UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

HAROLD L. ICKES, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

W. E. WRATHER, Director

Water-Supply Paper 978

SURFACE WATER SUPPLY 

of the UNITED STATES

1943

PARTS 

WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO BASINS

Prepared under the direction of 

. GLENN L. PARKER, Chief Hydraulic Engineer

AND OF C. E. ELLSWORTH, ROBERT FOLLANSBEE, BERKELEY JOHNSON, AND 

R. E. MARSH, District Engineers

In cooperation with the States of

COLORADO, LOUISIANA, NEW MJX&O, AND TEXAS 

and other agenc

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CONTENTS

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

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

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

Time basis..............................................................i.......... 4

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

Publications....................................................................... 5

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

Cooperation........................................................................ 13

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

Qaglng-station records............................................................. 15

Mermentau River Basin............................................................ 15

Bayou Hezpique near Basile, La............ '. .................................... 15

Bayou Des Cannes near Eunice, La............................................... 16

Bayou Plaquemine Brule near Crowley, La........................................ 17

Calcasieu River Basin............................................................ 18

Calcasleu River near Oberlln, La............................................... 18

Calcasieu River near Kinder, La................................................ 19

Whiskey Chltto Creek near Oberlin, La........................................... 20

Bundlck Creek near Dry Creek, La............................................... 21

Sabine River Basin............................................................... 22

Sabine River near Mineola, Tex................................................. 22

Sabine River near Gladewater,.Tex.............................................. 23

Sabine River near Tatum, Tex......"............................................. 24

Sabine River at Logansport, La................................................. 25

Sabine River near Milam, Tex................................................... 26

Sabine River near Bon Wier, Tex............;...............................-.,. 27

Sabine River near Ruliff, Tex.................................................. 28

Lake Fork Sabine River near Qultman, Tex....................................... 29

Big Sandy Creek near Big Sandy, Tex............................................ 31

Cherokee Bayou near Elderville, Tex............................................ 33

Neches River Basin............................................................... 34

Neches River near Neches, Tex. ...................*.............................. 34

Heches River neap Diboll, Tex.................................................. 35

Neches River near Rockland, Tex................................................ 36

Neches River at Evadale, Tex................................................... 37

Mud Creek near Jacksonville, Tex............................................... 38

Angelina River near Alto, Tex................................................... 39

Angelina River near Lufkin, Tex................................................ 40

Angelina River at Horger, Tex.................................................. 41

Striker Creek near Summerfield, Tex............................................ 42

Bowles Creek seepage Investigation,...I......................................... 43

Attoyac Bayou near Chireno, Tex................................................ 44

Village Creek near Kountze, Tex................................"................ 45

Trinity River Basin...................................................:'.......... 46

West Fork Trinity River at Fort Worth, Tex..................................... 46

West Fork Trinity River at Grand Prairie, Tex.................................. 47

Trinity River at Dallas, Tex.................................................... 48

Trinity River near Rosser, Tex................................................. 49

Trinity River near Oakwood, Tex................................................ 50

Trinity River near Midway, Tex................................................. 51

Trinity River at Riverside, Tex.......................................;........ 52

Trinity River at Romayor, Tex.................................................. 53

Trinity River at Liberty, Tex.................................................. 54

Big Sandy Creek near Bridgeport, Tex........................................... 55

Clear Fork Trinity River at Fort 'Worth, Tex.................................... 56

Lake Dallas near Lake Dallas, Tex.........................^...................." 57

Elm Fork Trinity River near Carrollton, Tex.................................... 59

Denton Creek near Roanoke, Tex................................i................ 60

East Fork Trinity River near Rockwall, Tex..................................... 61

Cedar Creek near Mabank, Tex................................................... 62

Chambers Creek-near corslcana, Tex............................................. 63

Richland Creek near Richland, Tex.............................................. 64

San Jacinto River Basin...........'............................................... 65

West Fork San Jacinto River near Conroe, Tex................................... 65

West Pork San Jacinto River near Humble, Tex................................... 66

San Jacinto River near Huffman, Tex............................................ 67

Spring Creek near Spring, Tex................................................... 68

East Fork San Jacinto River near Cleveland, Tex.............................. .. 69

Buffalo Bayou at Houston, Tex.................................................. 70

Whlteoak Bayou at Houston, Tex................................................. 71

Brays Bayou at Houston, Tex..................................................... 72

Brazos River Basin............................................................... 73

Double Mountain Fork Brazos River at Lubbock, Tex.............................. 73

Double Mountain Fork Brazos River near Aspermont, Tex.......................... 74

Brazos River at Seymour, Tex................................................... 75

Brazos River near South Bend, Tex..............,..........*..................... 76

Possum Kingdom Reservoir near Graford, Tex..................................... 77

Brazos River near Palo Pinto, Tex.............................................. 78

III
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Gaglng-station records Continued.

Brazos River Basin Continued. Page

Brazos River near Glen Rose, Tex............................................... 79

Brazos River near Whitney, Tex................................................. 80

Brazos River at Waco, Tex...................................................... 81

Brazos River near Mirlln, Tex.................................................. 82

Brazos River near Bryan, Tex................................................... 83

Brazos River near Hempstead, Tex............................................... 84

Brazos River near San Fellpe, Tex.............................................. 85

Brazos -River at Richmond, Tex.................................................. 86

Brazos River at East Columbia, Tex............................................. 87

Salt Fork Brazos River near Aspermont, Tex..................................... 88

White River at Plainvlew, Tex.................................................. 89

Clear Fork Brazos River at Nugent, Tex......................................... 90

Clear Fork Brazos River at Fort Griffin, Tex................................... 91

Clear Fork Brazos River near Crystal Falls, Tex................................ 92

Fort Phantom Hill Reservoir near Nugent, Tex................................... 93

Aqullla Creek near Aqullla, Tex................................................ 94

North Bosque River near Clifton, Tex........................................... 95

Leon River near Hasse, Tex..................................................... 96

Leon River near Belton, Tex.................................................... 97

Little River at Cameron, Tex................................................... 98

Lajapasas River at Youngsport, Tex.............................................. 99

San Gabriel River at Georgetown, Tex........................................... 100

Yegua Creek near Somervllle, Tex............................................... 101

Navaeota River near Easterly, Tex.............................................. 102

Brazos Valley Irrigation Co.'s canal near Fulshear, Tex........................ 103

Richmond Irrigation Co.'s canal near' Richmond, Tex............................. 103

Colorado River Basin............................................................. 104

Colorado River at Robert Lee, Tex.............................................. 104

Colorado River at Balllnger, Tex............................................... 105

Colorado River at Wlnchell, Tex................................................ 106

Colorado River near San Saba, Tex.............................................. 107

Buchanan Reservoir near Burnet, Tex............................................ 108

Ifershall Ford Reservoir near Austin, Tex....................................... 108

Colorado River at Austin, Tex.................................................. 109

Colorado River at Smlthvllle, Tex.............................................. 110

Colorado River at La Grange, Tex............................................... Ill

Colorado River at Columbus, Tex.^.............................................. 112

Colorado River at Wharton, Tex................................................. 113

Elm Creek at Balllnger, Tex.................................................... * 114

South Concho River at Chrlstoval, Tex.......................................... 115

Lake Nasworthy near San Angelo, Tex............................................ 116

South Concho River at San Angelo, Tex.......................................... 118

Concho River near San Angelo, Tex.............................................. 119

Concho River near Paint Rock, Tex.............................................. 120

South Concho Irrigation Co.'s canal at Chrlstoval, Tex......................... 120

Middle Concho River near Tankersly, Tex........................."............... 121

Spring Creek near Tankersly, Tex............................................... 122

North Concho River at Sterling City, Tex....................................... 123

North Concho. River near Carlsbad, Tex.......................................... 124

Pecan Bayou at Brownwood, Tex..................... 1............................ 125

San Saba River at Jfenard, Tex.................................................. 126

San Saba River at San Saba, Tex................................................ 127

Noyes Canal at ffenard, Tex..................................................... 127

Br&dy Creek at Brady, Tex...................................................... 128

North Llano River near Junction, Tex........................................... 129

Llano River at Llano, Tex...................................................... 130

Pedernales River near Johnson City, Tex........................................ 131

Barton Springs at Austin, Tex................................................... 131

Dry Creek at Buescher Lake, near SMthvllle, Tex..........................;.... 132

Lavaca River Basin............................................................... 133

Lavaca River near Edna, Tex.................................................... 133

Navldad River near Ganado, Tex................................................. 134

Quadalupe River Basin............................................................ 135

Guadalupe River at Hunt, Tex................................................... 135

Guadalupe River at Comfort, Tex................................................ 136

Guadalupe River near Spring Branch, Tex........................................ 137

Quadalupe River above Comal River, at New Braunfels, Tex....................... 138

Guadalupe River at Victoria, Tex............................................... 139

Comal River at New Braunfels, Tex.............................................. 140

San Marcos River at Lullng, Tex................................................ 141

San Karcos River at Ottlne, Tex................................................ 142

BJLanco River at Wlmberley, Tex................................................. 143

Plum Creek near Lullng, Tex..................................................... 144

Coleto Creek near Victoria, Tex................................................ 145

San Antonio River at San Antonio, Tex........................................... 145

San Antonio River near Falls City, Tex......................................... 147

San Antonio River at Ooliad,'Tex............................................... 148

Clbolo Creek near Falls City, Tex.............................................. 149

Mission River Basin..............................'................................ 150

Mission River at Refuglo, Tex.................................................. 150

Nueces River Basin............................................................... 151

Nueces River at Laguna, Tex.................................................... 151

Nueces River below Uvalde, Tex.................................................. 152

Nueces River near Asherton, Tex................................................ 153

Nueces River at Cotulla, Tex................................................... 154

Nueces River near Tilden, Tex.................................................. 155

Nueces River near Three Rivers, Tex...........................'...............-. 156
COOTENTS , V

Gaging-statlon records Continued.

Nueces River Basin Continued. Page

Nueces River near Mathis, Tex.................................................. 157

Nueces River at Calallen, Tex.................................................. 158

West Nueces River near Brackettvllle, Tex...................................... 159

Frlo River -at Concan, Tex...................................................... 160

Frlo River near Derby, Tex..................................................... 161

Frlo River at Calllham, Tex.................................................... 162

Leona River spring flow near Uvalde, Tex....................................... 163

Atascosa River at Whltsett, Tex................................................ 164

Rio Grancte Basin................................................................. 165

Rio Grande at Thlrtymlle Bridge, near Creede, Colo............................. 165

- Rio Grande at Wason, below Creede, Colo........................................ 166

Rio Grande near Del Norte, Colo................................................ 167

Rio Grande near Monte Vista, Colo.............................................. 168

Rio Grande at Alamosa, Colo.................................................... 169

Rio Grande above mouth of Trlnchera Creek, near La Sauses, Colo................ 170

Rio Grande near Lobatos, Colo............................................^..... 171

Rio Grande below Taos Junction Bridge, near Taos, 9. Hex....................... 172

Rio Grande at Embudo, N. Hex................................................... 173

Rio Grande at Otowi Bridge, near San Ildefonso, N. Hex......................... 174

Rio Grande at Cochlti, N. Hex.................................................. 175

Rio Grande at San Fellpe, N. Mex............................................... 176

Rio Grande near Bernalillo, N. Mex............................................. 177

Rio Grande at Albuquerque, N. Hex.............................................. 178

Rio Grande near Belen, N. Hex.................................................. 179

Rio Grande near Bernardo, N. Hex...................................'............ 180

Rio Grande at San Acacia, N. Hex............................................... 181

Rio Grande at San Marclal, N. Mex................................................ 182

Rio Grande below Elephant Butte Dam, N. Mex.................................... 183

Rio Grande below Caballo Dam, N. Mex........................................... 184

Reservoirs In Rio Grande Basin................................................. 185

Clear Creek below Continental Reservoir, Colo................................... 188

Goose Creek near Wagon Wheel Gap, Colo......................................... 189

South Fork Rio Grande at South Fork, Colo....................................... 190

Pinos Creek near Del Norte, Colo............................................... 191

Rock Creek near Monte Vista, Colo.............................................. 192

Closed basin In San Luis Valley, Colo.......................................... 193

Kerber Creek at Ashley Ranch, near Villa Grove, Colo......................... 193

Saguache Creek near Saguache, Colo............................................ 194

North Crestone Creek near Crestone, Colo..................................... 195

Carnero Creek near La Garlta, Colo........................................... 196

La Garita Creek near La Garlta, Colo......................................... 197

Alamosa Creek above Terrace Reservoir, Colo.................................... 198

Alamosa Creek below Terrace Reservoir, Colo.................................... 199

La Jara Creek at Gallegos Ranch, near Capulin, Colo............................ 200

Trinchera Creek above Turners Ranch, near Fort Garland, Colo................... 201

Trinchera Creek above Mountain Home Reservoir, near Fort Garland, Colo......... . 202

Trinchera Creek below Smith Reservoir, near Blanca, Colo....................... 203

Sangre de Cristo Creek near Fort Garland, Colo................................. 204

Ute Creek near Fort Garland, Colo.............................................. 205

Conejos River at Platoro, Colo................................................. 206

Conejos River near Mogote, Colo................................................ 207

Conejos River near La Sauses, Colo............................................. 208

San Antonio River at Ortlz, Colo............................................... 209

San Antonio River at mouth, near Manassa, Colo.. ..*............................. 210

Los Plnos River near Ortiz, Colo................................................ 211

Culebra Creek at San Luls, Colo................................................ 212

Culebra Creek below San Luis, Colo............................................. 213

Costilla Creek above reservoir, near Costllla, N. Mex.......................... 214

Costilla Creek below reservoir, near Costilla, N. Mex.......................... 215

Costllla Creek near Costilla, N. Mex........................................... 216

Caslas Creek near Costilla, N. Mex............................................. 217

Santlstevan Creek near Costilla, N. Mex........................................ 218

Latlr Creek near Cero, N. Mex.................................................. 219

Rio Colorado near Red River, N. Mex............................................ 220

Rio Colorado near Questa, N. Mex............................................... 221

Rio Hondo near Valdez, N. Mex.................................................. 222

Rio Hondo at Arroyo Hondo, N. Mex.............................................. 223

Rio Taos at Los Cordovas, N. Mex............................................... 224

Embudo Creek at Dixon, N. Mex.................................................. . 225

Rio Chama at Park View, N. Hex................................................. 226

Rio Chama near Terra Amarllla, N. Mex......................................'.... 227

Rio Chama near Ablqulu, N. Mex................................................. 228

Rio Chama near Chamita, N. Mex................................................. 229

Willow Creek near Park View, N. Mex............................................ 230

El Rlto Creek near El Rlto, N. Mex........................................'..... '231

Rio Ojo Callente at La Madera, N. Mex.......................................... 232

Rio Santa Cruz at Cundlyo, N. Mex.............................................. 233

Rio Santa Cruz at Riverside, N. Mex............................................ . 234

Santa Fe Creek near Santa Fe, N. Mex........................................... 235

Gallsteo Creek at Domingo, H. Mex.............................................. 236

Jemez Creek near Bernalillo, N. Mex............................................ 237

Tljeras Creek near Albuquerque, N. Mex........................................ 237

Rio Puerco near Cabezon, N. Mex............'.................................... 238

Rio Puerco near Guadalupe, N. Mex.............................................. 239

Rio Puerco at Rio Puerco, N. Mex............................................... 240

Rio Puerco near Bernardo, N. Mex............................................... 241

Bluewater- Creek near Bluewater, N. Mex......................................... 242
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Gaglng-statlon records Continued.

Rio Grande Basin Continued. Page

San Jose River at Correo, N. MBX.............................................. 243

Socorro main canal north at San Acacia, N. Mex................................ 243

Pecos River near Pecos, N. Mex................................................ 244

Pecos River near Anton Chico, N. Mex.......................................... 245

Pecos River at Santa Rosa, N. Mex............................................. 246

Pecos River near Puerto de Luna, U. MBX....................................... 247

Pecos River near Guadalupe, N. Mex............................................ 248

Pecos River near Acme, N. Msx................................................. 249

Pecos River near Lake Arthur, N. Mex.......................................... 250

Pecos River near Artesla, N. Mex.............................................. 251

Pecos River at Carlsbad, N. Mex............................................... 252

Pecos River near Malaga, N. Mex............................................... 253

Pecos River at Red Bluff, N. Mex..............:............................... 254

Pecos River near Orla, Tex.................................................... 255

Pecos River at Pecos, Tex..................................................... 256

Pecos River below Grandfalls, Tex............................................. 257

Pecos River near Glrvln, Tex. .*......................../....................... 258

Pecos River near Sheffield, Tex............................................... 259

Galllnas River near Montezuma, N. Mex......................................... 260

Galllnas River at Montezuma, N. Mex........................................... 261

Rio Ruidoso at Hondo, N. Mex.................................................. 262

Rio Hondo at Diamond A Ranch, near Roswell, N. Mex............................ 263

Rio Bonito at Hondo, N. MBX................................................... 264

Rio Felix at old highway bridge, near Hagerman, N. Mex........................ 265

Cottonwood Creek near Lake Arthur, N. flex..................................... 266

Delaware River near Red Bluff, N. Mex......................................... 267

Principal diversions from Pesos River between Red Bluff Reservoir and Iirperlal,

Tex......................................................................... 268

Madera Canyon near Toyahvale, Tex............................................. 269

Toyah Creek below Toyah Lake, near Pecos, Tex................................. 270

San Solomon Springs at Toyahvale, Tex......................................... 271

Comanche Springs at Fort Stockton, Tex......................................... 272

Devils River near Juno, Tex................................................... 273

Las Moras Springs at Brackettvllle, Tex....................................... 273

Mlmbres River Basin............................................................. 274

Mlmbres River near Mlmbres, N. Mex............................................ 274

Mlmbres River near Faywood, N. Mex............................................ 275

Bear Canyon near Mlmbres, N. Mex.............................................. 276

Tularosa Valley Basin........................................................... 277

Rio Tularosa near Tularosa, N. Mex............................................ 277

Alamogordo-La Luz ditch at La Luz, N. Mex..................................... 278

Alamogordo water supply near Alamogordo, N. Hex............................... 278

Miscellaneous discharge measurements.............................................. 279

Index............................................................................. 285

ILLUSTRATION

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Figure 1. Gaglng-statlon structures; A, Sablne River near Gladewater, Tex.; B,

Pecos River at Red Bluff, N. Mex.; C, Colorado River at San SabaT Tex. 3
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO BASINS, 1943

SCOPE. OF WORK

 nils volume Is one of a series of 14 reports presenting results of measurements qf 

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

water year ending September 30, 1943. The work was begun in 1888 In connection with 

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

stage and contents of lake% and reservoirs have been made at about 9,670 gaging stations 

In the 48 States and also at many in the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii. In July 1943, 

5,130 gaging stations, including those In Hawaii, were being maintained by the Geological 

Survey and cooperating organizations. Miscellaneous discharge measurements were made during the water year at many other points.

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

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

kind is acknowledged in connection with the description of each station affect?d; cooperation of the second kind is acknowledged, under the heading "Cooperation," in the introductory matter that precedes the gaglng-station records in each volume. In the-present volume, the section on cooperation of the second kind appears on page 13.

DEFINITION OF TERMS

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

herein are defined as follows:

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

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

whose average velocity is 1 foot per second.

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

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

 "Runoff In Inches" is the depth to which an area would be covered. If all tin water 

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

for comparing runoff with rainfall, which Is usually expressed In inches.

An "acre-foot" is the quantity of water required to cover an acre to the deTth of 1 

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

storage for irrigation.

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

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

represents a runoff of 0.0372 inch from 1 square mile.

"Stage-discharge relation" is an abbreviation f,or the term "relation between gage 

height and discharge."

"Control" is a term used to designate a feature downstream from the gage tJut determines 

the stage-discharge relation at the gage. This feature may be a natural section, a reach 

of the channel, or an artificial structure.

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"Contents" is a tenn applied to the volume of water in a reservoir, not including water 

In bank storage unless so indicated.

EXPLANATION OF DATA

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

change in the physical features that form the control, the dally5 mean discharge Is 

determined by the "shifting-control method," in which correction factors based on Individual discharge measurements and notes by engineers and observers are used in applying the 

gage heights to the rating table's. At times the stage-discharge relation for a station 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

mountainous regions of other parts the stage-discharge relation Is affected tv ice during 

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

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

comparable records of discharge for stations In the same or nearby basins. The days 

included In the periods of ice effect and the days during the winter period en which discharge measurements were made are indicated in the table by symbols referrlnf to footnotes 

or are given in a general note following the table.

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

presented comprise a description of the station, a table showing the dally discharge of 

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

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

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

or other special methods. '
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The description of the station gives the type of gage, its latitude and longitude as 

determined from the best available maps, and information in regard'to diversions that 

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

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

number of years indicated. It is given only for stations for which there are 10 or more 

complete years of record. Under "Extremes" are given the maximum discharge and gage 

height; the minimum discharge if there is little or no regulation; the minimum dally discharge if there is extensive regulation (also the minimum discharge if useful); and the 

minimum gage height (unless it is of no Importance). Unless otherwise qualified, the 

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

recorder or a nonrecordlng gage read at the time of the crest. Likewise the minimum discharge represents the lowest stage, unless otherwise qualified. Selected peak discharges 

with the times of their occurrence areglven below the table of monthly discharge for eome 

stations. This supplementary Information is generally omitted for a station at which the 

drainage area of the stream Is less than 10 or more than 10,000 square miles or at which, 

on most days, the peak discharge exceeds the mean discharge by less than 10 percent.

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

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

mean gage height. For etations subject to such fluctuation the daily mean gage height may 

not indicate the true .daily mean discharge, which must be obtained by averaging the discharge for parts of the day or- by using the discharge Integrator, an instrument for obtaining the daily mean discharge from a continuo.ue gage-height graph and containing as an 

essential element a curve representing the s tage-discharge relation at the station. For 

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

in second-feet corresponding to once-daily readings of the gage or the mean of twice-fiaily 

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

from gage-height graphs based on gage readings made once or twice daily or oftener, as 

stated in the station description.

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

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

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

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

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

feet per second during the month.

For most gaging stations on lakes and reservoirs the data presented comprise a deecription of the station and a monthly summary table of stage and contents. For some reservoirs 

a table showing daily contents is given. A skeleton table of capacity^it given stages is 

usually given in the first report in which data for a station are publiehed but is omitted 

from succeeding reports.

TIME BASIS

At 2 a.m. on February 9, 1942, as an emergency measure, the Nation shifted from 

standard time to "war time," and clock time in the several zones of the country was moved 

ahead 1 hour, or to 3 a.m. Records of daily discharge prior to February 9, 1942, were computed on the basis of standard time. 'Records subsequent to that date have been computed on 

the basis of war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
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ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

The accuracy of stream-flow data depends primarily on (1) the permanency of *3w stagedischarge relation or, If the control Is.unstable, tiie frequency of discharge measurements 

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

records.

The station description gives a statement In regard"to the general accuracy of the 

records. "Excellent" Indicates that, In general, the error In the dally records Is 

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

percent; and "poor, 11 probably more than 15 percent. The records of monthly ard yearly mean 

discharge and runoff are. In general, more accurate than the dally records.

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

owing to diversion, consumption, regulation by storage, Increase or decrease In evaporation due to artificial causes, or other factors. For such stations figures of "secondfeet per square mile" and "runoff In Inches" are not published unless storage or diversion 

records are included indicating the extent of the regulation or diversion or rnless 

satisfactory adjustments can be made for changes In contents of reservoirs or for other 

changes incident to use and control. Evaporation from a reservoir Is not included in the 

adjustments for changes In reservoir contents, unless Its Inclusion Is Indicated. Figures 

of second-feet per square mile and runoff in Inches are also omitted If the.drainage area 

Includes large noncontrlbutlng areas or If the average annual rainfall over the drainage 

area Is less than 20 Inches.

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

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

below the station must first be satisfied. . *

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

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

of the variation In flow. As further observations in each succeeding year may be expected 

to throw new light on data previously published, It should be borne in mind that such data 

are subject to revision In succeeding water-supply papers.

PUBLICATIONS

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

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

below:

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

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

	Mississippi River).

3. Ohio River Basin.

4. St. Lawrence River Basin.

5. Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River Basins.

6. Missouri River Basin.

7. Lower Mississippi River Basin.

8. Western Oulf of Mexico basins.
6 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY 1943, PART 8

9. Colorado River Basin. i

10. The Great Basin.

11. Pacific slope basins in California.

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

13. Snake River Basin.

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

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

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

1. Copies may be purchased at nominal cost from the Superintendent of Documents, 

Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C., who will, on application, furnish lists 

giving prices.

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

the United States.

3. Sets are available for consultation In the local offices of the water-resources 

branch of the Geological Survey as follows:

East of the Mississippi River:

Albany, N. Y., 528 Federal Building. 

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

Atlanta, Ga., 3 North Rhodes Center NW. 

Augusta, mine, State house.

> Baton Rouge, La., 124 Geology Building, Louisiana State University. 

Boston, Mass., 939 Post Office Building. 

Charleston, W. Va., 408 Union Building.

Charlottesvllle, Va., House G, Dawson Row, University of Virginia. 

Chattanooga, Tenn., 442 Post Office Building.

College Park, Md., 105 Engineering Building, University of Maryland. 

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

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

Harrlsburg. Pa., 490 Education Building. 

Hartford, Conn., 203 Federal Building. 

Indianapolis, Ind., 205 Underwriters Building. 

Jackson, Miss., 208 Millsaps Building. 

Knoxville, Tenn., 337 Post Office Building. 

Louisville, Ky., 531 Federal Building. 

Madison, Wis., 666 State Office Building. 

Montgomery, Ala., 507 Post Office Building. 

Morgantown, W. Va., 309 Mineral Industries Building.

New Philadelphia, Ohio, Musklngum Watershed Conservancy District Buildiicc. 

Ocala, Fla., 302 Post Office Building. 

Pittsburgh, Pa., 515 Plaza Building. 

Raleigh, N. C.,242 Education Building.

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

Trenton, N. J., 228 Federal Building. ^ 

Urbana, 111., 14 Post Office Annex, Elm Street. 

Wllllamsburg, Ky., Kentucky Highway Building.

West of the Mississippi River:

Albuquerque, N. Hex., 723 North Second Street.

Austin, Tex., 302 West Fifteenth Street. Boise, Idaho, 429 Federal Building.

Denver, Colo., 310 Denham Building.

Fort Smith, Ark., 6 Post Office Building.

Helena, Mont., 408 Federal Building.

Honolulu, Hawaii, 225 Federal Building.

Idaho Falls, Idaho, 204 Federal Building.

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

Lincoln, Nebr., 1404 Statehouse.

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

Oklahoma City, Okla., 535 Capital Building.

Portland, Oreg., 606 Post Office Building.

Rolla, Mo., Missouri Geological Survey Building, Missouri School of Min^s

and Metallurgy.

St. Louis, Ho., 1002 New Federal Building. 

Salt Lake City, Utah, 303 Federal Building. 

San Francisco, Calif., 626 Market Street Building. 

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

Tacoma, Wash., 207 Federal Building. 

Topeka, Kans., 305 Federal Building. 

Tucson, Artz., 210 Post Office Building.

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

Dtrector, Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.
PUBLICATIONS '

Early records of the flow of streams in the Halted States are published to th* reports 

listed below:

Stream-flo* data for the years 1884-1901, la reports of the Qeologlcal Surrey 

(A a Animal Report j B * Bulletin} W * Water-Supply Psipsp)

Report

10th A, pt. 

llth A, pt. 

12th A, pt. 

13th A, pt. 

14th A, pt.

16th A, pt. 

B 140

18th A, pt. 

W 16.......

19th A, pt. 

Wow

80th A, pt. 

« 86 to 89. 

21st A, pt. 

» 47 to 62. 

881 A, pt. 

W 66, 66... 

W 75.......

2 

8 

2 

5 

2

2

4

4

4"i

4*

Character of data

Descriptive Information only.

Descriptive Information only. 

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, ratings, and 

monthly discharge (also many data covering earlier years).

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge 

(also similar data for some earlier years). 

Descriptions, measurements, and gage heights ef streams 

east of the Mississippi River and Missouri River and 

tributaries above Kansas River. 

Descriptions, measurements, and gage heights of streams 

vest of the Mississippi River except Missouri River and 

tributaries above Kansas River. 

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge 

(also some long-time records). 

Measurements, ratings, and gage heights of streams east of 

the Mississippi River, and Missouri River and tributaries. 

Measurements, ratings, and gage heights of streams vest of 

the Mississippi River, except Missouri River and 

tributaries.

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

Yea*

1884 to Sept. 1890. 

1884 to June 30, 1891. 

1884 to See. SI, 1892. 

1888 to Dee. SI, 189S. 

1895-94

1896.

1696. 

1896-96

1897. 

1897.

1897. 

1898. 

1898.

1898. 

1899. 

1899. 

1900. 

1900 

1901. 

1901.

Papers on surface water supply containing records from 1899 to date, grorT»d by years 

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

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

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

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

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

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

years, mscellaneous measurements at many points other than regular gaging stations have 

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

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

relative order as the streams and gaging stations In the body of the report. An Index of 

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

Each of the reports on surface water supply for the year 1939, Issued as V^ter-Supply 

Papers 871 to 864 (see table on p. 8), contains a summary of yearly dlscharp* at gaging 

stations in the area covered by that report. Gaging stations at which 10 or more complete years of record have been collected are represented. These summaries are available 

also as separate .reprints.
numbers of water-supply papers containing results of stream mea

(For basins Included see pp. 5-6)

Tear

1899 a 

1900 g 

1901.. 

1902..

1906.'.' 

1906.. 

1907-6 

1909..

1916.. 

1911.. 

1912.. 

1913.. 

1914..

1915 . . 

1916.. 

1917... 

1918... 

1919-20

1982... 

1923. . 

1924. .

192?! ! 

1928. . 

1929. .

$$ '

1931 . . . 

1932. . 

1933. . 

1934. . Htt- 1936. . 

1937... 

1938. . . 

1939... 

1940. . .

1941 . . . 

1942... 

1943..,.,

1

95 

47, h48 

 65, 75

82

., 97

0124, p!25, q!26 

0166, pl66, 9157 

0201, p202, 4203 

/ ^41 

261

281 

301 

321 

351 

381

461 

431 

451 

471

641 

561 

581

f°i

621 

641 

. 661 

681

$?711 

786 

741 

*?66 

jil

BOl

821 

851 

871

f!J 921 

951 

971

2

b35, 36 

48 

66, 76 

b82, 83 wji »

q!26, 127 

q!67,,168 

4203, 204 

242 

262

282 

302 

328 

352

432 

452 

478 

502

542 

562 

582 

602

622 

642 

662 

662 

697

718 

727 

748 

767

822 

852 

872 

392

922 

952 

. 972

3

36 

48, 149 

65, 75 

83 

99

128 

169 

206 

243 

263

283 

303 

323 

353

433 

463 

473 

503

543 

563 

683 

|03

623 

. 643 

663 

683 

698

713 

728 

743 

758

823 

853 

873 

893

923 

953 

973

4

36 

49 

66, 76 

m82, 83 

 ,«

129 

170 

205 

244

264

264 

304 

324 

354

434 

454 

474 

504

524 

544 

564 

5S4 

|04

624 

644 

664 

684 

g?9

714 

729 

744 

759 

764

804 

824 

854 

874 

894

924 

954 

974

6

36 

49 

k66, 66, 75 

k83, 85 

lf8'\?|*.,HlOO

Icl28, 130 

171 

2C7 

245

306 

325 

366

435 

465 

476

645 

666 

585 

605

625 

645 

665 

685 

700

715 

730 

74r 

760

825 

855 

875 

895

925 

9S5 

976

6

035, 37 

49, J50 

66, 76 

64 

09

130, rlSl 

172 

206 

246 

266

286 

305 

326 

366

436 

466 

475

546 

566 

586

646 

666 

686

zn716 

731 

746 

761

826 

866 

876

9C6 

956 

976

7

37 

60 

k6S, 66, 76 

k83, 84

kl28, 131 

k!69, 173 

k205, 209 

247 

267

287 

307 

327 

367 

387

407 

437 

457 

477 

607

ffft 

547 

667 

587 

607

647 

667 

687 

702

717 

732 

747 

762 

787

807 

627 

657 

677

957 

977

8

66, 

' ""-

a Rating tables and Index to Water-supply Papers 35-39contained In Water-supply 

Paper<S9. Tables of monthly discharge for 1899 In 21st Annual Report, part 4.

b Tames Slver only. .

e Oallatln River. '

d Oreen and Ounnlson Rivers and Colorado River above Gunnlson River.

e Mojave River only. 

f Kings and Kern Rivers and s^uth Pacific slope basins.

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

wells, and irrigation in California, and Utah contained in Water-Supply Paper 62. 

Monthly discharge for 1900 In 2Sd Annual Report, part 4.

h Wlasahiokon.and Sohuylklll Rivers to James River.

1 Scioto River.

J Loup, 

k Tribut

m Lulra O

n Hudson 

o New En

p Hudson 

q Susque

r Platte 

s The Gr

Beslns.

t Below 

u Rogue, 
PUBLICATIONS

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

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

previously published (some of which have been revised), as well as some records not Contained in the annual series of water-supply papers. The following table glve1^ the nuaibers and titles of these reports, arranged In alphabetic order by States ant drainage 

basins.

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

Water-supply 

Paper

107

298

299

, 300

447

597-B

636-D

636-E

657,4

74

197

418

250

S70

860

424

408

S70

156

469

595

617

918

916

517

61S

198

491

917

636

279

192

358

491

917

109

Period

1895-1903

1887-1912

1878-1912

1891-1912

1890-1913

1895-1987

1895-1927

1894-1927

1895-1927

1884-1900

1895-1905

1845-1916

1894-1906

1S78-1910

1898-1937

1875-1916

1878-1919

1919-35

189,5-1906

1894-1921

1S88-1914

1897-1927

1891-1938

1898-1938

1889-1920

1894-1926

1S90-1906

1898-1917

1881-1938

1896-1920

1904-9

1895-1906

1S98-191S

1898-1917

1881-1938

1390-1904

State or drainage baa In and title

STATS

Alabama, Water power? of, with an appendix on stream measu-easnta in

Mississippi.

California, Water resources of, part 1, Stream measurement^ In Sacramento River Basin.

California, Water resources of, part 2, Stream measurement 11 in San

Joaquin River Basin.

California, Water resources of, jJart 3, Stream measurement-1 in the Great

Basin and Pacific Coast river basins.

California, southern, Surface water supply of Pacific «lop> of.

California, Surface water supply of Sacramento River BasinCalifornia, Surface water supply of Saa Joaquin River Basin.

California, southern, Surface water supply of Pacific slop> basins in.

California, Surface water supply of minor San Francisco Ba/, northern

Pacific, and Great basins in. j

Colorado, Water resources of.

Georgia, Water resources of.

Massachusetts, Surface waters of.

Nebraska, Surface water supply of.

Oregon, Surface water supply of.

yexas, Summary of records of surface waters of.

Vermont, Surface waters of. ,

Washington, Summary of hydroaetric data in.

Washington, summary of records of surface waters of."

Wisconsin, northern. Water powers of.

Wyoming, Surface waters of, and their utilisation.

DRAIHAOE BASUf

Colorado River (Arlz., Colo., H. Has., Utah, Wyo.) and 'its utilization.

Colorado' River, upper (Colo., Utah), and Its utilization.

'Colorado River Basin (Arlz., Calif., Colo., Utah, Wyo.}, Surface waters

at base stations in.

Columbia River Basin, upper (Bout., Idaho), Surface waters of.

Great Salt Lake Basin, Water powers of.

Green River (Colo., Utah, Wyo.} and its utilization.

Kennebec River Basin (Maine), Water resources of.

Milk River. See St. nary and Milk Rivers.

Missouri and St. Mary River Basins (Mont.), Surface waters of.

Hew Kanawha River Basin (tf. C., Va., W. Va.), Surface water supply of.

Penobscot River Basin (Maine), Water resources of.

Potomao River Basin (D. C., «&. , W. 7a.)

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

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

St. Mary River Basin. Sea Missouri and St. Mary River Basins.

Susquehanna River Basln~TFa>, Hd.}, Hydrography of.

Records of discharge have been*published also In State reports. Sam of tfiese are 

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

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

these reports.

State reports containing compilations of records of discharge

State

Alabama. 

Arkansas.... 

Colorado. ...

Connecticut.

Georgia. .... 

Do.......

Illinois.... 

Do.......

Period

1395-1915 

1867-1988 

1881-1935

1881-1938

1900-1987 

191&-35

1S96-1906 

1907-19 

1908-11 

1900-1934

Report

Water resources of Colorado, Appendix 2, 

Data on stream-gaging stations of 

Colorado. 1 Water resources of Colorado, Appendix 3, 

vols. 1 and 2, Stream-flow data of 

Colorado. 

Boll. 44, Water resources of Connecticut.

Stream-flow data of Illinois. ...........

Issued by

Geological Survrr of Alabama. 

Arkansas Geological Surrey. 

State Planning Commieslon, 

Water Conservation Board, 

State engineer. 

Do.

State Geological and Natural 

History Survey. 

Connecticut Stale Wmtw 

Commission. 

Geological Survry of Georgia. 

Do. 

Rivers and Lakes Commission. 

Division of Waterways.

1 Contains records of yearly discharge only.

2 Contains records of monthly discharge in second-feet per square mile.
10 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1943, PART 8

State reports containing compilations of records cf discharge Continue1*

State

Indiana.....

Do.......

Do.......

Do....... 

Do.......

Do....... 

Kentucky. . . . 

Louisiana. . .

Maryland. . . . 

Minnesota. . . 

Missouri....

Hew Jersey..

Horth Carolina.

Horth Dakota

Pennsylvania

Tennessee...

Utah. .......

Virginia.... 

Washington. .

Wisconsin...

Period

1985-87

1875-1952

1875-1940

1896-1919

1924-28

1928-56 

1955-59

1939-41 

1910-80 

1905-58

1929-57 

1909-12 

1867-1926

I

AftQ 1Q11

1894-1914

1891-1928

1888-1926

1889-1925

1 AfiQ tQYA

1919-21 

1882-1958

tQfKt _SQ

1 RO£I f O<CO

1A*7A IQtA

1890-1911

1874-1924

1889 190S

1896-1927 

1878-1955

1888-1914

Report

Pub. .72, Surface water supply of 

Indiana*

Indiana.

Water-supply Bull. 1, Summaries of yearly 

and flood flow relating to Iowa streams.

resources of Iowa,

Report of Division of Water Resources. -. 

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

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

Oecl. Bull. 16, Surface water supply of 

Louisiana.

Flow data and draft storage curves fop 

major streams In Maryland. 

Water-resources Investigation of Mlrmescta. 

Vol. 20, 2d series. Water resources of 

Missouri.

Missouri.

sources of Montana.

Bull. 55, Surface water supply of Hew 

Jersey.

Hew Jersey.

Bull. 54, Dlecharge records of Horth 

Carellna streams.'

Carolina streams.* 

Report to Governor of Horth Dakota on 

flood control.

records ef Ohio.

flow-duration tables.

Oregon.

Oregon.

Oregon. ;

Oregon. 

Report of the water Supply Connies Ion of 

Pennsylvania.

Bull. 54, Water resources of Tennessee.

Bull. 51, Water resources of Virginia... 

Bull. 5, Monthly and yearly summaries of 

hydrometrle data. 

1st report of Railroad Commission of 

Wisconsin to legislature on water 

powere.

eons In to legislature on water powers.

Issue-' by

Department of Conservation.

Iowa Qeologlcal Survey.

Kansas Water C -ivies Ion.

Kansas State Bi«rd of Agriculture* 

Do. 

no.

Do. 

Kentucky Oeolccieal Surrey. 

Department of Conservation.

State Planning' Commission and 

Water Resources Commission. 

State Drainage Commission.

Missouri QeolCTical Surrey 

and Water Resources.

ment Station.

gat ion, and Drainage.

Department of Conservation 

and Development.

s ion.

Department of Conservation 

and Develops «nt.

State chief engineer.

tlon, Ohio State University. 

Department of Agriculture,

Division of Conservation 

and natural Resources.

tlon, Ohio State University

Water Supply Commission of 

Penwylvanit .

Waters.

Department of Education.

Conservation Commission. 

Department ef Conservation 

and Develops «nt. 

Railroad Communion of WUconsln.

Do.

2 Contains records of monthly dlecharge in second-feet per square* mile.

5 Contains records of weekly discharge. 4 Contains records of maximum and minimal dally, weekly, and monthly discharge an1 yearly mean 

discharge. Hote.- In addition to the records eontained In the reports listed above, the foll<»wlne State* 

have Issued annual or biennial reports in which are contained records of discharget California, 

Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Indiana, Maine, Missouri, Montana, Heeraaka, Hevada, Hew Mexico, 

Hew York (alae Hew York City Board of Water Supply and city of Rochester), *nt& f*>ota, Oregon, 

Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Washington, and Wyoming.
RECORDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 11

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

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

the stage and discharge of many streams during major floods has been Included In special 

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

reports also contain other pertinent hydrologic information and analyses and compilations 

of data v relating to earlier noteworthy floods. The following list gives the numbers and 

titles of these reports.

*

Water-supply wtl 

Paper Tltie -

88 Ihe Passaic flood of 1902.

32 The Passaic flood of 1903.

96 Destructive floods In the United States in 1903.

147 Destructive floods in the United States in 1904.

. 162 Destructive floods In the United States in 1905.

' 334 The Ohio Valley flood of March-April 1913.

426 Southern California floods of January 1916.

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

488 The floods -In central Texas in September .1921.

£20-0 Some floods In the Rocky Mountain region.

636-C The New England flood of November 1927.

771 Floods in the United States, magnitude and frequency.

773-E The New York State flood of July 1935.

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

796-C Flood in La Canada valley, Calif., January 1, 1934.

796-G Major Texas floods of 1935.

798 The floods of March 1936, part 1, New England Rivers.

799 The floods of March 1936, part 2, Hudson River to Susquehanna River region.

800 The floods of March 1936, part 3, Potomac, James, and upper 01 "o Rivers.

816 Major Texas floods of 1936.

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

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

842 Floods in Canadian and pecos River Basins of New Mexico, May ?nd June 1937.

843 Floods of December 1937 In northern California.

844 Floods of March 1938 In southern California.

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

867 Hurricane floods of September 1938.

869 Flood of August 1935 In Muskingum River Basin, Ohio.

914 Texas floods of 1938 and 1939.

RECORDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

The following table contains a list of gaging stations for the area covered by this report at which records of discharge were collected during the water year October 1942 to 

September 1943 by agencies other than the Geological Survey. Thfe records for these stations are not contained irupublicatlons of the Geological Survey.

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey

Stream

Alamito creek.....

Arrey Canal....... 

Calcasieu River...

Carlsbad project 

main canal. 

Devils River......

outfall . 

East Side Canal...

Ooodenough Springs

Location

Hear Presidio, lex....

Hear Arrey, M. Hex....

Hear Burton's landing. 

La.

Hear Carlsbad, H. Hex. 

Hear Del Rio, lex.....

At Hesllla Dam, near 

Hesilla Park, H. Hex.

N. Hex.

Near Comstock, Tex. . . .

Period

1932-43

1913, 

1920-43 

1941-43

1941-43 

t!931-43

1916-1S, 

1920-43

t!931-43

Collected by

International Boundary 

Commission, tr. 3. 

Section.

Bureau of Reclamation.

Corps of Engineers, 

U. S. Army.

Bureau of Reclamation.

International Boundary 

Commission, 0". 3. 

Section.

Bureau of Reclamation.

International Boundary 

Commission, tl, 3. 

Section.

Remarks

Published in bulletin of International Boundary 

Co:Tnission. 

Unpublished.

Unpublished.

Unpublished.

Published in bulletins of International Boundary 

Cortmlsslon.

Unpublished.

Published in bulletins of International Boundary' 

Conmisslon.

t Records for earlier years published in Geological Survey water-supply papers. 

617457 O- 44-2 r
12 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1943, PART 8

Records of discharge collected 1>y agendag other than the geological Burvey--Continued

 stream

Hagermah Canal.... 

Las Vacas Arroyo..

Leasburg Canal...,

Pinto Creek. ......

Rio Escondldo. ....

Do.......*....

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rio Salado. ....... 

Rio 3an Diego .....

Rio San Juan......

t Records for ear 

t Records fop ear 

Brownsville, Tex.

Location

Hear Boswell, K. Hex. 

Hear Villa Acuna, 

Coahulla, Mexico.

At head, near Fort 

Selden, H. Hex, 

At bar site 3, near 

Carlsbad, H. Hex. 

Hear Comstock, Tex....

Rear Del Rio, Tex..... 

Hler, Tamaulipas, 

Mexico.

At Vlllita de Puente, 

Coahulla, Mexico.

Below American Dam, 

near EL Paso, Tex.

Below Brownsville, Tex. 

County-line station 

near -El Paso, Tex. 

Near Del Rio, Tex......

Near 51 Paso, Tex......

Below old Port Quitman, Tex. 

Blldalgo, Tex..........

At Island station, 

near SI Paso, Tex. 

At Johnson Ranch, Tex. 

Culdad Juarez, Chlhauhau, Mexico.

Leaaburg Dam, at port 

3elden, H. Hex. 

Matamoros, Tamaullpaa, 

Mexico.

Above Presidio, Tex...

Below Presidio, Tex... 

Rio Orande City, Tex.. 

Rosa, Tex. ............

Near Guerre ro, Taoaullpas, Mexico.

Jlmenez, Coahulla, 

Mexico.

Santa Rosalia, Tamaullpas, Mexico.

Her years published In ^ 

Ller years published in S

Period

1948-43

1938-43

19J.7-18 

1 080-45 

1942-43

U931-45

1-1931-43 

" 1924-43

1923-43

1938-43

1934-43 

1936-43

t!931-43 

t!931-43

t!931-43

t!931-43

t!931-43 

1958-43

1936-43 

1938-43

t!931-43 

t!926-43

1919-43 

tL926-43

t!926-43

t!926-43 

1932-43 ti925-sa,

1931-45 

1932-43

1924-43 

1924-43

1923-43

Bologlcal 

aologloal

Collected tag

Hageraan Irrigation Co. 

International Boundary 

Commission, Mexican 

Section.

Bureau of Reclamation. 

Bureau of Reclamation.'.

International Boundary 

Commission, U. S. 

Section. t

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

International Boundary 

Commission, Mexican 

Section.

International Boundary 

Commission, U. S. 

Section.

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

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

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

International Boundary 

Commission, Mexican 

Section. 

International Boundary 

Commission, U. S. 

Section.

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

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

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

International Boundary 

Commission, Mexican 

Section. 

International Boundary 

Commission, -U. 3. 

Section. 

International Boundary 

Commission, Mexican 

Section. 

Bureau of Reclamation..

International Boundary 

Commission, Mexican 

Section.

International Boundary 

Commission, U. s. 

Section.

International Boundary 

Commission, Mexican 

Section. 

International Boundary 

Commission, U. S. 

Section. 

International Boundary 

Commission, Mexican 

Section.

Survey water-supply pape 

Survey water-supply pape

Remarks

Unpublished. 

Published in bulletins of International Boundary 

Commies ion. 

Unpublished.

Do.

Published in bulletins of International Boundary 

Commission. 

Do. 

Do.

Records for 1923-24 

and 1928 published 

in H. Doc. 359, 

71st Cong., 2d 

sess., as Rio 3an 

Antonio above 

Puenti; records 

for l<)32-43 publlsbfrl in bulletins 

of International 

Boundary Commission 

Published in bulletins of International Boundary 

Commission. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do. 

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Unpublished.

Published in bulletins of International Boundary 

Commission. 

Do.

Do. 

Do, 

Do.

Do. 

Do.

Records for 1924-28 

published In report 

of International 

Water Commission, 

Unite') States and 

Mexico, U. S. Section; records for 

1932-43 published 

in bulletins of 

International 

Boundary Commission. 

Publisred in bulletins of Intwrnatlonrl Boundary 

Con»I*Sl<m.

'S.

"S as RJ" Orande near
COOPERATION 13

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

Stream

Rio Satt Rodrlgo...

San Pelipe Creek. .

Terlingua Creek...

West Side Canal...

location

Hear El Horal,

Goahulla, Mexico.

Hear Del Rio, Tax. ....

Hear Terllogua, Tex. ..

At flea Ilia Sam, near

Mesllla Park, H. Hex.

Period

1922-43

1931-43

1932-43

1916-18,

1920-43

Collected toy

International Boundary -

Commission, Mexican

Section.

International Boundary

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

Bureau of Reclamation.

Remarks

Records for 1923-24

and 1927-28 publlahel In H. Doc.

359, 71st Cong.,

2d 8613.; records

for 1952-43 publlahel in bulle-

* tins of International Boundary

Coamisaion.

Publish-"! in bulletins of International Boundary

Commission. 

Do.

Unpublished.

Hote.- The Soil _Qsnsenration Service of the United States Department of Agriculture has been makIng studies of runoff in selected areas in the western Oulf of Mexico basins as follows: In Texas, 

from 6 areas of less than 100 across each near Mesqulte and from 33 areas near Waeo 23 of less 

than 50 acres each and 10 between 50 and 6,000 acres each; in Hew Mexico, from 3 area"" of less 

than 800 acres each near Saute Fe and 3 areas of less than 190 acres each near Albuquerque. Records 

of these studies are in tha fllas of the Soil Conservation Service.

COOPERATION

The work in the several States was done under cooperative agreements with the organizations liste'd below:

Colorado: Office of the State engineer, M. C. HInderlider. 

Louisiana: State Department of Public Works, D. L. Pybura, director. 

New Mexico: Office of the State engineer, T. M. McClure; Interstate Stream 

Connaisslon, T. M. McClure, secretary; ana New Mexico state Highway Department, 

B. Q. Dwyre aria F. M. Limbaugh, State highway engineers.

Texas: Board of water Engineers, consisting of C. S'. Clark, chairman, 

A. H. Dunlap, ana J. W. Prltchett; Red Bluff Water Power Control District; pecos 

River Compact Commission;.Nueces River Conservation and Reclamation^ Distsict; and' 

city of Dallas.

Financial assistance was furnished by the Corps of Engineers, United states Army, in 

the operation of 70 gaging stations., of which 4 were in Louisiana, 7 in New Mexico, ana 

59 in Texas.

Financial assistance was also furnishea by the Office of inaian Affairs of the United 

States Department of interior in the operation of gaging stations on the India*) Pueblo 

lands in New Mexico.

Acknowledgments are due the Bureau of Reclamation of the United States Department of 

 the interior and the Weather Bureau of the United states Department of Commerce for assistance in collecting the records published herein. x

Assistance in collecting records was rendered also by the following organizations:

New Mexico: Agua Pura Co., Alamogordo Community ditch, town of Alamogordo, 

New Mexico Power Co., Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District, and San Luis Power & 

Water Co.

Texas: Dallas County, the cities of Abilene, Corpus Christi, and Houston, 

Coleman Chamber of Commerce, City Public Service Board, Tarrant County Water Control 

and improvement District No. 1, west Texas Utilities Co., Lower Colorado River 

Authority, Brazos River Conservation and Reclamation District, Pecos County Water 

Improvement District NO. 1, and Reeves County Water Improvement District No. 1.
14 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1943, PART 8

DIVISION OF WORK

The stream-gaging work was conducted by the water resources branch of the Geological 

Survey Olenn L. Parker, chief hydraulic engineer, Carl 0. Paulsen, assistant chief 

hydraulic engineer, and Rudolph G. Kasel, chief of the division of surface vnter. The 

data for the stations In the several States were collected and prepared for publication 

under ths supervision of district engineers as follows: In Colorado, Robert Follansbee, 

the work being done In collaboration with M. C. Hlnderllder, State engineer, and L. T. 

Burgess, State chief hydrographer; In Louisiana, R. E. Marsh; In New Mexico, Berkeley 

Johnson; and In Texas, C. E. Ellsworth.

The records were reviewed and the manuscript prepared for publication unCer the direction of B. J. Peterson, hydraulic engineer In charge, and D. L. Mllllken, arsl,stant engineer, section of reports.
GAGINO-STATION RECORDS 15

MRMENTAU RIVER BASIN 

Bayou Nezplque near Baslle, La.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat, 30°28'50", long. 92°37'55", In JEiNWi sec. 1, T.i 7 S., 

R. 3 w., Louisiana meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 190, a quarter of a mile downstream from Missouri Pacific Railroad bridge and 2 miles west of Baslle. Datum of 

gage Is 3.60 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers, 

U. S. Army).

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,770 second-feet Feb. 8 (gage height, 22.40 

feet}; minimum, 0.1 second-foot June 7-13 (gage height, 1.45 feet).

1938-43: Maximum discharge, 22,900 second-feet Aug. 11, 1940 (gage height. 31.08 

feet); minimum, that of June 7-13, 1943; minimum gage height, 1.16 feet June 6, 1940.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice dally. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating tables, water year 1942-43 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in srcondrfeet) 

(Shifting-control method used toec. 15-82, Jan. 5-7, 23-86)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 8

1.5 0.4 2.7 23 8.0 366 20.0

1.6 .7 3.0 32 10.0 600 21.0

1.8 2.1 3.5 52 14.0 1,170 22.3

2.0 4.6 4.0 76 16.0 1,580

2.2 S.6 5.0 132 18.0 2,300

2.4 14 6.0 199 19.0 2,720

Feb. 9 tc Sept. 30

3,220

4,030

5,630

1.4 0

1.5 .2

1.6 .8

1*7 2.0

1.8 3.5

2.0 7.0

2.2 11

2.4 16

2".7 24

3.0 33

3.5 52

4.0 75

5.0. 132

Hote.- Same t« preceding 

table above 5.C feet.

Discharge, ia second- feet, water year October 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

. 15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

77

74 

63

66

46

37

29

21

16

16

14

11

9.4

7.3

5.3

4.5

4.6

4.0

4.0

3.3

3.0

2.3

1.9

2.1

3.5

3.5

2.8

5.3

4.3

4.3

5.5

Nov.

34

43 

48

42

38

34

26

20

16

13

9.6

7.3

5.7

5.0

4.2

3.5

2.8

2.2

2.1

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.0

.7

1.3

4.8

6.2

5.7

5.7

4.3

-

Dec.

3.9

3.5 

4.3

22

109

k646

id, 100

1,170

1,230

1,140

k749

k519

k560

253

159

102

78

89

10S

 0

60

k465

10,090

1,190

1,290

1,260

1,160

1,250

1,430

1,610

1,620

Jan.

1,490

kl.ESO 

k754

k356

163

92

- 189

k404

k745

781

k572

418

k557

k870

988

1,010

k764

k495

360

895

2S4

201

128

93

68

k627

kl,320

kl,700

k8,160

2,200

2,180

Feb.

2,090

'kl,750 

kl,200

k834

k?,170

k3,700

k6,130

5,570

5,600

5,020

4,320

3,720 ks.eeo

k2,470

kl,610

k973

kS02

k226

96

67

59

65

60

69

63

51

44

37

-

"

Month

October.

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

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

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January. ...................................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

42

- 54 

k206

k505

k853

kl,450

k8,010

k2,560

2,610

2,690

2,620

2,460

kl,960

kl,390

k759

k404

398

400

337

k52S

k987

1,090

1,100

k767

k958

kl,860

k2,620

k3,110

3,230

3,360

3,200

Apr.

kE ,770

k2,400 

kl.840

kl

kl

,100

k585

k319

klTO

k!76

,070

1,170

1.210

1

1

kl

kl

k2

,180

,060

k637

k308

k!55

k251

,300

,970

,630

2.690

2

£

k2.

,770

,610

.080

kl,630

Seoondfoot-days

545.9

395.9

20,350.7

220,780.9

23,424

50.356

46,518

35,734

279.3

375. £

2,420.7

2,626.4

49,095

232,121.7

k889

k420

k!87

96

61

~

to September 1943

May

34

24 

16

14

11

9.

9.

8.

7.

7.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

11

22

15

10

7.

5.

6.

4.

3.

7.

5.

3.

2.

1.

1.

Maxima

77

48

1,620

4,800

2,200

5,600

3,360

2,770

34

154

283

426

4,540

5,600

3

1

7

6

0

4

6

6

0

8

2

1

1

5

7

0

9

8

3

8

0

8

June

0.6,

.5 

1.4

1.5

.7

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.6

.4

1.2

1.5

2.9

 2.4

1.8

2.0

1.0

1.2

25

33

22

15

14

92

1S4

*

Minium

l.S

si.

68

37

42

61

.

.] 8.'

7.(

101

July Aug.

223 13

202 13 

97 11

42 8.9

24 7.4

19 7.0

16 1

11 25

8.7 42

3

5

6

150 306

144 143

236

283

181

104

54

44

35

30

30

25

22

105

117

74

43

27

25le

16

15

&

9

11

4

5

4

112

82

61

7

14

0

8

9

166

161

10,

5

3

3

7

5

27

20

1

1

1

2

9.1

0

2

17

Mean

) 17.6

1 1"5.2

5 65S

r 60"

75S

1,793

1,501

1,191

3 9.01

L 12.5

7 71.1

) 8'- 7

I 63^

Sept.

k273

S42 

676

823

878

785

816

841

966

990

k708

k415

265

169

125

101

k857

kl,650

 k2,530

k3,970

4,300

4,540

4,350

3,970

3,580

3,170

2,810

kl,970

kl,270

OT55

"

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,080

765

40,370

437,900

46,460

99,880

92,270

70,860

554

745

4,800

5,210

97,380

460,400

k Computed by using rate of change of stage as a factor.

Time basis; Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
16 MERMENTAU RIVER BASIN

Bayou Des Cannes near Eunice, La.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°E9'00", long. 92°29'25", In SWiSEi sec. 32,

 TTTTS., R. 1 W., Louisiana meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 190, 3 m<les downstream from Missouri Pacific Railroad bridge and 4 miles west of Eunice. Datum of 

gage Is 14.84 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Louisiana Geodetic Survey 

bench mark; levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,480 second-feet Feb. 7 (gage heltjht, 18.55

 feet); minimum, 0.1 second-foot May 24 to June 6, June 8-12, 18-21; mlnlurm gage 

height, 1.26 feet June 5, 6.

1938-43: Maximum discharge, 9,520 second-feet Aug. 10, 1940 (gage heltjht, 21.13 

feet); no flow May 7, 10-18, July 10, 1939.

Remarks.- Records fair except those below 1 second-foot which are poor. Diversions

 above station for Irrigation. Some regulation May to October by small irrigation 

diversion dams.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

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.

zz

13

7.9

5.1

7.2

10

10

S.3

9.3

13

14

13

13

13

14

14

10-

6.3

4.4

3.3

3.0

2.6

2.7

3.0

3.5

3.7

4.0

7.2

8.3

9.1

P

NOT.

31

46

25

14

S.9

6.3

4.1

2.7

2.2

1.7

1.3

1.0

.9

.S

.7

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.6

1.9

13

31

19

11

7.6

5.1

3.7

-

Dec.

3.1

3.2

12

12

62

457

710

984

1,180

1,140

876

397

8831 

19

16

40

76

51

29

IS

17S

516

716

831

793

634

' 610

702

771

695

Jan.

35S

95

36

22

15

13

46

218

354

305

160

76

146

274

334

254

129

61

34

20

14

11

7.9

6.5

11

566

923

1,200

1,360

1,180

.762

Feb.

232

47

25

35

1,230

3,710

5,210

3,450

1,840

1,250

836

305

60

25

18

15

12

9.9

10

13

14

17

27

19

16

13

10

7.3

_

-

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ......................

January. ...................................

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

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

Ma?

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

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

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

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

September. ....................-.....:.......

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

14

22

44

100

326

887

1,070

1,370

1,230

905

393

78

31

28

37

36

4S

256

260

529

727

845

877

766

60S

982

1,380

1,840

1,350

997

486

Apr.

99

25

18

7S

125

80

39

17

11

74

26S

275

12S

41

- 16

S.5

13

440

778

1,050

1,270

1,090

701

196

28

12

S.5

6.S

4.0

<S

Secondfoot-days

270.8

241.9

12,650.3

99,165.1

3,991.4

18,456. £

IS, 521

6,901.8 

13.1

586.8

704.2

1,171.6

14,323

88,832.2

May

al

a.S

a.S

a.7

a.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.7

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

Maxim

£2

46

1,180

5,380

1,360

5,210

1,840

1,270

1

233

134

1S1

1,860

5,210

June

0.1.1.1

.1.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.3

.3

.4

.2

.2

.1

.1

4.3

5.4

.6

4.4

.9

.4

S.6

127

253

199

Hlntaim

2.<

.;

3.]

.;

6.. 7.:

14

2

.]

.]

1

3.4

23

.]

July

66

21

10

 4.8

2.S

2.0

1.3

1.0

1.6

2.3

3.4

9.7

36

134

90

39

17

7.1

5.0

4.2

7.0

20

40

29

23

17

14

14

27

30

2S

Aug.

26

- 20

13

9.2

6.4

6.5

S.5

86

133

80

86

181

183

7S

3S

23

17

12

26

49

39

26

12

8.5

5.2

3.7

4.1

3.7

3.4

4.4

10

Mean

5 S 74

5 8-06

L 40S

5 272

> 290

5 669

597

230 

.42

19.6

22.7

37. S

477

2)37

Sept.

146

396

417

259

146

102

229

413

481

412

238

114

63

41

34

33

391

1,030

1,370

1,S10

1,860

1,510

1,210

899

445

US

8343*

32

23

Runoff in 

acre-feet

637

480

26,090

196,700

17,830

36,610

36,740

13,690 

26

1 1 AA * O.OU

1,400

2,320

£8,410

164,500

a Ho gage-height record; discharge interpolated. 

Note.,- Discharge Apr. 6-29, July 31 .to Aug. 23 consulted from graph ba 

r auxiliary staff gage, ijj- miles downstream. 

Time basis: Central war tine. To convert war tine to standard time,

ied on twlce-dr.Uy readlnge 

subtract 1 hovr.
MERMENTAU RIVER BASIN 17

Bayou Plaquemlne Brule near Crowley, La.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 30°14'05", long. 92°23'44", In NWiSWj see. 29, T. 9 S., 

it. 1 6.,-Louisiana meridian, at bridge on State Highway 370, li miles upstream from 

Missouri Pacific Railroad bridge, 1 mile downstream from bridge on State Highway 36 r 

and li miles northwest of Crowley.

Records available.- October 1942 to September 1943.

Extremes<- Maximum discharge during year, 6,760 second-feet Sept. 20 (gage height, 16.73 

feet); no flow on many days.

Remarks-.- Reoords fair except those below 300 second-feet and those for periods of no gage-nelght record, which are poor. Gage read twice dally. Diversions a*x>ve and 

below station for irrigation.

Discharge, la second-feet, water year October 1942 to Septeaber 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

a400

a250

130

66

48

36

26

23

19

IS

9

5

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

89

111

171

286

495

k796

1,190

Nov.

1,880

1,260

1,210

 Jrl,040

k499

188

78

51

28

21

12

23

 16

e

5

 4

3

3

3

3

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

Dec.

0

0

0

894

450

645

kl,170

kl,540

1,640

kl,510

kl,260

k813

426

276

 160

88

47

36

22

16

15

361

k935

kl,660

1,900

'1,780

1,460

1,380

1,520

1,780

1,620

Jan.

kl,290

kBSO

420

176

51

32

197

K63B 9"97

1,040

874

69S 58°6

660

738

632

374

186

66

40

30

24

23

13

10

854

k897

kl,520

1,660

kl,420

k996

Feb.

k540

209

89

66

k946

k3,380

k5,960

k5,070

k3,210

k2,170

kl,320

k770

430

379

172

130

117

100

92

a92

91

83

100

100

86

78

57

25

_

-

-

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year

January. ...................................

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

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

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

May

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

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

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

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

Water year 194E-43 ......................

Mar.

10

0

0

0

41

367

740

792

775

596

270

93

72

60

57

46

24

10

IS

205

544

738

766

635

484

k910

k2,020

2,540

k2,020

kl,40Q

kSSO

Apr.

490

265

166

150

143

126

107

101

10S

91

100

93

91

68

60

101

179

599

991

1,230

1,130

842

47S

286

121

85

107

72

42

24

-

Secondrf cot-days

4,165

. 5,730

24,744

17,370

25,862

17,088

8,380

3,167

2,512

7,729

3,356

41,840

161,940

May

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

10

50

52

409

571

686

355

175

75

31

1

0

0

0

0

87

85

270

ISO

88

70

56

64

37

MaximuB

1,190

1,280

1,960

1,660

5,960

. 2,540

1,230

571

859

832

599

6,660

6,660

Jww

39

32

19

19

14

0 ~0

0

0,

9

0

0

62

77

183

187

90

17

7

21

3

0

0

0

0

3

55

224

60J.

859

-

Minim*

(

c

{

1C

2£

C

24

C

C

C

C

7£

0

July

830

822

838

788

651

517

382

101

96

9.8

141

160

387

446

353

224 135'

106

86

68

46

S

0

2

22

1

0

103

135

133

116

Aug.

no

104

93

78

60

73

136

80

35

26

 20

 200

567

599

439

213

86

50

32

14

9

24

14

0

0

1

0

0

41

121

132

Hear

> 134

) 191

) 7f«

560

> 924

> 551

279

102

83.7

249

108

1.3P5

444

Sept.

328

635

898

976

895

712

S30

522

647

665

545

292

131

91

78

112

k637

k3,460

k6;380

6,660

k5,170

k3,630

k2,490

kl,840

kl,320

k888

kS88

310

243

887

x -

Runoff in 

acre-feet

8,260

11,370

49,080

34,450

51,300

33,890

16,680

6,280

4 Qttn fVtyJ

15,330

6,660

82,990

321,200

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or computed on basis of precipitation records and

records for Bayou Des Cannes near Eunice. 

k Computed by using rate of change of stage as a factor. 

"" " " Central war tine. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
18 CALCASIEU RIVER BASIN

Calcasleu River near Oberlin, La.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°38'25", long. 98048'50", In NWiNEi sec. 7. 

^n? ^'OK' ?« W" ^Vc31?^ fflerldlan » at b««Se on State Highway 52, 3 miles northwest of Ober].ln and 15 miles upstream from Whiskey Chltto Creek. Datum o* (rage Is 

39.43 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1989 (Louisiana Geodetic Survey bench marks).

Drainage area.- 753 square miles.

Records available.- August 1922 to January 1925, September 1938 to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,230 second-feet Mar. 27 (gage height, 13.56 

reet): minimum, 57 second-feet Aug. 26, 27 (gage height, 3.17 feet).

1922-25, 1938-43: Maximum discharge, 34,700 second-feet Apr. 7, 1923 (gage 

height, 18.48 feet, datum then In use), from rating curve extended above 14,000 

second-feet; minimum, 42 second-feet Aug. 16, 1924.

Remarks.- Records good. Paper mill at Elizabeth pumps about 5 second-feet from wells 

wiien Is later discharged Into Mill Creek 20 miles above station. This discharge Is continuous and fairly constant.

Disoharfe. in Moond-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

Ill

103

97

94

89

85

82

79

78

76

74

73

72

70

69

67

66

66

66

65

64

63

62

62

63

64

64

65

66

70

79

Nor.

82

82

74

70

69

66

65

64

64

63

68

62

62

61

60

60

60

 60

 60

 60

 60

 60

 60

62

62

61

61

61

66

71

-

DM.

72

72

71

^70

76

181

102

97

00

83

80

79

81

81

80

81

82

84

84

88

73

172

261

190

128

 108

136

375

359

267

230

Jan.

259

343

446

536

631

728

854

956

750

515

407

409

61S

760

780

778

738

666

600

556

524

489

429

354

894

605

986

709

494

407

480

Month

Feb.

487

556

616

699

8,080

2,560

8,070

1,300

828

595

498

485

366

315

278

246

22S

206

194

185

182

202

193

180

171

163

162

173

_

-

-

October

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

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

Calendar year 1942 ......................

Jftlfflftfy

February

March- .....................................

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

Jnnft

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

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

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

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

203

31S

649

611

604

1,680

1,950

1,610

1,010

786

738

743

753

736

656

686

416

377

366

354

329

885

255

245

902

2,880

3,220

,3,070

2,580

1,930

1,600

Apr.

1,410

1,400

1,460

1,540

1,650

1,630

1,250

760

506

398

358

325

294

306

325

317

313

871

1,720

1,810

1,570

1,260

986

746

577

420

310

242

203

180

-

Secondfoot-days

2,304

1,930

3.97S

307,965

18,041

16,088

32,382

25, 13-!

3^792

2,895

5,574

2.61C

13,577

128,303

May

161

147

135

126

120

V.

115

112

109

106

109

133

136

125

131

141

151

160

168

160

134

116

10S

98

94

94

92

94

99

100

104

117

Maxima .

ill

62

375

18,100

986

8,560

3,220

1,810

168

442

400

216

2,110

3,220

June

109

98

90

85

81

77

75

74

73

72

69

72

72

72

68

* 67

67

64

61

68

79

88

93

86

80

89

93

93

23S

442

-

Minima

6!

6

7(

61

251

16!

20.

i ACT&

9!

e:

&

5-

5

5'

July

400

346

360

340

288

213

161

140

123

106

98

104

824

187

133

115

130

161

167

151

131

116

101

89

84

88

113

117

242

244

308

AUK.

216

152

108

98

90

93

97

93

84

85

79

80

99

99

82

74

73

71

72

76

73

67

65

58

57

57

57

59

59

63

74

Mean

S 7<,3

3 6^3

3 12->

D 84<

) 58?

2 575

5 1,04-5

3 83*?

2 183

L

O* c v ^ 'O

t 181

7 B',2

J 451

1 35T

Sept.

127

346

893

127

92

80

116

327

173

110

87

74

67

61

59

61

320

1,160

1,930

2,110

1,890

1,450

982

550

269

190

156

136

122

112

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

4,570

3,830

7,880

610,900

35,780

31,910

64,230

49,860

7,520

5,740

11,060

5,180

86,930

254,500

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for other stations in basin.

Time baslst Central war tine. To convert war tine to standard time, subtract 1 hoi-".
CALCASIEU RIVER BASIN 19

Calcasleu River near Kinder, La.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. ^"SO'IO", long. 92°54'55", In NWiSEi sec. 30,

 f . 6 S., R% 5 W., Louisiana meridian, at bridge on State Highway 7, 0.5 mile downstream from Whiskey Chltto Creek and 4 miles west of Kinder. Datum of gage Is 12.08 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Louisiana Geodetic Survey bench mark) v

Drainage area.- 1,700 square miles.

Records available.- August 1922 to January 1925, October 1938 to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,840 second-feet Mar. 27 (gage height, 14.85

 feet J : minimum, 245 second-feet Aug. 29 (gage height, 2.26 feet).

1922-25, 1938-43: Maximum discharge, 68,000 second-feet Jan. 23, 1924 (gage 

height, 21.69 feet, datum then In use), from rating curve extended above 40,000 

second-feet: minimum, 200 second-feet Aug. 9, 10, 1924 (gage height, 0.81 foot, datum 

then In use).

Remarks.- Records good. Paper mill at Elizabeth pumps about 5 second-feet from wells

 which is later discharged Into Mill Creek 36 miles above station. This discharge Is 

contlnous and fairly constant. Diversions from left bank of Calcasleu River Immediately above station and 5 miles above station for Irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1948-43 {gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

8.8 826 8.0 8,280

3.0 485 9.0 8,730

4.0 BIO 10.0 3,270

5.0 1,140 12.0 4,800

6.0 1,430 13.0 5,850

14.0

14.5

15.0

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948

Da?

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

550

518

498

479

469

456

443

430

487

480

417

414

407

401

394

388

388

385

385

381

376

372

365

368

378

404

378

401

483

480

602

Nov.

463

463

466

446

487

410

394

388

386

381

378

378

368

368

368

368

365

368

368

362

365

381

378

378

378

385

381

381

407

414

Dee.

407

446

584

498

534

901

788

738

688

593

534

498

463

450

446

450

450

446

443

453

453

810

1,269

1,110

797

658

746

1,990

2,330

1.780

1,570

Jan.

1,360

1,090

1,010

1,010

1,050

1,110

1,300

1,690

1,740

1,680

1,450

1,290

1,750

8,260

8,100

1,890

1,670

1,440

1,260

1,140

1,070

1,010

956

885

880

1,680

8,610

8,610

8,080

1,680

1,280

Feb.

1,140

1,110

1,180

1,160

k4,130

k7,300

k6,480

k4,160

k2, 490

kl.790

1,330

1,140

1,040

950

885

830

781

745

716

606

690

693

706

735

782

703

658

645

_

-

Month

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

NovevJber

Doowribor

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January. . .

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

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

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

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

JttlW

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

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

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

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

667

729

1,030

1,340

kl,730

k4,440

k5,580

k4,670

k3,610

.kg, 360

1,790

1,520

1,440

1,380

1,340

1,300

1,190

1,050

989

1,040

973

918

966

950

k3,030

k7,650

8,680

k7,410

k6,340

k5,420

k3,760

Apr.

kS.610

kE

2

8

,260

,120

,080

8,110

S

S

1

]

,150

,050

,630

.210

1,020

kS

k4

943

956

918

849

833

830

963

,710

.210

3,930

3.860

M

kS

H

,840

,840

.680

1,330

1.110

Secondfoot-clays

13,084

11,734

84,184

768,980

45,861

45,575

35*383

53,103

17,658

18,102

82,185

14,694

45,160

390,556

963

833

765

710

-

7,170

8,070

9,190

to September 1943

May

664

64

60

56

1

5

7

534

611

50

50

48

6

S

5

495

670

78

1,15

1,09

1

0

0

830

680

62

54

49

5

0

5

482

453

42

43

48

7

0

12

466

430

45

45

4S

43

 9

3

3

0

427

Maxiaua

550

466

8,330

19,400

8,610

7,300

8,680

4,810

1,150

1,180

8,320

1,440

6,690

8,680

June

487

410

365

388

35S

349

342

383

383

310

303

300

310

404

407

407

375

381

349

383

303

316

897

358

404

446

482

475

667

1,180

-

Miniwui

368

358

407

358

820

645

667

710

427

ncfFt GV f

OfU «*O%

rtAo c*c

349

248

July

1,870

1,040

869

755

654

547

495

453

376

349

326

492

690

748

716

706

566

511

485

407

375

389

300

290

893

884

29O

1,240

k2,320

k2,380

1,690

Aug.

1,440

989

609

459

388

578

459

485

398

381

394

Mean

420

an

780

8,177

3. 4V9

1^688

8,7n

1,770 S<59

4TO

716

474

1,505

1,070

588

677

739

745

593

456

398

375

320

326

386

316

893

264

861

255

846

258

469

479

Sept.

570

1,800

1,070

693

508

453

475

783

947

680

611

440

391

368

349

349

1,030

k4,200

k6,470

k6,690

k4,700

k3,460

k2,380

kl,670

1,100

826

706

635

596

976

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

85,830

83,870

47,970

1,585,000

90*960

90*400

1.69 9 200

105,300

35,010

84,000

44,000

89,150

89,570

774,700

k Computed by using rate of change of stage as a factor.

_.__ ,___._. central tjjja. <f0 convert war time to standard tine, subtract 1 hour.
20 CALCASIEU RIVER EASIN '

Whiskey Chitto Creek near Oberlln, La.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 30°41 f 55B , long. 92053'35B , In NEiNEi sec. 20, T. 4 S.,

 R. 5 W., Louisiana meridian, at bridge on State Highway 52, 1 mile downstream from Tenmile Creek, 8 miles upstream from Bundick Creek, and 10 miles northwest ot Oberlln. 

Drainage area.- 510 square miles. 

Records available;- January 1939 to September 1943. 

Extremes.- mxirnum discharge during year, 2,130 second-feet Ifer. 26 (gage height, 11.13

 feet); minimum observed, 143 second-feet July 23; minimum gage height observed, 4.08 

feet Aug. 27, Sept. 16.

1939-43: mxlmum discharge, 35,000 second-feet Aug. 9, 1940 (gage height, 23.42 

feet); minimum observed, 102 second-feet Sept. 19, 1939 (gage height, 3.7?. feet).

Maximum stage known, 25.7 feet In June 1886, from floodmarks preserved by local 

residents. 

Remarks.- Records fair. "Oage read twice dally.

Rating tables, water year 1942-43 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control »ethod used Oct. 1 to HOT. 3, Jan. 1-27, Aug. 1 to Sept. 17),

Oct. 1 to May 13 Mar 14 to Sept. SO

4.4 165

5.0 276

5.5 380

6.0 495

7.0 770

9.0 1,390

10.0 1,720

11.0 2,080

4.2 145

5.0 293

5.5 392

6.0 502

7.0 770

9.0 1,390

Discharge, in saoond-feet, water year October 1942 to September 194?

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

28

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

229

221

217

217

213

210

206

204

200

196

194

192

189

185

186

185

161

161

179

178

176

176

172

172

172

170

176

181

19&

194

198

SOT.

200

210

217

208

192

187

179

179

179

176

174

172

170

178

176

174

176

176

176

ne

178

179 lei

181

167

192

183

179

202

194

-

Dec.

213

314

282

238

225

223

212

213

248

229

221

212

206

206

204

202

202

198

217

219

206

240

217

267

240

244

312

753

889

926

853

Jan.

478

359

308

27S

257

250

255

326

536

741

551

402

417

543

634

554

420

357

316

288

268

255

248

242

240

SIS

512

695

758

512

402

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1942 .........

January .......................

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

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

April . .... w ..................

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1942-43 ..........

Feb.

357

330

314

298

678

979

796

617

454

. 380

540

320

296

296

27S

267

259

253

250

248

251

257

278

351

310

278

259

250

_

-

Seoondfoot-daya

5,949

5,531

9,631

260,570

1p HI O -I*>F 1 AO

10 f 246

23,713

15,170

8,558

6,456

7,607

6,886

9,624

121,989

Mar.

255

395

424

429

415

1,090

1,280

1,370

1,000

578

461

411

384

378

426

461

378

338

316

298

294

393

456

365

895

2,080

2,070

1,980

1,830

1,510

753

Maximum

229

217

926

9,600

756

979

2,080

1,650

1*1 1 IXo 

704

554

390

1,170

2,080

Apr.

562

485

429

393

372

355

332

316

310

298

370

389

326

296

280

261

278

738

1,080

1,540

1,650

?63

963

40*

563

see

300

278

263

260

May

238

229

225

217

212

206

206

208

202

206

272

617

712

502

. 336

280

247

230

219

210

206

203

278

296

264

276

302

.282

238

217

219

Minimum

170

170

198

170

240

248

255

250

202

145

145

145

147

145

June

217

20S

208

189

189

185

177

170

163

163

163

172

189

189

189

1S1

181

1S1

163

163

145

145

146

189

886

264

236

257

495

7Q4

Mean

192

1 Q * J.0% *311

714

410

366

765

606

. 276

215

242

222

 321

334

-

July Aug.

554 . 366

392 249

285 230

.228 206

203 188

192 190

181 186

177 188

185

188

210

291

282

274

328

274

' 23.3

195

170

163

18«

149

146

014B

dl4S

d!46

145

177

507

384

424

Per 

square 

Bile

0.376

.361

.610

1.40

fU\A 

 OU4

» VIS

1.50

.992

. .541

.422

.475

.435

.629

.656

221

221

282

360

366

390

302

242

210

203

201

186

183

174

166

158

184

ISO

146

166

177

251

192

Sept.

236

374

212

188

122

176

181

390

334

232

195

176

161

154

149

147

284

732

1,170

732

686

481

360

289

244

217

199

188

181

484.

Rnnoff

Imhes

0.49 .40

.70

1".98

.93

 ne to

1.73

1.11

.62

.47

.56

.50

.70

8.89

Acre-feet

U 

onn OUw

10,970

19,100

516,800

28,230

80*380'

47^030

90,090

Mk»970

12,810

14,890

15,660

19,090

848,000

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for other stations la basin. 

Time basis; Central war tl»e. To convert war time to standard tine, subtract 1 htur.
CALCASIEU RIVER BASIN 21

Bundlck Creek near Dry Creek, La.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 30°40'55", long. 93°02'l5", on line between HBi and NWj 

 sec.'S5, T. 4 S. f R. 7 W., Louisiana meridian, at bridge on State Highway 251, 1 mile 

northeast of town of Dry Creek and 8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 238 square miles.

Records available.- January 1939 to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,030 second-feet Sept. ff^ (gage height, 

17.2^ feet); minimum dally, 58 second-feet Sept. 15.

1939-43: Maximum discharge, 22,000 second-feet Aug. 10, 1940 (gage height, 26.28 

feet, from floodmark); minimum, 49 second-feet on many days In September and October 

1939; minimum gage height, 9.69 feet Sept. 24, 25, 1939.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice dally.

Rating table, water year 1942-45 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Feb. 23, 

Sept. 18-20)

9.9 54 13.5 437 

10.5 99 15.0 660 

11.0 . 140 17.0 980 - 

12.0 238

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1945

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

. 6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

87 

85 

83 

82 

84

82

el

78 

79 

77

76 

75 

78

74 

74

74 

74 

73 

73 

72

72

71 

70 

70 

71

72

74 

77 

77 

76 

79

MOT.

92 

103 

89 

85 

81

77 

75 

74 

74 

74

72 

72 

70 

70 

70

70 

69 

69 

70 

70

70 

72 

70 

71 

71

70 

71 

75 

88 

91

Dec.

86 

104 

105 

92 

85

65 

81 

87 

101 

95

89 

84

80 

78 

78

79 

79 

79

81 

90

84 

209 

157 

103 

96

106 

472^ 494 

364 

328 

335

Jan.

206 

130 

113 

105 

100

98 

106 

147 

219 

239

228 

184 

289 

343 

302

244 

183 

149 

130 

120

113 

107 

105 

103 

108

145 

403 

406

soe

328

163

Feb.

138 

129 

132 

148 

562

516 

319 

230 

189 

144

129

123 

118 

116 

113

109 

106 

103 

101 

101

103 

106 

116 

121 

119

115 

105 

100

£?£.

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

janu 

Febr 

 arc 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ober

nber ......................

lendar year 1942 

i&ry

ember .....................

2,367 

2,275 

4,486

14,444

5,820 

4,501 

10,498 

4,447 

3,765 

3,099 

4,907 

3,935 

5,264

ter year 1942-43 .......... 55,364

Mar.

105 

112 

154 

172 

377

860 

839 

774 

497 

250

201 

159 

153 

155 

171

180 

158 

136 

128 

123

121 

148 

158 

143 

400

842 

841 

847 

730 

360 

205

Maximum

87

103 

494

6,440

406 

562 

860 

415 

5Q3 

183 

766 

450 

678

860

Apr.

166 

149 

133 

129 

129

126 

120 

114 

112 

109

105 

106 

105 

101 

97

93 

99 

388 

242

378

415 

275 

153 

123 

312

103 

99 

93 

88 

86

.May

86 

85 

83 

84 

81

78 

80 

81 

83 

83

218 

503 

437 

256 

150

113 

97 

91 

86 

82

80 

65 

87 

80 

86

85

85 

85 

80 

77 

78

Minimum

70 

69 

78

69

98 

100 

105 

86 

77 

65 

65 

64 

58

58

June

83 

80 

80 

79 

75

72 

71 

67 

65 

68

65 

69 

162

172 

154

lav

144 

121 

92 

77

72 

69 

68 

85 

129

183 

164 

153 

144 

. 109

Mean

76.4 

75.6 

145

314

188 

161 

339 

148 

121 

103 

158 

127 

175

152

July

87 

82 

86 

77 

78

85 

80 

69 

67 

65

65 

105 

1S6 

261 

£39

156 

93 

86 

77 

72

69 

68 

67 

67 

67

66 

67 

237 

676

766 

671

Per

square 

mile

0.321 

.318 

.609

1.33

.790 

.676 

1.42 

.622 

.508 

.433 

.664 

.534 

.735

.639

Aug.

450 

222 

120 

99 

88

110 

144 

126 

93 

91

115 . 

234 

284 

263 

 203

121 

103 

84 

77 

74

74 

73 

69 

67 

65

65 

64 

64 

66

137 

91

Sept.

99 

89 

85 

79 

78

75 

85 

112 

91 

96

- -82 

72 

67 

a62

ase

a60 

340. 

662 

581 

409

317 

260 

163 

120 

102

91 

86 

81 

85 

678

Runoff

Inct es

0.37 

.36 

.70

17.89

.91 

.70 

1.64 

.69 

.59 

.48 

.77 

.61 

.82

8.64

Acre-feet

4,690 

4,510 

8,900

237,000

11,640 

8,930 

20,820 

8,820 

7,470 

6,150 

9,730 

7,800 

10,440

109,800

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on baais of records for other stations In basin. 

Time baala! Central nar time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
22 SABINE RIVER BASIN

Sablne River near Mineola, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°36'45', long. 95°29«10", at brldgr on U. S. 

Hignway 69, 3.2 miles south ot Mineola, Wood County, 4.5 miles upstream from International-Great Northern Railroad bridge, and 16.5 miles upstream from Lrke Fork. 

Datum of gage is 304.2 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,445 square miles.

Records available.- May 1939 to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 64.100 second-feet June 8 (gage I night, 24.37

 feet), from rating curve extended above 52,000 .second-feet; minimum, O.r second-foot 

Aug. 30 to Sept. 2.

1939-43: Maximum discharge, that of June S, 1943; no flow at times. 

Maximum stage since about 1919 and prior to 1942, 20.6 feet Jan. 25, 1933, from 

information by local resident.

Remarks.- Records good except those above 1,000 second-feet and those for periods of

 rapidly changing stage, which are poor. No large diversions above station.

Discharge. In seoond-feet, water year October 1942 to September

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

S

6 

7 

6 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

13 

14 

14 

64 

310

408 

480 

444

198 

72

42 

31 

25 

21 

19

20 

21 

54 

220 

230

364 

492 

492 

269 

105

56 

40 

32 

29 

37 

60

Nor.

90 

204 

384 

40S 

270

240 

549 

765 

860 

940

1,020 

980 

666 

250 

96

60 

50 

42 

3S 

34

31 

29 

29 

33S 

600

492 

247 

129 

82 

62

Dec.

54 

47 

42 

41 

51

79 

96 

84 

193 

312

250 

194 

ISO 

114 

87

74 

60 

55 

51 

53

64 

144

459

eao

1,170

1,440 

2,340 

2,310 

2,960 

3,120 

3,200

Jan.

3,120 

2,810 

1,890 

968 

358

157 

382 

796 

1,020 

1,100

900 

537 

270 

178 

144

126 

114 

99 

S2 

66

62 

64 

64

62 

60

60 

62 

62 

60 

58 

56

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Jami 

Febi 

Haro 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

Julj 

Augu 

Sept

We

 ber

 her ......................

deodar year 1942 .........

iary

. . ... . . ... ...

eaber .....................

ter year 1942-43 ..........

Feb.

56 

55 

82 

300 

210

279 

444

324 

17S 

120

90 

74 

62 

58 

53

50 

46 

47 

47 

48

62 

132 

 99 

74 

64

50 

53 

48

Secondfoot-days

4,696 

9,9S7 

20,674

549,594.8

16,786 

3,217 

34,839 

16,895 

32,273 

243,700 

934.5 

43.4 

92.0

383,141.9

Mar.

46 

46

44

42 

43

44

42 

40 

39 

39

43 

54 

ITS 

230 

265

610 

960 

1,480 

1,830 

1,390

59S 

166 

87 

72 

388

993 

1,350 

2,020 

7,960 

3,320 

5,410

Maximum

492 

1,020 

3,200

42,800

3,120

8,320 

3,280 

4,250 

56,500 

139 

4,3 

31

58,500

Apr.

3,280 

1,780 

766 

226 

114

87 

72 

SI 

632 

1,260

1,640 

1,520 

887 

325 

141

93 

224 

506 

504 

540

735 

690 

363 

140 

S2

60 

49 

41 

36 

31

May

28 

24 

22 

19 

17

16 

281 

1,040 

1,700 

2,540

2,960 

2,530 

2,020 

1,540 

793

243 

93 

64 

54 

58

58 

64 

201 

633 

980

1,290 

1,610 

£,020 

2,460 

2,670 

4,260

Minium

13 

fl

.1

56 

47 

39 

31 

16 

34 

3.3 

.3 

.3

.3

June

3,950 

3,300 

3,500 

3,600 

3,090

9,880 

34,000 

58,500 

57,300 

34,000

13,700 

7,660 

4,600 

2,830 

1,540

699 

186 

157 

210 

312

152 

128 

230 

141 

79

72 

62 

44 

34

34

Mean

151 

333 

667

1,506

609 

US 

1,124 

563 

1,041 

6,123 

30.1 

1.40 

3.07

1,050

July

32 

37 

139

112 

60

39 

29 

26 

20 

20

45 

116 

47 

29 

49

30 

17 

IS 

11 

7.5

6.2 

5.4 

4.S 

4.1 

3.6

3.3 

7.4 

5.0 

3.6 

3.3 

4.3

Per 

square 

 ile

0.104 

.230 

.462

1.04

.352 

.080 

.778 

.390 

.720 

5.62 

.021 

.0010 

.0021

.727

Aug.

4.3 

3.2 

3.0 

2.6 

2.2

2.0 

2.7 

2.4 

2.0 

1.5

1.5 

2.1 

2.0 

1.4 

1.1

1.0 

.8 

.S 

.8 

.7

.7 

.6 

.6 

.6

.5

.5 

.4 

.4 

.4

.3

.3

Sept.

0.3 

2.5 

5.0 

2,4 

3.2

3.3 

2.4 

2.0 

1.5 

1.3

1.0 

.8 

.7 

.7 

.7

.7 

.8 

.8 

.7 

.S

1.0 

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

3.6 

18 

31

Runoff

Irohes

0,12 

.26 

.63

14,16

.41 

.08 

.90 

.43 

.S3 

6.27 

.02 

.001 

.002

9.86

Acre-feet

9,310 

19,810 

41,010

1,090,000

31,310 

6,380 

69,100 

33,510 

64,020 

483,400 

1,850 

86 

182

760,000

£eak discharge.- Dec. 31 (2DJH.to6p.rn.) 3.30O aee.-ft.; Mar. 20 (6I3O p.m.) 10 T 60O nee. -ft.; May 31
SABINE RIVER BASIN 23

Sablne River near Gladewater, Tex.

Location.- water-stage recorder, lat. 32°32', long. 94°57', at bridge on U. S. Highway

 27IT~Half a mile downstream from Glade Creole and 1 mile soutltwest of'Qladewater, Qregg 

County. Datum of gage is 243.85 feet above mean sea level (Texas Reclamation Department bench mark based on Geological Survey datum).

Drainage area.- 2,846 soAtare miles. * 

Records available.- October 1932 to September 1943. 

Average discharge.- 11 years, 1,733 second-feet.

Extremes.- mxlmum discharge during year, 66,200 second-feet (result of dlsc"iarge neasure-

 merit;) June 11 (gage height, 41.15 feet); minimum, 22 second-feet Aug. 31, Sept. 1.

1932-43: Ifexlmum discharge, that of June 11, 1943; minimum, 5.6 secoml-feet Aug. 

16 1939. 'italmum discharge known prior to 1943, 48,500 second-feet in January 1932 (gage 

height, 39.4 feet, from floodmarks).

Remarks.- Records fair. Small diversions above station for oil field operations and 

municipal supply.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1942 tc September 1943

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

S

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

85

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

137 

139 

144 

16J

188

238 

464 

635 

654 

616

474 

315 

234 

195 

178

183 

829 

243 

258 

279

560 

393 

464 

540 

578

502 

360 

261 

21S 

 261 

342

Nov.

342 

360 

360 

398 

540

673 

692 

692

S10 

930

1,080 

1,100 

1,160 

1,170 

1,100

830 

581 

378 

324 

' 897

879 

270 

261 

258 

843

486 

616 

730 

692 

540

Dec.

416 

369 

353 

315 

324

533 

360 

416 

474 

483

581 

635 

654 

597 

581

464 

416 

388 

369

351

369 

445 

540 

635 

850

1,190 

8,490 

3,660 

4,580 

4,910 

5,550

Jan.

5,610 

5,700 

5,740 

5,790 

5,740

5,390 

5,000 

3,970 

2.790 

1,980

1,840 

1,690 

1,690 

1,560 

1,340

1,170 

960 

850

750 

673

616 

597 

697 

578

578

597 

616 

635 

635 

635 

597

Month

Goto 

Hove 

Decs

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

ApH 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Bber ......................

lendar year 1942 .........

Lftry

eBber .....................

ter year 1948-43 ..........

Feb.

578 

559 

559 

559 

635

S50 

890 

890 

994

972

330 

673 

559 

508 

464

445 

426 

416 

416 

407

416 

416 

436 

502

578

559 

502 

436

Seoondfoot-days

10,839 

17,996 

35,538

1,001,861

66,904 

16,469 

33,774 

65,876 

48,810 

430,048 

5,891 

1,311 

1,037

730,693

Mar.

396 

378 

369 

560 

360

360 

360 

542 

333 

333

342 

398

540 

635

830

930 

994 

1,240 

1,660 

1,870

2,120 

2,260 

2,000 

1,310 

972

1,080 

1,410 

1,920 

2,310 

2,690 

2,930

UaxiBUB

. 654 

1,170 

5,350

45,500

5,790 

994 

8,930 

5,740 

4,040 

64,500 

333 

75 

56

64,500

Apr.

3,680 

4,540 

5,300 

5,700

5,740

6,280 

3,810 

1,780 

1,100 

910

1,150 

1,480 

1,840 

8,140 

2,880

1,980 

1,470 

2,830 

8,450 

8,370

1,870 

1,410 

1,870 

1,190

972

673 

474 

388 

533 

306

May .

288 

270 

243 

287 

211

202 

480 

1,300 

1,820 

1,980

2,880 

2,620 

2,960 

3,260 

3,390

3,330 

2,790 

1.920 

865 

445

454 

635 

830 

730 

830

1,190 

1,530 

1,670 

2,260 

2,960 

4,040

Miniavw

137 

243 

315

45

578 

407 

333 

306 

202 

324 

68 

23 

88

28

June

4,830 

5,350 

5,790 

6,180 

6,500

6,770 

7,120 

7,510 

IS, 400 

54,500

64,500 

59,400 

48,500 

37,100 

26,000

18,600 

14,000 

10,600 

3,480 

6,930

5,000 

3,080 

1,550 

1,060 

559

416 

351 

324 

324 

324

Mean

330 

600 

1,082

2,743

2*, 158 

588 

1,089 

2,176 

1,555 

14,330 

190 

42.3 

34.6

2,002

July

297 

270 

238 

212 

 258

279 

245 

214 

192 

182

202 

270 

324 

533 

888

256 

287 

239 

818 

188

154 

187 

108

95 

67

80

74 

66 

68

74 

78

Per 

square 

mile

0.116 

.211 

.380

.964

.758 

.207 

.383 

.765 

.546 

5.04 

.067 

.015 

.012

.704

Aug.

75 

70 

66 

60 

56

51 

50 

49 

58 

66

56 

50 

47 

48 

48

41 

40 

38 

34 55

31 

31 

30 

28 

87

86 

23 

87 

86 

86 

83

Sept.

22 

25 

25 

25 

31

56 

40 

60 

56 

63

46 

46 

45 

42 

39

56 

32 

31 

28

23

88 

87 

86 

86 

86

86 

27 

33 

46 

a36

Runoff

Inches

0.13 

.24

.44

13.09

.87 

.22 

.44

.85 

.63 

5.62 

.06 

.02 

.01

9.56

Acre-feet '

. 80,310 

3?, 690 

66,520

1,986,000

132,700 

52,670 

66,990 

129,500 

95,620 

855,000 

11,680 

2,600 

2,060

1,449,000

Peak discharge.- Jan. 5 (12 n. ) 5,330 see. -ft. i Apr, 5 (10 a.m.) 5.740 sec. -ft.; Jura n (iff m .)

66,20O sec,-It.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

Time basist Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
24 SABTNE RIVER BASIN

Sablne River near Tatum, Tex.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 32°22', long. 94°28', at bridge on Stati Highway 43, 

a mixes upstream from Potter Creek, 5.2 miles northeast of Tatum, Rusk County, and 7 

miles downstream from Cherokee Bayou. Datum of gage is 204.2 feet abo^e mean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Array).

Drainage area.- 3/686 square miles.

Records available.- January 1939 to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 50,500 second-feet June 14 (gags height, 29.84 

reet); minimum observed, 43 second-feet Sept. 24-26.

1939-43: Maximum discharge, that of June 14, 1943; minimum observe-], 9.1 secondfeet Oct. 9, 1939.

Maximum stage known, 32 feet In May 1884, from information by local residents.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height-record, which are fair, 

wage read twice dally, oftener during high water. Several small diversions above 

station for oil field operations and municipal supply.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

270

878

235

878

509

558

558

3SO

570

685

710

660

540

440

352

309

885

309

343

370

400

590

440

480

580

560

600

540

450

390

430

Nov.

580

610

- 510

510

540

660

950

1,180

1,180

1,830

1,340

1,370

1,340

1,540

1,340

1,260

1.080

880

685

580

510

480

470

460

440

430

480

550

735

350

Dec.

880

710

600

560

580

580

540

550

570

622

660

710

760

820

790

735

685

655

590

560

540

570

660

760

790

660

1,930

3,060

3,790

 4,150

4,310

Jan.

4,470

4,550

4.580

4,690

4,740

4,800

5,070

5,350

5,410

5,410

5,150

4,640

5,940

3,340

2,340

8,480

a8,O80

1,640

1,370

1,800

1,060

985

950

915

915

1,160

1,580

al,500

al,480

al,460

1,440

Montb

October

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

Calendar ydar 1942 .........

January .......................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1942-43 ..........

Feb.

1,340

1,830

1,160

1,120

1,120

1,180

1,180

1,850

1,850

1,860

1,300

1,860

1,180

950

880

760

710

685

685

685

660

a668

a677

685

685

a7SO

a890

a870

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

18,297

84,550

54,167

1,187,478

91,096

26,820

38,590

79,710

47,780

408,650

9,340

2*317

8,096

778,158

Mar.

a840

a790

a750

a670

a570

a510

a470

a460

a450

a440

a440

a450

a 460

a510

a 680

a670

aS70

al.OOO

al,400

a8,000

8,160

8,840

2,580

8,580

8,800

2,080

8,040

8,000

8,180

8,580

8,480

Maximum.

710

1,570

4,510

36,600

5,410

1,340

a AQQ

 4*690

3,060

48 '655 600

99

450

48,600

Apr.

8,680

8,980

5,840

5,650

5,940

4,860

4,550

4,690

4,690

4,100

8, 640

2,000

1,920

8,180

8,240

2,400

2,480

8,760

2,970

5,060

2,970

8,800

8,440

2,000

1,680

1,570

950

820

650

550

Hay

490

440

410

370

526

517

334

578

1,300

1,340

8,080

8,320

8,560

8,680

8,800

8,980

3,080

3,060

8,840

8,180

1,170

880

790

950

960

915

1,180

1,440

1,760

8,120

8,880

Minimum

870

420

620

79

915

660

440

550

517

685

T J.UD rtA 

43"

43

June

3,580

3,940

4,150

4,570

4,550

4,580

4,740

4,860

4,960

5,840

5,580

7,420

21,400

48,600

48,600

42,300

56,000

28,800

85,800

19,800

17,000

14,400

13,000

11,300

9,880

7,380

5,240

8,170

988

685

-

Mean

489

811

1,102

3,855

8,959

968

1,845

l'539

13,680

301

74.7

69.9

8,132

July Aug.

635 97

570 91

500 93

480 .98

561 98

586 91

586 85

554 84

517

501

309

309

343

400

480

480

361

309

295

878

870

840

814

192

170

150

121

106

181

118

106

Per

Square 

Bile

0.120

.286

.50T

.907

.820

.867

.347

.741

.429

3 80

!084

.081

.019

.595

84

81

89

94

99

93

34

81

79

75

69

66

68

68

. 57

57

54

58

50

50

48

48

48

Sept.

47

47

47

47

50

55

61

69

74

67

66

71

" 7371

65

64

65

60

56

52

49

48

47

43

43

43

44

44

102

430

~

Runoff

Imiaes Acref-feet

0.14 86,370

.29 48,260

.38 67,770

11.50 2,368,000

.94 180,700

.26 69,200

,40 76,640

.85 158,100

.49 94,650

4.84 810,500

.10 16,650

.02 4,600

.02 4,160

8.06 1,643,000

a No'gage-height record; discharge computed en basis cf weather records, engineer's notes, and 

records for nearby stations.

Time basis; Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 h-rur.
SABINE RIVER BASIN 25

Sabine River at Logansport, La.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 31°58', long. 94°00', at-bridge on U. S. P^hway 84, 

. 2UU feet upstream from Texas & New Orleans (Southern Pacific) Railroad brft ^e in 

Logansport, De Soto Parish, and 3 miles upstream from Bayou Castor. Baton of gage Is 

147.72 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 4,858 square miles.

Records available.- July 1903 to September 1943. (January 1907 to September 1923,

 'montniy records only, published in Water-Supply Paper S50). U. S. Weather Bureau has 

collected gage-height records in this vicinity since 1903.

Average discharge.- 37 years (1903-19, 1922-43), 2,930 second-feet.

Extreme&.- Maximum discharge during year, 31,400 second-feet June 21 (gage height, 33.40

 reet); minimum observed, 70 second-feet Sept. 27.

1903-43: Maximum discharge observed, 47,000 second-feet May 5, 1915 (gage height, 

36.9 feet); minimum observed during periods of daily records, 16.second-feet Sept. 

26-28, Oct. 3, 4, 1939.

Maximum stage known, 39.4 feet, present datum, in May 1884.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periode of backwater or rapidly changing stage,

 wmcn are poor. Gage read twice daily. Small diversions above station.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. weather Bureau.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

28

27

28

29

30

SI

Oot.

628

473

430

400

564

564

582

400

430

462

574

748

826

SOO

722

586

484

420

_ 382

375

382

400

400

420

430

462

517

562

598

59S

528

Nov.

440

440

574

670

646

598

598

670

936

1,220

1,340

1,430

1,500

1,470

1,430

1,400

1,400

1,370

1,310

1,150

936

S26

74S

696

670

622

598

574

574

622

-

Dec.

SOO

964

1,050

964

S52

748

. 722

670

670

696

74S

800

880

908

992

1,020

1,020

'956 992

S80

S26

800

774

774

c660

c936

cl,160

cl,660

c2,420

c4,040

c5,140

Jan.

5,660

5,340

5,900

5,780

5,660

5,540

5,600

5,780

5,960

6,220

6,420

6,520

6,620

6,550

6,100

 5,190

4,150

5,250

2,600

2,190

1,880

1,690

1,560

1,470

1,400

1,430

1,560

1,880

2,220

2,550

2,260

Month

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

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

Dgcottbez*

Calendar year 1942 .........

January .......................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Septenber .....................

Water year 1942-43 ..........

Feb.

2,120

1,990

1,S50

cl,S50

cl,S50

cl,S50

cl,650

cl,790

el, 720

1,720

.1,690

1,660

1,660

1,590

1,470

1,510

1,190

1,100

1,050

 1,02O

964

964

964

964

936

936

936

964

_

-

Seoondfopt-days

15,445

27,438

«*» OO rrrtrt , ( t*t*

1,656,925

12T»510

59.95S

48,300

93,140

48, ISO

374,750

47,757

4,051

2,465

865,496

Mar.

992

1,020

992

964

936

936

908

908

90S

908

SSO

880

880

c956

c?92

cl,050

cl.100

cl,160

01,510

cl,470

1,720

1,880

2,160

2,550

02,500

02,670

02,980

05,170

3,090

2,870

2,800

Maximum

626

1,500

5,140

26,700

6f 620

2,120

5,170

4,800

2,980

51,000

13,400

190

94

31,000

Apr.

2,750

2,770

2,S70

5,050

5,290

5,600

5,850

4,150

4,420

4,640

4,800

4,640

5,560

2,560

2,260

2,290

2,460

2,730

5,090

5,560

5,900

3, 350

3,520

3,130

2,750

2,260

1,990

1,720

1,500

1,220

-

May

1,020

a871

722

622

550

495

440

410

420

SOO

1,690

2,120

2,560

2,550

2,630

2,700

2, SOO

2,S70

2,940

2,980

2,770

2,160

1,500

1,100

0992

0964

c964

cl,020

1,190

1,530

c2,020

Minimum

364

440

670

144

1,400

936

Ann oou

1,220

410

3 * 390

202

34

70

70

June

02,590

c2,S40

03,420

c5,950

4,260

4,560

4,530

4,640

4,750

e4,80Q

04,970

05,080

5,300

5,660

6,160

6,680

7,580

9,980

17,700

27,200

51,000

31,000

50,000

27,600

24,300

22,500

20,100

13,700

17,200

15,600

~

Mean

498

915

1,185

4,540

4,107

1,427

1,558

3,105

1,554

12,490

1,540

151

82.2

2,371

July

15,400

10,600

5,920

2,520

964

826

670

698

574

562

a592

622

670

774

998

1,050

936

800

696

« 586

495

440

410

382

346

314

232

264

240

220

202

Per 

square 

mile

0.102

.188

r>At <J**

.954

.845

.294

.521

.659

.520

2.57

.517

.027

.017

.488

Aug.'

190

J

1

1

79

69

64

159

159

1

1

]

69

50

50

146

159

3

3

3

.54

46

41

137

157

]

]

3

33

26

21

113

109

]

]

]

06

06

OS

98

95

94

91

88

S7

84

Sept.

,82

81

84

88

86

86

94

94

89

85

83

84

84

85

87

88

88

87

35

83

SI

79

77

75

73

71

70

71

75

74

~

Runoff

Inches

0.12

.81

.88

12.69

.97

..31

.57

.71

.57

2.87

.37

.03

.02

6.65

Acre-feet

30,630

54,420

78,8.40

5,286,000

262,500

79,860

95,800

184,700

95,560

743,500

94,680

3,040

4,890

1,717,000

a Ho gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

c Backwater effect from Bayou Castor and several other small bayous downstream.

Time basis; Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
26 SABINE RIVER BASIN

Sabine River near Mi lam, Tex.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 31°28', long. 93°45', at bridge on State Highway 21, 

6.5'miles northeast of Mllam, Sabine County, and 7.2 miles upstream frcm Palo Gaucho 

Bayou. Datum of gage is 97.96 feet above mean sea level, datum of 192f.

Drainage area.- 6,543 square miles.

Records available.- January 1939 to September 1943. October 1923 to Augurt 1925, at 

 Sablnetovm, V.4 miles downstream, records equivalent except those for periods of 

extreme low flow and high runoff from Palo oaucho Bayou.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 21,700 second-feet July 1 (gage height, 33.91 

feet); minimum observed, 105 second-feet Sept. 26, 27.

1939-43: Maximum discharge, 54,200 second-feet Nov. 29, 1940 (gage height, 44.70 

feet); minimum observed, 32 second-feet Oct. 15, 22, 1939. Maximum stage known, 48 feet about July 28, 1933, from information I" observer.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily, 

diversions above station.

oftener during high water. No large

Rating table, water year 1942-43 (gage height, In feet, and discharge.

In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Hay 12 to Sept. SO)

7.4 

7.8 

S.2 

9.0 

10.0

406

534

670

960

1,350

12.0

14.0

16.0

18.0

20.0

2,280

3,380

4,710

6,160

7,710

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 19 <

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7 

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

602

568

534

600

468

436 

436 

436

406 

468

468

500

602

742

778

778

706

602

534

468

436

436

436

436

436

468

500

534

602

636

670

Nov.

670

602

602

602

706

778 

742 

706

742 

814

1,040

1,230

1,350

1,430

1,470

1,430

1,430

1,390

1,390

1,350

1,270

1,110

960

850

742

742

670

670

706

636

-

Dec.

602

670

814

922

998

922 

860 

778

742 

742

742

706

778

814

886

922

960

998

,993

960

922

922

922

922

886

922

960

1,160

2,130

3,580

4,290

Jan.

4,990

5,270

6,560

5,640

5,640

5.640 

5,860 

6,240

6,240 

6,160

6,240

6,310

6,540

6,610

6,540

6,310

5,780

4,920

3,640

2,960

2,720

2,300

1,870

1,690

1,390

1,390

1,690

1,820

2,100

2,300

2,450

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1942 .........

January .......................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1942-43 ..........

Feb.

2,400

2,250

2,100

2,150

2,960

3,320 

3,320 

3,080

2,720 

2.400

2,050

1,820

1,690

1,600

1,560

1,560

1,470

1,350

1.270

1,190

1,150

1,110

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,040

1,040

998

_

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

16,622

28,830

34,410

1,975,674

194,810

60,808

65,500

99,330

53,032

282,940

130,978

6,612

3,702

907,674

Mar.

1,040

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,070 

1,150 

1,150

1,110 

1,110

1,110

1,470

1,560

1,640

1,640

1,560

1,600

1,690

1,740

1,690

1,690

1,740

1,870

2,050

2,670

4,290

6,860

5,060

4,920

4,640

4,100

Maximum

778

1,470

4,290

20,800

6,610

3,320

5,860

4,710

3,440

21,300

21,700

147

21,700

Apr.

3,580

3,140

2,960

3,020

3,140

3,320 

3,580 

3,900

4,100 

4,360

4,570

4,710

4,710

4,100

3,080

2,400

2,300

2,500

2,840

3,200

3,640

4,030

4,100

3,770

3,440

2,960

2,450

2,100

1,820

1,610

-

May

1,310

1,150

960

850

742

670 

670 

636

568 

602

814

1,190

1,640

2,050

2,300

2,560

2,720

2,900

 3,080

3,260

3,440

3,320

2,840

2,150

1,690

1,470

1,430

1,430

1,390

1,510

1,690

Minium

406

602

602

251

1,390

998

1,040

1,510

568

2,200

346

131

107

107

June

2,200

3,020

4,100

4,920

5,270

5,480 

5,640 

5,780

5,860 

6,010

6,080

6,240

6,310

6,460

6,680

6,990

7,390

7,870

8,670

9,670

10,900

12,100

13,200

14,300

15,600

16,900

18,100

19,400

20,500

21,300

~

Mean

536

961

1,110

5,413

4,349

1,815

2,113

3,311

1,711

9,431

4,226

213

123

2,487

July

21,701

20,70?

19,900

18,70?

16,400

11.6CO 

4,43? 

1,510

*9f2

86 «

314

7T8

81*

814

8£6

9PO

9PO

8f *

81'

74 r er: 56 r

50'

46"

4? r

40 '

4? r

40'

37 r

3*"

Per 

square 

mile

0.082

.147

.170

.827

.665

.277

.323

.506

.261

1.44

.646

.033

.019

.380

Aug.

318

290

277

S64

238

238 

238 

226

Y a270

226

226

213

213

1SS

188

176

164

159

154

150

150

145

145

140

135

131

Sept.

128

128

131

122

126

147 

147 

140

131 

128

12S

126

119

119

119

119

- 117

128

131

131

126

119

117

111

109

107

107

1O9

113

119

"*

Runoff

Inches

O-Ofl

.16

;20

11.22

.77

.89

.37

.56

.30

L.61

.74

.04

.02

5.15

Acre-feet

52,970

57,180

68,250

3,919,000

267,400

100,800

129,900

197,000

105,200

561,200

259,800

13,110

7,340

1,800,000

a 80 gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records, engineer's notes, and 

records for nearby stations.

Time baalai Central war time. To convert war tine to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
SABINE RIVER BASIN 27

Sablne River near Bon Wler, Tex.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 30°44', long. 93°37'. at bridge on U. S. Highway 190,

 li Mies east of Bon Wier, Newton County, and 2.4 miles upstream from Crney Creek. 

Datum of gage is 48.4 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 8,323 square miles.

Records available.- October 1923 to September 1934, January 1939 to September 1943.

 U. S. Weather Bureau has collected gage-height records in this vicinity since 1913.

Average discharge.- 15 years (1923-34, 1939-43), 7,369 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 16,500 second-feet July 5-7; max'inim gage

 height, 16.28 feet July 6; minimum observed, 380 second-feet Sept. 29.

1923-34, 1939-43: Maximum discharge observed, 63,000 second-feet Autf. 1» 2, 1933; 

maximum gage height, 23.04 feet Aug. 2, 1933; minimum discharge observe''., 185 secondfeet Sept. 11, 22, 24, 1925. Maximum stage known, 26 feet, present site and datum, in May 1884, f-ora Information 

by local resident.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily, oftener during, high stagesdiversions above station.

No large

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 194?

Day

 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,440

1,370

1,260

1,260

1,200

1,130

1,070

1,070

1,040 i;ooo

970

970

1,040

1,040

1,070

1,160 

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,160

1,100

1,000

938

90S

906

905

90S

938

970

1,000

1,070

Nov.

1,130

1,160.

1,130

1,130

1,160

1,130

1,130

1,230

1,230

1,200

1,160

1,160

1,500

1,560

1,800

1,980 

2,030

2,030

2,030

2,030

2,080

2,030

1,940

1,800

1,670

1,480

1,330

1,230

1,230

1,410

~

Dee.

1,480

1,410

1,330

1,200

1,230

1,410

1,630

1,760

1,670

1,660

1,520

1,480

1,410

1,410

1,370

. 1,410 

1,520

1,520

1,560

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,850

2,080

2,230

2,520

3,260

6,880

6,980

5,970

5,420

Jan.

6,190

5,860

6,080

6,300

6,410

6,520

6,640

7,900

9,240

8,980

8,140

7,680

8,140

8,730

8,850

S£K

7,220

6,760

5,860

5,310

4,430

3,770

3,330

3,110

3,220

4,100

4,760

4,430

3,880

3,660

Month

October . . . .

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

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

Calendar year 1942 .........

January .......................

February ...................... March - -----..-.....-.--.

$?

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

June

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

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

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

Water year 1942-43 ..........

Feb.

3,770

3,770

3,770

3,550

3,330

3,560

4,210

4,430

4,430

4,320

3,990

3,550

3,220

3,000

2,780

2,620 

2,6.20

2,500

2,340

2,180

2,080

2,080

2,080

2,030

1,980

1,940

1,800

1,760

-

deoondf dot-days

33,666

44,910 

69,870

3,716,858

192,010

83,680

104,020

140,130 

72,640

197,710

185,296

19,099

14,444

1,157,475

Mar.

1,760

1,850

1,900

1,900

1,980

2,280

2,660

2,450

2,120

2,080

1,900

1,900

1,980

2,280

2,450

2.450 

2/400

2,280

2,230

2,400

2,400

2,400

2,400

2,340

3,040

7,040

9,370

9,630

8,620

7,220

6,410

Maximum

1 44C

2*080

6,980

27,900

9,240

4,430

9,630

7,220 

4,100

15,400

18,500

1,040

692

18,500

Apr.

5,750

5,200

4,650

4,210

3,990

3,990

3,990

4,210

6,010

7,220

6,520

6,190

5,750

5,640

5,420

4,870 

«,210

3,660

4,210

3,990

3,990

4,210

4,540

4,650

4,760

4,430

4,100

3,660

3,220

2,890

~

May

2,450

2,180

1,850

1,720

1,520

1,410

1,330

1,370

1,630

1,560

1,840

4,100

4,100

2,390

2,340

2,230 

2,230

2,670

2,890

2,890

3,220

3,330

3,530

3,330

2,890

2,780

2,080

1,760

1,560

1,560

1,600

Minimum

905

1,130

1,200

760

3,110

1,760

1,760

2,690 

1,330

3. +630

409

386

386

June

1,630

1,670

1,900

2,450

3,220

3,770

4,100

4,320

4,430

4,540.

4,650

4,760

4,980

5,090

5,200

5,310 

5,630

5,640

5,970

6,410

7,100

7,900

8,850

9,890

10,800

11,600

12,600

13,500

14,500

15,400

~

Mean

3.* 086

2)254

7,443

6>194

3)355

4,671 

2,343

6,590

5,977

616

481

3,171

July

16,400

17,200

17,600

18,500

18,600

18,500

18,600

16,000

9,180

4,430

2,670

2,180

1,980

1,850

1,720

dl.56C 

dl,440

1,370

1,410

1,440

1,440

1,410

1,300

1,230

1,O70

970

878

938

1.260

1,410

1,160

Per 

square 

mile

0.130

1271

.894

.744

.359

.403

.561 

.282

.792

.718

.074

.058

.381

Aug.

1,040

905

805

738

670

648

648

625

692

625

625

760

878

850

738

670 

605

545

525

517

513

473

473

448

426

420

409

437

448

462

481

Sept.

477

509

505

465

426

420

426

692

670

541

462

437

402

392

386

386 

420

493

625

692

625

545

501

454

434

406

392

386

398

477

~

Runoff

Ii-hes

0.15

'.31

12.12

.86

.37

.46

.63 

.32

.88

.83

.09

.06

5.16

Acre-feet

66*780

30,080

138,600

5,369,000

380 800

166)000

206,300

277,900 

144,100

392,200

367,500

37,880

28,650

2,296,000

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed from estimated gage heights.

Time basis« Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

617457 0-44-3
28 SABINE RIVER BASIN

Sablne River near Rullff, Tex.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 30°18'10t , long. 93°44'40". at bridge on S'ate Highway 

~2357~2.4 miles north of Rullff, Newton County, and 4.5 miles downstream f ~om Cypress 

Creek. Datum of gage Is 4.08 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 9,440 square miles.

Records available.- October 1924 to September 1943.

Average discharge.- 19 years, 8,026 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 15,800 second-feet July 9, 10 (gag3 height, 

13.95 feet); minimum observed, 730 second-feet Sept. 15.

1924-43: Maximum discharge, 76,600 second-feet May 24, 25, 1935 (gage height. 

17,9 feet, present site and datum): minimum observed, 338 second-feet Sep*:. 25-27, 

Oct. 2, 3, 22-24, 1939.

Higher stages are known to have occurred In the past.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice dally, oftener during high water. No large 

diversions above station.

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

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 

SI

Oct.

2,210 

. 2,110 

2,010 

1,960 

1.S6O

1,810 

1,710 

1^670 

1,630 

1,590

1,550 

1,550 

1,510 

1,510 

1,510

1,510 

1,590 

1,670 

1,710 

1,710

1,710 

1.65O 

1,590 

1,510 

' 1,470

1,470 

1,430 

1,470 

1,470 

1,510 

1,550

Nor.

1,630 

1,670 

1,76O 

1,860 

1,860

1.S6O 

1,860 

1.S10 

1,760 

1,810

1,760 

1,710 

1,710 

1,810 

1,910

2,060 

2,210 

2,310 

2,360 

2,410

2,410 

2,410 

2,410 

2,360 

2,360

2,260

2,110 

2,010 

1,960 

1,910

 Dec.

1,910 

2,060 

2,060 

2,010 

1,960

1,960 

2,010 

2,160 

2,260 

2,310

2,260 

2,160 

2,110 

2,010 

1,960

1,960 

1,960 

1,960 

2,010 

2,060

2,110 

2,360 

2.S40 

2.S90 

3,000

3,000 

3,110 

3,920 

5,750 

6,000 

9,160

Jan.

S,550 

7,470 

6,530 

6,320 

6,530

6,750 

7,220 

7,730 

8,270 

9,480

9,830 

10,600 

11,900 

12,200 

12,400

12,700 

12,400 

11,900 

11,400 

10,200

9,480 

8,000 

6,750 

5,580

4,710

4,490 

5,100 

5,930 

6,530 

6,320 

6,320

Month

Ooto 

Hov< 

Decs

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

May 

Jane 

Jnly 

AugU 

Sept

Ha

«ber ......................

lendar year 1942 .........

ary

ember .....................

ter year 1942-43 ..........

Feb.

5,410 

4,960 

4,710 

4,600 

6,320

7,220 

.6,750 

6,120 

6,120 

5,930

5,580 

5,250 

4,830 

4,300 

3,930

3,740 

3,560 

3,500 

3,380 

3,330

3,220 

3,110 

3,110 

3,060

3,060

3,000 

2,890 

2,760

Sebondfoot-days

51,190 

60,350 

87,280-

3,333,560

259,590 

123,820 

151,780 

134,410 

39,770 

155,270 

250,160 

63,243- 

32,209

1,499,057

Mar.

2,720 

2,720 

2.7SO 

2,780 

2,940

3,980 

5,250 

5,410 

4,600 

3,980

3,620 

3,330 

3,220 

3,110 

3,220

3,330 

3,330 

3,330 

3,220 

3,220

3,220 

3,280, 

3,330 

3,280 

3,300

6,530 

9,150 

11,400 

12,400 

12,900 

12,400

Maximum

2,210 

2,410 

9,150

32,700

12,700 

7,220 

12,9OO 

11,000 

4,050 

11,000 

15,800 

7,470 

1,670

15,300

Apr.

11,000 

9,480 

3,270 

6,980 

6,120

5,250 

,830 

,600 

,600 

,960

,320 

,220 

,730 

7,220 

6,750

6,320 

6,120 

5,930 

6,120 

6,980

7,220 

6,320 

5,750 

5,410 

5,250

4,960 

4,710 

4,390 

3,980 

3,620

May

3,280 

2,940 

2,720 

2,510 

2,260

2,060 

1,960 

2,110 

2,010 

2,160

2,620 

2.7SO 

3,560 

4,050 

3,930

3,380 

3,000 

2,690 

2,940 

3,000

3,110 

3,280 

3,440 

3,500 

3,500.

3,380 

3,220 

3,000 

2,560 

2,310 

2,260

Minimum

1,430 

1,630 

1,910

1,350

4,490 

2,760 

2,720 

3,620 

1,960 

2,260 

1,810 

300 

73O

'730

June

2,260 

2,260 

2,260 

2,310 

2,560

2,690 

3,280 

3,620 

3,800 

3,920

,050 

,130 

,390 

,490 

,600

,710 

,830 

,960 

5,100 

5,250

5,580 

5,930 

6,320 

7,220 

7,730

8,000 

8,340 

9,150 

9,330 

11,000

Mean

1,651 

2,011 

2,815

9,133

3,374 

4,422 

4,896 

6,147 

2,896 

5,176 

6,070 

1,718 

1,074

4,107

July

11,400 

11,900 

12,700 

13,200 

14,000

14,700 

15,000 

15,400 

15,800 

15,300

15,000 

12,200 

9,150 

6,120 

4,130

3,330 

2,840 

a2,580 

2,310 

2,210

2,160 

2,160 

2,060 

2,060 

2,110

2,160 

1,610 

4,070 

10,200 

11,400 

10,200

Per 

square 

mile

0.175 

.213 

.298

,.967

.887 

.468 

.518 

.651 

.307 

.548 

.855 

.182 

-.114

.435

Aug.

a7,470 

4,630 

3,500 

2,670 

2,410

1,670 

1,590 

1,550 

1,550 

1,510

1,470 

1,430 

1,510 

1,670 

1,710.

1,630 

1,470 

1,310 

1,830 

1,110

1,030 

1,030 

990 

950 

910

370 

835 

818 

800 

835 

390

Sept.

910

930 

990 

990 

970

910 

890 

852 

930 

1,150

1,390 

 990 

870 

782 

730

1,030 

1,110 

1,350 

1,630 

1,670

1/630 

1,550 

1,390 

1,230 

1,030

910 

S90 

335 

318 

352

Runoff

Inol «s

0.90 

.24

.34

13.11

1.02 

.49 

.60

.73 

.35 

.61 

.99 

.21 

.13

5.91

Acre-feet

101,500 

119,700 

s 173,100

6,612,000

514.900 

245,600 

301,100 

365,800 - 

178,100 

308,000 

496,200 

 105,600 

63,890

2,973,000

a NO gage-height record; discharge interpolated. 

Time baa lai Central war time. To convert war tirote to standard time, subtract 1 hovr.
SABINE RIVER BASIN 29

Lake Fork Sabine River near Quitman, Tex.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 32°46', long. 95°28', at bridge on state ITghway 37,

 half a mile downstream from Dry Creek and 2.5 miles south of Quitman, Wood County. 

Datum of gage is 317.42 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 586 square miles.

Records available.- June 1924 to April 1926, February 1939 to September 1943,

Extremes.- 1941-42: Maximum discharge during water year, 28,400 second-feet Apr. 9

 (gage height*, 23.00 feet, from floodmark); no flow Aug. 6-14.

1942-43: Maximum discharge during water year, 51,600 second-feet June 7 (gage 

h&lght, 25.9 feet, from floodmark); no flow Aug. 8 to Sept. 6, Sept. 12-18.

1924-26, 1939-43: Maximum discharge, that of June 7, 1943; no flow at times.

Flood of July 1895 reached same stage as that of June 7, 1943, from Information 

by local residents.

- Records fair, 

station.

Gage read twice dally, oftener during high water. No diversion

\

Discharge, In second-feet, 1941-43 

1941-42

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22M(fiO

24

25

27

28

29«|OU

31

Oot.

5.9

5.1

4.4

4.3

3.8

3.1

3.2

7.4

5.5

3.9

2.7

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.6

1.4

2.0

2.4

2.8

2.8

7.1

4.5

7.6

20

42

Nov.

74

116

118

62

31

21

15

12

10

8.2

7.4

7.2

7.2

6.5

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.4

9.2

86.0

108

280

360

226

129

108

86

49

31

24

-

Dec.

 21

28

36

28

22

20

19

20

20

19

144

346

451

516

644

466

220

105

82

64

53

90

168

178

270

340

264

206

136

. 105

80

Jan.

32

76

70

82

36

74

68

65

61

56

. 56

56

56

56

57

57

55

52

47

40

36

35

33

32

31

30

30

28

28

226

778

Feb.

924

746

605

325

176

129

99

82

70

61

53

48

46

44

45

110

268

311

382

319

164

105

86

74

64

56

53

48

-

. .

-

Mar.

93

332 '463

530

600

498

331

293

453

600

684

790

682

311

183

129

105

89

74

66

55

47

44

41

40.

47

52

44

40

38

36

Apr.

33

31

30

29

29

41

301

6,070

25,600

17,600

6,270

2,800

1,610

862

398

243

213

164

132

348

2,590

8,650

3,650

2,140

1,540

1,660

7,530

4,750

4,320

4,990

-

May

2,920

1,560

790

320

160

150

243

479

868

1,280

667

189

102

80

71

116

192

3,470

7,160

6,020

3,570

2,400

1,580

1,080

704

476

190

108

74

56

43

June

38

32

28

25

23

34

140

129

146

185

340

404

334

138

194

320

451

586

684

395

a!43

41

42

156

118

56

32

22

15

12

July

9.5

8.6

7.8

7.S

10

8.6

7.8

7.2

6.6

6.2

5.6

4.8

4.3

3.6

3.2

2.6

2.1

1.7

1.3

1.0

.9

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

.2

Aug.

0.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.2

91

68

50

10

5.6

48

21

9.4

41

100

178

160

117

33

11

7.2

5.4

Sept.

3.8

2.5

1.8

1.5

2.5

2.3-

38

54

81

230

272

190

93

24

9.5

6.8

5.4

4.8

4.0

2.8

2.2

1.7 

1.4

1.1

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

~

a No gage-height record; discharge computed from estimated gage height.
30 SABINE RIVER BASIN

Discharge, In second-feet, of Lake Pork Sabine River near ttultman, lex., 

_. 1942-43

1941-43 Continued

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 20

21

22

23

24

25

Oft zo

27

28

29<*/\ ou

31.

Oct.

0.2

.3

1.0

76

104

46

14

6.7

3.4

2.4

1.6

1.0

.7

.5

.3

2.8

16

5.6

2.0

1.4

11

9.6

7.8

20

7.6

5.4

4.1

3.4

2.8

7.6

14

NOT.

17

11

11

13

40

53

80

121

95

61

79

63

34

21

12

8.7

7.6

6.7

5.6

4.1

3.7

3.2

2.2

12

127

92

41

25

20

16

"

Dec.

12

10

8.0

8.0

40

58

43

30

24

25

32

32

26

23

23

20

18

18

17

22

46

120

254

380

478

422*

863

1,310

1,240

2,470

L.960

Jan.

975

344

124

92

72

72

264

464

436

336

186

115

92

81

74

70

65

57

60

43

40

39

40

38

38

39

40

39

38

37

35

Feb.

34

38

83

88

79

136

121

74

58

49

40

36

33

31

30

28

27

27

27

29

97

178

170

100

65

52

41

37

-

-

-

Mar.

33

31

29

28

28

27

26

26

26

26

27

39

137

228

422

520

394

130

86

74

61

60

43

45

297

703

eao

1,860

1,670

964

351

Apr.

-113

76

63

53

45

38

34

38

120

372

600

746

377

106

68

46

40

53

98

100

74

51

36

29

25

22

20

18

17

15

-

«*y

14

18

10

9.6

8.7

8.4

23

100

194

149

224

336

299

172

74

31

22

17

14

16

102

263

586

841

2 £50

3,160

1,980

1,520

1,010

2,090

1,270

Juno

2,710

2,230

1,590

1,000

411

2,010

41,600

25,000

6,730

2,640

1,460

494

138

88

79

79

76

57

44

34

29

24

21

18.

17

16

15

15

20

18

"

July

16

16

16

14

13

12

9.3

11

8.4

6.9

12

12

14

58

43

14

9.1

6.7

5.2

4.1

3.1

2.3

1.7

1.3

.8

.6

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

Aug.

0.1.1.1.1.1

.1.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

2.4

1.7

.5

.3

.2

.1

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

6.0

6.9

-

Monthly discharge, in aeeond-reet, 1941-43

Month

Dooenbor

January 1942 . .

March

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

September

Water year 1941-42 .........

Novenber

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

Maw

Secondfoot-days

1,630 

2,016.7 

5,061

141,031.8

2i539 

5,493 

7,795 

104,624 

37,118 

5,263 

114.7 

957.5 

1,039.0

172,183.9

379.2 

1,O91.8 

10,031

176,446.2

4,435 

1,808 

9,261 . 

3,493 

19,605.7 

88,663 

312.1 

.7 

17.2

139,097,7

Maxima

42 

360 

544

5,800

778 

924 

790 

25,600 

7,160 

684 

10 

178 

272

25,600

104 

127 

2,470

26,600

975 

178 

1,860 

746 

4,270 

41,600 

58 

.1 

6.9

41,600

Minim*

1.4 

6.2 

19

.2

28 

44 

36 

89 

43 

12 

.2 

0 

.3

0

.2 

2.2 

8.0

0

36 

27 

26 

15 

8.4 

15 

.2 

0 

0

0

Mean

5.26 

67.2 

163

386

81.9 

196 

251 

3,487 

1,197 . 

175 

3.70 

30.9 

 34.6

472

12.2 

36.4 

324

483

143 

64.6 

299 

116 

632 

2,960 

10.1 

.02 

.57

381

Per 

square 

 lie

0.0090 

.115 

.278

.659

.140 

.334 

.428 

5.95 

2.04 

.299 

.0063 

.063 

.059

.805

.081 

.062 

.553

.824

.244 

.110 

.610 

.198 

1.08 

S.05 

.017 

.00003 

.00097

.650

Runoff

Inches

0<01 

.13 

.32

0 -94

-16 

.35 

.49 

6.64 

2.36 

.33 

.007 

.06 

.07

10-93

.02 

.07 

.64

11.20

.28 

.11 

.59 

.28 

1.24 

5-63 

.08 

.00004 

.O01

8-82

Acre-feet

323 

4,000 

10,040

279,700

5,040 

10,900 

15,460 

207,500 

73,620 

10.440 

828 

1,900 

2,060

341,500

762 

2,170 

19,900

350,000

8,800 

3,590 

18,370 

6.930 

38,890 

175.900 

619 

1.4 

34

276,000

Time basis; central standard time prior to Feb. 9, 1942j central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard titne, subtract 1 hour.
SABINE RIVER BASIN 31

Big Sandy Creek near Big Sandy, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°37', long. 95°06', at county highway bridge, 2.2

 miles northeast of Big Sandy, Upshur County, and 7.8 miles upstrsam from mouth. Datum 

of gage is 281.6 feet above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Drainage area.- 235 square miles.

Records available.- February 1939 to September 1943.

Extremes.- 1942: Maximum discharge during year, 4,840 second-feet Apr.' 10 (gage height,

 lECTTfeet); minimum, 18 second-feet Aug. 8.

1943: Maximum discharge during year, 4,240 second-feet June 8 (gage height, 17.63 

feet); minimum, 14 second-feet Aug. 26-31.

1939-43: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 10, 1942; minimum observed, 7.7 secondfeet Sept. 30, 1939.

 Maximum stage known, 20.4 feet (probably affected by backwater from Sablne River) 

In January 1938, from Information by observer.

Remarks.- Records fair. No large diversions above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1941-43 

194J.-42

Day

1

2

3

4

8

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21

22

23

24.

2ft

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

,30

29

29

32

32

31

30

94

146

65

44

36

32

31

34

S3 

126 

134 

79 

50

41

36

34

32

32

31

32

30

29

36

66

Nov.

74

~T474

75

68

61

52

46

42

40

38

38

36

36

36

37 

37 

36 

40 

9S

79

151

207

168

162

151

148

151

1S1

144

-

Dm.

130

130

137

126

120

109

102

98

92

88

157

214

230

222

214

214 

207 

214 

207

193

168

860

380

302

328

348

310

328

319

286

270

Jan.

262

238

222

222

200

193

193

186

172

165

158

151

144

140

134

130 

130 

126 

123 

120

116

109

106

106

102

98

98

92

92

158

179

Feb.

165

179

200

262

34S

348

274

207

168

144

126

116

106

102

102

156 

165 

140 

134 

137

154

165

168

151

130

120

112

1 106

.

-

-

Mar.

140

222

193

193

207

230

254

262

270

246

230

222

238

262

254

230 

193 

162 

140 

126

116

106

98

92

88

106

. 106

95

92

98

102

Apr.

98

88

S2

76

72

122

246

1,020

2,550

4,540

3,080

1,380

850

600

447

369 

310 

270 

246 

254

270

246

238

262

457

625

479

403

391

479

-

May

682

350

650

472

348

278

230

800

168

162

165

176

186

200

222

238 

238 

326 

1,240 

3,740

1,950

950

650

' 472

354

278

222

176

144

120

98

Jane

32

70

64

57

52

77

88

92

100

210

1S6

154

137

148

184

230 

207 

179 

162 

172

176

158

123

98

116

123

A 92

f5

50

45

July

57

38

72

51

45

44

48

56

4S

41

36

34

32

30

28

27 

26 

27 

27 

26

25

25

24

24

23

23

23

22

22

22

22

Aug.

21

21

20

20

20

19

19

19

23

26

 26

24

24

104

58

28 

26 

35 

100 

36

32

164

359

548

304

230

207

1S6

179

146

95

Sept.

63

48

41

38

46

63

97

66

70

168

112

32

82

82

72

60 

50 

45

41 

37

34

33

32

32

31

31

31

30

30

30

"
32 SABINE RIVER BASIN

Discharge, in second-feet, of'Big Sandy Creek neap Big Sandy, Tex., 1941-43--Continued

1942HS5

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

31

32

33

33

36

43

42

48

48

40

37

35

34

33

33

44

66

98

95

88

64

48

40

35

33

38

3Q

30

30

46

75

Nov.

69

57

52

52

68

69

75

75

75

76

75

74

78

68

63

58

58

51

50

49

48

48

47

47

47

46

45

45

58

63

-

Dec.

64

60

59

61

75

88

95

108

118

186

134

130

180

109

98

95

88

82

79

79

88

183

180

123

186

148

583

820

1,450

1,920

1,120

Jan.

732

523

398

310

270

838

878

286

870

878

894

338

338

308

862

. 830

800

179

165

154

148

148

144

140

137

144

148

148

148

144

140

Feb.

14*

137

137

134

144

179

282

254

238

800

168

134

118

108

98

88

88

88

79

79

88

82

88

85

88

88

85

82

_

-

Mar.

79

76

72

70

78

76

76

76

76

75

74

79

186

134

154

179

200

214

888

207

186

168

144

140

186

193

193

207-

888

254

870

Apr.

246

207

172

144

186

118

108

102

162

154

151

140

137

130

112

95

805

878

808

144

130

183

109

98

79

69

60

53

47

44

~

May

41

38

35

34

38

38

819

207

172

165

207

193

193

186

179

151

109

79

63

60

75

85

118

116

137

151

172

186

800

848

529

June

497

850 915'

675

461

451

708

8,390

3,300

1.840

660

515

356

286

846

800

148

. 186

116

95

74

59

58

44

39

35

33

34

57

98

July

80

50

39

36

37

38

29

87

87

26

89

38

41

39

37

36

45

65

71

53

36

28

84

88

80

19

19

88

88

80

80

Aug.

20

20

20

19

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

18

18

17

17

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

15

14

14

Sept.

15

15

18

21

20

22

25

85

85

22

20

. 19

18

17

17

16

16

16

16

17

11

17

17

17

17

17

17

19

38

71

-

Peag discharge.- Dec. 30 (2s30 a. 

(10:30 p.m.) 4,340 sec.-ft.

 ) 8,800 sec.-ft.; June 2 (12 p.m.) 1,080 sec.-ft.; 'June 8

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1941-43 /

Month

DeceBDer. .

May.................,........|

Water year 1941-48 .........

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

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

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

Septenber

Water year 1942.-43 .........

Second 

foot-days

1,536 

8,550 

6,503

63,686

4,665 

4,685 

5,373 

80,550 

16,185 

3,697 

1,098 

3,180 

1,677

71,639

1,388 

1,768 

8,417

72,683

, 7,634 

3,471 

4,494 

3,933 

4,406 

14,754 

1,087 

518 

687

58,491

Maximum

146 

207 

280

1,190

868 

348 

870 

4,540 

3,740 

280 

88 

548 

168

4,540

95 

76 

1,980

4,540

738 

254 

870 

878 

529 

3,300 

80 

20 

71

3,300

Minimum

89 

36 

88

80

98 

102 

88 

78 

98 

45 

82 

19 

30

19

80 

45

59

19

137 

79 

70 

44 

32 

39 

19 

14 

15

14

Mean

49.5 

85.0 

810

174

150 

167 

173 

685 

822 

123 

35.4 

101 

55.9

196

44.8 

58.9 

878

199

846 

184 

145 

131 

148 

492 

35.1 

16.5 

20.9

144

Per 

square 

oiler

0.811 

.368 

.894

.740

.638 

.711 

.736 

2.91 

2.22 

.523 

.151 

.430 

.238

.634

.191 

.251 

1.16

.847

1.05 

.638 

.«17 

.557 

.604 

8.09 

.149 

.070 

.087

.613

Ruaoff

Zmhes

0.84 

.40 

1.03

10.05

.74 

.74 

.85 

3.25 

2.56 

.58 

.17 

.49 

.27

11,38

.22"1 

.28 

1.33

11.48

1.21 

.56

.n

.68

«70 

2,33 

.17 

.08 

.10

8.30

Aore-feet

3,060

5.06O 

18,900

186,200

9,260 

9,290 

10,660 

40,760 

32,100 

7,380 

2,180 

6,190 

3,330

148,100

2,750 

3,510

1 a eon

144,000

15,140 

6,880 

8,910 

7,800 

8.740 

29,860 

2,160 

1,080 

1,840

104,100

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war tlsn thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
SABINE RIVER BASIN 33

Cherokee Bayou near Eldervllle, Tex.

Location.'- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°20', long. 94°42'. at bridge on county highway, 

3.8 miles southeast of Elderville, Gregg County, 4.5 miles upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 149, and 19.3 miles upstream from mouth. Datuta of gage la 266.8 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army bench mark).

Drainage area.- 110 square miles.

Records available.- August 1939 to September 1943.

Extremes.- Haxlmum discharge during year, 820 second-feet Nov. 7 (gage height, 5.90 

reet;; no flcJw at times.

1939-43: Maximum discharge, 10,200 second-feet Nov. 23, 1940 (gage height, 12.81 

feet), from rating curve extended above 3,500 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, about 14.0 feet In September 1913, from Information by local 

residents.

 Remarks.- Records good. No diversion above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

IS 

17 

18. 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

20 

22 

24 

SO 

38

42 

55 

39 

SO 

26

24 

23 

22 

22 

22

44 

54 

68 

61 

41

32 

30 

27 

25 

26

25

24 

24 

26 

50 

90

NOT.

116 

136 

92 

69

70

210 

617 

511 

225 

127

83 

70 

68 

61 

54

52 

54 

65 

54 

55

60 

60 

66 

60 

58

54 

48 

48 

65 

65

' Dec.

66 

68 

61 

55 

54

50 

54

54 

54 

66

70 

73. 

79 

68 

61

61

43 

56 

56 

58

65 

86 

92 

107 

92

107 

332 

486 

£30 

246 

156

Jan.

125 

112 

103 

94 

86

90 

178 

232 

272 

192

134 

116 

105 

101 

96

96 

94 

90 

83 

83

77 

77 

81 

83 

96

198 

' 269 

336 

269 

228 

195

Month

Ooto 

Here

Decs

Ca

Jami 

Febr 

Maro 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Va

aber ......................

lendar year 1942 .........

&ry

Bt

ember .....................

ter year 1942-49 ..........

Feb.

15S 

142 

142 

145 

156

151

131 

114 

107 

101

96 

92 

88 

84 

SI

79 

77 

77 

79 

81

81 

81 

SI 

79 

75

72 

66 

65

Seccndfcct-days

1,086 

3,347 

3,521

64,756.5

4,385 

2,781 

3,167 

3,901 

1,436 

1,937.3 

71.1 

8.7 

3.9

25,045.0

Mar.

63 

 70 

70 

72 

83

81 

73 

72 

58 

66

68 

79 

94 

101 

105

103 

88 

 84 

92 

96

94 

96 

86 

79 

136

212 

263 

212 

147 

114 

96

Maximum

90 

617 

530

3;720

336 

158 

263 

537 

376 

408 

7.6 

1.4 

1.1

617

Apr.

90 

84 

79 

75 

70

65 

58 

75 

260

25S

293 

162 

92 

70 

60

62 

149 

258 

537 

412

200 

109 

81 

66 

55

49 

42 

38 

32 

30

May

28 

26 

23

20 

IS

17 

43 

79 

90 

9*

72 

52 

48 

36 

29

25 

22 

19 

16

17

16 

16 

17 

17 

18

IS 

19 

- 17 

20 

126 

376

Minimum

20 

48 

50

3.1

77 

65 

63 

30 

16 

8.0 

.2 

0 -0

0

June

408 

338 

126 

41 

28

24 

23 

19

17 

16

12 

11 

10 

11 

, 12

'l2 

10 

8.0

3

14 

20 

46 

14 

11

9.1 

8.2 

14 

19 

12

Mean

35.0 

112 

114

177 .

141 

99.3 

102 130 ' 

46.3 

44.6 

2.29 

.28 

.13

68.6

July

7.6 

5.7 

5.4 

4.7 

3.5

2.6

2.0 

2.5 

2.0 

1.6

2.0 

2.0 

2.8 

4.7 

3.4

2.9 

2.8 

2.3

2.0 

1.7

1.4 

1.1 

.9 

.7 

.6

.4 

.3 

.2

.2 

.6 

.5

Per 

square 

mile

0.318 

1.02 

1.04

1.61

1.28 

.903 

.927 

1.18 

.421 

.406 

.021 

.0025 

.0012

.624

Aug.

0.3 

.1 

0 

0

0

*:i.8 

.5 

.4

1.4 

1.2 

.8 

.6 

.5

.3 

.2

.1 o

0

0 

0 

0 

.0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

. 0 

0

Sept.

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

.3 

.2 

.4 

.4

.3 

.2

.1

.1 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

.8

1.1

RUncff

Inct es

0.?7 

1.13 

1.19

21.69

1.48 .r*

-1.C7 i.ra

.49 

,*6 

.C« 

.003 

.P01

&.<t»

Peak discharge.- HOT. 7 (5 p.m.) 320 see. -ft.? Dae. SS (1Q p.m.) BOB a«m.--M: T j Apr. J,o

Ao re feet

2,150 

6,640 

6,980

128,400

,8,700 

5-, 520 

6,280 

7,740 

2,880 

2,650 

141 

17 

7.7

49,680

(1 P.O.)

aals» Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 novr.
34 NECHES RIVER BASIN

Neches River near Neches, Tex.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 31°54', long. 95°26', at bridge on U. 8. Flghway 79,

 half a mile downstream from international-Great Northern Railroad bridge, 1 mile 

downstream from Walnut Creek, and 4.4 miles northeast of Neches, Andersor County. 

Datum of gage Is 263.9 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,129 square miles.

Records available.- February 1939 to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year,'' 4,060 second-feet June 12 (gage height, 15.24

 ); minimum observed, 5.6 second- feet Sept. 3.

1939-43: Maximum discharge, 14,400 second-feet Apr. 12, 1942 (gage height, 18.30 

feet), from rating curve extended above 8,000 second-feet; no flow Oct. 3-5, 1939.

Flood of May 1908 reached a stage of 24.3 feet from Information by local resident. 

Flood of May 1884 was probably higher.

Remarks .- Records poor. .Qage read twice dally. No diversion above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 -31

Oct.

93

90

86

86

156

192

180

174

174

168

156

150

150

150

147

147

147

132

114

108

10S

108

98

98

96

93

90

90

88

96

141

Nov.

166

150

150

168

220

268

300

350

380

380

380

390

390

380

350

320

284

268

244

220

213

206

192

192

186

180

180

174

174

192

~

Dec.

186

186

186

186

192

192

199

206

213

220

244

252

260

260

268

268

276

268

260

252

244

280

284

320

402

522

620

823

1,000

1,210

1,400

Jan.

2,430

3,320

2,980.

2,760

2,210

1,770

1,670

1,440

1,290

1,250

1,140

990

940

840

840

840

840

966

965

860

768

700

592

522

49S

498

550

664

560

536

610

Month

October

Ncveaber ......................

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

Calendar year 1942 .........

January .......................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

tnter year 1942-43 ..........

Feb.

510

510

510

556

536

650

510

474

462

450

438

426

402

390

370

360

340

340

330

330

340

350

350

340

350

340

340

330

_

"

Secondfcct-days

3,906

7,637

11,659

302,097

36,628

11,514

15,948

21,493

50*020

4,109

532.6

669.S

200,491.4

Mar.

320

320

330

310

310

320

310

300

292

202

292

300

320

360

414

438

474

49S

522

578

606

678

592

606

684

S22

900

940

965

966

990

Maxima

192

390

1,400

13,900

3,320

55C

99C

1,020

3 44C

4*060 *244

37

248

4,060

Apr.

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

965

900

760

606

692

606

522

474

474

498

522

536

664

652

66S

662

636

636

700

786

860

900

860

804

700

550

~

May

370

252

206

174

166

160

220

465

606

760

1,040

2,200

3,320

3,440

3,440

3,090

2,760

2,260

1,720

1,290

1,070

880

668

664

620

716

768

732

66S

760

1,020

Minima

AA OO

150

186

, 26

498

330

292

474

150

150

37

6.4

6.6

5.6

June

1,370

2,040

2,640

3,320

3,930

3,680

3,200

2,600

1,990

1,670

3,020

4,060

3,930

3,090

2,210

1,720

1,250

1,020

786

536

370

284

228

192

180

162

160

- 166

150

186

~

Mean

126

255

376

828

1,182

411

514

1,667

133

17.2

23

549

July

213

236

244

236

213

ISO

156

129

106

96

93

106

108

126

132

a!50

206

228

220

192

150

106

83

76

65

65

47

43

42

40

Per square* 

 lie

0.112

.226

.333

.759

1.05

.364

.455

.634

1.04

1.48

.118

.015

.020

.486

37

Aug.

36

37

36

33

29

27

25.

24

21

IS

17

80

22

18

16

13

12

12

12

11

10

9.4

9.1

S.5

S.O

7.6

7.6

7.3

6.7

6.4

Sept.

. 6.2

5.7

5.6

6.0

9.4

12

13

11

11

11

12

13

13

13

12

11

9.8

8.7

S.4

7.6

7.3

7.3

6.9

6.6

6.2

5.9

6.2

22

248

174

"

Runoff

Inches

0.13

.25

.38

9.94

1.21

.38

^w? 1*20

1.65

.14

.02

.02

6 62

Acre-feet

7,760

15,160

23,130

599,200

72,660 

22,840

31,630 

42,630

72,110

8 , 

ISA JLOv

I,UOU mtn

1,370

397,700

a Ho gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.

Time basisi Qentral war tlae. To convert war tlae tc standard tlae, subtract 1 biur.
NECHES RIVER BASIN 35

Neches River near Dlboll, Tex.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 31°08', long. 94°48», at bridge on U. S. Highway 59,

 130 feet downstream from Texas & New Orleans Railroad bridge, 2.8 miles dcmstream 

from Alabama Creek, and 3.8 miles south of Dlboll, Angelina County. Datum of gage is 

134.46 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 2,670 square miles.

Records available.- November 1923 to August 1925, March 1939 to September 194?.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,850 second-feet Dec. 31 (gage height, 11.88 

reet j: minimum observed, 27 second-feet Sept. 27.

1923-25. 1939-43: Maximum discharge, 22,800 second-feet Nov.28, 1940 (gage height, 

16.53 feet); no flow Aug. 15-22-, 1925.

Maximum stage known, 21.5 feet in May 1884, from Information by local r^l'dents.

Remarks.- Records good. Oage read twice dally, more often during high stages. No large

 diversion above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1642 to September 1948

DW

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18id

20

21

22

23

SA

28

26

27

SB

29

30

31

Oct.

360

304

876

254

241

282

215

808

802

196

196

202

215

234

288

222

816

215

215

888

841

241

841

222

216

802

189

182

182

182

182

Nor.

182

196

234

352

368

320

888

289

318

336

358

368

384

400

416

484

433

448

460

460

478

478

478

460

448

484

400

376

358

336

-

Month

Dec.

380

318

296

304

896

296

296

289

889

296

312

380

336

360

376

398

398

392

392

400

400

416

484

448

478

496

716

1,200

1,550

8,480

8,850

Jan.

2,420

1,900

1,630

1,340

1,850

1,230

1,630

1,900

1,960

2,850

8,340

8,340

8,680

8,620

2,740

5,740

2,740

2,620

2,580

2,520

2,480

2,340

2,160

2,080

1,860

1,800

1,710

1,640

1,640

1,600

1,500

October ......

November

December

Calendar year 1942 .........

££tarv

in.rv ...................... March .:...::::::: April .........................

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

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

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

August ....

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

Water year 1942-43 ..........

Feb.

1,400

1,310

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,460

1,560

1,500

1,340

1,250

1,170

1,090

1,080

968

980

854

S10

768

748

70S

688

688

688

688

8668

a648

a648

a64S

_

-

Secondfoot-days

6,926

1-1,233

18,067

668,513

63,800 

27,990.

