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DEPARTMENT. OF THE INTERIOR 

FRANKLIN K. LANE, Secretary

UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEORGE OTIS SMITH, Director

WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 403

SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF THE 

UNITED STATES

1915

PART III. OHIO RIVER BASIN

NATHAN C. GROVER, Chief Hydraulic Engineer

ALBERT H. HORTON and WARREN E. HALL, District Engineers

Prepared in cooperation with the States of 

Illinois, Kentucky, and Wetst Virginia

WASHINGTON

GOVEENMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

1917
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C/0 IOWA i.NST, HrU ;, 

IOWA CITY, IOWA

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

FRANKLIN K LANE, Secretary

UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEORGE OTIS SMITH, Director

Water-Supply Paper 403

SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF THE 

UNITED STATES

1915

PART III. OHIO RIVER BASIN

NATHAN C. GROVES,' Chief Hydraulic Engineer

ALBERT H. HORTON and WARREN E. HALL, District Engineers

Prepared in cooperation with the StateaiQ£i\ 

Illinois, Kentucky, and Wesl

WASHINGTON

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

1917
U, S, GEOL SURVEY

"C/0 IOWA INST, HYD, RESEARCH

IOWA CITY, IOWA

CONTENTS.

Page.

Authorization and scope of work........................................... 7

Definition of terms....................................................... 8

Convenient equivalents.................................................... 9

Explanation of data.. ^ ................................................... 11

Accuracy of field data and computed results................................ 13

Cooperation.............................................................. 14

Division of work.......................................................... 14

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

Allegheny River basin................................................. 14

Allegheny River at Red House, N. Y.............................. 14

Monongahela River basin.............................................. 16

Tygart River near Dailey, W. Va.................................... 16

Tygart River at Belington, W. Va.................................. 17

Tygart River at Fetterman, W. Va.................................. 18

Monongahela River at Lock 15, Hoult, W. Va........................ 20

Monongahela River at Morgantown, W. Va........................... 21

Middle Fork River at Midvale, W. Va.....................-.......... 22

Buckhannon River at Hall, W. Va.................................. 23

West Fork River at Butcherville, W. Va........................... 24

West Fork River at Enterprise, W. Va............................... 25

Elk Creek near Clarksburg, W.Va................................... 27

Buffalo Creek at Barrackville, W. Va............................... 28

Deckers Creek at Morgantown, W. Va............................... 29

Cheat River near Parsons, W. Va................................... 30

Cheat River at Rowlesburg, W. Va.................................. 33

Cheat River near Morgantown, W. Va.............................. 34

Blackwater River at Hendricks, W. Va.............................. 36

Shavers Fork at Parsons, W. Va.................................... 37

Big Sandy Creek at Rockville, W. Va.............................. 39

Little Beaver Creek basin.............................................. 40

Little Beaver Creek near East Liverpool, Ohio...................... , 40

Yellow Creek basin.................................................... 41

Yellow Creek at Hammondsville, Ohio............................. 41

Middle Island Creek basin ............................................ 42

Middle Island Creek at Little, W. Va................................ 42

Little Muskingum River basin......................................... 43

Little Muskingum River at Fay, Ohio.............................. 43

Little Kanawha River basin............................................ 44

Little Kanawha River at Glenville, W. Va........................... 44

Little Kanawha River at Lock 4, Palestine, W. Va................... 45

South Fork of Hughes River at Macfarlan, W. Va.................... 47

Hughes River at Cisko, W. Va...................................... 48

Hocking River basin.................................................. 49

Hocking River at Athens, Ohio..................................... 49

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4 CONTENTS.

Gaging-station records Continued. Page.

Kanawha River basin.................................................. 50

South Fork of New River near Grumpier, N. C..................... 50

New River at Radford, Va......................................... 51

New River at Eggleston, W. Va..................................... 54

New River at Fayette, W. Va....................................... 55

Kanawha River at Lock No. 2, Montgomery, W. Va.................. 56

North Fork of New River near Grumpier, N. C..................... 58

Reed Creek at Grahams Forge, Va................................. 59

Big Reed Island Creek near Allisonia, Va..........:................ 60

Little River near Copper Valley, Va............................... 60

Walker Creek at Staffordsville, Va.................................. 61

Wolf Creek near Narrows, Va...................................... 62

Bluestone River at Lilly, W.Va................................... 63

Greenbrier River near Marlinton, W. Va............................ 64

Greenbrier River at Alderson, W. Va................................ 65

Gauley River at Allingdale, W. Va................................. 66

Gauley River near Summersville, W. Va............................. 67

Gauley River near Belva, W. Va................................... 68

Cherry River at Richwood, W. Va................................... 69

Meadow River near Russellville, W. Va............................. 70

Elk River at Webster Springs, W. Va............................... 71

Elk River at Gassaway, W. Va..................................... 72

Elk River at Clendenin, W. Va..................................... 73

Coal River at Brushton, W. Va..................................... 74

Coal River at Fuqua, W. Va....................................... 75

Little Coal River at McCorkle, W. Va............................... 76

Pocatalico River at Sissonville, W. Va............................... 77

Raccoon Creek basin.................................................. 78

Raccoon Creek at Adamsville, Ohio.....:........................... 78

Guyandot River basin.................................................. 79

Guyandot River at Wilber, W. Va.................................. 79

Guyandot River at Branchland, W. Va............................. 80

Mud River at Yates, W. Va......................................... 81

Twelvepole Creek basin................................................ 82

Twelvepole Creek at Wayne, W. Va................................. 82

Little Miami River basin.............................................. 83

Little Miami Elver at Plainville, Ohio............................. 83

> Licking River basin.................................................... 85

Licking Elver at Falmouth, Ky..................................... 85

Mill Creek basin....................................................... 86

Mill Creek at Arlington Heights, Ohio.............................. 86

Miami River basin.................................................... 87

Miami River at Sidney, Ohio....................................... 87

Miami River at Piqua, Ohio........................................ 90

Miami River at Tadmor, Ohio....................................... 91

Miami River at Dayton, Ohio...................................... 93

Miami River at Hamilton, Ohio.................................... 94

Stillwater River near West Milton, Ohio............................. 96

Mad River near Springfield, Ohio................................... 99

Mad Elver near Dayton, Ohio..................................... 101

Buck Creek at Springfield, Ohio.................................... 103

Twin Creek near Germantown, Ohio................................ 105

Fourmile Creek near Sevenmile, Ohio.............................. 106

Sevenmile Creek at Sevenmile, Ohio............................... 108
CONTENTS. 5

Gaging-station records Continued. Page.

Kentucky River basin................................................ 109

Dix River near Burgin, Ky........................................ 109

Green River basin..................................................... Ill

Green River at Munfordville, Ky................................... Ill

Wabash River basin.................................................... 112

Vermilion River near Danville, 111..................................... 112

Embarrass River near Oakland, 111.................................. 113

Embarrass River at Ste. Marie, 111................................. 116

West Branch of White River at Noblesville, Ind ..................... 118

East Branch of White River at Shoals, Ind......................... 118

Little Wabash River at Wilcox, 111.................................. 121

Skillet Fork near Wayne City, IU.................................. 124

Cumberland River basin.............................................. 125

Cumberland River at Cumberland Falls, Ky......................... 125

Cumberland River at Burnside, Ky................................. 129

South Fork of Cumberland River at Nevelsville, Ky ............... 131

Tennessee River basin................................................ 132

French Broad River at Asheville, N. C............................. 132

Tennessee River at Chattanooga, Tenn.............................. 133

Tennessee River at Florence, Ala................................... 135

Tennessee River at Johnsonville, Tenn............................. 136

South Fork of Holston River at Bluff City, Tenn.................... 138

Holston River near Rogersville, Tenn.............................. 139

Doe River at Blevins, Tenn........................................ 144

Doe River at Valley Forge, Tenn.................................. 147

Little Tennessee River at Judson, N. C.............................. 148

Tuckasegee River at Bryson, N. C................................. 149

Hiwassee River at Murphy, N. C.................................... 151

VaUey River at Tomotla, N. C...................................... 152

Nottely River near Ranger, N. C.................................... 154

Toccoa River near Dial, Ga........................................ 156

Toccoa River near Morganton, Ga.................................. 159

Ocoee River at Emf, Tenn......................................... 162

Ocoee River at Parksville, Tenn.................................... 165

Big Bear River near Red Bay, Ala................................. 170

Miscellaneous measurements............................................... 171

Index.................................................................... 173

Appendix Gaging stations and publications relating to water resources....... i

ILLUSTRATIONS.

Page. 

PLATE I. A, Price current meters; B, Typical gaging station................. 12

II. Water-stage recorders: A, Stevens; B, Gurley printing; C, Friez.... 13
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF OHIO RIVER BASIN. 1915.

AUTHORIZATION AND SCOPE OF WORK.

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

of measurements of flow made on streams in the United States during 

the year ending September 30, 1915.

The data presented in these reports were collected by the United 

States Geological Survey under the following authority contained in 

the organic law (20 Stat L., p. 394):

Provided, That this officer [the Director] shall have the direction of the Geological 

Survey and the classification of public lands and examination of the geological structure, mineral resources, and products of the national domain.

The work was begun in 1888 in connection with special studies 

relating to irrigation in the arid West. Since the fiscal year ending 

June 30, 1895, successive sundry civil bills passed by Congress 

have carried the following item and appropriations:

For gaging the streams and determining the water supply of the United States, and 

for the investigation of underground currents and artesian wells, and for the preparation of reports upon the best methods of utilizing the water resources.

Annual appropriations far the fiscal years ending June SO, 1895-1916.

1895........................................................ $12,500

1896....................................................... 20,000

1897 to 1900,inclusive....................................... 50,000

1901 to 1902, inclusive....................................... 100,000

1903 to 1906, inclusive....................................... 200,000

1907....................................................... 150,000

1908 to 1910, inclusive....................................... 100,000

1911 to 1916,inclusive....................................... 150,000

In the execution of the work many private and State organizations 

have cooperated, either by furnishing data or by assisting in collecting 

data. Acknowledgements for cooperation of the first kind are made 

in connection with the description of each station affected; cooperation of the second kind is acknowledged on page 14.

Measurements of stream flow have been made at about 3,800 points 

in the United States and also at many points in Alaska and the 

Hawaiian Islands. In July, 1915, 1,350 gaging stations were being 

maintained by the Survey and the cooperating organizations. Many 

miscellaneous discharge measurements are made at other points. 

In connection with this work data were also collected in regard to 

precipitation, evaporation, storage reservoirs, river profiles, and

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water power in many sections of the country and will be made available in water-supply papers from time to time Information in regard 

to publications relating to water resources is presented in the appendix 

to this report.

DEFINITION OF TERMS.

The volume of water flowing in a stream the "run-off" or "discharge' ' is expressed in various terms, each of which has become 

associated with a certain class of work. These terms may be divided 

into two groups (1) those that represent the rate of flow, as secondfeet, gallons per minute, miner's inches, and discharge in second feet 

per square mile, and (2) those that represent the actual quantity of 

water, as run-off in depth of inches, acre-feet, and millions of cubic 

feet. The principal terms used in this series of reports are secondfeet, second-feet per square mile, run-off in inches, acre-feet, and millions of cubic feet. They may be denned as follows:

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

second-foot is the rate of discharge of water flowing in a channel of 

rectangular cross section 1 foot wide and 1 foot deep at an average 

velocity of 1 foot per second. It is generally used as a fundamental 

unit from which others are computed by the use of the factors 

given in the tables of convenient equivalents (pp. 9-11^.

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

of water flowing per second from each square mile of area drained, 

on the assumption that the run-off is distributed uniformly both as 

regards time and area.

"Run-off (depth in inches)" is the depth to which an area would 

be covered if all the water flowing from it in a given period were 

uniformly distributed on the surface. It is used for comparing run-off 

with rainfall, which is usually expressed in depth of inches.

An "acre-foot," equivalent to 43,560 cubic feet, is the quantity 

required to cover an acre to the depth of 1 foot. The term is commonly used in connection with storage for irrigation.

"Millions of cubic feet" is applied to quantities of water stored in 

reservoirs, most frequently in connection with studies of flood control.

The following terms not in common use are here defined:

"Discharge relation," an abbreviation for the term "relation of 

gage height to discharge.''

"Control," "controlling section," and "point of control," terms 

used to designate the section or sections of the stream below the gage 

which determine the discharge relation at the gage. It should be 

noted that the control may not be the same section or sections at all 

stages.

The "point of zero flow" for a given gaging station is that point 

on the gage the gage height to which the surface of the river 

would fall if there were no flow.
SURFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1915, PART III. 9

CONVENIENT EQUIVALENTS.

The following is a list of convenient equivalents for use in hydraulic 

computations:

Table for converting discharge in second-feet per square mile into run-off in depth in inches

over we area.

Discharge 

(second-feet 

per square 

mile).

1. ........

2.........

3.........

4. ........

5.........

6.........

7. ........

8.........

9.........

Run-off (depth in inches).

Iday.

0.03719 

.07438 

.11157 

.14876 

.18595 

.22314 

.26033 

.29752 

.33471

28 days.

1.041 

2.083 

3.124 

4.165 

5.207 

6.248 

7.289 

8.331 

9.372

29 days.

1.079 

2.157 

3.236 

4.314 

5.393 

6.471 

7.550 

8.628 

9.707

30 days.

1.116 

2.231 

3.347 

4.463 

5.578 

ft. 694 

7.810 

8.926 

10.041

31 days.

1.153 

2.306 

3.459 

4.612 

5.764 

6.917 

8.070 

9.223 

10.376

NOTE. For part of a month multiply the run-off for one day by number of days.

Table for converting discharge in second-feet into run-off in acre-feet.

Discharge 

(secondfeet).

1.. .......

2.........

3.........

4.........

5.........

6.........

7.........

8.........

9.........

Run-off (acre-feet).

Iday.

1.983 

3.967 

5.950 

7.934 

9.917 

11.90 

13.88 

15.87 

17.85

28 days.

55.54 

111.1 

166.6 

222.1 

277.7 

333.2 

388.8 

444.3 

499.8

29 days.

57.52 

115.0 

172.6 

230.1 

287.6 

345.1 

402.6 

460.2 

517,7

30 days.

59.50 

119.0 

178.5 

238.0 

297.5 

357.0 

416.5 

476.0 

535.5

31 days.

61.49 

123.0 

184.5 

246.0 

307.4 

368.9 

430.4 

491.9 

553.4

NOTE. For part of a month multiply the run-off for one day by the number of days.

Table for converting discharge in second-feet into run-off in millions of cubic feet.

Discharge 

(secondfeet).

1. ........

2.........

3.........

4.........

5.........

6.........

7.........

8.........

Run-off (millions of cubic feet).

1 day.

0.0864 

.1728 

.2592 

.3456 

.4320 

.5184 

.6048 

.6912 

.7776

28 days.

2.419 

4.838 

7.257 

9.676 

12.095 

14.514 

16.933 

19.352 

21.771

29 days.

2.506 

5.012 

7.518 

10.024 

12.530 

15.036 

17.542 

20.048 

22.554

30 days.

2.592 

5.184 

7.776 

10.368 

12.960 

15.552 

18.144 

20. 736 

23.328

31 days.

2.678 

5.356 

8.034 

10. 712 

13.390 

 16.068 

18.746 

21.424 

24.102

NOTE. For part of a month multiply the run-off tor one day by the number of days.
10 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1915, PART III.

Table far converting discharge in second-feet into run-off in millions of gallons.

Discharge 

(secondfeet).

1. ........

2.........

3.........

4.........

5.........

6.........

7.........

8.........

9.........

Run-off (millions of gallons).

1 day.

0.6463 

1.293 

1.939

2.585 

3.232 

3.878 

4.524 

5.171 

5.817

28 days.

18.10 

36.20 

54.30 

72.40 

90.50 

108.6 

126.7 

144.8 

162.9

29 days.

18.74 

37.48 

56.22 

74.96 

93.70 

112.4 

131.2 

149.9 

168.7

30 days.

19.39 

38.78 

58.17 

77.56 

96.95 

116.3 

135.7 

155.1 

174.5

31 days.

20.04 

40.08 

60.12 

80.16 

100.2 

120.2 

140.3 

160.3 

180.4

NOTE. For part of a month multiply the run-off for one day by the number of days.

Table for converting velocity in feet per second into velocity in miles per hour.

[1 foot per second=0.681818 mile per hour, or two-thirds mile per hour, very nearly; 1 mile per hour= 1.4666 

feet per second. In computing the table the figures 0.68182 and 1.4667 were used.]

Feet per second

Miles per hour for tenths of foot per second.

(units). -

0... .................

1..... ...............

2....................

3... .................

4. ...................

5....................

6....................

7....................

8....................

9....................

0

0.000

1.36

2.05

2.73

3.41

4.09

4.77

5 45

6.14

1

0.068

.750

1 43

2.11

2.80

3.48

4.84

5.52

6.20

2

0.136

.818

i w\

2.18

2.86

3.55

4.91

5.59

6.27

3

0.205

.886

1.57

2.25

2.93

3.61

4 30

4.98

5.66

6.34

4

0.273

.995

1 64

2.32

3.00

3.68

4 36

5.05

5.73

6.41

5

0.341

1.02

1.70

2.39

3.07

3.75

4 43

5.11

5.80

6.48

6

0.409

1.09

1.77

2.45

3.14

3.82

4.50

5.18

5.86

6.55

7

0.477

1.16

1 84

2.52

3.20

3.89

5.25

5.93

6.61

8

0.545

1.23

1 Q1 *

2.59

3.27

3.95

4 64

5.32

6.00

6.68

9

0.614

1.30

1 98

2.66

3.34

4.70

5.39

6.07

6.75

Table for converting discharge in second-feet into theoretical horsepower per foot of fall. 

[1 second-foot=0.1136 theoretical horsepower per foot of fall. Weight of 1 cubic foot of water=62.5 pounds.]

Units.

Q... ............. ..i.

1.. ..................

2....................

3....................

4....................

5....................

6....................

T.... ................

8..... ...............

9....................

0

0.00

1.14

2.27

3.41

5.68

6.82

7 Q";

9 no

10.2

1

0.114

1.25

2

OQ

3.52

4.66

5.79

6 93

8.07

9 20

10.3

2

0.227

1.36

2.50

3.64

4.77

5.91

7 04

8.18

9.32

10.5

3

0.341

1.48

2 fi1

3.75

4.88

6.02

7.16

8.29

9 AA

10.6

4

1.59

2.73

3.86

5.00

6.13

7.27

8.41

9 11

10.7

5

0.568

1.70

2

QA

3.98

5.11

6.25

7.38

8.52

9.66

10.8

6

0.682

1.82

9 QK

4.09

5.23

6.36

7 W\

8.63

9 77

10.9

7

0

7QC

1.93

3.07

4.20

5

OA

6.48

7.61

8.75

9.88

11.0

8

O QrtQ

2.04

3.18

4.32

5 45

6.59

7 79

8.86

10.0

11.1

9

1.02

2.16

3 9O

5.57

6.70

7 84

8.97

10.1

11.2

1 second-foot equals 40 California miner's inches (law of March 23,1901).

1 second-foot equals 38.4 Colorado miner's inches.

1 second-foot equals 40 Arizona miner's inches.

1 second-foot equals 7.48 United States gallons per second; equals 448.8 gallons 

per minute; equals 646,317 gallons for one day.

1 second-foot for one year (365 days) covers 1 square mile 1.131 feet or 13.572 inches 

deep.

1 second-foot equals about 1 acre-inch per hour.
EXPLANATION OF DATA. 11

1 second-foot for one day equals 86,400 cubic feet.

1,000,000,000 (1 United States billion) cubic feet equals 11,570 second-feet for one 

day.

1,000,000,000 cubic feet equals 414 second-feet for one 28-day month. 

1,000,000,000 cubic feet equals 399 second-feet for one 29-day month. 

1,000,000,000 cubic feet equals 386 second-feet for one 30-day month. 

1,000,000,000 cubic feet equals 373 second-feet for one 31-day month. 

100 Californiji miner's inches equals 18.7 United States gallons per second. 

100 California miner's inches for one day equals 4.96 acre-feet. 

100 Colorado miner's inches equals 2.60 second-feet. 

100 Colorado miner's inches equals 19.5 United States gallons per second. 

100 Colorado miner's inches for one day equals 5.17 acre-feet. 

100 United States gallons per minute equals 0.223 second-foot. 

100 United States gallons per minute for one day equals 0.442 acre-foot. 

1,000,000 United States gallons per day equals 1.55 second-feet. 

1,000,000 United States gallons equals 3.07 acre-feet. 

1,000,000 cubic feet equals 22.95 acre-feet. 

1 acre-foot equals 325,850 gallons.

1 inch deep on 1 square mile equals 2,323,200 cubic feet. 

1 inch deep on 1 square mile equals 0.0737 second-foot per year. 

1 foot equals 0.3048 meter. 

1 mile equals 1.60935 kilometers. 

1 mile equals 5,280 feet. 

1 acre equals 0.4047 hectare. 

1 acre equals 43,560 square feet. 

1 acre equals 209 feet square, nearly. 

1 square mile equals 2.59 square kilometers. 

1 cubic foot equals 0.0283 cubic meter. 

1 cubic foot of water weighs 62.5 pounds. 

1 cubic meter per Ininute equals 0.5886 second-foot. 

1 horsepower equals 550 foot-pounds per second. 

1 horsepower equals 76.0 kilogram-meters per second. 

1 horsepower equals 746 watts. 

1 horsepower equals 1 second-foot falling 8.80 feet. 

1J horsepower equal about 1 kilowatt.

m , ,^ -,, Sec.-ft.Xfallinfeet ., To calculate water power quickly: : ^r =net horsepower on water

wheel realizing 80 per cent of theoretical power.

EXPLANATION OF DATA.

The data presented in this report cover the year beginning October 

1, 1914, and ending September 30, 1915. At the first of January 

in most parts of the United States much of the precipitation in the 

preceding three months is stored as ground water, in the form of 

snow, or in ponds, lakes, and swamps, and this stored water passes 

off in the streams during the spring break-up; at the end of September, on the other hand) the only stored water available for run-off 

is possibly a small quantity in the ground; therefore the run-off for 

a year beginning with October 1 is practically all derived from 

precipitation in that year.

The base data collected at gaging stations consist of records of 

stage, measurements of discharge, and general information used to
12 STJBPACE WATER SUPPLY, 1915, PART III.

supplement the gage heights and discharge measurements in determining the daily flow. The records of stage are obtained either from 

direct readings on a staff gage or from a water-stage recorder that 

gives a continuous record of the fluctuations. Measurements of 

discharge are made with a current meter by the general methods 

outlined in standard text books on the measurement of river discharge. (See Pis. I and II.)

From the discharge measurements rating tables are prepared 

that give the discharge for any stage, and these rating tables, when 

applied to the gage heights, give the discharge from which the daily, 

monthly, and yearly mean discharge is determined.

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

this report comprise a description of the station, a table giving 

results of discharge measurements, a table showing the daily discharge of the stream, and a table of monthly and yearly discharge 

and run-off.

If the base data are insufficient to determine the daily discharge, 

tables giving daily gage heights and results of discharge measurements are published.

The description of the station gives, in addition to statements 

regarding location and equipment, information in regard to any 

conditions that may affect the constancy of the discharge relation, 

covering such subjects as the occurrence of ice, the use of the stream 

for log driving, shifting of channel, and the cause and effect of backwater; it gives also information as to diversions that decrease the 

flow at the gage, artificial regulation, maximum and minimum 

recorded stages, and the accuracy of the records.

The table of daily discharge in general gives the discharge in 

second-feet corresponding to the mean of the gage heights read 

each day. At stations on streams subject to sudden or rapid diurnal 

fluctuation the discharge obtained from the rating table and the 

mean daily gage height may not be the true mean discharge for 

the day. If such stations are equipped with water-stage recorders 

the mean daily discharge may be obtained by weighting discharge 

for parts of the day.

In the table of monthly discharge the column headed "Maximum" 

gives the mean flow for the day when the mean gage height was 

highest. As the gage height is the mean for the day it does not 

indicate correctly the stage when the water surface was at crest 

height and the corresponding discharge was consequently larger 

than given in the maximum column. 'Likewise, in the column 

headed "Minimum" the quantity given is the mean flow for the day 

when the mean gage height was lowest. The column headed " Mean " 

is the average flow in cubic feet for each second during the month. 

On this average flow computations recorded in the remaining columns, which are defined on page 13, are based.
U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 403 PLATE

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STEVENS, B. GURLEY PRINTING, 

WATER-STAGE RECORDERS.

C. FRIEZ.
U. 8. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 403 PLATE I

A. PRICE CURRENT METERS.

B. TYPICAL GAGING STATION.
SURFACE WATEB SUPPLY, 1915, PART III. 13

ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS.

The accuracy of stream-flow data depends primarily (1) on the 

premanency of the discharge relation and (2) on the accuracy of 

observation of stage, measurements of flow, and interpretation of 

records.

Footnotes added to the daily discharge tables give information 

regarding the probable accuracy of the rating tables used, and an 

accuracy column is inserted in the monthly discharge table. For 

the rating tables, "well defined" indicates, in general, that the rating 

is probably accurate within 5 per cent; "fairly well defined," within 

10 per cent; "poorly defined" or "approximate," within 15 to 25, 

per cent. These notes are very general and are based on the plotting 

of the individual measurements with reference to the mean rating 

curve.

The letter in the column headed "Accuracy," in the table showing 

monthly discharge, rates the accuracy of the monthly mean and not 

that of the estimate of maximum or minimum discharge or the discharge for any one day. The rating is determined by considering 

the accuracy of the rating curve, the probable reliability of the 

observer, the number of gage readings per day, the range of the 

fluctuation in stage, and local conditions. In this column, A indicates that the mean monthly flow is probably accurate within 5 per 

cent; B, within 10 per cent; C, witbin 15 per cent; D, within 25 per 

cent. Special conditions are covered by footnotes.

The monthly means for any station may represent with high accuracy the quantity of water flowing past the gage, but the figures 

showing discharge per square mile and depth of run-off in inches 

may be subject to gross errors caused by the inclusion of large noncontributing districts in the measured drainage area, by lack of information concerning water diverted for irrigation or other use, 

or by inability to.interpret the effect of artificial regulation of the 

flow of the river above the station. "Second-feet per square mile" 

and "Run-off (depth in inches)" are therefore not computed if such 

errors appear probable. The computations are also omitted for 

stations on streams draining areas in which the annual rainfall is less 

than 20 inches. All figures representing "second-feet per square 

mile" and "run-off (depth in inches)" previously published by the 

Survey should be used with caution because of possible inherent 

sources of error not known to the Survey.

The table of monthly discharge gives only a general idea of the 

flow at the station and should not be used for other than preliminary 

estimates; the tables of daily discharge allow more detailed studies 

of the variation in flow. It should be borne in mind, however, that 

the observations in each succeeding year may be expected to throw 

new light on data previously published.
14 SURFACE WATER, SUPPLY, 1915, PART III.

COOPERATION.

Work in Illinois during the year ending September 30, 1915, was 

carried on in cooperation with the State of Illinois Rivers and Lakes 

Commission and the State Geological Survey, F. W. De Wolf, director.

The State of West Virginia cooperated through the State geologist, 

I. C. White, in the maintenance of some of the gaging stations in West 

Virginia.

Work in Kentucky was done in cooperation with the State Geological Survey, J. B. Hoeing, State geologist.

The United States Army engineers cooperated in the establishment 

and maintenance of about 25 gaging stations in the Ohio River basin 

above Big Sandy River and stations in Tennessee River basin.

Financial assistance was also rendered by the Alabama Geological 

Survey, the Tennessee Power Co., H. F. Van De venter, and the Hydroelectric Co., of West Virginia.

DIVISION OF WORK.

Data for Allegheny River at Red House, N. Y., were collected and 

prepared for publication under the direction of C. C. Covert, district 

engineer, assisted by C. S. De Golyer.

Data for the Ohio River basin, except those for the Allegheny at 

Red House, N. Y., and for the basin of Tennessee River, were collected and prepared for publication under the direction of A. H. Horton, district engineer, assisted by C. E. Ellsworth, B. J. Peterson, 

J. H. Morgan, William Kessler, J. G. Mathers, B. E. Jones, and J. C. 

Dort.

Data for stations in the Tennessee River basin were collected and 

prepared for publication under the direction of Warren E. Hall, disr 

trict engineer, assisted by M. R. Hall, L. J. Hall, and Frank Lederle.

The records were assembled and reviewed by B. E. Jones and 

B. J. Peterson.

GAGING-STATION RECORDS.

ALLEGHENY RIVER BASIN.

ALLEGHENY RIVER AT RED HOUSE, N. Y.

LOCATION. At highway bridge at Red House, Cattaraugus County, on the road leading 

from the Pennsylvania Railroad station to the Erie Railroad station, about 5 miles 

below Salamanca and 13 miles above the boundary between New York and Pennsylvania. Conewango Creek, the outlet of Chautauqua Lake, enters the Allegheny 

in Pennsylvania, about 30 miles below the station.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,640 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 4, 1903, to September 30,1915. Data also in annual reports of State of New York Conservation Commission and the New York 

State engineer and surveyor.

GAQE. Chain, attached to the upstream side of bridge near left-hand end; read by 

W. E. Coe, once daily to half tenths October 1 to May 20, and twice daily May 21 

to September 30.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge.
ALLEGHENY KIVER BASIN. 15

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Coarse gravel, occasionally shifting. Current good for 

medium and high stages; rather slow at low stages.

EXTEKMKS OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 9.65 feet at 3 p. m. 

February 25 (discharge, 19,000 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 3.0 feet at 

1 p. m. October 2, 4, and 7 (discharge, 205 second-feet).

1903-1915: Maximum stage recorded, 12.7 feet March 26, 1913 (discharge, 

approximately 40,000 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 2.7 feet on several 

days in December, 1908 (discharge, approximately 100 second-feet).

WINTER FLOW. Discharge relation affected by ice and gage operations suspended for 

short periods.

REGULATION. Low-water flow may be slightly affected by the operation of several 

small power plants above Salamanca. At Olean, N. Y., a wasteway from Cuba 

reservoir enters the river through Olean Creek. This reservoir is on the divide 

between Oil Creek, tributary to Allegheny River and Genesee River, tributary 

to Lake Ontario. The stored water is commonly turned into Genesee River through 

the abandoned summit level of Genesee River canal, but may be diverted into 

Oil Creek through a guard lock at the head of the canal.

ACCURACY. Results fairly good below and good above 2,000 second-feet. Results 

for December only fair because of ice.

Discharge measurements of Allegheny River at Red House, N. Y., during the year ending

Sept. 30, 1915.

Date.

May 23

Made by 

C. S. DeGolyer.. ......

C. C. Covert.. ..........

height.

Feet. 

5.58

5.70

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

4,190

4,580

Date.

Sept. 2

Made by- height.

Feet. 

4.09

Discharge.

Set.-ft. 

1,290

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Allegheny River at Red House, N. Y.,for year ending

Sept. 30, 1915.

Day.

1..............

2..............

3.. ....... ......

"4..............

5..............

6..............

7..............

8..............

9..............

10..............

11..............

12..............

13..............

14...... .....

15..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19..............

20..............

21..............

22..............

23..............

OE

26

27..............

28..............

29..............

30..............

QI

Oct.

232

205

232

205

205

260

205

232

260

232

260

292

292

400

445

362

325

362

441

400

325

490

538

AAK

4IYI

585

635

738

490

400

7^a

Nov.

738

905

905

738

968

738

685

905

968

738

685

905

848

1,160

1,310

1,540

2,290

1,940

1,690

1,610

2,020

1,610

1,690

1,770

2,290

2,110

2,880

3,780

1,380

1,940

Dec.

2,480

3,090

2,880

2,580

2,110

1,460

1,380

1,690

1,460

1,310

1,160

Jan.

10,600

14,100

10 600

9,950

5,830

3,780

3,310

4,020

4,270

5,830

6,990

5,560

4,770

4,520

4,270

3,310

3,310

3,310

2,580

2,110

2,380

2,110

1,690

2,200

Feb.

4,770

8,230

8,230

6,990

5,830

4,770

4,270

4,270

4,770

4,270

4,270

3,780

4,770

5,830

11,400

15,900

13,300

8,230

6,110

5,290

4,520

4,770

5,830

11,700

18,800

15,400

12,500

9,600

Mar.

6,690

5,290

4,270

3,310

2,480

2,290

2,480

2,880

2,110

i <un

1,770

1,380

1,310

1,310

1,540

1,160

1,310

1,610

1,380

1,460

1,860

1,610

1,770

1,770

1,770

1,860

1,770

1,940

1,860

1,690

1,610

Apr.

1,310

1,160

1,460

1,610

2,110

3,780

3,780

4,270

5,290

6,990

8,230

9,600

8,900

6,990

5,830

4,270

3,310

2,680

2,480

2,200

1,770

2,110

1,690

1,160

905

1,160

1,610

3,310

3,780

3,540

May.

1,460

1,460

1,380

1,770

2,580

2,480

2,290

3,540

2,880

2,680

2,380

2,580

2,110

1,610

1,310

1,460

2,580

2,110

1,770

2,200

2,110

5,290

4,020

3,540

3,540

2,880

2,580

2,290

1,940

1,610

1,460

June.

1,310

1,310

1,240

1,310

1,160

905

905

790

738

585

635

472

418

509

490

509

635

538

509

538

490

566

509

472

490

418

385

400

340

325

July.

685

1,610

2,880

5,030

4,770

4,276

3,780

4,020

13,300

11,000

8,230

9,600

8,900

5,830

5,830

4,770

4,270

3,540

2,880

2,110

1,940

1,690

1,460

1,240

1,380

1,770

2,110

1,940

2,020

1,610

2,290

Aug.

1,940

2,110

3,780

4,520

4,020

2,680

2,200

1,770

2,380

2,110

1,770

1,660

968

905

905

968

1,030

905

968

848

685

3,540

5,290

5,030

4,770

4,270

2,290

1,940

1,860

1,460

790

Sept.

685

905

1,100

1,030

905

790

790

790

685

685

490

585

585

585

509

585

538

472

490

400

509

685

709

635

685

585

585

685

635

685

NOTE. Discharge estimated, because of ice, by comparison of records of adjacent streams as follows: Dec. 

12-31,988 second-feet; Jan. 1-7,1,440 second-feet.
16 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1915, PART III.

Monthly discharge of Allegheny River at Red House, N. Y., for the year ending Sept. SO,

1915.

[Drainage area, 1,640 square miles.)

Month.

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

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

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

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

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

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

738 

3,780

14,100

18,800 

6,690 

9.600 

5,290 

1,310 13,300- 

5,290 

1,100

18,800

Minimum.

205

685

3,780 

1,160 

905 

1,310 

325 

685 

685 

400

205

Mean.

375 

1,460 

1,330 

4,240 

7,800 

2,160 

3,580 

2,380 

663 

4,090 

2,270 

667

2,550

Per 

square 

mile.

0.229 

.890 

.811 

2.59 

4.76 

1.32 

2.18 

1.45 

.404 

2.49 

1.38 

.407

1.55

Run-off 

(depth in 

inches on 

drainage 

area).

0.26 

.99 

.94 

2.99 

4.96 

1.52 

2.43 

1.67 

.45 

2.87 

1.59 

.45

21.12

Accuracy.

B. 

B. 

C. 

B. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

B. 

A. 

A. 

B.

MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN.

TYGART RIVER NEAR DAILEY, W. VA.

LOCATION. At Burnt Bridge, on Staunton-Parkersburg pike, 1 mile northeast of 

Dailey, Randolph County, 2 miles south of Beverly, on the Western Maryland 

Railroad. Stalnaker Run enters river on right about 1,000 feet below station and 

above the control.

DRAINAGE AREA. 194 square miles (measured on topographic maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 20 to September 30, 1915.

GAGE. Vertical staff on face of right abutment of bridge near downstream end; readtwice daily, to hundredths, by Charles W. Chenoweth.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge or by wading. Stay wire is used 

for measurements at high stages. Flow of Stalanker Run is included.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. One channel at all stages, straight for 100 feet above and 

1,300 feet below bridge. Right bank high and clean; left bank low; large overflow through meadows at high stages. Stream bed is rocky but banks are sandy. 

Control probably permanent. Point of zero flow, gage height 0.2 foot ±.2 foot.

EXTREMES OF STAGE. Maximum stage recorded, 8.6 feet at 7.30 a. m. June 14; 

minimum stage recorded, 0.85 foot at 7 a. m. and 7 p. m. September 17 and at 7.30 

a. m. and 7.30 p. m. September 18. Highest known flood reached a stage represented approximately by gage height 16 feet.

WINTER PLOW. No information available.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Records good.

COOPERATION. Station maintained in cooperation with United States Engineer 

Corps.

Data insufficient for determination of daily discharge.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN. 17

Discharge measurements of Tygart River near Dailey, W. Va., during the year ending Sept.

30, 1915.

Date.

Apr. 19..

Sept. 16.

Made by 

J. E. Stewart. ............................................................

«.

Feet. 

1.74

.90

Discliarge.

Sec.-ft. 

135

17.7

Dailey gage height, in feet, of Tygart River near Dailey, W, Va.,for the year ending Sept.

30, 1915.

Day.

1. .........

2..........

3..........

4..........

5..........

6. .........

7..........

8.......... 

9.......... 

10..........

11..........

12.......... 

13..........

14..........

15..........

Apr.

......

......

......

May

2.90

2.45

2.00

2.06 

1.92

1.78

1.65

1.66 

1.56 

1.48

1.38 

1.42 

1.66

1.54 

1 Afi

June

3.20

2.60

2.75

3.10 

2.75

2.32

2.05

1.92 

1.75 

1.58

1.48 

1.44 

1.50

7.00 

6.76

July

1.14

1.21

1.22

1.14 

1.20

1,52

1.26

1.14 

1.25 

1.28

1.25 

1.18 

1.08

1.00 

1.25

Aug.

1.30

1.09

1.05

1.12 

1.10

1.05

i nn

.95 

.92 

1.10

.95 

1.10

1.68

1.60 

2.18

Sept.

1.32

1.38

1.42

1.52

1.48

1.45

1.26

1.22 

1.30 

1.35

1.38 

1.50 

1.00

.92 

.90

Day.

16..........

17..........

18..........

19.......... 

20..........

21..........

00

23.......... 

24.......... 

25..........

26.......... 

27.......... 

28..........

29.......... 

30..........

31..........

Apr.

1 fU

1.61

1.56

1.78 

2.00 

1.96

1.83 

1.72 

3.90

5.45 

3.72

May

1.39

1.32

1.28

1.25 

1.25

1.36

1.75

2.26 

2.22 

2.02

1.80

1.82 

1.64

1.60 

4.15

5.25

June

3.78

2.85

2.40

2.10 

1.85

1.75

1.68

1.54 

1.38 

1.30

1.22 

1.18 

1.10

1.06 

1.06

July

1.02

1.16

1.60

1.35 

1.28

2.02

1.88

1.65 

1-45 

1.29

1.18 

1.22 

1.12

1.05 

1.08

1.45

Aug.

1.88

2.45

2.20

1.85 

1.45

1.55

1.40

1.55 

1.42 

1.38

1.42 

1.52 

1.32

1.29 

1.55

1.48

Sept.

.92

.85

.85

2.40 

2.20

2.28

2.28

1.95 

1.58 

1.44

1.32 

1.29 

1.30

1.22 

1.16

TYGART RIVER AT BELINGTON, W. VA.

LOCATION. At highway bridge at Belington, Barbour County, one fourth mile above

mouth of Mill Creek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 390 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 5, 1907, to September 30, 1915. 

GAGE. Chain gage attached to the upstream side of highway bridge to left of center

of the river; read daily, in the morning, to hundredths, by S. A. Campbell. Sealevel elevation of zero of gage, 1,679.89 feet.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from upstream side of the bridge. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Practically permanent. Point of zero flow by leveling,

August 22, 1910, at gage height about 1.6 feet; on November 6, 1913, this stage

was found to be 1.4 feet ±0.2 foot. 

EXTREMES OP STAGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 11.8 feet at 7 a. m.,

February 2, 1915; minimum stage, 1.70 feet October 2, 1914. Flood of July,

1912, reached gage height, 20.3 feet. 

WINTER FLOW. Ice may affect discharge relation for two or three weeka at a time

during December, January, and February. 

ACCURACY. Gage-height record reliable. 

Estimates of discharge withheld for additional data. 

The following discharge measurements were made by J. G. Mathers. 

November 24, 1914: Gage height, 2.37 feet; discharge, 37 second-feet. Gage 

height, 2.34 feet; discharge, 34 second-feet. 

60399° WSP 403 17 2
18 SUBFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1915, PABT III.

Daily gage height, infect, of Tygart River at Belington, W. Fa.,/or the year ending Sept.

SO, 1915.

Day.

1..... .........

4..............

5..............

6.. ............

7..............

8..............

g

10..............

11..............

19

11

14..............

15..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19..............

20..............

23..............

94

25..............

26.. ............

97

28..............

29.............. 

30.............. 

31..............

Oct.

1.89

1.70

1.93

1.94

1 Oft

1.85

2.04

1 01

i 01

1 Oft

1 08

1 08

1 ne

2.01

9 19

2.43

2.45

2.45

2.47

9 45

9 an

o 07

2.27

2.26

2.26

2.26

2.35

2.56

2.41 

2.51

2.48

Nov.

2.48

9 4Q

9 48

2.44

9 9K

2.29

2.26

2.25

9 97

2.25

2 14

2.26

2 19

2.18

9 QA

9 Q9

9 4fi

2 58

2.51

9 11

2 44

2

1 Q

2.18

2 1Q

2.40

9 3°.

9 °.1

9 9O

2.28 

2.25

Dec.

2.24

2 3g

2.84

3.00

3 99

3 OK

3 Q

3 Oft

4.15

4.4

4.4

3 Q

3

Q

3 OK

3

Q

3.65

3.6

3.20

4.15

7.4

10.5

6.0

4.6

A 9

4.6

4.2

4.0

4.35 

6.9

7 *.

Jan.

5 0

4.4

4.25

4.4

3.5

S

ort

7.0

O 0

5 0

5

0

A 9

5

4

6

n

5.0

5.0

7.0

7

O

10.6

8 n

5 7

4.7

4.3

4 OK

S

o

5.1

4.7

4 9H

4.05 

4.35 

4.6

Feb.

5.6

U Q

U Q

8 7

5.5

5

0

4

0

4

Q

4.05

3

QK

4.0

4.0

3

QK

3

CA

5.7

5.4

4.7

4 2

3 09

2 84

o no

3 05

3

40

4.35

5.0

4 05

4.1

Mar.

4.15

4.0

3

0

3 7

3.55

4

0

4.35

4 9

4.35

4.15

4.2

4.2

4.0

3

8S

3 40

3 7

3 O

3 95

3.85

3

71

3 7

3 ft

3 55

3

KA

3 in

3 7

4.6

3 46

3.42 

4.05

3

n

Apr.

3

0

3" fifi

3.55

3.48

3 40

S

ort

3 46

4

0

4.0

3

0

3 Q

4.1

4.4

4.2

4.05

3 8S

3 7

3 40

3 40

3

oe

3 44

3 20

3.16

3 7

3

7

3.65

3

KA

6.0 

6.6

May.

5.2

4.6

4.0

3.75

3.6

S

ort

3.22

3

14

3 in

3 no

2

QK

3 Q

3.6

«. 0 OQ

3 9ft

3.19

3 nK

2.95

2 95

9 Oft

2 QQ

2 Oft

2 Of

2.46

3 41

3 94

S

on

3.31 

3.40

S

ort

June.

6.0

4

0

4.2

4.2

& **.

3.8

3

41

3

0A

3 19

2 95

2 QA

2.86

2 84

6.8

6.0

4.5

3 8S

9 OR

3 in

3 00

o Oft

2 70

2.69

a KK

2 19

2

4_K

2.39 

2.35

My.

2.35

2 ii

2.43

2.21

O Q1

2.43

O QA

2.75

2

KA

3

AQ

3 Id.

3

KA

3.49

3 47

2.35

O QO

2.35

3.20

3.05

2 90

2 80

9 on

3 AS

2.88

2

7C

2 64

O KO

3 an

2.40 

2.48 

2.61

Aug.

2.71

2 71

3.22

.3.31

2.80

3.65

2.50

2.44

2.59

3 A*)

2.50

3.09

3 fl9

2.82

3.25

5.4

3.95

2

0C

3 10

3 on

3 01

3

QA

3 no

3 (19

2 95

2.82

2.64 

2.31 

3.55

Sept.

3.22

S on

2.84

2.55

2.69

2.68

2 71

2.57

2.36

2.41

2.35

2

01

2.26

2.21

2.20

2.58

4 OK

3 7

4.6

3.8

3

00

3 m

2.64

2.50

2.70

2.70 

2.65

NOTE. River frozen over Nov. 24 and Dec. 15-19.

TYGART RIVER AT FETTERMAN, W. VA.

LOCATION. At highway bridge at Fetterman, Taylor County, three-fourths mile

above mouth of Otter Creek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,340 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 3, 1907, to September 30, 1915. 

GAGE. Chain gage attached to downstream side of highway bridge; read daily,

morning and evening, to hundredths, by Joseph Gerken. Sea-level elevation

of zero of gage, 957.86 feet.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Practically permanent. 

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 15.75 feet at 5 p. m.,

December 21, 1914; discharge, 24,500 second-feet; minimum stage, 2.80 feet

October 5--8,1914; discharge 28 second-feet. 

No records of floods previous to installation of gage; highest stage recorded

since station was established, 29.1 feet in July, 1912. 

WINTER PLOW. Ice probably does not affect discharge relation. It is said that

riffle below gage usually remains open. 

ACCURACY. Results good except for extremely low stages. 

The following discharge measurements were made by J. H. Morgan. 

December 2,1914: Gage height, 4.02 feet; discharge, 450 second-feet. Gage height, 

4.06 feet; discharge, 488 second-feet.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN. 19

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Tygart River at Fetterman, W. Va.,for the year ending

Sept. 30, 1915.

Day.

1. .............

2..............

3..............

4.............. 5..........:...

6..............

7..............

8..............

9..............

10..............

11..............

12..............

13..............

14..............

15..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19..............

20..............

21..............

22..............

23..............

24..............

25..............

26..............

27..............

28..............

29..............

30..............

31..............

Oct.

32

30

30

32

29

28

28

28

36

39

34

33

33

39

36

50

45

50

96

114

105

105

96

90

127

138

114

127

120

120

120

Nov.

120

105

105

138

155

155

155

155

155

155

155

155

148

138

138

120

120

138

138

267

267

255

211

178

155

155

155

155

155

191

Dec.

200

410

552

603

1,690

2,970

2,970

2,610

2,790

3,150

3,150

2,970

2,790

1,850

1,450

1,450

O7fi

730

1,160

10,700

19,300

18,800

8,920

3,720

3,150

2,270

1,530

tn*L

975

S s^n

11 

' 300

Jan.

5,810

3,530

2,610

1,450

1,100

920

10,900

12,400

7,160

4,670

2.610

8,530

11,700

5,810

6,000

10,500

6,970

14,300

16,200

11,300

9,310

5,620

3,340

3,150

4 860

5,240

4,100

3,340

2,790

1,770

1,930

Feb.

12,200

21,700

22,600

16,400

7,750

5,430

4,860

3 910

3,150

2,440

1,930

1,770

1,450

2,440

3,530

5,050

5,240

4,670

4,100

1,610

1,300

1,100

975

674

920

QStfl

790

730

Mar.

710

898

898

854

876

854

2,440

3,340

2,790

2,610

2,270

2,100

1,930

1,610

1,380

1,300

1,160

1,160

1,230

1,160

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,030

1,030

QStfl

1,770

2,270

2,100

2,020

1,850

Apr.

1,450

1,300

1,100

920

854

810

780

1,100

1,300

1,160

975

1,030

1,770

2,270

1,610

1,450

1,160

1,030

(ran

790

730

770

876

1,930

2,180

1,610

1,160

5,430

6,190

6,380

May.

4,290

2,970

1,930

1,930

1,450

1,030

975

790

1,160

865

656

544

603

519

710

821

674

586

535

471

448

854

2,270

1,770

1,380

1,300

1,080

920

975

3,150

7,560

June.

10,300

4,480

2,970

2,270

2,610

2,440

1,610

1,160

920

760

656

-578

503

552

3,720

3,340

1,930

1,100

692

519

455

402

341

267

200

186

173

148

108

367

July.'

127

120

120

117

138

155

141

138

148

152

141

182

173

148

134

191

267

244

410

463

348

255

233

211

182

211

211

191

164

155

141

Aug.

127

120

552

1,530

790

463

303

233

410

760

418

285

291

367

471

354

832

1,160

898

810

692

586

542

638

674

770

692

620

1,300

1,160

1,100

Sept.

1,030

701

586

527

440

395

380

341

322

315

285

267.

222

244

255

164

255

1,030

4,290

1,610

2,970

3,530

2,180

1,300

865

638

552

471

418

367

NOTE. Discharge determined from a rating curve well defined between 100 and 23,000 second-feet and 

poorly defined below 100 second-feet.

Monthly discharge of Tygart River at Fetterman, W. Va.,for the year ending Sept. 30,

1915.

[Drainage area, 1,340 square miles.] -

Month.

April........:..........................

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

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

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

138 

267 

19,300 

16,200 

22,600 

3,340 

6,380 

7,560 

10,300 

463 

1,530 

4,290

22,600

ItfiniTniini28 

105 

200 

920 

674 

710 

730 

" 448 

108 

117 

120 

164

28

Mean.

67.9 

160 

4,010 

6,130 

4,990 

1,540 

1,700 

1,460 

1,530 

194 

643 

898

1,930

Per 

square 

mile.

0.051 

.119 

2.99 

4.57 

3.72 

1.15 

1.27 

1.09 

1.14 

.145 

.480 

.670

1.44

Run-off 

(depth in 

inches on 

drainage 

area).

0.06 

.13 

3.45 

5.27 

3.87 

1.33 

1.42 

1.26 

1.27 

.17 

.55 

.75

19.53

Accuracy.

B. 

A. 

A. 

A. A.- 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A.
20 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1915, PART III.

MONONGAHELA RIVER AT LOCK 15, HOULT, W. VA.

LOCATION. At lock 15, 2$ miles below county highway bridge at Fairmont, Marion

County, and 4 miles below mouth of West Fork River. Buffalo Creek enters on left

three-fourths mile above station.

DRAINAGE ABEA. 2,430 square miles (measured on topographic maps). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April'7 to September 30,1915. The upper and lower gages at

Lock 15 have been read daily, to tenths, at 8 a. m. under the direction of the

Corps of Engineers, United States Army, since May 1, 1904. 

GAGE. Upper gage at lock. The upper section is 61.5 feet from face of right lock

wall, directly opposite lower section which is set in recess in left lock wall just

above upper gate. Read twice daily to hundredths" by Charles R. Hall, lock

master. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge at Fairmont or by wading on crest

of dam. Flow of Buffalo Creek is added to discharge measured at bridge. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. One channel at all stages; straight half a mile above and

below bridge. Control for the station is the crest of the dam and is permanent.

Point of zero flow, gage height 7.0 feet, the elevation of crest of dam. Leakage

through lock and occasionally opening of the valves of lock may affect the stage

at which zero flow would occur. 

EXTREMES OF STAGE. Maximum stage recorded since April 7, 1915, 11.11 feet at

2 p. m. September 19; minimum stage recorded, 7.23 feet at 6 p. m. July 4 (12

lockages during day).

Flood of 1888 reached a stage represented by gage height about 26 feet. 

WINTER FLOW. Discharge relation not affected by ice. 

DIVERSIONS . None. 

REGULATION. None under normal conditions. Pool No. 15 may be lowered at times

in the interest of navigation. 

ACCURACY. Records good. 

COOPERATION. Station maintained in cooperation with United States Engineer

Corps.

Data insufficient for determining daily discharge.

Discharge measurements of Monongdhela River at Lock 15, Hoult, W. Va., during the

year ending Sept. 30,1915.

Date.

May 4

Sept, 18

Made by Gage 

height.

Feet. 

8.46

7.59

Discharge.

Sec.-/t.

2 10f\

«523

Date. .

Sept. 19

20

Made by 

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

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

10.92

9.17

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

11,100

4,080

a Measurement made by wading on crest of dam.

Discharge measurements of leakage through upper gates, Lock 15, Monongahela River at 

Hoult, W. Va., during the year ending Sept. 30, 1915,

Date.

May 6 

Sept. 20 

20

Made by 

J. E. Stewart. .................................................

.....do...................................................'......

Gage height in feet.

Upper 

gage.

8.15 8.7

8.73

Lower 

gage.

8.2 

9.4

Discharge.

Sec.-Jt. 

49 

47 

51
MONOITGAHELA BIVER BASIN. 21

Daily gage height, infect, of Monongahela River of Locib 15, Hoult, W. Fa.,/or the year

ending Sept. SO, 1915.

Day.

1. .........

2.......... 

3..........

4.......... 

5..........

6..........

7..........

8.......... 

9..........

10..........

11.......... 

12.......... 

13.......... 

14..........

15..........

Apr.

......

......

7.83

7.82 

7.67 

7.80

7.98 

8.01 

8.3

8.4

8.35

May.

9.6

9.0

8.6

8.45 

8.25

8.15

8.02

7.94

7.88 

7.82

7.72 

7.69 

7.68 

7.74

7.88

June.

10.0

9.2

9

C

9.8 

9.6

0 AC

8.55

8.3 

8.1 

7.96

7.80 

7.80 

7.76 

7.71

8 Of,

July.

7.28

7.29

7 <tfl

7.28 

7 34

7 33

7.32

7.36 

7.38 

7.38

7.33 

7.30 

7.34 

7.36

7.32

Aug.

7.31

7.45 

7.66

8.65 

8.08

7.68

7.54

7.46 

7.61 

7.66

7.54 

7.46 

7.54 

7.54

7.44

Sept.

8.4

8.07

7 84

7.70 

7 fin

7.56

7.75

7.72 

7.92 

7.90

7.75 

7.63 

7.52 

7.42

7.39

Day.

16..........

17.......... 

la

19.......... 

20..........

21..........

22..........

23.......... 

24.......... 

25..........

26.......... 

27.......... 

28.......... 

29..........

30..........

31..........

Apr.

8.25

8.1 

8.02

7.98 

7.88

7.80

7.78

7.85 

8.55 

8.75

8.5 

8.3 

9.6 

10.6

10.1

May.

7.79

7.74 

7.68

7.62 

7.59

7.58

8.35

9.7 

8.8 

8.5

8.2 

8.1 

8.02 

8.15

10.0

10.4

June.

9.1

8.55 

8.15

7.84 

7.76

7.63

7.56

7.47 

7.47 

7.42

7.38 

7.30 

7.28 

7.26

7.28

July.

7.36

7.45 

7.55

7.46 

7.62

7.64

7.55

7.44 

7.48 

7.44

7.38 

7.34 

7.30 

7.30

7.26

7.26

Aug.

7.52

7.52 

8.15

8.4 

8.1

7.85

7.70

7.66 

7.72 

7.89

7.99

7.85 

7.82 

8.2

8.35

8.65

Sept.

7.36

7.41 

7.60

10.3 

8.95

Q rt

9.5

9.1

8.45 

8.08

7.86 

7.78 

7.70 

7.62

7.58

MONONGAHELA RIVER AT MORGANTOWN, W. VA.

LOCATION. At highway bridge at foot of Pleasant Street, in Morgantown/Monongalia

County, about 300 feet from Baltimore & Ohio Railroad station and about half a

mile below lock No. 10. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 2, 670 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1, 1914, to September 30, 1915. 

GAGE. Chain gage attached to bridge; read daily, morning and evening, to hundredths, by John Seaman.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Dam No. 9 forms the control. 

EXTREMES OF STAGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 16.6 feet at 9.20 a. m.

December 22; minimum stage, 2.61 feet at 7.35 a. m. October 8. 

DrvERSONS. The city of Morgantown obtains its water supply from a point above

dam No. 8.

REGULATION. The river is regulated by locks and dams in the interest of navigation. 

ACCURACY. Gage-height record reliable.

Data insufficient for estimates of discharge.

No discharge measurements were made at this station during the year.
22 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1915, PAET DJ.

Daily gage height, infect, of Monongahela River at Morgcmtown, W. Fa., for the year ending Sept. SO, 1015.

Day.

1..............

2..............

3..............

4..............

5..............

6..............

7..............

8..............

9..............

10..............

11..............

12..............

13..............

14..............

15..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19..............

20..............

21..............

22..............

23..............

24..............

25..............

26..............

27..............

28..............

29..............

30..............

31..............

Oct.

2.82

2.84

2.84

2.78

2.72

2.66

2.63

2.82

2.94

2.92

3.06

3.06

3.08

3.06

3.06

3.14

3.14

3.28

3.26

3.21

3.18

3.18

3.14

3.12

3.12

3.11

3.12

3.13

3.14

3.12

3.12

Nov.

3.14

3.13

3.18

3.24

3.22

3.20

3.12

3.12

3.12

3.12

3.13

3.12

3.12

3.13

3.16

3.18

3.18

3.18

3.18

3.18

3 Aft

3.31

3.32

3 CO

3.34

3.23

3.24

3.22

3.24

3.24

Dec.

3.31

3.75

4.0

4.1

6.5

9.2

7.3

6.1

6.6

6.3

6.4

5.9

5 4

1 ^

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.6

5.8

10.0

16.4

14.2

10.8

9.9

9.8

4.6

4.4

5.5

6.5

8.7

Jan.

8.0

7.3

6.3

5.6

5.4

5.6

9.4

12.0

11.7

10.8

10.4

11.5

13.2

13.0

12.9

12.8

12.8

12.8

12.8

19 7

11.5

10.9

11.2

10.2

9.9

8.5

7.7

4.0

3 Q

3.7

S

ee

Feb.

10.2

15.6

15.4

13.9

11.8

11.3

11.0

0.3

8.4

7.4

6.2

5.1

5.2

4.9

4.8

4.6

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.6

4.45

4.4

4.4

4.6

4.9

4.9

Mar.

4.8

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.9

5.6

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.3

5.1

5.1

4.7

4.6

4.7

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.5

4.5

4.4

4.4

4.5

4.45

4.6

4.8

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.6

Apr.

4.5

4.3

4.3

4.2

4.15

4.05

4.0

3.9

3.9

4.0

4.15

4.3

4.3

4.6

4.5

4.45

4.4

4.35

4.15

4.1

4.0

4.0

4.1

4.2

4.8

5.2

5.0

5.7

7.9

7.9

May.

7.5

6.6

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.5

5.3

5.0

4.7

4.4

4.35

4.45

4.2

3.95

3.85

3.85

3.85

3.85

3.8

4.0

4.9

5.9

5.6

5.0

4.6

4.25

4.3

4.25

6.6

7.9

June.

7.2

5.9

5.7

6.3

6.1

5.4

4.8

4.5

4.3

4.1

4.0

4.2

3.95

3.9

3.9

5.3

4.9

4.4

4.1

3.85

3.8

3.65

3.6

3.5

3.46

3.44

3.44

3 34

3.32

3.33

My.

3.36

3.44

3.6

3.7

3.55

3.39

3.34

3.34

3.34

3.31

3.30

3.29

3.28

3.25

3.24

3.23

3.28

3.30

3.26

3.26

3.24

3.22

3.22

3.22

3.21

3.20

3.20

3.20

3.20

3.20

3.20

Aug.

3.20

3.22

3.22

4.1

4.5

4.5

4.3

3.95

3.05

3.95

3.8

3.7

3.7

3.75

3.55

3.39

3.45

3.48

3.75

4.15

4.35

4.5

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.7

4.7

Sept.

4.7

4.5

4.1

4.05

3.8

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.32

3.30

3.30

3.30

4.4

6.8

6.9

6.8

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

3.7

3.7

MIDDLE FORK RIVER AT MIDVALE, W. VA.

LOCATION. About one-third mile above Midvale railroad station on the Coal & Coke 

Railroad, two-thirds mile below post office at Ellamore, Randolph County. 

Laurel Creek enters river on right about If miles above station.

DRAINAGE AREA. 122 square miles (measured on topographic maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 3 to September 30, 1915.

GAGE. Vertical and inclined staff on right bank; read twice daily, to hundredths, 

by Anna Riley.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable or by wading short distance below

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. One channel at all stages; straight 300 feet above and 100 

feet below cable section. Both banks are high and in most places wooded. Control probably permanent. Point of zero flow, gage height +0.55±0.1 foot.

EXTREMES OP STAGE. Maximum stage recorded, 7.3 feet at 7.30 a. m. July 29; minimum stage recorded, 1.30 feet at 7 a. m. July 28. 

Floods of 1888 and 1912 reached gage height of approximately 18 feet.

WINTER PLOW. No information available.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Records good.

COOPERATION. Station maintained in cooperation with United States Engineer 

Corps.

Data insufficient for determining daily discharge.
MONONGAHELA BIVEE BASIN. 23

Discharge measurements of Middle Fork River at Midwife, W. Fa.,

Sept. SO, 1015.

Date.

Apr. 30

May 2

Sept. 15

Made by 

J.E. Stewart............................................................

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

3.82

3.02

1.66

Discharge.

Sec.-/*. 512

272

35.4

Daily gage height, in feet, of Middle Fork River at Midvale, W. Fa., far the year ending

Sept. SO, 1915.

Day.

1.... ........

2............

3............

4............ 

5............

6............

7............

8............

9............

10............

11............

12............

13............

14............

15............

May.

2

7K

2.6 

2.5

2.4

2.25

2.25

2.1

2.05

1.95

2.0

2.3

2.2

2.15

June.

3.3

3.1

3.3

3.4 

3.1

2.65

9 AH

2.35

2.1

2.0

1 9

1.95

1.78

5.6

3.6

July.

1.42

1.56

1.47

1.54 

1.52

1.59

1.52

1.44

1.60

1.62

1.53

1.70

1.62

1.52

1.41

Aug.

1.78

1.63

1.68

1.62 

1.52

1.44

1.41

1.39

1.56

1.72

1.55

1.50

1.58

1.56

1.54

Sept.

2.1

1.88

1.82

1.85 

1.84

1.76

1.69

1.84

1.78

1.72

1.62

1.56

1.54

1.54

1.66

Day.

16............

17............

18............

19............ 

20............

21............

22............

23............

24............

25............

26............

27............

28............

29............

30............

31............

May.

2.1

2.05

2.0

1.95 

1.95

2.05

2.2

2.35

2.3

2.3

2.25

2.4

2.25

2.4

2.5

4.1

June.

2.9

2.5

2.25

2.05 

1.9

1.82

1.86

1.76

1.66

1.60

1.52

1.50

1.73

1.64

1.65

July.

1.40

1.64

1.82

1.70 

1.57

1.68

1.68

1.60

1.52

1.48

1.46

1.38

1.32

4.4

1.53

2.05

Aug.

1.51

2.05

2.6

2.2 

1.9

1.84

1.86

2.1

2.05

2.0

1.95

1.82

1.9

2.15

2.25

2.2

Sept.

1.52

1.44

1.42

1.88 

2.3

2.85

2.8

2.3

2.05

1.9

.79

.82

.78

.68

.64

BUCKHANNON RIVER AT HALL, W. VA.

LOCATION. About 500 feet below ruins of an old milldam, one-fourth mile above the 

post office and county highway bridge at Hall, Barbour County, 1 mile from Baltimore & Ohio Railroad station. Pecks Run enters river on left 1 mile below 

station.

DRAINAGE AREA. 277 square miles (measured on topographic maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 15 to September 30,1915. June 7,1907, to May 25,1909, 

chain gage at county highway bridge.

GAGE. Vertical and inclined staff on right bank; read twice daily, to hundredths, by 

James* Newcomb.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from county highway bridge. Stay wire used 

for measurements at high stages.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Gage is about midway between beginning and end of 

rapids having approximately 10 feet fall. Bed of stream in rapids composed of 

large boulders, rocks, and gravel; should be fairly permanent. Both banks are 

high and wooded and do not overflow except into an old mill race on left bank.

EXTREMES OP STAGE. Maximum stage recorded since April 15, 6 feet at 6 a. m. 

April 28; minimum stage recorded, 1.92 feet at 6 p. m. July 1 and 6 a. m. July 2. 

Highest flood known reported to have reached a gage height of about 14 feet in 

1888.

WINTER PL*W. No information available.

DIVERSIONS. No water diverted above station except small quantity which may 

flow around gage in abandoned mill race above Ordinary low stages, which is 

included in flow measured at county highway bridge.

REGULATION. None. <
24 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1915, PART in.

ACCURACY. Records good.

COOPERATION. Station maintained in cooperation with United States Engineer Corps.

Data insufficient for determining daily discharge.

Discharge measurements ofBuckhannon River at Hall, W. Va., during the year ending

Sept. 80, 1915.

Date.

Apr. 13

24

Sept. 16

Made by 

J. E. Stewart .............. ..............................................

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

A

Feet. 

«3.00

3.15

2.20

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

501

 630

72.8

» New inclined gage; first measurement at new site.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Buckhannon River at Hall, W. Va., for the year ending Sept.

SO, 1915.

Day.

1..........

2.......... 

3..........

4..........

5..........

6..........

7.......... 

8.......... 

9.......... 

10..........

11.......... 

12.......... 

13.......... 

14.......... 

15..........

Apr.

2."92~

May.

3.5

3.1 

2.94

2.82

2.74

2.65

2.59 

2.56 

2.52 

2.44

2.38 

2.35 

2.42 

2.49

2.44

June.

3.4

3.15 

3.3

4.3

3.65

3.2

2.96 

2.82 

2.72 

2.59

2.48 

2.43 

2.44 

2.40 

2.46

July.

1.93

1.94

1 OO

2.11

2 10

2.14

2.16 

2.15 

2.09 

2.10

2,17 

2.11 

2.13 

2.17 

2.08

Aug.

2.78

2.47

2 OO

2.75

2.44

2 O7

2.16 

2.13 

2.18 

2.54

2.40 

2.28 

2.13 

2.19

2 91

Sept.

2.80

2.62 

2.50

2.46

2.55

2.59

2.50 

2.60 

2.64 

2.51

2.45 

2.36 

2.26 

2.25 

2.26

Day.

16. .........

17.......... 

18..........

19..........

20..........

21..........

22.......... 

23.......... 

24.......... 

25..........

26.......... 

27.......... 

28.......... 

29.......... 

30..........

31..........

Apr.

2.85

2.82 

2.71

2.61

2.56

2 CO

2.56 

2.84 

3.15 

2.98

2.86 

2.79 

5.7 

4.3 

4.1

May.

2.36

2.32 

2.30

2.24

2.24

2.29

2.36 

2.48 

2.62 

2.64

2.56 

2.55 

2.61 

2.59 

2.92

3.9

June.

2.69

2.64 

2.52

2.41

2.32

2.26

2.23 

2.26 

2.22 

2.14

2.07 

2.03 

1.99

1.97 

1.96

July.

2.03

2.07

2.57

2.75

2.49

2.36.

2.47 

2.42 

2.32 

2.24

2.16 

2.11 

2.04 

2.06 

2.14

2.59

Aug.

2.13

2.21 

2.64

2.78

2.63

2 49

2.38 

2.42 

2.66 

2.56

2.65 

2.57 

2,68 3.0 ' 

3.15

3.10

Sept.

2.22

2.14

2 19

2.36

3.15

3 4

3.65 

3.1 

2.85 

2.68

2.55 

2.48 

2.44 

2.44 

2.33

WEST FORK RIVER AT BUTCHERVILLE, W. VA.

LOCATION. At Weston & Clarksburg Electric Railway Co.'s trolley bridge, one-fourth 

mile upstream from Butcherville, Lewis County, about 3 miles north of Weston. 

Freemans Creek enters river on left about a mile below station.

DRAINAGE AREA. 181 square miles (measured on topographic maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 8 to September 30, 1915.

GAGE. Chain gage fastened to upstream side of trolley bridge near center of span; 

read twice daily, to hundredths, by Bessie Irwin.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge or by wading. Stay wire used for 

measurements at high stages.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. One channel except at extreme high stages, when river 

overflows right bank and a little water passes through two small culverts in trolley 

embankment; straight, for 500 feet above and curved for 1,000 feet below station. 

Stream bed is sand and gravel, but is solid rock at riffle below gage. Control 

probably permanent. Growth of aquatic plants causes backwater at gage during 

summer months.

EXTREMES OP STAGE. Maximum stage recorded, 12.4 feet at 9.30 a. i&. August 3; 

minimum stage recorded, 3.52 feet at 9.30 a. m. June 30.

Highest flood known is reported to have reached a stage represented approximately by gage height 27 feet in 1888. Dam since washed out may have increased height of this flood.

WINTER PLOW. No information available.

DIVERSIONS . None.
MONOHGAHELA RIVER BASIN. 25

REGULATION. Low-water flow affected by operation of power plants and storage

reservoirs at and above Weston.

ACCURACY. Records fair. See "Channel and control" and "Regulation." 

COOPERATION. Station maintained in cooperation with United States Engineer

Corps.

Data inadequate for determining daily discharge.

Discharge measurements, of West Fork River at Butcherville, W. Fa., during the year ending

Sept. SO, 1915.

Date.

Apr. 8

May 19

Sept. 13

Made by 

3. B.Stewart.... ..........................................................

height.

Feet. 

4.42

4.17

4.64

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

37.0

19.0

48.4

Daily gage height, in feet, of West Fork River at Butcherville, W. Va.,for the year ending

Sept. 30, 1915.

Day.

1. ......... 

2..........

3..........

4..........

5..........

6..........

7..........

8..........

9..........

10..........

11..........

12..........

13..........

14..........

15..........

Apr.

4.40

4.37

4.34

4.39

4.48

4.84

4.88

4.72

May.

6.07 

5.30

5.10

4.95

4.94

4.80

4.72

4.60

4.58

4.52

4.44

4.40

4.66

4.62

4.52

June.

5.36 

5.04

7.88

7.82

6.35

5.60

5.10

4r66

4.72

4.66

4.37

4.38

4.36

4.31

4.60

July.

3.56 

3.64

3.64

3.73

3.86

3.86

3.84

3.82

3.82

3.89

4.04

4.06

3.93

3.82

3.72

Aug.

4.91

4.46

10.76

5.99

4.84

4.68

4.52

4.61

5.52

5.18

4.80

4.64

5.12

4.72

4.48

Sept.

5.16 

4.86

4.74

5.00

6.14

5.60

5.51

8.04

6.58

5.54

5.18

4.49

4.66

5.14

5.19

Day.

16.......... 

17..........

18..........

1O

20..........

21..........

22..........

23..........

24..........

25..........

26..........

27..........

28..........

29..........

30..........

31..........

Apr.

4.62 

4.61

4.57

4

KO

4.48

4.48

4.45

7.38

6.06

5.46

5.08

5.44

8.86

7.18

6.55

May.

4.49 

4 34

4.23

4.15

4.12

4.26

4.41

4.90

5.00

4.70

4.62

4.60

4.52

4.56

4.85

5.76

June.

4.40 

4 41

4.34

4.29

4.23

4.08

3.98

3.86

3.75

3.71

4.15

4.70

3.66

3.59

3.53

July.

3.83 

4 71

4.80

4 44

4.15

4.02

4.02

4.02

3.91

3.71

3.70

3.74

3.68

3.85

4.59

5.48

Aug.

4.32

4.48

5.78

5.79

5.02

4.73

4.82

4.91

4.94

5.19

4.80

4.71

4.63

4.97

6.00

5.74

Sept.

4.71 

4 38

4.30

6.00

5.75

9.22

7.22

5.85

5.24

4.93

4.72

4.65

4.64

4.52

4.44

WEST FORE RIVER AT ENTERPRISE, W. VA.

LOCATION. At highway bridge at Enterprise, Harrison County, three-fourths mile

above mouth of Bingamon Creek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 750 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 2,1907, to September 30,1915. 

GAGE. Chain gage attached to bridge; read daily, in the morning, to hundredths, by

C. M. Tetrick. Sea-level elevation of zero of gage, 869.91 feet. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel at measuring section broken by one pier; smooth

rock bottom. Control practically permanent. 

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 18.0 feet at 8 a. m.,

January 7 (discharge, 18,200 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.95 foot at 8 a. m.,

October 3, 4, 6, 7,10, 11, and 12 (discharge, 28 second-feet). 

1907-1915: Maximum stage recorded, 18.8 feet at 8 a. m., November 16, 1913

(discharge, approximately 19,400 second-feet). Flood of 1888 reached stage

represented by about 33 feet referred to datum of present gage. 

WINTER FLOW. Ice may affect the discharge relation for two or three weeks at a

time during December, January, and February. 

ACCURACY. Accuracy of estimates in the following tables depends on permanence of

the discharge relation subsequent to 1913.
26 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1915, PART HI.

Discharge measurements of West Fork River at Enterprise, W. Va.t during the year ending

Sept. 30,1915.

[Made by J. H. Morgan.]

Date.

23o............................................................................

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

1.83

1.83

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

56.2

55.1

a River frozen over below gage.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of West Fork River at Enterprise, W. Va., for the year

ending Sept. SO, 1915.

Day.

1... ...........

2..............

4. .............

5..............

6..............

7. .............

10..............

11..............

13..............

14.....:........

15..............

16..............

17..............

1ft

1Q

20..............

21..............

99

90

f\A

OK

OA

27..............

Ofi

9Q

30..............

Q1

Oct.

33

33

28

28

33

28

28

33

32

28

28

28

33

48

48

72

112

79

140

89

72

48

72

89

79

172

146

112

112

112

140

Nov.

155

140

140

124

140

146

172

136

140

155

140

124

172

124

112

89

93

89

99

89

58

112

Dec.

266

566

829

514

3,670

2,840

2,010

2,270

3,250

2,550

2,010

1,450

1,300

893

829

829

798

707

649

893

8,040

7,910

2,360

2,010

1,760

1,530

1,530

1,380

2,750

5,860

4,200

Jan.

1,530

1,090

3,990

593

418

441

11,200

4,200

2,270

4,310

829

10,900

10,300

3,880

2,550

3,780

2,180

2,950

4,630

2,360

2,010

1,090

1,160

1,030

2,750

4,200

2,750

1,760

1,030

926

4,420

Feb.

8,400

9,650

8,160

7,430

3,990

2,270

2,360

1,760

1,160

959

861

861

893

798

959

2,180

1,840

1,160

707

649

566

465

395

372

441

489

593

566

Mar.

649

566

465

395

328

959

1,160

1,530

1,230

1,030

861

1,300

540

489

441

418

372

328

328

307

286

540

678

 621

649

621

767

707

566

480

395

Apr.

307

307

307

286

266

227

190

172

155

140

678

172

621

227

208

172

190

140

155

155

140

124

140

992

767

441

395

286

2,550

1,230

May.

1,090

707

395

286

246

227

208

190

197

155

155

124

155

155

190

155

112

140

112

124

172

266

2,090

737

707

328

227

227

208

441

1,090

June.

678

593

1,090

2,750

1,920

1,090

540

372

286

208

140

190

190

190

155

172

286

208

112

227

227

227

208

172

140

112

79

40

30

36

July.

40

AQ

52

52

208

99

52

52

52

64

49

58

52

64

52

72

140

64

112

155

140

99

72

64

62

48

48

40

43

79

89

Aug.

85

140

2,090

41ft

997

124

89

79

227

172

140

112

72

124

124

140

140

127

140

102

140

140

307

328

246

227

208

328

350

Sept.

621

ion

155

907

379

1 rtGA

707

V79

246

172

155

143

112

99

64

418

1,090

678

372

208

286

328

208

190

172

992

767

NOTE. Discharge determined from a rating curve well defined below 2,180 second-feet and fairly well 

defined between 2,180 and 6,460 second-feet. Discharge, Nov. 22-29, estimated, because of ice, at 60 

second-feet.
MONONGAHELA KIVEB BASIN. 27

Monthly discharge of West Fork River at Enterprise, W. Fa., for the year ending

Sept. 30,1915.

[Drainage area, 750 square miles.}

Month.

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

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

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

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

172 

172 

8,040 

11,200 

9,650 

1,530 

2,550 

2,090 

2,750 

208 

2,090 

1,090

11,200

Minimum.

28

266 

418 

372 

286 

124 

112 

30 

40 

72 

64

28

Mean.

68.9 

108 

2,210 

3,150 

2,180 

645 

405 

375 

422 

74.9 

239 

374

848

Per

square 

mile.

0.092 

.144 

2.95 

4.20 

2.91 

.860 

.540 

.500 

.563 

.100 

.319 

.499

1.13

Run-off 

(depth in 

inches on 

drainage 

area).

0.11 

.16 

3.40 

4.84 

3.03 

.99 

.60 

.58 

.63 

.12 

.37 

.56

15.39

Accuracy.

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B.

ELK CREEK NEAR CLARKSBURG, W. VA.

LOCATION. At a footbridge near Clarksburg, Harrison County, 300 feet above Turkey

Run and about 6 miles above mouth, of creek.

DRAINAGE ABBA. 107 square miles (determined by Pittsburgh. Flood Commission). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 11, 1910, to September 30, 1915. 

GAGE. Wooden staff gage fastened to a tree near right abutment of footbridge; read

daily, in the morning, to half tenths, by E. H. Smith. On November 1, 1913,

a metal gage section (0 3 feet) was attached to the gage,which was then lowered

1 foot to avoid negative readings. All gage heights published in this report

refer to the new datum. Sea-level elevation of zero of gage, 955.01 feet. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from footbridge at high stages; low water, by

wading at section about 200 feet below bridge. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Rocky and practically permanent; high banks, not subject

to overflow. Point of zero flow determined August 30, 1912, about gage height

0.9 foot. 

EXTREMES OF STAGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 6.9 feet at 9.30 a. m.

January 12; minimum stage recorded, 1.05 feet at 7 a. m. October 1 to 3, 6 to 13,

1914, and July 28 and 29, 1915. 

The flood of July, 1912, reached stage represented by 15 feet on the present

WINTER FLOW. Discharge relation may be affected by ice for short periods in December, January, and February; 

ACCURACY. Gage-height record reliable.

Data inadequate for estimates of discharge.

The following discharge measurements were made by wading, by J. H. Morgan:

November 21, 1914: Gage height, 1.40 feet; discharge, 4.7 second-feet. Gage

height, 1.39 feet; discharge, 4.3 second-feet. Elver was frozen over at gage;

open at control. ,
28 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1915, PART III.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Elk Creek near Clarksburg, W. Va., for the year ending

Sept. 30, 1915.

Day.

1..............

2..............

3..............

4..............

5..............

6..............

7..............

8..............

9..............

10..............

11..............

12..............

13..............

14..............

15..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19..............

20..............

21..............

22..............

23..............

24..............

25..............

26..............

97

28..............

OQ

^tfl

31..............

Oct.

1.05

1.05

1.05

1.1

1.1

1.05

1.05

1.05

1.05

1.05

1.05

1.05

1.05

1.1

1.1

1.15

1.15

1.15

1.2

1.25

1.25

1.25

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

Nov.

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 o

1 0

1

0

1.35

1 OK

1

QK

1.45

1.55

1.55

1 %%

1.35

1 9.

1.3

1 91

1 OR

1 f)K

1 9

1.25

Dec.

1.35

1.9

2.0

1.85

2.9

2.0

2.3

3.1

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.5

2.3

2.3

2 1

2.3

9 1

1 9

1 9

5.1

3 9

2.95

2.4

2.3

2.2

1 9

1.8

1 9

4

e

3.1

Jan.

2.55

2.4

2.25

2.0

2.0

1.9

6.8

3.4

2.7

2.35

2.2

6.9

4.1

3.1

3 Q

3.3

2.85

3.1

3.8

3.1

2

flC

2.3

2.75

3 1

3.5

3.4

2 Q

2.6

9 o

2.4

2.2

Feb.

4.9

4.5

5.5

3.7

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.6

2.45

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.3

2 OK

3.0

2.6

9 4

2 9

2 1

9 fl

1 9

1 Q

1 9

2 1

2

1 c

2 1

2

1 K

Mar.

2.1

1.9

2.0

1 9

1.85

2.8

2.8

2.65

2.5

2.45

2.35

2.2

9 1

2.0

1 95

1.9

1 9

1.85

1.8

1 9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.15

2.2

9 1

2.0

2 f|

1.95

1.9

Apr.

1.85

1.8

1.75

1.75

1.7

1.7

1.65

1.65

1.6

1.9

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.65

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1 55

1.55

1.6

2.3

2.0

1.9

1.8

5.4

O O

2.7

May.

2.3

2.1

1 95

1 9

1.8

1

0

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.55

1.55

1.8

1.7

1.55

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.7

2.25

2 f|

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.65

1.65

1.9

2.0

June.

1.8

1.7

2 1

2.5

2.2

1.9

1.8

1.75

1.7

1.65

1.55

1.6

1.6

1.55

1.55

1.7

1.6

i 5

1.4

1.4

1.45

i ^

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.15

1.15

1.1

1.15

July.

1.1

1.25

1.25

1.3

1.3

1.25

1.25

1.2

1.2

1.15

L15

1.2

1.35

1.35

1 oe

1.4

1.4

1.35

1.35

1.3

1.25

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.15

1.1

1.15

1.05

1.05

i -95

1.3

Aug.

1.5

1.45

1.6

1.95

1.55

1.5

1.35

1.35

2.15

1.8

1.65

1.45

1.6

1.4

1 OK

1.35

1 95

1.6

1 5

1 45

1 45

1.35

1.45

1.35

1.75

1 9

1.65

1.6

1 Qf*

3.35

2.5

Sept.

2.05

1.85

1.65

1.55

1.65

1.55

1.55

1.5

1.5

1.6

i.5

1.55

1.4

1.35

1.7

1.55

1.5

1.5

4 95

2.6

2.15

2.55

2.15

1.85

1.75

1.7

1.65

1.55

1 *f\

1 W

NOTE. River frozen Nov. 19-21, Dec. 15-19, Jan. 3-6, 30, 31, and Feb. 10.

BUFFALO CREEK AT BARRACKVILLE, W. VA.

LOCATION. At steel highway bridge about 1,000 feet above the covered highway

bridge at Barrackville, Marion County, 2| miles northwest of Fainnont. Finch's

Bun enters on left about 1,600 feet below station. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 115 square miles (measured on topographic maps). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 8 to September 30, 1915; June 3, 1907, to December 31,

1908. 

GAGE. Chain gage fastened to downstream hand rail of bridge; read to hundredths

twice week days and once Sundays by E. M. Beall. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from highway bridge or by wading. Stay wire

is used for measurements at high stages. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. One channel at all stages; straight about 100 feet above and

below station. Both banks high. Stream bed £ocky, some gravel. Control

probably permanent. Point of zero flow, gage height 0.4±0.1. 

EXTREMES OP STAGE. Maximum stage recorded since May 8, 6.1 feet at 8.45 a. m.

May 30; minimum stage recorded, 0.63 feet at 11.15 a. m. July 28. 

Flood of July, 1912, reached a stage represented by approximately 16 feet on

present gage.

WINTER PLOW. No information available. 

DIVERSIONS. None. 

REGULATION. None. 

ACCURACY. Records good. 

COOPERATION. Station maintained in cooperation with United States Engineer

Corps.

Data inadequate for determining daily discharge.
MONONGAHELA BIVEB BASIN. 29

Discharge measurements of Buffalo Creek at B(xrraxikmHe, W. Va., during the year ending 

Sept. 30,1915, and one in 1913.

Date.

1913. 

Mar. 2»

1915. May 7

21

Made by 

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

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

2.70

1.36

1.03

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

272

48.5

13.0

Date.

1915. 

May 22

22

23

23

Sept. 17

Madeby-

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

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

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

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

3.43

4.88

4.01

3.84

.96

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

490

1,240

785

702

6.5

Daily gage Imglit, in feet, of Buffalo Creek at Barrackmlk, W. Va., for the year ending

Sept. 30, 1915.

Day.

1. ......

2.......

3.......

4.......

5.......

6.......

7.......

8.......

9.......

10.......

11.......

12.......

13.......

14.......

15.......

May.

1.36

1.32

1.22

1.14

1.14

1 97

1.21

1.13

June.

2.3

1.95

2.95

2.45

1.9

1.60

1.45

1.33

1.24

1.15

1.54

1.34

1.40

1.37

July.

0.80

.82

.86

.91

1.06

1.22

1.08

1.07

1.08

1.07

.98

.98

.91

.87

.83

Aug.

0.63

.65

.84

.85

.79

.77

.73

1.03

.99

1.07

.91

.90

.93

.87

.82

Sept.

1.02

.95

.89

.86

.84

.79

.78

.76

.76

.82

1.05

1.10

1.08

1.05

.96

Day

16.......

17.......

18.......

19.......

20.......

21.......

22.......

23.......

24.......

25.......

26...... j

27.......

28.......

29.......

30.......

31.......

May

1.10

1.10

1.06

.96

.98

1.02

2.6

3.5

2.3

1.8

1.56

1.60

1.40

2.4

5.9

3.8

June.

1.43

1.30

1.19

1.11

1.06

1.04

1.00

.96

.90

.84

.82

.88

.81

.78

.80

July.

0.95

.97

.93

.90

.82

.78

.76

.70

.68

.67

.66

.66

.64

.71

.74

.67

Aug.

0.75

.77

.74

.77

.82

.83

.81

.79

.78

.95

.92

.89

1.06

1.14

1.16

1.06

Sept.

0.91

.90

.98

2.1

1.54

1.32

1.22

1.11

1.02

.95

.92

.94

.91

.97

.94

DECKERS CHEEK AT MORGANTOWN, W. VA.

LOCATION. At Peninsula Bridge, about a mile east of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad station in Morgantown, Monongalia County, and 1J miles upstream from 

the Valley Crossing highway bridge.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. December 4,1914, to September 30,1915. April 1 to December 3, 1914, at station at the Valley Crossing highway bridge, one-fourth mile 

downstream.

GAGE. Chain gage attached to downstream side of bridge; read daily, morning and 

evening, to hundredths; by J. S. Seaman.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. At low and medium stages made by wading about 

700 feet below gage; at high stages measurements will be made at the bridge to 

which gage is attached.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Probably permanent. Point of zero flow, gage height 

O.OiO.l.

EXTREMES OF STAGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 7.8 feet at 4.45 p. m. 

February 2; minimum stage, 0.31 foot at 4.35 p. m. August 16.

ACCURACY. Gage-height record reliable.

Data inadequate for estimates of discharge.
30 SURFACE WATEB SUPPLY, 1915, PAET IE.

Discharge measurements of Deckers Creek, at Morgantown, W. Fa., during the year ending

Sept. SO, 1915.

[Made by J. H. Morgan.]

Date.

Nov. 27 ...........................................................................

Dec. 4 ...........................................................................

Gage

height.

Feet. 

e>3.32

6.85

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

6.3

41.6

a Gage height at old gage site. & Gage height at new gage.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Deckers Creek, at Morgantown, W. Fa., for the year ending

Sept. SO, 1915.

Day.

1..... .........

2..............

3..............

4..............

5..............

6..............

7..............

8..............

9..............

10..............

11..............

12..............

13..............

14..............

15..............

16.:............

17..............

18..............

19..............

20...............

21..............

22..............

23..............

24..............

25..............

26..............

27..............

28..............

29.............. 

30.............. 

31..............

Oct.

2.77

2.62

2.60

2.58

2.62

2.51

3.04

3.48

3.16

3.02

3.29

3.24

3.26

3.34

3.30

3.34

3.32

3.28

3.26

3.24

3.20

3.20

3.12

3.17

3.30

3.34

3.36

3.36

3.36 

3.36 

3.38

Nov.

3.21

3.04

3.06

3.09

3.12

3.14

3.12

3.12

3.12

3.14

3.14

3.14

3.12

3.14

3.11

3.12

3.12

3.12

3.14

3 91

3.32

3-28

3.22

3.24

3.26

3.30

3.30

3.34

3.34 

3.34

Dec.

3.34

3.62

3.59

.84

2.66

3.24

2.32

2.10

1.76

2.00

1.84

1.58

1.35

1.40

1.42

1.63

1.84

1.86

1.90

2.08

5.14

6.16

3.40

1.30

1.28

1.28

1.56

1.91

3.11 

3.07 

3.58

Jan.

4.18

3.02

1.72

1.35

1.21

1.24

3.50

3.30

3.22

3.18

2.98

3.90

3.97

3.75

3.67

3.33

Q QA

3.93

3 on

3 CO

3.66

2.%

3.32

2.91

2.82

2.46

2.28

2.27

2.04 

1.96 

2.46

Feb.

4.98

6.63

7.63

5.66

3.93

4.44

3.85

. 3.30

2.49

2.00

1.78

1.36

2.50

1.96

1.59

1.10

1.10

1.00

1.00

no

.94

.99

.94

.99

1.16

1.18

1.16

.99

Mar.

0.92

.88

.84

.82

.85

1.22

1.46

2.10

2.00

1 Qi

1.82

1.86

1.92

1.14

1.10

1.19

1.10

1.00

1.24

1.02

.91

.96

.99

.83

.94

.99

1.22

1.30 

1.24 

1.16

Apr.

1.16

1.11

1.04

.84

.81

.80

.69

<u

.60

.62

.78

.96

.98

.97

.94

.88

.85

.82

.77

.74

.72

.70

1.16

1.25

1.20

1 30

1.20

2.14

3.42 

3.02

May.

2.42

1.58

1.12

1.03

1.09

1.06

1 ft4.

1.02

.92

.82

.78

.81

.88

.76

.70

.6770

.82

.77

.74

.86

3.46

4.09

3.31

2.04

1.44

1 ni

1.14-

1.24 

3.40 

3.38

June.

2.28

1.95

1.90

1.80

1.24

1.09

1 08

.92

.84

.80

.71

.77

.79

.76

.74

.75

.68

.58

.58CA

.52

.50

.52

.48

.44

.42

.41

.40

.34

.38

July.

0.50

.69

.75

.72

.68

.64

ATI

.62

.64

.62

.54

.50

.49

.46

.44

.44

.48

.45

.44

.42

411

.40

.38

.37

.36

.36

 3A

.34

.33 

.32 

.34

Aug.

0.36

.36

.42

.50

.48

.44

.40

.38

.38

VJ

.36

.35

.35

.34

.32

.31

V7

.40dn

dn

.42

4S

.48

.47dfi

.46

44

.44

.55 

.64 

.62

Sept.

0.59

.56

.52

.52

.56

.56

.56

.54

.53

.52

.52

.51

.50

.50

.50

.49

.48

.49

.65

2 08

3.35

3.35

3.34

3.34

3.30

3.24

3.22

3.10

.54 

.55

NOTE. Gage heights Oct. 1 to Dec. 3 refer to g 

sequent to Dec. 3 refer to gage at Peninsula Brio

s at Valley Crossing highway bridge; gage heights subCHEAT EIVER NEAR PARSONS, W. VA.

LOCATION. At the Moss highway bridge, 2 miles north of Parsons, Tucker County, 

2 miles below the junction of Shavers Fork, and 5 miles below the junction of 

Dry Fork and Blackwater River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 716 square miles (determined by Hydroelectric Co. of West Virginia).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January 1, 1913, to September 30, 1915.

GAGE. Chain gage near center of bridge on downstream guard rail; read twice a day, 

to quarter-tenths, by Mrs. E. C. Linger.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of highway bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Rocky and probably permanent. Water is swift and turbulent.
MONOTSTGAHELA BIVEB BASIN. 31

EXTBBMBS OF DISCHABGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 13.0 feet at 7 a. m.

January 7 (discharge, 24,700 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.6 [feet at 6 p. m.

November 11 (discharge, 60 second-feet).

WINTBB FLOW. Discharge relation affected by ice during severe winters. 

DIVBBSIONS. None. 

REGULATION. Some regulation above at various pulp mills and sawmills. Effect

probably compensating, so that two gage readings per day give correct basis for

determining discharge. 

ACCUBACY. Gage height records are reliable; the channel is fairly permanent, but

the measuring section is poor. The results are believed to be reliable. 

COOPEBATION. Station maintained in cooperation with the Hydroelectric Co. of West

Virginia.

The following discharge measurement was made by J. G. Mathers: November 25, 

1914: Gage height, 2.25 feet; discharge, 217 second-feet.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Cheat River near Parsons, W, Va.,for the years ending

Sept. 30, 1913-1915.

Day.

1913. 

1..............

2..............

3.............. 

4.............. 5....:.........

6..............

7..............

8..............

10..............

11..............

12..............

19

14.............. 

15..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

10

20.............. 

21..............

22..............

23..............

24.............. 

25..............

net

27..............

28..............

29.............. 

30..............

31..............

Oct.

.......

.......

------

.......

Nov.

.......

-------

.......

..-...-

.......

Dec.

.......

.......

------

.......

Jan.

2 OCA

2

r\Af\

4,500 

3.560

4,500

6,290

8,040

15,300

Q 7QA

A *\(\(\

3,380

6,290

A Q1A

3,020 

2,190

2,040

2,670

2,350

2,040

1,740 

1,600

2,040

2,040

3,380 

3,740

2,510

2,190

1,740

1,470 

1,120

1,890

Feb.

1,890

1,600

1,670 

3,560

2,840

1,890

1,350

820

695

820

2,040

2,840

1,740

1,180 

865

735

1,010

1,470

2,350

2,670 

3,020

2,840

2,190

1,410 

1,180

1,010

865

2,040

Mar.

2,040

1,600

1,410 

1,290

1,180

960

960

820

820

1,410

3,740

3,740

4.110

7; 290 

6,290

4,110

2,670

2,350

2,350

2,350 

2,040

1,670

1,410

1,410 

1,290

1,600

10,400

7,290

3,920 

3,200

2,350

Apr.

2,190

1,740

.......

-

.......

.......

.......

May.

.......

.......

.......

.......

June.

1,290

1,180

1,120 

1,010

865

865

1,350

1,670

1,350

1,010

865

655

545

510

478

415

358

280

215

195 

215

385

1,180

1,540 

1,600

2,350

1,670

1,180

910

778

July.

618

618

545 

655

735

1,010

865

580

545

9,050

4,300

1,670

2,350

4,910 

3,740

1,740

4,110

4,500

2,350

1,290 

1,060

910

865

778 

1,120

960

618

580

865 

580

1,230

Aug.

910

618

545 

415

330

358

280

305

258

235

478

695

7,540

4,300 

1,740

1,060

695

580

580

580 

358

358

1,740

2,040 

1,410

820

478

358

280 

280

235

Sept.

235

195

195 

160

160

160

235

415

385

258

215

178

145

145 

145

130

160

910

695

478 

4,500

3,740

3,380

2,190 

1,230

545

385

330

330 

305
32 SUEFACl WATER SUPPLY, 1915, PART III.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Cheat River near Parsons, W. Vd.,for the years ending 

Sept. SO, 1913-1915 Continued.

Day.

1913-14. 

1....... .......

4..............

5..............

6..............

7..............

g

10..............

11..............

12..............

13..............

14..............

15..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19..............

20..............

21..............

22..............

23..............

24..............

25..............

26..............

27..............

28..............

29.............. 

30..............

31..............

1914-15. 

1....1. ........

2..............

3..............

4..............

5..............

6..............

7..............

8..............

9..............

10..............

11..............

12..............

13..............

14..............

15..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19..............

20..............

21..............

22

23..............

24..............

25..............

26..............

27..............

28..............

29..............

 30..............

31... ...........

Oct.

305

OOE

3,020

2

0Kfl

1

1 0 A

820

ftOft

eon

1,410

3,380

2,040

1,470

1,230

910

778

695

618

910

1,350

4,110

4,500

2 fi7fi

2,350

4,110

8,790

6,290

3,740

2,350

2,040 

1,740

1,350

95

78

70

95

OR

130

118

118

130

145

178

178

118

178

305

44t

735

820

618

478

358

258

178

145

258

235

258

215

178

215

258

Nov.

1,120

910

778 695

618

655

545

580

2

QA(\

2

OKfl

1,740

1,740

4 V»A

W KAA

1 1 ^nn

22 900

21,' 400

9

01 A

3,740

2,510

1,890

1,600

1,350

1,230

1,180

1 060

1)010

1 060

1^120 

910

235

305

215

1Q<i

160

160

178

160

178

160

70

130

195

280

235

910

618

478

580

655

 Ml

545

545

195

160

151

136

211

142

Dec.

ofifl

865

865

778

695

 960

4,500

4 910

2,350

1,740

1,350

1,180

1,060

1,060

ofifl

910

865

865

778

778

778

778

910

1,230

1,120

2,040

1,740

1,290

1,180 

1,180

1 fiftft

271

1,010

1,290

1,120

1,010

1,600

1,540

1 Ufi

1,600 i *jin

1,820

1,890

2 run

1,670

1,600

1,470'

1,350

1,470

1,600

4,500

7,290

3,740

2,840

2,120

1,820

1,670

1,410

1,180

1,290

3,020

2

QA(\

Jan.

