (gage height, 14.44 ft); minimum daily, 440 cfs Feb. 15-18.

1913-53: Maximum discharge, 25,800 cfs Sept. 1, 1941 (gage height, 20.46 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs; minimum, 155 cfs June 10, 

1932 (gage height, 0.9 ft, site and datum then in use).

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

48 percent of the drainage area regulated by Chippewa Reservoir and Moose Lake (see 

p. 215).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 875: 1936-38.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect {gage 

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

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

425

650

1,320

2,830

8.0

12.0

14.0

5,850

10,800

13,900

Dlscnarge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1,080 

1,110 

1,110

1,080 

1,110

1,080 

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,040 ifllo

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080 

*1,080

1,080

1,080

1,040

1,080

1,040

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

33,480

1,080

-529

Nov.

1,040 

1,080 

1,040

1,080 

1,080

1,040 

1,040

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,040

1,010

1,040

1,010 

1,010

1,010

975

1,040

1,080

1,040

905

880

955

-

30,460

1,015

-470

Dec.

1,000 

1,100 

1,120

1.150 

1,150

1,150 

1,150

1,140

1,130

1,130

1,130

1,130

1,110

1,100

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,090

1,090 

1,090

1,080

1,060

1,030

1,000

960

920

900

930

950

33,190

1,071

-717

Jan.

960 

980 

990

993

980

980 

990

990

990

990

980

970

970

970

*987

980

960

940

920

910

900 

890

880

870

870

860

840

840

830

810

800

28,817

930

*-630

Feb.

T§0" 800 

790

780 

780

780 

780

770

760

750

680

500

460

450

440

440

440

440

450

460

460 

460

470

470

480

490

490

500

_

_

-

16,360

584

-172

Mar.

550" 500 

500

500 

500

500 

510

510

520

530

540

550

560

570

580

590

620

»693

750

840

1,100 

1,700

3,500

5.200

5,666

4,600

4,200

3,800

3,600

3,400

3,600

51,063

1,647

*+901

Apr.

3,800 

3,500 

3,500

4,500 

4,l6b

3,300 

2,750

2,350

2,200

2,280

2,200

1,970

1,720

1,540

1,420

1,640

1,580

1,320

1,220

1,080

1,080 

975

954

905

i.oTo"

2,050

2,350

2,130

1,860

1,680

-

62 , 994

2,100

+1,958

May

2,130 

2,280 

2,050

1,680 

1,420

1,460 

*1,640

1,750

1,680

1,610

1,680

1,640

1,500

1,220

975

820

808

801

775

75S

5,310 

13,900

ii,56o

7,680

5,100

4,400

4,200

3,900

4,000

3,900

4,000

96,591

3,116

+713

June

3,900 

3,010 

2,280

1,750 

1,900

1,900 

1,720

1,540

a, 580

1,540

1,320

1,110

975

940

905

89S

860

17?

905

2,100

4.100 

4,000

3,200

2,510

2,670

3,400

3,100

2,430

1,860

1,720

-

60,995

2,033

-28

July

1,750 

2,280 

3,100

3,700 

4,000

4,500 

4,466

3,500

 2,920

2,830

2,830

2,830

2,920

2,350

1,680

1,460

1,460

1,140

1,080

1,080

1,110 

1,140

1,110

1,080

1,040

1,040

1,010

1,110

. 1,110

1,010

954

63,524

2,049

-464

Aug.

1,220 

1,830 

1,640

1,830 

2,010

1,750 

2,280

2,200

1,790

1,500

1,320

1,280

1,220

1,140

1,080

1,040

1,010

961

940

898

898 

1,010

1,040

1,010

1,960

2.350

2,666

1,640

1,460

1,360

1,250

44,967

1,451

+163

Sept.

1.220 

1,140 

1,110

1,080 

1,080

1,080 

1,010

1,040

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,010

 1,010

961

975

954

961

947

947

940

940 

933

940

961

975

975

1,010

961

968

926

-

30,084

1,003

-556

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cf am 

In.

551 

0.338 

0.39

54. 

0.33 

0.3

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

5 354 

I 0.217 

0.25

300 

0.184

0.26

412 

0.253 

0.26

2,548 

1.56 

1.80

Observed

 4,058 

2.49 

2.78

3,829 

2.35 

2.71

Max 8,900 Mln 630 Mean 1,742 

Max 13,900 Mln 440 Mean 1,514

2,005 

1.23 

1.37

1,585 

0.972 

1.12

1,619 

0.993 

1.1*

447 

0.274 

0.31

Adjusted

Mean 1,563 Cfsm 0.959 In. 13.06 

Mean 1,528 Cfam 0.937 In. 12.71

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Chippewa Reservoir and Moose Lake.

* Adjusted for Ice on banks of Chippewa Reservoir.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 29 to Mar. 27.
CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN 

Flambeau River at Flambeau Reservoir, Wis.

197

Location.--Lat 46°04'05", long. 90°13'45", near north line of sec. 3, T. 41 N., R. 2 E.,

 on right bank 0.5 mile downstream from Flambeau Reservoir and 10.6 miles southwest of 

Mercer.

Drainage area. 666 sq mi.

Records available. September 1927 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,540.0 ft above mean sea level (Northern

 States Power Co. benchmark). Prior to June 14, 1937, chain gage and June 14, 1937, to 

Oct. 25, 1947, staff gage or float-tape gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 26 years, 644 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,200 cfs July 2 (gage height, 7.10 ft); minimum,

 86 cfs May 22, 23 (gage height, 3.40 ft).

1927-53: Maximum discharge, 3,930 cfs July 22-27, 1952 (gage height, 8.4 ft); minimum observed, 3.1 cfs Apr. 12, 1934 (gage height, 2.39 ft).

Remarks. Records gorl. Flow regulated by Flambeau Reservoir and Rest Lake (see p. 215). 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 875: 1936, 1938. WSP 1208: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 26 to July 10)

3.3

3.4 

3.C 

4.0

82

102

151

273

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

485

758

1,430

2,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

672

672 

672

610

495

TIS- 712

712 

712

712

626

452

700

700

700

700

700

616

380

*700

700

700

700

700

583

230 ESi"

694

694

689

689

20,028

646

-371

Nov.

610

359 

553 553"

683

677

677

562 

376

666

666

666

660

660

583

402

654

654

610

411

393

363

363

359

363

363

372

402

402

398

-

15,720

524

-198

Dec.

380

380 

411

505

510

510

515

505 

480

462

457

424

367

359

577

660

654

666 660"

654

654

649

599

380

380

380

380

429

660

660

660

15,967

515

-151

Jan.

660

660 

660

654

654

660

660

660 

660

660

660

649

638

643

660

660

660

660

660

654

649

649

649

660

666

666

666

666

660

660

654

20,377

657

-322

Feb.

649

643 

638

538

649

649

649

649 

649

649

643

643

638

638

649

694

712

706

700

694

654

689

752

756

746

746

741

735

_

-

-

18,988

678

-389

Mar.

758

850 

883

553

883

850

850

850 

850

818

85&

850

850

850

850

818

788

758 758

746

729

689

457

462

599

572

520

490

411 455"

420

22,422

723

-35

Apr.

420

322 

247

224

173

280

288

314 

354

342

260

141

270

273

2.77

284

310

280

138

357

420

424

4"29" 429

372

234

372

346

310

310

-

9,210

307

+1,090

May

310

295 

237

314

*330

372

393

443 

490

466

476

411

402

447

452

457

457

457

490

525

263

86

2T4

253

260

263

263

292

551

950

1,150

12,769

412

+833

June

1,040

980 

980

980

980

980

980

950 

916

916

1,010

1,150

1,150

1,080

916

883

155

1,120

1,430

1,920

2,080

2,120

2,160

2,160

2,160

1,880

1,290

1,290

1,290

1,570

-

39,244

1,308

+59

July

2,080

2,200 

2,160

2,160

2,160

2,160

*2,120

1,680 

1,430

1,180

950

916

1,040

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

980

916

916

916

916

883

758

1,330

1,010

916

916

916

39,799

1,284

-50

Aug.

883

700 

883

950

1,080

1,120

1,600

1.760 

1,430

1,320

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,120

1,040

1,010

818

950

700

550" 621

950

950

883

950

32,918

1,062

-114

Sept.

980

1,040 

1,040

1,040

916

677

752

980 

*916

916

916

818

649

980

1,010

1,010

950

883

758

572

883

883

916

950

818

700

546

755

788

788

-

25,863

862

-547

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

275 

0.413 

0.48

32f 

0.48= 

0.5E

Calendar year 1952 : 

Viater year 1952-53:

364 

0.547 

0.63

335 

0.503 

0.58

289 

0.434 

0.45

688 

1.03 

1.19

1,397 

2.10 

2.34

1,245 

1.87 

2.16

Observed

Max 3,930 Mln 51 Mean 834 

Max 2,200 Mln 86 Mean 749

1,367 

2.05 

2.29

1,234 

1,85

2.13

948 

1.42 

1.64

315 

0.473 

0.53

Adjusted

Mean 770 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.74 

Mean 734 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.97

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Flambeau Reservoir and Rest Lake.
198 CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN

Flambeau River at Babbs Island near Winter, Wis.

Location. Lat 45°46'10", long. 90°45'45", in SE£ sec. 17, T. 38 N., R. 3 W., on right 

bank 3.6 miles upstream from Connors Creek, 11.5 miles upstream from South Fork 

Flambeau River, and 13 miles east of Winter.

Drainage area, l.OOP sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--August 1929 to September 1953 (prior to 1938, winter records incomplete).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage'is 1,330 ft (from river-profile map).

Frior to Oct. 1, 1934, at bridge 300 ft upstream at datum 9.0 ft lower. Oct. 1, 1934, 

to Sept. 8, 1938 at same upstream site at present datum.

Average discharge.--15 years (1938-53), 1,117 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,890 cfs May 22 (gage height, 7.26 ft); minimum, 268 cfs Oct. 27 (gage height, 0.62 ft).

1929-53: Maximum discharge, 9,440 cfs June 25, 1946 (gage height, 9.45 ft); minimum recorded, 86 cfs Oct. 21, 22, 1948 (gage height, 0.20 ft), minimum daily recorded, 

118 cfs Oct. 10, 1948.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Flow regulated by Flambeau Reservoir and Rest Lake (see p. 215 ).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 855: 1935-36. WSP 1175: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of lee effect ( 

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

(Shifting-control method used Bar. 23 to May 20)

0.6 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

261

417

650

960

3.O 

5.0 

6.6

1,800

4,110

6,050

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

827 

796

796

827 

736

521

796

860

827

827

860

827

526

827

892

827 

827

796

736

499

*796

796

860

796 

827

736

293

735

765

736

736

23,507

758

-371

Nov.

706 

706

434

736 

735

736

736

736

706

551

678

706

706

706

706

678 

426

736

736

706

574

469

460

404 

477

583

593

480

440

600

-

18,447

615

-198

Dec.

630 

650

680

700 

720

720

720

710

700

680

660

640

620

610

610

620

550" 900

740

800

800

850

730

800 

660

560

540

550" 500

700

900

21,530

695

-151

Jan.

880 

870

850

830 

800

760

770

800

800

850

900

8T5

720

*757

800

760 

800

850

820

810

800

800

810

820 

830

740

750

840

760

750

750

24,927

804

-322

Feb.

800 

700

710

730 

750

800

760

740

740

760

820

790

770

760

760

740 

780

820

870

870

860

860

740

760 

840

955" 920

910

_

-

22,280

796

-389

Mar.

830 

820

560

920 

940

960

1,020

930

900

900

1,040.

960

1,100

1,200

1,100

900 

*1,000

1,100

1,150

1,200

1,500

3,000

4,110

4.230 

3)750

3,500

3,500

3,620

3,020

1,660

1,750

53,470

1,725

-35

Apr.

1,750 

1,750

1,900

1,950 

1,666

1,140

1,560

1,430

1,430

1,430

1,480

1,3SO

926

1,180

1,100

1,180 

1,030

995

995

614

926

860

926

995 

1,100

1,140

892

1,220

1,260

1,220

-

37,419

1,247

+1,090

May

1,300 

1,220

1,100

736 

995

*995

960

892

892

796

555" 706

995

860

860

892 

765

736

796

926

3,480

6.020

3,730

2,960 

2,000

2,000

1,800

1,480

1,340

1,520

1,700

46,447

1,496

+833

June

1,660 

1,610

1,430

1,480 

1,340

1,430

1,300

1,220

1,340

1,260

1,180

1,300

1,560

1,610

1,180

1.100 

1,140

1,260

1,610

2,960

3,870

3,566

3,440

3,140 

3,080

2,900

2,600

1,950

1,900

2,840

-

58,190

1,940

+50

July

3,140 

4,350

5.080

4,356 

3,500

3,140

2,900

*2,660

2,320

1,560

1,660

1,180

1,060

1,430

1,520

1,380 

1,380

1,340

1,340

1,260

1,220

1,100

1,100

1,060 

1,100

1,140

926

1,30<5

1,380

1,180

1,100

59,156

1,908

-50

Aug.

1,060 

1,300

1,255" 960

1,520

1,480

1,800

2,960

5,200

2,216

2,210

1,900

1,700

1,520

1,560

1,480 

1,300

1,380

1,300

1,340

1,260

1,300

1,220

960 

2,540

2,310

1,560

1,380

1,340

1,180

1,030

49,380

1,593

-114

Sept.

1,260 

1,180

1,260

1,260 

1,260

1,100

860

796

1,100

1,100

*1,140

1,060

1,030

640

1,060

1,180 

1,100

1,060

1,060

S92

619

?60

960

995 

l,iOO

1,030

892

645

860

926

-

30,385

1,013

-547

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

387 

0.387 

0.45

417 

0.417 

0.47

Calendar year 1952 : 

Water year 1952-53 :

544 

0.544 

0.63

482 

0.482 

0.56

407 

0.407 

0.42

1,690 

1.69 

1.95

2,337 

2.34 

2.61

2,331 

2.33

2.69

Observed

Max 5,680 Mln 293 Mean 1,319 

Max 6,020 Mln 293 Mean 1,220

1,999 

2.00 

2.23

1,858 

1.86 

2.14

1,479 

1.48 

1.71

466 

0.466 

0.52

Adjusted

Mean 1,255 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.08 

Mean 1,205 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.38

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Flambeau Reservoir and Rest Lake.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 28 to Mar. 22.
CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN 199

South Pork Flambeau River near Phillips, Wis.

Location. Lat 45°42'10", long. 90°37'00", in W&SWT sec. 10, T. 37 N., R. 2 W., on downstream side of bridge, second span from left side, 0.5 mile downstream from Big Elk 

River, and 12 miles west of Phillips.

Drainage area.--615 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1929 to September 1953 (winter records incomplete 1929-40). 

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Altitude of gage is 1,360 ft {by barometer). 

Average discharge. 13 years (1940-53), 633 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 3,020 cfs May 22 (gage height, 9.30 

ft); minimum daily, 140 cfs Nov. 29, Dec. 27, 28, Feb. 9 to Mar. 7.

1929-53: Maximum discharge observed, 10,200 cfs June 18, 1943 (gage height, 14.32 

ft); minimum, 39 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. 3-5, 1933.

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

Revisions (water yearsj. WSP 875: 1934. WSP 1175: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Sepjf. 1-30)

4.8 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

145

217

406

631

7.0 

8.0 

9.3

1,210

1,920

3,020

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

191

TIB

176

173 

166

166

166

166

166

162

162

162

166

166

166

166

166

162

162

162

*162

159 

159

159 

159

159

152

152

152

156

156

5,077

164

0.267

0.31

Nov.

159

156

152

152 

152

152

. 148

152

152

148

152

152

152

156

156

159

159

159

T6"B 166

162

159 

156

152 

152

154

153

145

140

155

4,628

154

0.250

0.28

Dec.

175

178

182

182 

178

173

170

166

162

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

158

156

156

156

160

166 

175

180 

185

160

140

T55

142

150

165

5,075

164

0.267

0.31

Jan.

170

175

175

163 

150

145

135

148

153

165

180

190

*196 155-

185

172

168

163

160

157

155

152 

150

150 

150

150

148

146

145

145

145

4,988

161

0.262

0.30

Feb.

T35" 145

144

144 

143

143

142

142

140

Tiff

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140 

140

140

140

140

140

140

-

_

-

3,948

141

0.229

0.24

Mar.

140

155

140

140 

140

140

140

143

147

150

160

180

240

260

250

210

*200

220

270

320

426

840 

1,410

1,850 

1,770

1,700

1,850

1,620

1,410

1,700

1,700

20,006

645

1.05

1.21

Apr.

1,700

1,620

1,700

1.770 

1,700

1,700

1,620

1,480

1,340

1,410

1,480

1,820

1,550

1,410

1,410

1,340

1,270

1,270

1,080

960

S40

786

Jee

786 

786

960

1,210

1,270

1,480

1,410

-

39,744

1,325

2.15

2.40

May

1,410

1,410

1,270

1,140 

1,080

*960

895

840

681

582

447

353

447

582

535

490

490

447

338

3TT

1,770

5,020 

2,930

2,660 

2,320

1,920

1,550

1,080

960

840

733

34,521

1,114

1.81

2.09

June

786

840

786

681 

631

606

606

558

582

535

512

490

468

447

426

426

468

582

840

1,480

2,750

2,840 

2,660

2,000 

1,700

1,210

1,080

960

895

1,210

-

30,055

1,002

1.63

1.82

July

1,770

2,000

2,480

2,480 

2,320

2,080

*1,620

1,270

895

786

681

582

582

582

631

631

631

631

606

558

558

558 

490

447 

447

426

406

45TS

490

468

426

29,000

935

1.52

1.75

Aug.

426

468

490

558 

606

631

840

1,620

2,000

1,920

1,480

1,550

1,210

840

631

535

447

406

387

357

349

319 

334

334 

535

1,020

1,080

1,080

960

786

681

24,880

803

1.31

1.50

Sept.

558

512

490

426 

406

391

368

345

330

*311

303

292

274

277

270

255

255

255

251

240

225

210 

210

225 

225

210

210

217

202

191

-

8,934

298

0.485

0.54

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,030 Mln 140 Mean 622 efsm 1.01 In. 13.78

water year 1952-53: Max 3,020 Mln 140 Mean 578 Cfsm 0.940 In. 12.75

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 26 to Mar. 20.
200 CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN

Flambeau River near Ladysmith, Wis.

Location.--Lat 45°33'20", long. 90°57i30", in S? sec. 35, T. 36 N., R. 5 W., at Big Falls 

powerplant, 2.3 miles upstream from Josie Creek, 3.5 miles upstream from highway 

bridge, and 8.5 miles northeast of Ladysmith.

Drainage area. 1,823 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1903 to December 1906 (published as "at Ladysmith"), January 

1914 to September 1953.

Gage.--Head and tail gages read hourly. Feb. 15, 1903, to Dec. 2, 1906, chain gage in 

ladysmith at different datum. Jan. 1, 1914, to Sept. 30, 1923, chain gage at site 

8 miles downstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 1923, to Sept. 24, 1943, head and tail 

gages at present site. Sept. 25, 1943, to Sept. 30, 1950, water-stage recorder at 

site 4 miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--39 years (1914-53), 1,736 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 10,600 cfs May 22; minimum daily, 492 cfs 

Dec. 28.

1903-6, 1914-53: Maximum daily discharge, 19,500 cfs Apr. 11, 1922; minimum, 18 cfs 

Nov. 1, 1948 (gage height, 2.00 ft), at site and datum then in use; minimum daily, 74 

cfs Oct. 31, 1948.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge computed from powerhouse records on basis of loaddischarge rating of hydroelectric units as developed by Geological Survey and taintorgate ratings based on theoretical formulas. Flow regulated by Big Falls powerplant 

and by Flambeau Reservoir and Rest Lake.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18 

19

20

21

22 

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1,080

916

1,030 

991 

920

724

800

1,000

1,010

1,000

1,110

898

870

783

1,050

1,030 

1,000

1,130 

923

655

792

979 

954

1,000 

1,080

888

723

669

1,020

966

988

28,979

935

-371

Nov.

954

936

776 

835 

995

978

969

975

957

803

653

974

975

969

962

986 

809

832 

1,020

1,020

1,010

793 

545

647 

721

701

742

623

497

74T

-

25,398

847

-198

Dec.

' 762

728

846 

888 

874

835

899

836

784

784

783

760

720

701

718

710 

1,010

902 

851

969

940

1,110 

924

1,080 

973

555

565

492

373

731

1,080

25,383

819

-151

Jan.

985

1,020

972 

951 

901

845

843

924

982

""TOT 1,030

857

966

967

913 

949

1,020 

848

881

930

951 

954

972

1,010

872

889

1,020

915

902

888

29,005

936

-322

Feb.

986

837 558" 

859 

935

980

903

899

878

921

988

968

937

915

910

846 

889

954 

986

972

954

997 

846

862 

1,030

1.080

1,676

1,080

_

-

26,340

941

-389

Mar.

942

968

936 

1*150

1,150

1,250

1,170

1,030

1,040

1,290

1,180

1,300

1,440

1,340

1,100 

1,180

1,310 

1,340

1,450

1,720

2,430 

4,440

4,830 

5,320

4,890

4,400

4,360

4,090

3,800

4,360

68,346

2,205

-35

Apr.

4,160

3,940

4,050 

4,550 

4,220

3,490

3,680

3,450

3,370

3,400

3,680

3,740

3,120

2,920

2,880

3,000 

2,880

2,680 

2,450

2,270

1,810

1,760 

1,740

1,800 

2,100

2,720

2,840

2,900

3,090

3,090

-

91,560

3,052

+1,090

May

3,220

3,130

2,960 

2,540 

2,180

2,230

2,120

1,890

1,790

1,710

1,700

1,940

2,040

1,690

1,600

1,540 

1,460

1/270 

1,340

1,490

5,420

10,600 

7,850

6,310 

5,000

4,120

3,850

3,000

2,760

2,790

2,900

94,440

3,046

+833

June

2,880

2,700

2,500 

2,440 

2,430

2,300

2,280

2,070

2,190

2,130

1,980

1,950

2,170

2,290

1,890

1.710 

1,720

1,810 

2,510

4,230

6.600

6,586 

6,090

5,380 

4,790

4,200

4,040

3,250

2,970

3,840

-

93,920

3,131

+59

July

4,680

5,650

7,110 

6,570 

5,630

5,140

4,530

3,730

3,380

2,790

2,480

2,200

1,760

2,060

2,200

2,290 

2,150

2,090 

2,090

1,850

2,020

1,860 

1,710

1,600 

1,610

1,600

1,510

1,660

2,060

1,770

1,680

89,460

2,886

-50

Aug.

1,880

1,620

1,660 

2,010 

2,180

2,260

2,830

4,430

5,370

4,210

3,890

3,300

3,020

2,680

2,430

2,270 

1,740

1,880 

1,730

1,710

1,620

1,640 

1,590

1,530 

2,020

3,540

3,000

2,720

2,520

2,360

1,690

77,130

2,488

-114

Sept.

1.B60

1,720

1,760 

1,730 

1,690

1,570

1,350

1,100

1,370

1,410

1,420

1,400

1,300

1,060

1,130

1,440 

1,370

1,320 

1,270

1,170

977

1,030 

1,280

1,150 

1,330

1,210

1,200

559" 938

1,160

-

39,684

1,323

-547

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

564 

0.309 

0.36

64! 

0.35E 

0.4C

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

) 668 

0.366 

0.42

614 

0.337 

0.39

552 

0.303 

0.32

2,170 

1.19 

1.37

4,142 

2.27 

2.53

3,879 

2.13 

2.46

Observed

Max 10,600 Min 492 Mean 1,996 

Max 10,600 Mln 492 Mean 1,889

3,190 

1.75 

1.95

2,836 

1.56 

1.80

2,374 

1.30 

1.50

776 

0.426 

0.48

Adjusted

Mean 1,932 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.45 

Mean 1,874 Cfsm 1.03 In. 13.98

t Change In contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, In Flambeau Reservoir and Rest Lake.
CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN 201

Flambeau River near Bruce, Wis.

Location. Lat 45°22'20", long. 91°12 t 3S 11 , in lot 7 of NW£ sec. 2, T. 33 N., R. 7 W., on 

right bank 2.5 miles downstream from Thornapple powerplant, 6 miles above mouth, and 

7 miles southeast of Bruce.

Drainage area.--1.897 sq mi.

Records available. August 1951 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,060 ft (by river survey, WSP 417).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,000 cfs May 22 (gage height, 8.82 ft); minimum, 320 cfs Nov. 26 (gage height, 2.48 ft).

1951-53: Maximum discharge, that of May 22, 1953; minimum, that of Nov. 26, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Plow regmated by Flambeau and Rest Lake reservoirs (see p. 215).

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

2.6 

3.0 

4.0

440

840

1,940

5.0 

7.0

3,480

7,610

11,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7-

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Itotal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1,150

1.210 

1,120

1,120

950

940

930

930

810

910

1,190

1,090 

1,050

920

1,030

1,060

1,190

1,180 

1,170

910

980

1,030

*930 

1,030

1,000

1,170

910

910

880

870

970

31,540

1,017

-371

Nov.

1,210

1,070 

900

910

950

1,000

1,180

970

990

1,090

900

1.290 

1,170

970

1,000

900

990

1,000 

1,140

910

880

840

810 

780

760

740

770

760

720

720

-

28,320

944

-198

Dec.

570

520 

510

660

740

1,140

860

870

1,020

860

870

860 

800

780

800

780

. 830

1,130 

1,300

1,030

910

1,140

1^540 

1,000'

900

770

650

640

660

720

790

26,450

853

-151

Jan.

870

870 

900

910

920

910

900

930

960

1,000

990

970 

970

980

990

1,000

1,010

1.020 

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,010

1,000 

1,010

1,020

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

990

30,190

974

-322

Feb.

980

970 

960

960

960

960

960

960

960

970

980

980 

980

970

960

950

940

970 

980

1,000

1,000

980

950 

960

1,010

1,060

1.100

1,100

-

-

-

27,510

982

-389

Mar.

1,080

1.060

1,060

1,100

1,150

1,180

1,200

1,220

1,280

1,350

1,400.

1,400 

1,350

1,350

1,400

1,500

1,650

*2,390 

3,000

3,800

4,500

5,200

5.210 

4,310

4,510

4,510

4,510

4,510

4,510

4,410

4,610

81,710

2,636

-35

Apr.

4,210

4.310 

2,880

3,570

4,210

4,210

3,930

4,020

4,020

4,120

4,020

4,020 

3,660

2,480

1.880

1,940

2,190

2,000 

2,560

2,330

2,060

1,880

1,880 

1,880

2,260

2,960

3,220

3,300

3,300

3,390

-

92,690

3,090

+1,090

May

3,220

3,390 

.2,400

2,190

2,190

2,260

*2,060

2,190

1,880

1,880

1,940

1,880 

1,830

1,780

1,780

1.440

1,440

1,500 

1,500

1,500

7,350

11.500

8,940 

6,710

6,880

3,840

4,020

4,020

3,570

3,300

2,190

102,570

3,309

+833

June

2,260

2,260 

2,480

2,400

2,710

2,120

1,780

2,620

2,060

1,940

2,060

1,880 

1,830

2,060

2,000

2,060

1,780

2^960

5,360

7.150

6,050

6,050 

5,870

5,210

4,410

4,210

3,750

2,960

3,840

-

95,840

3,195

+59

July

4,610

5,630 

6,710

7 .150

6,930

4,360

4,020

3,840

*3,660

2,960

2,190

2,120 

2,190

1,720

2,060

1,880

2,120

2,000 

1,720

2,060

1,940

1,830

1,720 

1,660

1.440

1,560

1,500

2,050

1,830

1,780

1,830

89,070

2,873

-50

Aug.

2,540

2,050 

1,830

1,940

2,000

2,260

3,300

3,660

5.070

4,800

3,840

3,390 

3,040

2,710

2,560

2,000

1,940

2,000 

1,560

1,610

1,610

1.500

1,610 

1,720

2,740

3,930

2,850

1,940

2,120

2,000

2,120

78,240

2,524

-114

Sept.

1,660

m1,440

1,560

1,780

1,440

1,390

1,390

1,340

1,320

*1,390 

1,300

1,390

1,340

1,350

1,260

1,370 

1,280

1,250

1,220

1,170

1.030 

1,030

1,240

1,390

1,440

1,190

1,210

1,390

-

41,120

1,371

-547

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

646 

0.341

0.39

746

0.392 

0.44

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

702 

0.370 

0.43

652 

0.344 

0.40

593 

0.313 

0.33

2,601 

1.37 

1.58

4,180 

2.20 

2.46

4,142 

2.18 

2.51

Observed

Max 10,800 Mln 510 Mean 2,145 

Max 11,500 Mln 510 Mean 1,987

3,254 

1.72 

1.96

2,823 

1.49 

1.72

2,410 

1.27 

1.46

824 

0.434 

0.48

Adjusted

Mean 2,081 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.94 

Mean 1,972 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.12

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, in Flambeau and Rest Lake Reservoirs.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 23-25, 27-29, Dec. 26-30, Jan. 3 to Mar. 22.
202 CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN

South Pork Jump River near Ogema, Wis.

Location. Lat 45°23'SO", long. 90°30'30", in NE£ sec. 33, T. 34 N., R. 1 W., on right 

bank 1.3 miles downstream from Mondeaux River and 12 miles southwest of Ogema.

Drainage area. 328 sq mi.

Records available. April 1944 to September 1953.

Gage. Chain gage read once daily three times a week. Altitude of gage is 1,300 ft 

(from planimetric map).

Average discharge. 9 years, 288 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 4,200 cfs June 21 (gage height, 10.14 

ft); minimum daily, 17 cfs Sept. 22-25.

1944-53: Maximum discharge, 9,020 cfs June 25, 1946 (gage height, 14.56 ft); minimum daily, 10 cfs Aug. 15, 16, 1947 (gage height, 1.85 ft).

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 26)

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

15

24

41

73

120

214

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

10.1

348

703

1,170

2,390

4,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

23

?5

27

28

29

29

29

27

27

27

29

29

*28

27

27

32

32

30

30

30

30

30 

31 

32

32

36

3S

30

31

31

32

916

29.5

0.090

0.10

Nov.

33

34

34

34

36

34

32

3T

36

35

34

34

34

34

34

37

41

43

44

45

43

42 

42

41

70

93

~9T 120

82

68

-

1,420

47.3

0.144

0.16

Dee .

58

4T

 40

39

41

44

47

51

54

56

56

56

54

51

47

43

40

37

36

35

34

34 

34 

34

34

34

34

34

33

33

33

1,301

42.0

0.128

0.15

Jan.

32

32

31

31

30

29

28

*27

27

29

31

32

33

33

33

34

3T

34

33

33

33

33 

33 

32

32

31

31

30

29

29

28

968

31.2

0.095

0.11

Feb.

28 w

28

28

28

28

28

28

29

29

29

*30

30

30

30

30

31

31

31

31

31

31 

31 

32

37

32

32

32

_

-

-

838

29.9

0.091

0.10

Mar.

32

3J

33

34

34

35

35

36

36

37

38

39

42

47

57

73

90

125

190

280

410

710 

3,030 

2,650

2,320

1,650

1,370

1,280

1,220

1,120

1,070

18,156

586

1.79

2.06

Apr.

1,050

1,020

980

940

910

877

810

744

760

787

980

l._520

1,140

820

586

650

744

610

520

435

379

345 

304 

280

262

840

720

640

586

6OO

-

21,639

721

2.20

2.45

May

*624

744

630

513

420

364

315

270

237

225

214

180

138

132

129

118

110

103

93

91

91

1.320 

1,320 

1,220

910

586

513

410

330

379

415

13,144

424

1.29

1.49

June

465

320

235

194

173

156

138

131

*194

204

165

113

89

73

69

65

63

l%5

624

1,540

4.200

2,770 

1,220 

703

640

590

549

530

520

513

-

17,366

579

1.77

1.97

July

540

515" 624

379

245

182

156

118

90

71

61

57

53

53

97

83

68

61

53

50

47

45 

40 

36

34

32

4T

98

117

138

*90

4,269

138

0.421

0.48

Aug.

240

624

549

505

663

565

495

787

T7B- 870

318

262

200

138

138

117

96

81

70

59

49

44 

40 

37

34

32

27

23

21

??

27

7,608

245

0.747

0.86

Sept.

27

Tf

24

21

20

20

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

18

17 

T7 

17

17

18

19

19

19

18

-

597

19.9

0.061

0.07

Calendar year 1952 : Max 3,930 Win 23 Mean 281 Cfsm 0.857 In. 11.64

Water year 1952-53 : Max 4,200 Min 17 Mean 242 Cfsm 0.738 In. 10.00

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. For days gage was not read; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of record for 

SplrTt River at Spirit Falls and Jump River at Sheldon. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice 

Nov. 27 to Mar. 22.
CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN 

Jump River at Sheldon, Wis.

203

Location.--Lat 45°18'30", long. 90°57i20", in sec. 26, T. 33 N., R. 5 W., on downstream 

side of right span of highway bridge in Sheldon, 1,500 ft upstream from Soldier Creek 

and 11 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--574 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1915 to September 1953.

Gage. Chain gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 1,092.75 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 38 years, 524 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,600 cfs Mar. 23 (gage height, 10.2 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum observed, 35 cfs Sept. 18, 26 (gage height, 3.84 ft).

1915-53: Maximum discharge observed, 46,000 cfs Aug. 31, 1941 (gage height, 18.8 

ft, from floodmarks); minimum observed, 11 cfs Dec. 18, 1943 (gage height, 3.99 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of backwater from temporary bridge, ice 

effect, or no gage-height record, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 565: 1920(M). WSP 975: 1938. WSP 1175: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of backwater from ice 

or from temporary bridge (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in 

cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 2-10)

Oct. 1-30 Oct. 31 to Sept. 30

4.0 

4.2 3.9 

4.1 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5

78

180

370

660

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

10.2

1,040

2,070

3,490

5,200

7,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

£51

55

55

55

57

55

47

51

53

53

53

51

51

53

55

51

53

55

51

51

*53

53

57

57

59

51

51

53

55

1,641

52.9

0.092

0.11

Nov.

61

66

70

72

74

75

76

76

75

74

72

70

68 68

70

76

86

92

98

100

98

90

83

78 '92

130

150

155

140

125

-

2,660

88.7

0.155

0.17

Dec.

H5 

105

98

90

86

82

80

78

78

80

80

81

81

79

77

75

68

62

57

jig.

57

59

60

61

62

62

62

61

60

60

58

2,270

73.2

0.128

0.15

Jan.

60 

60

60

60

60

60

59

59

59

59

59

58

58

59

59

*59

59

59

59

59

58

58

57

56

55

54

53

51

49

47

15

1,767

57.0

0.099

0.11

Feb.

42 

45

37

1£

40

41

45

47

42

47

45

45

47

48

49

49

49

48

47

45

42

46

48

49

50

51

51

51

-

-

"

1,282

45.8

0.080

0.08

Mar.

52 

52

53

54

55

56

57

58

60

62

64

67

72

76

84

96

120

200

 *379

500

1,300

a4,500

7.600

a6,400

a4,700

a3,600

a3,000

a2,500

a2,100

al , 800

al,600

41,317

1,333

2.32

2.68

Apr.

al,500 

1,400

*1,400

1,840

1,960

1,840

1,500

1,210

1,120

1,610

2.510

2,310

1,840

1,400

1,120

1,300

1,400

1,210

920

767

660

626

561

501

445

1,730

1,500

1,400

1,210

960

-

39,550

1,318

2.30

2.56

May

960 

1,300

1,120

1,040

842

695

592

*472

418

394

370

335

282

241

190

177

171

165

156

156

306

1,840

2.510

1,960

1,500

767

842

626

501

530

730

21,988

709

1.24

1.42

June

804 

626

445

357

294

275

230

216

278

335

275

259

162

137

119

105

100

174

530

1,840

5.740

4,680

2,430

1,300

920

1,210

1,000

695

730

660

-

26,926

898

1.56

1.74

July

960 

767

842

660

530

a424

318

244

186

*153

142

132

127

119

119

145

137

122

112

96

89

87

76

68

66

-85 55

102

78

196

326

7,563

244

0.425

0.49

Aug.

730 

1,210

1,210

842

695

561

730

1,400

1.500

767

626

394

366

306

248

209

177

165

145

129

112

93

85

70

66

64

60

55

48

47

47

13,157

424

0.739

0.85

Sept.

45 

47

47

45

45

44

41

41

42

42

41

*41

40

38

38

36

36

35

41

36

36

36

37

36

50

35

40

45

45

45

-

1,226

40.9

0.071

0.08

Calendar year 1952: Max 8,090 Win 47 Mean 477 Cfsm 0.831 In. 11.32

Water year 1952-53: Max 7,600 Win 35 Mean 442 Cfsm 0.770 In. 10.44

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of South Pork Jump River near Ogema and 

Black River at Neillsville.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater from ice or from temporary bridge Oct. 31 to 

Dec. 30, Jan. 1-31, Feb. 15-20, Feb. 22 to Mar. 21.
204 CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN

Yellow River at Cadott, Wis.

Location. Lat 44°57', long. 91°09', in center of E| sec. 31, T. 29 N., R. 6 W., on upstream side near left end of bridge, 200 ft downstream from Svetlik Dam at Cadott 

and 4-2 miles upstream from Drywood Creek.

Drainage area.--351 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1942 to September 1953.

Gage.--Chain gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 

946.54 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 11 years, 284 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 3,900 cfs Mar. 23 (gage height, 6.80 

ft); minimum observed, 10 cfs Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 1.02 ft).

1942-53: Maximum discharge observed, 15,600 cfs June 28, 1943 (gage height, 12.15 

ft); minimum observed, 3.6 cfs Aug. 24-26, 1944 (gage height, 0.88 ft).

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

partly regulated by small feed mill 200 ft upstream from gage.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

94

IBS

3.0 

3.5

4.0 

5.0 

6.7

334

550

853

1,690

3,750

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

14

14

14

14

14

13

14

14

14

14

15

16

19

*20

19

19

19

17

17

19

19

19

19

19

19

20

20

21

21 

21

21

538

17.4

0.050

0.06

Nov.

20

20

20

11

19

19

20

20

21

20

20

20

21

21

21

21

21

21

22

24

23

22

22

22

25

35

31

36

32

29

"

693

23.1

0.066

0.07

Dec.

29

51

31

29

27

26

26

26

25

25

24

24

.23

23

23

22

22

21

20

19

20

20

21

21

21

20

20

19

19 

IS

18

713

23.0

0.066

0.08

Jan.

17

17

17

16

*16

16

15

15

16

17

17

IB

18

18

18

18

18

18

IB

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

17 

17

16

533

17.2

0.049

0.06

Feb.

J£

14

14

14

14

15

15

14

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

-

-

394

14.1

0.040

0.04

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,320 Min 13

Mar.

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

*15

16

17

20

40

48

57

74

120

220

400

900

1,590

2,790

5^750

3,050

2,100

1,690

1,500

1,320

1,150 

1,080

962

23,022

743

2.12

2.44

Apr.

853

753

785

389

925

B53

753

661

604

819

925

889

785

661

577

632

604

577

455

353

316

264

249

221

298

550

*632

577

434

372

-

18,266

609

1.74

1.94

May

372

478

500

434

353

281

249

208

186

176

316

334

234

176

136

127

118

110

94

93

136

455

550

478

412

316

249

197

186 

197

208

8,359

270

0.769

0.89

June

186

155

118

102

94

118

110

66

63

71

81

71

58

49

44

38

36

JS

36

500

632

550

434

316

249

234

234

221

176 

*136

-

5,216

174

0.496

0.55

July

102

80

63

58

50

44

40

35

32

29

M

31

37

54

110

1B6

145

102

71

56

49

46

46

38

41

186

145

234

853

691

478

4,156

134

0.382

0.44

Aug.

455

691

753

785

550

604

1,790

2.320

2,100

1,500

925

604

353

298

221

165

127

110

90

74

64

52

46

41

40

35

29

26

f

*26

14,925

481

1.37

1.58

Sept.

20

22

20

19

18

17

16

16

16

16

16

17

16

16

15

16

17

16

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

13

12

12 

10

-

471

15.7

0.045

0.05

Mean 214 Cfsm 0.610 In. 8. 32,

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,750 Mln 10 Mean 212 Cfsm 0.604 In. 8.20"

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 5-19, Dec. 25 to Jan. 28, Mar. 5-20.
CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN

Duncan Creek at Chippewa Palls, Wis.

Location. Lat 44°56'50", long. 91°24'00", in SW£ sec. 31, T. 29 N., R. 8 W., on downstream side near center of bridge in Irvin Park at Chippewa Falls, 1.7 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 114 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1942 to September 1953.

Gage. Chain gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 

HJ51.61 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average. discharge. 11 years, 86.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,430 cfs Mar. 22 (gage height, 6.18 ft); minimum observed, 29 cfs Sept. 7 (gage height, 1.42 ft).

1942-53: Maximum discharge observed, 3,640 cfs Apr. 2, 1952 (gage height 8.70 ft); 

no flow Aug. 7, 1949, Oct. 27, Dec. 11, 1950.

Flood of Apr. 3, 1934, reached a stage of about 15.4 ft, from floodmarks.

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

fluctuation caused by three powerplants upstream.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1035: 1943. WSP 1208: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 21 to Sept. 30)

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

62

115

200

4.0 

5.0 

5.9

459

823

1,250

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

74

70

66

74

52

70

58

74

66

66

74

58

*74

84

84

66

66

66

55

58

70

70 

66

66

55

32

49

55

32

55

74

1,979

63.8

0.560

0.65

Nov.

66

49

58

66

52

62

62

52

55

62

66

55

58

74

55

58

62

66

58

58

58

58 

55

58

66

70

58

58

55

49

-

1,779

59.3

0.520

0.58

Dec.

IS

66

55

66

62

58

55

66

58

66

58

62

55

52

55

66

52

55

49

55

62

«

52

55

52

55

49

66

62

55

1,797

58.0

0.509

0.59

Jan.

46

45

45

45

45

*44

45

45

46

46

47

47

47

47

47

48

50

52

54

56

56

56 

55

55

52

58

58

57

55

54

53

1,556

50.2

0.440

0.51

Feb.

52

50

49

48

47

16

46

46

47

47

48

48

48

48

4B

48

48

47

47

47

47

47 

47

47

47

47

46

46

-

-

-

1,329

47.5

0.417

0.43

Kar.

46

46

46

46

46

45

45

45

45

*46

50

56

70

78

76

70

72

86

200

490

866

1.250 

700

402

115

115

122

95

95

89

79

5,632

182

1.60

1.84

Apr.

84

84

89

95

89

95

74

89

84

89

8470-

74

70

79

74

74

66

53

74

70

70 

74

70

79

95

101

*89

34

84

-

2,411

80.4

0.705

0.79

May

95

95

95

95

B4

79

62

79

62

52

79

70

66

66

70

70

55

70

79

79

89

154 

122

74

74

70

70

74

79

129

66

2,503

80.7

0.708

0.82

June

79

74

58

52

55

52

46

74

79

74

74

74

70

55

62

62

62

62

66

171

375

122 

79

79

79

79

84

84

89

70

2,541

84.7

0.743

0.83

July

*66

58

55

58

49

58

58

55

55

62

58

16

58

101

62

52

55

55

55

55

66

74 

70

62

66

58

101

84

145

74

66

2,037

65.7

0.576

0.66

Aug.

66

IS!

84

70

62

70

84

95

62

1 74

70

66

70

66

52

49

55

66

49

58

55

62 

13

52

55

52

52

49

52

52

49

1,995

64.4

0.565

0.65

Sept.

49

*49

55

52

52

43

34

52

49

46

52

49

43

52

46

43

46

49

49

40

46

46 

46

49

46

46

43

37

49

46

1,404

46.8

0.411

0.46

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,160 Mln 32 Mean 92.2 Cfsm 0.809 In- 11.02

Water year 1952r53; Max 1,250 Mln 32 Mean 73.9 Cfsm 0.648 In. 8.81

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 2-22, Jan. 28 to Mar. 19.
206 CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN

Chippewa River at Chippewa Palls, Wis.

Location.--Lat 44°55'35", long. 91°24'40", in lot 1, sec. 12, T. 28 N., R. 9 W., on right 

bank at Chippewa Falls, 1 mile downstream from Duncan Creek.

Drainage area. 5,600 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--June 1888 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 799.3 ft above mean sea level (Northern 

States Power Co. benchmark). Prior to January 1914, staff gage and January 1914 to 

June 1932 water-stage recorder, at site 1 mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 43 years (1907-10, 1913-53), 5,013 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 34,800 cfs May 23 (gage height, 14:41 ft); minimum, 164 cfs Feb. 19, Sept. 20 (gage height, 1.13 ft); minimum daily, 538 cfs Dec. 7.

1888-1953: Maximum discharge, 102,000 cfs Sept. 1, 1941 (gage height, 24.8 ft); 

minimum, 22 cfs Apr. 2, 1934 (gage height, 0.63 ft); minimum daily, 40 cfs Feb. 4, 

1917.

Maximum stage known, 26.94 ft Sept. 10, 1884, site and datum in use to June 1932.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow completely regulated by many powerplants above station, especially Chippewa Falls hydroelectric plant, which is just upstream and by Chippewa, 

Flambeau, and Wissota Reservoirs, Moose and Rest Lakes (see p. 215).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 785: 1934(m).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.7 

2.2 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

535

935

1,690

2,960

4,460

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

13.6

6,330

10,900

17,100

24,200

31,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to ^September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

3,190

3,130

3,350

2,260

1.530

5.560

1,940

2,210

2,220

2,330

1,590

1,950

3,220

*2,620

2,910

2,610

2,230 

1,580

2,070

2,420

2,390

2,560 

2,650

2,760

2,670

2,320

2,460

2,070

2,300

3,120

3,110

77,330

2,495

-934

Nov.

1,740

2,160

2,680

2,320

2,180

a2,400

a2,520

a2,520

a2,400

a2,600

a2 , 400

a2,420

a2,600

a2,800

a2,500

a2 , 300

a2,820 

2,890

2,800

3,100

2,900

900 

862

3,000

3,280

4.580

2,100

3,410

1,230

112

73,024

2,434

-705

Dec.

3,440

3,540

2,970

3,190

2,320

738

558

2,740

a2,450

a2,350

a2,320

a2,750

a2,100

a2,000

a2,900

a2,700

a2,500 

a2,700

a2,700

a2,000

al,450

3.610 

3,230

2,120

576

2,300

3,300

2,540

2,930

2,980

2,590

76,572

2,470

-845

Jan.

1,450

2,290

888

1,190

3.450

2,990

2,430

2,240

2,050

907

222.

2,630

2,640

2,800

2,880

2,770

1,900 

1,280

2,720

2,770

2,820

2,900 

2,940

1,010

820

3,000

3,110

2,710

2,570

2,580

1,090

68,583

2,212

t-964

Feb.

678

2,990

2,570

2,580

2,550

2,530

946

564

3,050

3,020

2,660

2,450

2,280

1,700

1,230

2,180

1,960 

1,360

2,590

2,030

1,710

565 

3,550

3,280

3,820

3,700

3,770

4.200

-

-

66,513

2,375

-755

Mar.

2,970

4,410

3,970

3,800

3,900

3,940

3,800

2.520

3,990

4,140

4,500

4,730

4,930

3,950

3,450

4,140

5,550 

8,920

9,860

9,400

10,100

10,600 

10,400

20,200

23.200

19,900

19,200

15,300

13,100

13,700

13,400

265,970

8,580

i+1,152

Apr.

13,700

12,500

10,600

12,000

12,500

14.300

11 , 400

9,860

10,600

9,860

10,900

12,000

10,400

9,860

8,940

7,410

5,880 

5,540

5,460

4,870

6,050

5,230 

4.520

4,580

5,660

8,080

8,590

*9,400

9,860

9,860

-

270,210

9,007

+2,946

May

8,710

9,630

8,540

6,150

5,110

5,030

5,140

5,430

5,640

4,350

4,780

6,160

5,430

4,970

4,360

3,800

2.420 

3,850

3,780

3,210

6,830

19,800 

31.200

23,800

22,000

11,400

9,860

10,100

9,860

9,860

9,860

271,060

8,744

+1,596

June

8,940

6,670

6,420

6,820

5,330

4,030

4,230

6,000

5,270

4,910

4,750

4,530

3,600

1.520

4,010

4,070

4,510 

4,050

4,430

8,460

14,300

20.300 

13,600

13,400

11,200

9,830

9,950

9,970

7,140

*6,890

-

219,130

7,304

-14

July

6,280

7,700

10,900

10,900

11.900

11,800

9,120

9,140

8,610

7,760

6,040

6,090

7,010

5,990

6,080

5,530

4,770 

3,090

2.160

5,000

3,750

4,000 

3,760

3,830

2,680

3,290

4,370

5,360

4,630

4,640

4,800

190,980

6,161

-497

Aug.

4,300

6,210

8,280

6,360

6,320

6,880

8,860

9,970

12.100

11,400

10,200

7,820

5,830

5,930

5,000

3,980

3,680 

4,030

4,250

3,560

3,130

1,600

15 j 840

4,310

6,180

7,820

4,350

2,670

4,160

4,750

178,950

5,773

+42

Sept.

4.490

*4,260

3,680

3,450

2,000

1,230

2,450

4,040

3,770

3,930

3,830

1,110

984

3,490

2,870

2,680

2,560 

3,020

1,210

1,050

2,720

2,640 

3,330

3,100

3,200

1,240

594

3,290

3,040

2,380

-

81,638

2,721

-1,104

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsro 

In.

1,561 

0.279 

0.32

1.72E 

0.30E 

0.34

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

1,625 

0.290 

0.33

1,248 

0.223 

0.26

1,620 

0.289 

0.30

9,732 

1.74 

2.00

11,953 

2.13 

2.38

10,340 

1.85 

2.13

Observed

Max 31,600 Mln 538 Mean 5,691 

Max 31,200 Min 538 Mean 5,041

7,290 

1.30 

1.45

5,664 

1.01 

1.16

5,815 

1.04 

1.20

1,617 

0.289 

0.32

Adjusted

Mean 5,446 Cfsm 0.972 In. 13.20 

Mean 5,037 Cfsm 0.899 In. 12.19

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Chippewa, Flambeau, and Wissota 

Reservoirs, Moose and Rest Lakes.

t Adjusted for ice on banks of Chippewa Reservoir.

a Doubtful gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorder graph and records at 

Chippewa Palls powerplant.
CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN 

Eau Claire River near Pall Creek, Wis.

207

Location.--Lat 44°48 I 35", long. 91°16'50", in NW£ sec. 19, T. 27 N., R. 7 W., on left 

bank 0.7 mile downstream from Beaver Creek, 1.3 miles upstream from Big Palls, and 

3.2 miles north of Pall Creek.

Drainage area. 747 sq mi.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 830 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--11 years, 528 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,140 cfs Mar. 23 (gage height, 11.67 ft); minimum, 114 cfs Oct. 6, Nov. 3 (gage height, 0.83 ft).

1942-53: Maximum discharge, 16,800 cfs Apr. 1, 1943 (gage height, 15.87 ft); minimum, 64 cfs Sept. 20, 1948, Oct. 4, 1949.

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

which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect 

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

0.8 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

100

140

251

400

764

4.0

6.0

8.0

11.0

1,220

2,580

4,420

8,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

132

126

126

120

 ill

116

122

124

126

128

130

126

124

126

128

126

130

128

126

126

128

126

126

126

132

128

122

126

126

130

128

3,904

126

0.169

0.19

Nov.

130

120 iia 130

126

124 12'8

128

124

126

132 132'

142

1S9

167

163

176

193

197

197

184

174

174

178

171

200

a420

a4SO

a450

a 400

-

5,743

191

0.256

0.29

Dec.

a340

276

a240

a220

a205

a200

a200

a!95

al90

.al90

al85

alSOa!75

174

a!70

165

165

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

155

150

145

140

5,660

183

0.245

0.28

Jan.

140.

135

135

130

129

129

129

129

*129

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

. 130

4,045

130

0.174

0.20

Feb.

i3a

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

130 130'

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

129

129

126

127

-

-

-

3,633

130

0.174

0.18

Mar.

127

127

127

127

127

126

130

132

136

*143

150

170

200

270

380

700

1,130

1,460

2,440

3,280

4,400

5,310

8.090

7,820

5,570

2,980

1,860

1,3CO

1,120

962

806

51,782

1,670

2.24

2.58

Apr.

722

644

644

722

916

985

828

702

644

807

1,440

1,850

1,380

962

785

916

1,270

1,170

872

702

605

531

496

447

556

1,140

1.930

1,580

1,140

872

-

28,258

942

1.26

1.41

May

785

894

1,120

1.220

1,010

828

702

*605

531

480

480

416

375

351

324

297

279

265

254

251

294

463

605

605

586

605

586

514

463

416

375

16,979

548

0.734

0.85

June

342

297

268

244

225

218

206

218

206

202

195

186

182

174

165

159

150

MM

163

200

200

397

496

431

400

416

480

463

431

394

-

8,256

275

0.368

0.41

July

339

291

251

218

191

176

165

148

142

134

132

144

163

370

572

702

586

431

348

297

268

265

309

345

312

312

500

976

1,200

2.100

1,840

14,227

459

0.614

0.71

Aug.

1,170

828

985

1,270

1,330

1,080

828

806

1,300

1.650

1,120

806

664

586

496

431

375

330

291

259

237

211

195

186

176

169

163

*155

144

144

157

18,522

597

0.799

0.92

Sept.

165

161

153

140

130

128

1S2

124

128

124

124

128

120

130

171

200

257

273

312

291

276

273

273

268

268

271

259

259

262

273

-

6,061

202

0.270

0.30

Calendar year 1952: Max 13,700 Min 116 Mean 546 Cfsm 0.731 In. 9.96

Water year 1952-53: Max 8,090 Min 116 Mean 458 Cfsm 0.613 In. 8.32

Peak discharge (base. 2.500 cfs). Mar. 23 (7:30 p.m.) 9,1.40 cfs (11.67 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

Black River at Keillsville.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 16 to Mar. 16 (no gage-height record Dec. 16, 

17, 19, 26-26, Dec. 30 to Jan. 4, Jan. 6-8).
208 CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN

Chippewa River at Eau Claire, Wis.

Location. Lat 44°48'40", long. 91 032'10", in NE^ sec. 25, T. 27 N., R. 10 W., on downstream side of bridge near right bank on State Highways 37 and 85 at Eau Claire, 1.2 miles 

upstream from Lowes Creek and 2.8 miles downstream from Eau Claire River.

Drainage area. 6,630 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1902 to March 1909 (winter records incomplete), March 1944 to 

September 1953. Published as "near Eau Claire" 1902-09.

gage. Chain gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage Is 750 ft (from topographic map). 

Prior to March 1944, on different bridge at same site at different datum.

Average discharge. 9 years (1944-53), 5,572 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 33,900 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 14.40 

ft); minimum observed, 1,090 cfs Jan. 1, Feb. 16 (gage height, 4.38 ft).

1902-09, 1944-53: Maximum discharge observed, 70,000 cfs June 7, 1905, computed on 

basis of records for station at Chippewa Falls; maximum gage height observed, 19.6 ft 

June 8, 1905, datum then in use, but probably was higher on June 7, 1905; minimum daily 

discharge, 190 cfs Dec. 18, 1907.

Remarks. Records fair. Flow regulated by many powerplants above station and by Chippewa, 

Flambeau, and Wissota reservoirs, Moose and Rest Lakes (see p. 215 ).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1005: Drainage area. WSP 1115: 1905(M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 20

4.5 1,170

5.0 1,810

6.0 3,750

9,500

14,100

4.3 

5.0 

6.0

Mar. 21 to Sept. 30

1,130

2,120

4,380

8.0 9,820

12.0 23,900

13.4 29,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean (tT

Oct.

3,080

3,750

3,530

2,380

*1,880

4.000

2,660

2,660

2,470

2,200

1.700

2,100

3,500

2,700 

3,050

2,800

2,300

1,700

2,200

2,600

2,600

2,660 

2,860 

2,900

2,800

2,600 

2,550

1,700

1,900

3,300

3,300

82,430

2,659

-934

Nov.

2,000

2,300

2,850

2,660

2,500

2,660

2,600

2,500

2,660

2,750

2,600

2,700

2,860

3,100 

2,800

2,550

2,900

3,080

3,300

3,300

3,100

1,340

1.170 

3,000

3,700

m3,950

1,700

1,220

-

81,300

2,710

-705

Dec.

3,700

3,900

3., 200'

3,530

2,700

1,460

1.170

3,000

2,700

2,600

2,550

2,950

2,500

2,300 

3,150

3,000

2,850

2,850

2,900

2,300

1,700

4.000 

3,800 

2,500

1,280

2,300 

3,550

2,800

3,100

3,200

2,700

86,240

2,782

-845

Jan.

1.170

2,660

1,220

1,170

3,750

4,260

2,860

2,040

2,120

1,810

1,170

3,080

1,670

3,080 

3,300

3,300

2,500

2,000

3,000

4,000

4,000

3,300 

3,080 

1,340

1,170

3,300 

3,300

3,300

3,300

3,080

1,400

80,730

2,604

i-964

Feb.

1,220

1,600

2,860

4,260

3,530

3,300

1,340

1.170

2,470

2,290

3,530

3,080

2,660

2,040 

1,340

1,810

2,860

2,040

3,300

2,200

1,670

1,170 

2,860 

4,260

6.260

4,260 

3,530

4,260

-

-

-

77,170

2,756

-755

Mar.

5,680

4,530

4,530

4,260

4,000

4,260

4,530

2.200

4,530

4,810

5,970.

5,970

5,970

3,300 

3,300

3,300

6,550

10,100

14,100

12,400

14,400

15,500 

17,700 

27,600

29.600

21,500 

20,000

16,600

14,100

14,400

14,100

319,790

10,320

t+1,152

Apr.

14,100

13,400

11,300

13,100

12,200

14.800

12,500

11,000

11,300

10,700

11,600

13,700

11,900

10,700 

10,100

9,540

7,300

7,580

7,300

6,470

6,740

5,930 

4.880 

6,200

7,020

9,260 

10,400

10,700

11,300

11,000

-

304,020

10,130

+2,946

May

9,540

10,000

9,540

7,020

7,020

7,020

7,580

*7,300

6,740

5,400

6,740

6,470

6,200

6,470 

5,660

3,880

3.390

3,880

5,400

4,880

6,740

19,600 

29.600 

23,100

21,900

12,200 

10,400

10,700

10,100

10,400

10,400

295,270

9,525

+1,596

June

9,540

7,860

7,580

7,020'

6,200

4,880

3,880

6,740

6,470

5,930

5,930

5,660

4,380

2.400 

5,400

5,140

5,400

*5,660

5,930

8,700

13,100

21.500 

14,400 

13,400

12,200

10,400 

10,700

10,700

6,470

8,140

-

241,710

8,057

-14

July

6,470

7,580

11,600

10,400

11.900

11,600

9,260

8,700

8,980

8,700

8,140

5,930

7,580

7,020

6,470

6,470

6,470

4,380

3,880

5,930

6,200

5,930

5,930 

6,200

5.150

4,880 

6,200

7,300

7,020

7,860

7,860

225,990

7,290

-497

Aug.

6,470

7,020

9,260

7,860

7,860

8,140

9,820

10,400

15.100

12,500

11, '300

10,400

6,740

7,580 

6,470

3,630

4,130

4,630

4,880

5,140

3,630

2,700 

1,580

4*380

5,930 

*8,420

4,880

2,700

3,390

5,400

204,470

6,596

+42

Sept.

5,140

4,630

3,880

4,630

2,700

1,440

1,720

5.660

4,130

5,400

4,880

1,440

1.190

4,130 

3,390

4,880

3,390

3,880

2,040

1,380

4,880

4,130 

3,580 

3,040

4,380

1,720 

1,580

3,880

4,630

3,150

-

104,900

3,497

-1,104

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

1,725 

0.260 

0.30

2,005 

0,302 

0.34

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

1,937 

0.292 

0.34

1,640

0.247 

0.28

2,001 

0.302 

0.31

11,472 

1.73 

1.99

13,076 

1.97 

2.20

11,121 

1.68 

1.94

Observed

Max 35,700 Min 1,170 Mean .6,171 

Max 29,600 Min 1,170 Mean 5,764

8,043 

1.21 

1.35

6,793 

1.02 

1.18

6,638 

1.00 

1.15

2,393 

0.361 

0.40

Adjusted

Mean 5,926 Cfsm 0.894 In. 12.17 

Mean 5,760 Cfsm 0.869 In. 11.78

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in 5 reservoirs above station (see 

Remarks).

* Adjusted for ice on banks of Chippewa Reservoir.

Hote. Mean of 2 daily gage heights not representative of mean for the day Oct. 11-21, Oct. 24 to 

Nov. 3, Nov. 5, 7, 8, 10-12, 14-17, 20, 21, 24-29, Dec. 1-3, 5, 8-24, 26-31, Jan. 18j discharge computed on basis of records for stations at Chippewa Palls and Durand and Eau Claire River near Pall 

Creek.
CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN 

Red Cedar River near Coifax, Wis.

209

Location Lat 45°03'50", long. 91°42'45", in SW£ sec. 22, T. 30 N., R. 11 W., on right 

bank 3.2 miles downstream from Trout Creek and 4.7 miles north of Colfax.

Drainage area. 1,100 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. March 1914 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 940 ft (from topographic map). Mar. 19, 

1914, to September 1925, chain gage and September 1925 to Sept. 9, 1937, water-stage 

recorder, 1 mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 39 years, 766 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,580 cfs Mar. 22 (gage height, 6.50 ft); minimum, 226 cfs Sept. 22 (gage height, 1.48 ft).

1914-53: Maximum discharge, 21,900 cfs Apr. 3, 1934 (gage height, 11.4 ft, site 

and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 4,900 cfs; minimum daily, 159 

cfs Aug. 22, 1937.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Plow regulated by Birch, Cedar, Long, and Bear Lakes (see p. 215).

Revisions (water years). WSP 825: 1936(m).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

'Oct.

585

585

508

566

472

408

556

546

464

480

464

490

456

556

*499

499

499

480

528

556

400

518 

448

480

605

537

575

556

537

546

575

15,974

515

+43

Nov.

585

556

537

556

499

546

490

480

537

464

595

585

605

585

675

575

605

655

595

635

585

585

566

556

566

595

490

420

385

375

-

16,483

549

-203

Dec.

400

460

520

560

585

610

615

615

615

610

600

550

470

430

470

490

510

490

450

435

480

560 

605

620

615

500

380

330

390

450

540

15,955

515

-56

Jan.

555

555

535

490

455

430

*416

410

430

465

500

512

520

520

520

515

430

420

475

500

510

525 

535

520

490

475

465

450

450

450

465

14,988

483

-78

Feb.

470

475

460

455

450

455

455

455

455

450

450

450

450

450

450

450

450

450

450

450

450

455 

480

520

565

585

600

610

_

_

-

13,345

477

-26

Mar.

620

620

620

625

625

625

625

655

640

 652

720.

800

850

885

860

800

800

1,000

1,200

1,680

3,100

7^270

a5,100

33,800

a2 , 600

a2,100

al,780

al,620

1,510

1,460

53,492

1,726

+52

Apr.

1,350

1,350

1.400

1,400

1,400

1,350

1,230

1,200

1,200

1,280

1,230

1,200

1,130

1,050

1,010

890

775

745

725

705

675

605 

585

566

675

870

890

*755

715

828

-

29,784

993

+119

May

1,080

1,350

1,070

964

880

665

625

685

725

645

537

635

605

490

528

546

528

440

546

472

1,300

2,320 

2.620

2,380

1,940

1,620

1,300

1,050

1,110

1,080

996

31,732

1,024

+217

June

901

859

828

806

765

625

625

715

735

655

625

605

528

499

528

528

556

490

440

1.400

1,400

1,300 

1,110

890

1,080

1,140

1,180

1,160

1,090

796

-

24,859

829

+13

July

*828

655

715

585

518

518

490

424

416

385

408

456

499

546

605

556

508

480

528

546

556

595 

635

575

456

416

325

400

695

645

575

16,539

534

-62

Aug.

705

70S

675

828

859

859

964

1.350

1,190

985

932

985

890

880

796

775

806

725

685

645

575

537 

472

448

518

518

556

490

490

508

537

22,888

738

+53

Sept.

537

490

*480

464

408

448

464

432

301

448

480

464

440

362

289

432

472

490

416

416

362

295 

499

537

456

537

432

385

408

432

-

13,076

436

-83

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean

Cfsm 

In.

558 

0.507 

0.58

346 

0.315 

0.35

Calendar year 1952 : 

Water year 1952-53:

459 

0.417 

0.48

405 

0.368 

0.42

451 

0.410 

' 0.43

1,778 

1.62 

1.87

1,112 

1.01 

1.13

1,241 

1.13 

1.30

Observed

Max 6,970 Min 330 Mean 903 

Max 7,270 Min 289 Mean 737

842 

0.765 

0.85

472 

0.429 

0.49

791 

0.719 

0.83

353

0.321 

0.36

Adjusted

Mean 897 Cfsm 0.815 In. 11.09 

Mean 737 Cfsm 0.670 In. 9.09

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Birch, Cedar, Long, and Bear Lakes. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of daily power generation at Cedar Falls. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 27 to Mar. 20.
210 CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN

Hay River at Wheeler, Vis.

Location. Lat 45°02'50", long. 91°54'40", in SW£ sec. 25, T. 30 N., R. 13 W., on right 

bank 25 ft downstream from highway bridge in Wheeler, 1.8 miles upstream from Otter 

Creek, and 2.4 miles downstream from South Fork of Hay River.

Drainage area. 430 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1950 to September 1953.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 893.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Mar. 25, 1951, wire-weight gage on bridge at same datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,700 cfs Mar. 22 (gage height, 12.36 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,200 cfs; minimum daily, 152 cfs Nov. 29 (backwater from 

ice).

1950-53: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 22, 1953; minimum, 80 cfs Mar. 23, 1952 

height, 2.47 ft).

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

which are fair.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

194

T55

188

*191

191

194

194

194

194

194

194

194

194

194

194

194

191

194

191

188

188

188 

188

188

188

185

188

185

183 T8~3

185

5,899

190

0.442

0.51

Nov.

183

183

180

180

180

180

180

180

177

177

175

175

177

177

177

177

180

180

180

177

a!77

a!75 

a!77

al82

al84

alSO

a!70

154

152

175

-

5,296

177

0.412

0.46

Dec.

185

194

196

194

196

183

183

183

194

199

191

185

177

178

179

181

182

183

183

182

180

179 

177

177

177

164 T56~

168

175

180

188

5,659

183

0.426

0.49

Jan.

194

183

178

170

162

162

165

170

*172

177

178

179

180

180

179

179

182

196

205

212

217

218 

219

2TS

215

208

206

205

203

202

201

5,915

191

0.444

0.51

Feb.

200

T55

194

192

192

192

191

190

190

189

189

189

188

185

180

178

178

178

178

178

178

178 

178

178

178

178

178

178

_

-

-

5,173

185

0.430

0.45

Mar.

177

176

174

171

17?

180

190

200

210

230

*259

260

261

260

258

251

254

296

402

563

1,200

5.020 

4,610

2,550

1,100

752

629

596

579

517

459

22,956

741

1.72

1.99

Apr.

450

402

430

-fa 547

588

360

343

346

360

360

329

310

298

310

360

335

298

287

279

276

268 

259

348

7S5

402

360

301

276

298

-

10,172

339

0.788

0.88

May

502

563

488

374

329

304

287

*273

259

251

242

231

223

318

218

215

212

207

712" 196

458

826 4"55

574

326

304

284

270

279

304

265

9,982

322

0.749

0.86

June

245

234

229

226

220

215

212

242

245

226

220

215

212

202

196

194

188

*185

1ST

935

2.570

1,190 

547

459

748

851

596

752

502

416

-

13,663

455

1.06

1.18

July

374

343

315

298

287

276

265

251

245

237

231

251

507

295

273

256

242

257

229

231

234

254

a2SO

207

204

210

215

251

416

TF5

226

8,158

263

0.612

0.71

Aug.

284

459

526

769 '558"

402

588

335

310

293

282

276

262

251

237

251

226

220

215

210

204

204 

202

202

207

199

*199

196

194

m

207

8,780

285

0.658

0.76

Sept.

229

234

a256

aZZo*

a220

a210

' a20o

al90

185

185

185

183

172

175

170

164

162

162

159

157

159

159 

162

164

170

172

167

164

al62

al62

-

5,477

183

0.426

0.47

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,460 Mln 128 Mean 340 Cfsm 0.791 In. 10.76

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,020 Mln 152 Mean 294 Cfsm 0.684 In. 9.27

Peak discharge (base. 1,000 cfs). Mar. 22 (12 m.) 6,700 cfs (12.36 ft); June 21 (10:30 a.m.) 3,060

cfs (8.82 ft); June 25 (7 to 9 p.m.) 1,060 cfs (5.45 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and records for

Mar. 15 (no gage height record Nov. 28, 29, Feb. 

basis of records for Apple River near Somerset).

. 3 to 

ed on
CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN 211

Red Cedar River at Menomonie, Wis.

Location. Lat 44°53'00", long. 91°55'55", in sec. 26, T. 28 N., R. 13 V., on right bank 

at Menomonie, 900 ft downstream from powerhouse of Northern States Power Co. and 1,000 

ft downstream from Wilson Creek.

Drainage area. 1,760 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--June 1907 to September 1908, May 1913 to September 1923, March 1925 to 

September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 780 ft above mean sea level (Northern States

"Power Co. benchmark). Prior to Sept. 5, 1908, chain gage at site 1 mile downstream at 

different datum. May 9, 1913, to Sept, 30, 1923, water-stage recorder at same site at 

datum 0.42 ft lower than present datum.

Average discharge. 38 years (1913-23, 1925-53), 1,226 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,600 cfs Mar. 23 (gage height, 6.54 ft); minimum, 335 cfs Mar. 17, Apr. 12; minimum gage height, 1.40 ft Mar. 17.

1907-8, 1913-23, 1925-53: Maximum discharge, 40,000 cfs Apr. 4, 1934 (gage height, 

16.0 ft from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 8,000 cfs on basis of computed flow over Cedar Falls Dam, 6 miles upstream from station; minimum, 21 cfs Dec. 9, 

1928 (gage height, 0.65 ft).

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

Flow regulated by powerplants at Menomonie and Cedar Falls and by Birch, Cedar, Long, 

and Bear Lakes (see p. 215).

Revisions.--VTSP 805: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used June 21 to July 25, Aug. 4-7, 11-16, 

Aug. 25 to Sept. 8)

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.2

567

930

1,710

2,710

5,220

11,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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

(t)

Oct.

776

883

 1,020

854

912

868

776

940

950

847

869

776

942

879

897

990

776

834

931

764

944

868 

897 

934 

932

894

999

968

T52

1 ^ 04O

90!

27,615

891

4-43

Nov.

876

920 

983

982

910

920

936

994

822

920

880

859

960

1,000

932

936

995

9.74

990

956

982

982 

868 

996 

1,040

1.280

812

870

788

696

-

28,059

935

-203

Dec.

645

'662 

875

1,030

1,090

1,000

966

1,100

1,020

1,100

1,150

1,040

956

811

881

852

785

865

834

852

839

852 

1,120 

1,190 

852

852

852

648

728

801

713

27,961

902

-56

Jan.

897

1.150 

998

775

939

873

707

624

6?4

784

970

1,030

982

896

1,040

892

839

804

857

771

1,020

969 

1,070 

836 

911

911

846

889

784

943

826

27,457

886

-78

Feb.

826

966

791

742

781

858

822

782

855

835

854

839

882

748

748

805

774

893

791

993

718

TSF 

815 

1.150 

1,090

1,120

1,040

1,140

-

_

-

24,414

872

-26

Mar.

1,080

1,150 

1,110

1,110

1,070

1,150

1,050

1,130

1,100

1,220

1.38O

1,400

1,490

1,770

1,560

1,490

1,320

1,880

2,320

2,630

3,280

6,600 

11.700 

10, 100 

5,910

3,960

2,920

2,540

2,420

2,190

1,990

82,020

2,646

4-52

Apr.

1,880

1,870 

1,880

1,890

2.070

1,800

1,140

1,140

1,180

1,180

1,490

1,190

1,590

1,320

1,740

1,070

1,480

1,140

1,200

1,200

1,070

1,050 

1,120 

1,080 

1,170

1,360

1,470

1,360

1,240

1,250

41,620

1,387

4-119

May

1,690

1,750 

2,060

1,410

1,480

1,300

 1,080

1,100

1,220

1,190

1,100

1,100

976

1,100

941

845

1 030

972

963

996

1,840

2,150 

3,230 

2,530 

2,720

2,030

1,880

1,330

1,680

1,380

1,610

46,683

1,506

4-217

June

1,360

1,300 

1,360

1,330

1,240

946

1,180

1,240

1,170

1,170

939

1,170

1,010

922

1,130

928

 909

U55

1,040

2,150

3.210

2,550 

1,430 

1,330 

1,360

1,350

1,080

1,020

1,200

1,060

39,066

1,302

4-13

July

1,010

930

944

958

924

1,360

1,160

1,020

1,240

1,060

972

986

1,230

1,210

972

1,060

1,090

1,020

1,170

990

1/530" 923

1.410 

948 

1,240

al,150

a940

a950

al,200

al,160

al,100

33,357

1,076

-62

Aug.

al,200

al,400 

al,420

1,460

1,670

1,460

1,400

al.680

al,560

al,500

1,240

1,340

1,330

1,180

1,170

944

al,120

al.110

al,050

al.OOO

a900

a840 

aSZO a!§0" 

1,000

883

879

*911

960

906

1,170

36,383

1,174

4-53

Sept.

1,060

1,040 

960

885

916

865

865

1.150

845

776

862

940

917

822

884

788

779

854

836

840

862

894 

822 

816 

820

888

819

891

783

772

26,251

875

-83

Adjusted for change In lake contents

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

934

0.531 

0.61

732 

0.416 

0.46

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

845 

0.480 

0.55

808 

0.459 

0.53

846 

0.481 

0.50

2,698 

1.53 

1.76

1,506 

0.856 

0.96

1,723 

0.979 

1.13

Observed

Max 10,500 Mln 645 Mean 1,400 

Max 11,700 Mln 624 Mean 1,208

1,315 

0.747 

0.83

1,014 

0.576 

0.66

1,227 

0.697 

0.80

792 

0.450 

0.50

Adjusted

Mean 1,394 Cfsm 0.792 In. 10.77 

Mean 1,208 Cfsm 0.686 In. 9.29

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second,In Birch, Cedar, Long and Bear Lakes.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of record for station near Colfax.
212 CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN

Chippewa River at Durand, Wis.

Location. Lat '44°37'45". long. 91°58'10", in SW£ sec. 21, T. 25 N., R. 13 W., on left 

bank at Durand, 75 ft downstream from highway bridge and 9.5 miles downstream from 

Red Cedar River.

Drainage area. 9,010 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--July 1928 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 695.20 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Dec. 9, 1930, chain gage at bridge 400 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 25 years, 7,416 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 37,500 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 10.57 ft); minimum daily, 2,000 cfs Feb. 9, 23.

1928-53: Maximum discharge, 93,600 cfs Sept. 2, 1941 (gage height, 15.43 ft); minimum observed, 1,020 cfs Nov. 24, 1950 (gage height, 0.12 ft). 

Maximum stage known, 18.4 ft Sept. 12, 1884.

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

regulated by powerplants, Chippewa, Flambeau, and Wissoto Reservoirs, Moose and Rest 

Lakes, Birch, Cedar, Long, and Bear Lakes on upper Red Cedar River (see p. 215).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 785: 1930, 19a4(M). WSP 875: 1930 (monthly and yearly 

cubic feet per second per square mile and runoff in inches). WSP 925: 1938.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-15, Apr. 16 to May 22, 

May 27 to Aug. 16)

1.3 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

2,420

3,700

5,860

8,480

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

10.3

11,500

14,800

23,600

35,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

4,400 

4,400

*4,510

4,620 

3,800

3,500 

4,620

3,800

3,900

3,600

3,800 

3,310

3,400

4,200

4,100

4,200

4,100

3,600

3.120

3,400

3,600

3,700

3,800

3,800 

4,000

3,800

3,600

3,700

3,500

3,400

4,100

119,380

3,851

-890

Nov.

4,100 

3,120

3,220

3,700 

3,500

3,120 

3,600

3,700

3,700

3,400

3,800 

3,500

3,500

3,900

3,700

3,700

3,600

4,100

4,100

3,900

4,200

4,000

2,850

2.420

3,600

4,830

5,160

3,310

4,100

2,940

-

110,370

3,679

-907

Dec.

2,420 

3,310

3,500

4,000 

4,300

3,800 

2,760

2,420

3,120

3,600

3,700 

3,500

3,900

3,310

3,400

4,000

4,000

3,900

4,200

4,100

3,500

3,000

5.000 4,83"0' 

4,620

2,500

 3,500

4,600

3,900

4,300

4,600

115,590

3,729

-901

Jan.

4,400 

3,000

3,500

2,600 

2,500

4.500 4, 1'O'O

*3,200

3,000

2,900

2,300 

2,500

4,000

4,200

4,200

4,300

4,100

3,400

2,800

3,800

4,000

4,300

4,400

4,500 

3,000

2,300

4,200

4,300

4,100

4,000

3,800

112,200

3,619

t-1,042

Feb.

2,500 

2,100

4,000

3,900 

3,800

3,700 

3,800

2,600

2,000

3,700

4,200 

4,000

3,800

3,600

3,000

2,500

3,200

3,100

2,800

3,500

3,500

2,700

2,000

4,500 

5,000

5,300

5,500

5.600

-

_

-

99,900

3,568

-780

Mar.

5,700 

5,400

5,600

5,700 

5,700

5,700 

5,700

5,500

4.900

5,500

6,100 

 6,660

7,000

7,200

6,700

6,400

7,000

9,000

12,000

15,000

19,400

23,100

28,300

32,000 

35.800

33,600

27,200

24,100

19,400

18,100

17,700

417,160

13,460

*1,204

Apr..

16,900 

16,900

15,600

14,100 

15,200

16,400 

16,400

13,400

13,100

13,100

12,800 

14,100

15,200

13,400

13,400

11,500

10,300

9,060

8,480

8,480

7,920

7,920

7,650

6.100 

6,980

9,'060

11,200

12,400

13,100

13, 100

-

363,250

12,110

+3,064

May

13,100 

13,100

13,800

11,800 

9,650

9,060 

 8,200

7,650

8,200

8,200

7,110 

7,380

8,200

7,110

6,850

6,220

5,740

4.720

5,500

5,500

6,100

10,900

21,700

29.900 

26,700

23,100

15,200

13,400

13,400

13,100

12,400

352,990

11,390

+1,813

June

12,800 

10,900

9,060

9,060 

9,060

7,380 

6,220

6,980

8,200

7,380

6,850 

6,600

6,480

5,500

4,000

5,390

 5,500

5,860

5,860

7,380

12,800

19,900

i9,900

17,300 

16,000

13,800

13,400

13,800

12,400

10,300

-

296,060

9,869

-1

July

9,350 

8,770

10,600

12,400 

12,800

15.400 

12,800

10,600

10,900

9,950

8,770 

7,920

8,480

8,480

7,920

8,200

7,920

6,850

5,280

4.850

6,980

6,220

5,740

5,620 

5,860

5,280

6,100

6,350

7,920

7,920

8,200

258,410

8,336

-559

Aug.

8,480 

7,920

9,650

11,200 

10,300

10,300 

10,600

11,800

13,400

14,500

14,800 

13,100"

10,300

8,770

8,480

7,380

5,980

5,980

5,980

6,100

5,390

4,830

4,000

3,220 

5,280

 5,620

7,650

8,480

5,980

4,720

5,980

256,170

8,264

+95

Sept.

6.550 

5,860

5,620

5,160 

4,940

3,700 

2,850

3,500

5,500

4,720

5,280 

5,050

5,220

2.590

4,500

4,100

4,200

4,300

4,000

3,030

2^760

4,100

3,800

4,510 

4,400

4,620

3,050

2,760

4,000

4,500

-

126,550

4,218

-1,187

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

2,961 

0.329 

0.38

2,772 

0.30£ 

0.34

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

2,828 

0.314 

0.56

2,577 

0.286 

0.33

2,788 

0.509 

0.52

14,664 

1.63 

1.88

15,174 

1.68 

1.87

15,205 

1.47

1.70

Observed

Max 46,200 Min 2,420 Mean 8,082 

Max 35,800 Min 2,000 Mean 7,200

9,868

1.10 

1.23

7,777 

0.863 

0.99

8,359 

0.928 

1.07

3,051 

0.336 

0.37

Adjusted

Mean 7,831 Cfsm 0.869 In. 11.81 

Mean 7,196 Cfsm 0.799 In. 10.84

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second,for 9 lakes and 

station (see Remarks).

* Adjusted for ice on banks of Chippewa Reservoir. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice De< 

record Mar. 3-8).

. 

Dec. 20-23, Dec. 26 to Mar

reservoirs above

20 (no vc.ee- gage-height 
CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN 213

Eau Galle River at Spring Valley, Wis.

5 and 6, T. 27 N., R. 15 W., 

0.1 mile upstream from Mines

Location. Lat 44°51'00", long. 92°14'15", between sees, 

downstream side of center of bridge at Spring Valley, 

Creek and 0.5 mile downstream from Lousy Creek.

Drainage area.--65 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--March 1944 to September 1953.

Gage.--Chain gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage is 

910 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--9 years, 26.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,760 cfs July 26 (gage height, 6.27 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 600 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 

9.50 ft; minimum daily, 9.5 cfs Jan. 24, 25.

1944-53: Maximum gage height observed, 8.00 ft Mar. 15, 1945 (discharge not determined); minimum discharge observed, 5.8 cfs Sept. 25, 27, 28, 30, 1949 (gage height, 

1.74 ft).

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 22 to June 19)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 21

0.5 

1.0 

1.3 

1.5

5

30

50

75

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.3

137

260

490

900

Mar. 22 to Sept. 30

0.4 11 

0.7 18

Mote.--Same as 

preceding table 

above 1.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

11

1?

12

*12

1Z

13

14

14

14

14

13

14

14

13

14

14

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

396

12.8

0.197

0.23

Nov.

12

12

12

12

13

14

Tf

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

-

409

13.6

0.209

0.23

Dec.

14

TS

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

T2

12

12

12

1Z

12

12

12

12

12

1Z

12

12

1Z

389

12.5

0.192

0.22

Jan.

12

TZ

12

11

11

11

11

*12

12

12

12

11

12

12

12

12

12

13

12

12

12

10

10

9.5

975

12

10

10

10

11

12

352.0

11.4

0.175

0.20

Feb.

12

TS

12

12

12

10

T5

10

1Z

12

12

11

10

10

12

12

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

.

_

-

324

11.6

0.178

0.19

Mar.

12

12

12

12

11

12

10

12

12

*12

16

16

16

20

18

18

134

372

304

873

54(5

72

34

22

19

17

16

16

15

15

2,680

86.5

1.33

1.53

Apr.

15

15

15

29

TT

17

15

15

15

16

15

15

15

15

15

T4~ 14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

25

17

15

15

17

477

15.9

0.245

0.27

May

28

38

21

17

16

15

*15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

"2T5 145

15

13

T3

13

13

13

13

13

13

617

19.9

0.306

0.35

June

12

TZ

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

*12

12

12

504

41

20

16

16

36

22

47

35

20

16

-

803

26.8

0.412

0.46

July

15

15

14

14

14

14

13

IS

15

13

13

188

34

22

16

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

14

23

378

30

18

16

15

1 15

1,052

33.3

0.512

0.59

Aug.

15

16

17

18

14

25

260

304

18

16

16

15

14

14

13

14

13

13

13

13

13

12

Tf

12

12

*12

12

12

12

13

39

1,002

32.3

0.497

0.57

Sept.

13

12

T2

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

19

TS

12

12

12

12

12

1Z

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

-

369

12.3

0.189

0.21

Calendar year 1952 : Max 1,060 Min 9.0 Mean 35.0 Cfsm 0.538 In. 7.32

Water year 1952-53 : Max 873 Mln 9.5 Mean 24.2 Cfsm 0.372 In. 5. OS

Peak discharge (base. 1 

2,760 cfs (6.27 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.

,500 efs). Mar. 21 (10 p.m.) 2,500 cfs (5.94 ft); July 26 (11:45 a.m.)
CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN

Eau Galle River at Elmwood, Vis.

Location. Lat 44°46'40", long. 92°09'55", in sec. 35, T. 27 N., R. 15 W., on downstream 

right side of highway bridge near right bank in Elmwood, 2 miles upstream from Cady 

Creek.

Drainage area. 91.9 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--October 1942 to November 1953 (discontinued).

Gage. Staff gage and crest-stage Indicator; gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage is

S"40 ft (from topographic map).

31 (gage height, 

26 cfs Oct. 3, 4,

Average discharge. 11 years, 43.2 cfs.

Extremes. 1952-53: Maximum discharge during water year, 4,780 cfs Aug. 

11.18 ft); minimum observed, 1 cfs Dec. 27, Mar. 9, 10.

1953: Maximum daily discharge during period October to November, 

8-11; minimum daily, 21 cfs Oct. 25-30, Nov. 4-11.

1942-53: Maximum discharge, 4,900 cfs Mar. 15, 1945 (gage height, 11.3 ft); minimum observed, 9.6 cfs Mar. 10, 16-18, 1952.

Maximum stage known, 18.2 ft Sept. 18, 1942, from floodmarks (discharge, 39,000 cfs, 

slope-area determination). 

Remarks. Records fair. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1085: 1945.

Rating table, Oct. 1, 1952, to Nov. 11, 1953, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used May 21 to July 25)

2.1

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.7

228

470

830

1,650

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

29

SB

24

*22

11

21

21

22

21

23

23

23

23

23

22

23

24

24

21

26

26

23

23

23

23

23 

23

24

24

23

23

720

23.2

0.252

0.29

Nov.

24

23

24

24

24

24

24

23

23

23

23

23

22

23

23

23

23

23

22

21

21

23

23

23

23

22 

23

22

24

26.

-

692

23.1

0.251

0.28

Dec.

28

TO

27

24

22

22

21

21

21

21

20

20

23

23

25

26

27

28

28

28

28

28

27

26

25

22 

19

1?

23

24

24

751

24.2

0.263

0.30

Jan.

24

23

22

21

20

20

*T9- 19

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

25

25

25

24

24

23

23

23

22

22

22 

21

21

22

22

22

688

22.2

0.242

0.28

Feb.

22

27

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

24

24

24

24

24

24

24 

24

24

_

-

651

23.2

0.252

0.26

Mar.

23

23

23

23

22

22

21

19

16

TT

*24

35

35

35

40

40

39

100

269

258

500

923

T94

112

90

90 

79

74

69

49

44

3,308

107

1.16

1.34

Apr.

44

40

54

84

51

49

40

44

40

39

49

43

39

40

40

64

54

49

35

31

30

30

fS" 27

33

39 

37

30

29

34

-

1,249

41.6

0.4-53

0.51

May

49

69

59

43

35

30 29

24

21

2?

21

22

21

21

22

23

22

22

21

22

-79- 148

54

44

40

34 

32

32

33

32

31

1,157

37.3

0.406

0.47

June

30

31

30

28

29

28

29

30

29

27

26

26

26

24

24

*?s- 23

23

23

670

210

64

43

54

136

106 

90

106

64

44

-

2,096

69.9

0.761

0.85

July

40

30

30

30

29

30

29

28

28

24

23

2?

142

106

64

49

39

31

30

49

40

41

34

31

28

1.620 

S29

106

64

49

39

3,238

104

1.13

1.31

Aug.

43

54

40

90

112

142

49

59

59

44

49

42

38

36

34

35

32

28

26

25

31

31

29

28

27

*27 

26

26

28

103

1,460

2,853

92.0

1.00

1.15

Sept.

T9- 155

31

31

30

30

30

30

30

30

69

84

54

40

37

34

33

31

31

28

25

26

26

26

26

26 

25

24

2T

24

1,139

38.0

0.413

0.46

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,100 Mln 9.6 Mean 48.4 Cfsm 0.527 In. 7.20

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,620 Mln 16 Mean 50.8 Cfsm 0.553- In. 7.50

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 cfs). 

4,220 cfa 110.70 ftj; Aug. 31 [about

Mar 22 (time unknown) 2,780 cfa (9.20 ft)j July 26 (4:30 p.m.) 

6 a.m.) 4,780 cfa (11.18 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 30 to Dec. 6, Dec. 15-26, Dec. 28 to Mar. 8.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Oct.

23

23

?6" 26

24

24

23

24

Nov.

23

23

23

21

21

21

21

21

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Oct.

26

26

26

24

24

*23

23

23

Nov.

21

21

21

_

_

_

-

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Oct.

£3

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

Nov.

_

_

.

 -

-

-

-

-

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Mean

Oct.

21

2T

21

22

21

21

23

23 3

0.29

Nov.

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN 215

Reservoirs in the Chipewa River basin

Nine reservoirs are used to stabilize flow of the Chippewa, Flambeau, and Red Cedar 

Rivers. Moose Lake, Chippewa Reservoir, Rest Lake and Flambeau Reservoir are owned and 

operated by the Chippewa-Flambeau Improvement Co. Wissota, Birch, Cedar, Long, and Bear 

Lakes are operated by the Northern States Power Co., Eau Claire, Wis. The Northern States 

Power Co. furnishes gage heights and contents for all the above reservoirs. The relation 

of these reservoirs to the gaging stations on Chippewa, Flambeau, and Red Cedar Rivers is 

as follows (figures in parentheses following name of reservoir show usable capacity in 

winter, in millions of cubic feet): Moose Lake (400) and Chippewa Reservoir 79,650) are 

on the Chippewa River upstream from station at Bishops Bridge; Rest Lake (660) and Flambeau 

Reservoir (5,900) are on Flambeau River and tributary which enters upstream from the 

station on Flambeau River at Flambeau Reservoir; Lake Wissota (3,547) is on the Chippewa 

River upstream from station at Chippewa Falls; Birch Lake (908), Cedar Lake (577), Long 

Lake (637), and Bear Lake (413) are on the Red Cedar River or its tributaries which enter 

upstream from station on Red Cedar River near Coifax and Chippewa River at Durand. The 

usable capacity of these reservoirs is usually less in summer than in winter because the 

allowable summer draw-down is limited in the interest of riparian property owners. There 

are from time to time formal or informal changes in capacity and in minimum draw-down 

levels. For detailed location of these reservoirs see WSP 955, page 179.

Monthly contents, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

Dec. 31...............

Calendar year 1952 . . 

Jan. 31...............

Water year 1952-53..

Date

Oct. 31...............

Calendar year 1952..

July 31...............

Sept. 30..... ..........

Water year 1952-53..

Date

Sept. 30...............

Oct. 31...............

Calendar year 1952..

Apr. 30...............

May 31...............

Sept. 31...............

Water year 1952-53..

Moose Lake and Chippewa Reservoirs

millions of 

cubic feet)

7,845 

6,427 

3,287

-

1,278 

862 

3,596 

8,670 

10,580 

10,508 

9,265 

9,716 

8,274

-

Change in contents

Millions 

of 

cubic feet

-1,418 

-1,219 

-1,921

-5,661

*-l,688 

-416 

*+2,413 

+5,074 

4-1,910 

-72 

-1,243 

+451 

-1,442

+429

Equivalent 

In 

cfs

-529 

-470 

-717

-179

*-690 

-172 

*+901 

+1,958 

+713 

-28 

-464 

+168 

-556

+14

Pour reservoirs above station on 

Red Cedar River near Coif ax, Wis.

1,923 

2,039 

1,514 

1,365

-

1,156 

1,094 

1,232 

1,540 

2,121 

2,154 

1,988 

2,129 

1,913

-

+116 

-525 

-149

-180

-209 

-62 

+138 

+308 

+581 

+33 

-166 

+141 

-216

-10

+43 

-203

-56

-6

-78 

-26 

+52 

+119 

+217 

+13 

-62 

+53 

-83

0

Five reservoirs above station on Chippewa River at Chippewa Falls, Wis.

17,349 

14,848 

13,021 

10,757

-

7,854 

6,028 

9,435 

17,070 

21.346 

21,310 

19,980 

10,093 

17,232

-

-2,501 

-1,827 

-2,264

-7,760

*-2,582 

-1,826 

*+3,086 

+7,635 

+4,276 

-36 

-1,330 

+113 

-2,861

-117

-934 

-705 

-845

-245

*-964 

-755 

*+l,152 

+2,946 

+1,596 

-14 

-497 

+42 

-1,104

-4

Flambeau and Rest Lake Reservoirs

(millions of 

cubic feet)

5,569 

4,574 

4,060 

3,656

-

2,794 

1,854 

1,759 

4,583 

6,815 

6,967 

6,834 

6,530 

5,111

-

Change In contents

Millions 

of 

cubic feet

-995 

-514 

-404

-2,034

-862 

-940 

-95 

+2,824 

+2,232 

+152 

-133 

-304 

-1,419

-458

Equivalent 

In 

cfs

-371 

-198 

-151

-64

-322 

-389 

-35 

+1,090 

+833 

+59 

-50 

-114 

-547

-15

Nine reservoirs above station on 

Chippewa River at Durand, Wls.

19,272 

16,887 

14,535 

12,122

-

9,010 

7,122 

10,667 

18,610 

23,467 

23,465 

21,968 

22,222 

19,145

-

-2,385 

-2,352 

-2,413

-7,940

*-2,791 

-1,888 

*+3,224 

+7,943 

+4,857 

2 

-1,497 

+254 

-3,077

-127

-890 

-907 

-901

-251

*-l,042 

-780 

*+l,204 

+3,064 

+1,813 

-1 

-559 

+95 

-1,187

-4

Adjusted for storage due to Ice on banks of Chippewa Reservoir.
216 ZUMBRO RIVER BASIN

South Fork Zumbro River near Rochester, Minn.

Location.--Lat 44°04'00", long. 92°27'55", in SEir sec. 14, T. 107 N., R. 14 W., on left 

bank 30 ft upstream from ford,' a quarter of a mile downstream from sewage plant, 1.6 

miles north of Rochester, 2 miles downstream from Cascade Creek, and 2f miles downstream from Silver Lake dam.

Records available. January 1952 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 951.0 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by City of Rochester Sewage Department).

Extremes. 1952: Maximum discharge during period January to September, 8,670 cfs Mar. 31 

(gage height, 13.26 ft); minimum, 32 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.82 ft).

1952-53: Maximum discharge during water year, 3,700 cfs Aug. 3 (gage height, 9.55 

ft); minimum, 22 cfs Jan. 5 (gage height, 1.75 ft).

Maximum stage known since at least 1908, about 17.5 ft July 21, 1951, from information by sewage plant superintendent.

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

Rating tables, Jan. 1, 1952, to Sept. 30, 1953 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Jan. 1 to May 8, 1952 May 9, 1952, to Jan. 18, 1953 Jan. 19 to Sept. 30, 1953

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

4.0

51

108

181

293

622

6.0

8.0

10

12.6

1,460

2,470

4,120

7,440

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

2.5

3.0 

4.0

168

301

622

Mote. Same aa preceding 

table above 4.0 ft.

1.8 

2.0 

2.3 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

30

62

128

310

622

1,460

2,470

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, January to September 1952

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

Cfam

In.

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

a85

 87

83

81

83

83

91

91

95

98

89

104

15

85

83

78

78

79

81

78

74

72

72

78

2,593

83.6

-

-

Feb.

79 

79

79

81

81

79

81

*81

79

83

83

89

93

95

98

T32* 104

102

7478-

87

83

87

83

81

87

87

87

85

-

2,487

85.8

-

-

Mar.

81 

85

83

66

72

78

76

76

74

83

85

104

115

 124

131

150

189

360

459

534

466

345

168

222

200

178

171

168

322

3,260

7,500

15,825

510

-

-

Apr.

5,300 

3,426

1,100

872

900

760

912

864

806

510

479

436

432

412

937

888

660

581

520

459

412

436

370

314

284

264

250

*236

225

214

-

24,253

808

-

-

May

205 

194

197

186

176

165

186

308 2"70"

236

228

223

204

191

191

176

166

156

148

146

*140

138

146

148

143

133

147

140

133

143

136

5,495

177

-

-

June

123 

118

116

113

118

111

106

101

94

88

106

94

104

116

101

96

96

84

78

 86

88

80

2,340

4,730

2,230

1,090

739

798

489

379

-

15,012

500

-

-

July

318 

295

310

279

233

207

225

228

199

184

173

171

158

168

178

160

150

148

IFT

1,540

761

333

246

212

 186

168

163

884

516

243

197

9,430

304

-

-

Aug.

173 

160

166

254

181

160

153

237

1,060

513

273

223

199

184

205

840

382

273

273

295

321

238

202

181

168

160

156

148 148-

166

173

8,265

267

-

-

Sept.

153 140-

136

130

*123

120

118

118

111

106

104

99

99

106

96

94

94

96

94

90

90

88

86

86

84

82

82

80

71

66

-

3,042

101

-

-

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Cfam In.

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 efs) . Mar . 31 (2:30 a.m.) 8,670 cfs (13.26 ft); Apr. 15 (9 a.m.) 

1,230 cfs (5.48 ft); June 24 (1 to 2 p.m.) 5,920 cfs (11.60 ft); July 20 (9:30 a.m.) 1,680 cfs

(6.46 ft); July 28 (2:30 p.m.) 1,340 c fs (5.74 ft) Aug. 9 (7 a.m.) 1,470 cfs (6.02 ft); Aug. 16

(6 a.m.) 1,360 cfa (5.76 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records .
ZUMBRO RIVER BASIN 

South Fork Zumbro River near Rochester, Minn. Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

217

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean 

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*74

71

71

69

69

69

71

72

74

74

74

72

72

72

71

69

69

69

68

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

64

66

66

2,140

69.0

Nov.

66

64

64

64

66

63

63

63

61

61

61

63

63

61

61

63

88

7?

68

66

63

63

61

61

66

61

SO

BT

55

a55

-

1,892

63.1

Dec.

a58

a60

*63

63

64

66

61

66

68

69

66

66

58

58

*60

61

58

55

56

58

58

60

61

60

52

58

55

54

55

55

56

1,858

59.9

Jan.

56

68

ST

63

39_

49

52

52

54

54

50

54

55

55

68

50

56

55

*54

55

57

57

59

54

54

50

57

48

52

54

54

1,689

54.5

Feb.

45

50

50

52

54

54

54

48

52

54

55

54

50

57

48

50

47

48

52

52

40

44

*47

47

47

50

50

50

^

_

-

1,401

50.0

Mar.

44

4?

52

45

45

45

45

45

50

68

*93

388

806

551

450

*332

473

IjlOO

745 *459

437

551

409

315

245

216

203

188

172

170

172

8,959

289

Apr.

167

159

190

227

206

177

159

149

151

185

193

162

146

141

206

345

237

193

180

167

*164

159

154

146

193

412

300

242

266

418

6,194

206

May

527

443

403

345

284

253

235

219

198

188

193

170

164

162

151

154

151

146

141 *TBT

206

175

162

146

»895

612

315

250

219

201

175

8,034

259

June

162

154

151

146

136

131

126

185

172

144

128

149

638

337

201

162

146

136

126

116

109

104

TSTT

151

198

175

183

263

175

146

5,278

176

July

131

123

111

136

121

121

109

 100

97

95

93

93

168

345

206

154

138

123

111

100

100

198

198

144

136

 2,030

TTTto"

430

380

332

779

8,542

276

Aug.

1,280

612

2,520

1,660

*626

501

406

348

307

279

258

253

229

206

193

183

175

162

154

149

144

141

133

128

123

116

114

109

T06~ 104

104

11,823

381

Sept.

*100 "93

89

89

86

82

82

82

82

82

82

80

78

82

78

76

76

72

72

70

68

68

68

70

72

70

66

68

66

62

-

2,311

77.0

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,300 Min 50 Mean 252 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,520 Mln 39 Mean 165 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 efs). 

efs (6.61 ft); June 13 (5:30 p.m.) 1,

Mar. 18 (6 p.m.) 1,240 efs (5.52 ft); May 25 (1:30 p.m.) 1.760 

. . 340 efs (5.74 ft); July 26 (12:30 p.m.) 3,140 efs (8.93 ft);

Aug. 3 (7:30 p.m.) 3,700 ofs (9.55 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records.
218 ZUMBRO RIVER BASIN

Zumbro River at Zumbro Falls, Minn.

Location. Lat 44°17'12", long. 92°25'56", in sec. 36, T. 110 N., R. 14 W., on left bank 

in Zumbro Palls, 1,000 ft downstream from Spring Creek, 0.7 mile upstream from highway 

bridge on U. S. Highway 63, and 6.3 miles downstream from North Branch.

Drainage area.--1.130 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June 1909 to September 1917, April 1929 to September 1953.

Gage. water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 811.26 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 11, 1933, chain gage on bridge 800 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 32 years, 485 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,900 cfs July 27 (gage height, 20 08 ft): 

minimum, 39 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 6.34 ft).

1909-17, 1929-53: Maximum discharge, 30,700 cfs July 22, 1951 (gage height. 30.80 

ft, from floodmark); minimum, 27 cfs Jan. 12, 1935 (gage height, 6.30 ft).

Flood in April 1888 reached a stage of about 30.5 ft at present site or 29.7 ft at 

original site.

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

Diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 355: 1912. WSP 895: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

6.8 

7.0 

7.5

126

184

386

675

12.0

16.0

18.7

3,650

7,450

10,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

*219

213

185

194

201

192

221

180

186

208

212

143

225

228 

229

256

?IB

205

141

171

232

204

156

148

195

175

227

215

218

213

201

6,208

200

0.177

0.20

Nov.

198

150

212

221

200

195

184

182

163

216

236

205

331

204 

157

396

m

192

194

207

212

303

187

222

218

265

216

255

160

b!35

-

6,459

215

0.190

0.21

Dec.

b!72

164

 187

234

224

238

151

218

231

544

219

222

181

131 

211

214

207

150

154

183

182

158

200

184

127

b200

218

144

b!79

b208

*182

6,017

194

0.172

0.20

Jan.

180

224

220

141

b!87

b229

b234

b!74

170

252

183

211

232

b!80 

b291

b!86

155

162

b!52

b!76

b!93

b207

b!95

*176

190

193

169

b!70

b281

b206

bljO

6,049

195

0.173

0.20

Feb.

b!91

b238

b205

b!82

169

b225

b!78

155

199

189

182

169

169

155 

127

bl81

211

220

210

200

202

203

205

206

208

250

270 *25s"

_

_

-

5,524

197

0.174

0.18

Mar.

146

228

265

154

174

164

141

132

I4T

387

464

497

*796

824 

845

831

992

1,550

2.610

*2,4l6

2,240

2,350

2,010

1,460

1,150

978

936

908

887

859

761

28,290

913

0.808

0.93

Apr.

824

486

480

546

600

570

817

817

553

559

543

534

473

400 

4T35"

508

568

588

564

*548

551

542

406

408

516

512

852

838

838

866

17,792

593

0.525

0.59

May

957

992

1,190

1.280

1,660

922

873

866

845

831

831

475

344

305 

306

283

275

268

455

613

806

1,020

936

908

817

*887

929

894

873

845

831

23,697

764

0.676

0.78

June

824

522

493

483

382

357

348

504

410

402

392

383

428

1.560 

1,010

901

852

817

602

547

270

ISO" 245

400

544

536

573

706

639

596

16,966

566

0.501

0.56

July

579

510

496

616

413

434

368

*338

336

307

308

206

?6T

894 

971

866

845

831

568

665

1,100

1,160

971

*894

880

5,210

10.800

3,330

2,590

2,550

2,110

42,613

1,375

1.22

1.40

Aug.

5,780

3,990

5,140

7. .740

3,410

2,170

*1,630

1,360

1,220

1,100

1,020

964

922

803 

866

859

845

609

576

579

561

568

321

411

551

478

342

350

288

211

*TSG5

45,969

1,483

1.31

1.51

Sept.

378

279

333

235

196

204

217

253

230

196

377

534

210

207

204

199

196

172

144

T5J

190

202

208

176

161

291

229

190

7,653

255

0.226

0.25

Calendar year 1952 : Max 18,000 Min 127 Mean 730 Cfsm 0.646 In. 8.79

Water year 1952-53: Max 10,800 Min 127 Mean 584 Cfsm 0.517 In. 7.01

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by lee.

Mote. Mo gage-height record Feb. 17-28; discharge estimated on basis of discharge measurement, 

weather records, and records for station at Theilman.
ZUMBRO RIVER BASIN 219

Zumbro River at Theilman, Minn.

Location. Lat 44°17'1S", long. 92°11'25", in sec. 36, T. 110 N., R. 12 W., on left bank 

at Theilman, a quarter of a mile upstream from highway bridge and 1 mile upstream from 

West Indian Creek.

Drainage area. 1.320 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. April 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 700.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Jan. 17, 1951, chain and staff gages at site half a mile downstream 

at same datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 634 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,200 cfs July 27 (gage height, 40.31 ft); 

minimum, 174 cfs Sept. 22 (gage height, 28.43 ft); minimum gage height, 28.31 ft

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 33,000 cfs July 22, 1951 (gage height, 43.43 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 10,000 cfs on basis of logarithmic plotting; minimum observed, 75 cfs Nov. 12, 1940.

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

which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant upstream.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1238: 1951.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 11 to May 3, 

June 18 to July 4)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 11 Mar. 12 to Sept. 30

28.4

29.0

29.6

206

316

502

28.5

29.0

30.0

32.0

34.0

185

304

648

1,420

2,720

36.0

37.0

39.0

39.6

4,260

5,700

10,6OO

12,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*274

264

265

236 

248

252

266

248

243

245

264

267

217

2ST

274

284

300

27T

266

237

269

268

265

230

224

255

239

292

274

275

266

8,065

260

0.197

0.23

Nov.

264

257

215

267

258

255

248

250

232

299

275

268

382

272

234

a479

aSSS

a260

a265

a270

277

363

250

317

301

355

290

310

220

-

8,573

286

0.217

0.24

Dec.

150" 200

 250

280 

300

290

300

240

285

350

367

305

309

264

227

280

290

280

220

230

260

250

220

270

240

210

290

270

215

*295

285

8,322

268

0.203

0.23

Jan.

250

240

300

290 

215

250

285

300

235

230

300

250

280

300

260

340

220

230

220

240

260

270

280

 270

250

260

270

240

230

320

260

8,145

263

0.199

0.23

Feb.

210

250

305

265 

260

255

315

270

220

270

270

250

220

220

205

190

155

275

280

275

270

275

280

29O

300

310

410

 470

-

-

-

7,665

274

0.208

0.22

Calendar year 1952: Max 18,700 Mln 200 

Water year 1952-53: Max 12,300 Mln 188

Mar.

350

250

370

390 

260

280

270

ISO" 240

400

750

921

 960

914

933

922

1,250

1,620

2,160

*2.620

2,260

2,350

2,280

1,690

1,360

1,170

1,100

1,080

1,050

1,030

952

32,462

1,047

0.793

0.91

Apr.

990

 523"

706

664 

733

738

872

918

741

681

657

638

633

563

613

497

603

648

632

617

*616

613

605

490

485

579

776

876

891

910

-

20,808

694

0.526

0.59

May

967

1,020

1,090

1.280 

1,180

1,060

998

975

960

948

937

795

597

485

435

424

399

385

400

607

819

1,040

1,010

975

922

 941

967

994

960

944

929

26,443

853

0.646

0.75

June

922

764

647

620 

593

498

477

476

616

524

507

502

530

855

1.120

956

925

906

756

679

628

286

155

519

486

610

629

758

*676

678

-

19,548

652

0.494

0.55

July

652

612

588

1,330 

790

519

584

487

462

434

422

424

347

960

986

937

929

776

722

1,030

1,200

1,100

*998

967

4,180

12.500

"I, §60

*3,060

2,710

2,200

51,088

1,648

1.25

1.44

Aug.

4,740

5,780

4,380

10. 300 

*5]650

2,880

2,020

1,580

1,410

1,270

1,180

1,130

1,070

1,010

941

975

956

802

731

715

697

691

687

356

605

641

505

434

443

361

 265

55,205

1,781

1.35

1.56

Sept.

465

451

363

415 

316

279

286

300

331

296

265

512

620

635 52~§~

294

280

261

250

243

24S" 188

234

248

255

254

223

194

365

273

-

9,867

329

0.249

0.28

Mean 812 Cfsrn 0.615 In. 8.36 

Mean 702 Cfsm 0.532 In. 7.23

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height-record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Zumbro Palls.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 28 to Dec. 10, Dec. 16 to Mar. 11.
220 WHITEWATER RIVER BASIN

South Fork Whiteviater River near Altura, Minn.

Location. Lat 44"04'10", long. 91 "58'49", in SE£ sec. 14, T. 107 N., R. 10 W., on left 

bank 500 ft upstream from highway bridge, 1.4 miles upstream from small tributary 

entering from the west, 2 miles west of Altura. and 2.4 miles upstream from Reefer 

Creek.

Drainage area. 76.8 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 761.80 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 14 years, 30.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,480 cfs May 10 (gage height, 5.92 ft); minimum, 8.5 cfs Feb. 15 (gage height, 0.81 ft).

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 5,460 cfs (revised) Aug. 31, 1947 (gage height, 10.61 

ft); minimum, 3.8 cfs Mar. 24, 1940; minimum gage height, 0.74 ft Jan. 20, 1951.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised 

as shown in "the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

895 

955 

1035 

1085 

1145 

1175

Water year

1940 

1942 

1945 

1947 

1949 

1950

Date

July 10, 1940 

June 28, 1942 

July 21, 1945 

Aug. 31, 1947 

Mar. 24, 1949 

Mar. 7, 1950

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,240 

3,080 

2,910 

5,460 

2,060 

2,800

Gage height 

Tfeet)

9.35 

8.06 

7.87 

10.61 

6.88 

7.75

Remarks. Records good.

revisions. The figures of peak discharges for water year 1950, superseding those published In WSP 1175, have been revised as follows:

Revised peak discharge. 1949-50: Mar. 7 (4 p.m.) 2,800 cfs; Mar. 26 (3 p.m.) 

4.71U crs; dune 13 (a:30 a.m.) 2,780 cfs.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 12-3o)

0.9

1.1 

1.3 

1.6

2.0 

2.5 

3.2

113

209

4,07

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

19

18

TO

18

18

18

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

18

18

19

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

20

IS

18

19

573

18.5

0.241

0.28

Nov.

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

b!8

b!8

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

*19

18

17

18

17

540

18.0

0.234

0.26

Dec.

18

17

Tf

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

18

18

b!8

b!8

b!8

b!8

18

*18

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

17

17

539

17.4

0.227

0.26

Jan.

16

16

16

b!6

16

b!6

b!6

b!6

b!6

blS

b!5

15

15

b!5

blS

blS

blS

blS

15

15

15

*15

15

b!4

b!4

b!4

b!4

b!4

14

468

15.1

0.197

0.23

Feb.

14

b!4

b!4

b!4

15

15

14

15

14

15

14

14

15

14

14

13

14

b!4

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

*15

15

_

-

406

14.5

0.189

0.20

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,730 Mln 12

Mar.

15

b!5

15

15

15

blS

14

T5

14

15

19

114

*57

45

34

24

112

102

 69

57

66

101

74

58

47

42

40

37

34

34

36

1,350,

43.5

0.566

0.65

Apr.

35

*32

36

40

36

31

29

29

33

42

41

35

31

30

37

51

37

36

35

33

.*33

31

28

36- 27

52

40

36

41

55

-

1,087

36.2

0.471

0.53

May

69

70

64

58

52

48

46

43

40

118

54

39

36

36

34

32

30

29

28

2?

59

44

*38

35

299

84

63

57

52

50

45

1,781

57.5

0.749

0.86

June

40

37

36

36

34

32

31

35

40

33

29

28

55

5T

38

32

29

27

25

24

25

24

27

31

40

36

35

 54

36

30

-

1,030

34.3

0.447

0.50

July

29

*27

26

51

37

36

28

26

25

25

24

33

28

30

24

23

23

23

22

TS

49

34

»25

23

22

386

240

71

109

112

99

1,733

55.9

0.728

0.84

Aug.

143

134

195 '238

*T3T

104

83

72

65

59

56

59

50

46

42

39

37

36

35

34

33

33

31

31

29

29

27

27

26

2T

26

1,982

63.9

0.832

0.96

Sept.

25 *2"4"

24

24

24

23

22

22

22

22

22

22

23

23

22

21

22

22

22

21

21

21

20

20

20

19

19

18

TO

18

-

646

21.5

0.280

0.31

Mean 44.8 Cfsm 0.583 In. 7.94

Water year 1952-53: Max 386 Mln 13 Mean 33.2 Cfsm 0.432 In, 5.88

Peak discharge (base. 200 o 

(5.52 ft); May 10 (8 p!m.) 1, 

a.m.) 251 cfs (2.67 ft); July 

July 29 (1 p.m.) 276 cfs (2.76 

(3.10 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

Whitewater River at Beaver, Minn.

221

Location --Lat 44'08<35", long. 92°00'14", in sec. 15, T. 108 N., R. 10 W , on left* bank 

500 rt downstream from Beaver Creek and half a mile northeast of Beaver!

Drainage area. 288 sq mi.

ReC

uarv ti 

En"gineers.

STS

( 1939 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. Jan- 

(gage helghts °nly) ln flles of St - **& of^e °f the Corps of

°f gag6 ls 688 " 70 ft above mean sea leve L adjustment

Average discharge. 14 years, 136 cfs.

Extremes. Max imam discharge during year, 6,680 cfs July 27 (gage height 9 55 ft) from 

^^mSL^S^S,2!!^ £",» ^«-*» Wfg; SSfiJi Sigyfk S" 

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 10,500 cfs June 13, 1950 (gage height 10 75 ft fro 

'^

Revisions (water yeara). WSP lOfifi- 1946(M). WSP 1145: 1945.

ninarer/earH 19?2-53 ' except perlods of lce effect (gage 

?Shif?i ' ^A. AiBCha-^s> ^ =«bic feet per second) ^ (Shifting-control method used May 21 to June 14)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 17 Mar . 18 to Sept _ 30

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

4.0

86

101

156

230

450

2.1 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

5.5

201

350

550

714

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

8.3

1,410

2,020

3,970

Discharge, in cubic feet per seconS, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

2425'

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

99

98

98

55

99

99

100

T9I

99

99

99

100

100

99

99

99

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100 

100

100

100

100

3,085

99.5

0.345

0.40

Nov.

100

99

55

99

99

99

99

99

99

99

99

99

99

99

99

99

107

106

105

103

101

100

100

99

101

 109

1US 

105

104

103

3,034

101

0.351

0.39

Dec.

103

T55

102

101

100

99

99

99

99

99

99

100

99

99

101

103

102

100

noo

101

99

97

97

97

97

96

57 

100

103

101

97

3,089

99.6

0.346

0.40

Jan.

95

95

95

95

94

95

96

98

100 -55

99

98

98

97

98

97

97

98

95

93

91

90

90

*89

SB

89

89 

89

92

95

88

2,922

94.2

0.327

0.38

Feb.

89

90

90

89

88

87

86

57

87

87

87

87

89

87

89

91

92

95

95

95

95

95

96

55

90

90

*89 

87

_

-

2,522

90.1

0.313

0.33

Mar.

89

5T

90

90

90

90

90

90

89

90

102

325 *433

228

171

138

388

*3~¥0" 664

226

242

367

278

229

187

174

165 

158

150

146

149

6,159

199

0.691

0.80

Apr.

146

142

152

162

152

142

135

132

136

157

161

145

136

133

154

188 T6~5"

149

142

140

*136

133

128

126

I4?

171

161 

149

148

172

-

4,435

148

0.514

0.57

Hay

196

215

197

188

176

166

161

156

149

146

265

152

139

132

131

121

124

123

121

140

316

187

146

130

*519

280

171 

148

145

137

131

5,508

178

0.618

0.71

June

121

117

117

117

117

112

112

133

136

121

116

113

762

3W

183

158

140

131

124

117

110

108

TTF

141

158

153

141 

176

139

126

-

4,803

160

0.556

0.62

. July

119

*113

110

296

236

161

135

118

111

108

103

106

115

118

110

100

100

99

104

97

113

142

108

*100

JH

1,940

5.860 

395

 923

348

304

10,886

351

1.22

1.41

Aug.

376

395

597

704

*374

300

262

237

221

205

194

214

191

174

162

159

152

149

144

140

136

135

130

128

126

124

121 

116

TTB" 113

115

6,709

216

0.750

0.87

Sept.

*112 TIo108

107

.104

102

101

100

99

99

100

99

99

101

100

98

98

98

97

97

96

94

96

97

99

98

98 

97

96

92

-

2,992

99.7

0.346

0.39

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,730 Mln 89 Mean 179 Cfsm 0.622 In. 8.44

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,860 Mln 86 Mean 154 Cfsm 0.535 In. 7.27

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs). --Mar. 17 (11:30 p.m.) 1,540 cfs (6.40 ft)i June 13 (10 p.m.)

1,580 cfs (7.10 ft); July 27 11 a.m. 6,680 cfs (9.55 ft): July 29 5 a.m.) 1,940 cfs (6.94 ft):

Aug. 4 (1:30 a.m.) 1,370 cfs (6.46 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 29 to Dec. 2, Jan. 6-13, 16-20, 29, 30. Feb. 

1-57T6-19, 21-24.
222 GILMORE CREEK BASIN 

Gilmore Creek at Wlnona, Minn.

Location. Lat 44°02 I 40", long. 91°41'25", In sec. 29, T. 107 N., R. 7 W., on left bank at 

west edge of Winona, 1,500 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 14, 2£ miles upstream from Lake Winona, and 65 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 8.95 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 672.92 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Nov. 4, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 3.85 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year not determined; minimum, 2.4 cfs Apr. 22; minimum gage height, 0.22 ft Dec. 19, Feb. 26-28.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 5,360 cfs July 21, 1951 (gage height, 9.47 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 260 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 

6.74 ft and logarithmic plotting: minimum, 0.4 cfs for several days in July and August 

1941.

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

are poor. Regulation at times by swimming pool three-quarters of a mile above station.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

 

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.9

379

3.9

3.9

4.0

4.2

4.2

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

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

127.8

4.12

0.460

0.53

Nov.

4.4

T74

4.4

4.4

4.4

a4.4

a4.4

a4.4

a4.4

a4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.0

3.9

379

 3.9

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.4

4.0

4.0

3.9

4.0

-

126.4

4.21

0.470

0.53

Dec.

4.1

4.2 472"

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.9

3.8

*378

3.9

3.9

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.9

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.9

4.0

4.0

123.6

3.99

0.446

0.51

Jan.

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

379

3.9

3.9

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.2

T75

 4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

123.3

3.98

0.445

0.51

Feb.

3.8

378

3.S

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3:8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

*3.8

3.6 376-

3.6

-

-

-

105.8.

3.78

0.422

0.44

Calendar year 1952: Max 19 Win 3.2

Mar.

3.6

376

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.6

6.6

*7.3

671

5.9

5.9

5.3

6.1

5.0

*4.5

4.4

4.4

4.8

4.6

4.2

3.9

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.4

4.5

4.8

143.3

4.62

0.516

0.60

Apr.

4.5

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.5

4.6

4.6

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.4

4.0

3.9

3.8

3.8

3.2

*2.8

17?

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

-

120.2

4.01

0.448

0.50

May

3.6

3.8

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

14375

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

4.0

*4.6

4.2

4.2

4.0

d4.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

115.3

3.72

0.416

0.48

June

3.8

37ff

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.3

3.8

3.8

4.2

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.0

4.2

4.6

4.5

4.4

5.0

575

4.6

-

126.1

4.20

0.469

0.52

July

4.4

4.0

*3il

478

d5.1

4.5

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.9

3.9

3.9 as.i

d6.8

175

5.4

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.3

5.8

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.9

6.1

*5.6

d6.4

5.9

d5.9

157.6

5.08

0.568

0.65

Aug.

5.9

6.8

dSTB"

4.8

4.5

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

4,4

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.9

5751

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

134.8

4.35

0.486

0.56

Sept.

3.9

*37§

4.0

4.2

4T5

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

-

125.0

4.17

0.466

0.52

Mean 4.05 Cfsm 0.453 In. 6.14

Water year 1952-53: Max 7.3 Mln 2.8 Mean 4.19 Cfsm 0.468 In. 6.35

Peak discharge (base. 60 cfs). May 25 (time and discharge unknown); Aug. 3 (time and discharge 

unknown).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records.

d Computed on basis of doubtful gage-height record.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 28 to Dec. 1, Dec. 15-20, 25-29, Jan. 5-9, 11, 

12, 15-18, Jan. 25 to Feb. 4, Feb. 8, 9, 13-24, Mar. 1, 2, 4-7.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 223 

Mississippi River at Winona, Minn.

Location. Lat 44°03'20", long. 91°38'15". In sec. 23, T. 107 N., R. 7 W., on right bank 

at Winona pumping station in Winona, 9f miles upstream from Trempealeau River and at 

mile 725.7 above Ohio River.

Drainage area. 59.200 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. June 1928 to September 1953. Gage-height records collected in this 

vicinity since 1878 are contained in reports of Mississippi River Commission.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 639.64 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929'. Prior to Apr. 16, 1931, staff gage at site 800 ft upstream at different datum. 

Apr. 16, 1931, to Nov. 12, 1934, staff gage at present site and datum. Since Mar. 31, 

1937, auxiliary water-stage recorder 2.7 miles upstream at tallwater of navigation dam

Average discharge. 25 years, 24,631 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 82,800 cfs June 29 (gage height, 10.88 ft); minimum daily, 11,400 cfs Oct. 1; minimum gage height recorded. 4.86 ft Jan. 20.

1928-53: Maximum discharge, 190,000 cfs Apr. 20. 1952 (gage height, 17.91 ft); minimum, 2,250 cfs Dec. 29, 1933 (gage height, -1.18 ft); minimum gage height, -3.38 ft 

Aug. 31, 1934.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation by reservoirs, navigation dams, and powerplants 

at low and medium stages. Flood flow not materially affected by artificial storage.

Cooperation. Gage-height record at dam 5A furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions. WSP 700: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

11.400 

15.900 

15,500

15,500

15,400

14,900

13,400

12,700

14,100

14,200

14,400

15, 200

14,400

15,000

15,000

15,600 

15,200

15,000

14,400

15,200

14,900

14,400

15,300

14,600

14,800

13,500

13,300

14,100

14,300 

13,800

15,000

450,400

14,530

0.245

0.28

Nov.

14,000 

15,400 

15,500

15,900

15,900

15,500

16,200

16,200

16,000

15,200

15,100

15,100

14,700

14,800

14,900

15,400 

18.000

17,200

16,000

14,900

*14,600

14,300

12.200

14,500

14,800

15,100

14,900

15,000

15,000 

14,000

-

456,300

15,210

0.257

0.29

Dec.

12,100 

11.600 

12,000

12,100

12,700

14,100

14,900

15,800

16,800

16.900

16,900

16,600

15,900

15,600

16,000

16,100 

15,800

15,600

14,200

13,800

14,000

14,200

14,300

14,300

14,300

14,200

14,200

14,200

*14,200 

14,000

13,500

450,900

14,550

0.246

0.28

Jan.

13,200 

13,300 

13,400

13,400

13,500

13,400

13 ,OOO

12.900

l3,?66

14,200

14,800

14,400

15,100

15,600

15,700

15,800 

15,766

15,600

15,600

14,400

13,600

13,500

13,200

13,200

13,400

13,400

13,500

13,600

13,500 

13,400

13,500

434,500

14,020

0.237

0.27

Feb.

13.500 

13,500 

14,300

14,900

14,900

14,900

14,900

15.000

15,000

15,000

14,800

14,800

14,900

14,900

15,000

14,900 

14,800

14,700

14,700

14,800

14,800

14,600

14,500

14,000

13,600

14,400

14,500

14,700

-

-

409,300

14,620

0.247

0.26

Mar.

14,900 

14,800 

14.700

15,200

15,300

15,600

15,600

15,500

15,200

15,000

16,000

19,800

23,400

24,600

24,200

23,500 

22,600

24,400

28,200

32,400

37,800

46,700

49,600

53,300

 59,300

64,300

69,500

72,900

73.700 

73,100

 72,200

tl,063.3

34,300

0.579

0.67

Apr.

71.500 

70,400 

69,300

68,400

66,500

64,300

63,100

62,900

63,300

63,200

62,200

61,100

60,400

60,100

61,200

61,800 

61,300

59,300

56,200

53,300

51,000

 49,500

47,600

45,400

43,600

43,100

40.500

40, 500

40,400 

41,500

-

*1,702.7

56,760

0.959

1.07

May

44,400 

44,900 

46,300

47,400

48,800

49,800

50,000

50,000

49,700

49,200

49 , 200

49,100

47,800

46,500

45,800

46,100 

46,300

45,500

43,800

43,600

44,100

44, 000

*42.800

44,500

51,200

59,200

65,500

69,500

70,400 

70.500

76,066

tl,575.9

50,840

0.859

0.99

June

68,800 

67,900 

65,300

64,100

62,700

61,800

60,100

57,400

55,700

53,100

51,800

50,400

49,500

49,100

48,600

48.200 

48,300

48,200

48,800

50,400

51,300

54,700

58,100

63,600

70,000

75,400

79,600

82,500

82.800 

*82,600

-

B.,810.8

60,360

1.02

1.14

July

81,500 

80,000 

77,400

75,100

74,600

73,100

71,100

69,800

68,000

65,600

63,000

60,600

58,600

56,500

55,400

54,000 

52,100

50,900

49,200

48,100

45,900

45,800

45,300

42,500

40,700

42,200

45,100

48,000

*50,400 

45,300

42,800

a,778.6

57,370

0.969

1.12

Aug.

41,400 

40, 500 

44,000

44,700

47,500

50,800

51,000

51,300

53,700

57,000

61,300

66,500

70, 200

72,300

72,800

72,500 

72,200

71,200

70,000

67,800

65,800

63,500

61,100

58,000

54,300

51,000

49,000

46,200

45, 000 

43,800

40,000

*1,756.4

56,660

0.957

1.10

Sept.

36,800 

34,700 

 32,700

32,000

28 , 500

26,700

23,700

23,600

23,600

24,000

24,600

23,400

21,800

20,600

20,000

21,600 

21,200

20,200

20,500

21,200

21,100

20,400

18,000

16.600

17,000

16,700

16,800

17,100

16,900 

16,600

-

678,600

22,620

0.382

0.43

Calendar year 1952: Max 190,000 Mln 11,400 Mean 38,330 Cfsm 0.647 In. 8.81

Water year 1952-53: Max 82,800 Min 11,400 Mean 34,430 Cfsm 0.582 In. 7.90

* Discharge measurement made on this day,

t Expressed in thousands.

Note. Fall-atage-diseharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 26 to Mar.
224 TREMPEALEAU RIVER BASIN

Trempealeau River at Dodge, Wis.

Location. Lat 44°07'55", long. 91°33'10", in sec. 10, T. 19 N., R. 10 W., near left bank 

on downstream side of highway bridge in Dodge, 9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 643 sq mi.

Records available. December 1913 to September 1919, April 1934 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-wieght gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 663.78 ft above mean sea level, 

adjustment of 1912. Prior to July 16, 1941, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 24 years (1914-19, 1934-53), 399 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 3,800 cfs Mar. 19 (gage height, 7.45 

ft); minimum dally, 175 cfs Jan. 14-19, 23-31.

1913-19, 1934-53: Maximum discharge, 10,000 cfs (estimated) Mar. 17, 1919 (gage 

height, 11.5 ft, estimated from flood data); minimum daily, 98 cfs Jan. 10, 1938.

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

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

254

13S *S38

238

238

238

254

254

254

254

254

254

254

254

238

238

254

238

238

238

254

254

254

254

254

238

238

238

238

238

238

7,618

246

0.383

0.44

Nov.

238 '538H

238

254

238

238

238

254

238

238

238

238

254

238

238

238

270

302

302

286

254

254

254

238

270

302

334

'255 367

260

-

7,839

261

0.406

0.45

Dec.

255

2GO

270

275

280

280

280

280

275

275

275

270

270

270

270

270

265

260

260

260

250

250

245

240

240

235

230

225

220

215

210

7,960

257

0.400

0.46

Jan.

205

205

200

195

190

185

 180

180

180

180

180

180

180

175

T75

175

175

175

175

180

180

180

175

175

175

175

175

175

175

175

175

5,605

181

0.281

0.32

Feb.

180

180

180

180

180

180

ISO

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

_

-

5,040

180

0.280

0.29

Mar.

156" 180

180

180

180

180

185

190

195

205

220

240

280

400

680

1,000

1,400

2,080

3.600

2,650

1,780

1,600

1,780

1,540

1,230

810

637

597

558

539

539

26,015

839

1.30

1.50

Apr.

539

539

558

597

597

539

503

485

521

617

701 658"

577

539

577

658

658

577

521

503

485

485

lEB" 468

503

637

637

558

521

521

-

16,747

558

0.868

0.97

May

539

558

597

597

539

*503

485

468

434

417

400

417

400

400

383

367

367

367

367

400

451

539

503

434

434

417

400

383

350

350

534

13,600

439

0.683

0.79

June

318

318

302

302

302

286

286

302

302

302

286

270

270

270

270

*238 238"

238

254

254

286

270

270

270

302

350

367

400

553

367

8,873

296

0.460

0.51

July

302

286

270

270

270

270

254

238

238

238

 SSZ 222

334

350

318

302

286

270

254

254

270

318

270

254

222

350

302

318

417

33T

334

8,869

286

0.445

0.51

Aug.

350

334

400

503

434

468

468

417

350

334

318

400

302

286

270

254

254

254

238

238

238

238

238

222

*222

222

222

'557 207

222

222

9,332

301

0.468

0.54

Sept.

'557 222

207

207

207

207

207

207

207

207

207

207

207

207

207

207

207

207

207

207

192

19T

192

192

207

207

207

207

207

207

-

6,165

206

0.320

0.36

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,630 Win 210 Mean 449 Cfsm 0.698 In. 9.50

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,600 Min 175 Mean 339 Cfsm 0.527 In. 7.14

» Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 29 to Mar. 17.
BLACK RIVER BASIN 225

Black River at Nelllsville, Wls.

Location. Lat 44°34', long. go^e 1 , in sec. 15, T. 24 N., R. 2 W., on right bank on downstream side of U. S. Highway 10 bridge in Nelllsville, 1 mile downstream from O'Neill 

Creek and 1.5 miles upstream from Cunningham Creek.

Drainage area. 756 sq mi.

Records available. April 1905 to March 1909, December 1913 to September 1953.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 962.77 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by U. S. Weather Bureau). Prior to Oct. 24, 1934, chain gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 39 years (1914-53), 583 cfs,

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,500 cfs Mar. 23 (gage height, 14.22 ft); mlnimum, 21 cfs Sept. 22-24 (gage height, 2.42 ft).

1905-9, 1913-53: Maximum discharge 48,800 cfs Sept. 10, 1938 (gage height, 23.8 ft); 

minimum, 0.6 cfs Aug. 15, 1936 (gage height, 1.84 ft).

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 645: 1905(M). WSP 805: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of lee effect (gage 

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

2.4 

2.6 

2.9 

3.2 

3.6 

4.0

20

35

77

140

852

399

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

14.0

909

1,560

3,520

6,760

15,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

32

32

31 

30

28

 27

?5

29

29

30

32

33

33

34

35

36

37

37

37

37

37

37

38

39

39

39

39

39

38

39

44

1,075

34.7

0.046

0.05

Nov.

43

42

42 

42

43

43

42

42

40

75

42

42

43

43

43

44

65

63

60

57

56

56

54

50

57

111

109

128

TTS

111

-

1,774

59.1

0.078

0.09

Dec.

-IB- 106

72 

63

59

57

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

55

53

52

52

51

50

50

50

51

52

52

52

52

51

50

49

48

46

1,750

56.5

0.075

0.09

Jan.

44

4T

39 

38

37

36

3S

36

37

*39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

40

40

40

40

40

40

41

41

41

41

1,216

39.2

0.052

0.06

Feb.

4iIT

40 

40

40

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

38

35

38

38

38

39

«

-

-

1,094

39.1

0.052

0.05

Mar.

39

35

39 

39

40

41

42

45

 48

65

80

94

120

250

320

460

1,380

3,500

3,760

3,390

6,290

11,700

14.800

11,106

5,620

2,790

1,970

1,680

1,490

1,350

1,220

73,801

2,381

3.15

3.63

Apr.

1,060

939

1,000 

1,180

1,350

1,250

1,000

792

821

2,310

2,540

2,066

1,810

1,000

1,120

1,490

1,120

821

590

451

363

317

278

"SIS 252

1,210

880

792

620

491

-

30,750

1,025

1.36

1.51

May

504

821

1.090 

880

625

455

351

292

*246

206

184

165

145

131

119

111

111

96

83

13

178

221

363

399

379

317

243

198

165

142

135

9,438

304

0.402

0.46

June

133

131

128 

117

106

92

81

88

81

75

70

67

67

62

54

50

47

55

*53

67

942

969

753

605

605

514

45$

425

317

236

-

7,427

248

0.328

0.37

July

187

145

115 

102

94

79

68

60

54

47

43

40

46

347

310

246

178

122

90

77

86

124

117

79

59

60

1,210

2,110

5,520

4,610

2,200

18,625

601

0.795

0.92

Aug.

1,090

1,120

1,760 

2.150

1,570

1,090

969

1,330

1,490

1,030

656

473

446

387

289

224

178

160

142

*122

104

90

79

70

63

56

50

45

424"5

44

17,364

560

0.741

0.85

Sept.

40

15

37 

35

33

31

29

31

26

26

27

26

26

27

26

24

24

23

ZZ

23

22

 51 21

21

22

22

24

26

26

26

-

807

26.5

0.036

0.04

Calendar year 1952: Max 16,500 Mln 27 Mean 570 Cfsm 0.754 In. 10.26

Water' ater year year 1952-53: 135Z-55: Max Max 14,800 14,800 Mln Mln 21 zi Mean Mean 452 452 Cfsm ui sm 0.598 o.aaa In. in. 8.12 a.12________

Peak: discharge (base. 5,000 cfs). Mar. 19 (4 p.m.) 6,220 cfs (9.71 ft)j Mar. 23 (6:30 a.m.) 15,500 

:fa (14.22 ft)} July 29 (7 to 8 p.m.) 6,580 cfs (9.94 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 4 to Mar. 16.
226 BLACK RIVER BASIN

Black River near Galesvllle, Wls.

Location. Lat 44°03'45", long. 91°17'30", in sec. 2, T. 18 N., R. 8 W., on left bank 30 

rt aownstream from bridge on State Highway 35, 4.5 miles southeast of Galesville, and 

5 miles downstream from Fleming Creek.

Drainage area. 2.120 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. December 1931 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 658.43 ft above mean sea level. Prior to 

Apr. 2, 1941, chain gage on bridge 30 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 1,681 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 26,900 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 12.56 ft); mlnImum daily, 327 cfs Jan. 7.

1931-53: Maximum discharge observed, 58,000 cfs Sept. 11, 1938 (gage height, 14.31 

ft); minimum observed, 180 cfs Dec. 20, 1932.

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

regulated at Hatfield Dam powerplant upstream where drainage area is 1,290 sq mi and 

storage capacity is 272,000,000 cu ft (revised).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of lee effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 23

1.1 387

1.5 476

2.0 700

3.0 1,410

4.0 2,430

6.0 4,920

8.0 8,230

10.0 13,500

Mar. 24 to Sept. 30

0.8 366

1.2 490

2.0 840

3.0 1,570

5.0 3,790

7.0 6,450

10.0 13,500

12.4 25,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

409

*419

415

423 

411

415

425

 J57 432

415

419

413

419

419

425

407

413

425

417

417

411

419

413

413 

409

411

409

413 

407

400

355

12,875

415

0.196

0.23

Nov.

403

409

401

405 

413

409

401

403

403

409

409

400

400

401

409

403

421

432

443

432

419

415

417

407 

411

476

615

670 

T35

370

-

12,836

428

0.202

0.23

Dec.

410

460

480

500 

505

510

s5s

500

500

500

495

495

490

485

485

485

480

480

470

465

460

460

460

455 

450

440

430

420 

410

400

390

14,475

467

0.220

0.25

Jan.

380

375

365

360 

350

345

*327

355

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

335

335

335

335

335

335

335

335

335 

335

335

335

335 

340

340

345

10,517

339

0.160

0.18

Feb.

345

350

360

370 

380

375

370

365

360

355

350

345

340

340

335

335

330

33T3

330

330

330

350

375

405 

440

465

500

540

_

-

10,400

371

0.175

0.18

Mar.

'6T5 570

640

670 

690

710

730

760

780

790

810

*847

880

940

1,100

1,500

2,100

4,010

4,400

5,340

7,180

8,470

13,600

24,100 

25.000

17,600

12,700

7,990 

5,070

4,680

4,160

159,427

5,143

2.43

2.80

Apr.

3,610

3,180

3,120

3,120 

3,540

3,540

3,540

3,120

2,940

3,180

3,860

6,010

6.930

6,450

4,810

4,550

5,200

4,810

4,040

3,570

2,540

2, '440

2,100

1.900 

1,966

g2,160

g4,040

g4,160 

S3, 300

g3,180

110,890

3,696

1.74

1.95

Hay

g2,820

g2,600

g3,300

4.290 

4,160

*3,660

2,820

2,440

2,100

1,800

1,660

1,520

1,340

1,210

1,100

1,060

1,060

945

840

395

1,100

1,170

1,520

1,660 

1,660

1,570

1,660

1,570 

1,480

1,390

1,100

57,495

1,855

0.875

1.01

June

890

840

790

765 

765

740

667

667

690

740

690

667

667

622

562

*562

562

544

544

544

544

525

62?

765 

1,000

1,100

1,210

1.480 

1,390

1,440

-

23,594

786

0.371

0.41

July

1,300

1,000

840

715 

644

622

601

690

667

562

'511 508

765

667

765

1,170

840

715

690

840

1,100

918

815

765 

690

667

601

601 

1,270

3,000

4.290

30,312

978

0.461

0.53

Aug.

5.070

3,300

2,490

3,180 

4,290

4,680

4,060

2,660

2,440

2,820

2,270

1,900

1,660

1,440

1,000

945

865

815

740

667

667

644

601

562 

*562

544

525

525 

508

473

473

53,376

1,722

0.812

0.94

Sept.

456

473

475

440 

423

456

440

440

440

423

440

440

440

440

440

 440

g423

g423

g423

g393

g393

g379

g393"

g393 

g393

g393

g393

g393 

g393

g379

-

12,635

421

0.199

0.22

Calendar year 1952: Max 46,400 Mln 390 Mean 1,757 Cfsm 0.829 In. 11.28

Water year 1952-53: Max 25,000 Mln 327 Mean 1,394 Cfsm 0.658 In. 8.93

Peak discharge (base. 12.500 cfa). Mar. 25 (1 a.m.) 26,900 cfs (12.56 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 29 to Mar, 17.
LA CROSSE RIVER BASIN 227

Little La Crosse River near Leon, Wls.

Location. Lat 43°53'45", long. 90°50'25", in NE£ sec. 3, T. 16 N., R. 4 W., on left bank 

1.1 miles downstream from Sand Creek, 1.5 miles northwest of Leon and 4 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area.--77.1 sq ml.

Records available. March 1934 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 760.28 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912.

Average discharge. 19 years, 47.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 371 cfs Apr. 10 (gage height, 3.48 ft); minimum 

observed, 31 cfs Dec. 17 (gage height, 0.52 ft).

1934-53: Maximum discharge, 4,620 cfs Aug. 6, 1935 (gage height, 14.43 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,500 cfs; minimum, 14 cfs Feb. 25, 1935, caused by ice Jam 

above gage; minimum daily, 18 cfs June 2, 3, 1934.

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

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

39

38

39

39

38

38

38

38

38

38

39

39

39

39

39 

39

38

38

39

39

39

39

39

40

39

39

40

40

40

1,203

38.8

0.503

0.58

Nov.

59

39

39

40

39

39

40

40

40

40

40

40

39

39

40

41

"56 121 

54

53

51

51

48

45

46

100

54

52

52

46

-

1,463

48.8

0.633

0.71

Dec.

42

56

58

56

53

48

44

43

49

43

43

49

44

35

33

32

§

33

56

56

51

49

43

42

43

43

41

42

41

40

1,371

44.2

0.573

0.66

Jan.

41

42

41

41

41

*41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41 

42

43

42

42

41

40

40

38

39

39

39

39

39

40

1,261

40.7

0.528

0.61

Feb.

40

40

40

40

41

40

40

39

39

39

41

42

41

39

39

39

39 

39

38

38

38

37

37

37

37

37

36

37

.

_

-

1,089

38.9

0.505

0.53

Mar.

37

36

36

37

55

36

35

35

36

44

90

150

*103

74

80

66

152 

170

116

87

99

102

~ST 172

64

61

60

59

61

60

61

2,335

75.3

0.977

1.13

Apr.

64

61

71

64

60

59

58

64

98

266

100

74

65

62

114

104

67 

60

51

51

47

45

47

45

64

65

55

57

115

75

-

2,228

74.3

0.964

1.07

May

69

65

64

62

 60

59

59

58

57

56

76

54

53

54

58

56

55 

54

54

56

58

56

55

56

84

59

56

54

54

51

49.

1,811

58.4

0.757

0.87

June

47

45

44

46

72

58

59

64

60

49

47

48

62

57

*47

44

44 

44

44

45

45

44

44

48

48

49

50

116

51

47

-

1,568

52.3

0.678

0.76

July

45

46

45

45

58

45

44

45

46

47

47

51

46

46

46

48

90 

66

49

128

91

73

60

49

49

48

46

47

46

46

69

1,707

55.1

0.715

0.82

Aug.

85

108

99

92

57

55

54

52

49

47

45

44

43

44

44

44

44 

43

42

43

42

42

42

*40

40

40

41

41

40

41

41

1,584

51.1

0.663

0.76

Sept.

40

40

40

41

IS

39

39

40

41

40

41

40

40

40

40

39

39 

40

40

40

39

38

38

37

37

38

38

37

36

35

1,172

39.1

0.507

0.57

Calendar year 1952: Max 812 Min 31 Mean 56.3 Cfsm 0.730 In. 9.93

Water year 1952-53: Max 266 Min 31 Mean 51.5 Cfsm 0.668 In. 9.07

520 efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 4-17, Jan. 30 to Feb. 3, Feb. 7-9, 15-24. 

Discharge below 54 efs computed from once-daily chain-gage readings.
228 LA CROSSE RIVER BASIN

La Crosse River near West Salem, Wis.

Location. Lat 43°54'05", long, 91°07'05", in SE^ sec, 32, T. 17 N., R. 6 W., on left bank 

30 ft upstream from highway bridge, 2 miles west of West Salem and 6 miles downstream 

from Dutch Creek.

Drainage area.--398 sq mi,

Records available. December 1913 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 668.0 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Oct. 19, 1938, chain gage at site 30 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 39 years, 297 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1.320 cfs Mar. 19 (gage height, 5.23 ft); minimum, 20 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 0.59 ft).

1913-53: Maximum discharge observed, 8,200 cfs Aug. 6, 1935 (gage height, 12.2 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs; minimum, 3.5 cfs Sept. 5, 1948 (gage height, 

0.45 ft).

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

fluctuation caused by powerplants a few miles above station.

Cooperation. Water-stage recorder inspected by employee of Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions.--WSP 1238: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of lee effect (gage 

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

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

138

208

346

3.0 

4.1

640

975

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*203

211

217

201 

203

205

205

207

204

204

205

206

207

211

209

208

233

208

204 

200

205

204

205

232

248

201

202

229

192

25T

228

6,501

210

0.528

0.61

Nov.

227

200

213

209 

209

204

206

203

201

227

225

229

210

210

205

233

256

300

308 

289

271

244

201

210

220

310

280

270

260

220

-

7,047

235

0.590

0.66

Dec.

218

221

221

241 

294

289

217

252

289

245

288

226

217

217

222

223

223

220

217 

217

i2£

TSS

230

275

280

240

200

175

180

190

200

7,079

228

0.573

0.66

Jan.

210

254

291 256" 

230

210

195

188

188

188

190

205

215

230

250

260

230

170

§00 

219

245

283

283

281

286

234

200

196

192

190

190

6,911

223

0.560

0.65

Feb.

194

200

200

184 

147

213

210

200

180

208

283

202

237

279

286

276

190

170

180 

290

200

194

210

218

218

220

199

279

-

-

-

6,067

217

0.545

0.57

Mar.

353

265

194 m

220

270

289

281

281

286

289

*488

482

495

397

511

699

762"

508

645

668

700

584

446

313

373

407

303

303

13,150

424,

1.07

1.23

Apr.

2il

382

390

386 

406

384

311

321

352

673

751

659

456

413

566

552

628

380

515 

316

399

314

318

346

530

316

346

408

478

496

-

13,103

437

1.10

1.22

May

403

590 332"

328 

*340

346

346

340

334

323

309

317

314

311

306

309

306

306

306 

309

311

311

309

311

329

340

346

332

314

306

300

10,284

332

0.834

0.96

June

303

306

300

273 

237

238

227

306

306

309

300

297

297

295

»270

224

223

222

223 

221

219

223

226

225

278

286

279

325

434

553

-

8,175

272

0.683

0.76

July

295

283

281

281 

263

229

228

228

222

f2T

223

253

251

277

292

286

289

289

289 

656

640

625

565

329

317

306

300

303

303

306

314

9,949

321

0.807

0.93

Aug.

337

715

715

760 6"55

461

490

340

346

340

332

320

314

309

303

300

297

297

233 

233

232

227

217

231

 227

232

230

230

224

f5s" 211

10,586

341

0.857

0.99

Sept.

225

225

227

223 

227

228

227

231

227

225

224

221

220

242.

239

238

227

216

211 

201

236

236

237

213

214

208

214

234

234

213

-

6,748

225

0.565

0.63

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,800 Win 172 Mean 304 Cfsm 0.764 In. 10.38

Water year 1952-53: Max 952 Win 147 Mean 289 Cfsm 0.726 In - 9.87

- Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 27-30, 

Feb. 8, 9, 15-19, 22, 23, Mar. 4-7.

Dec. 21-31, Jan. 5-19, Jan. 28 to Feb. 4,
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 229 

Mississippi River at La Crosse, Wis.

Location. Lat 43°48'45", long. 91°15'25", in sec. 31, T. 16 N., R. 7 W., on left bank 

1,300 ft upstream from highway bridge at La Crosse, 0.4 mile downstream from La Crosse 

River, and at mile 697.8 above Ohio River.

Draitiage area. 62,800 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June 1929 to September 1953. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1874 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 626,32 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Feb. 18, 1933, staff gage at same site at datum 0.03 ft lower. 

Feb. 18, 1933, to Nov. 16, 1934, staff gage and Nov. 17, 1934, to Aug. 15, 1939, waterstage recorder, at same site at datum 0.18 ft lower. Since June 9, 1937, auxiliary 

water-stage recorder at lock and dam 7, 4.7 miles upstream.

Average discharge,--23 years (1930-53), 27,730 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 86,900 cfs June 30 (gage height, 10.58 ft); minimum daily, 11,100 cfs Dec. 3; minimum gage height, 4.17 ft Jan. 27.

1929-53: Maximum discharge, 196,000 cfs Apr. 20, 1952 (gage height, 15.32 ft); minimum daily, 3,300 cfs Dec. 30, 31, 1933; minimum gage height, -2.70 ft, Aug. 19, 20, 

1936, present datum.

Maximum stage known, 16.5 ft June 19, 1880, present datum, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Some regulatlon by reservoirs, navigation dams, and powerplants at low and medium stages. Flood 

flow not materially affected by artificial storage.

Cooperation. Gage-height record at dam 7 furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3 

4

5

6

7

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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

16,400 

16,100

16,700 

16,100

16 ,'300

15,500

15,000

14,800

14,700

14.200

14,600

15,400

16,000

16,100

16 . 800

15,600

15,300

15,600 

15,100

15,400

16,300

15,800

15,800

15,900

15,800

15,600

14,400

14,700

15,100

15,200

14,700

481,000

15,520

0.247

0.29

Nov.

15,000 

14,400

15,800 

18,300

16,200

16,500

16,500

16,800

16,300

16,300

15,900

15,200

15,100

14,800

14,500

15,400

la.eoo

20.300 

19,500

17,800

15,500

14.000

14,000

14,600

* 14, 800

16,300

16,200

16,600

16,600

16,700

-

482,700

16,090

0.256

0.29

Dec.

13,300 

11,400

11.100 

11,600

11,800

13,600

15,700

16,200

17,400

18,100

17,900

16,200

15,400

15,500

16,400

18,400

. la.ano

17,600 

15,500

14,500

14,400

14,100

13,700

13,800

14,100

14,200

14,300

14,300

14,500

*14,200

13,800

461,800

14,900

0.237

0.27

Jan.

13,600 

13,700

13,700 

13,600

13,600

13,100

12.900

14^000

14,300

14,400

14,400

15,300

15,900

16.100

15,600

15,400

15,400 

15,400

14,600

14,000

13,900

13,400

13,100

13,200

13,300

*13,400

13,400

13,500

13,300

13,300

436,300

14,070

0.224

0.26

Feb.

15 .-300 

13,500

14,200 

14,600

14,500

14,600

14,500

14,500

14,500

14,600

14,700

14,600

14,600

14,600

14,600

14,600

14,400

14,300 

14,400

14 . 800

14,400

14,300

14,200

14,200

14,100

*14,100

14,100

14,200

.

-

-

402,000

14,360

0.229

0.24

Mar.

14 . 400 

14,400

15,300 

15,100

15,200

15,500

15,400

15,800

15,500

15,300

15,400

19,200

27,100

27,600

29,100

28,000

28,600

31,600 

34,700

40,900

45,300

51,400

60,200

* 64, 200

76,000

81,100

82 . 000

81,800

80,800

78,700

78,000

tl,213.6

39,150

0.623

0.72

Apr.

*77.600 

76,200

74,400 

74,600

73,000

71,200

69,000

68,100

68,200

69,300

68,800

68,400

68,200

68,400

69,500

69,600

69,400

68,800 

66,400

62,200

57 , 400

55,100

*52,100

48,900

47,700

46,700

43,100

45.000

44,700

45,000

-

tl,885

62,830

1.00

1.12

May

45.700 

47,900

49,000 

51,400

55,200

54,700

55,700

55,400

54,700

53,200

52,200

52 , 300

51,400

49 , 200

47 , 200

46,700

47 , 800

48,300 

47,500

46,500

46,400

*46,400

46,500

45,900

50,700

60,400

66,200

71,500

74,000

74.600

74,400

U, 666.4

55,750

0.856

0.99

June

75,700 

71,900

69,400 

67,600

68,300

66,700

64,300

65,100

60,700

57 , 800

55,000

55,900

52 , 200

51,200

51,000

49,800

49,500

48.000 

49,300

52,200

54,200

54,400

58,900

63,600

70,500

75,600

80,100

84,800

86,200

86,800

-

1 1,890.7

63,020

1.00

1.12

July

*86.500 

85,400

85,500 

81,500

79,900

77,000

76,200

75,900

72,800

70,600

67,500

67 , 500

66,400

63,600

59,400

58,500

58,100

55,200 

51,400

50,300

50,700

50,300

47,600

46,200

41,900

il.800

46,200

49,800

54,000

*52,900

46,300

*1,912.3

61,690

0.982

1.15

Aug.

47,200 

46,800

48,500 

51,900

52,800

58,700

61,200

59,400

58,800

60,500

64,900

68,800

72,600

75,700

76.800

76,800

76,400

75,900 

74,600

72,700

70,800

68,600

66,500

63,200

59,7OO

55,000

51,800

48,1OO

46,500

44,700

43 . 100

tl.898,8

61,250

0.975

1.12

Sept.

58.600 

57,200

33,500 

*32,300

31,100

29,600

25,400

24,600

25,200

25,800

26,200

26,500

24,200

22,900

21,700

22,400

23,600

23,100 

22,600

22,200

22,400

22,500

21,300

19,100

17,000

16,900

16.800

16,900

16,800

17,200

-

725,400

24,180

0.385

0.43

Calendar year 1952: Max 196, -,00 Min 11,100 Mean 41,680 Cfsm 0.664 In. 9.04

Water year 1952-53: Max 86,800 Min 11,100 Mean 36,870 Cfsm 0.587 In- 7.98

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed In thousands.

Note. Fall-stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 1 to Mar. 18.
230 ROOT RIVER BASIN

Root River near Lanesboro, Minn.

Location.--Lat 43°44'58", long. 91°58'43", 91°58'43", in sec. 1, T. 103 N., R. 10 W., on left bank 

mile upstream from highway bridge, If miles upstream from South Branch, and 2j 

miles northeast of Lanesboro.

Drainage area-~~615 sq mi.

Records avallable.--March 1910 to September 1917 (published as North Branch Root River near 

Lanesboro), August 1940 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 791.84 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Oct. 1, 1917, chain gage at site half a mile downstream at different 

datura.

Average discharge.--18 years (1911-14, 1915-17, 1940-53)', 362 ofs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8.370 cfs July 26 (gage height, 10.30 ft); minimum, 39 cfs Oct. 9 (gage height, 2.21 ft).

1910-17, 1940-53: Maximum discharge, 20,500 cfs Mar. 27, 1950 (gage height, 15.55 

ft); minimum, 29 cfs Aug. 27, 1949 (gage height, 1.08 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect or shifting control, which 

are fair. Diurnal fluctuation during medium and low flow caused by powerplant above 

station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 355: 1912.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect and 

shifting control (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic 

feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 12 Mar. 12 to Sept. 30

2.6 

2.8

110

170

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

194

342

550

820

5.0 

7.0 

9.2

1,600

3,780

5,610

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

137

164

149

143 

140

161

161

152

140

125

149

170

155

155

152

146

152

149

146

140

152

149

149

146

149

146

140

149

140 

146

164

4,616

149

0.242

0.28

Nov.

158

155

149

143 

131

119

134

140

140

149

143

140

*143

140

140

140

140

140

143 

146

143

140

137

140

140

149

116.

IsT

146 

161

4,236

141

0.229

0.26

Dec .

155

161

14T

149 

146

146

150

143

143

143

146

140

146

148

153

*153

146

140

140

128

136

137

137

140

140

136

132

130

127 

126

124

4,387

142

0.231

0.27

Jan.

128

151

128

125 

119

118

122

129

131

131

130

130

126

124

120

119

118

HI122T 

*125

124

124

124

124

125

125

124

122

122 

124

121

3,849

124

0.202

0.23

Feb.

120

120

117

118 

120

120

119

117

114

115

116

116

116

115

112

110

ITT

120

120 

119

114

113

117 *117

117

118

118

116

-

-

3,265

117

0.190

0.20

Mar.

114

114

113

113 

112

112

116

117

121

120

260

*1,390

1.840

1,300

1,080

802

*928

1,450

1,430 

904

744

898

790

640

510

424

376

338

331 

308

308

18,203

587

0.954

1.10

Apr.

300

289

293

308 

315

319

300

278

278

297

331

346

331

293

300

338

424

416

353 

312

289

260

245

257

*H?

388

532

482

482 

868

-

10,467

349

0.567

0.63

May

1,220

1,100

934

790 

666

570

514

474

440

428

630

452

400

380

369

357

350

342

331 

404

*575

565

496

444

3,310

5.550

1,280

808

650 

575

514

23,918

772

1.26

1.45

June

460

432

416

436 

404

372

361

400

408

376

369

357

1,020

732

510

487

416

372

346 

354

515

504

354

346 *505

570

811

1.210

8i4 

605

-

14,792

493

0.802

0.89

July

478

420

388

361 

361

365

350

331

315

304

289

338

400

365

452

424

392

542

519 

515

450

*789

868

550

416

4.550

1,915

1,050

688 

550

2,290

21,200

684

1.11

1.28

Aug.

2,360

3,220

5,850

6.480 

2,670

1,420

1,040

820

666

620

565

541

474

444

440

396

376

372

369 

334

319

308

508

308

315

508

*289

289

278 

28?

278

32,739

1,056

1.72

1.98

Sept.

267

263

256

241 

263

248

245

241

237

237

234

234

230

230

223

22*3

216

212

216 

205

208

205

198

205

198

198

205

205

*I94~

6,731

224

0.364

0.41

Calendar year 1952: Max 17,400 Min 116 Mean 430 Cfsm 0.699 In. 9.52

Water year 1952-53: Max 6,480 Min 110 Mean 407 Cfsm 0.662 In. 8.98

: discharge (base. 3.500 efs). Hay 25 (12 m.) 5,980 efs (8.74 ft): July 26 (4:30 p.m.) 6 

.0.30 ft)j July 31 15:30 p.m.) 4,400 cfs (7.52 ft); Aug. 4 (l p.m.) 7 ,-650 cfs (9.88 ft). 

" iJischarge measurement made on this day.

Note . Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dee. 7, 11, 13-19, 21, " - ' "- - 

Feb. 21 to Mar. 12. Shifting-control method used Mar. 24 to Apr. 29.

25-31, Jan. 5 to Feb.

,370 

19,
ROOT RIVER BASIN 

Rush Creek near Rushford, Minn.

231

Location. Lat 43°50'00", long. 91°46'40", on line between sees. 3 and 10, T. 104 N., R. 

8 W., on downstream side near center of span of highway bridge, 1? miles northwest of 

Rushford and 3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 129 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1942 to September 1953.

Gage.--Chain gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 735.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to June 14, 1950, water-stage recorder at site 100 ft upstream, 

Aug. 5, 1942, to Oct. 27, 1945, at datum 5 ft higher, Oct. 28, 1945, to Aug. 3, 1949, 

at datum 3 ft higher, and Aug. 4, 1949, to June 13, 1950, at present datum.

Average discharge.--11 years, 58.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,750 cfs July 26 (gage height, 9.32 ft); minimum observed 31 cfs Dec. 26 (gage height, 4.69 ft); minimum gage height, 4.42 ft 

June 19, 22, 23.

1942-53: Maximum discharge, 11,600 cfs Mar. 26, 1950 (gage height, 13.54 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 1,400 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

ffeterminations at gage heights 11.0 and 13.5 ft; minimum, 19 cfs May 30, 1951 (gage 

height, 3.32 ft).

Flood of June 28, 29, 1942, reached a discharge of 11,000 cfs by slope-area determination.

Remarks.-Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge.

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Mar. 12, May 30 to July 3)

4.5 

4.9 

5.2 

5.6

35

83

162

300

6.0 

6.5 

7.2

505

880

1,580

1953

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

51

51 

51

48

48

50

50

50

50

50

48

48

48

48

48

47

47

47

36

36

36

38 

38

38 

39

38

36

36

37 

40

42

1,370

44.2

0.343

0.39

Nov.

38

38 

36

37

38

37

40

40

38

38

39

38

*39

11

39

40

42

40

42

40

40

38 

39

42 

38

40

39

36

H

1,163

38.8

0.301

0.34

Dec.

36

37 

39

37

37

37

37

39

37

37

39

39

39

38

36

36

*37

37

37

37

36

36 

38

36 

33

313*2~

33

34 

35

36

1,128

36.4

0.282

0.33

Jan.

38

38 

38

37

35

33

34

35

36

38

40

43

45

44

45

45

42

43

43

43

*42

40 

39

37 

36

36

35

33

33 

35

37

1,198

38.6

0.299

0.35

Feb.

34

35 

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

36

35

35

34

33

32

3?

33

32

32

32 

32

*38 

38

37

36

35

-

972

34.7

0.269

0.28

Mar.

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

36

42

70

189

104

58

64

*59

75

*110

57

50

50

78 

58

53 

51

47

47

48

47 

50

48

1,771

57.1

0.443

0.51

Apr.

48

46 

52

50

48

45

46

47

47

50

48

48

47

47

53

53

50

48

47

46

48

It

*48 

58

56

51

51

58 

58

-

1,483

49.4

0.383

0.43

May

59

58 

56

53

51

53

48

48

48

45

48

48

46

47

46

46

46

46

46

50

*60

45

47

44 

»669"

165

118

98

83 

75

68

2,460

79.4

0.616

0.71

June

69

65 

62

65

62

59

56

65

54

53

51

48

53

58

53

48

46

44

43

57

46

42 

45

*48 

96

57

SB

"65 142

57

-

1,777

59.2

0.459

0.51

July

46

ft

83

70

63

64

58

56

54

58

110

75

102

80

52

57

63

66

64

404

*104 

57

58 

60

1.530

i?f5

116

91 

73

529

4,599

148

1.15

1.33

Aug.

107

133 

186

180

104

*78

79

78

75

71

69

66

66

65

63

60

63

64

59

62

59

58 

63

60 

63

60

 58

58

58 

60

56

2,381

76.8

0.595

0.69

Sept.

54

54 

54

53

53

54

53

54

53

53

52

53

52

52

53

53

53

53

51

51 

52

f§

53

52

51

51 

*51

-

1,583

52.8

0.409

0.46

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,290 Min 31 Mean 72.3 Cfsm O.S62 In. 7.63

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,530 Min 31 Mean 60.0 Cfsm 0.465 I"- 6.33

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note . Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 27 to Dee. 2, Dee. 15-20, Dec. 27 to Jan. 10, 

Jan. 17-19, Jan. 26 to Feb. 10, Feb. 13-18, 20-23, Feb. 27 to Mar. 9.
232 ROOT RIVER BASIN

Root River near Houston, Minn.

Location. Lat 43°46', long. 91°35', in sec. 32, T. 104 N., R. 6 W., on right bank 1 mile 

west of Houston and 2^ miles upstream from South Pork.

Drainage area. 1,270 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1909 to September 1917, May 1929 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 671.86 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. May 28, 1909, to Sept. 30, 1917, staff gage at site l| miles downstream at different datum. May 4, 1929, to Sept. 27, 1933, chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 32 years, 670 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,400 cfs July 27 (gage height, 10.05 ft); min- 

 Imum daily, 290 cfs Jan. 5, 6; minimum gage height, 1.92 ft Nov. 28.

1909-17, 1929-53: Maximum discharge, 37.000 cfs Apr. 1, 1952 (gage height; 13.90 ft);

maximum gage height, 14.9 ft Mar. 11, 1936 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 65

cfs Dec. 26, 1933, Feb. 25, 1935.

Remarks. Records fair. Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplants above 

Revisions. WSP 895: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Zl

22

23

24

25

26 

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

369

365

373

350

350

350

369

382

378

373

361

373

390

386

386

378

399

386

386

336

378

386

386

386

386

378 

361 

350

357

350

353

11,561

373

0.294

0.34

^JOV.

361

361

357

357

350

338

338

338

342

350

361

365

361

*365

369

378

408

390

386

390

390

386

378

378

390

417 

417 

330

325

350

-

11,026

368

0.290

0.32

Dec .

370

380

380

390

380

380

390

400

400

370

340

320

310

305

305

*310

310

300

300

310

320

320

320

310

310

300 

300 

300

310

320

330

10,390

335

0.264

0.30

Jan.

330

330

320

310

290

290

300

310

330

340

330

340

350

350

370

350

360

360

370

*370

360

370

380

380

370

360 

370 

350

350

370

380

10,740

346

0.272

0.31

Feb.

365

360

360

370

380

390

400

390

380

390

400

400

390

400

380

360 3'60

370

390

400

390 -380

380

375

 370

370 

380 

380

_

-

10, 660

381

0.300

0.31

Mar.

370

360

370

370

370

370

370

400

450

475

900

*2,350

5.140

2,070

1,840

1,440

1,180

 1,890

1,840

1,620

1,250

1,310

1,400

1,180

967

822 

704 

632

578

583

588

32,189

1,038

0.817

0.94

Apr.

567

541

531

516

506

496

496

487

487

551

511

531

551

541

588

621

643

720

709

660

616

588

551

*556

621

643 

756 

882

882

1.070

-

18,418

614

0.483

0.54

May

1,580

1,760

1,560

1,410

1,250

1,100

995

912

870

810

858

942

792

720

687

670

643

*S21

599

638

1,430

1,180

930

*852

3,040

4.570 

2,680 

1,780

1,400

1,220

1,090

39,389

1,271

1.00

1.15

June

960

906

852

822

1,200

900

822

828

834

792

762

738

894

1,690

981

834

786

704

a660

a710

a630

a565

a560

*6lO

1,020

894 

988 

2.620

1,800

1,470

-

28,832

961

0.757

0.84

July

1,160

974

870

924

834

792

750

704

665

638

610

738

1,520

1,180

1,060

912

846

810

738

709

756

*1,910

1,590

1,380

1,080

3,680

m1,810

1,650

2,900

43,580

1,406

1.11

1.28

Aug.

3,680

3,590

5,570

*9.-050

7,080

*3,320

2,630

2,260

1,960

1,800

1,660

1,530

1,430

1,310

1,240

1,160

1,090

1,040

1,020

954

906

858

834

810

792

780 

*744 

738

714

704

698

61,932

1,998

1.57

1.81

Sept.

687

670

654

648

632

643

621

616

616

610

610

599

594

583

578

S67

561

561

546

541

531

531

531

526

.546

546 

541 

546

561

541

17,537

585

0.461

0.51

Calendar year 1952: Max 31,100 Min 300 Mean 851 Cfsm 0.670 In. 9.12

Water year 1952-53: Max 9,030 Min 290 Mean 812 Cfsm 0.639 In. 8.65

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 efs). July 27 (10 a.m.) 10,400 cfs (10.05 ft)} Aug. 4 (6:30 p.m.) 

9,630 cfs (10.04 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station below South Fork and 

South pork Root River near Houston.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 29 to Mar. 12.
ROOT RIVER BASIN 233

South Pork Root River near Houston, Minn.

Location.--Lat 43°44', long. 91°34', in NE£SW£ sec. 9 T. 103 N., R. 6 W., on left bank 

50 ft dovmstream from bridge on State Highway 76, | mile above Badger Creek, and half a 

mile south of Houston.

Drainage area. 275 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. January to September 1953.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 680.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 1,300 cfs July 27 (gage height, 11.40 ft); 

minimum daily, 92 cfs Feb. 24, 25, 28, Mar. 1, 5, 6; minimum gage height, 2.74 ft 

Feb. 22.

Flood of Mar. 26, 1950, reached a stage of 12.81 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating table, Jan. 1 to Sept. 30, 1953, except period of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used June 14-28, Aug. 5-7, Sept. 16-30)

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

119

199

460

8.0 

10.0

750

1,060

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, January to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. Nov. Dec.

t!21

Jan.

115

113

110

108

106

105

105

107

110

113

116

118

120

120

115

108

110

112

114

*113

113

110

110

110

108

106

106

107

106

105

104

3,423

110

0.400

0.46

Feb.

103

100

103

104

105

106 

106

105

103

102

105

105

104

103

101

99

98

100

101

102

101

98

95

*92

92

94

93

92

.

_

-

2,812

100

0.364

0.38

Mar.

92

95

95

93

92

92 

93

93

96

100

180

*750

693

313

440

*221

202

*258

193

173

166

174

193

170

158

152

148

145

142

142

143

6,097

197

0.716

0.82

Apr.

145

153

157

157

155

153 

150

150

155

174

179

174

166

162

174

204

207

194

182

171

161

151

141

*138

151

152

148

145

262

221

-

5,032

168

0.611

0.68

May

189

181

174

168

161

158 

152

148

145

144

144

141

138

137

135

134

134

*132

131

1ST

159

142

136

*134

460

226

164

156

152

151

148

5,005

161

0.585

0.68

June

145

144

145

147

163

152

149

159

159

153

151

153

309

355

241

225

217

213

209

212

209

203

201

217

*244

180

191

680

252

193

-

6,371

212

0.771

0.86

July

176

168

164

161

161

164 

157

155

152

150

149

151

222

173

178

159

152

147

138

133

148

163

*134

130

129

730

1.030

396

320

300

558

7,248

234

0.851

0.98

Aug.

339

575

800

*860 49"6

*440 

547

300

268

246

226

213

199

191

184

179

174

170

167

164

161

159

158

157

156

153

151

*149

148

147

147

8,424

272

0.989

1.14

Sept.

146

144

142

143

143

142 

142

140

139

137

137

136

135

134

132

131

130

130

130

129

127

126

126

125

124

124

123

123

123

121

-

3,984

133

0.484

0.54

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

Peak discharge (base, 900 cfs). Mar. 13 (5:30 a.m.) 945 cfs (9.28 ft); June 28 (2 p.m.) 967 cfs

(9.42 ft); July 27 (8:30 a.m.) 1,300 cfs (11.40 ft); July 31 (4:30 p.m.) 929 cfs (9.18 ft); Aug. 4

(2 a.m.) 1,090 cfs (10.19 ft); Aug. 7 (3 a.m.) 914 efs (8.84 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Result of discharge measurement. 

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 1 to Mar. 12.
ROOT RIVER BASIN

Root River below South Fork, near Houston, Minn.

Location. Lat 43°46', long. 91°32' in sec. 34, T. 104 N., R. 6 W., on right bank 600 ft 

downstream from South Fork and l| miles northeast of Houston.

Drainage area. 1,560 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. March 1938 to September 1953.

Gagj3. Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 660.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Oct. 1, 1938, chain gage and high-water staff gage at present site 

at datum 60 ft lower. Oct. 1, 1938, to Oct. 2, 1950, chain gage and high-water staff 

gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 881 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 10,800 cfs July 27 (gage height, 15.48 ft); minimum daily, 395 cfs Jan. 6; minimum gage height recorded, 5.59 ft Nov. 29 (backwater 

from ice ) .

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 38,700 cfs Apr. 1, 1952 (gage height, 17.58 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs; maximum gage height observed, 18.05 ft Sept. 10, 

11, 1938, from high-water staff gage about 1,000 ft upstream, present datum; minimum 

discharge, 197 cfs Nov. 23, 1950.

Remarks . --Records fair. 

station.

Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplants above

Revisions (water years) .--WSP 895: Drainage area. WSP 1085: 1946.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

5.7

6.0

8.0

10.0

430

580

1,950

3,460

12.0

14.0

15.0

5,450 

8, ZOO 

9,960

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

510

505

515

500

500

500

510

510

510

500

490

500

510

510

510

505

515

500

510

505

500

505

500

500

500

500 

485 

475 

485

485

490

15,540

501

0.321

0.37

Nov.

495

485

480

475

475

462

457

462

462

466

466

466

462

466

462

462

490

480

462

-466

466

462

462

*462

475

510 

500 

430 

400

420

-

13,988

466

0.299

0.33

Dec.

440

450

450

460

460

460

470

480

480

460

435

415

405

400

400

410

*420

415

405

415

425

430

425

420

410

400 

400 

400 

410

425

435

13,310

429

0.275

0.32

Jan.

445

443

430

418

396

395

405

417

440

453

446

458

470

470

485

458

470

472

484

483

*473

480

490

490

478

466 

476 

457 

456

475

484

14,163

457

0.293

0.34

Feb.

468

460

463

474

485

496

506

495

483

492

505

505

494

503

481

459

458

470

491

502

491

480

490

*500

490

480 

490 

490

.

-

13,601

486

0.312

0.32

Mar.

480

470

470

470

465

465

465

500

546

575

1,080

*3,180

4.010

2,360

2,290

1,660

1,390

*2,140

2,040

1,800

1,420

1,490

1,660

1,390

1,130

977 

851 

778 

720

726

732

38,730

1,249

0.801

0.92

Apr.

720

706

694

658

646

652

646

634

634

726

694

706

720

706

765

865

851

914

907

837

784

746

700

*694

798

817 

914 

1,030 

1,150

1.840

23,654

788

0.505

0.56

May

1,780

1,960

1,740

1,570

1,400

1,260

1,150

1,080

1,020

956

1,020

1,110

935

858

824

810

784

*752

720

77?

1,670

1,350

1,080

*991

3,500

4.490 

3,140 

1,950 

1,560

1,370

1,240

44,842

1,447

0.928

1.07

June

1,110

1,060

1,000

970

1,360

1,200

1,030

991

1,010

991

935

865

1,080

2,150

1,220

1,120

1,020

921

872

928

844

772

765

837

1,340

*1,110 

1,180

2^030

1,670

-

35,741

1,191

0.763

0.85

July

1,330

1,150

1,040

1,110

1,010

970

921

872

817

791

765

914

1,820

1,370

1,270

1,070

1,000

970

879

837

921

2,170

*1,730

1,530

1,220

4,430 

8.230 

2,800 

2,130

1,940

3,490

51,497

1,661

1.06

1.23

Aug.

4,100

4,150

6,520

*9.750

7,570

*3,780

3,180

2,570

2,240

2,040

1,890

1,750

1,640

1,500

1,420

1,360

1,270

1,220

1,200

1,170

1,120

1,080

1,050

1,030

998

991 

942 

*921 

886

872

865

71,055

2,292

1.47

1.69

Sept.

84i

824

798

798

778

810

778

765

758

752

752

739

732

726

713

706

700

688

688

688

664

664

658

652

682

670 

664 

670 

688

664

-

21,713

724

0.464

0.52

Calendar year 1952: Max 31,500 Min 400 Mean 995 Cfsm 0.638 In. 8.67

Water year 1952-53: Max 9,730 Min 395 Mean 980 Cfsm 0.628 In. 8.52

Peak discharge (base. 8,500 efs). July 27 (10:30 a.m.) 10,800 cfs (15.48 ft); Aug. 4 (4 p.m.) 

10,200 cfs (15.11 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 29 to Mar. 12 (no gage-height record Nov. 30 

to Dec. 5).
UPPER IOWA RIVER BASIN 

Upper Iowa River at Deoorah, Iowa

235

Location. Lat 43°18'10", long. 91 e47'50", in SW£ sec. 16, T. 98 N., R. 8 W. , on right 

bank 1,200 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 52, 1,500 ft downstream from Dry 

Run cutoff, and 3 miles upstream from Trout Run.

Drainage area. 500 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1951 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-state recorder. Datum of gage is 850.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Extremes. 1951: Maximum discharge during period August to September, 334 cfs Aug. 29 

(gage height, 5.49 ft); minimum daily, 174 cfs Sept. 29, 30.

1951-52; Maximum discharge during water year, 8,850 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 9.17 

ft); minimum daily, 74 cfs Sept. 28.

1952-53; Maximum discharge during water year, 11,100 cfs Aug. 3 (gage height, 9.58 

ft); minimum daily, 50 cfs Nov. 28.

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

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Aug.

_

-

-

.

_

.

-

-

Sept.

322

296

280

270

240

240

255

245

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Aug.

_

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

Sept.

255

292

270

260

255

245

230

226

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Aug.

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

Sept.

217

*204

200

196

191

196

191

191

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total ................................................................

Runoff In inches. ....................................................

Peak discharge (base, 3, 000 "cfs}. No Deak above base.

Aug.

_

_

-

-

328

322

310

_

Sept.

187

187

180

177

174

174

-

0.51

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

174 

177

482

418

334

316

265

235

217

208

200

191

184

177

180

184

177

177

177

180

310

580

*1.140 

690

517

442

389

354

322

304

280

9,981

322

0.644

0.74

Nov.

260 

230

210

190

205

215

226

230

230

230

226

280

375

*508

48?

426

340

298

240

260

275

255

200 

170

190

210

226

240

235

240

-

7,902

263

0.526

0.59

Dec.

235 

235

260

275

516

310

280

260

250

221

213

 204

120

110

14T7

160

170

170

174

174

174

164

164 

161

154

154

151

154

154

152

150

6,009

194

0.388

0.45

Jan.

147 

143

143

140

143

143

137

*137

143

140

137

140

137

146

187

213

230

537

215

180

160

150

140 

130

ISo

150

145

140

130

140

143

4,809

155

0.310

0.36

Feb.

148 

154

154

154

*151

148

146

T5S

148

208

221

298

375

396

316

292

334

382

270

226

210

200

190 

180

175

208

240

361

450

-

-

6,883

237

0.474

0.51

Mar.

396 

368

328

270

213

*240

226

204

196

221

347

544

670

580

562

562

750

2,000

2,160

1,890

1,750

1,370

847 

643

571

499

450

482

1,580

4,800

7,900

33,619

1,084

2.17

2.50

Apr.

6,020 

2,350

1,570

1,190

1,010

872

790

*730

750

750

730

720

730

740

883

1,400

1,430

1,060

905

810

730

690

680 

641

569

497

454

422

383

362

-

30,868

1,029

2.06

2.30

May

334 

327

334

310

295

285

320

406

452" 470

398

355

334

310

*300

290

275

265

255

250

245

250

376 

355

290

275

275

270

250

255

290

9,706

313

0.626

0.72

June

250 

235

220

£25

260

235

216

206

188

184

175

175

175

188

184

172

*172

164

161

172

180

175

270 

295

?30

216

235

230

211

198

-

6,197

207

0.414

0.46

July

184 

175

275

188

168

158

230

206

180

175

164

158

147

255

198

175

*158

147

144

172

198

158

140 

134

124

124

121

140

124

121

115

5,156

166

0.332

0.38

Aug.

112 

109

109

112

115

112

109

121

175

134

*118

109

106

156

106

134

115

109

106

485

320

438

250 

184

154

140

128

121

118

118

118

4,789

154

0.308

0.36

Sept.

109 

1(56

103

101

95

95

95

95

92

89

89

87

81

87

87

*B7

87

89

89

87

84

81

81 

81

79

76

76

76" 74

76

-

2,634

87.8

0.176

0.20

Calendar year 1951: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1951-52: Max 7,900 Min 74 Mean 351 Cfsm 0.702 In. 9.57

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs). Mar. 51 (5 p.m.) 8,850 cfs (9.17 ft).

» Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 1-6, 19, 20, 25-26, Dee. 13-16, 30, 31,

~ Feb. 21-25.
236 UPPER IOWA RIVER BASIN

Upper Iowa River at Deoorah, Iowa Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

74

74

72

72

74

76

79

T6

76

79

76

76

*74

74

72

72

72

74

79

74

72

70

70

72

74

74

72

70

70

72

72

2,283

73.6

0.147

0.17

Nov.

70

72

72

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

*79

76

74

72

70

70

67

67

76

85

TO

50

65

80

-

2,125

70.8

0.142

0.16

Dec.

72

73

70

70

72

72

62

66

70

70

64

66

55

57

60

*62

66

70

62

55

58

60

62

62

60

58

58

58

58

63

63

1,971

63.6

0.127

0.15

Jan.

63

65

63

63

58

5256"

60

64

66

62

58

55

60

80

85

75

84

81

*79

79

79

79

81

79

75

70

62

67

68

70

2,138

69.0

0.138

0.16

Feb.

66

66

64

62 "g?

62

62

62

63

65

68

65

67

70

73

*76

70

62

62

87

87

67

72

79

79

76

89

 103~

_

-

1,988

71.0

0.142

0.15

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,900 Min 50

Mar.

88

80

75

70

66

62

63

68

75

270

1,200

1.800

1,600

1,370

1,140

710

650

*710

614

492

400

466

670

543

422

335

292

270

245

237

241

15,326

494

0.988

1.14

Apr.

237

234

2BT

253

266

253

234

237

*262

382

408

388

324

283

382

500

578

452

364

324

346

274

253

266

335

346

484

445

438

587

-

10,388

346

0.692

0.77

May

805

860

Tiff

578

475

394

340

314

287

270

253

253

266

245

234

230

222

215

207

*205

218

484

400

382

329

710

794

460

358

314

274

12,084

390

0.780

0.90

June

245

230

222

226

279

237

215

279

262

230

237

400

1,910

2 .320

82.7

518

388

329

292

266

*249

237

253

319

340

445

1,200

1,420

860

15,518

517

1.03

1.15

July

534

415

346

314

298

283

266

249

237

230

222

222

270

352

*388

329

324

279

270

245

329

352

937

543

346

4,790

 TJSTO"

1,720

982

740

680

20,862

673

1.35

1.55

Aug.

660

*5,730

*B,550

8,356

3,680

1,940

1,490

1,220

1,030

893

794

710

632

560

500

460

422

394

376

352

340

324

314

303

298

283

274

266

270

266

41,947

1,353

2.71

3.12

Sept.

253

237

234

226

222

215

211

207

203

200

192

188

188

185

177

177

174

174

*177

174

170

166

163

163

163

159

159

156

152

5,710

190

0.380

0.42

Mean 303 Cfsm 0.606 In. 8.27

Water year 1952-53: Max 8,550 Min 50 Mean 363 Cfsm 0.726 In. 9.84

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs).--

3,980 cfs (7.77 ft); July 26 (11 p.m

 Mar. 11 (12 p.m.) about 2,500 cfs (7.60 ft)j June 15 (3 a.m.) 

) 9,600 cfs (9.32 ft)j Aug. 3 (7:30 p.m.) 11,100 cfs (9.58 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.-- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 26-30, Dec. 7-29, Jan. 5-17, Jan. 26 to Feb.

197Tlar. 1-13.
PAINT CREEK BASIN 

Paint Creek at Waterville, Iowa

237

Location. Lat 43°12'35", long. 91 "18'15", in NE^NW£ sec. 22, T. 97 N., R. 4 W., on right 

bank 20 ft dovmstream from bridge on State Highway 373 and 0.5 mile northwest of Waterville.

Drainage area. 42.7 sq mi.

Records available. November 1952 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 2,840 cfs July 26 (gage height, 8.53 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,200 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily. 7.4 cfs 

Jan. 26 to Feb. 4, Feb. 9, 16-18.

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

record, which are poor. Records of water temperatures and sediment loads for the water 

year 1953 are given in WSP 1291.

Rating table, Nov. 14 , 1352, to Sept. 30, 1953, except periods of ice 

effect (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

3.4

3.5

3.7 

4.0

6.8

13

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.2

181

340

540

900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, November 1952 to September 1953"

Day

l

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. Nov.

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

9.8

*9.8

10

13

13

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.2

8.0

9.3

9.7

9.8

9.8

-

_

_

-

-

Dec.

9.8

9.8

9.8

11

To

10

9.8

10

10

10

10

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.8

10

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.2

9.2

9.8

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

299.8

9.67

0.226

0.26

Calendar year : Max

Jan.

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.9

*9.2

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

JQ

9.0

8.8

8.6

8.4

8.2

8.0

7.8

7.6

7.5

7.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4.

260.5

8.40

0.197

0.23

Feb.

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

8.0

8.6

8.0

8.0

7.4

8.0

9.2

8.6

*8.6

8.0

8.0

7.4

7.4

7.4

8.0

44.

15

13

13

13

11

11

14

15

-

-

-

299.2

10.7

0.251

0.26

Mar.

11

9.8

9.8

9.2

9.2

*8.6

8.0

8.0

14

141

164

179

*86

83

77

35

56

40

29

23

23

23

39

26

22

19

18

17

16

16

18

1,237.6

39.9

0.934

1.08

Apr.

18

18

24

21

19

18

18

18

20

11

27

24

22

21

*30

28

25

24

23

21

20

19

18

20

26

21

20

20

20

21

-

661

22.0

0.515

0.58

May

24

23

23

23

22

21

21

20

19

21

20

18

17

18

17

*16

16

17

17

17

20

25

19

51

31

24

23

20

20

19

18

660

21.3

0.499

0.57

June

18

18

18

17

17

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

56

23

20

18

16

15

*15

15

14

13

12

12

13

17

13

30

19

15

549

18.3

0.429

0.48

July

14

13

12

12

15

17

13

12

12

11

11

12

14

13

11

11

40

15

12

12

15

13

*10

10

10

*858 ~57

36

30

26

27

1,3.74

44.3

1.04

1.20

Aug.

25

141

TIT

80

55

49

42

37

36

32

30

30

27

26

25

25

23

*23

21

21

20

19

19

18

18

17

17

16

T6

16

16

1,057

34.1

0.799

0.92

Sept.

15

15

14

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

*14

14

14

13 13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

13

13

13

13

-

416

13.9

0.326

0.36

Min Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs).--July 26 (1:30 p.m.) 2,840 cfs (8.53 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 25-28, Jan. 16-25, Feb. 21. Doubtful or m 

gage-height record Jan. 9, June 22, 24, June 27 to July 22, Aug. 10, 14, Sept. 1, 2, 5-9, 12, 13; 

discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations.
238 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Mississippi River at McGregor, Iowa

Location. Lat 43°01'40", long. 91°10'22", in SE^SE^ sec. 22, T. 95 N., R. 3 W., on right 

bank in city park at north end of Main Street in McGregor, 2.6 miles upstream from 

Wisconsin River, 4.0 miles downstream from Yellow River, and at mile 633.6 above Ohio 

River.

Drainage area. 67,500 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. August 1936 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 605.30 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 14.1 miles upstream in tailwater of dam 9, 

at datum 5.30 ft lower.

Average discharge.--17 years, 33,700 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 86,200 cfs July 3; maximum gage height, 

12790' ft Mar. 31; minimum daily discharge, 13,500 cfs Dec. 5: minimum gage height, 6.31 

ft Sept. 27.

1936-53: Maximum daily discharge, 197,500 cfs Apr. 22, 1952; maximum gage-height, 

20.89 ft Apr. 23, 1952; minimum daily discharge, 6,200 cfs Dec. 9, 1936 (discharge 

measurement); minimum gage height, -0.86 ft Aug. 18, 1936.

Maximum stage known, about 21.0 ft in June 1880.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Stagedlscharge relation affected by backwater from Wisconsin River and dam 10. Plow regulated by reservoirs and navigation dams.