22,652

31,674

31,256

64,380

10,288

2,823

1,051

231,965

Mar.

a628

8688

8608

608

608

60S

608

608

688

688

688

608

688

688

608

. 588

688

588

688

588

608

688

648

668

S10

1,090

1,140

1,830

1,230

1,800

1,800

Maximal

360

478

8,850

13,800

8,740

1*230

1,200

2,250

8,580

408

69

2,850

Apr. '

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,200

1,170

1,170

1,140

1,140

1,170

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,170

1,170

1,140

1,070

968

89S

S76

980

944

944

920

893

854

838

810

810

May

S10

832

832

832

S54

832

7SS

608

514

442

442

478

496

550

608

66S

788

788

854

920

1,080

1,090

1,200

1,880

1,400

1,530

1,640

1,760

1,960

8,250

2,250

Minima

188

132

289

93

1,230 

648

coo. ooo

S10

442

1,830

36

23

88

June

8,020

1,9OC

1,710

1,400

1,250

1,230

1,230

1,250

1,880

1,340

1,370

1,400

1,460

1,530

1,640

1,710

1,800

1,900

8,080

8,100

8,160

8,850

8,340

8,420

8,580

8,680

8,520

2,480

2,100

1,530

-

Mean

283

374

588

1,838

8,058 

1,000

731

1,058

1*811

338

S5lo

778

July

944

648

384

312

866

841

848

26S

868

268

876

875

304

400

478

400

388

276

254

822

208

808

808

208

215

808

196

808

439

688

' 460

Per 

square 

 lie

0.084

.140

.218

.686

.771 

.374

.874

.394

.377

.678

.124

.034

.013

.889

Aug.

408

848

196

151

121

101

89

77

60

47

50

90

134

110

117

91

76

68

59

53

47

50

54

52

50

42

38

40

38

36

36

Sept.

34

34

33

S3

34

36

36

35

36

41

41

41

41

38

35

35

33

33

32

30

29

28

28

28

28

88

28

69

41

33

-

Runoff

Inches Acre-feet

0.10 13,740

.16 22,280

.81* 35,820

9.3." 1,386,000

.& > 126,500 .3f» 55,680

a

? AA o<tn 44,VtfVf .4* 62,630

.44 61,960

.7C 107,700

.14 20,410

.&' 5,610

.0.". 8,080

3.9-' 559,800

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of observer's notes and weather records. 

Tine bastsl Central war tine. To convert war tine to standard time, subtract 1 hour-
36 NECHES' RIVER BASIN

Neches River near Rocfcland, Tex.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 31°01'45", long. 94°23'50", a quarter of a mile upstream from 

bridge on U. S. Highway 69, half a mile upstream from Texas & New Orleans Railroad 

bridge, 1 mile north of Rockland, Tyler County, and 3| miles downstream from Blllams 

Creek. Datum of gage Is 91.4 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

.Drainage area.- 3,539 square miles.

records available.- July 1903 to September 1943. (July 1903 to September 1923, monthly 

records only, in Water-Supply Paper 850.) U. S. Weather Bureau has collected gageheight records In this vicinity since 1903.

Average discharge.- 37 years (1903-10, 1913-43), 2,341 second-feet.

Extremes.- rex: discharge _ during _ year, 4,580 second-feet Jan. IS, 15 (gage height, 9.34

reet);* minimum observed, 39 second-feet Sept. 27.

1903-43: Maximum discharge, 48,500 second-feet Apr. 2, 1922 and May 22, 1935 (gage 

height, 28.90 feet), from rating curve extended above 36,000 second-fee1",; minimum 

observed during period of dally records, 3.0 second-feet Oct. 15, 1931.

Maximum stage known, 34.9 feet in May 1884, from Information by local resident. 

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice dally, more often during high wator. .No dlver- 

 sl6H above station.

Rating table, water year 1942-45 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in aecond-feet)

-0.7

-.5

-.5

38

60

90

142

182

0.5 

1.0 

2.0

e.o

4.0

246

870

720

1,150

1,650

5.0

7.0

9.0

10.0

2,170

3,260

4,400

5,000

Discharge, in necond-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 '14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

620

495

430

.370

339

313

299

287

277

270

266 258

256

266

284

289.

294

289

284

277

272

284

S94

296

292

282

276

284

270

258

246

Nor.

244

 246

63«

970

1,300

1,O20

680

496

418

385

386

400

415

430

445

460

460

478

495

512

530

548

548

565

565

530

512

495

582

. 640

"

Dec.

566

518

460

430

400

400

400

386

386

400

400

400

400

416

430

460

460

478

478

478

495

600

680

700

1 720

760

1,150

1,500

1,860

1,910

2,010

Jan.

2,170

2,380

2,690

2,760

2,810

2,700

3,320

3,600

3,710

8,820

3,760-

8,820

4,400

8,990

4,280

4,580

4,400

4,170

3,820

3,600

8,480

8,260

8,090

2,920

2,810

2,760

2,920

2,760

2,590

2,380

2,170

Month

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

Nov0Bbor \

Deoeaber ......................

Calendar year 1942 .........

januArv .............. ...

Febi 

Marc

nary ......................

h .........................

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

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

June . ... .

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

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

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

Water year 1942-43 ..........

Feb.

2,070

1,960

1,810

1,700

1,700

1,810

1.75O

1,810

1,860

1,860

1,750

1,550

1,450

1,300

1,220

1,150

1,100

1,060

1,020

970

948

902

925

880.

860

840

840

820

-

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

9,509

16,286

21,121

905,637

101,770

37,915 

38,715

37,805

88,261

56,920

20,250

8,594

1,724

377,870

Mar.

820

800

800

780

780

780

760

760

760

740

970

1,060

1,1OO

1,020

925

880

820

800

760

780

 Z30

BOO

780

800

1,300

2,170

2,330

2,170

1^910

1,750

Maximum

620

1,300

2,010

10,500

4,580

2,070 

2,330

1,6OO

2,480

2,480

2,430

1,450

124

4,580

Apr.

1,600

1,450

1,400

1,400

1,350

1,850

1,350

1,300

1,800

1,800

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,300

1,400

1,400

1,800

1,250

1,100

1,06Q

1,060

1,060

1,040

1,020

992

948

925

-

May

902

880

902

902

925

948

970

992

925

948

1,450

1,250

880

780

740

720

720

780

820

S60

925

992

1,060

1,130

1,180

i,300

1,850

1,450

2,450

. 1,650

2,480

Minimum

246

244

385

149

2,170

820 

740

925

780

1,250

268

66

40

40

June

2,480

2,270

2,120

2,010

1,910

1,750

1,560

1,300

1,250

1,300

1,300

1,350

1,460

1,910

1,650

1,550

1,600

1,650

1,750

1,810

1,910

1,960

2.01O

2,120

2,170

2,170

2,380

2,380

2,430

2,480

Mean

307

548

681

2,481

3,288

1,354 

1,088

1,244

1,073

1,864

653

277

57.5

1,034

July

2,430

2,170

1,600

9«

53C

44f

360

84*

34?

400

385

S6V

400

480

460

47f

47f

44f

38f

360

34] Slf20?

270

266

2BC

29f

38f

SOT

1,500

1,750

Per 

square 

mile

0.087

.153

.19,2

.701

,.928

.388 

.307

.352

.303

.§27. ,

.186

.078

.016

.292

Aug.

1,450

1,(

e

320

J80

120

582

445

;

!

]

S39

582

L76

154

138

]

]

L28

L88

L54

170

192

]

]

1 .

L9S

98

L62

133

126

]L13

84

77

84

88

87

74

71-

70

66

Sept.

63

55

49

46

48

55

74

68

61

60

58

58

58

56

55

55

53

58

.55

54

52

46

44

44 "42

40

44

71

88

124

Runoff

Inches

0.10

.17

.22

9.50

1.07

.40 

.35

.89

.35 .59'

. .21

.09

.02

8.96

Acre-feet

18,860

82,300

41,890

1,796,000

201,900

76,20O 

66,870

73,990

65,970

110,900

 40,170

17,060

3,420

748,500

Tine basis; Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
NECHES RIVER BASIN 37

Neches Faver at Evadale, Tex.

Locatlcp.- Staff gage, lat. 30°21', long. 94°05', at bridge on U. S. Highway 59, 200 feet 

upstream from Qulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway bridge at Evadale, Jasper County, and 

15 miles upstream from Village Creek. Datum of gage Is 8.3 feet above mea" sea level, 

datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 7,908 'square miles.

Records available.- July 1904 to December 1906, October 1923 to September 1943.

Average discharge.- 22 years (1904-6, 1923-43), 6,118 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge1 during year, 9,500 second-feet Jan. 16, 17 (gage height, 

13.10 feet),' minimum observed, 292 second-feet Sept'. 29.

1904-6, 1923-43: Maximum discharge, 83,800 second-feet June 1, 1929 (gage height, 

22.20 feet); minimum observed, about 148 second-feet Sept. 10, 1925.

Maximum stage^known, 26.2 feet In 1884 (discharge, about 175,000 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 72,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting), from records 

of Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice dally. No diversion above station.

Rating tables, water rear 1942-43 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-19)

2.5 

3.0 

3,5

4.0 

6,0

Oct. 1 to Apr. 30

670

1,040

1,230

1,450

1,920

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

2,420

3,600

5,060

7,400

11,600

0.0 30O

0.2 338

0.5 395

1.0 60S

May 1 to Sept. 30

2.0 815

3.0 1,180

4.0 1,560

5.0 1,960

6.0 2,420

8.0 3.600

9.0 4.250

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

i

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

V 14

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

1,920

1,820

1,720

1,580

1,500

1,360

1,270

1,150

1,110

1,040

1,040

1,000

970

935

935

900

900

935

970

970

970

935

900

900

870

900

900

935

970

1,000

1,080

Nov.

1,080

1,040

1,110

1,150

1.27Q

1,680

1,970

2,270

2,270

- 1,970

1,650

1,450

1,320

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,320

1,320

1,360

. 1,400

1,450

1,500

1,580

1,630

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

*-

Dec.

1,680

1,7SO

1,680

1,540

1,500

1,400

1,360

1,360

1,400

1,400

1,360

1,320

1,330

1,3£0

1,3SO

1,360

1,360

1,400

1,450

1,450

1,400

1,540

1,630

2,020

2,120

2,120

2,170

2,640

3,600

4,060

4,060

Jan.

. 4,120

4,250

4,390

4,540

4,790

4,970

5,240

5,330

6,000

6,780

7,400

7,940

8,300

8,300

8,900

9,300

9,500

9,300

8,900

8,300

7,940

7,080

6,500

6,000

5;700

5,600

5,600

6,000

* 6,240

6,240

5,800

Month

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

Hoy saber ...

December

Calendar year 1942 .........

January ..'.....................

Psbruary

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

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

Ifay... ......... ................

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

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

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

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

Water year 1942-43 ..........

-Feb.

5,420

5,060

4,790

4,540

4,460

4,320

4,250

4,390

4,700

4,880

4,970

4,970

4,880

4,620

4,250

3,920

3,600

3,410

3,290

3,110

2,990

2,870

2,810

2,750

2,700

2,640

2,580

2,530

-

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

34,385

44,750

56,060

2,273,217

205,250

109,700

93,430

98,050

77^310

52,271

28,684

11,559

880,359

Mar.

"2,460

2,420

2,420

2,370

2,480

2; 640

2,640

2,580

2,480

2,370

2,420

2,530

2,750

2,930

2,990

' 3,110

3,110

2,990

2,750

2-, 640

2,530

2,370

2,520

2,270

2,700

3,470-

4,250

4,790

5,240

5,330

5,060

Maximum

1,920

2,270

4,060

20,000

9,500

5,420

5,330

4,790

3,990

3,170

3,990

3,470

647

9,500

Apr.

4,790

4,460

4,250

3,920

3,660

3,470

3,350

3,290

3,230

3,470

3,660

3,540

3,230

2,990

2,810

8,640

2,700

3,050

3,600

3,860

3,650

3,290

3,050

2,870

2,810

2,700

2,580

2,480

2,370

2,270

-

May

2,220

2,180

2,090

2,000

1,920

1,840

1,840

2,090

£,870

2,990

2,640

2,640

3,470

3,990

3,470

2,530

2,040

1,840

1,760

1,720

1,680

1,720

1,720

1,760

1,840

1,920

8,000

2,000

2,000

2,040

2,090

Minimum

870

1,040

1,320

744

4,180

2,530

2,270

2,270

1,680

2,140

815

357

292

292

June

2,220

2,580

3,050

3,170

3,050

2,930

2,810

2,700

2,480

2,270

2,180

2,140

2,180

2,180

2,270

2,460

2,700

2,580

2,530

2,480

2,480

2,480

2,480

2,530

2,580

2,640

2,640

2,700

2,870

2,930

-

Mean

1,109

1,492

1,808

6,228

6,621

3,918

3,014

3,268

2,223

2,577

1,686

925

385

2,412

July.

3,050

3,170

3,170

3,050

2,700

2,090

1,640

1,290

. 1,040

1,070

1,110

1,220

1,180

1,220

1,180

1,110

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,030

995

959

959

995

959

869

S15

1,740

2,750

3,730

3,990

Per 

square

mile

0.140

.189

.229

.788

.838

.496

.381

.413

!326

.213

.117

.049

.305

Aug.

3,470

2,

2,

1,

700

L80

340

1,600

1,410

1,

1,

1,

260

L40

330

. 869

728

547

317

589

561

520

196

508

575

677

728

"728

303

SOS

450

417

,586

576

557

557

357

Sept.

357

357

348

348

33S

319

328

328

328

33S

357

3S6

376

357

338

338

395

472

547

633

647

561

461

406

357

328

310

300

292

310

-

Runoff

Inches

0.16

.21

.26

10.68

.97

.52

.44

.46

.32

.36

.25

Io5

4.13

Acre-feet

68,200

88,760

111,300

4,569,000

407,100

817,500

185,300

194,500

136,700

153,300

103,700

56,890

23,930

1,746,000

sis: Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1'hou".
38 NECHES RIVER BASIN

Mud Creek near Jacksonville, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°58'40", long. 95°09'40", at brldg« on U. S.

 Highway 79, 5 miles downstream from International-Great Northern Railroad bridge, and 

6.9 miles east of Jacksonville, Cherokee County. Datum of gage Is 871.6 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 382 square m^les.

Records available.--May 1939 to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,220 second-feet Dec. 31 (gage height, 7.69

 f6et); no flow at times.

1939-42: Maximum discharge, J.4,200 second-feet Nov. 23, 1940 (gage height, 12.50 

feet); no flow at times.

Maximum stage known occurred In May 1884 from Information by local residents.

Remarks.- Records good. No large diversions above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct..

22

22

24

25

38

70

69

49

37

32

29

28

28

27

26

89

67

45

49

43

37

33

30

28

27

26

26

S6

27

36

78

Nov.

86

105

105

SO

78

105

156

188

214

242

270

242

149

108

94

88

86

83

83

SO

SO

7S

75

74

72

70

65

64

64

64

~.

Dec.

65

70

71

70

66

66

70

77

80

83

91

100

108

102

91

86

86

83

S3

80

SO

94

114

129 ise

138

532

743

642

350

1,150

Jan.

881

680

528

346

237

202

249

S4S

360

39S

480

498

435

292

237

214

206

194

ISO

166

156

152

156

168

166

206

284

348

378

360

336

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1942

January .......................

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

March

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1942-43 ..........

Feb.

292

247

237

247

252

258

247

218

191

177

166

160

160

149

142

135

132

132

129

132

135

142

142

142

135

129

123

117

-

~

Seoondfoot-days

1,193

S

VAQ f O*O

6,238

96,075.2

0,841

4*868

6*244

4,179

2

QAE

fWO

5,711

380.8

62.6

9.4

45,069.8

Mar.

114

117

127

123

123

126

123

120

114

108

10S

114

132

160

184

206

206

177

160

177

174

19S

210

188

823

396

348

3S1

460

498

410

Maximum

89

270

1,150

4,700

8S1

292

AQf% »j,(J

258

237

903

28

12

9.4

1,150

Apr.

25?

180

160

U9

135

126

117

108

114

188

247

258

202

142

114

100

105

152

163

180

194

166

117

 100

88

78

70

63

57

53

-

May

SO

47

44

41

38

36

49

SO

135

" 166

202

222

232

237

19S

105

75

62

54

47

43

51

62

66

60

97

126

80

52

84

Minima

22

64

65

1.6

152

117

108

53

36

20

0

0

0

0

194

June

284

465

903

820

620

360

177

180

822

302

384

S73

97

- 65

56

54

58

52

46

37

33

31

28

29

27

24

22

21

21

20

Mean

38.5

112

201

263

317

174

Ofll JSUJ.

139

96*6

190

1S*3

2 U3» no

.31

123

July

19

21

22

19

16

14

13

11

9.8

10

18'

21

28

25

22

22

20

16

12

9.1

7.6

6.3

5.6

5.0

3.9

0

0

00

0

0

4.4

Per 

square 

 lie

0.101

.293

.526

«VDV ARQ

830

.456

.526

.364

.253

.497

.032

.006

.0008

.322

Aug.

12

12

9.6

7.3

7.7

5.S

4.6

3.6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

9.4

Runoff

iTchec Acre-feet

0.12 2,370

.33 6,640

.61 12,370

9 1*96 190^900

«96 19*520

Air Q ARC! #*.' , VfOQU

*vJ. fti i J.CfOoU o ivnn

.41 8,290

.29 5,940

.56 11,330

 04 785

.006 124

.0009 19

4,41 89,400

Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
NECHES RIVER BASIN 3 

Angelina River near Alto, Tex.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 31°40', long. 94°58', at bridge on State Highway 21, 3 miles 

upstream from Blnghaffi Creek and 7 miles east of Alto, Cherokee county. Datum of 

gage 13 204.3 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,261 square miles.

Records available.- tfey to August 1940 (discharge measurements only). September 1940 to 

septemoer 1943 (fragmentary for 1941, 1942).

Extremes.- Maximum dlseharge during year, 1,930 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 14.18 

reet;; minimum observed, 11 second-feet, Aug. 30, 31, Sept. 25-27.

1940-43: Maximum discharge not determined; minimum observed, that of A"(?. 30, 31, 

Sept. 25-27, 1943.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice dally. No large diversion above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

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.

168

151

151

151

151

151

151

, i73

805

217

217

806

184

162

151

140

140

140

184

289

841

229

229

206

184

168

151

134

140

140

168

Nov.

184

229

290

329

355

355

368

368

368

368

480

488

530

530

516

488

446

394

342

303

877

290

277

277

290

277

265

253

253

. -241

Dec.

241

241

241

241

241

241

241

253

253

265

290

303

316

342

342

342

329

316

316

51S

303

316

329

342

a374

 407

620

776

842

980

1,160

Jan.

1,390

1,620

1,780

1,380

1,930

1,810

1,720

1,520

1,370

1,240

1,160

1,120

1,120

1,110

1,090

1,050

993

910

885

712

63S

S90

560

530

516

516

516

530

590

650

760

Month

October

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

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

Calendar year 1942 .........

January . . ...

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

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

fit?

1 ........ V ................

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

July

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

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

Water year 1942-43 ..........

Feb.

842

910

944

980

980

980

944

910

842

776

712

665

605

560

516

460

460

446

433

480

420

433

433

433

420

420

394

394

_

-

Second- 

. foot-days

5,395

10,371

- 12,119

32,748

17,73C

15,036

16,280 

7,054

10,140

3,118

880

S24

131,391

Mar.

381

381

381

361

394

420

420

407

407

394

394

381

394

407

420

420

433

445

460

474

474

474

474

460

502

590

665

744

808

885

885

MaxiVUB

241

53C

1,160

1.93C

98C

82S

885 

356

859

30E

54

29

L.930

Apr.

885

SOS

776

744

680

575

474

420

420

446

446

446

446

460

516

545

575

665 545*

560

605

635

680

696

635

502

381

302

254

218

-

May

196

175

160

150

140

135

135

191

236

272

332

332

332

356

356

344

344

332

284

203

155

135

123 lie

140

165

180

191

191

290

356

Minima.

. 134

184

241

516

394

381

216 

118

75

31

11

11

11

June

420

502

575

590

530

516

680

842

859

760

560

381

320

344

363

366

236

alSO

124

119

115

107

93

83

75

75

82

79

80

69

-

Mean

174

346

391

""

1,056

633

485

543

888

338

100

23.4

17.5

360

July

95

110

104

84

68

68

66

55

48

61

74

74

107

284

290

308

242

165

135

116

98

79

60

55

SO

44

39

34

35

 33

31

Per 

square 

 lie

0.138

.274

.310

_

.837

.502

.385

.431 

.181

.268

.079

.023

.014

.285

Aue30

32

32

30

28

28

26

25

30

30

43

32

26

29

39

40

33

54

48

46

37

28

23

20

16

15

13

13

12

11

11

Sept.

' 13

29

13

13

16

24

26

a24

22

23

23

24

24

22

20

18

17

15

14

14

13

13

13

12

11

11

11

12

' 13

16

-

Runoff

Incbes

0.16

.31

.36

_

.97

.52

.44

.48 

.21

.30

.09

.03

.02

3.89

Acre-feet

10,700

80,570

24,040

_

64,950

36,170

29,880

32,290 

13,990

20,110

6,170

1,750

1,040

260,600

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.

Time baslBt Central war tine. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hew.
40 NECHES RIVER BASIN

Angelina River near Lufkln, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage'recorder, lat. 31°27'40n , long. 94°43'35", at bridge. OT State 

riignway 35, 400 feet upstream from Procella Creek, half a mile downstream from Little 

Loco Bayou, 1.5 miles upstream from Texas & New Orleans Railroad bridge, a^ 8 miles 

north of Lufkln, Angelina County. Datum of gage Is 164.72 feet above mean sea level, 

datum 9f 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,575 square miles.

Records available.- October 1923 to September 1934, July 1939 to September 1913. 

Average discharge.- 15 years, 1,243 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,200'second-feet Jan. 8 (gage height, 9.94 

reet;; minimum, 15 second-feet Sept. 27.

1923-34, 1939-43: Maximum discharge, 38,200 second-feet Feb. 24, 1932; maximum 

gage height, 17.97 feet Nov. 28, 1940; minimum discharge, 2.3 second-feet Oct. 12, 

1939.

Maximum stage known, about 26.5 feet In May 1884, from information by local 

residents.

Remarks.- Records good. No diversion above station.

Discharge, in sqccnd-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

1

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

226

211

201

191

166

181

131

176

172

186

211

226

226

216

' 201

1S1

167

158

154

' 158

1S6

216

221

221

226

216

206

186

167

158

162

Nor.

167

176

363

269

292

324

342

351

360

360

351

360

338

431

464

475

475

464

442

409

378

360

369

333

316

300

300

292

292

276

_

Dec.

269

262

262

256

256

256

262

262

262

876

292

308

316

324

333

342

351

351

342

333

342

378

388

378

. 369

378

1,010

1,830

1,370

1,580

1,210

Jan.

1,040

1,060

1,160

1,280

1,400

1,550

2,070

2,200

2,120

1,990

1,830

1,720

1,660

1,490

1,340

1,260

1,210

1,140

1,060

970

895

808

738

668

615

702

825

720

668

650

650

Month

October

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

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

Calendar year 1942 .........

January .......................

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

 arch .........................

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

Bay...........................

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

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

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

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

Water year 1942-43 ..........

Feb.

685

755

842

1,430

1,400

1,210

1,110

1,040

990

950

895

825

755

702

650

585

555

530

508

SOS

508

SOS

508

SOS

497

486

475

464

_

_

Seccndfoot-days

5,974

10,479

15,588

434,752

37,489

20 ^ 8Y9

I1?, 108

18,458

7,646

10,304

3,616

1,351

660

149,552

Mar.

464

464

464

453

453

464

486

486

486

466

508

508

497

466

4S6

466

486

486

497

497

497

497

497

497

631

790

808

808

790

80S

842 1

Maximum.

226

475

1,870

6, 11C

2,200

1,430

842

86C

34 £

70S

256

134

38

2,200

Apr.

660

660

842

885

790

755

702

615

542

497

466

497

497

466

475

486

519

570

685

755

668

615

615

615

650

650

. 60P

519

431

351

_

Hay

292

256

236

21S

205

193

185

181

185

218

250

300

333

333

333

342

342

333

324

316

276

226

193

174

164

160

167

178

197

236

300

Minimum

1S4

167

256

82

615

464

453

351

160

93

52

IB

16

' 16

June

378

388

409

453

486

SOS

555

542

585

668

702

66S

530

420

- 35^

342

351

324

250

197

164

147

137

131

122

107

98

92

95

104

_

* Mean

193

349

503

1,191

1,209

746

552

615

847

343

117

43.6

22.0

410

July

107

110

122

123

122

104

84

76

76

71

92

87

104

131

170

226

250

256

222

178

150

131

110

98

76

64

56

52

56

59

X 55

Per 

square 

mile

0.123

.222

.319,

.756

.768

.474

.350

.390

.157

.218

.074

H ff&fi UCQ

.014

.260

Aug.

:

- .'

43

42

39

38.

37

37

35

35

34

32

45

92

L34

84

54

43

42

46

43

45

52

49

45

38

52

87

24

22

20

19

18

Sept.

17

17

19

, 33

37

27

22

23

29

28

25

23

23

23

24

24

23

22

21

20

20

19

17

16

16

16

16

18

18

19

~

i * ^.'

Runoff

X3act«s

0-14

.25

.37

10^27

.89

.49

.40

.44

.18

.24

.09

 .OS

.OS

3,54

Acre-feet

11,850

20,760

30,980

868,400

T4.360

41,410

33,930

: 36,610

15,170

. : 8O,440

7,170

2,680

1,510

296,600

Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hovr.
NECHES RIVER BASIN 41

Angelina River at Horger, Tex.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 31°00', long. 94°10', at bridge on State Highway 85* a 

quarter of a mile east of Horger, Jasper County, 7 miles .upstream from Indian Creek, 

and 20 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage Is 68.4 feet above mean sea 'level, 

datum of 1929 (.levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 3,435 square miles.

Records available.- March 1928 to September 1943.

Average discharge.- 15 years, 2,871 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,540 second-feet Jan. 14 (gage height, 10.98 

feet); minimum not determined.

1928-43: Maximum discharge, 48,800 second-fefct Feb.. 24, 1932 (gage- height, 36.35 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed,, 13 second-feot Sept. 22, 

1937.

Maximum discharge known, 82,000 second-feet August 1915 (gage height, 39.5 f-eet, 

from .Information by local residents), from rating curve extended above 47,000 secondfeet by logarithmic plotting.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 100 second-feet, which are poor. Oage read 

twice dally. Occasional backwater from Neches River. No diversion above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

51

Oct.-

545

516

60S

460

438

418

404

387

390

382

374

379

371

374

390

404

404

404

404

390

390

379

36S

374

382

418

460

474

488

502

488

Nov.

460

460

460

710

666

860

860

758

620

590

575

575

575

575

576

S75

590

605

635

635

650

680

 635

635

665

665

650

620

650

620

Dec.

 575

545

545

530

530

516 '502

502

502

516

.530

530

545

575

590

590

575

560

575

590

590

806

742

726

774

880

1,320

1,420

1,460

. 1,730

1,820

Jan.

1,970

2,180

2,180

2,180

1,970

1,820

2,340

3,720

3,660

3,360

3, £40

3,420

4,160

4,480

4,090

3,840

3,540

3,240

2,780

2,400

2,120

1,980

1,820

1,680

1,600

1,820

2,620

2,280

2,180

1,920

1,820

Month

' October .......................

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

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

Calendar year 194 2 .........

January .......................

February .... .....

Haroh .........................

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

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

Jans ..........................

July ..............'............

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

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

Hater year 1942-43 ..........

Feb.

1,680

1,550

 1,460

1,460

1,600

2,120

2,670

2,840

2,840

2,780

2,620

2,340

2,020

1,780

1,640

1,550

1,460

1,370

1,280

1,24,0

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,120

1,080

1,080

_

-

Secondfcot-days

13,053 i J.O* fl noc OfeC

 23,191

1,042,696

82 170

47^580

41,740

32,702

19,196

14,495

8,416

4,299

2,874

308,544

Mar.

1,040

1,040

960

1,000

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,320

1,500

1,500

1,460

1,280

1,160

1,120

1,080

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,000

1,200

1,780

2,500

2,500

8,340

2,120

1,920

Maximutt

54f

664

1,82C

12,40C

4f 48(

2 f B4(

2 f 50C

I

t nr t IG\i

2,21C

710

48G

371

201

4,480

Apr.

1,780

1,600

1,500

1,420

1,370

1,380

1,280

1,240

1,200

1,160

1,080

1,000

920

840

823

 883

883

840

860

920

1,080

1,180

1,160

1,160

1,040

940

860

860

860

883

Hay

790

710

635

560

502

474

545

502

502

§90

1,630

8,810

983

680

620

575

560

530

516

508

488

48S

474

450

a438

404

a389

374

358

355

418

Minima

366

460

50E

225

1,600

1>080

960

823

355

218

174

88

66

66

June

460

474

545

560

545

545

530

516

560

675

605

590

650

695

710

680

605

545

516

446.

438

590

360

369

280

252

218

252

306

344

"

Mean

421

633

748

2,857

2,651

1,699

1,346

1,090

619

483

271

139

95.8

845

July

317

286

883

267

242

SIS

206

260

404

275

225

218

227

208

182

174

186

220

28S

339

590

404

355

888

250

810

182

813

488

331

878

Per 

.square 

mile

0.123

 183

.216

.832

 772

.495

 392

.317

.180

.141

.079

.040

.028

.246

Aug.

'199

' 3

3

3

66

L5Q

.42

131

131

3

3

3

3

3

L16

104

83

95

95

2Q

L36

L25

120

178

3

£

;

97

T.O

571

893

174

3

3

L36

L07

f*

100

!5

90

89

84

98

88

Sept.

80

76 ' 73

69

66

67

84

136

201

184

ISO

146

' 142

116

100

89

d88

86

84

77

" 71>

70

. 69

70

71

69

76

90

90

-' 84

~

Runoff

Inches

0.14

.20

.85

11.89

 69

.82 '.45

.35

.21

.16

.09

.06

.03

3.34

Aore-feet

25,890

37,340

46,000

2,068,000

163,000

94,370

82 9. 790

64,860

38,070

23,750

16,690

8,530

5,700

612,000

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

d Doubtful gage height; discharge interpolated.

Time basis! Central war time. To convert war tire to standard time, subtract 1 hew.
42 UECHES RIVER BASIN

Striker Creek near Sunmerfield, Tex.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 32°00'10", long. 94°59'35", at bridge on U. S. H'tfiway 79, 

3t miles downstream from Johnson Creek and 6fc miles northeast of Sumraerfieid, 

Cherqkee County. Datum of gage is 287.0 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 135 square miles.

Records available.-- May to August 1940 (discharge measurements only). September 1940 to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,620 second-feet Dec. 28 (gage he'eht, 9.18 reetj; minimum observed, 0.7 second-foot Aug. 31, Sept. 1.

1940-43: Maximum discharge, 10,800 second-feet Nov. 24, 1940 (gage height, 17.23 

feet, from floodmark), from ratlng^curve extended above 5,000 second-feet by velocityarea studies; minimum observed, that of Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 1943.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice dally, more often during floods. Ur large diver- sion above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Da*

1

2

3

4

5

6

. 7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

24

2526

25

55

64

102

84

55

38

33

32

SO

29

26

34

85

133

132

75

58

43

36

32

30

29

2{

2£

2£

3E

65

Rov.

101

137

133

92

73

76

143

3S8

334

195

120

87

69

59

52

50

46

46

47

47

4£

48

46

45

42

40

39

39

39

39

Dec.

41

44

45

42

42

41

43

45

46

50

54

60

62

62

56

51

49

50

51

49

51

55

69

87

94

104

402

1.310

1,130

570

899

Jan.

209

14S

180

1,03

93

93

109

198

346

878

176

141

115

108

93

89

84

79

75

67

64

64

65

68

71

88

176

358

346

899

802

Month

October

Noveaber ......................

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

Calendar year 1942 .........

Januafy ... ....... ..

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

March ... ......

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

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

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

July .......................... August .

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

Water yanr 1948-43 ..........

Feb.

163

141

137

134

147

150

134

114

100

84

77

75

78

67

65

61

60

60

58

58

63

64

64

64

63

60

56

.53

_

-

Secondf cot-days

1,501

8,690

5,164

57,783.1

4,510

8,446

8

G4J < f 944 *

8,755

d83

906«fi

678.1

90.9

101.8

24,359.6

Mar.

51

54

60

65

68

67

64

61

58

55

53

54

62

69

80

82

76

68

66

74

82

91

81

68

80

118

805

198

148

108

84

MaxiwiB

133

358

1,310

8,720

358

163

205 .

408

78

IAO X4O

78

4.7

17

1,310

Apr.

78

63

59

56

53

50

46

42

41

62

140

148

104

85

70

56

53

74

360

408

231

119

- 82

63

51

43

37

32

29

26

-

Hay

24

23

21

19

18

16

 21

36

58

78

72

60

53

41

31

26

22

80

18

16

15

15

15

18

23

25

37

48

32

33

49

MiniMUB

24

39

41

7.6

64

S3

61

86 IS

7.7

4.3

.7

.8

.7

June

82

148

130

79

44

31

28

21

19

18

16

15

15

15

18

22

23

17

14

10

10

8.9

8.2

7.7

14 .

' 25

22

17

15

14

-

Mean

48.4

89.7

166

158

145

R*T Of Y «D

£& 1 13»»±

W. o 0

31.7

«n n

OV.fi 

W\ AJ..VO

2.93

3.39

66.7

July

15

30

32

22

14

11

8.6

8.6

8.6

22

47

44

48

50

66

72

47

26

18

,14

11

10

8.9

7.7

6; 9

6.2

5.4

4.9

4.6

4.4

4.3

Per 

square 

 lie

0.358

.664

1.23

1.17

1.07

647

.608

.680

Q"*R

 tfOD 

OQA *«*«Ht 

 

TAO XO£

.022

.088

.494

Aug.

4.2

'

i.2

1.2

i.O

3.6

3.6

5.5

5.1

3.9

3.3

3.9

1.7

1.6

1.3

4.3

4.0

S.6

S^

£.9

2.5

2.2

L.8

L.8

1.8 i.e

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.1

.8-.7

Sept.

0.8

.9

.9

1.0

1.1

1.6

4.2

5.3

7.2

7.5

6.8

6.8

4.7

4.0

3.4

2.8

2.4

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.9

3.0

4.4

17

Runoff

Inches

0.41

.74

1.42

16.9

1.24

, ««7

.70

.76

.87

Oc

 **o 

.19

. .03

.03

6.71

Acre-feet

2,980

5,340

10,220

114,600

8,950

"4,850

5,050

5*460

1,950 

1,800

< 1,340 

180

200

48,320

Central war tine. To convert war time to standard tine, subtract 1 hour.
1ECHES RIVER BASIN 43

Bowles Creek seepage investigation

A series of discharge measurements on Bowles Creek (tributary to Striker Creek) and 

tributaries, in Rusk and anita Counties, Tex., was made between county-road bridge on West 

Pork Bowles Creek 1.8 miles west of Old London, Rusk County, and a point jusft upstream 

from Horsepen Branch, 2.6 miles northwest of Carlisle, Rusk-County. The measurements were 

made during a period of constant stage of the creek, in order to determine smpage. All 

tributaries and diversions were measured. The seepage investigation was madr* In connec- tion with a study of oil-field waste.

Discharge measurements made on Bowles Creek and tributaries, Tex., 

In 1942, In order to determine seepage

Date

Oct. 28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

26

28

28

Stream

West Pork Bowles

Creek.

East Pork BowJ.es

Creek.

Bowles Creek....

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

Allan Branch....

Bowles Creek....

Bright Branch...

Henson Creek....

Bowles Creek....

Denton Creek. . . .

Bowles Creek. . . .

Horsepen Branch.

Location

O.5 Bile upstream from confluence

with East Pork, 1.8 miles west of

Old London.

0.4 Bile upstream from confluence

with West Pork, 1.4 miles west of

Old London.

Just downstream from confluence of

West and East Porks, 1.7 miles

Southwest of Old London. 

0.7 mile upstream from Allan Branch,

1.8 miles southwest of Old London.

0.6 mile upstream from mouth, £.1

miles southwest of Old London.

Just upstream from Bright Branch,

0.8 mile southwest of Wrlght City.

Just upstream from mouth, 0.8 mile

southeast of Wrlght City.

Just upstream from mouth, 2.1 miles

south of Wrlght City.

0.2 mile upstream from Canton

Creek, Z.I miles northwest of

Carlisle.

Just upstream from mouth, 2.7 miles

northwest of Carlisle.

Just upstream from Horsepen Branch,

2.5 miles northwest of Carlisle.

Just upstream from mouth, 2.4 miles

northwest of Carlisle.

Dlstanoe 

below 

Initial 

point 

(Biles)

0

.5

.5

1.3

2.0

3.7

3.7

5.2

5.6

5.8

6.5

6.6

Discharge in second-feet

Ha In 

stream

1.4

_

2.8

e

n..i

_

3.3

_

_

8.2

_

6.9

" _

**?*" 'oss in 

"arT -action

1.0

+0.4

- -.1

1.1

-.5

1.3

.5

+3.1

.6

+ .1

1.3

Total 

gain or 

loss

_

_

+0.3

_

-.2

_

_

+2.9

+S.O

617457 O - 44 - 4
44 NECHES RIVER BASIN

Attoyac Bayou near Chlreno, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°30'15", long. 94°18'15", at bridge on state

 Highway 21, 3 miles northeast of Chlreno, Nacogdoches County, and 7 miles downstream 

from Arerioso Creek. Datum of gage Is 169.9 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 802 square miles.

Records available.- January 1924 to August 1925, July 1939 to September 1943,.

Extremes.- Haximum discharge during year, 814 second-feet Feb. 6 (gage helgl^t, 12.37

 fe^et): minimum, 17 second-feet Aug. 28-30.

1924-25. 1939-43: Maximum discharge, 31,900 second-feet Nov. 24, 1940 (gage height, 

25.97 feet); minimum observed, 7.0 second-feet Aug. 27, 1925.

Maximum stage known, 29.9 feet In June 1912 (result of local storm), from Information by local residents. 

Remarks.- Records fair. No diversion above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

99 

102 

102 

102 

102

102 

99 

96 

94

88

88 

88 

86 

83 

83

80 

83 

83 

83 

80

80 

80 

78 

76 

83

99 

107 

110 

104 

102 

99

Nov.

 113 

113 

395 

362 

195

160 

150 

146 

146 

143

139 

139 

133 

136 

136

136 

136 

139 

139 

139

143 

174 

213 

208 

182

160 

139 

129 

129 

136

Dec.

133

129 

126 

126 

123

123

133 

143 

146 

143

167 

174 

- 164 

156 

146

143 

150 

143 

136 

153

136 

213 

276 

231 

213

213 

482 

562 

672 

562 

562

Jan.

662 

532 

402 

276 

21S

196 

502 

660 

660 

616

572 

4S2 

502 

472 

382

342 

303 

267 

240 

21S

204 

200 

200 

200 

204

322 

382 

418 

402 

322 

285

Month

Ootc 

More 

Dece

Cs

Jam) 

Febi 

Hare

&1 

June 

Julj 

Augu 

Sept

fa

her ....................

imber

..-

imber ......................

lendar year 1942 .........

Lftry

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

ember ......................

ter year 1942-43 ..........

Feb.

266 

240 

265 

532 

763

814 

775 

63S 

422 

322,

285 

258 

240 

226 

213

204 

195 

190 

186 

182

186 

208 

20S 

 190 

17S

170 

160 

150

Seccndfoot-days

2,841 

, 4,898 

6,859

173,496

11,536 

8,658 

9,153 

4,666 

2,483 

1,667 

1,291 

1,066 

1,282

56,400

Har.

160 

170 

190 

186 

176

362 

362 

276 

2 IS 

196

472 

594 

392 

312 

267

231 

218 

200 

186 

190

190 

178 

156 

146 

339

585 

616 

542 

472 

342 

249

Maximum

110 

395 

572

3,290

660 

814 

616 

342 

17S 

150 

96 

96 

182

814

Apr.

213 

195 

178 

164 

153

146 

139 

133 

129 

126

129 

139 

136 

120 

104

107 

129 

213 

312 

342

312 

213 

146 

123 

110

102 

96 

91 

86 

80

May

78 

7S 

73 

71 

69

66 

71 

104 

100 

S4

' 124 

136 

102 

91 

80

69 

62 

58 

56 

53

51 

49 

49 

54 

66

68 

76 

78 

69 

100 

178

Minimum

76 

113 

123

"56

195 

150 

146 

80 

49 

32 

24 

17 

18

17

June

150 

116 

113 

94 

66

54 

51 

52 

48 

44

42 

42 

52

63 

48

46 

44 

41 

37 

35

34 

32 

36 

35 

37

50 

55

48 

52 

60

4.

Mean

91.6 

163 

- 221

475

 378 

309 

295 

156 

30.1 

. 55.6 

41.6 

34.4 

42.7

155

July

56 

56 

46 

39 

34

32 

30 

35 

34 

32

30 

36 

35 

39 

91

96

96 

70 

43 

35

39 

36 

33 

29 

26

24 

24 

24 

27 

31 

33

Per 

square

mile

0.182 

.325 

.440

.946

.741 

.616 

.588 

.311 

.160 

.111 

.083 

.069 

.085

.309

Aug.

35 

34 

30 

29 

25

23 

26 

28 

24 

23

46 

78 

69 

96 

96

66 

42 

32 

28 

25

23 

22 

21 

20 

19

19 

18 

17 

17 

17 

IS

Sept.

IS 

18 

22 

7S 

1S2

110 

73 

88 

91 

54

36 

30 

26 

24 

22

22 

21 

22 

25 

30

' 30 

30

30 

28 

26

25 

24 

27 

34 

36

Runoff

Inches

0.21 

^36 

.51

ir.86

.85 

.64 

.68 

.35 

.Ifl 

.12 

.10 

.08 

.09

4.17

Acre-feet

5,640 

9,720 

13,600

344,100

22,880 

17,170 

18,150 

9,250 

4,920 

» 3,310 

2,560 

2,110 

8,640

 111,800

Peak discharge.- Jan. S (10 D.m.) 682 sec. -ft.: Feb. 6 (7 a.m.) 814 sec. -ft.: Bar. 12 (9 a.m.)

Central war time.
NECHE8 RIVER BASIN 45

Village Creek near Kountze, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°24', long. 94°16', at bridge on Kountze-Sllsbee 

county highway, 1.2 miles upstream from Gulf, Colorado & Santa Pe Railway bridge, 3.2 

miles northeast of Kountze, Hardlh County, and 4i miles downstream from B"»ch Creek. 

Datum of gage is 25.1 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 837 square miles.

Records available.- my 1924' to November 1939, April 1939 to September 1943. October 1927 

to Kovemoer ±a<j9 (discharge measurements only).

Extremes f - Maximum discharge during year, 6,870 second-feet July 30 (gage height, 16.38 

feet/; minimum, 99 second-feet July 27.

1924-27, 1939-43: Maximum discharge, 67,200 second-feet Nov. -26, 1940 (gage height, 

27.6 feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above S5,000 secon1-feet by 

logarithmic plotting; minimum, 32 second-feet Sept. 28, 1939.

Maximum stage known, 34 feet present site and dating, August 1915. Flood of May 27, 

1929, reached a stage of about 32 feet, present site and datum. Above stages were 

determined on basis of Information by engineers of Gulf. Colorado & Santa Fe Railway 

for site 1.2 miles downstream.

Remarks.- Records good. No diversion above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

_Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

279 

250 

236 

23 E 

233

226

222 

216 2oe

200

19S

190 

190 

165 

185

180 

175 

170 

170 

170

165 

165 

165 

160 

160

160 

160 

166 

190 

200 

233

HOT.

238 

222 

314 

568 

638

' 550 

434 

337 

285 

255

244 

233

216

211 

206 

200 

200 

200

206

233 

298 

319 

317

310 

279 

2 SO 

250 

279

Dec.

317 

358 

394 

330 

267

344 

233 

228 

255 

330

317 

285 

267 

261 

255

244 

233 

233 

238 

250

244

244 

388 

686 

816

666 

646 

1,190 

1,570 

1,670 

1,510

Jan.

1,180 

860 

626 

514 

466

434 

657 

1,250 

1,570 

1,780

1,890 

1,850 

2,350 

3,010 

3,080

2,870 

2,620 

2,200 

1,700 

1,180

838 

686 

646 

626 

606

794 

1,250 

1,420 

1,420 

1,270 

1,040

Feb.

794 

706 

626 

606 

772

83E 

772 

646 

550 

49 G

462 

466 

450 

41 

' 394

379 

365

358 

' 351 

351

366 

402 

466 

482 

450

-402 

372 

351

Mnn + h SeOOUd-

*>nth foot-days

Ooto 

Move 

Deoa

Ca

Janu 

Febi 

Hare

&1 

June 

July 

Align 

Sept

Ha

 bar ......................

' 6,043 

8,638 

15,169

lendar year 1942 ......... 355,837

ary

r?.:. ::::::::...:::::::::

«:::::::::?::::::::::::::

eaber .....................

42,683 

14,112 

20,407 

17,984 

24,998 

10,612 

24,348 

19,344 

7,727

ter year 19*8-43 .......... 212,065

Mar.

344 

337 

365 

379 

402

514 

666 

56S 

450 

386

365 

372 

532 

706 

728

666 

498 

* 434 

394 

379

386 

394 

372 

344 

534

1,310 

1,740 

1,859 

1,700 

1,300 

992

Maximum

279 

566 

1,670

14,000

3,080 

83£ 

1.85C 

1,78C 

4,180 

836 

6,690 

4.48C 

1,060

6,690

Apr.

666 

514 

482 

450 

402

372 

351 

344 

666 

606

666 

550 

418 

351 

310

279 

493 

992 

1,200 

1,670

1,780 

1,370 

772 

482 

394

344 

304 

273 

250 

233

May

222 

206 

195 

185 

 180

170 

260 

1,350 

4,040 

4,180

3,030 

2,230 

1,680 

1,110 

644

450 

372 

324 

£85 

261

498 

550 

317 

255 

267

337 

330 

310 

261 

244 

255

June

298 

434 

514 

498 

358

250 

211 

190 

176 

160

150 

150 

160 

443 

816

838 

586 

351 

386 

394

372 

291 

250 

255 

498

466 

344 

291 

233 

250

Minimum Mean

160 195 

200 288 

228 489

141 975

434 1,377 

351 504 

337 658 

233 599 

170 806 

150 354 

102 785 

121 624 

104 258

102 581

Pjak discharge-- Jan. 15 (12:30 a.m.) 3.150 sec. -ft.: flay 9 (10:30 p.m.

July

267 

250 

f 279 

22S 

185

160 

141 

141 

180 

211

285 

422 

750 

586 

402

337 

267 

211 

170 

146

132 

183 

1-16 

110 

105

102 

106 

517 

4,760 

6,690 

5,990

Per 

square 

mile

0.233 

.344 

.584

1.17

1.'65 

.602 

.786 

.716 

.963 

.423 

.938 

.746 

.308

.694

) 4,530

Mae basis; Central war time, to convert war time to standard time, subtract

Aug.

4,480 

3,550 

2,880 

1,790 

865

434 

361 

310 

291 

279

261 

273 

255 

. 228 

216

195 

180 

175 

195 

244

304 

267 

206 

175 

155

146 

136 

132 

129 

121 

122

Sept.

132 

160 

165 

155 

170

175 

170 

206 

190 

170

150 

132 

119 

110 

104

104 

146 

538 

1,060 

948

606 

386 

279 

' 228 

200

180 

165 

155 

160 

264

Runoff

Inches Acre-feat

C.27 11,990 

.38 17,130 

.67 30,090

- 15.79 705,800

1.90 84,660 

.63 r £7,990 

.91 40*480 

.80 35,670 

1.11 40,580 

.47 21,050 

1.08 48,290 

.86 38,3!» 

.34 15,330

P. 42 420,600

sec, -ft.; July 30 

1 ho-ir.
46 TRINITY RIVER BASIN

West Fork Trinity River at Fort Worth, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder above spillway of Fort Worth Power & Light Co. concrete 

dam, let. 32°j46', long. 97°20', In old pump house of Fort Worth Power & Light Co.'s 

plant In Fort Worth, Tarrant County, 150 feet upstream from Paddock vlaiuct and a 

quarter of a mile downstream from dear Fork. Datum of gage Is 519.2 f ^t above mean 

sea level (Texas Reclamation Department bench mark based on Coast & Geoletic Survey 

datum).

Drainage area.- 2,431- square miles.

Records available.- October 1920 to September 1943. U. S. Weather Bureau has collected 

gage-height records In this vicinity since 1910.

Average discharge.- 23 years, 469 second-feet.

ss.- raxlraum discharge during year, 9,870 a.u/v. second-feet Oct. 16 (gage height, 9.84

feet): mlnlnum, 1.5 second-feet Aug. 22-24.

1920-43: rfaxlmum discharge, 85,000 second-feet Apr. 25, 1922 (gage height, 23.95 

feet), by slope-area method, data furnished by City engineer of Fort Wo~th; no flow 

at tiroes.

Marks.- Records good. Flow partly regulated by Bridgeport, Eagle Mountain, and Lake 

Worth Reservoirs (combined capacity, 527,000 acre-feet). Considerable diversion above 

station for municipal supply of city of Fort Worth. Several small diversions above 

Fort Worth.

Rattog table, nater ye»r 1942-43 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, in seeond-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Nor. 1 to Deo. 20, Jane 18-29, Sept. 9-2M

0.95 1.1 1.15 27.0 1.6 168 3.2 1,240 

.98 2.9 1.20 37.0 1.6 256 4.0 2,160 

. 1.00 4.S 1.30 61.0 2.0 364 6.0 3.570 

1.05 10.5 1.4 92.0 2.4 620 6.0 5,170 

1.10 1S.O 1.5 128 2.6 910

Discharge, in second-feet, water year. October 1942 to September 1941

D»9

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

6 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

25 

20 

20 

25 

20

20 

20 

IS 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

92

3,210 

4,270 

2,190 

1,140 

1,620

2.160 

2,220 

2,160 

1,270 

843

691 

607 

6O7 

613 

903 

985

NOT.

1,040 

1,100 

1,100 

1,100 

1,380

1,270 

1,160 

1,140 

1,110 

910

670 

1,010 

1,460 

1,220 

792

698 

684 

663 

634 

634

720 

663 

546 

573 

627

613 

560 

593 

494 

207

Dec.

177 

113 

117 

92

120

113 

120 

102 

92 

. 82

S6 

78 

72 

69 

76

72 

58 

58 

56 

58

131 

273 

167 

106 

95

95 

164 

136 

82 

72 

69

Jan. .

67 

67 

67 

64 

58

64 

69 

69 

67 

67

61 

61 

58 

58 

58

58 

64 

56 

64 

44

46 

51 

56

53 

4S

46 

44 

44

48 

51 

48

Feb.

46 

61 

69 

67 

61

56 

4« 

44 

44

48

53 

41 

39

37 

35

37 

37 

37 

37 

39

37 

37 

37 

35 

35

33

33 

S3

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febi 

Marc 

Apri

Jane 

July 

Augu 

Sept

fa

ber ber.. .......... ... ...

 toer...................................

lendar year 1942

ATy

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

eaber. .....................'............

ter year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

S3 

S3 

33 

33 

S3

33 

35 

36 

33 

S3

S3 

445 

342 

142 

75

85 

204 

314 

287 

109

69 

67 

64

439 

1,910

710 

514 

641

940 

1,330 

1,740

Apr.

1,860 

1,360 

1,600 

1,740 

98S

449 

249 

757 

742 

316

253 

216 

. 152 

223

425

540 

802 

992 

713 

648

613 

641 

670 

646 

508

278 

172 

132 

102 

89

Secondfoot-days

25,644 

25,391 

3,189

557,379

1,776 

1,216 

10,814 

19,578 

24,516 

23,867 

369.3 

1,015.3 

2,757.3

139,724.9

May

72 

67 

53 

46 

41

41 

57 

S22 

2,030 

2,960

2,190 

720 

807 

1,140 

1,330

1,340 

1,290 

1,280 

1,060 

 925

643 

978 

1,100 

684 

342

181 

124 

140 

394 

69S "763

MWttWf

4,270 

1.460 

873

17,700

69 

69 

1,910 

1,860 

2,960 

2,620 

37 

196 

1,830

4,270

June

488 

263 

164 

117 

120

420 

2,620 

2,100 

2,360 

2,620

2,620 

2,480 

1,740 

1,350 

1,330

1,010 

4S2 225 ' 

124

as

61 

66 

51 

41 

35

29

27 

25 

180 

64

Witmii

16* 

207 

66

I 15

44 

35

33 

89 

41 

25 

3.S 

1.5 

3.8

1.5

July Aug.

37 4.6 

31 4.6 

23 4.S

20 3.8 

16 3.S

16 3.3 

14 3.8 

12 3.8 

12* 3.8 

12 3.6

14 3.6 

15 4.6 

14 136 

10 106 

9.2 61

8.0 23 

S.O 16 

8.0 8.0 

S.O 4.6 

6.9 2.9

5.6 2.1 

5.8 1.5 

4.8 1.6 

3.S 2.9 

18 122

12 198 

5.8 156 

4.8 76 

4.8 S3 

4.8 16 

4.8 6.0

Sept.

5.3 

4.3 

17 

1,S30 

394

136 

56 

31 

16 

R8.0

R3.S 

84.8 

g4.8 

g4.8 

g3.8

g22 

g96 

g!2 

g3.S

gs.e

g4.S 

g6.9

gs.o 

gs.o 

gs.o

g9.2 

8.0

15*" 

22

 Runoff in *** aore-feet

e^* 51,260 

8"? 50,360 

103 6^330

ijsr? 1,1064000

£7.3 3,520 

43.4 2,410 

5*9 21.45Q 

 TO 38,830 

7^1 48,63O 

775 46,130 

11.9 732 

3S.8 2,010 

91.9 5,470

3W 877,100.

Peak discharge.- Oct. 16 (10 p.m.) 9,670 sec. -ft.; Hay 10 (8:30 p.m.) 5,170 300. -ft. j Sept. 4

(6 p.m.) 4,690 sec.-ft. 

g Computed from graph baaed on gage readings furnished by V. S. Weather Bureau.

basis; Central war time. To eonvert war time to standard tine, subtract 1 hour.
TRINITY RIVER BASIN 47

West Fork Trinity River at Grand Prairie, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°46' f long. 96°59', 440 feet downstream from 

bridge on Grand Pralrle-Sowers-Irvlng highway, 1 mile northeast of Grantf Prairie, 

Dallas County, and 6 miles upstream from Mountain Creek, Datum of gage Is 412.98 

.feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- £,886 square miles.

Records available.- March 1925 to September 1943.

Average discharge.- 18 years, 602 second-feet. ' « 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,600 secona-feet Oct. 18 (gage height, 83.22 

reet), minimum, 32 second-feet Aug. 10, 23, 24.

1925-43: Maximum discharge, 27,200 second-feet Apr. 25, 1942 (gage height, 25.98 

feet), from rating curve extended above 14,000 second-feet on basis of velocity-area 

study; minimum observed, 3.2 second-feet June 6, 1925. 

Maximum stage known, 29 feet In April 1922.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow partly regulated by Bridgeport, Eagle Mountain, and Lake 

Worth Reservoirs (combined capacity, 527,000 acre-feet). City of Fort Worth diverts 

considerable water for municipal supply. Several small diversions abovfl Fort Worth.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

80 

76 

71 

64 

63

69 

68 

61 

59 

58

56 

54 

50 

63

56

633 

7,360 

9,670 

4,400 

1,640

2,010 

2,320 

2,320 

1,880 

1,310

937 

768 

683 

683 

833 

1,310

HOT.

1,180 

1,800 

1,260 

1,830 

1,630

1,620 

1,420 

1,340 

1,310 

1,830

937 

758 

1,260 

1,690 

1,800

833 

758 

733 

708

683

708 

783 

683 

697 

633

683 

633 

686 

663 

430

Dec.

282 

241 

194 

180 

191

211 

209 

211

189

167

1S6 

155 

150 

139 

137

137 

147 

185 

182

182

149 

368 

384 

867 

801

189 

687 

294 

836 

182 

156

Jan.

153 

148 

147 

136 

136

131 

137 

146 

142 

136

132 

125 

184

184 

188

128 

118 

114 

107 

113

106 

104 

110 

114 

108

99 

97 

96 

96 

100 

104

Feb.

101 

100 

126 

160 

136

131 

118 

103 

99 

97

94 

112 

93 

a88 

&86

684 

a83 

aS4 

a85 

a86

a86 

687 

686 

685

a64

088 

a88

681

Month

Ooto 

HOT* 

Deee

 Ca

Janu Febr 

Mare

iUy1

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 ber .

 ber. ..................................

lendar year 1942 

fti*y

£..::. I::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: i. .....................................

St.....................................

ember. .................................

tor year 1942-43 ......................

Peak discharge. -

(9130 6.m. f 5,026 s 

Sept. 5 (7t20 6.a.)

Mar.

a84 

0 86 

* 80 

83 

86

86 

80 

688 

a82 

688

a82 

262 

1,040 

466 

267

176 

158 

262 

360 

316

189 

151 

134 

388 

3,720

8,380 

926 

683 

808 

1,100 

1,560

Apr.

1,850 

1,910 

1,880 

1,650 

1,700

916 

465 

1,010 

3,890

1,030

489 

384 

338 

269

316

489 

609 

989 

963 

758

 683 

658 

683 

708 

658

489 

- 316 

234 

194 

163

Seoondfoot-days

39,463 

29,198 

6,477

686,026

3,746 

2,738 

16,227 

26,891 

31,964 

27,334 

1,710 

1,932 

6,624

194.294

May

147 

136 

124 

118 

103

97 

99 

771 

2,440 

2,690

5,330 

1,870 

886 

963 

1,310

1,450 

1,420 

1,390 

1,340 

1,100

1,040 

1,100 

1,590 

1,200 

708

419 

294 

834 

853 

525 

808

Maxima

9,670 

1,620 

587

24,900

153 

160 

3,720 

3,890 

6,330 

3,000 

143 

209 

3,680

9.670

June

783 

501 

263

247 

224

278 

8,920 

3,000 

2,040 

8,360

2,600 

8,520 

2,220 

1,530 

1,340

1,340 

902 

454 

294 

213

158 

136 

128 

118 

107

92 

86 

76 

72 

34S

Minima

5C 

43C

12£

5C

9 

81

ec

168

91 

7£ 

SS

3E 

42

32

July

14? 

104 

- 8f 

76 

63

5f 

6f

eo

55 

64

6A

er

6P 

54 

61.

4r

4T 

4f 

4T 

41

4* 

43 

4C 

40 

3P

44

5T 

4* 

4P 

40 

40

Aug.

40 

39 

35 

38 

39

38 

39 

39 

37 

38

36 

37 

37 

- 89 

151

94 

68 

49 

45 

44

40 

59 

36 

38 

36

79 

809 

182 

186

80

54

Mi»w

1,273 

973 

209

1,877

121 

97.8 

583 

896 

1,031 

911 

66.8 

68.3 

881

532

Sept.

48 

44

 42 

681 

3,580

508 

207 

132 

90 

71

60 

63 

47 

43 

46

48 

179 

163 

80 

53

46 

48 

49 

50. 

48

47 

45 

46 

46 

136

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

78,270 

67,910 

18,850

1,359,000

7,430 

6,430 

38,190 

53,340 

63,380 

54,220 

3,390 

3,830 

13,140

385.400

Bet. 18 (9 a.m.) 10,600 sec. -ft.; Mar. 85 (1:30 p.m.) 4,750 sec. -ft.; Apr. 9 

»c.-ft.{ May 11 (7 a.m.) 5,820 sac.-ft.j June 7 (18)30 p.m.) 4,440 sec. -ft.) 

4,840 see. -ft.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records, engines-is notes, and 

records for nearby stations.

Time baaIsi Central war time. . To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
48 TRINITY RIVER BASIN

Trinity River at Dallas, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°47', long. 96°48', at Commerce Street viaduct 

In Dallas, Dallas County, 5i miles downstream from confluence of West and Elm Forks. 

Datum of gage Is 368.14 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 6,001 square miles.

Records available.- July 1903 to July 1930, October 1932 to September 1943 (January 1907 

to September 1920, monthly records only, in Water-Supply Paper 850). October 1898 to 

December 1899 (gage height only), at site 2 miles upstream. July 1930 to September 

1932, at site 6 miles downstream. U. S. Weather Bureau has collected gagi-height 

records in this vicinity since 1903.

Average discharge.- 40 years (1903-43), 1,510 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 21,300 second-feet Mar. 26 (gage height, 34.52 

feet;; minimum, 70 second-feet Oct. 13.

1903-43: Maximum discharge, 184,000 second-feet May 25, 1908 (gage height, 52.6 

feet), from rating curve extended above 76,000 second-fee.t by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum discharge observed for periods 1903-6, 1920-43, 6.8 second-feet Snt. 11, 

1924.

Remarks.- Records good except those for'period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Flow partly regulated by Bridgeport, Eagle Mountain, Lake Worth, Mountain Creek, and 

Lake Dallas Reservoirs (combined capacity, 757,000 acre-feet). 'Cities of Fort Worth 

and Dallas divert considerable water for municipal supply. Several small diversions 

on West Fork above Fort Worth.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1943

Day

1

6

9

11

13

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

g324

gS58

g2S2

gS7S

gSOO

8258

g252

8248

248

808

97

77

78

80

88

558

- 9,760

17,600

17,500

5,410

5,130

8,520

8,480

8,500

1,590

1,100

955

8SO

ess

1,030

1,540

Nov.

1,540

1,4SO

1,870

1,890

1,700

4,670

8,200

1,640

1,540

1,370

1,130

880

1,100

1,480

1,370

1,000

880

855

830

soe

8SO

855

830

705

730

755

755

705

705

688

Dec.

443

345

- 300

878

321

333

556

348

387

294

275

270

868

258

245

835

840

884

' 817

226

S06

948

-1 ,100

650

418

520

3,400

3,110

1,000

615

488

Jan.

358

339

384

894

275

275

891

294

278

27S

86S

258

248

84S

250

258

248

236

214

208

217

190

199

826

230

204

191

187

191

723

8,480

Feb.

8,580

8,580

1,840

688

588

470

415

339

291

276

868

860

84S

848

238

230

828

835

840

835

S45

235

8SO

230

226

824

881

821

_

_

-

Month

T

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

Calendar year 1942 ......................

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

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

Utter year 1948-43 ......................

Mar.

884

814

208

214

224

217

819

814

210

221

218

548

3,810

1,800

705

570

474

470

598

510

384

300

276

708

12,000

16,300

18 ,OOO

8,340

3,560

2,490

8,300

Apr.

8,470

18,620

8,470

8,360

8,250

1,590

1,060

8,000

10,600

6,400

8,410

1,100

855

705

660

805

1,22O

8,140

1,590

1,130

1,000

965

930

«6|

930

805

638

530

436

390

-

Seccndfoot-days

18 ,868

1,647,007

71,888

18,050

464,886

May

368

348

318

294

278

272

888

597

8,860

3,600

10,800

13,800

8,110

3,260

8,640

3,400

3,300

3,130

8,640

1,370

1,320

3,170

4,910

3,080

1,590

880

660

1,680

2,690

1,640

1,860

Maximum

3,400

103,000

2,520-

13,800

9,860

488

278

4,380

18,300

June

8,080

1,980

8,140

8,360

8,420

4,630

9,250

8,930

6,030

4,250

3,960

4,070

4,310

3,570

3,020

2,030

1,320

g865

g616

g474

gS73 S&

6388

gsss

8821

gsis

g315

309

294

535

-

Minimum

217

78

187

821

208

390

278

294

166

143

151

72

July

422

368

318

894

280

850

830

221

214

221

858

884

819

219

826

214

199

197

195

180

080

176

178

168

106

168

176

178

187

185

178

Aug.

166

174

157

155

al55

al55

a!55

a!55

a!62

a!58

alS8

a!58

al6S

a!89

a2S7

a82S

a!90

a!79

al66

a!60

a!56

 169

a!60

a!46

al*3

143

270

878

840

197

166

Mean

689

4,51"

3!T

465

8,63*'

I,7f7

8,747

2,3S<5

2ST.

176

4C8

1.81!*

Sept.

165

151

176

264

4,320

1,420

494

356

265

221

208

199

183

176

172

176

268

333

245

SIS

189

189

186

185

193

180

193

825

808

310

~

Runoff in 

acre-feet

56,800

5,867,000

Bo.eeo

86,630

166,700

106,900

168,900

148,600

13,600

10,880

85*300

922,000

Peak discharge.- Oct. 19 (12:30 a.m. ) BO. 900 sec. -ft.; Mar. 26 (10:30 p.n.} fil ,SOO a«i,»ft,j Apr,

9 (8 P.B.J 11,900 seo.-ft.; Hay 12 (6 p.m.) 14,300 aeo.-ft.j jane 7 (»j30 pA.) 11,700 see.-ft, 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on baa la of records for a'tations upstream and pumpaga

for eity of Dallas. -

g Computed from graph baaed on gage readings furnished by U. S. Weather Bureau.

Time baa la; Central mar tine. To convert war time to standard time, sutetraet 1 hoar.
TRINITY RIVIR BASIN 49

Trinity River near Rosser, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32P25'40", long. 96°27'50", at-bridge on State Hlgh- 

,way 34, 1.4 miles downstream from Texas & New Orleans Railroad bridge, L.9 miles downstream from East Fork, and 2.5 miles south of Rosser, Kaufman County. Drtaai of gage 

Is 302.6 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 8,057 square miles.

s available.- November 1938 to September 1943. July 1924 ;to Septeooer 1925 (October 

to September 1925, gage heights only), at site 1.7 miles upstream.

ss.- Maximum discharge during year, 22,900 second-feet Ifer. 29 (gage height, 30.92 

CeefTT minimum, 121 second-feet Oct. 14.

1924, 1938-43: Maximum discharge not determined but occurred Apr. 23 or 24,, 1942 

following numerous breaks In levee system on both banks; maximum gage height, 41.55 

. feet Apr- 22, 1942, just prior to levee breaks: minimum discharge, 34 second-feet Sept. 

8-11, 19S4.

Flood of rfey 1908 reached a stage of about 33.0 feet, present site and datum, from 

Information by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army (discharge believed to haw been approximately the same as that of Apr. 23 or 24, 1942).

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are p'oor. 

Flow partly regulated by reservoirs above Dallas. Levee system constructed In 1916. 

Devee breaks which occurred during April 1942 flood were repaired on lef'". bank only 

prior to high water of 1943. Cities of Fort Worth and Dallas divert considerable water 

for municipal supply. Several small diversions on West Fork above Fort Worth.

Discharge, in second-teat, water year October 1942 to Septeabar 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17in

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

425*

407

354

364

345

354

328

320

320

311

s 279

190

140

125

129

200

1,880

6,360

8,830 

9,120

10*200

10,600

7,910

5,160

3,300

2,010

1,410

1,180

1,060

1,130

1,630

Nov.

2,180

a2,460

a2,S60

2,110

2,610

3,060

5,120

3,970

3,170

3,020

2,910

2,610

2,320

2.280

2,180

1,890

1,460

1,250

1.800 

1,150

lal.SOO

-

Dec.

a860

a700

582

536

536

628

720

792

792

816

768

674

628

659

548

' 613

613

480

462 

720

1,140

2,780

2,650

2,610

2,010

2,020

3,280

6,010

4,660

2,740

2,110

Jan. | Feb.

1,980-1 2,760

1,920 2,980

1,860

1,360

1,030

888

1,060

1,180

1,100

9S4

912

840

792

744

780

720

697

. 674

605 

582

602

502

2,980

>al * 200

 a490

490 k

490

513 1

> a770

582 I

548

471 f

443

434

1,030

Month

Novetfbor . '

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

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January .

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

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

a470

a 440

a 420

a410

407

416

407

416

a410

a415

a410

a405

>a2,900

17,700

22,900

21,400

16,800

Apr.

11,000

7,630

5,590

4,370

3,680

3,250

8,460

1,860

3,760

6,650

7,700,

6,560

3,720

3,730

4,600

4,190

4,350

4,330 a,eio

$910

2,320

2,180

2,320

2,390

2,010

1,660

1,410

1,150

984

888

Secondfoct-days

43,837

2,348,774

1 OO ROC

13,430

831,047

May

816

768

720

674

605

605

960

1,990

2,140

3,780

6,010

7,070

7,630

8,210

8,280

5,700

4,680

4,650

3,850 

3,000

1,950

2,980

. 7,660

7,770

7,210

-

5,920

4,300

3,360

4,100

4,960

4,330

Maximum

5,010

133,000

3,S70j

, 22,900

June'

4,240

4,680

5,850

6,300

5,850

s.ooo

16,700

21,400

20,800

19,500

17,200

14,400

10,900

8,840

6,980

4,700

3 ,090

2,720

1,600 

1,200

984

888

792

697

628

582

569

697

792

1,030

-

Minimum

TOG

462

125

434

190

126

July

1,200

1,010

816

661

502

434

398

364

336

328

416

371

425

346

520

320

295

271

256 

256

240

226

226

218

211

204

322

248

240

833

233

Aug.

21S

204

204

197

190

190

190

190

190

190

183

176

183

176

176

263

279

226

204 

197

190

183

' 176

183

183

170

170

256

336

295

248

Hear

g 044

1^414

6,436

448

2,877

Sept.

204

190

190

286

7S8

3,270

1,960

674

462

346

287

263

240

233

226

218

218

271

398 

303

266

2SS

226

218

218

£66

E26

256

362

SOS

Runoff in 

acre-: feet

86,960

4,669,000

23,610,

26,640

1,648,000

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for stations 

at*Dallas and East Fork near Rockwall.

baala; Central war time. To convert war time to standard tine, subtract 1 hear.
50 TRINITY RIVER BASIN

Trinity River near Oakwood, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°39', long. 95°47', at bridge on U. P. Highways 

79 ana 84, li miles upstream from International-Great Northern Railroad bridge and 6 

miles northeast of Oakwood, Leon County. Datum of gage Is 175.03 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 12,840 square miles.

Records available.- July 1932 to September 1943. October 1923 to July 1932, at site 14 

miles downstream. (Records for January 1905 to September 1923 published In Water-supply 

Papers 850 and 878. Figures below 500 second-feet In these publications end minimum 

yearly discharge for water year 1923-24 published In Water-Supply Paper 8V^, have been 

found to be In error.) U. S. Weather Bureau has collected gage-height records In this 

vicinity since 1904.

Average discharge.- 20 years (1923-43), 4,932 second-feet.

discharge during year, 29,200 second-feet June 15 (gage height, 41.39

feet); minimum not determined.

1923-43: Maximum discharge, 153,000 second-feet Apr. 29, 1942 (gage height, 51.64 

feet); minimum observed fpr period 1924-43, 22 second-feet Aug. 18, 1934.

Flood of June 4, 1908, reached a stage of about 52.2 feet, present site and datum, 

from information by U. S. Weather Bureau.

narks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Flow partly regulated by reservoirs above Dallas. Cities of Fort Worth ard Dallas 

divert considerable water for municipal supply. Several small diversions on West Fork 

above Fort Worth.

Rating table, water year 1948-45 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In secox4-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used June 24 to Sept. 30)

4.3 168 10.0 1,830 85.0 7,420 41.0 86,000

5.0 840 12.0 1,790 30.0 10,700 42.0 34,000

6.0 375 14.0 8,410 36.0 14,600

7.0 546 16.0 3,120 38.0 16,000

3.0 750 80.0 4,820 40.0 81,700

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

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.

860

760

646

606

686

760

1,130

1,200

908

685

509

455

439

407

368

306

866

853

8,030

5,660

8,860

9,970

11,600

18,600

13,300

13,800

11,900

8,870

4,180

8,850

1,880

Mov.

8,660

3,560

3,900

3,600

3,880

4,160

5,840

7,340

9,760

11,200

11,600

9,860

6,430

4,890

3,400

3,040

8,320

2,610

2,280

1,940

1,730

1,640

1,700

8,680

3,800

3,230

2,910

2,140

1,700

1.580

-

Dec.

1,470

1,420

1,390

1,310

1,130

930

884

860

932

1.060

1,130

1,160

1,130

1,130

1,080

1,000

938

884

860

838

838

884

8,160

5,526

7,360

8,200

8,760

10,900

18,700

13,600

14,500

Jan.

16,000

14.500

11,800

6,340

3,590

8,720

8,510

3,650

5,800

6,480

5,660

4,460

3,020

8,090

1,760

1,610

1,500

1,480

1,340

1,280

1,800

1,130

1,080

1,030

1,030

1,050

1,030

1,030

1,830

1,030

980

Feb.

938

932

1,790

2,930

3.840

3,880

2,680

8,000

1,760

1,670

1,500

1,860

1,100

1,030

930

932

884

838

838

838

838

884

1,860

8.510

8,030

1,340

1,030

938

_

_

-

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ......................

January

February

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

May

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

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

August. ... ...

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

Rater year 1948-43 ......................

Mar.

884

838

794

772

760

750

750

708

645

645

666

637

708

750

838

_2,840

 3,690

3,690

8,610

8,510

2,790

3,580

3,600

8,360

8,480

5,600

9,720

12,200

13,800

15,100

16,000

Apr.

16,700

16,800

16,700

16,600

16,700

17,000

17,100

16,500

13,800

11,800

18,100

12,900

13,700

14,100

13.400

10,600

7,040

5,350

5,950

7,800

8,140

7,540

4,960

3,320

8,890

8,890

2,680

8,310

' 1,970

1,700

-

May

1,470

1,880

1,150

1,080

980

364

1,350

7,720

11,600

13,600

15,300

17,600

80,000

88,300

28,600

22,300

80,800

19,400

16,800

12,100

7,760

4,900

3,440

3,040

5,990

8,660

10,000

10,800

10,300

3,880

8,380

Second- ita»iM» foot-days « *»«»

115,990 13,300

126,660 11,600

107,822 14,500

3,805,229 153,000

107,540 16,000

42.838 3,280

113,595 16,000

300,840 17,100

311,164 22,600

374,448 29,800

19,682 1,420

7,333 361

87,023 5,850

1,664,135 89,800

June

9,970

18,100

13,200

18,900

10,900

8,750

3,320

10,100

18,200

13,700

15,100

17,100

20,400

86,800

89 ,2OO

87,600

84,700

23,000

81,300

19,400

15,600

9,310

4,310

8,000

1,500

1,860

1,080

980

908

860

-

Minimum

863

1,580

838

. 863

980

338

646

1 t *7 rUUnn 

S84

860

879

200

163

163

July

908

1,000

1,880

1,420

1,260

1,050

860

708

585

609

491

466

546

ISO

338

772

772

605

509

456

407

375

364

340

312

305

286

279

298

399

465

Aug.

361

312

298

286

872

863

246

240

820

820

814

a810

a809

a806

a802

a80O

a815

a850

a285

B876

a845

a815

asio

a810

a810

aSlO

a310

a810

aElO

aE15

a220

Mean

3,7''"

3*459

10.4S6

USSO

3,664

10,0V)

10,0''0

12,4AO

638

err

901

4,5,12

Sept.

224

298

879

840

f208

f!90

fS69

2,490

4.300

6,860

5,180

2,690

379,

423

319

872

220

al90

a!63

a!63

836

423

399

318

260

227

280

827

319

319

-

Runoff in

acre-feet

230,100

212)700

7,548,000

813,300

84,970

226,300

596,700

617,200

742,700

38,840

14,640

53,600

3,281,0*0

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

f Computed from partly estimated gage-height record. 

Tlma basis; Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour*.
TRINITY RIVER BASIN 51

Trinity River near Midway, Tex.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 31 004'40", long. 95°42'00", at bridge on rtate Highway 

21, 5 miles northeast of Midway, Madison County, and 8 miles downstream from Boggy 

Creek. Datum of gage Is 117.6 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 14,390 square miles.

Records available.- April 1939 to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 23,000 second-feet June 20 (gage teight, 31.94 

feet); minimum observed, 221 second-feet Aug. 20, 21.

1939-43: Maximum discharge, 146,000 second-feet May 1, 1942 (gage height, 48.58 

feet); minimum observed, 100 second-feet Oct. 4, 1939.

Maximum discharge known occurred In May 1890 (gage height, about 45.0 feet, discharge not determined), from information by local residents. Flood of MET 27, 193&, 

reached a stage of 46.7 feet from floodmark (flow confined within levee rwstem constructed In 1916). Flood of June 9, 1908, reached a stage of 44.3 feet, from floodmarks and from Information by local residents.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice dally, more often during high stages. Flow 

partly regulated by reservoirs above Dallas. Cities of Fort Worth and BE lias divert 

considerable water for municipal supply. Several small diversions on Weft, Fork above 

Fort Worth.

Discharge, in second-feat, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

3

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Oct.

1,250

1,140

1,080

925

S66

S25

805

985

1,250

1,200

945

.765

665

625

606

588

553

536

486

731

3,950

6,680

6,790

10,200

11,400

12,400

12,900

12,900

11,200

6,630

3,640

Nor.

2,440

2,600

3,650

4,110

4,230

3,930

4,350

5,450

7,14O

9,070

10,500

11,400

11,000

8,720

5,580

4,050

3,430

3,160

2,990

2,720

2,380

2,110

1,960

1,910

8,330

3,100

3,320

3,210

2,600

2,060

-

Dec.

1,810

1,710

1,610

1,660

1,580

1,430

1,250

1,160

1,120

1,120

1,250

1,340

1,380

1,380

1,340

1,300

1,250

1,160

1,120

1,070

1,070

1,140

1,160

1,580

4,3X0

6,490

9,700

10,600

11,400

18,800

13,100

Jan.

14,000

14,700

15,100

14,300

10,700

5,600

4,770

4,360

4,470

5,710

6,560

6,620

6,420

4,830

3,430

8,660

2,330

2,110

1,910

1,810

1,660

1,610

1,520

1,480

1,380

1,380

1,480

1,520

1,520

1,480

1,480

Feb.

1.3SO

1,340

1,300

1,710

2,940

3,430

3,480

3,040

2,440

2,060

1,910

1,760

1,560

1,380

1,250

1,200

1,120

1,120

1,090

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,090

1,520

2,440

2,380

1,760

1,340

_

_

-

Month

October

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

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

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January. ... ..........

February

March *

April

Ma7

June

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

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

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

1,800

1,160

1,120

1,070

1,020

1,000

1,020

1,000

985

986

925

905

925

665

965

1,000

1,610

3,320

3,480

2,990

2,770

2,880

3,480

3,760

3,480

3,380

4,950

8,230

10,500

12,200

13,600

Apr.

14,700

15,600

16,300

16,700

16,900

17,000

17,000

17,200

17,400

17,000

15,400

13,400

18,900

13,300

13,800

14,100

13,000

9,490

7,140

6,420

7,140

S.020

7,950

6,300

4,350

3,480

3,860

3,100

8,720

8,380

-

Seoondfoot-days

99,630

4,084,935

29,283

1,733,464

May

2,010

1,760

1,560

1,380

1,250

1,140

1,050

1,160

5,100

9,070

11,300

13,000

14,500

16,000

17,400

18,700

19,700

20,400

80,700

20,500

19,000

14,400

8,370

4,950

3,870

5,450

7,810

9,880

10,300

11,2OO

10,400

Maximum

18 900

13,100

144,000

4,890

22,900

June

9,840

10,2OO

11,400

12,700

13,400

12,700

10,600

9,070

9,490

10,900

12,100

13,400

14,700

16,200

17,800

19,400

20,900

21,800

22,500

22,900

22,900

22,300

20,000

12,800

4,980

2,820

2,220

1,910

1,660

1,580

-

Minimum

486

1,070

454

236

221

July

1,300

1,800

1,250

1,340

1,520

1,580

1,340

1,160

985

865

785

785

725

705

805

945

945

925

885

665

606

536

51S

470

454

425

410

396

4S6

470

570

Aug.

58S

553

454

396

383

370

360

352

339

334

323

313

313

297

266

247

234

232

285

221

221

247

279

879

236

825

225

247

247

242

Mean

3,214

11,190

976

4,749

247

Sept.

242

236

323

396

354

323

323

292

886

3,380

4,530

4,890

3,460

1,770

905

588

454

410

360

328

305

287

357

502

486

485

410

396

525

1,140

-

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

233,200

197,600

8,103,000

58,080

3,437,000

Central war tjme. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hovr.
52 TRINITY RIVER BASIN

Trinity River at Riverside, Tex.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 30°52', long. 95°24', at bridge on State Highway 45, 

1,200 feet upstream from International-Great Northern Railroad bridge, 0.5 mile north 

of Riverside, Walker County, and three-quarters of a mile downstream from Harmon Creek. 

Datum of fage is 89.86 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 15,510 square miles.

Records available.- January 1903 to December 1906, October 1923 to September 1943. U. S. 

Weather Bureau has collected gage-height records in this vicinity since 1903.

Average discharge.- 23 years (1903-06, 1923-43), 6,766 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 23,700 second-feet June 21, 22; maximum gage 

'h-eight, 23.15 feet June 22, from graph based on gage readings; minimum discharge observed, 275 second-feet Aug. 22, 23, 28, 29.

1903-6, 1923-43: Maximum discharge, 121,000 second-feet May 5, 1942 (gage height, 

52.75 feet, from floodmark); minimum observed, 70 second-feet Aug. 20-26, Sept. 8-13, 

 1925, Sept. 29 to Oct. 4, 1931.

Flood of June 11, 1908, reached a stage of 50.1 feett present site and- datum (dis 

charge, 100,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Cities of Fort Worth and Dallas divert considerable water for 

municipal supply. Several small diversions on West Fork above Fort Worth. Flow 

partly regulated by reservoirs above Dallas. Gage read twice daily.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record collected In cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Rating table, water year 1942-43 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge In second-feet) 

(ShiftIng-eontrol method used Feb. 27 to Mar. 28, June 10 to July 12)

1.1 275 S.O 4,630

. l.S 430 10.0 6,780

2.0 720 12.0 8,980

4.0 1,920 14.0 11,400

6.0 3,230 16.0 13,800

16 .O

20.0

22.0

23.0

23.6

16,400

19,000

21,600

22,900

23,700

Discharge, in second-feet, water .year October 1942 to Sept sober 194.7

-Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

QA 

fiO

29

30

31

Oct.

1,470

1,360

1,260

1,140

1,050

960

900

930

1,170

1,410

1,320

1,050

870

774

708

732

708

648

606

540

1,210

4,760

7,600

9,580

11,100

12,400

13,100

13,500

18,000

10,500

6,260

NOT.

3,270

2,500

2,950

4,060

4,470

4,360

4,140

4,740

6,280

6,150

9,940

11,300

11,900

10,900

7,930

5,380

3,980

3,440

3,160

2,950

2,690

2,360

2,170

1,980

2,040

2,690

3,230

3,370

hS,020

h2, 560

~

Deo.

hE.100

hi, 920

hi ,800

hi ,740

hi ,680

hi, 620

hi ,470

hi ,360

hi, 260

1,230

1,260

1,290

1,410

1,470

1,500

1,470

1,380

1,350

1,290

1,230

1,230

1,620

1,440

1,440

2,740

5,240

13,800

13,100

18,400

12,700

13,400

Jan.

14,100

15,OOO

15,700

16,000

14,400

10,100

11,100

8,380

6,160

6,080

6,980

10,500

13,800

10,200

6,980

4,830

3,300

2,560

2,300

2,100

1,980

1,860

1,800

1,740

1,680

1,620

1,630

1,620

1,740

1,740

1,680

Feb.

1,680

1,620

1,530

1,560

2,170

3,300

3,660

3,660

3,090

2,620

2,300

2,100

1,980

1,740

1,620

1,440

1,410

1,320

1,290

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,230

1,290

1,920

2,560

2,360

1,600

_

_

"

Month

October. . .......

NovMber. ..................................

DecMber. ..................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January. ...................................

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

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

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

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

June ........../............................

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

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

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

1,560

1,410

1,360

1,320

1,320

1,290

1,260

1,230

1,230

1,200

1,170

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,170

1,200

1,200

2,240

3,680

3,510

3,090

2,950

3,230

3,820

4,920

4,470

4,220

6,780

9,940

12,200

13,800

Apr.

15,000

16

16

17

17

17

17

18

IS

,000

,70O

,300

,600

,800

,900

,000

,400

16,400

17

16

14

14

14

,800

,100

,500

,100

,500

16,000

14

13

9

7

,800

,600

,700

,280

6,980

7

8

,820

,620

.040

5,880

4

3

3

3

2

Secondfoot-days

122,636

141,9&>

108,930

4,246,569

199,670

55,030

100,110

364,130

318,780

427,310

39,476

12,287

31,569

1,921,878

,140

,370

,160

,020

,620

~

May

2,300

2,04

1,80

1,62

0

0

0

1,470

1,320

1,35

1,26

1,76

0

0

0

6,710

10,600

12,80

14,60

16,10

0

0

0

17,400

IS ,600

19,60

20,50

21,00

0

0

0

21,309

20,900

19,00

14,50

8,26

0

0

O

5,100

4,470

6,38

8,74

10,70

12,60

0

0

0

0

13 ,800

lUuciBum

13,500

11,900

13 ,SOO

120,000

le.opo

3,660

13,800

18,400

21,300

23,700

5,710

930

4,656

23,700

June

14,700

13,800

12,800

13,400

14,100

14,500

13,400

11,300

10,100

11,100

12 ,400

13,600

-15,100

16,500

17,800

19,300

20,600

21,800

22,800

23,300

23,700

23,700

22,900

19,600

11,700

4,790

2,690

2.17O

1,920

1,740

~

MiniBum

540

1,980

1,230

540

1,620

1,230

1,140

2,620

1,260

1,740

420

275

305

275

July

dl,530

dl,410

dl,320

dl.350

1,470

1,560

1,560

1,380

1,230

1,080

960

960

1,470

1,600

1,170

960

1,050

1,020

990

900

744

648

576

538

510

460

420

430

5,710

2,990

1,290

Aug.

930

792

720

982

480

435

110

395

360

36S

372

125

105

368

356

330

S02

526

390

305

384

876

887

526

326

293

381

375

S81

399

299

Hear

3,956

4,731

3,514

11,530

6,441

1,965

3,229

18,140

10,880

14,240

1,873

396

1,063

5,865

Sept.

305

319

34S

390

628

486

470

430

395

1,170

3,440

4,650

4,650

3,090

1,800

l.OSO

736

558

460

435

400

344

333

364

562

588

58S

672

816

1,170

~

Runoff in 

acre-feet

243,200

281,500

216 ,100

8,423,000

396,000

1 09 1 200

198,600

722,800

632,300

847,600

76,300

24,370

68,660

3,612,000

d Doubtful gage Height; discharge computed on basis records for nearby stations, 

b Computed from graph based on auxiliary-gage readings.

Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 henr.
TRINITY RIVER BASIN 53

Trinity River at Romayor, Tex.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 30°27', long. 94°51', at Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway

bridge, a quarter of a mile west of Romayor, Liberty County, and 2i mile" downstream

from Big Creek. Gage readings Indicate distance from base of rail to water surface.

Datum of gage (base of rail) Is 89.62 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1989. 

Drainage area.- 17,190 square miles. 

Records available.- Jfey 1924 to September 1943. 

Average dlscharlreT- 19 years, 7,562-second-feet. 

Extremes.- Tfexlmum discharge during year, 24,100 second-feet'Jan. 8 (gage height, -32..30

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 394 second-feet Aug. 29,

Sept. 1.

1924-43: mxlmum discharge, 111,000 second-feet my 9, 1942 (gage height, -15.7

feet, from floodmark); minimum observed, 132 sercond-feet Aug. 21, 2E, 1935 (gage height,

-53.46 feet). 

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily. Flow partly regulated by reservoirs above

Dallas. Cities of Fort Worth and Dallas divert considerable water for municipal supply.

Several small diversions on West Fork above Fort Worth.

Rating table, water year 1942-43 (gage height, In feBt,

and discharge. In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 2 to Sept. 11, 

Sept. 17-30)

-80.4 370 -46.0 3,580 -38.0 13,600

-50.0 540 -44.0 5,500 -36'.0 17,100

-49.0 1,100 -42.0 7,700 -34.0 20,800

-48.0 1,300 -40.0 10,300 -32.0 24,700

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 194,1

Day

1

2

3

4

5,

6

7

10

11

12

13

15

16

17

18

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

2,280

2,100

1,880

1,760

1,600

1,420

1.350

1,250

1,160

1,130

1,320

1,520

1,520

1,320

1,100

960

920

920

%860

SOO

740

762

1,150

6,090

8,760

10,200

11,300

12,600

13,300

13,400

12,600

Nov.

8,300

5,500

4,300

8,300

5,940

6,050

5,610

6,200

5,200

6,160

7,700

9,180

10,300

11,300

10,300

9,040

7,480

5,720

4,600

4,120

3,760

3,670

3,490

3,220

2 ,-860

2,630

2,770

3,580

5,940

8,500

-

Dec.

4,300

3,400

2,860

2,500

2,320

2,230

2,140

2,050

1,960

1,760

1,640

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,720

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,680

1,560

2,410

3,220

2,260

2,100

2,100

11,700

22,300

13,900

15,800

14,300

Jan.

13,600

13,800

14,100

15,300

15,700

16,700

19,900

22,200

16,700

13,300

8,660

7,590

19,800

21,800

16,400

11,700

8,060

6,160

5,300

3,940

3,400

3,130

2,950

2,770

2,680

2,680

3,040

2,950

2,680

2,680

2,590

Feb.

2,500

2,320

2,320

2,280

2,680

2,590

3,400

4,300

4,400

4,180

3,580

3,130

2,680

2,500

2,410

2,140

1,920

1,800

1,760

1,720

1,720

1,800

1,840

1,720

1,640

1,600

2,230

3,040

_

_

Month

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

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January .

April...................................... Mar...., . . .

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

Septenber. .................................

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

2,680

2,130

1,300

1,720

1,640

1,680

1,490

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,630

2,230

2,000

1,720

1,640

1,490

1,350

1,350

1,2SO

2,320

2,230

3,580

3,400

3,310

4,670

8,660

8,180

6,490

6,270

8,420

10,900

Apr.

12,800

14,300

15,300

16,400

17,100

17,500

17,600

17,800

13,400

18,900

18,700

18,200

16,600

14,800

13,900

14,300

15,300

16,700

16,200

12,400

9,180

7,700

7,940

8,420

8,300

7,150

5,500

4,300

3,940

3,670

-

Seoondfoot-days

133,810

4,640,739

73 170

33,373

2,167,123

May

3,490

3,220

2,770

2,410

2,100

1,840

1,760

2,140

2,100

2,140

5,750

9,740

11,900

13,600

15,100

16,400

17,800

18,900

19,700

20,400

20,800

20,800

19,300

15,700

10,500

6,320

5,200

5,720

7,820

10,800

12,900

Maximum

22,300

110,000

22 200

4,800

22,500

June

14,100

14,400

13,900

12,900

12,600

13,300

13,900

13,300

11,400

- 9,880

10,000

11,300

12,900

14,600

15,700

16,700

18,000

19,300

20,400'

21,400

21,900

22,300

22,500

22,100

19,500

12,000

7,150

4,120

3,040

2,500

-

Ilinimuin

1,560

740

o 500

394

394

July Aug.

2,410 6,440

2,100 3,580

1,600 2,000

1,640 1,160

1,490 1,040

1,490 930

 1,560 920

1,760 360

1,800 776

1,640 695

1,520 - 670

1,350 645

1,520 640

1,490 660

2,050 720

2,100 660

1,560 630

1,250 605

1,220 585

1,220 575

1,160 675

1,100 55O

 1,010 520

920 466

890 454

800 438

735 410

705 402

5,480 394

14,300 394

13,300 394

Moan

4,478

12,710

9 988

Qft<X

1,112

5,937

Sept.

394

410

485

835

57§

560

650

660

605

565

525

1,860

4,030

4,600

4,120

2,860

1,740

1,220

920

730

655

595

845

490

446

418

815

625

640

680

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

275,300

9,306,000

139 200

772 200

66,19O

4,298,000

Time baslsi Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
54 TRINITY RIVER BASIN

Trinity River at Liberty, Tex.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 30°03'25", long, 94°49'05", at bridge on U. S. Highway 

90 in Liberty, Liberty County, 450 feet downstream from Texas & Hew Orleans Railroad 

bridge. Datum of gage Is 2.22 feet below mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 17,500 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938. to September 1940 (gage heights, discharge measurements 

and some records of dally discharge), October 1940 to September 1943. U. S. Weather 

Bureau has collected gage-height records in this vicinity since 1903.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 19,600 second-feet June 23-25; maximum gage 

height, 24.05 feet, June 24, 25; minimum discharge not determined (affected by tides); 

minimum gage height observed, 3.35 feet Aug. 28.

1938-43: Maximum discharge, 114,000 second-feet May 12. 1942 (gage height, 29.38 

feet); minimum discharge not determined (affected by tides); minimum gage height observed, 2.5 feet Nov. 4, 1939.

A stage of 28.6 feet was reached May 8-11, 1922 from observation by U. 8. Weather 

Bureau at chain gage on railroad bridge upstream.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read once dally. Discharge not computed below about 4,000 

second-feet due to tides affecting stage-discharge relation. Cities of Fort worth and 

Dallas divert considerable water for municipal supply. Several small diversions on 

West Fork above Port Worth.

Cooperation.- Gage readings furnished by U. S. Weather Bureau.

Rating table, water year 1942-45 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

4,120

5,840

7,340

10,000

18.0

20.0

22.0

24.0

12,400

14,600

17,200

19,600.

Discharge. In second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

_

_

_

_

-

_

.

_

_

-

_ '

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

5,050

8,060

9,690

11,100

12,100

12,800

12.400

Nor.

10,700

8,920

6,220

5,120

5,570

5,840

S.840

5,480

5,300

5,210

6,030

7,530

9,140

10,500

11,200

10,900

9,580

7,420

5,480

4,530

4,120

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

5,030

-

Dec.

6.300

4,200

_

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

.

12,600

17.400

16,400

15,200

Jan.

14,800

14,300

14,300

14,800

15,000

15,200

15,500

16,800

17,200

16,300

13,600

12,100

14,500

IS, 000

16,700

17,000

14,500

11,500

8,920

6,030

4,780

4,120

_

-

_

»

_

_

_

-

Feb.

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

^

4,280

4,120

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

.

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

Month

October 25-31. . ............................

MoveHber

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

Calendar year ......................

February. .."................................

March 25-31.. ..............................

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

May 8-31 ...................................

 JttO0

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

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

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

Hater year ......................

Mar.

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

.

4,120

6,220

9,580

8,920

7,480

7,740

9,580

Apr.

11.400

12,800

14,000

14,800

15,400

15,700

16,200

16,400

16,800

17,000

17,400

17,400

17,200

16,400

15,500

14,900

15,200

15,700

16,600

16,000

13,800

11,400

9,580

9,360

9,580

9,360

9,140

8,490

4,780

4,120

-

Seeondfoot-days

71,180

-

.

298,150

53,580

402,410

294,670

431,050

'_

-

-

May

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

5,480

4,940

4,450

4,530

7,840

11,200

12,600

13,800

14,800

15,800

16,400

17,200

17,900

18,400

18,600

18,800

18,200

16,400

13,300

9,800

7,220

6,600

8,810

11,400

Maxim*

12.800

.

.

16,700

9,580

17,400

18,800

19,600

_

-

-

June

13,100

13,900

14,300

14,000

13,600

13,300

13,800

13,800

13,300

12,100

11,200

11,200

11,900

13,100

14,200

15,000

15,700

16,700

17,600

18,200

18,600

19,100

19,600

19,600

19,600

18,100

14,500

10,700

6,800

4,450

Minima

5.030

-

.

4,120

4,120

4,120

4,450

4,450

_

-

-

July

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

.

-

-

_

_

_

8,560

13,100

15,600

Aug.

13,100

9,370

6,130

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

_ <

-

_

_

.

-

-

_

_

.

-

.

-

Mean

10,170

-

-

13,550

7,654

13,410

12,880

14,370

_

-

-

Sept.

_

_

_

_

 -

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

4,120

_

_

_

.

-

_

_

-

-

-

_

_

_

-

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

141,200

-

.

591,400

106,300

799,200

'584,500

855,000

-

-

Vote.- Stage-discharge relation affeoted by tides on days for which no figures are given. 

Time basis; Central war time. To convert war time to standard tine, subtract 1 hovf.
TRINITY RIVER BASIN 55

Big Sandy Creek near Bridgeport, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage, recorder, lat. 33°13', long. 97°41', at bridge on State Highway 

«i4, 1.9 miles upstream from Turkey Creek, 4.4 miles upstream from mouth, and 5 miles 

east of Bridgeport, Wise County. Datum of gage is 727.44 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 19£9.

Drainage area.- 276 square miles.

Records available.- October 1936 to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,780 ?econd-feet May 10 (gage height, 9.90

 feet); no flow at times.

1936-43: Maximum discharge, 53,000 second-feet June 10, 1941 (gage height, 15.69 

feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 22,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records good except those above 2,000 second-feet, which are poor. No diversion

 above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1943

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

28 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0

o

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

5.1

8S 

1,070 

1,150 

887 

81

87 

80 

12 

S.9

S.6

7.5 

7.4 

5.4 

6.6

106 

108

HOT.

39 

19 

13 

11 

13

18 

11 

11 

10 

9.1

7.9 

7.0 

7.8 

7.6 

7.6

7.6 

7.6 

7.6 

7.6

7.6

7.5 

7.4 

7.0 

7.8 

6.6

6.8 

6.3 

6.4 

6.5 

6.3

Dec.

6.6 

7.0 

- 7.4 

7.6 

7.6

S.5 

9.0 

9.8 

9.S 

9.4

9.4 

9.1 

8.7 

S.5 

S.4

S.5 

S.O 

8.0

S.I 

S.4

14 

86 

19 

IS 

14

IS 

14 

12 

11 

11 

11

Jan.

11 

11 

11 

10 

9.4

9.6

11 

11 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

11 11

9.8 

8.4 

S.I

7.S 

13 

' 18 

11 

10

S.S

s.s

*11 13 

18 

11

Feb.

11 

10 

87 

80 

14

11 

9.4 

S.7 

9.0 

9.0

7.5 

6.8 

6.7 

6.S 

6.8

6.7 

6.7 

7.9 

7.5

S.O

S.O 

7.6 

7.4 

7.4 

6.S

6.5 

6.3 

6.4

Month

Goto 

Nora 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Angtt 

Sept

Wa

ber............... v ...................

 her............ ,...\...................

 her............ '.»....................

lendar year 1948 ......................

ary

tiarv ST*:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

ember. .................................

« 

tar year 1948-43 ......................

Peak discharge,- Ih

(9t30 a.m.) 4,440 se< 

Hote.- Blseharge f<

Mar.

6.8 

6.8 

5.9 

6.4 

7.8

7.4 

6.4 

7.0 

6.3 

6.6

7.1 

10 

17 

17 

14

11 

8.8 

7.4 

7.4 

6.6

6.0 

5.6 

 « 5.8 

475 

3,080

8,060 

431 

221 

108 

65 

47

Apr.

3S 

31 

28 

84 

82

81 

19 

64 

558 

174

64 

34 

24

20 

20

 19 

SOS 

28S 

49 

28

23 

81 

19 

17 

16

IS 

14 

14 

13 

18

May

11

10 

10 

9.8 

S.5

7.9 

80 

195 

67 

2,620

1,690 

286 

95 

56 

47

38 

31 

26 

24 

96

223 

129 

 130 

68 

36

26 

68 

279 

167 

102 

74

Second- u, .«..,,. foot-days *« »»

2,998.5 1,150 

890.7 39 

387.6 26

84,956.1 9,570

319.5 13 

856.8 87 

6,599.9 3,020 

1,931 502 

6,643.6 8,680 

9,408.1 3,680 

226.6 75 

0 0 

0 0

28,995.7 3,680

June

36 

25

81 

IS 

1,630

3,680 

8,600 

426 

158

108

81 

68 

50 

46 

159

84 

48 

29 

23 

19

16 

14 

13 

18 

10

9.1 

S.O 

7.2 

7.S 

20

Minima

0 

6.8 

6.6

0

7.S 

6.3 

5.4 

18 

7.9 

7.8 

0 

0 

0

0

July

73 

20 14' 

11 

8.4

7.2 

6.5 

5.9 

5.4 

5.4

5.6 

5.3 

5.0 

4.9 

9.4

6.5 

9.8 

5.4 

4.8 

3.6

8.9 

8.4 

1.9 

1.8 

1.0

.4 

.2 

.1 

0 

0 

0

Aug. Sept.

H^ Runoff in *"" acre-feet

96-5 5,940 

9.69 577 

10.6 650

233 168,500

10.3 6S4 

9.15 508 

213 13,090 

64.4 3,830 

814 13,180 

S14 18,660 

7.31 449 

0 0 

0 0

79-4 57,520

ir. 25 (11:30 p.m.) 3,370 sec. -ft.; Hay 10 (8:45 p.m.) 4,780 sec. -ft.; June 6 

,.-ft. 

:r period Oct. 1 to Dec. s computed on basis of twice-daily staff-gage readings, 

il war time. Tc convert war time tc standard time, subtract 1 hour.
56 TRINITY RIVER BASIN

Clear Fork Trinity River at Fort Worth, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 32°44 f , long. 97°21', at bridge 

on stove Foundry road, 388 feet downstream from Texas & Pacific Railway bridge at 

Fort Worth, Tarrant County, and 3 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage Is 532.91 " 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 522 square miles.

Records available.- March 1924 to September 1943.

Average discharge.- 19 years, 97.5 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,000 second-feet Oct. 16 (gage height, 14.64 

reet;; no flow a-t times.

1924-43: Maximum discharge, 18,200 second-feet May 19, 1942 (gage height, 20.36 

feet); no flow at times.

Maximum discharge known, 74,300 second-feet, Apr. 25, 1922 (gage height, 27.5 feet, 

present datum), by slope-area method, data furnished by city engineer of Fort Worth.

Remarks.- Records good. Texas & Pacific Railway Co. diverts small amount of water from 

pool In which gage Is located.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to«Septeaber 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

S.4

9,7

11

13

11

14

S.4

3.4

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

3.4

29

3,590

3,510

1,790

339

197

158

136

111

97

93

83

30

SO

80

272

176

NOT.

100

83

73

80

233

206 lie

104

97

36

SO

76

SO

SO

83

SO

SO

76

76

67

64

64

61

58

58

f 55

52

49

49

49

"

Dec.

52

58

58

52

64

64

70

61

52

52

49

46

46

 46

43

43

46

46

46

49

103

222

129

86

76

73

70

73

67

64

58

Jan.

61

58

58

52

52

55

64

61

55

55

52

51

49

49

43

49

43

40

35

32

33

46

46

46

38

35

35

33

40

40

40

Feb.

- 38

40

52

64

58

49

43

40

38

35

32

30

30

28

23

2S

30

30

32

32

32

32

32

30

30

28

23

25

«

-

~

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January. ...................................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

25

23

23

25

25

25

25

23

23

25

25

330

292

109

67

55

46

43

43

40

40

38

40

266

1,550

392

210

166

139

125

114

Apr.

Secondfoot-days

10,961.3

2,517

2,052

118,954.1

1,459

i 939

4

4USQ *OQ« 

3,941

9,175

3,988

152.7

.4

1,402.9

41.000.3

Peak discharge.- Oct. 16 (7:30 p.m.) 11.0 10 sec. -ft.;

(8 p.m.) 3,340 sec. -ft.; Sept. 4 (6 p.m.) 5,580 sec. -ft

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height r<

107

97

93

86

.80

76

73

580

519

173

132

118

111

97

93

93

219

338

114

86

83

76

70

67

64

64

61

58

53

55

May

49

46

43

3S

36

32

38

708

1,820

2,560

1,470

247

147

121

114

100

90

70

61

34

114

f268

f286

121

76

58

55

49

52

96

122

Maximum

3,590

833

222

13,100

64

64

1,850

530

2,560

2,020

23

.4

1,230

3,590

May 10 19 it

June

64

46

40

38

35

129

2,020

572

151

100

SO

64

55

52

100

76

49

35

35

28

25

23

21

17

17

17

14

13

20

52

Minimi*

8 4

49

43

7.1

52

23

n«Wf

55

32

13

0

0

0

0

0 p.m.) '4,

July

23

16

13

9.7

- 6.4

7.1

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

7.1

7.1

7.1

5.9

5.9

4.S

4.8

4.8

2.8

.7

0

0

0

0

.1

.7

.1

0

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

1,230

SI

11

3.8

2.0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.1

68

7.1

8.8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

tk Runoff in 

sore-feet

354 21,740

83.9 . 4,990

66.2 4,070

 ' 386 839*600

47.1 Sy89O -

35-3 1,960

141 87660 

131 7,820

896 18,800

133 7,910

4 -«93 309

.01 .8

46 XV <<8 *» 2 &f 78Of WW

112 81.310

490 aec.»rt.5 June 7

icord.

Time basis I Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hcur.
TRINITY RIVER BASIN 57

Lake Dallas near Lake Dallas, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. S3°07', long. 96°59', in gatehouse at Garza Dam-on 

Elm Fork Trinity River, 1.6 miles upstream from Little Elm Creek, 2.0 miles southeast 

of town of Lake Dallas, Denton County. Datum of gage is 0.08 foot above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Prior to Jan. 9, 1943, inclined and staff gages at same site and datum.

Drainage area.- 1,160 square miles.

Records' avallafole.- December 1928 to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum contents during year, 173,200 acre-feet May 30 (gage height, 523.06

 feet); minimum contents, 80,700 acre-feet Mar. 23, 24 (gage height, 512.62 feet).

1928-43: Maximum contents not determined; maximum gage height, 534.0 faet. from 

floodmark Apr. 25, 1942; all gates were open during passing of crest through lake; 

minimum contents observed, 42,500 acre-feet, Apr. 1, 1940 (gage height, 505.8 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Reservoir is formed by earthen hydraulic-fill dam, consisting 

or 567 feet of concrete service spillway and two dikes. There are two emergency 

earthen spillways beyond rigbt end of dam. Dam completed in November 1927 and storage 

began Feb. 16, 1928. Total capacity, 194,000 acre-feet (gage height, 525.0 feet, top 

of service spillway). Water can be withdrawn through one 18" outlet gate (gage height 

of bottom of gate, 474.0 feet), four 48" outlet gates (gage height of bottom of gate, 

463.0 feet), and one 6" gate (gage height of bottom of gate, 474.0 feet). Dead storage 

Is negligible. Water is used by city of Dallas for municipal water supply. Figures 

given herein represent total contents.

Cooperation.- Records of gage heights and capacity table furnished by city of Dallas.

Capacity table (gage height, in feet, and contents, In acre-feet)

500

505

510

515

21,500

39,000

63,300

98,200

520

525

530

142,200

194,000

250,000

Monthly gage height and contents, 1923-43

Date

Calendar*

Jan. 31, 1929

Sept. 30........

Water year. ..

Oct. 31, 1929..

Dec. 31........

Calendar 

year 1929...

Jan. 31, 1930..

Sept. 30. .......

Water year 

1929-30.....

Oct. 31, 1930..

Dec. 31........

Calendar 

year 1930..

Jan. 31, 1931.. 

Feb. 28........ 

Bar. 31........ 

Apr. 30........ 

Hay 31........

July 31........ 

Aug. 31........

Water year 

1930-31 ....

Gage 

height 

(feet)t

-

520. S

521 n

535 2

522.1

.

519.1

516.1

.

514.7

517.9

-

520.7

519.5

, -

518.1 

520.5 

517.4 

517.1 

517.5

516.2 

515.5 

514.0

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

.

150,200

163,200

_

133,600

107,600

.

95,800

147 200

122,800

-

149,200

137,400

-

124,600 

147,200 

118,600 

116,000 

119,400

108,400 

102,400 

90,500

-

Change in 

contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

_

+9,000

+5,000

-

-29,600

-24,200

-33,600

-11,800

-5,400

-40,40O

+26,400

-6,800

+29,800

- -12,300 

+22,600 

-2S.6OO 

-2.60O 

+3,400

. -6,000 

-6,000 

-11,900

-32,300

Date

Calendar 

year 1931.

Jan. 31, 1932

Sept, 30......

Water year 

1931--32...

Oct. 31, 1932

Dec. 31......

Calendar 

year 1932.

Jan. 31, 1933

Sept. 30. ...

Water year 

1932-33...

Oct. 31, 1933

Dec. 31......

Calendar 

year 1933.

Jan. 31, 1934. 

Feb. 28....... 

Kar. 31....... 

Apr. 30....... 

lay 31.......

July 31....... 

Aug. 31.......

Wafer year 

1933-34....

Gage 

height 

(feet)t

-

524.0 

524.2

516.7

517.1

515.8

_

514.2

514.0

- .

517.3

512.9

509.9

506.7

_

506.9 

 508.3 

515.3 

517.7 

519.0

517.4 

515.9 

514.5 

513.6

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

135,000 

135,200

112,600

188,200

116,000

105,000

.

92,000

90,500

_

117,800

113,500

82,800

63,300

46,700

.

47,700 

55,000 

100,800 

121,200 

132,700

113,600 

105,800 

94,200 

87,700

-

Change in 

contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+13,700

-4,3OO

-24,800

+70,400 

+2,200

-37,000

-15,600

+1,800

-900

-12,200

-11,000

+14,500

-13,000

+14,000

-22,100

+27,500

+3,400

+14,700

+44,000

-40,400

-16,600

-11,000

-El, 400

-E2.200

 -19,500

-4,600

-43,800

+1,000 

+7,300 

+45,800 

+20,400 

+11.50O

-14,100 

-12,800 

-11,600 

-6,500

+4,900

* Sage read Jan. 1, 1929.

t Oage read at 7 a.m. daily prior to Jan. 8, 1943; mean daily gage height from wate stage 

recorder »t same site and datum used thereafter.
58 TRINITY RIVER BASIN

Monthly gage height and contents of Lake iMllaa near Lake Dallas, Tax., 1928-43 Continued

Dat.e

Oct. 31, 1934..

Dec. 31........

Calendar year

1934....

Jan. 31, 1935..

Sept. SO.-...---

Water year 

1934-35.....

Oct. 31, -1935.." 

IJov. 30.....:..

Calendar year 

1936.....

Jan. 31, 1936.. 

Fab. 29........

Sept. 30........

Water year 

1935-36. ....

Oct. 31, 1936..

Dec. 31........

Calendar year 

1936. ....

Jan. 31, 1937..

Bay 31........

Water year 

1936-37.....

Oct. 31, 1937..

Dec. 31........

Calendar year 

1937.....

Jan. 31, 1938..

Water year 

1937-38.....

Oct. 31, 1938..

Calendar year 

1938.....

Jan. 31, 1939..

Hay 31.. ......

Sept. 30........

Water year 

1936-39...,.

Gage 

height 

(feet)t

512.4 

512.9 

512.0

-

612 .a

512.5 

515.6 

516.1 

524.9 

628.4 

521.4 

518.1 

517.4

517.5 

517.8 

513.9

-

516-8 

515.7 

615.4 

514. a 

519.3 

518.1 

516.8 

515.3 

526.7

-

526.3 

519.8 

581.1

-

521.1 

520.3 

521.3 

521.4 

520.3 

581.3 

621.0 

518.8 

514.4

_

513.6 

512.9 

515.6

-

521.1 

523.9 

529.0 

519.0 

518.5 

518.3 

517.0 

512.8 

510.6

-

509.3 

508.5 

507 .a

-

607.6 

508. 0 

514.0 

518.7 

518.3 

518.6 

516.8 

515.1 

513.3

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

79,300 

82,800 

76,500

-

32,100 

80,000 

103,300 

107,600 

192,900 

166.200 

156,200 

124,600 

118,600

-

119,400 

122,000 

131,800

113,600 

104,200 

101,600 

96,600 

136,600 

124,600 

113,600 

100,800 

212,700

-

197,300 

140,300 

153,200

-

153,200 

145.200 

165,200 

156,200 

145,200 

155,200 

152.200 

130,900 

93,600

_

87,700 

32,600 

103,300

-

163,200 

181,900 

238,500 

132,700 

128,200 

126,400 

115,200 

32,100 

67,200

-

60,200 

56,000 

52,400

-

51,300 

53,400 

90,600 

130,000 

126,400 

129,100 

113,600 

99,000 

35/600

-

Change In 

contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-8,400 

+3,600 

-6,300

+29,300

+5,600 

-2,100 

+23,300 

+4,300 

+85,300 

-26,700 

-10,000 

-31,600 

-6,000

+30,900

+800 

+2,600 

+9,800

+55,300

-13,300 

-9,300 

-2,600 

-5,000 

+39,000 

-11,000 

-11,100 

-12,700 

+111,900

+94,100

-15,400 

-57,000 

+12.9OO

+21,400

0 

-8,000 

+10,000 

+1,000 

-11,000 

+10,000 

-3,000 

-21,300 

-37,400

-119,200

-5,300 

-4,900 

+20,600

-49,900

+49,900 

+23,700 

+56,600 

-105,300 

-4,600 

-1,800 

-11,200 

-33,100 

-14,900

. -26,300

-5,000 

-4,200 

-3,600

-60,900

-1,100 

+2,100 

+37,100 

+39,6OO 

-3,600 

+2,700 

-15,600 

-14,600 

-13,400

+13,400

Date

Oct. 31, 1939.

Dec. 31.......

Calendar 

year 1939..

Jan. 31, 1940.

Sept. 30.......

Water year 

1939-40....

Oct. 31, 1940. 

IJov. 30....... 

Dec. 31.......

Calendar 

year 1940- .

Jan. 31, 1941.

Sept. 30.......

Water year 

1940-41....

Oct. 31, 1941.

Dec. 31.......

Calendar 

year 1941..

Jan. 31, 1942.

Sept. 30.......

Water year 

1941-42....

Oct. 31, 1942.

Dec. 31.......

Calendar 

year 1942..

Jan. 31, 1943. 

Feb. 28.......

Water year 

1942-43....

Sage 

height 

(feet)t

511.8 

509.7 

508.7

-

507.7 

607.0

sos.a

511.9 

518.3 

524.0 

524.0 

523.1 

521.5

-

520.4 

523.9 

521.3

-

518.3 

524.0 

520.6 

524.5 

588.0 

525.0 

523.3 

523.0 

521.5

-

524.9 

583.1 

583.8

-

588.4 

581 .a 

581.6 

525.8 

583.1 

583.0 

581.0 

518.8 

517.0

-

516.8 

517.0 

617.1

-

S1S.S 

513.4 

519.3 

518.8 

528.9 

580.8 

518.5 

516.1 

514.6

-

Contorts 

(acre-feet)

75,100 

62,800 

57,000

-

51,800 

48,800 

42,500 

75,800 

126,400 

185,000 

183,000 

173, 800 

157,200

-

146,200 

181,900 

155,2110

-

126,400 

183, OilO 

148, 2 X) 

188, 5 X) 

162, 850 

194, OX) 

175,400 

172,200 

157, 8X>

' -

192. 9 X) 

173, 810 

174, 300

, -

166,800 

160,800 

158, 800 

202, 8 X) 

173,8X1 

178, 2X> 

158,8X1 

130,900 

115, 2 X)

-

113,610 

115, 2 X) 

116,0-W

-

102,400 

 86, 3 X) 

135,610 

130,910 m.aio

144, 2 X) 

128,200 

107,6X1 

95,0X1

-

Change in 

contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-10,500 

-12,900 

-5,800

+4,600

-5,200 

-3,600 

-5,700 

+33,300 

+50,600 

+56,600 

0 

-9,800 

-16,000

+71,600

-11,000 

+35,700 

-26,700

+98,200

-28,800 

+56,600 

-34,800 

+40,300 

-26,300 

+31,800 

-18,600 

-3,200 

-15,000

0

+35,7*00 

-19,700 

+1,100

+19,100

-8,100 

-6,000 

-2,000 

+44,600 

-29,600 

-1,000 

-80,000 

-21,300 

-15,700

-42,000

-1,700 

+1,700 

+800

-68,300

-13,600 

-16,100 

+49,300 

-4,700 

+40^300 

-27,000 

-16,000 

-20,600 

-12,600

-20,200

-'

t Sage read at 7 a.m. dally prior to Jan. a, 1943; mean dally gage height from wrter-stage 

recorder at same site and datum used thereafter.

Tlaa baala; Central standard tine prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 19fe2j central war tire thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
TRINITY RIVER BASIN 59

Elm Fork Trinity River near Carrollton, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder above spillway of California concrete dam, lat. 38°52'25"» 

long. 96055'50", at bridge on state Highway 114, 100 feet downstream from Hackberry 

Creek and 5.5 miles southwest of Carrollton, Dallas County. Datum of gage is 410.46 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 2,612 square miles.

Records ava'tlanle. - July 1938 to September 1943. January 1907 to December 1928, at 

site near Dallas, 7 miles downstream (January 1907 to September 1920, monthly records 

only, published in Water-supply Paper 850). November 1923 to July 1938,'at site 

8.5 miles upstream, at Carrollton Dam. Records equivalent except during periods of 

Intense local rains and during low flows at station near Dallas caused by municipal 

pumping between sites.

Average discharge.- 35 years (1907-22, 1923-43), 821 second-feet.

Extremes.- mximum discharge during year, 18.600 second-feet Mar. 26 (gage height, 14.13 

reetj; minimum, 34 second-feet (regulated; Oct. 11, 12.

1907-43: Maximum gage height, about 27.5 feet, present site and datum, May 25, 

1908, from floodmarks furnished by State Reclamation Department (discharge not determined but probably maximum for period of record; affected by backwater f:'om West Fork); 

no flow at times.

Remarks.r Records good except those above 3,000 second-feet and those for periods of no 

gage-height record, which are fair. Flow regulated by Lake Dallas (see p. 57). No 

diversion above station.

Discharge. in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

37

IB

IS

20

21

22

24

25

27

PR

29

31

Oct.

256

220

225

251

230

230

230

230

206

100

36

41

53

55

64

500

5,920

5,220

2,250

552

424

340

150

114

101

89

84

84

104

277

4S1

Nov.

447

390

18S

131

1,030

2,330

452

362

292

157

127

'al!7

al!4

al!4

allO

allO

a!07

a!07

a!07

a!07

a!04

a!04

a!04

a!04

alOl

alOl

alOl

alOl

alOl

alOl

Deo.

alOl

a97

a97

a97

alSO

a!3S

a!61

a!54

a!36

al31

a!24

all?

all?

all?

110

114

114

117

117

124

168

324

308

277

215

324

2,830

1,890

454

340

. 234

Jan.

165

154

150

135

127

127

135

138

131

127

127

124

120

120

117

114

110

107

101

94

94

97

104

114

114

107

104

104

107

1,220

2,460

Feb.

2,460

2,370

696

435

330

SOS

261

192

170

157

154

150

150

150

150

150

150

15O

154

157

157 157-

161

161

161

161

165

170

-

-

Month

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

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January

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

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

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

Rater year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

170

170

165

165

174

170

170

170

174

174

178

598

3,000

724

374

352

324

282

825

192

183

178

174

S20

9,560

17,300

10,600

2,910

1,020

728

588

Apr.

"522

475

441

413

390

374

357

2,180

7,110

2,350

S02

570

458

3S5

357

352

1,020

1,100

582

430

374

346

330

324

318

313

297

292

282

277

-

Seoondfoot-days

19 117

7 921

9,769

788,733

6,225

233,461

May

2S2

266

251

241

236

225

230

246

594

2,190

6,370

10,300

3,570

SS1

1,400

1,820

1,720

1,670

941

324

498

1,230

1,720

1,250

658

396

413

2,260

2,420

1,050

1,440

Maximum

2,830

77,800

201

507

17,300

June

1,380

L.580

2,140

2,300

2,710

4,060

3,760

2,630

1,820

1,170

1,020

1,380

1,580

1,830

1,410

463

346

316

308

303

292

287

282

271

866

261

861

266

S61

261

-

Minimum

97

36

192

178

36

July.

266

266

256

246

241

236

236

220

215

215

2ll

801

206

21O

206

206

206

206

210

206

206

201

201

201

196

196

196

201

201

201

201

Aug.

801

196

201

201

201

201

201

201

196

201

201

192

196

201

196

192

192

192

196

196

196

196

192

192

192

192

192

192

192

192

192

Mean

315

2,161

1,600

208

640

Sept.

192

196

196

203

507

892

287

241

188

178

17S

178

178

178

178

178

188

188

188

188

188

188

188

188

18*

188

188

' 192

192

225

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

19,380

1,564,000

12,050

12,350

463,100

Peak discharge.- Oct. 17 (11 a.m.) 6.54O sec. -ft.; Mar. 26 (10 a.m.) 18,600 sec. -ft.: At>r. 9

(10 a.m.) 7,500 sec.-ft.; May 12 (2:30 a.m.) 13,600 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

nearby stations.

Time basis; Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hovr.

617457 O - 44 - 5
60 TRINITY RIVER BASHI

Denton Creek near Roanoke, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°02', long. 97°12', 340 feet upstream-from bridge 

on U. S. Highway 377, a quarter of a mile downstream from Texas & Pacific Railway 

bridge, and 2.2 miles northeast of Roanoke, Denton County. Datum of gr^e is 523.6 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 704 square miles.

Records available.- October 1923 to December 1927, March 1939 to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year,19,200 second-feet May 10 (gage height, 25.67 

feet); no flow at times.

1923-27, 1939-43: Maximum discharge, 49,700 second-feet Apr. 20, 1942 (gage 

height, 30.20 feet), from rating curve extended above 32,000 second-feet on basis of 

velocity-area studies; no flow at tines.

Maximum stage known, 31 feet in May 1900, from information by local residents.

Remarks.- Records food except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

No large diversion above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

6.6

6.6

8.0

12

15

13

10

8.4

7.7

7.4

7.0

7.0

6.6

6.6

14

615

927

886

413

253

119

66

46

35

30

27

26

24

23

238

250

Nov.

95

60

48

50

1,240

203

104

70

58

47

38

35

34

34

34

34

34

33

38

32

31

30

28

28

28

28

2S

28

27

27

-

Dec.

27

27

27

27

32

32

36

34

32

 31

29

26

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

32

.

I 115

1

46

44

46

40

38

37

36

34

Jan.

32

31

29

29

28

30

32

28

28

28

28

26

28

28

28

28

28

28

22

Feb.

1 "

39

36

32

31

28

27

25

SS

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

23

23

S3

22

21

21

20

20

_

_

-

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January. ...................................

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

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

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

May. ............'...........................

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

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

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

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

Hater year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

19

19

19

19

16

19

19

20

19

20

20

493

238

82

51

39

33

31

28

26

23

22

22

1,980

5,730

3,380

1,170

51O

370

265

197

Apr.

161

139

122

110

99

91

86

202

301

265

285

179

110

81

68

56

36S

212

142

108

SI

66

58

52

47

44

41

39

38

37

-

Secondfoe t-days

4,011.9

S*59S

1,254

191,82,5.3

805

861

14,901

17^940

5,458

151.6

.4

39.2

51,710.1

May

34

32

30

28

26

23

23

648

100

8,670

1,910

1,770

595

294

203

150

114

91

75

91

268

410

410

275

176

116

170

353

291

424

240

Maximum

927

1,840

20,700

32

_

5,730

8,670

1,080

19

.3

20

8,670 _,

June

145

101

79

68

592

832

1,080

944

397

219

126

S3

66

57

125

78

55

46

41

37

32

27

24

22

20

18

15

16

75

36

-

Minimum

6.6 2*7

27

6.0

SO

1 xoQ

37

23

IS

.5

0

0

0

July

19

16

15

13

10

8.4

7.0

6.0

5.0

5.0

4.6

4.4

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.2

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.0

1.5

1.2

.S

.9

.9

l.S

1.5

1.0

.7

.5

Aug.

0.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Mera

art R

4o!e

82?

S1.O =

48"."

87 >

TO9 4.O 5

4 89

loi

1.31

14"?

Sept.

0

0

0

20

5.6

1.0

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

&

.2

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o 

0

0

0

12

-

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

7,960

5,160 

2,490

380 ,5OG

1,600

1,710

29 <i 560

7,3SO

35*530

10,830 ^

301

.8

7S

1 OB ,600

Peak discharge.- HOT. 6 (8 a.m.) 3,960 seo.-ft.j Mar. 25 (1:30 a.m.) 10,300 360. -ft.; May 10 

(1:30 p.m.) 19,300 sec. -ft.

Kote..- Discharge for periods of no gage-height record, Dec. 8-14, Dec. 16 to Jan. 11, Jan. 19 to 

Feb. 5, Mar. 30 to Apr. 19, computed on basis of recorded range In-stage, weather records, and 

records for nearby stations.

Time basis; Central war time. To convert war tire to standard time, subtract 1 lour.
TRINITY RIVER BASIN 61

East Fork Trinity River near Rockwall, Tex.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 32°55'25", long. ^"SO'SO", at bridge on U. S. Hghway 67, 

3 miles southwest of Rockwall, Rockwall County and 8 miles upstream from Buddy Creek. 

Datum of gage Is 404.3 feet above mean sea level, .datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 831 square miles.

Records available.- November 1923 to September 1943. -

Average discharge.- 20 years, 452 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 17,500 second-feet Mar. 26 (gage height, 15.03 

feet); no flow Aug. 6 to Sept. 30.

1923-43: Maximum discharge not determined; maximum gage height, 24.82 feet Apr. 20, 

1942; no flow at times.

IKxImuin stage known, 25 .feet in spring of 1922.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice-daily. No diversion above station. *

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

- Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.4

.2

.2

.4

.5

.7

1.5

4.4

2.4

1.1

.6

.4

.2

.2

.1

3.2

94

800

1,030

533

167

100

75

59

50

42

38

36

34

100

403

Nov.

377

158

86

144

549

1,020

1,280

1,170

701

400

21S

172

154

140

127

115

111

103

100

96

97

232

127

107

92

83

77

73

66

62

Dec.

65

62

61

62

102

208

232

232

194

140

123

107

97

89

S3

76

71

' 6967

77

221

856

850

630

280

260

708

1,340

1,190

552

340

Jan.

290

270

251

222

194

180

251

251

287

190

176

176

167

156

154

154

144

132

111

90

75

93

123

136

116

97

62

73

70

90

95

Feb.

92

S7

210

614

476

232

176

149

140

136

123

107

92

89

S5

83

83

62

S6

90

92

93

123

87

52

46

39

38

_

_

-

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January. ...................................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1942-45 ......................

Mar.

37

"37 37

33

29

34

42

41

 33

26

32

146

1,390

4,990

3,650

833

370

260

237

232

213

176

158

23S

3,230

12,900

7,280

3,290

1,240

602

465

Apr.

400

380

360

320

230

251

232

296

1,300

5,530

4,630

1,760

594 410-

330

300

290

693

1,930

1,320

330

260

227

203

190

176

153

144

136

123

- Secondf cot-days

3,577.5

8,237

9,444

304,331.3

4,S37

3,802

42 t 281

23,628

31,573

34,815

976.6

2.7

0

163,373.3

May

115

103

94

86

77

70

63

64

S2

S6

440

1,340

2,810

974

260

216

194

167

144

, 140

393

1,190

1,990

2,180

2.3SO

1,100

398

1,230

5,580

5,310

2,530

Maximum

1,030

1,230

1,340

46,000

290

614

12,900

5,530

5,320

7,960

293

1.1

0

12,900

June \

1,150

658

360

280

242

7,700

7,260

7,960

3,680

1,050

370

270

222

19S

180

2J13

172

149

132

162

119

95

31

74

66

295

454

614

363

240

Minimum

0.1

62

61

0

70

38

26

123

64

66

1.2

0

0

0

July

293

US

73

60

49

41

37

33

2S

25

23

22

21

20

IS

17

15

13

12

».9

3.4

7.0

6.5

5.5

4.8

4.0

3.6

3.2

2.7

1.3

1.2

Aug.

1.1

.e

.5

.2 - .1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Hear

115

275

305

335

156

136

1,364

794

1,018

1,160

31.5

.09

0

448

Sept.

Runoff in 

acre- feet

7,100

16,340

18,730

604,600

9,590

7,540

83,860

47,260

62,620

69,050

1,940

5.4

0

324,000

basis; Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
62 TRINITY RIVER BASIN

Cedar Creek near Ifebank, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°19'45", long. 96 0 10'05", at bridge on county 

highway 2 miles downstream from Lacys Eork and 5s miles southwest of Mabaik, Kaufman 

County. Datum of gage is 285.39 feet above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Drainage area.- 741 square miles.

Records available.- December 1938 to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 27,600 second-feet June 7 (gage height, 21.69 

reetJ, from rating curve extended above 3,000 second-feet on basis of slo'ie-area 

deterniratlon at gage height 23.5 feet, at location 12 niles downstream; no flow at 

times.

1938-43: Jbxiinun discharge, 29,400 second-feet Apr. 9, 1942 (gage height, 22.06 

feet), from rating curve extended above 3,000 second-feet on basis of slo->e-area 

determination at gage height 23.5 feet, at location 12 miles downstream; no flow at 

times.

Itiximum stage known, about 23.5 feet Sept. 29, 1936, frori information by local 

residents; peak discharge of this flood at site about 12 miles, below station (drainage 

area, 910 square miles), 35,400 second-feet, by slope-area method.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record and those above 

3,000 second-feet, which are poor. No large diversion above station.

Discharge, in sedond-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.8

.8

3.2

297

516

2B1

37

26

13

8.9

7.0

5.7

4.4

3.8

3.6

3.4

174

456

568

512

178

53

26

15

9.9

6.7

5.1

3.8

3.4

69

373

Nov.

396

154

57

70

639

1,100

1,100

962

677

270

102

59

38

a23

a!3

as. 6

a6.7

a6.4

a6.0

a5.7

a5.4

545

1,250

78S

184

58

a32

als

alO

aS.O

-

Dec.

as. 3

a8.6

aS.O

S.3

20

40

44

33

26

24

22

20

20

18

15

12

11

10

11

6S

384

1.S70

2,540

1,880

5S9

551

3,140

4,240

3,900

2,130

312.

Jan.

110

79

62

49

42

62

1,290

2,140

1,670

424

141

96

71

57

47

42

37

33

27

22

19

17

16

17

16

15

15

13

13

13

12

Feb.

12

12

161

320

173

62

39

33

30

27

24

22

20

20

18

17

16

16

16

223

1,450

53S

136

66

40

2S

23

15

-

-

-

Month

October

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

Deoenber ...................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January. ...................................

February

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

May

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

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

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

September

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

is

16

15

14

13

12

12

11

11

11

12

14

35

170

130

83

46

34

28

24

22

19

16

21

2,430

5,220

6,460

3,560

657

144

89

Apr.

63

50

57

35

30

27

23

736

3.76O

2,690

1,130

154

7S

49

37

30

542

2,490

1,080

143

71

45

34

27

23

20

16

14

12

10

-

Secondfoot-days

3,664.5

S,591.8

21,963.2

298,835.9

6,667

3,557

19,347

13,476

24,666.3

61,898.6

313.3

8.6

751.7

164,905.0

May

S.9

7.0

6.0

5.1

4.4

6.9

S7S

2,130

3,OOO

3,420

3,740

3,280

2,150

419

92 .

59

41

32

24

20

18

18

109

744

1,600

1,440

184

59

40

254

877

Maximum

56S

1,250

4,240

26,100

2,140

1,450

6,460

3,760

3,740

21,600

53

1.2

468

21,600

June

13S

820

133

68

73

1,900

21.000

3,600

9,970

4,360

689

113

70

51

72

162

52

123

22S

102

48

30

20

15

13

11

9.9

9.2

9.6

S.9

-

Minimum

O.E

5.4

S.C

0

12

12

11

10

4.4

S.9

1.4

0

0

0

July

53

36

19

13

9.2

8.3

S.O

7.3

6.7

6.7

7.6

19

27

17

13

13

8.0

6.4

4.S

4.1

3.6

3.2

3.0

2.8

2,6

2.2

2.0

2.0

l.S

1.6

1.4

Aug.

1.2

1.1

1.0

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.5

.4

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

' 0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Mean

118

286

708

819

215

13V

624

449

796

2,063

10-1

.28

25.1

452

Sept.

o

0

0

o

2.6

S.3

1.7

.8

.5

.4

.2

.1

0

0

O

0

0

0

0-

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

.1

269

468

-

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

7,270

17,040

43,560

592,700

13,220

7,060

38,370

26,730

48,920

122,800

621

17

1,490

327,100

Peak discharEe.- Dec. 28 (3 D.m.) 4.420 sec. -ft.: Mar. 27 (5 a.m.) 7.520 sec. -ft.! Apr. 9

(12:30 p.m.) 4,420 sec.-ft.; June 7 (10 p.m.) 27,600 sec.-ft.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed from graph based on estimated gage heights and weather 

records.

Time basis; Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 twrir.
TRINITY RIVER BASIN 63

Chambers Creek near Corsicana, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°06 I 30", long. 96°22'15", at bridge On State

 Highway 31, 500 feet upstream from St. Louis Southwestern Railway bridge, 6 miles 

east of Corsicana, Navarro County, and 17 miles upstream from Richland Cr3ek. Datum 

of gage Is 294.26 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 958 square miles.

Records available.- March 1939 to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 16,000 second-feet Sept. 6 (gage h>3lght, 23.76 

leet, from floodmark); no flow Aug. 27 to Sept. 3.

1939-43: Maximum discharge, 37,400 second-feet Apr. 25, 1942 (gage height, 25.36 

feet); no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, about 27i feet In December 1913, from Information by local 

residents.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

 No large diversion above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

6

11

14

16

16

19

20

21

23

24

26

28

29

30

31

Dot.

46

46

64

60

47

44

42

37

34

31

30

28

26

25

31

se

1,570

2,820

5,730

7,310

5,600

1,800

402

S78

233

209

189

174

174

341

766

Nov.

690

3O3

1S2

237

1,410

1,270

2,170

2,220

517

327

260

217

201

193

182

174

171

160

154

146

210

820

298

189

164

154

140

126

122

122

-

Dec.

115

115

112

104

108

106

118

118

108

104

104

101

98

95

92

89

89

86

86

92

395

2,960

2,630

922

317

393

3,500

3,680

692

307

260

Jan.

233

217

209

185

16S

185

870

534

278

217

193

182

171

171

160

157

150

136

108

112

98

118

132

129

118

108

95

89

95

98

101

Feb.

98

95

107

182

146

122

95

83

80

79

76

70

66

66

63

63

63

64

67

80

171

118

78

64

58

53

50

48

-

_

-

Month

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

Calendar year 1942 ......................

May

June

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

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

48

50

48

46

46

47

46

44

42

42

44

48

56

82

79

72

57

50

47

42

40

36

34

67

5,360

6,080

2,570

617

358

2S7

242

Apr.

217

193

178

164

146

136

126

1,060

2,570

2,340

756

317

233

193

168

157

300

2,040

2,260

583

278

233

209

189

171

154

140

129

118

108

Seoondfoot-days

28 275

18,092

392,883.2

5

34,783.4

202,600.2

Hay

98

89

80

70

60

212

8,860

7,800

4,500

2,560

6,260

3,960

925

233

174

157

140

a!2£

a!04

a9S

a89

91

1,670

2,680

692

269

209

182

178

601

531

Maximum

3,680

28,900

182

g 5*70

14,100

14,100

Jane

217

160

a!36

al!8

a!29

3,65O

5,200

4,850

f3,320

f699

251

193

168

a!50

476

f318

f!32

115

389

423

516

124

86

73

^5

56

50

44

41

125

-

Minimim

122

86

4.5

0

0

July

117

46

34

28

23

20

17

15

13

13

13

29

33

176

50

27

19

14

11

8.3

6.8

5.3

4.2

3.4

22

44

179

111

24

7.5

3.1

Aug.

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.S

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

a.3

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

8*2

a.2

a.l

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

Mean

912

584

1,076

1,159

555

Sept.

aO

aO

aO

a36

18, 870

14,100

6,620

2,020

22S

81

f42

f27

f20

16

12

9.4

17

141

160

52

24

14

9.4

6.5

4.8

3.7

3.6

23

1,500

 743

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

35,880

779,200

44 ISO

68,990

401,800

Peak discharge.- Oct. CO (4 p.m.) 7 r 96O a«r,.-f-t... MOT-. SB (R p.m.) o.inn afir.._-pt._ ; r-,y i (i P . m.)

11,400 sec.-ft.; Hay 11 (4p.m.) 7,520 sec.-ft.} June 8 (2 a.m.") 5,600~sec.-ft.; Sept. 6 (12«30 a.m.) 

16,000 see.-ft.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed from floodmarks, weather records, engineer's notes, 

and records for nearby stations.

f Computed from partly estimated gage-height record.

Time basis; Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
64 TRINITY RIVER BASIN

Rlchland Creek near Rlchland, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°57', long. 96°25', at bridge on U. 8. Highway 75, 

 7bO feet downstream from Texas & New Orleans Railroad bridge, 1 mile north of Rlchland,

Navarro County, and 3$ miles downstream from Plnoak Creek. Datum of gage Is 299.0

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. .

Drainage area.- 760 square miles.

Records available.- December 1924 to'February 1925 (discharge measurements only), March 

1939 to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 16,600 second-feet May 8 (gage height, 20.90 

reet); no flow Aug. 18 to Sept. 5, Sept. 20, 21.

1939-43: Maximum discharge, 43,000 second-feet Nov. 24, 1940; maximum gage height, 

22.54 feet June 20, 1939; no flow at times. , Maximum stage known, 25.5 feet In December 1913, from Information by engineers of 

Texas & New Orleans Railroad.

Remarks.- Records good except those for perloda of no gage-height record, wfcich are poor. 

No large diversion above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

21

22

24

21

20

18

15

14

14

13

12

12

12

12

14

670

3,100

1,830

135

70

*fe

41

37

36

34

33

202 i,oeo

NOT.

557

86

63

71

872

1,160

2,740

2,910

469

160

104

80

70

6S

62

5S

56

54

51

49

46

47

aoo

63

50

45

41

38

35

36

~

Dec.

36

33

34

32

32

31

34

35

33

33

31

31

32

30

2S

27

26

27

26

27

39

1,180

1,750

463

12S

136

2,690

3,670

3,170

499

1S3

Jan.

114

98

84

77

6S

67

1,040

911

22s

122

95

82

75

70

66

64

61

57

4S

44

33

50

54

50

45

43

40

36

39

40

40

Feb.

39

38

37

37

41

37

35

32

30

31

31

30

27

26

27

27

27

27

27

29

143

72

38

31

27

26

24

23

-

-

-

Month

Deoeaber. ..................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

February

 arch. .....................................

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

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

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

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

23

23

23

22

20

20

23

22

20

19

20

22

24

25

29

27

24

23

22

20

19

19

18

22

2,930

4,360

1,910

200

114

87

75

Apr.

6S

63

59

54

50

46

44

627

3,610

3,570

2,050

243

145

110

92

84

219

806

420

97

77

70

66

60

55

50

46

43

40

38

-

Secondfoe t-days

7,654

10,241

14,496

215,573.3

3,941

1,019

10,206

13,002

64,757

10,562

298.1

23.4

395.6

136,594.1

 ay

36

33

30

28

25

26

8,850

15,700

10,800

£,800

4,150

4,880

2,990

279

165

138

117

96

f84

f77

f72 noi

979

1,430

1,910

1,260

167

107

101

944

3,380

Maxima

3,100

2,910

3,670

26,900

143

4,360

3,610

15,700

4,170

30

3.8

157

15,700

June

1,040

14S

95

77

70

2,990

4,170

856

149

101

84

7O

62

56

55

76

60

44

a4S

a53

a42

a35

a31

a2S

a25

a23

a21

al9

aid

a!7

Minima

IS

35

26

0

33

23

IS

3S

25

17. !

0

0

0

July

a£2

a25

a!6

a!4

a!3

al2

all

a9.8

a9.1

a8. 4

a7.7

a9.1

19

30

21

10

7.0

5.S

4.6

3.7

2.S

2.3

1.9

1.5

.9

.S

.7

15

5.2

3.2

5.6

Aug.

3.S

2.6

2.0

1.7

1.6

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.0

.8

.5

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Meat

24-

341

468

59:

12T

3f.4

SSf

43?

2,08f

352

F.62

.75

lf.2

37*

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

149

50

14

7.4

4.2

2.5

1.9

.8

.7

.5

.4

.2

.1

0

0

.2'

.8

.9

.7

.5

.5

.S

1.3

157

Runoff in 

acre-feet

15,180

20,310

28,750

427,600

7,820

2,020

20,240

25,790

123,400

20,950

591

46

785

270,900

Peak discharge.- Dec. 2S (6 D.ra.) 3.670 sec. -ft.; Mar. 26 (10 a.m.) 4.660 sec. -ft.: Aor. » (9 D.m. )

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records, recorded nnge in etage, 

and records for nearby stations.

f Computed fron partly estimated gagerfaelght record.

Time baala; Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 ne-ir.
SAN JACINTO RIVER BASIN 65

West Fork San Jaclnto River near Conroe, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°15', long. 95°28', at bridge, on U. S. Highway 

75TT285 feet upstream from International-Great Northern Railroad bridge, 3& miles 

downstream from Lake Creek, and 4i miles south of Conroe, Montgomery County. Datum 

of gage Is 100.3 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 832 square miles.

Records available.- May 1924 to September 1927, July 1939 to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,480 second-feet my 31 (gage height, 12.97 

reet); minimum, 24 second-feet Sept. 23-26.

1924-27, 1939-43: Maximum discharge, 110,000 second-feet Nov. 25, 1940 (gage 

height, 25.85 feet), from rating curve extended above 43,000 second-feet OT basis of 

velocity-area studies; minimum, 9.3 second-feet Oct. 1, 2, 1939.

Maximum stage prior to 1940, 25.2 feet, present site and datum, in Decetiber 1913, 

at railroad bridge 285 feet downstream, from Information by engineers of InternationalGreat Northern Railroad (discharge, 101,000 second-feet, from rating curve extended 

above 43,000 second-feet on basis of velocity-area studies).

Remarks.- Records good. No large diversion above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1945

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.

45 

44 

43 

43 

42

44 

72 

190 

139 

84

61 

49 

43 

40 

38

36 

35 

35 

34 

33

34 

34 

33 

33 

36

42 

38 

66 

85 

57 

54

Nov.

53 

50 

96& 

1,240 

570

488 

488 

397 

252 

157

108 

89 

76 

71 

66

62 

62 

62 

62 

64

64 

94 

133

145 

141

112 

95 

85 

242

514

Dec.

303 

188 

137 

123 

94

86 

88 

84 

81 

SI

86 

85 

81 

80 

78

76 

73 

72 

72 

72

78 

915 

1,290 

900 

836

798 

2,590 

2,950 

2,500 

2,650 

2,110

Jan.

918 

397 

288 

235 

200

185 

1,580 

2,850 

2,260 

2,000

1,870 

1,890 

3,500 

3,770 

3,940

3,870 

2,230 

817 

438 

310

262 

230 

222

208 

201

208

215 

215 

201 

187 

173

Month

Goto 

Hove

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Bber ......................

lendar year 1942 

ary

ember .....................

ter year 1942-43 ..........

Feb.

160 

154 

154 

180 

215

194 

166 

156 

143 

134

123 

117 

113 

110 

106

105 

104 

106

108 

112

117 

116 

117 

117 

115

112 

108 

105

Secondfoe t-days

1,662 

7,008 

19,657

174,660

35,870 

3,667 

8,240 

2,980 

10,702 

11,822 

9,818 

5,097 

831

117,354

.Mar.

105 

104 

103 

103 

106

113 

112 

111 

109 

109

112 

122 

134 

126 

118

114 

109 

106 

106 

104

102 

99 

96 

95 

349

1,180 

1,300 

1,270 

890 

411 

222

Maximum

190 

1,240 

2.95C

15,200

3,940 

21E 

1,30C 

187 

4.14C 

3,110 

4,000 

1,670 

37

4,140

Apr.

173 

15O 

134 

124 

113

106 

99 

94 

90 

89

88 

95 

98 

92 

83

78 

100 

187 

150 

123

102 

88 

80 

71 

68

66 

62 

61 

59 

57

Bay

53 

51 

47 

46 

45

44 

65 

110 

94 

95

97 

79 

67 

66 

64

58 

52 

47 

44 

42

44

91 

135 

351 

614

364 

503 

445 

260 

2,490 

4,140

Minimum

33 

50 

72

33

173 

104 

95 

57 

42 

31 

27 

30 

24

24

June

3,110 

2,800 

2,500 

1,360 

391

187 

140 

111 

92 

78

73 

71 

68 

92 

69

62 

62 

59 

57 

54

51 

47 

44 

38 

37

36 

36 

34 

32 

31

Mean

53.6 

234 

634

479

1,157 

131 

266 

99.3 

345 

394 

317 

164 

87.7

382

July

31 

31 

35 

34 

31

31 

30 

SO 

30 

37

34 

32 

35 

55 

39

84 

86 

58 

46 

40

36 

33 

31 

29 

30

28 

27 

115 

2,120 

4,000 

2,540

Per 

square 

mile

0.064 

.281 

.762

.576

1.39 

.157 

.320 

.119 

.415 

.474 

.381 

.197 

.033

.387

Aug.

1,670 

1,400 

570 

201 

130

95 

74 

\62 

57 

53

49 

47 

44 

43 

40

39 

37 

44 

44 

39

37 

35 

35 

34 

33

32 

31 

31 

30 

30 

SI

Sept.

28 

29 

34 

29 

28

27 

33 

54 

37 

31

29 

27 

26 

26 

26

 26 

26 

25 

25

25

25 

25 

24 

24 

24

24 

27 

30 

29 

28

Runoff

Inches

0.07 

.31 

.88

7.79

1.60 

.16 

.37 

.13 

.48 

.53 

.44 

' .23 

.04

5.24

Acre-feet

3,300 

13,900 

38,990

346,400

71,150 

7,270 

16,340 

5,910 

21.E30 

23,450 

19,470 

10,110 

1,650

232,800

Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
66 SAN JACINTO RIVER BASIN

West Fork San Jacinto River near Humble, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°01'35", long. 95°15'30", at bridge, on U. S. 

Highway 59, 1,160 feet upstream from Texas & New Orleans Railroad bridge, about half 

a mile downstream from Spring Creek, and 2$ miles north of Humble, "Harris County. 

Datum of gage is 30.53 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,811 square miles.

Records available.- October 1928 to September 1943.

Average discharge.- 15 years (1928-43), 1,106 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 14,900 second-feet July 31 (gage height, 13.30 

reet); minimum, 61 second-feet Aug. 29, 30.

' 1928-43: Maximum discharge, 187,000 second-feet May 31, 1929, Nov. 25, 26, 1940; 

maximum gage height, 32.7 feet, present site and datum, May 31, 1929, Ncv. 26, 1940 

(flood of Nov. 26, 1940 affected by backwater from East Fork and it is telleved flood 

of May 31, 1929 occurred under similar conditions); minimum discharge otserved, 14 

second-feet Sept. 8-10, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good. No diversion above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

98

96

93

89

87

87

87

105

235

195

139

114

105

96

93

89

S9

87

85

83

83

83

82

SO

93

146

142

156

235

265

212

Nov.

153

139

1,560

4,400

3,21.0

1,610

1,060

868

650

455

220

245

199

17S

167

156

146

146

142

142

142

156

191

240

280

235

199

17 S

167

408

-

Dec.

557

37O

270

212

182

156

149

160

rise

f!56

nss

f!49

f!46

146

146

142

139

134

134

134

139

322

1,300

1,340

1,080

988

5,150

7,340

5,000

3,980

3,460

Jan.

2,300

1,100

742

618

533

503

1,190

3,980

4,260

3,840

3,040

3,310

7,520

7,8SO

7,520

6,980

5,320

2,800

1,52&

1,140

912

709

563

503

467

819

784

a670

a593

a503

455

Month

October ...............'........

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

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

Calendar year 1942 .........

January .......................

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

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

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

Ifav ay .. j. ........................ 

June .(.....................

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

Auguat ........................

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

Water year 1942-43 ..........

Feb.

414

3S6

360

365

425

479

443

381

355

3O5

2SO

250

230

216

203

195

195

195

195

199

203

207

203

803

803

195

186

182

-

-

Seoondfoot-daye

3,729

18,15£

33,890

347,655

73,068

7,653

18,554

7,637

15,661

21,354

47 532

25)735

2,204

275,169

Mar.

182

17S

174

171

186

186

186

178

174

203

437

260

275

275

230

207

191

182

182

1S6

174

167

156

153

1,190

2,6SO

2,620

2,800

2,150

1,340

861

Maximum

265

4,40C

7,34C

21,40(

1 7,88C

479

2.80C

644

4,12C

5.64C

14.00C

9.36C

91

14.00C

Apr.

593

425

350

305

270

240

207

203

195

166

182

174

174

174

.167

153

164

471

644

437

340

270

225

195

178

160

149

139

136

131

-

May

125

120

114

112

102

102

249

245

420

527

3S6

310

250

191

167

156

139

131

125

117

114

318

972

624

935

983

742

920

670

1,170

4,120

Minimum

80

139

134

80

455

188

153

131

102

80

64

62

62

62

June

5,640

4,120

3,460

2,400

1,180

593

370

265

203

167

139

136

203

515

325

199

153

136

125

120

109

108

98

91

89

89

85

82

80

80

Mean

120

605

1,093

952

2,357

273

599

256

505

712

1,533

830

73.5

754

July

74

70

78

72

70

67

64

64

74

80

174

167

122

108

112

109

156

149

117

113

100

89

S2

76

76

72

100

5,430

12,000

13,500

14,000

Per 

square 

mile

0.066

.334

.604

.526

1.30

.151

.331

.141

,279

.393

458

1 041

.416

Aug.

9,360

5,330

2,960

1,660

1,260

1,000

749

515

300

220

191

17S

164

136

122

107

98

91

176

203

128

109

9S

91

85

I6

69

67

62

64

64

Sept.

64

69

85

91

85

76

78

70

76

76

69

64

62

62

64

64

64

91

7S

74

72

70

69

67

70

72

78

82

82

80

Runoff

IT chea Acre- feet

0.08 7,400

.37 33,000

.70 67,280

7.14 689,500

1.50 144,900

.16 15,180

.38 36,800

.16 15,150

.32 31,060

.44 42,360

93 94 280

!53 5l'o40

.05 4,370

5.67 545,800

Peakjlischarse.- Dec. 2s {2 a.m.) 8,800 see.-ft.; Jan. 13 (8 p.m.) 8,420 sec.-ft.; July £9 (2 p.m.) 

13,700 sec.-ft.; July 31 (3 p.m. to 7 p.m.) 14,900 see.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage ard weather records.

f Conputed on basis partly estimated gage-height record.

Time basis; Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
SAN JACINTO RIVER BASIN 

San Jacinto River near Huffman, Tex.