1,010

910

OOA

£QK

fit\K

695

618

CQC

3,200

10 EUVI

5,350

3,380

2,670

6,290

4,110

3,380

3,020

3 740 

4 910

7' 790

1,470

778

960

1,120

I

OOfk

1,540

20,200

6,290

2,840

2,430

2,120

2,190

2 ion

2,590

2,840

3,020

5,810

iq cnn

10 Kf)f\

12,200

7,290

6,050

6,290

6,290

4,910

4,110

3,020

1,540 i v^n

1,120

1,670

Feb.

6,790

4,110

2,350

2,040

1,740

1,740

2,510

2 inn

1,740

1,600

1,350

1,010

865

735

580

* 618

655

820

9,310

9

0-1 A

4,700

3,020

2,350

1,600

1,350

1,350

1,120

1,060

15,900

22,600

10,100

5,810

3,920

1,960

2,430

2 (MA

2,840

2

QA(\

3,020

2,840

2 84(1

2,670

2,840

2,670

2,670

2,350

1,540

1,120

865

655

497

820

6,050

5,350

4,910

1,740

Mar.

960

655

580

695

735

820

695

618

510

580

695

655

580

510

1 OQrt

3,560

6,790

5,350

3,020

2

f\A(\

1,470

i *>on

1,120

1,180

2,040

7 700

9,310

10,900

11,400 

9,830

6,290

1,230

566

910

695

610

595

552

t(M

838

167

148

157

215

341

231

1,120

1,120

778

478

397

325

167

154

133

148

154

271

188

148

181

1W

Apr.

4,110

10,600

8,390

4,500

3,200

2,350

2,040

4,500

4,910

3,020

2,350

2,350

1,890

1,740

17,100

.......

136

330

640

1,540

1,350

1,180

2,510

2,040

1,540

3,200

2,840

3,200

2,840

2,510

2,270

2,120

1,540

1,350-

865

552

439

363

580

531

385

262

207

346

1,540

1,350

May.

.......

1,060

735

695

484

458

330

248

211

184

160

151

385

397

271

219

174

151

142

128

271

484

559

4,910

2,350

1,290

1,060

910

778

1,060

4,300

4,910

June.

.......

2,840

2,670

3,740

2,120,

1 "M\

1,230

1,230

1,410

910

735

735

552

531

3,920

2,670

1,540

2,270

1,290

910

545

415

504

504

363

266

258

276

240

207

207

July.

258

258

235

215

1,600

820

580

445

305

330

215

215

215

280

4,700

4,500

2,190

1,410

1,230

820

478

478

358

305

305

960

1,740

2,350

2,040 

1,010

618

207

231

305

305

244

380

368

305

336

285

258

397

415

315

258

223

573

504

380

524

595

778

504

421

380

325

258

227

219

484

439

Aug.

545

385

330

358

280

258

215

195

215

330

358

655

1,010

618

415

330

258

215

178

178

145

195

178

235

195

330

820

735

778 

865

655

403

427

2,190

778

695

403

305

262

248

341

285

262

2,270

865

1,960

1,350

2,670

3,740

1,670

820

1,230

1,670

1,470

1,120

1,060

695

1,670

1,410

2,040

3,560

2,190

Sept.

415

330

305

235

195

178

160

178

160

145

145

178

178

145

160

130

118

95

178

160

130

118

118

118

145

118

105

118

118 

95

1,290

820

695

655

580

735

820

538

588

497

409

358

320

271

244

215

184

588

4,500

2,350

1,410

1,230

471 -244

167

133

380

320

253

223

NOTE. Discharge determined from a rating curve iairly well defined between 130 and 5,350 second-feet 

and poorly denned at other stages. Discharge Jan. 9-19,1914, estimated, because of ice, at 1,000 second-feet. 

Some ice was reported on the river Feb. 13-18 and Mar. 3-15,1914; dischargefor these periods may therefore 

be somewhat too high because of use of open-water rating curve.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIH. 33

Monthly discharge of Cheat River near far sons, W. Fa., for the year ending Sept. 30,

1913-1915.

[Drainage area, 716 square miles.]

Month.

1913.

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

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

'1913-14.

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

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

1914-15.

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

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

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

15,300 

3.560 

10,400 

2,350 

9,050 

7,540 

4,500

8,790 

22,900 

4,910 

12,500

9,310 

11,400 

4,700 

1,010 

415

820 

910 

7,290 

20,200 

22,600 

1,230 

3,200 

4,910 

3,920 

778 

3,740 

4,500

22,600

Minimum.

1,120 

695 

820 

195 

545 

235 

130

305 

545 

695

580 

610 

215 

145 

95

70 

70 

271 

778 

497 

133 

136 

128 

207 

207 

248 

133

70

Mean.

3,620

1,740 

2,840 

934 

1,800 

995 

751

2,200 

4,100 

1,350 

2,500 

2,450 

3,030 

1,010 

402 

166

248 

297 

1,980 

4,760 

4,170 

441 

1.350 

950 

1,220 

369 

1,290 

716

1,470

Per 

square 

mile.

5.06 

2.43 

3.97 

1.30 

2.51 

1.39. 

1.05

&07 

5.73 

1.89 

3.49 

3.42 

4.23 , 

1.41 

.561 

.232

.346 

.415 

2.77 

6.65 

5.82 

.616 

1.89 

1.33 

1.70 

.515 

1.80 

1.00

2.05

Run-off 

(depth in 

inches on 

drainage 

area).

5.83 

2.53 

4.58 

1.45 

2.89 

1.60 

1.17

3.54 

6.39 

2.18 

4.02 

3.56 

4.88 

1.63 

.64 

.26

.40 

.46 

3.19 

7.67 

6.06 

.71 

2.11 

1.53 

1.90 

.59 

2.08 

1.12

27.82

Accuracy.

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. . B.

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B.

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B.

CHEAT RIVER AT ROWLESBURG, W. VA.

LOCATION. At the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad bridge at Rowlesburg, Preston County,

about 300 feet above mouth of Salt Lick Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 960 square miles (includes drainage area of Salt Lick Creek). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 19, 1912, to September 30, 1915. The United States

Weather Bureau has collected gage-height records since 1884. 

GAGE. Mott tape gage attached to upstream side of bridge, read once daily to tenths

prior to January 17, 1913, and twice daily to tenths subsequent to that date, by

E. C. Proudfoot. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from upstream side of bridge. Salt Lick Creek

is measured separately and the discharge added to that measured at the bridge. 

OHANNEL AND CONTROL. Control consists of small boulders; probably permanent.

Salt Lick Creek enters between the< control and the gage. 

EXTREMES OF STAGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 10.5 feet at 4 p. m.

January 7; minimum stage, 1.4 feet October 6-8. 

The highest water of which there is any record occurred, according to the records

of the United States Weather Bureau, on July 10,1888, when a stage of 22 feet was

reached.

WINTER FLOW. Discharge relation affected by ice during extremely cold weather, 

ACCURACY. Gage-height records are considered reliable. 

60399° wsr 403 IT 3
34 STJEFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1015, PART III.

COOPERATION. Gage-height record subsequent to January 1, 1913, and results of discharge measurements furnished by F. W. Scheidenhelm, Pittsburgh, Pa. Gageheight record prior to January 1, 1913, furnished by the United States Weather 

Bureau.

Data inadequate for estimates of discharge.

The following discharge measurements were made by James E. Stewart 

May 24, 1915: Gage height, 3.69 feet (discharge, 1,880 second-feet). 

May"25, 1915: Gage height, 3.38 feet (discharge, 1,440 second-feet).

Daily gage height, in feet, of Cheat River at Rowlesburg, W. Va., for the year ending

Sept. 30, 1915.

Day.

1. .............

2..............

3..............

4..............

5..............

6..............

7..............

8..............

9..............

10..............

11..............

12. ........ ....L

13..............

14..............

15..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19..............

20..............

21..............

22..............

23..............

24..............

25..............

26..............

27..............

28..............

29..............

30..............

31..............

Oct.

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

' 1.4

1.9

1.9

2

1

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.6

3.1

3.2

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.5

2.3

Nov.

2.3

2.3

2

0

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.3

2 9

2.2

2

1

2.3

2 9

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.9

3.2

3.3

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.0

.......

Dec.

2.6

3.2

q 9

3.3

4.0

4.6

4.2

3 7

3.8

3

0

3 A

3

0

0 0

3

0

3 9

3 ft

2.9

2 Q

4.0

5.8

7.0

5.0

4.6

4.4

3.9

3.5

3.3

3.2

6.5

5.9

Tan.

4.6

4 9

3.5

3.2

3

A

2.8

8.4

7.0

5.2

4.6

3

0

4.1

4.1

4 9

3.8

4.5

4.5

7.7

8.3

6.6

5.1

4.1

3.8

3.8

4 9

4.2

3.6

3.6

3.4

2.8

3.1

Feb.

5.6

9 Q

8.6

6.5

5.8

4.6

4.4

4.4

3.8

3.6

3

0

3.3

3.8

4.8

4.8

5.9

4.9

4.4

3.9

3.6

3.1

3.1

3.2

3.3

5.5

4.4

3.9

3.8

.......

Mar.

3.5

3.4

3 9

3.1

3.0

3.3

3.3

3.4

3.2

3 ft

9 o

3.3

3.1

2.9

3.2

3.3

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.9

3.8

3.5

3.3

3.2

3.1

Apr.

3.0

3 n

2 Q

9 Q

2.8

2.8

4.2

4.3

4.1

4.0

4.3

5.0

4.6

4.4

4.1

3.8

3.5

3.2

3.0

0 ft

2.9,

2.9

2.8

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.1

3.3

4.1

4.5

May.

3 Q

3.6

3

0

3.3

i i

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.0

3 ft

2

0

2 Q

3.8

3

C

3.5

3.2

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.5

' 2.5

2.7

3.8

3.9

3.5

3.3

3.2

3.1

3.2

4.9

6.1

June.

4 Q

4.1

4.4

4.9

4.2

3.9

3.5

3

0

3.2

3 1

3.0

2.8

2.6

3.0

4.2

3.9

3.6

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.3

July.

2.3

2.2

2

0

2 A

2.5

2.4

2

0

2.9

2.5

2

0

2

E

*9 Q

2.9

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.5

2.9

2.8

2 7

2.6

3.2

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.5

Aug.

2

0

2 7

3 9

3.5

3.2

2.9

2.8

9 4

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

3.6

3.0

3.8

3.1

5.7

4.2

3.5

3.2

3.1

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.0

3.1

4.1

4.0

4.2

Sept.

3.8

3.4

3 1

2.8

9 fi

2.8

2 Q

2.8

2.7

2.7

- o fc

2

K

2.3

2

0

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.8

4.2

4 Q

4.3

4.9

4.4

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.6

NOTE. River frozen Dec. 19. Gage read 8.4 feet at 4 p. m., Dec. 21; 10.5 feet at 4 p. m. Jan. 7; 10.3 feet 

at 5 p. m. Feb. 2; and 5.8 feet at 2 p. m. Sept. 19. f 

CHEAT RIVER NEAR MORGANTOWN, W. VA.

LOCATION. At highway bridge at TJneva, Monongalia County, 10 miles above mouth

of river. Parallel of 39° 40' crosses the river at this bridge. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,380 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 8 to December 30, 1899; July 1 to December 29, 1900;

August 21,1902, to December 31,1905; November 18,1908, to September 30, 1915. 

GAGE. Chain gage attached to bridge; read daily, morning and evening, to hundredths, by C. F. Baker.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from upstream side of bridge or by wading. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Probably permanent. 

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 10.4 feet at 5 p. m.

February 2 (discharge, 34,500 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.75 feet at 5 p. m.

October 6 (discharge, 178 second-feet).
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN. 35

WINTER FLOW. Ice forms sometimes to a thickness of several inches, and large ice 

jams may affect the discharge relation during short periods in December, January, and February. ,

ACCURACY. Records good.

The following discharge,measurement was made from a boat by J. H.^Morgan: 

November 30, 1914: Gage height, 2.22 feet; discharge, 306 second-feet.

Daily discharge in second-feet, of Cheat River near Morgantown, W. Va., for the year

ending Sept. 30, ,1915.

Day.

1.. ...........

2..............

3..............

6..............

7............ ..

8..... ........

9..............

10...... .......

11..............

12..............

13..............

1*.. ............

15.:............

16. .............

17..............

18..............

19..............

20. ..............

21..............

22..............

23..............

24..............

25..............

26..............

27..............

2S. .............

29..............

30..............

31..............

Oct.

227

224

202

196

180

180

208

188

185

220

290

310

310

330

585

710

915

668

625

625

425

400

375

QKO

400

400

375

401

Nov.

426

452

425

,4 Aft

352

330

330

320

310

310

310

290

290

290

300

310

480

915

710

545

452

4fl9

352

310

310

330

352

352

352

352

Dec.

352

625

1,340

1,520

2 71fl

7,510

3,960

3,460

3,300

3,150

3,000

2,200

1,860

1,520

980

710

625

545

805

in AAft

10 OAA

18,200

11,300

4,320

3,790

2 9OA

2,390

2,580

1,120

13,600

10,600

Jan.

5,110

3,620

2,680

1,730

1,620

1,340

27,400

17; 200

9,040

6,250

3,460

4,140

4,510

3,300

3,000

6,020

14,400

22,800

23,800

15,200

8,020

3,620

3,620

3,880

4,140

3,460

2,860

2,320

1,840

1,620

1,520

Feb.

16,200

34,500

25,400

15,200

9 AJft

9,040

7,000

5,110

3,790

2,710

2,450

2,320

4,700

9,040

10,100

12,100

7^510

4,700

3,300

2 450

1,840

1,620

1,520

4,140

4,320

2,860

1,730

Mar.

2,080

1,840

1,520

1,340

1,260

1,620

1,730

1 960/

1^730

1,430

1,730

1,960

1,520

1,430

1,730

1,840

1,960

1,840

1,430

1,430

1,180

1,120

980

980

860

1 840 3' ooo

1,730

9 nSfi

1,840

1,520

Apr.

1,430

1,180

980

1,260

1,040

1,040

2,200

3,790

3,300

2,710

2,080

5,110

5,110

3,960

2,860

2,450

1,620

1,260

1,430

1,260

1,220

1,180

1,730

3,000

2,320

1,730

3,960

3,620

5,550

May.

3,460

1,730

1,960

1,730

1,P20

1,620

1,430

1,180

1,120

980

805

860

,1,620

1,430

1,180

1,040

980

915

805

1,120

6,020

8,020

5 CKft

2,860

9 9ftfi

1,730

1,620

1,340

7,970

14,600

June.

7,510

5,110

6,020

6,020

3 7<in

3,060

2,320

1,840

1 430

l)l80

1,120

915

758

980

3,4(50

2,580

1,620

1,180

915

915

805

625

545

fH^

480

425

400

352 352"

352

July.

375

400

452

425

512

452

545

585

545

480

425

425

452

585

452

425

545

710

860

668

710

860

860

625

545

512

425

375

375

352

452

Aug.

625

545

625

2,080

I (\A(\

860

625

7*0

KAK

512

dP»9

c^c

710

1,180

,1,180

7 nnrt

3,300

1 Qfin

1,180

1 040

1^430

1,730

1 430

1,180

915

860

2,200

2,860

2,710

Sept.

2,080

1,180

915

805

710

710

585

648

710

625

4SO

JOC

375

330

330

330

710

2,710

6,020

3,620

4,510

2,580

1,520

1 rt-tA

899

758

758

T&

585

NOTE. Discharge determined from a rating curve well defined be tween 115 and 47,800 second-feet. 

Open-water rating curve used throughout the year. Daily discharge Sept. 12-21 was obtained by comparison with records at Rowlesburg and Parsons.

Monthly discharge of Cheat River near Morgantown, W. Va., for the year ending Sept.

' 30, 1915.

[ Drainage area, 1,380 square miles.]

Month.

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

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

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

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

July........................:,..........

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

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

915 

915 

19,200 

27,400 

34,500 

3,000 

5,550 

14,600 

7,510 

860 

7,000. 

6,020

34,500

Minimum.

180 

290 

352 

1,340 

1,520 

860 

980 

805 

352 

352 

425 

330

180

Mean.

373 

389

4,500 

6,890 

7,360 

1,630 

2,460 

' 2,630 

1,920 

529 

1,450 

1,280

2,590

Per

' square 

mile.

0.270 

.282 

3.26 

4.99 

5.33 

1.18 

1.78 

1.91 

1.39 

.383 

1.05 

.928

1.88

Run-off 

(depth in 

inches on 

drainage 

area).

0.31 

.31 

3.76 

5.75 

5.55 

1.36 

1.99 

2.20 

1.55 

>.44 

1.21 

1.04

25.47

Accuracy.

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

B.
36 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1915, PART III.

Days of deficiency in discharge of Cheat River near 'Morgantown, W. Va., for the year 

ending Sept. 30, 1903-1915.

Discharge

in sec.-ft.

130

140

170

208

250

300

350

400

500

600

750

900

1,100

1,300

1,600

1,900

2,300

2,700

3,200

3,700

4,300

5,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

13,000

17,000

22,000

30 000

45^000

Days of deficient discharge.

1902-3

0

1

11

29

37

50

84

104

128

137

148

158

172

184

207

227

240

253

270

284

295

320

335

343

353

359

' 365

1903-4

0

2

3

19

48

76

95

115

137

145

158

181

195

215

238

259

273

284

294

303

313

321

327

341

355

1 361

365

366

1904-5

0

1

1

29

64

76

86

107

119

136

153

170

188

216

251

265

276

287

296

305

315

327

341

348

355

360

362

364

365

1905-«o

0

11

11

12

16

17

21

27

38

53

60

61

65

72

72

76

77

83

83

88

89

90

92

1908-9&

0

6

22

36

57

69

87

102

118

128

141

157

169

174

190

207

230

249

257

267

272

273

1909-10

0

7

23

38

48

74

87

101

128

166

199

224

240

253

271

279

288

295

307

318

335

346

354

358

363

364

365

1910-11

6

12

40

71

85

109

122

143

150

168

178

190

201

218

236

253

272

287

295

309

327

,342

348

 360

362

364

365

1911-12

0

3

4

10

25

33

53

74

93

117

137

171

188

220

242

255

271

282

310

324

338

350

358

364

366

1912-13

0

7

13

16

; 35

57

83

107

135

160

184

204

226

241

266

272

286

299

307

328

339

348

356

359

365

1913-14

0

10

22

37

49

75

92

104

123

136

149

177

. 208

223

238

256

271

285

289

298

310

326

342

351

359

364

365

1914-15

0

6

11

15

32

51

82

102

126

144

165

187

211

243

259

272

288

304

315

321

328

340

, 346

351

357

360

364

365

a Oct. 1 to Dec. 31,1905. 6 Jan. 1 to Sept. 30,1909.

BLACKWATER RIVER AT HENDRICKS, W. VA.

LOCATION. At highway bridge at Hendricks, Tucker County, about one-eighth mile 

above mouth of river.

DRAINAGE AREA. 148 square miles (determined by West Virginia Development Co.).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 13, 1911, to September 30, 1915.

GAGE. Chain gage attached to upstream side of bridge; read morning and evening, 

/ to tenths, by J. W. Ramseyand French Shaffer.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Coarse gravel and stones.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 6.8 feet at 8 a. m. 

February 2 (discharge, estimated by extending the rating curve, 7,840 secondfeet); minimum stage, 1.8 feet at 5 p. m. June 27 and 7 a. m. and 5 p. m. June 28 

(discharge estimated at 25 second-feet).

1911-1915: Maximum stage recorded, 6.8 feet at 8 a. m. February 2, 1915 

(discharge estimated at 7,840 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.8 feet August 11, 

September 1-6, 1913; June 2-4, 17-22, July 8-9, 12, August 24, September 7-8, 

1914; June 27-28, 1915 (discharge estimated at 25 second-feet). 

Maximum flood occurred July 10, 1888, stage unknown.

WINTER PLOW. Discharge relation probably not affected by ice except during 

extremely cold weather.

ACCURACY. Station was first visited by engineers of the Survey in March, 1916. 

Discharge measurements made at gage heights 3.42 and 4.27 during this visit and 

computed before the publication of this report plot respectively 17 and 30 per 

cent small of the rating curve used from 1911 to 1914. It is believed that 

monthly discharges as published in Water-Supply Paper 383 are probably as 

accurate as indicated. Discharge data for 1915 are withheld for additional 

information,
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN.

COOPERATION. Station maintained and records furnished by the West Virginia

Development Co. 

No discharge measurements were made at this station during the year.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Blackwater at Hendncks, W. Va.,for the year ending Sept.

30, 1915.

Day.

1..............

2.... ..........

3..............

4..............

5..............

6..............

7.... ..........

8..............

9..............

10..............

11..............

12. .............

13..............

14. ............

15. .............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19. .........

20. .............

21..............

22. ......... .

23..............

24..............

25..........

26..............

27..............

28..............

29..............

30..............

31..............

Oct.

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.98

1.92

2.00

1 Qt\

1.95

2.18

2

oe

2.52

2.40

2.20

2.42

9 91

2.12

2.08

2.00

2.00

9 no

2.00

2.02

9 nn

1 Q7

2 40

2.25

Nov.

2.18

2.10

2.02

1.95

1.95

1.95

1.90

1.90

1.98

1.95

xl.95

1.90

1.90

2

AK

2.80

2.50

2.25

2.05

2

Af\

9 4ft

2.20

1 QA

9 ftft

2 00

9 ftft

2.00

9 fift

i on

2 fift

Dec.

2.30

2.40

2.58

2.90

2.80

2.60

2.50

2.60

2.60

2.75

2.55

2.35

2.20

2.18

2.20

2.20

2.20

2.20

2.50

3.3

5.6

4.5

3.8

3.2

9 Q1

2.85

2.70

9 7ft

9 ftft

4 ft

3.9

Jan.

3.3

2.80

2.60

2.60

2.60

3.3

6.0

4.8

4.2

3.9

3.75

3.9

3.7

3.35

3.15

3.0

5.1

5.9

4.9

4 OK

 i t.

2.95

2

QK

3.15

2

QK

9 71

2.60

O CA

9 *iA

2 40

2.80

Feb.

6.4

6.7

5.4 -4.4

3.6

3.7

3.45

3.15

2.85

2.65

2.60

2.80

3.95

3.9

4.4

3.8

3.00

2

QK

2.68

9 ftft

9 19

2.60

2.50

3.35

3

Q

2 on

2.70

2.70

Mar.

2.55

2.35

2.35

2.30

2.30

2.38

2.52

2.38

2.30

2.30

2.30

2.28

2.30

2.35

2.55

.2.85

2.65

2.35

2.30

2.20

2.20

2.25

9 91

2.22

9 9Q

3.' 15

2.85

2

fiC

2.70

2 ftft

2.60

Apr.

2.45

2.80

2.70

2.35

2.35

2.70

3.4

2.75

2.85

2.85

3.25

3.8

3.35

' 2.85

2.50

2.45

2.70

2.50

2.35

9 ftft

2.40

2.30

9 7ft

2.50

2 80

2.45

2.30

2 fill

2.50

2 fift

May.

2.45

2.45

2.45

2.45

2.80

2.70

2.55

2.50

2.45

2.15

2.35

2.25

2.70

2.45

2.30

2.25

2.20

2.30

2.20

2.20

2 25

2.50

2.66

2.55

2

AK

2.25

2.30 9 in

2.30

4.15

3.75

June.

2.75

3.8

3.85

3.35

2.95

2.75

2.40

2.50

2.40

2.35

2.10

2.20

2.10

3.75

2.85

2.55

2.35

2.25

2.20

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.00

2.. 00

2.00

2.00

1.85

I

fift

1.90

I on

July.

2.05

2.00

2.00

2.00

1.90

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.25

2.10

2.05

2.00

2.25

2.45

2.20

2.00

2.05

2.10

2.15

2.10

2.10

2.00

1.95

1.90

1.90

1.90

I on

2.00

Aug.

2.00

2.00

3.95

3.15

2.55

2.10

1.95

1.95

2.00

2.00

1.95

2.05

2.15

2.00

2.05

1.95

3.3

3.45

2.30

2.25

2.20

2.40

2.70

2.45

2.40

2.30

2.25

2.75

3.45

3.95

3.35

Sept.

2.45

2.55

2.50

2.35

2.30

2.30

2.15

2.20

2.30

2.30

2.15

2.30

2.15

2.20

2.20

2.10

2.00

2.00

5.9

4.7

4.5

4.55

3.5

3.45

2.35

2.30

2760

2.45

2.30

2.25

NOTE. Backwater from ice, Nov. 20-22. Gage read to top of ice Dec. 15-20. 

SHAVERS FORK AT PARSONS, W. VA.

LOCATION. At steel highway bridge 600 feet northwest of the railroad station*at Pareons, Tucker County, and one-half mile above confluence with Dry Fork.

DRAINAGE AREA. 210 square miles (determined by Pittsburgh Flood Commission).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 14, 1910, to September 30, 19l5.

GAGE. Standard chain gage attached to bridge; read daily, morning and evening, 

to tenths, by R. W. Evans. Sea-level elevation of zero of gage, 1,631.70 feet.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream ride of bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel rocky. Control, coarse gravel and rocks; probably 

permanent. Point of zero flow determined by levels run September 4, 1912, 

gage height, 1.8 feet ±0.2 foot; on November 8, 1913, this stage was found to be 

1.9 feet ±0.1 foot.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 9. 3 feet at 7 a. m. 

January 1 (discharge, 10,900 second-feet); minimum stage, 2 feet at 7 a. m. 

October 1 and 6p.m. June 25 (discharge, 1 second-foot).

High waters of 1888 and 1907 reached a stage represented by approximately 

12.5 feet, referred to present gage datum.

WINTER PLOW. Discharge relation affected by ice during severe winters.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. The flow at low stages may be affected by the storage of water at a pulp 

mill dam about three-fourths mile above the station.
38 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1915, PART III.

ACCURACY. Records of daily discharge are considered good. 

The following discharge measurements were made by J. G. Mathers: 

November 26, 1914: Gage height, 2.89 feet; discharge, 63.7 second-feet and 63.6

second-feet. ,

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Shavers Fork at Parsons, W. Va.,for the year ending

Sept. 30, 1915.

Day.

2..............

3..............

4..............

5..............

6..............

7..............

8..............

g

10..............

11..............

19

13

14..............

15..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

1Q

20. .............

21..............

22..............

23..............

24..............

25..............

26..............

27..............

28..............

29..............

30..............

31..............

Oct.

12

10

7

4

4

4

3

7

19

16

12

7

19

12

183

200

128

144

128

113

113

113

113

128

113

113

88

100

128

183

Nov.

144

100

88

88

78

68

68

88

88

68

68

88

68

68

88

78

68

68

68

52

60

68

88

78

78

60

ro

68

52

60

Dec.

164

480

480

520

562

905

440

480

520

562

440

330

OQQ

183

160

136

113

144

128

800

2,510

1,520

750

440

330

233

1 Q3

144

233

1,520

1,200

Jan.

605

440

365

183

233

264

8,220

2,220

1,020

700

605

750

7ftft

1,080

1,720

1,840

1,950

2,070

5,270

2,220

1 '700 660

520

295

440

402

OQQ

164

144

700

Feb.

2,220

6,330

4,670

1,930

652

520

440

402

365

90S

402

402

700

905

2

9AA

1,720

905

7CA

365

933

'700

700

365

Mar.

365

348

330

330

402

365

365

264

233

183

183

144

113

128

113

128

144

113

128

113

QO

88

QO

113

113

100

Apr.

113

113

128

144

113

128

208

330

295

365

1,930

2,220

1.520

1,460

1,080

700

750

605

, 605

562

520

330

480

520

520

365

OQQ

562

605

7KA

May.

520

520

562

520

520

365

402

330

183

183

233

on

1 oq

144

144

113

113

100

88

113

113

233

208

208

233

208

264

365

700

2,360

June,

1,860

2,070

2,360

2,830

2,220

440

183

144

144

113

113

128

2,590

2,670

2,360

1,790

1,390

402

295

183

144

144

113

88

88

88

52

46

60

July.

88

88

113

88

1,860

1,790

1,520

1,590

1,390

1,460

1,520

520

440

402

233

208

183

233

183

144

164

183

144

144

128

113

100

88

144

183

144

Aug.

144

183

208

144

113

128

100

144

144

128

164

183

183

365

183

605

1,260

700

562

365

295

520

402

295

233

233

183

208

520

402

233

Sept

183

183

164

144

144

113

144

113

144

113

105

96

88

88

78

88

68

78

144

144

164

144

113

144

128

113

113

113

88

208

NOTE. Discharge determined from a rating curve well defined between 39 and 7,740 second-feet and fairly 

well defined at other stages. Open-water rating curve used throughout the year; discharge relation probably not materially affected by ice. Discharge interpolated Dec. 15,16, Jan. 16,17, Mar. 2, July 25, Sept. 

11 and 12.. Discharge estimated Oct. 16 because of error in gage reading.

Monthly discharge of Shavers Fork at Parsons, W. Va.,for the year ending Sept. SO, 1915.

[Drainage area, 210 square miles.]

Month.

October. . ...... :. .......................

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

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

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

Mav

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

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

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

«200 

144 

2,510 

8,220 

6,330 

402 

2,220 

2,360 

2,830 

1,860 

1,260 

208

8,220

Minimum.

3 

52 

113 

128 

233 

88 

113 

88 

46 

88 

100 

68

3

Mean.

76.2 

75.2 

543 

1,220 

1,130 

1,870 

608 

342 

-841 

503 

307 

125

493

Per

square 

mile.

0.363 

.358 

2.59 

5.81 

5.38 

8.90 

2.90 

1.63 

4.00 

2.40 

1.46 

.595

2.35

Run-off 

(depth in 

inches on 

drainage

area).

0.42 

.40 

2.99 

6.70 

5.60 

10.26 

3.24 

1.88 

4.46 

2.77 

1.68 

.66

41.06

Accuracy.

A. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A.

a Estimated.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN. 39

BIG SANDY CREEK AT ROCKVILLE, W. VA.

LOCATION. At the highway bridge at Bockville in Preston County, about 5 miles 

above mouth of creek and 6 miles below Bruceton Mills.

DRAINAGE AREA. 202 square miles (determined by West Virginia Development Co.).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 7, 1909, to September 30, 1915.

GAGE. Chain gage attached to downstream side of bridge; read morning and evening, 

to half-tenths, by Mrs. W. O. Walls.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel bed consists of boulders and bed rock. Control 

practically permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 11.2 feet at 5 

p. m. February 1 (discharge, 8,390 second-feet); minimum stage, 2.35 feet October 12 (discharge, approximately 0.4 second-foot).

WINTER PLOW. Probably not affected by ice, except during periods of extremely' 

cold weather.

REGULATION. Gristmills at Rockville, Clifton Mills, and Bruceton Mills operated 

by water power, may produce fluctuations in stage during low water.

ACCURACY. Accuracy of estimates in the following tables depends upon the permanence of the discharge relation subsequent to 1913. 

No discharge measurements were made at this station, during the year.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Big Sandy Creek at Rockville, W. Va., for the year

ending Sept. 30, 1915.

Day.

1..............

2..............

3..............

4..............

5..............

6..............

7..............

8..............

9..............

10..............

11..............

12..............

13..............

14..............

15..............

16.. ............

17..............

18..............

19..............

20..............

21..............

22..............

23..............

24..............

25..............

26..............

27..............

28.......:..;...

29..............

30..............

31..............

Oct.

3.0

2.0

2.0

1.0

1.0

2.0

3.7

2.7

i.7

1.0

.4

.3

.5

.9

1.0

.7

.6

10

63

49

43

28

26

19

21

38

43

45

38

36

28

Nov.

18

17

14

21

14

12

7.0

14

15

15

9.6

8.0

6.0

5.0

6.0

21

54

28

41

49

34

23

17

9.0

9.0

12

9.0

8.0

5.0

7.0

Dec.

45

85

45

58

739

798

586

523

633

633

798

633

543

523

447

346

362

503

633

^1,560

5,700

3,230

1,430

633-

395

330

180

133

1,950

862

Jan.

633

503

412

330

269

2,220

3,890

1,430

465

378

543

503

465

523

543

1,100

1,950

3,390

3,720

1,310

633

346

586

633

503

484

395

314

284

203

633

Feb.

6,300

7,340

3,720

2,780

3,080

2,220

1,430

633

503

484

314

412

633

1,200

1,200

798

633

395

362

299

284

255

215

284

346

299

228

203

Mar.

228

203

191

180

169

215

255

284

346

314

284

314

284

299

284

314

284

228

284

330

180

180

160

160

228

586

330

299

228

203

Apr.

203

191

169

133

142

126

150

133

142

118

126

142

228

228

191

169

169

133

150

133

150

169

523

862

543

684

429

739

586

447

May.

330

228

203

180

180

150

118

118

111

91

79

79

142

160

126

118

150

150

126

118

447

3,390

2,360

862

633

412

299

241

382

523

1,430

June.

739

633

586

523

429

314

228

180

150

118

118

98

91

85

79

74"

68

52

45

34

32

32

41

31

21

18

17

17

13

15

July.

23

31

38

49

55

58

63

54

49

47

34

30

28

19

38

49

79

55

52

54

85

74

41

31

34

30

23

14

10

13

Aug.

32

36

58

63

55

54

14

41

54

41

41

34

41

30

22

23

28

22

18

12

'11

19

26

28

30

28

34

28

85

269

142

Sept.

14

9.0

3833 '

26

22

21

20

16

14

9.6

8.6

6.0

4.2

33

26 ,

17

21

41

74

98

8.0

5.4

13

14

14

49

98

79

45

NOTE. Discharge determined from a rating curve well defined between 60 and 7,970 second-feet. Discharge interpolated May 29 when the gage was not read. Open-water rating curve used throughout the 

year.
40 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1915, PART III.

Monthly discharge of Big Sandy Creek at Rockmlle, W. Va.,for the year ending Sept. §0,

1915.

[Drainage area, 202 square miles.]

Month.

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

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

Discharge in second-feet.

/

Maximum.

63 

54 

5,700 

3,890 

7,340 

586 

862. 

3,390 

739 

85 

269 

98

7,340

Minimum.

0.3 

5.0 

45 

203 

203 

160 

118 

79 

13 

10 

11 

4.2

0

Mean.

16.5 

16.9 

880 

955 

1,320 

270 

277 

450 

163 

41.6 

45.8 

29.2

367

Per 

square 

mile.

0.082 

.084 

4.36 

4.73 

6.53 

1.34 

1.37 

2.23 

^.807 

.206 

.227 

.145

1.82

Run-off 

(depth in 

inches on 

drainage 

area).

0.09 

.09 

5.03 

/ 5.45 

6.80 

1.54 

1.53 

2.57 

.90 

.24 

.26 

.16

24.66

Accuracy.

C. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

C. 

C. 

C.

LITTLE BEAVER CREE& BASIN.

LITTLE BEAVER CREEK NEAR EAST LIVERPOOL, OHIO.

LOCATION. At steel highway bridge known as Grimms Bridge, about 4 miles'above 

mouth of river and about 4 miles northeast of East Liverpool, Columbiana County. 

The North Fork enters river on left about 3 miles above station.

DRAINAGE AREA. 505 square miles (measured on topographic maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 17 to September 30, 1915:

GAGE. Chain gage fastened to downstream side of highway bridge; read twice daily, 

to hundredths, by C. W. Garn.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge or by wading. Stay wire is used 

for measurements at high stages.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. One channel at all stages, although at extreme high stages 

water flows around both bridge abutments. Below high water both banks covered with brush and timber above and below bridge. Channel straight for 100 

feet above and 300 feet below station. Heavy rapids about 600 feet below bridge 

act as principal control. Control probably permanent. Point of zero flow, gage - 

height, 0.1 ± 0.2 foot.

EXTREMES OF .STAGE. Maximum stage recorded, 7.6 feet at 7 a. m. August 9; minimum, 2.45 feet at 7 a. m. September 17.

Highest known flood reached a stage represented approximately by gage height 

20 feet.

WINTER PLOW. No information available.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION . None.

ACCURACY. 1Records good.

COOPERATION. Station maintained in cooperation with United States Engineer 

Corps. i

Data inadequate for determining daily discharge.
YELLOW CREEK BASIN. 41

Discharge measurements of Little Beaver Creek near East Liverpool, Ohio, during the

year-ending Sept. 30, 1915.

Date.

May 17

July 18

Made by 

E.F.Archibald........

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

2.87

4.09

Dis- 

. charge.

Sec.-ft. 

133

495

Date.

July 19

Sept. 22

Made by- Gage 

height.

Feet. 

3.70

2.98

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

359

155

Daily gage height, in feet, of Little Beaver Creel near East Liverpool, Ohio, for the year

ending Sept. 30, 1915.

Day,

1..... .......

2............

3............

4............

'5............

6............

. 7.. ........ ..

8............

10............

u.... ........

12

18.'..........

14............

16............

May. June.

3.45

3.3

4.1

4.6

4.1

3.7

3.4

4.0

3.6

3.3

3.1

% n

3.45

3.6

5.5

July.

5.6

4.6

4.6

6.0

6.6

5.5

4.6

5.5

5-6

4.5

H,?l

4.4

4.1

3.6

3.55

Aug.

3.55

4.2

5.6

6.8

5.3

4.3

1 Q

3.85

7.1

5.3

4.5

4 4

4.4

4.0

3.7

Sept.

2.95

2.85

2.75

2.7

2.75

3.0

3.15

2.9

. 2.8

3.2

2.95

2.8

2.7

2.62

2.56

Day.

16............

17............

18............

19............

20............

21............

22............

23............

24............

25............

26............

27............

28............

29............

30............

31.'..........

May.

2.85

2.9

2.75

2.68

3.4

4.9

4.2

3.85

3.75

3.45

3.2

3.1

3.3

3.7

3.7

June.

5.1

4.1

3.45

3.25

3.05

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.7

3.0

9 Q

2.69

2.58

5.8

July.

4.6

5.2

4.2

3.7

3.45

3.35

3.25

3.1

3.0

2.9

2.85

3.1

2.9

3.15

3.4

3.4

Aug.

4.2

4.0

3.6

3.35

3.2

3.25

3.4

3.45

3.3

3.15

3.05

3.0

2.9

3.15

3.3

3.05

Sept.

2.48

2.48

4 9

4.0

3.35

3.0

2.8

2 7

2.66

2.66

2.95

3.05

2.85

2.7

YELLOW CHEEK BASIN.

YELLOW CREEK AT HAMMONDSVILLE, OHIO.

LOCATION. At covered highway bridge on Steubenville Pike, about one-fifth mile

southwest of Hammondsville, Jefferson County. The North Fork enters on the

left 1,000 feet below the station.

DRAINAGE AREA. 169 square miles (measured on topographic maps). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 13 to September 30,1915. 

GAGE. Chain gage on downstream side of bridge about 25 feet from left end; read

twice daily, to hundredths, by W. J. Sprague. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge-or by wading. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. One channel, but at extreme high stages, stream flows

around both abutments; straight 1,000 feet above and curved 100 feet below

station. Both banks high and wooded. Control probably permanent. Point

of zero flow, gage height 1.4 feet ±0.1 foot. 

EXTREMES OP STAGE. Maximum stage recorded, 7.0 feet at 6 a. m. July 5; minimum

stage recorded 1.94 feet at 6 p. m. September 18.

Highest known flood reached a, stage represented approximately by gage 

eight 16 feet. ' 

WINTER PLOW. No information available. 

DIVERSIONS. None. 

REGULATION. None. 

ACCURACY. Records good. 

COOPERATION. Station maintained in cooperation with United Statea Engineer

Corps.

Data inadequate for determining daily discharge.
42 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1915, PART III.

Discharge measurements of Yellow Creek at Hammandsville, Ohio, during the year ending

Sept. 30, 1915.

Date.

May 12

July 19

Sept. 23

Made by 

C. L. Inglefield. . ........................................................

Gage 

height.

Feet.

2.44

3.13

2.12

Discharge.

Sec.Jt. 

36.1

132

15.8

Daily gage height, in feet, of Yellow Creek at Hammondswlle, Ohio, for the year ending

Sept. 30, 1915.

Day.

1. ...........

2............

3............

4............

5............

6............

7............

8 ............

9............

10............

11............

12............

13............

14............

15............

May.

2.41

2.41

2.38

June.

3.35

3.25

5.5

4.3

3.9

3.35

3.15

3.35

3.05

2.86

2.78

2.73

4.2

3.8

4.9

July.

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.8

6.5

A K

3.9

4.4

3.65

3.3

3.3

3.2

2.98

2.86

3.75

Aug

2.70

3

0

4.2

3.4

3.05

9 on

2.78

2.95

2.71

2.58

2.63

2.76

2.60

2.53

Sept

2.22

£10

 2.02

2.59

9 7ft

2.72

2.46

2.36

2.48

2.37

2.28

2.22

2.12

2,06

Day

16............

17............

18............

19............

20............

21............

22............

23............

24....:.......

25............

26............

27............

28............

29............

30............

11

May

2.44

2.50

2.44

2.40

2.40

2.93

3.8

3.7

3.5

3.35

3.1

2.92

2.80

3.9

3.8

3.8

June.

4.7

4.0

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.92

2.82

2.73

2.64

2.58

2.54

2.50

2.46

2.42

6.5

July.

4.2

3.8

,3.3

3.15

3.0

2.98

2.93

2.81

2.70

2.63,

2.63

2.65

2.59

2.61

3.15

2.68

Aug.

2.48

2.44

2.41

2.36

2.32

2.29

2.52

2.57

2.44

2.34

2.29

2.25

2.32

2.40

2.36

2.28

Sept

2.02

1.99

1.95

2.53

2.38

2.22

2.13

2.06

2.02

2.04

2.20

2.59

2.40

2.20

2.08

MIDDLE ISLAND CHEEK BASIN.

MIDDLE ISLAND CREEK AT LITTLE, W. VA.

LOCATION. At highway bridge at Little, about 6 miles southeast of Friendly, Tyler

County. Stewart Run enters on left about 500 feet below station. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 458 square miles (measured on topographic maps). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 7 to September 30, 1915. 

GAGE. Vertical and inclined staff on left bank immediately below the bridge; read

twice daily, to hundredths, by J. R. Bowles. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge or by wading. "Stay wire is used

for measurements at high stages.' 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. One channel at all stages; straight for.about 400 feet above

and 250 feet below station. Both banks high and clean. Principal control is

at foundation of old mill dam 250 feet below station; it is composed of bed rock,

foundation timbers, small deposit of rock and sand, and is probably permanent.

Point of zero flow, at gage height 1.4 feet ±0.2 foot. 

EXTREMES OP STAGE. Maximum stage recorded, 9.8feetatlla. m. May 30; minimum

stage recorded, 2.05 at 6 p. m. June 28, 6.45 a. m. and 6 p. m. June 29, 7 p. m.

July 29, and 5'.3p a. m. July 30.

Highest flood known occurred in August, 1875; gage height about 33.5 feet. 

WINTER PLOW. No information available. 

DIVERSIONS. None. 

REGULATION. None. 

ACCURACY. Records good. 

COOPERATION. Station maintained in cooperation with United States Engineer

Corps.

Data inadequate for determination of daily discharge.
LITTLE MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN. 43

Discharge measurements of Middle Island Creek at Little, W. Va., during the year ending

Sept, 30, 1915.

D^te.

Mav 7'

" 10

Sept. 24

Made by 

Ellsworth and Frosch ....................................................

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

height.

Feet. 

2.39

2.34

2.80

Discharge.

Sec.-ft.

38.6

162

Daily gage height, in feet, of Middle Island Creek at Little, W. Va., for the year ending

Sept. 30, 1915.

Day.

1.. ...........

2.............

3............. 

4............. 

5.............

6............. 

7.............

8.............

9............. 10:.. .......... 

11.............

12............. 

13.............

14............. 

15.............

May.

"2." 39"

2.39'

2.36

2.34

2.31 

2.28 

2.24

2.22 

2.20

June.

3.89

3.31

4.51 

5.65 

3.86

3.28 

3.04

2.91

2.78

2.69

2.57 

2.86 

2.86

2.88 

2.85

July;

2.18

3.09

3.46 

3.92 

3.61

3.10 

2.69

2.58

3.16

2.90

2.64 

2.52 

2.40

2.36 

9 ^n

Aug.

2.49

2.52

2.40 

2.46 

2.40

2.29 

2.26

2.55

4.40

3.70

2.90 

2.54 

2 50

2.32 

2.22

Sept.

3.10

2.85

2.65 

2.75 

4.70

4.39 

4.00

3.80

3.42

3.21

2.92

2.76 

2.68

2.55 

2.44

Day.

16.............

17..'...........

18............. 

19............. 

20.............

21............. 

22.............

23.............

24.............

25.............

26............. 

27............. 

28.............

29............. 

30

31.............

May.

2.19

2 17

2.15 

2.11 

2.09

2.10 

2.34

6.30

4.02

3.16

2.90 

2.80 

2.79

2.79 

6.52

5.21

June.

3.44

3.15

2.95 

2.80 

2.60

2.48 

2.38

2.30

2.24

2.19

2.14 

2.09

> *) ftfi

2.05 

. 2.12

July.

2.27

2.36

2.78 

2.76 

2.58

2.42 

2.38

2.35

2.29

2.20

2.14 

2.08 

2.15

2.08

o rift

2.12

Aug.

2.22

2.48 

2.30

2.28

2.21 

2.22

2.40

2.65

2.46 

2.35

9 ^9

2.85

3.50

Sept.

2.38

2 30

2.25 

5.45

4.78

3.75 

3.12

3.05

2.80

2.66

2.59 

2.52

2

/17

2.38

O QK

LITTLE MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN.

LITTLE MUSKINGUM RIVER AT FAy, OHIO.

LOCATION. About 1 mile northwest of Fay, Washington County, Ohio, 7 miles from 

St. Marys, W. Va., and 12 miles from Marietta, Ohio. Bear Bun enters on left 

about half a mile above station. Covered highway bridge crosses river just 

above Bear Run.

DRAINAGE AREA. 259 square miles (measured on topographic maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 14 to September 30, 1915.

GAGE. Inclined and vertical staff on right bank about 400 feet below suspension 

footbridge; read twice daily, to hundredths, by G. I. Smith.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from suspension bridge or by wading. Stay 

wire used for measurements at high stages.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. One channel at all stages; straight several hundred feet 

above and below bridge. Both banks fairly clean; overflow at gage height about 

13 feet; wide overflow at maximum stages. Bed of stream mud, sand, rock, and 

gravel; principal control at ford 50 feet below gage is compact sand and gravel, 

fairly permanent. Point of zero flow, gage height 0.7 ±0.2 foot.

EXTREMES OP STAGE. Maximum stage recorded, 7.55 feet at 7 a. m. September 19; 

minimum, 1.33 feet at 6.30 p. m. May 19. 

Highest flood known reached a stage represented by gage height about 23 feet.

WINTER FLOW. No information available.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION . None.

ACCURACY. Records good. '

COOPERATION. Station maintained in cooperation with United States Engineer 

Corps.

Data inadequate for determining daily discharge.
44 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1915, PART III.

Discharge measurements of Little Muskingum River at Fay, Ohio, during the year ending

Sept. 30, 1915.

Date.

May 11

14

Made by 

C. E. Ellsworth..... .....................................................

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

1.47

1.43

1.87

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

22.8

19.6

74.7

Daily gage height, in feet, of Little Muskingum Ri»er at Fay, Ohio, for the year ending

Sept. 30, 1915.

Day.

1.. .......... 

2............

3............

4............

5............

6............

7............

8............

9............

10............

11............

12............

13............

14............

15............

May.

1.43

1 41

June.

2.40 

2.15

2.08

2.02

1.90

1.72

1.65

1.66.

1.61

1.54

1.52

2.12

2.20

2.62

4.08

July.

3.86 

6.15

. 5.92

3.74

2.71

2,72

2.30

2.24

2.44

2.06

1.88

1 79

1.72

1.68

1.60

Aug.

1.82 

1.65

1.55

2.30

1.86

1.68

2.48

3.96

2.26

1.81

1.66

1.62

1.52

1.48

Sept.

1.65 

1.60

1.58

1.78

2.60

3.45

2.32

5.15

3.22

2.45

2.18

2.06

1.84

Day.

16............ 

17............

18............

19............

20............

21............

22............

23............

24............

25............

26............

27............

28............

29..........:.

30............

31............

May.

1.42 

1.39

1.39

1.36

1.40

1.52

3.01

4 98

2.95

2.38

2.20

2.00

1.85

2.00

4.32

3.02

June.

4.38

2.84

2.48

2.10

1.92

1.82

1.74

1.65

1.60

1.49

1.40

1.40

1.36

1.36

1.72

July.

2.65 

3.08

2.32

1.96

1.79

1.69

.1.60

1.55

1.55

1.52

1.40

1.42

1.45

1.39

1.55

1.56

Aug.

1.40 

2.34

2.00

1.64

1.55

1.55

2.75

2.55

2.72

3.38

2.46

2.02

2.28

2.45

-2.25

1.85

Sept.

1.72

1.60

1.59

7.48

3.16

2.68

2.42

2.12

1.99

1.85

1.74

1.72

1.92

1.82

1.79

LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER BASIN.

LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER AT GLENVILLE, W. VA.

LOCATION. At three-span steel highway bridge at Glenville, Gilmer County. Stewart 

Creek enters on right about 1J miles above the station.

DRAINAGE AREA. 385 square miles (measured on topograhic maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 1 to September 30, 1915.

GAGE. Vertical and inclined stafPattached to upstream side of right pier of bridge; 

read twice daily, to hundredths, by Harold Wilmath and Fred Bannon, since 

June 1, when the gage established by the United States Weather Bureau September 10, 1900 (read daily to tenths at 8 a. m.) was repaired and its datum 

lowered 2.5 feet.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge or by wading. Stay wire is used, 

for measurements at high stages.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. =-One channel at all stages; straight for 100 feet above and 

150 feet below station. Left bank high, steep, and never overflows; right bank 

fairly high and steep, but overflows at extreme high stages. Bed of river composed of mud, rock, sand, and gravel; control is probably fairly permanent. 

Point of zero flow, gage height 1.0 ± 0.2 foot.

EXTREMES OP STAGE. Maximum stage recorded since June 1, 8 feet at 6 p. m. September 8; minimum stage, 1.95 feet at 6 p. m. August 14.

Maximum stage recorded since September, 1900, 21.2 old datum, 23.7 present 

datum, on January 9, 1907.

Highest flood known reached a stage represented by gage height about 29 feet, 

referred to present datum.

WINTER PLOW. No information available.

DIVERSIONS. None.
LITTLE KANAWHA EIVEK BASIN. 45

REGULATION. Normal so far as known.

ACCURACY. Minimum low-water records of United States Weather Bureau are probably in error; records June 1 to September 30 fair, because poor gage reading.

COOPERATION. Station maintained in cooperation with United States Engineer 

Corps.

Data inadequate for determining daily discharge.

Discharge measurements of Little Kanawha River at Glenville, W. Fa., during the year

ending Sept. 30, 1915.

Date.

May 30

31

Sept. 14

Made by ^

C. E. Ellsworth..........................................................

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

&,

Feet. 

3.88'

4.42

2.32

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

352

614

59.4

Daily gage height, in feet, of Little Kanawha River at Glenville, W. Fa., for the year ending Sept. 30, 1915.

Day.

1...............

2...............

3...............

4...............

5.........:.....

6...............

7...............

8...............

J9. ..............

10...............

11...............

12...............

13...............

14...............

15...............

June.

3.75

3.2

5,7

5.6

4.7

4.2

3.6

3.35

3.25

2.97

2.71

2.72

2.52

2.69

2.72

July.

4.65

4.35

4.35

4.50

2.20

2.18

2.13

2.22

2.14

2.11

2.22

2.24

2.26

2.39

2.20

Aug.

3.00

3.38

6.28

5.15

3.02

2.85

2.05

2.38

2.50

2.50

3.08

2.96

2.49

1.98

2.30

Sept.

2.95

2.92

2.75

2.55

4.30

4.00

4.96

7.98

5.56

3.52

2.68

2.93

2.85

2.32

2.36

Day.

16...............

17...............

18...............

19...............

20...............

21...............

22...............

23...............

24. ..............

25...............

26...............

27...............

28...............

29...............

30...............

31...............

June.

2.78

2.64

2.58

2.38

2.25

2.19

2.12

2.04

2.00

4.8

6.9

6.7

5.7

5.3

5.2

July.

2.14

2.15

2.62

3.06

2.67

2.40

2.25

2.25

2.22

2.06

2.10

4.00

5.45

8.45

2.00

2.22

Aug.

2.25

2.06

2.45

2.32

2.62

2.78

2.12

2.25

2.30

2.62

2.42

2.32

2.62

2.62

2.75

2.98

Sept.

2.18

2.12

2.08

2.80

3.48

5.26

4.50

3.98

3.18

2.90

2.72

2.48

2.47

2.38

«2.0

o U. S. Weather Bureau reading. 

LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER AT LOCK 4, PALESTINE, W. VA.

LOCATION. At Lock 4, Palestine, Wirt County, 30 miles from Parkersburg via Little 

Kanawha Railroad. Reedy Creek enters on left 1 mile above gage.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,500 square miles (measured on 1:500,000 scale map of West 

Virginia).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 25 to September 30, 1915. The upper and lower gages 

at the lock have been read to tenths twice daily under the direction of the Corps 

of Engineers, United States Army, as follows: November 5,1905, to July 14,1906; 

September 1-30, 1906; October 25, 1906, to date.

GAGE. Upper gage at lock; vertical staff on right bank bolted to right side of river 

wall of lock just above upper gates; an inclined section of gage extends above top 

of lock wall; read twice daily, to hundredths, by James Burton, lockmaster.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading on the crest of the dam. Cable for 

making measurements installed 1,200 feet below lock in March, 1916.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. One channel at all stages. Both banks high, clean, and 

do not overflow. Crest of dam 4 is the control for the gage; lowest'point in crest 

of dam is at 9.4 feet gage height, which is the point of zero flow except for variable 

leakage through dam, lock gates, and valves. Backwater submerges dam 4 during 

extreme floods on Ohio River.
46 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1915, PART III.

EXTREMES OF STAGE. Maximum stage recorded since April 25, 1915: 14.48 feet at 

8 a. m. June 4; minimum, 9.40 feet at 6 p. m. .September 21.

Highest headwater as reported by lockmaster occurred in 1897 and was equivalent to a gage height of about 30 feet on the lower gage, which corresponds to a 

reading of about 24.4 on upper gage, assuming 1 foot fall at dam. Highest backwater was during the 1913 flood, when crest was at 19.2 feet on upper gage.

WINTER FLOW. No information available.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. Mow may be affected at times by the manipulation of the pool above 

dam 5, about 9.5 miles above dam 4.

ACCURACY. Records good.

COOPERATION. Station maintained in cooperation with United States Engineer 

Corps.

Data inadequate for determining daily discharge. .

Discharge measurements of Little Kanawha River at Lock 4, Palestine, W. Va., during the

year ending Sept. 30, 1915.

Date.

May 20

21

Sept 29

Made by 

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

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

9.68

9.70

9.76

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

113

136

161

Discharge measurements i of leakage of upper gates, Lock No. 4, Little Kanawha River at 

Palestine, W. Va., during the year ending Sept. SO, 1915.

Date.

May 20

Sept. 29

Made by Gage 

height.

Feet. 

9.7

9.74

Discharge.

Sec.-ft.

9 0

13.*

Discharge measurements of leakage of lower gates, Lock No. 4, Little Kanawha River at 

Palestine, W. Va., during the year ending Sept. SO, 1915.

Date.

May 20

Made by Gage 

height.

Feet. 

9.7

9.72

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

23

33
LITTLE KANAWHA EIVEE BASIN. 47

Daily gage height, in feet, of Little Kanawha River at Lock 4, Palestine, W. Fa.,/or the

year ending Sept. SO, 1915.

Day.

1.....

3.....

4..... 

5.....

6.....

7.....

8.....

9..... 

10.....

11..... 

12.....

13..... 

14.....

15.....

Apr..

.......

------

May.

11.12 

10.56

10.35

10.20 

10.08

10.00

Q Q9

9 an

9.86 

9.85

9.82 

9.80

9.77 

9.72

9.71

June.

10.80 

10.55

12.12

14.46

1O 99

11.12

10.68

10.55

10.38 

10.21

10.10 

10.32

10.48 

10.22

10.60

July.

10.14 

in 79

11.10

11.06 

11.03

11.11

11.08

11.05

11.27 

11.18

11.12 

11 30

11.04 

11 04

10.98

Aug.

11.28

U 99

11.40

12.60 

12.05

11.45

11.20

11.15

11.00 

11.00

11.05 

11.12

11.15 

11.00

11.00

Sept.

11.22

U 99

11.14

11.52 14 OK

11.65

U d.9

12.08

11.89 

10.88

10.61 

10.42

10.08 

9.90

9.88

Day.

16..... 

17.....

18.....

19..... 

20.....

21.....

22.....

23.....

24..... 

25.....

26..... 

27....-

28..... 

28.....

30..... 

31....-

Apr.

.......

.......

"i6."98"

10.62 

10.36

10.32 

10.86

11.26

May.

9.72 

9-74

9.74

9.68 

9 68

9.70

9 81

9.81

10.08 

10.26

10.14 

10.44

10.28 

10.29

10.56 

11.04

June.

11.12 

11.15

10.31

10.18 

9 on

9.87

9.82

9.80

9.80 

9.70

9.66 

9.80

9.96 

10.10

10.16

July.

11.02 

11.18

11.08

11.25 

11.24

11.18

11.02

10.88

10.90 

10.92

10.90 

10.83

10.89 

10.90

10.93 

11.55

Aug.

11.00 

10.80

10.92

10.92 

10.98

10.91

10.92

10.96

10.96 

10.98

11.12 

11.18

11.32 

11.20

11.19 

11.14

Sept.

9-80 

9.73

9.76

9.91

9.88

9.68

11.54

10.80

10.49 

10.39

10.08 

10.02

9.88 

9.82

9.70

i

SOUTH FORK OF HUGHES RIVER AT MACFARLAN, W. VA.

LOCATION. About 80 feet above highway bridge half a mile east of Macfarlan, Ritchie

County. Dutchman Run enters river on left 3,000 feet below station. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 210 square miles (measured on topographic maps). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 17 to September 30, 1915. 

GAGE. Vertical staff on right bank; read twice daily, to hundredths, by A. H.

Reynolds. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge or by wading. Stay wire used for

measurements at high stages. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. One channel at all stages; straight 300 feet above and

1,500 feet below bridge. Left bank high, steep, wooded; does not overflow.

Right bank steep, wooded; overflows at high stages. Bed of stream rock and

mud. Control probably fairly permanent. Point of zero flow, gage height,

0.6 ±0.1 foot. 

EXTREMES OF STAGE. Maximum stage recorded during the year, 11.76 feet at

6 a. m. May 30; minimum stage recorded, 1.50 feet at 7 p. m. June 28, at 6 a. m.

June 29, at 6 a. m. July 2, and at 7 p. m. July 24.

Highest flood known reached a stage represented by gage height about 29 feet. 

WINTER FLOW. No information available. 

DIVERSIONS. None. 

REGULATION. None. 

ACCURACY. Records good. 

COOPERATION. Station maintained in cooperation with United States Engineer

Corps. 

Data inadequate for determining daily discharge.

Discharge measurements of South Fork of Hughes River at Macfarlan, W. Va., during the

year ending Sept. 30, 1915.

Date.

May 15

18

Made by 

Ellsworth and Froseh. .

C. E. Ellsworth........

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

1.74

1.65

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

12.2

9.4

Date.

'May 22

Sept. 27

Made by 

A.-E. Froseh...........

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

2.29

2.41

Dig- v 

charge.

Sec.-ft. 

30.6

on Q
48 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1915, PART III.

Daily gage height, in feet, of South Fork of Hughes River at Macfarlan, W. Va., for the

year ending Sept. 30, 1915.

Day.

1..... .......

2............

3............

4............

5............

6............

7............

8............

9............

10............

11............

12............

13............

14............

15............

May. June.

3.40

3.04

'8.92

5.26

3.53

3.06

2.65

2.37

2.09

2.03

2.00

2.05

July.

1.59

1.56

1 60

1 60

1.61.

1 60

1.59

1.58

1.70

1.66

1.67

1 60

1.60

1.61

Aug.

1.76

1.76

1.70

1.68

1 ftd.

1.60

1 60

1 ^S

1.59

1 60

1 ^O

1.58

1 60

1.60

1.60

Sept.

2.55

9 on

6.65

6.75

5.62

4.15

5.06

3.52

3

9/1

3.08

2.80

9 7^

2.57

Day.

16............

17............

18............

19............

20............

21. ........4..

22............

23............

24.. ..........

25............

26............

27............

28............

29............

30............

31............

May.

1.67

1.65

1.63

1.64

1.70

1.97

3.58

3.03

2.48

2.29

2.46

2.54

2.49

8.68

4.72

June.

2.67

2.63

2.34

2.15

2.00

1.92

1.78

1.72

1.67

1.60

1.58

1.55

1.52

1.51

1.56

July. 

1.94

3.82

2.62

2.59

2.22

2.20

2.02

1.71

1.51

1.71

1.60

1.57

1.58

1.64

1.72

1.77

Aug.

1.58

1.58

2.20

2.72

2.25

1.84

1.85

1.85

1.92

4.42

2.87

2.57

2.39

2.80

3.92

3.50

Sept.

2.50

2.72

3.30

5.09

4.73

3.46

3.17

- 2.90

2.67

2.53

2.46

2.41

2.40

2.37

2.30

HUGHES RIVER AT CISKO, W. VA.

LOCATION. At Ciskq, about 1 mile below junction of North and South forks, and 

about 6 miles south of Petroleum, RitcMe County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 453 square miles (measured on topographic maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 29 to Sept 30, 1915.

GAGE. Vertical and inclined staff on right bank; read twice daily, to hundred ths, by 

S. J. Enoch.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable 40 feet below gage or by wading at the 

, same section. Stay wire is used for measurements at high stages.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. One channel at all stages; straight for about 150 feet above 

and 500 feet below cable section. Left bank high, steep, and does not overflow; 

right bank clean, fairly steep, overflows at gage height of about 27 feet. Bed of 

river is sand, gravel, mud, and boulders; control is probably permanent. Floods 

in Ohio River producing gage heights of approximately 40 feet or higher at Parkersburg will probably cause backwater at Cisko. Point of zero flow, gage 

height, 1.1 ±0.3 foot.

EXTREMES OP STAGE. Maximum stage recorded, 12.40 feet at 7 a. m. May 30; minimum 2.31 feet at 7 a. m., June 28. 

Highest known flood reached a stage represented by gage height about 30 feet.

WINTER FLOW. No information available.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Records good.

COOPERATION. Station maintained in cooperation with United States Engineer Corps.

Data inadequate for determining daily discharge.

Discharge measurements of Hughes River at Cisko, W. Va., during the year ending Sept.

30, 1915.

Date.

May 22

23

24

Made by 

Ellsworth and Frosch. .

C. E. Ellsworth........

^Ellsworth and Frosch..

Gage 

height

Feet. 

4.96

4.32

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

631

1 3fcfi

372

Date.

May 28

Sept. 28

Made by 

Ellsworth and Forsch. .

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

3.66

3.00

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

194,

, 67 g
HOCKING EIVEE BASIN. 49

Daily gage height, in feet, of Hughes River at Cisko, W. Va., for the year ending Sept. 30,

1915.

Day.

1............

2............

3............

4............

5............

6............

7............

8............

9............

10............

11............

12............

13............

14............

15............

May. Junei

. 4.55

4.0

9.2

6.7

4.8

4.1

3.7

3.55

3.4

3.35

3.18

3.01

2.99

2 QA

3.6

July.

3.18

4.15

3.6

3.14

3.4

3.3

2.91

3.09

3.95

3.35

3.13

2.96

2.82

2.68

2.58

Aug.

3.22

2.94

2.76

2.95

2.68

2.60

2.54

2.46

2.44

2.44

2.41

2.39

2

00

2.48

Sept.

4.15

3.6

3.4

5.5

8.5

7.5

5.7

5.7

4.7

4.8

4.2

3.8

3.55

3.3

3.13

Day.

16............

18............

19............

20............

21............

22............

23............

24............

oe

26............

27............

28

29............

30............

31............

May.

$ QE

10.6

5.7

June.

4.6

4.05

3.65

3.30

3.08

2.88

2.79

2.64

2.56

2.51

2.46

2.40

2.32

2.38

2.51

July.

5.3

7.6

5.7

4.2

4.35

3.65

3.22

2.96

2.82

2.70

2.61

2.56

2.49

9 V>

2.66

3.18

Aug.

2.40

2.54

2.56

3.45

2.98

2.90

2.82

2.76

2.76

3.9

3.4

3.95

3

QC

6.6

5.2

Sept.

3.00

2.93

3.3

9.0

5.8

4.5

4.25

3.9

3.5

3.25

3.09

3.04

3.00

2.96

2.89

HOCKING RIVER BASIN.

HOCKING RIVER AT ATHENS, OHIO.

LOCATION. At single-span highway 'bridge at Mill Street, about three-fourths mile

from business section of Athens, Athens County. Margaret Creek enters on right,

3J miles above station.

DRAINAGE AREA. 944 square miles (measured oi» topographic maps). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 3 to September 30, 1915. 

GAGE. Vertical and inclined staff at downstream end of right abutment; read twice

-daily to hundredths, by Paul B. Casley. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge or by wading. Stay wire is used

for measurements at high stages. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Right bank high, steep, and wooded; does not overflow;

left bank wooded, overflows at gage height 17 feet^ Channel straight'about 700

feet above and below station. Ruins of old mill dam 300 feet below gage act as

control. Bed of stream rocky with sand deposits near both banks. Point of zero

flow, gage height, 2.1 ±0.2 foot. 

EXTREMES OP STAGE. Maximum stage recorded, 15.1 feet at 7 a. m. September 7;

minimum, 3.00 feet at 7 a. m. May 19.

Highest flood known reached a stage represented by gage height about 26ieet. 

WINTER PLOW. No information available. 

DIVERSIONS. None. 

REGULATION. None. 

ACCURACY. Records good. Decay and further destruction of mill dam will affect

discharge relation. 

COOPERATION. Station maintained in cooperation with United States Engineer Corps.

Data inadequate for determining daily discharge.

Discharge measurements of Hocking River at Athens, Ohio, during the year ending Sept. SO,

1915.

Date.

May 3

Sept. 30

Made by 

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

Gage 

height.

Keet. 

3.38

3.37

3.73

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

238

225

378

-WSP 403 17-
50 SURFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1915, PART III.

Daily gage height, infect, of Hocking River at Athens, Ohio, for the year ending Sept. 30,

1915.

Day.

1. ............ 

2............. 

3............. 

4.............

5............. 

6.......:.....

7.............

8.............

9.............

10............. 

11.............

12.............

13............. 

14.............

15... ...........

May.

"3." i" 

3.35

3.3 

3.35

3.3

3.4

3.45

3.3 

3.3

3.25

3.15 

3.2

3.1

June.

5.3 

4.9 

$6

6.7

5.6 

4.9

4.4

4.3

4.15

3.95 

4.25 i *>

4.45 

5.1

9.9

July.

8.3 

6.8 

6.3 

7.2

6.7 

6.3

% A.

6.3

7.6

6.3 

5.5

5.5

5.5

4.7

4.25

Aug.

3.5 

3.55 

3.5 

4.1

4.45 

3.9

3.5

3.7

6.6

4.5 

4.0

H o

11.8

7.2

6.6

Sept.

4.25 

4.05 

4.55 

5.5

9.1 

14.1

Id, 9

10.6

7.7

6.4 

5.5

5.2

4.65 

4.35

4.15

Day.

16............. 

17............. 

18............. 

19.............

20............. 

21.............

22.............

23.............

24.............

25............. 

26.............

27.............

28............. 

29.............

30. ............

01

May.

3.1 

3.05 

3.1 

3.0

3.15 

5.3

5.7

7.2

5.2

4.55 

4.45

4.55

4.2 

5.8

8.8 

6.4

June.

13.4 . 

9.0

7.2 

6.0

5.3

4.7

4.4

4.1

3.95

3.8 

3.7

3.6

3.55 

3.5

5.9

July..

6.2 

7.2 

5.8 

4.9

4.25 

4.0

3.85

3.7

3.6

3.5

as

3.5

3.45 

3.5

3.9

3.7

Aug.

4.8 

4.35 

4.9 

4.9

4.2 

4.1

4.65

5.2 r

5.2

9.9 

9.0

6.1

4.9

4.6

4.8

Sept.

" 4.0 

4.1 

3.95 

9.8

8.2 

6.4

5.5

4.65

4.25

4.1 

3.95

3.85

3.95 

3.85

3.75

KANAWHA RIVER BASIN.

SOUTH FORK OF NEW RIVER NEAR CRUMPLER, N. C.

LOCATION. About 1.6 miles above the confluence of North and South forks of New

River and about 4 miles from Grumpier, Ashe County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 325 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 12, 1908, to September 30, 1915. 

GAGE. Chain gage attached to trees on left bank; read daily ^ morning and evening,

to hundredths, by J. J. Garvey. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from a boat at a section about half a mile below

gage or by wading at a section 500 feet below gage. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Practically permanent. 

EXTREMES OF STAGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 5.58 feet at 6 p. m.,

 September 5. Minimum stage recorded, 0.98 foot October 1-3. 

WINTER FLOW. Ice rarely forms in sufficient quantity to affect gage readings. 

ACCURACY. Gage-height record very reliable.

Data insufficient for estimates of discharge.

The following discharge measurements were made by wading by Mathers and 

Morgan:

October 11, 1914: Gage height, 1.00'feet;'discharge, 214 second-feet. 

October 12, 1914: Gage height, 0.98 foot; discharge, 217 second-feet.
KANAWHA EIVEE BASIN. 51

Daily gage height, in feet, of South Fork of New River near Grumpier1 , N. C.,for the year

ending Sept. SO, 1915.

Day.

1..............

2..............

3..............

4..............

5..............

.6..............

7..............

8..............

9..............

10..............

11..............

12..............

13..............

14..............

15..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19..... .^. ......

20..............

21..............

22..............

23..............

24..............

25..............

26..............

27..............

28..............

29.............. 

30.............. 

31..............

Oct.

0.98

QQ

.98

1.02

1.38

1.40

1.18

1.10

1.10

1.06

1.02

1.00

1.00

1.16

1 OS

4.7

2.45

1.8

1.65

1.55

1.46

1 40

1.36

1.55

1.5

1.45

1 40

1.30

1.26 

1.24 

1.24

Nov.

1.22

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.19

1.18

1.16

1.24

1.20

1.20

'1.16

1.14

1.16

2.4

2.35

2.0

1.6

1.48

L40

1.30

1.47

1.55

1 49

1.36

I ^2

1.33

1.37

2.6

Dec.

4.0

4

0

3 A

3.7

4.9

3.5

2.8

2.5

2.35

2 1C

2.05

1.95

1 95

1.9

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.85

1.8

1 9

2.0

1.95

i ss

1.7

2.3

2.7

2.45

2.05

2.05 

2.2 2/\

Jan.

1.9

1.85

1.8

1.75

1.7

2.05

3.4 2.5'

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.5

2.35

2.1

2.0

1.95

2.1

2.6

3.0

2.6

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.15

2.2

2.15

2.05

2.0

1.95 

1.9

1.85

Feb.

2.45 ^ <;

9 7

2.4

2 25

2.25

2.2

O 1

2.05

9 n

2.0

1.95

1 Q

1 Q

9 ft

2.25

2.05

2.0

1.95

1 Q

1.85

1.8

1.8

9 VZ

9 ^

1 95

1.9

'

Mar.

1.9

1.85

1 &

1.8

1 Q

1.9

1.9

1 9

1.8

1 &

1.75

1.8

1.75

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.75

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.65

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6 

1.6 

1.6

Apr.

1.65

1.6

1.6

1.6

, 1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.55

1.65

1.8

1.6

1.55

1.55

1.55

1.50

1.50

1.48

1 48

1.50

1.55

1.7

1.65

1.55

1.50

1.9

1.7 

1.65

May.

1.55

1.50

1.55

1.7

1.65

1.50

1.50

1 75

1.65

1.48

1.55

1.6

1.50

1.47

1.50

1 dfi

1.44

1.40

1 45

1.50

1.40

1.47

1 75

1.6

1.44

1.40

1.41

1.47 

1.75 

1.7

June.

1.9

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.55

1.50

1 48

1.42

1 40

1.39

1.44

1.37

1.26

1.55

1.8

1.9

1.65

1.6

1.5

1.46

1.46

1.38

1.34

1.30

1.28

1.28

1.28

1.26 

1.32

July.

1.40

1 4fl

1.34

1.41

1.65

1.50

1.44

1.34

1.27

1.33

1.30

1.29

1.29

1.32

1.30

1.27

1 1Q

1.33

1.36

1.6

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.75

1.43

1.32

1.28

1.24

1.22 

1.19 

1.18

Aug.

1.10

1.32

1.33

1.38

1.30

1.24

1.20

1.16

1.14

1.16

.1.23

1.8

1.65

1.48

1.44

1.38

1.55

1.43

1.55

1.6

2.1

1.9

1.6

1.44

1.36

1.30

1.44

2.0

2.15 

2.0 

1 95

Sept.

1.95

1.65

1.65

2 1

4.8

3.7

2.5

2.15

1.95

1 9

1.8

. 2.0

1.9

2.1

1.95

1.75

1.65

1.7

1.8

1.65

1.65

1.65

1.55

1.50

1.48

1.47

1.46

1.50

1.8 

1.9

NEW RIVER AT RADFORD, VA.

LOCATION. At toll highway bridge near the Norfolk & Western Railway station at 

Radford, Montgomery County, 14 miles below Norfolk & Western Railway 

bridge and 6 miles below mouth of Little River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,720 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 1, 1898, to July 15, 1906; May 6, 1907r to September 

30, 1915, when station was discontinued.

GAGE. Chain gage attached to bridge; read daily, morning and evening, to hundredths, by R. B. Harvey.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of the highway bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Practically permanent. Point of zero flow determined by 

leveling July 17, 1911; gage height, 1 foot ±0.3 foot.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 12.35 feet at 4.30 

p. m. December5; discharge, 38,700 second-feet. Minimum stage recorded, 3.00 

feet at 6 p. m. October 1; discharge, 660 second-feet.

Maximum stage of which there is any record, 37.4 feet September 15, 1879, 

according to United States Weather Bureau.

WINTER FLOW. Discharge relation only occasionally affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. None. ,

REGULATION. Operation of power plants about 50 miles above.station may slightly 

affect flow.

ACCURACY. Rating curve is well denned, but records of discharge for low stages are 

apparently only fair, as chain of gage is approximately 90 feet long, which makes 

it difficult to obtain accurate gage readings. Station at Eggleston was established to replace this station.
52 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1915, PART III.

The following discharge measurements were made by Mathers and Morgan: 

October 5, 1914: Gage height, 3.21 feet; discharge, 1,040 second-feet. 

October 23, 1914: Gage height, 3.61 feet; discharge, 1,850 second-feet.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of New River at Radford, Va.,for the year ending Sept. SO,

1915.

Day.

1..............

2..............

5.:.....-......

6..............

7..............

9......,..-..-. 10..............

11..............

12..............

13..............

14..............

15. .............

16. .............

17....--..-.-...

18. .............

19. .............

20..............

21..............

22. .............

23..............

24. .............

25..............

26..............

27..............

28..............

29..............

ao..... .........

31..............

Oct.

868

925

868

982

1,300

2,280

1,900

2,020

2,150

1,540

868

982

1,260

1,020

1,140

7,360

11,200

4. OTfi

3,160

2,700

2,150

2,020

I ofift

2,020

2 1 f^A

2,150

2,020

1,780

1 780

1 660

1^780

Nov.

1,780

1,100

1,480

1,780

1,570

1,640

1,450

1 140 i'flfifi

1,780

1,540

1,780

1,660

1,660

1 7Sft

fi fid/1

4 600

3^470

2,700

2

OOA

1

QAA

i onn

I

QAfi

2,020

2 1 f*ft

2,150

2 1 *\fi

2,150

1 780

2J020

Dec.

10,400

14,000

13,600

U fiftft

38,400

20,100

12,000

S

QErt

7 000

6^300

5,270

4,930

4,270

3,630

2,560

9 ftWI

3,000

3,310

4,600

6,300

8,470

7,000

5,610

5,610

10,000

8,850

«,300

6,300

8,470

9,620

Jan.

8,170

6,720

5,270,

4 930

4^270

4,270

33,200

16,509

W fton

7,720

7 ftftO

9 9^n

11,200

8 OKA

7 79A

7 Ocn

7 000

9,620

19 ftftA

11,200

9,230

7 f\Ot\

6,640

6 640

7 360

8 inn

7 OCA

6 640 e'soo

5.950

5,610

Feb.

6,300

21,000

16, 100

11,200

9,230

8 sv>

8,100

7,360

6 640

6^300

5,950

5,610

5,610

5,270

5,270

6 640

6

Qflrt

5,610

5,270

4,930

i Q3fl

4,600

4 &nn

6,300

10,000

7,720

6,300

S

Qcn

Mar.

5,270

4,930

4,930

4,600

4,600

5,270

5,950

<\ o^n

5,270

4,930

4,930

5,270

4 930

4,600

4,440

4,600

4 930

4^600

4,600

4 440

4 440

3' 630

4,110

4,110

3,950

3 AKA

3.950

3

AEA

3,630

3,470

Apr.

3,470

3,630

3,630

3,630

3,950

3,790

3,470

3,470

3,470

3,630

3,470

4,440

4,270

4,110

3

7QA

3,630

3,470

3,160

3,310

3 01 A

3,000

3

AAft

3,310

3

1£A

3,310

3

AAA

3,000

1 660

1 7ftn

May.

830

2,850

2,850

2,850

2,850

1,780

1,780 830

3,000

3,000

2,700

3,000

3,310

3,630

3,470

2,850

2 CAT)

2,420

2,280

2 OCA

2

ccA

2,560

2,700

5,270

4,110

3,310

2,850

2,700

2 7flfi

3,630

3,310

June.

3,630

6,300

6,640

5,270

4,270

3,790

3,470

3,160

2,700

2,560

2,420

2,420

2,280

2,420

2 7ftft

3,790

4,270

3,470

2,850

2

OQA

2 9ftft

2,280

2 IRA

2,150

2

-IKA

2,020

1,610

1,200

2,020

2,150

July.

2,150

2,150

2,150

2,420

2,280

2,700

2,150

1,900

1,780

1,900

1,900

1,640

1,780

1,780

2,020

,780

<iftfl

,020

660

660

900

oflrt

1 900

2*700

2 9Sft

2,020

2,020

1 onn

1 900

1^660

1,900

Aug.

1,900

1,660

i <ui\

1,610

1,900

1,900

1,780

1,780

1,900

1,780

1,900

3,310

3,310

2,280

2 1 VI

2,700

4 930

3

'ftcn

2,560

2,420

2 OKA

3,160

2

7AA

2

7AA

2,420

2,150

2

OQA

3,000

4,110

5,270

5,270

Sept.

5,270

4,270

4,470

3,790

10,800

14,000

12,400

6 640

5' 270

4,440

3,950

4,440

4,270 4. <wn

4,600

4 fiOrt

4. Q3fl

4,270

°. 7Qfl

2 *7011

3,000

2 1 p^i

2,420

2,420

2,150

2 1 fUl

9 1VI

2 Oftfl

2 TEA

NOTE. Discharge determined from a rating curve well denned between 830 and 37,000 second-feet. 

Open-water rating curve used throughout the year.

Monthly discharge of New River at Radford, Va., for the year ending Sept. 30, 1915. 

[Drainage area, 2,720 square miles.]

Month.

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

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

July......................'..............

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

11,200 

6,640 

38,400 

33,200 

21,000 

5,950 

4,440 

5,270 

6,640 

2,700 

5,270 

14,000

38,400

Minimum.

868 

1,060 

2,560 

4,270 

4,600 

3,470 

1,660 

830 

1,200 

1,640 

1,540 

2,150

830

Mean.

2,290 

2,100 

8,500 

8,680 

7,430 

4,610 

3,380 

2,800 

3,020 

1,990 

2,680 

4,570

4,320

Per 

square 

mile.

0.842 

.772 

3.12 

3.19 

2.73 

1.69 

1.24 

1.03 

1.11 

.732 

.985 

1.68

1.59

Run-off 

^depth in 

inches on 

drainage 

area).

0.97 

.86 

3.60 

3.68 

2.84 

1.95 

1.38 

1.19 

1.24 

.84 

1.14 

1.87

21.56

Accuracy.

A. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIH. 53

Days of deficiency in discharge of New River at Radford, Fa., for the years ending Sept.

30, 1898-1915.

Discharge 

in second 

feet.

120 

250 

, 500

1 700 

900

1,100 

1,300 

1,500 

1,700 

1,900

2,100 

2,300 

2,600 

2,900 

3,200

3,600 

4,000 

4,500 

5,000 

6,000

7,000 

9,000 

12,000 

16,000 

20,000

30,000 

50 000 

70,000 

90,000 

120,000

Discharge 

in secondfeet.

120 

250 

500 

700 

900

1,100 

1,300 

1,500 

1,700 

1,900

2,100 

2,300 

2,600 

2,900 

3,200

3,600 

4,000 

4,500 

5,000 

6,000

7,000 

9,000 

12,000 

16,000

20,000 

30,000 

50,000 

70,000 

90,000 

120,000

Days of deficient discharge.

1898 a

------

0 

1 

3

7 

17

29 

36 

42 

48 

48

50

57 

57 

58 

59

61

1898-99

0 

2 

5

10 

12 

14 

32 

32

39

45 

59 

74 

83

106 

134 

164 

211 

234

256 

304 

319 

339 

354

360 

365

1899- 

1900

0 

5 

15 

21

48

68 

94 

101 

120 

120

125 

139 

153 

162 

171

183 

203 

228 

268 

290

303 

336 

351

358 

362

, 365

1900-1

0 

1 

3 

5

.6 

6 

7 

16 

16

19 

27 

35 

46 

60

99 

118 

129 

163 

188

219 

258 

283 

317 

330

352 

357 

362 

362 

365

1901-2

0 

3

8 

25 

25

45 

62 

84 

100 

115

143 

160 

182 

233 

263

298 

319 

332 

348 

355

358 

360 

362 

364 

365

1902-3

0 

1 

5 

15 

15

37 

62 

77 

92 

115

155 

177 

194 

227 

253

300 

324 

339 

353 

359

361 

365

1903-4

0 

4 

9

15 

34 

64 

99 

99 

141 

173 

200 

225 

251

297 

311 

322 

335 

345

355 

361 

363 

365 

366

1904-5

0 

13

43 71 

84 

113 

113

152 

175 

209 

 239 

253

279 

286 

288 

303 

316

331 

346 

353 

,357 

360

363 

364 

364 

364 

365

1905-66

0 

2 

23 

41 

41

57 

71 

101 

132 

144

180 

195 

211 

234 

244

260

269 

282 

286 

286

287 

288

Days of deficient discharge.

1906-7 e

0 

5 

5

20 

38 

53 

77 

' 87 

102 

110 

111 

119 

126

131

137 

139 

143 

144

145 

147 

148

1907-8

0

8 

8

ti 

42

62 

84 

100

135 

163 

182 

223 

253

296 

327 

345 

353

358

364 

366

1908-9

0

1

4 

. 7 

17 

17

30

46 

62

77 

84

128 

153 

186 

223 

258

296 

330 

351 

355 

360

364 

365

1909-10

0 

1

7 

42 

76 

103

147 

165 

207 

243 

262

288 

301 

311 

325 

338

347 

355 

358 

360 

362

365

1910-11

0

7 

21

43 

60 

91 

118

159

190 

199 

218 

233 

250

275 

292 

307 

314 

327

340

349 

359 

362 

364

365

1911-12d 1912-13

0

1 

14 

34 

67 

109 

148 

175 

205 

226 

252

277 

298 

308 

318 

327

331 

346 

352 

358 

359

363 

365

1913-14

0 

1 

10

42 

60 

75 

102 

125

168

 200 

212 

229 

250

264 

285 

303 

320 

340

347 

358 

363 

365

1914-15

0 

5

10 

15 

18 

34 

53

85 

121 

J.37 

160 

176

197 

221 

243 

270 

296

316 

338 

353

359 

361

363

365

a Aug. 1 to Sept. 30,1898. 6 Oct. 1,1905, to July 15,1906. « May 6 to Sept. 30,1907. 

d No record prepared for the year ending Sept. 30,1912, because of uncertainty in the estimates of dally 

discharge tor periods in January and February, when the discharge was affected by ice.
54 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1&15, PART III.

NEW EIVEE AT EGGLESTONr VA.

LOCATION. At highway bridge at Eggleston, Giles County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,920 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 1, 1914, to September 30,1915.

GAGE. Chain gage attached to downstream side of bridge, read morning and evening, 

to hundredths, by J. E. Bishop.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS.; Made from upstream side of bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Stream bed composed of rock covered with silt. A rock 

ledge about 1} miles below gage probably forms the control for low stages.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 14.2 feet at 5 p. m. 

December 5 (discharge, 39,800 second-feet); minimum stage, 911 second-feet 

October 1, 3, and 11, estimated by comparison with New River at Radford. The 

flood of 1878 reached a stage represented by 40 feet on present gage.

WINTER PLOW. Discharge relation affected by ice during periods of extremely cold 

weather.

ACCURACY. Results good.

Discharge measurements of New River at Eggleston, Va., during 1911 and the year ending

Sept. 30, 1915.

Date.

1911. 

July 17

1914. 

Oct. 22

\ 

Made by 

Mathers and Morgan .....................................................

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

3.30

3.76

Discharge.

See.-ft. 

1,560

2,250

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of New River at Eggleston, Va.,for the year ending Sept.

30, 1915.

.Day.

1..............

2..............

3..............

4..............

5..............

6..............

7..............

8..............

9..... .. .....'..

10..............

11..............

12..............

13..............

14..............

15..............

M.. ............

17..............

18..............

19..............

20..............

21..............

22..............

23..............

24..............

25..............

26..............

27..............

28..............

29.............. 

30.............. 

31..............

Oct.

911 

971 

911 

1,030 

1,360

2,390 

1,990 

2,120 

2,250 

1,610

911 

1,030 

1,320 

1,070 

1,190

7,720 

11,700 

5,170 

3,310 

2,830

2,670 

2,160 

2,000 

1,850 

2,000

2,000 

2,320. 

2,000 

1,850 

1,700 

1,700

Nov.

1,700 

1,310 

1,430 

1,430 

1,700

1,630 

1,430 

1,430 

1,260 

1,310

1,500 

1,700 

1,500 

1,430 

1,780

4,930 

5,160 

3,830 

3,050 

2,860

2,160 

1,780 

1 850 

2,000 

2,000

2,000 

1,850 

2,160 

1,850 

1,700

Dec.

7,380 

13,500 

15,000 

10,200 

34,500

23,400 

13,800 

10,600 

7,380 

6,350

5,630 

5,390 

5,160 

4,480 

3,810

2,690 

2,990 

3,150 

3,480 

4,.830

6,620 

8,890 

7,350 

5,900 

5,900

10,500 

9,290 

6,620 

6,620 

8,890 

9,550

Jan.

7,950 

6,600 

5,630 

4,930 

4,700

4,700 

31,500 

21,800 

11,600 

4,930

6,850 

8,250 

12,700 

9,550 

7,950

7,950 

8,560 

8,880 

12,000 

12,000

9,550 

7,380 

6,600 

6,600 

6,850

7,660 

7,660 

6,600 

6,110 

5,630 

5,390

Feb.

5,870 

26,800 

18,500 

12,700 

9,550

8,880 

8,560 

7,660 

6,850 

6,110

5,870 

5,630 

5,390 

5,160 

5,160

5,870 

6,350 

5,870 

5,390 

.4,930

5,390 

4,700 

4,700 

5,630 

10,200

8,250 

6,600 

5,870

Mar.

5,390 

5,160 

5,160 

5,160 

5,160

5,160 

5,630 

5,870 

5,160 

4,930

5,160 

5,160 

5,390 

4,700 

4,480

4,480 

5,390 

5,160 

5,160 

4,480

4,480 

4,260 

4,260 

4,040 

4,040

3,830 

3,830 

14,200 

3,630 

4,700 

3,830

Apr.

3,630 

3,630 

3,630 

3,430 

3,430

3,630 

3,630 

3,430 

3,430 

3,430

3,430 

3,830 

4,260 

4,040 

3,830

3,630 

3,430 

3,240 

3,050 

3,240

3,050 

3,050 

3,050 

3,050

a, 050

3,050 

3,240 

2,860 

3,050 

3,240

 May.

3,240 

3,050 

2,860 

3,050 

3,050

3,050 

3,050 

2,860 

3,240 

3,240

3,050 

2,860 

3,050 

3,430 

3,430

2,860 

2,670 

3,430 

3,050 

2,320

2,490 

2,670 

3,430 

3,630 

4,260

3,830 

3,050 

3,050 

2,860 

3,430 

3,430

June.

3,430 

5,870 

6,850 

5,630 

4,700

3,830 

3,430 

3,240 

3,050 

3,240

2,860 

2,670 

2,670 

2,160 

3,240

3,430 

4,260 

3,630 

3, 240 

2,670

2,320 

2,490 

2,670 

2,000 

2,000

2,000 

1,850 

1,430 

1,430 

2,000

July.

2,160 

2,000 

1,560 

1,560 

2,160

3,050 

3,050 

3,050 

2,670. 

2,160

2,000 

1,560 

1,850 

2,000 

1,700

1,700 

2,000 

2,000 

1,560 

1,850

2,000 

2,320 

2,490 

3,050 

2,160

1,850 

2,160 

1,850 

1,560 

1,430 

1,430

Aug.

2,000 

1,500 

1,560 

1,560 

2,160

2,320 

2,000 

1,700 

1,430 

1,560

2,000 

2,320 

3,830 

3,430 

3,240

2,160 

4,260 

4,480 

2,860 

2,490

2,490 

6,600 

3,830 

3,050 

2,670

2,320 

2,160 

3,050 

3,430 

5,390 

5,390

Sept.

5,160 

4,480 

3,630 

4,040 

11,300

26,800 

13,800 

6,110 

5,630 

4,700

4,040 

4,040 

4,480 

5,160 

4,480

4,040 

3,630 

3,630 

3,240 

3,050

3,240 

3,050 

2,670 

2,490 

2,320

2,160 

1,700 

2,490 

2,320 

2,320

NOTE. Discharge determined from a rating curve well defined between 1,200 and 14.000 second-feet, 

fairly well denned between 14,000 and 21,000 second-feet, and poorly defined at higher stages. Gage not 

read O jtober 1-20; discharge estimated from the flow at Radford, Va. Discharge relation was affected 

by ice December 15-30; discharge estimated from the flow at Radford.
KANAWHA HIVEE BASIN. 55

Monthly discharge of New River at Eggleston, Va., for the year ending Sept. 3,0, 1915. 

[Drainage area, 2,920 square miles.]

Month.

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

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

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

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

11,700 

5,160 

34,500 

31,500 

26,800 

14,200 

4,260 

4,260 

6,850 

3,050 

6,600 

26,800

34,500

Minimum.

911 

1,280 

2,690 

4,700 

4,700 

3,630 

2,860 

2,320 

1,430 

1,430 

1,430 

1,700

911

Mean.

2,390 

2,060 

8,700 

8,870 

7,800 

5,080 

3,400 

3,130 

3,140 

2,060 

2,880 

5,010

4,530

Per

square 

mile.

0.784 

.705 

2.98 

3.04 

2.67 

1.74 

1.16 

1.07 

1.08 

.705 

.986 

1.72

1.55

Run-off 

(depth in 

inches on 

drainage 

area).

0.90 

.79 

3.44 

3.50 

2.78 

2.01 

1.29 

1.23 

1.20 

.81 

1.14 

1.92

21.01

Accuracy.

c. 

A. 

C. 

B. 

B. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A.

NEW RIVER AT FAYETTE, W. VA.

LOCATION. At highway bridge connecting Fayette and South Fayette, Fayette 

County, 850 feet above mouth of Wolf Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 6,800 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 29, 1895, to May 22, 1901; August 11, J902, to December 

31, 1904; July 16, 1908, to September 30, 1915.

GAGE. Chain gage attached to bridge; read daily, morning and evening, to hundredths by C. J. Henry, George Stover, W. H. White. Elevation of the zero 

of gage, 838.44 feet above sea level.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from upstream side of bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of rock strewn with large boulders which 

cause boils and eddies at high stages.

EXTREME^ OF STAGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 38.0 feet at 7.30 a. m. 

January 8; minimum stage recorded, 0.4 foot October 7.

The flood of 1878 reached a stage represented by about 53 feet, referred to gage 

datum.

WINTER FLOW. Discharge relation little if at all affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. There may be some regulation due to operation of power plants at or 

below Fries, Va.

ACCURACY. Errors entered into many of the gage readings prior to 1908, particularly 

 before installation of chain gage on November 20, 1903, the original wire gage 

being frequently many tenths in error. For this reason and because of the difficulty in making accurate measurements, all estimates of discharge heretofore 

published are only fair. Results for 1915 are considered excellent.

COOPERATION. Station maintained in cooperation with United States Engineer Corps. 

Estimates of daily discharge withheld.

Discharge measurements of New River at Fayette, W. Va., during they ear ending Sept. SO,

1915.

Date.

Oct. 26

Made by 

Mathers and Morgan. . .

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

1.17 

.15

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

2,510 

1,710

Date.

Nov. 10

Made by 

Mathers and Morgan . . .

height.

Feet. 

0.31

3.78

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

1,780 

6,210
56 SURFACE WATEB SUPPLY, 1915, PART III.

Daily gage height, in feet, of New River at Fayette, W. Va., for the year ending Sept. SO,

1915.

Day.

1. ....... .......

2..............

3..............

5..............

6..............

7..............

8..............

9..............

10..............

11..............

12. .............

13..............

14..............

15..............

16. .............

17..............

18..............

19..............

20..............

21..............

99

23..............

24..............

25..............

27..............

28..............

29-.-....-......

qn

31..............

Oct.

0

0

0

q

- .3

q

+1.0

g

.8

.8

.7

.5

.4

.6

1.1

7.8

5

0

Q ft

9 S

9 9

1 9

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3 

1.0

1.0

Nov.

1.0

1.3

1.0

.5

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.1

.2

.5

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3 9

3 1

2.4

i a

1.2

1.0

1.2

1 9

1.2

,1.2 

1 2

Dec.

4.4

8.7

9 0

9 6

oo o

19 9

9.5

o q

7.6

fi ft

5 9

5.0

5.0

4.0

3.6

9 ft

2 0

9 fl

4.2

7.4 Q n

8 A

6.0

7.0 

6.2

9.5 

11.5

11.2

Jan.

10.2

9 4

8.8

7.2

5.6

' S ft

9Q ^

07 A

 to 9

12 0

11.4

10 O

1ft S

11.5

11.8

12.6

90 q

13.5

13 4

19 S

12 4

10 Q

i q Q

1ft fi

10.4

9

0

9 4

9.6

8 q

8.2

Feb.

9 q

18.2

97 7

1S 9

n q

10.6

9 6

g I

7.5

7.1

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ft f\

5

0

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8

0

7.7

rt O

rt Q

5.4

5

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5.6

5.8

10.6

9 9

7 S

Mhr.

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6.3

5.4

5

0

,5.6

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6.0

6.4

6.4

6.0

6.2

6.4

5.6

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6.0 & 9

6.0

5

Q

5 d

K 9

5.0

d Q

5.0

4 4

4.2

4.4 

4 3

4.2

Apr.