Cooperation. Gage-height record at dam 9 collected in cooperation with Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

15,700

15,900

16,600 

16,300

15,800

15,200 

14,600

14,600

15.900

14,300

14,300

14,900

16,100

16,500

*16.900i

16,300

15, 800

16,600

15, 300

16,OQO

16,500

16, 500

16,300

16,300

16,400

15,900

15,900

15,900

16,500

16,100

15,300

489,200

15,780

0.234

0.27

Nov.

15,600

15,300

15,400 

15,700

15, 600

15,700 

16,600

16,700

16,800

17,500

17,500

17,300

*16, 500

16,000

15, 600

15,200

17,500

21.100

18,900

17,700

15,900

14,400

14, 500

14.500

14,400

16,600

16,400

17,600

16,800

16,500

-

491, 600

16,390

0.243

0.27

Dec.

16,100

14,700

15,700 

15,780

13.500

15,400 

16,500

18,100

18,100

17,800

18,500

17,600

17,200

19,200

21,500

22 . 200

21,200

19,000

17,000

16,500

16,500

16,300

15,700

15,700

15,700

15,300

16,000

16,000

15,900

16,800

17,400

525,000

16,940

0.251

0.29

Jan.

17,500

17,400

17,200 

17,000

16,500

14.700 

14,700

16,200

17,500

17 . 900

17,500

16,500

16,300

16,700

17,000

16,200

16,200

16,700

16,900

16,900

16,800

16,500

16,000

15, 500

15,500

15,500

15,500

15,500

15,500

15,500

15,500

506, 600

16,340

0.242

0.28

Feb.

15.500

16,300

16,800

17,000

16,800 

16,600

16,800

16,700

16,500

16,600

16,600

16,600

16,700

16,700

16,800

16,800

16,900

16,900

17,000

16,900

16,700

16,500

16,500

16, 600

16,900

16,900

16,500

.

-

-

467,100

16,680

0.247

0.26

Mar.

16.500

16,800

17,000 

17 , 000

17,200

17,500 

17,200

17,200

17 , 400

19,500

20,900

25,700

28,700

32,300

37,200

36,800

*35,900

36,800

37,500

40,200

43,500

51,000

58,700

65, 600

66,700

70,700

77,700

81,300

82,500

85,200

85.500

*1,265.5

40, 820

0.605

0.70

Apr.

85,000

82,600

85. 200 

82,300

80,100

79,300 

66,500

64,900

74,900

70,900

73,900

74,400

73,900

72,800

*74, 000

75,200

72,700

75,200

75,500

73,000

70,5.00

67,400

64,400

58, 800

58, 400

57,300

53,200

49,900

49.300

50,700

tt,081.8

69,390

1.03

1.15

May

52,100

51, 700

52,600 

54,900

56,200

56,200 

58, 100

58,900

59,400

59,200

60, 300

60, 400

56,200

55/700

54,100

52,700

50,800

50,800

51,000

51,100

*50, 700

50,900

51,100

50.600

52,000

54, 100

60, 500

65,500

69,500

75,000

74 . 500

*1,754.2

56,590

0.858

0.97

June

74,900

75,000

74,500 

74,000

72 , 600

70,700 

68,900

68,900

66,400

65,700

61,900

59,500

58,400

55,800

55, 500

55,700

54,600

53,100

51,200

50.600

51,200

55,500

55, 100

*56,000

62,500

67,400

70,600

74,200

78,400

82.600

(1,916.8

65,890

0.947

1.06

July

84,600

86,000

86.200 

85,500

85,100

.83, 300 

81,600

80,500

79,000

75,400

74,500

72,700

70,400

*69,700

67,900

64,700

62,800

61,000

59,000

56,000

56,100

54,600

54,400

52,200

51.500

51,800

55, 100

56,200

60,000

59,300

58, 600

*2/)93.7

67,540

1.00

1.15

Aug.

58, 500

58,500

59,500 

65,700

*68,100

69,800 

68,900

68,900

68, 100

66, 500

64,900

65,100

68, 100

70,300

75,700

74,700

76,900

77.200

76,900

77,200

75,800

74,400

72,500

70, 300

68,400

65,700

60,600

57,000

55,300

50,600

48. 900

*2,075

66,940

0.992

1.14

Sept.

46j900

45* 700

40 ', 000

37,400

34,200

33, 600 

31,300

27,100

25,500

28,400

28,500

29,000

25,500

23,900

22,900

24,100

24,200

*24,000

25,000

24,200

24,700

24,300

22,800

20,500

18, 900

16.200

16,900

17,800

19,000

18,800

799,300

26,640

0.395

CV44

Calendar year 1952: Max 197,500 Min 13,500 Mean 44,290 Cfsm 0.656 In. 8.93

Water year 1952-53: Max 86,200 Min 13,500 Mean 39,630 Cfsm 0.587 In. 7.98

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.

Note.. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 29 to Dec. 3, Dec. 13 to Mar. 10.
WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN 239

Anvil Lake near Eagle River, Wis.

Location. Lat 45°56'20", long. 89°03 I 35", in sec. 13, T. 40 N., R. 11 E., at resort of 

Hans Schaffer on north side of lake, 11 miles northeast of Eagle River.

Drainage area. 3 sq mi, approximately. Area of Anvil Lake, 630 acres. 

Records available. August 1936 to September 1953 (fragmentary).

Gage. Staff gage read weekly. Datum of gage is 90.00 ft above datum assumed by Public 

Service Commission of Wisconsin; gage readings have been reduced to elevations above 

this datum. Prior to Aug. 13, 1950, staff gage 0.3 mile south at same datum.

Extremes. Maximum elevation observed during year, 95.50 ft July 25; minimum observed, 

94.38 ft Nov. 13, 20.

1936-53: Maximum elevation observed, 97.20 ft May 3, 7, 17, 21, 24, 2a, June 20, 

24, 1943; minimum observed, 92.72 ft Oct. 27, 1949.

Remarks. Lake has no surface outlet.

Qage height, in feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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

No

Oct.

_

4.70

-

_

_

.

_

-

4.60

-

_

-

_

4.50

_

-

_

-

.

4.50

_

_

.

4.50

-

te. Add

Nov.

_

_

_

4.45

_

-

_

«

-

.

_

4.38

_

-

_

_

_

.

4.36

_

.

-

-

-

_

_

..

4.46

-

Dec. Jan.

.

_

..

-

-

_.

_

4.48

_

_

-

_

-

_

4.50

_

-

_

-

-

4.48

_

-

-

-

-

4.46

Feb.

.

_

_

_

-

_

4. SO

-

-

_

_

-

4.52

_

_

_

-

4.60

-

-

-

-

_

_

4.62

-

-

Mar.

.

_.

_

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

4.64

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

4.74

_

-

-

-

4.74

-

Apr.

.

_

«.

4.76

_

-

-

_

-

_

4.80

-

-

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

May

_

_

4.93

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

4.80 '-

_

-

.

4.94

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

4.94 -'

June

_

_

-

_

-

5.00

4.94

-

-

-

_

-

5.02

-

-

_

-.

_

-

5.40

-

-

-

-

-

_

5.3(3

-

-

-

~

July

_

_

-

5.40

-

_

-

-

-

-

5.30

-

-

-

-

_

5.36

_

.

-

-

-

-

-

5.50

_

-

-

-

-

~

Aug.

5.44

-

-

-

-

.

-

5.40

-

-

.

-

-

-

5.36

.

-

-

-

-

_

5.40

-

-

-

_

-

-

5.30

-

~

Sept.

_

-

-

-

5.46

_

-

-

-

-

-

5.38

-

-

-

-

-

-

5.30

-

-

-

-

-

~

5.26

-

-

-

-

~

90 ft to obtain elevation above datum assumed for this lake by Public Service Commission

of Wisconsin.
240 WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN 

Wisconsin River at Rainbow Reservoir, near Lake Tomahawk, Wls.

Location. Lat 45°50'00", long. 89°32'50", In S|SW£ sec. 30, T. 39 N., R. 8 E., on right 

bank 400 ft upstream from Gllmore Creek, 800 ft downstream from Rainbow Reservoir Dam, 

and 2.5 miles northeast of Lake Tomahawk. Records Include flow of Gllmore Creek.

Drainage area. 750 sq ml, Includes that of Gllmore Creek. 

Records available. July 1936 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,570.05 ft above mean sea level (Public 

Service Commission of Wisconsin benchmark).

Average discharge. 17 years, 732 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge (luring year, 2,450 cfs June 22, 23 (gage height, 5.78 ft); 

minimum, 168 cfs Mar. 23 (gage height, 0.85 ft).

1936-53: Maximum discharge, 3,570 cfs Sept. 5, 1941 (gage height, 7.59 ft); minimum, 17 cfs Oct. 10-12, 1940; minimum daily, 128 cfs Apr. 16-18, 1949.

Remarks.--Records good.. Plow regulated by Rainbow Reservoir and 12 smaller reservoirs 

above station (see p. 265).

Revisions (water years). WSP 895: 1937(m).

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 24 to Aug. 10)

1.2 

l.S 

2.0 

2.5

244

330

495

675

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

880

1,340

1,880

2,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year Octoberl952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

754 

754

124

774

774

774

774

774

774

754

754

*754

754

734

734

734 

714

714

714

694

675

675

675

638

602

602

602

602

602

602

602

21,857

705

-343

Nov.

602 

602

602

602

584

566

566

566

548

566

530

512

512

512

512

512

512

512

512

512

512

512

530

566

548

512

495

152

658

638

-

16,495

550

-100

Dec.

566 

530

530

530

530

530

530

566

584

584

*584

584

584

584

584

584 

584

638

675

656

656

656

656

656

656

675

675

675

675

675

675

18,867

609

-70

Jan.

675 

675

675

675

675

774

837

754

*694

675

675

675

675

694

734

795 

774

754

754

754

754

754

754

734

734

795

774

754

754

754

734

22,688

732

-290

Feb.

734

754

774

774

774

795

795

774

795

*795

774

774

795

754

734

774 

816

816

816

816

837

816

837

880

858

858

880

880 ~ _

-

-

22,479

803

-333

Mar.

837 

816

795

754

694

675

638

620

656

602

620-

714

734

754

754

675 

602

675

880

902

774

*584

321

260

294

324

266

232

234

237

239

18,162

586

4407

Apr.

244 

249

258

255

255

258

258

263

268

255

244

242

277

306

263

m318

374

377

364

349

349

352

358

280

271

303

321

342

-

8,739

291

+966

Hay

300

*271

"312 266

390

443

450

403

377

380

396

406

400

460

566

620 

675

714

656

584

474

393

457

453

566

694

754

714

734

945

1,150

16,403

529

+385

June

1,080 

94S

795

816

880

945

923

*94S

774

714

795

795

734

754

795

714

714

694

788

1,820

2,050

2,240

2.450

2,370

2,240

1,760

1,220

1,190

1,440

1,820

-

36,180

1,206

+136

July

2,170 

2.240

*1,640

1,290

1,710

1,650

1,600

1,390

1,030

880

923

1,030

945

1,170

1,290

1,260 

1,050

1,050

1,100

1,100

1,030

902

945

988

1,120

1,260

1,260

1,340

1,550

1,550

1,340

39,803

1,284

-92

Aug.

1.220 

*1,220

1,120

945

816

837

967

1,100

1,170

1,030

880

902

967

880

858

858 

837

837

816

816

837

902

923

923

902

816

816

837

837

837

837

28,543

921

-116

Sept.

837 

837

816

858

902

902

880

880

902

902

902

902

902

902

945

923 

880

858

858

858

837

816

837

816

754

734

714

714

774

816

-

25,458

849

-489

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

362 

0.483 

0.56

450 

0.600 

0.67

Calendar year 1952 : 

Water year 1952-53 :

539 

0.719 

0.83

442 

0.589 

0.68

470 

0.627 

0.65

993 

1.32 

1.52

1,257 

1.68 

1.87

914 

1.22 

1.41

Observed

Max 1,880 Hin 147 Mean 804 

Max 2,430 Hin 232 Mean 755

1,342 

1.79 

2.00

1,192 

1.59 

1.83

805 

1.07 

1.23

360 

0.480 

0.54

Adjusted

Mean 740 Cfsm 0.987 In. 13.44 

Mean 762 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.79

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in 13 reservoirs above station.

Note. Stage-discharge realtlon affected by ice Mar. 2, 4-8, 16, 17, 20.
WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN 241

Wisconsin River at Whirlpool Rapids, near Rhlnelander, Wls.

Location. Lat 45°33'15", long. 89°30'25", In NW£ sec. 4, T. 35 N., R. BE., on right 

bank at head of Whirlpool Rapids, 0.6 mile downstream from outlet of Crescent Lake 

and 10 miles southwest of Rhlnelander.

Drainage area. 1.200 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . September 1915 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,492.14 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (levels by Wisconsin Public Service Corp.).

Average discharge. 36 years (1915-26, 1928-53), 1,105 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,120 cfs June 22 (gage height, 4.96 ft); minimum, 422 cfs May 11 (gage height, 1.28 ft); minimum daily, 661 cfs May 13.

1915-53: Maximum discharge, 5,590 cfs Sept. 6, 1941 (gage height, 5.91 ft); minimum, 123 cfs July 29, 30, 1934 (gage height, 0.34 ft); minimum daily, 210 cfs July 30,

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by 15 reservoirs (see p. 265) and 3 powerplants 

above station.

Revisions. WSP 805: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.8 

2.0 

2.5

671

780

1,120

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

1,580

3,710

4,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

910

999 

760

1.010

949

842

844

970

899

917

*967 

930

888

962

836

935

790

927

1,000

806

916

816

887

882

700

922

812

830

688

752

845

27,191

877

-366

Nov.

726

902 

725

777

870

815

697

684

825

712

789 

780

700

701

710

746

692

775

810

686

772

776

700

678

905

897

836

734

809

728

-

22,957

765

-147

Dec.

928

766 

855

855

759

810

820

696

180

832

*858 

799

796

903

716

898

709

776

766

887

1.030

970

835

860

989

874

801

883

918

971

980

26,420

852

-78

Jan.

834

894 

904

874

780

862

1,080

1,040

*1,070

968

1,010 

924

856

923

957

755

961

860

1,120

966

1,040

1,000

948

967

824

852

894

1.180

302

1,000

1,020

29,165

941

-310

Feb.

997

754 

1,010

1.120

1,060

1,080

956

988

978

1,040

*980 

922

1,040

909

959

907

846

1,070

1,080

1,000

989

945

988

1,030

1,120

992

999

1,010

_

-

27,769

992

-334

Mar.

990

988 

968

942

910

932

839

956

678

156

1,010- 

978

1,040

950

906

1,000

914

791

1,000

1,120

1,240

1,380

*1.580

1,120

967

869

1,020

1,070

1,310

1,340

1,280

31,994

1,032

+460

Apr.

1,240

1,240 

1,380

1.530

1,480

1,340

1,240

1,180

1,300

1,520

1,280 

1,420

1,280

1,290

1,380

1,300

1,090

1,030

1,080

1,070

901

1,110

966

876

952

1,250

1,100

1,010

987

856

-

35,678

1,189

+1,022

Hay

1,080

*982 

1,080

957

892

947

928

997

857

752

703 

869

661

755

774

774

869

900

900

 1,040

1,340

1,040

1,040

1,120

1,120

1,340

1,120

1,240

1,290

1,340

i,73Q

31,385

1,012

+393

June

1,680

1,630 

1,430

1,240

1,290

1,340

1,240

*1,290

1,380

1,120

1,080 

1,340

1,080

1,080

967

1,200

967

1,080

1,240

2,210

2,900

3,550

3,320

3,480

3.710

3,400

2,710

2,210

2,100

2,580

-

55,844

1,861

+144

July

2,900

3.480 

3,400

2,970

2,160

2,330

2,330

2,100

1,990

1,380

1.120 

1,200

1,530

1,340

1,530

1,630

1,780

1,380

1,380

1,340

1,340

1,430

1,200

1,120

1,340

1,530

1,530

1,780

1,990

1,990

2,210

56,730

1,830

-97

Aug.

1.990

*1,630 

1,630

1,840

1,480

1,340

1,340

1,480

1,530

1,580

1,580 

1,340

1,080

1,340

1,290

1,080

1,120

1,040

1,040

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,120

1,160

1,160

1,640

900

1,080

1,000

1,000

39,210

1,265

-123

Sept.

1,000

1,040 

1,040

1,000

1,000

967

1,000

1,120

1,000

967

1.160 

1,160

934

967

1,120

1,160

1,080

1,080

1,040

1,000

967

967

934

900

1,040

1,080

869

8l9

869

934

-

30,264

1,009

-525

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

511 

0.426 

0.49

618 

0.515 

0.57

Calendar year 1952 : 

Water year 1952-53 :

774 

0.645 

0.74

631 

0.526 

0.61

658 

0.548 

0.57

1,492 

1.24 

1.43

2,211 

1.84 

2.05

1,405 

1.17 

1.35

Observed

Max 3,550 Hin 678 Mean 1,233 

Max 3,710 Min 661 Mean 1,136

2,005 

1.67 

1.86

1,733 

1.44

1.66

1,142 

0.952 

1.10

484 

0.403 

0.45

Adjusted

Mean 1,166 Cfsm 0.972 In-. 13.23 

Mean 1,141 Cfsm 0.951 In. 12.88

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, In 15 reservoirs above station.
242 WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN

Tomahawk River at Bradley, Wls. 

(Formerly published as Tomahawk River at Tomahawk)

Location.--Lat 45°32'20", long. 89°44'45", In NW£ sec. 9, T. 35 H., R. 6 E., on left face 

or aam at outlet of Lake Nokomls, 0.5 mile east of Bradley, 4.Q, miles upstream from 

Jersey powerplant, and 4.7 miles upstream from mouth.

 Drainage area.--545 sq ml.

Records available. January 1930 to September 1953. Prior to April 1952, published as 

"at Tomahawk" (records for October 1951 to April- 1952 for station at Tomahawk superseded by records for this same period at Bradley).

Gage. Lake staff gage read once daily supplemented by frequent readings of talntor gate 

openings. Altitude of gage Is 1,450 ft. Prior to October 1952, powerplant records at 

site 4.0 miles downstream.

Average discharge. 23 years, 566 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. 1951-52: Maximum discharge observed during water year, 1,640 cfs Oct. 7, 8;

 minimum observed, 67 cfs Apr. 9.

1952-53: Maximum discharge observed during water year, 1,570 cfs July 2, 3; minimum observed, 132 cfs Mar. 29.

1930-53: Maximum dally discharge, 2,530 cfs June 18, 1943; no flow at times In 

1931, 1934, 1940.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge computed from lake elevations and gate openings. Plow 

completely regulated by four reservoirs operated by Wisconsin Valley Improvement Co.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 875: 1932, 1935, 1938. WSP 1238: Drainage area at former 

site.Kecoras ror uctober 1951 to April 1952, computed for site at Tomahawk; published

In WSP 1238, superseded by records for site at Bradley for that period, given herein.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

31

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1,300 

1,180

1,330

1,330

1,390

1,540

1.610 

1,550

1,340

1,290

1,130

845

641

615

753

861

860

797 

732

734

837

1,140 

1,160

1,030

1,030

1,030

993

916

760

731

861

32,365

1,041

-40

Nov.

860 

859

857

855

856

856

856 

857

858

859

917

1,060

1.310

1,030

88E

798

830

859 

860

861

933

945 

943

844

775

775

775

775

775

775

26,184

873

-117

Dec.

775 

774

839

801

774

773

773 

773

731

7ZI

770

872

926

914

907

994

1,080

1.120

867

863

858 

857

856

855

988

1,040

1,000

997

993

991

27,453

886

-353

Jan.

989 

984

977

973

969

964

858 

798

971

996

956

953

947

848

796

877

920

976 

1,090

1.130

1,030

978 

969

968

965

963

962

963

962

962

962

39,654

957

-550

Fet.

961 

960

958

955

876

820

'8?0 

870

900

895

1,020

1,070

1,050

1,030

1,020

1,010

998

992 

988

1,010

1,120

1.180 

1,180

1,170

1,160

1,15O

1,130

1,110

1,090

-

39,493

1,017

-669

Mar.

1.260 

1,330

1,190

1,180

1,150

1,130

 1,110 

1,100

1,090

1,070

1,040-

987

945

895

852

770

690

630 

600

600

600

596 

585

575

575

558

497

512

510

485

409

25,421

830 -335

Apr.

360 

320

197

300

367

302

178 

106

85

J71

73

76

77

79

80

82

85

86 

89

93

94

*96 

98

99

100

101

103

103

104

88

-

3,690

133

+1,668

May

80

187

195

173

218

340

240 

240

340

320

455

493

386

451

505

375

356

356 

356

356

298

369 

269

322

354

353

353

416

508

669

882

10,914

352

+377

June

816 

688

818

687

558

580

580 

558

616

500

501

486

644

666

839

966

973

1.170 

998

693

375

176 

327

433

1,030

1,160

859

515

686

505

-

30,203

673

+45

July

441 

441

555

784

884

718

571 

470

554

723

714

690

731

633

599

761

850

798

475

- 353

319

894 

751

443

594

675

676

988

8^5

776

571

20,316

655

+28

Aug.

393 

530

715

803

860

991

1.210 

1,140

1,050

718

660

1,010

975

784

638

636

634

635 

508

718

783

550 

657

717

715

656

573

475

438

380

386

31,937

707

-43

Sept.

489 

385

571

631

600

634

663 

795

838

835

829

823

817

813

810

808

872

900 

914

920

927

932 

938

907

809

7*64

932

1.110

1,656

895

-

34,150

805

-583

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

1,001 

1.84

2.12

756 

1.3S 

1.55

Calendar year 1953 : 

Water year 1952-53:

533 

0.978 

1.13

407 

0.747 

0.86

348 

0.639 

0.69

495 

0.908 

1.05

1,791 

3.29

3.67

Observed

Max - Mln - Mean - 

Max 1,610 Hln 71 Mean 743

729 

1.34 

1.54

718 

1.32 

1.47

683 

1.35 

1.44

664 

1.33 

1.41

222 

0.407 

0.45

Adjusted

Mean - Cfsm - In. 

Mean 695 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.38

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In 4 reservoirs upstream.
WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN

Tomahawk River at Bradley, Wls. Continued 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

243

Day

1 

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

903

815

902

873

870

825

769

738

703

643

609

602

607

610

612

614

615

616

617

618

618

427

373

377

504

560

593

554

553

586

636

19,941

643

-439

Nov.

642 

633

632 

598

550

535

535

535

535

535

514

490

515

550

540

533

481

505

533

532

532

531

530

530

529

416

322

324

377

487

15,501

517

-210

Dec.

533

531

463 

426

462

480

480

480

479

479

479

478

478

478

477

527

555

579

626

626

604

542

541

550

552

553

554

611

650

650

604

16,527

533

-181

Jan.

"573 570 

575 

573

574

715

793

784

728

694

691

690

690

730

745

780

848

840

834

827

765

728

724

768

787

781

880

826

725

674

658

22,570

72B

-423

Feb.

655 

651

648 

643

637

633

595

565

603

613

607

601

595

607

610

630

635

622

614

610

600

588

586

565

555

545

570

573

_

-

16,956

606

-261

Mar.

551 

536

516 

501

490

479

460

410

390

395

392-

392

374

366

356

*352

352

266

283

235

210

245

240

216

213

200

179

177

149

136

140

10,201

329

4446

Apr.

145

*I47

150 

152

157

160

160

161

162

163

165

168

171

172

174

176

177

179

180

181

181

182

182

183

184

186

187

189

190

T90

-

5,154

172

+871

Hay

*191 

193

194 

195

196

197

197

198

198

198

199

199

200

244

260

260

260

348

386

386

259

172

174

175

176

177

160

150

151

152

153

6,598

213

+498

June

153 

153

153 

153

153

153

154

154

154

*240

342

370

326

326

415

365

240

202

176

442

625

890

1,040

1,200

1.260

1,080

956

937

*901

1,200

-

14,913

497

+317

July

1,270 

*1,430

1.570 

1,520

1,330

1,230

860

659

596

596

763

547

483

532

580

580

580

506

480

480

480

480

480

479

479

415

320

462

602

430

290

21,509

694

-4

Aug.

*352 '502

580 

662

680

710

775

626

402

394

416

522

527

772

708

448

390

488

631

724

825

802

773

810

790

715

604

680

721

721

721

19,471

628

-200

Sept.

747

755

772 

781

781

738

717

716

716

680

600

565

748

"965 973

958

666

756

718

807

850

850

800

775

706

674

673

673

672

671

-

22,703

757

-570

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

204

0.374 

0.43

307 

0.562 

0.62

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

352 

0.646 

0.74

305 

0.560 

0.65

345 

0.633 

0.66

775 

1.42 

1.64

1,043 

1.91 

2.13

711 

1.30 

1.50

Observed

Max 1,260 Hln 71 Mean 650 

Max 1,570 Min 136 Mean 526

814 

1.49 

1.66

690 

1.27 

1.46

428 

0.785 

0.90

187 

0.343 

0.38

Adjusted

Mean 576 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.38 

Mean 514 Cfsm 0.943 In. 12.78

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second. In 4 reservoirs upstream.
244 WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN

Spirit River at Spirit Palls, Wls.

Location. Lat 45°26'55", long. 89°58'50", In NW£ sec. 10, T. 34 N., R. 4 E., near center 

or span on downstream side of bridge, 0.2 mile south of town of Spirit Palls, 0.6 mile 

upstream from Squaw Creek, and 2.0 miles downstream from Richie Creek.

Drainage area. 82 sq mi, approximately.

Records available .--April 1942 to September 1953.

Gage.--Chain gage read once daily. Altitude of gage is 1,450 ft (from dam and reservoir 

data).

Average discharge. 11 years, 90.5 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,820 cfs June 20 (gage height, 6.64 ft); 

minimum, 5.9 cfs Sept. 23 (gage height, 1.18 ft).

1942-53: Maximum discharge observed, 4,180 cfs Sept. 18, 1942 (gage height, 10.00 

ft, from rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs); minimum observed, 1.2 cfs Aug. 16, 

1947 (gage height, 0.82 ft).

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

Revisions. WSP 1208: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

2.5

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

5.8

209

344

514

903

1,330

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

11 

10

10

10

10

101111

1111

10

*8.9

8.0

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.6

9.2

9.2 

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.6

8.6

9.2

295.7

9.54

0.116

0.13

Nov.

9.2

10

10

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

9.2

9.2

7.5

176

9.2

9.2

10

13

14

13

12

11

11 

10

8.0

8.0

19

24

24

18

-

339.1

11.3

0.138

0.15

Dec.

15 

15

11 9.2

13

16

18

20

22

*2±

24

22

21

19

16

14

13

12

11

11

11

11

11 

11

11

12

12

11

11

12

12

451.2

14.6

0.178

0.20

Jan.

12 

12

11

11

10

9.2

8.5

*97T

9.2

9.2

9.5

9.8

10

10

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

332.5

10.7

0.130

0.15

Feb.

10 

10

 975 9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

10

10

11

*n

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

T2

12

12

12 

12

12

12

12

12

-

-

308.0

11.0

0.134

0.14

Kar.

If

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

15

16

17

19

22

25

29

35

47

*66

250

HB699

478

478

550

550

496

443

6,502

210

2.56

2.95

Apr.

443 

443

376

443

443

376

284

244

244

344

587

550

360

220

187

284

298

298

149

133

118

.107

94 

86

86

392

376

270

177

*158

-

8,570

286

.3.49

3.89

May

"313 313 

270

187

149

115

101

101

83

71

66

66

49

45

40

40

33

34

26

26

33

209

187

126

99

96

78

64

57

104

126

3,307

107

1.30

1.50

June

104 

81

62

51

47

38

34

34

*55

41

33

19

Ti

11

12

15

215

344

1.280

1,270

587

270 

158

198

270

198

141

126

754

-

6,469

216

2.63

2.93

July

*587 

550

478

244

158

118

92

70

54

42

35

27

26

44

54

37

27

27

24

20

18

20

17

11

9.6

15

18

18

46

29

20

2,935.6

94.7

1.15

1.33

Aug.

*20 

133

107

91

107

83

141

198

T67

112

81

78

81

64

53

49

34

28

26

21

18

17

16 

16

15

15

14

11

TT

11

11

1,829

59.0

0.720

0.83

Sept.

if119.2

8.6

8.6

8.0

7.5

7.5

7.5

6.9

7.5

6.9

6.3

6.3

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.3

6.3

6.3

"675 5.9 

7.8

8.3

7.8

7.8

7.2

7.2

-

229.9

766

0.093

0.10

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,630 Mln 7.5 Mean 98.1 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.28

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,310 Mln 5.9 Mean 86.5 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.30

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 16 to Jan. 9, Jan. 11 to Mar. 22.
WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN 245

New Wood River near Merrill, Wis.

Location. Lat 45°15 r 30", long. 89 0 50'40", in E? sec. 15, T. 32 N., R. 5 E., near right 

bank on downstream side of County Trunk E highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Kelly Creek, 2-jj miles upstream from mouth and 9^ miles northwest of Merrill,

Drainage area. 83 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. December 1952 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once dally. Altitude of gage Is 1,380 ft (estimated from 

nearby topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed for the period, 991 cfs June 21 (gage height, 5.26 

ft); maximum gage height, 6.50 ft Mar. 23 (backwater from Ice); minimum discharge observed, 5.7 cfs Sept. 13, 20-23 (gage height, 1.54 ft).

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

Rating table, Dec. 1, 1952, to Sept. 30, 1953, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

1.5 

1.7 

1.9

2.1

3.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

83

179

503

877

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, December 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

13

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

34

25

36

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. Nov. Dec.

328

335

322

320

al9

319

330

321

*31

21

20

19

17

15

14

13

12

11

11

10

10

10

9.8

Iff

9.6

9.6

9.6

10

11

12

468.8

15.1

0.182

0.21

Jan.

12

12

11

10

9.5

9.2

*9.1

9.1

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.9

8.8

8.7

8.6

8.5

8^4

286.8

9.25

0.111

0.13

Feb.

8.3

8.2

8.5

9.3

9.7

10

10

9.7

9.3

9.1

8.9

*8.7

8.6

8.5

8.4

8.3

8.3

8.1

8.1

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

_

_

-

239.8

8.56

0.103

0.11

Mar.

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

a.o

8.0

8.2

8.8

11

15

20

35

50

40

30

36

25

30

150

400

*725

575

575

649

687

612

575

575

5,894.0

190

2.29

2.64

Apr.

*503

466

449

466

432

381

298

265

265

364

538

502

449

282

234

298

39&

234

174

140

133

102

106

83

94

415

432

348

250

*193

-

9,182

306

3.69

4.11

May

364

348

250

234

192

144

114

96

86

71

70

60

51

43

37

34

32

31

27

35.

66

116

79

75

66

60

53

43

65

111

147

3,188

103

1.34

1.43

June

118

86

63

54

45

36

30

47

51

*36

30

25

19

14

il

22

30

97

334

687

915

839

502

365

282

314

305

155

134

725

-

6,073

302

2.43

2.72

July

*725

687

*575

298

132

88

66

45

36

31

27

24

22

34

36

27

34

20

18

17

16

16

15

12

16

21

48

63

121

91

51

3,403

110

1.33

1.52

Aug.

192

466

484

415

314

250

305

449

348

234

174

106

89

73

51

39

32

27

33

20

16

14

12

11

9.6

8.6

8.6

8.2

7 .8

7.8

7.8

4,102.4

133

1.59

1.94

Sept.

7.5

7.5

*6.9

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.9

6.6

6.3

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.7 675"

6.0

6,6

6.3

6.0

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

8.6

9.6

il

10

9.6

8.6

7.5

-

209. 2

6.97

0.084

0.09

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

and records for Prairie River near Merrill and Spirit River at Spirit Palls. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 9 to Mar. 23.
246 WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN

Prairie River near Merrill, Wis.

Location.--Lat 45°14'10", long. 89°38'50", on line between sees. 20 and 29, T. 32 N., R. 

7 E., near center of span on downstream side of highway bridge 1.5 miles upstream from 

Meadow Creek, 4.5 miles northeast of Merrill, and 8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 164 sq mi.

Records available. January 1914 to June 1931, August 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Chain gage read once daily. Altitude of gage is 1,300 ft (from topographic map). 

January 1914 to June 1931 chain gage and August 1939 to June 28, 1949, wire-weight ga 

at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 30 years (1915-31, 1939-53), 188 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,590 cfs Mar. 23 (gage height, 5.36 

ft); minimum observed, 70 cfs Aug. 29.

1914-31, 1939-53: Maximum discharge, 5,800 cfs Aug. 31, 1941 (gage height, 9.45 ft, 

from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 2,200 cfs; minimum observed, 34 cfs 

Oct. 26, 1947 (gage height, 1.39 ft).

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

gage,

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

1.8 

2.0 

2.4

139

245

3.0 

4.0 

5.2

435

810

1,460

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

87

83

87

87

87

87

87

85

85

87

 90

87

87

85

85

85

85

85

87

87

88

88

87

87

90

90

83

83

83

2,667

86.0

0.524

0.60

Nov.

85

94

94

92

88

*90

87

88

86

88

90

90

88

88

92

92

97

101

97

94

94

92

90

90

92

135

135

139

151

1ST

-

2,992

99.7

0.608

0.68

Dec.

46J.

338

203

176

139

124

105

130

113

*109

113

105

94

93

92

92

92

92

91

90

89

88

87

84

80

64

90

96

102

112

124

3,894

126

0.768

0.88

Jan.

124

109

89

81

79

80

*80

82

83

84

85

84

84

83

82

82

82

81

81

81

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

79

79

79 ia

2,591

83.6

0.510

0.59

Feb.

11

74

77

8fi

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80 '80

80

80

80

80

80

_

_

-

2,225

79.5

0.485

0.50

Mar.

79

79

79

II

55

80

81

82

83

85

87

90

94

103

105

105

101

111

111

117

*151

900

* 1.460

995

721

605

569

569

569

569

569

9,507

307

1.87

2.16

Apr.

534

569

569

569

569

534

467

435

467

660

642

605

569

569

569

534

386

338

290

260

231

163" 203

203

231

338

338

322

*306

290

-

12,820

427

2.60

2.91

Hay

306

306

290

260

217

189

176

176

151

151

189

176

151

151

126

126

126

115

113

109

217

gg2

290

275

217

176

151

139

203

275

245

6,114

197

1.20

1.39

June

217

203

176

126

117

107

101

107

105

103

*105

94

88

85

go

88

88

103

126

386

402

338

217

151

217

260

217

163

163

418

-

5,151

172

1.05

1.17

July

435

534

569

500

338

231

176

139

121

107

103

97

99

103

97

90

94

92

92

99

103

109

105

94

113

231

245

322

*386

370

338

6,532

211

1.29

1.48

Aug.

402 452"

306

322

290

245

290

290

217

203

151

151

151

126

105

97

94

90

83

83

82

80

80

76

72

74

71

71

70

82

77

4,933

159

0.970

1.12

Sept.

74

74

Zi

72

72

72

72

72

74

71

71

74

72

72

72

72

71

77

74

74

74

74

74

77

83

88

83

80

-

2,266

75.5

0.460

0.51

Calendar year 1952: Max 995 Mln 80 Mean 174 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.41

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,460 Hin 70 Mean 169 Cfsm 1.03 In. 13.99

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 14-24, 26-30, Jan. 3-31, Feb. 3 to Mar. 

Mar. 7-10.
WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN 247

Wisconsin River at Merrill, Wls.

Location. Lat 45°10'40", long. 89°40'45", on line between sees. 12 and 13, T. 31 N., R. 

6 E., on left bank 300 ft downstream from highway bridge at east end of Merrill and 

0.5 mile downstream from Prairie River.

Drainage area. 2,780 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. November 1902 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,228.85 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to June 18, 1903, staff gage at different datum. June 18, 1903, to 

Sept. 10, 1914, chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 45 years (1907-11, 1912-53), 2,640 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12.200 cfs July 2 (gage height, 9.55 ft); minimum, 908 cfs June 8 (gage height, 3.92 ft); minimum daily. 1,410 cfs Nov. 13.

1902-53: Maximum discharge, 49,400 cfs Aug. 31, 1941 (gage height, 18.26 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs; minimum, about 90 cfs Sept. 26, 1908 (gage 

height, 2.45 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent. Plow regulated by 20 reservoirs (see p. 265) and 9 powerplants above station.

Revisions. WSP 805: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

4.4 

4.7 

5.0 

6.0

1,400

1,770

2,160

3,750

7.0 

8.0 

10.0

5,730

7,950

13,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

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 (V)

Oct.

2.370

2,170 

1,970

1,760

2,000

1,970

1,980

2,040

2,060

1,910

1,820 

1,790

*1,880

1,790 

1,870

1,850

1,670

1,680

1,770

1,820

1,820

1,610

1,780

1,710

1,560

1.460

1,720

1,730

1,720

1,590

1,690

56,560

1,825

-823

Nov.

1,640

1,560 

1,700

1,700

1,600

*1,640

1,520

1,470

1,420

1,640

1,560 

1,580

1.410

1,490 

1,530

1,510

1,520

1,520

1,550

1,610

1,640

1,540

1,580

1,580

1,560

1,720

1.850

1,600

1,580

1,540

-

47,340

1,578

-350

Dec.

1.480

1,600 

1,690

1,710

1,680

1,610

1,710

1,530

1,720

*1,660

1,670 

1,710

1,610

1,660 

1,680

1,720

1,700

1,710

1,680

1,740

1,830

1,790

2.000

1,950

1,840

1,660

1,770

1,820

1,690

1,680

1,980

53,280

1,719

-297

Jan.

1,950

1,910 

1,820

1.790

1,860

1,810

*1,830

1,930

1,980

2,040

2,240 

2,050

2,060

2,030 

1,970

2,140

2,130

2,140

2,120

2,090

2,090

2,220

2,370

2.520

1,980

2,020

1,830

1,920

1,970

1,970

1,850

62,630

2,020

-818

Feb.

1,840

1.740 

1,900

1,800

1,880

1,950

2,130

2.190

2,060-

1,770

1,850 

1,930

*1,940

1,880 

1,870

1,850

1,790

1,820

1,840

1,880

2,140

1,930

1,890

1,750

1,990

1,980

1,890

1,980

_

_

-

53,460

1,909

-623

Mar.

2,010

2,100 

1,830

1,970

1,930

1,950

1,810

1,530

1.520_

1,540

1,630. 

1,860

2,000

1,910 

1,860

1,950

1,890

1,890

2,090

2,150

 2,990

6,860

9.440

8,190

5,770

4,820

4,460

5,050

4,990

5,540

5,740

101,270

3,267

+1,192

Apr.

4,960

4,840 

4,800

5,540

5,260

4,800

4,170

3,330

3,600

5,120

6.530 

5,820

5,030

4,140 

3,160

4,410

4,170

3,360

2,600

2,590

2,600

2,370

2,400

2.260

2,470.

3,400

4,920

4,210

3,500

*2,970

-

119,330

3,978

+1,893

May

3,350

4.520 

3,960

3,300

2,740

2,450

2,190

2,330

2,020

2,200

1,910 

1,930

1,790

1.670 

1,930

1,880

1,830

1,880

1,890

1,820

2,310

3,040

2,440

2,300

2,030

2,320

2,360

2,140

1,960

. 2,460

2,690

73,440

2,369

+867

June

2,830

2,920 

2,430

2,140

1,900

1,910

1,560

2,090

2,270

1,800

*1,920 

2,160

2,060

1,680 

1,830

2,020

2,060

2,190

2,510

6,020

11.400

9,500

8,440

9,940

8,790

7,060

5,580

4,590

3,470

9,320

-

124,490

4,150

+491

July

9.440

*9,440 

9,190

8,040

6,920

3,630

4,490

3,670

3,110

3,110

2,660 

2,010

2,340

2,980 

2,710

2,300

2,680

2,740

2,440

1,990

2,210

2,300

2,230

1.950

2,300

2,730

2,720

2,920

3,940

4,140

*3,490

116,820

3,768

-112

Aug.

4,020

5^390 

4,540

4,360

4,430

3,880

3,370

4,400

3,920

3,180

2,750 

2,780

2,860

2,270 

2,370

2,480

2,140

1.950

1,940

2,200

2,330

2,400

2,280

2,210

2,350

2,180

2,160

1,980

2,150

2,210

2,180

89,640

2,892

-427

Sept.

2,070

2,030 

2.220

2,040

2,010

2,030

1,940

1,830

1.800

2,130

2,080 

1,900

1,850

2,160 

2,120

2,180

2,140

2,120

1,960

1,930

2,010

1,890

1,820

2,110

1,960

2,130

1,810

1,890

1,880

1,860

-

59,900

1,997

-1,127

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

1,002 

0.360 

0.42

1,228 

0.442 

0.49

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

1,422 

0.512 

0.59

1,202 

0.432 

0.50

1,286 

0.463 

0.48

4,459 

1.60 

1.84

5,871 

2.11 

2.35

3,236 

1.16 

1.34

Observed

Max 13,400 Mln 1,410 Mean 2,921 

Max 11,400 Mln 1,410 Mean 2,625

4,641 

1.67 

1.86

3,656 

1.32 

1.52

2,465 

0.887 

1.02

870 

0.313 

0.35

Adjusted

Mean 2,776 Cfsm 0.999 In. 13.58 

Mean 2,616 Cfsm 0.941 In. 12.76

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent cubic feet per second, In 20 reservoirs above station.
248 WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN

Rib River at Rib Palls, Wls.

Location. Lat 44°58'25", long. 89°54'15", In NW£ sec. 27, T. 29 N., R. 5 E., near center 

or span on downstream side of highway bridge In village of Rib Palls, 6 miles downstream 

from Black Creek.

Drainage area. 309 sq ml.

Records available. May 1925 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once dally, more frequently at high stages. Altitude of gage 

is 1,220 ft [from topographic map). Prior to Sept. 11, 1940, chain gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 28 years, 302 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,200 cfs July 28 (gage height, 11.34 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum observed, 17 cfs Nov. 24.

1925-53: Maximum discharge, 23,800 cfs Aug. 31, 1938 (gage height, 16.2 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs; minimum, 3 cfs (estimated) 

Jan. 23, 1930.

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

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

17

36

82

155

325

800

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

10.0

1,460

2,350

3,440

4,810

8,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

39

28

30

30

30

29

30

32

30

30

32

33

33

33

*3Z

33

32

32

32*:

31

32

31

32

32

33

32

31

31

31

33

969

31.3

0.101

0.12

Nov.

32

33

33

33

33

32

31

32

31

32

32

32

30

35

34

34

34

37

38

38

38

25

36

il

28

67

46

80

52

46

-

1,099

36.6

0.118

0.13

Dec.

$s. 39

36

35

35

34

35

36

37

40

41

41

*38

38

37

36

35

34

33

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

33

31

31

31

1,083

34.9

0.113

0.13

Jan.

31

30

39

28

27

*27

27

28

30

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

30

30

30

29

39

29

28

38

28

27

27

26

26

903

29.1

0.094

0.11

Feb.

26

26

26

26

26

26

25" 25

25

25

25

25

26

*26

26

26

26

36

36

26

26

26

26

27

27

28

29

29

_

-

732

26.1

0.084

0.09

Mar.

30

30

30

30

30

30

31

33

35

36

37

39

42

48

54

67

80

96

120

160

600

5,090

6.830

3,250

1,700

*1,160

1,230

1,620

1,300

1,300

1,030

36,168

844

2.73

3.15

Apr.

970

855

775

1,090

1,030

755

600

477

675

2.120

1,970

1,090

775

500

477

1,090

700

477

365

305

271

229

197

200

376

1,300

910

*650

454

525

-

22,228

741

2.40

2.68

Hay

970

970

800

525

387

301

246

212

179

152

152

130

107

100

86

78

74

71

63

5.8

94

243

229

185

152

144

117

96

92

141

144

7,298

335

0.761

0.88

June

161

117

96

78

71

62

57

60

63

60

52

46

#41

37

5i

35

44

94

297

962

2.550

1,300

600

345

432

575

345

274

197

147

-

9,230

308

0.997

1.11

July

313

271

155

112

86

71

60

52

43

38

35

33

31

46

72

56

42

40

37

33

32

43

41

32

552

4.200

1,350

*4,060

3,730

*1,050

409

17,125

552

1.79

2.06

Aug.

1,130

2.550

1,380

970

855

600

600

775

600

365

240

197

218

167

120

133

164

107

78

63

57

50

46

42

38

36

33

31

32

11,737

379

1.33

1.41

Sept.

29

29

28

27

26

26

26

26

25

25

24

25

24

23

22

22

22

22

20

21

21

20

21

22

25

24

25

27

23

23

-

723

241

0.078

0.09

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,230 Hln 17 Mean 258 Cfsm 0.835 In. 11.36

Water year 1952-53: Max 6,830 Hln 17 Mean 212 Cfsm 0.880 In. 11.96

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 30 to Mar. 21.
WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN 249

Eau Claire River near Antigo, Wis.

Location. Lat 45°12', long. 89°13', in E| sec. 3, T. 31 N., R. 10 E., near right bank on 

downstream side of highway bridge, 4 miles upstream from West Branch of Eau Claire River 

and 4 miles northwest of Antigo.

Drainage area. 86 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--January 1949 to September 1953.

Gage. Reference point, gage height obtained once daily. Altitude of gage is 1,460 ft 

[from Chicago and North Western Railway elevation of river).

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 347 cfs Mar. 22 (gage height, 1.99 ft); 

minimum observed, 17 cfs June 13 (gage height, 0.69 ft).

1949-53: Maximum discharge observed, that of Mar. 22, 1953; minimum observed, 9.8 

cfs Nov. 18, 1950 (gage height, 0.58 ft).

Remarks. Records fair.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

27

27

28

28

24

26

24

24

26

27

27

28

29

*28

29

29

30

30

30

28

28

28

29

29

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

859

27.7

0.322

0.37

Nov.

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

29

29

29

28

29

29

30

35

34

34

32

32

31

31

31

31

31

100

112

100

82

-

1,171

39. 0

0.453

0.51

Dec.

66

57

48

40

37

32

29

26

24

22

21

*2T

22

26

27

27

28

27

27

26

26

25

24

24

24

24

23

23

23

23

23

895

28.9

0.336

0.39

Jan.

23

23

23

23

24.

23

23

23

23

*23

23

23

23

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

686

22.1

0.257

0.30

Feb.

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

*21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

-

-

-

588

21.0

0.244

0.25

Mar.

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

22

22

22

23

25

27

30

33

39

45

58

115

242

347

317

*157

100

98

88

88

90

80

86

2,322

74.9

0.871

1.00

Apr.

96

88

86

"70 100

74

67

72

82

94

98

100

74

67

82

96

84

13.

70

67

59

55

53

63

74

69

59

61

*55

61

-

2,254

75.1

0.873

0.97

May

65

61

53

53

47

45

45

42

31

42

42

35

34

31

31

29

29

26

26

31

32

35

30

32

27

29

27

28

31

35

39

1,143

36.9

0.429

0.49

June

32

24

24

38

35

34

34

26

23

23

22

*27

17

20

18

21

22

26

28

30

3S

51

44

44

32

30

30

44

56

63

-

956

31.9

0.371

0.41

July

51

59

56

51

44

38

31

30

26

26

24

22

ZT

38

38

44

39

35

34

37

38

37

35

35

31

55

84

78

*84

90

74

1,391

44.9

0.522

0.60

Aug.

"90 100

76

78

74

72

63

58

59

58

58

55

47

41

39

41

38

37

37

38

37

35

35

34

34

32

34

35

34

32

21

1,532

49.4

0.574

0.66

Sept.

31

30

30

29

29

29

28

28

27

26.

30

3O

31

31

31

32

31

29

31

30

29

28

29

30

28

32

34

32

31

28

894

29.8

0.347

0.39

Calendar year 1952: Max 276 Mln 18 Mean 44.8 Cfsm 0.521 In. 7.09

Water year 1952-53: Max 347 Mln 17 Mean 40.2 Cfsm 0.467 In. 6.34

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 28 to Mar. 20.
250 WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN

Eau Claire River at Kelly, Wis.

Location. Lat 44°55'05", long. 89°33'00", on line between sees. 9 and 10, T. 28 N., R. 

8 E., on right bank 50 ft downstream from highway bridge, 0.7 mile northeast of Kelly, 

1.3 miles upstream from Big Sandy Creek, 4.5 miles upstream from mouth, and 5 miles 

southeast of Wausau.

Drainage area. 326 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1914 to November 1926, August 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,180 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

Ifo November 1926, chain gage and August 1939 to Sept. 16, 1953, wire-weight gage, at 

same site at datum 1.00 ft higher.

Average discharge.--26 years, 252 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 5,280 cfs Mar. 23 (gage height, 7.07 

ft); minimum observed, 45 cfs Nov. 17, 21, Aug. 30, 31, but may have been less during 

period of ice effect.

1914-26, 1939-53: Maximum discharge observed, 7,340 cfs Aug. 21, 1926 (gage height, 

7.85 ft), from rating curve extended above 6,000 cfs; minimum observed, 8 cfs July 17, 

1944 (gage height, 0.17 ft), probably result of temporary regulation.

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

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect 

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

Oct. 1 to Nov. 4 Nov. 5 to Sept. 16 Sept. 17-3O

0.4 

.5

0.8 38

1.0 88

1.5 264

2.0 519

3.O 1.11O

4.0 1,770

5.0 2,710

6.0 3,880

1.2

1.3

1.4

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

72

72

68

72

68

68

68 

68

64

B¥

74

72

72

*74

!§.

76

76

76

76

72

74

76

72

74

72

72

76

72

72

72

72

2,232

72.0

0.221

0.25

Nov.

72

70

68

68

*72

66

72

72

66

72

69

66

66

59

56

47

47

50

52

47

47

47

50

52

47

47

240

305

TSSS5 

280

-

2,672

89.1

0.273

0.30

Dec.

2ZO" 250

195

170

150

130

120 

100

90

83

78

*76

74

74

75

76

78

77

76

76

74

74

74

73

73

73

72

72

72

71

TT

3,067

98.9

0.303

0.35

Jan.

70 55

67

66

*66

65

64 

64

64

64

64

64

64

64

64

63

63

62

62

62

62

62

62

61

61

60

59

58

57 

56

55

1,944

62.7

0.192

0.22

Feb.

54

55

52

52

51

50

50 

50

49

49

49

48

48

47

*TT

47

4T

47

47

47

47

-47

47

47

47

47

47

47

-

1,360

48.6

0.149

0.16

Kar.

47

17

48

48

48

48

49 

51

52

53

56

60

63

70

78

88

110

135

305

360

680

2,4OO

4,000

*3,040

*2,380

1,850

1,230

1,170

1,050 

990

930

21,436

691

2.12

2.45

Apr.

870

750

750

750

690

632

547 

437

464

950

930

780

661

519

604

870

604

437

384

334

286

256

231

219

215

410

*410

358

334 

334

15,996

533

1.63

1.82

Hay

"355 358

358

334

248

212

185 

157

140

121

121

115

112

112

106

106

112

106

94

Ji

106

1O6

1O6

10O

118

112

100

97

94 

131

264

4,877

157

0.482

0.56

June

227

208

171

144

157

124

124 

124

112

10O

*100

1O6

1O6

91

83

80

77

M

147

410

437

286

204

157

178

208

193

196

164 

1.01O

5,812

194

0.595

0.66

July

*750

464

384

286

244

219

193 

171

171

171

150

106

77

85

72

61

M

164

178

164

137

118

124

118

118

1,170

930

1,230

* 1.480 

610

519

10,952

353

1.08

1.25

Aug.

358

990

1,050

1,170

870

547

1.620 

1,050

464

358

309

239

185

157

134

121

112

97

85

83

77

74

72

69

64

59

56

54

50 

45

15

10,664

344

1.06

1.22

Sept.

52m

61

56

54

52

61 

59

56

59

59

56

59

59

56

61

 66

64

64

62

62

62

62

62

66

68

70

TO

68 

68

1,835

61.2

0.188

0.21

Calendar year 1952 : Max 3,970 Hln 47 Mean 237 Cfsm O.727 In. 9.91

Water year 1952-53 : Max 4,OOO Hln 45 Mean 227 Cfsm 0.696 In. 9.45

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 27 to Mar. 22 (no gage height record Feb. 5-
WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN 251

Wisconsin River at Rothschild, Wis.

Location. Lat 44°53'10", long. 89°37'50", in sec. 26, T. 28 N., R. 7 E., on left bank at 

Rothschild, 0.5 mile downstream from Rothschild Dam, 2 miles downstream from Eau Claire 

River, 5 miles upstream from Black Creek, and 5.5 miles south of bridge on State Highway 29 in Wausau.

Drainage area. 4,000 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1944 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,135.86 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Auxiliary staff gage in Mosinee Pond 8 miles downstream read hourly.

Average discharge. 9 years, 3,300 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 32,500 cfs Mar. 23 (gage height, 15.06 ft); minimum daily, 1,350 cfs Oct. 5.

1944-53: Maximum discharge, 33,200 cfs Apr. 8, 1951 (gage height, 15.31 ft); minimum daily, 680 cfs Oct. 17, 1948.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow regulated by LO reservoirs (see p. 265) and 12 powerplants above station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9 

1O

11

12

13 

14 

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

2,450 

2.620 

2,340

2,190 

1.550

2,210

2,230

2,220

2,220 

2,120

2,000

1,530

1,940 

2,090 

*2,010

2,100

1,960 

1,700

1,540

1,810

2,020

1,880

1,820 

1,880 

1,720

1,380

1,660

1,710

1,830

1,780

1,670

59,980

1,935

-823

Nov.

1,76O 

1,480 

1,660

1,850 

1,830

1,800

1,550

1,720

1,430 

1,670

1,800

1,780

1,620 

1,630 

1,600

1,410

1,640 

1,800

1,780

1,780

1,790

1,870

1,550 

1,680 

1,810

2.120

2,080

1,950

1,610

1.580

-

51,430

1,714

-350

Dec.

1,630 

1,760 

1,920

2,060 

1,980

1,870

1,680

1,790

1,920 

2,04O

1.90O

*1,980

1,850 

1.490 

1,900

1,970

1,950 

1,800

1,700

1,820

1,780

2,310

2.450 

2,286 

1,820

1,920

1,800

1,900

2,000

2,050

2,100

59,400

1,916

-297

Jan.

1,800 

2,OOO 

2,200

1.75O 

1,900

2,000

1,850

2,000

2,200 

2,200

2,400

2,250

2,500 

2,400 

2,500

2,300

2,400 

2,220

2,40O

2,40O

2,500

2,550

2,700 

2.900 

2,606

2,100

2,200

2,000

2,200

2,200

2,000

<58,820

2,220

-818

Feb.

1.650 

1,966 

2,000

2,000 

2,000

2,200

2,250

2,000

2.500 

2,050

1,850

2,000

2,050 

2,000 

1,750

1,950

2,000 

1,950

1,950

2,000

2,100

2,050

2,000 

2,100 

2,050

2,150

2,100

2,050

_

_

-

56,450

2,016

-625

Mar.

1,950 

2,000 

2,000

1,900 

1,800

1,900

1,800

1,600

1.450 

1,566

1,600

1,900

2,100 

2,200 

2,000

2,100

2,200 

2,400

2,790

*3,260

4,590

19,500

29.500 

24,400 

14,800

9,560

8,560

9,500

8,700

8,510

8,900

186,570

6,012

 1-1,192

Apr.

7,590 

7,390 

6,870

7,950 

7,750

6,700

5,880

5,000

4,870 

8,620

12.700

9,306

7,570 

6,350 

5,880

7,220

6,820 

5,560

4,500

3,690

5,860

3,270

5,570 

5,200 

3,210

5,270

6,840

6,160

*5,130

4,320

-

182,400

6,080

+1,893

Hay

5,420 

6,180 

6,U6

4,650 

4,220

3,540

3,480

5,290

5,220 

2,180

2,970

2,560

2,320 

2,170 

2,380

2,620

1.720 

2,166

2,360

2,280

2,870

3,190

3,280 

2,790 

2,790

2,910

2,920

2,690

2,890

2,760

2,820

97,790

3,155

+867

June

3,360 

3,780 

3,280

3,120 

2,490

2,250

1,830

1,990

2,730 

2,550

2,080

 2,360

2,600 

1,880 

1,690

2,240

2,280 

2,830

2,9OO

4,650

11,500

12.000

8,310 

6,870 

6,880

8,700

6,500

5,640

4,160

10,100

-

133,550

4,445

+491

July

12,500 

9,500 

11,000

8,50O 

7,390

4,520

4,610

4,610

3,440 

3,480

3,430

2.190

2,466 

3,330 

3,570

3,000

5,150 

5,530

2,970

2,820

2,940

5,250

5,120 

2,730 

2,740

11,100

*7,360

8,550

17.500

9,190

5,880

175,860

5,608

-112

Aug.

6,700 

15.600 

10,266

8,120 

7,210

6,420

5,620

6,030

6,030 

4,680

4,200

3,660

3,780 

3,570 

5,210

2,920

3,040 

2,670

3,200

2,590

2,910

2,990

2,350 

2,380 

2,770

2,690

2,450

2,370

2,460

2.120

2,426

137,140

4,424

-4H7

Sept.

2,520 

2,340 

2,460

2.650 

2,370

2,060

1,850

2,120

2,150 

2,110

2,520

2,260

1.610 

1,890 

2,540

2,470

2,440 

2,470

2,370

1,830

2,230

2,240

2,250 

2,240 

2,520

2,500

1,920

1,930

2,180

2,240

-

67,220

2,241

-1,127

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

1,112 

0.278 

0.32

1,364 

0.341 

0.5£

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

I 1,619 

0.405 

0.47

1,402 

0.350 

0.40

1,395 

0.348 

0.36

7,204 

1.80 

2.08

7,973 

1.99 

2.22

4,022 

1.01 

1.16

Observed

Max 27,500 Min 1,350 Mean 5,778 

Max 29,300 Mln 1,550 Mean 5,491

4,936 

1.25 

1.37

5,496 

1.37 

1.58

5,997 

0.999 

1.15

1,114 

0.278 

0.31

Adjusted

Mean 5,653 Cfsm 0.908 In. 12.37 

Mean 3,482 Cfsm 0.870 In. 11.80

» Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, for 20 reservoirs above station.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 18-20, Dec. 25 to Mar. 18.
252 WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN

Big Eau Pleine River near Colby, Wis.

Location. Lat 44°54'10", long. 90°12'45", in NWtr sec. 24, T. 28 N., R. 2 E., near center 

of span on downstream side of bridge at Cherokee, 1.6 miles upstream from Randall Creek 

and 5 miles east of Colby.

Drainage area.--79 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1941 to September 1953.

Gage.--Chain gage read once daily and more frequently during high stages. Altitude of 

gage is 1,270 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 12 years, 58.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,900 cfs Mar. 22 (gage height, 7.30 

ft); no flow Oct. 7-12, Sept. 22-25.

1941-53: Maximum discharge observed, 9,370 cfs June 27, 1943 (gage height, 11,05 

ft); no flow during periods in 1941, 1947-50, 1952-53.

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

and those below 10 cfs, which are fair.

Revisions.--WSP 1005: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 16 to Nov. 26)

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

1.4

6,2

12

18

31

56

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

111

207

360

573

843

1,530

2,530

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.1

0

t>

0

0

0

0

.8

.8

.8

*.6

.6

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.4

T74

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.1

1.1

22.1

0.713

0.0090

0.01

Nov.

1.1

TTT

1.1

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.4

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.8

3.3

3.3

3.3

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.4

2.4

5.7

a 12

a9".0

aS.O

4.0

-

85.9

2.86

0.036

0.04

Dec.

3.1

?T5

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7 *2.7

2.6

£.5

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

TTT

69.0

2.23

0.028

0.03

Jan.

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

 1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

a. 8

7S

a. 8

.9

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.4

TT4

1.4

1.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

1.2

35.9

1.16

0.015

0.02

Feb.

1.2 

1.2

1.2

al.l

aTTT

al.l

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5 *1.5

1.5

1.4

al.4

al.4

1.4

al.4

1.4

al.4 "1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

_

-

38.7

1.38

0.017

0.02

Mar.

TTff

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.8

3.0

3.2

3.5

3.9

4.5

5.4

6.8

a 14

29

alOO

2«1

675

2.650

2,206

963

324

*144

174

163

a 135

119

106

8,136.9 262'

3.32

3.83

Apr.

81

63

alOO

119

alOO

68

54

a50

56

398

438

aSSo"

342

99

54

207

111

56

40

31

26

22

20

?5

21

17-4

111 *60

39

40

-

3,390

113

1.43

1.60

Hay

108 

154

T2T

68

a43

a 30

22

19

17

14

13

12

11

8.4

7.3

6.2

5.7

5.2

5.2

4.8

5.7

23

19

a 16

14

12

9.6

8.4

6.8

11

a!5

821.3

26.5

0.335

0.39

June

7.3 

6.2

4.8

3.8

3.3

2.4

a2.6

2.8

2.8

2.4

2.4

2.4 *2.4

1.9

1.4

1.4

1.1

TTT

10

30

207 ~T6

31

a22

33

40

26

19

16

13

-

576.8

19.2

0.243

0.27

July

a9.0 

6.8

a5.2

a4.0

a2.9

2.4

1.9

1.4

1.1

.8

.8

.7

.6

675

37

15

9.6

7.3

5.7

3.8

3.3

4.8

3.3

2.4

26

1,220

843

1,630

1,370

 480

207

5,912.6

191

2.42

2.78

Aug.

144 

 275 438

207

207

a!50

99

96

aSO

32

a26

21

17

15

13

a 12

12

11

8.4

6.8

5.7

4.8

3.8

3.3

2.8

2.4

1.9

1.4

TTT

1.4

1.4

1,881.5

60.7

0.768

0.89

Sept.

al 2 

TTT

.8

.8

.8

a. 8

.8

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.4

.3

.3

. .3

a. 3

.3

.3

.3

.3

0 5

0

0

.3

a. 3

.3

.3

.6

-

14.2

0.473

0.0060

0.007

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,500 Hin 0 Mean 37.0 Cfsm 0.468 In. 6.38

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,650 Hin 0 Mean 57.5 Cfsm 0.728 In. 9.89

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of record for station near Stratford and Rib 

River at Rib Palls.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 30 to Jan. 11, Jan. 15 to Feb. 3, Pet. 8-15, 

Feb. 23 to Mar. 15 (no gage-height record Nov. 30 to Dec. 12, Dec. 14 to Jan. 5, Jan. 7-11, 15, 17, 

18, 20, 22, 23, 25, 27, 28, 30, Feb. 1, 2, 8-13, 15, 23-28, Mar. 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15; discharge 

estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements and records for station near Stratford and Rib River 

at Rib Palls).
WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN 

Big Eau Pleine River near Stratford, Wis.

253

°n llne between sec - 

Si

27 ., R. 3 E. (

an sf *"" ^ 

Drainage area. 224 sq mi.

Records available. --July 1914 to December 1925 (no winter records most years), April 1937

,ini n of gage ls 1 ' 170 ft ( from topographic map). 

*«& S 4n t0iS?S- 31 ' 1925. ftaff gage at site 0.5 mile upstream at different 

datum. Apr. 30, 1937, to Sept. 15, 1938, chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. --17 years (1914-15, 1937-53), 184 cfs.

ft1947

16 ' ?1 ft);

'Jaxlmum(. discharge, 41,000 cfs Sept. 9, 1938 (gage height, 24.5 

), from rating curve extended above 24,000 cfs; no flow Aug! 17,

Remarks.. --Records good except those below 10 cfs and those for periods of ice effect or 

no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 16-30)

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6 

2.8 

3.0

0.5

1.5

4.2

9.0

22

40

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

99

174

280

400

549

735

7.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

1,170

1,700

3,130

4,829

7,050

9,560

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.9 

3.4

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.8

3.7

3.7

3.9

4.2

5.2

6.6

*6.6

7.1

8.0

7TT

8.0

8.0

7.6

7.6

7.1

7.1

7.6

7.6

8.0

8.0

7.6

7.6

7.6

179.0

5.77

0.026

0.03

Nov.

7.6 

7. -6

7.6

7.6

8.0

7.6

7.1

T7T

7.1

7.6

7.6

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.5

11

12

13

12

11

11 

9.6

9.0

11

32

54

36

25

15

-

384.6

12.8

0.057

0.06

Dec.

~5.8 11 

9.5

9.3

9.5

9.5

9.6

9.7

9.8

9.9

10

10

*10

10

9.9

9.8

9.6

9.4

9.3

9.2

9.1

9.0 

8.7

8.4

8.2

7.9

7.7

7.4

7.1

6.7

6.3

281.3

9.07

0.040

0.05

Jan.

5.8 

5.4

5.0

4.8

4.6

*4.4

4.3

4.2

4.1

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.3

4.9

5.3

5.6

5.9

6.2

6.5

6.7 

6.8

7.0

7.1

7.1

7.0

6.8

6.6

6.4

6.2

169.0

5.45

0.024

0.03

Feb.

5.8 

5.7

5.6

¥76

5.7

5.8

5.9

6.1

6.4

6.8

7.1

7.4

7.5

*7.6

7.6

7.5

7.3

7.1

7.1

7.0

7.0

7.1 

7.2

7.3

7.4

7.5

7.6

7.7

_

-

-

191.4

6.84

0.031

0.03

Mar.

779- 7.8 

8.0

8.3

8.7

9.2

10

11

12

13

15

17

20

24

28

40

80

250

1,220

1,890

3,490

9,640 

6,740

1,950

*740

400

400

470

349

280

223

28,361.9

915

4.08

4. -71

Apr.

188

163

198

314

273

194

142

120

232

1.870

1,080

427

232

153

481

796

314

170 120"

98

82

72 

60

52

132

532

302

*176

121

120

-

9,214

307

1.37

1.53

Hay

280 

387

30?

180

122

95

74

61

52

43

41

36

29

26

24

22

21

20

T6- 16

47

37

46

41

37

36

30

25

19

18

17

2,200

71.0

0.317

0.37

June

17 

16

14

11

9.6

8.5

7.6

8.0

8.5

8.0

6.6

6.6

*6.6

6.6

6.1

6.1

5.6

575

11

20

209

138 

72

44

78

120

73

54

41

30

-

1,051.4

35.0

0.156

0.17

July

21 

16

13

9.6

8.5

7.1

5.2

4.7

3.9

3.4

3.1

2.8

371

9.6

78

56

30

21

15

12

10

9.6 

10

9.6

8.5

1,530

2,600

3,300

4.440

*1,650

374

13,665.0

441

1.97

2.27

Aug.

209 

751

SOU

441

300

204

165

221

151

96

68

54

47

40

36

33

27

20

14

6.6

5.5

5.0 

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.3

4.2

4.1

4.1

4.0

5.9

3,432.5

111

0.496

0.57

Sept.

«§*

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.1

2.8

g2.6

2.3

2.0

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.0

8-7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

71 

8-4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

-

44.9

1.50

0.0067

0.007

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,870 Hln 2.6 Mean 142 Cfsm 0.634 In. 8.62

Water war year 1952-53: xaat-aa: Max piajt9,640 y t otv roin Hlnu.* 04wean M162 ioc \JL Cfsm am v.tc.^ 0.723 In. j.n.9.83 a.uj

Peak discharge (base. 2.500 efs). Mar. 22 (6:30 a.m.) 10,600 cfs (16.71 ft); July 26 (12 m.) 

2,520 cfs (9.2§ ft)j July 28 (8:30 p.m.) 7,490 cfs (14.39 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from once-daily staff-gage readings.

Note. No gage-height record July 27, Aug. 5, 13-19, 21-31, Sept. 2-7, 9-15, 17-22, 24-3O) discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and record for station at Colby and Black River 

at Heillsvllle. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 30 to Mar. 18.
254 WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN

Yellow River at Babcock, Wis.

Location.--Lat 44°18', long. 90°07', in sec. 14, T. 21 N., R. 3 E., on right bank on downstream side of highway bridge at Babcock, 2 miles upstream from Hemlock Creek.

Drainage area. 223 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1944 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 954.75 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 28, 1948, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 127 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,130 cfs Mar. 22 (gage height, 15.06 ft); minimum, 4.7 cfs Sept. 16-18 (gage height, 1.39 ft).

1944-53: Maximum discharge, 11,600 cfs Apr. 2, 1952 (gage height, 17.38 ft); minimum observed, 1.0 cfs Oct. 1, 1948 (gage height, 1.22 ft).

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

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect -(gage 

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

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2.3 

3.0

2.0

8.0

18

29

60

145

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

271

524

945

1,880

3,360

5,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

8.0

8.5

8.0

8.5

8.0

*7.1

TTf

7.7

7.7

8.0

8.0 

8.0

7.7

7.7

8.0

7.4

7.4

8.5

25

n:

16

12

9.0

8.0

8.0

8.5

12

13

10

9.0

8.5

301.9

9.74

0.044

0.05

Nov.

9.0

7.7

S^5

9.5

10

10

10

11

12

18

19 

15

14

12

13

13

16

18

19

20

21

20

20

18

20

28

32

35 FT

28

-

517.2

17.2

0.077

0.09

Dec.

25

75

21

20

19

19

18

18

17

17

17 

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

534

17.2

0.077

0.09

Jan.

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

15

 13

13 

IS

14

14

15

15

15

15

16

Iff

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

453

14.6

0.065

0.08

Feb.

-il

H

11

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14 

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

-14

14

14

14

14

14

14

_

-

S93

14.0

0.063

0.07

Mar.

14

U

14

14

14

14

14

14

 14

15

15 

16

18

22

27

34

SO

92

Z29

892

2,300

5.HOO

6.000

4.20O

1,910

890

537

S97

SH1

258

221

23,870

770

3.45

3.98

Apr.

182

164

157

202

271

258

H08

164

157

346

1.660 

1,260

679

390

283

617

866

613

363

833

170

138

114

 Sg- 95

304

537

459

SH1

833

-

11,539

385

1.73

1.92

May

195

233

334

359

255

221

164

126

*107

89

83 

101

83

64

55

51

44

36

37

55

44

75

101

89

77

7S

7H

61

51

45

38

3,443

111

0.498

0.57

June

31

27

24

23

22

22

20

HI

22

20

19

19

18

17

16

15

14

15

*16

15

19

19

16

16

21

28

44

68

55

60

-

755

25.2

0.113

0.13

July

41

5T

24

22

20

19

18

14

13

12

10 

10

10

13

12

12

12

11

11

12

11

10

9.5

9.0 ^s

9.5

9.5

9.5

10

9.5

10

454.0

14.0

0.06S

0.07

Aug.

15

23

24

38

39

38

41

44

 if 15?

54 

29

25

22

20

18

16

14

13

*12

11

9.5

8.5

8.0

8.0

7.4

7.1

6.5 "tre

6.8

7.1

638.4

20.6

0.092

0.11

Sept.

6.5

^7?

5.6

5.6

5.9

5;6

5.3

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.3

5.0

4.7

tt

4.7

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.3

5.6

5.6

5.9

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.3

5.6

-

162.3

5.41

0.024

0.05

Calendar year 1952 : Max 10,300 Mln 7.1 Mean 158 Cfsm 0.709 In. 9.62

Water year 1952-53 : Max 6,000 Min 4.7 Mean 118 Cfsm 0.529 In. 7.19

Peak discharge (base. 1.200 efs). Mar. 28 (12 p.m.) 7,150 cfs (15.06 ft); Apr. 11 (12 m.) 1,880 

cfs (10.00 ft)7

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Mote.---Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 27 to Mar. 18.
WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN 

Yellow River at Necedah, Wis.

255

Location.--Lat 44°03', long. 90°04', in s£ sec. 18, T. 18 N., R. 4 E., at Necedah powerplant of Wisconsin Power & Light Co., 5 miles downstream from Cranberry Creek.

Drainage area. 526 sq mi.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1953.

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 884.( ft above mean sea level, ad-

~;fustment of 1929.

Average discharge. -13 years, 369 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge observed during year, 8,020 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 15.24 

ftJ; minimum observed, 10 cfs Oct. 10 (gage height, 4.20 ft).

1940-53: Maximum discharge observed, 12,800 cfs Apr. 3, 1952 (gage height, 17.10 

ft); minimum observed, 1 cfs Aug. 22, Aug. 26 to Sept. I, 1942, Aug. 12, 1943; minimum 

daily, 2 cfs July 25, 1944.

Remarks. Records fair. Record kept of hours of operation of single-unit powerplant and 

used in computation of discharge. Water diverted periodically from Wisconsin River 

into Cranberry Creek basin for cranberry culture. Probably most of water diverted is 

lost by evaporation, transpiration, and ground-water seepage. These diversions were 

as follows:

Diversions, in cubic feet per second. 1952-53

88

111

32

60

111

23

Nov. 12........... 83

Revisions (water years). WSP 11-75:

Nov. 13-26........ ill

27........... 46

June 21........... 56

June 22 to July 7. Ill 

July 8........... 35

25........... 58

July 26 to Aug. 4. Ill 

Aug. 5........... 51

28........... 56

Aug. 29 to Sept.22 111 

Sept.23........... 60

24-30........ Ill

1942-43, 1945-46.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

110 

77

98

17

63

*109

77

61

81

11

70

74

91

81

54

53

82

17

110

60

47

70

22

148

a!7

a!7

al85

H7

a!7

a!85

al9

2,140

69.0

0.131

0.15

Nov.

a!9 

19

83

66

67

17

75

17

61

81

81

15

53

53

47

59

81

75

76

15

75

69

98

74

87

101

119

TI5

26

114

-

1,934

64.5

0.123

0.14

Dec.

114 

88

95

123

94

26

137

127

112

103

113

106

106

80

130

123

122

37

115

33

~5T 137

67

121

72

88

87

105

80

73

81

2,972

95.9

0.182

0.21

Jan.

72 

94

78

70

67

59

62

45

30

 25

80

30

34

45

150

100

91

83

85

84

93

22

iSS

106

22

108

94

85

77

22

90

2,208

71.2

0.135

0.16

Feb.

88" 22

79

79

22

90

85

22

71

96

22

70

23

~2? 108

71

22

89

22

89

67

91

72

86

52

60

74

88

-

_

-

1,782

63.6

0.121

0.13

Mar.

22

75

93

85

37

85

35

80

 30

84

85

87

91

117

100

135

162

250

292

384

538

742

1,430

6,880

7.560

5,860

4,600

2,860

2,040

1,620

1,440

37,900

1,223

2.33

2.68

Apr.

1,020 

8C6

832

800

742

742

742

770

770

770

800

980

1,680

2.200

2,120

1,750

1,260

900

1,500,

1,560

1,210

940

650

502

55?

502

520

692

832

980

30,214

1,007

1.91

2.14

May

940 

TOSS

770

770

800

832

832

800

692

520

538

538

538

502

400

384

368

368

352

278

278

292

322

337

368

450

416

368

278

278

278

15,753

508

0.966

1.11

June

278

m

264

250

250

166

250

168

210

164

250

150

125

149

124

132

51

IBT

*119

126

101

130

100

97

128

115

169

169

156

143

4,953

165

0.314

0.35

July

m143

143

143

143

143

143

143

143

130

71

71

71

82

82

82

82

82

133

76

68

85

72

74

35

82

33m

84

84

3,097

99.9

0.190

0.22

Aug.

86 

159

191

157

157

236

236

236

154

250

176

208

163

123

139

34

130

100

 100

96

104

33

aSS

a!30

a34

a34

a!20

a70

a40

33

84

3,846

124

0.236

0.27

Sept.

28 

74

26

74

26

28

~Z4 104

26

65

22

53

22

22

57

71

22

61

19

19

66

15

17

50

57

56

13

I?

56

69

-

1,297

43.2

0.082

0.09

Calendar year 1952: Max 11,000 Hln 11 Mean 373 Cfsm 0.709 In. 9.65

Water year 1952-53: Max 7,560 Hin 11 Mean 296 Cfsm 0.563 In. 7.65

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record) discharge estimated on basis of daily generation at Necedah powerplant.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 3-14.
256 WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN

Lemonweir River at New Lisbon, Wis.

Location. Lat 43°52'50", long. 90 0 09'40" , in sec. 8, T. 16 N., R. 3 E., near center of 

span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 80 in New Lisbon, 200 ft downstream 

from recreation dam and 1 mile upstream from Webster Creek.

Drainage area. 486 sq mi.

Records available. March 1944 to September 1953.

Sage. Chain gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 967.05 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Prior to May 5, 1948, chain gage on bridge about 100 ft downstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 338 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge observed during year. 2,410 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 9.69 

ft); minimum observed, 76 cfs Sept. 6, 14, 30 (gage height, 0.80 ft).

1944-53: Maximum discharge observed. 5,160 cfs Apr. 3, 1952 (gage height, 12.28 ft); 

minimum observed, 36 cfs Aug. 15, 1944 (gage height, -0.06 ft).

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

regulation by dam 300 ft above station.

Occasional

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

0.8 

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

76

100

133

181

300

440

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

9.6

610

834

1,130

1,510

1,980

2,340

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

Z

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

£0

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

92

88

88

 §2 84 

*100

108

116

124

128

128

124

120

120 

116

112

112

112

112

108

104

100

96

96

92

92

92

92

88

88

92

3,216

104

0.214

0.25

Nov.

92

92

92

92 

88

88

83

88

88

88

88

88

88

92 

92

92

100

128

161

181

171

151

142

133

151

154

156

152

144

128

-

3,488

116

0.239

0.27

Dec.

134

138

146

152 

158

162

164

161

161

171

181

T5T

181

161

133

133

132

128

126

126

125

125

128

130

130

126

125

123

12?

123

125

4,412

142

0.292

0.34

Jan.

130

136

140

140 

140

138

136

135

134

*133

132

130

130

128 

128

130

132

134

135

135

136

136

136

136

135

134

132

130

126

120

116

4,113

133

0.274

0.31

Feb.

114

110

112

116 

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120 

118

118

1-22

126

128

132

132

.134

136

136

138

138

139

139

.

-

-

3,488

125

0.257

0.27

Mar.

138

138

136

134 

132

130

135

130

132

138

152

172

*262

396 

456

520

672

1,000

1,270

1,470

1,640

1,730

2,030

2.340

2,!>76

2,090

1,830

1,550

1,270

1,060

914

26,432

853

1.76

2.02

Apr.

834

786

762

738 

694

672

650

630

650

759

1,030

1,130

1,310

1.550 

1,350

1,310

1,130

1,060

1,000

914

834

738

650

556

520

488

472

T7?

538

610

-

24,637

821

1.69

1.89

May

716

834

942

1,000 

970

970

914

886

*762

716

672

556

504

472 

456

504

538

477

326

274

274

300

326

326

340

340

354

382

382

354

326

17,193

555

1.14

1.32

June

300

258

192

181 

203

202

181

203

225

354

214

181

149

128 

128

124

120

124

*133

133

133

120

108

100

96

104

116

142

171

203

-

5,026

168

0.346

0.38

July

214

203

161

161 

133

116

104

96

96

92

92

96

100

108

124

128

133

133

142

151

181

225

274

300

257

214

192

171

161

171

225

5,004

161

0.331

0.38

Aug.

300

396

424

488 

538

574

650

716

738

738

650

556

456

382 

313

249

203

181

*171

161

142

133

133

124

120

116

112

108

104

100

96

10,172

328

0.675

0.78

Sept.

92

88

88

84 

80

 55 76

92

92

92

88

84

80

76 

84

100

104

ra

104

100

96

92

88

92

100

96

92

92

88

80

-

2,704

90.1

0.185

0.21

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,030 Mln 84 Mean 365 Cfsm 0.751 In. 10.24

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,340 Hln 76 Mean 301 Cfsm 0.619 In. 8.42

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 26 to Dec. 7, Dec. 17 to Mar. 13.
WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN 257

Wisconsin River near Wisconsin Dells, Wis.

Location. Lat 43°36 I 20", long. 89°4E>i2E>", in extreme western part of sec. 14, T. 13 N., 

R. 6 E., on right bank 0.5 mile downstream from Dell Creek and 3 miles downstream from 

Wisconsin Dells.

Drainage area. 7,830 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1934 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 810 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 18 years, 6,916 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 24,000 cfs Apr. 13 (gage height, 8.74 ft); minimum recorded, 2,510 cfs Sept. 8 (gage height, -0.06 ft); minimum daily, 2,930 cfs 

Sept. 7.

1934-53: Maximum discharge, 72,200 cfs Sept. 14, 1938 (gage height, 18.83 ft); minimum, 300 cfs Aug. 14, 1936; minimum daily, 1,060 cfs Aug. 19, 1936.

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

fluctuation caused by powerplant of Wisconsin Power & Light Co. at Wisconsin Dells. 

Flow regulated by 21 reservoirs above station (see p. 265).

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used June 1-27)

0.7 

1.0 

1.4 

2.0 

3.0

2,920

3,190

3,650

4,570

6,590

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.6

8,970

11,600

14,600

17,700

23,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

ft)

Oct.

4.940 

4,450

4,710 

4,440 

3,570

4,300

 4,430

4,280

4,420

4,540

4,230

3,700

4,130

4,340

4,410

4,230

4,050

3,970

3,650

3,520

4,180

4,220

4,030

3,880

4,020

5.380 

3,700

3,700

3,910

4,060 

3,770

127,160

4,102

-1,331

Nov.

4,030 

3,240

3,490 

4,010 

3,950

3,820

3,810

3,910

3,260

3,290

3,920

3,770

3,680

3,690

3,560

3,200

3,380

3,920

3,790

3,840

4,130

4,210

3,260

4,080

4,480

4,650 

4,130

4,060

4; 260

4,590

115,410

3,847

-664

Dec.

4,220 

4,780

4,690 

4,810 

4,560

4,640

4,280

4,780

4,860

4,780

4,790

4,880

4,540

4,010

4,500

4,900

4,970

4,830

4,450

4,480

4,460

4,680

4,740

4,910

5.590

3,900 

4,330

4,670

4,500

5,'06Q 

5,000

142,590

4,600

-607

Jan.

5,130 

4,660

4,780 

4,490 

3,500

3,500

3,800

4,600

5.200

5,000

4,600

4,400

4,650

4,800

4,600

4,200

4,400

4,500

4,500

4,400

5,090

4,670

4,610

4,210

4,420

3,780 

4,700

4,750

4,780

5,020 

5,180

140,700

4,559

-1,009

Feb.

5.500 

4,300

5,000 

5,200 

5,400

5,000

4,700

4,600

4,400

4,800

5,100

4,800

4,700

4,900

4,000

4,400

4,200

4,600

5,100

4,800

5,100

4,800

5,400

5.900

5,800

5,800 

5,900

5,620

.

_

137,820

4,922

-643

Mar.

4,950 

4.830

5,570 

5,990 

5,890

6,070

6,100

5,650

5,590

6,090

5,660-

5,870

6,150

6,140

5,290

5,170

6,420

6,810

7,260

7,030

7,260

7,260

7,030

10,000

12,500

16,100 

16,100

14,000

16,100

18.000 

16,100

258,980

8,354

+2,597

Apr.

13,400 

13,100

13,700 

12,200 

13,700

13,700

14,600

12,200

10,000

10,800

12,800

18,300

23,600

17,900

13,700

14,900

13,700

16,400

16,700

14,000

11,400

10,800

10,300

10,300

10,000

9,470 

8,220

8,970

9,730

9,730

388,320

12,940

+2,183

May

9,730

9,730

10,800 

13,100 

12,500

11,100

10,800

10,300

10,000

*10,300

8,470

8,470

8,470

8,220

8,220

8,220

7,730

5,550

7,030

7,490

7,490

7,730

7,260

5,870

5,100

6,290 

6,760

6,620

6,670

5,220 

3.530

254,570

8,212

+843

June

4,840 

5,390

5,320 

5,090 

5,380

5,120

4,800

4,840

5,130

4,170

4,010

4,150

4,150

5,960

4,270

4,080

4,600

5,390

5,100

*5,310

5,960

6,140

6,180

6,370

6,570

6,710 

7,310

7,490

8,470

7,970

164,270

5,476

+439

July

8,220 

8,970

15,700 

15,000 

9,460

7,260

7,490

7,260

7,030

6,410

6,300

6,580

6,590

6,570

6,100

6,110

6,160

6,090

4,560

5,100

5,420

6,250

6,430

6,080

5,090

4,050 

5,280

6,410

7,260

12,800 

15,500

233,530

7,533

-38

Aug.

10,300 

8,970

11,900 

20,900 

15,500

10,000

13,200

14,300

12,200

10,800

8,220

7,970

7,490

7,970

7,490

7,260

6,150

6,810

*6,380

6,820

5,740

5,850

4,720

4,290

5,700

5,860 

5,670

5,530

5,530

4,100 

5,220

258,840

8,350

-569

Sept.

5,020 

5,210

5.340 

5,080 

4,090

3,220

2.950

3,680

4,750

4,650

4,710

4,530

4,330

3,910

4,670

4,180

4,170

4,410

4,190

4,080

3,870

4,240

4,000

4,090

4,040

3,900 

3,540

3,490

3,750

3,660

125,730

4,191

-1,565

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

2,771 

0.354 

0.41

3,183 

0.407 

0.45

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

3,993 

0.510 

0.59

3,530 

0.451 

0.52

4,279 

0.546 

0.57

10,951 

1.40 

1.61

15,123

1.93 

2.15

9,055 

1.16 

1.34

Observed

Max 28,200 Mln 3,200 Mean 6,962 

Max 23,600 Mln 2,950 Mean 6,453

5,915 

0.755 

0.84

7,495 

0.957 

1.10

7,781 

0.994

1.15

2,626 

0.335 

0.37

Adjusted

Mean 6,716 Cfsm 0.858 In. 11.63 

Mean 6,406 Cfsm 0.818 In. 11.10

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in 21 reservoirs above station.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 5-20, Feb. 1-27.
258 WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN

Devils Lake near Baraboo, Wis.

Location. Lat 43°25'20", long. 89°43'30", in S| sec. 13, T. 11 N., R. 6 E., in Devils 

Lake State Park, 3 miles south of Baraboo.

Drainage area. 5.64 sq mi. Area of Devils Lake, 361 acres.

Records available. June 1922 to August 1930, June to August 1932, June 1934 to September 

1953 (fragmentary prior to Aug. 11, 1936).

Gage. Staff gage read about once weekly. Datum of gage is 956.39 ft above mean sea level, 

unadjusted.

Extremes. Maximum gage height observed during year, 8.30 ft May 11; minimum observed, 6.22

1922-30) 1932, 1934-53: Maximum gage height observed, 10.6 ft June 1, 1927; minimum 

observed, 2.12 ft Dec. 21-26, 1936.

Remarks. Lake has no surface outlet.

Cooperation. Observer services furn'ished by Ralpn E. Halvorsen, custodian, Devils Lake 

State Park.

Oage height, In feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

_

_

_

7.69

-

_

-

7.59

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

_

-

-.

_

-

-

7.19

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

Nov.

7.03

_

_

_

-

_

-

6.87

_

6.83

_

-

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

-

_

-

.

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

Dec.

6.69

Jan.

6.59

Feb.

_

_

-

Mar.

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

6.22

-

_

_

_

t _

-

_

_

6.79

-

6.83

_

_

.

_

-

Apr.

6.87

_

_

_

-

6.98

_

-

_

-

7.05

_

_

_

-

7.55

_

-

-

_

 _

_

_

7.81

_

_

_

-

.

-

Hay

_

_

_

_

-

8.25

-

-

_

-

8.30

..

8.25

-

_

_

_

-

-

_

-

8.10

.

8.17

_

8.19

_

-

_

-

June

_

_

_

_

-

_

8.03

-

_

-

_

_

_

_

7.89

_

_

_

-

-

7.73

-

-

_

-

_

7.55

_

-

July

_

_

_

_

-

7.43

_

-

_

-

7.25

_

_

-

_

_

7.15

-

_

_

.

_

6.90

_

-

_

.

_

-

Aug.

6.93

_

_

7.59

_

.

7.55

.

-

_

_

_

_

7.37

_

_

7.28

-

_

7.15

_

_

-

_

-

_

6.95

_

-

Sept.

_

_

_

_

6.79

_

_

-

_

-

_

6.65

_

-

_

_

_

6.38

-

_

_

_

_

-

6.23

-

_

.

.

-

Note. Add 955 ft to obtain elevation above mean sea level.
WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN 259

Baraboo River near Baraboo, WIs.

Location. Lat 43°28'55", long. 89°38'00", in NW£ sec. 35, T. 12 N., R. 7 E., near center 

or span on upstream side of highway bridge, 0.3 mile downstream from Rowley Creek and 

4 miles east of Baraboo.

Drainage area. 650 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. December 1913 to March 1922, September 1942 to September 1953.

Gage. Chain gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice dally. Altitude of gage Is 

810 ft (from topographic map). Dec. 18, 1913, to Mar. 31, 1922, at bridge 2.3 miles 

upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 18 years (1914-21, 1942-53), 403 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,020 cfs Mar. 23 (gage height, 13.31 

ft); minimum observed, 80 cfs Aug. 18 (gage height, 5.94 ft); minimum dally, 121 cfs 

Aug. 18, 24, Sept. 9, 19.

1913-22, 1942-53: Maximum discharge observed, 7,900 cfs Mar. 26, 1917 (gage height, 

about 17.5 ft, former site and datum); minimum observed, 9 cfs Feb. 17, 1944 (gage 

height, 5.08 ft); minimum dally, 26 cfs Oct. 6, 1950.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect and those below 200 cfs, 

which are fair. Diurnal regulation from four powerplants at Baraboo.

Revisions (water years). WSP 455: 1915. WSP 505: 1917(M). WSP 975: Drainage area.

Hating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Dot. 1 to Dec. 13, Feb. 23 to Mar. 28,

Aug. 1 to Sept. 30)

6.1 

6.5 

7.0 

8.0

121

179

270

489

10.0

12.0

13.5

970

1,510

1,980

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

Z

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

EO

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

E9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

196

188

188

196 

188

171

 188

204

188

179

196 

179

188

196

196

196

196

204

 25? 260

171

213

250 

"SIS 163

196

213

222

196

204

213

6,155

199

0.306

0.3S

Nov.

196

204

213

204 

204

240

204

186

T5S

215

222 

196

204

204

196

196

290

310

310

310

310

290

260 

204

231

310

41! 315

420

330

-

7,762

2S9

0.398

0.44

Dec.

290

240

213

2*5 

240

213

240

240

231

270

260 

270

240

240

230

225

220

220

231

270

231

240

250 

|10

315

250

255

270

310

231

270

7,750

250

0.385

0.44

Jan.

222

260

240

231 

245

260

270

270

260

240

220

 217

220

235

26O

375" 375

352

352

352

270

240

250 

260

204

231

250

260

240

2 2O

205

8,086

261

0.402

0.46

Feb.

205

255

205

210 

213

231

250

231

231

231

231 

222

2 2O

225

22O

220

215

215

215

300

760

830

870 

357

489

442

420

420

-

-

-

9,333

333

0.512

0.53

Mar.

375

335

300

26O 

225

205

195

190

135

250

489 

920

1,120

 1,170

1,510

1,570

1,540

1,860

1,860

1,790

1,790

1,820

1,980 

1,950

1,700

1,510

1,360

1,090

654

512

465

31,185

1,006

1.55

1.78

Apr.

512

607

654

750 

726

678

560

489

489

920

1,070 

995

945

774

774

846

846

798

678

536

465

420

398 

358" 352

442

465

465

702

895

-

19,649

655

1.01

1.12

May

37b" 870

846

822 

702

607

512

465

420

398

352 

330

330

330

310

290

290

270

270

270

270

250

m512

726

654

583

442

330

310

14,172

457

0.703

0.81

June

270

231

231

270 

330

607

630

ITS

489

489

420 

33O

270

260

260

250

24O

222

250

 204

196

196

213 

196

142

204

188

270

240

290

-

8,808

294

O.452

0.50

July

 290 310

260

213 

196

204

204

222

213

222

179 

T58

188

196

204

188

188

196

204

204

250

26O

222 

222

196

222

204

204

196

196

204

6,645

214

0.329

0.38

Aug.

290

536 630'

1.420 

1,230

1,020

895

630

420

33O

270 

250

240

222

213

156

163

 121

TI5

179

163

163

171 

121

163

156

156

171

156

163

128

11,068

357

0.549

0.63

Sept.

142

163

156

163 

171

163

156

171

PiT5s

156 

179

163

240

250

231

222

196

121

163

171

179

156 

149

171

156

179

171

179

171

-

5,144

171

0.263

0.29

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,800 Hin 144 Mean 46O Cfsm 0.7O8 In. 9.61

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,980 Min 121 Mean 372 Cfsm 0.572 In. 7.73

Peak discharge (base. 1,600 efs). Mar. 23 (4:30 p.m.) 2,020 ofs (13.31 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 14-18, 27, 28, Jan. 5-14, Jan. 29 to Feb. 4, 

Fe¥T~l3-22, Mar. 2-9.
260 WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN

Wisconsin River at Prairie du Sac, Wis.

Location. Lat 43°17'25", long. 89 0 42'55", in sec. 1, T. 9 N., R. 6 E., on downstream end 

of seventh pier from right bank of highway bridge In Prairie du Sac, 1.6 miles downstream from Prairie du Sac powerplant and 6.5 miles upstream from Honey Creek.

Drainage area.~8.950 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. January 1946 to December 1953 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 729.64 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge.--? years, 6,916 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. 1952-53: Maximum discharge during water year, 27,300 cfs Apr. 14 (gage height, 

11.10 ft); minimum recorded, 1,310 cfs Nov. 1 (gage height, 1.40 ft); minimum daily, 

2,800 cfs Nov. 30.

1953: Maximum-discharge during period October to December, 10,500 cfs Oct. 25 (gage 

height, 6.44 ft); minimum, 1,340 cfs Oct. 20 (gage height. 1.44 ft).

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 65,500 cfs Apr. 12, 1951 (gage height, 16.82'ft); minimum observed, 298 cfs Sept. 5,7, 1946 (gage height, 0.98 ft); minimum dally, 1,500 

cfs Feb. 1, Aug. 8, 1948.

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

 Plow regulated by 21 reservoirs and many powerplants above station (see p. 265)

Rating table, Oct. 1, 1952, to Dec. 5, 1953 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

2,930

4,740

6,320

9,300

7.0

8.0

10.5

12,300

15,400

24,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

E 

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

IE

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

4,180

5,680 

4,940

4,400

3.540

5,370

3,760 

4,400

5,620

3,780

4,400

4,070

4,340

4,440

4,590

4,620

4,920

4,130

3,880

4,140

4,020

3,620

4,790

4,510

4,760

3,540 

4,380

3,920

4,000

3,730

4,100

134,570

4,341

-1,331

Nov.

3,750

3,630 

4,440

3,560

4,040

4,300

4,080 

4,230

3,660

4,260

3,200

3,250

*3,690

4,460

3,720

3,190

4,480

3,790

4,240

4,680

4,120

3,960

4,890

5,040

4,770

4,460 

4,680

5.720

4,340

2,800

-

123,430

4,114

-664

Dec.

4,960

4,940 

4,960

5,830

5,460

5,220

4,220 

6,100

5,420

5,660

5,700

5,480

5,140

3,850

4,800

5,260

5,390

5,960

4,820

5,180

5,000

6,560

5,200

5,900

4,670

6,130 

3,230

3,600

5,390

5,070

5,200

160,100

5,165

-607

Jan.

5,110

6,140 

5,426

4,670

5,180

3,700

3,500 

3,550

4,000

5,700

4,800

4,600

4,550

4,800

4,600

5,500

5,100

4,700

4,800

4,600

5,400

5,500

4,800

4,400

4,100

5,000 

3,500

5,400

5,000

4,200

4,400

146,720

4,733

-1,009

Feb.

4,000

5,700 

4,160

5,000

5,400

5,400

4,600 

4,400

4,800

5,000

5,000

5,000

4,900

4, '800

4,500

4,200

4,400

4,500

4,400

10,000

9,200

7,000

5,800

7,200

6,880

6,680 

7,120

5,860

1

-

-

153,840

5,494

-643

Mar.

6,400

5,840 

5,390

5,060

6,140

6,160

5,940 

6,420

6,100

6,270

6,630-

6,630

7,530

8,940

8,150

8,100

8,260

9,020

9,930

10,600

10, 500

9,500

9,820

12,100

13, fOOO

13,100 

17,400

18,400

16,400

17,400

19.100

500,050

9,678

+2,597

Apr.

16,700

14,400 

15,000

14,400

15,500

14,700

15,400 

15,700

13,500

15,200

12,500

14,100

20,500

24.600

20,206

*14,700

16,400

15,700

18,000

18,400

14,100

15,500

12,500

11,500

11,800

9,740 

11,600

9,900

10,600

10,800

-

457,040

14,570

+2,183

Hay

10, 900

11,800 

11,600

15,200

13,200

15.500

15,200 

12,400

11,000

10,900

10,100

10,400

9,550

9,100

8,450

9,110

9,000

7,880

6,920

8,090

7,020

9,870

8,540

6.720

8,140

5.640 

7,620

7,400

8,720

6,080

5,780

291,630

9,407

+843

June

5,720

4,660 

4,860

5,760

7,400

5,400

6,060 

5,380

5,580

5,350

4,730

 4,860

3,910

5.560

4,600

5,920

4,120

4,780

4,400

4,890

4,570

6,560

5,260

5,480

6,100

5,740 

6,810

7,640

8.590

87155

-

164,670

5,489

+459

July

9,540

8,800 

10,600

15,500

16,200

9,770

7,040 

9,210

7,080

7,690

6,940

5,240

 8,230

6,560

7,380

5,890

6,720

6,440

7,040

5,360

5,260

6,710

7,570

7,260

5,680

5.040 

6,070

5,940

7,910

9,490

11,000

242,760

7,851

-58

Aug.

16,000

15,800 

11,100

15,700

25,700

18,200

12,700 

14,600

15,700

15,800

13,500

7,860

8,490

8,900

9,000

7,500

8,600

6,100

7,800

6,400

5,900

5,600

5,500

5,900

4.500

*4,900 

5,920

7,040

5,540

5,460

7,500

303,210

9,781

-569

Sept.

5,740

4,740 

3,980

5,020

5,240

3,990

3.040 

5,620

5,840

4,960

6.070

4,460

4,520

5,350

5,060

5,500

4,720

4,540

5,500

4,040

5,640

4,410

4,600

4,120

4,960

5,650 

4,500

5,890

5,640

5,640

-

134,560

4,485

-1,565

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean

Cfsm 

In.

3,010 

0.336 

0.39

3.45C 

0.585 

0.43

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

4,558 

0.509 

0.59

5,724 

0.416 

0.48

4,851 

0.542 

0.56

12,275 

1.37 

1.58

16,753 

1.87 

2.09

10,250

1.15 

1.53

Observed

Max 31,000 Hin 2,800 Mean 7,919 

Max 24,600 Min 2,800 Mean 7,105

5,928 

0.662 

0.74

7,793 

0.871 

1.00

9,212 

1.03 

1.19

2,920 

0.326 

0.36

Adjusted

Mean 7,673 Cfsm 0.857 In. 11.64 

Mean 7,076 Cfsm 0.791 In. 10.74

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in 21 reservoirs above station.

Note. Ho gage-height record Nov. 12, Jan. 6 to Feb. 24, Mar. 1, Aug. 16-21} discharge estimated 

on basis of 1 discharge measurement, Prairie du Sac powerplant records, and records for station at 

Muscoda.
WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN

Wisconsin River at Prairie du Sac, Wls. Continued 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, October to December 1953

261

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

E4

25

26 

27

E8

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

4,070 

*4,140

3,490

2,960

5,320

3,620

3,260

3,310

2.120 

2,910

5,160

3,920

3,400

2,980

3,140

3,880

3,860

2,920

3,740

3,820

3,620

3,860 

3,800

2,620

5.420

3,730 

2,860

2,440

3,460

3,860

4,160

111,850

3,608

-1,095

Nov.

4,110 

3,600

2,820

3,460

3,890

4,400

4,330

2,550

4,000 

3,100

3,460

3,280

4,020

3,420

3,550

3,930

3,240

3,360

4,200

4,110

3,340

5,210 

3,960

3,950

3,940

1,860 

3,880

3,910

2,970

4,220

-

110,070

3,669

-413

Dec.

3.470 

3,660

4,040

3,580

5.550

.

_

-

I

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

._

-

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. Hay June July Aug. Sept.

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean

Cfsm

In.

2,515

0.281

0.32

3,256

0.364

0.41

_

-

-

1

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in 21 reservoirs above station.
262 WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN

Wisconsin River at Muscoda, Wis.

Location.--Lat 43°12'00", long. 90°26'25", in sec. 1, T. 8 N., R. 1 W., on left bank at 

highway bridge, 0.5 mile upstream from Eagle Mill Creek and 1 mile north of Muscoda.

Drainage area. 10,300 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--December 1902 to December 1903 and December 1913 to September 1953 

in reports of Geological Survey. Gage heights collected at same site November 1908 

to December 1912 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 667.05 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 22, 1929, chain gage on bridge 200 ft upstream at same datum; 

Nov. 22, 1929, to Mar. 15, 1930, chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--39 years (1914-53), 8,671 cfs 'unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 24,600 cfs Apr. 15, 16 (gage height, 5.82 ft); 

minimum, 3,200 cfs Nov. 13 (gage height, 0.82 ft).

1902-3, 1913-53: Maximum discharge, 80,800 cfs Sept. 16, 1938 (gage height, 11.48 

ft); minimum daily, 2,000 cfs Feb. 11, 1918.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Flow regulated by 21 reservoirs and many powerplants above station (see p. 265).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 785: 1921(m). WSP 875: 1921.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-10, Sept. 1-30)

1.1 

1.5 

2.0

3,950

5,090

6,600

3.0 

4.0 

5.6

10,300

14,700

23,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

IE

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

ft)

Oct.

5,640

4,940

5.820

5,690

5,EEO

4,510

5,610

4,810

4,900

5,800

4,750

4,730

4,780

4,970

4,810

5,040

5,020

5,240

4,800

4,580

4,690

4,660

4.190 

5,100

5,030

5,100

4,430

4,660

4,340

4,460

4,300

152,670

4,925

-1,331

Nov.

4,320

4,200

4,040

4,620

4,190

4,460

4,550

4,460

4,480

4,160

4,560

*5.S10

3,880

3,960

4,570

4,240

4,350

5,260

4,900

4,580

5,120

4,760

4,460 

5,160

5,680

5,820

5,700

5,550

6.820

6,450

-

143,110

4,770 -664

Dec.

4,610

6,010

5,880

5,610

6,180

5,860

5,700

5,200

6,220

5,920

6,070

6,240

5,990

5,990

5,220

6,100

6,420

6,600

6,540

6,820

6,640

6,320

7.430 

6,160

6,580

5,060

7,170

4,820

4.080

6,710

6,520

186,670

6,022

-607

Jan.

6,300

6,190

7.160

6,670

6,400

6,300

5,200

4. 700

4,850

5,500

6,200

6,100

6,000

6,000

6,100

6,200

6,350

6,400

6,200

6,000

6,200

6,400

6,400 

6,200

5,600

5,000

5,900

5,200

5,000

6,000

6,600

185,320

5,978

-1,009

Feb.

5,700

5,100

4.700

5,200

6,000

6,800

6,700

6,400

6,100

6,000

6,200

6,400

6,50.0

6,400

6,200

5,800

5,600

5,500

5,600

5,800

10,800

11.000

9,400 

8,600

8,600

8,600

9,000

9,100

- 

'

193,800

6,921

-643

Mar.

8,800

8,100

7,600

7,300

7.200

7,600

8,200

8,400

8,400

8,400

8,400-

8,500

8,740

9,300

11,400

10,900

10,200

10,000

10,700

10,800

11,300

11,500

11,100 

12,100

13,700

13/700

14,200

17,700

18.800

17,200

17,700

337,940

10,900

+2,597

Apr.

19,800

18,800

16,200

16,200

15,700

14,700

15, 700

16,200

16,200

15,200

14, 700

13,700

15,200

19,300

23.400

23,400

17,200

17,200

16,700

*18,200

18,800

15,200

14,200 

12,800

12,600

12,600

11.300

11,700

11,300

11,600

-

475,800

15,860

+2,183

May

11,900

12,400

12,700

12,900

13,700

14.200

14, 200

13,700

12,800

11,900

11,100

11,300

11,000

10,300

9,920

9,660

9,770

9,700

8,860

8,090

8,960

8,360

10,100 

9,320

8,120

9,340

7 . 200

8,280

8,240

9,020

7,400

324,440

10,470

+843

June

6,780

6,740

5,760

5,810.

7,200

8,190

6,720

6,870

6,780

6,580

6,320

5,940

5,940

5,360

4.640

5,440

5,020

4,890

5,380

5,370

5,480

5,450

6,760 

6,050

*6,250

6,850

6,500

7,580

7,940

9.040

-

189,630

6,321

+439

July

8,660

9,660

9,200

10,400

13,300

15.600

10,500

7,940

9,290

7,750

8,170

7,570

6.200

8,260

7,420

7,760

6,930

7,410

7,060

7,710

6,640

6,460

7,200 

7,660

7,620

6,790

7,310

7,280

6,930

8,290

9,900

258,890

8,351 -38

Aug.

12,400

16,700

15,700

14,700

18,200

22.200

21,000

15,200

15,700

16,200

14,700

13,700

9,600

9,300

9,610

9,610

8,600

9,080

7,380

8,480

7,860

7,260

6,940 

6,660

7,500

5.72Q

6,360

6,560

7,480

6,520

6,120

343,040

11,070

-569

Sept.

7.760

6,460

5,620

5,110

5,640

5,760

5,110

4.040

4,430

4,580

5,300

6,370

5,270

4,900

5,580

5,380

5,620

5,390

4,790

4,080

4,240

5,750

4,840 

4,950

4,700

5,180

4,390

4,870

4,410

4,230

-

154,750

5,158

-1,565

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cf sin 

In.

3,594 

0.349 

0.40

4,106 

0.399 

0.45

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

5,415 

0.526 

0.61

4,969 

0.482 

0.56

6,278 

0.610 

0.64

13,500 

1.31 

1.51

Observed

18,040 

1.75 

1.95

11,310 

1.10 

1.27

Max 31,500 Min 3,810 Mean 9,088 

Max 23,400 Min 3,810 Mean 8,071

6,760 

0.656 

0.73

8,313 

0.807 

0.93

10,500 

1.02 

1.18

3,593 

0.349 

0.39

Adjusted

Mean 8,842 Cfsm 0.858. In. 11.73 

Mean 8,044 Cfsm 0.781 m. 10.62

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in 21 reservoirs above station.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 5 to Mar. 12.
WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN 263

Kiokapoo River at La Parge, Wls.

Location. Lat 43°34'30", long. 90°38'35", on east-west quarter section line, in W? sec. 

29, T. 13 N., R. 2 W., on left bank 10 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 82 In 

La Farge, 0.3 mile upstream from Otter Creek, and 1 mile downstream from powerplant.

Drainage area. 266 sq ml.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 782.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Dec. 4, 1939, chain gage on highway bridge at same datum.

Average discharge'. 15 years, 169 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,560 cfs Aug. 2 (gage height, 7.77 ft); minimum, 3.0 cfs Nov. 28 (gage height, 0.6S ft).

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 4,620 cfs July 21, 1951 (gage height, 12.32 ft); maximum gage height, 12.90 ft Mar. 8, 1950 (backwater from Ice); minimum discharge, 1.8 cfs 

Mar. 24, 1951.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of Ice effect, which are fair. Conslderable diurnal fluctuation caused by operation of powerplant 1 mile upstream.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

1.8 

2.4 

3.2

81

168

318

4.0 

5.0 

5.8

494

724

926

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195E to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

EO

21

ZZ

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*116

98

91

101

105

102

104

105

107

108

107

107

109

109

100

112

115

112

105

119

108

114

121

92

119

107

118

107

107

111

115

3,359

108

0.406

0.47

Nov.

114

108

107

107

109

108

95

111

102

111

102

109

111

111

108

102

154

157

118

112

108

108

102

114

118

262

162

106

97

100

-

3,533

118

0.444

0.49

Dec.

108

112

116

118

118

117

115

113

122

125

115

109

104

M

103

105

106

103

100

100

110

120

124

121

111

100

94

94

100

105

109

3,390

109

0.410

0.47

Jan.

110

110

106

102

94

*86

86

96

107

108

105

102

105

112

117

na119

119

116

113

114

115

117

117

108

103

119

98

98

104

110

3,335

108

0.406

0.47

Feb.

98

97.

102

103

104

105

105

100

92

94

97

101

102

' 102

98

95

97

102

107

118

158

144

129

124

120

118

115

113

-

-

-

3,040

109

0.410

0.43

Mar.

108

102

103

103

100

97

94

92

92

96

140

225

355

438

528

339

518

832

653

404

404

683

919

504

318

252

233

213

197

190

207

9,539

308

1.16

1.33

Apr.

268

264

308

297

239

209

199

182

254

676

456

297

252

224

354

496

297

E48.

230

216

202

190

180

'211 171

230

194

180

303

277

-

8,104

270

1.02

1.13

May

E77

252

248

224

*202

190

187

176

160

152

231

171

144

146

148

144

144

160

149

131

171

176

163

15E

488

259

178

170

152

163

137

5,851

189

0.711

0.82

June

138

136

136

142

244

153

142

202

185

132

136

134

195

158

*131

130

1EB

125

128

126

115

104

108

130

155

137

134

560

170

157

-

4,771

159

0.598

0.67

July

132

119

112

124

160

150

1E2

115

111

108

104

109

128

140

134

114

245

243

134

197

409

190

126

131

124

134

137

116

144

137

160

4,608

149

0.560

0.64

Aug.

188

Ml

328

404

248

202

204

188

157

157

142

144

138

128

116

124

119

116

116

114

111

105

108

*108

108

101

101

100

98

100

108

5,322

172

0.647

0.74

Sept.

102

98

95

104

104

100

102

100

97

98

98

263

100

102

102

101

98

95

97

98

94

94

95

94

102

107

104

98

89.

118

3,149

105

0.395

0.44

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,320 Min 90 Mean 195 Cfsm 0.733 In. 9.96

Water year 195E-53: Max 919 Min 86 Mean 159 Cfsm 0.598 In. 8.10

Peak discharge (base. 1.700 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 29 to Mar. 13.
264 WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN

Kickapoo River at Steuben, Wls.

Location. Lat 43°11'25", long. 90°52'30", in NWi sec. 8, T. 8 N., R. 4 W. , on right bank 

°-8 mile upstream from Duffy Creek, 1 mile northwest of Steuben, and 14 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 690 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1933 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 657.82 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Oct. 20, 1938, chain gage 1 mile upstream at datum 1.3 ft higher.

Average discharge.--20 years, 453 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximurn discharge during year, 1,430 cfs Aug. 5 (gage height, 8.06 ft); minimum, 303 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 2.90 ft).

1933-53: Maximum discharge, 10,300 cfs July 22, 1951 (gage height, 13.66 ft): minimum observed, 161 cfs Aug. 9, 1936 (gage height, 0.76 ft, site and datum then in use).

Remarks.--Records good. Slight diurnal fluctuation caused by operation of powerplant at 

Gays Mills, 15 miles above station.

Revisions.--WSP 855: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge.

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 16 to Mar. 10, Mar. 28 

to May 25, Sept. 15-30)

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

330

490

672

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

871

1,080

1,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

389

397

389

389

389

389

397

397

397

397

397

397

397

397

397

389

389

397

405

397

397

397

397

397

405

397

397

397

397

389

397

12,259

395

0.572

0.66

Nov.

389

389

389

382

382

382

382

382

374

382

374

*382

382

382

389

389

421

455

472

438

405

397

397

397

405

490

542

507

421

382

-

12,260

409

0.593

0.66

Dec.

421

455

438

421

421

421

405

389

421

438

438

421

405

366

389

389

421

421

405

397

421

438

438

438

421

359

397

366

438

438

421

12,857

415

0.601

0.69

Jan.

405

397

389

374

374

352

455

472

490

455

438

421

397

397

421

438

405

438

421

421

405

389

382

382

374

337

366

352

330

352

389

12,418

401

0.581

0.67

Feb.

389

374

374

382

382

389

382

382

389

352

374

389

374

374

366

344

344

374

397

512

615

490

507

507

*455

421

438

455

-

-

-

11,531

412

0.597

0.62

Mar.

421

382

382

382

352

352

359

359

366

457

730

896

1,040

1,100

1,140

1,120

996

1,040

1,140

1,200

1,230

1,060

1,200

1,260

1,350

1.400

950

730

672

615

615

25,296

816

1.18

1.36

Apr.

634

672

750

790

750

672

596

560

578

710

912

975

806

653

672

790

912

791

653

*615

560

560

525

521

525

560

560

525

525

596

-

19,934

664

0.962

1.07

May

691

653

634

615

578

542

525

507

490

472

472

507

490

438

421

438

438

438

438

438

438

472

490

472

542

902

828

560

507

490

472

16,398

529

0.767

0.88

June

455

438

421

438

490

490

490

455

490

507

438

421

421

472

472

421

397

389

389

382

374

366

359

366

*421

438

421

421

560

612

13,214

440

0.638

0.71

July

421

405

374

374

421

490

438

397

374

366

352

352

366

374

405

382

382

472

560

472

472

653

542

421

389

490

490

438

405

405

405

13,287

429

0.622

0.72

Aug.

560

812

1,170

1.400

1,350

931

710

634

578

542

507

490

472

455

438

421

405

405

397

389

382

382

366

374

366

366

366

359

352

344

352

17,075

551

0.799

0.92

Sept.

359

352

344

344

352

352

344

344

331

344

352

374

421

436

366

359

352

352

352

352

352

344

337

337

337

 352

344

344

344

337

-

10,618

354

0.513

' 0.57

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,170 Min 359 Mean 570 Cfsm 0.826 In. 11.26

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,400 Min 330 Mean 485 Cfsm 0.703 In. 9.53

Peak discharge (base. 1.900 efal. No peak above

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge computed from twice-daily staff-gage readings Oct. 7 to Nov. 11.
WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN 265

Reservoirs in the Wisconsin River basin

Twenty-one reservoirs are used to stabilize flow of the Wisconsin and Tomahawk Rivers. 

The reservoirs are owned and operated by Wisconsin Valley Improvement Co., which furnished 

the gage heights and contents for the individual reservoirs. The relation of these reservoirs to gaging stations on the Wisconsin River Is as follows (figures In parentheses 

following name of reservoir show usable capacity in winter, in millions of cubic feet): 

The first 13, Lac Vleux Desert (595), Twin Lakes (302), Buckatabon Lakes (142), Long Lake 

(384), Little Deerskin (22), Seven Mile Lake (117), Lower Nine Mile Lake (93), Burnt 

Rollways (596), Sugar Camp (335), Little St. Germain Lake (142), Big St. Germain Lake 

(243), Pickerel Lake (250), and Rainbow Reservoir (2,020), are on the Wisconsin River or 

on tributaries that enter upstream from station at Rainbow Reservoir near Lake Tomahawk; 

North Pelican (205) and South Pelican (305) are on tributaries that enter upstream from 

station at Whirlpool Rapids near Rhinelander; Minocqua (651), Squirrel Lake (152), Willow 

Reservoir (3,350), Rice Reservoir (1,788), and Spirit Reservoir (775) are on tributaries 

that enter upstream from station at Merrill; Big Eau Pleine Reservoir (4,551) Is on a 

tributary that enters upstream from station at Wisconsin Dells. Minocqua, Squirrel Lake, 

Willow Reservoir, and Rice Reservoir also regulate the flow of the Tomahawk River upstream 

from the station at Tomahawk. The usable capacity of these reservoirs is usually less in 

summer than in winter because the allowable summer drawdown Is limited In the interests of 

riparian property owners. There are from time to time formal or informal changes in capacity and In minimum drawdown levels. For detailed location of these reservoirs see 

WSP 955, page

Monthly contents, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

Oct. 31...............

Dec. 31...............

Calendar year 1952..

Hay 31...............

Sept. 30...............

Water year 1952-53 . .

Date

Nov. 30...............

Dec . 31 ...............

Calendar year 1952..

Feb. 28...............

Sept. 30. ..............

Water year 1952-53..

Date

Dec. 31...............

Calendar year 195E..

Mar. 31...............

Sept . 30 ...............

Water year 1952-53..

Thirteen reservoirs above station at 

Rainbow Reservoir near Lake Tomahawk

Contents 

(millions of 

cubic feet)

3,637 

2,719 

3,460 

2,272

-

1,496 

690 

1,779 

4,283 

5,313 

5,666 

5,420 

5,110 

3,842

-

Change in contents

Millions 

of 

cubic feet

-918 

-259 

-188

-2,013

-776 

-806 

+1,089 

+2,504 

+1,030 

+353 

-246 

-310 

-1,268

+205

Equivalent 

in 

cfs

-343 

-100 

-70

-64

-E90 

-333 

+407 

+966 

+385 

+136 

-92 

-116 

-489

+7

Twenty reservoirs above station 

at Merrill

8,578 

6,374 

5,467 

4,671

-

2,480 

973 

4,165 

9,071 

11,394 

12,667 

12,366 

11,223 

8,302

-

-2,204 

-907 

-796

-4,588

-2,191 

-1,507 

+3,192 

+4,906 

+2,323 

1,273 

-301 

-1,143 

-2,921

-276

-8E3 

-350 

-297

-145

-818 

-6E3 

+1,192 

+1,893 

+867 

+491 

-112 

-4E7 

-1,127

-9

Four reservoirs above station on 

Tomahawk River at Tomahawk

4,225 

3,049 

2,504 

2,020

-

888 

257 

1,451 

3,708 

5,043 

5,865 

5,855 

5,318 

3,841

-

-1,176 

-545 

-484

-2,330

-1,132 

-631 

+1,194 

+2,257 

+1,335 

+822 

-10 

-537 

-1,477

-384

-439 

-210 

-181

-74

-423 

-261 

+446 

+871 

+498 

+317 

-4 

-200 

-570

-12

Fifteen reservoirs above station at 

Whirlpool Rapids near Rhinelander

Contents

(millions of 

cubic feet)

3,927 

2,946 

2,565 

2,355

-

1,524 

716 

1,948 

4,597 

5,649 

6,022 

5,761 

5,431 

4,071

-

Change in contents

Millions 

of 

cubic feet

-981 

-381 

-210

-2,120

-831 

-808 

+1,232 

+2,649 

+1,052 

+373 

-261 

-330 

-1,360

+144

Equivalent 

in

Cf8

-366 

-147 -78

-67

-310 

-334 

+460 

+1,022 

+393 

+ 144 

-97 

-123 

-525

+5

Twenty-one reservoirs above 

station at Wisconsin Dells

12,168 

8,604 

6,882 

5,257

-

2,555 

1,000 

7,956 

13,614 

15,873 

17,011 

16,909 

15,385 

11,328

-

-3,564

-1,722 

-1,625

-7,764

-2,702 

-1,555 

+6,956 

+5,658 

+2,259 

+1,138 

-102 

-1,524 

-4,057

-840

-1,331 

-664 -607

-246

-1,009 

-643 

+2,597 

+2,183 

+843 

+439 

-38 

-569 

1,565

-27
266 TURKEY RIVER BASIN

Turkey River at Garber, Iowa

Location.--Lat 42°44'25", long. 91°15'45", in sec: 36, T. 92 N., R. 4 W., on left bank 10 

 ft downstream from highway bridge at Garber, 800 ft upstream from Wayman Creek, 2,000 

ft downstream from Elk Creek, and 1 mile downstream from Volga River.

Drainage area.--1.530 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--rAugust 1913 to November 1916, May 1919 to September 1927, and November 

1932 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. August 1913 to November 1916, 

May 1919 to September 1927, and April 1929 to September 1930 in report of Iowa State 

Planning Board.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 635.34 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Feb. 8, 1935, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 32 years (1913-16, 1919-27, 1929-30, 1933-53), 900 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,900 cfs July 27 (gage height, 20.62 ft); minimum daily, 160 cfs Nov. 28, Dec. 13, Jan. 14.

1913-16, 1919-27, 1929-30, 1932-53:- Maximum discharge, 29,000 cfs June 13, 1947; 

maximum gage height, 28.06 ft Feb. 23, 1922 (from floodmarks); minimum discharge observed, 46 cfs June 29, 1934.

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

diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplant at Elkader.

Cooperation. Three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions. WSP 405: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

EO

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

232

225

229

225

218

215

225

225

225

229

229

229

225

*235

232

229

259

225

225

218

225

222

218

222

222

222

218

229

222

212

218

6,964

225

0.147

0.17

Nov.

218

212

215

208

215

215

222

218

218

215

229

225

215

*225

222

229

253

346

288

266

270

242

242

232

302

350 

250

160

200

230

-

7,232

241

0.158

0.18

Dec.

240

250

240

230

220

210

200

210

220

210

200

180

160

170

*175

185

200

220

210

190

180

190

200

190

185

180

180

180

175

175

175

6,130 198'

0.129

0.15

Jan.

175

170

170

170

200

250

230

210

200

190

180

170

165

160

700

1.000

650

500

400

*350

320

300

280

260

250

235 

220

220

250

250

240

9,065

292

0.191

0.22

Feb.

230

220

215

210

220

300

280

240

220

210

240

220

200

180

190

195

*200

200

190

5.500

2,500

1,500

1,300

1,400

1,100

1,000 

1,100

900

-

-

-

18,460

659

0.431

0.45

Mar.

700

600

520

470

440

420

400

410

450

1,200

3,500

3.700

3,100

2,700

3,500

*2,920

1,990

1,620

1 %440

1*210

1,110

1,040

2,020

2,840

2,130

1,500 

1,180

1,040

910

860

885

46,805

1,510'

0.987

1.14

Apr.

1,010

1,060

1,140

1,560

1,410

1,240

1,040

935

910

1,380

2,600

2,130

1,500

*1,210

1,240

2,270

3.400

2,150

1,500

1,260

1,140

1,040

960

910

1,010

1,680 

1,740

1,680

1,440

1,320

-

45,845

1,462

0.956

1.07

May

1,410

2,130

2.280

1,800

1,560

1,440

1,290

1,180

1,060

985

1,750

1,080

935

860

815

794

772

750

708

*686

838

750

772

838

860

935 

815

794

729

664

600

2,860

1,060

0.695

0.80

June

557

552

515

499

969

708

600

1,490

1,320

1,140

935

815

2,080

3,040

5.140

3,580

*1,680

1,160

960

838

729

664

*600

557

708

794 

708

750

686

885

-

35,639

1,188

0.776

0.87

July

1,010

750

643

557

1,070

1,010

708

622

549

507

470

442

 438

591

430

407

482

528

466

643

698

540

664

645

544

8.110 

77520

2,760

1,920

1,500

1,260

38,282

1,235

0.807

0.93

Aug.

1,210

1,740

5,280

12,800

14.000

*9,200

4,950

3,160

2,360

1,920

1,680

1,500

1,350

1,240

1,110

1,010

960

*885

860

815

772

729

708

686

664

622 

600

578

557

540

123

75,009

2,420

1.58

1.82

Sept.

Ill 4W

499

478

430

434

426

418

418

418

407

403

391

384

376

365

 372

357

350

361

353

350

350

*342

346

331 

327

320

320

309

-

11,649

388

0.254

0.28

Calendar year 1952 : Max 9,580 Mln 160 Mean 1,029 Cfsm 0.673 In. 9.16

Water year 1952-53 : Max 14,000 Min 160 Mean 909 Cfam 0.594 In. 8.08

Peak discharge (base. 6.000 ofa). Feb. 20 (6:30 P.m.) about 6,500 efs (15.17 ft)j June 15 (5 a.m.)

6,120 cfs (12.73 ft); July 27 (1 a.m.) 16,900 efs (20.62 ft); Aug. 4 (3:30 a.m.) 15,300 cfs (19.71

ft); Aug. 6 (2 a.m.) 15,700 efs (19.85 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. '

Mote.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 26 to Mar. 15. Discharge computed from 

once-daily wire-weight-gage readings July 27 to Aug. 3.
GRANT RIVER BASIN 

Grant River at Burton, Wls.

267

Location. Lat 42°43 I 10", long. 90°49'10", In sec. 23, T. 3 N., R. 4 W., on right bank on 

downstream side of highway'bridge, 6 miles northwest of Potosl and 9.5 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 267 sq ml.

Records available. April 1947 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 606.89 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to July 27, 1949, wire-weight gage on bridge at same datum.

Average discharge. 6 years, 194 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,300 cfs Feb..20 (gage height, 20.92 ft); mlnImuir. daily, 71 cfs Jan. 6.

1947-53: Maximum discharge 25,000 cfs July 16, 1950 (gage height, 24.82 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 18,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 43 cfs Nov. 24, 1950 (gage height, 3.97 ft).

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

Cooperation. Two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 6 to Sept. 30)

4.2

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

69

129

224

480

775

1,100

14.0

16.0

17.0

17.5

18.0

18.5

1,480

1,900

2,560

3,120

4,040

5,330

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

101

97

97

97

97

101

105

TOT

101

97

90

151

101

101

101

97

97

97

97

97

94

94

94

101

97

97 

97

94

94

97

97

3,029

97.7

0.366

0.42

Nov.

97

57

97

97

97

97

97

101

97

97

97

97

*97

101

101

101

178

213

1ST

105

101

101

101

102

118

170 

J.40

110

106

106

-

3,340

111

0.416

0.47

Dec.

107

104

102

101

100

98

96

96

98

98

95

94

92

90

57

97

94

96

120

218

164

121

121

117

109

105 

101

95

94

94

94

3,308

107

0.401

0.46

Jan.

93

93

92

86

80

71

77

89

90

90

89

86

90

100

680

520

395

308

250

204

168

148

130

116

108

103

100

96

94

94

94

4,834

156

0.584

0.67

Feb.

94

94

*95

107

140

345

260

200

173

160

150

139

125

111

105

97

92

15T

122

5.140

3,760

523

420

570

350

235

165

140

_

-

-

14,019

501

' 1.88

1.95

Kar.

121

109

117

*105

101

90

155" 88

105

313

483

208

178

490

1,770

298

178

160

146

137

137

168

537

280

197

168

155

146

137

137

164

7,528

243

0.910

1.05

Apr.

146

142

137

146

146

142

146

142

146

213

197

155

14,6

146

173

164

146

142

142

137

133

129

133

129

155

129 

125

*129

137

142

-

4,395

146

0.547

0.61

May

142

142

. 142

142

146

155

142

137

129

133

142

133

*109

113

113

113

109

109

109

164

137

125

117

113

117

129 

105

101

101

101

94

3,864

125

0.468

0.54

June

94

94

94

94

98

101

94

187

218

T9T

97

94

114

133

105

*97

97

94

90

89

89

88

55

89

90

105 

97

97

90

88

-

3,203

107

0.401

0.45

July

87

87

88

90

90

88

86

84

84

83

83

84

89

94

94

84

85

89

87

87

86

87

87

84

84

4.760 

988

218

187

168

155

8,647

279

1.04

1.20

Aug.

146

142

155

1.620

356

197

185

173

187

178

 117

117

113

109

113

109

105

105

*101

97

94

94

94

90

89

89 

88

87

87

86

84

5,407

174

0.652

0.75

Sept.

83

84

IT

84

83

83

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

83

82

77

77

77

77

*76

77

80

83

82 

77

76

76

-~75

2,432

81.1

0.304

0.34

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,100 Min 90 Mean 188 Cfsm 0.704 In. 9.59

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,140 Min 71 "Mean 175 Cfsm 0.655 In. 8.91

Peak discharge (b'ase. 2.400 cfs). Feb. 20 (10 p.m.) 12,300 cfs (20.92 ft); Mar. 15 (5:30 a.m.) 

3,250 ofs (17.62 ft); July 2

mu ersj. FOB. zu ^xu p.m.; i2,3uu cis ^zu.az rtj; mar. is ^:ou a.m.; 

26 (7 p.m.) 11,400 cfs (20.61 ft); Aug. 4 (6:30 a.m.) 2,660 ofs (17.12 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 1 to Nov. 27, Dec. 20-27, 

Mar. 1-4, Apr. 1-10, Apr. 13 to June 12, June 15 to July 24, Aug. 6 to Sept. 30. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 27 to Dec. 19, Dec. 28 to Feb. 19, Feb. 23-28.
268 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Platte River near Roekville, Wls.

Location. Lat 42°44'00", long. 90°38'25", in SW£ see. 17, T. 3 N., R. 2 W., on right bank 

0.8 mile upstream from Blakely Branch, 2.5 miles northeast of Roekville, 5 miles northeast of Potosi, and 15.2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 139 sq mi.

Records available. November 1934 to September 1953.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 642.95 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Sept. 30, 1941, chain gage at site 1.3 mile upstream at different 

datum and Oct. 1, 1941, to June 29, 1949, at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 102 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,290 cfs Feb. 20 (gage height, 10.79 ft); min33357 28 cfs Jan. 5,- 6 (gage height, 3.61 ft).

1934-53: Maximum discharge, 43,500 cfs July 16, 1950 (gage height, 17.26 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; no flow Nov. 24, 1950.

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

Cooperation. Pour discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1952-53j except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. 7)

3.3 

3.6 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

21

60

124

240

396

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

9.4

808

1,310

2,320

4,040

Discharge, in cubic st per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

60

5960"

60

60

60

61

61

61

61

61

63

63

63

60

60

60

60

61

60

60

63

63

63

63

63

 53 64

63

61

63

1,903

6.14

0.442

0.51

Nov.

66

64

63

63

63

63

63

63

63

63

63

63

63

*63

63

60

155

TIT

76

70

66

63

61

61

77

122

84

68

68

66

-

2,157

71.9

0.517

0.58

Dec.

67

67

64

64

64

63

60

61

64

64

63

61

59

61

57

59

60

59

56

95

95

77

77

77

73

66

63

54

ST

66

61

2,040

65.8

0.473

0.55

Jan.

60

59

59

57

g28

g28

g73

54

55

55

54

54

57

60

240

187

138

136

120

104

80

70

*65

65

66

66

65

63

60

63

58

2,399

77.4

0.557

0.64

Feb.

55

56

57

74

157

248

98

82

76

59

73

79

66

63

56

54

53 55

85

5.920

308

126

111

134

101

*90

92

85

_

-

-

6,517

233

1.68

1.74

Calendar year 1952: Max 773 Min 54

Mar .

80

79

80

*73

73

70

68 70"

70

117

140

103

101

197

726

164

124

115

108

103

103

113

220

157

132

119

111

106

101

103

115

4,041

130

0.935

1.08

Apr.

TIG" 146

134

128

119

111

106

104

108

122

117

108

104

101

113

122

110

106

106

103

101

100

95

93

100

101

95

*95

95

95

-

3,278

109

0.784

0.88

May

98

95

95

95

92

96

92

90

88

87

87

84

*79

77

79

77

76

76

73

71

~S7 104

82

80

82

77

71

71

70

70

11

2,568

82.8

0.596

0.69

June

67

67

67

70

77

70

67

85

7?

77

74

68

68

74

67

*64

63

61

60

59

57

5655-

60

74

73

66

71

61

59

-

2,017

67.2

0.483

0.54

July

54

54

52

54

60

70

60

54

53

52

50

50

53

54

52

49

52

53

50

49

49

53

47

46

45

110

TOT

61

61

61

61

1,775

57.3

0.412

0.47

Aug.

60

63

79

232

T5o

80

74

Vo

67

64

*64

66

61

56

54

54

53

50

*50

49

47

47

46

45

45

43

45

42

22

42

42

1,932

62.3

0.448

0.52

Sept.

42

41

4?

47

45

43

45

43

45

47

46

49

47

46

45

45

43

43

42

43

45

*45

45

46

46

46

46

45

45

43

-

1,341

44.7

0.322

0.36

Mean 113 Cfsm 0.813 In. 11.06

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,920 Min 28 Mean 87.6 Cfsm 0.630 In. B.bB

Peak discharge (base. 2.100 cfs). Feb. 20 (9:15 a.m.) 7,290 cfs (10.79 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from o.i --daily wire-weight-gage readings.

Note. Stage-d3echarge relation affected by ice Jan. 8-15, Jan. 21 to Feb. 3.
LITTLE MAQUOKETA RIVER BASIN 269

Little Maquoketa River near Durango, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°33'20", long. 90°44'40", in NE£ sec. 5, T. 89 N., R. 2 E., on left bank 

10 ft upstream from highway bridge, 1^ miles east of Durango, 5 miles northwest of 

Dubuque, and 7.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 130 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1934 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 612.03 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Jan. 5, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 19 years, 83.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,100 cfs Feb. 20 (gage height, 18.40 ft); minimum daily, 17 cfs Jan. 28, Sept. 3, 13-23, 30.

1934-53: Maximum discharge, 23,000 cfs June 13, 1947 (gage height, 21.23 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,300 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 17.05,' 19.82, 20.75, and 22.1 ft; minimum observed, 5 cfs July 12, 13, 1936.

Maximum stage known, about 22.1 ft June 15, 1925 (discharge, about 29,000 cfs, 

computed by Corps of Engineers).

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

Cooperation. Two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 925: 1935-37.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

2.6 

2.8 

3.2

4.8 

6.0 

9.0

400

875

2,380

4,480

Discharge, In^eublc feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

20

2T7

20

20

20

20

21

21

21

21

21

21

22

22

*22

21

21

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21 

21

20

20

20

21

646

20.8

0.160

0.18

Nov.

21

20

20

20

18

19

19

20

19

19

20

20

20

20

*20

19

67

89

43

32

29

27

26

25

25

30

88

40

28

22

-

885

29.5

0.227

0.25

''Dec.

23

24

24

25

26

26

26

28

31

29

25

22

20

2?

*24

24

24

24

23

150

70

52

47

38

30

31 

27

24

26

28

28

1,001

32.3

0.248

0.29

Jan.

28

28

25

23

20

18

19

21

23

25

24

21

25

33

778

100

58

41

36

33

*31

30

30

26

22

oa

Ms

X 17 ^TS

--19

- 20

1,630

52.6

0.405

0.47

Feb.

-IS

NTS "~20

20

550

253

89

57

43

37

150

102

51

38

33

29

27

*46

258

*4.460

212

76

66

76

63

52 

56

44

-

-

6,944

248

1.91

1.99

Mar. s

36

30

33

28

27

28

22

25

29

443

167

105

85

251

596

112

82

*78

68

60

58

72

352

137

102

82 

72

64

58

63

100

3,465

112

0.862

0.99

f Apr.

171

T2T

105

88

77

70

64

61

64

85

69

62

57

54

76

*70

57

53

52

50

46

45

43

41

ST

68 

56

57

60

70

-

2,073

69.1

0.532

0.59

May

121

120

111

96

89

116

93

84

76

68

67

58

54

51

51

48

48

47

*43

41

~TO 125

68

62

70

66 

50

44

43

41

38

2,169

70.0

0.538

0.62

June

35

34

*33

34

100

45

36

142

61

43

38

36

190

T2T

51

42

36

34

30

28

25

2323"

*24

82

55 

36

46

32

28

-

1,543

51.4

0.395

0.44

July

24

24

21

58

645

469

74

55

*43

37

33

30

30

32

30

26

81

40

30

27

26

24

22

2020"

1,340 

169

60

52

63

74

3,619

117

0.900

1.04

Aug.

48

74

69

152

70

*115

~TJ 314

61

52

48

62

43

37

34

33

31

*29

27

26

25

24

24

24

23

21 

21

20

19

T5

19

1,641

52.9

0.407

0.47

Sept.

19

18

17 n2ff

20

19

19

20

21

20

19

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

*17

17

17

18

18

18 

18

18

18

17

-

545

18.2

0.140

0.16

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,480 Mln 18 Mean 86.8 Cfsm 0.668 In. 9.09

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,460 Mln 17 Mean 71.7 Cfsm 0.552 In. 7.49

Peak discharge (base, 5.000 cfa). Feb. 20 (5 a.m.) 11.100 cfs (18.40 ft); July 5 (11 p.m.) 4,880 

cfs (12.58 ft); July 26 (10:30 a.m.) 4,560 cfs (12.18 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. - __ _

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov.^SH to~Eec. 4, Dec. 10-14, 20, 21, 24-28, 

Jan. 4-9, Jan. 25 to Feb. 2, Feb. 14-16, 22-24, Mar. 2-8. Discharge computed from once-daily wireweight-gage readings Nov. 2-13, Dec. 5-9.
270 GALENA RIVER BASIN

Galena River at Buncombe, Wis.

Location. La t 42°30'50", long. 90°23'40", near center of sec. 33, T. 1 N., R. 1 E., on 

left bank at Buncombe, 1.5 miles upstream from Scrabble Branch, 2 miles upstream from 

Illinois-Wisconsin State line, and 3.5 miles southeast of Hazel Green.

Drainage area. 128 sq mi.

Records available. September 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 682.77 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (Corps of Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge.--14 years, 81.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,400 cfs Feb. 20 (gage height, 15.68 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 8,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 18 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 2.73 ft).

1939-53: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 20, 1953; minimum, 1.8 cfs Mar. 16, 1941 

(gage height, 2.46 ft).

Flood in February 1937 reached a stage of about 17.1 ft.

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

which are fair.

Cooperation. Two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, 

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

Oct. 1 to Feb. 19 Feb. 20 to Sept. 30

2.4 

2.6 

2.8 

3.1 

3.5

31

51

77

118

175

4.0 250

4.5 350

5.0 488

5.5 646

2.7 

3.0 

3.3 

3.6 

4.0

16

38

65

110

199

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

326

480

830

1,230

1,700

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

12.4

2,220

2,820

3,480

4,500

5,090

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mesn

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

38

38

 55 37

38

39

39

40

40

39

39

40

40

40

40

39

4i4TT

40

39

37

39

39

40

40

41

39

38

38

39

39

1,214

39.2

0.306

0.35

Nov.

40

38

40

37

3S

39

39

39

38

39

38

39

*40

40

41

41

-55 112

54

48

48

46

44

42

56

84

58

45

42

41

-

1,440

48.0

0.375

0.42

Dec.

41 

43

42

42

42

40

43

42

47

43

40

40

36

TT

39

39

38

38

38

58

 SB- 70

55

51

44

41

40

40

40

40

41

1,345

43.4

0.339

0.39

Jan.

38 

38

36

35

33

 SS 32

35

35

35

35

34

36

46

646

150

126

112

104

78

*50

49

46

41

41

41

40

39

37

36

37

2,174-

70.1

0.548

0.63

Feb.

 32 32

34

38

639

463

107

77

64

60

121

132

93

66

50

50

56

70

165

*5.020

246

J.10

78

60

52

 48

45

44

-

-

-

8,052

288

2.25

2.34

Mar.

45

48

47

46

*46

44

46" 41

54

473

252

140

96

243

1.020

151

89

80

72

65

65

89

92

76

67

65

63

58

54

56

65

3,848

124

0.969

1.12

Apr.

ft

75

66

64

60

54

54

57

76

65

61

55

54

.67

69

60

55

54

53

52

52

4949"

55

54

*50

52

52

53

-

1,789

59.6

0.466

0.52

May

50 

58

65

57

58

67

IT

58

55

53

54

*50

48

48

48

48

48

48

47

46

64

54

54

54

55

56

56

51

45

44

42

1,642

53.0

0.414

0.48

June

41 

39

41

40

48

42

40

56

4T

44

41

41

44

43

*40

38

37

36

33

34

32

3?

32

32

45

41

36

40

36

32

-

1,182

39.4

0.308

0.34

July

32 

36

33

27

35

42

30

30

30

29

29

29

30

33

30

29

30

30

29

29

29

30

IB- 26

26

 52 54

38

34

34

48

1,019

32.9

0.257

0.30

Aug.

44 

39

68

To" 199

40

38

36

36

*36

38

49

38

33

32

31

30

29

29

29

29

g29

«§4

g55

825

g24

g25

a25

a25

a24

a24

1,203

38.8

0.303

0.35

Sept.

a24 

a25

 pc gcD

a25

a24

a24

a24

a24

a25

a26.

a26

a26

a26

a25

a24

a24

a24

a23

a23

823

*24

24

24

22

SI

23

23

24

24

22

724

24.1

0.188

0.21

Cslendar year 1952: Max 2*,830 Mln 35 Mean 88.6 Cfsm 0.692 In. 9.42

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,020 Mln 22 Mean 70.2 Cfsm 0.548 In. 7.45

Peak discharge (base. 3.000 ofs). Feb. 5 (10 p.m.) 3,480 cfs (11.02 ft)j Feb. 20 (7 a.m.) 12,400 

cfs 115.68 ft}7

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Pecatonlca River at Darlington.

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

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 28 to Dec. 1, Dec. 13-20, 25-29, Jan. 2-13,

' 2, 3, 14-18, Feb. 23 to Mar. 8.
GALENA RIVER BASIN 271

East Pork Galena River at Council Hill, 111.

Location. Lat 42 028'05M , long. 90°20'20", W| sec. 31, T. 29 N., R. 2 E., on left bank at 

Council Hill, 3 miles upstream from mouth and 6 miles northeast of Galena.

Drainage area. 20.1 sq mi.

Records available. September 1939 to September 1953.

Gage..--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 686.59 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (Corps of Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge: 14 years, 12.7 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,770 cfs Feb. 20 (gage height, 8.65 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1.500 cfs as explained below; minimum observed, 3.8 cfs 

Dec. 14 (gage height, 2.53 ft).

1939-53: Maximum discharge 16,600 cfs Apr. 29, 1947 (gage height, 15.3 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 1,500 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage heights 9.33 and 15.3 ft and a contracted-opening determination at 

gage height 15.3 ft; minimum, 0.3 cfs June 22, 1940 (gage height, 2.14 ft).

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

Cooperation. One'discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years^. WSP 1208: 1942-43, 1945.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

9.1

9.4

8.8

S7T

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

9.7

9.7

13

-S. 7

9.7

11

10

12

12

12

11

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

9.4

10

10

10

10

321.1

10.4

0.517

0.59

Nov.

9.7

10

9.4

9.7 

9.4

9.7

9.4

9.1

9.4

8.4

7.5

7.8

*7.5

7.0

7.5

7.3

-g-.i 19

7.0

6.2

5.7

5.7

5.5

6.2

7.8

8.4

7.8

7.5

8.1

8.4

-

251.2

8.37

0.416

0.46

Dec.

8.4

8.4

8.1

8.1 

7.8

7.8

8.1

7.8

8.4

7.8

7.3

7.5

7^0

7?3

5.2

6.2

6.2

5.7

6.0

26.

12

10

13

12

11

8.4

6.8

8.8

9.7

10

10

276.8

8.93

0.444

0.51

Jan.

10

10

9.7

8.8 

4.0

6.7

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.3

7.5

7.8

8.7

12

11

7.5

9.4

9.7

9.4

8.1

8.4

*8.4

8.8

8.1

7.8

7.5

7.4

7.3

7.1

6.9

6.8

273.7

8.83

0.439

0.51

Feb.

6.5

6.4

6.5

8.1 

70

25

14

9.4

8.4

7.8

34

15

14

10

7.8

6.8

6.8

14

55

454

13

20

12

11

9.4

9.0

8.6

8.2

_

.

-

870.7

31.1

1.55

1.61

Mar.

7.8

7.6

7.8

9.1 

*14

11

6.5

57?

12

58

16

20

13

32

30

13

13

14

1312")

11

12

16

12

11

10

9.7

10

10

10

11

440.7

U.2

0.706

0.82

Apr.

16

13

13

12 

11

10

9.7

9.7

10

18.

12

11

9.4

9.4

15

12

11

10

10

10

M?7T

9.1

9.4

12

9.?

 9.1

10

10

13

333.3

11.1

0.552

0.62

May

16

15

15

14 

14

17

12

11

11

11

13

11

11

10

10

11

11

10

10

24rs11It15

u

11

10

10

9.7

9.1

384.8

12.4

0.617

0.71

June

9.4

8.8

8.8

9.7 

10

8.8

8.8

17

9.1

11

8.8

8.1

46

T?

*9.7

9.1

8.4

7.8

7.8

7.3

6.8

s!a

7.0

11

7.8

7.8

8.4

7.3

7,0

303.6

10.1

0.502

0.56

July

6.8

21

T.3

7.3 

7.8

11

8.1

7.5

7.3

7.0

7.0

7.3

7.3

9.1

7.5

7.0

8.4

7.8

7.5

7.5

7.0

^79" 5.0

6.S

6.8

7.5

8.4

7.3

7.8

12

14

256.6

8.28

0.412

0.47

Aug.

8.4

7.8

14

§

9.4

9.4

8.8

8.1

*8.4

7.8

11

7.5

7.5

7.3

6.8

6.8

6.2

6.5

6.5

6.2

6.5

6.5

6.8

6.2

6.0

5.7

e!o

6.0

6.2

247.3

7.98

0.397

0.46

Sept.

5.7

6.0

6.0

fc*

5.5

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.5

5.2

5.7

5.2

5.2

5.5

5.2

5.7

5.5

*5.2

5.2

5.5

5.7

5.7

5.5

5.5

5.7

4.4

-

170.5

5.68

0.283

0.32

Calendar year 1952: Max 226 Mln 5.2 Mean 18.0 Cfsm 0.896 In. 12.15

Water year 1952-53: Max 454 Mln 4.0 Mean 11.3 Cfsm 0.562 In. 7.64

Peak discharge (base. 700 cfa). Feb. 20 (12:30 a.m.) 2,770 cfs (8.65 ft).

* Discharge measurement madeon this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 6-13, Jan.^27 to Feb. 3, Feb. 24 to Mar. 3, 

Mar. 8. Discharge computed from wire-weight-gage readings except Nov. 17, Jan. 25-30, Feb. 1, 5-7, 

11-13, 15-20, Mar. 10, 14, 15, May 10, 17, 21, 25, 26, June 4, 5, 7, 8, 13 and Aug. 3, 4, when waterstage recorder record was uaed. ^
272 MAQUOKETA RIVER BASIN

Maquoketa River near Manchester, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°27'20", long. 91°25'50", in NE£ sec. 9, T. 88 N., R. 5-W., on left bank 

2 miles southeast of Manchester and 5 miles downstream from Honey and Prairie Creeks.

Drainage area. 306 sq mi.

Records available. April 1933 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 895.06 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Average discharge. 20 years, 202 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,260 cfs Feb. 20 (gage height, 10.66 ft); minimum daily, 41 cfs Sept. 26.

1933-53: Maximum discharge, 20,000 cfs June 13, 1947 (gage height, 21.36 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 9,000 cfs by velocity-area studies; minimum daily, 6 cfs June 8, 29, 1934.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, fragmentary or no gageheight record, which are fair. Large diurnal fluctuation caused by hydroelectric plant 

2 miles above station.

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with Iowa Electric Co., which 

also furnished gage-height record at hydroelectric plant 2 miles above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

4.4 

4.6 

4.8 

5.1 183

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

630

1,200

2,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water yeai> October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

52 

54

50

52

50

57

49

56

57

53

56

56

 56

57

56

56

55

53

57

f55

57

55

57

57

f55

54

||

f58

53

55

1,702

54.9

0.179

0.21

Nov.

f55 

54

f53

f57

56

f54

f48

50

54

52

54

57

52

55

f64

f58

f93

flOl

*f86"

63

62

64

61

61

60

70

66 

62

58

59

-

1,839

61.3

0.200

0.22

Dec.

60 

63

65

62

63

64

58

62

65

64

72

*64

56

49

52

56

53

64

57

77

78

7?

71

68

57

50

52 

50

50

50

51

1,875

60.5

0.198

0.23

Jan.

54

57

57

51

47

44

43

45

49

55

46

51

54

57

150

120

84

82

78

74

71

69

64

*65

59

58

58 

54

52

55

56

1,959

63.2-

0.207

0.24

Feb.

50 

56

52

54

84

94

78

68

63

60

91

88

70

60

53

47

47

56

83

2.590

2,340

al,700

al,200

a830

630

397

462 

351

_

_

-

11,754

420

1.37

1.43

Mar.

220 

180

140

83

137

124

106

81

346

636

445

340

335

783

 568

369

279

270

239

190

194

780

854

422

302

252 

185

203

244

293

9,722-

314

1.03

1.18

Apr.

ft

302

307

275

226

121

192

203

210

343

222

242

 193

163

331

313

230

129

213

114

144

141

137

168

193

310 

204

198

200

-

6,744

225

0.735

0.82

May

261 

281

266

282

224

217

215

205

194

108

103

264

210

111

101

182

100

131

113

107

*1B9

240

179

127

207

172

120 

134

144

83

9T

5,361

173

0.565

0.65

June

119 

113

72

216" 69

114

80

152

264

176

93

145

198

400" 728

267

174

156

84

107

93

*135

88

81

127

202

96 

100

154

89

4,891

163

0.533

0.59

July

94 

90

116

75

96

532

321

211

102

90

94

96

*190

100

79

70

9?

89

88

232

241

373

178

92

90

827

HI?276

198

382

7,101

229

0.748

0.86

Aug.

293 

265

*379

1,970

1,090

484

398

351

264

222

201

191

176

155

148

139

130

128

127

120

93

105

106

107

103

105

ft

88

87

88

8,295

268

0.876

1.01

Sept.

88 

85

83

89

82

81

82

79

82

86

82

61

95

79

77

»73

78

44

66

92

73

74

76

78

41

65 

96

64

68

-

2,286

76.2

0.249

0.28

Calendar year 1952 : Max 2,460 Mln 48 Mean 194 Cfsm 0.634 In. 8.64

Water year 1952-53 : Max 2,590 Mln 41 Mean 174 Cfsm 0.569 In. 7.72

Peak discharge (base. 2.200 cfs). Feb. 20 (10 p.m.) 4,260 cfs (10.66 ft)} July 26 (8:30 p.m.) 

2,260 cfs (8.40 ft); Aug. 4 (10:30 a.m.) 2,300 cfs (8.46 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations, 

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 25-30, Dec. 1, 13-15, 25-31, Jan. 5-8, 15-19, 

eb. 14-18, Mar. 2, 3.
MAQUOKETA RIVER BASIN 273

Maquoketa River near Maquoketa, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°05'10", long. 90°38'20", in SW^NE^ sec. 17, T. 84 N., R. 3 E., on right 

bank 20 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 62, 1,200 ft upstream from Mill Creek, 

2 miles downstream from North Fork, and 3 miles northeast of Maquoketa.

Drainage area. 1,550 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1913 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 636.52 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to July 14, 1924, chain gage at site 20 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 40 years, 984 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 33,900 cfs Feb. 20 (gage height, 21.61 ft); minimum daily, 299 cfs Dec. 14.

1913-53: Maximum discharge, 48,000 cfs June 27, 1944 (gage height, 24.70 ft); minimum, 39 cfs Sept. 15, 1931; minimum daily, 105 cfs Feb. 11-20, 1936.

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

fluctuation caused by powerplant 4 miles above station.

Cooperation. Three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions.--WSP 760: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of lee effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 21 to Nov. 18)

1.0 

2.0 

4.0 

7.0

290

690

1,720

3,700

12.0

16.0

19.0

8,500

15,000

23,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

352

32 7 

321

345

342

347 

332

316

333

343

352

391 

343

354

370

*340

350

355

361

352

349

336

373

360

387

366

360

328

312

318

354

10,769

347

0.224

0.26

Nov.

352

338 

350

339

340

349 

340

346

338

338

354

320 

331

324

372

*367

2,490

2.750

774

514

498

459

427

416

456

500

430

368

347

352

-

16,259

542

0.350

0.39

Dec.

427

467 

472

495

540

516 

452

452

552

490

446

1

*413 

350

299

334

365

410

415

442

1,380

1.590

939

700

550

480

440

400

370

370

380

400

16,136

521

0.356

0.39

Jan.

410

410 

380

360

370

410 

420

430

420

420

410

430 

450

600

1,200

2.000

1,000

702

659

704

649

661

670

610

574

513

460

430

410

390

390

17,942

579

0.374

0.45

Feb.

410

420 

450

484

750

6,490 

2,500

1,500

1,260

890

*1,690

1,970 

1,200

890

700

600

500

*554

892

21, 200

22.300

4,990

2,620

1,470

1,660

1,610

1,400

1,300

_

-

82,680

2,953

1.91

1.98

Mar.

1,200

1,130 

992

796

744

745 

666

642~ 582

1,190

4,. 030

2,120 

1,500

1,500

3,870

2,270

1,560

1,410

*1,230

1,100

967

1,020

1,570

1,330

1,670

1,390

1,240

1,310

988

830

948

42, 538

1,372

0.885

1.02

 

Apr.

1,310

1.410 

1,510

1,220

1,110

1,040 

828

905

797

852

788

8S5 

824

723

851

*954

878

796

780

852

647

680

667

683

697

740

699

634

Ho

832

-

26,140

871

0.562

0.63

May

873

958 

1,070

932

877

900 

931

883

833

790

760

654

670

646

670

646

632

620

*535

547

846

1,110

1,190

1.410

1,350

934

830

835

782

707

635

26,036

840

0.542

0.62

June

501

*502 

520

538

1,040

966 

650

1,170

1,320

885

722

793 

842

1.510

1,340

1,240

1,140

976

738

659

661

598

500

530

*692

652

624

701

682

569

-

24,261

809

0.522

0.58

July

484

518 

516

494

760

2.980 

1,600

1,240

*1,050

794

645

536 

587

*1,160

614

590

635

602

558

642

499

460

580

718

566

488

1,160

1,620

1,310

1,110

1,600

27,116

875

0.565

0.65

Aug.

1,070

942 

958

1,150

1,690

2.270 

*1,980

1,490

1,170

961

780

818 

754

625

630

568

*606

492

477

480

447

496

432

438

402

361

390

412

395

586

334

24,384

787

0.508

0.59

Sept.

334

327 

374

390

380

378 

419

359

332

334

352

376 

346

339

338

333

342

362

363

336

*334

326

334

318

33T

338

364

344

354

*336

-

10,493

350

0.226

0.25

Calendar year 1952; Max 12,000 Mln 299 Mean 996 Cfsm 0.643 In. 8.76

Water year 1952-53: Max 22,300 Mln 299 Mean 890 Cfsm 0.574 In. 7.79

Peak discharge (base. 7.500 efs). Feb. 6 (8 a.m.) 8,500 cfs (12.00 ft); Feb. 20 (11 p.m.) 33,900 

cfs (21.61 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 26, 27, Dec. 23 to Jan. 17, Jan. 27 to Feb. 3, 

Feb. 7, 8, 15-17.
274 APPLE RIVER BASIN

Apple River near Hanover, 111.

Location Lat 42°15 I 05", long. 90°17'10", in NE£NW£ sec. 16, T. 26 N., R. 2 E., on right 

bank 0.3 mile southwest of Hanover and 12 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 244 sq mi.

Records available. November 1934 to September 1953..

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 591.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment

of 1912. Prior to Oct. 1, 1945, wire-weight or staff gage at site 3.5 miles downstream

at datum 9.48 ft lower. ' '

Average discharge. IS years (1935-53), 164 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,300 cfs Feb. 20 (gage height, 22.36 ft); minimum daily, 4.5 cfs July 10; minimum, 4.0 cfs July 10, 11.

1934-53: Maximum discharge, 12,000 cfs Jan. 5, 1946; maximum gage height, 26.12 ft 

Jan. 5, 1946 (ice Jam); minimum discharge observed, 4 cfs July 26, 1941, July 10, 11,

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

regulation during low flow caused by dam at Hanover.

Cooperation. Five discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1005: 1939, 1941 (M).

Rating table, water year 1952653, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.3

4.0 14-

31

63 

110 

201

3.0

7.0

14.0

18.0

18.7

460

1,510

4,140

6,210

6,630

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

38

35

35

37

37

37

37

37

38

36

38

38

37 

38

38

37

37

37

37

*37

37

37

37

38

38

35

35

37

39

1,156

37.3

0.153

0.18

Nov.

39

41

38

11

38

37

37

37

38

38

37

37

38 

38

38

41

394

495

90

63

54

52

49

49

66

155

90

61

54

54

-

2,335

77.8

0.319

0.36

Dec.

52

52

52

54

56

54

50

52

*61

61

58

58

54

47

50

49

47

45

48

247

172

108

108

102

88

72

70

61

63

63

63

2,217

71.5

0.293

0.34

Jan.

61

61

54

1)52

bSO

b50

b50

50

50

50

b48

b47

49 

56

105

~7<5 164

b70

b66

b62

59

58

58

58

52

45

b44

t)42

b40

b40

b41

1,608

58.3

0.239

0.28

Feb.

b40

b40

b40

44

232

bl, 600

b460

b!60

b!30

110

*532

505

187 

b!60

blOO

b70

b65

85

253

*6.650

1,260

174

177

143

126

113

105

92

.

-

-

13,633

487

2.00

2.08

Mar.

81

72

b80

b7,0

b65

t>60

b60

b60

65

404

534

262

236 

319

519

228

181

174

161

143

140

»3

170

158

143

132

124

115

108

110

140

5,257

170

0.697

0.80

Apr.

244

220

187

170

155

143

134

»129

132

170

158

140

132 

124

161

228

177

149

143

134

126

124

115

110

134

134

118

115

118

126

-

4,450

148

0.607

0.68

May

174

181

174

164

156

177

161

149

140

129

124

115

108 

102

102

102

108

115

100

92

124

143

134

115

121

121

102

88

85

83

81

3,872

125

0.512

0.59

June

72

70

67

*70

98

85

67

117

105

78

65

70

160

90

78

72

*65

63

58

54

52

50

50

104

118

67

76

67

59

-

2,501

83.4

0.342

0.38

July

54

85

69

56

246

480

153

74

53

4_i5_

19

49

79 

100

*54

49

61

54

56

93

52

47

42

36

38

38

41

41

44

97

82

2,448.5

79.0

0.324

0.37

Aug.

78

63

59

276 *ToB"

74

103

50

45

45

44

44

44 

41

37

37

38

37

37

*34

34

35

35

34

34

34

32

31

31

32

30

1,653

53.3

0.218

0.25

Sept.

30

30

32

49*"T

35

34

31

34

37

35

37

37 

34

32

'30

30

31

35

34

32

31

31

*32

32.

30

30

30

29

28

993

33.1

0.136

0.15

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,470 Mln 35 Mean 19ff Cfsm 0.803 In. 10.95

Water year 1952-53: Max 6,630 THn^ 4.5 Mean 116 Cfsm 0.475 In. 6.46

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 efs). Feb. ~2T!K(,4 p.m.) 9,500 efs (22.56 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

To Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
PLUM RIVER BASIN 

Plum River below Carroll Creek, near Savanna, 111.

275

Location (revised). Lat 42°06'50", long. 90 0 05'35", in NW£sw£ sec. 31, T. 25 N., R. 4 E., 

on left bank 0.7 mile upstream from Camp Creek, 2.6 miles downstream from Carroll Creek, 

3i miles northeast of Savanna, and 13 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 231 sq mi.

Records available. January 1941 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 580.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912.

Average discharge. 12 years, 149 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,200 cfs Feb. 20 (gage height, 23.80 ft); minimum, 14 cfs Sept. 30.

1941-53: Maximum discharge, 11,600 cfs Jan. 6, 1946 (gage height, 28.74 ft); no 

flow Apr. 26, 27, 1952 (backwater from Mississippi River); minimum during nonbackwater 

periods, 8 cfs for several days during period August to October 1949.

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

which are poor.

Cooperation. Pour discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 20, Sept. 6-30)

6.6 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

11.0

13

21

48

66

200

14.0

19.0

20.0

21.0

21.9

460

1,160

1,400

1,870

2,450

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

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

S9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

16

Tf

17

18

16

19

19

16

18

18

18

16

19

19

19

19

21

21

22

24

25

*25

25

25

25

25

25

27

27

27

27

658

21.2

0.092

0.11

Nov.

28

28

27

27

27

28

26

26

28

32

28

28 * 26

30

460 238"

70

46

40

38

36

36

51

100

70

b47

b42

b40

-

1,779

59.3

0.257

0.29

Dec.

b39

b39

b40

b42

45

44

42

44

*52

51

46

45

42

b40

b39

b38

b37

b37

40

b300

b280

b!20

112

108

88

b84

b80

b76

b74

72

68

2,264

73.0

0.316

0.36

Jan.

64

60

b56

b49

b47

b47

1)47

b47

47

b47

b46

b45

b46

b52

b60

b66

b66

b60

b58

54

52

51

52

52

46

b40

b39

b38

b36 bSS"

b37

1,543

49.8

0.216

0.25

Feb.

b36

b36

b36

b40

71

830

633

351

251

167

483

 *693

186

b!30

b90

b64

b60

b74

162

2.400

a2,000

a300

235

168

144

138

' 132

118

_

_

-

10,030

358

1.55

1.61

Mar.

105

92

b!05

blOO

b95

b90

b85

b85

blOO

190

512

168

168

194

410

228

180

174

162

147

144

147

168

174

147

136

129

123

115

115

130

4,920

159

0.688

0.79

Apr.

168

168

156

150

138

132

126

 120

118

118

115

105

102

alOO

a!15

a!50

al30

alls

allo

105

100

95

a88

a84

alOS

a!05

95

90

90

92

-

3,485

116

0.502

0.56

May

129

132

112

105

102

102

102

98

92

86

62

78

76

72

74

72

74

80

76

68

156

200

132

. 98

118

90

76

68

66

66

62

' 2,946

95.0

0.411

0.47

June

56

54

54

*54

189

136

66

93

118

66

60

60

66

108

70

58

54

*51

50

46

44

40

40

39

48

60

45

45

44

39

1,953

65.1

0.282

0.31

July

35

43

40

36

36

48

46

36

33

30

29

28

29

35

*28

26

30

31

30

70

222

49

36

31

28

27

26

26

26

25

176

1,391

44.9

0.194

0.22

Aug.

77

35

30

208 *ns

44

74

48

35

33

31

30

30

28

26

25

24

24

24

*23

23

22

22

21

21

20

20

20

19

19

19

1,187

38.3

0.166

0.19

Sept.

18

18

18

a30

a25

a22

21

19

19

20

20

20

a20

al9

al8

a!7

a!7

al8

a20

a!9

a!8

a!7

a!7 *17

a!6

al6

a!6

al6

15

ii

560

18.7

0.081

0.09

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,450 Mln 0 Mean 168 Cfsm 0.727 In. 9.91

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,400 Mln 14 Mean 89.6 Cfsm 0.388 In. 5.25

Peak discharge (base. 1.200 efa). Feb. 20 (10:30 p.m.) 4,200 cfs (23.80 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

and records for Apple River near Hanover, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
276 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Mississippi River at Clinton, Iowa

Location. La t 41°53'40", long. 90°09'24", in NE£ sec. 16, T. 22 N., R. 3 E., on left bank 

in downstream end of lower lock guide wall of dam 13, 1.2 miles upstream from Otter 

Creek, 2 miles north of Pulton, 111., 2.1 miles upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 

30 at Clinton, Iowa, and at mile 522.6 above Ohio River.

Drainage area. 85,600 sq mi, approximately, at U. S. Highway 30, where discharge measureraents are made .

Records available . October 1932 to September 1953 (prior to October 1939, published as 

''at Le Claire" ) in reports of Geological Survey. June 1873 to December 1932 (published 

as "at LeClaire") in report of Iowa State Planning Board.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 568.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~^T929. June 1873 to June 2, 1934, staff gage in stone well and June 3, 1934, to May 26, 

1939, water-stage recorder 23 miles downstream at Le Claire, at different datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 10.8 miles downstream from base gage at datum 5.48 ft lower.

Average discharge. 14 years, 48,280 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum daily discharge during year, 104,100 cfs Apr. 5; maximum gage height, 

 14.00 ft Apr. 5 (auxiliary gage); minimum daily discharge, 19,900 cfs Feb. 3; minimum 

gage height, 8.25 ft Feb. 16.

1939-53: Maximum daily discharge, 225,400 cfs Apr. 27, 1952; maximum gage height, 

21.24 ft Apr. 27, 1952 (auxiliary gage); minimum daily discharge, 12,000 cfs Dec. 27-30, 

1939; minimum gage height, -0.70 ft Dec. 30, 1939.

Flood of June 25, 1880, reached a discharge of 243,000 cfs (estimated by Corps of 

Engineers ) .

Remarks. --Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which. are fair. Flow regulated by reservoirs and navigation dams.

Cooperation. Gage-height record at .dam 13 and four discharge measurements furnished by 

Corps of Engineers .

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

25,600 

25,100

24, 000

23,000

22,500

23,200

23,300

21.900

21,900 

22,800

23,300

22,900

23,800

24,700

25, 600

25,000

*24,700

25, 400

24,900

25,lpO

25,300 

24, 400

24, 300

25,100

25,300

24,900

24, 600

24,300

24,900

24,900

24,400

751, 100

24,230

0.283

0.33

Nov.

24,100 

24,100

24,200

25,100

24,300

23,200

23,300

22,900

22,600 

22,400

22,700

23,200

24, 200

23,900

*23, 400

23,500

26,300

54.200

32,600

28,500

26,600 

24,700

24, 100

23,300

23,600

27,800

27,300

27,800

26,300

24, 600

-

754,800

25,160

0.294

0.33

Dec.

22.800 

24,700

24, 500

23,300

25,100

27,000

28,200

27,700

26,700 

26,300

 27,000

26,600

26,900

26,500

26,600

29,000

28,200

27,000

26,400

28,500

30.600 

27,300

27,300

27,600

26,800

27,100

29,100

28,300

26,900

26,300

26,100

832,400

26,850

0.314

0.36

Jan.

22,500 

21,300

21,200

21,000

21,000

20,500

20,500

20,500

20.400 

20,400

20, 800

21,200

21,400

21,500

23,500

26,200

27,000

26,000

24,900

23,500

23,000 

*23,000

23,000

23,000

22,800

22, 200

21, 800

21,500

21,400

21,300

21,300

689,600

22,250.

0.260

0.30

Feb.

21,000 

20,200

19.900

20, 100

20, 800

30, 000

34, 500

27,500

25,800 

24,300

24,200

27,000

26,500

24,700

24,700

22,500

21,200

21,600

*25,200

48,000

77.700 

54,000

39,700

40,100

38,400

35, 200

26,500

25,000

_

-

846,300

30,220

0.353

0.37

Kar.

27,500 

26,500

27,500

28,000

27,700

27,500

25,500

24,200

23.800 

26,000

33,900

43,100

45,300

48,100

59,700

65,600

56,200

55,600

56,900

*54,000

52,000 

53,300

62,900

70, 600

71,700

76,400

80,100

82,500

87,100

90,800

95.200

*1,605.2-

51,780

0.605

0.70

Apr.

98,500 

100, 400

101,700

102,800

104. 100

103,100

99,100

96,800

96,600 

96,600

95,300

93,000

92,000

89,700

91,800

90,400

*91,800

92,500

93,700

94, 800

94,500 

94,300

91,400

87,200

84,700

83,400

76,000

73,600

67,500

64. 100

* 2,741. 4

91,380

1.07

1.19

May

68,000 

68,900

68,000

67,900

69,100

70,300

71,500

72,300

72,300 

73,300

74,500

74,900

75, 200

73,900

72,300

68,700

67,000

*66, 300

64,100

60,200

58.500 

64,900

64, 500

62,700

63,700

64, 800

66,000

65, 500

65,900

69,800

76,700

*2,121.7

68,440

0.800

0.92

June

*80, 900 

80, 500

80, 400

80, 200

83,000

84,000

81, 300

81,300

82,500 

84.900

78,500

76,400

73,900

75,400

72,700

71,200

69,400

64,500

62,700

61,800

60,000 

57.100

57,100

58, 400

63,100

*68, 200

69,600

71,200

75,400

80, 400

-

*2, 186

72,870

0.851

0.95

July

84,200 

88,400

90, 100

92,700

95,000

99,600

100,800

101.400

98, 200 

*95,700

92,200

88,900

86,600

85,200

82,800

*79,600

78,900

78,800

77,600

73,700

72,900 

69,300

66,700

63,600

61.300

62, 900

73,200

80, 100

77,200

72,800

73,100

*2,543.5

82,050

0.959

1.11

Aug.

73,900 

72,900

71,000

80, 200

88, 600

92,700

*99.900

99,700

97,000 

94,700

*92,900

91,600

89,400

85,600

83,400

83,200

83, 500

83,300

85,400

87,500

86,900 

87,300

87,300

85,600

83, 800

80,900

78,900

76,700

71,600

68, 600

63.400

*2,607.4

84,110

0.983

1.13

Sept.

59.100

53^900

53, 100

49,100

42,800

40, 300

39,100

36,000 

34, 800

34, 600

34,600

35, 800

33,700

30, 800

29, '600

29,500

29,900

29,700

30,200

30,400 

*30, 900

30, 600

28,800

*27,700

27,000

24.100

24,100

25, 800

25,500

-

tl.059.2

35,310

0.412

0.46

Calendar year 1952: Max 225,400 Mln 21,900 Mean 57,970 Cfsm 0.677 !" 9-23 .

Water year 1952-53: Max 104,100 Min 19,900 Mean 51,340 Cfsm 0.600 In. 8.15

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Expressed In thousands.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 1 to Feb. 19, Feb. 27 to Mar. 10.
WAPSIPINICON RIVER BASIN

Wapsipinieon River at Independence, Iowa

Location. Lat 42 0 27'50", long. 91°53'50", in sec. 4, T. 88 N., R. 9 W., on right bank at 

Sixth Street in Independence, 1,800 ft downstream from Interstate Power Co.'s hydroelectric plant, 4f miles downstream from Otter Creek, and 9^ miles upstream from Pine 

Creek.

Drainage area. 1,060 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1933 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 882.85 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to May 24, 1941, staff gage in tailrace of powerplant 

1,800 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 20 years, 554 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,350 cfs Aug. 8 (gage height, 9.72 ft); minimum, 

 H4 cfs Oct. 13.

1933-53: Maximum discharge, 21,500 cfs June 14, 1947 (gage height, 18.74 ft); minimum, about 7 cfs many times In period 1933-34.

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant above station.

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Corps

Rating tables, water

4, 

4. 

4. 

4. 

5,

Oct. 1 

Mar. 19

,5 26 

.6 53 

.7 89 

,8 133 

,0 238

to Feb. 

to Aug.

5.3 

5.8 

6.4 

7.5 

8.6

17,' 

, 7

429 

864 

1,610 

3,020 

4,430

of Engineers

year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in 

cubic feet per second)

Feb. 17 to Mar. 19

3.7 36 4.9 275 

4.4 83 5.5 720 

4.5 106 6.7 2,150 

4.7 176

Aug. 7

3.5 27 

4.1 66 

4.4 94 

4.6 165

to Sept.

4.8 

5.2 

6.0 

9.4

30

265 

565 

1,400 

5,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

130 

29

75

80

29

75 

29

80

29

29

126

*29

ill

104

29

65

62 

29

95

29

79

82

31

80

29

1327-B"

37

37

83

1,971

63.6

0.060

0.07

Nov.

37

lie

34

90

34 

89

34

37

134

34

34

123 

34

71

34

140

147 

*40

154

93

134

34

132

96

151

37

137

40

45

-

2,369

79.0

0.075

0.08

Dec.

m109

40

40

149 

42

145

95

136

92

*40

140 

42

127

97

42

133 

42

138

42

126

89

89

42

86

89

45

90

94

77

2,788

89.9

0.085

0.10

Jan.

M45

45

95

45 

48

50

50

50

50

50

50 

53

111

107 

*89

85

85

85

85

85

82

82

82

82

78

78

78

2,322

74.9

0.071

0.08

Feb.

75 

163

104

93

88

83 

48

48

85

82

131

105

84 

112

37

*115

101

35 

-46

*897

2.150

1,060

702

1,220

1,500

1,270

1,230

1,170

-

_

-

12,834

458

0.432

0.45

Mar.

987 

850

684

614

292

536 

475

380

321

473

1,010

1,130

1,440 

1,450

1,600

*1,450

1,520

1.850 

1,796

1,270

875

732

875

1,200

1,270

1,280

1,200

908

694

629

612

30,397

981

0.925

1.07

Apr.

629 

675

732

886

940

918 

833

723

647

703

1,090

1,270

1,270 

*1,290

1,190

1,220

1,290

1,320 

1,380

1.580

1,440

897

703

620

620

897

1,140

1,190

1,150

1,130

30,373

. 1,012

0.955

1.07

May

1,150 

1,240

1,230

1,280

1,360

1.380 

1,250

985

782

694

742

612

211 

435

409

367

362

232 

403

234

*442

*251

221

370

517

490

425

505

372

546

270

19,767

638

0.602

0.69

June

352 

237

259

234

250

276 

398

544

656

751

771

675

638 

443

474

590

703

996 

1,410

1.830

1,710

*962

577

343

463

412

347

533

490

481

18,805

627

0.592

0.66

July

323 

543

368

493

258

361 

384

331

247

246

231

63

*3S6 

203

195

205

238

240 

323

529

329

413

371

267

247

385

1,060

1.140

1,060

823

703

12,935

417

0.393

0.45

Aug.

694 

723

*823

1,370

1,670

2,070 

4,360

5.860

4,236

3,160

2,420

1,6X30

1,020 581-

629

540

436

368 

410

326

273

274

297

264

254

174

213

154

154

34

271

35,655

1,150

1.08

1.25

Sept.

156 

124

124

127

122

32 

34

260

148

100

102

124

31 

131

130

 32

*101

98 

90

31

99

32

32

185

31

30

3T

108

148

32

2,825

94.2

0.089

0.10

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,900 Mln 18 Mean 570 Cfsm 0.538 In. 7.33

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,860 Mln 26 Mean 474 Cfsm 0.447 In. 6.07

Discharge measurement made on this day.
278 WAPSIPINICON RIVER BASIN

Wapsipinicon River near Dewitt, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°46', long. 90°32', in sec. 31, T. 81 N., R. 4 E., on left bank 15 ft 

downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 61, 3 miles south of Dewitt, 6 miles upstream 

from Brophy Creek, and 18 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 2,300 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. June 1934 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 599.73 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912.

Average discharge. 19 years, 1,430 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,350 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 10.73 ft); minimum daily, 198 cfs Sept. 28, 30.

1934-53: Maximum discharge, 26,000 cfs June 27, 1944 (gage height, 12.07 ft); minimum daily, 70 cfs Jan. 17-24, 1940.

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

Cooperation. Pour discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16 

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

235

232 

227

229

227

229

232

227

232 

232

229

229

227

227 

221

*224 

232

221 

227

238

235

224

221

224

224

227

221

227

229

?IB" 218

7,045

227

0.099

0.11

Nov.

221

232 

229

216

213

213

208

218

229 

221

224

221

221

213 

221

*238 

1,030

1.560 

960

590

478

430

400

378

419

635

540

450

380

380

-

11,968

399

0.173

0.19

Dec.

430

520 

580

640

705

635

590

530

478 

442

*430

422

392

340 

370

400 

420

450 

480

1,000

1.780

1,170

840

700

590

500

450

410

400

400

400

17,894

577

0.251

0.29

Jan.

400

400 

370

350

350

350

350

370

400 

420

430

440

450

460 

480

f§§

840 

780

820

800

750

700

660

610

580

540

510

490

470

460

16,830

543

0.236

0.27

Feb.

150

450 

450

460

500

2,000

4,390

4,140

2,600 

1,780

1,350

1,500

1,100

860 

740

660 

- 560

600 

800

4,000

8.650

8,300

7,200

4,520

3,680

2,960

2,780

2,780

-

-

70,260

2,509

1.09

1.14

Mar.

2,600

2,440 

2,100

1,900

1,650

1,500

1,400

1,350

1.300 

1,500

2,870

2,870

2,360

2,200 

2,600

3.260 

2,316

2,870 

*2,690

2,520

2,520

2,600

2,690

2,520

2,280

2,360

2,280

2,200

2,200

2,130

2,360

71,080

2,293

0.997

1.15

Apr.

3,160

5.570 

2,780

2,440

2,200

2,130

2,060

2,060

1,990 

1,920

1,850

1,780

1,710

1,780 

1,920

 2,060 

2,060

2,060 

1,990

2,060

2,060

2,060

2,130

2,130

2,130

1,920

1,710

1.680

1,780

1,920

-

63,100

2,103

0.914

1.02

May

2,280

2,360 

2,360

2,360

2,280

2,280

2,200

2,200

2,200 

2,130

1,920

1,710

1,540

1,500 

1,460

1,290 

1,080

*1,050 

*990

960

930

1,155

2,280

2,130

3.060

2,320

1,570

1,400

1,290

1,260

1,140

55,050

1,776

0.772

0.89

June

1,080

*1,020 

990

"555 905

1,050

1,020

1,140

1,230 

1,170

1,140

1,290

1,360

2.600 

1,780

1,430 

1,290

1,200 

1,080

1,080

1,140

1,290

1,460

1,640

*1,570

1,320

1,140

1,460

1,290

1,050

-

38,145

1,272

0.553

0.62

July

905

930 

880

830

780

1,310

1.320

1,290

1,080 

*905

855

755

705

*830 

755

612 

680

658 

570

550

570

880

1,140

930

830

755

680

635

612

905

1,080

26,217

846

0.368

0.42

Aug.

1,400

1,460 

1,290

1,140

1,110

1,200

*1,600

1,920

1,850 

*1,920

2,200

2,690

3,060

3.360 

2,780

1,990 

1,500

1,170 

1,110

905

805

680

635

590

550

510

494

470

446

419

392

41,646

1,343

0.584

0.67

Sept.

374

153 

342

342

342

325

309

296

293 

287

272

260

258

256 

254

249 

243

238 

246

240

*221

218

218

218

210

205

202

'555 198

*198

-

7,867

262

0.114

0.13

Calendar year 1952: Max 9,000 Mln 208 Mean 1,481 Cfsm 0.644 In. 8.74

Water year 1952-53: Max 8,650 Mln 198 Mean 1,170 Cfsm 0.509 !" 6.90

Peak discharge (base. 3.500 cfs). 

cfs (10.73 ft); Apr. 2 (3 a.m.) 3,790

Feb. 8 (1:30 a.m.) 5,620 Cfs (9.16 ft); Feb. 21 (4 p.m.) 9,350 

ofs (7.87 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice ttov. 27 to Dec. 4, Dec. 14-20, Dec. 23 to Feb. 6,

Feb. 11-20, Mar. 3-9. Discharge computed from once-daily staff -gage readings Aug. 30 -to Sept. 12,

Sept. 15-20.
ROCK RIVER BASIN 279

West Branch Rock River near Waupun, Wls.

Location. Lat 43°40', long. 88°391 , In sec. 24, T. 14 N., R. 15 E., on right bank 40 ft 

downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 151, 3 miles upstream from South Branch Rock 

River, and 3.5 miles northeast of Waupun.

Drainage area. 42 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. January 1949 to September 1953.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 870.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes. Maximum.discharge during year, 509 cfs Mar. 16 (gage height, 5.22 ft); minimum, 

1.8 cfs Sept. 26-30 (gage height, 1.86 ft).

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 949 cfs Mar. 27, 1950 (gage height, 6.56 ft); no flow 

.Dec. 5, 1949.

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

which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1 

2.3 

2.6

1.6 

3.3 

6.O

11

22

46

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

4.5 

5.1

153

229

327

480

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.0

3.O

2.8

275

2.8

2.8

3.0

3.1

3.0

2.8

82.8

a2.8

a2.S

82.8

82.9

83.0

a3.1

83.2

a3.2

3.3

a3.3

a3.3

83.3

a3.3

a3.3

a3.3 

3.3

a3.2

a3.1

a3.0

a3.0

94.4

3.05

0.073

0.08

Nov.

82 .B

a2.6

li*

*2.6

2.6

3.1

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.1

3.8

3.8

4.1

7.5

TCo

5.2

4-. 6

4.1

4.1

3.8

3.8

4.4

a4.9 

a5.4

a5. 3

 aS.O

t a4.8

-

124.6

4.15

0.099

0.11

Dec.

84.7

4.6

a4.7

a4.8

a5.1

aS. 3

a5.6

86.0

6.5

a7.5

7,5

4.6

4.4

4.1

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.3

3,6

3.8

4.1

85.0

a6.8

a6.6

a6.4 

a5.7

5.0

4.6

4.3

4.0

153.9

4.96

0.118

0.14

Jan.

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.3

*3.3

4.0

4.6

4.7

ITS

4.4

4.1

4.0

3.9

3.7

3.6

3,4

3.4 

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.2

Iti

112.9

3.64

0.087

0.10

Feb.

3.3

3.3

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.6

3.7

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

209

466

a353

a!80

91

31

a26 

22

18

.

-

1,404.6

50.2

1.20

1.24

Mar.

16

12

11

8.0

7.0

7.0

6.0

*6.5

775-

54

210

238

150

210

263

T88

159

119

*88

116

121

125

101

78

61

58

53

46

42

41

2,607.7

84.1

2.00

2.31

Apr.

43

41

41

40

36

32

30

28

31

96

89

63

48

40

49

76

54

42

36

32

*28

26

22

21

28

38 

36

31

35

38

-

1,250

41.7

0.993

1.11

May

52

119

162

142

107

77

61

52

43

36

39

25

21

21

20

18

18

18

17

16

16

16

16

16

17

18 

16

15

13

12

11

1,220

39.4

0.938

1.08

June

9.5

8.0

a7.6

a9.0

a!5

a!3

a 11

10

8.5

*7.5

6.5

6.0

5.7

5.5

5.5

5.2

5.2

7.5

14

9.0

6.0

5.2

4.6

4.6

4.9

4.9 

4.9

24

18

13

-

259.3

8.64

0.206

0.23

July

9.1

7.5

5.7

4.9

4.E

4.6

4.1

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.3

3.1

3.1

3.1

3,1

3.0

3.1

3.6

3.3

3.1

3.1

3.3

3.0

2.8

2.8

fri

2.6

2.8

3.1

3.1

115.5

3.73

0.089

0.10

Aug.

24

64

61

*112

112

88

70

77

73

55

39

34

27

21

17

13

12

9.5

8.5

6.5

5.7

4.6

4.4

4.1

3.8

3.6 

3.3

3.1

3,0

3To

3.1

965.2

31.1

0.740

0.85

Sept.

2.8

2.6

2.4

4.6

4.1

3.6

3.1

3.1

a3.0

a2.9

a2.8

a2.8

a2.7

2.6

a2.5

82.4

a2.3

a2.2

a2.2

a2.1

a2.1

a2.0

a2.0

al.9

al.9

aT78

1.8

1.8

l.S

-

75.7

2.52

0.060

0.07

Calendar year 1952: Max 509 Mln 2.4 Mean 30.1 Cfsm 0.717 In. 9.74

Water iter year year 1952-53: 1952-53; Max Max 466 466______Mln Mln 1.8 1.8 Mean Mean 23.0 23.0 Cfsm Cfsm 0.548 0.548 In. In. 7.42 7.42__________

Peak discharge (base. 250 cfs). Feb. 21 (1 a.m.) 494 cfs (5.17 ft); Mar. 16 (1 p.m.) 509 cfs (5.22

p ) 

* glscharge measurement made on 'this day.
280 ROCK RIVER BASIN

South Branch Rock River at Waupun, Wis.

L°Cnffi"-'mLffc 43 ° 38s' i°ng.- 88°43>, in sec. 33, T. 14 N. , R. IS E., on left bank 100 ft 

River Highway 151 at Waupun and 2 miles upstream from West Branch Rock

Drainage area.--56 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1948 to September 1953.

^^f~l929er~ Stage recorder - "Datum of Sage is 863.46 ft above mean sea level, adjustment

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 507 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, S.70 ft); no flow 

pflrt or Jun6 17,

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

wMcn are fair. Occasional regulation at dam two-thirds of a mili upstreim.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

2.8

29

30

 31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

a4.5

a4.2

a372

3.2

3.8

4.8

5.3

5.3

5.5

5.3

4.4

5.2

6.1

6.6

6.2

7.0

I7T

3.3

3.7

5.9

6.1

5.9

6.4

5.3

5.9

5.5

3.8

4.6

4.7

4.8

155.8

5.03

0.090

0.10

Nov.

3.8

11

3.4

1 4

74

.4

.5

1.1

2.5

3.2

3.5

3.8

3.8

4.0

3.5

2.6

9.6

7.9

5.5

4.4

4.0

3.3

2.6

3.3

6.8

13

6.2

6.4

4.4

2.9

-

128.2

4.27

0.076

0.09

Dec.

2.9

3.0

2.6 

3.4

3.5

4.8

6.4

671

6.2

6.4

5.5

5.5

4.4

3.4

3.4

3.2

2.9

2.5

2.1

2.3

1.8

2.6

4.7

4.7

a4.6

a4.3

a3.8

a2.9

2.2

2.3

2.2

116.6

3.76

0.067

O.O8

Jan.

1.8

2.6

2.9

2.1

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.2

2.6

2.9

*2. 9

4.6

4. q _l!_2

4.9

4.7

4.6

4.5

4.3

4.2

4.1

3.9

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.3

3.2

3.0

2.8

102.3

3.30

0.059

0.07

Feb.

2 0

275

2.1 

2.2

2.5

3.8

3.7

3.4

3.1

3.0

3.3

3.6

3.5

2.9

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.6

248

337

TIo

121

89

39

31

34

30

-

-

-

1,092.1

39.0

0.696

0.73

Mar.

30

16

14

12

12

11

10

*9.1 -976

12

51

152

200

105

269

250

237

157

117

81

104

98

104

78

58

47

44

40

35

34

32

2,428.7

78.3

1.40

1.S1

Apr.