67

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 29°59'40", long. 95°08'00", at Beaumont, Sour Lake 

& western Railway bridge, 0.4 mile downstream from confluence of East and west Forks 

and 3.4 miles southwest of Huffman, Harris County. Datum of gage Is 1.93 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 2,791 square miles.

Records available.- October 1936 to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 25,100 second-feet July 30 (gage height, 27.43 

reet;; minimum, 121 second-feet Sept. 15.

1936-43: Maximum discharge observed, 253,000 second-feet Nov. Be, 1940 (gage 

height, 51.2 feet); minimum observed, 49 second-feet Sept. 1, 1939 and Serjt. 13, 14, 

1940.

Flood of May 31, 1929, reached a stage of 50.3 feet, from information by Beaumont, 

Sour Lake & Western Railway Co. (discharge, 237,000 second-feet). Flood of April 1876 

reached a stage about li feet lower, from Information by local resident.

 

Remarks.- Records good. No lange diversion above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

80

21 

22 

23 

24 

85

26 

27 

88

29 

30 

31

Oct.

3(70 

863 

854 

847 

247

SS8 

238 

338 

314 

339

883 

851 

838 

826 

884

281 

218 

809 

807 

802

199 

194 

191 

189 

196

304 

880 

332 

415 

508 

490

Nov.

359 

339 

1,690 

4,300 

4,980

3,180 

1,790 

1,290 

1,020 

77S

553- 

441 

383 

343 

314

304 

890 

283 

880 

280

880 

390 

332 

436 

486

428 

367 

403 

375 

657

Dec.

1,830 

1,140 

608 

428 

359

321 

311 

318 

329 

325

311 

304 

307 

300 

893

287 

880 

876 

876 

870

270 

355 

1,700 

8,580 

8,000

1,480 

3,800 

9,660 

9,010 

9,010 

6,600

Jan.

3,930 

1,860 

1,860 

1,040 

695

835 

1,220 

4,540 

6,520 

6,160

5,300 

4,S80 

10,200 

13,800 

12,500

11,700 

9,260 

5,140 

8,900 

2,000

1,650 

1,320 

1,140 

1,040 

1,020

1,560 

1,760 

1,580 

1,260 

1,100 

985

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

mber ......................

lendar year 1942 .........

&Ty

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

ember .....................

ter year 1942-43 .........

Peak discharge.- ,

Time basis: Cent!

Feb.

895 

806 

772 

.762 

835

925 

865 

756 

679 

6 IS

558 

838 

490 

459 

432

419 

403 

403 

391 

488

436 

459 

52S 

563 

508

454 

403 

3S3

Secondfeet-days

8,807 

87,131 

54,618

686,135

130,835 

16,158 

36,058 

18,889 

87,387 

89,841 

73,438 

46,334 

5,770

463,396

Mar.

375 

359 

347 

339

477

428 

415 

383 

347 

359

955

767 

756 

674 

640

55S 

490 

454 

432 

441

483 

379 

351 

339 

1,690

4,930 

5,080 

4,680 

4,000 

8,670 

1,580

Maximum

508 

4,920 

9,660

35,500

13,800 

935 

5,020 

1,790 

3,820 

5,300 

24,800 

17,100 

630

84,800

Apr.

1,100 

835 

684 

603 

533

488 

441 

407 

395 

375

379 

553 

723 

486 

 555

314 

325 

638 

1,790 

1,680

1,380 

1,100 

756 

60S 

423

395 

359 

336 

314 

890

May

380 

867 

854 

844 

229

881 

1,950 

8,830 

1,930 

1,780

1,580 

1,140 

865 

635 

468

391 

339 

304 

873 

254

383 

363 

1.89O 

985 

955

835 

835 

925 

806 

746 

3,880

Minimum

1S9 

880 

270

1S9

S35 

383 

339 

290 

821 

176 

147 

144 

123

123

June

5,300 

4,680 

3,680 

3,040 

1,790

9S5 

674 

583 

441 

395

343

336 

477 

1,860 

1,100

806 

482 

355 

389 

883

229 

818 

196 

189 

184

209 

194 

184 

176 

1S9

Mean

865

904 

1,768

1,880

3,S79 

577 

1,163 

68S 

883 

975 

3,369 

1,495 

192

1,270

July

181 

178 

174 

169 

164

160 

160 

158 

172 

194

241 

314 

847 

270 

300

870 

835 

860 

824 

212

194 

174 

162 

155 

155

147- 

184 

4,580 

15,600 

84,800 

23,000

Per 

square

mile

0.095 

.324 

.631

.674

1.39 

.307 

.417 

.225 

.316 

.349 

.849 

.535 

.069

.455

Aug.

17,100 

10,100 

5,360 

2,970 

1,860

1,360 

1,080 

767 

543 

432

3S7 

351 

381 

887 

860

241 

281 

821 

884 

297

232 

218 

204 

191 

179

169 

162 

155 

151 

147 

144

Sept.

138 

147 

176 

174 

SOS

179 

169 

155 

155 

155

142 

134 

127 

123 

125

125 

127 

630 

375 

311

832 

204 

189 

179 

174 

*

172 

178 

204 

191 

184

Runoff

Inches

0.11 

.36 

.73

9.15

1.60 

.82 

.48 

.25 

.36 

.39 

.98 

.68 

.08

6. IS

fan. 14 (a.p.m.) 14,000 sec-ft.j July 30 (2 p.m.) 85,100 sec. -ft. 

al war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

Acre-feet

16,280 

53,810 

108,300

1,363,000

238,500 

32,050 

71,520 

37,350 

54,380 

58,000 

145,600 

91,900 

11,440

919,100
SAN JACINTO RIVER BASIN

Spring Creek near Spring, Tex.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 30°06'35", long. 95°26'10", at bridge on U. S. Highway 

YS, 4,500 feet upstream from international-Great Northern Railroad bridge, 2.4Tnlles 

northwest of Spring, Harris County, and 4 miles downstream from Willow Creek. Datum 

of gage is 78.12 feet above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Drainage area.- 400 square miles.

Records available.-April 1939 to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,000 second-feet July 30 {gage height, 20.09 

reet, from floodmark); minimum observed, 18 second-feet July 26.

1939-43: Maxllnum discharge, 42,700 second-feet Nov. 25, 1940 (gage height, 28.6 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 7.7 second-feet Sept. 13, 

1940. ,

Maximum stage known, 29.3 feet May 30, 1929, from floodmarks Identified by local 

resident (discharge, 48,300 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good, 

above station.

Gage read twice dally, oftener during high water. No diversion

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

27 

26 

26 

28 

29

28 

26 

28 

28

27

26 

26

27 

26 

27

25

26 

26 

25 

26

27 

27 

26 

26 

* 26

37 

47 

44 

67 

115 

51

Nov.

40 

33

503 

1,380 

691

211 

130 

112 

79 

60

50 

43 

33 

36 

36

34 

34 

35 

35 

32

32

40 

43 

74 

58

42 

3S 

35 

27 

33

Dec.

42 

38 

34 

30 

31

38 

33 

33 

32 

32

33 

38 

32 

31

30

29 

30 

29 

30 

30

31 

75 

122 

244 

108

135 

1,100 

669 

722 

374 

150

Jan.

10S 

87 

75 

64 

56

58 

249 

758 

965 

60S

283 

453 

1,990 

2,280 

2,070

1,050 

411 

244 

176 

134,

108 

104 

98 

90 

84

96 

101 

101 

94 

71 

54

Month

Octc 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janv 

Pebi 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

Julj 

Augv 

Sept

H£

mber ......................

lendar year 1945 

ary

.

st ........................

ember .....................

iter year 1942-43 ..........

Feb.

71 

65 

68 

71 

86

98 

88 

71 

60 

56

57 

54 

52 

d51 

50

50 

49 

50 

49 

50

51 

50 

48 

48 

48

47 

46 

45

Second 

foot-days

1,026 

4,029 

4,593

69,620

13,323 

1,629 

3,466 

1,440 

4,117 

2,549 

17,804 

4,271 

807

59,054

liar.

45 

48 

44 

40

42

43 

44 

43 

42 

44

52 

54 

68 

58 

50

47 

44 

44 

42 

42

41 

40 

40 

42 

194

512 

650 

596 

211 

115 

89

UaxinuB

115

1,380 

1,100

10,900

2,280 

98 

650 

93 

864 

1,040 

7,530 

1,950 

46

7,530

Apr.

72 

72 

69 

59 

54

52 

50 

48 

46 

46

44

42 

38

39

44 

66 

93 

68

49 

42 

38 

36 

34

30 

32 

31 

30 

30

Hay

29 

29 

29 

29 

29

27 

42 

166 

342 

140

77 

69 

51 

40 

35

32 

30 

30 

29 

27

35

652 

377 

134 

130

88 

66 

46 

68 

375 

864

Minimum

25 

27 

29

25

54 

45 

40 

30 

27 

24 

19 

27 

22

19

June

1,040 

387 

126 

64 

73

56 

50 

4& 

41 

39

36 

35 

35

45 

40

35

34 

30 

29 

29

26 

27 

26 

25 

24

24 

25 '26 

26 

26

Mean

33.1 

134 

148

191

430 

58.2 

112 

48.0 

'133 

85.0 

574 

138 

26.9

162

July Aug.

24 

24 

24 

24 

24

23 

22.

22 

24 

46

56 

32

30 

27 

37

31 

26 

24

40 

27

24 

22 

22 

20 

21

19 

60 

949 

2,670 

7,530 

5,880

Per 

square 

 ile

0.083 

.335 

.370

.478

1.08 

.146 

.280 

.120 

.332 

.212 

1.44 

.345 

.067

.405

1,950 

691 

261 

154 

101

80 

68 

57 

52 

50

46 

48 

43 

41 

39

36 

35

41 

96 

44

3S 

36 

33 

32 

30

29 

29 

29 

28

27 

27

Sept.

26 

29 36 ' 

44 

29

27 

36 

46 

30 

26

24 23' 

22 

82 

23

23 

24 

23 

23

24

24 

24 

23 

23 

23

23 

26 

27 

27 

25

. Runoff

Inches

0.10 

.37 

.43

6.47

1.24 

.15 

.32 

.13 

.38 

.24 

1.56 

.40 

.08

5.50

Acre-feet

2*040 

7,990 

9,110

188,100

26,430 

3,230 

6,870 

2,860 

8,170 

5,060 

35,310 

8,470 

1,600

117,100

d Doubtful ggage height; discharge Interpolated 

; Central war time. To convert warar time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
SAN JACINTO RIVER BASIN 69

East Fork San Jaclnto River near Cleveland, Tex.

Location..- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°20 f , long. 95°07', at bridge on State Highway 

io&, 83 feet downstream from Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway bridge, 1$ miles west of 

CLeveland, Liberty County, and 4 miles downstream fromUebblets Creek. Drtum of gage 

Is 113.0 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 330 square miles.

Records available.- April 1939 to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maalmum discharge during year, 7,450 second-feet Dec. 28 (gage height, 12.51 

reetj; minimum, 18 second-feet Sept. 26.

1939-43: Maximum discharge, 77,500 second-feet Nov. 24, 1940 (gage height, 20.37 

feet), from rating curve extended above 14,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum, 7.2 second-feet Sept. 6, 1939.

Maximum stage known prior to 1940, 19.9 feet May 5> 1935, from Information by local 

resident (discharge, 69,500 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 14,000 

second-feet by logarithmic plotting).

Remarks.- Records fair. No large diversion above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

43 

43 

43 

43 

41

41 

41 

39 

36 

36

36 

34 

33 

33 

33

34 

33 

31 

31 

32

31 

30

28 

38 

30

37 

55 

59 

99 

69 

49

Nov.

46 

36 

137 

662 

657

188 

89 

74 

63 

67

56

61 

47 

47 

46

45 

45 

46 

45 

46

47 

63 

SO 

68

61

55 

51 

47 

116 

687

Dec.

39S 

116 

82 

72 

61

67 

63 

74 

61

67

69 

61

55 

63 

61

63

65 

49 

47 

47

49 

266 

733 

431 

162

122 

628 

4,510 

3,860 

1,660 

449

Jan.

200 

160 

143 

126 

112

112

65S 

1,260 

2,030 

1,550

523 

547 

1,360 

2,480 

2,400

1,470 

439 

238 

161 

147

137 

126 

126 

122 

118

189 

185 

145 

133 

124 

116

Feb.

110 

106 

103 

110 

124

147 

126 

103 

96 

93

86 

80 

BO 

78 

74

72 

72 

74 

97 

95

156 

217 

215 

137 

110

97 

89 

82

U__+ K SecondMonth foot-daye

Octo 

Novc

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

toer .......................

niber ......................

lendar year 194! 

ary

J ......--- 1

ember .....................

1,238 

3,692 

14,431

02,509

17,612 

3,027 

5,911 

4,612 

2,294 

1,679 

6,666 

1,982 

722

ter year 1942-43 .......... 62,766

Peak discharge,- I

(6 p.m.) 2,890 seo.- 

Thne basis; Centi

Mar.

62

eo

82 

62 

84

93 

84 

76 

72 

74

203 

137 

141 

122 

103

97 

86 

SO 

82 

80

72 

70 

66 

63 

427

948 

1,110 

713 

234 

146 

118

Maximum

99 

687 

4,510

6,280

2,480 

217 

1,110 

616 

527 

244 

2,010 

664 

31

4,610

Apr.

106 

99 

91 

82 

73

72 

6B 

63 

68 

139

387 

497 

141 

91 

72

66 

176 

618 

574 

310

139 

108 

93 

64 

76

70 

66 

63 

59 

57

May

55 

56 

61 

47 

45

43 

78 

103 

103 

93

103 

103 

61 

49 

43

39 

37 

34

33 

31

31 

31 

34 

39 

39

55 

41 

34

37 

220 

627

Minimum

28 

36 

47

27

112 

72 

63 

57 

31 

24 

20 

22 

19

19

June

244 

120

eo

66 

66

45 

37 

33 

31 

30

28 

30 

53 

141 

114

67 

66 

 43 

31 

26

27 

26 

25 

26 

26

29 

27 

26 

24 

24

Mean

123' 39". 9

466

281

566 

106 

191 

154 

74.0 

52.6 

163 

63.9 

24.1

172

July

27 

27 

24 

24 

24

22 

22 

24 

35 

27

26 

28 

66 

66 

47

34 

30

29 

26 

24

23 

22 

20 

20 

20

20 

21 

33 

2,010 

1,710 

1,140

Per 

square 

mile

0.121 

.373 

1.41

.851

1.72 

.327 

.579 

.467 

.224 

.159 

.654 

.194 

.073

.621

Aug.

664 

297 

108 

73 

66

55 

49 

43 

39 

34

33 

32 

32 

30

29

88 

27 

26 

26 

27

26 

26 

26 

25 

24

23 

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

Sept.

25 

25 

27 

27 

26

27 

' 30 

31 

26 

26

84 

84 

23 

22

82

es

22 

82 

23 

24

23 

23 

22 

20 

20

19 

20 

25 

28 

24

Runoff '

Inches

0.14 

.42 

1.63

11.57

1.9S 

.34 

.67 

.62 

.26 

.18 

.64 

.22 

.08

7.08

Ac re-feet

2,460 

7,320 

88,620

203,300

34,930 

6,000 

11,720 

9,160 

4,550 

3,130 

11,240 

3,930 

1,430

124,500

>eo. 28 (6:30 p.m.) 7,460 sec. -ft.; Jan. 9 (10 a.m.) 2,170 sec. -ft.; Jan. 14 

 ft.; July 89 (11 a.m.) 2,440 seo,-ft. 

 al war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 ho-ir.
70 SAN JACINTO RIVER BASIN

Buffalo Bayou at Houston, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 29 045 t 42", long. 95°23'52B , at Waugh Drive Bridge 

in Houston, Harris County, half a mile upstream from Texas & New Orleans Railroad 

bridge and 3i miles upstream from Whiteoak Bayou. Datum of gage is 4.08 feet below 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drair area.- 368 square miles.

Records available.- May 1936 to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,070 second-feet Aug. 1 (gage height,22.10 

reetj; minimum, 5.2 seconcU-feet July 24.

1936-43: Maximum discharge, 9,500 second-feet May 27, 1936 (gage height, 32.5 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum not determined.

Maximum stage known, 54.4 feet, present site and datum, Dec. 9, 1935 (discharge, 

40,000 second-feet, furnished by M. J. McCall, engineer for Harris County)- Flood of 

May 31, 1929 reached a stage of 48.9 feet, present site and datum (discharge, 19,000 

second-feet at bridge on Capitol Avenue, 2 miles downstream, from rating curve extended above 15,300 second-feet, stage-discharge relation materially affected by 

interference of bridge; furnished by W. E. White, assistant engineer, city of 

Houston).

Remarks.- Records good. No diversion above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

57 

44 

34 

30 

3S

22 

22 

22 

28 

88

84 

21 

20 

SO 

18

17 

14 

13 

13 

13

, 13 

12 

11 

11 

13

12 

10 

43 

26 

30 

22

Nov.

21 

19 

261 

 516 

722

589 

510 

547 

268 

137

88 

57 

37 

29 

22

19 

18 

16 

15 

14

14 

13 

12 

14 

14

13 

11 

23 

20 

104

Deo.

61 

 34 

24 

19 

19

12 

11 

9.7 

9.8 

9.2

9.2 

S.I 

7.9 

7.9 

9.8

9.7 

7.7 

7.7 

7.9 

7.7

40 

29 

10 

9.9 

14

23 

925 

1,430 

1,380 

902 

416

Jan.

211 

137 

97 

70 

49

49 

165 

408 

596 

480

345 

474 

940 

1,120 

1,160

984 

686 

464 

274 

174

130 

96 

79 

68 

68

90 

160 

256 

188 

130 

94

Feb.

71 

54 

46 

49 

55

204 

196 

130 

64 

59

59 

35 

28 

23 

20

19 

21 

21 

16 

19

19 

23 

22 

19 

17

16 

15

14

 nnth Second- 

*°nth foot-days

Ootc 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Jami 

Febi 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

Julj 

Augu 

Sept

Ba

her .......................

Bber ...................... 5

701 

,165 

,470.0

lendar year 1942 ......... 89,369.0

ary ...... 10

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

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

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

ember ..................... 1

,242 

,356 

,779 

770 

806.0 

,212.5 

,458.0 

,897 

,333

ter year 1942-43 .......... 53,191.5

Mar.

16 

25 

19 

16 

15

15 

16 

23 

17 

15

14 

15 

26 

22 

19

17 

16 

14

14 

13

13 

12 

12 

12 

739

1,010 

1,180 

1,120 

740 

400 

192

Maximum

57 

722 

1,430

6,090

1,160 

204 

1,180 

118 

159 

247 

2,950 

3,070 

178

.3,070

Apr.

US 

S4 

66 

50 

40

35 

28 

24 

22 

19

IS 

17 

16 

15 

15

15 

22 

16 

13 

16

17 

15 

14 

13 

11

11 

10 

10 

10 

alO

May

alO 

a9.9 

a9.S 

a9.7 

a9.6

9.5 

113 

IS 

9.7 

16

17 

15 

13 

13 

11

9.7 

9.7 

8.5 

7.7 

9.2

11 

51 

40 

84 

159

40 

24 

21

IS 

17 

14

June

126 

174 

141 

70 

31

19 

14 

12 

16 

14

13 

22 

103 

247 

45

20 

17 

13 

12 

11

9.0 

7.2 

7.2 

15 

S.6

15 

8.6 

7.0 

8.3 

6.6

Minimum Mean

10 28.6 

11 139 

7.7 176

7.7 245

49 330 

14 48.4 

12 186 

10 25.7 

7.7 26.1 

6.6 40.4 

5.5 337 

13 352 

12 44.4

5.5 146

July

6.6 

10 

39 

9.2 

6.7

6.4 

5.9 

5.9 

6.4 

47

41 

23 

15 

12 

9.0

8.1 

6.3 

6.3 

7.9 

6.5

5.6 

5.8 

5.7 

5.5 

81

7.0 

288 

L.370 

3,650 

2,870 

3,950

Per 

square 

mile

0.061 

.376 

.478

.666

.897 

.132 

.505 

.070. 

.071 

.110 

.916 

.957 

.181

.397

Aug.

3,070 

2,720 

1,980 

1,180 

614

306 

161 

106 

62 

67

53 

78 

73 

60 

45

35 

26 

23

22 

20

19 

IS 

18 

17 

15

15 

15 

14 

14 

14 

13

Sept.

12 

16 

40 

22 

20

84 

45 

95 

178 

137

86 

56 

37 

33 

26

26 

25 

149 

32 

16

17 

22 

19 

22 

22

20 

21 

16 

IS 

18

Runoff

Inchee

0.07 

.42 

.55

9.02

1.03 

.14 

.56 

.08 

.06 

.12 

1.06 

1.10 

.13

5.36

Acre~feet

1,390 

8,260 

10,850

177,300

20,310 

2,690 

11,460 

1,530 

1,600 

2,400 

20,740 

21^610 

2,640

105,500

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage and weather 

records. 

Time basis: Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
SA1I JACINTO RIVER BASIN 

Whiteoak Bayou at Houston, Tex.

71

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 29°46'31", long. 95023'54n , at Yale Street Bridge, 

in Houston, Harris County, just downstream from Texas & New Orleans Railroad bridge 

and 2 miles upstream from Little Whiteoak Bayou. Datum of gage is 4.08 feet below 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 87.0 square miles.

Records available.-1 May 1936 to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,660 second-feet July 29 (gage height, 36.38 

feet); minimum, 1.6 second-feet Sept. 16.

1936-43: Maximum discharge, 5,100 second-feet Sept. 24, 1941 (gage height, 40.27 

feet); mtnimum, 0.2 second-foot Aug. 7, 8, 1940.

Maximum stage known, 51.5 feet, present datum, Dec. 9, 1935 (discharge, 14,750 

second-feet, furnished by M. J. McCall, engineer for Harris county). Discharge for 

flood of May 31, 1929, 9,360 second-feet (gage height, 47.0 - 0.5 feet, present site 

and datum), computed on basis of current-meter measurement at stage 1 -foot below crest, 

made at bridge 1 block downstream from gage; furnished by W. E. White, assistant 

engineer, city of Houston.

Remarks.- Records good. No diversion above station.

Discharge, in seccnd-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

2.6

2.S

2.8

2.8

3.8

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.7

3.5

3.4

3'. 4

3.2

3.1

3.5

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.2

2.9

2.8

2.6

3.2

4.3

3.E

49

9.4

5.2

Nov.

4.5

4.2

230

352

284

225

92

70

55

35

23

15

11

7.8

5.8

4.6

4.2

3.4

3.2

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.2

2.1

2.4

2.6

2^4

3.5

5.0

4.8

Dec.

2.9

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.4

2.2

2.4

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.1

8.5

14

4.5

3.5

3.8

4.7

536

956

653

291

116

Jan.

71

49

36

25

17

14

115

235

144

78

51

212

742

690

480

228

123

79

53

36

27

23

21

16

17

41

156

108

V. 65

43

34

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1942 .........

January ........................

February

March ....................."....

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

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

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

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

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

September ...... .........'...,..

Water year 1942-43 ..........

Feb.

28

22

19

18

32

71

46

27

19

16

13

11

9.7

8.9

8.1

7.6

7.6

11 -

9.4

8.6

8.4

10

10

8.6

8.1

' 7.6

6.8

6.8

_

-

Secondfoot-days

185.7

1,462.6

2,632.5

26,260.0

4,031

459.2

2,773.8

262.5

994.5

1,208.9

8,313.4

1,766.5

247.9

24,338.5

Mar.

8.6

9.4

8.4

7.8

7.8

f!33

67

27

15.

10

14

45

33

20

13

10

8.4

7.3

6.8

6.4

7.8

9.1

6.8

6.2

464

765

574

286

104

57

36

Maximum

49

352

956

4,040

"742

71

765

28

306

551

2,740

784

88

2,740

Apr.

25

19

15

12

9.7

8.4

7.3

6.8

6.2

5.8

5.4

5.4

4.8

4.3

4.2

4.2

7.7

27

28

14

7.8

5.8

4.B

4.5

3.8

3.5

3.2

3.1

2.9

2.9

-

May

2.9

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.2

71

37

7.1

11

38

12

5.2

3.5

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.2

2.2

20

140

98

42

31

306

100

20

8.6

5.4

5.0

6.0

Minimum

2.6

2.1

1.8

1.8

14

6.8

6.2

2.9

2.2

2.6

1.8

2.8

1.9

1.8

June

6.4

4.6

3.7

3.2

3.7

3.4

2.6

3.4

3.8

4.5

5.2

5.0

16

551

430 .

 63

21

11

7.3

6.0

5.4

5.2

5.6

10

7.3

6.0

4.6

3.5

3.4

3.1

~

Mean

5.99

48.8

84.9

77.4

130

16.4

89.5

8.75

32.1

40.3

268

57.0

8.26

66.7

July

2.4

2.S

4.3

5.6

4'. 6

4.3

4.2

3.5

3.4

7.8

10

30

8.6

5.2

3.5

2.8

2.1

l.e

1.9

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.9

3.1

3.1

53

1,260

2,740

2,720

1,410

Per

square 

mile

0.069

.561

.976

.889

1.49

.188

1.03

.101

.369

.463

3.08

.655

.095

.766

Aug.

784

43.

19

8

5

L

3

51

34

2

1

1

2

i

5

11

10

1

9.4

5.7

L

11

8.9

a

a

5.8

5.2

5.2

5.4

5.6

,5.2

5.4

5.8

5.2

5.0

i

5.0

1.2

5.5

5.2

2.8

Sapt.

2.8

4.0

8/6

6.0

5.6

13

7.6

14

9.4

6.0

3.7

2.8

2.4

2.4

1.9

S.I

2.5

88

20

5.4

4.0

3.8

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.5

4.5

3.8

3.2

6.0

Runcff

Inches

0.08

.62

1.12

12.07

1.72

.20

1.19

.11

.42

.52

S.55

.75

.11

10.39

Acre-feet

368

2,900

5,220

56,050

8,000

911

5,500

521

1,970

2,400

16,490

3,500

492

48,270
72 SAN JACINTO RIVER BASIN 

Brays Bayou at Houston, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 29°42'0611 , long. 95°24»06", at Old Main Street 

Bridge in southwest section of Houston, Harris County, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Harris Gully and about 15 mllffs upstream from Buffalo Bayou. Datum of 

gage is 3.90 feet below mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 98.2 square miles.

Records available.- May 1936 to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,280 second-feet July 29 (gage height, 48.22 

feet); minimum, 1.2 second-feet July 18, 21, 23.

1936-43: Maximum discharge, 6,800 second-feet July 12, 1939 (gage height, 48.02 

feet); minimum, 0.1 second-foot Oct. 10-13, 1937. i

Maximum stage known, 50.4 feet, present site and datum, May-31, 1929 (d'scharge, 

11,095 second-feet, from current-meter measurement at Lawndale Avenue Bridge about 

12 miles below gage; furnished by W. E. White, assistant engineer, city of Houston).

Remarks.- Records good. No diversion above station.

Rating table, mater year 1948-43 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in seeonii-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 11 to Mar. 85, July 87 to Aug. 7)

87.6

27.7

27.8

27.9

28.0

1.0 

8.0

s.e

4.7 

6.5

2S. 4 

28. S

29.6

30.0

IS 

31 

56 

8S 

125

30.5

31.0

38.0

34.0

36.0

179 

836 

35S 

718 

1,860

36.0

40.0

45.0

47.0

1,960

2,760

5,110

6,110

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1943

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

6.3 

6.0 

5.8 

6.9 

16

13 

6.1 

4.9 

4.6

4.2

4.2 

4.2 

4.1 

4.0 

. 4 *°

4.2 

4.0 

3.S 

4.0 

3.S

3.6 

3.6 

3.5 

3.6 

4.4

4.2 

3.5 

12 

4.7 

5.2 

4.6

Nov.

3.6 

3.6 

89 

65 

26

13 

297 

154 

65 

30

16 

10 

7.S 

6.5 

6.0

5.2 

4.7 

.4 

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

3.8

3.6 

3.5 ie

1411

Dec.

7.3 

5.6 

4.7 

4.0 

4.7

4.1 

4.4 

3.8 

3.6 

3.6

3.6 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5

4.0 

3.4 

3.2 

3.4 

3.2

22 

79 

30 

14 

9.3

16 

1,650 

800 

317 

135 

79

Jan.

52 

35 

24 

17 

13

14 

349 

266 

 120 

73

48 

« 612 

1,410 

608 

263

146 

92 

60 

38 

25

19 

16 

14 

12 

15

90 

76 

47 

31 

22 

IS

Feb.

15 

12 

11 

20 

3S

35 

20 

14 

11 

10

S.2 

7.1 

6.3 

6.1 

5.6

, 5.6 

6.5 

9.0 

8.4 

7.3

8.0 

9.5 

8.0 

7.3 

6.0

5.4

4.7 

5.2

iinnth Second- 

*onth foot-days

Octo 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febi 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

nber ......................

lendar year 1942 

ary

167.0 

879.3 

3,232.1

......... 33,589.3

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

ember .....................

1,625 

310.2 

3,897.8 

320.8 

138.6 

177.0 

5,920.0 

3,057.3 

189.5

ter year 1942-43 .......... 28,914.6

Peak discharRS.- J

(7 p.m.) 2,480 see.- 

Time basis: Centr

Har.

8.4 

25 

19 

11 

9.7

8.2 

6.3 

6.S 

5.6 

5.6

5.6 

5.6 

7.1 

5.4 

5.4

5.2 

' 5.1 

4.9 

4.9 

4.7

4.7 

4.6 

4.4

4.6

1,520

780 

222

99 

54 

28 

IS

Maximum

1« 29' 

1,65C

 3,53C

1.41C 

35 

1.52C 

8f 

1£ 

44 

6.02C 

73£ 2"

6.02C

Apr.

13 

10 

S.6 

6.9 

6.7

5.8 

5.2 

5.2 

5.6 

5.1

5.1 

4.9 

4.4 

4.4 

3.8

4.4 

62

86 

24 

9.7

6.1 

5.1 

4.4 

4.1 

3.5

3.5 

3.5 

3.4 

3.4 

3.0

Hay

3.0 

3.0 

3.4 

3.2 

3.2

3.0 

19 

6.5 

4.2 

5.1

S.5

2.S 

2.8 

2.6 

2.8

2.6 

2.5 

2.4 

2.5 

3.2

4.6 

5.S 

3.6 

6.8 

16

3.5 

3.0 

2.7 

3.0 

4.7 

3.6

Minimum

3.S 

3.5 

3.2

2.9

12 

4.7 

4.4 

3.0 

2.4 

8.1 

1.7 

3.0 

2.4

1.1

June

2.7 

S.6 

2.6 

2.5 

. 2.5

2.4 

3.2 

2.7 

2.2 

2.4

2.5 

11 

44 

42 

13

5.2 

3.2 

2.7 

2.4 

2.4

2.4 

2.8 

2.2 

. 2.8 

-' 2.1

2.2 

2.2 

8.2 

2.5 

2.6

Mean

5.39 

29.3 

104

92.0

149 

11.1 

93.5 

10.7 

4.47 

5.90 

449 

66.4 

6.32

79.2

July

2.2 

7.5 

16 

5.6 

3.0

2.4

2.1 

2.0 

58 

45

12 

6.0 

3.0 

2.5

2.2

1.9 

1.8 

l.S 

1.9 

2.0

1.7 

1.9 

1.7 

1.8 

8.0

4.0 

112 

1,860

6,020 

3,890 

1,840

Per 

square 

 lie

0.055 

.296 

1.06

.937

1.52 

.113 

-95£ 

".108 

.046 

.060 

4.57 

.676 

.064

.806

an. 13 (6 a.*.) 1,680 sec. -ft.; Mar. 25 (12:30 p.m.) 2,320 a* 

ft,; July 29 (1 p.m,) 6,280 sec. -ft. 

al war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract

Aug.

738 

273 

105 

47 

23

16 

14 

56 

31 

19

98 

370 

132 

47 

20

11 

6.9 

5.4 

4.7 

4,0

4.0 

3.5 

3.5 

3.4 

3.2

" 3.1 

3.0 

3.1 

3.1 

3.4 

3.0

Sept.

3.1 

6.8 

12 

4.0 

3.2

10 

15 

18 

5.2 

3.2

2.6 

2.5 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6

2.S 

3.4 

27 

6.9 

3.6

2.8 

2.6 

2,4 

8.6 

2.6

8.6 

8.7 

2.6 

28 

9.3

''Runoff

Inches

0.06 

.39 

1.28

12.70

1.75 

.12 

1.10 

.IS 

.05 

_ .07 

5.27 

.78 

.07

10.94

Ao re-feet

331 

 1,740 

6,410

66,040

9,170 

615 

5,750 

636 

275 

351 

27,610 

4,080 

376

57,340

e.-ft.; July 28 

1 hour.
- BRAZOS RIVER BASIN 

Double Mountain Fork Brazos River at Lubbock, Tex.

73

Location.- Water-stage recorder and masonry control, lat. 33°35'05", long. 101049'40", 

in racKenzie State Park in Lubbock, Lubbock County, 1.9 miles downstream from 

Yellowhouse Creek. Datum of gage is 3,132.7 feet above mean sea level, d^tum of 1929.

Records available.- September 1939 to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 39 second-feet Oct. 17 (gage height, 5.01 

reet;; no flow during most of year.

1939-43: Maximum discharge, 892 second-feet June 6, 1941 (gage height, 6.73 feet), 

from rating curve extended above 120 second-feet on basis of slope-area determination 

at gage height 6.72 feet; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records good. Station is located in small pool (capacity, 29.5 acre-feet). 

Figures of daily discharge represent inflow into pool computed on basis of outflow and 

change in contents with no correction for evaporation, transpiration, or seepage. 

Several dams form small pools above station which affect low flow.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

a

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

'21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0

.1

1.2

.3

.3

0

0

0

0

o.

0

0

0

0

0

3.7

22

11

4.1

3.5

3.8

3.0

l.S

1.0

.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

Nor. Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6.9

8.0

1.6

.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Jan. Feb.

Month

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

Calendar year 1943 ......................

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

July

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

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar. Apr.'

Seoondfoot-days

56.3

16.9

1,011.2

0

0

0

0

0

73.2

May

Maximum

22

8.0

230

0

0

22

June

'

Minimum

c

(

c

c

(

(

c

{

c

(c

c

July Aug.

Mean

) 1.82

0

) .55

) 2.77

0

) 0

) 0

) 0

) 0

0

0

0

0

.20

Sept.

.

Runoff in 

acre-feet

112

34

2,010

0

0

0

0"0

0

0

0

146

Central war tine. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
74 BRAZOS RIVER BASIN

Double Mountain Fork Brazos River near Aspermont, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°00', long. 100°11', at bridge on U. S. Highway 

as, B miles downstream from Mountain Creek and 10 miles south of Aspermont, Stonewall County.

Drainage area.- 7,979 square miles, of which about 6,470 square miles is probably noncontributing.

Records available.- December 1923 to September 1934, June 1939 to September 1943. 

Average discharge.- 14 years (1924-34, 1939-43), 199 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 17,900 second-feet Oct. 17 (gage height, 9.00 

reet); no flow at times.

1924-34, 1939-43: Maximum discharge, 52,000 second-feet Oct. 15, 1926 (gage height, 

18.14 feet, from floodmark), by slope-area method; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records poor. Daily discharge published only to show distribution of runoff. " * aversion above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 tc September 1943

Day

1

3

4

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

36

34

32

31

29

25

22

15

7.0

4.6

3.4

2.6

2.2

1.4

1.4

604

.0,700

2,430

733

352

195

156

a!50

al4C

al35

alC7

al!9

alll

al04

a96

a88

Nov.

aSl

a73

a 65

a57

aSO

42

41

39

36

34

31

29

25

24

22

21

19

17

16

14

12

10

9.0

7.5

6.5

5.0

4.6

3.6

3.0

-

Dec.

1.6

1.0

.9

.- .7

.6

.5

.7

1.4

all

a37

20

15

14

12

11

6.5

9.5

10

9.5

14

12S

133

468

296

206

146

105

80

76

65

54

Jan.

51

48

41

36

35

33

36

32

31

27

25

25

24

23

21

16

16

V a20

'

Feb.

a6.0

7.5

5.5

4.2

3.6

1.0

.9

.9

.7

.2

.3

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.7

V^.7

.7

.7

.6

.7

.4

.4

.6

.6

.7

.4

-

-

-

Month

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

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

Calendar year 1942 ......................

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

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

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

August

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

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

0.4

.3

1.0

.5

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.3

.3

.6

.7

.6

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3 259'

261

102

46

22

9.5

2.6

. ?

Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

94

16

31

507

292

115

41

22

14

6.0

4.2

1.6

.8

.7

.5

.5

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

-

Secondfoot-days

16,490.6

1,940.1

51,018.1

1.5

34,507.9

May

0.1

0

0

0

0

 o

0

0

.4

65

41

192

122

58

29

7.6

.5

0

0

0

9.0

73

46

41

23

11

3.4

855

571

1,360

240

MaxiBun

10,700

46S

10,700

e n

.6

10,700

June

73

31

10

3.8

7.2

135

1,230

1,090

420

171

74

41

26

23

20

16

912

45

219

192

95

46

16

20

16

5.5

2.2

.5

.3

.9

-

Mininun

1.4

3.C

.E

0

0

0

July

0.9

0

0

0

2,130

467

309

140

61

96

194

51

62

110

53

26

17

13

13

12

11

9.0

7.0

6.0

5.0

4.2

3.6

2.6

1.8

1.4

.9

Aug.

0.7

.5

.3

.1

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Mean

532

) 28.0

62.6

140

26,0

* °2 9

.05

94.5

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 '

0

0

0

0

.6

.3

.2

.2

.2

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

32,710

1,660

3,850

101,200

1,600

7,590

3.0

, 68,440

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in sta^e, werther records 

and records for nearby stations.

Time basla; Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
BRAZOS RIVER BASIN 75

Brazos River at Seymour, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°34t , long. 99°16', at bridge on U. S. Highways 

277 and 283, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Wlchita Valley Railway bridge, 

and 1 mile southwest of courthouse In Seymour, Baylor County. Datum of gage Is 

1,258.7 feet above mean sea level (Texas State Highway bench nark).

Drainage area.- 14,490 square niles, of which about 9,240 square miles is probably noncontributing.

Records available.- November 1923 to September 1943. 

Average discharge.- IS years (1924-43), 508 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 18,900 second-feet Oct. 17 (gage height, 6.95 

feet); no flow Aug. 2 ta Sept. 30.

1923-43: Maximum discharge, 95,400 second-feet Oct. 16, 1926 (gage height. 15.16 

feet, from floodmarks), by slope-area riethod; no flow at times. 

Maximum stage known, about 21.0 feet, sometime prior to 1916.

Remarks.- Records fair. No diversion above station.

Discharge, in second-fset, water year October 3942 tc September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

8

9

10

11

12 

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

?.?,

?X

?4

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

147

117

119

93

82

76

78

75

71

8S

90

88 

86 

95

f2,990

1,910

re, no

10,900

4,860

2,760

1,3EQ

858

S09

271

494

417

274

203

657

475

Nov.

377

326

326

f348

f313

fSOO

370

875

194

164

150

140 

134 

122

111

104

93

86

78

76

66

64

52

43

39

36

34

S3

33

-

Dec.

31

32

32

30

29

29

30

33

62

97

88

84 

82 

84

80

69

71

67

67

67

173

269

319

356

522

434

341

262

214

182

Jan.

160

147

134

119

111

109

104

99

93

88

86

82 

78 

75

71

66

59

93

95

67

80

69

59

52

39

40

35

37

39

- 37

32

Feb.

31

35

34

31

30

25

23

. 81

20

16

15

15 

15 

14

15

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

12

11

11

11

11

11

_

_

-

Month

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

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

Calendar year 1942 ......................

Ifav

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

Hater year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

11

9.4

12

11

11

13

9.0

10

11

9.0

9.0

15 

18 

18

16

9.8

8.6

7.4

5.5

5.5

5.8

5.8

6.4

29

226

306

370

313

177

119

84

Apr.

21

17

49

137

67

2,000

1,950 

773 

512

281

99

310

145

64

45

23

14

12

10

9.0

7.4

5.8

-

Seccndf cot-days

39

4,570

130,990

.2

0

95,853.9

May

3.6

1.4

1.0

1.4

3.6

53

262

117 

80 

82

155

119

f331

f!32

f803

f858

434

269

164

130

111

84

67

59

1,840

1,970

Mariani*

522

10,900

987

.2

0

10,900

June

609

362

78

162

151

4,020

4,100

3,340

f 1,410

f846

f682 

f450 

f326

f834

fl44

f!90

fl ,140

733

356

166

95

90

78

59

46

35

64

520

233

-

MiniDum

 Z«I

29

0

0

0

July

529

19S

56

64

f987

f809

f650

f568

f392

f269

164 

147 

140

117

76

69

69

111

75

43

31

19

11

' 11 '

8.2

4.6

8.6

1*4

Aug.

0.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Mean

15£

147

359

79 2

.06

0

263

Sept.

Runoff in 

acre- feet

79 220

9,060

259,800

11,520

.4

0

190,100

Peak discharge.- Oct. 17 (9 p.m.) 18,900 sec.-ft.; Apr. 11 (3 p.m.) 6,000 sec'.-ft.; June S (6 p.m.) 

6,510 sec.-ft.

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height records.

Mote.- Discharge Oct. 1-14, 16, Oet. 20 to Hov. S, Hov. 7 to Dec. 15, 

twice-daily wire-weight gage readings.

Time basis! Central war thne. To convert war time to standard time,

617457 O - 44 - 6

computed from graph based on 

subtract 1 hour.
76 BRAZOS RIVER BASIN

Brazos River near South Bend, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°01'30", long. 98°38'50", at bridge on State 

 Highway 67, 0.3 mile upstream from Wlchlta Falls & southern Railroad bridge, 1.6 miles 

downstream from Clear Fork of Brazos River, and 2.0 miles northeast of South Bend, 

Young County. Datum of gage is 1,003.0 feet above mean sea level, datum cf 1929.

Dralr area.- 21,600 square miles, of which 9,240 square miles Is probably noncontriDucing. 

Records available.- September 1938 to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 38,400 second-feet Oct. 18 (gage height, 15.45 

reet;; no flow Aug. 31 to Sept. 3, Sept. 8-30.

1938-43: Maximum discharge, 87,400 second-feet May 4, 1941 (gage height, 27.35 

feet); no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 36.2 feet In 1876, from Information by Texas state Highway 

Department and Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Remarks.- Records good. No large diversion above station. Flow partly regulated by 

reservoirs In Elm Creek Basin (see p. 93), and Lakes Sweetwater and Trammel In 

Sweetwater Creek Basin, which have a combined capacity of about 106,000 acre-feet. 

Records of water analyses for the water year 1943 are given In Water-supply Paper 970.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

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

31

Oct.

736

652

613

592

S70

543

438

360

325

275

270

240

220

186

2,700

5,080

20,500

34,800

30,OOO

14,400

9,820

3,950

2,210

1,660

1,120

670

727

636

571

652

2,330

NOT.

1,530

1,050

880

709

684

781

1,020

1,200

613

450

366

335

300

275

255

245

215

210

206

190

158

152

119

146

135

133

138

128

119

122

-

Dec.

115

115

111

111

111

126

149

155

149

149

 149

152

155

155

152

152

152

149

138

149

246

529

396

462

652

636

915

830

529

414

360

Jan.

310

280

240

220

206

190

17S

170

161

149

146

143

13S

131

128

119

111

99

90

90

92

94

86

87

83

77

72

7S

72

71

71

Feb.

63

65

66

64

61

61

59

59

59

52

54

51

51

51

50

51

52

55

57

55

54

57

53

52

52

52

65

52

_

-

Month

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

Calendar year 1942 ......................

July

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

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

55

49

51

59

53

54

55

61

53

54

80

325

345

202

124

101

87

71

65

58

53

49

309

2,720

1,780

652

676

599

522

372

Apr.

265

206

174

149

117

103

83

83

88

2,260

1,710

2,190

1,920

970

636

506

3,760

. 1,890

620

501

408

270

178

138

113

97

80

70

63

53

~

Seccndfoot-days

12,904

8,762

502,248.5

4,184

1,363

9,792

19,703

7,179

39,354

5,733.5

61.6

.9

247,583.0

May

44

42

35

33

31

25S

462

260

133

94

97

60

65

155

122

92

S2

107

315

310

255

350

432

310

711

719

310

190

149

234

672

Maximum

1,530

915

34,800

310

56

2,720

3,760

719

7,640,

1,110

s.o

.3

31,800

June

1,680

1,550

668

390

1-,440

536

340

4,190

5,510

7,640

4,260

1,960

1,480

1,060

727

515

480

345

220

986

1,220

611

384

210

126

99

, 65

SS

192

142

~

Minimum

119

111

S.O

71

50

49

53

31

85

9.5

0

0

0

July

451

260

390

170

92

65

56

1,110

652

616

535

320

215

12S

94

97

70

58

45

40

38

36

40

SI

28

25

20

17

11

11

9,5

Aug.

8.0

6.0

5.0

4.7

3.8

3.5

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.6

2.0

1.9

l.S

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.1

.9

.9

.9

.9

. .7

.6

.5

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

0

Mean

430

283

1,376

135

55.6

316

657

E32

1,312

185

1.99

.03

67S

Sept.

0

0

0

.2

.3

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

- 0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Runoff in 

acre-feet

29,590

17,380

996,200

6,300

3,100

19,420

39,080

14,240 '

78,060

11,370

122

1.8

491,100

Peak discharge.- Oct. 16 (12:30 a.m.) 8,490 sec. -ft.; Oct. 18 (1:46 p*m.) 3S,4OO asp. -ft.; Apr. 17

sec.-ft.; June 9 (5 p.m.) 8,150 sec-ft.; June 10 (5 p.m;) 8,320 sec.-ft. 

Note.- Discharge Oct. 1-14 and July 27 to Sept. 30 computed from graph based on oncc'-dally wireweight gage readings.

Time basis! Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hovr.
BRAZOS RIVER BASIN 77

Possum Kingdom Reservoir near Graford, Tex.

Location.- Mercury U-tube gage, lat. 32°52', long. 98°26', in powerhouse at dam on Brazos 

River, 2.6 miles upstream from Loving Creek and 11.3 miles southwest of Graford, Palo 

Pinto County. Datum of gage is 0.10 foot above mean sea- level, datum of 1929 (levels 

by Brazos River ConservatiSn & Reclamation District).

Drainage area.- 22,550 square miles, of which about 9,240 square miles is probably 

noncontributing.

Records available.- March 1941 to September 1943. ^

Extremes.- Maximum contents observed during year, 740,000 acre-feet Oct. 17, 18 (gage 

height, 1,000.5 feet); minimum observed, 399,500 acre-feet Sept. 28-30 (gage height, 

979.3 feet).

1941-43: Maximum contents observed, 750,000 acre-feet Oct. 5, 1941 (gage height, 

1,001.0 feet); minimum observed, that of Sept. 28-30, 1943.

Remarks.- Records good. Reservoir is formed by reinforced concrete dam of flat slab deck, 

massive buttress type, with 9 roof-weir (modified bear-trap) type gates, two bulkhead 

sections, and earthen dike section. Dam completed and storage began Mar. 21, 1941. 

Total capacity, 730,000 acre-feet (gage height, 1,000.0 feet, top of closed roof-weir 

gates). Usable capacity, 705,500 acre-feet between gage height 911.5 feet (sill of 

powerhouse penstock) and gage.height 1,000.0 feet (top of closed roof-weir gates). 

Water below gage height 911.5 feet can be withdrawn through high pressure outlet down 

to gage height 874.8 feet. Figures given herein represent total contents. Water used 

for power development. . Records of water analyses for the water year 1943 are given in 

Water-Supply Paper 970. Water samples are collected immediately below dam.

Coc eratlon.- Record's of daily gage height and capacity table furnished by Brazos River 

onservation & Reclamation District.

Monthly gage height and contents,water year October 1942 to September 1945

Bate

Dec. 31. ....................

Aug. 31........ «... .......

Sept. 30.....................

Gage height 

(feet)t

998 9

998 4

998.2

990 3

980 6

979.3

Contents 

(acre-feet)

698,100

399,500

Change In content!' 

during month 

(acre- feet)

 8 900

-3,600

-16,800

,t Average or twice-daily gage heights at I a.m. and 1 p.m. 

Time basis; Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, 

subtract 1 hour.
78 BRAZOS RIVER BASIN

Brazos River near Palo Pinto, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32051'45", long. 98°18'10'1 , at bridge on Palo PintoGrarord highway, 300 feet downstream from Dark Valley Creek and 6£ miles north of Palo 

Pinto, Palo Pinto County. Datum of gage is 831.23 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Drainage area.- 22,760 square miles, of which 9,240 square miles is probably 

noneontributing.

Records available.- November 1933 to September 1943. January 1924 to Noverater 1933, at 

site near Mineral Wells..

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 46,600 second-feet- (regulated) Oct. 17 (gage 

height, 17.42 feet, from floodmark); minimum, 26 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 29, 30, 

1933-43: . Maximum discharge, 64,900 second-feet May 20, 1935, from rating curve extended above 32,000 second-feet; maximum gage height, that of Oct. 17, 1£*2; no flow at 

times.

Maximum stage known was reached by flood of 1876, according to data of Corps of 

Engineers, U. S. Army, and was several feet higher than any subsequent flood. A stage 

of about 24.0 feet was reached in June 1930, from Information by local residents.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Flow regulated by Possum Kingdom Reservoir on Brazos River (see p. 77 ) and several 

smaller reservoirs above Nugent In Clear Fork Basin, having a combined capacity of 

836,000 acre-feet. No large diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1942-43 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-17, Oct. 24 to Nov. 6 , Sept. 8-16, 19-24, 26-30) 

0.30 20 1.6 495 4

.50 41 2-0 715 4

.70 72 2.5 1,000 5

1.00 180 3.0 1,300 6

1.2 275 3.5 1,720 7

.0 2,320 8.0 12,400

.5 3,180 10.0 19,600

.0 4,180 ' 12.0 26,900

.0 6,440 14.0 34,200

.0 9,150 16.0. 41,500

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September l$43

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

134

130

142

138

100

115

119

108

108

111

142

151

159

138

284

4,150

f 39, 300

f 37, 100

33,300

18,400

10,700

10,100

9,150

2,160

346

286

346

241

231

330

275

Nov.

231

221

217

217

221

938

8,620

739

358

352

341

319

275

265

260

280

341

346

336

330

336

314

302

319

319

308

297

308

324

324

-

Dec.

314

251

251

251

270

265

260

280

265

260

275

314

314

314

302

302

302

314

324

324

346

390

363

352

336

314

336

352

374

363

324

Jan.

292

265

255

217

231

241

246

241

231

231

270

297

302

297

297

297

618

775

1,090

1,120

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,120

1,150

1,150

1,150

.1,150

1,150

Feb.

1,150

1.1SO

1,180

1,150

1,050

1,090

1,150

1,180

1,150

1,130

1,040

1,150

1,120

1,180

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,150

1,180

1,180

J.150

_

_

-

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January. ...................................

February

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

1.180

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,180

f 1,180

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,210

1,210

1,180

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,240

2; 110

1,550

1,300

1,270

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,240

Apr.

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

1

1

1

1

1

fl

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Seoondfoot-days

168 394

18)358

9,602"

651,536

20,433

32 210

38*450

38,235

17, 680

24,820

29,094

21,428

5,603

423,707

,110

915

,270

,270

,270

,270

,270

,390

,340

,270

,270

,270

,240

,240

,240

,270

,210

,240

,240

,240

,240

,240

,240

,240

,240

,240

,240

,240

,240

,240

-

May

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,060

a200

'

>al,450

Maxinum

39 3OO

8 ) 620

390

39,300

1,150

1,180

2,110

2,390

1,280

1,370

878

39,300

June

a640

471

1,160

1,060

1,070

1,060

753

430

1,040

1,050

1,060

754

388

246

253

663

718

904

1,210

1,020

655

726

1,510

1,540

-

MiniBun

10C

217

251

100

217

1,040

1,150

915

188

70

28

28

July

1,280

1,130

953

932

462

188

722

1,050

1,260

1,010

653

323

685

911

957

980

980

529

588

1,120

1,170

1,200

1,220

1,260

670

721

1,180

1,180

1,170

1,190

1,220

Aug.

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

611

675

320

340

370

370

240

666

647

300

250

190

190

584

347

78

347

385

336

391

385

223

70

473

574

489

540

544

375

273

810

Mean

5,433

612

310

1,785

659

1,150

1 240

1 '570 274

807

939

691

187

1,161

Sept.

347

854

378

313

491

159

83

54

90

54

37

39

37

34

31

95

195

73

39

33

31

33

33

159

218

73

31

38

28

28

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

334,000

36,410

19,050

1,292,000

40,530

76 f 260

75,340

35,070

48,040

57 , 710

42,500

11,110

840,400

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records, and records of 

released from Possum Kingdom Reservoir.

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.

Time basis; Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
BRAZOS RIVER BASIN 79

Brazos River near Glen Rose, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°15'40", long. 97°41'50", a quarter of a mile 

upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 67, 2 miles-upstream from Paluxy Creek, and 4 

miles northeast of Glen Rose, Somervell County. Datum of rage is 566.66 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 24,340 square miles, of which 9,240 square miles is probably noncontributing.

Records available.- October 1923 to September 1943. 

Average discharge.- 20 years, 1,795 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 54,100 second-feet Oct. 18 (gage height, 17.47 

feetJ; minimum, 53 second-feet Sept. 23.

1923-43: Maximum discharge, 97,600 second-feet my 18, 1935 (gage height, 23.68 

feet), from rating curve extended above 68,000 second-feet; no flow at times.

Maxinum stage known, about 30.0 feet, May 8 or 9, 1922, from information by local 

residents.

Remarks.- Records good except those above 2,000 second-feet, which are fair. Flow reguilated by Possum Kingdom Reservoir (see p. 77 ) and several smaller reservoirs. Many 

snail diversions above station for municipal and oil field uses.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to Septenber 1943

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

376 

352 

344 

336 

336

336 

328 

313 

285 

257

250 

250 

244 

237 

313

4,550 

15,100 

49,eOO 

44,200 

34,400

2O,2OO 

10,7OO

lo,ooo

9,400 

7.7OO

4,380 

h2,820 

h2,010 

hi ,730 

hi ,660 

1,630

Nov.

1,470 

1,390 

1,420 

. 1,320 

1,150

1,020 

919 

851 

5,940 

g3 ,490

gl ,800 

gl.100 

g895 

g807 

g752

6S6 

625 

575 

530 

503

512 

530 

512 

494 

5O3

468 

460 

451 

46O 

451

Dec.

434 

434 

442 

442 

451

442 

451 

442 

434 

434

426 

417 

417 

408 

406

434 

442 

 434 

442 

494

615 

862 

873 

796 

697

635 

566 

566 

53O 

485 

476

Jan.

494 

503 

494 

46S 

426

40S 

400 

384 

368 

360

360 

360 

352 

344 

352

376 

334 

384 

344 

384

631 

1,000 

1,170 

1,240 

1,22O

1,220 

1,220 

1,220 

1,220 

1,250 

1,270

Feb.

1,3OO 

1,29O 

1,320 

1,320 

1,340

1,310 

1,290 

1,260 

1,160 

1,270

1,300 

1,29O 

1,260 

1,170 

1,260

1,26O 

1,£60 

1,270 

1,270 

1,270

1,270 

1,260 

1,250 

1,260 

1,260

1,250 

1,25O 

1,240

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her....................................

mber...................................

lendar year 1942 

ary

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

St....... ..............................

ember. .................................

ter year 1942-43 ......................

Peak disoliarf^e.- 0

(9 a.m.) 7,180 see.- 

g Computed from gr 

Ttae 1)8313: Centr

Mar.

1,250 

1,E50 

1,220 

1,210 

1,210

1,220 

1,210 

1,220 

1,220 

1,220

1,240 

1,310 

1,SOO 

1,670 

1,490

1,310 

1,270 

1,240 

1,220 

1,240

1,220 

1,210 

1,210 

1,310 

3,270

6.6SO 

3,740 

2,480 

1,94O 

1,690 

1,550

Apr.

1,470 

1,430 

1,440 

1,350 

1,180

1,O90 

1,300 

1,540 

2,210 

2,520

1,800 

1,740 

2,360 

1,600 

1,460

1,42O 

1,430 

1,440 

1,590 

1,520

1,400 

1,340 

1,320 

1,320 

1,310

1,300 

1,290 

1,290 

1,290 

1,290

Secondfoct-days

224,837 

32,084 

15,S29

1,157,214

20,606 

35,51O 

52,320 

45,040 

25,976 

33,713 

27,049 

21,718 

9,314

543,996

May

1,270 

1,260 

1,260 

1,250 

1,240

1,2SO 

1,250 

1,430 

1,080 

1,120

1,660 

1,220 

655 

530 

426

344 

306 

306 

313 

320

344 

530 

675 

796 

595

494 

4OO 

352 

360 

1,350 

1,620

Maximum

49 ,800 

5,940 

873

59,200

1,370 

1,340 

6,680 

2.52O 

1,660 

4, 800 

1,380 

1,170 

1,360

49 ,000

June

1,590 

1,410 

665 

1,370 

1,560

1,420 

2,010 

4,800 

1,900 

931

6O5 

900 

1,O8O 

1,050 

1,080

1,100 

645 

722 

1,030 

1,020

1,000 

605 

468 

360 

313

546 

686 

618 

1,06O 

967

Minimua

237 

451 

408

131

344 

1,160 

1,210 

1,090 

306 

313 

360 

204 

59

59

July

625 

1,030 

1,380 

1,260 

1,050

1,000 

967 

730 

53O 

360

622 

1,120 

1,100 

1,040 

615

434 

S07 

878 

8S4 

9O7

834 

566 

548 

991 

1,060

1,C90 

1,110 

1,060 

615 

741 

1,050

Aug.

1,060 

1,060 

1,060 

1,040 

566

673 

1,110 

1,160 

1,170 

1,170

1,100 

585 

744 

1,120 

1,060

1,050 

991 

566 

434 

292

224 

326 

352 

360 

352

271 

218 

2O4 

476 

468 

434

Mean

7,233 

1 ,0>9 

5U

3,170

635 

1 j2"8 

1,638 

1,501 

&58 

1,124 

873 

701 

31O

1,4-50

Sept.

476 

4OO 

299 

1,340 

1,360

907 

862 

741 

539 

328

23O 

192 

151 

125 

106

102 

125 

130 

93 

75

65 

59 

62 

106 

93

78 

75 

68 

65 

62

Runoff In 

acre- feet

446,000 

63,640 

31,400

2,295,OOO

40.87O 

7O,430 

1O3 ,80O 

89,340 

51,580 

66,870 

53,65O 

43 ,OOO 

18 ,47O

1,079,000

at. 16 (11;3O p.m.) 1S,4OO see. -ft.; Oct. 18 (9 p.m.) 54,1OO sco,-ft.; Hew. 9 

ft.; Mar. 26 (5 a.m.) 7,7OO see. -ft.; June S (4 a.m.) 6,030 see.-f:. 

aph based on once-daily gape readings furnished by U. S. Weather Bureau, 

al war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 houT.
80 BRAZOS RIVER BASIN

Brazos River near Whltney, Tex.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 31°54'10", long. 97°23'05", on bridge on S^ate Highway 

22, 1.8 miles upstream from Towasli Creek and 5 miles southwest of Whitney, Hill 

County. Datum of gage is 432.06 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Brazos 

River Conservation and Reclamation District bench mark).

Drainage area.- 26,090 square miles, of which 9,240 square miles Is probably noncontributing.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1943. .

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 49,900 second-feet Oct. 18 (gage height, 24.86 

feet); minimum observed, 43 second-feet Sept. 25.

1938-43: Kaximum discharge, 60,100 second-feet Apr. 25, 1942 (gage height, 27.9 

feet); minimum observed* 2.0 second-feet Oct. 31, Nov. 1, 1939.

Maximum stage known, 46 feet May 9, 1922, from Information by local residents.

Remarks.- Records good except those above 2,000 second-feet, which are fair. Gage read 

twice dally, more often during high water. Flow regulated by Possum Kingdom Reservoir 

(see p. 77; and several smaller reservoirs. Many small diversions above station for 

municipal and oil field uses.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942to September 1943

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.

530

508

456

437

484

398

411

404

398

374

346

326

319

314

437

2,570

19,200

40,500

45,500

37,600

87,700

12,100

- 10,500

9,000

8,500

5,120

2,770

2,130

1,300

2,020

2,080

Nor.

1,690

1,390

1,440

1,490

1,390

1,180

1,120

1,100

2,120

5,080

2,650

1,640

1,130

95S

868

834

782

718

688

658

672

718

702

688

642

628

620

598

582

582

~

Dec.

682

538

538

560

575

582

552

568

568

545

522

515

50g

502

496

470

489

508

496

508

801

1,350

1,390

1,130

976

868

757

718

696

672

628

Jan.

59S

612

612

593

5S2

568

538

522

496

476

463

466

450

430

411

392

404

398

404

368

385

590

1,070

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,390

Feb.

1,340

1,340

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,390

1,390

1,290

1,340

1,390

1,390

1,340

1,290

1,340

1,340

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,340

1,340

1,390

_

_

-

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ......................

January. ...................................

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

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

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

May

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

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

August .............. f ......................

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

Water year 1942-43 .......... ...........

Mar.

1,340

1,290

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,290

1,340

1,290

1,340

1,340

1,360

2,180

1,860

1,640

1,440

1,390

1,390

1,340

1,390

1,390

1,340

1,440

2,430

6,160

4,410

3,020

2,410

1,960

1,690

Apr.

1,590

1,640

1,540

1,490

1,440

1,340

1,100

2,500

3,340

2,770

2,650

1,910

1,660

- 2,470

1,860

1,540

1,740

1,540

1,540

1,690

1,590

1,490

1,440

1,390

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,290

-

Seoondfoot-days

235,159

35,368

20,607

1,285,537

22,593

38,570

66,670

51,350

34,552

37 ,017

27,903

21,408

12,531

593,718

May

1,290

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,190

1,840*

1,290

3,470

2,020

1,800

1,640

1,910

1,390

782

560

482

d440

d400

d330

dSBO

d400

1,360

3,240

1,340

1,020

718

568

444

430

418

1,230

MaxiBUtt

45,500

5,080

1,390

53 ,900

1,390

1 440

6,160

3,340

3,470

3,980

1,440

1,200

2,950

45,500

June

1,740

1,740

1,590

1,800

1,270

1,690

1,640 2, no

3,980

1,960

1,080

702

725

1,160

1,200

1,170

1,240

825

740

1,120

1,110

1,060

575

418

411

346

450

605

880

1,120

"-

Miniaa»

314

682

470

137

368

1,290

1,290

1,100

380

346

398

154

52

52

July

1,000

702

859

1,440

1,390

1,120

1,080

986

757

605

502

470

1,190

1,390

1,090

658

482

688

884

910

929

910

620

398

1,030

1,080

1,130

1,160

1,130

688

635

Aug.

1,020

1,070

1,040

1,070

1,070

642

582

1,120

1,190

1,190

1,200

1,110

635

515

1,120

1,060

1,080

1,030

590

386

288

202

164

877

888

304

878

177

154

288

4O4

MMB

7,586

1,179

665

3,522

729

1,378

1,828

1,712

1,115

1,234

900

691

418

1,687

Sept.

363

437

352

573

2,950

1,740

1,080T

"791 902

560

398

293

d220

d!90

162

d!40

154

d!60

d!60

dlSO

87

74

57

63

52

74

96

107

91

86

~

Runoff in

acre-feet

466,400

70,130

40,870

2,550,000

44,810

76,500

112,400

101,900

68,530

73,420

55,340

42,460

24,850

1,178,000

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on bails of weather records and rooorda for 

nearby stations.

Time 'baaiai central war time. To convert war tine to standard tine* *ubtr*.et 1 hov~.
BRAZOS RIVER BASIN 81

Brazos River at Waco, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°33'40", long. 97007'45", at Washington Avenue 

Bridge in Waco, McLennan County, 2| miles downstream from Bosque River. Datum of 

gage is 357.1 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 28,500 square miles, of which 9,240 square miles is probably noncontributing.

Records available.- September 1898 to September 1943. January 1912 to September 1914, 

ImontTtty records only) published In Water-Supply Paper 850. U. S. Weather Bureau has 

collected gage-height records in this vicinity since 1900.-

Average discharge.- 45 years, 2,746 second-feet.

Extremes.- mximum discharge during year, 67.400 second-feet Oct. 18 (gag? height, 27.68 

feet ); minimum, 73 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 26.

1098-1943: Maximum discharge, 246,000 second-feet Sept. 27, 1936 (gage height, 

40.90 feet, levee on left bank wae overtopped and broken by flood); minimum discharge 

for periods of dally record, 1898-1911, 1914-43, no flow Aug. 20, 21, 1918, and probably for several days In August 1923.

A stage of 39.7 feet was reached Dec. 3, 1913, when levee on left bank was broken 

by flood, from Information by U. S. Weather Bureau.

Remarks.- Records good, mny small diversions above station do not appreciably affect 

flow, except during low stages. Flow partly regulated by Possum Kingdom Reservoir 

on Brazos River (see p. 77 ) and Lake Waco, on Bosque River near Waco (capacity, 

39,000 acre-feet). ,

Discharge, in aeccnd-feet, water year October 194E to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

S94

S38

810

810

758

734

710

687

598

559

559

522

505

505

578

9 24

20,100

47 ,400

47,700

38,300

31,600

16,900

11,000

10,500

10,000

7,060

4,250

3,920

2,460

2,060

3,720

Nov.

2,220

2,850

1,600

2,790

2,480

2,940

1,560

2,330

1,380

4,480

3,480

2,310

1,750

2,250

1,240

1,200

1,170

1,140

1,110

1,080

1,920

1,500

1,040

1,040

1,010

982

982

1,500

982

922

-

Dec.

894

Qgg

894

894

922

922

1,450

894

894

894

865

1,580

810

784

784

784

784

784

810

1,520

2,360

1,940

1,820

2,300

1,350

1,270

2,730

1,110

952

922

922

Jan.

865

865

894

894

894

1,100

2,280

894

838

810

784

784

784

810

810

784

784

810

810

810

784

784

914

1,350

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,600

1,600

1,560

Feb.

1,560

1,600

2,250

1,490

1,490

1,450

1,490

1,450

1,450

1,380

1,310

1,380

1,420

1,380

1,380

1,350

1,380

1,420

1,420

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,360

1,350

1,310

.

_

-

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January. ...................................

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

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

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

Bay. .......................................

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

July. ............................:.........

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

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

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

1,310

1,350

1,350

1,380

1,350

1,310

1,310

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,350

1.3SO

1,86O

2,140

1,900

1,640

1,420

1,380

1,350

1,310

1,350

1,350

1,940

3,000

4,170

7,080

3,750

2,660

2,220

1,980

Apr.

1,860

1,750

1,710

1,680

1,640

1,600

1,450

2,000

8,390

3,7OO

2,740

2,480

2,090

2,220

2,380

i,eso

1,790

2,3OO

1,830

1,790

1,880

1,830

1,750

1,630

1,550

1,510

1,470

1,470

1,550

1,510

-

Secondfoot-days

267,961

53,178

36,761

1,931,833

33,136

40,700

59,990

63,450

52,690

36,194

28,631

22,233

17,990

712,894

May

1,470

1,470

1,350

1,350

1,390

1,430

2,380

3,660

5,550

3,590

2,880

1,830

1,880

1,550

1,080

874

783

650

543

493

492

2,260

4,060

2,380

2,290

1,190

902

790

713

699

706

Maximum

47 ,700

4,480

2,730

104 ,000

2,280

2,E50

7,080

8,390

5,550

3,200

1,350

1,190

3,260

47,700

June

1.36O

1,670

1,670

1,510

968

1,410

1,670

1,590

3,200

2,790

1,790

1,160

846

853

1,230

1,160

1,160

1,160

881

846

1,070

1,080

1,060

811

561

470

376

360

650

832

-

Minimum

505

922

- 784

236

784

1,310

1,310

1,450

492

360

470

186

76

76

July

1,060

1,010

776

841

1,350

1,270

1,120

1,030

952

1,05O

1,290

561

470

1,040

1,190

1,060

783

508

598

839

867

881

874

706

470

849

1,040

1,060

1,190

1,120

776

Aug.

630

998

1,050

1,050

1,060

1,050

737

5HO

1,040

1,120

1,190

1,190

1,120

762

573

1,070

1,060

1,060

1,010

720

486

376

278

217

283

324

318

308

249

208

186

Mean

f,644

1 773

l|l86

6 ,293

1,069

1,454

1,935

F,114

1,700

1,206

924

717

600

1,953

Sapt.

437

457

481

459

3,260

2,740

1,630

1,160

1,020

902

776

555

415

313

258

221

212

208

283

208

168

148

117

96

86

76

96

194

844

190

-

Runoff, in 

acre-feet

531 ,500

105,500

72,910

3,832,000

65,720

80,730

119,000

125.8O&

104 ,500

71,790

56,790

44,100

35,680

1,414,000

Peak diseharfps.- Oct. 17 (4 n.m. ) 34.1OO see. -ft. 5 net. la (P, p.m. 6V. 4.00 nan ft.. rich, as
82 BRAZOS RIVER BASIN

Brazos River near Iferlin, Tex.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 31 a17'20", long. 96 058'lOn , on bridge on State Highway 139, 1 mile upstream from Deer Creek and 4.5 miles southwest of TCarlin, Falls 

County. Datum of gage is 312.15 feet above mean sea level, datum of 192S.

Drainage area.- 29,150 square miles, of which 9,240 square miles is probably noncontributing.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 194G.

Extremes.- mximum discharge during year, 57,500 second-feet Oct. 19 (gage freight, 22.2 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 148 second-feet (regulated) 

Sept. 26.

1938-43: Jfeximum discharge, 110,000 second-feet Apr. 26, 1942 (gage freight, 31.1 

feet, fron graph based on gage readings); minimum not determined. 

tfeximum stage known, 35.8 feet Dec. 3 or 4, 1913, fron information by local residents. Flood of Sept. 23, 1936, reached a stage of 35.2 feet.

Remarks.- Records fair. Flow partly regulated by Possum Kingdom Reservoir (see p. 77) 

and Lake Waco, on the Bosque River near Waco (capacity, 39,000 acre-feet). Gage read 

twice dally, more often during high water. T6ny small diversions above station which 

do not appreciably affect flow except during low stages.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,31C

1,190

1,100

1,150

99S

' 955

906

838

S26

718

670

635

615

580

585

700

2,190

29 ,800

52,400

43,300

34,500

22 ,800

11,900

11,900

11,700

9,540

6,100

4,950

3,520

2,380

4,030

Nov.

3,630

2,910

2,280

2,020

3,920

5,120

3,170

2,330

2,510

2,530

5,300

3,600

2,580

2,510

2,100

1,520

1 ,520

1,480

1,440

1,440

1,390

1,570

1,570

1,310

1,310

1,270

1,190

1,230

1,660

1,130

-

Dec.

1,050

1,040

1,040

1,020

1,020

1,040

1,090

1,480

1,050

1,020

1,010

1,090

1,480

927

678

899

857

857

850

955

1,620

3,730

3,140

8,720

2,440

1,620

3,430

3,660

1,710

1,310

1,230

Jan.

1,150

1,100

1,090

1,090

1,100

1,130

1,990

1,950

1,100

955

927

920

692

899

885

885

871

857

857

850

857

838

820

969

1,440

1,660

1,710

1,710

1,710

1,710

1,710

Feb.

1,710

1,710

2,140

2,380

1,B10

1,760

1,760

1,710

1,760

1,710

1,660

1,570

1,570

1,620

1,620

1,570

1,570

1,620

1,660

1,710

1,760

1,760

1,710

1,710

1,660

1,620

1,520

1,520

_

_

-

Month

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

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

Decenber. ..................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January. ...................................

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

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

April. ...........'..../.....................

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

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

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

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

Septenber. ....................... .........

Water year 1942-43 ................. ....

Mar.

1,520

1,520

1,620

1,570

1,570

1,520

1,480

1,520

1,570

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,570

1,660

2,440

2,720

2,440

2,OSO

1,710

1,570

1,520

1,480

1,480

1,570

4,490

3,680

8,150

5,140

3,760

2,960

2,480

Apr.

2,190

1,930

1,840

1,700

1,640

1,580

1,460

1,940

8,460

7,5SO

3,520

3,440

2,960

2,560

2,960

2,960

2,990

2,420

2,560

2,120

2,050

'2,190

2,120

1,980

1,840

1,700

1,640

1,580

1,700

1,770

Secondfoe t-daya

264,786

67,530

47,313

36,632 

47,680

71,250

77,430 

71,689

45,667

30,314 

23,514

. 19,581

803,606

May

1,640

1,640

1,580

1,410

1,460

1,460

1,990 4,eso

6,660

4,640

5,540

4,390

2,400

2,480

1,640

990

846

760

682

670

589

832

4,330

3,460

4,440

2,770

1,460

1,070

1,310

1,920

1,980

Maximum

52,400

5,300

G,780

106 ,OOO

1 990

S^ISO

8,460 

6 ^660

4,740

1,580 

1,220

3,450

__ 52, 400

June

1,270

1,920

2,400

1,980

1,9SO

1,340

2,540

2,480

2,060

4,740

3,520

2,190

1,310

1,060

1,010

1,460

1,260

1,£60

1,220

975

880

1,110

1,120

1,100

767

632

584

432

398

689

Minimum

58C

1,130

850

266

S2C

1 5SC

1^480

1,460

39£

519

261

150

150

July

859

1,060

098

786

90S

1,220

1,360

1,150

1,060

1,000

1,270

1,540

664

637

1,080

1,220

1,040

735

534

670

819

833

S66

839

694

519

854

1,040

1,310

1,580

1,170

Aug.

839

711

1,020

1,040

1,040

1,060

1,080

754

568

998

1,040

1,220

1,170

1,100

735

594

1,040

1,040

1,010

1 ,100

839

589

428

355

288

322

355

342

332

303

" 262

Mean

8,541

1^526

5,844

1,182

1,710

2 SIX

2^313

1 1 523

978

759 6-55

2,202

Sept.

254

413

461

424

453

3,450

3,040

1,840

1,220

1,030

873

742

568

436

a355

a303

a265

a243

a243

a274

a232

212

192

176

158

150

181

220

310

863

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

&25 ,200

133,900

93 ,840

4,231,000

72,660 

94 9VO

141*300

153*600 

142,200

90,620

60,130 

46,640

3£ ,840

l,5P4,ono

a No gape-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for statio.i 

at Waco.

Time baa la Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 ho'ir.
BRAZOS RIVER BASIN 83

Brazos River near Bryan, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°37', long. 96°29', 2.4 miles downstream from 

.Little Brazos River and 9 miles southwest of Bryan, Brazos County. Datum of gage is 

192.3 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 38,430 square miles, of which 9,240 square miles is probably 

noncontributing.

Records available.- September 1925 to September 1943. February 1918 to September 1925 

at site near College Station, 74 niles downstream.

Average dis'cliarge.- 24 years (1910-25, 1926-43), 6,077 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 53,800 second-feet Oct. 20 (gage height, 26.0 

feet); minimum, 420 second-feet Sept. 3.

1925-43: Maximum gage height, 46.1 feet, present site and datum, May 20, 1930 

(discharge not determined); minimum discharge, 87 second-feet Aug. 24, 1934. 

Maximum stage known, about 54.0 feet, present datum, Dec. 5, 1913.

Remarks.- Records fair. Many small diversions above station which do not appreciably 

affect flow except during low stages.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 tc September 1943 '

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2,920

2,520

2,260

2,080

2,080

3,880

4,120

2,780

1,960

1.720

1,560

1,400

1,300

1,250

1,200

1,150

1,400

13,800

37,100

52,600

48,400

38,200

26,200

f 18, 700

f 16, 500

f!7,000

f 16, 500

14,800

11,500

7,600

6.080

NOT.

6.800

6,300

5,900

5,900

5,380

8,690

11,000

10,600

7,800

7.000

8,000

7,600

6,260

5,220

4.5SO

4,740

3,820

3,540

3,470

3,330

3,050

3,120

4,270

4,120

3,120

2,780

2,590

2,520

2,400

2,780

-

Dec.

2,520

2,260

2,200

2,140

2,OSO

2,080

2,020

2,020

2,660

2,400

2,140

2,080

2,140

2,780

2,260

1,960

1,900

1,840

1,780

1,780

1,900

2,850

6,560

6,260

5,060

5,220

13,500

13,000

9,260

6,800

5,550

Jan.

4,420

3,470

2,920

2,720

2,520

2,460

2,520

3,190

4,120

2,980

2,520

2,850

3,050

2,850

2,720

2,460

2,260

2,140

1,960

1,900

1,840

1,780

1,780

1,780

1,780

2,080

2,520

2,660

2,660

2,660

2,660

Feb.

2,660

2,660

2,660

2,720

3,680

2,980

2,780

2,720

2,660

2,660

2,590

2,520

2,400

2,330

2,400

2,400

2,330

2,330

2,330

2,400

2,400

2,400

2,590

2,520

2,400

2,330

2,260

2,200

_

-

Month

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

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January

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

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

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

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

2,140

2,140

2,080

2,020

2,080

2,080

2,020

2,020

1,960

1,960

1,960

2,020

2,020

2,020

2,080

2,400

3,120

2,980

2,850

2,400

2,200

2,140

2,020

2.020

6,520

15,000

13,600

13,700

9,040

6,620

5,380

Apr.

4,900

4,900

4,740

4,420

3,S20

3,400

3,190

3,190

3,410

20,100

11,700

7,200

6,080

5,900

5,060

4,420

4,270

4,900

4,270

4,270

3,470

3,190

3,190

3,120

2,980

-S,850

2,660

2,520

2,460

2,330

-

Secondfoe t-days

119,000

3,404,364

29,446

1,352,202

May

2,330

2,330

2,260

2,140

2,020

1,900

2,020

2,520

7,420

8,820

6,300

9,260

6,580

4,120

3,540

2,980

2,330

1,900

1,610

1,400

1,250

1,210

1,180

4,160

5,490

8,100

5,250

3,680

3,540

3,540

7,000

Maximum

13,500

102,000

3,970

52,600

June

7,140

4,270

3,330

3,260

3,190

3,190

3,050

2,720

3,540

3,190

4,270

4,420

3,120

2,330

1,900

1,560

1,780

1,960

1,780

1,720

1,560

1,300

1,350

1,450

1,400

1,350

1,150

966

902

800

-

Minimum

1,780

603

2 330

742

465

4G5

July

766

974

1,120

1,2SO

1,230

1,020

1,200

1,500

1,450

1,400

1,250

1,250

1,900

2,720

2,200

1,610

1,610

1,560

1,350

1,070

821

886

1,020

1,04O

1,070

1,030

835

742

1,190

2,000

"a2,460

Aug.

al,910

al,400

al,050

a950

al,280

al,300

al,300

al,280

al,150

al,000

a850

al,100

al,300

al,350

al,300

al,150

al.OOO

8850

al,050

al,250

al,260

al,150

a950

a 700

a600

522

475

465

485

485

480

Meai

3,839

9,327

2 588

982

3,705

Sept.

465

470

465

495

609

787

2,790

3,970

2,780

2,080

1,500

1,400

1,160

974

800

693

621

555

506

470

475

573

807

657

533

470

490

500

609

742

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

236,000

6,752,000

58,410

2,662,000

a Ho gage-heif^it record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage nnfl records for 

other stations on Brazos River.

f Computed on basis of partly estimated ga^e-helght record.

Time basis; Central war time. To convert war tlmo to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
84 BRAZOS HIVER BASIN

Brazos River near Hempstead, Tex.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 30°07'25", long. 96 011'00", on bridge on U. S. Highway 

290, 4-,500 feet upstream from Texas & New Orleans Railroad bridge, 6.5 miles northwest 

of Hempstead, Waller County, and 8 miles upstream from Caney Creek. Datum of gage Is 

118.07 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 42,670 square miles, of which 9,240 square miles Is probably 

noncontributlng.

Records available.- October 1958 to September 1943. U. S. Weather Bureau ha<; collected 

gage-height records In this vicinity at Intermittent periods since 1903.

Extremes.- mxlmum discharge during year, 47,100 second-feet Oct. 21 (gage height, 27.40 

feet, from floodmark); minimum observed, 750 second-feet Sept. 23.

1938-43: Maximum discharge, 116,000 second-feet Nov. 30, 1940 (gage height, 44.04 - 

feet); minimum, 254 second-feet Nov. 8, 1939.

Ifeximum stage known, 56.1 feet Dec. 8, 1913, from data furnished by engineers of 

Texas & New Orleans Railroad, obtained at bridge 4,500 feet downstream.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice dally, more often during high water, tlany small 

diversions above station which do not appreciably affect flow except during low stages.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1945

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

??

23

24

25

?6

77

28

P*

30

31

Oct.

4,200

3,570

3,150

2,840

2,700

2,570

3,180

4,720

3,930

2,840

a2,440

2,330

2,200

2,080

2,020

1,960

1,960

1,960

16,900

37,700

46,100

43.700

34,800

24,700

20,600

18,900

18,500

17,400

15,600

12,800

9,420

Nov.

8,060

S.060

8,700

8,060

8,060

7,740

11,000

14,400

12,600

10,200

8,060

7,100

8,380

7,740

6,620

5,740

5,880

5,200

4,600

4,300

3,930

3,840

3,840

3,930

4,400

4,020

3,570

3,310

3,230

3,070

-

Dec.

3,150

3,150

2,S40

2,700

2,640

2,570

2,570

2,500

2,500

2,500

2,700

2,570

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,570

2,440

2,260

a2,230

2,200

2,260

2.500

2,640

4,930

6,160

5,460

6,560

14,300

14,400

10,800

8,380

Jan.

6,780

5,880

5,080

4,500

4,200

4,200

5,080

5,880

6,460

7,100

6,500

6,620

9,240

8,380

7,420

6,940

5,740

5,200

4,500

3,930

3.390

3,150

2.840

2,700

2,700

2,640

2,640

2,840

3,070

3,150

3,150

Feb.

3,150

3,150

3,150

3,150

3,150

3,310

3,390

3,150

3,070

2,910

2,910

2,S40

2,S40

2,770

2,700

2,640

2,700

2,700

2,700

2,640

2.700

2,700

2,700

2,770

2,840

2,770

2,700

2,640

_

-

-

Month

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

Calendar year 1948 ......................

January

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

Juno

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

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

Water year 1942-43 ......."...............

Mar.

2,570

2,500

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,380

2,380

2,380

2,380

2,360

2,380

2,380

2,380

2,380

2,440

2,640

2,990

2,910

2,700

2,440

2,320

2,260

3,370

6,770

13,300

13,800

12,300

9,240

7,260

Apr.

5,880

5,320

5,200

5,080

4,960

4,500

3,840

3,480

3,310

8,310

16,400

10,700

7,260

6,020

6,020

5,600

5,080

5,030

5,200

5,080

4,600

4,110

3,660

3,430

3,390

3,230

3,150

2,990

2,840

2,770

-

Secondfoot-days

129,800

4,025,925

58,920

37,185

1,591,985

May

2,700

2,640

2,570

2,570

2,500

2,500

2,570

3,070

3,310

5,350

7,900

7,100

7,900

6,620

4,500

3,750

3,480

3,070

2,700

2,440

2,260

a2,230

2,200

2,030

3,600

6,160

7,740

6,460

5,080

7,100

7,740

Maximum

14,400

89,100

3,390'

10,600

3,070

3,230

46,100

June

10,600

10,400

7,580

6,300

6,020

5,460

4,840

4,300

2,930

4,020

3,840

3,570

3,930

3,480

3,070

2,640

2,380

2,200

2,140

2,020

1,900

1,840

1,730

1,780

1,840

1,720

1,600

1,510

1,340

1,230

~

Minimum

3,070

2,200

830

2,640

1,230

' 1,000

790

750

750

July

i.ieo

1,050

1,000

1,180

1,230

1,360

1,310

1,200

1,260

1,390

1,600

1,510

1,600

1,840

2,140

2,380

2,140

al ,900

1,720

1,600

1,420

1,230

1,020

1,080

1,150

1,200

1,150

1,180

5,770

9,280

3,780

Aug.

3,070

2,990

2,380

1,S40

1,480

1,420

1,480

1,480

1,450

1,390

1,340

1,200

1,150

1,360

1,450

1,540

1,480

1,310

1,130

1,150

1,360

1,420

1,420

1,310

1,120

1,000

930

870

810

790

790

Mean

6,588

4,187

11,030

4,894

2,887

4,078

- 3,642

1,901

1,413

1,240

4,362

Sept.

790

790

350

790-

770

790

1,100

1,280

2,940

3,230

2,640

2,140

1,900

1,660

1^480

al,330 i.lso

1,000

910

650

810

75J3

750

830

1,000

950

870

975

1,000

830

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

729,600

sszvooo

257,560

7,985,000

300,900

160,300

250,300

261,600

216,700

116,900

87,190

73,760

3,158,000

a No gage-height record; discharge computed from estimated gage-height graph.

Time baala: Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
BRAZOS RIVER BASIN 85

Brazos River near San Fellpe, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 29°46'20", long. 96°02'10", at bridge on State High- 

 way 73, 200 feet downstream from Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad bridge, 1.3 miles downstream from Irons Creek, and 5.0 miles southeast of San Fellpe post office, Austin 

County. Datum of gage is 79.32 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 43,690 square miles, of which 9,240 square miles Is probably 

noncontributlng.

Records available.- December 1938 to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 46,900 second-feet Oct. 22 (gage height, 24.70 

feet); minimum, 760 second-feet Sept. 24. 1938-43: Maximum discharge, 152,000 second-feet Nov. 25, 1940 (gage height, 41.10 

feet); minimum. 278 second-feet Oct. 9, 13, 1939. Maximum stage known, 49.0 feet Dec. 9, 1913, from Information by local resident.

Remarks.- Records fair. Many small diversions above station which do not appreciably 

affect flow except during low stages.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

4,420

3,860

3,450

3,190

3,060

2,930

2,680

3,190

4,140

3,720

2,860

2,440

2,320

2,200

2,080

1,970

1,860

1,810

3,570

28,200

43,200

46,100

40,400

30,500

22,600

20,400

19,100

18,200

17,000

14, TOO

11,500

Nov.

8,720

7,670

8,940

12,000

9,850

8,940

8,720

11,800

13.000

10,300

8,290

7,270

7,070

7,870

6,880

6,140

5,600

5,600

5,060

4,550

4,220

4,280

4,220

4,060

4,220

4,380

4,060

3,560

3,420

3,340

-

Deo.

3,200

3,200

3.270

2,980

2,a40

2,770

2,770

2,700

2,640

2,640

2,700

2,910

2,770

2,640

2,570

2,640

2,840

2,570

2,440

2,380

2,380

3,820

3,660

3,270

5,600

6,500

6,500

10,600

14,100

11,800

8,720

Jan.

7,270

6,500

5,780

5,060

4,720

4,550

5,780

6,880

6,690

6,690

6,880

6,690

10,600

11,800

8,500

7,270

6,690

5,780

5,060

4,380

3,900

3,580

3,270

3,050

2,910

2,840

2,700

2,700

2,910

3,200

3,270

Feb.

3,270

3,200

3,200

3,200

3,200

3,200

3,420

3,420

3,200

3,120

2,980

2,980

2,910

2,840

2,840

2,770

2,700

2.7OO

2,770

2,770

2,770

2,910

2,840

2,770

2,840

 2,840

2,770

2,700

_

-

Month

October

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

Calendar year 1942 ......................

July

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

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

2,640.

2,640

2,500

2,500

2,500

2,500

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,500

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,770

3,050

2,980

2,770

2,500

2,440

4,220

7,870

11,800

14,100

13,000

10,600

7,870

Apr.

6,500

5,760

5,240

5,060

5,060

4,720

4,380

3,980

3,580

3,660

12,400

13,400

8,420

6,320

5,600

5,420

5,240

4,890

4,720

4,890

4,720

6,320

5,780

3,740

3,580

3,500

3,340

3,200

3,050

2,910

Seoondfoot-days

132,420

4,076,594

38.965

1,668,524

May

2,770

2,700

2,640

2,570

2,570

2,440

2,500

2,700

3,340

3,580

5,960

7,470

7,070

7,670

6,140

4,550

3,320

3,500

3,120

2,700

2,570

2,440

2,320

2,210

2,210

3,620

5,600

6,880

5,780

5,240

7,470

Maximum

14,100

78,200

11,300

4,890

3,200

46,100

June

8,500

11,300

9,390

7,470

6,500

6,320

5,600

5,060

4,720

4,220

4,220

4,060

3,980

4,220

3,740

3,120

2,770

2,500

2,320

2,260

2,160

1,940

1,890

1,790

1,840

1,990

1,790

1,690

1,600

1,420

-

Minimum

3 -i in

2,380

932

2,700

2,910

2,210

1,420

891

772

772

July

1,330

l',290

1,160

1,080

1,160

1,290

1,370

1,370

1,290

1,370

1,740

1,890

1,740

2,320

2,440

2,210

2,570

2,260

1,890

1,790

1,690

1,550

1,330

1,160

1,120

1,240

1,240

1,900

10,100

18,500

10,500

Aug.

4,390

3,580

3,270

2,700

2,160

1,840

1,690

1,690

1,690

1,640

1,640

1,550

1,420

1,330

1,460

1,600

1,640

1,600

1,550

1,420

1.290

1,460

1,500

1,550

1,460

1,330

1,160

1,080

996

982

891

Mean

4.2V2

11,1VO

5,416

2,969

4,213

4,069

4,013

2,7T«

1,744

1,2TO

4,571

Sept.

877

905

912

933

905

864

864

1,120

1,410

2,910

3,200

2,700

2,210

1,940

1,740

1,550

1,370

1,200

1,080

996

933

677

818

.772

798

961

1,050

9S2

968

1,120

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

262,700

8,085,000

333,000

164,900

259,000

316,200

250,200

238,800

107,200

77,290

3,309,000

Hote.- Discharge for Oct. 1 to NOT. 29 computed from graph based on gage readings; w?re*weight gage 

read twice dally, nore often during high water.

Tine basis; Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
86 BRAZOS RIVER BASIN

Brazos River at Richmond, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage, lat. 29°35', long 95°45', at bridge 

on U. S. Highway 90 in Richmond, Port Bend County, 1,500 feet downstream from bridge 

of Texas & New Orleans Railroad (formerly Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway). 

Datum of gage is 40.8 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 44,050 square miles, of which 9,240 square niles is probably 

noncontrlbuting.

Records available.- January 1903 to June 1906, June 1931 to September 1943. October 1922 

to September 1931, at site at Rosenberg, 7.6 miles upstream; records equivalent except 

for diversion by Richmond Irrigation Co.'s canal. U. S. Weather Bureau Iras collected 

gage-height records in this vicinity since 1914.

Average discharge.- 23 years (1903-5, 1922-43), 7,942 second-feet.

Extremes.- mximum discharge during year, 45,500 second-feet Oct. 22 (gage l eight, 22.17 

feet;; minimum observed, 500 second-feet Sept. 8.

1903-6, 1931-43: Ifexiimjm discharge, 117,000 second-feet Nov. 28, 1940 (gage height, 

38.40 feet); minimum, 33 second-feet Aug. 23, 24, 1934.

Flood of June 6, 1929, reached a stage of 40.6 feet, present datum, from floodmarks, 

(discharge, 120,000 second-feet). Flood of Dec. 10, 1913, reached a stafe of 45.4 

feet, present datum, from floodmarks.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge below about 12,000 second-feet computed from graph based 

on once-daily wire-weight gage readings furnished by U. S. Weather Burear. Considerable 

water diverted above station for Irrigation and municipal supply. See records of Brazos 

Valley Irrigation Co.'s canal near Fulshear and Richmond Irrigation Co.'s canal near 

Richmond.

Discharge, in second-fsst, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Das

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

5,180

" 4,420

3,980

3,560

3,360

3,160

2,960

2,760

3,360

4,200

3,660

2,660

2,490

2,310

2,180

2,040

1,920

1,840

1,840

15,600

38,200

44,900

42,700

35,000

25,400

21,300

19,200

18,700

17,700

15,900

13,500

Nor.

10,500

8,4OO

8,200

10,700

11,600

9,420

7,660

10,100

13,200

12,300

9,420

7,660

6,940

7,120

6,760

6,240

5,600

5,320

5,160

4,660

4,420

4,200

4,090

4,090

3,980

4,200

4,200

3,760

3,560

3,360

-

Dec.

3,160

3,060

3,160

3,060

2,860

2,760

2,670

2,580

2,580

2,490

2,490

2,490

2,580

2,490

2,400

2,490

2,400

2,580

2,490

2,400

2,260

2,260

3,560

3,260

3,160

5,460

6,240

7,480

13,200

13,500

10,700

Jan.

8,400

6,940

6,080

5,460

4,900

4,540

4.780

6,240

6,940

6,760

6.940

6,760

8.400

12,300

11,200

8,200

7,480

6,760

5,920.

5,040

4,420

4,090

3,660

3,460

3,260

3,160

2,960

2,860

2,860

3,060

3,260

Feb.

3,360

3,360

3,360

3,360

3,360

3,360

3,260

3,160

3,360

3,260

3,160

2,960

3,060

2,960

2,960

2,860

2,760

a2,760

2,760

2,760

2,760

2,760

2,760

2,860

2,760

2,860

2,860

2,760

-

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January .

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

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

April. . ^. ..................................

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

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

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

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

September .............................. .~. ..

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

2,760

2,860

2,860

2,760

2,580

2,490

2,490

2,490

2,400

2,400

2,490

2,400

2,400

2,490

2,490

2,490

2,400

2,400

2,400

2,760

2,960

2,960

2,670

2,490

2,960

5,260

10,300

14,400

14,900

13,700

10,700

Apr.

8,020

6,760

6,060

5,600

5,320

5,180

4,900

4,540

4,090

3,760

5,590

15,400

11,300

7,300

5,760

5,460

5,460

5,040

4,540

4,420

4,540

4,420

4,090

3,760

3,460

3,260

3,160

3,060

2,960

2,760

Seoondf cot-days

366,180

206,840

124,270

4,183,410

- 177,090

84^580

134,200

159,990

112,410

114,040

76,604

53,947

31,011

1,641,162

May

2,670

2,490

2,260

2,220

2,180

2,080

2,040

2,080

2,400

2,760

3,360

6,080

7,300

6,940

7,120

5,180

3,760

3,160

2,860

2,490

2,080

2,400

2,260

2,040

2,080

2,080

2,960

5,320

6,760

6,240

6,760

Maxinum

44,900

13,200

13,500

79,100

12,300

3,360

14,900

15,400

7,300

10,500

17,500

8,240

2,860

44,900

June

7,480

8,800

10,500

8,200

6,760

6,080

5,760

5,040

4,420

3,980

3,660

3,660

3,460

3,560

3,660

3,160

2,760

2,400

2,220

2,040

2,000

1,920

1,760

1,540

1,560

1,560

1,640

1,560

1,440

1,360

-

Minimum

1,840

3,360

2,260

910

2,860

2,760

2,400

2,760

2,040

1,360

814

635

505

505

July

1,160

1,030

940

880

614

880

970

1,090

1,090

1,030

1,090

1,360

1,640

1,560

1,840

2,180

1,960

2,180

2,040

1,680

1,520

1,360

1,260

1,O60

880

850

940

1,640

6,280

17,500

15,900

Aug.

8,240

4,660

3,760

3,260

2,670

2,130

1,720

1,520

1,440

1,440

1,400

1,400

1,260

1,190

1,090

1,160

1,260

1,330

1,330

1,220

1,090

1,000

1,060

1,120

1,160

1,090

970

880

772

690

635

Hear 

11,610

6,895

4,009

11,460

5,713

3,021

4,329

5,333

3,686

3,801

2,471

1,740

1,034

4,496

Sept.

580

550

530

525

535

525

555

505

675

1,120

2,360

2,660

2,490

2,080

1,760

1,520

1,440

1,480

1,330

910

814

742

. 655

600

545

530

590

685

784

736

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

726,300

410,300

246,500

8,297,000

351,300

167,800

 266,200

317,300

223,000

226,200

151 ,900

107,000

61,510

3,255,000

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.

Time baaIs i Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
BRAZOS RIVER BASIN 87

Brazos River at East Columbia, Tex.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 29°09', long. 95°37', at bridge, on State Highway 35 

at fiast Columbia, Brazoria County, 1 mile downstream from Yarners Creek. Datum 

of gage is 2.7 feet (revised) below mean sea level ( unadjusted ).-

Drainage area.- 44,540 square miles (9,240 square miles is probably noncontributing;.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1939 (gage heights only), October 1939 to 

 September 194O and February 1942 to September 1943 (gage heights, discharge measurements, and daily discharge above 8,000 second-feet), October 1940 to September 1941 

(discharge measurements only).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 42,000 second-feet Oct. 23 (gage height, 23.9 

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum not determined (affected by tides).

1938-43: Maximum gage height observed, 34.12 feet, Dec. 5, 1940 (disc'iarge not 

determined); minimum gage height, 1.54 feet Aug. 22, 1939 (affected by tides).

Maximum stage known, 35.3 feet Dec. 11 or 12, 1913. Flood of 1899 reached a stage 

of 35.0 feet. Stages from information by local residents.

Remarks.- Gage-height records fair; discharge records poor. Discharge for periods below 

8,000 second-feet not published owing to effect from tides. Gage read twice daily, 

more often during high water. Considerable water diverted above station for irrigation and municipal supply.

Gage-height, In feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

6.32

6.19

5.91

5.35

5.07

5.15

5.19

5.27

5.08

4.44

5.27

4.91

4.35

4.02

3.55

3.96

4.04

3.88

4.2S

4.45

12.54

22 .SO

23.72

22.32

19.20

16.20

14.74

14.15

13.75

13.18

11.85

Nov.

10.23

8.80

7.70

7.85

9.25

9.25

8.75

S.32

9.30

10.32

9.80

8.45

7.60

6.85

7.35

7.62

6.90

6.40

6.48

6.30

, 5.92

4.80

4.70

4.77

4.95

4.57

4.96

4.96

5.22

4.78

-

Dec.

4.32

 4.58

4.68

4.55

4.88

4.72

4.11

3.69

3.82

3.94

3.9O

3.66

3.70

3.95

3.85

3.36

3.86

3.86

4.17

3.92

4.55

4.23

4.05

4.55

4.58

4.94

5.82

6.6O

8.40

11.30

10.85

Jan.

9.30

7.S5

7.05

6.45

6.28

6.29

5.87

5.39

6.68

6.92

6.75

7.58

S.OO

9.50

'10.75

9.73

S.70

7.45

6.26

6.07

5.61

5.08

4.80

4.56

4.56

4.29

4.19

4.26

4.71

4.64

4.85

Feb.

4.40

4.62

4.34

4.35

4.69

4.18

4.28

4.42

4.41

4.3S

3.56

4.45

3.65

3.41

4.16

4.04

4.40

4.2S

4.48

4.15

4.34

4.92

4.64

4.54

4.28

3.78

3.86

4.40

_

_

" -

Mar.

4.46

4.24

3.72

4.68

4.81

4.74

3. S3

4.30

4.S2

4.22

4.22

4.4S

4.04

4.10

4.46

4.10

4.52

4.29

4.52

4.41

4.76

4.71

5.26

5.44

5.48

5.60

7.10

9.68

11.38

11.32

10.42

Apr.

S.6O

7.2O

6.62

6.27

5.88

5.85

5.9S

6.02

5.52

5.26

5.38

7.97

10.63

S.81

7.12

6.48

6.47

6.76

6.58

5.83

5.92

6.08

5.37

* 5.06

4.90

4.63

4.36

4.61

4.16

4.58

-

Hay

3.82

3.92

4.14

4.08

4.32

4.36

4.87

4.94

4 .32

5.26

4.13

4.27

5.72

6.16

6.56

6.38

5.73

5.12

5.25

4.9S

4.93

4.83

4.63

3.85

3.70

3.98

4.35

4.56

5.69

6.35

6.53

June

6.37

7.02

8.10

8.24

7.34

6.21

5.66

5.26

4.SS

4.70

4.63

4.56

5.O3

5.10

4.84

5.02

4.9S

4.68

4. S3

4.75

4.25

3.68

3.40

3.32

3.33

3.85

3.58

3.37

3.76

3. 8O

-

July

4.32

3.56

3.62

3.41

3.24

3.20

2.88

2.75

2.55

2.85

3.55

4.14

4.08

3.96

3.80

4.24

4.58

4.38

3.56

3.50

3.00

2.88

2.49

2.64

3.32

3.98

3.58

4.31

5.82

11.02

15.50

Aug.

13.15

10.35

7.35

6.18

5.28

4.41

3.99

3.74

3.47

3.42

3.48

3.70

3.89

4.17

3.85

4.00

4.21

4.46

4.01

3.94

3.58

3.68

3.44

3.97

3. SO

4.16

4.23

4.40

4.21

4.56

4.18

Sept.

4.16

3.38

4.38

3.48

3.32

3.68

3.35

2.S6

3.74

3.78

4.25

4.71

4.90

5.57

5. IS

5.50

5.40

5.12

4.34

4.33

4.16

4.33

4.37

4.54

5.04

5.24

5.29

5.26

5.66

5.74

-

Discharge measurements, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Date Width 

(feet)

Area 

(square feet)

Mean velocity 

(feet per second)

Gage height 

(feet)

Discharge 

(second-feet)

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Date

Oct. 22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Nov. 1

2

3-

Dl scharge

39,200

41,500

37,8OO

30,600

24,4OO

 21,400

20,500

19,600

18,500

15,900

13,000

10,300

6,600

Date

Nov. *

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

15

16

Dec. 29

Discharge

8,880

11,300

11.3OO

1O.3OO

9,580

11,300

13,100

12,100

9.72O

8,470

8,080

8,470

9,720

Date

Dec. 30

31

Jan. 1

2

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

Mar. 28

29

Discharge

14.9OO

14,000

11,300

8,880

8,470

9.O2O

11,600

14,000

. 11.9OO

10,200

8,340

11,900

15,100

Date

Mar. 3O

31

Apr. 1

12

13

14

June 3

4

July 3O

31

Aug. 1

2

3

Discharge

14,900

13,300

10,006

9,OPO

13,700

10,400

9,300

9,440

14,400

23,000

18,500

13,200

9,OfO

Time basis: Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract
88 BRAZOS RIVER BASIN

Salt Fork Brazos River near Aspermont, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°20', long. 100°14', .at bridge, on U. S. Highway 

as, &t miles downstream from Dove Creek and 13.2 miles northwest of Aspermont, 

Stonewall County. Datum of gage Is 1,588.7 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 4,834 square miles, of which 2,770 square miles Is probably noncontrlbuting.

Records available.- December 1923 to August 1925, June 1939 to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,800 second-feet Oct. 17 (gage height, 7.00 

reetj; no flow at times.

1923-25j 1939-43: Maximum discharge, 26,600 second-feet Aug. 16, 1940 (gage height, 

11.05 feet), from rating curve extended above 20,000 second-feet; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 14.4 feet In December^1913. Flood of November 1934 reached a 

stage of 13.7 feet. Stages from Information by local residents.

Remarks.- Records poor. Dally discharge published only to show distribution of runoff. 

NO large diversion above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 Zf\ ou

31

Oct.

32

26

24

20

16

12

11

10

9.5

8.5

7.0

6.6

6.2

15

197

711

5,660

2,130

8374

a!52

a!36

a!20

alll

al02

a96

ase

a62

a75

a70

a63

a5S

Nov.

a54

a51

a46

a41

aS8

72

58

49

38

28

24

19

18

17

14

14

12

11

10

10

10

10

10

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.0

8.5

S.5

S.5

Dec.

8.0

8.5

S.5

8.0

e.o

9.0

IS

41

46

35

27

41

44

42

41

35

30

24

21

22

110

14S

159

155

105

105

58

52

49

46

40

Jan.

36

32

31

28

26

26

26

26

22

21

21

20

19ie

17

14

12

11

9.0

10

S.5

10

9.5

7.5

5.S

5.8

5.S

5.8

5.8

5.S

5.4

Feb.

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.5

4.2

3.8

3.6

3.4

2.8

2.S

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

_

_

~

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January. ...................................

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

March........... .................... ......:

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

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

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

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

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

September. .. i ..............................

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

g Q

z'.o g Q

l.S

l.S

2.6

2.S

3.0

2.4

l.S

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.2

1.0

1.0

IS

75

%4

31

18

12

7.5

5.4

Apr.

3.8

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.2

1.8

2.4

5.S

31

f93

74

24

10

6.6

4.6

2.6

1.6

1.2

.8

.6

.6

i .5

.4

.4

.2

0

0

0

0

~

Seoondfoot-days

10,428.8

717.0

1,518.0

34* 16 8* 1

500.7

W A 4

see. 5

oyo «

962.5

11,587.3

3,395.4

5.7

5.5

29,754.1

May '

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

71

22

219

117

58

38

2Sie

12

20

83

SB

54

36

24

15

11

S.O

5.4

7.0

13

15

Maximum

5,660

72

159

5,650

36

5.0

75

AVV5

219

3,480

OCKf WK

.6

.3

5,660

June

5.8

3.8

2.S

1.6

1,430

2,670

3,310

9,480

705

312

200

117

6S

41

26

17

51

23

11

7.0

6.0

3.0

2.2

1.4

.9

1.2

.9

.7

27

63

Minioun

6.S

8*5

8.0

.1

5.4

2.6

l.C

O

0

.7

.4

0

0

0

July

21

58

10

4*5

992

444

210

105

54

35

SO

105

75

49

28

20

522

90

61

IS

8.5

4.6

2.4

1.4

.8

l.S

2.0

.6

.5

.4

.4

Aug.

0.3

.2

.2

.2

.S

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

.2

.S

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

He 

&?G

123.9

49.0

95*6

16 *S

3.12

8.60

8

*1 OX

31.0

I W' Vj-UI 

110

 Tft AO

1ft 

 J.O

81.6

Sept.

0.1

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

0

0

.1

.1

.1

Runoff IB 

acre-feet

20,690

1,420

3,010

ftrr Off* *7*7f) f \J

993

ITS

529

554

1,910

no Qftft iSAf VOU

6,730

11

11

59,010

Peak disehar«e.- Oct. 17 (3 a.m.) 11.800 see. -ft.: June S (8!3O n.».) 9 r 880 seo ^t.j June 7

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and engineer's notes.

t Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.

Time basis! Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
BRAZOS RIVER BASIN 

White River at Plainview, Tex.

89

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°11', long. 101°41', at bridge, on Broadway 

street in Plainview, Hale County, 0.7 mile upstream from Atchison, Topeka * Santa Fe 

Railway bridge. Datum of gage is 3,341.1 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Records available.- June 1939 to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 40 second-feet Oct. 19 (gage height, 2.65 feet); 

no now at times.

1939-43: Maximum discharge, 12,000 second-feet June 6, 1941 (gage helgtt, 8.75 

feet), by slope-area method; no flow at times-.

Maximum stage known prior to 1941, about 6.50 feet in May 1927 (discharge, about 

1,100 second-feet), from information by local resident. Flood of May 24, 1937, 

reached about the same stage as that of May 1927.

Remarks.- Records poor. No diversion above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

19

20

21

23

25

31

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.2

.9

4.9

6.6

32

26

3.7

.1

0

0

0

0

Nov. Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.5

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.1

Jan. Feb.

Month

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

Calendar year 1942 ......................

 arch...................... ................

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

Ha?

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

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

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar. Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

""

Secondfoot-days

2.9

262.9

0

0

.1

1.6

0

22.3

0

.2

108.2

Hay

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Maximum

2.5

62

0

0

0

.1

1.3

0

ie

0

.1

32

June

Minimum

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

July

0

.2

2.6

0

0

0

0

.6

18

.8

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

Mean

.O'l

.72

0

0

.05

0

.72

0

.007

.30

Sept.

0.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

~

Runoff in 

acre-feet

5.8

522

0

3.2

0

44

0

.4

215

Time basis; Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour*.
90 BRAZOS RIVER BASIN

Clear Fork Brazos River at Nugent, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°41', long. 99°40', at county highway bridge in 

migent, Jones County, 4 miles upstream from Deadman Creek..

Drainage area.- 2,220 square miles.

Records available.- February 1924 to September 1943.

Average discharge.- 19 years, 170 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,350 second-feet Oct. 18 (gage hsight, 12.05 

feet); minimum, 0.4 second-foot Sept. 1-3.

1924-43: Maximum discharge observed, 47,000 second-feet Sept. 8, 1932 (gae,e height, 

27.05 feet, site then In use), from rating curve extended above 25,000 sscond-feet; 

no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, about 30.0 feet In 1876, from Informatlon-by local residents.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated by reservoirs In Elm Creek Basin (sse p. 93) and 

Laices Sweetwater and Trammel In Sweetwater Creek Basin, which have a combined capacity 

of about 106,000 acre-feet. Small diversions above station for municipal supply and 

mining.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

IB

19

20

21

??

?,3

?A

25

?7

2R

31

Oct.

13

14

13

13

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

291

2,140

5,000

3,000

1,400

690

356

51

42

36

33

31

29

72

206

Nov.

101

92

44

33

29

32

32

28

27

25

23

23

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

18

~

Dec.

ie

18

18

18

18

19

22

21

25

23

21

20

20

20

19

19

19

19

20

21

61

259

188

55

38

34

28

26

26

26

25

Jan.

25

25

25

23

23

23

23

23

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

22

21

21

20

20

21

22

22

22

22

2?

22

22

22

23

Feb.

23

23

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

23

23

23

25

26

26

26

25

23

23

23

22

22

22

-

Month

Deoenber ...................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

llaroh. .....................................

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

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

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

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

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

22

22

21

21

21

21

33

166

166

231

223

65

63

62

16

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

96

116

137

48

29

26

19

16

Apr.

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

42

ISO

60

48

84

33

23

20

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

13

11

11

11

11

11

Seoondfcot-daye

1,164

38,733.5

642

808

366.4

118.0

29,349.0

May

11

SO

610

610

360

9.4

8.8

8.S

8.S

11

11

22

17

13

207

488

45

20

14

13

42

483

1,030

279

76

55

26

IS

16

70

40

MaxinuiD

259

5,000

273

54

5,000

June

34

32

19

14

16

11

294

1,360

46S

309

111

33

192

74

23

16

12

269

567

60

26

16

13

11

9.4

7.5

6.9

6.9

7.5

7.5

Minimum

18

1.8

.6

.4

.4

July

63

36

50

62

56

19

12

S.S

6.9

6.2

7.5

6.2

4.5

5.5

6.9

1S4

41

16

S.S

6*2

4.S

4.1

3.3

16

2.9

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.8

l.S

Aug.

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

.8

.8

1.2

1.2

1.1

.8

.7

.6

a. 6

a. 6

a. 6

a. 6

a. 6

a. 6

.6

.6

273 

64

1.1

.6

Hern

37.5

10f>

gO O

a*. 9

20.9

rt.s

3.93

SO. 4

Sept.

0.4

.4

.S

3.7

54

17

6.2

4.1

2.9

2.2

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

.8

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.6

1.8

2.2

2.2

Runoff in 

acre-feet

2,310

76,830

1,600

1,290

727

234

58,210

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage and weather records. 

Time basis! Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 b/n»r.
BRAZOS RIVER BASIN 91

Clear Fork Brazos River at Fort Griffin, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°56', long. 99°13', at bridge on Fort GrlffinTnrocKmorton highway, half a mile east of Fort Griffin, Shackelford County, and 1.3 

miles upstream from Mill Creek. Datum of gage Is 1,174.53 feet above asear sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 3,974 square miles.

Records available.- December 1923 to September 1943.

Average discharge.- 19 years (1924-43), 310 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,410 second-feet Oct. 20 (gage height, 17.11 

feet y, no flow Aug. 6 to Sept. 30.

1923-43: Maximum discharge, 33,600 second-feet Sept. 10, 1932 (gage height, 35.09 

feet); no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, about 38.0 feet In 1900, from Information by local residents.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated by reservoirs In Elm Creek Basin (see p. 93) and 

Lakes Sweetwater and Trammel In Sweetwater Creek Basin, which hare a combined capacity 

of about 106,000 acre-feet. Small diversions above station for irrlgatlor. oil field 

usBs, and municipal supply materially affect low flow.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Das

1

2

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

1J

12

13

14

15

1R

17

IB

19

20

21

22

25

9A

oo

29

Vn

31

Oct.

7.1

5.9

5.9

5.5

5.2

4.5

4.3

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.4

3.6

17

37

1,070

5,080

5,960

4,940

1,810

760

530

184

68

58

49

46

51

317

Nov.

222

212

127

119

94

66

74

75

66

55

41

34

29

2S

27

26

24

23

25

23

20

18

18

ai8

a!8

a!8

a!8

a!8

a!8

a!8

~

Dec.

alS

a!7

a!7

a!7

a!7

a!7

a22

a20

a23

a2S

32

35

38

35

29

28

28

28

28

39

39

51

183

346

187

119

96

74

61

51

46

Jan.

41

38

37

35

33

33

31

30

31

31

30

30

33

29

29

29

28

28

27

26

24

24

24

27

27

26

26

25

25

22

24

Feb.

25

26

27

28

28

28

31

31

31

33

28

26

28

31

30

27

26

27

29

34

38

41

43

44

43

41

39

39

_

_

-

Month

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

Calendar year 1942 ......................

February

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

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

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

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar:

38

35

31

31

34

34

33

31

31

54

184

273

182

79

54

48

46

40

30

22

16

12

9.2

28

66

165

261

208

131

87

65

Apr.

54

*47

40

34

30

27

26

25

25

24

514

223

116

93

75

76

69

86

56

39

30

2S

25

23

20

20

18

15

14

13

Seocndfoot-days

1,759

65,797.3

903

904

2,358.2

1,885

4,916.8

9,913

367.8

1.7

0

45,714.0

May

10

7.6

6.6

60

520

494

133

69

38

30

21

16

11

8.7

7.1

5.8

252

232

88

52

37

29

22

910

503

155

82

76

351

175

465

Maximum

222

346

5,960

44

273

514

910

3,510

46

.6

0

5,960

June

soo

217

96

65

50

37

34

798

3,510

1,400

430

315

177

120

ISO

122

69

48

309

537

267

116

68

54

38

27

21

16

12

10

Minima

. 17

.4

22

25

9 2

 13

5.8

10

.8

0

0

0

July

8.7

6.6

5.4

4.0

3.1

18

46

40

30

20

16

9.8

6.6

4.6

3.4

2.4

1.7

1.3

24

-43

25

16

10

6.6

4.6

3.4

2-. 7

1.7

1.3

1.1

.8

Aug.

aO.6

a. 5

a.3

a.2

a.l

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Mean

56.7

180

29.1

32.3

76.1

62.9

159

330

11.9

.05

0

125

Sept.

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

3,490

130,500

1,790

1,790

4,680

3,740

9,750

19,660

730

3.4

0

90,670

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage and weather 

records.

Time basis; Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 ho-ir.

617457 O - 44 - 7
92 BRAZOS RIVER BASIN

Clear Fork Brazos River near Crystal Falls, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder above spillway of concrete dam, lat. 32°54', long. 98°50' 

at Texas Co.'s pumping plant 2s miles downstream from Hubbard Creek and 3i miles 

northeast- of Crystal Falls, Stephens County. Datum of gage Is 1,055.25 feet above 

mean sea Isvel, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 5,658 squaresmlles.

Records available.- July 1928 to September 1943.

Average discharge.- 15 years, 542 second-feet.

Extremee.- Maximum dlscnarge during year, 22,200 second-feet Oct. 18 (gage height, 27.75 

 feet); no flow.Aug. 1 to Sept. 5, Sept. 12-30.

1928-43: Maximum discharge, 35,800 second-feet June 11, 1941 (gage height, 33.45 

feet), from rating curve extended above 23,000 second-feet; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, about 34.0 feet, present datum, in 1900 from information by 

local residents.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Plow regulated by reservoirs In Elm Creek Basin (see. p. 93) and Lakes Swoetwater and 

Trammel in Sweetwater Creek Basin, which have a combined capacity of about 106,009 

acre-feet. A large part of low flow diverted above station for oil field uses and 

municipal supply.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

9

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

20

23

25

26

29

 tn

31

Oct.

33

31

36

270

165

72

44

31

26

22

20 

18

IS

20

585

95S

11,300

19,700

13,700

5,770

4,340

1,640

875

582

280

1S9

153

135

120

314

4S2

Nov.

562

342

289

211

198

176

165

150

142

113

103 

86

79

69

64

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

58

56

55

55

55

55

52

52

-

Dec.

52

52

52

52

50

50

58.

61

61

61

61 

61

61

68

55

58

65

55

52

64

232

356

157

285

416

270

202

ISO

113

96

86

Jan.

79

72

69

64

64

64

64

64

5S

5S

5S 

58

58

68

61

56

55

52

50

50

50

50

50

50

. 50

50

50

50

50

50

50

Feb.

47

47

50

52

a52

a52

a52

a51

a50

a49

a47 

a46

a45

a 45

a45

a44

a45

a45

a46

a46

a47

a48

a50

a51

a51

a50

a50

a50

_

_

-

Month

December .....................:.............

Calendar year 1942 .......................

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

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

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

a49

a47

a45

a42

40

37

35

35

35

35

29 

163

299

172

96

61

50

44

40

35

29

20

16

410

1,850

521

305

308

233

153

113

Apr.

S2

66

61

50

40

33

29

37

a58

al,500

> al!5

20

18

14

~

Seccndf oot-ctays

3,492

213,052.9

1

*CC«

4,289

9,752

266.5

0

42.6

101,350.1

May

14

14

14

12

57

476

406

172

S2

66

50 

31

18

14

14

14

11

196

193

96

61

50

58

112

912

366

183

86

72

316

153

Maximum

416

19,700

912

2,910

29

0

20

19,700

June

569

702

176

86

89

61

35

26

1,290

2,910

1,010 

386

294

172

124

150

131

79

52

310

550

211

110

64

47

36

31

20

18

14

~

Minlmua

18

50

.9

14

11

14

.3

0

0

0

July

11

1211

5.5

3.1

2.3

1.5 3.'1

26

29

22

18

12

11

S.3

4.7

2.3

1.5

.9

.6

.3

16

26

16

9.7

5.5

3.9

1.5

.9

.6

.3

Aug.

Meao

113

584

13F

325

S.60

0

1.42

27P

Sept.

0

0

0

0

20

12

4.7

3.1

1.5

.9

.4

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

~

Runoff in 

acre-feet

6,930

422,600

10,610

13,850

S.510

19,340

529

P

84

202,000

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage, reathei- records, 

engineer's notes, and records for nearby stations.

Time bagist Central was? tine. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 l«ur«
BRAZOS RIVER BASIN 83 

Fort Phantom Hill Reservoir near Nugent, Tex.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 32°37', long. 99°40', on outlet tower at dam on Elm Creek, 

4 miles upstream from Clear Fork Brazos River and 5 miles south of Nugent, Jones 

County. Datum of gage Is 1,580.0 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area^- 478 square miles.

Records available.- July 1940 to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum contents observed during year, 71,900 acre-feet Oct. 18 (rage height, 

b4.b reet); minimum observed, 52,700 acre-feet Sept. 27-30 (gage height, ,49.0 feet). 

1940-43: Maximum contents observed, 80,900 acre-feet Oct. 17, 1941 (gsge height, 

56.8 feet); minimum observed, 20,290 acre-feet Aug. 12, 13, 1940 (gage height, 34.7 

feet).

Remarks.- Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam with rock riprap face; dam completed 

and storage began In October 1938. Capacity, 69,550 acre-feet between gage heights 

1.6 feet (sill of lowest outlet gate) "and 54.0 feet (crest of spillway). Dead storage, 

450 acre-feet. Records given herein represent total contents. Water Is \>sed for 

municipal supply and flood control. Gage read once dally at 8 a.m. Lake Abilene on 

Elm Creek, Lake Klrby on Cedar Creek, and Lytle Lake on Lytle Creek (combined capacity, 

19,300 acre-feet) are smaller reservoirs above station In Elm Creek Basin,

Cooperation.- Gage-height record and capacity table furnished by city of Abllene.

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1942 to September 19*3

Date

Dec. 31................

Calendar ' year 1942 . . .

Sept. 30................

Water year 1942-43...

Gage height 

Tfeet)t

53.5

-

49 S

49.0

- .

Contents 

(acre-feet)

68,150

-

52,700

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+740

-1,110

-2,400

-10,000

t Gage height at 8 a.m.

Time basisi Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, 

tract
94 BRAZOS RIVER BASIN

Aquilla Creek near Aqullla, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°51', long. 97°12', at bridge on Abbott-Aqullla 

county road, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Palls Branch and 1 mile southeast of Aqullla, Hill County.

Drainage area.- 309 square miles.

Records available.- December 1924 to August 1925, December 1938 to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,910 second-feet Apr. 8 (gage height, 25.63 

reet;; no flow Aug. 4 to Sept. 4.

1924-25. 1938-43: Maximum discharge, 16,000 second-feet Apr. 25, 1942 (gage height, 

28.94 feet), from rating curve extended above 6,500 second-feet on basis velocity-area 

studies and data from flood of Sept. 27, 1936; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 34 feet Aug. 31, 1887, from Information by local resident. 

Flood of Sept. 27, 1936, reached a stage of about 33 feet, from floodmark. Peak 

discharge of this flood as determined about 9 miles below station, 84,500 second-feet, 

by slope-area method (drainage area, 370 square miles).

Remarks.- Records good except those between 400 and 2,000 second-feet, which are fair. 

FTo la'rge diversion above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

7.3

7.6

S.I

11

S.4

6.6

5.5

5.1

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.0

3.6

3.5

4.0

6.2

290

1,690

2,170

143

75

56

44

36

34

30

26

37

42

301

4S4

Ncv.

107

51

42

292

385

215

91

77

66

57

45

42

41

39

38

56

34

34

- 32

32

32

37

39

32

32

2S

25

24

25

24

-

Dec.

24

23

22

22

23

25

26

26

24

24

25

24

22

21

21

20

19

19

19

53

304

775

121

72

61

58

134

58

48

44

42

Jan.

42

41

39

34

32

37

64

56

43

40

40

3S

37

36

36

36

34

27

a21

a20

a24

30

31

28

27

23

21

22

24

25

25

Feb.

23

22

32

51

52

26

22

20

22

22

20

18

18

18

18

19

19

20

21

22

23

23

20

19

IS

17

16

16

_

-

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January. ...................................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1942-45 ......................

Mar.

17

17

15

13

15

17

15

13

13

14

15

IS

23

24

20

18

16

14

14

14

13

12

12

19

653

164

63

49

40

33

29

Apr.

27

26

25

22

20

20

19

2,070

1,450

125

' 7254

43

36

32

50

415

217

48

36

50

2S

26

23

20

17

15

14

15

11

-

Seccndfoct-days

5,552.0

2 054 2)199

87,265.1

1,033

617

1,412

4,984

11,322.3

735.4

4S.5

.4

938.8

30,894.4

May

10

10

9.1

7.6

6.6

158

3,640

4,620

733

826

63S

73

5S

48

43

39

34

2S

24

22

32

701

17S

64

44

35

29

25

30

89

68

Maximum

2,170

385

775

11,000

64

51

653

2,070

4,620

90

17

.1

558_

4,620

June

35

87

22

SO

17

90

66

36il

15

12

10

9.4

41

56

14

10

9.2

67

48

13

7.S

5.5

4.5

4.0

4.2

2.9

2.5

59

4.4

Minimum

3.5

24 

19

.6

20

16

12

11

6.6

2.5

.1

0

 0

0

July

2.9

2.3

1.9

1.6

1.2

1.0

.S

.7

.6

.6

.9

17

4.5

2.3

1.5

.9

.6

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

3.1

1.2

.3

.2

.1

Au8 .

0.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0o 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Mean

17P

* 68.5

70.9

23?

ST.- 3

2T.O

4f ,5

16C

365

24.4

1.56

.01

31.3

8*.6

Sept.

0

0

0

20

558

199 '

S.9

2.9

1.7

1.1

.8

.6

.5

.4

.2

.3

2.3

21

5.6

2.5

1.4

.S

.5

.4

.3

.2

.4

J..2

1.9

106

Runoff in , 

acre-feet

11,010

4,070 

4,360

173,100

2,050

1,220

2,800

9,890

22,460

1,450

96

.S

1,860

61,270

Peak discharge.- Apr. S (8:30 D.m.) 6.910 sec. -ft.: Mav 7 (9:3O a.m.) 4..080 sec. -ft.! Mav 8

(5~p.m.) 6,190 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage anc" weather records. 

lime basis; Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.'
BRAZOS RIVER BASIN 

North Bosque River near Clifton, Tex.

95

Location.- Staff gage above spillway of masonry dam, lat. 31°48', long. 97°S~', 730 feet 

( revised) upstream from Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway bridge and 1.4 miles northwest of Clifton, Bosque County. Datum of gage Is 622.7 feet above mean s<?a level, 

datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 974 square miles.

Records available.- November 1923 to September 1943.

Average discharge.- 20 years, 226 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 20,100 second-feet Oct. 17 (gage height, 13.30 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 1.8 second-feet Aug. 17 

to Sept. 1.

1923-43: Maximum discharge, 38,500 second-feet Jan. 23, 1938; maximum gage height, 

observed, 22.10 feet May 5, 1941; no flow at times.

Flood of May 9, 1922, reached a stage of 25 feet, from Information by local 

resident.

Remarks.- Records good. Railway company pumps about 100,000 gallons a day (0.15

second-foot) from pool formed by control dam a third of a mile below gage. Gage read 

twice dally, more often during high stages.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

6

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

?3

?4

25

?fi

27

SW

2»

30

31

Oct.

114

111

111

105

102

99

96

' 93

90

87

84

SI

81

75

480

1,570

12,500

9,330

1,100

671

536

452

396

356

340

318

396

364

454

730

5S4

Nov.

420

34S

304

428

3SO

372

364

346

318

289

261

249

231

225

219

213

202

19S

194

194

194

194

194

1S9

184

176

171

166

162

159

~

Dec.

159

159

159

159

159

155

155

155

155

152

152

149

146

146

142

139

139

136

136

139

514

1,870

392

243

219

207

198

1S9

159

149

142

Jan.

142

142

142

142

1*B

180

1S4

166

158

149

146

139

139

132

129

-3.86

120

117

111

105

126

117

114

111

111

105

105

105

102

108

102

Feb.

99

102

123

117

117

111

102

93

93

90

S7

84

SI

SI

SI

SI

SI

81

7S

7S

75

75

75

75

72

69

69

69

_

«

-

Month

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

Calendar year 1942 ......................

toy.............. ..........................

July ..........,.......................:..

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

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

66

66

64

64

64

64

64

64

64

64

64

66

87

176

117

90

SI

72

64

59

59

53

53

59

903

700

171

132

114

99

90

Apr.

S7

S4

78

72

72

66

61

654

1,030

419

159

117

108

102

93

84

105

96

90

SI

72

72

66

66

64

61

56

51

51

46

-

Seccndfcct-days

6,673

221,637

4,005

3,953

4,263

S,140

1,396

547.5

77.9

2,360.8

73,177.2

May

46

41

37

37

33

29

31

1,050

429

a84

a76

a72

66

53

46

43

41

39

37

37

33

2,920

1,550

525

171

123

111

99

S7

99

9S

Maximum

1,270

16,300

184

903

1,030

2,920

1S4

S4

5.7

734

12,500

June

S4

78

72

66

61

1S4

142

99

78

59

41

29

27

37

27

27

25

25

25

25

25

25

21

80

IS

17

15

15

15

14

Minimum

136

15

108

53

46

29

14

4.2

1.8

. 8.7

1.8

July

13

13

12

IS

18

11

11

.11

9.4

9.4

11

11

S2

84

66

46

89

14

11

11

9.4

8.6

7.6

6.6

6.6

5.7

4.8

4.S

&.7

4.8

4.8

Aug.

,5.7

4.8

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.1

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.6

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.3

1.3

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

Mean

215

607

129

128

142

263

46.6

17.7

2.51

78.7

200

Sept.

3.7

12

6.6

117

734

236

77

35

23

14

9.4

7.6

7.6

7.6

5.7

496

331

80

39

21

15

13

9.4

7.8

7.6

7.6

11

9.4

8.5

8.5

Runoff in 

acre-feet

13,240

439,660

7,940

7,840

8,460

16,140

2,780

1,080

154

4,680

145,200

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed from estimated gage-height graph . and weither records. 

Time basis; Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hou .
96 BRAZOS RIVER BASIN

Leon River near Hasse, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 31°57', long. 98°28', at 

orioge on U. S. Highway 67, 1,000 feet upstream from Gulf, Colorado & Sarta Fe Railway bridge, 0.4 mllejipstream from Walnut Creek, and 2.1 miles northeast of Hasse, 

Comanche County. Datum of gage Is 1,115.1 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,276 square miles.

Records available.- January 1939 to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge for year, 16,400 second-feet Oct. 19 (gage helg-ht, 17i72 

reet;; no flow July 23 to September 3.

1939-43: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 19, 1942; no flow at times. 

Maximum stage known, about 25.0 feet In May 1908, from Information by Texas State 

Highway Department.

Remarks.- Records good. No large diversion above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

e

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

33

S3

34

39

39

34

32

30

29

27

27

26

25

24

98

199

869

6,720

14,000

5,970

2,170

1,040

531

322

229

171

145

123

10S

19S

245

NOV.

459

296

154

130

119

145

211

151 lie

97

86

76

73

73

73

73

70

68

68

68

68

64

62

60

60

60

68

68

58

58

"

Deo.

66

54

56

54

66

58

70

68

62

62

60

68

68

56

64

54

62

62

52

66

136

219

164

127

91

76

70

64

5S

60

5S

Jan.

54

54

54

52

49

58

64

60

64

54

54

66

54

60

60

60

49

46

40

40

43

46

47

46

46

43

40

42

43

43

43

Feb.

43

44

54

58

56

49

47

46

49

46

42

40

40

40

40

39

39

40

42

42

43

40

40

39

36

34

34

36

_

-

~

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1942

January. ...................................

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

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

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

Hay

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

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

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

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

Rater year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

36

^&

S3

32

32

32

30

30

SO

32

32

45

190

64

46

37

34

32

SO

28

27

26

25

60

787

1,020

1,260

648

322

211

130

Apr.

97

85

76

68

62

60

58

104

186

123

73

62

54

50

47

44

152

122

66

66

50

47

47

44

39

35

34

S3

30

28

~

Seoondf oot-days

33,590

3,210

2,279

1 no AO1 fi L/oy-wx.**

1,524

1*196

"5$ 374

2,032

3,826

1,203.9

40.6

0

639.7

64,916.1

May

25

25

23

21

19

18

19

20

30

v26

24

23

28

20

20

20

19

18

18

20

57

64*

1,320

662

306

194

100

64

64

52

43

tfaxinum

14,000

459

219

14,000

64 '

68

1,860

136

1,320

269

5«8

0

463

14,000

June

36

32

30

27

31

269

230

114

64

42

29

24

21

19

19

16

15

13

37

39

23

16

12

11

8.7

7.2

5.8

5,1

5.1

4.0

~

Minimum

24

68

62

Q 1

£,* t

40'

34

86

SB

18

4.C

0

0

0

0

July

3.8

3.3

2.8

2.5

2.1

1.8

l.S

2.0

1.8

2.0

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.4

2.5

1.5

1.3

1.1

a.7

a. 5

a. 3

a. 2

aO0 -

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

- =s= 

Mean

i,or*>

107

" 73.5

4.170 * t ft

49.2

42.7

67 ..7

US3

40.1

1.31

0

21.3

I'M)

Sept.

0

0

0

.2

104

39

11

4.0

2.1

1.4

1.0

.7

.5

.4

.2

.5

2.0

2.7

1.2.'7

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.6

.8

.9

1.0

469

Runoff in 

acre-feet

66,680

6,370

4,580

342f (X)0

3,080

8,370

10,660

4,030

7,690

8,390 . so

0

1,870

108,900

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage an-1 weather 

records.

Time basis; Central war tlae. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 Tmr. '
BRAZOS RIVER BASIN 97

Leon River near Belton, Tex.

; ' '

Location.- Water-stage recorder above spillway of concrete dam, lat. 31°04'15", long. 

gyse'SO", 1,400 feet upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 81 and 3 mile3 east of 

Belton, Bell County. Datum of gage is 476.9 feet above mean sea level, ditum of 

1929.

Drainage area.- 3,547 square miles.

Records available.- October 1923 to September 1943.

Average discharge.- 20 years, 705 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 14,000 second-feet Oct. 18 (gage Inight, 10.15' 

feet;: minimum, 5.7 second-feet Aug. 31, Sept. 1.

1923-43: Maximum discharge, 51,100 second-feet Sept. 20, 1936 (gage Inight, 20.0 

feet), by slope-area method; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 25 feet sometime in December 1913. Flood of September 1921 

-reached a stage of-21.0 feet. Stages from information by local residents.

Remarks.- Records good. Several-small pumping plants divert water above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1043

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

414

398

382

398

375

351

343

343

343

320

305

297

282

Sss

297

430

444

6,740

f5,760

f5,250

f6,920

6,460

4,490

6,300

9,550

8,290

4,200

1,760

1,530

1,360

1,510

NOT.

1,480

1,390

1,500

1,200

1,140

1,860

1,170

1,050

971

860

S31

S22

755

701

665

640

631

622

597

588

580

580

580

546

554

529

504

488

471

463

~

Dec.

438

438

430

414

406

398

398

398

398

390

406

382

406

398

398

390

359

351

351

351

406

728

657

657

930

900

701

588

538

496

455

Jan.

447

422

414

398

390

390

406

422

430

422

438

438

422

406

390

382

375

339

343

335

-328

313

305

305

305

297

297

297

297

290

282

Feb.

290

290

297

297

297

290

290

282

290

282

275

267

254

261

254

254

247

247

247

247

240

240

240

240

247

240

240

234

.

_

~

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January. ............:......................

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

March. ....... ..:...........................

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

May

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

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

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

September. .........'........................

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

240

234

220

220

220

220

213

213

220

220

220

227

220

227

220

213

207

227

320

261

220

207

207

234

596

692

512

479

588

1,000

1,280

AiJr.

1,420

960

622

512

430-

375

343

335V

832

648

824

1,760

982

588

471

382

343

343

398

512

375

351

382

313

282

275

247

234

207

177

Secondfoet-days

74,144

QA rjftQ &**? roo 

14,956

622,256

11,346

7 579

10^577

15,913

10 r 597

4,467

1,792

460

4,213

180,611

May

172

172

172

160

143

149

194

220

166

143

382

447

240

194

177

166

134

115

110

101

172

134

338

261

625

1,210

1,180

1,250

768

512

390

Maximum

9,550

1,860

930

25,200

447

297

1,280

1,760

1,250

320

307

53

644

9,550

June

320

261

234

207

194

177

160

149

138

134

207

305

2,47

200

160

138

124

115

106

96

88

84

80

60

80

76

84

80

7668-

Minimal

282

463

351

101

282

234

207

177

101

68

22

6.C

6.C

6.0

July

64

64

60

63

50

47

44

41

41

41

307

149

124

60

80

64

47

44

33

33

32

32

29

26

24

26

29

22

29

32

38

Aug.

63

38

29

24

24

22

20

18

16

16

16

16

14

11

11

9.5

9.5

11

11

9.6

9.5

9.5

9.5

8,0

7.0

7.0

6.0

7.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

Mean

2 , zoo GW ' sa^

48 *

1,70-

36*

26^ 34^

 531

34 ?

141

57.8

14.S

141

49-

Sept.

6.0

386

207

165

202

105

149

360

166

84

53

41

64

47

35

29

40

266

258

644

227

116

60

7864'

60

64

76

64

80

Runoff in 

ao re- feet

147,100

49,130

29,660

1,234,000

22,500

14,640

20,980

31,560

21,020

8,860

3,550

912

8,360

358.300

Peak discharee.- Oct. 18 (5 n.m.) 14.000 aec.-ft.: Oct. 21 (10 c.m.) 7.690 aeo.-ft.: Oct. 25

(11 a7».) 97810 sec.-ft. 

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record. 

Time oasis I Central war time. To-convert lar time to standard tine, subtract 1 hovr.
98 BRAZOS RIVER BASIN

Little River at Cameron, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°50', long. 96°57', at site of old McCowan bridge, 

2,100 feet upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 77 and 2 miles southeast of Cameron, 

Mllam County. Datum of gage Is 281.9 feet above mean sea level, datum cf 1929.

Drainage area.- 7,034 square miles.

Records available.- November 1916 to September 1943. ,

Average discharge.- 26 years (1917-43), 1,961 second-feet.

Extremes .~ raxlmum discharge during year, 9,920 second-feet Oct. 20 (gage reight, 26.35 

"feet); minimum, 50 second-feet Sept. 1.

1916-43: Maximum discharge, 647.000 second-feet Sept. 10, 1921 (gage height, 53.2 

feet, present datum, from f loodmark), by slope-area method; minimum, 2.6 second-feet, 

Sept. 3, 5, 7, 1918.

Flood of 1852 reached about the same stage as that of Sept. 10, 1921. Flood of 

December 1913 reached a stage of 49.0 feet. Stages based on Informatior by local 

residents.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Many small diversions for irrigation and municipal supply affect very low flows. 

Slight regulation caused by pumping above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

29

Oct.

694

676

662

711

3,010

3,550

1,690

909

810

760

744

711

678

662

694

1,100

1,220

2,030

5,760

9,420

6,640

6,220

6,900

5,870

5,290

7,080

6,250

6,940

3,400

f2,700

f2,500

Nov.

f2,360

f2,260

f2,180

f2,140

2,420

3,450

5,240

2,920

f2,030

f 1,780

fl,610

1,470

f 1,440

f 1,440

f 1,400

f 1,370

f 1,340

f 1,300

f 1,270

fl,27O

f 1,240

1,570

1,710

f 1,340

f 1,170

f 1,140

1,070

1,040

1,010

975

-

Dec.

942

942

942

909

909

676

676

676

676

876

876

676

876

676

643

826

610

794

777

777

794

2,210

2,820

1,780

1,400

3,<320

4,460

2,420

1,370

1,210

1,110

Jan.

1,040

1,010

1,010

975

909

909

1,010

1,170

1,110

1,040

1.010

1,040

1,240

1,240

1,070

1,010

975

909

876

626

810

610

626

810 eio

794

760

744

744

744

744

Feb.

744

726

726

726

744

728

711

694

* 678

678

662

645

620

612

612

596

596

596

596

596

596

711

645

f596

579

573

567

561

_

_

-

Month

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

Calendar year 1942 ......................

 *" _

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

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

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

555

549

543

537

531

525

520

514

508

502

496

490

484

478

472

466

460

475

4,170

7,880

2,640

1,580

1,340

1,210

1,170

Apr.

1,470

1,640

1,540

1,240

1,070

948

843

1,360

7.760

3,720

1,610

1,340

1,860

1,710

1,210

1,040

975

942

942

909

909

1,210

1,010

620

530

496

480

464

447

437

Secondfoot-days

40,149

1,084,060

30,457

6,631

2,669

8,985

370,778

Hay

424

414

404

394

381

364

606

2,540

975

728

2,890

1,440

794

620

496

447

417

391

355

326

316

404

645

562

2,150

1,810

1,340

1,340

1,440

f 1,920

f3,120

Maximum

4,460

49,600

3,120

1,260

226

1,210

9,420

June

1,400

711

562

496

513

496

434

391

361

532

306

296

381

427

361

364

S09

270

246

234

224

217

209

205

196

187

179

172

172

172

Minimum

lit

249

3J8

96

, 52

55

52

July

166

160

156

153

151

143

139

134

129

124

121

150

1,260

868

480

290

231

194

156

137

131

119

113

107

105

102

105

96

147

123

141

Aug.

226

177

151

137

121

105

96

91

86

82

84

87

86

82

82

76

72

69

67

64

63

62

61

59

57

56

56

55

54

53

52

Hern

1,295

2,970

647

932

331

214

86.1

300

1,016

Sept.

60

60

55

276

381

562

1,210

676

579

496

325

226

181

154

151

149

129 lie

113

257

369

546

312

209

164

147

151

177

229

321

Runoff in 

acre-feet

79,630

2,150,000

60,410

13,150

5,290

17,820

735,400

Peak discharge.- Oet. 20 (10 a.m.) 9.920 sec. -ft.; Oct. S3 (1 p.m.)7.000 see. -ft.: Oct. 27(2p.m.)

8,650 sec.-ft.' " ^---- - ---- ---.. -- -- .- -- -, ---- ...,_,.-. . p.m.

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height'record.

Note.- No gage-height record Feb. 26 to Mar. 24, Mar. 28-31, Apr. 4-7, 12, Apr. 16 to May 5; discharge computed on basis of floodmarks, weather records, engineer's notes, and records for stations 

upstream.

Time basis; Central war time. To convert war time to standard "time, subtract 1 hour.
BRAZOS RIVER BASIN §9 

Lampasas River at Youngsport, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°57', long. 97°43', 300 feet upstream from bridge 

on county highway and half a mile southeast of Youngsport, Bell County.

Drainage area.- 1,242 square miles.

Records available.- February 1924 to September 1943.

Average discharge.- 19 years, 297 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year not determined; minimum, 3.4 second-feet Aug. 25.

1534-43: Maximum discharge, 53,200 second-feet Sept. 28, 1936 (gage height, 33.5 

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 40,000 second-feet: no flow 

July 17 to Aug. 18, 1925, July 22, 23, Aug. 9 to Sept. 8, 1934.

Flood of September 1873 reached a stage of 44.2 feet and that of Dec. 2, 1913, 

reached a stage of 33.6 feet, present datum, from information by local residents.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair, 

small diversions above station for municipal uses.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 tc September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

9T 6O

24

25

26

27

28

OQGS

30

31

Oct.

54

57

91

280

119

76

66

63

60

57

57

54

51

51

77

112

97

f3,540

918

430

302

248

214

194

180

172

163

185

264

223

296

Nov.

243

194

180

172

185

249

254

238

204

180

168

159

155

155

155

150

146

146

142

142

146

242

1S9

163

150

146

138

131

131

127

"

Dec.

127

127

123

123

119

119

119

123

123

123

119

119

116

112

108

108

104

104

104

104

174

353

287

163

135

134

133

132

131

131

130

Jan.

129

12S

127

127

126

125

124

123

182

122

121

120

119

119

118

117

116

116

10S

107

106

105

104

103

102

101

100

99

98

97

97

Feb.

96

94

93

92

90

89

83

67

86

85

84

83

82

81

80

79

78

77

76

75

74

73

72

72

72

69

66

66

_

_

~

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ......................

January. ...................................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1942-43., .....................

Mar.

66

69

69

66 - 66

66

66

63

63

66

66

66

69

69

66

66

57

54

54

54

54

51

51

103

565

402

204

150

123

108

101

Apr.

90

90

83

79

76

76

72

128

250

259

159

123

104

94

83

79

230

135

101

90

83

79

76

72

69

66

60

57

54

51

Secondfcct-days

8,756

5,180

4,227

131,143

3,526

2,259

3,193

3,068

2,708

846

517.2

196.4

3,927.6

38,404.2

May

51

48

42

40

40

37

300

146

72

63

76

57

54

48

42

42

40

37

35

206

268

112

112

180

135

119

69

60

60

60

57

Maximum

3,540

254

353

11,000

129

96

565

259

300

51

63

16

1,260

3,540

June

51

48

45

42

42

4037'

35

32

32

30

28

28

30

26

25

23

21

21

35

26

21

20

19

17

16

15

14

14

13

Minimum

51

127

. 104

26

97

66

51

51

35

13

7.2

3.8

4.6

3.8

July

13

13

13

13

12

12

11

11

11

10

14

38

63

30

20

16

13

13

12

9.7

9.0

9.0

8.4

7.7

7.2

7.2

24

30

21

26

20

Aug.

16

13

11

9.7

9.0

e.4

7.7

7.7

7.2

7.2

6.6

6.6

6.6

5.5

5.0

5.0

4.6

4.6

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.8

3.8

4.2

4.2

4.6

4.6

4.6

Mean

282

173

136

441

114

80.7

103

102

87.4

28. P

16.7

6.?4

131

105

Sept.

4.6

5.0

510

274

1,260

830

278

119

73 '48

37

26

25

23

20

21

21

 33

28

23

19

16

15

14

15

19

32

42

51

43

Runoff in 

acre-feet

17,370

10,270

8,380

319,600

6,990

4,480

6,330

6,090

5,370

1,680

1,030

390

7,790

76,170

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.

Kote.- Ho gage-height record Dec. 23 to Jan. 16, Jan. 20 to Feb. 22, Bar. 13-16; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations. 

Time basis; Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hou.-.
100 BRAZOS RIVER BASIN

San Gabriel River at Georgetown, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. SO^O'lC". long. 97°39'2Q11 , 

100 feet downstream from Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad bridge, li mlle^ downstream 

from confluence of North and South Forks, and If miles northeast of Georgetown, Williamson County. Datum of gage Is 643.34 feet-above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 415 square miles.

Records available.- July 1934 to September 1943. February 1924 to August 1925 at site 

l mile upstream; records equivalent except those for extremely low flow.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,800 second-feet Oct. 14, 18; maximum gage 

 height, 8.32 feet Oct. 18; minimum discharge not determined; minimum dally, 0.4 second- 

'foot (regulated) July 16.

1924-25. 1934-43: Maximum discharge, 34,500 second-feet June 30, 1940 (gage height, 

18.46 feet), from rating curve extended above 24,000 second-feet; mlnlnnm, 0.2 secondfoot (regulated) July 31, Aug. 1, 29, 30, 1942.

Maximum stage known, 39.36 feet, present datum, September 1921 ( dlsc'rarge, 160,000 

second-feet, by slope-area method), from Information by Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad 

Co.

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

which are poor. Several small diversions have some effect on low flow which Is also 

regulated at times by gates In recreation dam 3,000. feet above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 tc September 194?

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

- 10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

26

26

27

- 2,210

234

105

78

67

60

57

54

52

50

48

575

220

113

2,050

434

241

188

168

146

135

135

130

122

129

127

190

140

Nov.

118

113

113

111 lie

181

120 111

104

97

89

88

89

88

87

85

84

82

SO

81

113

98

98

85

82

75

70

70

 70

6S

-

Dec.

68

67

66

63

63

61

64

62

61

62

62

60

68

57

57

55

53

52

52

52

143

276

108

84

78

86

80

74

69

69

69

Jan.

69

66

66

64

64

' 77

90

84

76

73

72

79

83

76

73

' 72

70

66

65

65

65

67

67

66

64

62

61

61

62

63

64

Feb.

61

61

63

63

61

59

57

55

56

54

51

50

50

50

49

49

49

50

50

50

55

40

45

44

42

41

41

40

_

_

-

Month

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

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January

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

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

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

40

40

39

38

39

36

36

35

36

36

35

36

36

35

35

33

32

32

31

30

29

28

27

60

248

109

69

59

54

50

49

Apr.

48

47

46

44

42

41

- 40

56

104

68

64

48

43

40

40

40

40

39

38

37

36

36

35

33

32

31

30

28

27

27

-

Seocndfoct-days

8,327

2,809

2,330

45,746.7

309.4

22,607.0

May

f!2

f!6

19

17

16

17

545

85

41

36

31

32

26

23

21

21

20

8.6

24

45

74

39

56

72

45

32

26

23

25

32

26

|toy 1 nm|n

2,210

121

276

5,920

115

2,810

>June

24

23

21

f20

f9.4

f!6

18

16

15

14

13

12

14

30

f7.7

fl.8

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.0

9.5

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.6

9.0

8.6

8.1

9.0

-

Minimum

25

68

52

.2

8.6

.9

.4

July

9.C

9.C

9.C

9.C

s.e

9.C

8.6

8.6

8.1

S.6

8.6

60

32

31

f9.6

f.4

7.£

7.f

6.T

6.?

5.C

5.C

5.4

28

.«

1.1

2.7

6.7

7.S

77

25

Aug.

14

6.1

1.1

1.1

3.9

5.0

5.0

a5.0

aS.O

aS.O

aS.O

aS.O

4.9.

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

Met*

269

ES.6

T5.2

1£5

a-n e

43. 6

10.3

61.9

Sept.

3.7

4.1

4.1

115

31

13

9.3

6.7 '5.7

2.4

.9

1.1

1.1

3.4

4.5

4.9

5.3

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

5.3

7.6 26 '

11

4.1

4.9

-

Runoff in 

aore-feet

16,520

5,570

4,620

90,738

8,990

614

44,850 

Peak discharge.- Oct. 4 (9:30 a.m.) 7 P 80O sec. -ft.; Oct. 16 (3 p.m.)l r 69Q sec.. -ft.. ; Oc.t. in (11:710

a.m. ) 7,800 sec.-ft.; «ay 7 (7 a.m.) 2,530 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record} discharge computed on basis of construction engineer's notes, 

f Fragmentary gage-height record] discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights. 

Time basis; Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
BRAZOS RIVER BASIN 

Yegua Creek near Somervllle, Tex.

101

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°19', long. 96°30', at bridge on State Highway 36, 

760 feet"-downstream from Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway bridge, 2 miles south of 

Somerville, Burleson County, and 5 miles upstream from Davidson Creek. Datum of gage 

is 199.29 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 990 square miles.

Records available.- May 1924 to September 1943.

Average discharge.- 19 years, 321 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,050 second-feet May 31 (gage height, 6.64 

feet;; no flow at times.

1924-43: Maximum discharge, 56,800 second-feet July 1, 1940 (gage height, 19.27 

feet); no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, about 22.0 feet, present site and datum, Dec. 5, 1913, from 

information by chief engineer, Oulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co.

Remarks.- Records good. No diversion above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to SepWtber 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

82

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.4

1.2

1.0

.8

.6

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

22

103

5S

14

5.6

2.8

1.6

1.0

.6

.6

.4

.3

.2

Nov.

D.2

.1

.1

.4

17

204

375

251

85

45

30

SO

15

12

S.4

6.7

5.1

4.0

3.0

2.6

8.2

7.8

56

56

52

39

49

46

33

23

-

Deo.

17

13

10

7.7

6.6

5.2

4.6

3.7

3.1

' 2.7

2.4

8.2

2.0

l.S

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.4

2.2

19

33

22

13

31

442

448

180

120

194

Jan.

249

156

88

52

35

33

247

461

238

86

49

296

807

968

546

19S

110

77

54

40

32.

27

24

21

20

18

17

16

16

16

16

Feb.

15

14

15

15

' 15

14

14

13

13

13

12

10

9.6

9.2

8.6

8.3

7.9

7.9

7.9

8.1

8.3

70

88

4S

44

35

31

26

_

-

Month

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

Calendar year 1942 ......................

February

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

Uaw

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

Water year 1942-43 .....................