4.1

4.1

4.1

3 Q

3 7

3

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3.6

3

0

3

0

3.6

4.0

3 Q

4.0

4.2

4.4

4.2

4.0

3

K

3 q

3

0

^ n

9 Q

2

0

2 4

2 7

4.2

5.0

6.8

5 9

May.

5.1

5.9

5.9

5.6

5.4

5.7

6.2

5.6

5.2

5 0

3

0

9 fi

s n

3

0

3

0

2.4

9 ^

2 1

1 Q

9 ft

9 9

2

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2

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3 q

9 7

2.5

3

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3.3

June.

3.5

3.8

4.6

6.7

7.4

6.2

4.8

4.0

3.5

3 1

2.6

2.4

1 Q

2.5

3 d

o 7

4.2

4 3

3

0

2 Q

9 9

1 9

1 9

1.5

1.5

1.0

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July.

0.5

.9

1.2

1.0

.7

g

1.4

2

K

1 9

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.1

.6

1.1

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.0

1 s

1.6

1 S

1.1

g

1.2

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Aug.

0.4

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1.4

1.6

1 3

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.4

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3.2

2 7

1 9

2.6

3.8

o 4

2.1

O fi

4.6 3 n

2.4

1.5

1.5

1.4

2 ft

3.9

Sept.

3.9

3.6

3.4

3.0

2.6

7.7

11.7

7.8

5.5

4.4

1 7

3

0

3 n

3.J6

 i ^

Q A

2.5

2.0

2.3

9 1

9 n

2

0

2.1

9 A

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.2

1.7

KANAWHA RIVER AT LOCK NO. 2, MONTGOMERY, W. VA.

LOCATION. At Lock No. 2, three-fourths mile below Chesapeake & Ohio Railway 

station at Montgomery, Fayette County. Moms Creek enters on the left about 

300 feet below the gage.

DRAINAGE AREA. 8,470 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 22 to September 30, 1915. Upper and lower gages at 

the lock have been read to tenths daily at 8 a. m. since December, 1887, under 

the direction of the Corps of Engineers, United States Army.

GAGE. Upper gage at lock, vertical and inclined staff on right bank, short distance 

above the upper lock gates. Vertical section fastened to right lock wall; 

inclined section is at upstream end of paved slope; read twice daily to hundredths 

by George Meyers, lockmaster, beginning June 22. A chain gage fastened on 

the downstream handrail near the center of toll bridge at Montgomery is used 

as a reference for the water surface at bridge for determining depths when it is 

not possible to sound section.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge at Montgomery or by wading on the 

crest of the dam.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. One channel at all stages; straight for 300 feet above and 

890 feet below bridge. At bridge both banks high and do not overflow; at dam 

right bank never overflows, but left bank is low and flooded at high stages. Bed 

of river composed of rock, sand, and mud. The dam at Lock No. 2 is the control 

for practically all stages, as there is a fall of about 2 feet at the dam at the maximum stage. Except for the-leakage through the dam and lock, point of zero 

flow is at lowest point in the crest of the dam, which is 17.9 feet above the zero 

of the upper gage.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN. 57

EXTREMES OF STAGE. Maximum stage recorded since June 22, 24.62 feet at 6 a. m.

September 7; minimum, 18.87 feet at 6 p. m. July 31. 

Highest stage recorded occurred May 23, 1901, at 6 a. m.; upper gage 49.65;

lower gage 47.70.

WINTER FLOW. Discharge relation not affected by ice. 

DIVERSIONS. None. 

REGULATION. None. 

ACCURACY. Records good. 

COOPERATION. Station maintained in cooperation with United States Engineer

Corps.

Estimates of daily discharge withheld.

Discharge measurements of Kanawha River at Lock No. 2, Montgomery, W. Va., during 

the years 1911 to Sept. 30, 1915.

Date.

1911. 

Feb. 8

13

Mar. 7

10

1912. 

Mar. 17

Made by 

C.T. Bailey... .........

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

Horton and Bailey. ....

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

21.60

22.60

27.24

24.75

30.96

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

12,800

17,700

53,100

31,900

86,700

Date.

1913. 

Mar. 28

1915.

June 19

July 27

Made by 

A. H. Horton..........

Ellsworth and Conklin.

C. E. Ellsworth........

height.

Feet. 

39.0

20.91

19.43

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

157,000

9,310

2,310

Discharge measurements of 

W. Va.,

leakage at Lock No. 2, Kanawha River at Montgomery, 

during the year ending Sept.. 30, 1915.

Upper gates.

Date.

June 22

July 28

Made by 

C. E. Ellsworth... ........................................................

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

19.95

19.36

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

192

166

Lower gates.

20 00 110

Daily gage height, in feet, of Kanawha River at Lock No. 2, Montgomery, W. Va.,for the

year ending Sept. 30, 1915.

Day.

1 ................... 

2.................... 

3.................... 

4.................... 

5....................

6....................

7.................... 

8....................

&::[:::::::::::::::: 

H.'...................

12....................

13....................

14....................

15....................

June.

::::::;

------

July.

19.1 

19.2 

19.4 

19.45 

19.35

19.4

19.75 

19.85

19.85 

19.85

19.65 

19.6

19.55

19.45

19.25

Aug.

19.2 

19.3 

19.2 

19.5 

19.3

19.35

19.45 

19.45

19.35 

19.25

19.1 

19.0

19.25

19.7

19.85

Sept.

20.3 

20.2 

20.15 

20.05 

20.25

21.9

24.3 

22.6

21.4

20.8

20.4 

20.15

20.0

20.1

20.1

Day.

16.................... 

17.................... 

18.................... 

19.................... 

20....................

21....................

22.................... 

23....................

24.................... 

25....................

26.................... 

27....................

28....................

29....................

30....................

31....................

June.

19.95 

19.8

19.7 

19.6

19.4 

19.35

19.3

19.25

19.15

July.

19.5 

19.4 

200 

20.0 

19.85

20.3

20.35 

20.1

19.85 

19.75

19.7 

19.45

19.35

19.35

19.2

19.05

Aug.

19.85 

19.8 

19.85 

20.95 

20.15

19.8

19.65 

20.2

20.25 

19.9

19.7 

19.5

19.4

19.35

19.65

20.2

Sept.

20.15 

20.0 

19.8 

19.75 

19.8

19.8

19.9 

20.05

19.9 

19.8

19.7 

19.6

19.6

19.6

19.7
58 , SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1915, PART III.

NORTH FORK OF NEW RIVER NEAR CRUMTLER, N. C.

LOCATION. Half a mile above confluence of North and South forks of New River

and about 2J miles north of Oumpler, Ashe County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 279 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 13, 1908, to September 30, 1915. 

GAGE. Staff gage attached to posts on right bank; read daily, morning and evening,

to hundredths, by J. J. Garvey. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from a boat at a section one-eighth mile below

gage, or by wading. The boat cable section was formerly at a ford one-fourth

mile above gage, but was moved July 23, 1911, to a point one-eighth mile below

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Practically permanent.

EXTREMES OF STAGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 6.64 feet at 5.30 p. m.

September 5; minimum stage, 1.18 feet October 1-3 and at 6.30 a. m. October 12. 

The flood of April 20, 1901, reached a stage represented by about 16.4 feet on

present gage.

WINTER FLOW. Little if at all affected by ice. 

ACCURACY. Gage-height record very reliable.

Data inadequate for estimates of daily discharge.

The following discharge measurement was made by Mathers and Morgan.

October 11, 1914: Gage height, 1.18 feet; discharge, 97 second-feet.

Daily gage height, in feet, North Fork of New River near Grumpier, N, C., for the year 

, ending Sept. SO, 1915.

Day.

1.. ............

2..............

3..............

4..............

5..............

6..............

7..............

8..............

9..............

10..............

11..............

12..............

13..............

14..............

15. .............

16.............. 17.....:........

18..............

19..............

20..............

21..............

22..............

23..............

24..............

25. .............

26..............

27.............. 

28. .............

29.............. 

30..............

31..............

Oct.

1.18

1.18

1.18

1.32

1.50

1.34

1.28

1.25

1.28

1.21

1.20

1.18

1.20

1.40

2.15

3.9

2.2

2.05

1.94

1.80

1.68

1.62

1.56

1.72

1.72

1.59

1.53 

1.50

1.48 

1.46

1.42

Nov.

1.41

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.38

1.36

1.34

1.34

1.50

1.52

1.41

1.37

1.36

1.38

2.75

2.5

1.88

1.86

1.80

1 4fi

1.94

1.74

1.54

1.60

1.70

1.63 

1.60

1.58 

3.60

Dec.

4.3

4.8

3.9

4.6

5.9

4.2

3.4

3.1

2.75

2.6

2.45

2.35

2.55

2.35

2.0

1.82

2.05

2.1

2.25 3 n

3.1

2

fiC

2.5

4.6

4.2

3.2 

2.9

2.9 

3.4

3.0

Jan.

2.8

2.6

2.45

2.35

2.25

2.5

4.7

3.3

2.9

2.65

2.55

3.5

2

0

2

7C

2

nc

3

K

3.8

^ Q

3 ft

2.7

2 7

3.1

3.4

3.2

2.9 

2.75

2.55

9 £

2.45

Feb.

3.2

4.3

3.9

3.3

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.45

2.35

2.3

9 3

2.4

2.6

9 OK

2.35

2.25

2 9

2 1 f\

2.2

2 1 ^

2.75

2.5 

2.4

Mar.

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.15

2.25

2.3

2.35

2.2

2.0

2.2

2.15

2.15

2.1

2.1

2.05

2.1

2.05 '2.1

9 rc;

2.05

2.0

1 94

2.0

1.96

2.1

2.1

2

rtK

2.0 

1 99

2.05

Apr.

2.05

1.98

1.97

1.97

1.99

1.92

2.0

2.2

2.1

2.15

2.2

2.65

2.4

2.25

2.15

2.1

2

f\K

1.94

1 90'

1 90

1.89

1 92

2

(\K

1 QQ

1.87

1.82

O QC

2.35 

2.15

May.

1.94

1.88

1.98

2.2

2.05

1.92

1.95

2.3

2.0

1.93

1.88

2.0

2.3

2.05

1.98

2.0

1.88

1.86

1.81

1 Oft

1.80

1.71

1 S£

3 ft

2.2

1 98

2.1 

1 97

2.1

2 f

2.6

June.

 2.6

2.65

2.4

2.4

2.15

2.15

2.0

1.96

1.88

1.80

1.74

1.97

1.80

1.90

2.45

2.4

1 Oft

1 79

1.68

1.76

1.76

1 ft9

1.55 i *a

i *i3

1.52 i *\n

1.48

1

KA

July.

1.68

1.60

1.56

1.85

2.05

1 CU

1.66

1.58

1.70

1.63

1.62

1 64

2.3

1.87

1.70

i fio

1.61

1 91

1.65

1.77

2 9

1.75

1 Q7

1.82

1.59

I

CO

1.48

1 4.7

1.40 100

1.34

Aug.

1.92

1.92

1.62

2.05

1.60

1.46

1.42

1.41

1.38

1.43

1.44

2.4

1.67

1.57

1.48

1

QQ

2.2

2.45

2.05

O AR

1.98

1.77

1 66

1 60

1.52

1.80 

3.3

2.75

2

KC

2.35

Sept.

2.4

2.1

2.05

2.2

6.6

4.6

. 3.7

2.7

2.45

2.4

2.1

2.35

2.3

2.8

2.26

2.06

2.05

2

1

1.99

1.88

1 96

2.0

1.82

1.78

1.74

1.70

1.66 

1.87

2.45 

2.8

NOTE. Discharge relation probably not affected by ice.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIX. 59

REED CREEK AT GRAHAMS FORGE, VA.

LOCATION. At highway bridge at Grahams Forge, Wythe County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 247 square miles. >

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 29, 1908, to September 30, 1915.

GAGE. Chain gage attached to bridge; read daily, morning and evening, to hundredths, by J. T. Black.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Permanent; bottom solid rock. Point of zero flow determined by leveling, July 20,1911, and December 13,1913; gage height, 0.6 foot±0.1

foot., 

EXTREMES OP STAGE. Maximum /stage recorded during year, 5.90 feet at 7.20 a. m.

January 7; minimum stage, 1.99 feet at 6.25 a. m. October 12, at 6 a. m. August 9,

and at 6.30 a. m. August 25.

WINTER FLOW. Discharge relation affected by ice for short periods. 

REGULATION. Dam and gristmill just above the station. The storage is small, and

the miller states that water flows over the dam at all times. The flow is therefore

little if at all modified by the operation of the mill. 

ACCURACY. Gage-height record reliable.

Data inadequate for estimates of discharge.

The following discharge measurements were made by wading, by Mathers and

Morgan: 

October 8, 1914: Gage height, 2.10 feet; discharge, 67 second-feet. Gage height,

2.08 feet; discharge, 60 second-feet.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Reed Creek at Grahams Forge, Va.,for the year ending Sept.

30, 1915.

Day.

1. ..............

2...............

3...............

4...............

5...............

6...............

7...............

8...............

9...............

10...............

11...............

12...............

13...............

14...............

15...............

16...............

17...............

18...............

19...............

20...............

21...............

22...............

24

25...............

26................

27...............

28...............

29...............

30...............

QI

Oct.

2.11

2.08

2.10

2.10

2.04'

2.15

2.14

2.12

2.10

2.10

2.08

2.00

2.12

2.11

2.19

2.48

2.38

2.26

2.20

2.16

2.14

2.18

2.16

2.12

2.16

2.14

2.15

2.15

2.16

2.13

2

-lq

Nov.

2.08

2.12

2.16

2.18

2.17

2.16

2.14

2.16

2.06

2.16

2.16

2.16

2.16

2.14

2.28

2.34

2.32

2.23

2.20

2.20

2.05

2.19

2.14

2.15

2.17

2.16

2.14

2.12

2.18

2.42

Dec.

2.82

3.1

3.35

3.35

4.9

3.6

3.15

2.92

2.79

2.70

2.60

2.52

2..50

2.48

2.24

2.46

2.40

2.36

2.38

2.60

2.98

3.35

2.97

2.80

2.95

3.0

2.82

3.05

2.93

3.45

3.45

Jan.

3.15

2.96

2.84

2.79

2.72

2.90

5.2

3.95

3.45

3.15

3.05

3.45

3.35

3.15

3.2

3.25

3.25

3.65

3.5

3.25

3.1

2.90

.2.90

3.0

3.3

3.35

3.2

3.05

2.94

2.89

2.88

Feb.

3.2

4.6

3.9

3.45

3.25

3.2

3.05

2.98

2.85

2.82

2.80

2.76

2.72

2.67

2.70

2.74

2.70

2.67

2.65

2.60

2.59

2.56

2.58

2.92

3.35

3.05

9 Sfi

2.78

Mar.

2.70

2.64

2.62

2.60

2.64

2.68

2.84

2.82

2.72

2.83

2.88

2.86

2.78

2.74

2.70

2.74

2.69

2.64

2.64

2.63

2.60

2.60

2.64

2.56

2.54

2.52

2.54

2.53

9 Wl

2,47

2 AC

Apr.

2.46

2.42

2.42

2.40

2.38

2.40

2.36

2.38

2.36

2.38

2.38

2.50

2.54

2.50

2.48

2.43

2.42

2.38

2.38

2.37

2.34

2.34

2.33

2.35

2.35

2.32

2.32

2.30

2.30

2.30

May.

2.30

2.28

2.27

2.32

2.32

2.30

2.29

2.27

2.24

2.23

2.23

2.28

2.68

2.65

2.48

2.40

2.34

2.34

2.28

2.30

2.28

2.22

2.24

2.44

2.38

2.29

2.32

2.48

2.37

2.38

2.37

June.

2.48

2.82

2.87

2.80

2.68

2.53

2.44

2.38

2.34

2.29

2.28

2.24

2.18

2.22

2.38

2.50

2.38

2.28

2.22

2.20

2.20

2.20

2.14

2.14

2.14

2.14

2.13

2.10

2.12

2.15

July.

2.14

2.10

2.12

2.17

2.32

2.26

2.16

2.14

2.13

2.12

2.07

2.^4

2.18

2.17

2.14

2.12

2.12

2.12

2.12

2.12

2.12

2.10

2.17

2.13

2.12

2.06

2.10

2.04

2.10

2.00

2.02

Aug.

2.12

2.36

2.18

2.14

2.12

2.08

2.07

2.09

2.00

r 2.09

2.12

2.26

2.17

2.15

2.02

1.98

2.24

2.16

2.14

2.14

2.10

2.06

2.02

-2.13

2.01

2.10

2.11

2.38

2.42

2.32

2.28

Sept.

2.28

2.22

2.17

2.38

3.06

3.18

2.69

2.49

2.36

2.30

2.25

2.30

2.26

2.24

2.21

2.16

2.14

2.08

2.18

2.12

2.18

2.14

' 2.16

2.16

2.13

2.10

2.05

2.12

2.14

2.34,

NOTE. Observer took no notes relative to ice. Discharge relation probably not materially affected 

by ice.
60 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1915, PART III.

BIG REED ISLAND CREEK NEAR ALLISONIA, VA.

LOCATION. About 1,200 feet above a suspension footbridge at J. P. Thomas's farm,

1J miles from Allisonia, Pulaski County, and half a mile above the mouth of

Little Reed Island Creek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 291 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 31, 1908, to September 30, 1915. 

GAGE. Vertical staff fastened to a tree on right bank; read once daily, to hundredths,

by K. M. Thomas; after periods of precipitation it is read twice daily. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of suspension footbridge,

1,200 feet below gage, or by wading under bridge. , 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel at measuring section subject to change caused by

deposits of silt from ore washing. Control probably permanent. Point of zero

flow determined by leveling, July 19, 1911; gage geight 0.7 foot±0.2 foot. 

EXTREMES OF STAGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 4.30 feet at 8 a. m.

January 7; minimum, 0.30 foot at 6 p. m. October 2. 

WINTER FLOW. Discharge relation sometimes affected by ice. 

ACCURACY. Records of gage height reliable.

Data inadequate for estimates of discharge.

The following discharge measurements were made by Mathers and Morgan: 

October 7, 1914:'Gage height, 0.44 foqt; discharge, 182 second-feet. Gage height, 

0.44 foot; discharge 179 second-feet.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Big Reed Island Creek near Allisonia, Va., for the year

ending Sept. SO, 1915.

Day.

1......... ......

2...............

3...............

4...............

5

-

6.. ............. 

7...............

8............... 

9...............

10...............

11...............

12...............

10

14...............

15...............

16...............

17...............

18...............

19...............

20...............

21...............

22...............

23...............

24...............

25...............

26...............

27. ..............

28...............

29...............

30...............

31...............

Oct.

0.31

.30

.31

.39

.87

.51 

.43

.38

.44

.39

.33

.31

.48

.48

2.4

.82

.64

.45

.51

.49

.47

.46

.58

.46

41

.42

.42

.41

Nov.

0.41

.42

.42

.41

.41

.39 

.38

,37 

.53

.50

.44

.40

.38

.43

1.5

1.15

.61

.53

.51

.61

.43

.70

.70

.56

.61

.59

.57

.47

1.7

Dec.

1.45

1.3

.93

.94

2.8

1.3 

1.05

.92

.82

.83

.81

.75

.78

.83

.73

1.1

1.1

1.05

1.0

1.25

1.15

1.2

.95

.91

1.55

1.2

.87

.84

1.0

1.55

1.15

Jan.

0.96

.89

.84

.80

.76

1.5 

3.6

1.65 

1.30

1.15

1.00

2.7

1.55

1.30

1.25

1.10

1.15

1.95

1.85

1.40

1.10

1.15

1.10

1.15

1.05

1.05

1.00

1 00

N .95

.95

.99

Feb.

0.23

2.8

1.85

1.45

1.30

1.45 

1.25

1.15 

1.10

1.05

1.00

1.05

1.05

1.00

1.10

1.35

1.15

1.05

1.00

.99

.98

.97

.96

2.8

1.85

1.15

1.10

Mar.

1.05

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.10

1.15 

1,25

1.10 

1.05

1.15

1.10

1.05

1.00

1.00

.98

.96

1.05

.96

1.05

.99

.96

.98

.94

.98

.94

.93

.92

.90

.88

.87

.88

Apr.

0.85

.88

.91

.87

.99

.95

.88

.87 

.83

.83

1.0

.90

.88

.85

.84

.80

.80

.77

.77

.77

.76

.76

.85

.84

.76

.75

.73

.73

.72

.73

May.

0.69

.68

.70

.71

- .65

.65 

.69

""."92"

.69

.66

.63

.84

.76

.70

.66

.61

.60

.64

.70

.66

.67

.80

1.2

.73

.66

.71

.65

.72

.89

.71

June.

0.55

1.3

1.05'

.89

.79

.72 

.69

.TO 

.64

i .60

.57

.62

.58

.60

.96

.88

.65

.59

-58

.54

.54

.50

.49

.48

.47

.46

.46

.46

.44

.43

July.

0.74

.52

.51

.82

1.2

.71

.57

.52

.58

.53

.50

.50

.48

.47

.46

.45

.46

.46

.58

.57

.60

.52

.50

.47

.40

.39

.37

.38

.35

.33

.32

Aug.

0.42

.51

.57

.60

.72

"".si

.40 

.52

.44

.70

1.7

1.2

.86

.63

.70

2.4

1.2

.88

.72

1.85

1.00

.80

.70

.62

.61

.75

1.30

1.05

1.50

1.40

Sept.

1.05

.88

.82

2.5

1.9

1.6 

1.15

1.00 

.91

.85

.84

1.10

.97

.84

.78

76

.72

.70

.73

.69

.77

.68

.66

.67

.65

.63

.63

.68

.72

.77

LITTLE RIVER NEAR COPPER VALLEY, VA.

LOCATION. At highway bridge 600 feet above the mouth of Indian Creek, half a mile

north of Copper Valley, Floyd County, and about 5 miles south of Childress. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 195 square miles.
KAKA.WHA EIVEE BASIN. 61

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 25, 1908, to September 30, 1915.

GAGE. Standard chain gage attached to bridge; read daily, morning and evening,

to huridredths, by T. A. DeHart.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Probably permanent. Point of zero flow determined by

leveling, July 18, 1911, and September 21,1912; gage height, 1.8 feet ±0.2 foot. 

EXTREMES OP STAGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 8.05 feet at 10.10 a. m.

January 7; minimum stage, 3.10 feet October 1-4. 

WINTER PLOW. Discharge relation affected by ice for short periods. 

ACCURACY. Gage-height records reliable.

Data inadequate for estimates of discharge.

The following discharge measurement was made by Mathers and Morgan:

October 6, 1914: Gage height, 3.47 feet; discharge, 178 second-feet.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Little River near Copper Valley, Va.,for the year ending

Sept. 30, 1915.

Day.

1..............

2..............

4..............

5..............

6..............

7..............

8..............

9..............

10..............

11..............

12..............

13..............

14..............

15..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19..............

20..............

21..............

22..............

23..............

24..............

25..............

26

27..............

28..............

29..............

30..............

31..............

Oct.

3.1

3.11

3.1

3.14

3.49

3.51

3.29

3.74

3.7

3.35

3.26

3.19

3.19

3.22

3.3

5.6

4.05

3.55

3.46

0 OQ

3

0C

3.29

3.29

0 0

3.4

3.38

0 OQ

3.25

3.25

3 94

3.22

Nov.

3.2

3.21

3.21

3.21

3.22

3.22

3.21

3.22

3.24

3.35

3.26

3.21

3.22

3.22

4.3

4.15

3.56

3.38

3.38

0 00

°. d.

°. 4^

3.62

O KC

£42

3 41

3.44

3

OQ

1 7*

Dec.

4.45

4.3

3.9

3.76

7.0

4.7

4.3

4.05

3.88

3.86

3.82

3.79

3.78

3.78

3.48

3.48

3.8

3.79

3.81

4.1

d 1

4.35

4.0

4.1

4.0

4.15

o QK

3.98

4.05

4.4

4.3

Jan.

3.95

3.9

4.0

3.95

3.82

3.9

7.1

4.55

4.45

4.15

4.0

5.3

4.6

4.35

4.3

4.15

4 11

4 if.

4.5

4 OF;

4 05

4.0

4.0

4.05

3.99

4.15

Q QA

3.95

3.85

3.84

3.88

Feb.

4.5

6.0

4.85

4.5

4.3

4.4

4.2

4.05

3.95

4.0

3.95

3.9

3.9

3.89

3.94

4.2

3.92

3.88

3.82

3

0

3 70

3.79

3.9

4 65

4.55

4.2

3.98

3.92

- " '

Mar.

3.88

3.82

3.8

3.79

3.92

4.05

4.15

4.05

3.92

4.0

4.1

4.05

3.95

3.95

3.91

3.89

4.0

4.0

3.92

3 O

3

D

3.8

3.8

^ TO

3.76

3.75

o 70

^ 7

3.7

^ fifi

3.68

Apr.

3.65

3.65

3.72

3.72

3.96

3.78

3.71

3.65

3.65

3.62

3.68

3.98

3.78

3.69

3.62

3.64

3 64

3.59

3.58

3.55

3.58

3.55

3.62

3.69

3.64

3.58

^ 14

3.52

3.6

3.58

May.

. 3.52

3.5

3.51

3.68

3.6

3.52

3.61

3.7

3.75

3.6

3.54

3.55

3.85

3.58

3.5

3.46

3 At)

0 QQ

3.4

3.44

3.5

1 48

3.52

4.1

3.88

3.58

0 CC

3.59

3.55

3.88

3.85

June.

3.98

4.75

4.5

4.0

3.82

3.72

3.62

3.61

3.56

3.51

3.49

3.49

3.54

3.51

3.94

3.74

3.82

3.64

3.59

3

KC

0 KO

3.5

3.48

3.44

3.4

3.38

0 fiK

3.36

3.36

3.44

July.

3.48

3.53

3.54

3.57

4.03

3.86

3.52

3.48

3.48

3.43

3.40

3.38

3.36

3.33

3.33

3.32

3.47

3.42

3.38

3.40

^ 47

3.42

4.08

3.67

3.43

3.32

3.28

3.28

3.23

3.20

3.28

Aug.

3.38

3.33

3.40

3.56

3.73

3.45

3.29

3.28

3.30

3.40

3.36

5.13

3.88

3.50

3.43

3.46

^ Oft

4.19

3.63

3.52

4.48

3.76

3.50

3.42

3.38

3.38

3.48

4.66

4.13

3.99

4.23

Sept.

3.93

3.70

3.86

4.78

5.38

5.56

4.33

4.00

3.83

3.78

' 3.68

4.73

3.80

4.13

3,78

3.68

3.63

3.62

3.69

3.63

3.86

3.66

3.54

3.56

3.52

3.48

3.48

3.59

3.63

3.66

NOTE. Ice jammed on riffle below gage on Nov. 21.

WALKER CREEK AT STAFFORDSVILLE, VA. '

LOCATION. At highway bridge at Staffordsville, Giles County, 500 feet below mouth

of Whitley Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 277 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 24, 1908, to September 30, 1915. 

GAGE. Chain gage attached to bridge; read daily, morning and evening, to hundredths, by J. F. Durham.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Practically permanent.
62 SURFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1915, PART III.

EXTREMES OF STAGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 10.6 feet at 7.40 a. m.

January 7; minimum stage, 2.60 feet at 6.40 p. m. August 11. 

WINTER FLOW. Discharge relation probably not affected by ice. 

REGULATION. A dam and power plant 300 feet above the station may affect the flow

at low water.

Data inadequate for estimates'of discharge.

Discharge measurements of Walker Creek at Staff or dsville, Va., during the year ending

Sept. SO, 1915.

 [Made by Mathers and Morgan.]

Date.

Oct 19

19..............................................................................

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

3.03

3.03

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

75.4

76.8

Daily gage height, in feet, of Walker Creek at Staffordsmlle, W. Va.,for the year ending

Sept. 30, 1915.

Day.

1. .............

2..............

3..............

4..............

5..............

6...........'...

7..............

8..............

10..............

11..............

12..............

13. .............

14..............

15..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19..............

20..............

21..............

22..............

23. .............

24..............

25. ............. 

26..............

27..............

28..............

29.............. 

30. ............. 

31..............

Oct.

2.72

2.77

2.70

2.78

2.78

2.84

2.80

2.94

2.82

2.81

2.82

2.74

2.76

2.95

2.82

3.86

3.70

3.35

3.18

3.05

3.02

2.95

2.93

2.92

2.95 

2.89

2.88

2.85

2.88 

2.86 

2.83

Nov.

2.79

2.79

2.81

2.80

2.78

2.77

2.77

2.80

2.77

2.80

2.79

2.76

2.83

2.79

3 04

3.44

3.14

3.05

3.01

2.87

2.95

9 QQ

2

QQ

2.87 

2.91

2.90

2.91

2.94 

3.27

.

Dec.

4.52

5.14

5.13

4.74

8.69

5.98

5.19

4.70

4.37

4.11

3.93

3.79

3.74

3.71

3.27

3.37

3.36

3.47

3.87

4.89.

C KQ

4.91

4.47

3.89

4.25 

5.61 

5.41

Jan.

4.85

4.61

4.33

4 oq

4 05

4.41

9.59

6.69

5.75

5.19

4 84

5.41

5.20

4 84

5.16

5.41

5.55

6.29

5.99

5.38

4 O1

4.61

4.44

4.39

4.56

4 79

4.59

4.37

4.27 

4.16 

4.19

Feb.

5.19

8.49

6.61

5.69

5.24

5.11

4.83

4.65

4 4<;

4.23

4.15

4 04

3.99

3.97

3.95

4.21

4.23

4.15

4 AC

3 Q7

3.88

3.83

3 TO

5.21

5.65 

5.05

4.67

4.45

Mar.

4.31

4.14

4.06

3.95

4.04

3.99

4.05

4 06

[ 3.96

4.21

4.74

4.71

4.63

4.44

4.35

4.31

4 <U?

4 44

4.37

4

00

4.25

4.20

4.11

4

AO

3.95 

3 94

4 00

4.02

3.97 

3.95 

3.84

Apr.

3.78

3.72

3.69

3.65

3.59

3.59

3.56

3.49

3.53

3.53

3.61

3.71

3.83

3.80

3.77

3.69

3 en

3.55

3.53

3.50

3.45

3.45

3.51

3.49 

3.45

3.43

3

KQ

4.95 

3.94

May.

3.76

3.61

3.61

3.63

3.55

3.51

3.48

3.48

3.41

3.35

3.30

3.34

3.43

3.85

3.65

3.55

3.39

3.31

3.29

3.29

3.23

3.28

3.27 

3.24

3.23

3.29 

3.45 

3.55

June.

3.51

3.74

3.87

3.84

3.72

3.59

3.51

3.41

3.33

3.23

3.23

3.11

3.10

3.17

3.47

3.44

o Ofi

3.19

O AA

3.08

3.07

2.98

2

QC

2.91

2.88

2.87

2.84

2.87 

2.88

July.

2.86

2.93

2.91

2.92

3.08

3.08

3.09

2.97

9 Oft

2.88

2.86

2.86

2.84

2.82

2.80

2.82

9 SI

2.78

9 Of?

2.89

2.98

9 QQ.

3 no

2.96

2.88

2.86

2

7Q

2.78 

2.74 

2.74

Aug.

2.88

2.93

3.23

3.06

2.96

2.89

2.83

2.76

2.78

2.80

2.79

3.28

2

QQ

2.91

3

Af\

3

AQ

3.23

O -tf\

3.10

3.16

2.97

2.92

2 CO

2 93

3 on

3.74 

3.56 

3.39

Sept.

3.33

3.27

3.22

4.13

6.10

5.46

4.55

4 06

3.83

3.68

3.58

3.73

3.55

3.63

3.48

3.35

3.22

3.20

3.14

3.16

3.12

3.02 

3.00

3.00

3.00

3.00 

3.04

NOTE. Discharge relation probably not affected by ice.

WOLF CREEK NEAR NARROWS, VA.

LOCATION. At highway bridge 3 miles above Narrows, Giles County, 1,500 feet below 

New Eiver, Holston & Western Railroad bridge, and 2J miles above mouth of 

Mil Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 223 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 22,, 1908, to September 30, 1915.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN. 63

GAGE. Chain gage attached to bridge; read daily, morning and evening,to hundredths, by J. A. Hale.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL.; Practically permanent. Point of zero flow, determined by

leveling July 15,1911; gage height, 1.1 feet±0.2 foot.

EXTREMES OP STAGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 9.50 feet at 2 p. m. 

January 7; minimum stage, 1.33 feet at 6.50 a. m. and 5 p. m. November 10.

A stage of approximately 15.5 feet, referred to the gage datum, has been reached 

at this station; date unknown. 

WINTER FLOW. Discharge relation not affected by ice except for short periods during

extremely cold weather. 

ACCURACY. Gage-height records reliable. 

Data inadequate for estimates of discharge.

The following discharge measurements were made by Mathers and Morgan: 

October 24,1914: Gage height, 2.52 feet; discharge, 52 second-feet. Gage height, 

2.53 feet; discharge, 51 second-feet.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Wolf Creek near Narrows, Va.,for the year ending Sept. SO,

1915.

Day.

1.. ............

2..............

3..............

4..............

5..............

6..............

7..............

8 ...........

9..............

10..............

11..............

12..............

13..............

14..............

15..............

16....\.........

17..............

18...:..........

19..............

20..............

21..............

22..............

23..............

24..............

25..............

26..............

27..............

28..............

29..............

30..............

31..............

Oct.

2.2u

2.21

2.20

2.24

2.31

2.32

2.30

2.31

2.26

2.25

2.22

2.21

2.21

2.32

2.48

2.94

3.05

2.78

2.76

2.70

2.62

2.54

2.49

2.50

2.44

2.38

2.40

2.48

2.45

2.45

2.42

Nov.

2.38

2.35

2.36

2.35

2.36

2.34

2.36

2.35

2.37

2.33

2.34

2.36

2.35

2.36

2.42

2.63

2.73

2.71

2.67

2.62

2.42

2.54

2.56

2.45

2.49

2.50

2.48

2 ^1

2.5tf

2.56

Dec.

2.96

3.85

4.35

3.9

6.2

4.8

4.25

3.95

3.7

3.5

3.4

3.29

3.21

3.18

2.92

2.85

3.05

3.00

2.95

3.35

4.05

4.6

4.1

3.85

4.0

3.8

3.4

3.41

3.55

5.1

4.9

Jan.

4.35

4.05

3.75

^3.6

3.49

3.85

8.8

5.9

4.9

4.4

4.1

4.35

4.15

3.95

4.5

4.8

4.7

5.1

4.9

4.5

4.15

3.8

3.75

3.9

4.05

4.05

3.9

3.8

3.6

3.46

3

« -

Feb.

5.7

8.0

6.3

5.3

4.8

4.6

4.3

4.1

3.9

3.75

3.65

3.5

3.5

3.42

3.46

3.7

3.65

3.6

3.5

3.42

3.36

3.36

3.28

3.7

4.15

3.9

3.8

3.65

Mar.

3.55

3.46

3.38

3.30

3.30

3.34

1 41

3.40

3.28

3.48

3.70

3.7

3

e

3.6

3.5

3.48

3.6

3.5

3.55

3.5

3.49

3.46

3.43

3.4

3.38

3.48

3.6

3.6

3.55

4.0

3 48

Apr.

3.34

3.27

3.24

3.17

3.13

3.10

3.09

3.11

3.11

3.09

3.12

3.55

3.55

3.46

3.38

3.30

3.24

3.17

3.11

3.08

3.06

3.01

3.02

3.14

3.08

3.02

3.01

3.03

3.34

3.19

May.

3.11

3.06

3.07

3.15

3.09

3.06

3.06

3.05

3.00

2.95

2.90

2.90

4.10

3.60

3.34

3.19

3.07

2.99

2.92

2.86

2.88

2.82

2.82

3.31

3.07

2.95

3.02

3.08

3.00

3.10

3.02

June.

3.05

3.22

3.33

3.37

3.26

3.16

3.04

3.00

2.96

2.88

2.79

2.73

2.71

2.68

2.68

2.70

2.72

2.72

2.70

2.62

2.59

2.54

2.54

2.52

2.50

2.48

2.45

2.44

2.43

2.45

July.

2.46

2.56

2.51

2.52

2.74

2.84

2.66

2.58

2.52

2.51

2.50

2.52

2.48

2.58

2.56

2.52

2.48

2.52

2.52

2.78

3.02

2.94

2.83

2.70

2.62

2.S6

2.50

2.46

2.43

2.44

2.44

Aug.

2.42

2.43

2.54

2.56

2.50

2.45

2.40

2.38

2.36

2.38

2.40

2.60

2.52

2.46

2.42

2.56

2.58

2.73

2.76

2.64

2.61

2.56

2.52

2.46

2.42

2.36

2.44

3.00

3.46

3.18

2.98

Sept.

2.86

2.74

2.69

2.82

3.65

3.90

3.52

3.30

3.06

2.96

2.90

2.81

2.80

2.85

2.76

2.67

2.67

2.72

2.70

2.65

2.69

2.88

2.75

2.68

2.62

2.59

2.58

2.58

2.59

2.61

NOTE. Observer took no notes relative to ice; discharge relation probably not materially affected by ice. 

BLUESTONE RIVER AT LILLY, W. VA.

LOCATION. At Lilly, Summers County, 2,000 feet below mouth of Little Bluestone

River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 454 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 22, 1908, to January 13, 1912; July 21 to November 7,

1912; January 15,1913, to September 30, 1915. 

GAGE. Vertical staff gage in two sections; read daily, morning and evening, to

hundredths by W. H. Lilly. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from a boat 150 feet above gage, or by wading.
64 SURFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1915, PAET III.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Practically permanent. Point of zero flow, determined by

levels run August 24, 1910, and November 13, 1913, gage height 0.0 ± 0.2 foot.

EXTREMES OF STAGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 7.4 feet at 5 p. m.

February 2; minimum stage, 0.0 foot at 5 p. m. August 10. 

WINTER PLOW. Discharge relation may_be affected by ice during parts of December,

January, and February. 

ACCURACY. Gage-height record reliable. 

Data inadequate for determining daily discharge. 

The following discharge measurement was made by J. G. Mathers: 

December 2, 1914: Gage height, 1.09; discharge, 50 second-feet.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Bluestone River at Lilly, W. Va.,for the year ending Sept.

30, 1915.

Day.

2..............

3..............

5..............

6..............

7..............

8..............

x Q

10..............

11..:...........

12...............

13..............

14..............

15..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19..............

20..............

21..............

22..............

23..............

24..............

25..............

26..............

28..............

29. ............. 

30.............. 

31..............

Oct.

0.74

.74

.81

.81

.81

.80

.82

.80

.81

.88

on

.92

.91

.98

1.02

1.32

1.49

1.50

1.59

1.28

1.04

. .98

.93

' .90

.88

.88

.85

.88 

.90 

.90

"Nov.

0.86

.90

.90

.85

.79

.79

.79

.80

.83

.88

.91

.86

.84

.86

.87

.86

.86

.86

.89

.87

on

.88

.85

.87

.90

.92

OS

.97

.94 

.95

Dec.

1.01

1.05

1.30

2.45

3.6

3.15

2.20

1.82

1.38

1.19

1.19

1.20

1.25

1.26

1.31

1.30

1.41

1.43

1.64

2.30

2.3

1.95

1.72

1.65

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.42

1.90 

2.65 

4.2

Jan.

3.20

2.60

2.25

2.20

2.10

2.55

6.8

6.2

5.10

3.45

2

Q<\

3.10

4.0

3.6

3.45

4.0

4.1

i 1

3.6

3.4

3.1

3.05

3.15

3.2

3 9

3.2

i 9

3.25

3.5 

3.25 

3.6

Feb.

4.9

7.3

5.6

A O

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

2

QK

2.85

2.9

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.25

9 9

9 1

2.0

2.0

1.94

2.25

2.6

2.45

2.35

Mar.

2.25

2.20

2.1

2.05

1.98

1.89

2.05

2.20

2

1

2 0

1 Qfi

1.92

1.96

2.0

2.15

2.3

2.4

2.35

2.45

2.45

2.45

2.6

2.5

2.45

2.45

2.55

2.6

2.6

2.6 

2.35 

2.15

Apr.

2.0

1.94

1.88

1.84

1.82

1.73

1.71

1.69

1.62

1.6

1 «4

1.62

1.59

1.60

1.61

1.63

1.60

1.60

1.61

1.56

1.51

1.50

1.67

1.94

1.95

2.1

1.97 V

2.2 

2.45

May.

2.5

2.55

2.4

2.05

2.25

2.6

2.85

3.0

2.6

2.3

2.25

1.95

1.79

1.74

1.68

1.52

1.46

1.38

1.31

1,21

i 10

1.12

1.11

1.26

1.35

1.40

1.46

1.40

1.28 

1.17 

1.15

June.

1.60

1.69

1.84

1.82

1.75

1.69

1.64

1.64

1.52

1.40

1.34

1.36

1.40

1.41

1.48

1.62

1.59

1.52

1.46

1 QQ

1.32

1.29

1.31

1.31

1.33

1.29

1.24

1.22

1.18 

1.11

July.

1.06

1.02

1.02

1.03

1.04

1.07

1.05

1.04

1.29

1.33

1.20

1.25

1.25

1.19

1.14

1.10

1.01

1.03

1.09

1.30

1.70

1.75

1.42

1.39

1.25

1.15

1.08

1.00

.98 

1.01 

1.04

Aug.

1 OQ

1.06

OR

89

.82

.55

.41

.30

.21

.05,

.50

.88

.84

.80

.84

.86

.91

.88

.83

.85

1 54

1.42

1.34

1.31

1.24

1.30

1.32

1.31

1.26 

1.19 

1.12

Sept.

1.11

1 19

1.16

1 91

1 7*

1 75!

1 69

1.72

1.77

1 69

1 fiQ

1.44

1.20

1.07

QQ

Q7

Qfi

Oft

1.01

OR

Qfi

91

.80

.80

.80

.85

QA

.87

.88 

.97

NOTE. Gage read to top of ice Dec. 25-27; ice gone out, Dec. 31.

GREENBRIER RIVER NEAR MARLINTON, W. VA.

LOCATION. At Chesapeake & Ohio Railway bridge on the switch that runs to Camp 

bell's lumber mill, 1J miles above Marlinton, Pocahontas County, and immediately below the mouth of Stoney Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 408 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 9, 1908, to September 30, 1915.

GAGE. Chain gage attached to bridge; read daily, morning and evening, to hundredths, by C. H. McCoy.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Probably not permanent. Bed at measuirng section composed of coarse gravel. Point of zero flow, determined by leveling, September 

6, 1912; gage height, 2.7 feet ± 0.1 foot; on November 11, 1913, this stage was 

found to be 2.2 feet ± 0.2 foot.

EXTREMES OP STAGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 13.95 feet at 7 a. m. 

January 7; minimum stage, 3.10 feet October 1-8.
KANAWHA EIVEE BASIN. 65

.WINTER FLOW. Discharge relation may be affected by ice for short periods during 

December, January, and February.

Data inadequate for estimates of discharge. 

The following discharge measurement was made by J. G. Mathers: 

November 29, 1914: Gage height, 3.27 feet; discharge, 47 second-feet.

Daily gage height, in feet, Greenbrier River near Marlinton, W. Va.,for the year ending

Sept. 30, 1915.

Day.

1... ...........

2..............

4..............

5..............

7..............

8..............

9..............

10... .... .......

11..............

12..............

10

14..............

15. ........... --

16..............

17..............

1SZ

19

20... ...........

91

no

OQ

94

26..............

26..............

27..............

28..............

29..............

30.............. 

31..............

Oct.

3.05

3.05

3.05

3.05

3.05

3.05.

3.05

3.05

3.15

3.15

3.15

3.15

3.25

3.25

3.67,

3.65

3.65

3.64

3.64

3.56

3.50

3.29

3.24

3.24

3.34

3.34

3.29

3.24

3.24

3.24 

3.24

Nov.

3.24

3.24

3.24

3.24

3.24

3 94

3 24

3.24

3 94

3.22

3.22

3.21

3 91

3 91

3.42

Q 44

3.4£

3 4ft

3

QQ

3

QQ

3

Q7

3

Q4

3 ql

3.28

3.26

3.26

3.26

3.27

3.24

3.65

Dec.

3.99

4.18

4.24

4.5

4.7

4.8

5.05

4.8

4.7

4.65

4.31

4.04

3.98

3 on

3 74

3.64

3 fin

3 Afl

3

QA

4.21

4 a

5.25

4.85

4.8

4.5

4.48

4.36

4.34

4.34

4.9 

4.9

Jan.

4.85

4.85

4.7

4.14

4.12

4.6

11.6

7.3

5.8

5.6

5.5

4.85

4.85

4.6

4.5

4.48

5.25

9.1

9 A

R a

5.25

4.85

5.2

5.05

5.0

5.0

4.65

4.32

4.18 

4.37

Feb.

5.0

10.6

8.4

7.8

7.7

6.4

4.5

5.2

4.8

4.32

4.46

4.48

4.48

4.85

6.5

6.6

5.7

5.2

4.8

4.55

4.40

4.36

4.34

6.2

6.5

5.7

5.1

4.85

Mar.

4.55

4.36

4.30

4.22

4.13

4.02

4.08

4.01

4.02

4.01

3.98

4.0

4.04

4.13

4.21

4.22

4.23

4.15

4.10

4.11

4.07

4.0

3 Q4

3.85

3.78

3.78

3.78

3.90

4.04

4.04 

3.99

Apr.

3.96

3.90

3.85

3.82

3.80

3.79

3.78

4.06

4.36

4 14

4 36

4.41

4.36

4 94

4.14

4.05

3 QQ

3 94

3 on

3.86

3 7Q

3

7C

q 7*

3.70

3.80

3.80

3.82

3.91

4.48

4.5

May.

4.40

4.34

4.10

4.01

3.94

3.88

3.81

3.75

3.74

3.66

3.61

3.61

3 an

3.69

3.68

3.67

3.64

3.56

3

C1

3

C4

3 74

3 71

3 74

3.81

3.78

3.77

3.72

3.62

3.60

3.70 

4.95

June.

4.8

4.8

6.4

6.1

5.8

5.35

4 dfi

4.32

4 99

3.95

3.82

3.78

3 79

3.77

4.02

4.21

4.34

4

0

4.6

4.1

3 89

3 71

3.72

3.58

3.50

3.44

3.38

3.36

3.35

3.27

July.

3.26

3.45

3 41

3.40

3.48

3 fin

3.59

3.46

3

KK

3 Eft

3.42

3.38

3

0ft

3.33

3 in

3 <in

3.30

3.45

3.46

3 4n

3 an

3.76

3

Cfi

3.50

3 40

3.44

3.40

3.33

3.30

3.30 

3.30

Aug.

3.36

4.10

4.75

4 O1

4.12

3.65

3 7S

3.66

3.55

3

KA

4.7

4.6

4.30

4.12

4.10

Q CM

4

n/\

3 OS

3

{V4

4 00

3 Q4

3.83

3 79

3.63

3.50

3.60

3.94

3.88 

3.82

Sept.

3.78

3.66

3 an

3.67

3.98

3 OQ

3.73

3.66

S

on

3 VJt

3.48

3.42

3 An

Q 41

3.34

3.30

3.25

3 97

3.62

4

n&

4.28

4 44

4.11

3.86

3.76

3.56

3.28

3.40

3.54

3.49

GREENBRIER RIVER AT ALDERSON, W. VA.

LOCATION. At highway bridge at Alderson, Monroe County, half a mile above the

mouth of Muddy Creek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,340 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 1, 1895, to July 15, 1906; May 10, 1907, to September

30,1915.

GAGE. Chain gage attached to bridge; read daily, morning and evening, to hun1 dredths, by W. J. Hancock.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. The channel has remained practically permanent but the 

construction of-a new bridge in the latter part of 1914'caused a change in discharge relation.

EXTREMES OF STAGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 14.5 feet at 12 midnight, February 2; minimum stage recorded, 1.95 feet July 19.

No record of floods previous to establishment of station. Maximum stage since 

establishment of station, 19.4 feet at 6 p. m. March 27,1913. 

WINTER FLOW. Discharge relation little if at all affected by ice.

The construction of a new bridge has changed the discharge relation at this station. 

Estimates of discharge are therefore withheld until a new rating curve ia developed. 

60399° WSP 403 17 5
66 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1&15, PART III.

Discharge measurements of Greenbrier River at Alder son, W. Va., during the year ending

Sept. SO, 1915.

Date.

Feb. 6

Made by 

W. Kessler ...............................................................

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

1.84

4.76

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

152

6,040

Daily gage height, in feet, of Greenbrier River at Alderson, W. Va., for the year ending

Sept. 30, 1915.

Day.

1... ...........

2. ...... .......

3... ...........

4..............

5..............

6..............

7..............

8..............

9..............

10..............

11..............

12..............

13..............

14..............

15..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19..............

20.............;

21..............

22..............

23..............

24..............

25.... ..........

26..............

27..............

28..............

29.............. 

30.............. 

31..............

Oct.

1.54

1.55

1.55

1.57

1.59

1.66

1.67

1.67

1.69

1.67

1.70

1.75

1.73

1.76

1 97

2.16

2 79

2.55

2.38

2.33

2 1O

2.13

2.06

1 97

1 97

2.01

2.10

2.07 

2.04 

1.95

Nov.

1 fu

1.89

1 fift

1.84

1.85

1.83

1 SI

1.77

1.79

1.74

1 7R

1.73

1.74

1.74

1.76

1.76 1 94

*> rtfl

1 QO

2.03

1 99

1.89

QO

84

7c

.80

.83

.81

.85 

.90

Dec.

1.86

2.30

2 7R

9 Oft

3 9

4.6

3 7

3.3

3.1

3

/VK

3*05

3.15

3.15

3 1 £

3 1 £

3 1

3 9

4.3

5

O

5 Q

5.6

5.3

5.0

4.7

4.4

4.6

4.8 

4.9 

4.9

Jan.

4.3

4.0

3.55

2.95

2 7n

9 OR

11.7

8

C

6.8

6 2

5.4

5.0

5.0 ,

4.7

3

0

4.2 "

4.6

6.8

7 9

7.4

6.1

5.1

4 8

4.6

4

0

1 Q

4

e

4.5

4.0 

3.7 

3.6

Feb.

4.3

12.2

11.2

8.0

4 9

4.8

5 A

5.1

4.7

4.1

3.5

3.3

3 n

3

0

5.5

3 0

3.5

3.2

* O AS

9 OR

2.84

3

O

7.2

5.2

4.2

3 7

Mar.

3.45

3.25

3.05

2.92

2 Q9

2.85

2.92

2.94

2.86

2.86

3.0

3.1

3.1

2.94

9 on

2 99

2.96

2.92

2.76

2.76

2.70

2.61

2.55

2.52

2.50

2.53

2.56

2.55

2.57 

2.58

Apr.

2.51

2.49

2.45

2.42

2.39

2.38

2.34

2.42

2.62

2.68

2.66

2.74

2.70

2.79

2.68

2.61

2.56

2.49

2.45

2.41

2.40

2.44

2.48

2.31

2.28

2.35

2.33

2.34

2.44

2.81

May.

2.82

2.71

2.63

2.74

2.75

2.64

2.53

2.49

2.43

2.39

2.33

2.28

2.28

2.24

2.24

2.22

2.20

2.17

2.10

2.11

2.11

2.09

2.16

2.22

2.20

2.23

2.24

2.22

2.21 

2.21 

1.97

June.

1.92

2.27

2.37

5.44

4.57

3.60

3.22

2.92

2.75

2.58

2.44

2.34

2.28

2.36

3.00

3.05

2 0)1

3.27

3.20

2.86

2.56

2.40

2.24

2.21

2.14

2.04

1.98

1.93

1.90

1.88

July.

1.89

1.86

1.89

1.92

2.01

2.09

2.09

2.11

2.13

2.05

1.97

1.93

1.91

1.90

1.89

1.91

1.83

1.80

1.76

1.91

2.00

1.92

1.89

2.11

2.01

1.92

1.87

1.93

1.90 

1.86 

1.84

Aug.

1.80

1.79

1.77

2.29

2.59

2.38

2.29

2.15

2.06

2 (11

1 00

1.98

2.00

2.12

2 1O

2.35

2.52

2.38

2.28

2.52

2.35

2.22

2.28

2.32

2.20

2.10

2.05

2.02

2.04 

2.18 

2.30

Sept.

2.22

2.15

2.10

2.15

2.45

2.65

2.52

2.38

2.38

2.19

2 no

2.02

2.00

l.»

2

nd'

1.96 1 on

1 87

1 84

1.85

2.10

2.40

2.61

2.46

2.28

2.14

2.13

2.09

2.04 

2.01

GAULEY RIVER AT ALLINGDALE, W. VA.

LOCATION. At Baltimore & Ohio Railroad bridge one-fourth mile south of station 

at Allingdale, Nicholas County, and immediately below mouth of Rock Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 248 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 3,1908, to September 30,1915.

GAGE. Chain gage attached to bridge; read once daily, to hundredths, by Harry 

Jones.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from upstream side of bridge or from wooden 

bridge near depot. The bottom of the stream is rough and irregular, but with 

extreme care accurate measurements can be made. Measuring section at railroad 

bridge is poor and measurements are made at the wooden bridge near the railroad 

depot whenever possible.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Probably permanent.

EXTREMES OP STAGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 12.6& feet at 8.40 a. m. 

January 7; minimum stage, 4.10 feet at 6.30 p. m. September 30.
KAttAWHA RIVER BASIN. 67

WINTER PLOW. Ice may affect the discharge relation for short periods during December, January, and February.

Data inadequate for estimates of discharge.

The following discharge measurements were made by J. G. Mathers: 

November 21, 1914: Gage height, 4.74 feet; discharge, 90 second-feet. Gage 

height, 4.72 feet; discharge, 88 second-feet.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Gauley Eiver at Allingdale, W. Va., for (he year ending

Sept. 30, 1915.

Day.

1. .............

2..............

3..............

4..............

5..............

6. .............

7..............

8..............

9..............

10..............

11..............

12..............

13..............

1*..... .........

15..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19...*.........

20. .............

21..............

22..............

23..............

24..............

25..............

26..............

27..............

2*..... .........

29..............

30.............. 

31..............

Oct.

4.16

4.13

4.12

4.11

4.15

4.17

4.15

4.43

4.41

4.58

4.67

4.65

4.61

4.59

5.2

5.1

5.55

5.15

4.98

4.S6

4.75

4.68

4.60

4.15

4.93

5.3

5.1

4.95

4.87

4.88 

4.90

NOv.

4.83

4.70

4.71

4.70

4.68

4.66

4.61

4.07

4.58

4.58

4.56

4.53

4.45

4.38

4.07

5.7

5.55

5.25

5.1

4.93

4.71

4.80

4.65

4.50

4.70

4.75

4.70

4.70

4.68

4.53

Dec.

4.78

5.5

5.65

5.7

7.8

6.7

5.95

5.75

5.5

5.35

5.50

5.4

5.25

5.2

4.93

4.70

4.93

5.05

5.2

7.8

6.7

8.0

6.45

6.55

6.8

5.7

5.5

5.35

5.4

7.4 

6.8

Jan.

6.2

5.95

5.8 '5.8

6.0

6.35

12.7

8.1

6.8

6.2

5.95

6.7

6.45

5.95

6.2

6.35

6.15

9.2

10.6

7.8

6.7

6.3

6.05

6.95

6,45

6.3

6.05

5.8

5.8

5.65 

5.5

Feb.

7.7

12.2

10.5

7.8

7.1

6.75

6.45

6.1

5.85

6.0

6.2

5.75

5.55

5.9

6.35

7.9

6.7

6.25

5.95

5.7

5.6

5.15

5.4

5.55

7.0

6.35

6.05

5.85

.......

Mar.

5.75

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.45

5.6

5.6

5.55

5.35

5.4

5.45

5.45

5.8 ^

5.4

5.4

5.45

5.6

5.45

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.25

5.2

5.15

5.1

5.15

5-6

5.5

5.45

5.4 

5.3

Apr.

5.25

5.2

5.25

5.2

5.10

5.2

6.4

6.8

6.55

6.4

6.35

6.6

6.15

5.9

5.7

5.6

5.55

5.35

5.35

5.3

5.25

4.86

5.15

5.3

5.25

5.15

5.1

5.95

7.1

6.55

May.

6.15

5.8

5.65

5.55

5.45

5.35

5.25

5.25

5.35

5.05

4.96

4.91

4.95

4.95

4.88

4.73

4.78

4.70

4.70

4.68

4.85

4.95

5.1

5.45

5.3

5.8

5.95

5.5

5.4

6.25 

7.4

June.

6.2

5.95

8.8

7.5

6.3

6.3

5.8

5,6

5.45

5.2

5.05

5.05

5.<T

9.3

6.7

6.2

6.2

5.75

5.76

5.3

5.1

5.35

5.1

4.9

4.78

4.68

4.65

4.57

4.46

4.52

July.

4.98

4.95

4.88

4.84

4.80

5.5

5.2

5.05

5.5

5.2

5.1

5.1

5.85

4.91

4.95

4.9

6.55

7.7

5.75

6.7

6.25

5.9

5.55

5.35

5.25

5.0

5.1

4.85

d 7>»

5.0

5.8

Aug.

5.35

5.55

5.5

5.3

5.1

4.80

4.81

4.80

4.80

4.75

4.72

4.7S 6.7'

6.1

5.0

5.25

6.4

6.15

5.4

5.25

5.2

5.45

5.3

5.35

5.35

5.3

».05

5.05

5.65

5.25 

5.10

Sept.

4.93

4.86

5.08

5.40

6.06

5.85

5.43

5.23

5.10

4.98

4.88

4,7ft

5.68

5.18

4.88

4.78

4.68

4.66,

4.58

3.98

5.18

K Alt

6.13

4.9»

4.83

4.83

5.13

5.03

4 93

4.08

NOTE. No ice reported by observer.

GAULEY RIVER NEAR SUMMERSVILLEj W. VA.

LOCATION. At highway bridge known as Brock's Bridge, 2$ miles southeast of Summersville, Nicholas County, and one-eighth mile below mouth of Muddlety Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 686 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 6,1908, to September 30,1915.

GAGE. Chain gage attached to bridge; read daily, morning and evening, to hundredths, by Mrs. G. L. Ward.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Practically permanent.

EXTREMES OP STAGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 17.9 feet at 8 a. m., 

January 7; minimum stage, 3.60 feet at 7 a. m. October 3.

WINTER PLOW. Discharge relation possibly affected by ice for short periods.

ACCURACY. Gage-height record reliable.

Data inadequate for estimates of discharge.

The following discharge measurement was made by Mathers and Morgan:

November 1, 1914: Gage height, 5.06 feet; discharge, 376 second-feet.
68 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1915, PART III.

Daily gage height, in feet, ofGauley River near Summersville, W. Va.,for the year ending

Sept. 30, 1915.

Day.

1....... .......

2..............

3..............

4..............

5..............

6..............

7... ...........

8..............

9..............

10..............

11..............

12. .............

13..............

14. .............

15..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19..............

20..............

21..............

22..............

23..............

24. .............

25..............

26..............

27..............

28..............

29..............

30..............

31..............

Oct.

3.64

3.64

3.59

3.59

3.64

3.69

3.92

3.89

3.84

3.84

4.04

4.06

,3.99

4.04

4.39

6.0

6.5

5.65

5.35

5.1

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.6

5.2

5.75

5.3

5.2

5.0

4.9

5.0

Nov.

5.0

4.9

4.7

4.7

4.6

4.5

4.40

4.40

4.45

4.40

4.40

4.30

4.30

4.20

4.22

6.1

5.6

5.3

5.1

4.8

4.8

4.7

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.48

Dec.

5.15

6.2

6.6

6.4

11.2

9.1

7.6

7.1

6.8

6.8

6.6

6.3

6.1

6.0

5.8

5.5

5.9

6.0

6.2

10.2

9.2

10.6

8.7

7 1

7.0-

6 9

6.0

6.3

6.6

9.9

9 9

Jan.

7,8

7.2

6.2

6.2

5.9

6.2

15.9

10.9

9.1

7.8

7 9

9 9

8.7

7.6

8.4

-8.8

9

(i

19 $2

10 0

10.4

8.8

7.7

7.3

8.2

8.1

7.8

7.4

6.8

6.4

6.1

6.7

Feb.

11.5

15.2

13.5

10.6

9

K

9.2

8.6

7.8

7.3

6.7

6.5

6.6

6.5

7.4

9.8

10.1

8.7

7 Q

7

O

6.8

6.5

6.3

6 9

7.5

9.1

8.0

7.3

7.0

Mar.

6.8

6.5

6.5

6.1

6.4

7.0

7.0

6.8

6.4

6.4

6.5

6.5

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.42

6.57

6.42

6.45

6.20

6.08

5.93

5.92

5.68

5.57

5.95

6.33

ft 4K

fi 48

6.25

6.12

Apr.

5.95

5.85

5.85

5.88

5.65

5.75

7.45

8.05

7.75

8.00

7.88

7.73

7.28

6.92

6.53

fi M\

6.25

6.15

5.95

5.75

5.78

5 fin

5.45

5 fin

5.63

5.55

5.35

C OK

9.40

8.60

May.

7.75

7.03

6.80

6.92

6.47

6.25

6.07

6.00

5.78

5.50

5.38

5.27

5.40

5.28

5.07

5.05

4.90

4 80

4.75

4.80

5.00

5 fl7

5.32

5 Q9

5.73

6.00

7.23

6.70

6.30

8.63

9.35

June.

8.25

7.22

8.07

8.90

8.00

7.10

6.70

6.43

6.08

5.70

5.38

5.40

5.33

7.40

8.77

7.55

6.78

6.35

6.32

5.67

5.40

5.35

5.37

5.12

4.80

4.60

4.58

4

QC

4.28

4,27

July.

4. S3

5.48

5.35

5.12

5.85

6.75

5.73

5.62

6/40

6.03

5.73

5.92

5.55

5.32

5.07

5.15

6.98

9.53

7.00

7.80

8.80

a is

6.97

6.40

5.85

5.45

5.28 K on

4.88

4.80

5.85

Aug.

5.83

5.88

6.50

6.42

5.75

5.37

5.15

4.95

4.88

4.85

4.83

4.95

6.15

5.72

5.50

5.65

5.40

8.05

6.95

6.10

5.80

6.10

6.50

6.07

5.85

5.53

5.30

5

1C

5.95

5.88

5.50

Sept.

5.30

5.03

4.95

5.73

7.90

7.13

6.60

6.10

5.67

5.35

5.15

4.97

4.83

4.67

5.35

4.83

4.60

4.45

5.20

5.58

5.85

7.23

6.10

5.57

5.32

5.05

5.13

5.73

5.57

 5.45

NOTE. Ice on river Dec. 15-18; slush ice jammed at gage Dec. 27 and 28. 

GAULEY RIVER NEAR BELVA, W. VA.

LOCATION. Three-fourths mile below Chesapeake & Ohio Railway bridge at Belva, 

Nicholas County, one-fourth mile below mouth of Twentymile Creek, and about 

5£ miles above the mouth of river at Gauley Bridge.

DRAINAGE ABBA. 1,420 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 25, 1908, to September 30, 1915.

GAGE. Vertical staff fastened to tree on right bank; read daily, morning and evening, to hundredths, by Stephen Elliott. Sea-level elevation of zero of gage, 

663.53 feet.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from a boat 1,000 feet above gage or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Practically permanent.

EXTREMES OF STAGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 7.85 feet at 7 a. m. 

February 16; minimum stage, 0.95 foot at 6 p. m. October 8 and 9.

No records of floods previous to installation of gage are available. Maximum 

gage height since installation of gage, approximately 19 feet January 30, 1911.

WINTER FLOW. Discharge relation may be affected by ice at intervals during December, January, and February.

ACCURACY. Records of gage height accurate and reliable.

Data inadequate for estimates of discharge. 

The following discharge measurements were made by wading, by Mathers and 

Morgan.

November 5, 1914: Gage height, 2.06 feet; discharge, 316 second-feet. 

November 11,1914: Gage height, 1.83 feet; discharge, 206 second-feet.
KANAWHA

Daily gage height, in feet, of GauUy R

Sept

RIVER BASIN. 69

)er near Belva, W. Fa., far the year ending 

30, 1915.

Day.

1.............. 

2.............. 

3..............

4.............. 

5..............

6..............

7..............

8..............

9..............

10..............

11.............. 

12..............

13..............

14.............. 

15..............

16.............. 

17.............. 

18.............. 

19..............

20..............

21.............:

22..............

23..............

24.............. 

25..............

26..............

27..............

28..............

29..............

30

31..............

Oct.

1.26 

1.19 

1.11

1.06 

1.01

.99

.94

.91

.93

1.17

1.33 

1.25

1.30

1.51 

1.49

1.54 

2.95 

3.1

2.7

2.45

2.4 

2.15

2.05

2.05 

2.05

2.4

2.7

2.55

2.35

2.25

2.2

Nov.

'2.25 

2.25 

2.15

2.15 

2.05

2.0

1.96

1.89

1.86

1.82

1.82 

1.83

1.82

1.76 

1.74

1.74 

2.25

2.85 

2.6

2.5

2.35 

2.2

2.05

2.15 

2.0

1 rut

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.99

Dec.

1.98 

2.55 

3.25

3.6 

5.8

6 9

5.4

4.3

4 9

4.0

3.9 

3.7

3.5

3.3 

3.15

3.15 

3.15 

3.15 

3.25

.......

Jan.

.......

.......

.......

.......

.......

F

...

...

4

4

4 

4

4 

5

"i 

6 

5 

4

4 

3

3

3

6

5

4

4

--

 -

5

i"i

55

Mar.

4.3 

4.0 

3.8

3.65 

3.6

4.3

4.5

4.4

A O

4.0

4;0

4.1

3.95

3.75 

^ 3.7

3.9 

4.2 

4.3

4.2

4.0

3.8 

3.6

3.45

3.35

3 9t

3 IK

3.6

3.75

3.75

3 7

Apr.

3.50 

3.30 

3.25

3.21 

3.13

3.02

3.08

4.46

438

4.34

436

438

4.19

3.96 

3.70

3.56 

3.43 

3.31 

3.22

3.06

2.98 

2.92

2.86

2.84 

3.06

3.18

3.06

3.56

6.56

6.58

May.

5.62 

4.82 

439

4.69 

4.61

4.28

3.97

3.73

3.51

3.25

3.05 

2.92

2.85

2.83 

2.73

2.62 

2.55 

2.48 

2.36

2.30

2.37 

2.46

2.77

9 QQ

3.13

4.11

4.07

3.62

A CA

6.35

June.

5.14 

4.44 

4.26

5.51

4.88

4.21

3.71

3.46

3.28

3.04

2.78 

2.67

2.56

3.11 

5.86

5.11 

434 

3.78 

3.64

3.17

2.84 

2.64

9 V7

2.50

9 Ifi

9 It

2.07

1.97

1.87

1 fifl

July.

1.81 

1.93 

2.50

2.47 

2.39

3.08

3.23

2.85

2.77

3.24

2.96 

2.83

2.89

2.69 

2.43

2.35

2.45 

5.10 

4.20

4.35

5.05 

5.10

429

3.52 

31 n

2 79

9 fil

2.44

2.32

9 99

9 19

Aug.

2.66 

2.66 

2.96

3.42 

2.99

2.66

2.44

2.26

2.20

2.12

2.09 

2.13

2.08

3.12 

2.59

2.62 

2.74 

3.50 

4.16

3.38

2.94

2.75

2.95

3.16

2.85

2.69

2.53

2.39

2.30

9 S1

2.63

Sept.

2.45 

2.33 

2.21

2.55 

4.18

441

3.93

3.35

3.02

2.76

2.58 

2.31

2 21

2.19 

2.09

2.35 

2.10 

1.98 

1.96

2.34

2.64 

3.42

3.42

2.94 

2.62

9 ifl

2.33

2.62

3.02

2.82

NOTE. Gage carried away by ice Dec. 20,1914; 

CHERRY RIVER

LOCATION. At highway bridge at Ric 

junction of North and South forks.

DRAINAGE ABBA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 3,1908, to

GAGE. Chain gage attached to bridge 

tenths, by Floyd Artrip.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made fro

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Practically 

boulders from the river bed in the 

affected the discharge relation. Tl 

and more were removed during May, 

zero flow determined by leveling, A

EXTREMES OF STAGE. Maximum stag< 

February 2; minimum, 1.70 feet at

WINTER FLOW. Discharge relation affe 

uary, and February.

ACCURACY. See "Control."

Data inadequate for estimates of discharge. 

The following discharge measuremen 

November 22,1914: Gage height, 2.29 

2.27 feet; discharge, 64 second-feet.

o gage readings Dec. 20 to Feb. 8. 

T RICHWOOD, W. VA.

wood, Nicholas County, half a mile below

eptember 30, 1915.

read daily, morning and evening, to halfL downstream side of bridge.

ermanent. The removal of stones and 

icinity of the point of control has at times 

first stones were removed in August, 1909, 

June, July, and August, 1911. Point of

gust 16,1910, gage height 1.3 feet ±0.2 foot.

recorded during year, 5.8 feet at 7.30 a. m.

.30 a. m. and 6 p. m. October 4.

ted by ice at times during December, Janwere made by wading, by J. G. Mathers: 

eet; discharge, 66 second-feet. Gage height,
70 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1915, PART HI.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Cherry River at Richwood, W. Va.\ for the year ending

Sept. 30,1915.

Day.

1..............

2..............

3..............

4..............

8..............

6..............

7..............

8..............

9..............

10..............

11..............

12..............

13..............

14.. ............

15..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19..............

20..............

21..............

22..............

23..............

24..............

25..............

26..............

27..............

OS

29.............. 

30.............. 

SI...*... .......

Oct.

1.69

1.69

1.69

1.64

1.74

2.04

1 QA

1.86

1.92

1.95

1.93

1.85

1.88

2.23

2.28

3.05

2.61

2.48

2.31

2.23

2.15

2.16

2.15

2.25

2.70

2.48

2.38

2.30

2,28 

2.30 

2.40

Nov.

2.32

2.30

2.28

2.20

2.20

2.18

2.15

2.10

2.15

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.05

2.05

2 Oft

2.82

2.70

2.50

2.45

2.40

2.38

2.30

2.20

2.10

2 9ft

2.15

2.15

2.12

2.10 

2.40

Dec.

2.95

3.0

3.0

2.88

4.8

3.45

3.1

2.95

2.85

2.80

2.65

2.60

2.55

2.52

2

70

2.50

2.55

2.52

2.50

3.2

3.35

3.4

3vO

2.85

2.72

2.60

2.68

2.70

2.70 

3.6 

3.15

Jan.

2.92

2.78

2.70

2.60

2.52

3.5

5.5

3.75

3.4

2.98

2.85

3.2

2.90

2.78

1 n

2.98

1 7

5.0

4

0

3 ft

3.2

2.9

2 Sfi

2.92

2

Q9

2.75

2.65

2 CO

2.40

2.42 

2.42

Feb.

4.2

5.5

4.4

3.55

3.3

3.3

3.05

2.88

2.72

2.68

2,62

2.60

2.68

3.35

4.7

3.8

3.3

3.0

2.85

2.70

2.62

2.60

2 60

4.1

3.5

3.1

2.9

2.85

Mar.

2.68

2.52

2.45

2.50

2.40

2 4fl

2.38

2.50

2.40

2.45

2.35

2 CQ

2.60

2 45

2.45

8 v>

2 tn

2.30

2 Oft

2.62

2.50

2

CC

2.58 

2.60 

2.55

Apr.

2.50

2.50

2.50

2.45

2.48

2.78

3.25

3.20

3.20

3.10

3.0

2,98

2.85

2.75

2.50

2.45

2 QQ

2.35

2.30

2

OO

2.32

9 Qft

2.28

3 0

3.6

3.1

May.

2.85

2.72

2.85

2.78

2,72

2.60

2.58

2.50

2.45

2.38

2.30

2.32

2.38

2.28

2 9ft

2.20

2.10

2 1ft

2 19

2 99

2 19

2.15

2 19

2.25

2.45

2

OO

2.25 

2.80 

2.75

June.

2,58

2.53

2.63

2.86

2.70

2.56

2.46

2.48

'2.38

2.33

2.28

2.18

2.10

2.76

2 ATI

2.46

2.36

2.48

2.36

2.20

2.13

2.08

1.98

1 CM

1.88

1.88

1.83

1.78 

1.80

July.

2.00

2.38

2.13

2.10

2.78

2.56

2.28

2.40

2.60

2.36

2.28

2.23

2.16

2.10

Of AQ

2.03

2 CO

2.76

2 4.fl

3.16

3.26

2.90

2.63

2.56

2

QO

2.23

2.16

2.08

2.03 

2.03 

2.08

Aug.

2.13

2.33

2.-96

2.53

2.30

2.18

2.13

2.08

2 fkfi

2.00

2.38

2.50

2.28

2.18

2

y|O

2.28

2 fin

q KA

2 oft

2

Cfi

2.63

2.76

2

CQ

2.46

2.33

2.26

2.66 

2.43 

2.36

Sept.

2.27

2.17

2 22

2.42

2.97

2.79

2.57

2.47

2.37

2.27

2.22

2.17

2.12

2.15

2

ftK

1 <W

1 ftO

1.99

2 A9

9 97

2.92

2.75

2 JO

2.35

2 25

2.17

2.29

2.55

2.39 

2.29

NOTE. River partly frozen over Dec. 15-17.

MEADOW RIVEE NEAR RUSSELLVILLE, W. VA.

LOCATION. At Bays Ferry, one-fourth mile below mouth of Youngs Creek, and 3

miles below Russellville, Fayette County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 297 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 17,1908, to September 30, 1915. 

GAGE. Chain gage attached to trees on left bank just above the bridge, near former

ferry crossing; read daily, morning and evening, to hundredths, by J. R. Bays. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from the concrete highway bridge built in 1913,

or by wading..

CHANNEL AKD CONTROL. Practically permanent. 

EXTREMES OP STAGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 13.25 feet at 7.40 a. m.,

February 3; minimum stage, 2.63 feet October 4. 

WINTER PLOW. Discharge relation at times affected by ice gorges. 

ACCURACY. Gage-height records very reliable. In the fall, backwater is sometimes

caused at the gage by leaves lodging at the .riffle below.

Data inadequate for determining daily discharges.

The following discharge measurements were made by Mathers and Morgan: 

October 30, 1914: Gage height, 3.39 feet; discharge, 49 second-feet. Gage height, 

3.36 feet; discharge, 45 second-feet.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Meadow River near Russellville, W. Fa., for the year ending

Sept. 30, 1915,

Bay.

1..............

2..............

3..............

4..............

5..............

6..............

7. .............

8..............

9..............

10..............

11..............

12..............

13..............

14..............

15..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19..............

20..............

21..............

22..............

28..............

24..............

26......... ..

26..............

27..............

28

29..............

80..............

81........

Oct.

2.60

2.58

2.56

2.55

2.58

2.65

2.64

2.62

2.61

o A!

2.72

2.72

2.74

2.82

3.04

3.34

4.02

4.15

4.06

3.80

3.60

3.50

3.42

3.36

3.32

3.32

3.48

3.59

3.45

3.37

3.30

Nov.

3.28

3.28

3.24

3.22

3.20

3.18

3.16

3.14

3.12

3.10

3.08

3.06

3.04

3.04

3.08

3.12

3.51

3.80

3.74

3.62

3.55

3.48

3.43

3.40

3.3W

3.38

3.36

3.35

3.32

3.32

Dec.

3.47

,4.20

5.1

5.7

7.8

8.4

7.7

6.5

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.9

5." 7

5.6

5.1

4.65

4.35

435

5.45

6.4

7.1

6.7

6.2

5.9

5.6

5.35

5.15

5.1

7.0

7 ^

Jan.

6.6

6.2

5.8

5.35

0.0

498

12.8

11.8

8.6

7.2

6.7

6.5

6.3

5.8

6.2

6.2

8.2

10.2

11.?,

10.8

8.1

6.9

6.5

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.6

5.5

5.6

5.8

Feb.

7.5

12.2

12.9

10.1

8.2

7.6

7.3

7.0

6.6

6.2

6.0

5.6

5.3

5.1

7.0

8.0

7.4

7.0

6.5

6.0

5.5

5.05

485

4.9

5.8

6.6

6.2

5.7

Mar.

5.6

5.4

6.1

49

485

48

495

5.05

4.95

49

5.3

5.4

5.3

5.2

5.2

5.3

5.4

5.35

5.3

5.3

5.35

5.1

49

4.75

46

455

46

4.6

448

4.42

4.37

Apr.

4.36

4.32

432

430

4.29

428

4.38

4.40

4.40

4.42

4.66

4.77

4.73

4.64

459

4.54

451

4.48

4.44

4.37

4.30

4.24

4.80

5.21

5.16

5.08

6.12

8.48

7.98

May.

7.35

6.69

6.31

6.12

6.44

6.22

6.00

5.55

5.22

5.06

496

4.86

477

468

4.56

4.45

4.38

4.29

4.18

4.12

403

3.91

3.84

3.82

3.78

3.78

3. S3

3.78

8.74

4.22

4.34

June.

4.61

4.80

4.86

4.78

4.60

4.40

4.27

4.45

4.32

4.08

3.90

3.86

3.88

3.84

5.46

5.34

5.06

480

4.50

4.24

4.05

3.84

3.66

3.58

3.48

3.40

3.32

3.25

3.17

3.10

July.

3.05

3.27

3.46

3.61

3.55

3.49

3.43

3.46

4.30

4.19

404

3.89

3.68

3.53

3.40

3.53

3.47

3.51

3.46

3.55

3.93

3.84

3.57

3.45

3.37

3.34

3.30

3.25

3.19

3.13

3.07

Aug.

3.02

3.06

3.14

3.33

3.25

3.11

3. 3d

3.37

3.33,

3.27

3.20

3.13

3.07

3.07

3.03

2.99

2.98

2.98

2.99

3.15

Sept.

3.11

3.07

3.04

3.11

4.86

4.86

4.70

4.33

3.98

3.77

3.42

3.31

3.24

3.18

3.10

3.08

3.06

3.05

3.04

3.08

3.31

3.66

3.80

3.58

3.44

3.40

3.60

3.97

3.90

3.78

NOTE. River partly frozen over Dec. 14 sad 15; complete ice caver Dee. 16-18, Gage read to top of 

toe Dec. 26. Gage was stolen Aug. 4 and replaced Aug. 15; record missing.

ELK RIVER AT WEBSTER SPRINGS, W. VA.

LOCATION. At suspension bridge on the grounds of the Webster Springs Hotel at 

Webster Springs, Webster County, one-fourth mile above mouth of Back Fork 

Creek. . . ,

DRAINAGE AREA. 168 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 1,1908, to September 30,191£,

GAGE. Vertical staff attached to right abutment of bridge; read daily, morning and 

evening, to hundredths, by Cherry Woodzell.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from upstream side of bridge, or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Practically permanent. Point of zero flow determined by 

levels run August 13,1910, gage height 0.95 foot. ±0.2 feet. .- « . EXTREMES OF STAGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 6.5 feet atb& a., m., 

February 2; minimum stage, 1.39 feet October 3 and 4.

WINTER FLOW. Discharge relation sometimes affected by ice.

Data inadequate for estimates of discharge.

The following discharge measurements were made by Mathers and Morgan: 

November 19,1914: Gage height, 2.05 feet; discharge, 63second-feet. 

2.05 feet; discharge, 64 second-feet.
STIEFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1915, PART III.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Elk River at Webster Springs, W. Fa., for the year ending

Sept. SO, 1915.

Day.

1.... ..........

2..............

3..............

4..............

5..............

6..............

7..............

8.............. 

9..............

10..............

11..............

12..............

13..............

14..............

15..............

16..............

17.............. is...:...,......

19..............

20..............

21..............

22..............

23..............

24..............

25..............

26..............

27..............

28..............

29..............

30..............

31..............

Oct.

1.42

1.41

1.39

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.42 

1.50

1.50

1.60

1.62

1 ^S

1.60

1.65

2.05

2.50

9 9t

2.06

1.96

1.86

1.78

1.72

1.77

O f)fi

2.28

2.18

2.05

1.92

1.90

1.98

Nov.

1.99

1.94

1.90

1.88

1 HI

1.76

1.74

1.70 

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.68

1 64

I

cO

1.62

1 66

2.48

9 38

9 (\A

9 nn

2.00

1.94

1 90

1.85

1 $21

1.74

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.74

Dec.

1.78

2.70

9 ft9

2.75

4 OK

3.40

2

QK

2.81

9 77

9 7A

9 fiA

9 f\4

o iq

o 04

9 ^n

O OA

9 3A

2 26

9 $9

0 O

3.65

4.05 > t

3.05

9 8K

2.75

9 so

9 7R

9 Sfi

4.3

3.75

Jan.

3.25

3.1

2.82

9 fin

2 50

2 48

6.6

4.4

3.65

O OR

o r\K

3.2 3 05

9 O9

0 f

4 O

3

QK

5 6

5.4

4.3

3.6

o 9

3 A

o 9

3

rtC

3.1

9 OR

2,85

2.72

2.70

o eft

Feb.

A ^5

ft 9

5.4

4.3

4 »

3.6

3.45

3.2

O QO

O Qf\

O 7fi

o 7n

9 CO

3 OK

4.15

4.0 Q *.

o o

2

(ve

2.79

O CQ

9 fi9

O CQ

3.0

3.6

3.3

3.0

2 94

Mar.

2.78

2.72

n co

2

*9

2

CK

2.72

o 70

2.58

O KA

O CO

2.62

2.64

2 58

O CO

O OQ

2 CO

2.88

O 70

2.64

2

KQ

2.52

2.46

O At

2.38

O 3S

2.75

2.88

2.78

2.76

2.70

2.62

Apr.

A CO

2 56

O CO

2.52

o til

2 60

3

K

3.4

3

0

3 OK

Q O

0 O

3 1

9 QR.

2 CO

9 79

9 fi9

' 2.54

9 4ft

9 4&

9 4S

2 39

9 39

9 3ft

2 Oft

2.24

9 91

9 A9

o *

3.3

May.

3.0

2.75

2.64

9 18

2.49

2.42

2.40

2.33

9 QA

2.22

9 19

9 in

9 no

2 04

1 OQ

1 98

1 98

I Qft

1 95

1 98

9 9*.

2.45

9 7A

2.65

9 £9.

2.52

o on

9 fit*

9 R.9

3.5

3.85

June.

3.35

3.15

4.30

d 11

3.65

3.30

9 OH

2.80

9 Aft

2.46

O QJ

2.28

2 99

4.8

3.75

9 9

3.05

3.55

2.95

2.70

9 4S

2.41

2 34

2.19

9 11

2.02

1.98

1 93

1.84

1.80

July.

1.95

2.08

9 ft3

1 OS

2 1ft

2.45

O 9Q

2.30 9 3n

2.20

9 Aft

2.02

2.06

9 no

1.92

1.88

1.99

O QA

2.72

2.60

3.60

3.00

9 TO

9 AR

2.35

2.22

9 11

2.02

1 04

1.96

2.25

Aug.

9. 9ft

2.05

9 AH

2.15

2.04

1.92

1

OO

1.80

1 S9

1 90

1.81

1.82

9 11

2.70

3.15

9 GA

2.72

2,65

2.55

2.36

2.25

2.42

2,62

2.48

2.42

2.30

2.12

2,08

2.30

2.40

2.32

 Sept.

9 IS

2.06

9 AA

2.12

o qe

2.48

2.48

2.35 

2.15

2.04

2.00

1 QA

1.92

1.92

2.00

1 O9

1.82

1.88

3.10

2.70

2.90

2.40

2.56

2.32

2.14

2.02

2.01

2.02

2.00

1.98

NOTE. Ice in river Dec. 15-18; ice going out Dec. 19. Krve* frozen over Dec. 27 and 28. Ice gone out 

Dec. 29.

ELK .RIVER AT GAS8AWAY, W«VA.

LOCATION. At the highway bridge immediately above the Coal & Coke Railroad

bridge in the northeastern part of Gassaway, Braxton County, just above the

mouth of Little Otter Creek. 

DRAINAGE ABBA. 578 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 1,1908, to September 30,1915. 

GA«E. Chain gage attached to bridge; read daily, morning and evening, to hundredths by H. A. Hays. From July 1, 1908, to May 5,1913, the gage traa at the

Coal & Coke Railroad bridge. Sea-level elevation of zero of gage, 796.31 feet. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from upstream side of bridge or by wading. 

C&ANNEL AND CONTROL. Probably permanent. Point of zero flow, determined by

leveling, August 12, 1910, and September 13, 1912. Gage height, 0.5 foot ± 0.2

foot. 

EXTREMES OF STAGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 16.86 feet at 7.15 a. m.

February 3; minimum, 1.63 feet at 5 p. m. November 30.

No records of floods prior to the installation of the gage are available. The 

, flood of January 30} 1911, reached a stage of 30.4 feet, as determined by levels 

from flood marks on September 13,1912.

WINTER MOW. Ice may affect the discharge relation for short periods.

Data inadequate for estimates of discharge.

The following'discharge measurement was made by Mathers and Morgan:

November 17,1914: Gage height, 1.65 feet; discharge, 60 second-feet.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN. 73

Daily gage height, in feet, of Elk River at Gasmway, W. Fa., for the year ending

Sept. SO, 1915.

Day.

1.....................

2.....................

~ 3.....................

4. ....................

5.....................

6.....................

7.....................

8.....................

10*.....................

11. ...!............... .

12.....................

13.....................

14.....................

15.....................

16.....................

17.....................

18.....................

20.....................

21.....................

22.....................

23.....................

24.....................

25.....................

26.....................

27.....................

28.....................

29.....................

30.....................

81.....................

Nov.

2.18

2 14

2-08

9 fU

1 96

1.85

1.78

1.7

1.68

1.67

1.66

1.65

1 64

Dec.

1.68

1.82

' 1.86

2.02

5.6

5 Q

5.8

5.6

5

O

4 9

4.1

3

n

3

Q

3.8

o 7

4.0

5 7

9 3

1O fl

16.4

1Q O

9 ft

7.4

6.4

5.5

4.7

4.1

5.6

7.0

6.4

Jan.

5.5

4.9

4.2

3.45

2.78

7.9

15.2

11.0

7.0

5.6

6.4

11.8

9.5

6.4

5.6

5.2

5.5

12.5

16.0 10 9

7.2

6.1

5.5

5

t

5.8

5.6

5.1

4.8

4.4

4.0

4 9

Feb.

7.9

14.8

15.9

11.0

7.2

5.9

5.2

5.0

4 9

4

0

4

0

4.8

4.7

4.7

4.6

5.0

z, ft

4 9

4.8

4 ft

4.7

4.7

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.1

3.8

Mar.

3.5

3.5

3 41

3 9

3.1

3.25

3.35

3 7

3 7

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.5

3 4

3.3

3.3

3.25

3.35

3

K

3

K

3 4

3 OK

3 05

2 Oil

2

07

2.84

2.82

2.8

2

QO

3.6

3

E

Apr.

3.5

3.4

3.2

2.8

2.78

2.75

2.74

2.7

2.66

2 04

4.1

4.3

4.0

3 7

3.6

3.45

3.2

2

n

2 of)

2.58

2 56

2 CO

2 47

2.44

2.42

2.4

2.6 4 a

4.6

May.

4.3

4.0

3.9

3.45

2.99

2.96

2.91

2.7

2.49

2.32

2 90

2.22

2.14

2.1

2.06

2.04

2.0

1.98

1 96

2.0

2 1

2

0

2

C

2.68

2.79

2 98

3.6

3.6

4.0

5.7

9 O

June.

7.0

4.9

6.8

9.2

6.5

5.8

5.4

' 5.6

5.1

3.5

2.64

2.59

2.44

3.17

5.5

4.6

4.4

4.1

3.6

3.0

2.79

2 fifi

2.59

2.54

2.42

2.25

2.12

1.94

1 Q9

1.9

July.

1.9

1.93

1.97

1.93

1.9

1.87

1.84

1.83

2.24

2.22

2.2

2.18

2.14

2.1

2.09

2.05

1.88

2.54

3.35

2.72

2.62

3 7

3.35

2.66

2.54

2.22

2.08

2.0

1 98

2.02

2.09

AugJ

2.17

2.14

2.27

2.04

1.98

1.96

1.9

1.87

1.86

1.8

1.82

1.8

1.84

2.36

2.44

2.49

2.79

2.7

2.49

2.42

2.39

9 1

2.24

2.66

2.5

9 Vi

2.27

2.22

2

«i

2.44

2.46

Sept.

2.35

2.28

2.22

2.27

2.42

2.78

2.67

2.56

2.50

2.40

2.28

2.16

2.02

1.78

1.76

1.74

2.04

124

2.36

2.66

3.38

3.60

3. $9

2.97

2.49

2

4I\

2:38

2.26

2.10

2.02

NOTE. No Ice reported by observer.

ELK EIVEE AT CLENDENIN, W. VA.

LOCATION. At highway bridge in town of Clendenin, Kanawha County, immediately 

above mouth of Big Sandy Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 27,1908, to September 30,1915.

GAGE. Chain gage attached to bridge; read daily, morning and evening, to hundredths, by J. W. Riley. Sea-level elevation of zero of gage, 588.69 feet.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Probably permanent. Point of zero flow, determined by 

levels run August 11,1910, and September 14,1912; gage height, 1 foot ± 0.2 foot.

EXTREMES OP STAGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 20.25 feet at 8 a. m. 

February 3; minimum stage, 1.85 feet at 5.05 p. m. October 7.

The high water of 1889 reached a stage represented by about 31.9^ feet referred 

to gage datum.

WINTER PLOW. Discharge relation affected by ice at times during December, January, and February.

ACCURACY. Gage heights at times affected by backwater from Big Sandy Creek, 

which joins Elk River immediately below the gage. This backwater may be 

negligible at low stages in' the Big Sandy, but at other times it may form a large 

part of the flow in Elk River above the junction of the two streams. On November 28,1913, engineers of the Survey found the flow of the creek to be 29 per cent 

of the flow in Elk River above Big Sandy. The discharge and drainage area of 

Big Sandy Creek should therefore be included in estimating discharge at this
74 SUEFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1915, PAET III.

station; that is, the Clendenin gage should be considered an index of the flow of 

Elk River just below the mouth of Big Sandy Creek. Discharge measurements 

at this station published prior to 1913 do not include the flow of the Big Sandy.

Data inadequate for estimates of discharge.

The following discharge measurement was made by Mathers and Morgan:

November 16,1914: Gage height, 2.2 feet; discharge, 96 second-feet.

Daily gage height, infect, of Elk River at Clendenin, W. Va.,for the year ending

Sept. SO, 1915.

Day.

1.,. ...........

2..............

4.. ............

5..............

6..............

7..............

8..............

9. ............. 10..............

11..............

12.. .......... --

13..............

14..............

15..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19..............

20..............

21..............

22..............

23..............

24..............

25..............

26..............

27..............

28..............

29..............

30..............

31..............

Oct.

1.84

1.85

1.79

1.8

1.79

1.77

1.77

1.77

1.79

1.79

1.79

1.81'

1.81

1.87

1.88

2.0

2.12

2.72

2.62

2.54

2.61

2.54

2.43

2.4

2.45

2.56

2.52

2.38

2.45

2.68

2.54

NOV.

2.5

2.42

2.37

2.36

2.37

2.32

2.26

2.22

2.18

2.16

2.12

2.1

2.14

2.16

2.16

2.18

2.16

2.14

2.12

2.16

2.58

2

AQ

2.41

2.38

2.32

2.28

2.24

2.18

2.15

2.19

Dec.

2.42

2.92

2.95

3.2

7,2

5.8

5.0

4.3

4.4

4.3

-4.2

4.1

3.95

3,8

3.5

3.45

3.75

3.55

4.2

9.1

11.8

10.5

7.6

5.6

4.9

4.4

S ftfi

3.5

4.4

8.4

7 8

Jan.

6.4

5.4

4.7

4.3

3.9

3.8

7.6

11.7

7.5

5.9

5.0

15.3

11.8

7.6

7.4

8.5

7 9

9 8

13.6

11.1

7.5

E Q

=. ^t

5.4

6.6

7.2

6.3

5.7

5.1

4.6

5.4

Feb.

12.7

13.4

20.2

13.6

9.4

8.3

7.3

6.3

5.6

4.9

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.3

4.6

5.8

6.4

5.6

5.0

4.6

4.2

4.0

3.85

8.65

3 7

4.8

4.6

4.4

Mar.

4.2

4.1

4.0

3.85

4.0

5.0

5.2

5.2

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.5

4.2

4.1

4.1

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

3.95

3.85

3.8

3 7

3.7

4.2

4.2

4.1

4.0

Apr.

4.0

3.85

3.7

3.5

3.45

3.4

3.25

3.4

4.3

4.1

4.2

4.8

4.7

4.5

4.4

4.2

4.0

3.9

3.6

3.5

3.5

3 A

3.35

3.25

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.15

3.7

5.6

May.

5.3

4.7

4.3

4.1

3.85

3.65

3.5

3.4

3.15

3.0

2.9

2.85

2.86

2.75

2.68

2.68

2.61

2.52

2.47

2.44

2.5

2.62

3.15

3.85

4.2

4.2

4.8

4.6

4.5

5.1

7.1

June.

6.9

5.8

12.8

10.1

7.7

6.1

5.0

4.9

4.4

3.95

3.55

3.95

3.9

3.6

6.8

7.0

5.8

5.1

4.6

4.3

3.8

3,45

3.25

3.2

2.99

2.66

9 RA

2.54

2.45

2.37

July.

2.44

3.9

4.1

3.45

3.1

2.96

2.8

2.88

3.5

3.2

' 3.0

3.0

2.93

2.78

2,64

2.57

2.52

2.55

2.64

3.15

3.35

2.87

3.9

3.5

3.15

2.9

2.72

2.67

2.58

2.53

2.58

Aug.

4.0

3.35

3 95

3.35

2.93

2.72

2.6

2.54

2.48

2.51

2.43

2.36

2.36

2.38

2.94

3.0

2.49

3.05

3.2

2.98

9 JW

9 79

2.59

9 A

9 Q

2

7A

2.68

9 K

2.62

2.5

Sept.

2.48

2.64

2.68

2.9

5.6

4.3

4.1

3.7

3.5

3.1

2.92

2.72

2.62

2.52

2.44

2.38

2

<*A

2.32

2.82

3.2

4.2

4.0

3.9

3.7

3 31

3.1

3.1

3.2

9 OS

2.8

NOTE. No ice reported by observer.

COAL RIVER AT BRUSHTON, W. VA.

LOCATION. At Chesapeake & Ohio Railway bridge at Brushton, Boone County, 500

feet above the mouth of Brush Creek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 379 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE, June 23,1908, to September 30, 1915. 

GAGB. ^Standard chain gage attached to bridge; read daily, morning and evening,

to hundredths by G. W. Fitzpatrick. Sea-level elevation of the zero of the gage,

633.83 feet.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge or by wading. 

CijAjrNBi, AND CONTROL. Practically permanent. 

EXTREMES OF STAGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 9.8 feet at 8 a. m.

January 12; minimum stage, 0.99 foot at 7 a. m. and 6 p. m. October 8. 

WINTER FLOW.- Discharge relation little if at all affected by ice. 

AccipiACY. Gage-height record reliable. 

Da^a inadequate for determining daily discharge.
KAFAWHA RIVER BASIF. ,75

Discharge measurements of Coal River at Brushton, W. Va., during &e y0ar

Sept. 30, 1915.

[Made by Mathers and Morgan.]

Date.

NOT. 14... ......................... '........................,........................

14.............................................................................

A.

Feet. 

1.25

1.25

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

23.0

20.3

Daily gage "height, in feet, of Coal River at Brushton, W. Va., for the year ending

Sept. SO, 1915.

Day.

1..............

2..............

3..............

4..............

5..............

6 __ ..........

7..............

8..............

9..............

10..............

11..............

12..............

13..............

14..............

15..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19..............

20..............

21..............

22..............

23..............

24..............

25..............

26..............

27..............

28..............

29.............. 

30..............

31..............

Oct.

1.09

1.04

1.02

1.08

1.04

1 O4

1.00

.99

1.18

1.16

1.10

1.10

1.06

1.08

1.16

1.32

1.85

2.38

2.24

2.02

1.84

1.72

1.62

1.62

1.59

1.58

1.60

1.54

1.54 

1.51

1 49

Nov.