34

35

38 

37

34

32

32

31

36

104

97

75

56

46

60

81

59

48

40

37

*32

30

26

25

39

48

47

39

43

43

-

1,384

46.1

0.823

0.92

May

58

146

174 

g!30

alOO

a82

a70

a60

a50

ail

g36

a32

a28

24

37

46

43

24

21

20

19

20

20

17

18

18

16

14

12

11

9.1

1,396.1

45.0

0.804

0.93

June

11

8.9

6.8 

11

11

11

10

5.3

5.9

*6.6

7.2

3.2

5.3

3.2

4.3

2.O

.1

12

14

12

9.8

8.9

8.4

8.4

12

10

16

41

26

20

-

311.3

10.4

0.186

0.21

July

13

9.6

6.8 

6.1

6.1

7.0

6.2

5.3

5.2

3.0

2.9

2.1

372

a2.9

a2.7

a2.7

a2.7

a2.7

a2.7

g6.4

a!2

a!3

a8. 9

a4.7

a2.8

a2.3

a2.3

a2.3

a2.6

g5.3

a!5

170.5

5.50

0.098

0.11

Aug.

a35

a48

81 

*174

140

108

78

56

44

37

33

28

24

20

17

14

12

11

9.8

9.1

8.6

7.4

6.8

T7o

8.2

8.9

8.2

8.2

a7.8

a7.4

a7.6

1,065.0

34.4

O.614

0.71

Sept.

8.9

7.9

12 

12

9.4

8.4

a7.6

6.8

5.9

a5.0

a4.0

a3.5

a3.0

g2.5

a2.3

a2.2

a2.1

a2.0

a2.0

al.9

al.9

al.9

a2.0

a£.l

a2.6

a3.2

a3.8

g4.2

4.2

3.5

-

138.8

4.63

0.083

0.09

Calendar year 1952: Max 796 Mln 0.4 Mean 35.0 Cfsm 0.625 In. 8.52

Water jsear 1952-53: Max 337 Mln 0.1 Mean 23.3 Cfsm 0.416 Tn. 5.65

Peak discharge (base. 400 efs).--Feb. 21 (about 2 a.m.) 507 cfs (5.70'ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

East Branch Rock River near Mayvllle and West Branch Rock River near Waupun. 

g Computed from staff-gage readings. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 15-28, Feb. 2-19.
ROCK RIVER BASIN 281

East Branch Rock River near Mayvllle, Wls.

Location. Lat 43°32', long. 88°34', in NW£ sec. 10, T. 12 N., R. 16 E., on left bank 500 

ft downstream from Kekoskee Dam, 0.3 mile upstream from Gill Creek and 2 miles northwest of Mayville.

Drainage area. 177 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1949 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 857.20 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, about 700 cfs Feb. 21; minimum, 3.8 cfs Sept. 23 

 fpge height, 2.28 ft).

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 2,160 cfs Mar. 29, 1950 (gage height, 8.80 ft); minimum, 

0.1 cfs June 6, 1949 (gage height, 2.09 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow reguIsTEe'd by small mill 500 ft upstream.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of lee effect (gage 

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

2.3 

2.5 

2.7 

3.0

4.2

12

26

59

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

5.7

129

212

440

639

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Oct.

20

18

20

18

11

18

18

18

19

20

20

20

20

20

21

20

23

22

22

24

24

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

20

639

20.6

0.116

0.13

Nov.

"20 20

21

*20

22

20

20

21

20

20

20

21

22

21

22

22

36

46

66

69

60

49

39

37

49

78

90

63

71

79

-

1,164

38.8

0.219

0.24

Dec.

60

51 44

44

49

55

60

60

67

83

85

82

60

50

52

49

42

38

34

37

38

45

66

92

107

97

94

76

56

43

36

1,852

59.7

0.337

0.39

Jan.

33

31

30

28

27

26

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

*24

37

51

58

58

53

50

46

43

42

41

40

40

39

40

40

40

41

1,133

36.5

0.206

0.24

Feb.

41

40

39

36

12

60

59

69

85

86

92

87

87

85

82

75

66

59

55

291

"560 580

520

430

330

250

200

168

-

-

-

4,565

163

0.921

0.96

Mar.

152

135

118

111

100

90

*80

68

69

M

89

278

467

537

624

551

566

624

609

495

467

481

509

481

454

400

305

232

192

158

131

9,637

311

1.76

2.02

Apr.

175

163

166

158

153

142

107

101

107

181

158

186

166

135

94

198

T78

195

170

111

*111

99

78

69

85

100

117

153

85

111

-

4,047

135

0.763

0.85

May

134

410

467

495

509

426

350

240

190

128

108

103

89

62

69

71

71

76

89

86

78

87

79

76

78

108

111

99

78

62

50

5,079

164

0.927

1.07

June

44

40

36

45

257

193

192

166

117

*71

67

52

44

38

34

31

26

89

179

52

63

49

40

34

33

30

30

33

39

43

-

2,167

72.2

0.408

0.46

July

36

30

25

.23

22

22

20

20

20

19

17

16

16

16

17

17

18

16

14

14

34

"25 40

20

18

16

15

16

14

14

14

624

20.1

0.114

0.13

Aug.

22

38

62

*243

198

223

155

132

114

69

56

50

40

25

23

22

20

21

20

19

18

18

18

18

15

13

13

14

14

13

14

1,720

55.5

0.314

0.36

Sept.

14

15

16

24

20

22

23

21

18

£5

23

18

17

16

14

12

8.9

5.0

5.3

4.1

4.6

4.2

5.0

6.5

12

13

13 12

12

11

-

474.7

15.8

0.089

0.10

Calendar year 1952 : Max 1,850 Mln 11 Mean 147 Cfsm 0.831 In. 11.30

Water year 1952-53: Max 624 Mln 4.2 Mean 90.7 Cfsm 0.512 In. 6.95

Peak discharge (base. 600 cfs). Feb. 21 (time unknown) about 700 cfs; Mar. 15 (6 p.m.) 686 cfs

(5.84 ft); May 2 (5 p.m.) 654 cfs (5.75 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 27 to Dec. 1, Jan. 2-7, 16-29, Feb. 1, 2, 

14-18, Feb. 23 to Mar. 2, Mar. 4-7.
282 ROCK RIVER BASIN

Rock River at Water-town, Wls.

Location. Lat 43°11'25", long. 88°43'35", in sec.'4, T. 8 N., R. 15 E.', on left bank at 

Watertown, 700 ft downstream from Milwaukee Street bridge and 1.1 miles downstream 

from Silver Creek.

Drainage area. 971 sq mi.

Records available. June 1931 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 792.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 26, 1933, chain gage at site 700 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--22 years, 437 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,810 cfs Mar. 27 (gage height, 3.90 ft); mlnimum discharge, 10 cfs Sept. 26 (gage height, 1.07 ft).

1931-53: Maximum discharge, 4,180 cfs Mar. 24, 1952 (gage height, 5.69 ft): minimum 

daily, 0.9 cfs Oct. 15, 1939, Sept. 9, 1944.

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

intermittent regulation caused by small feed mill 0.2 mile upstream; considerable diurnal regulation caused by powSrplant 1.6 miles upstream. .

Revisions. WSP 760: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.7

22

35

73

123

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.9

225

491

862

1,810

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct,

82 

84 

75

53

50

56

69

85

92

93

84

82

78

73

7]

75

TO

68

69

72

62 

50

58

67

70

70 

68

63

69

67

63

2,188

70.6

0.073

0.08

Nov.

64 

66 

*.70

67

63

£2TO

64

61

67

65

68

75

84

76

85

157

208

222

228

224 

206

187

163

179

241 

250

202

283

255

-

4,119

137

0.141

0.16

Dec.

216 

194 

182

T56" 176

261

306

326

347

369

374

365

314

244

271

331

338

283

279

306

329 

361

423

489

475

318 

361

346

353

330

314

9,777

315

0.324

0.37

Jan.

305 

300 

294

259

311

370

330

310

290

279

270

260

*248

234

Z7T

303

286

268

320

332

363 

358

367

380

350

380 

380

370

370

370

360

9,908

320

0.3SO

0.38

Feb.

350 

330 

338

244

230

316

489

556

617

644

672

677

632

553

506

437

408

356

328

846

1,190 

960

910

877

899

970 

1,070

1,080

_

-

17,485

624

0.643

0.67

Mar.

1,070 

1.060 

1,246

1,150

1,180

1,170

 1,170

1,170

1,180

1.15O

1,170

1,270

1,350

1,380

1,550

1,550

1,540

1,520

1,530

1,590

1,650 

1,670

1,690

1,710

1,740

1.76O 

1,760

1,730

1,740

1,710

1,690

44,840

. 1,446

1.49

1.72

Apr.

1,710 

1,690 

1,650

1,580

1,560

1,500

1,460

1,400

1,330

1,270

1,210

1,080

950

906

915

1,000

960

see

646

»805

80S 

764

741

702

702

702 

658

558

478

151

31,311

1,044

1.08

1.20

May

518 

672 

772

821

862

862

862

862

862

854

837

846

846

829

897

932

535

932

915

880

837 

805

718

579

441

338 

282

352

332

306

282

22,015

710

0.731

0.84

June

255 

225 

221

251

343

416

478

498

«r 387

359

343

332

316

292

268

264

278

259

246

246 

184

153

165

175

166 

120

155

142

106

8,086

270

0.278

0.31

July

151 

131 

152

129

114

104

134

101

95

97

84

82

68

77

80

64

7T

65

92

101

111 

ns- 188

90

88

94 

83

76

78

78

81

3,077

99.3

0.102

0.12

Aug.

167 

477 

586

 1,160

1,080

990

950

915

862

805

757

710

687

614

558

491

374

283

196

148

117 

127

105

108

103

95

89

88

80

75

7f

13,895

448

0.461

0.53

Sept.

77 

59 

65

92

82

80

70

62

65

63

50

45

50

52

54

55

56

55

40

54

88 

81

80

43

34

M

"sT 100

36

1,794

59.8

0.062

0.07

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,550 Mln 50 Mean 760 Cfsm 0.783 In. 10.64

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,760 Mln 24 Mean 462 Cfsm .0.476 In. 6.45

Peak discharge (base. 1.100 cfs). Feb. 20 (11 p.m.) 1,540 cfs (3.67 ft); Mar. 1 (5 p.m.) 1,440 

cfs (3.58 ft)j Mar. 5 U'"° p.m.) 1,400 cfs (3.55 ft)j Mar. 27 (8 a.m.) 1,810 of8 (3.90 ft)j Aug. 4 

(10:30 a.m.) 1,460 cfs (3.60 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 6-9, 12, 19, Jan. 24 to Feb. 2.
ROCK RIVER BASIN 

Crawfish River at Mllford, Wis.

283

Location.--Lat 43°06'00", long. 88°51'00", In sec. 4, T. 7 N., R. 14 E., near left bank 

on upstream side near left side of highway bridge in Mllford, 1 mile downstream from 

Rook Creek and 8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 732 sq ml.

Records available. June 1931 to September 1953.

Gage.--Chain gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage is 780 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 22 years, 350 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,870 cfs Aug. 8 (gage height, 5.44 ft); 

minimum observed, 26 cfs Oct. 30 (gage height, 1.52 ft).

1931-53: Maximum discharge observed, 4,260 cfs Mar. 17, 1946 {gage height, 8.88 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 2,600 cfs; minimum observed, 0.4 cfs Nov. 5, 1948 

(gage height, 1.14 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow.caused by powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 805: Drainage area. WSP 975: 1937-38.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 21 to Apr. 24, Aug. 3-10)

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.3

37

72

115

220

2.6 

3.0 

4.0 

5.5

356

550

1,060

1,870

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

78

98

51

72

61

65

61

58 

68

65

54

54

61

7C

47

72

82

47

42 61

37

3?

68

66

54

54

103

~83 ioe

42

68

1,969

63.5

0.087

0.10

Nov.

61

67

#76

47

72

144

47

39 

51

51

44

52

44

47

7Z

74

74

72

144

164

175

229

US

127

132

37 

53

115

216

207

-

2,946

98.2

0.134

0.15

Dec.

191

171

161

151

138

1*4

138

141 

151

164

175

171

178

178

174

170

161

150

140

121

130

141

164

180

190

196 

T5I

188

180

170

164

5,065

163

0.223

0.26

Jan.

151

138

130

124

118

108

102

96 

92

90

88

86 *I5

ss

86

110

144

160

180

184

184

182

178

174

170

166 

160

158

156

156

154

4,191

135

0.184

0.21

Feb.

152

150

140

130

T3T

140

170

233 

310

356

300

380

1

380

365

340

310

290

260

240

400

800

860

1,200

1,480

1,600

1,660 

»1,666

1,640

_

-

16,160

577

0.788

0.82

Mar.

1,580

1,500

. 1,420

1,360

1,300

1,200

1,100

1,060 

1,000

960

910" 910

960

1,060

1,160

1,480

1,640

1.700

1,700

1,640

1,480

1,370

1,370

1,480

1,480

1,480 

1,370

1,320

1,220

1,060

1,010

40,280

1,299

1.77

2.05

Apr.

'B5T 960

780

806

780

728

676

626 

600

651

651

676

754

702

702

858

858

858

858

»806

676

626

626

550

526

526 

526

526

501

5ZB

-

20,590

686

0.937

1.05

May

575

651

702

858

858

558" 910

858 

754

676

575

600

550

356

404

380

356

356

310

273

255

310

292

264

255

273 

264

238

178

171

T53

14,559

470

0.642

0.74

June

195

158

105

115

220

333

356

333

 380 553"

278

264

212

182

144

135

130

72

87

68

§1}

115

85

68

87

96 

63

85

78

68

4,921

164

0.224

0.25

July

72

93

80

65

76

69

58

76 

70

65

56

52

49

52

47

46

47

47

63

61

52

78

78

52

3i

42 

89

80

98

110

IBff

2,090

67.4

0.092

0.11

Aug.

130

ITS

*651

960

1,270

1,530

1,810

1,870 

1,8TO

1,700

1,530

1,430

1,270

1,160

1,060

960

858

780

702

651

575

501

426

380

310

269 

220

191

147

130

130

25,588

825

1.13

1.30

Sept.

108

89

78

124

118

124

124

127 

115

118

130

ili To?

103

108

108

74

103

103

98

103

85

58

70

89

67 

56

52

56

87

-

2,974

9911

0.135

0.15

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,870 Mln 37 Mean 631 Cfsm 0.862 In. 11.73

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,870 Mln 37 Bean 387 Cfsm 0.529 In. 7.19

Peak discharge (base, 1,250 cfs). 

1,700 cfs (5.15 ft)) Aug. 8 (5 p.m.)

-Feb. 26, 27 (time and discharge unknown); Mar. 18 (4 p.m.) 

1,870 cfs (5.44 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 

13~W*ter. 9.

14-16, 18, 19, 24-30, Jan. 3 to Feb. 7, Feb.
284 ROCK RIVER BASIN

Whitewater Creek near Whltewater, Wis.

Location.--Lat 42°46"40", long. 88°41'40", in NWy sec. 26, T. 4 N., R. 15 E., on right 

bank at downstream end of highway culvert, 3,000 ft downstream from Whitewater Lake 

and 4 miles south of Whitewater.

Drainage area. 7.20 sq mi.

Records available. March 1926 to July 1928, July 1946 to September 1953.

Sage.--Staff gage and Cippoletti weir control. Qage read once daily. Altitude of gage 

is 865 ft (from topographic map). Prior to July 3, 1946, staff gage with different 

control at datum 0.20 ft lower.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge observed during year, 8.29 cfs Feb. 20 (gage height, 1.54 ft); 

minimum observed, 0.55 cfs Sept. 7-30 (gage height, 0.56 ft).

1926-28, 1946-53: Maximum discharge observed, 24.8 cfs May 28, 1927 (gage height, 

1.99 ft, datum then in use); minimum observed, 0.1 cfs Jan. 29 to Feb. 3, 1928 (gage 

height, 0.42 ft, datum then in use), caused by closure of dam above station.

Remarks. Records good. Entire flow from 6.6 sq mi of drainage area impounded in Whitewater Lake, but there may be considerable seepage from the lake.

Revisions. WSP 1055: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.50 

.60 

.70 

.90

0.30

.72

1.24

2.52

1.1 

1.3 

1.6

4.07

5.85

8.94

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.93 ~7§3

,93

.93

.93

.93

.93

.93

.93

.93

.93

.93

.93

.93

.93

1-03

T753

1.03

1.03

1.03

1.03

1.03

1.03

1.03

1.03

1.03

1.03

1.03

1.03

1.03

1.03

30.43

0.982

-

-

Nov.

1.03

1703

1.03

1.03

1.03

1.03

1.03

1.08

1.08

*1.03

1.08

1.08

1.08

1.08

1.08

1.08

6.83

375T

1.98

1.72

1.72

1.72

1.84

2.52

4.93

1.84

1.72

1.72

1.72

1.72

-

52.93

1.76

-

-

Dec.

1.72

T77?

1.48

1.36

1.36

1.36

1.36

1.36

1.36

1.36

1.36

1.36

1.36

1.36

1.36

1.24

1.24

1.24

1.24

1.24

1.14

T7IT.

1.14

1.24

1.24

1.24

1.14

1.14

1.14

1.14

1.14

40.28

1.30

-

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 12.6

Jan.

1.03

TToT

1.03

1.03

1.03

1.03

1.03

1.08

1.08

1.08

1.08

1.08

1.03

1.03

1.03

1.03

1.03

1.03

 1.14

T76T

1.03

1.03

1.03

1.03

1.03

1.08

l.OS

1.08

1.03

1.03

1.03

32.44

1.05

-

-

Feb.

1.03

1753

1.03

1.08

1.08

1.14

1.24

1.60

1.72

1.72

3.26

1.98

1.72

1.72

1.72

1.48

1.36

1.36

1.84

8.29

2.25

1.14

1.24

1.48

1.72

1.72

1.72

1.72

_

_

-

50.39

1.80

-

-

Mar.

1.72

1.72

1.72

1.72

1.72

1.72

1.72

1.72

1.84

3.91

*2.96

3.42

4.41

3T5¥

3.26

2.38

1.98

1.72

1.72

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.72

1.72

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

64.38

2.08

-

-

Apr.

1.72

1.72

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.48

1.24

1.14

T7I4

1.14

1.24

1.24

1.48

1.48

1.48

1.48

1.24

1.14

1.14

1.48

*1.36

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.64

43.78

1.46

-

-

May

1.72

1755"

1.60

1.48

1.48

1.60

1.60

1.48

1.48

1.48

1.48

1.36

1.36

1.24

1.24

1.24

1.24

1.48

1.48

1.36

1.36

1.24

1.24

1.24

1.14

1.14

1.03

1.03

.93

797

.93

41.21

1.33

-

-

June

0.93

.82

752

1.48

1.48

1.48

1.72

TTrT

1.60

1.60

1.48

1.48

1.48

1.24

1.14

1.03

.93

.93

.93

.93

.93

.93

.93

.93

.93

.93

.93

.93

.93

.82

-

34.41

1.15

-

-

July

0.72

.72

.72

.72

.72

.64

761

.64

.64

.64

.64

.64

.64

.64

.64

.64

.64

.72

.82

.82

.82

.93

.93

1.14

1.14

1.24

1.48

1.48

1.60

1750"

1.48

27.48

0.886

-

-

Aug.

1.36

T72T

1.24

1.14

1.14

1.14

.93

.93

.93

.93

.93

.82

.82

.72

.72

.72

.72

.72

.72

.64

.64

.64

.64

.64

.64

.64

.64

.64

.64

.64

.64

25.55

0.824

-

-

Sept.

0.64 "7S¥

.64

.64

.64

.64

.55 -35

.55

.55

.55

.55

.55

.55

.55

.55

.55

.55

.55

.55

.55

.55

.55

.55

.55

.55

.55

.55

.55

.55

-

17.04

0.568

-

-

Mln 0.82 Mean 1.79 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53 : Max 8.29 Mln 0.55 Mean 1.26 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
ROCK RIVER BASIN 285

Whitewater Creek at Whitewater, Wls.

Location. Lat 42°49'00", long. 88°42'30", In SWy sec. 10, T. 4 N., R. 15 E., near right 

bank at upstream side of highway bridge, 0.5 mile upstream from Tripp Lake pond, and 

1 mile southeast of Whitewater.

Drainage area.--16.7 sq mi.

Records available. June 1926 to July 1928, July 1946 to September 1953.

Sage. Staff gage read once daily. Altitude of gage is 825 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 132 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 2.83 ft); 

minimum observed, 10 cfs July 15-17 (gage height, 0.79 ft).

1926-28, 1946-53: Maximum discharge, 451 cfs June 13, 1950 (gage height, 5.1 ft, 

from floodmarks); minimum, daily, 6.6 cfs Jan. 17, 1950.

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

flow from 6.6 sq mi of drainage area is impounded in Whitewater Lake, but there may be 

considerable seepage from the lake.

Revisions. WSP 1055: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 15, May

18 to July 7)

0.7 

1.0 

1.3 

1.6

9.5

18

29

43

2.0 

2.4 

2.9

94

136

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

14

13

IS

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

413

13.3

-

-

Nov.

13

U

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

 14

'13

13

13

13

13

37

40

3T

28

21

20

18

18

18

27

25

24

23

21

21

-

572

19.1

-

Dec.

20

27

?5

22

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

IS

19

19

19

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

19

19

626

20.2

.

-

Jan.

19

d9

19

19

19

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

19

20

20

20

20

 18

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

T5

561

18.1

_

-

Feb.

16

TS

16

17

17

19

21

22

23

23

23

23

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

132 ~5T

60

40

27

25

24

24

_

_

-

827

29.5

..

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 136 Mln 13

Mar.

22

22

22

27

25

24

23

23

23

23

*24

27

32

31

51

6040"

30

28

24

23

22

22

22

22

22

21

2T

21

21

32

830

26.8

_

-

Apr.

30

58

26

25

24

24

24

23

23

25

24

24

23

22

22

30

27

23

22

22

22

21

21

*20

ZS

24

22

21

21

21

709

23.6

_

-

May

27

48

38

31

26

23

22

22

20

20

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

16

15

15

648

20.9

-

June

14

TI

14

14

13

12

13

13

13

12

12

12

*12

12

12

12

12

12

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

IT

11

370

12.3

-

July

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

10

10

10

20

18

17

17

16

16

14

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

400

12.9

-

Aug.

13

12

12

12

18

19

*T3

13

13

12

12

13

13

12

12

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

396

12.8

-

Sept.

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

14

TI

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

401

13.4

-

Mean 24.0 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 132 Mln 10 Mean 18.5 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affiected by Ice Dec. 2 to Feb. 16.
286 ROCK RIVER BASIN

Lake Mendota at Madison, Vis.

Location.--Lat 43°05'40", long. 89°22'10", SE^ sec. 12, T. 7 N., R. 9 E., attached to 

face of dam at outlet, in Madison.

Drainage area. 254 sq mi. Area of Lake Mendota, 15.2 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1902 to May 1903, January 1916 to September 1953 (incomplete).

Gage.--Staff gage read daily during periods of open water. Datum of gage is 847.40 ft 

above mean sea level, unadjusted, or 2.00 ft above city of Madison datum.

Extremes.--Maximum gage height observed during year, 3.15.ft Feb. 23; minimum observed. 

1.20 ft Nov. 9-15.

1916-53: Maximum gage height observed, 3.70 ft Mar. 7, 8, 1937; minimum observed, 

0.20 ft Feb. 24 to Mar. 10, 1920.

Remarks. --Lake level regulated by concrete dam with one 20-foot st'oplog section and 12- 

foot lock at outlet.

Cooperation. Gage-height record furnished by city engineer of Madison.

Gage height, In feetj water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.44

1.42

1.40

1.38

1.36

1.34

1.32

1.32

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.28

1.28

1.28

1.28

1.28

1.28

1.28

1.28

1.28

1.26

1.26

1.26

1.26

1.26

1.26

1.24

1.24

1.24

1.24

1.24

Nov.

1.24

1.24

1.24

1.24

1.22

1.22

1.22

1.22

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

_

_

_

-

-

_

_

-

_

-

.

.

.

.

_

-

Dec. Jan.

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

1.98

-

-

.

1.98

_

_

1.94

_

.

_

2.06

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

2.06

-

Feb.

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

_

2.20

_

2.10

2.47

_

_

3.15

3.10

3.05

2.95

2.90

_

_

_

-

Mar.

2.80

2.75

2.69

2.68

2.62

2.56

.

_

2.47

2.39

2.36

2.36

2.34

_

-

2.50

2.54

2.48

2.48

2.44

_

_

2.45

2.42

2.40

2.38

2.35

_

_

_

2.28

Apr.

2.28

2.28

2.26

2.26

2.24

2.24

2.22

2.22

2.24

2.28

2.30

2.30

2.30

2.30

2.30

2.28

2.24

2.22

2.22

2.18

2.18

2.18

2.16

2.16

2.14

2.12

2.12

2.10

2.08

2.08

-

May

2.14

2.14

2.14

2.14

2.12

2.10

2.08

2.08

2.08

2.06

2.02

1.98

1.96

1.94

1.94

1.94

1.92

1.92

1.92

1.92

1.92

1.92

1.94

1.94

2.00

2.00

2.00

1.98

1.96

1.96

1.96

June

1.94

1.94

1.94

1.94

2.26

2.32

2.38

2.44

2.40

2.36

2.30

2.30

2.30

2.28

2.26

2.26

2.24

2.22

2.20

2.20

2.20

2.20

2.20

2.18

2.16

2.16

2.14

2.12

2.12

2.10

-

July

2.08

2.06

2.04

2.02

2.00

2.00

1.98

1.96

1.94

1.94

1.92

1.92

1.90

1.88

1.88

1.86

1.86

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.96

2.00

2.00

2.02

2.04

2.08

2.08

2.10

2.10

 2.10

2.10

Aug.

2.14

2.20

2.24

2.34

2.40

2.40

2.40

2.40

2.38

2.30

2.28

2.28

2.28

2.26

2.22

2.20

2.18

2.14

2.12

2.10

2.08

2.06

2.06

2.04

2.02

2.00

2.00

1.98

1.94

1.92

1.92

Sept.

1.90

1.90

1.88

1.94

1.90

1.88

1.86

1.84

1.82

1.82

1.80

1.78

1.78

1.78

1.78

1.76

1.76

1.74

1.72

1.70

1.70

1.65

1.65

1.64

1.62

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.58

1.58

-
ROCK RIVER BASIN 287

Lake Monona at Madison, Wis.

Location. Lat 43°03'50", long. 89°23'45", in NWij sec. 23, T. 7 N., R. 9 E., at end of 

concrete storm sewer in Brlttlngnam Park, in Madison.

Drainage area. 273 sq mi. Area of Lake Monona, 4.40 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1915 to September 1953 (fragmentary); 1856 to March 1917 in 

reports or Wisconsin Railroad Commission, volume 19.

gage. Reference point by which stage is read occasionally. Datum of gage is 843.40 ft 

above mean sea level, unadjusted, or 2.00 ft below city of Madison datum.

Extremes. Maximum gage height observed during year, 2.50 ft Mar. 20; minimum observed, 

 U.51 ft Jan. 15.

1917-53: Maximum gage height observed, 3.66 ft July 28, 1929; minimum observed, 

-0.03 ft Jan. 2-11, 1945.

Remarks.--Lake level regulated by concrete dam with four 12-foot log sections and 12-foot 

lock at outlet of Lake Waubesa.

Cooperation. Gage-height record furnished by city engineer of Madison.

Qage height, In feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Oct.

_

1.50

1.50

1.45

1.39

1.37

1.34

1.33

1.32

-

1.31

1.31

1.25

1.26

-

1.20

_

1.20

1.10

-

_

_

1.06

1.06

1.06

1.05

1.04

.98

.98

.97

.95

JJov.

0.94

.92

.90

.89

-

_

.90

.

_

.80

.

.80

.79

.79

.78

.78

.97

-

.98

.97

.96

.

.91

.91

.95

_

1.04

.99

.96

.96

-

Dec.

0.95

.91

.90

.93

.90

.85

.85

.83

.80

.80

.73

.75

.75

.73

.73

.72

.70

.70

.65

.71

.70

.71

.71

.75

.76

.75

.74

.71

.72

.71

.71

Jan.

_

0.66

.66

-

.65

.60

.58

.56

.56

.54

.54

.56

.57

.53

.51

.56

.55

.57

.58

.57

_

-

.

_

-

_

-

-

-

.

-

Feb.

0.58

.57

.57

.54

.54

.63

.65

.67

.66

.67

.68

.71

.71 ' .72"

.71

.70

.69

.69

.68

1.11

1.62

1.63

1.84

1.90

1.97

2.01

2.03

2.10

2.14

_

-

Mar.

2.02

2.00

1.98

2.05

2.10

2.10

 2.00

2.00

1.97

1.96

1.96

. 1.99

2:00

2.13

-

2.25

2.29

2.26

«

2.50

_

_

_

2.30

-

1.95

1.95

1.97

1.97

_

-

Apr.

2.00

1.98

1.96

1.90

1.87

1.81

1.78

1.76

1.69

-

1.73

1.70

_

1.71

_

_

1.68

_

1.60

1.50

1.45

1.45

1.47

1.49

1.46

1.45

1.45

_

_

-

May

1.49

1.53

1.53

1.52

1.52

1.49

1.48

1.49

1.47

1.46

1.46

1.45

_

1.45

1.44

_

1.23

1.23

_

-

.

1.24

1.27

1.26

1.26

1.24

1.23

_

1.20

1.20

1.17

June

_

1.17

1.17

1.19

1.43

1.57

1.5*4

1.54

1.59

1.65

1.57

1.57

1.57

1.58

1.61

1.60

1.59

1.59

1.62

1.59

1.65

1.63

1.62

1.61

1.64

1.63

_

_

1.63

1.68

-

July

_

1.56

1.54

1.53

1.51

1.53

_

_

1.44

1.38

1.38

1.34

1.33

1.33

1.28

1.27

1.31

1.33

1.32

-

1.00

1.02

1.48

1.47

-

_

1.45

1.10

_

1.44

1.55

Aug.

1.45

1.42

1.42

-

1.58

1.56

1.52

_

1.50

1.48

1.45

1.46

1.46

1.42

1.42

1.42

1.40

1.35

1.34

1.32

1.25

1.32

1.32

1.30

1.30

1.29

1.28

1.25

-

1.18

1.16

Sept.

.

1.18

-

1.30

1.27

1.25

1.21

1.21

1.20

1.20

1.20

-

1.21

1.30

1.28

1.22

1.20

1.17

_

1.22

1.16

' 1.20

-

1.23

1.20

1.21

1.22

1.21

1.21

-
288 ROCK RIVER BASIN

Yahara River near McFarland, Wis.

Location.--Lat 43°00'30", long. 89°18'15", in SW£ sec. 3, T. 6 N., R. 10 E., on left bank 

just upstream from bridge on TI. S. Highway 51, 400 ft downstream from outlet of Lake 

Waubesa and 1 mile southwest of McFarland.

Drainage area.--351 sq ml.

Records available.--September 1930 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 840.2 ft above mean sea level (Public Service 

(Commission of Wisconsin benchmarks). Prior to Dec. 23, 1934, chain gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge.--23 years, 154 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 496 cfs Mar. 16 (gage height, 5.03 ft); minimum 

dally, 27 cfs Sept. 17.

1930-53: Maximum discharge, 672 cfs Mar. 13-18, 1937; maximum gage height, 6.33 ft 

July 23, 24, 1950; minimum discharge, 6 cfs June 29, 30, 1936, Nov. 19, 1937.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by dams at outlets of Lake Mendota and Lake Waubesa. 

Revisions.--WSP 805: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

124

123 

122

122

121

121

120

120

120

118

117

116

115

115

114

113

112

111

110

108

107

107

106

105

105

104

103 

102

102

101

100

3,484

112

0.319

0.37

Nov.

100

99 

98

98

98

98

97

97

96

96

95

94

93

92

92

91

*lM

114

120

125

127

130

131

US.

132

132

131

130

130

128

-

3,299

110

0.313

0.35

Dec.

128

128 

127

127

127

126

126

126

125

124

124

123

123

122

122

122

121

120

122

130

138

142

145

144

143

142

140 

140

138

138

138

4,041

130

0.370

0.43

Jan.

138

137 

136

136

135

135

134

134

133

133

133

133

133

133

133

133

132

132

132

132

131

131

131

131

131

*132

132 

132

132

132

132

4,124

133

0.379

0.44

Feb.

132

132 

132

132

132

148

153

153

154

156

157

157

157

157

157

157

156

156

156

240

361

382

393

404

416

416

428 

428

_

_

-

6,302

225

0.641

0.67

Mar.

428

428 

439

439

439

439

428

428

428

416

428

*439

439

439

474

485

485

485

485

474

462

462

474

474

462

450

439

439

428

416

428

13,879

448

1.28

1.47

Apr.

439

428

416

404

393

382

370

368

393

382

370

363

354

363

365

352

342

336

333

326

306

292

274

278

276

274 

274

*274

278

-

10,444

348

0.991

1.11

May

287

£90 

290

290

290

285

283

283

280

276

246

235

235

235

237

237

237

235

225

207

181

180

180

181

182

182

182 

182

182

175

150

7,140

230

0.655

0.76

June

118

106 

115

124

137

200

202

194

*187

180

172

166

160

152

144

135

128

120

*116

120

135

150

150

150

152

158

160 

160

158

158

-

4,507

150

0.427

0.48

July

157

156 

*153

153

152

151

150

150

150

148

148

148

130

98

94

92

90

87

85

*82

80

110

150

160

166

172

171 

170

166

164

160

4,243

137

0.390

0.45

Aug.

160

170 

*176

215

218

218

218

215

215

212

212

210

210

210

210

193

190

190

188

188

187

185

180

176

168

160

152 

140

128

115

80

5,689

184

0.524

0.60

Sept.

80

80 

80

80

79

78

77

76

75

74

61

57

54

46

30

28

*27

28

32

33

33

33

34

35

38

38

42 

45

48

50

-

1,571

52.4

0.149

0.17

Calendar year 1952: Max 531 Mln 91 Mean 233 Cfsm 0.664 In. 9.06

Water year 1952-53; Max 485 Mln 27 Mean 188 Cfsra 0.536 In. 7.30

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by weed or Ice Oct. 1 to Feb. 20, May 22 to Sept, 30.
ROCK RIVER BASIN 

Rock River at Afton, Wls.

289

Location. Lat 42°36i40", long. 89°04'10", in sec. 27, T. 2 N., R. 12 E., on right bank 20 

ft downstream from highway bridge in Afton and 0.8 mile upstream from Bass Creek.

Drainage area. 3.300 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. February 1914 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 742.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Aug. 21, 1932, chain gage at same site at datum 1 ft higher.

Average discharge. 39 years, 1,776 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,200 cfs Feb. 20 (gage height, 8.06 ft); minimum 

discharge, 137 cfs Sept. 27 (gage height, 1.78 ft); minimum daily, 167 cfs Sept. 27.

1914-53: Maximum discharge observed, 13,000 cfs Mar. 23, 24, 1929 (gage height, 11.81 

ft present datum); maximum gage height observed, 12.77 ft Feb. 21, 1937 (backwater from 

Ice); minimum discharge, 36 cfs Aug. 26, 1934, July 9, 1936; minimum daily, 42 cfs Aug. 25, 

26, 1934; minimum gage height, 0.09 ft Aug. 26, 1934.

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

which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1283: 1916(M), 1919(M), 1933, 1937-38, 1943.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October- 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

782

757

709

733

537

518

757

709

733

a540

a550

557

557

733

733

733

90S

807

3520

709

832

782

709

3520

3490

518

619

709 

709

733 

733

20,936

675

0.205

0.24

Nov.

619

450

619

757

709

709

686

577

352^ 6l9~

*733

733

733

709

526

480

757

1,010

984

908

1,200

1,170

1,140

1,110

1,230

1,430

1,300

31,300 

1,330

31.500

26,380

879

0.266

0.30

Dec.

al,400

31,300

al,200

31,160

31.150

1,300

al.500

al,4SO

al,360

1,330

1,330

1,360

1,300

1,300

1,360

1,360

1,330

1,330

1,300

1,430

1,500

1,460

1,460

1,460

1,500

1,360

1,430

1,480 

1,480

1,500 

1,500

42,710

1,378

0.418

0.48

Jan.

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,430

1,430

UOO

1,700

1,680

1,500

1,350

908

1,T70~

1,060

1,110

1,140

1,200

1,080

1,110

1,330

*1,540

1,570

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,430

1,430

1,460

1,460 

1,460

1,430 

1,430

43,108

1,391

0.422

0.49

Feb.

1,540

1.430

1,540

1,460

1,430

1,640

1,72O

1,600

1,540

1,570

1,680

1,880

1,840

1,880

2,000

2,040

2,040

2,040

2,040

4,350

4.860

3,390

3,620

3,860

3,860

3,860

3,980

4,100

-

68,790

2,457

0.745

0.78

Mar.

4,220

4,220

4,220

4,100

3,980

*3,980

3,860

3,740

3,74O

3.620

3,740

3,620

3,740

3,860

4,100

4,220

4,460

4,580

4*710

4,840

4,970

4,970

4,840

4,970

5,100

'S.250

5 ]_00

5^100 

4,970

4,970

4,970

136,740

4,411

1.34

1.54

Apr.

4.970

4,710

4,580

4,100

4,340

4,340

4,220

4,1OO

3,980

3,740

3,74O

3,740

3,740

3,500

3,500

3,500

3,270

3,390

3,39O

3,390

3,160

3,050

3,050

3,050

2,940

*2,630

2,630

2.540 

2,730

2,830

106,850

3,562

1.08

1.20

May

2,630

2,540

2,630

2,730

2,940

2,940

3.050

3,050

3,050

2,940

2,730

2,730

2,630

2,450

2,370

2,200

2,280

2,280

2,200

2,120

1,800

1,84O

2,000

2,200

2,200

1,920

1,880

1,720 

1,500

1.530 

1,460

72,340

2,334

0.707

0.82

June

1,540

1,26O

1,060

1,230

1,010

1,010

1,140

1,060

1,230

1,540

1.570

1,570

1,500

*1,460

1,430

1,300

1,230

1,060

1,040

934

782

857

807

782

832

857

832

908 

959

882

33,672

1,122

0.340

0.38

July

832

857

782

733

3700

a720

3850

884,0

3810

a780

757

a710

a660

a620

598

557

641

686

709

782

882

934

782

832

782

757

934

984 

882

959 

959

24,311

784

0.238

0.27

Aug.

984

832

984

1,100

1,230

1,680

2,120

2,450

*2,830

2.940

2,940

2,940

2,830

2,830

2,730

2,730

2,630

2,450

2,120

2,000

1,880

1,540

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,170

1,200

1,080 

1,010

57_7 

807

56,704

1,829

0.554

0.64

Sept.

807

537

663

733

686

686

641

598

537

537

537

537

461

417

454

465

406

439

410

406

435

522

310

272

*279

232

167 212" 

232

300

13,918

464

0.141

0.16

Calendar year 1952: Max 9,810 Mln 352 Mean 2,708 Cfsm 0.821 In. 11.17

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,230 Mln 167 Mean 1,771 Cfsm 0.537 In. 7.30

Peak discharge (base. 3.600 cfs). Feb. 20 (10 p.m.) 6,200 cfs (8.06 ft); Mar. 26 (11 a.m. to7p.m.) 

5,230 cfs (7.40 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record? discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of recorded range in stage 

and records for station at Watertovm.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 28 to Jan. 2, Jsn. 6-10.
290 ROCK RIVER BASIN

Turtle Creek near Clinton, Wis.

Location.--Lat 42°35'55", long. 88°51'50", In SE£ sec. 29, T. 2 N., R. 14'E., on left bank 

15 ft downstream from highway bridge, 2.5 miles north of Clinton, 11 miles northeast of 

Beloit, and 14 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 186 sq mi.

Records available. September 1939 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 817.00 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 14 years, 110 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge, 2.350 cfs Feb. 20 (gage height, 7.23 ft); minimum, 36 cfs 

Feb. 1 (gage height, 2.38 ft).

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 6,560 cfs Feb. 24, 1949 (gage height, 10.22 ft); minimum, 

10 cfs Dec. 1, 1946 (gage height, 2.07 ft).

Maximum stage known, 12.09 ft in February 1938, from floodmark.

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

Cooperation.--One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 955: 1940.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

2.4 

2.6 

2.8 

3.4

38

66

100

236

4.O 

5.0 

6.3

415

813

1,560

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

71

79

100

112 

118

116

116

112

108

104

100

96

95

93

91

87

89

84

76

14

72

71

71

72

71

71

71

71

69

68

66

2,694

86.9

0.467

0.54

Nov.

69

69

71

69 

69

69

69

69

*68

68

69

68

68

69

251

206

142

112

96

89

87

82

114

120

122

118

114

108

2,841

94.7

0.509

0.57

Dec.

104

110

104

102 

99

98

98

102

124

120

110

106

131

124

122

116

108

194

211 itr

162

162

160

148

130

120

110

102

98

3,833

124

0.667

0.77

Jan.

94

90

86

86 

86

86

86

86

86

84

P2ai

82

86

92

100

110

120

*129

I2T

112

108

87

86

84

83

82

82

80

77

76

2,833

91.4

0.491

0.57

Feb.

76.

76

76

78 

94

130

170

155

144

135

175

240

220

195

187

190

193

199

269

1.500

660

520

370

231

199

194

189

176

_

-

7,041

251

1.35

1.41

Mar.

169

218

160

162

166

160

155

157

129

140

187

*206

218

209

275

221

204

204

199

180

189

194

201

182

169

160

151

146

129

114

T2T

5,481

177

0.952

1.10

Apr.

153

149

140

131 

122

102

100

98

102

108

102

100

95

91

112

157

T5T

114

106

100

95

89

87.

17

*104

108

106

98

100

104

-

3,287

110

0.591

0.66

May

149

189

157

140 

127

124

135

142

140

129

120

122

120

112

*106

91

91

93

84

77

82

93

96

89

89

86

80

74

11

72

72

3,352

108

0.581

0.67

June

68

68

68

68 

98

108

89

86

80

77

74

72

69

*64

64

64

62

62

58

56

52

52

60

58

62

62

60

58

-

2,023

67.4

0.362

0.40

July

56

58

56

57 

60

64

63

57

57

57

57

56

54

54

56

54

68

95

89

76

77

106

77

68

64

63

72

76

71

100

118

2,136

68.9

0.370

0.43

Aug.

127

98

96 m

95

87

*98

102

98

95

95

93

87

77

74

71

68

66

63

62

60

58

58

58

57

56

52

51

51

50

2,451

79.1

0.425

0.49

Sept.

52

51

51

66 

64

58

56

54

52

51

64

21

57

52

51

51

50

48

62

60

57

54

50

*48

48

48

47

47

44

45

-

1,615

53.8

0.289

0.32

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,300 Min 66 Mean 162 Cfsm 0.371 In. 11.85

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,500 Min 43 Mean 106 Cfsm 0.581 In. 7.93

Peak discharge (base. 1.200 efs). Feb. 20 (1:30 p.m.) 2,350 ofs (7.23 ft). . 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 26-29, Dec. 4-6, 14-17, Dec. 23 to Jan. 2, 

Jan. 4-21, 25-27, 29-31, Feb. 2-9, 11-14, 16, 17, 22, 23.
ROCK RIVER BASIN 291

Pecatonlca River at Darlington, Wis.

Location. Lat 42°40'30", long. 90°06'55", in NE£ sec. 3, T. 2 N., R. 3 E., on right bank 

in Darlington, 3 miles upstream from Otter Creek.

Drainage area. 274 sq mi.

Records available. September 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 801.90 ft above mean sea level, adlustmentof 1912.

Average discharge. 14 years, 202 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8.380 cfs Feb. 20 (gage height, 17.47 ft); minimum, 52 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 2.48 ft).

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 22,000 cfs July 16, 1950 (gage height, 20.71 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum, 33 cfs Dec. 10, 1941 (gage height, 1.64 ft).

Remarks. Records good.

Cooperation. Two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 20-25)

2.5 

2.7 

2.9 

3.3

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

54

74

105

180

332

552

1,010

9.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

15.3

1,460

1,940

2,280

2,900

3,860

5,530

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

95

90

88

9T

91

90

93

95

95

95

95

96

96

96

95

93 

95

95

95

91

91

93

96

96

96

98

S5

95

91

95

96

2,913

94.0

0.343

0.40

Nov.

96

96

95

91

95

93

91

93

95

93

93

93

93

*91

93

93

280

342

137

112

105

102

96

95

117

248

135

88

1T5

100

-

3,561

119

0.434

0.48

Dec.

95

98

102

102

103

102

93

96

110.

112

100

102

~SS 78

102

91 

88

88

81

135

164

T55

128

133

95

102

100

88

93

96

95

3,182

103

0.376

0.43

Jan.

93

91

35

90

78

66

T

85

85

85

85

78

87

91

572

1,260 

SIS

444

365

284

207

154

*124

102

88

102

102

90

87

87

103

5,859

189

0.690

0.80

Feb.

81

74

15

81

455

1,820

924

557

354

237

205

237

166

135

96

98 

88

124

247

5.400

 4,460

2,140

985

710

374

184

*193

152

.

-

-

20,657

738

2.69

2.80

Mar.

128

91

*149

105

108

124

88

lH

102

452

808

321

224

296

1.730

1,310 

301

251

220

193

188

246

301

259

203

184

172

164

152

150

180

9,314

300

1.09

1.26

Apr.

?8"6 328

240

220

197

182

174

164

172

235

216

182

172

162

199

224 

178

164

160

156

149

145

141

135 isr

164

145

 137

137

139

-

5,457

182

0.664

0.74

May

156

172

T6T

154

147

152

147

141

133

126

130

122

115

*112

114

114 

112

114

108

107

126

145

135

122

132

122

107

100

100

100

!§

3,925

127

0.465

0.53

June

88

87

88

95

114

103

.95

114

126

117

139

155

102

124

100

*90 

87

84

84

84

78

74

74

77

96

117

91

117

96

84

-

2,930

97.7

0.357

0.40

July

80

77

73

74

91

332

T55

82

77

74

72

71

71

73

73

70 

72

80

73

74

85

87

80

67

65

93

162

100

84

84

82

2,781

89.7

0.327

O.S8

Aug.

82

126

141

306

m

115

103

93

88

84

81

 98

87

77

74

74 

73

71

70

68

68

68

67

67

66

66

65

63

33

65

63

2,844

91.7

0.335

0.39.

Sept.

60

59

55

64

66

63

64

63

63

71

72

78

75

65

65

65 

63

61

63

63

63

63

*63

"66 65

65

64

64

64

62

-

1,937

64.6

0.236

0.26

Calendar year 1952 : Max 3,070 Mln 78 Mean 237 Cfsm 0.865 In. 11.95

Water year 1952-53 : Max 5,400 Mln 59 Mean 179 Cfsm 0.653 In. 8.87

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). 

8,380 ofs {17-47 ft); Mar. 16 (12:30

Feb. 6 (12:30 a.m.) 2,080 cfs (11.54 ft); Feb. 20 (8 p.m.) 

a.m.) 2,080 cfs (11.51 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
292 ROCK RIVER BASIN

East Branch Pecatonica River near Blanchardville, Wis.

Location. Lat 42°47'10", long. 89°51 1 40", in SEtr sec. 26, T. 4 N., R. 5 E., on left bank 

1.5 miles south of Blanchardville and 3.5 miles upstream from Sawmill Creek.

Drainage area.--221 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 796.8 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted 

Prior to Dec. 20, 1939, wire-weight gage at bridge 50 ft upstream at same datum. Auxiliary staff gage read twice daily above 10 ft stage 2.7 miles upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--14 years, 145 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,750 cfs Feb. 20 (gage height, 15.25 ft); minimum, 64 cfs Dec. 14 (gage height, 2.45 ft).

1939-53: Maximum discharge,. 11,700 cfs Feb. 28, 1948 (gage height, 15.74 ft); minimum, 23 cfs Nov. 28, 1940, Dec. 8, 1949.

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

fluctuation caused by Wisconsin Power & Light Co.'s plant at Blanchardville.

Cooperation.--One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

~SS 101

97

100

99

98

99

100

99

99

99

100

100

99

99

98

99

98

100

97

97

98

99

98

98

99

98

97

96

37

99

3,055

98.5

0.446

0.51

Nov.

97

97

97

97

100

97

96

37

97

96

96

97

96

*97

97

97

154

180

112

102

98

97

97

97

112

202

TT2

100

107

105

-

3,226

108

0.489

0.54

Dec.

101

104

105

104

102

97

94

97

104

101

97

97

92

89

OT

94

94

94

94

100

129 TOB"

112

116

104

92

97

98

98

98

97

3,103

100

0.452

0.52

Jan.

96

95

89

86

80

 BT 74

86

86

86

86

88

92

120

170

290

m

158

150

140

120

97

*97

97

89

96

100

94

91

90

89

3,374

109

0.493

0.57

Feb.

84

79

Bl

90

130

830

413

180

120

106

130

190

125

112

94

90

90

102

130

»5.450

3,800

588

473

341

196

159

164

134

_

-

14,481

517

2.34

2.44

Mar.

125

116

*125

116

116

112

101

TTZ

112

718

687

288

226

180

530

279

180

175

164

149

149

170

234

185

159

149

144

139

134

134

154

6,362

205

0.928

1.07

Apr.

264

207

185

175

159

154

144

144

149

288

207

175

164

159

196

224

170

159

154

149

144

144

139

T59" 134

159

144

139

*139

144

-

5,071

169

0.765

0.85

May

164

170

TST

159

149

144

144

139

139

134

139

134

125

 125

130

125

125

125

125

120

139

139

139

134

139

130

120

116

116

116

jj.2

4,179

135

0.611

0.70

June

112

112

108

112

149

116

108

125

125

125

120

112

134

130

112

108

*104

103

103

99

97

95

Tf

99

104

105

99

112

101

96

-

3,322

111

0.502

0.56

July

94

92

90

90

232

285

108

102

97

96

94

93

93

95

93

89

97

104

93

97

96

93

88

86

W

208

2.190

44?

154

134

134

5,950

192

0.869

1.00

Aug.

159

170

144

'535 404

159

144

134

130

125

120

*134

120

116

112

112

108

106

104

103

102

102

100

100

99

97

97

96

95

35

95

4,012

129

0.584

0.68

Sept.

93

93

93

~9T 108

94

96

93

93

95

94

93

92

93

93

90

89

89

90

89

89

87

87

*89

89

87

87

87

86

65

2,740

91.3

0.413

0.46

Calendar year 1952 : Max 2,300 Win 89 Mean 179 Cfsm 0.810 In. 11.02

Water year 1952-53 : Max 5,450 Mln 74 Mean 161 Cfsm 0.729 In. 9.90

Peak discharge (base. 1.300 efs). Feb. 6 (12:30 p.m.) 1,310 cfs (10.31 ft); Feb. 20 (5:30 p.m.) 

a.TsTTcTrTlS.IS ft); July 2? (15 to 1 p.m.) 2,600 cfs (12?05 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 28 to Dec. 4, Dec. 15-21, Dec..27 to Jan. 1, 

Jan. 4-13, 18-20, Jan. 27 to Feb. 5, Feb. 16-19.
ROCK RIVER BASIN 293

Pecatonica River a^ Martintown, Wis.

Location. Lat 42°30'35", long. 89 0 4a'00", in SE^ sec. 32, T. 1 N., R. 6 E., on right bank 

20 ft downstream from highway bridge in Martintown, 0.3 mile upstream from IllinoisWisconsin State line, and 9 miles downstream from Skinner Creek.

Drainage area. 1,040 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 757.9 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 14 years, 744 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,600 cfs Feb. 23 (gage height, 18.80 ft); minimum daily, 280 cfs Jan. 6.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 13,400 cfs Feb. 29, 1948 (gage height, 20.24 ft); no 

flow part of Dec. 14, 1939; minimum daily, 132 cfs Nov. 7, 1949.

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

diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants upstream.

Cooperation.--Two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

5.0 

7.0

264

380

510

800

1,450

10.0

13.0

16.0

18.8

2,580

4,100

6,700

10,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

392

392

392

392

392

392

392

392

392

392

392

392

405 15B~

405

392

392 

392 

392

392

392

392

392

405

392

392

392

392

380 350" 

380

12,168

393

0.378

0.44

Nov.

392

392

380

380

380

380

*368 3g"8

380

380

380

368

380

380

380

380

537 

1.120

1,010

607

483

444

431

418

457

724

830

551

460

410

14,550

485

0.466

0.52

Dec.

395

400

410

415

410

400

375

385

420

425

395

395

340

34(5

385

370

365

365 

350

500

580

620

694 'B36

593

457

405

375

380

390 

385

13,355

431

0.414

0.48

Jan.

380

370

350

360

315

280

32T!

345

345

345

345

335

360

400

800

1,630

2.190 

1,810 

1,660

1,150

820

610

500

415

355

400

410

365

355

355 

380

19,055

615

0.591

0.68

Feb.

330 I25-

3?5

350

550

2,140

2,810

2,920

2,510

1,470

680

850

580

470

380

375

350 

470 

700

2,100

 6,720

9,520

10,200

8,730

6,600

4,360

2,390

1,140

_

-

70,325

2,512

2.42

2.51

Kar.

860

709

636

607

551

607

551

483

537

740

1,770

2,070

1,810

1,380

1,770

2,300

2,540 

1,756 

1,070

891

830

800

922

1,020

922

784

724

679

664

636 

664

32,277

1,041

1.00

1.15

Apr.

830

1,050

985

860

800

754

709

679

664

739

891

860

754

694

724

860

922

769 

709

679

664

636

621

607

SzT

664

*664

621

607

607

22,244

741

0.713

0.80

May

664

709

739

759

679

664

650

621

607

593

551

551

*537

*510

510

510

510 

524 

510

496

496

537

579

565

551

537

510

470

457

444 

444

17,434

562

0.540

0.62

June

431

418

418

418

444

496

457

457

483

510

496

496

457

483

 483

431

405 

405 

392

380

368

355

343

343

380

405

418

418

418

392

12,800

427

0.411

0.46

July

355

343

343

331

331

483

830

524

368

343

331

331

320

320

331

320

320 

343 

343

331

368

355

331

320

297

308

546

953

1,120

1,160 

700

13,999

452

0.435

0.50

Aug.

524

496

524

724

1,050

922

593

496

457

 418

405

405

431

405

368

355

355 

343 

331

331

320

320

320

320

320

308

308

308

297

'297 

297

13,348

431

0.414

0.48

Sept.

297

286 '25B~

320

343

320

297

297

308

308

308

343

368 355"

308

297

297 

297 

297

297

297

286

*297

286

297

297

297

297

286

286

9,120

304

0.292

0.33

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,140 Min 340 Mean 942 Cfsm 0.906 In. 12.32

Water year 1952-53: Max 10,200 Min 280 Mean 687 Cfsm 0.661 In. 8.97

Peak discharge (base. 4,000 cfs) . Feb. 23 (8 a.m.) 10,600 efs (18.80 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 29 to Dec. 22, Dec. 27 to Jan. 14, Jan. 20 tc 

FeK~~5", Feb. 11-20.
294 ROCK RIVER BASIN

Pecatoniea River at Preeport, 111.

Location.--Lat 42 0 18'13", long. 89°36'57", in SE£ sec. 30, T. 27 N., R. 8 E., on right 

bank on property of Public Service Co. of Northern Illinois at Preeport, 0.3 mile upstream from Stephenson Street Bridge, and 5 miles upstream from Yellow Creek.

Drainage area. 1,330 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--September 1914 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 743.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Jan. 15, 1935, chain gage at site 0.9 mile downstream at datum 4.2 ft 

lower. Since July 13, 1943, auxiliary wire-weight gage read once daily 0.9 mile'downstream.

Average discharge. 39 years, 915 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,820 cfs Feb. 24 (gage height, 15.04 ft); minimum daily, 320 cfs Jan. 6.

1914-53: Maximum discharge observed, 18,400 cfs Mar. 16, 1929 (gage height, 19.76 

ft, site and datum then in use); minimum observed, 98 cfs July 3, 1934 (gage height, 

2.84 ft, site and datum then in use).

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

diurnal regulation caused by powerplants above station.

Cooperation.--Two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1175: 1915(M), 1944, 1948.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Backwater from tributary Nov. 17, 26, 27, Dec. 7-10, 13, 26, 27, 

Jan. 20, Feb. 6, 17, 21-23, 27, Mar. 24, Apr. 1-3, 15-17, May 1, 

2, 12-23, 26-29, June 5-15, July 7, Aug. 2)

2.2 

3.0 

6.0 

9.0 

11.0

32O

624

1,350

2,160

3,030

12.0

13.0

14.0

14.9

3,970

5,380

7,050

8,640

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19 

20

21 

22

23

24

25

2627 '

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

488

480

476

455 

476

484

488

492

492

496

496

496

so:

505

505

496

492

488 

488 

492

488 

488

*496

501

505

505

509

551

492

484 

484

15,264

492

0.370

0.43

Nov.

492

496

496

488 

484

484

480

472,

T7B

476

476

476

), A~«6

480

484

505

722

967 

1.250 TTTTB

821 

656

607

572

590

598

728

967

605

517

18,431

614

0.462

0.52

Dec.

685

670

685

685 

656

640

583

*566

571

580

640

624

545

452

b440

536

607

590 

536 

780

1.060 

1,040

967

923

879

594

446

590

685

712 

712

20,677

667

0.502

0.58

Jan.

670

640

b540

b450 

b370

b320

b?40"

b450

555

590

572

555

536

536

607

857

1,250

1.500 

1^000 

665

834 

811

765

712

b600

b500

b450

b400

b380

b400 

b420

19,073

615

0.462

0.55

Feb.

b"4"2~0~ b400

b450

496 

556

956

2,160

2,360

2,360

1,980

1,650

2,160

2,100

1,750

1,420

1,060

626

763 

*990 

2,720

6,020 

5,770

6,640

8,460

8.640

7,740

5,590

3,450

_

-

79,607

2,845

2.14

2.23

Mar.

2,070

1,400

1,090

b900 

b820

b740

b700

b640 bgsu

788

1,450

2,040

2,160

1,950

2,040

2,320

2.480

2,480 

1,950 

1,450

1,230 

1,130

1,130

1,160

1,250

1,160

1,040

945

901

879 

857

41,810

1,349

1.01

1.17

Apr.

832

910

1,200

1.210 

1,110

1,010

967

923

 879

*879

945

1,060

1,010

923

901

915

1,090

1,110 

990 

925

879 

857

834

811

MT

834

857

857

834

811

28,170

959

0.706

0.79

May

855

886

945

967 "S53

901

879

857

834

788

763

725

655

*658

625

650

656

650 

644 

623

623 

655

716

763

738

691

662

602

566

572 

555

22,543

727

0.547

0.65

June

556

517

 509

515 

640

550

568

558

552

584

630

602

580

578

578

572

517

492 

480 

468

452 

440

424

416

415

488

488

501

501

496

15,678

525

0.395

0.44

July

468

428

416

404 

408

436

584

857

624

456

424

408

400

392

*400

596

408

412 

428 

424

428 

448

420

396

585

573

TO

788

1,030

1,210 

1,160

16,227

525

0.595

0.45

Aug.

857

643

665

901

990

n.iso

945

712

590

536

513

492

496

513

484

452

436

428 

424 

412

404 

596

592

392

388

385

577

375

369

362 

7S2

16,817

542

0.408

0.47

Sept.

558

554

354

581 

412

412

585

373

369

373

381

452

456 4~32

392

377

369

362 

375 

575

369 

362

354

354

354

358

358

358

554

345

11,302

577

0.283

0.52

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,220 Mln 440 Mean 1,173 Cfsra 0.882 In. 12.01

Water year 1952-53: Max 8,640 Mln 320 Mean 837 Cfsm 0.629 In. 8.56

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ROCK RIVEK BASIN 295

Sugar River near Brodhead, Wis.

Location. Lat 42 0 36'40", long. ag^S'SO", in SW£ sec. 26, T. 2 N., R. 9 E., on left bank 

at highway bridge 2 miles upstream from Jordan Creek and 2 miles southwest of Brodhead.

Drainage area. 536 sq mi.

Records available. February 1914 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 768.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 17, 1938, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 39 years, 347 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8.500 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 9.30 ft); minimum, 67 cfs Nov. 1 (gage height, 0.17 ft); minimum daily, 127 cfs Sept. 20.

1914-53: Maximum discharge, 13,000 cfs Sept. 13, 1915 (gage height, 11.4 ft from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 7,500 cfs; minimum observed, 44 cfs 

Sept. 5, 19, 1948 (gage height, -0.05 ft).

Remarks.--Records good. Considerable diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant at Brodhead. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1238: Drainage area, 1914-16, 1918, 1922, 1927, 1933.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 26 to May 2)

Oct. 1 to Mov. 20 Nov. 21 to Sept. 30

0.8 

1.0 

1.8 

1.5 

1.9 

2.3

195

248

304

393

518

658

0.3 

0.6 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

120

179

277

440

623

1,000

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

8.9

1,480

2,000

2,640

3,670

5,300

7,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

229

216

216

203

229

232

204

?55~ 202

214

225

226

245

m

237

232 

213

207

224

240

226 

206

226

229

224

216

232

221

216

216

224

6,846

221

0.412

0.48

N6v.

205

?2T

226

221

224

218

221

211

213

232

213

*240

245

229

216

213 

333

486

639

584

380 

346

297

315

318

541

647

45?

385

346

9,661

322

0.661

0.67

Dec.

338

308

308

315

330

305

304

316

316

356

347

329

319

258

3T5

311 

302

298

300

357

555 

568

455

520

508

401

337

352

316

314

316

11,009

355

0.662

0.76

Jan.

296

311

312

296

297

276

279

328

323

292

288

296

'552" 240

312

530 

"570" 595

433

*402

362 

332

301

301

300

272

273

282

263

265

305

10,024

323

0.603

0.70

Feb.

257

?7f

260

285

267

507

1,090

1,390

899

452

456

837

829

613

469

348 

310

335

467

2,210

7.160 

4,440

2,060

1,570

961

585

514

476

.

_

-

30,319

1,083

2.02

2.10

Mar.

420

364

- 378

336

296

*313

285

275

fl5

302

552

798

871

878

958

1.360 

1,300

866

642

564

494 

536

574

658

585

458

389

410

364

355

362

17,261

557

1.04

1.20

Apr.

455

602

601

508

424

382

360

324

362

386

468

458

391

334

411

622 

690

34T

416

384

353 

347

317

308

m

*390

442

370

333

387

12,711

424

0.791

0.88

May

399

500

m

494

412

384

372

346

322

336

321

296

290

273

294

291 

282

295

303

280

284

330

283

296

338

310

303

272

208

775

257

10,135

327

0.610

0.70

June

357

267

260

227

252

302

fSB" 337

312

316

305

278

276

336

*313

263 

238

221

248

241

215 

217

211

229

210

230

255

231

260

209

7,811

260

0.485

0.54

July

221

204

204

193

210

339

'550" 407

202

209

211

198

210

201

195

196 

196

199

207

216

198 

232

222

189

198

187

^75

375

370

295

288

7,292

235

0.438

0.51

Aug.

419

524

477

429

560

761 '53?

390

 237

315

271

271

273

250

260

205 

260

212

199

242

218 

183

166

222

196

183

192

185

189

157 '256'

9,284

299

0.558

0.64

Sept.

180

171

176

211

249

197

190

213

192

195

200

213

158

219

205

234 

221

189

213

127

193 

196

182

*195

189

196

192

196

186

179

-

5,857

195

0.364

0.41

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,710 Mln 200 Mean 471 Cfsm 0.879 In. 11.95

Water year 1952-53: Max 7,160 Mln 127 Mean 379 Cfsm 0.707 In. 9.59

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 efs).--Feb. 8 (5 a.m.) 1,530 cfs (4.11 ft); Feb. 21 (11 a.m.) 8,500 

cfs (9.30 ft); Mar. 16 UP- -) 1,480 cfs (4.21 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ROCK RIVER BASIN

Pecatonica River at Shirland, 111.

Location. Lat 42°06'10", long. 890 11«50", in Sl»£ sec. 11, T. 28 N., R. 11 E., near left 

bank on downstream side of highway bridge over mouth of Sugar River, half a mile south 

of Shirland and 7? miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 2,540 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1939 to September 1953.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 711.79 ft above mean sea level, 

tlatum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 14 years, l,690.cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,200 cfs Feb. 23 (gage height, 14.18 ft); minimum, 580 cfs Sept. 2, 3, 19-21.

1939-53: Maximum discharge observed, 15,200 cfs Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 16.72 

ft); minimum observed, 350 cfs Jan. 18, 1940; minimum gage height, 2.44 ft July 24, 

1940.

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

which are poor.

Cooperation. Gage readings and on'e discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Backwater from Rock River Mar. 4-11, 13, Mar. 21 to Apr. 13, Apr. 16)

3.2

4.0 

6.0

580

930

1,830

10.0

12.0

14.0

4,690

6,640

9,870

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195Z to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

a

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

930

930

930 

930

930 

970 

930

930

930

930

930

970

970

970

970

970

930

930

930

970

970

970

970 

970

970

970

970

970

970

930

29,470

951

0.374

0.43

Nov.

175" 930

970

930 

930

930 

930 

930

930

930

8930

930

970

930

970

1,010

1,490

2,250

1,950

2,010

2,010

1,830

1,490

1,220 

1,220

1,310

1,580

1,720

1,310

1,220

-

37,730

1,258

0.495

0.55

 Dec.

1,180

' 1,180

1,360

1,360 

1,360

1,310 

1,270 

1,270

1,270

 1,310

1,310

1,310

1,140

1.010

1^010

1,010

1,060

1,220

1,180

1,950

2.010

27515

1,890

1,540 

1,540

1,580

1,630

1,630

1,670

1,540

1,670

43,780

1,412

0.556

0.64

Jan.

1,400

1,400

1,360

1,140 

b940

b700 

b660 

bl§0

bl,100

bl,200

bl,200

bl,150

*b 1,100

bl,200

1,360

1,400

1,630

2,430

2,430

bl,900

b 2 i700

bl,90C

1,630

al,500 

al,400

al,200

bl,100

b940

b900

b940

bl,000

41,790

1,348

0.531

0.61

Feb.

b940

bl/550

bl,100

bl,200 

bl,300

1,720 

2,620 

3,250

4,210

4,530

4,450

4,450

4,530

4,290

3,890

2,970

2,250

2,070

1,950

3,180

5,590

7,310

9,680

9.870 

9,140

9,140

9,140

9,140

_

_

-

124,960

4,463

1.76

1.83

Mar.

8.090

6,900

5,410

3,260 

2,160

1,930 

1,760 

1,610

1,580

*l,elo

2,170

2,830

2,940

3,330

4,210

4,450

4,530

4,690

4,690

4,130

2,890

2,790

2,720

2,770 

2,570

2,470

2,250

2,100

2,050

1,860

1,810

98,560

3,179

1.Z5

1.44

Apr.

1,740

2,060

2,200

2,460 

2,380

u 2,250 

2,060 

2,020

1,840

1,800

1,820

1,880

1,950

1,950

1,830

2,000

2,250

2,370

2,370

2,130

1,950

1,770

1,670

1.650 

1,650

1,630

1,630

1,670

1,670

1,630

-

58,240

1,941

0.764

0.85

May

1,720

1,950

2,070

1

2.130 

2,070

1,950 

1,830 

1,770

1,670

1,630

1,580

3,490

1,450

1,400

1,450

1,580

1,450

1,360

1,360

1,310

1,310

1,360

1,450

1,450 

1,450

1,450

1,360

1,310

1,270

1,140

1.100

47,870

1,544

0.608

0.70

June

1,140

*1,060

1,060

1,010 

1,220

1.670 

1,360 

1,270

1,270

1,310

1,450

1,310

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,180

1,140

1,100

1,010

970

930

930

890

840

1,010

970

970

970

970

-

33,710

1,124

0.443

0.49

July

930

890

840

840 

840

890 

930 

1,060

1,180

1,060

930

840

800

800

750

*750

800

800

800

800

970

930

890

890 

800

750

750

840

1,010

1,360

1^450

28,170

909

0.358

0.41

Aug.

1,450

1,400

1,310

1,360 

1,580

1,580 

1.670 

1,670

1,450

1,140

970

1,010

1,010

970

930

930

890

890

840

800

800

800

710

710 

710

710

670

670

670

ISO" 620

31,540

1,017

0.400

0.46

Sept.

620

150" 580

670 

670

710 

a720 

710

670

*670

8700

aSOO

ad 00

750

710

710

710

710

580

8580

580

670

620

620 

620

620

620

670

670

620

-

19,960

665

0.262

0.29

Calendar year ~19~52: Max 11,600 Mln 930 Mean 2,504 Cfsm 0.986 In. 13.42

Water year 1952-53: Max 9,870 Win 580 Mean 1,632 Cfsm 0.643 In. 8.70

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

Freeport.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ROCK RIVER BASIN 297

Rock River at Rockton, 111.

Location. Lat 420 27'05", long. 89"04<20", in SE^NW^ sec. 24, T. 46 N., R. 1 E., on left 

bank at upstream side of bridge on State Highway 2 in Rockton, three-quarters of a mile 

downstream from Pecatonica River.

Drainage area. 6,290 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June 1903 to March 1909, March 1940 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 707.94 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1906, chain gage at same site at 

datum about 1 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1906, to Mar. 31, 1909, chain gage at same site at 

datum about 2 ft higher.

Average discharge.--13 years (1940-53), 3,739 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,000 cfs Feb. 24 (gage height, 9.57 ft); minimum daily, 923 cfs Sept. 29.

1903-9, 1940-53: Maximum discharge observed, 28,500 cfs Mar. 22, 1904 (gage height, 

13.8 ft, datum then in use); minimum dally, 642 cfs Oct. 2, 1949.

Flood of February 1937 reached a stage of 14.6 ft (backwater from ice), from painted 

floodmark.

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

regulated by powerplants above station.

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 325: 1904-9. WSP 895: 1904(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

9.0 

9.4

900

1,420

2,920

6,520

12,600

13,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24 

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,860 

1,930 

1,720

1,860

1,660

1.350

1,860

1^720

1,540

1,420

1,720

1,420

1,790

1,790

1,720

1,930

1,930

1,660

1,500

1,860

1,860 

1,790

1,600 

1,390

1,440

1,660

2.000 i.e'e'o

1,720

1,790

52,870

1,705

0.271

0.31

Nov.

1,660 

1,440 

1,540

1,790

1,790

1,930

1,660

' 1,660 

1,440

1,380

1,930

*1,660

1,790

1,720

1,720

1,600

2,580

3^910

3,826

3,190

3,820

3,370 

3,010

2,500 

2,920

3,280

3,550

3,190 

3,280

2,840

-

71,970

2,399

0.381

0.43

Dec.

2,840 

2,580 

2,920

^,920

3,100

2,840

2,580

2^500 

2,840

3,010

2,840

3,010

2,840

2,580

2,580

2,500

2,580

2,660

2,580

3,280

4,000

4.090 

4,090

4,090 

4,000

3,370

2,920

2,840 

3,190

3,280

3,280

94,730

3,056

0.486

0.56

Jan.

3,100 

3,100 

3,010

2,750

b2,100

bl,600

bl.500

b2,006 

b2,500

b2,500

b2,100

b2,000

b2,000

b2,000

b2,100

b2,500

b2,300

b2,200

b2,300

b2,700

b3,100

b3,100 

3,100

3,100 

2,840

2,660

b2,400

b2,100 

b2,000

b2,200

b2,400

75,360

2,431

0.386

0.45

Feb.

bl.900 

bfi,206 

b2,300

b2,400

2,660

3,100

4,360

5,260 

5,440

5,800

5,800

6,700

6,880

6,520

b5,800

b4,500

b3,000

b3,200

4,450

6,520

12,100

10,400 

12,100

13.500 

13,300

13,000

13,000

13,300

_

-

189,490

6,768

1.08

1.12

Mar.

12.800 i'i,9'ot5

10,600

8,400

6,700

6,340

6,160

5,980 

5,800

»5,440

6,160

6,880

7,450

7,830

8,600

8,800

9,000

9,400

9,400

9,200

8,400

8,020 

,830

,450 

,640

,830

,640

,260 

,070

6,880

6,880

245,740

7,927

1.26

1.45

Apr.

6,880 

7.070 

7,070

6,700

6,700

6,700

6,340

6,160 

5,980

5,800

5,620

5,800

5,800

5,620

5,440

5,800

5,800

5,980

5,800

5,620

5,260

5,080 

4,900

4,720 

4,900

4,540

4,540

4.560 

4,540

4,720

-

170,240

5,675

0.902

1.01

May

4,720 

5,080 

5,080

5,080

 5.260

5,260

5,080

5,080 

4,900

4,720

4,540

4,450

4,270

4,000

3,910

3,730

3,730

3,820

3,730

3,640

3,190

3,370 

3,550

3,820 

3,910

3,550

3,460

3,190 

2,750

2,410

2.320

125,600

4,052

0.644

0.74

June

2,500 

*2,500 

2,000

2,240

2,240

2,750

2,750

2,240 

2,580

3,100

3,190

s'lOO

3,100

2,750

2,840

2,580

2,580

2,240

1,860

2,160

1,720

1,720 

1,790

1.660 

1,720

1,860

1,860

1,790 

1,860

1,930

69,210

2,307

0.367

0.41

July

1,790 

1,720 

1,720

1,600

1,540

1,860

2,160

1,600 

2,000

1,860

1,530

1,490

1,290

1,500

1,310

 1,410

1.240

1,440

1,600

1,360

1,790

1,860 

1,790

1,660 

1,540

1,400

1,540

1,720 

1,860

2,320

2.410

51,950

1,676

0.266

0.31

Aug.

2,840 

2,580 

2,080

2,750

3,010

3,280

3,910

4,360 

4.360

4,270

4,090

4,090

3,910

3,730

3,640

3,730

3,550

3,370

3,010

2,840

2,750

2,500 

2,000

2,160 

2,080

1,930

1,930

1,930 

1,720

1,600

1.160

91,160

2,941

0.468

0.54

Sept.

1.660 

1,230 

1,280

1,600

1,600

1,540

1,540

1,520 

1,430

*1,430

1,410

1,500

1,420

1,400

1,280

1,540

1,260

1,470

1,400

1,180

1,460

1,320 

1,490

1,060 

1,110

1,000

1,010

940 

923

1/2T5

40,243

1,341

0.213

0.24

Calendar year 1952: Max 19,800 Mln 1,350 Mean 5,389 Cfsm 0.857 In. 11.65

Water year 1952-63: Max 13,500 Mln 923 Mean 3,503 Cfsm 0.557 In. 7.57

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
298 ROCK RIVER BASIN

Kishwaukee River at Belvidere, 111.

Location.--Lat 42°15'20", long. 88°51'45", near southeast corner of sec. 27, T.' 44 N., 

R. 4 E., on left bank at Belvidere sewage-treatment plant, It miles downstream from 

. State Street Bridge in Belvidere and 3.0 miles downstream from Piscasaw Creek.

Drainage area.--52S sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1953;

Gage.--Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 738.34 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Oct. 1, 1942, wire-weight gage If 

miles upstream at datum 3.99 ft higher.

Average discharge.--14 years, 300 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,850 cfs June 12 (gage height, 5.58 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 37 cfs Sept. 17, caused by repairs to dam upstream.

1939-53: Maximum discharge observed, 10,300 -cfs Mar. 16, 1943 (gage height, 13.10 

ft); minimum observed, 14 cfs Jan. 28, 1940.

Flood of Jan. 24, 1938, reached a stage of 16.9 ft (backwater from ice), from information by sewage-plant employees.

Remarks.--Records good.

Cooperation.--Gage readings furnished by city engineer of Belvidere.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1175: 1946.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second}

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 12; stage-discharge 

relation affected by ice Dec. 29-31, Mar. 3, 6)

0.9 

1.0 

1.4 

2.0

32

114

254

3.0 

5.0 

5.2

585

1,550

1,650

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

104

TOT

100

92

100

94

100

102

102

96

102

92

9C

10C

92

100

100

96

102

104

96

94

100

96

92

106

100

100

100

92

3,048

98.3

0.187

0.22

Nov.

98

98

98

98

96

100

100

94

100

JJ2

102

*92

106

110 

108

104

194

254

255

159

143

132

125

125

143

217

194

145

154

148

3,934

131

0.250

0.28

Dec.

127

127

132

136

150

141

141

148

170

182

170

157

145

102 

134

132

123

114

112

254

 505

T55

418

452

368

267

242

217

200

190

190

6,398

206

0.392

0.45

Jan.

182

TeT

170

112

159

102

136

148

145

145

145

110

150

*141 

154

145

127

118

154

159

145

136

145

145

118

T§4~ 100

102

114

132

141

4,316

139

0.265

0.31

Feb.

T56- 102

110

118

132

400

710

585

384

308

368

665

435

353 

323

229

159

205

280

585

1.200

368

505

418

308

280

280

254

_

-

10,172

363

0.691

0.72

Mar.

217

194

210

182

170

160

159

170

170

194

»338

452

710

800 

1,000

1.050

850

710

625

545

505

470

452

400

368

323

308

294

280

267

267

12,840

414

0.789

0.91

Apr.

294

338

323

308

294

267

254

242

242

242

229

217

217

111

294

308

267

242

229

217

205

205

205

254

435 435"

384

338

323

-

8,230

274

0.522

0.58

May

384

545

585

418

*384

353

323

308

280

254

242

242

229 

217

217

229

254

242

217

254

254

280

254

242

229

205

182

170

170

159

8,827

285

0.543

0.63

June

145

138

127

TIT

205

418

435

368

338

900

1,550

1.650

1,250

950 

665

470

368

308

280

242

217

194

170

159

170

194

159

182

182

159

-

12,720

424

0.808

0.90

July

150

138

136

127

127

205

159

136

127

123

123

123

116

TTS 

118

118

»129

182

267

205

205

338

257

217

159

145

138

125

121

132

134

4,906

158

0.301

0.35

Aug.

132

170

308

418

36f

294

229

205

194

170

154

152

143

136 

129

118

114

110

106

104

102

102

98

94

94

89

83

80

76

?!

4,718

152

0.290

0.33

Sept.

69

66

64

92

94

81

78

76

69

73

68

66

64

59 

64

62

*43

TgS

73

89

64

56

52

64

61

62

62

69

87

69

2,049

68.3

0.130

0.15

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,010 Min 90 Mean 452 Cfsm 0.861 In. 11.72

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,650 Min 43 Mean 225 Cfsm 0.429 In. 5.83

Peak discharge (base, 1.500 efs}. June 12 (2 a.m.) 1,850 cfs (5.58 ft}. 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
ROCK RIVER BASIN 299

South Branch Kishwaukee River near Fairdale, 111.

Location. Lat 42°06'40", long. 88°54 | 00", on line between and near south boundary of sees. 

16 and 17, T. 42 N., R. 3 E., on left bank at upstream side of highway bridge, 1.2 miles 

downstream from Owens Creek, l£ miles northeast of Fairdale, and 9f miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 386 sq mi.

Records _available. November 1939 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 733.90 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 1, 1940, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--13 years (1940-53), 225 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,290 ofs June 10 (gage height, 4.47 ft); maximum 

gage height, 4.53 ft Feb. 6 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, 9.0 cfs Sept. 30.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 6,840 cfs Jan. 5, 1946; maximum gage height, 10.00 ft 

Feb. 24, 1949 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 2.1 cfs Jan. 20, 1940.

A stage of 11.9 ft occurred in March 1937, from information by local resident.

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

Cooperation.--One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used June 4 to Sept. 16)

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8

7.5

11

15

23

51

2,0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.9

98

264

480

930

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

15

14

15

15

16

17

17

17

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

18

19

18

18

17

17

17

18

526

17.0

0.044

0.05

Nov.

18

18

18

19

18

17

T7

18

18

17

17

17

*19

19

18

18

35

55

4T

30

23

21

19

19

25

51

b35

b28

b25

b21

-

714

23.8

0.062

0.07

Dec.

b20

b20

21

23

25

25

24

25

27

25

25

25

21

b20

23

23

20

?o" 19

72

208

190

177

177

154

bllO

b!20

blOO

b90

b70

64

1,963

63.3

0.164

0.19

Jan.

SI

53

b49

b45

b35

b32

b32

b35

b36

b36

b34

b33

37

*37

45

31

b35

b31

b37

40

31

31

31

33

b32

b31

b31

b30

b28 b^9"

b29

1,106

35.7

0.092

0.11

Feb.

b25

b25

b26

28

35

ti6"4"5 b800

b520

b350

264

284

256

183

142

blOO

b80

b60

b74

88

328

543

357

374

226

160

138

118

101

_

-

-

6,325

226

0.585

0.61

Mar.

80

b70

b75

b66

b56

b52

bSO

b55

b70

107

*212

331

566

690

902

848

640

561

484

404

361

314

284

249

219

190

174

164

' 148

 135

135

8,697

281

0.728

0.84

Apr.

157

157

151

148

135

126

118

109

106

106

101

90

82

 55 77

174

208

190

164

142

129

120

112

106

222

489

T53

365

318

289

-

5,221

174

0.451

0.50

May

309

574

359

260

234

*219

201

183

167

160

148

145

142

135

13H

129

142

145

135

126

132

151

212

256

204

190

154

126

115

106

98

5,539

179

0.464

0.53

June

82

77

70

*68

418

690

566

476

387

794

552

426

494

431

318

241

190

160

142

123

104

90

82

75

85

82

77

112

75

G2

7,549

252

0.653

0.73

July

57

55

49

45

41

45

41

40

38

34

31

29

27

24

23

23

*34

40

34

74

83

123

35

29

23

23

21

19

25

36

1,252

40.4

0.105

0.12

Aug.

30

93

129

85

57

41

34

35

35

28

23

23

23

21

19

19

17

16

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

13

TU

13

13

910

29.4

0.076

0.09

Sept.

12

12

13

15

15

18

T5

12

*12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

10

11

17

15

16

13

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

9^5

368.5

12.3

0.032

0.04

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,030 Mln 14 Mean 269 Cfsm 0.697 In. 9.49

Water year 1952-53: Max 902 Mln 9.5 Mean 110 Cfsm 0.285 In. 3.88

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 efa). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
300 ROCK RIVER BASIN

Kishwaukee River near Perryville, 111.

Location. Lat 42°11 I 45", long. 88°59'55", in northeast corner of sec. 21, T. 43 N., 

R. 2 E., on left bank at upstream side of Forest Preserve road bridge, It miles downstream from South Branch, 2 miles southwest of Perryville, 1\ miles upstream from Killbuck Creek, and 9? miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,090 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 692.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Apr. 30, 1940, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--14 years, 621 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,620 cfs. June 10 (gage height, 9.17 ft); minimum, 97 cfs Sept. 17 (gage height, 4.77 ft).

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 16,400 cfs Jan. 6, 1946 (gage height, 19.50 ft); minimum observed, 53 cfs Jan. 20, 1940.

Flood in January 1938 reached a stage of 23.85 ft, from information by Corps of 

Engineers.

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

which are poor.

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1175: 1941(P), 1942.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of toe effect (gage 

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

4.8 

5.0 

5.5

102

146

315

6.0 

8.0 

8.7

545

1,780

2,270

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

170

165 Tea

170

170

170

173

179

182

185

185

182

182

182

179

176

176

179

179

179

185 

182

182

182

182

182

173

176

176

179

179

5,509

178

0.163

0.19

Nov.

179

173 

173

173

173

m173

173

173

173

173

*173

173

173

176

319

460

368

299

260 

237

227

223

260

418

b340

b270

b290

b260

-

7,002

233

0.214

0.24

Dec .

b230

b230 

234

237

252

252 

252

256

287

299

291

275

252

206

b230

b220

b210

b200 b"2"2&~

426

830

7TO

740

740

666

485

490

b450

b420

396

360

11,406

368

0.338

0.39

Jan.

339

323 

b290

b250

b280

b220 

b240

b250

b250

b250

b250

b220

245

*256

275

256

b240

b230

b250

267

256 

248

248

256

223

b200

b230

b!90

b^OTJ

b210

b220

7,662

247.

0.227

0.26

 

Feb.

b!70

bTf5 

b!80

b!90

g210

gl,370 

gl.500

1,370

980

710

860

1,250

890

682

gS38

g535

g339

455

530

1,450

2.260 

1,070

950

860

622

550

515

465

-

-

21,771

778

0.714

0.74

Mar.

400

331 

b350

b310

b290

b280 

b270 b28"0"

b300

391

*677

890

1,310

1,570

g.130

2,060

1,710

1,430

1,310

1,130

1,040 

980

890

830

740

672

616

584

545

515

505

25,336

817

0.750

0.86

Apr.

572

628 

622

589

550

515 

490

460

445

436

427

409

391

££4 loU

578

638

578

515

475

445 

422

404

391

480

890

g980

IffS

g770

g710

-

16,448

548

0.503

0.56

May

g800

g 1.010 

gl,010

g890

g770

710 

666

*611

567

520

480

450

436

422

414

404

414

g445

g418

g400

g418 

g427

g445

g485

g495

g445

g409

g373

g315

g275

8260

16,184

522

0.479

0.55

June

8250

a250 

*237

2?5

644

1,190 

1,040

860

740

1,840

1,990

2.060

1,850

1,430

1,070

830

666

567

500

445

391 

351

323

303

323

335

307

327

319

283

-

21,966

732

0.672

0.75

July

260

245 

237

223

220

347 

271

230

217

203

194

188

182

176

170

165

188

*241

335

389

431

400

315

260

227

213

197

188

194

210

7,971

257

0.236

0.27

Aug.

227

264 

436

520 ITO

382 

323

295

275

£52

230

220

210

194

185

173

168

g!65

g!60

alSO

g!46 

8140

a!35

a!30

alSO

a!25

* a!20

alEO

a!20

a 110

6,685

216

0.198

0.23

Sept.

allO

glOg 

gift

g!44

g!39

g!21 

g!21

a!20

*117

117

115

115

117

119

117

115

112

106

128

139

130 

112

106

119

115

117

119

119

132

128

3,587

120

0.110

0.12

Calendar year 1952: Max 9,600 Min 163 Mean 890 Cfsm 0.817 In. 11.10

Water year 1952-53= Max 2,260 Min 106 Mean 415 Cfsm 0.381 In. 5.16

Peak discharge (base. 3,300 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

and records for Kishwaukee River at Belvidere and South Branch Kishwaukee River near Pairdale. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings.
ROCK RIVER BASIN 301

Killbuck Creek near Monroe Center, 111.

Location. Lat 42°05'55", long. 89°03'10", in NW|SWv sec. 19, T. 42 N., R. 2 E., on right 

bank 800 ft downstream from Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad bridge, 800 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 72, 3 miles west of Monroe Center, and 8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--114 sq mi.

Records available. December 1939 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 734.27 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to May 1, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years (1940-53), 63.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 770 cfs Feb. 6 (gage height, 3.92 ft); maximum 

gage height, 4.59 ft Feb. 6 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, 4.5 cfs Sept. 29.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 4,750 cfs July 9, 1951 (gage height, 11.41 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,400 cfs; minimum, 2.0 cfs July 25, 1940.

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

which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 955: 1941. WSP 1175: 1941(P), 1946(P).

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

0.3 

.4 

.6

3.0

6.0

14

27

45

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

107

188

285

445

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

?3

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

13

T3

13

13

13

13

13

14

Tf

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

405

13.1

0.115

0.13

Nov.

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

13

13

13

13

13

*13

13

13

13

33

40

21

17

16

15

14

14

24

41

77

b22

b20

b!7

-

528

17.6

0.154

0.17

Dec.

b!6

b!6

16

17

17

16

16

18

21

19

18

17

b!6

b!6

b!7

17

blS

b!5

b!8

101

-55 104

65

70

52

b45

b40

b35

b32

29

26

978

31.5

0.276

0.32

Jan.

24 "21

b23

b21

b!6

blS

blS

b!6

b!7

b!7

b!6

b!6

b!7

*18

19

b!8

b!7

b!6

b!6

b!6

b!6

16

18

b!7

b!6

blS

blS

blS

b!4

hi*

b!4

527

17.0

0.149

0.17

Feb.

b!4

bT4

b!4

b!6

20

b430

bl§5

bllO

83

62

123

128

66

54

48

b45

b40

b35

32

330

b!70

bllO

b85

59

51

47

43

36

_

_

-

2,425

86.6

0.760

0.79

Mar.

b32

b30

b29

b28

b27

b26

b25

bIT

b35

44

110

*106

141

186

298

203

166

146

124

104

96

83

78

67

62

56

54

52

48

46

50

2,579

83.2

0.730

0.84

Apr.

56

54

54

52

48

46

44

41

41

41

37

35

34

33

33

 sz 76

55

51

47

43

42

39

37

50

51

47

46

45

52

1,404

46.8

0.411

0.46

May

70

78

64

56

53

51

47

*44

41

38

35

34

33

32

31

30

33

32

29

27

29

34

35

32

33

29

26

24

24

23

11

1,168

37.7

0.331

0,38

June

19

19

18

17

1ST

250

101

114

98

92

63

50

94

103

57

45

37

33

29

26

23

21

20

19

26

22

19

21

19

17

-

1,593

53.1

0.466

0.52

July

IB- 16

14

14

14

16

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

11

11

10

*14

12

11

12

12

13

10

9.6

9.6

9.2 tt

9.6

9.2

13

11

376.8

12.2

0.107

0.12

Aug.

11

12

11

03.

12

10

10

11

11

10

10

10

9.6

8.8

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.6

7.6

7.6

a7.2

a7.2

a6.6

a6.6

a6.2

a5. 8

aSTS"

274.8

8.86

0.078

0.09

Sept.

a5.6

a5.4

a5.4

a9.0

a7^

a7.0

a6. 6

a6.0

*5.7

6.0

6.4

6.8

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.1

5.1

5.4

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.8

-

175.0

5.83

0.051

0.06

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,680 Min 12 Mean 91.6 Cfsm 0.804 In. 10.93

Water year 1952-53: Max 430 Min 4.8 Mean 34.1 Cfsm 0.299 In. 4.05

Peak discharge (base, 750 efs). Feb. 6 (11 a.m.) 770 cfs (3.92 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

and records for stations on nearby streams, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
302 ROCK RIVER BASIN

Leaf River at Leaf River, 111.

Location. Lat 42°07 I 40", long. 89°23'25", in NW£ sec. 31, T. 25 N., R. 10 E., near left 

bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 72, 0.4 mile downstream from Chicago, 

Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad bridge, 0.6 mile east of town of Leaf River, and 0.8 mile 

downstream from Mud Creek.

Drainage area. 102 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Datum of gage 

Ts 685.64 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 14 years, 62.2 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,980 cfs Feb. 20 (gage height, 13.12 ft); minimum, 15 cfs Sept. 30.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 6,510 cfs Feb. 27, 1948 (gage height, 14.44 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,900 cfs; minimum observed, 7.6 cfs Jan. 5, 1940. 

Maximum stage known, 15.9 ft Feb. 4, 1938, from information by local residents.

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

Cooperation. Gage readings and three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years). WSP 975: 1941(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (j 

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 17 to Feb. 20, May 6-22)

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

14

41

72

114

5.0

9.0

10.0

10.5

266

1,100

1,380

1,530

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

l

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

34

31

32

33

S3

33

34

34

34

33

33

33

33

33

33

32

33

31

31

31

31

30

»3T

30

30

30

30

30

30 

30

30

986

31.8

0.312

0.36

Nov.

30

31

29

35

31

29

30

30

30

30

30

31

30

30

30

30

"52 217

53

47

44

44

44

41

50

82

50

b42

b41 

39

-

1,357

45.2

0.443

0.49

Dec.

40

41

41

44

44

41

41

44

47

*47

41

b40

40

40

41

39

39

 u38

284

103

65

76

72

62

59

47

59

53 

59

53

1,784

57.5

0.564

0.65

Jan.

 55 50

44

b42

b39

b35

b35

b38

b42

44

40

41

44

41

47

41

44

44

*41

41

41

41

44

41

37

b36

b36

b35

b33"

b33

1,253

40.4.

0.396

0.46

Feb.

b33

b33

b33

b35

40

288

90

86

72

62

539

163

 68

62

59

56

b54

b54

56

1,520

177

98

90

76

68

68

68

65

-

-

4,113

147

1.44

1,50

Mar.

56

b54

b52

b50

b48

b46

b45

blTT

b52

59

82

90

72

196

200

82

76

79

76

72

72

72

76

68

65

65

62

62

56 

59

62

2,254

72.7

0.713

0.82

Apr.

65

32

62

62

59

59

56

56

*56

56

53

53

53

53

59

59

56

53

53

53

50

50

47

15

59

53

53

53

50 

53

1,656

55.2

0.541

0.60

May

68

65

62

62

59

59

59

56

53

50

50

50

47

47

*47

47

50

47

44

44

72

m

56

50

53

47

44

41

41 

41

40

1,616

52.1

0.511

0.59

June

39

37

36

*40

98

47

41

59

44

44

40

39

59

41

39

41

36

36

34

33

31

31

31

33

50

35

31

36

18

1,221

40.7

0.399

0.45

July

28

28

27

26

26

28

26

26

24

24

24

24

24

*24

22

24

28

29

24

36.

31

25

24

24

22

22

23

23

22 

35

36

809

26.1

0.256

0.29

Aug.

26

24

24

3428-

*25

24

24

24

22

22

24

21

20

20

21

21

20

21

20

20

20

20

20

19

18

18

18

18 

17

IS

671

21.6

0.212

0.24

Sept.

16

16

16

24

25

19

18

18

18

19

18

22

18

18

18

18

18

18

20

20

18

18

17

18

18

17

16

16

17 

15

542

18.1

0.177

0.20

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,920 Min 29 Mean 94.7 Cfsm 0.928 In. 12.63

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,520 Min 15 Mean 50.0 Cfsm 0.490 In. 6.65

Peak discharge (base. 1.000 efs). Feb. 11 (3 p.m.) 1,470 cfs (10.34 ft)j Feb. 20 (11 a.m.) 3,980 

cfs (13.12 ft)7

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

Rock River at Como, 111.

303

Location. Lat 41°47'00", long. 89 044'58n , in NE£ sec. 25, T. 21 N., R. 6 E., on left bank 

I mile upstream from Como, 3 miles downstream from Rock Palls, and 3f miles upstream 

from Elkhorn Creek.

Drainage area.~8.700 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. November 1914 to September 1953. Prior to October 1934, published as 

"at Lynaon."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 606.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1:929. Prior to Dec. 22, 1933, chain gage at site at Lyndon, 16| miles downstream at 

datum 22.46 ft lower.

Average discharge.--39 years (1914-53), 5,244 cfs (discharge for site at Lyndon adjusted 

for difference in drainage area).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,800 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 7.54 ft); minImum daily, 1,160 cfs Sept. 30.

1914-53: Maximum discharge, 51,000 cfs Feb. 22, 1937, at lower dam at Rock Palls, 

from rating curve extended above 21,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage 

height, 17.51 ft Feb. 7, 1938 (ice jam); minimum daily discharge, 440 cfs Aug. 20, 1934.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. About 100 

cTs~diverted above gage to Illinois and Mississippi Canal. Some diurnal fluctuation 

caused by powerplants above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

7.0

1,070

1,740

2,840

5,800

16,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2,650 

2,65(5

2,500

2,510

2,370

2,620

2,300

1.9SO

2,196

2,460

2,440 

2,260

2,300

2,620

2,350

2,260

2,480

2,440

2,550 

2.770

2,040

2,480 

*2,720

2,550

2,460

2,110

2,000

2,200

2,650

2,460

2,420

74,790

2,413

-

7

Nov.

2,440 

2,440

2,420

2,110

2,190

2,530

2,510

2,460

2,420

2,370

1.900 

2,330

2,530

2,480

2,440

2,390

3,180

4,230

4,830 

4,830

4,230

4,230 

4,380

4,080

3,930

3,250

4,680

4,830

3,930

4,230

-

96,800

3,227

-

-

Dec.

3,780 

3,220

4,230

3,780

3,780

3,780

3,780

3,630

3,490

3,630

3,930 

3,780

3,780

*3,930

3,490

3,350

*3,350

3,490

3.030 

4,536

5,470

6.140 

5,970

5,800

5,970

5,640

5,150

3,290

3,630

4,530

4,680

130,030

4,195

-

-

Jan.

4.680 

4,380

b4,230

b3,780

b3,500

b2,200

b2,000

2,700

3,630

b3,800

b3,800 

b3,200

3,060

3,490

3,350

b3,600

b3,600

b3,000

b3,100 

b3,700

4,230

4,230 

4,230

3,930

4,080

b3,600

b3,300

b3,000

b2,800

b3,200

b3,600

109,000

3,516

-

-

Feb.

b2.600 

b3,000

b3,100

b3,300

3,630

5,640

7,330

8,350

8,010

6,820

6,990 

9,880

9,200

8,860

8,010

7,330

6,140

*3,930

6,820 

9,540

15,000

15.700 

12,666

14,000

15,300

14,600

14,300

14,300

-

-

-

244,280

8,724

_

-

Mar.

14.600

H,6o6

13,300

12,300

10,600

7,670

7,670

6,990

6,820

6.650

7,670 

8,180

9,200

10,200

11,600

13,000

11,900

11,900

11,900 

12,300

11,600

11,200 

9,880

9,880

9,540

9,200

9,200

9,200

8,860

8,350

8,860

314,220

10,140

-

-

Apr.

8.520

e.SSo

8,520

8,520

8,520

8,180

8,010

7,670

7,840

*6,820

7,160 

6,820

6,820

6,820

6,820

6,650

7,160

7,330

7,160 

7,160

6,990

6,310 

6,140

5.800

5,970

6,140

6,310

6,310

6,310

6,140

-

213,440

7,115

_

-

May

6,310 

6,650

6,820

6,990

6,826

6,820

6,820

6,650

6,480

6,310

5,970 

5,800

5,640

5,470

4,830

4,990

4,990

4,830

4,830 

4,830

4,680

5,150 

4,830

4,830

4,990

4,990

4,990

4,530

4,080

3,930 s^aso

169,200

5,458

_

-

June

3,930 

2,960

3,350

3,220

3,930

5,150

4,990

5,150

4,680

3,930

5,970 

6.310

6,140

5,800

5,150

4,530

4,380

3,930

3,630 

3,250

3,040

2,940 

2,700

2,510

2,720

2,860

2,700

2,720

2,720

2.440

-

117,730

3,924

_

-

July

2,720 

2,700

2,530

2,390

2,530

2,440

2,480

3,120

2,770

2,300

2,670 

2,370

2,260

2,110

2,040

2,090

2,130

»2.020

2, 226 

2,260

2,920

2,530 

2,960

2,960

2,330

2,280

2,330

2,280

2,280

2,370 s^aso

76,740

2,475

_

-

Aug.

3,270 

3,220

3,490

3,350

3,490

3,780

*3,780

4,380

5.150

5,156

4,830 

4,680

4,680

4,380

4,380

4,230

4,080

4,080

3,930 

3,630

3,300

3,350 

3,250

2,620

2,700

2,650

2,550

2,390

2,480

2,300

2*_280

111,830

3,607

-

-

Sept.

1,920 

1,740

1,940

1,940

1,920

2.260 i,aio

2,000

1,960

1,880

1,860 

1,860

2,070

1,980

1,640

1,820

1,740

1,860

2,020 

1,980

1,820

1,640 

1,900

1,920

1,640

1,660

1,550

1,550

1,550

1.160

-

54,620

1,821

_

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 34,000 Min 1,900 Mean 7,524 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 15,700 Min 1,160 Mean 4,692 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base. 15.000 ef3).~Feb. 22 (10 a.m.) 17,800 cfs (7.54 ft); Mar. 16 (l a.m.) 13,300 

cfs (6.22 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
304 ROCK RIVER BASIN

Elkhorn Creek near Penrose, 111.

Location.--Lat 41 0 54'10", long. 89°41'40", in SW^SE^ sec. 9, T. 22 N., R. 7 E., on left 

bank 50 ft upstream from highway bridge, 2 miles northwest of Penrose, 2.2 miles downstream from Buffalo Creek, and 5 miles upstream from Sugar Creek.

Drainage area. 153 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1953.

;e. Water-stage recorde'r. Datum of gage is 657.85 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Apr. 6, 1940, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 88.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,110 cfs Feb. 20 (gage height, 12.94 ft); minImum, 25 cfs Sept. 3.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 5,980 cfs Jan. 5. 1946 (gage height, 17.75 ft); minimum, 6.8 cfs Nov. 12, 1940 (gage height, 2.01 ft).

Flood in June 1938 reached a stage of 19.6 ft, from high-water mark 909, Corps of 

Engineers.

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

which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 925: 1940. WSP 955: 1941. WSP 1175: 1941(P), 1948(P).

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

2.3 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

23

40

96

294

5.0 

9.0 

9.5

580

2,100

2,350

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

44

42

43

44

44

44

44

45

TS

45

45

45

44

44

43

42

42

43

43

42

43

44

44

44

43

43

43

41

IS

42

43

1,345

43.4

0.284

0.33

Nov.

42

42

42

41

41

401

415

40

41

40

*40

41

41

41

41

40

321

T57

71

57

52

49

46

47

59

111

t>66

b58

b54

b52

-

1,893

63.1

0.412

0.46

Dec. '

51

51

51

52

53

51

50

51

57

54

53

52

49

43"TO

47

47

44

47

361

193

99

113

105

87

71

a66

a64

873

71

a68

2,324

75.0

0.490

0.56

Jan.

a64

a3?

59

58

bSO

b40

b'Bff

b58

56

55

53

56

58

55

*56

58

52

54

56

51

53

52

54

54

49

b45

b47

b47

b45

b47

b47

1,649

53.2

0.348

0.40

Feb.

b45

bTf

b47

48

73

930

379

8270

8160

a!20

8540

8560

al60

8120

a94

b80

b70

b80

106

2.550

883

b200

139

108

95

92

88

79

-

-

7,963

284

1.86

1.94

Mar.

73

70

76

b66

b65

b68

b60 blO"

b60

197

281

 IST

116

116

206

141

118

113

106

98

99

99

100

95

90

84

82

81

77

78

83

3,179

103

0.673

0.77

Apr.

91

90

88

86

82

81

77

75

76

75

71

69

68

67

71

99

3?

78

76

75

72

71

69

70

78

76

71

71

70

72

-

2,303

76.8

0.502

0.56

May

113

99

90

84

82

81

*78

77

73

71

69

67

66

66

66

66

67

67

63

61

87

112

~55 118

81

68

62

60

59

58

55

2,348

75.7

0.495

0.57

June

53

53

53

53

241

96

67

168

97

67

62

61

66

67

58

55

54

52

51

48

46

 SB- 45

45

51

58

48

51

48

45

-

2,004

66.8

0.437

0.49

July

43

57

44

41

43

85

50

54

54

40

39

39

38

»38

37

36

41

42

43

40

39

38

36

35

34

34

34

33

33

33

133

1,386

44.7

0.292

0.34

Aug.

75

Tf

40

52

52

40

38

36

36

35

34

35

35

32

31

31

31

30

30

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

28

27

2T

27

27

1,079

34.8

0.227

0.26

Sept.

27

26

25

39

36

29

30

29

29

31

»31

41sr

29

29

28

27

29

36

34

29

28

28

29

29

29

50

29

28

27

-

908

30.3

0.198

0.22

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,050 Min 40 Mean 130 Cfsm 0.850 In. 11.53

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,350 Min 26 Mean 77.8 Cfsm 0.508 In. 6.90

Peak discharge (base. 1.800 efs). Feb. 11 (time unknown) 1,250 cfs (6.91 ft)j Feb. 20 (10 a.m.) 

i,110 cfs (12.94 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

and records for Rock Creek near Morrlson. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

weather records,
ROCK RIVER BASIN 305

Rock Creek near Morrison, 111.

Location. Lat 41°49'50", long. 89 0 58'00n , in SW^SEi sec. 6, T. 21 N., R. 5 E., on right 

bank Just downstream from small tributary on right bank, 1? miles north of Morrison and 

4^ miles downstream from Little Rock Creek.

Drainage area. 143 sq mi.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1953.

Gage . Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 620.41 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 11 years, 99.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,900 cfs Feb. 20 (gage height, 12.68 ft); minImum, 9.0 cfs Jan. 26 (gage height, 2.66 ft), result of freezeup.

1942-53: Maximum discharge, 5,770 cfs Jan. 6, 1946 (gage height, 16.04 ft); minimum, 8.6 cfs Dec. 17, 1948 (gage height, 2.62 ft), result of ice Jam above gage. 

Maximum stage known, 17.7 ft in June 1937, from information by local residents.

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

which are fair.

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

2.8

2.9

3.0 

3.5

17

27

41

155

4.0

6.0

10.0

10.3

285

783

1,880

1,970

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

£0

21

22

23

24

25

26

21

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

27

7f41

30

30

30

31

30

31

31

31

31

31

31

28

27

26

28

30

30

*30

30

31

33

33

33

33

31

33

33

33

941

30.4

0.213

0.24

Nov.

38

37

33

33

33

33

33

34

34

34

34

34

35

35

35

37

915

4T53

111

76

62

54

52

49

65

148

88

54

b52

b50

-

2,731

91.0

0.636

0.71

Dec.

50

50

49

50

54

52

50

54

65

60

54

52

47

39

46

*45

43

38

TS

60S

293

118

158

138

99

78

67

65

67

62

58

2,748

88.6

0.620

0.71

Jan.

56

54

50

b46

b36

b30

b4T

b45

b43

b42

b39

41

47

45

54

50

40

43

49

41

45

 43

45

47

39

b35

b38

b33

b32

b37

b37

1,327

42.8

0.299

0.35

Feb.

b31

b33

b33

37

111

942

630

450

201

142

623

630

185

142

bllO

b70

b60

*85

160

1.970

 al,300 462

196

140

116

111

104

90

_

-

9,164

327

2.29

2.38

Mar.

76

69

85

b67

b65

b68

b55

bS§

b55

266

337

140

138

216

680

245

172

155

138

120

120

118

130

120

108

101

97

92

88

88

101

4,365

141

0.986

1.14

Apr.

125

us

108

104

97

*90

83

78

81

81

74

72

69

67

76

83

74

67

65

65

60

60

~S5 58

74

72

65

72

72

72

-

2,342

78.1

0.546

0.61

May

145

101

90

81

78

83

76

72

67

62

60

60

58

58

58

858

860

65

56

54

62

204

T4TJ

188

99

69

56

54

52

50

47

2,4:63

79.5

0.556

0.64

June

41

40

40

41

«576

138

69

363

120

72

60

56

183

196

69

58

52

47

*45

41

38

37

37

37

58

62

41

104

47

38

-

2,606

86.9

0.608

0.68

July

35

97

45

35

44

"BT 417

56

43

38

37

35

34

33

31

30

37

37

54

35

74

37

30

33

28

28

28

"SB" 27

30

265

1,846

59.5

0.416

0.48

Aug.

101

49

34

35

49

34

*109 "51

30

27

25

30

26

24

23

23

23

22

23

22

22

22

22

21

21

 55 20

20

20

20

20

971

31.3

0.219

0.25

Sept.

19

19

19

33

27

24

23

21

20

22

21

21

21

21

21

20

al9

a20

a23

22

20

19

19

20

20

19

26

22

19

M638

21.3

0.149

0.17

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,710 Min 26 

Water year 1952-55; Max 1,970____Mln 18

Mean 128 Cfsm 0.895 In. 12.21 

Mean 88.1 Cfsm 0.616 In. 8.36

Peak discharge (base. 1. 

A. ll (6:

000 efs). Nov. 17 (5 a.m.).1,210 cfs (7.57 ft)j Feb. 6 {5:30_a.m.) 1,240

cfs (7.72 ft)j Feb. TT (6:30 p. l.ioo'cfs (7.16"ft)j'peb. 20 (2 p.m.)'2,900 cfs'(12.68 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

Creek near Penrose.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
306 ROCK RIVER BASIN

Rock River near Joslin, 111.

Location. Lat 41°33'35", long. 90°10'55", in NE£ sec. 18, T. 18 N., R. 3 E., on right 

 bank 'at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 92, If miles east of Joslin, 12 miles 

downstream from Rock Creek, and 27 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 9,520 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 564.06 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Apr. 6, 1940, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 5,638 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,800 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 11.26 ft); minimum daily , 1,550 cfs Sept. 30.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 46,200 cfs Mar. 22, 1948 (gage height, 14.46 ft); maximum gage height, 16.23 ft Mar. 3, 1948 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 

834 cfs Jan. 3, 1940.

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

fluctuation caused by powerplants above station.

Cooperation. Three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

3.2 

4.0 

7.0

11.0

11.1

1,550

2,490

7,300

16,900

17,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22 

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

Of sm

In.

Oct.

3,010

2,940

3,080

2,750 

2,820

2,680

2,940

2,680

2.360 

2,620

2,820 

2,820

2,620

2,680

2,940

2,750

2,620

2,880

2,880 

3,010

3,080

2,560 

2,880

3.140 

2,940

2,880

2,490

2,360

2,680

3,010

2,880

86,800

2,800

0.294

0.34

Nov.

2,820

2,880

2,750

2,820 

2,490

2,560

2,940

2,880

2,880 

*2,820

2,680 

2.360

2,750

2,940

2,880

2,820

3,010

4,740

4,900 

5.230

4,900

4,450 

4,580

4,580 

4,450

4,580

4,280

5,060

5,060

4,430

-

108,480

3,616

0.380

0.42

Dec.

4,740

3,980

4,150

4,450 

4,280

4,280

4,280

4,150

5,980 

5,840

4,130 

4,280

4,280

4,130

4,280

3,980

3,840

5,840

ffi

6,310

6,310 

6.7QO

6,310 

6,310

6,120

5,750

5,570

4,280

4,430

5,060

145,810

4,704

0.494

0.57

Jan.

5.060

5,060

4,740

4,740 

4,280

b5,900

b2,500

b2.500

b3,800 

b4,100

b4,300 

b4,300

b3,600

b3,500

b3,800

b3,800

b5,800

b5,700

b3,300 

b3,900

b4,400

b4,700 

b4,700

b4,600 

b4,400

b4,500

b3,800

b3,500

b3,200

b3,100

b3,700

123,080

3,970

0.417

0.48

Feb.

b4,100

bS.lOO

b5,400

b5,700 

b4,200

b5,200

b6,400

b8,200

b9,600 

 9,610

7,910 

9,390

11,200

9,850

9,390

8,540

7,500

 6,900

5,930 

9,390

14,300

17.200 

16,900

14,500 

14,600

15,400

15,200

14,900

_

-

266,290

9,510

0.999

1.04

Mar.

14.600

14,600

14,500

15,300 

12,600

10,500

8,530

8,350

m8,120 

8,960

9,390

10,300

11,400

12,800

13,500

12,800

12,800 

12,600

12,600

12,300 

11,600

10,500 

10,500

10,000

9,850

9,850

9,830

9,390

9,170

340,180

10,970

1.15

1.53

Apr.

9.590

9,170

9,170

9,170 

9,170

8,960

8,540

8,540

8,120 

8,350

7,500 

7,700

7,300

7,300

7,300

7,500

7,500

7,700

7,700 

7,700

7,700

7,500 

6,700

6.500 

6, 506

6,500

6,700

6,700

6,900

6,700

-

251,760

7,725

0.811

0.91

May

6,700

6,900

7,100

7,500 

7,500

7,500

7,500

7,300

7,100 

6,900

6,700 

6,310

6,120

5,930

5,750

5,230

5,400

5,250

5,250 

5,060

5,060

5,400 

5,930

5,570 

5,750

5,570

5,570

5,230

4,900

4,580

4.280

186,000

6,000

0.630

0.73

June

3,840

4,130

5,420

3,700 

3,700

4,900

5,400

 5,570

5,950 

4,900

4,580 

6,500

6,700

6.900

6,310

5,400

4,740

4,580

4,280 

5,840

5,350

3,420 

3,210

2,880 

2.820

3,010

3,140

2,940

2,940

2,880

-

129,910

4,330

0.455

0.51

July

2,620

2,880

2,940

2,680 

2,620

5.08Q

5,010

2,680

3,080 

2,880

2,490 

2,680

2,420

2,300

2,180

2.060

2,126

2,180

2,060 

2,240

2,680

2,880 

2,620

2,880 

2,820

2,560

2,240

2,240

2,240

2,180

2,420

78,760

2,541

0.267

0.31

Aug.

3,560

5,560

5,280

5,420 

3,350

3,420

5,700

5,840

4,130 

4,740

4.900 

4,740

4,580

4,580

4,450

4,280

4,280

4,150

5,980 

5,980

*3,840

5,420 

3,550

5,280 

2,820

2,680

2,680

2,620

2,420

2,420

2.500

112,710

3,636

0.382

0.44

Sept.

2.240

2,000

1,720

1,940 

2,000

1,940

2,240

1,940

1,940 

1,940

1,880 

1,880

2,000

2,120

1,940

1,660

1,820

1,770

1,820 

2,000

1,940

1,820 

1,720

1,880 

1,880

1,720

1,720

1,600

1,600

1.550

-

56,220

1,874

0.197

0.22

Calendar year 1952 : Max 28,500 Mln 2j560 Mean 8,532 Cfsm 0.875 In. 11.92

Water year 1952-53: Max 17,200 Mln 1,550 Mean 5,112 Cfsro 0.537 In. 7.30

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by lee.
ROCK RIVER BASIN 307

Green River at Amboy, 111.

Location. La t 41°42'35", long. 89°19'28", in SEyNEy sec. 23, T. 20 N., R. 10 E., on left 

oanic at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 52, at southeast edge of Amboy.

Drainage area.--199 sq mi.

Records available. --December 1939 to September 1953.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 724.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Apr. 3, 1940, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years (1940-53), 104 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 615 cfs June 5 (gage height, 4.13 ft); minimum, 

5.1 cfs Dec. 13, result of freezeup.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 3,960 cfs Jan. 5, 1946 (gage height, 10.28 ft); minimum 

observed, 2.0 cfs for several days in February 1940, and Dec. 8, 1949.

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

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years). WSP 925: 1940. WSP 1175: 1941-42JM), 1943(P), 1944, 1946, 1948,

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect 

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

0.3 

.4

6.4 

11 

£5

1.0 

£.0 

2.8

215

367

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.-

Oct.

12

12

13

13

13

14

14

14

14

16

T6

16 '16

16

16

16

16

16

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

14

14

16

14

459

14.8

0.074

0.09

Nov.

15

16 

14

14

15

14

14

16

14

14

 14

14

14

*14

14

14

18

23

16

15

15

14

14

15

20

T2" 24

bU

b!2

b!2-

451

15.0

0.075

0.08

Dec.

13

14 

14

16

16

16

16

16

17

16' .

14

15

9.8

11

b!2

13

13

b!2

12

46

40

26

28

26

18

16

b!5

b!4

b!5

b!5

b!5

539.8

17.4

0.087

0.10

Jan.

16

16 

14

14

b!2

bll

bTT

bll

bll

bll

blL

12

14

15

i§

*13

15

13

14

14

14

14

14

P15

13

14

14

14

12

14

14

418

13.5

0.068

0.08

Feb.

12

it

12

b!6

b250

130

102

63

49

' 49

51

39

b30

b21

blS

b25

33

43

294

168

blOO

90

63

55

53

49

43

_

_

-

1,879

67.1

0.337

0.35

Mar.

36

b30 

b40

b35

b42

b37

b22

b35

b45

52

115

129

*167

157

300

205

157

134

113

. 95

92

82

78

71

66

62

59

57

53

54

64

2,684

86.6

0.435

O.50

Apr.

75

71 

69

67

62

59

55

53

53

51

48

47

46

43

51

69

60

55

52

51

48

48

45

46

73

69

62

64

72

75

-

1,739

58.0

0.291

0.32

May

85

78

71

66

64

64

*59

55

53

49

48

47

46

45

43

45

48

46

41

39

40

"255 333

282

215

126

92

76

69

63

55

2,665

86.0

0.432

0.50

June

49

48 

46

*42

210

338

133

363

210

125

95

84

93

97

71

62

54

49

46

41

37

35

34

32

32

31

29

31

27

25

-

2,569

85.6

0.430

0.48

July .

24

28 

25

23

68

57

37

36

30

24

23

22

20

 20

19

19

24

23

43

32

26

23

21

19

18

17

Tf

17

17

36

35

843

27.2

0.137

0.16

Aug.

34

ft

21

19

17

18

19

20

18

16

16

16

15

14

14

14

13

14

13

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

10

 977 9.7

10

496.4

16.0

0.080

0.09

Sept.

9.7

' 10 

9.2

16

. T2

10

11

9.2

11

11

 10

12

11

11

10

10

9.7

8.8

12

11

10

10

9.7

9.2

9.2

9.7

9.2

9.7

9.2

8.3

308.8

10.3

0.052

0.06

Calendar year 1952; Max 1,940 Min 9.8 Mean 137 Cfsm 0.688 In. 9.36

Water year 1952-53: Max 363 Min 8.3 Mean 41.2 Cfsm 0.207 In. 2.81

Peak discharge (base. 1.100 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
308 ROCK RIVER BASIN 

Green River near Oeneseo, 111.

Location. Lat 41°29'20", long. 90°09'30", in NE^SW£ sec. 4, T. 17 N., R. 3 E., On right 

 banlTat upstream side of bridge on State Highway 82, 1.4 miles upstream from Geneseo 

Creek and 2.4 miles north of Geneseo.

Drainage area. 958 sq mi.

Records available. March 1936 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 580.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1939, wire-weight gage at same 

site at datum 30.00 ft lower. Oct. 1, 1939, to Apr. 3, 1940, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 574 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,970 cfs July 6 (gage height, 10.97 ft); minimum, 43 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.41 ft).

1936-53: Maximum discharge, 8,050 cfs Jan. 5, 1946 (gage height, 14.06 ft); maximum gage height, 16.14 ft Feb. 20, 1951 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 

27 cfs Jan. 2, 1940.

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

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 875: 1938. WSP 1208: 1946(P).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Feb. 6

1.7 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

4.6

70

124

367

680

890

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

3.0

Feb. 7 to Sept. 30 

42

116

315

4.0 

9.0 

9.3

580

2,580

2,740

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

86

88

88

84

1?

84

84

86

86

88

88

88

86

86

88

 §5 93

86

88

90

*88

90

90

91

91

93

91

90

88

91

90

2,734

88.2

0.092

0.11

Nov.

91

91

91

90

IT

97

95

93

95

99

97

97

95

93

97

99

106

152

149

120

112

102

102

106

134

"114 209

blOO

bllO

bllO

-

3,237

108

0.113

0.13

Dec.

b!20

b!30

134

139

141

145

145

149

152

134

124

126

74

b55

b90

*blOO

b92

b88

b84

b230

'2^4 341

318

320

204

b!40

blSO

b!40

b!40

blSO

blSO

4,824

156

0.163

0.19

Jan.

blSO

b!40

b!30

b!20

bl!5

blOO

bI55

blOO

blOO

blOO

blOO

bllO

b!20

b!30

b!40

bllO

b!30

b!30

b!30

b!4O

blSO

b!60

b!70

T63

163

147

152

143

b!40

b!40

b!40

4,063

131

0.137

0.16

Feb.

b!40

bT4T5

141

145

201

890

720

535

398

*350

338

326

278

280

b!90

b!40

b200

*b250

b280

1.560

1,290

790

650

565

460

410

398

361

-

-

12,426

444

0.463

0.48

Mar.

326

252

326

268

315

315

246

"5S6 206

304

373

505

80S

808

1.010

970

790

668

598

535

490

490

460

435

422

398

385

361

350

373

520

14,593

471

0.492

0.57

Apr.

598

598

535

505

490

448

 422

398

398

373

373

350

338

326

338

361

350

338

315

315

304

286

282

275

326

350

361

326

326

350

-

11,355

378

0.395

0.44

May

350

350

338

326

304

315

304

289

273

254

244

235

235

231

229

225

280

282

252

227

214

350

685

1,050

1.350

970

598

460

422

385

350

12,357

399

0.416

0.48

June

315

*293

286

273

383

878

668

702

825

632

435

398

518

1 1.090 i'gb

460

385

338

304

278

258

242

227

216

214

210

198

204

192

180

-

12,252

408

0.426

0.48

July

169

383

350

214

243

2.740

1,050

475

361

304

269

246

227

225

204

190

190

194

192

278

315

223

200

178

167

156

151

144

140

138

131

10,447

337

0.352

0.41

Aug.

151

153

144

*153

151

130

131

160

T§3

124

113

113

108

97

90

85

85

82

78

75

72

72

70

66

64

60

57

55

53

50

11

3,044

98.2

0.103

0.12

Sept.

48

46

46

55

65

55

53

52

50

51

50

49

47

47

48

48

45

44

45

55

50

48

46

46

46

45

46

58

48

44

-

1,479

49.3

0.051

0.06

Calendar year 1952; Max 4,960 Min 74 Mean 668 Cfsm 0.697 In. 9.47

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,740 Min 44 Mean 254 Cfsm 0.265 In. 3.63

Peak discharge (base. 3.200 efs). July 6 (12 m.) 3,970 cfs (10.97 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ROCK RIVER BASIN 309

Mill Creek at Milan, 111.

Location. Lat 41°26'35", long. 90°33'15", in SW£SE£ sec. 24, T. 17 N., R. 2 W., on left 

Dank at upstream side of Knoxvllle Road bridge, 1 mile southeast of Milan.

Drainage area. 62.5 sq mi. ,

Records available. October 1939 to June 1941 (fragmentary), July 1941 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 566.23 ft 'above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Apr. 5, 1940, wire-weight gage on downstream side of bridge at same datum.

Average discharge. 12 years (1941-53), 40.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,610 cfs Feb. 20 (gage height, 5.92 ft); no

 now sept. 27.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 5,960 cfs Feb. 19, 1951 (gage height, 7.98 ft); maximum gage height, 8.78 ft Feb. 18, 1949 (backwater from lee); no flow at times in 1940- 

41, 1953.

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

pumpage of about 1 cfs from quarry Into creek above gage.

Cooperation. Three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-20, Oct. 26 to Nov. 10, 

Mar. 17 to Apr. 15)

0.3 

.4 

.5 

.6 

.7

2.2 

4.4

0.8

.9

1.1

1.3

1.5

7.6

12

26

47

74

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.1

167

300

465

650

970

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.5

.6

~~£ .4

'.4

.6

.7

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

 1.2

1.3

1.2

1.4

1.4 

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.8

1.8 

1.8

2.0

34.2

1.10

0.018

0.02

Nov.

2.0

1.8

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

 1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

2.8

7.4

13

4.0

2.2

1.6

1.6

1.6

2.0 

6.3

15

3.1

2.0

ti90.0

3.00

0.048

0.05

Dec.

1.3

1.2

1.6

2.4

2.9

3.3

3.3

3.5

3.5

3.7

1.8

2.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.2

1.2

2.1

12

18

9.7

23

9.7 

5.0

5.3

4.4

3.1

3.1 

2.9

3.3

195.9

6.32

0.101

0.12

Jan.

3.5

4.0

3.1

2.4

2.4

1.4

"J75

1.4

2.0

2.0

 3.5

2.6

3.5

b6.Q

b5.0

4.4

2.9

3.5

3.5

3.5

4.0

4.0

4.2 

4.2

4.7

4.2

3.5

3.1 

3.7

3.3

102.7

3.31

0.053

0.06

Feb.

2.9

3.1

*3 1

20'

368

107

35

*20

19

32

21

b!7

b!2

blO

b!2

12

14

16

112

88

52

52

36 

32

30

27

21

-

1,976.7

70.6

1.13

1.18

Mar.

16

19

26

25

29

22

12 rs *26

28

44

34

31

33

43

32

32

29

26

24

25

22

26

21 

21

20

19

18

16 

50

104

892

28.3

0.461

0.53

Apr.

87

63

57

46

41

39

*34

35

35

30

26

26

26

23

37

33

26

25

23

25

21

22

20

22 

32

24

21

19

20 

35

-

973

32.4

0.518

0.58

May

52

40

33

*31

31

32

27

26

24

22

21

20

18

19

18

18

26

21

17

16

16

38

24

$

24

19

18

17 

16

li

806

26.0

0.416

0.48

June

*12

12

12

11

11

12

11

15Xti

13

19

16

29

43

16

14

12

11

9.7

8.9

7.3

6.9

6.9

6.6 

8.0

7.6

6.9

11

7.3 

5^9

412.0

13.7

0.219

0.25-

July

5.0

*36

13

9.7

139

122

14

10

8.0

7.3

6.6

5.9

*5.9

26

7.3

14

37

6.9

5.3

6.9

77

23

8.4

5.9 

5.0

4.4

4.2

4.0

4.0 

3.7

5.3

628.7

20.3

0.325

0.37

Aug.

3.5

3.5

3.7

4.0 in

2.9

2.9

3.1

2.6

2.2

2.0

2.9

*3.3

1.8

1.2

1.1

.9

1.0

.8

.8

.4

.6

.3

.7 

.2

.4

.3

.3

.2

472

51.0

1.65

0.026

0.03

Sept.

0.2

.1

.2

1,6

8

.5

.6

*.4

.8

1.2

.7

.4

.2

.3

.2

.1

.1

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1 

.1

.1

0

.2

.1 

.1

"

10.4

0.35

0.0056

0.006

Calendar year 1952: Max 451 Min 0.3 Mean 37.7 Cfsm 0.603 In. 8.21

Water year 1952-53: Max 912 Min 0 Mean 16.9 Cfsm 0.270 In. 3.68

Peak discharge (base. 1.400 efs). Feb. 20 (ll a.m.) 2,610 cfs (5.92 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
310 IOWA RIVER BASIN 

West Fork Iowa River near Klenune, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°53'00", long. 93°42 I 20", between sees. 8 and 17, T. 94 N., R. 24 W., on 

downstream side of highway bridge 8 miles southwest of Klemme and 9 miles upstream from 

confluence with East Pork Iowa River.

Drainage area. 110 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available. April 1948 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once dally, more often at high stages. Datum of gage Is 

TM80.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 5 years, 48.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 391 cfs June 8 (gage height, 6.16 ft); 

minimum dally, 1.2 cfs Nov. 30.

1948-53: Maximum discharge observed, 1,420 cfs Apr. 7, 1951; maximum gage height 

observed, 12.38 ft June 26, 1951; no flow for part of day Jan. 12, 1950.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of lee effect or backwater from debris, 

which are poor.

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect or backwater

from debris (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 17 to Nov. 25)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 13 Mar. 14 to Sept. 30

1.3

1.4 

1.7

4.4

5.8

11

2.2 

3.0 

4.0

25

60

127

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

2.0

5.8

12

20

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

78

155

365

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31.

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

fci

8.6

8.3 

8.1

7.8

7.6

7.2

7.0

6.8

6.6

6.6

6.5

6.4

6,2

6.0

 5.7

6.1

6.5

5.8

5.0

4.8

5.2

6.0 

5.5

5.2

5.0

57?

5.5

6,0

199.9

6.45

0.059

0.07

Nov.

5.7 

5.4

5.2

4.8 

4.4

4.2

3.9

4.2

4.3

4.5

5.0

5.7

6.0

6.5

6.1

6.0

10

7.3

 6.5

4.4

4.2

4.3

4.3

4.2 

4.2

3.5

2.7

2.1

1.6

1.2

-

142.4

4.75

0.043

0.05

Dec.

1.5 

T7I

2.0

2.2 

2.4

2^5

175

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8 

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

2.0

63.8

2.06

0.019

0.02

Jan.

2.0 

2.0

2.0

tf

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

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

 2.0

ft*

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

61.8

1.99

0.018

0.02

Feb.

tf

1.9

1.9 

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.7

2.7 

2.6

 2.5

2.6

~~t~

_

-

64.0

2.29

0.021

0.02

Mar.

2.9 

2.9

2.9

2.8 

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

10

30

90

135

150

145

135

125

115

100

90

80

68

60

55 

52

48

44

40

36

34

75

1,742.0

56.2

0.511

0.59

Apr.

59 

 55

66

68 

64

64

55

50

48

50

49

47

48

48

49

54

45

41

37

36

39

34

29

35 

71

ii3-

156

91

*72

 92

-

1,710

57.0

0.518

0.58

May

215

210

164 

142

106

84

78

75

71

80

73

55

40

39

42

40

33

42

39

45

48

49

50 

52

50

48

45

*40

30

24

2,349

75.8

0.689

0.79

June

18 

17

21

19

15

14

37

529

261

142

102

76

68

54

44

39

37

35

32

29

27

24

22

19 

55

 40

38

33

27

26

-

1,700

56.7

0.515

0.57

July

27 

24

23

22 

21

26

24

17

14

13

12

12

15

19

51

48

36

30

18

8.6

18

22

 16

14 

13

11

9.5

8. 3

13

32

24

641.4

20.7

0.188

0.22

Aug.

22 

107

341

Ii

146

92

81

72

63

52

47

38

28

20

17

14

13

11

*10

9.8

9.5

9.2

9.2 

8.9

8.6

8.3

8.0

7.8

6.6

5^4

1,948.3

62.8

0.571

0.66

Sept.

5.1 

4.7

4.5

4.3 

3.8

3.4

3.3

3.1

3.4

3.8

4.0

4.3

4.0

4.0

3.3

3.1

3,0

3.0

2.6

T7S

3.6

4.9

5.6

4! 7

4.7

4.5

4.3

4.3

4.0

-

119.0

3.97

0.036

0.04

Calendar year 1952: Max 840 Win 1.2 Mean 55.6 Cfsm 0.505 In. 6.88

Wafer year 1952-53: Max 378 Mln 1.2 Mean 29.4 Cfsm 0.267 In. 3,63

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 26 to Mar. 23. Backwater from debris Oct. 1- 

16.
IOWA RIVER BASIN 311

East Fork Iowa River near Klemme, Iowa

Location. Lat 43°01i, long. 93°37', between sees. 25 and 26, T. 95 N., R. 24 W., near 

center of span on upstream side of highway bridge, I? miles northwest of Klemme and 

12f miles upstream from confluence with West Pork Iowa River.

Drainage area. 120 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--Apr11 1948 to September 1953.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily, more often at high stages. Datum of gage is 

1,180.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 5 years, 56.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 385 cfs June 8 (gage height, 5.70 ft); minimum 

daily, 1.2 cfs Nov. 30.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 3,440 cfs June 26, 1951 (gage height, 10,80 ft); minimum observed, 0.8 cfs Sept. 16, 1948.

Flood of June 1944 reached a stage of about 10 ft, from information by local residents .

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 12 Mar. 13 to Sept. 30

1.9 

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

3.8

7.6

12

30

65

132

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

3.4. 

5.4

5.7

9.2

16

28

120

340

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

9.0 

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.6

8.6

8.6

9.0

9.0

9.4

e'.s

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.8

8.8

8.8

9.0

9.0

8.8

8.8

9.0

9.0 

9.0

275.8

8.90

0.074

0.09

Nov.

9.0 

8.6

9.2

9.0

9.0

8.8

9.0

9.4

9.4

9.2

9.4

9.0

9.0

9.4

9.4

9.6

ft

*8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.2

7.4

5.5

4.0

3.2

2.6

1.7

1*2

236.4

7.88

0.066

0.07

Dec.

T5z'.6

2.8

3.0

3.0

3.1

3TT

3.1

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8 

2.8

»2.8

, 2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.8

2.8 

2.8

86.4

2.79

0.023

0.03

Jan.

H2.9

2.9

3.0

3.0

3.1

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.8 

3.9

4.0

4.0

4.1

 4.2

4.2

H

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3 

4.3

113.7

3.67

0.031

0.04

Feb.

H4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.5

4.5

4.6 

4.6

4.7

4.7

4.8

5.0

5.1

5.2

5.3

 5.5

5.6

5.6

-

-

130.2

4.65

0.039

0.04

Mar.

5.3 

5.1

4.9

4.8

4.7

4.7

4.6 4~7T

5.0

25

90

130

150

160 iser

130

120 

105

98

90

84

74

67

60

55

50

45

38

38

46 

56

1,904.8

61.4

0.512

0.59

Apr.

50 

*45

56

64

61

57

60

61

61

60

62

61

62

80

88

90

96 

99

91

68

49

49

£2. IT

94

140

145

Ti?

70

*100

2,200

73.3

0.611

0.68

May

170 

200

ITS

150

140

125

115

105

96

88

80

72

68

64

58

54

52 

48

43

48

54

52

52

51

48

48

47

47

*45

41 

30

2,466

79.5

0.662

0.76

June

28 

28

27

26

24

23

78

3§5"

270

210

170

128

59

46

55

33 

32

29

28

27

22

21

21

54

 52

48

44

38

28

2,294

76.5

0.637

0.71

July

28 

28

26

25

80

101

86

56

34

29

22

21

20

78

56

48

34 

29

24

20

19

17

*16

15

14

14

1313-

42

34 

28

1,070

34.5

0.287

0.33

Aug.

28 

27

200

160

112

82

65

55

50

38

29

26

21

20

20

19 

18

17

*16

ie

15

14

12

12

12

11

11

11

10

10

1,377

44.4

0.370

0.43

Sept.

10

9.7

9.5

9.5

9.2

9.0

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.6

8.6

8.4

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.0 

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.8

7.6

*7T6"

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

252.1

8.40

0.070

0.08

Calendar year 1952: Max 680 Mln 1.2 Mean 63.8 Cfsm 0.532 In. 7.24

Water year 1952-53: Max 340 Mln 1.2 Mean 34.0 Cfsm 0.283 In. 3.85

Peak discharge (base. 700 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 23 to Mar. 15. Doubtful gage-height record 

Nov. 18-22, Mar. 16-24, Apr. 1-5, May 6-13; discharge computed from weather records and records for 

nearby stations.
312 IOWA RIVER BASIN 

Iowa River near Rowan, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°45'35", long. 93°37'20", in Nl£ sec. 25, T. 92 N., R. 24 W., on left bank 

10 ft downstream from highway bridge, 3? miles northwest of Rowan, and 10| miles downstream from confluence of East and West Porks.

Drainage area. 396 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1940 to September 1953.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,143.35 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. I, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 206 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 645 cfs May 2 (gage height, 6.87 ft); maximum 

gage height, 7.44 ft Mar. 13 (ice Jam); minimum daily discharge, 10 cfs Nov. 30.

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 5,610 cfs June 28, 1951 (gage height, 13.18 ft); minimum daily, 4.2 cfs Aug. 26, 27, 1948, Feb. 4, 5, 1950.

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

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Oct. 1 to Mar. 13 Mar. 14 to Sept. 30

3.1 

3.4 

3.9 

4.8 

6.0

103

212

425

3.0 

3.2 

3.5 

4.5 

7.0

16

36

68

210

670

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

33

32

32

31

32

31

31

32

31

31

31

29

29

29

29

31

*28

29

29

29

29

27

29

29

29

29

29

28

29

26

28

921

29.7

0.075

0.09

Nov.

30

29

28

27

26

27

28

27

26

26

26

26

29

29

28

28

34

35

*31

30

29

28

29

29

28

23

18

14

11ia

789

26.3

0.066

0.07

Dec.

13

16

19

21

23

25

25

25

24

23

23

22

21

21

20

20

20

19

19

*19

19

19

19

19

19

18

18

17

17

18

19

620

20.0

0.051

O.O6

Jan.

20

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

20

21

22

22

23

24

24

22

21

20

21

21

22

*22

22

22

22

22

21

20

20

20

20

659

21.3

0.054

0.06

Feb.

2020"

21

22

22

23

23

23

24

25

26

26

27

27

27

28

28

28

28

28

28

29

30

32

33

*35

38

42

_

_

-

763

27.2

0.069

0.07

Mar.

44

44

43

41

39

37

36

35

40

80

200

350

4 2O

460

500

525

455

425

400

340

306

306

28O

232

202

176

165

158

146

156

202

6,843

221

0.558

0.64

Apr.

218

*202

248

340

314

255

240

218

218

240

255

248

225

210

225

323

314

280

248

225

210

202

184

IS?

272

400

425

391

*340

332

7,988

266

0.672

0.75

May

 475

625

545

485

416

366

323

289

264

280

306

248

225

210

202

195

182

168

164

170

194

1

210

218

218

210

186

17O

*160

154

140

8,623

278

0.702

0.81

June

120

113

113

115

111

100

98

210

525

545

366

255

210

183

160

141

129

113

104

93

86

80

76

li

104

*180

180

225

177

141

5,124

171

1.432

0.48

July

121

106

93

82

85

142

182

1ST

102

85

74

65

64

65

100

160

106

80

67

59

55

* 48

 51

52

47

46

46

44

55

90

94

2,597

83.8

0.212

0.24

Aug.

76

70

280

545

605

445

289

202

158

129

114

102

90

80

74

68

64

59

55

51

*49

47

44

44

42

40

38

34

32

3,990

129

0.326

0.37

Sept.

36" 32

28

30

30

28

26

26

26

25

25

25

25

23

23

23

22

21

23

22

23

24

23

*19

22

24

22

21

20

19

730

24.3

0.061

0.07

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,12O Min 10 Mean 218 Cfsm 0.551 In. 7.49

Water year 1952-53: Max 625 Min 10 Mean 109 Cfsm 0.275 In. 3.71

Peak discharge (base. 1.200 cfs). Mo peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 25 to Mar. 15.
IOWA RIVER BASIN 313

Upper Pine Lake at Eldora, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°22', long. 93°04', in SE£ sec. 4, T. 87 N., R. 19 W., on concrete 

pier set in bed of lake at Pine Lake State Park at Eldora.

Records available.--June 1936 to September 1953.

Gage.--Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 1.0 ft below crest of dam forming 

Take.

Extremes. Maximum gage height observed during year, 2.10 ft June 25; minimum observed, 

-1.30 ft Sept. 30.

1936-53: Maximum gage height observed, 8.06 ft June 2, 1942, from floodmark; minimum, below staff gage several times since 1947 when lake has been drained.

Gage height, in feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.32

.30

.28

.27

.26

.24

.22

.20

.20

.20

.18

.18

.18

.18

.18

.18

.16

.16

.16

.16

.16

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

.12

.12

.12

.12

Nov.

0.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.14

.14

.14

.16

.16

.16

.18

.18

.30

.38

.38

.38

_

.36

.36

.36

.48

.50

.56

.56

.54

.54

-

Dec.

0.54

.56

.58

.60

.60

.62

.64

.66

.68

.70

.72

.74

.76

-

.78

_

.80

.80

.82

-

_

-

.90

.90

.92

.92

.93

-

-

-

-

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

_

_

_

.

-

_

_

_

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

1.06

1.04

1.02

1.01

1.00

1.00

-

1.00

1.06

1.10

1.06

1.05

1.05

1.04

1.10

-

May

1,20

1.14

1.10

.

1.08

1.O6

1.04

1.02

1.00

1.02

1.00

.98

.98

.98

.98

.98

.98

.96

.96

.96

.98

.98

.98

1.24

1.08

1.04

1.00

.98

.96

.96

.92

June

0.88

.82

.78

.74

.70

.65

.63

.76

.78

.75

1.54

1.10

1.04

1.00

1.00

.95

.94

.92

.90

.94

.84

.78

.72

.66

1.75

1.28

1.72

1.20

1.14

1.10

-

July

1.O8

1.04

1.02

1.00

1.86

1.38

1.14

1.04

1.02

1.00

.98

.96

.94

.92

.92

.90

.88

.86

.84

-

.82

l.OO

-

.84

.72

.66

.60

.52

.56

.50

.44

Aug.

O.40

1.30

1.36

1.10

1.04

1.02

1.00

.98

.98

.96

.96

.96

.92

.88

.84

.80

.74

.68

.64

.50

.

.44

.40

.34

.28

.20

.14

.08

.00

-.08

-.16

Sept.

-0.24

-.32

-.38

-.44

-.50

-.54

-.58

-.62

-.66

-.70

-.72

-.76

-.80

-.82

-.86

-.90

-.94

-.96

-.98

-1.02

-1.04

-1.08

-1.12

-1.14

-1.14

-1.16

-1.18

-1.22

-1.26

-1.30

-
314 IOWA RIVER BASIN

Lower Pine Lake at Eldora, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°22 I , long. 93°05', in NW£ sec. 9, T. 87 N., R. 19 W., on abutment of 

highway bridge at spillway in Pine Lake State Park at Eldora.

Drainage area.--15.0 sq mi above outlet. 

Records available.--June 1936 to September 1953.

Gage.--Staff gage read once dally. Datum of gage Is 2.0 ft below crest of spillway of 

dam forming lake.

Extremes.--Maximum gage height observed during year, 3.46 ft Aug. 3; minimum observed, 

 I755~ft Oct. 5-7.

1936-53: Maximum gage height observed, 7.59 ft June 2, 1942, from high-water mark; 

minimum observed, below staff gage when lake was drained in 1950-52.

Gage height, in feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.92

1.90

1.90

1.89

1.88

1.88

1.88

1.90

1.90

1.92

1.92

1.94

1.94

1.94

1.96

1.96

1.96

1.96

1.98

1.98

1.98

1.98

1.98

1.98

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.02

2. 02

2.02

Nov.

2.04

2.04

2.04

2.04

2.06

2.06

2.06

2.06

2.06

2.06

2.06

2.08

2.08

2.08

2.O8

2.08

2.16

2.1O

2.10

2.10

.

2.08

2.08

2.10

2.14

2.16

2.16

2.16

-

.

-

Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

2.08

2.08

2.08

2.08

2.09

2.09

_

2.09

2.16

2.20

2.20

2.19

2.18

2.17

2.20

May

2.40

2.36

2.32

_

2.40

2.48

2.50

2.50

2.52

2.54

2.55

2.50

2.38

2.30

2.29

2.30

2.30

2.30

2.28

2.28

2.30

2.30

2.30

2.46

2.40

2.32

2.30

2.26

2.22

2.20

2.18

June

2.18

2.18

2.18

2.20

2.20

2.20

2.18

2.25

2.20

2.18

2.78

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.58

2.52

2.48

2.46

2.40

2.43

2.38

2.36

2.36

2.36

3.09

3.02

3.36

2.86

2.70

2.60

July

2.54

2.50

2.44

2.38

2.84

2.66

2.46

2.38

2.32

2.28

2.28

2.28

2.28

2.28

2.28

2.28

2.26

2.26

2.24

2.24

2.40

2.38

2.38

2.38

2.38

2.38

2.40

2.38

2.36

Aug.

2.30

2.65

3.40

2.58

2.38

2.34

2.30

2.28

2.26

2.26

2.24

2.22

2.22

2.22

2.22

2.24

2.24

 2.24

2.24

2.24

_

2.28

2.30

2.30

2.30

2.30

2.30

2.28

2.26

2.26

2.26

Sept.

2.26

2.24

2.26

2.24

2.22

2.22

2.20

2.20

2.18

2.18

5.18

2.16

2. IB

2.16

2.14

2.12

2.12

2.12

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.12

2.14
IOWA RIVER BASIN 315

Iowa River at Marshalltown, luwa

Location. Lat 42 0 04', long. 92°54', in SW£ sec. 24, T. 84 N., R. 18 W., on right bank in 

city park in Marshalltown, 300 ft upstream from Burnett Creek, 0.2 mile downstream from 

bridge on State Highway 14, 2 miles upstream from Linn Creek, and at mile 189. Records 

include flow of Burnett Creek.

Drainage area. 1.530 sq mi, approximately, including that of Burnett Creek.

Records available. February to August 1903 (gage heights and discharge measurements only), 

fey 1915 to September 1927, February 1933 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 853.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Feb. 23 to Aug. 8, 1903, staff gage at site 1 mile upstream at different datum. 

May 21, 1915, to Sept. 30, 1927, and Feb. 1, 1933, to May 8, 1934, chain gage 1,000 ft 

upstream at present datum. May 9 to Aug. 21, 1934, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 32 years, 731 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, about 7,000 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 16.70 ft, 

ice Jam); minimum daily, 46 cfs Sept. 30.

1915-27, 1933-53: Maximum discharge observed, 42,000 cfs June 4, 1918 (gage height, 

17.74 ft), from rating curve extended above 19,000 cfs; minimum, about 2 cfs (regulated) 

Nov. 24, 1917.

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

fluctuation caused by powerplant at Iowa Falls.

Revisions (water years). WSP 875: 1918. WSP 925: 1938. WSP 1035: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 1-16)

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

36

253

541

1,350

10.0

12.0

14.0

2,430

3,850

6,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

 83

91

87

76

85

83

85

89

91

85

89 

94

87

96

85

89

89

85

85

87

85

85

87

83

85

85

87

78

81

83

85

2,665

86.0

0.056

0.06

Nov.

76

76

*76

76

78

83

81

83

78

76

78 

78

78

1

78

81

83

142

165

154

141

117

117

117

115

125

85

64

70

75

78

-

2,824

94.1

0.062

0.07

Dec.

*81

83

85

86

86

86

86

85

84

83

82 

81

80

80

81

83

86

88

91

92

90

88

86

83

81

79

77

76

75

73

 72.

2,569

82.9

0.054

0.06

Jan.

72

71

70

70

69

68

67

67

66

66

§

65

66

250

210

180

160

145

130

120

110

105

98

91

87

82

78

*74

72

70

3,009

97.1

0.063

0.07

Feb.

68

67

80

200

450

520

400

600

900 

620

450

330

270

240

220

210

200

1,000

5.000'

4,000

3,000

3,400

4,000

2,800

1,700

1,300

-

-

-

32,157

1,148

0.750

0.78

Mar.

1,100

920

840

760

700

640

620

740

900

1,200

1,400 

1,210

1,210

1,300

1.550

1,450

*1,400

1,300

1,160

985

945

885

865

825

732

680

*610

558

54JL

645

885

29,556

953

0.623

0.72

Apr.

1,010

965

945

985

945

905

865

785

750

805

865 

825

785

750

732

750

825

885

865

768

698

645

628

610

80S

1,010

1,100

1,100

1,100

*1.140

-

25,846

862

0.563

0.63

May

1,700

1.900

1,750

1,650

1,600

1,500

1,350

1,210

1,100

985

945 

825

732

732

715

662

628

610

575

575

715

826

698

698

925

785

732

*698

610

575

524.

29,530

953

0.623

0.72

June

475

428

428

428

558

428

382

1,230

680

592

2.490 

1,570

1,050

865

698

628

541

475

443

541

412

347

333

594

2,157

2,170

1,350

1,800

*1,350

1,100

-

26,246

875

0.572

0.64

July

925

750

645

558

508

1.010

805

680

575

508

443 

382

353

342

347

302

287

275

307

277

271

524

443

294

240

220

266

209

220

251

*262

13,479

435

0.284

0.33

Aug.

224

233

804

1.120

985

825

785

750

645

508

397 

368

312

275

253

238

222

213

191

183

174

161

156

150

136

130

119

115

106

100

*96

10,974

354

0.231

0.27

Sept.

94

ST

85

89

83

76

74

72

74

74

72 

68

61

61

61

61

61

68

61

61

59

55

51

51

59

59

55

49

55

 4J3.

1,976

65.9

0.043

0.05

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,580 Win 64 Mean 840 Cfsm 0.549 In. 7.46

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,000 Min 45 Mean 495 Cfsm 0.324 In. 4.40

Peak discharice (base. 3.000 cfs). 

(4 p.m.) 4,250 cfs (12.43 ft); June i

Feb. 21, about 7,000 cfs; Feb. 25, about 4,200 cfs; June 11 

5 (11 p.m.) 3,530 cfs (11.64 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 25 to Mar. 10.
IOWA RIVER BASIN

Salt Creek near Elberon, Iowa

Location.--Lat 41°58', long. 92° 19', In SWj, sec. 25, T. 83 N., R. 13 W., near center of 

span on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 30, 1.2 miles northwest of Irvlng, 

2.5 miles south of Elberon, and 7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 200 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1945 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 781.58 ft above mean sea level (Iowa Highway Commission benchmark). Prior to Oct. 15, 1945, and June 14, 1947, to Feb. 10,1949. 

wire-weight gage on upstream side of bridge at present datum. Oct. 15, 1945,to June 13, 

1947, water-stage recorder at upstream side of bridge at present datum.

Average discharge.--8 years, 124 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, about 7,000 cfs Feb. 20 (gage height, 15.40 ft, 

ice jam); minimum daily, 6.7 cfs Sept. 30.

1945-53: Maximum discharge not determined, occurred June 13, 1947 (gage height, 17.6 

ft); minimum daily, 2.9 cfs Feb. 7-9, 1951.

Flood of June 17, 1944, reached a stage of 21.3 ft (from floodmark).

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

Cooperation.--Two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 27 to Mar. 30, Sept. 21-30)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 20

4.2

4.3 

4..5 

4.7

5.5

8.0

10.0

13.0

110

478

1,000

3,060

Feb. 21 to Sept. 30

3.9 5.5 4.5 38 

4.1 12 6.0 203 

4.3 22 8.0 525 

HP Note te. Same as preceding

table above 10.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

»9__8

9.3

9.3

9.3 

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.4

8.4

8i_0 

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.O

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.8

8.8

8.8

9.3

9.3

9.3

8.8

267.2

8.62

0.043

0.05

Nov.

8.0

875

 8.8

9.8 

9.8

9.3

8.8

9.3

9.8

9.3

9.8

11 

12

12

11

12

3634"

17

13

12

12

11

11

14

33

14

11

9.0

9.5

-

395.2

13.2

0.066

0.07

Dec.

*10

11

11

12 

12

12

13

13

15

17

18

16 

12

11

11

10

9.7

9.3

9.2

23.

22

19

17

15

13

15

14

13

12

12

12

419.2

13.5

0.068

0.08

Jan.

12

 13

12

11 

IT

11

11

11

11

11

11

12 

12

12

350

200

145

100

60

45

36

27

23

21

19

18

17

16

15

14

13

1,280

41.3

0.206

0.24

Feb.

12

 12

11

TT

60

170

240

260

150

200

700

110 

78

92

66

50

41

34

41

*2.900

 1,700

220

140

200

140

110

*147

95

_

_

-

7,990

285

1.42

1.49

Mar.

71

60

60

56 

50

42

36

4£

60

229

107

81 

72

398

496

132

102

91

79

72

72

101

400

203

133

105

*95

84

75

196

280

4,083

132

0.660

0.76

Apr.

353

229

190

160 

138

127

117

110

109

126

121

112 

105

101

107

102

98

89

88

86

84

80

76

84

130

126

117

110

106

*133

-

3,694

123

0.615

0.69

May

210

172

149

135 

124

126

115

107

98

97

105

84 

77

72

72

70

68

66

60

57

322

808

250

597

350

172

133

119

108

100

88

5,111 "165

0.825

0.95

June

79

76

*76

*792"

140

112

1,160

235

152

1,030

1.670 

229

503

178

150

131

120

105

92

82

79

74

70

325

172

1,030

403

*190

146

-

9,658

322

1.61

1.80

July

122

113

97

93 

160

668

T4?

113

 101

91

84

79 

76

73

69

62

60

60

53

65

49

45

38

36

34

31

33

31

30

29

*27_

2,765

89.2

0.446

0.51

Aug.

27

25

26

26 

25

24

22

22

20

20

21

ft

19

17

17

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

14

15

14

13

13

T2~ 12

*12

573

18.5

0.092

0.11

Sept.

12

12

12

If

12

11

10

11

12

12

9.9 

9.6

9.6

9.2

8.5

8.2

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.0

7.0

7.9

8.2

7.9

8.2

8.5

7.9

7.0

*6.7

-

288.1

9.60

0.048

0.05

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,810 Min 7.5 Mean 105 Cfsm 0.525 In. 7.15

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,900 Min 6.7 Mean 100 Cfsm 0.500 In. 6.80

Peak discharge (base. 700 cfs). Jan. 16,about 1,200 cfs; Feb. ll>about 1,3 

,000 cfs; Mar. 14 110:30 p.m.) 1,200 cfs (10.46 ft); May 22 (3 p.m.) 1,350 c 

9 p.m.) 1,300 cfs (10.69 ft)j June 5 (10:30 a.m.) 1,400 cfs (10.93 ft); June

100 cfs; Feb. 20, about 

cfs (10. T? ft); May 24

_ ,...._. . ___ - _ -_- - ,_---- _ .. -,-- ~- ,--.- 5 --,. June 8 (5 p.m.) 1,750 cfs 

11,48 ft); June 12 (3 a.m.) 4,250 cfs (l3.70 ft): June 14 (6 a.m.) 1,040 ofs (10.10 ft); June 27 

6 p.m.) 1,570 cfs (11.17 ft); July 6 (10:30 a.m.) 1,200 cfs (10.47 ft). 

Discharge measurement made on this day.

Di

Note . Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 28 to Dec. 26, Jan. 4 to Feb. 26, Mar. 2-9, 

scharge computed from once-daily .fire-weight-gage readings Oct. 1 to Hov. 2.
IOWA RIVER BASIN 

Iowa River near Belle Plalne, Iowa

317

Location.--Lat 41°51'20", long. 92°14'20", In NWi sec. 5, T. 81 N., R. 12 W., on right bank 

5 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 212, 0.5 mile downstream from Walnut Creek, 

and 2.7 miles south of Belle Plalne.

Drainage area.--2,420 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. September 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 749.82 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Mar. 13, 1940, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 1,349 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, about 6,500 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 13.82 ft, 

ice Jam); minimum dally, 80 cfs Sept. 27, 30.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 34,000 cfs June 14, 1947 (gage height, 17.07 ft); minimum daily, 19 cfs Jan. 5, 1940; minimum gage height, 3.48 ft July 25, 26, 1940.

A discharge of 38,600 cfs was measured June 5, 1918, at railroad bridge 1 mile above 

gage and at a stage somewhat below crest of that flood.

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

Include flow which occasionally bypasses gage through old channel of Salt Creek.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-15)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 14 Mar. 15 to Sept. 30

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

109

206

483

1,320

10.0

12.0

13.1

2,530

4,400

6,000

4.5

6.0

8.0

11.3

80

565

1,510

3,840

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

 131

128

126

126

124

121

121

118

116

116

123

128

133

142

146

155

155

152

152

150

146

146

142

142 

140

139

139 

137

137

135

133

4,199

135

0.056

0.06

Nov.

133

133

133

*135

135

135

135

135

1

137

137

137

137

135

137

137

142

261

298

261

237

202

191

180

176 

182

220

180 

150

120

133

-

4,961

165

0.068

0.08

Dec.

135 140"

145

*150

155

160

165

17O

170

170

165

160

155

155

160

165

170

175

175

180

180

175

170

165 

155

150

150 

150

150

145

145

4,955

160

0.066

0.08

Jan.

145

 140

135

135

130

130

125

125

125

125

 125

125

125

130

500

700

327

560

510

460

420

370

330

300 

280

260

240 

230

215

205

190

8,210

. 265

0.110

0.13

Feb.

185

*175

175

175

190

900

1,050

1,250

1,200

1,350

1,500

1,700

1,450

1,200

900

1

600

470

430

520

2,500

5,100

4,400

4,920

6.000 

3,250

2,390

2,100 

1,870

_

_

-

47,950

1,712

0.707

0.74

Mar.

1,630

1,420

1,180

1,050

1,000

*938

830

810

790

1,147

1,570

1,690

1,520

1,570

2.620

2,140

2,010

1,880

1,750

1,630

1,510

1,510

2,140

2,080 

1,630

1,460

1,320 

1,240

1,140

1,260

1,750

46,208

1,491

0.616

0.71

Apr.

2,080

2,140

1,940

1,750

1,690

*1,570

1,510

1,460

1,400

1,370

1,370

1,370

1,340

1,290

1,260

1,240

1,240

1,220

1,260

1,260

1,190

1,120

1,040

990 

1,327

1,570

1,630 

1,630

1,630

1,750

-

43,630

1,454

0.601

0.67

May

*2,200

2,410

2.620

2,480

2,270

2,200

2,140

2,010

1,820

1,690

1,630

1,460

1,340

1,240

1,190

1,160

1,120

1,060

990

945

1,320

2,320

2,340

2,140 

2,140

1,750

1,510 

1,370

1,290

1,190

1,090

52,435

1,691

0.699

0.81

June

1,020

 945

900

855

1,550

1,400

1,040

1,850

2,550

1,630

2,150

3,840

2,830

2,140

1,630

1,370

1,240

1,140

1,020

922

855

855

765

810"

2,200

4.000 

2,970

2,410

2,010

-

49,602

1,653

0.683

0.76

July

1.650

»1,4<56

1,290

1,120

1,060

1,340

1,120

1,220

*1,040

922

832

765

745

685

665

625

605

565

530

512

512

478

495

645 

548

461

428 

444

444

398

385

23,969

773

0.319

0.37

Aug.

385

378

*349

402

855

945

900

832

810

765

685

605

*512

444

412

372

355

336

313

297

281

252

233

224 

214

205

193 

180

174

159

*152

13,219

426

0.176

0.20

Sept.

146

140

140

149

146

137

134

131

134

128

125

119

116

116

113

110

110

107

104

101

98

95

95

92 

86

83

|§

83

*80

-

3,381

113

0.047

0.05

Calendar year 1952; Max 9,260 Mln 116 Mean 1,313 Cfsm 0.543 In. 7.39

Water year 1952-53: Max 6,000 Mln 80 Mean 829 Cfsm 0.343 In. 4.66

Peak discharge (base. 5.500 cfs). Feb. 21,about 6,500 cfs; Feb. 24 (5 p.m.) 6,200 cfs (13.24 ft); 

June 12 (7:30 p.m.J 4,740 ofs (12.17 ft); June 27 (2 p.m.) 4,740 ofs (12.23 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Mov. .gfi ±e Fetf. TT2, Feb. 27. Discharge computed 

from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Oct. .1 to SbV. 4, Apr. 14-30, May 14-21, June 17, July 3-11.
318 IOWA RIVER BASIN

Bear Creek at Ladora, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°45', long. 92°11', in SW£ sec. 7, T. 80 N., R. 11 W., on right bank 10 ft 

downstream from highway bridge, a quarter of a mile south Of Ladora, and 2? miles above 

Little Bear Creek.

Drainage area. 185 sq mi.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to June 26, 1946, wire-weight gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 126 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,800 cfs May 24 (gage height, 9.95 ft); maximum 

gage height, 10.81 ft, Feb. 20 (ice Jam); minimum daily discharge, 2.7 cfs Sept. 30.

1945-53: Maximum discharge observed, 9,050 cfs Jan. 5, 1946 (gage height, 13.10 ft); 

minimum daily, 0.6 cfs Jan. 5-16, 1951.

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

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 11 to Apr. 29, May 22, 24-26. 

June 4, 5, 8, 11, 27, 28, July 2, July 7 to Aug. 26, Sept. 4-30)

1.8

1.9 

2.1 

2.3 

2.6

2.7

5.3

16

33

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7,0 

9.0

141

380

740

1,760

3,450

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

3

4 

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.9

M3.9 

3.9

4.2

4.2

4.4

4.7

4.7

5.0

5.3

575

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.7

4.7

4.7

5.0

4.7

4.4

4.7

4.4

4.4

139.8

4.51

0.024

0.03

Nov.

4.4 

4.4 

4.4

H

4.4

»4.4

4.4 

4.

4.

4.

1

4.

4.

4.7

5.0

6.0

63

72

3?

22

19

17

16

16

20

30

15

10

8.0

8.7

-

421.4

14.0

0.076

0.08

Dec.

9.1 

9.5 

9.8

*9.8 

10

10

11

12 

13

14

15

13

11

10

9.4

9.1

8.8

8.5

8.5

23

20

17

14

11

10

8.8

7.8

7.3

7.0

6.6

6.3

340.3

11.0

0.059

0.07

Jan.

6.2

W6.1 

*6.1

6.2

6.2

6.2 

6.4

6.5

6.6

6.9

7.3

19

500

320

160

100

60

42

32

26

22

20

18

17

16

15

14

13

12

1,488.9

48.0

0.259

0.30

Feb.

12 

*12 

11

H 

60

150

250

190 

140

180

250

80

100

80

62

46

38

32

80

2.600

200

150

130

115

100

82

88

74

_

-

5,323

190

1.03

1.07

Mar.

65 

60 

56

52 

44

*37

34

15 

60

200

143

104

95

156

200

126

111

108

100

91

91

147

484

?57

184

154

137

122

109

*344

410

4,331

140

0.757

0.87

Apr.

344 

JSS 

215

178 

149

*143

130

124 

122

130

113

104

95

95

109

106

97

90

86

84

79

74

*67

55

200

162

147

141

135

186

-

4,038

135

0.730

0.81

May

*344 

232 

194

172 

164

162

152

137 

124

117

137

104

91

91

90

86

86

84

74

2Z

152

608

225

»2.250

7i4

317

232

200

176

152

126

7,855

253

1.37

1.56

June

111 

*109 

106

162 

656

186

139

1.790 

221

166

732

196

164

150

135

128

115

111

106

100

93

93

91

84

111

106

1,210

894

221

172

-

8,688

290

1.57

1.75

July

141 

»685 

155

113 

117

326

104

83 

74

 63

56

55

55

53

49

45

42

43

39

38

38

36

32

32

29

28

26

25

24

Us

2,685

86.6

0.468

0.54

Aug.

 179

18 

18

18

18

15 

14

14

14

14

13

12

11

10

10

9.4

8.9

8.9

8.4

7.8

7.8

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

 £4or

7.3

7.3

362.6

11.7

0.063

0.07

Sept.

«6.8 

&.$ 

6.8

6.8 

6.0

5.3

4.4

4.4

5.3

4.2

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.1

3.1

3.1

5.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.9

 2^7

120.3

4.01

0.022

0.02

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,830 Mln 3.6 Mean 111 Cfsm 0.600 In. 8.13

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,600 Mln Z.I Mean 98.1 Cfsm 0.530 In. 7.19

Peak discharge (base, 700 cfs). Feb. 7, about 750 cfsj Feb. 20,about 4,800 cfs; May 22 (12 m.) 

1,080 cfs(5.67 ft); May

BfsJ. Feb. 7, about 750 cfs} . . _-, . -,-.. _, , ,

_, . _ ..... -. -_, _.~(TOJ30 a.m.) 5,800 cfs (9.95 ft)i June 5 (3 a.m.) 1,250 cfs (5.92 ft)} 

June 8 (7 a.m.) 4,170 cfs {8.71 ft); June 11 (11 a.m.) 1,640 cfs (6.40 ft)} June 27 (9:30 p.m.) 3,950 

cfs (8.64 ft); July 2 (ll a.m.) 1,220 cfs (6.38 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 25 to Mar. 10. Discharge computed from oneedaTIy"wire-weight gage readings Mar. 22-24, Mar. 30 to Apr. 5, June 9, 10, July 3, 4, July 6 to Aug. 

2, Aug. 30 to Sept. 30.
IOWA RIVER BASIN 319

Lake Maobride near Solon, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°48', long. 91°34', in NE£ sec. 29, T. 81 N., R. 6 W., in Macbride State 

Park, 3 miles west of Solon.

Drainage area. 26.6 sq mi above outlet.

Records available. October-1936 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 675.54 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

 of 1912, and 8.0 ft below crest of spillway of dam forming lake. Prior to Mar. 31, 

1949, tape-float gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum gage height during year, 11.53 ft Feb. 20; minimum, 6.72 ft Sept. 30.

T336"53: Maximum gage height observed, 13.64 ft May 20, 1944; minimum observed, 

-0.50 ft Dec. 5, 1936 (gate In dam open).

Oage height, In feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

 . 7.80

7.78

7.76

7.75

7.72

7.70

7.69

7.68

7.68

7.67

7.66

7.66

7.66

7.66

7.65

7.64

7.63

7.63

7.63

7.62

7.61

7.60

7.60

7.60

7.60

7.60

7.60

7.60

7.59

7.58

7.58

Nov. '

7.58

7.58

7.58

7.57

7.58

7.58

7.58

7.57

7.57

7.57

7.57

7.57

7.57

7.57

7.57

7.61

8.46

8.28

8.17

8.14

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

Dec.

_

_

8.10

8.10

8.10

8.10

8.10

8.10

8.12

8.12

8.11

a. 11

8.09

8.09

8.09

8.09

8.09

8.09

8.10

8.40

8.24

8.19

8.19

8.18

8.15

8.14

8.13

8.13

8.12

8.12

8.12

Jan.

8.12

8.12

8.11

8.11

8.11

8.10

8.10

8.09

8.10

8.10

7.10

8.10

8.10

8.15

8.42

8.20

8.16

8.13

8.12

8.12

8.11

8.11

8.11

8.11

8.11

8.10

8.10

8.10

8.10

8.10

8.10

Feb.

8.10

8.10

8.09

8.10

8.34

8.68

8.41

8.25

8.17

8.16

8.24

8.20

8.15

8.15

8.14

8.14

8.13

8.13

8.29

9.82

8.23

-

_

-

-

_

_

-

~

_

-

Mar.

_

_

_

-

-

_

_

-

8.10

8.34

8.33

8.21

8.18

8.39

8.33

8.23

8.20

8.21

8.20

8.17

8.17

8.17

8.22

8.19

8.12

8.16

8.15

8.15

8.14

8.31

8.40

Apr.

8.40

8.30

8.25

8.23

8.20

8.20

8.19

8.18

8.19

8.20

8.18

8.17

8.17

8.16

8.19

8.18

8.17

8.16

8.16

8.16

_

_

.

_

-

_

_

8.20

8.19

8.45

-

May

_

_

8.37

8.32

8.28

8.25

8.25

8.25

8.23

8.20

8.18

8.17

8.17

8.15

8.14

8.15

8.15

8.14

8.14

8.14

8.19

8.49

8.28

8.73

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

June

_

_

_

_

-

_

.

-

-

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

8.06

8.05

8.05

-

_

_

_

_

8.15

-

July

8.12

8.18

8.13

8.15

8.47

8.50

8.20

8.15

8.13

8.12

8.11

8.10

8.10

8.13

8.12

8.11

8.10

8.10

8.09

8.10

8.12

8.10

8.07

8.04

8.03

8.00

8.00

7.97

7.97

7.95

7.96

Aug.

7.97

8.08

8.10

8.07

8.05

8.04

8.03

8.01

7.99

7.97

7.96

7.96

7.95

7.92

7.90

7.88

7.85

7.82

7.79

7.75

7.72

7.69

7.66

7.64

7.61

7.58

7. 54

7.50

7.47

7.44

7.41

Sept.

7.38

7.35

7.31

7.30

7.26

7.24

7.23

7.19

7.22

7.22

7.21

7.1.7

7.14

7.11

7.08

7.08

7.04

7.02

7.00

6.97

6.94

6.90

6.88

6.86

6.84

6.82

6.79

6.77

6.75

6.72

-
320 IOWA RIVER BASIN 

Rapid Creek near Iowa City, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°42', long. 91°29', in NEv sec. 36, T. 80 N., R. 6 W., on left bank 80 ft 

upstream from bridge on State Highway 261, 3 miles northeast of Iowa City, and 3 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area . 24.5 sq mi.

Records available. --January 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control with sharp-crested weir.

Average discharge. 15 years, 14.1 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 3,800 cfs Feb. 20 (gage height, 13.05 ft); no 

flow Sept. 17-30.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 20, 1953; no flow at times in 1940-41, 

1945, 1947-49, 1953.

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

backwater from debris on control, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect and backwater 

from debris (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.45

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3

0

.03 

.11 

.23 

.39 

.62 

.95

1.5

2.6

3.6

3.8

4.0

4.6

6.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

11

18

29

70

201

560

750

1,200

2,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.09

.07 

.06

T07

.08

.07

.08

.08

.09

.10

.11

.11

.13

.14

.16

.17

.19

.20

.23

.24

.27

.28

.32

.32

.33

.35

.35

.37

.37

6.21

0.200

0.0082

0.009

Nov.

0.39

.37 

.37

.35

.33

.30

.28

75S

.32

.35

.35

.35

.33

.35

.37

1.8

2143*3*

7.0

4.8

3.2

2.4

2.2

2.0

3.0

8.0

5.0

3.8

3.0

2.7

-

301.01

10.0

0.408

0.46

Dec .

2.7

2.8 

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.0

3.0

4.2

5.6

4.4

3.4

2.6

2.2

1.8

ii5

1.6

1.7

1.8

3.3

124

47

26

19

17

15

12

11

10

9.8

9.4

8.6

363.7

11.7

0.478

0.55

Jan.

8.1

7.7 

5.8

3.6

2.5

1.7

1.3

2.' 3

3.2

2.7

2.5

3.0

10

*80

47

31

24

19

16

12

10

9.1

8.1

7.0

6.0

5.4

4.6

4.0

3.9

3.9

346.8

11.2

0.457

0.53

Feb.

3.3

ft*

3.3

308

150

40

15

8.0

10

23

10

7.0

7.4

4.5

3.5

4.0

5.0

181

"1.300

18

13

11

9.6

8.4

7.9

7.5

6.4

_

_

-

2,170.8

77.5

3.16

3.30

Mar.

6.0

5.6 

5.0

5.8

5.4

4.4

3.8

ITS

5.0

109

33

21

15

88

57

30

24

29 '23

20

18

16

23

18

15

13

12

11

10

60

83

774.0

25.0

1.02

1.17

Apr.

72

51 

42

34

29

25

21

21

20

18

16

14

*13

13

16

13

11

10

10

9.8

9.8

9.1

1*2 8. 6

16

16

14

14

14

85

-

657.3

21.9

0.894

1.00

May

73

50 

42

36

33

30

26

23

20

18

16

14

14

13

12

10

10

9.6

*8.4

8.1

12

71

22

~56 271

34

26

22

19

16

13

1,028.1

33.2

1.36

1.56

June

11

10 

9.6

8.4

8.6

7.7

8.1

^1

Tg

9.8

9.6

8.6

8.4

7.7

7.3

6.6

5.6

5.2

4.4

3.6

3.0

3.0

*2.7

its'

2.8

24

27

6.0

4.4

-

284.3

9.48

0.387

0.43

July

3.3

31 

5.8

27

142

128

13

8.8

7.0

5.8

5.0

4.4

11

39

7.5

5.6

4.6

4.0

3.3

135

55

*17

9.8

7.5

6.0

5.0

4.4

3.8

3.4

2.8

2.6

708.4

22.9

0.935

1.08

Aug.

9.8

M 

3.6

2.7

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

5.5

1.3

.91

.76

.73

.67

.65

.57

.52

.45

.41

.37

.33

.30

.24

.19

.12

.11

.07

.06

56.16

1.81

0.074

0.09

Sept.

0.05

.05 

.05

.20

.15

.05

.04

.03

.03

.03

.03

.04

.06

.06

.04

.02

o

T5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

0.88

0.029

0.0012

0.001

Calendar year 1952: Max 350 Mln 0.05 Mean 16.7 Cfsm 0.682 In. 9.28

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,300 Mln 0 Mean 18.3 Cfsm 0.747 In. 10.18

Peak discharge (base, 400 cfs). Nov. 17 (7 p.m.) 560 cfs (9.02 ft)j Feb. 5 (7 p.m.) 1,200 cfs
. IOWA RIVER BASIN 321

Iowa River at Iowa City, Iowa

Location.--Lat 41°39 I 30", long. 91°32'20", in SE£ sec. 9, T. 79 N., R. 6 W., on right bank 

25 ft downstream from University of Iowa hydraulics laboratory in Iowa City, 175 ft 

downstream from university dam, 1.5 miles upstream from Ralston Creek, 3.3 miles downstream from Clear Creek, and at mile 74.2.

Drainage area. 3,230 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June 1903 to July 1906 and October 1913 to September 1953 in reports 

of Geological Survey. June 1903 to December 1932 in report of Iowa State Planning 

Board.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 39.00 ft above Iowa City datum and 627.27 

ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. June 1, 1903, to July 21, 1906, chain gage 

1,200 ft upstream at datum 3.05 ft higher. July 22, 1906, to Oct. 29, 1313, type, datum, 

and location of gage unknown. Oct. 30, 1913, to Nov. 18, 1921, chain gage 2,600 ft 

downstream at datum 0.2 ft higher. Nov. 19, 1921, to Sept. 30, 1922, water-stage recorder at datum 1.0 ft higher.

Average discharge. 50 years, 1,560 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,900 cfs Feb. 20 (gage height, 11.85 ft); minimum, 68 cfs Aug. 30 (gage height, -0.91 ft).

1903-53: Maximum discharge, 36,200 cfs June 7, 1918 (gage height, 19.45 ft, site and 

datum then in use); minimum daily, about 10 cfs Dec. 26, 1916; practically no flow 

Sept. 3, 1925.

Floods of 1851 and 1881 exceeded flood of 1918, stage and discharge not known.

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

fluctuation at low stages caused by powerplants above station. Records of chemical 

analyses, water temperatures, and sediment loads for water year 1953 are given in WSP 

1291.

Revisions. WSP 760: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

-0.8 

-.3 

+ .3 

1.0 

2.0

82

163

351

710

1,390

3.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

2,190

3,890

5,800

7,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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

Cfsrn

In.

Oct.

130 

102

288

100

100

214

110

237 

*102

174

158

146

215

159

111

244

89

244

2'94 85

92

179

209

113 

147

246

163

158

170

169

167

5,115

165

0.051

0.06

Nov.

124 

160

223

*161

168

199

128

"26?

147

183

179

214

160

160

157

1,630

1,207

642

566

361

310

250

290 

350

440

270

220

190

260

-

9,718

324

0.100

0.11

Dec.

225 

*200

250

260

260

272

260

250 

265

250

270

250

110

T5<5

303

246

219

192

274

807

813

564

454

489 

310

245

280

255

228

302

252

9,475

306

0.095

0.11

Jan.

266 

232

222

228

216

IS *2T55

194 

231

116

188

254

125

333

800

740

320

806

869

158

592

590

494

422

380

320

350

310

327

*316

329

11,566

373

0.115

0.13

Feb. .

250 

310" 210

238

630

2,350

2,110

2,030 

1,950

1,870

1,750

1,870

2,000

2,100

1,500

960

700

620

860

7 ,910

6,970

5,200

5,400

5,400 

5,600

5,700

5,600

4,250

_

.

-

76,338

2,726

0.844

0.88

Mar.

3,100 

2,510

*2,110

1,450

1,400

1,500

1,380

1.510 

1,476

1,700

2,910

2,430

2,510

2,830

5.260

3,260

3,080

2,750

2,590

2,430

2,270

2,110

2,270

2,750 

3,080

2,590

2,270

2,030

1,830

2,030

2,990

72,200

2,329

0.721

0.83

Apr.

5.620 

3,530

*3,350

2,990

2,670

2,510

2,350

2,190 

2,110

2,070

1,990

1,950

1,910

1,870

1,870

1,870

1,790

1,710

1,670

1,630

1,670

1,670

1,590

1.550 

1,710

1,790

2,030

2,110

2,110

2,510

-

64,390

2,146

0.664

0.74

May

2,830 

2,910

3,170

*3,170

3,170

2,990

2,910

2,750 

2,590

2,430

2,270

2,190

2,030

1,830

1,710

1,630

1,630

1,500

1,470

.1,430

1,470

2,240

2,830

4,400 

5.400

4,900

3,520

2,670

2,270

2,110

1,910

80,330

2,591

0.802

0.92

June

1,710 

1,590

1,470

*1,390

1,390

1,910

2,190

2,350 

2,830

3,080

2,750

2,670

3,440

3,800

3,080

2,510

2,030

1,790

*1,630

1,470

1,310

1,200

1,160

1,090 

1.020

1,020

1,550

4,160

4,800

4,900

-

67,290

2,243

0.694

0.77

July

»5.620 

"2T6T5

2,510

2,270

2,270

2,430

1,830

1,870 

1,630

1,550

1,390

1,270

1,200

1,200

1,060

980

860

890

860

920

980

752

656

662 

662

746

722

686

662

628

554

40,970

1,322

0.409

0.47

Aug.

692 

662

439

656

*424

462

805

1.020 

1,020

950

950

980

890

830

752

710

650

443

406

443

484

388

355

416 

227

319

322

312

250

264

Hi

17,695

571

0.177

0.20

Sept.

244 

*228

130

154

198

178

268

T53 

216

159

192

242

112

194

191

102

268

100

214

100

265

98

128

99 

144

118

98

235

94

90

-

5,039

168

0.052

0.06

Calendar year 1952: Max 10,300 Mln 85 Mean 1,830 Cfsm 0.567 In. 7.71

Water year 1952-53: Max 7,910 Min 85 Mean 1,261 Cfsm 0.390 In. 5.28

Peak discharge (base. 6.000 cfs). Feb. 20 (7 p.m.) 11,900 cfs (11.85 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 22 to Dec. 4, Dec. 9-14, 26-28, Jan. 

25-28, Feb. 1-3, 13-19, Mar. 1, 4-7.
322 IOWA RIVER BASINRalston Creek at Iowa City, Iowa

Location. La t 41°40'10", long. 91°30'40", in SE^NWi sec. 11, T. 79 N., R. 6 W., on left 

bank 10 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 1, at east edge of Iowa City, and 2.£ 

miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 3.01 sq mi.

Records available. --October 1932 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. September 1924 to December 1935 in University of Iowa Engineering Bulletin No. 9.

Page. Water-stage recorder and V-notch sharp-crested weir. Datum of gage is 663.81 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (University of Iowa benchmark).

Average di s charge . 21 years (1932-53), 1.53 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 487 cfs Feb. 19 (gage height, 4.65 ft); no flow 

 SugT~21, 22, Aug. 24 to Sept. 30.

1924-53: Maximum discharge, 1,510 cfs July 1, 1950 (gage height, 8.32 ft); no flow 

at times during most years.

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

backwater from debris on control, which are poor. Records of water temperatures and 

sediment loads for water year 1953 are given in WSP 1291.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect and backwater from

debris (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 20)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

.01 

.09 

.20 

.36 

.60 

.98

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.Z 

2.7

l.S 

3.4

5.8

13

33

101

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.01

.01

.01

.01

.01 

.01

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.04

.03

.02

.06

.05

.04

.03

.03

.02

.04

.04 

.03

.03

.03

.03 

.05

.06

. 08

707

0.95

0.031

0.010

0.01

Nov.

0.05

.04

.04

.02

755

.04 

.02

.02

.02

.02

.04

.05

.06

.05

.06

6.3

~2.0 48

.60

.41

.32

.27

.27 

.36

3.7

1.3

.50 

.34

.38

.31

-

65.62

2.19

0.728

0.81

Dec .

0.31

.36

.36

.41

.45

.41 

.41

.60

.60

.48

.38

.34

.27

.22

.23

.26

.29

2.6

*13

1.9

1.7

1.8 

1.3

.70

.56

.46 

.40

.48

.45

.45

32.38

1.04

0.346

0.40

Jan.

0.45

.48

.38

.30

.20

tH.29

.29

.31

.24

.26

1.4

5. 9

J7o

.50

.41

.38

.36

.32

.32

.36

.43 

.36

.27

.23

.20 

.19

.18

.21

.23

18.85

0.608

0.202

0.23

Feb.

0.14

.14

.18

1.0 *40

18 

4.5

2.2

.98

1.2

2.0

1.6

.80

.60

.50

.40

.47

.54

59 *92

1.8

1.2

1.0 

.90

.98

1.0

.93

.72

_

-

234.78

8.38

2.78

2.90

Mar.

0.66

.72

.72

.72

.72

.57

.60

.98

15

2.8

2.4

1.8

20 -5.5

3.0

2.4

2.8

1.9

1.8

1.8

2.1

3.0 

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.3 

1.1

1.0

13

12

105.67

3.41

1.13

1.31

Apr.

7.4

4.7

3.8

2.8

2.4

2.2 

2.0

2.0

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.5

*1.2

1.2

1.8

1.3

1.1

.98

.98

.88

.84

.84

itPl.*6

1.6

1.3 

1.2

1.2

~16

71.04

2.37

0.787

0.88

May

11

6.1

4.2

3.6

3.2

2.8 

2.3

1.9

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.1

.98

.92

.86

.80

*.76

.69

1.9

4.1

1.3

"2.5

1.8

1.2 

1.2

.93

.80

.65

88.07

2.84

0.944

1.09

June

0.52

.52

.50

.52

.60

.47 

.43

4.5

.76

.55

.57

.50

.55

.48

.34

.36

.31

.26

.23

.18

.18

.15

ti

.18

.14

fef *.36

.24

-

24.04

0.801

0.266

0.30

July

0.19

.18

.14

.18

£.2

2.4

.32

.23

.18

.16

.15

.13

.13

.44

.15

.12

.11

.11

.09

.11

.72

.14

.09 

.06

.05

.04

.05 

.05

.04

.03

755

12.04

0.388

0.129

0.15

Aug.

0.09

 13

.05

.04

.03

.04 

.04

.02

.02

.01

.05

.13

.04

.02

.01

.01

.01

.02

.01

.01

0

0

.01 

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0.79

0.025

0.0083

0.01

Sept.

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 48 Mln 0.01 Mean 1.91 Cfsm 0.635 In. 8.66

Water year 1952-53: Max 92 Mln 0 Mean 1.79 Cfsm 0.595 In. 8.09

Peak discharge (base. 160 efs). Nov. 17 (4:30 p.m.) 282 cfs (3.93 ft)l Feb. 5, 291 cfs; Feb. 19 

(12 p.m.; 487 cfs (4.65 ft;; Hay 24 (9:30 a.m.) 300 cfs (3,71 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
IOWA RIVER BASIN 323

English River at Kalona, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°28ilO", long. 91°42'40", in SE£ sec. 13, T. 77 N., R. 8 W., on right 

bank 30 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 1, 1 mile south of Kalona, 4 miles 

downstream from Smith Creek, and 12 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 580 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 633.45 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Dec. 28, 1939, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 351 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,860 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 14.43 ft); minImum daily, 2.2 cfs Sept. 28-30.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 16,400 cfs Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 19.74 ft); minimum daily, 2 cfs Jan. 25-29, 1940.

Flood of June 1930 reached a stage of 19.9 ft, from floodmark, by local residents.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 955: 1941.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

1.65

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2

2.2

3.2

6.4

10

16

38

2.8

4.0

6.0

10.0

14.0

116

375

1,020

2,820

5,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7.6

8.0

8.4

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.0

8.8

9.2

9.6

19.

10

10

10

10

9.6

9.6

9.2 

9.2

9.2

9.Z 

9.2

9.6

8.6

9.6

8.8

8.8

8.0 

6*8

6.8

6.8

275.2

8.86

0.015

0.02

Nov.

6.1

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.1

*6.1

*6.4

6.1

6.1

5^1

5.8

 5.8

6.1

6.4

6.8

8.4

959

1.300 

430

148

94 

74

64

58

69

320

200

120 

115

110

-

4,162.2

139

0.240

0.27

Dec.

90

76

66

62

*61

62

64

68

74

83

87

75

70

75

90

72

62 i300

1*0 

200

140

115

105

94

87

78 

72

67

63

3,016

97.3

0.168

0.19

Jan.

60

58

56

55

*54

53

51

50

ii

49

49

51

60

120

250

90

180

m200

170 

150

130

120

105

96

88

81 

74

68

63

3,300

106

0.183

0.21

Feb.

58

54

52

*52

200

1,400

1,600

1,500

1,350

1,150

950

700

560

450

360

300

270

300 

450

 4,000

5. 500 

3,060

1,180

688

505

416

375

325

-

-

27,805

993

1.71

1.78

Mar.

278

223

205

190

*185

175

165

16&

180

393

1,260

806

640

874

1,770

1,130

704

625 

550

445

402 

362

1,200

1,480

843

595

505

430 

375

1,080

2.820

21,050

679

1.17

1.35

Apr.

2.320

*1,490

1,020

840

672

580

520

460

445

445

402

362

335

310

338

388

350

305 

280

267

256 

243

gg7

243

402

475

362

315 

289

402

-

15,343

511

0.881

0.98

May

1,020

948

640

*520

460

430

402

362

320

289

267

249

216

201

199

194

186

182 

174

158

152 

180

630

434

2.190

887

190

328 

282

249

.216

13,155

424

0.731

0.84

June

182

160

148

141

*576

403

201

870

868

340

725

1-780

430

305

256

230

205

176 

156

136

121 

106

100

97

M

122

124

1,660 

991

375

-

12,078

403

0.695

0.77

July

214

168

 285

180

225

769

391

166

127

110

97

88

90

103

82

73

68

66

78

62

56 

51

48

42

37

33

33

30 

28

28

26

3,854

124

0.214

0.25

Aug.

51

33

25

22

*19

25

31

23

16

16

15

16

15

14

13

12

11

11 

10

9.6

9.6 

9.6

9.6

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

7.6 

7.2

7.2

1^

480.4

15.5

0.027

0.03

Sept.

*6.8

6.4

6.8

7.2

6.8

aa8.0

7.6

7.6

6.8

6.4

5.8

5.4

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.5

3.5 

3.8

4.5

6.8 

6.4

6.4

5.8

5.8

6.1

4.2

H2.2

-

168.2

5.61

0.0097

0.01

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,400 Min 5.8 Mean 358 Cfsm 0.617 In. 8.40

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,500 Min 2.2 Mean 287 Cfsm 0.495 In. 6.70

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 cfal. Nov. 17 (10 p.m.) 2,170 cfs (8.74 ft); Feb. 6,about 1,900 cfs; 

P«b. 21 (6 p.m.) 5,860 cfs (14.43 ft); Mar. 15 (lO a.m.) 1,920 cfa (8.17 ft); Mar. 24 (l a.m.) 1,840 

cfs (7.97 ft); Mar. 31 (2:30 p.m.) 2,970 cfs (l0.27 ft); May 25 (6 p.m.) 2,420 ofs (9.17 ft); June 8 

(12 p.m.) 1,700 cfs (7.74 ft); June 12 (5:30 a.m.) 2,720 cfs (9.77 ft); June 28 (6 p.m.) 2,370 cfs 

(9.09 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 27 to Feb. 20, Mar. 3-9 .
324 IOWA HIVER BASIN

Cedar River near Austin, Minn.

Location. Lat 43°38'20", long. 92°58'20", in NEv sec. 15, T. 102 N., R. 18 W., on left 

bank 200 ft upstream from abandoned powerhouse, 500 ft upstream from highway bridge, 

three-quarters of a mile downstream from Turtle Creek, and 1 mile south of Austin.