Mar.

21

17

14

12

12

11

10

9.0

S.3

8.6

9.0

8.6

S.8

8.8

8.8

8.6

8.6

8.4

8.8

9.0

8.6

8.1

7.9

9.0

249

590

788

856

722

590

356

Apr.

147

7953'

41

33

28

24

22

110

79

3S

22

17

14

12

11

11

10

8.S

7-9

7.2

6.7

6.1

5.6

6.0

6.4

6.1

5.2

4.3

,3.7

Seoondfoot-days

1,596.2

36,693.5

356.9

19,817.7

Hay

3.0

2.4

1.7

1.4

1.2

.9

2.6

43

101

54

83

99

62

45

33

21

15

11

8.1

6.1

4.5

44

274 -

348

306

118

71

40

115.

553

926

Maximum

448

6,240

856

926

835

19

298

" 968

June

835

430

216

129

78

49

33

37

35

26

18

13

10

7.5

6.1

4.7

3.5

2.5

1.9

1.4

1.1

.8

.6

.4

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

Minimum

1.3

0

7.9

.9

0

0

0

0 .

0

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.6

2.3

.7

.3

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

19

17

3.2

Aug.

1.3

.6

.3

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Mean

51. e

101

162

20. 7

148

110

64. V

.09

11 .F

54. r

Sept.

0

0

0

0 ' 0

0

0

0

0

.2

1.2

1.5

1.4

.8

.4

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

53

298

Runoff in 

acre-feet

3,170

72,790

8,720

3,850

706

39,320

Time basis; Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour1 .
102 BRAZOS RIVER BASIN

Navasota River near Easterly, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°10'10'1 , long. 96°17 I 5511 , at bridge on U. S. Highway 79, 1 mile upstream from Missouri Pacific Railroad bridge and 6 miles northeast of 

Easterly, Robertson County. Datum of gage is 276.42 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. "

Drainage area.- 94-9 square miles.

Records available.- March 1924 to September 1943.

Average discharge.- 19 years, 416 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum'discharge during year, 4,900 second-feet Dec. 30 (gage height, 15>.24 

feet}; minimum, 0.1 second-foot Sept. 18, 19.

1924-43: Maximum discharge, 53,200 second-feet Sept. 5, 1932 (gage height, 21.9 

feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 35,500 second-feet; no flow 

at times.

Maximum stage known, about 24.0 feet in 1900, from information by local residents 

(discharge, about 71,000 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 35,000 secondfeet) .

Remarks.- Records good. No diversion above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 19*3

Day

1

2

3

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

- 4.6

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.2

4.1

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.5

3.4

3.6

3.9

- 4.2

5.6

6.4

5.4

33

306

157

69

47

35

27

26

23

22

26

Nov.

18

25

S5

80

115

238

716

652

770

952

1,020

382

114

68

49

38

32

27

24

21

18

18

17

16

14

14

15

14

12

11

-

Dec.

9.5

9.0

8.8

8.6

8.1

7.5

8.3

8.6

8.6

12

12

11

9.8

8.8

s.e

8.1

7.8

7.8

7.8

8.1

12

23

21

17

26

134

1,300

1,530

3,040

4,000

2,740

Jan.

1,530

294

147

108

87

88

167

182

260

396

272

192

212

197

172

123

94

73

58

50

44

43

38

34

34

34

33

33

36

35

32

Feb.

30

29

30

31

34

37

38

37

33

31

27

24

23

23

24

21

20

19

20

21

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

20

M

_

-

Month

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ......................

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

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

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

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

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

19

20

20

20

20

19

18

18

18

17

17

19

18

18

18

19

20

21

24

26

29

24

21

20

106

407

790

1,060

1,060

273

128

Apr.

94

72

64

69 ' 48

39

33

30

244

508

710

890

643

152

98

67

51

42

35

37

65

45

33

26

22

20

17

16

15

14

-

Seoondfoot-days

13,022.1

120,165.2

723

4,307

4,199

3,234.9

5,478.0

229.5

21.7

13.4

42,759.6

May

12

10

9.5

8.1

7.4

6.6

8.8

9.5

12

274

303

202

404

314

138

78

54

40

31

25

21

19

19

18

24

24

22

18

92

266

765

Maximum

1,020

4,000

14,200

1,060

890

765

875

49

2.2

2.1

4,000

June

875

580

730

570

147

114

97

249

544

750

406 '97

59

44

35

29

25

21

17

16

13

11

9.3

7.6

6.6

6.0

5.4

5.1

4.6

4.4

t -

Mini*.

11

7.6

1.5

19

17

14

6.6

4.4

1.8

.3

.2

.2

July

5.S

5.8

4.8

3.P

3.2

2.S

2.5

 2.2

2.0

1.8

i.a l.p

49

47

24

15

10

7.6

5.6

4.4

3.7

3.1

2.7

2.3

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.6

3.1

3.0

Aug.

2.2

1.7

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

.S

.8

a. 8

a. 7

a. 7

a. 7

a. 7

a. 7

a. 7

a. 6

a. 6

a. 5

a. 5

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 3

.3

.3

.5

.3

.7

.8

.4

M^

186

420

329

139

140

183

7.40

.70

.45

117

Sept.

0.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

..2

.2

.2

.2

1.0

1.9

1.9

2.1

.

Runoff in 

acre-feet

11,060

25,830

238,300

8,330

10.S70

455

27

84,820

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recordedrange in stape ard weather records. 

Time basis; Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
BRAZOS RIVER BASIN 103

Brazos Valley Irrigation Co.'s canal near mishear, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 29°39', long. 95°54", 1 mile downstream from point 

or diversion and 3 miles south of Fulshear, Fort B^d County.

Records available.- October 1931 to September 1943. 

Average discharge.- 12 years, 60.1 second-feet.

Extromes.- Maximum dally discharge during year, 345 second-feet June 3; no flow at times.

 1531-43: Maximum daily discharge, 363 second-feet May 17, 1942; no flov1 several 

months each year.

Remarks.- Records good. Station above all diversions from oanal. Flow controlled by

 pumping plant. Canal diverts water from left bank of Brazos River 18 miler above

Richmond for Irrigation near Sugarland. Figures of discharge represent water actually 

pumped from Brazos River into canal.

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, water year 

October 1942 to September 1943

Konth

Calendar year 1942.

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

Water year 1942-43.

Maximum

0

363

n't o

240

345

Minimum

0

0

0

0

Mean

0

91. S

ggg

240

175

104

Runoff In 

acre-feet

0

66,010

10,430

75,270

Richmond Irrigation Co.'s canal near Richmond, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 29°34', long. 95°47', 600 feet downstream from 

crossing of u. S. Highway 90, 1J miles downstream from point of diversion, and 

It miles west of Richmond, Fort Bend County.

Records available.- October 1931 to September 1943. 

Average discharge.- 12 years, 31.8 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 120 second-feet May 29, 30, Jine 2, 3, 13, 

«July 30 to Aug. 1; no flow at times.

1931-43: Maximum daily discharge, 234 second-feet June 5, 6, 1938; no flow at

times.

Remarks.- Records good except those above 80 second-feet, which are poor. All diversions 

from canal are below station. Flow controlled by pumping plant. Canal diverts 

water from right bank of Brazos River 6 miles upstream from Richmond for irrigation.

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1942 

to September 1943

Month

Calendar year 1942

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

Water year 1942-43

Maximum

0 

0 

0

'l40

0 

0 

4.3 

1.7 

12O 

120 

116 

116 

106

120

Minimum

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

1.9 

47 

96 

87 

5.5

0

Mean

0 

0 

0

41.6

0 

O 

.28 

.32 

97.6 

106 

102 

98.7 

75.4

40.3

Runoff In 

acre-feet

0 

0 

0

30,160

0 

0 . 

17 

19 

6,000 

6,290 

6,270 

6,070 

4,490

29,160

Time basis! Central war time. To convert war time to standard 

time,subtract 1 hour. '
104 COLORADO RIVER BASIN

 Colorado River at Robert Lee, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°53'05", long. 100°28'45% at bridge on State 

Highway 208 in Robert Lee, Coke^County, half a mile upstream from Mountain Creek.

Datum of gage Is 1.771.7 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1939 (levels by 

Bureau of Reclamation).

Drainage area.- 15,770 square miles, of which 11,500 square miles Is probably noncontributing.

Records available.- April 1939 to September 1943. September 1915 to September 1920 

(October 1918 to October 1920, gage heights only), at site near Bronte, 16 miles 

downstream; October 1923 to December 1927, at site near Robert Lee, 9 ndles downstream. Records equivalent except during periods of local runoff between sites.

Average discharge.- 10 years (1915-18, 1924-27, 1939-43), 208 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,400 second-feet Oct. 18 (gage height, 9.65 

feet, from floodmark); no flow at times.

1939-43: mxlmum discharge, 31,700 second-feet June 22, 1939 (gage height, 21.70 

feet,-from graph based on gage readings), by slope-area method; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, w*ilch are poor. 

About 2,200 acres Irrigated above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21n

23

25

26

29

31

Oct.

a 50

a46

a46

844

a42

a40

a38

836

a34

a32

a 30

a28

a26

824

a22

820

.

'

43

39 

97

116

Nov.

130

68

41

33

28

25

24

24

22

21

18

17

16

14

13

13

12

11

11

10

11

9.3

8.6

8.6

8.0

8.0

6.9

6.9

6.9 

6.3

-

Dec.

5.8

5.8

5.2

5.8

5.8

6.9

9.3

8.6

.S.6

10

15

IS

16

16

15

14

14

12

11

14

25

169

257

231

222

152

108

77

- 58

46

38

Jan.

32

28

24

23

22

22

21

20

19

19

18

17

16

15

14

14

13

11

11

IS

9.3

8.0

7.4

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.3

/ a5.8

'

Feb.

5.2

5.2

5.8

5.0

5.0

5.2

5.2

6.3

5.8

5.0

5.0

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

-

Month

Oc tobo r

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

Calendar rear 1942 ......................

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

August . .

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

Water year 194,2-43 ......................

Mar.

4.2

4.5

4.2

4.0

4.2

4.0

3.S

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.0

4.2

3.6

3.4

3.6

2.8

2.8

3.0

2.8

3.0

84

57

55 -114

70

48 

39 '

34

Apr.

28

25

22

18

16

14

12

13

11

10

10

6.9

4.0

2.4

6.3

21

21

17

15

13

11

9.3

6.9

5.8

3.8

2.6

8.0

6.9

5.0 

2.6

~

Secondf cot-days

5,710

625.5

1,599.8

55,018.2

150.8

585.9

347.5

4,551.4

5,3.59.2

1,611.2

.6

2.1

20,996.9

May

2.2

1.5

1.5

1.1

.7

1.8

1.3

1.5

2.4

5.0

4.0

6.4

38

23

16

13

12

12

51

38

32

405

2,040

862

384

223

136

90

60 

48

39

IfriifiBmiii

.

130

257

11,900

114

28

2,040

2,080

207

.6

.7

-

June

40

119

77

53

41

33

255

2,080

1,140

618

231

125

77

a57

851

a46

843

a39

836

a32

a28

a25

a22

819

a!7

a!4

al3

all

S.6 

8.6

-

Mininun

20

6.3

5.2

0

_

2.8

2.4

.7

8.6

1.3

O

0

0

July Aug.

9.3 0.6

136 0

186 0

92 0

2O7 0

138 0

141 0

64 0

41 0 -

90

53

33

22

31

21

118

55

27 

17

38

31

18

13

8.0

5.2

4.2

3.8

3.0

2.4

2.0

1.3

O

0

0

O

0

0

O

0

0

O

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O 

O

O

Meai

18-*

20.8

6".. 6

16"

14.6

5.39

13.9

11.6

147 17~>

5^.0

.02

.07

57 .5

Sept.

o

0

o

o

.1

.4

0

O

O

O

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

o

0

0

0 '

0

0

.7

.7

.2

0 

0

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

11,330

1,240

3,170

109,100

299

1,160

689

9,030

10,630

3,200

1.2

4.2

41,650

Peak discharge.- Oct. 18 (12s3O a.m.) 6,400 sec.-ft.; Hay 23 (5 a.m.) 2,610 sec.-f:.; June 8 

(12)30 a.m.) 57600 sec.-ft. ,

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of floodmarks, weather record-", recorded 

range in stage, and engineer's notes.

Time basis; Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 h-)ur.
COLORADO RIVER BASIN 105

Colorado River at Ballinger, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°43'50", long. 99°56'25", at bridge on U. S. 

Highway 83 in Ballinger, Runnels County, 2,000 feet upstream from Elm Creek. Datum 

of gage is 1,593.7 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. ' 0

Drainage area.- 16,840 square miles, of which 11,500 square miles Is probably noncontrlbutlng.

Records available.- June 1907 to September 1943 (June 1907 to November 1915, monthly 

records only, in Vfeter-Supply Paper 850). U. S. Weather Bureau collected gage-height 

records in this vicinity from 1903 to 1929.

Average discharge.- 36 years, 420 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,550 second-feet Oct. 18; maximun gage height, 

7.53 feet Oct. 17 (affected by backwater from Elm Creek); no flow at times.

1907-43: Maximum discharge, 75,400 second-feet Sept. 18, 1936 (gage height, 28.6 

fset); no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, about 36.0 feet sometime In 1884, present site and datum, from 

information by local residents. A stage of about 32.0 feet occurred Aug. 6, 1906, 

present site and datum, from floodmarks (affected by backwater from Elm Creek).

Remarks.- Records good except those affected by backwater, which are poor, 

sions above Station for irrigation affect low flow.

Small diverDlscharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1947

Day

1

6

11

12

16

21

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

66

61

87

63

56

53

46

41

57

35

33

33

33

35

85

124

01,550

03,240

2,320

1,000

580

365

266

196

160

132

116

103

129

311

Nov.

16S

200

132

106

90

90

76

74

71

63

74

56

63

51

51

51

49

49

44

41

41

41

59

39

33

35

33

31

31

31

-

Dec.

28

26

2E

sa

28

28

28

28

50

30

30

50

50

33

35

35

35

35

33

33

46

109

185

283

257

248

174

132

106

93

85

Jan.

76

71

68

63

61

61

58

56

53

53

51

51

49

49

46

44

41

39

35

33

33

33

33

33

31

30

 50

28

28

28

28

Feb.

28

26

28

28

28

28

28

26

24

24

22

20

20

20

20

19

20

20

20

22

20

20

20

20

19

19

19

18

_

_

-

Month

Ooto 

Neve

ber. ...................................

mber .............................

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

Calendar year 1943 ......................

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

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

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

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

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

18

18

17

16

17

16

17

17

17

16

16

17

17

17

18

17

16

16

14

14

14

14

13

30

574

184

96

90

90

68

56

Apr.

46

44

37

35

33

30

26

30

26

30

28

S2

22

24

22

19

19

18

17

16

16

18

18

16

13

12

12

11

9.2

8.4

Seccndf cot-days

11,469

2,336

85,079.7

4,419

5,818.7

8.1

174.5

34,882.0

Hay

6.8

5.4

4.8

3.0

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.2

2.2

10

4.2

2.2

1.9

2.4

47

103

35

22

17

240

116

830

1,550

1,270

694

410

257

168

106

384

147

Maximum

3,240

288

12,600

884

990

1.4

49

3,240

Jane 

82

51

SI

82

58

44

33

f884

£778

798

437

240

143

90

68

51

44

63

35

33

20

35

51

63

46

33

26

20

16

14

Minimum

33

28

.6

 to

1 Q

0

0

0

July

14

70

88

Aug.

1.4

1.3

1.0

188 .7

108

164

146

143

88

56

'?!

76

49

935

990

159

95

100

68

39

50

26

39

28

19

14

10

7.6

4.2

2.4

1.5

.6

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.a

.1

.1

0

0

.1

0

- 0

0

0

0

.1

0

o

0

0

Heart

370

75.4

833

44 9

12?

.26

5.82

95.6

Sept.

0

.1

.2

.3

.3

.8

30

14

6.0

2.6

2.0 i.e

1.5

1.3

1.3

33

9.2

2.6

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.3

2.4

2.4

1.9

1.6

49

Runoff in 

acre-feet

22,750

4,630

168,800

3,090

1 o iron

8,760

7,570

16

346

69,170

c Backwater from Ela Creek; discharge computed from graph baaed on records for Elm Creek at 

Ballinger.

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.

Time baslai Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
106 COLORADO RIVER BASIN 

Colorado River at Winchell, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°28'05", long. 99°09'45", at bridge on State 

Highway 23, 0.3 mile south of Winchell, Brown County, and 6.2 miles downstream from 

Home Creek. Datum of gage is 1,264.86 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 24,580 square miles, of which 11,800 square miles Is probably noncontriDUtlng.»

Records available.- January 1939 to September 1943. November 1923 to September 1934 at 

site near Mllburn, 4.2 miles downstream.

Average discharge.- 14 years (1924-34, 1939-43), 822 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,670 second-feet Oct. 18 (gage height, 13.97 

feet;: no flow Aug. 22 to Sept. 4.

1923-34, 1939-43: Maximum discharge, 76,100 second-feet Oct. 15, 1930, at site 

then In use (gage height, 51.8 feet, present site and datum); no flow Aug. 8-10, 

Sept. 1-5, 1929, Aug. 15-25, 1934, Aug. 22 to Sept. 4, 1943.

Maximum stage known, 62.2 feet Sept. 19, 1936, present site and datum, from information obtained by engineers of Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway at railway bridge 

1,000 feet above present gage.

Remarks.- Records good. Diversions above station for Irrigation and municipal supply. 

Flow partly regulated by reservoirs on Concho River.

Rating table, water year 1942-43 (gage height, in feet

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used July 27 to Sept. 30)

2.4 0 2.9 IS 4.0

2.5 .1 3.0 30 4.5

2.6 .3 3.2 58 5.0

2.7 1.2 3.4 91 6.0 1,

2.8 7.0 3.6 129 7.0 1,

212 8.0 2,390

332 9.0 3,190

525 10. 0 4,040

080 12.0 5,810

700 14.0 7,670

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

133

121

123

120

134

354

322

314

309

291

227

157

129

120

123

1,110

4,070

6,670

4,610

2,920

1,540

1,170

900

724

575

396

501

255

232

230

227

NOT.

250

462

314

311

274

378

415

382

294

210

180

165

159

163

149

147

282

352

352

329

*dO

169

137

125

125

123

118

US

121

116

-

Dec.

176

316

319

309

246

161

129

116

114

114

114

116

118

172

319

301

216

153

131

118

214

322

301

243

294

360

504

511

250

208

175

Jan.

153

167

319

324

524

322

262

186

145

125

116

108

102

99

95

89

88

274

294

286

223

149

114

95

32

79

77

77

77

85

235

Feb.

294

291

294

294

291

264

239

157

120

91

76

66

60

58

55

52

50

50

49

49

50

50

54

91

99

97

100

99

_

_

-

Month

October. ....................:..............

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

Deoeaber. ..................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January. ...................................

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

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

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

May. .........................:.............

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

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

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

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

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

97

95

97

97

97

99

102

100

99

99

102

102

100

102

100

100

99

95

95

93

86

82

81

105

195

138

596

329

231

171

151

Apr.

Seoondfoot-days

28

6^960

6,740

251,563.5

5,219

3,560

4,135

2,963

13,986.0

6,328

4,548

65.8

972

84,383.8

259

314

301

234

147

110

34

95

91

77

66

61

55

49

52

50

46

44

44

58

84

82

SI

79

72

69

68

64

63

64

-

May

64

60

55

46

33

31

23

23

22

22

19

17

14

13

12

12

11

10

9.0

8.0

79

5,410

1,66O

2,110

2, 450

1,300

930

585

392

506

f250

June

f380

f281

f!90

147

216

S60

255

155

118

115

672

798

464

311

225

163

135

99

77

61

52

52

48

S3

34

29

' 28

' 35

46

'. *9

-

Maximum Minimum

6,670 120 

462 116

360 114

17,100 5.5

324 77

294 49

596 81

314 44

3,410 8.C

S72 23

1,560 18

17 0

547 0

6,670 0

July

36

46

33

25

20

16

S3

112

130

137

135

110

32

60

270

1,560

554

256

151

131

143

102

77

60

46

39

51

28

29

26

20

Aug.

1417 -

9.0

6.2

5.5

3.5

2.5

1.5

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.5

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

. .1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

.1.1

5.5

13

39

12

5.5

2.5

1.2

.8

.5

.4

.4

f9.0

43

22

8.0

4.0

28

4,2 sto

22

18

f23

f30

55

30

547

u___ Runoff in 118911 aore-feet

932 57,340 

232 13,800

217 13,370

> 689 499,000

16S 10,350

127 7,060

133 8,200

98.8 5,880

451 27,740

211 12,550

147 9,020

2.12 131

32.4 1,930

831 167,400

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.

Bis_: Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 ho-ir.
COLORADO RIVER BASIN 107

Colorado River near San Saba, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°13 I 0511 , long. 98°33'50", at bridge o-t State 

Highway 190, 5.2 miles downstream from San Saba River and 9.2 miles east of San Saba, 

San Saba County. Datum of gage Is 1,096.22 feet above mean sea level, dat'im of 1929.

Drainage' area.- .30,600 square miles, of which 11,800 square miles Is probably noncontrlbuting.

Records available.- August 1930 to September 1943. October 1915 to October 1922 at site 

near ChadwlcK, 1.2 miles upstream. October 1923 to December 1934 at site near Tow, 

44 miles downstream.

Average discharge.- 18 years (1916-19, 1920-22, 1930-43), 1,932 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 23,200 second-feet Oct. 19 (gage height, 18.55 

feet); minimum, 40 second-feet Aug. 21.

1915-22, 1930-43: Maximum discharge, 224,000 second-feet July 23, 1938 (gage 

height, 63.2 feet, present site, based on floodmarks at site then In use); minimum 

observed, 1.5 second-feet Aug. 22, 23, 1918.

Maximum stage known prior to 1938, 58.4 feet, Sept. 25, 1900 (discharge, 184,000 

second-feet), present site, based on floodmarks at former site.

Remarks.- Records good. Diversions above station for Irrigation and municipal use.

Flow partly regulated by reservoirs on Pecan Bayou and Concho River having a.combined 

capacity of 151,000 acre-feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

646

619

59S

603

624

592

635

796

759

74S

582

458

384

331

331

443

3,510

10,900

20,400

14,300

3,930

4,310

2,910

2,240

1,740

1,420

1,160

1,000

S52

825

1,030

Nov.

1,060

1,000

1,060

1,000

759

694

67S

79S

798

711

598

673

577

453

430

531

700

705

880

910

910

880

770

705

673

657

651

646

646

640

~

Dec.-

651

651

732

852

S52

657

4S2

412

3SO

353

340

335

314

314

314

348

506

4S7

412

362

375

380

546

537

541

487

531

566

511

506

453

Jan.

430

403

375 366

506

541

541

536

477

407

366

344

326

322

31S

309

305

301

293

407

482

472

421

357

318

301

276

272

272

297

531

Feb.

546

748

770

79S

770

770

765

748

6S9

496

322

280

256

240

228

.224

220

224

220

216

212

208

216

216

216

216

248

256

..

_

-

Month

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

November. ............. = ....................

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

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January. ...................................

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

March. ......................*..............

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

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

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

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

August

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

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

260

256

24S

248

248

252

252

252

256

256

260

264

26S

268

268

264

260

24S

244

236

228

224

220

244

329

S52

566

531

700

511

412

Apr.

357

326

394

472

449

393

331

335

2,430

1,000

496

375

314

280

264

252

244

236

228

224

224

220

216

232

224

216

208

200

196

196

-

Seoondfoot-days

34,728 

22,193

15,227

600,785

11,872

11,318

9,925

11,587

19,304

28,978

7,044

1,661

15,662

239,499

May

186

1S2

178

175

16S

161

161

158

158

158

154

164

161

145

135

129

126

121

115

115

121

161

" 4,060

2,430

2,300

2,600

1,460

1,060

825

651

536

Maximum

20,400 

1,060

pep

QtJft.

21,300

541

793

852

2,480

4,060'

10,100

1,070

88

6,130

20,400

June

444

3S4

506

398

4,510

10,100

2,450

1,130

705

492

801

1,000

1,000

770

577

449

371

331

288

26S

236

204

193

178

171

161

151

145

383

132

-

Minimum

331

430

314

135

272

208

220

196

115

145

94

42

66

42

July

145

126

153

154

126

121

115

110

104

110

204

256

439

228

189

 168

1,070

820

46S

314

240

193

193

186

158

135

118

107

96

99

94

Aug. '

83

36

83

76

69

63

60

58

56

52

50

50

50

52

52

50

50

4S

46

42

42

42

44

44

42

42

42

44

44

46

48

Mean

2,733

740

491

1,646

38?

404

32C

386

623

966

227

53.6

582

656

Sept.

66

67

71

324

1,390

6,130

1,200

384

216

164

142

118

107 -

101

91

S3

88

216

260

161

" 135

115

101

91

91

US

189

284

314

2,290

-

Runoff in . 

acre-feet

163,100 

44,020

30.J300

1,192,000

23,550

22,450

19,690

oo ogn

33)290

57,480

13,970

3,290

31,070

475,100

Time basis; Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hovr. 

617457 0-44-8
108 COLORADO RIVER BASIN 

Buchanan Reservoir near Burnet, Tex.

Location.- Selsyn indicator, lat. 30°45'05", long. 98°25'00", at Buchanan Dan- on 

Colorado River, 1 mile upstream from bridge on State Highway 29 and 10 miles west 

of Burnet, Burnet County. Datum of gage is 0.48 foot above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Lower Colorado River Authority).

Drainage area.- 31,250 square miles, of which 11,800 square miles Is probably noncontributing. 

Records available.- May 1937 to September 1943. 

Extremes.- Maximum contents observed during year, 992,000 acre-feet Oct. 20 (gage height,

 1,020.0 feet); minimum observed, 639,000 acre-feet Sept. 2, 4, 5 (gage height, 1,002.9

feet).

1937-43: Maximum contents, 1,004,000 acre-feet July 27. -1938 (gage height, 1,020.5

feet; several Talnter gates were open); minimum after filling of reservoir In July

1938, 596,000 acre-feet Apr. 5, 1940 (gage height, 1,000.5 feet). 

Remarks.- Reservoir Is formed by two reinforced concrete multiple-arch sections, three

 banks of Talnter gates, and a 1,088-foot reinforced concrete spillway section. Dam 

completed and storage began May 20, 1937. Total capacity, 992,000 acre-feet (gage 

height, 1,020.0 feet, top of spillway section). Usable capacity, 955,000 acre-feet 

between gage height 937.0 feet (sill of powerhouse penstock) and gage height 1,020.0 

feef (top of spillway section). Water below gage height 937.0 feet.can be withdrawn 

through two 5-foot Bunger gates (emergency) down to gage height of 890.0 feet. 

Figures of given herein represent total contents. Records of gage height as furnished 

are from once-daily readings at 8 a.m.: gage read hourly by power plant operator. Water 

used for power development and Irrigation of rice on several districts below Columbus.

Cooperation.- Records of dally gage height and capacity table furnished by Lower Colorado 

River Autnorlty.

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1942 

to September 1943

Date

Calendar year 1942..

Sept. 30. ..............

Water year 1942-43..

Gage height 

(feet)t

1,015.7

-

1 007 2

1 004 9

1,004.2

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

948 OOO

395,000

-

663,000

- '

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-36,000 

-25,000

+SO.OOO

-285,000

t Gage height at S a.m.

Marshall.Ford Reservoir near Austin, Tex.

Location.- Bailey Indicator gage, lat. 30023'20", long. 97°54'35", In powerhouse at dam 

b'n Colorado River, 7.3 miles downstream from Sandy Creek and 12 miles northwest of 

Austin, Travls County. Datum of gage Is 0.12 foot above mean sea level, cfatum of 

1929 (levels by Bureau of Reclamation).

Drainage area.- 37,900 square miles, of which 11,800 square miles Is probably noncontributing.

Records available.- September 1940 to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum contents observed during year 1,377,000 acre-feet Oct. 23 (gage height. 

691.2 feet); minimum observed, 794,000 acre-feet Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 657.9 feet).

1940-43: Maximum contents observed, that of Oct. 23, 1942; minimum observed, that 

Of Sept. 29, 30, 1943.

Remarks.- Records good. Reservoir Is formed by concrete gravity type dam. ftorage began 

Sept. 9, 1940; dam completed early In 1942. Total capacity, 1,950,000 acr*-feet 

(gage height, 714.0 feet, top of spillway). Usable capacity, 1,922,000 acre-feet 

between gage height 535.8 feet (bottom of 24 81-foot diameter Paradox gates) and top 

of spillway. Bottom of penstocks, gage height, 552.0 feet. Figures herein represent 

total contents. Water used for power development and for Irrigation of rice In several 

districts below Columbus.

Cooperation.- Records of dally gage heights and capacity curve furnished by lower Colorado 

River Autnorlty.

Monthly elevation and contenta, water year October 1942 to September 194?

Date

Dec. 31...............

Calendar year 1942. .

Water year 1942-43..

Gage height 

(feet)t

683.5

-

657.9

-

Contenta 

(acre-feet)

1,222,000

-

794,000

-

Change In contenta 

during month 

(acre -feet)

 -58,000

+635,000

-29,000

-424,000

t Gage height la average of 1 a.m. and l.p.ra. observations. 

Time basis: Central war* time. To convert war time to standard time, 

UDtraot 1 hour.
COLORADO RIVER BASIN 109

Colorado River at Austin, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°14'40", long. 97°41'20", at eoutheast edge of 

Austin, Travls county, at Montopolis Bridge on u. S. Highway 290, 2.S miles upstream from Walnut Creek " " --- - --- -. - -- -- - °- - -» ._..*-

Barton Creek.

ek, 3.8 miles downstream from Waller Creek, and 5 miles downstream from 

Datum of gage is 407.3 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 38,160 square miles, of which 11,800 square milee Is probably noncontritrating.

Records available.- February 1S98 to September 1943. U. S. Weather Bureau has collected 

gage-helgnt records in this vicinity since 1903.

Average discharge.- 45 years, 2,742 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,900 second-feet,(regulated) Oct. 22 (gage 

neignt, 8.17 fe'et); minimum, 557 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 30; minimum daily, 684 

eecond-feet Sept. 12, 18, 20, 23, 24.

1898-1943: Maximum discharge, 481,000 second-feet June 15, 1935 (gag^ height, 45 n 

feet, present site and datum, from floodmark); minimum, 13 second-feet AI-R;. IS, 1918. 

Maximum stage known, 46.0 feet, present site and datum, July 7, 1869 (adjusted to 

present site on basis of records for flood of June 15, 1935), determined from information concerning stage at former site by Prof. T. U. Taylor.

Remarks.- Records fair. Flow partly regulated by Marshall Ford and Buchanar Reservoirs 

fsee preceding page), and other smaller reservoirs, having a combined capacity of 

3,130,000 acre-feet. About 36,000 acres Irrigated above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 tc September 1943

Day

1

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

1,4

15

16

17in

19

20

21

M.

as

?4

25

26

27

29

31

Oct.

1,170

1,310

1,370

3,940

3,040

2,620

2,380

2,360

2,390

2,380

2,520

1,670

2,120

1,860

-2,710

3,380

3.380

3,780

4,320

4,560

5,690

9,870

6,360

6,030

4,730

4,590

5,190

5,350

4,870

4,870

4,870

Ncv.

4,590

4,460

4,590

4,590

4,590

4,460

4,460

4,180

4,180

4,320

4,320

4,320

4,320

4,320

4,180

4,050

4,180

4,180

4,050

3,920

4,180

3,310

2,580

3,240

3,330

2,640

3,040

3,780

2,900

3,100

~

Dec.

2,190

2,970

3,040

2,710

2,640

1,740

2,320

2,640

2, 360

3,380

3,100

1,860

2,120

2,520 2,<">0'

2,900 2, "'SO

2,V80

2,900

2,710

2,450

2,710

2,900

3,100

2,640

1,800

2,320

2,450

2,120

2,710

2,580

Jan.

2,520

2,120

2,840

2,120

2,640

2,710

2,780

2,780

2,190

2,260

2,260

2,380

2,520

2,190

2,380

2,320

2,260

2,450

2,580

2,710

3,780

3,510

3,100

2,780

2,900

3,100

3,040

3,310

3,380

3,240

3,040

Feb.

3,240

3,780

3,510

2,S40

3,310

2,900

2,710

3,170

2,710

2,970

3,040

3,100

2,060

1,860

1,670

2,120

2,000

2,190

2,120

1,860

2; 360

2,000

2,000

2,450

2,060

2,390

1,930

1,800

_

_

~

Month

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

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January r

March

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

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

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

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

2,190

2,S40

2,190

2,260

2,780

2,560

2,450

2,380

2,900

3,040

2,640

2,640

2,450

2,640

2,S40

2,260

2,710

2,190

1,740

1,270

940

1,080

1,460

2,780

3,100

2,060

980

1,500

1,450

1,560

3,040

Apr.

3 ri70

2,520

2,260

1,480

2,260

2,260

2,780

3,510

2,780

2,060

2,5SO

2,970

2,780

3,040

3,170

3,640

3,510

2,520

2,520

3,100

2,900

3,240

3,360

2,840

1,800

2,760

2,900

2,520

3,040

2,640

Seccndfoot-days

112,850

118,410

SO, 240

678,479

84 190

82 950

30,185

901,386

May

2,710

1,660

2,860

2,970

2,710

 3,170

3,040

2,190

690

2,380

1,930

2,120

2,330

2,380

2,360

1,610

2,260

2,710

2,840

2,900

2,190

2,000

1,250

1,240

1,660

1,740

2,120

2,320

2,320

1,250

1,400

Maximum

9,670

4,590

3,360

9,370

2,090

9,870

June

1,860

2,060

2,520

2,710

2,260

1,400

1,610

2,320

2,320

2,320

2,520

2,000

1,090

1,860

2,450

2,380

2,710

3,510

2,640

1,680

2,320

3,040

2,970

2,970

3,100

2,900

1,860

2,260

2,320

2,320

Minima

1,170

2,580

1,740

702

890

664

6S4

July

J.,930

2,190

2,060

1,190

970

2,190

2,060

2,120

1,660

1,630

1,040

1,280

2,110

1,860

2,120

2,380

2,640

2,190

2,260

2,580

2,200

2,060

2,450

2,820

1,710

1,940

3,040

1,8CO

2,360

' 2,060

991

Aug.

1,270

1,160

1,580

1,710

1,810

2,160

1,950

1,380

1,630

2,120

2,090

1,790

1,640

1,350

1,580

2,120

2,270

2,120

2,130

2,090

1,890

1,190

1,290

1,340

2,130

1,890

2,150

1,630

1,040

1,250

1,820

Hear

3,640

3,947

2,586

1,659

2 504

2 004

1 744

1,006

2,470

Sept.

2,090

2,010

1,680

2,060

1,240

756

1,640

1,710

973

772

700

634

692

724

1,330

1,140

788

684

692

684

70S

700

6S4

6S4

700

740

780

732

700

708

Runoff in 

acre-feet

223,800

234,900

159,200

1,346,000

59,870

1,788,000

Contra! war tine. To convert war time to standard time subtract 1 hour.
110 COLORADO RIVER BASIN

Colorado River at Smithville, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°01', long. 97°10', 1,200 feet upstr3am from 

onage on state Highway 71 at Smithville, Bastrop County, and 3.7 miles downstream 

from Alum Creek. Datum of gage is 270.14 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 39,650 square miles, of which 11,800 square miles is probably noncon-

 crioucing.

Records available.- July 1930 to September 1943. U. S. Weather Bureau has collected gageneignt; records in this vicinity since 1920.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 3,604 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,900 second-feet Oct. 19 (gage height, 9.03 

feet); minimum, 666 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 26.

1930-43: Maximum discharge, 305,000 -second-feet June 16, 1935 (gage height, 42.5 

feet, from floodmarks), by slope-area method; minimum, 76 second-feet Nov. 2, 1934.

Maximum stage known, about 47.4 feet Dec. 4, 1913, from Information by local residents .

Remarks.- Records good. Many diversions above station for irrigation and municipal supply. 

Regulation same as that for Colorado River at Austin.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

3

4

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

1,6

17

18

19

20

21

22

VX

?4

26

StR a??fl

29

30

31

Oct.

1,200

1,260

1,080

1,290

2,600

3,840

2,310

2,740

2,600

2,600

2,600

2,530

2,400

1,740

2,400

4,270

3,760

5,030

9,600

5,240

4.SSO

5,590

3,990

5,770

5,200

5,040

4,720

5,200

5,380

5,040

5,040

Nov.

5,040

4,720

4,400

5,270

5,770

4,880

4,400

,400'

,240

,000

,080

,240

,080

,240

,240

,080

,S40

,000

,080

,000

,920

,240

,000

2,880

3,090

3,300

2,950

2,740

3,450

3,160

"

Dec.

2,670

2,530

2,460

3,020

2,610

2,670

2,260

1,940

2,670

2,600

2,950

3,160

2,400

2,140

2,330

2,810

2,880

2,810

8,810

2,950

2,880

2,670

2,740

3,020

3,020

3,020

3,020

3,380

2,810

2,260

2,670

Jan.

2,670

2,530

2,200

2,740

2,260

2,460

2,S80

2,880

2,810

2,630

2,200

2,330

2,670

2,670

2,330

2,400

2,400

2,260

2,400

2,460

2,600

3,380

3,330

3,300

2,810

2,830

3,020

3,020

3,160

3,300

3,300

Feb.

3,090

3,020

3,600

3,450

2,610

2,950

2,960

2,330

2,950

2,530

2,810

2,950

3,020

2,530

1,940

' 1,6SO

1,740

2,140

2,140

2,070

2,260

2,260

2,800

1,810

8,330

1,940

1,880

2,070

_

«

-

yonth

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

Calendar year 1942 ......................

March. ...................................:.

Hay

i7une - i

July..../. ....... ..........................

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

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Var.

1,550

1,810

2,140

2,400

2,000

2,140

2,530

2,200

2,000

2,330

2,670

2,460

2,200

£2,260

£2,260

g2,260

gl,940

gl,940

g2,200

g2,140

g2,000

g920

g960

gl,220

g4,090

g6,200

g.3,680

gS,S10

gl,560

1,520

1,300

Apr.

2,140

3,020

2,460

2,400

2,070

1,560

2,400

2,630

4,360

3,400

2,460

2,400

2,810

2,960

2,880

3,160

3,620

3,520

2,880

2,260

3,020

2,950

2,950

3,230

2,880

2,400

2,070

2,880

2,460

2,810

-

Seocndfoot-days

121,730

84,360

739,916

84,230

69,450

68,690

82,830

71,340

65,000

59,460

32,956

915,356

Hay

2,600

2,600

2,460

1,630

2,740

2,740

2,950

3,090

2,600

1,810

2,410

2,600

2,070

2,260

2,260

2,260

2,070

1,680

3,230

2,810

2,460

2,330

 2,200

1,620

1,350

1,480

1,620

1,810

2,260

2,460

2,880

Maximum

3,380

13,000

3,380

5,SOO

3,230

3,020

2,330

2,140

2,1300

9,600

June

1,560

1,620

1,S10

2,070

2,600

2,670

1,S10

1,290

1,880

2,140

2,140

2,260

2,260

1,620

1,190

2,200

- 2,200

2,200

3,020

2,600

2,070

1,620

2,740

2,740

2,740

2,310

2,810

2,260

1,810

2,260

-

Minimum

1,940

64E

2,200

1,680

920

1,350

1,190

1,030

950

673

673

July

2,330

2,070

1,810

2,000

1,810

1,030

1,360

1,940

1,940

2,000

1,680

1,620

1,1SO

1,6SO

2,200

1,940

2,000

2,330

2,260

1,810

2,140

2,000

2,000

1,880

2,330

2,140

1,430

£,330

2,260

1,880

2,070

Aug.

I,fe20

1,310

1,160

1,340

1,680

1,620

1,380

2,070

1,880

1,250

1,940

2,070

1,940

1,740

1,560

1,350

1,740

2,140

2,070

2,070

2,000

2,000

1,560

1,070

1,420

1,940

1,940

2,070

2,000

1,480

950

Mean

2,7"?!

2,077

2,717

2,216

2, 301

2,1<57

1,918

1,715

1,099

2,508

Sept.

1,800

2,200

2,200

1,680

1,740

1,810

1,350

1,000

1,740

1,400

912

776

722

701

687

792

1,290

980

758

715

708

701

70S

694

673

667

826

912

844

950

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

167,300

1,468,000

167,100

137,800

136,200

141,500

126,900

117,900

104,800

65,370

1,815,000

g Computed from graph baaed on once-daily gage readings 

Time basis; Central war time. To convert war time to

furnished "by 0. S. Weather Bureau, 

itandard tine, subtract 1 hour.
COLORADO RIVER BASIN 111

Colorado River at La Grange, Tex.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 29°53'45", long. 96°52'15", on bridge on u. S. Highway 

 ft in La Grange, Fayette County, 1.2 miles downstream from Buckner Creek. Datum of 

gage is 211.23 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage' area 

contriouting..- 40,200 square miles, of which 11,800 square miles is probably nonrTg.

available.- July and August 1938 (flood, discharge measurements only), November 

JLOOO to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,300 second-feet Oct. 20 (gage height, 8.20 

reet, from graph based on gage readings): minimum observed, 742 second-fset Sept. 16 

(regulated).

1938-43: Maximum discharge observed, 182,000 second-feet June 30, 19*0 (gage height, 

40.18 feet); minimum observed, 430 second-feet (regulated) Mar. 7. 1940.

Maximum stage known, about 56.7 feet probably July 9, 1869 (from marble high-water 

marker in La Grange). Data on other floods as follows: Dec. 5, 1913. stage 56.4 feet, 

from floodmarks; June 17, 1935, stage 50.84 feet, from floodmarks (discharge, 255,000 

second-feet from rating curve extended as a straight line above 200,000 second-feet); 

July 27, 1938, stage 42.95 feet, observed (discharge,- 200,000 second-fee-1;).

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily, more often during periods of rapidly 

Changing stage. Diversions above station for irrigation and municipal sipply. Regulation same as that for Colorado River at Austin.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 tc September 1945

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17in

19

20

21

V?

P*

24

25

26

27

?fi

29

30

31

Oct.

1,440

1,240

1,320

1,200

1,360

3,590

3,620

2,800

2,730

2,590

2,520

2,520

2,590

1,910

1,910

2,330

4,650

3,900

7,910

6,220

6,020

5,020

7,170

8,040

5,340

5,340

4,700

4,860

5,500

5,340

5,020

Jtfbv.

5,180

5,020

5,020

5,500

8,220

5,820

4,700

4,380

4,380

4,060

4,060

4,220

4,060

4,220

4,220

4,220

4,060

3,980

4,220

4,060

4,060

5,500

4,860

3,420

2,800

3,260

3,420

2,380

3,100

2,880

-

Dec.

2,880

2,880

2,320

2,730

2,950

2,660

2,520

1,960

2,320

2,730

2,390

3,420

2,950

2,080

2,140

2,460

2,380

2,880

2,730

2,S80

2,880

2,600

2,590

2,880

2,950

3,100

3,340

3,980

2,950

2,460

2,390

Jan.

2,660

2,520

2,390

2,260

2,660

2,200

3,100

2,950

2,SOO

2,800

2,320

4,340

4,700

2,880

2,520

2,320

2,460

2,260

2,320

2,390

2,520

2,730

3,660

3,580

3,020

2,300

2,950

3,180

3,100

3,500

3,500

Feb.

3,340

3,020

3,500

3,980

3,260

2,800

3,260

2,800

2,800

2,950

2,800

3,020

3,180

2,660

a2,260

1,860

1,360

2,080

2,200

2,140

2,390

2,320

2,460

2,140

2,020

2,320

1,960

2,200

_

_

-

Month

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

Calendar year 1942 ......................

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

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

September ..'................................

Water year 194C-43 ......................

Mar.

1,9*60

1,740

1,960

2,730

2,200

2,080

2,520

2,390

2,200

2,200

2,660

2,660

2,460

2,320

2,390

2,520

2,660

2,080

2,390

2,080

1,690

1,490

1,240

1,080

1,790

5,760

4,220

2,460

1,580

1,360

1,440

Apr.

1,400

2,460

2,300

2,320

2,200

1,750

1,830

2,200

3,420

5,340

2,880

2,140

2,520

2,380

3,020

3,100

3,260

3,660

3,340

2,460

2,460

2,950

2,880

3,100

3,100

2,660

1,800

2,660

2,520

2,660

-

Seocndfoct-days

121,700

85,080

854,053

73,580

70,310

81,770

72,500

69,850

62,010

55,020

34,564

945,634

May

2,520

2,390

2,390

1,740

1,360

2,660

2,590

2,380

2,950

2,140

1,440

3,020

1,960

1,960

2,080

2,200

2,080

1,580

1,880

2,590

2,520

4,360

3,130

2,200

1,690

1,440

1,690

1,360

2,730

2,950

3,020

Maximum

3,220

3,980

30,700

3,930

5,760

5,340

4,360

3,340

2,730

2,140

2,320

8,220

June

2,730

1,640

1,800

1,910

2,390

3,100

2,390

1,690

1,490

2,140

2,140

2,260

2,590

2,080

1,580

1,800

2,320

2,520

2,460

3,340

2,590

1,910

2,140

2,950

2,880

2,950

3,100

2,800

2,020

2,140

-

Minimal

1,20C

2,80C

1,96C

794

1.S6C

1.08C

1.40C

1,44C

1.49C

1.16C

1.20C

742

742

July

2,320

2,260

1,960

1,860

1,910

1,690

1,160

1,690

1,960

2,140

1,960

1,860

1,690

1,400

2,080

2,080

2,020

2,260

2,390

2,020

1,960

2,200

2,020

1,800

2,140

2,520

1,910

1,800

2,730

2,020

2,200

Aug.

2,020

1,540

1,440

1,320

1,540

1,690

1,860

2,140

2,020

1,690

1,580

2,080

2,140

1,860

1,740

1,540

1,540

1,960

2,140

2,020

2,020

2,020

1,360

1,440

1,200

1,580

1,910

1,910

2,020

1,800

1,400

Meat

3,926

2,745

2,340

2,628

2,268

2,726

2,339

2,328

2,000

1,775

1,152

2,591

Sept.

1,120

1,9SO

2,320

1,960

1,640

1,860

1,690

1,230

1,280

1,580

1,200

970

886

S20

826

742

970

1,280

1,000

839

794

820

794

787

774

BOO

787

935

970

970

Runoff in 

acre-feet

241,400

168,800

1,694,000

145,900

139,500

162,200

143,800

138,500

123,000

109,100

68,560

1,876,000

a Ho gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

Time basis; Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 tour.
112 COLORADO RIVER BASIN

Colorado River at Columbus, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 29°42'20", long. 96°32'05", on bridge on U. 8. 

Highway 90 at eastern edge of Columbus, Colorado County, 340 feet downstream from 

Texas & New Orleans Railroad bridge and 2.6 miles downstream from Cummins Creek. 

Datum of gage Is 155.52 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 40,840 square miles, of which 11,800 square miles Is probably noncontriouting.

Records available.- January 1903 to December 1911, May 1916 to November 1930, my 1939 

to septemoer 1943. September 1930 to June 1939 at site near Eagle Lake, 23 miles 

downstream.. U. S. Weather Bureau has collected gage-height records In this vicinity 

since 1903.

Average discharge.- 25 years, (1904-11, 1916-30, 1939-43), 3,348 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,100 second-feet Oct. 20 (gage height, 9.89 

feet;; minimum, 826 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 26.

1903-11, 1916-30, 1939-43: Maximum discharge, 152,000 second-feet July 1, 1940 

(gage height, 36.2 feet); minimum observed, about 80 second-feet Sept. 9, 10, 1910. 

Maximum stage known, 41.6 feet, present datum, In July 1869 and on Dec. 6, 1913, 

from Information by local resident. River divided each time and left Coli-mbus on an 

Island. Dat$ on other floods as follows: June 18, 1935, observed stage, 38.5 feet, 

present datum, furnished by U. S. Weather Bureau (discharge, 190,000 secord-feet, - 

computed on basis of records for station near Eagle Lake, 23 miles downstream); July 29, 

1938, observed stage, 38.4 feet, present datum, furnished by U. S. Weather Bureau 

(discharge, 175,000 second-feet, computed on basis of records for station near Eagle 

Lake).

Remarks.- Records good. Diversions above station for irrigation and municipal supply. 

Regulation same as that for Colorado River at Austin.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

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.

1,380

1,380

1,800

1,830

1,800

1,340

3,360

3,030

8,600

2,500

 8,450

8,400

8,400

2,400

2,350

8,020

8,920

4,170

4,400

9,880

6,160

4,790

5,070

8,830

6,720

5,860

5,820

4,980

5,070

5,520

5,370

Nov.

5,070

5,070

7,850

6,960

8,490

7,800

5,690

4,790

4,530

4,410

4,170

4,170

4,890

4,170

4,890

4,290

4,170

3,930

. 4,050

4,170

4,050

4,530

5,220

4,530

3,360

3,1*0

3,360

3,360

8,810

3,250

-

Dec.

3,470

8,810

8,980

2,500

8,920

3,030

8,810

2,600

8,110

8,600

8,760

8,650

3,360

8,980

2,300

8,350

8,650

8,980

2,920

2,810

3,050

4,530

3,030

8,810

3,030

3,140

5,070

3,580

3,690

3,140

8,500

Jan.

3,690

2,760

8,650

8,450

2,550

.8,600

3,470

3,470

3,140

3,030

2,920.

5,230

7,280

4,530

3,360

2,810

2,650

8,600

8,500

8,450

8,600

8,760

3,140

3,580

3,580

3,030

8,980

3,030

3,140

3,140

3,470

Feb.

3,470

3,360

3,140

3,690

3,810

3,850

3,030

3,850

8,700

8,980

2,980

8,980

3,140

3,140

3,030

2,350

2,110

8,080

2,300

8,300

3,660

3,030

8,600

2,600

2,300

8,350

8,350

8,160

.

-

-

Month

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

November. .......................'...........

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January. ...................................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Septeaber. .................................

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Peak discharges.- Oct. 20 (12:30 p.m.) 11.

Mar.

8,350

8,110

1,980

2,160

2,700

8,350

8,800

8,700

8,550

8,350

8,350

8,760

8,980

2,650

8,700

2,050

8,650

8,600

8,350

2,500

2,200

1-.980

1,750

1,540

6,070

4,890

5,3*70

3,360

2,350

1,750

1,680

Apr.

1,620

1,620

8,650

2,550

8,300

2,110

1,660

8,110

8,800

3,220

4,030

2,810

8,800

8,500

2,810

8,700

3,030

3,360

3,470

3,140

2,350

2,659

2,980

2,700

3,030

2,980

8,600

1,960

8,600

8,550

-

Seoondfoot-days

US, 140

139,370

92,960

944,094

100,470

79,900

81,760

78,390

75,890

70,450

66,410

56,280

37,185

996,605

100 sec. -ft

May

8,500

8,600

8,450

8,450

1,840

8,160

8,650

8,700

3,030

2,920

8,200

1,660

8,810

8,110

8,110

2,160

8,800

2,160

1,750

8,060

8,650

2,920

4,170

8,700

2,350

1,930

1,660

1,840

8,160

3,360

3,030

Maxima

9,880

8,490

5,070

37,100

7,220

3,810

6,070

4,030

4,170

3,140

3,830

2,160

2,250

9,880

June

3,140

8,450

1,800

1,930

2,110

8,450

3,030

8,350

1,750

1,700

8,160

8,200

8,250

8,500

8,060

1,580

1,840

8,300

8,850

2,600

3,030

8,500

1,880

8,350

8,810

8,810

2.9EO

3,030

2,650

8,020

 ~

Minima

i,2m

8,81

8, IK

85

8,45

2,02(

1,54(

1,68(

1,66

1,58(

1,341

1,34( 85'

83

July

8,800

2,350

2,300

2,020

8,060

8,060

1,660

1,340

1,880

8,400

2,650

8,200

2,340

1,880

1,540

2,110

8,020

8,080

2,800

8,400

2,020

2,080

8,160

8,060

1,930

8,200

8,450

1,880

3,230

8,810

2,020

Aug.

8,160

1,930

1,540

1,460

1,340

1,030

1,700

1,800

8,090

2,020

1,680

1,700

8,060

2,060

1,880

1,750

1,540

1,620

1,980

8,160

2,060

2,060

2,020

1,840

1,500

1,340

1,700

1,930

2,020

8,060

1,750

Mean

) 3, 811

) 4,646

5 2,P99

3 8,537

) 3,F41

) 8,854

) 2,637

) 2,613

3 2,429

) 8,f«8

) 2,148

> 1,815

3 1.F40

J 8,T30

Sept.

1,480

1,310

8,060

2,250

1,930

1,700

1,930

1*700

1,460

1,460

1,680

1,310

1,080

980

910

897

878

1,050

1,870

1,080

910

878

86S

845

84S

838

838

884

980

1,080

~

Ronoff in 

acre feet

834,300

276,400

184,400

1,873,000

199,300

15S, 500

168,200

155,500

149,300

139,700

131,700

111,600

73,760

1,977,000

; NOT. 3 (10 a.m.) 9,960 sec. -ft.; Jan. 12

(11 p.m.) 10,200 see.-ft. 

Time basis; Central war time. To coriTert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hcu-.
. COLORADO RIVER BASIN 

Colorado River at Wharton, Tex.

113

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 29°18'30", long. 96°06'15", on bridge on U. S. Highway 

96 in Wharton, Wharton County, 1,000 feet downstream from Texas & New Orleans Railroad bridge and 12 miles upstream from Jones Creek. Datum of gage is 65.42 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 41,150 square miles, of which 11,800 square miles Is probably non- contributing.

Records available.- July 1916 to September 1925, July and August 1938 (flool, discharge 

measurements only), October 1938 to September 1943. U. S. Weather Burea-i has collected 

gage-height records in thtsr vicinity since 1935.

Average discharge.- 10 years (1919-21, 1922-25, 1938-43), 3,692 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,330 second-feet Oct. 21 (gage height, 9.30 - 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum discharge not determined.

1919-25, 1938-43: Maximum discharge observed, 100,000 second-feet July 3. 1940 

(gage height, 35.99 feet); no flow Aug. 6, 1925 (affected by pumping).

Maximum stage known, 36.9 feet, present datum, Dec. 8, 1913, from infinflation 

by local residents; below Wharton floodwater combined with floodwater of Brazos River. 

Flood of about July 12, 1869, reached about same height. Flood of June 20, 1935, 

reached a stage of 38.2 feet, present datum (discharge, 159,000 second-f>et, from rating curve extended above 145,000 second-feet), furnished by U. S. Weathe" Bureau. 

Flood of July 30, 1938, reached a stage of 37.4 feet, present datum, obS3rved by 

Geological Survey engineers (discharge, 145,000 second-feet)..

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Gage read twice dally, more often during high water. Diversions above station for 

irrigation and municipal supply. Regulation same as that for Colorado R'ver at Austin.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weathe~ Bureau.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to Septenber 1943

Day

1

5

6

9

11

16

21

24

26

27

28

Oct.

1,410

1,670

1,520

3,200

2,690

2,520

2,190

3,030

7,700

5,470

4,850

5,360

5,940

4,950

5,050

5,360

Nov.

5,250

5,050

5,820

7,260 

6,570

7,400

6,57&

5,360 

4,950

4,750

4,650

4,350

4,350

4,350

4,450

4,450

4,450

4,250

4,250

4,450

4,450

4,650

5,150

4,650

3,710

3,460

3,620

3,800

3,280

~

Dec.

3,540

3,710

3,120

2,780

3,120

3,200

3,030 

2,860

2,440

2,780

2,940

2,860

3,370

3,120

2,600

2,520

2,780

3,030

3,030

3,030

3,370

4,070

3,280

3,030

3,200

3,370

4,S50

3,800

3,710

3,370

Jan.

2,660

2,S60

3,030

2,940 

8,690

C.690

3,200

3,980 

3,710

3,280

3,200

3,120

5,900

6,090

4,450

3,710

3,370

3,030

2,940

2,S60

2,780

2,860

3,030

3,280

3,710

3,710

3,370

3,200

3,280

5,460

3,460

Feb.

3,620

3,710

3,620

3,540 

3,800

4,070

3,620

3,370 

3,540

3,280

3,280

3,370

3,280

3,370

3,460

3 t460

2,940

2,600

2,520

2,780

3,030

4,250

 3,710

3,200

3,120

2,660

2,780

2,860

-

-

-

Month

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

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January . .

Hay

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

Water year 1942-43 .......... ^. ..........

Mar.

2,600

2,860

2,690

2,440 

2,520

2,860

2,780

2,520 

2,860

2,940

2,690

2,690

2,940

3,200

2,940

2,940

2,660

2,860

2,940

2,520

2,690

2,440

2,190

1,990

2,960

6,840

4,650

4,S50

3,800

3,030

2,C70

Apr.

lT990

2,030

1,910

2,690 

2,940

2,600

2,440

2,110 

2,190

2,520

3,120

4,070

3,120

2,520

2,690

2,940

3,030

3,200

3,460

3,540

3,280

2,780

2,780

3,120

2,940

3,120

3,120

2,860

2,190

2,270

Secondfoot-days

99,030

951,354

32,914

972,096

May

2,270

2,190

2,440

1,910 

1,870

1,450

1,260

2,270 

2,520

2,690

2,860

2,190

1,640

2,600

2,190

2,030

2,110

1,950

1,750

1,410

1,260

E,350

3,280

3,980

3,030

2,600

2,190

1,830

1,870

a, 190

3,030

Maximum

4,650

33,100

1,790

7,700

June

3,120

2,940

2,270

1,370 

1,300

1,340

1,640

1,910 

1,670

1,160

885

1,120

1,340

1,710

1,830

1,670

1,220

1,050

1,600

1,560

1,640

2,190

1,870

1,260

1,120

1,830

1,870

1,790

1,990

1,870

Minimum

2,44C

~ 396

62S

-

July

1,340

1,050

1,260

1,300 

1,220

1,080

1,120

915 

585

636

^3,800

Aug.

a£,600

2,270

2,110

1,500 

1,190

915

855

1,020 

948

1,080

1,190

1,080

753

1,160

1,370

1,260

1,160

1,020

980

1,260

1,480

t,480

1,450

1,480

1,300

1,080

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,500

Mean

3

2

2

2

1

2

CCtA

,195

,606

,097

,663

Sept.

1,450

1,080

915

1,410 

1,710

1,790

1,560

1,260

777

680

636

1,340

1,120

658

625

783

Runoff in 

acre-feet

196,400

1,887,000

65,280

1,928,000

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Ool'iabus 

weather records.

Time basis; Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 h-jur.
114 COLORADO RIVER BASIN

Elm Creek at Ballinger, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder upstream from spillway of masonry dam, lat. 31°45'00", 

long. 99°56'50", in Ballinger, Runnels County, li miles upstream from mouth. Datum of 

gage is 1,617.72 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 458 square miles.

Records available.- April 1932 to September 1943.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 64.6 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,060 second-feet Oct. 17 (gage height, 6.70 

reet;, from floodmark); no flow at times.

1932-43: Maximum discharge, about 26,100 second-feet Sept. 3, 1935 (gage height, 

10.30 feet, from floodmarks, probably slightly affected by backwater from Colorado 

River), from rating curve extended in a straight line above 15,000 second-feet; no 

flow at times.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Stage-discharge relation affected below about 50 second-feet by wind action and 

occasional accumulation of drift on dam. Low flow affected by diversions to Ballinger. 

city pumping plant.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

-30

31

Oct.

0

0

3.S

4.5

4.5

2.5

2.5

1.0

.6

.6

.4

.1

aO

aO

a!2

a!2S

aS, 940

al,020

a272

a236

a202

alSO

a!47

all?

a90

a74

a52

a27

all

a!3

90

Nov.

33

21

16

. a4.0

-

Dec.

> a4iO

2.5

2.5

2.5

1.5

4.5

83

33

21

16

4.5

.1

0

1.0

2.5

2.5

Jan.

2.5

4.5

2.5

4.5

7.0

4.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.0

1.0

1.0

.1

2.5

4.5

1.0

1.5

1.3

0

.4

1.5

2.5

2.5

1.5

1.5

Feb.

1.0

1.5

1.0

1.5

.S

0

0

.6

.6

.1

0

0

X)

.2

.6

.6

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.4

0

.4

.6

1*0

1.0

-

-

Month

«

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

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

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

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January. ...................................

February

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

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

Hay

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

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

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

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

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

1.0

.2

0

0

.1

0

0

0

.2

« .2

.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

.9

0

0

.1

.1

0

0

0

.1

1.5

215

54

27

16

11

4.5

4^.5

Apr.

 2.5

4.5

4.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

1.6

.5

1.5

1.3

.2

.6

.6

1.0

.6

.2

0

0

0

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

Seccndfcct-days

6,631.5

17B.O

241.1

22,190.5

67.8

17.9

341.5

30.1

377.4

0

305.7

0

0

6,191.0

May

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.S

11

203

13S

21

a. 6

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

Maximum

3,940

33

83

3,940

7.0

1.5

215

4.5

203

0

231

0

0

3,940

June

Minimum

C

c

C

c

c

c

c

cc

c

c

c

c

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

g231

g?l

g2.5

6-6

g-6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

Mean

) 214

5,93

) 7.7B

60.8-

) 2.19

) .64

11.0

1.00

) 12.2

) 0

9.86

) 0

> o

) 22.. 4

Sept.

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

13,150

353

47B

44,010

134

^- 36

677

60

749

0

606-o

0

16,240

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage, weather recorde 

 and drift marks. 

. g Computed from graph based on frequent readings of outside staff gage.

Time basis; Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
COLORADO RIVER BASIN 

South Concho River at Chrlstoval, Tex.

115

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 31°13', long. 100°30', at 

Panhandle & Santa Fe Railway bridge at Chrlstoval, Tom Green County. Dat'jm of gage 

Is 2,010.22 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 434 square miles.

Records available.- February 1930 to September 1943.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 55.6 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 59 second-feet Oct. 16 (gage height, 2.19 feet); 

minimum, 7.3 seeond-feet Sept. 15, 18-20.

1930-43: Maximum discharge, 100,000 second-feet July 23, 1938 (gage height, 21.95 

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 9,QOO second-fee*: on basis 

of slope-area determination at gage height 20.5 feet; minimum, 2.1 second-feet July 

17-19, 26-29, Aug. 28 to Sept. 5, 1934.

Flood of Aug. 6, 1906, reached a. stage about 1.1 feet higher than flood of July 23, 

1938, at a point 0.5 mile downstream from gage, from Information by local residents. '

Remarks.- Records excellent. Low flow materially affected by diversion 600 feet above 

station to South Concho Irrigation Co.'s canal (see p. 120).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Das

I

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

41

41

45

45

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

47

45

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

45

45

Nov.

45

45

45

47

47

47

45

45

45

45

45

45

43

45

45

45

. 43

38

38

36

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

36

-

Dec.

38

38

36

38

36

34

33

33

30

28

28

28

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

.28

28

30

31

30

28

2S

27

27

2S

33

Jan.

30

£7

27

£7

27

27

27

25

25

25

25

25

25

£5

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

£5

25

25

25

24

24

24

24

£4

24

Feb.

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

22

£2

22

22

22

£E

££

24

24

24

24

24

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

_

-

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January ....................................

February. ........ .^. ........'...............

March. ........... .7. .......................

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

22

22

22

21

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

22

24

24

24

22

22

24

25

25

25

25

27

30

27

27

27

27

27

27

28

Apr.

2S

27

20

20

20

18

18

 18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

IS

18

18

18

IS

18

16

18

18

18

18

17

13

13

Secondfoot-days

1,343

1,221

934

12,524.3

786

644

745

554

481

449

319,9

270.7

252.6

8,000.2

May

, 13

13

13

12

13

16

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

17

44

17

16

17

18

20

20

18

-18

Maximum

47

47

38

1,940

30

24

30

28

44

20

13

9.7

9.7

47

June

18

18

18

20

20

20

18

18

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

16

Minimum

41

34

27

8»£

24

22

21

13.

12

13

9.1

7.S

7.3

7.2

July

13

13

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

9.7

10

10

9.7

9.7

10

10

10

10

10

9.7

. 9.1

9.1

9.1

 9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

Aug.

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.1

8.5

8.5

8.5

9.1

9.1

9.7

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

8.5

8.5

8.5

6.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

" 7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

Mean

43.3

40.7

30.1

34.3

25.4

23.0

24.0

18 5

15.5-

15.0

10.3

8 73

8 42

21.9

Sept.

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.7

9.7

9.1

9.1

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.3

.3

.3

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

8.5

9.1

9.1

8.5

8.5

8.5

Runoff in 

acre-feet

2,660

2,420

1,850

24,840

1,560

1,280

1,4BO

1,100

954

891

635

537

501

15,670

Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
116 COLORADO RIVER BASIN

 Lake Nasworthy near San Angelo, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°23'15", long. 100028'40", 250 feet upstream from 

Basworthy Dam on South Concho River, half a mile downstream from Middle Ccncho River, 

and 6 miles southwest of San Angelo, Tom Green County. Datum of gage is 1,840.0 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 2,659 square miles.

Recoros available.- March 1930 to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum contents during year, 9,900 acre-feet May 23 (gage height, 29.5 feet); 

minimum, 5,190 acre-feet Sept. 1-3 (gage height, 25.1 ,feet).

1930-43: Maximum contents, 26,900 acre-feet Sept. 15, 1936 (gage height,38.36 feet); 

minimum contents since lake filled, 594 acre-feet Oct. 14, 1936 (gage height,12.6 feet).

Remarks.- Lake is formed by 4,900-foot earthen dam (contains 2 emergency spillways, 300 and 

800 feet in length) and 438-foot concrete service spillway, with a bank of 15 Taintor 

gates. Dam completed and storage-began Mar. 28, 1930. Total capacity, 10,740 acrefeet (gage height, 30.2 feet, top of Taintor gates). Usable capacity, 10,740 acre-feet 

between gage heights -3.6 feet (bottom 2-36" gates) and 30.2 feet (top of Taintor gates) 

Figures of contents shown herein represent total contents of lake, and are unadjusted 

for siltation. A slltation survey made by U. S. Department of Agriculture. Soil Conservation Service, indicates a 10 percent capacity loss from siltation in 8.2 years 

(1930-39). Gage hel/ght is mean daily level of lake. Water used for San Angelo municipal supply.

Capacity table, (gage height, in feet, and contents, In acre-feet) 

(Based on capacity curve prepared by Floyd & Lockridge, consulting engineers, from Geological Survey topographic maps)

0.0

5

8

10

100

135

800

320

12 510

15 1,000

IS 1,700

20 2,300

22 3,200

25 5.100

27 7,100

30 10,500

32 13,400

35 18,300

37 23,000

39 2S.SOO

Monthly gage height and contents, 1930-43

Date

Dec. 31......

Calendar

P

-y. ne

Mar. 31. 1930

Hay 31....... 

June 30.. .... 

July 31...... 

Aug. 31...... 

Sept. 30...'...

Water year.

Oct. 31, 1930 

lev. 30...... 

Dec. 31......

Calendar 

year......

Jan. 31, 1931 

Feb. 28...... 

Mar. 31...... 

Apr. 30...... 

Hay 31. ..... 

June 30...... 

July 31...... 

Aug. 31...... 

Sept. 30. .....

Water year.

Oct. 31, 1931 

Hov. 30. ..... 

Dec. 31......

Calendar 

year. .....

Jan. 31, 1932 

Feb. 29...... 

Mar. 31...... 

Apr. 30...... 

Hay 31...... 

June 30... . . . 

July 31...... 

Aug. 31...... 

Sept. 30. . ....

Water year.

Gage 

height 

(feet)

:

-

4.1

15.0 

15.1 

27.4 

25.0 

C3.0 

£1.7

-

29. S

_

30.0 ' 

30.0 

29.9 

30.0 

30.0

-

28.2 

30.1

_

30.2 

30.2 

£9.9 

30.4 

29.9 

30.2 

29.2 

29.7 

29.7

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

~-

-1

126 

1,000 

1,020 

7,540 

5,100 

3,700 

3,050

-

10,260

_

10,500 

10,500 

10,380 10,500" 

10,500

.

3,420 

10,620

10,740 

10,740 

10,380 

10,980 

10,380 

10,740 

9,540 

10,140 

10,140

-

Change in 

contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

r

+874 

+20 

+6,520 

-£,440 

-1,400 

-650

-

+7,210

_

0 

-ISO 

+120 

0

_

[

.

+120 

0 

-360 

+600 

-600 

+360 

-1,200 ' 

+600 

0

-

Mote.- Records commence Mar. 28, 19 0.

Date

Oct. 31, 1932

Dec. 31......

Calendar 

year 1932

Jan. 31, 1933 

Feb. 28. .... 

Mar. 31. .... 

Apr. 30. .... 

May 31. .... 

June 30. .... 

July 31. 

Aug. SI. .... 

Sept. 30. .... 

Water year 

1932-33.

Oct. 31, 1933 

HOT. 30...... 

Dec. 31......

Calendar 

year 1933.

Jan. 31, 1934 

Peb. 23. .... 

Mar. 31. .... 

Apr. 30. .... 

May 31, .... 

June 30. .... 

July 31. .... 

Aug. 31. .... 

Sept. 30. ....

Water year 

1933-34..

Oct. 31, 1934 

HOT. 30. ..... 

Dec. 31......

Calendar., 

year 1934

Jan. 31, 1935 

Feb. 28. .. 

Mar. 31. .. 

Apr. 30. .. 

May 31. .. 

June 30. .. 

July 31. .. 

Aug. 31. .. 

Sept. 30. ..

Water year 

1934-36..

Gage 

height 

(feet)

29.6 

29.5 

29.4

_

29.4 

29.5 

29.7 

29.9 

29.8 

26.9 

27.2 

26.5 

26.2

-

26.2 

27.6 

23. 3

£9.4 

29.4 

29.4 

29.1 

28.1 

26.9 

22.6 

26.1 

24.6

_

23.9 

26.4 

26.0

_

26.5 

29.0 

28.6 

29.7 

26.9 

29.4 

£9.2 

29.9 

29.6

Contents 

(acre-feet)

10,260 

9,900 

9,760

_

9,780 

9,900 

10,140 

10,380 

10,260 

9,190 

7,38-} 

6,550 

6,220

 >

6,220 

7,760 

8,530

9,780 

9,780 

9,780 

9,420 

8,310 

6,990 

3,500 

6,110 

4,940

_

4,240 

6,44") 

6,000

6,550 

9,300 

8,860 

10,140 

9,190 

9,780 

9,540 

10,380 

10,0£0

Change in 

contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+120 

-360 

-120

-840

0

+120 

+£40 

+240 

-120 

-1,070 

-1,870 

-770 

-330

-3,920

0 

+1,540

+770

-1,250

+1,250 

0 

0 

-360 

-1,110 

-1,320 

-3,490 

+2,810 

-1,170

-1,280

-700 

+2,200 

-440

-2,630

+550 

+8,750 

-440 

+1,280 

-950 

+590 

-C40 

+840 

-360

+5,080
COLORADO RIVER BASIN 117

Monthly gage height and contents of Lake Nasworthy near San Angelo, Tex., 1930-45 Continued

Date

Oct. 31, 1935 

Nov. 30. ..... 

Dec. 31......

Calendar 

year 1935.

Jan. 31, 1936 

Feb. 29......

Apr. 30......

Sept. 30. .....

Water year 

1935-36...

Oct. 31, 1936 

NOT. 30......

Calendaryear 1936.

Jan. 31, 1937 

Feb. 28......

Apr. 30...... 

May 31.... A

Aug. 31......

Water year 

1936-37...

Oct. 31, 1937

Dec. 31......

Calendar 

year 1937.

Jan. 31, 1938

Apr. 30. ....

Aug. 31...... 

Sept .30......

Water year

1937-38

Oct. 31, 1938 

Hov. 30......

Dec. 31......

Calendar 

year 1938.

Jan. 31, 1939

Bar. 31....... 

Apr. 30...... 

May 31...... 

June 30...... 

July 31. ..... 

Aug. 31...... 

Sept.30......

Water year 

1938-39

Sage 

height 

(feet)

29.6 

23.9 

29.3

-

29.4 

29.9 

29.0 

27.9 

29.9 

29.8 

29.2 

25.9 

15.8

_

25.7 

29.0

£8.9 

28.2 

23.6 

28.6 

£8.1 

28.5 

£8.6 

27.6 

27.7

_

28.4 

£8.5 

27.9

-

28.4 

28.8 

28.6 

28.9 

28.7 

28.3 

26.1 

£8.5 

28.4

-

28.5 

28.9 

28.3

-

29.0 

28.9 

28.4 

28.6 

28.1 

28.2 

28.8 

27.9 

26.9

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

10,020 

9,190 

9,660

.

9,780 

10,380 

9,300 

3,090 

10,380 

10,260 

9,540 

5,910 

1,160

_

5,730 

9,300

_

9,190 

8,420 

8,860 

8,860 

8,310 

3,750 

 8,860 

7,760 

7,870

_

8,640 

8,750 

8,090

_

8,640 

9,080 

8,860 

9,190 

8,970 

8,530 

6,110 

8,750 

8,640

_

8,750 

9,190 

8,530

_

9,300 

9,190 

8,640 

8,860 

8,310 

8,420 

9,080 

8,090 

6,990

-

Change In 

contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

 0 

-830 

+470 .

' +3,660

+120 

+«00 

-1,080 

-1,210 

+2,290 

-120 

-720 

-3,630 

-4,750

-8,360

+4,570

-360

-110 

-770 

+440 

0 ' 

-550 

+440 

+110 

-1,100 

+110

+6,710

+770 

+110 

-660

-1,210

+550 

+440 

-220 

+330 

-220 

-440 

-2,420 

+2,640 

-110

+770

+110 

+440 

-660

+440

+770 

-110 

-550 

+220 

-550 

+110 

+660 

-990 

-1,100

-1,650

Date

Oct. 31, 193 

Hov. 30..... 

Dec. 31.....

Calendar 

year 1939

Jan. 31, 194 

Feb. 29..... 

Mar. 31..... 

Apr. 30..... 

May 31..... 

June 30. .... 

July 31..... 

Aug. 31..... 

Sept. 30.....

Water year 

1939-40..

Oct. 31, 1940 

Hov. 30..... 

Dec. 31.....

Calendar 

year 1940.

Jan. 31, 1941 

Feb. 23...... 

Har. 31...... 

Apr. 30...... 

Hay 31...... 

June 30...... 

July 31......

Sept.30......

Water year 

1940-41...

Oct. 31, 1941 

ROT. 30 ..... 

Dec. 31......

Calendar 

year 1941.

Jan. 31, 1942

Apr. 30......

Water year 

1941-42. . .

Oct. 31, 1942

Dec. 31......

Calendar 

year 1942.

Jan. 31, 1943

Apr. 30...... 

May 31...... 

June 30 ...... 

July 31...... 

Aug. 31...... 

Sept. 30... ...

Water year 

1942-43...

Oage 

height 

(feet)

. 27. 

27.7 

28.

.

29.0 

28.3 

23.0 

28.3 

23.1 

27.8 

27.3 

28.5 

27.8

_

£8.4 

£8.2 

27.7

_

28.9 

28.7 

27.1 

28.4 

28.8 

28.0 

27.8 

28.7 

28.8

_

£9.0 

27.6 

27.7

_

£8.7 

28,5 

28.6 

28.7 

28.2 

C8.7 

27.9 

28.8 

29.2

_

28.5 

27.0 

27.8

_

27.7 

28.7 

28.1 

28.3 

28.4 

£8.2 

27.6 

25.2 

£6.1

r .

Contents 

(a ore -feet)

7,210 

7,870 

8,860

I

9,300 

8,530 

8,200 

3,530 

8,310 

7,980 

7,430 

8,750 

7,980

_

6,640 

8,420 

7,870

_

9,190 

8,970 

7,210 

8,640 

9,080 

8,200 

7,980 

8,970 

9,080

_

9,300 

7,760 

7,870

_

8,970 

8,750 

8; 860 

8,970 

8,420 

8,970 

8,090 

9,080 

9,540

_

8,750 

7,100 

7,980

_

Change In 

contents 

during month 

.(acre-feet)

+220 

+660 

+990

+330

+440 

-770 

-330 

+330 

-220 

-330 

-550 

+1,320 

-770

+990

+660 

-220 

-550

-990

+1,320 - 

-220 

-1,760 

-+1,430 

+440 

-880 

-220 

+990 

+110

+1,100

+220 

-1,540 

+110

0

+1,100 

-220 

+110 

+110 

-550 

+550 

-880 

+990 

+460-

+460

-790 

-1,650 

+880 -

+110

7,870 -110 

8,970 +1,100 

8,310 -660 

8,530 +220 

8,640 +110 

3,420 -220 

7,760 -660 

5,280 -2,480 

6,110 +830

-3,430

Time baslst. Central standard tlwe prior to-2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war tlwe to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
118 COLORADO RIVER BASIN

South Concho River at San Angelo, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder above spillway of San Angelo waterworks concrete dam, 

lat.' 31°26'45", long. 100025'30", at bridge on U. S. Highways 87 and 277, half a mile 

south of San Angelo, Tom Green County, and 1 mile upstream from confluence with North 

Concho River. Datum of gage Is 1,802.94 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 2,687 square miles, of which 152 square miles Is probably ncncontrlbutlng. 

Records available.- October 1931 to September 1943. 

Average discharge.- 12 years, 168 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maxima discharge during year, 5,980 second-feet May 23 (gage height, 4.71 

feet); no flow at times.

1931-43: Maximum discharge, 111,000 second-feet Sept. 17, 1936 (gage height, 23.4 

feet, of which about 2.4 feet was caused by backwater from North Concho Fiver) by slopearea method; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 29.7 feet, Aug. 6. 1906 (not affected by backwater), from information by local residents.

Remarks.- Records geod except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Diversions above station for irrigation, municipal supply, and power. Flow partly regulated by reservoirs above station (combined capacity, about 11,200 acre-feet, revised), the largest of which Is Lake Nasworthy (capacity, 10,740 acre-feet, revised), 

 6.5 miles upstream (see p. 116 ).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

31

264

274

253

253

264

201

58

56

61

61

61

65

72

72

72

233

309

309

309

309

292

60

51

49

49

54

61

61

65

61

Nov.

61

113

297

297

249

51

51

58

58

58

58

61

160

309

297

285

232

41

44

44

41

44

49

51

49

51

113

297

297

297

-

Dec.

236

36

36

38

41

44

44

44

44

87

285

2S5

1S7

44

, 41

41

123

264

243

152

15

5.7

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.3

3.3

6.6

84

243

243

Jan.

243

343

212

14

6.6

6.6 -4.8

4.8

4.0

4.0

3.3

3.3

64

253

253

253

190

11

7 6

11

9.7

11

12

15

16

83

253

253

243

243

243

Feb.

253

253

253

23

4.S

2.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

.9

.9

1.0

2.6

4.S

7.6

7.6

12

61

61

61

58

65

65

61

65

65

65

69

.

-

-

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January. ...................................

February

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

69

69

78

72

69

69

69

69

72

72

69

a69

a 69

a65

a65

a65

a61

a61

a61

a61

a20

a7.6

a7.6

a41

a31

a29

a29

a96

a243

a243

222

Apr.

15

3.8

4.0

6.6

4.6

5.7

8.6

11

7.6

8.6

15

12

14

58

65

65

58

56

56

58

61

54

54

56

56

49

51

11

2.6

l.S

-

Secondfcct-days

4,392

4,113

2,935.9

58,684.9

3,175.7

1,526.0

2,323.2

936.5

'479!l

15.4

240.7

111.6

22,543.1

May

0.8

1.3

1.0

.2

0

.2

2.6

3.3

9.7

15

9.7

5.6

4.0

8.2

8.0

7.6

8.6

6.2

6.8

23

72

90

1,350

285

69

51

51

51

51

51

51

Maximum

309

309

2S5

21,900

253

253

243

65

1,35058"

11

152

15

1,350

June

51

M

44

49

58

58

54

51

49

8.9

.5

0

0

0

0

0 .

1.5

4.4

1.6

1.1

.5

.2

0

0

.2

2.1

.1

0

0

0

-

Minimum

31

41

3.3

0

3.3

.9

7.6

1.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

11

3.9

.4

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

1.1

.3

0

0

61

152

2.S

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

0

0

0

. 0

0

0

17

6.0

Hear

142

13V

94-7

161

102

54-5

74-9

31* 2

74-0

16-0

.50

7.76-

3-73

61.8

Sept.

0.1

0

0

.S

4.0

1.8

.6

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.1

6.6

5.7

4.0

15

2.9

2il

2.6

7.6

15

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

-

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

S,710

3,160

5,820

116,400

6,300

3,030

4,610

1,860

4,550

950

31

477

222

44,720

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage antf records for 

Concho River near San Angelo.

Time basis; Central war time. To convert war time to standard tine, subtract 1 hour.
COLORADO RIVER BASIN 119

Concho River near San Angelo, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°27'10", long. 100°24'40", half af mile downstream 

from confluence of North Concho and South Concho Rivers and ! £ riiles southeast of San 

Angelo, Tom Green County. Datum of gage is 1,776.8 feet above mean sea le*rel, datum - 

of 1929.

Drainage area.- 4,482 square miles, of which 275 square r.iiles is probably nomontrlbuting. 

Records available.- September 1915 to September 1943. 

Average discharge.- 28 years, 195 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,560 second-feet May 23 (gage height, 8.57 

minimum, 1.0 SOTond-foot Aug. 4.

1915-43: Maximum discharge, 230,000 second-feet Sept. 17, 1936 (gage height, 46.6 

feet, from floodmarks), by slope-area method; no flow, Nov. 29, 1921.

Maximum stage known, 47.5'feet Aug. 6, 1906 (discharge, about 246,000 second-feet), 

from information by local residents.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Many diversions above station for irrigation and municipal supply. Plow partly regu-" 

lated by reservoirs above station (combined capacity, about 11,400 acre-feet, revised)* 

largest of which is Lake Nasworthy (capacity, 10,740 acre-feet, revised). (See p. 116^

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

31

271

325

280

276

268

217

68

66

70

72

73

79

110

118

90

300

345

325

310

297

275

70

52

54

55

60

65

68

88

73

Nov.

72

106

330

320

£79

66

60

61

63

61

63

65

143

305

301

297

250

54

50

49

48

49

50

53

54

55

96

297

293

293

-

Dec.

244

51

44

46

46

50

a50

49

52

a 70

 a276

a284

a239

a62

a55

a54

a!07

276

240

180

a39

a!6

a 16

a!6

a!6

15

15

16

67

246

250

Jan.

246

246

232

37

19

20

16

15

14

14

14

13

59

264

264

260

215

25

17

21

22

24

24

30

32

81

272

272

260

257

257

Feb.

246

250

243

51

17

13

12

12

12

11

10

11

12

15

18

18

22

70

77

77

77

79

79

75

77

79

79

77

_

_

-

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 194S ......................

January. ...................................

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

Harch. .....................................

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Ma.r.

77

79

79

79

75

75

77

75

79

75

77

77

75

79

73

70

72

70

66

66

28

16

18

51

36

36

37

105

257

250

240

Apr.

30

16

14

16

15

16

16

20

16

16

f24

f!9

19

66

75

75

70

70

68

65

65

58

57

58

60

54

54

18

a5.7

a4.9

-

Seoondfoot-days

4,851

4,283

3,187

65,212. 0

3,542

1 .819

2 , 569

1,160.6

2,804.7

604.6

439.0

266.9

148.6

25,695.4

May

a3.7

2.9

2.9

2.3

1.4

2.4

2.9

2.9

6.5

17

11

8.2

6.1

8.2

10

8.2

10

7.6

6.5

17

75

134

1,500

401

136

86

77

70

66

61

61

Maximum

345

330

284

op & * www OOO

272

250

25V

75

1,500

66 187

172

22

1,500

June

58

55

53

55

60

66

58

55

52

19

4.5

3.3

2 «9 sis

2.4

2.3

6.0

9.8

5.3

4.1

2.9

4.2

2.5

2.1

2.0

4.1

2.3

2.0

/ 2.1

6.3

-

Minimum

31

46

15

1.4

13

10

16

4»9 iU2* C

1^2

1.1

1.3

1.1

July

10

2.0

 1.7

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.5

2.0

1.9

1.5

14

187

112

40

18

9.8

6.5

5.3

2.9

2.4

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

Aug.

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.5

1.2

1.2

48

172

9.0

1.9

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

14

10

Mean

156

143

103

1-79

114

65*0

82 »9

 ZQ n GO- (

90.5

20*2

14^2

9.25

4.9-5

70.4

Sept.

1.9

1.4

2.1

1.9

3.9

4.1

2.1

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

3.6

4.6

7.5

7.2

5.7

4.9

4.9

2.9

3.7

8.0

22 ,

14

10

11

10

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

9,620

8,500

6,320

129,400

7,030

3,610

5,100

2,300

5,560

1,200

871

569

295

50,980

a Ho ^age-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

nearby stations.

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.

Time basis; Central war tim«. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
120 COLORADO RIVER BASIN

Concho River near Paint Rock, Tex. -

Location.- Water-stage recorder above spillway of masonry dan, lat. 31°31 f , long. 99°55',

at bridge on U. S. Highway S3, a quarter of a mile north of Paint Rock, Concho County.

Datum of gage Is 1,574.43 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

-Drainage area.- 5,558 square miles, of which 275 square miles Is probably noncontrlbutlng. 

Records available.- September 1915 to September 1943. 

Average discharge.- 28 years, 256 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,460 second-feet May 24 (gage height, 15.77

feet); minimum, 0.3 second-foot Aug. 3-rl7, Aug. 27 to Sept. 5 (leakage through dam). 

1915-43: Maximum discharge, 301,000 second-feet Sept. 17, 1936 (gag? height, 43.4

feet, from floodmarks), by slope-area method; no flow at times. 

Remarks.- Records good, Many diversions above station for Irrigation and rtunlclpal supply.

LOW now materially affected by diversions and storage above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 19*3

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

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

34

12S

301

273

262

257

246

139

88

S4

S4

S4

84

96

144

180

273

329

318

313

312

295

190

96

84

81

S4

84

92

105

Nov.

96

92

92

260

301

2S4

165

92

88

84

SI

SI

SI

98

273

295

295

273

156

88

73

70

70

70

73

73

73

73

231

284

-

Dec.

284

273

150

77

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

210

278

257

122

77

70

73

236

241

236

117

70

44

34

29

26

26

26

26

146

Jan.

230

246

246

236

144

66

41

37

32

27

26

26

26

24

154

252

257

246

126

55

39

34

34

34

37

37

39

191

262

262

262

Feb.

257

252

257

252

163

70

41

34

27

23

21

21

21

20

21

21

23

26

27

71

S4

S4

84

88

S4

84

S4

84

_

_

-

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January. ...................................

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

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

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

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

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

July. ................................... .V

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

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

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

S3

92

88

96

96

96

es

92

96

92

92'

96

101

96

101

101

92

88

as

S4

S4

64

5S

49

51

77

70

5S

62

241

273

Apr.

267

158

63

38

30

24

23

23

24

24

26

26

26

26

24

54

77

77

77

74

74

70

70

63

60

60

67

60

56

38

Seoondfoot-daye

5, 177

4,365

3,590

76,774.8

3,728

2,324

2,970

1,731

2,762.3

776.7

357.7

39.5

215.2

26,086.4-

Hay

23

13

7.0

5.3

4.0

5.3

4.0

3.5

2.8

3.3

3.1

4.0

3.5

S.O

7.0

5.3

4.0

6.1

9.1

8.0

12

41

172

1,340

372

217 

127

101

93

81

77

Maximum

329

301

284

18,300

262

257

273

267

1,340

74

86

10

56

1,340

June

74

67

60

53

60

60

60

63

56

50

45

32

23

12

9.1

5.3

4.0

4.6

4.6

3.8

3.1

2.S

3.6

4.6

3.1

2.S

3.3

2.8

2.4

1.9

-

Minimum

32

70

26

.2

24

20

49

23

2.8

1.9

1.0

.9

.S

.3

July

2.4

5.7

2.8

4.6

3.3

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.!!

2.?

3.F

15

4.P

86

60

38

23

23

21

15

9.1

4.6

3.3

2.8

l.P

1.6

1.4

1.0

Aug.

0.8

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

6.7

10

5.3

3.1

2.6

1.9

1.4

.8

.4

.S

.3

.3

.3

.3

Mem

IP?

1*6

116

210

iro

rs>o

95. 3

59.4

89.1

?6.9

11.5

1.27

7.17

76.9

Sept.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

3.8

3.S

1.9

1.3

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.2

.8

.6

56

43

10

6.1

4.6

3.8

3.3

3.1

2.U

, 3.3

4.6

4.0

7.0

23

21

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

10,270

8,660

7,120

152,300

7,390

4,610

5,890

3,530

5,480

1,540

709

78

427

55,700

Note.- Discharge Aug. 3-17, Aug. 27 to Sept. 5 represents estimated seepage under control. 

Time basis; Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

South,Concho Irrigation co.'s canal at Chrlstoval, fex.

Location.- Water-stage recor.der, lat. 31°13', long. 100°30', at Chrlstoval, Tom Green

 County, 85 feet downstream from point of diversion and .100 feet downstream from bridge

on U. S. Highway 277. Datum of-gage Is 2,017.0 feet above mean sea level, datum of

1929. 

Records available.- November 1939 to September 1943. (November 1981, February 1930 to

September 1939, miscellaneous discharge measurements only.) 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 26 second-feet May 23 (gage helfht, 3.23 feet);

minimum, 3.8 second-feet Nov. 5.

1939-43: Maximum discharge, 92 second-feet Aug. 23, 1942 (gage helfht, 5.88 feet),

from rating curve extended above 25 second-feet by logarithmic plotting-; minimum, 2.3,

second-feet Dec. 13, 1941. 

Remarks.- Records fair. No diversions above station. Canal diverts water for Irrigation

 from right bank of South Concho River 600 feet above station at Chrlstcval.
COLORADO RIVER BASIN

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, of South Conebo Irrigation Co.'s cantl 

at Christoval, Tex., water year Octoter 1948 to September 1943

121

Month

Vfa-v

Maximum

16

35

19

21

Minimum

4.1

8.6

3.8

12

7.3

15

16

17

4.1

Mean

10.4

7.68

13.4

13.7

12.8

12.9

10.8

1S.S

15.9

16.9

17.4

13.9

Runoff IT 

acre-feet

640

457

822

9,910

789

716

66J

864

1,15C

goe

97e

1,04C

1,03C

10,060

Middle Concho River near Tankersly, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and masonry control, lat. 31°22'35", long. 100°36'50", at 

Twelvemlle Brltige, 3 miles northeast of Tankersly, Tom Green County, and 94 miles upstream from Spring Creek. Datum of gage is 1,919.5 feet above mean sea level, datum 

Of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,280 square miles, of which 152 square talles Is probably noncontributing.

Records available.- February 1930 to September 1943.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 48.1 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,450 second-feet May 23 (gage height, 7.17 

feet); no flow June 24 to Sept. 30. .

1930-43: Maximum discharge, 35,000 second-feet Sept. 26, 1936, (gage height, 24.2 

feet), computed on basis of flow over Nasworthy Dam, 12 miles downstream, corrected for 

inflow and storage; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, about 27.2 feet In April 1922, from Information by State Highway Department.

Remarks.- Records good. Small diversions for Irrigation above station affect low flow.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

6.7

6.7

7.6

7.6

8.0

8.0

7.8

7.4

6.9

6.9

6.5

6.1

6.3

8.7

11

10

21

19

15

12

11

9.5

9.0

8.7

9.0

9.0

9.2

9.2

10

12

12

Nov.

10

9.8

9.8

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

13

-

Dec.

13

12

13

13

13

13

as

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

14

14

14

16

23

22

21

19

18

17

16

15

15

15

15

Jan. .

15

16

15

15

16

17

18

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

Feb.

14

14

15

15

14

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

13

13

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

_

_

-

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January. ...................................

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

Uaroh. .....................................

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

13

13

 13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

17

21

23

20

19

16

14

14

Apr.

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12.

12

12

11

11

10

10

11

10

10

9.8

9.5

9.2

8.4

8.0

7.8

7.6

6.5

6.5

6.1

5.8

5.1

-

May

4.8

4.

3.

3.

2.

2.

3.

3.

3.

3.

4,

3.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

1.

1.

2.

4.

33

599

196

78

39

28

22

17

15

12

Seeondfoot-days Maximum

297 8 21

341.6 13

471 23

8,953.2- 1,530

476 18

364 15

434 23

299.3 13

1»107»4 599

109.9 24

0 0

0 0

0 0

3,901 599

5

9

2

7

8

9

2

1

8

2

6

8

4

7

8

6

9

9

7

9

June

10

9.0

7.6

7.1

24

11

6.9

5.4

4.5

3.8

3.2

2.7

2.2

2.0

1.6

1.2

1.1

1.5

1.6

1.8

1.0

.5

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

Minimum

6.1

9

0

 O

12

0

14

12

11

5.1

1.9

0

0

0

0

0

July Aug. Sept.

Runoff In 

»ean aere-feet

9*61 591

11 . * 678

15*!T * 934

24. f 17,760

15.4 944

13. C 722

14. C 861

9.f9 594

35. V 2,200

3.f6 218

0 0

0 0

0 0

10.7 7,740

Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.-
122 COLORADO RIVER BASIN

Spring Creek near Tankersly, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 31°21'30", long. 100°32'05", 

tit mnes upstream from mouth and 64 miles east of Tankersly, Tom Green Ciunty. Datum 

of gage Is 1,874.6 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 734 square miles.

Records available.- February 1930 to September 1943.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 43.9 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 122 second-feet my 22 (gage height, 2.84 feet); 

minimum, 1.0 second-feet Aug. 2-4, 6, 7.

1930-43: Maximum discharge, 26,900 second-feet Aug. 23, 1942 (gage height, 21.37 

feet), from rating curve extended above 18,000 second-feet; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, about 26.0 feet In 1882, from information by local residents.

Remarks.- Records good. Several small diversions above station for Irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 tc September 194;

Day

1

3

4

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

in

17

18

19

20

21

??

?H

24

25

26

?7

2R

29

SO

31

Oct.

70

70

SO

74

73

72

70

69

6S

68

63

59

60

63

69

63

87

70

66

6S

68

68

66

63

67

66

67

69

67

69

61

Nov.

62

62

62

64

66

6S

70

69

66

64

64

66

64

64

63

64

63

57

55

55

53

53

54

54

55

56

57

60

54

57

-

Dec.

56

55

54

60

60

59

56

56

55

53

52

52

52

53

53

52

52

53

56

60

75

66

61

60

59

59

56

56

57

57

56

Jan.

55

55

54

53

56

60

56

55

57

60

59

56

56

53

54

55

52

52

51

52

54

54

53

52

51

51

53

55

51

39

39

Feb.

39

39

39

37

35

35

36

36

36

36

36

35

35

37

3S

36

35

35

36

37

36

37

36

34

34

32

33

34

' -

-

Month

December . ...... .^ ..........................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

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

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

Hater year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

36

33

30

27

25

21

20

21

20

17

16

16

16

16

IS

16

15

16

14

13

15

IS

IS

29

33

34

33

26

24

21

20

Apr.

20

19

21

24

26

25

24

27

25

24

25

 23

IS

12

13

12

16

16

20

28

24

24

20

21

18

18

11

16

14

13

Secondfcot-days

1 S23

l!?61

31,337.3

761.7

247.5

108.7

432. 3

11,764.7

May

15

10

4.S

3.6

3.1

3.4

3.0

2.7

5.6

9.6

10

3.3

6.9

6.0

5.7

10

9.1

6.S

7.2

17

32

73

74

64.

57

56

54

52

50

50

47

Maximum

75

12,500

73

57

37

June

47

46

46

45

41

40

33

23

le

16

11

11

9.6

9.6

9.6

6.4

6.0

5.6

16

13

16

11

7.5

6.9

6.0

4.4

5.2

10

7.9

6.S

"

Minimum

52

.7

a.o

1.0

July Aug.

43 2.0

28 1.1

16 1.0

12 1.1

13 1.6

11 1.1

6.3 1.0

7.8 1.1

5.0 1.1

3.6 1.2

5.1 1.4

12 1.5

9.1 1.5

6.0 1.4

5.3 1.5

4.8 2.2

3.5 3.0

5.3 7.6

11 7.2

, 9.6 6.0

6.0 5.4

4.2 5.0

3.0 5.4

2.2 6.2

1.9 5.7

1.8 6.0

1.6 6.0

1.5 5.7

2.2 6.O

2.2 6.0

2.2 5.7

Mean

56.8

S5.9

2A.6

16.1

32.2

Sept.

6.0

6.0

6.2

6.5

6.6

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.8

7.9

7.2

6.8

 6.7

6.5

6.5

7.1

15

16

18

18

16

14

11

10

11

39

52

47

50

57

"

Runoff in 

acre-feet

3,490

62,160

1,510

491

216

957

23,330

Time basis; Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 boor.
COLORADO RIVER BASIN 123

North Concho River at Sterling City, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 31°5Q', long. 100°59', at

 county highway bridge, 0.3 mile south of Sterling City, Sterling County, and 4 miles 

upstream from Sterling Creek. Datum of gage is 2,242.4 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 690 square miles, of which 75 square miles is probably noncontributing. 

Records available.- September 1939 to September 1943."

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 726 second-feet July 14 (gage height, 9.90

 feet); no flow at times.

1^9-43: Maximum discharge, 2,950 second-feet Mar. 26, 1941 (gage height, 16.47 

feet)*, from rating curve extended above 1,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 23.3 feet May 6, 1891, from Information by local residents.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor, 

small diversions for irrigation above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 194?

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

it

16 

17 

18

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

0 

0 

0

.1

.4

.4 

.3

.2 

.2 

.1

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.3

.9 

1.4 

.6 

.6 

.5

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.3

.3 

.4 

.4

.4 

1.3 

.8

Nov.

0.6 

.7 

.5 

.8 

1.5

.4 

.3 

.8 

1.6 

.8

.2 

.5 

.6 

.7 

.7

3.0 

.5 

.5 

1.2 

.8

.S 

.S 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

.S 

.8 

,S 

.8

Dec.

2.0 

1.0 

.S 

.8 

.8

.9 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1,0

1.2 

1.9 

l.S 

1.7

.7 

.8 

1.8 

1.8 

2.3

2.6 

1.9 

2.0 

1.9 

1.8

.6 

4.0 

2.4 

1.6 

.5 

.3

Jan.

0.9 

4.0 

1.9 

1.5 

.8

.8 

.8 

.S 

.9 

,9

.9 

1.1 

1.3 

1.3

1.5 

1.4 

3.6 

2.8 

.7

.4 

.5 

1.4 

1.5 

1.5

1.4 

1.3 

1.4 

1.5 

1.5 

1.6

Feb.

1.6 

1.6 

1.7 

1.6 

1.6

1.5 

1.4 

1.5 

1.6

1.1

.S 

.9 

1.7 

1.6

.5 

.4 

1.4 

1.8 

1.6

1.2 

1.0 

.S 

.8 

.7

1.4 

1.4 

1.5

Mcnth

Octo 

Neve 

Decs

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber ...................................

lender year 1942

h. .....................................

ember ..................................

ter year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

1.5 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.2

1.0 

.9 

1.0 

1.0 

1.2

1.4 

1.2 

1.3 

1.0

3.1 

2.6 

2.2 

2.0

1.9

l.S 

1.8 

1.9 

3.9 

3.S

2.9 

2.2 

1.8 

1.6 

1.5 

1.6

Apr.

1.7 

1.6 

.6 

.2 

.2

.7 

.8 

.S 

.8 

.S

.8 

.S 

.8 

.7

.5 

.5 

.6 

.6 

.5

.5 

,.6 

.4 

.6 

.7

.7 

1.2 

2.2 

.5 

.1

May

0.1.1 .1

.3

.2

.2 

.2

'.2

.1

0 

0 

1.6

.6 

.3

.1 

.1

.1

.4 

8.4 

33 

4.1 

1.6

1.0 

.8 

.8 

.8 

a. 8

June

aO.7 

a.5 

a.5 

a. 4 

a. 4

a.3 

a.3 

a. 2 

a. 2 

a.l

a.l 

aO 

aO 

aO 

aO

aO 

aO 

aO 

aO 

aO

aO 

aO 

0 

0 

aO

aO 

aO 

aO 

aO 

aO

forays «~i « " 

12.3 1.4 0 

24.7 3.0 .£ 

44.7 4.0 .2

631.1 .15 0

43.3 4.0 .4 

36.1 1.8 .4 

54.6 3.9 .9 

22.2 2.2 .1 

58.2 33 0 

3.7 .7 0 

103.6 74 0 

0 

000

0 0 

403 .4 74 0

July

aO 

aO 

aO 

aO 

aO

aO 

aO 

aO 

aO 

aO

aO 

_ aO 

aO 

a74 

a28

a.S 

.4 

.S 

.1 

.1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

Q 

0 

0

Aug. Sept.

Hear Runoff in "ear acre-feet

0.40 24 

.82 49 

1.44 89

1.73 1,250

1.40 86 

1.29 72 

1.76 108 

.74 44 

1.88 115 

.12 7.3 

3.34 205 

0 0 

0 0

1.11 799

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of available gage heights, recorded ranee In 

stage, weather records, and engineer's notes. 

Time basis; Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

617457 O - 44 - 9
124 COLORADO RIVER BASIN

North Concho River near Carlsbad, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder above spillway of State Sanatorium Dam, lat. 31°36', 

long. iOO°40', 2 miles upstream from Carlsbad, Tom Green County. Datum of gage is 

2,000.8 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,529 square miles, of which 123 square miles is probably noncontrlbutlng. 

Records available.- March 1924 to September 1943. 

Average discharge.- 19 years, 54.4 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,380 second-feet July 15 (gage height, 7.02 

reet, from floodmark); minimum, 0.1 second-foot Sept. 20-30 (leakage through control).

1924-43: Maximum discharge, 94,600 second-feet Sept. 26, 1936 (gage helghtj 16.0 

feet, from highest floodmarks known), by slope-area method; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

 Diversions by pumping above station affect low flow (combined capacity of pimps, 40 

second-feet); low flow also partly regulated by small reservoir above station.

» Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1945

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

S

«

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

23

25

28

29

31

Oct.

4.6

4.0

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.6

4.6

3.5

3.5

3.5

5.0

5.0

7.0

4.7

4.7

5.4

6.2

6.5

7.3

S.4

8.4

8.4

S.4

6.5

2.9

3.0

5.0

Nov.

5.0

6.0

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.8

4.8

4.S

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.8

4.S

4.8

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

6.0

' 6.0

6.0

Dec.

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.7

6.7

6.7

5.9

5.2

5.2

5.2

5,2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.9

7.4

8.2

7.4

7.4

6.6

5.8

5.6

5.8

5.8

5.6

7.3

Jan.

7.5

7.5

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

6.5

7.3

7.3

S.I

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

.3

.6

.3

.3

.3

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.6

6.5

7.3

Feb.

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

5.8

6.5

6.5

6.5

5.6

5.8

6.5

6.5

7.3

7.3

6.5

6.5

7.3

7.3

7.3

6.5

7.3

M

_

~

Month

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

Calendar year 1942 ......................

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

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

Hater year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

7.3

7.3

6.5

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

.7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

6.5

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

14

18

14

11

9.6

9.5

>.5

6.3

Apr.

7.6

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

6.S

6.8

6.S

6.0

6.S

6.S

6.S

6.8

6.S

6.8

6.S

6.8

6.S

6.1

6.1

6,1

6.1

6.1

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

4.9

4.9

-

Secondfoot-days

188.6

3,478.6

TOO IT

258 2

192 9

4.9

2,319.3

May

4.9

4.4

4.4

3.4

2.3

3.0

3.0

2.6

4.0

4.6

4.0

3.5

3.1

3.1

4.0

3.5

3.1

3.1

3.1

5.9

6.6

S4

136

74

28

16

11

9.0

7.4

6.6

5.9

MaxiaruB

6.2

52S

.2

333

June

5.2

4.6

4.6

5.2

4.6

4.0

3.6

3.5

3.1

2.7

2.4

2.7

2.4

2.4

1.9

1.6

1.5

2.4

l.S

1.4

1.3

2.3

1.7

1.5

1.2

.8

.7

.5

.5

.4

-

Hiniwim

4.2

5.S

.:

.]

.3

July

0.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

a.2

a.2

a.2

a.2

a333

a34

13

S.2

5.2

4.6

3.5

2.4

1.4

1.0

.7

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

Aug.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

Mean

5.40

4.99

6,08

9.53

> A VA

I J«,8

2.41

! 15.3

L .16

6.36

.2

Sept.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1.4

-

Runoff In 

acre- feet

332

297

374

6,900

907

144

S19

12

9.7

4»600

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis ot recorded range IB stage* reather records, 

and engineer's notes.

Hpte.- Discharge July 8-14, July 29 to Sept. 30, represents estimated seepage under- control. 

Time basis; Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
COLORADO RIVER BASIN 126

Pecan Bayou at Brownwood, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder above spillway of city dam, lat. 31°44'10*, long.

98-&H'SO", at Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe (Fort Worth & Rio Grande) Railway bridge, 1 

mile north of Brownwood, Brown County, 6 miles downstream from Salt Creek, and 10 

miles downstream from Brownwood Reservoir. Datum of gage Is 1,318.58 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,614 square mllea.

Records available.- Hay 1917 to June 1918, October 1923 to September 1943.

Average discharge.- 18 years (1924-28, 1929-43), 229 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 12,300 second-feet Oct. 18 (gage height, 12.47 

reetj; no flow at times.

1917-18. 1923-43: Maximum discharge, 52,700 second-feet Oct. 14, 19?0 (gage height, 

16.92 feet), from rating curve extended above 38,000 second-feet; no flew at times.

Maximum stage known, 21.7 feet In September 1900, from Inforation by Gulf, Colorado 

& Santa Fe Railway Co. Flood of July 3, 1932, probably the greatest kncwn, reached a 

"discharge of about 235,000 second-feet as It entered Brownwood Reservoir (computed from 

rate of change of contents In reservoir; data furnished by engineers of Brown County Water Improvement District No. 1).

Remarks.- Records-good except those below 10 second-feet and those for periods of no gage- 

 HeTgTTt record, which are poor. Stage-discharge relation for low flows s.ffected by 

occasional accumulation of drift on dam. Flow regulated by Brownwood Reservoir 

(capacity, 140,000 acre-feet). Water Is diverted at Brownwood Reservoir, 10 miles upstream, for irrigation of 6,430 acres and for municipal supply of city cf Brownwood. 

Irrigation canal completed Apr. 9, 1939. i

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to -September 1943

Da?

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

fi

9

11

12

13

14

15

16

17ia

19

20

21

V?

as

24

25

26

77

2ft

29

W>

31

Oct.

29S

298

305

305

298

306

305

311

199

16

IS

ISei

26

21

619

9,380

6,450

2,920

1,770

1,160

740

518

383

280

202

162

129

292

452

Nov.

403

337

193

14

16

35

51

4S

45

153

7.4

6.0

13S

£60

280

£60

280

a273

aB73

a273

 273

a 273

a273

a273

a 273

a273

a 273

a 273

a 273

"

Dec.

a267

a£67

a!62

a6.0

a6.0

a6.0

a6.0

a6.0

a6.0

a6.0

a6.0

a6.0

h4.7

h_4.7

4.7

6.0

7.4

 7.4

7.4

11

11

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

7.4

6.0

7.4

7.4

7.4

Jan.

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

8.9

8.9

S.9

8.9

7.4

8.9

7.4

S.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

7.4

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

4.7

3.7

3.7

£.8

. 2.8

2.8

89

298

305

305

Feb.

305

311

311

311

311

311

311

207

8.9

3.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

3.7

3.7

3,7

4'. 7

_

-

-

Month

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

Deceflber. ..................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

Janu 

Febr 

Marc

ary. ...................................

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

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

Septeaber. .................................

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

4.7

4.7

3.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

3.7

4.7

4.7

 4.7

4.7

4.7

3.7

4.7

3.7

3.7

4.7

4.7

3.7

4.7

3.7

3.7

23

61

12

6.0

6.0

6.0

4.7

6.0

Apr.

4.7

6.0

6.0

4.7

4.7

4.7

f4,7

fll

f7.4

4.7

4.7

3.7

£.8

1.9

2.8

.2.S

2.8

2.S

£.8

2.8

1.9

1.9

1.3

1,3

1.3

1.3

1.9

1.9

1.9

-

Seoondfoot-days

28,212

6,0£0.4

881.5

149,574.2

1,180.8 

2,472.2

224.8

109.2

644.0

152.2

14.5

3.8

762.1

40,677.5

May

2.8

3.7

3.7

2.8

1.9

£.8

2.S

2.8

3.7

2.8

£.8

2.8

3.7

£.8

2.S

£.8

2.8

£.8

. 4.7

12

494

31

6.0

4,7

3.7

3.7

3.7

7.4

8.9

7.4

fJMrinmip

9,380

403

267

9,380

305 

311 

61

11

494

44

1.9

1.3

674

9,380

June

4.7

3.7

3.7

4.7

44

£S

6.0

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

£.8

2.8

£.8

£.8

£.8

£.8

£.8

1.9

£.8

1.9

.6

.9

.6

1.3

1.3

.6

-

Minimum

16

6.C 4.*!

e.E

2.E 3.' 

3.'

l.J

l.S

.1

0

0

0

0

July

1.3

.6

.4

.£

.8

1.3

1.3

.9

.9

1.9

1.3

1.3

.9

.1

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0 '

0

0

0

fa. s

f.9

f.6

f.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

Q

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Mean

930

SCI

?8.4

« >

1 ' fS.l '

ra.s

7.S5

3.64 ro.8

> 5.07

.47

.12

?5.4

111

Sept.

0

0

0

.2

22

2S

3.7

1.3

.6

.4

.4

.2

.2

.4

2.8

11

.6

.6

.6

.4

.6

2.8

3.7

2.S

1.3

674

Runoff in 

acre-feet

55,960

11,940

1,750

296,700

2,340 

4,900 

446

217

1,280

30£

29

7.5

1,510

80,680

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on baala of operation of gates at Bro»nwood Reservoir 

and weather records.

f Computed on baaia of partly estimated gage-height record.

h Computed from staff-gage readings.

Time baelsi Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
126 COLORADO RIVER BASIN

, San Saba River at Menard, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°55', long. 99°47', at bridge on U. S. Highway 

aa in Menard, Menard County, 0.7 mile downstream from Las Moras Creek. Datum of gage 

Is 1,863.05 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. -

Drainage area.- 1,151 square miles.

Records available.- September 1915 to September 1943. .

Average discharge.- 28 years, 77.3 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 30.800 second-feet Oct. 17 (gage height, 15.67 

reet); minimum, 10 second-feet (regulated) July 17.

1915-43: Maximum discharge, 117,000 second-feet July 23, 1938 (gage height, 22.2 

feet, present site and datum, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 

60,000 second-feet on basis of slope-area determinations at gage heights 21.0 and 

22.2 feet; no flow at times caused by .diversions to Noyes Canal.

Maximum stage l^own, 23.3 feet, present site and datum, June 5 or 6, 1899, from 

information by local residents.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

LOW now during Irrigation season regulated by diversions to Noyes Canal A miles above 

Menard. About 4,300 acree above and 7,700 acres below gage have been declared 

Irrigated (see records of Noyes Canal at Menard).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

as

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

39

3S

44

53

43

3S

36

37

37

37

38

3S

43

59

72

52

11,700

1,830

248

125

91

78

70

68

66

64

62

f68

f74

78

76

Nov.

72

70

70

74

74

72

72

70

70

66

66

66

66

66

66

64

64

32

62

62

62

5S

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

-

Dec.

53

56

58

48

36

38

40

40-

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

38

36

34

36

54

58

52

50

50

52

54

54

50

38

38

Jan.

38

38

38

40

42

44

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

40

40

38

40

36

38

38

36

36

34

34

34

34

34

34

Feb.

34

34

34

36

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

33

36

38

36

38

38

36

36

. 34

33

33

34

34

-

-

-

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1942

January. ...................................

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

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

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

Bay '

June .............. V .......................

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

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

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

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

34

34

34

36

34

34

33

34

36

34

34

33

33

31

31

27

26

29

29

26

26

26

26

a48

a66

a 64

a62

a60

a56

654

a52

Apr.

a4S

a46

a42

a40

a38

34

33

56

66

58

56

54

52

50

48

50

50

42

26

24

24

23

24

26

26

S3

23

S3.

21

21

-

Secondfoct-days

15,398

1,954

1,392

34,609

1,206

1,020

1,182

1,145

711

627

508

475

1,276

26,894

May

21

21

20

19

IS

18

21

21

21

20

19

19

19

19

19

20

19

21

21

24

26

48

 42

34

27

26

24

81

21

21

21

Maximum

11,700

74

58

11,700

44

38

66

66

48

65

38

16

135

11,700

June

21

21

, 20

20

65

50

27

24

£3

21

21

SO

19

19

18

19

19

19

19

19

18

16

15,

15

14

15

13

13

13

13

-

Minimum

3r

5£

34

11

34

se

26

2]

IE

1!

1£

14ie

1£

July

15

14

13

19

38

36

34

27

13

13

13

13

13

IS

16

13

12

13

13

13

13

12

12

13

14

14

13

14

14

15

15

Aug.

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

16

16

16

Mean

497

5 6F.1

44.9

94. S

3£.9

36.4 se.i se.2

> 2f.9

20.9

ie.4

IS. 3

42.5

72.7

Sept.

15

19

40

43

55

42

38

38

36

37

34

26

25

24

25

25

26

26

26

28

28

35

36

38

49

91

135

80

49

107

"

Runoff in 

acre-feet

30,540

3,880

2,760

68,650

2,390

2,020

2,340

2,870

1,410

1,240

1,010

942

2,530

53,330

a No gage-hetght record; discharge computed on basis of records fop Noyes Canal at M Nnard and San

Saba River at San Saba.

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.

Time basis; Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hou-*.
COLORADO RIVER BASIN 

San Saba River at San Saba, Tex.

127

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°12'10", long. 98°4e'15", at bridge o" San SabaChadwlck Mill highway, three-quarters of a mile northeast of San Saba, San Saba County,

and 15 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 1,153.3 feet above mea*' sea lev.el,

datum of 1929. '

Drainage area.- 3,046 square miles. 

Records available.- August 1930 to September 1943. December 1904 to December 1906 and

September I9l5 to August 1930 at site 4fc miles upstream. 

Average discharge.- 38 years (1915-43), 292 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 20,400 second-feet June 5 (gage height, 31.59

feet); minimum, 28 second-feet Aug. 20.

1904-6, 1915-43: Maximum discharge, 303,000 second-feet July 23, 1938 (gage height,

45.18 feet, from floodmarks at highest stage known), by elope-area method; no flow

Aug. 9, 10, 1918.

Maximum stage known prior to 1938, 42.6 feet June 6, 1899, from Information by local

resident. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Diversions above station for Irrigation and municipal uses affect low flow. 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1943

Day

].

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

\?

13

14

15

Ifi

17

18

1ft

20

sn

22

23

?4

25

26

27

2fl

29

30

31

Oct.

144

147

147

150

155

147

143

139

136

135

135

134

133

133

13S

143

364

5,620

6,650

1,070

685

423

345

300

270

262

248

24S

240

248

233

Nov.

219

219

212

212

212

212

205

212

205

198

191

187

188

187

185

187

185

133

181

180

178

176

a!74

al71

a!69

a!66

al64

a!61

a!59

a!56

-

Dec.

a!54

a!52

a!49

a!47

a!44

a!42

a!39

a!37

a!34

a!32

al29

a!27

a!24

122

122

121

121

121

122

127

146

159

157

155

160

156

148

143

140

140

142

Jan.

144

146

143

139

136

139

142

143

143

143

140

136

139

13S

140

136

136

136

136

135

138

138

138

138

136

131

127

134

134

134

133

Feb.

134

135

136

134

133

131

127

120

116

114

112

112

110

110

109

110

112

117

114

112

112

116

131

120

121

112

108

112

_

-

Month

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

Calendar year 1942 ......................

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

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

Hater year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

110

105

103

113

110

113

112

114

110

113

114

118

120

118

118

116

109

-102

98

88

86

87

90

99

164

222

171

150

138

127

134

Apr.

lie

112

110

110

108

105

103

11S

302

262

194

163

140

129

122

120

124

117

113

113

113

110

102

97

93

90

86

84

91

85

-

Secondfoot-days

4,312

84,173

 4,271

3,734

2,803

21,215

2,169

1,109

2,593

74,189

May

80

78

77

74

71

71

77

87

84

87

93

96

85

" 7S

7S

77

74

70

67

72

73

76

116

al51

a!64

alle

a!04

112

104

107

102

Maximum

6,650

219

160

6,650

146

222

302

164

11,500

184

49

465

11,500

June

94

90

86

84

11,500

5,460

913

400

278

219

181

157

143

130

122

113

109

105

99

94

90

84

82

SI

76

69

67

74

111

105

~

Minimum

132 ise

12]

43

12"

86

84

&1

ff)

5C

2S

se

29

July

74

80

98

77

66

61

59

5S

52

5S

76

171

184

76

69

69

71

62

62

62

60

58

57

57

52

a50

aSO

aSO

a 50

aSO

aSO

Aug.

h49

a44

a42

a41

a35

a34

a35

h36

a37

a38

38

37

37

37

36

36

36

35

33

29

30

32

34

33

33

33

33

33

33

34

36

Mean

62-

183

13 -i

231

' 133

J 11-)

» 113 IS'

90. 4

707

70.0 3"-S

8'- 4

20.^

Sept.

36

43

43

83

80

87

90

72

73

70

6S

65

64

62

59

58

58

55

51

50

49

49

48

47

49

70

122

340

187

465

~

Runoff in 

aore-fset

38,410

11,170

8,550

167,000

8,470

6,590

7,260

7,410

5,560

42,080

4,300

2,200

5,140

147,100

Peak discharge.- Oct. 18 (11 p.m.) 16,500 sec.-ft.; June 5 (7 p.m.) 20,400 sec.-ft. 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records,and 

engineer's notes.

h Computed from staff-gage readings. 

Time basis; Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

Noyes Canal at Menard, Tex.

Location.- Mater-stage recorder, lat. 30°55', long. 99°47', at intersection of Canal and

f?ay streets in Menard, Menard county, 4i miles downstream from head gates. Datum

of gage Is 1,878.1 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Records available.- March 1924 to September 1943. 

Average discharge'.- 18 years (1934-37, 1938-43), 15.2 second-feet, 

ana-ernes.- Maximum gage height during year, 3.83 feet Oct. 17 (discharge not determined);

no riow at times.

1924-43: Maximum daily discharge (exclusive of times canal was submerged by waters

of San Saba River), 50 second-feet Apr. 15, 1925 (probably affected by local runoff

between point of diversion and station); no flow at times. 

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge represents flow diverted from San Saba River not

including local runoff between point of diversion and station. Canal diverts water

from right bank of San Saba River 4 miles above Menard for irrigation nefar Menard; 10

acres irrigated above station.
128 COLORADO RIVER BASIN 

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, of Moyes Canal at Henard, Tax.

Month 

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

Maximum

22

29

OO

oo

2*7

20

27

Hlnlmum

0

0

on

0

Hean

16.3

18.4

6.62

Runoff in 

aere-fi'flt

1,000

13.3HO

1,2'^)

9<<4

3>4

Mote.- Oage-height record affected by local runoff Oct. 14, 17, Mar. 24, 

Hay 21, 22, June 4, 6, Sept. 4, 5, 30; discharge computed on tests of record 

for San Sate River at Henard. Ho gage-height record Apr. 2-6; discharge 

computed on basis of recorded range in stage and record for San Saba River at 

Henard. 

; Brady Creek at Brady, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°08 f 15", long. 99°19'55", Just upstr^^n from bridge 

on North Bridge Street In Brady, McCulloch County, and 0.4 mile downstream from Live Oak 

Creek. Datum of gage Is 1,646.50 feet above mean sea level, datum of 192'").

Drainage area.- 575 square miles.

Records available.- May 1939 to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,180 second-feet June 5 (gage height, 10.13 * 

feet); no flow at times.

1939-43: Maximum discharge, 13,900 second-feet Apr. 27, 1941 (gage height, 16.81 

feet), from rating curve extsnded above 8,000 second-feet; no flow at tlm-ss.

Maximum stage known, 29.1 feet, July 23, 1938, present site and datum (discharge at 

site 5 miles downstream, 86,000 second-feet by slope-area method).

Remarks.- Records fair. No diversion above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 194S

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

_3L

Oct.

0.1.1

.3 

.4 

.3

.2 

.2

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.2 

7.2

2.6

626 

98 

39 

24

14 

S.3 

6.3 

3.9 

3.4

2.6 2.0' 

1.9

1.6 

1.2 

 S

Nov.

0.6 

.6 

.4 

.4 

.4

.6 

.4 

.8 

.4 

.2

.1

.11.1 .1 .1

.1.1 .1 .1 .1

.1 .1 .1 .1 .1

.1 .1 .1 .1 .1

Deo.

0.1.1 .1

.2 

.2

.2

.S 

.6 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.2

.S 

.S 

.S 

.3 

.4

.7 

.S 

.7 

.4 

.3

.4

.2 

.2 

.2

.1 

.2

Jan.

0.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.4 

.4 

.4

.3 

.4

.2 

.2 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

Feb.

0.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.2

.2 

.3 

.4

.4 

.3

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2

.2 

.2

Month

Ooto 

Move 

Decei

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

»r. ...................................

 her. ..................................

 her..... ..............................

lendar year 1942 

ary

oarv S^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

ember. ..................................

ter year 1948-48 ......................

Peak djacharjce.- 0

a.m.) iJbS see. -it. 

Time baala! Cent?

Mar.

0.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.3 

.2 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4

2.4 

2.2

1.2 

1.0 

.9 

.9 

.8 

.9

Apr.

0.9 

1.0 

1.2

1.1 

1.1

1.0 

.9 

36 

16 

3.1

1.6 

1.0 

.7 

.4 

.3

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

' .2

.2 

.2 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1

Seooadfoot-daye

844.1 

6.6 

9.6

2,889.7

7.7 

4.9 

17.8 

68.6 

80.4 

747.8 6.3' 

0 

76.6

1,869.7

May

0.1.1

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0

.1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

0 

0

1.6 

2.0 

8.9 

46 

12

6.2 

2.6 

1.3 

.8 

.4 

.2

Maximum

626 

.8 

.8

626

.4 

.4

8.4 

36 

46

660 

2.6 

0 

70

626

ot. 17 (9 a.m.) 1,780 sec. -ft. j June 6 (4 p.m. 

al war time. To convert war time to standard 1

June

5.1 

.1

.1

.6 

660

147 

26 

10

e.s

2.7

1.2 

.6 

.2 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.a .1 .1 .1

2.1

Minimum

0.1 

.1 

.1

0

.1

.1 

.8 

.1

0 

.1 

0 

0 

0

0

July

2.6 

2.2 

.S 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Hen

*u».

Run

MX

Sept.

0 

0 

0 

1.8 

1.4

.1 

0 

C 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

6

0

o

0 

0

1.8 

l.B 

.8 

.3

70

 

toff in 

«-feet

27.8 1,675 

.22 13 

.31 19

7.98 6,720

.25 IB 

.18 9.7 

.67 56 

£.28 136

(.69 168 

84.9 1,480 

.80 12 

C 0 

£.56 168

r.12 5,700

1 3,180 see. -ft. j Sept. 30 (4tSO 

;bM, subtract 1 hmr.
COLORADO RIVER BASIN 129

North Llano River near Junction, Tex.

Location.- water-stage recorder, lat. 30°30', long. 99°47', about 1,000 feet a*>ove 

remains of old Wilson Bam, 3 miles northwest of Junction, Klmble County, and 4 miles 

upstream from confluence with South Llano River. Datum of gage 13 1,699.9 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 914 square miles.

Records available.- September 1915 to September 1943.

Average discharge.- 28 years, 77.8 second-feet.

-Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year. 6,120 second-feet Oct. 17 (gage height, 6.55 

reec); minimum, 2.4 second-feet Aug. 28 to Sept. 1.

1915-43: Maximum discharge, 94,800 second-feet Sept. 16, 1936 (gage height, 29.2 

feet, present site, based on gage-height relation curve), by slope-area met : od; no 

flow at times.

Remarks.- Records good except those above 1,000 second-feet, which are fair. Diversions

 ror irrigation materially reduce low flow.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to Septeober 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

56

53

53

55

55

49

48

44

42

41

40

40

40

42

46

48

1,900

902

209

142

109

102

92

89

86

84

80

80

75

73

69

Nov.

66

66

62

66

68

64

62

60

53

46

48

48

4S

4S

48

46

46

44

44

42

48

41

41

41

41

38

38

38

36

36

-

Dec.

35

35

35

35

35

35

36

36

35

35

35

34

34

34

34

32

30

30

30

30

36

38

38

35

34

32

30

30

30

30

30

Jan.

30

30

30

29

30

34

32

32

32

32

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

89

28

SS

29

30

29

29

89-

88

88

88

SS

88

88

Feb.

87

27

87

86

26

86

26

86

27

26

25

25

24

25

24

25

25

25

84

24

24

24

83

23

24

2423

83

_

_ , -

Month

October. :.........................

Hove 

Deoei

nber. .............................. ....

 ber. ..................................

Calendar year 1942 .......................

January. ...................................

February

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-43 ......................

Mar.

28

28

28

21

28

21

28

28

28

28

28

28

21

21

21

20

19

19

19

IS

18

IS

18

37

51

38

38

28

25

24

24

Apr.

23

22

22

21

20

20

20

52

42

35

32

88

27

26

25

26

24

24

24

23

22

21

20

19

18

17

17

17

16

15

-

Secondfoot-days

4^845 

1,465 

. 1,03S

S6.S59.5

oon V*£U

AOC DVO

733

717

765

2,882

527.7

131.0

205.8

14,927.5

May

16

14

13

13

12

12

13

12

12

91

46

34

26

23

23

80

IS

17

17

16

15

44

60

42

34

88

25

23

20

19

IS

Maximum

1,900 

66 

3S

6,470

34

27

51

62

91

1,420

85

7.6

81

1,900

June

17

15

14

14

1,420

380

1£6

86

73

62

57

53

48

44

40

40

38

36

38

38

34

30

88

26

84

23

21

20

19

IS

-

Minima

40

36 

30

1.7

88

23

18

15

1214-

7.6

2.6

2.8

2.6

July

17

17

17

15

14

13

13

12

11

11

15

14

15

17

85

44

88

83

19

16

14

13

12

11

10

9.9

9.0

8.6

S.3

8.3

7.6

ing.

7.6

7.2

6.9

6.8

5.8

5.5

5.2

5.0

5.0

4.7

.7

.4

.4

.2

.2

4.8

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.3

3.1

3.1

2.8

2.8

8.8

2.8

2.6

8.6

2.6

2.6

Mean

156

' 48.8 

33 .'5

73.6

29.7

24.9

23.6

0* Q

cO«V

84.7

96.1

17.0

4.2*

6.8-<

40.9

Sept.

2V8

3.1

4.7

 4.8

3.9

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.9

7.S

10

12

12

81

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

9,610 

8,910 

2,060

53,280

1,880

1,380

1,460

1,480

1,580

5,720

1,050

860

408

89,610

Peak discharge.- Oct. 17 (2 p.m.) 6,180 see. -ft.] June 5 (4 p.m.) 5,900 sec. -ft. 

Tine baa la I Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
130 COLORADO RIVER BASIN

Llano River at Llano, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°45', long. 98°40', In Llano, Llano County, 0.4 

miie downstream from bridge on state Highway 81 and 7 miles upstream fron Little Llano 

River. Datum of gage Is 970.0 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 4,000 square miles.

Records available.- September 1939 to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 50,600 second-feet June 5 (gage height, 16.92 

ieet), from rating curve extended above 17,000 second-feet; minimum, 6.4 second-feet 

(regulated) Aug. 25, 26; minimum dally, 30 second-feet Aug. 31.

1939-43: Maximum discharge, that of June 5, 1943; minimum 3.6 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 5-7, 1942; minimum dally hot determined.

Maximum stage known, 41.5 feet June 14, 1935, from Information- by local resident.

Remarks.- Records fair. 

No large diversion.

Low flow regulated by power plant half a mile above station.

Discharge, in eeoond-feet. water year October 1942 to September 194?

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

28 

2T 

28 

29 

30 

31

 Oct.

185 

176 

179 

184 

192

199 

179 

170 

162 

158

148 

146 

138 

144 

190

169 

314 

5,380 

3,580 

1,590

884 

621 

495 

432 

397

376 

342 

336 

330 

342 

324

Nov.

286 

274 

268 

268 

260

5,210 

2,050 

618 

548 

418

355 

316 

298 

284 

278

272 

266 

254 

254 

246

243 

247 

225 

220 

214

230 

220 

193 

234 

212

Deo.

212 

208 

203 

221 

202

194 

196 

196 

196 

196

186 

212 

194 

184 

194

176 

192 

170 

180 

186

216 

264 

260 

230 

220

210 

197 

164 

192 

169 

173

Jan.

164 

162 

189 

167 

170

'177 

215 

199 

198 

176

192 

176 

175 

166 

158

168 

167 

146 

157 

146

156 

142 

158 

148 

164

150 

148 

134 

149 

152 

163

Feb.

152 

140 

164 

152 

151

136 

144 

130 

148 

128

132 

128 

127 

120 

120

134 

115 

134 

126 

122

148 

122 

132 

llff 

114

125 

102 

. 122

Month

Goto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr!

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber. ...................................

 her. ..................................

lendar year 1942 ......................

ary

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

ember. .................................

ter year 1942-43 ......................

Peak discharge.- Oc

(10:15 a.m.) 50,600 £ 

Time baa la; Centrj

Mar.

120 

110 

110 

121 

128

119 

107 

115 

118 

116

120 

126 

114 

134 

116

121 

118 

108 

114 

94

107 

87 

102 

137 

369

386 

272 

236 

192 

157 

142

Apr.

138 

183 

128 

108 

104

104 

103 

202 

369 

336

236

198 

160 

150 

130

184 

126 

120 -no

116

105 

108 

100 

112 

94

98 

86 

74 

93 

81

Secondfoot-days

18,462 

15,263 

6,200

125,660

5,152 

3,678 

4,516 

4,136 

3,783 

40,764 

9,853 

1,777 

5,135

118,719

May

37 

83 

74 

68 

68

76 

88 

82 

74 

76

72 

186 

236 

172 

188

120 

100 

104 

89 

100

86 

121 

159 

242 

242

192 

148 

132 

136 

125 

117

Maximum

5,380 

5,210 

364

8,970

215 

164 

386 

369 

242 

19,400 

2,350 

104 

1,410

19,400

June

117 

109 

104 

113 

19,400

9,080 

3,860 

1,410 

802 

595

487 

411 

362 

346 

330

304 

293 

283 

263 

248

230 

220 

190 

212 

164

182 

178 

148 

172 

146

Minimum

138 

193 

164

12

134

102 

87 

74 

68 

104 

87 

30 

54

30

July

558 

270 

200 

148 

134

136

120 

116 

97 

118

2,350 

1,560 

823 

411 

273

248 

299 

283 

233 

171

172 

1S3

118 

129 

,122

90 

112 

87 

103 

129 

90

Aug.

. Mea<?

596 

509 

200

344

166

131 

146 

138 

122 

1,359 

3J.8 

57.3 

171

3S5

94 

104 

72 

70 

57

80 

60 

78 

60 

55

73 

66 

35 

74 

53

46 

55 

57 

54 

44

46 

51 

46 

42 

43

36 

B2 

42 

49 

53 

30

Sept.

56 

54 

76 

65 

1,410

644 

267 

144 

120 

64

62 

70 

66 

65 

64

64 

62 

63 

86 

66

68 

65 

67 

62

75

-115 

223 

357 

296 

240

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

36,620 

30,270 

12,300

249,200

10,220 

7,300 

8,960 

8,200 

7,600 

80,850 

19,540 

3,520 

10,190

ass, 500

t. 18 (8:30 a.m.) 7,200 sec. -ft.; Hov. 6 (10 a.m.) 13,600 aec.-ft.; June 5 

ee.-ft.} July 11 (4 p.E.) 8,660 aee.-ft. 

il war time. To convert war time to standard Jbime, subtract 1 hour.
COLORADO RIVER BASIN 

Pedernales River near Johnson City, Tex.

131

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°18', long. 98°24', on bridge on U. S. Highway 

.5 miles north of Johnson City, Blanco county, and 1.9 miles downstream from 

1 '°96 ' 6 f6et ab°TO mean Sea level > adjusted.

records available.- May 1939 to September 1943.

mctremes . - rtaximuni discharge during year, 27,000 second-feet Oct. 18 (gage height, 14.25 

reet;;, from rating curve extended above 12,000 second-feet on basis of slope-area 

determination at gage height 17.53 feet; minimum, 2.6 second-feet Aug. 2£>-31.

1939-43: Maximum. discharge, 42,900 second-feet Oct. 25, 1939 (gage height, 17.53 

feet, from floodmark), by slope-area method; minimum, 1.2 second-feet Oct. 1-3 1939

Rfimfl T-ir« S^^6 k2own»', 3H, feet ln July 1869 ' from information by local residents. ' Remarks . - Records good. No diversion for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

20

21

81

2,190

173

6S

45

37

32

29

26

85

24

23

496

419

517

13,000

1,090

434

290

219

175

152

142

126

114

114

114

126

112

Nov.

98

90

85

87

92

90

92

95

92

80

- 73

68

68

68

66

66

66

62

62

60

64

80

64

60

60

58

54

54

52

52

-

Dec.

4S

50

4S

48

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

45

43

43

42

42

42

42

43

67

133

100

73

64

60

58

50

46

46

46

Jan.

46

46

45

42

42

48

62

62

56

50

4S

50

50

48

46

45

40

40

38

38

37

36

3S

40

38

37

37

37

37

37

40

Feb.-

40

40

42

42

42

42

40

3S

36

35

35

35

34

34

34

35

35

35

37

38

3S

38

36

38

38

38

37

35

-

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1942-43 ......................

liar.

35

35

35

37

37

35

35

35

37

37

37

38

40

40

42

40

37

35

35

34

31

31

31

70

720

213

117

85

73

62

56

Apr.,

54

52

48

46

43

43

40

72

307

114

82

64

56

50

46

45

45

42

40

» 40

38

37

35

35

32

31

29

28

26

25

-

Seoondfoot-days

20,374

8,158

1,647

49,407.9

1,356

1,051

2,225

1,645

1,081

4,276

3,575.7

168.6 713'

40,272.3

May

24

82

20

19

18

16

17

16

16

17

16

18

19

15

15

15

15

14

13

_12

12

21

306

150

73

45

35

25

25

26

26

Maximum

13,000

98

133

13,000

62

42

720

307

306

1,540

1,650

15

200

13,000

June

23

20

18

18

1,530

1,540

269

130

90

68

54

45

42

38

56

45

32

28

28

26

21

20

18

17

- 15

15

13

12

15

30

-

Minimum

20

52

42

5.C

37

34

31

25

12

12

8.£

Z. f

4.4

2."

July

15

18

20

18

14

12

10

9.4

8.9

9.4

914

1,650

206

114

90

70

50

42 .

35

29

25

22

20

18

17

16

18

17

16

38

34

Aug.

15

11

9.8

9.4

8.4

8.0

7.4 .

7.1

6.8

6.5

5.9

5.6

5.0

4.S

4.6

4.2

4.0

3.S

3.8

.3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.2

3.2

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.8

Mean

657

71.9

53.1

133

43.8

37.5

71.8

5^.8

3*. 9

143

115

5.44

23.8

110

Sep»

4.4

57

200

54

24

16

12

10

8.9

7.7

7.1

6.5

5.9

5.6

5.3

6.5

13

22

12

11

9.8

8.0

7.4

6.8

6.2

8.9

2J

28

41

S7

"

Runoff in 

acre-feet

40,410

4,280

3,270

97,990

2,690

2,080

4,410

3,260

2,140

8,480

7,090

334

1,410

79,850

jtZ Oot- 4 t7 * 30

(11:30 p.m.) S,590 sec.-ft. 

Time basis; Central war time.

7,770 see. -ft.; Oct. 16 (7 a.m.) 27,000 aec.-ft. July 11 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 horr.

 Barton Springs at Austin, Tex.

Location.- Lat. 30°16', long. 97°46'. Springs issue from channel and along tanks of

 Barton Creek for a distance of 1,000 feet in Zilker Park at Austin, TraviF County. The 

main spring is near right bank of creek 500 feet upstream from concrete dan forning 

swimming pool, 1,800 feet upstream from bridge on Austin-Bee Cave highway and 0.6 nils 

upstream from mouth of Barton Creek.

Records available.- October 1918 to September 1926 and October 1940 to September 1943.

 November 1B94 to September 1918, October 1926 to -September 1940, discharge published as 

miscellaneous measurements. Daily discharge record of Barton Creek at Auetin published 

for period April 1917 to September 1918 closely represents flow of Barton Springs. 

Summary of all discharge measurements prior to October 1937 is contained In Watersupply Paper 850. '

Extremes.- Maximum discharge measured during year, 65.1 second-feet Nov. 13; minimum 

measured, 27.8 second-feet Sept. 2.

1894-1943: Maximum discharge measured, 166 second-feet May 10, 1941; minimum 

measured, 12.1 second-feet Feb. 26, 1918.

Remarks.- Discharge measurements represent total flow of springs including Old Mill Spring

 which is on right bank and about 1,000 feet downstream from main spring. Flow of 

springe emerges from Edwards limestone outcrop in Balcones fault zone and responds to 

local rainfall on Edwards Plateau. Water used for recreational purposes.
132 COLORADO RIVER BASIN

Discharge measurements, In second-feet, of Barton Croak and determination of ifischarge 

of B«pton am-lnes. water Tear October 1942 to September. 1943 ___

Data

HOT IS 

Dec 1 

24 

Jan 14

Peb 6 

Jtor 8 

SI

Barton Creek 

below springs

73.4 

50. 6 

60.6 

43.6 

42.6 

37. 7 

42.0

Barton Creek 

above springs

8.31 

.50 

3.6 

0 

0. 

0 

eO.l

Barton 

Springs

66.1 

59.1 

66.9 

48.6 

42.6 

37.7 

41.9

Date

Apr. 30 

Hay 20 

June 26 

July 16 

Aug. 7 

Sept. 2 

25

Barton Creek 

below springs

49.6 

41.0 

41.3 

43.0 

36.6 

27.8 

39.1

Barton ires* 

above springs

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Spring*

49.6 

41.0 

41.5 

4S.O 

96.6 

87.8 

29.1

e Bstlaated.

Dry Creek at Buescher Lake near Stalthville, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder above concrete spillway of dam, lat. 30°G3', long. 97°09', 

 in Bastrop-Buescher State Park, 1*9 miles upstream from mouth and 2.2 miles north of 

Sfflithvllle, Bastrop County. Datum of gage is 327.9 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1.48 square miles (area above dam).

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 35 second-feet Nov. 4 (no flow parsed over 

spillway); maximum gage height not determined; no flow at times.

1939-43: Maximum discharge, 1,870 second-feet June 30, 1940 (gage height, 24.82 

feet); maximum gage height, 24.96 feet June 30, 1940; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records fair. Records given herein represent flow into Buescher Lake. No 

runorf except during and Immediately following precipitation- Discharge below gage 

height, 22.27 feet (spillway crest) determined from change in contents in lake; that 

above gage height 22.27 feet determined by algebraic summation of flow o-'er spillway 

(computed from spillway curve) and change in contents in lake (computed from capacity 

curve and reduced to equivalent second-feet). There was no flow over spillway during 

year. No adjustments made for evaporation or seepage losses. Capacity.of lake, 255 

acre-feet. No diversion above station or from lake.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1943

Day

i

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21m

23

24

25

26

27

2ft

29

30

31

Oct.

 6 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

0

Nov.

0

0

0

2.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-

Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

0

0

0

0

.5

0

0

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

.3

0

0

0

0

0

.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Month

Peb.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

_

-

-

October

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

Calendar year 1942 ......................

**,.... ....................................

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

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

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

e ' 20

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.e.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Apr.

Secondfoot-days

.7

41.6

0

0

7.6

May

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.7

.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

.5

0

0

Maxima

2.0

.6

9,6

.2

0

2.0

June

0

0

0

0

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

~

Minima

,

<

July Aug.

Mean

3 .02

3 .11

) 0

3 0

) 0

3 .02

Sept.

Runoff in 

acre-feet

0.4

6.0

1.4

83

0

.4

0

0

15

Note.- Ho gage-height record Oct. 1-9, Nov. 10-13, Dee. 3-13, Feb. 1-26, Aug. 1 to Sept. 30; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records end engineer's rote*. 

fine basis; Central war tine. To convert war tine to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
LAVACA RIVER BASIN 133

Lavaca River near Edna, Tex.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 28°58», long. 96°42', at bridge on U. 3. Highway 59 

(renumbered), 550 feet upstream from Texas & New Orleans Railroad bridge and 2.8 mles 

southwest of Edna, Jackson County. Datum of gage is 13-.88 feet above ms^n" sea level, 

datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 887 square miles.

Records available.- August' 1938 to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,200 second-feet Mar. 26 (gage height, 15.90 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 18 second-fe«t Sept. 25-27.

1938-43: Maximum discharge, 73,000 second-feet July 1, 1940 (gage height, 32.51 

feet); minims» observed, 5.2 second-feet July 10, 1939.

Maximum stage known, 33.8 feet May 25, 1936, from information by local resident 

(discharge, 83,400 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily, more often during high stages. No large diversion above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September

Day

1

2

S

4

e

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

2*

29

30

31

Oct.

64

66

56

66

72

661

 167

103

82

72

68

63

61

SS

58

56

55

55

54

64

59

58

54

51

50

50

48

51

51

67

66

NOT.

57

54

51

58

144

579

175

106

Si

72

65

61

58

57

58

58

57

57

56

55

57

82

77

90

73

62

58

58

57

54

*"

Dec.

55

54

54

52

52

5262-

52

53

53

S3

52

52

52

52

52

51

50

.52

52

57

70

116 141

83

70

76

168

172

86

72

Jan.

68

54

62

61

59

65

134

874

164

102

84

103

131

265

162

112

96

84

76

73

70

70

74

74

73

70

68

68

67

67

67

Feb.

67

66

67

68

70

70

65

62

60

60

58

58

57

55

56

55

55

58

57

58

58

66

63

60

57

55

54

53

_

Month

Hoveatoer. ..................................

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

Calendar year 1942 ......................

February

Ihy.. ......................................

August

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

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

. 52

5S

113

99

65

61

58

55

52

52

54

55

55

80

61

55

52

52

52

50

50

49

47

46

1,170

2,670

590

226

152

121

102

Apr.

91

84

7S

76

71

68

66

64

62

64

63

62

59

67

54

52

60

 64

54

53

50

50

50

49

49

48

46

46

45

44

~

Seoondfoot-daya

2,556

2,159

89,601

1,690

6,454

1,768

3,465

4,062

4,089

1,696

1,079

34,652

May

43

42

42

40

40

39

39

38

38

38

39

39

* 44

38

36

35

35

33

33

32

32

144

475

172

91

656

242

97

87

161

545

Maximum

651

579

172

11,200

2,670

91

656

659

1,410

377

111

2^670

June

377

167

90

63

109

967

260

140

119

82

61

, 53

70

847

659

170

98

76

65

68

54"

49

46

44

42

43

40

38

36

34

Minima

48

51

50

26

53

46

44

32

34

26

21

18

18

July Aug.

33 377

33 232

34 126

35 dS

36 65

34 57

30 SI

89 46

30 44

29 40

52 40

248 39

407 36

176 35

102 33

65 31

49 89

41 88

38 87

35 86

35 26

31 26

29 24

88 24

26 83

29 22

59 22

50 21

£14 21

1,410 21

642 22

Meai

S2.5

87.6

69.6

&V5

60.4

208

S8.9

118

135

132

54.7

36.0

94.9

Sept.

22

86

111

99

SO

40

47

88

38

35

64

35

26

23

22

87

84

85

86

23

22

21

21

20

19

IS

18

81

26

24

Runoff in 

acre-feet

5,070

5,210

4,880

177,700

3,350

12,300

3,510

8,060

8,110

3,360

2,140

68,720

Central war tine. To convert war tlae to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
134 LAVACA RIVER BASIN

Navidad River near Qanado, Tex.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 29°02', long. 96°33', «t bridge on U. S. righway 59 

(renumoered), 100 feet upstream from Texas & New Orleans Railroad bridge, a quarter of 

a mile downstream from Sandy. Creek and 3i miles southwest of Qanado, Jaclson County. 

Datum of gage Is 13.62 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels lv Corps of 

Engineers, U. S. Army).

Crainage area.- 1,116 square miles.

Records available.- May 1939 to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,510 second-feet Mar. 26 (gage height, 24.00 

reei;, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 26 second-feet May 8, 9.

1939-43: Maximum discharge, 64,500 second-feet July 2. Nov. 26, 1940; maximum 

gage height, 36.54 feet July 2, 1940, from floodmark; minimum observed, 4.0 secondfeet Nov. 1, 1939.

Maximum stage known, 39.8 feet May 27, 1936, from Information by englr«ers of 

Texas & New. Orleans Railroad (discharge, 94,000 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 60,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice dally, more often during high stages, 

aiversion above station.

No large

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1943

Day

1

s

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

29

31

Oct.

52

54

49

46

110

713

463

819

158

140

9S

63

57

52

48

42

42

68

57

48

42

42

39

39

54

109

103

Nov.

80

77

6S

546

840

940

599

1S2

129

96

77

65

58

54

54

53

50

50

50

858

586

370

180

123

90

78

306

167

Dec.

105

83

6S

69

55

52

49

49

48

48

' 4S

48

4S

46

46

46

44

44

45

45

57

91

361

248

135

95

296

738

364

164

114

Jan.

92

78

72

67

61

71

510

1,660

717

296

197

212

694

1,520

650

296

214

15S

115

105

97

89

89

87

S3

79

76

73

71

70

70

Feb.

69

65

64

67

6S

71

67

62

58

57

55

> 57

54

52

54

52

52

54

54

54

65

S7

235

208

121

83

68

62

_

_

~

Month

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

Calendar year 1942 ......................

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

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

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

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

August

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

Rater year 1943-43 ......................

Mar.

57

128

164

144

82

64

5S

55

50

49

48

55

63

72

57

50

47

48

47

45

44

44

42

40

2,090

6,280

5,120

1,640

524

289

SOB

Apr.

158

131

111

103

87

78

72

68

58

. 53

58

54

50

52

50

50

51

44

42

101

54

44

- 42

40

40

37

34

33

33

31

"

Seoondfoot-days

3,739

138,273

8

CCQ

17,704

1,859

3,427

4,926

2,327

65,791

May

31

39

34

2S

29

28

28

26

26

40

56

74

80

57

64

50

35

30

42

34

S3

120

1,040

1,140

622

1,380

881

303

192

489

880

Maximum

738

11,800

158

1,380

1,140

3S2

347

6,280

June

62S

3O4

186

163

90

73

100

79

74

65

51

45

87

185

361

146

86

67

71

62

68

57

50

46

57

48

40

46

42

50

Minimum

4'

3£

4C

312e

4C

5C

31

3C

26

July

57

50

53

56

78

51

58

70

64

56

148

328

296

208

170

144

111

101

83

74

95

73

73

70

66

61

61

71

160

1,140

800

Aug.

382

211

123

74

48

40

39

32

32

41

68

99

124

128

109

92

80

89

92

159

158

207

124

109

97

88

99

75

59

44

. 39

Hear

i &T-t

I Ifl

1 379

I 2"3"*^

L ea.o

If9

IC2

77. 6

IF"

Sept.

36

39

68

73

76

. 94

122

222

347

226

130

100

61

41

32

34

31

36

51

57

42

34

42

44

46

36

32 "30

58

87

Runoff in 

acre-feet

7,420

274,300

3,690

6,800

9,770

6,270

4,620

130,500

Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
GUADALUPE RIVER 135

Ouadalupe River at Hunt, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 30°03', long. 99°19', at 

orioge on State Highway 39, half a mile downstream from confluence pf North and South 

Forks, 0.6 ftlle east of Hunt, Kerr County. Datum of gage Is 1,722.7 feet above mean 

sea level, datura of 1929.

Drainage area.- About 370 square miles.

Records available.- October 1941 to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height, 4.43 feet Oct. 17 (discharge not determined); minimum 

discnarge, 18 second-feet Aug. 29.

1941-43: Maximum gage height, 9.00 feet from floodmark, May 7, 1942 (discharge 

not determined); minimum, that of Aug. 29, 1943.

Maximum stage known, 36.6 feet July 2, 1932, from information by local resident.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Discharge not computed above 600 second-feet, 

acres above station are irrigated.

About 60

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 '10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

38

36

37

40

49

42

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

86

66

209

282

150

110

92

81

74

72

71

66

64

65

64

60

55

Nov.

55

55

54

58

60

58

54

54

52

50

49

49

49

49

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

49

46

45

45

45

44

45

45

45

~

Dec.

44

44

4442

IS

42

42

42

42

44

42

42

42

42

42

42

40

40

42

42

58

5*

©. 46

W 44

44

44

42

40

40

40

40

Jan.

40

42

. 40

40

40

45

45

42

42

42

42

42

42

40

' 4X»

40

40

40

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

40

Feb.

40

40

42

40

40

38

3S

38

36

38

38

37

38

37

37

37

38

38

38

38

38

38

37

38

36

36

36

36

_

_

-

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January. ...................................

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

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

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

WAV may ........................................

June ..........'.............................

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

Auguet .................... ................

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

Water year 1942-43 - .................

Mar.

36

36

36

37

37

37

36

36

37

38

37

38

38

37

37

35

35

35

35

35

34

34

34

57

90

59

49

46

44

42

40

Apr.

40

40

38

37

36

36

37

56

49

42

42

38

37

36

 36

37

38

37

35

34

34

34

34

34

33

32

32

32

32

32

-

Seoondfopt-days

2,213

1,491

1,336

-

1,240

1,063

1,257

1,110

1,075

1,777

931

696

841

15,030

May

32

30

1 29

28

28

28

29

30

30

32

32

30

29

29

38,

40

34

32

31

30

30

47

64

50

44

40

36

34

34

38

37

Maxisum

282

60

58

-

45

42

90

56

64

304

46

25

35

304

. 1 June

35

34

34

33

304

185

114

88

74

73

60

55

53

51

48

44

42

40

40

38

37

35

34

34

' 34

33

32

32

31

30

~

Minimum

3«

44

4C

-

3?

3(

34si

2t

3C

If

24

1?