1.43

1.38

1.39

1.39

1.35

1.30

1.28

1.27

1.28

1.28

1.24

1.23

1.20

1.21

1.21

1.25

1.23

1.22

1 22

1.31

1.30

1.33

1.30

1.26

1.24

1.23

1.23

1.26

1.23 

1.24

Dec.

1.33

1.68

1.73

2.7

4.9

3.6

2.95

2.6

2.40

2.30

2.26

2.25

2.25

2.26

2.12

1.89

1.88

1.90

2.35

5.7

5.3

5.2

4.0

3.25

9 O

2,7

2.31

2.46

2.85 

6.8

5.2

Jan.

3.9

3.3

 9 0

9 fil

2.49

9 dfi

7.0

5.2

3.9

3.25

2.95

O 1

5.9

4.5

5 7

5.6

5.0

6.7

7.0

5.0

q 7

0 OK

3.15

3.55

A 1

4.6

3 95

3.55

3.2 

2 95

S

AK

Feb.

7.0

7.2

8.3

6.5

4.6

4.5

4.3

3.75

3.4

3.05

2.9

2.75

2.42

2.55

2.6

2.65

2.8

2.75

2.65

2.5

2.44

9 30

2.32

2.34

2.38

2.42

2.45

2.40

Mar.

2.41

2.34

2.31

2.25

2.55

3.85

4.0

3.7

3.35

3.25

3.3

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.95

4.1

3.8

1 7

3.25

q fiE

2.95

2.85

2.8

2.65

2.65

9 7

2 7

2.75 

2.65

9 f\f\

Apr.

2.44

2.27

2.22

2.23

2.17

2

11

2.09

2.04

2.00

2.48

1.99

2.13

2.08

2.02

2.00

2.00

1.90

2.00

1 Qi

1 O3

1 O1

1.90

2.26

3.3

3.4

3.05

2.8

2.75

3.35 

3.45

May.

3.1

2.8

4.0

5 4

4.6

3.8

4. 3

3.0.

2.75

2.48

2.30

2.22

2.07

2.11

2.02

1.93

1.83

1.79

1.74

1.72

1.66'

1.73

I.g6

1 Rfl

1 82

1 TO

2.16

2.18

2.16 

2.7

3.3

June.

3.0

2.8

4.2

3.55

3.0

2.6

2.30

2.34

2.5

2.25

2.1

2.35

2,2

2.1

2.1

?

q

2 2

2 1

1 QO

1.86

1.74

1.43

1.60

1 Id

1.46

1 07

1.34

1.30

1.29 

1.29

July.

1.32

1.46

1.62

1.58

1.68

1.76

1.80

2.05

2.2

2.0

1.88

1.80

1.82

1.84

1.74

1.96

2.25

2.05

1.84

1.98

4.4

3.55

2 7

2.3

2.05

I

fJO

1.53

1.66

1:59

1.53

1.63

Aug.

1.72

1.70

2.0

2.45

1.92

1.68

1.59

1.48

1.46

1.44

1.38

l.tSO

2.1

1.88

1.72

2.1

1.94

1.79

1.63

1.55

1.52

1.46

1.40

1.36

1.36

1.27

1.26

1.30

1.26 

1.24

1.24

Sept.

1.22

1.22

1,32

1.54

3.4

2.55

2.45

2 2

1.98

1.84

1.70

1.62

1.60

1.56

1.66

1,73

1.59

1.52

1.46

1.43

1.50

L60

1.71

1,70

1.59

1.48

1.50

1.55

1.58 

1.56

NOTE. Discharge relation probably not materially affected by Ice.

COAL RIVER AT FTJQUA, W. VA.

LOCATION. At W. C. Hoy's passenger ferry, half a mile below Fuqua railroad station, Kanawha County, and 1 mile below mouth of Fuqua Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 12,1911, to September 30,1915.

GAGE. Staff gage in two sections on right bank; read daily, morning attd evening, to 

hundredths, by W. C. Hoy.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from boat 300 feet above gage or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Probably permanent. Point of zero flow determined by 

levels run September 16,1912, gage height 0.0 ±0.2 f0ot.

EXTREMES OP STAGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 16.74 feet at & p. m. 

February 3; minimum stage, 0.61 foot at 5 p. m. Septejtnber 2.

WINTER PLOW. Discharge relation probably affected by iice for short periods.
76 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1915, PART III.

ACCURACY. Gage-height record reliable.

Data inadequate for estimates of discharge.

The following discharge measurements were made by wading, by Mathers and 

Morgan.

November 13, 1914: Gage height, 0.92 feet; discharge, 44.6 second-feet. Gage 

height, 0.92 feet; discharge, 45.1 second-feet.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Coal River at Fuqua, W. Va.,for the year ending Sept. 80,

1915.

Day.

1. .............

2..............

3..............

4..............

5..............

6..............

7..............

8..............

9..............

10..............

11..............

12..............

13..............

14..............

15..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19..............

20..............

21..............

22..............

23..............

24..............

25..............

26..............

27..............

28..............

29

30..............

31..............

Oct.

0.76

.72

.71

.71

.71

.70

.70

.74

.83

.92

.84

.78

.76

.73

.75

.93

1.31

2.10

2.22

2.03

1.74

1.54

1.40

1.35

1.34

1.35

1.32

1.30

1.30

1.30

1 94

Nov.

1.20

1.16

1.11

1.07

1.03

1.00

.97

.94

.96

.97

.96

.96

.92

.90

.90

.90

.91

on

.96

07

.97

Qfi

QS

.94

.95

91

.92

.92

.94

Dec.

0.96

1.36

1.98

2.82

7.19

5.52

3.88

3.14

2.78

2.59

2.54

2.52

2.52

2.56

3.21

2.42

O A1

9 3fi

3 OR

9 58

9 86

'5 98

4.32

3.86

3.38

5.22

4.89

5.58

11.09

9.68

Jan.

6.50

4.50

3.74

3.35

3.02

2.91

6.72

8.68

5.57

4.30

3.68

13.30

12.16

7 91

8.98

9.62

7

OA

10.64

13.70

a 99

6.47

4.78

3 on

4

QO

6.37

7 V\

6.30

5.18

4

OO

3.91

*> R4

Feb.

13.54

14.50

16.62

11.63

8.18

7.45

7.18

5 Qfi

i 17

4.12

3.78

3.54

o 90

3.13

3 in

3 in

3 ID

3 11

3 no

2.87

9 79

9 fi9

9 fL4

9 11

2 CO

2 fid

2 fi9

9 Id

Mar.

2.50

2.48

2.42

2.32

2.91

4.78

5.69

5.10

4.44

4.08

4.14

3.95

3.58

3.34

3.14

3.31

K OA

5.80

4.05

3.78

3

RO

3.21

3.14

3 1O

3.24

3 on

3.12

2.96

Apr.

2.78

2.60

2.50

2.40

2.28

2.17

2.08

1.98

1.92

1.88

1.92

2.18

9 94

2.12

2.11

1.98

1 98

1.92

1.81

1.80

1.76

2 65

6.08

5.32

4.36

3 an

3.41

3.64

4 7Q

May.

3.86

3.26

4.54

8.88

7.70

5.54

4.36

3.78

3.24

2.80

2.46

2.26

2.22

2.06

1.87

1.75

1.65

1.52

1.45

1.42

1.43

1 fiO

1.55

1.56

1.52

2 12

2.26

2.02

2.34

3.88

June.

3.32

3.14

5.34

5.34

3.88

3.12

2.53

2.38

2.51

2.12

1.86

2.55

2.37

2.02

1.86

2.66

2 54

9 19

1 91

1.68

1.53

1.38

1.28

1.16

1.08

1.01

Q4

.88

.86

.80

July.

0.89

1.02

1.28

1.24

1.34

1.52

1.50

2.60

2.19

1.83

1.56

1.70

1.52

1.41

1.32

1 Q9

1.60

1.48

5.74

4.78

3.12

2.35

1.88

1.62

1 4(1

1.26

1.16

1.08

1.08

Aug.

1.51

1.32

1.30

2.94

2.22

1.64

1.36

1.19

1.05

1.04

1.00

1.02

1.26

1.41

1.21

1.17

1 Q4

1 Cut

1.20

1 fU

.98

.92

.87

.82

.77

.72

.69

.69

.69

.78

.72

Sept.

0.67

.62

.74

1.36

2.56

2.63

2.04

1.84

1.55

1.34

1.16

1.05

.98

.92

.86

.98

91

.89

.83

.74

O9

.88

.98

1.10

.96

.86

90

.93

.92

.86

NOTE. Ice on river Dec. 15-17. Ice gorged above and below gage Dec. 27; ice out Dec. 29. 

LITTLE COAL RIVER AT McCORKLE, W. VA.

LOCATION. At McCorkle, Lincoln County, on Coal River branch of Chesapeake & 

Ohio Railway. Cobb Creek enters river on left about 400 feet below the station.

DRAINAGE AREA. 375 square miles (measured on topographic maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 23 to September 30, 1915.

GAGE. Vertical and inclined staff on left bank just below McCorkle Hotel; read twice 

daily, to hundredths, by F. M. Priestly.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable 40 feet above inclined section of gage 

or by wading. Stay wire used for measurements at high'stages.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. One channel at all stages; slightly curved above and below 

cable section. Both banks are high, steep, wooded, and do not overflow. Bed 

of stream composed of loose sand, but control is probably fairly permanent. Po'nt 

of zero flow, gage height 0.5±0.5 foot. Flow of Cobb Creek affects stage at gage 

and should be included in station.

EXTREMES OP STAGE. Maximum stage recorded, 3.65 feet at 6 a. m. and 7 p. m. August 

4; minimum, 1.70 feet at 7 a. m. and 7 p. m. September 2; 7 p. m. September 20. 

Highest known flood reached a stage represented by gage height 22.5 feet.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN. 77

WDSTTEK PLOW. No information available.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. None.

AccuRAioY. Recbrds good.

COOPERATION. Station maintained in cooperation with United States Engineer Corps.

Data inadequate for determining daily discharge.

Discharge measurements of Little Coal River at McCorkle, W. Fa., during the year ending

Sept. 30, 1915.

Date.

July 21

24

24

Made by 

.....dO....................................................................

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

6.33

9 Q3

2.01

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

2,170

209

109

Daily gage height, infect, of Little Coal River at McCorkle, W. Fa., for the year ending

Sept. 30, 1915.

Day.

1... ..........

2

3.............

4............. 

5.............

6.............

7....-....-.--

g

10.............

July. Aug.

2.64

2

KC

2

Q4.

3.65 

3.02

2.68

2.58 

2.45

2.38

2.32

Sept.

1.76

1.70

1.00

2.46

2.86

2.84

2.70

2 CO

2.41

2.30

Day.

11............

19

13............

14............ 

15............

16.... ....... -

17............ 

18............

1Q

20............

July. Aug.

2.31

2.28

2.36

2.32 

2.22

2.18

2.40

2.09

2.08

Sept.

2.20

2.11

2.00

1.04 

1.86

1.79

1.74 

1 84

1.80

1.70

Day.

21 ...........

22............

23.. ...........

24............ 

25............

26............

27..... ....... 

28............

29............

30............

31............

July.

3.1

2.88 

2.71

2.58

2.52 

2.38

2.30

2.26

2.45

Aug.

2.02

2 on

1.03

1.86 

1.81

1.78

1.75 

1.81

1.80

2.00

1.83

Sept.

2.00

2 1 1

9 ^ft

2.14 

1 98

1.86

1-92

2

«jJt

1.94

1 04

POCATALICO RIVER AT SISSONVILLE, W. VA.

LOCATION. At highway bridge at the post office at Sissonville, Kanawha County,

one-fourth mile below mouth of Grapevine Creek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 26,1908, to September 30,1915. 

GAGE. Chain gage attached to bridge; read daily, morning and evening, to hundredths, by B. N. Sisson.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge or by wading. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Sand and gravel; may shift during floods. Point of zero

flow, determined by leveling, August 10, 1910; gage height, 1.2 feet ±0.2 foot;

November 25, 1913, this stage was found to be 0.7±0.2 foot. 

EXTREMES OP STAGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 15 feet at 7.30 a. m.

February 3; minimum stage, 1.4 feet at 6.30 p. m. July 2. 

The flood of June 27, 1910, reached a stage represented by 33 feet referred to

gage datum. Some of the flood water passed around the gage. 

WINTER PLOW. Discharge relation may be affected by ice lor short periods in December, January, and February. 

REGULATION. A dam and small power plant above the station modify the low-water

flow.

Data inadequate for determining daily discharge.
78 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1915, PART III.

Discharge measurements ofPocatalico River at Sissonville, W. Va., during the year ending

tfept. SO, 1915.

[Made by Mathers and Morgan.]

Date.

Nov. 7..............................................................................

7..............................................................................

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

2.15

2.15

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

5.58

5.72

Daily gage height, in feet, of Pocatalico River at Sissonville, W. Va.,for the year ending

Sept. 30, 1915.

Day.

1... ...........

2. .............

4..............

5..............

6..............

7..............

8..............

10..............

11..............

12..............

13..............

14..............

15..............

16..............

17.. . .......... .

18..............

19..............

20... ...........

21..............

22..............

23..............

24..............

25..............

26..............

27..............

28..............

29..............

30.............. 

31..............

Oct.

1.64

1.46

1.46

1.44

1.36

1.36

1.36

1.35

1.58

1.64

1.62

1.64

1.80

1.96

2.04

2.30

2.85

2.70

2.55

2.43

2.37

2.35

2.30

2.29

2.45

2.39

2.37

2.31

2.27

2.27 

2.20

i*OV.

2.20

2.25

2.16

2.15

2.10

2.13

2.15

2.14

2.18

2.08

1.95

2.10

2.04

2.04

2.08

2.05

2.10

2.12

2.06

2.06

2.08

2.06

2.14

2.06

2.08

2.08

2.08

2.09

2.09

2.15

Dec.

2.22

2.30

2.48

4.0

8.8

5.0

3.8

3.25

3.3

3.7

3.8

3.35

3.05

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.48

2.40

4.5

10.2

14.2

9.4

4.2

3.6

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.65

5.1

9.8 

5.0

Jan.

3.6

2.8

2.9

2.8

2.7

3.25

9.7

5.0

3 7

3.2

3.0

10.6

7.2

5.0

5.0

4.0

3.7

7.2

9.0

5.3

4.1

3.35

4.6

5.4

9.1

6.0

5.0

4.1

3.5

3.4

7.8

Feb.

13.4

13.9

13.9

7.4

7.0

7.8

5.2

4.2

? 7

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.0

3.15

3.2

2 Q

2

0

2

Q

2

O

2.7

2.65

2 a

2.65

2 7

2

0

2

0

2.7

.......

Mar.

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.45

3.6

5.8

4.2

3.8

3.5

3.3

3.15

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.7

2 7

2.6

2.6

2 q

3.0

2.9

2

0

2.8

2.6

2.6

2

fi

2.5

2.5

2.45 

2.40

Apr.

2.28

2.35

2.35

2.38

2.10

2.22

2.12

2.15

2 OK

2.10

2.20

2.25

2.15

2.24

2 17

2

oe

2 18

2

00

2.20

2 ns

1 OQ

2.00

2

Q&

2.22

9 '90

2.28

2 An

2.26

2.25

2.25

May.

2.19

2.20

2.20

2.19

2.08

1.84

2.30

1.82

1.95

1.98

1.94

1.92

1.95

1.78

1,92

1.95

1 QO

1 SR

1.92

1.92

1 KK

1.98

2 a

2.36

2.35

3.0

4.1

2.9

2.7

2.8 

2.65'

June.

3.05

2.65

3.6

3.4

2.8

2.6

2.35

2.42

2

1*;

2.5

2.2

3.2

3.4

2.5

4.3

4 9

3

0

2.8

2.45

2.35

2.6

2.24

2.28

2.05

2.02

1.92

1 90

1.92

1.82

1.85

July.

1.88

1.63

1.69

1.90

2.05

2.08

2.09

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.42

2.20

2.12

2.12

2.08

1.98

1.98

1.90

1.92

1.96

2.03

1.96

1 Qfi

1,90

t on

1.90

1 SR

1.88

1.84

1.84 

1.76

Aug.

1.90

1.96

4.38

4.83

3.13

2.48

2.43

2.20

9 Ifi

2.06

2.00

2.06

2.06

1.98

2.23

2.04

2.20

*) 18

1.97

1

QD

1 97

1 Oi

1 94

1.92

1 90

1 An

1 HA

i sa

1.82

1.83 

1.82

Sept.

1.79

1.83

1.82

1.93

3.33

3.53

2.98

2.28

2.38

2.38

2.10

2.16

2.00

1.96

2.03

1 CU

1 fiR

1 Q3

2.23

2.33

i rat

4.58

9 CM

2.43

2.33

2.26

3.56

4.40

3.23

2,76

NOTE. Discharge relation probably not materially affected by ice.

RACCOON CHEEK BASIN. 

RACCOON CREEK AT ADAMSVILLE, OHIO.

LOCATION. About 200 feet above the covered highway bridge at Adamsville, Gallia County, 5 miles southwest from Hocking Valley Railroad station at Bidwell.

Indian Creek enters on right 1J miles above station. 

DRAINAGE ABEA. 537 square miles (measured on topographic maps). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 25 to September 30, 1915. 

GAGE. Vertical and inclined staff on left bank 200 feet above bridge; read twice

daily, to hundredths, by Irene Call. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from covered highway bridge or by wading.

Stay wire used for measurements at high stages.
GUYANDOT EIVEH BASIN. 79

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. One channel except at extreme high stages when both banks 

overflow; straight for about 500 feet above and 600 feet below bridge. Bed of 

stream composed of mud, sand, and gravel. Principal control at ruins of old mill 

dam 1,200 feet below bridge; probably permanent. Point of zero flow, gage 

height, 1.2 feet ±0.2 foot.

EXTREMES OP STAGE. Maximum stage recorded, 11.20 feet at 6 p. m., September 8, 

and at 6 a. m., September 9. Minimum stage recorded, 2.25 feet at 6 a. m., 

July 28. 

High-water marks indicate maximum stage of about 24.5 feet.

WINTER PLOW. No information available.

DIVERSIONS. None.

KEGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Records good.

COOPERATION. Station maintained in cooperation with United States Engineer 

Corps.

Data inadequate for determining daily discharge.

Discharge measurements of Raccoon Creek at Adamsville, Ohio, during the yeqr ending

Sept. SO, 1915.

Date.

June 25

27

Made by 

C. E. Ellswarth.. .........................................................

height.

Feet. 

2.70

2.55

Discharge.

8et.-ft. 

145

102

Daily gage height, in feet, of Raccoon Creek at Adamsville, Ohio, for the year ending Sept.

30, 1915.

Day.

1. ..............

3...............

5...............

6...............

7...............

10...............

11...............

12...............

13...............

14...............

15...............

June. July.

3.9

7.3

7.8

6.3

4.8

4.8

4.2

5.6

6.5

5.9

4.9

4.4

4.6

3.6

4.0

Aug.

2.55

2.75

2.7

2.75

2.65

2.55

2.48

2.42

2.44

2.5

4.0

3.0

5.9

7.4

5.6

Sept.

2.75

2.7

2.55

2.7

4.4

7.2

9.1

11.1

10.4

6.4

4.3

3.7

3.35

3.45

3.1

Day.

16...............

17...............

18...............

19...............

20...............

21...............

22...............

23...............

24...............

25...............

26...............

27...............

28...............

29...............

30...............

31...............

June.

2.7

2.65

2.55

2.5

2.55

3.9

July.

3.45

2.95

3.15

2.95

2.85

2.6

2.5

2.55

2.55

2.55

2.38

2.36

2.34

2.47

2.70

2.75

Aug.

4.8

4.0

3.15

2.9

2.8

2.55

2.75

2.0

3.1

2.0

3.6

3.15

2.9

2.75

2.8

Sept.

2 s

2.S5

2

12

2.8

4.8

4.2

3.4

2 as

2.7

2.55

2.45

3.2

3.6

' 3.3

3.0

GUYANDOT RIVER

GUYANDOT RIVER AT WILBER, W. VA.

LOCATION. At site of Hutchinson Lumber Co.'s suspension bridge at Wilber, threefourths mile below Manbar, Logan County. Rich Creek enters river on left about 

600 feet above the station.

DRAINAGE AREA. 791 square miles (measured on map of West Virginia, scale 

1 :500,000).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 13 to September 30, 1915.
80 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1915, PART III.

GAGE. Vertical and inclined staff on right bank; read twice daily, to hundredths, by 

Allie Smith. Vertical section fastened to downstream corner of right timber crib 

pier; inclined section is about 10 feet downstream.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from suspension bridge or by wading. Suspension bridge removed about September 1. Cable installed between towers of 

former bridge in February, 1916.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. One channel at all stages, but water flows around both 

bridge piers at extreme high stages; straight for about 1,000 feet above and 500 feet 

below station. Both banks high, steep, and do not overflow. Bed of river composed of solid rock, boulders, and mud; control probably permanent; point of 

zero flow, gage height 0.00±0.5 foot.

EXTREMES OF STAGE. Maximum stage recorded, 5.13 feet at 7.10 p. m. July 21; 

minimum, 1.61 feet at 7.10 a. m. September 16. 

Highest flood known reached a stage represented by gage height about 24 feet.

WINTER FLOW. No information available.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Records good.

COOPERATION. Station maintained in cooperation with United States Engineer 

Corps.

Data inadequate for determining daily discharge.

Discharge measurements of Guyandot River at Wilber, W. Va., during the year ending

Sept. 30, 1915.

[Made by C. E. Ellsworth.]

Date.

July 11..............................................................................

13..............................................................................

3K.

Feel. 

2.93

3.25

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

352

503

Daily gage height, in feet, of Guyandot River at Wilber, W. Va.,for the year ending Sept.

30, 1915.

Day.

1..... ....... 

2. ........... 

3............

4.. ..........

5............

6.. ..........

7. ...........

8............

9............ 

10............

July. Aug.

2.12 

2.11 

2.10

2.39

2.16

2.05

2.00

1.92

1.88 

1.86

Sept.

1.80 

1.80 

1.80

1.88

2.48

3.45

3.20

2.95

2.60 

2.44

Day.

11............ 

12............ 

13............

14............

15............

16............

17............

18............

19............ 

20............

>3

July.

"s.'si"

3.16

3.26

3.26

3.74

3.56 

4.17

Aug.

1.75 

1.82 

2.18

2.22

2.44

2.45

2.22

2.22

2.24

2.00

Sept.

2.18 

2.16 

2.46

1.90

1.76

1.66

1.72

1.76

1.84 

1.76

Bay.

21............ 

22............ 

23............

24............

25............

26............

27............

28. ...........

29. ........... 

30............

31............

July.

5.12 

4.60 

3.86

3,14

3.15

3.10

3.14

3.14 

2.55

2.33

Aug.

2.00 

2.10 

1.91

1.80

1.71

1.70

1.66

1.78

1.89 

1.72

1.81

Sept.

2.01 

2.16 

2.37

9 A9

2 22

2.04

1.94

1.76

1.82 

1.8?

GUYANDOT RIVER AT BRANCHLAND, W. VA.

LOCATION. At highway bridge at Branchland, Lincoln County, on the Chesapeake 

& Ohio Railway. Fourmile Creek enters river on the left about 20 feet above 

the bridge.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,230 square miles (measured on map of West Virginia, scale, 

1:500,000).

RECORDS AVAILABLE, July 8 to September 30,1915,
GUYANDOT KIVEE BASIN. 81

GAGE. Chain gage fastened to handrail on upstream side of bridge near center of

main span; read twice daily, to hundredths, by C. D. Moore. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge or by wading. Stay wire used for

measurements at high stages. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed of stream is composed of rock, gravel, sand and mud

and is fairly permanent. 

EXTREMES OP STAGE. Maximum stage recorded, 7.75 feet at 7.55 a. m. July 23;

minimum, 2.36 feet at 7.25 a. m. September 20. 

Highest flood known reached a stage represented by gage height of about 44

feet.

WINTER PLOW. No information available. 

DIVERSIONS. None. 

REGULATION . None. 

ACCURACY. Records good'. 

COOPERATION. Station maintained in cooperation with United States Engineer

Corps.

Data inadequate for determination of daily discharge.

Discharge measurements ofGuyandot River at Branchland, W. Fa., during the year ending

Sept. 30, 1915.

[Made by Ellsworth and Conklin.J

Date.

July?...............................................................................

9............................................... ......................... ^......

height.

Feet. 

4.05

4.64

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

679

1,020

Daily gage height, in feet, ofGuyandot River at Branchland, W. Fa., for the year ending

Sept. 30, 1915.

Day.

1...........

3...........

5...........

6...........

7...........

10...........

July.

4.68

4.46

4.06

Aug.

3.16

3.00

3.22

3.48

3.40

3.05

2.95

9 (U.

2.62

2.62

Sept.

2.48

2.50

2.68

2.88

3.22

3.37

3.98

3.84

3.70

3.45

Day.

11...........

12...........

13...........

14...........

15...........

16...........

17...........

18...........

1Q

20...........

July.

3.88

3.84

3.82

3 94

3.82

3.78

3.88

3.90

4.20

4.18

Aug.

2.76

2 44

2.70

2.62

3.04

3.12

3.07

3.30

3.12

9 Q4

Sept.

3.25

3.12

3.02

2.78

2.85

2.70

2.77

2.60

2.45

2.48

Day.

21...........

22...........

23...........

24...........

25...........

26...........

27...........

28...........

29...........

30...........

31...........

July.

5.82

6.90

6.38

4.32

3.95

3.68

3.50

3.21

3.16

2.88

3.05

Aug.

2.78

2.58

2.50

2.65

2.65

2.52

2.52

2.50

2.59

2.50

2.50

Sept.

2.80

2.76

2.67

2.«9

2.87

2.98

2.92

2.86

2.76

2.69

MUD BIVEB AT TffATES, W. VA.

LOCATION. About 200 feet above the highway bridge at Yates, Cabell County, 2

miles above Howell mill dam, and 15 miles from Huntington, on Chesapeake &

Ohio Railway.

DRAINAGE AREA. 318 square miles (measured on topographic maps). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 19 to September 30, 1915. 

GAGE. Vertical and inclined staff on left bank; read twice daily, to hundredths, by

C. J. McDonie. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from single-span steel highway bridge below

gage. Stay wire used for measurements at high stages. 

60399° WSP 403 17 6
82 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1915, PART III.

CHANNEL AND CONTEOL. One channel up to high stages, when right bank overflows around right abutment; straight for about 50 feet above and 75 feet below 

bridge. Left bank high, steep, wooded, and does not overflow. Principal control at ford, about 100 feet below gage; probably fairly permanent. Point of 

zero flow, gage height, 1.0 ±0.1 foot.

EXTREMES OP STAGE. Maximum stage recorded, 5.15 feet at 7 p. m. August 18; 

minimum, 1.60 feet at 7 p. m. August 14. 

Highest flood known reached a stage represented by gage height about 23 feet.

WINTER PLOW. No information available.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Records good.

COOPERATION. Station maintained in cooperation with United States Engineer

Corps. 

Data inadequate for determining daily discharge.

Discharge measurements of Mud River at Yates, W. Va., during the year ending Sept. 30,

1915.

Date.

July 14

16

19

Made by 

C. E. Ellsworth................................................ -.-.-.....

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

Gage

Feet. 

2.32

2.30

2.01

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

51.1

44.1

22.4

Daily gage height, in feet, of Mud River at Yates, W. Va. ,for the year ending Sept. SO, 1915.

Day.

1. ..........

2...........

3...........

4...........

5...........

6...........

7...........

8...........

9

10...........

July. Aug.

1 Q9

1 98

2.84

2

CQ

9 t*(\

2.36

2.18

2.10

2.00

1.93

Sept.

1

QQ

1 Q9

2.32

9 11

4.7

4.1

3.45

9 7\

2.46

2 28

Day.

11...........

12...........

13...........

14...........

15...........

16...........

17...........

18...........

19

20...........

July.

2.06

3.1

Aug.

1.87

1.80

1.64

1 98

1.80

1.98

4.2

3.1

2.46

Sept.

2.16

2.10

2.01

2.04

i an

1.81

1.78

1.82

2.17

Day.

21...........

22...........

23...........

24-........--

25...........

26...........

27...........

28...........

29...........

30...........

31...........

July.

9 Q

2.60

2.35

2 20

2.10

2.02

2.00

1 Q4

1.98

1.92

1.90

Aug.

9 3ft

2. 20

2.08

2.04

o no

1 Q^l

1.88

1 Q*L

2.13

2.03

1.96

Sept.

2 34

2 64

9 1Q

2.10

2 no

O (\A

2.37

9 QH

9 1A

2.18

TWELVEPOLE CREEK BASIN.

TWELVEPOLE CREEK AT WAYNE, W. VA.

LOCATION. At highway bridge, about 500 feet above railroad bridge of East Lynne 

branch of Norfolk & Western Railway, at Wayne, Wayne County, about threefourths mile below junction of East and West forks.

DRAINAGE AREA. 291 square miles (measured on topographic maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 1 to September 30, 1915.

GAGE. Chain gage attached to upstream handrail about 90 feet from left abutment; 

read twice daily, to hundredths, by Byron Smith.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from highway bridge or by wading. Stay wire 

used for measurements at high stages.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. One channel at all stages; straight for about 80 feet above 

and 1,200 feet below bridge. Both banks high, steep, wooded, and do not overflow. Bed of stream composed of rock and sand. Principal control is at Sampson's mill dam; probably permanent, but at low stages the operation of the mill 

will affect the discharge relation
LITTLE MIAMI EIVEE, BASIN. 83

EXTREMES OP STAGE. Maximum stage recorded, 9.4 feet at 7 p. m. July 8; minimum,

1.39 feet at 6 p. m. September.23. 

Highest flood known reached a stage represented approximately by gage height

25 feet.

WINTER FLOW. No information available. 

DIVERSIONS. None. 

BEGULATION. None, except for backwater caused during low water periods by

operation of small power plant at Sampson's mill.

ACCURACY. Becordsgood. See "Channel and control" and "Regulation." 

COOPERATION. Station maintained in cooperation with United States Engineer

Corps.

Data inadequate for determining daily discharge.

Discharge measurements of Twelvepole Creek at-Wayne, W. Va., during the year ending

Sept. SO, 1915.

[Made by Ellsworth and Conklin.]

Date.

July 2..............................................................................

17..............................................................................

&,

Feet. 

5.37

3.14

2.30

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

677

167

52.2

Daily gage height, in feet, of Twelvepole Creek at Wayne, W. Va., for the year ending

Sept. 30, 1915.

Day.

1............ 

2............

3............

4............

5............

6............ 

7............

8............

9............

10............

July.

4.7 

3.3

3.7

3.8

2.22

2.41 

2.10

8.3

5.0

3.6

Aug.

2.48 

2.26

2.95

4.6

3.05

2.55 

2.30

2.31

2.14

2.07

Sept.

1.81 

1.79

1.77

1.71

1.64

1.71

2.04

1.93

1.84

1.67

Day.

11............ 

12............

13............

14............

15............

16............ 

17............

18............

19............

20............

July.

3.25 

2.95

2.8

2.6

2.47

2.34 

2.30

2.22

2.20

2.20

Aug.

2.14 

2.13

2.26

2.15

2.57

2.55 

2.34

9 ^7

2.19

2.10

Sept.

1.63

1.60

1.56

1.60

1.62

1.53 

1.44

1 4Q

1.44

1.48

Day.

21............

22............

23............

24............

25 .........

26............ 

27............

28............

29............

30............ 

31............

July.

3.0

2.85

2.45

2.26

2.20

2.07 

2.02

1 97

2.08

2.03 

2.05

Aug.

2.03 

1.91

1.94

1.74

1.67

1.66 

1.84

1 71

1.81

1.98

1 Q7

Sept.

1.46 

1.42

1.40

1.46

1.44

1.43 

1.52

1 54

1.58

1.62

LITTLE MIAMI RIVER BASIN.

LITTLE MIAMI RIVER AT PLAINVILLE, OHIO.

LOCATION. At the steel highway bridge about half a mile above the Pennsylvania 

Railroad station at Plainville, Hamilton County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,680 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 10 to September 30, 1915.

GAGE. Chain gage attached to downstream side of bridge; read merning and evening 

to quarter-tenths.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel consists of heavy gravel and rock, covered with 

layer of mud. Control is at a riffle about 600 feet below gage; practically permanent.

EXTREMES oi1 DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during period of records, 21.15 

ieet February 1, 1915 (discharge, 42,800 second-feet); minimum stage, 5.1 feet 

May 8, 9,13, and 14,1915 (discharge, 19 second-feet).
84"

SUEFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1915, PAET III.

ACCURACY. Results good, except for a few days in January and February, when the 

discharge relation may have been affected by backwater due to high stages in 

the Ohio River.

COOPERATION. Results of discharge measurements and daily gage-height record furnished by United States Public Health Service.

Discharge measurements of Little Miami River at Plainville, Ohio, during the year ending

Sept. 30, 1915.

Date.

Oct. 2

19

Made by 

H. W. Streeter.........

Gage 

height.

Feet.

5 An

8

0

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

51.9

1,500

Date.

Feb. 1

Aug. 12

Made by- Gage 

height.

Feet. 

21.15

13.4

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

42,500

12.900

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Little Miami River at Plainville, Ohio, for the years

ending Sept. 30,1914-1915.

Day.

1914. 

1............

2... .........

3............

4............

5............

6............

7............

8............

9............

10............

July.

-

110

Aug.

79

71

72

57

58

64

62

62

65

68

Sept.

722

510

Vt7

261

207

158

187

i t&.

146

131

Day.

1914. 

11............

12............

13............

14............

15............

16............

17............

18

19............

20............

July.

110

92

110

1,590

510

322

261

192

158

187

Aug.

85

68

99

200

89

76

71

68

64

Sept.

146

137

124

68

Q9

89

81

65

71

52

Day.

ri4.

21...........

22...........

23...........

24........... 9*;

26...........

27...........

28...........

29...........

30...........

31...........

July.

153

131

110

114

99

79

81

87

7281*

82

Aug.

57

62

85

87

1,180

1,100

418

1,280

16.700

3,250

1.280

Sept.

65

66

65

89

76

82

76

78

82

87

Day.

1914-15. 

1. .............

2..............

3..............

4..............

5..............

6..............

7..............

8..............

9..............

10..............

11..............

12..............

13..............

14..............

15..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19..............

20..............

21..............

22..............

23..............

24..............

25..............

26..............

27..............

28..............

29..............

30..............

31..............

Oct.

58

52

65

72

58

65

46

65

72

65

72

58

87

114

7,390

2,890

2,890

1,480

946

666

560

357

290

220

510

439

418

261

220

194

Nov.

170

158

146

114

104

158

146

146

114

207

182

158

170

124

158

194

220

135

124

158

146

124

158

158

114

146

104

135

114

124

Dec.

124

182

207

376

S OKft

2 inn

1,280

1,100

1,280

1 1 Cft

876

722

585

638

439

one

357

357

OK7

357

462

612

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

534

534

8,750

6,180

Jan.

S OEfl

7cn

cnq

534

S11

18,500

8,470

1 Qfifi

1,100

1,480

I Qfifl

2 890

2,250

I Qfift

1,280

4,870

5,520

4 030

3,070

1 960

cqq

1,370

1 Qfifl

1,710

1,480

1,100

811

693

693

1,710

Feb.

40,600

30,890

13,900

9,040

S qAfl

6,180

4,440

2,560

1,960

1,590 i ocn

811

811

693

585

485

396

322

Mar.

9 on

261

OQq

207

CQC

1,180

1,830

1,480

I

oon

01 1

946

876

01 1

638

585

585

534

485

638

cqq

693

638

585

qoo

396

322

322 9<m

290

Apr.

OQA

261

Ofil

261

O9Q

261

290

322

OQA

OQA

099

qQC

439

qK7

QC7

322

OOO

261

1QO

65

lis

95

79

qoo

JOQ

OQA

322

290

OQA

May.

261

233

207

182

158

79

135

19

19

1 CO

iqc

135

19

19

189

207

207

207

1 P;S

207

207

261

cQq

693

638

585

2,890

1,100

1 4ftfi

2,890

June.

5,520

3,620

2

CAA

1,590

1,100

AQQ

534

811

485

qgo

9Qn

534

qQA

693

7,140

3,620

1,180

946

811

1,020

876

811

485

qOA

qK7

290

290

261

01 1

July.

638

4,870

1,480

946

9 oftft

2 ? R11 250

6,180

4,240

2 OKA

1,710

1,280

946

638 1 *>cn

1,100

QAR

01 1

cQq

585

485

322

261

OQQ

207

158

114

95

534

1,100

cqq

Aug.

1,100

1,100

1,710

1,100

638

JOQ

290

357

1,180

CQO

946

10,200

3

OEfl

3,430

2

QQA

2,560

1 Qfifl

1,710

1,710

3,620

3,250

2,560

2,560

6,180

2

QQA

1,280

693 dsf;

396

261

Sept.

207

114

79

65

19 finn

9,320

5,740

14,900

8,190

7,140

4 030

946

693

485

396

322

439

750

1,830

1,280

811

693

585

396

290

1,280

1,480

1,100

811

NOTE. Discharge determined from a rating curve well defined between 50 and 250 second-feet and 

fairly well defined between 250 and 50,000 second-feet.

Discharge, Feb. 5-12, estimated, because of backwater from Ohio River, at 12,400 second-feet. Discharge 

Jan. 12-16 and 22-25 may be too high because of possible backwater from Ohio River; open-water rating 

curve applied throughout these periods.
filVEB BASIN. 85

Monthly discharge of Little Miami River at Plainvilk, Ohio, for the years ending Sept. 30,

1914-15.

[Drainage area, 1,680 square miles.]

Month.

1914. 

July 10-31....... ........................

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

1914-15.

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

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

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

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

1,590 

16,700 

722

7,390 

220 

8,750 

18,500 

40,600 

1,830 

439 

4,440 

7,140 

9,900 

10,200 

14,900

40,600

Minimum.

72 

57 

52

46 

104 

124 

534 

322 

207 

65 

19 

261 

95 

261 

65

19

Mean.

215 

874 

151

784 

147 

1,240 

2,610 

7,950 

633 

280 

607 

1,310 

1,540 

2,060 

2,600

1,770

Per 

square 

mile.

0.128 

.520 

.090

0.467 

.088 

.738 

1.55 

4.73 

.377 

.167 

.361 

.780 

.917 

1.23 

1.55

1.05

Run-off 

(depth in 

inches on 

drainage 

area).

0.10 

.60 

.10

0.54 

.10 

.85 

1.79 

4.92 

.43 

.19 

.42 

.87 

1.06 

1.42 

1.73

14.32

Accuracy.

B. 

B. 

A.

B. 

A. 

B. 

C. 

C. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B.

NOTE. See footnote to table of daily discharge.

LICKING RIVER BASIN.

LICKING RIVER AT FALMOUTH, KY.

LOCATION. At the highway bridge on Ferry Street, about 500 feet above mouth of

South Fork.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,290 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January 1, 1914, to September 30, 1915. 

GAGE. Chain gage attached to bridge; read daily, morning and evening. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge, from boat, or by wading, according

to stage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Fairly permanent. 

EXTREMES OP STAGE. Maximum stage recorded 1914-15, 24.6 feet, February 2,

1915; minimum stage, 1.0 foot July 11 to 16 and September 30, 1914. 

The flood of 1854 reached a stage of 38.0 feet, according to the United States

Weather Bureau.

WINTER PLOW. Discharge relation probably not materially affected by ice. 

ACCURACY. -Discharge relation may be affected by backwater during high water in

South Fork. 

COOPERATION. Results of discharge measurements and daily gage-height record

furnished by the United States Public Health Service.

Data inadequate for determining daily discharge.

Discharge measurements of Licking River at Falmouth, Ky., during the year ending Sept.

30, 1915.

Date.

Dec. 30

Jan. 25

Made by- Gage 

height.

Feet. 

7.82

9.30

Discharge.

Sec. -ft. 

7,100

9,460
86 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1915, PART III.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Licking River 'at Falmouth, Ky.,for the year ending Sept.

30, 1915.

Day.

1....... .......

2..............

3..............

4..............

5..............

6..............

7..............

8..............

9..\. ..........

10..............

11..............

12..............

13..............

14..............

15..............

16.............. 

17..............

18.............. 

19..............

20..............

21..............

22..............

23..............

24..............

25. .............

26..............

27..............

28..............

29.............. 

30..............

31..............

Oct.

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

i ^

1.7

2.0

8.2

15.5 

10-5

11.2

7.2

4 Q

3-6

3-2

2-8

2.5

2

0

2.2

2-1

2-0

1-9

1-8

1-8

Nov.

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1-4

1.4

1.4

1.4 

1.4

1.3 

1.3

1.3

1 3

1.3

1 °.

1.3

1 3

1.3

1.3

1 3

1.3

1.8

Dec.

2.0

1.8

1.5

5.5

4 3

4.5

4.1

3.8

3.3

3.0

2.9

2

0

2.7

2.6

2

e

"2."2"

e Q

14.8

14.7

n

o

8.7

6

0

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.5

8.7

9.8

Jan.

8.4

6.6

5.0

3.8

3.5

3.2 7 <;

8.2

7.5

6.0

4 <;

7.6

10.6

9 0

8.4

6.7 

«; 7

5.0

6.8

9.4

9.2

7.5

8

0

Q 7

9 6

7.2

5.5

4 C

4.O

3 7

4.3

Feb.

24.5

24.6

17.9

13.9

12.5

12.9

9 4

7.2

5.3

4.8

4.5

4.3

4.0

3.5

3

0

3.3

0 0

3.3 

3.3

3.2

3

1

2.9

2

Q

2

D

9 7

2.6

2

e

.......

Mar.

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.3

3.5

9.7

10.7

8.9

7.0

4 9

4 «;

4

0

4.0

3.5

3

-1

3.1

3

-1

3.0 

3.0

3.4

3.6

4.0

4.3

4.0

3.6

3

0

3.2

q i

3.1

3

n

2.9

Apr.

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

2-3

2.3

2.3

2

0

2

0

2.5

2.6

2.5

9 4

2.4

2.4

2

0

2.3

2.2

3 fl

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2

0

May.

2.4

2.5

5.7

3.7

3.7

3.8

3-5

5-8

5.5

3-9

3.5

2 9

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.3 

2.2

2.1 

2.1

2 n

2 n

3.1

6.8

4.8

4.7

7.7

11.4

8.2

7.0 

6.0

4.5

June.

4.5

4.6

9.7

9.0

6.8

4.2

3-6

3.2

3.0

3.5

5.0

5.6

3.9

3.5

4.6

3.6 

3.6

3.6 

3.5

3.5

3.9

2.9 2.8

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.0

1.9

2.0 

5.0

July.

2.4

3.0

5.2

6.1

7.0

6.2

5.4

22.5

9.6

12.5

18.3

11.5

5.4

5.0

4.5

4.0

3 7

3.5 

3.2

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.1

3

-1

3

n

2.4

2.3

2.2 

2.2

2.0

Aug.

2.1

2.7

2.6

4-8

4.8

3.9

3-0

2.6

2.3

2.1

2.2

2.0

2.6

 2.2

2.2

2.9

9 fi

5.5 

4.0

3-8

3.7

Q 7

3-9

5.2

4.8

3.6

3.0

2.6

2.5

2.7

Sept.

3.4

28

2.5

2.2

2.3

5.0

3.5

3.9

3.2

3.1

2.7

2

C

2.3

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.7 

1.7

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.6 

1.5

NOTE. Dec. 16-18 river frozen and gage not read.

MILL CREEK BASIN.

MILL CEEEK AT ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, OHIO.

LOCATION. At Arlington Heights, Hamilton County, about 1,000 feet below confluence of East and West forks of Mill Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 109 square miles.

REQORDS AVAILABLE. September 19, 1912, to September 30, 1915.

GAGE. Inclined staff fastented to posts on right bank; read daily, morning and evening, to half-tenths, by Russell Harris.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from boat at section or by wading both forks.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Probably permanent.

EXTREMES OP STAGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 5.6 feet at 7 a. m. February 1; minimum, 1.10 feet at 6 p. m. November 27.

WINTER FLOW. Discharge relation affected by ice during severe winters.

ACCURACY. Gage height record reliable.

COOPERATION. Station maintained in cooperation with the division of sewerage 

investigation of the Department of Public Service of the city of Cincinnati, Ohio.

Data inadequate for determining daily discharge.

No discharge measurements were made during the year.
MIAMI RIVER BASl*f.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Mill Creek at Arlington Heights, Ohio, for the year ending

Sept. 30, 1915.

Day.

1..............

2..............

3..............

4..............

5..............

6..............

7..............

8..............

9..............

10..............

11..............

12..............

13..............

14..............

15..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19..............

20..............

21..............

22..............

23..............

24..............

25..............

26..............

27..............

28..............

29.............. 

30. ............. 

31..............

Oct.

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.25

1.22

1.20

1.20

1.22

1.20

1 99

1.20

1.25

1 99

1.22

2.18

1.55

1.30

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.22

1.20

1.20

1.20

I

oo

I

oo

1 9^

1.22

1.20 

1.20 

1.20

Nov.

1.22

1 20

1.15

1 20

1 10

1.20

1.40

1.28

1.22

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1 IS

1.15

1.15

1.20

I IS

1.15

1.15

1 IS

1-20

1.20

1.20 

1.20

Dec.

1.18

1.15

1.15

1.82

1.55

1.30

1.20

1.15

ill

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1 OK

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20 

1.20 

1.20

Jan.

1.20

1.20

1.22

1.25

1.25

1.28

1.45

1.22

1.2CV

1.26

1.22

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1 28

1 71

.28

OK

IS

.20

.20

.22

.20

1.20

1.20

1 IS

1.20

1.22 

1.40 

3.75

Feb.

5.30

3.72

2.30

1.80

4.65

1.75

1.20

1.22

1 28

1.20

1.22

1.20

1.20

1.22

1 9^

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.22

I

oc

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.22

1.20

Mar.

1.18

1.18

1.20

1.20

2.95

1.60

1.20

1.22

1.18

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.22

1.22

1.20

1.20

1 99

1.22

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1 99

1.20

1.20

1.22

1.20 

1.22 

1.20

Apr.

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.22

1 9f\

1.20

1.22

1.20

1.20

1 99

1.20

1.20

1.22

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.25

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.22 

1.20

May.

1.20

1.20

1.18

1.22

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.22

1.20

1 99

1.20

1.18

1.20

1.20

1 99

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.28

1.25

1.23

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

9 fIR

1.22

1.20

1.20 

1.20 

1.20

June.

1.20

1.20

1.22

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.22

1.20

1 IS

1.20

1.20

1.22

1.22

1 99

1.20

1.20

1.25

3.75

1.62

1.22

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.28

1.22

1-22

1.20 

1.22

.......

July.

1.20

1.20

1.22

1.20

1.22

1.20

1.20

1.25

2.10

1.22

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.22

1.20

122 

1.20 

1.20

Aug.

1.22

1.18

1.20

1.22

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.22

1.25

1.22

1.25

1.22

1.20

1.20

3.35

1.80

1.25

1.22

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.22

1.28

1.20

1.50

1.28

1.22 

1.22 

1.20

Sept.

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

4.30

1.45

3.80

2.35

1.22

1.20

1.22

1 28

1 20

1 20

1 18

1.22

1.20

1.22

1.20

1.20

1.32

1.22

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.68

1.22

1.20 

1.40

MIAMI RIVER BASIN.

MIAMI RIVER AT SIDNEY, OHIO.

LOCATION. At the North Street Bridge, Sidney, Ohio.

DRAINAGE AREA. 555 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February 1, 1914, to September 30, 1915.

GAGE. Vertical staff attached to downstream side of west abutment; read daily, in 

the morning, to tenths. Elevation of zero of gage, 926.6 feet above mean sea 

level.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of the bridge at the gage, 

from the upstream side of highway bridge about 1,000 feet below the gage, or by 

wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Shifts during floods.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. 1914-15: Maximum stage recorded, 6.2 feet April 8, 1914 

(discharge, 5,050 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 0.3 foot July 9, August 

9 and 21, and September 7, Nov. 1-8, 19-26, and 29, 1914 (discharge, 18 secondfeet).

The flood of March-April, 1913 the highest known to have occurred at this 

station reached a stage on March 25, represented by 17.9 feet on gage.

WINTER PLOW. Discharge relation may be affected by ice during short periods.

REGULATION. A small power plant a short distance above the gage draws water from 

the Miami & Erie Canal (see Diversions'), and discharges it into the river above 

the gage. Another power plant takes water from Tawawa Creek and discharges 

it into the river above the point of control, which is just below the gage; this power 

plant is not in operation during the greater part of the summer for lack of water. 

., The flow is practically unregulated by these power plants.
88 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1915, PAET III.

DIVEBSIONS. Water to feed the Miami & Erie Canal is diverted at Port Jefferson but 

a part of it is returned to the river above the gage. The amount diverted past 

the gage may be a large proportion of the low-water flow at the gage. On July 8, 

1914, the flow of the canal was measured by an engineer of the Morgan Engineering 

Co. and found to be 27.9 second-feet.

ACCURACY. Records only fair, because of shifting of channel.

COOPERATION. Gage-height record furnished by the United States Weather Bureau 

and results of discharge measurements by the Miami Conservancy District.

Discharge measurements of Miami River at Sidney, Ohio, during the years ending Sept. SO,

19U and 1915.

Date.

1914. Mar. 3

Apr. 7

0

23

May 6

6

6

29

25

91

Iiilvv Q

Q

on

on

41

31

Aus. 12

Made by 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

2.7

5.05

6.2

1.0

2.15

2.2

2.2

2.2

1.0

.55

.6

.6

.5

.6

.6

.5

' .5

1.12

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

1,160

4,350

5,050

151

850

928

i964

o971

ol52

020.8

636.5

36.9

30.1

29.7

39.4

39.1

35.8

33.1

«213

Date.

1914. 

Aug. 24

24

Sept. 4

25

25

1914-15.

Oct. 26

Dec. 1

Feb. 18

Apr. 7

May 13

22

Sept. 10

10

Made by 

H. R. Daubenspeck. . . .

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

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

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

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

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

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

H. R. Daubenspeck....

B.H. Petty... .........

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

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

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

Gage

Feet. 

0.6

.55

.6

.6

.8

.8

.9

.4

3.4

1.5 -.16

-.45

 .98

.92

2.38

2.35

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

45.4

40.1

47.1

47.3

70.4

71.8

ol53

«24

<21.600

a 493

o41

«37

o282

<«324

d957

ol,030

o Measurement made from highway bridge 1,000 feet below j,age.

6 Measurements June 16 to Sept. 30,1914, except that on Aug. 12, made by wading 2,000 feet below gage.

c Made by wading.

<* Made from downstream side of North Street Bridge at gage.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Miami River at Sidney, Ohio, for the years ending Sept.

30, 1914 and 1915.

Day.

1914. 

1....................................

2....................................

3....................................

4..... ...............................

5....................................

6....................................

7....................................

8....................................

10....................................

11....................................

12....................................

13....................................

14....................................

15....................................

16....................................

17....................................

18....................................

19....................................

20....................................

21....................................

22....................................

23....................................

24....................................

25....................................

26....................................

27....................................

28................................. ..

29....................................

30....................................

31....................................

Feb.

1,080

1,240

930

785

855

855

1,000

930

785

645

575

505

575

645

645

575

645

645

785

645

 505

505

440

440

440

dAt\

375

440

Mar.

375

440

375

375

575

855

1,760

1,160

1.160

1,000

785

930

785

1,240

2,460

2,680

1,860

1,160

715

505

375

315

255

255

200

9fifl

255

3,780

3,120

2,460

1,860

Apr.

1,160

4,110

2,900

1,960

1,400

1,000

1,670

5,050

4,220

2,570

1,580

1,670

1,400

1,160

930

930

645

440

315

255

152

111

111

80

57

tv>

111

80

SO

80

May.

57

41

30

30

41

376 930^

715

1,580

1,580

1,860

715

1,240

1,490

1,240

785

505

440

375

315

255

200

152

152

111

111

111

152

200

111

80

June.

Ill

80

67

57

67

41

30

30

41

30

23

23

23

23

23

30

30

30

23

23

23

. 23

30

30

23

23

30

30

41

41

July.

30

30

23

23

23

23

23

23

18

23

23

23

23

30

80

80

41

41

30

30

23

23

23

23

23

152

57

41

<tn

OO

30

Aug.

23

23

23

23

30

23

23

23

18

575

440

200

152

67

67

41

30

23

23

23

|Q

23

23SA

255

On

41

41

80

9fifl

111

Sept.

80

67

67

41

30

23

18

57

152

152

152

152

152

200

200

152

152

200

255

255

9Vi

200

200

1 19

80

0«

"f C*>

f>*v*

200

Oflfl
MIAMI EWER BASIN. 89

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Miami River at Sidney, Ohio, for the years ending Sept. 

30, 1914 and 1915 Continued.

Day.

1914-15. 

1..............

2..............

3..............

4..............

5..............

6..............

7..............

8..............

^.. ...........

10..............

11..............

12..............

13..............

14..............

15..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19..............

20..............

21..............

22..............

23..............

24..............

25..............

26..............

27..............

28..............

29..............

30..............

31..............

Oct.

200

200

200

315

315

200

200

255

255

255

200

255

200

200

440

855

575

375

200

200

200

152

152

152

152

111

80

80

41

30

23

Nov.

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

41

41

30

30

23

23

23

30

23

23

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

23

23

18

23

Dec.

23

23

23

41

57

315

375

255

255

255

255

200

152

111

80

80

57

57

41

41

30

30

30

30

30

30

23

23

30

57

505

Jan.

375

152

152

111

80

152

1,950

1,710

1,420

935

540

420

349

497

497

192

315

540

497

457

349

282

251

221

221

192

192

165

165

165

165

Feb.

2,120

3,730

3,840

2,770

1,870

4,180

3,080

1,870

1,210

870

700

1,950

2,980

2,480

1,420

870

645

497

4K7

384

349

349

349

349

349

282

251

221

Mar.

282

251

251

221

221

221

420

497

420

384

349

315

282

251

282

251

221

221

192

192

221

192

192

192

192

192

221

165

192

192

192

Apr.

165

165

141

141

141

120

86

73

62

47

221

251

192

141

102

86

73

62

73

53

73

73

53

315

349

282

221

165

120

73

May.

53

53

73

62

53

62

47

62

53

47

47

47

42

42

38

38

34

34

38

38

34

34

30

30

30

30

30

34

38

384

349

June.

251

221

755

590

420

251

540

540

315

192

141

102

62

165

251

457

384

221

1,000

755

457

315

221

141

73

62

47

47

42

42

July.

42

457

251

165

315

282

221

3,960

2,670

1,790

1,070

870

645

497

1,000

2,120

3,300

2,770

2,120

1,790

2,670

2,120

1,560

1,140

755

540

420

315

259

213

193

Aug.

158

193

1,070

590

497

349

315

285

259

213

213

384

540

420

315

285

645

700

645

457

590

1,350

1,210

810

935

590

384

349

315

384

349

Sept.

315

315

235

158

158

1,280

810

384

497

1,140

540

384

315

259

213

235

235

235

590

457

384

315

315

285

285

315

700

1,000

700

457

NOTE. Discharge determined from rating curves fairly well defined above 23 second-feet. New rating 

curves used beginning Jan, 6 and July 8. 1915. Discharge relation probably not materially affected by 

ice; open-water rating curves used throughout entire period.

Monthly discharge of Miami River at Sidney, Ohio, for the years ending Sept. SO,

1914 and 1915.

Month.

1914.

March..................;.......................................

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

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

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

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

1914-15. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

1,240 

3,780 

5,050 

1,860 

111 

152 

575 

255

855 

41 

505 

1,950 

4,180 

497 

349 

E84 

1,000 

3,960 

1,350 

1,280

4,180

MftlJ*PUTQ.

375 

200 

57 

30 

23 

18 

18 

18

23 

18 

23 

80 

221 165' 

. 47 

30 

42 

42 

158 

158

18

Mean.

676 

1,110 

1,210 

,515 

36 

35.1 

88.1 

144

228 

22.1 

113 

442 

1,440 

254 

137 

64.1 

302 

1,180 

510 

450

423

Accuracy.

C. 

C. 

B. 

B. 

C. 

B. 

B. 

C.

C. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

C. 

C. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B.
90 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1915, PART III.

MIAMI RIVER AT PIQUA, OHIO.

LOCATION. At North Main Street Bridge at Piqua, Miami County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 842 square miles (determined by the Morgan Engineering Co.).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 6 to June 30, 1914; October :, 1914, to September 30,

1915. The United States Weather Bureau has obtainec 1 daily gage readings since

January 1, 1911, and flood stages January 1, 1907, to December 31, 1910. 

GAGE. Mott gage, read daily, in the morning, to tenths by V. D. Grist.

Sea-level elevation of zero of gage, 849 feet. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from upstream side of highway bridge, about

3,000 feet below gage, or by wading. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel shifts somewhat during iloods.

EXTEMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during 

(discharge, 12,3QO second-feet); minimum stage, 0.4 foot

year, 7.8 feet July 8, 1915 

November 23, 24, and 27

(discharge, 16 second-feet).

The flood of March-April, 1913, the highest known to have occurred at this station, reached a stage of 23.3 feet on March 25, referred toj the gage datum.

WINTER FLOW. Discharge relation affected by the ice durirg part of winter.

DIVERSIONS. The water in the Miami & Erie canal about 25 or 30 second-feet 

flowing south from Sidney, is carried through a siphon under Loranne Creek, 

thence along the edge of the hills to Piqua, where it is xised for power. It is discharged into the canal about a mile below the gage. In addition to this quantity, about 40 or 50 second-feet is diverted into the lower canal level about 3 miles 

above the gage.

REGULATION. Water is taken from the Miami & Erie canal

but the effect of the regulation is not appreciable. 

ACCURACY. Gage-height record previous to October 1, 1914,

ber 1, 1914, to September 1, 1915, considered good.

COOPERATION. Gage-height record furnished by the United States Weather Bureau.

Results of discharge measurements furnished by the Mia^mi Conservancy District.

for power development, 

unreliable; results Octomeasurements of Miami River at Piqua, Ohio,

30, 1915.

during the year ending Sept.

Date.

Oct. 26 

Dec. 1 

Feb. 7 

18

Made by 

H. R. Daobenspeck....

E.W. Lane............ 

H. R. Daubenspeck_ . . .

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

1.5 

.7 

5.84 

2.1

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

119 

30 

7,530 

690

Date.

Apr. 8 

May 21 

July 8 

Sept. 20

Mac

H. R. Dat 

B. H. Pet 

Pye and I 

B. H. Pet

eby 

benspeck.... 

ty..... ......

labs..........

ty --,- 

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

0.98 

.99 

8.20 

2.06

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

53 

45 

12,500

687
MIAMI RIVER BASIN. 91

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Miami River at Piqua, Ohio, for the year ending Sept.

30, 1915.

Day.

1..............

2..............

3..............

4..............

5..............

6..............

7..............

8..............

9..............

10..............

11..............

12............

13..............

14..............

15..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19..............

20..............

21....:.........

22..............

23..............

21..............

25..............

26..............

27.....!........

28..............

29..............

30..............

31..............

Oct.

260

150

190

370

500

260

260

260

370

370

260

190

260

150

920

1,230

1,070

780

370

ion

150

150

120

100

120

120

85

85

70

42

Nov.

35

29

29

29

24

9Q

29

24

29

35

42

42

OK

35

35

35

42

tt

29

9Q

24

20

16

16

20

20

16

20

24

29

Dec.

35

qe

d*>

42

EA

OfiA

640

500

500

«>7ft

 >7ft

190

260

260

Jan.

150

150

150

150

150

1 VI

3 OCA

3,450

2,720

I

ccn

1

QQA

CAA

37ft

26Q

ion

120

370

780

640 *>7A

ion

120

120

120

120

120

120

100

100

100

120

Feb.

1,870

6,650

7,080

6,020

8,420

5 400

4,210

3,080

2,030

1 390

3

00ft

5

ftAA

4,210

3,080

2,030

1,230

920

CAfl

260

ion

1 PIA

150

i fin

i ?*n

120

100

100

Mar.

100

85

85

85

70

Wfl

780

500

260

Ofift

ion

150

120

120

100

100

85

70

70

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

50

50

Apr.

50

50

50

50

50

At)

A*)

35

35is

sn

70

70

60

60

60

50

en

50*\n

50

KA

60

100

i ion

1,710

1,230

*>7rt

190

120

May.

85

70

70

70

60

KA

50

50

50

KA

en

50

KA

42

42

42

42

49

42

A*)

50

60

50

KA

KA

50

50

42

50

1,070

1,070

June.

780

370

1,870

1,710

i 3on

640

QTfl

1,550

920

640

 >7ft

100

85

500

1,230

920

p.A(\

2,900

2,200

1,710

1,070

780

Q7A

150

100

85

70

70

85

July.

85

780

920

500

920

920

500

12,300

6,650

4,800

1,870

3,080

2,200

2,030

2,540

4,800

5,400

4,600

5,000

3,640

7,300

5,000

3,450

1,710

1,230

920

640

370

150

Aug.

120

780

2,540

2,720

1,550

920

500

500

370

260

190

1,550

1,390

920

920

780

780

1,390

1,230

920

1,710

3,450

3,260

2,540

2,720

1,870

1,390

640

500

640

500

Sept.

370

260

190

120

100

4,600

3,080

1,870

I,fl70

2,200

1,550

780

370

190

150

500

260

190

1,870

780

370

260

190

ion

150

150

1,870

2,540

'1,550

780

NOTE. Discharge determined from a rating curve fairly well defined above 24 second-feet. Discharge 

Dec. 15-31 estimated, because of ice, at 170 second-feet. Some ice on river Jan. 1-6 and 21-31; discharge for 

these periods may be somewhat high because of use of open-water rating curve.

Monthly discharge of Miami River at Piqua, Ohio, for the year ending Sept. SO, 1915. 

[ Drainage area, 842 square miles.]

Month.

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

January ........................................................

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

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

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

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

1,230 

42 

640 

3,450 

8,420 

780 

1,710 

1,070 

2,900 

12,300 

3,450 

4,600

12,300

Minimum^

42 

16 

35 

100 

100 

50 

35 

42 

70 

85 

120 

100

16

Mean.

310 

28.5 

208 

587 

2,590 

143 

210 

117 

794 

2,800 

1,280 

952

824

Accuracy.

B. 

B. 

C. 

C. 

B. 

C. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

C.

MIAMI RIVER AT TADMOR, OHIO.

LOCATION. At the National Road bridge at Tadmor, Montgomery County, about 4| 

miles below the mouth of Honey Creek, which enters from the left.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,130 square miles (determined by the Morgan Engineering Co.).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January 1, 1914, to September 30, 1915.

GAGE. Vertical staff in two sections; read daily, in the morning, to tenths, by E. J. 

Shepard. Sea-level elevation of zero of gage, 763.68 feet.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1915, PART in.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from upstream side of bridge at gage or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. May shift slightly during floods.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 11.9 feet at 11.30

a. m. February 2 and on February 6 (discharge, 11,400 second-feet); minimum

stage, 1.8 feet November 28-30 and December 1-3 (discharge, 119 second-feet).

Highest stage known, 25.4 feet, occurred March 25, 1913. 

WINTER PLOW. Discharge relation may be affected by ice for short periods during

extremely cold weather. 

DIVERSIONS. None. All the water diverted into the Miami & Erie Canal is wasted

into the river several miles above Tadmor. 

ACCURACY. Records reliable. 

COOPERATION. Gage-height record furnished by the United States Weather Bureau.

Results of discharge measurements furnished by the Miami Conservancy District.

Discharge measurements of Miami River at Tadmor, Ohio, during the year ending Sept.

SO, 1915.

Date.

Oct. 22 

Nov. 30

Jan. 13

Feb. 6

10

12

Made by 

H. E. Daubenspeck. . . .

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

B.H. Petty..... .......

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

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

2.5 

1.75

3.3

11.7

5.1

7.3

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

348

731

11,000

2,090

4,440

Date.

Mar. 3

20

May 14

Sept. 15

Made by 

H. B. Daubenspeck. . . .

B.H. Petty............

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

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

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

2.9 

2.3

2.3

2.08

3.10

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

492 

268

269

«186

680

"Made by wading. All others made from upstream side of National Pike bridge at gage.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Miami River at Tadmor, Ohio, for the year ending

Sept. 30, 1915.

Day.

1. .............

2..............

3..............

4..... .........

5..............

6..............

7..............

8..............

9..............

10..............

11..............

12..............

13..............

14..............

15..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19..............

20..............

21..............

22..............

23..............

24..............

26..............

26..............

27..............

28..............

29..............

30..............

31..............

Oct.

168

335

335

335

421

421

421

421

421

335

335

335

421

421

524

910

1,120

980

645

470

376

376

376

376

335

335

335

335

335

335

Nov.

297

297

261

227

196

168

168

168

196

227

227

227

196

196

196

196

196

196

168

168

142

142

142

142

142

142

142

119

119

119

Dec.

119

119

119

142

421

524

RAK

709

774

774

774

774

645

709

709

Jan.

168

168

2,570

3,570

2,870

2,570

2,110

1,670

645

583

583

583

709

1,050

QftA

1,050

583

583

980

1,270

1,270

1,270*

1,270

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,190

Feb.

2,290

11,200

8,090

6 430

5,110

11,400

6,430

4,890

3 q 7fi

2,570

2,290

3,900

6,070

5,230

4,120

2,290

1,430

1,120 oftft

osn

840

774

840

840

774

583

583

583

Mar.

470

470

470

376

376

910

980

1,270

980

840

583

583

470

470

470

583

524

524

V)A.

470

470

421

421

421

583

470

421

421

376

335

Apr.

297

297

297

297

297

261

261

261

261

297

421

470

421

335

335

335

9Q7

297

9O7

297

297

297

335

376

QSrt

1,270

980

583

1,120

May.

335

335

335

335

335.

297

9Q7

297

9O7

9Q7

227

168

168

168

168

119

168

168

168

168

168

168

168

168

168

168

1,270

June.

1,120

1,050

980

1,750

1,270

583

583

1,270

1,270

Qlft

910

583

335

^^i

470

840

583

583

COO

2,110

1 7^n

1,270

1,270

583

470

335

vw

335

583

July.

1,270

2,110

910

910

583

1,120

6,430

4,890

3,570

2,470

2,110

1,270

5,950

5,230

5,000

6,190

3,790

7,220

5,230

4,340

3,790

2,670

1,510

1,270

1,120

774

774

583

Aug.

583

421

2,770

1,750

1,350

1,120

curt

645

583

583

583

1,670

1,120

910

840

774

1,120

980

1,120

1,430

3,070

2,110

4,120

1,930

1,430

1,120

910

583

583

Sept.

583

583

583

421

376

3,900

1,930

3,070

1,930

1,270

980

840

645

583

583

t&X

1 190

oin

583

583

583

t&X

583

1 Q3A

2,890

1,930

NOTE. Discharge determined from a well-defined rating curve. Discharge estimated because of ice, 

as follows: Dec. 14-29, 350 second-feet; Jan. 1-4,400 second-feet.
MIAMI EIVEE BASIN.

Monthly discharge of Miami River at Tadmor, Ohio, for the 

[Drainage area, 1,130 square miles.]

93

Sept. SO, 1915.

Month.

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

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

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

1,120 

297 

774 

3,570 

11,400 

1,270 

1,270 

1,270 

2,110 

9,470 

4,120 

 3,900

11,400

Minimum.

168 

119 

119 

168 

583 

335 

261 

119 

335 

583 

421 

376

119

Mean.

439 

184 

437 

1,140 

3,430 

553 

461 

260 

863 

3,070 

1,260 

1,250

1,100

Per 

square 

mile.

0.388 

.163 

.387 

1.01 

3.04 

.489 

.408 

.230 

.764 

2.72 

1.12 

1.11

.973

Run-off 

(depth in 

inches on 

drainage 

area).

0.45 

.18 

.45 

1.18 

3.17 

.56 

.46 

.27 

.85 

3.14 

1.29 

1.24

13.21

Accuracy.

A. 

A. 

D. 

C. 

B. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A.

MIAMI RIVER AT DAYTON, OHIO.

LOCATION. At Main Street Bridge, Dayton, Montgomery County, about half a mile

below mouth of Mad River and 1 mile above mouth of Wolf Creek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,450 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 18, 1905, to December 31, 1909: April 1, 1913, to

September 30,1915. 

GAGE. Vertical staff attached to downstream end of first pier from left bank; read

once daily, to tenths, by C. E. Wilson. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Practically permanent except during extreme floods. 

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 11.0 feet on July 9

(discharge, 26,900 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.6 feet November 6-8, 23-30;

December 1-2, and 24-29 (discharge, 280 second-feet). The flood of March-April,

1913, reached a stage of 28.1 feet on March 26.

WINTER FLOW. Ice may affect the discharge relation during extremely cold weather. 

DIVERSIONS. A power plant about a mile above the station may divert water around

the section, and a dam on Mad River about 2 miles above the station diverts water

into the Miami & Erie canal. 

ACCURACY. Records good. 

COOPERATION. Gage-height record furnished by the United States Weather Bureau.

Results of discharge measurements furnished by the Miami Conservancy District.

Discharge measurements of Miami River at Dayton, Ohio, during the year ending Sept. SO,

1915.

Date.

Oct. 14

Nov. 12

12

\Ta\r 11

Made by 

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

B.H. Petty............

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

0.9

.7

.7

1.05

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. w\

306

309

t!U

Date.

July 9

16

Sept. 23

Made by 

I. E. Hook.... .........

B.H. Petty. ...........

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

10.6

7.15

1.95

Discharge.

Sec.-ft.

a")A 4fln

111.400

1,210

Channel obstructed by vegetation.
94 STJEPACE WATER SUPPLY, 1915, PART IH.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Miami River at Dayton, Ohio, for the year ending Sept.

30, 19-15.

Day.

 1..............

2..............

3..............

4..... .........

5..............

6..............

7. .............

8..............

9..............

10..............

11..............

12..............

13..............

14..............

15..............

16..............

17..............

18. .............

19..............

20..............

21..............

22..............

23..............

24..............

25..............

26..............

27..............

28..............

29..............

30..............

31..............

Oct.

350

350

350

350

350

395

395

445

445

445

500

395

395

395

1,060

1,720

1,720

1,330

1,060

875

710

565

500

445

445

445

445

395

sen

350

Nov.

350

350

350

315

315

280

280

280

315

315

315

315

315

315

315

350

qen

Q1 XL

Q1IJ

315

280

280

Qon

280

9sn

280

280 oofl

Dec.

280

280

315

315

1,060

1,620

1,420

1,330

1.420

1,330

1,330

1,140

1,140

1,060

965

790

710

565

565

565

inn

395

315

280

280

280

oofi

280

280

1 1 Af\

1,140

Jan.

965

965

965

965

875

565

6,510

5,650

3,690

2,710

2,170

1,720

1,420

1,240

1,140

1,140

1,830

2,420

2,050

1,830

i vw\

1,060

790

1,060

1 9An

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,330

Feb.

3,690

18,800

20,200

13,700

10,700

23,800

17,900

10,300

6,810

5,370

4,120

7,120

13,700

9,340

7,120

5,650

3,690

2,910

2,420

2,050

1 S^ft

1,620

1,620

1,720

1,720

1,620

1 

'

330

Mar.

1,240

1,240

1,140

1,060

1,140

2,170

3,540

2,420

2,170

1,830

1,720

1,620

1,330

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,140

1,060

1,060

1 060

i ftfin

965

875

875

790

790

710

710

635

710

 635

Apr.

635

635

635

635

635

635

635

635

635

635

790

965

1,060

875

790

710

710

710

710

710

710

710

790

790

1,060

1,830

1,330

1,140

965

710

May.

710

710

710

710

790

710

635

635

635

635

635

500

445

395

395

445

445

445

445

445

445

565

500

445

445

445

445

445

710

2,290

3,540

June.

2,870

2,710

2,420

3,200

2,290

1,520

1,330

1,940

2,170

1,620

1,240

1,060

875

565

1,060

3,200

2,050

1,620

2,170

4,080

2,560

2,050

1,420

1,240

1,060

875

790

565

500

2,050

July.

2,050

2,560

2,420

1,830

2,050

2,050

1,830

15,500

26,900

11,700

6,810

5,050

3,720

2,710

3,200

12,400

10,800

6,570

9,650

7,050

10,800

8,040

5,460

3,900

2,870

2,170

1,830

1,620

1.330

1,420

1,240

Aug.

1,140

1,060

3,200

2,290

2,560

-1,620

1,420

1,330

1,330

1,140

1,060

1,330

2,870

2,170

1,720

1,420

1,240

1,420

1,420

1,330

1,720

5,670

6,110

3,900

4,270

3,030

2,170

1,720

1,420

1,140

1,140

Sept.

1,140

1,140

1,060

965

1,140

4,850

5,670

4,080

2,870

5,050

3,900

2,420

1,720

1,520

1,330

1,140

1,330

1,140

1,330

2,560

1,940

1,420

1,240

1,140

1,060

965

1,240

7,790

4,850

2,560

 NOTE. Discharge determined from a rating curve well denned between 250 and 3,000 second-feet and 

fairly well denned for higher stages. River frozen Dec. 15-31, but open at gage. Open-water rating used 

throughout the year.

Monthly discharge of Miami River at Dayton, Ohio, for the year ending Sept. 30, 1915.

Month.

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

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

January. ............

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

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

The year. ................................................

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

1,720 

350 

1,620 

6,510 

23,800 

3,540 

1,830 

3,540 

4,080 

26,900 

6,110 

7,790

26,900

Minimum.

350 

280 

280 

565 

1,330 

635 

635 

395 

500 

1,240 

1,060 

965

280

Mean.

594 

304 

754 

1,740 

7,220 

1,270 

814 

702 

1,770 

5,730 

2,110 

2,350

2,080

Accuracy.

B. 

B. 

C. 

C. 

C. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B.

MIAMI RIVER AT HAMILTON, OHIO.

LOCATION. At single-span highway bridge on High Street at Hamilton, Butler

County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 3,580 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February 28, 1910, to September 30, 1915. Flood stages only,

November 16, 1904, to February 27, 1910, reported by United States Weather

Bureau.
MIAMI KIVEE BASIN. 95

GAGE. Vertical staff attached to the south side of the temporary bridge about 100

feet below old gage site; read morning and evening to half-tenths, by C. A.

Huber. Sea-level elevation of zero of gage 564.56 feet. For description of old

gage see Water-Supply Paper 353.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from upstream side of bridge. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Apparently permanent under ordinary conditions. The

section at the bridge shifts somewhat during floods on account of the high velocity. 

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 10.6 feet February

2 (discharge, 31,200 second-feet); minimum stage, 2.1 feet October 1-12 (discharge,

430 second-feet). The maximum stage on record at this station occurred at 3 a. m.

March 26,1913, at gage height 38.5 feet, according to Miami Conservancy District.1 

According to records of United States Weather Bureau, the highest stage prior

to 1913 was 21.2 feet March 24, 1898. 

WINTER FLOW. Discharge relation affected by ice for short periods during severe

weather only, as factory wastes probably keep the temperature of the water abovethe freezing point. 

DIVERSIONS. The Miami & Erie canal is fed by water taken from Miami River at

Middletown and Miarnisburg, Ohio. The quantity diverted is not known, -but it

is probably a considerable part of the low-water flow. 

REGULATION. There are several power plants in Hamilton above the station, but all

the water is returned to the river above the gage. 

ACCURACY. Discharge relation was materially changed by the flood of March-April,

1913. and as no discharge measurements were made after this flood until June 6,

1914. estimates of discharge from April 22, 1913, to May, 1914, may not be so 

accurate as those subsequent to this period. Results for 1915 are excellent. 

COOPERATION. Results of discharge measurements furnished by Miami Conservancy 

District.

Discharge measurements of Miami River at Hamilton, Ohio, during the year ending

Sept. 80, 1915.

Date.

Jan. 8

Feb. 6 

Mar. l 

Apr. 22

Made by 

Hoskins and Tarbett <*.

.... .do.a. ...............

H. R. Daubenspeckft. . 

B.H. Petty «>. .........

a.

Feet.

«4.80

<*10.40 

3.1 

2.5

Discharge.

Sec.-jt. 7,080

33,800 

1,850 

798

Date.

May 17

Aug. 2 

Sept. 21

Made by 

B.H. Petty*. .........

.....doA............... 

.....doA...... .........

height.

Feet. 2.44

3.11 

3.44

Discharge.

Sec.-ft.

831

1,790 

2,590

«U. S. Public Health Service.

b Engineers Miami Conservancy District.

c Lower gage, 5.75 feet.

eZ Lower gage.

i For information relating to this flood, see U. S. GeoL Survey Water-Supply Paper 334.
96 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1915, PART III.

Daily eK&ekarge, in second-feet, of Miami River at Eamiltont Ohw, for the year ending

Sept. 30, 1915.

Day.

1... ...........

2..............

3..............

4..............

5..............

6..............

7..............

8..............

9..............

10..............

11..............

12..............

13..............

14..............

15..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19..............

20..............

21..............

22..............

23..............

24..............

25..............

26..............

27..............

28..............

29..............

30..............

31..............

Oct.

430

430

430

430

430

430

430

430

430

430

430

430

475

520

790

2,300

2,080

1,750

1,390

1,080

850

850

850

850

850

850

730

730

730

620

620

Nov.

620

620

520

520

520

520

520

520

520

520

520

520

520

520

520

520

520

520

520

520

520

520

520

520

520

520

520

520

520

520

Dec.

520

520

520

520

1,300

2,080

2,080

2,300

2,080

2,080

1,850

1,650

1,650

1,650

1,480

1,220

850

850

925

1,000

1,000

730

730

730

2,080

1,650

Jan.

,390

,300

,300

,300

,150

3,600

9,520

6,900

5,150

3,600

2,800

2,800

2,550

2,080

1,860

1,650

3,600

3,600

3,600

2,550

2,080

1,860

1,850

1,650

1,480

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,300

Feb.

18.600

31,200

26,200

20,300

23,400

29,800

21,600

13,400

9,900

6,900

6,550

7,280

14,200

12,200

9,520

8,020

6,200

4,800

4,200

3,600

3,050

2,800

2,800

2,800

2

eftA

2,550

2,300

2,080

Mar.

1,850

1,650

1,650

1,480

3,050

3,900

4,500

4,200

3,300

3,050

2,800

2,300

2,080

1,850

1,850

1,850

1,850

1,850

1,850

1,650

1,480

1,480

1,300

1,150

1 1 flft

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

Apr.

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,650

1,300

1,300

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,000

1,000

1,000

1 000

1,000

1,300

1,150

1,650

2,550

1,850

1,480

1,300

May.

1,300

1,300

1,300

1 300

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,480

1,650

1,480

1,300

1,480

1,560

6,200

11,800

7,650

June.

5,860

8,400

5,150

4,800

3,600

2,550

2,080

2,080

2,080

1,850

1,850

1,650

1,650

1,650

2,080

4,500

3,050

2,300

2,550

5,500

3,300

2,550

2,300

2,080

1,850

1,650

1,390

1,300

1,300

July.

1,150

2,080

3,600

2 300

2,080

2,080

1,850

28,900

27,500

17,400

9,900

6,900

4,800

3,900

3,050

10,300

10,600

8,400

10,600

10,300

10,300

11,000

6,900

4,800

3,600

3,600

3,050

2,550

3,600

2,300

2,080

Aug.

1,850

1,850

3,600

3,600

3,050

2,080

1,850

1.850

2,080

1,650

1,560

5,500

3,900

4,200

2,550

2,080

1,860

1,850

1,850

2,080

10,300

9,150

8,400

6,900

5,850

5,150

3,900

3,050

2,800

2,550

2,550

Sept.

2,080

2,080

1,860

1,650

4,500

14,600

8,400

7,280

6.200

10,300

6,550

4,200

3,050

2,550

2,080

2,080

1,850

1,860

3,300

3,600

2 VUI

2 s no

2,080

1,850

1,650

1,650

4,800

8,400

6,200

4,200

NOTE. Discharge determined from a well-defined rating curve.

Monthly discharge of Miami River at Hamilton, Ohio, for the year ending Sept. 30, 1915. 

[Drainage area, 3,580 square miles.]

Month.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The year.................................................

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

2,300 

620 

2,080 

9,520 

31,200 

4,500 

2,550 

11,800 

8,400 

28,900 

10,300 

14,600

31,200

Minimum.

430 

520 

520 

1,150 

2,080 

1,000 

1,000 

1,000 

1,300 

1,150 

1,560 

1,650

430

Mean.

777 

527 

1,220 

2,550 

10,700 

1,970 

1,210 

1,910 

2,810 

7,140 

3,600 

4,190

3,170

Accuracy.

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A.

STILLWATEE RIVER NEAR WEST MILTON, OHIO.

LOCATION. In the SE. J sec. 4, T. 4 N., R. 5 E., 1 mile below the mouth of Ludlow 

Creek, entering from the right, at the bridge of the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago 

& St. Louis Railway (Peoria & Eastern division), about 2 miles north of West 

Milton, Miami County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 600 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January 1, 1914, to September 30, 1915.
MIAMI BIVER BASliT. 97

GAGE. Vertical staff in two sections; read daily, in the morning, to tenths, by M. J. 

Shellhaas. Sea-level elevation of zero of gage, 812.97 feet.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of railroad bridge at gage, 

from upstream side of highway bridge about 300 feet below the gage, or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Regular section shifts slightly during high water; weeds 

during the summer may affect the discharge relation.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded January 1, 1914, to September 30, 1915, 9.55 feet July 8, 1915 (discharge, 10,600 second-feet); minimum 

stage, 0.2 foot, October 4, 1914 (discharge, 14 second-feet). 

The flood of March-April, 1913, reached a stage of 28 feet on March 25.

WINTER FLOW. Discharge relation affected by ice during severe weather.

ACCURACY. Results considered good.

COOPERATION. Gage-height record furnished by United States Weather Bureau. 

Results of discharge measurements furnished by the Miami Conservancy District.

Discharge measurements of Stillwater River near West Milton, Ohio, during the year

ending Sept. 30, 1915.

Date.

Oct. 16

Feb. 9

Mar. 9

Made by 

B.H. Petty...........

Gage 

Jieight.

Feet. 

1.65

.85

3.2

2.15

1.2

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

198

«54

1,280 cfin

100

Date.

May 12

July 8

16

Made by 

E.W.Lane.... ........

W.D.PyeandR.Hahs.

B.H. Petty............

AT,

Feet. 

1.1

9.55

5.02

1.9

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

114

10,600

3,140

335

« Made by wading; all others made from upstream side of highway bridge 300 feet below gage.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Stillwater River near West Milton, Ohio, for the years

ending Sept. 30, 1914-15.

Day.

1914. 

1...........................

2...........................

3...........................

4...........................

5...........................

6...........................

7...........................

8...........................

9...........................

10...........................

11........................'...

12...........................

13...........................

14...........................

15...........................

16...........................

17...........................

18...........................

10

20...........................

21...........................

22...........................

23...........................

24...........................

25...........................

26...........................

27...........................

28...........................

29...........................

30...........................

31...........................

Jan.

39

48

61

61

76

76

61

61

114

160

218

292

254

254

218

187

94

114

187

94

94

114

136

160

333

333

254

254

218

187

378

Feb.

1,310

780

845

1,310

780

478

590

378

378

378

292

292

292

292

378

292

114

94

187

426

533

533

478

426

378

333

292

218

Mar.

254

292

378

715

980

1,900

4,810

3,100

1,400

1,310

1,220

1,140

1,220

1,600

2,710

2,230

1,700

1,220

980

590

590

426

378

378

292

292

333

4,500

3,100

2,120

2,010

Apr.

2,010

4,350

2,840

1,700

910

845

845

7,840

4,200

1,900

1,700

1,140

980

845

650

533

426

426

378

333

292

218

218

187

 187

254

218

426

292

292

May.

218

218

160

160

187

378

333

333

254

292

292

254

218

218

187

218

187

187

160

160

136

136

136

114

94

114

94

76

76

94

94

June.

76

333

94

76

114

94

94

136

114

94

76

94

76

61

39

76

48

39

32

32

26

26

48

61

61

76

94

94

61

76

July.

48

76

61

61

39

32

39

32

26

26

32

21

17

160

187

292

218

160

76

61

61

39

48

32

32

21

17

61

76

76

61

Aug.

48

32

26

39

26

21

26

48

61

160

254

292

187

114

94

76

48

39

32

32

26

21

39

26

187

218

136

76

254

590

426

Sept.

378

292

333

218

187

187

94

76

61

76

61

61

76

48

32

~39

39

26

26

32

26

26

32

32

39

26

21

21

32

26

60399° WSP 403 17-
98 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1915, PART III.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Stillwater River near West Milton, Ohio, for the years 

ending Sept. 30, 1914-15 Continued.

Day.

1914-15. 

1..............

2..............

3..............

4..............

5..............

6..............

7...-.....--...

8..............

9

10..............

11..............

12..............

13..............

14..............

15. .............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19. ...-.-..-..-.

20..............

21..............

22. .............

23..............

25..............

26..............

27..............

28..............

29..............

30. .............

31..............

Oct.

26

17

17

14

17

26

21

32

3Q

48

61

39

39

32

39

187

378

187

218

160

114

76

61

61

76

48

39

61

48

61

48

Nov.

39

32

61

48

39

32

48

61

61

76

QA

61

61

39

39

48

76

48

48

61

48

39

26

26

32

39

48

39

48

61

Dec.

136

76

76

48

533

71 ^

533

378

J7Q

478

333

333

378

292

254

187

187

218

292

292

254

218

218

254

254

218

187

160

254

254

Jan.

48

48

39

32

32

48

2,470

1,700

845

426

378

333

292

218

218

254

715

980

715

650

590

478

478

533

590

378

333

292

9Q9

218

292

Feb.

1,700

4,350

4,970

3,100

1,900

6,650

4,350

1,900

980

910

780

3,100

2,970

1 omi

1,310

910

715

533

378

378

333

333

254

292

292

333

333

292

Mar.

254

218

218

187

292

650

715

715

426

378

378

333

292

292

254

333

292

218

218

187

187

160

187

187

160

160

136

136

114

94

94

Apr.

114

94

136

136

114

114

94

94

76

94

114

187

218

160

160

136

114

94

94

114

76

114

136

254

590

292

254

160

136

114

May.

114

114

94

94

114

94

114

136

160

114

94

94

76

76

94

114

136

114

76

76

94

136

160

114

94

76

76

94

94

1,310

1,700

June.

910

910

1,310

980

650

478

333

533

590

378

292

254

187

254

1,310

980

650

533

715

1,140

910

650

378

292

187

218

187

114

114

218

July.

187

650

533

426

650

650

378

8,350

8,860

4,350

1,900

1,140

845

533

980

3,929

3,100

1,900

3,230

1,900

1,700

1,400

910

533

478

378

333

254

218

187

187

Aug.

136

136

292

426

910

378

378

333

292

187

114

378

980

650

378

378

292

292

136

114

478

2,840

2,350

1,700

1,060

533

378

378

333

292

218

Sept.

715

650

533

478

650

1,500

1,800

980

533

650

845

533

426

333

333

378

333

218

980

650

378

292

254

254

160

114

378

2,470

1,400

1,310

NOTE. Discharge determined from a rating curve fairly well defined above 32 second-feet. Open-water 

rating curve applied throughout the period.

Monthly discharge of Stillwater River near West Milton, Ohio, for the years ending Sept. 30,

1914 and 1915. 

[Drainage area, 600 square miles.)

Month.

1914.

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

1914-15.

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

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

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

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

378 

1,310 

4,810 

7.840 

378 

333 

292 

590 

378

378 

94 

715 

2,470 

6,650 

715 

590 

1,700 

1,310 

8,860 

2,840 

2,470

8,860

Minimum.

39 

94 

254 

187 

76 

26 

17 

21 

21

14

26 

48 

32 

254 

94 

76 

76 

114 

187 

114 

114

14

Mean.

165

467 

1,420 

1,250 

186 

80.7 

70.6 

118 

87.4

73.9 

49.3 

281 

481 

1,650 

273 

153 

195 

555 

1,650 

572 

684

544

Per

square 

mile.

0.275 

.778 

2.37 

2.08 

.310 

.134 

.118 

.197 

.146

0.123 

.082 

.468 

.802 

2.75 

.455 

.255 

.325 

.925 

2.75 

.953 

1.14

.907

Run-off 

(depth in 

inches on 

drainage 

area).

0.32 

.81 

2.73 

2.32 

.36 

.15 

.14 

.23 

.16

0.14 

.09 

.54 

.92 

2.86 

.52 

.28 

.37 

1.03 

3.17 

1.10 

1.27

12.29

Accuracy.

C. 

C. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. B. ' 

B.

B. 

B. 

C. 

C. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B.
MIAMI KIVEE BASIN. 99

MAD RIVER NEAR SPRINGFIELD, OHIO.

LOCATION. At the old mill about 800 feet south of Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago 

& St. Louis Railway bridge No. 121, and one-third mile below mouth of Buck 

Creek, near Springfield, Clark County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 488 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February 1, 1914, to September 30, 1915.

GAGE. Vertical staff in two sections; lower section attached to north wall of rocklined overflow channel from millrace; upper section attached to south side of 

old mill building; read daily, in the morning, to tenths, by 0. W. Bruney. Sealevel elevation of zero of gage, 887.81 feet.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from highway bridge about 1,000 feet below gage 

or by wading about 1,500 feet below gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel shifts slightly during floods.

EXTREMES OP STAGE. 1914-15: Maximum stage recorded, 7.3 feet March 28, 1914 

(discharge, 4,040 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 0.9 foot August 20, 1914 

(discharge, 157 second-feet).

The flood of March-April, 1913, reached a stage on March 25 represented by 19.2 

feet, referred to gage datum.

WINTER PLOW. Discharge relation is affected by ice during extremely cold weather.

ACCURACY. Results considered good.

COOPERATION. Gage-heignt record furnished by the United States Weather Bureau. 

Results of discharge measurements furnished by the Miami Conservancy District.

Discharge measurements of Mad River near Springfield, Ohio, during the year ending Sept.50,

1915.

Date.

Oct. 15

2

Jan. 7

7

Made by 

i

H. R. Daubenspeck. . . .

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

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

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

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

2.45 

1.3

1.25

"4.8 

4.0

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

a 440 6203

6204

a 1, 730 

a 1,290

Date.

Mar. 8 

Apr. 21

May 18

July 30 

Sept. 9

Made by 

H. R. Daubenspeck. . . . 

B. H. Petty............

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

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

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

2.6 

1.7

1.42

2.25. 

2.10

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. «534

ft ooo

o 338 

« 341

a Made from downstream side of highway bridge.

6 Made by wading.

c Stage fell 0.4 foot during measurement.
100 SURFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1915, PART III.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Mad River near Springfield, Ohio, for the years ending

Sept. 30, 1914 and 1915.

Day. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept.

1914.

1,150

675

485

448

415

386

3.140

630

386

386

386

386

386

386

386

386

386

386

1,290

386

386

386

386

386

386

570

415

570

386

485

900

1,500

730

525

485

1,020

1,500

1,430

1,020

960

570

485

485

415

448

448

415

415

386

4,040

1,360

1,430

840

900

2,870

1,500

1,020

900

730

900

3,320

1,360

1,020

900

1,220

900

730

730

675

570

570

525

485

485

448

415

415

525

485

448

415

415

415

415

415

415

415

415

415

448

415

570

448

415

415

415

415

415

415

415

415

415

415

315 

315- 

315 

296 

277

277

277

277

277

277

277

260 

277 

260 

2% 

277

277

260

260

245

245

245

230

230

230

230

230

230

215

230

230

230

230

230

260

245

230

230

230

245

230

230

230

230

230

230

230

230

230

230

230

230

230

230

230

277

215

215

215

215

215

202

202

202

189

189

189 

189 

189 

189 

]89 

189

189

189

189

189

189

167

167

167

167

167

167

167

167

167

167

167

167

167

157

215

167

215

215

178 

178 

167 

189 

202 

1S9

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

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

29.

30.

31.

1914-15.

178

178

178

167

167

167

167

189

202

189

202

215

189

189

315

675

386

260

245

245

230

215

215

202

215

215

202

202

202

202

202

202

202

189

202

202

202

202

202

189

189

189

202

202

202

202

202

202

189

189

189

202

202

202

202

202

202

202

202

202

245

277

386

360

315

315

277

277

277

245

245

245

245

245

245

245

245

245

245

245

245

245

245

245

245

245

245

245

245

245

245

245

245

245

2,100

675

485

315

315

277

277

260

260

277

525

415

336

315

315

315

315

315

277

277

277

277

277

277

260

1,790

3,770

2,020

1,150

1,020

3,770

1,290

840

675

570

570

2,180

2,020

1,290

1,020

785

675

570

570

525

448

386

415

415

415

415

315

315

315

315

296

296

316

840

620

485

415

386

360

336

315

296

277

277 

296 

296 

296 

2%

296

296

296

277

277

277

277

277

277

277

277

277

277

277

277

277

277

277

277

277

277

360

277

277

277

277

277

277

277

277

245

245

245

245

245

260

260

260

260

260

260

260

260

260

260

260

260

260

260

260

260

260

245

245

245

215

215

215

230

215

215

215

215

215

230

230

230

296

360

296

296

315

296

277

245

230

245

245

245

245

245

245

245

315

386

230

245

900

415

277

277

277

277

277

277

277

415

336

277

277

277

277

277

3,950

1,290

730

620

620

620

1,290

2,520

1,430

675

2,260

960

2,960

785

675

620

570

525

485

415

360

386

336

336

336

386

360

315

315

315

315

315

415

336

386

386

336

336

336 

315 

570 

2%

336

730

360

360

360

336

315

315

315

315

315

NOTE. Discharge determined from a rating curve fairly well defined from 157 to 4,040 second-feet.
MIAMI RIVER BASIN". 101

Monthly discharge of Mad River near Springfield, Ohio, for the years ending Sept. 30,

1914 and 1915.

[Drainage area, 488 square miles.]

Month.

1914.

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

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

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

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

1914-15. 

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

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

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

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

3,140 

4,040 

3.320 

570 

296 

277 

215 

202

675 

202 

386 

2,100 

3,770 

840 

360 

360 

900 

3,950 

730 

1,500

3,950

Minimum.

386 

386 

415 

277 

215 

189 

157 

178

167 

189 

202 

245 

315 

 277 

245 

215 

230 

277 

296 

296

167

Mean.

578 

846 

876 

377 

244 

216 

180 

181

226

197 

258 

370 

1,080 

337 

271 

249 

304 

895 

357 

427

410

Per 

square 

mile.

1.18 

1.73 

1.80 

.773 

.500 

.443 

.369 

.371

.463 

.404 

.529 

.758 

2.21 

.691 

.555 

.510 

. .623 

1.83 

.732 

.875

.840

Run-off 

(depth in 

inches on 

drainage 

area).

1.23 

1.99 

2.01 

.89 

.56 

.51 

.43 

.41

.53 

.45 

.61

.87 

2.30 

.80 

.62 

.59 

.70 

2.11 

.84 

.98

11.40

Accuracy.

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B.

B. 

B. 

C. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B.

MAD RIVER NEAR DAYTON, OHIO.

LOCATION. In the SE. J sec. 8, T. 3 E., R. 8 N., Great Miami base line, at covered 

highway bridge about a mile northwest of Wright, Greene County, and 5 miles 

above Dayton.

DRAINAGE AREA. 652 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November 19,1914, to September 30, 1915.

GAGE. Vertical staff, attached to the downstream side of west abutment of bridge; 

read once daily, to tenths, by John Morris. Sea-level elevation of zero of gage, 

783.91feet.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge at gage or by wading about 150 feet above gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Stream bed is made up of bowlders and gravel; probably 

permanent.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 7.0 feet February 

2 (discharge 4,810 second-feet); minimum stage 1.0 foot November 22-30, December 2, 4, and 25-28 (discharge, 165 second-feet).

WINTER PLOW. Discharge relation seldom affected by ice, as velocities are high.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Gage-height record reliable. Results considered good.

COOPERATION. Gage-height record and results of discharge measurements furnished 

by Miami Conservancy District.
102 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1915, PART III.