Drainage area. 425 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1909 to September 1914, October 1944 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. May 1909 to April 1912 staff gage in tailwater of powerplant 200 ft downstream at different datum. May 1912 to September 1914 chain gage on 

highway bridge 500 ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--14 years, 194 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,990 cfs Aug. 3 (gage height, 15.00 ft); minimum daily, 43 cfs Nov. 30; minimum gage height, 2.31 ft Feb. 23.

1909-14, 1944-53: Maximum discharge, 8,800 cfs Mar. 26, 1950 (gage height, 17.81 

ft); no flow for several days in 1911.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1145: 1945, 1948.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsro

In.

Oct.

52

50

50

52 la

50

48

50

49

50

50

49

49

49

50

49

49

50

50

50

50

52

53

53 

52

50 

52

50

50

52

52

1,561

50.4

0.119

0.14

Nov.

52

53

50

50

53

52

50

53

53

53

53

 56

55

55

55

53

55

55

54

52

53

53

50

49 

55

56 

46

44

44

43

1,555

51.8

0.122

0.14

Dec.

45

46

47

48

49

49

49

52

53

54

54

53

53

52

*52

55

54

54

54

54

54

53

53

53 

52

52 

52

49

50

51

52

1/596

51.5

0.121

0.14

Jan.

52

53

52

51

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

51

52

51

50

4g

*49

50

50

51

51

50 

50

50 

50

50

50

50

50

1,562

50.4

0.119

0.14

Feb.

49

50

50

50

51

52

52

51

51

52

*52

51

51

51

50

49

*49

49

50

50

55

49

*47

49 

49

50 

50

50

-

-

-

1,409

50.3

0.118

0.12

Mar.

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

60

75

*181

562

700

610

714

502

*534

880

1.040

588

426

498

450

300 

209

168 

158

150

137

135

135

9,612

310

0.729

0.84

Apr.

132

128

155

229

258

216

177

160

160

168

177

171

147

135

168

258

290

209

158

137

130

128

116

*T60

356 

402

272

310

579

6,200

207

0.487

0.54

May

890

880

592

434

318

245

206

180

155

147

242

212

163

145

135

130

*123

120

*118

152

255

310

242

206 

1,860

2.510 

822

406

304

255

206

12,763

412

0.969

1.12

June

168

155

152

145

137

128

132

304

296

229

190

174

1,450

5.510

1,420

655

402

290

212

177

155

145

*150

418 

990

815 

534

885

446

262

-

15,126

504

1.19

1.32

July

163

158

140

125

130

128

118

107

103

97

IS

118

411

840

597

338

235

171

132

340

*1,610

2.480

1,230

478 

272

334 

1,050

530

346

258

209

13,344

430

1.01

1.17

Aug.

1,170

2,260

5.420

*4,350

1,470

728

498

414

374

314

276

252

222

199

174

158

150

142

135

130

125

118

114

114 

111

109

105

103

103

98

98

20,034

646

1.52

1.75

Sept.

92

88

83

81

81

77

75

74

74

72

74

72

69

69

69

66

64

64

64

62

62

62

60

62 

64

60 

59

59

58

*55

-

2,071

69.0

0.162

0.18

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,250 Mln 43 Mean 244 Cfsm 0.574 In. 7.82

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,420 Mln 43 Mean 238 Cfsm 0.560 In. 7.60

Peak discharge Cbase. 1.400 cfs). Hay 25 (7:30 p.m.) 3.370 cfs (9.18 ft); June 14 (5:45 a.m.) 

4,300 cfs (10.74 ft); July 22 (6 a.m.) 2,790 cfs (8.70 ft); Aug. 3 (8:30 p.m.) 6,990 cfa (15.00 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 22 to Mar. 10.
IOWA RIVER BASIN 325

Cedar River at Janesville, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°39', long. 92°28', in NE^ sec. 35, T. 91 N., R. 14 W., on left bank 

300 ft downstream from highway bridge at Janesville and 3 miles upstream from Shell 

Rock River.

Drainage area. 1, 660 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--April 1905 to September 1906, May 1915 to September 1927, November 

1932 to September 1942, April 1946 to September'1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to July 26, 1919, chain gage 1,000 ft downstream at 

same datum. July 26, 1919, to Sept. 30, 1927, and Nov. 14, 1932, to Sept. 30, 1942, 

chain gage and Apr. 26, 1946, to Nov. 10, 1949, wire-weight gage, at highway bridge 

300 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--28 years (1915-27, 1933-42, 1946-53), 716 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 15,000 cfs Aug. 6 (gage height, 10.80 ft); minimum, about 85 cfs Jan. 5 (gage height, 1.00 ft).

1905-6, 1915-27, 1932-42, 1946-53: Maximum discharge observed, 30,400 cfs Apr. 1, 

1933 (gage height, 15.43 ft, site then in use); minimum observed, 28 cfs Oct. 21, 1922.

Flood of Mar. 17, 1945, reached a stage of 16.2 ft, from floodmark at site 300 ft 

upstream (discharge, 34,300 cfs).

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

fluctuation during low water caused by powerplant at Waverly, 9 miles above station.

Cooperation.--One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1145: 1933(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 9-20)

1.0 

1.3 

1.7 

3.0

80

200

435

1,720

5.0

8.0

11.0

4,000

8,740

15,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

499

459

225

160

151

126

111 

143

160

160

205

250

*147

250

178

205

195

215

230

151

261

195

195

195

210

215

182

335

205 

178

191

6,582

212

0.128

0.15

Nov.

205

230

173

261

191

235

215 

187

250

182

288

168

278

195

195

288

220

305

240

235

*235

225

256

191

220

230

190

160

m6,538

218

0.131

0.15

Dec.

160

170

180

190

200

200

200 

210

220

210

190

180

190

230

290

*550

250

230

220

240

270

225

283

225

190

170

180

190

210 

180

200

6,633

214

0.129

0.15

Jan.

210

190

180

190

170

180

210 

230

220

200

190

180

200

210

220

150

180

190

205

*210

155

191

151

190

200

170

200

170

160 

155

170

5,827

188

0.113

0.13

Feb.

165

170

190

200

190

190

185 

185

185

200

256

235

210

220

200

180

160

180

210

1,000

2.000

1,100

*1,000

1,200

1,000

800

600

500

:-

12,911

461

0.278

0.29

Mar.

400

350

320

300

270

235

'220 200 

230

632

861

1,090

1,500

1,560

1.780

1,720

1,560

1,500

1,500

1,340

1,560

1,370

1,370

1,300

1,120

970

870

740

632

421

*695

28,616

923

0.556

0.64

Apr.

560

515

569

587

605

359

614 

641

677

880

1,030

832

551

713

704

1,070

1,170

910

832

623

767

641

596

524

596

 767

758

*804

960 

1,040

-

21,895

730

0.440

0.49

May

1,130

1,610

1,940

1,940

1,660

1,340

1,130

970

900

785

551

776

767

668

596

596

578

165

587

*524

475

515

713

749

*605

852

1,180

2.460

1,660 

1,350

880

30,852

995

0.599

0.69

June

776

740

560

560

623

524

483 

569

776

587

641

749

677

668

1,860

7.550

5,440

2,100

1,440

1,230

1,000

*731

852

722

740

713

1,080

1,720

1,390 

1,830

-

39,311

1,310

0.789

0.88

July

1,660

1,230

940

814

533

659

804 

659

533

507

475

515

294

641

910

1,440

1,240

1,180

950

605

*659

870

1,720

2.550

2,150

1,610

1,360

1,120

1,560 

1,780

1,310

33,078

1,067

0.643

0.74

Aug.

1,030

1,040

2,030

6,940

11,800

14.400

8,560 

3,530

2,460

1,830

1,780

1,560

1,390

1,260

1,160

1,080

*880

1,030

920

870

785

704

596

393

533

483

467

483

499 

499

300

71,292

2,300

139

1.60

Sept.

451

421

414

467

428

467

283 

256

499

421

379

278

323

261

499

359

283

386

256

317

*250

353

240

288

300

256

266

215

341 

235

-

10,192

340

0.205

0.23

Calendar year 1952: Max 14,200 Mln 111 Mean 899 Cfsm 0.542 In. 7.38

Water year 1952-53: Max 14,400 Min 111 Mean 750 Cfsm 0.452 In. 6.14

Peak discharge (base. 3.500 cfs).-- Feb. 21, about 4,000 cfs; June 16 (6:30 p.m.) 9,500 cfs (8.36

ft); Aug. 6 (11 a.m.) 15,000 cfs (10.80 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage -discharge relation affected by ice Nov 

Feb. 10, Feb. 15 to Mar. 8.

25 to Dec. 21, Dec. ?5 to Jan. 19, Jan. 24 to
326 IOWA RIVER BASIN

Shell Rock River near Northwood, Iowa

Location. Lat 43°25', long. 93°13', between sees. 4 and 9, T. 99 N., R. 20 W., near 

center of span on downstream side of highway bridge, 1 mile south of Northwood and 

about 85 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 380 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. April 1948 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily, more often at high stages. Datum of gage is 

1,176.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 5 years, 141 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum^'discharge during year, 1,060 cfs Aug. 4 (gage height, 7.54 ft); minimum daily, 8.0 cfs Nov. 30.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 2,430 cfs Apr. 10, 1951; maximum gage height, 11.38 ft 

Apr. 7, 1951 (ice jam); minimum daily discharge, that of Nov. 30, 1952.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height 

record, which are poor.

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect 

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

(Shifting-control metuod used July 21 to Sept. 30)

3.7 

4.0 

4.5

43

118

5.5 

7.0 

8.0

360

910

1,410

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

22

22

22

22 

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

*22

22

22

22

23

24

23

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

678

21.9

0.058

0.07

Nov.

21

21

21

21 

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

22

21

20

*20

20

19

19

17

15

12

10

9.0

8,0

569.0

19.0

0.050

0.06

Dec.

IP.

12

15

17 

19

21

22

24

22

21

21

20

20

20

20

*20

20

20

20

21

21

20

19

18

17

17

18

20

22

 605

19.5

0.051

0.06

Jan.

21

21

21

20 

20

20

20

21

21

22

22

23

24

24

24

23

22

22

22

22

 22

22

22

23

23

23

24

24

24

24

24

690

22.3

0.059

0.07

Feb.

23

22

21

22 

22

22

22

22

23

23

24

24

23

22

21

20

20

20

21

22

23

23

24

*24

26

28

31

33

-

-

651

23.2

0.061

0.06

Kar.

34

35

35

34 

33

32

31

30

32

60

200

300

350

400

420

350

380

450

420

327

312

339

342

318

292

255

255

235

220

187

187

6,895

222

0.584

0.67

Apr.

*185

174

189

272 

242

196

182

174

170

191

193

178

166

154

144

202

174

152

142

130

111

104

102

92

136

238

230

222

*225

245

-

5,313

177

0.466

0.52

Hay

280

321

336

^21 

300

282

252

228

225

220

215

248

240

218

182

156

144

128

*120

105

114

182

170

170

189

285

*333

309

290

285

 265

7,113

229

0.603

0.70

June

242

210

198

182 

164

158

148

189

215

210

191

164

150

150

150

124

124

114

104

89

84

78

*70

61

98

98

98

107

122

104

-

4,196

140

0.368

0.41

July

95

86

76

69 

68

74

66

62

55

50

43

40

105

138

193

200

180

152

130

114

346

*435

435

363

327

260

242

225

275

288

292

5,484

177

0.466

0.54

Aug.

292

435

870

1.040 

960

910

830

770

730

650

610

550

510

465

435

390

345

306

*268

230

193

172

148

126

100

92

81

74

63

58

55.

12,758

412

1.08

1.25

Sept.

54

49

47

45 

43

43

39

38

36

35

34

33

32

32

32

32

32

31

31

31

30

*30

30

30

29

28

28

28

28

|£

1,036

34.5

0.091

0.10

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,410 Min 8.0 Mean 136 Cfsm 0.358 In. 4.89

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,040 Min 8.0 Mean 126 Cfsm 0.332 In. 4.51

Peak discharge (base. 1.000 efs). Aug. 4 (9 a.m.) 1,060 cfs (7.54 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 24 to Mar. 19. Doubtful gage-height record 

Oct. 1 to Nov. 23, Sept. 9-30; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather 

records, and records for Lime Creek at Mason City.
IOWA RIVER BASIN 

Lime Creek at Mason City, Iowa

327

Location. Lat 43°10<, long. 93°11', in sec. 3, T. 96 N., R. 20 W., on right bank 650 ft 

upstream from Thirteenth Street Bridge in Mason City and 0.5 mile upstream from Willow 

Creek.

Drainage area. 535 sq mi.

Records available. December 1932 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Nov. 7, 1934. Datum of gage is 

1,069.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Nov. 7, 1934, wire-weight 

gage at datum 6.47 ft lower. Nov. 7, 1934, to Mar. 22, 1935, staff gage at present 

datum.

Average discharge. 20 years, 321 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,730 cfs Aug. 3 (gage height, 4.73 ft); minimum daily, 11 cfs Nov. 29.

1932-53: Maximum discharge, about 9,400 cfs Mar. 30, 1933 (gage height, 15.70 ft, 

present datum); practically no flow Aug. 30 to Sept. 1, 1933.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

11

22

62

215

2.5 

3.0 

5.0

530

800

1,850

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

30

30 

32

30

32

32

32

32

34

32

34

32

32

34

*32

32

32

32

32

32

32

34

32

32

32

32

30

32

32

995

32.1

0.060

0.07

NOV.

32

42 

32

32

32

32

32

32

28

26

28

32

32

34

34

32

35

*12

35

34

35

35

32

32

30

17

14

12

11

12

"

873

29.1

0.054

0.06

Dec.

1£

17 

22

24

28

30

28

30

22

35

30

26

28

30

28

30

*28

26

26

26

26

28

30

26

25

24

23

22

22

26

30

827

26.7

0.050

0.06

Jan.

24

27 

27

26

25

25

27

29

27

25

30

28

30

28

25

26

27

27

*28

30

30

28

30

28

30

28

27

26

26

842

27.2

0.051

0.06

Feb.

25

ft28

28

28

28

28

28

34

34

32

30

29

27

26

25

24

31

30

28

24

28

*30

30

35

42

il

-

-

825

29.5

0.055

0.06

Mar.

43

46 

43

42

42

38

35

35

42

81

283

478

504

472

517

430

472

662

590

524

437

465

444

409

367

325

295

265

240

235

245

9,106

294

0.550

0.63

Apr.

 235

230 

307

360

325

307

277

255

260

277

265

250

225

203

220

255

245

240

203

183

175

168

154

301

491

465

430

*402

437

8,299

277

0.518

0.58

May

629

668 

602

546

484

430

381

332

283

255

260

250

220

215

211

191

175

172

164

158

172

183

211

211

220

220

*211

207

 199

183

161

8,804

284

0.531

0.61

June

147

147 

144

144

134

124

127

430

563

416

307

250

215

191

168

154

134

118

108

92

79

79

*7S5

103

92

103

124

111

105

5,059

169

0.316

0.35

July

92

81 

73

68

72

77

72

73

68

62

59

56

68

124

230

168

134

111

92

97

225

*211

172

124

103

« 105

134

108

255

I5T

3,788

122

0.228

0.26

Aug.

161

313 

1,240

1.500

1,220

995

775

612

530

472

416

367

307

250

211

187

172

154

*140

124

114

103

94

89

84

77

70

62

sa59

62

11,019

355

0.664

0.77

Sept.

57

52 

51

51

49

45

43

42

43

42

42

39

39

41

39

38

35

37

34

38

37

*30

28

IS.

30

30

30

30

30

28

1,156

38.5

0.072

0.08

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,730 Min 11 Mean 232 Cfsm 0.434 In. 5.89

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,500 Mln 11 Mean 141 Cfsm 0.264 In. 3.59

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 efs). Aug. 3 (10 p.m.) 1,730 cfs (4.73 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 25-29, Dec. 11, 12, 24-30, Jan. 2-20, Jan. 29 

to Feb. 1, Peb. 7, 14-19.
328 IOWA RIVER BASIN

Clear Lake at Clear Lake, Iowa

Location. Lat 43°08', long. 93°25' , in NE£ sec. 14, T. 96 N., R. 22 W., at State fish 

hatchery in town of Clear Lake.

Records available. May 1933 to September 1953 (no winter records May 1933 to September 

1952).

Gage. Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 1,222.24 ft above mean sea level, 

cTatum of 1929, and 4.5 ft below crest of spillway of dam at outlet. Prior to July 14, 

1936, staff gage in wooden well at same site and datum. July 14, 1936, to Apr. 20, 

1944, staff gage at Clear Lake State Park at same datum. Apr. 21, 1944, to Nov. 7, 

1951, staff gage three-quarters of a mile west of State fish hatchery at same datum.

Extremes. Maximum gage height observed during year, 4.92 ft Aug. 3; minimum observed, 

 4.00 ft Nov. 22-25.

1933-53: Maximum gage height observed, 5.94 ft July 3, 1951; minimum observed, 

1.44 ft Aug. 12, 1936.

Gage height, In feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

4.50

4.50

4.48

4.46

4.42

4.38

4.34

4.32

4.32

4.31

4.30

4.30

4.30

4.30

4.31

4.26

4.24

4.24

4.22

4.22

4.22

4.20

4.20

4.19

4.18

4.17

4.17

4.16

4.16

4.14

4.12

Nov.

4.12

4.12

4.10

4.09

4.07

4.06

4.04

4.04

4.04

4.03

4.02

4.02

4.02

4.01

4.01

4.01

4.06

4.05

4.04

4.02

4.01

4.00

4.00

4.00

4.00

_

_

4.12

4.12

-

Dec.

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.14

4.15

4.16

4.16

4.15

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.13

.

_

_

-

_

_

4.18

4.18

-

4.18

.18

.18

.18

.18

.18

Jan.

_

4.18

4.18

4.18

4.18

4.18

4.19

4.19

4.19

4.19

4.20

4.20

4.20

4.20

_

_

_

.24

.24

.24

.24

.24

.24

-

.24

.24

.24

.24

.24

.24

Feb.

4.26

4.26

4.24

4.24

4.24

4.24

4. 24

4.24

4.24

4.24

4.24

4.26

4.26

4.26

4.26

4.26

4.26

4.27

4.27

4.28

4.29

4.30

4.30

4.30

4.30

4.30

_

_

-

Mar.

_

4.30

4.30

4.30

4.30

4.30

4.30

4.30

4.31

4.32

4.34

4.36

4.38

4.40

4.42

4.47

4.44

4.45

4.46

4.48

_

4.50

4.50

-

_

_

_

_

-

-

Apr.

4.68

-

May

4.84

4.84

_

4.84

4.85

4.85

4.85

4.86

4.88

-

4.80

4.80

.

4.80

4.80

4.78

4.87

4.88

4.86

4.80

4.78

4.78

4.78

-

4.80

.80

.78

.80

.80

.78

-

June

4.74

-

-

-

-

4.76

-

4.80

4.79

4.78

4.76

4.76

4.74

-

4.74

4.74

4.72

-

-

4.68

4.67

4.64

-

4.62

4.70

4.70

-

-

4.68

4.67

-

July

_

4.64

4.62

4.60

-

4.64

-

4.60

4.60

4.58

4.56

-

4.56

4.54

4.56

4.55

4.54

4.54

-

4.54

4.60

4.58

4.56

4.56

4.56

.

4.56

4.55

4.70

4.72

4.72

Aug.

4.75

-

4.92

4.90

4.88

4.86

4.84

4.80

-

4.78

4.80

4.80

4.78

4.76

4.74

_

4.70

4.70

4.68

4.68

4.67

4.66

-

4.65

4.63

4.62

4.60

4.58

4.57

-

4.54

Sept.

4.49

4.42

4.40

4.39

4.38

-

4.34

4.32

4.30

4.28

4.26

4.24

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

4.10

-

-

_

-

4.06

4.06

4.04

-
IOWA RIVER BASIN 329

Shell Rock River at Marble Rock, Iowa

Location.--Lat 42°58', long. 92"52', in SE£ sec. 8, T. 94 N., R. 17 W., on left wingwall 

of dam at Marble Rock, 0.5 mile upstream from unnamed creek entering from right bank 

and 10 miles downstream from Lime Creek.

Drainage area. 1.330 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. July 1933 to September 1953 (discontinued). Published as "at Greene" 

July 1933 to September 1942.

Gage. Staff gage read once daily, more often at high stages. Datum of gage is 961.17 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1942, staff gage at Greene, 

6 miles downstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 1942, to Mar. 12, 1945, water-stage 

recorder, Mar. 13, 1945, to June 5, 1946, staff gage, and June 6, 1946, to June 19, 

1950, water-stage recorder, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 20 years, 611 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,630 cfs Aug. 4 (gage height, 3.83 ft); minimum 

daily, 40 cfs Nov. 30.

1933-53: Maximum discharge, 22,700 cfs Apr. 7, 1951 (gage height, 9.35 ft); minimum daily, 6 cfs Jan. 20, 23, 30, 31, 1935.

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

are poor.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

0.4 

.5

90

125

314

1.5 

2.5 

4.0

950

2,250

4,930

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 ,

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

125

Tiff

108

TIT

ill

ill

114

114

118

118

122

122

118

 113

114

111

114

111

al!2 

114

114

118

118

114

114

114 

118

118

114

118

122

3,586

116

0.087

0.10

Nov.

118

Tiff

114

114

111

114

111

111

111

111

114

111

111

114

114

114

114

 111

114 

111

111

114

allO

allO

alOO

a85 

a65

a54

a45

a4o

-

3,095

103

0.077

0,09

Dec.

a48

aST

a65

a77

a88

97

a95

allO

a!30

aT5o"

allS

a!05

97

allO

a!05

alOO

 94

a92

a92 

97

a98

a!05

a!05

a!05

a95

a90 

90

a84

a87

a93

a96

2,942

94.9

0.071

0.08

Jan.

a9o

a93

94

a90

a89

a86

aSS

a88

a93

97

a95

a95

alOS

alOO"

alOS

a95

90

a89

a88 

*90

a89

a91

a95

100

alOS

alOO 

alOS

a98

a94

a92

b87

2,916

94.1

0.071

0.08

Feb.

a85

a82 a5B~

a93

a97

a98

97

a96

a96

allO

allO

alOS

alOO

97

a93

a90

a87

a85

allO 

b!30

bllO

a90

104

*118

a!45

b!60 

b!70

bl80

_

-

-

3,026

108

0.081

0.08

Mar.

a!85

also

166

a!65

160

alSO

145

1515

166

329

1,040

1,300

1,320

1,140

1,340

939

1,080

1,380

1.550 

1,290

1,110

1,100

1,060

1,000

961

844 

803

752

684

664

 655

23,818

768

0.577

0.67

Apr.

645

645

664

355

836

803

723

684

713

624

793

803

645

590

636

674

793

732

655 

590

554

503

461

437

557

1,280 

1,230

*1,100

1,040

1,120

-

22,762

759

0.571

0.64

May

1.720

1,650

1,550

1,410

1,280

1,130

1,040

939

813

732

645

713

703

664

618

581

537

512

494 

469

528

609

645

655

684

 732 

733

762

723

674

590

25,585

825

0.620

0.72

June

546

503

486

469

445

414

390

600 ~^ts 1.070

762

645

590

512

461

437

406

a365

337 

292

271

264

 242

229

3§ff

344

337

422

406

382

-

13,943

465

0.350

0.39

July

337

285

264

242

229

285

256

E42

216

202

183

171

T97

344

655

618

486

406

352 

300

 437

U110

906

3700

590

537 

572

512

664

994

752

14,045

453

0.341

0.39

Aug.

723

1,40O

3,680

4.340

3,506

3,060

2,400

1,960

1,670

1,480

1,320

1,230

1,080

961

865

793

723

 645

590 

528

486

453

a410

375

344

322 

300

264

229

235

222

36,588

1,180

0.887

1.02

Sept.

159" 202

176

171

166

161

156

150

150

145

135

130

135

130

135

130

125

130

125 

122

125

 130

125

a!20

a!25

125 

122

122

118

TT5

-

4,193

140

0.105

0.12

Calendar year 1952 : Max 7,270 Mln 40 Mean 612 Cfsm 0.460 In. 6.27

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,340 Mln 40 Mean 429 Cfsm 0.323 In. 4.38

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs). Aug. 4 (4 a.m.) 4,630 cfs (3.83 ft). 

 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.
330 IOWA RIVER BASIN 

Shell Rock River at Shell Rock, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°42'35", long. 92°35'05", in NW^NE^ sec. 11, T. 91 N., R. 15 W., on

 right bank 400 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 3 In Shell Rock and 11 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1.770 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available.--June to September 1953.

». Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 885.34 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 4,720 cfs Aug. 4 (gage height, 8.79 ft); min-

 Imum, 104 cfs Sept. 14.

Flood of 1856 reached a stage of 17.7 ft, from floodmark furnished by Corps of 

Engineers, at bridge 400 ft downstream (discharge not determined).

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation at low stages from powerplant at Greene.

Rating table, June 11 to Sept. 30, 1953 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 11-30)

1.8 

2.2 

3.0

110

252

625

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

1,150

2,410

4,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, June to September 1953

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

Cfsm

In.

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June

_

_

-

-

_

.

-

-

-

875

850

750

660

635

630

358

490

465

390

362

358

*420 

308

349

455

390

415

505

495

-

.

_

-

-

July

465

425

385

320

336

358

354

341

3ZO

332

292

276

264

33?

475

645

635

555

460

430

*371

620

1.040 

930

775

655

595

630

675

958

985

16,234

524

0.296

0.34

Aug.

850

775

2,120

*4,270

*4.36O

3,600

2,960

2,410

2,000

1,800

1,560

1,410

1,290

1,180

1,070

958

902

*800

750

675

625

570

515 

500

455

300

358

362

328

316

210

40,279

1,299

0.734

0.85

Sept.

272

253" 288

284

268

199

139

252

252

173

206

203

210

515" 110

191

199

187

191

199

173

*191

203 

184

206

203

184

218

210

195

-

6,284

209

0.118

0.13

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs). Aug. 4 (10 p.m.) 4,720 cfs (8.79 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
IOWA RIVER BASIN 331

West Fork Shell Rock River at Finchford, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°37'40", long. 92°32'45", In SEir sec. 6, T. 90 N., R. 14 W., on downstream side of highway bridge in Finchford, 2.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 860 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once dally, more often at high stages. Datum of gage is 

867.06 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 8 years, 461 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,250 ofs Aug. 7 (gage height, 8.97 

ft); minimum daily, 50 cfs Dec. 13, Jan. 7, 8.

1945-53: Maximum discharge observed, 31,900 cfs June 27, 1951 (gage height, 17.28 

ft); minimum discharge observed, 16 cfs Feb. 7, 8, 1950; minimum gage height observed, 

2.44 ft Dec. 8, 1949.

Flood of March 1929 reached a stage of about 14 ft from information by local 

resident.

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

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used July 19-22, Aug. 26 to Sept. 30)

3.0 

3.8 

4.6

140

300

5.5 555

7.0 1,150

9.0 2,250

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

q

10

11

12

13

14

i:

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

56

56

54 

5T

54

54

54

55

60

63

62

63

»62

64

S5

63

61

62

62

63

64

64

61

61

62

62

64

64

64

64

64

1,883

60.7

0.071

0.06

Nov.

63

63

63 

62

62

63

62

61

62

62

60

60

60

61

62

61

73

72

74

7T

69

 63

63

64

67

73

66

60

56

55

-

1,916

63.9

0.074

0.06

Dec.

54

54

52 

52

53

56

56

56

56

58

58

54

50

52

54

*57

56

58

58

58

58

59

59

60

62

61

60

59

58

56

57

1,755

56.6

0.066

0.06

Jan.

57

57

57 

56

54

52

50" 50

51

51

51

52

52

53

56

60

35

56

54

*53

52

52

54

54

54

53

53

54

56

56

56

1,674

54.0

0.063

0.07

Feb.

58

5f

61 

64

64

62

61

60

60

60

61

62

64

66

69

72

76

86

140

250

350 250"

*180

220

210

200

240

300

.

_

-

3,505

125

0.145

0.15

Mar.

400

380

310 

290

280

260

244

234

270" 230

430

572

l.OSO

L.540

1,490

1,130

910

750

642

590

505

475

505

490

430

368

350

325

315

 310

350

16,455

531

0.617

0.71

Apr.

415

415

430 

460

520

475

415

388

400

538

660

660

538

475

445

572

630

650 '5BO"

538

475

430

400

362

1750"

555

770

»850

730

660

-

16,316

544

0.633

0.71

May

730

950

1.290 

1,4*0

992

650

730

642

572

505

460

445

400

375

350

336

325

315

315

*300

295

315

338

362

*375

388

366

362

315

298

260

15,840

511

0.594

0.68

June

262

240

226 

230

244

230

222

292

312

550

338

336

312

255

230

216

206

194

180

170

162

*1S4

155

T50" 140

174

182

214

226

325

-

6,973

232

0.270

0.30

July

302

252

220 

200

174

220

272

350

270

220

196

170

160

190

216

161

150

139

129

*120

116

iii 2TS

475

355

262

220

246

238

250

460

7,057

228

0.265

0.31

Aug.

475

400

460 

992

1,490

1,990

2.250

1,990

1,150

750

572

475

415

362

325

302

 278

258

242

226

216

194

166

176

164

150

146

142

139

127

1J5

17,169

554

0.644

0.74

Sept.

11|

TT5

112 

109

108

102

100

98

96

92

84

84

82

60

79

69

69

69

69

69

»69

69

69

64

64

61

60

60

60

5£

-

2,429

81.0

0.094

0.11

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,200 Min 50 Mean 425 Cfsm 0.494 In. 6.73

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,250 Mln 50 Mean 255 Cfsm 0.297 In. 4.02

Peak discharge (base. 2,500 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 27 Mar. 6.
332 IOWA RIVER BASIN

Beaver Creek at New Hartford, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°35', long. 92°37', in SE£ sec. 28, T. 90 N., R. 15 W., near center of 

span on downstream side of highway bridge, a quarter of a mile north of New Hartford 

and 8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 350 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1948 to September 1953.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily, more often at high stages.

Average discharge. 5 years, 194 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed, 1.720 cfs Aug. 5 (gage height, 7.60 ft); maximum 

gage height, 8.44 ft Feb. 21 (ice Jam); minimum daily discharge, 15 cfs Jan. 6-9.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 11,600 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height, 11.7 ft); minimum daily, 5.9 cfs Feb. 16, 1951.

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

Cooperation.--One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used July 11 to Aug. 2)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 20 Feb. 21 to Sept. 30

1.4 

1.6 

1.9 

2.5

13

25

47

105

1.5 

1.7 

2.1 

2.9

16

26

57

149

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

319

510

810

1,270

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

17

IT

17

17

17

18

18

20

20

20

20

21

*23

?T

21

21

21

21

21

21

23

23

22

21

23

23

23

21

21

23

23

638

20.6

0.059

0.07

Nov.

23

21

21

21

23

22

23

23

23

21

23

25

25

25

24

24

31

35

3?

28

26

 25

25

25

27

29

26

23

21

19

-

739

24.6

0.070

0.08

Dec.

19

18

lo

18

19

50" 20

20

19

19

18

18

17

17

17

*16

IT

17

17

18

19

20

19

19

19

18

17

17

17

17

17

'561

18.1

0.052

0.06

Jan.

17

18

18

17

16

IS" 15

15

15

16

16

16

17

17

27_

25

24

23

»22

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

602

19.4

0.055

0.06

Feb.

22

2?

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

24

24

25

25

26

29

31

35

98

500

410

350

320

350

290

260

270

_

-

3,318

118

0.337

0.35

Calendar year 1952 : Max 1,400 Mln 16

Mar.

280

250

240

225

215

205

190

180

170

250

700

900

555

410

480

380

253

222

192

174

166

177

245

207

163

149

136

128

122

*14?

245

8,481

274

0.783

0.90

Mea

Apr.

245

207

214

222

177

152

149

148

170

222

285

23T

192

174

156

207

222

183

169

152

144

134

123

142

192

269

*253

207

184

207

-

5,738

191

0.546

0.61

n 157

May

400

510

55?

302

261

237

214

192

177

160

152

146

128

126

120

113

108

100

100

96

*104

144

115

118

»145

126

103

98

94

91

89

5,231

169

0.483

0.56

June

87

81

73

69

98

77

72

109

116

111

145

490

277

152

123

105

98

87

81

75

71

 65

61

62

230

535

245

585

553

410

-

5,350

178

0.509

0.57

July

237

152

130

118

136

655

990

362

214

166

131

120

105

149

110

94

87

- 83

77

*73

69

68

100

75

67

57

57

53

5T

67

75

4,938

159

0.454

0.52

Aug.

63

57

198

870

1.210

420

269

214

156

128

115

103

103

87

83

77

*83

69

63

53

50

48

47

46

45

43

34

33

31

30

29_

4,857

157

0.449

0.52

Sept.

25

24

24

28

29

26

24

24

23

22

22

22

22

22

21

20

20

19

20

20

*19

19

18

19

19

19

18

17

TT

17

-

639

21.3

0.061

0.07

Cfsm 0.449 In. 6.10

Water year 1952-53 : Max 1,210 Mln 15 Mean 113 C-fsm 0,323 In. 4.37

Peak discharge (base. 500 cfs). Feb. 21 (about 600 cfs); Mar. 12 (about 1,000 cfs); May 2 (4 a.m.) 

572 cfs (5.24 ft); June 12 (8 p.m.) 625 cfs (5.45 ft); June 26 (l p.m.) 625 cfs (5.43 ft); June 28 

(4 p.m.) 730 cfs (5.82 ft); July 7 (6 a.m.) 1,210 cfs (6.90 ft); Aug. 5 (4 a.m.) 1,720 cfs (7.60 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 25 to Mar. 12.
IOWA RIVER BASIN 333

Blackhawk Creek at Hudson, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°24'20", long. 92°27'45", in NE^ sec. 27, T. 88 N., R. 14 W., on left

 bank 35 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 58 and 0.2 mile northwest of Chicago 

Great Western Railway tracks in the west edge of Hudson.

Drainage area.--295 sq mi.

Records available. April 1952 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 865.03 ft above mean sea level, datum of ~~1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,100 cfs July 7 (gage height, 13.71 ft); maxi-

 mum gage height, 15.46 ft Feb. 21 (ice jam); minimum daily discharge, 11 cfs Oct. 1, 

2, Dec. 12, 13, Jan. 5-10.

1952-53; Maximum discharge, that of July 7, 1953; minimum daily, 10 cfs Sept. 28,

1952.

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

Rating tables, water year 19g2-53, except period of ice effect 

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

(Shifting-control (Shifting-c method used May 21 to June 11, June 17-25

Oct. 1 to Dec. 20

4.7 9.3

4.9 14

5.1 20

 25)

Dec. 21 to Sept. 30

5.0 

5.2 

5.5

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

13.2

373

740

1,310

1,830

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

11

11

12

12

12

12

13

13

12

12

13

13

*14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

13

13

13

13

397

12.8

0.043

0.05

Nov.

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

20

17

14

14

*14

14

14

14

15

16

13

IS

T2

-

420

14.0

0.047

0.05

Dec.

12

12

12

13

14

15

15

15

14

14

12

11

11

12

*12

12

12

13

13

14

14

15

ii

15

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

410

13.2

0.045

0.05

Calendar year 1952: Max -

Jan.

13

13

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

13

*5

23

31

41

52.

44

*40

37

36

36

36

37

36

36

36

35

34

34

34

814

26.3

0.089

0.10

Feb.

32

31

30

29

28

SI

32

42

54

81

155

130

120

110

105

100

98

96

120

200

1.000

450

*490

540

600

480

430

300

-

-

-

5,910

211

0.715

0.75

Min -

Mar.

240

190

160

140

120

100

86

26

84

400

500

309

205

205

373

233

172

144

125

109

117

191

325

325

205

158

136

118

108

*143

247

6,044

195

0.661

0.76

Apr.

262

226

212

226

184

155

136

127

132

191

226

184

158

140

152

205

198

165

146

132

123

117

109

109

178

233

*219

191

165

178

-

5,179

173

0.586

0.65

Mean -

May

373

43J

309

254

219

205

184

165

149

136

134

123

112

112

108

108

105

100

94

89

97

103

103

103

*140

125

99

89

84

80

71

4,610

149

0.505

0.58

June

65

62

69

73

61

130

300

130

218

930

1.020

309

219

172

142

120

106

106

103

*87

78

72

190

582

496

980

607

288

-

7,835

261

0.685

0.99

July

205

165

134

113

188

1,160

1,800

414

270

212

172

143

126

166

428

212

149

127

111

*111

109

93

82

75

68

64

62

58

£Z

60

62

7,196

232

0.786

0.91

Aug.

55

66

254

293

270

129

102

83

74

68

62

61

56

51

47

45

*43

40

39

36

35

33

32

30

29

28

26

25

23

23

22

2,180

70.3

0.238

0.27

Sept.

20

20

20

11

20

18

18

18

18

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

14

*14

14

14

13

13

13

IS

12

13

12

"

479

16.0

0.054

0.06

Cfsm - In.

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,800 Min 11 Mean 114 Cfsm 0.386 In. 5.22

Peak dlscharee (base. 800 cfs).~Peb. 21, about 1.300 cfs: June 13 (5:30 a.m.) 1,550 cfs (12.57 ft);

June 28 (10:30 p.m.) 1,090 cfs (11.32 ft); July 7 (7:30 a.m.) 2,100 cfs (13.71 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 26 to Mar. 11. Discharge computed from oncedaily wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 1-17, Oct. 19 to Nov. 25, Sept. 12-30.
334 IOWA RIVER BASIN

Cedar River at Waterloo, Iowa

Location.--Lat 42°30'00", long. 92°19'40", in NW£ sec. 25, T. 89 N., R. 13 W., on left 

bank at foot of East Seventh Street, 0.3 mile upstream from Eleventh Avenue Bridge in 

Waterloo and 1 mile downstream from Blackhawk Creek.

Drainage area. 5,190 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. February 1941 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 824.09 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929.

Average discharge. 12 years, 2,588 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 19,800 cfs Aug. 7 (gage height, 11.29 ft); minimum, 303 cfs Dec. 14; minimum daily, 350 cfs Nov. 29.

1941-53: Maximum discharge, 56,400 cfs Apr. 9, 1951 (gage height, 18.83 ft); minimum, 165 cfs Dec. 11, 1948; minimum daily, 230 cfs Feb. 2, 1950.

Flood of March 1929 reached a stage of about 20 ft, determined by Corps of Engineers, 

from information by city of Waterloo.

Remarks.--Records good. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplants above 

station.

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by the Corps of .Engineers. Gage-height 

record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of lee effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Feb. 20 Feb. 21 to Sept. 30

4.7 

4.9 

5.3 

6.3

345

520

1,030

3,100

5.0 

5.4 

6.0 

8.0 

12.0

690

1,300

2,660

8,650

22,250

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

808

876

734

646 

601

564

434

557

574

579

634

588

695 

*566

716

604

642 

648

677

687

572

755

650 

675

628

646

681

598

756

670

608

20,099

648

0.125

0.14

Nov.

659

656

709

540 

711

626

653

628

612

606

556

723

524 

702

626

598

832 

555

751

646

626

*634

585 

636

574

660

540

440

350 3"7o~

-

18,381

613

0.118

0.13

Dec.

450" 390

500

552 

556

550

590

636

604

696

620

598

430 

390

*524

582

710 

557

554

516

618

694

583 

706

535

516

476

450

520

568

608

17,319

559

0.108

0.12

Jan.

580

636

590 

578

410

45T

522

554

554

552

534

500 

520

602

501

532 

560

*600

531

559

618

624 

518

591

600

532

540

484

464

528

16,884

545

0.105

0.12

Feb.

536

501

508

542 

549

534

534

538

590

571

782

808

666 

706

606

540

3"So~ 474

668

2,980

6.000

4,760

*3,250 

 3,080

3,630

2,700

2,400

2,200

_

_

-

42,193

1,507

0.290

0.30

Mar.

1,900

1,800

1,600

1,400 

1,280

1,100

1,52~0~ 965

1,180

1,820

3,670

4,140

4,860 

5,380

5.680

5,530

4,860 

,400

,260

,270

,270

,230

,190 

4,310

3,740

3,390

3.050

2,750

2,510

*2,400

2,650

98,805

3,187

0.614

0.71

Apr.

2,830

2,750

2,700

2,770 

2,930

2,780

2,590

2,570

2,620

2,980

3,670

3,460

3,010 

2,760

2,760

3,120

3.910 

3/700

3,260

2,870

2,700

2,520

2,310 

2,210

2,S40

2,830

*3,540

3,790

3,660

3,740

-

89,680

2,989

0.576

0.64

May

3,990

5,100

5,680

5,840 

5,380

4,560

4,150

3,750

3,390

3,110

2,750

2,630

2,620 

2,510

2,350

2,280

2,200 

2,090

1.940

1,960

*1,960

1,960

2,170 

2,390

2,370

*2,590

2,570

3,750

3,970

2,990

2,690

97,690

3,151

0.607

0.70

June

2,220

2,120

1,900

1,850 

1,820

1,840

1,710

2,110

2,470

2,520

2,750

3,230

3,640 

2,700

2,550

5,380

7,700 

4,330

2,950

2,480

2,090

*1,760

1,500 

1,600

1,800

2,360

2,540

3,510

3,850

3,340

-

82,620

2,754

0.531

0.59

July

3,440

2,740

2,240

1,980 

1,750

2,590

3,740

3,420

2,150

1,800

1,560

1,510

1.400

1, 780

2,260

2,590

2,700 

2,480

2,150

*1,780

1,640

1,540

2,640 

3,890

4,150

3,330

2,740

2,490

2,510

3,130

3,400

77,500

2,500

0.482

0.56

Aug.

2,890

2,870

3,480

8,010 

13,700

18,200

18,500

11,700*

7,700

5,680

4,970

4,430

3,940 

3,300

3,180

2,920

*2,630 

2,550

2,430

2,220

2,100

1,930

1,710 

1,580

1,360

1,490

1,250

1,290

1,300

1,280

1.220

141,810

4,575

0.882

1.02

Sept.

1,000

1,170

1,160

1,220 

1,140

1,110

1,040

932

1,110

1,180

1,170.

994

948

957

876

1,070

918 

894

962

818

*900

727

914 

738

868

794

774

778

555" 721

-

28,721

957

0.184

0.21

Calendar year 1952: Max 27,200 Mln 350 Mean 2,681 Cfsm 0.517 In- 7.02

Water year 1952-53: Max 18,500 Mln 350 Mean 2,005 Cfsm 0.386 In. 5.24

Peak discharge (base, 15.000 cfs). Aug. 7 (3:30 a.m.) 19,800 cfs (11.29 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note . Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 26, 27, Nov. 29 to Dec. 3, Dec. 13, 14, 28, 

29T7an. 14, 26, Feb. 16, 18, Feb. 26 to Mar. 1, Mar. 3, 4, 6.
IOWA RIVER BASIN 335

Cedar River at Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°58'15", long. 91°40'05", in sec. 28, T. 83 N., R. 7 W., on right bank 

500 ft upstream from Eighth Avenue Bridge in Cedar Rapids, 2.7 miles upstream from 

Prairie Creek, and at mile 80.5.

Drainage area.--6.640 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. February 1903 to September 1953.

;e_. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 700.33 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

.929. Prior to Aug. 20, 1920, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 50 years, 3,164 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 15,200 cfs Aug. 10 (gage height, 7.29 ft); minimum daily, 450 cfs Nov. 30.

1903-53: Maximum discharge, 72,000 cfs Mar. 19, 1929 (gage height, 20.1 ft); minimum, 53 cfs Jan. 6, 1950, caused by construction operations upstream; minimum daily, 

212 cfs Dec. 10, 1949.

Flood of June 1851 reached a stage of about 20 ft.

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

fluctuation at low stages caused by powerplant half a mile above station. Records of 

chemical analyses, water temperatures, and sediment loads for water year 1953 are given 

in WSP 1291.

Revisions (water years). WSP 405: Drainage area. WSP 955: 1924.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

2.5 

2.8 

3.3 

3.8

410

730

1,430

2,460

4.3

5.3 

7.1

3,990

7,580

14,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17 

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

778 

766

915

980

B3T

742

*718 

706

570" 600

718

622

814

754

802

730 

790 

754

778

766

778

802 

754

814 

790

790

790

730

778

730

850

23,847

769

0.116

0.13

Nov.

790 

766

754

766

 790

670

778 

754

766

754

730

730

682

802

694

838

1.140 

1,040

1,050

876

915

850 

826

802 

820

860

706

570

490

450

-

23,459

782

0.118

0.13

Dec.

520 

540

*600

706

730

802

814 

826

B76~ 876

850

838

730

510

470

470 

540 

660

780

850

814

790 

814

850 

802

778

580

530

560

560

658

21,724

701

0.106

0.12

Jan.

706 

730

730

730

670

 560

4"90~ 470 

530

580

660

650

646

670

950

1.300 

1,010 

790

850

863

876

863 

838

850 

876

780

700

670

640

610

570

22,858

737

0.111

0.13

Feb.

670 

670

 580

52T

790

1,500

1,560 

1,520

1,210

1,060

1,700

1.920

1,670

1,420

1,200

1,000 

800 

700

800

4,500

6,070

7.960 

7,600

6,800 

5,800

5,000

4,500

3,800

.

_

-

73,422

2,622

0.395

0.41

Calendar year 1952: Max 26,600 Mln 450

Mar.

3,200 

2,780

2.460

2,290

2,000

1,800

1,700 

1,800

 2,020

2,810

3,710

3,920

4,520

5,220

7,020

7.390 

6,840 

6,300

5,400

4,860

4,860

4,860 

5,580

6,120 

5,760

5,040

4,340

3,920

3,480

3,480

3,880

129,360

4,173

0.628

0.72

Apr.

4,020 

4,130

*3,920

3,710

3,510

3,540

3,510 

3,250

3,250

3,280

3,480

3,920

4,160

3,820

3,480

3,480 

3,480 

3,990

4,340

3,940

3,520

3,220 

3,100

2.890 

2,920

3,070

3,310

*3,780

4,270

4,520

-

108,810

3,627

0.546

0.61

May

4,860 

5,040

5,580

6,300

6,660

6,660

6,120 

5,220

4,860

4,300

3,960

3,640

3,250

3,190

3,100

2,890 

2,780 

2,640

2,510

2.320

3,220

4,060 

3,640

3,380 

3,710

3,380

3,130

3,130

3,250

4,200

3,780

124, 760

4.025

0.606

0.70

June

3,250 

2,840

*2,560

2,460

2,640

2,460

2,220 

3,380

3,220

2,950

3,220

3,280

4,060

4,520

4,060

3,160 

3,710 

6,300

6.660

4,540

3,190

2,750 

2,340

2.040 

2,110

2,270

2,540

3,340

3,920

4,690

100,380

3,346

0.504

0.56

July

 4,270 

3,920

3,540

2,980

2,780

5.220

4,520 

4,520

4,860

3,570

2,670

2,290

2,070

1,940

1.800

2,200 

2,460 

2,750

2,670

2,670

2,290

1,940 

1,840

1,860 

2,840

3,740

3,740

3,250

2,750

2,590

2,950

93,490

.3,016

0.454

0.52

Aug.

3,250 

3,220

2.890

*3,280

5.040

7,390

9,480 

11,800

14,000

14,400

9,860

6,840

5,580

4,860

4,240

3,710 

3,440

3,130

2,810

2,720

2,540

2,340 

2,200

2,090 

1,860

1,700

1,610

1,540

1,400

1,400

1.380

142,000

4,581

0.690

0.80

Sept.

1.550 

1,240

1,140

*1,210

1,200

1,210

1,150 

1,110

1,040

967

1,040

1,080

1,040

954

. 902

902 

778 

967

863

863

902

802 

850

790 

889

790

838

802

766

754

29,189

973

0.147

0.16

Mean 3,461 Cfsm 0.521 In. 7.09

Water year 1952-53: Max 14,400 Mln 450 Mean 2,447 Cfsm 0.369 In. 4.99

Peak discharge (base. 12.000 efs). Aug. 10 (5 a.m.) 15,200 cfs (7.29 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage discharge relation affected toy lee Nov. 25, 26, Jan. 10-12, 15-17, 

!b. 23 to Mar. 1. Mar. 5-8.

. 

FebT~2"3 to Mar. 1, Mar. 5-8.

26-29, Feb. 14-20,
336 IOWA RIVER BASIN

Cedar River near Conesville, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°24 I 30", long. 91°17'25", in Sw£ sec. 2, T. 76 N., R. 4 W., on downstream 

side of highway bridge 3§ miles northeast of Conesville, 5 miles downstream from 

Wapsinonoc Creek, and at mile 9.5.

Drainage area. 7,840 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 581.85 ft above mean sea level, 

cTatum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 2, 1940, wire-weight gage, 

and Feb. 2, 1940, to Apr. 10, 1952, water-stage recorder at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 4,426 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 22,400 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 12.87 ft); minimum daily, 650 cfs Dec. 16.

1939-53: Maximum discharge. 60,000 cfs June 18, 1947 (gage height, 15.35 ft); minimum daily, 323 cfs Feb. 2, 1940; minimum gage height, 2.73 ft Dec. 25, 1949.

Maximum stage known, 16 ft in March 1929, from information by local residents to 

Corps of Engineers.

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

Cooperation.--Three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Feb. 20 Feb. 21 to Sept. 30

3.2 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

790

1,330

2,210

4,760

8,500

3.9

6.0

8.0

11.0

13.0

880

3,000

6,100

13,500

23,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

985 

920

*890

890

985

1,070 

98S

890

865

840

815

515

865

815

920

920

950

950

950

920

920 

920

920

920

920

920

985

985

950

890

950

28,520

920

0.117

0.14

Nov.

920 

950

985

950 

920

*920 

950

890

950

985

950

950

950

920

950

1,020

1,580

3,920

2,580

1,740

1,530 

1,330

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,450

1,610

1,290

815

740

-

37,495

1,250

0.159

0.18

Dec.

760 

780

850

»900 

1,000

1,050 

1,080

1,100

1,090

1,060

1,030

970

900

800

700

550" 650

740

840

1,170

2,620 

2,110

1,700

1,650

1,210

980

800

720

800

880

910

32,' 740

1,056

0.135

0.16

Jan.

950 

1,000

1,000

970 

910

860 

800

73o" 760

830

900

940

1,020

1,120

*1,230

1,400

1,560

1,700

2,000 I,e6o

1,680 

1,580

*1,500

1,400

1,350

1,300

1,250

1,200

1,150

1,100

1,050

37,090

1,196

0.153

0.18

Feb.

1,200 

1,200

1,100

1,000 

*1,100

4,340 

8,100

5,600

4,340

3,430

2,880

3,060

3,430

3,000

2,500

2,000

1,500

1,300

1,400

7,700

20.600 

15,100

9,600

8,600

7,600

6,800

6,000

5,500

_

_

-

139,980

4,999

0.638

0.66

Mar.

5,000 

4,500

4,000

3,600 

*3,140

3,280 

3,210

2,880

2.460

27530"

4,710

5,930

4,740

5,080

6,700

7,700

8,550

7,700

7,300

6,300

5,760 

5,760

5,760

5,930

6,900

6,700

6,100

5,420

5,080

4,740

5,420

162,730

5,249

0.670

0.77

Apr.

6,500 

*6.900

6,100

5,760 

5,250

5,250 

4,740

4,740

4,570

4,260

4,260

4,260

4,400

*4,740

4,740

4,570

4,260

4,260

4,400

4,740

4,740 

4,400

4,120

3,840

3,840

3,840

3,840

3,980

4,120

4,740

-

140,160

4,672

0.596

0.66

May

5,930 

6,100

6,100

»6,100 

6,500

7,100 

7,300

7,100

6,500

5,760

5,250

5,080

4,570

4,260

4,100

3,980

3,840

3,700

3,560

3,420

3,280 

3,700

5,930

5,760

7,500

5,760

4,910

4,400

4,260

3,980

4,570

160,300

5,171

0.660

0.76

June

4,740 

4,120

3,840

3,500 

*3,350

3,350 

3,700

3,420

3,980

4,910

4,000

4,600

4,260

4,570

4,910

4,910

4,400

3,300

4,910

6,700

5,760 

4,400

3,700

3,280

3,000

2,760

2,820

3,070

3,980

4,260

-

122,500

4,023

0.521

0.58

July

4,570 

4,910

4,570

4,120 

4,400

*6,500 

6,100

5,250

5,080

4,910

4,910

3,840'

3,280

3,070

2,940

2,640

2,460

2,820

3,140

3,210

3,420 

4,120

3,140

2,580

2,400

2,400

3,560

3,980

3,840

3,420

3,140

118,720

3,830

0.489

0.56

Aug.

5,280 

3,560

3,840

5,420 

*5,350

3,980 

5,760

7,700

9,600

11,400

15.200

»15,200

8,600

6,500

5,930

5,080

4,570

4,260

3,840

5,560

5,350 

3,210

2,940

2,880

2,700

2,580

2,350

2,200

2,100

1,950

1,850

152,740

4,927

0.628

0.72

Sept.

1,850 

1,800

*1,750

1,650 

1,500

1,550 

1,500

1,550

1,320

1,360

1,360

1,280

1,320

1,320

1,320

1,230

1,180

1,100

1,150

1,100

1,150 

1,050

1,080

978

1,030

936

940

944

555" 920

-

38,170

1,272

0.162

0.18

Calendar year 4.952: Max 23,000 Min 650 Mean 4,299 Cfsm 0.548 In. 7.46

Water year 1952-53: Max 20,600 Min 650 Mean 3,209 Cfsm 0.409 In. 5.55

Peak: discharge (base, 11,000 efs).--Peb. 21 (5 p.m.) 22,400 cfs (12.87 ft); Aug. 12 (6 a.m.) 

14,300 cfs (11.20 Ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 30 to Dec. 18, Dec. 26 to Feb. 5, Feb. 15-19, 

Feb. 24 to Mar. 4.
IOWA RIVER BASIN 337

Iowa River at Wapello, Iowa

Location.--Lat 41°11', long. 91°ll', In sec. 27, T. .74 N., R. 3 W., on right bank 30 ft 

downstream from bridge on State Highway 99 at east edge of Wapello, 13 miles downstream 

from Cedar River, and at mile 16.0.

Drainage area. 12,480 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--February 1915 to September 1953.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 548.98 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Apr. 17, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--38 years, 6,297 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 32,800 cfs Feb. 23 (gage height, 10.42 ft); minimum, 1,060 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, -0.55 ft).

1915-53: Maximum discharge, 94,000 cfs June 18, 1947 (gage height, 16.14 ft); maximum gage height, 16.85 ft June 17, 1947, before levees broke in vicinity of gage; 

minimum discharge, about 400 cfs Dec. 15-17, 1916.

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

Cooperation.--Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau. Two 

discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 27 to Mar. 11)

-0.6 1,000 5.0 12,100

0.0 1,710 8.0 22,500

1.0 3,200 10.0 30,800

3.0 7,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9 

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26 

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,310

1,360

1,310

1,250

1,400

*1,370

1,390 

1,370

1,250 

1,310

1,230

1,220 

1,250

1,250

1,280

1,300 

1,250

1,350

1,250

1,340

1,250

1,340 

1,270

1,310

1,350

1,280 

1,310 

1,330

1,300

1,270

1,270

40,320

1,301

0.104

0.12

Nov.

1,290

1,280

1,290

1,290

1,290

*1,250

1,270 

1,300

1,220 

1,250

1,330

1,280 

1,290

1,280

1,280

1,300 

1,540

5,620

6,720

3, 726

2,550

2,100 

1,840

1,780

1,780

1,900 

2,320 

2,390

1,550

1.150

-

57,450

1,915

0.153

0.17

Dec.

1,200

1,300

1,380

1,450

1,510

1,550

1,660 

*1,690

1,710 

1,650

1,710

1,710 

1,550

1,350

1,130

1.080 

1,160

1,200

1,300

1,450

3,000

4,100 

2,960

2,300

1,900

1,650 

1,300 

1,150

1,200

1,250

1,300

50,730

1,636

0.131

0.15

Jan.

1,350

1,380

1,400

1,400

1,350

1,300

1,250 

1,280

1,330 

1,400

1,550

1,650 

1,780

1,950

2,100

2,300 

2,500

2,800

3,000

3.200

3,000

2,850 

2,700

2,600

2,400

*2,300 

2,200 

2,100

2,000

1,900

1,800

62,120

2,004

0.161

0.19

Feb.

1,750

1,650

1,600

1,550

1,766

6,000

14,000 

14,500

*9,820 

7,850

6,400

*6,000 

6,000

5,400

4,600

3,000 

2,500

2,200

2,600

10,100

23,900

30,300 

28,700

19,300

16,400

15,400 

14,500 

13,300

.

_

-

271,020

9,679

0.776

0.81

Mar.

11,500

9,550

7,850

7,000

5,800

5,400

5,400 

5,020

4.540 

*4,540

6,070

11,300 

9,550

9,020

11,500

13,600 

13,600

12,700

11,500

10,700

9,820

9,280 

9,020

9,820

11,800

11,500 

10,400 

9,280

10,100

8,070

8,930

284,160

9,166

0.734

0.85

Apr.

*14,200

14.500

12,766

11,500

10,400

9,280

8,530 

8,300

7,850 

7,630

7,420

7,420 

7,210

7,420

7.630

7,420 

7,210

7,000

7,000

7,000

7,210

7,000 

6,600

6,400

6,606

6,800 

6,800 

7,000

7,210

7,850

-

247,090

8,236

0.660

0.74

May

10.400

11,300

11,000

11,000

11,000

11,300

*11,300 

11,000

10,400 

9,280

8,770

8,300 

7,630

7,210

6,800

6,600 

6,400

6,200

6,000

5,800

5,400

5,600 

7,850

9,820

12,700

14.200 

11,800 

9,280

7,850

7,210

7,000

276,400

8,916

0.714

0.82

June

7,210

7,000

6,400

6,000

5,800

5,400

6,400 

6,600

*7,630 

8,770

8,300

7,630 

8,770

8,770

9,020

9,020 

8,530

7,210

6,600

7,630

7,850

6,400 

5,600

5,020

4,640

4,360 

4,260 

5^020

9,920

10,400

212,160

7,072

0.567

0.63

July

9,820

9,020

7,850

7,420

7,850

9,550

*11,000 

8,530

7,630 

7,000

7,000

6,200 

5,400

4,830

4,740

4,260 

3,900

3,900

4,080

4,260

5,600

5,400 

4,830

3,720

3,370

3,200 

S.S10 

4.640

4,830

4,450

3,990

182,080

5,874

0.471

0.54

Aug.

3,810

4,170

4,740

4,360

3,990

4,170

5,400 

7,210

9,020 

 11,000

12, 100

*15.500 i'1,5'06

8,300

7,000

6,200 

5,800

5,210

4,740

4,450

4,080

3,990 

3,720

3,540

3,370

3,200 

2,790 

2,710

2,470

2,390

2^240

170,970

5,515

0.442

0.51

Sept.

2,100

*2,646

1,970

1,970

1,780

1,780

1,780 

1,780

1,780 

1,690

1,660

1,510 

1,490

1,590

1,450

1,460 

1,370

1,290

1,340

1,280

1,330

1,190 

1,300

1,190

1,160

1,150 

1,150 

1,130

1,090

1,150

44,950

1,498

0.120

0.13

Calendar year 1952: Max 40,800 Min 1,080 Mean 7,068 Cfsm 0.566 In. 7.71

Water year 1952-53: Max 30,300 Min 1,080 Mean 5,204 Cfsm 0.417 In. 5.66

Peak discharge (base, 14,000 cfs). Feb. 8 (4 a.m.) 16,800 cfs (6.47 ft); Feb. 23 (1 a.m.) 32,800

cfs (10.42 ft); Apr. 1 (2:30 a.m.) 15,100 cfs (5.96 ft); May 25 (12 p.m.) 15,100 cfs (6.00 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 30 to Dec. 4, Dec. 13 to Feb. 7, Feb. 14-19.
338 EDWARDS RIVER BASIN

Edwards River near Orion, 111.

Location. Lat 41°16'20", long. 90°22'40", in NE&SEi sec. 21, T. 15 N., R. 1 E., on left 

bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 150, 1.5 miles north of Opheim, and 

5.5 miles south of Orion .

Drainage area. 163 sq mi.

Records available. January 1941 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 653.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Apr. 4, 1941, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 110 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,000 cfs July 6 (gage height, 10.89 ft); minimum, 1.7 cfs Sept. 30.

1941-53: Maximum discharge, 8,910 cfs Feb. 19, 1951 (gage height, 13.41 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 30, 1953.

Flood in August 1924 reached a stage of 20.2 ft, from floodmarks.

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

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1175: 1947(P).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 20 Feb. 21 to Sept. 30

1.09 3.0

1.1 3.4

1.3 12

1.5 23

1.7 

2.0 

2.3 

2.5

39

74

128

205

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4

1.7

5.0

9.0

20

1.7 

2.3 

2.5 

2.7

53

138

205

277

3.0

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

348

780

1,510

2,960

Note. Same as following 

table above 2.5 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.0

TX

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.4 

3.8

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.6

5.4

5-7J 6.6

4.6

4.6

4.2

3.8

4.2

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

*4.6

4.2

4.6

4.2

4.6

131.0

4.23

0.026

0.03

Nov.

4,6

47?

.6

.6

.6

.6 

.6

.6

.6

.6

5.0

4.6

5.0

4.6

4.6

5.0

7.8

16

~S.8 42

5.0

4.6

4.6

5.8

13

29

b20

b!5

blO

blO

-

263.4

8.78

0.054

0.06

Dec.

bll

b!2

bl4

18

20

18 

16

14

12

10

9.4

8.6

b8.2

b8.0

b7.8

b9.0

11

12

13

b75

37

22

25

22

20

21

b!8

b!5

b!2

bll

bll

521.0

16.8

0.103

. 0.12

Jan.

b!2

b!2

bll

blO

b9.0

b8.2 

bS.O

bBTZ"

b8.4

b9.0

b9.5

blO

b!2

b!5

b20

b25 b20~

b!5

b!2

bll

b!2

b!3

b!4

b!5

b!5

b!3

bll

blO

b9.0

b8.7

b8. 3

374.3

12.1

0.074

0.09

Feb.

bB.O bO"

bS.O

blO

58

555 148-

57

39

39

39

47

32

31

26

b28

b27

b30

*b40

512

414

267

125

89

79

74

68

b50

_

_

-

2,908.3

104

0.638

0.66

Mar.

b40 b§0~

b80

blOO

b70

b50 

b41

b40

b45

63

86

91

99

117

160

107

93

88

75

68

66

70

69

*61

60

55

53

52

47

84

149

2,339

75.5

0.463

0.53

Apr.

141

m

109

98

88

81 

*75

74

74

72

63

61

60

58

79

73

61

59

57

57

53

53

49

52

72

60

54

49

BT

57

-

2,106

70.2

0.431

0.48

May

55

49

47

43

48

52 

46

43

41

39

37

36

36

*3535"

36

69

51

55

42

48

94

71

320

TBT

99

82

74

69

64

55

2,036

65.7

0.403

0.46

June

48

47

46

43

203

-§5 326

220

81

63

60

54

80

118

66

60

51

48

46

43

42

41

36

34

*35

29

25

28

24

21

-

2,106

70.2

0.431

0.48

July

18 660"

147

66

657

2.860 

348

148

93

70

60

52

48

60

39

34

34

35

106

*341

386

93

57

46

41

36

33

30

29

24

24

6,675

215

1.32

1.52

Aug.

23

25

21

22

22

21 

IB- 36

20

18

16

15

14

13

12

11

10

9.5

9.0

8.6

8.2

7.8

7.4

7.0

6.6

6.6

6.2

*5.4

4.7

4.3

4.0

419.3

13.5

0.083

0.10

Sept.

4.0

4.0

4.3

7.8

8.2

6.2 

5.0

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.0

4.0

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.0

2.7

2.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.0

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.7

2.7

*2.0

-

111.3

3.71

0.023

0.03

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,160 Min 3.0 Mean 116 Cfsm 0.712 In. 9.68

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,860 Min 2.0 Mean 54.8 Cfsm 0.336 In. 4.56

Peak discharge (base. 1,800 cfs). July 6 (6 a.m.) 5,000 cfs (10.89 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
EDWARDS RIVER BASIN 339 

Edwards River near New Boston, 111.

Location. Lat 41°11'15", long. 90°58'05", at quarter corner between sees. 21 and 28, 

T. 14 N., R. 5 ¥., on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 17, 

1? miles northeast of New Boston and 5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 434 sq mi.

Records available. November 1934 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 529.92 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Mar. 1, 1941, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years (1935-53), 251 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1, 

mum observed, 10 cfs Sept. 20.

cfs Feb. 20 (gage height, 17.82 ft); mini-

_._ ... -_.___...._.. _._-.__._ _, .,-__ .._ _. _ . 26, 1950, K 

height, 20.63 ft May 12, 1951; minimum discharge observed, 6 cfs July 26, 1940; minimum

1934-53: Maximum discharge, 7,280 cfs Apr. 26, 1950, May 12, 1951; maximum gage 

ight, 20.63 ft May 12, 1951; minimum discharge observed, 6 ' " ' "" "" 

gage height observed, 8.59 ft Oct. 8, 1937.

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

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used July 1O to Aug. 4)

9.2

9.5

10.0

10.5

9.0

27

124

11.0

12.0

16.0

16.8

194

360

1,260

1,510

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

'i

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

14

14

14

14

14

17

17

15 

15

19

19

19

18

17

19

19

17

17

18

19

IB 

20

15

18

18

18

18

»19

19

19

19

540

17.4

O.O40

O.05

Nov.

1818"

18

19

19

20

2O

19 

19

19

20

20

20

20

2O

21

24

30

40

47

35 

28

25

25

30

45

b60

b55

b4O

b30

-

824

27.5

0.063

0.07

Dec.

b23

b21

b22

24

26

29

32

34 

36

38

36

30

23

b22

b21

b20

bli

bl?

22

86

141 

*To"5~ 156

98

67

4B

b50

b45

b40

b30

b31

1,394

45.0

0.104

0.12

Jan.

b33

b33

b28

b25

b23

b21

b20

bST 

b22

b23

b24

b25

b27

30

b35

b48

b58

bB7

41

32

30 

31

33

b34

b36

b35

b31

b27

*b24

b22

b21

947

30.5

0,070

0.08

Feb.

b20

b2T

b20

b23

67

b550

802

408 

248

194

176

172

134

125

104

79

b65

*b77

97

1,210

1.250 

946

428

368

282

240

216

194

-

-

-

8,518

304

0.700

0.73

Mar.

167

142

118

129

140

168

138

blOO 

blCO"

149

179

216

209

232

256

333

26T

232

216

192

178 

173

173

170

*153

146

138

132

127

149

307

5,526

178

O.41O

O.47

Apr.

438 458"

342

298

264

24O

*224

209 

209

202

185

172

161

154

163

224

224

180

166

158

153 

145

140

129 T56~

216

182

160

150

158

-

6,220

207

0.477

0.53

May

232

232

194

173

161

161

164

156 

145

137

130

124

12O

*118

117

112

ns

128

140

137

133 

127

g!50

g£24

458

342

224

184

164

156

142

5,298

171

0.394

0.45

June

125

113

107

102

101

192

400

155 

324

191

137

151

136

273

386

178

145

127

112

101

91 

84

*78

75

73

73

73

73

74

68

-

4,346

145

0.334

0.37

July

To" 60

610

406

362

824

978

1.510 

921

298

216

176

153

136

146

112

101

113

101

175

541 

89O

307

173

128

107

104

96

*87

geo

g74

10,057

324

O.747

0.66

Aug.

g68

66

66

59

57

54

52

49 

68

52

47

44

42

40

36

33

31

30

26

27

26 

25

24

23

22

2O

20

*18

17

16

15

1,175

37.9

0.087

0.10

Sept.

14

15

16

18

16

18

19

TT

16

g!6

815

14

g!2

g!3

g!2

g!3

g"

813

812

6i2

811 

8H

g!2

gll

811

11

12

813

812

»gll

405

13.5

0.031

0.03

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,360 Mln 14 Mean 303 Cfsm O.698 In. 9.52

Water WttUCA' year yeill 1952-53: AOJt O Ji Max P1CUI. 1,51O J->UO.U Min PI All 10 ±\J Mean P1CCU1 124 J.C4 Cfsm <-> 1 olll 0.286 (J ( £OO In. J.11 3.86 O«DD

Peak discharge (base, 1,700 cfs).--Feb. 20 (8 p.m.) 1.88O cfs (17.82 ft)j July 9 (l a.m.) 1,800 

cfs J17.55 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by iee.- 

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
340 POPE CREEK BASIN

Pope Creek near Keithsburg, 111.

Location. Lat 41°07'45", long. 90°55'10", in SE£ sec. 11, T. 13 N., R. 5 W., near center 

or span on downstream side of highway bridge, 2 miles northeast of Keithsburg and 3.3 

miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 171 sq mi.

Records available. December 1934 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Datum of gage 

is 524.07 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 18 years (1935-53), 97.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,040 cfs July 6 (gage height, 23.21 ft); minimum, a.6 cfs Sept. 7.

1934-53: Maximum discharge, 4,180 cfs Apr. 25, 1950 (gage height, 26.19 ft); maximum gage height observed, 28.0 ft Feb. 21, 1937 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 

0.6 cfs Oct. 1, 2, 1949; minimum gage height observed, 14.53 ft Jan. 13, 1940.

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

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 20-24, July 6 to Sept. 30)

15.6

15.7

16.0

16.3

16.6

1.0

3.7

23

51

89

17.0

18.0

19.0

21.0

149

330

546

1,120

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.9

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

5.5

9.6

T7Z

6.1

6.6

7.8

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

7.2

7.2

7.8

*6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

174.6

5.63

0.033

0.04

Nov.

6.1

6.1

6.6

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7,8

29

I?

17

13

12

12

15

26

20

b!7

b!5

b!3

-

326.6

10.9

0.064

0.07

Dec.

b!2

bll

bll

b!4

17

18

17

20

22

25

15

b!3

bll

blO

blO

blO

11

11

14

89

88

67 *50

36

28

b25

b22

b!9

bl8

b!7

bl8

" 749

24.2

O.142

0.16

Jan.

b!8

b!7

b!5

b!3

b!2

bll

blO

bIT

b!2

13

15

13

14

17

25

28

SB- 29

18

16

16

17

20

19

b!7

b!6

b!5

b!4

b!4

b!3

b!3

506

16.3

0.095

0.11

Feb.

b!3

b!3

b!3

35

393

290

126

103

85

81

59

33

29

20

b30

b25

*30

61

1,110

561

173

157

141

89

77

68

55

_

_

-

3,883

139

0.813

O.84

Calendar year 1952: Max 948 Mln 4.2

Mar.

43

26

29

19

BT

44

29

20

30

55

57

52

51

53

64

68

58

56

56

50

46

42

47

42

40

38

37

31

29

57

133

1,453

46.9

0.274

0.32

Apr.

157

ITT

118

103

89

80

76

»79

73

64

57

53

52

52

71

110

82

68

61

57

53

SB- 51

72

77

63

57

55

67

79

-

2,275

75.8

0.443

O.49

May

103

86

72

64

63

63

61

55

50

44

40

4O

40

*38SB72

81

53

44

40

51

79

96

157

ItSJ

73

59

56

55

50

47

1,973

63.6

0.372

O.43

June

41

36

33

31

32

4O

61

66

76

43

52

126

89

165

593

141

76

61

48

37

34

30

*29

29

29

28

31

29

24

21

-

1,931

64.4

0.377

0.42

July

22

22

23

31

457

730

5BT

96

62

50

42

37

34

32

29

27

28

25

27

25

39

1O3

70

29

25

21

19

18

*15

14

13

2,416

77.9

0.456

0.53

Aug.

13

13

12

13

12

14

14

12

12

17.

12

11

9.0

9.0

8.4

7.8

7.8

7.2

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.1

6.1

6.6

5.5

4.9

5.5

*5.5

3.7

3.7

3.4

275.0

8.87

0.052

O.O6

Sept.

3.4

3.4

3.4

6.6

6.4

4.9

473- 2.6

4.3

4.3

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

*3.7

-

119.6

5.99

0.025

O.05

Mean 122 Cfsm O.713 In. 9.68

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,11O Min 2.6 Mean 44.1 Cfsm O.25B In. 3.50

Peak discharge (base, l.OOO cfs). Feb. 2O (12 m.) 1,390 ofs (21.77 ft)j July 6 (3 a.m.) 2,040 cfs

(23.21 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
HENDERSON CREEK BASIN 

Henderson Creek near Little York, 111.

341

Location. Lat 41 "02'35", long. 90°44'45", between sees. 8 and 9, T. 12N..R. 3W., near 

center of span at upstream side of bridge on State Highways 94 and 135, 1.3 miles upstream from Duck Creek, 2.2 miles north of Little York, and 3.8 miles upstream from 

North Henderson Creek.

Drainage area. 151 sq mi.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator: gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 

566.24 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 13 years, 100 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,360 cfs July 6 (gage height, 12.00 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs Sept. 2.

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 8,250 cfs Apr. 25, 1950 (gage height, 17.65 ft), no 

flow Sept. 3,4, 9-11, 27, 28, Oct. 2, 1949.

Flood of June 28, 1924, reached a stage of 23.2 ft, from floodmark.

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

which are poor.

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1145: 1947(M). WSP 1175: 1949(P).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of lee effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Feb. 2O Feb. 21 to Sept. 3O

3.8

3.9

4.0

2.0

6.5

12

6.0 

7.0 

7.9

200

324

462

3.5

3.6

3.7 

3.B

0.2

1.8

4.3

8.0

13

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

10.2

216

480

870

914

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.7

.9

.9

.7

.5

.5

.5

7S~ .3

.9

.9

.7

.9

1.7

3.2

5.5

6.0

6.5

_75

2.4

2.0

1.7

1.4

2.0

2.4

2.0

*3.2

3.6

2.8

2.4

2.4

62.1

2.00

0.013

O.02

Nov.

2.4

1.4

177

1.7

2.0

2.4

2.0

2.0

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.8

3.6

2.8

3.2

33

13

11

10

8.3

2.B

2.4

*14

41

49

_T

23

14

-

288.5

9.62

0.064

O.O7

Dec.

11

7.7

6.5

6.5

10

17

13

8.3

B.3

8.9

7.1

2.8

372

3.6

b4.0

4.5

4.5

5.5

11

42.

40

36

37

37

32

29

27

26

19

b!7

15

500.4

16.1

0.107

0.12

Jan.

15

bis

b!3

b!2

blO

b9

b9

bll

1)12

.14

b!4

b!2

b!3

b!5

17

25

26

b-5

b!5

b!5

615

b!6

17

23

b20

blB

bis

b!3

b!3 bis

bl3

468

15.1

0.100

0.12

Feb.

b!3 bT3~

13

14

288

457

1ST

88

50

51

49

50

46

48

48

66

b50

*b40

41

434

358

282

196

156

116

116

96

68

_

-

3,416

122

0.808

0.84

Mar.

50

48

50

54

59

59

57

42

ST

72

68

68

68

68

72

77

68

72

72

59

64

68

68

64

59

57

58

57

72

72

86

1,965

63.4

0.420

0.48

Apr.

T5B" 186

166

116

96

a93

a90

*96

86

77

77

68

64

68

68

aBO

alOO

68

72

72

68

64

59

ST

68

68

a 60

a60

72

77

-

2,589

86.3

0.572

0.64

May

106

TOT

96

86

82

77

77

77

77

82

59

59

57

»53

ST

a6O

a80

a60

55

56

64

91

86

91

91

91

86

77

72

59

58

2,320

74.8

0.495

O.57

June

49

46

44

40

40

39

41

91

86

86

-7Z 106

68

68

68

64

»59

59

59

55

46

43

41

40

32

32

31

28

27

26

-

1,586

52.9

0.350

0.39

July

20

21

22

25

126

I_6- 898

77

59

51

42

34

30

27

25

22

20

al8

a!7

al5

al6

2O

20

11

12

11

10

10

»10

10

a£

2,114

68.2

0.452

0.52

Aug.

?78" 8.0

6.4

5.6

4.3

4.3

4.9

8.0

6.4

5.2

4.3

3.7

3,4

2.6

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.8

i.e

1.3

1.1

.9

.9

.9

 1.1

.7

7¥

.9

.7

97.5

3.15

O.021

0.02

Sept.

0.4

.2

71

.7

1.5

1.1

1.3

1.1

1.1

.7

.4

.3

.4

.3

.5

.5

.5

.4

.3

.3

.4

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

*.5

.4

-

16.8

0.560

0.0037

O.O04

Calendar year 1952: Max 1.O9O Mln o.3 Mean 107 Cfsm 0.709 In. 9.62

Water year 1952-53: Max 898 Min O.2 Mean 42.3 Cfsm O.2BO In. 3.79

Peak discharge (base. 9OO cfs). July 6 (11 a.m.) 1,360 cfs (12.00 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

Creek near Oquawka and Cedar Creek at Little York, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
342 HENDERSON CREEK BASIN

Cedar Creek at Little York, 111.

Location. Lat 41°00'50", long. 90°44'45", between sees. 20 and 81, T. 12 N., R. 3 W., near 

center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 135 at north edge of Little 

York, 1.5 miles upstream from Davids Creek,and 6.7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 128 sq mi. * 

Records available. October 1940 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator: gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 

574.27 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 13 years, 97.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,600 cfs June 10 (gage height, 14.90 ft); minimum, 5.8 cfs Sept. 30.

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 7,470 cfs Apr. 24, 1950 (gage height, 16.70 ft); minimum 

observed, 1.0 cfs Aug. 28, 1941.

Flood of June 1924 reached a stage of 18.1 ft, from floodmark.

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

which are poor.

Coope rat ion.--One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1175-. 1944, 1948(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 1-27)

3.6 

3.8 

4.0 

5.0

4.0

10

16

58

6.0

7.0

10.0

13.0

113

185

485

850

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

al3

34rs

12

12

12

12

10

TC

10

10

10

10 *11

10

10

10

387

12.5

0.09B

0.11

Nov.

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

12

15

14

34

68

42

18

15

15

13

20

39

85

5T

32

25

21

-

702

23.4

0.183

0.20

Dec .

b!9

IB

19

21

28

42

30

16

18

19

19

19

19

IB" 15

15

15

15

IB

24

32

50

*58

b56" 60

b40

b35

b30

b27

b25

b25

838

27.0

0.211

0.24

Jan.

b25

b25

b22

b20

b!7

b!5

b!3

bTJ

bl6

b!8

b!8

b!6

b20

b25

b35_

b30

b27

b23

b20

b20

b20

b22

b27

b35

b30

b25

a23

b21

b20

b20

a!9

681

22. 0

0.172

0.20

Feb.

bl9

bl8

b!8

b!7

bSB".

b550 5SS"

107

58

58

95

101

78

78

a75

73

b70

b68

89

485

358

a250

a210

185

141

141

113

107

_

-

3,980

142

1.11

1.16

Mar.

101

101

89

89

95

78

78

73?y

89

69

95

101

101

107

89

89

89

89

89

89

89

101

127 *S5

95

95

89

89

78

127

2,878

92.6

0.725

0.84

Apr.

248

'2T7J

185

169

155

134

134

120

*120

113

107

101

89

83

115

141

1O1

101

95

89

83

B3

63

120

113

101

83

89

113

al30

-

3,606

12O

0.936

1.05

May

148

141

134

127

134

134

113

113

101

95

95

83

83

*78

76

121

430

T3J

162

148

148

148

134

120

107

95

89

78

73

75

73

3,849

124

0.969

1.12

June

63

56

53

50

63

113

127

169

95

588

834

fSI

141

141

127

101

*83

89

78

68

60

56

50

446

46

46

50

46

46

-

3,799

127

0.992

1.10

July

4B

44

48

48

199

256

loT

48

42

38

36

36

73

53

40

30

30

53

32

28

25

32

32

25

21

21

21 *il

Tf

16

16

1,526

49.2

0.384

0.44

Aug.

16

16

16

14

14

14

14

19

24

26.

23

14

13

13

14

13

13

13

11

10

11

8.5

8.8

8.8

8.6

8.6

*7.6

Ol

6.5

8.2

7.6

405.4

13.1

0.102

0.12

Sept.

7.0

aS.B

a6.B

alO

a!7

a!4

12

9.7

9.1

10

B.5

8.5

B.2

6.2

7.6

B.2

8.2

11

13

11

10

11

8.2

8.2

7.9

13

13

10

7.9

»5.B

2B9.8

9.66

0.075

0.08

Calendar year 1952: Max 850 Mln 10 Mean 97.9 Cfsm 0.765 In. 10.39

Water year 1952-53: Max 834 Min 5.8 Mean 62.9 Cfsm 0.491 In. 6.66

peak discharge (base. 90O cfs). June 10 (11 p.m.) 2,600 ofs (14.90 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Henderson 

Creek near Oquawka.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
HENDERSON CREEK BASIN 343

Henderson Creek near Oquawka, 111.

Location. Lat 41 "00'05", long. 90"51'15", in NE£SW± sec. 28, T. 12 N., R. 4 W., on left 

banR at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 94, 1 mile south of Bald Bluff, 

6| miles northeast of Oquawka, and 22 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 428 sq mi.

Records available. December 1934 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 541.67 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Mar. 4, 1941, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years (1935-53), 267 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,020 cfs Feb. 20 (gage height, 22.87 ft); mln- 

. imum, 5.6 cfs Sept. 30.

1934-53: Maximum discharge. 16,500 cfs Apr. 25, 1950 (gage height, 28.17 ft); minimum observed, 1.7 cfs Sept. 22, 23, 1940; minimum gage height observed, 9.76 ft Aug. 4, 

1936.

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

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1208: 1939, 1942-43.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 19 to Dec. 5, Sept. 3-30)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 18 Nov. 19 to July 6 July 7 to Sept. 30

12.4

12.5

12.6

13.0

13.7

9.5

14

21

57

127

12.5

13.0

14.0

16.0

20.0

22.0

20

54

141

371

981

1,460

11.6

12.0

12.5

13.0

14.0

16.0

4.O

20

43

74 

157 

382

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

9.5

9.7

9.2

9.S

9.7

10 

12

12

15

15

15

15

14

12

16

57

4T

21

20

19

IB

17

16

21

23

23

23

86

30

29

35

605.0

19.5

0.046

0.05

Nov.

38

37

38

46

42

35 

38

42

42

43

43

37

35

39

39

40

46

127

118

64

36

30

27

25

»50

136

T3T

66

50

33

-

1,578

52.6

0.123

0.14

Dec.

30

30

31

36

43

43 

53

47

47

46

40

37

25

27

27

25

24

25

25

154

T56" 281

»126

136

100

94

87

71

64

55

56

2,041

65.8

0.154

0.18

Jan.

56

56

43

52

48

39 

28

55

36

40

44

48

41

51

75

64

68

50

4?

49

50

54

60

6B

77

71

61

56

55

48

46

1,604

51.7

0.121

0.14

Feb.

43

43

41

38

BT

beso

b54O

b300

b210

186

191

252

213

1B6

166

141

136

166

176

1,460

1,430

540

525

427

371

344

312

275

_

_

-

9,644

344

O.B04

0.84

Mar.

240

208

218

208

218

213 

181

156 m

191

213

213

213

218

240

246

224

224

224

213

202

202

230

218

 202

191

181

176

171

204

455

6,664

215

0.502

0.58

Apr.

570

525

469

427

371

344 

318

305

*305

275

252

235

224

208

246

344

299

257

235

23O

218

213 208'

26"9~ 202

275

230

208

208

252

-

8,722

291

0.680

0.76

May

344

331

287

262

257

281 

257

240

224

208

196

181

*176

166

T6l>

166

365

413

25T

252

246

299

318

305

299

246

213

191

161

176

166

7,699

248

0.579

0.67

June

146

136

136

131

156

399 

262

365

318

357

269

540

427

331

216

»186

166

146

131

118

103

97

90

87

90

B3

84

84

72

5,997

200

0.467

0.52

July

60

60

80

69

401

1,260 

3ff2

192

152

129

116

108

98

104

91

82

78

93

89

77

68

68

75

63

54

49

45

*43

42

40

38

4,306

139

0.325

0.37

Aug.

36

35

34

31

28

28 

30

40

42

30

26

26

26

25

23

22

20

18

18

17

17

17

16

16

15

*14

13

T?

12

733

23.6

0.055

0.06

Sept.

12

11

11

16

22

25

17

15

14

13

13

12

11

11

10

10

10

10

13

21

12

9.6

8.8

9.2

9.6

10

12

 14

7.6

389.8

13.0

0.030

0.03

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,860 Min 8.8 Mean 322 Cfsm O.752 In. 1O.27

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,460 Min 7.6 Mean 137 Cfsm O.320 In. 4.34

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 efs). Feb. 20 (8 p.m.) 2,020 ofs (22.87 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
344 HENDERSON CREEK BASIN

South Henderson Creek at Biggsville, 111.

Location. La t 40°51'25B , long. 90°S1'50", between sees. 16 and 17, T. 10 N., R. 4 ¥., near 

center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 94 at north edge of Biggsville, 1.5 miles downstream from Old Tom Creek and 6.4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 81.4 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 

=618.02 ft above mean sea level, datura of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge. 14 years, 54.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,190 cfs June 11 (gage height, 8.56 ft); no 

flow Aug. 13 to Sept. 30.

1939-53: Maximum discharge observed, 6,700 cfs June 12, 1946 (gage height, 18.50 

ft); no flow for several days during 1940, 1946-47, 1949, 1953.

Flood in 1924 reached a stage of about 19 ft, from information furnished by local 

residents.

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

which are poor.

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1238: 1943.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 15)

3.24

3.3

3.7

3.9

4.2

1.1

10

17

35

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

6.3

67 

145 

34B 

420

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.8

2.0

1.8

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.3

.9

970

B.3

7.3

6.9

6.6

6.0

5.5

5.1

4.2

4.0

3.7

3.5

2.9

2.6

*2.4

1.8

1.3

103.9

3.35

0.041

O.O5

Nov.

1.3

1.1

1.1

.9

173

2.0

2.6

2.9

4.6

4.2

4.6

4.2

3.5

2.9

2.2

1.5

1.8

a20

alO

a6.O

a4.0

3.5

3.5

4.0

*7.8

 sS 47

13

8.0

4.2

-

211.7

7.06

0.087

O.10

Dec.

2.0

1.5

1.5

2.0

2.9

3.7

3.5

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.7

3.1

2.4

2.4

1.5

1.3

1.1

.9

879

43

a 25

*15

a 25

a3O

16

13

12

1O

9.0

8.5

8.5

268.3

8.65

0.106

0.12

Jan.

8.5

8.5

7.6

6.7

5.8

5.2

4.5

575

5.4

6.5

6.2

6.0

7.2

9.4

13

12

11

9.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

8.4

1O

12

11

9.5

8.8

8.0

7.6

7.2

6.9

247.9

8.00

0.098

0.11

Feb.

6.7

6.5

6.3

no 6.0

-48 184

36

32

27

50

43

43

37

29

27

*26

28

60

70

128

112

104

9O

81

67

62

55

_

-

1,576.5

56.3

0.692

0.72

Mar.

46

39

38

45

38

36

32

32

30

32

44

57

46

59

54

52

50

50

48

47

48

5O

48

46

*45

42

41

40

45

81

154

1,515

48. 9

0.6O1

0.69

Apr.

172

T54

136

120

106

102

98

92

82

*8O

65

59

57

55

66

61

55

48

6O

57

51

46

44

46

62

50

43

42

4T

54

-

2,210

73.7

0.905

1.01

May

55

54

54

53

52

51

52

51

48

a 44

a42

a 40

*37

a36

a35

75

128

156

93

92

86

84

67

63

62

47

44

39

35

33

32

1,790

57.7

0.709

0.82

June

32

31

30

30

29

37

45

77

37

32

398

T5T

74

60

52

40

39

37

32

30

28

24

*24

25

24

23

18

23

18

17

-

1,497

49.9

0.613

0.68

July

16

20

17

17

31

"27 40

16

15

14

13

13

12

17

11

11

10

10

9.6

9.6

12

8.6

8.3

7.8

7.3

6.9

6.4

*6.2

5.5

4.8

4.4

403.4

13.0

0.160

O.18

Aug.

3.7

375

3.5

2.6

1.8

1.3

2.0

2.2

1.3

.7

.1

.3

 50

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

23.0

0.74

0.0091

O.01

Sept.

(»)

-

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 692 Mln 0.9 Mean 57.6 Cfsm 0.708 In. 9.64

Water year 1952-53: Max 398 Mln 0 Mean 27. O Cfsm 0.332 In. 4.49

Peak discharge (base. l.OOO cfs). June 11 (12 m.) 1.19O ofs (8.56 ft). 

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

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, 2 discharge measurements, 

and records for Henderson Creek near Oquawka.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 25 to Feb. 5.
SKUNK RIVER BASIN 

Skunk River near Ames, Iowa

345

Location. Lat 42°04'06", long. 93°37'02", In SW£ sec. 23, T. 84 N., R. 24 W., on left bank 

2? miles north of Ames, 3^ miles downstream from Keigley Branch, and 5 miles upstream 

from Squaw Creek.

Drainage area. 322 sq mi.

Records available. July 1920 to August 1927, March 1933 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since July 21, 1934. Datum of gage is 893.6 

rt above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Iowa Highway Commission benchmark). Prior to 

Aug. 25, 1921, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 26 years (1920-26, 1933-53), 134 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 980 cfs May 1 (gage height, 4.71 ft); maximum 

gage height, 6.46 ft (ice jam) Feb. 20; no flow Sept. 22, 23, 27-30.

1920-27, 1933-53: Maximum discharge, 8,060 cfs May 20, 1944 (gage height, 13.90 ft); 

no flow at times in June, July, August 1934, Jan. 25, 1937, Sept. 22, 23, 27-30, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect and those below 10 cfs, 

which are poor.

Revisions. WSP 1238: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

1.4 

1.6

2.0

2.1

2.2

0 

.1 

.3 

.5 

1.1 

2.6 

5.4 

11

2.3

2.4 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

18

27

57

160

350

61O

8B3

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.0

1.0

T75

1.9

1.0

*1.2

1.2

1.2

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

2.3

272

2.2

2.0

2.2

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.2

52.9

1.71

0.0053

0.006

Nov.

2.0

2.0

*2.Q

2.2

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.6

2.9

3.2

8.0

~§.o 11

6.4

4.8

4.6

4.3

4.0

3.4

1.7

375

2.4

2.1

1.9

-

103.9

3.46

0.011

0.01

Dec.

1.9

275

2.2

2.6

3.0

3.4

3.9

4.6

*5.4

5.9

5.4

4.B

4.4

3.9

3.6

3.3

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.9

3.1

3.3

3.5

3.2

3.0

2.7

2.5

3.0

3.0

2.5

2.7

104.8

3.38

0.010

0.01

Jan.

2.9

37T

3.3

3.5

»3.6

3.7

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.5

5.6

7.0

571

4.9

4.3

3.9

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.7

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.5

4.7

4.8

126.8

4.09

0.013

0.01

Feb.

4.8

*4.7

T77

4.7

4.9

5.0

5.3

5.8

6.6

17

35

39

45

33

25

22

17

19

23

200

400

255

270

230

250

200

190

180

_

-

2,441.5

87.2

0.271

0.2B

Mar.

150

 130

110

94

85

74

67

62

76

200

260

2io

190

230

250

230

206

184

160

136

125

111

103

93

81

72

72

66

61 *i55

223

4,219

136

0.422

0.49

Apr.

310

269

277

301

237

198

170

151

148

174

186

174

151

122

142

151

151

136

125

114

108

106

96

IT*

293

346

331

262

234

262

5,811

194

0.602

0.67

May

SoS" 834

545

440

375

328

*2B5

254

230

212

188

164

145

139

136

127

122

119

106

106

127

167

174

164

192

164

133

119

114

103 '89

7,209

233

0.724

0.83

June

*75

66

64

64

59

54

52

142

188

167

142

116

103

98

81

75

64

55

54

86

48

40

34

30

251

616

540

646

355

230

4,625

154

0.478

0.53

July

181

TS5

148

127

103

*79

6B

57

50

43

37

35

32

31

30

26

22

21

18

16

22

B4

40

25

19

16

25

17

22

30

27

1,611

52.0

0.161

0.19

Aug.

IB

15

48

15±

^4

54

37

27

22

»18

16

14

11

9.0

7.0

6.4

5.4

4.8

4.6

4.0

2.9

2.4

2.2

1.8

1.7

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.4

4. »75

578.7

18.7

0.058

0.07

Sept.

2.0

2.2

T7T

1.7

.9

.4

.2

1.2

1.8

1.4

1.0

.4

.2

1.0

.6

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

0

0

.1

.3

.2

0

0

0

0

-

18.2

0.61

0.0019

0.002

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,360 Min 1.0 Mean 124 Cfsm 0.385 In. 5.26

Water year 1952-53: Max 834 Min 0 Mean 73.7 Cfsm 0.229 In. 3.10

Peak discharge (base. 1,500 cfs). Mo peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 25 to Dec. 

computed from once-daily staff-gage readings June 16 to July 6.

7, Dec. 13 to Mar. 15. Discharge
346 SKUNK RIVER BASIN

Skunk River below Squaw Creek, near Ames, Iowa

Location. Lat 42 000'30", long. 93 035'40", in NE^JWi sec. 13, T. 83 N., R. 24 W., on right 

bank 15 ft downstream from highway bridge , a quarter of a mile downstream from Squaw 

Creek, 1 mile downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 30, and 2 miles southeast of Ames.

Drainage area. 565 sq mi.

Records available. October 1952 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,620 cfs May 1 (gage height, 5.47 ft); minimum 

 dally, 0.6 cfs Sept. 28-30.

Flood of May 19, 1944, reached a stage of 13 ft, from floodmarks.

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

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect 

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

O.40 

.45 

.50 

.55 

.60 

.70

0.4

.9

2.1

3.6

5.6

12

0.8 

1.0 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

25

62

308

600

940

1,370

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

2.5

TTS

1.3

T75

1.3

*i.e

1.8

1.8

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

1.8

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.1 

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.1

2.1

61.4

1.98

0.0035

0.004

Nov.

2.1

Z.I

*2.1

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.1

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.6

3.0

2.6

2.6

3.0

3.0

14

TT

9.5

7.1

6.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

4.8

1.8

TT5

3.1

2.5

2.0

-

122.4

4.08

0.0072

O.OO8

Dec.

2.2

2.7

3.2

4.0

4.8

5.2

5.2

6.6 *375

5.6

5.0

4.6

4.5

4.6

4.1

3.7

3.3

3.1

3.3

3.6

3.6

3.3

3.1

3.0

2.8

2.3 

2.0

2.7

2.9

 J7C 1.9

115.5

3.73

O.0066

0.008

Jan.

2.2

77S

2.5

2.7

*2.8

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.6

4.5

!4>

T^

3.8

3.4

3.1

3.0

3.O

3.0

3.0

3.3

3.3 

3.3

3.6

3.9

4.0

4.0

102.9

3.32

0.0059

0.007

Feb.

4.0 «T^J

4.0

4.0

4.1

4.3

4.4

4.4

4.5

30

56

77

68

52

43

35

30

35

40

300

700

355

380

450

420

350 

360

350

_

-

4,163.7

149

0.264

O.27

Mar.

250

»200

180

160

140

130

115

115

125

250

350

420

335

357

420

390

326

298

263

230

210

183

178

158

143

128 

123

116

106

*T5¥

381

6,971

225

0.398

0.46

Apr.

660

155

540

555

435

357

318

290

288

313

323

303

273

258

266

270

268

246

226

213

206

198

 515 178

450

570 

510

435

390

490

10,602

353

0.625

0.70

May

»1.560

1,280

842

675

585

525

 465

405

372

344

310

268

246

238

236

220

213

208

188

190

290

357

387

336

346

303 

258

230

226

206

170

12,279

396

0.701

0.81

June

*146

136

130

133

128

126

123

585

450

384

326

268

238

216

188

166

143

130

118

118

118

103

90

79

615

1.100 

755

1,060

630

420

-

9,250

308

0.545

0.61

July

308

258

203

170

156

*128

108

93

81

72

62

60

56

56

62

108

72

54

45

39

123

326

T5£

110

72

54 

56

45

70

64

56

3,363

108

0.191

0.22

Aug.

43

34

120

206

133

106

88

62

47

*39

34

29

25

18

14

12

11

9.5

8.8

7.6

7.1

6.6

5.6

4.8

4.4

4.O 

4.0

3.6

3.3

3.0

»2.6

1,095.9

35.4

0.063

0.07

Sept.

3.0

3.0

3.3

3.6

375

2.6

1.8

1.8

2.3

2.6

2.1

2.1

1.5

1.5

2.1

1.5

1.1

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.3

1.1

.9

.8 

.8

tt

.6

-

51.5

1.72

0.0030

0.003

Calendar year 1952: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,360 Mln 0.6 Mean 132 Cfsm 0.234 In. 3.17

Peak discharge (base. 1»500 cfs). May 1 (6:30 p.m.) 1,620 cfs (5.47 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1-5, 7-14} discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, and records for nearby stations. Stage-discharge relation affected by lee Nov. 27 to Dec. 3, 

Dec. 11-18, Dec. 23 to Jan. 8, Jan. 15-30, Feb. 1 to Mar. 13.
SKUNK RIVER BASIN 

Skunk River near Oskaloosa, Iowa

347

Location. Lat 41°21'10", long. 92°39»20", In SVf£ sec. 25, T. 76 N., R. 16 W., on right 

bank 300 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 63 and 4 miles north of Oskaloosa.

Drainage area. 1,640 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available. October 1948 to September 1953. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. 

Average discharge. 5 years, 750 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,980 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 18.46 ft); minimum dally. 24 cfs Sept. 30.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 10,800 cfs Mar. 9, 1949; maximum gage height, that of 

Feb. 22, 1953; minimum dally discharge, 7.5 cfs Jan. 13, 1951.

Flood of May 1944 reached a stage of 25,8 ft, from floodmarks. Flood of June 15, 

1947, reached a stage of 21.26 ft (discharge, 20,000 cfs).

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

which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 26 to June 29)

4.7 

4.9 

5.2 

5.5 

6.0

21.0

35.0

69.0

116

228

10.0

14.0

18.0

19.0

1,690

3,950

9,100

11,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

16

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

62

31

59

59

59

*59

57

59

60

61

61

61

61

60

60

59 

59

59

59

59

57

57 

59

59

60

60

59

59

"5S 56

56

1,832

59.1

0.036

0.04

Nov.

 53 57

59

»57

57

57

59

57

57

57

57

57

59

60

60

61 

1.350

6?6

242

168

142

130 

123

118

146

370

200

215

170

140

-

5,120

171

0.104

0.12

Dec.

*120

112

116

128

132

123

119

130

155

148

132

120

113

130

150

140 

130

120

117

220

170

150 

130

120

110

 §5 94

100

103

108

110

3,946

127

0.077

0.09

Jan.

110

108

97

86

77

Q

7?

74

»75

76

78

80

103

200

500

900 

755

540

450

370

320

280 

250

230

210

190

170

160

150

145

137

7,009

226

0.138

0.16

Feb.

128

»118

115

TIE

1,100

1,500

2,000

2,140

2,000

2,100

3,000

2,700

- 1,900

1,400

1,100

040 

660

600

1,200

4,000

6,000

9.540 

7,640

4,600

3,100

2,300

1,300

1,100

-

-

-

64,296

2,296

1.40

1.46

Mar.

1,000

920

854

818

»764

710

656

 656" 602

748

764

998

998

1,070

1,140

1,030 

1,030

962

890

818

800

800 

1,140

 962

818

746

710

674

638

1,130

1.450

27,294

880

0.537

0.62

Apr.

1,450

1.550

1,530

1,410

1,370

1,290

1,140

1,070

996

962

962

926

908

854

854

854 

818

782

764

728

692

674 

656

'9*58' 620

1,070

1,110

1,110

1,070

1,030

-

30,140

1,005

0.613

0.68

May

1,220

1,730

2,270

1,730

1,490

1,370

1,290

1,180

1,110

1,030

998

926

872

800

764

728 

»710

674

638

602

602

728 

962

1,590

2.350

1,350

1,110

962

854

800

728

34,148

1,102

0.672

0.77

June

656

602

566

530

602

620

566

1,350

al,400

al,100

a930

a840

8730

8660

a580

a550 

8510

8490

8460

a430

8410

a390 

a360

8340

»329

412

1,380

1.940

17575

1,180

-

22,283

743

0.453

0.51

July

908

BOO

746

602

584

620

454

398

356

333

303

290

336

287

955

476 

454

406

333

*284

266

281 

398

423

336

272

231

384

254

218

207

13,195

426

0.260

0.30

Aug.

192

175

161

154

166

228

 255 231

172

152

136

130

120

111

104

97 

 93

89

88

83

79

72 

68

64

60

57

57

55

54

52

48

3,548

114

0.070

0.08

Sept.

46

44

45

52

55

50

45

42

40

40

39

37

34

34

34

33 

32

31

30

30

*30

29 

29

29

28

28

28

28

26

|i

1,067

35.6

0.022

0.02

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,550 Mln 56 Mean 852 Cfsm 0.520 In. 7.06

Water year 1952-53: Max 9,540 Mln 24 Mean 586 Cfsm 0.357 In. 4.85

Peak discharge {base. 4.000 cfs). Feb. 22 (2 a.m.) 9,980 ofs (18.46 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 27 to Feb. 21, Feb. 24 to Mar. 2.
348 SKUNK RIVER BASIN 

Lake Keomah near Oskaloosa, Iowa

Location.--Lat 41°17'20", long. 92°32'20", in sec. 24, T. 75 N., R. 15 W, on left abutment 

 of bridge over inlet to lake at Lake Keomah State Park, 6 miles east of Oskaloosa.

Records available. June 1936 to September 1953.

Gage.--Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 6.12 ft below spillway of dam forming 

lake. Prior to Aug. 30, 1943, staff gage at various locations in immediate vicinity at 

same datum.

Extremes. Maximum gage height observed, 6.66 ft Mar. 30; minimum observed, 4.52 ft 

Sept. 30.

1936-53: Maximum gage height observed, 7.80 ft July 3, 1951; minimum observed, 3.50 

ft Nov. 24 to Dec. 3, 1936.

Gage height, In feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

5.34

5.30

5.28

5.26

5.23

5.21

5.20

5.18

5.17

5.16

5.15

5.14

5.14

5.13

5.12

5.11

5.10

5.08

5.08

5.06

5.05

5.04

5.03

5.02

5.02

5.01

5.00

5.00

4.98

4.9B

4.96

Nov.

4.94

4.94

4.93

4.92

4.90

4.90

4.88

4. SB

4.87

4.86

4.86

4.84

4.84

4.84

4.83

4.82

5.72

5.90

5.90

5.90

5.90

5.90

5.90

5.92

5.96

6.16

-

-

-

-

-

Dec.

6.20

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

6.28

6.28

_

_

_

-

-

_

_

_

6.44

6.42

_

-

-

_

-

.

_

-

-

-

-

Jan.

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

6.28

-

.

_

_

6.39

.

_

.

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

Feb.

6.27

_

_

6.46

G.60

6.52

6.48

6.46

6.44

_

_

.

-

_

_

_

6.52

_

.

,

_

-

_

.

_

_

_

-

Mar.

.

_

_

_

-

.

_

.

_

-

6.40

6.40

6.40

6.43

6.40

6.38

6.36

6.36

6.35

6.34

G.34

6.34

6.52

6.46

6.40

6.38

6.38

6.36

6.36

6.66

6.56

Apr.

6.50

6.44

6.40

6.38

6.36

6. 36

6.38

6.38

6.38

6.38

6.36

6.34

6.34

6.34

6.34

6.34

6.32

6.32

6.32

6.32

6.32

6.32

6.32

6.40

6.36

6.36

6.34

6.32

6.32

6.36

-

May

6.38

6.36

6.32

6.32

6.32

6.32

6.32

6.30

6.3O

6.28

6.28

6.28

6.28

6.28

6.26

6.26

6.30

6.30

6.28

6.28

6.32

6.34

6.32

6.34

6.34

6.32

6.32

6.30

6.30

6.28

6.28

June

6.26

6.26

6.24

6.24

6.30

6.30

6.30

6.44

6.38

6.36

6.32

6.32

6.30

6.28

6.26

6.26

6.24

6.22

6.20

6.18

6.16

6.14

6.12

6.14

6.14

6.12

6.10

6.20

6.18

6.16

-

July

6.14

6.14

6.12

6.12

6.10

6.18

6.16

6.14

6.10

6.08

6.05

6.02

6.00

6.00

5.98

5.97

5.96

5.94

5.92

5.92

5.90

5.88

5.86

5. 84

5.82

5.80

5.78

5.76

5.74

5.72

5.70

Aug.

5.68

5.66

5.66

5.64

5.62

5.58

5.56

5.52

5.50

5.48

5.46

5.44

5.42

5.40

5.38

5.36

5.33

5.30

5.28

5.26

5.24

5.22

5.20

5.18

5.16

5.12

5.10

5.08

5.06

5.04

5.02

Sept.

5.00

4.98

5.00

5.00

4.98

4.96

4.94

4.92

4.90

4.90

4.86

4.84

4.82

4.82

4. SO

4.78

4.76

4.74

4.72

4.70

4.68

4.65

4.62

4.62

4.60

4.60

4.58

4.56

4.54

4.52

-
SK0NK RIVER BASIN 349

North Skunk River near Sigourney, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°18' , long, 92°12', in sec. 14, T. 75 N., R. 12 W., at bridge on State 

Highway 149, 2f miles south of Sigourney, and 11 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.---750 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1953.

. Water-stage recorder. Prior to June 10, 1953, wire-weight gage at same site and 

tum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 470 cfs.

Extremes Maximum discharge during year, 3,820 cfs Feb. 24 (gage height, 16.43 ft); minimum daily, 4.1 cfs Sept. 30.

1945-53: Maximum discharge observed, 13,900 cfs Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 22.57 

ft); minimum daily, 3.3 cfs Jan. 12-15, 1951.

Flood of May 1944 reached a stage of 22.8 ft, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or indefinite stage-discharge 

relation, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, 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. 1 to Nov. 16, June 18-28, Aug. 19)

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4 

3.6 

3.9 

4.2

3.0 

4.5

7.5

12

28

58

94

4.6

5.0

6.5

8.0

12.0

16.0

153

221

515

850

1,950

3,590

Discharge, in cubic feet per- second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

20

T7

17

17

a!6

15

15

15

12

*12

13

13

15

15

15

15

13

13

12

12

12

13

15

19

12

a!2 

12

10

T8

15

12

442

14.3

0.019

0.02

Nov.

15

aT6

*16

16

16

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

18

964

2.500

1,340

578

201

119

97

87

79

87

324 

230

160

140

115

-

7,072

236

0.315

0.35

Dec.

*100

91

86

81

77

81

86

91

100

110

120

110

95

87

81

77

73

70

67

66

400

300

200

160

135

120 

110

105

96

90

86

3,551

115

0.153

0.18

Jan.

82

79

76

74

71

68

66

65

65

j>4

64

68

72

78

200

500

-SS5 570

350

270

230

200

170

150

140

*130 

120

110

105

96

91

4,874

157

0.209

0.24

Feb.

86

*81

76

2'5o 73

1,200

1,600

1,700

1,400

1,200

1,000

810

670

540

460

380

330

300

350

1,300

2,200

2,000

2,200

3,590

1,710

712 

578

494

-

-

-

27,290

975

130

1.35

Mar.

414

306

286

277

248

*268

268

221

179

334

919

712

578

669

1,270

873

643

578

536

414

374

354

918

1,560

919

578 

*494

536

599

1,620

2^170

20,315

655

0.873

1.01

Apr.

2.190

1,190

1,020

850

689

620

557

504

474

464

a450

434

394

364

414

444

444

374

334

315

306

286

277

321

a 540

a680 

620

504

454

578

-

17,094

570

0.760

0.85

May

873

758

689

526

526

504

484

424

404

354

315

306

286

258

258

3255

a 240

234

223

3210

205

*212

 577 198

988

1,970 

896

515

384

8330

286

14,388

464

0.619

0.71

June

239

216

201

184

268

515

277

462

1.510

689

354

296

258

230

216

203

194

171

155

139

121

112

105

105

*101

108

178

259

1,040

374

-

9,280

309

0.412

0.46

July

186

140

126

258

135

101

108

156

93

78

70

66

63

63

69

64

78

72

69

82

64

56

52

*60

78

55 

49

46

70

84

51

2,737

. 88.3

0.118

0.14

Aug.

43

33

33

30

28

26

26

25

25

24

23

23

19

18

18

16

15

12

12

*11

11

11

11

11

10

10 

10

9.6

9.3

8.9

8.1

575.3

18.6

0.025

0.03

Sept.

8.3

8.2

8.3

8.6

9.0

9.4

9.8

"5.4 10

8.7

8.0

7.4

6.8

6.4

6.0

5.6

5.3

5.1

4.8

4.6

5.1

5.6

6.0

*6.2

6.1

5.8 

5.3

4.7

4.4

4.1

-

203.0

6.77

0.0090

0.01

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,460 Mln 10 Mean 443 Cfsm 0.591 In. 8.03

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,590 Mln 4.1 Mean 295 Cfsm 0.393 In. 5.35

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs).-

cfs (16.43 ft)j Mar. 51 (ll p.m.) 2,<

-Nov. 17 (3 a.m.) 2,650 cfs (14.00 ft)j Feb. 24 (7 p.m.) 3,820 

190 cfs (13.63 ft); May 26 (4 a.m.) 2,330 cfs (13.20 ft).

* * Discharge Discharge measurement measurement made made on on this this day. dsy.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 27 to Feb. 23; stage-discharge rel 

leflnlte due to beaver dam Aug. 20 to Sept. 30.
350 SKUNK RIVER BASIN

Skunk River at Augusta, Iowa

Location. Lat 40°46', long. 91°17', in NE£ sec. 26, T. 69 N., R. 4 W., on left bank 300

 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 16 at Augusta, 2 miles upstream from Long 

Creek, and at mile 12.2.

Drainage area. 4,290 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September to November 1913, May 1915 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 521.69 ft above mean sea level, adjustment

 of 1912. Sept. 30 to Nov. 15, 1913, staff gage 400 ft upstream at datum about 0.7 ft 

higher. May 27, 1915, to Jan. 14, 1935, chain gage 400 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--38 years (1915-53), 2,229 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,100 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 14.39 ft); minimum daily, 44 cfs Sept. 30.

1913, 1915-53: Maximum discharge recorded, 44,800 cfs May 26, 1944 (gage height, 

23.04 ft); minimum observed, 7 cfs Aug. 27 to Sept. 1, 1934 (gage height, 1,0 ft).

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

fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplant 25 miles above station.

Cooperation. Two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of loe effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Feb. 20 Feb. 21 to Sept. 30

1.4 

1.7 

2.1

137

353

2.5 

4.0 

9.0

628

2,180

8,100

1.2 

1.6 

1.8 

2.2

27

132

206

476

3.0

10.0

14.0

1,250

9,500

15,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23 

24

2.5

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

226

167

112

130

11

*123

205

134

137

137

123

73

106

188

130

127

123

123

78

114

178 

123

123 

117

117

71

96

162

120

114

109

3,957

126

0.030

0.03

Nov.

114 

65

98

145

127

109

106

103

60

101

167

*109

112

109

109

90

117

366

4.780

3,520

1,630 

930

645 

550

536

508

522

580

500

450

-

17,358 579'

0.135

0.15

Dec.

400 

370

370

450

520

470

454

454

474

*467

461

440

400

180

200

320

270

330

400

500

760 

1, 150

1,000 

700

520

410

360

320

330

360

380

14,220

459

0.107

0.12

Jan.

390 

380

340

280

240

210

190

T90" 180

200

210

210

*220

230

250

300

450

840

2.070

1,850

1,180 

850

637 

515

480

470

460

430

400

370

350

15,372

496

0.116

0.13

Feb.

320 

310

300" 300

320

2,000

6,200

7,060

*5,840

4,160

4,160

4,280

*3,610

3,500

2,950

1,700

1,500

1,300

1,100

6,540

11 . 600

6^210 

5,850

6,450

7,050

7,290

5,250

-

-

-

116,520

4,161

0.970

1.01

Mar.

4,530 

3,340

2,680

2,180

1,910

1,800

1,700

1,600

1.550

*1,580

2,240

3,450

3,810

4,580

7,770

6,930

4,890

3,810

3,340

3,010

2,620 

3,450

3,120 

4,530

5,370

4,290

3,230

2,620

2,300

5,430

13 tOOO

116,640

3,763

0.877

1.01

Apr.

 15.200 

12,000

8,010

6,090

5,250

4,410

3,930

3,570

3,230

2,900

2,740

2,570

2,460

2,350

2,350

2,520

2,680

2,460

2,240

2,080

1,910 

1,800

1.740 

1,960

2,570

2,400

2,400

2,400

2,'740

2,620

-

111,580

3,719

0.867

0.97

May

3,010 

4.050

3,930

3,930

4,050

3,810

*3,450

3,120

2,790

2,570

2,350

2,130

1,960

1,860

1,740

1,640

1,690

1,640

1,530

1,460

1.580 

1,390

1,450 

1,470

1,910

2,240

3,810

3,930

2,680

2,020

1,800

76,790

2,477

0.577

0.67

June

1,580 

'1,440

1,280

1,180

1,100

1,080

1,280

*1,860

2,460

3,010

4,530

7 . 290

4,410

2,900

2,080

1,800

1,530

1,320

1,200

1,060

960 

880

803

731

731

686

614

677

850

2,350

-

53,672

1,789

0.417

0.47

July

2.900 

2,020

1,530

1,200

1,100

2,350

*2,350

1,860

1,200

900

749

641

578

560

476

535

632

840

740

686

641 

560

468 

406

362

414

510

493

414

355

355

28,825

930

0.217

0.25

Aug.

453 

421

362

321

282

234

269

257

252

*295

321

289

282

*229

194

135

148

181

148

177

120 

139

92 

129

165

123

109

109

106

71

90

6,503

210

0.049

0.06

Sept.

139 

66

109

109

74

76

84

*79

115

71

87

66

64

68

100

58

56

61

64

58

56 

58

58 

56

56

56

54

51

49

44

-

2,142

71.4

0.017

0.02

Calendar year 1952 : Max 18,700 Mln 60 Mean 2,483 Cfsm 0.579 In. 7.88

Water year 1952-53 : Max 15,200 Mln 44 Mean 1,544 Cfsm 0.360 In. 4.89

Peak discharge (base. 11.000 cfs). Feb. 21 (12 m.) 11,900 cfs (11.72 ft); Apr. 1 (2:30 a.m.) 16,100 

cfs (14.39 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 28 to Dec. 6, Dec. 12 to Jan. 18, Jan. 25 to 

Feb. 7, Feb. 16-19, Mar. 7, 8.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 351

Mississippi River at Keokuk, Iowa

Location. Lat 40°23'35", long. 91°22'25", near right bank 100 ft downstream from drydock 

in tailwater at dam and powerplant of Union Electric Power Co. at Keokuk, 2.8 miles upstream from Des Moines River, and at mile 364.2 above Ohio River.

Drainage area. 119,000 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1932 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. Jan-

 uary 1878 to December 1932 in report of Iowa State Planning Board. Records for May 1913 

to September 1937 adjusted for change in contents in Keokuk Reservoir, those after September 1937 unadjusted.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 477.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~j?929 (levels by Corps of Engineers); 477.83 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; 

477.34 ft above mean gulf level; and 484.65 ft above Memphis datum. Jan. 1, 1878, to 

May 1913, staff gage at Galland (formerly Nashville), 8 miles upstream; zero of gage 

was set to low-water mark of 1864.

Average discharge. 75 years (1878-1953), 61,870 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 137,200 cfs Apr. 1, 2; minimum daily, 

22,800 cfs Oct. 12.

1878-1953: Maximum discharge, 314,000 cfs May 16, 1888 (gage height, 19.6 ft, present 

site and datum); minimum daily, 5,000 cfs Dec. 27, 1933.

Flood of June 6, 1851, reached a stage of 21.0 ft, present site and datum; 13.5 ft estimated at Galland (discharge, 360,000 cfs)_. 

Remarks. Records good. Discharge computed from records of operation of turbines in power-

 plants and spillway gates in dam. Flow regulated by reservoirs and navigation dams.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Union Electric Power Co. Three discharge measurements 

made by Geological Survey.

Discharge, In cubic feet per- second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

51.500

29,900

27,600

25,100

23,300

25,900

25,800

25,000

24,800

24,600

23,600

22.800

25,300

27 , 100

27,600

28,000

27,900

28,000

26,800

29,500

28,800

27,500

26,400

27 , 100

26,800

27,000

28,900

27,900

27,300

26,200

26,200

830,000

26,770

0.225

0.26

Nov.

25,500

25,900

27,000

27,400

27,200

26,800

25,300

25,400

25,000

26,500

24.700

25,100

26,200

25,200

25,800

25,300

30 , 900

38,200

49,500

52 . 200

41,800

' 32,800

28,600

*29,700

34,100

32 , 900

28,300

31,000

30,600

32,000

-

906,900

30,230

0.254

0.28

Dec.

31,200

28,100

27 , 600

32 ,600

30,500

31,100

33,200

35,100

35,600

32,300

30,900

31,700

31,700

30,000

32 , 100

32,500

35,700

36,600

34,100

36,200

38,400

46.000

46,000

41,900

37,600

34,700

34,800

34,300

36,200

36,500

33,600

*l,06a8

34,480

0.290

0.33

Jan.

34,100

35,000

35,100

34,200

34 , 100

33,800

31,900

27,800

31,700

31,400

31,400

33,700

34,700

31,800

36,400

28,000

28,700

30,800

33,800

39,600

59.700

36,200

38,000

35,900

31,700

34,500

34,400

33,600

31,800

30,200

27 , 6J30

*1,031.6

33,280

0.280

0.32

Feb.

27.500

29,400

31,300

31,500

28,900

35,500

42,000

63,300

71,300

65,300

59,800

55,400

52,000

53,000

52,900

52,000

34,500

37,000

41,400

42,800

68,800

107,000

125.100

110,500

92 , 100

80,300

77,700

73,200

.

-

* 1,641. 5

58,620

0.493

0.51

Mar.

64,900

56,800

57,800

53,200

48,600

47,900

49,000

43,800

43,200

41.600

*45,900

53,400

67,800

72,700

79,600

94,300

101,100

95,200

87,300

88,700

85,600

83,300

78,100

88,100

97,800

100,600

102,400

102,700

104,200

116,400

15JL.200

$2,384.2

76,910

0.646

0.75

Apr.

137.200

137,200

136,100

134,300

133,200

133,300

130,000

129,600

126,200

121,800

120,300

119,400

116,400

114,000

111,800

112,300

112,100

114,000

110,500

110,400

113,000

113,900

114,600

113,900

108,600

108,900

102,200

102,100

93,800

89.500

-

*3,520.6

117,400

0.987

1.10

May

85,700

86 , 900

95.500

93,500

93,800

91,700

94,300

94,200

93 , 800

92,500

92,000

91,900

90,700

90,700

90,600

89,900

87,400

80,800

80,400

78,200

76,700

72.700

78,700

82 , 900

86,200

92,900

93,100

91,600

85,100

83,400

81,000

*2,718.8

87,700

0.737

0.85

June

85,500

90,400

91,600

90,800

90,800

93,900

92,900

100,700

99,900

98,500

105,000

105.600

96,500

94,400

93,500

94,900

89,400

82,400

77,700

72,700

73,600

73,700

68,700

64JOO

64,900

69,800

72,800

82,300

75,500

86,900

-

*2,580

86,000

0.723

0.81

July

92,300

92,400

*96,500

97,700

101,000

108,600

115,600

116.100

114,000

112,000

109,400

104,500

99,900

95,500

92 , 000

90,000

87,400

82 , 500

85,000

83,800

80,400

81,400

79,300

74,100

70,700

64.400

68,100

73,900

83,100

84 , 000

80,300

*2,815.9

90,840

0.763

0.88

Aug.

77,400

79,600

79,800

81,200

79,800

88,700

93,900

100,400

105,500

110,000

111,000

112.100

111,100

108,500

103,700

97,400

93,600

91,500

90,500

89,100

91,400

92,700

91,200

90,900

89,700

88,100

86,500

83 , 100

79,400

76,100

71.200

*2,845.1

91,780

0.771

0.89

Sept.

67 . 900

61,900

60,100

60,000

56,800

53,400

48,600

42 , 400

40,600

39,900

38,800

37,200

36,100

37,800

37,500

35,000

32,500

29,800

30,200

30,000

32,300

34,000

32,700

32,400

33,400

28,900

25 .000

26,100

25,500

25,100

-

*1,171.9

39,060

0.328

0.37

Calendar year 1952 : Max 253,800 Mln 22,800 Mean 79,380 Cfsm 0.667 In. 9.08

Water year 1952-53: Max 137,200 Min 22,800 Mean 64,430 Cfsm 0.541 In. 7.35

» Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Expressed in thousands.
352 DBS MOINES RIVER

West Fork Des Moines River at Jackson, Minn.

Location. Lat 43°37'10", long. 94°59'10", in SW£ sec. 24, T. 102 N., R. 35 W., on right 

bariK in Jackson 200 ft downstream from dam at powerplant.

Drainage area. 1,220 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. Hay 1909 to December 1913, August 1930 to September 1953 (winter rec-

 ords incomplete prior to 1936). Published as Des Moines River at Jackson, 1909-13, as 

Des Moines River near Jackson 1930-35, and as West Fork Des Moines River near Jackson 

1936-44.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,287.75 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929. May 1909 to December 1913 staff gage at site 0.6 mile downstream at different 

datum. Aug. 22, 1930, to Sept. 30, 1944, chain gage at site 6 miles upstream at datum 

17.10 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1944, to Oct. 27, 1949, wire-weight gage at site 600 ft upstream at datum 10.64 ft higher.

Average discharge. 18 years (1935-53), 311 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,360 cfs June 8 (gage height, 17.43 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 3,500 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

determination of peak flow; minimum daily, 1.4 cfs Nov. 28; minimum gage height, 2.92 

ft Oct. 12.

1909-13, 1930-53: Maximum discharge, that of June 8, 1953 ; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods based on staff-gage readings and those

 FoF~periods of no gage-height record, which are fair, and those for periods of ice

effect, which are poor. Regulation at times by Yankton, Long, Shetek, and Heron Lakes.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1115: 1942. WSP 1175: Drainage area. WSP 1238: 1950.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage height in 

feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct 1 to May 25 lay 26 to Sept. 30

2.9 2.5

3.0 3.4

3.1 6.5

3.2 13

3.6 53

4.0 105

5.0 307

6.0 549

8.0 1,080

10.0 1,780

3.5

3.6 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

11

26

100

307

549

8.0 1,080

10.0 1,780

13.0 3,260

15.0 4,820

17.0 7,710

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.5

5.2

6.5

6.0

5.2

4.3

*4.3

7.5

16

21

10

2.7

2.8

8.8

8.2

6.0

17

12

6.0

3.4

3.0

3.5

4.9

4.3

3.7

3.8

4.9

5.3

17

8.8

4.9

219.5

7.08

0.0058

0.007

Nov.

3.5

3.1

2.8

4.3

7.5

4.3

11

8.8

5.2

3.8

3.8

7.0

*6.5

3.1

3.1

3.8

3.8

5.2

4.9

ii

10

8.2

4.9

4.1

3.7

3.0

1.8

1.4

1.5

1.8

-

149.9

5.00

0.0041

0.005

Dec .

2.5

5.2

6.5

7.0

8.2

8.2

7.5

9.6

12

12

11

9.0

7.0

5.5

4.5

4.5

4.3

*4.3

4.3

4.3

4.9

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

4.2

4.2

4.4

4.6

4.8

5.0

191.1

6.16

0.0050

0.006

Jan.

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.6

6.1

5.8

5.8

6.2

7.0

7.5

8.2

7.8

7 .8

7.5

7.2

7.0

7.0

7.4

7.B

8.4

8.8

8.8

8.8

*8.8

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.5

7.5

7.5

230.8

7.45

0.0061

0.007

Feb.

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.5

7.5

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.0

6.4

5,8

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.8

6.4

7.0

*7.5

8.2

10

11

_

_

-

212.7

7.60

0.0062

0.006

Mar.

12

11

11

12

13

14

15

14

14

21

186

331

293

*329

312

234

279

386

403

432

739

993

990

929

*807

755

736

*690

602

539

504

11,606

374

0.307

0.35

Apr.

470

441

458

441

413

391

384

381

384

386

372

362

355

348

396

391

367

343

329

307

291

286

266

259

343

401

393

379

446

592

-

11,375

379

0.311

0.35

Hay

716

794

*825

859

895

903

898

887

851

827

814

827

734

649

639

616

579

546

522

532

576

494

456

449

1,510

2.690

2,610

1,820

2,130

2,500

2,620

32,768

1,057

0.866

1.00

June

2,480

2,200

*1,970

1,790

1,610

1,420

2,270

*6.020

*3,490

2,680

*2,260

2,220

2,260

2,240

2,160

2,000

1,830

1,670

1,510

1,400

1,310

1,230

1,150

1,070

1,090

981

1,070

1,110

1,050

966

-

56,507

1,884

1.54

1.72

July

931

905

869

835

812

791

744

695

 664

662

622

566

509

473

453

449

446

396

381

365

360

348

331

309

293

277

261

270

293

277

261

15,848

511

0.419

0.48

Aug.

266

345

372

372

348

348

374

393

403

413

449

*482

475

441

425

415

403

391

372

348

279

212

214

 218

218

214

197

179

164

160

152

10,042

324

0.266

0.31

Sept.

152

141

a 135

a!32

a!24

alls

112

108

104

102

100

95

86

78

*76

75

67

62

58

54

51

a47

343

340

a35

a30

a25

21

23

23

-

2,317

77.2

0.063

0.07

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,260 Min 1.4 Mean 38 9 Cfsm 0.319 In. 4.35 

Water year 1952-53: Max 6,020 Min 1.4 Mean 388 Cfsm 0.318 In. 4.31

ou a.in.; O,JDU ^i» \ii.qj it*;; Hug. A£ ^: 

- Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Esthervllle. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 25 to Dec. 1, Dec. 11 to Jan. 20, Feb. 17-22, 

Feb. 28 to Mar. 5. Computed from twice-daily staff-gage readings July 18 to Aug. 6.
DES MOINES RIVER BASIN 

West Pork Des Moines River at Estherville, Iowa

353

Location. La t 43°24'00", long. 94°50'45", in SE^SW£ sec. 10, T. 99 N., R. 34 W., on right 

bank in city park, 1,200 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 9 at Estherville and 

2.5 miles upstream from Brown Creek.

Drainage area. 1,408 sq mi.

Records available. November 1951 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 10,800 cfs June 8 (gage height, 15.53 ft); minimum daily, 1.5 cfs Nov. 28. 

' 1951-53: Maximum 'discharge, that of June 8, 1953; minimum daily, that of Nw. 28, 1952.

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

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 11

0,88 1.5

.95 3.7

1.0 6.1

1.1 14

1.2 23

1.3 34

1.1 

1,4 

1.9 

2.4

Jan. 12 to Sept. 30

14

30

60

148

292

3.0

4.0

6.0

9.0

12.0

14.0

466

820

1,500

2,900

5,350

8,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

15

12

11

11

11

12

13

13 

15

20

28

26

19

10

6.8

"4-6

12

16

21

23

17

16

12

12

12

14

12

12

12

17

34

469.4

15.1

0.011

0.01

Nov.

34

18

12

10

8.4

5.6

8.4

10 

17

17

13

11

10

12

13

11

9.2

9.2

9.2

*9.2

12

19

17

14

13

4.1

2.0

1.5

2.3

5.6

-

337.7

11.3

0.0080

0.009

Dec.

6.8

8.4

11

12

12

13

14

17 

17

18

19

19

18

14¥ 

12

12

11

*10

9.2

9.2

10

11

11

12

12

11

10

10

10

11

382.6

12.3

0.0087

0.01

Jan.

12

12

12

12

11

10

10

10 

11

12

13

13

13

12

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

*12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

364

11.7

0.0083

0.01

Feb.

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12 

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

 12

12

13

li

_

-

335

12.0

0.0085

0.009

Mar.

13

13

14

14

15

16

17

16 

17

25

59

250

400

350

430

350

300

450

500

580

766

1,050

1.120

1,050

981

849

816

800

717

651

602

13,231

427

0.303

0.35

Apr.

*552

519

536

536

502

453

436

436

436

420

414

401

388

382

420

486

436

401

378

353

334

321

305

305

391

552

536

486

519

*668

-

13,302

443

0.315

0.35

May

849

948

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,010

981

981 

915

915

882

882

832

734

684

668

651

602

568

568

634

602

552

502

708

1,510

2,420

*2.600

2,020

2,140

2,450

32,838

1,059

0.752

0.87

June

2,600

2,500

2,260

2,020

1,820

1,660

1,660

*7.560 

6,420

4,060

3,120

2,650

2,500

2,500

2,400

2,260

2,100

1,940

1,780

1,660

1,500

1,400

1,290

1,180

*1,150

1.050

1,080

1,220

1,180

1,050

-

67,570

2,252

1.60

1.78

July

981

948

915

882

882

882

816

750 

700

651

602

568

536

519

470

436

436

436

391

369

366

 350

321

295

273

263

247

247

289

276

244

16,341

527

0.374

0.43

Aug.

231

334

568

486

420

391

398

417 

420

436

502

536

536

502

470

453

436

420

404

 382

350

266

231

231

234

228

216

198

179

169

160

11,204

361

0.256

0.30

Sept.

155

146

138

135

129

121

115

107 

102

95

98

95

87

82

79

76

71

66

60

60

55

53

*45

44

43

43

39

35

33

28.

-

2,433

81.1

0.058

0.06

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,880 

Water year 1952-53: Max 7,560

Min

Min

Mean 447 

Mean 435

Cfsm 0.217 

Cfsm 0.309 In.

4.32

4.19

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 ef B) . May 28 (l a.m.) 2,860 cfs (9.12 ft); June 8 (2:30 p.m.-) 10,800 

cfs (15.53 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 22 to Jan. 17, Mar. 6-9, 12-20.
354 DES MOINES RIVER BASIN

East Pork Des Moines River near Burt, Iowa

Locatton. Lat 43°1290". long. 94°10'30", in NW^NEj^ sec. 20, T. 97 N., R. 28 W., on right 

bank 30 ft downstream from highway bridge, 0.8 mile upstream from Buffalo Creek, 2.5 

miles northeast of Burt, and 4 miles downstream from Mud Creek.

Drainage area. 466 sq mi.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,060 cfs June 13 (gage height, 10.36 ft); minimum daily, 1.2 cfs Sept. 30.

1951-53: Maximum discharge, 1,680 cfs Mar. 31, 1952 (gage height, 11.42 ft); minimum daily, that-of Sept. 30, 1953.

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

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage height, In 

feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 5

3.9

4.0 

4.2 

5.0

6.0

2.4

5.2

13

62

138

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

10.0

235

357

525

800

May 6 to Sept. 30

3.7

3.8

3.9 

4.3 

5.0 

6.0

1.0 

2.8 

6.3

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

280

420

600

900

1,420

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

13

12

11

8.4

7.7

7.0

5.9

6.5

7.5

8.0

4.9

4.0

3.2

2.7

2.2

*4.9

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

3.7

4.3

3.4

4.0

5.6

4.3

3.4

2.8

2.8

3.7

3.4

173.1

5.58

0.012

0.01

Nov.

3.7

4.3

3.7

4.3

4.0

4.6

4.0

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.7

4.9

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.9

7.0

8,1

7.0

 4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.0

3.3

2.5 I7e

2.8

3.0

-

131.0

4.37

0.0094

0.01

Dec.

3.3

3.5

3.8

4.

4.

4.

5.

5.

5.6

5.8

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.3

4.6

4.2

3.8

*3.4

3.2

3*0

3.1

3.3

3.6

3.9

4.3

4.6

5.1

5.5

5.8

6.2

6.2

142.5

4.60

0.0099

0.01

 

Jan.

6.3

6.3

1*4

6.4

6.3

6.2

6.1

5.9

5.7

5.6

5.3

5.2

5.1

4.9

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.7

4.7

4.7

*4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.6

4.6

4.5

161.5

5.21

0.011

0.01

Feb.

4.4

4.3

4.3

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.0

ITo

*4.0

4.2

4.6

5..0

_

-

120.1

4.29

0.0092

0.01

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,680 Min 2.2

Mar.

Sii

6.0

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.6

5.9

6.2

7.0

22

150

330

450

550

620

690

675

675

675

662

650

600

538

494

450

401

371

350

350

350

10,110.9

3.26

0.700

0.81

Me a

Apr.

*550

330

336

343

343

324

292

268

246

235

230

220

200

185

185

185

215

195

180

170

165

152

138

138

170

252

286

292

*262

252

-

7,139

238

0.511

0.57

n 187

May

286

364

425

450

?50

444

436

413

385

343

378

357

315

287

 280

256

232

220

208

196

190

185

196

196

196

180

168

*163

153

138

124

8,614

278

0.597

0.69

June

120

120

128

128

124

120

128

406

696

819

900

1,020

1.060

1,020

965

920

860

805

745

688

625

550

477

*428

392

364

357

392

392

371

-

16,120

537

1.15

1.29

July

301

256

226

208

185

190

196

190

168

153

138

128

115

113

109

97

85

79

74

71

68

71

*81

64

56

48

42

42

50

52

55

3,711

120

0.258

0.30

Aug.

50

112

268

350

343

294

190

124

99

85

78

73

75

73

64

59

54

50

*45

42

39

36

34

31

28

25

21

18

16

15

15

2,806

90.5

0.194

0.22

Sept.

12

8.3

7.8

6.8

6.3

5.3

3.9

3.6

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.5

2.3

2.1

1.9

2.1

1.8

2.8

2.3

2.1

 1.9

1.9

2.5

2.1

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.2

-

100.6

3.35

0.0072

0.008

Cfsm 0.401 In. 5.47

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,060 Min 1.2 Mean 135 Cfsm 0.290 In. 3.94

Peak discharge (base. 800 efs).--June 13 (5 a.m.) 1,060 cfs (10.36 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Ho£e.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 24 to Mar. 16.
DBS MOINES RIVER BASIN 355

East Fork Des Moines River near Hardy, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°48 I 10", long. 94°08'00", in NW£NE£ sec. 10, T. 92 N., R. 28 W near 

center of span on downstream side of highway bridge, 4| miles west of Hardy, 6 miles 

northeast of Dakota City, 7j miles downstream from Lotts Creek, and 12 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 1.230 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--March 1940 to September 1953.

'age. Wire-weight gage read once daily.

j_erage discharge.--13 years, 559 efs.

jxtremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,000 cfs Aug. 5 (gage height, 8.96 ft: minimum 

daily, 15 cfs Sept. 30.

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 13,000 cfs June 23, 1947 (gage height, 15.4 ft): minimum 

observed, 5.0 cfs Sept. 23, 1948 (gage height, 1.20 ft).

Maximum stage known, about 17.4 ft in September 1938, from information by local residents. J

Remarks. Records poor.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

I

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

37

36

35

35

36

37

*38

41

44

M

42

38

34

31

28

33

31

28

27 

26

28

30

32

36

33

31

28

26

24

25

26

1,022

33.0

0.027

0.03

Nov.

27

28

28

*28

29

31

30

27

25

24

26

32

40

38

38

38

41

46

50 

56

50

45

40

37

37

37

11

18

20

21

-

1,004

33.5

0.027

0.03

Dec.

22

23

24

25

*26

27

28

29

30

11

31

31

30

27

25

25

25

25

26 

26

25

25

25

24

24

23

23

22

22

23

23

795

25.6

0.021

0.02

Jan.

23

24

24

25

25

 25

25

25

25

25

25

24

24

23

23

23

22

22

22 

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

19

700

22.6

0.018

0.02

Feb.

19

19

19

19

*19

19

19

19

19

19

20

21

21

22

23

22

22

22

24 

26

29

31

35

38

41

44

47

li

-

-

-

727

26.0

0.021

0.02

Mar.

47

43

*41

39

38

11

37

40

50

70

130

230

500

900

1,150

1,120

1,120

1,430

m1,500

1,430

1,320

1,220

1,120

975

910

820

760

705

*730

21,632

698

0.567

0.65

Apr.

790

760

760

790

760

730

705

655

607

561

538

526

515

504

492

481

470

459

448 

437

426

426

404

448

481

515

584

705

730

730

-

17,437

581

0.472

0.53

May

760

790

820

*850

975

975

880

820

760

705

680

680

655

655

630

584

538

470

448 

448

437

426

426

459

470

470

437

426

360

339

318

18,691

603

0.490

0.57

June

318

*266

276

276

276

286

288

617

1,290

1,300

1.520

1,320

1,320

1,320

1,320

1,290

1,220

1,040

1,120 

1,040

940

880

820

790

820

8ZO

730

760

790

705

-

25,558

852

0.693

0.77

July

655

584

481

415

426

4.26

426

437

382

286

248

266

286

339

339

318

297

244

224

208

170

159

142

126

159

120

98

9£

125

150

180

8,812

284

0,231

O.Z7

Aug.

160

270

900

1,580

2.000

1,900

1,540

1,180

850

584

*448

308

339

318

266

228

208

170

159 

149

142

129

120

107

94

88

79

74

79

72

«6fi

14,609

471

0.383

0.44

Sept.

59

52

55

49

46

44

40

36

33

33

30

27

26

25

23

25

25

24

22 

22

23

21

19

18

19

19

20

17

16

15

883

29.4

0.024

0.03

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,450 Min 17 Mean 508 Cfsm 0.413- In. 5.62

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,000 Min 15 Mean 306 Cfsm 0.249 In. 3.38

Peak discharge (base, 2,200 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

, 27 to Mar. 14. No gage-height record Oct. 1- 

discharge computed on basis of discharge measitlons.

Tuttle Lake near Ceylon, Minn.

Location.--Lat 43°30', long. 94°36', in sec. 31, T. 101 N., R. 31 W., on northwest shore

of Tuttle Lake and 3 miles southeast of Ceylon. 

Records available. July 1930 to September 1953 (incomplete). 

Gage. Staff gage read once daily during open-water periods. Datum of gage is 7.50 ft below crest of dam at outlet. Prior to Oct. 1, 1946, at datum 5.50 ft higher. 

Extremes. 1930-53: Maximum gage height observed, 11.57 ft Sept. 19, 1938, present datum;

minimum observed," 5.50 ft several times in September 1931, present datum. 

Remarks.--Fish screens on crest prevent a fixed relation between stage of lake and discharge over dam. Water-surface elevation subject to fluctuation caused by change in

direction and velocity of wind.

Gage height. In feet, October 1952 to September 1953

Oct. 31.......7.30

Nov. 30.......7.24

Mar. 31.......8.76

Apr. 30.......8.54

May 31.......8.14

June 30.......8.62

July 31.......7.78

Aug. 31.......7.50

Sept.30.......7.10

Note. Readings other than those shown above were made during tne year.
356 DES MOIHES RIVER BASIN

North Lizard Creek near Clare, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°32'30", long. 94°20'40n , in NE£ sec. 11, T. 89 N., R. 30 W. , on right 

bank 20 ft downstream from highway bridge, 3 miles south of Clare, 8 miles upstream 

from confluence with South Lizard Creek, and 8 miles northwest of Fort Dodge.

Drainage area. 257 sq mi.

Records available. March 1940 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to May 6, 1953, wire-weight gage at same site and datim.

Average discharge. 13 years, 108 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,190 cfs June 28 (gage height, 6.54 ft}; minimum daily, 2.4 cfs Sept. 19

1940-53: Maximum discharge observed, 10,000 cfs June 23, 1947 (gage height, 16.0 

ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 3,500 cfs; no flow Sept. 30, 1943.

Remarks. Records poor prior to May 6, good thereafter.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-7, Oct. 20 to Nov. 6, 

May 24 to June 8, Aug. 16 to Sept. 30)

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

1.4 

3.0 

5.0 

7.5 

11.0

2.8 

3.3 

3.7 

4.6 

7.0

23

77

146

432

1,390

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14,

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

5.0 476-

4.2

4.2

3.6

3.2

 T76-

4.4

4.1

3.6

4.0

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.8

5.0

4.8 

5.0

4.8

4.8

137.6

4.44

0.017

0.02

Nov.

4.6

4.8

4.8

*4.4

4.6

4.6

4.7

4.8

4.8

4.9

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.7

7.7

9,4

9.4

9.4

~9.5 10

9.2

8.6

7.4

5.6

4.2

3.1

2.6

275

-

181.7

6.06

0.024

0.03

Dec .

3.1

37T

3.6

*3.9

4.1

4.3

4.5

4.7

4.9

5.1

5.2

5.3

5.3

5.2

5.0

5.1

5.2

5.4 574"

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.3

5.3

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2 

5.2

5.3

5.4

152.2

4.91

0.019

0.02

Jan.

5.5

5.6

5.7

5.8

6.0

*6.1

6.1

6.2

172

6.1

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.9

5.8

5.7

5.7

5.6

5.5

5.5

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.3

5.3

5.3 

5.3

5.2

372

175.6

5.66

0.022

0.03

Feb.

5.2

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.1

5.2

5.3

5.5

5.7

5.8

5.9

5.8

5.6

5.4

5.3

6.0

9.0

15

10

11

13

16

19

22

1Z

_

-

244.1

8.72

0.034

0.04

Kar.

33

54

 51

46

42

37

34

31

30

6S

150

240

300

350

375

348

314

300

280

274

268

261

195

163

156

151

106

84 

102

108

213

5,162

167

0.650

0.75

Apr.

 187

165

158

142

136

132

124

121

119

113

108

102

105

97

1ST

181

173

140

142

134

124

117

106

119

142

T90" 210

176 

160

151

4,196

140

0.545

0.61

May

170

225

243 £34

216

201

176

160

148

140

136

122

110

102

97

95

92

84

82

82

97

97

97

122

115

102

92

83

76

72

65

3,933

127

0.494

0.57

June

56

*52

51

51

49

48

276" 46

610

570

355

293

268

240

195

165

134

119

106

106

105

90

82

86

414

710

690

1.070 99"6

610

-

8,, 637

288

1.12

1.25

July

"26T 365

190

156

144

128

*110

100

89

76

68

64

67

100

76

65

56

68

78

60

55

58

48

43

40

37

36

34 

*5

116

231

3,064

98.8

0.384

0.44

Aug.

124

115

522

870

ITo

338

207

146

115

94

*82

77

78

65

56

50

44

39

34

30

27

23

21

20

17

15

14

12 

11

9.6

Jbl3,874.8

125

0.486

0.56

Sept.

*7.5

772

7.0

6.8

6.5

6.2

5.5

5.0

4.8

4.4

4.4

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.2

2.8

2.8

2.4

T77

3.0

3.4

2.7

2.5

2.8

3.0

3.6

2.8 

2.8

2.5

-

123.5

4.12

0.016

0.02

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,310 Min 2.6 Mean 118 Cfsm 0.459 In. 6.27

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,070 Min 2.4 Mean 81.9 Cfsm 0.319 In. 4.34

Peak discharge (base, 500 ofs). June 9 (2:30 p.m.) 630 cfs (5.08 ft); June 28 (6 p.m.) 1,190 cfs 

(6.54 ft); AugT 4 (10 a.m.) 930 cfs (5.83 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Doubtful gage-height record Oct. 8-19, Nov. 7-29; discharge computed from weather records 

and records for nearby stations. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 30 to Mar. 15.
DBS MOINES RIVER BASIN 357

Des Moines River at Fort Dodge, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°30'30", long. 94°12'00", in SW£ sec. 19, T. 89 N., R, 28 W., on right 

bank 400 ft upstream from Soldier Creek, 1,800 ft downstream from Illinois Central 

Railroad bridge, and 2,000 ft downstream from Lizard Creek.

Drainage area. 4,207 sq mi.

Records available . April 1905 to July 1906 (no winter records), October 1913 to September 

1927 (no winter records 1914-19, 1925-27, published as "at Kalo"), and December 1949 to 

September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. April 1905 to July 1906 (no winter records), October 1913 to September 1927 (published'as "at Kalo") in report of Iowa State 

Planning Board.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 969.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

j.929. Prior to July 20, 1906, chain gage at "Swede Town" bridge 3,000 ft downstream 

at different datum. Oct. 18, 1913, to Oct. 20, 1921, June 20 to Sept, 30, 1927, chain 

gage and Oct. 21, 1921, to June 19, 1927, water-stage recorder, at site 7 miles downstream at Kalo at different datum.

Average discharge. 16 years (1914-27, 1950-53), 1,601 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,850 cfs June 13 (gage height, 7.14 ft); minimum daily, 42 cfs Nov. 6.

1905-6, 1913-27, 1949-53: Maximum discharge, 22,300 cfs Apr. 8, 1951 (gage height, 

12.13 ft); minimum daily, 26 cfs Dec. 24, 1923.

Maximum stage known, 19.7 ft June 23, 1947, from floodmark {discharge, 34,000 cfs).

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

which are poor. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplant above station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

2.6

2.7 

2.9 

3.3

Oct. 1 to Aug. 5

20

50

140

420

3.7 

4.5 

7.0

Aug. 6 to Sept. 30

870

2,350

8,600

2.9 

3.3 

3.7 

4.5 

6.0

180

465

910

2,350

6,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

170 

146 

139

142

136

137

*181

200

122

114

138

156

229

IzS

149

139

146

134

144

160

141

221

alSO 

a!70

a!40

alSO

alSO

a!45

alSO

a 140

150

4,698

152

0.036

0.04

Nov.

148 

146 

125

122

*122

"97 42

108

157

140

119

140

150

127

150

148

198

TT7

177

148

152

140

133

151

168

90

70

90

96

83

-

3,914

130

0.031

0.03

Dec.

110 

120 

125

*130

115

110

105

120

135

120

120

125

80

68

l5o

150

135

125

115

120

120

120

120 

115

115

115

110

110

110

105

100

3,588

116

0.028

 0.03

Jan.

100 

110 

110

110

100

93

?6

105

105

110

110

110

110

110

110

120

150

1*5

130

120

115

105

105 

105

100

100

96

94

95

98

100

3,362

108

0.026

0.03

Feb.

91 

"9T 86 

*100

110

115

125

140

150

165

170

170

170

170

165

160

150

140

130

250

200

225

250 

275

300

350

430

500

-

-

-

5,379

192

0.046

0.05

Mar.

430 

375 

*350

320

310

290

190

290

320

400

700

1,100

2,100

2,720

3,480

3,720

3,600

3,720

3,720

5.850

3,600

3,350

3,220

3,100

2,980

2,850

2,600

2,350

2,210

2,250

2,480

63,075

2,035

0.484

0.56

Apr.

*2,600 

2,480 

2,600

2,600

2,600

2,350

2,270

2,110

2,030

1,990

1,870

1,790

1,750

1,670

1,870

1,970

1,930

1,870

1,710

1,650

1,590

1,460

1.440 

1,480

1,850

2.09O

2,210

2,350

2,310

2,350

-

60,840

2,028

0.482

0.54

May

2,600 

2,850 

3,220

3,350

*3,450

5.470

3,140

3,050

2,850

2,740

2,640

2,440

2,310

2,310

2,230

2,060

1,990

1,820

1,770

1.720

1,810

1,860

1,930 

2,000

2,020

1,860

1,950

2,190

2,480

2,720

2,850

75,680

2,441

0.580

0.67

June

2,720 

*2.600 

2,720

2,850

2,850

2,850

2,600

3,850

5,600

6,850

7,100

7,850

8.600

8,600

7,100

5,980

5,220

4,720

4,480

4,100

3,600

3,350

2,850 

2,720

3,600

4,220

5,100

5,980

5,980

4,850

-

141,490

4,716

1.12

1.25

July

5.600 

2,980 

2,480

2,190

2,070

2,050

2,290

*1,990

1,790

1,650

1,510

1,380

1,400

1,320

1,430

1,300

1,140

1,070

1,020

960

894

887

798 

764

701

664

636

572 716"

1,230

1,310

44,862

1,447

0.344

0.40

Aug.

1,060 

1,020 

5,290

6.850

6,100

4,550

3,350

2,720

2,230

1,930

*1,550

1,520

1,510

1,390

1,250

1,160

1,080

1,000

944

880

844

774

751 

658

622

549

571

488 452

513

488

53,934

1,740

0.414

0.48

Sept.

*467 

394 

418

438

391

348

351

278

348

303

311

306

290

284

273

286

241

217

251

244

274

246

233 

225

229

226

222

224

224

192

-

8,734

291

0.069

0.08

Calendar year 1952: Max 12,800 Mln 42 Mean 1,830 Cfsm 0.435 In. 5.91

Water year 1952-53: Max 8,600 Mln 42 Mean 1,286 Cfsm 0.306 In. 4.16

Peak discharge (base. 4.500 efs). June 13 (2 p.m.) 8,850 cfs (7.14 ft); June 29 (9 a.m.) 

cfs (6.13 ft); Aug. 4 (3 p.m.) 7,100 cfs (6.36 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 26 to Dec. 12, Dec. 15 to Mar. 13.
358 DBS MOINES RIVER BASIN 

Boone River near Webster City, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°25'50", long. 93°48'10", in SE£ sec. 18, T. 88 N., R. 25 W., on right 

bank 10 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 60, 2 miles south of Webster City, 

and 4.5 miles downstream from White Pox Creek.

Drainage area. 842 sq mi.

Records available. March 1940 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to June 26, 1940, wire-weight gage at same site and 

oatum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 405 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,760 cfs May 1 (gage height, 5.72 ft); minimum 

daily, 8.2 cfs Sept. 30.

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 10,400 cfs June 28, 1951;'maximum gage height, 13.7 ft 

in gage well, 13.9 ft from outside gage, June 14, 1944; minimum discharge, 2.4 cfs 

July 25, 1940 (gage height, 1.08 ft).

Maximum stage known since 1896, 19.1 ft about June 10, 1918, from floodmarks.

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

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 16, Sept. 14-30)

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.9

2.4 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

170

343

740

1,970

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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 3m

In.

Oct.

16

14

15

15

15

*15

16

17

15

15

17

17

17

17

18

18

17

17

18

17

17

18

18

18

19

23 

TS

19 

20

21

21

537

17.3

0.021

0.02

Nov.

22

21

21

*19

19

19

20

21

21

21

26

26

26

26

26

26

39

39

39

39

40

75

39

33

28

20

T2" 11

13

14

-

766

25.5

0.030

0.03

Dec .

15

T5

16

16

*17

17

18

18

18

19

19

20

T9

17

16

16

16

17

17

17

17

16

16

15

15

15 

15

15 

15

15

16

513

16.5

0.020

0.02

Jan.

16

16

16

17

*17

18

Iff

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15 

14

n

14

14

14

499

16.1

0.019

0.02

Feb.

14

TT

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

16

16

17

17

17

16

15

15

40

49

54

59

66

74

*82 

92

110

_

-

911

32.5

0.039

0.04

Kar.

110

*120

100

93

89

85

82

79

78

110

200

450

700

940

840

990

995

965

765

668

556

483

437

371

318

279 

264

246 

230

276

*352

12,266

396

0.470

0.54

Apr.

420

450

578

690

645

578

494

447

424

440

450

430

400

374

404

740

668

556

483

433

400

381

355

357

915

1.550 

1,206

990 865

918

-

17,862

595

0.707

0.79

May

1,690

1,660

1,410

1,200

1,080

940

*840

740

645

600

600

600

494

447

427

404

390

368

349

340

352

365

407

472

535

502 

440

390 

355

318

288

19,648

634

0.753

0.87

June

*258

235

230

227

216

196

178

343

765

965

965

690

502

430

368

321

282

249

218

202

170

150

130

119

318

450 

890

1.050 

840

578

-

12,535

418

0.496

0.55

July

444

368

309

264

235

*270

*297

267

213

173

148

143

150

162

417

514

*3?0

230

170

136

117

107

95

88

76

64 

61

ST

88

97

183

6,287

203

0.241

0.28

Aug.

158

155

1,050

1.440

1,320

1,170

940

556

397

*306

258

213

178

148

125

113

101

92

82

74

67

62

58

53

49

46 

40

37 

35

32 »3i

9,386

303

0.360

0.41

Sept.

28 55

25

23

23

20

20

17

17

16

16

14

14

13

13

13

12

13

14

12

11

10

9.8

9.8

11

11 

10

12 

12

8.2

-

452.8

15.1

0.018

0.02

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,730 Mln 11 Mean 418 Cfsm 0.496 In. 6.76

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,690 Mln 8.2 Mean 224 Cfsm 0.266 In. 3.59

Peak discharge (base. 1.800 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 25 to Bar. 13.
DBS MOINES RIVER BASIN 359

Des Molnes River near Boone, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°04'40", long. 93 055'55n , in NE$ sec. 24, T. 84 N., R. 27 W., on left 

bank 30 ft upstream from Boone Water Department dam, 2 miles northwest of Boone, and 

2.2 miles upstream from Bluff Creek.

Drainage area. 5.490 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1920 to September 1927, October 1933 to September 1953 in reports 

or Geological Survey. December 1904 to April 1920 (spring and early summer months, 

gage heights only) in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 871.52 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to May 1, 1920, chain gage 2.5 miles downstream 

Apr. 9, 1920, to Sept. 13, 1924, chain gage 1.3 miles upstream 

Oct. 9, 1924, to Sept. 30, 1927, chain gage 0.3 mile upstream 

Jan. 11, 1933, to Sept. 30, 1934, staff gage at same site and

at datum 7.87 ft lower, 

at datum 1.65 ft lower, 

at datum 6.69 ft lower. 

at datum 0.41 ft lower, 

datum.

Oct. 1, 1934, to Feb. 6, 1935, staff gage at same site and

Average discharge. 87 years (1920-27, 1933-53), 1,750 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,080 cfs June 15 (gage height, 6.03 ft); minimum daily, 87 cfs Nov. 27.

1920-27, 1933-53: Maximum discharge, 37,100 cfs June 24, 1947 (gage height, 19.85 

ft); no flow for a short time Jan. 9, 25, 1938. caused by manipulation of gates in control dam; minimum daily, 17 cfs Jan. 28, 1940 (unaffected by gate operation).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Slight diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

0.2 

.3 

.5 

.9

80

160

384

1,120

1.4 

2.0 

6.0

2,380

3,660

9,080

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

178

198

178

151

124

133

133 

*151

198

228

169

151

178

188

238

178

188 

178

169

151

151

160

169

198 

142

178

178

169

188

169

160

5,322

172

0.031

0.04

Nov.

151

160

160

160

*160

151

151 

124

94

116

151

151

142

151

151

142

198 

188

218

T55

188

169

169

160 

169

101

87

11Z

160

115

-

4,567

152

0.028

0.03

Dec.

115

115

115

135

145

145

145 

145

*150

160

170

160

ISO

140

120

100

T55 

180

T?5

165

ISO

160

170

160 

151

142

155

155

135

130

130

4,483

145

. 0.026

0.03

Jan.

130

145

145

145

135

125

*120 

T35

140

150

150

150

145

150

140

180

$g

180

165

155

140

140

130 

140

130

135

130

130

130

130

4,545

147

0.027

0.03

Feb.

100

T55

»110

120

140

151

160 

178

188

205

220

228

218

215

210

210

1

210 

185

160

350

280

320

306

282 

384

460

450

500

-

_

-

6,640

237

0.043

0.04

Mar.

670

480

430

*460

420

400

380 

365

350 4"?2~

720

1,370

2,650

3,340

4,200

4,860

4.990 

47555

4,860

4,730

4,600

4,200

3,940

3,660 

3,570

3,340

3,120

2,870

2,650

2,560

»2,750

77,997

2,516

0.458

0.53

Apr.

3,050

3,140

3,340

3,640

3,540

3,320

3,030 

2,820

2,680

2,620

2,530

2,440

2,310

2,180

2,140

2,59O

2,900 

2,700

2,500

2,310

2.180

2,070

2,010

1,990 

2,470

3,540

3.800

3,660

3,570

3,510

84,580

2,819

0.513

0.57

May

5,120

5.640

5,250

5,120

5,130

4,860

4,730 

»4,330

4,070

3,800

3,600

3,410

3,140

2,940

2,850

2,730

2,560 

2,410

2,210

2.110

2,110

2,310

2,280

2,410 

2,680

2,680

2,470

2,380

2,700

2,920

3,100

104,040

3,356

o.sn

0.70

June

3,140

2,990

«2,960

37575

3,160

3,140

3,100 

3,630

4,730

6,700

7,820

8,100

8,380

8.940

8,800

7,540

6,290 

5,510

5,120

4,730

4,470

4,070

3,660

3,320 

4,070

5,120

5,770

7,960

7,960

7,120

161,370

5,379

0.980

1.09

July

5.510

4,470

3,640

3,070

2,780

2,620

2,680 

2,780

»2,470

2,210

1,990

1,820

1,770

1,800

1,770

2,240

2,070 

1,700

1,510

1,420

1,440

1,370

1,250

1,100 

1,040

1,020

900

"555 860

1,200

1,440

62,900

2,029

0.370

0.43

Aug.

1,620

1,530

1,810

6,380

7.820

7,120

5,510 

4,330

3,420

2,850

2,380

*2,110

1,990

1,900

1,750

1,620

1,530 

1,420

1,310

. 1,200

1,140

1,080

1,020

980 

920

740

702

666

612

154" 576

68,630

2,214

0.403

0.46

Sept.

»558 ssi

493

462

462

446

415 

370

478

294

331

344

331

331

306

306

308 

294

260

260

271

271

294

271 

271

26O

249

238

255

238

-

10,172

339

0.062

0.07

Calendar year 1952: Max 16,400 Min 87 Mean 2,417 Cfsm 0.440 In. 5.99

Water year 1952-53: Max 8,940 Mln 87 Mean 1,631 Cfsm 0.297 In. 4.02

peak discharge (base, 6,300 cfs). June 15 (1 a.m.) 9,080 cfs (6.03 ft); June 29 (5 p.m.) 8,240

cfs (5.44 ft)s Aug. 5 (1 p.m.) 7,960 cfs (5.23 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 30 to Dec. 24, Dec. 27 to Feb. 5, Feb. 1O,

117~14"-18, 20-22, Feb. 26 to Mar. 9.
360 DES MOINES RIVER BASIN

Des Moines River at Des Moines, Iowa

Location. Lat 41 036'45", long. 93°37'05", in NE£ sec. 34, T. 79 N., R. 24 W., on right 

bank 5 ft upstream from Second Avenue Bridge in Des Moines, 1.8 miles upstream from 

Iowa Power & Light Co. dam, 2.8 miles upstream from Raccoon River, and 4.5 miles downstream from Beaver Creek.

Drainage area. 6.180 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1902 to August 1903, May 1905 to July 1906, and October 1914 

 to February 1915 (gage heights only), March 1915 to September 1927, and October 1932

to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. 1893-94, 1897-1927 in reports of

Iowa State Planning Board.

;e. Water-stage recorder and concrete multiple-arch control dam. Datum of gage is

'3.84 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 and at city datum. Prior to Aug. 21, 

1941, staff, chain, or recording gages at several sites within 3 miles of present site 

at various datums.

Average discharge. 33 years (1915-27, 1932-53), 2,183 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,400 cfs June 12 (gage height, 17.90 ft); rainimum discharge, 48 cfs Nov. 27 (gage height, 12.38 ft).

1915-27, 1932-53: Maximum discharge,'39,500 cfs June 26, 1947 (gage height, 26.5 

ft); minimum unregulated discharge, 24 cfs Jan. 29, 30, 1940; operation of sluice gates 

in control dam at times has caused brief periods of no flow.

Maximum stage known, about 27.3 ft May 31, 1903, present site and datum, from flood 

profile by office of City Engineer (probably backwater from Raccoon River).

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

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

12.4

12.7

13.0

13.7

3Z7

690

1,870

15.0

17.0

18.0

4,570

9, ZOO

11,6OO

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 195Z to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

Zl

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

 251 253

234

225

208

199

190

190

182

*182

20S

217

182

173

182

199

217

208 

182

182

199

182

182

199

208

217

164

Tr7

190

190

199

6,150

198

0.032

0.04

Nov.

190

173

173

173

173

173

*182

164

156

147

139

147

182

182

164

199

308 ?99~ 

262

253

253

243

234

234

253

173

80

100

120

130

-

5,659

189

0.031

0.03

Dec.

150

160

160

160

165

175

225

234

234

243

22S

243

120

T4t>

175

225

243

199

190

234

243

220

200

180

170

160

130

130

150

160

170

5,813

188

0.030

0.03

Jan.

170

170

170

160

150

140

135

*T73~

173

165

160

165

170

180

235

220

190

170 

180

175

170

165

165

160

165

165

165

165

160

155

155

5,241

169

0.027

0.03

Feb.

150

140

135

TSS

160

180

240

350

502

840

1,280

1,070

720

600

500

430

385

440 

540

1,910

2.190

1,620

1,450

1,330

1,180

1,010

1,150

1,170

_

-

-

21,817

779

0.126

0.13

Mar.

7SO

676 E2"5

885

885

960

735

735

690

750

825

930

1,350

2,410

3,370

4,130

4,680

4,790 

4,570

4,680

4,680

4,460

4,240

4,020

3,800

3,690

3,470

3,270

3,070

3,170

3,170

80,696

2,603

0.421

0.49

Apr.

%470

0,800

*4,020

4,130

4.240

4,130

3,910

3,580

3,370

3,170

3,070

2,970

2,870

2,770

2,670

2,670

2,970

3,270 

3,070

2,870

2,670

2.47O

2.590

2,390

2,470

2,870

3,910

4,020

4,"130

4,130

-

98,470

3,282

0.531

0.59

May

4,350

5,580

6,150

5,920

5,800

*5,690

5,340

5,120

4,790

4,570

4,240

4,020

3,910

3,580

3,370

3,270

3,170

2,970 

2,870

2.670

2,670

2,67O

2,870

4,230

3,690

3,370

3,270

3,070

2.87O

3,070

3,170

122,330

3,946

0.639

0.74

June

3,270

3,370

3,370

3,270

*3,370

3,370

3,470

4,020

4,350

6,380

9,680

11,100

10,266

9,680

9,920

9,680

8,240

7,070 

6,150

5,69O

5,230

4,790

4,35O

3,910

3,800

5.23O

5,920

7,07O

8,720

8,720

-

183,390

6,113

0.989

1.10

July

7.760

6,150

4,790

4,020

3,470

3,070

2,870

2,870

2,970

2,670

*2,390

2,290

2.09O

1,990

1,990

1,970

2,270

2,190 

1,810

1,600

1,580

1,530

1,440

1,26O

1,180

1,130

1,130

945

885

1,025

1,170

 74,520

2,404

0.389

0.45

Aug.

1,350

1,600

1,580

2,000

5,920

7,300

7,070

5,580

4,460

3,470

2,970

2,450

2,190

*2,030

1,950

1,770

1,620

1,490 

1,360

1,290

1,210

1,130

1,050

990

930

870

750

735

676

648

5g2

69,031

2,227

0.360

0.42

Sept.

564

*564

550

526

466

454

454

442

399

409

378

327

337

337

327

318

318

308 

318

271

253

262

271

280

271

271

253

253

253

225

-

10,659

355

0.057

0.06

Calendar year 1952: Max 17,800 Mln SO Mean 2,823 Cfsm 0.457 In. 6.20

Water year 1952-53: Max 11,10O Mln 80 Mean 1,873 Cfsm 0.303 In. 4.11

Peak discharge (base. 8.000 cfs). June 12 (5 a.m.) 11,400 cfs (17.90 ft); June 29 (5 p.m.) 8,960 

cfs (16.89 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 28 to Dec. 6, Dec. 13-15, Dec. 22 to Jan. 7, 

Jan. 10 to Feb. 8, Feb. 14-19.
DBS MOINES RIVER BASIN 361

Raccoon River near Jefferson, Iowa

Location.--Lat 41°59'20", long. 94°22'30", in NWi sec. 20, T. 83 N., R. 30 W., on right 

 bank 50 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 17, 2 miles south of Jefferson, and 

3? miles upstream from Hardin Creek.

Drainage area. 1,630 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. March 1940 to September 1953,

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Apr. 22, 1946, wire-weight gage at site 4 miles 

upstream at different datum. Apr. 22 to June 25, 1946, wire-weight gage at present 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 768 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,490 cfs July 1 (gage height, 10.10 ft); minimum daily, 25 cfs Sept. 30.

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 29,100 cfs June 23, 1947 (gage height, 22.3 ft); minimum observed, 12 cfs Sept. 88, 1948, Jan. 30 to Feb. 5, 1950.

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

Cooperation. Two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to June 9 June 10 to Sept. 30

3.1 55

3.5 103

4.0 200

5.0 500

7.0 1,410

8.0 8,010

3.3 18

3.6 58

4.0 145

5.0 438

7.0 1,330

9.0 3,570

10.0 3,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

-Sfi

64

62

60

SZ

58

60

*59

62

60

61

62

63

62

63

62

60

62

61

60

60

61

60

61

60

63

61

63

62

62

61

1,898

61.2

0.038

0.04

Nov.

62

63

60

62

 61

60

62

60

63

62

60

63

61

64

62

70

21

87

85

87

84

81

77

75

76

65

35

36

38

41

-

1,953

65.1

0.040

0.04

Dec.

44

46

48

*52

56

62

66

69

72

75

70

66

62

60

65

70

76

81

86

90

93

94

15

95

94

92

90

87

84

82

80

2,302

74.3

. 0.046

0.05

Jan.

82

80

80

80

80

78

78

78

74

70

70

70

70

68

66

72

70

70

68

68

66

66

65

64

63

62

62

60

60

60

60

2,160

69.7

0.043

0.05

Feb.

60

60

60

60

*62

68

73

82

100

140

190

230

260

245

220

205

190

180

170

250

400

380

330

390

460

540

510

580

-

-

-

6,495

232

0.14Z

0.15

Mar.

650

730

600

 490

440

405

385

360

350

393

466

685

1,210

1,530

1,710

1.770

1,710

1,360

1,180

1,080

960

842

775

685

625

570

535

500

466

483

552

24,497

790

0.485

0.56

Apr.

888

*985

1,280

1.360

1,340

1,210

1,040

910

842

820

798

775

730

685

665

752

1,280

1,240

1,040

910

820

775

730

708

752

865

1,010

1,010

960

960

-

28,140

938

0.575

0.64

May

1,060

1,340

1^770

1,710

*1,650

*1,590

1,410

1,260

1,140

1,040

960

910

842

775

708

685

685

665

625

588

605

685

752

798

842

910

888

775

708

645

605

29,626

956

0.587

0.68

June

552

518

*466

450

483

430

410

625

819

*2,900

2,800

2,360

1,730

1,330

1,100

958

822

531

650

570

512

460

414

115

424

1,090

2,150

2,570

2,640

5.220

-

34,359

1,145

0.702

0.78

July

3.310

2,220

1,490

1,180

958

822

710

610

531

*474

428

421

382

394

385

346

325

295

260

246

238

227

216

197

179

163

150

148

153

148

142.

17,748

573

0.352

0.40

Aug.

148

334

260

268

1.490

1,430

935

710

550

456

388

*340

307

283

266

235

208

187

176

161

150

142

138

122

113

106

97

95

84

78

IS

10,333

333

0.204

0.24

Sept.

*72

67

71

62

62

60

55

57

54

54

47

45

47

44

45

43

44

43

41

40

38

36

35

34

34

31

28

30

30

|5

1,374

45.8

0.028

0.03

Calendar year 1952 : Max 6,450 Mln 35 Mean 838 Cfsm 0.514 In. 6.99

Water year 1952-53 : Max 3,310 Mln 25 Mean 441 Cfsm 0.271 In. 3.66

Peak discharge [base. 2.700 efs).--June 10 (5 p.m.) 3,220 cfs (9.80 ft); July 1 (4 a.m.) 3,490 cfs 

(10.10 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 26 to Mar. 9. Discharge computed from oncedaily wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 1-19, Oct. 21 to Nov. 25, Mar. 10-19, July 21-27, July 31, 

Aug. 1, Aug. 23 to Sept. 19, Sept. 21-30.
362 DES MOINES RIVER BASIN 

East Fork Hardin Creek near Churdan, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°06'25", long. 94°22'00", in SE^SW^ sec. 5, T. 84 N., R. 30 W., on left 

bank 35 ft upstream from highway bridge, 4.4 miles upstream from mouth, and 6.5 miles 

southeast of Churdan.

Drainage area.--22.7 sq mi.

Records available. July 1952 to September 1953,

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control.

Extremes.' Maximum discharge during year, 105 cfs June 10 (gage height, 5.17 ft)- no flow 

Oct. 1-4, Aug. 27 to Sept, 30.

1952-53: Maximum discharge, that of June 10, 1953; no flow at times each year.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect or backwater from debris, 

 whTch are poor. Records of sediment loads for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 

1291.

Rating table, water year 195Z-53, except periods of loe effect (gage 

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

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

0

.29 

.97 

2.2 

4.0

2.4 

2.6 

3.5 

5.0

6.5

16

46

99

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

2Z

23

24 

25

26

Z7

28

Z9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

fi

0

0

0

.01

.14

.16

.19

^20

.19

.16

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

.16 

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

3.87

0.125

0.0055

0.006

Nov.

0.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

*.14

.11

.11

.11

.11

.11

.11

.11

.11

.44

.33

.19

.14

.14

.16

.14

.16 

.26

,50

.30

.14

.08

^£5

5.03

0.168

0.0074

0.008

Dec.

0-11

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

.16

.16

.19

.19

.19

.20

.22

.2Z

.Z2

.22

.26

.26

.29

.29

.29

.29 

.29

.27

.24

.22

.24

.27

^33.

6.60

0.213

0.0094

0.01

Jan.

0.35

.29

.23

.ZO

.20

.21

.23

.26

.26

.22

.21

.20

.19

.19

.23

.27

.26

.24

.22

.19

.16

.16

.16

Jl

.16

.16

.14

.16

.16

.16

.16

6.35

0.205

0.0090

0.01

Feb.

0.19

.23

.19

.16

722

.22

.33

.38

.50

10

15

Z.6

13

25

20

14

4.2

1.7

3.4

50

35

24

29

35 

29

24

16

*1Z

-

-

-

365.32

13.0

0.573

0.60

Mar.

5.2

4.0

3.5

3.1

2.8

2.6

2,1

2.3

4.7

8.0

8.0

7.1

6.0

13

li

14

10

8.0

6.8

6.5

6.2

5.2

5.2

5.0 

4.4

4.2

4.0

»3.8

3.6

7.1

13

197.6

6.37

0.281

0.32

Apr.

25

20

33

25

21

18

16

15

14

16

16

15

12

11

11

11

11

9.2

8.7

8.0

8.7

7.7

6^

12 

21

19

18

17

16

16

-

458.1

15.3

0.674

0.75

May

23

22

22

22

20

19

17

*15

15

14

11

8.7

8.0

8.3

7.7

7.4

7.4

1*1

7.1

7.4

11

23

18

I

19

17

15

12

10

8.0

454.1

14.6

0.643

0.74

June

7.4

7.4

7.1

9.3

13

8.0

11

47

23

90

43

26

*22

19

16

14

11

9.2

8.0

7.4

6.5

6.0

5.7

5.4

13

12

16

12

8.7

7.7

-

491.8

16.4

0.722

0.81

July

za

6.0

5.0

4.7

4.2

3.8

3.4

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.6

2.3

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

*1.4

1.2

1.1

.97 

.88

.88

.88

.79

1.2

.97

*2i

72.78

2.35

0.104

0.12

Aug.

0.63

.56

1.2

.79

.63

.79

.63

.56

.50

.44

.44

.38

.33

.29

.29

.29

.33

.33

.33

.29

.38

.26

" .14

.08 

.05

*.02

0

0

0

0

0

10.96

0.354

0.016

0.02

Sept.

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 

Water year 1952-53: Max 90

Mln - 

Mln 0

Mean - Cfsm - In. - 

Mean 5.68 Cfsm 0.250 In. 3.39

Peak discharge (base. 100 efs). June 10 (12:30 a.m.) 105 ofs (5.17 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by lee Nov. 25-28, Dec. 14, 25-30, Jan. 3-7, 11, 12, 

15-18, 26, 28, Feb. 1-3, 10, 11, 13-15, Feb. 19 to Mar. 8. Backwater from debris Oct. 7-9, 13, 23, 

28-31, Nov. 4-7.
DES MOINES RIVER BASIN 

Springbrook Lake near Guthrie Center, lovra

363

Location. Lat 41°46 I , long. 94°28', in sec. 4, T. 80 N., R. 31 W., on piling for boat 

dock in Springbrook State Park, 7 miles northeast of Guthrie Center.

Records available.--June 1936 to September 1953.

Gage.--Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 3.94 ft below crest of spillway of 

aam forming lake.

Extremes.--Maximum gage height observed during year, 4.60 ft June 10; minimum observed, 

4.06 ft Jan. 20 to Feb. 5.

1936-53: Maximum gage height observed, 7.00 ft July 25, 1942, June 1, 1947; minimum 

observed, 2.38 ft Aug. 31, 1936.

Gage height, in feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

 

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

.

_

_

_

-

_

-

_

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

_

-

.

_

_

-

-

.

.

_

-

-

-

Nov.

.

4.08

4.08

4.08

4.08

4.08

4.08

4.08

4.08

4.08

4.08

4.08

4.08

4.08

4.08

4.08

4.18

4.10

4.10

4.08

4.08

4.08

4.08

4.08

-

.

-

-

-

-

-

Dec.

_

_

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

-

4.10

4.10

4.08

4.08

4.08

4.08

4.08

4.08

4.08

4.08

4.08

4.10

_

4.10

4.10

4.10

-

4.10

4.10

_

4.10

4.10

4.10

Jan.

.

4.10

4.10

4.08

4.08

4.08

4.08

4.08

4. OB

.

4.08

4.08

4.08

4.08

4.08

4.08

_

4.08

4.06

4.06

4.06

4.06

4.06

-

4.06

4.06

4.06

4.06

4.06

4.06

Feb.

.

4.06

4.06

4.06

4.06

4.08

4.08

_

4.08

4.18

4.12

4.10

4.10

4.10

-

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.12

4.18

4.12

_

4.16

4.16

4.16

4.16

4.16

4.16

_

-

-

Mar.

.

4.14

4.16

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

_

4.16

4.16

4.16

4.16

4.16

4.18

-

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

_

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

_

4.22

4.22

Apr.

.20

.20

.20

.20

.16

.16

.14

4.16

4.16

4.16

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.30

4.18

_

4.16

4.14

4.16

4.18

-

May

4.18

4.18

4.16

4.16

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.18

4.16

4.14

4.14

4.14

-

-

June

4.14

4.12

4.12

4.16

4.20

4.14

_

4.28

4.16

4.60

.46

.58

.46

.46

.28

.20

.18

.16

.16

_

.14

.14

.14

.14

4.16

4.16

_

4.14

4.14

-

July

4.14

4.48

4.20

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.20

4.16

4.14

4.14

4.14

_

4.12

4.14

4.14

.12

.12

.12

_

.12

.12

.30

.14

4.12

Aug.

4.12

_

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

_

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

.

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

-

4.12

Sept.

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

_

4.12

4.12

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

.

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-
DES MOINES RIVER BASIN

South Raccoon River at Redfleld, Iowa

Location Lat 41°34'30", long. 94°10i40", In SWi sec. 3, T. 78 N., R. 29 W., on left bank

 10 ft upstream from highway bridge at Redfield, 0.8 mile downstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 6, 1 mile downstream from Middle Raccoon River, and 14.5 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 995 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1940 to September 1953.

;e.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to June 12, 1946, wire-weight gage at same site and 

~!atum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 476 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 21,300 cfs June 10 (gage height, 23.08 ft);

 minimum daily, 45 cfs Sept. 23, 24, 29, 30.

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 23,800 cfs June 12, 1947 (gage height, 24.3 ft); minimum observed, 18 cfs July 26, 1940.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Some diurnal fluctuation during low flow caused by powerplant at Panora.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

2.6 

2.8 

3.2

5.0

35

72

188

967

8.0

13.0

20.0

2,600

6,400

15,ZOO

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Zl

2Z

Z3

24

25

26

27

28

Z9 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

118

113

110

110

110

113

110

116

*118

124

116

121

121

121

118

116

116

113

118

116

113

113

116

118

118

118

116

110

ffl

113

3,567

115

0.116

0.13

Nov.

113

116

113

107

110

mo

104

110

113

107

110

113

116

116

113

116

185

297

247

164

14Z

130

127

127

125

92

60

67

74 

80

"

3,704

123

0.1Z4

0.14

Dec.

SI

94

*105

110

120

120

120

1Z5

130

140

125

100

90

92

98

108

115

110

105

100

96

94

100

110

115

120

120

120

118 

110

105

3,402

110

0.111

0.13

Jan.

100

100

100

100

98

96

94

*93

92

90

96

9Z

9Z

98

108

100

92

88

86

82

84

86

88

90

90

90

90

90

90 

88

86

2,869

92.5

0.093

0.11

Feb.

84

82

80

105

*130

190

260

360

500

700

1,000

1,000

850

700

580

5ZO

500

700

1,000

1.900

1,700

800

660

760 930

800

740

800

_

-

18,431

658

0.661

0.69

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,440 Mln 60

Mar.

600

380

420

*460

400

380

330

320

370

500

6ZO

576

514

497

711

780

643

576

528

463

433

416

437

395

349

321

321

309

265 

598

711

14,643

472

0.474

0.55

Apr.

734

*803

897

1.010

850

711

620

576

554

554

536

488

454

437

446

446

428

399

370

357

349

345

337

353

532

501

441

416

420 

734

-

16,098

537

0.540

0.60

May

897

780

711

666

620

*598

554

510

467

433

437

395

36Z

345

345

337

3Z9

321

317

501

333

362

399

Z.680

1,200

688

541

458

395 

362

313

17,456

563

0.566

0.65

June

274

262

*258

376

598

476

329

812

643

14.100

10,000

2,600

1,710

1,210

944

780

757

643

554

523

458

433

403

390

433

545

934

976

446 

366

-

43,233

1,441

1.45

1.62

July

329

349

519

317

278

254

239

224

213

*195

188

270

313

557

643

366

266

224

199

188

195

199

164

145

130

202

154

127

127 

192

148

7,914

255

0.256

0.30

Aug.

124

124

118

118

116

206

199

139

118

104

104

*99

94

91

86

82

82

79

77

74

72

72

70

68

66

64

60

5£

56 

56

56

2,930

94.5

0.095

0.11

Sept.

56

*52

56

G8

62

58

56

54

52

52

52

50

49

49

52

49

47

49

49

49

47

47

15

45

47

47

47

47

45 

45

-

1,523

50.8

0.051

0.06

Mean 624 Cfsm 0.627 In. 8.53

Water year 1952-53: Max 14,100 Mln 45 Mean 372 Cfsm 0.374 In. 5.09

Peak discharge (base. 4.200 cfs).--May 24 (2:30 p.m.) 5,680 cfs (12.23 ft); June 10 (4 p.m.) 

21,300 cfs (23.08 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 25 to Mar. 10. Discharge computed from oncedaily wire-weight-gage readings May 27 to June 2, June 13-26, June 29 to July 10.
DBS MOINKS RIVER BASIN 365 

Raccoon River at Van Meter, Iowa

Location.--Lat 41°32'00", long. 93°56'50", In SW£ sec. 22, T. 78 N. , R. 27 W. , on right 

bank" 10 ft upstream from highway bridge, 0.3 mile northeast of Van Meter, 1 mile 

downstream from South Raccoon River, and 30 miles upstream from Des Molnes River.

Drainage area.--3,41Q sq ml, approximately.

Records available.--April 1915 to November 1927 and October 1932 to September 1953 In 

reports of Geological Survey. April 1915 to December 1932 In report of Iowa State 

Planning Board.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 841.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929. Prior to May 31, 1923, chain gage, May 31, 1923, to Nov. 4, 1927, water-stage

recorder, and Oct. 1, 1932, to Aug. 8, 1934, chain gage, all at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--37 years (1915-32, 1933-53), 1,233 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 26,000 cfs June 11 (gage height, 19.42 ft); 

minimum dally, 85 cfs Sept. 30.

1915-53: Maximum discharge observed, 46,800 cfs June 13, 1947 (gage height, 21.4 

ft In gage well, 21.6 ft from outside floodmark); minimum, 10 cfs Jan. 22-31, 1940.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are poor. Diurnal 

fluctuation during low flow caused by powerplant at Adel, 10 miles above station.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau. One 

discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 195Z-53, except periods of loe effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 7 to Nov. 16)

1.9 

2.4 

3.0 

4.0

66

237

53Z

1,200

6.0

10.0

15.0

19.0

2,850

7,000

14,500

24,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

Z8

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

196

207

J33

186

230

186

200

179

*196

222

207

215

207

218

193

182

218

204

207

207

190

176

190

200

200

204

200

196

193

190

222

6,Z54

Z02

0.059

0.07

Nov.

196

222

190

200

17Z

*182

207

ZOO

193

193

190

17Z

193

222

215

207

317

364

364

317

257

253

241

241

245

220

170

110.

115

125

-

6,493

216

0.063

0.07

Dec.

135,

145 *150

160

170

180

190

ZOO

210

220

Z30

210

180

170

170

190

Z10

200

200

220

140

Z35

230

230

225

220

210

205

200

200

190

6,125

198

0.058

 0.07

Jan.

195

200

205

200

195

190

175

*195

200

205

ZOO

180

170

180

210

25£

230

200

180

160

160

165

165

165

165

170

170

165

160

155

155

5,720

185

0.054

0.06

Feb.

150

145

140

180

270

*400

560

750

1,000

1,300

1,700

1,700

1,400

1,100

920

800

740

850

1,550

2.700

1,900

1,500

1,250

1,500

1,700

1,600

1,500

1,840

-

-

-

31,145

1,112

0.3Z6

0.34

Mar.

1,650

1,310

1,200

1,280

*1,200

1,120

1,050

945

945

1,160

1,280

1,390

1,500

1,760

2,360

2,850

2,760

Z,670

2,310

2,000

1,840

1,720

1,690

1,540

1,350

1,240

1,160

1,090

1,020

1,460

1,760

48,610

1,568

0.460

0.53

Apr.

1,760

*2,2ZO

2,850

5.120

3,120

2,760

2,490

2,180

1,960

1,9ZO

1,840

1,800

1,720

1,610

1,580

1,500

1,460

1,840

1,920

1,720

1,580

1,840

1,390

1.350

1,540

1,650

1,760

1,880

1,840

2,040

-

58,240

1,941

0.569

0.64

May

Z,490

2,490

2,760

3,030

3,030

*2,940

2,850

2,490

2,310

2,080

1,960

1,840

1,720

1,610

1,500

1,420

1,390

1,310

1,280

1,240

1 .200

1,Z80

1,350

3.950

3,340

2,260

1,960

1,800

1,650

1,500

1,350

63,380

2,045

0.600

0.69

June

1,240

1,120

1,020

*980

1,390

1,390

1,090

1,460

1,720

14,100

*Z2.400

*9, 700

5,850

4,550

3,660

3,030

2,670

2,400

2,040

1,840

1,610

1,420

1,310

1,160

1,120

1,200

2,850

4,750

3,950

3,750

-

106,770

3,559

1.04

1.16

July

4.050

3,950

3,120

2,360

1,920

1,650

1,460

1,280

1,120

*1,020

945

896

1,890

1,500

1,840

1,500

1,090

910

796

700

644

656

602

532

515

470

532

426

1S5

487

498

39,754

1,282

0.376

0.43

Aug.

411

405

470

573

504

1,120

1 .720

1,240

945

809

687

573

538

*487

448

421

400

369

345

326

308

290

277

261

245

233

222

207

196

190

207

15,427

498

0.146

0.17

Sept.

176

*151

155

193

168

168

141

151

145

128

145

148

124

121

134

124

108

111

111

108

105

101

101

98

98

95

95

92

88

8&

3,768

126

0.037

0.04

Calendar year 1952: Max 12,400 Mln 110 Mean 1,940 Cfsm 0.569 In. 7.75

Water year 1952-53: Max 22,400 Mln 85 Mean 1,073 Cfsm 0.315 In. 4.27

Peak discharee (base. 5.500 cfs).-- May 24 (6:30 p.m.) 6.770 cfs (9.85 ft); June 11 (3 a.m.) 26,000

cfs (19.42 ft); June Z7 (9 p.m.) 5,850 cfs (9.02 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. Z6 to Feb. 27. Discharge computed from oncedally
DBS MOINES RIVER BASIN

Des Moines River below Raccoon River, a,t Des Moines, Iowa

Location. La t 41°34'30", long. 93°35'40", in NE^SE^ sec. 10, T. 78 N., R. 24 W., near 

right bank on upstream side of East 14th Street Bridge, 1 mile downstream from Raccoon 

River and Scott Street Dam, and at mile 199.1.

Drainage area.--9,770 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1940 to September 1953.

Uage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 762.63 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1951, water-stage recorder at site 1 mile upstream at 

datum 11.21 ft higher.

Average discharge. 13 years, 4,516 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 34,200 cfs June 12 (gage height, 24.50 ft); minimum daily, 187 cfs Nov. 27.

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 77,000 cfs June 26, 1947 (gage height, 20.8 ft in gage 

well, 21.6 ft from outside floodmark, site and datum then in use); minimum daily, 80 cfs 

July 27, 1940, Feb. 2-5, 1950; minimum gage height, 3.39 ft Feb. 1, 11, 1948 (site and 

datum then in use).