July

34

33

30

2S

28

27

27

27

26

27

33

38

40

46

42

34

32

 31

30

28

28

27

27

26

26

26

26

26

26

36

26

Aug.

25

24

24

24

24

E3

22

23

23

23

23

24

22

22

22

- 22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

23

24

22

22

20 -18

SI

22

Mean

71.4

4f.7

> 4S.1

-

5 . 4C.O

3f.O

4C.5

2 31.0

} 34.7

5E.2

> 3C.O

3 2C.5

Ef.O

3 41.2

Sept.

24

28

31

27

26

27

30

32

28

26

25

25

24

24

24

27

31

32

28

27

26

26

26

27

S7

28

35

34

32

34

" 

'Runoff in* 

acre- feet

4,390

2,960

2,650

-

2,460

2,110

2,490

2,200

2,130

3,520

1,850

1,380

1,670

29,810

Time basis; Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour-
136 GFUADALUPE RIVER BASIN

Guadalupe River at Comfort, Tax.

Location.- Water-stage recprder, lat. 29°58', long. 98°54', at bridge on U. S. Highway 

87, a quarter of a mile downstream from Cypress Creek and half a mile eas^ of Comfort, 

Kendall County. 'Datum of gage Is 1,372.0 feet above mean sea level, datira of 1929.

Drainage area.- About 990 square miles.

Records available.- May 1939 to September 1943. December 1917 to August 1921-, at site 

5 miles upstream and August 1924 to September 1932, at site 4 miles upstream. Records 

published as Ouadalupe River near Comfort (records equivalent during flool runoff 

originating above upper site and during extremely low flow, at which time? Cypress 

Creek contributes no appreciable flow)'.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,870 second-feet Oct. 15 (gage height, 12^10 

feet); minimum, 22 second-feet Aug. 19-21.

1917-32, 1939-43: Maximum discharge, 182,000 second-feet July 1, 1932 (gage height, 

38.4 feet, present site and datum, from floodmarks, from data furnished trr Texas 

Highway Department), by slope-area method (flood originated above Cypress Creek 

drainage); minimum observed, 0.4 second-feet Aug. 2, 1918, at site then In use. 

Flood of July 16, 1900 reached about same stage as that of July 1, 193?.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Several small diversions above station for Irrigation. Slight regulation at low flow 

by power plants above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 194E to September 1943

Daj

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

2ft

24

25

26

27

2ft

29

30

31

Oct.

70

67

68

328

148

105

98

87

Si!

82

84

79

86

86

693

 cos

386

1,960

644

360

887

248

220

808

199

187

183

165

180

176

163

Nov.

157

149

149

149

157

170

168

. 159

153

147

141

141

141

141

139

137

137

135

133

131

157

143

139

135

131

129

126

129

189

186

-

Dec.

126

124

128

122

182

122

188

128

120

122

120

. 120

116

116

116

114

113

113

113

116

190

196

157

141

131

-189

122

116

114

114

113

Jan.

114

114

111

109

109

116

184

lie

114

111

109

107

109

105

105

105

104

104

100

98

98

100

100

102

102

100

98

100

98

100

100

Feb.

100

102

102

102

102

98

96

95

95

93

89

89

89

91

89

89

89

91

93

- 95

95

93

93

96

93

95

95

93

_

_

-

Month

Moverter. ..................................

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

Calendar year 1942 ......................

March

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

 ! «.

July. .................... ...............:..

August

Septeaber. .................................

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

93

91

93

93

93

93

89

91

91

93

95

96

98

95

95

93

87

87

87

82

80

79

79

97

806

IBS

145

122

114

104

98

Apr.

100

100

96

91

86

89

87

402

238

163

141 '124

118

107

100

100

100

96

91

86

a85

a 84

a83

a81

a80

a79

a78

a76

a75

a74

-

Seoondfoot-days

7,901

4,876

3,904

72,81£

3,284

2,64!

3,144

. 3,318

6,239

1,826

894

1,401

41,383

May

a72

a71

a70

a69

a67

a66

a65

a64

a62

a61

a60

a59

a57

56

53

70

67

65

60

51

48

76

£84

249

190

87

75

70

70

72

72

UaximiB

1,960

170

196

8,890

124 ioa

806

40£

1,450

93

43

86

1,960

June

68

67

63

63

1,450

1,200

365

287

232

206

187

168

161

155

139

186

120

ISO

111

104

96

91

89

89

84

82

80

79

70

67

~

MiniBUB

6

12(

11.

5

9

8«

71

T

K

4(

8

2

8

July

74

72

68

68

63

58

51

50

50

48

67

93

84

89

84

79

,% **

.O 65

60

53

50

46

43

43

42

42

42

40

48

45

43

Aug.

43

48

40

38

35

t

s

5

34

38

30

87

29

80

87

as

86

84

84

84

88

88

84

24

26

24

24

86

86

26

86

84

Heat

r srs

i 143

> 1T«

1 1F9

3 106

) SM.4

) 101

1 110

5 20fl

) 58.9

2 28.6

3 46.7

3 113

Sept.

86

46

35

45.

86

43

73

74

60

45

48

38

37

35

34

35

48

40

45

43

43

40

38

37

38

37

53

68

68

77"

Runoff in 

acre-feet

15,670

8,490

 7,740

144,400

6,510

5,840

«,840

6,570

12,370

3,620

1,770

8,780

88,070

Peak discharge.- Oct. 15 

(12:15 a.m.) 2,970 sec.-ft.

- Oct. 15 (2:30 p.m.) 3,870 see.-ft.} Oct. 18 (1 a.m.) 2,660 «ec.-ft.J June 6

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis engineer's notes, weather reco-ds, and record* for stations upstream. 

Time basis; Central war time, fo convert war tiae to standard tine, subtract 1 ntnr.
GfUADALUPE RIVER BASIN 137

Guadalupe River near Spring Branch, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 29°51'40", long. 98°23'00", at bridge on State 

Highway 46, 4 miles southeast of Spring Branch, Comal County, and 6 miles downstreaa 

from Curry Creek. Datum of gage is 948.13 feet above mean sea level, dafrm of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,432 square miles.

Records available.- June 1922 to September 1943. 

Average discharge.- 21 years, 283 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,330 second-feet June 5 (gage height, 7.71 

reet); minimum, 31 second-feet Aug. 29.

1922-43: Maximum discharge, 121,000 second-feet July 3, 1932 (gage height, 42.10 

feet), from rating, curve extended above 70,000 second-feet; minimum, 2.2 second-feet 

July 11, 1939, from rating curve extended below 15 second-feet.

Jtalmum stage known, between 45 and 50 feet In 1900, from Information by local residents. *

Remarks.- Records good. Small diversions above station for Irrigation, 

at low flow by power plants above station. - 

Slight regulation

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11IP,

13

14

15

16

IB

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

134

136

134

722

967

382

875

247

233

219

209

206

199

193

g307

gl,470

436

fl,190

1,940

930

628

525

455

414

391

364

343

335

335

331

315

NOV.

304

293

1386

279

275

879

1383

286

279

268

257

250

250

250

250

250

250

247

247

247

612

462

319

279

268

". 261

243

243

240

236

-

Dec.

236

2S9

229

226

219

219

212

219

219

219

819

219

219

216

212

212

206

206

206

206

219

279

315

290

293

26S

254

250

243

236

229

Jan.

229

226

226

223

219

219

883

229

826

819

216

226

223

219

212

212

809

206

199

193

193

196

196

196

196

193

183

180

180

180

180

Feb.

180

ISO

183

1S3

ISO

177

177

174

174

171

166

160

160

160

160

157

157

157

157

157

160

157

. 157

157

152

149

149

149

-

_

-

Month

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

Calendar year 1942 ......................

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

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

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

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

149

149

144

144

146

146

142

139

139

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

142

139

139

136

134

129

129

158

243

286

261

226

199

183

174

Apr.

166

163

180

160

152

146

142

218

587

351

268

233

209

190

177

171

177

174

163

157

155

149

146

139

139

136

. 132

124

122

120

-

Seoondfoct-days

14,865

8,493

7,221

114,849

3,929

4,340

1,478

2,732

73,412

May

117

113

111

106

106

96

96

92

' 94

180

102

102

106

100

90

90

92

102

100

 98

92

100

109

353

304

270

152

132

129

129

126

Maximum

1,940

612

315

3,940

229

353

8,350

90

412

2,350

June

122

117

115

115

576

2,350

1,040

530

386

315

865

240

219

216

209

187

171

160

155

149

142

136

129

124

117

115

109

106

102

100

-

MiniBUB

134

236

206

65

100

31

56

31

July

94

90

94

92

38

S6

82

75

73

71

75

325

634

271

152

134

117

109

100

92

86

80

77

71

68

64

64

64

64

688

160

Aug.

90

75

69

64

61

58

55

54

58

50

49

48

46

43

43

43

41

39

41

39

38

33

36

36

35

35

35

34

31

35

65

Hear

48T

28^

23-5

315

 to*

29;

4-7.7

9\.l

20'

Sept.

94

37

108

94

64

64

90

68

86

94

73

66

62

60

56

204

418

109

80

71

69

69

68

64

61

61

69

68

7S

36

-

Runoff In 

aore-feet

29,480

16,850

14,320

227,300

2,930

5,420

145,600

Peak discharge.- Oct. 19 (9 p.m.) 2.550 sec. -ft.: June 5 f!2 p.m.) 3r 330 seo.-ft.

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.

g Computed from graph based on once-daily staff-gage readings.

Time baaIs; Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
138 GUADALUPE RIVER BASIN 

Guadalupe River above Comal River, at New Braunfels, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 29°42'55", long. 98°06'40", 

at New Braunfels, Comal County, 1.1 miles upstream from Comal River. Datum of gage 

Is 586.6 feet above mean eea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,666 square miles. ,

Records available.- December 1927 to September 1943. March 1898 to Decembe" 1899. 

January I9ib to December 1927, at site 1 mile downstream from Comal Rive1".

Average discharge.- 15 years (1928-43), 402 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,170 second-feet Oct. 15 (gage hslght, 5.92 

reet): minimum, 53 second-feet Aug. 30.

1927-43: Maximum discharge, 101,000 second-feet June 15, 1935 j(gage height, 32.95 

feet); minimum, 9.6 second-feet July 9-11, 1939. 

Maximum stage known, 38 feet sometime In 1869 and In December 1913, f 'om Information by local residents.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Small diversions above station for Irrigation. 

regulation at low flow by small power plants above station.

Some

Discharge, in second- feet, water yenr October 1842 to September 194?

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

305

318

357

586

1,450

1,020

673

563

512

479

455

439

423

408

1,500

1,390

1,300

1,070

2,340

1,810

1,230

995

880

794

733

683

654

626

617

608

580

Nov.

546

529

504

495

479

471

463

463

455

447

483

415

408

408

408

408

408

401

401

401

415

757

599

487

447

431

415

408

401

393

-

Dec.

393

386

386

379

372

365

372

372

365

372

365

365

357

350

350

343

337

33Q

330

330

330

357

463

455

415

393

379

365

350

343

337

Jan.

- 330

330

330

318

305

305

312

305

305

305

299

305

305

299

299

293

293

286

270

£59

969

259

259

264

264

254

254

£49

249

249

249

Feb.

244

244

249

249

244

244

233

233

233

£28

224

220

215

211

211

207

207

207

203

203

199

194

194

190

190

186

183

1S3

_

-

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January. ...................................

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

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

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

Hay

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

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

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

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

Water yenr 1942-43 ......................

Mnr.

190

194

186

183

1S6

IS 6

183

179

179

179

183

183

1S3

1S3

183

183

179

1S3

179

175-

170

166

163

176

286

337

343

31S

- 280

254

233

Apr.

22S

220

215

207

203

199

190

282

324

626

423

343

299

270

254

244

254

244

244

22S

224

220

215

207

199

194

186

179

176

170

-

Secondfoot-dayB

25,798

13,686

11,406

160,309

8,862

6,028

6,383

7,467

5,457

11,003

7,433

2,844

3,979

110,346

May

160

156

153

146

13S

140

140

130

124

281

309

179

153

153

14S

140

130

126

133

133

133

140

150

160

. 322

317

312

203

186

183

179

Maximum

2,340

757

463

6,320

330

249

343

626

322

1,880

1,170

280

344

2,340

June

170

160

14S

199

228

1,360

1,880

312

617

504

423

386

350

365

312

293

270

_. 254

^ 228

220

211

203

194

183

173

166

160

148

143

143

~

Minimum

305

393

330

si

249

183

163

170

124

143

101

56

8S

56

July

138

133

124

119

121

115

110

107

101

1L2

108

123

720

1,170

463

330

2S6

259

249

228

211

203

190

179

173

163

160

153

160

143

592

Aug.

2SO

186

153

133

121

110

102

101

96

91

8S

S5

81

SO

7S

76

74

72

70

68

66

66

65

64

63

62

60

57

57

56

83

Mean

S313

45i5

368

43Q

2Sf5

215

2011

249

17rt

367

240

9? .7

13,5

303

Sept.

126

262

128

188

130

121

114

155

119

108

123

115

98

91

SS

90

174

344

176

130

108

102

101

98

95

94

107

107

102

187

Runoff in 

acre-feet

51,170

27,150

22,620

318,000

17,580

11,960

12,660

14,810

10,820

21,820

14,740

5,640

7,890

218,900

Time basis! Central war time. To convert war time to standard tin subtract 1 hour.
OUADALUPE RIVER BASIN 139

Ouadalupe River at Victoria, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 28°47', long. 97°01', at bridge on U. S. Highway 

59 (renumbered) In Victoria, Victoria.County. 1,300 feet upstream from Texas & New 

Orleans (Galveeton, Harrlsburg & San Antonio) Railroad bridge and 10 miles upstream 

from Coleto Creek. Datum of gage is 29.23 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 5,676 square miles.

Records available.- November 1934 to September 1943. Gage-height records collected In

 this vicinity since 1904 are contained In reports of u. S. Weather Bureau.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,710 second-feet Oct. 21 (gage height, 18.80 

feet); minimum not determined; minimum dally, 519 second-feet Aug. E5, 30.

1934-43: Maximum discharge, 179,000 second-feet July 3, 1936 (gage height, 31.22 

feet); minimum, 277 second-feet (regulated) "Sept. S, 1939; minimum dally, 308 secondfeet Sept. 5, 1939.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of fragmentary or no recorder record,

 wnicn are poor. Many small diversions above station do not materially affect flow. 

Low flow partly regulated by power plants above station.

Rating table, water year 1942-43 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in second-feet)

3.S 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

506

558

846.

6.0 1,160

7.0

e.o

10.0

12.0

1,4SO 

1,820 

2,600 

3,500

16.0

16.0

20.0

14.0 4,580

5,800

7,150

8,550

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,580

1,550

1,480

1,550

1,660

2,240

g5.,050

g5,560

3,240

2,470

2,160

1,930

1,820

1,750

1,680

1,680

1,680

2,76O

3,600

4,430

7,240

6,920

4,000

2,850

2,600

2,390

2,120

2,090

1,930

1,970

1,970

HOT.

1,S6O

1,900

1,930

1,930

2,050

2,480

2,940

2,470

1,820

1,650

1,550

1,550

1,680

1,750

1,480

1,620

1,480

1,510

1,510

1,480

1,510

1,480

1,510

1,510

1,860

2,050

1,790

1,620

1,550

1,510

~

Dec.

1,480

1,480

1,450

1,450

1,4SO

1,450

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,380

1,380

1,360

1,380

1,380

1,350

1,350

1,320

1,420

1,350

1,320

1,320

1,320

1,320

1.35CT

1,380

1,420

1,480

1,620

2,090

2,200

1,650

Jan.

1,450

1,420

1,380

1,350

1,350

1,320

1,290

1,320

1,320

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,380

2,130

2,680

2,350

1,650

1,420

1,350

1,290

1,260

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,190

1,220

1,220

1,190

1,160

1,190

1,160

Feb.

1,160

1,160

1,190

1,160

1,190

1,220

1,160

1,130

1,160

1,130

1,030

1,130

1,060

1,100

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,130

1,100

1,130

1,030

1,160

1,100

1,000

1,100

1,130

1,000

1,000

.

-

-

Month

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

November. .......... .'.-. ....... ... ............

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

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January

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

Maroh ......................................

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

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

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

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

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

September. .......................... ^ .....

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar'.

1,060

1,030

1,060

1,130

1,000

1,060

968

1,060

1,030

1,000

936

1,100

1,100

1,060

968

1,060

1,100

1,100

906

1,030

968

1,000

1,000

968

1,480

1,580

1,550

1,550

1,650

1,350

1,260

Apr.

1,220

1,100

1,100

1,060

968

1,030

1,000

906

1,000

966

1,000

1,100

1,260

1,290

1,160

1,100

1,060

1,000

966

1,130

1,130

936

1,030

936

936

906

936

936

906

906

~

Seoondfoot-days

85,950

53,030

45,150

768,921

43,750

31,040

35,054

30,978

28,075

41,610

29,114

20,765

22,667

467,183

Hay

906

676

816

846

936

816

786

766

766

766

786

646

846

936

1,000

816

646

741

816

616

766

846

1,190

936

846

816

968

1,000

968

1,000

1,930

Maximum

7,240

2,940

2,200

45,600

2,680

1,220

1,650

1,290

1,930

3,020

1,900

1,290

1,480

7,240

June

3,020

3,020

2,420

1,320

1,450

1,130

1,130

2,090

2,160

1,860

1,820

1,620

1,550

1,580

1,350

1,350

1,220

1,100

1,060

906

1,000

906

676

646

876

876

712

786

906

670

~

Minimum

1,480

1,480

1,320

618

1,160

1,000

906

906

741

670

670

519

545

519

July

766

816?

698

726<

726

7^6

684

712

670

698

786

936

1,060

968

1,000

1,420

1,900

"1,580

1,220

968

616

936

786

786

756

726

876

756

786

1,490

1,350

Aug.

1,290

936

936

968

741

786

741

712

586

698

698

600

614

628

642

614

600

628

572

545

572

586

628

558

519

600

572

558

686

519

532

Hear

2,773

1,763

1,456

2,107

1,411

1,109

1,131

1,C33

906

1,387

9-79

e?o

756

1,2(30

Sept.

545

586

586

936

1,080

1,480

1,000

876

1,030

936

786

786

756

726

656

642

628

628

642

628

712

816

712

670

642

586

614

600

696

684

~

Runoff in 

acre-feet

170,500

105,200

89^650

1,525,000

86,780

61,570

69,530

61,440

55,690

82,530

57,750

41,190

44,960

926,700

§ Computed from graph based on gage readings furnished by U( . S. Weather Bureau. 

_ °te l" Fragmentary gage-height record Apr. 7, 8, May 3-6, 11, 12, June 27, 30, July 5, 7, Aug. 

9-3QTSept. 26-28; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights. -

Time basis; Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hcur.

617457 O - 44 - 10
140 GUADALUPE RIVER BASIN

Comal River at New Braunfels, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 29°42'05", long. 98°07'10", 200 feet upstream from 

san Antonio Street viaduct In New Braunfels, Comal County, and 1.1 miles upstream 

from mouth. Datum of gage Is 582.80 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 94 square, miles. Ordinary flow of river comes from springs; drainage 

area or stream not applicable.

Records available.- December 1927 to September 1943. 

measurements only). 1882 to November 1927 (discharge

Average discharge.- 11 years (1932-43), 337 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height during year, 9.85 feet Oct. 4 (discharge not determined); 

minimum discharge, 230 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 29; minimum dally, 3C5 second-feet 

Aug. 26, 28-30.

1927-43: Maximum gage height, 30.71 feet June 15, 1935, from floodmarks (affected 

by backwater from Ouadalupe River: discharge not determined); minimum discharge, about 

142 second-feet (regulated) Dec. 11, 1928 (gage height, 2.12 feet); minium dally, 245 

second-feet July 17, 20, 1939.

Maximum stage known, 35.4 feet December 1913, from floodmarks (probabl" some backwater from Guadalupe River).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record or backwater 

errect, which are fair. Flow partly regulated by steam power plant half a mile above 

station. Entire flow of river from Comal Springs, about 1 mile above station, except 

during periods of local rain. Springs emerge from Edwards limestone In the Balcones 

fault zone.

Discharge, in second-tot, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

. 9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

375

371

371

1,270

511

382

371

575

375

375

571

375

371

375

0733

516

398

756

608

422

402

406

402

402

402

398

402

402

402

414

402

Nor.

402

398

396

598

398

398

398

39%

398

398

402

398

398

406

406

406

406

406

406

410

410

410

410

414

414

414

a414

a415

8416

a417

~

Dec.

413

413

414

414

414

41S

414

410

414

 41S

414

414

 a416

418

418

Jan.

414

41S

414

414

414

41S

414

414

410

406

406

410

410

406

406

402

410

410

414

414

406

406

402

398

406

402

402

402

39S

394

394

Feb.

390

386

382

386

390

394

386

390

382

394

402

394

394

394

398

402

386

386

386

3S6

390

398

390

386

394

390

386

379

. _

.

-

Month

October .

DeoMber. ..................................

Calendar year 1948 ......................

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

June . .,---. , t

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

Hater year 1842-43 ......................

Mar.

382

382

390

379

379

382

382

379

375

382

382

379

382

375

375

382

386

371

379

382

379

379

367

367

355

3S9

363

355

355

369

363

Apr.

361

359

356

365

359

359

359

369

359

359

359

363

359

371

359

365

551

355

369

355

355

355

355

355

351

351

351

351

347

347

~

Seoondfoot-days

14,038

12,162

18,688

138,686

12,634

10,921

11.606

10,678

10,313

10,068

10,168

9,868

9,736

135,132

May

344

351

351

344

344

340

336

332

332

332

328

332

328

328

328

324

328

328

328

328

328

328

328

32S

336

336

332

332

328

328

328

Maxima

1,870

417

8,230

418

402

390

371

351

425

354

390

1,270

June

328

324

328

402

425

390

359

328

324

324

324

316

324

336

328

328

324

382

384

324

328

328

32S

328

328

328

328

328

328

324

-

MiniJMUi

371

398

904

394

379

356

347

384

316

313

-

July

328

328

316

324

f324

f324

f320

f328

f324

f324

1 a330

336

324

328

Aug.

324

320

320

320

320

324

324

324

328

324

320

320

384

384

384

320

380

310

318

316

. 313

3O9

309

313

309

305

313

305

305

305

354

Mean

463

406

416

366

408

390

374

366

333

336

328

31S

326

370

Sept.

367

390

332

 332

332

328

324

332

384

' 324

384

384

324

384

328

320

384

380

380

320

316

320

324

380

316

316

316

316

316

313

"

Runoff in 

aor»-feet

fc7,S40

24,220

£5,560

266,100

85,060

21,660

23,020

81,160

80,470

19,970

20,170

19,570

19,410

268,000

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage and weather records.

c Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater from Quadalupe Elver.

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gag*-height record.

Time baala; Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hoar.
GUADALUPE RIVER BASIN 141

San tocos River at Luling, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 29 039 I 55", long. 97°39i05", 390 feet downstream 

from bridge on State Highway 80, 1'mlle south of Lullng, Caldwell County, and 8 miles 

upstream from Plum Creek. Datum of gage Is 322.0 feet above- mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Drainage area.- 833 square miles.

Records available.- April 1939 to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,190 second-feet Oct. 18 (gage height, 22.83 

feet}; minimum, 7.7 second-feet (regulated) May 21; minimum dally, 114 second-feet - Aug. 29.

1939-43: Ifexlmum discharge, 29,500 second-feet July 5, 1942 (gage height, 32.93 

feet); minimum, that of May 21, 1943; minimum dally, 55 second-feet Oct. 15, 1939.

Ifexlmim stage known, 40.4 feet In 1869 and 1870, from Information by engineers of 

State Highway Department.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated by power plant 800 feet above station. Discharge 

Is mostly from large springs near San Ifercos. No large diversion above station.

Discharge; is second-feet, water year October 1942 to Septeaber 194!"

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

ft

9

10

11

1?.

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

2ft

29

30

31

Oct.

470

470

470

652

3,280

953

647

570

526

498

484

470

456

442

523

2,180

711

4,090

2,650

877

711

647

600

570

555

555

526

512

512

512

570

Nov.

512

484

47G

526

484

512

470

456

442

428

414

414

400

400

400

400

400

386

386

386

386

454

S17

512

456

428

414

400

386

386

"

Dec.

386

372

372

372

358

S58

351

351

344

351

351

344

337

323

323

316

309

309

309

309

316

323

386

386

351

380

474

309

302

302

295

Jan.

295

295

SB8

281

288

295

316

302

295

288

288

456

358

316

302

302

288

2S1

274

267

274

274

274

281

274

260

274

267

267

267

267

Feb.

267

267

274

274

274

267

260

260

260

260

260

260

253

253

253

253

246

267

253

253

246

246

240

240

240

233

226

226

-

_

-

Month

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

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

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January .

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

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

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

226

226

220

220

226

220

220

220

226

226

226

226

233

226

233

226

226

220

226

214

220

214

214

220

477

500

400

302

274

260

253

Apr.

246

240

246

240

240

246

260

240

438

470

344

295

274

253

246

240

368

226

207

200

194

194

194

194

 194

194

174

214

194

18S

Seeondfoet-days

27,689

13,409

10,669

165,444

4,302

6,031

113,523

May

194

200

188

188

194

177

200

168

188

188

253

309

240

214

200

194

1S1

173

166

176

172

176

181

188

194

188

200

188

188

372

1,120

Maximum

4,090

817

474

17,200

372

743

174

1,120 "

4,090

June

260

214

200

188

242

372

302

267

246

233

226

220

220

214

207

207

200

200

194

188

181

177

' 180

188

163

169

169

169

161

150

Minima

442

386

295

114

214

166

150

137

114

127

114

July

154

163

160

153

148

145

150

149

151

137

149

230

368

743

428

274

233

207

200

194

1S1

177 isi

167

176

172

17S

194

214

194

160

Aug.

174

169

154

156

153

133

145

151

149

147

150

148

145

131

137

135

141

133

133

133

121

126

130

132

133

125

121

114

121

120

Mean

£

'

9,1

47

344

453

rsa

i'<

i

E

E

't

]

54

'.f£

'31

TO

no

39

201

311

Sept.

152

205

1,120

278

260

200

181

167

212

235

164

144

137

133

132

138

240

188

165

140

144

130

127

130

144

154

162

154

"

Runoff in 

acre-feet

54,920

26,600

21,160

328,200

17,960

14,100

15,510

14,730

14,200

12,510

12,930

8,530

11,960

225,200

Peak discharge.- Oct. 5 (9:30 a.m.) 4,530 sec. -ft.; Oct. 16 (9:30 a.m.) 3,2lO sec. -ft.; Oct. 18

(4 p.m.) 5,190 sec.-ft.; May 31 (4 a.m.) 2,060 sec.-ft.; Sept. 3 (12 m.) 2,120 sec.-ft. 

Tlae basis: Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hfur
142 GUADALUPE RIVER BASIN

San Marcos River at Ottlne, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 29°36', long. 97°35', at highway bridge a quarter of 

a mile southwest of Ottlne, Gonzales County, and 4 miles downstream from Plum Creek. 

Datum of gage Is 285.2 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,249 square miles.

Records available.- June 1915 to February 1943 (discontinued).

Average discharge.- 27 years (1915-1942), 456 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period October to February, 5.210 second-feet Oct. 19 

(gage height, 22.65 feet); minimum, 277 second-feet (regulated) Feb. 17; minimum dally, 

292 second-feet' Feb. 15.

1915-43: Maximum discharge, about 202,000 second-feet May 29, 1929 (gp<?e height, 

43.32 feet), from rating curve extended above 12,000 second-feet on basis of slope-area 

determination at gage height 40.6 feet; no flow [result of regulation) July 29, 1923, 

Mar. 31, 1925, June 24, 1926; minimum dally discharge, 40 second-feet Sep<;. 16, 1917.

Maximum stage known, about 44.0 feet In December 1913, from Information by local 

residents.

Remarks.- Records good. Low flow regulated by several small power plants above station. 

Most of basic flow comes from large springs near San Marcos.

Discharge, in secondrfeet. water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

479

479

479

576

3,240

1,930

S62

722

655

623

607

575

559

543

543

2,200

1,160

2,870

4,630

2,500

952

773

688

639

591

607

559

559

543

543

623

Nov.

639

527

511

716

662

655

575

511

495

479

447

447

431

431

431

415

415

415

407

407

407

447

937

639

527

479

463

447

447

431

-

Dec.

431

415

415

407

407

399

391

391

383

391

391

383

363

375

367

367

360

360

352

352

375

399

463

447

407

407

866

813

407

383

376

Jan.

367

360

a358

a355

352

360

415

447

399

367

360

695

640

463

391

367

352

337

322

314

314

314

314

322

322

314

307

314

307

307

307

Feb..

307

307

314

322

322

314

307

300

300

307

300

300

300

300

292

300

300

300

307

300

_

_

_

.

-

_

_

.*

_

_

-

Month

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

Calendar year 1942 ......................

March

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

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

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

The period. ........ ............. 1 .........

Mar. Apr.

Secondfoot-days

13,062

223,971

6,099

_

_

^

_

^

-

-

May

Maximum

937

866

36,200

322

_

_

_

_

^

-

-

June

Minimum

407

352

122

292

_

_

..

_

_

-

-

July Aug.

Mean

1.C74

£15

421

614

505

_

..

_

_

_,

-

-

Sept.

Runb.ff in 

acre- feet

66,070

30,630

25,910

444,300

12,100

_

 _

..

_

_

-

157,400

Peak dig charge.- Oct. 5 (4 p.m.) 4,010 sec.-ft. ; Oct. 16 (4:30 p.m. ) 2,990 see.-ft.; Oct. 19 (8:30 

a.m.) 5,210 sec.-ft.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage and weather records. 

Time basla; Central war tine. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
GUADALUFE RIVER BASIN 143

Blanco River at Wimberley, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 29°59', long. 98°04', 800 feet downstream from 

Cypress Creek and a quarter of a mile south of Wimberley, Hays County. Datum of gage 

is 802.2 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 378 square miles.

Records available.- August 1984 to September 1926, June 1928 to Septenber 194".

Average discharge.- 17 years, 108 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,980 second-feet July 12 (gage height, 4.32 

feet); minimum, 19 second-feet Aug". 28-31. e

1924-26, 1928-43: Maximum discharge, 113,000 second-feet May 28, 1929 (gage height, 

31.10 feet, from floodmarks), by slope-area method; mininum, 2.9 second-feet Oct. 5, 6, 

1940.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

No diversion above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

114

130

126

766

472

290

239

216

199

1S8

176

172

162

155

223

302

224

634

398

307

282

258

243

228

22S

216

202

206

199

196

199

Nov.

178

172

165

162

162

159

149

146

142

139

130

126

126

126

125

123

117

114

112

112

316

575

196

168

159

136

135

136

133

123

Dec.

123

120

120

117

114

109

108

108

107

106

103

100

98

95

92

92

89

89

89

87

92

212

126

112

106

109

103

105

98

98

98

Jan.

95

95

92

S9

84

92

98

95

89

89

87

89

95

92

87

89

S4

82

81

81

80

79

79

78

77

77

76

76

75

74

74

Feb.

73

72

72

71

70

70

69

68

63

67

67

66

65

65

64

63

63

62

62

62

60

60

60

60

57

55

55

57

_

_

-

Month

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

Calendar year 1942 ......................

February . .

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

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

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

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

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

57

57

55

53

55

55

55

55

53

53

53

53

51

51

51

61

51

49

49

49

49

47

47

51

468

142

74

74

74

71

69

Apr.

69

69

69

66

64

' 64

64

336

225

136

120

109

100

95

92

95

95

92

87

64

82

82

79

76

74

71

69

66

64

62

-

Seoondfoot-days

7 952

3,323

43,189

1,961

1,458

33,016

May

 62

57

55

53

51

51

51

51

49

184

109

71

57

55

53

51

49

47

47

47

47

55

55

55

54

52

51

49

48

47

45

*

Maximum

212

4,980

336

144

476

288

766

June

44

42

41

1*4

55

51

50

50

49

48

47

47

47

46

46

45

44

43

42

42

41

41

39

39

37

37

37

35

35

33

-

Minium

87

16

62

26

19

24

19

July

33

33

31

29

29

27

27

27

26

26

42

476

366

123

69

53

49

44

43

41

39

37

35

33

33

33

33

31

33

31

29

Aug.

29

27

27

27

26

26

26

26

26

25

25

25

25

24

24

24

24

24

23

23

23

23

22

22

22

22

21

21

19

21

26

Mean

107

118

71.7

95-2

63-3

48.6

90-5

Sept.

28

44

57

SI

41

37

35

35

33

35

35

33

S.1

31

27

29

288

104

55

44

43

39

39

37

37

 37

39

31

24

29

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

6,590

85,670

5,220

4,410

5,660

3,590

3,890

1,430

2,890

65,490

Hote.- Ho gage-height record Dec. 7-9, Jan. 19 to Feb. 17, Mar. 6-30, Hay 24 to June 20, Aug. 

7-87; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, and engineer's notes. 

Time 'basis; Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hovp.
144 GUADALUPE RIVER BASIN

Plum Creek near Luling, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 29 e42', long. 97°37',"at county highway bridge 1 

mile downstream from West Fork Plum Creek, 2 miles upstream from Texas & New Orleans 

(Oalveston, Harrlsburg & San Antonio) Railroad bridge, 3 miles northeast of Luling, 

Caldwell County. Datum of gage Is 326.6 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 356 square miles.

Records available.- March. 1930 to September 1943.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 97.4 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge durlng°year, 2,310 second-feet Oct. 19 (gage height, 14.57 

feet}; minimum, 1.5 second-feet Sept. 1, 26.

1930-43: Maximum discharge, 78,500 second-feet July 1, 1936 (gage height, 25.7 feet, 

from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 54,000 second-feet; minimum, 0.7 

second-foot Oct. 24, 1939.

Flood In December 1913 reached about same stage as that of July 1, 193% from Information by local residents.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

No diversion above station. Slight regulation at low flow by oil field operations 

above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 194?'

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

8

11

14

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

S.7

9.0

9.4

62

1,070

387

57

25

44

672

146

915

1,950

797

125

72

47

33

35

27

26

31

36

Nov.

133

.58

49

202

450

166

72

44

33

26

22

20

19

19

19

20

20

20

80

20

23

63

152

43

28

24

22

21

20

19

-

Dec.

20

19

19

19

20

20

22

22

22

23

26

29

31

30

31

32

32

34

35

36

53

83

147

60

37

38

641

407

48

32

28

Jan.

26

25

24

23

22

25

TO

126

42

26

23

182

265

ISO

57

34

27

22

16

14

14

14

16

16

17

1616*

15

14

16

16

Feb.

16

16

16

19

24

16

14

12 

12

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

14

15

15

14

14

13

11

9.4

8.1

7.8

_

_

-

Month

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

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January

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

May.

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

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

Wster year 1948-43 ......................

Mar.

' 7.S

7.2

5.8

5.5

. 6.3

6.6

5.7

5.6

5.4

5.7

5.8

6.0

6.3

6.6

6.0

6*3

5.5

5.6

5.7

5.0

4.7

4.3

4.2.

11

160

282

43

25

19

15

14

Apr.

13.0

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

12

11

11

9.8

9.4

9.8

113

20

12

11

11

11

11

10

9.8

9.4

9.0

8.7

8.7

8.4

-

Seoondfoot-days

2,086

48,194.5

302.7

1,139.3

66.7

253.0

16,550.5

May

7.8

7.S

6.9

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.0

5.7

6.3

9.0

7.S

6.0

6.7

5.5

5.8

5.4

5.2

6.0

5.0

4.9

11

20

9.6

12

6.6

5.8

5.7

7.8

148

714

Maximal

641

13,600

382

86

400

3.1

. 130

1,950

June

86

IS

12

9.S

14

20

9.4

9.4

8.7

7.5

6.6

6.9

7.5

6.9

6.3

6,8

- 5.7

5.4

5.2

5.4

5.0

5.0

.7

.4

.4

.6

.9

.3

.2

4.7

Minima

8 7

19

3.0

8

M

1.6

1.6

July

.7

.7

.3

.4

.2

.1

.1

.2

.1

4.7

112

400

343.

177

7.8

4.7

3.6

3.1

2.9

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.2

.2.5

2.6

3.0

3.0

9.6

4.4

3.3

Aug.

3.1

2.6

2.5

a.2.5

a.2.5

a2.4

a2.4

a2.4

a2.4

a2.3

a2.3

a2.S

a2.2

 8.2

 2.8

a2.1

aS.l

 2.1

aS.O

a2.0

 2.0

al.9

al.9

al.9

al.9

al.8

al.S

al.8

al.7

al.7

1.7

Meat

61.8

67.3

133

36 8

6-43

45-3

Sept.

1.9

6.0

S.O

3.6

2.6

2.1

2.4

2.2

9.6

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.6

2.0

2.1

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.6

1.8

2.0

3.4

60

130

Runoff in acre-feet

S AflA

4,140

95,600

600

502

32,830

Peak discharge.- Oct. 5 (9:30 D.m. ) 1.240 sec. -ft.? Oct. 19 (11 p.m.) a,mn .<- _ft. . «nT 31

a No gage-height record; discharge 

records.

sla; Central war tine. To

computed on basis cf recorded range in etage and weatber 

convert war tine tc standard time, subtract 1 h<nr.
GUAMLUPE RIVER BASIN 

Coleto Creek near Victoria, Tex.

145

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 28°43', long. 97008', at bridge on U. £". Highway 58 

Irenumbered), 100 feet upstream from Texas & New Orleans Railroad bridge, 1.1 miles 

downstream from Perdido Creek, and 9.4 miles southwest of Victoria, Victoria County. 

Datum of gage is 49.2 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 514 square miles.

Records available.- June 1939 to September 1943.

Extrernes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,550 second-feet 'May 31 (gage height, 6.76 

reetj; minimum, 0.7 second-foot Aug. 29.

1939-43: Maximum discharge, 48,200 second-feet Nov. 25, 1940 (gage height, 24.25 

feet); minimum, 0.5 second-foot July 9, 1939.

Maximum stage known, 27.2 feet July 1, 1936, at railroad bridge 100 feet below gage, 

from Information by railroad dompany.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Ho large diversion above station.

Discharge, in saoond-feet, water year October 1948 to Septsober 1945

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

IK

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

8.3

8.8

8.8

17

36

a31

a26

a22

ale

14

11

9.7

9.2

8.8

8.8

8.3

8.3

8.2

8.8

12

12

12

9.7

9.2

9.2

8.8

8.3

12

19

16

14

Nov.

12

11 .

11

19

44

25

19

17

16

15

12

12

12

12

12

13

IS

13

12

12

15

16

14

13

12.

11

9.7

11

11

10

-

Deo.

11

9.2

9.7

9.2

9.2

9.7

10

10

10

10

11

10

9.7

9.7

10

9.7

9.2

9.2

10

10

12

15

12

11

11

11 22

20

15

13

12

Jan.

11

11

10

9.2

7.6

15

26

24

20

18

18

25

31

24

19

17

15

14

12

11

11

12

12.

12

12

11

10

10

11

11

11

Fob/

alO

alO

alO

a9.7

a9.7

a9.2

a9.2

a8.8

ae.8

a8.e

a8.3

 83J

a7.6

a7.8

aV.8

a7.3

a7.3

a35

a 52

a35

a27

19

18

17

17

15

13

14

_

_

-

Month

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

Calendar year 1942 ......................

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

July

September. .......................'..........

Rater year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

14

16

17

18

ie

17

14

IS

13

15

16

17

15

14

13

14

12

13

14

12

12.

11

10

12

1,180

415

109

66

48

37

SO

Apr.

27

23

21

19

18

17

15

15

15

15

1515 "

14

12

10

12

16

1817 

13

12

12

11

11

9.2

8.8

7.8

7.3

7.3

a6.8

-

Seoondfoot-days

350.5

38,492.2

461.0

410.8

2,390.4

79.6

276,5

10,143.5

May

a6.8

a5.9

a5.0

a4.6

a4.3

a4.S

a3.9

a3.5

a3.2

a8.S

a!7

a!8

15

9.2

7.S

6.4

5.4

5.0

4.6

4.6

6.4

36

US

64

32

19

14

18

37

78

1,380

MaxiBun

22

' 15,300

31

52

1,180

1,380

845 .

185

9.2

39

1,580

June

262

92

60

49

845

226

95

§9

65

51

36

32

52

78

101

45

31

25

22

20

IS

17

15

14

12

12

16

13

9.7

9.7

-

Minima

8.3

9.2

3.7

7.8

7.S

10

8.8

3.2

9.7

5.4

1.0

1.1

1.0

July

10

9.8

11

8.S

7.3

6.4

5.9

5.4

5.4

9.6

185

95

116

58-

Sl

SB18 '

15

IS

12

10

S.8

7.8

7.S

6.8

6.8

11

7.3

13

12

10

Aug.

9.8

6.4

5.4

5.0

4.3

S.9

S.5

S.2

2.9

8.6

2.6

4.3

3.9

2.6

1.8

1.6

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.5

l.S

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

Mean

15 3

11.3

105

14.9

14-7

71. S

62.7

79.7

23 8

2.57

9.22

S7.8

Sept.

l.l

1.6

5.9

3.8

2.3

1.6

19

11

17

30

39

18

11

9.7

6.4

9.2

5.4

4.3

3.5

3.8

8.9

2.6

2.3

2.0

1.6

1.5

8.3

3.9

19

38

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

820

695

76,340

914

815

4,410

833

3,860

4,740

1,460

158

548

20,110

Ps? 1*;. d,i?ShftESe.^- Mar - 25 (3 D ' I"' ) 2.130 sec.. ft. f May SI flll*fi a.m.)3 r BRO sac. -ft-; .T « R (7?4P

a.m.J 1,500 sec.-ft.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage and weather records. 

Time basis; Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hou~.
146 GUADALUPE RIVER BASIN

San Antonio River at San Antonio, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage racorder, lat. 29°24'35", long. 98°29'40", at South Alamo Street 

Bridge In San Antonio, Bexar County, 2.1 miles upstream from San Pedro Creek. Datum 

of gage is 612.3 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 38 square miles.

Records available.- January 1915 to Ifovember 1929, February 1939 to September 1943. Estlmated monthly ground-water discharge contained In Water-supply Paper 773-B.

Average discharge.- 18 years (1915-29, 1939-43), 72.9 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,350 second-feet Oct. 4 (gage height, 8.16 

reet, from rating curve extended above 700 second-feet); minimum, 2.6 second-feet June 

12; minimum daily, 20 second-feet Aug. 26.

1915-29, 1939-43: Maximum discharge, 15,300 second-feet Sept. 10, 1921 (gage height, 

20.14 feet, from floodmark), by slope-area method; no flow at times because of 

regulation.

Flood of July 5, 1819, equalled or exceeded that of Sept. 10, 1921.

Remarks.- Records fair except those above 500 second-feet, which are poor. Normal flow 

or river comes from springs located about 8 miles above station. Springs emerge from 

Edwards limestone formation in Balcones fault zone. Diurnal fluctuation caused by industrial pumping from wells (depleting the underground reservoir) above station. Diversions above station for irrigation and industrial uses.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

86

88

89

696

606

167

141

129

151

151

153

136

156

136

176

150

153

695

470

180

180

178

ISO

182

184

182

182

184

186

189

186

NOT.

1S6

1S6

184

182

182

180

178

176

176

173

169

167

167

165

165

167

165

165

165

165

171

155

156

156

158

153

155

155

150

150

-

Dec.

146

146

146

141

141

140

141

140

140

141

140

156

138

138

158

156

156

. 154

136

134

141

155

131

151

153

155

128

128

126

126

125

Jan.

125

125

121

120

118

140

120

128

128

128

128

133

126

186

125

126

126

123

120

118

117

118

118

118

118

117

117

118

117

115

117

Feb.

115

115

115

115

110

109

107

1 107

105

105

101

96

97

104

106

99

99

94

99

97

99

96

96

96

99

95

95

96

_

..

-

Month

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

Calendar year 1942 ......................

May...................'.....................

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

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

104

104

95

97

96

96

97

101

96

97

97

96

96

97

104

94

101

91

95

95

94

97

93

122

97

91

96

99

102

99

101

Apr.

Second- 

-foot-daye

4,225

57,553

1,023

55,075

97

88

86

86

97

86

86

107

85

89

91

97

86

78

78

71

94

74

74

74

76

74

72

70

70

71

68

70

64

65

-

May

66

65

68

66

65

65

66

65

65

85

69

66

63

60

60

56

56

51

46

48

40

85

45

47

45

44

43

40

66

46

52

Maximum

696

146

696

77

93

696

June

45

40

35

41

77

42

47

51

54

55

54

51

72

56

56

57

62

46

50

51

51

51

57

47

42

38

40

50

59

50

-

Minimum

125

27

64

50

33

25

20

July

36

34

55

38

56

56

55

59

55

35

146

43

155

59

59

64

65

65

67

65

59

 57

56

53

52

59

50

52

50

42

45

Aug.

47

51

46

42

38

56

55

55

38

51

54

26

51

28

28

51

29

28

28

29

50

29

30

28

55

20

29

30

52

56

65

Sept.

30

95

24

24

25

41

52

30

50

29

28

29

53

51

38

54

51

51

37

39

55

50

50

26

25

54

46

51

52

29

 Runoff in Mean aore-feet

167 9,950

156 8,380

105 74,490

- 49.5 2,950

55.4 3,410

54-1 2,050

96.1 69,580

Peak discharge.- Oct. 4 (9:30 a.m.) 2,550 aeo.-ft.: Oct. 18 (9 a.m.) 1,380 sec. -ft.

Time basis": Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hovr.
GUADALUPE RIVER BASIN 147

San Antonio River near Palls City, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 28°57'05", long. 98°03'55", at highway bridge half 

a mile upstream from Scared Dog Creek and 3.4 miles southwest of Falls City, Karnes 

County. Datum of gage is 285.5 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 2,067 square miles.

Records available.- April 1925 ito September 1943.

Average discharge.- 18 years, 310 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,880 second-feet Oct. 20 (gage Height, 10.37 

reet); minimum, 155 second-feet Aug. 14, 20, 21.

1925-43: Maximum discharge, 18,500 second-feet July 6, 1942; maximum gage height, 

22.3 feet June 13, 1935, affected by backwater; minimum discharge, 36 second-feet 

May 11, 12, 1928 (gage height, 0.97 foot).

Maximum stage known, 28.36 feat in October 1913, from information by local residents .

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, w?lch are fair. 

Flow partly regulated by Medina Reservoir (capacity, 254,000 acre-feet). Medina* 

Canal diverts water above gage.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 19*3

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

vf\ ou

31

Oct.

390

373

368

568

1,850

6,350

5,320

1,460

ess

712

615

571

552

521

497

S72

1,660

1,510

2,210

6,260

5,610

1,490

t 888

761

712

679

653

621

583

571

552

Nov.

534

503

497

491

472

466

454

436

430

419

419

602

491

384

378

378

378

378

378

373

373

413

583

571

454

see

356

351

346

346

"

Dec.

340

319

319

319

318

317

316

315

314

313

312

311

310

309

308

307

306

305

304

303

302

301

300

299

' 29S

297

296

295

294

293

292

Jan.

291

290

289

288

j

I 430

I

;

330

328

326

324

321

318

316

314

309

304

298

314

448

448

368

304

293

288

288

283

278

283

283

Feb.

883

286

2S8

883

283

278

278

27S

273

873

368

373

484

413

298

263

263

258

258

253

258

263

853

263

258

253

248

258

w

-

-

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January

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

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

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

May. .............'..........................

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

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

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

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

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

853

273

263

273

263

263

263

246

24S

253

253

,248

253

258

246

248

246

253

253

243

243

236

248

263

835

356

390

309

283

278

283

Apr.

27S

27S

263

253

243

253

258

258

258

296

268

258

25S

253

253

253

24S

248

248

243

243

23S

238

238

234

234

234

230

230

230.

~

Seccndfoot-days

 46,637

13,028

9,532

224,517

10,244

e.ooo

8,631

7,519

7,320

8,044

9,525

5,549

7,976

142,199

May

825

285

225

221

221

221

217

217

213

213

213

209

209

209

204

204

204

209

209

204

204

314

283

368

314

273

253

238

225

230

346

Maximum

6,350

602

340

15,300

_

484

835

296

368

424

1,190

209

647

6,350

June

335

293

268

263

26S

384

424

351

351

288

253

248

24S

253

350

283

258

243

258

273

238

248

248

238

225

213

SIS

192

204

213

Minimum

366

346

292

152

278

24S

238

23C

204

192

181

159

178

159

July

209

189

189

200

192

192

192

192

185

181

J.92

243

726

460

1,080

1,190

457

309

273

268

263

248

225

213

209

204

204

213

209

209

209

Aug.

2Q9

204

209

204

204

200

192

181

174

178

1S1

170

163

163

166

170

174

ITS

170

163

159

174

165

170

181

176

181

170

166

166

185

Meew

1,504

434

307

615

330

286

285

251

236

268

307

179

266

390

Sept.

225

256

647

470

442

273

225

263

390

230

273

258

204

204

217

204

209

286

413

266

217

213

200

196

189

185

ITS

192

230

217

Runoff in 

acre-feel

92,500

25,830

16,910

445,400

20,320

15,870

17,520

14,910

14,520

15,960

18,890

11,010

15,820

282,100

Peak discharge.- Oct. 6 (9 D.m.) 7.500 see. -ft. t Oct. 20 (10 t>.m.) 7.S80 see. -ft.

ffote.- Ho gage-helgfat record Dec. 4 to Jan. 15, Apr. e to May 16} discharge cominit'd on basis of 

recorded range in stage, engineer's notes, weather records, and records for nearby stations. 

Time basis; Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
148 GUADALUFE RIVER BASIN

San Antonio River at Gollad, Tex. 

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 28°39', long. 97°23', at bridge on State Highway 

29, 1.3 miles southeast of courthouse In Qollad, Qollad County, and 10 miles upstream 

from Manahullla Cre"ek. Datum of gage is 90.6 feet above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Drainage area.- 3,914 square miles.

Records available.- June 1924 to March 1929, February 1939 to September 1943.

Extremes^- Maximum discharge during year. 7,330 second-feet Oct. 8 (gage height, 25.51 

 reetj; minimum, 222 second-feet Sept. 2.

1924-29, 1939-43: Maximum discharge, 33,800 second-feet July 9, 1942 (gage height, 

44.9 feet); minimum observed, 44 second-feet several periods In 1927.

Floods of October 1913 and June 15, 1935 reached about same stage as fiat of July 9, 1942. -e, -, ,

Remarks.- Records good except those above 1,000 second-feet and those during rapidly 

changing stage, which are poor. Low flow partly regulated by Medina Rese-volr 

(capacity, 254,000 acre-feet). Water diverted at Medina Reservoir for ir-lgatlon and 

In jslty or San Antonio for Industrial use and municipal supply.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

801

801

788

788

801

1,360

5,030

7,130

6,480

8,660

1,300

1,060

908

839

380

763

1,060

1,650

8,400

8,340

4,940

6,190

6,060

8,560

1,350

gl,160

81,010

g986

g983

g860

g860

NOT.

8839

8801

8801

g782

g839

8839

g788

g725

8706

g668

g650

g650

g632

g638

g614

6596

8560

g578

578

578

578

560

560

614

744

744

638

578

560

560

~

Dec.

548

548

548

584

624

584

584

606

506

584

584

506

506

506

506

488

506

506

488

488

488

488

488

488

606

506

584

584

506

506

506

Jan.

488

470

470

452

458

458

584

638

614

560

506

488

488

488

483

506

606

470

458

445

445

458

560

560

684

445

426

416

416

407

407

Feb.

407

416

416

416

416

407

4p7

398

398

398

393

389

389

416

560

584

445

398

398

398

389

389

380

380

380

380

371

368

-

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January

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

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

'April......................................

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

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

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

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

Septenber. .................................

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

368

371

380

407

380

389

389

371

371

362

368

371

371

368

362

368

353

353

353

353

353

335

335

335

706

1,590

1,350

614

584

458

416

Apr.

416

485

485

485

407

398

380

389

389

371

371

416

416

407

389

380

380

470

488

371

407

407

398

380

371

353

353

344

344

335

Seoondfoot-days

66,980

19,980

15,813

455,489

15,008

11,425

1 X4*Ov4 A. 1QA.

11,805

14,029

26,143

1 A OtrO JL4yD/C

- 7,837

10,174

828,459

May

303

308

308

290

231

281

290

881

881

280

328

470

299

303

308

899

881

878

263

263

263

272

399

587

548

524

416

362

393

516

3,750

Maximum

7,130

839

548

38,000

A**O Ode

560

1,590

488

3,760

4,260

Xy590

299

679

7,130

June

4,260

1,810

614

578

3,950

4,030

1,140

944

782

578

506

452

733

614

560

488

458

407

371

344

544

368

326

326

326

317

299

881

281

263

Minimum

763

560

488

196

407

«£O «VOc

335

335

263

263

843

one

225

825

July

272

231

278

854

254

854

254

243

852

250

263

1,110

637

650

320

820

1,590

1,350

706

608

434

398

389

362

335

326

303

308

308

308

308

Aug.

299

299

290

281

881

281

281

278

263

254

850

850

263

849

236

832

234

838

843

246

241

238

827

840

240

232

243

241

241

234

236

lean

2,3*1

6*6

S10

l,f*8

AO.A. 5V*

408

464

f°4

453

F71

480

C*KK * Cw

f39

C86

Sept.

225

238

353

497

679

560

542

389

335

362

506

335

335

335

272

272

299

281

263

344

434

353

» 272

263

245

236

234

229

236

250

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

132,900

99,630

31,360 '

903,600

29,770

22,660

no cef) iSO,OOv

23,410

27,830

51,850

29,500

15,540

20,180

453,200

la charge.- Oct. 8 (10 p.m.) 7,330 see.-ft.; Oct. 23 (5 a.m.) 6,680 sec.-f.t.; June 1 (3 a.m.) 

J.-ft.; June 6 (12101 a.m.) 5,720 see.-ft.

ealc disc 

5,260 see.

g Computed from graph based on once^dally staff 'gage readings furnished by U. S. Department ef 

Agriculture.

Time basis: Central war tine. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hov-r.
GUADALUPE RIVER BASIN 149

Clbolo Creek near Falls City, Tex.

Location,- Water-stage recorder, lat. 29°01', long. 97°56', at bridge on State Highway 

IBS, b.5 miles northeast of Falls City, Karnes County, and 9 miles upstream from 

mouth. Dattm of gage Is 264.0 feet above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Drainage area.- 831 square miles.

Records available.- November 1930 to September 1943.

Average discharge;- 12 years (1931-43), 135 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,090 second-feet Oct. 5 (gage height, 20.06 

reet); minimum, 14 second-feet Aug. 25-27, 30, 31.

1930-43: Maximum discharge, 33,600 second-feet July 6, 1942 (gage height, 34.45 

feet); minimum. 4.9 second-feet Aug. 27, 28, Oct. 23, 1940.

Flood in October 1913 reached a stage about half a foot higher than that of July 

1942.

Remarks.- Records good. No large diversion above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

PIT

22

23

24

25

26

28

29

31

Oct.

82

80

77

92

4,320

2,330

320

190

147

126

113

105

97

92

380

489

634

668

3,350

1,450

428

274

209

167

141

123

IDS

103

99

94

93

NOT.

91

91

1S9

113

105

88

85

81

76

73

69

67

66

66

67

' 67

' 67

66

66

55

65

113

85

67

66

63

59

58

58

58

Dec.

57

57

56

56

56

55

65

63

53

52

53

53

52

52

52

52

52

51

50

51

52

52

52

52

52

63

57

52

48

48

48

Jan.

47

47

47

46

46

46

52

52

51

51

60

57

63

56

54

53

53

52

52

51

51

51

50

50

49

49

49

43

48

43

47

Feb.

47

46

. 46

46

45

45

44

44

44

43

43

42

42

42

41

41

41

40

40

39

39

39

38

33

37

37

36

36

_

"

Month

October

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

Calendar year 1942 ......................

February

 avob................................... ...

%y..... ...................................

August ......

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

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

36

41

37

36

37

38

36

36

36

36

37

36

36

36

36

36

36

35

36

36

35

34

33

118

282

71

56

52

42

37

36

Apr.

34

34

33

32

31

30

29

29

30

30

30

30

30

29

27

27

44

33

30

30

35

32

30

29

27

27

27

26

26

26

-

Seoondfoot-days

1,633

116,333

n 099

2 OT7

1,170

34,978

May

26

25

24

25

24

24

24

24

24

26

25

24

24

23

22

22

22

22

22

21

20

209

38

26

34

24

23

24

42

9S1

4O5

Maximum

1 OQ

57

20,900

44

981.

194

4,320

June

195

61

38

90

97

587

231

102

57

43

36

44

75

90

38

31

27

26

25

24

24

24

24

24

23

22

22

S2

22

21

Minimum

' 4S

11

21

19

14

July

20

22

22

20

19

20

20

20

20

20

69

180

96

185

522

352

148

88

54

40

33

29

27

25

24

24

24

24

24

28

24

Aug.

23

22

20

20

20

19

IS

IS

18

IS

IS

18

16

IS

17

17

17

V

17

16

16

15

15

15

14

14

14

15

15

14

14

Hear

f2.7

339

49 2

T4 2

i T7 1

J'.O

£5.8

Sept.

10

194

71

38

57

48

42

28

85

41

44

38

26

22

22

30

28

24

24

22

22

22

22

21

20

30

21

24

83

73

Runoff in 

acre- feet

3,240

230,700

4,250

2,380

69.360

?

eak discharge.- Oct. 5 (3 p.m.) 3,090 sec.-ft.; Oct. 19 (7 p.m.) 4,660 sec.-ft.; 1T->Y 30 (5 p.m.) 

. 10 eee.-ft.

Hote.- Mb gage-height record Jan. 17 to Feb. 25; discharge computed on basis of recorded range 

in stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations.

Time basist Central-war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract ! hour.
150 MISSION RIVER BASIN

Mission River at Refuglo, Tex.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 28°17', long. 97°17', at bridge on U. S. Highway 77, 

buo reet upstream from Missouri Pacific Railroad bridge and a quarter of a mile 

southwest of Refuglo, Refuglo County. Datum of gage is 1.7 feet above moan sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 643 square miles.

Records available.- July 1939 to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,910 second-feet June 5 (gage height, 22.4 

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 1.9 seconrt-foet Sept. 15.

1939-43: Maximum discharge, 41,700 second-feet July 7, 1942 (gage height, 33.3 

feet); minimum observed, 0.7 second-foot Oct. 7, 9, 1940.

Maximum stage known, prior to 1942, 32.3 feet In August 1914 and May 17, 1938, from 

information by local residents.

Remarks.- Records fair, 

sion above station.

Gage read twice dally, more often during floods. No large diverr

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

IB

17

18

19

20

21

?,?,

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

57

55

75

75

60

55

46

35

42

29

NOT.

32

32

36

44

38

35

32

29

28

27

26

26

30

24

24

23

~

Dec.

24

24

24

23

24

24

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

22

22

21

22

23

21

ZZ

Z2

21

Zl

21

21

21

ZO

Jan.

20

19

19

19

19

23

24

26

25

23

as

34

38

47

28

25

22

22

21

18

IS

18

,20

19

20

18

18

18

18

18

16

Feb.

17

18

IS

18

a!8

alS

a!8

alS

a!8

alS

alS

alS

alS

alS

alS

alS

alS

alS

a!8

al8

a!8

alS

18

18

15

14

13

14

.

-

Month

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

Calendar year 1942 ......................

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

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

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

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

13

13

14

13

14

14

15

14

14

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

14

44

230

106

46

34

23

18

Apr.

17

15

14

15

13

12

12

12

12

12

9.8

12

11

11

10

11

16

12

1Z

11

12

1Z

12

11

11

11

10

9.5

9.5

9.5

Seoondfcct-days

694

102,5.97.2

115.0

17,562.7

May

8.9

8.9

" S.6

S.6

8.4

S.I

7.5

S.I

8.1

8.6

8.1

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.Z

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

7.0

9.8

9.8

7.8

9.8

7.5

6.4

S.6

21

22

493

Maxima

24

30,300

1 q

9.2

2,740

June

558

143

56

33

2,510

2,640

319

131

80

56

44

36

444

2,740

578

170

80

53

42

35

32

28

26

23

21

21

19

alS

16

15

Mlnimun

29

ZO

3.1

12

2.2

S.S

July

14

11

12

13

1Z

11

10

11

10

10

18

13

a!3

13

13

12

11

10

9.2

8.1

7.2

7.0

6.4

6.2

5.9

7.2

7.2

6.4

7.8

6.2

 6.7

Aug.

5.9

5.7

5.7

5.0

5.Z

5.0

4.2

4.7

4.7

4.5

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.2

3.8

3.8

3.3

aS.8

aS. 8

aS.8

S.S

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.4

4.0

Heal

Q

22.4

281

22-4

3.83

43.1

Sept.

9.Z

5.7

3.2

2.4

Z.2

2.Z

2.6

3.2

3.4

4.5

2.8

2.S

2.2

5.0

5.7

3.8

3.2

3.6

3.2

2.8

2.8

3.0

2.8

2.8

3.2

4.0

4.7

5.7

- 8.9

Runoff in

acre-fee v

2 700

I

rrvn

1,380

203,500

888

34,840

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis ef engineer's notes and weathm- records. 

Time basiBt Central *ar time, fc convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hiur.
NUECES RIVER BASIN 

Nueces River at Laguna, Tex.

151

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 29°25'45", long. 99°59 f 50", half a mile downstream 

rrom sycamore Creek and 1 mile northeast of Laguna, Uvalde County. Datum of gage is 

1,119.72 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 764 squarp miles.

Records available.- October 1923 to September 1943.

Average discharge.- 20 years, 155 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,100 second-feet Oct. 15 (gage height, 8.74 

reet); minimum, 28 second-feet several days in August and September.

1923-43: Maximum discharge, 222,000 second-feet July 13, 1939 (gage height, 26.40 

feet), from rating curve extended above 40,000 second-feet on basis of float 

measurement (110,000 second-feet) and slope-area determination (213,000 second-feet); 

minimum, 7.8 second-feet Nov. 3-15, 18, 1934.

Flood of Sept. 21, 1923 reached a stage of 26.5 feet (discharge, 226,000 secondfeet, based on rating curve mentioned above). Flood of June 1913 reached a stage of 2 

or 3 feet higher than that of Sept. 21, 1923, from information by local resident.

Remarks.- Records fair. Part of flow of Nueces River and its tributaries enters Edwards 

limestone in Balcones fault zone which crosses basin Just north of Uvalde and 

downstream from station. No diversions above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1943

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

135 

129 

186 

136 

126

116 

106 

103 

97 

103

100 

100 

97 

106 

2,030

964 

486 

2,030 

930 

640

540 

475 

415 

376 

344

311 

288 

274 

252 

235 

218

Nov.

210 

206 

202 

202 

202

202 

198 

198 

194 

190

186 

182 

182 

178 

174

174 

174 

173 

169 

165

157 

154 

154 

146 

146

146 

142 

146 

146 

146

Dec.

146 

142 

13S 

135 

135

135 

131 

127 

124 

124

121 

121 

US 

115 

112

112 

108 

^ 109 

' 105 

105

112 

115 

112 

105 

105

102 

102 

99 

99 

99 

96

Jan.

93 

93 

93 

91 

91

88 

S8 

88 

86 

83

83 

SO 

80 

80 

80

78 

78 

75 

75 

73

73 

73 

70 

70 

68

68 

66 

68 

68 

70 

73

Feb.

73 

70 

70 

70 

70

70» 

70 

70 

70 

70

68 

68 

68 

66 

68

68 

68 

6S 

68 

68

68 

68 

68 

68 

68

68 

68 

68

Month

Ooto 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber ...................................

lendar year 1942 

ary

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

ember. ..................................

ter year 1942-43 ......................

Peak discharge.- 0

(7 a.m.). 1,180 sec.- 

Tlme basis: Centr

Har.

66 

68 

68 

68 

68

68 

68 

66 

66 

66

66 

63 

63 

63 

63

63 

63 

63 

63 

61

61 

61 

61 

63 

66

68 

68 

68 

66 

63 

63

Apr.

63 

68 

68 

66 

63

63 

63 

171 

118 

99

93 

88 

86 

80 

80

78 

7S 

75 

75 

73

73 

,73 

70 

70 

68

66 

66 

66 

66 

63

Seoondfoot-days

12,387 

5,244 

3,608

48,415

2,445 

1,927 

2,015 

2,331 

2,126 

3,567 

1,620 

1,041 

936

39,247

May

63 

63 

61 

59 

57

57 

55 

55 

52 

75

61 

57 

57 

55 

55

55 

52 

52

50 

50

52 

79

ee

86 

83. 

99

we

99 

99 

99 

99

Maximum

2,030 

210 

146

2,030

93 

73 

68 

171 

102 

626 

66 

42 

56

- 2,030

June

99 

93 

88 

86 

115

626 

346 

225 

165 

131

105 

91 

. 78 

70 

63

55

50 

46 

66 

102

93 

99 

99 

93 

91

86 

80 

7S 

75 

73

Minimum

97 

14£ 

96

22

68 

68 

6] 

62 

5C 

46 

4£ 

26 

28

28

July

68 

66 

63 

61 

57

57 

55 

55

55 

55

52 

52 

52 

57 

57

57 

55 

55

50 

46

46 

45 

46 

45 

45

45 

46 

45 

45 

44 

42

A»«.

42 

40 

40 

39 

38

38 

39 

38 

36 

36

36 

34 

34 

33

33.

32 

33 

34 

34 

33

32 

31 

30 

SS28

28 

28 

28 

29 

26 

28.

Mean

400 

175 

116

133

78.9 

68.6 

65.0 

77.7 

68.6 

119 

52.3 

33.6 

31.2

108

ofc. 15 (11?30 a.m.) 7,100 sec. -ft.; Oct. IS (6 a.m.) 3,370 sec. -ft.; 

ft. 

al var time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

Sept.

28 

56 

44 

33 

30

29 

29 

29 

2929

29 

29

26 

29

29

31 

32 

30 

29 

29

29 

28

es

28 

28

32 

40 

33 

30 

29

Runoff in 

acre-feei.

24,570 

10,400 

7,160

96,020

4,850 

3,820 

4,000 

4,620 

4,220 

7,080 

3,810 

2,060 

1,860

77,850

June 6
152 NIECES RIVER BASIN 

Nueces River below Uvalde, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 29°08', long. 99°54', on Smyth Ranch, 4 miles upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 83, 9 miles southwest of Uvalde, Uvalde County, 

and 15 miles downstream from West Nueces River. Datum of gage Is 796.1 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,947 square miles.

Records available.- April 1939 to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,380 second-feet Oct. 18 (gage height, 5.86 

reetj; minimum, 6.5 second-feet Sept. 14.

1939-43: Maximum gage height, 19.25 feet July 13, 1939 (discharge not determined); 

minimum, that of Sept. 14, 1943.

Maximum stage known, 40.4 feet, from floodmarks, June 14, 1935 (discharge at former 

station, 5 miles upstream, 616,000 second-feet, by slope-area method).

Remarks.- Records good. Part of flow of Nueces River enters Edwards limestone In Balcones 

fault zone which crosses basin Just north of Uvalde. At low stages most of headwater 

flow enters this formation. No diversion.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

B

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17in

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

2fi

27

2B

29

30

31

Oct.

56

56

52

52

52

51

51

49

49

49

49

48

48

48

48

1,340

526

1,030

1,320

700

477

380

315

274

245

213

193

- 17S

164

147

132

NOV.

126

US

110

106

102

100

95

91

84

80

77

73

71

69

67

- 67

67

65

64

62

62

58

58

56

54

54

54

54

51

51

-

Dec.

52

51

51

49

49

48

46

43

41

40

40

40

40

40

38

33

33

38

38

40

41

40

40

40

40

40

37

33

38

33

38

Jan.

33

3S

38

37

37

37

37

37

37

35

35

35

35

34

33

33

33

32

30

a 29

a 29

a 28

a27

a27

a26

a26

a25

a25

a25

25

24

Feb.

24

24

23

23

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

28

_

-

Month

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

Calendar year 1942 ......................

 arch. .....................................

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

May -

July *

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

Septenber. .................................

Water year 1042-43 .......................

Mar.

22

22

22

22

22

21

20

20

21

20

20

19

19

20

19

18

18

18

18

17

16

17

IS

20

. 19

17

17

17

IB

IB

IB

Apr.

IS

18

18

IS

IS

18

18

40

23

20

18

 17

16

16

16

17

32

23

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

18

18

IB

17

17

-

Secondfoot-days

2,245

1,290

20,897.9

987

593

585

561

506

371.3

366.7

16,095.0

May

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

24

16

18

18

18

19

18

19

18

17

17

17

26

19

19

18

18

18

17

17

.18

18

Maxima

52

1,340

38

22

40

26

50

15

28

1,340

June

16

17

15

15

50

28

22

20

19

IS

17

16

15

16

15

14

14

14

14

14

i4

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

IS

13

-

Minima

AO

37

S.S

24

16

16

16

13

8.S

6.E

6.5

July

IT

14

14

14

14

14

IEIfIfIf

IV

2]

IV

IV

IV

16

If

IF

If

If

16

16

16

15

S 15

15

IV

16

16

IV

IV

Aug.

14

14

14 

14

13

13

13

13

13

12

11

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

9.7

B.9

8.9

8,0

Mr«n

41.6

57.3

31. S

19.1

19.5

16.9

12.0

18.2

46.6

Sept.

S.9

9.7

9.7

9.7

B.9

9.7

B.9

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

6.5

B.9

23

28

16

16

16

14

14

13

12

U

15

17

14

14

14

-

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

2,560

41,460

1,960

1,180

1,160

1,110

1,000

968

736

787

ss.no

feak discharge..- Oct. 16 fajso a.m.) a.iao s«e.-ffe. f Oct. 18 (7 P.».) e.^np g^ -ft.

a Me gage-height record; discharge computed on baais of recorded range in stage end weather 

Central war time. To convert war tine to standard tlae, subtract 1 hour.
MJECES RIVER BASIN 

Nueces River near Asherton, Tex.

153

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 28°30', long. 99°42", at bridge on county road 

between Asherton and Brundage, 1.2 miles downstream from El Moro Creek and 5.5 miles 

northeast of Asherton, Dimmtt County. Datum of gage is 470.9 feet above mfwi sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 4,082 square miles.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,530 second-feet June 6 (gage helglt, 20.17 

feet); no flow at times.

1939-43: Maximum discharge, 5,200 second-feet Apr. 7, 1940 (gage height. 24.65 

feet); no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 32 feet June 17, 1935, from information by local residents.

Remarks.- Records good above 100 second-feet, fair below and poor for period of no gageheight record. Part of flow of Nueces River and its tributaries enters Edvards limestone, in Balcones fault zone which crosses basin Just north of Uvalde In en east-west 

course. At low stages most of headwater flow enters this formation. Flow partly 

regulated by several small reservoirs above station. About 12,000 acres irrigated from 

river or Jointly from wells and river above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

19

16

14

14

55

19

13

10

S.4

5.7

4.2

3*2

2.5

1.6

1.1

.7

.5

109

452

559

881

625

452

35S

297

258

210

170

148

133

114

Nov.

100

100

88

7160 -

49

39

28

31

32

82

13

8.7

6.1

4.0

3.1

3^2

2.5

l.S

1.0

.6

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

-

Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January. ...................................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar. Apr.

Seoondfoot-days

4,959.0

664.8

0

50,088.0

0

0

0

0

314.6

14,015.6

61.7

0

93.2

20,103. 9

May

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

. .2

15

6.2

2.1

.5

.2

.1

0

89

. 201

Maximum

881

100

0

4,610

0

0

0

0

201

3,390

2S

0

47

3,390

June

274

26S

155

SS

1,380

3,390

3,230

2,590

1,340

J510

261

152

96

66

43

" 2SIS

19

31

14

6.1

3.1

1.6

.S

.5

.3

.1

.1

0

0

-

Minima

O.E

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

28

23

6.0

3.6

.8

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

-o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

Mean

160

22.2

0

137

0

O

0

0

10.1 46*7

1.99

0

3.11

55.1

Sept.

22

1.5

.3

.1

0

0

5.9

1.7

.S

47

2.0

.3

0

0

0

.4

7.1

1.S

.4

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

.5

.4

.6

-

Runoff in 

acre-feat

9,840

1,320

0

99,350

0

0

0

0

624

2V f 800

122

0

185

39,890

Note.- No gage-height record Apr. 19 to Hay 25; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in 

stage and weather records.

basis; Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
154 NUECES RIVER BASIN

Nueces River at Cotulla, Tax.

Location.,- Wire-weight gage, lat. 28°26', long. 99°16', at bridge on U. S. Highway 81 at 

Cotulla, La Salle County, a third of a mile upstream from International-Great Northern 

Railroad bridge. Datum of gage is 368.08 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 5,260 square miles.

Records available.- October 1923 to September 1943. July 1915 to June 1918 at site 4 

miles upstream. 1914-17 and since 1922 (gage heights only) in reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 20 years, 316 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,940 second-feet June 9 (gage height, 13.69 

reet;; no flow at times.

1923-43: Maximum discharge, 82,600 second-feet June 18, 1935 (gage height, 32.4 

feet, from floodmarks), by slope-area method; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read once daily. Part of flow of Nueces River and its 

tributaries enters Edwards limestone in Balcones fault zone which crosses basin just 

north of Uvalde. At low stages most of headwater flow enters this formation. Lowwater flow partly regulated by small storage reservoirs above station; most of it is 

diverted above station by pumping.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record furnished by U. S. Weather Bureau.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to Septenber 1943

Day

1

3

4

b

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

20

16

20

155

720

110

145

23S

156

94

127

105

66

14

9.0

9.0

9.0

3.2

1.8

11

308

516

646

952

666

480

340

300

253

175

150

Nov.

118

104

83

69

69

63

49

49

23

6.7

17

16

17

17

16

2.6

18

4.9

2.6

2.6

1.5

1.2

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

Deo.

0.3

.3

.3

.2

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.7

1.5

.3

.3

.3

1.5

.3

.4

1.0

1.0

1.0

Jan.

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.8

l.S

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.8

i.e

1.8

1.8

l.S

1.8

2.9

2.9

2.4

2.4

2.1

2.1

2.6

.4

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

Feb.

2.6

2.6

2.4

1.8

1.2

.4

.4

1.2

.4

.7

.4

.3

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

-

' _

"

Month

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

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January ^

April............................ r. ........

Hay

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

Water year 1948-43 ......................

Mar.

0.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.5

.3

.2

.3

.3

.1

0

 o

0

0

0

0

0

0

Secondfoot-days

15.2

78,371.0

40S.2

32,391.6

May

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Maximum

1 T R

1.5

9,800

2.9

480

147

3,940

June

405

534

866

866

916

996

1,340

2,610

3,940

3,300

3,300

1,360

42S

260

114

82

62

47

54

114

80

59

24

19

13

11

9.0

5.5

4.4

3.8

MiaiBum

0

0

0

July Aug.

3.2 4.4

2.4 3.S

.7 3.2

0 7.3

0 6.7

0 3.2

.0 1.8

.1 .3

.1 0

.2 0

.1 .1

.1 .1

14 .1

215 0

420 0

316 0

462 0

480 0

308 0

130 0

13 0

40 0

21 0

16 0

12 0

7.8 0

5.5 0

4.4 0

3.8 0

3.2 0

3.2 . 0

Mea-)

3 221

.49

21*5

86,7

Sept.

0

' 0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

us

147

74

35

16 .

10

3.5

0

.5

.4

Runoff in 

acre-feet

30

156,400

1_ R_

V 3

804

64,840

Time basis; Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
MJECES RIVER BASIN 

Nueces River near Tilden, Tex.

155

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 28°18', long. 98°34', at bridge on State Highway 

173, 2 miles upstream from Cow Creek and 10.5 miles south of Tilden, McMullen County. 

Datum of gage Is 183.3 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by State Highway Department).

Drainage area.- 8,192 square miles.

Records available.- November 1942 to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 4,060 second-feet June 10 (gage height, 17.66 

feet); no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, about 23.7 feet June 1935, according to Information by State 

Highway Department.

Remarks.- Records good. Part of flow of the Nueces River and Its tributaries enters

Edwards limestone In Balcones fault zone which crosses basin Just north of Uvalde. At 

low stages most of .headwater flow enters this formation. About 12,000 acres irrigated 

from river or Jointly from wells and river above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

5

1 

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.

44 

36 

29

26 

24 

24 

23 

20

16 

14 

11 

9.4 

7.4

6.5 

5.6 

5.4 

5.4 

5.2

Dec.

5.2 

a4.1 

a3.0 

al.9 

.S

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

 6

.6 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

a. 5 

a. 5 

a. 5

a. 5 

a. 5 

a.5 

. a.5 

a.5

a.5 

a.5 

a.5 

a. 6 

a. 8 

al.O

Jan.

aO.9 

a. 9 

a. 9 

a. 9 

a. 9

a.e

a.e 

a. 8 

a.S 

a.S

a.S 

a.S 

.8 

.8 

.7

.6 

.6 

.6 

.5 

.4

.4 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.6 

.6

Feb.

0.6 

.6 

.7 

.8 

.S

.7 

.6 

.7 

.7 

.6

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.4

.4 

.4 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.4 

.4 

.5 

.5

.4 

.4 

.4

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Bay.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Th

ber. ..................................

Dber 13- 

mber. ...

Lendar year 

ary

h. .....................................

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

ember ..................................

e period...............................

Mar.

0.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.5

.5 

.4 

.4 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.4 

.4 

.4

.5 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.3

.3 

.2 

.3 

.4 

40

87 

9.S 

2.3 

.8 

.4 

.3

Apr.

0.2 

.2 

.2 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

5.8 

1.8 

2.0 

a.l 

a.l

a.l 

a.l 

a.l 

a.l

a.l

a.l 

a.l

a.l 

aO 

&0

May

aO 

aO 

aO 

aO 

aO

aO 

aO 

aO 

aO 

aO

aO 

aO 

aO 

aO

aO

0 

0 

0

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

.s

171

June

48 

3.2 

.6

306 '

1,190 

1,620 

1,990 

3,240 

3,620

3,040 

2,020 

1,400 

2,220 

3,820

3,340 

2,750 

2,230 

1,220 

260

134 

249 

214 

118 

91

58 

35 

21 

13 

8.6

focWays «"imu» »*»1 

311.9 44 5.2 

29.5 5.2 .5

-

20.7 .9 .4 

15.0 .8 .4 

150.4 87 .2 

12.4 5.6 0 

171.3 171- 0 

35,659.6 3,820 .2 

4,307.5 676 .3 

9.9 2.6 0 

8,014.3 1,760 0

_ _

July

5.7 

4.0 

2.7 

1.8 

1.1

.7 

\5 

.4 

.4 

.7

.6 

.3 

314 

676 

304

424 

608 

495 

2S5 

285

315 

26S 

149 

72 

36

20 

13 

8.8 

6.S 

5.2 

3.6

Au-S.

2.6 

1.7 

1.1 

.8 

.&

.5 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.5

.2

.2 

.2 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Sept.

0 

0 

159 

505 

749

1,130 

1,760 

1,690 

352 

186

346 

305 

146 

60 

31

25 

22 

14 

10 

7.7

5.4 

3.8 

. 2.4 

87 

93

62 

46^ 

24 

116 

75

 .-__ Runoff in 

"ean acre-feet

17.3 ' 619 

.95 59 

-

.67 41 

.54 30 

.4.85 298 

.41 25 

5.53 340 

1.169 70,730 

139 8,540 

.32 20 

267 15,900

96,600

Peak discharge.- June 10 (6 a.m.) 4..060 sec. -ft.! June 15 (9 a.m.) 3,820 sec. -ft.} Sept. 8 (3 'a.m.)

2,050" sec. -ft. 

a Ho gage -height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded "range In stage, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations. 

Time basis; Central war time. To convert war time to standard, time, subtract 1 hour.

617457 O - 44 - 11
156 NUECES RIVER BASIN

JJueces River near Three Rivers, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 28°26 I 108 , long. 98011'109 , 100 feet downstream 

from San Antonio, uvalde & Oulf (Missouri Pacific) Railroad bridge, half a mile downstream from Frlo River, and 2 miles southeast of Three Rivers, Live OaV County. Datum 

of gage Is 101.16 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 15,600 square miles.

Records available.- July 1915 to September 1943.

Average discharge.- 26 years (1915-18, 1920-43), 831 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,090 second-feet June 12 (gage height, 21.38 

feet): minimum, 1.0 second-foot Aug. 29 to Sept. 1.

1915-43: Maximum discharge observed, 85,000 second-feet Sept. 18, 1919 (gage height, 

46.0 feet), from rating curve extended above 55,000 second-feet; no flow at tines.

ks.- Records good. Part of flow of the Nueces River and Its tributaries enters 

[wards limestone In Balcones fault zone which crosses basin Just north of Uvalde In an 

east-west course. At low stages most of headwater flow enters this formation. About 

5.000 acres Irrigated from river above station, and about 12,000 acres Jointly from 

river and wells.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

1R

19

20

Bl

22

23 24

25

.26

27

2ft

29

30

31

Oct.

192

172

149

129

139

386

2,540

2,340

1,690

2,020

1,710

754

460

337

862

205

179

175

247

* 400

1,250

1,550

922

1,270

1,660

1,270

874

946

898

706

533

Nov.

460

391

537

286

254

240

225

212

192

182

166

149

137

128

119

112

104

99

93

92

89

101

92

89

84

75

71

69

68

66

-

Dec.

64

61

60

59

59

59

59

59

59

59

59

60

60

60

60

60

61

61

60

61

61

61

61

64

66

68

66

61

60

60

60

Jan.

59

58

57

55

55

57

60

60

64

64

66

73

72

71

71

69

68

64

61

60

60

61

61

61

61

60

59

58

59

60

63

Feb.

63

63

63

65

65

61

59

59

58

59

58

57

55

53

52

52

51

52

52

52

53

53

52

52

51

50

51

51

_

_

-

Month

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

Calendar year 1942 .......................

January

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

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

51

53

51

72

63

58

54

53

54

54

54

54

53

53

52

51

49

48

4.8

47

44

42

42

43

129

355

365

192

128

82

66

Apr.

57

53

49

48

47

47

44

42

42

41

43

42

39

41

39

38

43

72

73

73

55

50

53

51

52

48

44

39

37

33

-

Seoondfoot-days

1,888

574,571.2

20,080

13,994

131,299.5

May

30

28

27

26

24

22

21

20

18

18

559

377

152

57

38

33

28

21

29

 27

21

20

50

55

90

49

33

31

59

149

655

Maximum

68

51,000

3,820

3,120

4,930

June

1,640

698

182

182

296

2,640

3,610

3,710

3,100

2,920

3,870

4,930

4,170

2,320

2,200

3,190

3,490

3,370

3,160

2,300

511

240

262

232

144

116

81

61

50

47

-

Minimum

129

59

7.4

1.0

1.0

Jul"

43

43

33

33

28

25

21

18

16

17

23

70

315

602

3,820

2,890

3,550

3,610

2,040

706

511

480

400

247

160

104

75

64

52

43

36

Aug.

31

28

25

18

16

14

11

9.7

8.3

7.0

6.2

5.S

5.3

4.6

3.8

3.5

3.1

2.8

2.6

2.3

2.2

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

Mean

60.9

1,574

466

360

Sept.

1.0

762

706

283

682

949

2, ISO

2,080

1,990

653

278

373

304

162

89

248

730

382

140

106

101

66

65

5183'

126

97

84

71

212

~

Runoff in 

acre-feet

3,740«

1,140,000

27,760

260,500

Peak discharge.- Oct. 7 (Ilt30 p.m.) 3,280 aae.-ft.; Juna R (IdsSO a.m.) ?5 7-70 ?«/.,_ffrI ; J.ir,o IS

(6 p.m.) 5,090 sec.-ft.; June 17 (8:30 p.m.) 3,520 sec.-ft.; July 15 (6:30 p.m.) 4,700 sec.-ft.; 

July 17 (Ilt30 p.m.) 4,030 sec.-ft.

Tine baslst Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
NUECES RIVER BASIN 157

Nueces River near Mathis, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 28°02', long. 97°52', at bridge on U. S. Highway 59 

(renumbered), 200 feet-downstream from Texas & New Orleans Railroad bridge, 0.8 mile 

downstream from Lake Corpus ChristI Dam, and 4 miles southwest of Wathis, San Patriclo 

County. Datum of gage Is 27.53 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1029.

Drainage area.- 16,660 square miles.

Records available.- August 1939 to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,070 second-feet June IS (gage height, 19.57 

feet;; minimum, 25 second-feet (regulated) Jan. 10, 11, 12; minimum dally, 25 secondfeet (regulated) Jan. 11. -

1939-43: Maximum discharge, 49,400 second-feet July 12, 1942 (gage height, 37.38 

feet): minimum, 3.7 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 15, 1940; minimum dally, 6.8 secondfeet (regulated) Aug. 15, 1940.

Maximum stage known, 39.9 feet September 1919, at railroad bridge 200 feet upstream, 

from floodmark identified by Texas & New Orleans Railroad engineers.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated by Lake Corpus Christ! Reservoir. (Original 

capacity at spillway crest, about 64,000 acre-feet, as determined by Texa<? State Board 

of Water Engineers, computed from Geological Survey advance topographic sheets, scale 

1:48,000, contour Interval, 10 feet; the U. S. Soil 'Conservation Service in connection 

with a siltation survey, determined capacity in 1942 to 43,400 acre-feet, which survey 

also determined original capacity to be 54,000 acre-feet, indicating a lo<ss of 10,600 

acre-feet by siltation.) Part of flow of Nueces River and Its tributaries enters 

Edwards limestone in Balcones fault zone which crosses basin Just north ot Uvalde in an 

east-west course. At low stages most of headwater flow enters this formation. About 

5,000 acres irrigated from river above station and about 12,000 acres Jointly from 

river and wells above station.

Discharge, la second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Daj

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

. 20

21 22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

734

762

790

706

639

614

494

1,280

1,900

1,700

1,770

1,600

1,050

658

376

328

381

345

345

354

400

598

993

819

877

1,110

906

762

652

734

601

Nov.

440

400

472

345

see

288

265

251

244

278

258

216

1S5

148

146

144

144

143

148

142

168

188

133

108

187

133

125

124

126

123

~

Dec.

94

83

114

115

115

115

118

111

109

, 109

109

109

104

45

43

40

40

40

40

40

40

38

40

38

39

40

107

64

31

32

30

Jan.

29

29

89

29

87

28

34

29

2&

26

25

52

83

88

70

29

. 32

29

67

30

29

29

89

29

49

81

' 32

29

30

31

31

Feb.

31

31

32

33

35

32

30

31

31

75

35

31

32

32

35

35

35

36 34

34

67

35

35

35

36

39

35

36

-

-

Month

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

November. ............................ . . . . . December. ..................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January. ...................................

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

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

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

U>y....... .................................

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-43 ......................

Mar.

36

70

69

34

35

67

38

36

36

35

34

33

34

33

33

36

34

34

40

34

40

34

34

34

58

53

36

35

35

36

36

Apr.

3S

36

34

34

34

 ' 34

33

33

34

34

35

36

36

34

34

36

52

84

4S

40

39

40

40

40

40

40

40

42

41

48

~

Secondfcot-days

- 25,278

6,298

2,192

643,341

1,195

988

1,232

1,183

1,984

58,448

16,193

1,291

9,591

125,873

May

42

41

40

38

39

40

38

39

40

57

43

44

111

121

121

110

65

81

81

S2

SI

61

81

78

56

53

54

56

57

60

55

Maximui

1,900

472

118

49,000

88

75

70

84

121

4,550

3,160

60

1,770

4,550

June

88

482

576

400

1,670

3,S50

3,280

3,33O

3,470

3,080

2,800

3,470

4,550

4,470

2,880

2,290

2,840

3,280

3,260

3,050

2,290

1,130

527

336

880

258

195

159

148

135

Hinioun

328

108

30

11

25

30

33

33

38

88

54

36

35

25

July j Aug.

185 46

125 40

184 40

123 40

124 40

112 40

59 38

58 38

60 38

56

56

39

39

56 38

56 39

56 42

96

1,610

42

39

8,460 38

8,980 39

3,160 39

2,000

907

453

320

265

208

146

131

89

68

62

54

39

38

38

38

38

36

36

40

60

58

58

58

Mean

815

S10

7->.7

i^e^

SB. 5

3V3

 31.7

3->.4

6'-0

1,94ft

522

4 '..6

380

343

Sept.

42

65

68

36

36

35

61

704

1,570'

1,770

1.04O

549

410

336

304

ess

872

346

320

258

181

144

127

109

76

60

100

111

SO

99

~

Runoff in 

acre-feet

50,140

12,490

4,350

1,276,000

2,370

1,960

2,440

2,350

3,940

115,900 '

32,180

2,560

19,020

249,600

Time baala; Central war tima. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
158 NUECES RIVER BASIN 

Nueces River at Calallen, Tex.

Location.- Staff gage, lat.,27°52'40", long. 97°37'35", at old pump house of city of 

corpus Christl, half a mile northwest of Calallen, Nueces County, and half a mile upstream from tidewater and breakwater dam. Datum of gage is 1.12 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1939.

Drainage area.- 16,920 square miles.

Records available.- August 1915 to September 1943. (1918-43, gage heights only.)

Extremes.- Maximum gage height observed during year, 7.56 feet June 15; minimum observed, 

Z. 98 reet May 6, 13^

1915-43: Maximum gage height observed, 13.58 feet July 13, 1942; nc flow Aug. 23-29, 

1918 (only period of no flow known).

Remarks.- Discharge not computed. Gage read twice daily. 

Cooperation.- Gage readings furnished by city of Corpus Christ!.

Gage height, In feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Da,

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 fn 

ou

31

Oct.

4.31

4.25

4.21

4.25

4.41

4.48

4.34

4.37

5.15

5.57

5.59

5.64

5.57

5.11

4.63

4.30

4.26

4.33

4.34

4.34

4.39

4.42

4.81

5.04

4.95

5.04

5.22

5.06

4.90

4.76

4.85

Nov.

4.71

4.47

4.47

4.51

4.36

4.31

4.23

4.20

4.17

4.13

4.24

4.17

4.05

3.91

3.90

3.90

3.89

3.87

3.88

3.87

3.87

3.95

4.06

3.87

3.85

3.88

3.86

3.86

3.85

3.82

"

Deo.

3.82

3.74

3.65

3.81

3.84

3.85

3.86

3.87

3.84

3.82

3.84

3.84

3.85

3.81

3.58

3.51

3.48

3.38

3.47

3.55

3.55

-3.54

3.49

3.48

3.55

3.55

3.61

3.82

3.77

3.62

3.46

Jan.

3.48

3.44

3.49

3.44

3.43

3.42

3.51

3.53

3.57

3.59

3.50

3.57

3.55

3.85

3.82

3.83

3.61

3.49

3.50

3.70

3.59

3.50

3.50

3.51

3.53

3.53

3.79

3.56

3.41

3.44

3.53

Feb.

3.52

3.45

3.51

3.49

3.52

3.52

3.53

3.43

3.45

3.43

3.57

3.62

3.52

3.4S

3.44

3.39

3.42

3.49

3.50

3.50

3.50

3.48

3.47

3.48

3.47

3.38

3.32

3.42

-

-

"

Mar.

3.44

3.45

3.54

3.61

4.51

3.38

3.57

3.51

3.39

3.35

3.36

3.38

3.34

3.41

3.36

3.33

3.28

3.31

3.28

3.26

3.44

3.35

3.30

3.28

3.54

3.72

3.62

3.57

3.49

3.44

3.46

Apr.

3.44

3.47

3.47

3.46

3.46

3.40

3.41

3.39

3.45

3.45

3.48

3.43

3.35

3.37

3.32

3.36

3.43

3.51

3.67

3.54

3.44

3.44

3.35

3.40

3.44

3.39

3.34

3.28

3.28

3.31

"

May

3.29

3.37

3.34

3.25

3.15

3.10

3.17

3.23

3.31

3.39

3.24

3.27

3.05

3.31

3.69

3.76

3.69

3.48

3.46

3.45

3.46

3.54

3.59

3.50

3.46

3.32

3.16

3.22

3.52

3.55

3.55

June

3.47

3.49

4.40

4.44

4.28

5.56

6.28

6.56

6.72

6.84

6.77

6.66

6.91

7.29

7.56

7.23

6.50

6.46

6.72

6.85

6.79

6.34

5.21

4.50

4.30

4.17

4.11

3.96

3.89

3.84

-

July

3.83

3.82

3.82

3.83

3.82

3.82

3.77

3.54

3.45

3.48

3.63

3.58

3.53

3.49

3.51

3.54

5.54

5.97

6.39

6.62

6.20

5.12

4.57

4.37

4.26

4.11

4.01

3.97

3.79

3.68

3.65

Aug.

3.65

3.54

3.44

3.45

3.43

3.37

3.32

3.42

3.38

3.35

3.29

3.32

3.29

3.24

3.38

3.37

3.33

3.36

3.34

3.28

3.34

3.33

3.24

3.25

3.24

3.20

3.28

3.30

3.45

3.46

3.49

Sept.

3.46

3.47

3.49

3.46

3.50

3.46

3.35

3.42

4.94

5.48

5.56

4.85

4.50

4.25

4.22

4.18

4.07

4.06

4.22

4.13

4.01

3.86

3.77

3.78

3.73

3.62

3.62

3.61

3.74

3.62f

-

Time baala; Central war time. To convert war time to atandard time, subtract 1 hour.
NUECES RIVER BASIN 159

West Nueces River near Brackettville, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 29°28 1 55", long. 100°14'20", at Bruce Ranch, 11 

miles upstream from Llveoak Creek and 15.8 miles northeast of Brackettville, Klnney 

County. Datum of gage is 1,326.8 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1939.

Drainage area^- 700 square miles.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1943.

.Extremes...- ffeximum discharge during year, 1,540 second-feet Oct. 18 (gage height, 6.55 

feet}; no flow at times.

1939-43: Maximum gage height, 11.56 feet, frori floodmark, Oct. 27, 1939 (discharge not determined); no flow at times.

Ffeximum stage known, 48.0 feet June 14, 1935, from floodmark, at site 0.6 nile 

above gage (discharge at a point 33 miles above gage and 24 miles downstream from 

Kickapoo Creek, 580,000 second-feet by slope-area method; a second deterriination 24 

miles below gage and 8 miles north of Cline, 536,000 second-feet, by slope-are^ method).

Remarks.- Records good. diversion above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0

o

o

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

174

372

94

636

339

138

65

45

26

13

7-2

4.7

3.7

3.3

2.9

2.4

2.3

Nov.

2.2

2.0

.9

.8

.7

.5

.5

.3

. .2

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.5

.4

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

O

0

~

Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January. ...................................

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

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

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

Unv May. .......................................

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

July.. .....................................

August .....................................

September ..................................

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar. Apr.

Seoondfoot-days

1,898.5

21.9

0

1,963.5

0

0

0

0

IS. 9

16.4

0

0

0

1,955.7

Hay

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

1.4

2.2

3.6

3.6

2.7

1.9

1.9

1.6

Maximum

636

2.2

0

636

0

0

0

0

3*6 1.8-

0

0

0

636

June

1.5

1.3

1.0

.7

.9

1.0

l.S

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.1

.S

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

"Minimum

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

July

»

*

Aug.

Mean

61.8

.73

0

5.38

0

0

0

0

.61

.55

0

0

0

5.36

Sept.

Runoff is 

acre feet

3,770

43

0

3,900

0

O

O

0

37

33

0

0

0

3,880

Peak discharge.- Oct. 15 (9 p.m.) 1,260 sec.-ft.; Oct. IB (12 m.) 1,540 sec.-ft.

Time basis: Cantral war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
160 NUECES RIVER BASIN

Frlo River at Concan, Tex.

*

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 29°29', long. 99°42', half a mile southeast of 

concan post office, Uvalde County, and 15 miles upstream from Dry Frlo River.- Datum 

of gage Is 1,203.71 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 485 square miles.

Records available.- October 1923 to September 1943.

Average discharge.- 18 years (1924-29, 1930-43), U5 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,200 second-feet Oct. 15 (gage height, 3.45 . 

reet;; minimum, 14 second-feet Aug. 29.

1923-43: Maximum discharge, 162,000 second-feet July 1, 1932 (gage height, 34.44 

feet, from floodmarks), by slope-area method: minimum observed, 8.1 secord-feet Aug. 

2, 3, 1928.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those above 300 second-feet, which are good. Part 

or now of the Frlo River enters Edwards limestone In Balconee fault zone which 

crosses basin Just north of Uvalde and below station. Most of low flow enters this 

formation. No diversion above gage.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

114

114

111

120

120

111

106

103

100

100

98

95

95

95

428

214

178

170

166

178

178

170

166

162

162

155

155

155

151

148

141

Nov.

134

134

131

131

131

128

125

122

120

117

114

111

111

111

111

108

1O6

106

100

100

. 98

95

95

95

95

93

90

90

90

88

"

Dec.

36

66

84

84

84

81

81

SI ei

81

81

SI

81

81

SI

79 ' 79

79

79

79

66

84

81

81

79

79

77

75

75

75

75

Jan.

75

75

75

73

73

73

73

73

73

71

71

71

69 ' 69

69

67

67

67

65

63

63

63

63

63

63

63

63

63

. 62

62

62

Feb.

60

60

62

62

60

60

58

58

58

56

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

56

56

B6

56

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

-

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April............................... .......

May........................................

June. ......................................

July. ......................................

August. .................... ...............

September. .................................

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

55

55

S3

53

53

53

53

55

55

56

56

56

53

52

50

50

48

48

48

48

47

47

48

58

65

62

58

56

56

55

53

Apr.

52

55

55

52

52

52

52

172

77

67

62

60

58

56

56

56

58

56

55

55

55

55

55

60

53

53

52

52

52

52

~

Seoondfoot-days

4,559

3,280

2,496

34,035

2,102

1,588

1,655

1,792

1,520

1,723

1,252

690

793

23,450

May

52

50

48

47

45

45

45

45

45

67

52

45

44

44

42

42

42

42

40

39

 42

73

60

67

55

SO

48

47

60

55

52

Maxima

428

134

86

515

75

62

65

172

73

84

52

33

42

428

June

50

50

48

48

84

75

71

71

69

67

63

62

62

60

60

58

56

56

56

55

55

55

53

52

50

50

48

47

47

. 45

~

Minlaua

95

88

75

32

an DC

55

47

52

39

45

34

14

19

14

July

47

44

42

42

40

40

39

39

40

42

42

42

45

52

50

45

44

42

40

39

38

36

36

34

34

36

48

36

34

34

34

Aug.

33

32

30

30

28

28

28

27

27

26

26

.24

23

23

21

2O

20

20

20

20

19

19

17

17

17

16

' 16

16

14

17

16

Mean

147

10^

811.5

9.T.2

ft"7 O »Oft 

55.7

5^.4

6". 7

4'l.D

6^.4

4O. 4

2»..3

2^.4

6' .8

Sept.

19

33

42

38

28

24

23

21

21

2O

20

20

.20

2O

20

32

34

28

26

24

24

25

25

25

24

88

99

54

92

30

-

Runoff in 

aore-fee'i

9,040

6,610

4,960

67,510

4,170

3,150

3,280

3,550

3,010

3,420

8 <&ftn «4KfU

1,370

1,570

46,5OO

Central war time. To convert war tine to standard time, subtract 1 hcur.
MJECES RIVER BASIN 161

Frlo River near Derby, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 28°44'10* f long. 9£*08'46", at

 bridge on U. S. Highway 81, 150 feet upstream .from International-Great Northern Rail-» 

road bridge, 750 feet downstream from Leona River, and 2.4 miles south of Eerby, Frlo 

County. Datum of gage Is 449.3 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 3,493 square miles.

Records available.- August 1915 to September 1943.

Average discharge.- 28 years, 168 second-feet,

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,900 second-feet June 7 (gage height, 9.00-

 feet); no flow July 29 to Sept. 19.

1915-43: Maximum discharge, 230,000 second-feet July 4, 1932 (gage tieifht, 29.60 

feet, present site, from floodmarks at former site), by slope-area method; no flow at 

times.

Remarks.- Records good. Part of flow of Frlo River and Its tributaries enters Edwards

 limestone In Balcones fault zone which crosses basin Just north of Uvalde In an eastwest course. At low stages all of headwater flow, with few exceptions, enters this 

formation. Diversions above station for Irrigation.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1943

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

9.4 

10 

11 

23

ass

 983

167 

52 

29 

21

15 

18 

12 

13 

13

12 

11 

26 

486 

2,910

961 

303

195 

141 

109

80

66 

52 

44 

37 

32

Hov.

30 

26 

22

IS 

17

16 

15 

14 

14 

13

12 

11 

11 

9.4 

9.4

9.4 

7.0 

7.S 

9.4 

9.4

9.4 

8.6 

8.6 

9,4 

9.4

9.4 

9.4 

11 

11 

10

Dec.

11 

12 

12 

12 

13

12 

" 12 

' 13 

13 

13

13 

12 

12 

11 

11

11 

11 

18 

18 

18

13 

14 

13 

14 

15

15 

13 

13 

13 

15 

15

Jan.

16

17 

IS 

IS 

18

20 

80

18 

18 

IS

18 

IS 

18 

18 

80

80 

18 

80 

20 

80

81

21 

21 

22 

22

81 

80 

22 

22 

21 

83

Feb.

23 

23 

23 

23 

23

22 

83 

23 

82 

81

IS 

IS 

20 

20 

20

20 

80 

80 

81 

81

21 

20 

20 

20 

 20

80 

18 

18

<.

Month

Octo 

Now 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 her. ................................ ..

lendar year 1942 ......................

ary

I...................... ................

ember. .................................

ter year 1948-43- ................ .f. ...

Peak discharge,- 0

Time baa lat Centr

Mar.

17 

17 

18 

IS 

17

17 

16 

17 

16 

18

18 

18

18 

18 

IS

IS 

18 

IS 

80 

80

21 

82 

22 

81 

28

22 

83 

84 

85 

23 

22

Apr.

22 

83

21 

20 

20

18

17 

17 

16 

14

32 

26 

20 

14 

15

15 

16 

16 

41 

29

27 

80 

16 

15 

15

15 

13 

13

18 

13

Seoondfoot-days

7,070.4 

377.0 

393

35,389.8

607 

S81 

602 

571 

489.0 

3,124. 6 

845. 9 

0 

178.4

19,179.3

«ay

15 

17 

IS 

1511

S.6 

S.6 

9.4 

9.4 

10

15 

44 

84 

20 

IS

14 

11 

11 

13 

10

S.6

11 

9.4 

10 

16

88

15 

9.4 

7.S 

7.8 

10.0

Maxlau*

2,910 

30

15

4,900

83 

83 

85 

41 

44 

4,070 

98 

0 

98

4,070

June

7.8 

9.4 

10 

11 

84

1,190 

t,070 

1,950 

280

116

68 

40 

30 

94 

SO

27 

21 

18 

16 

14

12 

18 

12 

11 

9.4

7.0

7.0 

6.2 

4.6 

3.8

Minimal

9.4 

7.C 11

l.E

16 

18 

16 

18 

7.e 

5.i 

0 

0 

0

0

July

8.6 

8.6 

£.6 

1.4 

.3

.2 

.3 

.8 

.8 

.2

.3 

.5. 

98 

33 

85

44 

14 

6.8 

3.8 

8.2

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.4 

1.0

.5 

.4 

.8 

0 

0 

0

Aug.

Mean

888 

I 1S.C 

!£.*!

3 97.C

19. e so.e

19.4 

19.0 

) 13.8 

871 

T.91 

0 

5.91

5B.8

Sept.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 0' 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

18 

. 98

38 

18 

5.4 

8.8 

1.4

1.0 

1.4 

1.8 

2,9 

4.0

Runoff in 

acre-feet

14,080 

748 

780

70,810

1,800 

1,180 

1,290 

1,1» 

881 

16,110 

488 

0 

384

J&49

ct. 80 (3 p.D.) 3,580 see. -ft.} June 7 (5 .p.m.) 4,900 e*e.-ft. 

al war tine. To convert war tine to standard tln», subtract 1 hour.
162 NUECES RIVER BASIN 

Frlo River at Calliham, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 28°29 I 3011 , long. 98020'45", 

9 at oridge on Calliham-Whltsett highway, 1 mile north of Calliham, McMullen County, and

9.7 miles downstream from San ffiguel Creek. Datum of gage is 153.47 feet above mean

sea level.

Drainage area.- 5,491 square miles.

Records available.- October 1924 to April 1926, April 1932 to September 1943.

Average discharge.- 12 years (1924-25, 1932-43), 314 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,670 second-feet July 15 (gage l«ight, 20.65 

 reet); no flow Aug. 26 to Sept. 2.

1924-26, 1932-43: Maximum discharge, 109,000 second-feet July 6, 19S"2 (gage height, 

39.20 feet, from floodmarks), by slope-area method; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records good except those prior to Apr. 1 above 200 second-feet, which are fair, 

ana raose for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. Part of flow of Frio 

River and its tributaries enters Edwards limestone in Balcones fault zore which crosses 

basin just north of Uvalde In an east-west course. At low stages all of headwater flow, 

with few exceptions, entere this formation. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 19>3

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

a44

a 43

a42

a40

a40

a830

80

. 71

61

58

94

164

512

1,250

578

885

1,360

1,360

446

226

176

143 lie

103

NOT.

86

75

66

61

60

57

50

46

42

40

37

" 3433

33

33

31

30

29

28

27

-29

29

31

30

23

21

22

22

22

21

-

Dec.

20

23

20

20

20

20

21

21

20

20

23

24

24

25

26

29

28

27

27

26

26

27

29

31

32

31

28

25

27

26

25

Jan.

24

22

22

23

22

24

25

27

27

30

32

34

34

32

32

32

30

29

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

26

27

 8

29

29

Feb.

31

30

89

29

29

29

27

27

27

29

28

26

25

24

23

22

22

22

22

23

25

24

24

83

22

25

25

24

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1948 ......................

January .

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April ......................................

May. .......................................

June. ......................................

July......................... ..............

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Peak discharge.- J

a.m.) 5,670 aec.-ft.

Mar.

27

26

25

25

26

28

28

28

28

28

30

31

31 '30

28

27

26

26

26

24

21

20

20

21

66

90

58

82

54

37

29

Apr.

26

22

21

21

21

20

20

19

IS

18

17

16

22

20

17

21

31

26

34

29

24

24

24

31

32

29

25

. 20

17

15,

"

Secondfoot-days

14 , 534

1,148

771

175,293.5

856

716

1,046

680

2,026.4

15,623

13,840.3

86.3

1,188.0

52,515.0

May

13

12

12

12

11

9.7

9.2

8.7

7.S

76

177

118

46

24

20

17

12

21

19

14

12

11

19

75

48

21

19

18

22

22

1,120

Maximum

^

86

32

21,900

34

31

90

34

1,120

2,230

3,420

12

209

3^20

June

699

224

79

60

567

2,140

2,230

1,580

746

868

1,750

1,850

503

178

436

321

SO

245

511

186

69

44

33

27

22

19

17

14

12

13

~ -

Minimum

_

21

20

3.8

22

22

20

15

7.S

12

3.4

0

0

0

July

12

12

?!l

e.r

5.f

4.6

4.3

3.F

3.6

3.4

3!*

292

1,610

3,290

2,350

3,420

1,880

434

144

86

58

42

32

26

22

20

17

15

14

13

Aug.

12

12

8.7

7.5

6.5

5.8

5.2

4.S

3.8

3.1

2.9

2.4

2.1

1.8

al.3

al.2

al.O

a. 8

B.7

a, 7

a. 6

a.5

a. 4

a. 3

a.l

.1

0

0

0

0

0

Main

469

S8.3

24.9

4«0

27.6

25.6

33.7

v 22.7

65.4

£21

446

2.78

39.6

144

Sept.

0

72

78

42

32

50

166

33

100

26

11

7.1

5.2

3.1

2.7

67

209

58

29

57

32

20

16

12

8.3

5.8

8.1

17

12

8.7

"

Bunoff in

acre- fee i

28,830

2,280

1,530

347,800

1,700

1,420

2,070

1,350

4,020

30,990

27,450

171

2,360

104,200

une 6 (11 p.m.) 2,260 sec. -ft.; June 12 (3 a.m.) 2|110 aec.-ft.: July 15 (4:30 

; July 17 (4:30 a.m.) 3,810 aec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of floodmarka, engineers' notes weather

records, and records for nearby stations. '

Time basis; Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
MJECES RIVER BASIN 

Leona River spring flow near Uvalde, Tex.

163

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 29°09', long. 99°44', at old road crossing on

White's ranch, 3i miles downstream from Cooks Slough and 5.6 miles southeast of Uvalde, 

Uvalde County.

Records available.- January 1939 to September 1943. Occasional discharge measurements 

since 1925 in connection with seepage investigations.

Extremes.- Tfexictum daily spring discharge during year, 30 second-feet Apr. 2, 3, 8; maximum gage height (flood runoff), 3.14 feet June 5; minimum daily spring discharge, 15 

second-feet Aug. 26 to Sept. 1.

1939-43: laximum daily spring discharge, 33 second-feet Feb. 15-18, lE^S; maximum 

gage height (flood runoff) 12.87 feet July 13, 1939; minimum daily spring discharge, 

12 second-feet several days in February, Ifercti, and April 1941.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge represents flow from several springs that enter river 

above station and below Uvalde. Surface runoff from precipitation is excl-ded. Many 

small diversions by pumping from river channel above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

 25

25

25

24

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

85

25

25

85

25

25

25

25

25

25

Nov.

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

26

26

26

25

26

25

25

26

26

26

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

87

-

Dec.

87

87

87

87

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

87

87

27

' 87

27

87

87

87

27

87

87

27

27

27

27

27

Jan.

87

27

87

27

87

87

87

87

27

27

27

27

27

87

27

87

87

87

27

27

87

87

27

87

87

87

87

27

87

87

87

Feb.

87

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

-

..

-

Month

December ...................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

September. .................................

Hater year 1942-43 ......................

Bar.

27

27

27

27

87

27

v 27

27

27

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

27

27

87

28

28

28

89

29

29

29

89

89

29

29

Apr.

89

30

30

89

89

89

29

30

89

29

89

89

29

89

89

28

23

29

23

27

27

26

26

26

25

25

25

25

25

84

Secondfoot-daya

774

783

837

9,681

756

832

676

635

609

509

8,605

May

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

83

22

21

81

81

21

21

21

21

81

81

81

21

81

21

21

21

21

21

22

22

23

23

Maximum

85

87

87

33

87

29

30

83

23

20

18

IS

30

June

23

23

23

23

23

22

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

81

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

-

Minimum

24

27

18

27

24

21

20

18

15

15

15

July20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

20

19

19

19

18

18

18

Aug.

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

Mean

'25.0

26.1

27.0

26.5

27.0

27.0

27.4

27.7

21.8

21.2

19.6

16.4

17.0

23.6

Sept.

15

16

17

16

16

16

16

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

IS

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

18

18

17

-

Runoff in

acre-feel

1,540

1,550

1,660

19,190

1,660

1,500

1,660

1,650

1,340

1,260

1,210

1,010

1,010

17.070

Time baala; Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
164 NUECES RIVER BASIN

Atascosa River at Whltsett, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and wooden control, lat. 28°39', long. 98°18', 0.9 mile 

pest of Whltsett, Live Oak County, and 4 miles downstream from La Parlta Creek. Datum 

of gage Is 159.0 feet above mean sea level, datum of -1929.

Drainage area.- 1,171 square miles.

Records available.- September 1924 to May 1926, May 1932 to September 1945'.

Average discharge.- 12 years (1924-25, 1932-43), 160 second-feet,

3.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,530 second-feet Sept. 7 (gage height, 13.77

~" minimum, 0.2 second-foot, Aug. 30.

4^26, 1932-43: Maximum discharge, 39,300 second-feet July 7, 19<« (gage height, 

38.3 feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 12,000 second-feet on 

basis of slope-area measurement at gage height 38.0 feet; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records good. No diversion above station.

Discharge, in Moond-fmt. water year October 1942 to September 1943

Oej

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

59

62

61

60

89

239

664

176

114

92

77

69

62

68

64

62

60

77

73

227

672

163

108

S3

66

67

52

60

47

45

43

Nor.

41

39

37

37

36

36

34

33

32

33

31

30

30

29

29

29

29

29

28

28

29

31

29

29

29

29

28

26

26

24

-

Dec.

24

24

24

24

23

23

22

22

22

22

22

23

23

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

23

23

23

24

23

23

25

23

Jan.

23

23

23

22

21

22

23

24

26

26

26

28

2V

28

~ 28

27

26

25

24

24

24

26

26

25

26

26

26

26

25

25

26

Feb.

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

24

25

23

23

22

22

22

23

23

23

23

23

24

24

24

22

21

21

19

19

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

HovMtoer. ..................................

Decenber. ..................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January

March. .....................................

May. .......................................

Septenber. .................................

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

19

20

42

36

26

22

21

20

19

20

21

20

19

19

19

W

19

19

19

18

IB

17

17

20

72

274

100

47

33

27

24

Apr.

22

21

20

19

18

18

IS

17

16

19

21

16

16

15

Ifi

13

29

41

32

21

IS

IV

19

17

15

12

11

11

10

9.8

-

Secondfoot-days

70S

166,162.2

1,263.6

3,806.4

16,236.7

May

9.4

9.0

8.6

8.6

B.2

7.B

V.4

7.4

7.4

186

334

86

29

16

13

11

9.8

9.0

9.4

9.0

8.6

39

40

29

IS

12

11

10

31

67

200

Maxiumn

24

37,200

7.4

954

954

June

137

60

29

21

98

389

206

61

33

23

18

16

16

155

242

60

33

22

20

18

16

13

12

11

9.B

9.0

8.6

7.8

7.4

7.0

-

Minima

22

2.9

19

17

.4

9.B

.4

July

6.4

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.8

6.5

5.2

4.9

4.9

9.4

9.8

28

210

43

234

190

44

28

21

16

14

11

9.8

9.0

8.2

7.4

7.4

12

10

8.2

6.7

Aug.

7.4

7.0

5.B

6.2

4.6

4.3

4.0

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.0

3.2

2.9

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.2

.9

1.0

1.0

.9

.7

.4

.6

Mc«n

22.7

4TO

35.0

31.9

2.69

127

44.6

Sept.

19

669

304

152

50

43

954

88

62

66

69

24

13

9.8

10

424

501

111

44

40

24

18

16

14

12

9.B

9.8

11

16

26

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,840

1,390

329,500

1,290

2,150

1,090

2,490

3,480

1,960

165

7,550

32,200

Peak discharge.- Oct. 7 (10:30 a.m.) 876 see. -ft. I Sept. 2 (6 a.m.) 869 aec.-ft.; Sept. 7 (8 a.m.)

1,650 sec.-ft. 

Time basl»; Central var tine, to convert mr time to standard tine, subtract 1 hour.
RIO QRANDE BASIN 186

Rio Grande at Thlrtymlle Bridge, near Creede, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°44', long. 107°16',.in sec. 13, T. 40 N., R. 4 W., 

BOO feet upstream from Squaw Creek, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Rio Grande 

Reservoir, and 20 miles southwest of Creede. /

Drainage area.- 163 square miles.

Records available.- June 1909 to September 1913 and October 1933 to Septembe" 1943 in reports ox ueoiogical Survey. June 1909 to September 1943 in reports of St"te engineer.

Average discharge.- 30 years (1910-23, 1926-43), 229 second-feet.

Extremes.- ifexlaatm discharge during year, 1,410 second-feet May 31 (gage height, -3.98 

feet}: minimum daily, 1.0 second-foot Oct. 11.

'1909-43: Maximum discharge, 7,500 second-feet June 28, 1927 (gage height, 7.03 feet); 

miniaum daily, 0.6 second-foot at times when reservoir was about empty and gates were 

closed.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record and those for 

JUiy 1-31. which are fair. Flow regulated by Rio Grande'Reservoir (capacity, 51,110 

acre-feet), just above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Das

i

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

27

28

29

30

SI

Oct.

36

31

31

31

31

31

3131-

7.0

2.0

1.0

18

67

79

79

79

79

79

79

79

79

104

132

141

149

153

141

138

116

77

65

Nov.

39

39

39

40

41

44

48

58

63

63

63

41

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

Dec.

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

Jan.

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

5

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

Feb.

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

, 3

3

3

_

-

Month

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

April........... ...........................

May. .......................................

July. ......................................

September. .................................

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

»'

3

3

3

3

3

3

13

Apr.

38

76

88

109

138

165

173

173

156

125

101

90

101

106

189

173

194

288

276

351

495

580

654

647

682

690

690

726

801

969

Secondfoot-days

93

114,558.0.

4,107

73,085.0

May

1,200

1,150

996

1,130

1,280

1,050

627

479

495

347

26S

255

271

302

302

275

236

233

252

327

392

400

384

548

748

926

748

786

. 934

1,070

1,270

Haximua

153

3

1,920

302

1,360

June

1,360

1,310

1,030

697

463

479

523

634

726

740

770

740

661

542

517

548

548

600

607

661

704

711

697

668

690

668

614

600

627

600

MiniBun

3

1.0

86

1.0

July

530

463

438

375

324

320

292

271

258

255

236

214

211

203

264

19S

173

162

158

180

178

182

180

196

194

169

187

189

171

201

275

Aug.

317

268

227

201

185

185

198

189

187

189

233

236

230

' 222

196

198

203

255

320

474

392

309

225

211

230

206

230

203

261

320

392

Mean

3

 314

137

200

Sept.

302

252

222

201

187

176

165

154

150

144

134

125

133

136

124

120

118

117

112

101

96

88

86

88

90

93

99

107

99

88

Runoff in 

acre- fee i

184

227,200

1 C-TJ

tyfiA

«Q flAfl

8,150

145,000 

.- Ho gage-height record Oct. 10, 11, HOT. 13 to Mar. 30, Sept. 24, 28; discharge computed on 

basis of gate openings at Rio Qrande Reservoir.

Tlae basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 h-iur. '
166 RIO GRANDE BASIN

Rio Grande at Wason, below Creede, Colo.

Location.- Water-stag? recorder, lat. 37°49', long. 106°53', in NEi sec. 8, T. 41 N., R. 

1 E., at Wason, It miles downstream from Willow Creek and 3 miles southeast of Creede.

Drainage area.- 705 square miles.

Records available.- April 1907 to September 1913, and October 1933 to September 1943 in 

reports of Geological Survey. April 1907 to September 1943 in reports of State 

engineer.

Average discharge.- 36 years, 637 second-feet.

Extremes:- Maximum discharge during year, 2,400 second-feet June 2 (gage height, 3.32 

feet); minimum daily, 74 second-feet Jan. 18.

1907-43: Maximum discharge, 9,750 second-feet June 28, 1927 (gage height, 7.65 

feet); minimum not determined.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period of Ice effect or no gape-height record, 

which are fair. Diversions above station for Irrigation. Flow regulated by three reservoirs (total capacity, 122,900 acre-feet).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

191

1S2

176

172

166

166

166

166

163

145

139

146

218

235

231

22S

228

224

214

214

214

214

266

303

307

329

324

307

329

250

228

Nov.

214

211

207

204

218

201

194

201

*201

198

201

201

191

151

154

154

120

126

126

139

93

99

166

154

134

lie

157

148

123

157

"

Dec.

12O

154

142

134

126

US

103

93

107

119

117

114

113

*110

114

120

120

114

108

105

103

108

112

112

111

103

92

93

95

98

97

Jan.

105

109

104

98

«95

97

105

108

109

110

112

114

116

119

120

117

S9

74

75

84

104

115

112

103

96

83

87

96

108

113

110

Feb.

115

120

115

1OO

114

108

109

112

US

105

108

117

114

113

114

115

117

118

»112

131

128

103

101

103

99

113

111

105

_

.

-

Month

October. ...................................

November ...................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January. ..................... ^. ............

February. ....................... ^ ..........

March. .....................................

April ......................................

Bay........................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September .... ............... .............

Water year 1942-43 ..... ......... ......

Mar.

103

101

97

93

S3

95

99

101

S6

88

90

86

85

88

92

81

85

95

66

86

88

99

»105

103

 99

107

134

163

188

214

214

Apr.

23S

316

421

457

499

56S

517

433

410

334

286

250

266

295

334

'410

415

493

672

718

855

1,020

1,240

1,290

1,2SO

1,330

1.300

1,340

1,460

1,670

-

Second 

foot-days

6,845

4,961

3,475

285,036

3,187

3,138

3,334

21,117

39,338

40,230

19,439

18,776

10,512

174,352

May

2,O30

2,100

2,040

2,120

2,140

1,930

1,460

1,140

1,060

954

S39

S15

eoo

792

762

725

658

652

665

74S

831

855

823

9S9

1,380

1,590

1,490

1,440

1,790

1,770

1,930

Maximum

329

218

154

4,430

120

131

214

1,670

2,140

2,260

1,200

S87

748

2,260

June

2,040

2.26O

1,S20

1,390

1,090

1,040

1,100

1.22O

1,350

1,47O

1,620

1,520

1,420

1,240

1,130

1,130

1,130

1,220

1,220

1,260

1,300

1,280

1,280

1,26&

.1,220

1,250

1,210

1,170

1,250

1,340

-

Minimum

139

93

92

73

74

99

S3

238

652

1,040

417

487

231

74

July

1,200

954

879

SOO

695

652

646

620

65S

646

620

606

580

561

658

626

548

493

469

58C

587

613

587

574

561

499

487

523

487

417

613

Aug.

680

652

587

548

548

505

523

493

487

535

554

548

594

580

574

574

587

68S

792

BOB

887

725 620

542

529

542

554

505

561

646

808

Hem

221

165

112

781

10S

112

108

704

1,269

1,341

627

606

350

478

Sept.

748

620

554

511

475

433

395

370

365

347

329

316

320

347

334

320

316

316

295

274

262

246

231

231

231

236

254

286

274

274

-

Runoff in

acre-feet

13,580

9,840

6,890

566,300

6,320

6,220

6,610

41,880

78,030

79,800

38,560

37,240

20,850

345,800

» Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dee. 8 to Pet). 3. Ho gage-height record Feb. 4-19 

(stage-discharge relation probably affected by ice during moat of period); discharge computed on 

basis of one discharge measurement and weather records.

Time basis: Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 

Rio Qrande near Del Norte, colo.

167

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°41', long. 106°28', In NW£ sec. 29 (revised), 

T. 40 fl., R. 5 E., 5 miles upstream from Pinos Creek and 6 miles west of Del Norte. 

Datum of gage is 7,982.21 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,320 square miles.

Records available.- July 1889 to November 1906 (at site 4 miles downstream), April 1908 

1:0 septemoer JL9J.3 and October 1933 to September 1943 in reports of Geological Survey. 

July 1889 to September 1906 and April 1908 to September 1943 in reports ot State engineer, my to September 1907 (at site 4 miles downstream}, unpublished, in files of 

- State engineer.

Average discharge.- 54 years (1889-1943), 962 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,380 second-feet June 1 (gage height, 3.58 

reet); minimum dally, 150 second-feet Jan. 19.

1889-1943: Maximum discharge, 18,000 second-feet Oct. 5, 1911 j(gage height, 6.80 

feet), from rating curve extended above 6,000 second-feet: minimum dally, 90 secondfeet Dec. 3, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-hele;ht record, 

wnien are fair. Small diversions above station for irrigation. Flow regulated by 

three main reservoirs (total capacity, 122,900 acre-feet) and several smaller ones.

Discharge, in sec6nd-fset, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

??

tt

24

25

26

27

2§

30

31

Oct.

275

275

270

260

255

250

250

245

235

245

326

368

256

362

368

36S

368

362

344

332

326

326

33S

374

386

392

404

398

422

398

320

Nov.

344

332

326

320

296

296

302

2S5

308

285

280

290

296

296

296

290

250

245

240

250

215

'225

' 285

255

255

205

210

260

205

230

~

Dec.

215

*215

240

225

210

195

172

168

200

230

210

230

240

*246

255

275

272

264

262

250

237

250

270

265

260

240

199

208

222

229

210

Jan.

205

205

209

210

*210

20S

211

217

221

239

249

251

256

261

260

260

245

180

150

190

220

238

230

215

185

170

180

205

212

228

222

Feb.

228

245

230

*227

238

230

230

238

240

222

230

238

248

257

265

269

272

274

*275

272

280

285

315

310

310

295

280

250

.

M

-.

Mcnth

November. ..................................

December ...................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

March....... ........ ......................

May................ .......................

September . ................................

Water year 1942-43 ................. ....

Mar.

200

*170

190

195

ISO

160

190

215

200

194

193

200

210

203

*190

180

192

190

175

1S5

189

1S8

186

1S6

186

195

235

290

350

404

398

Apr.

398

458

603

722

738

894

850

714

682

596

498

452

446

519

603

714

674

714

938

1,090

1,210

1,450

1,780

1,9SO

1,950

2,050

1,970

1,970

2,160

2,410

-

Secondfoe t-days

7,164

427,960

6,619

58,100

58,520

24,472

21,731

13,271

254,475

May

2,S20

3,000

2,990

2,990

2,910

2,720

2,340

1,S10

1,620

1,520

1,320

1,290

1,270

1,240

1,190

1,140

1,070

1,060

1,050

1,120

1,250

1,260

1,260

1,410

1,920

2,240

2,160

2,160

2,610

2,640

2,720

Maximum

422

275

6,670

404

3,000

3,250

1,760

1,020

905

3,250

June

2.S20

3,250

2,810

2,240

1,800

1,660

1,710

1,830

2,000

2,110

2,370

2,240

2,060

1,860

1,700

1,670

1,660

1,730

1,770

1,800

1,840

1,830

1,800

1,760

1,690

1,700

1,640

1,660

1,640

1,970

-

Minimum

168

99

160

1,05O

1,560

540

554

296

150

July

1,760

1,390

1,220

1,140

993

927

916

872

894

842

802

754

6S2

666

722

754

642

589

554

589

642

674

674

65S

634

582

540

554

540

568

698

Aug.

754

746

666

626

634

596

589

568

554

626

610

642

650

674

642

690

666

754

927

927

1,020

842

738

642

626

642

642

64S

674

762

960

Mean

329

231

1,172

214

1,074

1,874

789

701

442

697

Sept.

905

754

682

626

575

533

498

464

458

452

428

410

39S

434

428

410

398

410

392

362

344

326

302

296

296

308

320

350

356

362

Runcf f in 

acre- fee i

20 230

14,210

S48~,800

14,390

13,130

115,200

116,100

48,540

43,100

26,320

504,700

* Winter discharge measurement maue on this day.

Note.- So gage-height record Dec. 5 to Mar. I, Mar. 3-12, 14, 16-22 (stage-dischargi relation 

affected by ice diji ing most of these periods); discharge computed or. basis of three d'scharge 

measurements and weather records.

Time basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 h->ur.
168 RIO GRANDE BASIN

Rio Grande near Monte Vista, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°37', long. 1060 09', at west line o* sec. 19, T. 

39 N., R. 8 E., 2 miles north.of Monte Vista. Datum of gage is 7,654.54 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,590 square miles.

Records available.- October 1933 to September 1943 in reports of Geological Survey (no 

winter records in earlier years). May 1926 to September 1943 in reports of State 

engineer.

Average discharge.- 10 years (1933-43), 344 second-feet.

Extremes.- Ifeximum discharge during year, 1,300 second-feet June 2 (gage height, 3.23 

feet); minimum dally, 8.2 second-feet Oct. 24, Nov. 3.

1926-43: Mucimum discharge, 18,500 second-feet June 30, 1927 (gage height, 7.85 

feet); minimum daily, 4 second-feet Apr. 18, 1926.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period of Ice effect, which ar<? fair. Dlversions above station for Irrigation. Flow regulated by three main reservoirs (total 

capacity, 122,900 acre-feet) and several smaller ones. ,

Discharge. in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Daj

1

2

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

9.6

19

35

41

44

33

36

39

41

43

41

33

39

72

82

64

35

3222'

14

10

9.6

8.9

8.2

46

48

48

39

23

50

35

NOT.

11

9.6

8.2

16

16

9.6

9.6

10

9.6

12

18

48

129

167

156

176

218

200

206

209

206

167

156

2OO

243

218

200

849

227

218

-

Dec.

230

«209

253

243

224

197

167

148

 244

Jan.

> 222

I

Month

Feb.

. OAQ ' cOV

«254

249

240

227

227

230

_

_

-

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

Deotttiber

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April. .....................................

May........................................

June. ......................................

July. ......................................

August. ....................................

September. ..................................

Water year 1942-48 ......................

Mar.

230

218

209

209

230

206

203

200

218

203

126

107

97

95

«95

89

141

119

93

154

72

61

69

TO

53

21

IS

16

16

20

32

Apr.

23

16

23

112

167

243

301

221

129

91

36

20

19

15

28

29

39

22

21

151

29*

419

592

716

619

628

552

538

674

749

-

Seoondfoot-days

1,100.3

3,720.6

7,283

232,923.7

6,888

7,345

3,6TO

7,486

19,748

21,414

5,196

3,306

. 1,873

89-, 034. 9

May

883

1,040

1,020

904

988

796

680

565

467

488

447

502

493

456

451

391

355

321

298

327

431

' 480

480

520

790

827

862

796

946

869

S76

Maximal

* 1306 ao 

249

5,160

^

830

749

1,040

1,160

646

240

508

1,160

June

1,060

1,160

960

606

596

624

738

749

744

736

904

S41.

716

632

619

660

655

656

676

676

716

700

666

632

596

610

588

665

601

744

MlnimiM

8 2

6 0 a

8.S

* 

15

16

898

666

44

33

23

8.2

July

646

578

484

443

327

194

154

126

143

129

93

80

61

44

93

176

117

80

67

59

95

114

114

80

61

89

80

100

117

114

151

Aug.

170

95

89

105

121

109

89

89

87

97

87

50

55

74

80

89

82

87

173

290

887

240

131

72

36

64

91

46

33

74

224

Mean

35.6

m2^6

6^6

S^S a^«

319

SfO e*7

T14 1*«

3 «7

62:4

E*4

Sept.

308

203

121

89

64

35

23

28

60

51

48

44

43

48

56

48

44

39

39

38

38

38

38

36

36

44

64

51

53

67

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

2,180

7,380

14,460

462,000

13,650

1*,67O

7,300

14,860

39,170

48,470

10,310

* 6,560

3,720

176,600

* winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by lee Dec. 9 to Feb. 28 (no gage-height record Dee. 9 to 

Feb. 83} discharge computed on basis of one discharge measurement and weather reoord«). 

Time haslet Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 1 "»us
RIO QRAMJE BASIN 

Rio Orande at Alamosa, Colo.

169

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat>. 37°29', long. 105°53', In SEi sec. 4, T. 37 N., R. 

16 £., a quarter of-a mile northwest of Alamosa and 7 miles upstream fron Alamosa 

Creek. Datum of gage Is 7,532.66 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,710 square miles.

.Records available.- May 1912 to September 1913 and October 1933 to September 1943 In reports of Geological Survey. May 1912 to September 1943 In reports of Str.te engineer.

Average tUscharge.- 31 years, 332 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year not determined; minimum dally, 14 second-feet

 Oct.' 5-10, Sept. 21-25.

1912-43: Maximum discharge, 14,000 second-feet July 1, 1927 (gage height, 9.37 

feet); minimum dally, 2 second-feet Oct.'24-29, 3533.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharges below 50 second-feet prior to June 29 cfsmputed on

 "basis of once dally gage readings. Many diversions above station for Irrigation. During irrigation season low-water flow Is water returned from irrigated lands above 

station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

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.

16

16

16

16

16

14

14

14

14

14

16

17

19

19

19

19

19

19

42

49

48

41

41

34

26

26

26

 23

23

23

23

Nov.

aEO

a 18

a!7

16

a 18

a20

aE£

a36

a28

30

a3S

a34

36

86

113

68

58

74

75

76

78

94

74

86

78

121

127

129

146

180

~

Dec.

220

«236

241

866

238

230

265

Jan.

245

Feb.

> S75

(*)

243

247

_

.

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January. ...................................

February- ..................................

 arch. .....................................

April ......................................

May........................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August

September. .................................

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

238

232

230

2S4

234

238

224

2SO

822

830

184

119

86

66

«60

99

62

70

63

60

72

61

aS8

a56

a53

a60

a 48

a46

44

a43

a 42

Apr.

a41

a40

a39

a58

37

a60

68

74

62

49

44

39

38

37

36

35

33

29

27

26

26

37

48

37

60

39

42

41

32

30

-

Secondfoot-days

722

1 Qfil 1,9OJ.

8,045

167,220

7,595

7,640

3,736

1,834

1,356

1,751

1,217

1,081

648

36,948

May

30

44

60

60

59

88

64

39

35

29

86

21

19

20

89

48

53

49

43

44

37

36

43

41

37

59

43

39

39

62

60

Max-Lama

AQtv

ifln xou

_

_

238

74

88

118

98

47

51

-

June

58

77

65

68

49

38

37

36

SI

65

68

107

118

118

63

43

49

4V

44

49

41

48

53

55

56

48

45

45

43

67

-

Minima

14

16

13

_

48

26

19

96

28

27

14

14

July

96

86

85

69

 .48

44

39

30

88

SB

89

29

28

88

SO

52

96

96

38

37

33

S3

31

33

33

38

31

29

28

88

29

Aug.

37

47

42

35

SO

29

31

sa

27

88

88

38

38

56

a34

SS

31

36

36

SS

36

aS5

S3

 31

28

a28

sa

28

a30

33

32

Mean

O« V &O*O

66.0

260

458

245

27T

12J.

41.1

43.7

58.4

39.3

32.9

21.6

101

Sept.

SS

61

42

36

a32

29

26

23

22

21

21

a20

19

18

17

16

16

16

a!6

16

14

14

14

14

14

a!5

alS

16

IS

.21

-

Runoff in 

aore-f*»t

1,430

3,930

15,960

331,600

15,060

15,150

7,410

2,450

2,690

3,470

2,410

8,030

1,290

73,280

* Winter discharge measurement nade on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations near Unite 71st? and 

near La Sauaes.

Mote.- Ho gage-height record Dec. 7 to Feb. 26 (stage-diecharge relation affected toT ice duping 

most of period); discharge computed on basis of one discharge measurement and weather records.

Time baais; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard tins, subtract 1 h-rar.
170 RIO GRANDE BASIN

Rio Grande above mouth of Trlnchera Creek, near La Sauses, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°19', long. 105°45', In sec. 35, T. 36 N., R. 11 

&., a quarter of a mile upstream from Trlnchera Creek and 5 miles north of La Sauses.

Drainage area.- 5,740 square miles (includes 2,940 square miles in closed basin).

Records available.- May 1936 to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year not determined; minimum daily, 11 S3cond-feet

1936-43: Maximum discharge, 4,740 second-feet June 28, 1941 (gage height, 8.77 

feet), from rating curve extended above 4,000 second-feet: minimum daily, 0.4 secondfeet July 4, 1940.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect of no gage-heigHt record,

wmcn are fair. Storage and several diversions above s'tation for Irrigation. During 

~Irrigation season, low riow is water returned from Irrigated lands above station.

Discharge, in seoond-feet. water year October 1942 to September 1945

Das

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

50

50

49

47

45

42

40

43

41

41

48

53

52

53

53

53

53

55

71

70

70

6S

63

63

60

60

60

72

75

71

6S

Nov.

70

70

71

70

70

72

70

77

84

86

67

100

*122

114

135

161

145

140

154

155

161

b!65

b!70

173

179

23 -j

23S

222

260

26S

Dec.

(*)

280

Jan.

(*)

> 270

Feb.

(*)

> 295

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January ....................................

February ....................................

March ...................... ...............

April. .....................................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July .......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Var.

370

b360

b340

335

342

340

332

325

322

335

33S

270

213

200

198

200

*b205

207

211

£02

192

200

194

163

147

140

13S

130

130

123

111

Apr.

102

100

95

95

91

93

114

161

169

154

123

110

102

94

91

86

67

84

86

84

77

79

101

112

130

150

147

13S

116

104

-

Secondfoe t-days

1,739

4,124

8,680

217 * £77

S,370

6,260

7

-z-i *

fOJ.3

3,2SO

3,402

2,495

1,001

1,213

1,298

51,175

May

101

118

155

198

136

190

222

161

137

137

118

111

102

79

77

75

a75

a74

a73

a72

72

70

63

68

70

76

81

100

100

111

120

Maximum

75

268

3,770

_

370

169

222

152

77

66

64

-

June

133

130

152

130

' 122

104

98

107

98

79

eo

87

86

95

94

93

79

70

70

71

90

79

64

53

42

37

33

31

40

48

-

Minimum

40

70

40

_

_

111

77

63

31

11

22

34

11

July

59

64

75

77

71

70

59

49

42

34

26.

22

19

IS

19

IS

IS

16

11

22

26

21

21

19

20

19

20

IS

16

14

IS

Aug.

23

23

22

40

36

65

33

28

32

30

30

33

42

43

39

3S

36

37

34

34

34

36

44

46

42

36

43

51

52

66

64

Mean

- 5fi.l IS1'

280

59I>

. 270

295

23)"*

100

110

8,3.2

'33. 3

39.1

43.3

140

Sept.

48

45

55

56

60

64

59

54

52

52

47

44

43

43

41

41

37

37

37

36

35

35

34

34

35

35

34

34

35

36

Runoff in 

acre-feet

3,450

8,180

17,220

431,000

16,600

16,380

14,510

6,510

6,750

4,950

1,990

2,410

2,570

101,500

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station near Lobatos. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.- No gage-height record Dec. 1 to Har. 1 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during 

most of period); discharge computed on basis of three discharge measurements and weather records. 

Time, basis? Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 171

Rio Grande near Lobatos, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°05', long. 105°45', in sec. 22, T. 33 N., R. 11 

E., 6 miles north of Colorado-New Mexico State line, 7 miles downstream from Culebra 

Creek, and 10 miles east of Lobatos. Datum of gage is 7,426.79 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 7,700 square miles (includes 2,940 square miles in closed basin).

Records available.- June 1899 to September 1913 and October 1933 to September 1943 in 

"reports or Geological Survey. June 1899 to September 1943 in reports of State engineer.

Average discharge.- 44 years (1899-1943), 750 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,400 second-feet May 4 (gage height, 2.94 

feet;; minimum daily, 36 second-feet July 20.

1899-1943: Maximum daily discharge, 13,100 second-feet June 8, 1905, from rating 

curve extended above 8,000 second-feet; minimum daily, 5.0 second-feet Arg. 4, 1940.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Diversions 

above station for irrigation. Flow regulated by many reservoirs on headwaters.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 194

Day

1

5

6

7

8 - a

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

1R

19

20

21

22

?3

24

25

26

27

?R

m

30

31

Oot.

61

66

71

71

6S

68

68

68

6S

71

79

90

85

82

8g

79

79

85

99

99

103

103

99

85

96

96

110

113

96

Nov.

96

99

106

110

106

US

110

110

113

113

110

113

134

130

155

223

209

190

209

209

209

204

204

223

232

228

276

287

276

384

"

Dec.

*297

302

347

302

30g

287

195

308

292

308

292

876

887

887

*347

402

408

376

376

380

355

340

360

370

33o

320

305

310

330

330

320

Jan.

380

340

330

*320

310

320

308

295

310

324

330

340

340

340

^340

345

320

270

230

240

300

340

330

300

280

270

2SO

300

310

325

340

Feb.

350

360

330

290

*300

310

340

335

315

300

310

325

330

350

360

380

390

*400

400

400

40S

454

467

454

474

481

467

447

_

-

-

Month

Decenber ...................................

Calendar year 1942 ............ ." . . . ...

toy. ......................................

September. .................................

Water year 1942-43 ...... ...............

Mar.

*454

440

414

408

440

434

414

414

408

40S

421

382

330

292

318

292

302

313

302

297

276

276

292

266

237

223

21S

209

209

209

200

Apr.

186

181

172

159

147

138

164

232

276

266

228

190

164

138

123

120

123

151

159

195

335

544

642

840

973

1,010

1,040

901

780

805

-

Secondfoot-days

2 599

5 221

10,046

343,731

9,647

2,272

94,267

Mag

84S

919

1,170

1,280

1,260

1,010

866

814

650

573

494

414

364

308

261

232

218

200

200

181

186

209

223

209

228

324

467

573

797

892

892

Maximun

408

5,410

345

481

955

130

110

1,280

Jane

814

730

955

S31

580

414

335

292

266

242

282

447

530

508

427

330

282

248

209

190

190

172

147

127

106

82

74

56

56

74

-

Miniaun

195

-

230

290

1S1

56

44

63

36

July Aug.

143 44

395 49

335 46

276 49

218 85

177 88

147 99

113 66

93 66

79 76

66 71

54 71*

44 71

39 Sg

49 76

51 71

39 68

39 74

38 71

36 58

44 71

54 76

46 76

42 82

42 79

44 71

42 74

44 82

46 85

44 99

38 130

Heai

324

942

311

376

326

557

333

74.4

75.7

238

Sept.

110

82

82

96

93

93

93

88

88

82

88

79

71

71

71

66

66

63

66

66

66

66

66

66

63

66

66

66

71

74

Runoff in 

acre feev

19,930

681,800

19,130

20,880

20,030

22,580

34,240

19,810

5,790

4,570

4,510

187,000

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 2 to Feb. 20.

Time basis: Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

617457 O 44 - 12
172 RIO GRANDS BASIN

Rio Orande below Taos Junction Bridge, near Taos, N. Mex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°19'00", long. 105°45'30", In Ni sec. 15, T. 24 N. 

R. 11 E., 2 miles downstream from Taos Creek and from bridge on Taos-Taos Junction 

highway and 12 miles southwest of Taos.

Drainage area.- 9,730 square miles (Includes 2,940 square miles In closed ba-?ln In 

 nbrcheiCn part of San Luls Valley, Colo.).

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1943 In reports of Geological Survey. July 

iyat> to uecenroer 1931 In reports of State engineer.

Average discharge.- 18 years (1925-43), 874 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,040 second-feet May 5 (gage height, 5.53 

reetTT minimum dally, 242 second-feet July 20, 21, 30, Aug. 3.

1930-43: Maximum discharge, 9,630 second-feet May 17. 1941 (gage height, 9.41 

feet); minimum dally, 140 second-feet (estimated) Aug. 21, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good. Diversions above station for Irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1943

Day

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.

381

316

381

321

321

316

310

310

310

310

310

310

326

332

348

354

348

34S

343

338

343

 354

354

348

348

343

343

343

343

360

365

NOT.

365

360

360

365

365

365

365

371

365

365

365

365

365

365

371

383

407

451

451

444

 468

45S

451

458

477

477

484

453

560

546

"

Dec.

51B

511

563

630

690

*652

623

 484

377

504

553

546

560

574

595

609

616

630

623

616

63S

638

616

63S

66S

666

616

490

b500

539

574

Jan.

567

553

560

539

532

525

504

477

 477

490

497

497

490

511

51S

525

539

563

490

470

51B

553

5S1

595

567

546

560

574

560

546

. 560

Feb.

5S1

588

581

539

539

525

553

567

674

567

525

525

574

583

595

616

616

eeo

6S2

693

713

721

753

777

777

777

785

785

_

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

Harch....... ...............................

April........ ..i.................... .......

Bay. .......................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August ............................. , .......

September. ...................... 7-. .........

Water year 1948-43 ......................

Mar.

761

745

713

705

705

721

713

705

706

705

729

721

693

616

560

539

539

525

546

546

539

532

51S

525

611

490

470

470

a480

a560

a530

Apr.

51S

51S

539

560

546

563

553

539

553

623

602

560

504

470

451

458

458

433

451

477

 511

630

897

1,060

1,300

1,470

1,520

1,510

1,390

1,880

-

Secondfoot-days

10 , 362

12,440

IS ,049

583,030

16,474

17,731

13,322

21,939

29,663

13,603

9,426

9,313

3,911

191,788

May

1,330

1,430

1,590

1,840

1,940

1,340

1,490

1,340

1,320

1,130

1,000

S88

794

737

690

638

595

567

539

525

513

513

513

532

532

513

574

721

844

1,050

1,140

Maximum

365

560

690

3,380

595

735

761

1,520

1,940

1,230

532

581

343

1,940

June

1,120

1,070

1,000

1,230

1,090

888

729

633

588

560

560

553

668

753

753

690

602

546

497

464

433

407

401

371

364

338

316

321

332

338

Minimum

31C

561

sr

esc

47C

52J

47C

43E

S1E

316

24S

24!

23C

24£

July

333

321

504

532

477

419

377

360

333

310

295

275

265

251

265

260

251

251

246

242

242

295

265

270

265

256

856

256

246

842

256

Aug.

856

851

848

246

870

260

235

300

290

265

270

280

280

275

270

310

305

581

371

316

300

290

. 295

300

300

305

310

310

316

338

326

Mean

334

415

532

1,597

551

ess eo?

731

f57

620

504

! 300

P97

586

Sept.

332

343

321

305

300

305

305

300

305

310

303

300

300

295

295

295

290

235

235

230

280

280

280

280

280

280

235

300

295

295

Runoff in 

acre-feet

20,550

24,670

35,300

1,157,000

32,680

35,270

37,330

43,520

58,860

36,900

18,700

18,470

17,670

330,400

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a So gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for station 

at Bmbudo.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Time baatat Mountain war time. To convert war tine to standard time, subtract 1 hcwr.
RIO ORANDE BASIN 173

v Rio Orande at Embudo, N. Mex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36 012'20", long. 105°57'40", In SWiSW* sec. 23, 

T. as N», R. 9 E., a quarter of a mile downstream from bridge at Embudo and 2i miles 

downstream from Smbudo Creek.

Dral ;e area.- 10,400 square miles (Includes 2,940 square miles in closed basin in 

part of San Luls valley, Colo.).

Records available.- January 1889 to December 1903, September 1912 to September 1916, and 

uctooer J.93U to September 194S In reports of Geological Survey. January 1889 to 

December 1903 and September 1912 to December 1931 in reports of State engineer.

Average discharge.- 43 years {1889-93, 1894-1903, 1912-16, 1917-43), 1,064 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maxlfflum discharge during year, 2,220 second-feet May 5 (gage height, 6.06 

reetj; minlnnsn dally, 245 second-feet July 30, Aug. 3.

1889-1903, 1912-43: Maximum discharge, 15,900 second-feet June 19, 1903 (gage 

height, 15.8 feet); minimum dally, 35 second-feet Dec. 31, 1903.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, or no gage-height record, 

wnicn are fair. Diversions above station for Irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 194)3 to September 3.9*3

Daj

I

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

1R

IS

20

El

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

360

345

346

346

346

346

340

336

330

388

350

336

360

367

372

394

394

384

378

378

394

394

384

378

372

367

362

378

3B9

-389

Nov.

389

S7S

378

584

384

389

389

400

594

384

380

384

384

384

400

411

428

479

467

473

485

479

479

479

497

603

615

473

674

674

"

Dec.

641

634

660

632

782

673

646

534

444

491

680

674

680

693

619

638

- 646

669

669

638

659

6S9

638

669

687

716

686

554

641

554

693

Jan.

686

680

674

560

 660

660

634

609

491

609

522

628

528

641

564

560

, 580

600

541

bSEO

641

693

686

662

612

586

600

<<632

619

612

612

Feb.

686

638

63S

693

b580

674

612

626

646

619

666

686

612

646

646

«662

«62

70S

722

736

764

778

808

830

S16

800

808

S15

_

_

-

Month

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1948 ......................

April

July ...

September. ..................................

Water year 3*48-43 ......................

Mar.

786

771

789

739

736

789

736

789

789

767

792

778

743

659

600

660

660

567

674

674

574

567

660

567

660

634

515

688

564

6 IE

606

Apr.

600

619

645

701

694

716

789

6S7

680

743

722

666

612

693

600

600

606

600

612

659

716

828

1,120

1,320

1,610

1,660

1,660

1,710

1,560

1,460

-

Seoondfoot-days

18,840

664,603

9,760

210,978

Hay

1,460

al,600

al,800

a2,000

a2,100

aE.OOO

al,750

al,600

al,460

al.300

al.200

al.100

al,000

a900

S16

767

704

668

638

606

606

699

592

592

592

686

612

767

916

1,100

1,200

Maxima*

VOA

, 722

10,500

 nqtn

380

8,100

Juntf

1,180

1,130

1,050

1,800

1,160

956

795

677

686

599

612

612

670

802

788

71S

686

58Q

524

484

456

483

41S

396

380

355

346

618

440

445

-

Minimum

444

863

£45

300

245

July

434

376

484

698

584

467

418

386

365

340

386

306

886

876

886

895

876

881

421

380

340

335

370

330

300

890

276

868

864

346

293

Aug.

325

863

846

860

890

881

876

890

895

300

300

300

896

896

890

380

300

786

489

3%

, 346

335

- 340

355

316

310

315

335

366

365

365

Hera

3,

608

881

347

386

678

Sept.

370

380

360

340

325

330

330

380

325

350

356

386

315

315

330

385

315

310

3lO

305

300

300

300

300

300

305

385

355

346

336

Runoff in 

acre-feet

no qcon

37,370

1,318,000

CO OAA

19,360

418,600

* Winter discharge oeaaureaent made on this day. 

a So gage-height recordj discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage, reather records, 

and records for stations below Taos Junction Bridge and at Otowl Bridge. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

TtlfflT VlTfiilf* fountain war tine. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
174'

RIO GRA1IDE BASIN

Rio Grande at Otowl Bridge, near San Ildefonso, N. Hex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat, 35°52'25", long. 106°08'35", in Ban Ildefonso

Pueblo Grant, 100 feet downstream from highway bridge, If miles southwest of San Ildefonso Pueblo, 2i miles downstream from Pio Pojoaque, and 7 miles west of Pojoacjue. 

Datum of gage is 5,488.48 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Dralnape area.- 14,500 square miles (includes 2,940. square nlles in closed basin In 

northern part of San Luis Valley, Colo.

Records available.- February 1895 to December 1905, June 1909 to December 1914, and October 1930 to September 1943 In reports of Geological Survey. February 1895 to December 1905 and June 1909 to December 1931 In reports of State engineer. January 1941 to 

December 1943 In reports of Rio Grande Compact Commission.

Average discharge.- 16 years (1927-43), 1,624 second-feet.

Extremes.- Ifexlmum discharge during year, 7,100 second-feet Aug. 18 (gage height, 7.04 

feet}; minimum dally, 492 second-feet Nov. 10-14.

1930-43: tlaxlmum discharge, 23,500 second-feet my 16, 1941; maximum gage height, 

13.70 feet May 14, 1941; minimum dally discharge, 128 second-feet June 21, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow partially regulated by El Vado Reservoir on upper Rio Ghama 

which stores water for Irrigation. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to Septsaber 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

945

945

945

915

915

915

888

805

7SO

780

780

805

805

S32

305

755

805

805

780

730

632

596

583

592

601

592

588

574

578

592

596

Nov.