Discharge measurements of Mad River near Dayton, Ohio, during the year ending Sept. 30,

1915.

Date.

Dec. 4 

Jan. 7

Feb. 2

11

.Made by 

H. R. Daubenspeek. . . . 

B.H. Petty............

B. H. Petty............

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

1.15

4.92

7.06

2.4

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

o289 

a 2, 740

"4,840

«974

Date.

Apr. 10 

May 15

July 31

Sept. 11

Made by 

H. R. Daubenspeek.... 

B. H. Petty............

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

height.

Feet. 

1.35 

1.18

1 60

2.30

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

«330 6247

a824

« Made from downstream side of highway bridge at gage. & Made by wading.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Mad River near Dayton, Ohio, for the year ending Sept.

SO, 1915.

Day.

1. ....................

3.....................

5.....................

6................. ...

7.....................

8.....................

9.....................

10.....................

11.....................

13.....................

14.....................

15.....................

16.....................

17.....................

19.....................

20.....................

22.....................

23.....................

24.....................

25.....................

26.....................

97

28.....................

29 ....

30.....................

31.....................

Nov.

210

210

210

165

165

165

165

165

IftC

165

165

165

Dec.

210

165

210

165

740

685

575

520

520

465

465

410

360

360

360

360

210

210

310

210

210

210

210

210

165

165

IftC

O1 A

920

465

Jan.

410

310

310

260

260

260

3,260

1.100

740

520

520

520

465

410

410

410

980

74ft

630

575

410

410

410

410

410

410

410

360

360

360

360

Feb.

1,500

4,810

3,650

1,910

1,500

4,590

2,220

1,300

1,100

980

920

2,380

2,900

1,770

1 430

1,100

1,100

860

800

74ft

74ft

685

685

685

685

685

740

575

Mar.

520

520

520

ARK.

520

1.170

980

980

740

685

630

630

575

520

520

520

410

360

410

410

410

%n

OflA

360

3fif»

360

360

360

01 A

01 A

310

Apr.

260

260

260

260

260

260

260

260

260

465

410

410

360

Sfift

360

310

Q1A

260

260

260

01 A

260

260

260

260

260

260

260

May.

260

210

210

210

91 n

210

310

260

260

260

260 ofift

260

210

91ft

260

260

260

OflA

410

310

260

260

QfiA

01 A

01 A

260

685

465

June.

575

575

465

410

360

410

410

310

310

260

260

260

310

740

465

360

920

685

eon

dfiK*

OCA

310

01 A

260

260

260

210

1,170 ' ^

July.

1.300

575

df\f\

740

wn

410

4,700

3,750

1,300

980

860

685

630

1,430

2,720

1,770

980

2,380

1,240

2 onn

1.360

oofi

740

630

C7c

R7K

COft

410

COft

410

Aug.

410

410

410

410

360

360

360

360

630

465

410

74ft

630

465

360

360

360

360

360

575

1,170

685

630

575

465

410

QflA

Qftn

OAA

310

Sept.

310

91 A

310

260

410

1,980

920

740.

630

2 220

920

630

520

520

410

360

360

630

520

410

360

360

360

360

310

980

630

465

NOTE. Discharge determined from a fairly well-defined rating curve. Open-water rating used throughout the year.

Monthly discharge of Mad River near Dayton, Ohio, for the year ending Sept. 30, 1915. 

[Drainage area, 652 square miles.]

Month.

November 19-30.. . ......................

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

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

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

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

210

920 

3,260 

4,810 

1.170 

465 

685 

1,170 

4,700 

1,170 

2,220

Minimum.

165 

165 

260 

575 

310 

260 

210 

210 

410 

310 

260

Mean. ,

176 

342 

561 

1,540 

514 

294 

285 

434 

1,210 

469 

599

Per 

square 

mile.

0.270 

.525 

.860 

2.36 

.788 

.451 

.437 

.666 

1.86 

.719 

.919

Run-off 

(depth in 

inches on 

drainage 

area).

0.12 

.61 

.99 

2.46 

.91 

.50 

.50 

.74 

2.14 

.83 

1.03

Accuracy.

B. 

C. 

C. 

B. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A.
MIAMI BIVER .BASIN. 103

BUCK CREEK AT SPRINGFIELD, OHIO.

LOCATION. At Plum Street Bridge in Springfield, Clark County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 163 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 15, 1914, to September 30, 1915.

GAGE. Vertical staff in two sections; read daily, in the morning, to tenths, by S. Van 

Bird, jr. Sea-level elevation of zero of gage, 908.2 feet.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from upstream side of bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel may shift slightly during floods.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded, 4.8 feet, July 8, 1915 (discharge, 1,350 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.6 foot September 9-12, 1914 (discharge, 27 second-feet). The flood of March-April, 1913, the highest known to 

have occurred at this station, reached a stage on March 25, represented by 12.3 

feet, referred to gage datum.

WINTER FLOW. Discharge relation affected by ice for short periods only, as the use 

of water for condensing purposes at points above the gage tends to keep the temperature above freezing.

ACCURACY. Results are considered fair. Rating curve fairly well defined but gage 

is read only once a day.

COOPERATION. Station maintained and records furnished by the Miami Conservancy 

District.

Discharge measurements of Buck Creek at Springfield, Ohio, during the year ending Sept.

30, 1915.

Date.

Oct. 15

Dec. 2

2

Mar. 8

Made by 

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

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

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

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

height.

Feet. al.7

.9

.9

2.3

1.65

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. b 173

c60

c53

*>253

6154

Date.

Apr. 21

May 18

July 30

Sept. 9

Made by 

B.H. Petty............

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

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

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

1.08

.98

1.25

1.20

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. c56

c59

clOO

dS4

a Stage rose 0.4 foot during measurement.

b Made from downstream side of Plum Street Bridge.

« Made by wading.

d Made from downstream side of Ohio Electric Ry. bridge, 1 mile below gage.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Buck Creek at Springfield, Ohio, for the

Sept. SO, 1914-15.

Day.

1914. 1...... ......

2............

3............

4............

5............

6............

7............

8............

9............

10............

July. Aug.

53

43

43

43

43

34

34

34

43

43

Sept.

64

64

53

53

43

64

43

34

27

27

Day.

11............

12............

13............

14............

15............

16............

17............

18............

19............

20............

July.

58

102

64

53

64

64

64

Aug.

- 34

53

53

43

43

34

34

34

34

34

Sept.

27

27

64

64

64

53

53

43

43

34

Day.

21............

22............

23............

24............

25............

26............

27............

28............

29............

30............

31............

July.

64

64

53

43

53

43

43

43

43

43

53

Aug.

88

34

34

88

64

88

64

43

102

88

75

Sept.

34

34

64

53

53

53

53

53

53

43
104 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, I&15, PART III.

Daily discharge, in second-feet of Buck Creek at Springfield, Ohio, for the years ending 

Sept. 30, 1914-15 Continued.

Day.

1914-15. 

1. .............

2..............

3..............

4..............

5..............

6..............

7.. ............

8..............

9..............

10..............

11..............

12..............

13..............

15..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

1Q

20..............

21.........."....

22..............

23..............

24..............

25..............

26..............

27..............

28..............

29..............

30..............

31..............

Oct.

43

34

34

34

34

34

34

43

43

64

43

43

43

53

88

178

88

75

64

64

53

43

43

43

43

43 si

64

64

53

CQ

Nov.

53

64

64

64

64

53

53

102

88

64

53

53

53

75

64

64

88

53

43

43

43

43

64

64

43

43

43

43

43

43

Dec.

64

64

53

75

146

131

102

102

102

88

88

88

64

53

53

43

43

43

43

43

fU

4<?

43

43

43

43

4O

75

1O9

88

Jan.

75

75

53

53

43

328

328

162

116

116

102

88

75

75

88

88

88

102

102

88

88

102

88

75

88

75

64

64<\1

64

102

Feb.

243

1.300

328

303

328

303

281

210

146

131

178

386

303

243

178

131

116

116

131

131

116

116

146

U6

131

116

116

116

Mar.

116

116

102

102

116

131

131

162

131

116

116

116

116

102

102

102

88

102

102

102

102

88

88

75

75

88

75

75

75

75?>;

Apr.

75

64

64

64

64

53

53

53

43

43

64

64

64

64

64

53

64

53

53

64

64

75

88

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

May.

75

75

75

75

75

64

64

64

64

64

43

43

43

34

88

88

64

64

64

102

131

88

64

64

75

75

75

64

102

88

88

June.

88

116

102

88

64

64

64

88

75

75

64

64

64

53

146

102

75

75

146

116

75

53

64

64

53

43

53

53

53

178

July.

102

64

64

64

146

102

75

1,350

210

194

210

226

178

162

605

210

178

116

303

88

303

88

116

102

102

102

102

88

102

88

88

Aug.

75

88

102

75

75

75

75

75

131

102

226

386

303

.303

210

102

75

64

64

53

162

194

131

102

88

. 75

75

75

53

75

75

Sept.

64

64

53

64

450

303

261

210

162

146

131

102

88

88

88

88

75

75

131

75

75

75

75

64

64

64

210

131

116

102

NOTE. Discharge determined from a rating curve fairly well defined between 27 and 1,470 second-feet.

Monthly discharge of Buck Creek at Springfield, Ohio, for the years ending Sept. SO,

1914 and 1915.

[Drainage area, 163 square miles.]

Month.

1914. 

July 14-31 ...............................

1914-15.

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

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

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

102 

102 

64

178 

102 

146 

328 

1,300 

162 

88 

131 

178 

1.350 

386 

450

1, 350

Minimum.

43 

34

27

34 

43 

43 

43 

116 

75 

43 

34 

43 

64 

53 

53

34

Mean.

56.3 

50.9 

47.9

54.5 

57.7 

69.8 

100 

231 

102 

64.5 

72.3 

80.6 

191 

121 

123

105

Per

square 

mile.

0.345 

.312 

.294

.334 

.354 

.428 

.613 

1.42 

.626 

.396 

.444 

.494 

1.17 

.742 

.755

.644

Run-off 

(depth in 

inches on 

drainage 

area).

a 23

.36 

.33

.39 

.40 

.49 

.70 

1.48 

.72 

.44 

.51 

.55 

1.35 

.86 

.84

8.73

Accuracy.

B. 

B. 

B.

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

C.

NOTE. Accuracy for September, 1915, reduced because of discrepancy between readings by gage observer and hydrographer Sept. 9.
MIAMI BIVEE BASIN. 105

TWIN CREEK NEAR GERMANTOWN, OHIO.

LOCATION. At covered highway bridge in the NE. J sec. 14, T. 3 N., R. 4 E., about 1 

mile west of Germantown, Montgomery County, and about 2 miles above mouth 

of Little Twin Creek, entering from the left.

DRAINAGE AKEA. 272 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 12, 1914, to September 30, 1915.

GAGE. Vertical staff in two sections; read daily, in the morning, to tenths, by 

Thomas Stettler. Sea-level elevation of zero of gage, 712.73.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of the bridge or by wading 

about 200 feet above gage. The bridge makes an angle of about 45 degrees with 

the direction of the current. Flood measurements will be made at the highway 

bridge about half a mile below the gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel shifts slightly during floods.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 10.9 feet July 8 

(discharge, 8,370 second-feet). 1 Minimum stage, 1 foot October 1-10 and 14 (discharge, 17 second-feet). The flood of March-April, 1913, the highest known to 

have occurred at this station, reached a stage on March 25 of 18.3 feet, referred to 

gage datum.

WINTER PLOW. Discharge relation affected by ice and occasionally by ice jams.

ACCURACY. Records good. Discharge measurements made during 1915 and 1916 

seem to indicate that the records published for 1914 were too low on the following 

days: April 12-17, 12 per cent; August 10, 30 per cent; August 15, 7 per cent; 

August 29, 22 per cent.

COOPERATION. Station maintained and records furnished by the Miami conservancy 

district.

Discharge measurements of Twin Creek near Germantown, Ohio, during the year ending

Sept. SO, 1915.

Date.

Oct. 23

Dec. 3 

Feb. 16

Mar. 6 

Apr. 5

Made by 

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

B. H. Petty............

H. R. Daubenspeck. . . . 

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

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

1.4

1.05 

2.6

3.05 

1.52

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. "43

o26 

6359

6597 

665

Date.

May 19

July 8 

9

Aug. 3 

Sept. 17

Made by 

B.H. Petty............

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

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

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

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

height.

Feet.

1.45

eg. 28 

4.7

1.75 

1.75

Discharge.

Sec.-ft.

64,880 

61,600 «78' 

01104

o Measurements made by wading.

6 Measurement made from downstream side of highway bridge at gage.

c Stage fell from 9.1 feet to 7.45 feet during measurement, which lasted 3.5 hours.

i The maximum discharge for 1914 as published in W. S. Paper 383 is in error, the correct value is 

1,670 second-feet.
106 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1915, PART III.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Twin Creek near Germantown, Ohio, for the year ending

Sept. 30, 1915.

Day.

1.... ..........

2..............

3..............

4..............

5..............

6..............

7..............

8. .............

9..............

10..............

11..:...........

12..............

13..............

14..............

15..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19..............

20..............

21..............

22. .............

23..............

24. .............

25..............

26..............

27..............

28. .............

29..............

30..............

31..............

Oct.

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

28

22

22

17

22

100

240

145

100

82

67

55

44

44

35

35

35

35

28

28

28

Nov.

28

28

28

28

28

22

22

22

44

35

35

35

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

28

Dec.

28

28.

28

28

1,120

550

405

280

320

280

240

175

145

145

120

67

55

55

67

67

67

44

55

55

44

28

35

44

44

320

175

Jan.

120

120

67

67

67

120

2,160

765

405

240

205

175

145

120

120

100

710

550

320

240

175

145

120

100

175

100

100

120

100

100

120

Feb.

2,700

5,520

2,700

1,450

1,250

5,520

1,180

710

500

360

320

1 000

1 000

710

550

360

280

240

205

175

175

145

175

175

175

145

120

Mar.

100

100

100

100

100

550

405

320

240

205

175

145

145

120

120

120

100

100

100

120

120

120

120

100

100

100

100

82

82

82

82

Apr.

67

67

67

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

100

120

100

82

82

67

67

67

55

55

55

205

100

 100

82

67

67

55

May.

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

100

67

55

44

44

44

44

44

44

100

67

55

55

240

205

145

100

82

82

94/1

145

2,520

4,470

1,320

June.

710

820

600

710

280

205

175

205

175

145

120

100

82

82

655

1,000

405

240

450

450

320

240

145

100

100

82

82

67

100

1,180

July.

320

320

280

175

500

240

145

8,370

2,340

4,030

600

405

320

240

205

360

320

550

500

655

820

360

240

175

145

120

100

82

360

100

82

Aug.

82

82

100

120

100

82

82

67

205

82

67

1,250

550

280

240

205

175

145

100

82

1,520

1,750

820

450

320

240

175

145

120

100

82

Sept.

82

67

67

67

67

1,670

765

600

360

1,830

550

320

240

145

120

100

82

82

280

120

100

82

67

67

55

55

600

710

360

205

NOTE. Discharge determined from a fairly well defined rating curve. Open-water rating curve applied 

throughout the year.

MonMy discharge of Twin Creek near Germantown, Ohio, for the year ending Sept. 30,1915.

Month.

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

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

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

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

240 

44 

1,120 

2,160 

5,520 

550 

205 

4,470 

1,180 

8,370 

1,750 

1,830

8,370

Minimum.

17 

22

28 

67 

120 

82 

55 

44 

67 

82 

' 67 

55

17

Mean.

44.6 

26.6 

165 

264 

999 

147 

78.1 

343 

334 

757 

317 

330

313

Per 

square 

mile.

0.164 

.098 

.607 

.971 

3.67 

.540 

.287 

1.26 

1.23 

2.78 

1.17 

1.21

1,15

Run-Off 

(depth in 

inches on 

drainage 

area).

0.19 

.11 

.70 

1.12 

3.82 

.62 

.32 

1.45 

1.37 

3.20 

1.35 

1.35

15.60

Accuracy.

B. 

B. 

C. 

C. 

S. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B.

FOURMILE CREEK NEAR SEVENMILE, OHIO.

LOCATION. In the NW. J sec. 7, T. 2 N., B. 3 E. first principal meridian, at the 

steel-truss highway bridge about 2 miles southwest of Sevenmile, Butler County, 

and about 5 miles above the junction with the Miami, near Hamilton.

DRAINAGE AREA. 178 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November 17, 1914, to September 30, 1915.
MIAMI RIVER BASIN. 107

GAGE. Vertical staff in two sections; read daily, in tKe morning, to tenths, by W. B. 

Eaton. The lower section is on downstream side of bridge pier; upper section 

is on tree on right bank just below bridge. Sea-level-elevation of zero of gage, 

618.69 feet. N

DISCHAEGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge at gage or by 

wading 700 feet above gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTEOL. Stream bed is composed of gravel; shifts considerably during 

floods.

EXTREMES OP STAGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 4.9 feet July 8; minimum stage, 1.1 feet November 26-29 and May 6. 

Maximum stage recorded, 18 feet March 25, 1913.

WINTER PLOW. Gage heights may be affected by ice jams at times.

DIVERSIONS . None.

REGULATION . None.

ACCURACY. Gage-height record reliable.

COOPERATION. Gage-height record and results of discharge measurements furnished 

by the Miami Conservancy District.

The computation of daily discharge has been postponed pending further highwater measurements.

Discharge measurements of Fourmile Creek near Sevenmile, Ohio, during the year ending

Sept. SO, 1915.

Date.

Nov. 25

Feb. 6

Made by 

I.E.Houk.............

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

1.3

2.0

3.3

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

2.9

130

947

Date.

May 20

Sept. 22

Made by 

B.H. Petty............

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

height.

Feet. 

2.25

1.72

1.70

Discharge.

8ec.-jt.

170

 9

51

Daily gage height, in feet, of Fourmile Creek near Sevenmile, Ohio, for the year ending

Sept. SO, 1915.

Day.

1.....................

2.....................

3.....................

4.....................

5.....................

6.....................

7.....................

8.....................

9.....................

10.....................

11.....................

12.....................

13.....................

14.....................

15.....................

16....................'.

17.....................

18.....................

19.....................

20.....................

21.....................

22.....................

23.....................

24.....................

25.....................

26.....................

27.....................

28.....................

29

30..................... 

31.....................

Nov.

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

D*c.

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.5

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

2.0 

2.0

Jan.

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.4

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1 0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6 

3.4

Feb.

4.5

4.8

4.4

2.9

4.3

3.6

3.8

3.3

3.2

2.9

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.3

2.2

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2 0

2 0

.......

Mar.

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.7

3.0

2.9

2.3

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.9

2.0

2.0

i a

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.7

1 Q

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

Apr.

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

x.6

1.6

1.9

2.3

1 0

1

0

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

May.

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.3

1-3

1.1

1.9

1.6 1.6'

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

2.0

1 a

1

. Q

1 a

1.7

1.6

1.7 i a

O f\

3

0

3.0 

2.5

June.

2.3

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1 R

2.0

2.4

2.3

2.1

1 fl

2.2

i a

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1 Q

1.5

1.5

July.

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.6

1.6

4.9

4.3

4.0

3.7

3.4

3.0

2.8

2.3

2.0

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.6

2 1

2 A

2

A

1.9

1 Q

1 Q

1

0

2.7

2.4 

2.0

Aug.

2.4

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.9

2.0 S- 9

2.7

2.7

3.6

3.4

3.0

3.3

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.9

3.0

3.8

i 9

3.9

3.7

3

ft

3.4

2.9

2.6

2.3

2.0 

1.9

Sept.

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

3.2

4.5

4.0

3.7

3.1

2.6

2

1

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1 0

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8.

1

0

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

2.6

2.4

2

0

2.7
108 SUBFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1915, PART IH.

SEVENMILB CEEEK AT SEVENMILE, OHIO.

LOCATION. On line between sec. 5, T. 2 N., R. 3 E., and sec. 32, T. 3 N., R. 3 E. 

first principal meridian, at covered,-highway bridge about half a mile- west of 

Sevenmile, Butler County, and about 1 mile above junction with Fourmile Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 128 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November 7,1914, to September 30, 1915.

GAGE. Vertical staff on downstrean side of west abutment; read daily, in the morning, to tenths, by H. L. Kumler. Sea-level elevation of zero of gage, 623.1 feet.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge at gage or by wading just above 

bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Stream bed at the gage is for the most part limestone bedrock in horizontal layers; although some gravel occurs along the east side, the 

section is practically permanent.

EXTREMES OP STAGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 9 feet July 8; minimum stage, 1.3 feet November 25-29. 

Maximum stage recorded, 17 feet March 25, 1913.

WINTER PLOW. Stream is seldom covered with ice on account of the high velocities, 

but discharge relation is sometimes affected by ice jams.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION . None.

ACCURACY. Gage-height record ia reliable.

COOPERATION. Gage-height record and results of discharge measurements furnished 

by the Miami Conservancy District.

Computation of daily discharge postponed pending further high-water measurements.

Discharge measurements of Sevenmile Creek at Sevenmile, Ohio, during the year ending

Sept. SO, 1915.

Date.

Nov. 25

Jan. 18

Feb. 6

Made by 

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

I. E.Houk.... .........

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

1.3

2.4

4.6

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

4.4

173

1,160

Date.

Apr. 23

ftont 99

Made by 

B.H. Petty... .........

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

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

2.38

1.92

2.10

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

133

42

62
KENTUCKY EIVEB BASIN. 109

Daily gage "height, in feet, ofSev&nmile Creek at Sevenmile, Ohio, for the year ending Sept.

30, 1915.

Day.

1.....................

2.....................

3.....................

4............

5.....................

6............ .. .

7....................

8.....................

9............ .......

10.....................

11............

12............ . .....

13....................

14............

15.....................

16.......... .

17............ .......

18.....................

19.....................

20.....................

21.....................

22............ .......

23.....................

24................. ..

25.....................

26.....................

27....................

28.....................

29.....................

30..................... 

31.....................

Nov.

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

Dec.

14

1.4

1.4

1.5

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.8

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.9

1 ft

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.8

1.8

2.0

3.0

9 5

Jan.

2.6

2.3

2.5

2.2

2.0

2.0

3.5

2.5

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1 Q

1 9

1.8

2.8

2.4

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.6 

2.6

Feb.

5.6

6.4

4.4

3.6

4.8

5.6

3.6

3.2

2.8

2.6

2.6

3.4

3.3

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

Mar.

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.5

2.8

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2

1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2 A

2.0

2.0 

2.0

Apr.

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.8

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.9

1 Q

1.9

1.9

1 Q

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

9 >;

2.3

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.7

May.

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

2.5

2.3

2

0

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

5.0

4.2 

3.4

June.

2.9

3.0

2.6

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.1

9 5

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.4

July.

2.0

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.6

2.4

2.2

9.0

3.1

3.1

2.6

2.6

2.4

2

O

2.2

2.9

3.6

2.4

2.6

2.2

9 1

9 n

2.0

9 n

2.0

1.9

2.8

2.2 

2.2

Aug.

2.5

4.0

2.5

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.1

3.5

2.8

2.5

2.2

3.5

2.7

2.4

2

0

2.4

2.3

2

K

2.2

2.2

3.0

4.0

2.8

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.3 

2.3

Sept.

2.2

9 1

9 1

9 1

3.5

4.0

3.5

3 0

2.8 * i

2.8

9 %

2.5

2

O

2

9

o 9

2 1

2 1

9 K

2 9

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.9

9 A

3.3

3 A

2.7

2.5

KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN.

DIX RIVER NEAR BURGIN, KY.

LOCATION. At covered wooden highway bridge on the Burgin and Buena Vista pike, 

3| miles due east of Burgin, Mercer County. King's mill is one-fourth mile 

above the station.

DRAINAGE AREA. 395 square milea l (86 per cent measured on topographic maps 

and 14 per cent on map of Kentucky, scale 1:500,000, prepared by U. S. Geological 

Survey).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 2, 1910, to July 16, 1911; October 1, 1911, to September 

30, 1915.

GAGE. Staff gage attached to right upstream wing wall of bridge near face of abutment; read twice daily, to quarter tenths, by J. E. Sadler beginning January 1, 

 and by C. P. Kennedy previous to that date. Soundings taken at the measuring 

section indicate that the zero of the gage as replaced by the observer on February 15, 1913, is approximately 0.2 foot below zero of gage installed when station was established. Gage readings subsequent to February 15, 1913, refer to 

a datum which is about 0.2 foot below datum of original gage.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from upstream side of bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. The channel and control are probably permanent except 

during extreme floods. At stages above low water the growth of foliage on trees 

and brush at the control may affect the discharge relation to a small extent.

i Supersedes area of 416 square miles used in previous reports.
110 SUBFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1915, PART III.

EXTREMES OP STAGE. Maximum stage recorded during year: 16.1 feet at 7 p. m. 

July 8; minimum stage, 3.12 feet at 7 p. m. September 30. 

Maximum stage about 30 feet, date unknown.

WINTER FLOW. No ice at the station.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. None. The dam at Kennedy's mill (now called King's mill) is 

partly destroyed and mill is not operated.

ACCURACY. Gage readings considered fair. Discharge measurements made during 

1915 and 1916 indicate that the floods of January and March, 1913, changed the 

discharge relation an unknown amount. Estimates of daily discharge from 

January 6 to September 30, 1913, as published in Water-Supply Paper 353 are 

probably in error and should not be used. Revised estimates will be published 

as soon as additional discharge measurements can be made.

COOPERATION. Stations maintained in cooperation with Kentucky State Geological 

Survey, J. B. Hoeing, state geologist.

Discharge measurements of Dix River near Burgin, Ky., during the year ending Sept.

SO, 1915.

Date.

1915.

18

Made by 

C. E . Ellsworth ..........................................................

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

4.02

5.14

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

101

341

Daily gage height, in feet, of Dix R iver near Burgin, Ky., for the year ending Sept. 30,1915,

Day.

1.............. 

2..............

4..............

5.............. 

6..............

7..............

8.............. 

9.............. 

10..............

11..............

12..............

13..............

14..............

15..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19..............

20.. ............

21..............

22. .............

23..............

24..............

25..............

26..............

27..............

28..............

31.".""!"!!"!."

Oct.

3.2 

3.2 

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2 

6.4 

10.4

7.5

6

0

6.0

16.4

17 Q

13.6

10.7

9.4

6.8

5.9

5.6

6 O

5.0

5.0

4 R

4.6 

4.5

4.0 

4.3

Nov.

4.3 

4.0 

4.0

4.0

4.0 

4.0

 J ft

3.9 

3.9 

3.9

3.9

3.9

3 9

3 a

3.5

3

e

3.5

3

e

3

e

3.5

3.5

3.5

3

e

3

0

3

0

3.3

3.3

3.3 

3.3

4.5

Dec.

4.5 

4.6 

4.6

8.4

9.6

ft 0

7.8 

7.6 

7.4

6

0

6.0

E O

5.4

5.1

4 Q

5.6

5.7

5.7

10.8

7.4

*7 Q

10.5

9 4

7.4

.......

Jan.

.......

.......

.......

7.7

13.1

10.6

6.8

6.2

6.6

7.5

9 A

8.0

7.2

7.1

10.9

8

0

7.4

A O

6

0

5.6 

6.0

5.4 

6.1

Feb.

16.8 

12.0

8.4

7.4

7.4 

9.6

7 9

7.0 

6.3

5.7

5.35

e o

5.0

4

QK

4. »

5.9

4

QC

4 7*

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.3

d. 9

4

QK

4.4

4.4

4.25

4.2

.......

Mar.

4.1 

4.0 

4.0

3.9

4.4 

8.9

6.8

5.8 

5.5 

5.0

4 85

4.65

4.5

4.55

4.3

5.3

4.7

5.0

5.5

5.15

5.5

5.4

5.5

e o

6.4

5.9

5.7

5.5

5.4

5.2 

5.15

Apr.

4.95 

4.95

4.85

4.85

4.8 

4.75

4.7

4.65 

4.65 

4.65

4.65

5.4

5.3

5.1

6 A

4.86

4.7

4.6

4.6

4.30

4.20

4.18

4.20

4.20

4.15

3.85

3.68 

3.62

3.52

May.

3.48 

3.42 3 ty\

3.45

3.46

O QK

a on

3.80 

4.15

4.00

°. Q9

3 QA

3 Co

3.68

3.62

3.68

3.60

3.48

3.72

4.75

& K/I

6.4

5.2

10.4

9,3 

7.4

6.6 

6.4

June.

5.25 

5.6

5 9

5.0

4.7 

3 95

3

oe

4.28 

4.04

4

oe

4.02

o oo

3 79

3 AC

3 95

7 9

A O

5.1

A fi

7.0

6.9

7 9.

5

n

5.0

4.30

4.10

4.15 

4.05

4.18

July.

6.4 

9.0 

7.1

7 q

8.7 

7 9

12.2 

8.9

19 t\

R 1

6.4

= 7

5 05

A GK

4.55

4.7

4.55

4.35

4.15

3

oe

3.65

3.54

3.42

3.48

3.48

3.38 

3.48'

Attg,

3.62 

4.95 

6.1

5.45

4.7 

4.45

4 00

3.80 

3.78 

4.25

7.7

R R

A O

4 At)

ft 4

e &

5.5

5.2

6.3

6.6

if A

6 a

5.6

- 4,55

4.37 

4.32

4.36 

4.20

Sept

4.10 

4.5

3 Q9

o CO

4.7 

6.8

7.5

6.2

5.8

e QK

5.1

A Q

A "7*

4.55

4.30

4.01

3.76

3

ee

o on

o oo

Q Aft

3.42

3

00

°. Aft

O OQ

3.38

Q Ojl

3.30 

3.28

3.18

NOTE. Gage heights not recorded Oct. 17, Dec. 6,28-31, and Jan. 1-10.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1915, PART III. Ill 

GREEN RIVER BASIN.

GREEN RIVER AT MUNFORDVILLE, KY.

LOCATION. At the toll highway bridge at Munfordville, Hart County. The Louisville & Nashville Railroad bridge is about a mile below the highway bridge.

DRAINAGE ABEA. 1,790 square miles (measured on scale 1:500,000, map of Kentucky), prepared by U. S. Geological Survey.

EECOBDS AVAILABLE. February 27 to September 30, 1915.

GAGE. Chain gage attached to upstream hand rail of bridge; read twice daily, to 

hundredths, by Chester Williams.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from upstream side of bridge or by wading 100 

feet below the bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTBOL. The control for low stages is at a riffle used as a ford immediately below the bridge and is believed to be permanent; control "at high 

stages is also believed to be permanent. Discharge relation may be affected 

to some extent at high stages by differences in the foliage on the brush and trees 

in the flood plain.

EXTREMES OP STAGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 20.3 feet at 5.25 p. m. 

May 24; mini mum stage 3.06 feet at 5.20 p. m. September 5. 

Highest known stage about 54 feet, date unknown.

WINTER PLOW. No ice at the station.

DIVEBSIONS. None.

REGULATIONS. None.

ACCURACY. Records good.

COOPERATION. Station maintained in cooperation with the Kentucky Geological 

Survey, J. B. Hoeing, state geologist.

Discharge measurements of Green River at Munfordville, Ky., during the year ending

Sept. SO, 1915.

Date.

Feb. 26

Mar. 15

Made by &.

Feet. 

4.02

4.07

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

961

1,010
112 STTEFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1015, PAET III.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Green River at Munfordville, Ky., for the year ending Sept.

30, 1915.

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....................................

Feb.

3 77

Mar.

3.70

3.68

3.49

3.42

3.69

5.57

7.28

6.98

5.70

5.02

4.60

4.34

4.22

4.11

4-06

4.02

4.08

4.47

4.78

4.65

4.64

4.68

6.04

5.18

5.76

6.12

6.00

1 U

5 in

4.75

Apr.

4.34

4.20

3.99

3.93

3.82

3.77

3.74

3.68

3.66

3.62

3.50

4.02

4.44

4.46

4.26

3.89

3.77

3.68

3.66

3.62

3.56

3.57

3.53

3 49

3.38

3.35

3

OQ

3.28

May.

3.23

3.23

3.27

4.25

4.45

3.70

4.63

7.24

5.82

4.56

4.20

3.84

3.68

3.60

3.44

3.33

3.30

3.24

3.15

3.24

3.22

5.02

11.43

IS. 69

14.71

7.68

7.98

7 54

7 49

6.70

7.69

June.

6.18

5.98

6.55

5.89

5.05

5.23

5.61

6.98

6.95

6.82

5.11

4.93

5.13

5.07

8.05

14.15

12.03

8.12

10.48

14.44

13.82

18.82

16.74

11.28

7.32

5.50

4.85

4 64

S

ty)

6.50

July.

5.41

6.00

5.42

4.96

6.27

6.67

6.54

5.81

5.43

4.79

8.35

9.76

10.70

11.08

10.24

7.94

5.23

7.01

4.99

4.70

4.59

4.17

4.10

3.81

3.62

3.52

3.44

3.38

3.35

3.28

3.26

Aug.

3.23

4.20

5.86

4.14

4.08

3.85

3.60

3.43 3. as

3.27

3.27

5.35

4.16

3.73

4.57

4.03

3.98

4.16

4.61

4.47

6.93

6.19

6.19

4 OQ

JL V7

4.01

3.78

3.66

3

KO

3.57

3.54

Sept.

3.42

3.38

3.36

3.32

3.16

6.90

8.98

7.10

4.92

4.32

4.05

3.80

3.62

3.49

3.40

3.35

3 TO

3.35

3 4.7

3 97

3.23

3 47

1 ^Q

3 OK

3

90

3

1Q

3.15

3 17

3 09

3.50

WABASH RIVER BASIN.

VERMILION RIVER NEAR DANVILLE, ILL.

LOCATION. In sec. 22, T. 19 N., E. 11W., at the Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad 

bridge, about 3 miles south of Danville, Vermilion County, and 3 miles below 

mouth of North Fork. Stony Creek enters from the left If miles below the station.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,280 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November 12, 1914, to September 30,1915.

GAGE. Chain gage attached to downstream side of bridge; read daily, morning and 

evening, by Cecil Hayes prior to April 30, and by Ralph Bradbury after that date.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed of channel at gage consists of soft mud.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded, 15.9 feet at 4 p. m. August 1 

(discharge, 9,880 second-feet); minimum stage recorded during open-water periods 

2.00 feet, November 20, and 23 to 25 (discharge 15 second-feet).

WINTER FLOW. Discharge relation may be affected by ice during parts of December, 

January, and February.

ACCURACY. Results fair except for periods when discharge relation was affected by 

ice and during the last part of April and first part of May, when the gage-height 

record appeared to be unreliable.

Discharge measurements of Vermilion River at Danmlle, III., during the year ending

Sept. SO, 1915.

Date.

Nov. 12

Dec. 4

Mar. 17

June 16 

Aug. 1

Made byWilliam Kessler. .......

B. J. Peterson. .........

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

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

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

5.11

2.16

^ td

3.07 

13.97

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 26.3

27.0

285

257 

8,200

Date.

2

Sept. 14

14

Made byWilliam Kessler. .......

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

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

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

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

14.29

14.09

3.53

3.50

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

8,620

8,420

436

445
WABASH RIVER BASIN. 113

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Vermilion River near Danville, III., for the year ending

Sept. SO, 1915.

Day.

I............................!

2............................ r

3.............................

4.............................

5.............................

6.............................

7............................

8.............................

9.............................

10.............................

11.............................

12.............................

13.............................

14.............................

15.............................

16.............................

17.............................

18.............................

19.............................

20.............................

21.............................

22.............................

93

24.............................

25.............................

26....................... ......

27.............................

28. ............................

29.............................

30.............................

31....................-..'......

Nov.

24

23

22

22

20

20

22

10

15

18

16

15

15

15

- 16

17

17

19

24

Dec.

24

24

25

30

34

34

34

34

40

39

39

38

35

31

on

28

24

20

00

00

94

oq

91

00

20

20

19

1 Q

21

23

23

Feb.

120

1,600

1,600

1,460

1,300

4,180

1,050

930

800

669

620

570

538

AKA

387

346

306

987

269

250

1 260

2 98fl

1,270

946

Mar.

619

524

430

408

387

424

461

498

dfii

430

398

366

346

326

one

OQft

287

268

268

268

259

250

OCrt

OQO

228

214

204

180

167

167

167

Apr.

149

137

134

134

134

110

85

83

90

110

197

200

619

250

197

180

167

161

1 KO

107

Q°.

Oftfl

287

9527

250

268

250

232

232

May.

22

26

31

71

73

93

250

250

232

222

204

190

184

152

129

123

120

118

120

126

131

134

120

110

118

14Q

214

522

985

1,100

1,160

June.

1,160

2,430

2,130

2,060

1,900

1,380

1,040

720

570

475

430

430

408

366

326

268

228

250

306

287

250

177

140

123

107

105

110

115

129

July.

107

123

126

149

129

112

134

1,230

771

876

1,980

1,100

771

619

594

823

771

669

498

366

250

197

177

123

171

1,760

771

570

930

1,830

9,540

Aug.

9,790

8,160

7,520

5,280

4,400

2,880

2,200

2,060

1,300

1,160

1,160

930

876

720

644

546

522

430

1,100

2,960

4,400

4,480

2,880

2,060

1,530

1,100

1,100

876

644

Sept.

570

475

408

366

346

346

346

306

306

268

250

250

232

214

306

522

669

823

1,100

1,530

2,060

1,680

1,100

876

669

619

619

644

570

NOTE. Discharge determined from a fairly well-defined rating curve except as follows: Dec. 25 and 26, 

estimated because of ice; Feb. 6, 7, 9,11,13 14,16,18, 20, 21, 23, 27, 28, Mar. 2, 4, 6, 7, 8,11,13,14,16, and 21, 

interpolated because gage was not read. Discharge Jan. 1-31 estimated, because of fee, from gage heights, 

observer's notes, and climatic records, at 30 second-feet. Discharge for the last part of April and first part 

of May subject to errors because of apparently unreliable gage readings.

Monthly discharge of Vermilion River near Danville, III., for the year ending Sept. 30,1915. 

[Drainage area, 1,280 square miles.)

Month.

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

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

July........... ....... ....,..\... .......

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

24 

40

2,280 

619 

619 

1,160 

2,430 

9,540 

9,790 

2,060

Minimum.

15 

19

120 

167 

83 

22 

105 

107 

430 

214

Mean.

18.8 

27.3 

30 

898 

326 

190 

241 

619 

912 

2,520 

635

Per 

square 

mile.

0.015 

.021 

.023 

.702 

.265 

.148 

.188 

.484 

.712 

1.97 

.496

Eun-off 

(depth in 

inches on 

drainage 

area).

0.01 

.02 

.03 

.73 

.29 

.17 

.22 

.54 

.82 

2.27 

.55

Accuracy.

B. 

C. 

D. 

C. 

B. 

C. 

C. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B.

EMBAEEASS EIVEE NEAR OAKLAND, ILL.

LOCATION. In the northeastern part of T. 14 N., B. 10 E., on the county line road to 

Hindsboro and Arcola, at highway bridge about 2 miles northwest of Oakland, 

Coles County, and about 5 miles below the mouth of Brush Creek. 

60399° WSP 403 17 8
114 STJEFACE WATEK SUPPLY, 1915, PART III.

DRAJNAGE AREA. 535 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 23, 1909, to December 31, 1912; August 25, 1914, to 

September 30, 1915, when station was discontinued.

GAGE. Chain gage attached to bridge; read daily, in the morning, by S. C. Chapman. Sea-level elevation of the zero of the gage, 595.66 feet.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Measuring section is at a pool and is practically' permanent; control, about half a mile downstream, consists of coarse gravel and is 

probably permanent. Point of zero flow, determined by leveling, August 25, 

1914, gage height 1.55 feet±0.05 foot.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year: 17.65 feet at 6.05 

a. m. August 4 (discharge, 4,700 second-feet); no flow past the gage October 

1 to 13.

1909-1912 and 1914-15: Maximum stage recorded, 17.65 feet at 6.05 a. m. 

August 4, 1915 (discharge, 4,700 second-feet). Flood of 1897 reached a stage 

represented by about 24 feet on present gage (discharge not known). No flow 

August 25 to 29 and September 12 to October 13, 1914.

WINTER PLOW. Discharge relation may be affected by ice during parts of December, 

January, and February.

ACCURACY. Results fair for extreme low stages and good for medium stages.

Discharge measurements of Embarrass River near Oakland, III., during the year ending

Sept. 30, 1915.

[Made by William Kessler.]

Date.

Mar. 24. ........ ..~.............

24..........................

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

3.78

3.77

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

134

Date.

Sept. 15. ......................I...

15..........................

Gage 

height.

Feet: 

3.74

3.71

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

122

1^0

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Embarrass River near Oakland, III., for the years ending

Sept. 80, 1914 and 1915.

Day.

1914. 

1. .................

2..................

3..................

4..................

5..................

6..................

7..................

8..................

10..................

Aug. Sept.

2.0

2.0

1.7

1.2

.5

4.6

5.5

2.4

1 o

.8

Day.

1914. 

11..................

12..................

14. ................

15..................

16..................

17..................

18..................

19

20..................

Aug. Sept.

0.3

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

Day.

1914. 

21..................

22..................

23..................

24..................

25..................

26..................

27..................

28..................

9Q

30..................

31..................

Aug.

0.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.5

2.0

Sept.

0.3

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0
WABASH RIVER BASIN". 115

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Embarrass River near Oakland, III, ,for the years ending 

Sept. 30, 1914 and 1915 Continued.

Day.

1914-15. 

1..... .........

2..............

3..............

4..............

5..............

6..............

7..............

8..............

9..............

10..............

11.............. 

12..............

13..............

14..............

15..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19

20..............

91

22..............

23..............

24..............

25..............

26..............

27..............

28..............

9Q

30..............

qi

Oct.

0.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0 

.0

.0

5.5

10.0

8.5

7.0

7.0

5.5

4.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.2

.5

Nov.

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

.3

.3

.3

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0 

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

Dec.

1.7

1.7

1.7

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

4.0

4.0 

3.0

Jan.

..."....

Feb.

715

1,450

1,480

1,050

902

1,130

1,050

902

671

540

297

297

297

278

260

226

172

165

179

146

134

134

498

1,160

1,330

1,100

760

693

Mar.

40°.

376

336

297

260

un

456

456

376

356

316

297

260

243

226

234

202

179

i f\*>

140

134

128

128

122

110

on

122

105

OR

Apr.

76

85

72

76

68

68

68

61

52

64

76

72

64

55

AQ

52

52

52

49

58

55

52

146

194

134

105

on

85

80

T>

May.

68

64

140

260

234

179

278

540

540

4Q8

278 

234

202

165

152

140

122

105

95

105

140

134

105

95

90

671

1,930

2 460

2,710

2,840

o a*t(\

Jane.

2,300

2,300

1,720

1,510

1,390

1,160

950

STIR

583

477

376 

376

336

278

243

260

226

179

172

165

179

243

297

243

194

165

134

116

110

105

July.

158

477

477

456

436

356

260

1,330

2,380

3,140

2,790 

2,420

2 ion

1,860

1,390.

1,050

783

806

693

436

356

278

243

194

561

926

926

649

1,100

1,750

Aug.

2,340

2,750

3,650

4,680

4,640

3,740

2,580

1,580

1,100

783

627 

561

498

416

376

316

356

806

950

737

2,500

4 040

4' 600

4,000

2,960

1,970

1,360

975

760

fiAQ

519

Sept.

416

356

297

260

226

316

316

336

297

226

186 

165

172

146

122

110

116

1,050

950

806

fUQ

456

356

297

260

202

226

179

172

152

NOTE. Discharge determined from a rating curve well defined between 20 and 1,500 second-feet. Discharge estimated, because of ice, from gage heights, observer's notes, and climatic records, as follows: Nov. 

18-25,1 second-foot; Dec. 13-31,2second-feet; Jan. 1-15, lOsecond-feet; Jan. 16-31,25second-feet; estimates 

should be used with caution as they are based on inadequate data.

Monthly discharge of Embarrass River near Oakland, III., for the years ending Sept. SO,

1914-15.

(Drainage area, 535 square miles.]

Month.

1914. 

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

1914-15.

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

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

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

5.5

10 

3.0

1,480 

540 

194 

2,840 

2,300 

3,140 

4,680 

1,050

4,680

Minimum.

0.0

.0 

.3

134 

85 

49 

64 

105 

158 

' 316 

110

.0

Mean.

0.74

2.26 

1.44 

2.13

17.7 

643 

245 

76.1 

589 

586 

1,000 

1,870 

327

447

Per * 

square 

mile.

0.0014

.0042 

.0027 

.0040 

.033 

1.20 

.458 

.142 

1.10 

1.10 

1.87 

3.50 

.611

.836

Run-off 

(depth in 

incnes on 

drainage 

area).

0.002

.005 

.003 

.005 

.03 

1.25 

.53 

.16 

1.27 

1.23 

2.16 

4.04 

.68

11.37

Accuracy.

C.

C. 

C. 

D. 

D. 

B. 

A. 

A. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

C. 

B.
116 SUEFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1915, PART III.

EMBARRASS RIVER AT STE. MARIE, ILL.

LOCATION. In sec. 30, T. 6 N., R. 14 W., at highway bridge at north end of Main 

Street, at Ste. Marie, Jasper County, about 450 feet downstream from the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railway bridge, and 2J miles upstream from the mouth 

of Hickory (or North Fork) Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,540 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 20, 1909, to December 31, 1912; August 24, 1914, to 

September 30, 1915.

GAGE. Chain gage attached'to bridge; read daily, morning or afternoon, by V. C. 

Wuerth.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Measurements made from downstream side of highway 

bridge at ordinary stages; during high water made also from the downstream side 

of five wooden trestles on the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railway, northwest 

of the highway bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Measuring section is in a pool. Channel shifting; control is about 1,800 feet below gage. Point of zero flood, determined by leveling 

August 24, 1914, gage height to 1.0 foot ± 0.1 foot.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. 1909-1912 and 1914-1915: Maximum stage recorded 

during year, 20.0 feet at 7 a. m. and 1 p. m. August 23, 1915 (discharge, 6,500 

second-feet); minimum stage recorded during open-water periods, 1.1 foot October 

5 to 9 and November 19,1914 (discharge 1 second-foot).

The flood during the spring of 1908 reached a stage of 22.5 feet (discharge not 

determined).

WINTER FLOW. Discharge relation may be affected by ice during parts of December, 

January, and February. ^

ACCURACY. Results not very good; gage readings for certain periods apparently not 

thoroughly reliable.

Discharge measurements of Embarrass River at Ste. Mane, III., during the year ending

Sept. SO, 1915.

[Made by William Kessler.]

Date.

Mar.25.. .........................

25...........................

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

3.74

3.73

Discharge.

Sec. ft. 

336

333

Date.

15...........................

height.

Feet. 

8.69

8.08

Discharge.

Sec. ft. 

1,540

1,320

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Embarrass River at Ste. Marie, III., for the years ending

Sept. 30, 1914 and 1915.

Day.

1914. 

1. ...............

2................

3................

4................

5................

6................

7................

8................

9................

10................

Aug. Sept.

90

38

27

22

14

22

27

12

22

Day.

1914. 

11.................

12................

13................

14................

15................

16................

17................

18................

19................

20................

Aug. Sept.

18

12

12

8.5

8.5

8.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

Day.

, 1914. 

21................

22................

23................

24................

25................

26................

27................

28................

29.................

30................

31................

Aug.

18

18

8.5

147

73

22

223

Sept.

3.0

3.0

3

n

3

n

3

n

3 fi
WABASH EIVEE BASIKT. 117

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Embarrass River at Ste. Marie, III., for the years 

ending Sept. 30, 1914 and 1915 Continued.

Day.

1914-15. 

1..... ......... 

2... ........... 

3..............

4..............

5..............

6..............

7..............

8..............

9..............

10..............

11..............

12. .............

13..............

14..............

15. .............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19. .............

20. .............

21..............

22. .............

23..............

24. .............

25..............

26..............

27..............

28..............

29..............

30..............

31..............

Oct.

3.0 

3.0 

3.0

3.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

14

18

300

90

32

90

261

360

280

128

58

32

27

22

18

14

12

12

12

8.5

8.5

5.5

Nov.

5.5 

5.5 

5.5

3.0

5.5

5.5

5.5

8.5

5.5

8.5

8.5

5.5

5-5

3.0

5.5

5.5

5.5

1.0

5.5

5.5

5.5

4.2

3.0

3.0

*

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.0

4.2

Dec.

3.0 

4.2 

4.2

5.5

8.5

7.0

5.5

5.5

5.5

3.0

5.5

5.5

Jan.

.......

'

Feb.

.......

1,900

1,320

1 120

850

875

775

875

925

800

725

620

560

520

460

3,270

4,530

3,810

2,620

1,650

1,290

Mar.

1,150 

925

800

680

771

Qflrt

875

Oflft

750

' 7*\f\

660

560

560

Knn

Aon

460

440

400

420

400

 }fin

360

340

320

300

280

261

252

242

Apr.

242 

242 

242

242

242

242

242

242

949

o242

O49

242

242

242

242

w

57

o56

a54

o54

50

185

252

185

57

56

54

54

52

May.

51 

50 

252

252

252

242

261

4ftft

4ftft

Aftn

460

261

252

252

252

252

242

o242

380

1,050

1,180

680

380

460

1,440

5,000

5,500

5,900

5,900

5,900

June.

5,400 

4,850 

3,860

2,900

2,380

i osn

1,940

1,320

1,260

1,050

975

QKA

QKA

1,260

1,260

800

700

680

480

i 9ftn

9 49rt

1,560

700

480

480

480

460

afin

950

680

July.

460 

261 

252

380

480

ftftft

480

2,020

0 QAA

4,350

4,080

4,660

4 snn

4,850

3,810

3 OCA

2,860

1.590

1,320

1,230

QVI

950

oen

700

700

700

680

QW1

1,230

1,560

1,560

Aug.

1,560 

2,460 

a, 360

4,300

4,350

4,350

4,300

4,300

2

*TQA

1,980

i osn

2,020

2,020

2,020

3,860

3,180

2,020

3,360

1,980

3,810

E >un

5,950

6,500

6,450

5,900

5,400

5,350

4,080.

2,860.

1,980

1,560

Sept.

1,320 

1,230 

1,050

950

800

con

950

Oflft

700

1,260

950

700

680

460

460

460

i Q4ft

2,460

2 rum

: 1,320

1 230

OKA

680

580

480

480

460

460

o Estimated because gage reading was erroneous.

NOTE. Discharge determined from a rating curve fairly well defined between 15 and 2,000 second-feet. 

Discharge estimated because of ice from gage heights, observer's notes, and climatic records, as follows: 

Dec. 14-31, 4 second-feet; Jan. 1-15, 20 second-feet; Jan. 16-31, 60 second-feet; and Feb. 1-7, 2,000 secondfeet; estimates should be used with caution as they are based on inadequate data.

Monthly discharge of Embarrass River at Ste. Marie, III., for the years ending Sept. SO,

1914 and 1915.

[Drainage area, 1,540 square miles.]

Month.

1914.

1914-15.

Mav

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

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

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

90

360

8.5

4,530 

1,150 

252 

5,900 

5,400 

4,850 

6,500 

2,460

6,500

Minimum.

3.0

1.0 

1.0

460 

242 

50 

50 

460 

252 

1,560 

460

Mean.

13.5

58.7 

5.02 

4.45 

41 

1,580 

563 

164 

1,260 

1,500 

1,830 

3,590 

921

959

Per

square 

mile.

0.0088

.038 

.0033 

.0029 

.027 

1.03 

.366 

.106 

.S18 

.974 

1.19 

2.33 

.598 \

.623

Run-off 

(depth in 

inches on 

drainage 

area).

0.01

.04 

.004 

.003 

.03 

1.07 

.42 

.12 

.94 

109 

1.87 

2.69 

.67

8.45

Accuracy.

D.

D. 

D. 

D. 

D. 

C. 

B. 

D. 

D. 

B 

C. 

C. 

C.
118 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1915, PART III.

WEST BRANCH OF WHITE RIVER NEAR NOBLESVILLE, IND.

LOCATION. At the steel highway bridge known as Conners Bridge, about 4£ miles

north of Noblesville, Hamilton County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 13 to September 30, 1915. 

GAGE. Chain gage attached to upstream side of bridge; read morning and evening,

to hundredths, by Marvin Scearce.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge or by wading. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Coarse sand and gravel, strewn with boulders; probably

permanent. 

EXTREMES OP STAGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 7.7 feet at 6.30 p. m.

July 9; minimum stage, 1.52 feet May 13 to 15. 

ACCURACY. Gage-height record reliable. 

COOPERATION. Station maintained in cooperation with the Noblesville Heat, Light

& Power Co., Noblesville, Ind.

Data inadequate for determining daily discharge.

Discharge measurements of West Fork of White River near Noblesville, Ind., during the

year ending Sept. 30, 1915.

[Made by William Kessler.]

Date.

*

Apr. 16.............................................................................

July 21..... .........................................................................

91

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

1.85

4.23

4.26

Dfe.

charge.

Sec.-ft. 

235

1,270

1,290

Daily gage height, in feet, of West Branch of White River at Noblesville, Ind., for the year

ending Sept. 30, 1915.

Day.

1............

2............ 

3............

4............

5............

6..... .......

7............

8............

9............ 

10............

11............ 

12............ 

13.. ..........

14............

15............

May.

"i.'52"

1.53

1.52

June.

3.95

3.9 

4.1

3.7

3.2

2V 89

2.73

3.02

3.32 

2.36

2.56 

2.42

2.40

2.11

4.63

July.

1.96

2.01 

1.89

1.95

2.00

1.97

1.89

5.95

7.60 

7.20

4.80 

4.05 

3.55

3.17

4.00

Aug.

2.17

2.06 

2.23

5 fi9

6.18

3.88

3.49

3.24

2.53 

2.50

2.93

4.78 

6.48

5.08

3.80

Sept.

2.31

2.23 

2.14

2

irt

2.08

2.08

2.08

2.06

2.02 

1.98

1.94 

1.90 

1.83

1.83

1.85

Day.

16............

17............ 

18............

20. ...........

21.......:....

22............

23............

24............ 

25............

26............ 

27............ 

28............

29............

30............

31............

May.

2.11.

2.49 

2.17

1.93

1.90

2.01

2.03

2.11

1.96 

1.83

1.91 

1.89

2.28

4.70

4.5

4.4

June.

4.35

3.37 

2.92

2.71

2.63

2.55

2.38

2.20

2.07 

1.98

1.94 

2.09 

2.31

2.03

July.

4.70

5.75 

5.35

4.45

4.85

4.25

3.85

3.40

3.46 

2.69

2.50 

2.37 

2.32

2.29

2.35

2.26

Aug.

3.72

3.06 

2.99

2.72

2.67

4.80

6.00

5.58

4.62 

3.65

3.45 

3.09

2.88

2.68

2.51

2.41

Sept.

1.84

1.82 

1.83

2 Oft

2 91

9 ret

1.93

1.84

1.76 

1.76

1.75 

2.89

4.28

3.52

2.87

EAST BRANCH OF WHITE RIVER AT SHOALS, IND.

LOCATION. At highway bridge between East Shoals and West Shoals, Martin County, 

a short distance above the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railroad bridge.

DRAINAGE AREA. 4,900 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 25, 1903, to July 21, 1906; October 12, 1908, to September 30, 1915.

GAGE. Chain gage attached to bridge. From January 1 to June 30, 1914, the gage 

was read each morning to tenths; for rest of the year it was read morning and 

evening to tenths.
WABASH ETVEE BASIN. 119

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Solid rock; permanent. Point of zero flow determined 

by soundings December 5, 1914; gage height, 0.6 foot±0.2 foot.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 18.0 feet February 7 (discharge, 27,500 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.65 feet at 6 p. m. 

October 6, 6 p. m. November 3, and 7 a. m. November 4 (discharge, 128 secondfeet).

The flood of March-April, 1913, reached a stage of 42.2 feet at 7 a. m. March 28; 

maximum gage height as published by the United States Weather Bureau 

prior to 1913, 34.1 feet, March 30, 1904; flood of March, 1907, said to have been1 to 1J feet higher.

WINTER FLOW. Discharge relation affected by ice during parts of January and 

February in severe winters; in ordinary winters there is little, if any, ice at the 

station.

ACCURACY. Results good for low stages. Accuracy of records for medium and high 

stages depends upon permanence of discharge relation subsequent to 1911.

COOPERATION. Gage-height records furnished by the United States Weather Bureau during part of year.

The following discharge measurement was made by B. J. Peterson: 

December 5, 1914: Gage height, 2.23 feet; discharge, 377 second-feet.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of East Branch of White River at Shoals, Ind.,for the 

years ending Stpt. SO, 1913-1915.

Day.

1912-13. 

1..............

2..............

3.............

5..............

6..............

7..............

8..............

Q

10. .............

11..............

12..............

13..............

14..............

15..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19..............

20..............

21..............

22..............

23..............

94

25..............

26..............

27..............

28..............

29..............

30..............

31..............

Oct.

1,500

1,430

1,040

1,040

930

880

880,

930

880

740

570

570

650

610

740

570

785

650

695

695

535

930

650

830

930

880

650

610

880

785

930

Nov.

985

785

830

880

985

985

1,100

1,160

1,220

1,040

930

1.220

880

830

1,040

830

930

1,040

1,160 i run

985

985

880

650

930

930

830

610

650

Dec.

610

650

1,100

650

570

610

785

695

880

1,220

1,160

1,100

830

, 570

570

695

880

535

610

785

785

740

695

610

570

695

740

740

610

650

610

Jan.

830

1,160

1,290

1,740

1,580

3,000

6,830

15,000

18,400

17,900

20,600

27,200

28,600

28,600

28,800

30,000

33,200

35,600

35,000

33,800

35,400

37,100

38,200

40,000

40,000

39,200

38,400

38.000

36,200

32,000

23,200

Feb.

15,000

9,460

8,380

7,280

5,210

5,680

5,210

4,480

3,980

3,000

3,730

3,240

3,980

3,000

3,000

2,530

3,000

2,760

3,000

3,000

3,730

3,730

4,230

4,230

3,980

3,240

3,240

4 48A

Mar.

9,460

13,600

14,900

14,000

13,200

11,100

9,040

7,500

7,060

6,370

7,940

5,450

5,680

9,880

14,900

15,400

15,400

14,300

8,160

7 79ft

7 ftflft

10,300

11,700 10 /y\rt

09 AAft

Apr.

34,000

30,400

31,600

29,800

28,700

27,200

26,300

27,000

29,200

30,000

29,600

27,600

23,300

18,400

13,200

Q 4fifl

7,500

6,370

5,680

4 Q7ft

4,730

4,480

4,230

4 OQft

3 94ft

May.

3,240

3,000

2,760

2,530

2,760

2,310

2,100

1,910

1,740

1,740

1,740

1,740

1.430

1,430

1,290

1,290

1,290

1,430

1,910

1,740

1,580

1,430

1,160

1,160

1,430

1,290

1,040

1,290

1,290

1,290

June.

1,290

1,290

1,290

1,160

1,040

830

930

1,040

830

1,040

1,160

1,160

1,160

740

930

650

1,160

OQ1

830

7dfl

740

QSfl

740

740

650

AKA

930

1,160

1 ft4ft

K7A

July.

1,100

985

985

740

570

880

930

1,040

610

610

830

KflA

695

430

830

740

695

74ft

695

AQC

785

1,100

930

QQA

OOA

880

695

465

465

430

Aug.

740

65a

650

535

345

295

650

695

880

695

610

465

370

370

400

370

785 (wn

1,160

.880

(Mft

3,730

S CkQA

I

fiftrt

2

01 A

1,740

1,220

QOA

74ft

650

570

Sept.

500

dfil

400

695

570

295

500

610

320

198

4^n

570

570

650

650

500

370

650

535

o jt e

500

570

400

535

07A

V7f\

320

650

KfU"|

1A.fi
120 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1915, PART III.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of East Branch of White River at Shoals, Ind.., for the 

years ending Sept. 30,^1913-1915 Continued.

Day.

1913-14. 

1..............

2..............

3..............

4..............

 6..............

7..............

8..............

9..............

10..............

11..............

13..............

14..............

15..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19..............

20. .............

21..............

22..............

23..............

24..............

25..............

26..............

27..............

28..............

29..............

30. .............

31 ..............

1914-15.

2..............

4..............

5..............

6..............

7.... ..........

8..............

9..............

10..............

11..............

12..............

13..............

14..............

15..............

16..............

17..............

18. ........./...

19..............

20..............

21 ..............

22..............

23..............

24..............

25..............

26..............

27..............

28..............

29..............

30..............

31..............

Oct.

345

370

320

345

650

570

370

400

500

370

295

270

220

345

320

320

370

320

370

465

500

430

610

370

430

500

465

465

370

430

500

295

400

400

610

220

158

320

465

500

930

370

570

430

570

158

345

345

370

430

430

345

245

400

400

430

345

270

Nov.

500

400

535

500

500

370

465

345

500

535

465

535

570

370

570

1,430

2,530

3,480

4,230

3,730

2,640

2,100

1,740

2,000

1,660

1,360

930

1,100

1,220

320

158

140

140

370

465

345

345

295

345

320

345

345

345

430

175

430

370

430

220

04 K

158

OAK

320

345

400

430

175

Dec.

2,760

4,230

5,210

6,140

5,910

5,210

3,980

3,480

2,760

2,310

2,200

1,660

1,740

1,360

1,290

1,360

1,040

1,160

1,100

930

1,100

1,160

1,430

1,910

1,820

1,740

1, 910

1,430

430

430

430

345

370

140

370

400

400

400

370

345

245

345

295

320

04 e

400

07ft,

04 C

430

430

370

4«5A

320

500

1,040

830

Jan.

1,220

1,290

1,220

1,160

1,320

1,430

1,360

1,740

1,910

2,000

2,310

3,000

2,640

2,310

1,910

1,660

1,430

1,430

1,360

1,290

1,100

1,160

1,100

1,100

1,040

985

1,040

930

1,160

430

830

650

650

570

650

1,040

830

1,580

2,100

1,040

1,290

1,040

830

830

930

OQA

830

930

1,160

930

930

Feb.

3,480

5,210

9,040

8,160

7,060

6,600

6,140

6,600

6,600

5,680

4,730

3,360

2,310

2,200

2,530

1,360

2,530

1,580

4,730

15,000

14,200

14,300

14,700

11,900

10, 100

9,670

8,600

7,500

11,700

20,800

20,800

9ft ftftft

21,400

26,300

27,500

9°. QAA

1Q 7ftft

15,400

9,670

6,370

5,210

4,730

3' 980

3

AO(\

3 94 A

3 240

3 94 A

2

1 AA

2,100

2

1 AA

1,910

Mar.

7,500

7,940

7,500

8,380

9,040

9,670

11,300

12,900

13,600

13,000

12,100

11,500

11,300

11,300

10,900

11,300

11,300

11,300

9,250

7,500

6,600

5,450

4,730

4,230

3,360

3,240

3,120

11,900

16,700

20,600

22,400

1,910

1,910

1,580

1,430

1,430

2,100

4,480

6,140

5,210

3,730

2,100

2,530

1,740

1 f»fcft

1,740

1,580

830

1 OQA

1,580

1,580

1,040

930

1,290

1 040

1,160

1,290 i 9on

1,290

Apr.

23,600

25,100

21,200

23,000

21,400

18,500

15,000

13,200

12,500

14,300

15, 400

15,200

13,600

14,000

12,300

12,100

14, 700

14,300

12,100

8,820

6,830

6,140

5,210

4,730

4,230

4,230

4,730

4,730

4,730

4,230

740

AOA

1,290

1 040

1,290

830

830

1,040

930

1,160

740

830

1,290

830

1 290

1 fun

1 9Qft

650

oo n

QQA

930

1,430

oo n

1,160

1,430

1,430

1,290

1 9Qft

May.

3,980

3,120

3,000

2,420

2,530

2,880

4,230

6, 140

6,140

5,210

5,210

4,730

4,230

3,120

2,530

2,000

1,910

2,000

1,660

1,500

1,430

1,360

1,430

1,360

1,160

1,660

1,430

1,220

1,100

1, 100

740

830

1,290

830

3,240

3 980

3,' 480

3,730

5,210

6,370

4.730

2,760

1,740

1,580

1,040

930

1,040

740

740

930

2

KQA

3 QRA

5,910

5

AK(\

4,730

7 Q4ft

11,700

10,100

June.

985

r.joo

1,040

880

1,040

1,100

880

1,500

1,160

985

1,160

785

1,040

610

830

985

695

785

1,040

785

158

695

695

650

610

610

610

158

140

7,500

5,210

3,980

4,970

5,210

5,450

4,970

3,730

2,760

2,310

2,100

1,910

1,430

1,910

2,760

3,980

4,730

4,480

3,980

5,450

4 480

3*480

2 760

2,100

1,910

1 '580 '930

1,580

1,740

July.

740

695

785

740

695

370

430

270

535

400

500

220

140

400

830

500

140

880

295

535

1,040

1,100

1,100

430

370

430

535

500

465

430

570

880

2,760

2,760

3,120

L4,230

4.480"

4,230

15,200

20,300

19,700

20,600

21,200

19,400

16,400

13,600

7,280

4,230

A OQA

3,730

3,360

4,230

3

,1 on

2,200

1,660

2

EQA

1,740

988

1 660

1,100

I RAA

Aug.

370

370

220

175

400

345

465

320

270

245

370

830

1,360

1,430

1,430

1,430

830

535

345

465

430

650

610

270

370

465

430

400

570

I'BSO

985

1 3AA

1,360

1 660

l'430

1,580

2,100

1,740

3,000

2,000

2,200

3^600

6,140

7 <m\

7 040

8

flAA

7 940

4' 230

5,680

11,700

14,200

14,000

H AAA

12,100

10,100

7 940

7*500

5, 210

4

7OA

Sept.

1,820

1,820

1,100

1,040

930

570

570

880

830

695

1,040

650

695

570

430

270

270

270

570

740

650

198

158

570

695

695

535

370

320

320

4 9Qft

3,240

2,880

1,580

2

AAA

1,500

1*580

1,910

5,210

3

flAA

3

4QA.

3 Ann

2 000

1,910

2,100

2 con

A OOA

3 4 on

2 640

2

' OftA

2,200

1

QOA

1,290

1,500

1,160

'740

NOTE. Discharge determined from a well-defined rating curve. Discharge Jan. 24-31,1915, estimated,

xugii susiges mill. &v lu Apr. o. iyio, ueuause 01 uncertainty as to 

medium and high stages in tbe above table depends on permanency of the discharge relation subsequent to 1911.
WABASH RIVER BASIW. 121

Monthly discharge of East Branch of White River at Shoals, Ind., for the years ending Sept.

SO, 1913-1915.

[Drainage area, 4,900 square miles.]

Month.

1912-13.

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

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

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

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

1913-14. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1914-15. 

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

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

March..........

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

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

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

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

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

1,500 

1,220 

1,220 

40,000 

15,000 

3,240 

1,290 

1,100 

3,980 

695

650 

4,230 

6,140 

3,000 

15,000 

22,400 

25.100 

6,140 

1,500 

1,100 

1,580 

1,820

25,100

930 

465 

1,040 

2,100 

27,500 

6,140 

1,430 

11,700 

7,500 

21,200 

14,200 

5,210

27,500

Minimum.

535 

610 

535 

830 

2,530 

1,040 

570 

430 

295 

198

220 

345 

930 

930 

1,360 

3,120 

4,230 

740 

140 

140 

175 

158

140

158 

140 

140 

430 

1,910 

830 

650 

740 

930 

880 

985 

740

140

Mean.

819 

934 

740 

24,700 

4,640 

1,730 

947 

754 

995 

. 479

407 

1,280 

2,350 

1,470 

7,000 

10,000 

12,400 

2,660 

825 

551 

614 

676

3,320

397 

316 

405 

951 

10,800 

2,160 

1,030 

3,^60 

3,370 

7,200 

5,860 

2,430

3,190

Per 

square 

mile.

.167 

.191 

.151 

5.04 

.947 

.353 

.193 

.154 

.203 

.098

.083 

.261 

.480 

.300 

1.43 

2.04 

2.53 

.543 

.168 

.112 

.125 

.138

.678

.081 

.064 

.083 

.194 

2.20 

.441 

.210 

.808 

.688 

1.47 

1.20 

.496

.651

Run-ofl 

(depth in 

inches on 

drainage 

area).

0.19 

.21 

.17 

5.81 

.99 

.41 

.22 

.18 

.23 

.11

.10 

.29 

.55 

.35 

1.49 

2.35 

2.82 

.63 

.19 

.13 

.14 

.15

9.19

.09 

.07 

.10 

.22 

2.29 

.51 

.23 

.93 

.77 

1.70 

1.38 

.55

8.84

Accuracy.

A. 

A. 

A. 

B. 

B. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A.

A. 

A. 

A. 

B. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A.

A. 

A. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

4. 

A.

NOTE. See footnote to table of daily discharge.

LITTLE WABASH RIVER AT WILCOX, ILL.

'LOCATION. At highway bridge at Wilcox, Clay County, in sec. 3, T. 2 N., R. 8 E., 

third principal meridian, about 6 miles southeast of Clay City and about a quarter of a mile below mouth of Big Muddy Creek.

DKAINAGE AREA. 1,130 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 22, 1914, to September 30, 1915.

GAGE. Chain gage attached to bridge; read daily, in the morning, by Hugh Holman.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. At ordinary stages made from downstream side of 

bridge, which is at a pool; during high water made also from a bridge across the 

drainage ditch about half a mile east of the highway bridge, as at extremely 

high stages river overflows the low ground between highway bridge and drainage ditch.
122 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1915, PART III.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Probably permanent; control is about 100 feet below the 

bridge. Point of zero flow, determined by soundings August 22, 1914, gage 

height, 1.2 feet±0.1 foot.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during period of records, 25.1 

feet at 7.30 a. m. August 22,1915 (discharge, about 8,820 second-feet); on August 

23 water was too high for observer to reach gage (discharge about 10,000 secondfeet); minimum stage recorded, 1.70 feet August 23,1914 (discharge, 4second-feet).

WINTER PLOW. Ice may affect the discharge relation during parts of December, 

. January, and February.

ACCURACY. Results good except for extreme flood stages and for periods when discharge relation was affected by ice.

Discharge measurements of Little Wabash River at Wilcox, III., during the year ending

Sept. SO, 1915.

[Made by William Kessler.]

Date.

Mar. 26......... ..................

26...........................

May 27. ..........................

27...........................

Gage 

height..

Feet. 

8.32

3.32

17.14

17.72

4.70

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

91.3

92.2

3,240

3,400

245

Date.

July 22. ..........................

22

Sept. 16.. ........................

16..........................

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

4.67

5.69

5.63

3.45

3.45

Discharge.

Sec.-ft.

 237

371

356

102

96.8

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Little Wabash River at Wilcox, III., for the years ending

Sept. SO, 1914 and 1915.

Day.

1914.

2..................

4..................

5..................

6..................

7.................. 8............:.....

9..................

10..................

Aug. Sept.

103

161

108

52

34

32

390

390

280

648

Day.

11..................

12..................

13..................

14..................

15..................

16..................

17..................

18..................

19..................

20..................

Aug. Sept.

390

244

134

76

49

98

63

43

37

23

Day.

21..................

22..................

23 ..................

24 ..................

25..................

26..................

27..................

28..................

29..................

30..................

31 ..................

Aug.

5

4

12

5

56

25

23

409

256

144

Sept.

19

17

15

14

12

10

10

9

9

8
WABASH BIVEE BASIN. 123

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Little Wabash River at Wilcox, III, for the years ending 

Sept. 30, 1914 and 1915 Continued.

Day.

1915. 

1..............

2..............

3..............

4..............

5..............

6..............

7..............

8..............

9..............

10..............

11..............

12. .............

13..............

14..............

11

16..............

17..............

18..............

19..............

20..............

21..............

22..............

23..............

24..............

25..............

26..............

27..............

28..............

29..............

30..............

31..............

Oct.

8

7

6

6

6

6

5

5

9

232

500

1,100

1,010

452

89

67

49

41

118

94

56

40

32

30

22

21

17

15

14

12

Nov.

12

12

12

10

9

9

10

10

10

10

34

32

25

21

21

17

17

14

14

12

10

10

9

9

10

9

9

9

9

10

Dec.

10

10

9

19

14

14

14

17

21

19

19

19

91

19

19

17

15

21

32

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

Jan.

1IY)

300

300

300

300

300

QftA

300

300

300

Qnft

OAA

300

300

onrt

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

Fob

3,310

4,770

5,050

4,700

4,490

A don

4,630

4,350

4,070

3,360

1,540

KQ7

*}Qfi

452

KAQ

516

405

306

244

208

184

184

1,600

3,360

4 000

3,940

3,640

2,740

Mar.

1,200

484

333

268

333

614

Q17

827

580

Aft*

01 Q

Ofift

220

196

161

150

144

139

128

118

118

o!08

98

89

84

76

76

71

67

Apr.

60

57

56

55

51

4»

47

45

46

44

47

19Q

ce

47

^q

°.Q

38

36

36

36

36

37

48

103

150

51

43

May.

36

32

31

qi

10

405

319

648

863

631

ows

1<CT

IrtO

76

63

51

48

OQ

00

55

ISA

1,600

1,900 i 14O

420

665

2,350

3,700

4 4QA

5,810

5,730

June.

5 7VI

4,910

4,910

4,350

3

*>fift

2

«JQA

1,620

1,200

OOQ

232

196

nKfi

07 e

1,010

01 7

405

OKfi

172

631

2 980

4*420

4,210

3 son

S

oon

1,180

375

268

1,480

July.

2 Wft

2 530

1 ISft

468

375

420

coo

665

1.260

2

OOA

3

oin

3 con

4,210

4,420

4,350

4 140

4*140

2' SfiA

1 740

l'500

614

420

268

196

156

139

118

108

139

420

^A.1

Aug.

361

OIQ

I

con

O flQA

2 040

2 17ft

2 '917 040

347

244

OAQ

897

1 360

1)220

1,400

2 14ft

3,020

3,700

4,070

4,560

4,910

8,820

610,000

7,110

6,050

5,570

4,980

4,560

3,460

1,640

500

Sept.

347

244

208

184

161

144

144

161

9Crt

256

208

390

ooo

184

1OQ

108

94

103

232

1,480

1,620

899

390

244

184

139

118

9S

89

80

a Discharge interpolated.

* Discharge estimated; only approximate; water too high for observer to read gage.

NOTE. Discharge determined from a rat ing curve fairly well defined below 4,000 second-feet. Discharge 

estimated, because of ice.from gage heights, observer'snotes, and climatic records asfollows: Dec. 21-31,30 

second-feet; Jan. 1-31, 300 second-feet; these estimates are based on inadequate data and should be used 

with caution.

Monthly discharge of Little Wabash River at Wilcox, III., for the years ending Sept. 80,

1914 and 1915. 

[Drainage area, 1,130 square miles.]

Month.

1914.

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

1914-1915. 

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

February. .............................. March..... . . ...

April...................:................

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

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

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

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

T^hft VAftf

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

409

648

1,100 

34

5,050 

1,200 

150 

5,810 

5,730 

4,420 

olO,000 

1,620

010,000

Minimum.

4

8

5 

9 

9

184 

67 

36 

18 

172 

108 

244 

80

5

Mean.

93.5 

116

137 

13.5 

21.6 

300 

2,430 

286 

57.4 

1,030 

1.860 

1,610 

2,990 

299

911

Per 

square 

mile.

0.083 

.103

.121 

.012 

.019 

.265 

2.15 

. .253 

.051 

.912 

1.65 

1.42 

2.65 

.265

.806

Run-on* 

(depth in 

inches on 

drainage 

area).

0.03 

.11

.14 

.01 

.02 

.31 

2.24 

.29 

.06 

1.05 

1.84 

1.64 

3.06 

.31

10.97

Accuracy.

B. 

B.

B. 

B. 

D.

C. 

B. 

B. C.* 

B. 

B. 

C. 

B.

a Estimated; only approximate.
124 SURFACE WATEH SUPPLY, 1915, PAET III.

SKILLET FORK NEAR WAYNE CITY, ILL.

LOCATION. In sec. 18, T. 2 S., R. 6 E., at Southern Railway bridge 1 mile east of

Wayne.City, in Wayne County, and about 4 miles below mouth of Horse Creek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 481 square miles. 

RECORPS AVAILABLE. August 16, 1908, to December 31, 1912; June 22, 1914, to

September 30, 1915. 

GAGE. Standard chain gage attached to bridge; read daily, morning or afternoon, by

J. C. Taylor. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge; in high water

also from the downstream side of wooden trestle about 1 mile east of main channel;

low-water measurements made about three-fourths mile below regular section

by wading or from a boat.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel practically permanent; rough. Control is remnant of rock dam at section. Point of zero flow determined by leveling August

20, 1914. Gage height, 1.6 feet^-±0.1 foot. 

EXTREMES OF STAGE. Maximum stage recorded during year: 23.1 feet at noon August

22. Minimum stage recorded: 2.0 feet October 6 to 8. 

1908-1912 and 1914-15: Maximum stage recorded, 23.1 feet at noon August 22,

1915. Minimum stage recorded: 1.9 feet on 11 days in July and 4 days in August,

1914. 

WINTER FLOW, Discharge relation may be affected by ice during parts of December,

January, and February. 

DIVERSIONS. About 30,000 gallons of water a day are pumped from the river above

the gage into the service tank of the Southern Railway. 

ACCURACY. Gage readings reliable.

Data inadequate for estimates of discharge.

Discharge measurements of Skillet Fork near Wayne City, III., during the year ending

Sept. 30, 1915.

[Made by William Kessler.}

Date.

Mar. 27....................................... . .... ..........................

May 28.. ............................................................................

height.

Feet.

2.64

19.77

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

23.4

3,730
CUMBEKLAND EIVEE BASIN. 125

Daily gage Tieight, in feet, of Skillet Fork near Wayne City, III., for the year ending Sept.

30, 1915.

Day.

1..............

2..............

3..............

4..............

5..............

6..............

7..............

8..............

9..............

10..............

11'.... ..........

12..............

13..............

14..............

16..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19..............

20..............

21..............

22..............

23..............

24..............

25..............

26..............

27..............

28..............

29..............

30.....::....... 

31..............

Oct.

2.1

2.08

2.08

O ftK

2.05

2.0

2.0

2.0

5.0

15.2

18.3

16.4

9.2

5.4

3.1

3.1

3.3

3.4

3.0

2 7

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.38

2.38 

2.38

Nov.

2.38

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.56

2.6

2.6

3.5

3.5

2.8

2.6

2.55

2.52

2.45

2.3

2.3

2.25

2.25

2.25

2.25

2.25

2.25

2.25

2.25

2.25

2.3

2.28

Dec.

2.28

2.28

2.25

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.55

2.7

2,55

2.6

2.6

2.6

9 ft

2.6

2.6

2 4

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

3.65

4.0

3.7

3.7

3.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

3.5 

3.7

Jan.

5.4

4.9

3.85 3 1

2.8

2.8

9 0

10.7

8.8

6.5

4.9

4.4

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

9 n

10.0

8.6

5.6

4.4

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.9

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.4 

11.3

Feb.

91 n

21.2

20.9

20.4

20.0

19.5

17.6

10.6

5.5

4.1

4.0

3.9

3.9

4.5

5.1

4.8

4.1

3.45

3.1

2.9

2.78

2.92

15.1

18.8

18.1

16.4

9.0

5.0

.......

Mar.

4.2

2 7

3.3 3 n

4.6

9.3

9.2

7.2

5.6

4.7

4.1

3.6

3.2

3.2 3 n

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.75

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.51

2.62

2.60

2.59 

2.55

Apr.

2.55

2.52

2.52

2.52

2.44

2.44

1 A,l

9 44

2.44

2.44

2.45

2.45

2.45

2.44

2.44

2.44

2.43

2.33

2.33

2.33

2.33

2.33

2.32

2.32

2.32

2.80

2.71

2.62

2.60

2.60

May.

2.45

2.45

4.0

4.8 3 n

2.82

6.1

10.4

4.4

3.7

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.52

2.45

2.45

2.45

2.42

2.7

8.1

10.2

8.0

7.7

5 4

12.8

18.1

19.8

19.8

19.7 

19.4

June.

18.1

12.3

8.9

4.8

13.0

17.3

15.5

11.0

5.1

3.42

3.0

2.87

2.75

2.75

2.65

2.7

2.64

2.64

2.51

2.54

15.4

19.0

19.2

19.0

15.5

6.8

3.9

5.2

13.2

17.0

July.

10.4

13.5

7.5

4.2

5.0

5.8

5.5

10.0

13.8

9.8

6.3

8.4

10.6

7.5

5.5

4.0

3.3

2.9

5.8

9.0

8.4

5.0

3.2

2.8

2.6

2.6

6.6

6.3

5.2

3.6

6.7

Aug.

5.2

5.3

8.6

7.8

4 R

3.6

0 A

2.68

2.58

2.55

2.65

2.5

2.65

7.0

17.6

16.9

14.8

16.1

13.2

17.0

21.1

23.1

22.0

21.1

20.7

19.3

13.2

6.1

3.6

3.15 

2.9

Sept.

2.75

2.7

2.6

2.6

9 fi

2.5

2.6

2.55

2.58

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

3.34

2.85

&1

. 2.8

2.7

2.55

2.6

3.75 '2.7

NOTE. Discharge relation probably affected by ice about Dec. 22 to Jan. 31.

CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN.

CUMBERLAND RIVER AT CUMBERLAND FALLS, KY.

LOCATION. At Cumberland Falls post office, Whitley County, about 400 feet above 

the falls, 13 miles from Parkers Lake post office and Cumberland Falls railroad 

station, McCreary County, on the Queen & Crescent route.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,040 square miles (measured on maps of Kentucky and Tennessee 

prepared by the United States Geological Survey on scale 1:500,000).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 15, 1907, to December 10, 1911; April 1 to September 

30, 1915.

GAGE. Staff, inclined and vertical, on right bank, 400 feet above brink of falls; 

established April 3,1915, and read twice daily, to hundredths, by Alice Brunson. 

Original gage was an inclined and vertical staff established in August, 1907, by 

Viele, Blackwell & Buck, on right bank about 300 feet above site of Survey gage; 

this gage was read twice daily until March 18, 1911, and once daily from March 

19 to December 10,1911, by H. C. Brunson; nothing is left of it except the bench 

mark to which it was referred. A staff gage reading to about 6 feet was installed 

in 1914 on a large boulder in the river near the left bank, practically opposite the 

site of the gage established in August, 1907; no readings of this gage are available.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable about 600 feet above gage. A reference gage on left bank near cable is used to determine depths when soundings can 

not be made.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Solid rock; permanent. At high stages the edge of the 

falls serves as control, there being a vertical drop of 68 feet at the falls at low 

water.
126 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1915, PART III.

EXTREMES OP STAGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 7.1 feet at 8 a. m. 

July 14; minimum, 1.54 feet September 20.

Highest known stage corresponds to about 12 feet on Survey gage; lowest stage 

said by residents of the locality to have occurred in October, 1908, at 0.58 foot 

on Viele, Blackwell & Buck's gage.

WINTER PLOW. No ice at station. » DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. Low-water flow may be affected by operation of power plant at Williamsburg, about 25 miles above the station.

ACCURACY. Records excellent.

COOPERATION. Station maintained in cooperation with the Kentucky Geological 

Survey, J. B. Hoeing, State geologist. Gage readings August 15, 1907, to October 31, 1910, and results of discharge measurements made in 1907 furnished by 

Viele, Blackwell & Buck; gage readings November 1, 1910, to December 10, 

1911, furnished by H. M. Byllesby & Co.

Discharge measurements of Cumberland River at Cumberland Falls, Ky.

Date.

1907

5 

6

7

Made byBenedict and Wallace. . 

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

Gay and Benedict. .....

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

1.05

.90

2.13 

1.97

1.61

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

361

189

2,050 

1,810

1,160

Date.

1907.

1915

Made by 

Elteworth and Sellier. . .

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

2.40

2.48

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

2,710

1,870

NOTE. Measurements made in 1907 by engineers of Viele, Blackwell & Buck and refer to their original 

gage.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Cumberland River at Cumberland Falls, Ky.,for the years 

ending Sept. 30, 1907 to 1911 and 1915.

Day.

1907 

1... ............. 

2................

4................ 

5................

6................

7................

8................

9................

10................

Aug. Sept.

0.91 

.9

1.3

2.12 

2.15

1.95

1.61

1.48

2.48

2.68

Day.

1907 

11................ 

12................

13................

14. ............... 

15................

16.................

17.................

18................

19.................

20................

Aug.

"6.~9~"

.89

.94

1.0

1.15

1.65

Sept.

3.75 

5.05

3.83

2.93 

2.10

1.72

1.52

1.36

1.28

1.19

Day.

1907 

21................ 

22................

23................

24................ 

25................

26................

27................

28................

29................

30................

31................

Aug.

1.65 

1.65

1.6

2.6 

2.5

1.85

1.9

1.9

1.65

1.08

1.0

Sept.

1.37 

1.94

9 JO

3.2

2.5

2.13

1.75

1.52

1.35

1.24
CUMBERLAND RIVER .BASIN. 127

Daily gage height, infect, of Cumberland River at Cumberland Falls, Ky.,for the years 

ending Sept. 30,1907 to 1911 and 1915 Continued.

Day.

1907-8. 

1...............

2............... 

3...............

4............... 

5...............

6...............

7...............

8. ..............

9...............

10...............

11.;.............

12...............

13...............

14...............

15...............

16...............

17............... 

18...............

19...............

20...............

21...............

22...............

23...............

24...............

25...............

26. ..............

27. .............. 

28...............

29...............

30............... 

31...............

1908-9.

2............... 

3...............

4...............

5...............

6...............

7...............

8.... ...........

9...............

10...............

11...............

12...............

13...............

14...............

15...............

16...............

17...............

18...............

19...............

20...............

21............... 

23...............

23...............

25............... 

26. ..............

27...............

28...............

29...............

30...............

31...............

Oct.

1.16

1.11 

1.06

1.05 

1.05

1.18

1.45

1.72

2.12

2.35

2.10

1.76

1.55

1.26

1.18

1.11 

1.06

1.01

.96

.94

.90

.89

.89

.85

.84

.81 

.80

.80

.80

.84

.59

.58

.58

.58

.58

.58

.60

.69

.69

.68

.68

.68

.69

.64

.60

60

.60

.61

.60

.60 

.59

.58

CO

.58

CO

.58 f;Q

.60

.62

.64

Nov.

ft J3R

.98 

1.08

2.44

9 QO

1.89

1.68

1.54

1.82

3.45

5.22

5.25

3.40

2.65

2.45

2.20

1.92 

1.95

2.20

2.55

2.66

2.68

3.22

5.08

5.95

4.78

3.32

2.75

2.48

2.16 

.66

.68 

.70

.70

.68

.67

.66

.65

.65

.69

.95

.91

1.25

1.42

1.32

1.18

1.08

.98

.92

.90

.88 

.88 

.86

.86

.85

QA

.84 

.82

.82

.80

Dec.

. 1.84 

1.74

1.66 

1.62

1.54

1.46

1.38

1.29

1.30

1.30

1.38

1.44

1.46

1.53

1.70

1.82 

1.95

2.02

1.92

1.86

1.92

1.95

1.91

2.75

2.75

2.55 

2.42

2.32

4.10 

6.00

.86

.90 

1.02

1.38

1.48

1.48

1.58

1.68

2.26

2.25

1.95

1.85

3.00

2.80

2.45

2.10

2.00

1.96

1.92

1.84

1.74 

1.72 

2.28

S on

3.90 

3.60

3.30

2.78

2.50

2.52

2.58

Jan.

3.70 

3.02

3.02 

A >;9

5.20

4.52

3.78

3.10

2.70

3.12

3.78

4.10

3.62

3.22

3.62 

3.90

3.38

2.92

2.68

2.40

2.28

2.18

2.08

2.02

2.12 

2.20

2.15

2.12 

2.32

2.60

2.57 

2.52

2.50

2.58

2.75

2.80

2.80

2.73

2.64

2.58

2.50

2.58

3.55

5.25

5.28

3.85

2.90 

2.63 

2.51

9 3ft

2.28

9 Ifi

"2.08 

2.08

2.24

2.20

2.14

Feb.

3

CA

4.55 

4.28

3.40

3.82

5.32

4.80

4.10

3.58

4.85

3.95

"4." 65"

3.30

3.05

2.80

2.55

2.42

2.35

2.28

2.20

2.40 

3.10

3.12

2.05

1.92 

1.89

1.86

1.95

3.05

4.35

4.48

3.92

4.55

5.50

4.15

3.78

3.82

5.20

4.92

3.88

3.92 

4.62 

5.32

5.00 

3.98

Mar.

3.95

"4." is"

3.85

4.32

4.00

3.70

3.30

3.45

3.90

3.65

4.65

4.08

3.44

3.35 

4.65

5.00

4.15

3.75

3.52

3.35

3.22

2.95 

2.75

2.75

3.00 

3.55

3.30

2.92 

2.68

2.52

2.38

2.68

3.75

5.00

5.50

5.45

5.26

5.08

4.25

3.65

3 91

2.80

2.90

3.75 

3.98 

3.85

3.81

"s.'so"

5.62

5.10

Apr.

5.15

"5."32~

3.80

3.40

3.08

2.75

2.58

2.55

2.58

2.62

2.62

2.65

3.32

3.42 

3.10

2.80

2.72

2.58

2.42

2.20

2.09

3.50

"5." 66'

3.80

3.10

4.55

3.95

3.18

2.55

2.38

2.32

2.88

4.20

4.10

3.70

3.38

2.96

2.61

2.48

2.41

2.52

3.02

3.55

4.35

5.08 

"5." 28"

4.22 

3.68

3.66 

3.16

2.75

2.70

May.

2.84

2.72 

2.72

2.78 

2 on

3.82

4.12

4.20

4.18

3.68

3.18

2.85

2.60

2.35

2.89

2.85

2.55 

2.28

1.95

2.05

2.02

1.92

1.82

1.72

1.62

1.52

1.50 

1.50

1.50

1.58 

1.62

4.75

"T 26"

3.98

3.58

3.28

2.94

2.59

2.28

2.10

2.28

2.45

2.55

2.36

2.14

1.95

1.82

1.71

1.55

.......

.......

June.

i w

1.45 

1.50

1.72 

1.65

1.52

1.47

1.42

1.40

1.32

1.20

1.08

1.01

.97

.93

.89

.86 

.82

.80

.78

.76

.74

.72

.70

.74

i.20

1.32 

1.22

1.10

.92 

1.45

1.52 

1.70

2.22

2.85

3.05

2.68

2.50

2.22

2.12

2.82

3.88

4.05

3.85

4.14

4.40

4.35

4.06

3.69

3.30

2.90 

2.32 

2.00

2.25

2.48 

2.92

4.02 

4.15

3.66

2.95

July.

0.90

v .93 

.92

.90 

.90

.92

1.42

2.02

2.55

2.16

1.82

1.60

1.42

1.30

1.28

1.45

2.25 

2.08

1.52

3.15

2.52

1.85

1.68

1.56

1.36

1.21

1.08 

1.01

.97

.94 

.96

3.30

3.95 

3.66

3.02

2.50

2.09

2.85

3.95

5.12

4.85

3.75

3.45

3.80

5.48

4.82

4.20

3.65

3.14

2.58

2.10 

1.82 

1.54

1.26

1.08 

1.03

1.00 

.98

.96

.94

.91

Aug.

1.02

1.02

.97

.96 

.95

.94

.93

.92

.90

.88

1.39

1.28

1.18

1.08

1.04

1.00

.96 

.94

.90

.84

.86

.91

.92

.90

.88

.86

.94 

.94

.90

.88 

.83

1.10

1.42 

1.92

2.05

2.29

2.16

1.81

1.46

1.16

1.10

1.12

1.21

1.29

1.31

1.34

2.40

4.47

2.80

2.31

1.85 

1.49 

1.17

1.08

1.02 

.98

.92

.89

.88

.84

.82

Sept.

0.82

.79 

.76

.72

.78

1.68

2.65

2.32

1.80

1.55

1.35

1.18

1.02

.88

.82

.77

.74 

.72

.70

.68

.68

.66

.66

.64

.62

.60

.60 

.60

.61

.59 

.80

.80

.79

.78

.78

.76

.76

.75

.75

.76

.79

.78

.80

.84

.88

.92

.94

.95

.91

.88

.86 

.84 

.84

.83

.82 

.81

.80 

.79

.78

.77
128 SURFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1915, PAET III.

Daily gage height, infect, of Cumberland River at Cumberland Falls, Ky.,for the years 

endmg Sept. 90, 1907 to 1911 and 1915 Continued.

Day.

1909-10. 

1.. .............

2...............

3...............

4...............

5...............

6...............

7...............

8. .............. 

9...............

10...............

11...............

12...............

13...............

14...............

15...............

16...............

17...............

18............... 

19...............

20...............

21...............

22...............

23...............

24............... 

25...............

26............... 

27............... 

28............... 

29............... 

30............... 

31...............

1910-11. 

1...............

2...............

3............... 

4............... 

5...............

6...............

7............... 

8............... 

9............... 

10...............

11...............

12..............

13...............

14..............

15...............

16............... 

17...............

18...............

19............ .

20. ..............

21...............

22...............

23...............

24. ..............

25...............

26...............

27...............

28...............

29...............

30............... 

31...............

Oct.

0.77

.76

' .75

.74

.74

.72

.72

.70 

.70

.71

.72

.74

.76

.79

.82

84

.88

.91 

.94

.94

CM

.92 

.91

.90 

.90

.88 

.87 

.86 

.85 

.84 

.82

 1.16

1.11

1.07 

1.02 

.98

1.06

1.28 

2.05 

1.95 

1.75

1.50

1.36

1.31

1.26

1.21

1.16

1 19

1.06

1.00

.95

.90

SO

.88

.88

.92

.94

.92

.90

.88

.86 

.84

NOT.

0.82

80

.79

7S

.78

.76

.76

.76 

.78

.80

.80

.79

.78

.78

.76

.76

.78

.82 

.94

1.17

1 94

1.21

1.18

1.21 

1.24

. 1.16 

1'.06 

1.12 

1.04 

.96

.86

.92

.97 

1.00 

.95

on

.88 

.87 

.86 

.88

.89

.88

.86

.85

.84

.84 

.82

.82

.80

80

.81

CO

.82

Cft

.80

.79

9.1

.84

2.68

Dec.

0.%

1.15

1.29

1.47

1.58

1.66

1.71 

1.76

1.81

1.81

1.74

1.70

1.62

1.58

1.54

1.50

1.46 

1.44

1 40

1.36

1.34 

1.33

1.32 

1.30

1.28 

1.26 

1.26 

1.24 

1.22 

1.21

2.55

2.40

2.25 

2.04 

1.86

2.22

2.75 

3.95 

3.42 

2.70

2.45

2 9Q

2.14

1.92

1.66

1.56 

1 48

. 1.43

1.36

1.31

1 14

1.48

1.66

1.86

1.98

2.18

2.60 

3.00

Jan.

1.20

1 19

1.18

1 1Q

1

00

2

0ft

4.45

"i'^k'

4.10

3.65

3.32

2 Q7

2.65

2 M\

2.34

2

KK

3.00 

3.75

4 90

5

00

4.78 

4.12

3.70 

3.60

3.43 

3.31 

3.05 

2.85 

2.60 

2.52

3 on

4.65

4.15 

3.70 

3.29 

2.94

2 CO

2 51

2 43

2

00

2.34

2 on

2.26

2 91

2 99

2.50

3.10

3 on

4 90

4 QK.

3.90

3 fin

3

00

3.88 

4.30

Feb.

2.42

2

OA

2.23

2 1 A.

2.08

1 QQ

1 RQ

1.80

1 79

1.66

1.70

1.84

1 no

2.22

2.36

2 79

5

A£\

A QK.

4.52

S (19

3.76

3 AIR

3.25 

2.% 

2.78

4.34

4.15

3.98 

3.85 

3.95

4.32

4.82 

5.00

"i'flO" 

4 44

4.05

3.85

3.45

2

QC

2.58 

2 70

3 ns

3.34

3 en

3.32

2

QQ

2 59

2

AQ

2.36

2.34

Mar.