Maximum stage known since at least 1893, that of June 26, 1947. Flood of May 31, 

1903. reached a stage of 20.9 ft (referred to site and datum of 1947 flood by flood profile) by Office of Des Moines City Engineer.

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

municipal supply of Des Moines is taken from infiltration galleries on Raccoon River, 

about 3.5 miles above station. During the 1952-53 water year, the average pumpage was 

34.4 cfs. These galleries are 150 to 300 ft from river and generally about 30 ft below 

grade. At times water is pumped directly from Raccoon River into recharge basins above 

galleries. Effluent from city sewage treatment plant, which includes storm-water runoff from portion of city, enters Des Moines River about 2 miles below station, and corresponds roughly to pumpage except following heavy local rains. Net effect of pumpage, 

storm water, and other diversions is not known. Low flow can be regulated by pumpage 

into or release from reservoir of Des Moines Water Works (capacity, 4,800 acre-ft) on 

Raccoon River.

Cooperation. Gage readings and average monthly pumpage from galleries furnished by Des 

Moines Water Works. One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 6-9, Feb. 6-13, Feb. 21 to

Apr. 30, June 10-17, July 18 to Aug. 4, Aug. 11^28)

7.1 

7.5 

8.0 

9.0

184

318

600

1,430

12.0

16.0

21.0

23.0

4,900

11,700

24,600

32,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

445 

423

428

473

40T

467

365 

375

365

*396

445

375

381

360

381

381

417

401

375

401

380

356

346

375

396

439

375

386

360

381

391

12,240

395

0.040

0.05

Nov.

381 

365

381

360

351

*337

360 

360

337

323

314

310

351

381

356

356

812

840

764

635

649

566

497

473

527

310

181

219

240

270

-

12,612

420

0.043

0.05

Dec.

290 

*314

332

332 

332

337

417 

445

451

587

381

614

262

305

318

439

509

417

386

521

497

467

456

417

396

401

265

262

370

365

401

12,386

396

0.041

0.05

Jan.

407 

401

360

360

327

346

305 

351

*370

380

380

380

370

370

450

560

480

430

400

355

350

350

350

350

350

340

340

340

340

340

330

11,562

373

0.038

0.04

Feb.

330 

320

315

345

375

*428

900 

1,430

1,630

1,960

2,740

2,740

2,510

2,000

1,650

1,450

1,200

1,300

1,400

3,000

5.650

4,060

3,580

3,220

3,040

2,980

3,220

3,400

.

_

-

57,173

2,042

0.209

0.22

Mar.

3,220 

2,800

2,460

2,460 

*2,510

2,290

2,290 

2,180

2,070

2,240

2,400

2,560

3,040

4,180

5,800

6,910

7.760

6,910

6,700

6,570

6,740

6,400

6,100

5,800

5,500

5,200

4,780

4,660

4,420

4,660

5,200

136,810

4,413

0.452

0.52

Apr.

5,500 

5,950

*6,740

7.950 

7,930

7,250

6,740 

6,100

5,500

5,350

5,050

4,900

4,780

4,540

4,420

4,300

4,420

4,900

5,050

4,780

4,420

4,300

4,060

3.940

4,180

4,540

5,800

5,200

6,100

6,250

-

160,920

5,364

0.549

0.61

May

6,740 

8,100

8,440

8,440

8,440

8,440

*8,100 

7,760

7,080

6,570

6,100

5,800

5,500

5,050

4,780

4,660

4,540

4,300

4,060

3,940

3. 820

3,820

3,820

5,950

9.630

6,100

5,350

4,900

3,820

4,660

4,660

183,370

5,915

0.605

0.70

June

4,660 

4,540

4,300

*4jJ.80 

4,420

4,900

4,780 

5,350

6,100

11,900

*23,800

30,400

17,800

14, 600

13,200

12,400

10, 600

9,290

8,100

7,420

6,740

6,100

5,650

5,200

5,050

6,100

7,590

11,700

12,600

11,900

-

281,370

9,379

0.960

1.07

July

9*990

8,270

6,740 

5,500

4,900

4,540 

4,420

4,300

3,940

*3,580

3,580

3,340

3,820

3,820

3,820

3,700

3,460

2,920

2,560

2,400

2,240

2,240

1,900

1,680

1,480

1,580

1,430

1,380

1,380

1,630

117,640

3,795

0.388

0.45

Aug.

1,900 

2,020

1,900

2,180 

5,950

7,420

8, 270 

6,740

5,350

4,420

3,700

3,220

2,800

*2,560

2,510

2,340

2,180

2,020

1,900

1,740

1,580

1,550

1,480

1,380

1,240

1,200

1,060

988

972

924

85?_

84,326

2,720

0.278

0.32

Sept.

1.060 

820

*780

748 

726

726

705 

642

515

566

521

479

423

445

456

462

428

386

434

396

370

386

370

365

351

381

346

332

314

310

15,243

508

0.052

0.06

Calendar year 1952: Max 28,500 Min 187 Mean 4,806 Cfsm 0.492 In. 6.70

Water year 1952-53: Max 30,400 Min 187 Mean 2,974 Cfsm 0.304 In. 4.14

Peak discharge (base. 12.000 efs). June 12 (5 a.m.) 34,200 cfs (24.50 ft); June 29 (5 p.m.) 15,000 cfs (16.56 ft).' ' L

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 29 to Dec. 1; Jan. 10 to Feb. 5, Feb. 14-20.
DES MOINES RIVER BASIN 

North River near Norwalk, Iowa

367

Location. Lat 41°27'25", long. 93°39'10", in SW£ sec. 20, T. 77 N. , R. 24 W., on right

 bank 10 ft downstream from highway bridge, If miles southeast of Norwalk, 8 miles 

northwest of Indianola, 9 miles upstream from Middle Creek, and 10 miles south of 

Des Moines.

Drainage area. 348 sq mi.

Records available. --February 1940 to September 1953.

Gage. --Water- stage recorder. Datum of gage is 788.45 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T:929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to June 12, 1946, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge . 13 years, 206 cfs.

Extreme s . - -Maximum discharge during year, 1,940 cfs June 11 (gage height, 19.64 ft); min-

 EnunTdaily, 0.2 cfs Sept. 29, 30.

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 32,000 cfs June 13, 1947 (gage height, 25.3 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 9,100 cfs on basis of area-velocity studies; minimum, 0.1 

cfs Sept. 9, 30, Oct. 1-18, 24-31, 1949.

Remarks . --Records good except those for periods of ice effect or discharge below 20 cfs, 

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage height, 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31 Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

6.5 4.2

7.0 20

8.0 64

9.0 128

11.0 312

16.0 980

18.0 1,350

5.9

6.0 

6.2 

6.8 

7.3 

8.5

0.3

1.3

4.0

17

31

76

9.5

12.0

17.0

18.5

19.5

139

386

1,100

1,420

1,870

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

l

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.6

6.3

6.0

5.7

5.4

5.1

4.8 

4.5

4.2

 4.0

3.8 

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.2

2*3.

3.0

3.2

3.9

5.1

5.3

5.5

5.7

7.0

iui

132.9

4.29

0.012

0.01

Nov.

8.0

8.2

8.4

8.6

8.9

9.2

*9.4 

9.8

10

10

11 

11

11

12

13

13

114

218

114

65

43

34

29

26

31

27

24

22

21

20

949.5

31.6

0.091

0.10

Dec.

20

21

22

25

28

32

38 

*45

55

80.

50 

35

30

35

43

36

33

31

30

28

26

25

24

23

22

21

20

20

19

IS

18

953

30.7

. 0.088

0.10

Jan.

17

16

16

15

14

14

1£ 

13

*14

15

16 

18

20

23

90

85

80

70

60

50

45

42

38

36

35

34

33

32

31

30

31

1,046

33.7

0.097

0.11

Feb.

.5Jt

37

*40

44

50

60

150 

500

450

400

700 

500

300

200

190

160

120

100

170

600

1.000

900

400

250

200

160

130

110

-

-

-

7,955

284

0.816

0.85

Mar.

90

75

70

65

60

58

H75

120

174 

170

158

154

166

158

135

124

118

104

97

97

146

210

 162

124

110

104

100

666

1.510

5,318

172

0.494

0.57

Apr.

691

473

386

410

297

232

209 

186

182

209

218 

178

151

139

182

214

164

131

120

114

110

107

100

125

363

236

184

147

139

294

-

6,691

223

0.641

0.72

May

466

352

256

218

200

200

200 

178

155

148

202

131

110

97

94

94

94

94

*92

84

89

86

81

282

256

236

114

86

76

70

£3

4,924

159

0.457

0.53

June

57

51

49

65

70

67 

191

209

1,370

*1.870 

1,270

276

200

164

168

143

100

84

74

65

63

*59

57

51

51

151

1,010

999

352

-

9,385

313

0.899

1.00

July

120

92

79

67

59

63

lil 

61

37

33

30 

30

34

38

31

32

29

33

26

22

*20

18

17

15

15

13

12

65

61

27

18

1,344

43.4

0.125

0.14

Aug.

13

11

11

10

9.3

11

12

14

13

11 

8.0

6.4

5.0

3.9

3.3

2.8

*2.6

2.6

1.6

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.0

.8

1.0

1.3

.8

.7

.6

.7

179.1

5.78

0.017

0.02

Sept.

1.0

1.0

1.7

1.6

1.3

1.2 

1.3

1.1

.8

.7 

S-5

g.3

g.3

8-3

g.3

8.4

8-7

1.0

.8

8-6

*g.6

S-5

g-4

g-3

S-3

g.3

S.3 * ! S-2

22.2

0.74

0.0021

0.002

Calendar year 1952 : Max 4,930 Min 2.0 Mean 217 Cfsm 0.624 In. 8.46

Water year 1952-53 : Max 1,870 Min 0.2 Mean 107 Cfsm 0.307 In. 4.15

Peak dischartte (base, 1,100 cfs).-- Mar. 31 (8:30 a.m.) 1.520 cfs (18.60 ft); June 11 (11 p.m.)

1,940 cfs (19.64 ft); June 29 (1:30 a.m.) 1,160 efs (17.44 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 26 to Mar. 10.
368 DES MOINES RIVER BASIN

Middle River near Indlanola, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°26'00", long. 93°33'25", In NW£ sec. 31, T. 77 N., R. 23 W., on right 

bank 5 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highways 65 and 69, 5 miles north of Indlanola, 10 miles south of Des Molnes, and 13 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 502 sq ml.

Records available. March 1940 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 773.34 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to June 11, 1946, June 9, 1947, to Nov. 23, 

1948, and Sept. 8, 1951, to Oct. 30, 1952, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. 

June 11, 1946, to June 8, 1947, and Nov. 24, 1948, to Sept. 7, 1951, water-stage recorder at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 297 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,450 cfs June 10 (gage height, 17.53 ft); 

mum daily, 5.0 cfs Sept. 29.

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 34,000 cfs June 13, 1947 (gage height, 26.40 ft); 

mum observed, 1.3 cfs July 27, 1940.

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

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 14, Mar. 11 to June 9, 

June 27 to Aug. 5)

minimini2.9 

3.1 

3.4 

3.6 

4.0

5.0

10

23

39

92

5.0

6.0

8.0

14.0

16.0

285

520

1,150

3,900

5,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

22

20

20

19

18

18

18

18

18

*18

18

19

20

22

22

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

610

19.7

0.039

0.05

Nov.

20

18

16

16

20

20

18

 17 " '15

15

17

18

17

16

-16

15

362

880

100

59

38

31

23

22

26

33

30

28

29

30

-

1,965

65.5

0.130

0.15

Dec.

30

*47

56

60

66

72

80

120

200

TTo

54

26

28

35

52

48

45

43

41

40

39

38

38

37

36

35

34

33

32

31

30

1,636

52.8

0.105

0.12

Jan.

29

' 2S, 27

27

26

26

25

26

*27.

30

35

42

52

77

130

215

170

150

120

107

93

82

75

69

64

59

55

52

49

47

46

2,060

66.5

0.132

0.15

Feb.

45

45

45

45

44

130

500

 660

600

1,430

700

408

285

247

205

515

470

565

739

5,120

1,140

350

270

290

 296

285

264

220

_

_

-

13,913

497

0.990

1.03

Calendar year 1952: Max 11,000 Mln 15

Mar.

170

140

*124

117

108

100

96

118

147

237

296

296

274

239

243

237

223

197

191

175

157

147

252

296

*209

177

165

153

141

2.030

1,720

9,175

296

0.590

0.68

Apr.

1.700

798

670

625

445

373

329

296

296

329

318

274

243

227

254

274

233

205

185

173

169

165

163

177

432

351

285

245

225

889

-

11,348

378

0.753

0.84

May

850

520

395

329

307

*296

296

264

247

225

384

245

209

187

173

165

163

151

*141

134

342

274

207

201

190

408

300

230

177

126

109

8,245

266

0.530

0.61

June

104

99

100

160

348

307

280

966

382

*5.180

*2,020

626

351

285

264

395

239

183

145

116

106

100

*100

82

77

67

235

1,480

750

307

-

15,854

528

1.05

1.17

July

200

199

141

126

118

374

128

90

73

60

58

55

54

1. 180

502

116

94

71

60

47

*41

38

37

37

34

31

30

29

28

29

27.

4,107

132

0.263

0.30

Aug.

24

22

22

26

26

26

26

27

24

21

20

19

18

16

16

16

15

*15

14

14

13

12

12

12

11

11

9.8

9.8

9.2

9.8

8.6

525.2

16.9

0.034

0.04

Sept.

8.6

8.3

~9.8 12

9.2

8.6

8.3

7.7

7.5

7.5

7.7

8.0

6.7

6.7

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.7

6.4

6.0

*6.0

5.7

5.7

6.0

6.0

5.7

5.4

5,0

5.7

-

212.5

7.08

0.014

0.02

Mean 335 Cfsm 0.667 In. 9.08

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,180 Mln 5.0 Mean 191 Cfsm O.S80 In. 5.16

Peak discharge (base. 4.500 efs). June 10 (1 p.m.) 6,450 cfs (17.53 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings Oct. 1-28, 30, Nov. 8-Z6, Mar. 

29, May 18-24, May 29 to June 3, June 5, 6, 8, 9, 11-13, June 17 to Sept. 2. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 27 to Feb. 9, Feb. 21-24, Feb. 28 to Mar. 8.
DES MOINES RIVER BASIN 369

Lake Ahquabl near Indlanola, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°17'40", long. 93°35'35", In SW^SWij sec. 14, T. 75 N., R. 24 W., at Lake 

Ahquabi State Park, Smiles southwest of Indlanola.

Records available. --June 1936 to September 1953.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage 862,77 ft above mean sea level (Iowa State 

Highway Commission benchmark) and 6.50 ft below crest of spillway of dam forming lake. 

Prior to June 26, 1952, -staff gage 0.5 mile southeast at same datum.

Extremes. Maximum gage height during year, 7.85 ft June 10; minimum recorded, 5.62 ft

1936-53: Maximum gage height observed, 9.95 ft June 5, 1947; minimum observed, 3.50 

ft Dec. 22-25, 1939.

Gage height, In feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

30

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

6.11

6.09

6.07

6.06

6.04

6.02

6.01

6.00

5.98

5.97

5.97

5.96

5.95

5.94

5.92

5.91

5.89

5.88

5.87

5.86

5.84

5.83

5.82

5.82

5.82

5.82

5.81

5.78

5.77

5.77

5.76

Nov.

5.75

5.75

5.74

5.72

5.72

5.70

5.69

5.68

5.67

5.67

5.66

5.66

5.65

5.65

5.64

5.67

6.39

6.66

6.65

6.64

6.62

6.62

6.63

6.62

6.69

6.82

6.73

6.70

6.67

6.66

-

Dec.

6.66

6.66

6.65

6.65

6.65

6.66

6.67

6.70

6.72

6.70

6.68

6.66

6.65

6.64

6.63

6.63

6.63

6.62

6.64

6.66

6.64

6.65

6.66

6.65

6.64

6.63

6.63

6.63

6.63

6.63

6.62

Jan.

6.62

6.63

6.63

6.62

6.62

6.62

6.62

6.62

6.61

6.61

6.61

6.61

6.62

6.64

6.71

6.68

6.66

6.64

6.63

6.64

6.63

6.63

6.63

6.63

6.62

6.62

6.63

6.61

6.61

6.61

6.62

Feb.

6.62

6.61

6.61

6.61

6.66

6.72

6.77

6.78

6.75

6.82

6.79

6.72

6.68

6.69

6.68

6.68

6.66

6.66

6.83

7.07

6.79

6.70

6.68

6.67

6.67

6.68

6.67

6.67

-

-

-

liar.

6.67

6.66

6.66

6.66

6.65

6.65

6.65

6.65

6.68

6.73

6.75

6.75

6.74

6.73

6.71

6.70

6.68

6.67

6.66

6.65

6.61

6.61

6.74

6.73

6.69

6.67

6.66

6.65

6.66

7.12

6.92

Apr.

6.93

6.81

6.79

6.75

6.71

6.70

6.68

6.68

6.70

6.73

6.71

6.70

6.68

6.66

6.68

6.68

6.67

6.65

6.64

6.64

6.64

6.64

6.64

6.71

6.82

6.76

6.71

6.69

6.69

6.80

-

May

6.97

6.78

6.74

6.71

6.70

6.70

6.70

6.68

6.65

6.60

6.58

6.58

6.57

6.57

6.58

6.59

6.60

6.61

6.61

6.59

.

_

-

-

-

_

-

6.60

6.58

6.56

6.55

June

6.50

6.43

6.39

6.38

6.40

6.41

6.42

6.55

6.67

7.36

6.86

6.74

6.70

6.67

6.75

6.80

_

-

6.61

6.59

6.56

_

-

-

6.52

6.51

6.50

.

-

-

-

July

.

-

6.67

6.65

6.69

6.81

6.71

6.66

6.64

6.62

6.59

6.58

6.57

6.59

6.59

6.58

6.58

6.57

6.56

6.55

6.54

6.55

6.54

6.52

6.50

6.48

6.47

6.46

6.44

6.43

6.42

Aug.

6.40

6.39

6.37

6.35

6.33

6.33

6.31

6.30

6.27

6.25

6.23

6.20

6.18

6.17

6.17

6.15

6.14

6.13

6.13

6.11

6.09

6.07

6.06

6.04

6.03

6.00

5.98

5.96

5.94

5.93

5.92

Sept.

5.90

5.88

5.86

5.87

5.85

5.83

5.81

5.80

5.77

5.75

5.74

5.71

5.69

5.68

5.66

5.65

5.63

5.63

5.63

5.64

5.65'

5.68

5.70

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-
370

DES MOINES RIVER BASIN 

South River near Ackworth, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°22'20", long. 93°25'40", in sec. 19, T. 76 N., R. 22 W., on right bank

30 rt downstream from bridge on State Highway 92, 2 miles east of Ackworth, 4.5 miles

downstream from Otter Creek, and 6 miles east of Indianola.

Drainage area. 475 sq mi.

Records available. February 1940 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 761.91 

rt above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to June 12, 

1946, wire-weight gage only, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 267 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,200 cfs June 10 (gage height, 20.65 ft); minimum daily, 3.2 cfs Sept. 27.

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 34,000 cfs June 5, 1947 (gage height, 24.60 ft); minimum observed, 0.3 cfs July 21-25, 1940.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which a,re poor. 

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

2.9

4.2

8.0

15

46

314

4.5

7.O

11.0

17.0

20.0

830

1,950

4,600

10, 800

15,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.8 

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.1

4.8

*4.8

4.5

4.2

4.8

5.4

6.2

6.6

676

6.2

5.8

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.8

5.8

6.3

5.8

5.8

6.6

5.8

5.4 

5.1

170.8

5.51

0.012

0.01

Nov.

M

5.4

6.2

*5.8

5.8

6.2

5.8

5.8

5.4

6.2

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.2

2.750

1,790

221

76

46

43

24

22

94

831

160

120

100

90

6,459.8

215

0.453

0.51

Dec.

84 

*80

78

76

74

110

150

230

280

140

70

35

21

29

50

54

52

51

54

66

58

54

52

51

50

49

46

43

41

39 

37

2,304

74.3

0.156

0.18

Jan.

36 

35

35

34

34

34

*35

37

41

46

52

60

74

140

370

600

455

360

290

240

210

180

160

140

120

110

100

90

80

74 

70

4,347

140

0.295

0.34

Feb.

65 

60

*58

60

70

420

2,000

1,080

725

1,030

870

384

328

311

203

170

270

400

1,200

*5.500

1,480

284

257

277

284

257

282

212

_

I

18,337

655

1.38

1.44

Mar .

120 

76

*1I5

110

100

94

92

130

253

708

778

585

398

322

441

290

223

212

198

157

139

128

552

519

*244

183

181

159

132

4.590 

3,650

15,874

512

1.08

1.24

Apr.

3.860 

1,240

990

742

398

322

270

237

274

426

295

221

190

201

246

262

287

260

154

137

137

126

115

402

2,090

672

370

274

221

1,750

17,169

572

1.20

1.34

May

1.830 

620

412

345

317

359

*456

284

216

1S5

152

128

109

101

99

96

103

*139

115

90

176

168

143

115

101

70

52

43

38

30 

ii

7,110

229

0.482

0.56

June

12 

11

9^5

16

72

135

126

610

370

15.500

*1,670

690

398

311

1,420

1,460

348

209

154

111

84

76

*64

50

52

48

43

1,410

328

128

26,915.5

897

1.89

2.11

July

109 

130

113

56

85

366

99

36

28

28

26

24

22

1,010

2.120

152

82

70

60

55

50

*46

48

20

20

16

13

12

11

11 

10

4,928

159

0.335

0.39

Aug.

11 

11

9.5

9.5

9.5

10

11

10

9.0

8.5

8.5

8.0

8.0

7.0

6.6

6.6

6.6

*6.6

6.2

5.4

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.1

4.5

4.8

4.8

4.5 

4.8

223.7

7.22

0.015

0.02

Sept.

4.5 

4.2

4.8

8.1

8.0

6.2

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.4

*3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.2

376

3.6

3.8

128.5

4.28

0.0090

0.01

Calendar year 1952: Max 13,500 Min 4.2 Mean 308 Cfsm 0.648 In. 8.82

Water year 1952-53: Max 13,500 Min 3.2 Mean 285 Cfsm 0.600 In. 8.15

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs).--Nov. 17 (6 p.m.) 4,690 cfs (11.08 ft): Feb. 20 (9 a.m.) 6.220 

cfs (12.81 ft); Mar. 30 (11:30 a.m.) 5,950 cfs (12.53 ft); Apr. 30 (9 p.m.) 3,690 cfs (9.75 ft)j 

June 10 (9:30 p.m.) 16,200 cfs (20.65 ft); June 15 (10 p.m.) 3,410 cfs (9.40 ft); July 15 (6 a.m.) 

4,870 cfs (11.32 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 27 to Feb. 8, Feb. 16-18, Mar. 1-8.
DBS MOINES RIVER BASIN 371

Whitebreast Creek near Knoxville, Iowa

Location.--Lat 41°19'15", long. 93°08'40", In SE£ sec. 3, T. 75 N., R. 20 W., on right

bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 92, 2 miles west of Knoxville, 3 miles 

upstream from Butcher Creek, and 16 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 380 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1945 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Feb. 18, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and 

9atum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 215 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,540 cfs June 10 (gage height, 15.90 ft); minimum 

dally, 1.7 cfs Sept. 28-30.

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 14,000 cfs June 6, 1947 (gage height, 19.6 ft); minimum, 

0.8 cfs Oct. 1, 1949.

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

Cooperation. Two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of lee effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Nov. 17 Nov. 18 to Sept. 30

0.8 

.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4

2.0

3.8

7.0

16

30

1.8 

3.3 

3.0 

6.0 

13.0

72

150

308

1,250

4,100

.9 

1.0 

1.3

1.7

2.3

5.0

9.0

30

1.6 58

2.1 135

2.9 326

7.0 1,700

14.0 4,850

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

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

Cfsm

In.-

Oct.

2.9 

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.4

3.3

 2.9

3.1

3.1

3.4

3.3

2.9

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.4

3.1

3.3

3.1

3.1

3.8

2.9

4.1

4.1

3.8

4.1

3.8

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

103.8

3.35

0.0088

0.01

Nov.

3.8 

3.

3.

3. *2.'

2.

2.

2.

3.

3.

3.

3.

2.

3.1

4.1

12

5.750

2,410

706

131

73

56

48

45

122

1,120

280

120

100

88

-

9,109.1

304

0.800

0.89

Dec.

80

*73

74

74

78

84

122

205

258

153

100

72

52

40

32

29

28

28

35

101

93

81

68

57

50

41

36

31

27

28

29

2,259

72.9

0.192

0.22

Jan.

31 

34

34

30

26

21

*20

20

22

24

27

30

50

100

250

180

150

120

100

85

75

66

60

54

50

46

44

42

40

39

38

1,908

61.5

0.162

0.19

Feb.

37 

36

*35

37

150

400

1,050

800

500

550

450

320

260

220

180

140

180

250

400

2.500

1,100

450

230

210

205

198

200

159

-

.

-

11,247

402

1.06

1.10

Mar.

124 

*78

80

82

84

86

90

100

150

504

762

746

520

429

520

349

275

245

245

221

203

178

516

*550

303

183

166

135

124

5.530

3,450

15,028

485

1.28

1.47

Apr.

5.540 

1,800

813

598

372

275

228

205

191

223

180

159

157

129

205

212

166

127

109

98

93

92

83

278

1,450

886

340

226

205

609

-

14,005

467

1.23

1.57

May

1,420 

656

300

252

258

278

506

*250

176

141

145

135

88

86

86

85

84

*106

86

74

135

102

69

68

74

59

48

45

39

55

50

5,706

184

0.484

0.56

June

25 

25

22

22

45

49

54

185

249

»4.830

4,150

2,540

399

207

840

382

214

106

68

52

42

38

56

*51

54

42

225

1,170

141

75

16,254

542

1.43

1.59

July

354 

678

176

58

70

364

55

36

27

21

18

17

19

18

20

18

52

18

17

14

*14

11

14

16

14

8.6

6.6

5.4

4.7

4.5

4.2

2,115.0

68.2

0.179

0.21

Aug.

3.6 

5.4

3.4

5.4

3.4

5.6

3.9

5.6

3.4

5.1

5.9

e^

5.9

5.4

5.4

5.9

*5.6

3.4

3.4

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.9

1,1

1.8

1.8

96.0

3.10

0.0082

0.009

Sept.

1.9 

1.8

2.2

5.1

T7e

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

*1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

57.6

1.92

0.0051

0.006

Calendar year 1952: Max 8,540 Mln 2.4 Mean 232 Cfsm 0.611 In. 8.30

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,830 Mln 1.7 Mean 213 Cfsm 0.561 In. 7.62

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs).-

cfsj Mar. 3O (1 p.m.) 4,700 cfs (15.'

-Nov. 17 (4:30 p.m.) 6,000 cfs (15.89 ft); Feb. 20 about 3,100 

2 ft); June 10 (9 p.m.) 6,540 cfs (15.90 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 27 to Dec. 1, Dec. 11-19, Dec. 23 to Feb. 25, 

Mar. 3-9, Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings Mar. 24-29, Apr. 27 to May 

18, May 27 to June 7, June 11-24.
372 DES MOINES RIVER BASIN

Des Moines River near Tracy, Iowa

Location.--Lat 41°16'55", long. 92°51'30", in SE£ sec. 19, T. 75 N., R. 17 W., near right 

bank on downstream side of Bellefountaine highway bridge, 1 mile east of Tracy, 3 miles 

upstream from Cedar Creek, and 6 miles downstream from English Creek.

Drainage area.--12,400 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March 1920 to September 1927 (winter records fragmentary), March 1933 

to December 1935, February 1940 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 671.78 ft above mean sea level, 

adjustment of 1912. Mar. 1, 1920, to Sept. 30, 1927, chain gage, Mar. 1, 1933, to 

Dec. 31, 1935, wire-weight gage, and June 27, 1940, to June 29, 1952, water-stage recorder, at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--22 years (1920-27, 1933-35, 1940-53), 4,836 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 27,700 cfs June 14 (gage height, 16,19 ft); minimuiri daily, 360 cfs Jan. 7.

1920-27, 1933-35, 1940-53: Maximum discharge, 155,000 cfs June 14, 1947 (gage height, 

26.5 ft); minimum, 95 cfs Feb. 28, 1940; minimum gage height observed, 1.98 ft June 7,8, 

1934.

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

Cooperation. Two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water yearsJ.--WSP 1005: 1903(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 6-15, Feb. 20 to Mar. 14,

May 10 to Aug. 26)

2.5

3.5

5.0

11.0

15.0

440

1,460

3,580

15,100

27,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

780

720

700

690

680

680

*630

670

650 

630

650

650

660

650

620

601

601

601

592

592

592 

592

574

565 

538

504

520

547

547

529

520

19,075

615

0.050

0.06

Nov.

512 

520

529

*512

520

472

496

472

m

472

456

464

456

488

529

4,850

10.700

4,400

1,820

1,210 

965

900

870 

1,020

2,570

2,360

987

690

800

-

41,968

1,399

0.113

0.13

Dec.

870 

*910

910

820

880

860

830

1,270

1.440 

1,390

1,400

1,280

1,060

700

520

800

1,050

1,100

980

1,050

1,210 

1,100

1,080

1,020 

921

720

640

620

600

720

920

29,671

957

0.077

0.09

Jan.

860 

810

750

720

670

500

360

*520

670 

800

910

780

920

1,300

1,700

2.100

1,750

1,600

1,450

1,300

1,200 

1,120

1,070

1,000 

950

920

870

830

800

780

770

30,780

993

0.060

0.09

Feb.

760 

770 *780"

800

920

2,500

4,OOO

6,600

5,760 

4,740

6,280

5,930

4,570

4,060

3,580

2,900

2,100

2,050

3,650

11,300

16.900 

9,300

6,460

4,400 

4,740

4,400

4,230

4,740

_

_

-

129,220

4,615

0.372

0.39

Kar .

4,400 

3,820

3,260

3,180

3,260

 2.940

3,340

3,020

2,940 

3,500

4,060

3,180

3,020

3,180

5,760

7,190

8,140

9,100

8,900

8,520

8,140 

8,140

8,520

 8,710 

8,140

7,190

8,520

6,280

6,100

8,820

19.800

193,070

6,228

0.502

0.58

Apr.

18.000 

15,100

10,900

10,700

10,500

10,300

9,700

8,900

8,330 

7,760

7,760

7,190

6,820

6,640

6,460

6,280

6,280

6,100

6,280

6,100

6,280 

5,930

5,760

5.420 

7,386

8,900

7,570

7,760

8,140

8,710

-

247,950

8,265

0.667

0.74

May

11,100 

12.500

11,100

11 , 100

10,900

10,900

 10,700

10,500

9,900 

8,710

8,330

7,760

7,380

6,820

6,460

 5,930

*5,760

5,590

5,420

5,080

4.910 

5,250

5,250

5,080 

9,700

10,500

7,950

6,820

5,930

5,420

5,430

243,970

7,870

0.635

0.73

June

5,250 

5,250

5,250

5,080

4.910

5,250

5,590

6,820

7,950 

9,410

24,200

*26.500

26,100

25,000

16,100

15,900

15,600

11,500

10,100

8,900

8,330 

7,570

7,000

*6,460 

5,930

5,590

7,000

11,300

14,000

13,100

-

326,940

10,900

0.879

0.98

July

12,300 

12 .500

11, 500

9,300

7,380

6,640

6,460

5,420

4,910 

4,910

4,570

4,060

3,900

3,820

5,250

5,250

4,570

4,060

3,740

*3,580

3,420 

4,060

3,020

2,780 

2,570

2,290

2,150

2,290

2,080

1,950

1.820

152,550

4,921

0.397

0.46

Aug.

1,820 

1,950

2,080

2,220

2,500

4,910

6,820

7,190

7.570 

6,640

4,910

4,570

3,980

3,180

2,940

2,780

*2,570

2,570

2,290

2,080

1,950 

1,880

1,760

1,700 

1,700

1,520

1,240

1,160

1,090

1,050

1.050

91,650

2,956

0.238

0.27

Sept.

1,050 

1,010

998

1.050

1,020

976

921

900

870 

840

810

780

750

700

680

670

640

620

601

592

*504 

547

538

529 

520

512

512

504

496

480

-

21,600

720

0.058

0.06

Calendar year 1952: Max 37,400 Mln 456 Mean 6,343 Cfsm 0.512 In. 6.97

Water year 1952-53: Max 26,500 Mln 360 Mean 4,188 Cfsm 0.338 In. 4.58

Peak discharge (base. 15.000 cfs). Feb. 21 (7:30 a.m.) 20,10O cfs (12.93 ft)j Mar. 31 (3:30 p.m.) 

21,600 cfs (13.26 ft;; June 14 (10 a.m.) 27,700 cfs (16.19 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 30 to Dee. 1, Dee. 14-19, Dec. 26 to Feb. 8, 

Feb7T6-18.
DBS MOINES RIVER BASIN 373

Cedar Creek near Bussey, Iowa

Location.--Lat 41°13'08", long. 92°54'24" ) at corner common to sees. 10, 11, 14, 15, T. 74 

N., R. 18 W., on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 156, 1.6 miles 

northwest of Bussey, and 8.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 384 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1947 to September 1953.

Sage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to Feb. 21, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 6 years, 212 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,920 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 20.12 ft); minimum daily, 0.2 cfs Sept. 12-23, 26, 27.

1947-53: Maximum discharge, 29,300 cfs May 9, 1950 (gage height, 27.50 ft); minimum 

daily, that of Sept. 12-23, 26, 27, 1953.

Flood of June 1946 reached a stage of 28.45 ft on upstream side and 28.05 ft on downstream side of bridge, from levels to floodmarks by Corps of Engineers.

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

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 3, Aug. 16 to Sept. 30)

3.9

4.0 

4.2

4.4

1.2 

2.3 

3.6

7.6

17

4.7

5.2

5.8

11.0

17.0

20.0

40

101

200

1,550

3,700

5,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.5 

2.2

2.1

1.9

1.8

"ILL

1.8

2.1

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.5

2.. 7

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.8

3.0

3.6.

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.5

84.6

2.73

0.0071

0.008

Nov.

fcf

3.8

*7.2

4.4

4.1

3.9

4.1

4.2

4.1

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.6

4.6

5.5

2.990

2,700

220

100

69

56

46

46

125

904

171

97

76

59

-

7,731.8

258

0.672

0.75

Dec.

51 

*50

53

55

46

62

81

118

167

T5T

60

45

33

29

26

23

23

25

30

90

96

84

72

62

52

42

36

31

26

26

28

1,723

55.6

0.145

0.17

Jan.

30 

34

36

33

30

27

23

*20

2T

25

28

32

50

110

300

200

150

120

100

86

78

70

63

58

52

48

45

43

42

41

40

2,035

65.6

0.171

0.20

Feb.

f

*39

45

150

800

1,200

900

560

580

420

280

200

220

150

105

105

110

250

2.820

927

338

248

186

176

159

166

134

-

-

11,346

405

1.05

1.10

Mar.

114 

*6079-

90

110

94

82

94

110

450

1,320

1,020

575

661

1,460

562

338

427

610

290

242

300

1,840

*953

400

262

230

186

167

3,540

5.440

22,106

713

1.86

2.14

Apr.

5.960 

1.C20

697

488

350

292

255

225

215

210

178

164

154

146

202

282

190

151

136

130

126

122

114

110

?20

220

156

137

128

357

-

11,135

371

0.966

1.08

May

725 

362

228

186

169

190

218

171

144

126

198

128

95

86

91

87

90

*108

91

74

293

125

90

87

87

68

51

44

42

38

11

4,523

146

0.380

0.44

June

26 

22

21

23

67

66

30

563

169

1,220

466

144

95

74

62

79

48

38

30

23

18

17

15

*16

23

29

102

1.550

188

67

-

5,091

170

0.443

0.49

July

51 

164

42

27

73

~40 306

25

16

13

11

10

11

11

10

9.8

9.4

12

19

*12

25

9.8

6.6

5.5

4.9

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.2

951.2

30.7

0.080

0.09

Aug.

4.2 

3.9

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.2

sa

4.1

3.3

3.0

2.8

3.0

2.8

2.5

2.1

1.8

*1,8

1.7

1.8

1,7

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1*3

1.3

1.3

1.3

77.7

2.51

0.0065

0.008

Sept.

1.3 

1.4

1.9

2,1

2.1

1.4

1.0

.7

.4

.4

.4

.2

7?

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.Z

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

-

18.1

0,60

0.0016

0.002

Calendar year 1952: Max 11,400 Min 1.7 Mean 273 Cfsm 0.711 In. 9.69

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,440 Kin 0,2 Mean 183 Cfsm 0.477 In. 6.48

Peak discharge (base. 2,000 cfs). 

3,660 cfs (16.88 ft); Mar. 23 (3 p.m

Nov. 18 (1:30 a.m.) 5.080 cfs (19.18 ft); Feb. 20 (3 p.m.) 

) 2,540 cfs (14.07 ft); Mar. 31 (3 a.m.) 5,920 cfs (20.12 ft);

June 28 (11 a.m.) 2,090 cfs (12.82 ft) 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 12 to Feb. 19, Bar. 4-10.
374 DBS MOINES RIVER BASIN

Des Molnes River at Ottumwa, Iowa

Location.--Lat 41°00', long. 92"24', in NEfc sec. 25, T. 72 N., R. 14 W., on right bank 10 

ft downstream from Vine Street Bridge at Ottumwa, 5.5 miles upstream from Village Creek, 

10 miles downstream from South Avery Creek, and at mile 93.9.

Drainage area. 13,200 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March 1917 to September 1927 and January 1929 to September 1953 (published as "at Eldon" October 1930 to March 1935) in reports of Geological Survey. March 

1917 to December 1932 (published as "at Eldon" October 1930 to December 1932) in report 

of Iowa State Planning Board.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 622.77 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 2, 1917, staff gage and Aug. 2, 1917, to Sept. 30, 1930, chain gage, 

at Market Street Bridge half a mile upstream at datum 0.06 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1930, to 

Mar. 19, 1935, chain gage at Eldon 15 miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--36 years (1917-53), 4,813 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 29,400 cfs June 14 (gage height, 10.51 ft); minimunTdaily, 345 cfs Sept. 30.

1917-53: Maximum discharge, 135,000 cfs June 7, 1947 (gage height, 20.2 ft); minimum daily, 30 cfs Jan. 27-29, 31, Feb. 2, 3, 5-7, 1940.

Flood of May 31, 1903, reached a discharge of about 100,000 cfs.

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

fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplant above station.

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

0.2

0.6

1.5

5.0

11

345

720

2,320

11,000

31,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

796 

590

849

504

835

484

842

366 836"

*450

865

407

791

490

656

632

688

512 

626

590

631

681

512

656 

556

558

592

*583

603

590

562

19,377

625

0.047

0.05

Nov.

578 

489

636

575

543

594

*528

514

606 

536

516

548

*521

538

561

530

6,240

14.600 

9,310

3,470

1,660

1,530

1,050

 1,080 

1,080

2,930

3,960

1,950

906

762

-

59,341

1,978

0.150

0.17

Dec.

882 

1974

1,040

*1,050

1,230

1,020

982

1,230

1,590 

1.960

1,850

1,330

1,470

646

55J.

678

1,020

1,180 

1,070

1,600

1,550

1,450

1,300

1,250 

1,100

700

685

646

666

838

954

34,493

1,113

0.084

0.10

Jan.

886 

798

814

726

773

512

352

426

663 

755

886

686

773

1,080

1,500

1,400

1,600

1,000 

1,150

1,100

1,330

1,230

1,290

1,180 

1,050

940

*940

1,000

900

740

900

29,380

948

0.072

0.08

Feb.

830 

790

770

760

1,856"

 3,450

4,450

5,630

6,520 

7,840

7,210

7,390

5,990

5,000

4,000

3,000

2,050

2,150 

3,230

12,300

22.200

14,400

8,430

6,690 

5.-240

5,000

4,890

4,760

_

-

-

156,770

5,599

0.424

0.44

Mar.

4,640 

4,350

3,450

3,500

*3,400

3,300

3,400

3,200

2.810 

4,130

6,280

6,650

6,050

6,250

7,720

7,990

8,300

9,380 

9,920

9,380

8,570

8,300

11,600

11,300 

9,380

7,800

*7,010

6,550

6,180

14,800

23 . BOO

229,390

7,400

0.561

0.65

Apr.

26.300 

20/000

13,600

11,600

11,300

10,700

9,920

9,380

8,570 

7,940

7,710

7,320

6,840

6,380

6,490

6,630

6,430

6,090 

6,030

6,260

6,210

5,890

5,610

5.340 

5,740

9,110

8,050

7,300

7,800

8,300

-

264,840

8,828

0.669

0.75

May

11,000 

15.300

IT, obb

11,000

10,700

10,700

10,500

10,500

9,650 

8,840

8,300

8,050

7,550

6,800

6,360

6,180

5,920

5,680 

5,550

5,300

5,300

*5,300

5,180

5.050 

6,440

11,000

8,840

7,050

6,180

5,550

5,300

244,070

7,873

0.596

0.69

June

4,910 

5,060

4,990

4,990

4,860

5,020

5,400

7,110

8,050 

8,460

24,000

27,800

28,600

29.000

21,500

16,900

16,300

13,000 

10,700

9,380

8,300

 7,800

7,190

6,610 

6,130

5,410

6,030

10, 400

16,000

14,800

-

344,720

11,490

0.870

0.97

July

15.600 

12,700

12,400

9,920

8,300

7,800

7,000

5,920

5,020 

4,600

4,560

4,230

4,040

3,710

4,320

6,980

4,540

4,260 

4,110

3,810

3,480

4,070

*3,390

2,970 

2,660

2,620

2,190

2,160

2,390

2,120

1,970

161,840

5,221

0.396

0.46

Aug.

2,010 

2,040

2,120

2,350

2,350

3,010

6,290

7,280

7,340 

6,080

5,290

4,480

3,760

3,510

3,010

2,720

2,610

2,540 

*2,200

2,360

2,080

1,970

1,880

1,650 

1,650

1,530

1,500

1,200

1,380

1,170

1.100

90,560

2,921

0.221

0.26

Sept.

1,110 

865

994

1.140

898

967

918

858

854 

802

844

745

702

733

652

658

642

628 

629

626

594

470

602

 562 

503

514

450

561

516

545

21,382

713

0.054

0.06

Calendar year 1952t Max 41,500 win 366 Mean 6,972 Cfsm 0.528 In. 7.2O

Water year 1952-53: Max 29,000 Min 345 Mean 4,537 Cfsm 0.344 In. 4.68

Peak discharge (base. 16.000 cfs). Nov. 18 (4:30 c.m.) 16.000 cfs (6.70 ft)j Feb. 10 (1 p.m.)

16,900 ofs 16.99 ft)j Feb. 21 (7 a.m.) 23,300 cfs (8.90 ft); Apr. 1 (7 a.m.) 27.400 cfs (10.04 ft);

June 14 (9 p.m.) 29,400 cfs (10.51 ft); June 29 (6:30 a.m.) 16,600 cfs (6.87 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 20-25, Jan. 15-20, Jan. 24 to Feb. 4, Feb. 15-

18, Mar. 4-8.
DES MOINES RIVER BASIN 375

Lake Wapello near Drakesville, Iowa

Location. Lat 40°49'15", long. 92°34'25", in SE&JWi sec. 34, T. 70 N., R. 15 W., at Lake 

Wapello State Park, 5 miles northwest of Drakesville and 9? miles northwest of Bloomfield.

Drainage area.--7.6 sq mi, approximately, above outlet. 

Records available. June 1936 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 90.0 ft above datum assumed for this lake and 

TO.O ft below crest of spillway of dam forming lake. Prior to Nov. 26, 1941, staff gage 

at site 0.5 mile southwest at same datum.

Extremes.--Maximum gage height during year, 10.90 ft Mar. 30; minimum, 8,60 ft Sept. 23.

1936-53: Maximum gage height observed, 12.70 ft June 12, 1941; minimum observed, 

7.81 ft Sept. 9-11, 1936.

Remarks. Water is diverted from lake for fish-rearing ponds below lake outlet.

Gage height, in feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

30

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

9.60

9.57

9.55

9.53

9.50

9.48

9.46

9.44

9.43

9.42

9.40

9.39

9.38

9.37

9.35

9.34

9.31

9.30

9.29

9.27

9.25

9.25

9.23

9.23

9.22

9.21

9.20

9.17

9.16

9.15

9.13

Nov.

9.12

9.11

9.10

9.08

9.06

9.05

9.04

9.02

9.01

9.00

9.00

8.99

8.98

8.98

8.97

8.97

9.01

9.06

9.04

9.02

9.01

9.00

9.00

9.01

9.07

9.12

9.09

9.08

9.07

9.07

-

 i Dec.

9,08

9.08

9.08

9.08

9.08

9.07

9.07

9.06

9.06

9.07

9.06

9.03

9.02

9.02

9.01

9.00

9.00

8.99

9.01

9.11

9.11

9.12

9.15

9.14

9.14

9.14

9.13

9.13

9.13

9.13

9.13

Jan.

9.13

9.13

9.12

9.12

9.12

9.12

9.12

9.13

9.13

9.14

9.15

9.15

9.16

9.16

9.19

9.19

9.20

9.22

9.22

9.23

9.24

9.24

9.24

9.24

9.23

9.23

9.23

9.23

9.22

9.22

9.22

Feb.

9.21

9.21

9.21

9.20

9.27

9.46

9.55

9.58

9.60

9.67

9.82

9.89

9.92

9.94

9.95

9.96

9.96

9.97

9.98

10.20

10.22

10.19

10.16

10.15

10.14

10.14

10.11

10.10

_

_

-

Mar.

10.10

10.11

10.12

10.14

10.12

10.11

10.10

10.10

10.11

10.19

10.31

10.31

10.25

10.31

10.32

10.24

10.19

10.32

10.28

10.22

10.22

10.18

10.37

10.29

10.22

10.18

10.16

10.14

10.14

10.70

10.62

Apr.

10.51

10.34

10.26

10.20

10.18

10.15

10.15

10.14

10.14

10.14

10.12

10.13

10.12

10.12

10.19

10.19

10.17

10.15

10.14

10.12

10.12

10.11

10.10

10.12

10.13

10.12

10.10

10.09

10.09

10.19

-

May

10.27

10.23

10.19

10.16

10.14

10.14

10.14

10.13

10.12

10.11

10.09

10.07

10.05

10.14

10.14

10.03

10.03

10.04

10.04

10.04

10.04

10.04

10.03

10.03

10.02

_

_

-

.

.

-

June

_

_

_

_

-

_

.

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

_-

9.92

9.92

9.91

9.89

9.87

9.82

9.76

9.75

9.74

9.72

9.71

9.72

9.83

9.82

9.81

-

July

9.82

9.82

9.80

9.78

9.80

10.00

10.00

9.98

9.96

9.94

9.91

9.89

9.88

9.87

9.85

9.83

9.82

-

-

-

_

9.74

9.73

9.70

9.68

9.67

9.66

9.64

9.62

9.60

9.59

Aug.

9,57

9.54

9.53

_

-

_

.

_

.

-

.

.

-

-

-

9.27

9.26

9.23

9.22

9.20

9,17

9.15

9.14

-

-

_

9.07

9.05

9.03

9.01

-

Sept.

_

-

8.95

8.99

8.98

8.96

8.96

8.93

8.91

8.88

8.87

8.85

8.82

-

8.79

8.77

8.75

8.73

8.72

8.69

8.67

8.65

8.63

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-
376 DES MOINES RIVER BASIN

Des Moines River at Keosauqua, Iowa

Location.--Lat 40°44', long. 91°57', In sec. 36, T. 69 N., R. 10 W., on right bank 10 ft 

upstream from bridge on State Highway 1 at Keosauqua, 4 miles downstream from Chequest 

Creek, and at mile 50.6.

Drainage area. 13,900 sq ml, approximately.

Records available.--May 1903 to July 1906, April 1910 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 558.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Dec. 24, 1933, chain gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge.--44 years (1903-5, 1911-53), 5,351 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 31,600 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 9.95 ft); mlnlmum dally, 380 cfs Jan. 8; minimum gage height, -0.24 ft Oct. 10, 13.

1903-6, 1910-53: Maximum discharge, about 135,000 cfs June 1, 1903 (gage height, 

27.85 ft, from floodmark); minimum daily, 40 cfs Jan. 30, 1940; minimum gage height, 

-0.58 ft Aug. 30, 1934.

Flood of June 1, 1851, reached a stage of 24 ft (discharge not determined).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some diurnaT fluctuation at medium and low stages caused by powerplant at Ottumwa.

Cooperation. Two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions. WSP 405: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

-0.2

+ .1

.6

330

605

1,390

2.0

6.0

10.0

4,650

16,500

31,600

n uiscnarge, in CUBIC reet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

968 

906

583

937

572

906

550

922

*506

847

539 

922

486

153

506

791

670

683

605 

644

631

670

709

583

709

594

594

*631

605

583

618

21,303

687

0.049

0.06

Nov.

583 

618

539

644

605

*572

618

572

550

605

561 

539

1

550

517

BT?

550

583

10,800

15.900 

6,730

2,920

1,680

1,500

1,150

1,220

1,410

3,380

3,630

1,920

1,060

-

61,023

2,034

0.146

0.16

Dec.

800 

940

*1,050

1,100

1,130

1,260

1,100

1,100

1,260

1,680

1.960 

1,850

1,300

1,400

700

600 700"

1,000

1,400 

1,580

1,200

1,870

1,730

1,480

1,470

1,300

760

660

780

950

1,060

37,170

1,199

0.086

0.10

Jan.

980 

880

780

720

610

500

450

380

600

760

930

880

*900

1,000

1,300

1,150

1,500

2.000

1,350 

1,100

1,500

1,450

1,380

1,300

1,400

1,100

1,000

1,100

1,040

940

860

31,740

1,024

0.074

0.08

Feb.

1,200 

1,070

900

1,027

*1,200

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,860

7,120

8,940 

8,370

7,120

5,950

5,170

4,100

3,000

2,200

2,400 

6,600

21.300

18,900

12,900

8,370

6,600

5,430

5,430

5,300

_

_

-

169,450

6,052

0.435

0.45

Mar.

5,170 

5,040

4,390

3,380

 3,700

3,500

3,600

3,400

3.100

3^880

7,120 

8,650

7,810

8,370

10,100

8,940

8,650

9,520

11,000 

10,400

9,230

8,940

11,600

13,900

11,300

 9,230

8,090

7,250

6,990

16,100

28.700

261,050

8,421

0.606

0.70

Apr.

31.200 

25,100

17,900

12,900

12,000

11,600

11,300

10,400

9,520

8,940

8,370 

8,370

7,810

7,250

6,990

7,250

7,250

6,860

6,600 

6,600

6,860

6,600

6,340

6,080

5.950

7,250

9,810

8,090

7,810

8,370

-

297,370

9,912

0.713

0.80

May

9,810 

13,200

15.500

12,000

12 , 000

11,600

11,600

11,600

11,300

10,400

9,520 

8,940

8,650

8,370

8,090

7,250

6,990

6,600

6,600 

*6,080

5,820

5,820

5,820

5,690

5.560

9,520

11,000

8,370

7,250

6,470

6,080

271,500

8 ; 758

0.630

0.73

June

5,820 

5.430

5,690

5,560

5,430

5,430

5,690

6,730

8,650

8,650

17,200 

27,400

29 , 500

29.900

28,200

18,900

18,500

15,500

12,900 

17,500

9,520

*8,650

8,090

7,530

6,990

6,340

5,820

8,090

15,500

16,200

-

371,310

12,380

0.891

0.99

July

15.200 

13,900

13,900

12,000

9,810

9,810

8,090

6,990

5,950

5,170

4,910 

4,780

4,520

4,260

3,880

5,820

6,600

4,520

4,520 

4,390

3,880

3,760

*4,390

3,380

3,040

2,730

2,660

2,190

2,190

2,360

2.100

181,700

5,861

0.422

0.49

Aug.

1,920 

1,980

2,000

2,190

2,360

2,360

4,260

7,120

7^810

7,250

6,080 

5,300

*4,780

3,880

3,500

3,140

2,850

2,780

*2,590 

2,280

2,340

2,150

1,940

1,900

1,710

1,680

1,580

1,520

1,300

1,430

L.240

95,220

3,072

0.221

0,25

Sept.

1,180 

1,150

952

1,130

1.200

952

1,030

984

922

906

861 

875

805

762

805

709

696

709

709 

683

. 670

657

*561

605

631

561

550

528

583

594

-

23,960

799

0.057

0.06

Calendar year 1952: Max 41,900 Min 486 Mean 7,484 Cfsm 0.538 In. 7.33

Water year 1952-53: Max 31,200 Min 380 Mean 4,994 Cfsm 0.359 In. 4.87

Peak discharge (base. 19.000 cfs).--Feb. 21 (10 p.m.) 23,100 cfs (7.94 ft); Apr. 1 (8 p.m.) 31,600 

cfs (9.95 ft); June 15 (10 a.m.) 30,300 efs (9.71 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 30 to Dec. 3, Dec. 14-19, Dec. 26 to Feb. 8, 

Feb. 16-20, Bar. 5-9.
FOX RIVER BASIN 377

Pox River at Wayland, Mo.

Location. Lat 40°23'45", long. 91°35'50", in NW£ sec. 31, T. 65 N., R. 6 W., on left bank 

90 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 136, three-quarters of a mile west of 

Wayland, and 5 milee downstream from Brush Creek.

Drainage area. 400 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. February 1922 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 501.52 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1929, chain gage at bridge 2.8 miles upstream at different 

datum. Oct. 1, 1929, to Nov. 18, 1934, chain gage and Nov. 19, 1934, to June 11, 1936, 

wire-weight gage, at bridge 90 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 31 years, 233 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,960 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 17.2 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 0.1 cfs for many days; minimum gage height, 

1.44 ft Sept. 2, 3.

1922-53: Maximum discharge, 25,000 cfs June 29, 1933 (gage height, 21.53 ft, from 

floodmarks); no flow at times in 1930, 1934, 1936, 1939-40.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect and those below 15 cfs, 

which are poor.

Cooperation. Three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 785: 1934.

Rating table,- water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 11 to Nov. 25)

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

0

.4 

2.3 

5.0 

8.6

1.9

2.0 

2.3 

2.5

3.0

13

19

44

70

148

4.0

7.0

11.0

15.0

17.0

335

1,100

2,640

5,000

7,540

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

7.8

7.0 

6.7

6.3

6.0

6.0

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

6.7

9.1

8.6

6.0

5.3

5.3

9._7

8.2

7.0

6.0

5.3

5.0

4.4

3._6

376

3.6

3.6

3.6

180.3

5.82

0.015

0.02

358

Nov.

3.6

4.1 

5.6

7.0

4.1

3.3

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.3

3.8

*3.8

3.6

3.6

3.8

8.8

16

12

10

14 

16

12

11

19

44

35

25

22

20

-

325.6

10.9

0.027

0.03

646

Dec.

18

17 

*16

16

16

17

20

20

20

19

22

21

20

16

Is13

13

14

30

263

293 

156

151

154

100

70

50

35

30

25

22

1,690

54.5

0.136

0.16

3,350

Jan.

20

18 

16

14

13

12

*11

10

9.6

9.2

9&

9.0

10

14

22

25

20

22

25

25

23 

21

20

20

22

25

30

40

45

45

45

649.8

21.0

0.052

0.06

1,290

Feb.

40

35 

35

40

55

550

950

628

379

365

*1,360

1,020

460

253

184

145

100

80

84

2,020

2.480 

604

283

223

190

162

146

127

_

_

-

12,998

464

1.16

1.21

25,780

Mar.

108

76 

70

70

80

111

114

91

142

448

1,400

*1,870

1,600

1,480

2,110

959

460

691

931

591

441 

838

*842

1,020

591

324

225

183

153

2,080

*5_,880

25,979

838

2.10

2.42

51,530

Apr.

6.340

1,910 

821

543

402

314

253

247

283

234

195

174

164

153

179

283

263

247

236

172

148

134

121

235

398

244

186

153

134

171

-

15,337

511

1.28

1.43

30,420

May

402

ill 

335

207

263

*425

402

304

211

164

130

106

91

79

69

160

368

253

191

130

403 

293

145

103

92

79

59

*46

37

33

28

6,079

196

0.490

0.57

12,060

June

25

*21

19

18

18

23

27

122

67

49

40

28

27

26

20

'l70

495

154

62

34

23 

17

14

11

IT

12

13

42

684

227

-

2,499

83.3

0.208

0.23

4,960

July

M

41 

26

27

24

19

15

*62

46

25

16

11

9.1

7.8

7.8

7.8

6.7

6.3

5.6

*5.6

8.2 

6.7

5.3

4.4

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.3

2.8

*2.6 179"

502.1

16.2

0.040

0.05

996

Aug.

3.6

276 

2.1

1.6

1.0

1.0

1.6

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.6

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.0

1.0

.7

.7

.7

.5 

.5

.5

.3

.3

i.1.1.1.1

29.5

0.95

0.0024

0.003

59

Sept.

0.1

.1 

.1

.*!

.4

.3

.5

.2

.1

*.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

-

6.0

0.20

0.00050

0,0006

12

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,790 Mln 2.8 Mean 221 Cfsm 0.552 In. 7.53 Ao-ft 160,300

Water year 1952-53: Max 6,340 Mln 0.1 Mean 182 Cfsm 0.455 In. 6.18 Ac-ft 131,500

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 cfs). Apr. 1 (3 a.m.) 7,960 cfs (17.2 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 27 to Dec. 4, Dec. 14-19, Dec. 25 to Feb. 7, 

Feb. 17, 18, Mar. 3-5. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Dec. 5-13, 20- 

24, Feb. 8-11, 21, 22, Mar. 11-18, Mar. 30 to Apr. 2.
378 BEAR CREEK BASIN

Bear Creek near Marcelline, 111.

Location.--Lat 40°08'34", long. 91 0 20'14", between sees. 20 and 21, T. 2 N., R. 8 W., on 

right bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 0.9 mile downstream from Grindstone 

Creek, 2^ miles northeast of Marcelline, and 12 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 348 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1944 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 510 ft (from topographic map). Prior to 

June 24, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 204 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,230 cfs May 17 (gage height, 9.61 ft); no flow 

Aug. 19 to Sept. 30.

1944-53: Maximum discharge, 21,200 cfs July 22, 1951 (gage height, 26.07 ft); no 

flow Aug. 19 to Sept. 30, 1953.

Remarks. Records good.

Cooperation. Two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 19; stage-discharge 

relation affected by ice Dec. 24, 25, Jan. 4, 5, 27-30)

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1 

3.3 

3.5

1.5 

2.8

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

8.0

62

118

196

324

495

1,330

1,700

Discharge; in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

gO.6

8-4 

g.4

g.6

g.3

8-4

8-5

8-3

g.2

g.2

g.2

g, 1

8.2

.6

1.2

1.0

.8

.7

.8

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

.8 

.8

.6

*.6

.7

21.1

0.68

0.0020

0.002

Nov.

0.8

.8 

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

.8

8-8

82.5

g33

*18

10

5.8

4.3

5.0

13

68

71 

26

14

8.8

-

293.6

9.79

0.028

0.03

Dec.

6.9

6.3 

5.8

6.3

7.1

*8.1

9.6

9.6

8.8

7.8

6.6

5.8

4.5

3.9

3.6

3.2

372

3.2

3.8

52

123

61

51

40

30

20

16 

12

10

8.1

7.4

544.6

17.6

0.051

0.06

Jan.

7.4

*7.4 

6.0

6.0

5.5

4.5

4.1

3.8

3.9

4.1

4.1

4.3

5.2

6.9

8.1

2 5

279

15

6.6

5.8

5.8

6.3

12

19

29

26

20 

15

15

16

15

293.2

9.46

0.027

0.03

Feb.

12

13 

*12

2.8

2.2

4.3

12

38

31

24

34

73

58

37

26

19

13

14

14

367

561

114

55

44

37

33

31 

26

_

_

-

1,713.3

61.2

0.176

0.18

Mar.

22

18 

ZS

22

35

48

48

*34

63

270

641

604

384

226

549

184

93

170

352

111

84

388

197

99

*69

55

48 

42

37

632

1.550

6,895

222

0.638

0.74

Apr.

1.700

865

217

138

98

*79

69

100

139

91

62

55

50

45

52

70

65

76

238

143

90

71

58

73

336

168

87 

65

53

75

-

5,428

181

0.520

0.58

May

345

130 

*73

53

153

384

196

113

79

60

48

40

33

29

27

295

1.370

850

170

100

70

74

59

48

40

33

26 

20

18

15

13

4,964

160

0.460

0.53

June

11

9.2 

7.8

6.6

5.0

9.3

16

238

858

*411

653

875

343

395

162

46

26

18

13

10

7.4

5.5

5.0

4.5

4.7

3.8

H4.5

3.4

-

4,159.9

139

0.399

0.44

July

2.6

3.9 

3.8

2.8

2.5

2.2

gl.8

giio

g.9

gl.O

gl.O

8-9

gl.O

gl.O

gl.O

gl.8

gl.7

gl.8

gl. 6

*gl.8

16

36

*9.6

4.3

g2.8

g2.5 

g2.8

g2.0

gl.7

g2.3

116.9

3.77

0.011

0.01

Aug.

g2.0

H.,2.8

gl.7

gl.4

gl.5

gl.2

gl.8

gl.l

g.8

g.8

*g.6

g.3

8.4

g.2

8-3

g..2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

42.4

1.37

0.0039

0.005

Sept.

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,590 Min 0.1 Mean 156 Cfsm 0.448 In. 6.11

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,700 Mln 0 Mean 67.0 Cfsm 0.193 In. 2.61

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
WYACONDA RIVER BASIN 379

Wyaconda River above Canton, Mo.

Location. Lat 40°08'30", long. 91°33'55" ( in SE^- sec. 28, T. 62 N., R. 6 W., on left bank

 on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 16, 1 mile upstream from Sugar Creek and 

2 miles west of Canton.

Drainage area. 393 sq mi.

Records available. October 1932 to September 1953. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 515.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 l"929. Prior to Nov. 16, 1934, chain gage and Nov. 16, 1934, to Apr. 30, 1939, wireweight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 223 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,380 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 21.05 ft); no 

riow for many days.

1932-53: mximum discharge, 17,700 cfs June 30, 1933 (gage height, 30.00 ft, from 

floodmarks); no flow at times in 1934, 1936, 1940-41, 1953.

Remarks Records good except those for periods of ice effect and those below 10 cfs, 

which are poor.

Cooperation. Three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 12 to Nov. 29, Dee. 2-11)

Oct. 1 to'Feb. 6

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.1 

3.3 

4.9 

7.4

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

6.0

15

37

69

114

438

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.4 

3.0 

3.5

Feb. 7 to Sept. 30

0.0

.8

3.4

11

45

78

4.0

6.0

9.0

17.0

21.0

124

438

1,100

3,450

5,380

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

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.

3.2

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.7

4.0

5.9

fcf

3.9

3.6

4.6

4.4

3.5

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.1

1.9

TtS

97.9

3.16

0.0080

0.009

194

Nov.

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

*tlf '.9

1.2

1.2 

2.1

2.5

3.6

3.3

3.1

3.6

3.3

3.2

5.4

9.9

8.8

5.9

5.6

5.5

-

86.3

2.88

0.0073

0.008

171

Dec.

5.4

5.4

*5.4

5.6

7.2

6.4

7.8

8.8

8.5

9.2

8.8

7.4

7.2

4.7

LA

4.4 

4.6

5.0

8.5

30

50

60

52

38

14

13

17

20

15

13

539.7

17.4

0.044

0.05

1,070

Jan.

13

11

7.0

6.4

6.2

5.8

*5.6

4.8

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.4

5.8

8.5

11

7.0 

10

12

13

11

10

10

12

11

12

14

15

15

16

14

13

297.3

9.59

0.024

0.03

590

Feb.

9.0

IFTo

9.5

10

21

396

667

386

171

122

*534

854

310

137

101

87 

54

36

51

1,440

2^060

638

192

132

102

90

81

72

_

-

8,791.5

314

0.799

0.83

17,440

Mar.

62

33.

44

37

75

83

70

64

83

*365

1,390

1,720

1,690

1,210

2,020

954 

394

554

1,260

474

245

610

680

*854

386

190

134

108

88

1,150

3.560

20,587

664

1.69

1.95

40,830

Apr.

 5.210

3,970

1,000

403

245

176

140

129

200

159

112

96

91

84

88

177 

159

132

200

156

107

88

79

162

474

285

153

113

91

91

-

14,570

486

1.24

1.38

28,900

May

' 177

269

152

104

*155

447

447

285

163

110

87

70

58

51

49

50 

446

310

230

129

87

310

134

83

69

67

*50

38

32

29

26

4,714

152

0.387

0.45.

9,350

June

22

*18

15

14

13

16

19

42

110

62

35

24

20

18

54

46 

107

64

35

24

14

11

8.6

8.2

7.5

8.2

11

26

106" 192

-

1,144.3

38.1

0.097

0.11

2,270

July

72

36

20

14

17

16

*14

*26

23

12

8.6

7.3

6.2

4.8

3.8

5.2 

4.4

4.1

3.8

3.1

 4.1

4.8

4.4

2.2

1.5

1.0

.6

.3

.2

.1

- 1

320.6

10.3

0.026

0.03

636

Aug.

2.3

5.3

1.7

*.8

.2

~. o 1

.3

.2

1.5

1.0

1.2

1.2

2.9

1.2

.8 

.8

.5

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

20.4

0.66

0.0017

0.002

40

Sept.

0

0

0

^i.

.1

.1

.1

.1

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

0.5

0.02

X000051

0.00005

1.0

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,210 Min 0.9 Mean 190 Cfsm 0.483 In. 6.58 Ac-ft 137,700

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,210 Min 0 Mean 140 Cfsm 0.356 In. 4.85 Ac-ft 101,500

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 efs).--Apr. 1 (4:45 p.m.) 5,380 cfu {21.05 ft). 

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

Hote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 30, Dec. 1, Dec. 15-18, Dec. 26 to Jan. 13, 

Jan. 16 to Feb. 5.
380 FABIUS RIVER BASIN 

North Fabius River at Monticello, Mo.

Location. Lat 40°06'30", long. 91°42'55", in SW£SE£ sec. 6, T. 61 N., R. 7 W., near center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 16, 1 mile south of Monticello, and 19 miles upstream from Middle Pabius River.

Drainage area. 452 sq mi.

Records available. February 1922 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 540.73 ft above mean sea level, 

aatum of 1929. Prior to Nov. 22, 1930, chain gage at site 400 ft downstream at datum 

0.03 ft lower. Nov. 22, 1930, to Nov. 17, 1934, chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 30 years (1923-53), 271 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,550 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 21.8 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); no flow for many days.

1922-53: Maximum discharge, 17,400 cfs June 30, 1933 (gage height, 30.8 ft, from 

floodmarks); no flow at times in 1934, 1936-37, 1940-41, 1953.

Remarks. Records poor.

Cooperation. Three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years). WSP 925: 1937-39(M).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

u1 *1.7

N

1

^ ai.5

f

1

J

4.0

3.6

3.6

3.6

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.3

4TO

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.3

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.9

32.9

86.8

2.80

0.0062

0.007

172

Nov.

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.7

2.9

2.9

3.1

2.7

33

34

*5.6

34

33

2.5

1*1

33

35

34

3.6

4.0

a4

as

a8

12

12

11

10

10

-

143.4

4.78

0.011

0.01

234

Dec.

9.5

9

*8.5

8

7.5

7

6.6

6.3

7.5

7.5

6.3

5.5

5

4.5

4

3.5

4

6.6

14

29

a60

350

340

34

25

15

10

8

7

7

6

421.8

13.6

0.030

0.03

837

J3n.

6

6

6

5

5

*5

4

4

4

4

4

5

6

7

7

6

6

7

10

20

36

45

26

15

12

10

9

9

9

309

10.0

0.022

0.03

613

Feb.

10

TT

12

13

15

58

445

225

156

*130

306

708

583

325

156

70

39

35

*51

1,140

1.500

3550

344

252

198

138

98

84

_

_

-

7,652

273

0.604

0.63

15,180

Mar.

75

70

65

10

75

90

110

181

216

306

 1,390

1,790

1,430

1,050

809

424

288

364

967

467

252

306

489

*1,220

424

252

164

95

76

2,520

7.030

23,055

744

1.65

1.90

45,730

Apr.

*5.510

1,560

*683

3450

3300

229

3180

a!60

190

135

118

allO

3100

395

162

209

249

269

311

311

259

3170

126

200

3350

209

3150

3120

alOO

alOO

13,115

437

0.967

1.08

26,010

Msy

3250

354

3250

a200

*249

708

783

512

3250

al5o

allO

390

330

69

70

281

658

420

200

also

73

583

3350

190

al30

385

*73

51

340

33

330_

7,472

241

0.533

0.61

14,820

June

325

*23

322

320

318

320

325

aSO

*153

a60

340

a30

a25

330

350

390

350

330

16

14

10

8.0

6.4

5^5

6.4

7.7

7.3

171

62

35

1,110.3

37.0

0.082

0.09

2,200

July

325

320

27

ale

322

316

*14

31

30

21

316

13

alO

as

37

36

35

4.6

4.3

34

4.6

 8.8

5.2

34

33

a2.5

a2

a2

a2

ai.5

al.5

339.0

10.9

0.024

0.03

672

Aug.

a2.0

al.5

31.5

n.o

31

al

31

al

al

al

al

al

al

ZJ.

32.5

a2.2

2.0

31.7

1.5

1.2

31

3.7

.5

.3

.1

a0

0

0

0

0

31.4

1.01

0.0022

0.003

62

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

2.7

3.7

2.7

a2

*1.5

al

a. 7

a. 5

a. 3

a.l

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

15.2

0.51 o.ooii

0.001

30

Calendsr yesr 1952: Max 4,280 Min 1.1 Mean 212 Cfsm 0.469 In. 6.35 Ac-ft 153,600

Wster year 1952-53: Max 7,030 Min 0 Mean 147 Cfsm 0.325 In. 4.42 Ac-ft 106,600

Peak dlsehsrge (base. 6.000 efsi. Mar. 31 (9 p.m.) 7,550 cfs (21.8 ft). 

* Discharge messurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby streams. 

Note. Stage-discharge relstion sffected by Ice Nov. 27 to Dec. 6, Dec. 12-17, Dec. 25 to Jsn. 22, 

Jan. 26 to Feb. 5, Mar. 1-7.
PABIUS RIVER BASIN 381

Middle Pabius River near Baring, Mo.

Location.--Lat 40°19'55", long. 92°12'50", in NW^NW^- sec. 26, T. 64 N., R. 12 W., on 

right bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 15, 1 mile downstream from 

confluence of North and South Porks and 6 miles north of Baring.

Drainage area. 185 sq mi.

Records available. April 1930 to September 1953 (fragmentary prior to October 1934).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 679.69 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 18, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--18 years (1935-53), 105 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,160 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 21.43 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1930-53: Maximum discharge, 9,540 cfs June 16, 1945 (gage height, 25.1 ft); no 

flow at times in many years.

Flood of July 1875 reached a stage of about 27 ft.

Remarks.--Records poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 805: 1935. WSP 855: Drainage area. WSP 875:

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-4, 6-11, Oct. 13 to Nov. 12,

Feb. 6-20)

1935-36.

2.45

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

.1 

.4

.7 

1.0 

1.5 

2.4 

3.8 

5.8

3.4

3.6

4.0

5.0

7.0

10.0

14.0

19.0

21.0

12

21

43

115

325

755

1,520

3,740

5,630

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

7J

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

.1

.3

^1

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

12.9

0.42

0.0023

0.003

26

Nov.

 0.7T7

.7

.7

.7

.7

**.7

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.4

2.5

2.8

rrr

2.2

1.8

1.6

-

35.6

1.19

0.0064

0.007

71

Dec.

1.4

1.5

1.6

 1.6

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.4

2.2

5.2

9.5

57?

4.4

3.4

2.8

2.2

1.6

1.2

1.0

.9

.!§

66.8

2.15

0.012

0.01

132

Jan.

0.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

.3

*.2

.1

72

.3

.6

1.1

1.8

2.4

3.0

2.4

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.6

2.0

2.2

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.8

3.0

47.9

1.55

0.0034

0.01

95

Feb.

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.8

3.5

69

73

64

41

34

223

*124

50

41

33

24

13

16

21

1.030

442

95

82

68

58

54

48

39

_

-

-

2,756.0

98.4

0.532

0.55

5,470

Mar.

31

24

30

43

44

46

49

82

374

*1,080

1,060

772

608

3400

222

146

361

266

146

128

allO

a440

374

a!60

111

93

80

a70

1,710

*5,050

14,137

456

2.46

2.84

28,040

Apr.

2.7&0

596

250

a200

a!50

105

92

120

115

93

75

370

a65

63

165

216

133

120

160

100

81

70

60

78

170

allO

77

66

360

3100

-

6,510

217

1.17

1.31

12,910

May

238

164

3100

77

3100

*426

3T3

156

100

a75

360

49

41

38

34

99

3250

216

124

75

109

238

87

370

59

47

29

a25

22

18

314

3,453

111

0.600

0.69

6,850

June

9.2

*7.2

5.8

4.4

4.6

6.6

310

316

24

14

7.7

4.8

3.1

a3.0

2.7

2.2

1.5

1.5

al.4

al.4

al.4

al.4

al.4

31.4

a2.4

a2.1

a2.2

al.2 l"g 

3.7

-

164.3

5.48

0.030

0.03

326

July

1.7

T7T

.9

.9

al.O

1.0

1.0

.6

*.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.6

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.5

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 0°

13.4

0.46

0.0025

0.003

29

Aug.

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.2

7?

.1

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.8

0.03

0.00016

0.0002

1.6

Sept.

0

7J

0

,1

0

0

.1

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-

0.2

0.007

0.000038

0.00004

0.4

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,340 Min 0 Mean 91.8 Cfsm 0.496 In. 6.75 Ac-ft 66,610

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,050 Min 0 Mean 74.5 Cfsm 0.403 In. 5.45 Ac-ft 53,950

Peak discharge (base, 2,600 cfa). Mar. 31 (2 p.m.) 6,160 cfs (21.43 ft).

» Discharge measurement or ooservation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station 

nesr Monticello.

Note. Stage-dischsrge relation sffected by ice Dec. 1-6, 13-17, Dec. 26 to Jsn. 12, Jan. 16-29, 

FeTi^ 1-5. Discharge computed from graph based on once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 1-14 f 

Feb. 11,20, 21, Mar. 9-30, Apr. 1 to July 8.
382 PABIUS RIVER BASIN

Middle Fabius River near Monticello, Mo.

Location. Lat 40°05'40", long. 91 0 44'10", in SE^ sec. 12, T. 61 N., R. 8 W., near center 

of span on upstream side of bridge on State Highway 16, 2f miles southwest of Monticello, 8 miles downstream from Radish Branch, and 17 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--393 sq mi.

Records available. July 1945 to September 1953.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily below and twice daily above 10 ft. Datum of gage 

is 540.46 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 8 years, 245 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,880 cfs Apr. 2 (gage height, 18.4 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); no flow Sept. 15, 17, 18, 20-30.

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 16,200 cfs June 7, 1947 (gage height, 26.28 ft); no 

flow Sept. 15, 17, 18, 20-30, 1953.

Maximum stage known, 26.6 ft, from floodmark, date unknown (discharge, 16,800 cfs). 

Flood of June 17, 1945, reached a stage of 23.3 ft, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records fair except those below 20 cfs, which are poor. 

Cooperation. Three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect and indefinite stage-discharge 

relation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. Z

2.0

2.2

2.3

2.4

1.1 

1.6 

2.9 

3.8 

5.0

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

7.0

13

24

50

100

5.0

6.0

10.0

14.0

18.0

264

490

1,680

3,380

5,600

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

Apr. 3 to Sept. 30 

0

.1

.4

1.4

2.5

2.4 3.9

2.5 6.1

2.6 9.3

2.8 16

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 2.8 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

I a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.6

1.4

1.0

(**)

.8

> 1-5

, 1.0

33.6

1.08

0.0027

0.003

67

Nov.

. 0.8

 , 4 -9 (**)

6.2

6.0

5.4

4.8

5.0

5.2

5.8

9.2

17

13

8.4

6.8

6.0

-

138.0

4.60

0.012

0.01

274

Dec.

5.4

5.0

 5.6

4.9

4.6

5.0

4.9

4.5

4.2

4.5

4.3

4.0

3.8

3.6

5.5

4.3

4.0

4.5

5.2

52

24

18

16

12

8.1

6.6

4.9

4.6

4.5

4.4

4.9

245.8

7.93

0.020

0.02

488

Jan.

4.3

4.4

4.0

3.5

3.0

*2.8

2.6

2.'7

2.8

2.9

3.1

3.3

3.5

3.7

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.6

4.0

4.5

5.6

6.8

575

4.8

4.5

4.4

4.4

4.6

5.5

122.7

3.96

0.010

0.01

243

Feb.

5.6

s!o

6.6

28

40

46

67

77

*77

82

100

184

158

72

40

40

33

*31

1,060

1.270

594

264

166

114

88

67

58

_

-

4,779.8

171

0.435

0.45

9,480

Mar.

50

50

38

31

43

50

50

58

 370

1,330

1,680

1,330

1,270

1,210

862

394

264

370

442

264

326

466

*750

542

264

158

135

128

740

2.980

16,678

538

1.37

1.58

33,080

Apr.

 3,930

5,320

375475

594

326

244

208

208

264

217

182

135

121

114

128

218

326

394

516

348

226

158

128

100

411

326

226

158

121

114

19,101

637

1.62

1.81

37,890

May

199

348

217

158

*244

490

750

554

304

208

150

114

94

82

100

217

466

646

490

264

166

121

244

158

94

82

*72

62

54

40

33

7,261

234

0.595

0.69

14,400

June

 28

25

23

21

18

19

22

33

36

40

36

31

25

59

62

24

15

13

11

7.1

5.3

5.1

3.9

rrr

8.0

6.1

8.0

6.1

5.1

10

610.8

20.4

0.052

0.06

1,210

July

14

25

15

14

13

36 *TT

5.1

4.2

3.4

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.9

3.2

2.3

2.0

1.9

2.6

9.0

*9.9

5.0

2.6

2.3

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.7

1.3

173

210.9

6.80

0.017

0.02

418

Aug.

1.3

1.1

.8

 1.0

.8

.9

.8

.8

1.0

.9

1.1

2.9

2.6

-S.o 14

3.6

3.6

2.1

1.2

1.1

.8

.6

.6

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

7T

.1

52.9

1.71

0.0044

0.005

105

Sept.

0.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.6

7Z

.1

*.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

.1

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-

2.6

0.09

0.00023

0.0002

5.2

Calendar year 1952 : Max 2,980 Min - Mean 207 Cfsm 0.527 In. 7.17 Ac-ft 150,600

Water year 1952-53 : Max 5,320 Min 0 Mean 135 Cfsm 0.344 In. 4.66 Ac-ft 97,660

Peak discharge (baae. 3.500 efs). Apr. 2 (10 p.m.) 5,880 cfs (18.4 ft).

» Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation indefinite Oct. 3 to Nov. 17; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby streams and weather records. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 13-15, 

28-30, Jan. 4-14, 16-22, 26-31.
FABIUS RIVER BASIN 383

South Fabius River near Taylor, Mo.

Location.--Lat 39°53'50", long. 91"35'00" in NE£ sec. 20, T. 59 N., R. 6 W., on right bank

 at' downstream side of highway bridge, 4f miles southwest of Taylor, 5 miles downstream 

from Grassy Creek, and 5.3 miles upstream from confluence with North Fabius River.

Drainage area.--620 sq mi.

Records available. December 1934 to September 1953.

Page . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 482.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 14, 1936, wire-weight gage at bridge 

4 miles downstream at datum 21.94 ft lower. May 14, 1936, to Dec. 2, 1940, wire-weight 

gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--18 years (1935-53), 361 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,670 cfs Apr. 2 (gage height, 10.18 ft); mini-

 mum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 1-3, 14-18, 29, 30.

1934-53: Maximum discharge, 19,700 cfs June 8, 1947 (gage height, 19.5 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs; no flow at times in 1936, 1940-41.

Flood of 1928 reached a stage of 18.49 ft, from floodmark, present site and datum.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect and those below 10 cfs, 

which are poor.

Cooperation.--Three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 825: 1936.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 9-11)

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

1.9

2.0

0.2

.8

2.3

4.6

7.6

12

22

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0 

10.0

69

129

208

608

1,830

3,360

5,430

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

0.1

.2

.6

1.6

3.0

5.3

8.6

13

2.1

2.2 

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

6.0

19

28

55

111

183

355

580

1,830

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

1.5

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

*.2

75

.8

.8

.7

.6

.5

1.1

3.1

2.3

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.0

.8

34.6

1.12

0.0018

0.002

69

Nov.

~rs 0.8

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

1.0

1.0

1.2

2.3

3.3

*3.7

3.7

4.3

4.0

3.5

5.8

22

21

9.7

6.7 

6.4

5.2

5.2

11

39

47

18

12

11

-

253.4

8.45

0.014

0.02

503

Dec.

9.7

*9.7

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.5

8.5

7.9

7.6

7.3

6.1

5.8

5.2

4.9

5.2

5.5

5.8

8.9

77

78 

75

60

49

49

35

25

20

18

16

16

660.2

21.3

0.034

0.04

1,310

Jan.

14

13

11

10

8.0

*7.0

6.5

B75

7.0

7.0

7.3

7.6

7.9

7.9

7.5

7.0

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.0

7.0 

7.5

10

13

15

16

20

21

25

20

20

334.2

10.8

0.017

0.02

663

Feb.

17

16

16

14

Ti

26

39

59

54

*77

86

147

136

184

136

88

66

49

47

1,250

1,900 

1,460

540

244

152

114

96

78

_

-

7,105

254

0.410

0.43

14,090

Mar.

67

66

 87 54

64

125

143

121

278

 812

1,780

2,460

2,040

1,830

1,040

1,020

632

384

280

283

356 

540

594

590

*608

392

241

165

131

900

2,850

20,928

675

1.09

1.26

41,510

Apr.

4,660

*5.450

4,340

1,170

454

317

244

231

272

329

291

215

173

150

T55

157

202

276

412

522

475

317

228

372

681

562

336

241

190

155

23,552

785

1.27

1.41

46,710

May

205

372

352

248

*427

706

956

157

518

317

211

155

121

98

86

98

576

681

531

329

255 

208

138

108

92

*84

77

59

54

44

M.

9,041

292

0.471

0.54

17,930

June

*32

27

24

23

22

24

24

34

120

70

46

39

34

818

572

157

67

40

29

24

21 

18

16

14

13

13

12

15

16

13

2,378

79.3

0.128

0.14

4,720

July

13

12

11

15

23

24

*24

19

16

15

13

10

8.2

6.5

5.6

5.1

5.1

4.8

BT6~ 4.6

1.660 

*448

145

48

28

21

17

14

12

9.8

8.2

2,651.5

85.5

0.138

0.16

5,260

Aug.

6.5

5.3

5.1

 4.8

4.8

4.8

5.1

4.8

3.6

3.0

2.5

"5.4 13

11

12

7.5

5.6

3.6

2.7

2.1

1.7 

1.4

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.6

.4

.3

.2

7Z

125.8

4.06

0.0065

0.008

250

Sept.

-rt 0.1

.1

.5

.9

.8

T9- 1.0

*.8

.5

.4

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.5

.5

.5 

.9

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

11.6

0.39

0.00063

0.0007

23

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,770 Mln 0.2 Mean 331 Cfsm 0.534 In. 7.28 Ac-ft 240,300

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,430 Mln 0.1 Mean 184 Cfsm 0.297 In. 4.03 Ac-ft 133,000

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 efs).--Apr. 2 (4 p.m.) 5,670 cfs (10.18 ft)) July 21 (10:45 a.m.) 

4,990 cfs (9.61 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 26-29, Jan. 4-10, 15-25. Discharge compute 

from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 1 to Nov. 12, Nov. 20 to Dec. 2.
NORTH RIVER BASIN

North River at Bethel, Mo,

Location. Lat 39°52', long. 92°01", in ffi£NW£ sec. 33, T. 59 N., R. 10 W., near center 

of span on upstream side of bridge on State Highway 15 at Bethel, 8f miles upstream 

from Messner Branch.

Drainage area. 58 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1930 to September 1953 (fragmentary prior to August 1936).

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily below and twice daily above 5 ft. Datum of gage 

Is 683.37 ft above mean sea level, datura of 1929.

Average discharge. 17 years (1936-53), 38.5 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,020 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 11.5 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); no flow for many days.

1930-53: Maximum discharge, 6,930 cfs Apr. 5, 1947 (gage height, 20.9 ft from 

floodmark); no flow at times in many years.

Maximum stage known since at least 1875, that of Apr. 5, 1947, from information by 

local resident.

Remarks. Records fair except those below 5 cfs, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.9

4.0 

4.2

1.9 

3.0 

5.8

4.4

4.7

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

11.0

9.7

19

34

125

348

654

875

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

T5

0

0

0

0

0

»0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.2

^4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

7.2

0.23

0.0040

0.005

14

Nov.

0.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

**.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.8

.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

.5

1.0

.7

.6

.5

.4

-

16.9

0.56

0.0097

0.01

34

Dec.

0.3

is

*.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

4.0

2.2

1.3

1.1

1.3

1.3

.8

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

22.2

0.72

0.012

0.01

44

Jan.

0.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

»7Z

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.6 76"

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

11.7

0.38

0.0066

0.008

23

Feb.

~75 0.5

.5

.5

.5

3.6

2.8

1.9

1.4

1.7

3.5

*4.9

3.3

2.6

2.1

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.3

269

176

28

9.3

5.6

.3.9

3.3

2.7

2.1

_

_

-

536.0

19.1

0.329

0.34

1,060

Mar.

"2TT 1.9

2.1

2.1

2.4

2.7

3.0

2.7

15

110

*275

*231

*151

67

100

33

18

12

10

8.9

28

115

32

37

20

11

6.3

4.6

3.9

204

*608

2,119.7

68.4

1.18

1.36

4,200

Apr.

811 »m

39

23

15

11

3.4

7.2

19

18

12

8.9

7.2

T74" 6.5

9.7

12

13

40

43

22

15

11

11

105

43

17

11

10

39

-

1,510.3

50'. 3

0.867

0.97

3,000

May

67

10

17

11

56

*187

115

41

20

14

3.9

6.3

4.6

3.6

3.3

4.0

32

29

15

7.8

5.5

26

10

5.8

4.3

3.3

2.6

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.3

716 .'4

23.1

0.398

0.46

1,420

June

1.3

*.9

.9

-8

.8

1.1

.9

4.9

25

9.3

8.9

3.9

1.7

61

IT

11

3.6

1.7

1.2

.8

.6

.5

.4 74"

.4

.4

.4

.6

.6

.5

-

155.5

5.18

0.089

0.10

308

July

0.6

1.9

.9

.7

.5

.5

.3

.2

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

5.7

17

9.7

2.6

1.0

.8

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

44.3

1.43

0.025

0.03

88

Aug.

0

T5

0

.1 *.l

~75 1.5

.6

.4

.2

.2

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6.5

0.21

0.0036

0.004

13

Sept.

0

T5

0

.2

72

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-

1.1

0.04

0.00069

0.0007

2.2

Calendar year 1952 : Max 1,700 Mln 0 Mean 31.8 Cfsm 0.548 In. 7.46 Ao-ft 23,060

Water year 1952-53 : Max 811 Mln 0 Mean 14.1 Cfsm 0.243 In. 3.30 Ac-ft 10,210

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs). Apr. 1 (8 a.m.) 1,020 cfs (11.5 ft).

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

** Field estimate made on this day.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 28 to Dec. 5, Dec. 14-19, Dec. 27 to Feb. 5.
NORTH RIVER BASIN 385

North River at Palmyra, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°49'05", long. 91°31'15", in SEiSWij sec. 13, T. 58 N., R. 6 W., on right 

bank 50 ft upstream from city water works dam, 1,000 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. 

Highways 24 and 61, half a mile north of Palmyra, and 7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 373 sq ml.

Records'available. December 1934 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 464.81 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1945, wireweight gage at bridge 1,000 ft downstream at same datura. Oct. 1, 1945, to June 22, 

1951, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--18 years (1935-53), 239 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,200 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 15.39 ft); minImura, 0.1 cfs Sept. 2, 3, 15-30; minimum gage height, 9.23 ft Sept. 30.

1934-53: Maximum discharge, 27,400 cfs Apr. 11, 1944 (gage height, 22.96 ft, site 

then In use), from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs; no flow for many days In 

1936, 1941.

Maximum stage known, about 28.0 ft, from floodmarks, date unknown.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 5 cfs, which are fair. Water diverted from 

pool above dam by city of Palmyra.

Cooperation. Four discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods when flow consisted of leakage through

dam (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 3)

10.1

2.7

16

38

10.2

10.5

11.0

13.0

14.0

69

204

543

2,600

3,730

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

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.

2.7

ITS

1.3

1.3

1.0

.9

*.8

.8

.7

77

.7

.7

1.0

1.9

2.7

1.9

1.3

1.3

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

34.8

1.12

0.0030

0.003

69

Nov.

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.3

1.0

.8

*.8

.8

.8

.3

.8

1.3

2.7

4.8

3.7

1.9

1.3

1.3

1.9

7.6

~6.7 12

12

8.7

7.3

-

88.4

2.95

0.0079

0.009

175

Dec.

7.3

*7.3

6.0

7.3

8.7

7.3

7.3

6.0

4.8

3.7

3.7

2.7

rrr

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

6.0

56

80

46

35

30

25

14

18

13

13

12

10

446.3

14.4

0.039

0.04

835

Jan.

10

8.7

 8T7 7.3

7.3

*7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

8.7

8.7

7.3

8.7

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

8.7

13

14

18

18

19

1?

19

18

16

325.7

10.5

0.028

0.03

646

Feb.

16

18

18

14

T4

19

35

35

*27

25

40

120

69

40

30

23

19

18

*18

1,080

663

226

107

73

56

43

38

32

-

.

-

2,921

104

0.279

0.29

5,790

Mar.

27 30"

35

73

125

288

210

112

268

*617

730

1,050

686

415

332

233

148

125

120

96

112

594

294

157 *112

99

77

63

56

1,300

*5.510

12,094

390

1.05

1.21

23,990

Apr.

5,290

950

352

221

157

130

107

171

221

134

107

99

88

80

38

107 88

88

130

148

134

103

84

389

700

319

194

134

107

112

-

9,032

301

0.807

0.90

17,910

May

112

152

112

88

*694

642

430

281

178

130

103

84

73

69

66

82

366

216

204

138

99

77

77

73

59

*43

35

30

25

23

21

4,782

154

0.413

0.48

9,480

June

*21

18

16

14

14

19

18

21

237

173

63

38

30

~TsT 2.050

 125

77

53

40

^ 30

23

21

16

14

12

16

12

T3

13

18

-

3,566

119

0.319

0.36

7,070

July

13

8.7

7.3

18

18

14

*10

7.3

6.0

4.8

3.7

2.7

9.7

4.8

2.7

2.7

3.7

2.7

1.9

T79

430

*198

56

25

16

14

12

7.3

6.0

4.3

3.7

916.4

29.6

0.079

0.09

1,820

Aug.

3.7

1.9

1.3

 1.0

1.0

1.0

52

T3

12

10

7.3

4.3

2.7

9.4

8.7

6.0

3.7

1.9

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.4

.4

.5

.5

.4

.3

_ii

153.4

4.95

0.013

0.02

304

Sept.

0.2

.1

71

.8

78

.7

.6

.6

».6

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

-

7.6

0.25

0.00067

0.0008

15

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,170 Mln 0.7 Mean 180 Cfsm 0.483 In. 6.54 Ac-ft 130,400

Water water year year 1952-53: las^-ao: Max Max 3,510 a.siu Mln win 0.1 u.i Mean Mean 94.2 S4.i: Cfsm ursm 0.253 u.zbi In. in. 3.43 3.40 Ac-ft AC-IT; 68,150 bb,iau

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 efs).--Mar. 51 (11:50 a.m.) 5.200 cfs (15.39 ft); June 14 (11:50 a.m.) 

5,100 cfs (15.26 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Discharge Sept. 3, 16-30 consists of leakage through dam.
386 BEAR CREEK BASIN

Bear Creek at Hannibal, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°40'43", long. 91°24'41", in SE^NW^ sec. 1, T. 56 N., R. 5 W., on left 

bank on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 61 at Hannibal, 4f miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area.*-31.0 sq mi.

Records available. December 1938 to September 1942, November 1947 to September 1953.

Page.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 510.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"^T929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1939, chain gage and-Oct. 1, 1939, to Mar. 25, 1948, wireweight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 8 years (1939-42, 1948-53), 16.5 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 208 cfs Mar. 21 (gage height, 2.31 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1938-42, 1947-53: Maximum discharge, 5,120 cfs July 21, 1949 (gage height, 10.95 

ft); no flow at times in 1940-41, 1952-53.

Flood of July 13, 1937, reached a stage of 10.8 ft, from graph based, on gage 

readings (discharge, 6,050 cfs).

Remarks. Records fair.

Cooperation. Three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions. WSP 1115: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31

-0.1

0.0

.1

.2

.3

0

1.2

3.0

5.7

9.4

0.4

.5

1.0

1.5

66

118

-0.2 

-.1

0.0

.1

.2

Apr. 1 to Sept. 30 

0

.4 

1.6 

3.3

6.0

0.3 

.4

.5 

1.0

9.5

14

21

66

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

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.

00"

0

0

0

 0

.2

.4

.6

.6

.7

.7

.6

1.6

2.4

1.3

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.7

.7

.8

.9

22.1

0.71

0.023

0.03

44

Nov.

0.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.878-

.9

1.3

1.1

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

2.6

12

T.6

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.5

11

8.8

3.2

2.1

1.6

1.4

-

66.5

2.22

0.072

0.08

132

Dec.

 1.4

1.3

1.3

1.6

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

175

1.0

1.0

1.0

2.3

13_

5.5

4.1

4.9

3.3

2.4

2.0

1-.6

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

65.4

2.11

0.068

0.08

130

Jan.

1.1

1.3

1.8

1.2

*bl.l

1.1

1.0

1.0

0

tf

.9

.9

1.0

1.1

bl.l

bl.O

b.9

b.9

b.9

bl.O

bl.2

1.6

2.6

4.7

575

2.6

2.4

3.1

2.4

1.6

1.4

48.5

1.56

0.050

0.06

96

Feb.

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.4

2.2

2.0

1.8

*1.6

1.8

2.6

2.8

2.2

1.8

1.6

bl.3

bt4

bTTT

1.4

4.8

b5.5

bTTff

2.4

2.2

.2.2

2.0

1.8

1.8

_

_

-

57.6

2.06

0.066

0.07

114

Mar.

5.0

i^- 57T

14

18

23

11

7.5

 9.9

11

7.8

39

17

12

21

9 0

6 4

9 7

7 8

6 4

26

53

17

10

7.8

*6.4

5.7

5.2

4.9

74

*86

545.5

17.6

0.568

0.65

1,080

Apr.

84

24

15

12

9.1

8.0

7.3

24

14

8.3

7.0

7.7

*6.0

5.7

*6.3

5.4

5.1

5.7

5.4

5.1

4.5

4.0

ZT~ 3.7

16

8.0

6.0

5.1

4.5

6.7

-

345.6

11.5

0.371

0.41

685

May

6.7

4.5

4.0

*4.0

35

22

16

11

7.7

6.3

5.1

4.5

4.0

4.0

3.7

18

20

7.7

5.1

4.0

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.6

2.4

*2.2

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.6

218.4

7.05

0.227

0.26

433

June

*1.5

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.1

2.6 T79~

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.1

1.0

,9

1.2

.9

.5

.2

.2

.1

.1

0o"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

21.8

0.73

0.024

0.03

43

July

0

5

0

0

0

 0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

p 1

.1.1.1

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.5

0.02

0.00065

0.0006

1.0

Aug.

0

TS

*0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.1

0.003

0.000097

0.0001

0.2

Sept.

0

0

0

o .1

.1

0

*o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

0.2

0.007

0.00023

0.0002

0.4

Calendar year 1952: Max 300 Mln 0 Mean 13.1 Cfsm 0.423 In. 5.76 Ac-ft 9,510

Water year 1952-53: Max 86 Mln 0 Mean 3.81 Cfsm 0.123 In. 1.67 Ac-ft 2,760

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 efs).--No peak above base.

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

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
SALT RIVER BASIN 387

Salt River near Shelbina, Mo.

Location.. Lat 39°44', long. 92°01', in SW£NE£ sec. 17, T. 57 N., R. 10 W., on right 

bank 75 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 15, 3 miles north of Shelbina, 

and 15 miles upstream from Black Creek.

Drainage area. 481 sq mi.

Records available. April 1930 to September 1953 (fragmentary prior to March 1934).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 664.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"~l"929. Prior to Mar. 1, 1934, chain gage at bridge 75 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 19 years (1934-53), 285 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,010 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 17.00 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1930-53: Maximum discharge, 23,000 cfs June 7, 1947 (gage height, 27.4 ft); no 

flow at times in 1934, 1936-38, 1940-41, 1947, 1952-53.

Flood of June 1928 reached a stage of 23.54 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 18,000 

cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those below 15 cfs, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

.(Shifting-control method used Dec. 2-14)

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3 

3.5

2.9 

6.3

11

3.7

4.0

4.5

5.0

10.0

15.0

17.0

48

97

228

412

2,420

5,160

7,010

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

7J

0

.1

.2

.3

*«.4 

.4

.5

.5

.5

.6

.7

1.0

1.3

1.4

3.6

10

14

16

9.5

7.1

6.7

7.6

12

16

18

TS

10

8.5

-

162.9

5.43

0.011

0.01

323

Dec.

7.6

7.1

6.7

*6.3

8.5

8.5

7.6 

6.7

6.7

6.3

5.9

5.2

4.5

4.1

3.8

3.2

2.9

tt

7.2

26

29

23

21

23

20

16

10

8.5

7.6

7.1

5.5

313.4

10.1

0.021

0.02

622

Jan.

5.5

5.5

4.8

3.8

3.5

2.9

 2.1 

1.8

1.3

1.1

1.4

1.6

2.4

3.5

4.1

6.3

4.5

3.8

2.9

3.2

3.2

3.8

5.9

5.2

3.5

7.1

 6T7 7.6

6.3

5.9

6.7

127.9

4.13

0.0086

0.01

254

Feb.

7.1

7.1

6.3

4.8

T35

21

29 

59

55

65

112

*183

188

125

70

41

24

18

17

688

1*640

1T1S6

328

142

105

80

72

59

_

-

-

5,285.3

189

0.393

0.41

10,480

Mar.

52

41

35

31

IT

72

86 

84

182

558

1,170

1,850

*1,890

1,400

1,250

945

373

225

231

259

191

331

536

852

468

216

140

110

91

760

g2_.82Q

17,296

558

1.16

1.34

34,310

Apr,

*g6.580

g6,656

g3,310

g816

g298

g203

163 

163

294

294

206

147

132

128

163

252

287

228

320

464

302

197

147

132

244

273

191

142

110

IB?

-

22,221

741

1.54

1.72

44,070

May

339

373

259

163

438

gl,210

*gl.32Q 

g852

g389

g219

g!50

gl!2

84

68

59

55

104

266

276

228

152

132

158

120

89

73

62

49

37

30

23

7,889

254

0.528

0.61

15,650

June

17

14

*11

9.5

8.5

8.0

8.5 

8.0

80

216

89

36

24

303 ~TS

&

18

12

9.5

7.6

6.7

5.2

4.1

3.5

3.2

2.9

TJ

8.0

10

9.0

-

1,050.1

35.0

0.073

0.08

2,080

July

5.9

5.5

5.5

5.2

4.8

6.3

5^ 

4.5

*3.2

1.8

1.4

1.1

.8

.8

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

.5

.8

2.6

2.1

1.6

.8

.3

.2

00"

0

0

64.2

2.07

0.0043

0.005

127

Aug.

00"

0

0

*0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

5.9

2.9

1.3

.7

.5

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

11.7

0.38

0.00079

0.0009

23

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,880 Min 0 Mean 228 Cfsm 0.474 In. 6.45 Ac-ft 165,800

Water year 1952-53: Max 6,380 Min 0 Mean 149 Cfsm 0.310 In. 4.21 Ac-ft 107,900

Peak discharge (base. 3.000 efa). Apr. 1 (8 p.m.) 7,010 cfs (17.00 ft). 

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

» Field estimate made on this day. 

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage reading.
388 SALT RIVER BASIN 

South Fork Salt River at Santa Fe, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°21«45", long. 91°49'05", in NW^NEl;- sec. 20, T. 53 N., R. 8 W., on 

right bank on downstream side of highway bridge, a quarter of a mile south of Santa 

Fe and 1 mile upstream from Elm Creek.

Drainage area.--298 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder; wire-weight gage read once daily used below 2.5 ft. Datura 

of gage is 613.05 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 5, 1940, wire-weight gage only at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--14 years, 213 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,030 cfs June 14 (gage height, 10.20 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 13,100 cfs Apr. 23, 1944 (gage height, 21.10 ft); no 

flow at times in 1947, 1952-53.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect and those below 10 cfs, 

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage height,

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 3 to Dec. 8, Sept. 20-30)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 4 Mar. 5 to Sept. 30

1.4 0.0

1.5 .4

1.6 1.9

1.7 4.8

1.8 9.0

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

144

389

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

0.0

.2

.5

1.0

1.8

1.5

1.6

1.7 

1.9 

2.1

3.0 

5.0

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

70

144

389

1,110

1,950

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

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.

0.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.3

.4

.4

4.4

0.14

0.00047

0 . 0005

8.7

Nov.

0.3

.3

.6

6.3

3.6

2.2

1.2

.9

2.4

1.9

1.2

1.5

5.2

3.6

2.2

1.4

1.4

3.0

2.4

2.4

7.5

6.0

4.8

5.9

9.5

11

10

14

15

8.0

-

130.7

4.36

0.015

0.02

259

Dec.

10

9.0

6.3

5.5

*4.5

3.9

3.6

3.0

2.4

478

4.8

4.2

3.5

3.0

2.5

2.5

2.5

3.0

5.0

10

15

29

20

17

21

16

14

12

11

10

9.0

268.0

8.65

0.029

0.03

532

Jan.

7.0

6.0

5.0

4.0

3.0

2.5

2.0

*270

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

3.0

4.0

6.0

9.0

12

18

29

22

18

16

15

209.5

6.76

0.023

0.03

416

Feb.

12

10

7.1

6.3

4.8

4.8

4.5

3.6 T7B"

4.2

5.2

4.8

*4.2

16

21

14

10

8.0

7.5

9.5

10

43

34

19

}2

8.5

6.7

5.5

-

_

-

304.8

10.9

0.037

0.04

605

Mar.

5.2

BT?

11

362

604

532

309

115

66

46

41

38

36

35

152

237

85

46

34

*27

24

24

137

60

38

30

23

18

16

564

1,900

5,620.7

181

0.607

0.70

11,150

Apr.

1.220

*397

150

86

59

43

38

243

640

196

83

54

43

38

35

31

29

25

23

20

18

16

15

74

324

207

86

52

41

37

-

4,324

144

0.483

0.54

8,580

May

34

36

31

26

1,260

1.560

317

*140

87

59

43

34

29

25

22

31

621

498

189

88

59

55

34

30

30

24

20

16

13

12

11

5,434

175

0.587

0.68

10,780

June

3.4

7.5

*5.6

5.0

4.8

5.0

4.5

4.5

4.3

4.1

3.7

3.0

2.7

"ToT 1.390

95

45

26

16

12

7.5

5.6

4.3

3.5

4.5

360

207

82

49

63

-

2,837.5

94.6

0.317

0.35

5,630

July

28

16

11

6.3

637

200

57

27

16

6.3

4.8

3.5

2.7

2.2

2.1

2.3

2.0

1.5

1.4

1.8

2.3

5.9

4.5

3.5

2.6

2.3

2.2

1.7

1.4

1.2

1,067.5

34.4

0.115

0.13

2,120

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,590 Min 0 Mean 133 Cfsm 0.446 In. 6.09 Ac

Aug.

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

.8

*.8

.6

14

9.9

5.6

3.9

3.7

3.0

2.2

1.9

2.8

1.8

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.0

.7

.6

.5

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

62.5

2.02

0.0068

0.008

124

-ft 96,

Sept.

0

0

*0

3.2

2.1

7.5

8.9

3TT

2.1

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.3

.9

.8

.9

.9

1.1

1.0

.8

.6

.5

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

0

-

43.7

1.46

0.004f

O.OOf

87

840

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,900 Min 0 Mean 55.6 Cfsm 0.187 In. 2.53 Ac-ft 40,290

Peak discharge (base. 5.800 efs). No peak above base.

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

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 13-21, Dec. 26 to Jan. 25.
SALT RIVER BASIN 389

Youngs Creek near Mexico, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°18'40", long. 91°56<40", in NWiiSWir sec. 5, T. 52 N., R. 9 W., on upstream side near center of bridge on State Highway 15, 6 miles upstream from Long 

Branch and 11 miles north of Mexico.

Drainage area.--67.4 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1930 to September 1953 {fragmentary prior to August 1936).

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily below and twice daily above 3.0 ft. Datum of 

gage is 704.31 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Missouri Highway 

Department).

Average discharge.--17 years (1936-53), 49.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 655 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 3.6 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); no flow for many days.

1930-53: Maximum discharge, 6,140 cfs June 26, 1942 (gage height, 12.19 ft); no 

flow at times in 1930-41, 1943-53.

Maximum stage known, about 15.1 ft, from floodmarks, date unknown.

Remarks.--Records fair except those below 5 cfs, which are poor. 

Revisions (water yearsJ.--WSP 875: 1932, 1937.

Rating table,.water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

0

.1

.3

.7

1.8

5.0

1.4 

1.7 

1.9 

2.3 

3.0 

4.0

16

41

68

161

39O

850

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

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.

( )

0

O

0

0

o

Nov.

0"0

o

0

0

0

0

*0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

7.1

9.3

~5.0 10

2.6

-

34.2

1.14

0.017

0.02

68

Dec.

1.6

1.4

1.1

.9

*.7

.7

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.1!

.3

.3

.3

.5

12

~%2 22

12

9.5

8.5

7.0

3.8

1.8

1.3

1.0

.8

114.0

3.68

0.055

0.06

226

Jan.

0.7

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

*.3

.3

.3

72* .2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.5

.5

.5

.5

1.8

2.6

18

18

23

15

10

6.0

106.1

3.42

0.051

0.06

210

Feb.

3.4

2.6

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

172" .9

14

48

»23

12

6.0

3.4

2.3

1.6

1.5

73

"30 109

13

6.0

4.6

3.1

2.0

1.8

_

-

370.2

13.2

0.196

0.20

734

Mar.

1.6 276-

2.8

167

220

350

99

39

26

27

25

32

*51

80

192

29

22

14

9.5

7.0

6.0

12

6.0

10

7.0

4.6

3.1

2.0

10

334

*565

2,356.2

76.0

1.13

1.30

4,670

Apr.

""54 370

32

21

14

11

7.0

110

122

34

18

12

9.0

8.5

8.0

6.0

4.6

3.8

3.1

2.8

2.3

2.0

1.8

41

46

42

18

10

7.5

7.0

1,058.4

35.3

0.524

0.58

2,100

Hay

6.0

4.2

3.4

3.6

588

190

52

*29

18

11

9.5

7.0

5.0

3.8

2.8

2.8

38

40

27

15

10

13

6.0

4.2

3.1

2.0

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.0

900.6

29.1

0.432

0.50

1,790

June

O.7

.7

*.5

!s

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

50

20

.6

.5

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

00"

0

32

38" 61

48

17

274.3

9.14

0.136

0.15

544

July

6.0

2.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

35

18

7.0

2.6

*1.3

.9

.6

.5

.3

.3

.3

15

5.0

1.1

.5

.4

702"5

4.6

1.2

.7

.5

.4

.2

t*

198.2

6.39

0.095

0.11

393

Aug.

( )

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

-

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,650 Hln 0 Mean 38.0 Cfsm 0.564 In. 7.67 Ac-ft 27,560

Water year 1952-53: Max 565 Mln 0 Mean 14.8 Cfsm 0.220 In. 2.98 Ac-ft 10,740

Peak discharge (base. 1.000 efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
390

SALT RIVER BASIN 

Middle Pork Salt River at Paris,

Location. Lat 39 0 29'00", long. 91°59'50", in SW&3Wi sec. 2, T. 54 N., R. 10 W., on right 

bank on downstream side of Wabash Railroad bridge in Paris, 12? miles upstream from 

Elk Fork Salt River.

Drainage area. 356 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 621.71 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Jan. 22, 1940, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 226 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,800 cfs Apr. 2 (gage height, 14.54 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Aug. 28 to Sept. 6.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 10,500 cfs June 27, 1942 (gage height, 21.76 ft); no 

flow at times in 1940-41, 1950.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect and those below 10 cfs, whic'i 

are poor.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 24, 

Aug. 5 to Sept. 30)

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7 

2.9 

3.2

0.0

.2

.6

1.5

3.7

10

25

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

7.0

11.0

15.0

49

118

219

358

1,090

2,720

5,130

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.2

2.2 

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.4 

1.0

4.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

1.4

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

.9

.8

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

37.9

1.22

0.0034

0.004

75

Nov.

1^0

1.0 

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0 

**1.0

1.4

2.4

8.0

6.0

4.0

2.8

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.4

4.0

4.3

4.9

4.9

5.4

6.6

9.3

13

18

21

21

20

19

-

192.2

6.41

0.018

0.02

381

Dec.

17

17 

16

 15

14

13 

13

12

12

11

11

10

10

9.7

9.7

9.3

9.0 a^e

12

39

126

128

81

68

76

49

30

23

18

15

13

895.3

28.9

O.Ogl

0.09

1,780

Jan.

11

10 

9.0

8.0

7.5

7.0 

6.5

6.0

*5.8

5.6

5.6

6.0

6.5

7.5

8.5

9.0

8.5

8.0

7.5

7.5

8.0

8.5

10

14

17

21

29

32

33

ii

41

405.5

13.1

0.037

0.04

804

Feb.

37

31 

31

31

27

29 

119

128

80

59

210

620

297

151

99

74

56

43

31

*1,320

2.120

1,910

510

163

 116

98

85

72

_

-

8,547

305

0.857

0.89

16,950

Mar.

62

56 

81

235

272

566 

434

278

344

718

922

1,090

1,280

820

598

289

222

146

113

 108

749

698

582

639

358

175

118

95

85

696

2.500

15,129

488

1.37

1.58

50,010

.Apr.

3,150

*4.540 

2,680

562

197

159 

113

132

300

229

142

116

108

108

112

240

173

130

121

142

175

132

102

118

182

297

149

98

82

88

-

14,855

495

1.39

1.55

29,460

May

99

98 

89

72

961

*1/250

758

506

180

128

95

76

66

59

76

158

278

184

118

85

68

144

149

76

54

42

51

24

22

12

7,505

236

0.663

0.76

14,490

June

16

14 

13

*11

10

41 

52

22

14

10

46

74

34

88

37

148

^9

40

23

15

11

8.5

6.6

5.4

5*1

9.7

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

-

877.2

29.2

0.082

0.09

1,740

July

4.6

4.9 

15

12

9.7

21 

20

12

*8.0

5.7

4.9

4.3

3.7

3.3

3.5

3.3

3.0

3.0

5.0

2.8

5.0

4.0

18

50

15

7.3

4.6

3.3

2.2

1.7

1*1

238.0

7.68

0.022

0.02

472

Aug.

1.2

1.2 

1.2

1.0

*.8

.6 

.8

.9

1.0

.9

.8

.9

1.0

1.0

1.2

12

2.8

1.1

1.0

.9

.6

.5

.4

.5

.2

.2

.2

i.1.1

55.1

1.13

0.0032

0.004

70

Sept.

o_.i .1.' 

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.2

T?

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

».2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

. .2

.2

.2

.2

-

5.4

0.18

0.00051

0.0006

11

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,720 Mln 0.8 Mean 183 Cfsra 0.514 In. 7.01 Ac-ft 133,200

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,540 Mln 0.1 Mean 133 Cfsra 0.374 In. 5.05 Ac-ft 96,240

Peak dlscharRe (base. 2,000 cfaU- Feb. 22 (3 a.m.) 2,250 cfs (10.0 ft): Apr. 2 (1:30 p.m.) 4,800

cfs (14.54 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 28 to Jan. 25. Discharge computed from oncedaily wire-weight-gage readings Feb. 13, Feb. 20 to Mar. 13, Mar. 30 to June 4.
SALT RIVER BASIN 391

Elk Pork Salt River near Paris, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°26'25", long. 92 tt00'05", in SE^SE^ sec. 22, T. 54 N., R. 10 W., on left 

bank on upstream side of bridge on State Highway 15, 2? miles south of Paris and 11 

miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 262 sq mi.

Records available. April 1930 to September 1953 (fragmentary prior to February 1935).

gage. Water-stage recorder; wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 630.86 ft 

"above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Nov. 23, 1934, chain gage and Nov. 23, 

1934, to Jan. 21, 1935, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years (1935-53), 183 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,080 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 8.65 ft); no flow 

for several days.

1930-53: Maximum discharge, 20,600 cfs June 27, 1942 (gage height, 20.22 ft); no 

flow at times in 1930-31, 1933-38, 1940-41, 1953.

Flood of June 1928 reached a stage of 19.1 ft, from information by local residents 

(discharge, 18,400 cfs).

Remarks. Records poor.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

i '4

5

"''6

<N 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.

1jo.,

> .5

. .7

.6

18.8

0.61

0.0023

0.003

37

Nov.

» 0.8

 3

> 6

. 3

2

8

18

140.4

4.68

0.018

0.02

278

Dec.

7

(*)

4

3

> 2

10

25

74 

49

50

53

34

24

17 

14

11 

10

487

15.7

0.060

0.07

966

Jan.

8.4

7.7

6.9

6.5

6.2

5.9

5.3

4.7

*4.4

4.4

4.1

4.1

f 4

. 6

. 20

\ 35

348.6

11.2

0.043

0.05

691

Feb.

\ 25

s

1

V 20

1 J

/ \ 50°

160

373

*137

68

42

30

23

20

17-

1,260

1.430

726 

358

137

54

39

34

32

5,240

187

0.714

0.74

10,390

Mar.

12.

36

297

587

606

1,210

646

233

182

197

 161

555

282

385

494

178

97

71

55

64

186

1,090 

252

151

95

62

47

39 

34 

1,450 

2.840

12,614

407

1.55

1.79

25,020

Apr.

3^650

1,750

*268

163

108

89

79

91

174

129

84

76

76

78

78

74

71

64

53

46

41

37 

36

72

110

68

62

50 

41 

46

7,744

258

0.985

1.10

15,360

May

42

38

36

30

1.270

983

254

*149

102

73

55

44

36

30

28

60

88

131

98

62

42

231 

298

93

53

35

26

20 

16 

14 

12.

4,449

144

0.550

0.63

8,820

June

12

9.6

8.4

*6.9

7.3

8.8

30

34

22

16

11

7.7

6.5

20

14

7.3

5.0

3.4

2.4

i±I

2.0

2.8 

2.6

2.4

1.7

10

91

58 

78 

60

542.5

18.1

0.069

0.08

1,080

July

26

15

9.2

9.6

13

102

34

16

 9.6

 6.5

4.4

3.2

a. 4

2.0

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.7

.5 

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0 

0 

7.0 

13

281.8

9.09

0.035

0.04

559

Aug.

6.5

3.6

2.4

1.8

1.2

 1.0

.8

.8

.7

.6

.5

.3

.2

.1

.1

1.4

2.2

39

21

11

5.9

3.0 

2.4

1.7

1.2

.9

.7

.5 

.1 

.1 

0

111.7

3.60

0.014

0.02

222

Sept.

0

0

.5

*.7

1.2

1.0

.7

.8

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.1

.8

.6

.1

0

.1

0

.1

.1

8.7

H.5

3.6

2.4

1.7

1.4

1.1 

.9 

.5

54.0

1.80

0.0069

0.008

107

Calendar year 1952: Max 8,170 Mln 0.4 Mean 153 Cfsra 0.584 In. 7.96 Ac-ft 111,100

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,630 Mln 0 Mean 87.8 Cfsra 0.335 In. 4.55 Ac-ft 63,530

Peak discharge (base. 5.600 efs). Apr. 1 (7 a.m.) 4,080 cfs (8.65 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation Indefinite Oct. 1 to Dec. 21, Jan. 13 to Feb. 11 j discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records for stations on nearby streams. Discharge 

below 12 cfs computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
392 SALT RIVER BASIN 

Salt River near Honroe City, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°32'25", long. 91°40'20", in NE^NWi sec. 22. T. 55 N., R. 7 W., on left 

bank on downstream side of highway bridge at Joanna, 2,500 ft downstream from Indian 

Creek, 2 miles upstream from Lick Creek, and 8 miles southeast of Monroe City.

Drainage area. 2,230 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 520.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Feb. 2, 1940, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 1,477 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,800 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 16.75 ft); minimum, 1.8 cfs Sept. 27-30; minimum gage height, 2.17 ft Sept. 27, 28.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 49,700 cfs Apr. 24, 1944 (gage height, 30.34 ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs Aug. 15, 16, 23, 24, 1941 (gage height, 2.15 ft).

Flood in June 1928 reached a stage of about 36 ft, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good except those below 30 cfs, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 18 to Nov. 14, Sept. 30)

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.7

0.9 

2.6

3.0

3.5

4.0

5.0

10.0

17.0

190

440

759

1,570

7,350

18,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

7.2

6.5

5.8

5.2

4.6

4.0

3.5

*3.5

3.5

3.0

2.6

276

2.6

3.5

6.5

8.0

8.0

7.2

6.5

5.8

5.2

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

145.1

4.68

0.0021

0.002

288

Nov.

5.8

8.0

8.8

8.8

8.8

*9.6

10

14

20

25

33

31

38

35

31

31

38

62

52

36

30

26

24

26

46

62

62

54

49

57

-

941.8

31.4

0.014

0.02

1,870

Dec.

59

52

42

45

*40

36

35

31

30

28

28

26

25

25

25

25

24

24

34

216

174

258

321

258

216

212

174

123

112

90

77

2,865

92.4

0.041

0.05

5,680

Jan.

70

62

54

47

42

40

40

*35

33

33

31

30

28

26

26

25

25

28

28

31

31

31

40

67

72

77

102

134

157

161

145

1,751

56.5

0.025

0.03

3,470

Feb.

142

134

116

102

!§.

99

99

186

276

212

281

1,130

1,220

g752

g499

g363

g286

g208

g!90

*gl,730

g7,090

g5,740

g2,760

g975

g574

g423

g342

g281

_

-

-

26,306

940

0.422

0.44

52,180

Mar.

g230

g225

g258

g953

g2,820

4,180

3,480

1,770

gl,290

2,020

2,930

5,020

g5,980

g4,540

4,270

3,260

1,870

1,090

*745

1,010

2,020

4,780

2,320

2,120

1,970

1,130

705

518

412

3,630

15.600

81,146

2,618

1.17

1.35

161,000

Apr.

17 , 500

*16,700

13,500

6,100

1,820

975

752

705

1,480

1,570

1,010

773

625

574

555

574

773

752

638

645

843

718

542

858

1,390

1,260

1,010

711

549

493

-

76,395

2,546

1.14

1.27

151,500

May

524

725

725

567

4,830

8.840

*5,620

3,700

2,020

1,090

745

561

456

373

321

379

1,050

1,340

1,220

829

599

458

745

691

470

336

267

216

182

157

154

40,170

1,296

0.581'

0.67

79,680

June

112

96

*80

80

75

72

152

153

145

109

301

248

212

4.540

2,720

752

434

306

194

134

93

75

59

49

±2

45

378

281

248

170

-

12,335

411

0.184

0.21

24,470

July

212

134-

 86

67

99

580

253

170

119

*77

59

47

36

36

35

33

33

31

28

24

33

70

203

93

52

40

42

30

24

19

19

2,784

89.8

0.040

0.05

5,520

Aug.

14

gll

g9.6

g9.6

g!2

*g!2

9.6

7.2

5.8

5.2

8.0

14

13

11

9.6

60

62

36

30

26

31

24

18

14

11

9.6

7.2

5.8

4.6

3.5

3T§

497.8

16.1

0.0072

0.008

987

Sept.

3.0

2.6

«*3.2

22

30

25

16

12

8.8

9.6

13

9.6

8.0

5.8

4.6

4.0

3.0

3.0

4.0

4.0

3.0

2.6

2.3

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

Ul

1.8

1.8

-

212.5

7.08

0.0032

0.004

421

Calendar year 1952: Max 21,000 Win 2.6 Mean 1,101 Cfsm 0.494 In. 6.70 Ac-ft 797,200

Water year 1952-53; Max 17,500 Win 1.8 Mean 673 Cfsm 0.302 In. 4.10 Ac-ft 437,100

Peak discharge (base. 20.000 cfs).--No peak above base

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight gage reading.
SALT RIVER BASIN 

Salt River near New London, Ho.

393

Location. Lat 39°36'44", long. 91°24'30", in NE^NW^ sec. 36, T. 56 N., R. 5 W., on left 

bank 250 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 61, 2 miles north of New London, and 

8 miles upstream from Spencer Creek.

Drainage area. 2,480 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. February 1923 to September 1953.

Gage --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 477.03 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1$29. Prior to Apr. 7, 1931, chain gage at present site at datum 0.03 ft higher. 

Apr. 7, 1931, to Nov. 14, 1934, chain gage and Nov. 15, 1934, to Jan.. 17, 1935, wireweight gage, at site 250 ft downstream at datum 0.04 ft lower than present datum.

Average discharge. 31 years, 1,624 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,800 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 17.1 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 2.5 cfs Sept. 30.

1922-53: Maximum discharge, 58,700 cfs June 21, 1928 (gage height, 28.8 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow Aug. 3-14, 1934, Aug. 21 to Sept. 1, 1936.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect and those below 30 cfs, 

which are poor.

Rating table,' water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

0.7

.8

.9

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.1

5.3

16

43

184

353

3.0

5.0

8.0

14.0

17.0

780

1,900

4,660

12,400

17,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

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.

18

18

13

13

16

*13

12 

12

12

10

10

10

8^4

8.4

18

16

14

12

10

9.4

a.

a.

9.

9.

9.

8.

8.

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

348.6

11.2

0.0045

0.005

691

Nov.

9.4

12

13

12

13

*13

13 

16

23

26

26

29

29

32

37

46

51

60

60

65

60

51

40

35

40

51

57

65

68

65

-

1,117.4

37.2

0.015

0.02

2,220

Dec.

*60

74

74

68

63

63

57

51

46

40

35

32

32

29

29

26

23

21

32

84

211

205

275

318

265

223

214

193

149

138

116

3,246

105

0.042

0.05

6,440

Jan.

102

85

71

63

*57

b54

b50 

b48

b44

b40

37

37

35

35

32

b32

b32

b34

b34

35

37

43

54

57

71

91

99

110

138

170

178

2,005

64.7

0.026

0.03

3,980

Feb.

167

164

158

144

133

130

130 

133

*184

275

239

420

1,490

970

667

479

357

271

226

230

5,720

6,560

4,030

1,680

826

559

426

345

_

-

26,913

961

0.388

0.40

53,380

Mar.

303

285

289

850

2,100

3,730

4,030 

2,350

1,490

1,640

2,430

3,830

6,120

5,100

4,440

3,630

2,480

1,520

*1,020

896

1,760

4,550

3,140

2,110

2,190

1,580

995

689

542

1,980

11 |200

79,269

2,557

1.03

1.19

157,200

Apr.

17.400

* 17, 000

15,100

8,870

2,860

1,400

1,020 

850

995

1,830

1,400

995

803

689

645

624

712

873

757

667

826

873

689

820

1,460

1,400

1,340

1,150

734

602

-

85,384

2,846

1.15

1.28

169,400

Hay

555

602

826

*712

2,350

9,260

6,960 

4,230

2,780

1,580

1,020

757

580

483

409

393

803

1,490

1,430

1,150

803

624

551

826

689

430

310

252

220

190

170

43,435

1,401

0.565

0.65

86,150

June

*155

141

119

116

105

107

102 

152

152

133

121

248

208

1,750

4.550

1,320

580

405

278

202

155

130

110

91

11

77

147

393

296

252

-

12,672

422

0.170

0.19

25,130

July

184

208

149

116

93

*163

422 

242

181

147

105

79

63

51

46

40

40

35

32

32

23

29

51

149

130

85

60

46

49

40

35

3,125

101

0.041

0.05

6,200

Aug.

91

49

 26

18

14

26

60 

35

18

13

10

10

10

10 9.4

14

141

156

96

71

54

46

43

37

29

21

16

13

12

10

9.4

1,169.8

37.7

0.015

0.02

2,320

Sept.

*8.4

7.5

6.7

23

18

23

43 

it

43

35

26

18

13

13

12

12

9.4

8.4

12

10

8.4

5.3

4.7

4.2

4.2

3.8

3.8

3.5

3.2

2.9

-

434.4

14.5

0.0058

0.007

862

Calendar year 1952: Max 20,500 

Water year 1952-53: Max 17,400

Min 

Hin

Mean 1,241 

Mean 710

Cfsm 0.500 In. 6.82 Ac-ft 900,500 

Cfsm 0.286 In. 3.89 Ac-ft 514,000

Peak discharge (base,. 25,000 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily tape-or wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 1-14, Nov 

Dec. 16, 17, Feb. 21 to Mar. 19, Mar. 31, Apr. 1, 4-13, May 23 to June 13.
394 THE SNY BASIN 

Hadley Creek at Kinderhook, 111.

Location. Lat 39°41'35", long. 91°08'55", in SE^HEi sec. 25, T. 4 S., R. 7 W., on right 

bank at upstream side of bridge on State Highway 96, 0.8 mile southeast of Kinderhook, 

2.0 miles upstream from Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad bridge, and 5.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 72.7 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 469.55 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Dec. 15, 1939, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 51.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 834 cfs Nov. 18 (gage height, 4.87 ft); no flow 

1'or many days.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 15,000 cfs Apr. 23, 1944 (gage height, 13.91 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,900 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of 

peak flow; no flow for many days during 1940-41, 1944, 1947, 1953.

Flood of Aug. 17, 1939, reached a stage of 15.93 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records fair.

Cooperation. Two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of loe effect (gag 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 17)

0.88 

.9

1.2

1.3

2.7 

5.2 

9.0

1.6 

2.0

3.0 

3.5

26

65

127

222

349

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.7

.7

*.8

.8

.7

.5

2.1 

3.5

.9

.2

.3

.5

.4

.2

0

.2

0

0

0

.8

.1

0

0

0

16.1

0.52

0.0072

0.008

Nov.

0

0

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

3.0

.7

.4

.4

.2

.2

0

0

15

192

*14

9.0

6.3

4.4

b4.0

4.6

74

49

b!2

b7.5

6.3

5.2

-

408.7

13.6

0.187

0.21

Dec.

5.0

4.7

4.7

5.2

5.6

5.2

5.0

4.0

4.0

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.0

b3.7 

3...J

*4.0

3.4

3.4

6.8

51

17

12

12

10

8.7

b7.5

b6.7

b6.0

5.2

bS.O

4.7

210.7

6.80

0.094

0.11

Jan.

4.7

*5.2

bS.O

bS.O

4.9

b4.8

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.2

3.S

4.2

4.2

4.4

4.7

4.1

6.2

6.5

4.?

4.7

5.6

6.0

7.5

18

10

7.9

6.7

b6.0

b5.5

5.0

5.0

177.8

5.74

0.079

0.09

Feb.

4.4

*4 .0

172

4.0

4.7

5.0

5.0

4.4

4.2

4.7

7.1

9.0

FT

6.0 

5.2

5.2

bS.O

b4.7

4.7

6.0

b6.3

b6.7

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.2

4.4

*4.2

_

_

-

146.2

5.22

0.072

0.07

 

Mar.

6^0

6.0

33

74

47

60

30

25

27

31

25

47

40

48 

61

28

24

24

22

19

18

48

27

22

18

*17

15

14

14

138

551

1,339.0

43.2

0.594

0.68

Apr.

170

77

54

*41

33

30

27

69

40

25

22

21

19

18 

*18

19

18

18

19

17

16

15

15

40

46

28

22

19

19

24

-

999

33.3

0.458

0.51

May

31

24

18

17

114

111

*38

30

25

23

20

18

16

16 

15

16

23

17

14

12

10

10

8.6

7.9

7.1

6.0

5.0

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

668.8

21.6

0.297

0.34

June

2.7

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.7

3.2 ".0

C..1

*2.3

3.5

8^6

4.2

3.2 

1.6

1.4

1.2

.7

.6

.4

.2

72

.2

.2

.2

.8

.2

.2

.5

.3

-

53.8

1.79

0.025

0.03

July

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

i

3.3

42

7.1

2.9

 1.2

1.5

2.0

.4

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

64.8

2.09

0.029

0.03

Aug.

0.8

.3

.2

.2

.4

.2

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

*0 

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

7i~ 1.1

4.3

0.14

0.0019

0.002

Sept.

0

0

0

.6

72

.1

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-

0.9

0.03

0.00041

0.0005

Calendar year 1952; Max 1,040 Mln 0 Mean 30.4 Cfsm 0.418 In. 5.70

Water year 1952-53: Max 331 Mln 0 Mean 11.2 Cfsra 0.154 In. 2.08

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). No peak above base.

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

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
THE SNY BASIN 

Creek at Pittsfield, 111.

395

Location. Lat 39°37'30", long. 90°47'40", in NE^SWt sec. 18, T. 5 3., R. 3 W., on right 

bank at downstream side of bridge on abandoned highway, 50 ft downstream from Panther 

Creek, 0.1 mile downstream from bridge on State Highway 107, 0.4 mile downstream from 

Wabash Railroad bridge, and 1.4 miles northeast of Pittsfield.

Drainage area.--39.6 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 638.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Dec. 7, 1939, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 24.8 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 530 cfs Nov. 25 (gage height, 5.51 ft); no flow 

for part of Sept. 6, 8, 10.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 8,300 cfs June 9, 1945 (gage height, 13.25 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,400 cfs; no flow during many periods. 

Flood of Sept. 8, 1926, reached a stage of 18.4 ft, from floodmark.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Cooperation. Three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 975: 1942(P). WSP 1175: 1940(P), 1941, 1949.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and

. discharge. In cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 30 to Jan. 2)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 

1.4 0.2

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

4.9 

9.5

1.33

1.4

1.5

1.7 

2.0

Nov. 18 to Sept 

0.1

1.4

5.4

14

2.5 

3.0 

3.4 

3.8

30

54

82

125

Discharge, in cubic feet per seion water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

Oct.

~12 0.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

*.4

.4

.2

.2

.5

75

.3

.3

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

.2

.3

.2

.3

9.1

0.29

0.0073

0.009

Nov.

0.3

.3

.3

.2

75

.z

.2

.3

.5

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

9.3

88

*2.3

.8

.4

.3

.2

1.6

124

19.4

2.4

.8

.6

.6

-

254.7

8.49

0.214

0.24

Dec.

0.6

.7

.8

3.6

4.1

1.9

1.3

.9

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

74

.4

*.4

.7

1.1

4.8

M

5.6

3.9

5.4

3.4

1.9

1.1

.9

.7

.7

.7

.7

77.7

2.51

0.063

0.07

Jan.

0.7

.7

*.7

.6

.6

.4

.3

.4

.5

.8

.8

.8

1.8

2.3

2.5

.8

1.4

2.3

5.0

5.0

6.5

4.7

7.5

9.4

STS

2.8

3.0

2.1

1.6

1.9

2.1

73.0

2.35

0.059

0.07

Feb.

1.4

*1.4

1.8

1.4

2.2

3.2

2.1

1.6

1.6

2.1

5.2

473

2.5

2.3

1.9

1.6

.9

175

2.1

3.5

2.4

1.3

1.4

1.8

1.9

2.1

1.8

 1.4

_

_

-

58.2

2.08

0.053

0.05

Kar .

1.4

T76

33

40

31

32

17

15

24

23

17

53

20

17

17

9.5

8.7

12

8.7

7.4

7.4

29

10

7.2

5.6

5.0

*4.7

4.3

3.9

70

93

628.4

20.3

0.513

0.59

Apr.

38

16

12

*9.0

7.4

7.4

6.2

19

13

8.2

6.9

7.6

6.9

5.9

7.4

*7.4

6.2

6.4

5.6

5.4

5.0

4.7

5T~4.3

33

11

10

9.2

8.4

9.8

349.3

11.6

0.293

0.33

May

17

7.9

5.9

5.7

94

29

»25

15

11

10

9.2

8.2

7.9

7.2

6.4

7.4

13

8.7

6.6

5.9

5.4

5.0

4.5

4.1

3.6

2.8

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.6

iui

335.7

10.8

0.273

0.32

June

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.1

1.0

.9

.7

*8.4

571

1.3

.9

.7

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

75

.6

.4

.4

.8

.6

.4

.3

.3

-

34.3

1.14

0.029

0.03

July

0.4

.3

.3

.2

75

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

10 "?.8

.6

.5

*.4

.2

.2

».2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.2

.2

.2

21.6

0.70

0.018

0.02

Aug.

0.6

.2

.2

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

~7? 1.0

.1

71

.1

.1

.2

.1

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

7.1

0.23

0.0058

0.007

Sept.

0.2 ~75

.3

1.5

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

*.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.6

.4

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

12.8

0.43

0.011

0.01

Calendar year 1952: Max 616 Win 0.2 Mean 21.6 Cfsm 0.545 In. 7.40

Water year 1952-53: Max 124 Min 0.1 Mean 5.10 Cfsm 0.129 In. 1.75

Peak discharge (base. 2,000 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
396 THE SNY BASIN

Bay Creek at Nebo, 111.

Location. Lat 39°26'35", long. 90°47'45", in NW£ sec. 19, T. 7 S., R. 3 W., on left

bank 40 ft downstream from highway bridge 500 ft upstream from Spring Creek, a quarter 

of a mile west of Nebo, and 1.6 miles upstream from Chicago & Alton Railroad bridge. 

Records include flow of Spring Creek

Drainage area.--162 sq mi, including that of Spring Creek. 

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 462.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Dec. 9, 1939, wire-weight gage at bridge 

at same datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 102 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 736 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 5.31 ft); no flow 

Sept. 1-3, 11-30.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 23,500 cfs Aug. 16, 1946 (gage height, 19.31 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 9,000 cfs; no flow for many days.

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

Cooperation.--Three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 975: 1940, 1941(M), 1942.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 18, May 17 

to July 3)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 20

1.3 

1.5

Dec. 21 to Sept. 30

.8

1.0

1.1 6.1

82

179

0.53 

.6

1.0 

1.3

1.9

5.0

12

207

387

453

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

0.2 ~T2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

.6

.6

.5

.5

.6

.6

.7

76

.6

.6

.6

.6

12.2

0.39

0.0024

0.003

Nov.

0.6

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

1.1

.9

.8

.6

.5

.6

.6

.4

76

*131

44

9.8

5.3

4.0

3.4

3.8

67

~£6 166

8.7

5.7

4.8

-

490.7

16.4

0.101

0.11

Dec.

4.2

4.0

3.8

4.6

5.2

5.3

5.9

5.0

4.2

3.8

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.7

 577

2.7

2.7

2.7

4.2

J52

28

13

9.8

8.4

8.2

6.6

5.8

5.0

4.7

4.7

4*5

204.0

6.58

0.041

0.05

Jan.

4.5

4.7

*4.5

4.3

4.3

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

378

4.0

4.0

4.3

4.7

5.0

5.0

5.8

5.8

5.6

7.9

11

10

10

12

13.

10

7.9

7.2

6.8

6.6

6.2

194.7

6.28

0.039

0.04

Feb.

5.8

*5.8

b.6

5.2

5.4

5.8

5.6

5.8

5.6

5.4

6.6

7.0

8.2

775

6.6

6.0

5.4

5.2

5.2

6.0

6.2

6.0

6.0

5.4

5.0

5.0

5.0

*4.7

-

_

-

163.0

5.82

0.036

0.04

Mar.

4.8

^78

37

138

74

80

43

25

23

33

28

25

74

75

79

44

30

34

33

37

32

28

51

28

23

*19

19

18

17

126

436

1,719.6

55.5

0.343

0.39

Apr.

273

112

73 *54

42

37

32

44

55

38

27

26

25

24

22

*22

22

21

20

19

18

17

T7

70

285

86

46

35

32

32

-

1,624

54.1

0.334

0.37

May

34

39

25

22

360

»193

138

83

54

40

32

28

24

23

22

95

94

44

26

20

16

14

12

11

10

8.8

7.2

6.2

5.6

5.2

4.8

1,496.8

48.3

0.298

0.34

June

4.2

3.6

3.3

3.2

2.9

4.7

5.4

5.0

3.6

3.0

*2.9

3.0

8.1

576

3.8

a3.5

a3.0

al.7

al.5

al.O

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

.5

.5

2.1

2.2

1.4

.7

.7

-

82.6

2.75

0.017

0.02

July

aO.7

a. 7

.6

.6

.5

al.O

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

alO

alOO

¥TO

a8.0

*3.5

73

10

*3.6

2.3

1.7

1.2

1.1

.9

.7

.6

.6

245.8

7.93

0.049

0.06

Aug.

1.1

7.0

2.6

25

8.5

3.6

2.0

1.5

.9

.6

.5

.6

.5 *.5

.4

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

60.5

1.95

0.012

0.01

Sept.

0

0

0

.572"

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

1.4

0.05

0.00031

0.0003

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,250 Win 0.2 Mean 69.4 Cfsm 0.428 In. 5.82

Water year 1952-53: Max 436 Min 0 Mean 17.2 Cfsm 0.106 In. 1.43

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 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 recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for Bay Creek at Pittsfield and Hadley Creek at Kinderhook.
CUIVRE RIVER BASIN 397

Culvre River near Troy, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°00'59"

stream side of center pier

R. 1 W., on downmiles downstream fromlong. 90 0 59'00", in SE^ sec. 14, T. 49 N. 

pier of bridge on D. S. Highway 61, 1-j mil 

confluence of North and West Forks and 2 miles north of Troy.

Drainage area.--903 sq mi.

Records available. --February 1922 to September 1953 !

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 450.27 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

^929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1930, chain gage at site 3 miles downstream at datura 4.31 ft 

lower. Oct. 1, 1930, to Nov. 12, 1934, chain gage and Nov. 13, 1934, to July 10, 1939, 

wire-weight gage, at present site and datum.

Average discharge. --31 years, 698 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 8,050 cfs May 5 (gage height, 17.70 ft); minimum, 0.7 cfs Oct. 2, 10, 11, 13; minimum gage height, 2.00 ft Oct. 2.

1922-53: Maximum discharge, 120,000 cfs Oct. 5, 1941 (gage height, 33.4 ft, from 

floodmarks); no i'low Aug. 29, 1936.

Records. --Records good except those for period of ice effect and those below 20 cfs, 

which are poor.

Revisions (water years). --WSP 855: 1933(M), 1935(M), 1937(M). WSP 895: 1939. WSP 1005: 

1942 [MJ .

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31

2.0 0.7

2.1 2.7

2.2 6.4

2.3 12

2.7 54

3.2 

3.5

124

193

349

2,640

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4 

2.7

Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

0.4 3.2

1.9 3.5

5.4 4.0

11 9.0

18 13.0

121

193

349

2,640

4,890

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

1.1

.8

».8

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.5

_/7

.8

1.3

.7

.8

.9

.9

1.1

1.3

1.5

2.0

1.1

.9

1.1

1.5

1.7

1.7

2.0

1.5

1.3

1.5

1.7

36.7

1.18

0.0013

0.002

73

Nov.

2.0

2.7

2.0

1.5

*1.7

1.5

1.3

1.7

2.5

2.7

2.2

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.5

1.7

2.0

40

I§

58

39

32

28

38

40

36

43

41

33

-

535.8

17.9

0.020

0.02

1,060

Dec.

*27

24

20

21

20

18

17

15

13

12

10

9.5

9.0

8.4

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

10

15

14

13

14

16

17

14

13

14

14

13

11

433.5

14.0

0.016

0.02

860

Jan.

11

11

10

9.5

»9.0

8.5

8.5

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

.5

.5

.5

.5

"TO.0

.5

8.0

9.0

10

11

13

20

31

96

62

46

36

30

26

549.0

17.7

0.020

0.02

1,090

Feb.

22

20

. 19

17

16

14

13

12

*11

12

18

18

18

19

22

22

24

24

21

21

20

18

16

14

13

12

11

10

-

-

-

477

17.0

0.019

0.02

946

Mar.

11

15

92

834

1,190

1,140

766

396

*226

151

121

126

301

270

235

282

171

147

165

128

104

90

82

80

72

67

60

54

48

867

4*17.0

12,461

402

0.445

0.51

24,720

Apr.

2,940

1,320

*656

409

282

217

171

931

1,730

722

379

260

202

165

139

119

102

96

85

76

69

64

61

1,345

2,740

1,100

522

336

345

266

-

17,744

591

0.654

0.73

35,190

Hay

1,740

766

362

*245

4,410

2,740

1,190

656

430

317

235

179

143

127

114

285

1,370

1,100

592

330

223

155

125

111

98

88

72

61

54

49

±5

18,412

594

0.658

0.76

36,520

June

*40

37

34

32

30

30

28

25

23

32

26

32

39

38

33

72

109

57

38

28

21

17

14

13

J.2

331

965 Tie

131

75

-

2,768

92.3

0.102

0.11

5,490

July

47

36

26

23

21

*17

15

14

12

9.8

9.2

8.1

7.0

7.0

21

11

10

8.6

8.6

6.5

46

212

125

52

33

22

16

12

9.2

7.5

7.0

859.5

27.7

0.031

0.04

1,700

Aug.

9.8

7.0

*5.9

23

22

9.2

7.0

6.5

7.5

5.9

4.4

4.4

3.1

2.5

2.5

860

651

100

47

27

17

13

9.8

8.6

7.5

6.5

5.9

5.4

4.9

4.4

3.9

1,892.4

61.0

0.068

0.08

3,750

Sept.

*3.5

TTl

2.8

3.5

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.3

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

 n* 1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

-

64.9

2.16

0.0024

0.003

129

Calendar year 1952 : Max 7,350 Win 0.7 Mean 358 Cfsm 0.396 In. 5.39 Ac-ft 259,600

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,410 Win 0.7 Mean 154 Cfsm 0.171 In. 2.32 Ac-ft 111,500

Peak discharge (base, 20,000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 2-21.
398 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Kankakee River near North Liberty, Ind.

Location. Lat 41°33'50", long. 86°29i50", along north line sec. 23, T. 36 N., R. 1 W., 

near center of span on downstream side of highway bridge at the St. Joseph-La Porte 

County line, 4 miles northwest of North Liberty.

Drainage area.--lS8 sq mi (revised).

Records available. January 1951 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 680.04 ft above mean sea

level, datum of 1929 (levels by Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 260 cfs Mar. 16 (gage height, 4.42 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 56 cfs Sept. 3: {gage height, 1.39 ft).

1951-53: Maximum discharge, 680 cfs Nov. 14, 1951 [gage height, 6.97 ft); minimum, 

that of Sept. 3, 1953.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge. In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. l to Nov. 24).

1.3 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

51

149

222

330

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

2425'

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

70

70

70

73

372

72

a72

a72

a70

a70

a68

a66

65

*J?

86

83

72

68

a70

80

80

80

80

77

77

a76

76

76

80

95

95

2,333

75.3

0.588

0.68

Nov.

89

a85

83

83

86

83

83

83

a84

86

*83

80

87

86

83

a84

86

86

89

89

95

98

a 100

101

110

128

134

T34

125

a!15

-

2,834

94.5

0.738

0.82

Dec.

104

101

98sags

110

allO

116

122

122

119

113

113

113

113

*116

110

107

104

113

a!30

149

158

IB?

al40

al35

128

al20

119

116

113

3,660

118

0.922

1.06

Jan.

allO

110

110

allO

110

107

157

113

122

119

al!9

119

119

125

155

T5S~ 172

a!50

146

143

140

140

*140

143

a!70

172

161

149

143

137

134

4,153

134

1.05

1.21

Feb.

a!31

131

128

125

125

128

128

a 125

122

122

122

122

122

119

all?

116

TTg- 113

116

122

178

aTTO

al55

»143

137

137

134

131

_

-

3,635

130

1.02

1.06

Mar.

al25

TZ5

128

161

158

149

140

a!35

134

131

128

134

152

161

a250

255

7TO

193

178

168

161

a!55

152

146

*143

140

140

140

a!35

131

131

4,797

155

1.21

1.39

Apr.

137

137

137

137

a 135

131

128

125

T?5

137

134

a 130

128

125

*128

149

155

149

a!45

140

137

134

128

128

134

al35

134

131

131

131

4,035

134

1.05

1.17

May

152

164

aT55

149

146

143

137

134

131

al30

»125

116

122

128

125

122

a!30

140

140

131

128

140

152

alSS

152

143

137

128

119

a!15

a 110

4,199

135

1.05

1.22

June

110

107

107

107

*110

128

al2~5

122

107

107

104

101

113

a!05

101

95

92

89

92

89

a89

89

89

"58" 83

125

119

a 110

104

98

3,115

104

0.812

0.91

July

95

*98"9?

a90

a90

89

86

86

83

80

83

a80

74

73

74

72

71

73

a72

71

68

71

70

*64

62

a62

62

59

55

61

62

2,332

75.2

0.588

0.68

Aug.

63

a80

89

95

11

92

89

92

a95

92

86

83

83

80

77

373

70

70

69

68

*67

66

a64

63

62

62

60

59

58

a57

51

2,319

74.8

0.584

0.67

Sept.

56

56

56

58

60

a60

a58

57

56

56

58

65

aS6

66

*66

66

65

65

68

a72

71

70

70

70

72

71

a70

70

70

68

-

1,932

64.4

0.503

0.56

Calendar year 1952 : Max 480 Mln 65 Mean 170 Cfsm 1.32 In. 16.29

Water year 1952 -G3 : Max 255 Mln 56 Mean 108 Cfsm 0.844 In. 11.43

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

and records for station at Davls.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 

Kankakee River at Davis, Ind.

399

Location. Lat 41°24', long. 86°42', in sec. 13, T. 34 N., R. 3 W., on left span on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 30 at Davis, half a mile downstream from Mill 

Creek and 4 miles east of Hanna.

Drainage area. 506 sq mi.

Records available. July 1905 to July 1906 and April 1931 to September 1953 in reports 

of Geological Survey. July 1925 to May 1929 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 664.68 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. July 13, 1905, to July 21, 1906, staff gage at site 50 ft downstream at 

different datum. July 28, 1925, to May 18, 1929, chain gage on bridge half a mile downstream at different datum. Apr. 19, 1931, to Mar. 11, 1942, chain gage at present site 

and datum.

Average discharge.--25 years (1925-28, 1931-53), 479 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 850 cfs Mar. 16 (gage height, 8.14 ft); minimum, 

209 cfs Sept. 30; minimum gage height, 4.08 ft Sept. 2.

1925-29, 1931-53: Maximum discharge observed, about 1,700 cfs Dec. 15, 1927 (gage 

height, 9.50 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 520 cfs; 

minimum observed, 154 cfs Aug. 30 to Sept. 3, 1941; minimum gage height observed, 2.97 

ft Aug. 14, 1934.

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

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. 3, Jan. 10 to Mar. 19,

Sept. 27-30)

4.1 

6.0 

8.0

221

466

782

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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

Z7

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

280

'586 274

286

280

280

286

286

286

286

286

280

280

286

313

 313

306

299

292

292

292

292

299

299

292

292

286

286

286

292

292

8,985

290

0.573

0.66

Nov.

292

286

556

286

286

292

286

286

286

286

286

286

 286

286

286

286

286

299

306

299

292

313

350

350

358

372

T75

358

350

342

-

9,235

308

0.609

0.68

Dec.

335

335

335

335

358

358

358

358

365

358

358

350

342

335

335

 335

335

328

m

350

410

425

440

345

425

410

395

380

365

365

358

11,304

365

0.721

0.83

Jan.

350

342

342

b330

b310

b300

bTOiS

b320

b350

558

558

350

358

365

372

455

455

440

440

440

440

»410

425

500

530

515

485

455

440

425

410

12,370

399

0.789

0.91

Feb.

395

395

395

380

380

395

395

380

380

380

380

380

380

380

372

365

3S8" 358

 365

395

500

Soo" 550

470

455

440

440

425

_

_

-

11,368

406

0.802

0.84

Mar.

410

4T5

410

500

530

500

470

455

440

440

440

440

485

530

730

850

81?

750

702

654

622

574

558

 558

526

511

496

496

481

466

466

16,714

539

1.07

1.23

Apr.

496

526

511

496

481

481

466

452

452

452

452

438

 438

424

475

496

574

14?

511

496

481

466

452

452

452

452

452

452

466

466

-

14,199

473

0.935

1.04

May

511

574

S5a

526

 496

496

481

466

452

438

424

411

411

411

411

411

481

481

466

438

424

438

526

511

511

511

466

438

424

411

398

14,401

465

0.919

1.06

June

 385

385

372

372

372

411

411

398

398

385

385

372

359

359

346

346

333

333

333

326

320

314

307

300 *m

438

496

432

411

385

-

11,118

371

0.733

0.82

July

 5S5 359

559

333

359

346

333

320

320

307

300

300

294

294

288

288

288

307

300

288

281

300

 288

275

269

263

"55T 257

257

263

269

9,321

301

0.595

0.69

Aug.

257

307

466

TSB

411

385

372

359

359

333

326

314

307

294

288

281

275

269

269

 263

257

257

251

251

245

245

239

233

233

'557 227

9,238

298

0.589

0.68

Sept.

227

221

221

227

233

233

227

227

221

227

 227

239

245

245

245

239

233

233

239

257

251

251

245

239

239

233

233

227

221

215

7,020

234

0.462

0.52

Calendar year 1952 : Max 1,300 Mln 274 Mean 586 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.77

Water year 1952-53 : Max 850 Min 215 Mean 371 Cfsm 0.733 In. 9.96

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
400 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 

Yellow River at Plymouth, Ind.

Location. Lat 41 0 20', long. 86°18', in sec. 4, T. 33 N., R. 2 E., near center of span at 

La Porte Street footbridge in Plymouth, half a mile downstream from Baker ditch and 

7 miles upstream from Wolf Creek.

Drainage area. 280 sq mi.

Records available. July 1948 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 764.78 ft above mean sea level, 

Saturn of 1929 (levels by Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission).

Average discharge. 5 years, 281 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,160 cfs Mar. 16 (gage height, 9.10 ft); mlnimum, 19 cfs Oct. 13, 14; minimum gage height, 3.72 ft Jan. 6.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 3,230 cfs July 12, 1951 (gage height, 13.39 ft); minimum, that of Oct. 13, 14, 1952; minimum gage height, 3.64 ft Dec. 10, 1948.

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

which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gag

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-25, 27, Jan. 22-23, June 5

to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 24

3.5 12

3.9 50

4.5 130

6.1 425

Jan. 25 to Sept. 30

3.6 

4.2 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

20

76

Z09

635

1,140

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195Z to September 1953

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

Z8

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsrn

In.

Oct.

31

28

28

Z6

Z7

26

24

Zl

21

Z3

23

22

20

*ZO

28

30 

24

21

Z3

24

24

Z5

27

28

Z9

a31

32

31

M

34

34

819

Z6.4

0.094

0.11

Nov.

39

39

41

40

38

41

39

37

37

37

*37

37

37

36

37

39 

40

40

41

37

35

43

61

56

59

66

61

b45

b40

b40

-

1,275

42.5

0.152

0.17

Dec.

b40

b4Z

b45

46

57

63

66

63

63

61

*54

52

48

39

37

37 

40

41

36

51

alOO

140

155

142

136

allO

83

65

59

b55

b54

2,080

67.1

0.240

0.28

Jan.

b50

b47

b45

b40

b35

b30

b32

b40

b45

b50

b5Z

5Z

61

74

89

Z20 

226

181

169

169

170

154

*150

415

555

315

Z3Z

187

159

137

123

4,284

138

0.493

0.57

Feb.

110

105

103

91

91

97

105

105

98

90

91

114

*123

112

b95

b70 

b55

b65

95

189

572

510

325

247

214

209

202

173

-

_

-

4,456

159

0.568

0.59

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,980 Min 20

Mar.

141

*121

a300

a650

522

325

325

a250

a!50

130

184

231

365

405

785

1.140 

885

548

498

435

365

315

285

*255

232

211

200

184

162

148

146

10,893

351

1.25

1.45

Apr.

227

315

265

255

229

205

191

171

169

159

146

130

*123

114

115

335 

560

395

295

257

229

202

182

169

169

a!70

177

169

186

196

-

6,505

217

0.775

0.86

May

222

255

261

222

193

184

169

153

135

119

*112

103

106

97

97

94 

ITT

223

ISO

146

124

128

335

285

251

231

195

155

132

121

117

5,322

172

0.614

0.71

June

98

84

75

72

*77

193

261

191

177

142

108

88

84

77

74

69 

66

64

64

61

59

57

a56

M

58

153

263

142

*»95

76

-

3,138

105

0.375

0.42

July

72

151

88

72

65

65

61

54

52

50

48

45

46

42

42

42

42

43

42

41

42

a50

47

*42

38

37

38

38

39

39

41

1,614

52.1

0.186

0.21

Aug.

42

187

285

T73

150

126

91

93

a90

82

66

56

48

46

a45

345 

343

a40

a40

39

*37

37

36

34

35

37

38

41

42

43

45

2,212

71.4

0.255

0.29

Sept.

15

42

39

34

32

32

29

31

35

33

31

31

27

*28

28

28 

28

28

30

a32

30

28

30

30

29

28

26

30

32

28

-

934

31.1

0.111

0.12

Mean 269 Cfsm 0.961 In. 13.10

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,140 Min 20 Mean 119 Cfsm 0.4Z5 In. 5.78

* 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 Yellow 

River at Knox.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 401

Yellow River at Knox, Ind.

Location. Lat 41M8', long. 86°37', in sec. 14, T. 33 N., R. 2 W., on right bank 40 ft 

upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 35 in Knox, If miles downstream from Eagle Creek, 

and 9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--422 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1905 to July 1906 (gage heights only), August 1943 to September 

1953.

. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 679.93 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929 (Lafayette supplementary adjustment of 1951. Levels by Indiana Flood Control and 

Water Resources Commission). Prior to July 17, 1952, wire-weight gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 407 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,100 cfs Mar. 18 (gage height, 7.62 ft); minimum, 71 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 4.69 ft).

1943-53: Maximum discharge, 3,160 cfs Apr. 7, 1950 (gage height, 10.42 ft); minimum 

daily, 60 cfs Jan. 2, 1945; minimum gage height observed, 4.30 ft Jan. 30, 1945.

Revisions.--The minimum discharge for the water year 1952 has been revised to 103 

cfs Sept. 12, 13 (gage height, 4.92 ft), superseding figure published in WSP 1238.

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

Revisions.--Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for a period in the 

water year 1952, superseding those published in WSP 1238, are given herewith:

Date

195Z

Aug. 25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Sept. 1

2

3

4

5

6

Discharge

130

127

121

120

118

115

115

120

132

136

127

121

118

Date

1952-Con.

Sept. 7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

Discharge

115

112

112

114

112

108

106

112

134

130

120

121

128

Date

1952-Con.

Sept. 20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Discharge

127

120

120

121

120

116

114

112

110

108

108

Month

Water year 1951 52..........

Cfs-days

197,049

Maximum

1 AT

1,920

Minimum

106

Mean

148

1 T Q

538

Per square

mile

1.27

Runoff in 

inches

17.36

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

109

106

109

104

103

102

TOT

104

109

114

114

110

104

109

127

 132 125

115

114

110

109

109

108

108

109

106

104

104

106

108

106

3,402

110

0.261

0.30

Nov.

104

104

104

108

104

104

100

100

92

96

96

92

 94

94

JJ1

94

97

100

104

108

103

109

146

164

178

192

bT75"

bl60

b!40

b!35

-

3,488

116

0.275

0.31

Dec.

b!35

bTTO

146

154

164

175

175

178

175

175

170

166

158

152

146

142

142

138

138

150

180

220

263

272

281

254

b210

b200

»b!65

b!60

b!60

5,384

177

0.419

0.48

Jan.

b!55

b!50

b!40

b!30

b!20

b!20

b!20

b!20

b!25

b!30

b!40

b!50

 162

182

218

335

386

368

329

320

323

323

320

374

560

620

454

 359

314

290

263

8,100

261

0.618

0.71

Feb.

251

240

232

225

212

215

220

222

222

210

210

222

235

238

b225

b215

b205

b200

b20G

 245

365

"525 620

465

398

377

368

353

_

_

-

8,010

286

0.678

0.71

Mar.

320

290

281 383"

620

642

496

416

377

359

356

371

430

560

710

910

1,100

1,000

755

688

620

560

 520

486

458

430

402

383

362

341

329

15,955

515

1.22

1.41

Apr.

374

465

493

465

440

409

383

365

347

 335

320

305

293

281

278

374

580

665

560

476

437

398

374

353

335

341

341

341

365

377

11,870

396

0.938

1.05

May

402

434

458

 426

389

368

350

329

314

293

275

263

263

260

251

251

308

368

371

326

293

311

426

520

TSG

476

412

356

317

287

263

10,850

350

0.829

0.96

June

»240

225

212

200

195

254

362

371

323

332

332

287

251

225

212

200

190

185

178

170

162

150

146 »m

152

248

402 355"

275

222

7,236

241

0.571

0.64

July

205

251

281

73?

215

225

210

182

162

156

150

144

136

130

127

126

132

134

130

126

 126

134

138

127

120

115

114

110

110

109 109"

4,766

154

0.365

0.42

Aug.

110

154

341

395

7915

302

281

230

220

202

185

166

154

136

127

127

121

115

110

 109

106

104

102

98

103

100

97

94

 S? 92

94

4,957

160

0.379

0.44

Sept.

91

90

88

92

94

94

94

92

90

86

 84

92

100

T5

97

92

90

88

90

97

97

92

91

85

86

84

85

85

84

77

-

2,703

90.1

0.214

0.24

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,920 Min 91 Mean 429 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.85

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,100 Min 77 Mean 238 Cfsro 0.564 In. 7.67

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
402 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Kankalcee River at Dunns Bridge, Ind.

Location. Lat 41°13'17", long. 86 0 57'52", in sec. 15, T. 32 N., R. 5 W., near center of 

span on upstream side of highway bridge at Dunns Bridge, if miles north of Tefft, Jasper 

county, and 3^ miles upstream from Davis ditch.

Drainage area. 1,326 sq mi.

Records available. July 1948 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 649.65 ft above mean sea level, 

aatum of 1929, Lafayette supplementary adjustment of 1951 (levels by Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission).

Average discharge. 5 years, 1,384 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,190 cfs Mar. 19 (gage height, 8.08 ft); minimum, 362 cfs Sept. 11, 29, 30; minimum gage height, 2.07 ft Sept. 11.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 5,200 cfs Apr. 12, 1950 (gage height, 13.08 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 11, 29, 30, 1953; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 11, 1953.

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

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 7-21, Sept. 29, 30)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 18 Mar. 19 to Sept. 30

2.6 445 2.0 350

5.0 1,100 5.0 1,140

8.0 2,150 8.0 2,150

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

445

44?

445 

462

462

462

462

470

470

482

480 

480

 482

482 

532

570

555

532 

532

520

520

520

520

520

532

520

520

520

508

520

508

15,481

499

0.376

0.43

Nov.

520

508

520 

508

508

508

495

482

39T

495

482 

482 482

482 

482

482

482

508 

532

532

520

570

608

645

S4?

645

645

b640

b610

b580

-

16,093

536

0.404

0.45

Dec.

b590

65$

620 

620

670

670

695

695

695

695

695

670

670

645 

632

645

670

645 

632

645

720

770

 820

845

84?

820

795

720

720

720

695

21,577

696

0.525

0.61

Jan.

670

695

670 

b630

b600

b550 b5B"0"

b580

b620

b650

670 

670

 695

720 

745

820

935

935 

905

905

875

875

905

935

1,140

1.240

 1,206

1,100

995

965

905

25,350

818

0.617

0.71

Feb.

905

875

845 

820

820

820

820

820

795

795

795 

795

795

795 

795

b780

b760 b75&- 

 795

820

995

1,200

1,340

1,280

1,140

1,060

1,030

995

_

-

25,245

902

0.680

0.71

Mar.

965

935 535" 

1,100

1,280

1,420

1,310

1,170

1,100

1,060

1,060 

1,060

1,170

1,310 

1,620

1,900

2,040

2.150 

 2,150

2,010

1,900

1,760

1,700

1,590

1,520

1,420

1,350

1,350

1,290

1,230

1,200

44,055

1,421

1.07

1.24

Apr.

1,260

1,320

1,380 

1,350

1,320

1,290

1,230

1,200

 1,170

1,170

1,140 

1,110

1,080

1,050 

1,060

1,170

1,260

1,520 

1,480

1,380

1,320

1,260

1,230

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,140

1,140

1,170

1,200

-

36,900

1,230

0.928

1.03

May

1,260

1,380

1,450 

 1,450

1,380

1,320

1,260

1,230

1,170

1,140

1,080 

1,050

1,020

1,020 

990

990

1,080

1,170 

1,170

1,140

1,080

1,140

1,230

1,350

1,420

1,380

1,320

*1,230

1,140

1,080

1,020

37,140

1,198

0.903

1.04

June

960

930

900 

850

850

875

960

1,020

1,020

1,140

1,260 

1,200

1,080

990 

930

900

875

850 

800

800

750

725

700

7T30"

 700

900

1,200

1,260

1,140

1,020

-

28,285

943

0.711

0.79

July

930

1,020

1.080 

990

930

930

875

850

825

775

750 

725

700

675 

650

650

650

675 

675

 650

625

650

650

625

600

575

550

550

555" 538

538

22,444

724

0.546

0.63

Aug.

538

550

750 

930

W5

825

825

775

750

725

700 

 675

650

612 

588

562

550

538 

512

500

488

475

462

462

450

438

425

425

412

400

388

18,280

590

0.445

0.51

Sept.

388

375

375 

375

375

400

388

375

375 375

375 

388

412

425 

12?

425

400

388

400

425

425

412

400

400

388

388

388

375

362

36T

-

11,764

392

0.296

0.33

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,380 Mln 432 Mean 1,373 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.11

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,150 Mln 362 Mean 829 Cfsm 0.625 In. 8.48

 Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 403

Kankakee River at Shelby, Ind.

Location. Lat 41°11', long. 87°21', in sec. 33, T. 32 N., R. 8 W., on left bank 25 ft dovmstream from Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railway bridge, 1 mile south of Shelby, 

and 9 miles upstream from Beaver Lake Creek.

Drainage area.--1,800 sq ml.

Records available. --April 1930 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. November 1922 to September 1930 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 628.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 19, 1934, chain gage at highway bridge 400 ft upstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge . 30 years (1923-53), 1,536 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,650 cfs Mar. 19 (gage height, 7.50 ft); minimum, 420 cfs Sept. 11 (gage height, 2.07 ft).

1922-53: Maximum discharge observed, 7,200 cfs Dec. 21, 1927 (gage height, 11.40 ft, 

present datum, site then In use), from rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs by gageheight relation study with that of present site; minimum, 330 cfs Sept. 24, 1941; minimum gage height, 0.80 ft (present datum, site then in use) Aug. 4, 5, 1934.

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

Revisions (water years) . WSP 825: Drainage area. WSP 1005: 1927(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 18-28)

2.1 

5.0 

8.0

435

1,470

2,950

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

555

540

540

555

555

540

555

572

572

555

555

555

555

555 

590

 642 642

625

608 

572

555

555

*555

572 

590

590

590

572

572

590

590

17,769

573

0.318

0.37

Nov.

~s55 590

608

590

608

608

608

608

608

608

625

608

608

608 

625

625

625

642

678 

 660

660

660

695

765 

800

835

818

800

b760

b740

19,881

663

0.368

0.41

Dec.

b740

b760

765

782

800

835

852

852

852

852

835

835

818

800 

782

800

818

818

782 

818

870

904

975

1.040 

1,040

bl.OOO

b950

b920 

*b900

b900

b900

26,595

858

0.477

0.55

Jan.

888

870

852

bSOO

b750

b650

b655

b750

b850

b900

b900

b900

905

905 

940

1,010

1,080

1,150

1,150 

1,150

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,190 

1,310

1,390

 1.470

1,390 

1,310

1,270

1,230

31,970

1,031

0.573

0.66

Feb.

1,190

1,150

1,150

1,120

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040 

bl.OOO

b960

b920

»b900

b950 

bl,100

1,310

1,430

1,590

1_,630 

1,550

1,470

1,430

1,390

_

-

32,840

1,173

0.652

0.68

Mar.

1,350

1.270

1,270

1,390

1,550

1,630

1,670

1,630

1,550

1,470

1,430

1,470

1,590

1,710 

2,090

2,340

2,440

2,540

 2.650 

2,590

2,490

2,390

2,290

2,190 

2,090

1,990

1,840

1,790 

1,710

1,670

1,630

57,710

1,862

1.03

1.19

Apr.

1,670

1,750

1,750

1,790

1,750

1,710

1,670

1,590

 1,590

1,550

1,510

1,510

1,470

1.450 

1,430

1,510

1,630

1,750

1.840 

1,790

1,710

1,630

1,590

1,550 

1,510

1,470

1,470

1,470 

1,470

1,470

48,030

1,600

0.889

0.99

May

 1,550

1,630

1.710

1,710

1,710

1,630

1,590

1,550

1,510

1,430

1,390

1,350

1,310

1,310 

1,310

1.270

1,350

1,430

1,470 

1,430

1,390

1,390

1,550

1,630

1,710

1,710

 1,670

1,590 

1,510

1,390

1,350

46,530

1,501

0.834

0.96

June

1,270

1,230

1,190

1,150

1,080

1,120

1,150

1,230

1,270

1,310

1,630

1,630

1,510

1,390 

1,270

1,230

1,150

1,120

1,080 

1,080

1,010

975

*940

 940 905 

1,150

1,510

1.750 

X.710

1,550

37,530

1,251

0.695

0.78

July

1,430

1,470

1.550

. 1,470

1,390

1,430

1,430

1,310

1,230

1,150

1,120

1,080

1,040

1,010 

940

940

905

940

940 

*905

888

888

905

870 

835

818

782

765 

748

730

712

32,621

1,052

0.584

0.67

Aug.

712

695

748

940

1.040

975

940

940

905

888

*852

818

BOO

765 

730

695

678

660

642 

608

608

590

572

572 

540

540

525

510 

495

480

485

21,943

708

0.393

0.45

Sept.

465

450

450

450

450

450

465

465

435

 450

435

450

450

465 

480

480

480

480

480 

480

465

480

465

480 

480

450

450

450 

450

435

-

13,815

460

0.256

0.29

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,090 Min 540 Mean 1,787 Cfsm 0.993 In. 13.52

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,650 Mln 435 Mean 1,061 Cfsm 0.589 In. 8.00

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
404 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Singleton ditch at Schneider, Ind.

Location.--Lat 41°12'44", long. 87°26 I 44", on line between NE£ sec. 21 and NW£ sec. 22, 

T. 32 N., R. 9 W., on left bank about 15 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 41, 

half a mile upstream from Bruce ditch, 1-| miles downstream from Cedar Creek, and 1 2/3 

miles north of Schneider.

Drainage area. 118 sq mi (revised).

Records available. July 1948 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Oct. 1, 1949, wire-weight gage at datum 2.00 ft 

nigher. Oct. 1, 1949, to Aug. 13, 1951, wire-weight gage at present site and datum. 

Datum of gage is 623.67 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 5 years, 104 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 812 cfs, time unknown (gage height, 8.39 ft); 

minimum, 8.4 cfs Sept. 30; minimum gage height, 1.16 ft Sept. 11, 30.

1948-53: Maximum daily discharge, 1,100 cfs Apr. 10, 1950; minimum, that of Sept. 3 

1953; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 11, 30, 1953.

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

which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. Z1-Z6)

Oct. 1 to Feb. Zl

1.3 14

1.7 28

2.Z 63

3.0 141

4.0 269

5.0 399

Feb. 22 to Sept. 30

1.1 

1.3 

2.0 

3.0 

8.0

7.0

15

59

142

760

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

2425 '

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

15

15

15

15

15

14

15

15

15

14

14

15

15

16

11

16

15

16

18

17

17

17

*17

17

17

17

17

17

18

18

18

498

16.1

0.136

0.16

Nov.

18

18

19

18

19

20

20

21

21

20

20

21

20

19

19

19

19

22

21

*19

19

19

20

20

22

26

24

b22

b!8

bl8

-

601

20.0

0.169

0.19

Dec.

b!8

b!9

22

25

27

24

23

22

22

22

21

b!9

b!7

b!6

b!7

b!7

b!7

b!7

blS

30

36

31

32

b30

b27

b27

b27

b27

27

*27

26

730

23.5

0.199

0.23

Jan.

24

23

b21

b!9

b!8

b!6

b!5

b!5

b!5

b!5

b!5

b!8

b20

b23

30

35

31

b28

26

26

26

25

26

55

b45

*b27

b23

b22

b21

b20

b20

743

24

0.203

0.23

Feb.

b!9

b!9

b!9

b!9

b!9

b21

b20

b!9

19

19

20

22

22

22

21

26

*40

30

27

44

282

159

127

101

87

87

76

65

_

-

1,451

51.8

0.439

0.46

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,010 Min 14

Mar .

56

51

54

99

89

75

65

58

56

55

60

100

300

350

750

600

450

*325

375

250

200

160

145

140

135

125

115

105

95

90

90

5,618

181

1.53

1.77

Apr.

115

130

125

120

109

99

92

 85

83

91

81

73

69

65

70

134

128

103

92

86

79

74

70

64

68

66

62

61

68

*65

-

2,627

87.6

0.742

0.83

May

 67

72

66

60

59

61

58

55

51

48

46

45

45

44

11

43

68

74

62

56

53

73

~87 115

90

80

*68

62

58

. 55

48

1,911

61.6

0.522

0.60

June

44

41

40

38

37

40

38

52

62

90

131

87

72

62

55

50

46

42

39

35

33

30

*29

28

30

84

93

288

135

91

-

1,942

64.7

0.548

0.61

July

100

129

103

78

72

175

T20

89

72

64

58

53

47

44

 39

37

42

41

39

37

36

36

33

31

30

30

27

27

27

27

.25

1,768

57

0.483

0.56

Aug.

26

26

26

26

23

22

26

31

28

25

*23

22

21

20

18

18

18

17

17

16

16

15

14

14

14

14

13

13

12

11

.IP595

19.2

0.163

0.19

Sept.

11

10

9.8

13

13

11

10

9.8

no

10

10

13

11

12

12

11

10

10

13

12

11

11

12

12

12

11

12

11

10

9.4

-

333.0

11.1

0.094

0.10

Mean 103 Cfsm 0.847 In. 11.53

Water year 1953-53: Max 750 Min 9.4 Mean 51.6 Cfsm 0.437 In. 5.93

Peak discharge (base, 700 cfs). Date and time unknown, 812 cfs (8.39 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 405

Singleton ditch at Illinoi, 111.

Location --Lat 41°11'20", long. 87°31'35", in SWiNW^ sec. 8, T. 31 N., R. 15 E near center 

L°C ot' span oTdownstream sidegof highway bridge in Illinoi beside the Cleveland, Cincinnati, 

Chicago & St. Louis Railway and at Indiana-Illinois State line.

Drainage area.--223 sq mi (revised).

Records avaliable.--October 1944 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Wire-weight gage read twice daily prior to Aug. 28. Datum

-of gage is 620.33 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (changed).

Average discharge.--9 years, 172 cfs.

Extremes.-Maximum discharge during year, 1 590 cfs Mar 15 (gage height 8 43 ft, from

 grapTi based on gage readings); minimum, 17 cfs Sept 3 (gage height 1 09 ft).

1944-53: Maximum discharge, r.850 cfs Apr. 11, 1950 Tgage height 9 26 ft) mini 

mum daily, 14 cfs Jan. 31 to Feb. 10, 1945; minimum gage height, 0.71 ft Oct. 21, 1948.

Remarks.-Records fair prior to Aug. 28 except those for periods of ice effect, which are 

poor; good thereafter.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.1 

2.0 

2.5 

6.0 

8.0

18

111

180

920

1,470

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

22

31

11

34

32

30

32

28

30

30

30

*30

30

29

29

29

28

28

27

846

27.3

0.122

0.14

Nov.

27

27

28

28

30

30

30

30

30

30

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

34

33

*32

32

33

32

32

39

68

86

bT5

b47

b40

-

1,071

35.7

0.160

0.18

Dec.

b40

b45

54

63

66

49

46

44

45

43

b41

b38

b37

b37

b37

b37

b37

b37

b40

b65

81

76

b72

b70

b66

b62

b56

b50

b45

*b45

b45

1,569

50.6

0.227

0.26

Jan.

b45

b45

b43

b40

b35

b32

b30

blO

b30

b30

b30

b33

b40

b45

b60

88

b75

b70

b65

b60

b60

b60

b70

120

bTTB"

»b!05

b80

b60

b55

b50

b50

1,751

56.5

0.253

0.29

Feb.

b50

b50

b50

b47

b45

b45

b42

b40

b40

b40

b42

b45

b45 b'45

b50

b60

b80

*b53

b50

b80

590

580

310

222

186

173

158

135

_

-

3,353

120

0.538

0.56

Mar.

124

111

121

184

177

151

128

123

121

118

122

157

620

560

1.470

1,320

895

*640

640

480

400

330

290

270

256

230

212

194

177

162

158

10,941

353

1.58

1.82

Apr.

214

250

J?§

232

200

175

162

 150

145

145

142

129

123

116

140

234

236

200

170

147

135

129

123

115

112

111

110

110

115

116

-

4,714

157

0.704

0.79

May

 116

122

120

112

109

111

108

101

97

94

90

86

90

88

M

84

112

124

109

101

96

113

190

T47

144

138

*119

109

102

96

91

3,403

110

0.493

0.57

June

84

79

77

75

75

80

62

94

110

163

330

220

150

123

104

93

85

79

71

68

62

56

*52

51

51

101

135

400

'22TJ

140

-

3,518

117

0.525

0.59

July

144

212

162

128

165

370

238

156

127

113

103

94

88

82

*77

75

78

80

75

71

66

68

63

59

56

54

52

52

51

50

48

3,257

105

0.471

0.54

Aug.

47

50

47

48

45

43

43

11

51

45

*41

38

37

37

35

34

32

32

31

30

30

29

28

26

25

25

23

22

22

22

28

1,103

35.6

0.160

0.18

Sept.

20

19

 SB 18

23

23

23

22

 22

21

21

26

25

25

26

25

23

22

28

25

24

23

23

23

22

23

24

24

23

22

-

702

23.4

0.105

0.12

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,710 Min 22 Mean 187 Cfsm 0.839 In. 11.19

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,470 Min 18 Mean 99.2 Cfsm 0.445 In. 6.04

Peak discharge (base. 1.400 cfs).--Mar. 15 (2 p.m.) 1,590 cfs (8.43 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
406 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Kankakee River at Momence, 111.

Location. Lat 41°09'38", long. 87°40'01", in NE£ sec. 24, T. 31 N., R. 13 E., on right 

bank a quarter of a mile downstream from highway bridge in Momence and l£ miles upstream 

from Tower Creelc.

Drainage area. 2,340 sq mi, approximately,

Records available. February 1905 to July 1906, December 1914 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 610.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 1, 1938, chain gage at bridge a quarter of a mile upstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge. 38 years (1915-53), 1,830 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,560 cfs Mar. 15 (gage height, 2.64 ft); minimum, 470 cfs Sept. 13.

1905-6, 1914-53: Maximum discharge, 10,100 cfs Apr. 25, 1950 (gage height, 5.06 ft); 

maximum gage height observed, 8.09 ft Jan. 25, 1930, site then in use (ice jam); minimum discharge observed, 306 cfs Sept. 1, 16, 17, 1919.

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

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1238: 1916, 1930.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-30, June ZZ to Sept. 30)

-O.Z 

0.0

440

560

940

1.0 

2.0

2.6

1,600

3,310

4,460

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195Z to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

ZO

21

22

23

24Z5 '

26

27

28

Z9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

"632 646

618

618

618

612

612

1 -§S2 618,

639

639

639

632

640 

661

668

695

695

688

674

660

653

*653

667

674

688

681

674

667

674

681

20,288

654

0.279

0.32

Nov.

674

688

688

688

681

688

688

695

695

70Z

702

710

702

718 

710

710

725

748

*755

748

732

725

732

755

818

886

b82"0

bSOO

b790

b780

-

21,953

732

0.313

0.35

^Dec.

"^i>T9a

- b790

- 786 $3z

-826

834

 842 " " 850

850

 868

859

850

834

818 

b820

b820

b830

826

826

877

940

970

1,010

1,050

1.080

1,040

bl,030

bl,000

bl.OOO

b980

942

27,640

892

0.381

0.44

Jan.

931

913

895

859

b840

b750

b7§3

bSOO

b850

b900

b920

b940

b960

bl.OOO 

1,050

1,060

1,100

1,170

1,230

1,230

*1,230

1,230

1,240

1,340

1,420

1,450

1,520

1.570

bl,520

1,450

1,400

34,518

1,113

0.476

0.55

Feb.

1,340

1,270

1,240

1,200

1,170

1,150

1,150

1,120

1,110

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,090 

1,090

1,060

bl,050

*bl.04Q

1,080

1,240

2.520

2,150

2,070

2,070

2,070

1,990

1,830

1,700

_

-

38,960

1,391

0.594

0.62

Mar._-

1,630

1,540

1.520

1,660

1,750

1,830

1,910

1,990

1,890

1,810

1,800

1,910

2,840

2,840 

4.360

4,360

4,070

 3,880

3,980

3,780

3,690

3,500

3,310

3,220

3,020

2,840

2,660

2,480

2,400

2,230

2,230

82,930

2,675

1.14

1.32

Apr.

2,320

2.400

27406

2,400

2,400

2,320

2,230

2,150

2,070

1,990

1,910

1,880

1,810

1.770 

*1,770

1,890

1,990

2,070

2,150

2,230

2,230

2,150

2,030

1,910

1,870

1,830

1,810

1,810

1,780

1,800

-

61,370

2,046

0.874

0.98

May

1,810

1,880

1,990

1,990

2.070

2,070

1,990

1,990

1,880

1,810

1,740

1,680

1,630

1,600 

*1.560

1,560

1,630

1,720

1,750

1,750

1,720

1,720

1,860

1,890

1,990

1,990

1,990

1,910

1,830

1,720

1,600

56,320

1,817

0.776

0.90

June

1,500

1,390

1,320

1,260

1,200

1,220

1,220

1,290

1,400

1,680

1,990

1,990

1,990

1,800 

1,620

1,480

1,360

1,270

1,220

1,150

1,100

1,040

1,000

'953 970

1,200

1,480

2,150

2.230

2, ISO'

-

43,650

1,455

0.6Z2

0.69

July

1,990

Z,150

Z.150

1,990

Z,3ZO

3.400

2,930

2,400

Z.070

 1,860

1,660

1,510

1,400

1,300 

1.Z20

1,150

1,170

1,240

1,160

1,120

1,090

:.,080

1,060

1,040

1,000

970

931

895

877

859

834

46,8Z6

1,511

0.646

0.74

Aug.

834

834

850

92Z

1,050

1,120

1,160

1.270

1,140

1,060

1,000

960

922

886 

826

786

770

748

710

*674

653

646

639

618

606

599

586

573

554

530

T35

25,056

808

0.345

0.40

Sept.

518 512-

488

518

518

500

494

494

500

482

476

476

470

476 

494

494

494

488

488

482

 482

488

500

500

488

488

488

488

488

494

-

14,766

492

0.210

0.23

Calendar year issz: Max 6,740 Min 61Z Mean Z.316 Cfsm 0.990 In. 13.47

Water year 195Z-53: Max 4,360 Mln 470 Mean 1,Z99 Cfsm 0.555 In. 7.54

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 407

Iroquois River at Rosebud, Ind.

Location.--Lat 41°02' , long. 87°11', on line between SE£ sec.- 23 and SVi£ sec. 24, T. 30 

N., R. 7 W., near center of span on downstream side of highway bridge, half a mile 

downstream from confluence of Swain and Dexter ditches, 1.5 miles upstream from Davidson ditch, and 2 miles east of Parr.

Drainage area. 37.2 sq ml.

Records available. July 1948 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 661.47 ft above mean sea level, 

oatum of 1929 (levels by Indiana Flood Board and Water Resources Commission).

Average discharge. 5 years, 30.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 222 cfs Mar. 15 (gage height, 5.75 ft); minimum, 

S3.7 cfs Sept. 4; minimum gage height, 0.90 ft Oct. 31.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 422 cfs Apr. 4, 1950 (gage height, 8.3 ft); minimum, 

2.7 cfs Sept. 20, 1949, Sept. 4, 1953; minimum gage height, 0.81 ft Dec. 1, 1948.

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

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 25-31, Ajg. 29 to Sept. 10,

Sept. 17, 25-30)

0.8 

.9 

1.2 

4.0 

5.6

2.5

4.4

13

123

206

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

3.6

3.4

376

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.8

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.4

5.7

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.2

4.4

4.0

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

»4.2

3.8

128.2

4.14

0.111

0.13

Nov.

3.8

474

4.2

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

5.7

5.2

4.9

4.7

5.4

5.2

5.2

 7.0

8.6

S76- 8.8

b4.5

b4.0

-

150.0

5.00

0.134

0.15

Dec.

b4.0

bBTo"

5.4

7.0

8.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.7

6.5

6.0

b5.6

b5.2

b5.0

b4.5

b4.2

b4.0

b4.5

5.2

9.9

To- 12

ll

9.6

b9.0

bS.O

b7.0

b6.0

b5.8

b5.8

»b5.S

207.7

6.70

0.180

0.21

Jan.

b5.6

b5.6

b5.5

b5.4

b5.2

bS.O

bB74

b5.7

b6.1

b6. 5

b6.8

b7.4

8.0

11

16

16

13

14

15

16

15

13

17

46

7f

24

15

14

b!3

b!2

b!2

387.2

12.5

0.336

0.39

Feb.

bll

blO

»blO

blO

10

11

11

12

12

10

15

19

15

14

11

7.8 b'376"

b!2

15

52

95

55

28

 26

26

24

20

17

.

-

-

562.8

20.1

0.540

0.56

Mar.

16

Tf

22

32

43

31

33

36

30

26

57

65

95

96

206

143

103

127

123

89

71

67

85

67

51

*44

40

35

29

27

38

1,944

62.7

1.69

1.94

Apr.

129

T5T

79

69

55

49

43

37

35

36

32

30

27

24

27

37

31

28

26

24

21

20

 19

20

20

18

16

T6

18

18

-

1,105

36.8

0.989

1.10

May

19

19

16

16

17

18

16

16

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

16

26 55

21

19

*19

25

26

23

21

18

16

16

15

14

13

546

17.6

0.473

0.55

June

12

14

12

11

11

12

12

16

14

38

36

20

17

15

14

12

12

11

11

11

9.6

 8.8 571

9.9

9.6

13

11

10

9.6

9.1

-

410.7

13.7

0.368

0.41

July

9.6

11

9.9

22

32

67

35

22

16

14

12

11

11

9.6

9.6

8.8

9.9

13

9.9

8.8

8.3

10

8.8

.8

» .3

.5

.5

.3

6.7

775

6.7

431.0

13.9

0.374

0.43

Aug.

6.5

7.5

11

7.5

6.7

6.7

7.3

15

22

12

7.5

6.5

6.0

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.2

4.7

4.7

4.7

 4.4

4.4

4.2

4.0

4.0

3.6

3.4

3.4

573" 3.1

3.3

198.6

6.41

0.172

0.20

Sept.

3.3

3.1

J7T

3.3

3.6

3.3

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.3

83.5

33.8

a4.5

aS.O

a4.0

33.3

 3.3

a3.5

a .0

a .0

a .0

a .0

a .0

a .5

.9

.9

.9

4.9

5.2

4T5

-

118.3

3.94

0.106

0.12

Calendar year 1952: Max 262 Hin 3.1 Mean 27.3 Cfsm 0.734 In. 9.98

Water year 1952-53: Max 206 Min 3.1 Mean 17.0 Cfsm 0.457 In. 6.19

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

engineers' and observer's notes, and records for stations on nearby streams including station near 

North Marion.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
408 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Iroquois River near North Marion, Ind.

Location.--Lat 40°58', long. 87°07', on line between sees. 9 and 16, T. 29 N., R. 6 W., 

near center of span on upstream side of highway bridge, 1-J- miles upstream from Ryan 

ditch, 2 miles east of North Marion, and 3j miles northeast of Rensselaer.

Drainage area. 134 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--December 1948 to September 1953.

Sage. Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Datum of gage 

1? 646.68 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 545 cfs Mar. 16 (gage height, 10.08 ft); minimum, 5.8 cfs Oct. 22; minimum gage height, 1.97 ft Aug. 19-22, 25.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 1,080 cfs Apr. 12, I960 (gage height, 13.15 ft); minimum, 5.8 cfs Sept. 22-28, 1949, Oct. 22, 1952; minimum gage height, that of Aug. 19-22, 

25, 1953.