592

538

508

508

512

516

512

512

508

492

492

492

492

492

496

512

520

552

570

565

570

578

588

588

593

610

601

601

610

680

-

Dec.

655

632

632

705

S32

805

780

680

592

524

655

680

705

705

730

730

730

730

755

730

730

730

705

705

780

805

755

705

610

680

705

Jan.

705

705

680

680

680

680

680

610

592

606

632

632

632

655

655

610

680

705

610

583

655

730

755

755

780

755

705

730

705

705

680

Feb.

6SO

705

705

680

632

632

632

655

705

680

680

680

705

755

755

780

805

832

833

860

S60

888

888

915

915

915

915

915

_

_

-

Month

October ....................................

November ...................................

December ..................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April........ ...............................

Mnv may. .......................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August ......................................

September ..................................

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

915

860

860

860

888

888

915

915

888

888

1,010

1,010

915

805

730

680

655

655

680

655

655

655

632

632

632

610

601

606

680

915

9V5

Apr.

975

1,040

1,360

1,490

1,620

1,710

1,S10

1,760

1,660

1,7.10

1,660

1,580

1,490

1,490

1,620

1,660

1,250

1,140

1,310

1,360

1,530

1,530

1,810

2,180

2,300

2,480

2,360

2,300

2,240

3,070

-

Secondfcot-days

23 259

16^399

21,897

1,078,896

20,967

21,601

24,265

50,395

46,480

44,160

33,823

32,659

25,759

361,663

Hay

2,020

2,120

2,180

2,360

2,680

2,550

2,360

2,180

2,360

1,860

1,530

1,360

1,350

1,100

1,040

1,010

945

805

805

755

780

1,100

1,130

1,100

1,100

1,070

1,100

1,180

1,360

1,580

1,660

Maximum

945

680

833

15,600

780

915

1,010

2,480

2,680

1,960

1,660

3,040

1,280

3,040

June

1,710

1,620

1,580

1,620

1,760

1,580

1,360

1,310

1,1SO

1,140

1,210

1,180

1,140

1,350

1,350

1,210

1,140

1,400

1,360

1,360

1,320'

1,290

1,510

1,960

1,910

1,860

1,860

1,760

1,900

1,530

-

Minimum

574

492

534

492

583

632

601

9Y5

755

1,140

665

705

540

492

July

1,180

975

915

1,400

1,360

1,290

1,210

1,180

1,180

1,140

1,100

1,070

1,040

1,040

1,180

1,100

1,140

1,360

1,580

1 1,660

 1,490

1,190

1,010

888

832

780

730

680

680

655

787

Aug.

1,070

1,390

1,400

1,450

1,490

1,450

1,320

832

755

730

860

780

730

705

730

730

805

3,040

1,360

1,050

945

945

912

88O

848

785

815

880

1,080

912

1,080

Mean

750

547 70<~

3,956

67'i

77'

783

1,630

1,49'?

1,4712

1,091

1,051

85^

99T.

Sept.

880

315

785

725

725

695

725

725

973

1,380

1,200

1,160

1,120

1,200

1,120

1,120

1,050

945

725

695

684

695

690

540

570

678

690

947

848

755

-

Runoff in

acre-feet

46,130

32,530

43,430

2,140,000

41,590

42,840

48,130

99,960

92,190

87,590

67,080

64,780

51,090

717,300

Time basis: Mountain war tine. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hoir*.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 

Rio Grande at Cochiti, N. ffex.

175

Location (revised).- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°37'10", long. 106°19'1C", In NEi sec. 

17, T. 16 N., R. 6 E., at highway bridge 14- miles northeast of Cochiti, 4 miles north 

of Pena Blanca and 8 miles upstream from Galisteo Creek.

Drainage area.- 14,600 square miles (includes 2,940 square miles in closed basin in northera part of San Luis Valley, Colo.).

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1943 in reports of Geological Survey. January 1925 to December 1931 in reporte of State engineer.

Average discharge.- 18 years (1925-43), 1,622 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,100 second-feet Aug. 18 (gage height, 6.29 

feetj; minimum daily, 391 second-feet Nov. 17.

1930-43: Maximum discharge, 23,400 second-feet Hay 15, 1941 (gage height, 10.93 

feet); minimum daily, 1 second-foot Aug. 10-12, 1934.

Remarks.- Records fair. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-fest. water year October 1942 to Septeober 1943

Day

i

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

847

847 *923

940

S55.

839

647

791

738

831

791

760

752

760

768

686

791

752

679

665

604

523

511

559

598

523

505

500

488

511

553

Nov.

651

630

57S

559

559

559

553

541

553

535

511

483

440

440

435

410

391

396

450

440

461

517

523

517

553

617

624

651

617

700

Dec.

708

672

617

610

738

815

760

700

610

500

610

715

738

745

752

768

791

791

815

823

815

823

799

768

831

872

855

799

715

738

715

Jan.

745

738

730

730

708

715

708

672

63p

630

644

658

665

665

686

708

700

745

700

630

679

752

783

799

807

815

775

76S

775

760

752

Feb.

752

775

799

775

730

730

715

760

791

775

745

730

715

760

775

783

815

831

872

880

898

906

914

923

923

923

 923

923

_

_

-

Month

October. ....................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April ......................................

l^y............ ............................ 

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

932

847

815

823

855

847

823

807

760

768

855

949

 880

783

624

547

529

535

541

591

591

541

541

535

517

505

541

541

505

745

855

Apr.

680

923

1,310

1,580

1,690

L,820

2,030

1,960

1,820

1,890

1,960

1,760

1,620

1,550

1,640

1,820

1,440

1,2"00

1,140

1,300

1,450

1,430

1,580

2,180

2,330

2,410

2,410

2,410

2r*10

2,330

-

Secondfoot-days

on ^sy

15I894

23,008

1,050,261.

22,272

22,841

21,528

52,273

46,635

42,470

32,725

SO, 154

23,207

354,744

May

2,180

2,330

2,330

2,410

.2,830

2,740

2,490

2,330

2,330

2,030

1,620

1,280

dl,150

dl,050

d980

d900

823

722

665

651

644

a900

al,100

1.090

1,080

1,080

1,070

1,120

1,370

1,680

1,760

Maximum

940

700

872

14,900

815

923

949

2,410

2,830

2,030

1,760

2,190

1,130

2,830

June

1,760

1,670

1,650

1,620

1,S20

1,620

1,330

1,110

1,000

1,000

1,100

1,160

1,140

1,100

1,070

1,100

1,030

1,210

1,280

1,320

1,190

1,170

1,200

1,760

1,820

1,690

2,030

1,760

1,930

1,630

-

Minimum

488

3S1

500

391

630

715

505

880

644

1,000

541

591

490

391

July

1,220

1,000

976

1,376

1,420

1,270

1,170

1,090

1,100

1,120

1,070

949

932

940

1,070

'1,050

1,140

1,420

1,690

1,760

1,690

1,250

847

831

760

630

604

553

541

553

709

Aug.

1,390

1,440

1,430

1,460

1,610

1,520

1,550

943

658

598

745

700

658

672

722

651

665

2,190

1,280

880

831

823

722

651

591

610

610

730

1,020

864

940

Menu

701

530

742

2,877

718

816

694

1,742

1,504

1,416

1,056

973

774

972

Sept.

864

722

70S

693

775

624

572

584

652

1,080

1,060

1,020

1,020

1,100

1,130

1,070

1,040

1,040

722

617

578

591

584

541

490

630

565

743

762

630

-

Runoff In 

acre-feet

43,110'

31,530

45,640

2,083,000

44,180

45,300

42 1*700

103.700

92,500

84,240

64,910

59,810

46,030

703,600

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for stations 

at Otowi Bridge and at San Felipe.

d'Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of gage heights, weather records, and 

records for stations at Otowi Bridge and at San Felipe.

Time basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
176 RIO GRANDE BASIN

Rio Qrande at San Fellpe, H. Mex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°26'30n , long. 106°26'30", In NWiSWi sec. 17, T. 

14 II., R. 5 E., at highway bridge In San Fellpe Grant-, 2,000 feet downstream from 

Tonque Arroyo, half a mile upstream from San Fellpe Pueblo, and 12 miles northeast of 

Bernallllo. Datum of gage Is 5,110.38 feet above mean sea level, datum cf 1929.

Drainage area.- 16,100 square miles (Includes 2,940 square miles In closed tasln In 

northern part of San Luls Valley, Colo.}.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1943 In reports of Geological Survey. 

March 1925 to December 1931 In reports of State engineer.

Average discharge.-' 17 years (1926-43), 1,746 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,600 second-feet Aug. 17 (gage freight, 7.55 

reet j; minimum dally, 398 second-feet July 31.

1930-43: Maximum discharge, 42,100 second-feet Aug. 21, 1935, from rating curve 

extended above 15,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage freight, 11.13 

feet June 26, 1937; minimum dally discharge, 34 second-feet July 7, 1934.

Remarks.- Records fair. Diversions above station for Irrigation.

Discharge, in second-fe«t, water year October 1948 to September 194,3

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

a960

a950

al.OOO

al,060

al,100

1,050

968

1,100

908

1,060

968

986

998

1,170

1,140

1,110

1,060

850

878

914

a840

a760

710

819

797

660

660

660

620

600

640

Nov.

797

765

710

710

780

696

660

670

640

620

610

680

640

670

600

580

670

600

650

630

630

650

630

660

680

742

742

763

680

720

-

Deo.

753

753

764

864

908

938

962

878

764

742

830

. 678

830

842

890

842

819

819

830

866

842

819

878

80S

902

890

842

720

710

808

819

Jan.

830

864

866

797

776

720

830

842

731

660

670

763

764

764

830

. 864

890

926

748

610

763

819

864

960

848

878

731

776

878

, 866

776

Feb.

731

819

830

731

720

$80

7OO

742

80S

764

710

720

764

700

720

819

854

819

914

1,010

962

1,050

1,010

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,050

1,050

_

_

- '

Month

October .

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January '

Ifcj..................... ....................

September. .................................

Water year 1948-43 ......................

Mar.

1,060

998

908

908

958

986

974

908

866

878

974

1,180

1,180

1,070

914

764

751

763

751

748

808

. 700

670

640

620

610

610

660

670

830

1,100

Apr.

1,110

1,100

1,390

1,580

1,760

1,760

1,680

8,070

2,000

2,000

2,000

1,600

1,500

1,540

1,390

1,770

1,460

1,260

1,160

1,280

1,470

1,690

1,800

2,220

8,450

2,630

8,690

2,720

8,620

2,800

-

Seoondfoot-days

25,794

1,072,239

53,540

50.160

87,887

396.013

"ay

8,050

2,260

2,290.

8,450

8,980

2,920

2,720

2,460

2,630

8,450

1,790

1,580

1,460

1,370

1,880

1,110

950

968

914

797

753

914

1,020

1,100

1,120

1,100

1,050

1,110

1,290

1,680

1,720

Maximum

797

968

17,800

1,100

1,120

2,720

2,920

1,860

1,290

2,980

June

1,960

1,780

1,770

1,950

1,930

1,660

1,840

1,170

1,160

1,140

1,190

1,850

1,280

1,840

1,860

1,240

1,250

1,440

1,470

1,470

1,290

1,120

1,060

1,910

2,070

2,080

2,240

8,150.

1,980

1,980

-

Minimum

520

710

580

600

598

July

1,480

1,080

974

1,380

1,410

1,250

1,260

1,100

1,110

1,170

1,160

1,080

1,050

1,080

1,500

1,140

' 1,380

1,650

1,850

1,630

1,850

1,590

1,030

1,010

974

742

670

g70

484

488

398

Aug. -

1,220

1,430

1,440

1,680

1,660

1,640

1,540

1,830

764

690

660

630

590

580

748

680

1,340

2,110

1,770

1,360

1,080

1,020

878

914

926

902

938

1,030

* 1,340

1,120

1,140

Mean

2,r««

em

1,140

1,C96

Sept.

1,840

962

890

854

950

808

710

720

731

1,290

1,240

1,260

1,140

1,160

1,260

1,120

1,080

1,100

808

«720

8690

a680

a700

a660

a600

a 760

aTIO

aSOO

854

a 750

- f

Runoff in 

acre-feet

39,110

51,160

2,187,000

51,730

106,900

99,490

70,080

54,000

785,500

a No gage-height record) discharge computed on baais of recorded range in stage, twc discharge 

measurements, and records for stations at Cochiti and near Bernalillo.

Time basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 177

Rio Grande near Bernallilo, N. Mex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35017'05", long. 106°35'45". In AlairwJa Grant, 2 

Hies northwest of Sandla Pueblo^ 3 miles southwest of Bernallilo, Sandwal County, 

3.5 miles downstream from State Highway 44, and 8.5 miles downstream fr* Jemez Creek.

Records available.- May 1941 to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,180 second-feet Aug. 18 (gage height, 4.40 

feet); minimum dally, 180 second-feet, July 31.

1941-43: Maximum discharge, 25,400 second-feet May 16, 1941; fflaxlmun gage height 

6.83 feet Sept. 20, 1941; minimum dally discharge, that of July 31, 1943.

Remarks.- Records poor. Diversions above station for Irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 19*8 to September 194*

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25.

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

652

658

624

966

668

696

610

631

568

84(7

S40

606

675

610

633

673

780

1,000

60S

676

634

439

362

362

720

404

415

410

393

439

415

Nor.

736

463

421

416

404

588

376

6S4

340

330

296

876

856

846

494

876

846

516

866

310

260

547

3SO

340

534

371

410

416

673

451

~

toe.

608

476

469

494

617

939

728

728

658

645

514

668

808

798

884

884

849

840

658

S40

838

798

798

768

640

918

918

905

840

800

S67

Jan.

832

808

776

SOO

808

784

736

704

696

668

688

696

780

736

768

798

838

S76

S94

a700

a760

a800

aS 50

a90O

aB60

876

930

SS6

903

849

849

Feb.

S40

S76

694

S67

SOO

780

784

752

808

800

704

758

768

768

736

788

780

SOO

792

SOO

768

SOO

649

867

S76

816

798

939

.

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

Novenber. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March........................... ...........

April............................. .........

Ma? may. .......................................'

June. ......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1942-45 ......................

Mar.

S38

768

718

718

800

788

981

712 '718

582

792

S67

B32

966

688

614

476

488

508

508

788

445

see

366

365

360

371

780

469

520

744

Apr.

768

808

920

1,400

1,860

1,310

1,510

1,570

1,610

1,490

1,670

1,300

1,160

1,080

1,100

1,810

1,130

1,300

894

966

1,200

1,380

1,460

1,880

2,080

8,150

2,150

2,010

2,010

1,830

"

Secondfoot-days

IS, 082

11,709

23,314

1,068,451

84,784

82,416

19,427

48,566

36,647

30,162

23,337

21,246

15, 519

289,139

May

1,680

2,010

1,940

8,010

2,080

1,880

1,SSO

1,810

1,940

1,740

1,490

1,280

1,180

967

798

966

680

610

614

445

463

461

993

780

646

638

610

760

903

1,360

1,880

Maximum

1,000

736

939

20,700

930

QVQ voy

966

2,160

2,080

Ij "74O

1,320

1,580

975

2,160

June

1,310

1,176

1,180

1,070

1,070

1,380

1,070

903

776

780

780

760

1,090

688

set

720

688

638

see

1,810

798

712

688

975

1,300

1,300

1,740

1,310

1,300

1,260

Minima

388

846

469

846

662 "704

366

768

446

638

ISO

SOO

242

180

July

al,OOC

 76C

a70C

al.l&C

al,OOC

91?

824

84?

744

69f

1,OOC

631

684

61C

 7se

688

58?

1,27C

1.19C

1.32C

1.16C

1.04C

84?

67£

SOC

487

36C

B7E

804

194

18C

Attg.

623

903

886

939

1,120

1,030

984

1,180

360

315

398

360

340

684

300

310

1,580

1,040

894

669

939

576

433

388

345

350

481

1,O20

659

768

1 s=c , 

 tern

583

390

768

8.987

798

SOI

687

_1,419

1 1.82

l!o06

753

686

517

792

Sept.

659

494

410

371

688

360

380

326

330

589

720

976

673

712

808

788

776

696

858

326

305

316

330

380

842

48S

310

see

568

469

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

35,870

83,220

46,240

2,119,000

AQ nAA YVf V/WV

44,460

58,530

84,410

no AOn ( AjQVU

69,830

46,290

42 14O

30^780

573.500

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for station 

at San Fellpe.

Time baa 1st Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
178 RIO CJRANDE BASIN

Rio Grande at Albuquerque, N. Hex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°05'20*, long. 106°40'45", In SEi se-;. 13, T. 

10 N., R. 2 E., (projected), on left bank at bridge on U. S. Highway 66, at 

Albuquerque, In Albuquerque Grant. Datum of gage is 4,948.10 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Records available.- January 1942 to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,490 second-feet Aug. 18 (gage height, 3.20 

reet;; minimum dally, 137 second-feet Nov. 14.

1942-43: Maximum discharge, 25,000 second-feet Apr. 24, 1942 (gage height, 4.07 

feet), from rating curve extended above 13,900 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum dally, that of Nov. 14, 1942.

Remarks.- Records poor. Diversions above station for Irrigation.

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

fl

10

14

IS

18

20

?1

?,?,

?4

25

2(5

27

28

29

31

Oct.

460

446

453

603

567

464

508

516

492

446

6S4

468

404

439

446

629-

S60

1,020

820

530

524

532

476

355

648

425

320

341

334

3B7

341

Nov.

711

484

314

272

266

266

249

266

296

180

200

210

190

137

292

308

195

190

205

200

216

436

383

296

355

284

238

278

498

439

Dee.

476

524

476

608

684

S40

760

SOO

750

666

648

720

S60

820

750

S30

S40

S50

S50

9S6

900

9OO

931

820

770

790

SOO

800

730

740

Jan.

800

780

760

7SO

S50

830

S20

S10

800

720

770

800

740

770

7SO

SlO

S20

SOO

7SO

684

603

730

SOO

953

964

953

S90

S30

S80

S40

840

Feb.

sso

870

S90

S60

850

820

SlO

SlO

830

S70

S30

810

780

770

SOO

770

693

760

870

SSO

330

S40

7SO

760

810

350

S60

910

_

-

Month

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

September. .................................

Hater year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

730

740

675

702

760

750

790

639

532

524

603

730

760

942

693

621

484

439

460

446

603

594

476

376

334

308

296

496

476

362

524

Apr.

675

760

7SO

1,450

1,430

1,470

1,430

1,590

1,590

1,370

1,460

1,210

1,120

1,140

1,130

1,190

1.26O

1,160

S40

SOO

S90

1,220

1,460

1,780

1,940

1,910

1,940

2,030

1,910

1,800

-

Seoondfoot-days

15,998

8,354

23,619

1,065,375

24,937

23,063

17,365

40,785

36,421

25,572

21,130

19,246

14,733

272,323

Hay

1,960

2,330

2,080

2,000

1,930

1,980

2,060

2,060

2,170

1,880

1,370

1,310

1,070

1,060

900

997

771

446

302

254

41S

468

730.

730

549

567

540

532

657

1,100

1,100

Maximum

711

936

20,600

964

910

942

2,030

2,330

1,800

1,540

1,560

S70

2,330

June

1,140

1,140

997

1,050

986

1,200

850

612

476

446

453

476

773

621

463

524

500

425

55S

912

732

492

492

439

1,030

1,360

1,610

1,470

1,540

1,300

~

Minimum

 137

476

137

603

693

296

675

254

425

155

195

260

137

Jnly

1,540

953

594

666

740

693

666

666

657

666

S68

630

453

413

397

594

500

901

1,110

1,330

1,330

1,310

953

524

556

453

227

200

165

155

165

Aug.

195

567

750

S60

1,060

1,190

1,040

1,210

60S

238

233

216

216

210

468

425

23S

1,270

1,560

340

666

720

532

3S3

341

314

334

383

1,020

524

630

Mean

295

762

2,920

806

824

576

1,360

1,175

352

682

621

493

746

Sept.

'612

621

439

369

492

390

272

266

260

296

740

870

702

630

720

684

630

603

SOO

460

302

355

362

397

314

34S

390

334

500

630

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

17,560

46,850

8,114,000

49,560

45,740

35,430

80,900

72,240

50,720

41,910

38,170

29,300

540,100

Time basis: Mountain war time. To conrert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 179

Rio Grande near Belen, N. Hex.

Location.,- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°39'10», long. 106°44'10", in Tome Claim, at 

oridge on State Highway 52, 2 miles east of Belen, Valencia County.

Records available.- January 1942 to September 1943.

mremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,960 second-feet Aug. 30: maximum gage height 

SraTfeet Bay 9; minimum daily discharge, 126 second-feet Aug. l!

1942-43: Maximum discharge, 23,100 second-feet Apr. 24, 1942 (gage height, 5.05 

feet), from rating curve extended above 12,500 second-feet by logarithmic plottingminimum daily, that of Aug. 1, 1943. r

Remarks.- Records fair. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to Septamber 1943

Daj

1

t.

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

IS

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

SI

22

23

9,4

25

26

27

2fl

29

30

31

Oct.

577

510

502

502

577

586

494

502

494

494

494

550

534

542

510

568

962

1,070

974

770

680

595

568

494

449

478

486

421

407

407

394

Nov.

400

456

478

435

387

361

317

293

287

293

260

230

230

220

212

216

250

216

212

212

225

260

281

323

260

245

265

250

260

317

"

Dec.

449

407

456

494

510

740

917

830

810

820

760

760

820

884

917

974'

974

974

1,010

1,050

1,110

1,070

974

950

939

950

1,010

1,050

974

917

810

Jan.

S10

851

862

884

939

862

S51

820

820

800

740

780

810

800

830

862

873

906

851

830

740

650

790

S30

884

962

998

1,070

998

1,030

1,020

Feb.

1,010

1,020

1,010

998

895

840

790

810

830

851

906

862

884

884

862

840

820

790

840

840

840

873

864

928

986

974

962

917

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

March...... ................................

April ......................................

May. .......................................

August

September. ..................................

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

950

830

840

851

840

780

810

840

760

740

700

660

640

760

906

690

559

534

421

622

604

604

368

216

180

168

164

172

194

207

189

Apr.

216

317

293

293

1,050

895

1,070

1,210

1,460

1,200

1,260

1,440

1,080

830

720

613

790

1,100

1,050

690

577

680

998

1,150

1,960

1,960

1,810

1,790

1,790

1,550

~

Secondfcot-days

17,591

8,641

26,310

1,023,144

26,753

24,946

17,799

31,842

29,818

16,727

18,074

14,385

10,685

243, 571

May

1,590

1,590

1,780

1,140

1,330

1,900

1>960

1,840

2,160

2,410

1,810

1,240

962

790

586

494

486

348

235

225

354

542

400

586

534

421

394

329

342

400

640

Maximum

1,070

47S

1,110

18,500

1,070

1,020

950

1,960

'2,410

1,280

1,480

2,000

559

2,410

June

494

518

559

534

494

518

928

568

394

435

478

442

470

631

550

494

463

407

368

442

820

502

407

329

260

478

604

998

862

1,280

-

Minimum

394

407

212

790

164

225

260

133

126

136

126

July

1,480

1,210

986

851

586

526

502

486

463

435

428

534

470

287

374

329

361

299

550

840

1,190

1,160

998

760

449

463

368

212

184

160

133

Aug.

126

133

156

194

348

690

810

690

800

400

240

245

220

260

299

287

 250

461

2,000

916

394

368

435

374

311

 305

255

1 250

311

1,450

407

Meat*

849

2,803

891 '574

558

356

667

Sept.

542

421

400

421

342

335

255

202

180

152

136

270

394

317

305

374

387

400

421

' 542

428

270

317

260

329

414

428

421

463

559

-

Runoff in 

acre-fee-i.

52,190

2,029,000

21,190

483,000

Time baaIs; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
180 RIO QRANDE BASIN

Rio Grande near Bernardo, N. Hex.

Location.-- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°25'00", long. 106°47«50", In WiNWi sec. 12, T. 

2~!T77~R. 1 E. (projected), at bridge on u. S. Highway 60, 2i miles east of Bernardo 

and similes upstream from Rio Puerco. Datum of gage Is 4,723.95 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Drain ge area.- 19,230 square miles (Includes 2,940 square miles in closed brsln in 

cnern part of San Luls Valley, Colo.).

Records available.- June 1936 to January 1939, October 1941 to September 194T,

Extremes>- Maximum discharge and gage height during year not determined; minimum dally 

discharge, 60 second-feet Aug. 3.

1936-39. 1941-43: rfeximum discharge not determined, probably occurred Apr. 25, 

1942; maximum dally discharge, 19,600 second-feet Apr. 25, 1942; maximum gage-height, 

6.90 feet Apr. 25, 1942; minimum dally discharge, 36 second-feet July 26, 1936.

Remarks.- Records poor. Many diversions above station for Irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

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

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

tseo_

_

_

-

_

_

_

t596

_

_

_

_ "

t638

_

-

_

_

teas_- 

_

_

_

_

t479

-

Nor.

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

t30O

_

_

t232

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

.

-

Dec.

_

_

_

_

teas

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

t822

-

_

_

_

_

-

t890

_

_

_

_

-

Jan.

t7S2

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

t727

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

._

_

tS98

_

-

Feb.

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

t760

-

_"

»

t792

t665

-

t857

v

_

_

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

Nov 

Dece

mber...................................

 ber........ ............................

Calendar year ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April......................................

May. .......................................

June 18-30. ................................

July.......................................

August. ....................................

September. .................................

The period. ..............................

Mar.

_

_

-

_

_

-

t644

_

-

_

_

t496

_

_

_

-

t203

_

_

_

-

Apr.

t!51

-

-

.

tl.100

-

_

-

-

-

-

t645

-

-

_

-

t866

-

-

-

-

-

tl,770

Seoondf cot-days

_

_

_

_

_

6,033

17,921

12,147

11,278

-

May

.

_

-

-

tl,440

_

-

-

_

-

_

tl,040

-

_

_

-

-

t273

_

-

- ,

- 

-

.

»

t440

-

-

~

Maxima

_

_

_

_

962

1,300

1,230

600

-

June

.

-

-

t573

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

_

349

322

300

436

' 490

3O6

390

249

249

462

614

904

962

~

Minimum

.

.

_

_

_

OJtQ £W

126

60

168

-

July

1,300

1,190

993

773

642

530

503

462

' 436

408

408

408

462

352

341

360

344

365

408

759

993

1,230

1,020

876

635

490

449

303

203

155

125

Aug.

S3

63

60

184

268

449

768

69S

726

726

330

214

176

171

174

1S2

174

233

1,100

1,000

453

ZS&

346

346

263

238

179

214

279

1,230

479

Mean

..

_

_

_

_

4f<

i679

 3S^

376

-

Sept.

-476

490

436

392

357

317

309

265

a200

168

184

249

368

449

390

422

462

449

490

516

600

379

336

325

341

379

379

387

371

392

-

Runoff in 

acre-feel

-

 .

_

_

_

11,970 

35,550

 34,090

SB.370

93,980

t Result of discharge measurement.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station near Belw.

Time basisi Mountain war tine. To convert war time to standard time* subtract 1 hour.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 181

_ Rio Grande at San Acacia, N. Hex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°15 l 20n , long. 106°53«30B , in NE& sec. 1, T. 1 S., 

 R. 1 W., 0.2 mile downstream from San Acacia diversion dam, half a mile east of San

Acacia, and 2 miles downstream from Rio Salado. Datum of gage (left bank) is 4,660.16

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Oral:____area.- 26,770 square miles (includes 2,940 square miles in closed basin in 

nortnern part of San Luls Valley, Colo.).

Records available.- April 1936 to September 1943 in reports of Geological Survey.

 February to December 192&, January 1926 to September 1927 (gage heights and discharge

measurements only) in reports of State engineer. January 1941 to December 1943 In

reports of Rio Grande Compact Commission.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,660 second-feet June 29 (gage height, 6.10 

minimum daily, 14 second-feet Aug. 2.

1936-43: mxtmum discharge, 27.400 second-feet Aug. 5. 1936 (gage height, 8.35 

feet, - datum of gage, _ _ . 4,662.56 feet), from rating curve extended above 18,000 secondfeet by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily 1 second-foot June 23, 1939.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

 which are poor. Diversions above station for Irrigation. Records of wat"?r analyses 

for the water year '1943 are given in Water-Supply Paper 970.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

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.

566.9

540

466

727

51S

666

496

430

496

441

504

616

73O

553

507

606

801

972

606

688

730

592

553

566

496

402

411

463

411

344

298

Nov.

512

528

408

486

420

575

335

254

268

256

298

242

190

206

824

206

166

224

196

Si 2

290

290

256

450

575

290

282

282

254

S8CT

-

Dec.

554

618

629

507

605

. 667

S54

1,060

857

S64

776

716

790

871

S57

S20

S57

888

906

1,030

973

990

959

990

1,130

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,080

966

775

Jan.

S57

928

975

864

837

956

888

928

S20

776

775

790

716

700

790

S20

 760

b760

b760

 990

1,010

805

670

S05

820

806

906

973

906

637

637

Feb.

775

790

760

775

871

854

750

657

760

715

745

790

750

745

685

667

670

716

715

750

775

776

776

S57

760

750

790

760

_

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

Novonbor

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January

March

April......................................

May................... .....................

June

September. .................................

Water year 1948-45 ......................

Mar.

700

790

746

. 667

715

686

760

750

667

606

644

700

746

745

806

905

644

507

474

344

420

411

474

275

96

75

58

58

72

65

100

Apr.

52

67

260

21S

516

716

618

922

922

1,550

1,190

1,530

1,270

888

686

666

679

618

905

760

507

463

666

888

1,100

1,780

1,500

1,540

1,590

- 1,370

~

Secondtoo t-days

17,412

S,622

26,106

1,004,718

16,224

17,210

8,380

225,826

Hay

1,170

1,150

1,520

1,270

1,030

1,190

1,690

1,610

2,080

2,580

2,200

1,250

1,060

888

686

616

463

373

276

206

785

401

452

320

411

430

312

242

195

254

260

MaxinuB

972

485

1,130

19,500

1,930

730

3,840

June

392

890

305

344

364

354

375

668

364

290

592

364.

306

512

564

506

196

186

155

128

203

398

162

106

110

48

256

375

3,840

3,460

-

MiniBun

296

166

354

166

103

14

July

1,780

1,600

1,120

685

605

335

312

328

290

242

230

230

260

254

138

150

130

160

176

546

637

1,190

1,030

990

605

375

398

218

68

27

24

Aug.

20

14

22

41

160

4S1

830

644

507

566

898

118

114

122

66

146

86

667

1,680

1,930

a400

354

402

411

606

364

458

1,450

1,250

1,770

1,040

Mean

552

207

&lg

2.7.-S

279

6" 3

Sept.

730

430

380

854

190

156

128

103

490

899

272

224

224

290

242

190

230

355

554

554

592

284

170

138

806

836

866

535

528

276

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

34,540

17,100

51,780

1,993,000

50,250

16,680

444,000

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Mo gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at San Harcial.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Tine haslet nountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hiur.
182 RIO GRANDE BASIN

Rio Grande at San Marclal, N. Hex.

Location (revised).- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33 040'50", long. 106°59'15", In Pedro 

Armenaaris Grant 33, at Atchlson, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway bridge, l.l miles downstream from San Marclal, Socorro County.

Drainage area.- 27,700 square miles (Including 2,940 square miles In closed basin In 

nortnem part of San Luls Valley, Colo.).

Records available.- January 1895 to September 1943 In reports of Geological Survey. 

January IBS& to December 1931 In reports of State engineer. Prior to January 1922 at 

site 0..3 mtle upstream; January 1922 to February 1932 at highway bridge half a mile 

northeast of San Marclal and 1.8 miles above present site.

Average discharge.- 47 years (1896-1943), 1,567 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,500 second-feet June 30 (gage height, 11.30 

reet;; minimum dally, 17 second-feet Aug. 5.

1895-1943: Maximum discharge, about 50,000 second-feet Oct. 11, 1904; no flow at 

times.

Remarks.- Records good. Diversions above station for Irrigation.

Cooperation-.- Records furnished by International Boundary Commission, United States and 

nexico, u. S. Section.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

580

515

506

485

497

377

494

616

499

464

485

606

630

825

6S1

556

624

727

821

796

814

666

589

573

522

486

384

390

488

407

41S

*cv.

422

376

352

411

543

480

412

366

318

265

309

331

331

237

226

243

236

231

246

259

232

237

251

250

319

428

402

348

315

282

-

Dec.

304

29S

455

473

497

447

645

785

846

904

852

849

750

707

725

828

841

874

944

924

990

1,020

969

968

968

1,020

1,080

1,110

1,150

1,010

1,030

Jan.

973

879

890

83S

874

845

922

965

933

912

S69

836

817

801

786

761

698

712

462

5O2

a936

al,110

al,020

a913

799

793

860

999

968

951

969

Feb.

935

836

826

S72

S63

914

939

843

543

572

660

834

849

77S

718

661

67S

736

725

71E

761

817

870

859

892

835

842

701

-

-

-

Month

October. ...................................

November . ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January ....................................

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April ......................................

May............................... ........

Juns

July....... ................................

August. ....................................

September ..................................

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

612

658

764

820

816

819

841

804

742

680

672

619

576

532

629

746

816

1,040

867

722

651

628

587

566

441

236

189

164

141

135

129

Apr.

124

134

102 "122

* 197

192

550

509

828

964

1,160

1,060

1,340

1,290

1,060

776

677

633

744

968

799

577

492

591

780

1,170

1,890

1,400

1,500

1,410

-

Secondfoct-daya

17,521

9,658

25,263

977,874

26,593

22,071

18,642

24,039

10^636

18,064

14,570

S.215

222,650

May

1,240

1,200

1,140

1,380

1,080

1.05O

1,200

1,450

1,360

1,870

2,900

2,060

1,270

1,140

913

709

624

438

364

209

386

553

44O

490

303

320

387

261

247

214

17 S

Maximum

825

543

1,150

17,800

1,110

939

1,040

1,890

2 900

3, 830

2,680

1,650

752

3,830

June

220

192

269

184

199

231

247

273

540

367

363

441

425

256

232

211

291

144

101

142

144

83

59

206

93

a54

44

41

756

3,830

-

Minimum

3Vr

22

poe Cfft

22]

46£

54:

125

10!

17£

4]

5(lr

9!

r

July

2,680

1,920

1,460

1,050

731

59O

374

296

310

3O2

25S

221

224

193

285

240

148

150

173

174

453

1,260

1,310

931

806

570

303

246

228

122

56

Aug.

27

31

36

36

17

59

492

734

509

444

733

346

15S

108

120

127

141

162

366

1,650

1,330

618

417

315

384

671

313

520

1,460

756

1,490

Mean

565

3 322

5 815

L 2,679

858

S 788

) 601

i 801

3

rtQ« OOO

L 355

5 583

470

3 274

610

Sept.

752

669

528

341

284

211

147

117

98

203

205

1S2

1S2

219

254

201

155

184

2S2

273

255

329

279

24O

209

226

262

335

317

276

-

Runcff iu 

ao re-feet

34,750

19,160

50,110

1,940,000

52,750

43,780

36 t 9^0

47,680

54,300

21,100

35,830

28,900

16,290

441,600

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated.

Time baaiai Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
RIO GRANGE BASIN 183

Rio Grande below Elephant Butte Dam, N. Mex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°09'05", long. 107°12«10", in Ni sei. 25, T. 13 

S., R. 4 W, (projected), 3,800 feet downstream from Elephant Butte Dam in Pedro Armendaris Grant.

Records available.- October 1916 to September 1943. 

Average discharge.- 27 years, 1,208 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum dally discharge during year, 1,670 second-feet Dec. 9; minimum daily, 

 43c! "second-feet Oct. 12.

1916-43:" Maximum daily discharge, 8,220 second-feet May 22, 1942; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records good. Many diversions above station for irrigation. Flow regulated by 

Kiepnant Butte Reservoir (see p. 185).

Cooperation.- Records furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 tc September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

87

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,280

1,230

1,210

1,080

1,190

1,250

1,230

1,190

1,160

1,240

957

432

1,280

1,280

1,250

1,160

1,240

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,240

1,240

1,140

1,110

1,190

1,220

1,190

1,220

1,170

1,190

Nov.

1,050

1,090

1,100

1,090

1,100

1,100

1,120

1,040

1,090

1,140

1,110

' 1,150

1,130

1,080

971

1,100

1,140

1,160

1,110

1,120

1,110

1,010

1,120

1,160

1,100

1,070

1,130

1,170

1,060

1,100

-

Dec.

1,120

1,200

1,150

1,120

1,160

1,050

1,140

1,550

1,670

1,410

1,090

1,040

955

963

958

1,OSO

1,100

1,080

1,100

1,090

1,090

1,050

1,070

1,110

911

1,010

1,020

1,110

1,110

1,330

1,200

Jan.

1,010

1,020

95S

1,020

990

1,050

1,300

1,480

9S3

931

939

990

1,010

990

1,030

1,000

953

968

987

965

921

947

934

842

922

1,050

1,040

1,050

1,050

1,040

958

Feb.

1,260

1,270

1,170

1,200

1,070

918

835

887

911

893

891

696

977

922

1,010

1,000

980

1,010

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,030

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,070

987

-

-

-

Month

October ....................................

November. ..................................

December ...................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January ....................................

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April.................. ....................

May. Uoir.......................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Rater year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

1,040

1,040

958

1,020

965

966

903

995

1,020

1,040

1,020

1,010

1,040

898

980

99S

991

1,050

1,060

1,080

984

1,080

1,150

1,150

1,130

1,150

1,180

1,090

1,060

1,100

1,060

Apr.

1,060

1,040

1,040

1,010

1,060

1,170

1,160

1,170

1,150

1,190

1,050

1,170

1,240

1,180

1,210

1,200

1,150

1,050

1,140

1,200

1,160,

1,130

1,110

1,090

979

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,070

1,090

-

Secondfoe t-days

36,329

33,021

35,037

916,944

31,328

38 527

32,203

33,449

34,176

- 32,430

. 37,250

37,640

35,404

406,849

May

1A40

959 .

1,100

1,120

1,140

1,140

1,160

1,150

1,030

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,120

1,210

1,130

1,020

1,1£P i.xR)

1,120

l.OSO

1,090

1,090

978

"1,030

1,130

1,100

1,150

1,120

1,100

989

1,050

Maximum

1, 280

1,170

1,670

3,220

1,480

1,270

ly 180

1,240

1,210

1,230

1,340

1,350

1,260

1,670

June

1,230

1,140

1,170

1,120

1,160

934

1,090,

1,130

1,140

1,130

*1,100

1,100

939

1,040

1,110

1,120

1,110

1,070

1,040

S91

989

1,110

1,110

1,120

1,110

1,100

957

1,020

1,090

1,110

-

Minimum

431

, 97]

91]

43£

84£

83)

89£

971

95£

89]

1,.04C

1.11C

914

43£

July

1,070

- 1,130

1,180

1,090

1,130

1,200

1,240

1,340

1,2SO

1,280

1^170

1,170

1,250

1,260

1,170

1,240

1,300

1,160

1,150

1,210

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,170

1,040

1,190

1,150

1,300

1,290

1,330

1,2SO

Aug.

1,130

1,200

1,270

1,300

1,350

1,310

1,280

' 1,120

1,810

1,220

1,200

1,210

1,220

1,190

1,140

1,130

1,190

1,200

1,220

1,250,

1,220

1,110

1,160

1,190

1,260

1,290

1,270

1,300

1,170

1,190

1,140

«ea"

1,172

1,101

1,130

IT, 512

1,011

1,019

i 1,039

1,115

1,102

1,083

1,202

1,214

1,180

1,115

Sept.

1,260

1,200

1,240

1,230

1,100

1,180

1,220

1,250

1,250

1,240

1,230

1,110

1,160

1,170

1,210

1,280

1,230

1,190

1,130

1,120

1,180

1,210

1,170

1,160

1,130

914

1,160

1,130

1,170

1,240

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

72,060

65,500

69,490

1,819,000

62,140

56,580

63,880

66,350

67,790

64,420

73.880

7*,660

70,220

807,000

Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
184 RIO GRANDE BASIN

Rio Grande below Caballo Dam, N. Hex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°53'05", long. 107°17'30", In NEiSW* sec. 30, 

T. J-6 S., R. 4 w., 600 feet upstream from Bojorquez bridge, 4,200 feet diwnstream from 

Caballo Dam, 1 1/3 miles upstream from Percha diversion dam, 3 miles northeast of 

Arrey, and 5 miles south of Caballo. Datum of gage Is 4,145.9 feet above mean sea level.

Records available.- January 1938 to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum dally discharge during year, 2,920 second-feet Aug. 6: minimum dally. 

7.7 second-feet Oct. 20.

1938-43: Maximum dally discharge, 7,650 second-feet May 20, 1942; minimum dally, 1.3 second-feet Nov. 18-21, Dec. 12-27, 1940.

Remarks.- Records good. Considerable diversion above station for Irrigation. Flow

regulated by Caballo Reservoir (capacity, 345,900 acre-feet) and Elephant Butte Reservoir (capacity, 2,219,000 acre-feet).

Cooperation.- Records furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

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

23

30

31

Oct.

1,690

1,160

1,130

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,000

954

949

944

939

934

813

339

20

.13

8.9

7.7

8.0

8.6

8.9

9.2

10

16

18 ,

81

340

542

437

Nor.

463

478

495

345

215

143

87

14

14

14

14

14

14

12

13

13

13

13

468

731

543

543

543

543

543

364

241

167

113

112

-

Dec.

76

16

20

80

20

v 19

20

20

287

640

497

497

798

970

970

970

721

400

276

151

88

27

26

26

30

35

36

39

40

41

293

Jan.

~293

49

48

43

48

54

58

60

. 59

56

56

65

67

67

71

*

74

72

69

73

73

73

77

77

78

91

94

95

107

112

113

Feb.

113

114

113

112

270

701

651

665

483

133

96

89

231

836

836

834

828

830

824

. 817

316

785

780

785

790

838

923

959

_

_

-

Month

October

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January ...

April ......................................

 ay. .......................................

September. .................................

Hater year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

967

967

1,030

1,060

1,040

989

961

965

982

1,030

1,070

1,070

1,210

1,360

1.380

1,400

1,510

1,610

1,680

1,680

1,870

1,680

1,920

1,360

2,030

2,130

' 2,310

2,320

2,320

2,470

2,580

Apr.

2,530

2,520

2,710

2,680

2,590

2,710

2,710

2,670

2,580

2,430

2,430

2,340

8,260

2,200

2,210

2,250

2,340

2,400

2,400

2,340

2,210

%,030

1,990

1,990

1,980

2,000

2,120

2,170

2,080

2,070

-

Secondfoot-clays

8,069

905,447.3

35,504

474,296.3

Hay

2,140

2,290

2,290

2,290

2,080

1,330

1,110

2,000

2,300

2,300

2,290

2,210

1,970

1,970

1,970

1,960

1,940

1,930

2,010

2,150

2,050

1,960

1,960

1,960

1,960

1,900

1,870

1,860

2,030

2,090

2,090

Naxiwm

*y*l

970

7,650

2,710

2,640

2,020

2,920

June

2,150

1,950

1,880

1,870

1,950

2,000

1,990

2,020

2,130

2.160

2,140

2,250

2,250

2,230

2,230

2,200

2,030

2,030

2,200

2,250

2,250

2,240

2,290

2,400

2,730

2,820

2,670

2,650

2,460

1,800

-

Minimum

16

3.C

961

1,280

2,130

105

7.1

July Aug.

1,360 2,690

1,280 2,70.0

1,660 2,700

1,780 2,690

1,780 2,730

1,680 2,920

1,650 2,810

1,620 2,730

1,800 2,710

2,200 2,610

2,250 2,560

2,240 2,500

2,280 2,460

2,610 2,650

2,430 2,620

2,330 2,570

2,180 2,510

2,150 2,470

2,110 2,390

2,020 2,340

1,930 2,380

1,930 2,530

1,930 2,420

2,080 2,290

2,180 2,280

2,170 2,170

2,150 2,150

2,140 2,180

2, 1«0 2,230

2,450 2,040

2,640 8,170

Mean

5tt

8*1

2")

) 2,431

5-V)

1,5*7

8,311

2,008

2,217

2,0""}

2,416

1,183

1 1,2*9

Sept.

2,020

1,880

1,800

1,760

1,740

1,710

 1,710

1,660

1,470

1,470

1,580

1,690

1,560

1,570

1,470

1,380

1,360

1,320

1,320

1,320

1,270

1,040

517

138

110

109

105

137

188

200

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

35,350

14,450

16,000

1,796,000

4,850

32,240

95,110

138,700

123,600

131,300

125,300

153,500

70,420

940,700

Mountain war time. To convert war tine to standard tioe, subtract 1 hour.
RIO ORANDE BASIN 186 

Reservoirs in the Rio Grande Basin

Elephant Butte Reservoir.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33009'15*, long. lOV'll'SQ", at dam 

on Rio krande in NWi sec. 30, T. 13 S., R. 3 W. (surveys by Bureau of Reclamation), 1 

mile west of Elephant Butte, N. Hex., post office and 4 miles northeast of Hot Springs. 

Datum of gage is 43.3 feet above mean sea level. Records available, January 1940 to 

September 1943. Maximum daily contents during year, 1,929,200 acre-fee4; Oct. 1 (gage 

height, 4,398.96 feet); minimum daily, 1,394,300 acre-feet Sept. 30 (ga-je height, 

4,380.82 feet). Maximum daily contents during period 1940-43, 2,303,000 acre-feet June 

16-18, 1942 (gage height, 4,409.19 feet); minimum daily, 418,500 acre-f.set Sept. 21-23, 

1940 (gage height, 4,323.20 feet).

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam; storage began Jan. 6, 1915; dam completed May 

13, 1916. Capacity, 2,219,000 acre-feet between gage heights 4,231.5 fset (sill of 

lower outlet gate) and 4,407.0 feet (spillway crest), survey of 1940. No dead storage. 

Figures given herein represent usable contents. Water is used for powe~ devslopment 

and Irrigation on Rio Grande project of Bureau of Reclamation. Content! as here given 

are computed from mean dally gage heights.

Gage-height record and capacity table furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Caballo Reservoir.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°53'45", long. 107°17'30", at dam on Rio 

Grande, in SEtsWi sec. 19, T. 16 S., R. 4 W., 0.5 mile downstream from mouth of Apache 

Canyon, 0.9 mile upstream from Bojarquez Bridge, 2 miles upstream from Pe~cha diversion 

dam, 3.5 miles northeast of Arrey, and 4.5 miles south of Caballo, N. Mix. Datum of 

gage is 43.3 feet above mean sea level. Records available, February 1938 to September 

1943. Maximum daily contents during year, 335,600 acre-feet Feb. 28 (gige height, 

4,181.10 feet); minimum daily, 3,770 acre-feet Sept. 21 (gage height, 4,119.20 feet). 

Maximum daily contents during period 1938-43, 347,000 acre-feet Mar. 4, 1948 (gage 

height, 4,182.06 feet;); minimum daily, 118 acre-feet Oct. 14, 1938 (gag3 height, 

4,108.1 feet).

Reservoir Is formed by earth-fill dam; storage began Feb. 8, 1938; dan completed 

Sept. 19, 1938. Capacity, 345,870 acre-feet between gage heights 4,104 feet (bottom 

of tunnel entrance to gates) and 4,182 feet (maximum gage height at which spillway gates 

operate automatically). No dead storage. Figures given herein represent usable contents. Water released from Elephant Butte Reservoir for power development is stored In 

Caballo Reservoir and released for irrigation on Rio Grande project of Bureau of Reclamation. Contents as here given are computed from mean daily gage heights.

Gage-height record and capacity table furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Correction.- The figure of contents for Dec. 31, 1941, has been corseted to 277,100 

acre-feet, superseding erroneous figure published in Water-Supply Paper 958.

Carson Reservoir.- Water-stage -recorder, lat. 36°25', long. 105°50', in NW* sec. 12, T. 25 

N., R. id E., on Aguaje de la Petaca, 4t miles northeast of,Stong and 4* mllejs northwest of Carson, Taos County, N. Mex. Records available, January 1940 t> September 1943. 

Maximum daily contents during year, 6 acre-feet Aug. 17 (gage height, 8.6 feet); no 

storage most of year. Maximum contents during period 1940-43, 3,620 ac~e-feet May 6, 

1941 (gage height, 38.5 feet); no storage for extended periods.

Reservoir Is formed by earth dam, stone-faced, completed In 1935. Cipaclty, 5,684 

acre-feet between gage heights 8.0 feet (sill of outlet gate) and 45 fe^t (crest of 

spillway). Dead storage negligible. Water used for irrigation in Carson Irrigation 

District near Carson, N, Mex.

Contents, 6 acre-feet, Aug. 17, and 5 acre-feet, Sept. 28; reservoir was empty the 

rest of year. Gage heights and contents at midnight.

El Vado Reservoir.- Water-stage recorder (records stages above sprllway floor only) and 

slope gage, lat. 36°35'45", long. 106°43 T 55", on Rio Chama, In SEi sec. 4, T. 27 K., R. 

2 E., (projected), at left end of dam, 2 miles downstream from old town of El Vado, and 

13 miles southwest of Tierra Amarilla, N. Mex. Datum of gage is 9.565 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Records available, January 1935 to September 1943. Maximum 

dally contents during year, 171,300 acre-feet May 20-23, May 30 to June 4 (gage height. 

6,892.8 feet); Minimum daily, 36,170 acre-feet, Oct. 30, 31 (gage height, 6,821.0 feet). 

Maximum daily contents during period 1935-43, 197,700 acre-feet July 4, 13-24, 1941 

(gage height, 6,901.2 feet); minimum daily, 56 acre-feet Jan. 1, 1935.

Reservoir is formed by rock-fill dam, steel-faced; storage began in January 1935. 

Capacity, 200,300 acre-feet between gage heights' 6,740.0 feet (bottom of. trash rack) 

and 6,902.0 feet (top of spillway gate). Dead storage unknown. Figures given herein 

represent usable contents. Water is used for irrigation by Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District. Gage read daily about 7:30 a.m. continuous recorder registers 

gage height above 6,879.3 feet (floor of spillway). Contents given herein are those 

at 7:30 a.m. Staff gage readings and capacity table furnished by Middle Rio Grande 

Conservancy District.

Nlehols Reservoir.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°41'20", long. 105°52'40", at dam on 

Santa Fe Creek, in E&NEi sec. 21, T. 17 II., R. 10 E., three-quarters of a mile upstream 

from lower storage reservoir, 2& miles downstream from upper storage reservoir of Hew 

Mexico Power Co. and 3i miles east of Santa Fe, N. Mex. Datum of gage Is 7,3l3.£ feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Records available, December 1942 to September 

1943. Maximum daily contents during period-, 421 acre-feet Aug. 20 (gag's height, 157.0 

feet; no contents prior to Mar. 16.

Reservoir is formed by rock-fill dam; storage began Mar. 16, 1943. Capacity, 796 

acre-feet between gage heights 121.2 feet (bottom of lower operational gate) and 171.0 

feet (top of flashboards in spillway). Dead storage, 14 acre-feet. Fiejires given here 

represent total contents. Water is used for municipal consumption of city of Santa Fe. 

Contents given herein are those for midnight. Capacity table computed from survey furnished by New Mexico Power Co.

San Mateo Reservoir.- Tape gage, lat. 35°19'35", long. lt)7 038'04", on San Mateo Creek, in 

SWiNEi sec.- 25, T. 13 N., R. 8 W., over concrete outlet tower in upstream face of dam, 

three-quarters of a mile southeast of San Mateo, N. Mex. .Prior to June 27, water-stage 

recorder at same site. Records available, December 1939 to September 1943. Maximum 

daily contents recorded, 64 acre-feet Feb. 18, 19 (gage height, 36.0 fe<?t); minimum observed, 1 acre-foot July 31 (gage height, 17.1 feet). Maximum daily contents recorded 

during period 1939-43, that of Feb. 18, 19, 1943; no storage Sept. 4-1Z, 1940.
186 ' RIO GRANDE BASIN

Reservoirs lit the Rio Grande Basin Continued

Reservoir Is formed by earth dam, rock-faced, completed in 1937. Capacity, 60 acrefeet (.revised) between gage height 16.9 feet (bottom of reservoir, Septemter 1943} and 

36.0 feet (approxlinate floor level in earth channel spillway). No dead storage. Water 

is diverted below reservoir for irrigation.

Alamogordo Reservoir.- Mercury gage, lat. 34°36 1 30", long. 104°23'10", in SWf sec. 34, T. 

5 N., R. 24 E., at Alamogordo Dam on Pecos River, 5 miles northeast of Guadalupe, N. 

Mex. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, Bureau of Reclamation datum. Drainage area, 

4,390 square miles (contributing area). Records available, January 1939 to September 

1943. Maximum daily contents during year, 141,400 acre-feet Oct. 20, 21, (elevation, 

4,273.55 feet); minimum daily, 21,400 acre-feet Sept. 17 (elevation, 4,227.80 feet). 

, Maximum daily contents during period 1939-43, 149,400 acre-feet Apr. 19, £0, 1942 

(elevation, 4,275.30 feet); minimum daily, 3,000 acre-feet Aug. 5, 1940 (elevation, 

4,205.9 feet).

Reservoir Is formed by Alamogordo Dam; completed and storage began in 1938. Capacity, 148,000 acre-feet between elevations 4,200.0 (sill of outlet gates) ard 4,275.0 

feet (top of spillway gates) above mean sea level. Dead storage, 9,000 acre-feet. Figures given herein represent usable contents. Contents computed from once-daily gage 

readings at 8 a.m. Gage-height record and capacity curve furnished by Bureau of 

Reclamation, t

Lake McMlllan.- Staff gage, lat. 32°35'45", long. 1C4°20'55" > in SEi sec. 2, T. 20 S., R. 

26 E., at McMIllan Dam on Pecos River, 3 miles southeast of Lakewood, N. r«x. Datum of 

gage is 3,241.6 feet above mean sea level, Bureau of Reclamation datum, fralnage area, 

16,990-square miles (contributing area). Records available, January 1939 to September 

1943. Maximum daily contents during year, 39,100 acre-feet Dec. 24 (gage height, 26.2 

feet); minimum dally, 4,460 acre-feet Aug. 21, 22 (gage height, 17.2 feet). Maximum 

dally contents during period 1939-43, 68,500 acre-feet Sept. 26, 1941 (gage height, 

29.95 feet); minimum dally, 1,500 acre-feet Oct. 6-11. Feb. 12, 1941; minimum gage 

height, 15.2 feet Nov. 11, 1940 (affected by wind).

Lake is formed by McMIllan Dam; completed and storage began In 1906. Capacity, 

38,500 acre-feet between gage heights 0.0 foot (sill of outlet gates) and 26.1 feet 

(crest of spillway 1). No'dead storage. Figures given herein represent usable contents. Water is used for irrigation on Carlsbad project of Bureau of Reclamation. Contents computed from once-daily gage readings at 6 a.m. Gage-height recorc' and capacity 

curve furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Lake Avalon.-^Staff gage, lat. 32°29'25", long. 104°15'00", in SWi sec. 12, T. 21 S., R. 

26 E., at Avalon Dam on Pecos River, 5 miles north of Carlsbad, N. Max. Datum of gage 

is 3,157.0 feet above mean sea level, Bureau of Reclamation datum. Drainage area, 

18,070 square miles (contributing area). Records available, January 1939 to September 

1943. Maximum daily contents during year, 6,500 acre-feet Jan. 5-8 (gage height, 20.9 

feet); minimum daily, 400 acre-feet Dec. 20 (gage height, 11.6 feet). Maximum dally 

contents during period 1939-43, 11,000 acre-feet May 22, 1941 (gage height, 25.0 feet); 

no storage, Sept. 7, Oct. 2-11, 1940, when natural flow was passing throuph- reservoir. 

Lake is formed by Avalon Dam; storage began in 1906. Capacity, 6,600 s.cre-feet between gage heights 0.0 foot (sill of outlet gates) and 21.0 feet (crest of spillway 1). 

No dead storage. Figures given herein represent usable contents. 'Water Is used for 

irrigation on Carlsbad project of Bureau of Reclamation. Contents computed from oncedaily gage readings at 6 a.m. Gage-height record and capacity curve furnished by Bureau 

of Reclamation.

Red Bluff Reservoir.- Staff gage, lat. 31°S4'05", long. 103°54'40", at Red Bluff dam on 

Pecos River, 3 miles upstream from Salt (Screwbean) Draw, 4.5-miles north of Orla, Reeves 

County, Tex. Datum of gage Is 0.30 foot below mean sea level, datum of 1929. Subtract 0.30 feet from e-levatlons given herein to obtain elevation above mesJi sea level, 

datum of 1929. Contributing drainage area, 20,720 square nlles. Records available, 

February 1937 to September 1943. Maximum contents observed during year, ?08,000 acrefeet Hov. 10 (elevation, 2,841.8 feet, from staff gage readings at service spillway); 

minimum observed, 174,000 acre-feet Sept. 9-14, 16-20; minimum elevation observed, 

2,827.9 feet Sept. 16. Maximum contents observed during period 1937-43, 552,000 acrefeet Sept. 27, 28, 1941 (elevation, 2,846.2 feet, observed on gage mentiored above 

affected by variable drawdown due to flow through Taintor gates); minimum, 28,000 acrefeet Sept. 17, 23-28, 1940 (elevation, 2,794.8 feet).

Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam, rip-rap faced; storage began In 1936; dam 

completed early in 1937. Capacity, 307,000 acre-feet between elevations 2,764.0 feet 

(penstock Intake sill) and 2,842.0 feet (top of Taintor gates). Dead storage, 3,000 

acre-feet. Figures given herein represent total contents. Water Is used for power 

development and for irrigation'from Mentone to Grandfalls, Tex. Contents computed from 

dally readings at 9 a.m. Elevation obtained by measuring down to water svrface from 

reference mark on top of surge tower, Sept. 8-30. Elevation record and rapacity curve 

furnished by Red Bluff Water Power Control District.
RIO (JRANDE BASIN 18?

Monthly gage-height and contents .of reservoirs in the Rio Brands Basin, 

water year October 1942 to September 1943

Date

Dec. 31.......................

Water year 1942-43. .........

Date

Dec. 31.......................

Feb. 28.......................

May 31.......................

Date

Dec. 31........... ............

Water year 1942-43. .........

Date

Dec. 31.......................

Water year 1942-43. .........

Elephant Butte Reservoir

.Elevation 

or gage 

height 

(feet)

4,399.00 

4,397.47 

4,395.48 

4,394.43

-

4,393.65 

4,392.89 

4,391.65 

4,390.32 

4,389.32 

4,387.26 

4,385.76 

4,383.15 

4,380.82

-

C ontents 

(acrefeet)

1,930,900 

1,878,400 

1,814,200 

1,780,500

-

1,755,200 

1,731,900 

1,693,500 

1,653,100 

1,623,900 

1,565,400 

1,523,800 

1,454,400 

1,394,300

-

Change 

In 

contents 

during 

month, 

(acrefeet)

-52,500 

-64,200 

-33,700

-157,500

-25,300 

-23,300 

-38,400 

-40,400 

-29,200 

-58,500 

-41,600 

-69,400 

-60,100

-536,600

El Vado Reservoir

6,834.1 

6,821.0

5,824,0

-

6,829.2 

6,832.6 

6,839.6 

6,875.6 

6,892.8 

6,882.7 

6,865.3 

6,845.4 

6,622.3

-

51,760 

36,170 

39,450 

a42,430

-

45,540 

49,800 

59,260 

125,000 

171,300 

142,700 

102,600 

67,780 

37,570

-

-15,590 

+3,280 

+2,980

-69,070

+3,110 

+4,260 

+9,460 

+65,740 

+46,300 

-28,600 

-40,100 

-34,820 

-30,210

-14; 190

San Mateo Reservoir

""

-

.

.

29 

21 

27 

37

-

51 

63 

60 

58 

35 

7 

1 

53 

60

_

:

-

:

.

Lake McMillan

24,0 

24.85 

25.85 

25.7

-

25.85 

24.9 

23. g 

22.3 

19.0 

21.6 

22.7 

20.0 

19.2

-

28,000 

32,040 

35,600 

36/390

-

37,190 

32,280 

24,470 

20,730 

9,180 

17,980 

22,360 

12,300 

9,780

-

a Ho gage-height record; contents interpolated. 

617457 0 - 4? - 13

+4,040 

+3,560 

+ 790

+4,600

+800 

-4,910 

-7,810 

-3 , 740 

-11,550 

+8,800 

+4,380 

-10,060 

-2,520

-18,220

Caballo Reservoir

Elevation 

or gage 

height 

(feet)

4,158.80 

4,163.48 

4,169.03 

4,174,32

-

4,179.19 

'4,181.10 

4,178.34 

4,171.75 

4,165.59 

4,157.30 

4,149.49 

4,127.72 

4,130.03

-

Hie

""

-

131.6 

147.5 

150.2 

153.0 

154.3 

155.3 

147.0

- __

Contorts 

(aorefeet)

137, £00 171, eoo

214,fOO 

264, EOO

-

314, ?00 

335, 600 

304, FOO 

,239,800 

187, SOO 

127,?00 

83,010 

15, £70 

20,£10

-

Change 

In 

contents 

during 

month 

(acrefeet)

+34,600 

+43,100 

+49,600

+37,400

+49,700 

+21,400 

*-30,800 

-65,000 

-51,900 

-60,700 

-44,190 

-67,440 

+4,640

-116,990

hols Reservoir

""

-

63 

£40

336 

362 

S82 

£33

-

-

-

+63 

+177 

+43 

+53 

+26 

+20 

-149

+ 233

Alamogordo Reservoir

72.95 

73.50 

61.10 

61.70

-

61.65 

63.70 

62.60 

60.95 

62.40 

52.80 

55.90 

39.60 

29.05

_

138,700 

141, £00 

91,£40 

93,880

-

93, ^lO

loi,: oo

97.C60 

91,240 

96 ,540 

67, £20 

75, £20 

38,300 

22,660

_

+2,500 

-49,360 

+2,040

-52,520

-170 

+7,390 

-4,040 

-5,720 

+5,000 

-29,120 

+8,600 

-37,520 

-15,440

-115,840

Lake Avalon

20.95 

20.60 

13.5 

17.1

_

20.8 

20.7 

17.8 

13.6 

15.6 

17.55 

18.1 

14.3 

15.9

.

6,550 

6.SOO 

935 

3,140

_

6,400 

6,300 

3,690 

975 

2,080 

3,490 

3,9^0 

1,300 

2,S80

_

-350 

-5,265 

+2,206

-3,110

+3,260 

-100 

-2,610 

-2,715 

+1,105 

+1,410 

+440 

-2,630 

+980

-4,270
188 RIO GRANDE BASIN

Monthly gage-height and contents of reservoirs in the Rio Grande Baa 

______________________water year October 1942 to September 1948 Continued

Red Bluff Reservoir

Date

Sept. 30 ..............

Dec. 31..............

Calendar year 1942 .

Elevation 

(feet)

2,841.2 

2,340.4 

2,841.1 

2,841.1

-

e2, 841.0

Contents 

(acrefeet)

308,000 

294,000 

301,000 

301,000

-

.297,000 

300,000

Change 

In 

contents 

during 

month 

(acrefeet)

-8,000 

+7,000 

0

-11,000

-4,000 

+3,000

Date

War. 31.............

June 30 .............

July 31 ..,,.,.......

Water year 1942-43

Elevation 

(feet)

2,840.6. 

2,838.2 

2,836.5 

e2,835.3 

2,833.7 

62,829.0 

2,828.3

-

Content s 

(acrefeet

296,000 

272,000 

255,000 

243,000 

227,000 

183,000 

177,000

-

Change 

In 

contents 

during 

month 

(acrefeet)

-4,000 

-34,000 

-17,000 

-12,000 

-16,000 

-44,000 

-6,000

-125,000

e JJlevation based on observations near end of month. 

Time basis; Mountain mar time except Red Bluff Reservoir which is Central war time. To convert 

war tl.u% to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

Clear Creek below Continental Reservoir, colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and Parstiall flume, lat. 37°53', long. 107°11', In sec.

 &,, T. 42 N., R. 3 W., 1,000 feet downrtrear. from Continental Reservoir and 15 nlles

west of Creede.

Drainage area.- 49 square miles. 

Kecoras available.- October 1933 to September 1943 In reports of Geological Survey. May

1929 to September 1943 In reports of State engineer. 

Average discharge.- 14 years, 30.1 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 194 second-feet Hay 2 (gage height, 2.57 feet);

minimum dally, 3.5 second-feet Oct. 1-10.

1929-43: Maximum discharge, 313 second-feet May 4, 1937 (gage height, 5.41 feet);

no flow June 22, 23, 1935.

Reriarks.- Records fair. Flow regulated by Continental Reservoir (capacity, 26,700 acreDischarge, in eecond-feei, rater year Ootooer 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

28

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

4.6

5.5

7.0

7.8

7.4

8.6

9.8

9.0

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

9.8

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

Nov.

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

 11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

~

Dec.

11

11ir1111

11

11111111

1111

1111

11

11111111

11

11

111111

11

11

111111

11

11

Jan.

11

11

r 11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

. 11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

Feb.

11

 11

11

11

11

11

 11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

-

-

-

Month

December ...................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

May. .......................................

July . - ----- ............ . . ... -

Augu 

September. .................................

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

Apr.

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

IE

18

57

125

125

151

165

164

143

130

130

-

Secondfoot-days

222.5

341

12,690.7

341

341

1,902 

530.4

13,602.9

May

150

185

193

192

192

171

152

138

106

86

85

69

65

63

58

57

57

56

57

57

58'

58

57

63

67

84

95

94

96

113

113

Maximum

11

249

79 

42

193

June

113

119

92

62

84

94

98

96

92

79

82

87

87

87

81

77

75

74

76

69

63

68

67

64

64

81

83

62

87

87

-

Mininum

11

3.J

31 

8.(

3..

July

74

69

69

64

- 60

60

6A

747"

77

77

73

69

63

70

768."

83

75

70

70

68

69

72 * 77

Sf1

sr

93

8*

8?8^

Aug.

77

75

76

76

76

76

79

78

77

74

67

65

68

70

68

65

67

67

65

' 66

64

53

r 4£

34

22

31

37

44

45

44

44

Mean

) 7.18

11.0

> 34.8

3 17. 7

) 37.3

Sept.

42

34

30

30

30

23

20

20

16

14

14

16

18

18

18

18

17

16

15

16

11

9.0

8.6

9.0

9.B

11

12

12

12

11

Runoff in 

acre-feet

441

 676

25, 170

3,770 

1,050

26,980

* Winter* discharge measurement made on this day.

Note,- Ho gage-height record Oct. 1-7, Oct. 26 to Apr. 18; discharge computed on basis of one discharge measurement and records of flow from Continental Reservoir.

Time basia; Hountain war time. To convert VOLT time to standard time, subtract J hour.
RIO (JRANDE BASIN 166

Goose Creek near Wagon Wheel Gap> Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, 1st. 37°41', long. 106°50', in NWi sec. 26, T. 40 N., 

R. i E., 14 miles downstream from Roaring Fork and 6 miles south of Wagon Wheel Gap.

Drainage area.- 51 square miles.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1943 (no winter records after October 1941). 

ucLooer iki« T;O July 1926 at site 1 mile upstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 208 second-feet June 1 (gage height, 1.72 feet); 

minimum daily recorded, 9.2 second-feet Oct. 1.

1924-26, 1939-43: Haximum discharge, 780 second-feet June 23, 1941 (gage height, 

2.99 feet), from rating curve extended above 500 second-feet; minimum, 8 second-feet 

(regulated) Nov. 29 to Dec. 16, 1924 (gage height, 0.08 foot, site and datum then in 

use).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

LaKe Humphreys, above station (capacity, 842 acre-feet) has slight effect on flow.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1945

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

9.2

11

13

12

11

10

10

10

10

10

13

16

81

IS

a60

a21

as

24

22 21 *'

SO

19

21

21

20

IS

19

; 19

' -19

14

17

HOT.

19

20

19

19

15

18

15

19

22

ei6

16

16

17

19

22

19

14

17

17

18

18

12

13

13

13

12

18

18

18

13

~

Deo.

<»)

14

Jan. Feb.

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

Deoeabar ...................................

Calendar year ......................

January. ............'.......................

February. ..................................

March

April.............. ........................

May.... .....................................

June. ......................................

July.... ...................................

August. ....................................

September. .................................

Water year ......................

Mar. Apr.

a35

a34

a36

a39

a38

a41

a37

a30

a23

a21

a!8

a!9

20

30

40

41

34

38

42

52

50

61

74

72

72

70

74

81

98

117

Secondfoot-days

511.2

481

434

_

_

_

1,437

3,180

3,348

1,336

1,409

825

-

May

130

130

140

157

188

103

102

90

83

76

76

7S

78

76

70

70

65

67

69

74

76

70

70

87

109

122

111

146

169

152

152

Maxima*

24

22

_

_

_

117

169

181

81

80

55

-

June

157

181

132

111

96

88

90

117

140

143

149

130

113

94

94

98

102

109

107

113

117

109

al06

103

100

98

85

79

76

111 '

NinlBun

9.£

12

_

_

_

IS

65

76

22

28

20

-

July

SI

70

65

60

53

53

50

49

46

46

43

41

40

38

46

42

37

37

37

22

34

41

40

35

36

30

28

28

89

37

43

Auf.

36

31

32

a35

a36

31

31

28

a34

a 55

aS2

a45

40

42

41

a64

a56

a74

a80

61

53

46

43

37

36

38

37

43

66

56

61

Mean

16.5

16.0

14

-

_

_

47.9

101

112

43.1

45.5

27.5

-

Sept.

a55

a48

41

40

36

34

32

30

S9

28

27

85

27

26

25

23

28

24

23

22

20

20

80

20

20

20

20

23

22

23

~

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,010

954

861

.

_

_

_

2,850

6,190

6,640

2,650

2,790

1,640

-

* Winter discharge measurement made en this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for South Fork Bio Orande near 

South Fork.

Sate.- Ho gage-height record Nov. 23 to Dec. 31 (stage-discharge relation affected by Ice most of 

period); discharge computed on basis of one discharge measurement and weather reccrdd.

.basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
190 RIO GRANDE BASIN

South Fork Rio Grande at South Fork, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°40', long. 106°39', In sec. 4, T. 3? N., R. 3 E., 

li miles upstream from mouth and li miles southwest of village of South Fork. Datum of 

gage Is 8,221.79 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 216 square miles.

Records available.- August 1910 to September 1913 and Miy 1936 to September 1943 In reports 

of Geological survey. August 1910 to September 1922. and my 1936 to September 1943 In 

reports of State engineer. Records for 1910-22 at site 1 mile downstream.

Average discharge.- 19 years (1910-22, 1936-43), 241 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 975 second-feet June 2 (gage height, 4.18 feet); 

minimum dally recorded, 28 second-feet Nov. 21, but may have been less during period of 

Ice effect.

1910-22, 1936-43: Maximum discharge, 8,000 second-feet Oct. 5, 1911 (gage height, 

9.7 feet, from floodmarks, site and datum now In use), from rating curve extended above 

1,500 second-feet; minimum dally, 20 second-feet Jan. 1, 2, 8, 17, 23-25, 1915, Dec. 20 

1937.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record, which are fair. A few small diversions above station for Irrigation, and several 

small storage reservoirs.

Discharge, in ascend-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

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

33

33

33

34

34

35

36

38

58

41

48

66

56

57

56

55

53

51

48

49

49

45

44

42

39

40

41

45

37

40

Nov.

46

51

60

47

39

47

39

42

43

«32

33

34

36

37

41

38

53

41

37

33

26

49

49

46

38

30

51

31

34

S3

-

Dec.

29

33

31

35

(»)

> 41

*

Jan.

(«>

35

Feb.

52

(*)

^

_

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April ..................................... ; .

May........................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September . .................................

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

51

' 52

«49

49

50

51

57

67

78

82

87

Apr.

105

122

149

166

187

216

202

171

164

157

119

109

117

153

192

208

177

177

SS2

270

281

330

387

434

462

474

458

474

508

585

-

Seccndfcot-daya

1,348

1,173

1,235

79,970

1,065

1,466

1,704

7,758

14,347

14,402

3,872

2,201

1,617

52,198

May

686

744

755

744

614

525

503

406

397

380

355

300

300

320

325

300

270

250

255

290

317

305

330

454

508

525

525

647

719

676

642

Maximum

66

51

1,440

_

_

585

755

854

314

108

98

854

June

686

854

700

552

499

482

508

552

562

571

 618

557

503

458

446

434

426

442

446

454

450

426

410

372

339

327

302

287

281

458

Minimum

32

28

_

_

_

105

250

261

58

53

36

-

July

314

262

230

196

L73

183

198

205

205

185

162

113

93

88

95

88

76

71

71

79

64

89

83

73

71

64

60

65

58

64

74

Aug.

62

55

53

57

63

72

61

59

66

93

68

62

65

66

66

89

65

102

108

84

71

68

64

63

62

61

66

62

61

107

100

Mean

4S.5

39.1

3S.S

219

3F

52

5S.O

259

46S

48C

12E

73.0

5f.9

14?

Sept.

98

95

91

65,

78

73

66

60

55

51

49

49

51

47

43

42

40

41

41

39

36

36

36

37

38

44

45

50

46

55

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

2,670

8,330

2,450

156,600

2,150

2,890

3,380

15,390

28,460

28,570

7,680

4,370

3,210

103,600

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. -

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 4 to Apr. 3 (no gage-height record Dec. 7 to 

Mar722j discharge computed on. basis of three discharge measurements and weather records). Ho gageheight record Hay 9-20, Aug. 25 to Sept. 16; discharge computed on basis of two discharge measurements and records for Rio Grande near Del Norte, Colo.

Time basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
RIO ORANBE BASIN 191

Pinos Creek near Del Norte, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume, lat. 37°27', long. 10^°35', in sec. 

29, T. 39 N., R. 5 E., just downstream from Bennett Creek and 8 miles southwest of 

Del Norte.

Drainage area.- 53 square miles.

Records available.- May 1936 to September 1943 In reports of Geological Sirvey. May 1919 

to September 1924 and May 1936 to September 1943 in reports of State engineer. (No 

winter records most years.)

..- Maximum discharge during year, 107 second-feet Aug. 17 (gage height, 1.43

3tJT minimum dally recorded, 6.0 second-feet Sept. 25. 

1919-24, 1936-43: Maximum dally discha

mum not determined.

discharge, 2,400 second-feet June 3, 1922; minlRemarks.- Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are 

fair. One small diversion above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 tc September 194!'

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

23

24

25

26

28

SI

Oct.

9,5

9.9

9,9

9,9

9,9

10

10

10

10

10

10

9*9

10

9.5

8,8

 9.9

10

11

10

9.9

9.9

10

9.9

9.5

9.2

9.£

14

Nov.

13

10

9.9

«a9»2

a9.S

-

Dec.

t9.2

Jan. Feb.

Month

December. ..................................

Calendar year ......................

January

F>ebr*ia"r

Acri

h................... ...................

1........ ........................ Mly.::::::::;:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: June.

September. .................................

Hater year ......................

Mar.

,

Apr.

a!7

17

18

18

20

23

20 ' IB

16

13

9.9

10

14

' 17

22

24

17

17

20

26

29

55

44

63

53

50

46

47

53

59

"

Secondfee t-days

281 3

«

_

240,2

-

May

63

68

64

65

45

42

50

41

38

38

40

57

34

34

52

SO

SO

30

29

30

32

30

50

58

42

42

41

46

49

50

50

MaximuB

_

_

14

-

June

SO

65

54

48

42

40

40

40

40

44

46

42

37

34

52

SO

2928

30

89

29

88

86

86

26

25

88

23

23

58

Mininam

.

.

_

8.1

6.0

-

July

85

21

20

18

16

IS

IB

15

14

14

13

11

10

11

14

18

11

9.9

9.9

9.9

11

80

12

9.9

9.9

8.4

8.1

8.1

8.1

15

15

Aug.

15

&.S.

8.4

10

18

14

15

10

16ia

is13-

IS

IS

SO

19

US

25

80

17

15

15

14

13

IS

15

18

16

15

17

18

Meat

.

.

^

55.5

13.8

8.01

-

Sept.

14

15

11

11

9,9

8.8

8.1

7.7

7,7

7.4

7,0

7.0

7.4

8.8

7.7

' 7.7

7.4

7.0

6.7

6,4

6.4

6.4

6,4

6.4

5.0

6.7

7.4

7,4

7.0

8.4

Runoff in 

acre feet

607

-

_

1,630

8,110

Bl4

983 476-

-

« Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Result of discharge measurement.

a No gage-heIgbt reocrd (stage-discharge relation affected by lee during most of period)} discharge 

computed on basis cf cne discharge measurement and weather records.

Time baalai Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
192 RIO QRAMDE BftSIN

Rock Creek near Monte Vista, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and 8-foot Parshall flume, lat. 37°29', long. 106°16', 

inEEi sac. 36, T. 38 N., R. 6 E., 3 miles downstream from North Fork and 9 miles southwest of Monte Vista.

Drainage area.- 33.6 square miles.

Records available.- May 1935 to September 1943 In reports of Geological Sirvey, April 

1919 to September 1924 and Miy 1935 to September 1943 In reports of State engineer. (No winter records.)

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 39 second-feet July 31 (gage height, 1.10 

feet); minimum dally recorded, 2.6 second-feet Oct. 30, July 28.

1935-43: Maximum discharge, 161 second-feet May 13, 1941 (gage height, 2.63 

feet); minimum not determined.

Remarks.- Records fair. Diversions above station for Irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1042 to September 1943

Day

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

2829'

30

31

Oct.

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

5.4

3.4

5.4

5.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.6

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.4

5.6

3.6

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.2

3.2

3.4

2.6

3.4

NOT.

4.0

4.0

4.3

3.6

5.4

S.S

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.0

4.0

 4.9

5.4

.5

.0

.0

.7

.7

.9

.0

aS.O

aS.S

*3.8

a4.0

a3.8

as. 4

 3.6

aS.8

 3.4

a3.3

-

Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

October ,

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year ......................

January. ....

February

 arch 24-31 ................................

April......................................

Uay.... ....................................

June. .......................................

July.......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year ......................

Mar.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

.

..

 -

_

_

_

-

_

_

.

3.6

4.3

4.0

4.5

4.9

6.8

7.4

7.1

Apr.

7.4

6.4

8.6

9.5

11

11

8.8

7.7

8.1

.7.1

6.1

5.8

6.6

8.1

9.5

9.8

8.4

9.1

11

12

IS

15ie

20

21

21

19

20

23

24

-

Seoondfoot-days

107.2

119.4

_

42.6

369,4

411.3

307.0

159.6

897.9

809.9

-

May

26

24.

22

21

18

17

19

 16

14

13

13

15

12

' 12

11

11

11

9.8

9.8

9.1

10

9,6

9.1

9.5

10

10

9.6

10

11

11

11

tmciaMi

4.0 5.4-

_

7,4

24

26

16

11

16

10

-

June

12

16

15

14

12

11

11

11

10

11

12

11

11

9,8

9.5

9.1

9.1

8.8

8.8

6.1

- 7.7

7.7

7.4

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.7

10

11

14

-

Minima

2.6

3.0

_

3,6

8.8

9,1

7.1

2,1

4.9

5.1

-

July

11

V.7

7.1

6.8

6.4

7.1

7.1

6.8

6.1

5.8

S.S

5.8

4.8

6.1

5.8

4.0

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

5.4

4.7

4.0

5,2

3.2

2,8

2,8

2,6

2.8

6.1

7.7

Aug.

12

4.9

4.9

5*4

6.4

9.8 6'.4

6.1

9.1

12

8.4

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

IS

16 '

11

11

11

10

9.8

8.8

S.4

11

16

11

11

12

12

Meat

5,46

5.96

6 ,32

IS .3

13,5

10-8

6-16

9,61

7,00

-

Sept.

10

9.5

9.1

8.8

S.4

S.4

8.1

7.7

7.7

7,4

7.1

6.8

7.1

7.7

6.8

6.4

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.8

6.8

5.4

6.4

S.4

5.1

S.4

6.1

6.1

6.4

7.V

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

213

297

M

-

933

616

ftflQ DwV

317

tun owl

416

- -

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record (stage-discharge relation probably affected by lee during I'rt of period); 

discharge computed on basis of weather records.

Tine baa is i Hoontaln war time. To convert war tine to standard tine, embtraet l h-wr.
RIO GMMDE BASIN 

Closed basin In San Luls Valley, Colo.

193

Kerber Creek at Ashley Ranch, near Villa Grove, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°15', long. 106°08', In sec. 7, T. 43 H., R. 8 

E., at Ashley Ranch, 10 miles west of Villa Grove.

Drainage area.*- 38 sQuare miles.

Records available.- May 1936 to September 1943 In reports of Geological.Sunny. June 

.lyiss to depteffiDer 1926 and my 1936 to September 1943 in reports of State engineer. 

(No winter records some years.)

Extremes.- Maxlnrum discharge during year, 86 second-feet May 1 (gage height, 2.49 feet)j 

minimum dally recorded, 1.3 second-feet Nov. 27-30.

1923-26, 1936-43: Maximum discharge, 407 second-feet May 14, 1941 (ga^e height, 

3.88 feet), from rating curve extended above 15Q second-feet; minimum dally recorded, 

1.2 second-feet Aug. 14, 16, 17, 1940.

Remarks.- Records fair. No diversion above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

- 3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

S9

SO

31

Dot.

 3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.1

2.6

3.1

3.1

3.0

,3.0

3.2

3.4

4.7

4.5

4.9

4.7

4.3

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.S

3.S

. 3.6

3.6

- 3.6

4.3

3.S

*4.9

4.7

3.0

3.4

Nov.

4.7

4.7

4,7

4.9

4,1

6.2

4.5

5.2

b«.0

b3.5

b2.5

bSiO

bl.9 bi.e

b2.4

b2.2

*2.0

8.0

2.0

2.0

1.6

r~ 1.7

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

"

Dec.

tl.3

Jan. Feb.

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year

Janunry. ...................................

February ...................................

March.................................. ....

April......................................

May......................................:.

June .......................................

July . ,

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year ......................

Mar.

t5.5

Apr.

4.5

4.S

5.2

5.3

5.4

5.2

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.1

4.9

4.7

5.2

6.6

9.2

10

13

14

20

26

29

32

41

43

47

43

47

48

58

76

-

Seoondfoot-days

113* '

an n 9B.U

_

_

_

635.9

1,083

683

333,1

184.6

105.1

-

May

80

80

77

76

58

46

3S

31

£5

24

25

27

26

26

27

24

20

20

17

19

IS

19

19

21

24

28

31

38

43

39

36

Maximum

4.9

6.2

_

_

_

76

60

41

IS

6.5

5.6

-

June

37

41

36

SB

24

21

22

24

25

31

33

86

24

21

19

19

19

19

17

18

IS

16

17

16

16

17

17

16

80

24

-

Minlnun

8.6

1.3

_

_

_

4.1

17

16

4.5

4.3

2.S

-

July

18

15

13 .

11

10

9.8

13

10

9.2

S.2

7.5

7.2

6.2

6.9

5.6

6.6

5.6

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.9

6.2

6.2

5.6

5.2

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.7

4.9

4,7

Aug.

4.5

4.9

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.3

4.5

4.5

5.2

5.6

5.6

4.7

6.2

5.2

5.4

5.9

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.5

7.8

7.2

6.9

7.8

6.6' 6.9

6.6

7.5

7.5

Mean

3,67

8.73

 .

_

81.8

34.9

82. S

7.58

5.95

3.50

-

Sept.

5.6

5.4

5.2

4.5

4.3

3.6

3.6

3.2

3.1

3.8

3.0

3.0

2.S

3.0

2.8

2.6

3.8

3.S

3.6

3.2

3.8

3.1

3.0

3.1

3.1

3.0

3.1

3.8

3.6

3.6

Runoff in 

acre-feet

226

163

_

_

_

1,860

8,150

1,350

468

366

SOS

-

t Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

t Result of discharge measurement.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by loe.

Hote.- So gage-height record Nov. 17-30, Apr. 1-7 (stage-discharge relation probabl-* affected by 

ice during most of period); discharge computed on basis of one discharge measurement and weather 

records.

Time basis: Mountain war time. To convert war tixe to standard tine, subtract 1 hiur.
194 RIO GRANDE BASIN 

Closed basin In San Luls Valley, Colo.

Saguache Creek near Saguache, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°09', long. 106°19'> In sec. 11, T. 45 N., R. 6 

E., 10 miles northwest of Saguache.

Drainage area.- 595 square miles.

Records available.- August 1910 to September 1912 and October 1933 to September 1943 In 

reports or Geological Survey. August 1910 to September 1912 and June 1914 to September 

1943 In reports of State engineer. (No winter records some years.)

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 165 second-feet Aug. 19 (gage height, 1.25 feet); 

minimum dally recorded, 20 second-feet Nov. 27, 28.

1910-12, 1914-43: Maximum discharge, 746 second-feet June 15, 1921 (gage height, 

3.45 feet, datum then In use); minimum dally recorded, 14 second-feet 0?t. 1, 2, 1933, 

July 15, Sept. 12, 1940.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnicn are fair. Diversions above station for Irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 tc September

Day

1

Z

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

2R

27

2R

29

30

31

Oct.

32

32

35

32

31

31

32

31

31

51

32

36

41

38

41

58

42

41

41

39

58

37

37

. 36

36

36

34

39

36

34

28

Ncv.

36

37

35

36

32

34

36

34

37

32

27

33

S3

33

38

*45

b38

bS2

b29

27

23

24

24

86

24

23

20

20

21

21

""

Dec.

t20

Jan.

~

Feb.

Month

December. ..................................

Calendar year ......................

April........... ...........................

May. .......................................

September. .................................

Water year ......................

Mar.

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

«

-

-

_

_

_

-

-

_

-

«

.

-

_

.

32

29

32

37

48

55

6S

66

65

Apr.

53

57

63

 74

69

76

74

66

50

52

41

43

. a46

50

52

57

60

55

60

69

68

71

90

92

S3

86

79

77

64

97

~

Secondfoe te-days

.

_

431

1,999

2,623

2,040

1,561

2,721

1,397

-

May

101

101

105

122

186

101

113

103

92

61

76

69

66

62

60

66

59

56

56

56

65

65

63

59

69

73

76

73

101

115

93

Maximum

-

_

68

97

186

111

88

148

84

-

June

S4

93

111

88

69

62

60

62

62

66

97

93

88

69

52

50

50

50

57

57

62

60

62

52

56

52

57

50

66

111

~

Minimum

.

_

28

4]

56

' 50

36

6E

34

-

July

sr

6F

5F

4T

49

45

45

52

52

4P

4*

4V

44

42

6P

6f

5?

4V

41

3P

3f

41

5?

5V

so

3P

3P

41

45

sr

Aug.

59

55

57

59

65

62

62

63

62

76

92

103

77

77

S4

90

122

143

138

, 109

103

109

105

97

92

90

97

S4

77

92

115

Mem

-

_

47.9

66.6

81,4

68.0

50,4

87,8

46.6

"

Sept..

S4

74

69

65

59

R54

49

45

45

49

47

44

42

49

45

42

43

42

38

38

36

34

3-4

35

35

34

36

45

43

42

~

Runoff in 

acre-feet

2,170

1,800

.

_

S55

3,960

8,000

4,050

3,100

5,400

2,770

-

* Ifinter discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Result of discharge measurement, 

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.- No gage-height record Nov. 13-16, 20-30 (stage-discharge relation probably affected by Ice 

during~entire period); discharge computed on basis of one dischare measurement and weather records. 

Time basis; Mountain war time, to convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 

Closed basin in San Luis Valley, Colo.

195

North Crestone Creek near Crestone, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°01', long. 105°41', in sec. 5, T. 43 N., R. 12 

,E., It miles upstream from Crestone and 3 miles upstream from South Creotone Creek.

Drainage area.- 10.7 square miles.

Records available.- May 1936 to September 1943 (no winter records).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 265 second-feet June 30 (gage height, 2.63 

feet); minimum daily recorded 2.4 second-feet Sept. 22.

1936-43: Miximum discharge, 735 second-feet Aug. 6, 1936 (gage height, 4.33 

feet), by slope-area method; minimum daily recorded, 2.1 second-feet Aug. 19,24, 1939.

Remarks.- Records fair. No diversion above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to Septeober 1943

Day

1

2.

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

6.8

6.3

6.3

6,3

6.0

a5 ,8

a5.5

5.3

5.3

a5.3

5.3

5.3

5.8

5.6

5.8

5.8

5.3

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.3

5.3

5.3

a5.5

a5. 8

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

a5.8

a5.6

Nov.

a5.5

5.6

5.6

5.8

5.3

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.3

4.6

4.6

5.3

5.3

5.0

4.8

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.2

a4.1

B4.1

a4.1

a4.1

a4.1

&4.0

a4.0

a4.0

a4.0

a4.0

~

Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

October. ...................................

November . ..................................

December ...................................

Calendar year ......................

January ....................................

February ...................................

March 85-31. ................................

April ......................................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year ......................

Mar.

_

_

-

_

_

..

_

-

_

^

_

-

..

^

_

-

_

.

*.

3.S

3.8

4.2

5.8

9.5

e.9

 7.6

Apr.

7,6

9.2

12

12

12

18

11

9.7

9.2

7.8

7.0

7.3

7.6

8.6

10

11

11

11

12

14

14

15

20

25

24

28

21

22

28

35

-

Seccndfoot-days

177.6

141.6

_

fc

43.6

42S.O

758

670

406,2

225.0

112.4

_

May

3S

37

41

39

29

84

21

18

17

IS

81

21

19

18

16

14

14

13

13

13

14

14

15

22

2S

28

29

40

44

40

34

Maximum

6.8

5.8

_

fc

9.5

35

44

68

41

14

5.6

-

June

38

SB

24 ' 18

17

19

21

25

25

24

25

25

21

18

17

16

17

19

19

SO

20

20

19

IS

IS

16

. 15

15

15

68

-

Minimum

5.3

4.0

_

^

3.8

7.0

13

15

6.6

5.0

2.4

-

July

41

32

85

21

18

16

16

15

14

13

12

11

11

11

11

10

9.5

9.2

8.9

6.4

9.5

11

9.7

9.8

8.9

8.1

8.1

7.8

7,. 3

7.0

6.6

Aug.

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

5,6

5.3

5.0

5.3

5.3

5.0

5.0

6.0

7.8

14

11

12

11

9.7

9.2

8.4

7.8

7.3

6.S

6.8

6.6

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.6

Mean

5.73

4.72

~

w

6.23

14.3

84.3

22.5

13.1

7.86

3.75

-

Sept.

5.6

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.2

4.2

3.8

3.8

4.0

3,8

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.8

3.5

4.0

3.1

3.S

3.1

2.7

2.6

8.4

8.7

3.1

2.7

3.5

5.0

4.0

4.4

4.4

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

352

281

.

^

_

86

849

1,490

1,330

806

446

233

.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on baala of weather records and records for other1 

stations in closed basin.

Time has Is j Mountain war time. To convert war time to atandard time, subtract 1. heir.
196 RIO GRANDE BASIN 

Closed basin In San Luls Valley, Colo.

Carnero Creek near La Garlta, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°52', long. 106°20', In sec. 26, T. 42 N., R. 6 

E., 3 miles northwest of La Qarlta.

Drainage area.- 117 square miles.

Records available.- October 1933 to September 1943 in reports of Geological Survey. 

*April 1919 to September 1943 In reports of State engineer. (No winter records most 

years.)

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 520 second-feet Aug. 12 (gage height, 2.55 feet), 

rrom rating curve extended above 180 second-feet; minimum dally recorded, 0.8 secondfoot July 19.

1919-43: Maximum discharge recorded, that of Aug. 12, 1943, probably more on Apr. 

14, 1924; minimum dally, 0.5 second-foot July 9, 1940.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for period of no gage-height record, wUch are poor. 

Diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 tc September 1947

Day

1

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17in

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2.9

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.8

S.2

5.3

5.3

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.6

4.6

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.0

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

5.0

5.3

5.0

5.0

Nov.

5.6

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.6

5,6

5.6

6.2

5.9

6.2

6.5

6.2

7.6

6.6

«6.2

6.2

6.0

6.0

6.0

4.5

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

~

Dec.

t2.2

Jan. Feb.

Month

October

NcveBber

December. ..................................

Calendar year ......................

March 25-31. ...............................

May. .......................................

August. ....................................

September. .................................

Water year ......................

Mar.

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

^

_

_

_

b5.5

b4.7

1)6.0

D8.1

9.7

14

18

Apr.

16

16

le

IS

13

13

9.7

6.1

7.6

9.3

6.5

9.3

9.7

12

13

IS

11

IS

12

13

12

12

13

12

11

9,7

8.1

7.6

 8.1

8.1

-

Seccndfoct-days

_

645.6

262. 2

-

May

e.9

e.5 e.i

e.9

10

e.9

11

13

11

8.9

7.6

6.2

6.2

5.9

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.6

5.3

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.4

4.4

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.4

5.3

5.6

Maximum

_

6

0

84

20

-

June

5.0

4.7

6.1

7.6

5.9

5.0

4.1

3.4

3.4

3.4

5.6

5.0

4.1

3.0

3.0

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.4

l.S

1.0

1.4

2.2

5.0

Minimum

4.7

4.1

-

July

4.4

3.0

2.4

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.2

1.0

1.2

1.4

.9

1.6

2.6

1.6

1.2

.6

.9

1.4

1.2

3.2

2.6

2.8

3.2

2.0

1.6

1.8

2.0

6.2

Aug.

5.9

4.7*

5.6

5.0

6.2

13

9.7

6.5

11

19

18

84

AS

32

27

31

30

4?

53

51

40

41

86

31

29

29

38

25

25

25

25

Meat

 * no

_

8.71

-

Sept.

20

19

IS

16

12

11

10

10

9.3

9.7

9.3

7.6

7.6

10

6.5

6.8

6.5

6.6

6.5

5.3

5.0

4.4

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

5.3

7.2

6.S

7.8

Runoff in 

acre-feet

_

122

1,680

530

-

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Result of discharge measurement, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Hote.- Ho gage-height record Oct. 1-2, 16-24, HOT. 2-9, 16-30; discharge computed on basis of 

weather records and records for Saguache Creek near Saguache.

Tlae basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
RIO QRANDE BASIN 

Closed basin In San Luls Valley, Colo.

197

La Garlta creek near La Garlta, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°49«, long. 106°18', In sec. 10, T. 41 N., R. 6 

El., 4 miles southwest of La Garlta.

Drainage area.- 61 square miles.

Records available.- October 1933 to September 1943 In reports of Geological Survey. 

Aprn iyi» -co September 1943 In reports of State engineer. (No winter records most 

years.) 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 418 second-feet Aug. 16-(«ag» height, 3.00 

reet), from rating curve extended above 120 second-feet; minimum dally rscorded, 2.6 

second-feet July 20, 21.

1919-43: Maximum discharge, 457 second-feet May 16, 1941 (gage heigh"., 5.11 feet), 

from rating curve extended above 220 second-feet: minimum dally, 0.7 second-foot Aug. 

29, 1940. -

Remarks.- Records fair. Diversions above station for Irrigation.

Discharge, in second-foot, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

6

7

8

9

10

11

£14

15

16

17

18

.19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

6.3

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4,8

4.8

5,2

5.2

6.8

5.5 

7,0

7.0

6.5

6.S

6.5

6.4

6.8

6.8

5.8

5,6

5.6

5.4

5.4

6.6

Nov.

6.8

7.3

6.9

7.1

6.8

7.1

7.3

7,1

7.9

7.6

7.9

8.8 

7,9

' 9.3

8.5

«7.9

-

_

-

_

* -

-

-

-

-

-

"

Dec.

t3.6

-

Jan. Feb.

Month

October

December. ......................'............

Calendar year ......................

February .

Maroh. .....................................

May

Septeober. .................................

Water year ......................

Mar.

,

. t6.8

Apr.

8.9

8.6

11 ' 12

13

19

14

7.8

6.2

. 5.6

3.8

6.2 

4.8

7.1

12

11

7.1

9.2

9.2

14

9.8

11

15

16

15

13

10

9.8

9.8

13

-

Seoondfoot-daye

1 o-i ft

-

414.7

229.4

-

May

12

12

lo

10

10

12

13

11

9.8

9.6

8.O 

7,3

6.9

7.6

7.3

7.3

7.8

7.3

8.9

11

11

9.2

8.9

8.9

8.6

8.6

9.2

11

15

13

Maximun

9

«

-

30

12

-

June

11

20

18

12

11

7.1

6,5

6.0

6.0

6.0

9.5

8.6 

7.6

6,7

6.0

5.8

5.6

6.6

5.6

5.2

5,0

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

5.0

4.6

5.6

8.6

-

Minima

4 13

-

_

6.£

4,4

4.4

-

July

5.0

4.4

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.8

5.0

4,6

3.8

3.5

4.8 

3,5

3.3

6.2

6.0

3.6

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.6

IS

7.1

5.9

5.9

5.6

5.3

4.7

4.7

5.6

5,3

Aug.

4.4

4.4

5.0

6.5

5.6

8.4

6.2

6.3

8,7

7.4

 7.6

IS 

18

16

IB

30

27

19

- 19

20

14

17

14

14

16

19

19

16

16

14

14

Mean

-

_

_

9.78

7.29

4.72

13.4

7.65

-

Sept.

12

18

11

10

10

9'.7

9.4

8.7

8.4

8.1

7.8

7.8 

8.1

9.7

8.7

$.1

7.4

7.1

6.8

5.3

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.4

6.2

6.2

6.5

S.9

-

Runoff in 

aore^feet

CJp

-

_

_

601

290

823

465

-

* Winter discharge Measurement made on this day. 

t Result -of discharge measurement. 

Hote.- He gage-heigbt record Dot. 6, 6, 11-24, HOT. 2-16; discharge computed on basis of one 

discharge measurement, weather racords, and records for Carnero Creek near La Garita. 

Time basisI Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 1 our.
198 RIO GRANDE BASIN

Alamosa Creek above Terrace Reservoir, Colo.

Location.- ifater-stage recorder, lat. 37°23', lo'ng. 106°21', in sec. 8, T. 36 N., R. 6 

E., 3 miles upstream from Terrace Reservoir Dam and 15 miles northwest of Capulin.

Drainage area.- 107 square miles.

Records available.- September 1911 to June 1912 and October 1934 to September 1943 In 

"Torts of Geological Survey. April 1915 to October 1919, October 1923 to September 

1927, and October 1934 to September 1943 in reports of State engineer. (No winter 

records most years.)

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 718 second-feet Hay 1 (gage height, 2.96 feet); 

minimum dally recorded, 14 second-feet Oct. 31, Nov. 1, 5, 8, 10, Mar. 15, 16.

1911-12, 1915-19, 1923-27, 1934-43: Maximum discharge 5,200 second-feet Oct. 5, 

1911 (gage height, ll.O feet, datum then in use, from floodmark), computed by weir 

formula; minimum not determined.

Remarks.- Records excellent above 50 second-feet and good below.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

 31

Oct.

18

18

IS

18

17

17

17

17

IS

IS

18

IS

21

22

21

22

22

22

21

20

19

19

20

20

20

20

19

IS

17

18

15 

14

Nov.

14

16

16

16

14

17

15

14

15

14

15

17

18

17

17

-

_

.

-

_

_

.

-

_

_

.

_

-

Deo. Jan. Feb.

Month

October. ...................................

November 1-15 ..............................

December ...................................

Calendar year ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

Maroh 16-31 ................................

April................... ...................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July....................... ................

August. .....

September. .................................

Water year ......................

Mar.

_

_

»

.

-

^

_

^

.

-

_

_

_

_

14

14

16

16

17

18

i8

20

20

17

16

18

21

25

35

44

47

Apr.

53

62

79

86

SS

105

101

84

83

68

57

55

53

71

95

117

95

86

97

148

173

214

283

341

369

364

' 341

379

430

482

~

Seoondfoot-days

582

235

-

_

_

376

5,059

9,306

7,766

2,423

1,608

 752

-

May

536

554

536

482

336

283

263

230

197

179

194

210

197

197

173

173

188

204

210

238

230

204

214

314

369

379

354

430

430

398

384

Maximum

22

is

-

_

_

47

482

554

476

191

97

50

-

June

403

476

336

279

258

242

262

301

323

346

341

292

254

227

234

234

230

246

246

242

230

223

210

197

182

173

170

182

173

254

"

Minimum

14

14

.

_

_

14

52

172

17C

4C

36

17

-

July

191

162

138

122

109

101

97

101

93

92

83

76

71

69

76

65

57

53

49

49

50

55

68

55

52

46

41

40

40

61

61

Aug.

63

46

44

46

50

56

47

43

47

77

55

44

40

46

56

61

50

97

68

61

49

46

43

37

36

38

46

39

46

53

66

Mean

18.8

15-7

-

^

_

22.1

169

300

259

78.2

51.9

25.1

-

Sept.

50

40

36

34

33

* 30

26

26

27

27

26

23

23

23

23

22

23

23

21

21

19

IS

18

17

17

20

19

a22

a21

a22

~

Runoff in 

acre- feet

1,150

4«6

-

_

746

10,030

18,460

15 ,400

4,810

3,190

1,490

-

a Ho gage-height recordj discharge computed on basis of record for Goose Creek near Wagon Wheel 

Gap. ' 

Time basisi Mountain war tine. To convert war tine to standard time, subtract 1 boar.
RIO GRANGE BASIN 199

Alamosa Creek below Terrace Reservoir, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°21', long. 106°17', In sec. 23, T. 36 N., R. 6 

E.V~naif a mile downstream from Terrace Reservoir and 11 miles northwest of Capulln.

Drainage area.- 116 square miles.

Records avallable.- April 1909 to June 1912, October 1933 to September 1943 In reports 

or ueoj.ogicaa. survey. April- 1909 to November 1912, April to October 1915, February 

1917 to October 1920, and April 1922 to September 1943 in reports of State engineer.

Average discharge.- 25 years (1909-10, 1915-18, 1922-43), 122 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 557 secona-feet May 3 (gage height, 3.73 feet); 

minimum dally^ O.S second-foot Nov. 13.

1909-12, 1915, 1917-20, 1922-43: Maximum daily discharge, 1,450 second-feet June 

16-18, 1917; minimum daily, that of Nov. 13, 1942.

Remarks.- Records excellent above 100 second-feet and good below except tho3e for 

period of no gage-height record, which are fair. No diversion above station. Flow 

regulated by Terrace Reservoir (capacity, 17,700 acre-feet).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 194T

Day! Oct.

1 19

2

3

4

5

a

1

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

19

19

19

18

IS

IS

18

19

19

19

19

22

25

22

23

23

25

go

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

19

16

11

Nov.

11

10

10

11

11

1011

9. -8

9.8

11

11

2.3

.2

1.7

1.0

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2^0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2,0

2.0

~

Dec.

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

3.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

Jan.

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

 2.0

2.0

2.0

.2.0

2.0

2.0

Feb.

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

_

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April......................................

May........................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August . . .

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

5.4

S.I

S.I

6.2

IS

17

IS

18

18

19

19

19

21

21

21

50

72

74

Apr.

76

99

101

103

134

134

144

150

150

139

115

115

113

111

117

137

139

124

113

113

144

177

827

349

373

373

338

334

33S

429

-

Seccndfoot-daya

6 IS

1 XOU.9 Rrt Q

62.0

52,400.9

62.0

S6.0

447.8

5,509

9,468

8,208

2,800.0

2,132

1,043

30,553.7

Hay

477

4S5

549

549

449

300

300

300

264

201

207

207

204

192

1S9

186

1S3

186

192

217

237

244

237

233

314

373

377

377

413

417

409

Maximum

23

11

2.0

1,040

2.0

2.0

74

489

549

417.

240

97

62

549

June

405

417

409

303

278

278

250

275

314

328

334

334

306

250

224

247

258

258

261

261

25S

250

227

224

224

201

192

195

217

230

MiniBUD

11

.2

2.C

,-i

n £

2 p LI

2*C

76

183

192

S.C

43

13

,S

July

240

237

189

159

126

117

109

111

115

115

111

89

87

81

81

61

76

64

52

52

51

53

62

67

. 5*

46

30

3.0

20

61

61

Aug.

64

SI

72

71

67

71

71

69

67

67

67

67

67

69

71

71

71

71

91

95

97

97

87

74

62

43

44

43

44

49

52

Mean

19.8

5-03

2.00

144

2.00

2.00

14.4

184

305

274

90.3

68.8

34.8

83-7

Sept.

50

50

49

54

60

61

62

61

60

54

32

30

30

32

32

32

29

28

26

26

26

26

22

IS

16

13

13

14

15

22

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,280

29d

123

103,900

X83 inOQQ 000

10,930

18,780

16,280

5,860 "

4,830

2,070

60,600

Hpte.- Ho gage-height record Oct. 1-21, July 20 to Aug. 1, Hcv. 17 to Mar. 13; discharge eompuljed 

on baaIs of records for Terrace Reservoir and station above Terrace Reservoir.

Time basis; Mountain war time, 19 convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
200 RIO GRANDE BASIN

La Jara Creek at Gallegos Ranch, near Capulln, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°09', long. 106°13 f , In HE* sec. 3?., T. 34 N., 

R. 7 £., 2 miles upstream from former station (publls'hed as La Jara Crook near 

Capulln, Colo.). 2i miles upstream from Canyon del Rancho, 11 miles southwest of 

Capulln, and lit miles downstream from La Jara Reservoir.

Drainage area.- 79 square miles.

Records available.- May 1936 to September 1943 (no winter records).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 594 second-feet Aug. 10 (gage, height, 5.61 

feet), from rating curve extended above 150 second-feet; minimum dally recorded, 5.0 

second-feet Nov. 26-30.

1936-43: Maximum discharge, 653 second-feet Apr. 15, 1937 (gage height, 5.94 

feet), from rating curve extended above 220 second-feet; minimum dally recorded, 3.5 

second-feet Nov. 28, 1936.

Remarks.- Records fair. Small diversions above station for Irrigation. Fr.ow regulated 

by La Jara Reservoir (capacity, 14,040 acre-feet).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Daj

1

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

ff>

27

28

?9

W)

31

Oct.

8.5

8.5

9.0

9,0

9,0

9*0

9.0

9.5

9.0

9.5

9.5

10

11

12

10

12

13

14

12

11

11

9.5

9.5

9.0

S.5

S.5

8.5

8,5

9,0

9.0

9.0

NOT.

9.0

9.0

9.0

7.5

7.0

9.0

S.5

9.0

42 '41

44

*30

30

14

7.5

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.5 6'.0

6.0

6.0

6.O

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

~

Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

December. ..................................

Calendar year ......................

March ..................... .

Apri

Hay

1.. ................................. ,.

September. .................................

Rater year ......................

Mar.

> 8.5

10

S.5

8.5

14

12

9.0

7.5

«8.0

S.O

8.5

9.5

9.5

13

14

14

Apr.

16

a>

34

43

46

52

" 41

34

37

37

28

26

30

46

55

60

61

5S

58

79

91

96

109

alOO

a90

a80

a75

74

69

71

-

Seoondfoot-days

_

' 1,716

 E66.5

.

Hay

70

68

58

49

44

38

40

37

' 31

30

26

26

26

25

25

24

23

22

35

36

3S

39

3S

36

23

16

16

16

16

16

17

llaxlmuB

_

109

no

17

-

June

17

17

17

17

17 -

17

16

11

11

12

16

14

12

10

10

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.5

8.5

S.5

7.5

7.0

7.0

7.5

7.5

8.0

12

14

16

-

Minima

16

7.0

_

July

13

S.5

7.5

7.0

6.5

6.0

6.5

6.5

S.O

9,0

7.5

7.5

7.0

7.0

11

6.5

7.5

7.0

7.0

9.0

9.0

IS

11

8.0

S.O

6.5

6.5

6.0

23

26

28

Aug.

26

25

27

29

32

24

23

22

31

72

59

23

26

22

26

24

23

30

26

25

21

13

11

8.0

6.0

11

14

11

14

27

E6

Mean

TO O

I

57.2

OA A

8.66

- 

Sept.

17

14

13

11

10

8.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.5

7.5

S.O

S.O

8.0

S.O

8.0

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.5

7.5

S.O

S.5

9.0

9,5

* 

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1700

M

3,400

609

'

* winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for nearby stations. 

Hote.- So gage-height record HOT. 17-30, Har. 1-17 (stage-discharge relation aff«ot«d by lee 

during meat cf period); discharge computed on basis of weather*records 

Thae baalfli Hcontain war time. To convert war tine to standard tine, fcubtraot 1 t-nir.
RIO GR&MDE B&SIN 301

Trlnchera Creek above Turners Ranch, near Fort Garland, Colo.

Locatl'on.- water-stage recorder, lat. 37°22', long. 105°19', In sec. 2, T. 31 S., R. 71 

vh, just upstream from Turners Ranch and 7 miles southeast of Fort Garland.

Drainage area.- 45 square miles.

Records available.- October 1933 to September 1943 In reports of Geological Survey. April 

1923 to September 1943 In reports of State engineer. (No winter records most years.)

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 47 second-feet May 10 (gage heigh*., 2.49 feet); 

minimum daily, 3.0 second-feet Oct. 3.

1923-43: Maximum discharge, 689 second-feet May 27, 1942, from" rating curve extended above 220 second-feet; maximum gage height, 3.44 feet June 5, 1942; minimum 

dally discharge, that of Oct. 3, 1942.

Remarks.- Records good above 15 second-feet and fair below. No diversion or regulation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1042 to September

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

20' 19

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

13

4.5

3.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

7.0

6.0

7.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

10

11

12

12

14

14

IB

15

16

17

14

12

12

11

11

11

11

9.5

9.5

NOT.

10

10

10

10

alO

(*)

-

Dec. Jan.

1

Feb.

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year .................... .

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April ......................................

June ........................................

July. ......................................

Auguat .....................................

September ..................................

Water year ......................

Mar.

 a7.2

'

a7.4

«a7.6

b7.8

bB.O

b9.0

10

13

15

18

18

15

Apr.

15

17

20

20

20

20

20

17

16

16

16

14

14

15

17

15

15

17

17

18

ie

20

22

26

27

28

30

30

30

32

-

Seoondfoot-days

319.5

300

_

272-. 8

603

1,162

794

389.5

362.5

290.0

-

May

35

36

38

.42

42

41

43

41

42

41

43

42

42

41

40

3S

36

36

36

35

36

36

34

33

32

32

32

33

34

35

35

Maximum

17

_

_

~

32

43

36

17

17

12

-

June

35

36

36

36

36

35

33

32

32

32

30

30

23

28

28

26

25

24

24

23

21 -21

20

19

18

IS

17

17

17

17

-

MiniWIB

S 0

_

.

_

14

32

17

9.5

8.0

8.0

-

July

17 -

17

17

16

15

15

14

14

13

13

12

12

11

11

11

10

11

11

11

12

12

14

15

12

11

' 1211

11

9.5

9.5

8.5

Aug.

8.5

8.0

0.0

12

16

11

8.5

8.0

0.5

11

11

0.5

10

11

14

15

16

17

13

12

12

1411 '

9.5

9.0

11

14

12

14

12

15

Meat

IP-3

10.0

_

8.80

20.1

37.5

26.5

12.6

11.7

9.67

-

Sept.

12

11

11

10

0.5

e.5

9.0

9.0

e.o

9.0

8.5

S.O

8.0

8.0

10

12

11

11

10

e.s

9.0

8.5

0.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.5

11

10

10

.

Runoff in 

acre-feet

634

595

.

541

1,200

2,300

1,570

773

719

575

-

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record (a tags -discharge relation affected t>y ice during moat of period); discharge 

computed on basis of two discharge measurements and weather records, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

Time basis: Mountain war time.- To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 tour.
202 RIO GRANDE BASIN

Trinchera Creek above Mountain Home Reservoir, near Fort Garland, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder upstream from rating flume, lat. 37°24', long. 105°32', 

In sec. 31, T. 30 S., R. 71 VI., l£ miles upstream from Mountain Home Reservoir Bam and 

4 miles southeast of Fort Garland.

Drainage area.- 61 square miles.

Records available.- October 1933 to September 1943 In reports of Geological Survey. Fky 

1923 to September 1943 in reports of State engineer. (No winter records most years.)

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 36 second-feet May 1 (gage height, 1.17 feet); 

minimum dally recorded, 5.4 second-feet Sept. 26.

1923-43: Mixlmum discharge, 391 second-feet I&y 27, 1942 (gage height, 3.83 feet), 

from rating curve extended above 220 second-feet; minimum not determined.

Remarks.- Records fair. Diversions above station for Irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 194?

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

1112-

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

29

30

31

Oct.

10

10

10

11

10

9.3

9.6

10

10

10

11

12

12

15

15

15

14

15

13

12

*15

15

1513 

13

15

11

10

9.9

Nov.

10

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

9.9

9.6

9.0

S.S

> a8.0

(*)

-

Dec.

t6.3

'

Jan. Feb.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

.

-

-

-

7.4

7.4

7.4

_

-

Month

December. ..................................

Calendar year ......................

April............... .......................

May. .......................................

September. .................................

Water year ......................

Mar.

7.4

a7.5

a7.6

a7.S

7.9

a7.5

7.4

8.0

8.0

7.9

7.9

7.7

7.5

7.5

7.7

9.0

9.0

8.2

7.5

8.2

7.9

*7.5

7.5

7.4

7.5

8.0

8.S

10

12

14

11

Apr.

e.s

9.6

10

12

12

12

11

10

S.8

7.9

7.2

7.4

7.4

7-7

7.5

7.7

7.0

7.2

7.4

9.0

12

11

12

 13

15

16

17

16

17

18

Secondfoot-days

_

324. 6

198.5

-

May

23

24

24

21

21

20

24

86

26

25

26

24

21

20

18

16

18

20

20

19

19

IS

17

16

15

12

12

13

16

17

17

Maximum

-

.

18

19

8.5

-

June

16

15

16

16

IS

19

IS

IS

17

17

17

16

15

14

14

13

14

12

13

12

11

10

12

12

13

12

10

12

15

17

Minimum

-

_ '

7.0

5.4

-

July

15

12

12

11

10

9.6

9.3

9.9

9.0

9.0

8.8

6.2

7.9

e.o

11

9.0

7.9

7.9

7.7

7.9

7.5

8.2

9.9

9.9

9.6

9.9

9.3

6.8

8.2

8.0

8.0

Aug.

7.7

7.4

7.2

7.4

9.3

S.S

8.8

7.7

8.0

S.2

8.0

7.5

7.4

7.7

7.7

9.3

8.8

11

9.0

B.2

7.7

S.S

7.9

7.4

7.6

7.5

9.3

S.8

. 9.3

8.8

10

Hern

11.6

-

_

8.56

10. 0

9.24

6.62

-

Sept.

8.5

S.O

8.2

S.2

7-7

7.4

7.2

7.0

7.2

7.0

6.2

6.0

5.9

6.2

6.5

7.2

7.0

6.S

6.5

6,4

6.0

5.6

- 5.8

S.S

5.6

5.4

5.6

6.0

6.0

5.6

Runoff in 

acre-feet

714

-

513

644

S61

568

512

394

-

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. - 

t Result of discharge measurement.

a No gage-height record (stage-discharge relation affected toy ice during most of jeriod}} discharge 

computed on basis of one discharge measurement and weather records.

Time basis: Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
RIO CS&NDE BASIN 

Trlnchera Creek below Smith Reservoir, near Blanca, Colo.

205

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°23', long. 105°35', In sec. 5, T. 3T. S., R. 73 

W., l mile downstream from Smith Reservoir and 5 miles southwest of Blanca.

Drainage area.- 396 square miles.

Records available.- October 1933 to September 1943 In reports of Geological Survey. October 1929 to September 1943 In reports of State engineer. (No winter records most 

years.)

Extremes.- Maximum dally discharge during year, 52 second-feet Mar. 30 (gage height, 0.63 

 foot)"; minimum dally, 0.6 second-foot Aug. 23, 24, Sept. 29, 30.

1929-43: Jtoimum dally discharge, 1,340 second-feet May 11, 1942; minimum daily 

recorded, 0.1 second-foot Nov. 3, 1937, to Feb. 28, 1938.-

Remarks.- Records poor. Diversions above .station for irrigation. Flow regulated by Smith 

Reservoir (capacity, 5,335 acre-feet).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

toy

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.

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0 -1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.6

19

19

18

18

18

20

20

22

Nev.

20

20

21

22

22

21

22

22

22

21

22

22

23

23

24

24

25

25

26

26

27

27

28

28

2S

28

28

27

27

27

-

Dec.

t26

Jan. Feb.

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

36

38

_

_

-

Month

Ootober. ...................................

November. ..................................

December ...................................

Calendar year ......................

January

February. ...................................

Haroh. .....................................

April ......................................

Hay BOJF. .......................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September ..................................

Water year ......................

Mar.

36

34

35

36

36

38

35

33

33

34

34

33

34

33

32

33

33

32

32

32

29

25

28

28

28

28

30

32

36

42

47

Apr.

40

36

36

35

34

34

34

28

23

24

23

23

23

24

23

23

22

19

12

8.0

4.0

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

-

Hay

0.

4.

6.

7

7

0

9

6.9

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6-

5.

Second- «-_<,, .. foot-days "a*1* 

178.2 22

728 28

-

_ ^

1,031 47

534.3 40

188.9 6.9

96.1 3.5

56.7 3.0

28. S 2.0

24.3 1.1

-

t Result of discharge measurement.

9

9

9

9

9

7

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

S

6

5

5

5

0

June

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.5

3,5

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

' 3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3,0

Minimum

1.0

20

-

_

25

.7

.7

3.0

.7

.6

.6

-

July

3.0

3.0

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

£.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.5

1.5

.S

.8

.8

.8

1.2

1.4

1.2

.7

.7

.8

i!o

Aug.

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.9

2.0

1.5

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.7

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.8

.7

.7

.7

Sept.

o.e

.e

.8

.8

.8

.8

.S

.8

.8

.8

.8

.S

.8

.8

.8

.8

.S

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.0

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.6

.6

..^ Runoff in U6sn acre-feet

5.75 353

24-3 1,440

_

_ _

S3 3 2,040

17.8 1,060

6 09 375

3.20 191

1.80 110

.91 56

.81 48

-

Note.- No gage-height record Oct. 1-23, Nov. 10-30, Apr. 19 to July 21, Aug. 6-8, 17-20, 26, 27, 

Sept. 1-30; discharge computed on basis of seven dls char ge . measurements and records of flow from 

Smith Reservoir.

Time basis: Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

617457 O - 44 - 14
204 RIO GRANBE BASIN

Sangre de Crlsto Creek near Fort Garland, Colo.

ion.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°26', long. 105°24', in sec..23, T. 30 S., R. 72 

miles east of Fort Garland and 4 miles upstream from Ute Creek.

Drainage area.- 187 square miles.

Records available.- October 1933 to September 1943 in reports of Geological Survey. Mariji 

to October 1916 and Ifey 1923 to September 1943 in reports of State engireer. (No winter 

records most years.)

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 91 second-feet mr. 30 (gage helpht, 4.74 fe.et); 

no flow July 31, Aug. 1-4, 25-27, Sept. 5-29.

1916, 1923-43: Maximum discharge, 1.520 second-feet Aug. 31, 1936, l^ slope-area 

method; maximum gage height, 7.65 feet nay 10, 1942, from floodmarks; nc flow at times 

during 1934-36, 1939-40, 1943.

Remarks.- Records good except those for Nov. 12-30, Mar. 1 to Apr. 15, which are fair. A 

rew diversions above station for Irrigation.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

12

12

IS

ISie

IS

IS

IS

IS

IS

15

IS

16

18

19

22

26

26

23

21

 22

24

25

24

24

23

23

23

23

22

20

HOT.

21

21

21

21

20

20

19

19

19

17

18

17

16

IS

IS

IS

IS

16

17

18

19

21

*24

22

21

20

19

19ie

IS

-

Dec.

t!7

Jan. Feb.

.Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year

January . ~

February. ..................................

 arch..................... .....'............

April..................... .................

May. ............. ..........................

Jane .......................................

July......................... ..............

August. ....................................

September. .................................

Water year ......................

Mar.

17

17

17

18

18

17

17

18

18

18

18

17

17

18

19

20

21

20

20

20

19

«19

20

19

19

26

33

46

64

' 7556

Apr.

51

52

55

56

51

53

51

51

43

41

55

57

SS

SS

36

56

SS

37

57

57

38

40

42

43

45

44

44

44

42

39

-

Secondfoot-clays

577

561

759 i 2YQ

877

355*1.

126.1

75.5

7.0

--

May

36

36

34

54

35

33

57

40

59

.57

34

SO

27

25

24

24

25

26

26

26

31

29

28

24

24

21

21

19

18

IS

IS

Maxima*

26

24

V3

56

40

18

17

11

3.7

-

Jane

16

15

15

15

14

IS

12

10

10

9.9

12

12

11

10

8.9

8.0

6.7

5.8

4.9

4.5

5.7

3.0

2.6

1.8

1.5

1.1

.6

.6

6.5

18

Minimum

12

15

17

53

18

.6

0

0

0

-

July Aug.

17 0

11 a

9.9 0

8.9 0

8.0 S.4

6.7 5.8

5.8 5.7

5.4 1.5

4.5 2.6

4.1 S.O

3.7 2.2

3.4 .6

S.O .2

2.6 .6

2.2 1.1

1.5 1.5 i.e s.o

1.8 11

2.6 11

3.0 6.7

3.0 4.5

S.O 2.6

3.4 1.8

1.8 .4

1.8 0

3.7 0

1.5 C

.6 .6

.3 .6

.1 2.6

0 4.5

Mean

13.6

13.7

2*. 5

43.6

23.3

8* 50

4.07

2.44

.23

-

Sept.

2.6

.5

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.7

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,140

1,110

1,510

2,640

1,740

506

250

150

14

-

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Result of discharge measurement. ,

Note.- Ho gage-height record HOT. 11-30, Mar. 1-22 (stage-discharge relation affec*,«d by ice during 

IDSt or period); discharge computed on baaIs of two discharge measurements and weath'f records. 

Time baala; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 305

Ute Creek near Fort Garland, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder upstream from rating flume, lat. 37°28', Ion?. 105°34', 

in sec. 2, T. 30 S., R. 72 W., 2| miles north of Fort Garland and 6 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area.- 32 square miles.

Records available.- October 1933 to September 1943 in reports of Geological Survey.

rarch to October 1916 and Way 1923 to September 1943 in reports of State engineer. (No 

winter records some years).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 178 second-feet June 30 (gage height, 2.34 

feetj: minimum daily recorded, 4.8 second-feet Oct. 6, 8-10.

1916, 1923-43: Maximum dally discharge, 630 second-feet May 15, 1941; minimum daily 

recorded, 1.6 second-feet July 6, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good above 12 second-feet and fair below. A few diversions above statlon for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.0 

S.S

4.8

5.1

4.8

4.8

4.8

6.2

6.2

6.5

7.6

11

11

12

11

10

9.7

 9.7

9.2 9.2"

9.2

8.6

8.6

8.1

S.I

8.1

6.2

S.I

Nov.

7.0

6.5

6.5

7.0 

6.S

7.6

7.0

7.0

7.0

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.6

5.7

5.8

5.8

6.2

6.5

8.0

9.0

 10

9.8

9.4

7.8

7.2

6-. 7

6.9

6.8

~

Dec.

te.i

Jan. Feb.

.

Month

December. ..................................

Calendar year ......................

May........................................

July. ......................................

September. .................................

Water year ......................

Mar.

10

I 11

( )

11

14

20

21

17

Apr.

18

20

23

H

25

24

17

16

14

11

12

12

14

17

14

14

16

17

19

23

22

28

31

30

28

35

28

28

31

~

Seccndfoot-days

241.2

_

379.6

May

39

40

45

45 

34

28

31

28

27

24

23

24

21

20

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

18

24

24

24

31

36

30

24

Ifeucimun

_

34

-

June

23

28

22

17 

16

17

17

17

BO

22

34

28

24

19

17

16

16

18

20

20

20

20

19

17

17

15

16

17

36

106

~

Minimum

_

_

11

16

15

9.£

8.1

7.C

-

July

55

35

27

23 

19

18

17

17

16

17

16

15

14

12

14

14

11

11

11

9.7

9.2

9.7

10

13

21

17

14

14

11

11

11

Aug.

9.7

8.6

8.1

10 

11

17

12

14

14

12

12

12

J.2

13

46

28

39

38

29

26

28

20

17

16

14

15

24

22

39

35

51

Meat

-

°5 4

21 1

If. 5

ir.7

-

Sept.

34

28

24

22

19

17

15

IS

13

11

10

9.2

8.6

S.6

9.2

9.2

8.6

12

12

10

9.2

7.6

7.0

7.6

7.0

7.6

9.2

10

10

11

~

Runoff in 

acre- feet

_

753

-

 Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

t Result of discharge measurement.

Hote.- Bo gage-height record Hov. 12-30, Mar. 1-26 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice

du trlng most of period); discharge computed on basis of two discharge measurements am? weather records.

Mountain war tine. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 tour.
206 RIO CRAMJE BASIN

Conejos River at Platoro, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°21'00", long. 106°31'30", in sec. 22, T. 36 N., 

R. 4 E., half a mile east of Platoro.and 5 miles downstream from Adams Fo~k.

Drainage area.- 44.4 square miles.

Records available.- April 1937 to September 1943 (no winter records).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 861 second-feet June 1 (gage height, 2.59 feet); 

minimum dally recorded, 4.9 second-feet Sept. 23-25.

1937-43: Maximum discharge, 1,310 second-feet June 25, 1941 (gage height, 3.15 

feet), from rating Curve extended aboye 850 second-feet; minimum daily recorded, that 

Of Sept. 23^-25, 1943.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record and those 

below 20 second-feet, which are fair. No diversion above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September T943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

7.2

7.8

7.8

6.4

9.0

11

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

11

11

11

11

11

9.0

Nov.

11

14

16

IS

11

16

14

15

17

14

14

10

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

- 

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

October

November 1-12. .............................

December 

Calendar year ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March

April......................................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year ......................

Mar. Apr.

Seoondfoot-days

322.8

165

-

_

_

_

9,320

12 r 723

3,815

1*359

484.0

-

May

3320

a350

a380

a388

344

267

247

188

156

137

160

173

160

150

128

137

160

18B

213

255

243

213

255

. 395

483

483

518

595

563

528

543

Maximum

13

17

-

_

_

_

595

655

354

114

48

-

June

590

655

443

322

283

275

376

468

523

528

513

443

376

372

414

419

429

448

443

458

453

438

414

386

362

354

340

344

331

523

-

Minimum

6.6

10

-

_

128

275

46

(MS JSO

4.9

-

July

354

296

263

228

198

180

173

166

163

150

134

120

112

109

120

85

78

64

57

55

52

76

90

85

,76

60

58

52

46

60

55

Aug.

46

43

39

42

52

46

39

32

39

56

40

33

30

33

36

33

33

114

70

57

48

43

36

32

32

28

32

28

35

60

70

Mean

10.4

13.8

-

_

sor

424

1ST

45. S

16.1

.

Sept.

48

39

33

28

25

21

19

16

15

14

13

13

12

13

13

14

14

14

13

18

9.7

6.6

4.9

4.9

4.9

7.0

11

14

13

20

*

'Runoff in 

acre-feet

640

327

-

18,490

25,840

7,570

 2,700 "960

-

a Mo gage-height recordj discharge computed on basis of weather records.

Time baaia; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard tla», subtract 1 hour.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 207

Conejos River near Mogote, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°03', long. 106°11', In SEi sec..34, % T. 33 N., 

R. 7 B., three-quarters of a mile downstream from Fox Creek and 5i miles west of 

Mogote.

Drainage area.- 282 square miles.

Records available.- September 1899 to March 1900, April 1903'to September 1913, and 

October 1933 to September 1943 Iri reports of Geological Survey. September 1899 to 

March 1900 and April 1903 to September 1943 In reports of State engineer.

_Average discharge.- 41 years (1902-43), 376 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,830 second-feet June 3 (gage height, 4.13. 

 feet); minimum dally, 28 second-feet Dec. 27.

1899-1900, 1903-43: Maximum discharge, 9,000 second-feet Oct. 5, 1911 (gage height, 

.8.50 feet, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 3,500 secondfeet; minimum, 18 second-feet (discharge measurement) Dec. 19, 1939.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of Ice effect, which are fair. No dlversion or regulation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

S

G

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

49

49

50

49

49

49

49

4S

45

46

46

48

55

63

61

65

66

6S

61

57

57

57

55

54

53

52

51

51

55

52

53

Nov.

5S

61

64

61

53

59

59

57

59

53

51

50

49

52

54

55

43

55

55

55

39

37

49

»57

55

43

42

51

40

38

~

Dec.

*37

39

52

46

39

34

34

36

36

36

36

35

36

37

*37

36

35

i 35

36

31

36

33

34

3S

37

35

28

32

40

40

40

Jan.

43

44

45

 41

40

39

38

3S

3S

39

39

39

41

42

43

44

43

40

3S

39

44

51

51

50

4S

45

45

46

4S

49

50

Feb.

51

48

45

43

*45

41

44

46

49

42

42

49

50

52

53

55

55

«54

53

57

55

59

60

57

57

52

53

61

-

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. .........'.........................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January. ....................................

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April......................................

May............. ...........................

June .......................................

Jnly. ......................................

August. ....................................

September. .................................

Hater year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

*54

53

54

59

5S

45

51

52

61

52

50

51

54

57

50

»39

53

52

44

52

53

55

55

52

52

60

Si

94

131

167

154

Apr.

163

*197

240

E94

334

401

395

339

344

273

220

200

203

252

344

412

366

328

378

562

683

780

922

1,030

1,080

1,100

1,030

1,060

1,200

1,350

-

Seccadf cot-days

1,663

1,554

1,136

130,488

1,340

1,488

1,995

16,480

29,963

Off QCC t*t ^ woe

9,047

4,158

2,010

98,73S

May

1,480

1,670

1,720

1,740

1,340

1,030

966

810

666

585

592

640

608

585

512

484

512

570

600

692

730

649

632

890

1,190

1,260

1,220

1,490

1,450

1,310

' 1,320

Maximum

68

64

52

2,370

51

61

167

1,350

1,740

1,710

S10

214

145

1,740

June

1,320

1,710

1,240

900

760

760

850

944

1,110

1,190

1,280

1,130

955

830

870

870

850

890

890

890

900

840

800

750

692

683

649

750

700

955

-

Minimum

4. 3'

2£

24

3S

4]

31

16J

484

64S

13S

10£

44

' 2E

July

810

649

555

477

412

372

350

350

339

350

313

294

281

, 273

298

266

224

203

186

184

169

179

214

194

191

172

152

152

139

141

156

Aug.

139

121

ISO

137

. 163

137

133

114

114

129

127

107

102

112

149

149

118

214

211

167

145

133

133

112

111

112

118

US

133

127

163

Mean

> 53.6

?

c-i p OX*O

i ?6.6

I 358

5 *3.2

L 51.0

) 64.4

5<9

967

) 952

SIS

5 154

67.0

S 2TO

Sept.

145

120

111

100

92

84

78

74

69

68

64

59

57

57

55

65

55

52

49

46

44

44

44

46

45

46

52

58

6S

73

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

3,300

3,080

2,250

256,800

2,660

2,830

3,960

32,690

59,430

55,450

17,940

8,250

3,980

195,800

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Hov. 26 to Bar. 89 (no gage-height record Dec. 

7-14, Jan. 5 to Feb. 4; discharge computed on basis of weather records).

Time basis: Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
208 RIO GRANDE BASIN

Conejos River near La Sauses, Colo.

Location.- Two wa.ter-stage recorders (two channels), lat. 37°23", long. 105°15', In sec. 

2~7~T7~35 N., R. 11 E., half a mile upstream from mouth and 2 miles north of La Sauses. 

Datum of gage (north channel) Is 7,495.02 feet above mean sea level (Colorado State 

Highway Department bench mark).

Drainage area.- 887 square miles.

Records available.- October 1933 to September 1943 In reports of Geological Survey, 

narcn iskji to September 1943 In reports of state engineer.

Average discharge.- 22 years, 247 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,270 second-feet May 3r minimum dally, 6.8 

secona-feet July.13.

1921-43: Maximum discharge, 3,890 second-feet May 15, 1941; no flow Jily 21 to 

Sept. 8, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge. In second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

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.

30

31

31

31 '30

30

30

29

2S

29

2S

2B

29

2B

2B

2B

26

26

29

29

30

31

31

30

30

30

26

26

26

26

23

NOT.

29

29

29

29

29

29

2S

28

26

SB

29

29

32

35

35

33

33

34

33

33

32

31

31

31

31

31

36

44

43

43

-

Dec.

45

46

46

45

45

45

44

46

47

47

47

47

47

50

 52

51

51

51

51

51

51

52

51

51

52

53

b51

b53

50

49

46

Jan.

46

46

46

*b48

b45

M3

b42

b43

M2

44

43

43

43

43

43

43

M2

MO

b36

b43

M7

53

53

54

54

55

55

55

55

54

55

Feb.

56

56

56

60

 56

55

55

59/

60

59

63

64

63

63

69

76

80

80

79

77

77

77

76

79

79

79

79

 76

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

Novenbe r

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1948 ......................

January. .............'......................

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April. .....................................

May........................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1942-43 ......................

* Winter discharge measurement made on thl

Mar.

80

7S

76

73

73

70

64

61

59

60

56

55

54

54

54

54

54

54

52

50

49

46

47

46

44

43

43

43

40

37

35

Apr.

35

35

31

23

20

20

26

40

32

27

24

20

15

15

14

15

31

35

43

127

325

443

551

726

769

811

755

641

623

669

-

Seoondfoot-days

904

965

1,517

100,280.3

1,466

1,912

1,706

6,950

12,526

5,192

i;004.1

533

684

35,355.1

May

721

874

1,080

1,080

1,000

691

5S6

525

412

357

297

261

232

201

169

135

116

104

95

84

92

121

117

116

165

soi

367

451

593

617

566

Maximum

31

44

53

2,370

55

80

80

811

1,080

702

234

25

27

1,080

8 day.

June

496

504

702

461

285

196

170

126

110

114

211

322

323

285

199

150

119

79

' 51

39

34

33

31

26

25

22

17

16

16

22

Minima

26

26

44

> 3.4

38

55

35

14

84

17

6.E

12

20

6.E

July

234

224

122

53

35

23

15

12

9.6

9.1

7.6

7.6

6.6

7.2

11

11

12

12

14

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

13

Aug.

12

12

13

14

14

13

14

14

14

15

16

15

 15

14

13

14

14

16

16

20

22

22

21

21

20

22

23

. 23

83

23

25

Mean

2f.2

3?,- 2

46.9

.27S

47.0

68.3

55.1

23?

4<W

17?

) 3f.4

1V.2

22.6

J 96.9

Sept.

26

27

27

26

26

24

83

22

21

21

21

20

20

20

21

21

21

21

21

21

23

22

24

24

24

24

23

23

23

24

Runoff in acre-feet

1,790

1,910

3,010

v 198,900

2,890

3,790

3,390

13,790

24,850

10,300

1,990

1,060

1,360

70,180

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

Note.- Ho gage-height record for south channel Jan. 4-9, 17-21; discharge computed at baeis of one 

discharge measurement and weather records.

Time basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard tine, subtract 1 ho-ir.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 

San Antonio River at Ortiz, Colo.

809

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°00', long. 106°02', In New Mexico, In sec. 19, 

TT"32""N., R. 9 E., a quarter of a mile south of Colorado-New Mexico Stabs line-, half 

a mile south of Ortlz, and half a mile upstream from Los Plnos Creek.

Drainage area.- 110 square miles.

Records available.- October 1933 to September 1943 In reports of Geological Survey.

January to uctooer 1915, Way 1919 to October 1920, and October 1924 to September 1943 

In reports of State engineer. (No winter records most yearjs.)

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 399 second-feet- Apr. 24 (gage height, 2.87 

reetj; minimum dally recorded, 0.1 second-foot July 7-9, 20, but probably no flow at 

times during period of no gage-height record.

1915, 1919-20, 1924-43: Maximum discharge, 1,750 second-feet Apr. 15. 1937 (gage 

height, 5.38 feet), from rating curve extended above 1,100 second-feet; no flow at 

times in most years.

Remarks.- Records good above 10 second-feet and poor below. A few small diversions' above 

station for Irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct..

0.5

*5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.8

.8

.9

1.2

1.7

3.8

4.2

4.7

8.0

9.2

6.9

5.9

4.7

4.2

3.4

2.6

2'. 6

2.6

2.6

3.0

3.4

5.9

Nov.

5.1

 3.4

' 3.S

3.4

3.0

2.0

1.7

1.9

1.9

b2.0

b2.0

bS.O

b2.3

 2.7

2.7

2.7

2.9

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.2

3'. 4

3.6

 3.9

3.9

3.7

3.4

3.2

3.3

3.2

~

Dec.

> »2.5

Jan.

> 3.5

Feb.

> 4.0

-

-

-

Month

October. ....................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

Jami 

Febr

ary. .................... ...............

uarv- ..........

March. ."...................................

April.............. ........................

May........................................

June. ......................................

July.......................................

August. ....................................

September ..................................

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

7.5

Apr.

52

 56

59

65

69

91

91

70

67

51

40

35

35

59 100'

139

107

120

152

212

205

215

254

256

235

233

195

190

193

188

Seoondfoot-days

87.9

89.3

77.5

14, 954. E

10S.5 

112.0

232. E

3,834

1,656

111.9

37.5

316.9

55.5

6,719.8

May

178

171

150

130

120

95

96

80

65

59

49

42

38

36

33

29

26

22

22

21

25

25

23

22

17

15

16

13

13

13

12

Maximun

9.2

5.1

472

-

_

256

17S

10

6.9

32

6.9

256

June

9.7

7.4

10

9.2

6.9

5.5

4.2

3.0

S.O

1.9

5.1

6.9

4.2

3.8

3.0

2.2

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.2

1.1

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

6.9

6.3

Minimum

O.E 1.'

0

-

_

35

12

.'

.]

.<

.;

-

July

6.9

4.2

1.6

.6

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.5

.9

.4

.2

.4

.5

.5

.4

.2

.1

2.0

2.2

1.4

1.6

1.1

.6

.4

.2

.2

3.0

6.3

Aug.

17

5.9

1.9

1.1

19

26

14

3.S 3.'S

S.O

5.5

3.0

2.6

22

24

10

32

31

14

5.5

2.2

1.4

1.1

.8

.6

.9

25

14

S.6

6.3

5.9

Men1

2.84

1 2.9S

2,5

41.0

3.5 

4.0

7.5

123

ST. 4

I 3.73

t 1.21

5 10.2

S 1.85

18.4

Sept.

6.9

3.S

2.6

1.7

1.1

.8

.4

.4

.3

.4

.6

.4

.4

.6

4.2

2.6

2 »3

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.4

1.8

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.6

2.0

4.7

3.0

-

Runoff in 

acre- feet

174

177

154

29,660

215 

222

461

7,600

3,280

222

. 74

629

110

13,380

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

Hote.- Ho gage-height record Hov. 14 to Apr. 2 (atage-dlscharge relation affected IT ice during 

most of period); discharge computed on basts of four discharge measurements and weatt«r records. 

Time basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 lour.
810 RIO GRANDE BASIN 

San Antonio River at mouth, near Manassa, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°11', long. 105°53', in sec. 21, T. 34 N., R. 

10 E., 1 mile upstream from mouth and 2£ miles east of ranassa.

Drainage area.- 348 square miles.

Records available.- October 1933 to September 1943 in reports of Geological Survey. 

April 1923 to September 1943 In reports of State engineer.

Average discharge.- 20 years, 102. second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 941 second-feet Apr. 26 (gage height, 5.03 

feet ); no flow Oct. 1-22, Sept. 14-30.

1923-43: Maximum discharge, 2,620 second-feet May 14, 1941 (gage height, 6.26 

feet), from rating curve extended above 2,200 second-feet; no flow at tlmns in most 

years.

Remarks.- Records good above 300 second-feet and fair below except those for period of 

no gage-height record, which are poor. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1342 to September 1943

Day

I

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

X.7 1Q 

20

21

22n-r

j&O

24

25

26

27

no £O

29

30

31

Opt.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Q

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

NOT.

0.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.6

 a.7

 a. 6

-

Dec. 

(«)

 aO.5

Jan.

 aO.7

Feb.

 al.8

.

_

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January

February. ..................................

March ......................................

April........... ...........................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

 a5.5

*a9.0

6.6

6.4

6.2

6.2

6.0

4.7

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.S

3.S

3.6

3.6

4.0

Apr.

5.4

7.2

5.0

9.2

28

56

101

82

71

43

24

16

11

9.2

26

101

125

130

192

323

450

503

«48

768

750

732

680

640

694

680

**

Seoondfoot-days

0.9

14.3

15.5

48,724.4

21.7

50.4

163.1

7,962

8,806

2,297.9

290.8

57.8

8.1

19,688.5.

May

680

712

694

628

568

443

447

401

338

293

252

232

202

185

165

145

137

128

124

126

148

162

152

160

162

182

182

185

188

200

185

Maximum

0.1

_

-

1,330

_

_

782

712

182

94

5.8

1.7

782

June

155

158

182

142

113

107

102

83

82

84

125

142

142

122

94

82

65

53

47

40

39

30

181*0

7.2

4.8

4.7

6.2

IS

45

""

Minimum

0

_

-

0

~

_

5.0

124

4.7

.8

.9

0

0

July

94

60

30

18

15

9.9

7.2

6.4

5.4

3.6

1.4

1.3

.9

.8

1.1

- 4.2

3.2

1.7

2.1

1.8

1.5

1.8

3.2

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.3

1.9

1.5

1.5

1.5

Aug.

1.4

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.4

1.3

1.1

.9

.9

1.9

1.9

1.4

1.1

1.5

1.7

1.5

1.4

3»3

5.8

5.8

3.8

3.2

2.4

1.7

1.2

1.2

I. 1*

1.2

.9

1.2

1.8

Mean

0.03

.48

.5

133

.7

l.S

5.2P

265

OOA go*

76.6

9.38

1.86

.27

53.9

Sept.

1.7

1.5

1.2

1.0

.8

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

~

Runoff in 

ac re feet

1.8

28

31

96,640

43

100

324

15,790

17,470

4,560

577

115

16

39*060

» Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

compute iBcharge
RIO GRANDE BASIN

Los Plnos River near Ortiz, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage'recorder, lat. 36°58', long. 106°03', in New Mexico, in Ni sec. 

34, T. 32 N., R. 8 E., 1 mile south of Colorado New Mexico State line, 2 miles southwest of Ortlz, and 2& miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area;- 167 square miles. 

Records available.- October 1933 to September 1943 In reports of Geological Survey. 

January iti.(.4 to November 1920 and October 1924 to September 1943 in reports of State 

engineer. (No winter records most years.)

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,370 second-feet May 2 (gage height, 4.28 

ieetj; minimum daily recorded, 12 second-feet Oct. 1, 2, Sept. US, 21-23.

1914-20, 1924-43: Maximum discharge, 3,160 second-feet May 12, 1941 (gage height, 

5.77 feet), from rating curve extended above 1,610 second-feet; minlmiro dally, 5 

second-feet Aug. 11, Sept. 19, 1934. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

* 7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

OTt &O

24

25

26

27

28 

29

«Aou

31

Oot.

12

12

13

13

15

16

14

14

13

13

13

14

14

18

17

17

18

19

18

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

17

14

18

Nov.

17

*21

23

21

17

19

20

19

17

16

16

15

14

*14

14

15

14

13

14

14

14

IS

prt £\J

*23

21

21

19

17 

19

18

-

Dec.

*16

Jan.

' 14

Feb.

17

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March........... ...........................

April........... ...........................

May. .............................. .........

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September. ............................ ....

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

22

22

23

24

24

22

20

22

24

25

24

24

25

27

27

*27

2S

20

28

21

22

20

19

20

21

24

23

32 

40

54

73

Apr.

Seoondfoot-days

468

523

496

56,323

434

476

832

13,388

13,306

6,102

1,432

957

466

38,900

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

81

98

125

170

227

336

339

305

288

223

170

147

152

207

302

359

339

319

424

567

643

705

814

S66

678

878

786

836 

890

914

May

932

92

8S

S4

B

0

2

652

576

58

4£

3E

0

3

3

339

370

37

32

32

6

2

2

281

21

25

age

a28

1

4

.0

0

a290

a320

a28

a29

3C

5

4

6'

342

353

35 6

376 

366

34 9

336

Maximum

19

23

1,390

_

..

73

914

938

387

144

68

29

938

June

329

387

325

264

240

240

837

234

237

244

305

257

244

204

185

176

161

161

155

147

136

128

123

113

113

102

116

167 

152

220

"

Minimum

12

13

-

_

..

19

SI

254

108

* 21

16

12

_

July

144

111

92

7E

65

60

54

56

54

66

48

43

39

38

43

37

32

30

28

28

26

28

32

29

27

25

23

22

21

25

S3

Aug.

Mean

15.1

17.4

16

154

14

17

26.8

4*6

499

203

46.2

30.9

16.2

107

23

22

22

32

44

88

24

21

20

23

22

20

IS

20

32

52

45

68

43

32

27

25

24

22

23

32

47

32

41

28

40

Sept.

29

22

80

18

17

16

15

14

14

15

14

13

12

15

15

15

15

15

14

13

12

12

12

16

15

14

15

24 

20

25

""

Runoff in 

acre-feet

928

1,040

984

111,700

861

944

1,650

26,550

26,390

12,100

2,840

1,900

964

77,150

llJ^ Safi-neight record; discharge computed on basis of records for Conejoa River near Hcgote. 

mJnrl?" I 8rtf "*? *£ re°0r<i ^ 9 t0 Mar' L6 <3ta8e-ais<*arge M la tion affected by ice luring 

TtaTbEri? >fcSSiHIi£ c^ts& °D basi3 °f f° discharge measurements and weather records?8
212 RIO ORAMDE BASIN

Culebra Creek at San Luis, Colo.

Location.- Water--stage recorder and 12-foot Parshall flume, lat. 37°11', long. 105°26', 

- in sec. 35, T. 3 N., R. 72 W., Beaublen Grant survey, 1 mile southeast of San Luisand li miles upstream from Rito Seco.

Drainage area.- 220 square miles. *

Records available.- January 1910 to December 1911 and October 1933 to September*1943 in 

reports or Geological Survey. May 1909 to December 1910 and April 1927 to September 

1943 In reports of State engineer. 1911-19 (unpublished) In files of State engineer.

Average discharge.- 26 years (1909-19, 1927-43), 66.2 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 290 second-feet July 22 (gage height, 3.34 

reet), from rating curve extended above 200 second-feet; minimum daily, 15 second-feet 

Sept. 20.

1909-19, 1927-43: Maximum discharge, 595 second-feet May 30, 1942 (gage height, 

4.84 feet), from rating curve extended above 300 second-feet; minimum daily, 5 secondfeet Sept. 14-16., 1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Diversions above station for irrigation. Flow regulated by Sanchez Reservoir on 

Ventero Creek (capacity, 103,000 acre-feet).

Discharge, in second-feat, water yeer October 1942 to September 1943

Dajr

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct.

38

38

SB

37

37

37

36

36

32

29

89

29

31

SI

32

SI

31

31

31

31

31

29

29

29

29

2S

28

28

31

29

28

Nor.

28

28

29

30

27

27

27

27

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

25

26

26

28

28

28

28

29

29

30

30

30

30

30

~

Dec.

31

SI

32

33

33

32

31

31

Si

31

30

30

30

SI

31

31

31

31

31

31

30

27

27

27

28

27

26

26

26

26

26

Jan.

26

26

26

26

a26

a26

a26

a26

a25

a26

25

a25

a26

a26

26

26

26

26

. 26

26

26

26

26

26

26

24

25

26

24

25

26

Feb.

27

28

28

28

25

25

26

28

28

26

26

26

28

2S

28

29

28

28

28

28

23

29

29

28

28

23

2S

2S

-

-

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ...................................

March. .....................................

April.............. ........................

May.............. ..........................

June .......................................

July. .......................................

August .....................................

Septeober. .................................

Water year' 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

28

28

27

28

28

27

27

27

28

28

28

28

27

27

27

26

27

26

26

26

a27

a2S

a2S

a29

a30

a30

a32

a34

a37

4.7

37

Apr.

37

36

37

39

SB

37

36

 35

33

32

32

30

30

30

30

33

33

32

31

32

30

55

57

55

56

68

66

68

65

66

-

Seeondfoot-days

9S3

S28

919

33jl95

796

772

903

1,269

3,512

4,475

3,944

3,745

1,026

23,162

May

77

76

57

107

105

103

57

54

48

30

45

103

116

144

137

113

140

192

195

1S7

156

161

137

129

117

117

114

103

104

88

110

Maximum

38

30

33

479

26

29

47

68

195

236

264

236

62

264

June

147

160

126

132

130

124

146

160

152

152

139

79

66

64

71

110

162

155

147

125

167

1S9

222

222

236

211

172

196

170

143

-

Minimum

2S

25

26

25

24

25

26

30

30

64

23

40

15

IS

July

70

55

46

24

26

98

150

169

170

176

143

1S2

1S2

196

154

91

54

55

121

141

191

149

24

a23

a23

94

192

2S1

264

244

206

Aug.

142

196

235

221

221

195

170

17S

208

215

1S1

137

113

107

97

95

117

105

7S

63

77

61

62

58

90

86

80

49

40

40

44

Mean

31.7

27.6

29.6

90-9

25.7

27.6

29.1

42.0

- 113

149

127

121

34.2

63.5

Sept.

28

31

34

52

34

69

62

61

61

51

45

35

29

32

29

33

30

29

17

15

25

30

37

26

23

16

25

27

26

24

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,950

1,640

1,320

65,340

1,580

1,530

1,790

2,500

6,970

8,880

7,820

7,430

2,040

45,950

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of one discharge

station below San Luis. , Time basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time

measurement aid records for 

subtract 1 hour.
RIO ORANDE BASIN 

Culebra Creek belqw San J,uls, colo.

813

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°12', long. 105°26', in sec. 27,- T. 3 K., R. 7S

 W., Beaublen Grant survey, 500 feet downstream from bridge on State Highway WO, 600 

feet downstream from Rlto Seco, and a quarter of a mile southwest of San LUls.

Drainage area.- 255 square miles.

Records available.- August 1938 to September 1943 (no winter records most years).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 410 second-feet July 29 (gage height, 3.05 feet); 

minimum dally, 15 second-feet Sept. 20.