3.02

4 30

4 19

3.65

3.36

3 19

2

0 A

2.54

2

00

2 1fl

2 04

1 99

1 97

1 QK

1.92

1 80

1 fifi

1.82

1 70

1.76

1 70

1.68 

1.64

1.59 

1.55

1.51 

1.48 

1.44 

1.42 

1.39 

1.37

2 OK

2.18 

2.12 

2.02

3

ne

5.10 

5.08

4 02

3-54

3 49.

3.32

3

1 A

2 98

2 on

2 fie

2

7K

2

*3n

2.62

2

CK

2.45

2 48

2 55

2 P.9

2.70

2.80 

2.60

Apr.

1.36

1 °.°.

1 4.5.

1.54

i ^.Q

1 4fi

1.42

1 °.7

1 34

1.32

 1 50

1.68

1 80

1 8Q

2

BA

3.90 

4.15

4 ftP.

3.88

3.82 

4.02

4.28 

4 60

4.85 

4.98 

5.12 

4.95 

4.62

2.58

2.55

2.52 

2.50

"5." 65'

4.70 

4.32

3

QK

3.65

3.45

3.90

5.05

"5." 20"

4 65

3.80

3 fin

3.35

3.15

3 nn

2

QK

2

7K

2.40

2.10

4.50

May.

3.80

3.05

2

£Q

2 fift

2.75

2 Qfi

3.10

3 CO

4 40

5 no

5.52

5.36

4.85

A. 10

3.68

3.15

2.76 

2.56

2

AR

2 44

2.58

3.05 

4.70

5.40 

5.12 

4.80 

4.22 

3.70 

3.10

5.30 

4.50 

4.05

3 40

2.70 

2.60 

2.48 

2.35

2.20

1 Qfl

2.10

2 nn

1.95 

1 90

I

oe

1.81

1.76

1

70

1.65

1.74

1 Aft

1 on

1.76

1.68

1.55

1 48

1.38 

1.25

June.

2.95

2 Q1

2.83

2 74

2.62

^

KA

2.48

2.41

2

00

2.36

3.35

4.16

3

CK

3.66

3.51

3.35

3 14

2.90 

2.51

2 19.

1 QK

1.85 

1.71

1.85 

1 64

1.66 

1.82 

1.72 

1.58 

1.52

1.15

1.00

.90 

.88 

.86

CO

.90 

.93 

.95 

.96

on

fi7

.85

.82

on

.80

OK

QA

OK

1.00

1 40

1.50

1 60

1.45

1 40

1.35

1.30

2 ift

2.50

July.

1.47

1 48

1.58

1.61

1.68

1.95

2.22

2.22 

3.95

3.75

3.55

3.42

3.28

3.16

3.12

3.12

3.72

4.20 

4.12

3.72

3.41

3.15 

2.92

2.68 

9 no

2.00 

2.12 

2.05 

2.12 

3.75 

3.16

2.05

1.88

1.73 

1.60 

1.52

1.50

1.60 

1.70 

1.60 

1.52

1 48

i fin

1.70

1.80

1.70

1.90

1.62

1.60

1.56

1.50

1 43

1 40

1 V7

1.35

I

on

,1.20

1 19

1 09

1.05 

1.02

Aug.

2.71

2 Aft

2.12

2

00

2.80

3

f\K

3.22

3.58

3 VI

3.10

2.82

2.66,

2 JA

2.24

1.98

1.76

1.58

1.46 

1.32

1.24

1 99

1.18 

1.16

1.13 

i no

1.06 

1.02 

.98 

.94

.89 

.86

.98

.97

1.05 

1.40 

1.60

1 45

1.33 

1.20 

1.05 

.98

.95

1.05

1 30

1.90

2 OK

2.30 2 on

2 nt;

1.90

1.70

1.65

1.60

1 48

1.20

1.05

i n9

QO

ad

01

.88 

.85

Sept.

0.86

1 00

1.18

1.48

0 EC

0 CA

2

Kn

2.72

0 QO

3.78

3.58

3 44

3

«3O

3.18

2 on

3.58

O Qfi

2.22

9 (19

1 S4

......

......

.81

.78

.75 

.72 

.80

1.05

1.03 

1.01

.97 

.95

.93

on

.87

1.02

1.06

1.10 i ne

1.00

no

1.00

1.10

1 18

1 OK

1.40

1 30

1.22

1.15

1.10

1.02
CUMBERLAND KIVEB BASIN. 129

t, in feet, of Cumberland River at Cumberland Falls, Ky-., for the y&irt 

ending Sept. SO, 1907 to 1911 and 1916 ContiiraecL

Day.

1911. 

1... ........ 

2........... 

3........... 

4........... 

5...........

6...........

7.... ....... 

8...........

9........... 

10...........

Day.

1915. 

1...........

2..........

3..........

4..........

5..........

6..........

7..........

g

10..........

11..........

12..........

13..........

14..........

15..........

Oct.

0.98 

.95 

.90 

. .85 

. .90

.95 

. .92 

.90 

.93 

1.00

Apr.

2.92 

2.64 

2.50 

2.40 

2.33

2.25 

2.20 

2.18 

2.16 

2.14

2.12 

2.20 

2.28 

2.30

2.28

Nov.

1.08 

1.05 

1.02 

.98 

.91

.87 

1.28 

2.50 

2.28 

2.05

May.

1.84 

1.87 

2.08 

2.82 

2.90

2.76 

2.58 

2.42 

2.32 

2.25

2.17 

2.09 

2.01 

1.94

1.88

Dee.

1.95 

1.80 

1.70 

1.60 

1.50

1.40 

1.30 

1.28 

1.25 

1.22

June.

3.22 

3.20 

4.44 

4.14 

3.10

2.55 

2.34 

2.64 

3.07

2.78

2.50 

2.30 

2.13 

2.12 

2.22

Day.

1911.

u............ 12...... ......

13............ 

14............ 

15............

16............ 

17............ 

18............

19............ 

20............

July.

1.88 

1.98 

1.92 

2.28 

2.93

3.25 

3.40 

2.99 

2.96 

3.12

3.26 

3.40 

4.70 

7.00

5.44

Aug.

1.60 

1.60 

2.20 

2.38 

2.12

1.88 

1.70 

1.61 

1.58 

1.56

2.54 

2.60 

2.84 

2.88 

2.66

Oct.

1.20 

3.15 

3.00 

2.80 

2.40

2.18 

2.00 

2.20 

3.90 

3.00

Sept.

2.76 

2.46 

2.40 

2.34 

2.34

2.45 

2.50 

2.42

2.28 

2.15

2.02 

1.92 

1.82 

1.74

1.68

NOV.

1.90 

1.85 

1.95 

3.90 

3.25

3.00 

2.65 

2.40 

2.45 

2.85

Dec.

......

 - ---

Day.

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

1915.

..........

Day.

1911. 

21............ 

22............ 

23............ 

24............ 

25............

26............

27- ---

2 

2 

3 

3

Apr.

2.22 

2.16 

2.11 

2.07 

2.03

1.99 

1.96 

1.94 

1.90

1.88

1.86 

1.84 

1.82 

1.81 

1.84

8............ 

9............ 

0.... ........ 

1... .........

May.

1.82 

1.77 

1.74 

1.72 

1.70

1.68 

1.66 

1.69 

2.60 

2.40

2.40 

3.40 

4.62 

5.70 

4.54 

3.57

June.

4.78 

4.44 

3.40 

2.82 

2.49

2.48 

3.30 

3.41 

2.86 

2.54

2.18 

2.00 

1.90 

1.82 

1.77

Oct.

2.55 

2.05 

1.60

1.28 

1.20 

1.18 

1.17 

1.14 

1.11

July.

3.78 

3.07 

2.79

2.58 

2.43

2.60 

2.91 

2.52 

2.21 

2.06

1.91 

1.80 

1.75 

1.70 

1.65 

1.62

Nov.

2.70 

2.65 

2.61 

2.55 

2. 43

2.40 

2.35 

2.27 

2.20 

2.05

Aug.

2.26 

2.16 

3.62 

3.80 

3.46

3.52 

3.46 

2.82 

2.36 

2.19

1.98 

2.42 

4.90 

4.45 

4.08 

3.30

Dec.

....".

Sept.

1.65 

1.61 

1.58 

1.56 

1.54

1.72 

1.94 

1.88 

1.82 

1.73

1.65 

1.60 

1.56 

2.15 

2.52

NOTE. Water above top of gage on days for which gage beigbt is not given except Oct. 1 and May 

20-31,1909: Sept. 21-30,1910.

CUMBERLAND RIVER AT BURNSIDE, KY.

LOCATION. Below the mouth of South Fork of Cumberland River, at Burnside, 

Pulaski County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 4,890 square miles (measured on maps of Kentucky and Tennessee, 

prepared by United States Geological Survey on scale 1:500,000).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February 19 to September 30,1915.

GAGE. Vertical staff in two sections on piers of toll bridge across South Fork of Cumberland River about 700 feet above mouth; installed in July, 1914, by United 

States Weather Bureau, readings on this gage by the Weather Bureau began January 1,1915; sea-level elevation of zero, 589.53 feet (Smith Shoals Survey datum, 

U. S. Engineer Corps); datum same as that of gage which was marked on the rails 

of inclines 1 and 2 leading from the South Fork to the warehouse, about 500 feet 

below the present gage, and which was established in 1884 and read daily until 

January 1, 1915; upper part of old gage, reading from 54 to 71 feet, was spiked 

to office of Col. Cole. The United States Weather Bureau * reports that "the old 

river gage was changed on several unknown dates and by amounts that are 

uncertain, so that readings prior to January 1, 1915, are not comparable by from 

0.1 to 0.7 foot." New gage is read twice daily, to hundredths, for the United 

States Geological Survey, by C. M. Estes.

1 Daily river stages, pt. 12, p. 29.

60399° WSP 403 17-
130 SUEPACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1915, PART III.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Flow of South Fork is measured from the highway 

bridge; the Cumberland above the South Fork is measured from a boat, from the 

Queen & Crescent Railroad bridge, or by means of floats, the method used depending on the stage; flow below the South Fork is the combined flow of both streams.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel considered permanent except for deposits of mud, 

which is washed away at high stages. Low-water control is crest of dam No. 21, 

28 miles below Burnside; gage height of crest of dam, 1.47 feet. The dam is a 

recently built concrete structure, and little or no water leaks through dam or lock.

EXTREMES OP STAGE. Maximum stage recorded, 62 feet March 31, 1886; minimum, 

 1.6 feet November 8 and 9, 1895; lowest stage possible at present, unless pool 

No. 21 is lowered, 1.47 feet.

WINTER FLOW. No ice at station.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION.^-Stage at low water will be affected by any manipulation of the level 

of pool No. 21 at the lock.

ACCURACY. Records excellent except for effect of regulation of pool above dam No. 21 

by opening valves or culverts in the lock. At low stages discharge relation may 

be affected by water entering between the gage and the dam due to heavy local 

showers in the basins of the small intervening tributaries.

COOPERATION. Station maintained in cooperation with the Kentucky Geological 

Survey, J. B. Hoeing, State geologist.

The following discharge measurement was made by Ellsworth and Sellier: 

March 3, 1915: Gage height, 3.84 feet; discharge, 2,320 second-feet.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Cumberland River at Burnside, Ky., for the year ending

Sept. 30, 1915.

Day.

1............................................

2............................................

3............................................

4.................................... ........

5............ .................................

6............................................

7............................................

8............................................

9............................................

10............................................

11............................................

12............................................

13............................................

14............................................

15............................................

16............................................

17............................................

18............................................

19............................................

20............................................

21............................................

22............................................

23............................................

24............................................

25............................................

26............................................

27............................................

28............................................

29............................................

30............................................

31............................................

Feb.

6.95

5.68

6.40

5.15

4.95

4.78

4.70

4.65

4.48

4.30

Mar.

4.18

4.00

3.88

3.78

4.14

6.72

8.63

7.96

7.10

6.48

6.98

5.58

5.20

494

470

4.92

&04

7.46

9.72

1438

15.44

13.47

11.82

11.12

1L05

1096

10.19

9.87

9.28

8.21

7.30

Apr.

6.76

6.27

5.84

5.46

5.20

4.92

4.69

4.50

4.37

4.22

448

5.02

5.82

5.66

6.35

5.00

4.67

4.49

4.27

4.12

3.96

3.84

3.76

3.62

3.52

3.44

3.41

3.39

3.37

3.56

May.

3.56

3.42

3.58

5.73

7.36

6.48

5.65

5.12

4.82

408

3.75

3.56

3.42

3.30

3.20

3.00

2.86

2.74

2.67

2.70

o TO

3.79

10.17

8.29

6.76

19 Aft

16.62

15.28

13.64

9 63

June.

8.62

7.74

8.15

10.08

7.89

6.37

6.30

10.32

10.45

8.71

6.83

1 1Q

5.04

472

C fi&

10.90

12.96

9 84

7.84

6.87

8.38

11 04

9.60

7.62

5.99

4.89

433

3.74

3.86

a 7n

July.

7 64

8.19

6.66

6.34

11.24

12.42

10.34

8.48

7.14

6.24

6.22

8.62

12.50

20.74

17.06

11.90

8.70

7 IS

6.01

{{.54 

10.19

Q Af\

7.20

6.60

464

3.91

3.54

3.22

2.96

2.84

n 70

Aug.

2.68

2.75

3.02

3.96

4.16

3.66

3.22

2.92

2.81

*> on

3.26

7.18

6.90

6.50

6.04

6.24

6.20

6 48

10.05

8.70

8.59

9.14

5.85

478

4. OS

3.82

10.92

13.74

11.03

0 QO

Sept.

7 09

6.81

a on

4.28

460

6.72

7 on

6.42

5.60

4.68

4.15

3.80

3.46

3.18

o OQ

2.89

2.76

o 7n

*> A3

2.60

2.78

3 1ft

3.70

1 4.Q

3.16

2.93

O 70

2.66

2.58 A. n
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN. 131

SOUTH FORK OF CUMBERLAND RIVER AT NEVELSVILLE, KY.

LOCATION. One-fourth mile below Turkey Creek ferry on Greenwood-Monticello

pike, about a mile from Nevelsville, McCreary County. Little South Fork enters

on left about If miles above station. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,260 square miles (measured on maps of Kentucky and Tennessee

% prepared by United States Geological Survey on scale 1:500,000). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 10 to Spetember 30,1915. 

GAGE. Vertical staff gage in 5 sections bolted to rock ledges on left bank; read twice

daily, to hundredths, by Mart Keith; a reference gage is attached to a tree on the

left bank 110 feet below cable. 

DISGHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable about 2,000 feet below gage or by

wa'ding at low stages. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Probably permanent; position of low-water control has

not been determined. 

EXTREMES OP STAGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 19.8 feet at 6.20 a. m.

July 21; minimum stage, 2.51 feet at 6.30 a. m. August 10. 

WINTER PLOW. No ice at the station. 

Di VERBIO NS . None. 

REGULATION. Operation of a small power plant short distance above gage may affect

flow at extreme low water. 

ACCURACY. Records excellent. 

COOPERATION. Station maintained in cooperation with State Geological Survey of

Kentucky, J. B. Hoeing, State geologist.

Discharge measurements of South Fork of Cumberland River at Nevelsville, Ky., during 

the year ending Sept. 30, 1915.

Date.

1915. 

Mar. 10

Made by 

Ellsworth and Sellier. ....................................................

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

4.88

3.72

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

1,530

816

Daily gage height, infect, of South Fork of Cumberland River at Nevelsville, Ky.,for the

year ending Sept. 30, 1915.

Day.

1............................................

2............................................

3............................................

4............................................

5............................................

6............................................

7............................................

8............................................

10............................................

11............................................

W... .........................................

13.. ............ ............................

14............................................

15............................................

16............................................

17............................................

18............................................

19............................................

20......................................:.....

21............................................

22............................................

23............................................

24............................................

OK

26............................................

27............................................

28............................................

29............................................

30............................................

31............................................

Mar.

4.80

4.66 

4.42 

4.22 

4.06 

3.93

4.35 

5.42 

5.99 

7.03 

9.65

9.11 

7.74

7.04 

6.40 

6.01

5.78 

5.62 

5.66 

5.28 

4.96 

4.78

Apr.

4.68 

4.54 

4.38 

4.26 

4.13

4.02 

3.90 

3.80 

3.73 

3.63

3.68 

4.12 

5.12 

4.88 

4.48

4.26 

4.06 

 3.91 

3.76 

3.62

3.64 

3.44 

3.38 

3.29 

3.22

3.20 

3.12 

3.06 

3.05 

4.10

May.

3.40 

3.20 

3.46 

8.25 

7.04

5.52 

. 4.72 

4.51 

4.33 

3.98

3.69 

3.50 

3.40 

3.31 

3.20 

3.02 

2.88 

2.74 

2.65 

2.62

2.64 

2.56 

2.79 

6.96 

4.68

4.96 

9.26 

7.61 

6.65 

5.24 

4.45

June.

4.26 

4.70 

5.21 

4.63 

4.08

4.86 

6.82 

9.16 

8.67 

6.64

5.14 

4.63 

4.64 

4.51

7.65

12.42

8.92 

6.58 

5.52 

4.91

6.20 

6.80 

5.66 

4.56 

3.96

3.64 

3.38 

3.24 

3.13

4.45

July.

7.19 

5.51 

4.52 

8.37 

9.99

10.20 

7.28 

5.66 

4.81 

4.40

4.10 

6.68 

6.30 

10.16 

7.68

6.10 

6.18 

4.92 

4.84 

4.98

17.55 

9.30 

6.47 

5.11 

4.37

3.89 

3.52 

3.34 

3.05

2.88 

2.74

Aug.

3.C 

3.0 

3.« 

3.S 

3.S

2.8 

2.1 

2.J

2.(

2.J

4.1 6.: 5.; 4.:

5.!

5.i 

4.( 

7.3 

8.5 

7.C

8.4 

7.S 

5.4 

4.£ 

4.1

3.7 

4.£ 

14. S 

10.1

8.2 

6.f

0

4 

8 

2 

6

8 

2 

7 

4

6

2

2 

8 

S 

0

6 

>0 

0 0 

14

18 'A 

& 

(2 

6

4 

7 

8 

3 2 

>6

Sept.

5.23 

4.79 

4 25 

3.90 

5.22

9.14

8.22 

6.36 

5.23 

4.58

4.17 

3.86 

3.56 

3.33 

3.14

3.01 

2.90 

2.80 

2.72 

2.64 

2.92 

3.88 

3.82 

3.28 

2.98

2.79 

2.66 

2.56 

4.86

4.88
132 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1915, PART III.

TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN.

FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT ASHEVILLE, N. C.

LOCATION. At highway bridge known as Smith's Bridge, about a mile below the 

Southern Railway station at Asheville, Buncombe County, and about 2 miles 

below mouth of Swannanoa River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 987 square miles. '

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 19, 1903, to September 30, 1915. Estimates of discharge available from January 1, 1905, to September 30, 1915.

GAGES. Vertical staff attached to one of the bridge piers, and an auxiliary chain 

gage attached to the bridge in the first panel to the left of the staff gage. Staff 

gage ends at zero; chain gage is used for readings below zero; both gages are 

adjusted to the same datum, which has remained unchanged since they were 

established; gage read once daily to tenths.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of highway bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel practically permanent; bed composed chiefly of 

rock but is not excessively rough. Current good at all points.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 6.6 feet October 

16 (discharge, 17,600 second-feet); minimum stage.recorded, 0.9 foot October 2 

(discharge, 590 second-feet).

1905-1915: Maximum stage recorded, 7.8 feet January 23, 1906 (discharge, 

25,800 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 0.7 foot September 16 and 20, 

1907 (discharge, 380 second-feet).

WINTER FLOW. Discharge relation not affected by ice.

ACCURACY. Record considered good. No discharge measurements were made 

during the year ending September 30, 1915, but a measurement made October 

22,1915, checks the rating curve.

COOPERATION. Gage-height record furnished by United States Weather Bureau.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of French Broad River at Asheville, N. C., for the year

ending Sept, 80, 1915.

Day.

1..............

2.. ............

3..............

4..............

5..............

6..............

7..............

8..............

9..............

10..............

11..............

12..............

13..............

14..............

16..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19..............

20..............

21..............

22..............

23..............

24..............

25..............

26..............

27..............

28..............

29.............. 

30..............

31..............

Oct.

670

590

670

1,290

1,390

1,010

830

830

830

750

670

670

670

920

3,770

17,600

14,600

9,360

7,960

2,190

1,820

1,820

1,600

1,600

1,710

1,600

1,600

1,490

1,290 

1,100

1,100

Nov.

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,010

1,010

1,010

3,240

4,150

3,410

2,600

1,820

1,600

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,290

1,290

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,490 

12,100

Dec.

13,600

14,300

11,100

9,360

13,000

11,100

9,360

5,900

4,350

3,770

3,240

2,910

2,910

2,910

2,600

2,600

2,460

2,320

2,190

2,320

2,750

3,590

2,910

2,750

4,350

10,200

8,230

4,980

3,960 

6,140

4,550

Jan.

3,770

3,240

3,070

2,910

2,750

2,910

4,350

9,070

6,140

4,960

3; 770

5,200

6,640

5,200

4,150

3,770

3,770

6,640

9,070

8,790

7,420

4,980

4,350

4,550

5,430

5,200

4,550

3,960

3,770 

3,410

Feb.

4,150

9,940

9,650

8,230

6,140

6,640

5,660

5,200

4,550

4,350

3,960

3,410

3,240

3,240

2,190

5,200

4,350

3,590

3,410

3,240

3,070

2,910

2,910

4,760

5,900

4,350

3,770

3,410

Mar.

3,240

3,070

2,910

2,750

2,910

6,390

5,200

4,350

3,590

3,240

3,070

3,070

2,750

2,600

2,600

2,600

2,750

2,460

2,320

2,320

2,460

2,460

2,320

2,190

2,190

2,060

2,190

2,060

2,060 

1,940

2,190

Apr.

2,320

2,190

2,190

2,060

2,060

2,060

2,060

2,060

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,820

1,820

1,710

1,710

1,710

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

2,060 

1,820

May.

1,710

1,600

1,600

1,940

1,600

1,490

1,490

4,150

2,750

2,190

1,940

1,940

3,410

2,600

2,190

1,940

1,820

1,710

1,600

1,940

1,820

1,710

1,600

1,940

1,710

1 600

1,600

1,820

3,070 

2,750

2,060

June.

2,750

4,980

4,150

2,910

2,460

2,320

2,060

2,600

2,060

1,710

1,710

1,710

2,060

1,820

1,940

1,940

2,600

2,190

1,820

1,710

2,060

1,710

1,490

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,290

1,490

4,980

July.

5,900

5,200

3,240

2,460

4,580

2,910

2,320

1,940

1,940

1,820

1,940

1,820

1,820

1,820

1,710

1,940

1,710

1,600

1,820

1,600

1,820

1,490

1,820

1,600

1,490

1,290

l'290

l'390 

1,290

1,190

Aug.

1,190

1,710

1,940

2,600

1,490

1,290

1,290

1,190.

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,820

2,060

1,820

1,600

1,490

1,390

1,290

1,390

3,240

3,410

3,410

2,060

1,820

1,600

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,290 

1,290

1,290

Sept.

1,290

1,190

1,190

1,290

5,430

5,900

3,410

2,190

1,940

1,820

1,820

1,710

1,710

2,190

2,190

1,710

1,710

1,390

1,490

1,290

1,390

1,490

1,290

1,290

1,290

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,190 

1,190

NOTE. Discharge determined from a rating curve fairly well defined between 900 and 11,000 gecondfeet. Discharge, Jan. 10 and 12, interpolated.
TENNESSEE RIVEB BASIN. 133

Monthly discharge of French Broad River at Asheville, N. C., for the year ending Sept.

SO, 1915.

[Drainage area, 987 square miles.]

Month.

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

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

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

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

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

The year ..........................

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

17,600 

12,100 

 14,300 

9,070 

9,940 

6,390 

2,320 

4,150 

4,980 

5,900 

3,410 

5,900

17,600

Minimum.

590 

1,010 

2,190 

2,750 

2,190 

1,940 

1,600 

1,490 

1,290 

1,190 

1,190 

1,190

590

Mean.

2,710 

1,850 

5,700 

4,870 

4,690 

2,850 

1,860 

2,040 

2,200 

2,130 

1,700 

1,850

2,870

Per 

square 

mile.

2.75

1.87 

5.78 

4.93 

4.75 

2.89 

1.88 

2.07 

2.23 

2.16 

1.72 

1.87

2.91

Run-off 

(depth in 

inches on 

drainage 

area).

3.17 

2.09 

6.66 

5.68 

4.95 

3.33 

2.10 

2.39 

2.49 

2.49 

1.98 

2.09

39.42

Accuracy.

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

B. 

A.

TENNESSEE RIVER AT CHATTANOOGA, TENN.

LOCATION. At Hamilton County highway bridge in the city of Chattanooga, just 

below Chattanooga Island, 4 miles below South Chickamauga Creek, 3 miles above 

Chattanooga Creek, 33 miles above Hales Bar dam, 188 miles below junction of 

French Broad and Holston rivers, and 464 miles above mouth of Tennessee 

River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 21,400 square miles (measured on topographic sheets).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1, 1874, to October 21,1913; March 1 to September30, 

1915.

GAGES. As this station is within the backwater influence of the Hales Bar dam, two 

gages, 7 miles apart and set at same datum, are used in order to determine variation 

in the slope of water surface caused by the operation of the power plant at Hales 

Bar dam. Gage No. 1 is a sloping iron section (railroad T rail) bolted to rock and 

a vertical timber attached to the rock cliff on the left bank at the foot of Lookout 

Street, Chattanooga, about 200 feet upstream from the bridge; gage No. 2 is a 

vertical staff gage in three sections fastened to trees on left bank about 100 feet 

above the Cincinnati Southern Railroad bridge, 7 miles above Chattanooga. 

Sea-level elevation of gage No. 1, as published by the TJ. S. Weather Bureau, is 

617.8 feet; gage No. 2 is set at same datum. Gage No. 1 is read daily to hundredths, at 7 a. m. and 5 p. m., by O. B. Gladish; gage No. 2 is read daily to hundredths, at 7 a. m. and 5 p. m., by Walter Ashworth.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from the downstream footway of Hamilton 

County highway bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel practically permanent. The control is now 

formed by the Hales Bar dam and power plant.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded March 1 to September 30, 1915, 

16.10 feet at 7.30 a. m. July 7 (discharge, 66,300 second-feet); minimum stage 

recorded, 7.25 feet at 7.30 a. m. September 30 (discharge, 10,400 second-feet).

1874-1915: Maximum stage recorded, 54.0 feet at 7 a. m. March 1, 1875 (discharge, 361,000 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 0.0 foot September 11-14, 

1881, and September 19,1883 (discharge, 4,800 second-feet).

WINTER PLOW. Discharge relation not affected by ice.

REGULATION. The operation of, the power plant at Hales Bar dam produces slight 

fluctuations in stage at the station. The principal effect produced by the operation of this plant is, changing the slope of the water surface at the station.
134 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1915,, PART III.

ACCURACY. Results considered good although there may be some error in estimates 

for individual days, especially during low water, because of diurnal fluctuation 

produced by the power plant.

Discharge measurements of Tennessee River at Chattanooga, Tenn., during the year ending

Sept. 30, 1915.

Date.

Apr. 7

13 

16 

30 

May 3

5

8 

10 

11 

31 

June 2 

4 

11 

14

Warren E. Hall and 

L. J. Hall.... ......

L. J. Hall ...........

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Gage height 

in feet.

t

o 

[2J

Feet. 

9.64 

11.61 

11.26 

8.50 

8.05 

8.76 

10.45 

13.32 

12.37 

9.15 

9.85 

13.53 

9.44 

8.53

So5** 

<N

Feet. 

12.22 

14.78 

14.13 

11.03 

10.96 

11.41 

a 

16.26 

15.20 

11.70 

12.64 

16.78 

b 

11.04

a> 

so

1 

ft

See.-ft. 

24,100 

39,300 

36,000 

18,800 

19,200 

20,700 

30,500 

48,200 

41,600 

22,100 

27,300 

53,100 

25,300 

19,300

Date.

June 18 

July 12 

13

30 

Aug. 4 

14 

16 

17

Sept. 8 

9 

15 

29

Made by 

L.J. Hall-......-..-

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

Warren E. Hall and 

L.J. Hall..........

L. J. Hall.. ..........

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

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

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

Warren E. Hall and 

L.J. Hall..........

L.J. Hall............

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

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

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

Gage height 

in feet.

Oi-J

bo .

<3 O 

&K

Feet. 

11.28 

10.54

9.99

7.17 

5.95 

6.10 

7.66

8.79 <*12.02 

<*12.58 

i«8.86 

<*7.21

I". 

&&

Feet. 

(') 

13.31

12.78 

10.00 

9.38 

9.43 

10.76

11.07 

14.42 

14.73 

10.55 

9.28

o>B?

ft

Sec.-ft. 

36,200 

31,400

28,700 

15,100 

12,800 

13,400 

18,400

20,000 

34,800 

35,000 

14,900 

11,000

a Fall between gages Nos. 1 and 2 determined from mean daily gage height to be 2.75 feet. 

& Fall between gages Nos. 1 and 2 determined from mean daily gage height to be 2.80 feet, 

c Fall between gages Nos. 1 and 2 determined from mean daily gage height to be 2.86 feet. 

d Three-foot flash boards on Hales Bar dam when these measurements were made.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Tennessee River at Chattanooga, Tenn., for the year

ending Sept. 30, 1915.

Day.

1............................................

2............................................

3............................................

^. ............... ............................

5............................................

6............................................

7............................................

8............................................

9............................................

10............................................

11............................................

12............................................

13............................................

14. ...........................................

15............................................

16............................................

17............................................

18............................................

19............................................

20............................................

21............................................

22............................................

23............................................

24......................:.....................

25............................................

26............................................

27............................................

28............................................

29............................................

30............................................

31............................................

Mar.

43,500

40,000

37,100

34,300

38,500

48,800

54,200

50,300

47,500

43,400

39,900

37,400

35,200

33,500

31,900

31,600

31,8,00

32,500

33,200

35,000

36,900

37,200

35,600

34,100

32,400

30 800

29!500

28,900

28,700

30,300

Apr.

31,200

31,600

31,400

30,200

28,400

27,100

25,800

25,000

24,400

24,900

27,100

32,700

39,300

41,300

35,800

34,800

31,900

29,600

26,800

25,100

23,400

22,500

21 500

20,900

20 500

20 200

20*500

19,800

19,600

19,100

May.

18,400

18,500

19,000

20,200

21,200

23,800

25,500

31,300

43,900

47,400

41,100

33,600

28,800

27,700

27,700

26,100

23,400

21,500

19,700

19,330

19,000

18,700

18,400

18,200

17 700

19,400

21,900

24 800

24) 000

24,500

22,100

June.

25,800

27,000

31,900

51,200

41,900

33,700

27,300

28,700

29,900

28,200

24,600

21,600

19,700

19,500

22,000

29,700

36,900

35,100

29,200

26,100

23,000

20,900

20,200

21,200

20,400

18,000

16,400

15,900

16,600

16,100

July.

17,600

27,200

32,100

35,100

46,600

61,400

66,000

58,100

46,400

39,100

34,600

30,400

27,800

32,600

42,400

38,200

38,000

31,600

26,700

25,900

26,500

31,600

33,300

33,100

27,200

23,400

20,000

17,900

16,600

15,400

14,700

Aug.

13,900

13,200

13,200

13,300

13,800

14,200

14,200

13,400

12,700

12,500

12,600

12,500

13,100

13,400

14,200

17,700

17,600

17,200

16,100

20,200

24,400

25,100

23,900

22,400

20,300

17 700

15' 700

16,100

17,200

23,100

24,300

Sept.

22,500

21,900

19,600

17,500

21, 100

28,000

25,300

33,700

34,800

28,900

24,100

20,200

17,300

15,600

14,900

15,300

15,100

14,600

13,700

12,300

11,200

10,700

11,500

13,600

12,900

11,900

11,300

10,800

10,700

10,600

NOTE. Discharge determined from a rating curve well defined above 11,000 second-feet.
TENNESSEE RIVEB BASIN. 135

Monthly discharge of Tennessee River at Chattanooga, Tenn.,fnr the year ending Sept. SO,

1915.

[Drainage area, 21,400 square miles.]

Month.

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

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

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

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

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

54,200 

41,300 

47,400 

51,200 

66,000 

25,100 

34,800

Minimum.

28,700 

19,100 

17,700 

15,900 

14,700 

12,500 

10,600

Mean.

36,500 

27,100 

24,700 

26,000 

32,800 

16,700 

17,700

Per 

square 

mile.

1.71 

1.27 

1.15 

1.21 

1.53 

.780 

.827

Run-off 

(depth in 

inches on 

drainage 

area).

1.97 

1.42 

1.33 

1.35

1.76 

.90 

.92

Accuracy.

A. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A.

TENNESSEE RIVER AT FLORENCE, ALA.

LOCATION. At Southern Railway bridge about a mile south of Florence, just below 

the foot of Little Muscle Shoals and the lower end of Fattens Island, 8 miles below 

the mouth of Shoal Creek, about 3 miles above upper end of Sevenmile Island, 

208 miles below Chattanooga, Tenn., and 256 miles above the mouth of the 

Tennessee.

DRAINAGE ABBA. 30,800 square miles.

RECOKDS AVAILABLE. November 7, 1871, to September 30, 1915.

GAGE. A rod gage consisting of four sections of steel, three-eighths inch by 7| inches, 

attached to right face of stone draw-pier, which has batter of 1 inch to the foot. 

These sections form one continuous gage graduated from 1.92 to 33.5 feet; zero 

of gage, 400.85 feet above sea level. For description of gages used prior to September 30, 1913, see Water Supply Paper 353, page 151.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of 17-span combined railway and highway bridge, using highway section, which is the low level or through 

section of bridge. The obstruction of the current by numerous piers makes careful 

discharge measurements necessary.

CHANNEL AND CONTKOL. Channel rocky and probably permanent, though rough and 

uneven. Discharge measurements made during a period of 27 years indicate that 

. the control is practically permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year 19.2 feet at 8 a. m. 

and 4 p. m. December 31 (discharge, 231,000 second-feet); minimum stage 

recorded, 0.4 foot October 5 to 11 (discharge, 8,950 second-feet).

1872-1915: Maximum stage recorded, 32.5 feet at 10 and 12 p. m. March 19,1897 

(discharge, 499,000 second-feet); minimum stage not known; see Water Supply 

Paper, 353, page 155.

WINTER PLOW. Discharge relation not materially affected by ice.

REGULATION. The Hales Bar dam, 175 miles upstream, may cause some diurnal 

fluctuation but none has been noticeable to date.

ACCURACY. Records good.

Discharge measurements of Tennessee River at Florence, Ala., during the year ending

Sept. 30, 1915.

Date.

Dec. 31

Feb. 12

Made by 

M. R. Hall and Lederle. 

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

...l.do.... .............

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

18.90 

17.90

8.80

Discharge.

8ec.-ft. 

215,000 

199,000

84,300

Date.

Feb. 16 

Sept. 12

13

Made by 

M. R. Hall and Hyde. . W. E. Hall and L. J.

Hall.................

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

6.55

3.64

Discharge.

See.-ft. 

62,000

34,500
136 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1915, PART III.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Tennessee River at Florence, Ala., for the year ending

Sept. SO, 1915.

Day.

1.. ............

2..............

3..............

4..............

5. .. ...........

6..............

7... ...........

8..............

10. .............

11..............

19

13

1 ^

16..............

17... ...........

18..............

1Q

ao..... .........

91

22..............

23..............

24..............

25..............

26.............

27..............

28..............

29.............. 

30.............. 

31..............

Oct.

9,400 

9,400 

9,400 

9,400 

8,950

8,950 

8,950 

8,950 

8,950 

8,950

8,950 

9,400 

10,800 

11,800 

12,300

12,800 

11,800 

11,800 

15,100

49,800

56,100 

48,000 

39,400 

32,600 

24,600

20,200 

17,500 

16,300 

15,100 

13,900 

13,400

Nov.

12,800 

12,800 

11,800 

10,800 

10,800

10,300 

10,300 

10,300 

10,300 

10,300

10,300 

10,300 

9,850 

9,850 

9,850

9,850 

9,850 

9,850 

9,85d 

10,300

9,850 

12,800 

15,100 

15,100 

13,900

13,900 

12,800 

12,800 

12,300 

12,800

Dec.

14,500 

15,100 

14,500 

16,300 

35,200

65,300 

93,800 

111,000 

113,000 

105,000

78,800 

65,300 

53,400 

42,800 

35,200

32,600 

31 800 

31,000 

31,000 

26,100

28,500 

29,300 

37,800 

49,800 

92,600

138,000 

175,000 

194,000 

202,000 

226,000 

231,000

Jan.

204,000 

184,000 

146,000 

120,000 

93,800

78,800 

71,300 

75,500 

81,000 

85,400

90,200 

102,000 

117,000 

117,000 

109,000

106,000 

106,000 

114,000 

125,000 

125,000

125,000 

125,000 

124,000 

126,000 

122,000

97,400 

99,800 

109,000 

114,000 

109,000 

101,000

Feb.

152,000 

185,000 

194,000 

196,000 

191,000

185,000 

184,000 

175,000 

157,000 

135,000

105,000 

87,800 

75,500 

68,300 

64,300

62,400 

58,800 

57,000 

55,200 

55,200

55,200 

52,500 

48,900 

48,000 

47,100

47,100 

48,000 

51,600

Mar.

55,200 

57,000 

53,400 

51,600 

52,500

58,800 

60,600 

72,300 

72,300 

66,300

62,400 

58,800 

52,500 

50,700 

46,200

43,700 

44,600 

44,600 

43,700 

42,800

42,800 

43,700 

43,700 

44,600 

43,700

42,800 

42,800 

41,200 

39,400 

88,600 

41,200

Apr.

44,600 

44,600 

44,600 

43,700 

42,800

41,200 

39,400 

36,000 

34,400 

32,600

31,800 

34,400 

39,400 

44,600 

48,000

48,900 

48,000 

43,700 

39,400 

37,800

36,000

34,400 

31,000 

29,300 

27,700

26,100 

24,600 

23,100 

23,100 

23,100

May.

23,100 

23,100 

23,100 

22,400 

22,400

20,900 

26,100 

29,300 

34,400 

36,000

42,000 

52,500 

49,800 

44,600 

36,000

34,400 

32,600 

31,000 

30,100 

27,700

24,600 

23,100 

21,600 

21,600 

20,200

19,500 

19,500 

20,200 

22,400 

26,100 

27,700

June.

27,700 

28,500 

128,500 

30,100 

32,600

46,200 

47,100 

41,200 

36,900 

32,600

32,600 

32,600 

32,600 

31,000 

29,300

26,100 

24,600 

29,300 

36,000 

39,400

36,000 

32,600 

29,300 

26,.100 

23,100

23,100 

23,800 

23,100 

20,200 

17,500

July.

18,200 

20,900 

20,900 

26,900 

37,800

46,200 

54,300 

67,300 

73,300 

69,300

57,000 

49,800 

42,800 

39,400 

36,000

37,800 

45,400 

46,200 

43,700 

41,200

36,900 

33,500 

30,100 

32,600 

36,000

36,900 

34,400 

30,100 

30,100 

23,100 

20,900

Aug.

18,200 

18,200 

17,500 

16,300 

16,300

15,700 

15,700 

15,700 

16,300 

16,900

18,200 

20,900 

16,300 

16,300 

15,700

15,700 

15,700 

15,700 

18,800 

24,600

26,900 

26,1(K) 

27,700 

31,000 

31,000

29,300 

27,700 

27,700 

24,600 

23,800 

26,100

Sept.

23,100 

27,700 

27,700 

26,100 

23,100

26,100 

32,600 

38,600 

41,200 

36,900

41,200 

36,900 

32,600 

26,900 

23,100

20,200 

18,800 

17,500 

16,900 

16,300

16,300 

15,700 

15,700 

15,100 

15,100

14,500 

15,100 

15,700 

15,100 

16,300

NOTE. Discharge determined from a rating curve well denned between 10,000 and 250,000 second-feet.

Monthly discharge of Tennessee River at Florence, Ala., for the year ending Sept. SO, 1915. 

[Drainage area, 30,800 square miles.]

Montb.

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

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

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

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

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

56,100 

15,100 

231,000 

204,000 

196.000 

72,300 

48,900 

52.500 

47,100 

73,300 

31,000 

41,200

231,000

Minimum.

8,950 

9,850 

14,500 

71,300 

47,100 

38,600 

23,100 

19,500 

17,500 

18,200 

15,700 

14,500

8,950

Mean.

17.500 

11,400 

77,900 

113.000 

101,000 

50,100 

36,600 

28,600 

30,700 

39,300 

20,900 

23,600

45,700

Per 

square 

mile.

0.568 

.370 

2.53 

3.67 

3.28 

1.63 

1.19 

.929 

.997 

1.28 

.679 

.766

1.48

Run-off 

(depth in 

inches on 

drainage 

area).

0.65 

.41 

2.92 

4.23 

3.42 

1.88 

1.33 

1.07 

1.11 

1.48 

.78 

.85

'20.13

Accuracy.

B. 

A. 

B. 

B. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

B. 

B.

TENNESSEE RIVER AT JOHNSONVILLE, TENN.

LOCATION. At the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway freight elevator, 

about 1,000 feet below the railway bridge at Johnsonville, Humphreys County, 

96 miles from the mouth of the Tennessee, and 160 miles below Florence, Ala.

DRAINAGE AREA. 38,500 square miles.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN. 137

RECOBBS AVAILABLE. October 1, 1875, to September 30, 1915. Reeowls from October 1,1875, to September 30, 1913, published in Water-Supply Paper 353.

GAGE. Staff at freight elevator on right bank, about 1,000 feet below the Nashville, 

Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway bridge.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENT. Made from downstream side of through-type railway 

bridge, of six spans and draw span.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. No information relative to control. Channel at measuring 

section at bridge composed of bowlders and coarse gravel; apparently permanent.

EXTREMES os1 DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 30.0 feet February 

6 (discharge, 248,000 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 0.2 foot October 9 

to 11 (discharge, 9,990 second-feet). 

The highest unquestioned record is a stage of 48 feet on March 24, 1897.

WINTER PLOW. Discharge relation not materially affected by ice.

REGULATION. Flow probably not affected by other than natural causes.

ACCURACY. Records good.

COOPERATION. Gage-height record furnished by United States Weather Bureau.

No discharge measurements were made at this station during the year.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Tennessee River at Johnsonville, Tenn., for the year

ending Sept. 30, 1915.

Day.

1..............

5. ......... ....

6....... .......

7..............

8..........----

10..............

11.............

12...........---

19

14..............

15.............. 

16..............

17.............. 

18..............

19-. ...... ...--- 

20..............

91

99

23.............. 

24..............

25..............

26..............

27..............

28..............

29..............

30.............. 

31..............

Oct.

/

11,600 

11,100 

10,800 

10,800 

10,500

10,500 

10,200 

10,200 

9,990 

9,990

9,990 

10,200 

10,500 

10,800 

11,600

12,000 

12,680 

13,000 

12,600 

12,300

14,800 

40,400 

49,800 

45,400 

39,000

32,900 

29,600 

20,700 

18,300 

16,100 

16,100

Nov.

16,100 

14,800 

14,100 

13,400 

13,400

12,600 

12,000 

11,600 

12,300 

12,300

11,600 

11,400 

11,100 

11,100 

10,800

10,800 

10,500 

10,800 

10,500 

11,400

11,400 

11,400 

11,400 

11,400 

11,400

13,700 

15,200 

15,200 

14,100 

14,10Q

Dec.

13.700 

14,500 

14,800 

15,600 

16,100

18,700 

36,300 

66,900 

91,500 

106,000

107,000 

97,500 

80,300 

66,900 

53,500

44,700 

41,100 

36,300 

32,900 

31,000

29,600 

30,300 

31,600 

32,900 

46,800

96,700 

142,000 

172,000 

190,000 

197,000 

208,000

Jan.

221,000 

226,000 

223,000 

219,000 

203,000

173,000 

137,000 

107,000 

93,200 

80,300

91,500 

95,800 

107,000 

126,000 

137,000

133,000 

129,000 

118,000 

126,000 

141,000

152,000 

163,000 

163,000 

166,000 

169,000

176,000 

154,000 

140,000 

133,000 

131,000 

126,000

Feb.

173,000 

201,000 

224,000 

238,000 

244,600

248,000 

242,000 

239,000 

236,000 

228,000

..:....

"si'soo

57,300

54,300 

52,800 

52,800

Mar.

52,800 

62,000 

65,200 

59,600 

58,800

63,600 

66,100 

73,500 

74,400 

83,800

82,900 

76,900 

68,500 

65,200 

59,600

54,300 

52,000 

49,860 

49,000 

46,806

46,800 

46,100 

45,400 

47,600 

48,300

48,300 

48,300 

47,600 

46,800 

45,400 

43,200

Apr.

43,200 

49,000 

50,500 

51,300 

50,500

46,800 

45,400 

43,900 

42,500 

42,500

37,600 

36,300 

36,300 

38,300 

46,800

49,800 

49,000 

50,500 

49,800 

46,800

45,400 

39,700 

38,300 

38,300 

30,900

31,600 

29,000 

28,400 

28,400 

25,900

May.

25,900 

25,900 

25,300 

25,300 

24,100

23,500 

22,900 

23,500 

23,500 

26,500

32,900 

36,300 

48,300 

55,800 

53,500

46,800 

41,100 

35,600 

34,900 

32,900

31,600 

29,600 

29,600 

31,600 

29,600

28,400 

26,500 

25,300 

23,500 

21,800 

26,500

June.

28,400 

30,300 

32,900 

34,900 

29,600

29,000 

32,900 

43,900 

46,800 

38,300

32,900 

32,900 

32,900 

32,900 

31,600

30,300 

30,300 

30,300 

26,500 

29,600

32,900 

37,000 

38,300 

32,900 

26,500

26,500 

25,300 

24,100 

20,700 

22,400

July.

19,700 

19,700 

20,700 

24,100 

29,600

30,300 

36,300 

43,900 

54,300 

66,900

74,400 

74,400 

59,600 

39,700 

37,600

37,600 

36,300 

32,900 

43,200 

46,800

46,800 

41,100 

36,300 

32,900 

29,600

31,600 

31,600 

32,900 

26,500 

29,600 

26,500

Aug.

26,500 

26,500 

21,800 

20,700 

20,700

20j700 

18,700 

17,800 

16,100 

16,100

16,100 

18,300 

20,700 

22,900 

20,200

18,700 

17,800 

17,400 

18,300 

22,400

26,500 

29,600 

32,900 

30,300 

30,300

31,600 

37,600 

39,000 

39,700 

42,500 

41,100

Sept.

38,300 

32,900 ai,ooo

29,600 

29,600

29,600 

27,700 

27,700 

31,600 

40,400

39,700 

39,700 

39,000 

36,300 

32,900

29,600 

25,300 

24,100 

20,700 

19,700

18,700 

18,700 

18,700 

18,700 

18,700

16,900 

16,100 

16,100 

16,100 

17,400

NOTE. Discharge determined from a well-defined racing curve. Discharge Feb. 11-23 estimated 

because of backwater from Ohio River, at 75,000 second-feet.
138 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1915, PART III.

Monthly discharge of Tennessee River at Johnsonmlle, Tenn.,for the year ending Sept. SO,

1915.

[Drainage area, 38,600 square miles.] '

Month.

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

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

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

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

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

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

49,800 

16,100 

208,000 

226,000 

248,000 

83,800 

51,300 

55,800 

46.800 

74,400 

42,500 

40,400

248,000

Minimum.

9,990 

10.500 

13,700 

80,300 

52,800 

43,200 

25,900 

21,800 

20,700 

19,700 

16,100 

16,100

9,990

Mean.

17,600 

12,400 

69,700 

147.000 

126,000 

57, 400 

41,500 

31,200 

31,500 

38,500 

25,100 

26,700

51,700

Per 

square 

mile.

0.457 

.322 

1.81 

3.82 

3.27 

1.49 

1.08 

.810 

.818 

1.00 

.652 

.694

1.34

Run-off 

(depth in 

inches on 

drainage 

area).

0.53 

.36 

2.09 

4.40 

3.40 

1.72 

1.20 

.93 

.91 

1.15 

.75 

.77

18.21

Accuracy.

A. 

A. 

B. 

B. 

C. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

A.

SOUTH FORK OF HOLSTON RIVER AT BLUFF CITY, TENN.

LOCATION. At highway bridge at Bluff City, Sullivan County, 300 feet below Virginia & Southwestern Railway bridge, 1 mile below the mouth of Indian Creek, 

and about 10 miles above mouth of Watauga River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 828 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 17, 1900, to September 30, 1915.

GAGE. Vertical staff attached to downstream side of bridge pier nearest the right 

bank; read once daily, to tenths.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge; also from railroad bridge 300 feet above, where the section is much better except at low stages, 

when the current becomes sluggish.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed of river very rough; control consists of a shallow 

ledge, probably permanent. Depth and velocity of current very irregular.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year 6.2 feet at 5 p. m. 

December 25 (discharge, 8,270 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 0.0 foot 

October 3 and 4 and November 8 and 9 (discharge, 185 second-feet).

1900-1915: Maximum stage recorded, 11.45 feet, February 28, 1902 (discharge, 

33,000 second-feet); minimum silage recorded, 0.1 foot October 16 to 19, 21 to 25, 

26, 28 to 31, and November 1, 1904 (discharge, 150 second-feet).

WINTER FLOW. Discharge relation not affected by ice.

ACCURACY. Records only fair, owing to difficulty of making accurate discharge 

measurements.

COOPERATION. Gage-height record furnished by United States Weather Bureau.

Discharge measurements of South Fork of Holston River at Bluff City, Tenn., during 

the year ending Sept. SO, 1915.

[Made by Mathers and Morgan.]

Date.

Oct. 14..............................................................................

17..............................................................................

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

0.10

.72

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

270

377
TENNESSEE EIVEE BASIN. 139

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of South Fork of Eolston River at Bluff City, Tenn., for 

the year ending Sept. 30, 1915.

Day.

1..............

2..............

3..............

4..............

5..............

6..............

7..............

8- .............

9..............

10. .............

11..............

12..............

13..............

14..............

15..............

16..............

17- ............

18..............

19..............

20..............

21..............

22..............

23..............

24..............

25..............

26..............

27..............

28..............

29..............

30..............

31..............

Oct.

212

212

185

185

212

212

212

212

212

212

185

185

185

212

94.K

420

530

475

530

420

370

OOK

285

285

285

245

9Ai

245

245

212

212

Nov.

212

212

212

212

212

212

185

185

245

OOK

285

245

919

212

212

325

530

171

370

00 C

325

285

285

911

245

285

OQff

285

325

325

Dec.

325

1,280

1,680

1,480

4,560

3,180

1,900

1,380

1,100

<WI

860

7as

715

650

475

325

285

471

530

1 190

1 Qftn

1 900

1 7on

1,380

5,260

6,380

3,320

2,370

1 7on

3,180

4,060

Jan.

2,760

2,130

1,790

1,480

1,280

1,380

4,390

4,560

2,900

2,250

1,680

3,320

2,370

2,130

2,250

2,370

3,320

3,320

2 7fin

2 250

1,680

I con

1 Ton

Q QOft

3 1STI

2

coA

2,130

1,900

1,680

1,580

Feb.

1,680

7,620

6,780

4,560

3,460

2,900

2,370

2,010

1 700

1,680

1,480

1 QQA.

1 9ftft

1 ton

1 ton

1

0QA

1,280

1 190

l'l90

I'lOO

1,020

1,020

940

1 190

l'7on

1,680

1,480

1,280

Mar.

1,190

1,100

940

940

1,020

1,100

1,280

1,380

1,280

1 190

1,100

1,100

1,020

940

940

dirt

1,020

1,100

1,190

1 ton

1,020

QA(\

860

860

785

QATt

940

940

940

860

Apr.

860

785

715

715

650

650

650

650

650

650

715

1,280

1,380

1,190

1,020

860

785

711

650

/SKA

590

CQft

eon

KOA

KQA

530

471

47i

471

650

May.

650

590

530

715

940

715

715

1,190

940

785

650

650

590

590

590

590

530

475

475

475

420

420

420

530

650

650

781

860 71 K

con

530

June.

590

715

860

860

785

715

650

530

530

420

420

370

370

325

370

650

530

420

370

325

325

370

325

325

9.S1

285

285

245

245

245

July.

370

530

370

475

785

1,380

715

940

1,100

1,190

1,100

1,020

940

860

715

530

475

785

715

785

1,190

1,190

860

940

711

475

420

370

370

325

325

Aug.

325

285

530

420

420

370

370

325

325

285

1,790

3,320

1,480

1,280

1,100

1,020

1,020

940

1,380

1,280

940

785

650

530

475

475

420

590

785

1,100

1,100

Sept.

1,190

1,100

860

940

1,280

3,910

2,130

1,380

1,100

940

860

860

860

940

1,100

860

650

785

785

650

715

785

860

715

590

530

530

475

650

1,900

NOTE. Discharge determined from a rating curve fairly well defined between 400 and 2,500 second-feet.

discharge of South Fork of Holston River at Bluff City, Tenn., for the year 

ending Sept. 30, 1915.

[Drainage area, 828 square miles.]

Month.

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

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

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

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

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

530 

530 

6,380 

4,560 

7,620 

1,380 

1,380 

1,190 

860 

1,380 

3,320 

3,910

7,620

Minimum.

185 

185 

285 

1,280 

940 

785 

475 

420 

245 

325 

285 

475

185

Mean.

271

276 

1,850 

2,430 

2,070 

1,030 

722 

644 

458 

741 

842 

1,030

1,030

Per 

square 

mile.

0.327 

.333 

2.23 

2.93 

2.50 

1.24 

.872 

.778 

.553 

.895 

1.02 

1.24

1.24

Run-off 

(depth in 

inches on 

drainage 

area).

0.38 

.37 

2.57 

3.38 

2.60 

1.43 

.97 

.90 

.62 

1.03 

1.18 

1.38

16.81

Accuracy.

C. 

C. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

C. 

C. 

B. 

B. 

B.

HOLSTON RIVER NEAR ROGERSVILLE, TENN.

LOCATION. At Virginia & Southwestern Railway bridge near Austins Mill, a small 

railway station 3 miles south of Rogersville, Hawkins County, 150 feet below the 

mouth of Honeycut Creek and about 2 miles below Dodson Creek, both small 

streams from the south.
140 STJEFACE WATEB SUPPLY, 1915, PABT III.

DRAINAGE AREA. 3,060 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 10, 1902, to September 30, 1915. Estimates of discharge available beginning January 1, 1904.

GAGE. Vertical staff attached to downstream side of bridge pier nearest the right 

bank; read once daily to tenths.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from the steel highway bridge about half a mile 

above gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Practically permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 10.8 feet at 3 p. m. 

December 26, 1914 (discharge, 33,800 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 1.3 

feet October 4 to 15 and November 7 to 11 and 15 (discharge, 680 second-feet).

1904-1915: Maximum stage recorded, 19.1 feet March 28, 1913 (discharge, approximately 67,000 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 1.0 foot October 23 to 

November 3, 1904 (discharge, 490 second-feet).

WINTER FLOW. Discharge relation not seriously affected by ice.

ACCURACY. Records fair. No discharge measurements were made during the years 

ending September 30,1913,1914, and 1915, but a measurement made October 23, 

1915, checks a rating curve made January 16, 1913, indicating that there has been 

no change in the discharge relation since that date. Estimates of discharges 

prepared for these years are given in the following tables.

COOPERATION. Gage maintained and gage-height records furnished by the United 

States Weather Bureau.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Holston River near Rogersville, Tenn.,for the years

ending Sept. 30, 1913-1915.

Day.

1912-13. 

1.... ..........

2. ............

3.. ............

4.............. 

5..............

6..............

7..............

8..............

9..............

10..............

11..............

12..............

13..............

14..............

15..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19. .............

20..............

21..............

22..............

23..............

24..............

25..............

26..............

27..............

28..............

29.............. 

30..............

31..............

Oct.

1,570 

1,570 

1,570 

1,390 

1,390

1,390 

1,210 

1,210 

1,210 

1,210

1,210 

1,210 

1,210 

1,390 

1,760

1,760 

1,570 

1,570 

1,570 

1,390

1,570 

1,390 

1,210 

1,210 

1,210

1,210 

1,210 

1,210 

1,210 

1.210 

1,210

Nov.

1,030 

1,210 

1,210 

1,030 

1,030

1,030 

1,210 

2,350 

3,720 

2,780

1,950 

1,570 

1,390 

1,390 

1,390

1,570 

1,390 

1,390 

1,390 

1,390

1,210 

1,210 

1,030 

1,030 

1,030

1,030 

1,030 

1,030 

1,210 

1,210

Dec.

1,030 

1,030 

1,210 

1,950 

3,230

4,500 

3,470 

2,780 

2,150 

2,150

1,950 

1,760 

1,760 

1,570 

1,570

1,210 

1.210 

1,390 

1,390 

1,390

1,210 

1,210 

1,210 

1,390 

1,210

1,210 

1,210 

1,390 

1,390 

2 560 

4,770

Jan.

7,150 

4,770 

3,720 

3,720 

3,720

3,720 

6,530 

6,230 

7,790 

6,530

5,050 

5,630 

6,840 

7,150 

5,630

4,500 

3,970 

4,230 

4,770 

4,500

5,630 

6,230 

6,230 

7,150

14,200

14,200 

12,600 

21,800 

16,600 

10,600 

8,120

Feb.

7,470 

7,470 

5,930 

7,150 

8,120

7,150 

6,530 

5,050 

4,500 

4,230

4,230 

7,150 

8,120 

5,930 

5,340

4,770 

4,500 

3,970 

3,470 

3,000

3,230 

3230 

3,230 

3,000 

3,000

2,780 

5,930 

9,850

Mar.

10,600 

8,120 

6,530 

5,050 

4,500

4,230 

3,720 

3,000 

2,780 

2,780

4^500 

11,400 

38,600

39,400 

21,400 

11,800 

8,800 

7,150

6,530 

7,150 

6,840 

5,930 

5,340

5,050 

20,200 

67,000 

24,600 

13,800 

10,600

Apr.

8,800 

7,150 

6,530 

5,930 

5,340

5,340 

5.050 

4,500 

4,230 

4,230

3,720 

 3,470 

6,530 

7,150 

6,840

6,840 

6,840 

6,230 

5,630 

5,050

4,230 

3,720 

3,720 

3,470 

3,470

3,230

2,780 

2,780 

2,780 

2,780

May.

2,780 

2,560 

3,000 

2,780 

2,780

2,560 

2,780 

2,780 

2,780 

2,560

2,560 

2,350 

2,350 

2,150 

1,950

1,950 

3,230 

4,230 

3,720 

3,000

2,780 

2,560 

4,230 

13,800 

18,600

9,490

8,460 

17,800 

16,600 

10,200 

7,790

June.

7,150 

5,340 

5,340 

4,230 

5,050

4,770 

3,970 

3,970 

6,530 

4,770

4,230 

3,470 

3,000 

3,000 

2,780

2,780 

2,560 

2,350 

2,350 

2,350

2,150 

1,950 

1,950 

1,950 

1,950

2,350 

2,150 

1,950 

1,760 

1,760

July.

1,570 

2,150 

1,760 

1,760 

2,150

2,350 

2,150 

1,760 

1,570 

1,390

1,390 

1,390 

1,760 

1,760 

1,570

1,760 

1,570 

1,570 

1,570 

1,570

1,570 

1,760 

1,760 

1,570 

1,390

1,390 

1,570 

1,570 

1,570 

1,570 

1,390

Aug.

1,390 

1,570 

1,950 

1,760 

1,570

1,390 

1,390 

6,230 

3,230 

1,950

1,760 

1,570 

1,570 

1,390 

1,570

2,350 

1,950 

1,570 

1,390 

1,570

1,390 

1,570 

1,760 

1,950 

2,350

1,760 

1 578 

1,570 

1,390 

1,390 

1,950

Sept.

1,760 

1,7CO 

1,570 

1,390 

1,390

1,210 

1,760 

1,570 

1,570 

1,570

1,390 

1,390 

1,390 

1,210 

1,210

1,390 

1,210 

1,390 

1,760 

1,760

1,950 

1,950 

3,720 

2,350 

1,950

1,760 

1,570 

1,570 

1,570 

1,390
TENNESSEE EWEE BASIN. 141

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Holston River 'near Rogersvilte, Tenn.,for the yeses 

ending Sept. 30, 1913-1915 Continued.

Day.

1913-14. 

1..............

2..............

3. .............

4..............

5..............

6..............

7..............

8..............

9..............

10..............

11..............

12..............

13..............

14. .............

15..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19..............

20..............

21..............

22..............

23

24..............

25..............

26..............

27..............

28..............

29.............. 

30..............

31..............

1914-15. 

1. .............

2..............

3..............

4. .............

5..............

6..............

7..............

8..............

9..............

10..............

11..............

12..............

13..............

14..............

15..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19..............

20..............

21..............

22..............

23..............

24..............

25..............

26..............

27..............

28.............. 

29..............

30..............

31..............

Oct.

1,570

1,760

1,570

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,390

1.390

1,390

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,210

1,210

1,390

1 760

l'950

1,760

1,760

1,760

3,000

2,350

1,950

1,760 

1 760

1^570

850

850

850

680

680

680

680

680

680

con

680

680

680

680

680

1,760

6,530

3,470

2,350

1,950

1,950

1,760

1,570

1,570

1,390

I

QQfl

i 3Qn

1,210 

i fiin

850

850

Nov.

1,570

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,760

2,150

1,950

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,760

2,360

3,230

2 >&n

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,760

1 760

1,570

1,570 1 Qon

1,390 Iqoft

850

850

850

860

850

850

680

680

680

680

680

850

850

850

680

850

I

nert

1,760

1,570

1,390

1,390

i A^n

1 030

1 H3n

1,030

1,030

1,030 

1,030

1 

' 030

Dec.

1,390

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,760

1,570

1,950

2,150

1,950

1,950

1,760

1,760

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,210

3,000

3,000

2,780

2,150 

1 950

1^760

1,030

7 150

7,470

6,530

9,490

13,800

8,460

5,930

4 230

3,970

2,780

2,350

2,150

1,950

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,950

3,970

8,120

7 7on

6 Kdf\

5,340

11,400

00 AAft

15,800

9,140

7 1W

8,460

13,000

Jan.

1,760

1,950

2,150

2,150

2,150

2,150

1,950

1,950

1,950

2,150

3,470

4,770

3,720

2,780

2,150

1,950

1,950

1,760

1,760

1,760

1 760

l'760

1,950

1,950

2,150

3,720

5,050

3,720

3,230

2,780

2,350

9,850

7,150

5,930

5,050

4,500

3,720

8,120

21,400

10,600

8,120

6,230

8,120

13,000

9,490

7,790

7,150

7,150

8,120

9,490

9,140

8,120

6,530

5,340

5,630

9,140

11,000

9,140

11,000

6,840

5,340

5,050

Feb.

2,780

4,230

4,230

3,720

3,000

2,780

6,230

9,140

8,120

5,630

4,770

4 230

3^720

5,050

4,770

3,970

3,230

2,780

3,230

6,840

13,000

11,400

8,120

7 470

9,140

7,470

6,530

5,630

5,340

24,200

29,000

17,000

11,800

8,800

8,120

7,470

6,530

5,630

5,050

4,500

4,230

3,970

3,720

3,720

4,770

3,970

3,470

3,470

3,230

3,230

3,230

3,470

6,230

6,530

5,630

5,050

Mar.

4,770

4,500

3,970

3,720

3,720

3,720

3,970

5,050

5,050

4,500

4,230

7,150

18,200

11,000

8,120

6,530

5,930

6,530

7,790

7,150

6,840

5,930

5,930

5,340

5,340

4,770

4,500

4,500

5,050

6 84A

28,600

4,500

3,970

3,720

3,470

3,470

3,970

4,500

3,970

3,720

3,470

3,230

3,230

3,230

3,000

2,780

2,780

3,000

4 230

3,720

3,720

3,720

3,230

3,000

3,000

3,000

3

fiAA

2 7flA

3,000 

3,000

3,000

3,000

Apr.

21,800

15,000

13,000

9,850

7,790

6,840

5,930

5,630

6,230

5,930

4,770

4,500

4,230

3,720

5,630

9,140

8,120

7,150

7,150

9,490

11 400

9*490

7,150

6,230

4,770

4,770

4

Kf\r\

3,970 

3,720

3,000

2,780

2

KCA

2,560

2,560

2,350

2 isn

2,150

2,560

2,350

2

cftA

3,470

5,050

5,050

3,970

3,470

3,230

2,780

2,560

2,350

2,150

1,950

1,950

1,950

1,760

1,760

1,570

1,570 

1,570

1,950

May.

3,470

3,470

3,000

2,780

3,230

3,970

7,150

5,930

5,050

4,230

3,970

3,470

3,230

3,230

3,000

2,780

2,560

2,360

2,360

2,350

2,150

1,950

1,950

1,760

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,390 

1,390

1,390

2,560.

2,350

2,350

2 350

3^230

2,780

3,230

3,470

4,230

3,720

2,780

2,350

2,350

2,150

2,150

2,150

2,150

1,950

1,760

1,760

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,950

2,780

2,780

2,780

2,360 

2,350

1,950

1,950

June.

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,390

1,210

1,210

1.210

1,210

1,390

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,390

1,760

1,760

1,210

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,030

850

850 

850

1,760

2,150

2,780

2,560

2,560

2,350

2,150

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,570

1,570

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,760

1,950

1,950

1,760

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,390

1,210

1,210

1,210 

1,210

1,030

July.

850

850

850

850

1,030

1,030

1,030

850

850

850

850

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,760

3,970

2,360

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,570

1,030

1,030

1,030

850

850

850

850

2,560 

1,950

1,570

1,210

1,570

1,760

1,950

7,470

5,050

3,470

2,150

1,760

1,760

1 760

1,570

1,760

2,780

2,780

2,350

1,760

3,720

2,780

2,150

11,400

5,050

3,720

2,560

2,350

1,950

1,760

1,760 

1,570

1,390

1,390

Aug.

1,030

1,030

850

850

850

850

850

850

850

850

1,030

850

1,030

1,030

1,210

2,560

1,760

1,030

1,030

850

850

850

850

850

1,030

2,350

4,230

14,600

12,600 

5,050

3,720

1,210

1,390

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,390

1,390

1,210

1,210

3,230

5,050

4,230

2,780

1,950

1,760

1,760

2,780

2,780

3,230

2,150

2,150

1,760

1,570

1,390

1,390

1,760 

2,350

3,230

3,230

Sept.

2,350

1,950

1,760

1,760

1,570

1,390

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,210

1,210

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,210

850

850

850

850

850

850

850

850

850

1,030

850

850

850

850 

850

2,350

2,350

1,950

1,760

1,760

6,530

7,470

5,050

3,720

2,780

2,560

1,950

1,760

1,760

1,950

2,780

1,950

1,760

1,760

1,760

3,230

2,780

2,780

1,950

1,760

1,570

1,570

1,390 

1,210

1,760

NOTE. Discharge determined from a rating curve fairly well defined between 1,000 and 12,000 secondfeet.
142 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1915, PART III.

Monthly discharge of Holston River near Rogersvilk, Tenn., for the years ending Sept.

80, 1913-1915.

[Drainage area, 3,060 square miles.]

Month.

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum. Minimum. Mean.

Per

square 

mile.

Run-off 

(depth in 

inches on 

drainage 

area).

Accuracy.

1912-13.

October................................. 1,760

November.............................. 3,720

December.............................. 4,770

January................................ 21,800

February............................... 9,850

March.................................. 67,000

April................................... 8,800

May.................................... 18,600

June.................................... 7,150

July.................................... 2,350

August................................. 6,230

September.............................. 3,720

The year.......................... 67,000

1913-14.

October................................. 3,000

November.............................. 3,230

December.............................. 3,000

January................................ 5,050

February............................... 13,000

March.................................. 28,600

April................................... 21,800

May.................................... 7,150

June.................................... 1,760

July.................................... 3,970

August................................. 14,600

September.............................. 2,350

The year.......................... 28,600

1914-15.

October................................. 6,530

November.............................. 1,950

December.............................. 33,400

January................................ 21,400

February............................... 29,000

March.................................. 4,500

April................................... 5,050

May.................................... 4,230

June.................................... 2,780

July.................................... 11,400

August................................. 5,050

.........:................. 7,470

The year.......................... 33,400

1,210

1,030

1,030

3,720

2,780

2,780

2,780

1,950

1,760

1,390

1,390

1,210

1,360

1,410

1,850

7,400

5,300

12,100

4,950

5,390

3,330

1,670

1,860

1,650

0.444

.461

.605

2.42

1.73

3.95

1.62

1.76

1.09

.546

.608

.539

1,030 4,030 1.32

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,760

2,780

3,720

3,720

1,390

850

850

850

850

1,580

1,690

1,730

2,480

5,760

6,750

7,440

2,900

1,280

1,310

2,200

1,170

.516

.552

.565

.810

1.88

2.21

2.43

.948

.418

.428

.719

.382

850 3,000

1,030

3,720

3,230

2,780

1,570

1,570

1,030

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,350

1,000

7,030

8,170

7,190

3,400

2,590

2,430

1,710

2,790

2,130

2,520

.441

.327

2.30

2.67

2.35

1.11

.846

.794

.559

.912

.696

.824

0.51

.51

.70

2.79

1.80

4.55

1.81

2.03

1.22

.63

.70

.60

17.85

.59

.62

.65

.93

1.96

2.55

2.71

1.09

.47

.49

.83

.43

13.32

.51

.36

2.65

3.08

2.45

1.28

.94

.92

.62

1.05

.80

.92

3,510 1.15 15.58
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN. 143

Days of deficiency in discharge of Holston River at Rogersville, Tenn., for like years ending

Sept. 30, 1904-1915.

Discharge in

secondfeet.

aon

600

750

Qfift

1,100

i wn

1,500

1,700

1,900

2,100

2,400

2,700

3,000

3,400

3,800

4,200

4,800

5,400

6,000

7,000

8,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

25,000

30,000

40,000

50,000

60,000

70,000

x Days of deficient discharge.

o!904

0

12

16

26

43

84

84

111

139

154

177

200

207

215

224

244

250

256

264

269

272

274

1904-5

0

12

no

OQ

55

61

71

95

95

111

146

160

185

227

243

261

271

286

303

324

333

343

363

365

1905-6

0

11

20

33

55

63

69

77

107

117

154

188

216

244

264

292

310

320

337

353

362

364

364

364

364

364

365

1906-7

0

2

9

34

41

92

123

159

203

230

252

278

295

316

334

351

358

360

QCO

364

365

'1907-8

0

3

10

14

25

38

64

76

96

117

137

170

198

226

263

284

310

332

355

363

363

364

365

366

1908-9

0

10in

26

37

56

73

86,

' 108

116

138

161

197

217

233

27Q

299

327

35$

359

362

364

365

i

'1909-10

0

2

58

74

86

99

118

163

176

204

228

268

298

316

326

332

343

353

362

365

1910-11

0

1

9

27

59

74

116

152

173

186

199

206

221

240

256

260

283

292

304

315

327

338

352

357

9"W

oft4

365

1911-12

0

12

21

28

45

57

80

103

133

148

185

214

231

239

259

274

288

300

318

338

355

360

qfto

qft4

365

366

1912-13

0

13»

48

89

130

154

172

191

198

216

232

249

253

279

292

301

319

334

343

354

358

362

QftO

364

364

364

365

1913-14

0

43

69

96

129

159

197

216

236

240

248

261

276

283

304

314

324

334

344

354

361

363

364

365

1914-15

0

18

OO

44

55

72

99

136

159

191

202

224

251

274

282

292

306

311

321

332

350

359

361

363

364

3fiK

a Jan. 1 to Sept. 30,1904.
144 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1915, PART HI.

DOE RIVER AT BLEVINS, TENN.

LOCATION. At Eastern Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad bridge onefourth mile west of Blevins, Carter County, and 4J miles above the mouth of Little 

Doe River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 62.2 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. December 16,1911, to September 30,1915.

GAGE. Chain gage attached to bridge; read daily, morning and evening, to hundredths.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from upstream side of bridge or by wading at 

section about one-fourth mile above bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Practically permanent. Point of zero flow, determined by 

leveling September 10,1912, about gage height 1.2 feet.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 2.82 feet at 8.45 

a. m. February 2 (discharge, 426 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 1.63 

feet at 8.45 a. m. October 10 (discharge, 18 second-feet).

1912-1915: Maximum stage recorded, 4.76 feet March 27, 1913 (discharge, 1,540 

second-feet); minimum stage, 1.61 feet December 16,1913 (discharge, 16 secondfeet).

WINTER PLOW. Discharge relation may be occasionally affected by ice during extremely cold weather.

ACCURACT. Results good except for stages above 300 second-feet.

The following discharge measurement was made by Mathers and Morgan: 

October 16,1914: Gage height, 2.35 feet; discharge, 204 second-feet.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Doe River at Blevins, Tenn.,for the years ending Sept.

80, 1912-1915.

Day.

1911-12. 

1..............

2..............

3..............

4..............

5..............

6..............

7... ...........

8..............

9..............

10..............

11..............

12..............

13..............

14..............

15..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19..............

20..............

21..............

22..............

23

24..............

25..............

26..............

27..............

28..............

29..............

30..............

31..............

Oct.

,

Nov. Dec.

86

49

41

41

1Q

67

122

143

146

143

l^fi

113

01

150

Jan.

, 119

102

96

86

53

119

150

131

122

108

108

105

57

57

61

61

53

177

192

150

Feb.

134

99

108

113

91

119

119

113

80

86

108

110

128

71

78

71

71

75

75

78

225

204

156

177

143

332

327

156

150

Mar.

139

128

116

105

102

108

108

122

192

156

131

192

204

192

940

441

220

180

160

153

140

122

110

204

167

140

134

160

630

361

229

Apr.

251

481

313

225

173

153

156

128

110

110

102

93

93

83

86

80

91

93

96

86

75

200

150

125

108

99

192

170

322

651

May.

251

185

196

163

163

156

167

156

125

119

108

102

83

86

208

110

128

99

93

88

83

78

73

69

108

69

67

78

177

105

86

June.

73

69

122

83

78

88

83

64

57

59

51

51

47

69

150

102

69

119

75

61

49

51

61

55

57

53

51

51

51

57

July.

61

59

163

163

108

71

170

137

102

153

116

91

102

64

59

53

64

446

220

173

163

137

110

247

122

110

86

83

83

67

Aug.

64

59

69

69

53

49

45

47

57

49

33

39

41

41

41

41

37

61

57

71

80

61

41

41

41

41

33

29

41

37

Sept.

29

29

31

28

28

17

31

49

31

29

26

26

61

33

33

33

29

45

47

28

26

26

153

75

55

55

64

49

45

41
TENNESSEE EljVEE BASIN. 145

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Doe River at Blevins, Tenn.,for the years ending Sept, 

SO, 1912-1915 fContinued.

Day.

1912-13. 

1. .............

2..............

3..............

4..............

5..............

6..............

7..............

8..............

9..............

10..............

11..............

19

13..............

14..............

15..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19

20..............

91

22..............

23..............

24..............

OK

26..............

97

28..............

29..............

30

31..............

1913-14. 

1..............

2...........~.

3..............

4..............

5..............

6..............

7..............

8..............

10... ...........

11..............

12...:..........

13..............

14..............

15..............

16..............

17.....:........

18..............

19...............

20.'.............

21..............

22..............

23..............

24..............

25..............

26..............

27..............

28..............

29..............

30..............

31..............

Oct.

33

29

29

29

26

26

26

26

26

25

26

24

26

47

45

26

26

26

OQ

OQ

91

26

33

99

OR

26

OK

94

26

24

26

41

43

41

O.Q

qc

OK

qc

37

q7

35

qe

39

qc

33

29

ql

qe

qe

OQ

110

73

CQ

K.Q

70

102

88

78

73

71

67

59

Nov.

29

29

28

29

25

26

279

108

78

57

51

45

49

59

49

43

41

43

41

33

37

37

35

29

oft

33

07

07

29

CO

55

55

CO

CO

53

51

do

53

110

102

OQ

83fin

QO

QO

119

1 %R

119

88fin

71

fid

67

61

so

59*u»

V7

53

59

.......

Dec.

91

88

61

61

71

71

61

61

43

47

45

35

28

21

19

16

18

35

45

AX,

45

41

49

. 45

4°.

45

71

4O

71

177

86

102

QO

64ci

ci

59

146

131

119

oq

7«;

71

64

59

CQ

Cft

c.7

CO

53

51

51

55

55

67

78

83

71

67

67

78

75

Jan.

86

73

83

80

78

91

99

78

80

71

96

91

96

91

80

86

93

91

91

(M

105

QA

IflK

1S.1

134

177

q-i o

247

19ft

125

70

71

110

7a

71

102

CM

102

71

QO

110

Q1

70

71

71

91

 7C

fin

91

150

134

1 AQ

102

9101

559

Feb.

96

91

96

105

110

116

113

113

119

122

134

86

71

75

78

67

78

73

QO

91

Oft

7ft

on

75

7ft

qAo

ql ft

225

199

110

200 099

oq.fi

108

105

105

108

108

199

1V7

220

181

1 *ift

1 CA

140

Mar.

204

150

134

119

119

116

119

122

86

143

116

134

1,270

1,210

543

270

204

167

167

0.49

10ft

167

ivt

143

1 Off

1,540

Q-| O

97n

1 QK

108

80

110

1f|Q

199

102

80

19K

143

471

OK1

200

170

170

1 *&

107

143

QO

93

99

110

1 tft.

919

OQi

204

Apr.

177

163

150

143

125

116

113

119

119

105

131

212

270

303

260

260

947

196

167

1 En

199

119

105

146

177

167

160

208

208

i^n 107

1 AS

QO

99

102

108

421

342

251

200

208

177

Ofi

lin

19ft

May.

153

131

119

110

105

108

108

134

102

91

91

88

88

86

83

91

19ft

108

Ofi

CO

91

91

265

K.17

270

049

274

94K

192

93

91

117

1V7

134

134

125

119

110

108

93

CO

fin

fin

on

70

^7

AQ

69

69

64

CQ

C7

CQ

C7

53

June.

160

137

128

150

137

128

181

238

208

150

113

108

QQ

86

80

73

75

86

80

71

fid

67

C1

C7

CO

49

51

51

51

47

47

49

fid

47

q7

qc

AC

55

45

qq

102

70

7p;

45

qc

qi

qe

29

26

OK

91

July.

51

65

91

80

59

51

49

41

41

41

39

73

61

53

1Q

41

59

45

ql

41

OK

01

01

41

59

51

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41

07

31

20

71

55

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26

55

51

45

00

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Cft

7^

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oft

24

24

oc

9ft

2ff

 31

67

91

CT

55

Aug.

31

110

93

61

37

33

216

160

88

73

61

53

41

67

40

51

41

45

41

41

39

55

99

59

41

41

39

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73

45

41

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41

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39

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45

43

JO

51

55

75

55

45

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9.1

OK

41

07

ftA

OA

Oft

919

070

96

70

67

Sept.

51

41

41

57

51

45

41

37

41

37

31

33

33

35

37

41

 >7

61

e;7

4ft

AQ

00

61

57

51

47

41

39

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64

 'tt- 55

45

45

43

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5740

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55

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60399° WSP 403 17- -10
146 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1915, PART III.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Doe River at Blevins, Tenn.,for the years ending Sept. 

SO, 1912-1915 Continued.

Day.

1914-15. 1... ............

2...............

3...............

5...............

6...............

7...............

8...............

9...............

10...............

11...............

12...............

11

14...............

15...............

16...............

17...............

18...............

10

20...............

21...............

22...............

23...............

94

25...............

26...............

27...............

28...............

29...............

sn

31...............

Oct.

qt

3^

35q-i

26

25

' 25

94

22

18

91

26

 3K

55

51

9Q1

116

108

88

71

64

55

V7

57

57

61

CQ

55

49\<^

AK

Nov.

 51

53

45

AK

4^1

43

45

AK

OQ

78

73

73

67

71

83

91

55

57

78

80

Q1

14^1

Dec.

416

466

308

381 <\n

279

212

1QO

160

134

119

113

i fyi

150

QQ

108

116

119

119

581

c-i 7

*>7Q

OOK

OOP;

919

19fc

Jan.

14*1

146

137

. 125

105

134

366

260

108

OKR

216

192

167

185

260 Q-IO

255

204

208

185

294

9QA

238

212

185

i ^ft

170

Feb.

196

426

318

255

204

200

173

153

128

11Q

116

119

116

119

1 f\fi

153

134

119

110

105

105

105

OqO

170

146

Mar.

113

93

96

105

119

150

140

134

91

105

119

91

96

105

105

119

105

78

91

99

96

<w

91

91

OQ

113

Q1

11Q

119

116

Apr.

105

116

102

91

99

116

143

150

150

134

167

204

16.7

150

167

150

119

113

105

102

96

105

91

86

80

86

86

204

150

192

May.

91

105

150

185

185

192

270

150

150

134

128

134

119

105

91

105

91

88

91

88

78

91

204

119

105

91

91

88

86

78

June.

167,

185 119'

91

91

78

80

78

67

67

64

59

78

80

78

125

96

91

78

88

78

86

67

6761'

6-1

57

53

55

61

July.

102

86

67

140

313

116

88

78

75

71

71

86

108

86

75

71

67

75

71

69

88

88

78

73

69

67

67

61

Aug. Sept.

"

NOTE, ^Discharge determined from a rating curve well defined below but only an extension above 300 

second-feet. Discharge, estimated because of ice, as follows: Jan. 11-20,1913, 80 second-feet; Nov. 20-25, 

1914,55 second-feet; Dec. 16-19,1914,110 second-feet. Discharge Mar. 1-3,1912, interpolated because gage 

was not read.

Monthly discharge of Doe River at Blevins, Tenn., for the years ending Sept. SO, 1912-1915. 

[Drainage area, 62.2 square miles.]

Month.

1911-12. 

December 16-31 .........................

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

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

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

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

1912-13.

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

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

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

156 

192 

332 

940 

651 

251 

150 

446 

80 

153

47 

279 

177 

318 

342 

1,540 

303 

517 

238 

91 

216 

88

1,540

Minimum .

39

71 

102 

75 

67 

47 

53 

29 

17

21 

25 

16 

71 

67 

86 

105 

83 

49 

31 

31 

31

16

Mean.

103 

97.4 

131 

209 

170 

122 

70.2 

124 

49.1 

41.7

28.0 

49.9 

54.3 

111 

109 

309 

162 

167 

102 

48.6 

64.5 

47.5

104

Per 

square 

mile.

1.66 

1.57 

2.11 

3.36 

£73 

1.96 

1.13 

1.99 

.789 

.670

.450 

.302 

.873 

1.78 

1.75 

4.97 

2.60 

2.68 

1.64 

.781 

1.04 

.764

1.67

Run-off 

(depth in 

inches on 

drainage 

, area).

0.99 

1.81 

2.28 

3.87. 

3.05 

2.26 

1.26 

2.29 

.91 

.75

.52 

.89 

1.01 

2.05 

1.82 

5.73 

2.90 

3.09 

1.83 

.90 

1.20 

.85

22.79

Accuracy.

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. . A. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A.

A. 

A. 

A. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

.A. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A.
TENNESSEE RIVEB BASIN, 147

Monthly discharge of Doe River at Blevins, Term., for. the years ending Sept. 30,1912-

1915 Continued.

Month.

1913-14.

March..... . ...

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

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

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

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

1914-15.

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

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

July 1-28............. ...................

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

110 

156 

146 

559 

322 

471 

421 

137 

102 

91 

270 

78

559

294 

143 

581 

366 

426 

150 

204 

270 

185 

313

Minimum.

29 

49 

51 

67 

105 

80 

96 

53 

21 

20 

24 

20

20

18 

43

105 

105 

78 

80 

78 

53 

61

Mean.

51.6 

74.1 

72.8 

107 

148 

154 

176 

89.1 

46.1 

43.6 

59.1 

42.2

88.2

56.1 

67.7 

226 

199 

162 

107 

128 

125 

83.5 

89.5

Per 

square 

mile.

0.830 

1.19 

1.17 

1.72 

2.38 

2.48 

2.83 

1.43 

.741 

.701 

.950 

.678

1.42

.902 

1.09 

3.63 

3.20 

2.60 

1.72 

2.06 

2.01 

1.34 

1.44

Run-Off 

(depth in 

inches on 

drainage 

area).

0.96 

1.33 

1.35 

1.98 

2.48 

2.86 

3.16 

1.65 

.83 

.81 

1.10 

.76

19.27

1.04 

1.22 

4.18 

3.69 

2.71 

1.98 

2.30 

2.32 

1.50 

1.50

Accuracy.

A. 

A. 

A. 

B. 

B. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A.

A. 

A. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A.

DOE RIVER AT VALLEY FORGE, TENN.

LOCATION. At Eastern Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad bridge at Valley Forge, Carter County, about 4 miles above mouth of river.

DRAINAGE AREA. 132 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. December 11, 1911, to September 30, 1915.

GAGE. Chain gage attached to bridge; read daily, morning and evening, to hundredths.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from upstream side of bridge or by wading at a 

section about 40 feet above the bridge. The current makes a decided angle with 

the bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Practically permanent. Point of zero flow, determined by 

leveling September 9,1912, about gage height 0.1 foot.

EXTREMES OP STAGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 3.3 feet at 7 a. m. December 26; minimum stage recorded, 0.90 foot at 6.30 a. m. November 24.

WINTER FLOW. Ice may affect discharge relation for short periods during unusually 

severe winters.

Data inadequate for estimates of discharge.

The following discharge measurement was made by Mathers and Morgan:

October 15, 1914: Gage height, 1.09 feet; discharge, 63.2 second-feet.
148 SUEFACE. WATEE SUPPLY, 1915, PART III.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Doe River at Valley Forge, Tenn.,for the year ending Sept.

SO, 1915.

Day.

1..............

2..............

3..............

4..............

5..............

6..............

7..............

g

10..............

11..............

19

13..............

14..............

15..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

1Q

20..............

21..............

22..............

91

24..............

25..............

26........ ......

27..............

28..............

29..............

30..............

31..............

Oct.

1.01

.99

1.01

1.01

1.01

1.01

1.06

1.01

.99

OQ

.99

.96

.96

1.11

1.09

2.42

1.52

3.12

1.30

1.22

1.20

1.18

1.20

1.10

1.15

1.15

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.08

Nov.

1.10

1.10

1.08

1.08

1.05

1.05

1.05

1.05

1.45

1.18

1.10 1 10

1.05

1.05

1.15

1.25

1.30

1.15

1.25

1.15

1.02

1.15

1.18

.90

1.10

1.20

1.22

1.25

1.25

2.02

Dec.

2.40

2.40

2.20

2.20

3.05

2.30

2.00

1.95

1.80

1.72

1.58

1.55

1.50

1.60

1.15

1.20

1.12

1.32

1.42

1.75

1.70

1.75

1.58

1 62

2.90

3.30

2.38

2.10

2.05

2.20

1.95

Jan.

1.80

1.75

1.60

1.62

1.58

1.60

2.32

1.98

1.82

L70

1.70

2.25

2.00

1.85

2.18

2.15

2.10

2.40

2.35

2.15

I on

1.68

I

QE

2.05

2.15

2.05

.95

.90

.45

.72

.70

Feb.

1.75

2.65

2.40

2.15

2.02

1.98

1.88

1.78

1.65

1.50

1.60

1.62

1.60

1.60

1.65

1.80

1.60

1.62

1.60

1.58

1.55

1.55

1.52

1.98

1.80

1.70

1.65

1.62

.......

Mar.

1.60

. 1.50

1.55

1.50

1.55

1.70

1.60

1.45

1.35

1.55

1.58

1.55

1.50

1.50

1.48

.48

.50

.42

.52

.50

.50

.50

1.42

1.48

1.55

1.70

1.78

1.70

1.68

1.64

1.60

Apr.

1.60

1.60

1.58

1 f*9

1.55

1.55

1.70

1.75

1.75

1.70

2 flf*

1.85

1.75

1.68

1 fiO

1.58

i tin

1.48

1 40

1.43

1 40

1.43

1.3S

1.38

1 36

1.43

1.78

1.88

May.

1 5S

1.53

1.56

1

00

1 80

1.63

1.68

9 1°.

1 7C

1.70

1.66

1.66

1.58

1 56

1.58

1.48

1 43

1 40

1.48

1.33

1.28

1 48

2.08

1.58

1.43

1 40

1.38

1.36

1.33

1.28

June.

1.63

I

eo

1 48

1 40

1.38

1 36

1.43

1 ^

1

OO

1.26

1

OO

1 9fi

1 40

L73

1.46

1 40

1

QO

1.28

1

00

1.46

1

00

1

00

1

OQ

1.20

1.18

1.16

1.16

1.18

July.

1 9°L

1 40

1.80

1.68

1 43

1

QO

1.48

1

QO

1 43

1.33

1.43

1.29

1.27

1.25

1

CQ

1 tt>

1.37

9 f!9

1 59

1 A.7

1.39

1

00

1 97

1.25

1.22

1.17

1.15

1.12

Aug.

1 99

1.45

1.17

1 99

1.17

1 19

1.07

1.07

1.07

1.07

1 19

1.29

1 Q9

1.32

1 99

1.22

1.15

1.47

1 95

2.07

1.67

1.47

1.37

1.29

1 9*

1.22

1.17

1.69

1.57

1.42

1.37

Sept.

1 <?7

1 97

1 97

9 79

0 OA

1.85

I

CO

1.57

1.42

1

«7

1 *7

1.42

1

QO

1 97

1 29

1 97

1.22

1 ^9

1 9Q

1 99

1 19

L17

1.15

1.12

1.12

1.17

1.22

NOTE. Discharge relation probably affected by ice Nov. 19-23 and Dec. 16-20. 

LITTLE TENNESSEE RIVER AT JUDSON, N. O.

LOCATION. At footbridge near Southern Railway station at Judson, Swain County.

. DRAINAGE AREA. 668 square miles l (measured on United States Geological Survey 

topographic maps by the Knoxville Power Co.).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 16, 1912, to September 30, 1915; June 25, 1896, to September 30, 1913, at old station of Geological Survey at Southern Railway bridge.

GAGE. Friez water-stage recorder about 500 feet below footbridge.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from footbridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Practically permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum mean daily stage during year, 23.5 feet 

December 4 (discharge, 9,690 second-feet); minimum stage, 17.1 feet October I 

and 2 (discharge, 380 second-feet).

1896-1912 maximum stage record (old United States Geological Survey station) 

13.92 feet December 29, 1901 (discharge, 57,500 second-feet); minimum stage 

recorded, 2.10 feet October 13 to November 1 and December 20,1904 (discharge, 

275 second-feet).

1913-1915 maximum mean daily stage (Knoxville Power Co.'s station): 26.0 feet 

March 27, 1913 (discharge, 14,300 second-feet); minimum mean daily stage, 17.1 

feet September 17, October 1 and 2, 1914 (discharge, 380 second-feet).

WINTER FLOW. Discharge relation not affected by ice.

COOPERATION. Estimates of daily discharge furnished by the Knoxville Power Co., 

Alcoa, Tenn.

1 Supersedes area published in previous reports.
TENNESSEE BIVER BASIN.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Little

ending

149

Tennessee River at Judson, N. C.,for the year 

Sept. SO, 1915.

Day.

1..............

2..............

3..............

4..............

5..............

6..............

7..............

8..............

9.'.. ...........

10..............

11..............

12..............

13..............

14..............

15..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19..............

20..............

21..............

22..............

23..............

24..............

25..............

26..............

27..............

28..............

29..............

30..............

31..............

Oct.

380

OQA

686

985

660

553

506

468

448

41Q

4fi8

463

428

453

3

*7-1 A

5,676

2,614

1

0*77

1 497

1*252

1 119

992 Qin

840

81 Q

763

714

680

673

660

634

Nov.

621

614

608

595

583

571

577

608

002

735

Rdrt

614

KQK

589

f OQ4

2,020

1 934

1,000

Qlft

OCA

CAB;

784

742

721

707

700

700

1 4A9

7,776

Dec.

4,836

2 74ft

4,941

9,691

7,671

4,420

3 1fifi

2,636

2 984

2,053

1 844

1,676

1 7<10

1 844

1,516

1 4Q7

1 497

l'4Q7

1,345

1,556

1

QOQ

1,781

1,556

1,636

8

QXQ

8

0Q1

4,521

3

QQA

2 7fiS

Jan.

2,504

2,328

2,130

2,031

1,910

2,614

4,226

2 O77

2,526

2,251

2,207

3 412

2*878

2,548

2,471

2,251

2

8KB

3 Ton

5,256

3 790

3,054

2 794

2 O44

4,420

4,920

3 774

3 914

2 Q11

9 ft ^18

2 4QQ

9 QCQ

f

f

.

t

"eb.

Wl

IQfi

9QS

874

614

874

f)Kft

988

70S

603

482

079

ftfi2

185

114

065

603

416

9t1

iqn

042

998

'nfi4 070

,802

,416

240

Mar.

2,064

1,899

1,823

1,760

9 OOP

3

AQS

9 t\Q9

2,328

2 tort

9 fWI

1,932.

t SQ4

1,760

1,708

1,656

1,760

1,676

1,576

1,576

1,616

1,576

1,516

1,468

1 i'W\

1,421

1,440

1,516

1,478

1,421

1,546

1

KQR

Apr.

1,576

1,506

1,478

1,412

1

074

1 <W54

1 Q*v4

1,326

1,298

1,261

1.383

1,307

1,207

1,172

1 138

1 1fi4

1,088

1,072

1 Aft4

1 H48

1,048

1,032

1,072

i run

1,008

1,024

1,216

1 

' 040

May.

1,000

992 QRF;

978

918

903

2 nna

3 flK4

1,932

1,576

1,383

2,042

2,581

1 954

t' 718

1,516

1,402

1,307

1,252

1 MS

1 19Q

1 146

1 ' 934

1 19Q

1,163

1 919

1

1QC

1,163

1,056

1,080

June.

1,478

1,586

1,288

1,120

1,024

1 032

1,064

1,040

' 948

889

868

962

940

1,000

1,392

1 4Q7

1 243

1 14fi

985

925

903

868

812

770

770

770

770

Qfi9

2,504

3 ion

July.

2,229

2,042

1,576

1,440

2,834

2,449

1,802

1,556

1,556

1,459

1,666

1,288

1,207

1,163

1 497

1 4^4

1,112

1,024

1,016

970

1,016

903

962

940

854

826

798

777

763

749

TK

Aug.

784

1,096

868

854

728

680

654

654

680

686

680

728

749

700

770

707

660

660

819

1,163

1,207

1,000

819

7Q8

784

784

798

81 Q

742

647

fi34

Sept.

634

614

595

602

1,686

1,440-

896

770

693

647

647

640

756

1,120

889

728

680

654

634

621

1,146

861

666

ft47

614

595

683

583

583

854

Monthly discharge of Little Tennessee R ver at Judson, N. C., for the year ending Sept. 

0, 1915.

[Drainage area, 668 square miles.a]

Month.

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

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

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

January. ......................................

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

Aprfl... .......................................

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

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

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

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

5,680 

7,780 

9,690 

5,260 

8,200 

3,100 

1,580 

3,050 

3,190 

2,830 

1,210 

1,690

9,690

Minimum .

380 

571 

1,340 

1,910 

2,000 

1,420 

1,010 

903 

770 

735 

634 

583

380

Mean.

1,060 

1,040 

3,450 

2,980 

3,090 

1,810 

1,220 

1,400 

1,160 

1,310 

786 

769

1,670

Per 

square 

mile.

1.59 

1.56 

5.16 

4.46 

4.63 

2.71 

1.83 

2.10 

1.74 

1.96 

1.18 

1.15

2^50

Run-off 

(depth in 

inches on 

drainage 

area).

1.83 

1.74 

5.95 

5.14 

4.82 

3.12 

2.04 

2.42 

1.94 

2.26 

1.36 

1.28

33.90

RIVER AT BRYSON, N. C.

LOCATION. At highway bridge in the town of Bryson, Swain County, half a mile 

below the mouth of Deep Creek and about 15 miles above the junction of Tuckasegee Elver with Little Tennessee River.