Remarks.--Records poor. Water is diverted from Oliver ditch, a tributary, into Ryan ditch. 

Ryan ditch enters the Iroquois River l£ miles below this station.

Rating tables., water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 28, Dec. 3-11,

Aug. 29 to Sept. 30)

1.8 

Z.8 

3.5

Oct. 1 to Mar. 16

4.5

32

4.5 113

8.0 366

10.0 536

Mar. 17 to Sept. 30

1.9 

2.2 

2.8

5.8

12

32

4.0 92

8.0 366

10.0 536

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

12

14

12

12

14

14

12

12

12

14

12

12

12

14

16

14

11

9.8

9.5

10

11

8.0

7.0

11

6.5

7.8

8.2

8.8

9.8

*9.8

10

346.2

11.2

-

-

Nov.

10

13

15

14

15

19

19

20

23

25

20

9.5

7.8 -§75

11

22

9.8

12

13

12

9.5

10

22

16

 21

26

T5

8.0

bS.O

bS.O

-

446.4

14.9

-

-

Dec.

bll"~ bS.O

17

21

34

32

30

30

31

31

28

b26

b24

b22

b20

b!8

b!7

blS

30

47

53

50

54

57

44

b40

b35

b32

b30

b30

*b30

948.0

30.6

-

-

Jan.

b28

b26

b24

b22

b21

b20

bS2

b24

b28

b31

35

39

47

55

74

99

81

84

64

90

87

84

B4

155

176

127

b95

b80

b70

b65

b60

2,017

65.1

-

-

Feb.

b60

b60

»b58

b58

59

62

64

60

 §4 54

71

93

81

74

68

64

b60

66

76

99

232

^3T

190

 152

130

116

110

90

_

-

-

2,593

92.6

-

-

t'.ar .

78

84" 74

197

232

190

176

124

102

120

172

204

281

302

446

536

491

436

430

374

322

259

287

315

259

 210

182

164

150

137

144

7,480

241

-

-

Apr.

398

473

430

366

294

238

189

168

161

164

147

131

119

110

113

158

168

144

128

116

110

104

»98

95

110

98

89

15

107

107

-

5,228

174

-

-

May

125

137

122

104

101

101

92

89

83

74

69

64

66

43

6T

73

140

158

125

107

 98

104

125

119

116

101

74

64

62

54

52

2,903

93.6

-

-

June

49

41

39

37

35

48

57

62

72

107

196

I4T

92

68

63

56

48

44

38

26

21

»20

19

T9

21

56

104

69

44

21

-

1,716

57.2

-

-

July

20

98

116

71

101

172

210

155

101

89

50

26

21

20

20

17

34

104

63

44

25

37

33

29

*25

21

19

14

12" 12

12

1,774

57.2

-

-

Aug.

10

11

39

19

13

11

11

58

58

34

15

11

10

9.8

9.2

8.6

8.4

7.6

7.2

7.2

 7.2

7.2

7.6

6.8

6.4

6.6

6.6

6.8

6.2

£75

6.8

432.7

14.0

-

-

Sept.

6.7

6.6

T75" 6.5

8.8

8.4

9.2

9.5

9.5

9.6

9.2

15

20

22 2?

12

 13

14

16

16

14

15

14

15

18

18

19

18

19

20

-

411.5

13.7

-

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 790 Mln 6.5 Mean 128 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 536 Mln 6.2 Mean 72.0 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 40: 

Iroquois River at Rensselaer, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°56', long. 87°08', In NE^NWirSEi sec. 29, T. 29 N., R. 6 W., on right 

bank 20 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 114, three-quarters of a mile east 

of Rensselaer, 1.5 miles downstream from Ryan ditch, and 5.5 miles upstream from Big 

Slough Creek.

Drainage area. 195 sq mi.

Records available. July 1948 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to July 8, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and 

Saturn. Datum of gage is 642.29 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by 

Indiana Flood Board and Water Resources Commission).

Average discharge. 5 years, 191 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 860 cfs Mar. 16 (gage height, 10.21 ft); minimum, 7.6 cfs Sept. 3 (gage height, 2.94 ft).

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 1,620 cfs Apr. 5, 1950 (gage height, 13.37 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 3, 1953; minimum gage height, 2.73 ft Sept. 15, 1948.

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

Rating tables, water yesr 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 28, Dec. 4-6, 

Feb. 23 to Mar. 3, Aug. 16 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 16

2.8 

3.2 

4.0 

5.0

11.0

78

171

1,010

Mar. 17 to Sept. 30

2.8 

3.1 

3.5 

4.2 

5.5 

10.0

7.0

92

230

826

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

17

17

18

16

18

22

16

17

19

20

20

20

19

24

28

24

18

16

16

16

16

16

15

17

12

12

16

15

14

*15

14

543

17.5

0.090

0.10

Nov.

13

Tf

17

16

15

16

16

14

16

16

16

24

19

18

18

30

22

20

21

20

 18

17

35

27

28

41 "27

22

b25

b23

624

20.8

0.107

0.12

Dec.

b!7

b25

b33

50

66

65

64

65

61

70

54

b47

b40

b33

b34

b35

b36

b38

40

57

78

75

80

8876"

63

b58

b52

b46

b41

*b36

1,623

52.4

0.269

0.31

Jan.

b36

b35

b34

b32

b31

b31

b30

b35

b40

b47

b54

61

72

88

109

145

126

121

126

135

130

116

116

238

248

171

140

116

98

b90

b80

2,931

94.5

0.485

0.56

Feb.

b75

b70

*b73

b70

79

88

93

91

82

80

116

166

150

126

112

93

b88

b80

121

176

421

3ST

284

*218

188

171

155

126

-

_

-

3,971

142

0.728

0.76

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,070 Min 12

Mar.

112

iTg- 98

330

369

304

236

188

171

194

288

356

499

538

751

Tee" 843

695

681

590

486

395

473

473

382

*304

260

230

206

182

210

11,726

378

1.94

2.24

Apr.

681

751

663

590

473

369

298

248

230

248

212

188

166

150

150

218

242

206

176

166

145

135

*127

115

140

123

116

124

140

135

7,730

258

1.32

1.47

May

166

188

160

129

129

126

119

109

100

91

85

72

78

¥2~ 54

84

242

T5?

182

150

*129

135

188

166

160

140

105

77

76

69

66

3,849

124

0.636

0.73

June

58

50

47

47

45

62

75

78

93

190

 Jl? 324

135

92

79

70

62

53

49

38

32

*30

28

27

30

54

92

68

48

28

-

2,296

76.5

0.392

0.44

July

25

78

96

60

125

218

230 TTT

106

66

54

35

30

28

26

25

36

120

70

51

32

52

50

43

*36

32

27

23

21

21

20

2,007

64.7

0.332

0.38

Aug.

19

21

57

32

31

29

27

86

75

49

23

20

20

20

18

17

15

14

13

*13

12

12

11

11

10

10

9.7

9.4

9.4

 9T4 9.1

712.0

23.0

0.118

0.14

Sept.

9.1

8.5

8.2

97f

12

9.1

10

10

10

11

10

16

26

25

3_6

20

*18

16

19

19

15

15

14

13

13

14

13

12

11

14

-

436.6

14.6

0.075

0.08

Mean 177 Cfsm 0.908 In. 12.35

Water year 1952-53: Max 843 Mln 8.2 Mean 105 Cfsm 0.538 In. 7.33

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
410 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 

Bice ditch near South Marion, Ind,

Location. Lat 40°52', long. 87°06', on line between sees. 15 and 22, T. 28 N., R. 6 W., 

near center of span on upstream side of bridge on State Highway 16, 2 miles upstream 

from Big Slough Creek, 3 miles southeast of South Marion, and 5 miles southeast of 

Rensselaer.

Drainage area. 22.5 sq mi (revised).

Records available. December 1948 to September 1953.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Datum of gage 

Is 653.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 374 cfs July 5 (gage height, 8.65 ft); no flow 

for part of Nov. 11; minimum gage height, 0.87 ft Sept. 22-24, 26-30.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 610 cfs July 9, 1951 (gage height, 11.43 ft); no flow 

Sept. 7, 1952; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 22-24, 26-30, 1953.

Remarks. Records poor.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 28, Dec. 1-9, Feb. 20, 

Apr. 17-25, June 18-27, June 29 to July 3. July 11 to Aug. 1, 

Aug. 3-22, Aug. 24 to Sept. 5, Sept. 7, 8)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 20 Feb. 21 to Sept. 30

0.6

.7

.8

.9 

large,

0

.3

.3

1.5

1.0

1.2

1.8

2.

6.

21

5

,0

0.

1.

1.

,8

,9

.0

0,

i!

,1

,3

.0

.5 11 

October 1952

2.

3.

5.

7. 

to

0

0

,0

23.5

53

144

,0 262

September

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.1

TT

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.7

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

7.4

0.24

0.011

0.01

Nov.

0.2

.2

.4

.3

.2

.1

72

.2

.1

.2

.1

.2

.1

.1

.3

.3

.2

.4

.4

.2

.3

.2

.4

.4

.7

.9

75

.6

b.5

b.4

-

9.4

0.31

0.014

0.02

Dec.

0.8

1.1

1.4

2.8

3.7

4.2

370

3.7

4.2

b3.5

b3.0

b2.S

b2.0

bl.5

bl.2

b.9

b.7

bTT

b.9

bl.5

b2.5

b3.0

b3.5

b3.0

b2.0

bl.5

bl.2

bl.l

bl.O

bl.O

*bl.O

64.1

2.07

0.092

0.11

Jan.

bl.O

bl.O

b.9

b.8

b.7

b.6 bTBb.7

bl.O

bl.5

b2.5

b4.0

b7.0

blO

12

10

10

12

12

12

11

11

13

19

bTT

b8.0

»b5.5

b5.0

b4.5

b4.0

b4.o

196.3

6.33

0.281

0.32

Feb.

b4.0

b475

b4.0

b4.0

b5.0

b8.C

10

11

8.8

9.0

14

16

12

10

b9.0

bS.O

b8.0

b8. 5

10

13

44

TZ

 12

14

13

13

11

8.8

_

_

-

314.1

11.2

0.498

0.52

Calendar year 1952: Max 410 Mln 0

Mar.

9.8

17~9.4

52

26

20

16

15

15

40

47

42

77

61

154

71

47

77

73

41

32

32

139

 57

34

23

18

16

13

12

21

1,302.2

42.0

1.87

2.15

Apr.

262

ToT

65

55

37

26

19

15

14

14

12

11

9.4

8.6

9.2

9.8

9.4

8.6

7.8

7.4

6.6

 6.6

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.2

5.8

775

8.2

8.6

-

772.4

25.7

1.14

1.28

May

9.2

11

9.8

8.4

8.8

10

9.4

8.4

7.8

7.2

7.0

775

7.6

7.6

7.8

8.6

16

16

*10

9.4

44

73

31

104 ~55

47

24

15

12

10

8.6

649.8

21.0

0.933

1.07

June

7.8

7.0

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.6

10

11

11

44

48

15

16

20

13

9.0

7.2

5.2

*4.2

4.6

3.6

3.2

2.8

2.2 575

4.2

3.6

3.5

3.2

2.4

-

299.7

9.99

0.444

0.50

July

2.0

5.6

7.6

34

311

290

103

27

21

12

8.0

7.0

5.6

5.8

4.4

4.4

6.8

 6.2

4.8

3.8

3.2

3.8

2.2

1.0

.8

.9

1.2

.9

.6

76

.6

885.8

28.6

1.27

1.46

Aug.

0.8

2.0

3.4

TT?

.9

.6

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

ii

14.7

0.47

0.021

0.02

Sept.

0.2

.1

7T

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

-

3.8

0.13

0.0058

0.006

Mean 18.6 Cfsm 0.827 In. 12.27

Water year 1952-53: Max 262 Mln 0.1 Mean 12.4 Cfsm 0.551 In. 7.47

» Discharge measurement made nn this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 411

Big Slough Creek near Collegeville, Ind.

Location. Lat 40 0 53', long. 87°09' , in SW^NWi sec. 7, T. 28 N., R. 6 W., near center of 

span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 53, l£ miles south of Collegeville, 

2j miles upstream from Iroquois River, and 2j miles downstream from Bice ditch.

Drainage area. 83.9 sq mi (revised).

Records available. July 1948 to December 1951, October 1952 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 637.75 ft above mean sea level, 

oatum of 1929.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 655 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 10.50 ft); minimum, 

 1.2 cfs Sept. 28-30 (gage height, 1.23 ft).

1948-51, 1952-53: Maximum discharge, 1,450 cfs July 10, 1951 (gage height, 13.22 

ft); minimum, that of Sept. 28-30, 1953 (gage height, 1.23 ft).

Remarks . Records poor.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 8 to Nov. 27, Apr. 23-25, 27-30)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 20

1.7 

2.2 

4.0

1.0

2.0

8.5

20

79

1.2 

1.4 

1.8 

3.5

Feb. 21 to Sept. 30

1.1

3.9

11

61

5.0

8.0

9.0

10

128

343

431

545

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.8

fcf

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

2.2

1.9

2.2

4.2

4.1

3.0

2.8

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.6

3.0

3.0

2.4

2.2

2.3

2.0

2.2

 2.2

1.8

70.7

2.28

0.027

0.03

Nov.

l.g

175

3.8

2.8

2.6

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.9

6.7

4.2

4.2

4.0

2.6

3.2

4.0

 4.4

5.0

7.7

bBTC

b4.0

b3.5

-

99.3

3.31

0.039

0.04

Dec.

b'576" b4.0

be.o

8.3

11

12

12

11

11

10

b9.0

bS.O

b7.0

b6.0

bS.O

b4.5

b4.0

b4.0

bS.O

b7.0

alO

15

16

T£

b!3

blO

b9.0

b8.3

b8.3

b8.3

»b8.3

272.0

8.77

0.105

0.12

Jan.

b7.0

b6.0 

bS.5

bS.O

b4.5

b4.0 blTo

b4.5

b6.0

bS.O

blO

b!3

b!6

25

33

30

23

a25

33

36

34

29

29

a'56" 67

38

b27

b20

»b25

b20

b!7

654.5

21.1

0.251

0.29

Feb.

blS

bT5 

b!5

b!5

bl8

27

30

a27

23

24

46

65

50

37

332

b25

b25

b28

42

61

218

aT35

75

*69

65

60

52

38

_

-

-

1,327

47.4

0.565

0.59

War.

a35

30

39

180

131

89

77

370

63

69

173

155

271

211

8400

327

236

247

291

208

158

a250

291

197

125

 89

67

65

a60

52

71

4,727

152

1.81

2.10

Apr.

480

4M 

291

247

al90

134

102

81

71

71

61

a 55

49

44

46

65

60

52

345

40

35

34

31

 28

29

a27

 5T 24

32

32

-

2,884

96.1

1.15

1.28

May

38

49 

a40

32

32

38

36

32

28

a25

23

 zt 21

24

24

24

360

83

58

49

»35

52

97

a200

255

120

73

49

42

a35

328

1,674

54.0

0.644

0.74

June

23

21 

20

18

16

30

a32

34

39

65

-57 155

60

a 50

46

34

27

22

20

17

al4

*12

11

10

11

12

10

89.0

7.7

7.0

-

919.7

30.7

0.366

0.41

July

7.6

19 

30

835

al25

450 m

200

97

58

42

a35

28

23

19

18

23

26

a 20

15

13

16

14

11

»9.8

89.0

8.5

7.7

7.6

7.0

U,

1,762.9

56.9

0.678

0.78

Aug.

6.4

a35 

65

?f

29

18

12

10

a8.5

7.2

6.5

6.2

5.8

5.8

5.8

aS.O

4.5

4.2

4.1

3.8

 3.6

3.4

83.3

3.2

2.8

2.8

2.3

2.3

2.1

aZTT

2.1

318.8

10.3

0.123

0.14

Sept.

1.9

1.9 

1.9

2.4

2.4

a2.0

31.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.3

1.9

32.0

2.1

1.9

1.6

 1.8

1.6

2.7

a?T6"

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

al.3

1.2

ITS

1.2

-

53.6

1.79

0.021

0.02

Calendar year 1952: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 480 Min 1.2 Mean 40.4 Cfsm 0.482 In. 6.54

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height records discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Bice 

ditch near South Marion and Carpenter Creek at Egypt, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by lee.
412 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Carpenter Creek at Egypt, Ind.

Location.--Lat 40°52>, long. 87°12', on line between SV& sec. 15 arid NW^ sec. 22, T. 28 

N., R. 7 W., near center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 16, 

27 miles upstream from Big Slough Creek and 4 miles southwest of Collegeville.

Drainage area. 43.5 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1948 to December 1951, October 1952 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Datum of gage 

is 640.37 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 735 cfs July 6 (gage height, 9.21 ft); no flow 

Sept. 28-30; minimum gage height, 1.12 ft Sept. 30.

1948-51, 1952-53: Maximum discharge, 1,790 cfs July 9, 1951 (gage height, 10.92 

ft); no flow Sept. 28-30, 1953; minimum gage height, 0.68 ft Aug. 27-31, 1949.

Remarks. Records poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1175: 1949(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of lee effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 27, Dec. 2-5,

Apr. 22, 23, Aug. 14 to Sept. 30)

0.9

1.0

1.1 

1.3

1.5

0 

.3

1.0 

3.5 

6.3

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

5.0

13.5

22

122

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

300

435

670

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.5

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

.9

.6

.5

.5

.5

.6

.8

.9

1.8

1.7

1.0

.7

.6

.5

.5

.4

72" .2

.2

.3

.3

».3

.3

.2

.3

22.1

0.71

0.016

0.02

Nov.

~7S 0.1

2.0

2.0

1.4

1.2

.8

.7

.6

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.5

1.5

1.1

.6

.6

.9

*.7

1.4

^l^75

bl.3

b.8

bl.2

-

26.9

0.90

0.021

0.02

Dec.

bl.6

2.0

2.5

3.4

5.7

6.0

5.5

4.2

3.8

4.1

3.8

b3.2

b2.8

b2.2

bl.7

bl.5

bl.3

bl.3

bl.7

b3.5

575" 6.7

b4.5

b3.5

b2.5

b2.0

bl.5

bl.3

bl.2

 bl.l

bl.l

92.4

2.98

0.069

0.08

Jan.

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.6 75-

1.0

3.5

6.0

10

15

20

25

20

15

13

15

17

17

15

25

3B" 40

25

»b20

15

11

9.0

8.0

387.3

12.5

0.287

0.33

Feb.

7.0

775

7.0

8.0

11

16

20

25

20

15

30

35

30

25

20

20

20

20

22

30

80

W

 44

40

34

31

26

21

_

_

-

713.0

25.5

0.586

0.61

Mar.

 g? 18

24

83

82

54

46

43

38

35

62

90

132

260

575

290

156

245

255

235

205 220

260

*156

90

62

50

42

34

50

90

3,804

123

2.83

3.35

Apr.

350" 560

200

144

116

98

77

60

52

48

42

33

25

27

33

27

24

22

20

18

17

*17

16

15

15

15

1414"

15

15

-

2,079

69.3

1.59

1.78

May

15

16

16

16

14

14

13

12

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

25

58

36

*22

19

18

97

82

286

275

116

82

60

43

32

24

1,472

47.5

1.09

1.26

June

20

18

16

15

15

16

15

14

18

154

T55" 250

46

36

36

29

25

21

17

14

12

*11

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.7

10

9.9

9.2

S.5

-

996.5

33.2

0.763

0.85

July

7.8

18

40

37

221

585

353

140

72

58

43

32

21

16

16

15

14

*12

9.9

9.1

8.5

8.0

7.0

6.0

5.0

4.0

3.0

2.5

2.0

T75" 1.5

1,768.8

57.1

1.31

1.51

Aug.

2.0

3.5

476" 6.0

2.5

2.0

1.8

2.0

2.5

2.0

1.5

1.3

1.1 *.9

.9

.7

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5 T!.4

42.6

1.37

0.031

0.04

Sept.

0.4

.4

.3

.3

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.6

.5

.4

.3

.2

*.2

.2

.5

ii

.6

.5

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

00"

0

-

9.3

0.31

0.0071

0.008

Calendar year 1952: Max - 

Water year 1952-53: Max 585

Mln - 

Mln 0

Mean - Cfsm - In. - 

Mean 31.3 Cfsm 0.720 In. 9.76

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Doubtful gage-height record July 23 to Aug. 13 and no gage-height record Jan. 1-26, Jan. 28 

to Feb. 21; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, and records 

for Big Slough Creek near Collegeville.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIM

% 

Iroquois River near Foresman, Ind.

413

Location. Lat 40°53', long. 87°17', in NE^NE^ sec. 12, T. 28 N., R. 8 W., near center of 

span on upstream side of highway bridge on line between Jasper and Newton Counties, 

2 miles downstream from Curtis Creek, 2 miles northeast of Foresman, and 6 miles southwest of Rensselaer.

Drainage area.--398' sq mi.

Records available.--December 1948 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 627.54 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,580 cfs Apr. 2 (gage height, 13.50 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 8.6 cfs Sept. 3 (gage height, 1.39 ft).

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 3,250 cfs Jan. 26, 1950; maximum gage height, 18.90 ft 

July 11, 1951; minimum discharge, that of Sept. 3, 1953; minimum gage height, 1.22 ft 

Oct. 1, 1949.

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

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 13 to Nov. 26, Dec. 3-12, 19, 20, 

22-24, Jan. 13-24, Feb. 20, 21, 24-28, Mar. 2, May 9-16, 20-22, 

June 1-10, June 16 to July 2)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 1 Apr. 2 to Sept. 30

1.6 

2.0 

3.0

18

38

114

9.0

11.0

14.0

660

970

1,730

1.4 

2.0 

3.0

9.0

37

99

5.0 

9.0

262

660

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 9.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

21

20

20 

20

a21

21

20

20

22

21

20

a20

?3- 19

41

40

30

22

a2l

21

20

20

23

24

26

a22

20

 22

21

21

22

704

22.7

0.057

0.07

Nov.

22

a2T

28 

30

27

24

24

24

a25

26

a26

30

33

28

29

a40

44

48

42

34

30

29

a35

 39

53

57

a*5

b37

b30

b27

-

991

33.0

0.083

0.09

Dec.

b27

b30

34 

48

75

91

a85

79

74

76

84

74

b50

b35

b35

b35

b37

b40

40

62

alOO

123

123

141

aT36~

alOO

b85

1)70

b65

*b60

b56

2,164

69.8

0.175

0.20

Jan.

b52

b48

b45 

b42

b40

b40

b40

b45

b60

b80

b90

bllO

128

150

204

249

249

a240

258

267

267

258

303

402

aSOO

b325

b250

b200

b!70

b!60

blSO

5,422

175

0.440

0.51

Feb.

b!40

b!50

b!60 

b!70

181

196

218

a210

200

195

231

348

339

303

a250

231

195

b220

b270

321

564

a800

a5S&"

»465

420

393

357

312

-

-

8,439

301

0.756

0.79

Mar.

a275

258

m

546

640

600

528

a450

393

411

546

630

765

910

al,300

1,520

1,520

1,490

1.520

1,380

1,260

al.OOO

990

*1,010

910

780

650

564

aSOO

420

402

24,462

789

1.98

2.29

Apr.

858

1,460

1,550

1,40C

al,300

1,130

855

680

590

540

480

a420

370

320

310

380

410

380

a350

310

280

262

 253

235

244

a240

226

212

244

253

-

16,542

551

1.38

1.55

May

262

330

a320 

253

235

244

235

208

172

a!65

160

148

148

*132

T?3

152

a450

440

380

300

253

271

513

a700

780

705

590

460

330

a250

a200

9,934

320

0.804

0.93

June

160

136

124 

116

110

128

a!50

172

144

244

638

TH5O"

500

a425

340

235

180

144

*124

106

a80

71

63

~SS 60

176

164

a!30

106

73

-

5,797

193

0.485

0.54

July

62

102

222 

a400

a700

950

1.200

1,090

765

590

400

a250

144

116

99

91

152

*226

a200

132

86

116

106

92

76

a65

56

49

43

41

39_

8,660

279

0.701

0.81

Aug.

36

alOO

T5B~ 204 

113

83

88

86

a!50

86

56

40

38

*36

33

a30

28

26

24

22

22

20

a!8

16

15

15

14

13

13

a!2

JU

1,604

51.7

0.130

' 0.15

Sept.

10

9.0 976" 

10.0

13

al2

a 11

10

10

11

11

13

a20

30

50

32

*23

20

19

a20

24

22

22

20

24

24

a24

24

25

24

-

576.0

19.2

0.048

0.05

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,080 Min 19 Mean 331 Cfsm 0.832 In. 11.34

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,550 Mln 9.0 Mean 234 Cfsm 0.588 In. 7.98

» Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for station at Rensselaer.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
414 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

 

Iroquois River at Iroquols, 111.

Location. Lat 40°49'25", long. 87°34'55", In SEi sec. 15, T. 27 N., R. 11 W., on left 

bank at upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 52 at Iroquois. 500 ft upstream from 

Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway bridge and 4j miles downstream from 

Indiana-Illinois State line.

Drainage area. 682 sq mi.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 610 ft (from topographic map). Prior to 

Aug. 5, 1945, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 570 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,610 cfs Mar. 19; maximum gage height, 15.80 ft 

July 7; minimum discharge, 12 cfs Sept. 14 (gage height, 2.43 ft).

1944-53: Maximum discharge, 6,460 cfs July 10, 1951 (gage height, 23.30 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 14, 1953.

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

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

21

18rs

18

19

19

18

19

20

20

20

22

23

24

33

42

38

33 

29

*24

19

18

20

25

27

27

26

25

24

24

753

24.3

0.036

0.04

Nov.

25

28

28

28

29

28

27

25

30

 31

24

24

24

26

29

29

29

33

43 

42

40

36

35

35

45

52

SO

50

46

40

"

1,011

33.7

0.049

0.06

Dec.

38

b38

37

40

51

62

76

78

75

73

b70

b60

b50

b45

b45

b45

47

48

47 

50

60

 82

101

105

109

108

blOO

b80

b75

b65

b60

2,020

65.2

0.096

0.11

Jan.

b60

b59

b58

b57

b56

b56

b55 bS5~

b70

80

102

118

125

135

172

230

267

274

267 

*274

293

300

293

388

536

552.

490

402

339

280

260

6,703

216

0.317

0.37

Feb.

254

242

230

218

206

200

200

212

206

194

200

260

360

374

339

300

267

*230

267 

312

618

850

H50" 930

770

654

568

490

-

-

-

10,841

387

0.567

0.59

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,580 Min 18

Mar.

416

360

"SIS 346

890

950

910

810

672

600

730

930

1,210

1,430

1,990

2,260

2,360

*2,420

2. 580 

2,550

2,320

2,080

1,810

1,610

1,480

1,350

1,210

1,040

850

710

654

40,146

1,295

1.90

2.19

Apr.

1,480

2,020

2,200

2,290

2,140

1,960

1,700

1,400

1,170

950

810

710

600

 520

475

460

475

505

490 

445

402

374

346

319

312

312

300

280

306

-

26,037

868

1.27

1.42

May

346

402

402

388

339

319

312

312

286

260

242

224

212

 206

200

212

350

475

505 

445

388

490

850

1,380

1.610

1,560

1,400

1,150

870

636

475

17,246

556

0.815

0.94

June

360

306

267

248

230

230

230

248

274

434

972

1.020

972

910

730

552

388

 293

254 

230

206

183

166

135

150

150

197

360

306

236

-

11,217

374

0.548

0.61

July

194

206

280

286

1,060

2,020

*2,200

*2,110

1,930

1,530

1,100

690

402

280

 230

178

156

194

260 

254

206

475

430

306

218

161

125

100

85

73

63

17,802

574

0.842

0.97

Aug.

57

53

106

200

200

140

102

80

95

111

101

79

59

47

42

40

36

34

32 

 30

28

26

26

24

22

21

19

19

18

17

16

1,880

60.6

0.089

0.10

Sept.

16

15

14

15

16

14

15

15

14

13

13

13

13

 18

24

30

53

24 

24

23

24

22

20

18

17

16

16

16

16

535

17.8

0.026

0.03

Mean 537 Cfsm 0.787 In. 10.72

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,580 Min 13 Mean 373 Cfsm 0.547 In. 7.43

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

Sugar Creek at Milford, 111.

415

Location. Lat 40°37'50", long. 87°43i25", In N£ sec. 16, T. 25 N., R. 12 W., near right 

bank on downstream side of highway bridge, 200 f.t downstream from Mud Creek and 1 mile 

west of Milford.

Drainage area.--430 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1948 to September 1953.

Sage. Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Datum of gage 

Is 622.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--5 years, 446 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,800 cfs July 6 (gage height, 20.95 ft); minimum observed, 2.8 cfs Dec. 14, result of freezeup.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 22,900 cfs Feb. 21, 1951 (gage height, 20.90 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 8,200 cfs; maximum gage height, that of July 6, 1953; minimum observed discharge, that of Dec. 14, 1952.

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

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 25 to Mar. 15,

Aug. 31 to Sept. 30)

1.6

1.7 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

9.0

2.0

6.0

22

103

335

960

14.0

16.0

18.0

20.0

21.0

1,990

2,740

4,180

6,800

8,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

8.0

7.5

7.0

ST

8.0

7.5

7.0

8.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.5

9.0

11

18

22

15

12

12

10

 9.0

10

10

10

10

10

10

12

10

10

11

319.0

10.3

0.024

0.03

Nov.

9.5

12

14

14

13

12

11

10

13

12

 12

10

9.5

9.0

9.5

10

10

16

16

14

11

10

10 8.5

16

23

25

16

12

10

-

373.0

12.4

0.029

0.03

Dec.

8.0

9.0

9.5

IS

23

30

28

21

18

14

11

10

8.0

4.0

b4T5"

b4.2

b4.5

b4.7

4.8

17

33

 42

?9

23

17

10

b8.0

b7.5

7.0

b7.0

7.0

435.2

14.0

0.033

0.04

Jan.

8.0

12

blO

b7.5

b6.0

4.4

OJ

17

36

48

55

51

59

94

142

142

122

112

»132

142

*152

142

122

388

450

209

185

122

98

b90

b80

3,225.9

104

0.242

0.28

Feb.

b70

49

b50

55

67

72

63

55

45

45

55

80

76

72

63

59

59

 63

76

90

503

545

30T

221

185

174

152

122

_

-

3,478

124

0.288

0.30

Mar.

103

85

15?

719

1,030

716

472

335

270

270

270

283

780

888

1,660

1.990

 1,560

1,340

1,660

1,360

942

700

605

515

444

388

361

322

283

270

361

21,134

S82

1.59

1.83

Apr.

1,520

1.890

1,520

1,160

852

652

530

444

430

402

335

296

283

 257

257

257

221

209

197

185

174

174

163

163

163

152

132

T3?

142

142

-

13,434

448

1.04

1.16

May

152

132

112

103

112

112

108

112

108

98

94

90

98

 90

90

85

22T

221

163

132

122

163

335

1,030

1.790

1,380

834

486

361

296

233

9,463

305

0.709

0.82

June

197

163

152

142

122

132

132

142

142

142

233

163

197

257

163

132

103

 90

80

67

59

55

51

53" 47

90

103

335

ra

108

-

4,032

134

0.312

0.35

July

7'B"6~ 98

1,240

684

2,120

*6.980

 4,380

 2,420

1,640

960

545

374

283

245

 197

174

270

684

605

388

575

1,190

1,500

1,100

636

335

233

174

152

122

103

31,173

1,006

2.34

2.70

Aug.

94

W

80

72

63

55

51

55

90

51

44

40

38

33

31

27

26

22

20

20

 18

17

16

16

16

14

14

12

12

1°

10

1,147

37.0

0.086

0.10

Sept.

10

9.0

8.5

12

12

12

10

10

10

9.5

8.0

'7.0 7.0

 8.0

13.

10

9.0

9.0

10

11

10

8.0

6.5

6.5

6.5

5.6

5.6

5.6

4.8

4.0

-

258.1

8.60

0.020

0.02

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,150 Min 4.0 Mean 363 Cfam 0.844 In. 11.49

Water year 1952-53: Max 6,980 Mln 4.0 Mean 242 Cfsm 0.563 In. 7.66

Peak discharge (base. 2.500 cfs). July 6 (5 p.m.) 8,800 cfs (20.95 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
416 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Iroquois River near Chebanse, 111.

Location.--Lat 41°00'29", long. 87°49'22", in Sw£ sec. 10, T. 29 N., R. 13 W., near center 

of left span on downstream side of highway bridge, 3 miles downstream from Beaver 

Creek, 4| miles east of Chebanse, and 6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 2,120 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. April 1923 to September 1953.

Sage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 597.99 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Prior to June 11, 1947, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 30 years, 1,608 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,800 cfs July 8 (gage height, 11.48 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 39 cfs Sept. 13-15.

1923-53: Maximum discharge, 27,000 cfs May 13, 1933 (gage height, 18.1 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum observed, 11 cfs Aug. 6-8, 1934 (gage height, 0.59 ft).

Maximum stage known, about 19.6 ft in spring of 1913 (discharge, about 34,000 cfs).

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

1.0

2.0

3.0

30

69

103

536

1,070

4.0

7.0

9.0

11.0

11.2

1,840

5,140

7,980

11,500

11,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

67

63

67

67

67

56

52

56

52

48

61

63

56 

50

67

72

76

76

72

76

*79

39

65

65

65

67 

67

67

65

63

58

1,994

64.3

0.030

0.03

Nov.

58

55

63

58

1 6J5

69

69

76

69

 69

69

76

79 

79

79

76

72

79

93

93

96

103

103

107

107

110 

122

bT20~

b!20

b!20

-

2,557

85.2

0.040

0.04

Dec.

118

110 no

118

136

144

152

168

168

164

156

blSO

blSO 

blSO

blSO

b!55

160

152

152

176

221

225

 246

250

b250

b250 

b240

b230

217

200

188

5,456

176

0.083

0.10

Jan.

188

192

b!90

blSO

b!70

b!60

bTSO

b!70

blSO

b200

b220

246

263 

306

350

464

560

585

610

 635

635

685

735

900

1,070

1.190 

1,130

955

790

735

635

15,489

500

0.236

0.27

Feb.

585

585

560

512

464

418

418

418

395

395

395

441

464 

512

585

560

488

488

 488

685

1,260

1,940

2.140

1,940

1,650

1,400 

1,260

1,130

_

-

-

22,576

806

0.380

0.40

Mar.

955

845

1,573

1,480

2,240

2,740

2,440

2,040

1,650

1,560

1,840

2,540

3,610 

4,660

7,520

8,460

*7,980

7,670

7,520

7,070

6,360

5,270

4,420

3,830

3,390

3,060 

2,740

2,340

2,040

1,740

1,650

112,730

3,636

1.72

1.98

Apr.

3,060

5,400

6.220

6,220

5,530

4,660

3,940

3,390

2,950

2,540

2,240

1,940

1,650 

 1,480

1,330

1,260

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,070

1,010

955

900

900

845

790 

790

790

735

755

-

66,900

2,230

1.05

1.17

May

790

790

900

900

845

790

735

735

735

685

635

585

560 

 536

512

536

1,070

1,560

1,560

1,400

1,190

1,260

1,840

3,390

5,020

5.270 

4,540

3,390

2,540

1,840

1,400

48,539

1,566

0.739

0.85

June

1,130

955

900

735

685

635

685

685

685

845

1,330

1,650

1.740 

1,656

1,480

1,330

1,010

*845

635

536

464

* 372

306

263

225

328 

418

955

1,400

1,070

-

25,947

865

0.408

0.46

July

845

1,010

2,040

2,640

5,270

9,140

11,500

11.800

10,600

8,300

5,660

3,280

2,140 

1,330

*1,010

845

1,190

2,240

2,340

1,840

1,480

3,610

5,400

4,540

3,170

1,840 

1,260

955

735

585

536

109,131

3,520

1.66

1.91

Aug.

395

350

441

464

441

395

350

284

242

229

238

234

213

188

168

148

125

129

114

*114

118

125

136

144

160

160 

152

136

125

100

83

6,701

216

0.102

0.12

Sept.

65

3T

61

61

58

54

56

48

44

46

43

41

39

41

*41

41

43

48

56

56

54

56

56

56

52

50 

48

48

44

44

-

1,511

50.4

0.024

0.03

Calendar year 1952 : Max 9,670 Min 48 Mean 1,669 Cfsm 0.787 In. 10.71

Water year 1952-53 : Max 11,800 Min 39 Mean 1,149 Cfsm 0.542 In. 7.36

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 417

Terry Creek near Caster Park, 111.

Location.--Lat 410 14'00", long. 88°05'55", near southwest corner of SEi sec. 20, T. 32 N., 

R. TO E., on right bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 113S, a third of 

a mile upstream from mouth and 1.7 miles southeast of Custer Park.

Drainage area. 12.0 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1949 to September 1953.

Sage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 542.39 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 150 cfs July 6 (gage height, 6.23 ft); minimum, 

0.15 cfs Oct. 5.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 190 cfs Apr. 25, 1950; maximum gage height, 6.46 ft 

Feb. 22, 1951 (backwater from Kankakee River); minimum daily discharge, 0.1 cfs Aug. 7, 

1949.

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

regulation during summer by dams above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of lee effect (gage 

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

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

0.10 

.42 

1.4 

3.0 

5.7

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

5.7

7.5

27

54

90

125

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

?

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

13

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

1.7

.19

.17 

.19

.17

.19

.21

.55

.42

.28

.34

.34

.24

.61

 1.0

.70

.60

.80

.80

1.3

1.7 

.24

.19

.19

.19

.19

.19

.21

.24

.34

.42

17.90

0.577

0.048

0.06

Nov.

0.60

.80

.90 

.90

2.0

.42

2.4

1.2

.51

.54

.51

.60

.70

.70

».70

.80

.90

2.2

1.5

1.2

T7T'.80

.90

1.4

2.0

bl.8

bl.5

bl.3

bl.2

-

36.38

1.21

0.101

0.11

Dec .

bl.l

bl.l

1.2 

1.5

2.2

2.4

2.0

3.1

2.4

bl.5

b3.8

»bl.2

bl.O

bl.O

b3.0

bl.8

bl.7

1.7

1.8

4.9

fi

5\2

3.5

3.0

b2.8

b2.6

b2.5

b2.3

b2.1

b2.0

77.1

2.49

0.208

0.24

Calendar year 1952: Max 106

Jan.

b2.0

b2.5

b2.3 

b2.1

b2.0

b2.0

b2.2

b2.4

b2.7

b3.0

b3.0

b2.8

3.3

5.2

8.0

7.3

6.4

6.4

6.2

b6.2

b6.2 

6.2

6.4

Si*

7.5

6.6

6.1

b5.5

b5.2

b4.9

4.6

145.6

4.70

0.392

0.45

Feb.

b4.4

b4.1

b3.8 

b378"

3.8

4.9

5.7

5.2

4.9

4.6

5.9

6.4

*6.1

5.9

5.4

b5.2

b4.9

b4.9

5.2

19

32 bl8~

14

13

12

12

10

8.7

-

_

-.

233.8

8.35

0.696

0.72

Mar.

8.0

14s7£ 

11

10

8.8

8.4

b8.0

7.8

8.4

11

36

*53

50

66.

42

31

31

27

23

21 

19

20

18

16

15

14

13

12

12

13

629.2

20.3

1.69

1.95

Apr.

Zssir

 19

18

16

14

13

12

12

12

10

10

11

8.8

10

12

10

9.4

8.7

8.4

8.1 

.8

.3

.6

.0

.3

.0

.1

.8

7.1

-

335.4

11.2

0.933

1.04

May

7.1

6.8

6.4 

5.9

5.9

5.9

*5.9

5.7 5.7

5.4

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.6

5.6

8.8

7.6

7.3

6.6

6.2 

9.3

874

7.8

7.6

6.8

5.7

5.2

4.9

4.6

3^8.

191.4

6.17

0.514

0.59

June

3.3

3.3

3.0

2.8

3.0

5.9

it!

6.6

5.7

5.7

4.9

5.2

4.9

4.4

4.1

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.6

fcf

1.9

1.9

2.0

5.9

3.8

3.3

2.6

2.2

-

115.0

3.83

0.319

0.36

July

2.6 

2.4

69

*121 ~55

33

22

14

9.8

8.4

7.3

6.8

6.2

5.7

11

12

8.6

7.5

6.6 

7.8

7.0

6.2

5.7

5.6

4.4

4.1

4.6

3.8

3.3

466.9

15.1

1.26

1.45

Aug.

3.0

2.8

2.8 

3.8

2.4

2.2

3.5

3 s'.z1 8

2.4

3.8

3.0

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.8

 1.7

1.4

1.4

1.3 

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

£0

£0

.70

.70

.60

63.10

2.04

0.170

0.20

Sept.

0.60

.42

.51 

.80

.60

.34 TIT!eo

.60

.70

.60

.80

.60

.70

.70

.70

.60

*.42

.60

.97

.34 

.51

.51

.51

.51

.42

.99

.54

.42

.34

-

17.17

0.572

0.048

0.05

Mln 0.17 Mean 7.82 Cfsm 0.652 In. 8.88

Water year 1952-53: Max 121 -Mln 0.17 Mean 6.38 Cfsm 0.532 In. 7.22

Peak discharge (base. 100 cfs). Feb. 20 (9 p.m.) 102 efs (5.26 ft); July 6 (9 a.m.) 150 cfs (6.23 

ft!!

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
418 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Kankakee River near Wilmlngton, 111.

Location. Lat 41°20'48", long. 88 0 ll'll", in NW£ sec. 15, T. 33 N., R. 9 E., on right 

bank 0.4 mile downstream from Prairie Creek and 5 miles downstream from Wilmlngton.

Drainage area. 5.250 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. February 1935 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage Sage.--ws recorder. Datum of gage is 511.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of

"^929.

Average discharge. 18 years, 4,012 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 19,500 cfs July 6 (gage height, 5.17 ft); minimum, 460 cfs Sept. 26.

1935-53: Maximum discharge, 48,000 cfs May 21, 1943 (gage height, 8.87 ft); maximum gage height, 11.57 ft Feb. 1, 1949 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, 204 cfs Aug. 1, 

1936 (gage height, 0.79 ft).

Maximum stage known, 16.73 ft in 1883, 1887,

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

wEich are fair. Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplants above 

station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of lee effect (gage 

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

1.0 520 3.0 6,990

1.2 780 4.0 11,800

1.4 1,130 5.0 18,100

2.0 2,970

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

738

696

682 

668

leT

668

682

682 

696

710

724

738

752

780

876

860 

860

876

860

876

860

828 

812

812

812

796 

812

812

828

812

796

24,072

777

0.148

0.17

Nov.

812

812

844 

844 

828

828

844

828 

828

860

828

828

844

828

844

812 

908

978

 978

959

940

908 

908

908

1,040

TtoW

l)050

978

978

-

27,025

901

0.172

0.19

Dec.

908

876

997 

1,050 

1,070

1,050

1,070

1,070 

1,090

1,090

1,110

1,050

1,050

997

 b980

b970 

959

978

1,020

1,110

1,180

1,290 

1,310

1,360

1,440

1,390 

bl,350

bl,300

bl,300

bl,300

1,270

34,985

1,129

0.215

0.25

Jan.

1,240

1,110

bl,050 

bl.OOO 

b950

b900

b950~

b950 

bl.OOO

bl.OSO

bl.100

bl,200

1,440

1,610

1,760

1,800 

1,830

1,890

2,020

2,120

2,120

*2,150 

2,180

2,420

2,860

3,040

b3,000

2,800

2,690

2,420

55,710

1,797

0.342

0.39

'Feb.

b2,300

b2,100

b2,000 

bl,950 

1,890

1,830

1,800

1,730

1,700

1.670

1,670

1,700

1,730

1,760

bl,800

bl.800 

1,800

bl,800

1,830

*2,050

4,980

5_.48Q 

5,270

4,850

4,530

4,220 

3,850

3,440

_

_

-

73,530

2,626

0.500

0.52

Mar.

3,110

2,800

2.660 

3,010 

3,920

4,810

4,850

4,410 

4,030

3,770

3,960

5,440

9,200

9,680

16.700

16,400 

14,200

13,300

 13,000

12,100

11,200

9,930 

8,740

7,850

6,990

6,340 

5,920

5,440

4,930

4,490

4,180

227,360

7,334

1.40

1.61

Apr.

5,190

7,850

8,970 

9.200 

8,?40

7,850

6,990

6,130 

5,480

5,060

4,650

4,180

3,880

3,590

*3,440

3,480 

3,590

3,520

3,550

3,520

3,480

3,330 

3,190

3,040

2,970

2,860 

2,720

2,720

2,690

2.660

-

138,520

4,617

0.879

0.98

May

2,760

2,830

2,970 

3,040 

3,040

3,080

 3,010

2,940 

2,900

2,860

2,830

2,800

2,690

2,550

2,480

2.450 

2,690

3,440

3,660

3,440

3,190

3,260 

3,920

4,340

6,780

7.420 

6,990

5,920

4,730

3,920

3,260

112,190

3,619

0.689

0.79

June

2,900

2,590

2,280 

2,050 

1,950

2,050

2,050

2,120 

2,380

2,620

3,810

 3,700

4.000

4 , 000

' 3,590

3,150 

2,760

2,350

2,080

1,860

1,670

1,530 

1,420

1,310

1.270

1,420 

1,700

2,180

3,400

3,660

-

73,850

2,462

0.469

0.52

July

3,190

2,900

3,290 

4,370 

9,200

17,400

18.000

16,000 

14,000

12,000

9,500

6,500

4,500

3,500

3,000

*2,600 

3,000

3,900

4,000

3,500

3,300

5,200 

6,600

6,000

4,800

3,700 

2,900

2,400

2,100

1,900

1.800

185,050

5,969

1.14

1.31

Aug.

1,700

1,600

1,700 

1,800 

2,000

2,000

2,000

2.100 

1,800

1,700

1,600

1,600

1,500

1,400

1,300

1,200 

1,200

1,100

 1,090

1,070

1,040

1,020 

978

978

924

876 

828

812

766

738

682

41,102

1,326

0.253

0.29

Sept.

654

616

592 

604 

616

592

580

544 

568

568

544

544

568

580 

580

592

640

616

616

592 

580

580

604

568 

580

568

568

532

-

17,474

582

0.111

0.12

Calendar year 1952: Max 24,600 Mln 668 Mean 4,349 CfWi 0.828 In. 11.27

Water year 1952-53: Max 18,000 Mln 532 Mean 2,770 Cfsm 0.528 In. 7.14

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record July 7 to Aug. 18; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and records for Kankakee River at Homence and Iroquols River near Chebanse.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 

Des Plaines River near Gurnee, 111.

419

Location. Lat 42°20'40", long. 87°56'30", in SVf£ sec. 27, T. 45 N., R. HE., on right 

bank at upstream side of bridge on State Highway 120, 600 ft east of intersection of 

State Highways 120 and 63, 1\ miles southwest of Gurnee, 2f miles upstream from Bull 

Creek, and 6 miles downstream from Mill Creek.

Drainage area. 215 sq mi.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 650.3 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to May 26, 1946, wire-weight gage at downstream side of bridge at same datum.

Average discharge.--8 years, 142 cfs. 

Extr is. Maximum discharge during year, 391 cfs Mar. 16 (gage height, 3.97 ft); minimum, 

0.1 cfs for many days.

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 2,620 cfs Mar. 21, 1948 (gage height, 9.21 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs for many days.

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

Rating table,-water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 17 to Dec. 19)

0.1

.5

1.9

4.1

7.0

11

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

30

53

103

234

400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

1O

11 

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.1 

1.9

1.9 

2.1

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.7

2.1

1.9

1.9 

2.1

2.2

2.1 

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.1

2.2

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2 

2.1

2.4

2.1

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.2

64.4

2.08

0.0097

0.01

Nov.

2.2

2'.1

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.7

2.2

2.2 

2.4

2.1

2.1 

2.2

2.2

2.9

3.6

3.S

4.1

4.3

4.9

5.5

4.9 

5.8

 8.5

9.2

7.0

6.4

b6.O

-

112.3

3.74

0.017

0.02

Dec.

b5.6 

5.2

H8.5

8.8

13

9.6

15

9.2

6.7 

7.8

7.0

b7.0 

b6.6

6.4

6.1

4.9

5.2

16

2B

46

58

64 

b68_

b67

b65

b62

56

40

34

747.9

24.1

0.112

0.13

Jan.

ft26 

23

22

18

13

12

12

12

at12

*13 

18

b!6

b!7

bl7

blS

blS

blS

15

15

17 

b!5

b!4

blS

b!4

12

11

11

498

16.1

0.075

0.09

Feb.

9.6 

8.8

8.1

ll

54

91

87

96

86

77 

72

b70

b65 

b60

b55

b50

b54

55

58

94

b9O

157

132 

116

96

87

78

_

_

-

1,905.3

68.0

0.316

0.35

Mar.

52 

bSO

b54 

b46

b43

b41

b40

39

4O

5EL

53 

113

234

507 

»373

391

382

373

364

557

320

304

260

256 

254

205

177

155

136

118

110

5,665

185

0.851

0.98

Apr.

151 

205

226 

219

205

184

154

141

124

118

111 

101

91

f

12S

164

191

151

151

115

100

*90

96 

242

256

242

212

198

184

-

4,695

156

0.726

0.81

May

205

219

205

191

177

159

159

120

104 

95

85

71 

50

53

63

SO

96

89

91

114

133

136 

153

122

104

85

67

56

41

3,721

120

0.558

0.64

June

39 

32

27 

25

45

62

61

52

45 

58

55

28

43

2S

19

17

15

13

11

8.8

»7.8

to

7.4

7.8

13

10

6.7

-

841.2

28.0

0.130

0.15

July

H4.9 

4.1

4.6

4.6

4.1

3.6

5.6

5.6

5.6 

5.3

3.1

2.7 

2.7

2.7

3.3

3.3

3.1

5.5

4.1

*4.1

3.8

5.6 

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.1

1.9

LJL

110.7

5.57

0.017

O.02

Aug.

1.9 

2.7

2.4

5.8

3.8

3.1

2.9

9.6

~5.7 10

4.6 

5.8

2.9

2.1 

1.5

.9

.7

.6

.6

.4

.2

.2

.1

!i

.1.1.1.1.1.1

66.3

2.14

0.010

0.01

Sept.

0.1 

.1

.1 

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.3 

.4

.2

.2 

.1

.1

.1

.1

.6

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.3

.7

.8

TT

.6

.6

-

8.8

0.29

0.0013

0.002

Calendar year 1952 : Max 1,760 Mln 1.7 Mean 205 Cfsm 0.953 In. 13. OO

Water year 1952-53 : Max 391 Mln O-.l Mean 50.5 Cfsm O.235 In. 3.19

Peak discharge (base. 500 cfei. No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
420 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Buffalo Creek near Wheeling, 111.

Location. Lat 42°09 | 05", long. 87°57'25", in NE^NWir sec. 4, T. 42 N., R. 11 E., on left

bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 1 mile downstream from unnamed tributary and

2.5 miles west of Wheeling. 

Drainage area. --19. 4 sq mi.

Records available . --August 1952 to September 1953, 

Gage . Water- stage recorder. Datum of gage is 658.60 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929 (Cook County Highway Department benchmark) . 

Extremes. 1952: Maximum discharge during period August to September, 0.8 cfs Sept. 1

(gage height, 1.90 ft); no flow for many days.

1952-53: Maximum discharge during water year, 55 cfs Mar. 15 (gage height, 3.38 ft^

no flow for many days. 

Remarks. --Records good.

Rating table, Aug. '12, 1952, to Sept. 30, 1953 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 12 to Jan. 6; stage-discharge 

relation affected by Ice Dec. 26, 27, Feb. 14, 16, 21, 22, 

Mar. 2, 4, 5, 7)

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0

0

.1

.6

1.2

3.4

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.4

7.3

16

36

56

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1952

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

B

Aug.

_

-

.

-

-

-

-

-

Sept.

0-1

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Aug.

_

_

.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Day

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

Aug.

0.1

0

0

.1

.1

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Day

25

26

27

2B

29

30

31

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

_

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

O.OO02

Peak discharge (base. 100 cfg). No peak above base.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0 

0

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

.1.1

0

.1

.1.1

*.7

1.0

\z

.1.1

-

3.5

0.12

0.0062

0.007

Dec.

0.1

!i

.4

.5

.4

.4

.6

.6

.4

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

2.6

2.2

1.8

3.6

377 

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

27.3

0.88

0 045

0.05

Calendar year 1952: Max - 

Water year 1952-53: Max 54

Jan.

0.9

.9 

.8

.8

.6

.2

.4

.6

.6

.6

.6

.4

.6

.7

*1.0

.6

.9

1.1

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.2

1*5. 

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.3

1.4

28.3

0.91

0.047

O.O5

Feb.

1.0

1.1 

1.0

.9

2T6

13

9.7

6.3

5.2

4.1

*4.1

3.6

3.2

2.9

2.5

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.8

5.7

11

10

8.5

6.8 

6.0

6.0

5.3

4.0

_

-

132.5

4.73

0.244

0.25

Mln - 

Mln 0

Mar.

3.3

3.2 

3.3

3.1

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.5

275

2.9

4.1

18

36

*40

54

47

36

30

25

20

17

15

15

13 

12

10

9.5

8.6

8.1

7.8

8.1

463.4

14.9

0.768

0.89

Apr.

13

tt

13

12

11

9.5

8.4

7.8

7.6

6.6

6.2

5.5

5.3

6.4

11

9.7

7.6

7.3

6.6

6.2

6.0

5.X

*7!l

11

12

10

9.2

9.7

-

262.9

8.76

0.452

0.50

May

15

13 

11

9.5

8.4

7.6

7.1

6.4

5.8

5.1

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.1

3.9

5.1

6.2

6.0

4.9

6.9

10

*11

9.2 

8.1

6.4

4.8

3.9

3.3

2.9

2.2

203.6

6.57

0.339

0.39

June

1.8

1.6 

1.5

1.4

2.8

3.4

3.6

3.4

3.0

22

26

17

10

6.4

4.8

3.9

3.0

2.6

2.1

1.6

1.1

.8

.7

ill

.9

1.1

1.6

1.0

.7

-

131.4

4.38

0.226

0.25

July

0.4.

.3 

.2

.1

.1

.3

.1

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

*.l

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.8

0.06

0.0031

0.003

Aug.

o"!r

.1

0

0

0

0

Q

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.3

0.04

0.0021

0.002

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Mean - Cfsm - In. - 

Mean 3.44 Cfsm 0.177 In. 2.39

Peak discharge (base. 100 cfs). No peak above base..

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 481

Des Plaines River near Des Plalnes, 111.

Location.--Lat 42°04'55", long. 87°53'25", in SE^SE^ sec. 25, T. 42 N., R. 11 E., on right 

bank 50 ft upstream from dam No. 2 of Cook County Forest Preserve, 0.3 mile downstream 

from Lake Avenue Bridge, 1.2 miles upstream from Central Road Bridge, and 2j miles north 

of Des Plaines.

Drainage area. 374 sq mi.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 626.31 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Apr. 8, 1941, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--13 years, 229 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 669 cfs Mar. 15 (gage height, 1.82 ft); minimum, 

0.1 cfs Sept. 3, 10, 11.

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 4,040 cfs Apr. 25, 1950 (gage height, 7,78 ft); no flow 

for many days in 1944, 1946.

Flood'of July 4, 1938, reached a stage of 9.7 ft, from floodmark (discharge, 5,500 

cfs).

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

which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 975: 1942.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 2-18)

0.1

.3

4.0

19

42

1.0 

1.3

1.5 

1.8

123

228

410

650

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.3

6.3 

6.3

lii

37T

4.0

5.2

5.2

fcf

6.3

7.6

5.2

4.0

5.2

6.3

5.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

*4.0

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

6.3

6.3

5.2

4.0

5.2

159.9

5.16

0.014

0.02

Nov.

5^2.

6.3 

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

5.2

5.2

1

6.3 

6.3

5.2

6.3

5.2

5.2

6.3

6.3

10

15

19

15

14

14

12

14

19

17

15

14

-

321.2

10.7

0.029

0.03

Dec.

I

al3

a!3 

al4

aZO

a25

a21

al9

a 19

a21 

322

a23

a24

al8

al5

al4

a!3

*12

I?

12

32

56

56

82

92

92

60

74

87

87

67

49

1,164

37.5

0.100

0.12

Jan.

41

40 

35

28

28

25

25

23

21 

19

19

19

19

21

25

25

25

28

28

25

*25

25

25

28

25

23

25

19

b!7

b!7

b!7

766

24.7

0.066

0.08

Feb.

b!6

15 

15

b!2

IT

42

78

105

92

118

105

96

78

74

b70

b65

b60

b75

82

87

143

92

153

176

190

163

133

118

_

-

2,472

88.3

0.236

0.25

Mar.

96

64 

64

b58

b54

b51

b48

16

46 

60

67

178

*390

473

641

641

587

552

520

480

438

424

404

378

345

315

265

256

222

200

190

8,573

277

0.741

0.85

 Apr.

217

291 

315

327

315

291

256

222

206 

195

184

168

153

143

138

178

222

245

245

217

190

168

153

138

239

424

wr

364

327

309

-

7,237

241

0.644

0.72

May

339

352 

339

327

315

303

285

262

239

206

184

163

148

133

118

96

105

123

133

138

148

178

222

206

200

190

163

138

114

92

71

6,030

195

0.521

0.60

June

60

49 

42

40

53

76

96

92

92

158

212

136

96

71

56

64

49

37

35

28

21

19

17

*14

17

19

17

19

19

19

-

1,727

57.6

0.154

0.17

July

15

14

10

6.9

34

23

15

12

10 

6.9

6.9

6.9

7.6

6.3

6.3

6.3

10

12

10

10

19

15

10

7.6

6.3

6.3

5.2

£.0

5.2

7.6

7.6

330.9

10.7

0.029

0.03

Aug.

6.3

10 

6.9

10

8.9

6.9

6.9

7.6

6.9 

15

14

12

10

7.6

6.3

5.2

5.2

4.0

5.2

4.0

3.1

2.3

2.3

2.3

1.5

*.9

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

181.0

5.84

0.016

0.02

Sept.

0.3

i.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.2

.2

.4

1.5

1.5

.9

.5

.4

.5

c. p

T7§

2.3

2.3

*1.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

-

26.1

0.87

0.0023

0.003

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,290 Min 3.1 Mean 329 Cfsm 0.880 In. 11.98

Water year 1952-53: Max 641 Min 0.2 Mean 79.4 Cfsm 0.212 In. 2.89

Peak discharge (base. 1.000 efs). 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 stations 

near Ournee and at Riverside.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
422 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

McDonald Creek near Mount Prospect, 111.

Location. Lat 42°05'42", long. 87°54'46", in NWirNEi sec. 26, T. 42 N., R. 11 E., on

right bank at downstream side of bridge on McDonald Road, 2 miles upstream from mouth

and 2.5 miles northeast of Mount Prospect. 

Drainage area. 7.52 sq mi.

Records available. August 1952 to September 1953. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 638.12 ft above mean sea'level, datum of

1929 (Cook County Highway Department benchmark). 

Extremes. '1952; Maximum discharge during period August to September, 0.9 cfs Sept. 1

(gage height, 2.00 ft); no flow for many days.

1952-53: Maximum discharge during water year, 27 cfs Mar. 15 (gage height, 4.42

ft); no flow for many days. 

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating table, Aug. 13, 1952, to Sept. 30, 1953 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 1-20, Apr. 1-30; stage-discharge 

relation affected by ice Jan. 5-8, 16, Feb. 14, 15, Mar. 6)

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

4.2

3.3

7.3

21

24

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Aug.

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Sept.

0.5

ji

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Aug.

_

-

-

-

0.5

.5

.5

.5

Sept.

0.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Aug.

0.5

.4

.3

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Runoff in inches ............................................

Aug.

0.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

_

_

-

-

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

0.02

Peak discharge (base, 40 efs). 'No peak above base.

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

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

Nov.

a.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

.1

.1.1

.2

*^1

.3

.2

.2 

.2

-

2.1

0.07

0.0093

0.01

Dec.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

il

.1

1.8

3.9

3.3

±a4.0

3.2

2.6

2.2

1.6

1.7 

1.5

1.3

36.2

1.17

0.156

0.18

Calendar year 1952: Max -

Jan.

1.2

1.1

1.0

.8

.7

*§.

.6

.6

.6

.7

.6

.6

.6

.7

*.9

.8

.9

.8

.8

.8

.7

.8

.9

i*2

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1 

1.1

1.0

27.1

0.87

0.116

0.13

Feb.

1.1

1.0

1.0

-.=3.

.9

1.3

2.4

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

*1.6

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.9

6^1

4.1

3.4

3.0

3.1

3.1

3.0

2.5

_

-

55.0

1.96

0.261

0.27

Min -

Mar.

2.2

2.0

2.1

2.0

1.7

1.7

1.7

lii

1.6

1.8

2.4

8.6

18

17

14

16

12

10

9.3

8.0

7.5

6.9

7.2

6.7

6.2

5.8

*5.7

5.5

5.1 

4.9

5.1

210.3

6.78

0.902

1.04

Apr.

7.0

7.5

¥79

6.4

5.6

5.3

4.8

4.6

4.6

5.0

4.4

4.1

3.7

3.4

3.7

4.3

3.9

3.4

3.1

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.2

*2.4

2.4

2.2

2.1

S^Q 

2.2

~

117.7

3.92

0.521

0.58

May

&4

572

4.6

4.1

3.9

3.6

3.4

3.1

2.7

2.4

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.8

2.1

1.9

1.6

2.2

3.0

*3.5

3.0

2.9

2.5

2.0

1.7

1.6 

1.5

1.3

82.4

2.66

0.354

0.41

June

0.9

.8

.8

.7

1.4

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.6

11

9.8

5.7

4.0

3.1

2.5

2.2

1.8

1.5

1.2

.8

.6

.5

.4

*.4

.5

.6

.4

.4

.3 

.2

"

59.9

2.00

0.266

0.30

July

a^z.1.1.1

a.

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.6

0.02

0.0027

0.003

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

-

0

0

0

0

Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 24 Min o Mean 1.62 Cfsm 0.215 In- 3.92

Peak discharge (base. 40 efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 423

Weller Creek at Des Plaines, 111.

Location. Lat 42°02'57", long. 87°55'05", In NW£NW£ see. 18, T. 41 N., R. 12 E., on 

right bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 58 in Des Plaines, 2 miles 

west -of 0. S. Highway 45 and 3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 13.1 sq mi-.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1953.

£.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 635.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929 (Cook County Highway Department benchmark).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 169 cfs June 10 (gage height, 5.26 ft); minimum, 0.5 cfs Sept. 16.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 328 cfs June 17, 1952 (gage height, 7.93 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 16, 1953.

Remarks.--Records good. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by pumping for irrigation 

above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 21,

June 16 to Sept. 30)

1.3 

1.5

1.8

1.9

2.1

4.4

9.2

11

2.0 

3.0 

3.4

Discharge, In cubic feet por second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.7

3.8

3.6

3.7

3.6

3.8

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.7

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.3

3.2

3.3

3.3

*3.2

3.3

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.4

3.4

3.7

3.7

3.9

110.4

3.56

0.272

0.31

Nov.

3.9

4.9

Ids

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.8

3.8

3.8 

3.9

3.9

11

8.8

3.6

3.4

3.6

4.9

4.8

*4.7

11

6.8

4.2

3.7

3.7

3.4

-

147.5

4.92

0.376

0.42

Dec.

3.6

3.8

3.8

7.3

4.2

3.7

3.8

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.8

3.4

575

3.3

3.4

*3.6

4.2

29

6.8

6.3

9.4

6.5

5.3

4.9

4.7

4.5

4.7

4.5

4.4

164.4

5.30

0.405

0.47

Calendar year 1952: Max 167

Jan.

4.3

4.4

4.3

4.2

471

4.4

4.3

4.4

4.3

4.5

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.5 

6.0

4.9

5.2

5.7

5.0

5.0

*7.5

4.8

8*5.

5.4

4.9

5.0

5.0

4.9

4.9

5.0

5.7

154.3

4.98

0.380

0.44

Feb.

4.8

4.8

4.7

4.9

8.8

12

6.0

5.3

5.3

5.2

5.4

*5.4

4.9

5.0 

4.8

5.0

5.0

5.2

4.9

20

14

8.8

7.9

7.7

7.7

8.8

7.0

6.0

-

-

-

195.3

6.98

0.533

0.55

Mar.

5.9

6.0

6.3

6.8

6.3

6.2

5.6

5.7

6.7

7.3

7.1

50

41

ti

35

26

24

19

17

16

13

16

11

11

9.6

*9.6

8.6

8.1

8.2

12

514.0

16.6

1.27

1.46

Apr.

29

19

18

16

12

12

11

10

13

12

9.2

8.6

8.4

8.1 

14

14

11

9.6

8.8

8.8

8.2

S.2

7.7

9.8

*8.2

8.6

7.3

7.5

7.1 2*0"^

-

345.1

11.5

0.878

0.98

May

16

9.9

8.6

8.S

9.6

7.9

7.7

7.5

7.1

7.0

7.3

8.2

7.0

6.8 

6.8

7.0

9.6

7.7

6.7

JL5

*15

12

8.4

9.0

7.7

7.0

6.5

6.5

6.8

6.7

6.5

262.8

6.48

0.647

0.75

June

g s

e!s

6.5

6.8

29

9.6

8.1

15

8.8

69.

29

18

13

10 

9.4

6.6

8.4

7.7

7.7

7.3

6.8

7.1

7.3

7.3

10

*6.8

9.6

7.0

7.0

6.8

-

360.6

12.0

0.916

1.02

July

6.8

7.1

7.0

6.5

12

9.6

5.6

6.8

6.7

6.5

6.5

6.0

7.1

6.0 

6.2

6.5

16

5.4

1*1

6.2

5.9

*5.3

4.9

4.9

5.2

5.0

5.6

5.2

6.0

15

7.1

214.9

6.93

0.529

0.61

Aug.

5.3

11

4.8

12

3.9

3.8

4.5

3.2

3.0

3.6

3.2

3.7

3.2

3.1

4.9

3.6

3.3

3.2

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.3

*3.4

3.4

3.6

3.3

3.9

128.1

4.13

0.315

0.36

Sept.

3.6

3.7

3.9

10

4.0

4.2

4.9

4.2

3.9

4.2

8.1

3.7

3.2

3.8 

2.2

z,\

3.1

7.0

20

3.2

3.3

3.0

*3.3

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

3.6

2.8

3.1

-

134.0

4.47_

0.34.L

0.38

Min 3.2 Mean 16.0 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.60

Water year 1952-53 : Max 69 Mln 2.1 Mean 7.48 Cfsm 0.571 In. 7.75

Peak discharge (base. 150 cfs). June 10 (8:30 a.m.)'169 cfs (5.26 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
424 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Willow Creek near Park Ridge, 111.

Location. Lat 41e 59'22", long. 87°52'24", in SW^NE^ sec. 4, T. 40 N., R. 12 E., on right 

 bank at downstream side of bridge on Byron Street, 0.4 mile south of State Highway 72, 

1.4 miles upstream from mouth, and 2j miles southwest of Park Ridge.

Drainage area. 19.6 sq mi. ..

Records available. August 1950 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage Gage. Water-stage recorder. recorder. Datum Datum of of gage gage is is 620.95 620.S ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929 (Cook County Highway Department benchmark).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 109 cfs Mar. 15 (gage height, 4.94 ft); no flow 

 AHgT22, 23, 27, 28, 31.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 206 cfs Feb. 19, 1951 (gage height, 6.23 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow Aug. 22, 23, 27, 28, 31, 1953.

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

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 15 to Apr. 22, May 9 to June 10)

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

0

.5 

1.2 

2.3

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

4.5

9.4

39

76

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.2

.3 

.4

.6

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

1.0

.3

.2

.2

.2

2.3

3^6

.6

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

. 1

.2

.2

.2

13.6

0.45

0.023

0.03

Nov.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

li

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

3.4

7.0

.7

.3

.2

1.1

1.0

*.5

13.

7.1

.9

.5

.3

.2

"

44.9

1.50

0.077

0.09

Dec.

p.g

.4

4.6

1.3

.7

.7

.6

.8 

.6

.4

.6

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

2.6

33

11

7.2

19

12

5.2

2.3

1.6

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

111.6

3.60

0.164

0.21

Jan.

0.9

1.0

.6

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.5 

b.5

b.5

.5

.6

.7

5.1

2.5

1.6

1.3

1.1

.9

*1.9

1.3

11

11'3.6

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

b.9

57.1

1.84

0.094

0.11

Feb.

bO.9

.8 

.7

.7

3.4

22

8.2

3.1

1.6 

1.5

2.5

4.0

1.7

bl.6

bl.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.2

b20

*b!5

bll

b8.5

7.4

5.9

5.9

4.9

b2.2

-

-

-

139.3

4.96

0.254

0.26

Bar.

bl.8

bl.8 

b5.0

b2.7

b2.0

bl.7

bl.4

bl.4

3.1 

7.0

13

66

80

85

SS.

62

45

37

30

24

21

18

21

15

12

10

*9.4

8.4

7.2

6.2

12

706.1

22.6

1.16

1.34

Apr.

43

34 

28

23

18

15

13

11

11 

14

10

6.9

8.2

6.9

13

19

14

11

9.9

9.2

7.6

6.7

5.2

6.3

*6.2

6.6

4.6

4.4

±=0

15

- .

366.7

12.9

0.658

0.73

May

40

H20

16

14

11

9.4

7.2 

5.6

4.4

4.9

3.3

2.7

2.5

3.1

6.9

6.0

4.9

2.7

*12

16

12

9.7

7.6

5.2

2.3

1.8

1.6

1.5

lil

313.6

10.1

0.515

0.60

June

0.9

.8 

.8

.7

16

10

3.3

12

4.0

13

66

33

20

14

10

6.

6.

5.

4.

3.

2.

1.

1.

1.

1.

*1.

1.

1.

1.

1.0

320.8

10.7

0.546

0.61

July

0.8

.9 

.8

.6

.9

3.4

.9

.9

.6 

.4

.4

.3

T2'.Z

.2

6.6

1.7

.7

.6

7.6

2.9

*.8

.6

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.9

1.1

37.1

1.20

0.061

0.07

Aug.

0.6

5.4

1.3

.6

.4

.3

1.1

.9

.4 

.2

.1

.5

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

.1

.1

.1 *0

0

.1

.1

0

13.6

0.44

0.022

0.03

Sept.

fiJL

.1 

.1

3.7

.3

1.8

2.3

.2

.2

.1

1.4

1.5

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.9

12.

.8

.4

.2

.1

!i

.4

.8

.2

.2

.1

26.7

0.96

0.049

0.05

Calendar year 1952: Max 165 Mln 0.1 Mean 15.5 Cfsm 0.791 In. 10.76

Water year 1952-53: Max 96 Mln 0 Mean 5.95 Cfsm 0.304 In. 4.13

Peak discharge (base. 140 cfs). No peak above base.

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

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 425

Salt Creek near Arlington Heights, 111.

Location. Lat 42°03'02", long. aa'OO'S?", on north boundary of sec. 17, T. 41 N. , R. 11 

E., on right bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 58, 2^ miles southwest 

of Arlington Heights.

Drainage area. 33.7 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1950 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 682.32 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Cook County Highway Department benchmark).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 139 cfs Mar. 15; maximum gage height, 4.33 ft 

June 10; minimum discharge, 0.1 cfs on several days in August and September.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 430 cfs Apr. 13, 1952 (gage height, 7.18 ft); maximum 

gage height, 8.0 ft Feb. 19, 1951, from floodmarks (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 0.1 cfs on several days in 1950, 1953.

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 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.4

^1

.4

.4

.4

.3

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

*.4

.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

.4

.4

-L!

.5

.4

13.4

0.43

0.013

0.01

Nov.

*4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.6

4.2

1.8

1.0

1.0

.8

1.5

1.0

*5.1

1x5.

b4.S

2.9

2.5

2.7

-

45.4

1.51

0.045

0.05

Dec.

2.9

3.7

3.9

4.6

6.8

4.3

2.9

1.9

1.6

1.4

bl.l

1.0

b.,9

b.9

b.9

b.9

b.9

*b.9

bl.O

b25

20

14

20

18

13

bll

10

6.4

7.6

6.1

4.3

199.9

6.45

0.191

0.22

Jan.

4.1

3.9

b3.7

b3.7

b3.7

b3.7

b4.0

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.0

4.8

4.1

3.6

b4.3

b5.5

bS.O

b4.0

b3.2

 2^

3.2

3.2

4.6

b4.3

b4.2

b4.0

b3.8

b3.5

b3.3

b3.3

127.0

4.10

0.122

0.14

Feb.

b3.0

b3.0

b3.2

b4.0

5.8

23

14

11

b9.0

7.4

7.6

*7.8

6.5

5.7

b5.6

b5.2

bS.O

b4.5

b4.0

12

28

b22

b!8

16

14

14

13

9.5

-

-

-

281.8

10.1

0.300

0.31

Kar.

8.1

bS.O

7.6

b7.4

b7.0

b7.0

b8.0

b7.5

b7.0

5^9

9.5

38

74

62

ili

87

72

64

55

48

44

38

36

31

27

*24

22

19

17

15

17

1,012.0

32.6

0.967

1.12

Apr.

11

31

30

29

25

23

20

19

18

19

16

16

14

12

15

24

20

IS

16

14

13

12

10

9,1

*12

12

11

10

9.5

12

-

520.7

17.4

0.516

0.57

May

25

23

20

18

15

14

11

9.8

S.4

6.6

5.4

5.2

5.2

4.1

3.6

2.7

5.7

7.4

5.7

3.7

*10

18

19

15

13

9.5

5.2

3.4

2.4

1.8

1=1

298.1

9.62

0.285

0.33

June

1.0

.8

.8

.7

9.4

7.8

5.2

7.4

5.9

11

82

51

36

25

18

14

9.2

6.8

5.4

3.6

2.1

1.8

1.6

2.1

*5.1

3.6

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.2

-

415.7

13.9

0.412

0.46

July

2.5

2.5

2.7

2.9

2.7

7.4

1.0

.*£

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.2

1.3

1.6

9.8

2.9

1.1

1.0

2.9

*3.6

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.9

1.0

1.0

2.6

1.0

62.3

2.01

0.60

0.07

Aug.

0.8

2.2

To

.8

1.1

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.4

.7

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

*.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

15.1

0.49

0.015

0.02

Sept.

oa

.1.1

.4

.3

.2

.4

,3

.2

.2

.2

a. 3

.3

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

.3

a2Jl

al.O

a. 5

a. 5

*.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

11.0

0.37

0.011

0.01

Calendar year 1952 : Max 390 Min 0.3 Mean 31.0 Cfsm 0.920 In. 12.54

Water year 1952-53 : Max 119 Min 0.1 Mean S.23 Cfsm 0.244 In. 3.31

Peak discharge (base. 200 cfsl. No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

and records for Salt Creek at Western Springs, Poplar Creek at Elgin, and Willow Creek near Park 

Ridge.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
426 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Salt Creek at Western Springs, 111.

Location.--Lat 41°49i35", long. 87°54'6o", on boundary between sees. 31 and 32, T. 39 N., 

R. 12 E., on left bank at upstream side of bridge on Wolf Road, in Cook County Forest 

Preserve, half a mile north of Western Springs and 9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 122 sq mi.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 624.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Cook County Highway Department benchmark). Prior to July 26, 1946, wire-weight 

gage at upstream side of bridge at same datum.

Average discharge.--8 years, 88.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 506 cfs June 10 (gage height, 5.30 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs July 13.

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 1,920 cfs Mar. 20, 1948 (gage height, 8.06 ft); minimum, that of July 13, 1953; minimum gage height, 0.81 ft Sept. 14, 1948.

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

regulation by dam above station. Some diversion for irrigation above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-55, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 17, Mar. 12-19)

1.5

1.6

1.7 

1.6

1.3 

3.5

9.0

IS

2.0 

4.0 

4.6

40

310

402

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

Z 

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*2.5

3.2 

3.5

3.2

2.5

2.2

IT?

3.5

4.2

3.2

5.5

2.2

2.2

3.4

1,1

6.8

5.6

3.4

3.9

5.0

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.2

2.2

3.5

3.6

3.5

3.5

107.3

3.46

0.02S

0.03

Nov.

4.6

3,1 

3.5

5.6

5.6

5.1

5.6

5.6

3.8

3.5

6.2

4.2

3.6

4.2

4.2

3.8

7.9

39

40

13

*9.0

8.2

9.0

6.S

18

33

b!5

bll

9.0

7.5

-

299.2

9.97

0.082

0.09

Dec.

6.S

b7.0 

8.2

12

16

9.0

9.0

9.9

13

12

12

12

9.9

8.2

8.2

9.9

6.8

2^0

4.5

49

32

45

50

50

48

33

b33

33

29

25

23

626.4

20.2

0.166

0.19

Jan.

19

IS 

18

16

16

b!6

b!7

23

21

17

16

15

17

17

17

22

19

23

22

*20

18

20

20

b21

b21

b20

b20

b!9

17

595

19.2

0.157

0.18

Feb.

13

15 

15

14

15

26

35

35

25

26

25

24

23

20

18

b!6

blS

b!5

b!7

30

b60

b55

li

61

50

45

41

36

-

-

-

846

30.2

0.248

0.26

Calendar year 1952: Max 624 Min 1.3

Mar.

29

25 

b27

b25

b24

b23

22

20.

b22

26

32

*118

228

289

346

338

275

228

196

170

147

134

130

114

96

76

68

63

61

60

67

3,479

112

0.918

1.06

Apr.

121

152 

140

127

114

88

82

67

64

73

76

73

60

49

54

78

88

78

67

60

54

63

ii

45

45

49

48

48

46

*61

-

2,204

73.5

0.602

0.67

May

176

T58

117

95

87

74

66

59

49

45

49

43

39

35

34

43

48

50

36

39

71

80

68

61

53

43

35

30

24

20

2,061

66.5

0.545

0.63

June

17

14 

14

IS

39

67

26

64

54

349

402

370

234

158

116

76

63

48

40

30

25

20

19

17

14

*13

15

30

16

17

-

2,380

79.3

0.650

0.73

July

16

14

11

6.2

9.0

22

14

23

11

9.0

7.5

4.6

^3

6.8

6.2

5.6

29

20

13

9.0

12

30

*13

11

8.2

6.2

5.6

5.6

14

20

13

379.3

12.2

0.100

0.12

Aug.

8.2

23

16

13

9.0

6.2

6.2

5.6

5.1

4.6

4.6

5.1

5.1

4.2

3.8

3.8

3.8

6.2

5.1

4.6

4.6

4.6

3.8

3.8

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.6

3.8

3^2

3.5

187.7

6.05

0.050

0.06

Sept.

6.2

6.2

5.1

12

9.4

4.2

4.6

4.2

4.6

5.6

5.6

12

5.1

3.5

4.6

5.6

6.2

5.6

29.

8.8

4.2

5.1

5.6

*4.6

5.1

4.6

5.1

3.8

4.6

5.6

-

196.4

6.55

0.054

0.06

Mean 102 Cfsm 0.836 In. 11.41

Water year 1952-53: Max 402 Min 2.0 Mean 36.6 Cfsm 0.300 In. 4.08

Peak discharge (base. 500 cfs). June 10 (3 p.m.) 506 cfs (5.30 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 427

Addison Creek at Bellwood, 111.

Location Lat 41°52'48", long. 87°52'07", in SE£ sec. 9, T. 39 N., R. 12 E., on right bank 

at downstream side of bridge on Washington Boulevard in Bellwood, 500 ft upstream from 

Chicago Great Western Railway bridge and 4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 18.2 sq mi.

Records available. August 1950 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 617.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Cook County Highway Department benchmark). Prior to Oct. 26, 1951, at datum 2.00

ft higher.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 57 cfs Mar. 15 (gage height, 1.67 ft); maximum 

gage height, 2.25 ft Dec. 11 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 0.1 cfs for many 

days.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 298 cfs Apr. 13, 1952 (gage height, 3.34 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 62 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.1 cfs for some 

days each year.

Remarks. Records good above 4 cfs and poor below.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

9

3

4

5

6

7

8

3

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

aO.l

a.l

a.2

a. 3

a.2

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

.1

a.l

a.2

a.5

.3

a.2

.1

a.l

a.5

al.O 

a. 3

**.!

a.2

.3

a.2

a.2

a.2

a.2

a.2

a.2

6.7

0,22

0.012

0.01

Nov.

0^2

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

.4

a. 4

a.5

a.5

a.5

a.5

a.5

.5

a.5

al.5

4.2

3.3

2.7

*2.0 

1.0

a2

a3

3.9

7.4

b4.8

b3.9

2.7

a.5

-

49.2

1.64

0.090

0.10

Dec.

aO.5

al.O

a2

a3.5

a3

al.5

1.8

a2.5

2.7

b2

bl.5

a2

a2

a2

2.0

al.5

al.5 *1.5

a2.5

8.1

10 

9.1

9.5

8.4

6.8

b6

b5

b4.5

b4

3.6

2.4

114.4

3.69

0.203

0.23

Jan.

2.2

2.4

2.2

l.b

al.5

al.5

al.5

al.5

al.5

al.5

1.8

a2

a2

a2.5

a2.5

a2

a3

4.2

4.2

3.3

3.3 

3.9

5.1

6.8

b7_

b7

4.2

b3.5

b3

2.7

2.4

94.0

3.03

0.166

0.19

Feb.

b2

b2

b2

b2

2.4

6.4

5.4

4.2

b3.6

3.3

3.3

3.5

3.3

3.3

b3.0

b2.2

b2.0

b2.0

2.4

7.4

*15 

bll

9.1

7.8

6.8

6.8

6.1

5.1

_

_

-

133.4

4.76

0.262

0.27

Kar.

b4.5

b3.5

b4

b4.5

b5

b3.5

b3

b3

b3.5

5.1

8.4

24

38

38

50

32

21

17

15

12

11 

9.8

12

9.8

8,8

7.1 *6.4

6.4

5.4

4.8

7.2

383.7

12.4

0.681

0.78

Apr.

22

20

16

14

12

9.8

8.4

9.1

8.1

9.5

7.4

6.8

5.8

5.1

6.8

11

9.5

7.8

6.8

6.1

5.4

5.1

4.8

4.8

6.1

5.8

5.4

5.1

5.1

*9.0

-

258.6

8.62

0.474

0.53

May

29

24" 41

16

12

11

8.1

5.8

5.4

4.5

3.3

2.7

2.4

2.0

2.0

1.6

2.7

3.3

2.4

2.2

2.4 

3.6

4.2

4.8

4.8

3.9

2.7

1.8

1.6

*1.3

^1

213.4

6.88

0.378

0.44

June

0.6

.5

3.5

3^4.

iTi

1.5

.9

3.6

2.0

33

25

13

7.8

5.1

3.6

3.0

2.4

2.2

2.2

1.8

1.5 

1.3

1.3

31.0

 1.5

31.5

1.6

2.1

1.5

31.1

-

124.6

4.15

0.228

0.25

July

30.9

31.0

a. 9

3.8

al.O

2.4

1.6

2.2

1.5

1.3

al.O

a. 8

3.6

a.5

3^4

3.4

3.4

1.5

3.8

3.7

33.5 

2.2

32.0

*1.5

al.O

.7

a. 6

a. 6

a. 6

1.1

al.3

38.8

1.25

0.069

0.08

Aug.

aO.7

g-.O

TTff

1.6

1.5

a. 4

3.9

3.8

a. 4

a.2

3.1

a. 4

3.3

a.2

a.2

.1

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l 

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

**.!

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

13.1

0.42

0.023

0.03

Sept.

aO.l

a.l

a.l

32

a. 4

al.O

al.2

a. 3

a. 3

a.2

a.S

a. 9

a.2

a.2

a.2

a.2

a.2

al.O

34

al.O

a.S 

a.l

&.G

*.6

a. 6

a. 8

al.O

a.l

a.5

a. 4

-

21.1

0.70

0.038

0.04

Calendar year 1952: Max 251 Min 0.1 Mean 9.82 Cfsm 0.540 In. 7.33

Water year 1952-53: Max 50 Min 0.1 Mean 3.98 Cfsm 0.219 In. 2.95

Peak discharge (base. 100 cfs). No peak above base.

* 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 stations 

in upper Des Plaines River basin.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
428 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Des Plalnes River at Riverside, 111.

Location. Lat 41°49'20", long. 87°49'15", in SW^SW^ sec. 36, T. 39 N., R. 12 E., on left 

bank 300 ft downstream from Barry Point Road Bridge in Riverside, 200 ft northwest of 

Riverside-Lyons boundary, 500 ft downstream from Hoffraan Dam, 4,000 ft downstream from 

Salt Creek, and 1? miles downstream from Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad bridge.

Drainage area. 635 sq mi.

Record's available. December 1943 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey.

Monthly mean discharge. May 1886 to December 1890 and May 1892 to December 1936 in 1937 

State report entitled "streamflow data of Illinois."

sea 

side of

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete dam. Datum of gage is 594.68 ft above mean 

level, datum of 1929. Prior to Nov. 27, 1946, wire-weight gage on downstream sidi 

Barry Point Road Bridge at same datum.

Average discharge. 9 years (1944-53), 383 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,470 cfs Mar. 15 (gage height, 4.50 ft); mlnimum daily, 2.6 cfs Sept. 1-3.

1943-53: Maximum discharge, 6,510 cfs Mar. 20, 1948 (gage height, 8.28 ft); minimum 

dally, 1.6 cfs Aug. 14, 1944.

Maximum discharge known, 13,500 cfs Apr. 21, 1881, by computation of flow over dam, 

from information furnished by Sanitary District of Chicago.

Remarks. Records good. Occasional regulation by gates of Hoffman Dam. 

Revisions [water years). WSP 1175: 1944, 1948.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.29 

2.3

2.5

2.6

2.6 

3.1 

3.5 

4.0

100

230

500

970

1,470

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

z

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

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sra

In.

Oct.

15

13

9.1

10

14

15

13

12

16

16

17

21

21

18

2!

22

22

IS

21

14

14

22 

22

17

16

16

16

16

15

16

IS

519.1

16.7

0.026

0.03

Nov.

20

21

20

20

21

21

20

20

20

18

17

20

21

20

18

18

32

146

64

56

*32

34 

38

36

90

"87 171

56

40

36

-

1,257

41.9

0.066

0.07

Dec .

34

34

38

58

67

52

40

40

45

47

47

56

45

34

30

32

34

30

34

160

190

158 

180

200

190

146

115

137

137

130

115

2,677

86.4

0.136

0.16

Jan.

97

87

93

64

80

50

14

50

52

50

47

40

45

47

56

84

84

74

67

67

67

*74 

87

115

90

74

84

74

70

64

61

2,130

66.7

0.108

0.12

Feb.

52

52

50

53

87

87

115

163

150

158

171

157

146

137

133

126

100

133

137

204

344

260 

260

306

296

278

254

206

_

_

-

4,619

165

0.260

0.27

Mar.

190

158

146

160

146

141

187

141

107

SI

142

478

*940

'1,070

1.420

1,370

1,190

1,020

920

820

725

660 

698

617

554

464

420

385

350

320

326

16,418

530

0.835

0.96

Apr.

545

590

599

572

536

" 464

420

385

350

350

320

302

264

246

254

306

332

350

350

326

296

266 

260

230

230

397

484

466

420

*496

-

11,452

382

0.602

0.67

May

790

950

707

590

509

460

420

365

344

302

272

254

242

210

190

176

176

195

220

210

242

316 

344

344

314

284

246

210

176

154

130

10,364

334

0.526

0.61

June

115

100

93

60

169

205

180

228

225

766

980

716

476

326

246

195

163

133

115

97

60

61 

52

45

*40

42

56

80

47

38

-

6,173

206

0.324

0.36

July

38

36

30

24

21

55

61

55

38

24

20

15

13

13

14

14

80

90

42

27

50 m34

24

17

15

11

30

46

50

1,187

38.3

0.060

0.07

Aug.

32

70

67

42

34

28

24

22

25

20

20

27

28

24

18

15

10

10

12

14

11

10 

10

8.2

6.5

5.0

4.3

4.3

3.7

3.1

3.1

631.2

20.4

0.032

0.04

Sept.

2.6

2.6

2.6

17

27

16

11

7.3

5.7

6.5

10

24

18

- 13

9.1

6.3

6.2

12

93

67

20

11 

9.1

*8.2

7.3

6.5

6.5

4.3

3.7

3.1

"

440.5

14.7

0.023

0.03

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,620 

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,420

Min 

Min

1.6 

2.6

Mean 515 Cfsra 0.811 In. 11.03 

Mean 159 Cfsm 0.250 In. 3.39

Discharge measurement made on this day.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 429

Flag Creek near Willow Springs, 111.

Location! Lat 41°44'20", long. 87°53'48", in SE^NE^ sec. 31, T. 38 N., R. 12 E., on left 

bank at upstream side of bridge on German Church Road, 1.1 miles northwest of Willow 

Springs and 2^ miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 16.2 sq mi.

Records available. July 1951 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 609.64 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (Cook County Highway Department benchmark).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 306 cfs June 10 (gage height, 3.61 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 160 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 1.8 cfs 

Aug. 9, 15..

1951-53: Maximum discharge, 540 cfs Sept. 26, 1951 (gage height, 4.59 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 160 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 1.5 cfs 

July 29, 1952.

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

0.9

1.0

1.1 

1.3

1.0

2.7

5.2

12

1.5 

2.0 

2.6

58

125

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*2.4

2.5

2.0

272

2.5

2.5

2.0

2.4

2.4

2.0

2.2

2.5

2.2

2.5

4.7

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.4

3.2

2.7

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.4

*2.7

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

76.5

2.47

0.152

0.18

Nov.

2.2

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.7

2.2

2.0

2.2

2.5

3.0

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.4

2.5

5.5

11

3.4

2.7

*2.5

3.0

3.4

2.7

ii

7.6

4.2

3.4

2.7

2.5

-

108.4

3.61

0.223

0.25

Dec.

2.5

2.5

2.7

5.4

4.2

3.0

3.2

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.5

2.4

2.2

2^0

2.0

*2.3

27.

9.0

6.4

11

6.4

4.7

4.0

b3.7

b3.5

3.2

3.0

2.7

138.9

4.48

0.277

0.32

Jan.

2.5

b2.4

2.4

2.4

b2.4

b2.3

b2.2

b272

2.2

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

3.7

3.7

3.4

4.2

3.7

*3.0

3.2

4.0

7.3

7.9

5.0

4.2

3.7

3.4

b3.2

3.0

b2.9

103.0

3.32

0.205

0.24

Feb.

b2.8

b2.7

b2.6

H

8.8

4.0

3.2

3.0

2.7

3.4

3.2

2.7

2.7

2.7

b2.5

b2.5

b3.0

3.7

22.

20

blO

8.7

7.1

6.4

6.1

6.4

5.2

-

-

154.5

5.52

0.341

0.35

Calendar year 1952: Max 197 Min 1.5

Mar.

4.4

4.0

6.0

b6.0

b5.0

4.2

3 sTr"4

s!i

6.4

7.7

*63

48

78

64

34

23

20

17

15

14

12

17

12

10

9.0

8.0

7.4

6.4

6.4

9.4

529.5

17.1

1.06

1.22

Apr-.

25

16

14

13

11

10

9.0

8.0

8.3

8.3

7.1

6.4

6.4

6.4

10

16

12

11

9.4

8.3

7.7

6.4

5.5

7.8

9.0

*8.7

7.7

8.7

8.7

34

-

319.8

10.7

0.660

0.73

May

81

56

31

23

19

16

14

12

11

11

9.8

9.4

8.0

7.4

7.4

8.5

11

9.0

8.0

7.4

*8.0

39

22

19

16

12

9.8

8.7

7.7

7.1

6^4

518.6

16.7

1.03

1.19

June

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.1

22

18

11

22

13

115

51

27

18

13

11

8.3

6.4

5.8

5.2

4.7

4.0

3.7

3.7

3.7

4.0

*3.7

22

7.4

4.2

1*2

434.5

14.5

0.895

1.00

July

4.4

5.0

3.0

370

3.2

7.8

4.2

6.8

4.4

4.7

5.1

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.8

5.4

~8.4 21

6.4

6.1

7.9

6.4

4.4

*4.2

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.4

14

6.8

4.0

181.8

5.86

0.362

0.42

Aug.

3.0

43

15

6.4

3.7

2.5

2.4

2.4

1.8

2.2

2.5

2.7

2.4

2.0

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.2

3.0

3.0

3.4

2.7

3.7

4.0

4.2

4.7

4.6

5.0

144.3

4.65

0.287

0.33

Sept.

5.2

5.5

5.5

10

5.5

4.8

6.6

8.0

5.2

5.3

5.3

7.3

3.2

4.2

3.2

3.4

3.2

3.0

"3.7 11

3.0

2.7

2.2

275

*2.5

2.2

2.7

2.7

3.0

2.7

-

135.3

4.51

0.278

0.31

Mean 14.2 Cfsm 0.877 In. 11.93

Water year 1952-53: Max 115 Mln 1.8 Mean 7.79 Cfsm 0.481 In. 6.54

Peak discharge (base. 220 efs). June 10 (9 a.m.) 306 cfs (3.61 ft); Aug. 2 (5 p.m.) 236 cfs (3.36 ty:

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
430 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 

North Branch Chicago River at Deerfield, 111.

Location. Lat 42°09'09", long. 87°49'05", in NW^NEi sec. 3, T. 42 N., R. 12 E., on left 

bank at downstream side of bridge on County Line Road, 1.7 miles southeast of Deerfield 

and 5.9 miles upstream from Skokie River.

Drainage area. 20.7 sq mi.

Records available. August 1952 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 638.£ ft above mean sea level, datum of

T929 (Cook County Highway Department benchmark).

Extremes. 1952: Maximum discharge during period August to September, 3.9 cfs Sept. 1 

(gage height, 3.53 ft); no flow Sept. 16, 20, 21.

1952-53: Maximum discharge during water year, 79 cfs Mar. 15 (gage height, 7.43 

ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs for many days.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, Aug. 1, 1952, to Sept. 30, 1953 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 13 to Oct. 8, 1952, Oct. 13-15,

Oct. 23 to Nov. 25, Jan. 18 to Feb. 11)

2.9

3.0

3.1 

3.5

0 

.1 

.5

3.7

4.0 

7.0 

7.2

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Aug.

0.5

.4

.4

JLr.l

.6

.4

.4

.3

Sept.

1.6

.5

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Aug.

0.3

.2

±1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.8

Sept.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Aug.

0.4

.4

.3

.6

.4

.4

.3

.2

Sept.

0.1

.1

.1

0

0

.1

.1

.1

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Mean. .........................................................

Runoff In Inches ..................................................

Aug.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

.7

11.2

0.02

Sept.

0 1

1

1

1

1

1

4.9

0.009

Peak discharge (base. 100 efs). No peak above base.

Discharge, In cubic feet per seiond, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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 sun

In.

Oct.

oa

.1

.1

.1.1

.1.1 *.l

.1

.1

.1.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.3

.4

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

JL£

.5

.5

.6

.5

.6

.6

8.8

0.28

0.014

0.02

Nov.

0.6

.7

.8

.8

.7

.7

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.7

.6

.6

1.4

.7

*1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1 *1.3

.LiP.

.6

.4

.3

.2

-

19.8

0.66

0.032

0.04

Dec.

&uZ

.2

.3

.7

.7

,5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

*.2

.2

.2

.2

5.8

£*!

3.7

4.4

3.8

2.6

1.7

1.3

.9

.8

.8

.8

40.0

1.29

0.062

0.07

Jan.

0.9

1.0

.9

.5

.4

^

.3

.4

.4

.5

.6

.7

.6

.6

*1.1

1.1

.9

1.0

1.0

.8

.9

1.1

1.7

&u3.

2.2

1.7

1.6

1.3

.9

.9

1.1

29.7

0.96

0.046

0.05

Feb.

1.1

.9

.8

ol

itl

4.1

3.8

2.3

2.1

1.8

*1.7

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.0

.9

1.1

3.2

12.

6.5

4.4

3.4

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.2

-

-

-

70.8

2.53

0.122

0.13

Calendar year 1952: Max - Mln -

Mar.

1.9

1.8

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.6

1*3

1.3

1.5

2.0

3.5

29

62

*52

li

51

38

32

27

22

18

16

16

13

11

9.2

8.3

7.5

6.4

5.8

5.9

524.7

16.9

0.816

0.94

Apr.

26

36

25

21

16

13

11

9.7

9.1

9.2

6.6

5.9

5.4

**1

6.4

15

14

9.3

8.0

7.0

6.4

5.9

5.1

*4.8

5.2

5.6

5.2

5.8

6.4

8.1

316.8

10.6

0.512

0.57

May

24

23

17

14

12

10

9.0

7.6

6.4

5.4

4.6

4.0

3.7

3.2

2.9

2.7

3.7

4.7

3.7

3.0

6.4

13

*20

11

' 9.1

7.0

5.1

4.0

3.3

2.9

2^5

248.9

8.03

0.388

0.45

June

2.2

1.9

1.7

1.6

3.3

2.6

2.2

2.4

2.2

14

IS

9.2

5.8

4.3

3.3

2.9

2.5

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.1

.9

*.8

.6

1.1

1.1

1.2

.9

.7

^

92.7

3.09

0.149

0.17

July

0.4

.6

.4

.6

6.0

2.4

1.1

.8

.5

.5

.6

1.2

1.2

1.1

I.I

1.0

1.4

.6

.5

1.6

1.9

*2.6

1.1

.7

.5

.4

.4

^

.3

.5

.3

32.6

1.05

0.051

0.06

Aug.

0.3

2^0

.6

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.il

.1

*.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

8.3

0.27

0.013

0.01

Sept.

fiJL

.1

.1

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.6

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

-=£

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

4.5

0.15

0.0072

0.008

Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 74 Mln o.l Mean 3.83 Cfsm 0.185 In. 2.52

Peak discharge (base. 100 ofa). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 

Skokie River at Lake Forest, 111.

431

Location.--Lat 42°13'57", long. 87°50'4l", in NW&Wi sec. 4, T. 43 N., R. 12 E., on left 

bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 59A at Lake Forest, 12 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 12.8 sq mi.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1953. Prior to October 1952 records pub- 

'llshed with"those for streams in the St. Lawrence River basin.

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 648.69 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

'929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 92 cfs Mar. 14 (gage height, 3.83 ft); minimum, 

0.4 cfs Aug. 23.

1951-53: Maximum discharge, 321 cfs Nov. 13, 1951 (gage height, 7.16 ft); minimum, 

that of Aug. 23, 1953.

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

fluctuation at low flow.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 8-31, Sept. 26-30)

1.1

1.2

1.4

1.5

0.6 

1.3 

3.7 

5.2

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

'i

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1*2

1.3

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.2 1.4

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.4

1.7

1.7

.7

.4

.4

.5

.2

.2.0

1.6

1.6

1.3

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

43.6

1.41

0.110

0.13

Nov.

1*6

2.1

2.1

2.5

2.7

3.2

2.9

2.7

2.3

2.4

2.7

2.7

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.2

3.6

4.9

2.1

1.8

1.7

2.3

3.3

2.0

9^5

*6.9

b2.3

bl.8

bl.8

1.8

-

86.1

2.87

0.224

0.25

Dec.

2.3

4.4

3.7

5.9

3.4

1.8

1.6

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.7

bl.S

bl.2

bl.2

bUL

*bl.l

bl.2

bl.3

b2.3

24

7.3

5.2

8.2

5.7

b4.0

b3.3

b2.9

b2.7

b2.7

b2.5

b2.3

112.3

3.62

0.283

0.33

Jan.

2.1

2.1

b2.0

bl.S

bl.S

bjUZ

bl.7

b2.0

b2.3

b2.6

b2.2

b2.1

b2.1

*b2.0

2.1

2.3

b2.0

bl.S

bl.7

bl.9

2.6

3.0

3.3

i*l

b2.7

b2.5

b2.3

b2.2

b2.4

b2.4

b2.2

69.3

2.24

0.175

0.20

Feb.

b2.2

b2.2

b2.1

b2.0

b478

15

4.9

3.8

3.8

3.3

*3.4

3.6

3.3

3.0

2.8

b2.4

b2.3

b2.2

b2.5

12

14

b7.5

5.5

4.9

4.6

4.6

4.2

3.4

-

-

-

130.3

4.65

0.363

0.38

Mar.

b3.0

b3.4

3.4

b3.0

b2.4

b2.3

b2.2

b2.2

b2.9

4.5

5.7

38

38

45

*5fi

28

22

20

18

16

15

14

16

13

12

10

8.2

7.1

6.4

6.0

6.4

424.1

13.7

1.07

1.23

Apr.

2£

27

20

17

14

12

9.9

8.6

7.7

7.3

6.6

5.9

5.5

Ii2

8.0

16

12

9.9

8.4

7.5

6.9

6.9

6.2 *6.4

7.8

9.9

9.5

9.0

8.6

12

-

320.7

10.7

0.836

0.93

May

20

16

13

12

10

9.2

8.2

7.5

6.6

5.7

5.7

6.2

5.4

6.7

7.1

6.0

11

9.0

6.6

5.7

18

24 *17

12

10

8.2

6.2

5.5

5.4

4.9

4i£

293.0

9.45

0.738

0.85

June

3.7

3.6

3.4

3.7

13

7.3

4.6

6.6

4.4

M

15

9.2

6.4

4.3

3.7

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.0

.Lug. *t!t

2.1

5.5

2.7

2.3

1.8

1.6

1.7

-

163.6

5.45

0.426

0.48

July

2.0

2.1

1.6

2.2

2.3

1.7

iu2

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.4

2.8

2.0

2.0

3.5

Jul *3.7

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.5

1.6

1.7

2.9

1.8

58.0

1.87

0.146

0.17

Aug.

2.1

2.4

1.2

£*!

2.2

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.0

.9

1.1

2.0 *1.6

1.5

1.5

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.0^

.8

1.2

1.3

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.2

1.3

42.8

1.38

0.108

0.12

Sept.

1.7

1.8

2.0

5.4

2.0

1.2

juS

1.0

1.2

1.3

2.8

5.5

1.4

1.2

1.3

1.6

1.8

2.1

IZ

2.6

1.8 *1.6

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

2.5

1.4

1.4

1.6

67.8

2.26

0.177

0.20

Calendar year 1952: Max 243 Mln 0.9 Mean 13.2 Cfsm 1.03 In. 14.11

Water year 1952-53: Max 50 Min 0.8 Mean 4.96 Cfsra 0.388 In. 5.27

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
432 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 

West Fork of North Branch Chicago River at Northbrook, 111.

Location. Lat 42°08'18", long. 87°50'04", In SW^SE^ sec. 4, T. 42 N., R. 12 E., on left

 bank at upstream side of bridge on State Highway 68, 2.0 miles northwest of Northbrook 

and 8.0 miles above mouth.

Drainage area. 11.5 sq mi.

Records available. August 1952 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 637.98 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929 (Cook County Highway Department benchmark).

Extremes. 1952: Maximum discharge during period August to September, 12 cfs Sept. 1

 (gage height, 3.25 ft); no flow for part of several days In September.

1952-53: Maximum discharge during water year, 86 cfs Mar. 14 (gage height, 6.10 

ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs for several days in October.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, Aug. 8, 1952, to Sept. 30, 1953 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 19 to Oct. 8, 1952,

Sept. 30, 1953)

Aug. 8, 1952, to Mar. 13, 1953 Mar. 14 to Sept. 30, 1953

2.2

2.3

2.5 

2.7

1.0 

2.9

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

7.3 2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5 

2.7

0.2 

.5 

1.0 

1.7 

3.9

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

5.3

9.0

30

56

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

fi

7

8

Aug.

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

0.2

Sept.

3.1

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Aug.

0.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.7

Sept.

0.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

Total

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Aug.

0.2

.2

.1

.8

.2

.1

.4

.1

Sept.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Runoff In Inches. ............................................

Aug.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

-

Sept.

0.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

-

7.2

0.24

0.021

0.02

Peak discharge (base. 100 efsK No peak above base.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Of sra

In.

Oct.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

ft

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.5

.9

.9

t*

9.1

0.29

0.025

0.03

Nov.

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3 

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

2.1

1.8

.8 

.6

.6

.7

1.2

.7 *!*!

2.8

1.0

if

.5

38.1

1.27

0.110

0.12

Dec .

0.5

.5

.5

1.5

1.2

.8

1.1

1.2

1.2 

.8

.6

.7

.5

.5

.4

.6

*.4

.3

73 

15

8.7

5.6

7.8

5.4

3.7

2.7

2.2

1.7

2.0

1.6 

1.4

71.4

2.30

0.200

0.23

Jan.

1.2

1.2

1.1

.8

.8

.6"i

. o

.8 

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

.7

 1.4

1.5

1.2

1.3

1.1 

.9

1.1

1.3

2.2

"271 2.8

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.1

1.1 

1.3

37.2

1.20

0.104

0.12

Feb.

1.1

.9

.8

.8

1.8

4.6

2.6

2.0

1.5

1.4

 1.8

1.8

1.4

1.4

1.1

.8

.6

.6

.6 

8.1

11

7.0

3.4

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.2

1.7

-

68.5

2.45

0.213

0.22

Mar.

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.5

i4TTT

1.5 

2.5

3.7

39

52

*49

£2

32

20

16

14 

11

9.4

7.6

10

7.0

6.0

5.2

4.7

4.3

3.9

3.5 

4.2

379.8

12.3

1.07

1.23

Apr.

19

20

15

12

8.4

6.7

5.6

4.9

5.0 

6.5

4.7

4.3

3.9

3.7

5.6

11

7.2

5.5

4.7 

4.2

4.3

3.8

3.3

3.5

*3.5

3.9

3.5

3.3

3.2

77!

197.3

6.58

0.572

0.64

May

15

TJ

10

7.6

6.2

5.3

4.9

3.9

3.5 

3.1

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.2

3.1

3.1

2.7 

2.1

4.0

8.0

*8.2

5.8

4.9

3.5

2.5

2.1

1.8

1.6 

i-l

142.9

4.61

0.401

0.46

June

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.1

3.7

1.8

1.3

1.9

1.3 

1Z.

6.7

3.8

2.5

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.1

.9

.8 

.7

.6

.5

.5

*.4

173

.7

1.0

.7

.4

.4

59.0

1.97

0.171

0.19

July

0.4

1.1

-4

175

12

3.4

2.0

1.3

1.0 

1.3

.8

.7

.8

.8

.7

.5

1.6

.8

.8 

1.6

2.1

 1.6

1.1

.8

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

1.0 

.6

42.9

1.38

0.120

0.14

Aug.

0.5

til

TTI

1.2

1.1

.8

.7

.6

.5 

.4

.5

.7

.5

*.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

tl

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4 

.4

20.5

0.66

0.057

0.07

Sept.

0.5

.5

.4

1.1

.5

.4

.5

.4

.4

.3

.6

2.0

.4

.3

jl

.2

.3

.3 *!

*.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

14.4

0.48

0.042

0.05

Calendar year 1952: Max - 

Water year 1952-53: Max 62

Mln - 

Mln 0.1

Mean - 

Mean 2.96

Cfsm - In. - 

Cfsm 0.257 In. 3.50

ak discharge (base. 100 cfs). No peak above baae. 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 433

North Branch Chicago River at Niles, 111.

Location. Lat 42°00'44", long. 87°47'45", in SW^SEi sec. 30, T. 41 N., R. 13 E., on right 

bank at downstream side of bridge on Touhy Avenue in Niles, 3.6 miles downstream from 

West Fork of North Branch, 7.9 miles upstream from North Shore Channel, and 15.2 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 102 sq mi.

Records available. '-October 1950 to September 1953. Prior to October 1952 records published with those for streams in the St. Lawrence River basin.

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 601.99 ft above mean sea level, datum of "29.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 428 cfs Mar. 15 (gage height, 5.23 ft); minimum 

dally, 0.1 cfs Sept. 30.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 952 cfs May 11, 1951; maximum gage height, 7.89 ft 

Apr. 14, 1952; minimum daily discharge, that of Sept. 30, 1953.

Remarks . Records good above 10 cfs and fair below. Considerable regulation at low flow.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 11, June 10 to 

Aug. 4, Sept. 30}

0.5 

.6 

.7 

.8 

.9

1.0

0.1

.2

.7

1.7

3.4

6.0

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

6.0

14

29

65

161

402

540

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28 

29

30

31

Tcta:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.2

2.6

2.6

3.7

1.9

2.4

3.1

5.0

1.7

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.3

.7

2TTJ

1.7

3.2

4.2

2.6

3.6

3.9

 3.9

3.2

3.1

3.7

8.8 

T76

1.9 

3.1

4.4

3.4

87.7

2.83

0.028

0.03

Nov.

3.2

3.4

4.2

3.9

3.1

3.2

3.7

3.7

3.2

3.1

3.7

3.2

3.1

2.9

3.1

3.1

10

60

28

11

3.1

1.4

13

*8.8

36

100

31 

12

.LI

425.3

14.2

0.139

0.16

Dec.

7.0

2.2

2?

70

42

42

42

40

34

22

16

13

9.5

8.5

7.8

*6.7

6.7

8.0

80

'gg" 90

54

39

30

26 

23

18 

14

13

12

868.9

28.0

0.275

0.32

Jan.

10

9.5

9.2

7.8

7.4

6.7

6.4

7.4

6.7

6.4

7.0

7.0

7.4

7.0

9.5

18

16

16

16

14

*14

16

21

30

16

24

20

18 

16

14

14

408.4

13.2

0.129

0.15

Feb.

14

12

I?

13

16

34

30

28

23

20

20

20

18

16

16

15

14

14

16

42

IITO

52

39

33

31 

31

28

-

-

776

27.7

0.272

0.28

Mar.

25

24

26

28

25

22

20

18

T5

25

34

150

*350

325

415

325

235

178

145

108

73

61

90

67

48

40 

34

31 

28

25

27

3,021

97.5

0.956

1.10

Apr.

146

223

130

95

69

53

42

40

43

37

33

30

29

3T

54

66

52

40

35

33

29

30

29

29

*31

34

33 

32

52

-

1,746

58.2

0.571

0.64

May

211

229

96

69

51

41

36

28

25

24

22

22

20

18

17

22

26

24

24

44

72

81

70

52

40 

30

24

21

*18

ii

1,606

51.8

0.508

0.59

June

12

9.5

7.6

6.2

34

29

25

32

24

106

111'is

47

34

29

25

22

21

12

14

6.0

5.0

4.2

 "sir

8.8 

9.3

12 

10

7.0

-

747.2

24.9

' 0.244

0.27

July

6.7

5.5

4.2

2.7

12

29

20

14

6.2

4.2

3.9

1.7

1.9

1.7

2.2

1.9

17

12

27

11

39

*16

12

8.2

3.2

5.6

rf*

16

9.5

324.1

10.5

0.103

0.12

Aug.

5.5

29

22

"2$ 33

9.5

7.0

5.5

4.2

4.2

3.7

3.7

4.2

3.9

2.7

3.4

3.9

3.4

2.7

2.7

5.3

.2

T5

1.9

2.7

2.6 

*2.4

5.5 

5.2

3.9

2.4

211.1

6.81

0.067

0.08

Sept.

3.9

3.2

2.7

5.7

4.2

2.2

1.2

1.3

2.0

1.9

3.9

"7.8 19

4.7

3.7

1.0

.6

2.1

3.1

12

8.3

, 6.4

*5.7

4.7

4.4

4.6 

7.7

7.4

.7

J.JL

-

136.2

4.54

0.045

0.05

Calendar year 1952: Max 811 Mln 0.7 Mean 84.5 Cfsm 0.828 In. 11.28

Water year 1952-53: Max 415 Mln 0.1 Mean 28.4 Cfsm 0.278 In. 3.79

Peak discharge (base. 500 cfs). No peak above base. 

 Discharge neasurement made on this day.
434 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Tlnley Creek near Palos Park, 111.

Location. Lat 41°38'48", long. 87°45'59", In SW^SE^ sec. 32, T. 37 N., R. 13 E., on left 

bank at downstream side of 135th Street Bridge, 1.5 miles west of U. S. Highway 50, 

1.5 miles upstream from mouth, and 3 miles southeast of Palos Park.

Drainage area. 11.3 sq mi.

Records available. July 1951 to September 1953. Prior to October 1952 records published 

with those for streams in the St. Lawrence River basin.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 607.40 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 530 cfs June 10 (gage height, 8.43 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1951-53: Maximum discharge, that of June 10, 1953; no flow for many days.

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

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge. In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 27)

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

0

.4 

1.6 

3.4 

6.2

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

5.0 

5.4

10

22

38

214

250

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

£0

£1

£2

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

C)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

7J

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

.3

.8

.2

0

.1

.2

.3

1.4

~7s 1.5

.1

0

0

-

5.4

0.18

0.016

0.02

Dec.

0

0

0

.5

.9

.8

.5

.5

.6

«.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

0

0

0

0

0

1.8

2.9

176

2.0

2.3

1.5

1.1

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

21.9

0.71

0.063

0.07

Calendar year 1952: Max 218

Jan.

0.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

*.4

.6

.8

.9

.9

.8

.8

1.0 2.'9

a4.5

83.5

a2.7

a2.5

2.0

1.8

2.0

2.7

H

4.2

3.0

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.3

64.0

2.06

0.182

0.21

Feb.

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.5

T78

3.2

2.5

2.1

2.0

1.8

 2.0

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.9

18

TB" 34

6.6

5.9

5.1

5.6

5.4

4.0

_

-

137.4

4.91

0.435

0.45

Mln 0

Mar.

3.4

3.0

3.4

3.7

3.2

2.9

2.5

2\5

3.0

*4.0

63

57

90

104

42

28

22

16

12

9.6

8.1

14

10

5.6

4.8

4.8 4.'5

4.8

4.5

*4.5

543.3

17.5

1.55

1.79

Apr.

30

17

12

10

8.1

6.6

5.6

5.4

15

45

17

11

8.1

6.2

8.1

49

If

11

8.5

7.0

5.9

5.6

5.1

4.8

575

5.9

9.3

5.6

8.1

7.0

-

362.8

12.1

1.07

1.19

May

22

14

8.9

7.0

6.2

*5.4

4.8

4.2

3.7

3.4

3.4

M

3.4

3.7

3.4

6.6

5.1

5.B

4.5

5.4

855- 139

857

865

a23

812

7.7

5.9

4.5

3.4

499.8

16.1

1.42

1.64

June

2.9

2.5

2.1

1.8

2.3

3.2

2.7

4.0

3.2

*249

62

39

32

23

13

9.2

7.0

5.6

4.8

3.2

2.0

1.2

1.1

1.0

-t!

1.2

11

15

3.2

2.0

-

511.1

17.0

1.50

1.68

July

1.2

1.0

.8

.6

.4

.9

*.6

.4

.4

.3

.1

.1

0

7J

0

.1

.4

.5

.6

.3

.9

2.1

.8

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

12.8

0.41

0.036

0.04

Aug.

0

2.2

8.0

T75

.8

.3

2.2

6.5

1.8

.9

.5

*.4

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

25.4

0.82

0.073

0.08

Sept.

(*)

-

0

0

0

0

Mean 8.55 Cfsm 0.757 In. 10.29

Water year 1952-53: Max 249 Mln 0 Mean 5.98 Cfsm 0.529 In. 7.17

Peak discharge (base. 250 ofs).--May 22 (1:45 p.m.) 322 cfs (6.22 ft); June 10 (10:30 a.m.) 530 

cfs (8.43 ft). 

 * 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 Midlothian Creek at Oak Forest.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 435

Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal at Lockport, 111.

Location. Lat 41°34 I 11", long. 88°04'42", in SW£ sec. 27, T. 36 N., R. 10 E., at upper 

end of 9-foot navigation channel in Des Plaines River at Lockport.

Records available. October 1936 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. 

January 1900 to December 1936 in 1937 State report entitled "Streamflow data of 

Illinois."

Average discharge. 53 years, 6,225 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum total discharge during year, 6,714 cfs June 10; minimum total, 2,306 

cfs Jan. 26.

1900-1953: Maximum total discharge, 20,613 cfs Apr. 5, 1947; minimum total, 91 cfs 

Dec. 15, 1938.

Remarks. Total mean daily discharge includes governmental and private pumpage, inflow 

from Des Plaines River basin and diversion from Lake Michigan. This total is obtained 

by adding the mean daily discharges, based on half-hourly discharge readings at dams, 

sluice gates, lockages, exciter turbines in operation and main turbines in operation 

as corrected for variable efficiencies, and the leakage of lock gates, dams, sluice 

gates, and turbines not in operation.

Chicago pumpage includes water from Lake Michigan to supply Chicago metropolitan 

area, water from wells within the main-channel drainage area including pumpage to 

municipalities served by Chicago, and an average of about 136 cfs from agencies not 

served by Chicago.

Mean net diversion is obtained by deducting from total discharge the Chicago pumpage and inflow from Des Plaines River basin.

The Federal permit of June 26, 1930, issued by the Secretary of War, limits the 

diversion of water from Lake Michigan to an annual average of 1,500 cfs, exclusive of 

pumpage for municipal supplies.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Sanitary District of Chicago.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 955: 1940(m), 1941(m). WSP 1005: 1943. WSP 1175: 1945.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, of Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal at Lockport, 111., 

water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

October

Totals

2,890

3,092

2,758

2,851

2,790

2,773

2,761

2,779

2,736

2,970

2,841

2,877

2,879

3,038

2,847

2,842

2,809

2,832

2,896

2,922

2,605

2,805

2,742

2,809

2,659

2,752

2,553

2,815

2,784

2,809

2,743

Chicago 

punpage

1,781

1,686

1,669

1,616

1,452

1,637

1,647

1,671

1,652

1,661

1,608

1,488

1,661

1,651

1,653

1,632

1,627

1,548

1,452

1,620

1,632

1,647

1,654

1,662

1,569

1,470

1,649

1,638

1,629

1,632

1,642

Her diversion

1,046

1,338

1,023

1,171

1,276

1,074

' 1,043

1,043

1,017

1,241

1,178

1,325

1,153

1,324

1,118

1,134

1,115

1,210

1,366

1,228

902

1,088

1,019

1,084

1,027

1,229

837

1,113

1,098

1,109

1,034

November

Totals

2,831

2,954

2,854

2,833

2,937

3,002

3,326

3,005

2,802

2,785

2,825

3,166

2,868

2,980

2,916

2,840

2,860

3,818

2,959

2,827

2,844

2,897

2,910

2,887

3,449

' 2,712

2,907

2,865

2,837

2,842

-

Chicago 

jpumpsge

1,597

1,444

1,625

1,628

1,646

1,618

1,621

1,564

1,440

1,611

1,606

1,636

1,650

1,650

1,597

1,478

1,624

1,623

1,618

1,619

1,606

1,506

1,398

1,587

1,594

1,608

1,424

1,558

1,511

1,403

-

Net diversion

1,164

1,442

1,161

1,135

1,221

1,313

1,641

1,372

1,306

1,111

1,153

1,459

1,146

1,256

1,248

1,297

1,151

2,054

1,244

1,140

1,158

1,298

1,433

1,229

1,732

969

1,371

1,214

1,237

1,356

-

December

Totals

3,249

3,214

3,199

3,225

3,290

3,254

3,256

3,334

3,140

3,290

3,260

3,311

3,227

3,300

3,501

3,641

3,619

3,554

3,590

4,605

3,578

3,515

3,602

3,649

3,483

3,645

3,679

3,565

3,617

3,689

3,858

Chicago 

pumpage

1,575

1,593

1,586

1,580

1,580

1,501

1,400

1,565

1,581

1,584

1,567

1,570

1,492

1,382

1,577

1,588

1,586

1,580

1,577

1,480

1,374

1,557

1,570

1,525

1,353

1,497

1,473

1,391

1,580

1,590

1,573

Net diversion

1,594

1,532

1,514

1,509

1,614

1,667

1,780

1,682

1,477

1,628

1,610

1,658

1,657

1,842

1,847

1,976

1,951

1,903

1,925

2,910

2,046

1,825

1,872

1,991

2,007

2,034

2,111

2,074

1,925

2,005

2,177

Totals

2,709

2,687

2,799

2,663

2,702

2,566

2,727

2,747

2,719

2,753

2,707

2,596

2,709

2,733

2,805

2,810

2,763

2,731

2,363

2,464

2,414

2,552

2,436

2,401

2,452

2,306

2,379

2,391

2,468

2,355

2,388

January

Chicago 

j>umpage

1,371

1,529

1,487

1,392

1,578

1,595

1,598

1,584

1,582

1,506

1,395

1,572

1,585

1,579

1,573

1,575

1,478

1,378

1,556

1,570

1,573

1,564

1,559

1,474

1,367

1,555

1,567

1,561

1,556

1,566

1,477

Net diversion

1,246

1,060

1,211

1,177

1,030

878

1,037

1,076

1,052

1,160

1,235

945

1,050

1,070

1,107

1,122

1,162

1,242

695

801

732

871

731

744

939

632

692

721

819

681

820
436 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, of Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal at Lockport, 111., 

water year October 1952 to September 1953--Continued

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

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

February

Totals

2,435

2,473

2,473

2,471

2,510

2,431

2,501

2,417

2,461

2,507

2,488

2,540

2,517

2,573

2,460

2,535

2,457

2,433

2,434

3,508

2,518

2,572

2,530

2,495

2,743

2,628

2,593

2,631

-

-

"

Chicago 

pumpage

1,376

1,566

1,570

1,578

1,566

1,563

1,475

1,370

1,563

1,577

1,576

1,570

1,571

1,478

1,371

1,562

1,592

1,587

1,593

1,587

1,488

1,387

1,544

1,579

1,572

1,575

1,576

i;485

-

-

-

Net diversion

1,059

821

827

812

839

694

914

943

780

827

792

855

826

984

981

866

760

732

744

1,647

253

856

766

738

999

889

872

1,023

-

-

-

June

Totals

3,478

3,560

3,594

3,691

4,351

3,627

3,476

4,052

3,560

6,714

4,048

3,543

3,602

3,540

3,447

3,637

3,588

3,499

3,553

3,549

3,635

3,571

3,552

3,599

3,450

3,644

4,099

3,576

3,410

3,555

-

Chicago 

pumpage

1,736

1,797

1,858

1,878

1,817

1,572

1,451

1,770

1,785

1,709

1,756

1,893

1,709

1,547

1,827

1,927

1,862

1,892

2,118

2,149

1,801

2,008

1,929

2,025

1,976

1,952

1,769

1,567

1,869

2,156

-

Net diversion

1,616

1,640

1,611

1,588

2,298

1,847

1,932

2,090

1,603

4,183

1,536

1,283

1,632

1,785

1,431

1,542

1,562

1,465

1,284

1,269

1,705

1,449

1,495

1,459

1,338

1,568

2,180

1,779

1,373

1,259

-

March

Totals

2,780

2,766

3,608

2,668

2,813

2,829

2,854

2,836

2,792

2,921

2,772

5,657

2,948

5,093

3,256

3,414

2,867

2,956

2,765

2,726

2,875

2,803

2,780

2,767

2,773

3,303

2,886

2,972

2,886

2,798

2,745

Chicago 

pumpage

1,371

1,558

1,559

1,565

1,567

1,567

1,467

1,369

1,559

1,578

1.580

1,563

1,579

1,474

1,364

1,559

1,591

1,584

1,586

1,584

1,518

1,385

1,582

1,592

1,585

1,578

1,575

1,497

1,375

1,572

1,576

Net diversion

1,296

1,101

1,930

941

1,113

1,131

1,283

1,351

1,113

1,209

1,055

3,711

648

2,991

702

1,058

838

1,023

847

871

1,117

1,221

955

1,013

1,052

1,567

1,092

1,328

1,379

1,087

1,002

July

Totals

3,541

3,528

3,615

3,621

3,573

4,024

3,635

3,630

3,591

3,511

3,558

3,565

3,489

3,629

3,517

3,499

4,662

3,536

3,761

3,657

4,690

4,187

3,555

3,510

3,648

3,759

3,567

3,643

3,934

3,677

3,575

Chicago 

pumpags

2,151

1,926

1,874

1,683

1,673

1,759

1,837

1,772

1,825

1,883

1,822

1,684

1,967

2,017

2,060

2,074

1,854

1,726

1,645

1,883

1,892

1,850

1,869

1,881

1,838

1,759

2,010

2,060

2,059

1,911

1,865

Net diversion

1,250

1,463

1,620

1,820

1,782

2,110

1,647

1,720

1,669

1,517

1,645

1,789

1,426

1,507

1,360

1,320

2,628

1,683

1,992

1,657

2,637

2,150

1,546

1,511

1,706

1,905

1,444

1,487

1,755

1,615

1,580

April

Totals

4,297

3,018

2,803

2,779

2,809

2,663

3,185

2,839

3,047

2,812

2,860

2,824

2,704

2,781

3,031

2,823

2,856

2,742

2,745

2,780

2,852

2,816

2,740

3,143

2,790

2,792

2,697

2,622

2,682

3,824

-

Chicago, 

pumpage

1,587

1,586

1,578

1,481

1,367

1,581

1,602

1,591

1,609

1,586

1,495

1,378

1,579

1,608

1,585

1,588

1,579

1,491

1,375

1,576

1,623

1,638

1,671

1,590

1,519

1,323

1,581

1,584

1,599

-

-

Net dive rslon

2,406

1,155

966

1,078

1,261

908

1,430

1,104

1,296

1,074

1,246

1,331

995

1,041

1,262

976

1,085

1,075

1,205

1,046

1,074

1,028

932

1,382

1,126

1,314

966

869

928

2,048

-

August

Totals

3,928

4,376

3,537

3,611

3,578

3,685

3,608

3,653

3,593

3,408

4,024

4,636

4,672

4,487

4,598

4,582

4,547

4,494

4,651

4,578

4,629

4,719

4,538

4,654

4,509

4,631

4,636

4,608

4,518

4,641

4,549

Chicago 

punpage

1,806

1,596

1,951

1,946

1,850

1,898

1,873

1,711

1,583

1,906

1,972

1,934

1,979

2,024

1,864

1,676

1,921

1,946

1,939

1,992

2,029

1,941

1,785

2,093

2,175

2,226

2,276

2,250

2,154

2,036

2,327

Net diversion

2,011

2,606

1,451

1,530

1,621

1,687

1,629

1,834

1,889

1,405

1,949

2,588

2,593

2,367

2,658

2,839

2,551

2,472

2,638

2,508

2,515

2,706

2,671

2,480

2,246

2,326

2,282

2,277

2,289

2,539

2,151

May

Totals

5,665

3,524

3,217

3,164

3,173

3,274

3,202

3,286

3,308

3,200

3,115

3,237

3,240

3,243

3,316

3,210

3,234

3,146

3,234

3,253

3,475

4y323

3,243

3,161

3,225

3,169

3,192

3,282

3,260

3,347

3,295

Chicago 

pumpage

1,599

1,479

1,379

1,599

1,605

1,622

1,621

1,657 .

Net diversion

3,687

1,626

1,546

1,332

1,351

1,448

1,394

1.431

1,627 1,472

1,475

1,718

1,662

1,598

1,610

1,677

1,530

1,379

1,618

1,655

1,702

1,677

1,603

1,513

1,383

1,698

1,749

1,656

1,662

1,784

1,727

1,640

1,548

1,209

1,395

1,482

1,479

1,479

1,505

1,633

1,328

1,395

1,377

1,588

2,434

1,460

1,523

1,250

1,200

1,357

1,451

1,316

1,479

1,522

September

Totals

4,518

4,479

4,565

4,817

4,661

4,516

4,543

4,436

4,537

4,530

4,614

4,579

4,604

4,603

4,549

4,615

4,443

4,496

4,506

4,688

4,573

4,542

4,439

4,462

4,546

4,437

4,534

4,570

4,434

4,616

-

Chicago 

pumpage

2,396

2,413

2,281

1,957

1,728

1,585

1,616

1,899

1,933

2,000

2,052

1,747

1,573

1,796

1,903

1,916

1,914

1,988

1,759

1,620

1,823

1,834

1,866

1,89?

1,915

1,783

1,662

1,915

2,025

1,950

-

Net diversion

2,037

1,979

2,211

2,685

2,820

2,828

2,801

2,426

2,498

2,437

2,474

2,760

2,956

2,728

2,565

2,550

2,451

2,433

2,548

2,965

2,646

2,615

2,472

2,476

2,529

2,561

2,761

2,557

2,310

2,559

-
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 437

Monthly discharge, In cubic feet per second, of Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal at Lockport, 111.,

with Inflow from Des Plalnes River basin, domestic pumpage, and net diversion from

Lake Michigan watershed through Sanitary District at Lookport, 111.,

water year October 1952 to September 1953

Month

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

Calendar year 1952

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

Water year 1952-53

Total discharge

Maximum 

daily

3,092 

3,818 

4,605

8,323

2,810 

3,508 

5,657 

4,297 

5,665 

6,714 

4,690 

4,719 

4,817

6,714

Minimum 

daily

2,553 

2,712 

3,140

2,199

2,306 

2,417 

2,668 

2,622 

3,115 

3,410 

3,489 

3,408 

4,434

2,306

Mean

2,815 

2,951 

3,482

3,565

2,590 

2,549 

3,062 

2,912 

3,362 

3,740 

3,706 

4,286 

4,548

3,338

Mean inflow 

from 

Des Plaines 

River basin

66 

81 

102

423

105 

156 

272 

174 

213 

207 

124 

94 

102

141

Mean 

pumpage

1,621 

1,570 

1,530

1,638

1,526 

1,532 

1,531 

1,551 

1,610 

1,840 

1,874 

1,957 

1,891

1,670

Net diversion

Maximum 

daily

1,366 

2,054 

2,910

3,999

1,246 

1,647 

3,711 

2,406 

3,687 

4,183 

2,637 

2,839 

2,965

4,183

Minimum 

dally

837 

969 

1,477

-173

632 

253 

648 

869 

1,200 

1,259 

1,250 

1,405 

1,979

253

Mean

1,128 

1,300 

1,850

1,505

959 

861 

1,259 

1,187 

1,539 

1,693 

1,708 

2,236 

2,555

1,526
438 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 

Long Run near Lemont, 111.

Location. Lat 41°38'33", long. 87°59'57", in SW&5E£ sec. 32, T. 37 N., R. 11 E., on left 

bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 2 miles south of Lemont and 5f miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 20.8 sq mi.

Records available. July 1951 to September 1953.

^Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 637.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 495 cfs June 10 (gage height, 6.85 ft); no flow 

Aug. 27 to Sept. 3, Sept. 18.

1951-53: Maximum discharge, 720 cfs June 13, 1952 (gage height, 8.18 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 430 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow Aug. 27 to Sept. 3, 

Sept. 18, 1953.

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

which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 5-19, Feb. 10-19)

1.0

1.1 

1.5

1.6 

2.8 

9.5

2.0 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

5.6

80

121

238

320

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

**0.2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2 

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2 

a. 2

a. 3

**/?

.2

.3

.3

.4

.5

.5 

.5

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.3

.3

10.1

0.33

0.016

0.02

Nov.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3 

.3

.3

^

.2 

.3

.3

.3

.4

.7

1.6

.7

.5

.3 

.3

.4

.3

2^3

2.3

1.2

.7

.4

.3

-

16.7

0.56

0.027

0.03

Dec.

^

.4

1.1

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.4 

1.4

1.2

1.0

*.9 

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

10

13 

9.7

13

12

7.8

5.1

3.9

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.3

98.6

3.18

0.153

0.18

Calendar year 1952: Max 386

Jan.

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.5

1.3

.9

jti *?8 

1.0

bl.l

bl.l

1.1 

1.1

2.0

8.9

bS.O

b5.5

b6.0

5.2

4.4

4.3 

4.3

7.1

11

blO

bS.O

b5.5

b4.0

b3.0

b2.7

b2.4

125.3

4.04

0.194

0.22

Feb.

b2.2

2.0

1.7

1.5

273

7.7

4.1

3.3 

2.4

2.2

3.1

*3.9 

2.8

b2.5

b2.0

1.8

1.6

2.0

5.6

30

b55 

b35

b22

17

15

15

13

11

_

-

267.7

9.56

0.460

0.48

Mln 0.1

Mar.

9.2

8.1

10

11

8.8

8.2

T75" 6.0

7.3

10

13

 169 

205

180

211

107

68

51

42

35

31 

27

30

24

20

18

16

15

14

13

14

1,394.6

45.0

2.16

2.49

Apr.

35

*27

22

18

16

15

14

tf

43

24

19 

16

14

18

69

36

25

20

17

15 

14

12

12

15

14

12

14

16

15

680

22.7

1.09

1.22

May

281

147

68

48

37

*32

28

24 

20

16

14

13 

12

10

9.2

9.8

15

11

9.8

8.0

8.0 

62

62

52

52

26

16

13

12

9.7

8.3

1,133.3

36.6

1.76

2.03

June

6.8

6.1

5.4

4.6

674

8.5

6.6

10 

7.1

*519

192

73 

49

35

25

20

17

14

12

9.7

7.8 

7.0

6.3

5.4

4.6

4.7

9.2

13

6.6

4.7

-

896.5

29.9

1.44

1.60

July

4.1

4.6

3.8

3.0

2.8

a4.0

 1.8

1.4 

1.2

1.0

.8

.7 

.6

.5

.4

.3

il

13

3.5

1.7

1.2

1.1

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

^i

.3

1.5

1.0

69.1

2.23

0.107

0.12

Aug.

0.5

9.7

9.7

2.3

1.0

.6

16

25 

21

6.8

2.8

2.1

1.5

*1.2

.9

.7

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2 

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

104.0

3.35

0.161

0.19

Sept.

0

o

0

.1

.1

.1

.1.1

.1

.1

.1

7§.1.1

.1 *.i

0

.2

.2

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

-

3.0

0.10

0.0048

0.005

Mean 17.5 Cfsm 0.841 In. 11.44

Water year 1952-53: Max 319 Mln 0 Mean 13.1 Cfsm 0.630 In. 8.58

Peak discharge (base. 260 efs). Mar. 12 (5 p.m.) 320 cfs (5.58 ft); May 1 (5 a.m.) 390 cfs (6.12 

ft); June 10 (10 a.m.) 495 cfs (6.85 ft). 

* ihare ms md

.. . . 

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

** * Field Field estimate estimate made made on on this this day. day.

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

In stage, weather records, and records for Midlothian Creek at Oak Forest and Flag Creek near Wlllc 

Springs .

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice .
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 439

Hickory Creek at Joliet, HI.

Location. Lat 41 "31'10", long. 88°04'10", in SW^NE^ sec. 15, T. 35 N., R. 10 E., on right 

bank at Third Avenue in Joliet, 0.25 mile downstream from Spring Creek and if miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 107 sq mi.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 527.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Oct. 9, 1946, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 85.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,350 cfs June 10 (gage height, 5.78 ft); minimum, 3.3 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.28 ft).

1944-53: Maximum discharge, 10,200 cfs Apr. 5, 1947 (gage height, 10.68 ft); minimum observed, 1.8 cfs Dec. 22-24, 1944; minimum gage height, 1.24 ft Feb. 5-7, 1948.

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

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of loe effect (gage 

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

1.28

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.7

4.3

5.4

12

22

51

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

4.6

106

245

420

900

1,290

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.4

5TT

5.4

5.4

5.4

6.0

6.0

6.6

6.6

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

8.5

9.2

7.8

7.2

7.2

6.6

6.6

6.6

7.2

7.2

7.8

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

215.7

6.96

0.065

0.07

Nov.

7.2

TTZ

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.2

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

»7.8

7.8

7.8

11

19

T?

10

9.2

7.8

7,8

7.8

17

16

11

10

9.2

8.5

-

279.3

9.31

0.087

0.10

Dec.

9.2

tt

9.2

14

14

14

12

12

11

11

10

»11

11

10

10

10

10

1011

33

33" 42

31

31

27

20

18

16

16

16

16

507.6

16.4

0.153

0.18

Jan.

15

15

14

12

12

10

TT

*12

12

13

12

12

12

14

22

b32

b25

b27

27

24

22

22

26

55

fS

33

b30

27

b26

25

22

669

21.6

0.202

0.23

Feb.

20

18

17

16

Iff

24

24

22

20

19

19

20

»22

21

20

b!8

17

18

20

58

335

IS?

97

75

65

63

58

46

_

_

-

1,303

46.5

0.435

0.45

Mar.

40

31

43

40

33

b31

29

26

25

31

36

451

678

653

1,100

412

257

194

153

118

100

87

95

82

70

61

56

53

48

45

46

5,128

165

1.54

1.78

Apr.

138

*136

102

89

73

65

60

53

53

94

73

61

55

48

56

T55" 260

100

78

68

53

55

48

45

5J

48

45

46

61

91

2,369

79.0

0.738

0.82

Hay

227

147

104

84

73

68

*61

58

53

43

45

45

43

 4b~ 40

43

55

53

73

68

61

178

275

276

506

161

102

82

70

61

51

3,051

98.4

0.920

1.06

June

45

43

42

39

39

42

39

43

50

1.270

»871

310'

215

144

93

77

63

55

46

42

33

27

25

24

22

21

5T

77

45

30

3,893

130

1.21

1.35

July

28

25

21

19

19

26

27

21

18

17

15

14

14

11

11

10 si* 5Z

26

20

21

21

15

12

11

10

10

10

14

11

12

577

18.6

0,174

0.20

Aug.

12

30

36

36

21

16

29

72" 76

33

24

21

18

14

11

10

10

9.2

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

7.8

7.8

7.2

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.0

5.4

B74

571.6

18.4

0.172

0.20

Sept.

4.8

5.4

5.4

8.5

6.0

6.0

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

10-§.2

6.0

6.6

6.6

S.O

6.6

5.4

7.2

6.0

6.6

6.6

6.0

6.0

5.4

5.4

4.8

5.4

4.8

4.3

187.4

6.25

0.058

0.07

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,950 Mln 5.4 Mean 82.8 Cfsm 0.774 In. 10.53

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,270 Min 4.3 Mean 51.4 Cfsm 0.480 In. 6.51

Peak discharge (base, 1,300 cfs) .--Mar. 15 (4 a.m.) 1,400 cfs (4.77 ft)] June 10 (9:30 p.m.) 2,350

cfs (5.78 ftj.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Du Page River at Troy, III.

Location. Lat 41°31'20", long. 88°11'35", in SE£sw£ sec. 10, T. 35 N., R. 9 E., on left 

bank at Troy (formerly known as Grinton), 400 ft upstream from U. S. Highway 52 and 

3.8 miles downstream from Lilly Cache Creek.

Drainage area. 325 sq mi.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1953.

gage. Water-stage recorder and masonry dam. Altitude of gage is 565 ft (from topographic 

map) .

Average discharge. 13 years, 218 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,100 cfs June 10 

mum, 2 cfs Jan. 16, Feb. 16, result of freezeup.

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 11,000 cfs Mar. 19, 1948 

mum, that of Jan. 16, Feb. 16, 1953.

height, 7.02 ft); miniheight, 10.10 ft); miniRemark^. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1035: 1944. WSP 1055: 1942(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

90

315

610

4.0 

5.0 

5.2

1,400

2,500

2,740

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

39

3639"

36

36

39

42

42

44

42

42 

44

44

47

55

47

44

39

42

42

42

42

42

44

44

44

42

39

39

36

39

1,294

41.7

0.128

Nov.

42

42

39

3?

39

39

39

39

39

42

42 

39

42

*42

44

44

47

68

68

55

47

44

39

42

55

80

55

b47

b45

b45

-

1,384

46.1

0,142

0.15 0.16

Dec.

b46

b48

b50

55

55

53

55

50

50

50

b50 

b50

39

b35

b35

b40

b40

b35

36

80

138

TSS

115

119

89

45

b60

b55

b55

b55

b55

1,864

60.1

0.185

0.21

Jan.

b50

b50

b45

b45

b45

b45

b45

»b49

b48

b47

b47

47

50

55

69

42

ST

74

84

7l

64

56

64

80

55

b70

bBO

b60

b55

b52

b45

1,750

56.5

0.174

0.20

Feb.

42

b40

b38

b36

b40

b48

b70

b60

b48

b45

b45 

*b46

b50

b52

b45

33

b31 b3B~

b50

101

214

175

227

T7T

138

122

119

104

_

-

2,225

79.5

0.245

0.25

Mar.

84

b68

blOO

90

82

b80

46 beSf

b85

94

101 

*228

630

649

860

703

564

479

414

359

310

294

262

247

222

203

189

180

162

158

158

8,166

263

0.809

0.93

Apr.

180

*232

222

212

198

180

166

158

158

158

150 

142

138

T56~ 130

198

237 2T2-

180

166

150

142

134

130

134

142

130

130

130

146

-

4,923

164

0.505

0.56

May

479

590

TE5

348

299

262

237

207

184

171

158 

154

150

138

119

115

122

130

126

112

104 263"

425

332

332

257

198

166

146

134

122

7,005

226

0.695

0.80

June

112

104

97

94

IB?

194

184

175

232

2,450

»2,680 

1,400

965

710

545

443

370

315

267

227

189

166

146

134

126

122

112

119

112

104

-

12,998

433

1.33

1.49

July

97

97

90

80

77

87

*80

74

74

68

61 

58

58

55

53

50

146

398

247

171

142

335

247

166

138

115

97

90

101

119

112

3,783

122

0.375

0.43

Aug.

104

132

801

55¥

242

194

171

166

146

119

108 

101

90

84

74

71

68

*64

61

61

55

53

50

47

44

44

44

42

39

59

39

3,707

120

0.369

0.42

Sept.

39

39

36

47

44

47

47

44

44

44

50 

50

47

50

47

47

*44

44

58

64

55

44

44

42

36

36

36

34

55

36

-

1,331

44.4

0.137

0.15

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,840 Min 35 Mean 231 Cfsn 0.711 In. 9.66

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,680 Min 31 Mean 138 Cfsn 0:425 In. 5.75

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfa). June 10 (7 p.m.) 5,100 ofs (7.02 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 441

Mazon River near Coal City, 111.

Location. Lat 41 "17' 10", long. 88°21'35", in SW£SW| sec. 31, T. 33 N., R. 8 E., on right 

bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 113S, a quarter of a mile downstream 

from Johnny Run and 4 miles west of Coal City.

Drainage area. 470 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 527.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Apr. 30, 1940, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 334 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,180 cfs Mar. 13 (gage height, 9.37 ft); no 

flow Sept. 1-3, 30.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 17,300 cfs Apr. 25, 1950 (gage height, 18.50 ft); no 

flow at times in most years.

Maximum stage known, about 21 ft Aug. 8, 1924.

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

which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1035: 1943(P). WSP 1115: 1946.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 13 Mar. 14 to Sept. 30

2.03

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

0.1

.8

2.1

4.3

8.2

15

27

2.8

3.0 

4.0

68

125

500

1,860

3,660

4,080

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

0

.2 

1.1 

3.2

26

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

40

105

264

480

1,860

3,660

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.9

.7

.6

.5

.4

.3 

.3

.2

.1

TT

.2

.2

.2 

.5

1.3

1.3

2.7

3.3

275

2.1

*»1.9 

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

33.9

1.09

0.0023

0.003

Nov.

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

T7T

l.l 

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.5 

1.6

2.1

2.1

2.7

4.9

5.5

5.9

4.9 

4.3

3.8

3.5

5.5

9.4

"5.4 12

6.3

4.9

-

104.6

3.49

0.0074

0.008

Dec.

4.3

4.3

4.0

479

5.5

7.2 

8.8

9.4

11

11

10

»8.8

7.2 

6.3

5.9

5.2

4.9

4.6

4.9

12

60 

101§o"

92

76

56

b50

b42

32

29

29

797.2

25.7

0.055

0.06

Jan.

27

26

25

18

18

b!5 

15

15

*15

15

20

b20

21 

25

161

280

201

b200

180

148

142 

151

169

326

bS5&~

bEOO

b!90

b!50

b!40

b!40

135

3,488

113

0.240

0.28

Feb.

bllO

84

b80

b75

b70

a66 

a 62

a58

a54

a 65

a80

»92 

90

b80

b62

b60

63

85

264

1.120 

612

480

379

341

322

284

224

_

_

-

5,412

193

0.411

0.43

Mar.

183

122

231

235

239

220 

142

bl!5

bT60~

198

379

1,310

4,040 

2,340

3,660

2,020

1,400

1,160

980

749

634 

530

475

389

334

287

268

250

221

201

214

23,686

764

1.63

1.87

Apr.

396

520

*430

393

326

294 

264

228

225

221

188

172

162 

141

150

178

 129

118

113

108

100 

98

100

93

116

108

93

86

93

-

5,734

191

0.406

0.45

May

105

91

77

68

68

74 

*74

77

79

72

68

70

68 

66

63

68

105

116

110

95

86 

332

702

1,150

1.560

676

416

306

246

211

172

7,271

235

0.500

0.58

June

129

108

98

91

91

132 

'SoT 302

257

165

*118

93

88 

88

70

59

51

44

57

52

26 

24

20

18

16

29

56

25

44

56

2,529

84.5

0.179

0.20

July

165" 25

455

206

180

»2.400 

1,240

594

342

211

141

98

74 

55

42

34

42

465

264

127

74 

452

445

188

95

63

42

32

29

27

26

8,607

278

0.591

0.68

Aug.

25

18

14

12

8.8

8.0 

9.6

12

12

10

7.5

7.0

7.0 

5.6

4.6

5.2

2.9

*2.1

1.5

1.2

.9 

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

.2

.1

TT

.1

.1

176.4

5.69

0.012

0.01

Sept.

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.4

.6

75

.4

.3

.2 

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

5.2

0.17

0.00056

0.0004

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,080 Mln 0.1 Mean 340 Cfsm 0.723 In. 9.83

Water duei- yeai year AJ 1952-53: jc «j»j. Max n<±A 4,040 «;u*u Mln PIJ.II 0 u Mean riedij 158 AOO Cfsm *-i am 0.336 \j,^^o In. A»j. 4.57 * *> t

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 cfs).~Har. 15 (6 a.m.) 5,180 cfs (9.37 ft); Mar. 15 (9 a.m.) 4,080 

cfs (8.43 ft).

* 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 Terry 

Creek near Custer Park.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
442 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 

Illinois River at Marseilles, 111.

Location. Lat 41°19'40", long. 88°43'10", in SE^SWv sec. 13, T. 33 N., R. 4 E., on right 

bank 0.4 mile downstream from dam in Marseilles, 6.9 miles upstream from Fox River, and 

at mile 246.6.

Drainage area.--7.640 sq mi, approximately. Since Jan. 17, 1900, flow has included diversion from Lake Michigan through Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

Records available.--January 1903 to December 1904, October 1919 to September 1953.

Gage . Water- stage recorder. Datum of gage is 462.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. January 1903 to December 1904 staff gage at site near Minooka, 24.1 miles upstream, at datum 580.2 ft above mean sea level. October 1919 to January 1935 chain and 

wire-weight gages at site at Morris, 16.6 miles upstream, at datum 478.5 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. January 1935 to September 1939 water-stage recorder at site 

300 ft downstream from site used 1919-35 and at that datum.

Average discharge.--34 years (1919-53), 11,510 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 32,600 cfs Mar. 15 (gage height, 7.30 ft); minimum daily, 3,720 cfs Oct. 4.

1919-53: Maximum discharge, 83,300 cfs Apr. 26, 1950 (gage height, 14.91 ft); minimum daily, 1,460 cfs Oct. 16, 1943.

A stage of 26.2 ft at Morris occurred in 1831, and a stage of 25.4 ft (ice jam) occurred at present site on Jan. 21, 1916.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Figures of daily discharge include flow through navigation 

locks. Flow regulated by powerplants and navigation dam above station.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4,590

5,870

4,620

5.72C

4> 410

3,970

4,120

4,440

4,270

4,210

4,030 

4,050

4,420

4,300

4.950

4,200

4,480

4,030

4,340

4,400

4,300

4,070

4,200

4,430 

4,150

4,280

4,140

4,000

4,320

4,460

4,060

131,610

4,245

-

-

Nov.

4,480

4.010

4,340

4,570

4,360

4,490

*5,030

4,320

4,840

4,460

4,460 

4,770

4,500

4,510

4,580

4,780

4,490

6.22C

4,580

4,660

4,640

4,640

4,440

5,040 

4,870

5,090

5,050

5,110

4,400

4,910

-

140,640

4,688

-

-

Dec.

5,350

4,590

5,570

5,260

4,900

5,350

5,470

5,310

5,220

5,000

5,690 

4,960

5,310

5,240

5,020

5,630

5,610

5,640

5,530

7.760

6,060

6,060

6,170

6,540 

6,310

6,200

6,380

6,000

5,910

5,820

6,490

176,550

5,695

-

-

Jan.

5,970

4,410

4,730

4,910

4,790

4,600

3.990

4,570

4,410

4,570

4,590 

4,540

5,390

5,330

5,240

6,500

5,370

6,300

5,740

5,780

5,710

5,950

6,040

5,900 

7. 580

6,220

6,820

6,840

5,900

6,430

6,260

171,180

5,522

-

-

Feb.

5,250

5,840

5,400

5,460

5,600

5,520

5,560

5,440

5,520

5,230

5,320 

5,490

5,580

5,760

5,320

5,530

5,280

4.840 5 ,980

6,360

10,900

10,700

11.000

9,55(5 

9,110

8,490

8,550

8,220

_

_

-

186,800

6,671

_

-

Mar.

7,750

6,620

7,440

7,430

7,800

»8,790

9,460

8,930

8,010

8,240

8,140 

12,800

22,400

21,600

28,800

29.900

24,500

21,600

20,600

19,700

18,000

16,800

14,700

13,600 

13,200

11,600

11,300

10,900

9,800

9,370

9,260

429,040

13,840

-

-

Apr.

11,100

12,700

14,400

14,700

15.000

12,100

13,000

11,000

10,000

9,700

10,200 

8,980

7,920

8,190

7,980

8,260

8,540

8,280

7,800

8,100

7,940

7,760

7,180

7,690 

7,410

7,210

6,770

7,660

6,920

7,400

-

281,890

9,396

-

-

May

12,700

10,500

9,620

8,960

8,140

8,260

8,140

8,010

8,000

7,580

7,040 

7,100

7,060

6,500

7,010

6,880

7,680

7,270

8,300

8,430

8,550

9,780

11,200

10,700 

14.400

14,000

12,900

11,900

9,940

9,640

8,160

284,350

9,173

-

-

June

7,910

7,780

6,640

7,290

7,420

7,590

7,390

8,120

7,530

12,600

17.100 

12,500

11,500

11,300

9,540

8,720

8,440

7,160

7,370

6,530

6,600

6,050

6,280

5.540 

5,990

6,190

6,170

7,060

7,980

8,240

-

246,530

8,218

-

-

July

7,940

7,330

8,000

8,860

14,200

23,500

24.100

21,500

20,000

18,000

14,600 

11,700

9,840

7,500

7,220

 7,180

8,390

9,460

10,100

8,740

7,950

9,370

11,100

11,400 

10,200

9,130

7,510

6,720

7,040

5.600

6,4iO

340,590

10,990

-

-

Aug.

5,680

6,610

6,680

6,450

6,280

5,990

6,330

6,610

6,610

5,920

5,840 

6,780

6.990

6,560

6,440

6,490

6,400

6,220

5,940

6,070

6,350

6,670

5,980

5.540 

6,120

5,960

6,060

5,860

6,310

5,850

5,860

193,450

6,240

-

-

Sept.

5,840

5,900

6,040

6,000

6,750

5,710

5,650

5,490

6,600

5,470

5,620 

6,080

5,410

6,050

6,040

5,840

6,210

5,640

5,880

5,580

6,140

5,520

4.940

5,OlO 

7.290

5,550

5,830

5,610

5,560

5,670

-

174,920

5,831

-

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 40,900 Mln 3,720 Mean 10,060 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 29,900 Mln 3,720 Mean 7,555 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge {base, 20,000 cfs). Mar. 15 (ll p.m.) 32,600 ofs (7.30 ft)j June 11 (5:30 a.m.)

20,300 cfs (5.02 ft); July 6 (10 p.m.) 28,200 cfs (6.49 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 

Holden Lake near Elkhorn, Wis.

443

Location. Lat 42°44'35", long. 88°38'00", in sec. 5, T. 3 N,, R. 16 E., attached to post 

near shore line, 5? miles northwest of Elkhorn.

Drainage area. 1 sq mi, approximately. Area of Holden Lake, 350 acres.

Records available. May 1937 to September 1953 (fragmentary).

Gage.--Staff gage read twice weekly. Altitude of gage is 910 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum gage height observed during year, 11.60 ft Mar. 17; minimum observed, 

below 10.2 ft (limit of staff) Sept. 1, 7-30.

1937-53: Maximum gage height observed, 12.45 ft Mar. 25, 1939; minimum observed, 

7.10 ft Sept. 17, 20, 24, 27, 1946.

Remarks. Lake has no surface outlet.

Gage height, in feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

88

29

30

31

Oct.

-

-

11.37

-

11.34

-

11.30

-

_

_

11 28

-

_

11.25

-

11.22

_

_

11.20

-

-

_

-

11.18

-

*

11.16

Nov.

_

-

11.13

-

11.10

-

_

10.99

11.09

_

_

11.22

-

11.23

.

_

_

_

11.24

_

-

11.36

-

-

-

Dec.

11.34

_

-

11.33

-

11.30

-

_

11.29

-

11.28

_

_

11.28

-

_

_

11.38

_

-

11.38

-

-

11.36

_

-

Jan.

11.36

-

_

-

11.32

-

11.30

-

_

11.26

-

11.30

_

_

11.38

11.38

_

_

11.40

_

-

11.51

_

-

11.48

_

-

Feb.

_

-

11.48

-

11.50

-

11.48

-

_

11.50

-

-

_

11.48

-

11.54

_

_

11.52

_

-

11.52

-

-

-

_

-

Mar.

_

-

11.53

-

11.56

-

11.54

-

11.54

11.58

-

-

_

11.60

-

11.56

_

_

11.56

_

-

11.54

_

_

-

_

11.50

Apr.

_

-

11.54

-

11.51

-

11.48

-

_

_

11.46

_

11.48

-

11.46

_

_

11.42

11.38

-

.

-

11.40

.

_

-

May

11.44

-

~

11.46

11.44

_

-

_

11.36

-

11.28

_

_

11.30

-

11.30

_

-

_

-

11.26

-

-

11.18

-

-

June

11.10

-

_

11.06

-

11.12

-

_

11.08

11.06

11.04

_

_

10.96

-

_

_

10.84

_

-

10.82

-

-

-

_

-

July

.

10.76

_

-

10.70

_

10.58

_

.

10.52

-

10.44

_

-

-

10.50

..

-

10.49

-

_

10.50

-

-

10.46

-

Aug.

_

-

_

10.60

10.58

_

10.56

_

_

10.52

-

_

.

10.42

-

10.36

_

_

10.32

-

_

10.26

-

-

_

-

Sept.

10.22

-
444 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Fox River at Wilmot, Wis.

Location.--Lat 42°30'40", long. 88°10'45", in SW£ sec. 30, T. IN., R. 20 E., near center 

of span on downstream side of highway bridge, 400 ft upstream from Wilmot Dam, 1 mile 

north of Wisconsin-Illinois State line, and 6 miles upstream from Fox chain of lakes.

Drainage area.--880 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage and concrete dam control. C read twice daily. Datum of gage

is 735.0 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 14 years, 460 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,780 cfs Feb. 24 (gage height, 6.60 

ft); minimum observed, 78 cfs Sept. 2 (gage height, 4.74 ft).

1939-53: Maximum discharge observed, 5,400 cfs Mar. 17, 1943 (gage height, 8.60 ft); 

no flow Oct. 26, 1945; minimum daily discharge, 50 cfs Nov. 1, 1944.

Remarks. Records fair. Three 6-foot lift gages in Wilmot dam were in operation during the 

year; discharge through gates was computed by weir and orifice formula and added to flow 

over dam.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

256 

197

180

171

171

171

180

184

188

184

180

171

184

188

188

188

162

150

146

150

154

154

162 

171

154

154

197

206

188

202

5,497

177

0.201

0.23

Nov.

188 

180 

188

202

162

180

*180

180

193

188

166

166

166

171

188

184

265

477

326

287

350

338

344

350 

332

235

244

344

433

403

-

7,610

254

0.289

0.32

Dec.

374 

333 

356

333

345

345

380

345

368

416

392

374

356

310

277

299

299

255

zee

345

618

651

720

901 

651

471

685

490

471

478

422

13,326

430

0.439

0.56

Jan.

393 

393 

352

323

289

267

246

300

278

262

2B7

256

278

278

289

323

272

»199

m

363

323

306

272

242 

227

242

300

267

267

300

278

8,986

290

0.330

0.38

Feb.

278 

262

284

357

554

619

619

554

619

652

1,110

1,270

1,030

921

746

586

721

756

756

1,300

1,090

1,330

1.690 

1^350

1,200

1,240

1,200

_

_

-

23,356

834

0.948

0.99

Mar.

1,050 

1.440 

907

1,050

1,120

941

825

747

825

845

*614

625

834

871

871

984

1,100

1,100

1,110

1,060

983

981

982

982 

946

906

834

759

653

~5?G

28,152

908

1.03

1.19

Apr.

757 

653 

620

620

587

555

523

467

436

492

523

492

492

492

555

653

687

620

587

523

523

442

*430

388 

424

620

620

587

555

587

16,510

550

0.625

0.70

May

725 

908 

985

547

943

869

831

831

767

696

682

703

632

531

513

513

544

575

544

544

561

621

643

642 

621

575

529

446

422

?5S" 398

20,169

651

0.740

0.85

June

410 

334 

299

271

271

355

410

453

503

561

 gel 621

*535

535

522

453

410

376

349

334

295

285

267

267 

262

271

289

295

295

267

11,356

379

0.431

0.43

July

243 

256 

268

173

152

135

135

123

116

108

86

86

80

86

83

83

93

148

182

182

164

182

173

148 

108

104

131

139

127

123

123

4,340

140

0.159

0.18

Aug.

112 

182 

246

488

488

621

*580

 556 629

549

497

452

441

338

133

129

129

133

114

117

114

110

106

99 

99

99

91

91

88

84

81

8,026

259

0.294

0.34

Sept.

81 

78 

88

106

125

114

106

110

114

114

106

117

114

114

99

99

99

99

129

154

146

137

121

110 

110

114

117

114

110

114

3,359

112

0.127

0.14

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,930 Min 146 Mean 736 Cfsn 0.836 In. 11.37

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,690 Min 78 Mean 413 Cfsn 0.469 In. 6.36

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 

Channel Lake near Antiooh, 111.

445

Location. Lat 42°28'.20", long. 88°08'50", in NW^NE^ sec. 14, T. 46 N., R. 9 E., on right 

bank 30 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 173, at dredged channel outlet of 

Channel Lake, three-quarters of a mile southwest of natural outlet, and 3 miles west 

of Antioch.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 735.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 15, 1939, chain gage 30 ft upstream at same datum.

Extremes.--Maximum gage height during year, 2.60 ft Nov. 26; minimum, 0.91 ft Nov. 6. 

 1539-53: Maximum gage height, 5.23 ft Mar. 24, 1948; minimum, 0.49 ft Jan. 6, 7, 

1945.

Remarks.--Stage of lake controlled to some extent oy stage of Lake Marie, to which it is 

connected by a dredged channel.

Cooperation.--Water-stage recorder inspected by employee of State of Illinois, Department 

of Public Works and Buildings, Division of Waterways.

Qage height, In feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.46

1.35

1.42

1.39

1.35

1.31

1.27

1.29

1.20

1.23

1.26

1.26

1.24

1.20

1.26

1.20

1.10

1.22

1.10

1.03

1.17

1.22

1.10

1.08

1.07

1.10

1.03

.98

1.10

1.19

1.14

Nov.

1.05

1.05

1.02

1.12

1.10

.98

1.04

1.05

1.00

1.00

1.07

1.00

1.02

1.04

1.00

1.00

1.12

1.33

1.37

1.44

1.51

1.47

1.63

1.65

1.77

2.34

2.03

1.95

1.96

1.96

-

Dec.

1.95

1.96

1.95

1.95

1.94

1.90

1.88

1.87

1.85

1.85

1.84

1.83

1.81

1.79

1.75

1.73

1.71

1.68

1.66

1.75

1.84

1.93

2.03

2.11

2.17

2.22

2.26

2.28

2.22

2.16

2.12

Jan.

2.10

2.03

1.96

1.90

1.83

1.78

1.71

1.65

1.60

1.58

1.52

1.52

1.44

1.39

1.43

1.41

1.39

1.40

1.35

1.34

1.34

1.32

1.31

1.31

1.29

1.25

1.24

1.22

1.18

1.16

1.14

Feb.

1.11

1.08

1.06

1.04

1.06

1.16

1.29

1.42

1.51

1.56

1.62

1.73

1.91

2.01

2.03

1.99

1.95

1.94

1.91

1.98

2.20

2.25

2.30

2.39

2.42

2.44

2.35

2.27

_

_

-

Mar.

2.15

2.06

2.01

1.95

1.81

1.65

1.51

1.37

1.24

1.10

1.01

1.04

1.15

1.25

1.52

1.70

1.82

1.93

2.06

2.08

2.26

2.22

2.42

2.23

2.17

2.13

2.09

2.01

1.98

1.92

1.82

Apr.

1.80

1.83

1.93

1.93

1.77

1.68

1.65

1.62

1.59

1.73

1.59

1.56

1.58

1.68

1.77

1.78

1.85

1.86

1.91

1.90

2.00

2.04

1.95

1.92

2.12

2.07

2.09

2.12

2.07

2.12

-

Hay

2.21

2.24

2.32

2.35

2.33

2.37

2.34

2.32

2.31

2.36

2.28

2.13

1.96

1.95

1.91

1.85

1.82

1.89

1.88

1.93

2.06

1.86

1.88

1.90

1.94

1.89

1.77

1.81

1.85

1.83

1.76

June

1.62

1.64

1.63

1.60

1.65

1.62

1.62

1.79

1.71

1.72

1.79

1.81

1.83

1.83

1.82

1.82

1.75

1.78

1.80

1.80

1.69

1.65

1.59

1.57

1.63

1.60

1.61

1.61

1.61

1.66

-

July

1.67

1.68

1.59

1.63

1.64

1.63

1.69

1.60

1.59

1.58

1.58

1.58

1.55

1.54

1.52

1.51

1.57

1.63

1.66

1.77

1.83

1.87

1.87

1.87

1.93

1.89

1.86

1.87

1.87

1.85

1.86

Aug.

1.86

1.86

1.88

1.98

1.98

2.06

2.09

2.07

2.05

2.03

2.03

2.01

1.98

1.95

1.85

1.80

1.74

1.70

1.63

1.60

1.58

1.56

1.56

1.55

1.55

1.55

1.55

1.55

1.55

1.54

1.55

Sept.

1.55

1.55

1.54

1.54

1.59

1.57

1.55

1.58

1.59

1.58

1.60

1.56

1.60

1.63

1.65

1.62

1.65

1.67

1.72

1.75

1.71

1.72

1.77

1.77

1.78

1.76

1.73

1.76

1.76

1.68

-
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Fox Lake near Lake Villa, 111.

Location. Lat 42°25'10", long. 88°07'35", in SEirSE£ sec. 36, T. 46 N., R. 9 E., on east 

shore of Columbia Bay of Fox Lake, 2f miles west of Lake Villa.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 735.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 15, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum gage height during year, 2.38 ft Feb. 26; minimum, 0.92 ft Mar. 12.

1539-53: Maximum gage height, 5.07 ft Mar. 24, 1948; minimum, 0.44 ft Dec. 24, 1945.

Remarks. Stage of lake controlled to an undetermined extent by dam on Fox River near McHenry.

Cooperation. Water-stage recorder inspected by employee of State of Illinois, Department 

of Public Works and Buildings, Division of Waterways.

Gage height, in feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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.

1.47

1.40

1.39

1.40

1.37

1.32

1.28

1.28

1.24

1.22

1.24

1.23

1.24

1.20

1.25

1.19

1.15

1.20

1.16

1.12

1.13

1.15

1.09

1.08

1.05

1.06

1.09

1.09

1.07

1.08

1.06

Nov.

1.02

1.06

1.06

1.08

1.11

1.11

1.03

1.01

1.02

1.00

1.02 M.98

.97

.98

1.00

1.08

1.28

1.38

1.43

1.50

1.60

1.65

1.66

1.71

2.08

2.00

al.91

al.92

al.92

-

Dec.

al.91

al.92

al.91

al.91

al.90

al.86

al.85

al.83

al.81

al.81

al.80

al.81

al.78

al.76

al.73

1.71

1.70

1.67

1.65

1.73

1.81

1.90

2.00

2.07

2.14

2.17

2.24

2.21

2.18

2.15

2.10

Jan.

2.07

2.03

1.95

1.88

1.82

1.75

1.70

1.65

1.60

1.56

1.53

1.45

1.42

1.38

1.38

1.38

1.37

1.37

1.35

1.33

1.33

1.30

1.30

1.31

1.28

1.24

1.21

1.20

1.16

1.14

1.11

Feb.

1.08

1.05

1.03

1.01

1.02

1.13

1.26

1.40

1.49

1.54

1.58

1.67

1.84

1.94

1.98

1.97

1.90

1.88

1.86

1.89

2.09

2.19

2.22

2.31

2.34

2.35

2.33

a2.23

_

_

-

Mar.

a2.10

a2.02

al.96

al.91

al.75

al.SO

al.45

al.30

1.15

1.02

.95

.97

1.09

1.19

1.48

1.65

1.76

1.90

2.04

2.01

2.02

2.08

2.22

2.17

2.15

2.10

2.08

2.04

1.94

1.83

1.76

Apr.

1.77

1.76

1.81

1.84

1.70

1.63

1.58

1.52

1.54

1.68

1.55

1.52

1.54

1.56

1.61

1.87

1.82

1.86

1.89

1.93

1.91

1.97

1.92

1.85

2.01

2.06

2.09

2.07

2.03

2.03

-

Hay

2.14

2.18

2.22

2.28

2.28

2.29

2.26

2.24

2.21

2.15

2.15

2.08

1.99

1.91

1.85

1.80

1.80

1.85

1.82

1.79

1.88

1.80

1.82

1.81

1.86

1.87

1.78

1.74

1.73

1.73

1.72

June

1.59

1.56

1.51

1.48

1.55

1.56

1.55

1.66

1.64

1.66

1.70

1.75

1.76

1.76

1.74

1.77

1.72

1.67

1.69

1.69

1.65

1.61

1.54

1.53

1.56

1.55

1.54

1.57

1.55

1.60

-

July

1.60

1.63

1.54

1.56

1.58

1.63

1.66

1.60

1.56

1.54

1.54

1.53

1.51

1.50

1.49

1.48

1.56

1.62

1.64

1.75

1.81

1.87

1.88

1.85

1.86

1.87

1.87

1.86

1.86

1.84

1.84

Aug.

1.84

1.85

1.86

1.98

2.00

2.04

2.06

2.07

2.04

2.00

1.94

1.99

1.95

1.92

1.85

1.79

1.74

1.67

1.62

1.58

1.55

1.54

1.53

1.52

1.52

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.51

1.50

1.50

Sept.

1.51

1.50

1.50

1.55

1.57

1.56

1.56

1.55

1.55

1.55

1.58

1.66

1.62

1.61

1.65

1.62

1.60

1.64

1.71

1.75

1.75

1.73

1.73

1.74

1.77

1.74

1.75

1.74

1.73

1.72

-

a No gage-height record; gage height computed on basis of recorded range In stage when available 

and records for Channel Lake near Antloch.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 

Nipperslnk Lake at Fox Lake, 111.

447

Location. Lat 42°24'10", long. 88°10'55", in SE^SE^ sec. 4, T. 45 N., R. 9 E., 300 ft 

upstream from Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad bridge in village of Fox Lake.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1953 (gage heights only).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 735.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 16, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum gage height during year, 2.47 ft May 5; minimum daily, 0.97 ft Nov. 11.

1939-53: Maximum gage height, 5.16 ft Mar. 24, 1948; minimum, 0.49 ft Dec. 24, 

1945.

Remarks. Stage controlled to an undetermined extent by dam on Fox River near McHenry.

Cooperation. Water-stage recorder inspected by employee of State of Illinois, Department 

of Public Works and Buildings, Division of Waterways.

Gage height, In feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.44

1.44

1.39

1.37

1.35

1.33

1.32

1,29

1.32

1.28

1.25

1.23

1.23

1.23

1.18

1.20

1.22

1.15

1.19

al.21

al.15

al.10

al.12

al.08

al.07

al.08

al.ll

al.13

al.09

al.08

al.08

Jtov.

al.05

al.05

al.06

al.08

al.10

al.12

al.06

al.03

al.03

al.OO

a. 97

al.OO

al.OO

al.OO

al.OO

al.02

al.ll

al.32

al.38

al.43

al.49

al.58

al.64

al.66

1.74

al.56

al.95

al.97

al.98

al.98

-

Dec.

al.97

al.98

al.97

al.97

al.96

al.92

al.90

al.89

al.87

1.88

al.86

al.85

al.83

al.81

al.78

1.75

1.73

1.72

1.69

1.78

1.87

1.96

2.05

2.12

2.18

2.23

2.29

2.28

2.25

2.19

2.15

Jan.

2.11

2.07

1.98

1.92

1.85

1.79

1.73

1.68

1.64

1.59

1.55

1.51

1.46

1.42

1.40

1.41

1.42

1.40

1.38

1.37

1.37

1.34

1.34

1.34

1.32

1.28

1.25

1.23

1.19

1.17

1.15

Feb.

1.12

1.09

1.06

1.05

1.06

1.16

1.30

1.44

1.53

1.58

1.64

1.73

1.89

1.98

2.03

2.02

1.95

1.93

1.92

1.95

2.07

2.25

2.30

2.38

2.40

2.35

2.30

2.24

-

.

-

Mar.

2.18

2.10

2.03

1.90

1.78

1.65

1.51

1.35

1.20

1.08

1.00

1.03

1.15

1.30

1.46

1.65

1.83

1.94

2.02

2.09

2.06

2.13

2.07

2.19

2.20

2.18

2.13

2.10

2.02

1.95

1.92

Apr.

1.90

1.87

1.81

1.77

1.77

1.74

1.70

1.67

1.63

1.55

1.62

1.63

1.63

1.64

1.69

1.76

1.86

1.92

1.95

1.97

1.96

1.96

1.98

1.97

1.98

2.10

2.14

2.17

2.20

2.18

-

May

2.22

2.28

2.33

2.38

2.42

2.38

2.36

2.32

2.28

2.20

2.17

2.16

2.12

2.00

1.92

1.88

1.91

1.89

1.87

1.81

1.80

1.91

1.91

1.93

1.93

1.95

1.92

1.85

1.77

1.76

1.73

June

1.72

1.65

1.58

1.52

1.61

1.67

1.68

1.66

1.73

1.79

1.80

1.84

1.86

1.86

1.85

1.82

1.81

1.76

1.74

1.72

1.70

1.67

1.66

1.61

1.58

1.60

1.61

1.64

1.64

1.62

-

July

1.62

1.61

1.62

1.60

1.65

1.66

1.62

1.64

1.62

1.60

1.58

1.57

1.56

1.56

1.55

1.55

1.60

1.66

1.70

1.80

1.87

1.92

1.93

1.92

1.88

1.89

1.93

1.90

1.90

1.91

1.90

Aug.

1.91

1.92

1.93

2.00

2.08

2.08

2.10

2.12

2.10

2.07

2.03

2.02

1.98

1.92

1.88

1.83

1.78

1.72

1.68

1.63

1.60

1.58

1.58

1.56

1.54

1.53

1.52

1.53

1.52

1.53

1.54

Sept.

1.52

1.52

1.52

1.57

1.56

1.58

1.59

1.58

1.57

1.59

'1.62

1.67

1.65

1.65

1.64

1.65

1.65

1.65

1.74

1.74

1.75

1.74

1.73

1.73

1.73

1.74

1.76

1.74

1.73

1.74

-

a No gage-height record; gage height computed on basis of records for Channel Lake near Antloch 

and Fox Lake near Lake Villa.
448 ILLINOIS RIVEB BASIN

Pox River at Johnsburg, III.

Location. Lat 42°22'35", long. 88°14'15", in SWij-SWi sec. 18, T. 45 N., R. 9 E., on left 

bank Just upstream from highway bridge in Johnsburg, 5 miles upstream from dam of 

Illinois Division of waterways.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1953 (gage heights only).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 735.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 14, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum gage height during year, 2.37 ft May 5; minimum, 0.50 ft Nov. 26, 

result of windstorm.

1939-53: Maximum gage height, 4.57 ft Mar. 24, 1948; minimum, -0.15 ft Dec. 5, 

1948, result of violent windstorm.

Remarks. Stage regulated by dam below station.

Cooperation. Water-stage recorder inspected by employee of State of Illinois, Department 

of Public Works and Buildings, Division of Waterways.

Gage height, In feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.29

1.35

1.27

1.24

1.23

1.23

1.23

1.19

1.26

1.23

1.16

1.14

1.12

1.16

1.05

1.13

1.18

1.00

1.14

1.14

1.01

.92

1.04

1.03

1.05

.99

1.00

1.01

.91

.84

.87

JIov.

0.99

.97

.98

.90

.90

.95

.95

.93

.97

.95

.86

.95

.92

.92

.95

.96

1.00

1.05

1.27

1.39

1.47

1.58

1.56

1.63

1.69

1.11

1.67

1.86

1.88

1.89

-

Dec.

1.89

1.89

1.88

1.87

1.83

1.81

1.78

1.77

1.78

1.77

1.75

1.75

1.74

1.69

1.67

1.65

1.65

1.63

1.62

1.71

1.77

1.86

1.93

1.99

2.04

2.08

2.19

2.13

2.13

2.08

2.03

Jan.

1.96

1.95

1.87

1.79

1.74

1.68

1.62

1.60

1.55

1.49

1.45

1.32

1.36

1.32

1.22

1.30

1.30

1.25

1.28

1.28

1.27

1.24

1.25

1.25

1.22

1.18

1.16

1.12

1.10

1.07

1.04

Feb.

1.02

.98

.96

.94

.94

1.00

1.18

1.34

1.44

1.49

1.52

1.61

1.72

1.82

1.88

1.89

1.81

1.77

1.78

1.75

1.68

2.11

2.10

2.17

2.19

2.04

2.03

2.00

_

_

-

Mar.

2.00

1.96

1.82

1.67

1.55

1.43

1.31

1.13

.96

.87

.80

.85

.92

1.17

1.21

1.44

1.67

1.76

1.80

1.94

1.87

1.94

1.67

1.98

2.02

2.01

1.95

1.92

1.88

1.82

1.81

Apr.

1.78

1.72

1.56

1.46

1.59

1.60

1.57

1.57

1.54

1.22

1.47

1.52

1.53

1.51

1.57

1.53

1.71

1.81

1.83

1.84

1.82

1.76

1.86

1.91

1.80

1.96

2.01

2.08

2.17

2.11

-

May

2.09

2.16

2.20

2.25

2.30

2.21

2.20

2.15

2.12

2.02

1.97

2.02

2.02

1.90

1.82

1.80

1.81

1.75

1.75

1.66

1.51

1.83

1.82

1.85

1.80

1.83

1.87

1.76

1.63

1.60

1.60

June

1.65

1.55

1.46

1.39

1.45

1.56

1.60

1.48

1.62

1.70

1.69

1.71

1.77

1.77

1.75

1.70

1.72

1.66

1.61

1.59

1.58

1.57

1.61

1.54

1.48

1.52

1.52

1.55

1.57

1.50

-

July

1.51

1.49

1.57

1.52

1.59

1.60

1.50

1.57

1.57

1.54

1.50

1.49

1.49

1.49

1.48

1.48

1.54

1.57

1.61

1.72

1.80

1.85

1.85

1.85

1.76

1.79

1.86

1.82

1.80

1.84

1.81

Aug.

1,83

1.85

1.85

1.88

2.00

1.97

1.99

2.02

2.00

1.98

1.93

1.92

1.88

1.77

1.79

1.74

1.70

1.64

1.61

1.55

1.51

1.50

1.49

1.47

1.44

1.42

1.42

1.42

1.41

1.42

1.44

Sept.

1.42

1.41

1.41

1.49

1.45

1.48

1.50

1.49

1.49

1.51

1.53

1.58

1.56

1.57

1.55

1.58

1.57

1.55

1.65

1.63

1.66

1.66

1.66

1.64

1.61

1.65

1.68

1.64

1.63

1.66

-
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Boone Creek near McHenry, 111.

Location. Lat 42°19'15", long. 88°18'45", in W? sec. 4, T. 44 N., R. 8 E., on right bank 

at upstream side* of highway bridge, half a mile west of Clemens School, 2-| miles southwest of McHenry, and 4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 15.3 sq mi.

Records available. July 1948 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 769.63 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 5 years, 12.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 52 cfs July 4 (gage height, 1.72 ft); minimum, 

5.0 cfs Aug. 30, Sept. 2.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 246 cfs Feb. 24, 1949 (gage height, 4.52 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 87 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 1.6 cfs Dec. 25, 

1948 (gage height, 0.30 ft), result of freezeup.

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

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-16, July 6 to Sept. 16)

3.9

9.7

16

1.0

1.1

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

 

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7.3

7.O

773

7.3

7.3

7.3

37? ^

*7.9

7.6

7.6

7.3

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.3

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.3

7.3

7.3

232.3

7.49

0.490

O.56

Nov.

7.6

775

7.9

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.9

7.9

7,9

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

8.2

12

15

11

9.7

9.1

9.1

*9.1

8.8

13

18

bT2

b9.7

b9.2

9.1

-

278.5

9.28

O.6O7

0.68

Dec.

8.8 §7T

9.1

10

11

1O

11

12

13

11

11

10

10

b9.7

*9.4

9.1

8.8

8.8

8.8

25

21

17

19

16

14

12

bll

blO

9.7

10

1O

365.3

11.8

0.771

0.89

Jan.

TO" 10

10

blO

blO

b9.7

b9.7

9.4

8.8

8.8

8.8

b8.5

8.2 »B75

10

10

9.4

9.4

9.1

9.4

9.4

9.4

10

10

9.4

b9.4

9.4

b9.4

a9.1

a8.8

a8.8

290.8

9.38

0.613

0.71

Feb.

a8. 5

a8. 5

as. 2

S7?

11

23

T4

12

11

*11

12

13

11

11

11

blO

b9.7

b9.4

9.1

20

18

b!5

12

11

10

11

11

aio

-

-

329.6

11.8

O.771

0.80

Mar.

aio

aio

aio

10

blO

9.7

b9.4

9.4

9.1 IT 

13

21

20

21

2§

18

16

16

15

14

14

16

17

a!5

13

*13

a!2

a!2

a 11

a 11

a!2

423.6

13.7

0.895

1.03

Apr.

16

a!7

a!6

a!5

a!4

a!3

a!2

11

a!2

a!3

a!2

a 11

aio

a9.1

10

a!3

a!2

a 11

alO

alO

a9. 4

8.8

*8.2

S7T

21

16

14

12

. 13

13

-

375.6

12.5

0.817

0.91

May

15

14

13

12

11

11

10

10

9.7

9.7

10

9.7

9.7

9.4

9.1

8.8

12

13

11

10

13

*14

13

12

12

11

9.4

9.1

9.1

8.5

7. 9

337.1

10.9

0.712

0.82

June

7.9

8.2

8.2

8.2

11

11

9.1

10

9.1

15

11

9.7

9.1

9.4

8.5

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.6

7.3

7.0 *T75-

7.3

7.6

8.5

7.9

8.2

8.8

7.9

7.6

-

259.8

8.66

0.566

0.63

July

7.3

7.6

7.0

11

20

15

9.7

8.5

8.2

7.3

7.O

6.7

6.7

6.4

6.1

6.1

11

14

10

*21

25

25

15

12

11

9.4

8.8

8.5

8.2

9.1

8.8

334.4 '1O.8

0.706

0.81

Aug.

8.5

9.1

9.4

13

T5

8.8

8.8

9.1

9.1

7.6

*6.7

6.4

6.4

5.9

5.9

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.3

T73

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

212.5

6.85

0.448

0.52

Sept.

5.3

K7S

5.3

6.7

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.9

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.9

5.6

5.9

6.1

7.3

677

*6.1

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.1

6.1

6.4

5.9

5.9

5.6

-

180.7

6.02

0.393

0.44

Calendar year 1952: Max 125 Mln 7.0 Mean 14.5 Cfsm 0.948 In. 12.91

Water year 1952-53: Max 25 Mln 5.3 Mean 9.92 Cfsm 0.648 In. 8.80

Peak discharge (base, 1OO cfa). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

and records for stations In upper Des Plalnes River basin, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
450 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Pox River near McHenry, 111. *

Location. Lat 42°18'35", long. aS'lE'DS". in NW£ sec. 12, T. 44 N., R. 8 E., on right 

bank of main channel, 300 ft upstream from McHenry Dam and 2* miles downstream from 

McHenry.

Records available.--June 1941 to September 1953 (gage heights only).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 735.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Extremes.--Maximum gage height during year, 2.36 ft May 5; minimum, 0.01 ft Nov. 26, result 

of windstorm.

1941-53: Maximum gage height, 3.76 ft Mar. 24, 1948; minimum, -0.60 ft Dec. 5, 

1948, result of windstorm.

Remarks. Stage regulated by dam below station.

Cooperation. Water-stage recorder inspected by employee of State of Illinois, Department 

of Public Works and Buildings, Division of Waterways.

Gage height, in feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.36

1.45

1.28

1.30

1.29

1.29

1.25

1.25

1.35

1.30

1.2O

1.17

1.16

1.21

1.05

1.19

1.27

1.01

1.26

1.22

1.01

.92

1.12

1.O9

1.11

1.03

1.09

1.12

.95

.75

.90

Jiov.

1.02

1.02

1.06

.91

.95

1.06

1.01

.97

1.04

1.01

.88

1.01

.96

.95

l.OO

1.01

1.03

1.04

1.31

1.44

1.53

1.70

1.63

1.70

1.70

.79

1.67

1.88

1.91

1.92

Dec.

1.92

1.92

1.91

1.90

1.87

1.84

1.81

1.79

1.83

1.83

1.78

1.83

1/80

1.74

1.70

1.68

1.68

1.68

1.67

1.76

1.82

1.89

1.94

1.98

2.04

2.10

2.21

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.06

Jan.

1.94

1.99

1.91

1.78

1.75

1.68

1.64

1.61

1.58

1.52

1.52

1.28

1.38

1.35

1.14

1.35

1.32

1.22

1.28

1.30

1.29

1.25

1.29

1.33

1.27

1.18

1.17

1.13

1.10

1.08

1.07

Feb.

1.05

l.OO

.98

.97

.95

1.00

1.23

1.40

1.49

1.52

1.54

1.65

1.66

1.75

1.85

1.90

1.75

1.71

1.74

1.62

1.51

2.O3

1.93

2.03

2.02

1.85

1.87

1.83

_

-

Mar.

1.81

1.82

1.57

1.20

1.15

1.17

1.05

.84

.61

.62

.61

.70

.84

1.07

1.07

1.33

1.58

1.68

1.72

1.83

1.62

1.78

1.42

1.89

1.95

1.94

1.88

1.87

1.81

1.75

1.75

Apr.

1.73

1.66

1.43

1.32

1.52

1.57

1.55

1.56

1.53

1.15

1.48

1.57

1.6O

1.51

1.57

1.62

1.76

1.87

1.88

1.91

1.81

1.78

1.90

1.94

1.76

2.00

2.05

2.08

2.19

2.13

May

2.08

2.15

2.18

2.22

2.28

2.15

2.14

2.10

2.05

1.89

1.88

2.0O

2.05

1.90

1.84

1.84

1.86

1.77

1.76

1.61

1.42

1.83

1.86

1.87

1.82

1.90

1.93

1.81

1.63

1.62

1.66

June

1.74

1.62

1.49

1.45

1.53

1.66

1.69

1.48

1.75

1.82

1.76

1.82

1.84

1.84

1.83

1.76

1.80

1.71

1.65

1.61

1.67

1.65

1.70

1.60

1.52

1.58

1.57

1.63

1.64

1.57

July

1.55

1.54

1.64

1.56

1.67

1.70

1.56

1.67

1.65

1.62

1.58

1.54

1.56

1.57

1.56

1.57

1.61

1.65

1.68

1.78

1.88

1.93

1.93

1.92

1.78

1.85

1.96

1.89

1.88

1.94

1.91

Aug.

1.92

1.93

1.93

1.-91

2.09

2.03

2.05

2.07

2.06

2.03

1.96

1.99

1.95

1.82

1.87

1.82

1.78

1.74

1.72

1.64

1.60

1.6O

1.58

1.55

1.52

1.52

1.50

1.52

1.50

1.52

1.52

Sept.

1.51

1.50

1.50

1.60

1.55

1.58

1.60

1.58

1.57

1.6O

1.63

1.71

1.67

1.67

1.63

1.68

1.63

1.60

1.74

1.71

1.76

1.75

1.72

1.70

1.67

1.72

1.77

1.72

1.70

1.78

-
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 451

Fox River at Algonquln, I 1.

Location."Lat 42«09'59", long. 88°17 I 251 ', in NW£ sec. 

bank 20 ft upstream from Chicago Street Bridge at Al 

Crystal Lake outlet.

Drainage area. 1,364 sq mi.

Records available. October 1915 to September 1953.