1938-43: Maximum discharge, 866 second-feet May^O, 1942 (gage height, 4.54 feet), 

from rating curve extended above 400 second-feet; minimum dally, that of Sept. 30, J.943.

Remarks.- Records excellent above and good below 100 second-feet except those for period

 of no gage-height record, which are fair. Diversions above station for Irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 19*3

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

1

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

42

42

42

42

42

43

44

45

45

43

44

44

49

49

52

60

60

52

52

49

49

49

47

47

49

50

49

47

51

50

49

Nor.

SO

49

50

51

49

49

52

51

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

50

50

50

53

53

 53

53

' 54

54

54

54

54

54

-

Dec.

59

38

39

40

41

38

40

 44

44

44

46

46

46

47

44

49

49

49

49

46

b45

MS

M3

b44

47

47

46

45

45

45

45

Jan.

45

45

45

45

45

45

46

45

44

43

43

43

45

45

»45

45'

45

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

42

42

. 43

40

41

, 42

Feb.

43

46

46

46

41

41

42

44

47

45

45

45

47

47

47

47

 47

46

46

46

46

47

47

46

46

46

46

46

-

-

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March. ......................................

April.................................. ....

 ay......................................:.

June. ......................................

July.......................................

August. ....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

46

45

44

42

43

41

41

41

41

41

41

40

39

33

38

37

38

37

37

37

33

*38

38

39

39

39

38

38

38

37

37

Apr.

Secondfoot-days

1,458

1,510

1,373

40,659

1,360

1,274

1,226

1,200

3,543

4,543

3,939

3,854

1,172

26,502

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

37

36

36

37

36

34

34

34

32

32

31

31

31

31

31

32

33

32

32

32

31

47

54

53

54

60

59

60

59

59

-

Hay

74

74

86

109

111

109

1OO

59

55

38

44

102

114

147

140

111

129

183

1S6

178

173

154

136

131

118

118

118

113

114

100

114

Haximua

52

54

49

682

45

47

46

60

186

244

276

232

60

276

June

147

162

124

133

129

ISO

145

164

154

154

142

91

78

77

82

113

167

154

145

120

167

189

223

229

244

214

164

194

164

154

-

Minimum

42

47

38

_

40

41

37

31

38

77

26

44

15

15

July

72

63

49

31

29

90

146

164

164

170

138

172

180

197

157

95

56

59

114

142

189

150

SB

26

26

100

206

238

276

251

212

Aug.

138

LS9

B32

220

223

194

L64

172

194

212

176

L42

L22

111

96

102

Hea-r

47.Q

50.3

44.3

111

43.9

45.5

f9.5

40.0

114 in.

1F9

1F4

T9.1

12. 6

129

111

66

71

90

64

69

66

98

93

98

60

49

44

55

Sept.

36

33

33

50

35

54

6O

60

6O

64

54

. 43

38

39

32

34

34

33

18

15

27

36

41

36

37

31

- 36

37

39

3V

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

2,890

3,000

2,720

80, 650

2,70O

2,530

2,430

2-, 380

7,030

9,010

7,910

7,640

2,320

66,560

Bate.- Ho gage-height record Oct. 1-5, HOT. 11-L6, 21-30, Dec. 29 to Mar. 22, 25-E9, Apr. 2-5, 

9-11, 14-26, July 21-26, Sept. IB-20 (atage-diacharge relation probably affected by ice at times

during period Jan. 1 to Har. 10); discharge computed on basis of four discharge 

records for station at San Luia. 

Time baa1st Mountain war time.

eas-irements and

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
214 RIO GRANDE BASIN

Costllla Creek above reservoir, near Costllla, N. Mex.

Locatlon.r Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 36°54'25", long. 105°15'00", 

in sangre de Crlsto Grant, 2f miles by road upstream from Costllla Dam and 17 miles 

southeast of Costllla, Taos County.

Records available.- April 1937 to September 1943 (irrigation seasons only).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year not determined; minimum dally recorded, 1.6 

second-feet July 5, 6, 13.

1937-43: Maximum discharge recorded, 175 second-feet May 15, 1938 (gage height, 

1.90 feet); minimum dally recorded, that of July 5, 6, 13, 1943.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no Kase-lnlKht record 

which are poor. No diversion above station. '

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1943

Day

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

*o Oft

27

28

OQG9

31

Oct.

5.8

4.8

4.8

3.S

3.S

3.S

3.8

S.S

3.S

4.8

4.5

4.6

6.8

5.4

5.S

6.6

7.0

7.0

6.6

6.8

6.8

5.4

5.4

5.0

4.6

4.6

4.2

4.8

4.6

4.8

3.S

Nov.

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b2.5

1.8

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

.

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

..

_

_

_

-

Dec. Jan. Feb.

_

Month

October. ...................................

November 1-5 .............................

December. ..................................

Calendar year ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April 12-30. . ..............................

Bay. .......................................

June . . .

July. .....................................

Augu 

Sept

St...................... ...............

enber. ..................................

Water year ......................

Mar. Apr.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

6.2

5.8

S.5

9.0

7.0

7.0

9.0

9.5

11

11

10

12

12

12

10

9.5

9.5

10

10

"

Secondfoot-days

151.4

14.8

-

-

_

_

.

179.0

281.8

131.1

73.8

243.4 

123.3

-

May

11

11

12

13

12

9.5

18

11

13

14

18

9.5

7.5

7.0

6.6

5.8

5.S

6.2

5.8

6.6

8.0

S.5

7.5

aO.O

aS.O

as. 5

aO.O

a8.5

a9.0

aO.5

aO.O

Maximum

7.0

3.5

-

_

_

_

12-

14

8.0

5.0

80 

7.5

-

June

aS.O

aS.O

a7.5

a6.5

a6.5

a6.0

a6.0

a5.5

a5.5

a5.5

a6.5

a5. 5

aS.O

a4.5

a4.0

a3.5

aS.O

aS.O

a2.5

8.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

2.0

2.4

2.4

3.0

3.4

3.8

3.8

Minimum

3.8

1.8

-

_

_

_

5.8

5.8

1.8

1.6

1.8 

2.6

-

July

2.S

2.2

2.0

l.S

1.6

1.6

1.8

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

l.S

1.6

2.4

4.6

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.6

2.2

2.0

2.8

2.6

2.6

3.0

4.8

5.0

8.0

1.8

8.8

5.0

Aug.

3.4

l.S

3.4

16

9.5

6.6

4.2

3.8

5.0

14

6.6

5.4

5.4

7.5

7.0

6.8

18

18

8.0

6.8

6.6

6.8

5.4

5.0

4.6

20

15

9.0

8.5

6,6

8.5

Mean

4.88

2.96

-

-

_

_

_ 

9.42

9.09

4.37

2.36

7.85 

4.11

-

Sept.

7.5

6.6

6.8

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.2

5.0

4.8

3.4

3.4

3.4

4.8

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

8.S

2.6

S.S

2.8

S.S

3.0

4,2

6.6

5.0

4.6

"

Runoff in 

acre-feet

300

29

-

_

.

.

355

659

860

146

483 

845

-

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for stations 

on Rio Colorado neap Red River, Rio Hondo at Arroyo Hondo, and Latlr Creek near Cerr-o. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

Time basis; Mo\antain war time. To convert war time to standard time.
RIO (BANEE BASIN 

Costilla Creek below reservoir, near Costilla, N. Mex.

315

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. oe^S'SS", long. 105°ie'5511 , 

in Sangre de Cristo Grant, 125 feet downstream from outlet of reservoir at Costilla Dam and 18 miles southeast of Costilla, Taos County.

Records available.- April 1937 to September 1943 (irrigation seasons only).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge recorded during year, 196 second-feet June 28 (grge height, 

1.99 feet); no flow at times.

1937-43: Maximum discharge recorded, 286 second-feet May 9, 10, 1942; (gage height., 

2.65 feet); no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records good. No diversion above station. Flow regulated by Costilla Reservoir 

(capacity, 15,700 acre-feet).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1943

Day

1

2

 3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

24

18

18

18

18 ' 10

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.7

6.2

6.2

4.9

2.8

3.2

3.2

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

Nov.

2.5

2.5

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.8

1.8

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

October. ...................................

November 1-23. .............................

December. ..................................

Calendar year ......................

January. ...................................'

February. ..................................

March................... ...................

April......................................

May

June 19-50. ................................

July

August .....................................

September. .................................

Hater year ......................

Mar. Apr.

Seccndfcot-days

<zoo 9 OOfi .C

52" _' 9

_

t

_

_

_

265.4

522.5

785.8

819.8

-

May

Maximum

£9

2.5

_

_

_

_

_

109

126

117

63

-

June

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

0.2

3.0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

35

109

52

66

-

Minimal

2.8

1.8

_

 .

_

_

_

0

0

.2

9.9

-

July

0.3

0

0

0

38

 126

126

124

42

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

,0

.2

.2

.2

.4

.4

.2

13

.4

6.3

12

12

11

10

Aug.

47

80

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

3.4

99

117

102

94

26

.2

.2

5.1

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.9

Mean

12.3

2. WP*

_

_

~

22?1

16,9

25. ff

27.2

-

Sept.

9.9

9.9

28

58

a68

31 *37

63

63

62

41

28

28

19

12

12

10

10

10

10

10

13

21

21

21

21

28

31

30 .

24

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

768

105

-

_

_

_

_

526

1,040

1.56&

1,630

-

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station near Coftllla and 

knowledge of gate operation.

Time Taaalai Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hoir.
216 RIO GRANDE BASIN

Costllla Creek near Costllla, 11. Mex.

Location (revised).- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°56'30", long. 105°30 I 10", In Sangre 

ae cristo Grant, half a mile upstream from diversion dam and 2 miles southeast of 

Costllla, Taos County.

Records available.- March 1936 to September 1943 (Irrigation seasons only, except water 

year 1942).

Extremes.- Ifeximum discharge recorded during year, 296 second-feet'June 28 (gage height, 

3.82 feet); minimum dally recorded, 9.6 second-feet July 22.

1936-43: Ifeximum discharge, 1,150 second-feet May 11, 1942 (gage Might, 5.37 

feet); minimum dally recorded, that of July 22, 1943.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 tc September 194?

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

-31

Oct.

41

40

41

41

40

40

40

40

33

31

38

38

35

26

25

25

37

*SO

27

25

23

81

20

16

18

18

17

18

22

21

19

NOT.

20

21

2O

19

18

20

19

18

19

IS

14

b!4

Vl4 bis bie

19

15

80

*19

19

bis

b!3

b!4

blS

20

18

16

19

blS

18

~

Dec.

14

18

19

19

17

blS

b!4

- blS

blS blS

blS

.

_

.

-

_

_

.

_

-

_

_

.

.

-

_

_

.

.

_

-

Jan. Feb.

Month

October. ............................... I ...

November. ..................................

December 1-11 .............................

Calendar year ......................

January. .................:.................

February. ..................................

March 10-31 ...............................

April. .....................................

May. .......................................

June. ......................................

July. ......................................

AlQgust .

September ..............'....................

Rater year .......................

Mar.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

«19

18

19

17

80

20

bll

b!3

b!7

b!8

blS

blS

b!4

b!4

15

15

16

22

34

44

*55

39

Apr.

40

44

48

48

40

48

48

38

31

31

84

25

84

27

30

30

28

54

34

S3

37 "38

43

47

50

88

S8

88

85

79

-

Seocndf cot-days

888

511

178

-

_

480

1,310

8,134

1,889

878.4

1,571

1,868

_

May

58

51

94

108

109

97

90

50

56

51

49

40

46

50

38

34

86

98

99

104

68

45

40

58

88

102

112

91

42

36

80

Maxima*

41

91 <*1

19

.

_

55

8S

118

128

118

186

74

_

Jane

99

108

104

79

34

88

89

97

120

185

88

38

24

60

85

109

114

96

29

21

18

IS

10

10

10

10

10

118

77

128

Minimum

17

13

14

.

_

11

84

34

10

9.6

22

81

.

July

35

19

14

 17

15

102

118

118

98

85

15

18

9.8

11

27

18

18

11

10

10

10

9.8

23

14

11

80

alO

alS

a20

926 

20

Aug.

22

89

28

38

50

40

35

27

88

89

31

28

85

8S

36

94

148

186

140

108

44

34

28

31

29

32

40

33

34

34

34

Mea->

28.8

17.0

16.0

_

^

20.9

43.7

88.8

83.0

88.1

50.7

42.S

.

Sept.

28

28

28

57

63

80

3S

84

71

74

69

49

48

. 48

38

30

28

28

85

84

22

21

30

34

33

35

40

57

54

52

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,780

1,010

349

.,

_

918

8,800

4,830

3,750

1,730

3,120

8,580

-

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; dIBcharge computed on baa la of weather records 4nd record^ for station 

below reservoir.

b Stage-dlsoharge relation affeeted by Ice. 

"ne has la: Mountain war tine. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hoar.
RIO OfRAIIEE BASIN 

Caslas Creek near Costllla, N. Mex.

217

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 36°54'05", long. 105°15'30", 

 In Sangre de Crlsto Grant, 200 feet downstream from road crossing, 3.5 miles by road 

upstream from Costllla Dam, and 17-mlles southeast of Costllla, Taos Ormty.

Records available.- April 1937 to September 1943 (irrigation seasons only).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge recorded during year, 121 second-feet Aug. 1C (gage height, 

' 1.60 feet); minimum dally recorded, 3.5 second-feet Nov. 1. 2. 

1937-43: Maximum discharge recorded, that of Aug. 10, 1943; maximum: gage height

recorded, 1.90 feet June 14, 1938 (backwater from Costllla Reservoir); minimum dally

recorded, 3.0 second-feet Aug. 14, 1939.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of Ice effect, which are pcor. No 

diversion above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1945

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

-2Z

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

5.7

6.2

6.2

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

6.2

6.2

7.6

6.7

7.1

7.6

8.1

S.6

8.1

7.1

6.7

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.7

5.7

5.7

' 5.4

5.7

b4.S

b4.0

Nov.

bS.5

b3.5

b4.0

b4.0

b4.0

_

_

_ * _

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

»

-

-

_

-

-

-

~

Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

October

November 1-5 ..............................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 7 ......................

January

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April........................... ...........

Unv May. ............. ,. ........................

June 20-30 ................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Rater year .................'.....

Mar, Apr.

Seccndfoot-daye

193.3

19 0

_

_

114.3

261.2

489.5

271.9

_

Peak discharge.- July 31 (5 p.m.) 54 see. -ft.: AUK. 4

May

 »

Maximum

8*6

4.0

-

~

15

13

29

15

-

June

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

to

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

9.5

9.6

9.S

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.E

10

13

13

15

-

Minimum

4.0

3.5

-

_

_

_

_

9.1

6.2

6.7

6.2

-

July

15

10

9.5

9.1

S.6

S.6

9.1

S.I

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.1

6.7 e.i

12

e.i

7.6

S.I

8.1

7.6

7.1

S.I

10

8.1

7.6

8.1

7.1

7.1 6.:

7.6

12

Aug.

8.1

6.7

8.1

18

14

12

9»i

9.5

12

24

14

15

15

15

15

14

22

89

21

19

20

18

17

16

15

80

21

17

17

16

16

Mean

6.24

3.80

-

_

_

_

_

10.4

6.43

15.8

9,06

-

(6 p.B.) 46 see. -ft,. Aug. 10 (4 p

Sept.

15

15

15

12

11

10

10

10

10

9.5

9.1

9.1

9.5

9.1

7.6

7.6

S.I

8.1

7.6

7.6

6.7

6.7

7.1

6.7

6.2

6.7

8.1

9.1

S.1

7.6

~

Runoff in 

acre-feet

583

38

-

_

_

_

227

618

971

559

-

.m.) 121

sec.-ft.; Aug. 17 (12 p.m.) 50 sec.-ft.; Aug. 26 (5 p.m.) 35 sec.-ft. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by iee. 

" basis; Mountain war time. To convert war tine to standard tine, subtract 1 hc-ir.
218 RIO (2*AHDE BASIN

Santlstevan Creek near Costllla, H. tfex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and metal Parshall flume, lat. se^a'DS", long. 

105"16'50", in Sangre de Crlsto Grant, 200 feet upstream from road crossing, 0.9 

mile upstream from Costllla Dam, and 16 miles southeast of Costllla, Taos County.

Records available.- April 1937 to September 1943 (Irrigation seasons only).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge recorded during year, 6.6 second-feet June 28 (gage height, 

0.91 foot); minimum dally recorded, 0.5 second-foot Apr. 13, 16.

1937-43: Maximum discharge recorded, 18 second-feet Aug. 11, 1941 (gage height, 

1.73 feet); minimum daily recorded, 0.5 second-foot Oct. 23, 1938 and Apr. 13, 16,- 

1943.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are 

poor. No diversion above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

1Z

14

15

16

in19-

20

?1

??

?*1

24

25

26

VT

?fl

29

30

31

Oot.

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.S

.3

.3

.S

.9

.9

Nov.

0.8

.8

.9

.9

.8

_

_

_

-

_

M

»

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

M

-

_

-

-

-

-

Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

Deoenber. ..................................

Calendar year ......................

March. ................................

April 12-30.

July .........

Augu 

September ..................................

Water year ......................

Mar. Apr.

_

..

_

_

-

_

-

-

-

_

0.6

.5

.6

.6

..5

.6

.6

.6

»6

.7

.7

.3

.9

.9

1.0

1.2

~

Seoondfoot-days

30.3

4.2

-

_

_

_

14.2 

43.8

48.5

31.0

39.0 

31.2

-

May

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

S.O

2.0

1.9

Maximum

1.2

.9

-

_

..

_

1.2 

2.0

2.2

1.3

2.5

1.3

-

June

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.9

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.4

2.0

1.4

1.3

-

Minimum

o.s

.8

-

_

..

_

.5 

1.1

1.2

.8

1.0 

.9

-

July

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.e

.S

1.0

1.2

-.9

1.0

.9

.9

.S

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.3

Aug.

1.1

1.0

1.2

l.S

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.8

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2 ivl

1.0

2.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

Mean

0.93

.64

-

..

_

.75 

*1.41

1.62

l.OO

1.26 

1.04

»

Sept.

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9 .

.9

.9

 9

.9

.9 1.0

1.0

1.0

1,0

~

Rjinoff in 

acre-feet

60

8.3

-

_

_

23 

87

96

61

77 

62

-

Note.- No gage-height record Oct. 25 to Nov. 3, Hay 10 to June 19, July 19,20,,Aug. 25-27; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for LatIr Creek near Cerro.

Time baslai Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
RIO ORAJtnE BASIN 219

Latir Creek near Cerro, N. Msx.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete Parshall flume, lat. 36°49'45", long. 105° 

32'45", in Si-SWi sec. 15, T. 30 N., R. 13 E., at mouth of canyon, 100 feet upstream 

from heading of Cerro community ditch and 6 miles northeast of Cerro.

Records available.- April 1937 to September 1943 (irrigation seasons only).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge recorded during year, 36 second-feet Aug. 17 (gage height, 

1.40 feet); minimum daily recorded, 2.5 second-feet Nov. 11.

1937-43; Maximum discharge recorded, 121 second-feet June 3, 1942 (gage height, 

2.70 feet), frem rating curve extended above 56 second-feet by logarit'imlc plotting; 

minimum daily recorded, 0.6 second-foot ffey 9, 1937.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are 

poor. No diversion above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

6

10

11

13

14

16

. IV

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.3

4,3

4.3

4.1

4.3

4.5

4.3

4.5

4.5

4.7

4.5

4.3

4.3

4,5

4.3

4.5

3,8

4.0

4.1

4.3

4.3

4.5

4.1

3.6

3.4

4.0

4.0

Nov.

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.4

3,6

3.4

3.5

3.3

3.0

2,5

3J.

3.1

3.8

3.6

5.4

3.4

5.6

3.6

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

December. ..................................

Calendar year ....*..................

May. . .

September. .................................

Water year ......................

Mar.

_

_

_-'

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

3.3

3.8

Apr.

4.3

4.7

5.3

4.7

5.1

5.1

4.3

a3.8

3.4

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.3

4.0

4,1

3.4

3.3

3.6

4.1

5.1

5.3

5.7

6.8

6,8

6.6

6.4

6.1

6.6

7.0

8.0

-

Seoondfoot-days

-

_*

_

146.2

209.9

209.9

164.2

187.4

133. B

-

May

9.0

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.2

7.3

6.6

5.7

5.5

6.6

8.2

6.4

5.7

5.3

4.9

4,7

4.7

5,1

4.9

5.3

6.4

6.4

5.7

6.4

6.6

6.6

6.8

7.7

9.0

8.4

8.2

Maximum

_

_

9.2

14

12

18

6.0

-

June

8.4

9.0

8.4

7.7

7.3

6.6

6.8

6.6

6.S

7.3

9.7

8.0

7.3

6.8

6.4

5.9

5.9

5.5

5,5

5,5

4.9

4.9

4.7

5.1

5.1

4.9

4.7

9,4

11

14

Minimum

_

_

_

3.1

4.7

4.7

4.0

4.5

4.0

-

July

12

8.7

7.3

6.4

5.5

5.1

4.9

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.3

4.3

8,2

5.5

4.9

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.9

5.1

5.1

4.5

4.5

4,1

4.1

4.0

4.0

4.7

5.3

Aug.

4.5

4.3

4.3

4.9

4.7

6.1

4.5

4.9

4.5

4.3

4.5

5,1

5.3

5,3

5.9

6.1

8.0

18

9.5

7.3

6.1

5.7

5.1

4.7

4.5

4.7

6.6

5.9

6.4

7.5

S.2

Mean

4 S3

_

_

^

4 .87

6.77

7.00

5.3O

6.05

4.46

-

Sept.

a6.0

a6.0

a5.5

a5.0

a4.5

a4.5

a4.5

a4.S

aS.O

a4.5

a4.5

a4.5

a4.5

a4.5

a4.0

a4.0

a4.0

a4.0

a4.0

a4.0

a4.0

4.0

4.1

4.1

4,1

4.1

4.5

4.5

4.3

4.1

Runoff in 

acre-feet

129

»

_

_

_

290

416

416

526

572

265

-

Peak discharge.- June 50 (10 p.m.) 23 sec.-ft.5 Aug. 17 (10 p.m.) 36 sec.-ft.: Aug. 18 (3 a.m.) 

27 seo.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for stations 

on Costllla Creek above reservoir, Caslas Creek, and Santistevan Creek near Costllla, file Colorado 

near 'Red River, and Rio Hondo at Arroyo Hondo.

Time basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

617457 0-44-15
220 RIO GRANDE BASIN

Rio Colorado near Red River, N. Max.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°37'20", long. 105°23'30", in NEi sec. 36, T. 

iJB N., R. 14 E., 100 feet downstream from confluence of Middle and East Forks and 

6 miles south of town of Red River.

Records available.- July 1940 to September 1943 (no winter records).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge recorded during year, 80 second-.eet May 3 (gage height, 

2T2B~Teet); minimum dally, 6.0 second-feet Dec. 1.

1940-43: Maximum discharge recorded, 218 second-feet June 19, 1941 (gage 

height, 2.92 feet), from rating curve extended above 160 second-feat by logarithmic 

plotting; minimum daily, 5 second-feet Dec. 16, 1940.

Remarks.- Records good. No diversion above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 194?

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.0

9.0

9.3

9.3

9.3

10

10

9.7

10

9.7

10

11

10

10

9.7

9.3

9.0

9.0

S.6

S.4

.3.4

S.I

8.1

7.9

Nov.

S.I

S.6

8.6

S.4

8.1

8.1

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.4

6.7

6.9

6.9

7.2

7.4

7.6

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

6.9

b6. 5

6.9

7.2

7.2

6.9

6.8

6.9

6.4

6.4

~

Dec.

b6.0

6.4

6.7

b6.5

b7.0

6.9

_

-

-

-

_

_

-

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

~

Jan. Feb.

Month

October. ...................................

November ...................................

December 1-6 ..............................

.Calendar year ......................

January. ...................................

February. . ... .\. ......................... f. . March. .....................................

April....... ...............................

Buy. May .......................................

June .......................................

July... .....................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year ......................

Mar. Apr.

_

.

_

_

-

_

.

_

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

.

_

45

45

47

-

Secondfoot-days

239.5

S21.4

39.5

.

_

_

_

1,465

1,167

519

483

319.5

-

May

57

66

70

72

64

53

49

43

41

33

34

33

35

37

37

36

36

37

37

37

41

40

39

43

48

52

53

59

66

60

52

Maximum

"11

S.6

7.0

_

_

_-_

72

57

28

42

14

-

June

51

52

47

45

43

43

46

46

47

4S

57

49

46

42

41

3S

37

36

34

33

32

30

29

29

27

27

26

29

28

29

-

Minimum

7.9

6«^

6.0

~._

_

_

_

_

33

26

11

11

9.3

-

July

28

25

23

22

21

19

19

18

17

17

16

15

15

16

18

15

14

14

17

17

15

16

16

15

15

15

14

13

12

11

11

Aug.

11

11

12

13

14

12

12

16

15

14

12

11

12

13

13

12

17

42

25

21

20

IS

18

16

15

14

14

15

15

15

15

Ueai

9.34

7. KB

else

-

4"

3

1

a

_

_

_

_

.3 <?.9

5.7

5.6

10.6

-

Sept.

14

13

13

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

11

11

11

10

10

10

9.7

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

10

10

10

11

~

Runoff in 

acre-feet

574

439

78

_

<-

_

_

2,910

2,310

1,03O

959

634

-

Peak discharge.- Hay 3 (7 p.m. to 10 p.m.) SO sec.-ft.; Aug. S (4 p.m.) 27 sec.-ft.; Aug. IS 

(2 a.m.) 75 see.-ft.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

Time baalai Mountain war tine. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
RIO BASIN 221

Rio Colorado near Questa, N. Hex.

Location (revised).- Water-stage redorder and concrete control, lat. 36°42'10", long. 

-LUb-^Juo*, in SWJ sec. 33, T. 29 N., R. 13 E. -(projected), If miles upstream from 

Cabresto Creek and 2 miles east of Questa. Datum of gage is 7,449.88 feet above mean 

sea level.

Drainage area.- 112 square miles.

Records available.- October 1912 to August 1915 (fragmentary) and October 19.30 to 

September 1943 In reports of Geological Survey. October 1912 to December 1931 In 

reports of State engineer.

Average discharge.- 27 years (1915-25, 1926-43), 66.6 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 143 second-feet May 8 (gage height, 1.25 feet); 

minimum dally, 15 second-feet Jan. 19.

1930-43: Maximum discharge, 886 second-feet May 25, 1942 (gage height, 2.32 feet), 

from rating curve extended above 450 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum 

dally, 6.3 second-feet Nov. 24, 25, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.. 

Diversions above station for Irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Da,

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

31

31

31

30

30

31

30

30

29

29

29

30

32

33

33

' 32

33

S3

35

33

32

32

31

30

30

29

28

28

29

29

28

Nov.

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

26

26

25

24

23

23

23

25

24

22

22

24

24

22

22

2S

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

-

Dec.

SI

SI

22

22

23

22

21

a22

a24

a23

a22

a22

a22

a22

R22

a32

a22

21

22

22

S2

22

21

22

22

22

821

a20

a21

a22

a22

Jan.

a21

a21

a21

a20

a21

a21

22

a22

a22

a22

a22

a21

a20

a21

a21

21

21

21

alS

a20

22

20

20

20

19

17

19

19

19

18

18

Feb.

18

18

1£

16

16

16

16

19

IS

17

al6

a!7

20

23

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

23

23

23

22

22

23

_

-

Month

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

March. .....................................

April ......................................

May..................................:......

September ..................................

Hater year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

24

34

S3

23

23

22

23

23

23

23

21

20

20

?0

19

19

20

20

20

20

21

22

23

23

23

23

22

23

24

25

26

Apr.

31

32

35

45

45

51

51

47

48

47

42

40

3S

40

47

53

50

53

43

48

58

69

78

93

98

102

100

100

102

95

-

Secondf cot-days

677

37,542

1,786

g 927

2,160

1,028

800

14,155

May

100

113

119

116

110

116

110

110

122

105

102

87

82

S4

S4

84

82

80

78

76

84

84

82

84

87

89

89

93

96

91

89

Maximum

24

750

122

91

35

122

June

89

89

87

87

87

82

82

82

82

84

91

S7

S4

76

72

69

67

67

65

61

59

58

56

53

51

55

51

55

67

63

-

Minimum

2C

_

31

51

25

S3

IE

July

59

51

50

50

47

44

42

45

42

41

41

41

40

38

45

40

38

35

32

38

37

36

41

37

36

35

36

35

31

27

27

Aug.

S7

a27

a27

a27

aS9

a28

a27

a31

a30

a27

a27

a25

a27

a30

a28

a27

27 -63

35

32

36

38

SB

36

37

37

37

38

48

40

42

Mean

2?..8

103

72.0

26.7

38.8

Sept.

35

32

32

31

29

29

29

29

30

32

30

27

27

27

28

27

26

26

25

24

23

22

22

22

21

21

22

25

23

24

-

Runoff in 

acre- feet

1,340

74,470

4,280

1,590

28,070

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Bio 

Colorado near Red River, Rio Hondo near. Valdez, and Rio Hondo at Arroyo Hondo.

Time hasIs I Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
222 RIO GRANDE BASIN

Rio Hondo near Valdez, N. Hex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 36°32 1 20", lori*. 105°33 I 30B 

in s£ sec. 28, T. 27 N., R. 13 E. .(projected), a quarter of a mile upstream from 

Forest Service gate, 14 miles east of Valdez, and 9 miles upstream from mouth.

Records available.- August 1934 to September 1943. October 1930 to September 1934 at 

site nair a mile downstream, below two diversions.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 141 second-feet May 1 (gage height, 1.48 feet); 

minimum dally, 12 second-feet measured Jan. 6 and Mar. 9, but may have been less during winter period of no record.

1934-43: Maximum discharge, 541 second-feet May 13, 1941, from rating curve 

extended above 300 second-fe^t by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage-reight, 5.59 

feet, datum then in use, Dec. 15, 1936 (ice jam); minimum daily discharge, 3.0 

second-feet Jan. 21, 1935.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

NoTiversion above station for irrigation. ,

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1 

?

4

5

6

'I

9

10

11

12

14

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

KK

24

25

26

27

2R

?9

30

31

Oct.

22 

21

21

22

21

20

21

20

19

19

18

al8

ale

a!7

17

18

18

alS

17

a!7

a!7

a!8

a!8

a!9

a20

a!9

a!9

a!9

a!9

al9

ale

NOV.

> a!8

'

^

|

)

 16

- 16

16

16

15

16

16

al6

Dec.

> a!5

> a!4

a!3

Jan.

]

> a!2

I

I

*12

I

'

\ a!3

|

*14

1

1

'

Feb.

I a!4 1

a!2

> a!3

812

*14

I a!4

_

-

Month

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

May. .......................................

July. ......................................

September . .................................

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

I a!3

al2

»12

a!3

a!3

al2

al2

al2

a!2

a!2

al2

al2

al2

al2

a!3

a!3

a!3

al3

al4

a!4

a!5

a!9

 24

aSO

a28

Apr.

a28 

a31

a37

42

41

45

45

41

38

36

33

31

32

35

42

48

46

48

48

54

58

62

68

74

S2

SS

92

94

95

100

~

Secondfoot-days

587

496

433

23,374

404

372

440

1,614

2,337

1,857

S90

776

604

10,810

May

122

132

115

117

110

89

76

71

67

61

57

55 56

57

58

57

58

fee

60

58

62

62

63

67

72

76

75

S2

85

81

78

Maximum

22

-

338

_

_

30

100

132

S3

38

42

24

132

June

81 

83

79

74

72

71

a 61

a 68

a 68

a 68

74

72

72

67

67

70

62

55

55

56

53

53

51

47

47

46

47

47

44

47

-

Minimum

17

-

_

_

_

23

55

44

24

19

18

July

33 

36

36

31

3*

34

3,3

5S

30

23

20

27

27

273'3

27

27

26

26

26

25

27

30

27

26

252,"

'2? 25

2*

24

Aug.

26 

26

26

25

26

25

24

24

23

22

21

21

22

23

22

19

20

4228'

a28

a 27

a27

a26

a26

a25

25

26

25

26

25

25

M><M1

18.9

16.5

14.0

65.4

13.0

13.3

14.2

53.8

75.4

61.9

28.7

25.0

20.1

29.6

Sept.

24 

22

23

22

22

22

21

21

22-

21

eo

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

18

ISia

IS

18

IS

18

20

20

20

20

Runoff in 

acre-feet'

1,160

9S4

S59

47,350

SOI

738

873

3,200

4,640

3,680

1,770

1,540

1^200

21,440

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records, records for station at 

Arroyo Hondo, engineers' notes, and interpolation.

Time basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 223

Rio Hondo at Arroyo Hondo, N. Hex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 36°31'55", long. 105°41'05", 

in sec. 32, T. 27 N., R. 12 E., 1 mile downstream from Arroyo Hondo and It miles 

upstream from mouth.

Records available.- April 1910 to August 1915 (at site 200 yards above mouth, published 

as KIO Hondo near Arroyo Hondo) and January 1932 to September 1943 in reports of 

Geological Survey. April 1910 to December 1928 in reports of State engineer

Average discharge.- 11 years (1932-43), 33.0 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 61 second-feet May 8 (gage height, 1.69 feet); 

minimum dally, 7.2 second-feet Aug. 12, 13.

1932-43: Maximum discharge, 2,510 second-feet Aug. 23, 1935 (gage height, 5.45 

feet, datum then In use), from rating curve extended above 170 second-feet-by logarithmic plotting; minimum dally, 4.0 second-feet July 13-16, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

10

10

1011

11

1111

12

13

11

11

11

12

11

11

IS

IS

13

13

14

14

14

16

17

19

18

18

18

18

18

17

HOT.

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

16

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

~

Dec.

15

15

16

18

17

18

18

20

22

21

21

21

SO

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

20

20

19

20

22

21

17

17

21

21

20

Jan.

20

20

20

18

20

#20

19

15

17

20

20

20

19

21

21

19

19

18

b!5

b20

24

23

22

#20

19

16

20

19

19

20

20

Feb.

19

19

19

14

19

16

19

SO

19

17

14

19

17

16

19

18

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

_

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ...................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April. .....................................

May.. ......................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August. ....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

18

18

16

18

18

15

15

14

14

17

17

16

16

14

10

11

11

12

12

12

11

12

11

11

11

11

12

13

16

21

18

Apr.

18

20

25

29

29

34

36

31

23

22

20

19

18

19

21

22

15

13

11

11

11

12

17

34

43

45

47

49

51

54

Seccndfoot-days

418

495

599

20,503

603

508

441

799

1,015

527.7

358.8

259.5

288.0

6,306.0

May

50

54

52

56

55

39

34

39

50

43

31

29

29

29

29

26

25

23

22

24

26

25

24

26

27

25

22

25

25

25

26

Maximum

19

17

22

325

24

20

21

54

56

28

25

13

17

56

June

27

28

27

26

25

24

22

20

18

23

26

24 ,

23

19

17

13

12

11

10

12

11

9.2

8.7

8.7

9.2

9.2

9.7

12

1825 '

Minimum

10

15

15

10

15

14

10

11

22

8.7

8.5

7.2

7.4

7.2

July

25

18

16

13

11

11

11

11

10

11

11

10

9.7

9.2

11

10

10

11

10

11

11

14

11

11

11

10

9.7

9.0

9.2

8.5

8.5

Alg.

8.3

S.I

8.5

9.0

9.0

8.7

8.1

7.9

7.6

7.4

7.4

7.2

7.2

7.9

7.4

7.6

8.1

13

10

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.5

8.3

8.5

8.1

8.3

8.1

8.7

8.5

9.2

Mean

13.5

16.5

19.3

56.2

19.5

18.1

14.2

26,6

32.7

17.6

11.4

8.37

9.61

17.3

Sept.

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.6

7.6

7.4

7.4

8.1

8.3

8.3

8.1

8.3

8.7

8.7

9.0

9.2

9.7

10

10

10

11

10

10

11

10

12

17

15

14

Runoff in 

acre-feet

829

982

1,190

40,670

1,200

1,010

875

1,580

2,010

1,050.

700

515

571

12,510

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Time baalat Mountain war time. To convert war time tc standard time, subtract 1 hou".
234 RIO GRANDE BASIN

Rio Taos at Los Cordovas, N. Hex.

Location (revised)'.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°23'20", long. 105°38'00", in N& sec. 

'^6, T. Zb N., R. 12 E. (projected), in Martinez Grant, 50 feet downstream from Rio 

Ranches de Taos and Arroyo Seco, half a mile northeast of Los Cordovas, and 3i miles 

west of Taos.

Drainage area.- 359 square mM.es.

Records available.- April 1910 to August 1915 and October 1930 to September 1943 in 

reports or geological Survey. April 1910 to December 1931 in reports of State 

engineer.

Average discharge.- 32 years (1910-25, 1926-43), 65.3 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 207 second-feet Apr. 26 (gage height, 2.29 

reetj; minimum <5illy, 5.6 second-feet Aug. 12, 13.

1930-43: Maximum discharge,"1,830 second-feet May 14, 1941 (gage height, 5.81 

feet), from rating curve extended above 1,250 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum daily, 3.4 second-feet Aug. 5, 10, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, or no gage-height record, 

wnicn are poor. Several diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 19"?

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

35

33

35

34

32

31

31

31

30

30

31

33

35

37

39

47

43

43

41

39

37

37

37

37

37

36

35

34

37

42

41

NOT.

41

41

42

41

41

43

42

42

42

41

39

40

40

41

41

40

37

38

41

40

40

a40

a40

a41

a41

a39

a40

a40

a40

a39

. "

Dec.

a38

a40

a42

a40

a40

a40

a3S

a39

a40

a42

a42

a42

a40

a42

a40

a40

a40

a40

- a40

a40

a40

a40

a40

a40

a42

a40

a37

a 36

a38

a40

a40

Jan.

a40

a38

a38

a36

a37

a37

a38

*35

40

41

42

42

41

43

43

43

43

38

D30

D40

50

50

61

*66

50

43

46

50

47

48

47

Feb.

46

47

48

42

47

43

47

51

46

43

42

46

47

47

47

47

48

48

48

48

48

50

49

48

4S

46

46

50

.

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November ...................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January. ......... .........................

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April ......................................

May

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August ......................................

September . .................................

Water year 1948-43 ......................

Mar.

46

47

41

49

51

43

46

44

46

61

79

63

55

53

62

46

46

53

47

46

44

47

49

44

44

47

50

56

73

103

96

Apr.

101

106

119

138

127

146

140

123

106

94

85

76

67

68

76

96

101

96

90

94

112

129

148

172

175

186

16S

142

133

123

-

Seoondfoot-daya

1,120

1,213

1,238

71,976

1,343

1,315

1,667

' 3,537

2,611

564.8

320.7

383.7

323.5

15,636.7

May

138

161

170

182

193

161

123

110

125

108

90

78

71

72

64

61

58

55

51

46

46

50

46

42

49

40

39

38

47

51

46

Maximum

47

43

42

1,600

66

51 103-

186

193

36

19

45

13

19S

June

36

33

34

31

27

25

21

19

IS

17

20

19

19

19

19

18

16

a!5

a!5

a!4

a!3

a!3

12

9.8

11

11

12

a!3

a!5

a20

-

Minimum

30

37

36

13

30

42

41

67

38

9.8

6.3

5.6

9

6.6

July

a!9

a!8

a!6

a!3

a!2

a!2

all

all

all

alO

a9

aS. 5

7.9

6.3

9.4

9.4

S.9

7.9

7.9

9.4

9.4

14

13

10

9.8

9.4

8.P

Au6 .

8.4

7.0

6.0

6.7

7.0

7.0

6.7

6.3

6.7

7.0

7.0

5.6

5.6

7.4

7.9

7.4

13

45

22

20

19

18

18

17

16

15

16

7.f 14

7.C 13

6.T 12

7.C 16

Me 

36.1

40.4

39.9

197

43.3

47.0

53.8

1.18

84. £

18.8

10.3

12.4

10.8

4E.8

Sept.

a!3

a!2

a!2

all

alO

a9.5

a9.5

a9.5

alO

alO

alO

a9.5

a9

a9.5

alO

alO

alO

all

all

11

12

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

2,290

2,410

2,460

142,800

, 2,660

2,610

3,310

f,OSO

£,180

1,120

636

761

642

81,030

^ * Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and rsconfs for stations 

on Rio Hondo near Valdez and at Arroyo Hondo.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Time oasisi Hountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
RIO QRANDE BASIN 

Embudo Creek at Dixon, N. Hex.

225

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°12'35", long. I05 054 t 35", in NWiSWi sec. 20, 

TT~23~N., R. 10 E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 64, 0.5 mile upstream froir mouth, 

three-quarters of a mile east or Embudo and li miles northwest of Dixon.

Drainage area.- 305 square miles.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1943 In reports of Geological Survey. 

October 1923 to December 1931 in reports of State engineer.

Average discharge.- 20 years (1923-43), 95.4 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,910 second-feet June 28 (gage height, 6.8 

feet, from high-water marks), from rating curve extended above 1,060 seccna-feet by 

logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 6 second-feet July 14, 30.

1930-43": Maximum gage height, 6.95 feet, site and datum then In use, July 8, 1936 

(discharge not determined); minimum dally discharge, 1 second-foot July £3, 24, 1932.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, doubtful or no gageneignt record, which are poor. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to Septenber 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21a?.

23

24

25

26

27

Jtt m

SO

31

Oct.

44.

44

42

42

42

46

47

47

46

46

44

44

44

46

47

62

53

55

53

52

52

48

46

46

46

46

44

44

46

52

47

Nov.

47

47

46

46

47

46

46

46

46

46

46

44

a43

a44

a45

a43

a41

a40

a41

a40

36

30

36

42

44

40

35

41

34

35

~

Dec.

31

34

44

46

48

41

22

21

29

31

33

31

34

35

36

36

36

36

44

38

46

33

34

44

4S

44

22

2S

35

34

30

.Jan.

31

31

2S

24

*34

34

30

29

28

30

36

35

34

36

3S

4O

38

41

b!5

19

27

40

42

40

31

20

33

*3S

33

34

29

Feb.

29

31

31

22

33

31

34

40

38

34

40

36

34

35

36

3S

35

40

40

40

40

46

44

41

41

40

38

44

.

-

-

Month

December ...................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

April ......................................

Unv

July. ......................................

Septenber. .................................

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

35

36

31

46

48

34

41

41

47 '64

69

62

53

53

50

33

35

50

35

35

34

36

42

41

36

41

46

55

76

101

90

Apr.

93

101

116

136

128

145

148

123

113

106

95

86

8S

108

130

130

123

139

145

169

195

2O2

240

261

269

291

273

261

261

252

-

Seoondf Dot-days

1,104

71,408

1,031

4,927

S15

721

21,482

Peak discharge.- June 28 (from high-water mark) I f 910

Hay

232

273

2S2

310

329

278

257

228

244

214

199

172

156

145

142

139

123

108

108

101

108

108

97

84

80

73

78

75

113

120

106

MaxiauB

48

1,300

46

291

93

115

156

46

329

June

90

86

S8

75

64

62

52

41

28

21

79

93

SO

67

48

36

29

29

23

19

17

12

10

10

23

13

al8

a60

a50

a70

-

Minimi*

 2]

1C

IE

2J

31

S«

72

1C

6

S

14

6

July

dSO

d40

dSO

d25

d20

317

d!5

a!3

all

alO

a9

a8

a?

6

10

8

8

7

115

48

86

a50

a35

a30

a25

18

17

12

10

6

69

Aug.

61

22

16

16

35

30

18

14

13

38

41

28

a20

a!5

alO

9

10

156

90

66

49

52

56

49

42

40

42

44

38

35

44

Mean

46n9

35.6

196

32.2

36.8

48.3

16.4

164

46.4

26.3

38.7

24.0

5S.9

Sept.

38

34

27

22

17

17

16

14

14

16

17

17

17

21

34

34

30

26

24

22

20

18

18

17

17

17

40

46

38

34

Runoff in 

acre-feet

2,190

141,600

1,980

2,040

2,970

9,770

10,080

2,760

1,620

2,380

1,430

42,610

sec. -ft.; July 19 (7 p.m.) 1,590 sac. -ft.;

July 21 (9130 p.m.) 657 sec.-ft.; July 31 (9:30 p.m.) 641 sec.-ft.; Aug. 18 (l!30 a.m.) 440 sec.-ft.; 

Sept. 27 (6:30 p.m.) 287 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for stations 

on Rio Santa Cruz at Cundlyo and Hlo Taos at Los Cordovas.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by loe.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for 

stations on Rio Santa Cruz at Cundlyo and Rio Taos at Los Cordovas.

Time basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 ho'ir.
226. RIO GRANDE BASIN

Rio Charaa at Park View, N. Max.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°44'15", long. 106°34'40", in Tierra Amarilla 

Grant, at bridge on State Highway 51, Just below present mouth of Rio Brazos and 

half a mile northwest of Park View, Rio Arriba County.

Drainage area.- 405 square miles.

Records available.- November 1912 to September 1916 and October 1930 to September 1943 in 

reports of Geological Survey. November 1912 to September 1916 and August 1924 to 

December 1931 in reports 6f State engineer.

Average discharge.- 20 years (1913-15, 1925-43), 396 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,330 second-feet Apr. 28 (gage height, 5.43 

feet); minimum daily, 25 second-feet Aug. 13.

1930-43: Maximum discharge, 8,530 second-feet Apr. 16, 1937; maximum gage height, 

8.12 feet May 26, 1941, site and datum then in use; minimum daily discharge, 3 secondfeet July 6, 7, 1934.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are po">r. 

Diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge. In second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14.

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

as

?A

25

26

?7

m

29

30

31

Oot.

31

32

34

35

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

36

46

50

43

50

49

48

46

44

43

43

42

40

39

38

39

46

Nov.

40

46

47

50

46

47

48

46

46

42

38

36

34

35

38

44

36

43

44

46

34

30

36

42

43

38

34

36

36

""

Dec.

36

43

*46

4S

43

42

28

30

32

33

35

37

38

40

42

43

*45

45

45

45

45

43

44

46

45

42

40

41

42

45

48

Jan.

50

48

45

 44

43

43

43

43

44

45

45

45

46

47

47

48

48

45

30

*35

40

45

50

45

45

40

42

45

46

47

48

Feb.

52

49

*47

43

42

44

44

45

50

45

41

41

44

46

48

53

52

 52

55

55

55

55

52

50

56

52

55

65

_

_

-

Month

December ..................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

May........................................

September. .................................

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

60

*58

51

65

60

38

52

53

62

67

72

76

76

80

80

54

62

76

53

56

65

77

92

 106

122

156

188

197

267

345

320

Apr.

355

452

552

639

684

S28

856

772

698

570

486

458

486

665

S49

998

974

966

1,280

1,530

1,610

1,780

2,020

2,190

2,230

2,300

2,160

2,250

2,490

2,530

-

Seccndfoot-days

1,276

175,527

1,377

3,186

36,658

11,400

2,314

1,752

1,171

94,450

May

2,510

2,430

2,330

2,240

1,810

1,590

1,570

1,290

1,070

894

926

910

793

724

632

see

564

540

498

522

594

534

522

576

626

639

646

710

765

737

- 678

Maximum

48

' 3,600

345

2,530

744

260

186

8S

2,530

June

652

744

698

576

510

486

480

469

464

486

464

528

486

420

398

311

267

255

255

251

239

224

214

200

188

179

170

170

176

440

-

Minimum

3C

2£

2£

3C

4]

3£

35E

49E

17C

Si

2E

2£

2£

July

a260

179

14S

127

110

90

83

86

85

85

76

70

63

62

76

65

53

48

44

44

45

47

45

51

52

43

40

38

34

33

32

Aug.

32

30

33

34

36

33

33

29

28.0

31

30

27

25

30

45

50

50

186

104

64

54

53

50

54

70

51

126

65

80

78

141

Hear

40.9

41.2

4fT.

44.4

49.6

103

1,015

3PO

V4.6

56.5

1 99.0

259

Sept.

83

62

53

46

40

39

37

35

36

39

36

34

33

40

40

36

35

36

34

31

30

29

28

28

28

33

40

50

41

39

Runoff in 

acre-feet

2,460

2,440

2,630

348,200

2,730

2,750

6,320

72,710 '

62,400

22,610

4,590

3,480

2,320

187,300

* Winter discharge measurement made oa this day. 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Rio Ojo 

Caliente near La Madera.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 8-20, Dec. 23 to Feb. 28.

Time basis! Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 tour.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 227

Rio Chama near Tierra Amarilla, N. Hex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36 034'50", long. 106°43'30", in NWi sec. 15, ' 

T. a? N., R. 2 E. (projected), 1.5 miles downstream from El vado Dam, 2.7 miles 

upstream from Rio Nutrias, and 13 miles southwest of Tierra Amarilla.

Records available.- October 1935 to September 1943 in reports of Geological Survey.

October 1913 to November 1916, at site 1.5 miles upstream,records of unregulated flow, 

published as Rio Chama near El Vado and near Tierra Amarilla in reports of Geological 

Survey. October 1913 to September 1916 and February 1920 to December 1924 in reports 

of State engineer.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum discharge during year, 1,580 second-feet June 22 (gage 

neigftt, 4.ii reetj; minimum daily, 8.4 second-feet Dec. 12, 13, Jan. 9-18.

1935-43: Maximum discharge, 6,010 second-feet May 17, 1941 (gage height, 6.89 

feet); maximum gage height, 9.63 feet May 30, 1937, site and datum ther in use: 

minimum daily discharge, 1.2 second-feet Dec. 3, 1939.

Remarks.- Records good. Diversions"above station for irrigation. Flow regulated by 

storage in El Vado Reservoir (see p. 185).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Da;

1

5

6

11

J,3

14

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

557

557

557

551

511

425

410

410

400

400

281

253

169

110

110

107 

104 

104 

104 

64 

13

Nov.

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

12

12

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

11

Dec.

11

11

11

11

1010 *

9.3

9.3

9.3

8.4

9.5

9.3

10

10

10

10

10

10 .

1011

11 11 11 

11

10 

10

Jan.

10

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9 3

9.3

S.4

S.4

8.4

S.4

8.4

8.4

8,4

8.4

3.4

S.4 9.3"

9.3

9.3

12

12

10

10 

9.3 

9.3 

9.3 

10 

10

Feb.

10

10

10

10

9.3

9.3

9.3

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

12

12

12

11

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11 

11

Month

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

March. .....................................

April......................................

July. ......................................

September. ......... i .......................

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

10

10

10

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

9.3

9.3

10

9.3

9.3

9,3

9«3

9.3

9.3

9.3

10 

122 

294 

294 

294 

294

Apr.

442

647

641

641

647

641

647

641

654

654

647

647

647

647

392

49

51

53

53

53

55

56

56

58

58

58 

60 

62 

62 

62

Seccndfoot-days

8.83S

310.2

271,300.2

28S.2

295.9

1,559.7

10,081

9,718

24,472

23,510

19,045

15,987

114,482.0

May

64

67

73

113

1S6

390

425

336

S7

S2

78

75

75

122

154

154

157

157

157

338

586

586

580

586

586

586 

580 

586 

586 

580 

586

Maximum

557

11

3,720

12

12

294

654

586

1,520

1,230

1,210

842

1,520

June

580

5SO

680

580

580

560

580

580

580

580

580

580

580

580

580

624

SS6

886

8S6

676

1,120

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,520 

1,440 

S60 

764 

462

Minimum

13

8.4

8.4

8.4

9,3

9.3

49

64

462

451

472

182

8.4

July

457

49f

S64

864

S57

351

S51

857

S4S

S49

849

849

S49

849

349

872

1,230

1,220

1,280

1,040

462

462

462

462

462

457 

451 

451 

451 

546 

1,210

Aug.

1,200

1,210

1,200

1,200

1,190

1,060

500

494

489

489

489

4S4

484

484

47S

478

478

47S

472

472

472

472

472

472

472 

472 

478 

472 

484 

472

Mew

285

10.0

743

9.30

10.6

50.3

33'3

313

816

758

614

533

314

Sept.

467

467

467

462

462

462

467

629

842

842

835

828

821

814

814

814

642

431

425

356

182

371

371 

371 

371 

371 

371

Runoff In 

acre-feet

17,530

615

538,200

572

587

3,090

20,000

19,280

 48,540

46,630

37,730

31>710

227,100

Time baaia; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract i hour.
228 RIO GRANDE BASIN

Rio Chama near Ablqulu, N. Mex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°13'00", long. 106°15'00", at bridge on State 

Hlgnway 96 In Juan Jose Lobato Grant, If miles upstream from El Rlto Creek, 5 miles 

downstream from Ablqulu, Rio Arrlba County, and 13.5 miles downstream froti Ablqulu 

dam site.

Records available.- January 1942 to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,060 second-feet July 21 (gage height, 5.51

 feet), from rating curve extended above 3/210 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum dally, 27 second-feet Dec. l.

1942-43: Maximum discharge, 6,330 second-feet Apr. 23, 1942 (gage height, 5.80 

feet), from rating curve extended above 3,210 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum dally, that of Dec. 1, 1942.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

 which are poor. Diversions above and below station for Irrigation. Flow regulated 

by El Vado Reservoir (see p. 185).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

620

620

620

612

604

596

524

468

462

462

462

456

468

456

368

320

325

325

310

240

146

136

129

126

126

126

126

126

129

146

133

Nov.

85

55

47

47

45

43

43

45

42

39

37

37

36

36

36

36

36

36

36 ' 36

36

34

33

34

34

33

33

33

33

34

"

Dec.

27

30

30

40

69

63

47

42

36

36

36

34

33

33

37

36

34

36

40

4O

40

36

33

36

47

59

48

45

47

43

39

Jan.

39

39

39

 32

42

40

39

29

33

42

47

42

40

45

43

39

42

b42

b30

40

42

48

51

61

114

69

 51

51

b50

45

45

Feb.

47

50

61

43

40

43

47

53

51

b60

b60

65

67

59

 75

112

117

103

92

85

85

73

73

65

59

53

48

45

-

-

-

Month

October. ...................................

Ncveaber. ..................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March ......................................

April... ...................................

 ay........................................

June .......................................

July.... ...................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

43

40

33

37

59

73

63

53

61

95

267

164

92

61

53

46

42

42

42

45

45

45

47

47

47

47

47

48

348

374

396

Apr.

402

576

767

830

675

950

960

875

S21

S12

794

785

776

794

821

549

254

232

232

236

254

244

249

285

295

290

285

272

262

267

-

Seoondf cot-days

10,767

1,130

1,252

354,514

1,411

1,831

2,902

16,044

10,772

24,784

24,518

23,739

18,489

137,699

May

262

267

254

223

a210

a200

a300

a400

a500

202

157

133

120

114

117

183

179

175

171

168

365

580

596

596

596

604

612

612

644

620

612

Maximum

620

85

69

5,33O

114

117

396

960

644

1,410

1,190

1,540

1,080

1,540

June

612

604

6O4

596

604

604

596

596

596

604

620

6O4

596

596

596

588

708

893

893

893

893 -884

1,260

1.39O

1,360

1,380

1,410

1,300

1,110

794

-

Minimum

126

33

27

27

29

40

33

232

114

588

448

490

178

27

July

552

504

636

9O2

911

911

911

911

911

902

902

884

893

902

902

893

1,030

1,190

1,180

1,190

1,140

608

546

476

44S

44S

462

469

469

« 497

938

Aug.

1,290

1.25O

1,240

1,260

1,250

1,290

960

a520

a490

662

a700

aSOO

a49O

a49O

a490

a490

588

1,540

616

560

584

616

592

592

560

546

608

715

810

640

800

Mean

347

S1 ^*?

40.4

97"

45.5

6,r>.4

9i^ « 6

533

347

791

766

616

377

Sept.

553

546

539

532

532

525

532

'810 539

98S

976

9.76

988

1,080

1,000

952

929

595

a460

455

- 448

448

373

178

378

384

481

462

434

396

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

21,360

2,360

8,480

703^200

2,800

3.63O

- 5,76O

31,820 

21,37O

49.16O

48 , 630

47,090

36,670

273,100

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 

near Tierra Amarilla and near Ohamita.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Time basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to

 eather records and records for stations

itandard time, subtract 1 hcur.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 289

Rio Chama near Chain!ta, N. Hex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°04'20", long. 106°06'40", in NEi sec. 8. T. 21 

N., R. 8 E., 200 feet downstream from Espanola-Ojo Caliente highway bridge, 2t miles 

upstream from mouth, and 2i miles northwest of Chamita.

Records available.- October 1912 to June 1915 and October 1930 to September 1943 in 

reports or Geological Survey. October 1912 to December 1931 in reports cf State 

engineer.

Average discharge.- 29 years (1913-17, 1918-43), 710 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,100 second-feet Aug. 18 (gage height, 5.73 

feet); minimum dally, 32 second-feet Jan. 19.

1930-43: Maximum discharge, 9,910 second-feet May 14, 1941; maximum gage height, 

8.11 feet May 16, 1941;' no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records fair. Diversions above station for Irrigation. Flow regulated by El 

Vado Reservoir (see p. 185).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1342 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

546

548

572

572

548

548

516

412

412

418

416

424

437

437

332

316

32S

334

316

285

160

152

142

132

126

123

126

123

129

149

146

Nov.

126

82

68

64

«8

66

66

64

64

62

58

58

56

54

54

54

52

52

52

52

52

52

54

58

56

56

58

58

56

56

~

Dec.

52

52

52

60

.78

74

54

48

46

44

48

44

44

46

44

46

52

52

58

62

62

58

54

56

68

80

70

62

62

58

a56

Jan.

*54

54

50

50

50

56

52

46

b50

56

64

b60

56

58

58

56

58

*62

32

52

 83

152

83

83

124

108

88

78

66

80

68

Feb.

66

75

80

71

60

64

64

68

63

75

78

80

78

78

75

97

118

118

112

106

102

102

97

97

86

86

73

71

-

-

~

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December ........................ .f. ........

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March........ ..............................

April ......................................

May

June. ......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September ..................................

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

66

60

60

60

83

83

S3

66

66

88

198

186

145

108

73

75

86

86

73

64

73

55

62

68

68

64

60

57

204

346

364

Apr.

1

1

1

1

1

Secondfoot-days

10,279

1,828

1,742

389,197

2,O92

2,347

3,240

24,158

13,052

23,765

22,585

23,725

17,180

145,993

» Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

394

500

768

92O

962

,070

,160

,100

,O4O

,O1O

930

860

S31

831

920

88O

532

548

612

673

732

7O5

S31

9OO

87O

840

732

7O5

669

628

-

Hay

620

62O

556

472

444

394

500

572

660

364

255

186

174

178

182

190

174

156

159

145

227

596

62O

588

556

556

564

564

596

612

572

Maximum

572

126

- 80

6,7*80

152

118

364

1,160

66O

1,460

1,180

2,O2O

920

2.02O

June

524

493

5OO

479

479

532 508'

486

508

508

548

516

556

548

540

516

588

S7O

690

930

910

93O

1,230

1,430

1,460

1,450

1,460

1,360

1,150

866

-

Minimum

123

52

44

44

32

60

55

394

145

479

406

451

2Q2

32

July

572

4S6

493

795

777

777

766

795

 813

822

813

786

8O4

795

831

813

SSO

1.12O

1,160

1,130

1,050

792

620

493

493

444

424

406

412

418

753

Aug.

1,280

1,240

1,220

1.32O

1,350

1,320

1,03O

548

500

532

588

493

472

465

479

472

472

2,020

795

636

612

62S

540

508

479

451

493

572

808

58O

822

Sept.

62O

620

612

596

596

58O

588

580

796

920

87O

822

786

89O

6O4

813

111

580

394

394

376

352

346

202

310

358

394

458

400

346

-

u « Runoff in 

"ean acre-feet

332 2O.39O

60-9 3,630

56-8 3.46O

1,066 771,900

67.5 4,150

83-8 4,660

1O5 6,430

8O5 , 47,920

421 25,890

792 47,140

729 44.80O

765 47,O60

573 34,080

4OO 289,600

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station near Ablquiu. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Time basis: Hountaln war time. To convert war hime tn nt.andnrrt time imhtiMi»t ^ Vnnr..
230 RIO GRANDE BASIN

Willow Creek near Park View, N. Hex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°40'20", long. 106°42'10", in Tierra Amarilla

 Grant, 400 feet upstream from Willow Creek dam site, 0.3 mile downstream from 

Horse Lake Creek, and 7 miles southwest of park View, Rio Arriba County.

Records available.- May 1936 to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 652 second-feet Aug. 17 (gage height, 5.10

 feet); minimum daily, 0.1 second-foot Sept. 18-27.

1936-43: Maximum discharge, 4,500 second-feet Apr. 23, 1942 (gage height, 10.49 

feet), by slope-area method; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for period of ice effect, which are poor, 

aoove station for irrigation.

Diversions

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1942 tc September 1943

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.3 

.3

.3

.3 

.4 

1.0 

1.6 

1.0

1.3 

2.0 

2.5 

2.0 

1.8

1.4 

1,2 

1.0 

1.0

.9

1.0 

.9 

.9 

1.9 

2.5 

2.7

Nov.

2.2 

1.9 

1.7 

1.6 

1.5

1.5 

1.3 

1,4 

1.5 

1.4

1.2 

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

1.1

1.3 

1.4 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3

1.2 

1.2 

1.1 

1,1 

1.3

1.5

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

1.3

Dec.

1,3 

1.3 

 1.1 

.9 

.8

.8 

.7 

.7 

.8 

.8

.9

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9

1.0 

tl.O 

.9 

.9 

1.0

.9 

.S 

.9 

1.0 

1.1

.9 

.8 

.8 

.S 

.8 

.8

Jan.

0.8 

.8 

.8 

.7 

t.7

.7 

.7 

,7 

.8 

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

.7 

,7 

.5 

t.6

.8 

.9 

1.0 

1.1 

1,0

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1,1 

1,1 

1.2

Feb.

1.2 

1.2 

1.1 

1.0 

1.1

1.2 

1.3 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.6 

1.7 

1.8

2.0 

2.2 

t2.5 

2.9 

3.0

3.1 

3.2 

3.3 

3.4 

3.6

3.8 

4,4 

5.0

Month

Octo 

Neve 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

mber.. .................................

mber.. .................................

lendar year 

ary

h. .....................................

1. .....................................

ember. .......................:.........

ter year 1942-43 ......................

Peak discharge.- J

60 aeo.-ft.; Aug. 17 

» Winter discharge 

t Fieia estimate m 

Note.- Stage-disoh 

ilme basis: Mount

Mar,

7 

9 

 11 

15 

23

16 

10 

9.1 

19 

55

51 

47 

44 

43 

45

25 

19 

32 

26 

24-

22 

30 

46 

70 

84 -

108 

119 

124 

181 

171 

116

Apr.

91 

SS 

S3 

SI 

69

79 

' 64 

49 

41 

36

36 

22 

20 

28 

32

31 

26 

25 

22 

20

IS 

15 

13 

12 

10

8.3 

7.2 

6.1 

5.4 

4.8

Seccndfcot-days

31.6 

41.2 

2S.1

_

26.0 

63.1 

1,601.1 

1,042.8 

11S.2 

155.7 

95.1 

307.7 

.45.6

3,556.2

May

4.3 

4.6

4.0 

6.6

7.0 

5,8 

5.4 

5.3

4.9

4.6 

4.6 

4.1

3.5 

2.7

2.1 

2.5 

2.2 

2.0 

2.1

2.9 

3.1 

3.4 

3.2 

2*9

2.5 

2.9 

2.S 

4.6 

3.8 

3.5

June

3.1 

2.5

3.4 

l.S

1.6 

2,S

3. a

2.5 

7.S

10 

5.4 

3.5 

2.9 

1.7

1.3 

1.9 

2.1 

2.4 

2.4

2.2 

1.9 

2.2 

2,7 

2.2

1.6 

1.5 

3,1 

16 

56

Maximum Minimum

2.7 0.2 

2.2 1.0

1.3 .7

_

1.2 .5 

5.0 1.0 

181 7 

91 4.8 

7.0 2.0 

56 1.3 

25 .2 

118 .6 

15 .1

181 .1

July

14 

4.9

1.1 

.7

.7 

.6 

2.1 

.8 

.8

.7 

.7 

.6 

.5

.4

.3 

.2 

.2 

.2

l.S

1.8 

4.9 

3.4 

25 

14

4.9 

2.S 

1.6 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

Aug.

1 

1

.0 

.3

1.3

1.3

1.6 

2.5 

2.0 

1.8 

1.6

5.4 

2.3 

1.9 

1.3 

2.1

17 

49 

US 

20 

6.5

3.4 

1.9 

1.2 

.S 

.6

1.4 

1.8 

1.0 

1.4 

12 

43

M^

1.02 

1.37 

.91

_

.84 

2.25 

51.6 

34.8 

3.S1 

5.19 

3.07 

9.93 

1.52

9.74

une 30 (9 a.m.) 133 sec. -ft.; July 24 (3 p.m.) 154 aeo.-ft,; Aig. 16 

(9 p.m.) 652 sec. -ft.; Aug. 31 (1 a.m.) 150 sec. -ft,; 

measurement made on this day. 

ade on this day. 

arge relation affected b'y ice Dec. 4 to Mar. 5. 

ain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

Sept.

S.I 

3.5

.9 

.5

.4 

.3 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

 3 

.3

.2 

.2 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 .1' 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

15 

5.4 

6.6

Runoff in 

acre-feet

63 

82 

56

_

52 

125 

3,1SO 

2,070 

234 

309 

189 

610 

90

7,060

(3 a.m.)
RIO ORANDE BASIN 

El Rito Creek near El Rito, N. Hex.

231

Location (revised).- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°23'30", long. 106°14'20", in NWi sec. 

ia, T. zt> N., R. 7 E., three-quarters of a mile upstream from boundary of Carson 

National Forest and 3 miles northwest of El Rito.

Records available.- May 1931 to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 233 second-feet Apr. 23 (gage height, 2.90 

reet;; minimum dally, 0.6 second-foot Aug. 2.

1931-43: Maximum discharge not determined; minimum dally recorded, \0.3 second-foot 

June 21-E3, 1934.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of Ice effect, doubtful or no gage-height 

record, which are poor. One diversion above station for Irrigation.

Discharge, in second-fset, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2.4

2.3

2.7

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.7

2.S

3.3

3.6

3.0

3.0

3.3

3.1

2.8

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.5

2.7

2.7

2,7

2.7

3.5

3.5

2.4

Nov.

2.4

2.S

3.0

2.7

2.7

 2.S

2.7

2.7

2,7

2,4

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.7

2.7

3.3

2.4

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.1

1.6

3.0

3.3

*2.4

2.2

1.5

2.0

2.0

2.1

Dec.

2.1

3.0

2.7

2.S

2.5

2.4

2.1

2,2

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.7 2.S

2.S

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.5

2.S

2.9

3.0

2,6

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.4

Jan.

2.4

2.4

2.3

*2.3

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.3

2,4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.0

2.3

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.3

*2.6

2.7

2.S

s.'o 2.9

Feb.

3.0

2.S

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2,4

2.5

2.6

2.6

*2.6

2.6

2.7

2,7

2.8

2 S

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.S

2~.9 2»9

_

-

-

Month

October ....................................

November . ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January ....................................

February. ..................................

March. .^ ...................................

April. .....................................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August ........*.............................

September. .................................

Hater year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

2.7

2.7

2.9

3.1

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.2

3.1

" 3.0

3.2

*3.6

3.1

3.5

3.3

2.0

3.5

3.1

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.5

3.1

4.1

6.1

9.1

16

19

16

Apr.

20

d31

d41

d47

d52

a57

62

55

45

37

30

31

d41

d67

90

96

86

100

136

146

127

123

159

160

153

146

127

133

137

129

-

Seccndfoot-days

S5.6

75.3

79.4

14,723.7

76.5

74.5

143.4

2,664

SS1.4

1 1.J.O.3 1 ft t

45 a

50.7

35.9

4,330.1

May

113

100

73

75

56

44

43

33

31

30

26

23

20

18

16

14

13

13

12

11

14

15

12

12

11

9.5

9.5

 9.1

9.1

S.8

7.4

Maximum

3.6

3.3

3,0

590

3.0

3.0

19

160

113

9.4

3.5

7.4

2.4

160

June

6.3

5.9

6.1

5.6

4.S

4.3

4.1

3.8

3.S

3.9

6.9

4.1

3.6

3.3

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.8

9.4

S.3

4.3

-

Minimum

2.3

1.6

Z.I

l.E

2*(

2.3

2.0

20

7.4

1.8

.8

.6

.8

. 

July

3.5

2.7

2.2

2.0

1.6

2.1

1.8

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.0

1.0

.8

t .9

1.4

1.2

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.1

2.1

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.0

1.0

Aug.

1.0

.6

.7

1.5

1.3

1.0

.e

.8

1.7

1.4

1.0

.8

.8

1.4

2.8

1.5

1.5

7.4

2.4

1.4

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.0

.9

1.0

1.8

1.4

1.7

2.6

5.3

Mean

2.71

2.51

2.56

40.3

2.47

2.66

4.63

88. 6

28.4

3.94

1.45

1.64

1.20

11.9

Sept.

2.0

1.4

1.2

1.0

.9

.8.

.8

1.0

1.2

1.3

1.0

.8

.8

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.7

2.4

1.8

1.5

-

Runoff in 

acre feet

170

149

157

29,210

152

148

284

5 y 280

1,750

235

89

101

71

8,590

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for 

Rio Chama fit Parkview and Rio OJo Caliente near La Madera.

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 6 to Mar. 11.

Time basis: Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
232 RIO GRANDE BASIN

Rio Ojo Callente at La Madera, N. Mex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°20'45", long. 106°02'50", In NEi sec. 1, T. 24

 N., R. 8 E., 2.5 miles south of La Madera, 3 miles downstream from confluence of Rio 

Vallecltos and Rio Tusas, and 4 miles north of Ojo Callente.

Records available.- April 1932 to September 1943. 

Average discharge.- 11 years (1932-43), 88.4 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 826 second-feet Apr. 24 (gage height, 3.01

 feet); minimum dally, 4 second-feet June 9, 10, 25-27, July 23-30, Aug. 1, 2, 5, 8-14, 

16.

1932-43: Maximum discharge, 2,980 second-feet Apr. 23, 1942, from rating curve 

extended above 1,300 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 7.60 

feet (site and datum then In use) July 15, 1933; minimum dally discharge, 1 secondfoot at times.

Remarks.- Records fair. Diversions above station for Irrigation.

Discharge, in eeccnd-feet. water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28

29 

30 

31

Oot.

S

s

9 

9 

9

9 

10 

11 

11 

11

13 

13 

14 

15 

15

17 

16 

15 

16 

16

 15 

14 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

15 

14

Nov.

13 

13 

14 

15 

15

14 

15 

15 

14 

13

13 

11 

' 12 

12 

13

* 13 

15 

14 

15 

17

15 

13 

13 

15 

17

16 

13 

15 

15 

13

Dec.

11 

13 

IS 

23 

23

IS 

11 

12 

15 

 17

17 

15 

15 

15 

15

15 

15 

15 

17 

15

18 

14 

13 

18 

25

19 

13 

14 

17 

18 

15

Jan.

16 

IS 

15 

15 

a!6

al6 

a!5 

a!5 

a!6 

a 17

a!7 

a!7 

a!7 

a!7 

a!7

a!7 

a!8 

a!8 

alO 

a!2

a 16 

a20 

a22 

a22 

a21

a20 

25 

23 

18 

24 

21

Feb.

21 

23 

23 

17 

18

19 

20 

23 

25 

17

17 

20 

21 

23 

24

26 

25 

25 

25 

26

25 

27 

26 

26 

26

22 

21 

24

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

mber. ..................................

 tor........... ........................

lendar year 1942 

ary

h. .....................................

1. .....................................

ember. .................................

ter year 1942-43 ......................

Peak diacharne.- A

292 see. -ft.; July 9 

a Ho gage-height r 

at Park View and El 

Time baa is; Mount

Mar.

19 

20 

16 

21 

26

17 

15 

17 

20 

30

31 

27 

25 

25

25

18 

IS 

27 

19 

20

19 

21 

21 

20 

20

25 

31 

39 

45 

4 55 

53

Apr.

70 

81 

101 

137 

162

207 

234 

204 

1S5 

146

112 

96 

101 

172 

284

332 

275 

318 

400 

522

534 

528 

594 

600, 

550

517 

440 

415 

400 

3S2

Secondf cot-days

394 

421 

. 499

47,828

. 549 

635 

785 

9,099 

3,453 

430 

250 

290 

257

17,062

May

36S 

332 

292 

262 

262

200 

189 

155 

137 

131

112 

96 

85 

78 

70

63 

50 

44 

36 

30

41 

53 

39 

35 

44

41 

38 

39 

45 

45 

41

Maximum

17 

17 

25

2,180

25 

27 

55 

600 

368 

38 

25 

73 

14

600

June

28 

27 

31 

26 

20

15 

11 

6 

4 

4

6 

15 

14 

18 

14

9 

s 11 

13 

13 

9

8 

7 

6 

5 

4

4 

4 

38 

22 

38

Minimum

8 

11 

11

4

1C 

11 

15 

70 

3C 

4 

4 

4 

6

4

July

25 

18 

13 

10 

8

7 

6 

5 

1? 

14

IP 

10 

9

8 

8

7

e 

e 

e f,

e

4 

4 

4

4

4

4 

4 

4

e

Aug.

4 

4 

5 

5 

4

7 

5 

4 

4 

4

4 

4 

4 

4 

6

4 

8 

73 

24 

a8

a5 

«5 

a6

a5 

a5

6 

S 

11 

18 

20 

16

Me in

12.7 

14.0 

16.1

131

17.7 

22,7 

25.3 

303 

111 

14.3 

8.1 

9.4 

8.6

46.7

Sept.

13 

12 

10 

8 

S

7 

6 

6 

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

9 

8

S 

8 

8 

8 

7

7 

8 

8 

7 

8

8 

12 

11 

13

14

Runoff in 

acre-feet

781 

835 

990

94,850

1,090 

1,260 

1,560 

18,OSO 

6,850 

853 

496 

575 

510

33,650

pr. 24 (12:30 a.m.) 826 see. -ft.; June'28 (7 p.m.) 284 sec. -ft.; June 30 (5 p.m.) 

(3 p.m. 234 sec. -ft. ; Aug. 17 (12 p.m. 279 sec. -ft. 

ecordj discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Rio Chama 

Rito Creek near El Rito. 

ain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 233

Rio Santa Cruz at Cundlyo, N. Mex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°57'40", long. 105°54'10" (revised), in SWiNWi 

sec. 17, T. 20 N., R. 10 E., 135 feet downstream from highway bridge at confluence 

of Rio Medlo and Rio Frljoles, and a quarter of a mile northwest of Cundlyo.

Records available.- September 1931 to September 1943 In reports of Geological.Survey, 

beptemoer I9it> to December 1931 (published as Rio Medlo at Cundlyo and Rio Santa 

Cruz above Chlmayo) In reports of state engineer.

Average discharge.- 26 years (1916-29, 1930-43),~35.1 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 142 second-feet Aug. 18 (gage height, 2.45 

feet); minimum dally, 5.7 second-feet Dec. 7.

1931-43: Maximum-discharge, 2,610 second-feet Sept. 24, 1931 (gage height, 8.20 

feet, datum then In use), from rating curve extended above 170 second-feet by 

logarithmic plotting; minimum dally, 3 second-feet Feb. 3, 1932 and Jan. 21, 1935.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversions above station for Irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 tc September 1947

Day

1

2

a

4

5

6

7

8

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

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

16

20

19

IS

20

20

19

IS

17

IS

17

17 tie

16

15

15

15

15

15

13

HOT.

16

16

15

15

14

3.4

14

14

13

11

blO

b9

b9

blO

bll

'bll

11 

13

12

12

6.7

6.7

9.2

14

13

11

*11

12

8.1

9.S

~

Dec.

b8

b9

11

11

10

9.8

5.7

b6

b7

b7

bS

be

b9

b9

b9

b9

blO

blO

all

.b11

10

11

12

11

11

11

b9

b9

blO

bll

bll

Jan.

bll

*bll

bll

bll

blO

blO

blO

blO

blO

bll

all

all

all

all

all

all

all

all

a8

all

all

all

a!2

a!2

all

a9

alO

al2

*12

11

11

Feb.

11

12

11

S.9

bll

blO

bll

14

13

bll

alO

all

12

15

16

16

*1S

IS

17

IS

IS

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

_

-

-

Month

October ...............................:....

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January ....................................

February ...................................

March. .....................................

April............ ..........................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July. .......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

14

14

13

17

15

12

13

13

13

15

16

16

16

IS

17

13

16

17

13

14

14

16

16

16

16

19

26

34

46

52

46

Apr.

47

50

57

61

60

70

. 6S

53

48

43

3S

37

39

43

52

56

55

5S

59

64

6S

74

S4

94

9S

102

91

90

90

94

~

Seccndf cot-days

516

351.5

294.5

24 216 0 '

334

396.9

D*rO RQfi

1,943

2,046

SOO

435.9

540.3

405

S, 659.1

May

102

112

113

124

112

97

91

84

85

7S

69

65

59

57

55

53

51

49

49

4S

50

46

45

43

43

41

43

43

48

46

43

Maximum

20

16

12

570

12

IS

52

102

124

44

 23

44

23

124

June

41

40

39

37

36

34

31

31

30

29

44

30

27

86

24

83

82

82

20

20

IS

IS

17

16

15

15

16

25

30

24

~

Minimum

13

6f 1

5.7

5.7

8

S.9

12

37

41

15

8.9

S.9

11

5.7

July

20

17

15

14

13

12 -

12

12

12

11

10

9.6

S.9

9.4

23

15

14

14

13

13

15

16

14

14

13

13

14

17

12

17

23

Aug.

17

13

12

13

IS

13

11

11

13

11

11

9.4

S.9

14

15

10

13

44

30

20

17

IS

2S

IS

15

16

25

22

22

20

32

Hear

J«.6

11.7

9.5C

66.3

10.8

14.2

19.2

f4.8

e«.o

f<5.7

 14.1

!7.4

]3.5

f3.7

Sept.

23

20

IS

IS

16

14

14

13

14

15

13

11

11

12

12

12

11

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

13

17

13

~

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,020

697

5S4

48,020

662

7S7

1,130

3,850

4,060

1,590

865

1,070

SOS

17,170

Peak discharKe.- June 11 (7 a.m.) 67 see. -ft.: June 28 (9 c.m.) 80 see. -ft.: AUB. 18 (2t30 a.m.)

142 sec.-ft.; Aug. 18 (9 a.m.) 75 sec.-ft.; Aug. 23 (4 a.m.) 50 sec.-ft.J Aug. 31 (4:30 a.m.) 51 

sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Bmbudo 

Creek at Dixon and Rio Taos at Los Cordovas. , 

. b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Time basis I Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 tour.
234 RIO GRANDE BASIN

Rio Santa Cruz at Riverside, N. Hex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°59'15", long. 106°04'05", In SWi sec. 2, T. 20 N. 

R. a ii., at bridge on U. S. Highway 285, at south edge of Riverside, half a mile 

upstream from mouth and three-quarters of a mile east of Espanola.

Records available.- January 1942 to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 166 second-feet July 18; maximum ga?e height, 

4.66 "feet Feb. 11 (Ice Jam); no flow on many days during year.

1942-43: Maximum discharge, 643 second-feet Apr. 24, 1942; maximum gag0, height, 

4.85 feet June 7, 1942; no flow on many days.

Remarks.- Records poor. Diversions above station for Irrigation. Flow partially 

regulated by Santa Cruz Reservoir (capacity, 4,614 acre-feet, original survey).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

IT

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

6

5

5

al

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

3

6

S

6

6

6

6

20

3S

27

27

27

22

2

S

Nov.

13

13

10

10

12

10

9

10

10

5

5

. 4

5

4

4

5

4

4

3

3

3

3

2

3

2

1

2

1

0

0

~

Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

1

7

10

15

14

17

17

16

S

5

4

3

3

3

2

2

2

4

1)5

be

Jan.

*b6

b7

b7

b9

*b9

a9

aS

a8

*bS

b6

*b4

b4

b4

b4

b4

b4

b4

*b4

*bl

*b5

b6

4

4

4

*4

b4

3

*2

*2

1

Q

Feb^.

bO

' *bO

*bO

bO

bl

bl

bl

2

- 1

bl

bl

b3

b5

6

*5

*7

a5

«

4

4

5

*4

3

2

2

bl

bl

bl

_

-

Month

October ....................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April ......................................

Hay

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August ....................................

September ..................'................

Hater year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

*bl

*0

0

0

0

0

1

6

2

1

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

1

0

Apr.

0

0

0

0

1

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

2

~

Seoondfoot-days

n-z-t

6OJ. 

160

144

21 * 1.26 V

1 _L%S7 4Q

fiO OS7

IS

e

257

63

43

34

23

1^199

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

May

0

0

0

9

26

18

7

10

53

39

33

25

13

S

1

3

1

0

0

4

1

1

0

0

0

0

2

2

1

0

0

Maximus

3S

13

17

594

g

7

 6

3

53

noCtfj

10

9

9

53

June

1

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

1

0

0

1

3

2

2

8

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

3

22

13

-

Uininua

Cc

C

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

July

s

1

0

0

1

0

1 - 1

0

0

0

0

0

2

3

0

0

8

10

aO

aO

0

S

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

. aO

aO

Aug.

aO

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

3

7

aO

aO' aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

a9

aO

aO

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8

5

Mean

7*5

5 3

4)5

5^.9

4 S

g c

!e

.3

8.3

n -i <G. J.

1.4

1.1

.S

3i3

Sept.

4

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

9

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6

al

aO

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

ARft ftOO

317

2S6

41,910

296

137

36

16

510

125

85

67

46

2,380

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and observations by 

engineers.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by lee.

sis: Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 h-Jur.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 235

. Santa Fe Creek near Santa Fe, N. Hex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and sharp-crested concrete control, lat. 3E°41'15", long. 

 IDEtr50 I 10n , in NWfSWi sec. 24, T. 17 N., R. 10 E., 300 feet downstream from upper 

storage reservoir of New Mexico Power Co., and 6 miles east of Santa Fe.

Records available.- May to June 1910 (at site 3 miles downstream), April 1913 to 

December 1914 tat site 2 miles downstream), and October 1930 to September 1943 In 

'reports of Geological Survey. January 1913 to November 1930 (at site 2 miles downstream), and November 1930 to December 1931 In reports of State engineer.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 55 second-feet Apr. 8 (.gage height, 1.35 

feet)T minimum dally, 0.7 second-foot Mar. 13-15.

1930-43: Maximum discharge, 418 second-feet Apr. 23, 1942 (gage height, 3.51 

feet); minimum dally, 0.6 second-foot Nov. 13, 1933.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated by Granite point Reservoir (capacity', 648 acrereetj. No diversion above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September

IW

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

IP

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

4.5

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

3,0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

Nov.

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.4

2.0

2.0

2.0

2,0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

 2.0

-

Dec.

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

2.2

3.2

2.2

2.7

.S

.8

.S

.8

.8

.8

.3

.S

.S

.S

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

2.8

Jan.

5.8

3.4

.8

.8

2.9

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

3.6

2.2

2.2

2.2

0 g 2.°2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

Feb.

2.2

1.7

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

,9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

,9

.9

-

.

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1942 .....'.................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April ......................................

May... f ....................................

June .......................................

July.......... .............................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

0.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.S

1.7

2.7

2.7

2.5

1.4

.7

.7

.7

 9

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

i.'o

7.4

13

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

Apr.

12

12

12

12

14

21

21

36

41

24

24

20

16

11

8.0

9.5

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

17

20

21

23

23

-

Seoondfoot-days

92.0

65.4

42.6

5,249.9

115.9

27.5

138.6

507.5

501.7

252.3

174.8

180.0

Sl.O

2,179,-S

May

23

27

31

32

33

32

32

31

24

19

12

7.7

7.7

9.5

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

8.9

8.0

8.9

- 8.9

8.9

8.6

8.6

Maximum

4.5

3.0

3.2

341

6.6

2

0 

 tf

13

41

33

S.9

7.4

13

2.7

41

June

8.6

S.6

e.s

8.3

8.6

S.6

S.6

S.6

S.9

S.9

6.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

" 6.9

S.9

S.6

S.6

8.6

8.3

6.3

S.3

S.O

S.O

8.0

S.O

7.7

7.7

7.4

7.4

-

Minimum

2.1

2.C

.£

_^_ _ - - - 

.£

.£

.?

.1

e.c

7.1

7.4

4.£ I. 1)

2.1

.1

July

7.4

7.4

7.1

6.8

6.6

6.8

6.6

6.3

. 6.0

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.3

5.5

5.3

5.5

5.5

5.3

5.3

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.S

4.8

4.S

4,8

Aug.

4.5

4.5

4.3

4.3

5.5

5.8

5.0

4.5

5.3

5.3

7.5

13

12

12

12

11

11

10

9i5

7.2

1.7

1.7

2.0

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.7

2.7

Hern

2.97

2. IS

1.37

14.4

3.74

.93

4.47

16.9

16.2

8.41

5.64

5.S1

2,70

5.97

Sept.

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

-2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

182

130

84

10,480

830

55

275

1,010

995

500

347

357

161

4,330

Time baaIB; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

617457 O - 44 - 16
236 RIO GRANDE BASIN

Gallsteo Creek at Domingo, N. Hex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°30'45", long. 106°18'55", In SWi seo. 21,

T. 15 N., R. 6 E., In Santo Domingo Pueblo Grant, at highway bridge, 0.3 mile northeast of Domingo, 2f miles east of Santo Domingo Pueblo, and 4 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Records available.- October 1941 to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,240 second-feet July 17 (gage height, 5.90 

reet), from rating curve extended above 740 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

no flow for long periods.

1941-43: Maximum discharge, 10,400 second-feet Jwiy 27, 1942 (gage height, 6.10 

feet), from rating curve extended above 740 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; no 

flow on many days.

Remarks.- Records poor. Several small diversions above station for Irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 194£ to Septenber 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

2

21

13

6

4

3

£

.2

1

1

2

1

1

2

2

1

Nov.

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

Dec.

0

0

1

4

16

6

3

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

4

3

6

1

0

1

6

7

3

2

2

3

3

Jan.

3

4

2

3

3

5

4

2

2

2

3

2

1

2

2

0

0

. 5

2

d2

5

7

4

3

0

0

1

2

1

2

1

Feb.

1

2

2

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November ...................................

December ...................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January. ...................................

February ...................................

March...... ................................

April...... ................................

May. .......................................

June ..................................... .

July. .......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

2

3

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

, 0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Apr.

'

Seccndfoot-daye

67

23

83

9,955

75

8

8 o

1

0

124

IDS

46

543

May

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

. 0

0

1

0 ' 0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Maximum

£1

1

16

1,210

7

E

3

0

1

0

46

49

9

49

June

Minimum

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

44

2

46

al

0

4

1

2

5

2

13

2

1

dO

dO

dO

1

Aug.

dO

aO

0

15

8

1

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

aO

aO

aO

aO

1

1

1

0

17

49

a3

2

6

Mean*

2.2

.8

2.7

27.3

2.4

.3

.3

0

0

0

4.0

3.5

1.5

1.5

Sept.

0

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

1

2

2

2

1

1

» 1

2

2

1

1

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

9

7

4

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

133

46

. 165

19,750

149

16

16

0

o'

246

214

 91

1,080

Peak discharge.- July 15 (5 a.m.) 84S see.-ft.; July 17 (7:30 p.m.) 7,240 sec.-ft.; Aug. 

(7 p.m.) 270 see.-ft.; Aug. 27 (6:30 a.m.) 208 see.-ft.; Aug. 28 (4 a.m.) 345 aec.-ft.; Sept. 28 

(11 p.m.) 156 see.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge estimated.

Time basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 

Jemez Creek near Bernalillo, N. Hex.

337

Location.- Water-stage recorders on right anrt left banks, lat. 35°23'40", long. 106°32'2511 ,

 in '3| sec. 32, T. 14 N., R. 4 E., about 2 miles upstream from mouth and 6.2 miles north

of Bernalillo. Datum of gage is 5,120.11 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Records available.- March 1936 to January 1938, and March to September 1943 in reports

 of Geological Survey. March 1936 to January 1938 report of Rio Grande Joint InvestiExtremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 11,000 second-feet Aug. 29 (gag-e height, 5.62

 feet), computed on basis of records for Rio Grande at San Felipe and near Bernalillo; 

no flow on many days.

1936-38, 1943: Maximum discharge, that of Aug. 29, 1943; no flow on many days. 

Remarks.- Records poor. Diversions for irrigation above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1942-43

Day

g

15

Mar.

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

Apr.

170

212

237

272

272

224

237

170

111

104

118

79

73

73

97

May

188

122

130

107

110

96

99

80

93

104

73

62

57

34

20

June

0

0

0

O

, 0

0

O

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

July

25

16

5

O

0

0

o

0

o

0

o

0

0

o

0

Month

May..........................

September. ...................

The perlo

Aug.

0

1

0

0

30

8

7

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

Sept.

aO

ao

aO

aO

aO

0

0

0

0

11

0

o

o

0

0

Secondfoot-days

1 319

1 424

44

£6

-

Day

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

an

31

Mar.

'_

62

49

68

52

45

52

43

41

65

82

94

118

148

2OO

200

Apr.

100

114

125

122

130

161

166

224

286

3o6

258

258

188

90

170

-

Maximum

2OO

11

-

May

14

9

5

5

2

6

5

3

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

n

June

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

c

0

0

18

26

-

Minimum

O

-

July

O

0

0

2

127

a5

118

713<5

19

12

15

O

0

0

0

Mean

.9

-

Aug.

0

0

20

0

0

0

O

0 -

0

0

0

0

0

e22o

- aO

aO

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6

4

5

-

Runoff In 

acre-feet

52

17,240

Peak discharge.- July 2O (1 a.m.) 76O sec.-ft.; Aug. 5 (7;30 a.m.) 392 sec.-ft.; Aug. 18 

(7 p.m.) 1,020 sec.-ft.; Aug. 29 (8 a.m.) 11,OOO sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge computed on basis of records for Rio Grande 

at San Felipe and near Bernallllo.

Tijeras Creek near Albuquerque, N. Mex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 35°03'40", long. 106°29'40",

in SWi sec. 26, T. 10 II., R. 4 E., at Mann diversion dam and 9 miles east of

Albuquerque. 

Records available.- April to September 1943 in reports of Geological Survey. January 1921

to January 1922 in reports of State engineer. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 1,100 second-feet July 17 (gage height, 4.18

feet),by computation of flow over dam; miniTnum daily, 0.5 second-foot June 23, Aug. 24. 

Remarks.- Records poor. Several diversions above station for irrigation. 

Cooperation.- One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1942-43

Day

1

2

3

5

6

7

8

9

10 '

1112'

13

14

15

Apr.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

1.4

1.1

.9

1.0

May

1.1

.9

1.3

1.2

1.5

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.3

1.7

June

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.3

1.0 1.1

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.4

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

July

1.1

.9

.7

.7

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.7

.9

.9

.9

1.1

.9

Aug.

14

1.8 '

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

13

1.8

20

2.9

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.3

Month

May..............................

The period

Sept.

1.2

1.0

.7

.7

.7

.7

.9

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.2

.9

Day

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

S6

27

28

29

30

31

Secondfoot-days

-

Apr.

1.3

1.2

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.1

-

May

1.6

1.2

1.2

1.5

3.1

9.8

3.5

3.0

2.6

2.1

2.1

1.9

6.0

2.3

1.6

1.5

Maximum

- 

June

.9

.7

3.5

1.1

1.0

.9

.7

.5

.6

9 .7

.8

.9

1.3

1.4

-

Minimum

-

July

1.1

33

20

a3

1.5

3.2

2.1

.9

7.7

6.1

3.3

1.2

1.1

.7

.6

42

Aug.

1.2

1.0

a2

al

a. 9

a. 8

al.5

.7

.5

.6

.7

1.4

2.7

1.1

1.2

-1.1

Mean

-

Sept.

.9

.9

.9

.9

.7

.7

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

2.1

3.1

a9

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

754

Peak discharge.- July 17 (1O p.m.) 1,100 sec.-ft.; July 31 (8:30 p.m.) 1.O4O sec.-ft.; Aug. 

(6 p.m.) 213 sec.-ft.; Aug. 10 (5:30 p.m.) 257 see.-ft.

a No gage-height 'record; discharge computed on basis of weather records. 

Time basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
238 RIO GRANDE BASIN 

Rio Puerco near Cabezon, N. Mex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 35°42'10", long. 107°00'40", 

in BJui sec. 14, T. 17 N., R. 2 W., li miles downstream from San Luis diversion dam, 

2i miles northeast of San Luis, 7 miles northeast of Cabszon, and 15 miles upstream 

from Chico Arroyo.

Drainage area.- 360 square miles.

Records available.- February to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 4,400 second-rest June 28 (gage height, 10.6 

reetJ, by slope-area msthod; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for.periods of no gage-height record, which are 

poor. Diversions above station for Irrigation.

Discharge. In second-feet, water yesr October 1942 tc September 1943

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. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

.

. _

-

_

2.9

2.2

2.3

2.4

1.1

1.0

1.0

_

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December ...................................

Calendar year ......................

January. ...................................

February 22-2S ............................

March......................... .............

April ......................................

May. .......................................

June. ......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year ........ ^. ............

Mar.

0.8

.2

.2

3.4

11

29

8.0

8.8

9.9

45

138

30

10

6.6

5.7

2.2

2.1

7.4

8.6

5.2

l.S

al.3

a. 9

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

Apr.

0.2

.2

l.S

2.9

2.4

2.4

4.9

7.4

2.5

5.3

4.1

al.5

a. 6

.2

.3

7.6

13

8.0

9.5

11.

33

34

49

70

59

64

63

56

52

37

-

Seccndf cot-days

_

_

-

1£«£

336.3

60£ :

147.3

521.4

56.2

619.2

39.2

-

May

34

38

26

16

23

3.0

a. 3

a. 2

2.9

1.7

a. 2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

Maximum

_

_

-

2.9

138

70

38

343

21

269

12

-

June

0.1

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

.1.1

.1

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-XI

0

.1

3.4

a. 3

250

343

34

-

Minimum

^

_

*

-

1.

0*

0

B

-

July

a5

a.l

0

0

0

0

0

.8

2.3

a. 2

a.l

a.l

a.l

.6

.1

.1

.1

.2

.4

12

5.8

21

.3

.2

.2

5.8

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

Aig.

0.1

3.4

36

1.5

l.S

a. 3

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

1.6

a. 3

a. 2

38

14

3.7

S.3

15

12

.3

.3

2.0

1.4

a. 2

.1

.3

.6

269

1^6

86

16

Mean

_

_

-

1 2. 84

3 10^9

3 20.1

L 4.75

21.0

1.81

L 20.0

L 1.31

-

Sept.

aO.5

a. 3

a. 2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

12

2.8

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

- .1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

6.9

10

3.3

a. 2

-

Runoff in 

aore-feet

_

_

-

26

671

1,200

292

1,250

111

1,230

7B

4,860

soc.-ft.; Aug. 14 (9:30 p.m.) 572 sec.-ft.; Aug. 28 

sec.-ft.; Aug. 29 (8p.m.) 572 sec.-ft^; Aug. 30

Peak discharge.- June 28 (11:30 p.m.) 4,4 

(1 a.m.) 2.300 sec.-ft.i Aug. 29 (4 a.m.) 4 

(9:30 p.m.) 520 sec.-ft.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records tc-» stations 

at Cabezon and at Rio Puerco.

Time basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 "hour.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 239

Rio Puerco near Guadalupe, N. Hex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°33'40", long. 107°09'40", near center of sec. 4, 

T. 15 N., R. 3 W. (projected), li miles northwest of Guadalupe, 3 miles downstream 

from CMco Arroyo, and 5i miles southwest of Cabezon.

Drainage area.- 1,860 square miles.

Records available.- March to November 1943 (discontinued).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period not determined; maximum gage height, 15.3 

reet June 29; no flow on many days.

Remarks.- Records poor. Several small diversions above station for Irrigation.

Discharge, In second-feet, March to November 1943

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

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.

13 

12 

8 

8

13 

1 

2 

29 

2

2 

2 

2 

1 

0

0 

aO 

ao 

aO 

aO 

0

Apr.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

3 

7

e

8

14 

15 

12 

3 

6

10 

20 

13 

19 

23

/ 34 

34 

41 

45 

43

45 

54 

59 

49 

49

May

44 

59 

46 

47 

47

33 

IS 

15 

14 

23

9 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

June

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

1

13 

7 

3 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

0 

0

12 

23

, 24 

991 

740

July

30 

11 

7 

5 

al

0 

0 

0 

4 

2

0 

0 

0 

0 

13

11 

ao 

28 

15 

S

45 

101 

59 

27 

26

3 

1 

0 

0 

0 

0

Month

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Th

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

ary

h 12-31 

1

St......'. ..............................

e period

ber 1943 

Bber 1-2 

nber. . . .

4... .......................

Aug.

0 

S 

450 

0 

251

59 

aO 

aO 

aO 

ao

IDS 

169 

184 

209 

183

145 

221 

477 

278 

aO

aO

113 

349 

111 

S4

36 

13 

424 

78 

138 

237

Sept.

S5 

51 

18 

3

1

0 

0 

0 

202 

48S

12 

3 

aO 

7 

20

12 

10 

2 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

5 

14 

9 

4

Oct.

2 

2 

79 

33

e

E7 

9 

41 

28 

16

7 

5

1 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0

0 

0 

0

1

Nov.

10- 

5 

3 

1 

0

0 

1 

1 

1 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

10

£?£. «-* - «-* 

95 29 0 

612 59 0 

355 59 0 

1,814 991 0 

397 101 0 

4,325 477 0 

946 488 0

-

259 79 0 

32 '10 0

Uein

4.8 

20.4 

11.5 

60.5 

12.8 

140 

31.5

-

8.4 

1.3

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

188 

1,210 

704 

3,6OO 

787 

8,580 

1,880

15,950

514 

63

a So gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of engineers' notes. 

Time basist Mountain war- time. To convert wnr time to standard time, subtract 1 hour..
240 - RIO GRANDE BASIN 

Rio Puerco at Rio Puerco, II. Mex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and contrete control, lat. 34°47'35", long. 106°59'15", 

In w& sec. 31, T. 7 N., R. 1 W (projected), in hamlet of Rio Puerco In San Clenente 

Grant, at Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway bridge, 7 riiles downstream f x>m San Jose 

River.

Drainage area.- 5,160 square miles.

Records available.- September 1910 to October 1911, August 1912 to December 1914 (records 

fragmentary, gage heights only prior to March 1913), and March 1934 to September 1943 

In reports of Geological Survey. January 1913 to December 1925 and Septei.fter 1926 to 

December 1927 in reports of State engineer.

Average discharge.- 18 years (1913-17, 1919-20, 1921-24, 1926-27, 1934-43), 105 secondfeet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,070 second-feet June 29 (gage height, 3.55 

feet), from rating curve extended above 2,500 second-feet by logarithmic plotting on 

basis of computation of flow over darn at gage height 7.24 feet; no flow at times.

1934-43: Maximum discharge, 26,000 second-feet Aug. 21, 1935 (gage height, 7.24 

feet), by computation of flow over dam; no flow at tines.

Remarks.- Records poor. Several diversions above station for Irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet. water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

aO

aO

aO

aO

al

al

al

1

0

1

1

340

36

12

3

1

1

6

3

3

9

4

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Nov.

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

- 0

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

1

1

1

1

0

1

1

0

-

Dec.

1

1

1

1

3

1

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

1

>

1

1

0

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

0

 1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

. 0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

2

10

7

2

2

1

0

0

_

-

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December ...................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March............ ..........................

April......... .............................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September . .................................

Water year 1942-43 ... ........... r ......

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

47

58

26

16

12

6

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

- 0

0

0

0

0

0

Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

4

4

6

14

22

42

42

42

39

34

-

Secondf cot-days

426

13

16

10,733

5

27

16S

251

329

2,245

1,032

7,678

885

13,075

May

24

26

24

28

20

12

11

11

6

12

8

6

a2

al

al

al

al

al

al

al

S2

2S

a!2

a4

al

al

al

a2

al

aO

aO

Maximum

340

1

3

773

1

10

58

42

82

1,330

554

1,590

351

1,590

June

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

a5

al

aO

aO

aO

aO

a2

al

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

1,330

904

-

Minimum

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

July

554

80

18

8

2

0

0

16

17

0

0

0

-0

0

0

0

0

0

10

0

1

154

91

36

24

IS

3

0

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

44

269

202

490

104

15

3

0

0

49

145

66

223

alOO

a45

a20

1,400

216

a80

a20

73

537

alOO

361

alOO

1,590

764

a250

412

Mean

) 13-7

.4

.5

> £9.4

.2

) 1.0

5.4

8-4

) 10.6

) 74.8

) 33-3

24S

) 29.5

35.8

Sept.

240

34

12

3

0

0

0

0

0

351

208

28

6

1

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

Runoff in 

aero-feet

845

26

32

21,300

9.9

54

333

498

653

4,450

2,050

15,230

1,760

25,940

Peak discharge.- Oct. -12 (10 a.m.) 2,890 sec.-ft.; June 29 (8 p.m.;'7,370 sec.-ft.; Aug. 19 

(6 a.m.) 4,800 sec.-ft.; Aug. 28 (2:30 a.m.) 5,040 sec.-ft.; Aug. 31 (11:30 a.m.) 1,890 sec.-ft.

a Bo gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weathej? records and records for Rio Puerco 

near Cabezon and near Bernardo, and San Jose River at Correo.

Time basis: Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 berr.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 

Rio Puerco near Bernardo, N. Hex.

241

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°24'30", long. loe^l'lC", In Sevllleta Grant, at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 85, 1.2 miles southwest of Bernardo, 3 miles upstream from 

mouth, and 16 miles south of Beien.

Records available.- November 1939 to September 1943. September 1910 to August 1914

(rragmentary gage heights only) at site at Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway bridge, 

li miles downstream, published as Rio Puerco near La Joya, N. Hex.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,100 second-feet June 30 (gage h3ight, 9.11 

reetj, from rating curve extended above 7,800 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; no 

flow for extended periods.

1939-43: Maximum discharge, 18,800 second-feet Sept. 23, 1941 (gage hsight, 9.80 

feet), from rating curve extended above 7,800 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; no, 

flow for extended periods.

Remarks.- Records poor. Many diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in seccnd-feet, water year October 1942 tc September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

-"o

0

0

0

0

0

0

380

26

5

4

a2

a3

a2

1

2

0

1

1

0

0

0o0

0

0

NOT. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

October ....................................

November. ..................................

December ...................................

Calendar year 1942 .......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April...... ................................

May........................................

June. ......................................

July

Augu 

Sept

St. ....................................

ember. .................................

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 ' t>

7

66

20

14

6

3

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

18

21

24

22

-

Seoondfoot-days

427

0

0

5,636

0

0

117

86

566

4,994

970

7,298 

1,154

15,612

May

18

12

14

12

14

8

aS

a5

12

9

13

5

2

10"

0

0

0

0

372

22

37

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Maximum

3SO

0

0

593

0

0

66

24

- 372

2,510

377

1,590 

550

2,510

June

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

£

45

8

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

20'

39

2,510

2,370

- 

Minimum

Cc

C

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

.c

July

377

276

43

13

2

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8

5

14

68

26

76

32

12

15

2

0

0

0

Aug.

O

0

0

266

205

159

512

66

20

a6

a2

a4

43

95

62

72

a30

alo

954

399

allO

a40

a20

a50

340

143

278

1,590

783

530

509

Mean

13.8

0

0

15.4

0

0

) 3.8

2.9

) 18.3

) 166

31.3

235 

) 33.5

) 43.8

Sept.

a550

alSO

30

S

2

0

0

0

0

2

319

70

20

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

~

Runoff in 

acre-feet

847

0

0

11,190

0

0

232

171

1,120

9,910

1,920

14,480 

2,290

30,970

Peak discharge.- May &\j ivsou p.m.; o,xvu sec.-it.; oune *^w \a a.m.; t»,i«ju w^» A«*., muiw ^« 

(3:30 a.m.) 11,100 sec.-ft.; Aug. 7 (1 a.m.) 3,570 sec;-ft.; Aug. 19 (4 p.m.) 5,780 sec.-ft.; 

Aug. 28 (10 a.m.) 5,040 sec.-ft.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for station at 

Rio Puerco. *

Time basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
242 RIO GRANDE BASIN

Bluewater Creek near Bluewater, N. Mex.

Location (revised).- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°17'50", long. lOS^l 1 ^", in

sec. 5, T. 12 N., R. 11 W., 2i miles northwest of Bluewater and 8 miles downstream 

from storage reservoir of Bluewater-Toltec Irrigation District.

Drainage area.- 235 square miles.

Records available.- May 1912 to December 1914 and October 1930 to September 1943 in 

reports or Geological Survey, my 1912 to June 1919 and April 1921 to December 1931 

in reports of State engineer.

Sxtrernes.- Maximum discharge during year, 173 second-feet Aug. 23 (gage height, 4.15

feet); minimum daily, 4.0 second-feet Jan. 19.

1930-43: Maximum discharge, 1,010 second-feet Sept. 1, 1936 (gage height, 6.15 

 feet, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 65 second-feet by

logarithmic plotting; no flow Mar. 9, 1931, Feb. 3, 1935.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair, 

regulated by Bluewater-Toltec Reservoir (capacity, 46,000 acre-feet).

Flow

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to Septenber 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21'

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

57

57 41

45

43

45

30

27

0.9

19

18

IS

IS

18

9.5

9.3

9.8

9.5

9.0

8.8

8.5

S.5

S.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

9.5

9.0

S.5

Nov.

8.5

S.5

8.5

8.8

8.8

«8.8

8.5

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

S.I

.S

.S

.8

.S

.6

.3

.3

.5

.5

.1

.1

.1

6.9

6.9

-

Dec.

6.9

6.7

6.7

7.6

7.6

6.7

b6.5

6.9

6.9

6.7

»6.3

b6.0

6.2

b6.0

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.7

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

.S.I

6.9

6.5

b6.6 '6.3

6.3

b6.5

Jan.

6.7

6.7

b6.6

b6.8

6.9

»6.9

6.9

b6.5

b6.3

b6.5

b6.5

b6.5

b6.5

6.7

6.3

6.3

6.3

b6.0

b4.0

b5.0

b5.5

b5.5

»b5.5

b5.5

b5.5

b6.0

b6.0

6.0

5.S

5.S

5.6

Feb.

5.6

6.0

5,6

b5.5

»5.S

b5.5

b5.5

5.8

b5.5

b6.0

b6.0

b6.0

b6.0

5.8

5.8

5.S

6.0

6.2

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.3

6.3

-^

-

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1942 ...... ...."............

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March

April ......................................

May. .......................................

June. ......................................

July.......... .............................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1942-45 ......................

Mar.

6.3

6.5

6.5

6.9

»7.S

6.9

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.7

6.9

7.1

7.1

7.3

7.3

7.5

7.S

7.6

7.6

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.S

7.8

8.1

S.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

Apr.

8.5

S.3

.3

.1

.3

.1

.1

.3

.3

.1

.3

11

18

18

IS

19

19

19

24

32

57

37

43

44

/ 44

45

44

4S

50

~

Secondfoot-days

561.9

237. E

205.3

10,370.6

189.6

166.0

227.5

658.6

1,979

1,780.0

1,763.6

1,609

715

10,092.7

May

50

50

51

63

63

63

62

61

62

62

61

62

70

70

74

75

75

64

62

63

62

62

61

61

61

62

68

71

70

70

6S

Maximum

43

S.8

8.1

86

6.9

6.3

S.3

50

75

71

79

70

29 '

79

June

68

68

68

67

67

67

67

67

67

68

71

71

70

70

70

70

71

55

41

40

40

48

50

54

5S

56

56

59

50

6.0

-

MiniBun

8.

6.<

6.(

6.

4.

5..

. 6..

7.

50

6.C

4.

24

11

4.(

July

4.6

19

35

37

39

43

47

51

53

53

52

52

53

54

52

52

53

53

53

70

79

77

77

79

79

79

77

79

76

68

68

Aug.

68

68

70

6S

68

68

6S

70

67

61

60

61

60

59

50

49

49

49

48

48

49

49

43

36

36

35

34

42

26

26

24

Mean

> 18.1

) 7.91

) 6.62

5 23.4

5 6.12

5 5.93

5 7.34

L 22.0"

65.8

) 59.3

5 5<5.9

51.9

23.8

3 27.7

Sept.

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

25

23

23

25

23

23

25

28

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

26

11

11

11

""

Runoff in 

acre- feet

1,110

470

407

20,560

576

529

451

1,310

3,950

3,550

5,500

5,190

1,420

20,020

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stags-discharge relation affected by ice.

Time basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
y

RIO QRANDE BASIN 

San Jose River at Correo, N. Mex.

243

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 34°58 1 00", long. 107°10 1 10B , in 

NEi sec. 32, T. 9 N., R. 3 W., 0.6 mile upstream from U. S. Highway 66, 0.7 mile northeast of Correo, and 13 miles upstream from mouth.

Records available.- April to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 1,210 second-feet Aug. 5 (gage Inight, 4.17 

feet), from rating curve extended above 270 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; no flow 

on many days.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Several diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1942-43

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Hay

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

June

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

x0

o

0

0

0

0

July

69

15

7.1

a3

ao

aO

0

0

.1

.7

0

0

0

0

6.1

Month

Hay..... .............

Aug.

aO

0

0

4.3

132

243

30

16

5.9

a. 6

aO

3.3

al.5

aO

4.4

Sept.

7.3

 1.9

a. 5

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

0

0 ,

O

o

0

0

0

Secondfoot -days

9.7

-

Day

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Maximum

7.3

-

Say

0

0

o

0

.3

1.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

June

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

32S

116

-

Minimum

0

-

July

2.6

.7

a.l

3.6

2.4

1.8

4.3

14

2.5

35

3.5

1.6

a. 5

aO

aO

aO

Mean

.52

-

Aug.

11

al

3.3

38

2.0

3.1

10

74

135

15

273

93

613

155

109

115

S«pt.

0

O

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

Runoff In 

acre-feet

344

19

5,490

Peak discharge.- June 29 (1O a.m.) 824 sec.-ft.; Aug. 5 (3:30 a.m.) 1,210 

aec.-ft.5 Aug. 6 (9 a.m.) 866 aec.-ft.; Aug. 19 (1 a.m.) 748 aec.-ft.; Aug. 26 

(1:30 a.m.) 1,100 sec.-ft.; Aug. 28 (10 a.m.) 1,150 aec.-ft.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and 

records for Rio Puerco at Rio Puerco.

Socorro main canal north at San Acacia, N. Mex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°15 > 15B , long. 106°53'50B , in SEiNWi sec.-1, T.

 IS./ R. 1 W., at San Acacia, half a mile downstream from point of diversion from Rio 

Grande. Datum of gage is 4,659.74 feet above mean sea level, datum-of 1929.

Records available.- April 1936 to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 231 second-feet May 15 (gage height, 5.60 feet); 

no rlow at times.

1937-43: Maximum discharge, 315 second-feet sometime during July 22-24, 1940 

(gage height, 5.67 feet, from recorded range in stage); no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records fair. Canal diverts water from right bank of Rio Grande for irrigation.

 friree acequias, together irrigating about 300 acres, divert water from canal above 

station.

Monthly discharge, In aecond-feet, water year October 1942 

to September 1943

Month

Calendar year 1942

Water year 1942-43

Maximum

172 

157 

0

194

111 

145 

152 

2O3 

208 

206 

194 

1S6 

184

2O8

Minimum

50 

46 

O

O

O 

70 

106 

87 

98 

30 

90 

57 

93

0

Mean

140 

128 

0

113

16.4 

101 

138 

168 

179 

180 

165 

144 

156

126

Runoff in 

acre-feet

8,600 

7,590 

0

81,690

1,010 

5,620 

8,500 

10,020 

11,030 

10,700 

.10,120 

S,S50 

9,290

91,330

Time basis: Mountain war time. 

ne, aubtract 1 hour.

To convert war time to
244 RIO QRANDE BASIN

pecos River near Pecos, N. Mex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35"42'25", long. 105 041'00", in NE^NEi sec. 17, 

T. 17 1U, R. .12 S., at bridge on private road, 600 feet upstream from Indian Creek, 

2 miles downstream from Holy Ghost Creek, and 11 miles north of Pecos.

Drainage area.- 189 square miles (contributing area).

Records available.- March 1910 to December 1914 (published as Pecos River near Cowles) 

ana October 1930 to September 1943 in reports of Geological Survey. March 1910 to 

December 1931 (published as pecos River near Cowles prior to 1926) in reports of 

State engineer.

Average discharge.- 13 years (1930-43), 115 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 484 second-feet May 2 (gage height, 3.20 feet); 

 minimum daily, 20 second-feet Jan. 19.

1930-43: Maximum discharge, 1,960 second-feet May 14, 1941 (gage height, 4.57 feet); 

minimum daily, 6.1 second-feet Jan. 16, 1934,

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, , 

wmcn are poor. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

63

6S

60

59^

57

54

53

52

50

49

50

53

.70

62

57

70

71

65

62

59

62

62

60

60

57

54

53 .

S3

53

49

49

Nov.

52

52

50

49

47

47

*47

46

46

. 40

36

35

39

38

41

39

35

39

36

35

26

22

b25

2V

b38

30

b2S

32

27

b29

-

Dec.

28

38

33

35

33

b3Q

«b23

b24

b86

b87

b87

b88

b28

b28

b29

b89

b29

b89

b30

bSO

2S

33

34

32

29

28

b27 "

b87

b87

b27

b28

Jan.

bSS

b88

b29

b28

b27

b26

b85

b25

b86

b26

b27

b26

b36

*b26

b30

33

b28

b83

b2o

a84

a28

a32

a35

a32

a£9

a28

a28

a28

a28

a 29

a29

Feb.

a28

a28

a29

-*b27

b27

b87

b28

b89

b89

b29

b28

b28

bS7

b27

b28

b88

b28

b28

b28

b£ 9

b30

b34

35

*34

34

33

33

34

-

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

Decenber ...................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

Maroh. .....................................

April........ ..............................

May......... ...............................

June .......................................

July .......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Peak diacharse.- Hay 2 (10 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Mar.

31

31

29

35

31

29

32

30

32

3S

3S

40

40

47

45

38

40

48

33

35

34

36

3S

36

38

46

60

76

108

134

180

Apr.

132

153

179

201

139

218

218

176

156

137

188

120

122

142

162

170

164

176

170

198

221

824

863

306

324

355

346

332

342

350

Secondfoot-days

1,790

1,127

898

63,806

857

827

1,442

6,368

8,018.

2,938

1,405

1,908

1,165

28,737

May

390

438

43S

432

390

350

384

298

306

282

286

266

252

241-

23S

224

214

208

201

198

224

20S

189

179

179

176

173

176

801

182

167

MaximuB

71

52

35

1,260

35

35

134

355

432

159

70

213

62

432

June

159

159

146

140

L34

124

180

110

104

102

153

120

106

97

91

86

84

86

76

74

70

66

62

60

59

68

66

. 68

68

78

MinimuB

49

28

23

82

80

27

29

180

167

59

35

31

30

20

July

f 

66

57

58

49

46

46

46

46

44

41

39

38

35

40

70

46

44

44

50

45

45

40

47

47

47

41

36

38

39

40

41

Aug.

3S

38

33

41

50

40

40

46

39

35

34

31

39

46

49

45

60

213

180

89

- 7S

76

73

60

56

5*7

78

84

84

66

Mean

£7.7

37.6

?9.6

113

?7.6

£-9.5

ti6. 5

212

2£9

£7.7

45.3 ei.s

38.8

78.7

76

Sept.

68

59

53

49

46

45

48

a40

a38

a36

a34

a 33

a33

a3S

42

40

35

34

32

38

30

30

30

30

30

33

32

39

49

39

Runoff in

acre-feet

3,550

2,240

1.7SO

125,400

1,700

1,640

2,860

12,630

15>9QO

5,880

2,790

3,780

8,310

57,000

) 484 see. -ft.; June 11 (8 aria.) 2O4 sec. -ft.; Aug. 18

(9 a.m.) 395 see.-ft.

» Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Pecos 

River near Anton Ohico and GalUnas River near Hontezuma.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Time basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 245

Pecos River near Anton Chlco, N. Hex.

Location.- V&ter-stage recorder, lat. 35°10'50", long. 105°06'20", In Anton Chlco Grant, 

2 miles upstream from Canyon Blanco, 2f miles southeast of Anton Chlco, and 10 miles 

downstream from Tecolote Creek.

Drainage area.- 1,050 square miles (contributing area).

Records .available.- April 1910 to December 1914 and October 1930 to September 1943, In reports of Geological Survey. April 1910 to December 1931 In reports of State engineer. 

Prior to July 2, 1937, station was, during successive periods, at five different sites, 

ranging from a sixth of a mile to 5 miles upstream from present site.

Average discharge.- 13 years (1930-43), 168 second-feet.

Extremes.- mximum di-s charge during year, 1,670 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 4.32 

feet); minimum daily, 5.6 second-feet Aug. 11.

1930-43: tfexlmum discharge, 40,300 second-feet June 1, 1937 (gage height, 20.34 

feet, present site and datum), by slope-area method; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Several diversions above station for Irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 tc September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

1<

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

83

83

85

80

72

70

68

68

66

64

62

61

76

83

85

117

226

158

132

111

96

87

87

89

83

78

74

68

72

74

72

Nov.

66

63

66

63

61

61

60

956

55

54

54

53

51

49

50

48

50

50

52

52

52

52

46

42

44

49

60

47

45

46

Dec.

44

45

42

43

55

b51

b49

»b49

b50

t>49

52

53

53

54

49

52

49

46

46

45

52

47

44

41

42

44

t>42

b40

33

39

b40

Jan.

42

42

42

41

36

39

43

b39

b31

t>29

t32

t>35

t>36

33

*36

35 ' 31

b26

b22

b25

b35

38

51

42

38

37

b30

1)29

31

29

35

Feb.

33

29

23

b24

*20

b!5

24

27

29

28

t>23

1)26

t>33

36

36

33

31

»33

35

35

39

45

49

51

»5E

51

51

51

_

-

-

Month

October. ...................................

November ...................................

December ................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January ....................................

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April..... .................................

May. .......................................

June ...................... ................

July.......... .............................

August .....................................

September .................... .............

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Peak discharge.- Oct. 16 (11 p.m.) 333 sec

Mar.

48

b42

t>35

t>47

46

51

49

42

40

42

53

65

59

66

73

79

73

62

66

67

*55

57

58

58

57

55

55

65

91

132

- 192

Apr.

188

199

220

252

291

275

300

287

244

224

213

182

148

140

138

J.61

185

206

224

213

227

252

255

283

313

326

340

331

326

331

-

Secondfoot-days

2,728

1,587

1,443

111,533

1,090

967

1,980

7,274

7,746

1,63d. 5

1,613.5

1 , 709 . 0

687.5

30,456.5

.-ft.; July

May

340

365

396

396

396

350

331

313

300

304

271

275

271

248

227

230

220

176

176

158

196

244

230

188

167

153

155

152

179

176

158

Maximum

226

66

55

5,550

51

52

192

340

396

130

160

216

221

396

15 (8 p.m.)

June

130

112

102

106

97

89

89

76

62

55

54

63

78

59

44

34

34

66

39

34

27

21

16

8.2

7.5

7.8

12

31

30

48

-

Minimum

61

42

38

38

22

15

35

138

152

7.5

6.5

5.6

7.5

5.6

July

78

5S

43

36

32

19

14

15

23

37

87

62

37

99

160

137

75

51

139

55

96

29

56

20

58

37

23

13

8.C

8.0

6.E

Aug.

7.2

a7

a6

alO

alOO

a!50

33

18

15

9.2

5.6

6.2

6.8

36

216

53

26

56

100

106

63

47

38

32

25

19

38

206

168

62

44

Me VI

8S.O

52.9

46.5

306

35.2

34.5

63.9

?4S

F50

54.4

52.0

56.1

22.9

83.4

Sept.

31

33

46

E3

17

14

10

7.5

11

13

13

13

13

13

15

18

15

12

11

11

14

19

19

12

11

12

12

13

15

221

-

Runcff ID 

acre-feet

5,410

S,150

2,860

221,200

2,160

1,920

3,930

14,430

15,360

3,240

3,200

3,390

1.S60

60,410

331 sec. -ft.; Avg. 14 (12 p.m.)

:30 1,670 sec.-ft. ' - - .....

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of discharge measurement, weather records,, 

and records for stations near Pecos and at Santa Rosa.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Time basis: Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
246 RIO GRANDE BASIN

Pecos River at Santa Rosa, N. Hex.

Locatlbn.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 34°56'05", long. 104°41'25", 

in SWtSWi sec. 2, T. 8 N., R. 21 E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 66, at Sarta Rosa, 1 

mile upstream from Rio Agua Negra Chiquita.

Drainage area.- 2,650 square miles (contributing area).

Records available.- May 1903 to December 1906 (gage heights only), February 1910 to July 

1911, September 1912 to December 1914 and October 1930 to September 1943 In reports of 

Geological Survey. February 1910 to July 1911 and September 1912 to Deceirber 1931 in 

reports of State engineer.

Average discharge.- 24 years (1912-14, 1916-23, 1928-43), 187 second-feet.

Extremes.- Iteximum discharge during year, 1,270 second-feet July 2 (gage height, 3.72 

feet); minimum daily, 33 second-feet Sept. 6.

1930-43: Ifexlmum discharge, 55,200 second-feet June 2, 1937 (gage height, 25.7 

feet), from rating curve extended above 35,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum dally, 2.7 second-feet June 25, 1937.

Remarks.- Records fair. Several diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

78

83

76

69

67

71

69

69

69

69

71

90

95

SO

78

85

167

275

250

191

135

104

85

74

71

71

71

69

69

69

69

Nov.

67

65

67

67

69

74

69

67

65

64

65

67

64

60

58

58

5S

60

64

62

60

62

65

65

65

65

67

65

62

60

-

Dec.

51

50

50

55

65

64

62

62

64

60

62

68

62

62

62

60

62

62

60

60

64

58

58

56

55

56

58

60

60

58

60

Jan.

58

5S

59

60

58

62

60

60

60

58

56

58

56

«56

58

55

53

b50

b48

b60

«69

51

51

51

51

53

55

*55

55

53

53

Feb.

55

55

*50

48

53

50

51

53

51

*51

53

50

51

51

51

51

*51

51

53

53

51

50

48

46

*50

50

50

50

_

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April ......................................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

50

48

b45

51

48

45

45

44

41

43

47

47

47

47

45

43

43

41

41

43

 43

44

' 4543

44

43

40

40

40

43

44

Apr.

45

80

83

87

109

152

131

155

146 lie

106

101

87

64

53

50

50

67

85

101

9S

90

112

115

131

171

179

204

195

179

-

Seoondfoot-days

2,991

1 ,926

1,840

142,185

1,741

1,429

1,373

3,346

3,879

. 1,492

2,733

2,378

1,489

27,117

May

175

179

213

240

245

226

200

183

167

167

183

141

155

145

112

87

85

S3

71

56

64

64

92

106

7S

64

62

60

62

56

5S

Maximum

275

74

65

24,700

69

55

51

204

245

S7

406

260

2S4

406

June

56

56

55

53

53

51

51

56

50

51

51

50

50

50

47

47

45

4S

48

43

43

41

41

41

41

 44

48

45

50

S7

-

Minimum

67

5S

50

37

48

48

40

45

56

41

43

38

33

33

July

80

406

12S

85

76

53

51

50

47

50

50

124

56

51

78

175

145

173

177

128

74

64

58

44

43

43

44

45

45

45

45

Aug.

43

43

38

41

260

194

191

85

48

4S

47

45

50

53

53

154

254

90

141

69

112

87

67

62

56

53

55

65

114

175

85

Mean

96.5

64*2

59,4

390

56.2

51.0

44.3

112

125

49.7

88.2

92.8

49.6

74.3

Sept.

64

284

83

43

35

33

35

34

45

45

38

37

38

. 41

43

43

41

40

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

40

40

40

40

41

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

5,930

3,820

3,650

282,000

3,450

2,830

2,720

6,640

7,690

' 2,960

5,420

5,710

2,950

53,770

Peak discharge.- July 2 (4 a.m.) 1.270 sec. -ft. : Julv 19 (1 n.a. ) ASR sec*-ffc. : Aim. K Ms-m n.m. 1

755 sec -ft.; Aug. 17 "(8:30 a.m.) 512 sec.-ft.; Sept. 2 (9 a,m'j 737~see.-ft.: Sept. 2 (1 p.m.) 737 

sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Time basis: Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hou«.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 247

Pecos River near Puerto de Luna, N. Ifex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 34°43', long,- 10A°32', In sec. 

29, T. 6 N., R. 23 E., 10 miles southeast of Puerto de Luna and 14 miles upstream from 

Alamogordo Dam.

Drainage area.- 3,970 square miles (contributing area). 

Records available.- April 1938 to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,780 second-feet July 1 (gage height, 3.25 

feet); minimum dally, 108 second-feet Sept. 7, 12.

1938-43: Maximum discharge, 48,600 second-feet Sept. 1, 1942 (gage height, 17.00 

feet)-, from rating curve extended above 7,400.second-feet by logarithmic plotting on 

basis of flow at Santa Rosa; minimum daily, 59 second-feet Aug. 23, 1938.

Remarks.- Records fair. Many diversions above station for irrigation. Discharge rep'resents inflow to Alamogordo Reservoir (capacity, 157,000 acre-feet).

Cooperation.- Gage-height record collected in cooperation with Bureau of Reclamation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

97 **

1112

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

166

160

156

149

142

142

138

135

135

138

iv

Nov.

188

184

184

197

202

IBS

188

192

188

170

166

15fc 184

282

166

166

170

333

270

248

259

248

220

259

202

197

197

197

202

202

192

184

179

170

174

170

163

163

163

179

163

156

156

156

156

160

160

156

163

152

-

Dec.

152

152

156

156

152

152

146

152

156

146

142

142

146

142

142

138

138

146

138

146

160

156

152

149

142

142

146

146

149

149

142

Jan.

142

146

146

138

135

132

132

132

138

142

146

152

152

160

163

160

152

149

146

142

160

160

149

149

152

149

152

152

149

142

142

Feb.

138

149

146

142

135

140

145

145

145

140

145

145

140

140

140

140

145

149

149

149

146

142

146

142

142

146

146

142

_

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December ...................................

 Calendar year 1942 ......................

January ....................................

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April ......................................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July .......................................

August .....................................

September ..................................

Water ye"ar 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

13S

146

142

146

149

146

149

146

149

146

152

160

160

160

152

149

149

138

135

146

142

129

142

142

138

135

135

138

138

138

132

Apr.

Seoondfoot-days

5 942

5* 170

4,573

185,200

4,561

4,019

4,467

5,611

5,973

3,938

6,245

4,836

4,223

59,558

135

132

163

166

179

206

215

210

237

220

202

192

179

166

152

146

142

149

166

179

184

174

174

188

192

210

237

237

242

237

-

May

237

242

248

277

305

277

277

254

242

232

226

220

202

206

188

166

152

152

149

142

146

160

149

163

163

138

129

135

135

132

129

Maximum

333

202

160

29,900

163

149

160

242

305

500

660

344

319

660

June

123

120

117

117

114

114

111

114

120

117

132

120

117

114

111

111

114

114

117

117

120

120

117

111

111

120

117

126

162

500

-

Minimum

135

152

138

102

132

135

129

132

129

111

117

114

108

'108

July

660

620

23&

160

142

132

126

117

120

156

126

138

152

129

123

135

319

588

192

248

. 210

160

184

156

149

138

132

135

126

120

120

Aug.

126

120

114

114

156

326

237

210

146

120

117

132

126

120

117

129

344

197

197

149

166

170

132

114

114

114

114

120

129

174

192

Mean

192

172

148

507

147

144

144

187

193

131

201

156

141

163

Sept.

156

319

, 248

149

123

111

108

111

135

135

123

108

111

114

117

123

132

135

132

135

138

135

135

135

142

149

146

142

138

138

-

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

11,790

10,250

9,070

367,300

9,050

7,970

8,860

11,130

11,850

7,810

12,390

9,590

8,380

118,100

Note.- No gage-height record Feb. 5-17; discharge computed on ba-sls of dlsctiarge measurement.

weather records, and records for station at Santa Rosa.

Time basis: Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 h-*ur.
248 RIO GRANDE BASIN

Pecos River near Guadalupe, N. Mex.

Location.- Water^stage recorder, lat. 34°36'20", long. 104°23'10", Ln lot 1, sec. 2, T. 4 

N., R. 24 E., 1,200 feet downstream from Alanogordo Dam, 14 miles downstream from Alamogordo Creek, and 4^ miles northeast of Guadalupe. Datum of gage Is 4,142.67 feet above 

mean sea level (Bureau of Reclamation datum).

Drainage area.- 4,390 square miles (contributing area).

Records avallable.- October 1912 to December 1914, October 1930 to September 1936 (at site 

It miles upstream), and September 1936 to September 1943 In reports of Geological Survey. 

October 1912 to December 1931 in reports of State engineer. %

Average discharge.- 21 years (1913-16, 1918-25, 1926-37), 264 seco.nd-feet (prior to completlon of Alamogordo Dam).

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum discharge during year, 6,060 second-feet Nov. 1 (gage 

height, 4723 feet); minimum daily, 0.2 second-foot Nov. 9.

1930-43: Maximum discharge, 42,800 second-feet Sept. 1, 1942; maximum gage height, 

13.58 feet Sept. 22, 1941, from floodmark; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of Indefinite stage-discharge relation* 

which are poor. Diversions above station for Irrigation. Flow regulated by Alamogordo 

Reservoir (see p. 185). Record of water analyses for the water year 1943 are given In 

Water-Supply Paper 970.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record collected in cooperation with Bureau of Reclamation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

76

41

113

162

162

170

, 173

173

173

173

176

180

176

170

262

349

341

332

332

332

323

314

314

248

292

124

20

19

16

20

200

Nov.

4,120

5,570

5,110

4,060

2,790

840

691

.4

.2

491

945

903

365

88

88

88

88

88

89

91

89

88

91

91

91

89

89

91

58

2 3

-

Dec.

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.5

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.2

4.2

3.9

4.7

97

.180

180

176

176

176

173

176

173

173

176

176

166

184

180

176

173

176

Jan.

176

180

176

176

173

170

170

166

166

166

162

159

96

173

170

170

166

166

166

162

162

162

162

162

162

79

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.7

Feb.

5.0

5.0

4.2

3.9

4.2

3.9

8.0

4.2

3.7

3.7

4.4

4.4

4.2

3.9

3.7

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.8

3.7

3.0

2.8

3.2

3.5

3.5

_

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January ....................................

February. ...................... ..... . . . : .

March. . ...................... ............

April. ............. .......... ... ........

llav nay ........................ .. ...............

June .......................................

July. ......................... ............

August ..................... . ... ........

September. .................................

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

3.5

3.2

3.2

3.5

3.5

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.7

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.7 -3.7

3.9

4.2

33

150

166

332

332

452

1,170

1,510

1,530

1,770

Apr.

1,320

128

125

128

128

123

128

128

9S7

735

133

130

125

121

121

121

123

121

98

100

86

83

94

96

94

' 91

89

88

91

91

-

Secondfoot days

5,956

27,294.9

3,135.3

192,901.1

4,222.4

107.5

7,519.5

6,026

3,495

20,442

2,672

21,230

11,247

113,346.7

May

91

89

88

85

81

114

114

109

109

116

,130

125

112

114

116

US

123

116

107

105

105

136

138

136

136

136

128

118

105

102

93

MaxiBUB349

5,570

184

26,400

180

8.0

1,770

1,320

138

1,890

130

1,620

1,420

5,570

June

89

75

266

1,240

, 1,890

1,740

1,510

1,510

1,860

1,300

1,890

1,860

1,830

1,240

84

86

116

142

136

142

142

136

102

79

81

93

91

76

66

70

-

Minima

16

.2

3.0

.2

4.7

2.8

3.2

83

81

2

102

105

.2

July

49

e2

e2

e2

e2

e2

e2

88

S3

93

107

105

91

82

82

S2

93

125

123

121

130

128

125

128

130

125

107

123

121

116

103

Aug.

103

102

105

103

103

109

107

102

109

116

114

114

116

787

1,240

1,010

1,170

1,620

1,620

1,620

1,620

1,590

1,590

1,590

1,590

1,590

674

126

130

128

ISO

Mean

192

910

101

528

136

3.84

243 '201

113

681

86.2

685

375

311

Sept.

133

139

139

139

125

123

125

125

125

188

849

1,420

1,420

1,400

1,400

1,370

684

105

105

109

109

109

109

109

109

109

109

107

107

107

-

Runoff in 

ao re-feel

11,810

54,140

6,220

383,600

8,380

213

14,910

11,950

6,930

40,550

5,300

42,110

22,310

224,800

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinitej discharge computed on basis of leakage from Alamo 

and engineer's notes.

Time basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 

Pecos River near Acme, II. Mex.

249

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°32'10", long. 104°22'40B , in NWJ S'C. 14, T. 9 

S., R. 25 E., 1 mile southeast of Helena railroad station, 3* miles downstream from 

Salt Creek, 5 miles southwest of Acme, and 13 miles northeast of Roswell.

Drainage area.- 11,380 square miles (contributing area).

Records available.- July 1937 to September 1943 in reports of Geological Survey. August 

1921 to July 19:33 in reports of State engineer.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,920 second-feet Nov. 3; maximum gage height, 

5.29 feet llov. 2; no flow July 14-17, Aug. 2-15:

1937-43: Maximum discharge, 45,000 second-feet Sept. 23, 1941 (gage height, 13.71 

feet); from rating curve extended above 15,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; no 

flow at tines.

Maximum discharge during flood of May 28, 1937, 53,300 second-feet (gage height, 

14.82 feet, from Iloodmarks, site and datum then in use), by slope-area method.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, no gage-height record, or 

Indefinite stage-discharge relation, which are poor. Diversions above station for 

irrigation. Flow regulated by Alamogordo Reservoir (see p. 185). Records of water 

analyses for the water year 1943 are given in Water-Supply Paper 970.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record collected and one discharge measurement furnished by 

Bureau of Reclamation.

Discharge, in seccnd-feet. water year Octcber 1942 tc September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

208

232

265

228

159

116

126

139

145

152

142

129

200

162

192

180

166

162

275

290

256

244

236

232

. 240

248

236

300

260

135

160

NOT.

97

2,360

4,680

4,200

3,540

2,670

1,220

891

616

216

204

636

920

855

335

196

184

180

176

148

148

145

152

156

148

145

139

129

132

123

-

Dec.

126

126

119

86

70

77

86

72

63

55

48

48

55

52

52

50

42

53

156

208

244

228

244

212

192

196

192

188

204

204

192

Month

Jan.

1SS

180

188

173

176

180

192

196

196

168

184

180

180

184

162

*166

135

bllO

#b90

74

132

325

*265

176

162

148

166

173

166

119

72

Feb.

a65

63

50

41

38

35

36

36

30

25

26

27

22

21

24

22

23

20

21

20

26

25

25

19

18

19

18

17

_

_

-

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

March. ....................................'.

Bay!.......................................

July. ......................................

September ..................................

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

17

14

15

19

17

14

13

17

16

14

12

13

12

12

11

8

8

8

6

6

5

5

6

7

7

7

8

110

671

1,120

1,300

Apr.

1,460

1,330

553

a!50

108

79

61

86

52

40

631

426

260

176

105

61

65

52

91

81

59

35

32

27

27

22

17

17

14

13

-

Seccndfoct-days

3,940

205,144

675

15,016

2,266

14,670

8.821

92,949

May

11

10

10

9

9

6

6

6

814-

15

11

9

8

7

8

7

8

8

9

11

22

38

61

70

48

32

21

22

119

52

Maximum

300

4,680

244

27,600

325

1,300

119

1,490

462

1,320

1,190

4,680

June

18

14

41

20

7

1,110

1,350

1,260

1,220

1,360

1,490

1,460

1,340

1,350

-1,440

«700

a300

126

81

61

48

44

30

19

11

8

a7

a7

6

68

-

Minimum

100

97

42

5

72

17

5

6

6

0

0

25

0

July

327

46f

24f

15f

94

SZ

e35

e2f

e!5

elO

ef

al

al

0

0

0

0

134

248

15f

8?

4f

34

2F

26

17

14

10

1?

P

6

Aug.

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

158

600

672

1,070

1,210

1,280

1,320

1,320

1,320

1,260

1,200

1,230

1,240

a500

a200

89

Mein

199

858

127

568

169

29.0

113

204

21.8

501

73.1

47S

294

255

Sept.

61

54

72

176

108

77

35

27

25

44

25

»56

728

1,190

1,190

1,180

1,160

1,180

a600

a200

84

74

79

44

42

a90

a70

61

57

a52

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

12,210

51,060

7,81O

406,800

10,370

1,610

6,940

12,160

1,340

89,780

4,490

29,100

17,500

184,400

 » Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for 

near Guadalupe and neap Lake Arthur.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

e Stage-discharge 

ords , and

Time bas

-scarge reaton affected by ice.

-discharge relation indefinite; discharge computed' on basis of gage heights, weat

records for stations near Quadalupe and near Lake Arthur. 

sis; Mountain war timp. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
250 RIO GRANDE BASIN

Pecos River near Lake Arthur, N. Mex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°59'25", long. 104°19'10", on line between sees. 

26 ana 27, T. 15 S., R. 26 E., 1,100 feet upstream from highway bridge, 3 miles east 

of Lake Arthur, 10 miles upstream from Cottonwood Creek, and 11 miles northeast of 

Artesla.

Drainage area^.- 14,760 square miles (contributing area).

Records available.- August 1938 to September 1943.

>

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,590 second-feet Nov. 5 (gage height, 7.78 

reei;;; minimum daily, 12 second-feet Aug. 17.

1938-43: Maximum discharge, 49,600 second-feet Sept. 24, 1941 (gage height, 21.9C 

feet), from rating curve extended above 16,100 second-feet on basis of logarithmic 

plotting and slope-area determination at gage height 21.77 ffeet; minimum dally, 2 

second-feet Aug. 29, 30, 1940.

Flood of May 30, 1937, reached a stage of 31.77 feet (discharge, 51,500 secondfeet, by slope-area method); may have been exceeded by floods of 1904 and 1919.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are 

rair. Diversions above station for Irrigation. Flow partly regulated b;r Alamogordo 

Reservoir'150 miles above station (see p.185).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 tc September 1943

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

M

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

Jfi

30

31

Oct.

345

355

360

400

390

340

307

291

299

303

291

291

319

365

370

331

360

350

335

345

430

420

385

375

370

360

360

365

355

405

323

Ncv.

259

238

3,600

4,450

4,520

3,290

2,370

1,260

1,170

612

415

350

790

93S

895

450

370

327

307

291

283

271

271

271

271

271

a270

a270

a260

255

-

Dec.

252

a260

a270

a250

a230

a210

e.220

220

217

220

224

220

214

214

205

201

* 201

195

1S3

224

524

512

460

435

380

355

327

327

345

355

,340

Jan.

340

331

331

319

319

315

335

331

331

331

 327

327

315

311

307

303

295

279

255

267

224

214

395

385

315

2S7

275

287

307

311

283

Feb.

241

214

20S

205

195

181

169

161

127

132

121

123

121

US

US

112

114

114

110

110

108

106

108

108

110

110

IDS

110

_

_

-

Month

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

May. .......................................

July. ......................................

September. .................................

Water year 1942-43 ......................

liar.

108

106

106

IDS

106

104

106

106

103

103

103

99

95

93

90

84

81

75

75

72

71

73

72

76

78

69

69

68

65

511

1,130

Apr.

1,260

- 1,4SO

1,350

642

335

227

17S

154

136

134

118

506

356

 230

198

154

125

118

127

110

127

129

110

101

104

103

84

76

71

66

-

Second^ 

foot-daya

S,790

247,401

S,909

2,330

16,492

'6,242

13,871

9,030

- 123,573

May

61

66

72

59

60

5S

59

53

66

82

85

76 72

69

66

72

71

61

65

64

76

S4

89

89

S5

97

US

104

90

82

79

Maximum

524

17,500

241

US

1,480-

959

1,260

1,090

4,450

June

112

92

71

55

51

65

9S4

1,300

1,220

1,130

1,480

1,4SO

1,440

1,350

1,400

1,300

601

299

214

178

127

93

75

66

54

51

58

51

125

970

Minimum

183

6C

106

66

52

51

54

12

SI

1£

Jttly Aug.

959 52

576 50

612 38

420 28

299 23

a240 24

a!70 30

a!30 36

a!40 35

allO 18

alOO 18

10S 15

95 15

104 21

95 18

85 15

76 12

79 373

126 496

393 1,220

279 1,260

198 1,260

151 1,220

118 , 1,220

103 1,220

95 1,170

101 1,170

93 1,170

69 1,050

64 377

54 217

Mean

 

 ZreT

234

678

138

207

75.2

STiO

201

447

301

339

Sept.

167

125

112

114

154

17S

125

108

95

85

SI

67

82

540

1,050

1,090

1,090

1,090

930

365

255

17S

138

121

116

116

114

108

108

IDS

Runoff in 

acre feet

17,430

490,700

7,660

17,670

4,620

32,710

3^,380

27,510

17,910

245,100

Ho gage-height record; discharge computed oji basis of weather records and records for 

near Artesla.

Time basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 251

Pecos River near Artesia, N. Hex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°50'10", long. 104 019'30", in wpwi ssc. 18, T. 

i? s., R. 27 E., at Artesia-Lovington highway bridge, 4.2 miles east of Artesla, 6.5 

miles north of mouth of Rio Penasco, and 16.5 miles north of McMillan Dam.

Drainage area.- 15,300 square miles (contributing area).

Records available.- March 1905 to September 1925 and October 1931 to February 1936

ipuoiisnea as pecos River near Dayton), and February 1936 to September 1?43 in reports 

of Geological Survey. March 1905 to December 1931 in reports of State ergineer.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, '4,620 second-feet Nov. 5 (gage height, 11.26 

reetjr; minimum daily, 23 second-feet Aug. 17.

1905-43: Maximum gage height, 15.9 feet Sept. 18, 1919, site and datvm then in 

use (discharge not determined). Flood of May 30, 1937, reached a gage height of 14.7 

feet (discharge, 51,500 second-feet, by slope-area method); no flow Aug. 17-24, 1934.

Remarks .- Records fair. Diversions above station for irrigation. Flow partly regulated 

by Aiamogordo Reservoir (see p.185). Discharge represents inflow to Lake McMillan, 

which stores water for irrigation of about 25,000 acres of Carlsbad project. Records 

of water analyses for the water year 1943 are given in Water-supply Paper 970.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record collected and one discharge measurement furnished b'y 

Bureau or Reclamation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 194?

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

390

390

402

415

415

390

345

325

315

335

325

325

355

365

415

390

390

402

390

378

42S

465

428

415

402

402

402

402

390

415

402

Nov.

325

296

2,400

4,380

4,540

3,620

2,830

1,580

1,430

955

585

495

701

d900

(i960

632

452

402

365

355

335

325

325

325

325

315

305

305

305

296

~

Dec.

see

305

305

296

886

276

267

253

358

258

267

258

258

249

249

240

240

232

224

232

460

600

525

495

462

402

378

365

378

390

378

Jan.

378

365

365

355

355

365

373

365

373

373

378

373

365

355

355

355

355

335

305

385

305

267

335

452

378

335

325

325

335

345

335

FeB.

296

267

249

249

240

224

216

203

194

168

171

158

161

157

154

148

145

148

144

138

135

138

134

135

132

136

134

134

..

-

Month

October.

November. ..................................

Decenber. ..................................

Calendar year 1942 ....................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March....... ...............................

April....... ...............................

May. .......................................

June. ......................................

July. ........ x ............................

August .....................................

September

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

136

129

134

133

138

131

134

136

134

127

131

130

125

124

124

118

116

111

106

104

104

106

108

107

114

106

101

102

106

174

974

Apr.

1,240

1,440

1,420

853

392

272

203

174

154

149

143

275

513

270

235

202

164

143

153

133

126

154

138

122

116

119

107

89

82

74

-

Seccndfoct-days

12,003

31,364

10,037

257,994

10,925

4,913

4,628

9,670

2,599

16,073

8,003

14,021

9,027

133,318

May

73

69

82

72

65

67

64

60

66

92

91

92

82

8S

77

77

89

69

69

64

71

99

102

106

91

93

123

123

106

91

87

Maximum

465

4,540

600

13,600

452

,296

974

1,440

138

1,480

1,670

1,280

1,130

4,540

June

87

116

84

62

49

51

483

1,280

1,230

1,180

1,340

1,480

1,460

1,360

1,360

1,380

770

348

239

193

159

117

91

71

64

52

58

62

113

729

~

Mininum

31E

296

224

7C

267

132

101

74

60

49

70

23

77

23

July

1,670

671

636

536

375

294

239

188

157

161

135

122

137

117

162

120

110

109

122

314

3S2

252

182

149

123

119

116

113

103

a80

a70

Aug.

a65

a6S

51

40

34

28

d43

d48

«47

d30

d30

d26

d26

d32

dSO

d26

dS3-

174

434

894

1,130

1,220

1,280

1,280

1,260

1,200

1,220

1,220

1,200

559

253

Hear

38T

l,04f

321

707

35f

175

14f

32?

8T.8

53 

25f

45f

301

36f

Sept.

188

143

120

107

116

179

140

107

98

84

80

77

83

192

886

1,080

- 1,100

1,130

1,110

472

292

221

167

138

126

126

123

116

113

113

Runoff in 

acre-feet

23,320

62,210

20,010

511,700

21,670

9,740

9,180

19,180

5,160

31,880

15,870

27,810

17,900

264,400

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and record? for stations 

near Acme and near Lake Arthur.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on same basis as those for days of no gageheight record.

lime basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 tour.

617457 O - 44 - 17 -
253 RIO GRANDE BASIN

Pecos River at Carlsbad, N. Hex.

Location.- water-stage recorder, lat. 32°24'50", long. 104°13'20", in NWiSF* sec. 6, T. i 

22 s., R. 27 E., at Green Street Bridge in Carlsbad and half a mile upstream from 

Dark Canyon. Datum of gage is 3,080.38 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 18,100 square miles (contributing area).

Records available.- May 1903 to March 1908,. May 1914 to September 1925, October 1928 to 

Beptemoer isao and October 1931 to September 1943 in reports ,al Geological Survey. 

June 1903 to December 1906, May 1914 to December 1928, and January 1930 to December 

19S1 in reports of State engineer.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,940 second-feet Nov. 3 (gage height, 6.60 

reetj; minimum daily, 87 second-feet May 31 to June 3, June 8, 9, 14-17.

1903-08, 1914-43: Maximum discharge, 85,700 second-feet Aug. 7, I9ie (gage height 

about 21.0 feet), from rating curve extended above 34,000 second-feet by logarithmic 

plotting; no flow May 9, 1904.

Remarks.- Records good. Plow regulated by Alamogordo Reservoir, Lake McMlllan, and Lake 

 AValon, and by several small diversion dams that divert for power and Irrigation.

Many diversions above station for irrigation. Records of water analyser for the

water year 1943 are given In-Water-supply Paper 970.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record obtained in cooperation with Bureau of Reclamation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 194?

Day

1

3

4

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

2ft

29

31

Oct.'

295

179

32S

490

458

445

458

438

327

170

126

145

161

149

161

183

188

188

183

183

183

183

179

209

165

837

422

380

362

332

326

Nor.

36S

2,260

3,520

126

312

8,010

4,380

3,940

2,280

193

286

1,180

90S

917

986

936

944

890

463

100

584

73S

715

412

326

320

344

350

314

309

~

Deo.

309

314

332

314

344

350

326

292

853

308

3S7

309

874

811

281

221

237

247

811

174

165

263

314

400

1,210

1,020

81S

469

100

97

97

Jan.

97

97

97

94

267

588

659

559

497

438

426

419

412

406

-412

418

400

406

344

850

165

227

242

253

247

247

247

853

£53

253

253

Feb.

' 263

400

36S

362

3S6

286

263

297

292

242

193

174

161

149

141

122

100

92

94

94

94

94

97

94

94

94

153

237

_

-

Month

October. ....................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

May. .......................................

September. .................................

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar,

256

25S

258

269

269

247

247

258

263

253

211

165

149

145

149

119

1 103

100

97

97

97

97

100

100

103

103

103

100

100

100

100

Apr.

100

100

100

100

97

97

100

97

100

100

97

100

100

100

97

100

97

100

97

100

100

100

100

100

97

97

97

97

97

97

-

Seoondfoot-days

10,587

196,423

5,406

5,018

2,920

2,77S

3,905

2,949

2.S75

SS,772

May

97

100

100

100

97

97

97

97

97

94

94

94

94

97

94

92

92

92

94

94

94

97

 94

92

89

92

92

89

92

89

S7

Maxiania

1,210

4,500

400

269

100

100

1S9

274

97

97

4,380

June

S7

-67

37

39

69

89

89

87

87

89

S9

89

S9

S7

S7

S7

S7

89

89

89

S9

89

89

89

89

89

89

94

189

110

-

Mininuu

97

9

94

92

97

97

87

87

92

92

9E

87

July

9F

9f

9f

15T

274

23?

9f ior

24V

26f

211

16f lie

9*

gr 9r

9*

9?

9f

13V ioe

9V

9V

9f

9r

9*

9f

92

9*

Aug.

94

94

94

92

92

94

94

94

94

94

97

94

94

94

- 94

94

94

94

97

97

97

97

97

97

97

94

97

97

97

97

97

Ifenn

342

53S

193

162

98.7

94.2

92.6

126

95.8

243

Sept.

97

97

 97

97

97

97

97

97

97

94

97

97

97

97

97

97

97

97

97

97

97

97

94

94

94

94

92

92

92

92

Rojtott in 

acre-feet

21,000

389.600

10,720

9,950

5,870

5,790

5,510

7,760

5,850

5,700

176,100

Mountain war time. T,o convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
RIO GRAHDE BASIN 253

Pecos River near Malaga, N. Hex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°12'30It , long. 104°01'30", In NWilWi sec. 19, T. 

u« 3., R. 29 £., 3 miles southeast of Malaga and 3 miles downstream from Black River. 

Datum of gage Is 2,898.68 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 19,190 square miles (contributing area).

Records available.- May 1920 to September 1925 and October 1931 to September 1943 in 

reports or geological Survey. January 1921 to December 1931 in reports of State . 

engineer.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,440 second-feet Nov. 7 Cgage height, 7.63 

reetj: minimum daily, -67 second-feet Aug. 9.