DBAINAGE AREA. 673 square miles. 1 (Measured on U. S. G. S. topographic maps 

by the Knoxville Power Co.).

Supersedes area published in previous reports.
150 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1915, PART IH.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November 7, 1897, to September 30, 1915.

GAGE. Friez water-stage recorder, installed February 3, 1914, by the Knoxville 

Power Co., about 200 feet below bridge to which old staff gage of Geological Survey was attached; vertical staff gage attached to the right-bank bridge pier used 

prior to installation of Friez gage.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel probably changes slightly after each flood, but 

conditions quickly become normal. Control consists of boulders; practically 

permanent.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum mean daily stage during year, 5.36 feet (at 

Friez gage) December 25 (discharge, 7,250 second-feet); minimum mean daily 

stage, 0.96 foot (at Friez gage), October 1 and 2 (discharge, 346 second-feet).

1898-1915: Maximum stage recorded, 11.0 feet (old Geological Survey gage), 

March 19, 1899 (discharge, 38,600 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 1.0 

foot September 22 to 30, October 1 to 7, 15 to 19, 30 and 31, November 1, 2, and 

9 to 19, 1899 (discharge 300 second-feet); a stage of 0.9 foot was recorded August 

25, 1902; because of a shift in the control the discharge for this stage was also 

300 second-feet.

WINTER PLOW. Discharge relation not affected by ice.

COOPERATION. Estimates of daily discharge furnished by the Knoxville Power Co., 

Alcoa, Tenn.

No discharge measurements were made during the year, but a measurement made 

on October 20, 1915 (gage height, 2.28 feet; discharge, 2,010 second-feet) checks the 

rating curve used for the year ending September 30, 1915.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Tuckasegee River at Bryson, N. C., for the year ending

Sept. 30, 1915.

Day.

1. .............

2..............

3..............

4... ...........

5..............

6..............

7..............

8..............

9..............

10..............

11..............

12..............

13..............

14..............

15..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19..............

20..............

21..............

22..............

23..............

24..............

25..............

26..............

27..............

28..............

29..............

30..............

31..............

Oct.

346

346

606

767

574

513

491

439

387

366

366

387

387

429

5,275

4,765

1,866

1,427

1,175

1,055

979

851

802

767

767

710

647

616

616

616

616

Nov.

543

543

543

533

522

512

501

512

927

657

553

533

512

616

1,481

1,280

914

767

689

678

605

553

605

533

522

522

522

522

1 91 d

6,567

Dec.

2,827

2,283

3,031

6,057

4,459

3,048

2,368

2,135

1,881

1,660

1,563

1,454

1,387

1,360

1,360

1,333

1,333

1,320

1,320

1,688

3,677

3,626

3,167

3 OCA

7,247

5,887

3,847

2,980

3,235

3,082

2,504

Jan.

2,168

1,958

1,790

1,688

1,604

3,235

4,153

2,759

2,351

2,086

2,070

3,473

2,640

2,351

2,368

2,119

3,133

4,459

4,595

3,422

2,861

2,572

2,844

4,085

4,425

3,507

3,031

2,725

2,402

2,217

2,103

Feb.

4,680

6,550

5,190

3,915

3,575

3,745

3,014

2,742

2,487

2,334

2,168

2,086

1,974

1,927

2,895

2,589

2,168

2,022

1,912

1,805

1,732

1,703

1,896

3,575

2,385

1,990

1,820

1,674

Mar.

1,732

1,688

1,646

1,576

2,657

2,555

Z, 284

1,958

1,805

1,746

1,674

1,628

1,563

1,508

1,467

1,521

1,440

1,373

1,387

1,387

1,346

1,346

1,293

1,267

1,280

1,293

1,360

1,307

1 997

1 254

1,346

Apr.

1,293

1,254

1,214

1,161

1,175

1,188

1,280

1,427

1,521

1,360

2,022

2,054

1,576

1,440

1,346

1,280

1,227

1,175

1,135

1,096

1,083

1,070

1,044

1,070

1,122

1,057

1,070

1,227

1,387

1,122

May.

1,044

1,018

1,031

1,031

940

902

 2,640

3,235

1,943

1,604

1,440

1,866

1,850

1,481

1,346

1,267

1,333

1,201

1 400

1,254

1,148

1,135

1,135

1,267

1,083

1,267

1,122

1,400

1 Q/V7

1,161

1,175

June.

1,866

1,974

1,632

1,346

1,241

1,214

1,214

1,280

1,096

992

966

1,005

1,161

1,135

1,400

1,400

1,241

1,135

1,005

953

1,005

979

814

851

839

814

Qfifl

3,235

3,201

July.

2,217

2,119

1,746

1,717

2,725

2,334

1,866

1,660

1,576

1,660

1,660

1,373

1,440

1,333

1,508

1,387

1,214

1,201

1,333

1,201

1,201

1,070

1,096

1,005

940

914

902

889

B7fl

864

826

Aug.

966

1,122

940

1,044

851

790

755

755

802

839

755

876

1,109

876

1,005

767

721

889

1,135

1,563

1,467

1,070

914

839

814

755

790

940

TQft

755

733

Sept.

710

678

657

678

1,896

1,467

1,005

876

814

779

862

Tti

902

1,005

TQft

733

699

699

678

647

1,267

814

647

618

595

595

616

616

678

1,175
TENNESSEE EIVEE BASIN. 151

Monthly discharge of Tuckasegee River at Bryson, N. C.,for the year ending Sept. SO, 1915. 

[Drainage area, 673 square miles.a]

Month..

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

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

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

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

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

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

The year ................................

Discharge in seconcWeet.

Maximum.

5,280 

6,570 

7,250 

4,600 

6,550 

2,660 

2,050 

3,240 

3,240 

2,720 

1,560 

1,900

7,250

Minimum.

346 

501 

1,320 

1,600 

1,670 

1,230 

1,040 

902 

814 

826 

721 

595

346

Mean.

999 

866 

2,790 

2,810 

2,730 

1,580 

1,280 

1,390 

1,290 

1,410 

917 

830

1,570

Per 

square 

mile.

1.48 

1.29 

4.15 

4.18 

4.06 

2.35 

1.90 

2.07 

1.92 

2.10 

1.36 

1.23

2.33

Run-off 

(depth, in 

inches on 

drainage 

area).

1.71 

1.44 

4.78 

4.82 

4.23 

2.71 

2.12 

2.39 

2.14 

2.42 

1.57 

1.37

31.70

1 Supersedes area published in previous reports. 

HIWASSEE RIVER AT MURPHY, N. C.

LOCATION. At highway bridge near the Louisville & Nashville Railroad station at 

Murphy, Cherokee County, half a mile above mouth of Valley River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 410 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 26, 1896, to August 8,1897; October 19,1897, to September 

30,1915.

GAGE. Chain gage attached to downstream side of bridge; read once daily, to halftenths, by Miss Willie Mingus.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from upstream side of bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel consists of rock and gravel. Control is less 

permanent than the channel at measuring section, at which the bottom is rough 

and rocky.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 9.05 feet at 

7 a. m. December 26 (discharge, 5,860 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 

4.9 feet at 7 a. m. October 1 and 2 (discharge, 185 second-feet).

1896-1915: Maximum stage recorded, 18.4 feet March 19, 1899 (discharge, 

22,400 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 4.8 feet September 18, 1914 (discharge, 140 second-feet).

WINTER FLOW. Discharge relation not affected by ice.

REGULATION. The few small mill dams on the stream are so far upstream that diurnal 

fluctuation is practically nil.

ACCURACY. Records good. ~

The following discharge measurement was made by Warren E Hall: 

November 6, 1914: Gage height, 4.99 feet; discharge, 224 second-feet
152 SUEFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1915, PART III.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Hiwassee River at Mwphy, N. C.,for the year ending

Sept. 30, 1915.

Day.

1.. ............

2..............

3..............

4.. ............

5..............

6..............

7..............

8..............

9..............

10..............

11..............

12..............

13..............

14..............

15..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19..............

20..............

21..............

22..............

23..............

24..............

25..............

26..............

27..............

28..............

29

30..............

31..............

Oct.

185

185

280

460

280

255

230

208

208

208

308

230

208

208

308

2,580

930

645

530

460

395

365

335

335

308

308

280

280

280

280

255

Nov.

255

255

255

255

255

230

230

230

645

308

280

255

365

255

280

1,060

605

460

395

395

335

335

335

308

280

280

280

280

308

5,330

Dec.

2,000

1,210

1,110

4,700

5,120

2,420

1,700

1,360

1,110

1,020

888

805

765

888

725

645

765

605

605

685

765

725

645

685

5,330

5,750

2,580

1,810

1,530

1,640

1,360

Jan.

1,210

1,110

975

930

888

930

o fififl

1,420

1,210

1,060

1,020

1,750

1,310

1,110

1,260

1,060

1,210

i 7cn

2,580

1,870

1,530

1,310

1,210

2,000

2,270

1,870

1,420

1,210

1,160

1 ' 060

Feb.

1,420

3

QAA

2,580

1,810

1,700

1,810

1,530

1,420

1,310

1,210

1,110

1,060

1,020

1,020

1,420

1,530

1,310

1,210

1,060

1,020

975

930

930

1,810

1,420

1,260

1,110

1,060

Mar.

1,110 Q7<;

930

888

1,160

1,420

1,260

1,160

1,060

1,020

930

845

845

845

805

845

888

845

805

845

845

805

805

765

765

765

765

765

765

725

930

Apr.

805

765

765

725

685

685

685

645.

645

645

605

805

605

605

605

568

568

530

530

530

530

530

530

495

530

530

495

530

845

530

May.

495

4QH

460

460

460

460

495

2,270

1,110

888

765

845

1,060

845

765

685

605

568

530

530

530

530

530

605

765

805

530

725

530

460

605

June.

765

1,580

530

495

460

495

530

1,210

530

460

428

428

568

568

568

805

765

685

530

460

460

428

395

365

365

365

335

605

495

495

July.

530

888

495

495

1,700

1,210

805

645

805

568

805

568

530

530

805

685

495

428

395

395

428

365

365

428

335

335

335

308

308

308

280

Aug.

280

Ri<i

308

365

280

280

9>i<»

255

280

280

280

280

308

308

495

280

280

308

495

888

495

395

308

280

605

308

280

568

845

335

308

Sept.

335

280

255

280

395

605

QQK

335

308

280

530

280

255

395

365

308

280

280

280

365

605

395

280

280

255

255

230

230

230

255

NOTE. Discharge determined from a rating curve fairly well defined between 185 and 3,700 second-feet.

Monthly discharge of Hiwassee River at Murphy, N. C., for the year ending Sept. SO,

1915.

[Drainage area, 410 square miles.]

Month.

March...

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

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

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

2,580 

5,330 

5,750 

2,580 

3,900 

1,420 

845 

2,270 

1,580 

1,700 

888 

605

5,750

Minimum.

185 

230 

605 

888 

930 

725 

495 

460 

335 

280 

255 

230

185

Mean.

398 

511 

1,680 

1,400 

1,430 

909 

618 

691 

572 

567 

383 

327

787

Per 

square 

mile.

0.971 

1.25 

4.10 

3.41 

3.49 

2.22 

1.51 

1.69 

1.40 

1.38 

.934 

.798

1.92

Run-off 

(depth in 

Inches on 

drainage 

area).

1.12 

1.40 

4.73 

3.93 

3.63 

2.56 

1.68, 

1.95 

1.56 

1.59 

1.08 

.89

26.12

Accuracy.

B. 

B. 

B. 

A. 

A. 

A 

A. 

B. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A.

VALLEY RIVER AT TOMOTLA, N. C.

LOCATION. At steel highway bridge 600 feet from Tomotla post office, Cherokee 

County, which is on Southern Railway 5 miles from Murphy, N. C. Station is 

half a mile above Eodgers Creek and 1 mile below Colvards Creek.

DRAINAGE ABEA. 120 square miles.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN. 153

RECORDS AVAHJLBLE. June 29, 1904, to December 31, 1909; January 21, 1914, to

September 30, 1915. 

GAGE. In two sections; lower section, reading 0.0 to 5.4 feet, is on a sloping timber

which is bolted to marble bedrock; upper section, 5.4 to 10.0 feet, is a vertical staff

rod bolted to timber on old bridge pier; \this is the same gage which was in use

when station was discontinued in 1909. Gage read twice daily by J. T. Hayes. 

DISCHABGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from new single-span steel bridge over site of old

footbridge. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Gravel bottom overlying bedrock. Control formed by

gravel bar immediately below gage. This bar shifts after every flood of any

magnitude. ' 

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 11.0 feet at 4 p. m.

December 25 (discharge, 4,890 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 0.9 foot at

7 a. m. and 6 p. m. October 1 (discharge, 45 second-feet). 

1904-1909 and 1914-15: Maximum stage recorded, 17.3 feet November 19, 1906

(discharge, 10,400 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 0.7 foot October 28 to

November 2, 1904 (discharge, 22 second-feet). 

WINTER FLOW. Discharge relation seldom affected by ice. 

ACCURACY. Records rather poor, due to changeable control.

The following discharge measurement was made by Warren E. Hall: 

November 6, 1914: Gage height, 1.08 feet; discharge, 63 second-feet.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Valley River at Tomotla, N. C.,far the year ending Sept.

SO, 1915.

Day.

1.... ..........

3..............

5..............

6..............

7..............

8..............

g10..............

11..............

12

13..............

14..............

15..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19..............

on

21..............

22..............

23..............

24..............

25..............

26..............

27..............

28..............

29........:.....

30..............

31..............

Oct.

45

78

132

60

54

54

54

54

54

85

72

54

54

65

830

447

204

184

140

116

107

100

92

78

78

78

78

72

65

65

65

Nov.

65

65

65

65

65

65

65

72

132

204

107

85

85

85

78

78

78

78

100

92

85

78

78

78

78

78

78

85

175

257

Dec.

214

157

373

1,520

1,100

434

325

290

246

235

214

257

279

214 194

176

157

148

157

224

166

175

194

235

3,910

2,070

1,010

397

500

410

302

Jan.

406

348

312

295

245

505

651

485

406

330

330

445

406

348

367

330

526

505

485

445

367

348

367

1,340

1,100

768

587

485

406

348

348

Feb.

1,650

1,340

875

651

587

526

445

425

348

330

312

278

278

262

330

406

367

312

278

278

262

245

278

546

425

367

330

262

Mar.

245

245

230

985

768

587

526

406

348

312

312

262

245

245

214

295

245

214

214

214

214

230

214

214

214

185

214

200

185

245

278

Apr.

214

214

214

214

200

185

185

185

185

185

185

386

185

185

159

159

148

136

136

136

136

136

136

116

116

m;

148

214

159

159

May.

116

98

136

126

116

116

116

768

445

348

245

262

230

214

172

159 172

148

136

107

107

107

107

126

116

136

98

107

107

107

116

June.

136

126

116

98

98

 98

98

98

98

82

82

82

82

126

367

172

107

126

98

98

on

82

7<»

68

68

68

68

Q8

98

on

July.

90

126

107

116

930

312

185

172

148

245

230

136

126

107

172

159

116

148

98

148

116

82

82

on

82

68

68

68

68

68

68

Aug.

82

82

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

75

82

68

68

62

62

90

136

75

68

68

68

AO

56

68

107

82

75

68

Sept.

90

75

56

62

98

on

75

68

68

68

68

56

68

56

56

56

51

46

46

51

485

90

76

68

62

KG

56

56

56

126

NOTE. Discharge determined as follows: Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, from a rating curve well defined below 500 

second-feet; Jan. 1 to Sept. 30. from a rating curve fairly well defined between 100 and 500 second-feet; above 

500 second-feet the curve is simply an extension. See "Accuracy" in station description.
154 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1915, PART III.

Monthly discharge of Valley River at Tomotla, N. C., for the year ending Sept. SO, J915.

[Drainage area, 120 square miles.]

Month. :

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

March. . . . .

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

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

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

The year. .........................

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

830 

257 

3,910 

1,340 

1,650 

985 

386 

768 

367 

930 

136 

485

3,910

Minimum

45 

65 

148 

245 

245 

185 

116 

98 

68 

68 

56 

46

45

Mean.

120 

93.3 

525 

472 

464 

307 

174. 

176 

106 

153 

73.7 

81.1

228

Per 

square 

mile.

1.00 

.778 

4.38 

3.93 

3.87 

2.56 

1.45 

1.47 

.883 

1.28 

.614 

.676

1.90

Run-off 

(depth in 

inches on 

drainage 

area).

1.15 

.87 

5.05 

4.53 

4.03 

2.95 

1.62 

1.70 

.99 

1.48 

.71 

.73

25.83

Accuracy.

B. 

B. 

D. 

D. 

D. 

C. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

C. 

C.

NOTTELY RIVER NEAR RANGER, N. C.

LOCATION. About one-half mile downstream from Banger, Cherokee County, which 

ia on Louisville & Nashville Railroad 7£ miles from Murphy, N. C.; 8 miles 

upstream from Hiwassee River, to which Nottely River is tributary. ,

DRAINAGE AREA. 272 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February 16, 1901, to December 31, 1905; January 22, 1914, 

to September 30, 1915.

GAGE. Rod gage fastened to a large birch tree on left bank 75 feet upstream from 

highway bridge; zero same as for original gage which was destroyed in 1913, when 

a new steel bridge replaced old wooden one.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of steel highway bridge 

on road from Ranger to Murphy, N. C.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel is permanent, composed of bowlders, gravel, 

and sand; section is poor and uneven and current somewhat erratic, necessitating 

careful measurements. Right bank high; left bank overflows beyond bridge end 

at stages above 18 feet. Control is formed by a low shoal about 300 feet downstream from gage.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 13.4 feet at 6 

a. m. December 4 (discharge, 4,180 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 2.1 

feet at 6 a. m. October 1 to 4 (discharge, 89 second-feet).

1901-1905 and 1914-15: Maximum stage recorded, 21 feet February 28, 1902; 

(discharge, 5,660 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 2.1 feet July 2 and 3, 

August 9, September 9 to 11,14 to 16, 29, and 30, and October 1 to 4,1914 (discharge 

89 second-feet).

WINTER FLOW. Discharge relation not affected by ice.

ACCURACY. Results only fair, because of the difficulty of making good discharge 

measurements, due to poor measuring section.

The following discharge measurement was made by Warren E. Hall: 

November 7,1914: Gage height, 2.41 feet; discharge, 144 second-feet. .
TENNESSEE EIVEE BASI]/. 155

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Noltely River near Ranger, N. C., for the year ending

Sept. SO, 1915.

1..............

2..............

3..............

4..............

5..............

6..............

7..............

8..............

9..............

10..............

11..............

12..............

13..............

14..............

15..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19..............

20..............

21..............

22..............

23..............

24..............

25..............

26..............

27..............

28..............

29..............

30..............

31..............

Oct.

89

89

89

89

143

143

124

124

106

89

143

124

124

106

2,980

1,620

359

310

287

265

244

202

182

182

162

162

143

143

143

143

143

Nov.

143

143

143

143

143

143

143

143

143

143

162

162

162

162

524

265

265

265

244

223

202

182

162

162

152

143

143

143

162

3,780

Dec.

1,230

524

1,080

4,180

2,300

1,230

862

971

524

465

437

384

494

494

465

437

410

384

384

384

384

359

359

437

2,980

1,620

1,080

898

587

524

524

Jan.

524

524

524

524

494

494

1,230

862

524

524

494

494

465

465

437

410

310

265

1,620

1,230

862

826

755

1,540

1,380

862

826

Ton

653

524

524

Feb.

1,980

1,380

1,310

862

862

862

862

721

653

587

587

587

524

524

265

862

721

587

587

587

524

524

524

1,120

862

721

653

653

Mar.

653

587

555

524

862

524

790

721

620

687

555

524

524

524

524

524

524

494

494

494

494,

465

465

465

465

437

437

410

410

524

4RS

Apr.

437

437

437

437

410

410

384

384

399

350

359

359

359

334

334

334

334

334

334

334

334

334

334

334

334

334

334

334

310

310

May.

310

310

287

287

965

265

265

1,230

790

687

587

587

653

587

524

410

359

359

334

310

310

310

287

287

287

287

465

359

310

310

465

June.

437

359

310

265

265

265

359

465

359

265

265

265

359

359

524

465

265

687

310

265

265

244

244

223

223

223

223

265

310

310

July.

410

384

359

265

653

524

359

310

310

465

524

359

265

265

265

265

244

223

223

223

223

212

202

202

202

202

192

182

182

182

182

Aug.

223

202

182

202

182

182

192

162

162

162

202

182

182

202

182

182

182

182

192

162

202

192

182

202

182

182

202

182

182

182

182

Sept.

192

182

182

162

265

223

182

192

182

172

162

162

182

265

202

182

182

162

162

223

244

202

172

182

182

162

162

182

223

1,540

NOTE. Discharge determined from a rating curve fairly well defined between 124 and 800 second-feet, 

but only an extension above 800 second-feet. Estimates above 800 second-feet should be used with caution. 

Discharge Oct. 15, Nov. 30, Dec. 4 and 25, when water was over gage, estimated from notes made by observer.

Monthly discharge o/Nottely River near Ranger, N. C.,for the year ending ,Sept. 30,1915.

[Drainage area, 272 square miles.]

Month.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

2,980 

3,780 

4,180- 

1,620 

1,980 

862 

437 

1,230 

687 

653 

223 

1,540

4,180

Minimum,

89 

143 

359 

265 

265 

410 

310 

265 

223 

182 

162 

162

89

Mean.

298 

303 

884 

708 

768 

537 

359 

422 

321 

292 

186 

236

442

Per 

square 

mile.

1.10 

1.11 

3.25 

2.60 

2.82 

1.97 

1.32 

1.55 

1.18 

1.07 

.684 

.868

1.62

Run-off 

(depth in 

inches on 

drainage 

area).,

1.27 

1.24 

3.75 

3.08 

2.94 

2.27 

1.47 

1.79 

1.32 

1.23 

.79 

.97

22.04

Accuracy.

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

A. 

B.
156 SURFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1915, PAET III.

TOCCOA RIVER NEAR DIAL, GA.

LOCATION. About 2,600 feet above Shallow Ford, I mile above Rock Creek, 2J miles 

below Big Creek, 3J miles below Noontootley Creek, and about 4 miles northwest of Dial, Fannin County, about 12 miles by river above gaging station at 

Morganton.

DRAINAGE AREA. 175 square miles (measured by Tennessee Power Co).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January 1, 1913, to September 30,1915.

GAGE. Bristol water-stage recorder. Sea-level elevation of zero of auxiliary staff 

gage, 1,781.13 feet.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable about 1,000 feet upstream from gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed of stream consists of gravel and bowlders; fairly smooth. 

Left bank overflows at a stage of about 12 feet. Control is formed by the head 

of rapids just below gage; probably permanent.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum mean daily stage recorded during year, 4.6 

feet December 4 and 25 (discharge, 2,680 second-feet); minimum mean daily 

stage recorded, 0.55 foot October 13, 29, and 30 (discharge, 109 second-feet).

1913-1915: Maximum mean daily stage recorded, 6.6 feet March 14, 1913 (discharge, 5,140 second-feet); minimum mean daily stage recorded, 0.55 foot October 

13, 29, and 30, 1914 (discharge, 109 second-feet).

WINTER PLOW. Discharge relation not affected by ice.

REGULATION. The operation of small mills above gage, may cause a slight diurnal 

fluctuation.

ACCURACT. Records good.

COOPERATION. Records of daily gage height and the results of discharge measurements have been furnished by the Tennessee Power Co.

Discharge measurements of Toccoa River near Dial, Ga., during the years ending Sept.

30, 1913 to 1915.

Date.

1912-13. 

Mar. 1

Apr. 17

TWaTT 1

6 

11

19 

23

24

24

28

July. 1

7 

8

9

16

17 

19

Aug. 21'

28

Sept. 24

30

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Power Co. 

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Gage 

height.

Feet. 

3.45

2.30

1.90

1.80 

1.70

1.60 

5.00

2.70 

1.60

1.40

1.40

1.38 1 on

1.20 

1.20

1.20

1.20 

1.10

.90

.80

.80

1.38

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

1,460

812

674

626

547

466 

3,200

1,020 

462

374

326

337

OOA

325 

273

268

O7Q

271 

235

191

161

163

Date.

1913-14. 

Oct. 15

Nov. 20

(a)

Aug. 20

1914-15. 

Mar. 9

19

26

Apr. 1

20 

23

May 14

July 5

27

Aug. 19

26

31

Sept. 18

Made byEngineers of Tennessee 

Power Co. 

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L. J. Hall&.... ...

Warren E. Hall and L. 

J. Hall.

L.J.Hall&. ...........

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J. Hall.

L. J.Hall&. ...........

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heigEtt.

Feet. 

0.72

71

.75

.80

2.27

2.02

1.87

1.80

1.53 

1.50

1.78

2.32

1.02

1.05

.89

.88

84

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

145

147

160

169

790

612

534

527

371 

362

525 

381

704

ion

215

176

164

151

o Date not known; measurement probably made in November, 1913. 

fe Engineer of the Tennessee Power Co.

NOTE. Measurements made during 1915 were made under the supervision of the U. S. Geological 

Survey.
TENNESSEE RIVEE BASIN. 157

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Toccoa River near Dial, Ga.,for the years ending.Sept.

SO, 1913-1915.

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept,

1913.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

29.

30.

31.

478

431

600

454

454

454

454

600

502

454

454

942

650

550

502

502

502

650

502

502

526

502

502

860

750

650

1,430

970

778

700

778

650

625

832

750

675

675

650

600

575

550

454

970

778

700

700

650

625

600

600

970

750

750

700

650

625

600

1,940

1,180

942

805

778

750

750

700

675

650

650

1,090

1,030

832

970

5,140

4,120

2,040

1,550

1,360

1,220

1,180

1,550

1,180

1,090

1,030

1,060

1,430

4,360

1,940

1,590

1,550

1,550

1,260

1,180

2,450

1,090

1,030

1,000

970

942

915

915

915

849

915

866

805

783

761

745

735

700

685

685

665

655

655

655

675

650

625

600

575

575

550

550

550

600

575

575

550

526

526

502

502

492

492

550

502

526

625

502

526

3,160

1,030

725

675

675

600

550

550

526

526

526

502

526

478

575

915

778

625

526

502

478

454

431

431

408

408

408

408

408

386

363

363

342

342

342

363

386

408

342

321

321

321

394

313

302

283

283

283

459

502

342

321

321

302

283

249

249

249

249

249

249

283

249

266

302

266

249

321

249

363

302

266

234

249

249

249

363

249

234

218

218

218

218

218

218

218

218

321

218

204

204

218

204

176

176

176

189

189

163

163

163

163

163

176

204

189

163

176

163

152

152

163

152

163

176

176

176

176

234

302

189

163

163

152

152

152

152

408

249

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

Day.

1913-14.

Oct.

176

163

152

152

152

152

152

152

152

152

152

152

140

140

140

140

152

302

218

176

163

163

408

454

408

386

431

342

321

302

Nov.

163

163

163

163

163

163

163

249

189

163

152

152

152

152

163

176

176

163

152

152

152

152

152

152

152

152

152

152

152

266

Dec.

431

249

204

189

176

234

363

204

176

176

163

163

176

176

176

176

176

163

163

189

163

163

266

218

321

266

218

218

363

302

321

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July

302

283

283

266

249

550

408

302

283

342

342

266

363

600

526

363

363

431

342

302

302

283

302

302

234

218

234

266

302

234

218

408

478

342

321

302

302

294

321

302

283

302

302

363

408

431

449

478

478

478

431

386

342

342

342

408

526

363

342

386

386

431

1,260

860

675

575

575

778

805

650 

600 

57* 

575 

550

526

502

478

478

431

408

431

431

454

526

454

408

408

363

363

386

386

363

342

321

321

302

302

283

283

283

283

283

283

266

249

249

249

249

283

266

249

234

234

234

249

321

283

218

204

204

189

189

189

218

189

204

189

189

176

176

163

163

163

163

152

140

140

140

140

189

176

152

140

140

176

176

204

176

163

189

234

321

321

302

218

176

163

163

163

163

163

163

234

204

152

152

Aug.

140

152

176

204

163

152

130

140

321

454

342

204

189

234

234

204

189

176

176

163

163

176

152

152

176

163

152

204

176

163

140

Sept.

176

176

152

130

140

140

140

140

140

119

130

152

130

119

119

119

119

130

189

163

140

140

130

119

119

140

130

130

130

140
158 SUEFACE WATER SUPPLY, 19iS, PAET III.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Toccoa River near Dial, Ga.,for the years ending Sept.

SO, 1913-1915 Continued.

Day.

1914-15. 

1... ...........

2..............

3..............

4..............

5..............

6..............

7..... ..........

8..............

9..............

10..............

11..............

12..............

13..............

14..............

15..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19..............

20..............

21..............

22..............

23..............

24..............

25..............

26..............

27..............

28..............

29..............

30..............

31..............

Oct.

130

140

454

249

176

168

163

161

152

130

140

119

109

140

942

750

386

302

266

234

234

234

204

189

189

189

140

130

109

109

156

Nov.

152

152

152

152

152

140

140

152

218

163

152

152

140

158

329

9<M

204

181

173

171

158

163

161

161

161

163

163

168

816

1,760

Dec.

756

640

1,150

2,680

1,360

Q49

810

695

625

560

512

488

595

492

426

422

413

408

399

464

468

431

dti

585

2,680

1,010

7Od

706

865

701

617

Jan.

581

545

520

495

515

1,110

843

680

612

576

ftQft

739

617

fit 9

601

565

920

1,220

1,220

920

755

810

950

1 9<VI

1,110

OSA

SZfifl

782

766

760

810

Feb.

2,340

1,420

1,110

1,010

1,080

980

920

865

804

772

744

744

739

782

1,310

980

860

799

739

717

690

701

980

1,280

950

843

804

788

Mar.

739

706

690

674

980

865

854

766

739

733

685

674

664

659

701

674

606

612

601

565

550

530

530

530

530

535

510

500

520

505

Apr.

500

505

505

481

471

485

485

476

466

457

461

457

411

402

394

377

373

360

352

341

337

333

330

352

349

349

352

360

360

345

May.

345

330

330

326

308

312

1,140

782

505

424

402

520

565

471

438

402

381

360

352

345

341

402

360

356

349

341

312

308

312

337

385

June.

394

341

304

294

315

330

333

364

304

284

287

308

304

360

373

330

411

360

315

294

287

274

257

251

254

251

251

287

284

322

July.

322

420

304

318

653

424

337

385

402

352

341

287

322

330

394

312

248

235

245

248

238

220

217

211

206

200

197

194

191

191

194

Aug.

261

211

191

189

173

168

163

166

181

194

242

223

208

200

186

173

181

235

211

220

270

197

178

173

194

171

197

211

178

181

171

Sept.

173

171

158

181

500

Ofift

206

181

168

161

151

173

208

232

163

144

144

144

151

168

341

194

171

146

144

144

144

144

144

352

NOTE. Discharge determined as follows: Jan. 1, 1913, to Dec. 25, 1914, from a rating curve fairly well 

defined between 120 and 4,000 second-feet; Dec. 26,1914, to Sept. 30,1915, from a rating curve well denned 

between 140 and 4,000 second-feet.

Monthly discharge of Toccoa River near Dial, Ga., for the years ending Sept. 30,1913-1915. 

[Drainage area, 175 square miles.]

Month.

1913.

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

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

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

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

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

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

1913-14.

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

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

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

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

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

The year. .........................

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

1,430 

1,940 

5,140 

2,450 

3,160 

915 

502 

363 

408

454 

266 

431 

550 

600 

478 

1,260 

526 

321 

321 

454 

189

1,260

Minimum.

431 

454 

650 

625 

492 

342 

249 

163 

152

140 

152 

163 

152 

249 

218 

342 

249 

140 

140 

130 

119

119

Mean.

616 

744 

1,470 

889 

660 

466 

302 

230 

184

221 

166 

224 

212 

336 

323 

535 

338 

207 

187 

192 

138

256

Per 

square 

mile.

3.52 

4.25 

8.40 

5.08 

3.77 

2.66 

1.73 

1.31 

1.05

1.26 

.949 

1.28 

1.21 

1.92 

1.85 

3,06 

1.93 

1.18 

1.07 

1.10 

.789

1.46

Run-off 

(depth in 

menes on 

drainage 

area).

4.06 

4.43 

9.68 

5.67 

4.35 

2.97 

1.99 

1.51 

1.17

1.45 

1.06 

1.48 

1.40 

2.00 

2.13 

3.41 

2.22 

1.32 

1.23 

1.27 

.88

19.85

Accu 

racy.

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B.

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN. 159

Monthly discharge of Toceoa River near Dial, Ga.,for the years ending Sept. SO, 1913-

1915 Continued.

Month.

1914-15.

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

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

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

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

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

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

942 

1,760 

2,680 

1,250 

2,340 

980 

505 

1,140 

411 

653 

270 

500

2,680

Minimum.

109 

140 

399 

495 

690 

500 

330 

308 

251 

191 

163 

144

109

Mean.

232 

247 

'778 

787 

955 

650 

408 

414 

311 

295 

197 

193

453

Per 

square 

mile.

1.33 

1.41 

4.45 

4.50 

5.46 

3.71 

2.33 

2.37 

1.78 

1.69 

1.13 

1.10

2.59

Run-off 

(depth in 

inches on 

drainage 

area).

1.53 

1.57 

5.13 

5.19 

5.69 

'4.28 

2.60 

2.73 

1.99 

1.95 

1.30 

1,23

35.19

Accuracy.

B. 

C. 

C. 

B. 

B. 

A. 

A. 

B. 

A. 

B. 

A. 

A.

TOCCOA RIVER NEAR MORGANTON, GA.

LOCATION. At Morganton Bridge, about 2 miles west of Morganton post office, Fannin County, and 4 miles east of Blueridge, Ga. Star creek enters half a mile 

above and Hemptown Creek about 3 miles below station.

DRAINAGE AREA. 231 square miles,(measured by Tennesse Power Co.).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November 25, 1898, to March 31, 1903, and April 1, 1913, to 

September 30, 1915. Records from 1898 to 1903 published in Water-Supply 

Paper 197 under "Toceoa River near Blueridge, Ga."

GAGE. Bristol water-stage recorder on right bank about 200 feet below bridge and 

about 150 feet downstream from the old vertical staff, which was used from 1898 

to 1903; zero of both gages is 1,544.5 feet above sea level, but on account of the 

elope in water surface the readings of the two gages do not agree for all stages. 

Date of installation of the water-stage recorder is not known, but it was probably some time in 1914. The gage-height record prior to the use of the waterstage recorder was referred to old staff gage.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable about 1,800 feet downstream from

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed of stream fairly smooth; composed of gravel and 

boulders. Left bank overflows at a stage of about 15 feet. Control consists of 

gravel and boulders; probably permanent.

EXTREMES os1 DISCHARGE. Maximum mean daily stage recorded during year, 6.22 

feet December 4 (discharge, 2,990 second-feet); minimum mean daily stage 

recorded, 1.8 feet October 1 (discharge, 129 second-feet).

1913-1915: Maximum mean daily stage recorded;, 7.75 feet May 23, 1913 (discharge, 4,210 second-feet); minimum mean daily stage-recorded, 1.8 feet September 10, 14 to 17, 29, 30, and October 1, 1914 (discharge, 129 second-feet).

WINTER PLOW. Discharge relation not affected by ice.

REGULATION. Slight diurnal fluctuations may be caused by operation of small mills 

above station.

ACCURACY. Records good.

COOPERATION. Record of daily gage height and the results of discharge measurements furnished by the Tennessee Power Co.
160 SUEPACE WATER SUPPLY, 1915, PART III.

Discharge measurement of Toccoa River near Morganton, Ga,, during the years ending

Sept. 30, 1913-1915.

Date.

1912-13. 

Apr. 2

18 May 2

13

26

30

27

July 3

19

Aug. 26

30

Sept. 12

22

26

1913-14.

Oct. 1

14

22

Nov. 5

10

12 Dec 17

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Feb. 20

Apr. 14

15

July 1

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Gage 

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Feet. 

4.26

3.61

3.25

3.21

3.10

3.40

3.10

2.90

2.70

2.60

2.50

2.15

2.25

2.05

2.30

2.10

2.35

2.05

2.17

2.12

2.22

2.15

2.15

2.65

2.95

5.40

4.25

2.00

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

1,500

938

860

788

680

898

677

645

47d

427

369

312

206

244

175

257

195

974

176

205

189

91Q

206

205

365

eqi

2,380

1,420

167

Date.

1913-14. 

July 3

9

17

18

Aug. 21

1914-15.

Jan. 20

22

25

Mar. 13

18

18

24

19

24

May 13

22

July 2

23

23

Aug. 18

25 '30

17

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Feet.

2

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2.10

2 ftft

2.80

2.09

4 00

3.60

4.4S

3.46

3.37

3.37

3.27

3.16

2 94

2.90

3.4S

2.82

2.84

3.08

2.52

2.52

2.61

2.42

2.76

2.33

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

174

QfU?

479

205

1,180

897

1,470

>9KQ

700

698

644

574

461

A CO

7fifi

007

390

483

261

296

948

997

O7C

207

NOTE. Measurements on and after Mar. 13,1915, were made under the supervision of the United States 

Geological Survey.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Toccoa River near Morganton, Ga., for the years ending Sept. 30, 1913-1915.

Day.

1913. 

1. .........

2..........

3..........

4..........

5..........

6..........

7..........

8..........

9..........

10. ........ .

11..........

12..........

13..........

14..........

15..........

Apr.

1,600

1,560

1,560

1,460

1,420

1,360

1,320

1,280

1,240

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,180

1,140

1,140

May.

876

810

810

810

810

810

843

876

876

876

843

810

745

745

714

June.

745

1,010

1,010

876

810

810

942

1,420

876

778

714

682

682

682

622

July.

508

480

426

426

426

453

400

374

349

O.JO

564

714

536,

480

426

Aug.

480

508

dflfl

349

301

325

325

480

426

325

301

301

258

325

374

Sept.

206

206

191

240

221

221

240

240

206

191

206

206

206

Day.

16..........

17......:...

18..........

19..........

20.......:..

21..........

22..........

23..........

2i. .........

25..........

26..........

27..........

28..........

29..........

30

31..........

Apr.

1,140

1.080

1,110

1,010

976

942

942

909 "876

876

876

876

876

87&

876

May.

682

876

682

682

843

5S82

745

4,210

2,210

1,280

942

Q49

876

876

778

.. 745

June.

564

564

564

564

564

622

593

564

536.

508

453

453

508

508

622

July.

400

374

349

325

325

325

301

301

301

349

349

374

400

508

453

Aug.

301

280

258

426

349

280

258

258

240

221

206

206

191

191

240

206

Sept.

221

221

221

221

349

622

280

221

,206

191

191

191

191

426

652
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN. 161

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Toccoa River near Morganton, Ga., for fhe years ending Sept. SO, 1913-1915 Continued.

Day.

1913-14. 

1. .............

2..............

3..............

4..............

5..............

6..............

7..............

8..............

9..............

10..............

11..............

12..............

13..............

14..............

15..............

16..............

17...............

18..............

19..............

20..............

21..............

22..............

23..............

24..............

25... ...j. ......

26..............

27..............

28..............

29..............

30..............

31..............

1914-15. 

1..............

2..............

3..............

4..............

5..............

6..............

7..............

8..............

9..............

10..............

11..............

12..............

13..............

14..............

15..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19..............

20..............

21..............

22

23..............

24..............

91

26..............

27..............

28..............

29

30..............

31..............

Oct.

280

280

258

221

206

191

191

191

191

191

179

179

191

426

14O

258

258

258

480

400

349

325

374

280

258

240

129

138

426

400

1Q1

147

143

143

143

167

157

147

157

942

2,250

536

349

258

240

221

191

191

191

191

167

167

167

167

172

Nov.

240

240

240

ojn

94A

240

94A

325

301

258

240

206

206

206

206

206

221

206

191

191

191

191

191

221

167

167

167

167

157

159

167

179

258

206

179

17Q

179

297

416

254

209

194

186

179

200

194

186

177

181

189

179

547

2,270

Dec.

508

349

258

240

221

258

426

374

221

221

221

221

221

221

221

221

221

221

206

191

240

258

OCQ

374

301

400

453

400 ami

982

7QQ

1,290

2,990

1,780

1,160

QEC

804

720

658

599

564

682

622

519

536

525

480

486

542

599

536

508

695

9 son

1,360

1,150

955

1,040

707

Jan.

374

330

349

301

280

258

258

258

280

280

258

240

<)Af\

221

240

240

991

221

206

206

206

240

280

221

206

206

206

258

652

483

472

434

414

388

784

1 ^3rt

848

722

663

670

915

750

689

683

644

1,200

1,520

1,450

1,090

975

834

892

1,450 i <uin

1,240

1,050

982

863

856

QS9

Feb.

400

349

301

280

280

652

564

453

400

426

426

374

453

453

400

374

349

349

652

622

453

400

508

426

400

400

374

400

2,730

2,030

1,700

1,520

1,400

1,410

1,210

1,060

960

915

870

841

805

856

1,650

1,260

1,040

960

885

841

812

798

1,030

1,690

1,240

1,040

952

930

Mar.

400

349

S4Q

349

374

349

374

349

301

301

480

652

480

426

426

400

400

400

416

CtQ

453

400

374

349

349

400

453

519

536

652

593

930

QKfi

827

812

I

oon

1,080

1,050

960

878

848

820

791

757

743

736

729

fiQfi

689

703

670

657

632

619

625

filQ

606

600

KQA

613

613

Apr.

622

564

508

453

426

400

400

682

536

480

453

480

453

1 860

1,380

1,010

843

652

942

1 240

909

778

714

622

622

564

1fi4

564

593

564

588

582

582

540

534

529

e | 7

517

512

506

523

558

483

478

478

467

472

461

456

445

445

440

434

414

jnn

4flQ

398

393

398

388

May.

508

508

508 KAO

593

508

480

508

480

453

453

426

400

374

374

349

349

349

325

325

301

301

Vtt

301

301

280

280

280

280

325

301

404

383

373

369

354

359

1,520

982

663

570

512

644

764

600

529

483

456

429

424

419

414

404

461

424

419

404

383

378

378

424

512

June.

?8f>

258

258

258

280

400

349

349

301

258

240

221

240

221

221

240

301

280

991

221

206

191

179

191

179

167

517

41Q

388

373

378

393

jnn

429

373

373

369

378

398

472

472

419

414

461

373

378

373

369

369

373

IfiQ

331

331

388

354

419

July.

167

179

206

240

167

167

221

221

191

206

191

258

426

453

374

221

206

186

167

167

167

167

167

179

325

191

179

414

478

373

398

885

540

369

404

414

588

512

378

359

414

350

369

331

315

323

331

327

315

302

261

258

254

238

229

226

223

218

Aug.

179

206

240

206

167

167

374

536

480

301

258

301

325

94n

991

167

167

179

157

147

167

179

206

206

191

167

238

261

223

220

210

199

196

215

226

226

258

254

>254

238

226

220

229

290

265

279

306

248

223

212

232

218

220

261

229

229

218

Sept.

1 f\7

206

147

147

138

143

138

138

129

138

157

147

129

129

129

129

138

167

167

147

147

129

147

191

147

138

138

129

129

218

223

235

229

576

378

268

245

232

223

223

223

283

310

232

223

223

223

223

229

345

272

226

201

196

196

196

196

196

440

NOTE. Discharge determined as follows: Apr. 1,1913, to Dec. 81,1914, from a rating curve feirly well 

defined between 150 and 2,500 second-feet; Jan. 1 to Sept. 30,1915, from a rating curve well defined between 

180 and 2,500 second-feet.

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162 SUEFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1915, PART III.

Monthly discharge of Toccoa River near Morganton, Ga.,for the years ending Sept. SO,

1913-1915. ,

{Drainage area, 231 square miles.]

Month.

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum. Minimum. Mean.

Per 

square 

mile.

Run-off

(depth in

inches on

drainage

area).

Accuracy.

1913.

April................................... 1,600

May..................................... 4,210

June.................................... 1,420

July..................................... 714

August ............................... 508

September.................:............ 652

1913-14. ~

October................................. 480

November.............................. 325

December............................... 508

January............. 1................... 652

February............................... 652

March................................... 652

April.................................... 1,860

May..................................... 593

June.................................... 400

July..................................... 453

August.................................. 536

September.............................. 206

The year.......................... 1,860

1914-15.

October................................. 2,250

November............................... 2,270

December............................... 2,990

January................................. 1,540

February............................... 2,730

March................................... 1,330

April.................................... 588

May...................................:. 1,520

June.................................... 517

July..................................... 885

August.................................. 306

........................... 576

The year.......................... 2,990

876

682

453

301

191

191

1,140

978

695

409

309

252

4.94

4.23

3.01

1.77

1.34

1.09

179

191

191

191

280

301

400

280

167

167

147

129

256

219

281

262

426

425

243

216

227

147

1.11

.948

1.22

1.13

1.84

1.84

3.01

1.68

1.05

129 315 1.36

129

157

480

594

388

354

331

218

196

299

279

930

896

1,190

770

479

511

395

368

236

256

1.29

1.21

4.03

3.88

5.15

3.33

2.07

2.21

1.71

1.59

1.02

1.11

129 548 2.37

5.51

4.88

3.36

2.04

1.54

1.22

1.28

1.06

1.41

1.30

1.92

2.12

8.36

1.94

1.17

1.08

1.13

.71

18.48

1.49 

1.35 

4.65 

4.47 

5-36 

3.84 

2.31 

2.55 

1.91 

1.83 

1.18 

1.24

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OCOEE RIVER AT EMF, TENN.

LOCATION. About 600 feet below the Tennessee Power Co.'s plant No. 2, known as 

Caney Creek plant, at Emf, Polk County, about1J miles below mouth of Goforth 

Creek and 8 miles upstream from Parksville, Tenn.

DRAINAGE AREA. 530 square miles (measured by Tennessee Power Co.).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January 1, 1913, to September 30, 1915.

GAGE. Bristol water-stage recorder on left bank about 500 feet below power plant.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable about 2,000 feet below gage; for a time 

measurements were made from a boat.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed of stream at measuring section is sandy and shifting. 

Banks overflow during high stages. Control is a rocky shoal at the head of a small 

island about 700 feet below gage; practically permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum mean daily stage recorded during year, 8.12 

feet December 25 (discharge, 8,230 second-feet); minimum mean daily stage recorded, 2.79 feet October 1 (discharge, 294 second-feet).

1913-1915: Maximum mean daily stage recoided, 11.4 feet March 27,1913 (discharge, 16,200 second-feet); minimum mean daily stage recorded, 2.77 feet September 15 tp 17, 1914 (discharge, 285 eecond-feet).
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN. 163

WINTER PLOW. Discharge relation not affected by ice.

REGULATION. Diurnal fluctuations are caused by operation of power plants but the 

use of the water-stage recorder enables accurate determination of mean daily 

gage height.

ACCURACY. Records good.

COOPERATION. Records of daily gage height and the results of discharge measurements furnished by the Tennessee Power Co.

Discharge measurements of Ocoee River at Emf, Tenn., during the years ending Sept. SO,

1914 and 1915.

Date.

1914.

23

24

25

Aug. 3

7

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height.

Feet.

2.75

3 on

3.60

3.45

3.32

Discharge.

Sec.-ft.

272

1,190

858

686

507

622

Date.

1915. 

Feb. 12

May 27

July 15

Ai-icr 11

Sept. 11

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Gage 

height.

Feet. 

4.30

3.80

3.63

3.50

3.22

3.05

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

1,510

1.020

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434

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NOTE. Measurements during 1915 were made under the supervision of the United States Geological 

Survey.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Ocoee River at Emf, Tenn., for the years ending Sept.

30, 1913-1915.

Day.

1913. 

1...........................

2...........................

3...........................

4

5......;....................

6...........................

7...........................

8...........................

9...........................

10...........................

11...........................

12...........................

13...........................

14...........................

15...........................

16...........................

17...........................

18...........................

19

20...........................

21...........................

22...........................

23...........................

24...........................

25...........................

26...........................

27...........................

28...........................

29...........................

30........................... 

31...........................

Jan.

1.240

1,240

1,930

1,450

1,240

1,930

1,450

1.240

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,800

1,560

1,560

1,450

1,450

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,340

1,450

1,680

3,290

4,780

3,140

2,190 

2,450

Feb.

2 m\

2,190

2,320

2,190

2 190

2,190

1,930

i <wn

1,800

2,450

4,780

2,320

2 ogo i cren

i cren

1,930

1 930

1 y QQfl

1,930

1.930 i o^n

1,930

1 930

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Mar.

3,000

3,000

2,720

2,720

2,720

2,450

2,450

2 Qon

2,450

2,450

2,450

14,000

6,370

3,590

2,450

2

AKf\

5,740

3,910

2 7 on

2,580

2,450

2,450

3,910

2.580

2,580 

2,450

Apr.

2,320

2

0 on

2,320

2,060

2

fusn

2 c\ftn

1 QQfl

1,800 i son

i son

i son

1,800

1,800

1,680

1 OQA

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,560

May.

1,450

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,240

l.,450

1,340

1,240

1,240

1,140

1,140

1,090

1,090

1,310

1,140

1 040

1,620

1,090

1,140

6

CQA

3 KQfl

2 ftftft

1 580 i'4&p

i 4fin

1,220 

1,140

June.

1.190

1.290

1,380

1 °.9O

1,140

1,320

1,610

3,100

2

neA

1,570

i <un

1,240

1,140

1,120

I

n/in

1 fUft

980

QA{\

1.090

QCH1

CkAf\

1,020

Q7f>

895

850

895

877

00 Q

1,040

July.

1,000

990

816

765

859

706

681

681

666

877

1,450

1,050

757

74A

698

673

642

619

604

1Q7

KQA

604

673

CAQ

1,130

1,040

700

757 

808

Aug.

1,560

1,100

833

650

5Q7

590

666

868

1,370

576

540

520

627

642

ft19

Cfil

507

,100

658

561

514

Elyf

488

49ft

AKf\

432

4QO

474

494 

426

Sept.

4O9

OQ7

386

397

402

526

9QQ

386

386

OQ1

AC\fJ

JOQ

438

Of\A

488

ytftO

681

627

444

414

OQ7

391

4fi9

OQ1

700

1,450
164 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1915, PART III.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Ocoee River at Emf, Tenn.,for the years ending Sept.

30, 1913-1915 Continued.

Day.

1913-14. 

1... ...........

2..............

3..............

4.. ..........

5..............

6..............

7.....'.........

8..............

9..............

10..............

11..............

12..............

13..............

14..............

15..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19..............

20..............

91

99

23..............

91

OF;

9fi

97

90

9Q

on

31..............

1914-15. 

1.. ............

2..............

4..............

5..............

7..............

8..............

9

10..............

11..............

12. .............

14..............

15..............

16..............

17..............

18. .............

19..............

20..............

21..............

22..............

23..............

24..............

25..............

26..............

97

28

29..............

30..............

31..............

Oct.

681

526

444

414

408

408

402

391

391

374

374

391

369

358

358

369

363

397

627

790

583

462

432

740

808

619

576

757

612

561

450

294

299

397

7QQ

468

380

347

331

320

304

S41

341

326

320

2,380

2,780

1,030

689

520

420

456

438

414

408

386

386

S74

341

358

358

347

Nov.

444

488

462

462

456

462

462

650

650

554

456

432

426

420

450

420

391

4qO

414

432

Af\Q

OQ1

3Q7

QQ1

402

408

426

358

347

352

Ocrt

OJ;7

336

336

369

824

Cftl

408

363

352

363

4 on

859

462

40 A

438

391

408

408

397

386

380

OAQ

174.

547

2,820

Dec.

980

980

650

514

500

488

990

940

740

612

500

462

450

456

561

488

432

450

49fi

432

533

642

AQC

740

748

COO

1,050

886

1 960

1,100

5,620

4

ocn

2 97fi

1,560

1,130

1,020

Q99

816

QQfl

765

689

799

Q4H

1,420

8,230

6,060

2 97fi

1,750

2,200

2 1 FU1

1,700

Jan.

940

782

868

689

681

658

619

A97

604

554

540

507

494

488

520

468

49fi

488

474

4£9

627

619

4Q4

C1 A

AGO

4AS

774

1,530

1 °.SA

1,210

1 1 p^n

2 nun

2 940

i QOft

1,530

i QPiA

1 340.

i son

1,800

1 ^°.fl

1,540

1 450

l'620

2 oon

2

CCfi

2 fifift

1 7^.0.

1,580

1 EGA

2,610

2 Qfifl

2,400

2 Ofift

1 son

1,700

1,610

1,540

Feb.

1,100

782

635

561

604

1,470

1,680

1,090

904

774

850

757

774

1,090

931

790

790

731

859

1,240

1,060

895

886

1,050

886

868

808

5,740

4,250

2,620

2 1 on

2 1 on

2 OCA

1,780

1,520

1 ^40

1 640

1^530

1,470

2

AC.f\

2,410

1,730

1 660

1,580

1,520

1,460

1,740

3 °. AH

1,930

1,760

1,660

Mar.

799

731

689

689

689

765

740

689

681

642

681

1,280

1,210

494

833

842

765

774

774

868

960

833

790

731

706

689

782

868

895

1,260

1,800

1,680

1,520

1,470

2 fi9fl

2

0AH

2,010

1,800

i 7nft

i Aon

1,540

1,600

i 4^n

1,440

1 fvlfl

1,580

1 4 sift

1 460

1,410

1,340

1,310

1,280

1,270

1 9fifi

1,240

1,210

1 280

1,420

Apr.

1,340

l;200

1,090

990

904

842

816

1,090

1,230

960

877

922

904

3,540

3,290

2,140

1,620

1,320

1,380

2,660

1,930

1,530

1,370

1,240

1,160

1,120

1,080

1,010

1,110

1 9Sfi

1 99fl

1,210 i i >^n

1, 110

1,070

1 Ofifl

1,040

1 000

*QQfi

1,100

1,200

1,080

1,010

1,000

970

QCfl

931

Q99

886

859

842

 842

816

808

808

740

May.

980

922

816

886

1,210

1,140

931

980

877

824

774

723

731

706

673

658

642

650

583

604

576

568

576

547

540

526

con

507

en?

^47

71 1\

7^7

706

711

740

7O°-

2 9°.n

1 f\^\

1,140

1,010

1,280

1 1 FUI

1 060

Q4O.

8*2

824

765

757

731

816

790

799

1,070

859

731

774

June.

520

500

488

627

554

526

774

740

612

568

533

650

922

520

488

474

408

782

698

526

4fi9

49fi

408

OOA

386

438

426

386

341

OOfi

1,090

1,030

774

748

QCQ

Q1 1

1,050

QQC

7Ofi

666

1,180

i 7°.n

1 ^t^

1,020

850

765

740

681

fiOC

57«

576

590

Kfil

681

698

fi49

July.

331

369

331

331

414

408

320

331

331

386

397

336

341

456

658

850

1,920

1,380

765

494

414

397

363

326

310

310

289

358

K1 A

488

1,100

886

1,240

740

2,180

913

1,000

1,500

1,230

1,490

904

808

960

765

681

658

658

650

642

673

583

540

540

547

500

481

450

438

468

481

Aug.

310

299

397

774

850

438

326

824

922

895

597

426

568

500

426

391

299

123

627

561

380

336 QOO.

374

358

369 400

432

369

468

576

527

C1 A

-IfiR

426

474

526

526

561

526

666

500

456

432

642

850

824

850

576

444

420

500

462

444

462

468

500

444

Sept.

336

397

650

420

331

294

289

294

331

310

289

320

331

299

285

285

285

289

299

352

341

723

331

4w

391

331

9QQ

299

426

462

4<a»

2,200

960

583

514

444

426

408

514

474

706

494

426

380

3^6

374

380

706

583

426

397

369

358

358

380

369

990

NOTE. Discharge determined from a rating curve well defined between 250 and 2,000 second-feet.
RIVER 165

Monthly discharge o/Ocoee River at Emf, Term.,/or the years ending Sept. 30,1913-1915. 

[Drainage area, 530 square miles-l

Month.

1913.

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

May....;...............................

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

1913-14. 

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

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

May

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

1914-15.

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

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

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

4,780 

8,870 

16,200 

2,320 

6,590 

3,100 

1,450 

1,560 

1,450

808 

650 

1.180 

940 

1,680 

1,800 

3,540 

1,210 

922 

1,920 

922 

723

3,540

2,780 

2,820 

8,230 

2,960 

5,740 

2,620 

1,280 

2,920 

1,880 

2,180 

850 

2,200

8,230

Minimum.

1,240 

1,800 

2,320 

1,560 

1,040 

833 

590 

426 

299

358 

391 

426 

426 

561 

494 

816 

507 

326 

289 

123 

285

123

294 

336 

666 

1,140 

1,460 

1,210 

740 

706 

561 

438 

420 

358

294

Mean.

1,760 

2,590 

3,780 

2,020 

1,540 

1,200 

796 

639 

482

498 

451 

642 

583 

913 

837 

1,390 

721 

528 

517 

478 

352

657

560 

513 

2,000 

1,800 

2,170 

1,570 

984 

1,010 

883 

831 

529 

545

1,110

Per 

square 

mile.

3.32

4.89 

7.13 

3.81 

2.91 

2.26 

1.50 

1.21 

.909

.940 

.851 

1.21 

1.10 

1.72 

1.58 

2.62 

1.36 

.996 

.975 

.902 

.664

1.24

1.06 

.968 

3.77 

3.40 

4.09 

2.96 

1.86 

1.91 

1.67 

1.57 

.998 

1.03

2.09

Run-off 

(depth in 

inches on 

drainage 

area).

3.83 

5.09 

8.22 

4.25 

3.36 

2.52 

1.73 

1.40 

1.01

1.08 

.95 

1.40 

1.27 

1.79 

1.82 

2.92 

1.57 

1.11 

1.12 

1.04 

.74

16.81

1.22

1.08 

4.35 

S.92 

4.26 

3.41 

2.08 

2.20 

1.86 

1.81 

1.15 

1.15

28.49

Accuracy.

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B.

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B.

B. 

B. 

B. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

A. 

B. 

B. 

A. 

A. 

A.

OCOEE RIVER AT PARKSVILLE, TENN.

LOCATION. About 1,500 feet below Dam No. 1 of the Tennessee Power Co., at" 

Parksville, Polk County, about 1,000 feet below the Louisville & Nashville 

Railroad bridge, and about 16 miles east of Cleveland, Tenn. Baker Creek 

enters just above station.

DRAINAGE AREA. 600 square miles (measured by the Tennessee Power Co.).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January 1, 1911, to September 30, 1915.

GAGE. Bristol water-stage recorder about 1,500 feet below dam.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable just below the gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed of stream composed of gravel and bowlders. Banks 

high and do not overflow. Control probably permanent.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum mean daily stage recorded during year, 11.2 

feet December 5 (discharge, 9,800 second-feet); minimum mean daily stage 

recorded, 1.90 feet November 8 and 28 (discharge, 35 second-feet).

1911-1915: Maximum mean daily stage recorded, March 29, 1912 (gage height 

not available; discharge, 16,500 second-feet); minimum mean daily stage 

recorded, 1.87 feet January 31, 1914 (discharge, 30 second-feet).

WINTER PLOW. Discharge relation not affected by ice.

REGULATION. Diurnal fluctuations are caused by operation of power plants above 

gage, but the use of the water-stage recorder enables the accurate determination 

of the mean daily gage height.
166 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1915, PART III.

ACCURACY. Records considered good.

COOPERATION. Estimates of daily discharge January 1, 1911, to December 31, 1913, 

gage-height record January 1, 1914, to September 30, 1915, and the results of 

numerous discharge measurements furnished by the Tennessee Power Co.

Discharge measurements of Ocoee River at Parksville, Tenn., during the years ending

Sept. 30, 1911-1915.

Date.

1910-11. 

Feb. 6

8

9

10

11

28

1914-15.

Dec. 14

15

16

17

17

19

21

26

27

30

Jan. 1

2

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Gage 

height.

Feet. 

9.58

9 38

6.78

5.98

A QQ

4.19

3

AQ

3.08

4.65

2.80

4.80

5.80

5.80

5.16

K 4K

8.40

6.50

5.75

5.60

4 <?fi

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

7,430

7 200

3' 760

9 S/^fi

1.890

1,190

640

405

1,460

370

1,530

2,080

2,400

2,210

1,990

5,680

3,190

2,330

2,160

1,180

Date.

1914-15. 

Jan. 3

11

12

14

14

15

16

Feb. 11

Apr. 8

May 26

July 14

7

9

10

13

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Gage 

height.

Feet. 

4.30

5.65

5.75'

5.85

6.00

4.45

4.70

5.81

4.89

3.94

3.80

4.51

4.04

1.95

4.50

2.05

2.0

4.44

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

1,140

2,250

2,330

2,460

2,560

1,320

1,400

2,530

1,680

966

867

1,400

1,030

64

635

1,400

70

58

1,300

NOTE. Data for discharge measurements made during 1911 were taken from rating curve furnished by 

the Tennessee Power Co. Measurements prior to Feb. 11, 1915, were made according to method of the 

Tennessee Power Co.: on and after Feb. 11, 1915, measurements were made according to methods of 

the U. S. Geological Survey.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Ocoee River at Parksville, Tenn., for the years ending

Sept. 30, 1911-1915.

Day.

1911. 

1.................... .......

2...........................

3...........................

4. ..........................

6....1. .....................

6...........................

7...........................

8...........................

9...........................

10...........................

11...........................

12...........................

13...........................

14...........................

15...........................

16...........................

17...........................

18...........................

19...........................

20...........................

21...........................

22...........................

23...........................

24...........................

25...........................

26...........................

27...........................

28...........................

29...........................

30... .......................

31.. ......................

Jan.

3,800

4,730

8,000

3,900

2,050

1,700

1,490

1,410

1,400

1,230

1,210

1,150

1,050

1,050

1,020

1.010

950

1,040

1,040

1,000

1,000

980

970

900

890

1,000

900

910

1,050

1,580

1,440

Feb.

1,150

1,070

1,000

1,150

1,110

1,080

1,400

5,200

3,900

2,720

1,970

1,900

1,850

1,590

1,500

1,400

1,270

1,260

1,490

1,680

1,400

1,160

1.140

1,100

1,100

1,160

1,170

1,180

Mar.

1,510

1,560

1,370

1,250

1,310

1,110

1,110

1,170

1,110

1,110

1,170

970

970

970

970

930

930

830

1,000

1,180

1,070

970

970

970

930

1,470

2,460

1,600

1,410

1,300

1,200

Apr.

1,210

1,050

970

1,090

6,060

4,510

2,220

5,400

5, 650

3,570

2,590

3,330

2,950

2,350

2,000

2,460

2,160

1,970

2,380

3,490

4,000

2,660

2,220

1,860

1,750

1,760

1,700

1,720

1,900

1,750

May.

1,750

1,900

1,580

1,430

1,420

1,370

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,300

1,300

1,270

1,100

1,100

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,480

1,740

1,280

1,500

1,570

1,180

1,100

1,040

960

960

960

960

June.

950

950

900

900

900

950

860

860

810

810

800

660

660

660

660

660

660

910

950

1,310

800

770

730

730

760

630

550

620

560

560

July.

550

520

480

530

770

780

580

580

910

920

1,450

1,000

650

1,850

750

1,800

880

840

610

580

580

910

720

650

2,610

870

650

580

550

500

460

Aug.

620

1,450

630

1,100

640

570

510

650

530

450

480

460

370

370

580

650

510

580

770

560

510

510

430

360

350

280

280

340

510

510

510

Sept.

650

500

350

350

650

1,350

1,040

520

400

400

600

670

600

520

500

400

400

400

400

400

480

480

650

480

480

700

400

350

350

350
TENNESSEE EIVEE BASIN. 167

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Ocoee River at Parksvitte, Tenn.,for the years ending 

Sept. 30, 1911-1915 Continued.

Day.

. 1211-12- 

1..............

2..............

3..............

4..............

5..............

6..............

7..............

8..............

9..............

10..............

11..............

12..............

13..............

15..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19..............

20..............

21..............

99

23..............

24..............

25..............

26..............

97

28..............

29..............

30

31..............

1912-13. 

1..............

2..............

3..............

4..............

5..............

6..............

7..............

8..............

9..............

10..............

11..............

12..............

13..............

14..............

15..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19..............

20..............

21..............

22..............

23..............

24..............

25... ...........

»26.... ..........

27..............

28..............

29.. ............

30..............

31..............

Oct.

350

350

350

330

330

330

300

QftA

490 *;nn

1,640

640

470

4rtn

4rtn

350

2,800

1,070

680

600

Rfm

600

500

470

470

470

470

470

Oftrt

300

855

965

845

800

850

710

918

750

740

620

810

860

580

900

950

945

860

910

760

1,370

1,415

1,299

1,039

858

893

871

74n

876

908

870

750

Nov.

dfid

460

460

460

460

400

920

670

990

600

730

800

1,650

950

810

700

580

880

880

720

680

680

600

660

660

660

660

660

730

Ton

905

930

679

900

880

800

906

780

780

434

739

760

754

860

950

789

490

836

818

789

797

826

817

505

1,044

650

700

417

560

590

Dec.

710"

580

. 580

520

520

530

520

500

500 *;nn

4fUl

520

530

530

540

650

650

570

560

550

1,000

940

2,830

1,190

1,400

2,180

4,500

2,600

1,430

1 540

1,540

260

620

564

607

569

908

1,396

1,087

1,200

1,065

963

665

640

820

590

840

840

800

860

700

690

580

890

880

820

930

1,000

980

770

1,100

1.650

Jan.

2,350

1,678

1,501

1,3:0

1,000

1,120

1,000

QA{\

1,613

1,380

1,085

992

1,046

1,251

878

662

675

700

1,092

975

840

600

1,793

951

825

700

780

1,085

2,958

4

(V)A

2,349

1,500

1,450

1,770

1,725

1,275

1,605

1,440

1,425

1,610

1,550

1,585

1,335

2,290

1,945

1,730

1,590

1,422

1,600

1,760

1,800

1,930

1,750

2,010

2,300

3,920

3,085

3,845

3,725

3,020

2,445

2.390

Feb.

1,590

1,540

1,220

1,320

1,260

1,090

1,270

1,270

1,050

1,330

1,150

1,150

1,190

1,130

3,640

2,720

2,050

1,830

1,960

1,560

2,570

2,570

2,870

2,980

2,670

6,370

6,050

3,980

3,310

2,424

1,877

2,129

2,121

2,007

1,842

1,654

1,540

1,254

1,537

2,000

3,910

3,375

2,680

2,475

1,955

2,020

1,960

2,050

2,110

2,609

2,373

1,985

2,236

1,947

1,719

7,063

Mar.

2,170

2,170

2,260

2,390

2,470

3,000

2,820

2,810

2,930

2,640

2,630

2,980

3,320

3,300

9 fUV)

5,410

4, OVO

3,630

3,200

2,820

2,800

2,550

2,730

5,200

5,600

3,670

3,160

3,330

16,500

7 9nn

4,560

3,627

2,573

2,213

2,015

1,959

1,633

1,634

1,605

1,307

2,059

2,878

2,331

2,213

14, 764

7,787

5,087

3,672

2,907

2,692

2,614

3,739

3,640

2 OAK

2 44ft

2,394

3,875

11 ^Qft

5,844

3,812

3,132

3.031

Apr.

4,140

3,700

3,280

2,970

2,750

2,650

2,460

9 fi7n

2,4£0

2,330

2,260

2,250

2,270

1,900

2,480

3,060

2,970

3,570

2,860

2,770

3,430

5,790

4,450

3,150

2,860

2,660

4,780

5,580

4,600

4,170

2,746

2,696

2,411

2,258

2,154

1,953

2,019

1,964

1,877

1,804

2,049

2,052

1,822

1,979

2,087

2,017

1.844

1,648

1,554

1,165

1 450

1,340

1,262

1,234

1,270

1,398

1,316

1,539

1,372

1,364

May.

3,800

3,210

2,910

2,930

2,720

2,620

3,530

3, £80

2,890

2,700

2,450

2,270

2i200

2,010

2,110

2,100

1,930

1,900

1,790

1,750

1,760

1,760

1,580

1,490

1,450

1,290

1,590

2,850

7,230

5,430

3,000

1,250

1,190

1,169

859

1,465

1,290

1,189

1,455

1,779

1,590

899

1,607

1,430

1,594

1 562

1,440

1,561

1,005

1,412

1,220

1,188

1,162

1,516

3,726

2,662

1,990

1,868

1,709

1,719

1,691

1.582

June.

2,440

2,070

2,180

2,240

1,800

1,560

2,180

1,690

1,960

1,500

2,560

2,000

1,680

1,490

2,200

3,080

2,340

1,870

1,660

1,420

1,400

1,240

960

1,180

2,410

2,190

2,070

2,060

1,700

1

Q7 ft

1,182

1,605

1,608

1,486

1,662

1,650

1,542

1,307

1,732

1,683

1,728

1,670

1,676

1,640

1,236

1,702

1,694

1,732

1,691

1,757

1,690

1,245

1 SOS

1,380

1,288

1,200

QfiA

1,135

495

1,080

July.

1,600

1,360

1,280

1,440

1,700

*> inn

1,640

1,890

1,590

2,270

1,700

1,740

1,670

1,250

i dnn

1 f)Rf\

1,270

1,100

1,430

1,600

1,420

1,370

1,120

1,100

1,140

1,030

1,080

710

1,110

1,100

770

1,095

960

673

535

638

550

680

730

730

695

604

675

510

750

735

720

725

730

7^n

552

614

540

564

566

567

466 -lAA

465

633

Aug.

1,240

1,130

740

910

1,020

1,150

840

770

1,010

1,540

1,250

1,190

1,040

810

980

890

.740 750"

950

1,010

860

1,320

1,520

1,430

690

780

980

730

660

660

610

670

648

381

747

745

730

700

637

807

714

1,000

998

985

888

975

988

506

820

863

Q7fl

760

795

7CA

97*1

734

720

700

573

534

557

130

Sept.

556

665

635

630

575

590

717

760

894

772

775

753

715

789

604

563

1,126

1,013

955

750

890

670

2,500

2,280

1,335

1,185

1,045

860

965

1,028

470

624

543

552

562

518

330

496

620

505

500

341

345

85 471;

567

572

522

^M

541

176

500

555

604

650

568

577

168

587

C7A
168 SUBFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1915, PART III.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Ocoee River at Parksville, Tenn.,for the years ending 

Sept. 30, 1911-1915 Continued.

Day.

1913-14. 

1... ...........

2..............

3..............

4..............

5..............

6..............

7.. ............

8..............

9..............

10..............

11..............

12..............

13..............

14..............

15..............

16..............

17..............

18.......'.......

19..............

20..............

21..............

22..............

23..............

24..............

25..............

26..............

27..............

28..............

29..............

30..............

31..............

1914-15. 

1.. ............

2..............

3..............

4..............

5..............

6..............

7..............

8... ...........

9..............

10..............

11..............

12..............

13..............

14..............

15..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19..............

20..............

21..............

22..............

23..............

24..............

25..............

26..............

27..............

28..............

29..............

30..............

31..............

Oct.

585

CfiA

615

511

360

590

565

568

553

516

536

170

580

504

598

582

590

580

340

637

720

622

635

615

468

253

530

400

342

512

686

580

565

116

48

291

291

252

304

540

350

206

350

742

341

341

502

231

309

148

282

248

296

526

411

526

516

675

580

420

516

716

Nov.

560

557

550

605

615

670

1,103

687

800

903

656

662

803

560

253

582

600

724

535

420

290

380

580

630

255

507

533

QAfl

350

327

218

282

282

420

239

35

106

565

444

260

492

420

106

350

1,200

795

665

878

350

60

218

239

742

716

822

35

248

273

Dec.

294

QfiC

466

609

674

635

470

460

505

585

718

1,551

1,257

1,133

695

700

760

645

450

460

300

418

280

370

315

440

435

430

490

490

630

1,030

936

1,240

9,350

9,800

5,440

4,920

3,880

2,080

795

1,340

716

350

966

716

QQ7

1,690

1,730

1,270

239

1,100

1,650

1 200

1,060

6,420

8,000

3,620

2,520

2,420

2,270

1,610

Jan.

665

822

878

665

966

1,060

1,060

936

966

907

1,490

1,130

1,200

907

540

. 341

 vifi

197

420

345

387

1Q9

478

630

309

364

454

487

492

444

in

1,770

1,270

1,130

1,610

1,410

1,730

3,380

2,420

1,940

1,270

2,120

2,270

1 860 I'TSO

1,530

1 14ft

1,340

2,740

2,470

2 47ft

1,940

1,690

1 QQft

2,120

3,620

2,840

2,220

1,900

1,410

1,410

Feb.

239

314

355

492

482

341

454

420

768

615

822

936

878

795

565

850

QRfi

1,030

690

680

fi4ft

296

645

600

742

701

768

1,690

4,530

6,700

3,620

2,320

1,940

2,170

1,940

2,320

2,040

1,730

1,900

1,570

1,300

1,450

2,370

2 CSi.fi

2,370

2,470

1,410

1,300

1,490

1,570

1,730

3,140

3 lift

2,370

1,900

1,570

Mar.

1,240

1,410

936

1,240

1,270

1,030

1,200

822

1,200

1,160

1,030

1,030

997

966

850

966

997

936

997

997

966

850

997

822

768

768

850

655

690

850

768

1,900

1,810

1,340

1,570

2,270

3,140

2,370

2,270

1,810

1,900

1,730

1,650

1,650

1,650

1,990

1,900

1,490

1,130

1,340

1,570

1,490

1,810

1,410

1,270

1,270

1,410

1,270

1,300

1,300

1,410

1,410

Apr.

822

768

850

1,030

966

1,270

1,340

1,410

966

1,030

1,130

1,240

1,200

1,200

1,340

1,300

1,300

1,380

822

1,380

1,450

1,450

1,380

1,410

1,380

966

1,380

1,490

1,610

1,380

1,570

1,410

1,340

1,060

1,300

1,240

1,200

1,130

1,130

1,130

1,030

1,570

1,410

1,200

1,160

1,270

1,340

907

1 060

1,130

1 '997 030

936

997

795

1,060

1,060

936

850

768

May.

1,240

1,380

1,410

1,490

1,410

1,340

1,130

1,340

1,340

1,200

1,690

2,900

1 570

1,730

1,770

1,770

1,450

1,650

1,060

878

1 '997 060

716

506

742

716

506

516

655

468

444

680

716

1,160

1,270

1,030

936

1,130

3,260

1,990

1,240

1,16J)

1,130

1,130

1,270

1,200

1,200

1,270

997

878

936

850

768

701

768

878

997

1,130

1,410

878

665

850

June.

878

878

878

878

997

878

997

878

768

3,620

665

1,130

2,470

665

768

468

468

997

716

2,680

878

468

878

997

615

716

468

878

665

768

997

1,130

1,060

1,030

907

696

1,100

1,130

1,200

1,130

850

822

630

2,320

2,620

1,610

1,200

1,060

1,130

822

907

822

907

600

565

716

650

878

878

701

July.

742

749

309

282

182

260

411

478

444

296

260

387

742

630

492

420

314

296

291

291

468

269

406

336

359

478

590

420

492

506

84

742

1,240

1,270

966

2,370

2,470

1,270

1,130

1,940

1,380

1,770

936

997

1,270

1,030

1,060

650

742

795

768

795

625

497

620

570

822

526

502

615

595

511

Aug.

336

9KQ

239

296

218

227

291

454

359

373

497

690

822

822

590

454

625

540

406

430

304

690

690

387

387

327

630

690

430

625

182

716

600

650

526

511

336

110

742

822

768

795

742

411

103

536

327

90

420

1,570

1,030

248

327

341

141

401

526

420

605

768

444

Sept.

640

406

114

4AR

482

600

630

850

645

565

655

492

468

516

382

650

680

590

550

742

701

502

506

148

273

401

231

492

454

506

615

665

595

635

159

533

907

768

665

640

696

60

768

878

1,410

997

878

502

159

458

526

716

Qf>7

540

449

78

696

878

497

396

NOTE. Discharge Jan. 1,1914, to Sept. 30,1915, determined from a rating curve well defined between 

60 and 8,000 second-feet. Discharge June 24 and 27, and Sept. 6,1915, interpolated. Determinations of 

discharge prior to Jan. 1,1914, furnished by Tennessee Power Co.
TENNESSEE RlVEB BASIN.

Monthly discharge of Ocoee River at Pwksville, Tenn., for the years ending Sept. 30,

1911-1915.

Month.

1911.

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

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

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

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

1911-12. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

1912-13.

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

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

May.....................?............................................

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

1913-14.

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

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

UTav

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

1914-15.

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

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

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

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

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

8,000 

5,200 

2,460 

6,060 

1,900 

1,310 

2,610 

1,450 

1,350

2,800 

1,650 

4,500 

4,024 

6,370 

16,500 

5,790 

7,230 

3.080 

2,300 

1,540 

2,500

16,500

1,415 

1,044 

1,650 

3,920 

9,844 

14,764 

2,746 

3,726 

1,757 

1,095 

1,000 

650

14,764

720 

1,103 

1,551 

1,490 

1,690 

1,410 

1,610 

2,900 

3,620 

742 

822 

850

3,620

742 

1,200 

9,800 

3,620 

6,700 

3,140 

1,570 

3,260 

2,620 

2| 470 

1,570 

1,410

9,800

Minimum.

890 

1,000 

830 

970 

960 

550 

460 

280 

350

300 

400 

460 

600 

1,050 

2,170 

1,900 

1,290 

960 

710 

610 

556

300

580 

417 

260 

1,275 

1,254 

1,307 

1,165 

859 

495 

144 

130 

85

85

170 

172 

280 

30 

239 

655 

768 

444 

468 

84 

218 

148

30

48 

35 

239 

1,130 

1,300 

1,130 

768 

665 

565 

497 

90 

60

35

Mean.

1,670 

1,610 

1,190 

2,620 

1,340 

784 

842 

551 

527

649 

710 

1,040 

1,290 

2,230 

4,000 

3,240 

2,610 

1,880 

1,400 

974 

920

1,740

888 

756 

848 

2,030 

2,600 

3,670 

1,790 

' 1,540 

1,470 

624 

719 

490

1,450

527 

569 

582 

659 

670 

976 

1,220 

1,200 

1,000 

409 

469 

516

732

394 

405 

2,620 

1,970 

2,320 

1,670 

1,130 

1,110 

1,040 

1,020 

529 

622

1,230
170 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1915, PART III.

BIG BEAR RIVER NEAR RED BAY, ALA.

LOCATION. At Norman Bridge 2| miles east of Red Bay, Franklin County, and about

4 miles below Blue Creek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 24, 1913, to September 30, 1915. 

GAGE. Vertical staff attached to a sweet gum tree on left bank, 25 feet upstream from

bridge; read once daily, to tenths, by Ed. Bullen. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from the bridge. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed of river consists of gravel; probably shifting. During

extreme low water current is sluggish and irregular. Left bank will overflow

at stages above about 12 feet. 

EXTREMES OP STAGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 13.5 feet at 7 a. m.

February 2; miniumm stage recorded, 0.6 foot at 7 a. m. November 6 and 7,

July 31, and August 1 to 8. 

1913-1915: Maximum stage recorded, 13.5 feet at 7 a. m., February 2, 1915;

minium stage recorded, 0.5 foot at 7 a. m. July'8 and 9 and September 18, 1913. 

WINTER PLOW. Discharge relation not affected by ice. 

ACCURACY. Gage-height record considered reliable. 

COOPERATION. Gage readings furnished by the Geological Survey of Alabama.

Data inadequate for determining daily discharge.

Discharge measurements of Big Bear River near Red Bay, Ala., during the year ending

Sept. 30, 1915. 

[Made by Prank Lederle.]

Date.

2...............................................................................

Ga?e 

height.

Feet. 

3.98

3.92

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

748

766

Daily gage height, in feet, of Big Bear River near Red Bay, Ala., for the year ending Sept.

30, 1915.

Day.

1. .............

2..............

3...............

4..............

S.... ..........

6..............

7....'..........

8..............

9..............

10..............

11..............

12..............

13..............

14..............

15..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19..............

20..............

21.... ..........

22..............

23..............

24..............

25..............

26..............

27..............

28..............

29.............. 

30..............

31..............

Oct.

0.8

.8

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

1.0

.8

.9

1.2

2.1

2.9

2.5

1.6

1.4

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7 

.7

.7

Nov.

0.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.7

.8

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

1.2 

2.1

Dec.

2.5

1.7

1.4

1.6

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.7

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.8

2.0

7.6

12.6

10.0

5.3

6.5 

12.0

8.6

Jan.

5.7

4.1

3.5

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.1

2.2

5.1

6.4

4.5

3.8

3.3

3.6

7.2

11.0

7.8

5.3

5.0

5.7

10.8

8.3

5.8

4.7

4.0

3.5 

3.3

3.5

Feb.

12.6

13.5

11.3

7.1

6.0

6.8

5.6

4.8

4.2

3.7

3.3

3.0

2.8

3.3

4.0

4.0

3.5

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.3

.......

Mar.

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.2

3.3

6.4

5.0

4.1

3.5

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.9

. 1-8

1.8

1.9

1.9 

2.0

2.1

Apr.

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.8

3.3

2.7

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3 

1.2

May.

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.6

3.3

2.4

1.9

1.6

2.4

4.0

3.1

2.7

2.2

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0 

1.2

1.2

June.

1.1

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.8

.8 

3.2

July.

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.9

2.1 '2.8

2.0

1.6

3.0

4.0

2.1

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

1.0

1.0

.9

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

Aug.

0.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.8

1.0

1.8

3.0

2.5

2.0

1.4

1.1

1.0

.9

1.0

4.2

2.3

1.6

1.2

1.7

1.1

2.0

3.5

6.8

2.8 

2.0

1.8

Sept.

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

1.0

2.4

2.0

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7.

.7 

1.0

.......
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1&15, PART III. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASUREMENTS.

171

The results of measurements of flow of streams in the Ohio River 

basin at points other than regular gaging stations are presented in the 

following table:

Miscellaneous measurements in Ohio River drainage basin in the year ending Sept 30,1915.

Date.

Apr. 13

13

Nov. 7

Stream. Tributary to Locality.

Frankfort, Ky.... ..................

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

a 7. 61

c.43

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

3,100

65

232

« Upper gage at Lock 4.

6 Estimated.

« At old gaging station of U. S. Geological Survey.
INDEX.

A. 

Accuracy, degree of.......................... 13

Acre-foot, definition of....................... 8

Adamsville, Ohio, Raccoon Creek at......... 78-79

Alabama, aid of............................. 14

Alderson, W. Va., Greenbrier River at...... 65-66

Allegheny River at Red House, N. Y........ 14-16

Allegheny River basin, N. Y., stream flow in 14-16 

Allingdale, W. Va., Gauley River at......... 66-67

Allisonia, Va., Big Reed Island Creek near... 60 

Appropriations, table of..................... 7

Arlington Heights, Ohio, Mill Creek at...... 86-87

Army Engineers, cooperation of............. 14

AsheviIle,N. C., French Broad Riverat... 132-133 

Athens, Ohio, Hocking River at............. 49-50

Authority for work.......................... 7

B.

Barrackville, W. Va., Buffalo Creek at...... 28-29

Belington, W. Va., Tygart River at......... 17-18

Belva, W. Va., Gauley River at............. 68-69

Benson Creek near Frankfort, Ky........... 171

Big B ear River near Red Bay, Ala.......... 170

Big Reed Island Creek near AllisoDia, Va.... 60

Big Sandy Creek at Rockville, W. Va....... 39-40

Blackwater River at Hendricks, W. Va...... 36-37

Blevins, Tenn., Doe River at.............. 144-147

Bluestone River at Lilly, W. Va............. 63-64

Bluff City, Term., South Fork of Holston

Riverat....................... 138-139

Branchland, W. Va., Guyandot River at.... 80-81

Brushton, W. Va., Coal River at............ 74-75

Bryson, N. C., Tuckasegee River at....... 149-151

Buck Creek at Springfield, Ohio........... 103-104

Buckhannon River at Hall, W. Va.......... 23-24

Buffalo Creek at Barrackville, W. Va........ 28-29

Burgin,Ky.,Dix River near.............. 109-110

Burnside, Ky., Cumberland River at...... 129-130

Butcherville, W. Va., West Fork River at... 24-25

C.

Chattanooga, Tenn., Tennessee River at:.. 133-135 

Cheat River at Rowlesburg, W. Va.......... 33-34

near Morgantown, W. Va................ 34-36

near Parsons, W. Va.................... 30-33

Cherry River at Richwood, W. Va.......... 69-76

Cisco, W. Va., Hughes River at............. 48-49

Clarksburg, W. Va., Elk Creek near......... 27-28

Clendenin, W. Va., Elk River at............ 73-74

Coal Riverat Brushton, W. Va.............. 74-75

at Fuqua,W. Va........................ 75-76

Control, definition of........................ 8

Cooperation, details of....................... 14

Copperhill, Tenn., Ocoee River at/.......... 171

Copper Valley, Va., Little River near........ 60-61

Covert, C. C., work of........................ 14

Grumpier, N. C., North Fork of New River

near............................. 58

South Fork of New River near......... 50-51

Cumberland River at Burnside, Ky....... 129-130

at Cumberland Falls, Ky.............. 125-129

Cumberland River, South Fork, at Nevelsville,Ky....................... 131

Cumberland River basin, Ky., stream flow

in................................. 125-130

Current meter, view of....................... 12

D.

Dailey, W. Va., Tygart B.iver near.......... 16-17

Danville, 111., Vermilion River near....... 112-113

Data, accuracy of............................ 13

explanation of........................... 11-12

Dayton, Ohio, Mad River near............ 101-102

Miami River at.......................... 93-94

Deckers Creek at Morgantown, W. Va....... 29-30

Definitions of terras......................... 8

De Golyer, C. S., work of.................... 14

Dial, Ga., Toccoa River near.............. 156-159

Discharge, conversion of...................... 9-10

tables of................................. 12,13

Discharge relation, definition of.'. ............ 8

Dix River near Burgin, Ky................ 109-110

Doe Riverat Blevins, Tenn............... 144-147

at Valley Forge, Tenn................. 147-148

Dort, J. C.,workof.......................... 14

E.

East Liverpool, Ohio, Little Beaver Creek

near............................. 40-41

Eggleston, W. Va., New River at............ 54-55

Elk Creek near Clarksburg, W. Va........... 27-28

Elk River at Clendenin, W. Va.............. 73-74

at Gassaway, W. Va..................... 72-73

at Webster Springs, W. Va.............. 71-72

Ellsworth, C. E.,work of.................... 14

Embarrass River at Ste. Marie, HI......... 116-117

near Oakland,111...................... 113-115

Emf, Tenn., Ocoee Riverat............... 162-165

Enterprise, W. Va., West Fork River at..... 25-27

Equivalents, convenient, table of............. 9-11

F.

Falmouth, Ky., Licking River at............ 85-86

Fayette, W. Va., New River at.............. 55-56

Fay, Ohio, Little Muskingum River at...... 43-44

Fetterman, W. Va., Tygart River at........ 18-19

Florence, Ala., Tennessee Riverat......... 105-136

Fourmile Creek near Sevenmile, Ohio..... 196-107

Frankfort, Ky., Benson Creek near.......... 171

Kentucky Riverat...................... 171

173
174 INDEX.

French Broad River at Asheville, N. C.... 132-133 

Fuqua, W, Va., Coal River at............... 75-76

O.

Gaging stations, description of............... -12

distribution of........................... 7-8

list of.............................. Appendix.

view of.................................. 12

Gassaway, W. Va., Elk Eiver at............ 72-73

Gauley Eiver at Ellingdale, W. Va.......... 66-67

near Belva, W. Va...................... 68-69

near Summersville, W. Va............... 67-68

Germantown, Ohio, Twin Creek near...... 105-106

Glenville, W. Va., Little Kanawha Eiver at. 44-45 

Grahams Forge, Va., Eeed Creek at......... 59

Greenbrier River at Alderson, W. Va........ 65-66

near Marlinton, W.-Va.................. 64-65

Green River at Munfordville, Ky.......... 111-112

Green River basin, Ky., stream flow in... 111-112 

Guyandot Eiver at Branchland, W. Va..... 80-81

at Wilber, W. Va........................ 79-80

Guyandot Eiver basin, W. Va., stream flow

in............................... 79-82

H. 

Hall,M. R.,workof......................... 14

Hall, W.E., work of........................ 14

Hall, W. Va., Buckhannon River at......... 23-24

Hamilton, Ohio, Miami River at............ 94-96

Hammondsville, Ohio, Yellow Creek at...... 41-42

Hendricks, W. Va., Blackwater Eiver at.... 36-37

Hiwassee River at Murphy, N. C.......... 151-152

Hocking River at Athens, Ohio.............. 49-50

Hocking River basin, Ohio, stream flow in... 49-50 

Holston River near Rogersville, Tenn..... 139-142

Holston River, South Fork, at Bluff City,

Tenn.......................... 138-139

Horsepower, equivalents of.................. 11

Horton, A. H., work of...................... 14

Hoult, W. Va., Monongahela Eiver at....... 20-21

Hughes River at Cisko, W. Va.............. 48-49

Hughes River, South Fork, at Macfarlan,

W.Va........................... 47-49

J.

Johnsonville, Tenn., Tennessee Eiver at... 136-138 

Jones, B. E., workof........................ 14

Judson, N. C., Little Tennessee Eiver at.. 148-149

K.

Kanawha Eiver at Montgomery, Ala........ 56-57

Kanawha River basin, Va.-W. Va.-tN. C.,

stream flow in................... 50-78

Kentucky, cooperation of.................... 14

Kentucky Eiver at Frankfort, Ky........... 171

Kentucky Eiver basin, Ky., stream flow

in......................... 109-110,171

Kessler, William, work of................... 14

L.

Lederle, Frank, work of..................... 14

Licking River at Falmouth, Ky............. 85-86

Licking Eiver basin, Ky., stream flow in.... 85-86

Lilly, W.Va., Bluestone Eiver at........... 63-64

Little, W. Va., Middle Island Creek at...... 42-43

Little Beaver Creek basin, Ohio, stream flow

in............................... 40-41

Little Beaver Creek near East Liverpool,

Ohio............................ 40-41

Little Coal Eiver at McCorkle, W. Va....... 76-77

Little Kanawha Eiver at Glenville, W. Va.. 44-45 

at Palestine, W. Va..................... 45-47

Little Kanawha River basin, W. Va., stream

flow in.......................... 44-49

Little Miami Eiver at Plainville, Ohio....... 83-85

Little Miami River basin, Ohio, stream flow

in............................... 83-85

Little Muskingum River at Fay, Ohio...... 43-44

Little Muskingum River basin, Ohio, stream

flowin.......................... 43-44

Little River near Copper Valley, Va......... 60-61

Little Tennessee River at Judson, N. C.... 148-149

Little Wabash Eiver at Wilcox, 111........ 121-123

M.

McCorkle, W. Va., Little Coal Eiver at'...... 76-77

Macfarlan, W. Va., South Fork of Hughes

Eiverat......................... 47-48

Mad Eiver near Dayton, Ohio............. 101-102

near Springfield, Ohio.................. 99-101

Marlinton, W. Va., Greenbrier Eiver at..... 64-65

Mathers,J. G., workof...................... 14

Meadow River near Eusselville, W. Va...... 70-71

Miami River at Dayton, Ohio............... 93-94

at Hamilton, Ohio...................... 94-96

at Piqua, Ohio..............;........... 90-91

at Sidney, Ohio......................... 87-89

at Tadmor, Ohio........................ 91-93

Miami Eiver basin, Ohio, stream flow in... 87-109 

Middle Fork River at Midvale, W. Va...... 22-23

Middle Island Creek at Little, W. Va........ 42-43

Middle Island Creek basin, W. Va., stream

flowin.......................... 42-43

Midvale, W. Va., Middle Fork River at..... 22-23

Mill Creek at Arlington Heights, Ohio...... 86-87

Mill Creek basin, Ohio, stream flow in....... 86-87

Miner's inch, equivalents of................. 10

Monongahela Eiver at Hoult, W. Va........ 20-21

atMorgantown, W. Va.................. 21-22

Monongahela Eiver basin, W. Va., stream

flowin.......................... 16-40

Montgomery, Ala., Kanawha Eiver at....... 56-57

Morgan, J. H., work of...................... 14

Morganton, Ga., Toccoa Eiver near........ 159-162

Morgantown, W. Va., Cheat Eiver near..... 34-36

Deckers Creek at........................ 29-30

Monongahela Eiverat................... 21-22

Mud River at Yates, W. Va................. 81-82

Munfordville, Ky., Green Eiver at........ 111-112

Murphy, N. C., Hiwassee Eiver at........ 151-152

N.

Narrows, Va., Wolf Creek near.............. 62-63

Nevelsville, Ky., South Fork of Cumberland

Eiverat.............. ........ 131

New River at Eggleston, W. Va............. 54-55

at Fayette, W.Va....................... 55-56

at Eadford, W.Va...................... 51-53

New River, North Fork, near Grumpier, N.C. 58 

New River, South Fork, near Crumpler,N. C. 50-51 

Noblesville, Ind., West Branch of White

River at......................... 118

Nottely River near Ranger, N. C.......... 154-155
INDEX. 175

o.

Oakland, 111., Embarrass River near...... 113-115

Ocoee River at Copperhlll, Tenn............ 173

atEmf, Tenn......................... 162-165

at Parksvffle, Tenn.................... 165-169

P.

Palestine, W. Va., Little Kanawha River at. 45-47 

Parksville, Tenn., Ocoee River at......... 165-169

Parsons, W. Va., Cheat River near.......... 30-33

Shavers Fork at............;............ 37-38

Peterson, B. J., work of..................... 14

Piqua, Ohio, MiamiRiverat................ 90-91

Plainville, Ohio, Little Miami River at...... 83-85

Pocotaligo River at Sissonville, W. Va....... 77-78

Publications, list of................... Appendix.

R. 

Raccoon Creek at Adamsville, Ohio......... 78-79

Raccoon Creek basin, Ohio, stream flow in.. 78-79 

Radford, W. Va., New River at............ 51-535

Ranger, N. C., Nottely River near......... 154-155

Red Bay, Ala., Big Bear River near......... 170

Red House, N. Y., Allegheny Riverat....... 14

Reed Creek at Grahams Forge, Va........... 59

Results, computed, accuracy of,.............. 13

Richwood, W. Va., Cherry River at......... 69-70

Rockville, W. Va., Big Sandy Creek at...... 39-40

Rogersville, Tenn., Holston River near.... 139-142

Rowlesburg, W. Va., Cheat River at......... 33-34

Run-off, definition of........................ 8

Russelville, W. Va., Meadow River near..... 70-71

S. 

Ste. Marie, 111., Embarrass River at........ 116-11

Second-feet, definition of..................... 8

Sevenmile, Ohio, Fourmile Creek near..... 106-107

Sevenmile Creek near................. 108-109

Shavers Fork at Parsons, W.Va............. 37-39

Shoals, Ind., East Branch of White Riverat 118-128 

Sidney, Ohio, Miami River at............... 87-89

Sissonville, W. Va., Pocotaligo Riverat...... 77-78

Skillet Fork near Wayne City, 111.......... 124-125

Springfield, Ohio, Buck Creek at.......... 103-104

Mad Rivernear........................ 99-101

Staffordsville.Va., Walker Creekat.......... 61-62

Stillwater River near West Milton, Ohio..... 96-98

Summersville, W. Va., Gauley River near... 67-68

T. 

Tadmor, Ohio, Miami River at.............. 91-93

Tennessee River at Chattanooga, Tenn.... 133-135

Page. 

Tennessee River at Florence, Ala......... 135-136

at Johnsonville, Tenn................. 136-138

Tennessee River basin, Ala.-Ga.-N. C.-Tenn.,

stream flow in................. 132-171

Toccoa River near Dial, Ga................ 156-159

near Morganton, Ga................... 159-162

Tomotla, N. C., Valley River at........... 152-154

Tuckasegee River at Bryson, N. C......... 149-151

Twelvepole Creek at Wayne, W. Va......... 82-83

Twelvepole Creek basin, W. Va., stream flow

in............................... 82-83

Twin Creek near Germantown, Ohio...... 105-106

Tygart River at Belington, W. Va........... 17-18

atFetterman, W. Va.................... 18-19

near Dailey, W.Va...................... 16-17

V.