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

Tevel, datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 20, 1933, staff 

same datum.

Average discharge. 38 years, 773 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,870 cfs Mar 

for part of Nov. 26, result of windstorm; minimum da

1915-53: Maximum discharge, 5,850 cfs Apr. 1, 2 

ft Apr. 1, 1916, from graph based on gage readings; 

result of windstorm; minimum daily discharge, 12 cfs

Remarks. Records good. Flow occasionally regulated b., 

station, and occasionally affected by wind action on

Revisions (water years). WSP 1175: 1916.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage 

, and discharge, In cubic feet pi

0.9 

l.O 

1.3

54

125

415

1.6 

2.1

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year Oct

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

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

270 

290

260

280

290

290

290

280

310

290

270

280

280

300

260

310

300

250

331

255

240

250

300

280

290

260

290

280

240

?§O" 220

8,651

279

0.205

0.24

Nov.

290 

280

290

260

27O

3OO

280

280

232

2?0

260

290

270

28O

290

280

3W

300

310

310

310

342

320

342

352

240 42"6"

448

481

492

-

9,453

315

0.231

0.26

Dec.

525 

549

549

585

645

645

621

6O9

^

645

633

609

633

6O9

525

 *537

^

514

514

514

514

597

645

672

712

740

766

609

S59" 362

810

356" 825

19,237

621

0.455

0.52

Jan.

753 

766

756" 810

686

633

621

609

609

585

585

573

573

573

549

585

561

525

549

549

549

537

549

561

514

537

537

525

525

525

525

18,304

590

0.433

O.5O

Feb.

492 

492

492

470

448

514

492

481

525

597

621

712

726

885

978

1,010

87O

930

962

994

1,040

672

1,120

1,370

1,480

1,420

1,540

1.550

-

-

-

23,883

, S63

0.625

0.65

Mar.

1.550 

1,260

1,280

1,210

1,260

1,330

1,280

1,230

1,260

1,230

1.09O

1,090

1,140

1,180

1,140

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,280

1,180

1,300

1,140

1,280

1,350

*1, 330

1,300

1,280

1,230

1,190

1,190

38,420

1,239

0.908

1.05

Apr.

1.190 

1,160

1,070

1,060

1,110

1,060

946

855

825

753

780

740

645

525

514

525

573

621

645

658

609

561

*621

672

672

810

900

915

994

962

~

23,971

799

0.586

0.65

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,400 Kin 220 Mean 1,185

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,550 Mln 82 Mean 550

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

May

994 

1,090

1,120

1,160

1,210

1,260

lj30O

1,240

1,190

1,040

994

1,010

1,O30

930

795

699

712

726

726

633

573

699

699

686

645

686

712

645

537

492

470

>6,703

861

0.631

0.73

June

514 

470

415

426

426

384

362

310

394

525

561

585

33B" 597

549

514

492

404

373

320

331

*320

300

260

260

260

220

220

202

176

11,755

392

0.287

0.32

July

176 

176

202

184

220

230

176

202

202

184

168

159

159

150

134

T5B" 125

168

159

193

250

310 3lO~

 ' 300

210

220

280

26O

240

290

260

6,465

. 2O9

0.153

0.1S

Aug.

270 

290

290

280

415

470

492

561

*5"8"5" 597

537

537

525

459

470

437

415

373

362

331

280

210

193

176

168

159

104

104

90

17

97

10,374

335

O.246

0.28

Sept.

90 

82

90

111

90

97

97

90

90

90

104

134

118

118

104

118

97

97

176

T32

*159

142

104

118

125

142

168

142

125

168

3,528

118

O.087

O.lO

Cfsm 0.869 In. 11.82

Cfsm 0.403 In. 5.48

4, T. 43 N., R. 8 E., on right 

onquin and 400 ft upstream from

gage is 729.48 ft above mean sea 

jage at site 20 ft downstream at

2 (gage height, 2.22ft); no flow 

ly, 82 cfs Sept. 2. 

1916; maximum gage height, 4.50 

o flow for part of Nov. 26, 1952, 

Aug. 30, 31, 1934, July 28, 1942.

dam near McHenry, 16 miles above 

Fox chain of lakes.

eight, In feet, 

second)

780

1,630

ber 1952 to September 1953
452 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 

Poplar Creek at Elgin, 111.

Location. Lat 42°01'35", long. 88°15'20", in SE^NW^ sec. 19, T. 41 N., R. 9 E., on right 

tank Just upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 20 in Elgin, and 2 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 35.8 sq mi.

Records available. August 1951 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 715.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 394 cfs June 10 (gage height, 3.65 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 120 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.1 cfs Oct. 2.

1951-53: Maximum discharge, 435 cfs Mar. 11, 1952 (gage height, 3.82 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 120 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, that of Oct. 2, 

1952.

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

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 25, Apr. 12-18)

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4

2.9

6.2

16

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

3.0

3.1

30

72

142

237

259

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.4

.3

75

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.6

.8

.7

.8

.8

1.0

1.0

1.2

T75

1.2

1.2

.8

*.8

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

24.5

0.79

0.022

O.03

Nov.

0.8

.7

.8

.7

.8

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

76

.6

.6

1.6

1.0

.7

.7

.7

*.7

.7

4.3

7.1

376

2.3

1.6

1.6

-

38.6

1.29

0.036

0.04

Dec.

1.4

176

1.8

2.9

3.2

2.7

2.7

3.2

3.9

3.2

2.7

2.5

b2.0

1.6

 1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

13

15

12

17

17

13

11

b9.0

5.5

4.6

4.6

4.6

168.9

5.45

0.152

0.18

Jan.

4.2

4.6

b4.0

3.2

b2.7

2.2

1.8

173

2.5

2.5

b2.4

b2.3

*b2.1

3.2

4.4

b3.5

3.6

3.2

2.9

2.7

2.9

3.2

3.6

5.5

bTTS

b4.0

3.2

b2.7

Z.I

2.1

b2.0

96.1

3.10

0.087

0.10

Feb.

bl.8

1.6

2.1

2.1

9.4

34

Te

b!3

blO

*7.8

6.6

6.6

5.4

b4.5

b3.2

b2.5

bl.9

1.4

1.2

874

24

b!8

b!3

11

9.4

9.8

9.4

7.8

-

-

243.9

8.71

0.243

0.25

Calendar year 195H: Max 355 Mln 0.3

Mar.

7.2

b7.0

b6. 6

b6.0

b5.0

b4.5

b4.0

3.2 3-79

3.9

*11

37

64

66

83

62

52

44

38

34

30

29

28

25

21

19

18

17

15

15

16

775.3

25.0

0.698

0.81

Apr.

28

29

77

26

23

21

19

18

17

17

15

13

12

11

IS

23

21

19

17

15

13

*13

11

15

28

24

23

23

22

25

-

583

19.4

0.542

0.61

May

36

31

27

24

23

21

19

18

16

14

14

13

14

13

12

11

13

13

12

10

16

23

23

21

19

15

12

9.8

8.4

*7.1

5.5

513.8

16.6

0.464

0.53

June

4.6

3.9

2.9

 §71 2.5

15

12

12

11

256

190

103

76

57

42

32

25

20

16

13

9.4

*7.1

5.9

4.9

5.2

5.5

4.6

4.2

4.2

3.2

-

957.2

31.9

0.891

0.99

July

2.7

2.3

2.3

1.6

1.2

1.8

1.6

1.2

1.0

.8

.7

.7

.6

76

.6

.6

3.5

4.2

5.2

 1.5

28

IT

7.1

3.9

2.5

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.6

2.3

2.3

108.9

3.51

0.098

0.11

Aug.

2.1

4.2

4.9

275

2.3

2.1

2.1

1.8

1.6

 1.4

1.6

1.8

1.6

1.2

1.0

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

7J

.4

.4

42.1

1.36

0.038

0.04

Sept.

0.5

74" .4

1.0

.8

.7

1.2

.6

.6

.6

.6

1.2

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

.7

3^2

1.2

*.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

-

22.3

0.74

0.021

0.02

Mean 27.5 Cfsm 0.768 In. 10.49

Water year 1952-53: Max 256 Min 0.3 Mean 9.79 Cfsm 0.273 In. 3.71

Peak discharge (base, 140 efs).--June 10 (10 a.m.) 394 cfs (3.65 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 453

Fox River at Dayton, 111.

Location. Lat 41"23'14", long. 88°47'21", in SE^ sec. 29, T. 34 N., R. 4 E., on right 

bank in tailwater of plant of North Counties Hydro-Electric Co. at Dayton, 6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 2,570 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1914 to September 1953. Prior to April 1925, published as 

"at Wedron."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 462.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

±923. Prior to Apr. 13, 1925, chain gage at site 4 miles upstream at datum 496.80 ft 

above Memphis datum. Apr. 13, 1925, to Sept. 30, 1941, float-tape headwater gage and 

kilowatt-hour meters at datum 7.70 ft below mean sea level, datum of 1929. Oct. 1, 

1941, to Sept. 30, 1942, float-tape tailwater gage at present site at datum 7.70 ft 

below mean sea level, datum of 1929, Oct. 1, 1942, to Apr. 10, 1951, float-tape tailwater 

gage read hourly at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 38 years (1915-53), 1,494 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,130 cfs June 11 (gage height, 10.61 ft); minimum daily, 168 cfs Sept. 3.

1925-53: Maximum discharge, 29,000 cfs Mar. 19, 1948 (gage height, 19.65 ft); maximum gage height, 32.04 ft Jan. 30, 1952 (ice jam); minimum daily discharge, 1 cfs 

Aug. 29, 1934, when wheels were shut down; minimum daily with plant operating, 116 cfs 

Sept. 6, 1944.

Remarks.--Records good. Low flow regulated by powerplant above station. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 730: 1931. WSP 1208: 1930, 1935, 1939.

Rating table, Le, later year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

4.9

5.0 

5.5

6.0

160

190

370

620

7.0

9.0

10.0

10.2

1,400

3,690

5,170

5,490

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 'i

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

534

520

444

554

486

474

512

490

545

530

515

540

515

500

555

555

530

472

539

507

501 

527

495 

495

540

512

555

510

530

525

505

15,962

515

0.200

0.23

Nov.

495 

500

570

489

560

'543 470

498

488

540

530

495

530

510

525

505

550

665

696

595

595 

570

565

585

631

960 '852"

505

556

884

-

17,407

580

0.226

0.25

Dec.

776 

780

891

937

980

954

976

954

946

950

972

928

932

695

700

*776

879

882

754

1,130

1,600 

1,450

1,310 

1,380

1,300

1,040

1,010

880

694

1,T40~

1,450

31,046

1,001

0.389

0.45

Jan.

1.400 

1,220

1,140

896

945

808

576

TH

1,120

1,120

1,160

1,070

950

1,100

1,140

1,190

881

908

994

956

930 

934

900 

997

960

720

954

840

642

780

1,040

30,015

968

0.377

0.43

Feb.

884 

624

834

908

1,040

1,460

2,230

1,480

1,170

1,040

1,080

1,070

1,140

1,130

1,220

1,240

1,150

1,300

1,720

1,800

2.500 

1,800

2,050 

1,730

1,950

2,060

2,000

2.OOO

_

-

-

40,610

1,450

0.564

0.59

Mar.

2,060 

2,000

1,850

1,620

1,590

*1,750

1,800

1,600

1,750

1,900

1,960

2,330

3,690

3,690

4.400

3,690

3,220

2,970

2,730

2,500

2,440 

2,330

2,220 

2,160

2,110

2,110

2,110

2,060

1,950

1,950

1,900

72,440

2,337

0.909

1.05

Apr.

2,000 

2,000

1,950

1,900

1,800

1,800

1,750

1,570

1,470

1,410

1,300

1,300

1,210

1,160

1,140

1,260

1,350

1,180

1,200

1,180

1,180 

1,130

1,050 

1,090

1,680

2,440

2, 110

2,110

2,060

2,330

-

47,090

1,570

0.611

0.68

May

2,670 

2,610

2,380

2,220

2,160

2,160

2,110

2,110

2,000

1,900

1,750

1,670

1,750

1,630

1,520

1,420

1,36O

1,310

1,370

1,350

1,230 

1,700

2,920 

2,480

2,610

2,060

1,690

1,520

*1,410

1,400

1^130

57,600

1,858

0.723

0.83

June

1,000 

943

957

886

908

1,350

1,210

1,030

1,170

1,550

5.490

3,290

2,550

2,440

1,890

1,630

1,410

1,260

1,070

990

794 

726

743

700

560

610

768

618

560

478

-

39,581

1,319

0.513

0.57

July

481 

544

401

443

1.760

1,400

930

571

614

610

424

516

360

408

527

376

466

422

829

683

450 

550

793 

630

578

552

464

464

376

624

532

18,578

 599

0.233

0.27

Aug.

614 

689

883

88O

692

584

734

799

830

892

812

802

780

756

739

678

590

603

584

570

505 

505

500 

*303

446

299

312

254

290

296

226

18,447

595

0.232

0.27

Sept.

261 

267

"558 168

220

231

254

233

231

256

231

258

254

349

252

356

T7I

199

265

342

333 

*281

*262 

324

270

261

275

246

326

278

-

7,882

263

0.102

0.11

Calendar year 1952; Max 9,500 Mln 444 Mean 2,173 Cfsm 0.846 In. 11.52

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,490 Mln 168 Mean 1,087 Cfsm 0.423 In. 5.73

Peak discharge (base. 5,000 cfs).--June 11 (6:30 a.m.) 6,130 cfs (10.61 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
454 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

North Pork Vermilion River near Charlotte, 111.

Location. Lat 40°50'08", long. 88°17'58", in SEij-SEi sec. 4, T. 27 N., R. 8 E., on right 

bank at downstream side of Foreman highway bridge, half a mile downstream from Illinois 

Central Railroad bridge, l£ miles northwest of Charlotte, 5| miles north of Chatsworth, 

and 15 miles upstream from confluence with South Porit.

Drainage area. 184 sq mi.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1953.,

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 640.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Jan. 14, 1943, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 145 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 978 cfs Mar. 15 (gage height, 12.50 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 26-30.

1942-53: Maximum discharge, 2,400 cfs May 18, 1943; maximum gage height, 15.01 ft 

July 10, 1951; no flow for many days in several years.

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

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 10, Jan. 14, 15,

Aug. 24 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 15

1.4 0.2

1.5 .4

1.7 .9

2.0 2.3

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.8

4.6 

8.0

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

Jan. 16 to Sept. 30

0 

.2 

.7 

1.7 

4.5 

10

4.0

5.0

7.0

10.0

12.0

12.4

101

235

510

833

945

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

0.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

73

.3

.3

.3

.4

1.2

1.6

T75

.8

.6

.5

.4

*.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

14.7

0.47

0.0026

0.003

Nov.

0.4

T5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

*.5

1.0

1.4

1.2

.9

.8

.7

.7

1.8

2.4

?75

1.6

1.0

.8

-

23.9

0.80

O.OO43

0.005

Dec.

0.8

,.7 78"

2.1

3.6

3.6

3.9

3.8

3.0

2.5

2.2

bl.8

bl.5

bl.O

bl.O

bl.O

1.1

1.4

1.9

4.7

13

TT

 8.3

9.8

b5.0

b3.5

b3.0

b3.0

3.1

3.2

3.2

108.5

3.50

0.019

0.02

Jan.

3.3

3.4

b3.0

b2.5

b2.0

bl.8

T^

2.2

2.2

2.7

b3.0

b3.5

4.O

8.4

37

49

40

42

48

46

*46

47

48

85

T7

64

56

43

42

42

40

895.9

28.9

O.157

0.18

Feb.

32

31

b3O

32

33

34

35

33

29

30

32

b40

39

38

35

29

b25 b3"5

b40

94

375

32T

213

143

106

88

80

66

-

-

2,113

75.5

0.410

0.43

Mar.

56

48

64

118

118

94

68

67

67

7O

98

226

571

585

945

885

750

713

*695

599

521

439

357

285

220

174

143

127

109

96

121

9,429

304

1.65

1.91

Apr.

437

479

129

375

303

243

192

154

140

130

112

96

86

78

78

*80

70

66

61

60

58

56

56

54

56

55

50

4952"

52

-

4,207

140

0.761

0.85

May

50

52

48

44

46

46

44

47

44

42

40

39

39

38

*57

38

50

46

42

38

39

46

52

152

227

164

96

68

60

55

49

1,878

60.6

0.329

0.38

June

44

40

38

37

35

54

69

59

65

47

42

39

40

47

37

32

31

27

26

25

22

20

19

18

T5

27

28

-ss 103

46

-

1,219

40.6

0.221

0.25

July

43

293

489

384

251

626

645

515

449

312

171

87

56

46

39

*35

116

294

213

112

107

630

645

533

411

259

136

74

54

48

39

8,142

263

1.43

1.65

Aug.

3633"

30

27

26

24

24

25

24

21

19

18

18

17

16

15

14

13

*12

11

11

9.0

8.2

7.6

6.7

6.1

5.4

4.7

4.4

3.6

3_.0

492.7

15.9

O.O86

0.10

Sept.

2.7

2.2

1.8

2.5

4.0

2.4

1.6

.9

.6

*.6

.5

.4

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

.1

TT

.1

.1

.1

-

26.2

0.87

0.0047

0.005

Calendar year 1952; Max 1,010 Mln O.2 Mean 123 Cfsm 0.668 In. 9.09

Water year 1952-53: Max 945 Mln O.I Mean 78.2 Cfsm 0.425 In. 5.78

Peak discharge (base, 800 efs). Mar. 15 (12 ra.) 978 cfs (12.50 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 455

Vermilion River at Pontiac, 111.

Location. Lat 40 "52 "40", long. 88°38'10", in SW^ sec. 22, T. 28 N., R. 5 E., near center 

of span on downstream side of Vermilion Street Bridge in Pontiac, 0.1 mile upstream 

from Chicago & Alton Railroad and State Highway 116, three-quarters of a mile upstream 

from Turtle Creek, and If miles downstream from Wabash Railroad.

Drainage area. 568 sq mi.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1953.'

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 619.45 ft above mean sea level, 

cTatum of 1929.

Average discharge. 11 years, 423 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,470 cfs July 8 (gage height, 7.47 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 0.1 cfs Oct. 11.

1942-53: Maximum discharge, 13,600 cfs July 10, 1951 (gage height, 17.90 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 0.1 cfs Oct. 5, 1947, Oct. 11, 1952.

Maximum stage known since at least 1911, 17.0 ft in May 1933 (discharge, about

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

of 1.4 cfs, diverted half a mile above station for water supply of city of Pontiac, is 

not included in records.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 24, July 25 to Aug. 21)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 16 Mar. 17 to Sept. 3O

0.9

1.1

1.6

2.0

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.7

0.2

.4

1.4

2.6

4.1

5.0

7.2

17

3.1

3.3

3.5

4.0

4.4

5.0

6.0

6.8

40

61

97

280

490

970

1,640

2,060

0.8

.9

1.0

1.3

1.6

2.0

2.3

2.7

0.3

.5

.8

2.1

5.6

12

18

31

3.0

3.4

3.6

4.0

4.4

5.0

7.0

7.2

50

93

137

276

500

970

2,170

2,290

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.9

3.1

2.2 

1.8

1.2

.8

.6

.4

.4

. Z

. 2

. 2

.4

1.8

3.2

3.7

4.0

4.7

4.6

6.5

4.9

*4.3

4.2

3.8

3.7

3.8

3.9

3.6

3.7

3.9

3.9

87.4

2.82

0. 0050

0.006

Nov.

 STB 3.8

4.0 

4.8

4.7

4.5

4.0

4.8

4.6

4.9

4.8

4.9

4.9

6.1

5.7

6.8

*8.6

12

10

-1>

11

8.6

8.6

7.0

11

18

13

11

10

8.2

225.1

7.50

0.013

0.01

Dec.

7.7

 6.8

T77 

9.6

12

14

15

18

20

19

19

b!7

b!3

blO

blO

blO

b!2

14

16

23

30

34

*383*8"

36

27

b20

b20

b20

b20

b21

577.8

18.6

0.033

0.04

Jan.

22

23

b20 

b!7

b!4

b!3 bI3"

b!3

b!4

bl5

b!6

b!7

b25

29

47

70

100

76

113

108

*102

102

105

131

216

192

149

131

97

93

93

2,176

70.2

0.124

0.14

Feb.

70

56

56 

56

73

73

68

67

64

56

59

61

67

68

67

61

"Sf 47

 64

96

395

730

690

455

320

280

232

220

-

-

-

4,6O8

165

0.290

0.30

Mar.

168

149

'555"

320

300

300

204

184

204

212

497

1,270

1,640

1,760

2,060

2.170

1,960

*1,810

1,640

1,400

1,200

930

770

650

535

465

400

370

345

370

24,634

795

1.40

1.61

Apr.

770

1,340

1.400 

1,200

1,050

890

730

570

500

500

500

400

400

345

298

*298

276

268

253

237

205

208

208

201

201

201

187

184

174

TSI14,178

473

0.833

0.93

Hay

184

177

164 

161

134

140

137

143

137

132

122

122

112

108

*106

104

112

149

122

114

1O8

TTo" 101

167

465

loo" 570

276

219

174

167

5,437

175

0.308

0.36

June

143

117

104

97

93

101

253

320

370

355

208

167

146

132

122

108

93

83

*71

63

55

47

41

 So 40

41

41

59

215

177

-

3,867

129

0.227

0.25

July

117 3§8"

1,050 

1,460

1,050

1,340

2,110

2,290

1,640

1,130

690

430

298

215

161

*117

215

465

570

400

272

370

1,130

1,130

970

770

500

320

219

158

124

22,079

712

1.25

1.45

Aug.

~56" 101

73 

64

56

49

48

46

48

46

40

37

37

32

25

19

17

15

*12

9.8

8.6

6.7

5.9

5.6

5.9

4.6

3.4

2.8

1.9

2.1

1.8

910.1

29.4

0,052

0.06

Sept'.

1.8

1.9

1.8 

2.0

2.3

2.7

4.2

4 , 0

3.6

*2.8

1.6

1.6

1.8

2.6

2.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.4

1.0

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.4

-

54.3

1.81

0.0032

0.004

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,19O Mln 0.2 Mean 405 Cfsm 0.713 In. 9.71

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,290 Mln O.2 Mean 216 Cfsm 0.380 In. 5.16

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 efs). Mar. 17 (5 a.m.) 2,230 cfs (7.06 ft)} July 8 (2 a.m.) 2,470 cfs 

(7.47 ft). 

» Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
456 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Vermilion River at Lowell, 111.

Location. Lat 41 0 15'19", long. 89°00'44", in NE^SE^ sec. 8, T. 32 N., R. 2 E., near center 

or span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 178, 0.2 mile north of Lowell, 

and 10 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,230 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. May 1931 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 500.61 ft above mean sea level, 

oatum of 1929. Prior to Aug. 20, 1952, chain or wire-weight gage at site 500 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 799 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,540 cfs July 6 (gage height, 8.20 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 7.5 cfs Sept. 30.

1931-53: Maximum discharge, 27,700 cfs July 10, 1951 (gage height, 12.70 ft, site 

then in use); minimum, 5.9 cfs Aug. 2-4, 1934.

Maximum stage known, about 16 ft during ice jam, date unknown.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 745: 1931-32.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

3.57

3.6

3.7

3.8 

4.0 

4.3

14

30

78

192

4.7 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

7.6

4O4

595

1,550

2,950

4,140

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

T2- 12

12

13

13

13

12

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

22

27

19

16

14

14

12

12

14 

14 

14

16

14

14

14

14

14

445

14.4

0.012

0.01

Nov.

T4" 14

16

17

16

16

17

*19

16

17

19

22

20

22

22

22

22

38

45

28

32

32

30 

28 

49

~5? 118

b45

b35

b30

-

880

29.3

0.024

0.03

Dec.

b25

b5§

32

34

45

49

36

40

43

47

40

40

b35

b30

b30

b30

b30

30

30

78

75

149

14"g 

126 

bllo

b95

81

b78

b75

b7O

67

1,823

58.8

0.048

0.06

Jan.

62

56

b53

b50

b45

b40

b4T5

b40

b40

b42

b45

b50

b60

91

91

b200

b300

b250

292

271

250

239

*260 

404 

562

466

b420

381

319

303

b290

6,012

194

0.158

0.18

Feb.

b260

220

197

192

179

201

188

166

149

141

170

175

175

175

b!70

b!50

118

b!30

162

266

835

930

1,150 

930 

665

630

562

466

_

-

9,732

348

0.283

0.29

Kar.

404

346

3T6

369

435

*529

529

435

392

435

466

835

3,130

2,950

4.140

3,130

3,130

2,950

2,780

2,320

2,180

1,910

1,550 

1,380 

1,230

1,030

930

790

705

705

745

43,206

1,394

1.13

1.31

Apr.

980

2,180

2.520

1,910

1,660

1,550

1,330

1,130

1,030

930

835

790

745

705

630

665

595

562

529

498

466

466

*435 

435 

498

466

435

404

754

404

25,987

866

0.704

0.79

May

790

745

595

529

498

466

455

435

404

404

398

392

59?

592

392

404

498

630

630

595

595

855

705 

1.580 

1,380

1,550

1,080

855

"«665

595

498

19,922

645

0.523

0.60

June

404

558

546

5O8

281

555

330

381

¥65" 705

562

466

387

358

558

514

281

259

220

192

166

141

126 

110 

107

107

100

97

88

27JT

8,753

291

0.237

0.26

July

292

330

1,050

1,440

1,580

4.140

5,520

2,780

2,180

2,040

1,180

855

595

466

546

292

*404

595

790

705

529

466

562 

1,130 

980

790

630

466

352

255

206

31,506

1,016

0.826

0.95

Aug.

158

T2T

100

91

75

64

59

64

64

56

49

47

45

43

40

38

54

30

27

25

24

20

20 

*19 

19

19

16

16

14

13

U

1,429

46.1

0.037

0.04

Sept.

13

13

12

13

20

14

12

12

12

11

11

11

12

12

11

11

10

9.5

10

11

10

9.5

9.0 

9.0 

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.5

8.5

7.5

329.5

11.0

0.0089

0.01

Calendar year 1952: Max 10,700 Mln 12 Mean 950 Cfsm 0.772 In. 10.52

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,140 Mln 7.5 Mean 411 Cfsm 0.334 In. 4.53

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs).--July 6 (10 a.m.) 5,540 cfs (8.20 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 457 

Bureau Creek at Princeton, 111.

Location. Lat 41°21'55", long. 89°29'55", In SW^SEi sec. 18, T. 16 N., R. 9 E., on right 

bank 500 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highways 6 and 34, 0.6 mile downstream from 

Eperson Run, and If miles west of Princeton.

Drainage area. 186 sq mi.

Records available. March 1936 to September 1953.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 555.24 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

0929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to July 18, 1940, wire-weight gage at 

bridge 100 ft downstream at datum 30.00 ft lower. July 18, 1940, to Sept. 30, 1944, 

water-stage recorder 500 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 125 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,110 cfs July 6 (gage height, 7.37 ft); minimum, 0.3 cfs Aug. 29.

1936-53: Maximum discharge, 11,800 cfs Jan. 24, 1938 (gage height, 15.88 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); no flow during January 1940.

Remarks. Records good.

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1175: 1940-41, 1948.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(ShiftIng-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 26)

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9 

3.2

3.5 

3.8 

4.0 

5.0 

5.3

87 

149 

206 

720 

S90

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*1.5

7TT

2.4

2.7

3.0

3.5

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

6.2

375

2.1

2.1

2.4

2.7

2.7

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.4

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.1

99.1

3.20

0.017

0.02

Nov.

2.4

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.4

1.8

1.8

 2.1

2.1

2.4

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.9

5.7

1.5

i§

.6

.6

.6

.9

8.0

9.9

375

2.4

2.1

2.4

-

79.3

2.64

0.014

0.02

Dec.

2.1

1.8

TT5

3.0

2.7

2.7

3.0

3.5

3.9

3.5

3.5

3.9

3.9

3.5

3.0

3.9

 3.9

3.5

4.4

25

43

4Z

27

19

12

10

8.7

7.1

6.2

5.8

5.8

273.1

8.81

0.047

0.05

Jan.

5.3

5.3

4.8

4.8

4.4

5.5

TTS

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.8

5.8

5.3

6.2

6.7

6.2

6.2

6.2

*6.7

7.6

T75

6.7

6.7

7.1

6.2

6.7

6.2

6.2

170.5

5.50

0.030

0.03

Feb.

5.3 573

5.3

6.7

12

600 Tin

151

98

71

53

52

34

28

26

19

23

21

22

439

430

90

144

74

63

48

40

35

-

_

-

2,869.6

102

0.548

0.57

Mar.

29

18

15

30

*35

27

19

23

23

26

119

167

284

206

359

313

214

172

142

118

104

96

87

78

69

61

56

52

49

56

67

3,124

101

0.543

0.62

Apr.

78

83

83

82

74

69

64

59

56

52

49

45

43

39

45

53

50

46

44

43

40

*38

37

43

76

93

85

76

91

108

-

1,844

61.5

0.331

0.37

May

114

108

96

87

83

83

78

71

64

59

55

56

55

49

45

48

64

56

46

40

38 355"

390

395

566

248

159

*124

106

96

78

3,863

125

0.672

0.77

June

63

53

48

44 *46

132

67

116

186 -§§

66

55

95

59

46

39

35

30

26

23

19

17

15

»13

13

13

12

12

11

9.9

-

1,452.9

48.4

0.260

0.29

July

9.9

55

58

31

109

847

152

74

44

32

27

26

25

20

16

13

*23

17

34

25

24

23

22

14

10

8.2

6.7

5T~ 6.2

29

14

1,847.0

59.6

0.320

0.37

Aug.

24

52

25

216 "3?

20

16

42

27

19

13

9.9

8.2

7.1

5.8

4.4

3.5

3.0

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.1

1.8

1.8

*1.5

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

.9

172

551.5

17.8

0.096

0.11

Sept.

1.2

T75

1.2

4.9

1.5

2.7

3.9

1.8

2.1

2.1

1.5

1.5

1.5

3.1

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.8

5.5

2.7

2.1

 1.8

1.8

1.8

2.1

2.7

3.0

6.5 672-

3.9

-

77.2

2.57

0.014

0.02

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,170 Mln 0.6 Mean 146 Cfsm 0.785 In. 10.72

Water year 1952-53: Max 847 Mln 0.6 Mean 44.5 Cfsm 0.239 In. 3.24

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 cfa). July 6 (6 a.m.) 2,110 cfs (7.37 ft). 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
458 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

West Bureau Creek at Wyanet, 111.

Location. Lat 41°21'54", long. 89°34 I 08", at northeast corner of sec. 21, T. 16 N., R. 

8 E., on left bank at upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highways 6 and 34, half a mile 

east of Wyanet.

Drainage area. 83.3 sq mi.

Records available. March 1936 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 573.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T"929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1937, wire-weight gage at same 

site at datum 30.00 ft lower. Oct. 1, 1937, to Feb. 20, 1939, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 50.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,340 cfs July 6 (gage height, 6.44 ft); no flow 

 Sept. 3, 30.

1936-53: Maximum discharge, 6,620 cfs July 8, 1951 (gage height, 12.48 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,900 cfs; maximum gage height, 12.90 ft Jan. 24, 1938; no 

flow for several days during 1936, 1940-41, 1943-44, 1950, 1953. 

Maximum stage known, 14.5 ft Oct. 11, 1931.

Remarks. Records fair.

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1175: 1936(M), 1947-49.

Discharge, In cubic feet per seoond, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

"^

.4

.4

.4

.4 

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

i§

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

14.2

0.46

0,0055

0.006

Nov.

0^6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7 

.7

*.8

.8

.8

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

4.0

2.1

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

3.2

LJ.

2.1

1.5

1.1

1.2

-

40.4

1.35

0.016

0.02

Dec.

T~4 1.2

1.5

1.9

2.3

2.3 

2.1

2.5

2.7

2.3

.1.8

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

 1.6

1.7

1.8

53

17

7.0

8.0

6.7

4.9

4.3

3.4

3.0

2.5

2.7

3.0

150.8

4.86

O.058

0.07

Jan.

3.2

3.4

2.7

2.7

2.5

1.9

FT

2.7

2.7

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.6

5.5

4.9

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.4

*3.6

4.0

4.6

3.8

4.0

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.4

3.6

106.1

3.42

0.041

0.05

Feb.

3.2

3.0

3TF

3.6

86

255 

69

38

27

20

23

23

19

18

15

11

12

1522.

266

61

44

38

26

22

21

19

15

_

.

-

1,178.0

42.1

0.505

0.53

Mar.

13

18

12

13

*16

16 

12- 11

13

26

48

80

84

75

94

69

59

53

44

38

36

33

32

29

26

24

23

22

22

30

41

1,112

35.9

0.431

0.50

Apr.

51

45

44

38

35

33 

30

28

28

28

24

24

23

22

28

27

23

22

22

22

21

 21

20

23

35

30

27

27

27

28

-

856

28.5

0.342

0.38

May

29

26

24

23

26

26 

24

23

22

20

19

21

18

11

17

19

34

25

22

21

21

149

61

306

121

75

53

 41

38

35

28

1,384

44.6

0.535

0.62

June

24

22

20

18

*57

44 

22

76

33

25

22

20

~69~ 225

41

34

25

22

18

15

11

9.8

8.2

7.5

*8.2

7.5

6.0

6.0

4.5

3^0

903.7

30.1

0.361

0.40

July

2.2

24

12

6.0

127

"78 496 

52

34

25

19

15

11

9.0

6.6

5.0

*14

7.4

5.4

5.4

4.0

4.7

2.9

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.3

J^O

71

7.4

10

1,061.3

34.2

0.411

0.47

Aug.

8.6

5.7

9.6

25

5.8

3.2 

16

20

4.7

2.7

2.0

1.8

1.4

.9

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.3

.3

3

.1

113.2

3.65

'0.044

0.05

Sept.

0.1

.1

0

1.5

.6

.4

1.6

.6

.4

.6

.5

.3

.2

.7

.6

.4

.1

.7

5.2

.7

.4

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

0

-

16.7

0.56

0.0067

0.007

Calendar year 1952: Max 765 

Water year 1952-53: Max 496

Mln 0.1 

Mln 0

Mean 64.6 

Mean 19.0

Cfsm 0.776 In. 10.56 

Cfsm 0.228 In. 3.10

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 459

East Bureau Creek near Bureau, 111.

Location. Lat 41°20'06", long. 89°22'53", In SW£SE£ sec. 30, T. 16 N., R. 10 E., on left 

bank at downstream side of highway bridge, half a mile downstream from Brush Creek, 2^ 

miles upstream from mouth, and 3^ miles north of Bureau.

Drainage area. 101 sq mi.

Records available. March 1936 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 484.45 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1939, wire-weight gage at same 

site at datum 30.00 ft lower. Oct. 1, 1939, to Apr. 9, 1941, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 51.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,340 cfs July 5 (gage height, 12.85 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1936-53: Maximum discharge observed, 6,200 cfs Jan. 24, 1938 (gage height, 17.39 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 2,300 cfs; no flow for several days in most years.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years1.--WSP 975: 1941-42. WSP 1208: 1950.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

 fl

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

.1.1

.1

.1.z

.2

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1.1

1.8

0.06

0.00059

0.0007

Nov.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2 

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

2.2

.8

.3

.1

.1 

0

.1

2.5

3.0

.4

.3

.3

-

14.4

0.48

0.0048

0.005

Dec.

0.3

.4

.5

.6

.6

.7

.6

.7

.8

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

*.4

.4

.6

58

15

5.0 

4.0

3.3

2.4

2.0

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.8

108.2

3.49

0.035

0.04

Jan.

1.8

l.S

1.6

1.6

1.6

.8 

1.0

1.3

1.5

1.6

1.8

1.4

1.7

1.9

,2^7

1.8

1.6

1.8

1.9

1.8

1.9

 1.9 

2.1

2.5

2.3

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.7

53.2

1.72

0.017

0.02

Feb.

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.8

30

"82 261 

31i:=

15

11

10

8.9

7.1

5.1

4.5

5.0

6.0

8.1

108

65

49 

38

24

22

20

17 

14

-

-

864.3

30.9

0.306

0.32

Mar.

14

9.8

12

14

*12

8.6 

7.0

7.5

8.0

9.4

27

 28

51

50

69

58

47

42

36

31

29

28 

25

22

20

18

16 

14

13

15

18

759.3

24.5

0.243

0.28

Apr.

23

24

25

24

21

20 

19

18

17

17

16

14

14

12

14

16

13

12

12

11

11*H

12

20

20

17 

16

16

18

-

491.6

16.4

0.162

0.18

May

18

16

15

14

14

14 

13

12

11

9.4

8.1

11

9.8

7.7

7.5

8.6

16

12

9.4

7.7

.'7.3

ft

79

83

49

36 

*32

30

25

23

740.3

23.9

0.237

0.27

June

16

13

12

11

11

12

10

22

20

13

12

11

12

12

9.0

3.1

6.9

5.8

4.5

3.6

2.7

2.4 

1.9

 1.6

2.4

2.7

2.4 

2.4

1.4

1.0

-

245.8

8.19

0.081

0.09

July

0.4

14

8.6

3.3

220

H*19

11

7.7

6.5

5.8

4.8

3.6

2.7

2.1

7.3

3.0

29

11

376

126 

25

10

6.3

3.9

3.3 

2.5

2.7

 7.5

13

1,658.0

53.5

0.53O

0.61

Aug.

14

51

16

18

10

7.9 

6.9

20

11

7.4

5.0

4.3

3.0

2.2

1.5

.8

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3 

.2

.2

*.l

.1

.1 

.1

0

0

0

181.9

- 5.87

0.058

0.07

Sept.

( )

-

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,050 Min 0 Mean 69.6 Cfsm 0.689 In. 9.38

Water year 1952-53: Max 683 Min 0 Mean 14.0 Cfsm 0.139 In. 1.89

Peak discharge (base, 1,100 cfs). July 5 (12 p.m.) 3,340 efs (12.85 ft); July 21 (10;30 p.m.)

2,840 cfs (12.16 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
460 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Crow Creek (West) near Henry, 111.

Location. Lat 41°09'00", long. 89°25'00", in SW^SEtr sec. 36, T. 14 N., R. 9 E., on right 

bank at downstream side of bridge No. 7, 2 miles upstream from Sugar Grove Creek, 2.4 

miles west of State Highway 29, and 3.6 miles northwest of Henry.

Drainage area. 55.3 sq mi.

Records available. May 1949 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 520 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--1951-52: Maximum discharge during water year, 1,640 cfs June 14 (gage height, 

6.14 ft), from rating curve extended above 320 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 

1.1 cfs Sept. 28, 29.

1952-53: Maximum discharge during water year, 1,520 cfs June 13 (gage height, 5.85 

ft), from rating curve extended above 320 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.1 cfs 

Sept. 26.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 2,650 cfs July 9, 1951 (gage height, 9.04 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,060 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.1 cfs at times 

during most years.

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

which are poor.

Rating' table, Oct. 1, 1951, to Sept. 3O, 1953, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, 1951, to Jan. 14, 1952, July 20

to Aug. 20, Oct. 31 to Nov. 9, 1952)

0.1 

.2 

.3 

.4

0.1

7.5

0.8 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

3.5

17

35

105

212

520

695

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

25

25

23

21

19

26

64

*48

39

35

31

28

25

23

23

22

21

23

26

23

28

26

32

71

56

47

41

38

35

32

30

1,006

32.5

0.588

0.68

Nov.

29

27

26

b25

b25

b25

b26

b27

27

29

35

117

304

340

173

127

97

80

*68

61

57

76

84

74

71

70

66

61

57

55

-

2,339

78.0

1.41

1.57

Dec.

52

48

46

45

42

40

41

40

39

36

 35

34

33

b32

b31

b30

b30

b29

b28

b28

b27

b27

b26

b26

b25_

b25 b25'

b30

b35

b45

88

1,118

36.1

0.653

0.75

Jan.

249

209

159

138

blOO

b80

b60

*b40

b35

b30

U30

b30

b35

b!40

b500

144

140

131

198

214

146

129

84

b80

blOO

b90

b70

5.6

b5O

b50

b90

3, 407

110

1.99

2.29

Feb.

70

52

56

alOO

57

47

*41

41

36

36

35

33

34

18

30

44

b40

b37

33

31

27

b27

b27

b28

30

35

50

a60

a70

_

-

1,225

42.2

0.763

0.82

Mar.

a70

a65

a60

a55

b50

b50

b55

b60

71

300

520 362"

*320

248

190

157

140

264

368

214

166

286

226

151

133

119

110

105

99

99

103

5,216

168

3.04

3.51

Apr.

103

94

*80

80

78

77

74

70

67

71

71

113

327

198

150

127

112

102

94

86

80

78

107

108

89

83

77

70

64

61.

-

2,991

99.7

1.80

2.01

May

57

54

51

50

47

47

46

*41

42

42

37

36

33

21

31

40

66

55

47

43

40

42

42

41

48

43

39

43

36

34

32

1,336

43.1

0.779

0.90

June

32

28

27

25

23

22

20

48

142

 52

37

84

166

670

180

134

103

86

71

105

292

140

129

110

92

77

77

64

55

46

-

3,137

105

1.90

2.11

July

41

39

50

34

30

28

27

*34

26

23

20

18

16

16

16

16

15

19

20

13

11

11

11

8.7

7.9

6.9

6.9

6.4

5.8

5.5

5.0'

587.1

18.9

0.342

0.39

Aug.

4.5

4.3

4.3

5.8

4.5

4.1

3.8

3.8

4.3

3.6

3.8

*3.9

3.8

3.4

4.7

5.3

3.9

3.6

3.2

90

615

77

47

33

24

18

14

12

10

9.5

8.3

1,036.4

33.4

0.6O4

0.70

Sept.

12

1?

9.1

7.9

7.2

6.9

6.4

6.1

5.5

5.3

4.7

4.7

4.3

3.8

3.6

*3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

8.5

5.8

4.1

3.6

2.8

2.4

2.6

1.9

1.3

1.2

T7?

-

146.3

4.88

0.088

0.10

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,07O Mln 0.3 Mean 63.8 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.67

Water year 1951-52: Max 670 Mln 1.2 Mean 64.3 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.83

(5 a.m.) 1,180 cfs 4.91 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

ear Washburn.

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

Crow Creek (West) near Henry, 111.--Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

461

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.8 

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.4

2.0

2.0

3.1

6.1

3.8

2.2

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.6

*1.6

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.8

1.4

1JD

56.8

1.83

0.033

0.04

Nov.

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

 1.3

1.3

1.2 

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.7

14

5.8

3.6

2.5

2.2

1.9

1.9

8.5

21

b9

b8

b7

6.4

-

113.7

3.79

0.069

0.08

Dec.

5.8

6.1

5.8 5.5

6.1

5.6

6.1 

6.1

6.4

*5.8

5.0

4.5

3.6

3.9

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.4

4.3

42

33

23

28

27

23

b21

b!9

,b!7

b!5

b!4

b!4

.372.3

12.0

0.217

0.25

Jan.

15

1410'

b9.5

b9

b8.5

b8 

blO

b!3

b!2

11

b9.5

11

12

12

9.9

11

11

10

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.5

bll

blO

b9

*b7.5

b7

b6.5

b8

10

312.2

10.1

0.183

0.21

Feb.

b8

b8

b9

bll

15

26

26 

18

17

13

26

30

b22

b20

b!8

b!7

b!6

b20

50

71

b65

b55

b45

 42

37

35

31

25

_

_

-

776

27.7

0.501

0.52

Mar.

b20

b20

b23

b23

b20

b!6

mb23

26

36

63

92

89

102

80

*73

68

57

54

50

51

47

42

39

36

35

33

31

44

74

1,400

45.2

0.817

0.94

Apr.

95

84

77

68

60

*56

50 

46

45

40

36

35

33

31

39

36

31

30

28

27

25

25

23

32

56

43

36

34

33

36

1,290

43.0

O.778

0.87

May

36

32

30

 28

31

31

30 

31

28

26

25

25

23

2223"

25

82

59

52

47

52

47

42

~9T 186

74

57

51

46

40

35

1,413

45.6

0.825

0.95

June

30

27

25

23

28

37

24

73

37

27

25

23

274

51

36

31

26

23

20

18

15

14

13

*12

13

16

12

11

10

9.5

983.5

32.8

0.593

0.66

July

8.3

12

11

7.9

58

356

56 

35

25

20

16

15

14

*12

11

9.9

13

10

8.7

7.9

9.3

9.6

6.4

5.3

4.5

3.9

3.6

3.2

2.8

2.4

2.0

759.7

24.5

0.443

0.51

Aug.

1.8

1.9

2^8

2.0

1.3

1.2

1.3 

1.4

1.2

1.1

*.9

.9

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

.3

.4

.5

24.5

0.79

0.014

0.02

Sept.

0.5

.5

.4

.9

.3

.6

.5 

.2

.3

.3

.9

.6

.3

.4

*.3

.3

.3

.4

.8

.3

.2

,.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

-

11.1

0.37

O.O067

0.007

Calendar year 1952: Max 670 Mln 1.0 Mean 53.6 Cfsm 0.969 In. 13.20

Water year 1952-53: Max 356 Min 0.2 Mean 20.6 Cfsm O.373 In. 5.06

Peak discharge (base. 76O efs). June 13 (10 a.m.) 1,520 ofs (5.85 ft); July 5 (3:30 a.m.) 1,080 

cfs (4.58 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
462 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Gimlet Creek at Sparland, 111.

Lat 41-01'30", long. 89°26'20", in SE£«wt sec. 14, T. la w., H. y &., on ie 

 -. . 120 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 29 and 200 ft upstream from Rock 

Island Railroad bridge in Sparland.

Drainage area. 5.42 sq mi.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1947, October 1949 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 454.55 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to June 21, 1946, wire-weight gage at site 120 ft 

downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 6 years, 4.51 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 650 cfs July 5 (gage height, 3.90 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 100 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies; no flow for 

many days.

1945-47, 1949-53: Maximum discharge, 1,950 cfs Aug. 20, 1952 (gage height, 6.86 

ft), from rating curve extended above 100 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies; no 

flow at times each year.

Maximum stage known, about 10 ft on Aug. 20, 1924 (from information by local resident ).

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

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of lee efjfeot (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used June 26 to July 5)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 17

0.98

1.0

1.1

1.2

.1

.9

2.7

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

Nov. 18 to Sept. 30 

0

1.6

3.7

1.5

1.6 

2.0

7.2

17

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

e

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.0

1.7

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.9

0.09

0.017

0.02

Nov.

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

3.6

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

JU

1.9

1.1

.7

b.6

b.5

-

21.2

0.71

0.131

0.15

Dec.

bO.4

b.4

.4

.7

.6

.6

.4

.5

.4

*jtl

.3

.3

.3

b.3

.3

.4

.5

.4

3.8

19

2.7

2.5

2.9

2.3

1.7

bl.4

bl.3

bl.O

b.9

b.7

b.6

48.3

1.56

0.288

0.33

Jan.

0.7

.8

b.7

b.6

.4

.2

b.3

b.4

b.4

b.4

b.3

b.4

b.5

.8

.8

.9

1.7

2^3

1.4

.4

*.6

.6

1.2

1.2

1.1

b.9

b.7

.6

b.7

b.8

b.7

23.5

0.76

0.140

0.16

Feb.

bO.6

b.5

b.6

b.8

.9

1.1

.6

.4

76

1.1

3.7

2.3

1.8

1.6

bl.3

bl.l

bl.O

b2.0

4.2

8^3

5.9

b4.5

b3.4

*2.5

2.3

1.9

1.7

1.4

_

-

58.1

2.08

O.384

0.40

Mar.

1.3

2.1

2.5

2.7

1.4

1.1

bl.O

bl.O

bl.l

1.3

1.6

33

11

32

15

7.2

*5.6

5.9

4.5

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.3

7.1

16

185.0

5.97

1.10

1.27

Apr.

17

8.3

8.3

6.3

5.2

*4.5

3.9

3.7

3.4

3.2

2.9

2.7

2.5

275

10

5.6

4.2

3.7

3.4

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.7

36

33

10

6.7

6.3

5.6

5.2

-

215.8

7.19

1.33

1.48

May

5.2

4.2

3.9

*3.7

4.8

3.9

3.7

3.4

3.2

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.7

2.5

12

~6.7 23

5.2

4.2

3.9

4.5

3.7

5.6

3.9

3.2

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.1

139.8

4.51

0.832

0.96

June

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.3

3.5

2.3

6^9

*2.7

2.5

2.5

1.9

5.4

2.7

2.5

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.1

.8

.5

.5

.4

.4

1.1

*.7

.5

.4

.4

.3

-

55.7

1.86

0.343

0.38

July

0.3

1.7

1.1

.7

83_

24

3.4

1.9

1.4

1.2

.9

.9

.8

*.6

.6

.7

1.5

.7

.6

.5

1.2

1.2

.6

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

o

0

131.2

4.23

0.780

0.90

Aug.

0

0

o

0

0

0

.6

.2

0

0

*O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.8

0.03

0.0055

0.005

Sept.

(*

-

0

0

0

o

Calendar year 1952: Max 110 Min 0 Mean 6.83 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.15

Water year 1952-53: Max 83 Min 0 Mean 2.42 Cfsm 0.446 In. 6.06

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). July 5 (8:30 p.m.) 650 cfs (3.90 ft). 

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

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

Crow Creek near Washburn, 111.

463

Location. Lat 40°57'15", long. 89°18'30", in SW£ sec. 23, T. 29 N., R. 2 W., on left bank 

at downstream side of highway bridge, 200 ft downstream from Atchison, Topeka and Santa 

Pe Railway bridge, 2.0 miles downstream from unnamed tributary, and Z\ miles northwest 

of Washburn.

Drainage area. 123 sq ml.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1953.

:e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 557.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~~929. Prior to July 2, 1945, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 68.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,450 cfs June 13 (gage height, 5.63 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1944-53: Maximum discharge, 4,850 cfs July 9, 1951 (gage height, 10.40 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination at 

gage height 9.15 ft; no flow for several days In most years.

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

which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of lee effect (gage 

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

1.2

1.3

1.4

0 

.1 

.4 

3.2 

8.0 

15

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.9

38

110

220

364

675

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

in.

Oct.

0.4

^1

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.6

.6

.8

.8

.8

1.0

3.6

4.0

2.4

1.7 

1.2

.6

.8

.8

.8

*1.0

.8

1.0

.8

.4

.3

.8

.6

28.8

0.93

0.0076

0.009

Nov.

0.4

.6

.6

.6

*.6

.6

.4

.6

.4

;*.

.6

.6

.6

.8

1.0

1.0

1.4

7.5 

5.9

3.6

2.8

1.7

1.4

1.4

5.4

19

bio

b6.5

4.9

4.4

-

85.6

2.85

0.023

0.03

Dec.

3.6

3.6

4.0

4.4

5.4

5.4

4.4

3.2

4.0

*4.4

4.0

4.0

3.6

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.8

3tt 

3.6

21

11

28

28

26

26

b23

b22

b20

b!7

bIS

13

344.2

11.1

0.090

0.10

Jan.

13

13

b!3

b!3

bll

bll

bll

13

11

9.9

b9.5

b9.0

8^6

9.9

21

b35

b40

b35 

b30

24

22

22

30

90

77

66

*59

46

b42

b40

37

871.9

28.1

0.228

0.26

Feb.

33

b30

b28

b27

26

25

21

19

18

16

23

26

23

b22

b21

b!9

b!8

b23 

32

41

77

76

64

*49

44

43

37

32

.

_

-

913

32.6

0.265

0.28

Mar.

28

24

40

37

29

b24

b53~ b20

26

28

29

78

187

166

208

158

*136

128 

120

104

98

90

86

73

71

62

61

59

52

66

128

2,439

78.7

0.640

0.74

Apr.

243

206

169

140

120

*110

98

92

86

80

71

69

64

59

66

62

54

52 

49

48

46

46

43

44

73

62

52

51

51

56

2,462

82.1

0.667

0.74

May

95

145

110

 92

92

82

77

71

66

64

62

62

59

57

57

62

86

73 

73

66

66

68

66

73

73

62

49

44

41

40

34

2,167

69.9

0.568

0.66

June

28

25

23

22

23

33

34

118

99

54

41

35

605

25TJ

149

112

86

73 

62

52

43

37

33

*30

30

25

22

21

18

16.

-

2,207

73.6

0.598

0.67

July

17

32

39

21

75

*638

ITS

104

73

52

43

34

29

*25

23

23

40

32 

22

20

24

185

62

38

26

21

18

14

13

11

9^9

1,939.9

62.6

0.509

0.59

Aug.

8.6

6~.9

5.9

5.4

4.4

5.7

7.5

5.9

4.9

*3.6

2.8

2.4

1.7

1.7

1.2

1.0

.6 

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

a. 2

a.l

a.l

a.l

.1

0

80.2

2.59

0.021

0.02

Sept.

o

0

0

a. 2

a.l

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1.1

.1

.1

.1

0

tt.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

1.6

0.05

0.00041

0.0005

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,500 Mln 0.3 ' Mean 90.4 Cfsm 0.735 In. 10.01

Water year 1952-53= Max 638 Mln 0 Mean 37.1 Cfsm 0.302 In. 4.10

Peak discharge (base. 1.000 efs).--June 13 (12:30 p.m.) 1,450 cfs (5.63 ft); July 6 (4 a.m.) 1,250 

cfs (5.21 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Olmlet 

Creek at Sparland.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
464 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 

Farm Creek at Farmdale, 111.

Location Lat 40°39'55", long. 89"30'15", in NE^SE^- sec. 36, T. 26 N., R. 4 W., on left 

Dank 200 ft downstream from highway bridge, 0.2 mile southeast of Parmdale, 0.2 mile 

upstream from Lake Erie & Western Railroad, and 0.3 mile downstream from Toledo, Peorla 

& Western Railroad.

Drainage area. 27.6 sq mi.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 530 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 5 years, 18.5 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 419 cfs July 6 (gage height, 3.13 ft); no flow 

ror several days.

1948-53: Maximum gage height, 7.58 ft Apr. 24, 1950 (discharge not determined); no 

flow for several days in most years.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. High flow 

regulated by Parmdale Dam, 1 mile upstream, beginning in September 1950.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.1

0

0

0

.1

.3

.4

.4

.4

*.3

.4

.3

.2

.6

2.0

.6

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.3

.5

.3

*.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.3

10.2

0.33

0.012

0.01

Nov.

0.3

.4

.4

"72

*.2

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.9

2.8

.9

.5

.4

.3

.2

*.6

5.0

1.1

b275

b.8

b.5

b.4

-

28.0

0.93

0.034

0.04

Dec.

bO.3

b.2

b.l

TT

.4

1.1

1.4

*.9

.6

.6

.7

.6

b.6

b.6

b.5

b.5

b.5

b.7

b2.8

15

3.7

2.5

3.1

2.5

b2.4

b2.4

b2.3

,b2.3

b2.3

b2.3

b2.5

54.5

1.76

0.064

0.07

Jan.

b2.5

b2.3

b2.1

b2.0

bl.9

bl.8

bTTS"

b2.0

b2.3

b2.1

b2.0

b2.2

b4.0

*b6.0

b5.0

b4.0

b6.0

b8.0

b7.0

b6.0

4.7

4.7

8.2

16

b!8

' *21

16

b!2

b9.0

b6.0

b5.0

191.6

6.18

0.224

0.26

Feb.

b4.5

b4.0

b3.7

173"

6.1

bfc'.O

b5.4

5.0

4.7

6.6

*6.1

b5.5

b5.O

b4.5

b4.0

b3.5

b4.5

5.3

13

b!5

b!3

bll

8.7

7.1

*7.1

5.3

5.0

_

_

-

178.4

6.37

0.231

0.24

Mar.

b4.5

b5.0

bS.'o

bll

blO

8.2

b7.0

bS.O

b9.0

6.1

5.0

*72

52

61

54

31

26

33

27

21

17

19

17

14

13

11

11

9.7

9,7

26

146

752.2

24.3

0.880

1.01

Apr.

*123

65

48

35

33

35

31

37

35

31

24

23

18

15

26

*22

15

14

12

11

10

9.7

8/7

19

52

24

*19

16

14

17

-

842.4

28.1

1.02

1.14

May

30

19

16

14

28

*23

19

16

14

12

11

11

9.2

7.6

7.6

11

11

9.7

7.6

5.3

4.7

30

13

11

11

9.2

7.1

6.6

5.0

4.7

2J3

387.1

12.5

0.453

0..52

June

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.4

3.1

16

is! *37

16

11

9.7

10

63

18

*17

14

10

8.7

7.6

6.1

5.0

4.4

*4.0

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.4

*2.3

2.1

-

320.9

10.7

0.388

0.43

July

2.3

8.6

3.4

2.5

108

321

74

46

28

17

13

9.7

»6.6

5.3

4.4

4.4

15

6.1

4.0

3.4

3.7

4.4

2.8

2.3

2.1

2.1

*2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

709.5

22.9

0.830

0.96

Aug.

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.1

1.5

1.0

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

16.6

0.54

0.020

0.02

Sept.

*0 5

0

2.5

Te

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

*. 1

1.0

.4

*.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

O

-

7.4

0.25

0.0091

0.01

Calendar year 1952: Max 314 Mln 0 Mean 21.3 Cfsm 0.772 In. 10.49

Water year 1952-53: Max 321 Mln 0 Mean 9.59 Cfsm 0.347 In. 4.71

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

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

Pondulac Creek near East Peorla, 111.

465

Location. Lat 40°40'35", long. 89°31'50", In Si sec. 26, T. 26 N., R. 4 W., on left bank 

at upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 24, 0.4 mile upstream from Lake Erie & 

Western Railroad, 0.5 mile upstream from mouth, and 3 miles northeast of East Peorla.

Drainage area. 5.47 sq ml.

Records available.--January 1948 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 505.00 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark). Prior to Aug. 5, 1948, wire-weight gage at same site and datum

Average discharge 5 years, 3.50 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 272 cfs July 5 (gage height, 2.70 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 496 cfs July 25, 1948 (gage height, 3.83 ft); no flow 

for many days.

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

High flow regulated by Pondulac Dam, 1 mile upstream. Discharge measurements generally 

made twice a month.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.27

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

.1

.3

1.5

4.3

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.3

28

47

140

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 ; to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

o

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.5

1.9

0

0

0

0 

0 

0

6.5

2.0

0

0

0

0

10.9

0.36

0.066

0.07

Dec.

0

0

0

.1

.2

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.6

7.0

.9

.7 

.9 

.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10.7

0.35

0.064

0.07

Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

a. 2

2.9

1.5

0

1.0

1.1

.7

.9

1.0

ft!

1.5

1.6

1.1

.2

.2

.3

.2

22.1

0.71

0.130

0.15

Feb.

0.1

.2

.1

.2

.7

1.0 

.3

.2

.1

.3

1.3

.7

.4

.4

.3

0

0

.4

1.0

2.5

.9

.7 

.7 

.6

.7

.7

.3

.2

_

-

-

14.8

0.53

0.097

0.10

Mar.

0.1

.3

1.8

3.0

1.7

.9 

.5

1.1

.9

.9

.8

16

6.6

16

7.6

4'. 3

3.7

7.9

4.0

3.2

2.6

3.2 

2.3 

1.8

1.8

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.0

13

56

166.8

5.38

0.984

1.13

Apr.

30

9. 7

7.1

4.8

3.7

3.2 

2.6

3.2

2.6

1.8

1.5

1.8

1.5

1.4

3.5

2.3

2.1

2.1

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.1 H

9.0

3.2

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

-

114.4

3.81

0.697

0.78

May

3.5

3.5

2.9

2.6

2.9

3.2 

3.2

a2.2

al.7

al.4

al.2

al.l

al.O

a. 9

a. 9

al.S

al.S

al.l

a. 9

a. 7

a. 6

a6.0 

a2.5 

al.S

al.l

a. 9

a. 7

a. 5

a. 3

a. 2

a-!

52.1

1.68

0.307

0.35

June

0

0

0

0

.4

4.5 

.4

13

1.1

.4

.3

.2

"3.7 26

2.1

1.5

.9

.3

0

0

0

0 

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

54.8

1.83

0.335

0.37

July

"4.2 0

.1

0

75

114 

2.3

.8

.3

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

12

.4

.1

0

1.1

1.5 

.1 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

212.1

6.84

1.25

1.44

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

<f~~

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

0.003

0.00055

0.0007

Sept. '

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952 : Max 90 Mln 0 Mean 4.22 Cfsm 0.771 In. 10.48

Water year 1952-53; Max 114 Mln 0 Mean 1.80 Cfsm 0.329 In. 4.46

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Farm Creek 

at Farmdale.
466 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Farm Creek at East Peorla, III.

Location (revised). Lat 40°40'04", long. 89°34'40", In SW$NW£ sec. 33, T. 26 N., R. 4 W., 

on lert same 30 ft upstream from Main Street Bridge in East Peoria, 300 ft downstream 

from Coal Creek, 400 ft upstream from Peorla and Pekin Union Railway bridge, 1,300 ft 

upstream from entrance to Farm Creek diversion channel, and 1.3 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 60.9 sq ml.

Records available. May 1943 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 450.39 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to July 31, 1945, wire-weight gage at site 

400 ft downstream at same datum. July 31, 1945, to Sept. 2, 1948, wire-weight gage at 

site 30 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 45.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,670 cfs July 6 (gage height, 6.01 ft, from 

rioodmark); no flow Sept. 15-17.

1943-53: Maximum discharge, 22,000 cfs Apr. 29, 1947 (gage height, 15.00 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,200 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies and slope-area 

determination of peak flow; no flow for many days most years.

A stage of about 15.1 ft occurred in 1927, from Information by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks. Records poor. 

September 1950.

High flow regulated by Farmdale and Fondulac Dams beginning in

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

142.*4

*3.2

3.4

3.2

2.9

3.2

3.7

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.7

4.3

4* 5

4.'o

3.2

3.7

3.2

3.2

2.6

2.6

2.6

96.3

3.11

0.051

0.06

Nov.

2.1

2.4

3.2

2.4

2.1

*2.9

2.6 

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.9

2.9

2.6

3.7

33.0

82.5

32.0

al.7

al.6 *1.5

a6.0

a8 0

aSTg"

alio

a. 7

a.5

78.3

2.61

0.043

0.05

Dec.

aO.3

« o

tf

.2

.2

.2

.2 

*.3

.3

.2

' .2

b.2

b.2

b.2

b.2

.b.2

b.3

b.5

1.5

4.3

frl 5\2

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

aZ.4

a2.4

a2.6

42.2

1.36

0.022

0.03

Jan.

2.6

2.1

al.7

al.4

1.1

bl.O

bl.O 

bl.O

1.1

.9

jl

a. 7

al.5

*3.2

a2.5

a2.0

a3.0

a5.0

b4.5

a4.0

3.7 

a4.0

13

19

a21

a23

a!6

alO

4.6

3.3

2.7

161.3

5.20

0.085

0.10

Feb.

a2.5

a2.3

a2.2

a2.1

2.7

a3.0

a2.7 

a2.3

2.0

2.7

8.6

6.6

3.3

b2.5

b2.0

bl.5

1.1

6.' 6

15

a!7 

a!5

a 13

all

8.6

7.3

7.9

*6.6

_

-

160.1

5.72

0.094

0.10

Mar.

flS.O

775

b!2

b!5 ' a!3

all

9.9

7.9

6.6

13

18

*354

164

280

alZO

72

61

116

56

39

32 

30

24

18

18

15

14

13

9.9

105

6J56

2,316.6

74.7

1.23

1.41

Apr.

*267

T53

138

109

92

89

72 

72

72

66

48

59

59

53

84

72

a65

61

56

53

51

48

39

83

176

95

72

72

66

72

-

2,484

82.8

1.36

1.52

May

120

75

59

56

92

66

53 

43

35

26

21

26

26

26

28

53

41

26

21

15

14

125

56

41

22

17

18

18

17

15

15

1,267

40.9

0.672

0.77

June

8.6

6.6

7.3

7.3

28

95

35 

*92

39

19

13

8.6

88

93

43

32

19

9.5

7.9

6.0

3.3

3.3

2.7

4.0

3.3

3.3

3.3

2.7

2.0

-

688.1

22.9

0.376

0.42

July

2.0

14

4.0

2.0

*376 

*1.420

328 

92

61

43

30

24

17

8.6

9.9

15

80

51

41

6.0

11 

13

7.3

4.6

4.6

4.2

*4.3

4.5

4.6

4.5

4.6

2,691.7

86.8

1.43

1.64

Aug.

4.7

4.8

4.9

5.0

5.1

4.9

Iff

5.4

5.1

5.2

5.7

5.9

5.7

5.8

5.7

5.8

4.7

4.5

*5.3

a5.0

a4. 7

4.4

4.3

4.3

4.2

4.0

3.9

47l

4.0

3.9

153.3

4.95

0.081

0.09

Sept.

3.6

3.5

3.5

a7 .0

a4.0

a2.0

a2.0 

a2.0

a2.0

a2.0

 1.7

1.3

1.6

.8

0

0

0

.6

1.2

1.2

 1.1 

.9

.4

.2

.2

.3

1.6

1.5

1.1

1.3

-

48.6

1.62

0.027

0.03

Calendar year 1952; Max 678 Mln 0.2 Mean 46.5 Cfsm 0.764 In. 10.40

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,420 Mln 0 Mean 27.9 Cfsm 0.458 In. 6.22

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). July 6 (2 a.m.) 5,670 efs (6.01 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

at Farmdale and Fonflulac Creek near East Peorla. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 467

Kickapoo Creek near Kickapoo, 111.

Location. La t 40 0 48'00", long. 89°48'00", in SW^SE^ sec. 34, T. 10 N., R. 6 E., on left 

bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 150, three-quarters of a mile upstream from West Pork Kickapoo Creek and 2| miles northwest of Kickapoo.

Drainage area. 120 sq mi.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 514.85 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to June 7, 1945, chain or wire-weight gage 

at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--9 years, 75.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,420 cfs July 21 (gage height, 10.48 ft); mini- 

 mum, 1.9 cfs Sept. 21, 22, 24.

1944-53: Maximum discharge, 18,400 cfs July 22, 1951 (gage height, 15.35 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,300 cfs; minimum, 0.4 cfs Oct. 28, 29, 1946.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1208: 1945(M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shlfting-control method used Apr. 8 to May 17)

1.1

1.2

1.7 

2.0

Oct. 1 to July 5

2.6

5.5

14

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

4.5

122

202

415

550

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.7

July 6 to Sept. 30

1.0

2.5

8.1

21

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

4.6

42

157

290

374

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

 3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

in.

Oct.

3.9

375

4.2

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.1

5.1

6.2

12

9.8

7.3

5.8 

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.2

6.2

5.8

5.8

*5.5

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.5

173.7

5.60

0.047

0.05

Nov.

5.5

5.5

5.1

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

4.8

A C.

Ttl

6.2

6.5

5.8

5.8 

5.8

5.8

14

Iff

15

13

12

11

12

85

82

34

27

24

21

581.8

19.4

0.162

0.18

Dec.

16

*16

15

16

19

16

16

16

16

14

13

13

12

bT5 

b!2

b!2

b!2

12 

14

150

61

46

56

46

38

b35

b30

b25

b22

b23

25

829

26.7

0.222

0.26

Jan.

24

24

23

22

b21

b20

J2

25

25

22

b21 *b20

20

24 

30

b21

21

b24 

24

22

23

28

38

46

35

34

34

29

b28

b30

27

807

'26.0

0.217

0.25

Feb.

b25

b2l

27

*27

28

39

28

26

25

28

~69 111

56

51 

46

37

b37

b44 

50

80

70

63

65

50

49

46

41

35

-

_

-

1,282

45.8

0.382

0.40

Mar.

34

31

40

46

38

36

28

35

*34

37

37

134

136

181 

171

119

103

125 

100

89

84

86

78

71

66

61

60

58

54

149

295

2,616

84.4

0.703

0.81

Apr.

290

188

195

158

130

119

109

104

93

82

73

70

65

if

103

82

79

76

72

 68

69

64

196

525

211

160

144

134

152

-

3,977

133

1.11

1.23

May

171

130

107

99

121

108

*100

95

85

79

71

70

61

59 

58

68

245

181 

142

103

96

95

91

91

88

76

62

60

59

58

54

2,983

96.2

0.802

0.92

June

47

46

45

43

114

99

73

269

*100

61

50

46

285

207 

100

81

62

52 

47

40

37

34

31

28

28

30

25

25

24

2.2

-

2,151

71.7

0.598

0.67

July

22

92

69

35

536

*374

149

89

56

42

36

32

33

27 

23

22

30

23 

20

35

243

*289

49

31

24

20

17

16

14

13

.12

2,473

79.8

0.665

0.77

Aug.

11

11

12

12

*10

10

21

33

T5

14

12

12

11

8.9

8.1

7.5

6.9

6.6 

5.6

*5.3

5.0

4.8

4.5

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.5

3.2

3.0

2.8

T3

278.5

8.98

0.075

0.09

Sept.

2.8

2.5

2.8

lii

475

3.5

3.5

*3.2

3.5

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.5

2.5 

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.8

2.2

2.0

1.9

276

2.0

2.0

2.4

2.8

2.4

2.4

2.0

-

83.0

2.77

0.023

0.03

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,410 Mln 3.9 Mean 88.0 Cfsm 0.733 In. 9.98

Water year 1952-53: Max 536 Mln 1.9 Mean 50.0 Cfsm 0.417 In. 5.66

Peak discharge (base. 2.200 cfs). July 21 (12 p.m.) 2,420 cfs (10.48 <£t). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
468 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Kickapoo Creek at Peorla, 111.

Location. Lat 40°40'55", long. 89°39'15", In Nlrf£ sec. 13, T. 8 N., R. 7 E. , on right bank 

at downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 116, half a mile west of Peorla, 

1.5 miles downstream from Dry Run, and 4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 296 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1942 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 448.37 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Nov. 19, 1942, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--10 years (1942-47, 1948-53), 195 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,980 cfs July 6 (gage height, 12.44 ft); minimum, 

 cfs Sept. 26, 30.

1942-53: Maximum discharge, 18,600 cfs July 22, 1951 gage height, 21.41 ft); minimum, 2.6 cfs Sept. 27, 29, 30, 1949 (gage height, 1.23 ft;.

Maximum stage known, 24.6 ft in May 1927 (from information by Corps of Engineers).

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

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 23)

Oct. 1 to July 6 July 7 to Sept. 30

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

10

21

36

71

157

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

11.0

11.1

268

560

1,340

4,140

4,200

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

4.3

5.4 

7.5

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

4.9

29

131

258

560

900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

12

12

11

11

12

12 

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

14

23

23

18

16

14

14

13

14

14

14

14

15

16

14

14

15

16

44G

14.2

0.048

0.06

Nov.

15

al5

a 15

*15

16

16

16

17

17

17

18

20

20

21

22

22

30

321

68

32

29

28

27

29

173

~~H 333

a50

a42

a38

-

1,555

51.8

0.175

0.20

Dec.

a36

a34

a35

*37

42

40

38

37

37

35

33

32

31

b30

b29

b29

b29

b30

34

410

205

116

135

117

88

63

b55

b5O

b48

b50

b55

2,O40

65.8

0.222

0.26

Jan.

58

62

b52

b52

b50

b50

b52

b60

b60

b50

b48

b50

b52

b60

*b80

b65

b70

b68

66

51

51

57

107

JL43

82

80

b70

b65

b60

b60

b65

1,996

64.4

0.218

0.25

Feb.

b56

b65

b60

57

57

83 

64

54

*48

51

173

157

109

104

88

80

b70

b90

bllO

128

bllO

88

b95

105

96

92

84

71

_

_

-

2,445

87.3

0.295

0.31

Mar.

67

54

78

80

b75

b70 

58

56

b60

82

77

256

386

369

440

273

231

251

254

204

196

198

*178

151

143

130

121

116

107

305

880

5,946

192

0.649

0.75

Apr.

780

475

430

400

308

275 

249

231

229

200

170

163

153

*133

172

246

174

174

168

155

137

132

126

386

1.400

460

341

287

270

287

-

9,111

304

1.03

1.14

May

525

344

256

224

295

290 

237

213

187

168

151

141

130

121

123

158

455

282

321

207

»185

187

161

149

147

126

104

96

92

92

88

6,255

202

0.682

0.79

June

78

72

67

62

84

443 

140

'215 495

123

96

92

492

460

174

165

116

94

83

71

59

53

51

46

46

53

45

42

*39

.36

-

4,092

136

0.459

0.51

July

34

102

101

44

2,130

4.200

716

350

261

205

172

147

131

133

105

89

171

109

81

112

492

*865

169

109

76

62

55

47

42

36

55

11,379

367

1.24

1.43

Aug.

29

26

27

25

20

18 

35

~66 142

*31

20

18

17

14

12

10

10

9.2

9.2

8.9

8.6

8.2

7.8

7.5

7.1

7.1

6.9

6.4

6.4

6.2

6.0

623.5

20.1

0.068

0.08

Sept.

5.8

5.4

5.6

a!5

alO

aS.O 

a7.0

a7.0

a7.0

6.7

6.4

6.0

S.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.1

10

6.0

5.4

5.2

5.1

5.0 *1H5

8.4

M

13

6.2

5.1

-

245.2

8.17

0.028

0.03

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,300 Min 11 Mean 214 Cfsm 0.723 In. 9.85

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,200 Mln 5.0 Mean 126 Cfsm 0.426 In. 5.81

Peak discharge (base. 5.2OO efs). July 6 (6:30 p.m.) 4,98O cfs (12.44 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

and records for station near Klckapoo.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 469

Money Creek above Lake Bloomington, 111.

Location. Lat 40°37'13", long. 88°54<59", in SE^SW^ sec. 18, T. 25 N., R. 3 E., on left 

bank 200 ft north of line between sees. 18 and 19, 1 mile upstream from Lake Bloomington, and 4 miles northeast of Hudson.

Drainage area.--51.9 sq mi.

Records available. June 1933 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 720 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--19 years (1933-40, 1941-53), 36.2 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 600 cfs July 6 (gage height, 5.48 ft); no flow 

Sept. 25-30.

1933-53: Maximum discharge, 3,900 cfs Apr. 30, 1947 (gage height, 9.16 ft), from 

flood-routing study; no flow at times during most years.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1175: 1935-37, 1938(M), 1939, 1940(M), 1946(P). WSP 1238: 

Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 13-19)

.9

1.0

1.1

.02 

.06 

.13 

.25 

.46 

.78

1.5

1.6

1.9

1.3 

2.0 

3.0 

4.4 

6.4 

9.1 

17.4

5.0

5.1

31

70

166

302

482

504

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.08

.07

.06

.05

.04

.04

.03

.03

.02

.02

.02

.01

TT5T

.12

.30

.46

T4U

.26

.16

.15

.14

.13

*.12

.13

.13

.14

.14

.13

.13

.13

.12

3.80

0.123

0.0024

0.003

Nov.

 

0.14 Tie"

.20

.23

.25

.26

.28

.26

.26

.23

.22

.23

.23

.26

.30

.32

.43

*1.7

1.5

.86

.57

.46

.36

.36

1.4

4.2

T7f

1.0

.74

.66

-

19.77

0.659

0.013

0.01

Dec.

~~7$% 0.60

.74

1.2

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

.95

.86

.74

.74

.74 *.78

.82

.95

4.4

6.4

?75

5.4

4.6

3.8

3.1

3.5

3.0

3.1

3.1

3.0

69.08

2.23

0.043

0.05

Jan.

2.9

3.0

2.5

2.6

2.3

1.5

T75

1.9

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.1

2.8

6.8

13.6

12.0

11.2

10.4

11.6

11.2

11.2

*12.0

14.4

26

?4

22

20

15.9

14.9

15.4

14.0

297.7

9.60

0.185

0.21

Feb.

10.0

12.0

11.5

10.5

11.2

12.0

9.7

9.4

8.5

ST5

12.4

14.9

14.0

14.4

13.2

11.0

10.3

13.6

13.6

15.6

35

33

29

 24

24

23

22

17.4

_

_

-

443.7

15.8

0.304

0.32

Mar.

14.9

23~ 12.4

30

30

29

24

26

24

25

24

102

182

182

274

168

131

134

134

*108

96

81

73

65

56

50

49

45

41

47

156

2,436.3

78.6

1.51

1.75

Apr.

412

2TT

171

144

116

105

91

83

81

86

73

68

60

54

57

51

46

44

41

39

*39

38

36

35

37

34

30

29

7T

32

-

2,404

80.1

1.54

1.72

May

30

76

24

22

23

24

23

23

21

21

21

19.6

17.9

17.9

19.0

19.0

22

19.0

17.4

16.4

16.4

*16.9

16.4

26

22

17.9

14.4

13.2

12.8

13.2

12^0

607.4

19.6

0.378

0.44

June

10.0

9.1

8.8

8.5

8.2

35

35

 g? 69

33

25

22

35

38

27

23

19.0

16.9

*15.9

13.6

11.6

10.0

9.4

8.8

8.5

14.2

20

12.0

10.4

8.2

-

627.1

20.9

0.403

0.45

July

9.9

26

31

15.2

89

493

149

78

46

32

24

21

19.0

*15.9

13.6

22

178

86

39

26

25

52

31

20

16.4

14.0

12.0

10.4

8.5

7.6

6.4

1,616.9

52.2

1.01

1.16

Aug.

6.0

5.4

4.4

3.7

3.3

3.3

8.2

10.8

TT5

4.1

3.1

2.9

2.5

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.1 *.90

.78

.63

.51

.43

.36

.28

.20

.15

.11

.09

.08

.07

76.39

2.46

0.047

0.05

Sept.

0.05

.05

.04

.15

.22

.10

.17

.12

.10

.13

.10

**.06

.05

.05

.04

.03

.02

.02

.04

.04

.03

.02

.01

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

1.65

0.055

0.0011

0.001

Calendar year 1952 : Max 467 Mln 0.01 Mean 39.2 Cfsm 0.755 In. 10.27

Water year 1952-53 : Max 493 Min 0 Mean 23.6 Cfsm 0.455 In. 6.16

,

(5.48 ft)..

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Field estimate made on this day.
470 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Hickory Creek above Lake Bloomington, 111.

Location. Lat 40°38'15", long. 88°57iOO", in SE^ sec. 11, T. 25 N., R. 2 E., on left bank 

300 ft dovmstream from small tributary, a quarter of a mile upstream from Lake Bloomington, and 3 miles northeast of Hudson. '

Drainage area. 10.1 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 716.0 ft above mean 

sea level.

Average discharge. 15 years, 7.29 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 930 cfs July 5 (gage height, 5.80 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 1,690 cfs July 9, 1951 (gage height, 7.57 ft); no flow 

at times in each year.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1175: 1941(M), 1944(M), 1945(P).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

O.ll 

.2 

.3

.05 

.21 

.55

1.1

2.9

4.2

1.0 

1.3 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

95

160

247

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

rj

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.01

.19

707

0

0

0

-

0.23

0.008

0.00079

0.0008

Dec.

0

rj

0

.06

.15

.12

.13

.19

.27

.30

127

.21

.12

.10

.10

.10

*.13

.12

.15

1.3

2.0

178

1.7

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

.97

.87

18.16

0.586

0.058

0.07

Jan.

0.82

.87

.66

.71

.55

.39

75T

.60

.66

.60

.55

.47

.82

2.2

3.7

3.1

3.2

3.8

2.9

2.8

3.0

*3.4

4.8

8.7

77?

6.6

5.8

5.1

4.6

4.2

3.9

87.21

2.81

0.278

0.32

Feb.

3.4

3.4

3.1

2.9

3.0

2.8

2.5

2.4

2.0

2.2

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.7

2.4

?7z- 1.9

2.4

2.2

4.0

6.7

5T5

4.5

*4.2

4.2

4.1

3.6

3.2

-

_

-

89.6

3.20

0.317

0.33

Mar.

2.6

TTf

4.2

5.2

5.2

4.8

4.4

4.2

3.9

4.1

3.9

17

26

33

i°

27

22

25

22

*18

17

15

14

12

11

10

9.8

9.3

8.7

11

33

426.0

13.7

1.36

1.57

Apr.

58 -SB

30

24

21

19

16

17

16

15

13

12

12

11

12

10

9.3

9.1

8.9

8.2

*8.2

8.2

7.4

7.6

7.2

6.6

6.0

^75

6.0

6.2

-

426.9

14.2

1.41

1.57

May

5.8

5.2

.8

.5

.8

.7

.5

.4

.1

.1

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

4.3

5.2

4.4

3.9

3.7

3.6

 3.8

3.2 lF~

-6.9

6.6

5.3

4.8

4.5

4.4

3.8

153.7

4.96

0.491

0.57

June

3.3

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.9

2.6

20

TS

6.6

5.3

4.5

18

14

8.7

7.0

5.3

4.8

*4.2

3.8

3.2

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.1

1.7

1.6

-

157.4

5.25

0.520

0.58

July

1.8

57?

4.1

2.8

55

241 ~36

22

15

12

9.6

7.8

6.8

*5.6

4.7

16

47

21

13

9.3

16

50

20

14

12

9.8

8.0

6.6

5.5

4.4

3.7

685.7

22.1

2.19

2.52

Aug.

3.0

?76

2.2

1.9

1.7

1.4

1.8

2.9

2.2

1.7

1.3

1.2

.97

.82

.71

.60

.55

.47

*.43

.39

.36

.30

.27

.24

.19

.15

.10

.07

.05

.02 .01

30.60

0.987

0.098

0.11

Sept.

0

0

0

.13 TOT

.02

.02

.01

.01

0

0

»0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

0.23

0.008

0.00079

0.0008

Calendar year 1952: Max 66 Mln 0 Mean 6.59 Cfsm 0.652 In. 8.90

Water year 1952-53: Max 241 Min 0 Mean 5.69 Cfsm 0.563 In. 7.64

Peak discharge (base. 120 efs). July 5 (11:30 p.m.) 930 cfs (5.80 ft); July 16 (9:30 p.m.) 162 cfs (3.01 ft). **-^ L

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 471

Money Creek at Lake Bloomington, 111.

Location. La t 40°39'47", long. 88°56'23", in NW£ sec. 1, T. 25 N., R. 2 E., on right bank 

1,300 ft downstream from dam at Lake Bloomington, 2.1 miles upstream from mouth, and 

4 miles northeast of Hudson.

Drainage area. 68.6 sq mi.

Records available. --October 1930 to September 1953.

Gage . Water-stage recorder and artificial control. Datum of gage is 678.05 ft above mean 

sea level. Prior to Oct. 1, 1942, water-stage recorder in pumping plant Just upstream 

from dam at datum 700.00 ft above mean sea level. Recorder at former site now used as 

auxiliary gage to give stage of lake.

Average runoff .--23 years, 9,800.5 million gallons per year, adjusted (equivalent to 41.5 

cfs) .

Remarks. --Flow regulated by Lake Bloomington (area of lake at level of crest of spillway, 

531 acres) . Water is diverted from lake by pumping for municipal supply of Bloomington. 

Discharge past gage is made up of discharge through spillway, seepage through dam, runoff from area below dam (0.4 sq mi), and return flow from water diverted from lake for 

use at pumping plant and not otherwise measured. The last three items were not included 

in records prior to Oct. 1, 1940. Records adjusted for storage and pumpage, but not for 

evaporation and seepage.

Cooperation. --Pumpage record furnished by city of Bloomington. 

three gages within basin) furnished by State Water Survey.

Rainfall record (mean of

Monthly discharge and rainfall, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Month

Calendar year 

1952.

March

September. .....

Water year 

1952-53.

Discharge 

from

spillway 

(millions 

of 

gallons)

5.7 

8.6 

. 9.5

10,515.2

8.9 

7.3 

1,782.7 

1,894.4 

408.7 

418.8 

1,513.3 

12.0 

4.5

6,074.4

Fumpage 

(millions 

of 

gallons)

137.9 

125.8 

120.4

1,485.8

130.2 

113.3 

100.2 

125.5 

132.9 

140.3 

148.0 

154.3 

141.9

1,570.7

Change In 

contents 

(millions 

of 

gallons)

-186.0 

-106.8 

-43.6

-672.6

196.4 

272.7 

227.9 

-51.3 

-14.1 

-13.9 

8.6 

-153.8 

-196.4

-60.3

Adjusted for change In reservoir 

contents and pumpaget

Runoff 

(millions 

of 

gallons)

-42.4 

27.6 

86.3

11,328.4

335.5 

393.3 

2,110.8 

1,968.6 

527.5 

545.2 

1,669.9 

12.5 

-50.0

7,584.8

Discharge per 

square mile

Millions 

of 

gallons 

per day

-0.020 

.013 

.041

.451

.158 

.205 

.993 

.957 

.248 

.265 

.785 

.0059 

-.024

'.303

Cubic 

feet per 

second

-0.031 

.020 

.063

.698

.244 

.317 

1.54 

1.48 

.384 

.410 

1.21 

.0091 

-.037

.469

Runoff 

( Inches)

-0.04 

.02 

.07

9.50

.28 

.33 

1.78 

1.65 

.44 

.46 

1.39 

.01 

-.04

6.35

Rainfall 

(inches)

0.85 

3.30 

1.55

35.23

1.79 

1.13 

3.92 

1.70 

2.77 

4.90 

6.29 

1.86 

2.01

32.07

t Negative figures Indicate that evaporation and seepage from ceeded Inflow.
472 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

East Branch Panther Creek near Gridley, 111.

Location. La t 40°46'00", long. 88°54 I 35", between sees. 29 and 30, T. 27 N., R. 3 E., on 

left "bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 2 miles northwest of Gridley and 9 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. --6. 3 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1953.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 707.89 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 112 cfs July 22 (gage height, 5.94 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 1,470 cfs July 9, 1951 (gage height, 10.68 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 220 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times each year.

Remarks. --Records good above 1 cfs and fair below. 

Revisions. WSP 1208: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 2-20)

1.02

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5 

2.4

1.7 

2.0 

4.0 

4.8

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(»)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0-5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.02

.01

0

0

0

0

-

0.03

0.001

0.00016

0.0002

Dec.

0

3

0

.02

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.01

J5

.1

.06

.1

.09

.06

.06

.04

.04

.04

.02

.02

1.16

0.037

0.0059

0.007

Jan.

0.01 -T02

.01

.01

.01

b.Ol

b.Ol

b.05

.01

.01

.01

.02

.02

.4

1.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

1.4

2.1

TTT

.9

.8

.6

.5

.5

.5

12.60

0.406

0.064

0.07

Feb.

0.4

.4

.3

.3 *.4

.3

.2

72

.2

.2

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.5

.7

5.5

5.1

2.3

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.1

1.0

_

_

-

27.6

0.986

0.157

0.16

Calendar year 1952: Max 84 Min 0 

Water year 1952-53: Max 70 Min 0

Mar.

0.8 ~7S

1.1

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.6

1.7

15

18

18

23

13

8.2

13

9.1

6.4

5.6

5.5

5.0

4.5

3.7

3.9

4.0

4.0

3.6

5.0

*15

197.5

6.37

1.01

1.17

Apr.

26

13

7.8

5.4

4.2

3.9

3.4

3.2

3.5

2.8

2.5

2.8

*2.6

2.6

3.0

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.0

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.2

TT2- 1.1

1.2

1.5

-

113.5

3.78

0.600

0.67

May

1.3

1.1

T7T

1.1

1.3

1.3

1.4

*1.3

1.3

1.5

1.4

1.6

1.4

1.5

1.6

2.2

2.9

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.4

3.1

2.8

3.0

3.2

2.9

2.3

2.6

3.1

3.1

2.5

63.1

2.04

0.324

0.37

June

2.0

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.8

2.0

1.7

6.0

3.4

2.3

1.9

1.7

9.3

~6.9 11

5.5

4.2

4.0

3.5

3.2

2.4

2.2

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.0

.8

.8

.5

.4

-

90.1

3.00

0.476

0.53

July

*0.4

2T3

1.2

.4

5.7

67

28

13

6.4

4.0

2.5

1.8

1.2

.8

.5

.8

23

16

6.6

4.4

6.5

70

78

13

7.8

4.9

3.5

2.4

1.7

1.1

.8

325.7

10.5

1.67

1.92

Aug.

0.6

.4

.4 *.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.1

.09

.06

.04

.02

.02

.01

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.35

0.108

0.017

0.02

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Mean 3.90 Cfsm 0.619 In. 8.43 

Mean 2.29 Cfsm 0.363 In. 4.92

Feak discharge (base, 120 cfs). No peak above base.

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

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 473

East Branch Panther Creek at El Paso, 111.

Location. Lat 40°45'15", long. 89°00'20", at line between sees. 32 and 33, T 27 N., R. 

2 E., on left bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 0.7 mile upstream from Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 0.9 mile north of El Paso, and 4 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 28.8 sq mi.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 688.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 408 cfs July 5 (gage height, 6.14 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 5,300 cfs July 9, 1951 (gage height, 14.21 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,600 cfs; no flow at times each year.

Remarks.--Records good except those below I cfs and those for periods of ice effect, which 

are poor.

Revisions.--WSP 1208: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 15 to Dec. 19, Mar. 12)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 12 Mar. 13 to Sept. 30

1.22

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.1 

2.3

1.6

1.7 

2.0 

2.4

4.1

7.0

24

1.13

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 

2.0 

4.0 

4.8

7.2

31

166

240

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.1

.1

.1

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

0

*0

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

3.7

0.12

0 . 0042

0.005

Nov.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.4

.3

.2

.1

.2

.1

.1

2.0

1.0

.4

.2

.1

0

-

6.8

0.23

0.0080

0.009

Dec.

0

S

0

.1

»0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.9

1.8

1.0

.7

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

b.3

b.3

b.3

b.3

7.6

0.25

0.0087

0.01

Jan.

0.3

b75

b.3

.3

.3

b.3

b.3

b.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.9

b3.4

b3.0

1.3

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.9

1.7

5.3

375

3.2

2.8

b2.5

2.3

1.9

1.9

43.2

1.39

0.048

0.06

Feb.

bl.7

1.5

1.5

1.3

*1.7

1.8

1.1

1.0

.9

175

1.6

1.8

bl.8

1.7

bl.5

1.3

bl.O

bl.5

2.8

12

21

TS

6.7

5.8

5.0

5.0

4.1

3.4

_

-

-

101.5

3.62

0.126

0.13

Mar.

b3.2

3.6

3.6

b4.0

b3.6

3.4

b3.0

b2.5

?7e

3.2

3.2

42

59

60

8_3

54

42

50

43

34

30

27

24

21

19

17

16

16

13

18

*54

758.1

24.5

0.851

0.98

Apr.

97

Tf

52

42

34

30

26

24

23

21

18

18

 16

16

21

16

14

14

14

12

12

14

11

11

12

10

8.3

¥73

8.3

9.3

-

679.2

22.6

0.785

0.88

May

8.8

675

6.3

6.0

6.9

7.2

6.6

 6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.6

8.3

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.9

8.3

7.7

8.3

8.8

8.3

7.2

6.9

7.7

6.9

5.5

215.7

6.96

0.242

0.28

June

4.3

4.3

*4.1

4.3

4.3

4.9

4.1

11

6.6

4.6

4.1

4.3

111

81

49

36

25

19

14

11

7.7

6.9

6.0

5.8

5.8

4.6

4.1

3.9

3.2

5.0

457.9

15.3

0.531

0.59

July

*3.4

4.3

3.7

48~3.0

231 "54

49

32

22

16

14

12

11

10

9.2

66

48

28

20

16

87

45

23

14

9.3

6.0

5.2

4.1

3.5

3.0

940.7

30.3

1.05

1.21

Aug.

2.6

27T

1.9 *1.8

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

3

0

0

0

0

22.6

0.73

0.025

0.03

Sept.

0 5

0

.6

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.7

7T

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.5

0.08

0.0028

0.003

Calendar year 1952: Max 464 Mln 0 Mean 18.3 Cfsm 0.635 In. 8.65

Water year 1952-53: Max 231 Mln 0 Mean 8.88 Cfsm 0.308 In. 4.19

Peak discharge (base. 350 efs).--July 5 (11:30 p.m.) 408 cfs (6.14 ft). 

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

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
474 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Panther Creek near El Paso, 111.

Location. Lat 40°46'05", long. 89 e04'30", in center of sec. 26, T. 27 N., R. 1 E., on 

right bank at downstream side of highway bridge, Just downstream from East Branch 

Panther Creek, 2 miles upstream from West Fork, and 3f miles northwest of El Pasp.

Drainage area. 95.0 sq mi.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 658.86 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 780 cfs July 6 (gage height, 7.55 ft); minimum, 

0.1 cfs Sept. 30.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 10,900 cfs July 9, 1951 (gage height, 15.15 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above, 2,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, that of Sept. 30, 1953.

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

which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gs

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 10-25, June 13, 14, July 5-7)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31 Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.5

0.6 

2.2 

7.2

14

1.7 

2.0 

3.0

24

43

123

0.9

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.5

0.2 

1.6 

4.0

10

19

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

6.5

45

133

220

506

600 Note. Same as following 

table above 3.0 ft. 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

 ^0.6

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

.8

.8

.9

.8

.9

2.0

1.4

.9

.8

.9

.8

.8

».9

.9

.9

.8

.9

.9

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.4

29.5

0.95

0.010

0.01

Nov.

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

*1.2

2.2

1.4

.9

.8

172

.8

.8

3.7

7.4

27T

2.2

1.7

1.7

-

49.9

1.66

0.017

0.02

Dec.

1.4

1.6

1.6

2.0

*2.7

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

TTi" 1.2

7.5

14775

6.7

6.2

5.4

b5.0

b4.5

4.4

4.1

4.1

3.9

101.2

3.26

0.034

0.04

Jan.

3.4

b3.4

b3.4

3.4

3.2

b3.0

b375~

b3.0

b3.5

b3.5

3.0

b3.1

3.2

4.2

18

b!7

16

13

10

8.5

8.2

8.2

11

51

37

31

24

21

b!9

18

15

372.2

12.0

0.126

0.15

Feb.

b!3

b!5

b!3

blO

*11

13

10

9.8

8.8 B75-

12

14

12

13

12

blO

b9

b!3

17

37

86 bgO"

40

34

31

29

26

21

_

_

-

588.4

21.0

0.221

0.23

Mar.

18

2T

*24

b26

23

22

19

b!8

b!9

20

20

101

244

185

292

180

132

146

136

106

94

83

76

66

60

54

52

49

44

52

162

2,544

82.1

0.864

1.00

Apr.

397

ZE?

185

146

114

100

87

78

74

68

60

59

 53

49

56

49

44

43

42

40

39

40

36

37

40

36

32

3?

33

42

-

2,373

79.1

0.833

0.93

May

66

W

41

38

38

37

35

*33

31

30

29

28

26

26

26

27

31

28

26

25

24

32

26

39

36

30

24

22

22

22

19

967

31.2

0.328

0.38

June

17

15

 15

14

13

15

14

43

34

22

18

16

372

2S4

132

92

63

a50

a40

a32

a25

a20

a!8

a!5

a!5

alS

a!4

a!3

a!2

all

-

1,439

48.0

0.505

0.56

July

 12

14

12

9.8

54

 594

249

113

66

48

38

32

26

22

17

17

102

76

45

35

28

119

70

37

26

19

16

14

12

9.8

8.4

1,941.0

62.6

0.659

0.76

Aug.

7.4 ETT

5.5

 4.6

4.0

3.5

3.8

4.9

4.9

3.5

2.8

2.6

2.3

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.4 1'.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.7

.5

.4

.4

.3

.2

72

.2

71.3

2.30

0.024

0.03

Sept.

0.2

T7

.2

1.7

T7S

1.0

1.0

.8

».5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.7

.8

.5

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

-

13.3

0.44

0.0046

0.005

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,550 Mln 0.6 Mean 68.6 Cfsm 0.722 In. 9.82

Water year 1952-53: Max 594 Mln 0.2 Mean 28.7 Cfsm 0.302 In. 4.12

Peak discharge (base. 800 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

and records for East Branch Panther Creek at El Paso and near Qrldley. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 475

Mackinaw River near Congerville, 111.

Location.-Lat 40'37'25", long. 89"14'30", In NE&W* sec. 17, T. 25 N., R. 1 W., on right 

bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 150, 900 ft downstream from New York, 

Chicago and St. Louis Railroad bridge, a quarter of a mile downstream from Walnut 

Creek, and 2 miles northwest of Congerville.

Drainage area. 764 sq mi.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1953.

'roonWater"stage recorder- Da*""1 of gage is 607.01 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

10 29. Prior to July 11, 1945, chain or wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 558 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,250 cfs July 6 (gage height, 12.09 ft); minimum, 0.5 cfs Sept. 28, 29.

1944-53: Maximum discharge, 36,000 cfs July 9, 1951 (gage height, 19.41 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 28, 29, 1953.

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

Revisions (water years1.--WSP 1175: 1948.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 4-15)

0.5

.6

.9

1.2

1.5

2.0

0

5.0

24

49

88 18'4

3.0

4.0

9.0

11.0

12.0

430

805

3,400

4,800

6,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

9.8

9.8

8.6

6.2

6.3

6.8

6.8

8.0

8.6

9.2

-7.5 14

5.0

fTS

13

12

14

14

11

11

11

10

9.8

10

9.8

9.2

9.2

9.8

6.8

5.6

7.4

286.9

9.25

0.012

0.01

Nov.

7.4

ll

11

 9.2

9.2

10

10

10

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

15

25

28

26

21

18

16

17

34

69

34

35

30

25

-

586.8

19.6

0.026

0.03

Dec.

23

23

22

25

28

30

30

31

30

39

27

 25

24

23

22

21

IT

22

23

49

89

8T

76

69

60

b40

b38

b36

b38

b38

b38

1,132

36.5

0.048

0.06

Jan.

40

37

b35

b32

b28

b25 b76"

b26

b28

b30

b33

b32

b35

43

97

bl!5

147

b!40

 137

130

118

116

137

248

b300

b200

b220

180

b!60

178

171

3,243

105

0.137

0.16

Feb.

121

111

116

116

137

122

114

102

91

88

105

120

124

b!20

bllO

b80

b70

Itj?

132

167

373

b350"

b350

312

*276

360

237

205

-

-

-

4,618

165

0.216

0.22

Mar.

182

153

T56

335

283

288

253

220

218

246

239

599

1,620

1,570

2,110

2.260

1,716

1,470

1,570

1,330

1,140

1,020

899

782

693

633

577

559

525

577

1,380

25,527

823

1.08

1.24

Apr.

3,040

 3,100

2,360

1,760

1,470

1,230

1,090

970

922

922

876

782

736

652

672

672

577

559

525

508

476

476

460

445

492

445

401

387

3oT

430

-

27,836

920

1.21

1.36

May

476

430

373

320

346

360

 346

325

302

293

285

253

244

233

237

241

310

293

253

228

237

266

271

444

633

460

341

278

257

241

220

9,796

316

0.414

0.48

June

190

167

155

153

141

157

325

603

714

440

302

255

660

1.810

828

542

416

333

283

237

201

*165

145

130

126

130

126

139

111

95

-

10,079

336

0.440

0.49

July

80

2TS

856

554

856

5.950

*4,74<5

2,790

1,080

693

508

416

338

281

237

232

1,810

1,860

1,020

595

525

1,490

970

577

416

323

262

226

197

171

147

30,416

981

1.28

1.48

Aug.

134 m

107

93

 80

73

74

128

126

86

66

59

56

50

44

41

37

34

33

30

28

27

26

25

21

21

19

16

16

15

13

1,694

54.6

0.071

0.08

Sept.

13

12

10

 35 22

20

21

17

15

14

12

11

9.8

*8.0

7.4

6.2

5.6

5.6

9.2

11

10

8.0

6.2

5.0

4.0

2.5

2.0

T~S 1.0

1.5

-

291.0

9.70

0.013

0.01

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,230 Mln 5.0 Mean 595 Cfsm 0.779 In. 10.61

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,950 Min 1.0 Mean 316 Cfsm 0.414 In. 5.62

Peak discharge (base. 3.200 efs). Apr. 2 (7 p.m.) 3,220 cfs (8.74 ft); July 6 (3 p.m.) 6,250 cfs (12.09 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
476 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Mackinaw River near Green Valley, 111.

1940, chain gage and May 14, 1940, to Sept: 30, 1952, wire-weight gage, at present site 

.00 ft higher.

Location. La t 40°26'43", long. 89°39'10", in SE^NW^ sec. 15, T. 23 N., R. 5 W., near 

center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 29, 3 miles north of 

Green Valley and 13 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,100 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. March 1921 to September 1953.

Gage . --Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 477.10 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Prior to Jan. 17, 1933, chain gage 250 ft upstream on Chicago 

and North Western Railroad bridge at datum 2.00 ft higher. Jan. 17, 1933, to May 13, 

1940, chai 

at datum 2

Average discharge. 32 years, 715 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,990 cfs July 7 (gage height, 8.62 ft); minimum, 48 cfs Sept. 28, 30.

1921-53: Maximum discharge, 31,000 cfs July 10, 1951 (gage height, 15.12 ft, 

present datum, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 17 cfs Oct. 26, 

27, 1940.

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

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31 Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

1.4

1.6 

1.8

48

70

100

2.0 

2.5

3.0

139

303

540

Note. Same as following 

table above 3.0 ft.

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

41

75

167

305

540

4.0 

7.0 

7.8

1,120

3,490

4,220

4,990

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

65

64

60

60

59

58

58

56

35

56

56

56

56

58

68

62

60

63

60

63

60

60

59

59

59

58

57

58

57

56

57

1,834

59.2

0.054

0.06

Nov.

57

57

57

57

57

57

57

56

'5656

56

55

«S5

56

56

55

56

74

74

74

69

70

68

60

87

a!70

aTSB"

114

111

95

-

2,187

72.9

0.066

0.07

 'Dec .

92

84

78

81

83

84

81

81

*83

81

81

 SI. "73

68

68

68

- 65

- gff

 68

100

154

144

159

ISS

142

blOO

b95

b90

blOO

blOO

b95

2,906

93.7

0.085

0.10

Jan.

b95

b90

b85

b80

b70

b60 bTO"

b75

b80

b83

86

86

 95

109

126

154

159

167

226

226

216

210

244

368

415

440 36"8

345

303

283

303

5,717

184

0.167

0.19

Feb.

244

213

226

213

213

226

213

187

178

 176

187

193

193

b!90

bl80

b!70

b!50

25o~ 149

219

303

415

465

4Tf5"

415

390

345

324

_

_

-

7,042

252

0.229

0.24

Mar. S

303

283

263

32T

368

390

390

345

324

324

 345

515

1,450

1,960

2,120

2.520

2,440

*2,120

1,960

1,880

1,520

1,310

1,180

1,050

930

870

810

755

700

755

2,130

32,634

1,053

0.957

1.10

Apr.

 4,220

 4,120

3,670

2,360

2,120

1,810

1,660

1,450

1,380

1,240

1,180

1,120

1,050

930

870

930

870

755

755

700

700

672

645

618

672

645

618

565

565

565

-

39,455

1,315

1.20

1.33

May

618

645

590

515

540

565

565

540

490

465

440

440

440

415

368

368

415

415

 415

368

345

345

390

415

515

672

SIS

415

368

345

325

14,267

460

0.418

0.48

June

305

270

255

240

240

240

240

390

700

645

490

368

368

870

990

775

590

465

390

345

305

270

240

240

270

288

240

288

 228

202

-

11,727

391

0.355

0.40

July

190 190"

440

700

1,880

4.12O

 4,990

4,600

2,360

1,310

930

755

618

540

465

390

1,040

2,600

1,810

1,050

810

1,880

1,590

990

700

540

465

390

345

305

270

39,263

1,267

 1.15

1.33

Aug.

255

228

215

202

190

 178

a!80

345

215

215

190

167

145

145

135

125

118

112

107

97

a95

a92

90

84

80

75

72

72

71

68

11

4,430

143

0.130

0.15

Sept.

66

65

63

62

65

67

65

63

63

62

60

59

59

58

55

*55

54

52

55

58

55

51

51

51

50

50

51

49

49

48.

1,711

57.0

0.052

0.06

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,560 

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,990

Mln 55 

Mln 48

Mean 823 

Mean 447

Cfsm 0.748 In. 10.18 

Cfsm 0.406 In. 5.51

Peak discharge (base. 5.800 efs).--Apr. 1 (4 p.m.) 4,400 cfs (8.04 ft)j July 7 (10 p.m.) 4,990 cfs 

(8.62 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

near Congervllle.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 477

Illinois River at Kingston Mines, 111.

Location. Lat 40 C33'10", long. 89 C46'40", in SE&3Ei sec. 26, T. 7 N., R. 6 E., on right 

bank at Kingston Mines, 2.3 miles downstream from Mackinaw River and at mile 145.3.

Drainage area. 15,200 sq mi, approximately. Since Jan. 17, 1900, flow has included 

diversion from Lake Michigan through Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 428.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1940, staff gage at same site 

at datum 1.65 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1940, to Mar. 31, 1942, staff gage at present datum. 

Auxiliary water-stage recorder at mouth of Copperas Creek, 7.9 miles downstream.

Average discharge. 14 years, 14,270 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 27,300 cfs Mar. 20; maximum gage height, 12.46 

ft Mar. 22; minimum daily discharge, 2,820 cfs Oct. 23; minimum gage height, 1.37 ft 

Jan. 9, 10.

1939-53:' Maximum discharge, 83,100 cfs May 23, 1943; maximum gage height, 26.02 

ft May 25,. 1943; minimum daily discharge, 2,300 efs Sept. 27, 1943; minimum gage 

height, that of Jan. 9, 10, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those below 7,000 cfs, which are fair. 

latTon at low flow by navigation dam at Peoria.

Occasional reguDischarge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4,000

4,660

4,660

4,130

4,660

4,480

4,180

4,180

4,000

4,120

4,480

4,480

5,000

5,930

6,540

6,060

6,820

7,110

6,676 

5,000

5,030

3,440

2.820

4,390

5,770

6,240 

6,320

6,240

5,720

5,240

4,640

157,010

5,065

-

-

Nov.

4,590

4,790

4,590

5,240

5,240

5,440

5,440

5,370

5,780

5,780

5,950

6,280

6,320

6,150

6,110

5,780

5,780

6,000

*6,410 

6,520

6,580

7,010

6,920

6,680

6,470

3.430

6,870

6,630

6,520

6,270

-

181,940

6,065

-

-

Dec.

6,470

6,620

6,080

6,680

6j780

6,620

6,690

7,060

7,860

8,050

8,050

8,180

8,060

8,050

7,650

7,020

5,880

*5,950

5,880 

6,280

6,620

7,420

10,200

11,800

11,900

11,200 

10,300

9,160

8,670

8,810

8,760

244,750

7,895

-

-

Jan.

8,610

8,740

8,860

8,580

8,200

6,740

5,890

5,850

5,120

4,540

4.450

4,880

6,720

7,110

7,690

7,670

7,800

7,530

8,180 

8,630

8,630

8,340

8,480

9.100

8,980

8,810 

8,840

8,710

8,710

8,540

8,400

237,330

7,656

-

-

Feb.

8,090

7,920

7,780

7,020

6,930

7,280

7,140

7,370

7,500

7,500

8,070

8,700

8,610

8,110

8,110

8,110

7,660

7,350

6, 570 

7,160

7,790

7,200

9,930

16,200

19,000

19.500 is, 760

15,400

-

.

-

266,700

9,525

-

-

Mar.

9,780

10,400

9,960

10,500

10,100

10,800

11,600

11,600

11,700

* 12, 200

13,100

13,900

17,800

21,100

21,600

23,500

25,200

26,300

*27.100 

27,000

24,800

25,900

25,500

25,700

25,300

24,400 

21,700

22,900

21,800

21,300

21,000

585,440

18,890

-

-

Apr.

20,700

20,300

20,300

20,600

20,800

21,200

21,100

20,400

20,300

19,500

19,300

19,600

18,600

16,900

15,800

13,900

13,400

14,200

14,200 

14,200

12,700

11,000

10,900

10,800

12,000

10,600 

11,500

13,600

13,600

13,300

-

485,300

16,180

-

-

May

13,300

13,600

14,000

14,500

14,400

13,900

13,900

13,900

14,100

13,500

13,800

*13,600

12,800

9,960

9,680

9.100

9,260

9,180

9,570 

9,570

10,400

12,700

12,600

13,400

14,300

17,400 

20.500

19,500

18,600

18,300

17,900

421,220

13,590

-

-

June

15,600

*9,560

8,660

7,380

7,190

8,140

8,670

9,610

11,400

12,300

16,100

19,700

19.900

19,800

19,600

18,600

18,100

13,900

9,060 

8,090

7,360

7,390

7,170

6,930

7,390

7,250 

7,390

7,660

7,820

9,480

-

337,200

11,240

-

-

July

11,200

12,200

11,800

11,900

12,700

17,900

19,400

22,100

23,100

25,200

22,900

22,300

21,800

20,800

19,800

18,300

17,700

14,600

10,000 

10,000

10,600

13,000

15,400

14,900

14,600

14,200 

14,300

12,200

8,560

6,410

6.050

473,920

15,290

-

-

Aug.

6,270

6,430

g6,890

g7,810

glO.lOO

g9,620

g9,070

g8,200

g7,750

g7,750

g8,320

g8,200

*7,940

8,090

7,860

7,980

7,850

7,390

7,280 

6,940

6,270

5.600

5,780

6,260

6,100

6,100 

6,640

7,740

7,440

7,200

6,970

229,840

7,414

-

-

Sept.

6,880

6,430

6,500

6,920

7,050

7,000

6,720

6,650

7,300

 7,060

7,060

7,240

7,110

6,660

6,180

5,720

5,896

6,030

6,720 

6,420

6,270

7.430

7,240

7,350

6,830

6,660 

6,940

7,380

7,030

5,940

-

202,610

6,754

-

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 39,800 Mln 2,820 Mean 16,430 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 27,100 Min 2,820 Mean 10,470 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from once-daily staff-gage readings.
478 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Brush Creek at Lake Bracken, near Galesburg, 111.

Location. Lat 40°51 I 30", long. 90°20'57", in NE£ sec. 14, T. 10 N., R. 1 E., on left 

bank of outlet channel below spillway of Lake Bracken, 6 miles south of Galesburg.

Drainage area. 9.14 sq mi.

Records available. April 1932 to September 1953.

.--Water-stage recorder and 23 V-notch weirs. Auxiliary staff gage near pumping 

plant 1 mile northwest of lake outlet at datum 670.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912, gives stage of lake.

Average runoff. 21 years, 1,324.1 million gallons per year, adjusted (equivalent to 

5.62 cfs).

Remarks. Flow regulated by Lake Bracken (area at level of crest of lake spillway, 700 ft 

aEove mean sea level, 184 acres). Records adjusted for change in contents, leakage 

from lake around outlet channel as determined from readings on lake gage, and pumpage, 

but not for evaporation and seepage losses.

Cooperation. Pumpage, lake level records, and rainfall record (mean of three gages within basin) furnished by State Water Survey.

Monthly discharge and rainfall, water year October 1952 to September 1955

Month

Calendar year 

1952............

Water year

Discharge 

from 

spillway 

(millions 

of 

gallons)t

0.9 

. .8 

.9

1,408.2

11.6 

74.1 

70.9 

141.6 

178.2 

181.6 

63.8 

.9 

.8

726.1

Pumpage 

(millions 

of 

gallons)

23.9 

24.1 

25.6

288.01

25.5 

23.6 

25.0 

23.8 

24.3 

23.6 

26.4 

28.8 

25.4

300.0

Change In 

contents 

(millions 

of 

gallons)

-18.8 

+7.0 

+26.6

-8.9

+4.7 

+18.6 

+36.4 

-21.3 

-25.9 

-9.0 

-4.1 

-39.4 

-30.4

-55.6

Adjusted for change In reservoir 

contents and pumpage*

Runoff 

(millions 

of 

gallons)

6.0 

31.9 

53.1

1,687.3

41.8 

116.3 

132.3 

144.1 

176.6 

196.2 

86.1 

-9.7 

-4.2

970.5

Discharge per 

square mile

Millions 

of 

gallons 

per day

0.021 

.116 

.188

.504

.148 

.454 

.469 

.526 

.626 

.716 

.305 

-.034 

-.015

.291

Cubic 

feet per 

second

0.032 

.179 

.291

.780

.229 

.702 

.726 

.814 

.969 

1.11 

.472 

-.053 

-.023

.450

Runoff 

(inches)

0.04 

.20 

.34

10.64

.26 

.73 

.84 

.91 

1.12 

1.24 

.54 

-.06 

-.03

6.13

Rainfall 

(inches)

1.19 

2.35 

1.73

32.44

1.45 

1.50 

3.21 

2.61 

3.36 

4.11 

3.69 

.93 

2.06

28.09

* Negative figures of adjusted discharge or runoff indicate that evaporation and seepage from 

reservoir exceed Inflow.

t Includes leakage through dam.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 479

Spoon River at London Mills, 111.

Location. Lat 40°42'51", long. 90°16'00", In w£ sec. 3, T. 8 N., R. 2 E., on left bank 

at downstream side of highway bridge In London Mills, 0.5 mile upstream from Minneapolis 

& St. Louis Railway, 1.4 miles upstream from Cedar Creek, and 2.8 miles downstream from 

Llttlers Creek.

Drainage area. 1,070 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available.--October 1942 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 508.97 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to July 13, 1945, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 685 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,950 cfs July 6 (gage height, 15.28 ft); minimum, 9.0 cfs Sept. 23.

1942-53: Maximum discharge, 35,300 cfs July 22, 1951 (gage height, 23.73 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs; minimum, that of Sept. 23, 1953.

Maximum stage known, 27.08 ft Aug. 26, 1924, from information by local residents.

Remarks.--Records good except those for' periods of ice effect or backwater from temporary 

dam, which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1175: 1947.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect or backwater 

from temporary dam (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet 

per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 5 to May 2, Aug. 14 to Sept. 3o)

2.95 

3.0 

3.3 

3.7

9.5

12

34

69

4.0

5.0

13.0

13.8

119

404

3,620

4.O20

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

40 

39

38

37

36

027

elc

clo

c25

040

C40

C40

c45

050

c65

0140

TTs

93

76

68

65 

62

61

64

64

65

62

61

60

60

60

1,718

55.4

0.052

0.06

Nov.

||

61

61

61

61

61

61

59

59

59

60

61

62

61

67

*90

289

226

152

113 

84

75

73

199

646

420

b280

b!50

b!20

-

3,892

130

0.121

0.14

Dec.

124 

124

106

102

111

106

119

119

115

111

98

90

89sa67

76

76

73

79

488

m454

420

343

b380

328

331

325

259

244

6,763

218

0.204

0.24

Jan.

212 

185

128

147

119

15

77

93

113

113

113

111

113

124

157

130

150

111

135

130

130 

128

157

198

IBS

162

164

157

140

130

133

4,223

136

0.127

0.15

Feb.

119 

117

111

Tl4

175

b600

bl.OOO

755

454

359

7OO

700

575

471

b40O

b320

b31O

b350

404

674

1.540

' ale

664

736

575

523

488

420

-

-

-

14,319

511

0.478

0.50

Mar.

359 

295

289

356

304

545

310

217

220

315

350

404

70O

848

1,060

1,020

884

848

866

736

682 

682

664

*610

558

505

471

454

420

628

1.460

17,856

576

0.538

0.62

Apr.

1.590 

1,380

1,180

1,060

940

848

792

756

718

682

610

558

522

505

522

700

646

558

505

48S

454 

457

420

488

1,260

1,020

810

682

646

700

-

33,457

749

0.700

0.78

May

774 

755

664

575

575

628

628

575

540

488

454

430

*404

583

571

420

2.510

*3,030

1,380

1,100

1,140 

1,300

1,060

940

1,500

1,300

922

774

718

664

610

26,592

858

0.802

0.92

June

540

471

454

420

420

S29

755

664

*1,180

1.220

683

700

558

1,180

1,100

700

558

471

401

359

313 

374

250

232

238

241

229

206

201

190

-

16,036

535

0.500

0.56

July

175 

177

774

454

1,830

5|990

2,580

1,860

755

558

437

378

375

588

304

280

256

250

244

201

235

575

356

223

183

164

152

*140

128

117

log

18,645

601

0.562

0.65

Aug.

95

85

81

77

75

71

73

91

91

74

64

58

54

51

47

43

39

56

52

29

28

27

25

24

20

19

*17

17

16

15is

1,490

48.1

0.045

0.05

Sept.

12 

12

12

21

25

22

28

25

22

18

15

14

13

11

10

10

11

11

10

12

10

15

16

24

20

12

-

4S9.0

16.3

0.015

0.02

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,540 Min 10 Mean 778 Cfsm 0.737 In. 9.89

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,990 Mln 9.5 Mean 368 Cfsm 0.344 In. 4.69

Peak dlsoharffe (base. 4.500 efs). July 6 (6 a.m.) 4,950 ofs (15.28 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

c Backwater from temporary dam.
480 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Spoon River at Seville, 111.

Location. Lat 40°29'lO", long. 90°20i34", in Sw£ sec. 24, T. 6 N., R. 1 E., near center 

of span on downstream side of highway bridge in Seville.

Drainage area. 1,600 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--July 1914 to September 1953.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 467.04 ft above mean sea level, 

(Jatum of 1929. Prior to May 9, 1935, chain gage at site 200 ft downstream at same datum,

Average discharge. 39 years, 1,002 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,420 cfs July 6 {gage height, 14.64 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 20 cfs Sept. 16, 17, 19, 21, 22.

1914-53: Maximum discharge, 37,300 cfs Aug. 22, 1924 (gage height, 30.77 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 3.8 cfs July 31, Aug. 27-29, 1914 

(gage height, 1.35 ft).

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

which are'poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1208: 1917, 1920, 1922, 1924, 1926-27, 1929(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage height,

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

(Shifting-control method used May 17-26, July 6 to Aug. 13, Sept. 11-23)

3.7 

4.0 

4.3 

4.5 

5.0

20

45

86

123

265

8.0 

12.0

13.0

13.1

1,420

3,610

4,300

4,370

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

89

72

T2

74

74

77

74

,', 55

57. ^77

78

77

84

86

123

86

al50

TT5

96

77

96

93

89

91

93

94 

98

96

94

*93

93

2,723

87.8

0.055

0.06

Nov.

96

96

94

94

93

89

9T

93

96

94

96

93

96

96

96

96

119

700

365

330

*219

147

140

128

392

'"Vob

505

281

219

-

7,464

249

0.156

0.17

Dec.

219

219

201

190

219

219

219

250

219

219

190

184

161

150

Ti?

161

161

142

142

700

1.500

*900

780

740

b600

660 

365

330

t>540

b500

b450

11,452

369

0.231

0.27

Jan.

b380

330

281

b250

b200

b!40

bl40

b!70

b200

b200

b210

b220

b230

b240

b260

178

b500

b250

b300

b290

281

297

382

452

£70

470 

435

365

348

400

348

9,017

291

0.182

0.21

Feb.

250

400

b350

314

314

540

1,220

1,140

740

*580

740

1,340

1,180

780

700

b600

440

382

660

740

1.420

1,420

1,020

1,060

940

820 

780

740

_

_

-

21,610

772

0.482

0.50

Kar.

660

b600

740

540

580

620

580

470

435 3of

*620

820

1,020

1,220

1,380

1,460

1,340

1,610

1,460

1,260

1,140

1,140

1,180

1,060

980

900 

860

780

780

1,260

5.670

31,670

1,022

0.639

0.74

Apr.

5.190

2,770

2,310

1,960

1,710

1,510

1,580

1,300

1,260

1,180

1,060

1,020

940

900

*900

1,020

1,100

940

900

860

820

780" 780

780

1,180

1,710 

1,460

1,100

1,540

1,180

-

39,340

1,511

0.819

0.91

May

1,260

1,260

1,100

980

940

1,020

1,100

1,020

940

860

820

740

740

700

660

700

1,940

*5.810

2,110

1,610

1,380

1,760

1,510

1,180

1,260

1,760 

1,380

1,140

1,020

940

900

38,540

1,243

0.777

0.90

June

780

740

660

620

620

860

1,100

1,060

 1,180

1.910

1,100

1,100

1,140

1,380

1,560

1,220

940

780

660

580

505

470

418

400

382

505 

418

565

530

348

-

24,151

804

0.502

0.56

July

314

350

*350

700

627

4.510

3,670

2,540

1,360

780

620

540

470

505

580

400

470

365

348

297

540

505

940

470

314

250 

234

219

198

178

167

23,571

760

0.475

0.55

Aug.

161

142

142

137

130

*128

137

130

164

158

125

113

101

93

88

80

72

70

63

57

55

52

50

47

45

42 

40

35

34

33

32

2,756

88.9

0.056

0.06

^ept.

31

29

30

40

40

41

39

44

39

36

33

30

26

24

23

 21

20

IT

20

21

20

20

21

22

23

36 

63

30

33

36

-

912

30.4

0.019

0.02

Calendar year 1952: Max 8,860 Mln 55 Mean 1,298 Cfsm 0.811 In. 11.05

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,310 Min 20 Mean 584 Cfsm 0.365 In. 4.95

Peak discharge (base. 6.000 efs).--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 station at 

London Mills.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 481

Sangamon River at Mahomet, 111.

Location. Lat 40°11'30", long. 88°24I 00", in NE^SW? sec. 15, T. 20 W., R. 7 E., on right 

bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 150 in Mahomet, 0.7 mile upstream 

from Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway bridge.

Drainage area. 356 sq mi.

Records available. March 1948 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 665.11 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 21, 1948, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--5 years, 324 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,470 cfs Apr. 2 (gage height, 11.84 ft): minimum, 0.2 cfs Sept. 30.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 9,100 cfs Feb. 22, 1951 (gage height, 16.88 ft): minimum, that of Sept. 30, 1953.

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

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 8 to Nov. 17, Nov. 24 to Mar. 14,

Aug. 30 to Sept. 30j

Oct. 1 to Mar. 16 Mar. 17 to Sept. 30

2.1

2.3

2.4

2.5 

3.0

3.0

11

16

23

74

4.0 208

5.0 382

9.0 1,420

9.8 1,660

2.04

2.1

2.2

2.3 

2.6 

3.0

0.3

1.0

3.5

7.5

26

66

4.0

5.0

7.0

11.0

11.6

193

347

810

2,110

2,370

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17 

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*4.2

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.4

3.0

3.0 

2J3

3To

3.0

3.0

3.0

5.4

8.6

8.2

7.8

*.o

7.0

4.6

4.2

4.2 

4.2

4.2

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.4

3.4

144.0

4.65

0.013

0.02

Nov.

3-4

375

7.4

7.8

7.0

6.6

*6.6 

6.6

8.2

8.6

8.6

9.0

9.8

9.8

9.4

9.8 

9.8

12

14

12

14

13 

11

9.4

12

14

14

20

T4

9.8

-

301.4

10.0

0.028

0.03

Dec.

7.8

7.4

6.2

9.4

 12

16

20 

16

14

12

10

9.0

7.4

6.6

5.4

4.6

ti5.8

11

14

ft

16

12

9.8

7.0

5.8

4.2

4.2

4.2

309.0

9.97

0.028

0.03

Jan.

5.4

6.6

b7.0

b6.0

b5.0

t>4.0

b3.5 

b5.5

b6.0

b8.0

bll

b!2

*b!2

bl4

b!6

28 

t

24

27

28

25 

24

27

28

27

b26

b25

24

22

20

530.0

17.1

0.048

0.06

Feb.

18

15

13

11

TT

12

14 

15

 14

12

14

16

20

20

16

15

11 

11

11

17

50

86 

67

58

48

37

31

27

_

-

690

24.6

0.069

0.07

tlar.

21

14

2T

155

239

180

128 

81

81

93

84

84

208

336

1,270

1.660 

1,470 

1,050

1,110

1,020

645

490 

414

347

304

264

 242

228

207

221

946

13,613

439

1.23

1.42

Apr.

2,270

2.570

1,760

1,230

840

645

523 

446

404

425

356

313

288

256

249

*256

221 

207

193

186

177

172 171-

159

163

159

142

132

T32

137

-

14,982

499

1.40

1.57

May

138

127

114

101

102

107

105 

101

97

90

86

86

83

80

W

86

102 

120

98

88

84

120 

356

255

*404

280

193

149

128

119

106

4,185

135

0.379

0.44

June

89

76

70

65

62

73

77 

82

107

96

78

63

62

64

76

58 

51 

43

37

34

30

25 

22

21

24

110

145

94

80

59

-

1,973

65.8

0.185

0.21

July

*62

147

207

140

177

1,050

1.260 

1,020

380

221

162

125

103

*86

71

58 

60 

92

88

59

62

84 

80

60

42

31

26

22

20

18

16

6,029

194

0.545

0.63

Aug.

15

14

*12

12

11

10

10 

15

ii

15

12

9.7

9.2

9.2

8.6

7.1 

6.3 

5.5

5.1

5.1

4.7

4.3 

3.9

3.5

3.5

 3.5

3.5

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.5

246.2

7.94

0.022

0.03

Sept.

2.2

2.0

1.8

2.2

2.8

3.0

fi2.8

2.8

2.8

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.5 

1.2 

1.2

*1.0

1.0

1.0

.8 

.7

1.2

1.8

1.5

1.0

.6

.4

_.3_

-

52.8

1.76

0.0049

0.006

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,750 Mln 2.8 Mean 306 Cfsm 0.860 In. 11.71

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,370 Min 0.3 Mean 118 Cfsm 0.331 In. 4.52

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 efs). Mar. 16 (7 p.m.) 1,760 cfs (10.06 ft); Apr. 2 (8 a.m.) 2,470 cfs 

(11.84 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
482 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Goose Creek near De Land, 111.

Location.--Lat 40°05'40", long. 88°37'52", in NW£ sec. 22, T. 19 N., R. 5 E., on right bank 

at downstream side of highway bridge, 2 miles southeast of De Land and 4.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 47.3 sq mi.

Records available. May 1951 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 663.44 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929J

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 788 cfs Mar. 15 (gage height, 10.01 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1951-53: Maximum discharge, 863 cfs July 9, 1951 (gage height, 10.52 ft); no flow 

for many days in 1952, 1953.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Feb. 17)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 30 Mar. 31 to Sept. 30

0.5

.6

.7

.9

1.2

1.5

1.8

4.5

11

2.0 

5.0 

7.0 

8.0

42

197

333

426

542

0.47 

.5 

.6 

.7

.2 

1.0

2.1

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

5.0 

7.0

9.3

29

53

211

354

Discharge, in Cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

(*)

(*)

o

0

0

0

Nov.

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.2

0

0 

0

0

0

.JL

.6

.2

0

0

0-

1.8

0.06

0.0013

0.001

Dec.

»o

0

0

.6

1.0

.6

.3

.2

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.8

.8 

.5

.3

.2

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

5.3

0.17

0.0036

0.004

Jan.

0 

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.9

1.2

.7

.6

.5

.6

.6

.6

».6

.6

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.8

2.6.

273

2.1

1.8

1.5 

1.4

1.2

1.1

28.8

0.93

0.020

0.02

Feb.

0.8 

*.7

.6

.6

.6

.9

.8

.6

^L

.5

3.1

3.8

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.3

2.0

1.9

2.0

6.0

ft

10

8.6

8.0

7.1

6.-1

4.9

_

-

116.3

4.15

0.088

0.09

Mar.

1*1 

5.4

18

67

48

37

30

26

22

21

19

30

49

148

*540

247

179

197

167

137

120 

107

94

80

70

60

55

49 

42

74

*316

3,059.1

98.7

2.09

2.41

Apr.

354 

249

199

163

138

126

108

98

90

80

70

66

58

52

54

46

43

40

36

34

33 

33

29

30

29

26

23

24

-

2,376

79.2

1.67

1.87

May

*22

18

15

15

17

16

18

15

13

14

13

13

12

12

12

14

17

13

12

12

12 

12

9.9

9.9

10

8.7

7.2

frf

8.1

6.9

391.8

12.6

0.266

0.31

June

*5.6 

4.6

4.8

4.6

4.3

5.0

3.8

6.3

4.8

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.8

4.8

3.5

3.5

2.8

2.4

2.3

2.1

1.9

i*! TTT

1.8

5.0

199

T?S

70 

42

28

-

550.3

18.3

0.387

0.43

July

*21 

19

15

12

30

163

100

54

32

21

16

12

10

8.1

 6.0

6.2

16

12

6.9

15

24

148

93

53

31

19

14

9.9

7.2

5.6

4^3

984.2

31.7

0.670

0.77

Aug.

3.5 

378

*2.3

2.1

1.9

1.6

1.9

2.1

1.8

1.3

.9

1.0

1.0

.8

.6

.5

.5

.4

.3

*0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

27.3

0.88

0.019

0.02

Sept.

(*

-

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 320 Min 0 Mean 39.0 Cfsm 0.824 In. 11.24

Water year 1952-53: Max 540 Min 0 Mean 20.7 Cfsm 0.438 In. 5.92

Peak discharge (base. 500 efsK--Mar. 15 (3 a.m.) 788 cfs (10.01 ft); Mar. 31 (9:30 p.m.) 415 efs 

(7.71 ft).

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

Sangaraon River at Monticello, 111.

483

Location. Lat 40°01'40", long. 88°35'25", in SW£ sec. 12, T. 18 N., R. 5 E., at center of 

span on downstream side of Illinois Central Railroad bridge, half a mile west of Monticello.

Drainage area.--550 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1908 to December 1912, June 1914 to September 1953.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 625.89 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Prior to Mar. 31, 1941, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 43 years, 409 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,820 cfs Apr. 3 (gage height, 12.17 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 0.4 cfs Sept. 28, 29.

1908-12, 1914-53: Maximum discharge, 19,000 cfs Oct. 4, 1926 (gage height, 18.50 ft, 

from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 0.4 cfs Sept. 22, 1940, Sept. 28, 29, 1953.

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

Kevisions (water years).--WSP 525: 1920. WSP 1115: 1946-47. WSP 1208: 1915-20, 1927, 

1929, 1939.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 7 to Mar. 4, Sept. 21-3O)

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

0

3.0

9.0

24

46

123

221

8.0

10.0

11.0

11.5

12.0

12.2

513

963

1,420

1,780

2,480

2,820

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

l

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26 

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

 10

11

8.8 

7.8

7.2

6.8 674

6.6

6.4

5^6

5.8

\ 6.0

_5.8

8.2 

9.8

8.6

10

11

12

13

13

11

10

10 

9.5

9.0 

10

9.0

9.8 

9.0

*9.0

276.1

8.91

0.016

0.02

Nov.

8.8

14

12 

12

10

10

- 10

12

13

12

12

12

12

12 

12

13

14

16

17

16

15

15

15

16 

18

16 

16

15

16 

16

407.8

13.6

0.025

0.03

Dec.

*17

16

16 

18

18

18

18

18

19

17

16

15

14

14 

14

13

13

13

12

16

16

18

18

20 

19

18 

17

15

15 

*15

14

500

16.1

0.029

0.03

Jan.

14

14

14 

b!3

b!2

bll

blO blO"

blO

bll

b!2

b!4

bl6

b!8 

b20

21

24

28

28

26

28

28

30

i

30 

30

28

28 

28

27

645

20.8

0.038

0.04

Feb.

25

*24

24 

22

21

22

21

22

30

34

30

30 

32

30

25

27

27

28

64

57

~92 100

84

72 

60

51

-

-

1,094

39.1

0.071

0.07

Mar.

48

44

54 

179

322

380

296

233

179

179

189

189

270

420 

1,540

1,680

1,680

1.780

1,480

1,370

1,270

963

767

662 

567

495 

443

411

380 

427

*1,170

20,067

647

1.18

1.36

Apr.

2,480

2,650

2.820 

2,150

1,540

1,220

963

816

744

701

643

586

513

477 

443

427

411

365

336

322

309

296

283

283 

270

270 

245

233

m23,250

775

1.41

1.57

May

*233

210

189

179

179

169

189

169

169

150

150

141

132

m

132

159

150

159

141

123

123

174

336 

296

Iff

199

159 

150

141

5,625

181

0.329

0.38

June

 123

105

92 

84

80

80

84

114

105

114

105

84

76

1

80 

72

80

64

57

51

46

41

36

34

32 

34

m296

179 

141

-

3,406

114

0.207

0.23

July

*110

96

169

210

199

643

1,040

1.120

929

427

270

199

159

132 

114

92

114

96

110

100

92

331

233

169 

114

80 

60

48

46 

38

36

7,576

244

0.444

0.51

Aug.

32

zS

*26 

24

22

21

22

25

22

23

23

21

18

16 

15

15

14

13

12

12

11

10

9.5

9.0 

8.2

7.8 

7.4

7.2

7.0 

6.2

6j£

493.3

15.9

0.029

0.03

Sept.

*5.8

5.8

5.6

5.4

5.2

5.6

5.4

6.2

5.8

5.2

4.6

4.6 

4.2

4.0

4.0

3.2

*3.4

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.2

2.1 

1.8

1.2 

4.9

.9

.8

-

115.1

3.84

0.0070

0.008

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,350 Mln 5.6 Mean 422 Cfsm 0.767 In. 1O.44

Water year 1952-53: Max 2.82Q Mln 0.8 Mean 174 Cfsra 0.316 In. 4.28

Peak discharge (base. l.BOO efs).--Mar. 15 (8 p.m.) 2,010 cfs (11.66 ft); Apr. 3 (12 m.) 2,820 ofs 

(12.17 ft).

* Discharge measurement made this day,

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
484 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Sangamon River near Oakley, 111.

Location. Lat 39°55'09", long. 88°48'09", in SE^NE^ sec. 24, T. 17 N., R. 3 E., near 

center of span on downstream side of bridge, 2.4 miles downstream from Friends Creek, 

3 miles north of Oakley, and about 4^ miles upstream from Lake Decatur.

Drainage area. 750 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1951 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 603.00 ft above mean sea level, 

oatum of 1929 (levels by Warren & Van Praag, Inc.).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 3,140 cfs Apr. 2 (gage height, 14.09 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 1.4 cfs Sept. 30.

1951-53: Maximum discharge, 4,500 cfs July 13, 1951 (gage height, 14.97 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, that of Sept. 30, 1953.

Maximum stage known, 21.85 ft May 18 or 19, 1943, from floodmark (discharge not determined) .

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

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-8, Dec. 9-27, July 10

to Sept. 30)

5.1 

5.3 

5.5 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0

1.0

5.5

12

39

73

123

10.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

14.1

682

940

1,370

2,040

3,020

3,140

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

13

8.2

9.6

8.8

7.3

7.0

6.7

6.1

TTl 

6.1

7.6

11

*9.2

8.5

11

14

14

11

12

11

12

14

13

12

12

11 

11

9.6

8.2

9.2

10

313.8

10.1

0.013

0.02

Nov.

11

TT

13

23

19

16

15

15

16

18

18

14

*14

14

15

15

15

17

18

20

20

18

17

18

20

"26 51

20

18

18

-

543

18.1

0.024

0.03

Dec.

17

20

19

21

24

25

25

23

25 

25

26

24

23

22

20

19

20

*19

18

22

25

26

26

26

27

28 

26

22

22

20

20

705

22.7

0.030

0.03

Jan.

19

18

19

19

18

b!5

b!4

b!3

b!3 

b!3

b!4

b!6

b!8

b20

23

25

26

29

36

39

37

37

38

45

48

45 

45

42

39

39

39

861

27.8

0.037

0.04

Feb.

37

*34

31

30

29

35

29

27

25 

li

35

65

62

58

51

48

42

42

45

51

158

150

150

166

155

166 

136

130

.

-

-

2,014

71.9

0.096

0.10

Mar.

106

Til

130

482

562

582

562

482

405 

367

367

367

542

677

2,420

*2.690

2,590

2,490

2,590

2,300

2,040

1,810

1,480

1,090

880

750 

682

642

602

622

1,540

32,960

1,063

1.42

1.63

Apr.

2,590

3.140

3,020

3,020

2,800

2,300

1,810

1,370

1,130 

970

880

800

726

662

662

622

*582

562

522

482

462

462

443

443

443

405 

386

367

'367 348

-

32,776

1,093

1.46

1.63

May

367

348

329

291

291

291

291

291

273 

273

255

255

210

210

219

219

273

255

255

255

237

219

219

291

367

405 

405

310

255

255

219

8,633

278

0.371

0.43

June

*192

183

166

166

166

150

150

166

174 

158

166

150

212

329

219

183

166

150

150

150

123

117

111

TTT

136

*1.500 

1,320

704

502

367

-

8,537

285

0.380

0.4*

July

310

255

237

291

310

443

825

970

1.010 

750

424

291

237

192

*166

136

174

201

150

143

130

219

348

210

158

123 

95

86

81

73

JJ9

9,107

294

0.392

0.45

Aug.

65

62

62

58

48

48

48

45

42 

39

39

37

34

32

27

26

22

20

18

 15

14

15

14

15

15

14 

14

13

13

12

n.

937

30.2

0.040

0.05

Sept.

10

9.9

10

7.0

7.6

6.4

6.1

6.1

5.0 

6.7

5.0

4.0

3.5

2.6

3.5

3.0

2.6

4.2

*3.0

2.8

2.4

1.8

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.6

2.4

2.0

1.6

-

130.6

4.35

0.0058

0.006

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,020 Mln 6.1 Mean 605 Cfsm 0.807 In. 10.99

Water letter year ytsd,l 1952-53: A^st-iio; Max PIOJL 3,140 o,j.4u Mln pun 1.6 .L.o Mean pieciii 267 C.DI Cfsm ^i. oui 0.356 u.o^jo In. j.*i. 4.84 *t.o*t

Peak discharge (base. 3.000 efs). Mar. 15 (7 p.m.) 3,020 cfs (13.98 ft); Apr. 2 (4:30 p.m.) 3,140 

ifs (14.09 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 485

South Fork Sangatnon River near Nbkomis, 111.

Location. Lat 39°21'12", long. 89°15'05", in NE^SE^ sec. 36, T. 11 N., R. 2 W., on right 

 baiik at dovmstream side of highway bridge, 0.7 mile upstream from small tributary and 

4.0 miles northeast of Wokomis.

Drainage area. 10.8 sq mi.

Records available. December 1950 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 641.35 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 327 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 5.31 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1951-53: Maximum discharge, 775 cfs Apr. 6, 1951 (gage height, 10.94 ft); no flow 

for many days each year.

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

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used June 13, 14, 26, July 21)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

.08 

.56 

1.3

2.5

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2.2 

2.6

4.3

10

19

43

90

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

fi

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.04

.28

.04

.01

0

0

-

0.37

0.012

0.0011

0.001

Dec.

~.01 0

.01

.30

.40

.20

.08

.03

.02

.01

.or

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.02

.56

*.45

.15

.08

.04

.02

.01

.01

0

0

0

0

2.41

0.078

0.0072

0.008

Jan.

0

.01

b.Ol

b.Ol

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

b.Ol

b.Ol

.01

.01

.02

b.Ol

.01

b.03

.15

.30

.25

.11

.06

.25

1.5

^752

.20

.08

.04

.04

.03

.03

3.75

0.121

0.011

0.01

Feb.

0.02

-L01

.01

.01

.01

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

.20

.25

.08

.04

.03

.02

.01

.01

.02

b.20

b.90

.40

*.15

.08

.08

.04

.03

.03

-

-

-

2.70

0.096

0.0089

0.009

Kar.

0.01

b.Ol

13

b!5

b6.5

b5.0

3.3

2.5

2.2

2.1

2.0

32

7.3

30

27

3.7

2.5

28

3.5

2.4

2.0

2.4

*1.8

1.4

1.1

.94

.87

.80

.67

19

*81

300.00

9.68

0.896

1.03

Apr.

~6.9 32

5.1

4.3

3.2

3.3

2.8

2.5

2.8

2.1

1.5

1.8

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.2

.94

.94

.87

.80

.73

.67

.67

1.4

1.1

.80

*.54

.50

.56

1.1

-

85.62

2.85

0.264

0.29

May

2.6

.87

.50

.40

773

.73

4.2

1.9

.87

.56

.50

.45

.40

.40

.40

88

13

7.2

3.9

2.7

2.0

15

2.7

2.0

 1.5

1.0

.73

.61

.61

.56

.50

157.52

5.08

0.470

0.54

June

0.35

.30

.25

.25

.35

.30

.20

.15

.15

.11

.11

.11

11

*16

.34

.56

.30

.20

.15

.11

.06

.06

.08

.11

.48

*53

5.5

1.7

.80

.56

-

94.24

3.14

0.291

0.32

July

0.45

.40

.35

.30

.25

.20

.20

.15

.11

.08

.06

.04

.04

.04

.04

.03

2.1

.20

.04

.01

15

3.2

.35

.04

**.01

.01

~50

0

0

0

23.70

0.765

0.071

0.08

Aug.

0

0

~7T5 1.2

.03

.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

1.39

0.045

0.0042

0.005

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 164 Mln 0 Mean 4.59 Cfsm 0.425 In. 5.78

Water year 1952-53 : Max 88 Mln 0 Mean 1.84 Cfsm 0.170 In. 2.29

Peak discharge (base. 550 efs). No peak above base.

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

** Field estimate made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
486 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Plat Branch near Taylorville, 111.

Location.--Lat 39°33'14", long. 89°15'12", in SE^SE^ sec. 24, T. 13 N., R. 2 W., on right

 bank"at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 29, 1.4 miles east of Taylorville 

and 1.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 276 sq ml.

Records available. July 1949 to September 1953.

e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 562.44 ft above mean sea level, datum of "29.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 660 cfs Apr. 3 (gage height, 9.30 ft); no flow

 Aug. 26 to Sept. 30.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 9,400 cfs Jan. 5, 1950 (gage height, 16.77 ft); no flow 

Aug. 26 to Sept. 30, 1953.

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

Revisions. WSP 1238: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-10, Oct. 20 to Dec. 23, 

July 23-25)

1.6

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

0

.4

1.3

2.5

8.7

17

31

4.0

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

9.3

160

242

362

561

660

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 17-

18

19

20

21

22

.23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.5

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

3

.1

.1

.1

.2

.4

.9 

*.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.7

.8

.9

.8

al.O

al.5 

al.5

aZ.O

18.7

0.60

0.0022

0.003

Nov.

a2.0

a2.5

a3.0

a2.5

a2.0

1.5

TTs

1.9

2.1

2.4

2.1

2.0

*2.0

2.3

2.0

2.1 

2.1

2.9

3.1

2.9

3.1

2.9

2.6

2.6

3.3

4.5

4.8

5.0

T7T 

3.6

-

81.4

2.71

0. 0098

0.01

Dec.

3.1

3.1

3.1

4.4

5.3

5.9

5.9

5.0

4.2

3.7

3.3

3.1

2.6

2.6

2.5

ft

2)5

3.0

5.1

5.7

»6, "6745

5.6

5.0

4.4

4.3

3.7

3.3 

3.1

3.2

124.5

4.02

0.015

0.02

Jan.

3.2

176

3.8

3.9

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.7

4.1

4.4

4.8

4.5

4.9

5.1

5.7 

5.9

6.4

6.8

7.5

7.9

8.0

8.2

9.4

*10

11 

T5

9.2

8.4 

7.9

7.3

190.7

6.15

0.022

0.03

Feb.

6.9

6.5

6.2

5.9

579

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.0

5.9

8.4

10

12

12

10

8.7 

8.2

6.9

6.4

8.9

25

38

*28

20

17

15

13

11

-

320.1

11.4

0.041

0.04

Mar.

10

9.7

24

158

242

247

201

148

114

94

91

131

247

278

341

393 

377

308

268

247

205

170

145

126

108

94 '

86

78

74 

78

206

5,298.7

171

0.620

0.71

Apr.

417

561

642

534

393

284

232

197

178

160

134

118

114

101

94

96 

86

78

74

66

64

60

59

57

61

*60

52

45

$

-

5,106

170

0.616

0.69

May

53

52

42

33

30

34

36

73

84

50

36

29

27

25

24

37 

128

214

T67

116

a90

allO

124

131

104

78

61

46

38 

34

32

2,138

69.0

0.250

0.29

June

27

22

20

18

18

17

16

15

14

13

12

11

11

12

12

11 

9.7

9.0

8.2

7.5

6.8

6.0

5.4

5.1

»5.0

109

282

328

'252 

141

-

1,464.7

48.8

0.177

0.20

July

a80

a45

a40

a30

a25

a20

a!7

a!4

a 11

a9

a8

a7

a6

a5.5

a5

a5 

a!5

a40

a35

a20

a35 '

a 60

16

9.7

*7.0

5.6

4.8

4.5

3.9 

3.5

5.1

590.6

19.1

0.069

0.08

Aug.

2.9

276

2.6

2.5

2.1

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.1

.9

a. 7

a. 8

a. 8

a. 6

a. 4 

a. 5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.1

0

7J

0

0

0

0

26.8

0.86

0. 0031

0.004

Sept.

(*)

-

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952 : Max 1,740 Mln 0.1 Mean 161 Cfsm 0.583 In. 7.95

Water year 1952-53: Max 642 Mln 0 Mean 42.1 Cfsm 0.153 In. 2.08

Peak discharge (base. 1.400 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 South Fork Sangamon River at Klncald.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 

South Pork Sangamon River at Kincaid, 111.

487

Location. Lat 39°34'40", long. 89°23'30", in SWi|NE£ sec. 14, T. 13 N., R. 3 W., on right 

Dank 200 ft upstream from Chicago & Illinois Midland Railway bridge, 300 ft upstream 

from bridge on State Highway 104, 1 mile southeast of Kincaid, and 6 miles downstream 

from Bear Creek.

Drainage area. 510 sq mi.

Records available. May 1917 to November 1933, October 1944 to September 1953. Prior to 

October ittea, published as "at Power Plant near Taylorville."

Page.--Water-stage recorder and flat-crested concrete dam. Datum of gage is 538.65 ft 

above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Sept. 30, 1930, chain 

gage at railroad bridge 200 ft downstream at same datum. Aug. 17, 1931, to Nov. 21, 

1933, chain gage at highway bridge 300 ft downstream at same datum. Oct. 1, 1944, to 

July 18, 1945, staff and wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 23 years (1917-27, 1928-30, 1931-33, 1944-53), 447 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,110 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 13.17 ft); minimum, 0.8 cfs Sept. 30. .

1917-33, 1944-53: Maximum discharge, 26,200 cfs June 6, 1917 (gage height, 26.9 ft, 

from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 8,200 cfs; no flow 

Aug. 29, Oct. 6-23, 1922. 

Remarks. Records good above 20 cfs and fair below.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1208: 1917-18, 1922, 1927, 1929, 1947.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-29, Nov. 2-14, 17-20, Aug. 30 to 

Sept. 25, Sept. 27-29)

6.81

6.9

7.0

7.1

7.2

0

1.8

7.5 

8.0 

11.0

13.0

13.1

100

205

592

1,050

1,080

Disch rge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsro

In.

Oct.

2.4

1.8

1.8

Ttl

1.5

1.5

1.8

1.8

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.8

2.4

4.8

4.2

 3.2

3.2

2.8

2.4

2.1

2.4

2.8

3.2

3.7

4.2

4.2

4.8

5.5

5.5

6.2

91.3

2.95

0. 0058

0.007

Nov.

6.2

9.2

8.9

7.9 

7.9

7.9

7.9

8.9

9.9

9.9

6.9

6.9

*5.5

5.5

iii

4.8

5.4

7.9

8.9

9.2

7.9

6.9

6.9

7.9

11

17

11

12

11

11

-

258.0

8.60

0.017

0.02

Dec.

11

9.9

8.9

11 

14

14

14

14

13

12

11

9.9

8.9

7.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

7.9

15

*18

15

17

16

14

12

11

9.9

8.9

7.9

7.9

350.6

11.3

0.022

0.03

Jan.

'575 7.9

9)9

9.9 

9.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

11

12

11

12

14

15

16

16

17

17

23

24

24

24

24

23

20

18

443.7

14.3

0.028

0.03

Feb.

17

15

15

14 

14

14

14

13

15

13

20

30

28

24

24

22

18

17

16

18

68

*78

73

66

54

48

42

38

-

-

827

29.5

0.058

0.06

Mar.

'sj 34

47

318 

504

532

490

388

293

221

177

230

617

749

845

895

845

749

664

546

451

364

*304

260

213

167

146

139

131

137

355

11,845

382

0.749

0.86

Apr.

795

970

1,050

1.080 

1,050

845

566

412

340

304

266

221

189

169

154

146

142

133

128

122

114

110

107

112

112

110

*102

95

90

85

-

10,119

337

0.661

0.74

May

90

92

88

80 

78

73

73

82

135

135

102

82

73

68

li

83

215

451

"304 464

196

152

144

*183

*173

139

119

100

85

75

73

4,271

138

0.271

0.31

June

68

61

57

50 

48

46

44

42

40

40

38

34

32

80

168

95

64

46

34

29

24

22

17

16 rs

179

684

127

627

438

-

3,866

129

0.253

0.28

July

213

TT7

90

70 

59

52

42

38

34

29

24

23

20

18

17

17

34

48

57

34

52

107

38

38

29

20

15

12

9.9

7.9

45

1,409.8

45.5

0.089

0.10

Aug.

14

~6. 9

6.2

7.9 

5.5

4.8

4.2

5.5

4.2

3.7

3.2

3.7

4.8

4.8

3.7

4.8

4.8

*4.5

3.7

3.2

2.8

2.8

2.4

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.0

123.3

3.98

0.0078

0.009

Sept.

1.0

T7o

1.0

2.1 

2.4

2.1

1.8

1.5

2.1

3.2

2.8

4.2

3'. 7

3.2

2.4

2.4

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.0

1.0

 1.0

1.0

-

56.8

1.89

0.0037

0.004

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,370 Mln 1.5 Mean 313 Cfsm 0.614 In. 8.38

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,080 Min 1.0 Mean 92.2 Cfsm 0.181 In. 2.45

Peak discharge (base. 2.800 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
488 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 

South Pork Sangamon River near Rochester, 111.

Location. Lat 39°45'50", long. 89°33'45", in N^SE^ sec. 8, T. 15 N., R. 4 W., on left 

bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 29, 200 ft downstream from Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and 1.1 miles northwest of Rochester.

Drainage area. 809 sq ml.

Records available.--July 1949 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 511.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Auxiliary wire-weight gage at bridge 1 mile upstream. Prior to May 19, 1950, 

auxiliary wire-weight gage at bridge 4 miles downstream.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,230 cfs Mar. 15; maximum gage height, 15.96 

ft Apr. 6; minimum discharge, 1.7 cfs Sept. 30.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 7,950 cfs Jan. 8, 1950 (gage height, 25.43 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 30, 1953.

Remarks. Records good above 15 cfs and fair below.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.0 

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.6 

2.4

*L£

2TT

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.7

4.6

5.6

5.1

4.4

3.6 

3.3

3.0

2.9

3.0

3.2

3.8

4.6

4.8

5.3

6.1

6.1

f#

118.7

3.83

0.0047

0.005

Nov.

fc*

10

10

9.6

9.6 

9.6

10

11

12

11

10

9.6

8.2

7.6

7.9

*8.5

10 

11

12

11

9.6

8.8

10

11

16

22

Si

22

19

347.5

11.6

0.014

0.02

Dec.

16

14

13

14

15

16

16

18

18

18

17

16

14

12

11

9.6

8.5

H12

*14

19

23

24

24

22

21

18

17

15 

14

485.5

15.7

0.019

0.02

Jan.

13 

13

12

12

12

tt

13

13

12

12

11

12

12

12

13

15

16 

17

18

20

21

22

*22

23

24

28

28

28

26 

26

529

17.1

0.021

0.02

Feb.

25 

22

20

18

18

If

18

18

17

19

22

30

38

38

34

30

28 

26

26

27

 30

58

68

64

58

51

46

_

"

883

31.5

0.039

0.04

Mar.

42 

40

39

6T

231

411 

458

444

368

318

277

261

309

572

988

1.150

1,020

970 

927

849

787

*661

601

528

419

319

266

225

220

217 

316

14,294

461

0.570

0.66

Apr.

705 

895

1,000

1,090

1.110

1,100 

1,000

805

710

568

505

367

320

283

265

254

232

226 

224

209

195

192

186

184

192

 188

177

164

162

157,

13,664

455

0.562

0.63

May

168 

159

149

121

121

124

118

115

109

124

183

168

112

100

9_2

98

312

444

472

486

368

314

307

 238

257

253

228

190

165

121 

109

6,325

204

0.252

0.29

June

98 

90

85

78

72

70 

68

65

64

62

56

54

54

118

196

203

171

103 

78

61

50

42

36

31

 30

1,020

1.110

1,090

1,030

772

7,057

235

0.290

0.32

July

492 

299

175

153

106

100 

88

85

79

76

70

62

51

41

34

31

60

109 

72

59

62

190

213

95

*58

47

37

28

20

17 

14

3,023

97.5

0.121

0.14

Aug.

16

16

11

8.2 

7.9

7.6

7.0

6.4

5.8

6.1

5.8

5.8

5.6

6.1

*7.6

7.0

6.4

5.8

5.3

5.3

5.1

4.4

4.0

3.8

3.2

2.9

2.5

H

244.4

7.88

0.0097

0.01

Sept.

2.3 

2.1

2.0

2.8

3.0

3.2 

3.3

3.0

3.6

5.6

5.3

4.4

9.6.

7.3

4.6

4.2

3.6

*3.2 

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.2

1.9

1.7

102.5

3.42

0.0042

0.005

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,960 Min 2.3 Mean 428 Cfsm 0.529 In. 7.20

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,150 Min 1.7 Mean 129 Cfsm 0.159 In. 2.16

 Discharge measurement made on this day.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 489

Sangamon River at Riverton, 111.

Location. Lat 39°50'34", long. 89°32'52", in NE£ sec. 16, T. 16 N., R. 4 

of span on upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 36 at Riverton, 4 

from South Fork.

W., near center 

miles downstream

Drainage area. 2,560 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. --February 1908 to December 1912, August 1914 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 508.38 ft above mean sea level,

ETatum of 1929. Prior to Aug. 14, 1934, chain gage at site 1,450 ft downstream at datum

5.61 ft lower. Aug. 14, 1934, to Oct. 30, 1946, chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. --43 years (1908-12, 1914-53), 1,779 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, about 5.500 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, unknown); 

minimum, 34 cfs Sept. 24 (gage height, 2.03 ft).

1908-12, 1914-53: Maximum discharge, 68,700 cfs May 19, 1943 (gage height, 31.52 

ft, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 3.0 cfs Oct. 3-15, 1914 (gage height, 

6.9 ft, site and datum then in use.

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

which are fair.

Revisions (water years). --WSP 1208: 1908-9, 1921-22, 1926-27, 1947.

Rating tablea, water year 1952-53, except period of loe effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 13 Mar. 14 to Sept. 30

2.1 36

2.3 53

2.5 79

3.0 167

5.0 

7.0 

7.7

615

1,170

1,400

2.O 

2.3 

3.0 

5.0

32

60

175

615

8.0 1,510

11.0 2,980

14.0 4,850

14.8 5,42O

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

41

42

41

40

43

43

40 *39

a45

41

40

40

- 42

44

51

71

82

63

47

45

43

40

42

43

41

45

43

43 

42 

41

42

1,400

45.2

0.018

0.02

Nov.

45

49

48

47

47

48

47

48

52

55

53

52

51

51

51

51 *51

54

52

61

61

60

58

60

75

~95 100

84 

69 

59

-

1,734

57.8

0.023

0.03

'Dec.

54

58

55

64

76

81

75

71

66

65

53

53

58

57

51

44

50

49

51 *76

82

92

IT

73

68

50

45

40 

49 

51

51

1,889

60.9

0.024

0.03

Jan.

51

55

49

47

47

J^iT

'b4243

,b40

.. b40

. b40

. b40 "-135O

55

57

57

60

63

65

68

68

64

68

*79

79

79

79

75 

72 

73

73

1,822

58.8

0.023

0.03

Feb.

71

66

65

60

59

65

68

76

68

66

78

107

121

130

130

112

100

90

85

100

130 *205

186

196

186

176

167

139

-

3,102

111

0.043

0.05

Mar.,r139

130

176

287

590

990

1,230

1,36O

1,400

1,020

874

819

1,020

1,560

4,420

4,780

4,660

4,850

4.980

4,920

4,720

*4,460

4,000

3,430

2,860

2,200

1,790

1,510 

1,330 

1,260

1,590

69,355

2,237

0.874

1.01

Apr.

2', 920

3,880

4,590

aS.OOO

a5,300

aS. 400

a5,2OO

a4,800

a4,2OO

3,43O

2,590

2,200

2,050

1,550

1,400

1,230

1,260

1,230

1,140

1,050

al,000

al.OOO

a950

3950

a900

*819

792

a76O 

3740 

a740

-

69,071

2,302

0.899

l.OO

May

74O

715

715

640

64O

640

615

591

a58O

567

567

567

520

497

474

474

846

1.110

1,050

1,050

902

766

1,050

*874

740

740

715

715 

640 

543

474

21,757

702

0.274

0.32

June

451

429

385

341

297

319

363

319

297

255

255

255

244

255

497

497

451

341

276

234

194

156

138

12i *138

2,000

4,140

4.590 

4,460 

3,030

-

25,728

858

0.335

0.37

July

1.790

1,080

846

64O

567

640

715

740

766

1,050

990

846

591

497

407

341

451

740

543

429

363

633

665

*474

429

363

276

234 

204 

166

147.

18,623

601

0.235

0,27

Aug.

121

130

121

104

93

85

76

73

73

70

66

69

74

73

7O

68

*72

68

63

63

63

63

60

60

56

49

il48 

47 

47

47

2,219

71.6

0.028

0.03

Sept.

46

46

47

M

61

63

56

46

45

48

51

51

47

47

44

42

42

41 *42

44

38

36

35

36

37

39

_3B40

37

-

1,350

45.0

0.018

0.02

Calendar year 1952: Max 9,600 Mln 39 Mean 1,695 Cfsm 0.662 In. 9.02

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,400 Mln 35 Mean 597 Cfsm 0.233 In. 3.18

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

3 No gsge-helght record; discharge estimated on basis of weathe 

River near Oakford and Salt Creek; near Qreenvlew. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

;r records and records for Sangamon
490 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Spring Creek near Springfield, 111.

Location. Lat 39°48'57", long. 89°41'57", in NW&ffii sec. 30, T. 16 N., R. 5 W., on right 

bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 125, 0.8 mile downstream from Chicago and North Western Railway bridge and 1.9 miles west of intersection of Jefferson 

Street (Highway 125) and MacArthur Boulevard in Springfield.

Drainage area. 107 sq mi.

Records available. January 1948 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 524.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 22, 1948, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 217 cfs Mar. 15 (gage height, 5.43 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 3,030 cfs June 28, 1951 (gage height, 12.16 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 750 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow for many days.

Remarks.--Records good above 1 cfs and poor below.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 26 to Dec. 27)

O.2 

.3 

.4 

.7

1.0

.4

1.1

5.5

11

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

4.5

118

151

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

2^0

*1.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

o 

0

0

o

0

0

3.2

0.10

0.00093

0.001

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

a. 2

6jO

.9

0

0

0

0-

7.1

0.24

0.0022

0.002

Dec.

o

0

0

.7

a.l

0 

O

0

0

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

a.l

*2.8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.7

0.12

0.0011

0.001

Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

* .6

aTT

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.7

0.02

0.00019

0.0002

Feb.

0

5

0

0

o

0 

0

0

0

0

2.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4*1

*.5

a.l

0

0

0

0

0

0

_

-

6.7

0.24

0.0022

0.002

Mar.

0

0

8.7

8.0

6.6

6.3 

5.8

4.9

4.0

4.0

4.6

14

18

56

15JL

59

40

53

48

36

*30

26

22

20

16

14

13

12

11

21

64

776.9

25.1

0.235

0.27

Apr.

IS*

90

68

60

50

46 

42

44

44

38

30

27

27

24

23

22

20

19

18

17

16

15

15

19

*20

20

17

14

IT

16

-

999

33.3

0.311

0.35

May

23

20

15

12

20

if24

20

17

16

14

13

12

12

24

32

26

18

14

13

12

*11

11

10

9.5

8.1

6.6

5.8

5.4

5.2

496.6

16.0

0.150

0.17

June

4.9

4.3

3.8

3.2

2.8

3.1 

2.5

2.6

2.8

2.5

1.9

1.4

2.0

39

49

15

9.9

7.3

5.4

4.2

3.4

2.2

1.8

1.1 579

48

7.1

3.4

2.4

1.7

-

241.6

8.05

0.075

0.08

July

1.0

.9

a. 6

a. 4

a.l

2.0 

a. 2

00*

0

0

0

0

a. 2

a. 5

.7

4.5

7.6

6.O

2.5

~,9 14

2.9

*.8

a. 3

0

0

0

0

12

12

75.1

2.42

0.023

0.03

Aug.

0~0.5

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

0

0

0

0

0.5

0.02

0.00019

0.0002

Sept.

0

0

O

a .2

aTT

' a.l 

a.l

0

0

a.l

a.l

a.l

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

-

0.8

0.03

0.00028

0.0003

Calendar year 1952: Max 700 Min 0 Mean 52.8 Cfsm 0.493 In. 6.73

Water year 1952-53: Max 151 Min 0 Mean 7.16 Cfsm 0.067 In. 0.91

Peak discharge (base. 600 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 weather records and records for North Pork; 

Mauvalse Terre Creek near Jacksonville.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 

Salt Creek near Rowell, 111.

491

Location.--Lat 40°07', long. 89°02', In NE^SEi sec. 11, T. 19 N., R. 1 E., on right bank 

at downstream side of highway bridge half a mile upstream from U. S. Highway 54, threequarters of a mile upstream from Illinois Central Railroad and Ten Mile Creek and 3.2 

miles northwest of Rowell.

Drainage area.--334 sq ml.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 610.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge.--11 years, 272 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,210 cfs Apr. 2 (gage height, 18.35 ft); minimum, 4.1 cfs Sept. 29, 30.

1942-53: Maximum discharge, 12,400 cfs May 18, 1943 (gage height, 24.77 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 29, 30, 1953. .

Flood of October 1926 exceeded that of May 1943 by about l| ft at site of former 

gaging station near Kenney, 65 miles downstream.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 15 cfs, which are fair and those for periods of 

ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Feb. 20, Sept. 8-30)

7.4 

7.7 

8.0 

8.5 

9.0

4.2

11

20

44

74

10.0

12.0

16.0

17.0

17.9

145

356

1,070

1,400

1,870

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7 .2

6.8

6.5

6.2

6.0

6.0

6.5

6.8

7.0

7.2

7.5

7.8

7 .0

8.4

11

8.0

8.8

9.2

.5

.2

.0 

.2

.2

*8.8

9.0

8.8

8.5

8.0

8.0

7.5

6.5

235.1

7.58

0.023

0.03

Nov.

0>

13

13

12

13

10

10

13

12

13

*13

12

12

12

11

12

16

16

14

13 

13

12

11

21

i8-

19

15

13

412.8

13.8

0.041

0.05

Dec.

blO

b!2

13

22

26

28

25

21

18

17

17

16

15

14

13

b!2

13

13

14

*25

27 

29

27

24

21

19

b!5

17

16

16

16

571

18.4

0.055

0.06

Jan.

16

16

blS

b!3

bll

blO

bTf

blS

b!8

b20

b22

b24

26

31

36

35

34

34

35

38

38 

38

*39

51

58

54

50

46

42

36

34

947

30.5

0.091

0.11

Feb.

32

28

26

25

24

32

33

31

28

26

49

64

62

55

49

46

b25

b30

32

57

*180 

158

141

125

114

107

96

- 90

_

_

-

1,765

63.0

0.189

0.20

tlar.

82

7896-

204

251

229

194

166

145

145

141

213

343

484

1,070

1,320

1.400

1,280

1,070

829

*667 

525

427

369

319

284

256

234

214

278

1,070

14,377

464

1.39

1.60

Apr.

1,490

1.870

1,810

1,280

903

685

559

475

443

397

343

319

295

268

256

251

229

214

204

194

180 

176

171

166

*166

162

153

141

141

145

-

14,086

470

1.41

1.57

May

145

137

125

114

114

118

125

125

114

107

100

100

96

90

90

96

129

137

118

104

96 

93

*296

254

184

158

129

107

96

90

85

3,842

124

0.371

0.43

June

78

71

65

62

60

86

96

90

141

110

90

77

205

157

104

84

71

61

55

49

44 

39

38

 38

40

995 570"

577

331

194

-

4.678

156

0.467

0.52

July

145

158

229

162

211

775

847

685

577

307

194

153

 129

110

96

86

189

313

180

121

104 

351

542

427

319

176

133

107

90

79

71.

8,066

260

0.778

0.90

Aug.

63

56

51

46

42

39

40

*72

XL

70

51

41

35

32

28

26

25

24

22

21

20 

19

18

17

17

16

15

15

14

13

IS.

1,037

33.5

0.100

0.12

Sept.

12

11

11

15

T?

12

12

12

10

10

9.5

9.0

8.5

8,0

8.0

7.5

7.5

7.0

8.0

6.8

6.2 

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.8

6.0

5.6

*4.9

4.4

4.4

-

252.7

8.42

0.025

0.03

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,930 Mln 6.0 Mean 269 Cfsm 0.805 In. 10.95

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,870 Min 4.4 Mean 138 Cfsm 0.413 In. 5.62

Peak discharge (base. 1.300 efs). Mar. 17 (1 p.m.) 1,400 cfs (17.04 ft); Apr. 2 (10:30 p.m.) 

2,210 cfs (18.35 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
492 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Lake Fork near Cornland, 111.

Location. Lat 39°57'00", long. 89°23'10", in SWi sec. 1, T. 17 N., R. 3 W., near center 

of span on upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 54, 100 ft upstream from Illinois 

Central Railroad bridge, 2 miles northeast of Cornland, 8 miles downstream from Jones 

Pork, and 14 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 207 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1948 to September 1953.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 555.06 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 5 years, 166 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,340 cfs Mar. 15 (gage height, 14.44 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 4.2 cfs Sept. 24, 26, 29, 30.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 4,570 cfs June 29, 1951 (gage height, 21.60 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 4 ofs Dec. 8-14, 1948.

Flood in May 1943 reached a stage of 22.2 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 29,000 cfs, 

by contracted-opening determination).

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

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of loe effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Feb. 3, Apr. 2-28)

2.8

2.9

3.0 

3.3

3.2

5.7

9.0

22

4.0

10.0

13.0

13.3

68

656

1,060

1,120

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.7

*5.7

5.7

5.7

ILii

5.4

5.7

5.4

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.4

6.7

8.0

' 7.0

6.7 

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6,0

6.0

*6.4

6.7

6.7

6.4

6.0

6.0

6.4

6.4

188.3

6.07

0.029

O.O3

Nov.

6.4

6.7

8.0

7.4

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.4

7.0

6.7

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.0

6.0

*6.0 

6.7

7.0

6.7

6.4

6.4

6.0

6.4

8.0

8.7

LA

9.4

7.4

b6.5

-

207.3

6.91

0.033

0.04

Dec.

b6

6.4

7.4

9.4

10

11

9.8

8.7

8.7

8.3

7:7

7.7

7.4

b7

b7

b6.5

b6.5 

6.7

7.4

*11

11

9.8

9.8

9.0

9.0

b8.5

b8

b9

9.8

11

8.3

263.8

8.51

0.041

0.05

Jan.

8.3

8.0

7.7

b7

b6

b5

b5

b5.5

t>6

b6.5

b7

b7.5

8.3

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0 

8.3

9.4

9.4

9.8

11

*12

14

14

18

15

12

11

15

14

296.7

9.57

0.046

0.05

Feb.

13

13

15

13

14

15

15

14

14

14

19

33

33

32

31

b25

b20 

b22

b25

27

*47

64

TF

44

39

38

36

33

_

_

-

755

27.0

0.130

0.14

Mar.

32

32

36

92

134

125

108

100

88

88

88

116

226

226

1.110

845

601 

601

601

486

*426

366

326

286

256

226

206

197

179

188

501

8,892

287

1.39

1.60

Apr.

845

668

526

466

396

356

306

286

276

246

216

206

188

170

170

170

152

143

134

125

116

116

108

108

*108

100

96

92

96

96

-

7,081

236

1.14

1.27

May

92

84

76

72

80

76

80

76

68

68

68

64

61

64

64

64

"§4 100 

76

72

68

68

*64

61

61

58

50

ii

47

47

47

2,107

68.0

0.329

0.38

June

44

40

40

39

38

40

39

37

35

34

32

32

32

34

33

33

29 

26

24

23

21

20

19

19

*18

188

152

266

256

100

-

1,693

56.4

0.272

0.30

July

76

64

54

47

61

116

68

50

40

38

35

33

*32

29

27

26

306

TsT

76

58

47

84

54

47

36

32

27

26

24

22

21

1,808

58.3

0.282

0.32

Aug.

19

19

17

17

16

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

13

13

12

11

11

11

10

9.4

9.0

9.0

8.7

8.7

8.3

8.0

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.4

373.6

12.1

0.058

0.07

Sept.

7.0

7.0

7.0

8.0

7.7

7.0

7.0

*6.4

6.4

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.4

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.0 

4.7

6.0

5.4

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.7

4.2 m4.4

4.2

4.2

-

167.5

5.58

0.027

0.03

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,220 Mln 5.4 Mean 144 Cfsm O.696 In. 9.50

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,110 Min 4.2 Mean 65.3 Cfsm 0.315 In. 4.28

Peak discharge (base. 1.000 efs). Mar. 15 (2 p.m.) 1,340 cfs (14.44 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 493

Kickapoo Creek at Waynesville, 111.

Location. Lat 40°15'20", long. 89°07'40", on line between sees. 19 and 20, T. 21 N., R. 

1 E., near center of span on downstream side of bridge, 0.5 mile downstream from Rock 

Creek and 0.7 mile north of Waynesville on Waynesville-McLean road.

Drainage area. 227 sq mi.

Records available. January 1948 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 620.24 ft above mean sea level 

(Corps of Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge. 5 years, 154 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,700 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 11.77 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 0.8 cfs Sept. 30.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 8,300 cfs Apr. 25, 1950 (gage height, 15.02 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, that of Sept. 30, 1953.

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

which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1175: 1948-49.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

2.4

2.5 

2.8 

3.0 

3.5

0.6

2.7

14

27

67

4.0 

8.0 

10.0

11.0

11.1

119

810

1,340

1,910

1,990

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

al.5

 1.7

al.5

al.5

al.5

al.5

al.5

al.5 

a2

a2

a2

a2

a2

3.8

i±9

3.8

3.4

a3

a3

a3

a3

33

*2.7

a2.5

a2.5

a2.5

a2.5

a2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

75.1

2.42

0,011

0.01

Nov.

2.3

2.3

4.1

3.8

3.8

4.1

4.1

4.1 

4.1

4.1

3.8

»4.1

4.1

4.5

4.5

4.9

4.9

8,9

9.6

5.2

5.2

4.5

4.1

4.9

10

12

4.9

6.7

6.7

5.6

-

155.9

5.20

0.023

0.03

Dec.

5.6

5.6

5.6

11

»19

12

10

8.9 

8.2

7.4

6.7

6.3

b6

b5.5

b5.5

5.9

6.3

7.8

7.8

7.8

16

15

11

10

b9

b8

b7

b7 .

b7.5

7.4

»7.4

264.2

8.52

0.038

0.04

Jan.

7.4

7.4

b7

b6

b5

b5

b5

b6 

b7

8.2

9.3

11

14

18

21

bl5

b!5

b!8

24

21

19

24

35

40

39

37

38

33

33

29

24

581.3

18.8

0.083

0.10

Feb.

19

b!8

b!8

 18

18

17

16

15 

14

15

22

26

24

24

17

17

18

24

24

24

28

33

29

36

Al

39

37

35

_

_

-

666

23.8

0.105

0.11

Mar.

33

30

36

67

96

86

67

54 

58

*67

67

86

a400

340

952

567

408

408

a500

374

340

257

225

193

185

146

139

126

119

177

1.090

7,693

248

1.09

1.26

Apr.

1.990

 848

603

549

425

374

323

306 

306

273

257

209

193

185

177

185

146

146

139

132

126

119

113

113

107

107

102

96

96

91

-

8,836

295

1.30

1.45

May

U3

 96

86

76

76

58

47

86 

76

67

62

62

58

58

58

58

102

76

58

54

54

86

76

76

81

91

81

50

49

48

45

2,164

69.8

0.307

0.35

June

38

36

34

34

33

31

146

477 

306

119

96

86

76

306

 193

154

91

72

67

62

 50

47

40

39

a60

a200

allO

257

67

54

-

3,381

113

0.49S

0.55

July

39

86

81

72

58

273

306

177 

107

81

72

58

 54

a 45

42

40

1.100

323

146

81

91

848

289

102

86

67

54

49

42

a40

39

4,948

160

0.705

0.81

Aug.

30

28

27

21

23

a20

a22

 62 

58

29

21

19

18

16

15

13

13

12

12

11

11

10

9.3

a8

a7

a6

a5

a4

a3.5

a3.5

3^1

540.4

17.4

0.077

0.09

Sept.

a3

a2.5

a2.5

a5

a4.5

a4

a4

*3.8 

a3

a2.5

a2.5

a2.5

2.3

*3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.3

2.3

2.3

2

2

2

1.7

1.4

1.4

al.5

.9

.9

.ifi

76.0

2.53

0.011

0.01

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,780 

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,990

Mln 1.4 

Min 0.8

Cfsm 0.639 In. 8.70 

Cfsm 0.355 In. 4.81

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 cfs).--Apr. 1 (8 a.m.) 2,700 cfs (11.77 ft); July 17 (9 a.m.) 2,070 cfs 

(11.25 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

near Lincoln.

b Stage-discharge-relation affected by ice.
494 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Kickapoo Creek near Lincoln, 111.

Location. Lat 40°11 I 30", long. 89°21'40", in NE^NW^ sec. 18, T. 20 N., R 2 W., on left 

bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 1,000 ft upstream from Illinois Terminal 

Electric Railroad, 3 miles north of Lincoln, and 7| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 306 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1944 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 557.08 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark). Prior to Sept. 18, 1945, chain gage at same site and datum.

Avearge discharge. 9 years, 218 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 2,460 cfs Apr. 2 (gage height, 10.82 ft); minimum, 4.5 cfs Sept. 29.

1944-53: Maximum discharge, 7,400 cfs Apr. 26, 1950 (gage height, 13.66 ft); minimum daily, 2 cfs Oct. 29 to Nov. 2, Nov. 6, 1944.

Maximum stage known, 17.4 ft July 6, 1929, from floodmarks by local residents.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1175: 1949(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-7, May 1 to July 21, 

July 23 to Sept. 15)

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

2.0

4.5

7.0

17

44

85

139

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

10.2

740

940

1,270

1,820

1,960

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

9.2

8.4

7.9

8.4

7.4

8.4

8.4

8.8

9.2

9.7

10

9.7

9.7

11

12

12

11

10

9.7

9.2

8.4

8.4

7.9

 7.4

7.4

.0

.0

-4

.0

.0

.0

271.4

8.75

0.029

0.03

Nov.

7.4

7.9

8.8

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.8

9.7

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.8

9.2

9.2

13

17

15

13

11

 9.7

9.7

15

25

21

16

14

12

-

346.8

11.6

0.038

0.04

Dec.

11

11

9.7

13

 16

22

18

15

14

12

11

10

9.7

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

9.7

15

22

24

20

18

15

bll

blO

b9

blO

11

»11

402.1

13.0

0.042

0.05

Jan.

12

12

bll

blO

b9

b8

blO

12

15

18

16

15

16

22

31

b25

b20

b22

33

34

33

34

35

47

57.

53

54

48

38

41

39

830

26.8

0.088

0.10

Feb.

35

27

b26

 26

26

29

29

27

23

22.

26

36

40

37

36

34

23

28

32

36

45

63

72

67

58

54

51

48

_

.

-

1,056

37.7

0.123

0.13

Mar.

41

33

37

71

123

108

96

78

80

»83

82

157

520

445

1.000

773

505

505

625

460

385

340

302

258

228

205

191

177

164

177

630

8,879

286

0.935

1.08

Apr.

1,730

*1.960

868

720

580

505

445

400

400

362

318

295

272

242

235

235

205

198

184

177

170

164

158

151

158

147

137

131

133

151

-

11,831

394

1.29

1.44

May

198

 158

129

117

122

120

123

123

110

104

99

95

92

88

89

91

117

113

94

86

82

130

155

103

109

96

81

74

71

70

6j)

3,307

107

0.350

0.40

June

62

57

56

53

53

94

173

343

328

169

158

129

243

600

268

*191

147

122

107

95

83

74

69

73

102

224

158

228

126

90

-

4,675

156

0.510

0.57

July

76

85

134

84

136

771

696

280

184

134

109

95

84

76

68

84

1.210

690

288

184

169

*1,040

612

265

177

137

112

94

82

73

65

8,294

268

0.876

1.01

Aug.

60

55

50

50

46

42

43

 92

68

52

40

38

36

33

29

27

26

25

24

22

21

20

19

18

16

15

15

14

13

13

12

1,034

33.4

0.109

0.13

Sept.

12

11

10

14

13

12

11

10

9.7

9.2

9.2

8.4

8.4

7.9

7.9

7.4

7.0

6.8

7.0

7.4

6.8

6.5

 6.5

6.0

6.0

5.5

5.2

5.2

4.8

4.8

-

246.6

8.22

0.027

0.03

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,060 Mln 6.8 Mean 208 Cfsm 0.680 In. 9.23

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,960 Mln 4.8 Mean 113 Cfsm 0.369 In. 5.01

Peak discharge (base. 1.600 cfsK Apr. 2 (2 a.m.) 2,460 cfs (10.82 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t> Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 495

Sugar Creek near Hartsburg, 111

Location. Lat 40°13'10", long. 89°24'35", In NE-JNE& sec. 3, T. 20 N., R. 3 W., on right 

bank at downstream aide of bridge on State Highway 121, 100 ft upstream from Illinois 

Central Railroad, 2i miles southeast of Hartsburg, 4 miles northwest of Lincoln, and 

7 miles downstream from West Fork.

Drainage area. 335 sq mi.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 548.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 10, 1945, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 223 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,730 cfs Apr. 2 (gage height, 9.28 ft); minimum, 11 cfs Sept. 30.

1944-53: Maximum discharge, 8,500 cfs Apr. 30, 1947 (gage height, 14.44 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 5 cfs Sept. 11, 

1945.

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

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.3

1.4

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

73

151

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

256

520

1,280

2,140

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

14

»13

13

13

13

13

12

13

14

14

15

15

14

14

17

32

21

17

16

14

14

14

15

»16

17

17

15

14

14

15

15

473

15.3

0.046

0.05

Nov.

15

17

16

22

20

17

15

16

17

17

16

16

16

17

17

18

18

18

55

32

21

20

»18

18

24

74

67

32

26

22

717

23.9

0.071

0.08

Dec.

18

19

20

21

*33

30

27

21

18

18

18

17

14

12

15

15

16

17

18

26

64

47

37

34

30

b25

b24 bZ-3

b24

24

*24

749

24.2

0.072

0.08

Jan.

24

24

b24

b24

23

b22

b23

b26

31

37

32

28

27

37

54

b52

bSO

b52

67

59

57

57

60

93

151

105

103

85

72

78

71

1,628

52.5

0.157

0.18

Feb.

b60

bSO

bSO

*b45

59

54

58

48

43

42

49

76

66

60

60

b54

b45

b60

60

62

111

125

130

106

94

90

85

77

_

_

-

1,919

68.5

0.204

0.21

Mar.

69

55

70

118

138

123

 111

90

100

99

96

176

829

610

920

707

505

520

662

490

417

364

328

282

254

229

213

200

184

196

661

9,816

317

0.946

1.09

Apr.

 1,980

»2.100

1,040

840

645

550

475

431

431

390

340

316

304

275

273

282

244

240

226

215

205

203

196

184

203

184

166

159

164

170

-

13,431

448

1.34

1.49

May

184

 159

137

126

137

142

146

144

128

119

116

113

108

103

106

106

149

133

110

100

97

118

119

102

121

103

89

81

77

77

15

3,623

117

0.349

0.40

June

65

58

56

53

54

172

212

400

657

256

172

138

191

475

256

 170

133

106

92

81

67

58

56

57

70

68

91

71

65

11

-

4,447

148

0.442

0.49

July

44

54

113

70

102

1,110

1,480

1,410

242

174

135

111

94

85

74

119

1,580

1.S80

508

297

278

1,120

 1,350

417

258

190

149

124

108

93

82

13,851

447

1.33

1.54

Aug.

73

67

59

59

53

48

54

*293

138

78

60

56

56

46

42

39

36

34

33

31

28

28

26

24

22

24

23

22

22

22

20

1,616

52.1

0.156

0.18

Sept.

17

18

17

20

5S

26

18

Zl

15

16

16

15

15

14

14

15

15

14

15

24

21

16

*16

14

14

14

14

14

13

12

509

17.0

0.051

0.06

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,320 Win 12 Mean 216 Cfsm 0.645 In. 8.78

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,100 Win 12 Mean 145 Cfsm 0.433 In. 5.85

Peak discharee (base. 1.700 cfs).--ADr. 2 (3:30 a.m.) 2.730 cfs (9.28 ft); July 18 (7 a.m.) 2,320

cfs (8.41 ft) .

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
496 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Salt Creek near Greenview, 111.

Location. Lat 40°08«0l", long, 89°44'08", in NE^NE^ sec. 2, T. 19 N., R. 6 W., near center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 29, 3.5 miles north of Greenview, 3.3 miles downstream from Pike Creek, and 5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,800 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1941 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 479.00 ft above mean sea level, 

cTatum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge. 12 years, 1,349 efs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,540 cfs Apr. 2 (gage height, 11.60 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 83 cfs Sept. 30.

1941-53: Maximum discharge, 41,200 cfs May 19, 1943 (gage height, 20.50 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 71 cfs Sept. 10, 11, 1944.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1175: 1948(P).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect ( 

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

Oct. 1 to Apr. 2 Apr . 3 to Sept . 30

1.4 90

1.7 130

2.0 205

4.0 1,140

7.0 2,810

11.0 5,960

11.2 6,140

1.4 75

1.6 100

2.0 205

Note.--Same as 

preceding table 

above 2.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

100

100

100

95

*100

100

100

100

100

100

100

1O8

115

108

115

108

108

108

108

1O8

108

108

108

108

108

100

100

100

100

3,211

104

0.058

0.07

Nov.

108

108

115

108

108

115

108

108

108

108

108

108

115

115

115

115

115

122

130

140

130

122

*122

122

140

190

190

150

150

150

-

3,743

125

0.069

0.08

Dec.

130

130

130

140

140

150

»150

150

140

140

130

130

130

122

115

115

122

122

130

150

162

175

175

162

162

140

130

122

122

122

130

4,268

138

0.077

0.09

Jan.

140

130

130

130

130

108

blSS

blOS

bllO

b!20

b!25

130

150

150

162

190

190

190

205

205

205

220

220

270

305

325

305

305

270

270

270

5,865

189

0.105

0.12

Feb.

*252

220

220

205

205

220

205

205

205

190

205

220

252

270

270

252

205

205

235

270

288

368

490

515

465

440

390

368

_

-

7,835

280

0.156

0.16

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,840 Min 95

Mar.

345

325

288

390

615

840

»840

790

690

690

740

790

1,590

2,150

2,750

3.720

3,370

3,160

3,510

3,370

3,020

2,570

2,210

1,920

1,760

1,590

1,490

1,440

1,290

1,290

1,930

51,473

1,660

0.922

1.06

Apr.

4,740

6.140

 5,690

4,580

4,260

3,720

3,020

2,510

2,390

2,210

2,030

1,860

1,760

1,640

1,540

1,540

1,440

1,390

1,340

1,240

1,190

1,190

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,090

1,040

990

940

990

-

65,890

2,196

1.22

1.36

May

1.090

1,040

890

840

890

890

890

840

840

790

740

740

690

690

640

640

740

840

740

690

690

690

690

690

790

740

690

590

540

515

490

23,265

750

0.417

0.48

June

440

415

390

368

345

515

740

890

1.540

1,190

890

740

690

1,290

1,340

940

740

 615

540

4S5

415

368

325

305

368

465

1,040

1,390

1,240

1,040

-

22,039

735

0.408

0.46

July

740

615

590

690

690

1,980

3,090

2,270

1,590

1,290

1,040

790

690

565

515

440

1,880

5.650

2,030

1,340

990

1,640

2,810

1,980

1,390

1,140

890

690

615

515

440

39,585

1,277

0.709

0.82

Aug.

390

345

305

325

288

252

235

415

515

345

288

 270

235

220

193

181

175

163

154

151

140

138

130

135

130

122

118

112

106

104

100

6,780

219

0.122

0.14

Sept.

100

97

97

108

106

106

98

94

97

96

94

96

91

90

85

91

91

91

91

92

97

»92

94

92

90

90

90

86

8±

84

-

2,810

93.7

0.052

0.06

Mean 1,180 Cfsm 0.656 In. 8.90

Water year 1952-53: Max 6,140 Mln 84 Mean 649 Cfsm 0.361 In. 4.90

Peak discharge (base, 5,OOP efs).--Apr. 2 (£ 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

p.m.) 6,540 cfs (11.60 ft).
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 497

Crane Creek near Easton, 111.

Location. Lat 40°14'46", long. 89°51'40", in NE^NW^ sec. 26, T. 21 N., R. 7 W., on right 

bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 0.1 mile downstream from confluence of Hardin and Central ditches, l£ miles upstream from Samuels ditch, and 1-J miles northwest 

of Easton.