Valley Forge, Tenn., Doe River at......... 147-148

Valley River at Tomotla, N. C............ 152-154

Vermilion River near Danville, 111......... 112-113

W.

Wabash River basin, Ill.-Ind., stream flow

in............................. 112-125

Walker Creek at Staffordsville, Va........... 61-62

Water power, calculation of.................. 11

Water resources, gaging stations and publications on......................... i

Water-stage recorders, views of.............. 13

Wayne, W. Va., Twelvepole Creek at........ 82-83

Wayne City, 111., Skillet Fork near........ 124-125

Webster Springs, W. Va., Elk River at...... 71-73

West Fork River at Butcherville, W. Va.... 24-25

atEnterprise, W. Va.................... 25-27

West Milton, Ohio, Stillwater River near.... 96-98

West Virginia, cooperation of................ 14

White River, East Branch, at Shoals, Ind.. 118-121 

White River, West Branch, at Noblesville,

Ind........"...................... 118

Wilber, W. Va., Guyandot River at......... 79-80

Wilcox, 111., Little Wabash River at....... 121-123

Wolf Creek near Narrows, Va................ 62-63

Work, division of............................ 14

Y.

Yates, W. Va., Mud Riverat............... 81-82

Yellow Creek at Hammondsville, Ohio...... 41-42

Yellow Creek basin, Ohio, stream flow in.... 41-42

Z.

Zero flow, definition of..
STREAM-GAGING STATIONS

AND

PUBLICATIONS RELATING TO WATER RESOURCES

PART III OHIO RIVER BASIN

60399° WSP 403-^17 12
STREAM-GAGING STATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS RELATING TO WATER RESOURCES.

INTRODUCTION.

Investigation of water resources by the United States Geological 

Survey has consisted in large part of measurements of the volume of 

flow of streams arid studies of the conditions affecting that flow, but 

it has comprised also investigation of such closely allied subjects as 

irrigation, water storage, water powers, underground waters, and 

quality of waters. Most of the results of these investigations have 

been published in the series of water-supply papers, but some have 

appeared in the monographs, bulletins, professional papers, and 

annual reports.

The results of stream-flow measurements are now published annually in 12 parts, each part covering an area whose boundaries 

coincide with natural drainage features as indicated below:

Part I. North Atlantic slope basins.

II. South Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins.

III. Ohio River basin.

IV. St. Lawrence River basin.

V. Upper Mississippi River and Hudson Bay basins.

VI. Missouri River basin.

VII. Lower Mississippi River basin.

VIII. Western Gulf of Mexico basins.

IX. Colorado River basin.

X. Great Basin.

XI. Pacific slope basins in California.

XII. North Pacific slope basins (in three volumes).

HOW GOVERNMENT REPORTS MAY BE OBTAINED OR CONSULTED.

Water-supply papers and other publications of the United States 

Geological Survey containing data in regard to the water resources 

of the United States may be obtained or consulted as indicated below.

1. Copies may be obtained free of charge by applying to the 

Director of the Geological Survey, Washington, D. C. The edition 

printed for free distribution is, however, small and is soon exhausted.

2. Copies may be purchased at nominal cost from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, 

D. C., who will on application furnish lists-giving prices.

3. Sets of the reports may be consulted in the libraries of the principal cities in the United States.

m
IV STREAM-GAGING STATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS.

4. Complete sets are available for consultation in the local offices 

of the water-resources branch of the Geological Survey, as follows:

Boston, Mass., 2500 Customhouse.

Albany, N. Y., Room 18, Federal Building.

Atlanta, Ga., Post Office Building.

Madison, Wis., care of Railroad Commission of Wisconsin.

St. Paul, Minn., Old Capitol Building. ,

Austin, Tex., Old Post Office Building.

Helena, Mont., Montana National Bank Building.

Denver, Colo., 403 New Post Office Building.

Phoenix, Ariz., 417 Fleming Building.

Salt Lake City, Utah, 421 Federal Building.

Boise, Idaho, 615 Idaho Building.

Tacoma, Wash., 406 Federal Building.

Portland, Oreg., 416 Couch Building.

San Francisco, Cal., 328 Customhouse.

Los Angeles, Cal., 619 Federal Building.

Honolulu, Hawaii, Kapiolani Building.

A list of the Geological Survey's publications may be obtained by 

applying to the Director, United States Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.

STREAM-FLOW REPORTS.

Stream-flow records have been obtained at more than 3,800 points 

in the United States, and the data have been published in the 

reports tabulated below:

Stream-flow data in reports of the United States Geological Survey. 

[A= Annual Report; B= Bulletin; W= Water-Supply Paper.]

Report.

10th A,pt.2...... .......

llthA,pt.2.............

12thA,pt.2.............

13th A,pt.3.. ...........

14thA,pt.2.............

B131. ..................

16th A,pt.2.... .........

B140. ..................

Wll. ..................

18th A, pt.4.. ...........

W15. ..................

19th A, pt.4.... .........

W27. ...................

W28. ..................

20th A, pt.4.. ...........

W35 to 39. .............

21st A, pt.4. ............

W47 to 52. .............

Character of data.

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

discharge (also many data covering earlier years).

(also similar data for some earlier years).

States, eastern Mississippi River, and Missouri River above 

junction with Kansas.

sippi River below junction'of Missouri and Platte, and western United States.

(also some long-time records).

States, eastern Mississippi River, and Missouri River.

western United States.

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

Year.

1884 to Sept.,

1890.

1891. 

1884 to Dec. 31,

1892. 

1888 to Dec. 31,

1893. 

1893 and 1894.

1895.

1896.

1895 and 1896.

1897.

1897.

1897.

1898.

1898.

1899.

1899.

1900.
STREAM-GAGING STATIONS. V 

Stream-flow data in reports of the United States Geological Survey Continued.

Report.

22dA,pt.4............_.

W 65,66................

W 75...................

W 82 to85. .............

W 97 to 100. ............

W 124 to 135. ...........

W 165 to 178. ...........

W 201 to 214.......... ...

W 241to252............

W 261 to272. ...........

W 281 to292. ...........

W 301 to312. ...........

W 321to332............

W 351 to362. ...........

W 381 to394.. ..........

W 401 to414.. ..........

Character of data.

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

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

. ....do......... .............................................. -

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

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

....:do.......... ..................... ..^............-.^-..-..

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

.....do.......................-.....-.....---.--.....-..-'..-..

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

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

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

Year.

1900.

1901.

1901.

1902.

1903.

1904.

1905.

1906.

1907-8.

1909.

1910.

1911.

1912.

1913.

1914.

1915.

NOTE. No data regarding stream flow are given in the 15th and 17th annual reports.

The records at most of the stations discussed in these reports 

extend over a series of years, and miscellaneous measurements at 

many points other than regular gaging stations have been made 

each year. An index of the reports containing records obtained 

prior to 1904 has been published in Water-Supply Paper 119.

The following table gives, by years and drainage basins, the numbers of the papers on surface-water supply published from 1899 to 

1915. The data for any particular station will be found in the 

reports covering the years during which the station was maintained. 

For example, data from 1902 to 1915 for any station in the area 

covered by Part III are published in Water-Supply Papers 83, 98, 

128, 169, 205, 243, 263, 283, 303, 323, 353, 383, and 403, which contain records for the Ohio River basin for those years.
Numbers of water-supply papers containing results of stream 

Year.

1899a.....

19000..... 

1901.......

1902. ......

1903.......

1904.......

1905.......

1906.......

1907-8. .... 

1909.......

1910.......

1911.......

1912.......

1913.......

1914.......

1915.......

I

North 

Atlantic 

slope 

(St. John 

River to 

York 

River).

35

47, ft 48 

65,75 

82 

97 

"124.0125. 

P126 

» 165, »166, 

2>167 

» 201, o202, 

2>203 

241 

261 

281 

301 

321 

351 

381 

401

II

South 

Atlantic 

and 

eastern 

Gulf of 

Mexico 

(James 

River 

to the 

Mississippi).

635,36 

48 

65,75

682,83 

697,98 

Pi 26, 127

P 167, 168 

P 203, 204

242 

262 

282 

302 

322 

352 

382 

402

III

Ohio 

River

36 

48. *49 

65,75 

83 

98 

128

169 

205

243 

263 

283 

303 

323 

353 

383 

403

IV

St. 

Lawrence 

River and 

Great 

Lakes.

36 

49 

65,75 

182,83 

97 

129

170 

206

244 

264 

284 

304 

324 

354 

384 

404

V

Hudson 

Bay and

River.

36 

49 

* 65, 66, 75 

* 83,85 

£98,99,mlOO 

4128,130

171 

207

245 

265 

285 

305 

325 

355 

385 

405

VI

Missouri 

River.

c36,37 

49.; 50 

66,75 

84 

99 

130, <f 131

172 

208

246 

266 

286 

306 

326 

356 

386 

406

VII

Lower 

Missis37 

50 

465,66,75 

*83,84 

*98,99 

* 128, 131

4169,173 

4205,209

247 

267 

287 

307 

327 

357 

387 

407

VIII

Western 

Gulf of 

Mexico.

37 

50 

66,75 

84 

. 99 

132

174 

210

248 

268 

288 

308 

328 

358 

388 

408

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

Paper 39. Estimates for 1899 in Twenty-first Annual Report, Part IV.

6 James River only.

e Gallatin River.

d Green and Gunnisod rivers and Grand River above junction with Gunnison

e Mohave River only.

/ Kings and Kern rivers and south Pacific coast basin.

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

wells, and irrigation in California and Utah contained in Water-Supply Paper 52. Estimates for 1900 in Twenty-second Annual Report, Part IV.

ft Wissahickon and Schuylkill rivers to James River.

i Scioto River.

i Loup and Platt

with Platte.

* Tributaries of M

i Lake Ontario an

m Hudson Bay on

» New England R

o Hudson River t

P Susquehanna R

9 Platte and Kan

r Great Basin in C

* Below junction 

t Rogue, Umpqua
STREAM-GAGING STATIONS. VH

In these papers and in the following lists the stations are arranged 

in downstream order. The main stem of any river is determined by 

measuring or estimating its drainage area; that is, the headwater 

stream having the largest drainage area is considered the continuation of the main stream, and local changes in name and lake surface 

are disregarded. All stations from the source to the mouth of the 

mam stem of the river are presented first, and the tributaries in 

regular order from source to mouth follow, the streams in each tributary basin being listed before those of the next basin below.

The exceptions to this rule occur in the records for Mississippi 

River, which are given in four parts, as indicated on page m, and in 

the records for large lakes, where it is simpler to take up the streams 

in regular order around .the rim of the lake than to cross back and 

forth over the lake surface.
PART m. OHIO RIVER BASIN.

PRINCIPAL STREAMS.

The Ohio River basin includes Ohio River with .all its tributaries, 

the most important being Allegheny, Monongahela, Beaver, Muskingum, New (or Kanawha), Scioto, Miami, Kentucky, Wabash, Cumberland, and Tennessee rivers. The streams drain parts of the 

States of Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, 

New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, 

and West Virginia.

In addition to the list of gaging stations and the annotated list 

of publications relating specifically to the Ohio River basin, the 

following pages contain a similar list of reports that are of general 

interest hi many sections and cover a wide range of hydrologic 

subjects, and also brief references to reports published by State 

and other organizations. (See pp. xix-xx.)

GAGING STATIONS.

NOTE. Dash following a date indicates that the station was being maintained September 30, 1915. 

Period after date indicates discontinuance. Tributaries are indicated by indention.

Allegheny River (head of Ohio River) at Red House, N. Y., 1903- 

Allegheny River at Kittanning, Pa., 1904-1913. 

Ohio River at Wheeling, W. Va., 1905-6. 

Conewango Creek:

Chadakoin River (Chautauqua Lake outlet) near Jamestown, N. Y., 1904-5. 

Kiskiminitas River at Avonmore, Pa., 1907-1913. 

Kiskiminitas River at Salina, Pa., 1904-5.

Blacklick Creek at Blacklick, Pa., 1904-1906; 1907-1913. 

Tygart River (head of Monongahela River) near Dailey, W. Va., 1915- 

Tygart River at Belington, W. Va., 1907- 

Tygart River at Fetterman, W. Va., 1907- 

Monongahela River at Lock 15, Hoult, W. Va., 1915- 

Monongahela River at Morgantown, W. Va., 1914- 

Monongahela River at Lock No. 4, Pa., 1886-1905. Flood-stage record only.

Middle Fork River at Midvale, W. Va., 1915- 

" Buckhannon River at Hall, W. Va., 1907-1909; 1915-

West Fork River at Butcherville, W. Va., 1915-

West Fork River at Enterprise, W. Va., 1907- 

Elk Creek near Clarksburg, W. Va., 1910-

Buffalo Creek at Barrackville, W. Va., 1907-8; 1915-

Deckers Creek at Morgantown, W. Va., 1914-

Dry Fork (head of Cheat River):

Cheat River near Parsons, W. Va., 1913-

Cheat River at Rowlesburg, W. Va., 1914-

Cheat River near Morgantown, W. Va., 1899-1900; 1902-1905; 1913-

IX
X STREAM-GAGING STATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS.

Ohio River tributaries Continued.

Monongahela River tributaries Continued. 

Cheat River tributaries Continued.

Blackwater River at Hendricks, W. Va., 1914- 

Shavers Fork at Parsons, W. Va., 1910- 

Big Sandy Creek at Rockville, W. Va., 1909- 

Youghiogheny River at Friendsville, Md., 1898-1904. 

 Youghiogheny River at Confluence, Pa., 1904-1913. 

Casselman River at Markleton, Pa., 1913. 

Cassehnan River at Confluence, Pa., 1904-1913. 

Laurel Hill Creek at TJrsina, Pa., 1913. 

Laurel Hill Creek at Confluence, Pa., 1904-1913. 

Indian Creek in Westmoreland County, Pa., 1892-93. 

Beaver River at Wampum, Pa., 1914.

Mahoning River at Youngstown, Ohio, 1903-1906. 

Conoquenessing Creek near Ellwood, Pa., 1914. 

Little Beaver Creek near East Liverpool, Ohio, 1915- 

Yellow Creek at Hammondsville, Ohio, 1915- 

Cross Creek near Mingo Junction, Ohio, 1903. 

McMahon River at Steel, Ohio, 1903. 

Middle Island Creek at Little, W. Va., 1915- 

Little Muskingum River at Fay, Ohio, 1915- 

Muskingum River at Zanesville, Ohio, 1905-1912. 

Mohican River at Pomerene, Ohio, 1910-1913. 

Licking River at Pleasant Valley, Ohio, 1902-1906. 

Jonathan Creek at Powells, Ohio, 1902-3. 

Little Kanawha River at Glenville, W. Va., 1915- 

Little Kanawha River at Lock 4, Palestine, W. Va., 1915- 

South Fork of Hughes River at Macfarlan, W. Va., 1915- 

Hughes River at Cisko, W. Va., 1915- 

Hocking River at Athens, Ohio, 1915- 

New River, South Pork (head of New River, which in turn is head of Kanawha

River) at New River, N. C., 1900-1901. 

New River, South Fork, near Grumpier, N. C., 1908- 

New River near Oldtown, Va., 1900-1903. 

New River near Grayeon, Va., 1908-1912. 

New River at Radford, Va., 1898-1906; 1907-1915. 

New River at Eggleston, Va., 1914-

New River at Payette, W. Va., 1895-1901; 1902-1904; 1908- 

Kanawha River at Lock 2 near Montgomery, W. Va., 1915- 

North Fork of New River, near Grumpier, N. C., 1908- 

North Fork of New River at Weaversford, N. C., 1900-1901. 

Reed Creek at Grahams Forge, Va., 1908- 

Big Reed Island Creek near Allisonia, Va., 1908- 

Little River near Copper Valley, Va., 1908- 

Walker Creek at Staffordsville, Va., 1908- 

Wolf Creek near Narrows, Va., 1908- . Bluestone River at Lilly, W. Va., 1908- 

Bluestone River near True, W. Va., 1911-12. 

Greenbrier River near Marlinton, W. Va., 1908- 

Greenbrier River at Alderson, W. Va., 1895-1906; 1907- 

Gauley River at Allingdale, W. Va., 1908- 

Gauley River near Summersville, W. Va., 1908-
STREAM-GAGING STATIONS.

Ohio River tributaries Continued.

Kanawha River tributaries Continued.

Gauley River near Belva, W. Va., 1908-

Cherry River at Richwoad, W. Va., 1908- 

Meadow Riyer near Russellville, W. Va., 1908-

Elk River at Webster Springs, W. Va., 1908-

Elk River at Gassaway, W. Va., 1908-

Elk River at Clendenin, W. Va., 1908-

Coal River at Brushton, W. Va., 1908-

Coal River at Fuqua, W. Va., 1911-

Coal River at Tornado, W. Va., 1908-1912.

Little Coal River at McCorkle, W. Va., 1915-

Pocatalico River at Sissonville, W. Va., 1908- 

Raccoon Creek at Adamsville, Ohio, 1915- 

Guyandot River at Wilber, W. Va., 1915- 

Guyandot River at Branchland, W. Va., 1915-

Mud River at Yates, W. Va., 1915- 

Twelvepole Creek at Wayne, W. Va., 1915- 

Scioto Eiver near Columbus, Ohio, 1898-1901; 1903-1906. 

Scioto River at Chillicothe, Ohio, 1914.

Olentangy River near Columbus, Ohio, 1898-1901; 1903-1906. 

Little Miami River near Morrow, Ohio, 1903. 

Little Miami River at Loveland, Ohio, 1906. 

Little Miami River at Plainville, Ohio, 1914- 

Licking River at Falmouth, Ky., 1914- 

Mill Creek at Arlington Heights, Ohio, 1912- 

Mill Creek at Cincinnati, Ohio, 1912-13. 

Miami River at Sidney, Ohio, 1914- 

Miami River at Piqua, Ohio, 1913- 

Miami River at Tadmor, Ohio, 1914- 

Miami River at Dayton, Ohio, 1905-1909; 1913- 

Miami River at Hamilton, Ohio, 1910-

Stillwater River near West Milton, Ohio, 1914-

Mad River near Springfield, Ohio, 1904-1906; 1914-

Mad River near Dayton, Ohio, 1914-

Buck Creek at Springfield, Ohio, 1914-

Twin Creek near Germantown, Ohio, 1914-

Fourmile Creek near Sevenmile, Ohio, 1914-

Sevenmile Creek at Sevenmile, Ohio, 1914- 

Kentucky River at Frankfort, Ky., 1905-6.

Dix River near Danville, Ky., 1905-6.

Dix River near Burgin, Ky., 1910-

Rolling Fork of Salt River (head of Salt River) at New Haven, Ky., 1905-6. 

Green River at Munfordville, Ky., 1915- 

Wabash River at Logansport, Ind., 1903-1906. 

Wabash River at La Fayette, Ind., 1901-1903. 

Wabash River at Terra Haute, Ind., 1902-1904; 1905-6. 

Wabash River at Mount Carmel, 111., 1908-1913.

Eel River at Logansport, Ind., 1903.

Tippecanoe River at Springboro, near Delphi, Ind., 1903-1906; 1908.

Vermilion River near Danville, 111., 1914-

Embarrass River near Oakland, 111., 1909-1912; 1914-

Embarrass River at Ste. Marie, 111., 1909-1912; 1914-
XH STREAM-GAGING STATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS.

Ohio River tributaries Continued.

Wabash River tributaries Continued.

White River, West Branch (head of White River) at Indianapolis, Ind.,

1904-1906.

White River, West Branch, at Noblesville, Ind., 191j>- 

Eel River at Cataract, Ind., 1903-1906.

East Branch of White River at Shoals, Ind., 1903-1906; 1908- 

 Little Wabash River near Clay City, 111., 1908-1912. 

Little Wabash River at Wilcox, 111., 1914- 

Little Wabash River near Golden Gate, 111., 1908-1912. 

Little Wabash River at Carmi, 111., 1908-1912.

Skillet Fork near Wayne City, 111., 1908-1912; 1914- 

SMllet Fork near Mill Shoals, 111., 1908-1912. 

Cumberland River at Cumberland Falls, Ky., 1907-1911; 1915- 

Cumberland River at Burnside, Ky., 1915- 

Cumberland River at Nashville, Tenn., 1902-1904.

South Fork of Cumberland River at Nevelsville, Ky., 1915- 

French Broad River (head of Tennessee River) at Rosman, N. C., 1907-1909. 

French Broad River at Horseshoe, N. C., 1904-1906. 

French Broad River at Asheville, N. C., 1895-1901; 1904- 

French Broad River at Oldtown, near Newport, Tenn., 1900-1905; 1907. 

Tennessee River at Knoxville, Tenn., 1900-1912. 

Tennessee River at Chattanooga, Tenn., 1897-1913. 

Tennessee River at Florence, Ala., 1871- 

Tennessee River at Johnsonville, Tenn., 1875-1913.

Pavidson River near Davidson River, N. C., 1904-1909.

Little River at Calhoun, N. C., 1907-8.

Mills River, South Fork (head of Mills River), near Sitton, N. C., 1904-1909.

North Fork of Mills River at Pinkbed, N. C., 1904-1909. 

Mud Creek at Naples, N. C., 1907. 

Swannanoa River at Swannanoa, N. 0., 1907-1909. 

Swannanoa River at Biltmore, N. C., 1904. 

Ivy River at Democrat, N. C., 1907. 

Pigeon River at Canton, N. C., 1907-1909.

Pigeon River at Newport, Tenn., 1900-1901; 1903-1905; 1906-1909. 

Nolichucky River at Chucky Valley, Tenn., 1900-1901, 

Nolichucky River at Greeneville, Tenn., 1903-1908. 

North Toe River at Spruce Pine, N. C., 1907-8. 

Holston River, South Fork (head of Holston River), near Chilhowee, Va.,

1907-1909.

Holston River, South Fork, at Bluff City, Tenn., 1900- 

Holston River near Rogersville, Tenn., 1904-

Middle Fork of Holston River at Chilhowee, Va., 1907-1909. 

Watauga River at Butler, Tenn., 1900-1901. 

Watauga River near Elizabethton, Tenn., 1903-1908.

Elk Creek at Lineback, Tenn., 1900-1901. 

Roane Creek at Butler, Tenn., 1900-1901. 

Doe River at Blevins, Tenn:, 1911-1915. 

Doe River at Valley Forge, Tenn., 1911- 

Doe River at Elizabethton, Tenn., 1907-8; 1912. 

North Fork of Holston River at Saltville, Va., 1907-8. 

Little Tennessee River near Franklin, N. C., 1907-1910. 

Little Tennessee River at Judson, N. C., 1896-
STREAM-GAGING STATIONS. ' XIII

Ohio Eivler tributaries Continued.

Tennessee Elver tributaries Continued.

little Tennessee River at McGhee, Tenn., 1905-1914.

Cullasagee River at Cullasagee, N. C., 1907-1909.

Nantahala River near Nantahala, N. C., 1907-1909.

Tuckasegee River near East Laport, N. C., 1907-1909.

Tuckasegee River at Bryson, N. C., 1897- 

Scott Creek near Dillsboro, N. C., 1907-8. 

Oconalufty River near Cherokee, N. C., 1907-8.

Cheoah River at Millsaps, N. C., 1907-S. 

Clinch River at Clinchport, Va., 1907-1909. 

Hiwassee River near Hayesville, N. C., 1907-1909. 

Hiwassee River at Murphy, N. C., 1897- 

Hiwassee River at Reliance, Tenn., 1900-1913. 

Hiwassee River at Charleston, Tenn., 1899-1902.

Tusquitee Creek near Hayesville, N. C., 1907-1909.

Valley River at Tomotla, N. C., 1904-1909; 1914-

Nottely River at Ranger, N. C., 1901-1905; 1914-

Toccoa River (head of Ocoee River) near Dial, Ga., 1907-8; 1913-

Toccoa River near Blueridge, Ga., 1898-1903.

Toccoa River near Morganton, Ga., 1913-

Ocoee River at McCays (Copper Hill), Tenn., 1903-1913.

Ocoee River at Emf, Tenn., 1913-

Ocoee River at Parksville, Tenn., 1913- 

Big Bear River near Red Bay, Ala., 1913- 

Elk River near Elkmont, Ala., 1904-1908. 

Duck River at Columbia, Tenn., 1904-1908.

REPORTS ON WATER BE SOURCES OF THE OHIO RIVER BASIN.1

PUBLICATIONS OP UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. 

WATER-SUPPLY PAPERS.

Water-supply papers are distributed free by the Geological Survey as long as its stock lasts. An asterisk 

(*) indicates that this stock has been exhausted. Many of the papers marked in this way may, however, 

be purchased from the SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS, WASHINGTON, D. C. Water-supply papers 

Me of octavo size.

*21. Wells of northern Indiana, by Frank Leverett. 1899. 82 pp., 2 pis. (Continued in No. 26.)

Discusses by counties the glacial deposits and the sources of well waters; gives many well 

sections.

*24. Water resources of the State of New York, Part I, by G. W.^Rafter. 1899. 99 

pp., 13 pis. 15c.

*25. Water resources of the State of New York, Part II, by G. W. Rafter. 1899. 

100pp., 12 pis. 15c.

No. 24 contains descriptions of the principal rivers of New York and their more important 

tributaries, and data on temperature, precipitation, evaporation, and stream flow.

No. 25 contains discussion of water-storage projects on Genesee and Hudson rivers, power 

development at Niagara Falls, descriptions and early history of State canals, and a chapter on 

the use and value of the water power of the streams and canals; also brief discussion of the water 

yield of sand areas of Long Island.

*26. Wells of southern Indiana (continuation of No. 21), by Frank Leverett. 1899. 

64 pp. 5c.

Discusses by counties the glacial deposits and the sources of well water; contains many well 

sections.

57. Pteliminary list of deep borings in the United States, Part I (Alabama-Montana), 

by N. H. Darton. 1902. 60 pp. 5c.

1 For stream-measurement reports see tables on pp. iv-vi.
XIV STREAM-GAGING STATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS.

61. Preliminary list of deep borings in the United States, Part II (Nebraska-Wyoming), by N. H. Darton. 1902. 67 pp. 5c.

Nos. 57 and 61 contain information as to depth, diameter, yield, and head of water in borings 

more than 400 feet deep; under head "Remarks" give information concerning temperature, 

quality of water, purposes of boring, etc. The lists are arranged by States and the States are 

arranged alphabetically. A second, revised, edition was published in 1905 as Water-Snpply 

Paper 149 (q. v.).

62. Hydrography of the southern Appalachian Mountain region, Part I, by H. A. 

Pressey. 1902. 95 pp., 25 pis. 15c.

63. Hydrography of the southern Appalachian Mountain region, Part II, by H. A. 

Pressey. 1902. pp. 96-190, pis. 2Q-44. 15c.

Nos. 62 and 63 describe in a general way the mountains, rivers, climate, forests, soil, vegetation, 

and mineral resources of the southern Appalachian Mountains, and then discuss in detail the 

drainage basins, giving for each an account of the physical features, rainfall, forests, minerals, 

transportation, discharge measurements, and water powers. Most of the streams described 

are tributary through Tennessee River to the Ohio, but Part II (No. 63) includes also descriptions 

of several streams in the sonth Atlantic and eastern Gulf of Mexico drainage basins.

79. Normal and polluted waters in northeastern United States, by M. 0. Leighton.

1903. 192 pp. lOc.

Defines essential qualities of water for various uses, the impurities in rain, surface, and underground waters, the meaning and importance of sanitary analyses, and the principal sources of 

pollution; chiefly "a review of the more readily available records" of examination of water supplies derived from streams in the Merrimack, Connecticut, Housatonic, Delaware, and Ohio 

river basins; contains many analyses.

91. The natural features and economic development of the Sandusky, Maumee, 

Muskingum, and Miami drainage areas in Ohio, by B. H. and M. S. Flynn.

1904. 130pp. lOc.

Describes the topography, geology, and soils of the areas and discusses stream flow, dams, water 

powers, and public water supplies.

96. Destructive floods in the United States in 1903, by E.G. Murphy. 1904. 81pp., 

13 pis. 15c. 

Contains notes on early floods in Mississippi Valley.

102. Contributions to the hydrology of eastern United States, 1903; M. L. Fuller, 

geologist in charge. 1904. 522pp. 30c.

Contains brief reports on springs and wells of Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, and Kentucky. 

The reports comprise tabulated well records giving information as to location, owner, depth, 

yield, head, etc., supplemented by notes as to elevation above sea, materials penetrated, temperature, use, and quality; many miscellaneous analyses.

*107. Water powers of Alabama, with an appendix on stream measurements in Mississippi, by B. M. Hall. 1904. 253 pp., 9 pis. 20c.

Contains gage heights, rating tables, estimates of monthly discharge at stations on Tallapoosa, 

Coosa, Alabama, Cahaba, Black Warrior, Tombigbee, and Tennessee rivers and their tributaries; gives estimates and short descriptions of water powers.

110. Contributions to the hydrology of eastern United States, 1904; M. L. Fuller, 

geologist in charge. 1905. 211 pp., 5 pis. lOc.

Contains reports as follows: Water resources of the Middlesboro-Harlan region of southeastern 

Kentucky, by George H. Ashley. Describes briefly the topographic features of the area and the 

water supply of Middlesboro and Pineville.

Water resources of the Cowee and Pisgah quadrangles, North Carolina, by Hoyt S. Gale. Discusses drainage springs, and mineral waters of one of the units of the geologic atlas of the United 

States.

113. The disposal of strawboard and oil-well wastes, by R. L. Sackett and Isaiah 

Bowman. 1905. 52 pp., 4 pis. 5c.

Contains a brief report on the topography, drainage, geology, and the pollution of wells and 

streams by oil waste and brine in an area drained by Mississinewa River, a tributary of the 

Wabash.
PUBLICATIONS. XV

114. Underground waters of eastern United States; M. L. Fuller, geologist in charge. 

1905. 285pp., 18 pis. 25c.

Contains brief reports relating to Ohio River drainage areas, as follows:

Tennessee and Kentucky, by L. C. Glenn.

Ohio, by Frank Leverett.

Illinois, by Frank Leverett.

West Virginia, by M. L. Fuller.

Indiana, by Frank Leverett.

North Carolina, by M. L. Fuller.

South Carolina, by L. C. Glenn.

Georgia, by S. W. McCallie.

Alabama, by E. A. Smith.

Each of these reports descnbes the geology of the area in its relation to water supplies, notes 

the principal mineral springs, and gives list of pertinent publications.

115. River surveys and profiles made during 1903, by W. C. Hall and J. C. Ho.yt. 

1905. 115 pp., 4 pis. lOc.

Contains results of surveys made to determine location of undeveloped power sites. Gives 

elevations and distances along Hiwassee, Nottely, and Toccoa rivers.

144. The normal distribution of chlorine in the natural waters of New York and 

New England, by D. D. Jackson. 1905. 31 pp., 5 pis. lOc.

Discusses common salt in coast and inland waters, salt as an index to pollution of streams and 

wells, the solutions and methods used in chlorine determinations, and the use of the normal 

chlorine map; gives charts and tables for chlorine in the New England States and New York.

145. Contributions to the hydrology of eastern United States, 1905; M. L. Fuller, 

geologist in charge. 1905. 220 pp., 6 pis. lOc.

Contains "Water resources of the Nicholas quadrangle, West Virginia," by George H. Ashley. 

Describes topography, geology, and domestic water supply of the hilly region in central West 

Virginia, a little east of New and Kanawha rivers.

147. Destructive floods in United States in 1904, by E. C. Murphy and others. 206 

pp., 18 pis. 15c.

Contains " Wabash River flood, Indiana," by F. W. Hanna. Describes causes of flood discharge, damage, and prevention of damage; also the drought in the Ohio River basin, its causes 

and effects; flood in Scottdale Valley, caused by failure of dam on Jacobs Creek (tributary to the 

Ohio through Youghiogheny River).

149. Preliminary list of deep borings in the United States, second edition with additions, by N. H. Barton. 1905. 175pp. lOc.

Gives by States (and within the States by counties), location, depth, diameter, yield,height 

of water, and other valuable information concerning wells 400 feet or more in depth; includes 

all wells listed in Water-Supply Papers 57 and 61; mentions also principal publications relating 

to deep borings.

159. Summary of the underground-water resources of Mississippi, by A. F. Crider 

and L. C. Johnson. 1906. 86 pp., 6 pis. 20c.

Describes geography, topography, and general geology of the State; discusses the source, depth 

of penetration, rate of percolation, and recovery of ground waters; artesian requisites, and 

special conditions in the Coastal Plain formations; gives notes on wells by counties, deep-well 

records, and selected records in detail; treats of sanitary aspect of wells and gives analyses.

*162. Destructive floods in the United States in 1905, with a discussion of flood discharge and frequency and an index to flood literature, by E. C. Murphy and 

others. 1906. 105 pp., 4 pis. 15c.

Gives accounts of floods on Allegheny and Ohio rivers, and estimates of flood discharge and 

frequency on Monongahela, Youghiogheny, and Tennessee rivers; also index to literature on 

floods in American streams.

*164. Underground waters of Tennessee and Kentucky west of Tennessee River and

of an adjacent area in Illinois, by L. C. Glenn. 1906. 173 pp., 7 pis. 25c.

Describes static level and uses of waters, artesian conditions, and source and properties of

ground water; discusses topography, geology, and water resources by counties; gives logs of

wells, analyses of waters, and bibliography of most important reports.
XVI STREAM-GAGING STATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS.

*197. Water resources of Georgia, by B. M. and M. R. Hall. 1907. 342 pp., 1 pi. 

50c.

Describes topographic and geologic features of the State; discusses by drainage basins stream 

flow, river surveys, and water powers.

233. Water resources of the Blue Grass region, Kentucky, by G. C. Matson, with a 

chapter on the quality of the waters, by Chase Palmer. 1909. 223 pp., 3 

pis. 20c.

Describes the geologic formation, physiographic features, soils, and surface waters of the

region; the source, conditions of occurrence, amount and recovery of the underground waters,

collection and storage of rainwaters, municipal water supplies, and conditions in each county;

discusses under "Quality" the industrial uses of the water, comparative hardness, and mineral

, and table waters; many analyses.

236. The quality of surface waters in the United States: Part I. Analyses of waters

east of the one hundredth meridian, by R. B. Dole. 1909. 123 pp. lOc.

Describes collection of samples, method of examination, preparation of solutions, accuracy of

estimates, and expression of analytical results; gives results of analyses of waters of Allegheny,

Cumberland, Kentucky, Miami, Wabash, and Tennessee rivers and some of their tributaries.

239. The quality of the surface waters of Illinois, by W. D. Collins. 1910. 94 pp., 

3 pis. lOc.

Discusses the natural and economic features that determine the character of the streams; 

describes the larger drainage basins and the methods of collecting and analyzing the samples 

. of water, and discusses each river in detail with reference to its source, course, and quality of 

water; includes short chapters on municipal supplies and industrial uses.

254. The underground waters of north-central Indiana, by S. R. Capps, witha chapter 

on the chemical character of the waters, by R. B. Dole. 1910. 279 pp., 

7 pis. 40c.

Describes relief, drainage, vegetation, soils, and crops, industrial development, and geologic 

formations; source, movements, occurrence and volume of ground water; methods of well construction and lifting devices; discusses in detail for each county surface features and drainage, 

geology and ground water, city, village, and rural supplies, and gives records of wells and 

analyses of waters. Discusses also, under chemical character/methods of analyses and expression of results, mineral constituents, effect of the constituents on waters for domestic, industrial and medicinal uses, methods of purification, chemical composition; many analyses and 

field assays.

259. The underground waters of southwestern Ohio, by M. L. Fuller and F. G. Clapp, 

with a discussion of the chemical character of the Waters, by R. B. Dole. 

1912. 228 pp., 9 pis. 35c.

Describes the topography, climate, and geology of the region, the water-bearing formations, 

the source, mode of occurrence, and head of the waters, and municipal supplies; gives details by 

counties; discusses in supplement, under chemical character, method of analyses and expression 

of results, mineral constituents, effect of the constituents on waters for domestic, industrial, or 

medicinal uses, methods of purification, chemical composition; many analyses and field assays. 

The matter in the supplement was also published in Water-Supply Paper 254 (The underground waters of north-central Indiana).

334. The Ohio Valley flood of March-April, 1913 (including comparisons with some 

earlier floods), by A. H. Horton and H. J. Jackson. 1913. 96 pp., 22 pis. 

20c.

Although relating specifically to floods in the Ohio Valley, this report discusses also the 

causes of floods and the prevention of damage by floods.

ANNUAL REPORTS.

Each of the papers contained in the annual reports was also issued in separate form.

Annual reports are distributed free by the Geological Survey as long as its stock lasts. An asterisk (*) 

indicates that this stock has been exhausted. Many of the papers so marked, however, may be purchased 

from the SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS, WASHINGTON, D. C.

Fourteenth annual report of the United States Geological Survey, 1892-93, J. W. 

Powell, Director. 1893. (Pt. II, 1894.) 2 parts. *Pt. II. Accompanying 

papers, pp. xx, 597, 73 pis. $2.10. Contains:

*The potable waters of the eastern United States, by W J McGee, pp. 1-47. Discusses cistern 

water, stream waters, and ground waters, including mineral springs and artesian wells.
PUBLICATIONS. XTH

Seventeenth Annual Keport of the United States Geological Survey, 1895-96, Charles 

D. Walcott, Director. 1896. 3 parts in 4 vols. *Pt. II. Economic geology 

ftnd hydrography, xxv, 864 pp., 113'pis. $2.35. Contains:

*The water resources of Illinois, by Frank Leverett, pp. 695-849, pis. 108 to 113. Describes 

the physical features of the State, and the drainage basins, including Illinois, Des Plaines' 

Kankakee, Fox, Illinois-Vermilion, Spoon, Mackinaw, and Sangamon rivers, Macoupin Creek 

Rock River, tributaries of the Mississippi in western Illinois, Kaskaskia, Big Muddy, and tributaries of the Wabash; discusses the rainfall and run-off, navigable waters and water powers, the 

wells supplying water for rural districts, and artesian wells; contains tabulated artesian well 

data and water analyses.

Eighteenth Annual Keport of the United States Geological Survey, 1896-97, Charles 

D. Walcott, Director. 1897. (Pts. II and III, 1898.) 5 parts in 6 vols. 

*Pt. IV, Hydrography, x, 756 pp., 102 pis. $1.75. Contains:

*The water resources of Indiana and Ohio, by Frank Leverett, pp. 419-560, pis. 33 to 37. 

Describes" the Wabash, Whitewater, Miami, Little Miami, Scioto, Hocking, Muskingum, 

and Beaver rivers and lesser tributaries of the Ohio in Indiana and Ohio, the streams discharging 

into Lake Erie and Lake Michigan, and streams flowing to the upper Mississippi through the 

Illinois; discusses shallow and drift wells, the flowing wells from the drift, and deeper artesian 

wells, and gives records of wells at many of the cities; describes the mineral springs, and gives 

analyses of the waters; contains also tabulated lists of cities' using surface waters for waterworks, 

and of cities and villages using shallow and deep well waters; discusses the source and quality 

of the city and village supplies, and gives precipitation tables for various points.

Nineteenth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1897-98, Charles 

D. Walcott, Director. 1898. (Pts. II, III, and V, 1899.) 6 parts in 7 vols. 

and separate case for maps with Pt. V. *Pt. IV, Hydrography, viii, 814 pp.', 

118 plates. $1.85. Contains:

*The rock waters of Ohio, by Edward Orton, pp. 633-717, pis. 71 to 73. Describes the principal 

geologic formations of Ohio and the waters from the different strata; discusses the flowing wells 

at various points and the artesian wells of pre-Glacial channels in Alien, Auglaize, and Mercer 

counties; discusses city and village supplies; gives analyses of waters from various formationsMONOGRAPHS.

Monographs are of quarto size. They are not distributed free, but may be obtained from the Geological 

Survey or from the SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS, WASHINGTON, D. C., at the prices indicated. An 

asterisk (*) indicates that the Survey's stock of the paper is exhausted.

XLI. Glacial formations and drainage features of the Erie and Ohio basins, by Frank 

Leverett. 1902. . 802 pp., 26 pis. $1.75.

Treats of an area extending westward from Genessee Valley in New York across northwestern 

Pennsylvania and Ohio, central and southern Indiana, and southward from Lakes Ontario and 

Erie to the vicinity of Allegheny and Ohio rivers.

PROFESSIONAL PAPERS.

Professional papers are distributed free by the Geological Survey as long as its stock lasts. An asterisk (*) 

indicates that this stock has been exhausted. Many of the papers marked with an asterisk may, however, 

be purchased from the SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS,"WASHINGTON, D. C. Professional papers are of 

quarto size.

*37. The Southern Appalachian forests, by H. B. Ayres and W. W. Ashe. 1905. 291 

pp., 37 pis. 80c.

Describes the relief, drainage, climate, natural resources, scenery, and water supply of the 

southern Appalachian forests, the trees, shrubs, and rate of growth; gives details concerning 

forests by drainage basins, including New, Holston (southern tributaries of South Fork only), 

Watauga, Nolichucky, French Broad, Pigeon, Little Tennessee, Hiwassee, Tallulah-Chatooga, 

Toxaway, Saluda, and First and Second Broad rivers, Catawba and YadHn rivers, describing 

many of the tributaries of each of the master streams.

*72. Denudation and erosion in the southern Appalachian region and the Monongahela basin, by L. C. Glenn. 1911. 137 pp., 21 pis. 35c.

Describes the topography, geology, drainage, forests, climate and population, and transportation facilities of the region, the relation of agriculture, lumbering, mining, and power development to erosion and denudation, and the nature, effects, and remedies of erosion; gives details 

of conditions in Holston, Nolichucky, French Broad, Little Tennessee, and Hiwassee river 

basins, along Tennessee River proper, and in the basins of the Coosa-Alabama system, Chattahoochee, Savannah, Saluda, Broad, Catawba, YadMn, New, and Monongahela rivers.

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BULLETINS.

An asterisk (*) indicates that the Geological Survey's stock of the paper is exhausted. Many of the 

papers so marked may be purchased from the SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS, WASHINGTON, D. C. 

Bulletins are of octavo size.

*264. Record of deep-well drilling for 1904, by M. L. Fuller, E. F. Lines, and A. C. 

Veatch. 1905. 106pp. lOc.

Discusses the importance of accurate well records to the driller, to owners of oil, gas, and-water 

wells, and to the geologist; describes the general method of work; gives tabulated records of wells 

in Illinois, Indiana, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Kentucky, 

and detailed records of wells in Delaware and Jay counties, Ind.; Greene, Warren, and Wash, 

ington counties, Pa.; and Kanawha, Ritchie, and Wetzel counties, W. Va. These records 

were selected because they give definite stratigraphic information.

*298. Record of deep-well drilling for 1905, by M. L. Fuller and Samuel Sanford. 

1906. 299pp. 2oc.

Gives an account of progress in the collection of well records and samples; contains tabulated 

records of wells in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, 

Virginia, and West Virginia, and detailed records of wells in Crawford County, 111.; Delaware, 

Martin, Randolph, and Vanderburg counties, Ind.; HopMns and Metcalf counties, Ky.; Hocking, Noble, Tuscarawas, and Wayne counties, Ohio; Armstrong, Greene, Warren, and Washington counties, Pa.; and Cabell, Harrison, Marion, Monongalia, Wpyne, and Wetzel counties, 

W. Va. The wells of which detailed records are given were selected because they afford definite 

stratigraphic information.

GEOLOGIC FOLIOS.

Under the plan adopted for the preparation of a geologic map of the United States 

the. entire area is divided into small quadrangles, bounded by certain meridians and 

parallels, and these quadrangles, which number several thousand, are separately 

surveyed and mapped. 1 The unit of survey is also the unit of publication, and the 

maps and description of each quadrangle are issued in the form of a folio. When all, 

the folios are completed they will constitute the Geologic Atlas of the United States.

A folio is designated by the name of the principal town or of a prominent natural 

feature within the quadrangle. Each folio includes maps showing the topography, 

geology, underground structure, and mineral deposits of the area mapped and several 

pages of descriptive text. The text explains the maps and decsribes the topographic 

and geologic features of the country and its mineral products. The topographic map 

shows roads, railroads, waterways, and, by contour lines, the shapes of the hills and 

valleys and the height above sea level of all points in the quadrangle. .The arealgeology map shows the distribution of the various rocks at the surface. The structuralgeology map shows the relations of the rocks to one another underground. The 

economic-geology map indicates the location of mineral deposits that are commercially valuable. The artesian-water map shows the depth to underground-water 

horizons. Economic-geology and artesian-water maps are included in folios if the 

conditions in the areas mapped warrant their publication. The folios are of special 

interest to students of geography and geology, and are valuable as guides in the development and utilization of mineral resources.

The folios numbered from 1 to 163, inclusive, are published in only one form (18 by 

22 inches), called the library edition. Some of the folios that bear numbers higher 

than 163 are published also in an octavo edition (6 by 9 inches). Owing to a fire in 

the Geological Survey building May 18, 1913, the stock of geologic folios was more or 

less damaged by fire and water, but 80 or 90 per cent of the folios are usable. They 

will be sold at the uniform price of 5 cents each, with no reduction for wholesale orders. 

This rate applies to folios in stock from 1 to 184, inclusive (except reprints); also to the 

library edition of folio 186. The library edition of folios 185, 187, and higher numbers 

sells for 25 cents a copy, except that some folios which contain an unusually large 

amount of matter sell at higher prices. The octavo edition of folio 185 and higher 

numbers sells for 50 cents a copy, except folio 193, which sells for 75 cents a copy. A

1 Index maps showing areas in the Ohio River basin covered by topographic maps and by geologic folios 

will be mailed on receipt of request addressed to the Director, U. S. Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.
PUBLICATIONS. XIX

discount of 40 per cent is allowed on an order for folios or for folios together with topographic maps amounting to $5 or more at the retail rate.

All the folios contain descriptions of the drainage of the quadrangles. The folios in 

the following list contain also brief discussions of the underground waters in connection with the economic resources of the areas and more or less information concerning the utilization of the water resources.

An asterisk (*) indicates that the stock of the folio is exhausted.

*16. Knoxville, Tennessee-North Carolina. 

67. Danville, Illinois-Indiana. 5c.

Discusses the shallow dug or open wells, the tubular wells, and the flowing wells; gives also 

tabulated data concerning depth, head, water-bearing bed,etc.,of the wells in the quadrangle.

84. Ditney, Indiana. 5c. 

90. Cranberry, North Carolina-Tennessee. 5c. 

102. Indiana, Pennsylvania. 5c.

Indicates promising localities for artesian water.

105. Patoka, Indiana-Illinois, 5c.

Discusses the water supply of the streams, springs, wells, cisterns, and artificial ponds.

*121. Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. 5c.

123. Elders Ridge, Pennsylvania,. 5c.

124. Mount Mitchell, North Carolina-Tennessee. 5c.

Describes water powers and the various sources of water used for industrial and domestic 

supplies.

*144. Amity, Pennsylvania.

Gives a brief discussion of the water supply of the town of Washington.

146. Rogersville, Pennsylvania. 5c.

147. Pisgah, North Carolina-South Carolina. 5c.

*151. Roan Mountain, Tennessee-North Carolina. 

160. Accident-Grantsville, Maryland-Pennsylvania-West Virginia. 5c.

Notes possibility of obtaining artesian water.

172. Warren, 1 Pennsylvania-New York. 5c. 

174. Johnstown, 1 Pennsylvania. 5c.

Describes the city water supply at Johnstown and the water resources of the quadrangle 

in general.

176. Sewickley, Pennsylvania. 5c.

177. Burgettstown-Carnegie, 2 Pennsylvania. 5c. 

Contains partial well records.

180. Claysville, Pennsylvania. 5c. 

187. Ellijay, Georgia-North Carolina-Tennessee. 25c. 

Contains brief paragraph on water power.

189. Barnesboro-Patton, Pennsylvania. 25c.

MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS.

Other Federal bureaus and State and other organizations have 

from time to time published reports relating to the water resources of 

the various sections of the country. Notable among those pertaining 

to the Ohio River basin-are the reports of the Chief of Engineers, 

United States Army; the State geological surveys of Alabama, Illinois, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia; the Illinois 

Water-Supply Commission and the Rivers and Lakes Commission of 

Illinois; the New York State Conservation Commission and State 

Water-Supply Commission; the Water-Supply Commission of Penn1 Issued in two editions (see p. xviii); specify which edition is wanted.

2 Library edition out of stock.

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XX STREAM-GAGING STATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS.

sylvania and the Pittsburgh Flood Commission; and the water-power 

report of the Tenth Census (vol. 17). The following reports deserve 

special mention:

The Mississippi and Ohio rivers, by Charles H. Ellet. 1853.

Report upon the physics and hydraulics of the Mississippi River, by A. A. Humphreys and H. L. Abbot. 1861.

Preliminary report on a part of the water powers of Alabama, by B. M. Hall: Alabama Geol. Survey Bull. 7, 1903.

The underground water resources of Alabama, by Eugene A. Smith: Alabama GeoL 

Survey Mon. 6,1907.

Preliminary report on a part of the water powers of Georgia, compiled by B. M. 

Hall: Georgia Geol. Survey Bull. 3 A, 1896.

Preliminary report on the underground waters of Georgia, by S. W. McCallie: 

Georgia Geol. Survey Bull. 15, 1908.

The. mineral content of Illinois waters, by Edward Bartow, J. A. Udden, S. W. Parr, 

and George T. Palmer: Illinois State Geol. Survey Bull. 10, 1909.

Chemical survey of the waters of Illinois, report for the years 1897-1902, by A. W. 

Palmer, with Geology of Illinois as related to its water supply, by Charles W. Rolfe: 

University of Illinois publications.

Chemical and biological survey of waters of Illinois, by Edward Bartow: University of Illinois publications 3, 6, 7, 1906-1909.

Report upon the prevention of overflow of Little Wabash and Skillet Fork rivers, 

by W. J. McEathron and L. L. Hidinger. Rivers and Lakes Commission, 1911.

Papers on the water power of North Carolina, a preliminary report by George F. 

Swain: North Carolina Geol. Survey Bull. 8, 1899.

Report of the investigations into the purification of the Ohio River water for the 

improved water supply of the city of Cincinnati, Ohio; made by the Board of Trustees, 

Commissioners of waterworks, Cincinnati, 1899.

Progress report on a plan of sewerage for the city of Cincinnati, 1912-13.

The mineral waters of Indiana, their location, origin, and character, by W. S. 

Blatchley: Indiana Dept. Geology and Nat. Res. Twenty-sixth Ann. Kept. 1901.

Report on the value of the Dix River as a source of water power, by August F. 

Foerste, and Supplementary report on Dix River, by August F. Foerste: Kentucky 

Geol. Survey Bull. 21, 1912.

Underground waters of Mississippi, a preliminary report, by W. N. Logan and W. R. 

Perkins: Mississippi Agr. Exper. Sta. Bull. 89.

Hydrology of the State of New York, by George W. Rafter: New York State Mus. 

Bull. 85, 1905.

A report to the mayor and city council on flood protection for the city of Columbus, 

Ohio, 1913.

Report of the filtration commission of the city of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1899.

The water powers of Tennessee, by J. A. Switzer, including a report on Doe River, 

by A. H. Horton: Tennessee Geol. Survey Bull. 17, 1914.

Hydrography of Virginia, by N. C. Groverand R. H. Bolster: Virginia Geol. Survey 

Bull. 3, 1906.

Surface water supply of Virginia, by G. C. Stevens: Virginia Geol. Survey Bull. 

10, 1916.

Report of the Secretary of Agriculture in relation to the forests, rivers, and mountains of the Southern Appalachian region: 57th Congress, 1st sess., S. Doc. 84, 1902.

Many of these reports can be obtained by applying to the several 

commissions, and most of them can be consulted in the public libraries of the larger cities.
PUBLICATIONS. XXI

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY HYDBOLOGIC REPORTS OF GENERAL

INTEREST.

The following list comprises reports not readily classifiable by drainage basins and covering a wide range of hydrologic investigations:

WATER-SUPPLY PAPERS.

*1. Pumping water for irrigation, H. M. Wilson. 1896. 57 pp., 9 pis.

Describes pumps and motive powers, windmills, water wheels, and various kinds of engines, 

also storage reservoirs to retain pumped water until needed for irrigation.

*3. Sewage irrigation, by G. W. Rafter.. 1897. 100 pp., 4 pis. (See Water-Supply 

Paper 22.) lOc.

Discusses methods of sewage disposal by intermittent filtration and by irrigation; describes 

utilization of sewage in Germany, England, and Prance, and sewage purification in the United 

States.

*8. Windmills for irrigation, by E. C. Murphy. 1897. 49 pp., 8 pis. lOc.

Gives results of experimental tests of windmills during the summer of 1896 in the vicinity of 

Garden, Kails.; describes instruments and methods and draws conclusions.

*14. New tests of certain pumps and water lifts used in irrigation, by O. P. Hood. 

1898. 91 pp., 1 pi. lOc. 

Discusses efficiency of pumps and water lifts of various types.

*20. Experiments with windmills, by T. O. Perry. 1899. 97 pp., 12 pis. 15c.

Includes tables and descriptions of wind wheels, makes comparisons of wheels of several types, 

and discusses results.

*22. Sewage irrigation, Part II, by G. W. Rafter. 1899. 100 pp., 7 pis. 15c.

Givesresume'of Water-Supply Paper No. 3; discussespollution of certain streams, experiments 

on purification of factory wastes in Massachusetts, value of commercial fertilizers, and describes 

American sewage-disposal plants by States; contains bibliography of publications relating to 

sewage utilization and disposal.

*32. Water resources of Puerto Rico, by H. M. Wilson. 1899. 48 pp., 17 pis. 15c.

Describes briefly topography, climate, rivers, irrigation methods, soils, forestation, water 

power, and transportation facilities.

*41. The windmill: its efficiency and economic use, Part I, by E. C. Murphy. 1901. 

72 pp., 14 pis. 15c.

*42. The windmill: its efficiency and economic use, Part II, by E. C. Murphy. 1901. 

75 pp., 2 pis. lOc. 

Nos. 41 and 42 give details of results of experimental tests with windmills of various types.

*43. Conveyance of water in irrigation canals, flumes, and pipes, by Samuel Fortier. 

1901. 86pp., 15 pis. 15c.

*44. Profiles of rivers in the United States, by Henry Gannett. 1901. 100 pp., 11 pis. 

15c.

Gives elevations and distances along rivers of the United States, also brief descriptions of 

many of the streams. Arrangement geographic. Many river profiles are scattered through 

other reports on surface waters in various parts of the United States.

*56. Methods of stream measurement. 1901. 51 pp., 12 pis. 15c.

Describes the methods used by the Survey in 1901-2. See also Nos. 64,94, and 95. 

57. Preliminary list of deep borings in the United States, Part I (Alabama-Montana),

by N. H. Barton. 1902. 60 pp. (See No. 149.) 5c.

61. Preliminary list of deep borings in the United States, Part II (NebraskaWyoming), by N. H. Barton. 1902. 67 pp. 5c.

Nos. 57 and 61 contain information as to depth, diameter, yield, and head of water in borings 

more than 400feet deep; under head "Remarks" give information concerning temperature, 

quality of water, purposes of boring, etc. The lists are arranged by States, and the States are 

arranged alphabetically. A second, revised, edition was published in 1905 as Water-Supply 

Paper 149 (q. v.). 5c.
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64. Accuracy of stream measurements, by E. 0. Murphy. 1902. 99 pp., 4 pis. 

(See No. 95.) lOc.

Describes methods of measuring velocity of water and of measuring and computing stream flow 

and compares results obtained with the different instruments and methods; describes also 

experiments and results at the Cornell University hydraulic laboratory. A second, enlarged* 

edition published as "Water-Supply Paper 95.

*67. The motions of underground waters, by C. S. Slichter. 1902. 106 pp., 8 pis. 

15c.

Discusses origin, depth, and amount of underground waters; permeability of rocks and 

porosity of soils; causes, rates, and laws of motions of underground watef; surface and deep zones 

of flow, and recovery of waters by open wells and artesian and deep wells; treats of the shape and 

position of the water table; gives simple methods of measuring yields of flowing well; describes 

artesian wells at Savannah, Ga.

72. Sewage pollution in the metropolitan area near New York City and its effect on 

inland water resources, by\M. O. Leighton. 1902. 75 pp., 8 pis. lOc. 

Defines "normal" and "polluted " waters and discusses the damage resulting from pollution.

77. The water resources of Molokai, Hawaiian Islands, by Waldemar Lindgren.

1903. 62 pp., 4 pis. lOc.

Describes briefly the topography, geology, coral reefs, climate, soils, vegetation, forests, and 

fauna of the island, the springs, running streams, and wells, and discusses the utilization of the 

surface and underground waters.

*80. The relation of rainfall to run-off, by G. W. Rafter. 1903. 104 pp. lOc.

Treats of measurements of rainfall and laws and measurements of stream flow; gives rainfall 

run-off, and evaporation formulas; discusses effect of forests on rainfall and run-off.

87. Irrigation in India (second edition), by H. M. Wilson. 1903. 238 pp. 27 pis. 

25c. 

First edition was published in Part 2 of the Twelfth Annual Report.

93. Proceedings of first conference of engineers of Reclamation Service, with accompanying papers, compiled by F. H. Newell, chief engineer. 1904. 361 pp. 

25c.

Contains, in addition to an account of the organization of the hydrographic [water resources} 

branch of the United States Geological Survey and the reports of the conference, the following 

papers of more or less general interest:

Limits of an irrigation project, by D. W. Ross.

Relation of Federal and State laws to irrigation, by Morris Bien.

Electrical transmission of power for pumping, by H. A. Storrs.

Correct design and stability of high masonry dams, by George Y. Wisner.

Irrigation surveys and the use of the plane table, by J. B. Lippincott.

The use of alkaline waters for irrigation, by Thomas A. Means.

*94. Hydrographic manual of the United States Geological Survey, prepared by 

E. C. Murphy, J. C. Hoyt, andG. B. Hollister. 1904. 76 pp.,3 pis. lOc.

Gives instruction for field and office work relating to measurements of stream flow by current 

meters. See also No. 95.

*95. Accuracy of stream measurements (second, enlarged edition), by E. C. Murphy.

1904. 169 pp., 6 pis.

Describes methods of measuring and computing stream flow and compares results derived 

from different instruments and methods. See also No. 94.

103. A review of the laws forbidding pollution of inland waters in the United States, 

by E. B. Goodell. 1904. 120 pp. (See No. 152.)

Explains the legal principles under which antipollution statutes become operative, quotes 

court decisions to show authority for various deductions, and classifies according to scope the 

statutes enacted in the different States.
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110, Contributions to the hydrology of eastern United States, 1904; M. L. Fuller, 

geologist in charge. 1905. 211 pp., 5 pis. lOc.

Contains the following reports of general interest. The scope of each paper is indicated by its 

t^le.

Description of underflow meter used in measuring the velocity and direction of underground 

Water, by Charles S. Slichter.

The California or "stovepipe" method of well construction, by Charles S. Slichter.

Approximate methods of measuring the yield of flowing wells, by Charles S. Slichter.

Corrections necessary in accurate determinations of flow from vertical well casings, from notes 

furnished by A. N. Talbot.

Experiment relating to problems of well contamination at Quitman, Ga., by S. W. McCallie.

Notes on the hydrology of Cuba, by M. L. Fuller.

113. The disposal of strawboard and oil-well wastes, by R. L. Sackett, and Isaiah 

Bowman. 1905. 52 pp., 4 pis. 5c.

The first paper discusses the pollution of streams by sewage and by trade wastes, describes the 

manufacture of strawboard and gives results of various experiments in disposing of the waste. 

The second paper describes briefly the topography, drainage, and geology of the region about 

Marion, Ind., the contamination of rock wells and of streams by waste oil and brine.

114. Underground wat0rs of eastern United States; M. L. Fuller, geologist in charge. 

1905. 285pp., 18 pis. 25c.

Contains report on " Occurrence of underground waters," by M. L. Fuller, discussing sources, 

amount, and temperature of waters, permeability and storage capacity of rocks, water-bearing 

formations, recovery of water by springs, wells, and pumps, essential conditions of artesian flows, 

and general conditions affecting underground waters in eastern United States.

115. River surveys and profiles made during 1903, by W. C. Hall and J. C. Hoyt. 

1905. 115 pp., 4 pis. lOc. 

Contains results of surveys made to determine Ideation of undeveloped power sites.

119. Index to the hydrographic progress reports of the United States Geological 

Survey, 1888 to 1903, by J. C. Hoyt and B. D. Wood. 1905. 253 pp. 15c. 

Scope indicated by title.

120. Bibliographic review and index of papers relating to underground waters published by the United States Geological Survey, 1879-1904, by M. L. Fuller. 

1905. 128 pp. lOc. 

Scope indicated by title.

*122. Relationof the law to underground waters, by D.W.Johnson. 1905. 55pp. 5c. 

Defines and classifies ground waters, gives common-law rules relating to their use, and cites 

State legislative acts affecting them.

140. Field measurements of the rate of movement of underground waters, by C. S. 

Slichter. 1905. 122 pp., 15 pis. 15c.

Discusses the capacity of sand to transmit water, describes measurements of underflow in 

Rio Hondo, San Gabriel, and Mohave River valleys, Cal., and on Long Island., N. Y.; gives 

results of tests of wells and pumping plants, and describes stovepipe method of well con- 

 struction.

143. Experiments on steel-concrete pipes on a working scale, by J. H. Quinton. 

1905. 61 pp., 4 pis. 

Scope indicated by title.

144. The normal distribution of chlorine in the natural waters of New York and 

New England, by D. D. Jackson. 1905. 31 pp., 5 pis. lOc.

Discusses common salt in coast and inland waters, salt as an index to pollution of streams and 

wells, the solutions and methods used in chlorine determinations, and the use of the normal 

chlorine map; gives charts and tables for chlorine in the New England States and New York.

145. Contributions to the hydrology of eastern United States, 1905; M. L. Fuller, 

geologist in charge. 1905. 220 pp., 6 pis. lOc.

Contains brief reports of general interest as follows:

' Drainage of ponds into drilled wells, by Robert E. Horton. Discusses efficiency, cost, and 

capacity of drainage wells, and gives statistics of such wells in southern Michigan.

Construction of so-called fountain and geyser springs, by Myron L. Fuller.

A convenient gage for determining low artesian heads, by Myron I/. Fuller.
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146. Proceedings of second conference of engineers of the Reclamation Service, with 

accompanying papers, compiled by F. H. Newell, chief engineer. 1905. 

267 pp. 15c.

Contains brief account of the organization of the hydrographie [water resources] branch and 

the Reclamation Service, reports of conferences and committees, circulars of instruction, and 

many brief reports on subjects closely related to reclamation, and a bibliography of technical 

papers by members of the service. Of the papers read at the conference those listed below 

(scope indicated by title) are of more or less general interest:

Proposed State code of water laws, by Morris Bien.

Power engineering applied to irrigation problems, by O. H. Ensign.

Estimates on tunneling hi irrigation projects, by A. L. Fellows.

Collection of stream-gaging data, by N. 0. Grover.

Diamond-drill methods, by G. A. Hammond.

Mean-velocity and area curves, by F. W. Hanna.

Importance of general hydrographie data concerning basins of streams gaged, by R.E. Horton.

Effect of aquatic vegetation on stream flow, by R. E. Horton.

Sanitary regulations governing construction camps, by M. O. Leighton.

Necessity of draining irrigated land, by Thomas H. Means.

Alkali soils, by Thomas H. Means.

Cost of stream-gaging work, by E. C. Murphy.

Equipment of a cable gaging station, by E. C. Murphy.

Silting of reservoirs, by W. M. Reed.

Farm-unit classification, by D. W. Ross.

Cost of power for pumping irrigating water, by H. A. Storrs.

Records of flow at current-meter gaging stations during the frozen season, by F. H. Tillinghast.

147. Destructive floods in United States in 1904, by E. C. Murphy and others. 206 

pp., 18 pis. 15c.

Contains a brief account of " A method of computing cross-section area of waterways," including formulas for maximum discharge and areas of cross section.

149. Preliminary list of deep borings in the United States, second edition, with 

additions, by N. H. Darton. 1905. 175 pp. lOc.

Gives by States (and within the States by counties), location, depth, diameter, yield, height 

of water, and other available information concerning wells 400 feet or more in depth; includes 

all wells listed in Water-Supply Papers 57 and-61; mentions also principal publications relating 

to deep borings.

150. Weir experiments, coefficients, and formulas, by R. E. Horton. 1906. ' 189 pp., 

38 pis. (See Water-Supply Paper 200.) 15c. 

Scope indicated by title.

*151. Field assay of water, by M. O. Leighton. 1905. 77 pp., 4 pis. lOc.

Discusses methods, instruments, and reagents used in determining turbidity, color, iron, 

chlorides, and hardness in connection with the studies of the quality of water in various parts 

of the United States. 

152. A review of the laws forbidding pollution of inland waters in the United States

second edition, by E. B. Goodell. 1905. 149 pp. lOc.

Scope indicated by title.

*155. Fluctuations of the water level in wells, with special reference to Long Island, 

N. Y., by A. C. Veatch. 1906. 83 pp., 9 pis. 25c.

Includes general discussion of fluctuation due to rainfall and evaporation, barometric changes, 

temperature, changes in rivers, changes in lake level, tidal changes, effects of settlement, irrigation, dams, ground-water developments, and to indeterminate causes.

*160. Underground-water papers, 1906; M. L. Fuller, geologist in charge, 1906. 

104pp., 1 pi.

Gives account of work in 1905, lists of publications relating to underground waters, and contains the following brief reports of general interest:

Significance of the term "artesian," by Myron L. Fuller.

Representation of wells and springs on maps, by Myron L. Fuller.

Total amount of free water in the earth's crust, by Myron L. Fuller.

Use of fluoreseein in the study of underground water, by R. B. Dole.

Problems of water contamination, by Isaiah Bowman.

Instances of improvement of water in wells, by Myron L. Fuller.
PUBLICATIONS. XXV

~*162. Destructive floods in the United States in 1905, with a discussion of flood discharge and frequency and an index to flood literature, by E. C. Murphy and 

others. 1906. 105 pp., 4 pis. 15c.

~*163. Bibliographic review and index of underground-water literature published in 

the United States in 1905, by M. L. Fuller, F. G. Clapp, and B. L. Johnson. 

1906. 130 pp. 15c. 

Scope indicated by title.

*179. Prevention of stream pollution by distillery refuse, based on investigations at 

Lynchburg, Ohio, by Herman Stabler. 1906. 34 pp., 1 pi. lOc.

' Describes grain distillation, treatment of slop, sources, character, and effects of effluents on 

streams; discusses nitration, precipitation, fermentation, and evaporation methods of disposal 

of wastes without pollution.

*180. Turbine water-wheel tests and power tables, by R. E. Horton. 1906. 134 pp., 

2 pis. 20c. 

Scope indicated by title.

"*185. Investigations on the purification of Boston sewage, by C-E. A. Winslow and 

E. B. Phelps. 1906. 163 pp. 25c.

Discusses composition, disposal, purification, and treatment of sewages and recent tendencies 

in sewage-disposal practice in England, Germany, and the United States; describes character 

of crude sewage at Boston, removal of suspended matter, treatment in septic tanks, and purification in intermittent sand nitration and coarse material; gives bibliography.

*186. Stream pollution by acid-iron wastes: a report based on investigations made at 

Shelby, Ohio, by Herman Stabler. 1906. 36 pp., 1 pi. lOc.

Gives history of pollution by acid-iron wastes at Shelby, Ohio, and resulting litigation; discusses effect of acid-iron liquors on sewage purification processes, recovery of copperas from acidiron wastes, and other processes for removal of pickling liquor. 

*187. Determination of stream flow during the frozen season, by H. K. Barrows and 

R. E. Horton. 1907. 93 pp., 1 pi. 15c. 

Scope indicated by title.

*189. The prevention of stream pollution by strawboard waste, by E. B, Phelps. 

1906. 29 pp., 2 pis. 5c.

Describes manufacture of strawboard, present and proposed methods of disposal of waste 

liquors, laboratory investigations of precipitation and sedimentation, and field studies of 

amounts and character of water used, raw material and finished product, and mechanical 

filtration.

*194. Pollution of Illinois and Mississippi rivers by Chicago sewage, a digest of the 

testimony taken in the case of the State of Missouri v. the State of Illinois 

and the Sanitary District of Chicago, by M. O. Leighton, 1907. 369 pp., 

2 pis. 40c. 

Scope indicated by amplification of title.

*196. Water supply of Nome region, Seward Peninsula, Alaska, 1906, by J. C. Hoyt 

and F. F. Henshaw. 1907. 52 pp., 6 pis. 15c.

Gives results of measurements of flow of Alaskan streams, discusses available water supply 

for ditch and pipelines and power development; presents notes for investors.

*200. Weir experiments, coefficients, and formulas, revision of paper No. 150, by 

R. E. Horton. 1907. 195 pp., 38 pis. 35c.

Scope indicated by title.

*218. Water-supply investigations in Alaska, 1906-1907, Nome and Kougarok regions, 

Seward Peninsula; Fairbanks district, Yukon-Tanana region, by F. F. 

Henshaw and C. C. Covert. 1908. 156 pp., 12 pis. 25c.

Describes the drainage basins, gives results of observations at the gagingstations, and discusses 

the water supply of the ditches and pipe lines and possibilities of development; gives also 

meteorological records.

*226. The pollution of streams by sulphite pulp waste, a study of possible remedies, 

by E. B. Phelps. 1908. 37 pp., 1 pi. lOc.

Describes manufacture of sulphite pulp, the waste liquors, and the experimental work leading 

to suggestions as to methods of preventing stream pollution.
XXVI STREAM-GAGING STATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS.

228. Water-supply investigations of the Yukon-Tanana region, Alaska, 1907 and 1908, 

Fairbanks, Circle, and Rampart districts, by C. C. Covert and C. E. Ellsworth. 1909. 108 pp., 7 pis. 20c.

Describes the drainage basins, gives results of observations at gaging stations, and discusses 

the water supplies of the ditches and pipe lines and possibilities of hydraulic development.

*2?9. The disinfection of sewage and sewage filter effluents, with a chapter on the 

putrescibility and stability of sewage effluents, by E. B. Phelps. 1909. 91 

pp., 1 pi. 15c. 

Scope indicated by title.

*234. Papers on the conservation of water resources. 1909. 96 pp., 2 pis. 15c.

Contains the following papers, whose scope is indicated by their titles: Distribution of rainfall 

by Henry Gannett; Floods, by M. O. Leighton; Developed water powers, compiled under the 

direction of W. M. Steuart, with discussion by M. O. Leighton; Undeveloped water powers, by 

M. O. Leighton; Irrigation, by F. H. Newell; Underground waters, by W. C. Mendenhall; 

Denudation, by R. B. Dole and Herman Stabler; Control of catchment areas, by H. N. Parker.

*235. The purification of some textile and other factory wastes, by Herman Stabler 

and G. H. Pratt. 1909. 76 pp. lOc.

Discusses waste waters from wool scouring, bleaching and dyeing cotton yarn, bleaching 

cotton piece goods, and manufacture of oleomargarine, fertilizer, and glue.

236. The quality of surface waters in the United States: Part I. Analyses of waters 

east of the one hundredth meridian, by R. B. Dole. 1909. 123 pp. lOr. 

Describes collection of samples, method of examination, preparation of solutions, accuracy 

of estimates, and expression of analytical results.

*238. The public utility of water powers and their governmental regulation, by Rene" 

Tavernier and M. O. Leighton. 1910. 161 pp. 15c.

Discusses hydraulic power and irrigation, French, Italian, and Swiss legislation relative to the 

development of water powers, and laws proposed in the French Parliament; reviews work of 

bureau of hydraulics and agricultural improvements of the French department of agriculture, 

and gives resume of Federal and State water-power legislation in the United States.

*255. Underground waters for farm use, by M. L. Fuller. 1910. 58 pp., 17 pis. 15c. 

Discusses rocks as sources of water supply and the relative safety of supplies from different 

materials; springs, and their protection, open or dug and deep wells, their location, yield, relative cost, protection, and safety; advantages and disadvantages of cisterns and combination 

wells and cisterns.

*257. Well-drilling methods, by Isaiah Bowman. 1911. 139 pp., 4 pis. 15c.

Discusses amount, distribution, and disposal of rainfall, water-bearing rocks, amount of underground water, artesian conditions, and oil and gas bearing formations, gives history of well 

drilling in Asia, Europe, and the United States; describes in detail the various methods and the 

machinery used; discusses loss of tools and geologic difficulties; contamination of well water 

and methods of prevention; tests of capacity and measurement of depth; and costs of sinking 

wells.

*258. Underground-water papers, 1910, by M. L. Fuller, F. G. Clapp, G. C. Matson, 

Samuel Sanford, and H. C. Wolff. 1911. 123 pp., 2 pis. 15c. 

Contains the following papers (scope indicated by titles) of general interest: 

Drainage by wells, by M. L. Fuller.

Freezing of wells and related phenomena, by M. L. Fuller. 

Pollution of underground waters in limestone, by G. C. Matson. 

Protection of shallow wells in sandy deposits, by M. L. Fuller. 

Magnetic wells, by M. L. Fuller.

259. The underground waters of southwestern Ohio, by M. L. Fuller and F. G. Clapp, 

with a discussion of the chemical character of the waters, by R. B. Dole. 

1912. 228 pp., 9 pis. 35c.

Describes the topography, climate, and geology of the region, the water-bearing formations, 

the source, mode of occurrence, and head of the waters, and municipal supplies; gives details by 

counties; discusses in supplement, under chemical character, method of analysis and expression 

of results, mineral constituents, effect of the constituents on waters for domestic, industrial, or 

medicinal uses, methods of purification, chemical composition; many analyses and field assays. 

The matter in the supplement was also published in Water-Supply Paper 254 (The, underground 

waters of north-central Indiana.)
PUBLJCATIONS. XXVII

274. Some stream waters of the western United States, with chapters on sediment 

carried by the Bio Grande.and the industrial application of water analyses 

by Herman Stabler. 1911. 188 pp. 15c.

Describes collection of samples, plan of analytical work, and methods of analyses; discusses 

soap-consuming power of waters, water-softening, boiler waters, and waters icr irrigation; gives 

results of analyses of waters of the Rio Grande and of Pecos, Gallinas, and Hondo rivers.

280. Gaging stations maintained by the United States Geological Survey, 1888- 

1910, and Survey publications relating to water resources, compiled by 

B. D. Wood. 1912. 102 pp. 10c.

314. Surface water supply of Seward Peninsula, Alaska, by F. F. Henshaw and G. L. 

Parker, with a sketch of the geography and geology by P. S. Smith, and a 

description of methods of placer mining by A. H. Brooks. 1913: 317 pp., 

17 pis. 45c. 

Contains results of work at gaging stations.

*315. The purification of public water siipplies, by G; A. Johnson. 1913. 84pp., 8 

pis. lOc.

Discusses ground, lake, and river waters as public supplies, development of waterworks systems in the United States, water consumption, and typhoid fever; describes methods of nitration and sterilization of water, and municipal water softening.

318. Water resources of Hawaii, 1909-1911, by W. F. Martin and C. H. Pierce. 1913. 

552 pp., 15 pis. 50c.

Describes the general features of the islands and gives results of measurements of streams and 

of observations of rainfall and evaporation; contains a gazetteer.

334. The Ohio Valley flood of March-April, 1913 (including comparisons with some 

earlier floods), by A. H. Horton and H. J. Jackson. 1913. 96 pp., 22 pis. 

20c. x

Although relating specifically to floods in the Ohio Valley, this report discusses also the causes 

of floods and the prevention of damage by floods.

336. Water resources of Hawaii, 1912, by C. H. Pierce and G. K. Larrison. 1914. 

392 pp. 50c.

337. The effects of ice on stream flow, by William Glenn Hoyt. 1913. 77 pp., 7 pis.

15c. 

342. Surface water supply of the Yukon-Tanana region, Alaska, by C. E. Ellsworth,

and R. W. Davenport. 1915. 343 pp., 13 pis. 45c. 

Presents results of six years' observations of the water supply of the Yukon-Tanana region;

discusses climate and precipitation, and gives station records.

*345. Contributions to the hydrology of the United States, 1914. N. C. Grover, chief 

hydraulic engineer. 1915. 225 pp., 17 pis. 30c.

*(e) A method of determining the daily discharge of rivers of variable slope, by M. R. Hall, 

W. E. Hall, and C. H. Pierce, pp. 53-65.

(/) The discharge of Yukon River at Eagle, Alaska, by E. A. Porter and R. W. Davenport, 

pp. 67-77, pis. 4 and 5. 5c.

Describes briefly the location and size of the Yukon basin, the climatic conditions in the basin, 

and methods of collecting hydrometric data; compares run-off with precipitation, and gives 

table showing the discharge of some of the large rivers in the United States as compared with 

the discharge of the Yukon and the Nile.

364. Water analyses from the laboratory of the United States Geological Survey, 

tabulated by F. W. Clarke, chief chemist. 1914. 40 pp. 5c.

Contains analyses of waters from rivers, lakes, wells, and springs in various parts of the United 

States, including the geysers of,Yellowstone National Park, hot springs in Montana, brines 

from Death Valley, water from the Gulf of Mexico, and mine waters from Tennessee, Michigan, 

Missouri and Oklahoma, Montana, Colorado and Utah, Nevada and Arizona, and California.

371. Equipment for current-meter gaging stations, by G. J. Lyon. 1915. 64 pp., 

37 pis. 20c.

Describes methods of installing recording and other gages and of constructing gage wells, 

shelters, and structures for making discharge measurements and artificial controls.
XXVIII STREAM-GAGING STATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS.

372. A water-power reconnaissance in south-central Alaska, by C. E. Ellsworth and 

R. W. Davenport, with a section on southeastern Alaska, by J. C. Hoyt. 

1915. 173 pp., 22 pis. 20c.

373. Water resources of Hawaii, 1913, by G. K. Larrison. 1915. 190 pp. 20c. 

Contains results of stream measurements.

*375. Contributions to the hydrology of the United States, 1915. N. C. Grover, chief 

hydraulic engineer. 1916. 181 pp., 9 pis.

(c) Relation of stream gaging to the science of hydraulics, by C. H. Pierce and R. W. Davenport, pp. 77-84.

(e) A method for correcting river discharge for changing stage, by B. E. Jones, pp. 117-130.

(/) Conditions requiring the use of automatic gages in obtaining stream-flow records,'by C. II. 

Pierce, pp. 131-139.

Three papers presented at the conference of engineers of the Water Resources Branch in 

December, 1914.

400. Contributions to the hydrology of the United States, 1916. N. C. Grover, chief 

hydraulic engineer.

(a) The people's interest in water-power resources, by G. O. Smith, pp. 1-8. 

(c) The measurement of silt-laden streams, by Raymond C. Pierce, pp. 39-51. 

(<2) Accuracy of stream-flow data, by N. C. Grover and J. C. Hoyt, pp. 53-59.

ANNTJAL REPORTS.

*Fifth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1883-84, J. W. Powell, 

Director. 1885. xxxvi, 469 pp., 58 pis. $2.25. Contains:

*The requisite and qualifying conditions of artesian wells, by T. C. Chamberlin, pp. 125-173, 

pi. 21. Scope indicated by title.

Twelfth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1890-91, J. W. Powell, 

Director. 1891. 2 parts. Pt. II, Irrigation, xviii, 576 ppv 93 pis. $2. 

Contains:

*Irrigation in India, by H. M. Wilson, pp. 368-561, pis. 107 to 146. See Water-Supply Paper

87.

Thirteenth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1891-92, J. W. 

Powell, Director. 1892. (Pts. II and III, 1893.) 3 parts. *Pt. Ill, Irrigation, xi, 486 pp., 77 pis. $1.85. Contains:

*American irrigation engineering, by H. M. Wilson, pp. 101-349, pis. Ill to 146. Discusses 

the economic aspects of irrigation, alkaline drainage, silt and sedimentation; gives brief history of legislation; describes perennial canals in Idaho-California, Wyoming, and Arizona; 

discusses water-storage at reservoirs of the California and other projects, subsurface sources of 

supply, pumping, and subirrigation

Fourteenth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1892-93, J. W. 

Powell, Director. 1893. (Pt. II, 1894.) 2 parts. *Pt. II, Accompanying 

papers, xx, 597 pp., 73 pis. $2.10. Contains:

*The potable waters of the eastern United States, by W J McGee, pp. 1-47. Discusses cistern 

water, stream waters, and ground waters, including mineral springs and artesian wells.

*Natural mineral waters of the United States, by A. C. Peale, pp. 49-88, pis. 3 and 4. Discusses the origin and flow of mineral springs, the source of mineralization, thermal springs, 

the chemical composition and analysis of spring waters, geographic distribution, and the 

utilization of mineral waters; gives a list of American mineral spring resorts; contains also 

some analyses.

Nineteenth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1897-98, Charles 

D. Walcott, Director. 1898. (Parts II, III, and V, 1899.) 6 parts in 7 

vols. and separate case for maps with Pt. V. *Pt. II, papers chiefly of a 

theoretic nature, v, 958 pp., 172 pis. $2.65. Contains:

*Principles and conditions of the movements of ground water, by F. H. King, pp. 59-294, 

pis. 6 to 16. Discusses the amount of water stored in sandstone, in soil, and in other rocks, the 

depth to which ground water penetrates; gravitational, thermal, and capillary movements 

of ground waters, and the configuration of the ground-water surface; gives the results of 

experimental investigations on the flow of air and water through a rigid, porous medium, and 

through sands, sandstones, and silts; discusses results obtained by other investigators, and 

 summarizes results of observations; discusses also rate of flow of water through sand and rock, 

the growth of rivers, rate of nitration through soil, interference of wells, etc.

*Theoretical investigation of the motion of ground waters, by C. S. Slichter, pp. 295-384, 

pi. 17. Scope indicated by title.
PUBLICATIONS. XXIX

Twentieth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1898-99, Charles 

D. Walcott, Director. 1899. (Parts II, III, IV, V, and VII, 1900.) 7 parts 

in 8 vols. and separate case for maps with Pt. V. *Pt. IV, Hydrography, 

vii, 660 pp., 75 pis. $1.40. Contains:

*Hydrography of Nicaragua, by A. P. Davis, pp. 563-637, pis. 64 to 75. Describes the topographic features of the boundary, the lake basin, and Rio San Juan; gives a brief r6sum6 of the, 

boundary dispute; discusses rainfall, temperature, and relative humidity, evaporation, resources, 

and productions, the ship, railway, and canal projects; gives the history of the investigations 

by the Canal Commission, and results of measurements on the Rio Grande, on streams tributary 

to Lake Nicaragua, and on Rio San Juan and its tributaries.

Twenty-second Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1900-1901, 

Charles D. Walcott, Director. 1901. (Parts III and IV, 1902.) 4 parts. 

*Pt. IV, Hydrography, 690 pp., 65 pis. $2.20. Contains:

*Hydrography of the American Isthmus, by A. P. Davis, pp. 507-630, pis. 37 to 50. Describes 

the physiography, temperature, rainfall, and winds of Central America; discusses the hydrography of the Nicaragua Canal route and the Panama Canal route; gives estimated monthly 

discharge of many of the streams, rainfall, and evaporation tables at various points.

PROFESSIONAL PAPERS.

*72. Denudation and erosion in the southern Appalachian region and the Monongahela 

basin, by L. C. Glenn. 1911. 137 pp., 21 pis. 35c.

Describes the topography, geology, drainage, forests, climate, and population, and transportation faciu'ties of the region, the relation of agriculture, lumbering, mining, and power development to erosion and denudation, and the nature, effects, and remedies of erosion; gives details 

of conditions in Holston, Nolichucky, French Broad, Little Tennessee, and Hiwassee River 

basins, along Tennessee River proper, and in the basins of the Coosa-Alabama system, Chattahoochee, Savannah, Saluda, Broad, Catawba, Yadkin, New, and Monongahela rivers.

86. The transportation of debris by running water, by G. K. Gilbert, based on experiments made with the assistance of E. C. Murphy. 1914. 263 pp., 3 pis. 70c.

The results of an investigation which was carried on in a specially equipped laboratory at 

Berkeley, Cal., and was undertaken for the purpose of learning "the laws which control the 

movement of bed load and especially to determine how the quantity of load is related to the 

stream slope and discharge and to the degree of comminution of the debris."

A highly technical report.

BULLETINS.

*32. Lists and analyses of the mineral springs of the United States (a preliminary 

study), by A. C. Peale. 1886. 235 pp.

Defines mineral waters, lists the springs by States, and gives tables of analyses so far as available.

*264. Record of deep-well drilling for 1904, by M. L. Fuller, E. F. Lines, and A. C. 

Veatch. 1905, 106pp. lOc.

*298. Record of deep-well drilling for 1905, by M. L. Fuller and Samuel Sanford. 

1906. 299 pp. 25c.

Bulletins 264 and 298 discuss the importance of accurate well records to the driller, to owners 

of oil, gas, and water wells, and to the geologist; describe the general methods of work; give 

tabulated records of wells by States, and detailed records selected as affording valuable stratigraphic information.

*319. Summary of the controlling factors of artesian flows, by Myron L. Fuller, 

1908. lOc.

Describes underground reservoirs, the sources of underground waters, the confining agents, 

the primary and modifying factors of artesian circulation, the essential and modifying factors of 

artesian flow, and typical artesian systems.

*479. The geochemical interpretation of water analyses, by Chase Palmer. 1911. 

31 pp. 5c.

Discusses the expression of chemical analyses, the chemical character of water, and the properties of natural waters; gives a classification of waters based on property values and reacting values, and discusses the character of the waters of certain rivers as interpreted directly from the 

results of analyses; discusses also the relation of water properties to geologic formations, silica in 

river water, and the character of the water of the Mississippi and the Great LaJses and St. Lawrence River as indicated by chemical analyses. 
INDEX BY AREAS AND SUBJECTS.

I A Annual Reports; M= Monograph; B= Bulletin; P= Professional Paper; W= Water-Supply Paper;

G F= Geologic folio.]

Alabama: Quality of waters............................................... W 236

Surface waters................................................. W 62, 63, 107

Underground waters....................................... W 57, 102, 114, 149

Alaska: Surface waters ......................... W 196, 218, 228, 314, 342, 345/, 372

Artesian waters: Essential conditions....................... A 5; B 319; W 67, 114

Bibliographies »...........:................................. W 119, 120, 163, 280

Chemical analyses:2 Methods and interpretation.... W 151, 236, 259, 274, 364; B 479

Conservation........................................................ W 234, 400a

Cuba: Surface, underground, and quality of waters.......................... W 110

Denudation.............................................................. P 72

Engineering methods........... W 1, 3, 8, 20, 41, 42, 43, 56, 64, 93, 94, 95, 110, 143,

146,150,180,187, 200, 257, 337, 345e, 371, 375c, e, and/, 400c and d. 

Floods...................................................... W 96, 147, 162, 334

Georgia: Quality of waters............................................ W 110, 236

Surface waters............................... W 62, 63, 197; P 37, 72; G F 187

Underground waters............................. W 57, 102, 114, 149; G F 187

Hawaiian Islands: Surface waters.............................. W 77, 318, 336, 373

Underground waters................................................... W 77

Ice measurements................................................ W 146, 187, 337

Illinois: Pollution, quality of waters, etc.................. W 236, 239; G F 67, 105

Surface waters.............................. A 17 ii; 18 iv; W 239; G F 67, 105

Underground waters. .......... A 17 ii; 18 iv; W 57, 114, 149, 164; G F 67, 105

India: Irrigation.................................................. A 12 ii; W 87

Indiana: Quality of waters. .......................................... W 236, 254

Surface waters....................................... A 18 iv; M XLI; W 147

Underground waters................ W 21, 26, 57, 114,149, 254; G F 67, 84, 105

Irrigation, general..:................... A 12 ii, 13 iii; W 20, 22, 41, 42, 87, 93, 146

Kentucky: Quality of waters.......................................... W 233, 23£

Underground waters............................. W 57,102, 114, 149, 159, 233

Legal aspects: Surface waters. ................................... W 103, 152, 238

Underground waters................................................... W 122

Mineral springs: Analyses.................................... A 14 ii; W 364; B 32

Origin, distribution, etc........... 1................................... A 14 ii

Lists.......'.........................:......................... B 32; W 114

Mississippi: Quality of waters.............................................. W 159

Underground waters................................................... W 159

Motions of ground waters....................... A 19 ii; B 319; W 67,110, 140, 155

New York: Quality of waters, etc.................................. W 79, 144, 236

Surface waters.................................................... W 80, 162

Underground waters.............................. W 61, 102,114, 149; G F 172

Nicaragua: Surface waters......................................... A 20 iv; 22 iv

i Many of the reports contain brief subject bibliographies. See abstracts.

* Many analyses of river, spring, and well waters are scattered through publications, as noted in abstracts.
XXXII INDEX BY AEEAS AND SUBJECTS.

North Carolina: Surface waters ...... P 37, 72; W 62,63; G P 16, 90,124,147,151,187

Underground waters.............................. W 61,110,114,149; G P 187

Ohio: Quality of waters................................ A 18 iv; 19 iv; W 236,259

Surface waters ........................................ M XLI; W 91,162, 334

Underground waters................ A 18 iv; 19 iv; M XLI; W 61,114,149,259

Panama: Surface waters................................................. A 22 iv

Pennsylvania: Quality of waters, etc ................................... W 79, 23$

Surface waters ................................................... W 147,162

Underground waters ...................................... W 61,110,114,149;

G P 102,121,123,144,146,160,172,174,176,177,180,189 

Pollution: By industrial wastes ........................... W 179,186,189, 226,235

By sewage..................................................... W 72, 79,194

Laws forbidding.................................................. W 103,152

Indices of ........................................................ W 144,160

Profiles of rivers....................................................... W 44,115

Porto Rico: Surface waters and irrigation................................... W 32

River profiles......................................................... W 44,115

Sanitation; quality of waters; pollution; sewage irrigation................... W 3,,

22, 72, 79,103,110,113, 114, 144, 145, 152, 160, 179,

185,186,189,194, 226,229,235, 236, 255, 258,259,315

Sewage disposal and purification....................... W 3,22, 72,113,185,194,.229

Tennessee: Surface waters ..................... W 62, 63; P 37, 72; G P 16,151,187

Underground waters................... W 61,102,114,149,164; G P 16,151,187

Underground waters: Legal aspects......................................... W 122

Methods of, utilization ....................................... W 114, 255, 257

Pollution................................................. W 110,145,160, 258

Virginia: Quality of waters, etc. .......................................... W 23&

Surface waters ............................................ P 37, 72; W 62, 63

Underground waters ................................... W 114,149; B 264,298

Windmill papers ............................................... W 1,8,20,41, 42

West Virginia: Underground waters......... W 61,114,145,149; B 264,298; G F 160>
INDEX OF STEEAMS.

Allegheny River, N. Y., Pa........

Bear River, Big, Ala.............

Beaver Creek, Little, OMo.........

Beaver River, Pa.................

Big Bear River, Ala...............

Big Reed Island Creek, Va.........

Big Sandy Creek, W. Va...........

Blacklick Creek, Pa...............

Blackwater River, W. Va..........

Bluestone River, W. Va..........

Buckhannon River, W. Va........

Buck Creek, OMo.................

Buffalo Creek, W. Va..............

Casselman River, Pa..............

Chadakoin River, N. Y...........

Chautauqua Lake outlet, N. Y....

Cheat River, W. Va...............

Cheoah River, N. C................

Cherry River, W. Va..............

Clinch River, Va..................

Coal River, W. Va.................

Coal River, Little, W. Va.........

Conoquenessing Creek, Pa........

Cross Creek, OMo................

Cullasagee River, N. C............

Cumberland River, Term.........

Cumberland River, South Pork, Ky! 

Davidson River, N. C............

Deckers Creek, W. Va............

Dix River, Ky...................

Doe River, Term.................

Duck River, Term................

East Pork or Branch. See Name

of main stream. 

Eel River (tributary to West

Branch of WMte River), Ind... 

Eel River (tributary to Wabash

River), Ind....................

Elk Creek, Tenn.................

Elk Creek, W. Va................

Elk River, Ala....................

Elk River, W. Va................

Embarrass River, 111..............

Fourmile Creek, OMo.............

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French Broad River, N. C., Tenn. xn 

Gauley River, W. Va.............. x, xi

Green River, Ky................. xi

Greenbrier River, W. Va........... x

Guyandot River, W. Va.......... xi

Hiwassee River, N. C., Tenn...... xiu

Hocking River, Ohio............. x

Holston River, Tenn............. xn

Holston River, Middle Fork, Va... xn 

Holston River, North Fork, Va.... xn

Holston River, South Fork, Va.,

Tenn.......................... xu

Hughes River, W. Va............ x

Hughes River, South Fork, W. Va. x 

Indian Creek, Pa................. x

Ivy River, N. C.................. xn

Jonathan Creek, OMo............ x

Kanawha River, W. Va.......... x

Kanawha River, Little, W. Va.... x

Kentucky River, Ky.............. xi

Kiskiminitas River, Pa............ ix,

Laurel Hill Creek, Pa............. x

Licking River, Ky................ xi

Licking River, OMo........ .... x

Little Beaver Creek, OMo......... x

Little Coal River, W. Va......... xi

Little Kanawha River, W. Va.... x

Little Miami River, OMo......... xi

Little Muskingum River, Ohio.... x

Little River, N. C................. xn

Little River, Va................. x

Little Tennessee River, N. C.,

Tenn........................ xn, xiu

Little Wabash River, 111.......... xn

McMahon River, OMo.............

Mad River, OMo..................

Mahoning River, OMo............

Meadow River, W. Va.............

Miami River, OMo...............

Miami River, Little, OMo.........

Middle Fork River, W. Va........

Middle Island Creek, W. Va.......

Mill Creek, CMo..................

Mills River, North Fork, N. C...

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Mills River, South Fork, N. C.....

Mohican River, Ohio.............

Monongahela River, Pa., W. Va... 

Mud Creek, N. C.................

Mud River, W. Va...............

MusHngum River, Ohio..........

Muskingum River, Little, Ohio... 

Nantahala River, 1ST. C...........

New River, Va., W. Va..........

New River, North Fork, N. C....

New River, South Fork, N. C....

Nolichucky River, Tenn..........

North Toe River, N. C...........

North Fork or Branch. See name

of main stream. 

Nottely River, N. C.............

Ocoee River, Tenn...............

Oconalufty River, N. C..........

Ohio River, W. Va...............

Olentangy River, Ohio...........

Pigeon River, N. C., Tenn........

Pocatalico River, W. Va...........

Raccoon Creek, Ohio.............

Reed Creek, Va...................

Heed Island Creek, Big, Va.......

Boane Creek, Tenn...............

Rolling Fork of Salt River, Ky... 

Salt River, Rolling Fork, Ky......

Sandy Creek, Big, W. Va.........

Scioto River, Ohio...............

Scott Creek, N. C................

Sevenmile Creek, Ohio............

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Shavers Fork, W.Va.. ......... x

Skillet Fork, HI................... xn

South Fork or Branch. See came

of main stream. 

Stillwater Biver, Ohio............ xi

Swannanoa Biver, N. C.........:. xn

Tennessee Biver, Ala., Tenn...... xn

Tennessee Biver, Little, N. C.,

Tenn........................ xn,xin

Tippecanoe Biver, Ind............ xi

ToccoaBiver, Ga.---.--.-.---.--- xin 

Toe River, North, N. C........... xn

Tuckasegee River, N. C........... xin

Tusquitee Creek, N. C........... xin

Twelvepole Creek, W. Va......... xi

Twin Creek, Ohio................ xi

Tygart River, W.Va............. ix

Valley Biver, N. C................ xra

Vermilion River, 111............. xi

Wabash River, 111., Ind........... xi

Wabash River, little, 111.......... xn

 Walker Creek, Va................. x

Watauga Biver, Tenn............ xn

West Fork Biver, W. Va.......... ix

West Fork or Branch. See name of

main stream.

White River, East Branch, Ind... xn 

'White River, West Branch, Ind... xn 

Wolf Creek, Va.................. x

Yellow Creek, Ohio............... x

Youghiogheny Biver, Md., Pa. ... x

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