Drainage area.--28.7 sq mi.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 485 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Mar. 30, 1950, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 68 efs Apr. 1 (gage height, 2.74 ft); minimum, 

2.3 cfs Aug. 31.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 381 cfs June 28, 1951 (gage height, 8.48 ft); minimum, 

that of Aug. 31, 1953.

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

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 12, 13, Apr. 1, 2, 

Apr. 27 to Sept. 3)

0.8 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

2.6

1.8

5.3

18

36

66

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.6 

4.6

4.6

4.9

4.9

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.3

5.5

5.5

5.7

5.9

5.7

5.7

5.9

5.9

5.9

 5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

ea

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

172.2

5.55

0.193

0.22

Nov.

6.1 

6.1

6.1

5.9

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.1

6.1

6.9

6.3

6.1

 6.1

6.1

6.1

6.5

8.6

8.8

8.6

8.0

8.0

7.7

-

199.5

6.65

0.232

0.26

Dec.

7.7 

7.7

7.7

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.2

8.2

 8.2

8.0

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

8.2

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

10 .

9.8

9.5

9.5

281.3

9.07

0.316

0.36

Jan.

9.3 

9.3

8.8

8.6

8.6

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.0

7.7

*8.0

8.0

7.7

2-v5

8.2

8.4

8.2

8.4

8.8

9.5

11

13

13

12

12

11

11

11

11

289.0

9.32

0.325

0.37

Feb.

10To

10

9.5

9.5

9.8

9.3

9.1

9.1

»9.1

9.5

9.3

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

8.4

9.1

8.8

9.1

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.4

8.6

8.4

_

_

-

254.4

9.09

0.317

0.33

Mar.

8,0 

8.4

9.8

12

12

13

14

14

13

13

*13

19

31

33

38

33

29

28

26

25

22

22

21

20

19

17

16

15

14

16

37

611.2

19.7

0.686

0.79

Apr.

' §

44

38

34

30

28

27

25

24

23

22

21

20

*21

19

19

18

17

16

15

15

14

16

20

20

17

17

17

16

-

727

24.2

0.843

0.94

May

16 

16

15

16

22

24

23

22

21

20

19

19

18

17

16

17

17

16

 17

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

535

17.3

0.603

0.69

June

15 

14

14

14

14

16

15

17

18

16

16

16

16

15

14

13

12

12

10

9.8

9.1

8.6

8.0

7.7

7.5

»8.2

a8.0

a7.8

a7.6

a7.4

-

366.7

12.2

0.425

0.48

July

a7.2 

a7.1

 7.1

7.3

8.6

18

11

8.4

7.7

7'. 3

6.9

6.5

6.3

5.9

sa

6.1

M

24

14

11

11

11

9.8

8.8

8.4

8.0

7.1

7.3

7.5

7.5

6.9

302.8

9.77

0.340

0.39

Aug.

6.3 

6.3

6.1

5.9

6^5

*4.8

4.9

5.1

4.9

4.8

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.8

3.0

3.5

2^5

2.6

128.6

4.15

0.145

0.17

Sept.

2.6 

2.6

2.6

3.7

3.2

3.0

3.5

3.5

3.2

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.5

3.5

3.5

 3.3

3.3

3.5

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.7

3.7.

3.5

3.9 4*1

4.0

3.7

3.7

-

103.2

3.44

0.120

0.13

Calendar year 1952: Max 86 Min 4.6 Mean 14.1 Cfsm 0.491 In. 6.67

Water year 1952-53: Max 64 Mln 2.5 Mean 10.9 Cfsm 0.380 In. 5.13

Peak discharge (base. 150 efs).--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

and records for North Fork Mauvaise Terre Creek near Jacksonville.
498 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Sangamon River near Oakford, 111.

Location. Lat 40°07'25", long. 89°59'05", In NW^SE^- sec. 3, T. 19 N., R. 8 W., on right 

bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 97, Just upstream from Chicago & 

Illinois Midland Railway bridge, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Crane Creek, 

and if miles northwest of Oakford.

Drainage area. 5,120 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1909 to March 1912, August 1914 to June 1919, March 1921 to 

August 1922, October 1928 to December 1933, October 1939 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and artificial control. Datum of gage is 452.88 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Dec. 31, 1933, chain 

gage at site 2.4 miles upstream at datum 458.66 ft above mean sea level. Oct. 1, 1939, 

to May 14, 1940, staff gage at present site at datum at mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--23 years (1915-18, 1921-22, 1928-33, 1939-53), 3,251 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,500 cfs Apr. 3 (gage height, 12.92 ft); minimum, 214 cfs Sept. 30.

1909-12, 1914-19, 1921-22, 1928-33, 1939-53: Maximum discharge, 123,000 cfs May 20, 

1943 (gage height, 25.63 ft); minimum, 68 cfs Dec. 3, 1940.

Floods in February and March 1907, May 1908, and October 1911 are reported to have 

reached a stage of about 21 ft at old station.2.4 miles upstream. On basis of measured 

fall during discharge measurement of Mar. 16, 1939, those floods reached a stage of 23 

ft at present site and datum.

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

Revisions (water years).--WSP 715: 1922(M). WSP 1175: 1911(M),

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-24, Dec. 25 to Mar. 5)

2.8 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

220

280

790

2,320

10.0

12.0

12.8

6,430

9,050

10,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

256

253

250

250

247

247

 247

144

247

247

247

253

250

253

271

274

292

292

292

277

268

265

262

259

262

262

262

265

262

268

268

8,092

261

0.051

0.06

Nov.

g 65

265

277

280

280

284

284

284

292

296

296

296

296

296

296

300

300

330

320

340

335

325

 320

325

370

440

470

455

405

380

-

9,702

323

0.063

0.07

Dec.

365

345

330

330

335

360

365

365

355

340

325

316

304

300

288

288

292

284

288

335

355

4Q2

395

390

370

355

320

300

296

296

288

10,275

331

0.065

0.07

Jan.

292

288

280

277

*284

232

b2.20

b230

b230

b240

b250

b260

b280

b290

308

330

340

345

350

375

375

380

380

405

445

490

475

475

455

430

430

10,441

337

0.066

0.08

Feb.

*420

405

380

370

375

370

365

365

360

355

365

375

410

440

460

460

430

405

410

430

450

490

565

645

620

620

590

570

-

-

12,500

446

0.087

0.09

Mar.

545

530

500

535

670

1,100

1,560

1,880

»1,960

1,880

1,760

1,720

2,230

3,220

4,310

7,390

7,910

7,520

7,910

8.180

7,780

7,270

6,670

5,960

5,300

4,640

4,000

3,500

3,130

2,950

3,220

117,730

3,798

0.742

0.86

Apr.

6,670

9,680

10.400

9,360

9,360

9,200

8,750

8,180

7,780

7,150

5,960

4,970

4,310

3,900

3,600

3,400

3,130

2,950

2,860

2,770

2,590

2,410

2,410

2,320

2,410

2,320

2,140

2,000

1.960

1,960

-

146,900

4,897

0.956

1.07

May

2.180

2,100

1,920

*1,760

1,800

1,920

1,840

1,760

1,720

1,640

1,560

1,520

1,440

1,410

1,340

1,340

1,380

1,720

2,000

1,920

1,840

1,760

1,640

1,800

1,800

1,640

1,520

1,440

1,380

1,300

1.200

51,590

1,664

0.325

0.37

June

1,100

990

955

920

850

1,020

1,100

1,130

1,680

1,680

1,240

1,060

990

1,300

1,720

1,440

1,340

1,200

1,020

885

790

700

645

610

620

645

1,920

4,420

4,860

4.970

-

43,800

1,460

0.285

0.32

July

3,800

2,680

2,100

1,800

1,520

2,320

3,600

3,500

2,500

2,320

2,180

1,960

1,720

1,440

1,240

1,060

1,520

4.200

3,500

2,180

1,680

1,640

3,310

*3,130

2,100

1,720

1,440

1,160

1,020

885

790

66,015

2,130

0.416

0.48

Aug.

160.

700

645

620

605

560

535

550

730

605

545

505

485

460

430

410

405

390

370

360

345

340

330

325

316

308

308

300

292

288

284

14,106

455

0.089

0.10

Sept.

277

271

268

288

284

300

292

274

274

271

265

265

262

256

250

244

244

241

247

235

238

 241

241

238

235

235

235

229

226

220

-

7,646

255

0.050

0.06

Calendar year 1952: Max 14,900 Min 244 Mean 3,226 Cfsm 0.630 In. 8.56

Water year 1952-53: Max 10,400 Min 220 Mean 1,367 Cfsm 0.267 In- 3.63

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 499

La Moine River at Colmar, 111.

Location.--Lat 40°19'45", long. 90°53'55", In SE&w£ sec. 18, T. 4 N., R. 4 W., on right 

bank at upstream side of bridge on State Highway 61, a quarter of a mile downstream 

from Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad bridge, 1 mile southwest of Colmar, and l£ 

miles upstream from Troublesome Creek.

Drainage area. 655 sq ml.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 491.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 13, 1945, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 451 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,950 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 17.64 ft); mlnlmum, 1.8 cfs Sept. 29.

1944-53: Maximum discharge, 20,300 cfs July 27, 1948 (gage height, 23.75 ft); minimum, 1.8 cfs Sept. 6-9, 1945, Sept. 29, 1953.

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

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 26)

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

4.0

12.0

15.0

.17.0

17.6

159

1,300

1,950

2,660

2,950

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

13

14

10 

10

9.0

9.0

8.7

8.7

8^4

8.7

9.0

9.8

10

12

16

21

20

23

19

15

13

10

12

11

11

12

14 

13

*14

13

13

390.3

12.6

0.019

0.02

Nov.

13

12

12 

12

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

9^0.

16

17

13

12

15

75

181

*120

64

44

36

35

72

221

m64

bSO

-

1,545.0

51.5

0.079

0.09

Dec.

b40

38

38 

38

43

*44

50

49

48

45

44

40

36

31

30

32

31

31

33

103

270

¥45

181

blSO

bllO

b90

b85 

b80

b80

b80

72

2,287

73.8

0.113

0.13

Jan.

*67

62

54 

b54

b47

b40

b40

b42

b43

b44

b45

b45

50

54

61

b56

bSO

b54

49

46

46

49

63

94

126

107

90 

b85

bSO

75

70

1,888

60.9

0.093

0.11

Feb.

62

62

*b57 

58

b60

b80

b!70

blSO

133

114

140

227

239

181

blSO

b!20

blOS

bllO

122

355

790

355

264

290

239

209

198

181

-

-

-

5,251

188

0.287

0.30

Mar.

154

133

109

b!30

154

181

159

116

*128

258

522

522

494

382

522

410

322

342

550

410

342

550

466

368

303

270

245 

233

215

677

2.270

11,937

385

0.588

0.68

Apr.

2.950

2,750

1,400 

895

715

*610

550

550

580

494

410

368

355

329

322

368

342

322

410

368

316

290

277

316

700

610

410 

342

316

322

-

18,987

633

0.966

1.08

May

480

480

*342 

290

368

565

438

355

310

277

245

227

203

186

lil

242

1,930

2.170

1,120

775

640

1,030

655

480

424

382

316 

270

251

233

215

16,080

519

0.792

0.91

June

192

170

154 

148

138

148

192

518

1,020

*438

516

1.520

970

1,220

715

382

296

227

192

164

138

116

102

94

116

120

100 

86

91

84

-

10,367

346

0.528

0.59

July

67

61

60 

61

53

50

49

50

43

39

38

35

36

35

33

36

34

32

33

31

*30

32

30

29

24

21

19 

18

17

15

li

1,125

36.3

0.055

0.06

Aug.

13

13

13 

12

10

13

11

23

25

14

13

11

*8.7

7.4

6.7

6.1

5.7

5.4

5.1

4.5

4.2

4.0

3.7

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.8 

2.5

2.3

£*o

2.0

253.4

8.17

0.012

0.01

Sept.

1*1

2.3

2.3 

*2.8

4.8

1*1

7.0

6.1

6.1

5.4

4.0

4.5

4.5

4.0

3.1

3.1

2.3

2.5

2.8

2.5

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.4

2.8

2.8 

2.3

2.5

2.8

-

109.1

3.64

0.0056

0.006

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,150 Min 8.4 Mean 422 Cfsm 0.644 In. 8,77

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,950 Min 2.0 Mean 192 Cfsm 0.293 In. 3.99

Peak discharee (base. 3.000 cfs). Ho peak above base.

b Stage arge
500 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

La Moine River at Ripley, 111.

Location. Lat 40*01 "31", long. 90°37'55", In NE£ sec. 33, T. 1 N., R. 2 W., on right 

bank at upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 24, a quarter of a mile east of 

Ripley and 2 miles upstream from Town Branch.

Drainage area. 1,310 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. March 1921 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 431.1 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 28, 1926, chain gage at site 200 ft upstream at datum 0.02 ft 

higher. July 28, 1926, to Jan. 11, 1935, chain gage at downstream side of bridge at 

present site and datum.

Average discharge. 32 years, 771 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,490 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 15.67 ft); minimum, 11 cfs Sept. 29, 30.

1921-53: Maximum discharge, 17,100 cfs Apr. 25, 1944, June 8, 1947; maximum gage 

height, 26.03 ft Apr. 25, 1944; minimum discharge, 6.4 cfs Sept. 23, 1940.

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

Revisions (water years1.--WSP 975: 1936. WSP 1208: 1925, 1929, 1933.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of lee effect (gage 

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

3.4 

3.7 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

10

18

30

63

110

5.5

6.0

9.0

15.0

15.5

175

260

960

3,210

3,410

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

33

30

32

32

32

28

28

26

*26

25

25

25

25

30

30

30

30

30

35

3£

35

35

35

30

30

25

30

28

29

30

30

924

29.8

0.023

0.03

Nov.

30

3?

32

32

31

30

30

32

32

32

32

33

32

32

31

32

39

322

190

201

156

106

76

*61

187

547

4Tff

290

181

117

-

3,426

114

0.087

0.10

''Dec.

97

83

72

72

74

77

*84

85

87

84

81

^Ifi.

70 -61

-52

-48

-54

v 54

57 "195

260

363

374

290

b240

b!80

b!40

b!30

b!30

b!30

b!30

3,930

127

0.097

0.11

Jan.

*127

116

blOS

b90

b75

b60 bSO"

b64

b68

b70

b70

_- b72

81

83

92

86

74

b90

b90

b85

82

85

107

157

160

b!70

bT5B"

b!50

b!40

b!40

b!30

3,139

101

0.077

0.09

Feb.

bllO

blOO

*b96 blO"0"

100

113

137

208

232

181

174

196

280

300

232

b!90

blSO

b!20

153

170

392

835

470

300

332

280

250

232

_

_

-

6,433

230

0.176

0.18

liar . '

216

186

181

ISO

218

270

270

*232

198

280

504

785

785

710

635

710

587

504

551

710

563

563

710

635

493

416

363

332

300

463

1.850

15,410

497

0.379

0.44

Apr.

3.410

3, 370

3,410

2,970

1,480

*1,010

885

885

910

835

710

599

539

504

482

493

516

504

563

635

551

470

475" 426

635

1,040

810

587

482

482

-

30,663

1,022

0.780

0.87

May

945

710

*660

493

635

760

860

660

539

459

405

363

321

290

270

280

726

2,490

2.810

1,730

985

835

1,220

835

599

528

459

394

332

300

280

23,173

748

0.571

0.66

June

260

232

204

188

186

182

190

795

1,370

1,890

1,030

*1,850

2.410

2,090

2,090

1,010

587

426

342

280

241

204

178

162

149

156

170

152

132

127

-

19,283

643

0.491

0.55

July

127

129 109"

99

97

101

84

77

76

73

65

60

56

53

56

52

54

56

53

52

95

104

*54

52

48

44

39

34

32

30

2£

2,090

67.4

0.051

0.06

Aug.

28

32

28

25

25

24

24

26

29

31

50

*3S

32

28

25

23

22

20

20

19

19

18

18

17

17

16

16

16

15

IS

15

731

23.6

0.018

0.02

Sept.

14

14

*14

19

17

17

16

15

15

16

16

16

15

16

16

14

14

14

15

21

14

14

13

13

13

14

21

15

11

TT

-

453

15.1

0.012

0.01

Calendar year 1952 : Max 6,000 Min 25 Mean 724 Cfsm 0.553 In. 7.52

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,410 Min 11 Mean 300 Cfsm 0.229 In. 3.12

Peak discharge (base, 4.000 cfs). Ho peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

501

Illinois River at Meredcrsia, 111.

Location. Lat 39°49'36", long. 90°33'53", in SE^NEi sec. 21, T. 16 K 

bank at downstream side of Wabash Railroad bridge in Meredosia, 4f 

McKee Creek and at mile 71.1.

., R. 13 W., on left 

miles upstream from

Drainage area.--25,300 sq mi, approximately. Since Jan. 17, 1900, flow has included dlversion from Lake Michigan through Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. 

October 1933 to September 1938 in reports of Mississippi River Commission.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 418.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Auxiliary water-stage recorder at Wabash Railroad 

bridge half a mile east of Valley City, 9? miles downstream.

Average discharge.--15 years (1938-53), 21,100 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 35,200 cfs Apr. 7; maximum gage height, 11.93 

ft Apr. 5; minimum daily discharge, 3,740 cfs Oct. 23; minimum gage height, 0.72 ft 

Jan. 11.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 123,000 cfs May 26-28, 1943; maximum gage height, 28.61 

ft May 26, 1943; minimum daily discharge, 3,060 cfs Sept. 1, 1945; minimum gage height 

observed, 0.4 ft Jan. 11, 12, 1940.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years ). WSP 895: 1939.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6,060

5,520

5,190

5,190

5,580

5,240

4,950

5,280 

 5,030

 5,180

5,260

5,190

5,220

5,850

7,110

6,440

'6,180 

6,500

7,160

7,240

6,050

4,320

5.740

3,980

4,660

5,850

6,950

6,980

6,500

6,150

5,900

176,230

5,685

-

-

Nov.

5,640

5,140

4.690

5,140

5,000

5,460

5,760

6,470 

6,450

6,020

5,660

5,580

6,170

6,360

6,270

6,810

6,880 

7,390

8,280

*8,820

 8,130

7,720

7,490

7,420

7,450

8,780

8,010

8,080

8,050

7,630

"

202,750

6,758

-

-

Dec.

,530

,600

,410

,250

,520

7,420

7,480

7.250 

7,656

8,140

8,280

8,430

8,750

9,160

9,100

8,750

 8,280 

7,840

7,510

7,990

8,040

9,050

9,750

11,600

15.900

12,800

11,500

11,400

11,100

10,600

10,600

279,660

9,021

-

-

Jan.

10, 500

10,500

10,400

10,400

9,980

9,280

8,070

6,780 

4,910

5,870

5,180

4,530

5,420

7,020

 8,200

8,770

8,830 

8,620

8,890

10,200

10.900

10,100

10,500

10, 600

10,000

10,300

10,400

10,500

10,500

10,500

10,900

275,150

8,876

-

-

Feb.

10,300

10,200

9,960

9,390

8,810

8,420

8,280

8,570 

9,540

10,400

10,700

10, 800

10,400

10,700

10,900

10, 700

10,800 

10,900

9,820

9,560

8,700

9,150

10,500

12,800

19.800

17,500

 16,200

17,700

-

-

-

311,500

11,120

-

-

Mar.

17,500

16,700

15.-600

14,300

15,200

13,800

14,200

15,800 

14,000

14,600

15,200

16,600

18,000

22,400

25,000

25,700

27,200 

'28, 700

29,800

30,900

31,300

32,400

32,900

33,200

55.500

55,100

52,600

32,100

31,500

30,900

30,600

741,100

23,910

-

-

Apr.

31,700

33,700

34,500

34,900

34,700

34,800

*34,900

55,000 

34,666

33,900

33,400

31,900

51,500

30,500

29,600

28,200

26,900 

25,900

24,700

22,100

20,000

19,900

19,200

17.200

17,966

18,800

18,700

19,000

18,800

19,200

-

816,100

27,200

_

-

May

19,500

19,700

25,000

20,200

19,100

20,000

 20,100

20,100 

20,000

19,800

19,600

19,400

19,200

18,800

16,600

15,800

15,600 

16,200

16,900

17,700

17,500

18,400

18,900

18,900

19,000

19,000

20,000

25,600

24.200

25,900

21,600

602,500

19,450

_

-

June

20,400

20,300

18,300

16,200

14,300

12,300

12,800

14,300 

15,800

16,600

18,800

18,200

21,700

22,500

23,100

23,600

23,100 

*20,600

19 , 500

16,700

14,000

12,100

9,940

10,300

9,800

8,780

9,040

10,400

11,700

12,900

478,060

15,940

-

July

14,600

14,900

15,000

14,700

14,200

16,900

21,800

24,600 

25,200

25,500

25.700

25,666

25,400

25,000

24,400

23,400

22,500 

20,100

20, 500

19,900

16,800

20,000

17,100

18,500

18,400

17,700

17,600

16,900

14,800

12,300

9,100

599,100

19,530

.

-

Aug.

8,520

7,720

7,850

7,680

8,750

 10.500

10,200

9,870 

8,900

8,740

9,010

9,250

9,110

8,950

8,500

8,400

8,350 

8,450

8,600

7,980

6,900

6,000

6,266

6,500

6,550

6,830

6,440

6,670

8,120

7,580

7,610

250,290

8,074

_

-

Sept.

7,320

7,250

6,460

6,060

5,840

6,700

6,610

6,590 

6,800

7,490

7.850

7,456

7,400

7,550

7,050

5,770

5.390 

5,960

6,740

6,180

6,300

6,100

6,530

 7,210

7,450

7,550

6,860

7,700

7,480

6,490

-

204,110

6,804

_

-

Calendar year 1952 : Max 55,600 Min 3,740 Mean 22,790 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1952-55 : Max 35,000 Min 3,740 Mean 13,520 Cfsm - In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
502 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

North Fork Mauvaise Terre Creek near Jacksonville, 111.

Location.--Lat 39°45'38", long. 90°08'07", in SE^NW^ sec. 8, T. 15 N., R. 9 W., on left 

bank at downstream side of bridge 2j miles north of Arnold, 4| miles upstream from 

mouth, and 6 miles east of Jacksonville.

Drainage area. 30.0 sq mi.

Records available. December 1949 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 575 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

To Mar. 29, 1950, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 75 cfs June 13 (gage height, 5.80 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 2,870 cfs June 28, 1951 (gage height, 10.68 ft); no 

flow for many days each year.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 27 to June 13)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31 Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

2.1 0

2.2 .3

2.5 1.8

2.8 4.0

3.3 

4.0 

4.6

9.2

20

33

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

1.0 

4.4 

9.4

3.5 18

4.0 29

4.4 39

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

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

-75 1.9

.1

0

0

-

2.8

0.09

0 . 0030

0.003

Dec.

05"

0

0

1.3

.7

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

1.6

1.2

.8

.6

.6

.4

.2

.1

0

0

0

.1

7.7

0.25

0.0083

0.01

Jan.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

*.4

.5

.2

.1

.1

.3

.5

.5

.4

.5

.8

.4

.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

7.4

0.24

0.0080

0.009

Feb.

*0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

J,

.3

.6

.4

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

.2

.4

.6

.6

.4

.4

*.4

.3

.2

.2

-

_

-

8.0

0.29

0.0097

0.01

Calendar year 1952: Max 214 Mln 0

Mar.

0.1 -7T

.6

3.2

3.9

3.5

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.9

3.3

5.4

4.2

3.5

3.5

3.4

2.8

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.5

2.3

2.2'

2.1

2.0

1.9

2.1

33

112.3

3.62

0.121

0.14

Apr.

38

7S

 19

16

13

12

11

11

10

8.9

7.9

8.0

7.5

7.0

7.2

7.1

6.5

6.5

6.1

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.6 77o15

8.2

6.8

6.5

6.5

9.2

-

307.9

10.3

0.343

0.38

May

11

8.4

6.8

6.3

31

*21

17

14

12

10

9.5

8.6

7.9

7.3

7.4

8.1

10

7.6

6.9

6.4

6.3

5.9

5.7

5.2

5.3

4.8

4.2

3.9

3.8

3.8

3^4

269.5

8.69

0.290

0.33

June

3.0

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.3

2.1

1.8

*1.8

2.0

31

~¥.4 33

4.8

3.8

3.4

3.0

2.8

2.5

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.5

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.6

138.4

4.61

0.154

0.17

July

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.5

1.1

.8

.7

.6

.1

0

0

0

0

.2

7.3

7.4

T73

.8

.9

1.0

.6

*.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

31.5

1.02

0.034

0.04

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Sept.

 0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

4.4

ns

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

5.6

0.19

0.0063

0.007

Mean 15.6 Cfsm 0.520 In. 7.05

Water year 1952-53: Max 38 Mln 0 Mean 2.44 Cfsm 0.081 In. 1.10

Peak discharge (base, 150 ef s). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 503

Macoupin Creek near Kane, 111.

Location.--Lat 39°14'00", long. 90°23'45", In SE£ sec. 11, T. 9 N., R. 12 W., near center 

of span on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 67, 1.4 miles downstream from 

Link Branch, and 3^ miles northwest of Kane.

Drainage area.--875 sq ml.

Records available. March 1921 to November 1933, May 1940 to September 1953.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice dally. Datum of gage Is 426.77 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1928, staff or chain gage at Chicago & Alton 

Railway bridge 2 miles upstream at various daturas. Oct. 1, 1928, to Nov. 20, 1933, 

chain gage at present site and datum. May 17, 194fr, to May 17, 1943, water-stage 

recorder at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 25 years (1921-33, 1940-53), 612 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,810 cfs June 26 (gage height, 14.50 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 0.8 cfs Sept. 30.

1921-33, 1940-53: Maximum discharge, 40,000 cfs May 18, 1943 (gage-height, 28.5 

ft); minimum observed, that of Sept. 30, 1953.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1175: 1924.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Mar. 3, Sept. 18-30)

2.9

3.0 

3.2 

3.4 

4.0

1.2

5.3

12

66

4.5

5.0

7.0

10.0

14.0

112

172

524

1,240

2,620

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

. g

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.7 

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.0

270

2.7

3.0

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.4

3.0

*3.8

3.8

3.8

3.5

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.7

3.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.2

3.2

3.5

4.1

92.3

2.98

0.0034

0.004

Nov.

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.5

a3.5

a3.5

3.5

3.2

2.7

372

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.5

4.8

*7.5

5.6

4.5

3.5

3.2

3.5

4.5

5.2

10

55.0

7.0

6.0

5.6

-

136.2

4.54

0.0052

0.006

Dec.

5.2 

4.8

4.1

5.6

7.0

4.1

3.8

375

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.8

4.8

aS.O

*5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

6.0

il

18

15

13

9.8

aS.O

6.5

6.0

6..0

5.6

5.2

5.2

209.9

6.77

0.0077

0.009

Jan.

a5.2 

a5.2

5.2

4.5

T7S

5.2

6.5

7.0

7.0

6.5

6.5

6.0

5.6

*6.5

5.6

5.2

5.2

5.6

7.0

7.5

575" 9.2

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.0

7.0

6.5

6.5

6.0

4.8

197.1

6.36

0.0073

0.008

Feb.

aS.O 

*5.2

4.8

475

5.2

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

21

27

^5

.27

18

11

11

11

11

11

11

14

18

21

*19

14

9.8

9.2

-

~

-

342.4

12.2

0.014

0.01

Calendar year 1952: Max 9,350 Min 1.4

Mar.

a9.2

180

882

524

368

247

a210

179

117

112

279

406

464

524

630

444

263

 296

368

263

216

172

133

112

80

88

75

66

463

979

9,160.2

295

0.337

0.39

Apr.

1,130 

788

*444

313

279

231

216

475

524

279

194

172

139

128

112

107

98

93

88

84

80

75

75

107

296

also

93

7575"

80

7,000

233

0.266

0.30

May

102 

117

88

70

a80

*98

102

331

152

102

88

70

66

56

54

194

al,300

1,360

742

296

194

145

117

102

88

75

53

48

46

40

37

6,413

207

0.237

0.27

June

32

26

22

19

18

14

14

14

12

11

*11

8.1

7.8

T75

9.2

186

117

66

44

30

23

21

a20

319

a!8

1,970

2.620

2,396

fed, 5 00

652

-

9,901.9

330

0.377

0.42

July

331

194

139

93

75

52

45

38

33

28

25

22

18

17

17

18

42

117

a!30

54

66

37

26

*46

28

19

12

8.8

7.8

6.3 F7§-

1,751.5

56.5

0.065

0.07

Aug.

6.6 

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.3

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

6.0

6.0

5.3

*4.8

33

"54 201

17

7.2

5.8

5.5

5.3

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.0

3.6

470

4.0

479.1

15.5

0.018

0.02

Sept.

3.8 372"

3.2

3.8

2.8

a3.2

a3.0

a3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.4

*2.2

1.8

2.2

2.0

2.2

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.4

3.6

3.0

2.6

2.4

1.2

.8

-

74.8

2.49

0.0028

0.003

Mean 363 Cfsm 0.415 In. 5.62

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,620 Min 0.8 Mean 98.0 Cfsm 0.112 In. 1.51

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 efs). 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 Shoal 

Creek near Breese and Indian Creek at Wanda.
504 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Mississippi River at Alton, 111.

Location.--Lat 38°53i06", long. 90°10'51", in sec. 14, T. 5 N., R. 10 W., near left bank 

in downstream end of intermediate lock wall of lock and dam 26 at Alton, 300 ft downstream from Missouri & Illinois Bridge & Belt Railroad bridge, 7.7 miles upstream from 

Missouri River, and at mile 202.7.

Drainage area.--171.500 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. Discharge: March 1933 to January 1938 and October 1939 to September 

1953 in reports of Geological Survey. In reports of Mississippi River Commission as 

follows: 1878 to September 1934 results of discharge measurements and January 1928 to 

December 1932 records of daily discharge at Grafton 15 miles upstream; January 1933 to 

December 1944 records of daily discharge and since March 1933, results of discharge 

measurements at Alton. .

Gage heights: At Grafton since August 1879 and at Alton since January 1904 in reports of Mississippi River Commission. December 1890 to September 1893 and January 

1917 to December 1939 in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels 

b~y Corps of Engineers). Prior to Jan. 5, 1937, and Nov. 11, 1937, to Jan. 31, 1938, 

wire-weight gage 300 ft upstream. Prior to Jan. 31, 1938, at datum 395.48 ft higher. 

Since July 11, 1940, auxiliary water-stage recorder 5.9 miles downstream; previously 

various combinations of gages were used.

Average dlscharge.--25 years (1928-53), 96,150 cf.s.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 232,000 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 413.50 ft); 

minimum, 23,400 cfs Oct. 14; minimum gage height, 393.97 ft Jan. 12.

1928i53: Maximum discharge, 437,000 cfs May 24, 1943 (gage height, 429.91 ft); 

minimum, 7,960 cfs Nov*. 7, 1948, result of temporary storage in pool of lock and dam 

26; minimum gage height, 390.8 ft Jan. 15, 1940.

Maximum stage known, 432.42 ft, present datum, in June 1844.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurement generally made once a week. Natural flow 

of stream affected by many reservoirs and navigation dams in upper Mississippi River 

basin.

Cooperation. Alton gage-height record furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

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.

41,400 

37,000 

29 , 400 

33,500 

31,300

26,200 

30,500 

30,200 

29,300 

32,100

25 . 700 

31,300 

33,000 

29,300 

35,000

35,700 

35,500 

37,000 

35,300 

36,700

31,600 

34,400 

35,000 

33,300 

32,700

31,800 

35,000 

37,700 

30,200 

31,200 

38,200

tt.,027.5 

33,150 

*2,038

JJov.

37,400 

33,400 

32,400 

27.700 

35,100

32,700 

30,800 

33,300 

40,600 

32,400

29,100 

32,400 

32,400 

29,900 

35,900

35,300 

35,900 

48,100 

54,500 

66,200

76.500 

54,500 

43,100 

37,800 

39,900

50,700 

46,400 

42,400 

40,200 

45,100

*1,211.9 

40,400 

*2,404

Dec.

45 , 400 

46,500 

36.200 

44,100 

45,600

44,600 

37,700 

39,500 

46,800 

45,200

42,000 

42,000 

42,900 

42,300 

43 , 100

42,300 

41,400 

41,100 

41,100 

50 , 200

46,700 

45,700 

g60,200 

K62 . 700 

g56,000

g47 , 400 

g45,900 

g46,300 

g43,800 

45,600 

46,600

*1,406.7 

45,380 

*2,790

Jan.

45,100 

49,000 

47,600 

47,200 

44,700

40,700 

40,000 

42,800 

40,300 

38,900

35.500 

36,300 

38,000 

41 , 400 

49,300

42,700 

38,500 

38,100 

38,800 

40,600

46,300 

47,400 

55,500 

53,200 

47,700

47,200 

46,400 

46 , 600 

46,500 

46,100 

45,300

*1,361.7 

43,930 

*2,701

Feb.

45,300 

41,900 

42,100 

41,900 

41,600

56.900 

41,900 

59,600 

71 , 100 

86,600

89,300 

84,500 

78,100 

75,500 

73,000

71,000 

65 , 700 

54,900 

50 , 800 

55,000

70,500 

102,000 

142,000 

152,000

145,000

129,000 

103,000 

94,900

*2,145.1 

76,610 

*4,255

Mar.

90,500 

92,900 

83,800 

79,900 

72,000

74,600 

70,000 

75,400 

74,300 

68,300

66.400 

79,000 

110,000 

130,000 

132,000

134,000 

148,000 

g!52,000 

151,000 

147,000

145,000 

144,000 

147,000 

146,000 

143,000

150,000 

156,000 

155,000 

151,000 

148,000 

169.000

*3,685. 1 

118,900 

*7,309

Apr.

204,000 

213,000 

223,000 

231,000 

232.000

217,000 

200,000 

189,000 

188,000 

181,000

175,000 

171,000 

165,000 

159,000 

155,000

148,000 

145,000 

144,000 

141,000 

136,000

131,000

132,000 

133,000 

145,000 

148,000

147,000 

141,000 

138,000 

133,000 

135,000

*5,000 

166,700 

*9,917

May

127,000 

119,000 

116,000 

131,000 

135,000

137,000 

146,000

138,000 

131,000 

132,000

132,000 

132,000 

126,000 

127,000 

121,000

119,000 

123,000 

121,000 

119,000 

110,000

107,000 

105,000 

98,600 

97,100 

109,000

115,000 

116,000 

118,000 

127,000 

122,000 

111,000

*3,767.7 

121,500 

*7,473

June

109,000 

108,000 

105,000 

106,000 

107,000

109 , 000 

107,000 

115,000 

120,000 

123,000

127,000 

130,000 

142,000 

154,000 

154,000

156,000

150,000 

140,000 

129,000 

119,000

104,000 

94,700 

94,500 

89,400 

79.50,0

89 , 400 

83,800 

94,400 

102,000 

106,000

*3,447.5 

114,900 

i6,838

July

111,000 

124,000 

123,000 

119,000 

124,000

125,000 

127,000 

140,000 

146,000

146,000

139,000 

137,000 

134,000 

128,000 

124,000

121,000 

116,000 

115,000 

110,000 

105,000

104,000 

106,000 

98,800 

93,700 

92,400

88,000 

83,100 

82.400 

87,800 

94,200 

93,200

*3, 537.6 

114,100 

*7,017

Aug.

87,900 

86,800 

82,200 

81.900 

96,600

91,300 

98,200 

110,000 

109,000 

114,000

120,000 

126,000

126,000 

125,000 

123,000

118,000 

117,000 

108 , 000 

104,000 

101,000

98,100 

95,200 

98,400 

100,000 

99,900

98,000 

95,200 

93,600 

91,500 

88,000 

84,400

*3,168.2 

102,200 

*6,284

Sept.

75.200 

70,400 

65,000 

65,7OO 

60,600

63,400 

56,200 

55,100 

45,900 

42,900

44,400 

47,300 

43,400 

45 , 500 

45,300

43 , 400 

41,400 

38,000 

36,000 

38,300

34,700 

36,100 

37,700 

39,600 

42,900

39 , 600 

37,300 

29.700 

34,000 

32,900

tl, 387.9 

46,260 

*2,753

Calendar year 1952: Max 337,000 Min 25,700 Mean 115,700 Ac-ft 83,760,000 

Water year 1952-53: Max 232,000 Mln 25,700 Mean 85,330 Ac-ft 61,780,000

* Expressed In thousands.

g Computed from twice-daily tape-gage readings at auxiliary gage.
CAHOKIA CREEK BASIN 

Indian Creek at Wanda, 111.

505

Location.--Lat 38°50'30", long. 90°01'59", in SE^NWi sec. 31, T. 5 N., R. 8 W., on right 

bank at upstream side of bridge on State Highway 159, three-quarters of a mile northeast of Wanda, 2£ miles upstream from mouth, and 5 miles west of Edwardsville.

Drainage area. 37.0 sq mi.

Records available. April 1940 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 431.52 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--13 years, 30.3 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,070 cfs Apr. 24 (gage height, 10.40 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 9,340 cfs Aug. 15, 1946 (gage height, 18.41 ft); no 

flow for many days in 1940-41, 1944, 1948, 1953.

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

Revisions (water yearsJ.--WSP 1175: 1941, 1942(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 30 to Nov. 12, 

Jan. 11 to Feb. 10)

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3 

2.5 

Z.I

0

.11 

.49

1.2

3.5

8.0

3.0 

3.4 

3.7 

4.0 

7.0 

7.3

20

45

73

120

530

566

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

~^34 0.09

.04

.03

.03

.02

a702"

a. 02

a. 02

a. 02

a. 02

a. 02

a. 02

a. 05

.07

.06

.06

.06

.07

.07

.06

.03

.03

.03

.06

.07

.09

.09

.09

.07

.06

1.51

0.049

0.0013

0.002

Nov.

0.06

.04 754-

.06

.04

.06

.07

.06

.06

.07

.06

.12

.14

.14

.30

.44

.49

1.8

1.8

1.2

1.0

.88

,88

1.1

4.1

7.0

TT

2.0

3.4

3.2

-

33.71

1.12

0.030

0.03

Dec .

2.8

2.8

3.0

5.1

5.3

8.3 BT2-

4.5

3.5

3.1

2.7

2.3

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

2.6

5.2

3.0

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.1

.74

.61

.49 749-

82.73

2.67

0.072

0.08

Jan.

0.44

.67

.96

.81

.81

.67

.55

.49

.39

.44

.39

.44

.39

.44

.44

.34

.39

.39

1.0

2.5

1.2

.81

.81

1.3

1.8

.81

.55

*.39

.39

^12

.30

21.61

0.697

0.019

0.02

Feb.

0.30

.26

.23 723"

.23

.39

.30

.30

.30

.30

16.3

16.8

4.1

3.0

2.5

2.1

1.4

1.3

1.5

2.9

18.8

4.7

3.1

2.7

2.6

2.5

*2.0

1.9

_

-

93.04

3.32

0.090

0.09

Mar.

1.7

ITS

144

215 -37

19.5

13.8

10.7

9.7

8.7

7.8

9.7

20

13.0

36

11.8

9.7

126

30

16.3

14.6

19.1

14.2

10.0

7.8

*7.0

6.5

5.8

5.1

46

71

949.3

30.6

0.827

0.95

Apr.

55

19.1

14.6

11.8

10.0

12.6

10.4

48

29

11.4

9.1

31

15.4

10.7

10.0

7.5

7.0

8.7

7.2

*6.2

5.8

5.5

25

~ra 559

26

17.7

15.4

13.8

73

1,133.9

37.8

1.02

1.14

May

219 ~29

16.8

12.6

51

23

28

15.4

12.2

9.7

7.5

7.0

6.0

6.5

6.0

202

82

*24

15.4

11.4

9.4

7.5

6.0

5.8

5.3

4.1

3.1

2.8

2.7

2.6

3.4

837.2

27.0

0.730

0.84

June

5.3

2.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

2.5

2.0

1.2

.96

.81

.67

.61

.67

3.9

1.3

.81

.49

.34

.26

.23

.16

.09

.07

TOT

.07

363 ~T6~.8

15.7

5.9

2.9

433.21

14.4

0.389

0.44

July

1.6

1.2

.88

.67

.67

.49

.39

.26

.19

.14

.09

.07

.06

.06

.04

.07

.11

.14

.11

.07

*57~4~.5

2.2

.81

.34

.19

.11

.06

.04

.02

ToS

72.61

2.34

0.063

0.07

Aug.

~T5? 0.03

.02

.02

.02

.01

.01

.02

.01

.01

0

(5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.17

0.005

0.00014

0.0002

Sept.

(*)

-

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,820 Min 0.02 Mean 27.3 Cfsm 0.738 In. 10.03

Water year (1952-53: Max 559 Min 0 Mean 10.0 Cfsm 0.270 In. 3.66

Peak discharge (base. 1,000 cfs). Apr. 24 (8 a.m.) 1,070 efs (10.40 ft), 

* 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 Canteen Creek near Caseyville.
506 CAHOKIA CREEK BASIN

Canteen Creek at Caseyville, 111.

Location. Lat 38°38'35", long. 90 0 01iOO", in N^Nw£ sec. 8, T. 2 N., R. 8 W., on right bank 

at upstream side of highway bridge at Caseyville, 100 ft upstream from Pennsylvania 

Railroad bridge and 400 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 157.

Drainage area. 22.5 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 420.97 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--14 years, 18.8 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during ye'ar, 327 cfs May 17 (gage height, 3.61 ft); no flow

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 10,000 cfs Aug. 16, 1946 (gage height, 20.54 ft), by 

unit-hydrograph determination; no flow Sept. 8, 1953.

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

Cooperation. Water-stage recorder inspected by employee of East Side Levee and Sanitary 

District.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1085: 1946(M). WSP 1145: 1946. WSP 1208: 1942(P).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

0.62 

.7

1.0

1.1

.64 

1.4 

2.4

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2.5

6.0

10.7

17.6

27

74

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.53 

.52

.54

.48

.40

.40

.56

.64

.68

.54

.44

.44

ti

.71

*.54

.54

.49

.44

.56

.68

.76

77B

.70

.58

.40

.37

.54

.75

.61

.48

16.77

0.541

0.024

0.03

Nov.

0.54 

.54

.48

7TO

.76

.76

.82

.70

.76

.76

.64

.73

.89 

.89

.82

2.3

1.8

14.0

3.0

1.5

1.1

.82

.70

1.2

14.8

7.0

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

-

64.81

2.16

0.096

0.11

Dec.

1.7 

1.9

2/0

7.3

375

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.4

ill 

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

*3.8

7.3

2.2

2.7

2.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.1

1.5

1.8

1.6

64.2

2.07

0.092

0.11

Jan.

1.7 

3.2

2.8

1.9

1.5

1.4

1.7

2.4

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.7

2.3 

2.4

2.3

1.7

2.8

3.2

3.0

2.9

3.0

2.6

5.8

7.0 '378

3.4

*3.4

2.7

2.3

2.0

1.8

81.4

?.63

0.117

0.13

Feb.

tf

1.8

2.2

2.0

2.6

2.2

1.7

2.0

3.4

10.9

5.0

3.7 

2.9

2.9

2.3

1.8

2.0

3.0

a.13

a9.0

a7.0

aS.O

a4.0

a3.5

*3.2

a3.0

a2.9

_

_

-

106.4

3.80

0.169

0.18

Mar.

al^2

a70

18.0

12.9

10.2

9.4

8.4

8.4

7.7

7.3

7.0 

21

17.7

9.7

9.1

17.7

10.4

8.9

8.6

9.9

8.6

7.5

6.8

*6.6

5.8

5.8

5.4

27

14.6

414.4

13.4

0.596

0.68

Apr.

14.5 

10.4

9.4

8.1

8.1

11.6

8.6

38

14.2

9.9

9.4

17.1

11.0 

9.9

9.7

8.4

7.9

10.7

8.6

7.7

*7.3

7.0

43 6.8

T2.9

9.4

- 8.6

8.1

9.1

15.7

361.1

12.0

0.533

0.60

May

16.5 

8.6

7.0

7.0

12.2

10.2

11.0

8.1

6.6

6.0

6.0

6.0

7.9 

7.5

6.4

52

71 *5s

15.3

11.6

9.9

8.4

7.7

8.4

6.6

5.4

3.8

3.4

3.4

3.2

2.6

364.7

11.8

0.524

0.60

June

2.7

2.3

2.0

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

.96

.96

.82

1.4

.89 

1.9

1.2

.82

.59

.64

.70

.49

.44

.44

a. 40

aTJo"

.40

~T.7 38

.70

.59

.44

69.68

2.32

0.103

0.12

July

0.40 

.26

.23

.26

.29

.40

.49

.40

.36

.36

.36

.40

.36

.36

.54

29

5.4

.64

.40

3.1

1.7

.54

.29

.36

.29

.13

.13

.17

.13

.11

715

47.99

1.55

0.069

0.08

Aug.

0.20 

.23

.29

.54

.44

.54

.76

.89

759

.26

.36

.26

.44 

.26

.13

.06

.06

.23

.23

.13

.11

.11

.04

.03

.05

.13

.06

.04

.03

.03

.02

7.55

0.244

0.011

0,01

Sept.

0.02 

.03

**.04

.11

.11

.06

.01

0

!o4

.13

ti

.02

.04

.13

.13

.13

.29

.15

.01

.03

.13

.17

.20

.08

.06

.03

.02

.04

2.64

0.088

0.0039

0.004

Calendar year 1952: Max 500 Mln 0.26 Mean 17.2 Cfsm 0.764 In. 10.41

Water year 1952-53: Max 71 Mln 0 Mean 4.39 Cfsm 0.195 In. 2.65

Peak discharge (base. 800 cfs). No peak above base.

* 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 Indian 

Creek at Wanda.
KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN 

Kaskaskla River at Bondville, 111.

507

Location. Lat 40°06'47", long. 88°20'55", in NW^NW^- sec. 18, T. 19 N., R. 8 E., on left 

bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 10, 50 ft upstream from Illinois 

Central Railroad bridge, 1 mile east of Bondville, and 3.8 miles west of Champaign.

Drainage area.- 12.3 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1948 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 689.89 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 299 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 7.73 ft); minimum, 

0.1 cfs for many days.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 427 cfs Feb. 21, 1951 (gage height, 10.93 ft); minimum, 

0.1 cfs for many days in 1952-53.

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

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-dontrol method used Mar. 14, 15, 31, Apr. 1, 2)

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8

0.1

.3

.7

1.4

3.5

2.0 

4.0 

5.0 

5.9

7.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31 

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*0.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.4

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

1.1

.5

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1

.2

.1

.2

.1

.1

5.7

0.18

0.015

0.02

Nov.

0.2

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

* 1

72

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.1 

.1

.1

.2

.4

.2

b.l

.1 

.2

-

5.3

0.18

0.015

0.02

Dec.

0.1

.2

.4

.5

*.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.6

.4 

.4

.4

.3 

b.2

.2

.2

.3

.4 

.3

.3

8.4

0.27

0.022

0.03

Jan.

0.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

1.2

1.3

.6

.6

.6

.5

*.6

.6

.6

.5

.6

.6

.7

.8

.8 

.8

.9

t*

.9

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

20.4

0.66

0.054

0.06

Feb.

0.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

1.4

1.3

1.0

.9

.8

b.5

b.5

*.7

.6

1.8

3.1 

b2.2

1.8

1.7 

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.0

-

-

27.9

1.00 o.oai

0.08

Mar.

0.8

T75

6.1

13

8.5

6.6

5.8

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.1

7.3

9.0

*36

68

32

24

30

24

20

17 

16

14

13 

12

11

*9.8

9.0

8.2 

18

*130

568.2

18.3

1.49

1.72

Apr.

~58 150

42

33

27

24

20

19

18

16

14

14

13

12

13

*11

10

9.5

9.0

8.2

8.0 

8.0

7.0

7.8 

7.5

6.8

6.2

671

6.2 

6.4

-

591.0

19.7

1.60

1.79

May

6.0

575

4.6

4.6

5.2

4.7

4.6

4.4

4.0

4.0

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.5

3.4

4.2

4.0

3.4

*3.2

3.1

3.1 

3.2

2.7

2.8 

2.8

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.3 

2.4

.2.0

110.7

3.57

0.290

0.33

June

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

2.0

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

$'.1

.8 

1.0

6.4 g* j

2.0

1.8 

1.6

-

45.6

1.52

0.124

0.14

July

 1.9

2.5

1.5

1.2

11

*44

T5

6.0

4.2

3.5

3.1

2.7

2.6

2.3

*1.9

1.7

2.3

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4 

5.2

1.8

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.7 

.7

.6

121.7

3.93

0.320

0.37

Aug.

~7S 0.6

*.5

.5

.5

.4

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.5

.4

.4

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2 

.2

.2

*.2 

.2

.2

.2

.2

ti.1

10.4

0.34

0.028

0.03

Sept.

0.1

TT

, 1

0

7T

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1 

.1

.1

.2 

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.2

-

4.1

0.14

0.011

0.01

Calendar year 1952: Max 97 Mln 0.1 Mean 9.87 Cfsm 0.802 In. 10.94

Water year 1952-53: Max 150 Min 0.1 Mean 4.16 Cfsm 0.338 In. 4.60

Peak discharge (base. 160 efs). Mar. 14 (10 p.m.) 228 cfs (6.95 ft); Mar. 31 (10:30 p.m.) 299 cfs 

(7.73 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
508 KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN

Asa Creek at Sullivan, 111.

Location. lat 39° 37" 11", long. 88°36'17", in NW&JWj- sec. 36, T. 14 N., R. 5 E., on right 

bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 0.4 mile upstream from Chicago & Eastern 

Illinois Railroad, 0.8 mile north of Sullivan, -and 5| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 7.93 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1950 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 645.36 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 102 cfs June 28 (gage height, 3.22 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 472 cfs June 28, 1951 (gage height, 6.44 ft), from rating 

rating curve extended above 80 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow during part of each 

year.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.7 

3.3

1.6

1.7 

2.0

5.8

9.4

26

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

jl

0

0

0

0

0

-

0.1

0.003

0.00038

0.0005

Dec.

o

t>

0

o .1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.1

0.003

0. 00038

0.0005

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Feb.

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

0

0

0

_

_

-

0.5

0.02

0.0025

0.002

Mar.

0

S

2.7

5.8

4.0

3.6

2.8

2.0

1.7

1.9

1.7

5.4

5.6

6.6

12

*7.2

5.6

12

8.7

6.9

5.6

5.0

4.0

3.8

3.3

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.5

4.6

i°

173.5

5.60

0.706

0.81

Apr.

32

19

16

12

9.4

8.7

7.2

6.5

6.2

5.0

4.6

4.6

3.8

3.3

4.3

3.1

*3.0

2.8

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.5

1.9

2.5

2.3

1.9

1.6

177

1.9

2.2

-

177.5

5.92

0.747

0.83

May

2.2

1.6

1.3

T73

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

8.3

12

7.6

5.6

*4.6

4.0

20

TT

7.6

6.2

4.8

4.0

3.6

3.3

3.1

2.7

130.1

4.20

0.530

0.61

June

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.2

1.3

1.2

.8

.8

.6

.5

.5

.5

3

.4

1.8

1.2

*30

12

33

IT

6.5

-

122.9

4.10

0.517

0.58

July

4.8

1^

3.1

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.0

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

.7

*.5

.5

1.7

1.5

.8

.5

.5

.5

.3

.2

.2

.1

71

.1

.1

.1

.2

37.9

1.22

0.154

0.18

Aug.

**

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

0

0

0

0.2

0.006

0.00076

0.0009

Sept.

(*)

-

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 170 Min 0 Mean 5.23 Cfsm 0.660 In. 8.96

Water year 1952-53: Max 40 Min 0 Mean 1.76 Cfsm 0.222 In. 3.01

Peak discharge (base, '160 cfs). Ho peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN 509

Kaskaskia River at Shelbyville, 111.

Location. Lat 39°24'20", long. 88°47'00", in SE£sw£ sec. 8, T. 11 N., R. 4 E., on left 

bank 50 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 16 in Shelbyville, 2,000 ft upstream 

from Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad bridge, 7 miles upstream from Robinson Creek, 

and at mile 821.42.

Drainage area.--1.030 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--February 1908 to December 1912, August to December 1914 (gage heights 

only).October 1940 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and artificial control. Datum of gage is 535.78 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929; Prior to Dec. 6, 1914, chain gage at site at downstream side 

of bridge 100 ft downstream' at datum 4.67 ft lower. Oct. 1 to Dec. 3, 1940, staff gage 

at present site and datum. Dec. 4, 1940, to May 31, 1950, water-stage recorder at 

present site and datum. June 1, 1950, to July 10, 1952, staff gage at present site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 989 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,950 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 11.32 ft); minimum, 0.50 cfs Sept. 30.

1908-12, 1914, 1940-53: Maximum discharge, 25,000 cfs May 19, 1943 (gage height, 

21.17 ft); minimum, 0.08 cfs Sept. 12, 1945.

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

Municipal water supply for Shelbyville obtained from shallow wells in gravel beds along 

right bank Just above gage.

Revisions (water years1.--WSP 795: 1908.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

4.9

5.1

5.2

5.3

5.4

0.50

.75

1.2

2.0

3.0

4.2

6.0

11

20

5.5 

5.7 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

11.0

11.1

34

83

180

395

690

1,550

2,510

3,760

3,820

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.8

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

 1.1

1.0

.91

.90

.92

.91

.90 

.87

.85

Ts7

.91

.98

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2 

1.2

1.2

1.2

41.12

1.33

0. 0013

0.001

Nov.

1.2

172

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.9

2.0

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

*2.6

3.0

3.5

3.9

4.3

5.4

6.0 

6.0

5.7

6.0 

7.0

8.0

10

a!5

ale

a!8 

a!7

a!7

-

177.4

5.91

0.0057

0.006

Dec.

a!6

16

16

18

20

19

17

16

15

15

14

. 14

16

16

16

14

13

13

13 

16

15

*14 

15

14

.12

12

12

12 

13

15

14

461

14.9

0.014

0.02

Jan.

13

13

13

12

11

10

io"9.5

12

14

15

12

10

12

13

12

15

17

18 

18

18

18 

20

23

*28

34

34

54

64

61

56

669.5

21.6

0.021

0.02

Feb.

52

45

41

36

33

36

33

30

28

11

38

41

38

36

38

41

45

43

47 

62

110

86 

 86

98

123

119

110

101

_

-

1,623

58.0

0.056

0.06

Mar.

89

89

443

928

1,010

1,010

960

960

904

784

669

634

732

832

1,060

1,360

1,400

1,700

1.920 

1,920

1,750

1,550 

*1,400

1,180

984

832

718

627 

557

648

1,260

30,910

997

0.968

1.12

Apr.

2,220

2,790

3,270

3,330

3,760

3.820

3,030

2,260

1,920

1,700

1,400

1,220

1,090

936

840

792

711

655

592 

532

490

460 

445

450

455

431

*404

386 

372

372

-

41,133

1,371

1.33

1.49

May

460

455

390

350

332

318

310

305

292

274

252

244

240

232

228

448

897

704

620 

538

543

1,640 

1,270

1,160

*1,010

864

648

496 

426

386

354

16,486

532

0.517

0.60

June

318

282

256

240

228

212

282

278

252

216

188

173

162

159

216

252

228

188

159 

135

113

98 

86

75

98

*658

1,560

5.410 

3,180

2,510

-

16,212

540

0.524

0.59

July

2.510

2,350

1,800

1,220

864

641

592

571

544

502

404

318

256

220

196

173

208

216

248 

224

204

162 

142

123

116

113

95

75

64

*52

43

15,246

492

0.478

0.55

Aug.

38

81

52

31

28

26

20

17

14

13

11

12

12

10

9.0

9.0

13

*15

16 

13

9.5

7.5 

6.5

4.8

4.2

4.1

3.6

3.2 

2.9

2.6

2.4

471.3

15.2

0.015

0.02

Sept.

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4 

1.4

1.3

1.2 

1.2

1.1

1.0

.90

.80

.69 

*.59

.52

-

37.10

1.24

0.0012

0.001

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,130 Min 0.85 Mean 784 Cfsm 0.761 In. 10.35

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,820 Min 0.52 Mean 338 Cfsm 0.328 In. 4.48

Peak discharge (base. 5.800 cfs).--Apr. 6 (l a.m.) 3,950 cfs (11.32 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

Vandalla.
510 KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN

Kaskaskia River at Vandalia, 111.

Location. Lat 38°57'35", long. 890 05'20", in SE£ sec. 16, T. 6 N., R. 1 E., near center of 

span on upstream side of Gallatin Street Bridge in Vandalia, 3? miles upstream from 

Hickory Creek and at mile 160.85.

Drainage area. 1.980 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--February 1908 to December 1912, August 1914 to September 1953.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 453.30 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1933, chain gage at present site at datum 2.00 ft 

higher. Oct. 1, 1933, to Sept. 25, 1940, chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 43 years, 1,484 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,680 cfs Mar. 5 (gage height, 16.49 ft); minimum, 

15 cfs Sept. 30.

1908-12, 1914-53: Maximum discharge, 52,200 cfs May 18, 1943; maximum gage height, 

27.39 ft June 29, 1951; minimum discharge observed, 3.5 cfs Aug. 22, 1911.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1208: 1919.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 5

1.2 

2.0 

2.5 

5.0 

5.0

17

67

109

180

600

8.0 1,450

12.0 2,980

16.0 5,330

16.4 5,610

Mar. 6 to Sept. 30

0.9 13

1.0 17

1.5 43

2.0 75

2.5 117

3.0 180

Note. Same as preceding table above 3.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

Oct.

26

27

25

25

25

24

a24

823

823

822

822

821

a21

a22

*22

a23 

a22

822

a22

a21

a21

a21

a21

a21

a21

a21

a21

a21

a21

21

701

22.6

0.011

0.01

Nov.

21

21 

21

21

20

20

a20

821

a23

*28

a27

a27

827

828

a30

a35

41 

60

56

47

34

31

39

44

47

50

74

74

74

11

-

1,139

38.0

0.019

0.02

Dec.

67

56 

67

74

a90

alOO

a90

aSO

a72

866

 860

855

850

847

845

*44

842 

a41

all

50

70

104

39

a78

a70

a60

a55

a50

a48

a 46

50

1,957

63.1

0.032

0.04

Jan.

854

a52 

350

50

47

47

^£4" 44

50

53

53

50

56

53

50

47

53 

56

70

70

74

74

'8174

 95

ago

a88

85

81

81

78

1,950

62.9

0.032

0.04

Feb.

78

75 

78

78

78

78

78

78

78

78

78

172

190

156

141

115

104 

104

104

280

420

380

340

*260

a240

220

210

190

_

_

-

4,484

160

0.081

0.08

Mar.

210 igo

8S?

4,820

«5,610

4,220

2,190

1,590

1,300

1,210

1,090

1,030

1,360

1,700

2,710

2,150

1,800 

2,270

4,100

3,330

2,350

2,120

*2,010

1,730

1,480

1,300

1,150

1,000

910

910

1,760

60,458 i.gso

o.gss

1.14

Apr.

3,g20

4.460 

3*860

3,440

3,380

3,500

3,740

3,800

3,620

3,380

2,350

2,040

2,080

2,080 i.sgo

1,270

1,180 

1,120

i.ogo »g70

880

825

775

970

i.ogo

910

775

700

675

75Q

-

61,220

2,041

1.03

1.15

May

2,310

1,800 

1,030

800

775

775

750

1,210

1,120

725

600

550

500

500

480

785

2.710 

*2,510

1,420

1,030

880

1,120

2,430

2,350 i,sgo

1,330

1,120

970

775

675

625

36,245 i.ieg

o.sgo

0.68

June

550

500 

460

440

400

360

340

320

340

340

320

300

300

525

320

260

240 

300

280

260

200

*180

163

143

157

741

1,800

1,450

2,040

2.650

16,63g

555

0.280

0.31

July

2,510

£,270 

2,230 i.goo

1,330

1,030

' 775

700

650

625

600

525

460

380

320

240

360 

360

320

*300

340

420

400

250

200

163

143

127

122

117

108

20,275

654

0.330

0.38

Aug.

gg

117

gg

127

104

83

75

68

64

64

61

58

55

55

52

49 

46

43

43

43

43

40

40

37

*37

37

36

35

34

32

i.gse

63.1

0.032

0.04

Sept.

31

TO 

29

28

28

28

27

27

26

25

25

24

24

24

23

22

21 

21

20

20

19

19

18

18

18

18

17

*16

16

~

677

22.6

0.011

0.01

Calendar year 1952: Max 9,860 Min 20 Mean 1,340 Cfsm 0.677 In. 9.21

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,610 Min 15 Mean 569 Cfsm 0.287 In. 3.90

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations 

at Shelbyvllle and at Carlyle.
KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN 511

Kaskaskia River at Carlyle, 111.

Location. Lat 38°36'42", long. 89°21'22", in SEjj- sec. 18, T. 2 N., R. 2 W., on left bank 

at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 50 at Carlyle, 16.5 miles upstream from 

Crooked Creek and at mile 105.75.

Drainage area. 2 ,680 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March 1908 to December 1912, August 1914 to September 1915, May 1938 

to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 402.92 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to July 1, 1938, chain, wire-weight, or staff gage at site at Baltimore 

& Ohio Railroad bridge 400 ft downstream at same datum. July 1, 1938, to Sept. 30, 

1940, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--20 years, 2,234 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,300 cfs Mar. 9 (gage -height, 20.00 ft); minimum observed, 26 cfs Sept. 30.

1908-12, 1914-15, 1938-53: Maximum discharge, 54,400 cfs May 21, 1943 (gage height, 

33.69 ft); minimum, 22 cfs Sept. 19, 1940.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 975: 1908-12, 1915.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 25 to July 2)

5.5 

5.7 

6.0 

9.0

24

43

92

620

14.0

19.0

20.0

1,940

3,650

4,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1T±

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

65

56

48

39

W

68

55

a51 

a47

a45

a44

a43

a43

a43

a41

 42

343

a45

a43

a42

342

a42

a42

a42

a41

41

a41

a41

a41

a40

a39

1,423

45.9

0.017

0.02

Nov.

a39

a38

a38

a38

a37

a37

a37

a37 

40

43

a45

a46

a47

a47

a48

 W

3.65

a70

78

97

102

89

80

77

78

78

85

107

116

TTS

-

1,915

63.8

0.024

0.03

Dec.

109

102

94

97

99

121

141

136 

126

116

109

100

94

90

84

 80

78

78

77

80

84

116

157

I5T

138

124

112

1Q4

94

89

84

3,265

105

0.039

0.05

Jan.

82

89

85

80

80

80

77

85 

89

87

90

92

92

92

90

90

92

92

92

95

104

107

109

109

111

131

148

TIT

129

124

114

3,078

99.3

0.037

0.04

Feb.

112

111

112

112

112

112

109

109 

T59" 107

111

111

113

220

236

196

165

145

129

126

141

454

660

 580"

415

313

262

228

_

_

-

5,710

204

0.076

0.08

Mar.

228 '528"

347

1,400

*3,340

3,820

4,090

4,250 

4,160

3,090

2,030

1,560

1,330

1,470

2,420

3,300

3,550

3,160

 2,840

3,300

3,550

3,500

3,120

 2,640

2,270

1,940

1,640

1,420

1,250

1,170

1,250

73,643

2,376

0.887

1.02

Apr.

l',760

2,780

3,340

3,550

3,700

3,760

3,760

3,760 

3,820

3,950

4,020

3,880

3,380

2,950

2,420

1,910

1,610

1,530

1,530

1,530

1,360

1,170

1,060

*1,440

2,660

3,090

2,090

1,310

1,040

965

75,125

2,504

0.934

1.04

May

1,200

2,480

2,740

2,000

1,310

1,060

1,040

1,040 

1,140

1,420

1,120

840

702

640

620

681

1,280

2,950

5,580

 2,880

1,880

1,510

1,140

1,820

2,510

2,240

1,730

1,420

1,170

990

840

47,573

1,535

0.573

0.66

June

724

640

580

542

486

450

432

406 

372

364

381

372

356

356

756

840

523

372

347

347

 313

279

262

236

«220

270

570

1,640

1,760

1.850

17,046

568

0.212

0.24

July

2,330

2.510

2,360

2,240

2,120

1,730

1,280

965 

769

681

640

600

561

504

424

372

356

504

432

356

347

406

*450

468

406

296

236

206

184

172

160

25,065

809

0.302

0.35

Aug.

148

136

141

141

148

175

TSS

125 

114

111

104

100

100

94

85

85

82

78

78

78

77

72

72

70

65

63

58

50

46

45

43

2,945

94.9

0.035

0.04

Sept.

41

42

42 43

a4?

41

a40

338 

a37

a36

a54

a33

32

a32

a32

a52

a32

a32

a32

32

a32

a51

a51

a51

a50

a50

30

a28

a27

*Z6

-

1,021

34.0

0.013

0.01

Calendar year 1952: Max 10,100 Hin 37 Mean 1,948 Cfsm 0.727 In. 9.91

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,230 Hin 26 Mean 706 Cfsm 0.263 In. 3.58

 Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

at Shelbyville, Vandalia, and New Athens.
512 KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN

Centralia Reservoir Creek near Centralla, 111.

Location. Lat 38°33'34", long. 89°00'23" , in M£NE£ sec. 5, T. 1 N., R. 2 E., on left 

bank at upstream side of bridge over outlet of Centralia Reservoir, 1 mile upstream 

from mouth and ?J miles northeast of Centralia.

Drainage area. 7 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March 1932 to September 1943, October 1948 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 479.76 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average runoff. 15 years (1932-42, 1948-53), 1,192.0 million gallons per year, adjusted 

(equivalent to 5.05 cfs).

Extremes . 1932-43, 1948-53: Maximum discharge, 1,500 cfs May 19 or 20, 1943 (gage height, 

10.87 ft), by contracted-opening determination; no flow for long periods every year.

Remarks. Plow regulated by reservoir (area at crest of spillway,.270 acres, revised). 

Discharge adjusted for pumpage and change in contents but not for evaporation and 

seepage.

Cooperation.--Records of pumpage, reservoir change in contents, and rainfall (mean of three 

gages within basin) furnished by State Water Survey.

Monthly discharge and rainfall, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Month

November......

Calendar 

year 1952. .

February. .....

September.. . .. 

Water year 

1952-53....

Discharge 

from 

spillway 

(millions 

of 

gallons)

0 

0

o.o

464.7

.1 

.1 

1.9 

1.0 

.7 

0.0 

0 

0 

0

3.8

Pumpage 

(millions 

of 

gallons)

49.0 

51.7 

53.5

642.7

55.6 

49.5 

56.3 

56.1 

51.4 

48.7 

52.3 

48.3 

43.8

616.2

Change 

In 

contents 

(millions 

of 

gallons)

-97.8 

-166.5 

-54.3

-412.3

-44.6 

-50.2 

+236.5 

+146.7 

+47.7 

-91.6 

-110.0 

-115.6 

-103.6

-403.3

Adjusted for change In reservoir 

contents and pumpaget

Runoff 

(millions 

of 

gallons)

-48.8 

-114.8 

-.8

695.1

11.1 

'-.6 

294.7 

203.8 

99.8 

-42.9 

-57.7 

-67.3 

-59.8

216.7

Discharge per 

square mile

Millions 

of 

gallons 

per day

-0.225 

-.547 

-.0037

.271

.051 

-.0031 

1.36 

.970 

.460 

-.204 

-.266 

-.310 

-.285

.085

Cubic 

feet per 

second

-0.348 

-.846 

-.0057

.419

.079 

-.0048 

2.10 

1.50 

.712 

-.316 

-.412 

-.480 

-.441

.132

Runoff 

(inches)

-0.40 

-.94 

-.007

5.70

.09 

-.005 

2.42 

1.67 

.82 

-.35 

-.47 

-.55 

-.49

1.79

Rainfall 

(inches)

0.29 

2.92 

2.10

35.14

1.99 

1.09 

5.24 

4.18 

3.51 

2.73 

1.43 

.95 

.42

26.85

t Negative figures of adjusted discharge or runoff Indicate that evaporation and seepage from 

reservoir exceed inflow.
KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN 513

Shoal Creek near Breese, 111.

Location. Lat 38°36'35", long. 89°29'40", in SW^SW^- sec. 13 , T. 2 N., R. 4 W., near

center of span on upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 50, 0.35 mile upstream from 

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, 1.7 miles east of Breese, and 7 miles upstream from Beaver 

Creek.

Drainage area. 760 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--November 1909 to December 1912, August to December 1914, October 1945 

to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 413.97 ft above mean sea

level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Dec. 8, 1914, chain gage 

at site 0.35 mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 8 years (1945-53), 610 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, about 6,000 cfs June 28; minimum observed, 0.6 

 cfs Sept. 30.

1909-12, 1914, 1945-53: Maximum discharge, 23,100 cfs Jan. ,6, 1950 (gage height, 

22.63 ft, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, that of Sept. 30, 1953. 

Maximum discharge known, 52,000 cfs May 19, 1943 (gage height, 25.6 ft, present site 

and datum), by contracted-opening determination.

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

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height,.In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Feb. 30)

1.27

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.9 

2.2 

2.5

1.5 

4.5

15 

43 

90 

ISO

3.0

4.0

8.0

11.0

14.0

16.0

17.0

17.3

312 

SOS 

1,000 

1,580 

2,530 

3,670 

4,670 

5,070

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.4

2.1

175- .9

a2.0

2.1

2.4

2.7

2.1

1.5

1.5

al.5

1.5

2.4

3.3

*2.4

3.6

a3.2

a2.9 

2.7

3.6

5.4

5.0

5.8

7.2

a7.5

8.1

776- 8.6

7.2

6.8

117.5

3.79

0.0050

0.006

Nov.

6.8

aTS

8.6

8.1

8.1

8.1

7.6

aS.O

a9.0

al3

*11

8.6

8.6

9.6

14

a!2

11

13

17 

20

13

10

a9

10

11

a!3

a!5

13

alO

alO

-

323.6

10.8

0.014

0.02

Dec.

a!2

14

15

16

17

21

a25

a30

28

27

24

22

19

a 15

13 

13

*12

IB 9.6

13

a!8

22

27

28

a26

24

22

a20

17

14

14

587.6

19.0

0.025

0.03

Jan.

a!4IB15

a!5

15

15

16

16

17

17

a!7

17

20

21

21

21

23

a24

25 

28

29

31

36

48

a50

*53

67

BT

39

30

21

828

26.7

0.035

0.04

Feb.

a!7

14

14

13

11

10

10

a 10

10~ 9.6

12

27

102

119

a60

36

24

a20

17 

17

alOO

a500 3"g5"

155

 90

70

59

48

-

_

-

1,939.6

69.3

0.091

0.09

Mar.

a50

alSo"

aSOO

1,420

2,410

2,610

1,520

a900

477

297

205

a200

297

870

al,200

1,040

870

538

aSOO 

1,230

a8 00

aSOO

a350

 266

220

187

172

a!60

al50

190

444

20,673

667

0.878

1.01

Apr.

al,000

 al,500

940

477

a400

a300

220

312

a700

508

326

aSOO

a600

477

250

187

166

155

a!50 

149

128

119

allO

»3l2-

a850

1,000

426

365

a250

175

-

12,852

428

0.563

0.63

May

a200

a300

a600

487

266

250

250

297

aSOO

a300

205

146

141

136

128

163

al,500

a3,000

a5,500 

1,230

706

461

426

aSOO

220

166

136

110

94

a80

a75_

16,373

528

0.695

0.80

June

67

59

53

48

46

a44

a42

40

38

33

32

31

a30 a36~

46

266

250

149

76 

a65

a56

52

48

50

53

al.OOO

a3,000

a5,000

a2,000"

762

13,466

449

0.591

0.66

July

387

TS6

112

a90

a70

56

50

47

41

38

a33

a28

26

22

20

20

17

a 40

a25

15

14

3?

40

38

a32

a27

24

21

18

17

15

1,588

51.2

0.067

0.08

Aug.

14

a!3

13

13

13

13

12

11

a9.0

7.6

7.6

10

10

9.0

8.1

a6.0

4.5

4.2

3.9 

3T5

3.9

3.9

33.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

a3.9

a3.9

a3. 9

228.7

7.38

0.0097

0.01

Sept.

3.9

a3.0

33. 0

5.4

475

a4.0

a3.5

4.5

4.5

4.2

3.3

2.4

a2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.5

al.5 

a2.0

1.5

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

a. 9

.9

.9

**_.£

69.7

2.32

0.0031

0.003

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,690 Min 0.9 Mean 423 Cfsm 0.557 In. 7.58

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,000 Min 0.6 Mean 189 Cfsm 0.249 In. 3,38

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 efs). May 19 (time and gage height unknown) about 4,000 efs; June 28

(time and gage height unknown} about 6,000 efs.

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

** Field estimate made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Maeoupln 

Creek near Kane.
514 KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN 

Kaskaskia River at New Athens, 111.

Location. Lat 38°19'2S", long. 89°5S'57", in SVf£ sec. 28, T. 2 S., R. 7 W., on left bank 

0.5 mile downstream from highway bridge at New Athens and at mile 40.9.

Drainage area. 5,220 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1907 to December 1912, June 1914 to September 1921, January 

1935 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 359.50 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 1929. January 1907 to Dec. 31, 1912, June 22, 1914, to Sept. 30, 1921, chain gage'atsite 0.66 mile upstream at same datum. Since Oct. 1, 1937, auxiliary staff gages on

Mississippi River near mouth 41 miles downstream.

Average discharge. 30 years, 4,183 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,150 cfs Mar. 17 (gage height, 18.51 ft); minimum, 66 cfs Sept. 28-30.

1907-12, 1914-21, 1935-53: Maximum discharge, 83,000 cfs May 23, 1943 (gage height, 

39.35 ft, backwater from Mississippi River); minimum, 13 cfs Oct. 5, 1941, caused by 

backwater from Mississippi River; minimum, unaffected by backwater, .61 cfs Sept. 26, 

1936 (gage height, 1.56 ft).

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

Cooperation. Gage-height record for auxiliary gages on Mississippi River furnished by 

Uorps or Engineers.

Revisions (water years).. WSP 1208: 1910-12, 1920.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Backwater from Mississippi River Apr. 3-6, Hay 10, 11, 

June 15, 16)

Oct. 1 to May 21 Hay 22 to Sept. 30

2.2 

2.5

3.0 

6.0

125

195

760

10.0

14.0

18.0

18.4

2,300

4,200

6,750

7,070

1.7

2.0 

4.0 

6.0

66

102

375

760

Hote. Same as 

preceding table 

above 6.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

156 T4~5

139

a!30

a!25

8140

alSO

a!40

128

122

116

111

109

109

108

 106

106

104

103

102

99

99

99

99

98

98

99

100

100

99

99

3,542

114

0.022

0.03

Nov.

99

99

99

98

96

96

96

96

100

102

103

*104

104

104

107

108

109

129

140

157

160

167

174

181

195

218

218

210

218

225

-

4,112

137

0.026

0.03

Dec.

225

225

232

232

232

272

288

?BO

272

272

264

248

232

218

202

188

174 

 166 TB6"

167

167

174

174

181

210

248

264

256

232

218

202

6,881

222

0.043

0.05

Jan.

188

181

TS1T

202

202

188

181

188

218

315

333

315

280

256

232

218

210 

202

195

195

202

210

232

264

288

315

*333

333

333

333

315

7,645

247

0.047

0.05

Feb.

288

264

248

232

218

210 ?To"

210

210

210

210

218

225

240

280

379

408 

398

351

315

324

370

615

860

986

 832

655

535

-

-

10,501

375

0.072

0.07

Mar.

455

426

55*

3,390

5,510

6,350

6,670

6,910

6,910

6,000

4,820

3,700

2,700

2,300

4,250

6,510

7,070 

6,830

6,510

5,790

5,440

5,180

4,760

4,600

4,250

3,700

3,060

2,570

2,210

1,900

1,820

133,185

4,296

0.823

0.95

Apr.

2,340

3,110

3,850

4,520

4,640

4,570

4,940

4,940

5,580

5,790

5,350

5,510

5,440

5,240

4,940

4,100

3,200 

2,750

3,250

3,800

 3,550

2,930

2,300

2,570

4,050

5,180

6,070

6.280

4,650

2,930

-

128,670

4,289

0.822

0.92

May

2,260

2,620

4,050

4,880

4,300

3,020

2,260

2,030

1,940

1,860

1,960

2,080

1,700

1,380

1,180

1,220

1,860 

3,300

 5,370

6,430

6.750

5,790

3,600

2,390

2,210

2,800

2,980

2,530

2,030

1,660

1,380

89,820

2,897

0.555

0.64

June

1,140

952

832

760

697

655

615

575

555

515

496

468

468

477

518

620

895 

1,060

782

595

496

450

*424

wr

432

477

732

1,780

2,840

5,250

-

25,033

834

0.160

0.18

July

2,840

2,660

2,660

2,660

2,570

2,390

2,160

1,780

1,380

1,060

832

739

697

655

615

555

515 

468

496

575

 515

496

459

496

515

* 515

477

399

345

310

289

33,123

1,068

0.205

0.24

Aug.

268

ZBT

254

247

233

219

219

230

230

219

206

200

186

180

174

167

163 

155

148

142

138

134

133

131

125

123

120

116

114

110

108

5,453

176

0.034

0.04

Sept.

103

»W

101

101

97

96

94

90

90

90

89

86

85

84

83

82

80 

79

79

78

76

74

73

72

72

72

70

67

 66

5£

-

2,497

83.2

0.016

0.02

Calendar year 1952: Max 18,200 Min 96 Mean 3,522 Cfsm 0.675 In. 9.19

Water year 1952-53: Max 7,070 Min 66 Mean 1,234 Cfsm 0.236 In. 3. -22

 Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

at Vandalia and at Carlyle.
MARYS RIVER BASIN 515

Marys River near Sparta, 111.

Location.--Lat 38°06'29" , long. 89°38'56", in NE^SE^ sec. 9, T. 5 S., R. 5 W., on left 

bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 154, 0.3 mile downstream from small 

tributary and 3.2 miles southeast of Sparta.

Drainage area. 17.8 sq mi.

Records available. May 1949 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 430 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 860 cfs Mar. 15 (gage height, 12.88 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 1,700 cfs Jan. 3, 1950 (gage height, 13.83 ft); no 

flow for many days each year.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 5-14, 16, 17, 19-31)

3.8

4.0

4.1 

4.3 

4.5 

4.7

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31 

0

.2

.5

1.9

4.3

8.0

5.0

6.0

7.0

10.0

10.6

91

255

312

3.7

3.8

3.9

4.0 

4.2

Apr. 1 to Sept. 30 

0

.1 

.4

.9 

3.0

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

6.8

8.0

19

47

81

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

»0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

13

11

1.4

.3

.1

.1

-

25.9

0.86

0.048

0.05

Dec.

0

.1

.1

21 .9

1.9

.7

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

.2

2.0

2.3

1.2

1.0

.6

.4

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

40.9

1.32

0.074

0.09

Jan.

 

0.1

.3

.3

.3

.2

5.1

69-8-.S

3.9

2.3

1.5

1.2

.9

.8

.7

.9

2.3

2.1

4.5

11

3.5

4.5

16

4.6

 2.1

2.3

8,8

3.9

2.2

1.7

165.9

5.35

0.301

0.35

Feb.

1.2

.9

.9

.7

.7

1.6

1.3

.9

.7

.7

1.8

2.2

1.6

1.1

.9

.7

.5

.4

7T

4.7

~3\4 18

2.0

1.6

*1.4

1.3

1.0

.7

-

-

-

53.3

1.90

0.107

0.11

Mar.

0.8

308 "59

10

5.3

3.5

3.1

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.9

3.4

154

302

15

7.8

37

11

4.8

3.6

106

49

9.0

*4.5

3.4

3.1

2.7

2.2

3.0

12

1,184.4

38.2

2.15

2.47

Apr.

63

10

6.6

5.0

5.6

60

13

73

19

8.2

6.4

35

11

6.4

5.2

4.0

3.4

63

77

21

 10

7.2

5.2

5.7

4.6

3.3

2.9

2.8

14

62

-

616.5

20.6

1.16

1.29

May

31

7.1

4.0

3.5

9.0

6.2

4.6

4.4

3.2

2.4

2.1

2.0

2.7

6.2

5.1

56

55

31

*7.8

4.1

2.7

2.1

1.6

1.5

1.2

.9

.7

.6

.5

.4

^3_

234.9

7.58

0.426

0.49

June

0.3

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.3

~rr 6.1

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

05"

»0

0

0

.5

.9

.7

.3

.1

-

12.6

0.42

0.024

0.03

July

6~~ 0.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

»0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.1

0.003

0.00017

0.0002

Aug.

0

0

0

0

Sept.

(«)

(«)

-

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 474 Min 0 Mean 12.0 Cfsm 0.674 In. 9.15

Water year 1952-53: Max 308 Min 0 Mean 6.40 Cfsm 0.360 In. 4.88

Peak discharge (base, 750 efs).--Mar. 15 (4:30 a.m.) 860 efs (12.88 ft). 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
516 BIG MUDDY RIVER BASIN

Big Muddy River near Benton, 111.

Location.--Lat 37°59'40", long. 88°58'30", in NE^NWi sec. 22, T. 6 S., R. 2 E., on right 

bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 14, a third of a mile upstream from 

Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 3 miles west of Benton, 4? miles east of Christopher, 

and 9 miles upstream from Middle Fork Big Muddy River.

Drainage area. 498 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1945 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 365.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929. Prior to July 25, 1946, chain gage and July 25 to Aug. 12, 1946, wire-weight gage, 

at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 597 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,940 cfs Mar. 6, 7; maximum gage height, 15.17 

ft Mar. 7; minimum discharge, 0.4 cfs Sept. 20-22.

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 28,200 cfs Aug. 17, 1946; maximum gage height, 24.02 ft 

Aug. 18, 1946; minimum discharge, that of Sept. 20-22, 1953.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic

feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-5, Oct. 29 to Nov. 25, 

Mar. 3, July 23-28, Sept. 18-25)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 3 Mar. 3 to Sept. 30

S.O 46

7.0 81

8.0 138

9.0 237

9.4 301 3.8

4.0 14

4.5

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

42

76

158

382

710

1,230

13.0 1,640

14.0 2,310

15.0 3,570

15.2 3,940

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

3.9

3.8

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.9

3.7

3.3

4.6

5.9

5.2

4.0

3.4

2.8

*2.7

2.6

2.6

2.5

276

2.8

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

104.0

3.35

0.0067

0.008

Nov.

2.9

3. 1

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.8

4.2

3.3

2.9

2.8

374

3.8

3.6

3.2

4.8

*6.8

4.8

3.7

7.8

7.5

5.6

22

23

36

54

4?

30

-

303.7

10.1

0.020

0.02

Dec.

23

19

16

30

30

41

75

73

58

44

36

49

38

29

24

20

*15

11

10

T8

17

20

58

61

49

37

28

23

18

15

13

998

32.2

0.065

0.07

Jan.

12

11

11

10

9.4

9.1

73

140

292

210

128

83

63

50

43

38

38

42

52

60

*73

88

79

148

164

98

79

128

106

58

2,408.5

77.7

0.156

0.18

Feb.

33

24

19

16

14

12

12

14

16

14

14

13

15

24

23

18

14

12

11

TT

16

213

301

111

39

25

21

18

-

-

1,073

38.3

0.077

0.08

Mar.

16

569

1,810

3,570

3,940

3,570

2,720

1,870

1,230

642

284

163

149

286

680

905

1,300

1,690

1,870

1,750

1,380

1,260

1,500

2,010

1,810

1,300

650

270

140

149

39,508

1,274

2.56

2.95

Apr.

284

495

730

710

369

344

630

770

830

930

1,020

1,080

990

1,020

890

436

213

271

611

880

1,170

1,260

*885

422

558

790

905

813

344

344

-

20,994

700

1.41

1.57

May

830

930

1,110

1,200

768

450

320

229

203

229

154

110

94

188

650

880

1,020

1,200

1,460

1,870

1,640

1,090

465

511

730

*880

880

377

124

73

5_4

20,719

668

1.34

1.55

June

38 79"

24

19

16

14

12

11

9.4

8.7

8.4

7.8

7.5

8.1

7.8

10

20

28

36

23

15

11

9.0

7.8

*6.8

7.0

7.5

6.5

6.2

¥78

-

421.3

14.0

0.028

0.03

July

7.5

7.2

6.0

6.0

5.8

4.8

4.8

5.2

5.0

4.6

4.2

4.0

3.7

3.7

3.3

3.1

375

4.6

3.9

3.3

4.6

7.2

20

43

75

16

*9.4

7.0

5.5

4.6

4.4

245.3

7.91

0.016

0.02

Aug.

3.7 375"

3.1

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.5

3.1

3.5

3.3

3.5

3.3

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.1

*1.1

.9

.8

.8

.7

69.9

2.25

0.0045

0.005

Sept.

0.7

.6

.7

.8

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.9

1.0

1.2

1.3

1.5

1.5

.9

.6

.6

^A

*.4

.4

.6

.8

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.4

-

26.6

0.89

0.0018

0.002

Calendar year 1952 : Max 7,200 Min 1.2 Mean 346 Cfsra 0.695 In. 9.45

Water year 1952-53 : Max 3,940 Min 0.4 Mean 238 Cfsm 0.478 In. 6.48

Peak discharge (base, '2,600 cfs).--Mar 

* Discharge measurement made this day.

7 (2 a.m.) 3,940 cfs (15.17 ft).
BIG MUDDY RIVER BASIN 517 

Tilley Creek near West Frankfort, 111.

Location.--Lat 37°53'40", long. 88°48'45", in SW^SW-j sec. 19, T. 7 S., R. 4 E., on right 

bank 200 ft downstream from outlet of West Frankfort Reservoir and 6 miles east of West 

Frankfort.

Drainage area. 4.03 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1946, October 1948 to September 1953.

Page. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 420.98 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average runoff.--12 years (1939-46, 1948-53), 910.7 million gallons per year, adjusted 

(equivalent to 3.86 cfs).

Extremes.--1938-46. 1948-53: Maximum discharge, 347 cfs Jan. 4, 1950 (gage height, 3.09 

ft); no flow for periods of most every year.

Remarks. Plow regulated by West Frankfort Reservoir (area at crest of spillway, 183 acres, 

revised). Records adjusted for pumpage and change in reservoir contents, but not for 

evaporation and seepage.

Cooperation. Records of pumpage, reservoir change in contents, and rainfall (mean of three 

gages within basin) furnished by State Water Survey.

Monthly discharge and rainfall, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Month

December. ......

Calendar year 

1952

September. .....

Water year 

1952-53.....

Discharge

from 

spillway 

(millions 

of 

gallons)

0.7 

2.2 

.8

603.1

.7 

1.0 

1.2 

12.5 

89.0 

.4 

.6 

.7 

.7

110.5

Pumpage 

(millions 

of 

gallons

41.5 

44.4

41.1

293.9

40.8 

35.1 

35.0 

31.3 

34.1 41.5 - 

43.0 

46.4 

43.4

477.6

Change in 

contents 

(millions 

of 

gallons)

-31.3 

-21.5 

-12.7

-236.6

13.8 

-13.8 

144.2 

102.4. 

-23.2 

-56.0 

-55.4 

-58.8 

-55.3

-67.6

Adjusted for change in reservoir 

contents and pumpage t

Runoff 

(millions 

of 

gallons)

10.9 

25.1 

29.2

660.4

55.3 

22.3 

180.4 

146.2 

99.9 

-14.1 

-11.8 

-11.7 

-11.2

520.5

Discharge per 

square mile

Millions 

of 

gallons 

per day

0.087 

.208 

.234

.448

.443 

.193 

1.44 

1.21 

.800 

-.117 

-.094 

-.094 

-.093

.354

Cubic 

feet per 

second

0.135 

.322 

.362

.693

.685 

.306 

2.23 

1.87 

1.24 

-.181 

-.145 

-.145 

-.144

.548

Runoff 

(inches)

0.16 

.36 

.42

9.41

.79 

.32 

2.57 

2.09 

1.43 

-.20 

-.17 

-.17 

-.16

7.44

Rainfall 

(inches)

1.81 

2.93 

1.99

37.01

2.53 

.92 

5.32 

4.12

3.97 

1.43 

1.77 

1.50 

.16

28.45

t Negative figures of adjusted discharge or runoff indicate that evaporation and seepage from 

reservoir exceed inflow. 

Note. --Figures of pumpage estimated from total pumpage from two reservoirs.
518 BIG MUDDY RIVER BASIN

Big-Muddy River at Plumfield, 111.

Location.--Lat 37°54'05", long. 89°00i50", in NWij sec. 20, T. 7 S., R. 2 E., on left bank 

three-quarters of a mile upstream from bridge on State Highway 149 at Plumfield and 

1.9 miles downstream from Middle Pork.

Drainage area. 753 sq mi.

Records available. June 1908 to December 1912 (published as "near Cambon"i August 1914 to 

September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 358.24 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. June 16, 1908, to Dec. 31, 1912, chain gage at site 1.7 miles 

upstream at different datum. Aug. 14, 1914, to July 12, 1932, chain gage at site a 

quarter of a mile downstream at different datum. July 13, 1932, to Nov. 12, 1938, chain 

gage at site at bridge three-quarters of a mile downstream at datum 4.14 ft lower. 

Since Feb. 14, 1937, auxiliary wire-weight gage at pumping plant at Zeigler, 4 miles 

downstream.

Average discharge.--39 years (1914-53), 732 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,850 cfs Mar. 7; maximum gage height, 15.33 ft 

Mar. 7; minimum discharge, 0.08 cfs Sept. 22.

1914-53: Maximum discharge, 26,100 cfs Aug. 19, 1946; maximum gage height, 28.22 ft 

Aug. 16, 1946; no flow at various times in 1914, 1936, 1940-41.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 10 cfs, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years K--WSP 700: 1929. WSP 805: 1935.

Discharge, in cubic tober 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.3

5.7

4.9

5.1

8.0

10.3

11.1 

9.1

7.3

9.1

"UTT 12.0

9.5

6.3

6.0

5.4

5.4

5.7

5.1

4.9

4.6

4.1

3.6

471

5.7

7.0

8.0

9.5

9.9

9.9

9.5

224.2

7.23

0.0096

0.01

Nov.

9.1

8.7

8.0

175

8.0

8.4

8.4 

8.5

12.0

15.5

17.2

13.0

9.9

6.0

8.7

'10.7

11.5

17.2

*24

22

14.5

11.5

14.5

15.0

34

99

8J

94

86

62

-

750.3

25.0

0.033

0.04

Dec .

48

39

33

48

114

99

111 

112

91

86

107

89

78

61

46

37

30

26

24

3?

47

46

56

91

80

65

52

41

35

30

26

1,880

60.6

0.080

0.09

Jan.

24

22

22

23

22

21

7?

172

414

656

633

394

180

122

92

74

63

61

63

70

83

*91

146

292

421

507

372

402

552

604

353

6,953

224

0.297

0.34

Feb.

198

133

106

86

71

67

97 

94

97

86

80

102

111

127

129

106

86

68

59

56

80

271

603 52"5

254

133

107

92

_

_

-

4,024

144

0.191

0.20

Calendar year 1952 : Max 7,800 Min 3.6

Mar .

84

144

953

2,140

2,820

4,330

4,790 

4,460

3,810

2,990

*2,220

1,440

686

384

457

721

951

1,130

1,350

1,570

1,700

1,750

1,990

,2,060

2,400

2,620

2,570

2,120

1,290

554

339

56,823

1,833

2.43

2.81

Apr.

404 564"

732

825

618

527

806 

1,050

1,160

1,210

1,240

1,400

1,450

1,450

1,460

1,240

665

488

872

1,190

1,350

1.480

*1,430

1,020

771

969

1,070

1,010

669

551

-

29,671

989

1.31

1.47

May

1,240

1,330

1,600

1,680

1,640

1,100

527 

374

257

245

189

137

122

234

739

1,120

1,350

1,720

2,080

2,410

2,400

2,090

1,460

807

758

*878

969

759

250

92

IE

30,619

988

1.31

1.51

June

40- 50

31

26

23

20

17.2 

14.5

13.0

12.0

11.5

10.3

9.5

9.5

9.9

9.5

13.7

24

33

31

23

17.2

13.5

*11.5

9.1

9.5

9.9

10.7

9.5

8.4

-

530.9

17.7

0.024

0.03

July

8.4

9.1

8.7

7.6

8.7

7.3

5.7 

5.4

5.4

5.4

4.9

4.6

4.4

3.9

375

7.0

13.2

18.5

16.0

13.5

37

50

T9-.2

34

33

22

*16.0

11.5

8.7

7.3

6.3

40S.6

13.1

0.017

0.02

Aug.

6.6

5.7

4.9

4.4

4.6

4.9

3.9 

7.3

8.7

K77

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.9

3.4

3.0

2.8

2.4

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

*1.3

1.2

173- .95

1.4

1.8

1.0

104.35

3.37

0.0045

0.005

Sept.

"767 0.85

.52

.46

.40

.34

.29 

.20

.16

.16

.29

.34

.34

.20

.15

.13

.13

.16

.20

.24

.13

*.13

.20

.16

.16

.20

.20

.16

.16

.13

-

7.84

0.261

0.00035

0.0004

Mean 588 Cfsm 0.781 In. 10.64

Water year 1952-53 : Max 4,790 Min 0.13 Mean 362 Cfsm 0.481 In. 6.53

Discharge measurement made on this day.
BIG MUDDY RIVER BASIN 519

Crab Orchard Creek near Marion, 111.

Location. Lat 37°43 1 50", long. 88°53'21", in NW^NW^- sec. 21, T. 9 S., R. 3 E., near center 

of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 13, 2 miles downstream from Buckley Creek and 2 miles east of Marion.

Drainage area.--31.9 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1951 to September 1953.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage is 415 ft (from topographic 

map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 371 cfs Mar. 22 (gage height, 9.09 ft, from graph 

based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 140 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow for many days.

1951-53: Maximum discharge, 503 cfs Apr. 13, 1952 (gage height, 10.30 ft, from graph 

based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 140 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow for many days each year.

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

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

'i

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(»)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

V

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

.1

.5

1.5

2.2

2.5

3.4

5.6

10

a4

a. 8

a. 2

a.l

-

30.9

1.03

0.032

0.04

Dec.

0.1

.1

.1

5.6

11

6.0

al.o

.3

.2

.4

4.0

1.7

.7

a. 3

.1

0

*TS

0

0

0

a. 5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

32.1

1.04

0.033

0.04

Jan.

0

S

0

0

0

0

1.8

~9.2 10

a5

a2

.6

.2

.2

.1

3.1

2.0

a. 4

.1

.4

.4

.2

*.4

2.5

a2

al

a2

5.8

5.0

4.4

4.4

63.2

2.04

0.064

0.07

Feb.

a4.2

175

3.1

2.2

1.2

.6

.6

a. 6

.6

ii

a. 8

a. 6

.5

.5

a. 5

.5

.6

.7

.9

1.2

1.3

al.2

1.0

.8

.8

.7

.7

a. 7

_

_

-

31.6

1.13

0.035

0.04

Mar.

a3

24

65

71

30

al5

a9

a5

a3

a2.5

*2.4

TT4

3.7

12

16

8.4

7.4

19

11

6.8

59

~45 310

12

7.2

5.6

4.4

3.7

3.1

6.4

a8

781.0

25.2

0.790

0.91

Apr.

5.6

4.0

2.8

2.5

2.4

22

15

9.0

10

7.6

7.0

84

12

8.6

6.8

4.8

4.8

238

131

18

10

*8.4

9.6

20

16

7.8

6.0

4.4

6.8

76

-

760.9

25.4

0.796

0.89

May

26

12

6.0

6.8

6.4

5.0

5.2

5.2

3.4

2.8

2.1

1.7

1.8

20

26

127

170 ~3§

26

11

7.2

1.5

18

8.8

*2.4

.6

.5

.1

.1

0

0

541.6

17.5

0.549

0.63

June

(*)

-

0

0

0

0

July

0

T5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0.3

0.01

0.00031

0.0003

Aug.

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 481 Mln 0 Mean 19.0 Cfsm 0.596 In. 8.11

Water year 1952-53: Max 310 Min 0 Mean 6.14 Cfsm 0.192 In. 2.62

Peak discharge (base, 400 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 weather records and records for Big Creek 

near Wetaug and Hayes Creek at Glendale.
520 BIG MUDDY RIVER BASIN 

Crab Orchard Lake near Carbondale, 111.

Location. Lat 37°43'29", long. 89°08'59", in NW£SWij- sec. 19, T. 9 S., R. IE., 500 ft 

north of dam at Crab Orchard Lake, 2| miles upstream from Drury Creek, and 3 miles 

east of Carbondale. Prior to Apr. 22, 1953, at site about 7 miles upstream.

Records available.--October 1952 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 400.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Apr. 22, 1953, staff gage at site about 7 miles upstream at different 

datum read once daily.

Extremes. Maximum gage height during year, 5.75 ft May 18; minimum, 3.56 ft Sept. 30.

Remarks. Lake is part of Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge. Diversion from lake for 

municipal supply of Carbondale during drought periods or other emergencies.

Gage height, in feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

rTot.

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.6

Nov.

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.0

-

Dec.

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

Jan.

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.3

Feb.

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

_

_

-

Mar.

3.5

3.5

3.5

4.6

4.3

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.3

5.3

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.1

Apr.

5.1

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.1

5.1

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.1

5.1

5.2

5.2

5.1

5.0

5.0

5.1

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.33

5.29

5.29

5.23

5.18

5.19

5.17

5.22

5.29

-

May

5.35

5.31

5.27

5.23

5.20

5.18

5.16

5.13

5.12

5.09

5.08

5.09

5.08

5.10

5.19

5.29

5.48

5.73

5.70

5.57

5.44

5.34

5.31

5.24

5.19

5.16

5.13

5.08

5.03

5.00

4.99

June

4.98

4.96

4.93

4.90

4.87

4.86

.86

.82

.81

.79

.79

.76

.77

.91

.90

.86

.84

.84

.82

.79

.76

.75

.73

.73

.66

.71

.71

.69

.68

.67

-

July

.64

.61

.60

.58

.56

.51

.51

.48

.46

.43

.40

.38

.36

.33

.33

.32

.42

.46

.45

.46

.65

.75

.77

.76

.75

.73

.71

.70

.68

.66

4.63

Aug.

.61

.60

.57

.53

.52

.50

.49

.46

.44

.43

.42

.40

.39

.38

.36

.36

.32

.30

.27

.24

.23

.21

.19

.18

.17

.16

.13

.13

.11

.08

.08

Sept.

4.06

4.04

4.03

3.99

3.99

3.98

3.96

3.94

3.92

3.90

3.87

3.83

3.83

3.80

3.79

3.77

3.76

3.74

3.74

3.73

3.69

3.67

3.67

3.65

3.63

3.64

3.62

3.60

3.59

3.57

-
BIG MUDDY RIVER BASIN 521

Beaucoup Creek near Matthews, 111.

Location. Lat 37'58'00", long. SS^l'OO", in SW£ sec. 29, T. 6 S., R. 2 W., on right bank 

at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 13, l£ miles east of Matthews, 3| miles 

upstream from Galum Creek, and 7 miles southwest of Du Quoin.

Drainage area. 291 sq mi.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1953.

g.. Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 368.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929. Prior to July 25, 1946, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 313 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,060 cfs Mar. 6 (gage height, 16.47 ft); no 

flow Sept. 26-30.

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 18,100 cfs Aug. 17, 1946 (gage height, 23.24 ft); no 

flow Sept. 26-30, 1953.

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

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. 9, Feb. 22)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 22 Feb. 23 to Sept. 3O

0.8 

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.7

0.1

.5 

1.0 

1.5 

2.5 

5.5

2.0

3.0

4.0

6.O

10.0

10.5

24

63

112

290

750

810

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

2.0

1.1 

2.0

19

4.0

5.0

5.5

6.0

10.0

15.0

16.0

16.4

83

124

150

197

695

1,440

1,800

2,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

ao.6 

a. 6

a. 5

a. 5

al.O

al.2 

al.4

1.6

2.0

T^

a. 9

a. 8

a. 7

a. 6

a. 6

*.5

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

ai

a.

a.

a.

a.

a.<

a.<

a.

a. 5

a. 7

1.9

23.0

0.74

0.0025

0.003

Nov.

1.4

.9

a. 8

a. 7

a. 6

a. 5

aTTS

a. 6

1.4

1.4

*1.1

.9

.8

a. 7

a. 6

a. 5

a. 6

1.4

4.2

8.3

4.9

3.7

3.0

2.6

29

37

60

-Jo 112

53

-

383.1

12.8

0.044

0.05

Dec.

18 

11

7.5

20

41

167 

I4T

70

41

48

24

19

19

17

12

5.5

*5TS

7.0

5.5

7.0

7.8

7.5

16

39

31

25

22

16

12

8.9

6.8

879.3

28.4

0.098

0.11

Jan.

5.2 

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.4

H59

257

567

189

103

71

53

43

40

37

36

38

47

55

91

151

112

146

*174

97

85

88

128

92

2,592.1

83.6

0.287

0.33

Feb.

67

53

43

34

30

37 

36

37

46

46

45

51

70

92

75

55

43

33

28

34

340

'559" 802

92

*66

60

54

49

-

-

2,707

96.7

0.332

0.35

Mar.

 SS 48 

572

1,510

1,750

2.000

1,166

235

103

83

71

67

64

68

410

1,120

1,410

878

656

400

136

156

786

890

*296

105

73

60

54

49

56

15,346

495

1.70

1.96

Apr.

391 

914

534

147

101

293 

643

448

760

747

214

328

474

292

128

93

77

160

695

971

490

*179

109

107

461

412

117

67

63

344

-

10,759

359

1.23

1.38

May

1,280 

992

254

109

124

119 

111

95

71

55

43

40

42

61

122

326

786

734

*656

*238

95

62

46

38

86

78

42

28

20

15

10

6,778

219

0.753

0.87

June

6.8 

5.4

4.0

3.3

2.8

2.6 

3.8

2.0

1.4

1.1

1.0

OJ

2.4

26

17

12

6.8

4.5

6.2

9.7

6.6

4.0

*2.3

1.8

1.1

1.8

3.6

7.0

13

J3

240.0

8.00

0.027

0.03

July

72

30

18

8.2

4.1

1.9 

al.5

al.O

a. 8

a. 7

a. 6

a. 6

a. 5

a75

a. 5

a. 8

al.5

a. 9

a. 7

a. 5

al.O

*10

21

21

20

20

19

18

18

18

17

328.1

10.6

0.036

0.04

Aug.

~7.7 16 

4.1

3.6

3.6

3.3

1.7

1.0

a. 9

SL.B

a. 7

a. 6

a. 5

a. 5

a. 4

.4

a. 4

a.4

a. 4

a.4

a.4

a.4

a. 3

aTS

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

*.5

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

50.9

1.64

0.0056

0.007

Sept.

aO.3 

aTSF

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2 

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

ao

aO

aO*0

aO

-

3.6

0.12

0.00041

0.0005

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,120 Mln 0.4 Mean 190 Cfsm 0.653 In. 8.91

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,000 Mln 0 Mean 110 Cfsm 0.378 In. 5.13

Peak discharge (base. 2,500 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 or weather records and records for Big 

Muddy River near Benton.
522 Biff MUDDY RIVER BASIN

Big Muddy River at Murphysboro, 111.

Location. Lat 37°44'55", long. 89°20'45", in SE^ sec. 8, T. 9 S., R. 2 W., on left bank 

Just upstream from Lewis Creek, 0.1 mile upstream from Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad 

bridge, at Murphysboro.

Drainage area. 2.170 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. December 1916 to September 1953 (fragmentary prior to 1931).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 335,5 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to June 20, 1931, chain gage at South Twentieth Street Bridge, 1,300 ft 

downstream at datum 5 ft lower. June 20, 1931, to July 11, 1933, chain gage at upstream side of Illinois Central Railroad bridge across mouth of Lewis Creek at present 

datum. Since Oct. 6, 1931, auxiliary wire-weight gage read twice daily 7,700 ft 

upstream.

Average discharge. 23 years (1930-53), 1,929 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,810 cfs Mar. 8; maximum gage height, 19.22 ft 

Mar. 9; minimum discharge, 0.9 cfs Sept. 16.

1917-53: Maximum discharge, 28,000 cfs Jan. 28, 1949 (gage height, 36.01 ft); maximum daily reverse flow, 4,400 cfs July 3, 1947, caused by backwater from Mississippi 

River; no flow Aug. 13 to Sept. 1, 1936 (unaffected by backwater).

Flood of Feb. 2, 1916, reached a stage of 34.9 ft, present datum (discharge, 28,000 

cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of indefinite stage-discharge relation 

or extremely flat slope, which are fair.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

51

49

45

44

50

 55 53

52

51

51

51

50

51

50

46

*41

40

39

38

41

39

36

34

34

36

36

38

36

34

33

35

1,337

43.1

0.020

0.02

Nov.

36

36

36

35

35

le- 34

ss

40

41

*41

40

41

42

44

46

48

55

51

46

48

52

51

49

72

131

334

344 26"§-

231

-

2,398

79.9

0.037

0.04

Dec.

188

158

116

138

210

316

359" 330

249

221

258

238

194

e!70

e!55

elSO

e!45

*133

116

106

108

127

143

143

143

158

153

158

elSO

143

125

5,453

176

0.081

0.09

Jan.

Ill

101

94

90

87

87

90

142

300

730

924

977

914

605

371

255

200

194

175

175

179

179

182

268

402

554

*701

861

976

983

945

12,852

415

0.191

0.22

Feb.

882

648

379

273

218

176

156

172

175

176

186

199

226

268

265

266

255

217

172

146

174

657

1,260

1,110

937

*787

469

316

_

-

11,165

399

0.184

0.19

Mar,

254

755

2,100

3,830

4,930

5,420

6,020

6,670

6,S60

5,770

4,970

4,440

4,120

3,400

3,090

2,820

2,780

2,880

3,060

2,880

2,700

2,650

3,150

4,090

*4,200

3,760

3,750

3,470

3,170

2,940

2,350

112,503

3,629

1.67

1.93

Apr.

2,010

1,950

2,060

1,600

1.590

1,550

1,840

2,000

2,160

2,730

2,620

2,650

2,850

2,850

2,680

2,380

2,340

2,020

2,650

3,120

5.560

*3,3l<5

2,910

2,720

2,410

2,320

2,050

1,810

1,810

2,050

-

70,400

2,347

1.08

1.21

May

3,190

3,970

4,200

3,710

3,180

2,910

2,650

2,090

1,660

1,050

612

625

747

812

1,140

1,440

2,990

4,580

5.480

*5,116

4,770

4,280

3,820

3,300

2,880

2,250

1,730

1,450

1,220

960

487

79,293

2,558

1.18

1.36

June

230

167

127

98

81

70

62

56

51

46

44

41

43

129

168

270

757

186

133

74

e55

e48

44

*43

40

42

25

23

22

1°

2,665

88.8

0.041

0.05

July

e!5

72

105

120

91

e65

e38

e36

e60

e37

e28

19

e!6

eTo" elO

17

19

34

81

61

52

*184

216

ITS

122

122

103

78

61

52

45

2,112

68.1

0.031

0.04

Aug.

4238-

35

33

29

25

24

23

20

18

18

18

20

20

20

20

20

18

16

14

13

12

12

11

10

10

9.2

9.2

8.3

5^

8.3

582.3

18.8

0.0087

0.01

Sept.

7.4 *'S75

5.6

4.8

4.1

3.5

2.5

2.0

1.6

1.2

1.6

2.0

2.0

1.6

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.6

2.0

3.0

3.0

2.5

2.0

1.6

1.6

2.5

3.0

3.5

2.0

*2.5

80.8

2.69

0.0012

0.001

Calendar year 1952: Max 12,600 Min 33 Mean 1,598 Cfsm 0.736 In. 10. 00

Water year 1952-53: Max 6,670 Min 1.2 Mean 824 Cfsm 0.380 In. 5.16

* Discharge measurement made this day.

e Indefinite stage-discharge relation or extremely flat slope.
CACHE RIVER BASIN 523

Big Creek near Wetaug, 111.

Location. Lat 37°19'00", long. 89°07'55", in SW£ sec. 5, T. 14 S., R. 1 E., on left bank 

300 ft upstream from highway bridge, 1 mile upstream from Little Creek, and 2 miles 

southeast of Wetaug.

Drainage area. 32.2 sq mi.

Records available. February 1941 to September 1953. Records prior to 1951 published 

witn Ohio River basin.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control, Datum of gage is 336.91 ft above mean

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 12 years, 44.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,240 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height, 9.75 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs for many days in August and September.

1941-53: Maximum discharge, 7,200 cfs Mar. 19, 1943, from rating curve extended 

above 2,500 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of flow in main channel and 

computed flow through breaks in levees; maximum gage height, 1,6.32 ft Mar. 6, 1945; 

minimum discharge, 0.05 cfs Aug. 7-12, Sept. 23-25, 1941 (gage height, 1.02 ft).

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

Flow of lower part of Cache River basin was diverted from Ohio River to Mississippi 

River beginning Oct. 31, 1950, through diversion channel of Mounds-Mound City Flood 

protection project.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.7

0

1.0

4.2

8.4

19.6

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

5.0 

5.4

73

146

235

573

624

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

0.3

'.7

.7

1.0

1.6

1.3

.4

.7

1.0

.4

.4

.4

.3

*.4

.7

1.0

1.6

1.6

2.3

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.3

2.9

2.9

3.2

372

44.0

1.42

0.044

0.05

Nov.

3.2

3.2

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.9

2.9

2.9

4.2

4.2

3.9

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.2

7.0

13.5

4.6

2.6

1.6

ITS

1.6

81

32

6.3

3.6

2.9

2.6

214.1

7.14

0.222

0.25

Dec.

2.6

27?

3.2

88

Tf.2

7.6

4.2

3.6

29

21

7.6

4.6

3.9

3.2

2.6

2.6

*2.6

2.6

5.4

26

11.0

6.3

5.0

4.2

3.6

3.2

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.9

287.3

9.27

0.288

0.33

Jan.

2.6

27?

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.6

39

235 ' "IB". 6

10.0

7.1

5.5

4.6

4.2

4.2

5.0

19.3

17.8

10.5

7.6

6.7

5.9

171

44

17.2

12.0

12.2

29

15.4

11.0

9.4

737.6

23.8

0.739

0.85

Feb.

8.0

7.1

6.7

5.9

9.1

26

8.9

7.1

6.3

5.9

34

17.8

11.0

9.4

8.0

7.1

5.9

5.0

TTS

35

40

T3~.6

10.5

10.0

8.9

8.4

7.1

6.7

-

-

334.9

12.0

0.373

0.39

Mar.

98

106

a500

aT50"

a45

a30

a24

a!9

14.8

*12.6

12.0

12.0

S<5 11.5

31

17.2

15.9

71

26

17.8

14.8

262

274

42

27

21

17.2

14.8

12.6

12.0

14.2

1,935.4

62.4

1.94

2.24

Apr,

14.2

11.5

10.5

9.4

8.9

72

35

20

17.2

14.2

13.1

25

17.2

13.6

12.0

11.0

10.0

615 ~T5

36

26

21

17.2

20

17.8

13.1

11.5

10.0

50

145

1,375.4

45.8

1.42

1.59

May

78

24

17.8

15.4

15.4

13.1

13.6

12.6

10.5

8.9

10.0

23

16.3

99

34

-5§ 199

61

39

21

15.4

12.6

10.5

8.9

7.6

6.3

*5.9

5.0

5.0

4.6

Ax£

856.6

27.6

0.857

0.99

June

3.6

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.9

3.2

2.9

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

40

T.2

3:2

2.6

2,3

2.3

2.0

1.6

1.3

TTS

1.3

1.6

28

7.1

5.6

5.0

2.6

151.0

5.03

0.156

0.17

July

2.0

*1.6

1.6

1.6

1.3

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.3

1.0

1.0

1.3

2.0

25 -9". 9

2.9

1.6

15.6

8.6

2.9

1.6

1.3

1.0

1.0

**1.0

.7

.3

.3

94.4

3.05

0.095

0.11

Aug.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.3

-7T 1.3

.3

.1

TT

.3

.3

.2

.2

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

8.5

0.27

0.0084

0.01

Sept.

0.1

7T

.1

.2

7T

.1

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

4.1

0.14

0.0043

0.005

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,380 Mln 0.3 Mean 39.8 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.83

Water year 1952-53: Max 615 Mln 0.1 Mean 16.6 Cfsm 0.516 In. 6.98

Peak discharge (base. 1,600 efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

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

and records for Cache River at Fonnan.
524 RECORDS AVAILABLE ON LAKES IN INDIANA

For several years records of the water-surface elevation of many of the lakes in Indiana have been collected by the Geological Survey under cooperative agreements with the 

Indiana Department of Conservation, Division of Water Resources. These records have not 

been published but are available in the files of the district office of the Geological 

Survey in Indianapolis, Ind. In general, the records are based on once-daily readings of 

a staff gage by a local observer and consist of daily, monthly, and yearly mean water 

surface elevations as well as graphs showing the fluctuation in elevation. Discharge 

measurements, made at the outflow, are also available in some instances.

The lakes for which records have been collected are listed in the following table. 

The established level, sometimes referred to as the legal level, is that elevation set 

by the courts to which the average level of the lake is to be held; it is normally set at 

about the average level that has prevailed for a number of years prior to the establishment of the level.

Lakes in Indiana in the upper Mississippi River basin for which records are available

Lake

Loomis Lake near Valparaiso ...........

Saugany Lake near Rolling Prairie..... 

Silver Lake near Rolling Prairie ......

Wauhob Lake near Valparaiso ...........

County

Lake

Porter

Marshall

Marshall

La Porte 

La Porte

Porter

Drainage 

area 

(square 

Miles)

3.66

8.05

.35

19.4

26.2

3.06

4.74

11.6

1.25

.89 

10.3

4.86

1.66

4.50

5.88

13.5

.82 

.82 

6.00

5.88

.29

Surface 

area 

(acres)

1,410

805

112

193

24

86

293

298

414

51

57 

111

28

86

88

564

68

71 

54 

88

140

19

Established 

levelt

713.65

798.20

713.25

763.09

714.56

803.85

688.22

767.75

768.69

721.17

796.20

*817.50

791.21 

795.20 

717.04

796.20

Records 

available

1942-53

1943-53

1945-49,

1952-53 

1947-51

1945-52

1946-53

1945-53

1942-53

1945-53

1946-53

1946-52 

1945-52

1945-52

1945-52

1945-53

1945-49,

1952-53 

1945-53

1945-50 

1945-53 

1945-52

1945-53

1946-53

* Modified.

t Elevation, in feet, above mean sea level.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 525

Measurements of streamflow in the Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River basins made 

at points other than gaging stations are given in the following table. Determinations of 

peak flow at points other than gaging stations are given in a separate table on page 530.

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River basins during 

water year October 1952 to September 1953

Saskatchewan River basin

Date

Apr. 24

23

Oct. 14

Stream

Crooked Creek. ....

Boundary Creek. . . .

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Waterton River. ....

St. Mary River... . .

Locality

NEi sec.. 16, T. 2, R. 29 W. , fourth 

meridian, in Alberta, at bridge on 

Canadian Highway 5, 7 miles northeast of Waterton Park, Alberta.

SEi sec. 11, T. 1, R. 26 W., fourth 

meridian, in Alberta, at bridge on 

Canadian Highway 2, 1 mile northeast 

of Carway, Alberta.

Discharge 

(cfs)

70 

54

43.7

27.5

8.0

5.8

tl.4

1.6

tl

t5

t Field estimates.

Red River of the North basin, N. Dak.

Mar. 17

25

Mar. 17

Oct. 29

16

Mar. 20

¥ild Rice River. . .

Antelope Creek. . . .

Mauvais Coulee ....

Swan Creek. .......

Tongue River. .....

Red River of the 

North.

Wild Rice River.. .

Devils Lake. ......

Maple River. ......

Fembina River. ....

At former gaging station site near 

Mantador.

At former gaging station site at 

Dwight .

Southeast corner of sec. 2, T. 154 N., 

R. 67 W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 281, 6 miles south of Churchs 

Ferry.

At west line sec. 35, T. 140 N., R. 

52 W. , at Great Northern Railway 

bridge in Casselton.

At former gaging station site at 

Cavalier.

21.2 

57.2

19.8

19.6

50.1

20

149

4.20

3.57

9.11

160

0 

0

0

600

.26

Mississippi River main stem, Minn.

Aug. 12

Leech Lake Rive

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

r basin, Minn.

Girl Lake Outlet. .....................

265

96.2

101

Big Willow River basin, Minn.

Aug. 7

9 

8

8

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

Aitkin diversion 

channel.

Little Willow 

River.

....do..... ....... Near Aitkin. ..........................

Near Aitkin. ..........................

320

183

Rum River basin, Minn.

Dec. 1

Oct. 23 

Dec. 1

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

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

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

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

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

Near Onamla. .......................... 

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

276

188
526 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River basins during 

water year October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Mississippi River main stem, Mlnn.

Date

May 25 

Aug. ll

Stream

Mississippi River. 

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Gulf of Mexico .... 

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

Locality

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

Discharge 

(cfs)

20,400 

29,100

Minnesota River basin, Minn.

Aug. 8

July 1 

Aug. 8 

Feb. 24

Watson Sag 

diversion.

Minnesota River. . .

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

Near Watson. .......................... 771

1,240 

798 

4.55

Mississippi River main stem, Minn.

July 7 

Aug. 17 

Sept. 16

Mississippi River.

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

Gulf of Mexico....

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

37,090 

43,000 

14,310

St. Crolx River basin, Wis.

July 7 

Aug. 17 

Sept. 16

Nov. 13

St. Crolx River...

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

Hatchery Spring . . .

Mississippi River.

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

Root River

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

basin, Minn.

13,270 

11,800 

5,200

14.2

Galena River basin, 111.

Feb. 20 

20

Galena River. ..... Mississippi River. *10,900 

*9,720

* Furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Rock River basin

Aug. 20 

Sept. 17

Badfish Creek. .... 

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

Yahara River. ..... 

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

Near Cooksville, Wis. ................. 

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

21.2 

22.9

Upper Iowa River basin, Iowa

Oct. 13 

Nov. 18

Apr. 9

May 20

Oct. 14

May 20

Sept. 20

Upper Iowa River..

Bear Creek. .......

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

Mississippi River.

Upper Iowa River. .

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

Above Bear Creek, south of Dorchester.

At bridge on State Highway 13, south 

of Dorchester.

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

133

57.1

72.1

79.2

Paint Creek basin, Iowa

July 26

sec. 36, T. 97 N., R. 4 W., Allamakee County.

Turkey River basin, Iowa

Aug. 3

3

4 ....do............ .... do ............

center of sec. 6, T. 97 N 

W. , Howard County.

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

, R. 12

635

Wapslplnlcon River basin, Iowa

Aug. 3 

3

3

Feb. 21

May 11

Aug. 4

Little Wapslpinicon River.

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

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

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

Wapsipinicon River

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

At county road bridge south line of 

sec. 3, T. 98 N., R. 14 W. , Howard 

County.

Elma, Howard County.

mile east of Winthrop, Buchanan 

County.

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

71.5 

925

479

Iowa River basin, Iowa

Oct. 21

Jan. 7 

Feb. 4 

Mar. 19 

* Fum

Beaver Creek. .....

... do ...

Iowa River. .......

. . . .rtn

ished by Corps of Engineers.

At bridge 

south of

on county road, £ mile 

Eldora.

*1.49

*1.20 

*1.63 

*24.3
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 527

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River basins during 

water year October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Iowa River basin, Iowa Continued

Date

Apr. 2

28 

June 4 

July 8 

30 

Sept. 17 

Oct. 21

Jan. 7 

Feb. 4 

Mar. 19 

Apr. 2 

28 

June 4 

July 8 

29 

Sept. 17 

Oct. 2

21 

Jan. 7 

Feb. 4 

Mar. 16 

Apr. 2 

26 

May 28 

July 8 

29 

Sept. 17 

Oct. 2

21 

Jan. 7 

Feb. 4 

Mar. 18 

Apr. 2 

27 

May 16 

28 

July 8 

29 

Sept. 16 

Oct. 2

22 

Jan.. 8 

Feb. 3 

Mar. 18 

Apr. 1 

27 

May 28 

July 2 

Sept. 16 

Oct. 1

22 

Jan. 8 

Feb. 3 

Mar. 17 

Apr. 1 

23 

May 29 

July 3 

30 

Sept. 16 

Oct. 1

22 

Jan. 8 

Feb. 3 

Mar. 12 

20 

Apr. 1 

23 

May 27 

July 2 

Aug. 28 

Sept. 15 

Oct. 1

23 

Jan. 6 

Feb. 3 

Mar. 12 

Apr. 1 

23 

May 27 

July 1 

Aug. 28 

Sept. 15 

Oct. 20

Jan. 6 

« Furni

Stream

Beaver Creek. .....

South Fork Iowa 

River.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lshed by Corps of Enf

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Iowa River... .....

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mississippi River.

ineers.

Locality

At bridge on county road, i mile south 

of Eldora.

At bridge on State Highway 299, 2$ 

miles north of New Providence.

At bridge on county Highway L, \ mile 

east of Bangor.

At bridge on county road, 3£ miles 

east of demons.

At bridge on U. S. Highway 30, 3 miles 

southeast of Marshall town.

At bridge on county road at west edge 

of Toledo.

At bridge on county road, \ mile 'north 

of Haven.

At bridge on county road, 3 miles 

northwest of Hartwick.

At bridge on State Highway 149, 1 mile 

north of Homestead.

Discharge 

(cfs)

*38.7

*41.3 

*13.6 

*23.7 

 13.0 

 1.10 

*2.91

*4.43 

*4.36 

*110 

 126 

*180 

*46.9 

 58.8 

 22.4 

*.90 

*.43

*1.08 

*1.39 

*2.30 

 48.6 

«72.1 

*60.4 

*34.7 

 21.2 

 14.0 

*.38 2.3

*2.31 

*1.33 

 4.94 

*63.4 

*124 

*92.4 

*44.4 

 59.1 

*25.4 

*16.1 

*1.60 

*2.40

*3.43 

*3.84 

*6.48 

*31.0 

*92.3 

*77v6 

*55.1 

*23.5 

«2.04 

*3.57

 4.22 

*2.18 

*4.92 

*26.6 

*118 

*23.6 

*40.9 

*36.2 

 10.3 

*3.62 

*1.05

*1.20 

*1.90 

*3.65 

*17.0 

 16.2 

*78.9 

*18.6 

*32.2 

*17.4 

*.83 

*.59 

*.38

*.67 

*1.56 

*4.30 

*23.8 

*143 

 22.6 

 56.4 

*22.8 

*.37 

*.24 *1'51

*134
528 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River basins during 

water year October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Iowa River basin, Iowa Continued

Date

May 24

19

Oct. ' 3

Mar. 16

30

May 24

July 2

Jan. 12

Feb. 6

Mar. 16

Apr. 15

May 1

26

Sept. 18

Oct. 14

Dec. 17

Jan. 20

Feb. 24

Mar. 31

Apr. 29

May 20

27

July 21

Aug. 18

Sept. 22

Stream

Unnamed creek. ....

Clear Creek. ......

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Cedar River. ......

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Rapid Creek. ......

Iowa River. .......

Iowa River. .......

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

Locality

north of Homestead.

At road culvert near St corner of 

sec. 22, T. 80 N., R. 5 W. , Johnson 

County.

of sec. 21, T. 80«,, R. 5 W., 

Johnson County.

N., R. 5 W ., Johnson County. 

At road bridge near center of sec.

29, T. 80 N., R. 5 W., Johnson 

County.

of sec. 33, T. 80 N., R. 5 W., 

Johnson County.

80 N., R. 5 W., Johnson County. 

At bridge on county road, at Junction 

with State Highway 6, 2\ miles 

east of Tiffin.

of Coralville.

miles southwfst of Iowa City.

of Guernsey^ Poweshiek County.

of sec. 6, T. 76 N., R. 5 W., near 

Lone Tree.

At Charles City. ......................

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

Discharge 

(ofs)

*214

*2,540

*2,720

*1,400

*2,850

*2,460

*147

123 

630

1,900

260

224

539

*1.23

 9.99

*3.64

*278

*56.0

*776

*40.0

*..80

*40.8

*1,000

*74.4

*1.00

*1.93

*229

 239

*349

*574

*1.02

4,300

212

81.9

Furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Des Koines River basin

Oct. 7

Nov. 4

Dec. 5

Jan. 6

Feb. 4

West Fork Des

Koines River.

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

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

....do............
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 529

Miscellaneous discharge measurents in Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River basins during 

water year October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Des Molnes River basin Continued

Date

May 4

23

Nov. 17

17

Stream

Molnes River.

South Whitebreast 

Creek.

Whitebreast Creek.

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Whitebreast Creek.

Des Moines River. .

Locality

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

At road bridge near southwest corner 

of sec. 12, T. 71 N., R. 25 W. , 

Clarke County, Iowa.

At State Highway 65 bridge at southwest corner of Lucas, Lucas County, 

Iowa.

Discharge 

(cfs)

39.3

1,250

1,710

2,140

*4,500

1,310

894

301

*2,440

*2,550

550

5.81

432 

866

39.2

1,310

*10,200

*8,570

*4,170

* Furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Fablus River basin, Mo.

SEi sec. 12, T. 65 N., R. 12

bridge on State Highway 4, 

west of Memphis.

W., at

 5 mile

0.60

Salt River basin, Mo.

Sept. 16

11 Black Creek. ...... Salt River. .......

bridge on State Highway C, i mile 

west of Hagers Grove.

Si sec. 29, T. 58 N., R. 10 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 15, 1 mile 

south of Shelbyvllle.

6,240

0

0

Peruque Creek basin, Mo.

Sept 11 Peruque Creek. .... Mississippi River. At bridge on U. S 

miles southeast

Highway 40, 2| 

of Wentzvllle.

0.03

Dardenne Creek basin, Mo.

Sept. 11 Dardenne Creek. . . . Missis sippl River. At bridge 

nor.thwe

on U. S. Highway 40, 

it of Weldon Springs.

3 miles 0.01

Illinois River basin, 111.

Apr. 15

Sept. 2 5

Vermilion River...

Kickapoo Creek. . . .

Illinois River.. . .

Salt Creek. .......

At Tuckers Ford, 2i miles southeast of 

McDowell.

above Congerville. 

Near Lytlevllle ........................

286

.23

Kaskaskla River basin, 111.

3 

6

12

3

12

10

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

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

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

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

... .do...;.. ......

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

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

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

do

5 miles south of Bondville .............

.... do ........ ^ ........................

9 miles south of Bondville.. ...........

bridge .

near Ficklin.

6.30

11.5

1.76

12.0

1.92
530 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

The following table contains determinations of peak discharge made at crest stage by 

indirect methods at points other than regular gaging stations in the area covered by 

this report.

Miscellaneous determinations of peak discharge during water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

Feb. 20

Feb. 20 

May 24

Stream

Rapid Creek. ......

North Fork English 

River.

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Iowa River. ....... 

English River. ....

Locality

sec. 22, T. 80 N., R. 5 W., Johnson 

County, Iowa.

At road bridge near northeast corner 

of sec. 21 T. 80 N., R. 5 W., 

Johnson County, Iowa. 

State Highway 63 bridge, 3j miles 

north of Montezuma, Poweshlek 

County, Iowa.

Discharge 

(cfs)

325

1,210 

4,240
INDSX

Page 

Abercromble, N. Dak., Wild Rice River

near............................ 44

Accuracy of field data and computed

results......................... 8

Ackworth, Iowa, South River near...... 370

Acre-foot, definition of.............. 3

Ada, Minn., Wild Rice River near...... 61

Addlson Creek at Bellwood, 111........ 427

Afton, Wis., Rock River at............ 289

Agencies other than Geological Survey,

records collected by............ 12-13

Aitkin, Minn., Mississippi River at... 141 

Aitkin diversion channel, discharge

measurement of.................. 525

Akra, N. Dak., Tongue River at........ 92

Algonquin, 111., Pox River at......... 451

Alton, 111., Mississippi River at..... 504

Altura, Minn., South Pork Whitewater

River near...................... 220

Amboy, 111., Green River at........... 307

Amenia, N. Dak., Rush River at........ 56

Ames, Iowa, Skunk River near.........345,346

Anoka, Minn., Mississippi River near.. 160 

Antelope Creek, N. Dak., discharge

measurements of................. 525

Antigo, Wis., Eau Claire River near... 249 

Antioch, 111., Channel Lake near...... 445

Anvil Lake near Eagle River, Wis...... 239

Apple River (tributary to Mississippi

River) near Hanover, 111........ 274

Apple River (tributary to St. Croix

River) near Somerset, Wis....... 192

Appleton, Minn., Pomme de Terre River

near............................ 167

Argyle, Minn., Middle River at........ 81

Arlington Heights, 111., Salt Creek

near............................ 425

Asa Creek at Sullivan, 111............ 508

Augusta, Iowa, Skunk River at......... 350

Austin, Minn., Cedar River near....... 324

Babb, Mont., Lower St. Mary Lake near. 29 

St. Mary Canal near................. 31

St. Mary River near................. 30

Babbitt, Minn., Dunka River near...... 118

Babcock, Wis., Yellow River at........ 254

Badger, Minn., Roseau River near...... 100

Baldhill Dam, N. Dak., Lake Ashtabula

at...........................'... 50

Sheyenne River below................ 51

Bantry, N. Dak., Souris River near.... 113

Baraboo, Wis., Baraboo River near..... 259

Devils Lake near.................... 258

Baraboo River near Baraboo, Wis....... 259

Baring, Mo., Middle Pabius River near. 381 

Bass Lake, Ind., records available on. 524 

Basswood River near Winton, Minn...... 121

Bay Creek at Nebo, 111................ 396

at Pittsfield, 111.................. 395

Bear Creek (tributary to Iowa River)

at Ladora, Iowa................. 318

Bear Creek (tributary to Mississippi 

River in Illinois) near 

Marcelline, 111................. 377

Bear Creek (tributary to Mississippi 

River in Missouri) at Hannibal, 

Mo. ........:.................... 386

Bear Creek (tributary to Upper Iowa

River), Iowa, discharge measurements of........................ 526

Bear Island River near Ely, Minn...... 119

Beaucoup Creek near Matthews, 111..... 521

Beaver, Minn Whitewater River at.... 221

Beaver Creek (tributary to Cedar

River) at New Hartford, Iowa.... 332

Beaver Creek (tributary to Iowa River),

Iowa, discharge measurements of 536-527 

Belle Plaine, Iowa, Iowa River near... 317 

Bellwood, 111., Addison Creek at...... 427

Belly River at international boundary. 15 

near Mountain View, Alberta......... 18

Page

Belly River, North Pork, at international boundary................ 16

Beltrami, Minn., Sand Hill ditch at.... 68

Sand Hill River at................... 67

Belvidere, 111., Kishwaukee River at... 298 

Benson, Minn., Shakopee Creek near..... 170

Benton, 111., Big Muddy River near..... 516

Bethel, Mo., North River at............ 384

Bice ditch near South Marion, Ind...... 410

Big Creek near Wetaug, 111............. 523

Big Eau Pleine River near Colby, Wis... 252 

near Stratford, Wis.................. 253

Big Falls, Minn., Big Pork River at.... 127

Big Pork River at Big Falls, Minn...... 127

Big Lake, Minn., Elk River near........ 151

Big Muddy River at Murphysboro, 111.... 522

at Plumfield, 111.................... 518

near Benton, 111..................... 516

Big Muddy River basin, 111., gagingstation records in..............516-522

Big Slough Creek near Collegeville,

Ind.............................. 411

Big Stone City, S. Dak., Whetstone

River near....................... 163

Big Stone Lake at Ortonville, Minn..... 164

Big Willow River basin, Minn., discharge measurements in........... 525

Biggsville, 111., South Henderson Creek

at..!...............'............. 344

Black Creek, Mo., discharge measurement

of............................... 529

Black River at Neillsville, Wis........ 225

near Galesville, Wis............. ....5, 226

Black River basin, Wis., gaging-station

records in......................225-226

Blackhawk Creek at Hudson, Iowa........ 333

Blanchardville, Wis., East Branch

Pecatonica River near............ 292

Blue Earth River, East Fork, near

Bricelyn, Minn................... 178

near Rapidan, Minn................... 179

Bois de Sioux River near White Rock,

S. Dak........................... 42

Bondville, 111., Kaskaskia River at.... 507

Boone, Iowa, Des Moines River near..... 359

Boone Creek near MeHenry, 111.......... 449

Boone River near Webster City, Iowa.... 358

Boundary Creek (tributary to St. Mary 

River), Alberta, discharge measurements of...................... 525

Boundary Creek (tributary to Waterton

River) at international boundary. 22 

Boy River, Minn., discharge measurements of......................... 525

Bradley, Wis., Tomahawk River at......242-243

Brainerd, Minn., Gull Lake reservoir

near............................. 147

Gull River near...................... 148

Breese, 111., Shoal Creek near......... 513

Bricelyn, Minn., East Fork Blue Earth

River near....................... 178

Brodhead, Wis., Sugar River near....... 295

Browning, Mont., St. Mary Canal near... 32 

Bruce, Wis., Chippewa River near....... 196

Flambeau River near.................. 201

Brush Creek at Lake Bracken, near

Galesburg, 111................... 478

Buffalo Creek (Illinois River basin)

near Wheeling, 111............... 420

Buffalo Creek (Wapsipinicon River

basin), Iowa, discharge measurement of.......................... 526

Buffalo River near Dilworth, Minn...... 59

near Hawley, Minn.................... 57

South Branch, at Sabin, Minn......... 58

Buncombe, Wis., Galena River at........ 270

Bureau, 111., East Bureau Creek near... 459 

Bureau Creek at Princeton, 111......... 457

Burt, Iowa, East Pork Des Moines River

near............................. 354

Burton, Wis., Grant River at........... 267

531
532 INDEX

Bussey, Iowa, Cedar River near.

Page 

373

204

335 C 

325 Cri

454 C

437 Da

Cadott, Wis., Yellow River at......

Cahokia Creek basin, 111., gagingstatlon records in.............505-

Cannon River at Welch, Mlnn........... 194

Canteen Creek at Caseyville, 111...

Canton, Mo., Wyaoonda River above..... 379

Carbondale, 111., Crab Orchard Lake

near............................ 520

Caribou, Minn., Roseau River near....103,104

Carlyle, 111., Kaskaskia River at..... 511

Carpenter Creek at Egypt, Ind......... 412

Carver, Minn., Minnesota River near...5, 18! 

Caseyville, 111., Canteen Creek at.... 506

Cedar Creek (tributary to Des Moines

River) near Bussey, Iowa........ 373

Cedar Creek (tributary to Henderson

River) at Little York, 111...... 342

Cedar Lake, Ind., records available on 524 

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Cedar River at.... 335

Cedar River at Cedar Rapids, Iowa.....

at Janesville, Iowa.................

at Waterloo, Iowa................... 334

discharge measurements of........... 528

near Austin, Minn................... 324

near Conesville, Iowa............... 336

Centralia Reservoir Creek near

Centralia, 111.................. 512

Ceylon, Minn., Tuttle Lake near....... 355

Cfs-day, definition of.............

Channel Lake near Antioch, 111........ 445

Charlesville, Minn., Mustinka ditch

near............................ 38,39

West Branch Mustinka River near.....

Charlotte, 111., North Pork Vermilion 

River near......................

Chebanse, 111., Iroquois River near... 416 

Chicago River, North Branch, at

Deerfield, 111.................. 430

North Branch, at Niles, 111......... 433

West Fork, at Northbrook, 111....... 432

Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal at

Lockport, 111................ .'.435-

Chippewa Palls, Wis., Chippewa River

at. ............................. 206

Duncan Creek at..................... 205

Chippewa Reservoir, Wis., contents of. 215 

Chippewa River (tributary to Minnesota 

River), Minn., discharge measurements of..................... 526

near Milan, Minn.................... 171

Chippewa River (tributary to Mississippi River) at Bishops Bridge, 

near Winter, Wis................ 195

at Chippewa Palls, Wis.............. 206

at Durand, Wis ...................... 212

at Eau Claire, Wis.................. 208

near Bruce, Wis......'............... 196

reservoirs on....................... 215

Chippewa River basin, Wis., gagingstation records in............. 195-215

reservoirs in....................... 215

Chisholm, Minn., Dark River near...... 125

Sturgeon River near................. 124

Churdan, Iowa, East Pork Hardin Creek

near............................ 362

Clare, Iowa, North Lizard Creek near.. 356 

Clear Creek, Iowa, discharge measurements of........................ 528

Clear Lake, Ind., records available on 5241 

at Clear Lake, Iowa................. 328

Clearwater River at Plummer, Minn..... 73

at Red Lake Palls, Minn............. 74

Climax, Minn., Sand Hill River at..... 69

Clinton, Iowa, Mississippi River at... 276 

Clinton, Wis., Turtle Creek near...... 290

Coal City, 111., Mazon River near..... 441

Colby, Wis., Big Eau Pleine River near 252 

Colfax, Wis., Red Cedar River near.... 209

Collegeville, Ind., Big Slough Creek

near............................ 411

Colmar, 111., La Moine River at....... 499

Como, 111., Rock River at............. 303

Computations, accuracy of results of.. 8 

Conesville, Iowa, Cedar River near.... 336

Congerville, 111., Mackinaw River near 475 

Contents, definition of............... 3

Control, definition of................ 3

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

Cooperstown, N. Dak., Sheyenne River

near............................ 49

506 Council

506 Crab

40 Cubic

Cornland, 111., Lake Fork near......... 492

Cosmos, Minn., South Fork Crow River

at............................... 155

Cottonwood River near New Ulm, Minn.... 177

" Hill, 111., East Fork Galena

River at......................... 271

Orchard Creek near Marion, 111.... 519

Crab Orchard Lake near Carbondale. 111. 520 

Crane Creek (Illinois River basin) near

Easton 111...................... 497

Crane Creek (Turkey River basin), Iowa,

discharge measurements of........ 526

Crawfish River at Milford, Wis......... 283

Crooked Creek, Alberta, discharge measurements of...................... 525

Crookston, Minn., Red Lake River at.... 75

Crosby, Minn., Rabbit River near....... 144

Crosby, N. Dak., Long Creek near....... 105

Cross Lake, Minn., Pine River at....... 143

Pine River Reservoir at.............. 142

Crow Creek near Washburn, 111.......... 463

row Creek (west) near Henry, 111.....460-461

w River at Rockford, Minn........... 157

Middle Pork, near Spioer, Minn....... 154

North Pork, near Regal, Minn......... 153

South Pork, at Cosmos, Minn.......... 155

near Mayer, Minn................... 156

Crow River basin, Minn., gaging-station

records in......................153-157

Crow Wing River at Nimrod, Minn........ 145

Crow Wing River basin, Minn., gagingstation records in..............145-148

Cubic feet per second per square mile,

definition of.................... 3

foot per second, definition of... 3 

Cuivre River near Troy, Mo............. 397

uster Park, 111., Terry Creek near.... 417

Dalecarlia Lake, Ind., records available on. .......................... 524

Danbury, Wis., St. Croix River near.... 185

Dardenne Creek, Mo., discharge measurement of.......................... 529

rk River near Chisholm, Minn......... 125

rlington, Wis., Pecatonioa River at.. 291 

Data, accuracy of...................... 8

explanation of....................... 4-8

Davis.-Ind., Kankakee River at......... 399

Dayton, 111., Fox River at............. 453

Decorah, Iowa, Upper Iowa River at....235-236

Deer Creek, Iowa, discharge measurements of......................... 527

Deer River, Minn., Mississippi River

near............................. 133

Winnibigoshish Reservoir near........ 132

Deerfield, 111., North Branch Chicago

River at......................... 430

De Land, 111., Goose Creek near........ 482

Des Lacs River at Poxholm, N. Dak...... 109

Des Moines River at Des Moines, Iowa... 360 

at Port Dodge, Iowa.................. 357

at Keosauqua, Iowa................... 376

at Ottumwa, Iowa..................... 374

below Raccoon River, at Des Moines,

Iowa............................. 366

discharge measurements of..'.......... 510

East Pork, near Burt, Iowa ........... 354

near Hardy, Iowa................... 355

near Boone, Iowa..................... 359

near Tracy, Iowa..................... 372

West Pork, at Estherville, Iowa...... 353

at Jackson, Minn................... 352

discharge measurements of.........'. 528

Des Moines River basin, lowa-Minn.,

discharge measurements in........ 529

gaging-station records in...........352-376

Des Plaines, 111., Des Plaines River

near............................. 421

Weller Creek at...................... 423

Des Plaines River at Riverside, 111.... 428

near Des Plaines, 111................ 420

near Gurnee, 111..................... 419

Detroit Lakes, Minn., Height of Land

Lake near........................ 38

Otter Tail River near................ 34

Pelican River near................... 35

Devils Lake (Red River of the North

basin) near Devils Lake, N. Dak.. 48 

Devils Lake (Wisconsin River basin)

near Baraboo, Wis................ 258

Dewitt, Iowa, Wapsipinicon River near.. 278 

Dilworth, Minn., Buffalo River near.... 59
INDEX 533

Dodge, WIs., Trempealeau River at.....

Drainage area, definition of..........

Drakesville, Iowa, Lake Wapello near.. 

Drayton, N. Dak., Red River of the

North at........................

Duncan Creek at Chippewa Falls, Wis... 

Dunka River near Babbitt, Minn........

Dunns Bridge, Ind., Kankakee River at. 

Du Page River at Troy, 111............

Durand, Wis., Chippewa River at.......

Durango, Iowa, Little Maquoketa River

near............................

Eagle Lake, Ind., records available on 

Eagle River, Wis., Anvil Lake near....

East Bureau Creek near Bureau, 111....

East Peoria, 111., Farm Creek at......

Fondulac Creek near.

Easton, 111., Crane Creek near........ 497

Page 

224 Fort Frances, Ontario, Rainy Lake at... 128

Fox Lake, 111., Nippersink Lake at..... 447 

375 Fox Lake near Lake Villa, 111.......... 446

Fox River (tributary to Illinois River) 

85 at Algonquin, 111................ 451

205 at Dayton, 111....................... 453

118 at Johnsburg, 111.................... 448

402 at Wilmot, Wis....................... 444

440 _ near McHenry, 111. ................... 450

269

524

239

459

466

465

Eau Claire, Wis,, Chippewa River at.. 

Eau Claire River at Kelly, Wis.......

near Antigo, Wis....................

near Fall Creek, Wis................

Eau Galle River at ELnwood, Wis.......

at Spring Valley, Wis...............

Edwards River near New Boston, 111...,

near Orion, 111.....................

Edwards River basin, 111., gagingstation records in.............338-339

Egypt, Ind., Carpenter Creek at....... 412

208

250

249

207

214

213

339

338

El Paso, 111., East Branch Panther 

Creek at.............

Panther Creek near.......

Elberon, Iowa, Salt Creek near.

473

474 

316 

Eldora, Iowa, Lower Pine Lake at...... 314

Upper Pine Lake at.................. 313

Elgin, 111., Poplar Creek at.......... 452

Elk Fork. See Salt River, Elk Fork.

Elk River, MIEn., Mississippi River at 152

Elk River near Big Lake, Minn......... 151

Elkhorn, Wis., Holden Lake near....... 443

Elkhorn Creek near Penrose, 111.......

ELnwood, Wis., Eau Galle River at....,

Ely, Minn., Bear Island River near...,

South Kawishiwi River near..........

Emerson, Manitoba, Red River of the 

North at.

304

214

119

116

93 

English River at Kalona, Iowa......... 323

North Fork, discharge

measurement of.........

Estherville, Iowa, West Fork 

Molnes River at........

Des

530

353

Fabius River basin, Mo., gagingstation records in.............380-383

Fairdale, 111., South Branch

Kishwaukee River near........... 299

Fall Creek, Wis., Eau Claire River

near............................ 207

Fargo, N. Dak., Red River of the North

at.............................. 45

Farm Creek at East Peoria, 111........ 466

at Farmdale, 111.................... 464

Farmdale, 111., Farm Creek at......... 464

Federal Dam, Minn., Leech Lake Reservoir at......................... 134

Leech Lake River at................. 135

Fergus Falls, Minn., Otter Tail River

near............................ 37

Pelican River near.................. 36

Finchford, Iowa, West Fork Shell Rock

River at........................ 331

Flag Creek near Willow Springs, 111... 429

Flambeau Reservoir, Wis., contents of. 215

Flambeau River at................... 197

Flambeau River at Babbs Island, near

Winter, Wis..................... 198

at Flambeau Reservoir, Wis.......... 197

near Bruce, Wis..................... 201

near Ladysmith, Wis................. 200

South Fork, near Phillips, Wis...... 199

Flat Branch near Taylorville, 111..... 486

Flint Lake, Ind., records available on 524 

Floods, special reports on............ 12

Fondulac Creek near East Peoria, 111.. 465 

Fordville, N. Dak., Forest River near. 79 

Foresman, Ind., Iroquois River near... 413 

Forest River at Minto, N. Dak......... 80

near Fordville, N. Dak.............. 79

Fort Dodge, Iowa, Des Moines River at. 357

Fox River (tributary to Mississippi

River) at Wayland, Mo............ 377

Foxholm, N. Dak., Des Lacs River at.... 109

Lake Darlingfciear.................... 107

Souris River near.................... 108

Freeport, 111., Pecatonica River at.... 294

Galena River at Buncombe, Wis.......... 270

East Fork, at Council Hill, 111...... 271

Galena River basin, 111.-Wis., discharge measurements in. 526 

gaging-station records in...........270-271

Galesburg, 111., Brush Creek near...... 478

Galesville, Wis., Black River near.....5, 226

Garber, Iowa, Turkey River at.......... 266

Garrison, Minn., Mille Lacs Lake at.... 159

Geneseo, 111., Green River near........ 308

Gilmore Creek at Winoha, Minn.......... 222

Gimlet Creek at Sparland, 111.......... 462

Goodridge, Minn., Red Lake River near.. 71 

Goose Creek near De Land, 111.......... 482

Goose River at Hillsboro, N. Dak....... 65

near Portland, N. Dak................ 64

Grafton, N. Dak., Park River at........ 84

Grand Forks, N. Dak., Red River of the

North at......................... 14,76

Grand Rapids, Minn., Mississippi River

at............................... 137

Pokegama Reservoir near.............. 136

Granite Falls, Minn., Yellow Medicine

River near.

Grant River at Burton, Wis.............

Grantsburg, Wis., St. Croix River near. 

Green River at Amboy, 111..............

near Geneseo, 111....................

Green Valley, 111., Mackinaw River near 

Greenview, -111., Salt Creek near........

Gridley, 111., East Branch Panther 

Creek near.

Grinnell Creek near Many Glacier, Mont. 

Gull Lake reservoir near Brainerd.Minn. 

Gull River at Gull Lake Dam, near

Brainerd, Minn...................

Gurnee, 111., Des Plaines River near... 

Guthrie Center, Iowa, Springbrook Lake

near.............................

173

267

187

307

308

476

496

472

25

147

148

419

363

Hadley Creek at Kinderhook, 111........ 394

Hallock, Minn., Two Rivers below.

Halstad, Minn., Red River of the North

at.

Hannibal, Mo., Bear Creek at...........

Hanover, 111., Apple River near........

Hardin Creek, East Fork, near Churdan, Iowa 

Hardy, Iowa, East Fork Des Moines Kiver

near.

Hartsburg, 111., Sugar Creek near......

Harvey, N. Dak., Sheyenne River near...

Hatchery Spring, Minn., discharge measurement of.

Haug, Minn., Roseau River near.........

Hawk Creek near Maynard, Minn..........

Hawley, Minn., Buffalo River near......

Hay River at Wheeler, Wis..............

Height of Land Eake near Detroit Lakes,

Minn.

63

386

274

362

355

495

46

526

101

174

57

210

38

341

343

Henderson Creek near Little York, 111., 

near Oquawka, 111....................

Henderson Creek basin, 111., gaglngstation records in..............341-344

Hendrum, Minn., Wild Rice River at..... 62

Henry, 111., Crow Creek (West) near. ..460-461

Hickory Creek (tributary to Illinois

River) at Joliet, 111

Hickory Creek (tributary to Money

Creek) above Lake Bloomington, 

111..............................

Hillsboro, N. Dak., Goose River at.....

Holden Lake near Elkhorn, Wis..........

Homme Dam, N. Dak., Park River below...

Homme Reservoir near Park River, N. Dak.

439

470

65

443

83

82
534 1NDSX

Honey Creek, Iowa, discharge measurements of........................

Houston, Minn., Root River near......232

South Pork Root River near.........

Hudson, Iowa, Blackhawk Creek at......

Hudson Bay basin, Minn.-Mont.-N. Dak.- 

S. Dak.-Canada, gaging-station 

records In......................15

Hudson Lake, Ind., records available

Hydrologic conditions, 

diagram of..........

Illinoi, 111., Singleton ditch at..... 

Illinois River at Kingston Mines, 111.

at Marseilles, 111..................

at Meredosia, 111...................

Illinois River basin, 111.-Ind., discharge measurements in..........

gaging-station records in.........,398-

Independence, Iowa, Wapsipinicon River 

at..............................

Indian Creek at Wanda, 111............

Indiana, lakes in, records available 

on..............................

Indianola, Iowa, Lake Ahquabi near....

Middle River near...................

Iowa City, Iowa, Iowa River at........

Ralston Creek at....................

Rapid Creek near....................

Iowa River at Iowa City, Iowa.........

at Marshalltown, Iowa...............14

at Wapello, Iowa....................

discharge measurements of..........527

East Pork, near Klemme, Iowa........

near Belle Plaine, Iowa.............

near Rowan, Iowa....................

South Fork, discharge measurements 

of..............................

West Pork, near Klemme, Iowa........

Iowa River basin, Iowa, discharge

measurements In................526

gaging-station records in..........310

Iroquois River at Iroquois, 111.......

at Rensselaer, Ind..................

at Rosebud, Ind.....................

near Chebanse, 111..................

near Foresman, Ind..................

near North Marion, Ind..............

Isabella, Minn., Isabella River near..

Stony River near....................

Isabella River near Isabella, Minn....

Jackson, Minn., West Pork Des Moines 

River at........................

Jacksonville, 111., North Fork

Mauvaise Terre Creek near.......

Janesville, Iowa, Cedar River at......

Jefferson, Iowa, Raccoon River near...

Johnsburg, 111., Fox River at.........

Jollet, 111., Hickory Creek at........

Joslin, 111., Rock River near.........

Jump River at Sheldon, Wis............

South Pork, near Ogema, WIs.........

Kalona, Iowa, English River at........

Kane, 111., Macoupin Creek near.......

Kankakee River at Davis, Ind..........

at Dunns Bridge, Ind................

at Momence, 111.....................

at Shelby, Ind......................

near North Liberty, Ind..............

near Wilmington, 111................

Karlsruhe, N. Dak., Wintering River

near............................

Kaskaskia River at Bondville, 111.....

at Carlyle, 111.....................

at New Athens, 111..................

at Shelbyville, 111.................

at Vandalla, 111....................

discharge measurements of...........

Kaskaskia River basin, 111., discharge 

measurements in.................

gaging-station records In..........507-

Kawishiwi River near Winton, Minn.....

Keithsburg, 111., Pope Creek near.....

Kelly, WIs., Eau Claire River at......

Keokuk, Iowa, Mississippi River at....

Keosauqua, Iowa. Des Moines River at..

Klckapoo Creek (tributary to Illinois

River) at Peoria, 111...........

Klckapoo Creek (tributary to Illinois 

527 River) near Klckapoo, 111........

234 Klckapoo Creek (tributary to Salt Creek) 

233 at Waynesville, 111...............

333 discharge measurement of.............

near Lincoln, 111....................

Kickapoo River at La Parge, WIs........

-131 at Steuben, WIs......................

Killbuck Creek near Monroe Center, 111. 

524 Kimball, Alberta, St. Mary River near..

Kincaid, 111., South Fork Sangamon 

14 River at.........................

Klnderhook, 111., Hadley Creek at......

405 Kindred, N. Dak., Sheyenne River near.. 

477 Kingston Mines, 111., Illinois River at 

442 KIshwaukee River at Belvidere, 111.....

50] near Perryville, 111.................

South Branch, near Pairdale, 111.....

52E Klemme, Iowa, East Pork Iowa River near

 50c West Pork Iowa River near............

Knox, Ind., Yellow River at............

277 Knoxville, Iowa, Whitebreast Creek near 

505 Koontz Lake, Ind., records available on

524 La

366 La

Crosse, WIs., Mississippi River at.. 229 

La Crosse River near West Salem, WIs... 228 

Crosse River basin, WIs., gagingstation records In.............. 227-228

Parge, WIs., Kickapoo River at...... 263

Moine River at Colmar, 111.......... 499

at Ripley, 111....................... 500

Lac La Croix, Ontario, Namakan River at 122 

337 Lac qui Parle, Minn., Lac qui Parle

River near....................... 168

Minnesota River near................. 169

Lac qui Parle River near Lac qui Parle,

Minn.............................. 168

Ladora, Iowa, Bear Creek at............ 318

Ladysmith, Wis., Flambeau River near... 200

36S 

368

321

322 La

320 La

321

,315

 528 

311 

317 

312

527

310 Lake Ahquabi near Indianola, Iowa...... 369

Page 

467

493

529

494

263

264

301

33

487

394

53

477

298

300

299

311

310

401

371

524

50

470

Lake Ashtabula at Baldhill Dam, N. Dak 

i-528 Lake Bloomington, 111., Hickory Creek 

above...........................

Money Creek above.................... 469

Money Creek at....................... 471

Lake Darling near Foxholm, N. Dak...... 107

Forest, 111., Skokle River at..... 431

413 Lake Pork near Cornland, 111........... 492

408 Lake Ke'omah near Oskaloosa, Iowa....... 348

Macbride near Solpn., Iowa......... 319

Lake Mendota at Madison,

Wis.............................. 286

Lake Monona at Madison, WIs............ 287

Lake of the Woods, Ind., records

available on..................... 524

Lake of the Woods basin, Minn., gagingstation records in..............115-131

 337 

414 

409 

407 

416 Lake

115 Lake

117

115

352

502

325 Lake 27

240

446

375

86

87

230

Sherburne at Sherburne, Mont 

361 Lake Tomahawk, WIs., Wisconsin River 

448 near............................

439 Lake Villa, 111., Pox Lake near.......

306 Lake Wapello near Drakesville, Iowa... 

203 Lancaster, Minn., North Branch Two 

202 Rivers near.....................

State ditch 85 near.................

323 Lanesboro, Minn., Root River near.....

503 Le Sueur River near Rapidan, Minn...... 180

399 Leaf River at Leaf River, 111.......... 302

402 Leech Lake Reservoir at Federal Dam,

406 Minn............................. 134

403 Leech Lake River at Federal Dam, Minn.. 135

398 Leech Lake River basin, Minn., discharge

418 measurements In.................. 525

gaging-station records in...........134-135

112 Lemont, 111., Long Run near............ 438

507 Lemonweir River at New Lisbon, Wis..... 256

511 Leon, WIs., Little La Crosse River near 227 

514 LIbby, Minn., Mississippi River near... 140

509 Sandy Lake Reservoir at.............. 138

510 Sandy River at....................... 139

529 Lime Creek at Mason City, Iowa......... 327

Lincoln, 111., Kickapoo Creek near..... 494

529 Little Fork River at Little Pork, Minn. 126 

 514 Little La Crosse River near Leon, WIs.. 

120 Little Maquoketa River near Durango, 

340 Iowa.............................

250 Little Minnesota River near Peever, 

351 S. Dak...........................

376 Little Wapsipinicon River, Iowa, discharge measurements of...........

468 Little Willow River, Minn., discharge 

measurement of...................

227

269

162

526

525
INDEX 535

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Little York, 111., Cedar Creek at..... 342

Henderson Creek near................ 341

Lockport, 111., Chicago Sanitary and

Ship Canal at..................435-437

London Mills, 111., Spoon River at.... 479

Long Creek near Crosby, N. Dak........ 105

Long Lake, Ind., records available on. 524 

Long Prairie River near Osakis, Mlnn.. 146 

Long Run near Lemont, 111............. 438

Loomis Lake, Ind., records available

on.............................. 524

Lowell, 111., Vermilion River at...... 456

Lower Fish Lake, Ind., records available on. ......................... 524

Lower Pine Lake at Eldora, Iowa....... 314

Lower Red Lake near Red Lake, Mlnn.... 70

Lower St. Mary Lake near Babb, Mont... 29

McDonald Creek near Mount Prospect,

111............................. 422

McFarland, Wis., Yahara River near.... 288

McGregor, Iowa, Mississippi River at..5, 238 

McHenry, 111., Boone Creek near....... 449

Pox River near...................... 450

Mackinaw River, 111., discharge measurement of...................... 529-

near Congerville, 111............... 475'

near Green Valley, 111.............. _47-6

Macoupin Creek near Kane, 111......... 503

Madison, WIs., Lake Mendota at........ 286

Lake Monona at...................... 287

Madison Lake near Madison Lake, Minn.. 181 

Mahomet, 111., Sangamon River at...... 481

Malung, Mlnn., Roseau River near...... 94

Manchester, Iowa, Maquoketa River near 272 

Manitou, Manitoba, Pembina River near. 89 

Manitou Rapids, Mlnn., Rainy River at. 128 

Mankato, Mlnn., Minnesota River at.... 181

Manvel, N. Dak., Turtle River at...... 77

Many Glacier, Mont., Grinnell Creek

near............................ 25

Swiftcurrent Creek at............... 26

Map of the United States.............. 9

Maple River at Mapleton, N. Dak....... 55

Mapleton, N. Dak., Maple River at..... 55

Maquoketa River near Manchester, Iowa. 272

near Maquoketa, Iowa................ 273

Maquoketa River basin, Iowa, gagingstatlon records In.............272-273

Marble Rock, Iowa, Shell Rock River at 329 

Marcelline, 111., Bear Creek near..... 378

Marion, 111., Crab Orchard Creek near. 519 

Marseilles, 111., Illinois River at... 442 

Marsh River near Shelly, Minn.......... 66

Marshall, Mlnn., Redwood River at..... 175

Marshalltown, Iowa, Iowa River at.....14,315

Martintown, WIs., Pecatonica River at. 293 

Marys River near Sparta, 111.......... 515

Mason City, Iowa, Lime Creek at....... 327

Matthews, 111., Beaucoup Creek near... 521 

Mauvals Coulee, N. Dak., discharge

measurements of................. 525

Mauvaise Terre Creek, North Fork, near

Jacksonville, 111............... 502

Mayer, Mlnn., South Fork Crow River

near............................ 156

Maynard, Minn., Hawk Creek near....... 174

Mayvllle, Wis., East Branch Rock River

near............................ 281

Mazon River near Coal City, 111....... 441

Melissa Lake near Shoreham, Minn...... 37

Menomonie, Wis., Red Cedar River at... 211 

Meredosia, 111., Illinois River at.... 501

Merrill, WIs., New Wood River at...... 245

Prairie River near.................. 246

Wisconsin River at.................. 247

Mexico, Mo., Youngs Creek near........ 389

Middle Fabius River near Baring, Mo... 381

near Monticello, Mo................. 382

Middle River (Des Moines River basin)

near Indianola, Iowa............ 368

Middle River (Red River of the North

basin) at Argyle, Minn.......... 81

Milan, 111., Mill Creek at............ 309

Milan, Minn., Chippewa River near..... 171

Milford, 111., Sugar Creek at......... 415

Milford, WIs., Crawfish River at...... 283

Mill Creek at Milan, 111.............. 309

Mill Pond Lake, Ind., records available on. ......................... 524

Page 

Mille Lacs Lake at Garrison, Mlnn...... 159

Minerva Creek, Iowa, discharge measurements of ...................... 527

Minnesota River at Mankato, Mlnn. ...... 181

at Montevideo, Mlnn. ................. 172

at Ortonville, Minn. ................. 164

near Carver, Mlnn. .................. .5, 182

near Lac qui Parle , Minn ............. 169

near Odessa, Minn. ................... 165

Minnesota River basin, MInn.-S. Dak.,

discharge measurements In. ....... 526

gaging-statlon records In. .... j .... .162-182

MInnetonka Lake near Wayzata, Minn..... 161

MInot, N. Dak., Souris River above..... 110

MInto, N. Dak., Forest River at........ 80

Mississippi River at Aitkin, Mlnn...... 141

at Alton, 111 ........................ 504

at Clinton, Iowa. .................... 276

at Elk River, Minn. .................. 152

at Grand Rapids , Mlnn. ............... 137

at Keokuk , Iowa ...................... 351

at La Crosse, WIs. ................... 229

at McGregor, Iowa. .................. .5, 238

at Prescott, WIs. .................... 193

at St. Paul, Minn.................... 183

at WInniblgoshish Dam, near Deer

River , Mlnn ...................... 133

at WInona, Mlnn. ...'.................. 223

below Sandy River, near LIbby, Minn.. 140 

discharge measurements of .......... .525,526

near Anoka , Minn ..................... 160

near Royalton, Mlnn. .................. 149

Momence, 111., Kankakee River at. ...... 406

Money Creek above Lake Bloomington, 111. 469 

at "Lake Bloomington, 111. ............ 471

Monroe Center, 111., Killbuck Creek

near ............................. 301

Monroe City, Mo., Salt River near...... 392

Montevideo, Minn., Minnesota River at.. 172 

Monticello, 111., Sangamon River at. .. .14,483

Monticello, Mo., Middle Pabius River

near ............................. 382

North Fabius River at ................ 380

Moose Lake , Wis . , contents of .......... 215

Morrison, 111. , Rock Creek near. 

Mount Prospect, 111., McDonald Creek

near :............................

Mountain View, Alberta, Belly River

near .............................

Mountain View Irrigation District Canal

near Mountain View, Alberta. .....

Murphysboro, 111., Big Muddy River at.. 

Muscoda, WIs., Wisconsin River at......

Mustinka ditch above West Branch

Mustinka River, near Charlesville,

Mlnn .............................

below West Branch Mustinka River,

near Charlesville, Minn. .........

Mustinka River above Wheaton, Minn.....

West Branch, Minn. , below Mustinka

ditch, near Charlesville, Mlnn... 

Myers Lake, Ind., records available on.

Namakan River at outlet of Lac La

Croix, Ontario. ..................

Namekagon River near Trego, WIs. .......

Nebo, 111., Bay Creek at. ..............

Necedah, WIs . , Yellow River at .........

Neche, N. Dak., Pembina River at.......

Neillsville , Wis . , Black River at ......

New Athens , 111 . , Kaskaskia River at ... 

New Boston, 111., Edwards River near... 

New Hartford, Iowa, Beaver Creek at....

New Lisbon, WIs., Lemonweir River at... 

New London, Mo., Salt River near.......

New Ulm, Minn., Cottonwood River near.. 

New Wood River near Merrill, Wis. ......

Niles, 111., North Branch Chicago

River at .........................

Nimrod, Minn., Crow Wing River at. .....

Nippersink Lake at Pox Lake, 111.......

Nokomis, 111., South Fork, Sangamon

River near .......................

North Chain Lake, Ind., records available on ...........................

North Fabius River at Monticello, Mo... 

discharge measurement of .............

North Liberty, Ind., Kankakee River

near .............................

North Lizard Creek near Clare, Iowa....

305

422

18

17

522

262

38

39

41

40

524

122

184

396

255

91

225

514

339

332

256

393

177

245

433

145

447

485

524

380

529

398

356
536 INDEX

Page 

North Marion, Ind., Iroquois River

near............................ 408

North River (tributary to Des Moines

River) near Norwalk, Iowa....... 367

North River (tributary to Mississippi

River) at Bethel, Mo............ 384

at Palmyra, Mo...................... 385

North River basin, Mo., gaging-station

records in.....................384-385

North Skunk River near Sigourney, Iowa 349 

Northbrook, 111., West Pork, Chicago

River at........................ 432

Northwood, Iowa, Shell Rock River near 326 

Norwalk, Iowa, North River near....... 367

Oak Point, Minn., Roseau River at..... 102 

Oakford, 111,, Sangamon River near.... 498 

Oakley, 111., Sangamon River near..... 484 

Odessa, Minn,, Minnesota River near... 165

Yellow Bank River near.............. 166

Ogema, Wis., South Pork Jump River

near. ........................... 202

Old Mans Creek, Iowa, discharge measurements of..................... 528

Oquawka, 111., Henderson Creek near... 343 

Order, downstream, of listing gaging

stations........................ 3

Orion, 111., Edwards River near....... 338

Ortonville, Minn., Big Stone Lake at.. 164

Minnesota River at.................. 164

Osakis, Minn., Long Prairie River near 146 

Oskaloosa, Iowa, Lake Keomah near..... 348

Skunk River near.................... 347

Oslo, Minn., Red River of the North at 78 

Otter Tail River below Pelican River,

near Fergus Falls, Minn......... 37

near Detroit Lakes, Minn............ 34

Ottumwa, Iowa, Des Moines River at.... 374

Paint Creek at Waterville, Iowa....... 237

discharge measurement of............ 526

Palmyra, Mo., North River at.......... 385

Palos Park, 111., Tinley Creek near... 434 

Panther Creek, East Branch, at El

Paso, 111....................... 473

East Branch, near Gridley, 111...... 472

near El Paso, 111................... 474

Paris, Mo., Elk Fork Salt River near.. 391 

Middle Fork Salt River at........... 390

Park Ridge, 111., Willow Creek near... 424 

Park River, N. Dak., Homme Reservoir

near............................ 82

Park River at Grafton, N. Dak......... 84

South Branch, below Homme Dam,

N. Dak.......................... ' 83

Pecatonica River at Darlington, Wis... 291 

at Freeport, 111.................... 294

at Martintovm, Wis.................. 293

at Shir land, 111. .................... 296

East Branch, near Blancnardville,

Wis.............................. 292

Peever, S. Dak,, Little Minnesota

River near...................... 162

Pelican Lake (between Pine and Crow 

Wing Rivers) diversion near 

Pequot Lakes, Minn.............. 144

Pelican River near Detroit Lakes,

Minn............................ 35

near Fergus Falls, Minn............. 36

Pembina River at Neche, N. Dak........ 91

near Manitou, Manitoba.............. 89

near Walhalla, N. Dak........'......, 90

Penrose, 111., Elkhorn Creek near..... 304

Peoria, 111., Kickapoo Creek at....... 468

Pequot Lakes, Minn., Pelican Lake diversion near.................... 144

Perryville, 111., Kishwaukee River

near. ........................... 300

Peruque Creek, Mo., discharge measurements of........................ 529

Phillips, Wis., South Fork Flambeau

River near...................... 199

Pine City, Minn., Snake River near.... 188

Pine Creek near Pine Creek, Minn...... 98

Pine Lake, Ind., records available on. 524 

Pine River at Pine River Dam, at Cross

Lake, Minn...................... 143

Pine River Reservoir at Cross Lake,

Minn............................ 142

Pine River basin, Minn., gagingstation records in.............142-144

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Plttsfield, 111., Bay Creek at......... 395

Platte River near Rockville, Wis....... 268

Plum River below Carroll Creek, near

Savanna, 111..................... 275

Plumfield, 111., Big Muddy River at.... 518

Plummer, Minn., Clearwater River at.... 73

Plymouth, Ind., Yellow River at........ 400

Pokegama Reservoir near Grand Rapids,

Minn............................. 136

Pomme de Terre River near Appleton,

Minn............................. 167

Pontiac, 111., Vermilion River at...... 455

Pope Creek near Keithsburg, 111........ 340

Poplar Creek at Elgin, 111............. 452

Portland, N. Dak., Goose River near.... 64

Prairie du Sac, Wis., Wisconsin River

at..............................260-261

Prairie River near Merrill, Wis........ 246

Prescott, Wis., Mississippi River at... 193 

Princeton, 111., Bureau Creek at....... 457

Publications on streamflow by Geological Survey....................... 8-11

by State agencies.................... 11

Rabbit River near Crosby, Minn......... 144

Raccoon River at Van Meter, Iowa....... 365

near Jefferson, Iowa................. 361

Rainy Lake at Fort Frances, Ontario.... 128

Rainy River at Manitou Rapids, Minn.... 128

Ralston Creek at Iowa City, Iowa....... 322

Rapid Creek, Iowa, discharge measurement of.........................528-530

near Iowa City, Iowa.................

Rapidan, Minn., Blue Earth River near.. 

La Sueur River near..................

Red Cedar River at Menomonie, Wis.......

near Colfax, Wis.....................

reservoirs above Colfax station,

contents of......................

Red Lake, Minn., Lower Red Lake near... 

Red Lake River near..................

Red Lake Falls, Minn., Clearwater River 

at...............................

Red Lake River at Crookston, Minn......

at High Landing, near Goodridge,

Minn.............................

near Red Lake, Minn..................

Red River of the North at Drayton,

N. Dak...........................

at Emerson, Manitoba.................

at Fargo, N. Dak.....................

at Halstad, Minn..................... 63

at Oslo, Minn........................ 78

at Wahpeton, N. Dak.................. 43

Red River of the North basin, ManitobaMinn.-N. Dak., S. Dak., discharge 

measurements in.................. 525

gaging-station records in............34-114

Redfield, Iowa, South Raccoon River at. 364

Redwood River at Marshall, Minn.

discharge measurements of............

near Redwood Falls, Minn.............

Regal, Minn., North Fork Crow River

near.............................

Rensselaer, Ind., Iroquois River at....

Rest Lake, Wis., contents of...........

Rhinelander, Wis., Wisconsin River near 

Rib River at Rib Falls, Wis............

Rice River, Minn., discharge, measurements of.........................

Richland Creek, Iowa, discharge measurements of......................

Riddles Lake, Ind., records available

175

526

176

153

409

215

241

248

525

527

on. 524

500

428

Ripley, 111., La Moine River at.......

Riverside, 111., Des Plaines River at. 

Riverton, 111., Sangamon River at...... 489

Rochester, 111., South Fork Sangamon

River near....................... 488

Rochester, Minn., Zumbro River near...216-217 

Rock Creek near Morrison, 111.......... 305

Rock River at Afton, Wis............... 289

at Como, 111......................... 303

at Rockton, 111...................... 297

at Watertown, Wis.................... 282

East Branch, near Mayville,'Wis...... 281

near Joslin, 111..................... 306

South Branch, at Waupun, Wis......... 280

West Branch, near Waupun, Wis........ 279

Rock River basin, 111.-Wis., discharge

measurements in.................. 526
IND2X 537

Rock River basin, Ill.-Wis., gagingstation records in.............279-309

Rockford, Minn., Crow River at........ 157

Rockton, 111., Rook River at.......... 297

Rockville, Wis., Platte River near.... 268

Root River below South Fork, near

Houston, Minn................... 234

near Houston, Minn.................. 232

near Lanesboro, Minn................ 230

South Pork, near Houston, Minn...... 233

Root River basin, Minn., gagingstation records in.............230-234

Roseau Lake, Minn., Roseau River at... 97 

Roseau River at international boundary, near Caribou, Minn......... 104

at Oak Point, Minn.................. 102

at Roseau Lake, Minn................ 97

at Ross, Minn....................... 99

below South Pork, near Malung, Minn. 94 

below State ditch 51, near Caribou,

Minn............................ 103

near Badger, Minn................... 100

near Haug, Minn...................... 101

near Roseau, Minn................... 95

Rosebud, Ind., Iroquois River at...... 407

Ross, Minn., Roseau River at.......... 99

Rothschild, Wis., Wisconsin River at.. 251 

Rowan, Iowa, Iowa River near.......... 312

Rowell, 111., Salt Creek near......... 491

Royalton, Minn., Mississippi River

near............................ 149

Rum River, Minn., discharge measurements of........................ 525

near St. Francis, Minn.............. 158

Runoff in inches, definition of....... 3

Rush City, Minn., St. Croix River near 189 

Rush Creek near Rushford, Minn........ 231

Rush River at Amenia, N. Dak.......... 56

Rushford, Minn., Rush Creek near...... 231

St. Cloud, Minn., Sauk River near..... 150

St. Croix River at St. Croix Palls,

Wis............................. 191

near Danbury, Wis ................... 185

near Grantsburg, Wis................ 187

near Rush City, Minn................ 189

St. Croix River basin, Minn.-Wis.,

discharge measurements in....... 526

gaging-station records in..........184-192

St. Francis, Minn., Rum River near.... 158

St. Mary Canal at Hudson Bay divide,

near Browning, Mont............. 32

at St. Mary crossing, near Babb,

Mont.......................;.... 31

St. Mary Lake near St. Mary, Mont..... 24

St. Mary River near Babb, Mont........ 30

near Kimball, Alberta............... 33

St. Paul, Minn., Mississippi River at. 183 

Sabin, Minn., South Branch Buffalo

River at......................... 58

Salt Creek (tributary to Des Plaines

River) at Western Springs, 111.. 426 

near Arlington Heights, 111......... 425

Salt Creek (tributary to Iowa River)

near Elberon, Iowa.............. 316

Salt Creek (tributary to Sangamon

River) near Greenview, 111...... 496

near Rowell, 111.................... 491

Salt River, Elk Fork, near Paris, Mo.. 391 

Middle Fork, at Paris, Mo........... 390

near Monroe City, Mo................ 392

near New London, Mo................. 393

near Shelbina, Mo ................... 387

South Fork, at Santa Fe, Mo......... 388

Salt River basin, Mo., discharge measurements in..................... 529

gaging-station records In..........387-393

Sand Hill ditch at Beltrami, Minn..... 68

Sand Hill River at Beltrami, Minn..... 67

at Climax, Minn..................... 69

Sandy Lake Reservoir at LIbby, Minn... 138 

Sandy River at Sandy Lake Dam, at

LIbby, Minn..................... 139

Sandy River basin, Minn., gagingstation records In.............138-139

Sangamon River at Mahomet, 111........ 481

at Monticello, 111..................14,483

at RIverton, 111.................... <"

near Oakford, 111................... '

near Oakley, 111.................... 484

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Sangamon River, South Fork, at

Kincaid, 111..................... 487

South Fork, near Nokomis, 111........ 485

near Rochester, 111................ 488

Santa Pe, Mo., South Fork Salt River at 388 

Saskatchewan River basin, AlbertaMinn., discharge measurements In. 525 

gaging-station records in............ 15-33

Saugany Lake, Ind., records available on ' 524

Sauk River near St. Cloud, Minn..'...... 150

Savanna, 111., Plum River near......... 275

Schneider, Ind., Singleton ditch at.... 404

Seville-, 111., Spoon River at.......... 480

Shakopee Creek near Benson, Minn....... 170

Shelbina, Mo., Salt River near......... 387

Shelby, Ind., Kankakee River at........ 403

Shelbyville, 111., Kaskaskia River at.. 509

Sheldon, Wis., Jump River at........... 203

Shell Lake at Shell Lake, Wis.......... 186

Shell Rock River at Marble Rock, Iowa.. 329

at Shell Rock, Iowa.................. 330

near Northwood, Iowa................. 326

West Pork, at Finchford, Iowa........ 331

Shelly, Minn., Marsh River near........ 66

Sherburne, Mont., Lake Sherburne at.... 27

Swiftcurrent Creek at................ 28

Sherwood, N. Dak., Souris River near... 106

Sheyenne River at Valley City, N. Dak.. 52

at West Fargo, N. Dak................ 54

below Baldhill Dam, N. Dak........... 51

near Cooperstown, N. Dak............. 49

near Harvey, N. Dak.................. 46

near Kindred, N. Dak................. 53

near Warwick, N. Dak................. 47

Shirland, 111., Pecatonica River at.... 296

Shoal Creek near Breese, 111........... 513

Shoreham, Minn., Melissa Lake near..... 37

Sigourney, Iowa, North Skunk River near 349

Silver Lake, Ind., records available on 524

Singleton ditch at Illinoi, 111........ 405

at Schneider, Ind.................... 404

Skokie River at Lake Forest, 111....... 431

Skunk -River at Augusta, Iowa........... 350

below Squaw Creek, near Ames, Iowa... 346

near Ames, Iowa...................... 345

near Oskaloosa, Iowa................. 347

Skunk River basin, Iowa, gaging-station

records in......................345-350

Snake River near Pine City, Minn....... 188

Sny Basin. See The Sny basin.

Solon, Iowa,"Take Macbride near........ 319

Somerset, Wis ., Apple River near....... 192

Soudan, Minn., Vermilion Lake near..... 129

Souris River above Minot, N. Dak....... 110

near Bantry, N. Dak.................. 113

near FoxhoLn, N. Dak................. 108

near Sherwood, N. Dak................ 106

near Verendrye, N. Dak............... Ill

near Westhope, N. Dak................ 114

South Chain Lake, Ind., records available on........................... 524

South Pabius River near Taylor, Mo...... 383

South Henderson Creek at BIggsville,

111.............................. 344

South Kawishiwi River near Ely, Minn... 116

South Marion, Ind., Bice ditch near.... 410

South Raccoon River at Redfield, Iowa.. 364

South River near Ackworth, Iowa........ 370

South Whitebreast Creek, Iowa, discharge measurements of........... 529

Sparland, 111., Gimlet Creek at........ 462

Sparta, 111., Marys River near......... 515

Spicer, Minn., Middle Fork Crow River

near............................. 154

Spirit River at Spirit Falls, Wis...... 244

Spoon River at London Mills, 111....... 479

at Seville, 111...................... 480

Sprague Creek near Sprague, Manitoba... 96

Spring Creek near Springfield, 111..... 490

Spring Valley, Wis., Eau Galle River at 213 

Springbrook Lake near Guthrie Center,

Iowa............................. 363

Springfield, 111., Spring Creek near... 490

Stacy, Minn., Sunrise River near....... 190

Stage-discharge relation, definition of 3

State ditch 85 near Lancaster, Minn.... 87

Steuben, Wis., KIckapoo River at....... 264

Stone Lake, Ind., records available on. 524

Stoney River near Isabella, Minn....... 117

Stratford, Wis., Big Eau Plelne River

near............................. 253
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Street Creek at international boundary 20-21 

Sturgeon River near Chisholm, Minn.... 124

Sugar Creek (tributary to Iroquois

River) at Milford, 111.......... 415

Sugar Creek (tributary to Salt Creek),

111., near Hartsburg, 111....... 495

Sugar River near Brodhead, Wis........ 295

Sullivan, 111., Asa Creek at.......... 508

Sunrise River near Stacy, Minn........ 190

Swan Creek, N. Dak., discharge measurements of..................... 525

Swiftcurrent Creek at Many Glacier,

Mont............................ 26

at Sherburne, Mont.................. 28

Taylor, Mo., South Fabius River near.. 383 

Taylorville, 111., Flat Branch near... 486 

Terms and abbreviations, definition of 3 

Terry Creek near Custer Park, 111..... 417

The Sny basin, 111., gaging-station

records in..................... 394-396

Theilman, Minn., Zumbro River at...... 219

Thief River near Thief River Falls,

Minn............................ 72

Tilley Creek near West Frankfort, 111. 517 

Timber Creek, Iowa, discharge measurements of........................ 527

Tinley Creek near Palos Park, 111..... 434

Tomahawk River at Bradley, Wis.......242,243

Tongue River at Akra, N. Dak.......... 92

discharge measurements of........... 525

Tower, Minn., Vermilion River near.... 123

Tracy, Iowa, Des Moines River near.... 372

Trego, Wis., Namekagon River near..... 184

Trempealeau River at Dodge, Wis....... 224

Troy, 111., Du Page River at.......... 440

Troy, Mo., Cuivre River near.......... 397

Turkey River at Garber, Iowa.......... 266

Turtle Creek near Clinton, Wis. 

Turtle River at Manvel, N. Dak.

290 

77 

Tuttie Lake near Ceylon, Minn......... 355

Twin Valley, Minn., Wild Rice River at 60 

Two Rivers below Hallock, Minn........ 88

North Branch, near Lancaster, Minn.. 86

Upper Iowa River at Decorah, Iowa.... 235-236 

discharge measurements of........... 526

Upper Iowa River basin, Iowa, discharge measurements in.......... 526

Upper Mississippi River basin, 111.- 

lowa-Minn.-Wis., gaging-station 

records in..................... 132-523

Upper Pine Lake at Eldora, Iowa....... 313

Valley City, N. Dak., Sheyenne River

at.............................. 52

Van Meter, Iowa, Raccoon River at..... 365

Vandalia, 111., Kaskaskia River at.... 510

Verendrye, N. Dak., Souris River near. Ill 

Vermilion Lake near Soudan, Minn...... 129

Vermilion River (Illinois River basin)

at Lowell, 111.................. 456

at Pontiac, 111..................... 455

discharge measurement of............ 529

North Fork, near Charlotte, 111..... 454

Vermilion River (Lake of the Woods 

basin) below Lake Vermilion, 

near Tower, Minn................ 123

WSP, definition of.................... 3

Wahpeton, N. Dak., Red River of the

North at........................ 43

Walhalla, N. Dak., Pembina River near. 90 

Walnut Creek, Iowa, discharge measurements of........................ 527

Wanda, 111., Indian Creek at.......... 505

Wapello, Iowa, Iowa River at.......... 337

Wapsipinicon River at Independence,

Iowa............................ 277

near Dewitt, Iowa.................... 278

Wapsipinicon River basin, Iowa, discharge measurements in.......... 526

gaging-station records in..........277-278

Warroad, Minn., East Branch Warroad

River near...................... 131

Warroad River near.................. 130

Warroad River, East Branch, near

Warroad, Minn................... 131

near Warroad, Minn.................. 130

Warwick, N. Dak., Sheyenne River near.. 47 

Washburn, 111., Crow Creek near........ 463

Waterloo, Iowa, Cedar River at......... 334

Waterton River near international

boundary......................... 19

near Waterton Park, Alberta.......... 23

Watertown, Wis., Rock River at......... 282

Waterville, Iowa, Paint Creek at....... 237

Watson Sag diversion, Minn., discharge

measurement of................... 526

Wauhob Lake, Ind., records available on 524 

Waupun, Wis., South Branch Rock River

at............................... 280

West Branch Rock River near.......... 279

Wayland, Mo., Pox River at............. 377

Waynesville, 111., Kickapoo Creek at... 493 

Wayzata, Minn., Minnetonka Lake near... 161 

Webster, Wis., Yellow Lake near........ 186

Webster City, Iowa, Boone River near.., 358

Welch, Minn., Cannon River at.......... 194

Weller Creek at Des Plaines, 111....... 423

West Bureau Creek at Wyanet, 111....... 458

West Fargo, N. Dak., Sheyenne River at. 54 

West Frankfort, 111., Tilley Creek near 517 

West Salem, Wis., La Crosse River near. 228 

Western Springs, 111., Salt Creek at... 426 

Westhope, N. Dak., Souris River near... 114 

Wetaug, 111., Big Creek near........... 523

Wheaton, Minn., Mustinka River above... 41 

Wheeler, Wis., Hay River at............ 210

Wheeling, 111., Buffalo Creek near..... 420

Whetstone River near Big Stone City,

S. Dak........................... 163

White Rock, S. Dak., Bois de Sioux

River near....................... 42

Whitebreast Creek, Iowa, discharge.

measurements of.................. 529

near Knoxville, Iowa................. 371

Whitewater Creek at Whitewater, Wis..... 285

near Whitewater, Wis................. 284

Whitewater River at Beaver, Minn....... 221

South Fork, near Altura, Minn........ 220

Whitewater River basin, Minn., gagingstation records in..............220-221

Wild Rice River (Minn.) at Hendrum,

Minn............................. 62

at Twin Valley, Minn................. 60

near Ada, Minn....................... 61

Wild Rice River (N. Dak.), discharge

measurements of.................. 525

near Abercrombie, N. Dak............. 44

Willow Creek near Park Ridge, 111...... 424

Willow Springs, 111., Flag Creek near.. 429 

Wilmington, 111., Kankakee River near.. 418 

Wilmot, Wis., Fox River at............. 444

Winnibigoshish Reservoir near Deer

River, Minn...................... 132

Winona, Minn., Gilmore Creek at........ 222

Mississippi River at................. 223

Winter, Wis., Chippewa River near...... 195

Flambeau River near.................. 198

Wintering River near Karlsruhe, N. Dak. 112 

Winton, Minn., Basswood River near..... 121

Kawishiwi River near................. 120

Wisconsin Dells, Wis., Wisconsin River

near............................. 257

Wisconsin River at Merrill, Wis........ 247

at Muscoda, Wis...................... 262

at Prairie du Sac, Wis..............260-261

at Rainbow Reservoir, near Lake

Tomahawk, Wis.................... 240

at Rothschild, Wis................... 251

at Whirlpool Rapids, near Rhinelander,

Wis.............................. 241

near Wisconsin Dells, Wis............ 257

Wisconsin River basin, Wis., gagingstation records in..............239-265

reservoirs in........................ 265

Work, division of...................... 2

scope of............................. 1

Wyaconda River above Canton, Mo........ 379

Wyanet, 111., West Bureau Creek at..... 458

Yahara River near McFarland, Wis....... 288

Yellow Bank River near Odessa, Minn.... 166

Yellow Lake near Webster, Wis.......... 186

Yellow Medicine River near Granite

Falls, Minn...................... 173

Yellow River (tributary to Chippewa

River) at Cadott, Wis............ 204
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Yellow River (tributary to Kankakee

River) at Knox, Ind............. 401

at Plymouth, Ind.................... 400

Yellow River (tributary to Wisconsin

River) at Babcock, Wis.......... 254

at Necedah, Wis..................... 255

Youngs Creek near Mexico, Mo.

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389

Zumbro River at Theilman, Minn......... 219

at Zumbro Falls, Minn................ 218

South Pork, near Rochester, Minn....216-217

Zumbro River basin, Minn., gagingstation records in..............216-219

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