1920-43: Maximum discharge, 63,700 second-feet Sept. 21, 1941, from rating curve 

extended above 22,500 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 32.1 

feet Way 22, 1941, from floodmark; no flow Aug. 20-22, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated by Alamogordo Reservoir, Lake McMillan, and Lake 

Avaxon and by several small dams that divert for power and irrigation. Wny 

diversions above station for irrigation. Records of water analyses for fre water year 

1943 are given In Water-Supply Paper 970.

Cooperation.-,Gage-height record collected In cooperation with Bureau of Reclamation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

HI

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

31

22

23

24

25

26

28

29

30

31

Oct.

690

388

377

610

630

590

610

590

550

386

304

262

361

319

283

312

310

304

313

313

304

313

310

310

343

313

478

550

496

482

472

Nov.

'510

1,170

3,800

1,270

266

938

4,100

4,310

3,590

478

322

1,010

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,060

1,050

900

306

318

850

900

670

496

447

440

489

447

433

Dec.

440

436

419

423

430

489

458

440

3S4

328

560

408

447

370

398

396

374

419

412

426

364

331

419

464

874

1,300

975

675

330

832

225

Jan.

188

220

180

192

21S

535

650

670

630

550

1 530

530

506

503

506

496

496

492

464

419

289

268

319

334

334

328

325

328

337

331

331

Feb.

328

394

454

433

444

412

343

349

358

328

298

295

277

271

250

218

212

198

178

168

170

212

200

175

165

160

162

248

_

_

-

Month

Deoeaber. ..................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

April......................................

May........................................

Septesber. ..................................

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

304

328

316

330

343

334

313

322

322

322

304

304

262

 838

220

182

155

178

162

175

128

126

134

132

128

116

124

99

128

97

128

Apr.

116

124

136

118

138

122

146

138

132

144

130

126

184

148

140

124

150

108

142

126

144

140

146

146

122

144

124

138

140

128

-

Seoondfoot-days

14,852

233,174

5

O1Q

6 QQ1

4,928

119,171

Hay

144

128

175

155

1S8

188

172

198

185

205

170

195

205

185

185

14S

175

142

175

155

146

218

195

170

126

144

130

120

155

92

134

Maximum

1,300

4,530

oao

155

238

4,310

June

106

128

106

92

132

162

152

800

148

144

345

og2

170

185

168

 148

124

134

180

192

182

158

178

175

158

178

152

153

396

352

-

Minima

26£

, ess

6C

18C

91!

92

106

67

July

319

20S

192

233

280

355

295

245

225

240

370

361

268

242

876

182

198

388

383

195

180

205

172

170

140

150

112

120

114

112

116

Aug.

120

140

155

-122

118

108

99

87

67

64

140

110

116

106

118

78

124

 106

120

116

134

132

126

120

124

112

118

122

122

122

183

Mean

412

479

639

403

218

174

164

326

Sept.

138

148

165

190

202

185

238

185

178

140

168

160

10S

118

160

130

128

185

150

138

170

150

160

188

160

188

18B

190

168

168

Runoff in 

ac re-feet

25,340

Aft o*tn

29,460

462,600

24,790

13,420

10,120

10,350

7,100

9,770

236,400

Mountain war time. To convert'war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
254 RIO GRANDE BASIN

Pecos River at Red Bluff, N. Hex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°04'40", long. 104°02'20", at Red Fluff, Eddy 

county, just downstream from Red Bluff Creek and 5$ miles upstream from Delaware River. 

Datum of gage Is 2,850.0 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 19,540 square miles (contributing area)..

Records available.- October 1937 to September 1943. May 1914 to September 1937 at site 

& mnes downstream near Angeles, Tex.; records comparable to combined flow of Pecos 

River at Red Bluff and Delaware River near Red Bluff.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,830 second-feet Nov. 8 (gage height, 9.02 

reet); minimum, 53 second-feet Aug. 10.

1937-43: Maximum discharge, 52,600 second-feet May 24, 1941 (gage height, 28.3 

feet), by slope-area method; minimum, 34 second-feet Aug. 13, 1938.

Maximum stage known prior to 1941, 28.0 feet In October 1904, from information 

by chief engineer of Panhandle & Santa Fe Railway Co.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are 

poor. Flow regulated to large extent by reservoirs above Carlsbad. Mar^ diversions 

above station for Irrigation. Records of water analyses for the water year 1943 are 

given In Water-Supply Paper 970.

Disehargs. In second-feet, water year October 1948 tc Septa

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

612

502

36?

498

675

612

616

621

578

484

321

283

290

333

296

264

302

287

302

306

298

294

294

294

321

298

345

583

540

498

494

Nov.

512

549

3,130

2,450

391

441

2,910

4,440

3,920

1,360

373

a600

al,080

al,060

al,080

al,OSO

al,080

al.OSO

al,080

a540

263

616

a900

aSOO

a600

a480

a480

a510

a480

- a460

"

Dec.

a460

a460

a440

a450

a45O

a4SO

a490

a450

a410

a360

a520

a500

a450

a450

a400

a410

a400

a43O

a430

a440

a370

a330

a360

443

572

1,310

1,010

905

587

263

202

Jan.

132

190

171

156

199

263

675

675

675

592

549

540

530

526

526

526

512

502

498

444

391

230

29S

310

333

310

321

317

321

333

317

Feb.

314

321

434

458

444

440

387

329

366

341

314

279

294

264

261

240

211

199

171

180

169

174

214

182

169

154

154

156

_

H

-

Month

October. ....................................

November. ..................................

December. ............... ~. ..................

Calendar year 1942 ...'...................

January

February. ..................................

March. .^. 1 .................................

April ......................................

May........................................

June .......................................

July..................... ..........:.......

August .....................................

September ..................................

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

257

294

306

296

317

321

294

294

306

306

302

279

298.

223

230

196

185

156

161

171

147

140

142

135

144

122

127

110

122

114

122

Apr.

124

127

140

127

142

127

147

142

127

147

133

127

122

140

140

140

149

133

138

133

140

140

131

154

129

135

113

129

131

124

-

Seccndfoct-days

12,310

34,775

15,242

235,551

12,412

7,669

6,619

4,041

4,947

5,184

7,588

3,275

4,912

119,474

May

133

122

144

142

159

166

164

166

171

196

177

169

193

171

190

152

154

142

161

161

133

212

185

199

149

147

142

133

147

133

129

Maximum

675

4,440

1,310

.4,610

675

484

321

164

212

534

439

140

202

4,440

June

133

129

131

106

112

154

164

142

217

133

177

287

185

182

161

161

131

127

142

182

199

156

166

169

147

166

156

154

179

534

-

Minimum

264

266

20£

156

154

11C

11£

12£

106

10C

56 121!

56

July

37C

381

258

ZK

22C

38E

34E

298

24C

39C

28£

37C 34E1

24T

30F

22 f

18f

25C

43S

22f

19f

171

19C

ISf

161

135

J.4C

108

11C ioe

10C

Aug.

104

116

140

124

110

102

95

89

79

53

95

103

100

104

96

100

72

106

98

110

114

124

127

108

116

110

108

114

116

124

103

w*»

413

1,159

492

645

400

274

214

135

160

173

245

106

164

327

Sept.

129

135

147

174

180

199

166

202

165

152

161

164

131

127

149

142

135

161

182

159

149

156

166

164

135

171

196

171

196

173

Ranott in 

acre-feet

25,410

68,980

30,230

* 467,200

24,620

15,210

13,130

8,080

9,810

10,280

15,050

6,500

9,740

237,000

Peak discharge.- Nov. 4 (6:3O a.m.) 3.790 sec. -ft.: Nov. 3 (6 a.m.) 4.830 sec. -ft.

near Malaga.

Time basisi Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
RIO (JRANDE BA.SIN 255

Pecos River near Orla, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°49', long. 103°48', in Bi sec. 26, Blk. 56,

Texas & Pacific Railway Co. survey, Loving County, 600 feet upstream from Pasotex pipe 

line crossing, 6 miles southeast of Orla, Reeves County, 11 miles (revisel) downstream 

from Salt (Screwbean) Draw and 14 miles (revised) downstream from Red Blutf Dam. Datum 

of gage is 2,718.0 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 21,300 square miles (contributing area). 

Records available.- May 1937 to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,060 secohd-feet Nov. 10, 11 (gags height, 4.75 

feet (regulated)); minimum daily, 49 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 29.

1937-43: Jtaimum discharge, 23,700 second-feet Sept. 29, 1941 (gage height, 20.74 

feet); minimum dally, 2.0 second-feet (regulated) June 3, 1937, Dec. 27, 1940.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of no gage-height recorl which are 

fair. Flow regulated by Red Bluff Reservoir (see p. 185). Occasional nnof& from 

draws -between dam and station. Many diversions above station for irrigation. Records 

of water analyses for the water year 1943 are given in Water-Supply Paper 970.

Discharge, in seccnd-feet, water year October 1942 tc Septenber 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

429

530

554

554

548

548

554

554

554

554

554

536

462

462

456

462

462

462

- 462

462

462

462

462

462

413

279

279

279

279

275

279

Nov.

283

283

283

870

1,900

1,520

1,540

1,930

1,930

2,060

1,530

615

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,240

807

807

800

589

554

554

554

559

559

554

554

484

445

462

~

Dec.

456

456

456

456

462

490

484

484

484

484

484

484

462

418

473

467

451

381

467

501

496

484

484

478

478

473

478

478

484

554

577

Jan.

577

571

571

571

577

577

571

456

287

559

577

577

478

333

333

338

329

329

329

329

329

324

324

324

324

'324

324

324

315

303

243

Feb.

239

239

162

166

167

166

170

169

163

165

172

173

171

170

170

169

170

168

168

167

168

168

243

170

170

169

170

170

-

_

-

Month

December ...................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

March. .....................................

April. .....................................

Hay

July. ......................................

September. .................................

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

163

167

163

155

153

152

153

154

153

147

149

146

145

146

149

231

227

231

223

235

263

263

275

324

279

275

275

279

295

347

352

Apr.

353

362

434

470

470

505

551

551

546

546

546

56fi

942

755

562

551

546

546

546

546

459

367

367

367

367

372

429

429

429

429

-

Seccndfcct-days

28 316

14,769

216,834

4 932

9 088

5,493

156,216

May

429

429

415

424

434

424

405

400

362

367

362

353

353

353

381

390

390

390

367

362

331

293

249

229

221

217

217

217

217

217

213

Maximum

577

2,060

 zco

942

583

2,060

June .

217

217

213

213

2gl

293

339

362

424

424

439

353

339

339

335

335

331

326

273

237

191

241

a255

a278

a278

a278

a278

a278

a386

a335

-

Mininuo

OnC

381

30

pi 9

49

49

July

a274

a274

233

237

S33

179

172

241

265

386

362

362

386

424

392

362

3S6

459

470

480

536

599

588

612

854

768

762

768

768

768

734

Aug.

621

621

621

616

584

621

616

610

610

%604

599

599

661

807

731

700

724

718

712

700

700

700

700

762

755

743

689

578

594

588

588

Mean

476

594

183

428

Sept.

583

583

541

464

441

348

344

159

184

127

Ifc7

97

97

99

97

87 '89

97

99

99

97

97

97

99

89

80

80

53

49

50

~

Runoff In 

acre-feet

29,290

430,100

10,900

309,800

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded-raxige In stage and records of release at Red Bluff Dam.

Time basis; Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
256 RIO GRANDE BASIN

Pecos River at Pecos, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°26', long. 103°28', 70 feet upstream from Texas 

& Pacific Railway bridge, 1.7 miles east of Pecos, Reeves County, and 11 miles upstream from Toyah Creek. Datum of gage Is 2,554.0 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. *

Drainage area.- 22,100 square miles (contributing area).

 Records available.- August 1939 to September 1943. January 1898 to June 1907, at flume 

or Barstow irrigation Company (old Marguerretta Canal Co.), 6.4 miles upstream, published as Pecos River near Pecos. April 1914 to August 1915, at site 7 miles downstream, published as Pecos River near Barstow. torch 1922 to July 1926, at site about 

10 miles upstream, published as Pecos River above Barstow.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,590 second-feet (regulated) Nov. 12 (gage 

height, 11.40 feet); minimum dally, 31 second-feet (regulated) Mar. 16.

1898.-1907, 1914-15, 1922-26, 1939-43: Maximum gage height, about 18 feet, present 

site aifd datum, Oct. 5, 1904 (discharge not determined); minimum dally not determined, 

affected by diversions.

Flood of August 1893 reached approximately the same stage as that of Oct. 5, 1904, 

from Information by local residents.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Flow regulated to large extent by reservoirs above Orla. Several diversions between 

Orla and this station for Irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

6

10

11

16

19

21

26

27

Oct.

343

400

443

 443

443

460

460

460

409

384

384

400

400

400

400

400

392

384

239

£24

Nov.

231

363

' 1,230

1,270

1,230

1,420 

1,500

1,520

1,520

831

1,010

1,150

1,150

1,120

817

732

698

545

494

494

477

477

477

477

443

384

~

Dec.

375

359

375

375

384

400

494

494

494 

494

494

494

443

443

413

426

443

426

384

41S

477

460

460

443

443

443

443

443

443

443

477

Jan.

494

511

511

511

511

511

511

511

494 

335

426

494

511

477

367

343

335

327

359

359

350

359

359

351

351

351

351

351

351

343

343

Feb.

287

£71

263

216

143

134

128

130

103

98

90

93

93

92

91

91 fas

66

75

a75

874

a74

a73

alOO

 a72

a72

a7E

a71

_

-

-

Month

October. ...................................

Decenber. ..................................

Calendar year 1942 .................:....

March. .....................................

UAV

September. ..................................

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

a71

a70

70

69

66

61

59

60

49

51

50

47

46

45

41

31

53

189

201

198

201

801

192

201

231

239

231

239

231

224

239

Apr.

224

196

188

183

201

172

168

186

188 

189

192

192

201

395

4S2

386

351

351

369

386

412

412

385

SOS

298

281

246

264

264

23S

-

Seoondfoot-days

13,608

170,342

rt 4Q2

Q QQQ

3,552

110,208

May

230

238

264

255

246

264

272

272

298 

272

255

255

246

230

214

222

246

246

255

255

255

308

898

£90

238

214

198

130

168

161

147

Maxima

494

1,590

325

1,520

June

140

119

89

84

76

84

102

107

111 

144

169

189

1S6

159

149

14S

151

156

166

169

147

142

148

158

177

19S

206

214

214

162

Minimum

22'

35S ~~~%

32'

3]

25S

3!

3]

July

316

325

281

272

238

238

238

198

184 

165

238

230

23S

222

214

190

190

2O6

230

8BS

822

325

325

325

SOS

342

351

Aug.

386

342

290

298

SOS

308

316 

298

281

402

395

342

348

334

334

325

316

347

369

360

334

255

290

Mean

I 774

) 439

I 467

r 412

5 US

L 302

Sept.

290

264

198

152 

102

80

44

54

64

43

37

36

79

99

S9

Runoff' in 

acre-feet

23,730

46,080

26,990

337,900

25,320

6,390

7,850

8,850

19,810

7,050

218,600

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage, engineer 1 

and records for station near Orla.

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.

Time baalst Central war time. To convert war time to standard tine, subtract 1 Inur.

notea.
RIO QRANDE BASIN 357

Pecos River below Grandfalls, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°18', long. 102°46', at bridge on ciunty road 

oetween Grandfalls and Imperial, 7.1 miles southeast of Grandfalls, Ward County, and 

10 miles downstream from Chacatori Draw. Datum of gage is 2,373.0 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 27,820 square miles (contributing area).

Records available.- August 1939 to September 1943. December 1921 to July 1926 at site 

about m miles downstream, published as Pecos River near Buena Vista.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,380 second-feet Nov. 14 (gage height, 8.40 

rest)] minimum daily, 34 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 15.

1921-26. 1939-43: Maximum discharge, 22,000 second-feet Oct. 2, 1941 (gage height, 

20.98 feet); minimum daily, 8.0 second-feet (regulated) July 27, 1925.

Flood of 1915 was the largest known, and that of September or October 1932 reached 

a stage of 18 feet, from Information by local residents.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated to large extent by reservoirs above Orla. 

 diversions between Orla and this station for Irrigation.

Many

Discharge, in second-feet. water year October 1942 to Septeaber 1943

Day

I

2

3

4

5

S

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

311

332

399

412

466

479

493

452

466

479

466

466

479

479

452

425

438

425

425

43S

43S

425

425

438

438

438

438

438

364

322

311

Nov.

322

322

332

322

322

332

652

1,110

1,170

1,170

1,260

1,380

1,350

1,300

940

1,060

1,110

1,080

998

824

766

679

606

606

592

563

535

521

521

507

~

Dec.

438

43S

452

438

438

452

466

549

563

549

549

535

535

521

407

493

493

507

507

493

493

578

563

549

535

535

521

521

521

521

521

Jan.

521

563

578

578

57 S

578

578

578

578

578

493

43S

535

549

563

493

425

412

412

425

412

412

412

412

412

399

399

399

375

387

332

Feb.

322

290

260

248

238

196

177

152

149

- 133

111

102

95

89

92

95

84

107

79

70

81

71

71

71

70

56

60

81

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year ^942 ......................

January

February. .................................

March. .................................. .1 .

April............................. .........

May........................................

June .......................................

July....... ................................

August .....................................

September. ...........'......................

Wafer year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

62

64

84

94

97

93

90

89

93

88

63

52

4S

42

68

14S

73

4S

45

42

44

44

4S

46

64

49

51

68

62

55

53

Apr.

50

46

4S

50

71

46

39

40

41

40

41

42

39

40

41

79

71

49

39

76

54

43

62

73

5S

51

56

71

69

Si

Seoondf cot-days

13,25-i

23,192

15,731

151,341

14,804

3,650

2,067

1,606

2,101

1,60E

1,779

1,489

2,089

83,423

May

ss

85

75

55

47

4S

41

42

43

56

60

54

73

79

59

43

40

42

40

4S

74

115

158

121

98

9S

90

73

56

51

49

Maximum

493

1,350

578

1,350

578

322

14 S

en OX

158

86

86

59

118

1,350

June

47

44

42

,42

41

40

39

72

55

46

50

46

44

43

43

54

62

69

72

68

66

73

58

61

48

45

46

45

46

81

Minium

313

32!

43i

4C

33!

5

4S

3S

4C

3S

4f

4]

34

34

July Aug.

56 50

54 56

5S 59

59 54

59 53

54 51

60 49

46 49

4S 49

54 50

60 52

53 5S

51 41

- 70 43

84 4S

7S 49

S6 50

64 43

63 41

61 42

62 42

50 42

47 42

49 48

50 4S

53 42

4S 44

50 55

52 53

51 44

49 42

Meai

42S

> 773

3 609

> 415

J 47S

3 130

66.7

53 .«

) 67. S

) 53.6

5 57.4

L 4S.O

1 69.6

229

Sept.

42

- 46

44

44

44

48

52

47

66

65

53

44

41

39

34

37

77

89

92

89

84

84

86

94

99

99

102

112

118

118

Runoff in 

acre-feet

26,290

46,000

31,300

300,200

29,360

7,240

4,100

3,190

4,170

3,190

3,530

2,950

4,140

165,500

lime basis; Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 h->ur-
258 RIO GRANDE BASIN

Pecos River near Girvin, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°05', long. 102°22', at bridge on U. S. Highway 

67, aoout half a mile downstream from Panhandle & Santa Fe Railway bridge, 2.1 miles 

east of Girvin, Pecos County, and 6i miles downstream from Comanche Creek. Datum of 

gage is 2,E69.7 feet above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Drainage area.- 29,560 square miles (contributing area). 

Records available.- August 1939 to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,290 second-feet (regulated) Nov. 15 (gage 

neignt, 7.02 feet); minimum daily, 58 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 17.

1939-43: Maximum discharge, 20,000 second-feet Oct. 5, 1941 (gage height, 20.49 

feet); minimum dally, 30 second-feet (regulated) July 31, 1940.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated to large extent by reservoirs above Orla. Many 

diversions above station for irrigation. Some water from drain and two wasteways 

returns to river between station below Grandfalls and this station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1942 to September

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

410

390

390

450

470

500

520

540

500

500

520

520

500

520

520

520

500

490

500

480

490

490

480

480

480

490

480

490

490

450

400

Nov.

370

370

370

380

380

370

380

520

890

1,060

1,080

1,130

1,220

1,270

1,290

1,040

991

1,060

1,080

1,040

879

791

747

683

662

641

620

600

580

580

Dec.

560

520

500

500

500

500

500

520

560

600

580

580

580

580

560

560

540

540

540

560

560

540

600

620

600

580

580

580

5SO

560

560

Jan.

580

580

600

620

620

620

620

620

620

620

620

560

500

560

600

600

580

500

470

470

480

480

480

480

480

470

470

470

460

460

460

Feb.

430

410

400

360

330

320

300

270

254

228

210

199

180

171

164

159

155

155

155

155

148

133

126

117

114

117

112

107

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November ...................................

December ...................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April ......................................

May........................................

June. ....... .1 .............................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

110

122

106

114

130

137

135

137

135

132

135

126

106

99

93

86

132

150

107

90

85

82

85

88

91

86

99

85

88

101

96

Apr.

91

88

86

85

85

91

104

88

79

79

77

77

79

80

77

77

79

104

102

S6

79

107

91

82

96

106

95

86

94

106

Seccndfoot-days

14,960

23,074

17,240

170,367

16,770

5,979

3,364

2,654

3

Qpfl , DfiU

2,585

2,750

2,261

2,650

98,107

Hay

106

114

120

117

109

96

83

83

74

76

79

91

91

88

110

110

93

 80

76

79

98

182

310

280

230

171

148

167

126

114

99

Maximum

540

1,890

620

1,290

620

430

150

' 107

310

112

122

80

142

1,290

June

91

88

85

82

79

77

76

74

73

98

86

79

82

79

76

74

74

85

93

99

110

109

112

101

90

88

79

76

79

91

-

Minimum

39C

37C

50C

8E

46( 10'

Si

T

7'

7J

7C6'

5

5i

July

9S

122

99

96

96

93

90

85

85

74

77

82

85

82

93

112

115

112

110

94

90

91

86

74

70

72

73

74

73

73

74

Aug.

73

72

74

79

80

77

77

74

73

73

73

74

76

79

69

70

73

73

76

72

69

67

67

' 67

67

73

73

67

69

79

76

Hern

) 483

) 769

) 556

467

) 541

r 214

J 109

1 88.5

I 123

S 86.2

) 88.7

1 72.9

3 88.3

3 - 269

Sept.

69

72

66

67

65

63

65

67

72

67

85

83

73

66

62

60

58

61

96

107

110

107

107

114

123

133

130

12s

132

142

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

29,670

45,770

34,200

337,900

33,260

11,860

6,670

5,260

7,580

5,130

5,450

4,480

5,260

194,60J3

Time basis; Central.war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 lour.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 259

Pecos River near Sheffield, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°39', long. 101°45', at bridge on U. 8. Highway 

 H5U7~3i miles southeast*of Sheffield, Pecos county, and 4 miles upstream trm Liveoak 

Creek. Datum of gage Is 2,026.3 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 31,660 square miles (contributing area).

Records available.- October 1921 to April 1925, October 1939 to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,820 second-feet Oct. 17 (gage height, 8.41 

feet;; minimum, 83 seapnd-feet Aug. 24-26.

1921-25. 1939-43: ttaxlmum discharge, 13,800 second-feet Oct. 8, 1941 (gage height, 

16.75 feet); minimum, 15 second-feet Aug. IS1, 1923.

Maximum stage known, about 23.5 feet In September 1916, at site and datum used 

prior to May 1, 1925, from information by local residents.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of no gage-height recbrd, which are fair. 

Flow regulated to large extent by reservoirs above Orla. Many diversions between Orla 

and this station for Irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

458

439

475

412

458

492

508

541

558

541

524

524

541

590

541

553

1,250

570

508

524

492

508

492

492

492

492

492

492

508

508

458

Nov.

419

374

365

371

377

377

374

374

466

810

1,000

1,050

1,100

1*150

1,200

1,820

1,080

980

1,050

1,050

1,050

91S

829

790

7S2

694

694

658

640

624

-

Dec.

607

607

574

541

541

524

524

524

541

574

624

624

624

624

624

'607

590

590

574

574

607

590

590

624

65 S

624

607

607

607

590

590

Jan.

590

607

590

607

640

640

640

640

640

640

640

640

607

541

55 S

607

624

607

524

492

492

475

492

492

492

475

475

475

475

475

475

Feb.

475

442

419

399

371

342

329

316

293

273

254

246

240

226

216

209

a204

a200

al9S

a!95

a!93

a!90

a!87

134

1S1

17S

175

175

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April................... ...................

Hay.. ......................................

June .......................................

July.... ...................................

August .....................................

September. ..................................

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

169

16S

169

171

162

168

175

17 S

178

178

176

176

175

169

157

151

147

144

182

169

151

144

140

182

186

148

145

144

147

141

141

Apr.

145

144

141

138

136

134

134

135

139

132

132

125

125

124

124

124

121

121

128

140

136

128

128

138

130

123

131

134

129

123

Seoondfoot-days

16,433

22 811

18^306

~

j.y f ±fo

17,367

7,310

5,033

3 942

4^607

3,305

3 424

2,783

3,000

108,319

May

128

131

131

137

137

174

144

126

ISO

US

115

114

116

121

123

121

131

130

122

116

129

240

1S6

242

236

219

177

154

150

176

143

Maxinui

1,250

1,220

658

2,170

640

475

186

145

242

1 J.<6!7 PQ

131

98

139

1,250

June

128

119

115

116

113

10S

106

104

102

101

102

129

116

10S

107

103

102

103

103

106

112

116

118

117

117

113

108

107

103

103

-

Minimum

41

36.

52

12<

47

1 tr.

14C

12]

11'

10]

Q

8,

8<

K

July

109

131

121

 124

115

113

112

110

108

106

108

104

104

106

107

109

112

12.2

121

121

120

114

110

109

107

106

100

99

99

99

98

Aug.

96

97

97

98

98

98

9S

96

95

94

91

90

90

68

89

90

87

86

87

87

87

85

84

83

83

83

84

85

86

85

84

Mean

2 530

5 760

I 591

> 527

5 56i1

, 26""

) ' 16'3

L 13'.

I 149

L 110

3 110

' 80 8

3 100

5 297

Sept.

88

97

90

69

69

69

87

86

66

86

SB

88

92

96

93

90 87

88

87

87

101

10S

111

113

122

139

134

130

130

129

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

32,590

45,240

36,310

381,200

34,450

14,500

9,980

7,820

9,140

6,560

6,790

5,520

5 

'950

214,800

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of available gage-height reeor<?, weather records and engineer's field notes.

Time basis; Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
260 RIO GRflJJDE BASIN

Galllnas River near Montezuma, N. Mex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 25°39'00lt , long. 105°19'10", In Las Vegas Orant,

 2 miles west of Montezuma and 6 miles northwest of Las Vegas, San tfiguel County.

Drainage area.- 84 square miles.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1943 In reports of Geological Survey.

 March 191b to December 1931 (1915-26. no winter records) In reports of State (engineer.

Average discharge.- 17 years (1926-42), 23.1 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 378 second-feet July 14 (gage helfht, 3.05

 feet); minimum dally, 1.7 second-feet Sept. 19.

1930-43: Maximum discharge, 3,310 second-feet Sept. 23, 1941 (gage height, 7.78 

feet), from rating curve extended above 350 eecond-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum dally, 0.8 second-foot Aug. 15-18, 21, 25, 26, 30, 1934, Jan. 20, 1938.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record,

 which are poor. Diversions above station for Irrigation.

Discharge. in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

a23

a21

a22

a21

a20

a!9

a!8

14

14

14

14

15

17

17

17

21

70

71

54

45

41

41

41

39

36

34

31

29

23

26

24

Nov.

2422

21

21

20

20

19

IS

17

17

16

16

16

16

- 16

15

15

15

15

14

13

11

13

14

14

IS

13

13

12

12"'

Dec.

11 "12

12

13

15

13

8.8

a9

alO

alo

all

11

11

11

11

11

10

10 11

11

11

9.9

10

10

11

11

8.5

11

11

9.9

9.3

Jan.

9.3

9.9

8.8

9.3

9.6

8.5

8.8

11

9.6

9.3

9.9

9.3

9.1

S.8

8.2

7.9

 7.9

b7

b6

b7

b8

9.3

9.9

9.6

7.9

7.4

8.5

7.9

7.4

7.7

7.1

Feb.

7.1

7.4

7.1

7.1

 7.4

7.1

7.7

7.7

7.9

7.7

7.9

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.9

7.7

7.9

8.2

8.5

8.5

9.1

8.5

8.5

8.8

9.1

8.5

9.6

_

-

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December . ..................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January

February. ..................................

Haroh

April ....................................... Ifl Hay. ...... .................................

Juno

July. ......................................

August .....................................

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

8.5

s.s

7.4

9.1

8.5

7.4

7.9

8.5

8.8

10

9.9

11

11

13

13

11

11

12

9.6

10

13

13

13

13

13

14

16

19

23

28

25

Apr.

25

26

29.

33

30

34

34

30

27

24

22

21

20

20

21

22

22

22

23

23

24

24

25

30

33

38

' 3639

34

36

~

Seoondfoot-days

897

481

334.4

17,777.6

865.9

223.7

386.4

826

574.7

151.0

172.8

149.0

77.7

4,539.6

Hay

34

36

34

36

33

2S

 26

23

26

25

24

19

16

16

14

14

13

13

12

12

14

15

14

12

11

9.1

8.5

8.5

9.9

9.6

9.1

Maximum

71

24

15

1,000

11*

9.6

26

39

36

8.5

26

17

4.3

71

June

8.5

7.9

.7.9

7.4

6.9

6.0

6.2

6.2

5.7

5.5

6.2

6.4

5.7

4.8

4.6

3.9

3.9

4.3

4.4

4.1

3.9

3.0-

3.0

3.0

2.7

2.9

3.2

3.4

3.7

5.7

-

Mininum

14

11

8.5

5

6

7.1

7.4

20

3.5

2.7

2.4

2.9

1.7

1.7

July

8.5

6.9

6.2

5.3

4.3

2.5

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

3.0

3.2

3.4

26

15

8.2

7.1

6.6

7.9

6.4

5.3

5.0

4.6

. 2.9

3.0

5.7

3.7

2.9

3.O

3.0

4.0

Aug.

2.9

2.9

3.0

4.1

- 4.4

4.4

4.3

3.9

2.9

3.2

3.5

3.9

4.3

8.3

5.7

4.1

4.3

5.3

4.6

3.9

3.5

3.5

3.7

3.4

3.0

3.2

17

10

7.9

5.0

4.4

Mean

28.9

16.0

10.8

48.7

3.58

7.99

12.5

27.5

18.5

5.03

5.57

4.91

2.99

12.4

Sept.

4.3

4.3

3.9

3.5

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.2

2.4

2.1

2.0

1.7

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

2.0

24

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.9

2.9

-

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

1,780

* 954

663

35,260

527

444

766

1,640

1,140

300

343

296

154

9,010

Peak discharge.- Oct. 17 (8 p.m.) 122 sec. -ft.; July 14 (8:30 p.m.) 378 sec. -ft.: AJR. 27 (5 p.m.)

212 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for station at 

Hontezoma.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Time baaiai Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 h">ur.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 281

Galllnas River at Montezuma, N. Hex.'

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°39'15", long. 105°16'30", In Las Vepss Orant, 

at nlgnway bridge half a mile downstream from Montezuma, San Mlguel Count;*, awl 5 miles 

northwest of Las Vegas.

Drainage area.- 87 square miles.

Records available.- August 1903 to December 1914 (prior to October 1904, gag« heists 

only) ana octooer 1930 to September 1943 In reports of Geological Survey. October 

1904 to December 1931 In reports of State engineer (prior to 1930 published as 

Galllnae River near Las Vegas).

Average discharge.- 36 years (1905-11, 1913-43), 22.7 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 167 second-feet Oct. 17 (gage height, 3.74 

reet); minimum dally, 0.3 second-foot Aug. 8.

1930-43: rfeximum discharge, 2,590 second-feet Sept. 23, 1941 (gage height, 6.23 

feet), from rating Tiurve extended above 1,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

no flow (result of-regulation) Oct. 4-7, 1934.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are 

poor. Plow regulated by reservoirs owned by New Mexico Power Co. Several diversions 

above station for irrigation and municipal supply.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 tc. September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

iS

14

15

16

17

1 LOQ 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

19

19

20

19

18

18

18

13

12

11

11

15

17

17

17

21

81

96

63

52

50

47

47

44

37

34

SO

28

27

26

24

Nov.

25

23

21

20

20

19

16

15

15

15

13

12

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

8.8

7.6

10

13

7.1

9.4

5.8

3.4

9.4

11

-

Dec.

11

8.2

3.S

2.4

2.2

1.8

3.4

7.6

9.4

9.4

9.4

S.8

8.8

8.6

5.4

4.6

5.0

3.8

6.2

8.2

8.8

7.6

8.8

8.8

9.4

8.2

2.4

2.2

2.8

2.6

2.2

Jan.

6.6

7.0

7.6

6.2

8.2

7.0

6.2

5.0

5.4

7.6

6.6

7.0

5.S

7.6

7.0

6.6

6.6

8.2

aS.O

8.8

9.4

4.2

2.8

2.6

2.2

2.6

6.2

6.6

5.4

2.4

3.4

Feb.

6.2

6.6

6.2

5.0

5.S

5.0

5.8

6.2

6.6

6.0

5.4

6.2

5.0

4.2

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

3.8

6.2

6.6

7.0

7.6

8.8

8.8

8.8

7.6

2.2'_

_

"

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April. .....................................

May....../. ................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

2.0

l.S

2.0

3.8

3.8

2.2

2.0

2.0

3.0

6.6

9.4

10

9.4

11

12

8.S

8.2

11

7.6

7.6

7.6

6.6

7.6

6.2

1.2

l.O

2.0

14

19

24

22

Apr.

22

24

23

21

21

27

34

29 " 26

19

12

11

13

15

17

17

17

17

16

17

19

19

20

22

26

30

30

29

26

29

-

May

28

31

SO

29

28

23

24

19

21

23

21

15

13

12

10

8.2

6.2

6.6

9.4

8.2

9.4

12

12

11

11

5.8

4.6

5.0

5.8

6.2

5.0

June

4.6

4.2

2.2

2.4

4.6

2.6

2.2

2 2 2)4 2.2

2.4

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.6

1.0

.8

.6

.6

.6

a. 6

a. 6

a. 8

. a.7

a.7

al.5

 ae.o

~

f&S. ««i-» «W 

951 96 11

360.5 25 3.4

192.0 11 1.8

15,149.9 684 1.8

186.6 9.4 2.2

152.0 8.8 1.2

235.4 24 ' 1.0

652 34 11

453.4 31 4.6

52.1 4.6 .6

74.5 27 .4

68.4 11 .3

26.3* 2.6 .4

3,424.4 96 .3

July

a4

a3.5

3.0

2.4 L:a.8

a. 9

a. 9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

2.0

27

8.8

2.2

.6

2.0

1.2

.9

.9

.6

.6

.6

.7

l.S

1.8

.8

.5

.4

Aug.

0.4

.4

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.9

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.8

.

3.4

2.0

L.2

.8

.8

1.4

1.4

L.2

2.8

1,8

1

1

7.1

L

L

5.4

1.4

Mean

30.7

12.7

6.19

41.5

6.03

5.43

7.59

21.7

14.6

1.74

2.40

2.21

.88

9.38

Sept.

1.0

1.2

2.6

2.4

2.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.9

.6

.7

.7

.6

.5

.4

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

~

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,890

755

381

30,060

371

301

467

1,290

899

103

148

136

52

6.79O

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for station

Tlae'TMsls; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hiur
262 RIO GRANDE BASIN

Rio Ruidoso at Hondo, N. Hex.

Location (revised).- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°23'00", long. 105°16'30", in NEiSWi 

sec. 4, T. 11 s., R. 17 E., a quarter of a mile upstream from confluence with Rio 

Bonlto and half a mile southwest of Hondo.

Drainage area.- 307 square miles.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1943 In report's of Geological Survey. 

August 1930 to December 1931 In reports of State engineer.

Average discharge.- 13 years (1930-43), 28.3 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 445 second-feet July 9 (gage height, 3.06 feet), 

rrom rating curve extended above 121 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 

0.1 second-foot June 25, 26.

1930-43: Maximum discharge, 12,400 second-feet Sept. 29, 1941 (gage height, 21.13 

feet), from rating curve extended above 130 second-feet on basis of velocity-area 

studies; no flow Aug. 15, 16, 1935.

Remarks.- Records good. Many diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to Septeaber

Day

1

t.

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

20

23

25

£>0

29«ft

31

Oct.

29

32

37

32

32

32

31

29

28

28

29

30

29

29

28

28

30

34

30

29

2S

27

28

25

22

25

24

25

25

25

25

NOT.

25

25

25

24

24

24

23

23

23

23

24

24

24

24

23

22

23

24

23

22

20

20

20

20

 20

20

20

20

21

22

-

Dec.

22

20ieis

20

24

23

22

22

22

22

22

23

22

22

22

23

23

22

25

25

24

24

24

25

27

26

22

14

20

26

Jan.

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

25

22

23

24

23

23

23

23

23

24

25

23

25

25

24

23

24

24

21

22

23

21

22

23

Feb.

23

24

25

24

25

23

23

25

25

25

25

26

26

23

21

21

20

20

20

21

23

25

24

23

25

23

22

20

_

-

Month

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

March. .....................................

May........................................

September. .................................

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

17

17

19

19

19

22

22

21

IS

15

21

24

21

21

23

26

30

32

32

31

31

27

26

29

33

32

3O

29

30

26

27

Apr.

34

32

34

37

36

35

38

38

34

33

35

33

31

26

24

26

' 26

26

25

23

25

22

23

25

24

25

21

26

25

25

"

Secondfoot-days

694

14,900.3

740

650

770

867

477.4

178.3

697.7

103.0

91.4

6,828.8

May

25

23

19

17

15

14

12

12

13

12

10

11

16

15

14

14

13

11

11

9.4

15

19

IS

17

19

16

16

16

18

20

17

Maximum

27

212

26

33

38

25

54

7.0

5.2

54

June

12

8.1

8.6

8.1

6.2

6.2

5.6

3.3

2.5

3.8

7.7

9.6

9.4

11

6.2

5.2

5.2

20

7.7

5.9

3.5

2.2

1.5

. .6

.1

.1

.2

1.0

5.6

11

MiniBUB

22

14

9.5

20

15

21

9.4

7.7

1.7

1.7

.1

July

15

20

19

17

17

17

14

15

33

22

21

19

16

15

12

11

17

44

54

25

39

42

33

26

23

25

25

23

18

13

7.7

Aug.

7.0

4.8

4.5

2.5

2.5

4.2

3.3

5.2

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.0

4,2

5.6

3.5

3.5

2.5

2.5

2.0

3.0

3.5

3.3

1.7

2.5

- 2.2

2.2

S.O

2.2

3.3

2.2

Hern

?2.4

40. S

rs.2

?4.8

re. 9

15.4

5.94

3.38

3. OS

18.7

Sept.

2.0

2.2

2.0

2.5

3.5

2.6

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.7

1.7

2.2

2.5

2.2

2.0

2.8

3.0

2.8

2.8

3.3

2.8

3.3

4.2

4.8

5.2

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.8

~

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,380

29,570

1,530

947

1S1

13,560

Peak discharge.- May 21 (lo p.m.) 106 sec. -ft.: June IB (5 a.m.) lie »pr-..-ft..- .T,, r « an I*, r . m .)

(11:30 p.m.) 108 sec.-ft. 

Time basis; Mountain war tlmel To convert war time to standard time subtract 1 hour.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 263

Rio Hondo at Diamond A Ranch, near Roswell, N. Hex. -

*

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°20 I 40", long. 104°51'10" (revised), in NE$ sec. 

 i!(j, T. 11 S.. R. 21 E., at Diamond A Ranch headquarters, 8 miles upstream from Rocky 

Arroyo and 18 miles west of Roswell.

Drainage area.- 960 square miles (contributing area).

Records available.- May 1939 to September 1942 In reports of Geological Survey. May 1906 

T;O August iyuy In reports of State engineer.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,400 second-feet June.29 (gage height, 18.48 

reet), no flow at times.

1939-43: Maximum discharge, 26,500 second-feet Sept. 22, 1941 (gage height, 28.78 

feet), from rating curvs extended above 5,000 second-feet on basis of slorft-area 

determination at gage height 28.78 feet; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records fair except those above 100 second-feet, which are poor. y<*ny diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

R

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

21

24

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

46

46

60

47

43

43

42.0

41

38

38

38

40

41

39

39

43

43

44

44

42

41

39

38

38

35

34

32

33

32

32

32

.Nov.

32

29

30

30

32

32

31

32

29

24

26

24

24

24

24

25

25

24

21

21

22

22

24

-

Dec.

22

20

19

16

15

20

26

20

18

22

26

26

26

26

25

24

25

26

26

£8

35

-29

28

26

25

26

29

28

24

IS

24

Jan.

26

26

26

26

27

28

£8

25

23

22

21

22

21

20

22

20

20

22

19

20

21

22

21

20

24

24

22

24

22

22

22

Feb.

22

23

20

20

21

20

20

IS

15

22

22

24

2422 '

19

16

16

16

15

14

14

14

14

13

10

12

11

S.5

_

-

Month

November

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

March. .....................................

UAW

September. .................................

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

S.8

8.S

9.7

S.2

7.6

9.4

S.2

7.6

6.5

6.3

7.6

9.4

7.3

7.9

11

15

15

15

15

14

17

14

9.7

10

8.8

7.0

7.3

6.5

5.1

Apr.

0.1

S.8

13

14

14

13

12

11

11

9.1

5.3

6.0

4.4

4.2

2.S

2.6

.7

0

.1

1.2

0

.4

0

0

0

0

.1

0

2.4

3.0

-

Secondfcot-days

1,233

74S

28,506.8

"71 R "7

0

6,894.3

May

1.5

2.7

2.3

1.7

1.1

.3

1.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.4

4.6

.5

.9

.3

0,

.2

24

26

Maximum

35

1,620

191

0

401

June

14

4.6

.5

0

0

0

0

0

2.1

16

33

7.9

1.8

1.1

1.1

1.3

0

4.4

l.S

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

225

401

-

Minima

15

0

0

0

July

186

149

141

36

28

24

20

16

14

47

29

25

22

IS

22

17

13

23

191

61

50

70

56

45

174

66

33

26

20

11

7.0

Aug.

3.5

.1

2.1

.7

0

6.1

7.6

5.1

4.8

2.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Mean

39.e

24.1

78.:.

22 P

2 *"*2

S3 c>

1

f\A

0

18. F

Sept.

Runoff in 

acre-fest

1,480

56,560

599

pftft

0

13,670

Peak discharge.- June 29 (11 p.-n.) 3,400 see.-ft,; June 30 (11 a.m.) 2,000 sec.-ft.; July 1 

(4 a.m.) 841 see.-ft.; July 2 (10 p.m.) 1,210 see.-ft.; July 25 (9 p.m.) 1,150 sec.-ft.

a Ho gage-height recora; discharge computed on basis of records for Rio Bonito and Bio Ruldoso at 

Hondo.

Time basis: Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
234 RIO 0RANDE BASIN 

Rio Boni£o at Hondo, N. Hex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 33°23'20", long. 105°16'30", 

in NEiNWi sec. 4, T. 11 S., R. 17 E., at Hondo, half a mile upstream froir confluence 

with Rio Ruldoso.

Drainage area.- 306 square miles (contributing area).

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1943 In reports of Geological Survey. 

August 1930 to December 1931 In reports of State engineer.

Average discharge.- 13 years (1930-43), 14.8 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,420 second-feet July 18 (gage height, 5.50 

reet, from floodmark); no flow at times.

1930-43: Maximum discharge, 11,000 second-feet Sept. 28 or 29, 1941 (gage height, 

20.92 feet), from rating curve extended above 214 second-feet on basis of slope-area 

determination at gage height 19.0 feet; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor, 

mny diversions above station for Irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6*

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

17 

18

20

21

23

25

v\

31

Oct.

15

15

17

/ 15

/ 15

14

13

12

11

11 .

11

12

11

11

11

13 

12

12

12

11

12

12

11

11

12

12

12

12

13

13

NOT.

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

12

12

10

10

9.6 

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

~

Dec.

8.9

S.5

6.6

5.9

5.9

7.4

7.4

a7

aS

8.1

8.1

7.S

7.S

7.4

7.4

7.4. 

7.4

6.6

8.1

8.1

8.5

8.1

7.8

7.8

8.1

7.S

7.8

7.8

7.4

7.0

Jan.

7.4

7.4

7.0

7.4

7.S

7.4

3.6

a2

al

al

1.0

.9

.S

2.1

3.3

1.9 

1.3

.8

1.2

1.1

.8

.8

5.2

4.S

8.2

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.7

Feb.

l.S

2.7

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.2

2.2

i.e

1.0

.6

.7

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.5

.2

0 .

0

0

0

0

f_

-

Month

October

Novesber. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January

July. ......................................

September. .................................

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

0

0

0

.2

.7

.5

.5

.5

.4

.5

.2

.3

.5

.3

.1

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

Apr.

0.2

0

0

0

0

0o -

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

0

0

0

*k

Seoondfoot-days

385

315.3

235.3

11,009.3

0

1,856.7

May

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

.9

4.1

3.4

3.4

3.3

2.-1

1.8

2.0

13

9.6

8.5

 *_

17

13

S.9

487

7 O

0

150

June

7.4

7.0

5.0

3.3

2.8

2.6

5.3

13

9.2

e.5

12

5.4

3.6

1.2

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

e.9

5.4

8.6

~

Mini*.

11

8.9

5.9

.2

Q

0

0

July

S.5

43

27

14

S.9

8.9

5.9

4.1

22

16

9.6

a. 7

a. 5

10

a5

5.2 

a!50

a55

a 20

aSO

a30

a20

a 20

17

a!5

alO

a5

al

.6

0

Aug.

0

0

0

0

18

10

5.9

4.8

4.1

3.3

1.5

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

1.0

5.0

2.0

1.4

1.8

.6

0

0

0

0

Mean

12.4

10-8

7,59

50 -S

0

B'Od

Sept.

r

*

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

764

625

467

21,840

fi

118

0

3,690

Peak discharge.- May 21 (10 p.m.) 38 sec.-ft.; June 7 (lo p.m.) 44 see,-ft.; July 2 (6 p.m.) 460 

sec.ift.j July 9 (5r30 p.m.) 178 sec.-ft.; July IS (7 p.m.) 1,420 seCr-ft.j Aug. 5 (8 p.m.) 119 

sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and record* fop Rio 

Ruidoso at Hondo and Rio Hondo at Diamond A Ranch, near Roswell.

Time basist Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 

Rio Felix at old highway bridge, near Hagerman, N. Mex.

265

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°07'30" 

s., R. 26 E., on downstream side of bridge, 

upstream from mouth-.

long. 104°2Q'40", in SWt sac. 4, T. 14 

i miles northwest of Hagsrmn and 2j miles

Drainage area.- 932 square miles (contributing area).

Records available.- April 1939 to September 1943. March 1932 to April 1939 at site 1 mile 

downstream . Records for periods of low flow not equivalent.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,320 second-feet June 30 (gage height, 9.36 

feet ; ; minimum dally, 1.1 second-feet Mar. 19, June 25, 27, Sept. 9, 17.

1939-43: Maximum discharge, 20,000 second-feet Sept. 22, 1941 (gage height, 23.0 

feet), from rating curve extended above 5,100 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum dally, 0.4 second-feet Sept. 21, 1940.

Remarks.- Records fair. Diversions above station for Irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 194!

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

 20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

43 

42 

43 

45 

43

45 

55 

55 

56 

54

52 

52 

51 

54 

56

54' 

56 

62 

60 

60

59 

58 

55 

5* 

53

52 

52 

50 

49 

50 

51

Nov.

52 

S3 

53 

52 

52

49 

4S 

45 

45 

46

' 47 

47 

48 

47 

47

48 

48 

45 

44 

43

42 

40 

41 

39 

28

30 

39 

39 

34 

37

Dec.

36 

36 

28 

25 

34

33 

32 

32 

39 

54

53 

54 

55 

56 

56

66 

56 

53 

27 

28

3'3

30 

28 

86 

25

29 

29 

24 

28 

28 

26

Jan.

27 

28 

28 

28 

26

25 

25 

25 

23 

20

20 

12 

3.3 

3.0 

8.7

a2.4 

a2.4 

2.1

2.1

2.1 

1.8 

1.8 

3.0 

16

2.1 

2.1 

1.8 

1.8 

1.6 

2.1

Feb.

2.1 

2.9 

40 

46 

45

38 

38

IS 

7.8 

16

4.0 

13 

9.5 

8.5 

7.5

7.0 

5.2

?:1

1.8 

1.8 

2.1 

2.4 

3.0

2.4 

2,1 

2.1

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

bar....................................

ufljer................................. ..

lendar year 1942 

ary

eaber. .................................

ter year 1948-43 ......................

Mar.

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

8.4 

1.8

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

l.S 

1.8

1.8 

2.1 

2.1 

l.S 

1.8

1.6 

1.6 

1.3

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.6 

1.3

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.8

Apr.

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

l.S 

1.8

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.3 

1.6

2.1 

1.8 

2.1 

1.8 

1.6

1.3 

1.3 

2.1

1.8 

1.3 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6

2.1 

1.3 

1.6

i.e

8.1

Seoondfoot-days

1,621 

1,328 

1,161

11,631.2

343.3

331.9 

52.6 

51.6 

65.3 

984.2 

606.3 

68.6 

44.6

6,645.6

May

2.4 

2.7 

2.7 

2.4 

2.1

2.1 

8.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1

2.1 

1.6 

1.8 

1.6 

1.6

1.6

1.8 

1.8

1.8 

1.8 

2.4 

2.7 

8.4

S. 7 

2.7 

2.1 

8.1 

8.1 

2.4

MaximuB

62 

53 

66

649

28 

46 

- 2.4 

8.1 

2.7 

915 

333 

3.7 i.a

915

Peak discharge.- June 30 {2 p.m.) 3,320 sec, -ft.; June 30 (12 p.-a

June

3.0 

2.7 

3.0 

1.6 

1.6

1.6 

1.6 

2.7 

2.1 

2.1

8.1 

2.7 

2.4 

2.7 

2.7

8.7 

2.1 

2.1

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.6 

1.1

1,3 

1.1 

1.3 

12 

915

Minimum

42 

28 

84

3.0

1.6 i.a

1.1 

1.3 

1.6 

1.1 

3.3 

1.3 

1.1

i.l

July

333 

32 

IS 

37 

34

19 

6.5 

6.1 

5.6 

4.8

4.0 

3.7 

3.7 

a4.5 

a6.0

a6.0 

aS.O 

a5.5

10 

4.8

4.4 

4.4 

4.0

8.1 

13 

4.0 

9.0 

3.3 

3.3

Aug.

3.7 

3.3 

3.3 

3.0 

3.0

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

2.7

2.7 

8.7 

3.0 

8.7 

2.4

2.4 

2,1 

l.S

1.6 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3

1.3

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3

Mei>n

5;?. 3

44.3 

37.1

31.6

11.1 

11.9 

1.70 

1.78 

2.11

3:2.8

19.6 

2.21 

1.39

18.8

Sept.

1.3 

1.6 

1.6 

1.3 

1.3

1.6 

1.3 

1.3 

1.1 

1.3

1.3 

1.3

1.3 

1.3 

1.3

1.3 

1.1 

1.6 

1.3

1.5 

1.3 

l.S 

1.6 

1.6

1.6 

1.6 

1.1 

1.6 

1.8

Runoff in 

acre-feet

3,220 

2,630 

2,280

88,880

681 

658

104 

102 

130 

1,950 

1,800 

136 

83

13,170

.) 1,880 sec. -ft.

a No gage-helgGt record! discharge computed on "basis of weather records and records for Cottonwood 

Creek near lake Arthur.

Time basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtra'ct 1 hour.
266 RIO GRANDE BASIN 

Cottonwood Creek near Lake Arthur, II. Hex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 32°55'00", long. 104022'00n , 

' in SWfcSEi sec. 15, T. 16 S., R. 26 E., l| miles upstream from mouth and 6 miles south 

or town or Lake Arthur.

Drainage area.- 199 square miles (contributing area). 

Records available.- Mirph 1932 to September 1943. 

Average discharge.- 11 years (1932-43), 11.1 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 310 second-reet June 30 (gage height, 10.32 

reet;; minimum daily, 0.3 second-root Aug. 26, 28.

1932-43: Maximum discharge, 1,100 second-feet June 13, 1935, rrom rating curve extended above 15 second-reet by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 13.5 reet 

Hay 30, 1937 (present datum, rrom rioodmarks), arrected by backwa»r rroir Pecos River; 

no flow at times.

Remarke.- Records ralr except those ror period of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Diversions above station ror irrigation.

Discharge, in seoond-feet. water year October 1942 to Septeober 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

1112.

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

19

21

22

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

"20

20

23

25

22

21

22

21

20

19

18

18

17

le

18

20

21

20

19

20

20

Nov.

21

20

19

21

23

20

20

20

20

20

20

21

22

22

22

22

2021*

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

17

17

17

-

Pec.

17

18

18

18

19

20

20

19

19

19

19

19

18

19

19

20

19

19

19

24

23

20

19

18

19

IS

18

17

17

17

18

Jan.

17

17

17

17

18

IS

18

19

18

19

19

19

19

19

20

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

17

17

16

16

Feb.

16

17

IS

IS

18

17

16

17

17

16

15

14

IS

13

11

9.4

8.3

8.3

8.9

8.2

6.3

9.1

8.5

7.7

7.4

7.3

7.3

6.9

_

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April ......................................

May........................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August. ....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar. 

8.0

7.8

8.1

e.6

8.4

8.0

8.4

8.8

8.7

9.0

9.6

9.4

9.3

9.5

9.1

8.3

a.e

8.2

6.8

6.8

6.9

7.2

6.9

6.4

6.2

6.2

5.9

5.7

5.5

5.4

5.0

Apr.

5.2

5.7

5.5

5.2

5.8

6.1

5.9

5.9

3.9

4.5

5.9

6.2

4.5

4.7

4.5

4- 5

f.1

3.3

4.7

2.8

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.4

1.9

2.0

2.1

1.8

2.2

2.2

Seoondfcct-days

624

606

586

5,799.7

542

341.6

236.9

119.7

67.0

315.0

1,000.5

89.5

37.0

4,565.2

May

2.1

4.0

1.6

1.3

1.6

.9

.8

1.2

3.9

2.4

1.5

1.5

1.1

1.7

1.7

3.7

2.7

1.2

1.9

1.9

2.7

3.7

4.0

3.1

2.4

1.9

2.0

3.1

1.6

2.1

1.7

Maximum

25

23

24

110

20

18

9.6

6.2

4.0

234

266

8.3

3.8

266

June

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

2.4

3.0

3.2

2.8

a2.9

a3.0

a3.0

a2.6

a2.8

a2.6

2.5

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.7

3.2

1.8

1.4

1.0

1.8

3.1

3.1

3.1

14

234

Minima

17

17

17

.9

16

6.9

5.0

1.8

.8

1.0

9.5

.3

.4

.3

July

266

107

50

38

33

29

27

22

19 

29

20

18

18

22

28

28

25

24

25

16

14

13

14

13

13

16

18

16

16

14

9.5

Aug.

8.3

7.8

6.5

5.6

5.9

6.1

3.3

1.4

.4

.4

.6

.7

.7

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.5

3.1

3.5

3,5

3.6

3.5

3.3

2.1

2.9

 S

.9

.3

.6

.4

.4

Mean

20.1

20.2

18.9

15-9

17.5

12.2

7.64

3.99

2.16

10.5

32.3

2.89

1.23

12.5

Sept.

0.6

.6

.S

.7

1.9

.9

.6

.6

2.4

1.7

1.4

.9

1.1

.6

.6

.6

.7.6'

.6

.8

.6

.6

.6

.4

.9

3.8

3.6

2.7

2.4

2.7

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,040

1,200

1,160

11,600

1,080

678

470

237

133

625

1,980

178

73

9,050

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basla of weather records and recorded range In stage 

Time basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard tine, subtract 1 hour.
RIO ORANDE BASIN 

Delaware River near Red Bluff, N. Mex.

267

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 32°01', long. 104°03', sec. 

23, T. 26 S., R. 28 E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 285, 3ft miles upstrem from mouth 

and 4 miles south of Red Bluff, Eddy County. Datum of gage is 2,900.7 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 967 square miles.

Records available.- October 1937 to September 1943. April 1912 to September 1913 at site 

3 miles upstream (published as Delaware River near Malaga, N. Hex.;. Mfv 1914 to June 

1915, at site 2ft miles downstream (published as Delaware River near Angeles, Tex.).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 915 second-feet July 1 (gage height, 3.85 feet); 

minimum, 0.8 second-foot June 3, 4.

1912-13, 1914-15, 1937-43: Maximum discharge, 34,600 second-feet Jure 27, 1938 

(gage height, 18.00 feet, from floodmarks), by slope-area method; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records good. No diversion above stafflon.

Rating table, water year 1942-43 (gage height, 1

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-12)

0.5 

.1

1.0

1.1

.1

.7

1.5

2.4

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

3.7

5.3

7.0

9.2

12

l.S 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

2.9

IB

27

56

130

245

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1945

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

6.0

6.5

7.2

7.0

6.3

6.1

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.1

6.7

12

8.2

7.8

7.4

6.9

13

16

11

8.0

7.2

6.7

6.9

6.9

6.9

7.2

6.9

6.7

6.5

6.5

Nov.

6.7

6.5

6.7

6.9

6.9

6.7

7.2

8.0

6.7

6.5

6.9

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.7

6.5

6.5

6.7

6.7

6.1

6.7

7.0

7.2

6.9

6.7

6.9

6.9

6.9

7.0

Dec.

6.9

6.7 6.5-

6.5

6.7

11

S.5

7.6

7.4

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.4

7.2

7.2

7.2

1.2

10

12

10

8.2

7.4

7.0

6.9

6.9

7.0

7.4

7.2

7.2

Jan.

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.0

7.4

7.8

7.4

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.4

7.2

7.0

7.0

6.7

6.3

6.5

6.7

6.7

7.0

6.7

6.5

6.1

6.3

6.5

6.7

7.0

7.0

6.9

6.5

Feb.

6.5

6.7

6.7

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.5

6.3

5.8

6.0

6.1

6.3

6-3

6.1

6.0

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.S

5.S

6.1

6.1

6.1

_

-

Month

Hovottbe r

Deosaber. ..................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

March. .....................................

April ......................................

Hy......................... ................

jftms .

July. ......................................

September. .................................

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.3

6.1

5.6

6.0

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

. 5.6

5.4

5.0

5.1

5.3

5.0

5.0

5.3

5.4

5.6

8.2

6.5

5.8

5.4

5.0

5.0

4.S

4.8

Apr.

4.5

4.6

4.5

4.5

4.3

4.3

4.2

3.8

3.7

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.6

4,2

4.5

4.0

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.0

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

Secondfoot-days

241.0

3,698.7

113 1

352 2

65.2

2,489.6

May

2.6

2,5

2.5

2.2

2.1

2.0

l.S

2.2

3.1

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.6

_2.6

2.2

1.9

1.9

2.5

2.9

4.3

20

' 14

6.7

4.2

3.4

2.8

2.4

2.6

« 2.9

2.3

MaxiffiuiD

12

305

5.4

151

June

1.6

1.3

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.4

71

18

6.5

78

8.5

4.6

3.3

2.8

2.3

2.2

2.1

4.6

4.3

3.6

2.4

2.1

1.7

1.8

2.S

2.0

S.I

2.6

114

Miniaum

6.5

2.9

1.2

1.0

July

151

36

95

S6

30

11

5.6

4.8

26

15

7.6

5.0

6.8

4-0

3.8

3.4

7.7

9.4

6.0

4.5

3.6

3.6

3.3

 3.4

3.7

3.S

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.4

Aug.

2.4

2.3

2.1

1.8

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

Hern

n err

7.77

10.1

2.17

6.82

Sept.

1.2 '

1.4

1.7

1.9

1.8

1.4

1.4

1.6.

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.6

.7

.7

.7

.8

.9

2.2

3.0

5.0

5.4

. 4.6

4.0

3.4

3.0

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

47S

7,34fl

223

699

93

129

4,940

Time basis; Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

617457 O - 44 - 18
268 RIO GRANDE BASIN 

Principal diversions from Pecos Hlver between Red Bluff Reservoir and Imperial, Tex.

Records of discharge are collected for eight canals that divert water from Pecos River 

between Red Bluff Reservoir and Imperial, Tex.- Each of these canals is equipped with a 

water-stage recorder for collecting gage-height records. All stations are located within 

2 miles of canal head gate except as noted herein. One station was relocated during year; 

latitude and longitude herein are for latest locations. Water diverted by these canals is 

used for irrigation of lands on both sides of Pecos River In Reeves, Ward, and Pecos 

Counties. Stations prior to 1941 were published separately (daily discharge figures for 

the earlier records). Gage-height records collected In cooperation with Red Bluff Water 

Power Control District, Pecos, Tex.

Reeves County Water Improvement District No. 2 Canal near Mentone, diverts from right bank 

of Pecos River, lat. 31 IJ 38', long. 103"34'. Records available, February 1922 to July 

1925 (published as Farmers Independent Canal near Porterville, Tex.) and August 1939 to 

September 1943.

Ward County Waiter Improvement District No. 3 Canal near Barstow, diverts from left bank, 

lat. or'SB', long. 103U31'.Records available, August 1939 to September 1943.

Ward County Irrigation District No. 1 CanjtL near Barstow, diverts from left bank, lat. 

31"33', long. 103"29'.Records available, February 1922 to September 1925, at site 

about half a mile upstream (published as Barstow Canal near Barstow, Tex.) and August 

1939 to September 1943.

.flrandfalls-Blg Valley Canal near Barstow, diverts from left bank, lat. 31°25', long. 

103"15'. Records available, March 1922 to November 1925, September 1939- to September 

1943. Water diverted through Ward County Water Improvement District Ho. 2 Canal Irrigates most of lands formerly supplied by this canal.

Pecos County Water Improvement District No. 2 upper diversion canal near Granlfalls,

diverts from right bank, lat. 31 "18', long. iOiJ"55 I (gage 15 miles downstream from head 

gates). Records available, March 1922 to July 1925»at site 11 miles upstream (published 

as Imperial High-line Canal near Grandfalls, Tex.) and August 1939 to September 1943.

Peeps County Water Improvement District No. 2 Canal near Imperial, diverts from right 

bank, lat. 31 "16', long. 1CE"45' (gage 7* miles below outlet head gate at Imperial 

Reservoir. Prior to June 1, station located half a mile upstream). Records available, 

April 1940 to September 1943.

Ward County Water Improvement District No. 2 Canal near Grandfalls, diverts from left 

bank, lat. 31"22', long. 103"01'Records available, August 1939 to September 1943.

Pecos County Water Improvement District No. 3 Canal near Imperial, diverts from Pecos

County Water Improvement District No. 2 Canal above station near Imperial on that canal, 

lat. 31°18', long. 102°45 I . Records'available, March 1940 to September 1913.

Several smaller diversions (pumps) divert water between Red Bluff Reservoir and Imperial 

for Irrigation of lands adjacent to Pecos River, but no records for them were obtained. 

Diversions, in acre-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Month

Calendar year 1942

May.................

Water year 1942-43

Month

Calendar year 1942

Ifov

Watw year 1942-43

Reeves County 

District 2 

Canal near 

Mentone

S97

-

724

2 290

16,690

Pecos County 

District 2 

Canal (upper 

diver. ) near 

Orandfalls

18

1.0

47,890

n 030

61,640

Ward County 

District 3 

Canal* near 

Barstow

278

22,200

102

ami

o 320

20,670

*Peeos County 

District 2 

Canal near 

Imperial

0

_

26,660

Ward County 

District 1 

Canal near 

Barstow

2,920

66,160

1,690

60.410

Ward County 

District 2 

Canal near 

Orandfalls '

3

onn

797

50,620

46,910

GrandfallsBlg Valley 

Canal neM? 

Barstow

46

7^940

13 

127

1 230

96V

9.810

»Pecoa Ccrrnty 

Dlstrlc*: 3 

Canal n>«r 

Imperial

6.6

_

27,030

» Combined flow of Pecos County Water Improvement District Ho. 2 Canal near 

Imperial and PecOB County Water Improvement District Ho. 3 Canal near Imperial 

represents released water from Imperial Reservoir (fed by Pecos County Water 

Improvement District Ho. 2 upper diversion eanal} plus water diverted from Persos 

River by Pecos County Water Improvement District Ho. 2 lower diversion canal.

a Ho gage-height record part of month; discharge computed on basis of available 

discharge measurements,recorded range in stage, head-gate operation, and engineers ' notes.

Time basla; Central war time.. To convert war time to standard tine, subtract 

1 hour.
RIO BASIN 289

Madera Canyon near Toyahvale, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°52 l , long. 103°58', In Jeff Davls County,.11 

* miles upstream from Aguja Canyon and 12 miles southwest of Toyahvale, Reeves County.

Drainage area.- 54_square miles.

Records avallable.- July 1932 to September 1943.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 4.95 second-feet (10 years, 5.24 second-feet; figure publlshea in Water-Supply Paper 958 Is In error).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,600 second-feet May 21 (gage height, 4.69 feet}, from rating curve extended above 100 second-feet on basis of slope-area determination at gage Jnelght 6.8 feet: no flow at times.

 1932-43: Maximum discharge, 5,120 second-feet Sept. 29, 1932 (gage height, 8.OO 

feet, from floodmarK), from rating curve extended above 200 second-feWon Basis of 

slope-area determination at gage height 6.8 feet; no flow at times.

Remarks..- Records fair. No diversion.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to Septeabor 1">45

B*J

i

2

3

4

5

6

Io

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.9 .

.7

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.7

.5

.5

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.8

.8

.8

.2

.£

Nov.

0.2

.2

.£

.£

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Q

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

Dec.

^

Jan. Feb.

Month

October. . . ....

Hovenber

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1948 ......................

Janu&ry ........

February

April JJL

July. ......................................

Augn 

Sept

St.....................................

eBber.................................'.

later year 1942-45 ......................

Mar. Apr.

Seoondf cot-days

18.8

. .9

0

1,539.4

0

0

0o 

m

1!

1.8

0

730^9

May

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 . °

0

0

0

0

0

46

3.4

.4

.£

.1

.£

.£

.4

.6

.2

.£

Maximum

0.9

.8

0

263

0

0

0

.6

0

78

June

0.8

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.8

.5

*1.6

1.1

.6

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

.1

6,0

10

2260 *

31

Minima

0.2

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

July

£0

76

22

34

22

54

£0

10

5 4

3-8

2.7

1.8

1.3

8.6

1.8

12

10

76

59

35

27

10

4-8

2.7

£.0

1.8

1.4

1.1

.9

.7

.6

Aug.

0.6

.5

.3

.1

.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Mean

0.41

.03

0

4.2?

0

0

0

.06

0

8.00

Sept.

Runoff in 

acre-feet

85

1.8

0

3,050

0

0

0

0

9.6

0

1,450

Central war time. To convert war time to standard tints, subtract 1 hour.
270 RIO'CKANDE BASIN

Toyah Creek below Toyah Lake, near Pecos, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°21', long. 103°24', on bridge on county road 

between Pecos and Grandfalls, at lower end of Toyah Lake, 6 miles upstream from mouth, 

and 7.4 miles southeast of Pecos, Reeves County.

Drainage area.- 3,709 square miles (contributing area). " 

Records available.- August 1939 to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 16 second-feet Dec. 21 (gage height, 1.54 feet); 

no flow at times.

1939-43: Maximum discharge, 5,850 second-feet Aug. 7, 1940 (gage height, 4.17 feet); 

no flow at tines.

Flood of September 1932 reached a stage of 7.7 feet from information by local 

residents.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which'are fair. 

Several diversions above station for Irrigation. Flood flow materially aff3Cted by 

use of spread-out dams above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 tc September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

.8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

2.8

1.7

1.0

.4

.3

1.0

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

.7

.1

.1

Nov. Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

00'

0

0

0

0

0

3.4

8.7

2.7

1.2

.4

.4

.2

.1 *0

0

0

Jan. Feb.

-

.

Month

October. ...................................

November . ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January ....................................

February. ..................................

 arch............. .........................

April ......................................

Hay........................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1948-43 ......................

Mar. Apr.

Secondfoot-days

1 8.7

0

11.1

844.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.2

0

0

22.0

Hay

Maximum

2«8

0

3.4

60

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.8

0

* 0

3.4

June

Minimum

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 o

0

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

aO

al.8

a. 3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Ar«.

Mean

0*28

0

.36

2.31

0

0

0

0

0

0

.07

0

0

.06

Sept^

Runoff in 

acre-feet

.17

0

22

1,670

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.4

0

0

45

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage and weather 

records.

Time basis; Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
RIO GRANDE BASlN 271

San Solomon Springs at Toyahvale, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and sharp-crested weir, lat. 30°56', long. 103°47', on 

south. Canal at Toyahvale, Reeves County, and 540 feet downstream from spring pool. 

Dattsa of gage is 3,311.0 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Records available.- October 1931 to December 1933, March 1941 to September 1942. 1900, 

1904, 1919, 1922-25, 1934-36 (occasional discharge measurements published as miscellaneous measurements).

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 46 second-feet Oct. 3, 4; minimum daily, 

35 second-feet Sept. 26.

1931-33, 1941-43: Maximum daily discharge, 71 second-feet Oct. 7-9, 1932, Oct. 26-30, 

1941; minimum daily, 30 second-feet Nov. 5-11, 1931, Jan. 22 to Feb. 23, 1932. , Maximum diScharge measured during years when occasional measurements were made, 46 

second-feet Sept. 5, 1900, July 21, 1904.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge represents total flow of springs and is determined by 

combining flows in South Canal and two additional outlets (flow measured periodically), 

Middle and North Canals. Flow into each canal regulated by operation of head gates. 

Water used for irrigation in vicinity of Balmorhea.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Oct.

45

45

46

46

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

.45

45

45

NOT.

45

45

45

45

45

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

43

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

41

41

41

41

41

-

Dec.

41 ' 41

41

41

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

39

39

39

f39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

Jan.

39

39

. 39

f39

. fS9

3939"

39

39

- 39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

Feb.

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

38

38

38

'38

38

38

36

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

.

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

Novenber. ..................................

December.

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January. ...... ^ ...........................

February . .

March. .....................................

April ......................................

May........................................

June .......................................

July..................... ..................

August. ....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

Apr.

38

3S

38

38

36

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

3S

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

« 38

38

38

-

Seoondfoot-days

1 397

l'295

1,227

15,846

1,209

1,057

1,170

1,140

1,184

1,142

1,256

1,229

1,095

14,401

May

38

3S

3S

38

38

3S

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

39

39

39

39

39

39

38

38

38

Maximum

46

45

41

56

39

39

38

38

39

39

43

41

38

46

June

39

38

38

39

38

- ss

38

3S

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

-

Minimum

45

41

39

36

39

37

37

«Q

GO

38

38

«Q

GO

38

35

35

July

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

38

39

40

39

39

40

41

41

41

41

41

41

42

42

43

43

43

42

42

42

42

41

41

Aug.

41

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

39

39

39

39

59

39

38

38

38

1'^an

45.1

4S.2

39.6

43.4

39.0

37.8

37.7

38.0

38.2

38.1

40.5

39.6

36.0

S9.5

sept.

38

38

38

38

38

37

37

37

37

37

37

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

35

36

36

36

36

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

2,770

2,570

S.4SO

31,430

2,400

2,100

2,320

2*350

2,270

2,490

8,440

2,170

28,570

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.

Note.- Ho gage-lwight record Dec. 7-17, Dec. 18 to Jan. 2, Jan. 5-26, Apr. 27 to May 26, July 

19-23) -discharge computed oa basis of discharge measurements, trend of flow, and engineer's notes. 

Time basis; Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
272 RIO ®ANDE BASIN

Comanche Springs at Fort Stockton, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°53', long. 102°52', on outlet canal of Pecos 

County Water Improvement District No. 1, In eastern outskirts of Fort Stockton, Pecos 

County, a quarter of a mile upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 290, and 0.5 mile 

downstream from hdad of springs.

Records available.- February 1941 to September 1943. 1899, 1904, 1919, 1922, 1924-25. 

1932-41 loccasional discharge measurements published as miscellaneous measurements).

Extremes.- Maximum dally discharge during year, 45 second-feet Mar. 27 to Apr. 1; minimum 

dally, 41 second-feet, Aug. 12 to Sept. 30.

1941-43: Maximum dally discharge, 54 second-feet Jan. 30, 1942; minimum dally, 40 

second-feet Nov. 30 to Dec. 2, Dec. 5-13, 1941, June 30 to July 2, July 21, 1942.

Maximum discharge measured prior to 1941, 66 second-feet June 23, 1899; minimum 

measured, 38.7 second-feet July 14, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge represents total flow of springs exclusive of surface 

runoff from precipitation. About 6,000 acres of land Irrigated below station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

42

42

42

4242'

42

42

42

43

43

43

NOV.

43

43

43

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

644

44

44

44

-

Dec.

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

Jan.

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

Feb.

' 44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

644

644

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

_

_

-

Month

October. .

Deceaber. ..................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

January. ....... , , . .

February *

May

SepteBber. .................................

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

43

43

 43

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44-

44

44

44

644

44

44

46

46

46

 45

46

Apr.

45

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

44

44

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

643

43

43

43

-

Seoondfoot-days

1,366

15,906

I ooo

1,890

1,287

1,230

15,722

May

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

42

42

43

42

42

43

43

643 -643

e43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

MaxiBUB

44

64

44

41

46

June

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

643

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

e43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

643

-

Mini .

 43

43

40

41

41

July

643

643

43

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

044

44

44

44

44

44

44

. 44

44

44

44

44

44

44

43

43

Ar»*.

43

43

e43

43

43

42

42

42

42

42

42

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

641

Mean

43.7

43.6

44.1

41.0

43.1

Sept.

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

041

41

41

41

41

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

S,690

31,640,

2,680

2,650

8,440

31,190

e Uage height not representative of average spring flow for the day; discharge 

Hote.- Total spring flow in canal for period Dec. 9-30, diverted upstream into Oosnanct 

discharge computed on teals of discharge measurement and engineer1 a aote*. 

Time basis; Central war tine. To convert war tine to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 

Devils River near Juno, Tex.

373

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 29°58', long. 101 °09', 500 feet downstream from 

Waiter Baker ranch house, 2 miles upstream from Phillips Creek, and 13t miles southwest of Juno, Val Verde County. Datum of gage Is 1,489.7 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, bench mark).

Drainage area.- 2,733 square miles.

.- May 1925 to September 1943.

discharger- 18 years, 206 second-feet.

feet, from floodmarks), by slope-area method; minimum, 48 second-feet June. 4-6, 1930. 

Remarks.- Records good except those above 150 second-feet, which are fair. No diversion 

aoove station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

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

28

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

101

101

105

101

101

99

99

99

99

99

97

97

97

99

133

116

546

13,800

1,100

354

228

188

169

, 16B

153

146

144

144

146

144

140

Nov.

140

140

133

133

138

140

169

144

144

142

140

140

140

138

138

158

138

138

135

135

135

133

133

133

133

135

133

133

133

133

-

Dec.

133

133

133

133

133

133

133

133

133

133

131

131

131

131

131

131

131

131

131

135

169

158

163

149

149

146

142

140

140

140

138

Jan.

13S

13S '13S

135

135

136

135

133

133

133

131

131

131

129

129

129

129

129

127

127

127

127

129

129

127

12S

125

12S

125

12S

125

Feb.

12S

125

12S

123

123

121

121

121

119

119

117

117

117

117

117

117

119

119

119

119

119

117

117

117

117

117

117

117

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ...............................

Calendar year 1948 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March ......................................

April........... ...........................

May

June .-. .....................................

July. ......................................

August. ....................................

September. .................................

Rater yeaj 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

117

117

115

115

115

115

113 '113

115

115

113

113

113

113

113

113

113

113

113

111

111

111

113

119

113

113

111

111

111

111

111

Apr.

Ill

111

111

109

107

107

109

111

107

107

107

1 105

105

105

105

109

107

105

103

103

103

103

103

101

101

101

101

101

99

99

-

Seoondfoot-days

18,606

4,147

4,268

52,054

4,037

3,338

3,513

3,156

6,413

3,667

3,293

2,915

2,913

60,266

May

99

97

97

95

97

97

97

97

^Q1

111

105

103

101

101

202

136

131

127

125

121

131

1,430

1,070.

381

209

178

167

158

155

151

144

Maximum

13,200

169

169

13,200

138

125

119

111

1,430

140

115

101

162

13,200

June

140

138

133

 135

138

131

129

127

126

123

123

123

123

121

121

121

119

119

117

117

117

117

119

115

113

113

113

113

111

113

-

Miniama

9-!

132

131

73

12E

1W

111

96

9J in

103

as

8S

as

July

ill

109

108

109

107

107

107

107

107

107

llfi

109

107

107

109

107

107

107

10S

103

101

101

101

101

105

113

106

103

103

103

101

Aug.

101

101

99

99

99

97

97

97

95

95

95

96

95

93

93

93

93

93

93

93

91

91

91

91

91

91

91

91

91

89

91

Mara

600

138

138

143

130

119

113

105

207

122

106

94 .O

97.1

165

Sept.

91

132

105

101

99

97

97

95

95

95

93

91

91

91

89

93

93

93

91

91

91

91

91

93

96

99

97

95

95

93

Runoff in 

acre-feet

38,900

8,230

8,470

103,300

8,010

6,620

6,970

6,260

18,720

7 r270

6,630

5,780

5,780

119,500

Peak discharge..- Oct. IS (6 s.m.) 25,400 sec. -ft.} May 22 (9830 a.m.) 3,240 sec. -ft.; Hay 23

(11 a.m.} ieSO sec. -ft. 

T basis! Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

Las Moras Springs at Brackettvllie, Tex.

Location.- staff gage, lat. 29°18', long. 100025', in spring pool at Brackettville, 

Rinney County, a quarter of a mile upstream from bridge on Brackettville-Fort dark 

road. Datum of gage is 1,095.0 feet above mean sea level (Texas Highway Department 

bench mark).

Records available.- December 1895 to August 1938 (occasional miscellaneous discharge 

measurements). September 1938 to September 1943 (discharge measurements only).

Extremes.- 1895-1943: Ifexlmum discharge measured, 60 second-feet (by prof. T. U. Taylor) 

june aO, 1899; minimum measured, 5.8 second-feet July 30, 1928.

Remarks.- Discharge measurements represent tetal flow of springs. Plow of the springs 

emerges from limestone outcrop in Balcones fault zone and responds to local rainfall 

on Edwards Plateau. Elevation of pool regulated by outlet gate and discharge Is 

affected to large extent. City of Brackettvllle and U. S. Army (about 1 second-foot 

for Fort Clark) divert water from pool for domestic and recreational uses.
274 RIO (51ANDE BASIN

Discharge Measurements, In second-feet, of Las Horaa Springs at Braokettville, Tex., water year 

October 1942 to September 1943

Date

Apr. 27...........

Gage height 

(feet)

t3.75

t3.15

Discharge 

(second-feet)

OQ <7

11.2

Date Gage height 

(feet)

tt4.99

4+4 GO

tt4.89

Discharge 

(seoond-feetj

14.5

9.07

ft Outlet gate closed; water flowing over top of gate.

Mote.- Gage heights Indicate elevation of water surface In spring pool. Variation of head on pool 

has material effect on spring discharge.

MIMBRES RIVER BASIN

Mlmbres River near Mlmbres, N. Mex.

Locatlon (rsvised).- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 32°52'20", long.

iwbs'oo", in NEiSWi sec.-33, T. 16 S., R. 11 W., a quarter of a mile do-wistream

from Bear Canyon and 14 miles northwest of Mlmbres. 

Drainage area.- 183 square miles. 

Records avaiiaple.- October 1930 to September 1943 In reports of Geological Survey. May

isai to December 1931 In reports of state engineer. 

Average discharge.- 20 years (1921-24, 1926-43), 12.8 second-feet. 

Extremes.- naxilum discharge during year, 417 second-feet Aug. 21 (gage height, 3.91

reetj, from rating curve extended above 120 second-feet by logarithmic plotting;

minimum dally, 1.9 second-leet Aug. 3, 6-11.

1930-43: Maximum discharge, S-,060 second-feet July 17, 1933, from rating curve

extended above 120 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 4.89

leet Aug. 6, 1939; minimum dally discharge, 1.4 second-feet July 11, 12, 1933. 

Remarks.- Records good. Flow partly regulated by Bear Canyon Reservoir (capacity, 700

a6re-feet). Diversions above station for Irrigation.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

2 

3

4 

5

8

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

5.2

6.4 

7.4

7.7 

7.7 

3.3

8.3 

8.3 

8.3

e.7

8.3

e.o 

3.3

8.3 

3.3 

3.0

8.0 

7.7 

7.7 

7.7 

7.4

7.4 

7.4 

7.4 

7.7 

7.4 

7.4

NOT.

3.0

e.o

8.0

7.7 

7.7 

7.7

7.4 

7.4 

7.4 

7.4 

7.4

7.4 

7.4 

7.4 

7.4 

7.4

7.4 

7.4 

7.4 

7.4 

7.4

7.4 

7.7 

7.7 

7.7 

7.7

Dec.

7.7

8.0 

8.0

7.4 

7.4 

7.4

7.4 

7.4 

7.4 

7.7 

7.7

7.7 

7.4 

7.4 

7.4 

7.4

7.4 

7.4 

7.0 

7.0 

7.7

7.0 

7.0 

7.0 

7.0 

7.0 

6.7

Jan.

6.7

6.4 

6.4

6.7 

6.4 

6.4 

6.4

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

5.7 

6.0

5.7 

5.7 

5.7 

6.0 

6.0

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

5.7 

5.5 

5.5

Feb.

5,7

4.7 

4.7

5.0 

5.0 

5.2 

5.2

5.2 

5.5 

5.5 

5.7 

5.7

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.2

5.5 

5.2 

5.2 

5.0 

5.0

5.5 

5.2 

5.2

Month

Octc 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri

Uav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

ber............ ........................

aiber. ............... .....

lendar year 194 

ary

\.. ............ ............. ..... ...

st... ...................... ..........

ember . .....................

ter year 1942-43 ...............

Mar.

6.2 

5.5

6.0 

6.0

6.7 

5.7 

5.2 

5.0

4.5 

4.5 

4.3 

4.3 

4.3

4.0 

3.8 

3.3 

3.S 

3.8

2.8 

2.2 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4

2.2 

2.4 

2.0 

3.5 

3.S 

3.3

Apr.

3.5

4.0

3.3 

3.3

5.2 

5.7 

5.7 

7.7

9.4 

9.9 

S.7 

7.7 

3.0

9.4 

9.0 

12 

.13 

13

13

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

9.9 

9.9 

7.7

Hay

5.2

5.7 

5.0 

4.7 

5.2

5.2

5.0 

7.0 

8.3 

8.0

7.7 

8.0 

8.0 

7.4 

7.0

7.0 

6.4 

6.7 

6.7 

7.4

7.0 

7.0 

7.0 

7.0 

6.4

4.5 

S.3 

3.8 

3.5 

3.1 

12

Second- *-«_.,_ foot-days "«« »

234.0 S.7 

226.8 ' 8.0 

229.8 8.0

3,660.6 110

188.7 6.7 

148.0 5.7 

129.2 7.7 

 259.8 13 

196.7 12 

297,0 16 

220. 4- 18 

181.7 25 

125.5 8.0

2,437.6 25

June

15

IS 

15 

16 

16

14 

10 

 9.9 

9.9 

9.9

9.9 

11 

12 

11 

9.0

7.0 

7.0 

7.7 

8.7 

10

9.4 

8.3 

7.4 

7.7 

6.0

5.2 

5.7 

6.0 

8.3 

9.0

Minimum

4.5 

7.4 

6.7

2.4

5.5 

4.7 

2.0 

3.3 

3.1 

5.2 

4.3 

1.9 

2.4

1.9

July

s.o

7.4 

7.4 

6.4 

5.5

5.7

7.0 

3.7 

S.O 

S.O

7.7 

9.0 

7.0 

6.7 

5.5

5.5 

4.7 

4.3 

4.5 

4.3

5.5 

6.3

11 

9.8 

18

9.0 

6.7 

6.4 

6.0 

5.7 

4.7

Aug.

3.1 

2.6 

1.9 

2.2 

2.0

1.9

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9

1.9 

S.O 

2.8 

2.3 

6.0

3.5

9.0 

25 

IS 

7.4

12 

16 

12 

14 

8.0

5.7 

4.7 

4.5 

4.3 

3.5 

3.3

Hear

7.65 

7.56 

7.41

10.0

6.09 

5.29 

4.17 

8.66 

6.35 

9.90 

7.11 

6.86 

4.18

6-68

, Peak discharge.- July 12 (4 p.m.) Ill sec. -ft.; Aug. 17 (lliSO p.m.) 149 sec. -ft. j Aug. 

(10 p.m.) 417 sec. -ft. 

Time basis i Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard tine, subtract 1 hiur.

Sept.

2.9 

2.4 

2.6 

2.8 

2.6

2.9 

4.3 

4.5 

3.8 

3.5

3.5 

3.1 

3.3 

3.S 

4.3

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

3.3 

3.1

2.6 

2.8 

3.5 

5.2 

6.4

6.7 e.-o

. ?*« 

7.0 

7.0

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

464 

450 

456

7,260

374 

294 

256 

515 

390 

589 

437 

360 

249

4,830

21
MIMBRES RIVER BASIN 276

Mimbres River near Faywood, N. Hex.

Location (revised).- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°35'10", long. 107°55'10'1 , in NWi sec. 

7, T. au a., R.-J.O w., 6 miles northeast of Faywood Hot Springs, 10 miles northeast 

of Faywood, and 12 miles upstream from San Vicente Arroyo. Prior to OcV 1, 1942,. at 

datum 1.00 foot higher. 

Praitiage area.- 485 square miles.

Records available.- April 1908 to December 1914 and October 1930 to September 1943 In 

reports or Geological Survey. April 1908 to December 1931 In reports of State 

engineer.

Average discharge.- 27 years (1908-10, 1912-17, 1919-24, 1926-27, 1929-43), 22.7 secondreet.

Extremes.-'Maximum discharge during year, 5,400 second-feet June 30 (gage height, 7.00 

reet), from rating curve extended .above 320 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum dally, 0.5 second-foot Sept. 29, 30.

1930-43: Maximum diecharge not determined; maximum gage height, 11.0 feet, 

present datum, Aug. 4, 1939; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records fair. Several diversions above station for Irrigation. ,

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September

Day

1

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

?A

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3.8

4.3

4.8

3.8

3.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.3

4.3

4.5

3.8

Z.S

4,0

5.5

9,5

S.9

8,0

S.O

7,7

7.7

7.0

7.3

7.0

6.6

6.2

6.6

7.0

7.7

7.0

NOT.

7.3

6.6

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.9

5.9

5.5

5.2

4.3

4.8

5.5

6.2

5.5

4.8

4.8

4.5

5.3

5.5

6.3

6.3

5.9

5.9

6.2

6.2

5.9

5.9

6.2

~

Dec.

4.0

4.0

3.S

4.0

5.5

4.5

4.5

5.5

6.2

7.3

7.3

7.7

7.7

7.7

8.0

8.0

S.O

8.4

9.5

8.9

S.4

8.4

8.4

8.9

10

8.9

S,9

6.9

S.4

S.9

Jan.

S.9

S.9

6.6

6.3

7.0

7.0

7.3

7.3

7,0

5.3

5.3

7.0

6.6

6.2

5.9

6.3

e.4

7.0

7,3

6.3

4.5

4.8

4.S

5.5

6.3

8.9

10

8.9

7.7

8.4

Feb.

8.0

8,4

10

11

11

11

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

13

12

11

11

10

7.7

7.3

7.0

4.S

4.3

4.0

3.8

4.0

4.3

_

-

Month ^

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

February .

May

Septeaber. .................................

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

4.3

S.e

3.5

3.S

5.5

6.3

5.5

7.7

7.0

6,6

7.7

5.9

4.5

4.0

3.5

3.8

4.3

4.3

4.5

4.3

3.5

3.5

3.0

3.0

3.3

5.5

4.3

3.5

3.3

3.2

Apr.

3.3

3.5

4.5

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3,8

4.S

3.5

3.3

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.5

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

2.2

Z.Z

3.5

2.5

2.5

-

Secondfoot-days

336.6

3,893.3

Q-IO *

61.8

7S4.0

493.8

. S3. 8

27.5

2,733.4

May

3.7

3.5

2.5

3.2

3.5

3.2

2.3

3.1

3.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

l.S

1.6

l.S

1.6

1.6

1.6

l.S

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.1

3.1

1.9

1.8

Maximum

10

255

2.7

570

100

12

1.3

570

June

l.S

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

.9

.9

.8

.7

.7

^^.8

.7

.6

.7

ISO

570

-

Minimum

3.8

1.1

S.E

2.2

1.6

.6

1.4

l.J

.£

t

July

33

26

2.6

2.0

40

35

aS

a5

S.8

4.6

2.1

1.4

4.7

28

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

4.6

100

67

33

8.S

59

IS

a5

a3

3.1

2.1

2.0

Aug.

2.0

3.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

3.0

12

3.3

3.3

3.0

1.8

1.7

11

3.3

2.0

12

1.8

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.3

Mean

5.78

7.28

10.7

9.34

4163

3.09

1.99

26.1

15.9

3.67

.92

7.49

Sept.

1.2

1.1

l.S

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.S

.e

.S

.7

.7

.6

.5

,5

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

355

334

447

7,730

421

519

2S5

184

123

1,560

979

164

55

5,430

Peak discharge.- June 30 (12:30 a.m.) 5,400 sec.-ft.; June 30 (3s30 p.m.) 1,170 see.-ft.: July 21 

(11 p.m.; 1,980 see.-ft.; July 25 (5 p.m.5 750 sec.-ft.

_a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for station 

near Mimbres.

Time basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
276 MIMBRES RIVER BASIN

Bear Canyon near Mlmbres, N. Hex.

Location (revised).- Water-stage recorder and concrete Parshall flume, lat. 32°53', long. 

1U7~S9 J , in NW*3W} sec. 28, T. 16 S., R. 11 W., 100 feet downstream, from bridge on 

State Highway 167, 200 feet downstream from Bear Canyon Dam, and 2 miles northwest of 

Mlmbres. 

Records available.- October 1937 to September 1943. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 23 second-feet (gage height, 1.67 feet); no 

now ror long periods.

1937-43: Maximum discharge, 76 second-feet Sept. 29, 1941 (gage height, 2.88 

feet), from rating curve extended above 21 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; no 

flow for long periods.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated by Bear Canyon Reservoir (capacity, 700 acrereet;. One small diversion above station for Irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1942 to Septenber 1943

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

Nov.

0.1

.1 

.1

.»! 

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

.1 

.1 

.1

Dec.

0.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

Jan.

0.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

Feb.

0.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

0

Month

Octo 

More 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

tori 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ra

ber....................................

 ber

 ber...................................

lendar year 1942 ......................

ary

1. .....................................

St.... .................................

saber. .................................

ter year 1942-43 ......................

Mar.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

o

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

.1.1 .1

Apr.

0.1 

.1 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

1.6

1.9 

1.6 

1.5 

1.6 

1.5

1.3 

1.3 

1.4 

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

l.S 

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.0 

.3 

0

Seoondfoot-days

1.7 

2.2 

3.1

483.1

3.1 

2.7 

.3 

2S.7 

4.7 

9S.9 

0 

0 

0

145.4

May

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

4.7

Maximum

0.1 

.1 

.1

12

.1 

.1 

.1 

1.9 

4.7 

7.9 

0 

0 

0

7.9

June

7.9 

7.9 

7.5 

7.4 

7.2

5.2 

3.9 

3.9 

3.9 

3.9

3.8 

3.S 

S.8 

3.7 

3.7

3.6 

3.5 

3.4 

3.3 

2.6

1.7 

1.3 

1.1 

.8 

.1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Minimum

0 

0

.]

0

.]

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

July Aug. '

Mean

0.05 

.07 

L .10

1.32

.10 

.10 

.01 

.96 

.15 

3.30 

0 

0 

0

.40

Sept.

Runoff in 

acre-feet

3.4 

4.4 

6.1

958

6.1 

5.4 

.6 

57 

9.3 

196 

0 

0 

0

288

Time basis! Mountain war time". To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1
TULAROSA VALLEY BASIN 277 

Rio Tularosa near Tularosa, N. Mex.

Location (revised).- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 33°05T5", long. 

lO&^se'SS", in SEiSEi sec. 16, T. 14 S., R. 10 E., 200 feet upstream from diversion 

dam for Tularosa Community ditch and 3 miles northeast of Tularosa.

Records available.- December 1912 to December 1914 and October 1931 to September 1&43 in 

reports or Geological Survey. December 1912 to December 1914 and October 1916 to July 

1917 In reports of State engineer.

Average discharge.- 10 years (1932-37, 1938-43), 14.2 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,260 second-feet July 25 (gage height, 2.73 

feet), from rating curve extended above 23 second-feet on basis of slope-area deter-' 

mirations at gage heights 3.4 and 8.5 feet; minimum dally, 7.0 second-feet May 30. 

1931-43: Maximum discharge, 9,640 second-feet Fept. 3, 1938 (gage height, 8.50 

feet, from f loo<taarks), by slope-area method; minimum daily, 1 second-foot July 31, Aug. 

1, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1942 to -September 1943

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

15

21

16

15

15

15

16

17

15

15

15

19

17

16

17

19

16

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

Nov.

16

-16

17

16

17

17

IB

17

17

17

IB

. 17

17

17

IB

17

17

17

IB

IB

17

17

17

16

15

14

14

15

15

14

-

Dec.

14

14

14

15

IB

22

16

16

17

17

17

17

17

16

17

17

17

17

17

19

19

18

IB

IB

19

19

18

17

18

18

IB

Jan.

iele

18

19

19

19

18

19

17

17

20

19

20

19

19

18

18

19

17

17

17

17

17

17

IB

IB

17

IB

17

17

18

Feb.

IB

IS

IB

17

17

17

17

17

16

14

15

15

15

15

16

15

15

17

17

17

16

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

_

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1942 ......................

JanuaryFebruary. ......."...........................

March

April...'...................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1942-43 ......................

Peak discharge.- J

496 sec. -ft.; July 2

Mar.

' 17

IB

19

22

22

22

23

17

17

17

IS

17

22

21

21

20

19

18

19

IB

15

19

19

21

17

14

17

17

17

17

16

Apr.

15

16

17

13

13

IS

IB

19

IB

18

19

17

17

15

16

17

17

12

12

17

17

17

16

17

16

14

12

12

12

12

-

May

12

11

13

17

16

17

16

15

- 20

19

15

12

13

12

14

B.3

9.6

14

15

15

16

18

16

14

12

11

12

12

14

7.0

10

Seoond- foot-days axlBurn

504 21

496 IB

534 22

6,449 150

559 20

. 461 IB

576 23

469 19

425.9 20

433. B 31

576 42

468.7 54

442.0 57

5,945.4 57

June

14

14

15

15

15

15

12

13

15

14

IB

17

9.2

8.8

15

14

17

17

15

15

14

13

12

11

12

14

8.8

12

31

IB

-

Minimum

15

14

14

4

17 -14

14

12

7.0

8.B

11

8.3

7.4

7.0

July Aug.

27 15

18 1

17 * 1

15 1

5

5

4

15 14

14 14

22 1

- 16

15 1

2

8.8

0

16 14

12 15

11 1

15 1

21 1

5

5

6

17 16

16 14

16 5

17 1

40 1

4

5

4

24 13

21 14

19

16

16 1

9.6

8.3

4

42 16

alS 19

a!7 1

al6 1

a!6 1

15 1

5

5

6

2

16 11

Meat

16.3

16.5

17.2

17.7'

18.0

16.5

 IB. 6

15.6

13.7

14.5

IB. 6

15.1

14.7

16.3

Sept.

11

11

12

_ 12

7.4

7.6

12

12

21

15

15

14

14

14

12

13

13

13

B.8

10

14

15

17

16

15

15

57

16

15

14

~

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

1,000

984

1,060

12,790

1,110

914

1,140

930

B45

B60

1,140

930

677

11,790

une 29 (4 a.m.) 712 sec. -ft.; July 1 (5 p.m.) 260 sec.-ft. ; July 19 (6:30 p.m.) 

5 (l!30 p.m.) 1,260 sec. -ft.; Aug. 17 (6:30 p.m. 1,020 sec. -ft.; Sept. 27

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and record-1 for Rio 

Ruldoao at Hondo. 

^ Tl«9 baala; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
278 TULAROSA VALLEY BASIN

Alamogordo-La Luz ditch at La Luz, N. Hex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete Parshall flume, lat. 32°58'50", long.

105"56' 15", in SWj sec. 25, T. 15 S., R. 30 E., a quarter of a mile upstreatt from

La Luz and half a mile downstream from head gate. 

Records available.- October 1934 to September 1943. 

Extremes.- Maximum daily discnarge during year, 19 second-feet Oct. 5, Oct. 28 to Nov. 4,

Nov. 6, Feb. 2-7, 14; minimum daily, 0.7 second-foot June 8.

1934-43: Maximum daily discharge, 22 second-feet Feb. 2, 3, 5-13, 1942; no flow at

times. 

Remarks.- Records good. Ditch,diverts .water from left bank of Rio La Luz for irrigation.

Monthly discharge. In second-feet, water 

September* 1943

yea October 1942 to

Month

Calendar year 1942

May. ................

September. ..........

Water year 1942-43

Maximum

19

18

22

19

18

18

15

19

Minimum

11

0

4.0

.7

Mean

1 * a

13.6

13.4

S

*Q

9.84

12.6

Runoff In 

acre-feet

836

9,710

586

9,100

Alamogordo water supply near Alamogordo, N. Hex.

Location. -v Water-stage recorder and rectangular contracted weir, lat. 32 052'2£'", long. 

 105 "55 '40" (revised), in NWi sec. 33, T. 16 S.,.R. 10 E., at lower end of pipe line,

about a mile downstream from Alamo Canyon and 2 miles southeast ot Alamogorto. 

Records available.- October 1932 to September 1943. 

Average aiscnargeT- 11 years, 1.85 second-feet. 

extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 3.5 second-feet Mar. 21, 22, K".r. 26 to

Apr. 16 (gage height, 0.68 foot); minimum daily, 0.9 second-foot June 30.

,1932-43: Maximum discharge, 6.2 second-feet July 8, 1936 (gage height, 0.89 foot,

site and datum then in use); no flow July 7, 1933, Sept. 29, 1941. 

Remarks .- Records good. Water is diverted from Alamo Greek for municipal supply ofAlamogordo by pipe line having one intake on Alamo Greek Just above former gaging station at Wood Ranch and a second intake at Fleming Springs in Duncan Arroyo, wlilch is

tributary to Alamo Greek about 2 miles below first intake.

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, wate 

September 1943

year October 1942 to

Month

Calendar year 1942.

May..................

Water year 1942-43.

Maximum

3.2 

3.2 

3.2

4.2

3.2 

3.3 

3.5 

3.5 

3.3 

3.4 

3.3 

3.3 

3.1

3.5

Minimum

3.2 

3.2 

3.2

2.9

3.2 

3.1 

2.0 

3.3 

3.3 

.9 

3.2 

3.1 

3.0

.9

Mean

3.20 

3.20 

3.20

3.24

3.20 

3.KO 

3.20 

3.44 

3.30 

3.19 

3.30 

3.22 

3.02

3.22

Runoff in 

acre-feet.

197 

190 

197

2,340

197 

17S 

197 

205 

203 

190 

203 

198 

180

2,340

Time basis; Mountain war time, 

time, subtract 1 hour.

convert war time to standard
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 279

Measurements of stream flow in the western Gulf of Mexico basins made at points other 

than gaging stations are given in the following table:

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in weatern Qulf of Mexico baaina during r*ter year. 

October 1942 to September 1943

Mermentau River BaaIn

 Date

Oct. 5

29

 Xf\

21

22

Stream

Bayou Queue de 

Tortue.

....do..............

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Bermentau River ....

....do.............

Locality

Sec. IS, T. 11 S., R. 1 W. Louisiana 

meridian, at State Highway 128, 100 

feet below Southern Pacific R. F. 

bridge and J mile northeast of Ficevllle, La.

. . . .do. ................................

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

134

297

5,150

Calcasleu (liver Basin

Aug. 27 

27

Hickory Branch. ..... Weat Fork Caloaaieu 

River.

HWj sees. 34, T. 7 S. , R. 9 W. Louisiana 

meridian, at highway bridge, 0.4 mile 

below Little Creek and 5.1 milessouthwest of. Gay tine, La.

meridian, at highway bridge, 2 5/4 

miles below Hlaaouri Pacific R. R. 

bridge and 3.2 milea southweat cf 

Gordon, La.

5.64

Sablne River Basin

Sept.14 ....do.............. ....do.............

HcGraw Creek and i mile aouth of 

Burkeville, Tex.

... ,tto. ................................

' east of Burkeville, Tex.

mouth and near Bon Wier, Te*.

... .do. ................................

42 1

£4 0

21 6

V? 7

19 0

15.S

Neches Rivar Basin

Oct. 13

Nov. 17 

Dec. 11 

Jan. 23 

Mar. 9 

Apr. lo 

Aug. 26 

Oct. 13

Nov. 17 

Dec. 11 

Jan. 23 

Mar. 9 

Apr. 10 

Aug. 2S 

Oct. 13

NOT. 17 

Dec. 12 

Jan. 23 

Bar. 9 

Apr. 10 

Aug. 28

....do....... ......

....do..............

Angelina River. ....

...do.............

Angelina River.....

....do.............

At county highway, 3 miles above Alazan 

Creek and 5.6 milea southwest of 

Naoogdoches, Tex.

Just below Blounts Lake, 0.5 mile above 

mouth and 6.7 milea southwest of 

Nacogdoches, Tex. 

....do.................................

At county highway, 4-J milea above mouth 

and 6 milea south of Nacogdoohes. Hex.

... .do. ................................

6.96

10.2 

15.1 

24.2 

20.6 

15.9 

1.77 

2.40

3.45 

6.53 

11.1 

6.47 

5.49 

a. 20 

5.00

7.76 

14.2 

2S.6 

26.3 

18.2 

.31

a Estimated.
280 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in western Gulf of Mexico basins during water year 

October 1942 to September 1943 Contlnued

Trinity River Basin

Date

Oct. 2

2 

2 

2

Stream

West Pork Trinity 

River.

Tributary to or 

diverting from Locality

Discharge of outlet gate 4 

port Reservoir Dam, near 

Tex. 

Discharge of outlet gate 3 

mentioned dam. 

Discharge of outlet gate 2 

mentioned dam. 

Discharge of outlet gate 1 

mentioned dam.

In Bridge - 

Bridgeport,

in above - 

In aboveIn above -

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

a763

aS12

a761 

a746

a Measured at constant stage 1,000 feet below gatehouse. Reservoir elevation, 823.7 feet reservoir datraa. Gate at which measurement made wide open; other 3 gates closed.

San Jaointo River Basin

,

Jacinto River. county road, 2.1 miles above East 

Fork San Jacinto River and 2.3 mile'' 

north-northwest of Huffman, Tex.

a Estimated.

Brazoa River Basin

northeast of Basse, Tex.

miles above Stlllhouse Hollow and 

4.4 miles southwest of Belton, Tex.

Colorado River'Basin

Ij miles south of Hertzon, Tex.

Quadalupe River Basin

(San Hare os River)

miles below former gaging station 

near Pipecreek post office, Tex., 

.and 4 miles southwest of post office 

named.

b Total flow of springs.

Nueces River Basin

Oct. 23

Aug. 26 

26

Oct. 26

Aug. 25 

25

25 

25

West Huecea River... Nueces River. ...... Lat. 29°24'05», long. 100°04'35», 4.4 

miles below Liveoak Creek, 15& 

miles dpwnstream from gaging statloi 

near Brackettville, and 23 miles 

northeast of Brackettville, Tex. 

600 feet below Rio Prlo-Leakey road 

crossing and 2.3 miles south of 

Leakey, Tex. 

Lat. 29 628'45", long. 99*41 '60", 0.9 

mile below gaging station at Concan 

and 1.2 miles southeast of Concan, 

Tex. 

Near Texas & New Orleans R. R. bridge, 

0.6 mile above Dry Prio and 10 mile* 

northeast of Uvalde, Tex. 

100 feet below Williams Creek and 0.8 

mile northwest of Tarpley, Tex. 

Just above second Tarpley-Hondo road 

crossing, 6.7 miles southeast of 

Tarpley, Tex. 

At outlet of pool between second and 

third Tarpley-Hondo road crossings, 

7.5 miles southeast of Tarpley, Tex. 

At third Tarpley-Hondo road crossing, 

8.0 miles southeast of Tarpley, Tex.

cO

13.0 

18.2

dO

el. 16 

1.46

a.l 

0

a Estimated.

c 3,690 acre-feet passed the gaging station on West Nueces River near Brackettville, Tex., during 

period Oct. 15-23, 1942; this runoff was lost try infiltration Into the gravels above slt» of this 

measurement.

d Observation of ncr flow also made on following dates: Dec. 11, Mar. 6, Apr. 24, Ji-ne 3, July 13, 

Aug. 20, Sept. 21.

e Two-thirds of ths flow was from Williams Creek, based on field observation.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 281

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in western Gulf of Mexico basins during water 

October 1942 to September 1943 Continued

Rio Qrande Baain " *

pate

July 14

14

June 20

Aug. 18 

22

18

«rt

30

Oct. 23

24

29

Aug. 7

15

15 

16

July 8 

9

9

9 

8

9

8 

9

Stream

Rio Qrande ..........

....do..............

Alien Creek. ........

Cerro ditch. ........ 

Cabresto Creek. .....

Cabreato ditch 5....

and 3.

Cabreato ditch 2.... 

Cabresto ditch 1....

Santa Fe Creek. .....

....do..............

....do..............

. . . .do. .............

....do. .............

Agua Pura ditch. .... 

....do..............

....do..............

....do..............

....do..............

....do.............. 

....do..............

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Gulf of Mexico....

....do............

Costilla Creek.....

Lat-ir Creek... .... 

Rio Colorado. ......

Cabreato Creek.....

Cabreato ditches 

2 and 3.

Cabreato Creek.....

Rio Qrande .........

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

Oallinas River....;

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

Locality

SEi aec. 29, T. 24 H., R. HE., at 

Filar, H. Hex.

NBi aec. 12, T. 23 H., R. 10 B., 3 

miles southwest of Filar and 6 milea 

northeast of Etnbudo, H. Hex.

tat. 36°58', long. 105°15«, above 

Costilla Dam and Reservoir, 16 miles 

east of Costilla, H. Hex.

SWi sec. 15, T. 30 H., R. 13 E., 50 feet 

below head and 6 milea northwest of 

Cerro, H. Hex. 

SWiHEi aec. 29, T. 29 .H., R. 13 E., 1.5 

mij.es northeast of Queata, K. Hex.

SEiSWi aec. 21, T. 29 H., R. 13 E., at 

head, 2.6 milea northeast of (#ieita, 

H. Hex.

head, 2.5 milea northeast of Queita, 

H. Hex.

mile below head and 1.7 milea no-theast of ftuesta. H. Hex.

NW^NEj sec. 29-, T. 29 H., R. 13 E., 50 

feet below head and 1.7 milea no-theaat of Queata,. H. Hex. 

NW^KEi aec < 29, T. 29 H., R. 13 E., at 

head, 1.7 milea northeast of vtueita, 

H. Hex.

mile below head and 1.3 milea no-theast of Uueata, H. Hex. 

Sec. 24, T. 17 H., R. 10 E., above 

upper reservoir, 6i miles eaat of 

Santa Fe, H. Hex.

... .do. ................................

... .do. ................................

above mouth of Rio Hondo and 6 miles 

eaat of Roswell, H. Hex.

SEi aec. 4, T. 13 S., R. 26 E., 2.000 

feet above Daxter Bridge and Z\ 

milea northeaat of Dexter, H. Her.

HWi aec. 7, T. 14 S., R. 27 E., i,000 

feet below State Highway 61 and 2.5 

milea eaat of Hagepman, H. Hex.

2 milea north of Texas-Hew Hexico 

State line and 8£ milea 'northwest of 

Angeles, Tex.

Lat. 35°39', long. 105°19', 50 feet 

below head, 4 mile below gaging station near Hontezuma and 6 miles 

northwest of Laa V«gas, H. Hex. 

1,500 feet below head. .................

3,050 feet below head. .................

6,260 feet below head. ...... ^. .....:...

pump.

9,140 feet below head and 100 feet 

below pump.

Discharge 

(aeo. -ft.)

248

0*17

284

OTQ

1.35 

.46

.45

Oe

12.4 

0

4.43

_« QA

a gn

.63 

1.20

29

2.75

2.59

1.86 

2.06

1.57

50 3

81.3

117

2.10 

2.60

2.37

1.64

3.17 

3.63

a Estimated.
282 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In western Sulf of Mexico basins during ureter year 

October 1942 to September 1943 Oontlnued

Rio Qrande Basin Continued

Date

July 9 

9

Feb. 15

16

15

, 16 

15

16 

16

15

16 

Oct. 3

29 

Dec. 19 

Jan. 28 

Feb. 26 

Mar. 26 

Apr. 20 

May 26 

June 14 

July 24 

Aug. 19 

Sept. 23 

Dec. 18

Feb. 25 

Apr. 20 

June 15 

Aug. 20 

Dec. 18

Feb. 25 

Apr. 20 

June 14 

Aug. 19 

Dec. 18

Feb. 25 

Apr. 20 

June 14 

Aug. 19 

Jan. 13

13

May 10

Oct. 16 

16

16 

16 

May 10 

12

f Con 

unnamed

Stream

Agua Pura ditch.....

Rio Hondo ...........

Hagerman Canal......

Rio Felix. ..........

Michelet ditch pump 

41. 

Walnut Draw. ........

Phantom Lake Spring.

Olf f In Springs ......

West Sand la Spring. .

Santa Rosa Spring... 

Monument Spring .....

Deep Springs........

San Pedro Land 

Co . ' s canal .

Two artesian wells..

blned flow, less loss 

springs listed betwe

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Oalllnas River.....

Pecos River... .....

Rio Hondo...... ....

Pecos River. .......

Rio Felix. ......... 

Pecos River. .......

Phantom Lake Irrigation System 

Canal.

Main canal of 

Reeve« County 

Water Improvement 

District Ho. 1.

Canal of Beeves 

County Water Improvement District Ho. 1.

Santa Rosa Irrigation Co. 's canal.

Pecos River. .......

Leon Creek...... .. .

Comanche Creek. ....

San Pedro Land 

Co. '"s canal.

Comanche Creek. ....

es, of 3 springs tr? 

en them.

Locality

10,300 feet below head. . ............... 

11,900 feet below head, 765 feet above 

reservoir, and 5 miles northwest of 

Las Vegas, H. Hex. 

Ei sec. 9, T. 11 S., R. 25 E.. i mile 

above mouth and 7 miles east of 

Roswell, H. Hex.

NEi sec. 31, T. 10 S., R. 25 E., at 

head, 5 miles east of Roswell, H. rex.

SWi sec. 35, T. 13 S., R. 26 E., i mile 

above mouth and 2 miles north of 

Hagerman, N. Hex.

HEi sec. 3, T. 14 S., R. 26 E., at he^d, 

lj miles north of Hagerman, N. Hex. 

Lat. 2, sec. 2, T. 16 S., R. 26 E., 3 

miles south of Lake Arthur, N. Mex.

At source (mouth of cave), near 

Toyahvale, Tex.

In middle of northeast boundary sec. 20, 

blk. 13 Houston & Great northern R. R. 

survey, at Toyahvale, Tex.

At head of feeder canal, 800 feet sovth 

of U. S. Highway 290, at Balmorhea, 

Tex.

At former gaging station just below 

small dam, 1 mile east of Balmorher ,

T9X.

n

sec. 69, blk. 8 Houston & Great 

orthern R. R. survey. In Pecos 

County, In canal J- mile below source 

and 85 miles southwest of Qrandfalls, 

Tex. 

In northeast corner sec. 6, blk. 143 

Texas * St. Louis Ry. survey, In 

Pecos County, 2$ miles west of State 

Highway 82 and 20 miles north of 

Port Stockton, Tex. 

In survey 506, Qarcia, Montez 4 Durar 

survey, Pecos County, at State Hlgl - 

way 32, 10.2 miles north of Port 

Stockton, Tex. 

In survey 208, Joseph Burleson survey, 

Pecos County, 7 miles northeast of 

Port Stockton, Tex. 

In S^ of survey 207, Heirs of Thomas J. 

Robinson survey, Pecos County, 

2i miles below source and 5 miles 

northeast of Fort Stockton, Tex. 

In si of survey 208, Joseph Burleson 

survey, Pecos County, 1 mile below 

source and 7 miles northeast of 

Fort Stockton, Tex. 

In E^ of survey 208, Joseph Burleson - 

survey, Pecos County, f mile below 

source and 7 miles northeast of 

Port Stockton, Tex. 

In center of survey 622, Socorro 

Farming Co. survey, Pecos County, 

7^ miles north of Fort Stockton, 

Tex. 

In HEj of survey 210, San Antonio He 

Mexican Gulf Railroad survey, 95 

miles northeast of Fort Stockton, 

Tex. 

butary to canal Cold and San Pedro Sprlj

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

3.61 

3.40

7.85

7.55

34.5 

33.0 

10.2

7.74 

4.59

3.28

3.44 

19.0

15.9 

14.6 

13.0 

' 13.4 

13.1 

13.2 

13.1 

12.8 

14.8 

13.3 

13.4 

5.40

5.66 

5.32 

5.14 

5.18 

1.39

1.17 

1.32 

.99 

1.45 

.84

1.10 

.93 

.89 

1.00 

4.41

.98

.43

f6.15 

2.55

.43 

5.84 

.04 

.15 

igs and
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHABGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In western Gulf of Mexico basins during water 

October 1942 to September 1943 Oontlnued

383

Rio Qrande Basin 'Continued

- ,a»W

Bay 11

39

20 

21

Stream

San Simon Springs. . .

artesian wells).

Baeondido Springs.

Springs.

Springs.

Sweetwater Spring...

Howards Spring ...... 

Unnamed stream. .....

Tributary to or 

diverting fromComanche Creek. ....

Fecos River. .......

Howards Canyon..... 

Pecos Elver.. ......

Locality

In WJ of survey 598, E. Gesoheldle 

survey, Pecos County, 0.9 mile 

southwest of Devlln. triangulaticn 

station of IT. S. Coast & Geodetic 

Survey and loi miles northeast cf 

Fort Stoekton, Tex.

survey, Pecos County, 0.7 mile east 

of Devlln trlangulatton station of 

U. S. Coast & Geodetic Survey and 12 

miles northeast of Fort Stocktor,

Tex.

R. R. survey, Pecos County, and 12 

miles northeast of Fort Stockton, 

Tex.

St. Louis R. R. survey, 13$ miles 

northeast of Fort Stockton, Tex.

Texas St St. Louis R. R. survey, 

Pecos County, 13& miles northeast 

of Fort Stockton, Tex.

survey, Pecos County, 20 miles east 

of Fort Stockton, Tex.

survey, Fecos County, 24 miles e^st 

of Fort Stockton, Tex.

gatlon St Manufacturing Co. survey, 

Pecos County, 28^ miles east of 

Fort Stockton, Tex.

al & Qreat northern ». R. survey, 

Pecos County, 1 mile east of 

Sheffield, Tex.

west of Banner Ranch and 34 miles 

northwest of Langtry, Tex. 

Lat. 30°17', long. 101°45', In Terr-sll 

County, at Banner Headquarters 

Ranch, 0.4 mile west of northwest 

corner of Val Verde County and 3^ 

miles northwest of Langtry, Tex.

Verde County, on east side of Peios 

River, at Halone Ranch, and 26$ 

miles north of Langtry, Tex. 

Lat. 30°OS', long. 10i">33', In Val 

Verde County, in Howards Canyon»on 

east side of Pecos River, $ mile 

above mouth of canyon and 22$ miles 

north of Langtry, Tex. 

Lat. 30°00', long. 101°30', In Val 

Verde County, on east side of Peios 

River about 5i miles east-southeast 

of Cox Ranch (formerly W. I. Batb 

Ranch) and 14 miles north o,f Langtry, 

Tex.

Discharge 

{sec. -ft.)

0.18

.19

3.18 

»11

3.36 

18.6

a. Estimated.

Tularosa Valley (closed basin)

25

20

June 3

16

....do..............

....do..............

....do........... ...

ditch.

....do.............

....do.............

, ...do. ............

....do.............

head, i mile above La Luz and 6 

miles north of Alamogordo, N. Hex.

... .do. ...............................

. . . .do. ......................... s. ....

....do.............. ..................

1

*Q

1.25

1 25

1. 42

1 2X

1.09

1.06

1.28

.96.

«17457 0-44-19
284 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In western Gulf of Mexico basins during wrter year 

October 1942 to September 1943 Continued

Tularosa Valley (closed basin)-_0ontlmiea

Cats

Aug. 16

26

Sept. 9 

23

Stream

....do..............

Tributary to or 

diverting frora--

Alamorgodo-La Luz 

ditch.

....do.............

Locality

3Wl sac. 25, T. 

i mile above 

of Alamogord

....do........

15 S., R. 10 K., at head, 

La Luz and 6 miles nor Mi 

3, N. Hex.

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

1.34

1.17 

.96 

1.32
INDEX

Abiqulu, N. Hex., Rio Chama near........ 228

Accuracy of field data and computed

results.......................... 5

Acme, N. Hex-, Pecos River near........ 249

Acre-foot, definition of............... 1

Agencies other than Geological Survey,

records collected by............. 11-13

Agua Bonlto, Tex., discharge measurement of.......................... .283

Agua Pura ditch, N. Hex., discharge

neajuraments of.................381-382

Alamogordo-La Luz ditch at La Luz,

N. Mex........................... 278

Alamogordo Reservoir, N. Mex., con*

tents of........................186,187

Alamogordo water supply near

Alamogordo, N. Mex............... 273

Alamosa, Colo., Rio Grande St.......... 169

Alamosa Creek nbove Terrace Reservoir, Colo....................... 198

below Jerrace Reservoir, Colo,....... 199

Alszan Creek, Tex., discharge raeaaurementa of.......i................. 279

Albuquerque, If. Hex., Rio Grande at.... 178

Albuquerque, H. Hex., Tljeras Creek

near............................. 237

Alien Creek, H. Kex. , discharge measurements of......................... 281

Alto, Tex., Angelina River near........ 39

Angelina River at Horger, Tex.......... 41

near Alto, Tex....................... 39

near Lufkln, Tex...................... 40

Anton Chlco, H. Mex., Pecos River near. 245 

Aquilla Cr«ek near Aqullla, Tex........ 94

Arroyo Hondo, !f. Mex., Rio Hondo at.... 223

Artesia, N. Mex., Pecos River near..... 251

Ashertoft, Tex., Nueeea River near...... 153

Aspera-ont, Tex., Double Mountain Pork

Brazos River near................ 74

Salt Pork Brazos River near........ . 88

Ataseosa River at Whltsett, Tex......... 164

Attoyac Bayou near Chlreno, Tex........ 44

Austin, Tex., Barton Springs at.......131-132

Colorado River at.................... 109

Marshall F*ord Reservoir near......... 108

Balllnger, Tex., Colorado River at..... 105

Sim Creek at......................... 114

Barton Springs at Austin, Tex.........131-132

Baslle, La., Bayou Bezplque near....... 15

Bayou Des Cannes near Eunice, La....... 16

Bayou Hezplque near Baslle, La......... 15

Bayou Plaquemlne Brule near Crowley,

ta............................... 17

Bayou Queue de Tortue, La., discharge

measurements of.................. 279

Bear Canyon near Mlmbres, H. Mex....... 276

Beckwith Creek, La*, discharge measurement of.......................... 279

Belen, H. Mex., Rio Grande near........ 179

Belton, Tex., Leon River near.......... 97

Bemalillo, M. Me*., Jemez Creek near.. 237 

Rio (Jrande near...................... 177

Bernardu, H. Bex., Rio Grande near..... 180

Rio ?uereo near...................... 241

Big Bandy Creek (Sablne River Basin)

near 31g Sandy, Tex.............. 31-32

Big Sandy Creek (Trinity River Basin)

near Bridgeport, Tex............. 55

Blanoa, Colo., Trlnehera Creek near...\ 203 

Blanco River at Wlmberley, Tex......... 143

Blue water .Creek near Blue water, N. Mex. 242 

Bon Wler, Tex., Sabine River near...... 27

Bowlea Creek seepage investigation..... 43

Braekettville, Tex., Las Horaa Springs

at.............................. 273-274

Best Ifueees River near............... 159

Brady Creek at Erady, Tex.............. 128

Brays Bayou at Houston, Tex............ 72

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Brazos River at East Columbia, Tex..... 87

at Richmond, Tex..................... 86

at Seymour, Tex...................... 75

at Waco, Tex......................... 81

Clear Pork, at Port Griffin, Tex..... 91

at Hugent, Tex..................... 90

near Crystal Palls, Tex............ 92

Double Mountain Fork, at lubbock, Tex. 73

near Aspermont, Tex................ 74

near Bryan, Tex...................... 83

near Glen Rose, Tex.................. 79

near Hempstead, Tex.................. 84

near Marlln, Tex..................... 82

near Palo Pinto, Tex................. 78

near San Pellpe, Tex................. 85

near South Bend, Tex................. 76

near Whltney, Tex.................... 80

Salt Pork, near Aspemont, Tex....... 88

Brazos River Basin, Tex. , discharge

measurements In................... 280

gaging-statlon records in............73-103

Brazos Valley Irrigation Co.'s canal

near Pulshear, Tex............... 103

Bridgeport, Tex., Big Bandy Creek neat1 . 55

Brownnood, Tex., Pecan Bayov at........ 125

Bryan, Tex., Brazos River near......... 83

Buchanan Reservoir near Burret, Tex.... 108

Buffalo Bayou at Houston, Tex.......... 70

Bundlck Creek near Dry Creed, La....... 21

Burnet, Tex., Buchanan Reservoir near.. 108

Caballo Dam, N. Mex., Rio Grande below. 184 

Caballo Reservoir, N. Mex., contents

of..............................185,187

Cabezon, N. Hex., Rio Puercc near...... 238

Cabresto Creek, N. Mex., discharge

measurements of.................. 281

Cabresto ditches 1-5, H. Mer., discharge measurements of........... 281

Calallen, Tex., Nueees River at........ 158

Caloasleu River near Klndfer, La........ 19

near Oberlin, La..................... 18

Calcasleu River Basin, La., discharge

measurements in.................. 279

gaging-atatlon records in............ 18-21

Calllham, Tex., Prlo River at.......... 162

Gameron, Tex., Little River at......... 98

Capulln, Colo., La Jara Creak near..... 20O

Carlsbad, H. Vex., Pecos River at...... 252

Carlsbad, Tex. , Iforth Conchc River

near............................. 124

Carnero Creek near La Sarlta. Colo..... 196

Carrollton, Tex., Elm Fork frinity

River near....................... 59

Carson Reservoir, K. Mex., contents of. 185 

Caslaa Creak near Costllla, N. Mex..... 217

Cedar Creek near Mabank, for... ........ 62

Cerro, N. Mex., Latlr Creek near....... 219

Cerro ditch, N. Hex., discharge measurement of....................... 281

Chambers Creek near Corsieara, Tex..... 63

Chamita, N. Mex., Rio Chama near....... 229

Cherokee Bayou near Eldervllle, Tex.... 33

Chlreno, Tex., Attoyac Bayor near...... 44

Chrlstoval, Tex., South Concho

Irrigation Co.'s canal at...... .120-1S1

South Concho River at................ 115

Cibolo Creek near Falls City, Tex...... 149

Clear Creek below Continental Reservoir, Colo....................... 188

Clear Fork. See Brazos River, Clear

Fork. 

Clear Fork. See Trinity Hirer, Clear

Fork. 

Cleveland, Tex., East Pork San

Jaclnto River near............... 69

Clifton, Tex., North Boaque River near 95 

Cochiti, H. Mex., Rio Grande at........ 175

Cold Springs, Tex., discharge measure-'

ment of .................... A.... 282

285
286 INDEX

Coleto Creek near Victoria, Tex. 

Colorado River at Austin, Tex...

at Ballinger, Tex.............

at Columbus, Tex..............

at La Grange, Tex.. ....*......

at Robert Lee, Tex............

at Smlthville, Tex............

at Wharton, Tex...............

at Wlnchell, Tex.

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.. 145 

109 

105 

112 

111 

104 

110 

113 

106 

near San Saba, Tex............. 107,fig.l,£

Colorado River Basin, Tex., dls- ~ 

charge measurement in............ 280

gaging-station records in...........104-132

Columbus, Tex., Colorado River at...... 112

Comal River at New Braunfels, Tex...... 140

Comanche Creek, Tex., artesian wells In 282 

discharge measurements of............ 282

Comanche Springs at Fort Stockton, Tex. 272 

Comfort, Tex., Guadalupe River at...... 156

Computations, accuracy of results of... 5 

Concan, Tex., Frlo River at............ 160

Concho River near Paint Rock, Tex...... 120

near San Angelo, Tex................. 119

Conejos River at Platoro, Colo......... 206

near La Sauses, Colo................. 208

near Hogote, Colo..................... 207

Conroe, Tex., West Fork San Jaclnto

River near....................... 65

Contents, definlti on.of................ 2

Continental Reservoir, Colo., Clear

Creek below...................... 188

Control, definition of................. 1

Cooperation, record of................. 13

Correo, N. Mex., San Jose River at..... 243

Corslcana, Tex., Chambers Creek near... 63

Costllla, N. Mex., Caslas Creek near.'.. 217

Costllla Creek near........ '.. .. .214,215,216

Santlstevan Creek near............... 218

Costllla Creek above reservoir, near

Costilla, N. Hex................. 214

below reservoir, near Costllla,

N. Mex........................... 215

near Costilla, N..Hex................ 216

Cottonwood Creek near Lake Arthur,

N. Mex............................ 266

Cottonwood Spring, Tex., discharge

measurement of................... 278

Cotulla, Tex., Nueces River

at............................... 154

Creede, Colo., Rio Orande below........ 166

Rio Grande near...................... 165

Crestone, Colo., North Orestone Creek

near............................. 195

Crowley, La., Bayou Plaquemlne Brule

near............................. 17

Crystal Falls, Tex., Clear Fork

Brazos River near................. 92

Culebra Creek at San Luls, Colo........ 212

below San Luls, Colo................. 213

Cundiyo, N. Hex., Rio Santa Cruz at.... 233

Dallas, Tex., Trinity River at.........

Data, accuracy of......................

explanation of.......................

Deep Springs, Tex. , discharge measurement of..........................

Del Norte, Colo., Plnos Creek near.....

Rio Orande near......................

San Francisco Creek near.............

Delaware River near Red Bluff, N. Mex..

Denton Creek near Roanoke, Tex.........

Derby, Tex., Frio River hear...........

Devils River near Juno, Tex............

Diboll, Tex., Neohes River near........

Dixon, N. Hex., Embudo Creek at........

Domingo, N. Hex., Gallsteo Creek at....

Double Mountain Fork. See Brazos 

River, Double Mountain Fork.

Dry Creek, La., Bundick Creek near.....

Dry Creek at Hue sctier Lake near Smithvine , Tex.......................

48.

2-4

282

191

167

191

267

60

161

273

35

225

236

21

132

East Columbia, Tex., Brazos River at... 87

East Escondido Springs, Tex., discharge measurement of............ 283

East Sandia Spring, Tex., discharge

measurements of.................. 282

Easterly, Tex., Navasota River near.... 102

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Edna, Tex., Lavaca River near.......... 133

El Rito Creek near El Rito, N. M-?x..... 231

El Vado Reservoir, M. Mex., contents

of............................. .188,1.87

Elderville, Tex., Cherokee Bayou near.. 33 

Elephant Butte Dam, N. Hex., Rio Grande

below............................ 183

Elephant Butte Reservoir, N. Hex., contents of........................185,187

Elm Creek at Ballinger, Tex............ 114

Elm Fork. See Trinity River, El-n Fork. 

Bmbudo, N. Hex., Rio Grande at......... 173

Embudo Creek at Dixon, N. Hex.......... 225

Eunice, La., Bayou Des Cannes neir..... 16

Eva dale, Tex., Neohes River at......... 37

Falls City, Tex., Clbolo Creek inar.... 149

San Antonio River near............... 147

Faywood, N. Hex., Mlmbres River near... 275 

Flooda, special reports on............. 11

Fort Garland, Colo., Sangre de-C~isto

Creek near....................... 204

Trinchera Creek near................ 201-202

Ute Creek near....................... 205

Fort Griffin, Tex., Clear Fork

Brazos River at.................. 91

Fort Phantom Hill Reservoir near

Nugent, Tex...................... 93

Fort Stockton, Tex., Comanche Springs 

at..............................

Fort Worth, Tox., Clear Fork Trinity 

River at........................

West Fork Trinity River at..........

Frio River at Calliham, Tex. ..........

at Conoan, Tex......................

discharge measurements of...........

 near Derby, Tex.....................

Fulshear, Tex., Brazos Valley Irrigation Co.'s canal near...........

Gallsteo Creek at Domingo, N. Hex......

Sal Unas River at Montezuma, N. Hex.... 

near Montezuma, N. Hex...............

Ganado, Tex., Navldad River r^ar.......

Geddes Spring, Tex., discharge measurement of..........................

Georgetown, Tex. , San Gabriel River at.

Glffln Springs, Tex., discharge measurements of......................

Girvln, Tex., Pecos River near.........

Oladewater, Tex., Sablne River ne-n- 23,fig.

Glen Rose, Tex., Brazos River near.....

Goliad, Tex., San Antonio River at.....

Goose Creek near Wagon Wheel Gap, Colo.

Graford, Tex., Possum Kingdom Reservoir 

near.............................

ffrand Prairie, Tex., West Fork Trinity 

River at.........................

Grandfalls, JTex., Pecos River below....

Grandfalls-Big Valley Canal, Tex.,

monthly diversion through........

Guadalupe, N. Mex., Pecos River near... 

Rio Puerco near......................

Guadalupe River above Comal River, at

New Braunfels, Tex...............

at Comfort, Tex......................

at Hunt, Tox.........................

at Victoria, Tex.....................

near Spring Branch, Tex..............

Ouadalupe River Basin, Tex. , dla-inarge 

measurements in. »..........*.... 

gaglng-statlon records in.. .*..... ...135

Hagerman Canal, N. Mex. , discharge

measurements of.................

Hagerman, N. Mex., Rio Felix nerr.....

Hasse, Tex., teon River near..........

Hempstead, Tex., Brazos River'near....

Hickory Branch, La. , discharge measurement of.........'...........»

Hondo, N. Hex., Rio Bonlto at.........

Rio Ruidoso at......................

Hondo River, Tex. , discharge measurements of.............. 

Horger, Tex., Angelina River at.......

Houston, Tex., Brays Bayou at.........

Buffalo Bayou at............. > 

Whiteoak Bayou at...................

272

56

46.

162

160

280

161

103

236

261

260

134

283

100

282 

258 

,1,A

79

148

189

77

47

257

268

248

239

138

136

135

139

137

280

 149

282

265

96

84

279

264

262

280

41

72

70

71
INDEX 287

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Howards Spring, Tex., discharge measurement of....................... 283

Huffman, Tex., San Jaclnto River near.. 67 

Humbl«, Tex., West fork San Jaclnto

River near....................... 66

Huntj Tex., Ouadalupe River at......... 135

Jacksonville, Tex., Mud Creek near..... 38

Jemez Creek naar Bernalillo, N. Hex.... 23V

Johnson City, Tex., Pedernales Hlver

naar............................. 131

Johnson Springs, Tex., discharge measurement of....................... 283

Junction, Tex., Horth Llano River near. 129 

Juno, Tex., Devils Hlver near.......... 273

Kerber Creek at Ashley Banco, near

Villa Orove, Colo,............... 193

Kinder, La., Calcasieu River near...... 19

Kountze, Tex., Village Creek near...... 45

La Oarita, CttJ,o., Carnero Creek near... 196 

La Oarlta JJ*B#k near La Oarita, Colo... 197 

La Orange,'tex. , Colorado River at..... Ill

La Jara Creek at Oallegos Ranch,

near Capulln, Colo............... 200

La Luz, S. Hex., Alamogordo-La Luz

ditch at......................... 278

La Luz ditch, B. Hex., discharge fceasurements of................ I... .283-284

La Madera, H. Hex., Rio Ojo Calieite

at......................... 1..... 232

La Sauses, Colo., Conejos River near... 208 

Rio Brands ne-ar...................... 170

Laguna, Tex., Heuces River at.......... 151

Lake Arthur, N. Hex. , Cottonwood Cripek

near............................. 266

Fecos River near..................... 250

Lake Avalon, H. Mex., contents of.....186,187

Lake Dallas near Lake Dallas, Tex...... 57-58

Lake HcMillan, H. Mex., contents of...166-187 

Lake Hasworthy near San Angelo, Tex...116-117 

Lampaaes River at Youngsport, Tex...... 99

dlacharge measurement of............. 280

Lanana Or««k, Tex., discharge measurements of......................... 279

Las Horas Springs at Bracksttville,

Tex............................. 27S-274

Latlr Creek near Cerro, H. Hex........ 219

Lavaca River near Edna, Tex............ 133

Lavaca River Basin, Tex., gaging-station records In.'............... .133-134

Leon Hlver near Belton, Tex............ 97

near Haase, Tex...................... 96

Leona River spring flow near TJvalde,

Tex.............................. 163

Liberty, Tex., Trinity River at........ 54

Little Cow Creek, Tex,, discharge measurements of...................... 279

Little River at Gainer on, Tex........... 98

Llano River at Llano, Tex.............. 130

Lobatoa, Colo., Rio Granite near........ 171

Logansport, La., Sablne River at....... 25

Los Cordovas, H. Hex., Rio Taos at..... 224

Los Plnos River near Ortiz, Colo....... 211

Lubbock. Tex., Double Hountain Pork

Brazos River at.................. 73

Luce Bayou, Tex., discharge measurement of.......................... 280

Lufkin, Tex., Angelina River near...... 40

Lullng, Tex., Plum Creek near.......... 144

San Marcos River at.................. 141

McBraw Creek, Tex., discharge measurements of......................... 279

Mabank, Tex., Cedar Creek near......... 62

Hadera Canyon near Toyahvale, Tex...... 269

Halaga, H. Hex., Pecos River near...... 253

Hanassa, Colo., San Antonio River near. 210 

Karlin, Tex., Brazos River near........ 82

Marshall Ford Reservoir near Austin,

Tex.............................. 108

Kathls, Tex., Bueees River near........ 157

Hedina Hlver, Tex., discharge measurement of.......................... 280

Henard, Tex., Boyes Canal at..........127-128

San Saba River at.................... 126

Wermentau River Basin, La., discharge

measurements in.................. 279

gaging-atatlon records In............ 15-1

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Mlchelet ditch pump 41, H. Hex., discharge measurement of............ 282

Hlddle Concho River near Tankeraly, Tex. 121 

Middle Esoondldo Springs, Tex., discharge measuremsnt of » 283

Hidway, Tex., Trinity River near....... 51

Hilam, Tex., Sabine River near......... 26

Mimbres, H. Mex., Bear Canyon ne%r..... 876

Hiiabres River near................... 274

Mlmbres River near Paywood, H. Mix..... 275

near Himbres, H. Mex................. 274

Mlmbres River Basin, H. H., gaglnggtation records in. ........... ..274-276

Hineola, Tex., Sabine River near....... 22

Hiracle Well, Tex., discharge measurement of..........................

Hission River at Refugio, Tex..........

Hission River Basin, Tex., gagln-r-station record in...................

Hogote, Colo., Conejos River near......

Konte Vista, Colo., Rio Orande near....

Rock Creek near. ....................

Montezuma, H. Hex., Oalllnas Riv?r at.. 

Sal Unas River naar..................

Honument Spring, Tex., discharge measurement of.......................

Horral Creek, Tex., discharge measurements of.........................

Hud Creek near Jacksonville, Tex.......

283

150

150 

S07 

168 

192 

261 

260

, 282

279

38

Havasota River near Easterly, Tex...... 102

Havidad River near Ganado, Tex......... 134

Beches River at Evadale, Tex,........... 37

near Diboll, Tex..................... 35

near Heches, Tex..................... 34

near Roclcland, Tex................... 36

Heches River Basin, Tex., discharge

measurements In.................. 279

gaglng-station records In............ 54-45

Hew Braunfels, Tex., Comal River at.... 140

Ouadalupe River at................... 138

Hichols Reservoir, H. Hex., contents

of..............................185,187

Horth Bosque River near Clifton, Tex... 95 

Horth Concho River at Sterling City,

Tex.............................. 123

near Carlsbad, Tex................... 124

North Ore s tone Creek near Crest one,

Colo............................. 195

Horth Llano River near Junction, Tex... 129 

Hoyes Canal at Henard, Tex............127-128

Hueee.s River at Calallen, Tex.......... 168

at Cotulla, Tex...................... 154

at Laguna, Tex....................... 161

below Uvalde, Tex.................... 152

near Asherton, Tex...'................ 155

near Hathis, Tex..................... 157

near Three Rivers, Tex............... 156

near Tildan, Tex..................... 155

Hueces River Basin, T,ex., discharge

measurements in.................. 280

gaging-station records in...........151-164

Hugent, Tex., Clear Pork Brazos Ri-ver

at............................... 90

Port Phantom Hill Reservoir war...... 93

Oakwood, Tex., Trinity River ne^r...... 50

Oberlin, La., ffialcasleu River nr>ar..... 18

Whiskey Chitto Creek near............ 20

Orla, Tex., Pecos River near........... 255

Ortiz, Colo, Los Plnos River ne"*r«..... 211

San Antonio River at................. 209-

Ottlne, Tex., San Marcoa River at...... 142

Paint Rock, Tex., Concho River near.... 120

Palo Pinto, Tex., Brazos River near-... 78 

Park View, H. Hex., Rio Cnama at....... 226

Willow Creek near.................... 230

Pecan Bayou at Bromwood, Tex. ......... 125

Peoos, H. Hex., Pecoa River near....... 244

Pecos, Tex., Pecos River at............ 256

Toyah Creek near..................... 270

Pecos County Water Improvement District 

Ho. 2 Canal, Tex., monthly diversion through..................... 268

Peoos County Water Improvement District 

Ho. 3 Canal, Tex., monthly diversion through..................... 208
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Pecos River at Carlsbad, N. Hex..'...... 252

at Pecos, Tex.. ...................... 266

at Red Bluff, N. Hex.. ......... .254, fig.l,B

at Santa Rosa, N. Hex. ............... 245

below Grandf alls , Tex. ............... 257

discharge measurements of ............ 281

diversions from. ..................... 268

.... 249

.... 245

.... 251

.... 258

.... 248

.... 250

.... 253

.... 255

.... 244

.... 247

.... 259

nea 

nea 

nea 

nea 

nea 

nea 

nea 

nea 

nea 

nea 

ne a

Aome, N. Hex. .......

An ton Cblco, N. Hex. 

Artesia, N. Hex. ....

Glrvln, Tex. ........

Guadalupe, N. Hex. .. 

Lake Arthur, N. Hex. 

Malaga, N. Bex. .....

Orla , Tex. ..........

Fecos, H. Hex.

Puerto de Luna, N Hex.

Sheffield, Tex. .................

Feeds Springs, Tex., discharge measurement of.......................... 283

Pedernales River near Johnson City,

Tex. ............................. 131

Phantom Lake Spring, Tex. , discharge

measurements of. ................. 282

Pinos Creek near Del Norte, Colo. ...... 191

Plalnview, Tex., White River at........ 89

Platoro, Colo., Conejos River at....... 206

Plum Creek near Lullng, Tex. ........... 144

Possum Kingdom Reservoir near Graford,

Tex. ............................. 77

Publications on stream flow by

Geological Survey. .............. . .5-9,11

by State agencies .. ^r. ............... 9-10

Puerto de Luna, N. Hex., Pecos River

near. ............................ 247

Questa, N. Hex., Rio Colorado near..... 221 

Quicksand Creek, Tex., discharge measurements of ...................... 279

quitman, Tex. , Lake Pork Sabine River

near. ............................ 89-30

Red Bluff, N. Hex. , Delaware River near 267 

Pecos River at. ................ .254, fig. 1,B

Red Bluff Reservoir, Tex. , contents ~ 

of ............................. .186,188

Red River, N. Hex. , Rio Colorado near. . 220 

Reeves County Water Improvement District No. 2 Canal, Tex., monthly divers Ion through. ............ 268

Refugio, Tex., Mission River at......... 150

Rlchland Creek near Rlchland, Tex...... 04

Richmond, Tex., Brazos River at. ....... 86

Richmond Irrigation Co.'s canal near

Richmond, Tex. ................... 103

Rio Bonito at Hondo, N. Hex. ........... 264

Rio Chama at Park View, N. Hex. ....... 226

near Ablqulu, N. Hex. ................ 228

near Chamita, N. Hex. ................ 229

near Tierra Amarllla, N. Hex. ........ 227

Rio Colorado near Questa, N. Hex.'. ..... 221

near Red River, N. Bex.. ............. 220

Rio Felix at old highway bridge, near

Hagerman, N. Hex. ................ 265

discharge measurements of ............ 282

Rio Grande above mouth of Trlnchera

Creek, near La Sausea, Colo...... 170

at Alamosa , Colo. .................... 169

at Albuquerque, N. Sexs *..<.......... 178

at Cochiti, ». Hex.....*............. 175

 at aabudo, H. Hex. ................... 175

at Otowi Bridge, near San Ildefongo,

H. Hex* <......................... 174

at San Aoacia, R. Hex. ............... 131

at San Pelipe, N. Mex. . ^ ............. 176

at San Harclal, N. Hex, .............. 182

at Thirtymile Bridge, near Creede

Colo ............................. 165

at Wason, below Creede, Colo. ........ 166

below Caballo Dam, N. Hex. ........... 184

below Elephant Butte Dam, B. Hex..... 183

below Taoa Junction Bridge, near

Taos , H. Hex. .................... 172

discharge measurements of ............ 281

near Belen, N. Hex. .................. 179

near Bernalillo, N« Mex. ............. 177

near Bernardo, N. Mex. ............... 180

near Del Nortc, Colo. ................ 167

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near Lobatos, Colo............. -.... 171

near Monte Vista, Colo............... 168

South Pork, at South Pork, Colo...... 190

Rio Grande Basin, N. Mex.-Tex., discharge measurements in..........281-283

gaglng-station records in...........165-274

reservoirs in, contents of..........185-168

Rio Hondo (tributary to Pecos River)

at Diamond A Ranch, near Roswell,

N. Hex........................... 263

Rio Hondo (tributary to Rio GranCe) at

Arroyo Hondo, N. Mex............. 223

discharge measurements of............ 282

near Valdez, N. Mex.................. 222

Rio OJo Caliente at La Hadera, N. Hex., 232 

Rio Puerco at Rio Puerco, N. l*«x....... 240

near Bernardo, N. Hex................ 241

near Cabezon, N. Hex................. 238

near Guadalupe, N. Hex............... 239

Rio Ruidoso at Hondo, N. Hex........... 262

Rio Santa Cruz at Cundlyo, N. Mex...... 233

at Riverside, N. Hex................. 234

Rio Taos at Los Cordovas, N. l'«x....... 224

Rio Tularosa near Tularosa, N. Hex..... 277

Riverside, N. Hex., Rio Santa Cruz at.. 234 

Riverside, Tex., Trinity River at...... 52

Roanoke, Tex., Denton Creek near....... 60

Robert Lee, Tex., Colorado River at.... 104

Rock Creek near Monte Vista, Colo...... 192

Rockland, Tex., Neches River rear...... 36

Rockwall, Tex., Bast Pork Trinity River

near............................. 61

Romayor, Tex., Trinity River at........ 53

Rosser, Tex., Trinity River near....... 49

Roswell, N. Hex., Rio Hondo ne*r....... 263

Ruliff, Tex., Sabine River near......'.. 28

Runoff in Inches, definition cf........ 1

Sabine River at Logansport, La......... 25

Lake Fork, near Qultman, Tex......... 29-30

near Bon Wler, Tex................... 27

near Gladewater, Tex.............23,fig.1,A

near Mllara, Tex...................... 2?

near Hineola, Tex.................... 22

near Ruliff, Tex..................... 28

near Tatum, Tex...................... 24

Sabine River Basin, Tex. , discharge

measurements in.................. 279

gaging-station records in............ 22-33

Saguache Creek near Saguaehe, Colo..... 194

Salt Fork. See Brszos River, Salt Pork. " 

San Acacia, N. Hex., Rio Grand? at..... 181

Socorro main canal north at.......... 243

San Angelo, Tex., Concho River near.... 119

Lake Baswortny near................. 116-117

San Antonio River (Guadalupe River

Basin) at Gollad, Tex............ 148

at Son Antonloy Tex.................. 146

near Palls City, Tex................. 147

San Antonio River (Rio Grande Basin)

at mouth, near Hanasaa, Colo..... 210

at Ortiz, Colo....................... 209

San Pelipe, N. Hex., Rio Brand? at..... 176

San Felipe, Tex., Brazos River near.... 85

San Gabriel River at Georgetown * Tax... 100 

San Ildefonso, N. Hex. , Mo er*aae near 174 

San Jaeinto River, Baet Fork, n-eer

Cleveland, Tex................... 69

near Huffman, Tex.................... 67

West Pork, new Conroe, Tex.......... 65

 near Humble ; Tex. .................. 66

Sen Jaclnto River Basin, Tex., discharge

measurement in................... 280

gaging-station records in............ 65-72

San Jose River at Correo, N. H^ie....... 243

San Luis, Colo., Culebra Creek at...... 212

Culebra Creek below. ............ ^.... 213

San Lula Valley, Colo., closed basin 

in, gaging-station recoris for 

streams in....... ...............193-197

San Harcial, H. Mex., Rio Grange at.... 182

San Marcos River at Luling, Tex........ 141

at Ottine, Tex....................... 142

San Harcos Springs, Tex., discharge

measurements of.................. 280

San Hateo Reservoir, N. Hex., contents

of......................*..185-186,187
INDEX 289

San Pedro I*nd Co. "a canal, 5Pex., discharge measurement of............ 282

San Pedro Springs, Tex., discharge

measurement of .*............,.... 282

San Saba, Tex., Colorado River

near.........................107,flg.l,C

San Saba River at.................... 12?

San Saba River at ISenerd, Tejt.......... 126

at San Saba, Tax..................... 127

San Slaon Springs, Tex., discharge

measurement of................... 283

San Solomon Springs at Toyahvsle, Tex.. 271 

Sangre de Crlsto Creek near Port Garland, Colo....................... 204

Santa Fe, V. Hex., Santa Pe Creek near. 235 

Santa ?e Creels;, N. Hex., discharge

measurements of...... ............ 281

near Santa Pe, N. Mex................ 235

Santa Rosa, H. Max., Peeos River at.... 246

Santa Rosa, lex.., discharge Measurement of.......................... 282

Santistevan Creek near Costilla, N.Mex. 218 

Second-feet per square mile, definition

of............................... 1

Second-foot, definition of............. 1

Second-foot-day, definition of......... 1

Seymour, fez., Brazos River at......... 75

Sheffield, Tex,, Pecos River near...... 259

Smlthvllle, Tex., Colorado River at.... 110

Dry Creek near....................... 132

Socorro main canal north at San Acacia,

». Hex........................... 243

Somerville , Tex., Yegua Creek near..... 101

South Bend, Tex., Braeos River near.... 76

South Concho Irrigation Co.'s canal at

ChFlatoval, Tex ................120-121

South Concho River at Chrlstoval, Tex.. 115 

at San Angelo, Tex................... 118.

South Fork, Colo., South Fork Rio

Grande at.... v .................. 190

Spring Branch, Tex., Guadalupe River

near............................. 137

Spring Creek (Colorado River Basin),

discharge measurement of......... 280

. near Tankeraly, Tex.................. 122

Spring Creek (San Jaolnto River Basin)

near Spring, Tex................. 68

Stage-discharge relation, definition of 1 

Sterling City, Tex. , Uorth Concho River

at............................... 123

Striker Creek near Summer fie Id, Tex.... 42

SuBmerfiold, Tex., Striker Creek near.. 42 

Sweatwater Spring, Tex., discharge

measurement of................... 283

Tanksrsly, Tex., Middle Concho River

near............................. 121

Spring Creek near.................... 122

Taos, H. Hex., 8io Grsnde near......... 172

Tatum, Tex., Sablne River near......... 24

Terras, definition of.................... 1

Terrace Reservoir, Colo., Alamosa Creek

above............................ 198

Alamosa Creek below.................. 199

Three Rivers, Tex., Nueees River near.. 156 

Tierra Amarilla, H. Hex., Kio Chama

near............................. 227

Tijeras Creek near Albuquerque, H. Hex. 237 

Tilden, Tex. , Huece's River near........ 155

Time basis, explanation of............. 4

Toyah Creek below Toyah Lake, near

Pecos, Tex,...................... 270

Toyahvale, Tex., ISadera Canyon near.... 269

San Solomon Springs at............... 271

Trinehera Creek above Mountain Hone

Reservoir, near Port Barland, s - Colo............................. 202

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Trinehera Creek above Turners Ranch,

near Fort Garland, Colo.......... 201

below Smith Reservoir, near Blsnca,

Colo............................. SQ5

Trinity Hiver at Dallas, Tax........... 48

at Liberty, Tex...................... 54

at Riverside, Tex............'........ 52

at Romayor, Tex...................... 53

Clear Fork, at Port Worth, Tex....... 56

Bast Fork, near Rockwall, Tex........ 61

Elm Pork, near.Carrollton, Tex....... 59

near Midway, Tex..................... 51

near Oakwood, Tex.................... 50

near Rosser, Tex..................... 49

West Pork, at Port Worth, Tex........ 46

at Grand Prairie, Tex. ............. 47

discharge measurements of.......... 280

Trinity River Basin, Tex., discharge

measurements in.................. 280

gaglng-station records In............ 46-64

Troy Well, Tex., discharge measurement

of............................... 283

Tularosa, H. Jteic., Rio Tularosa near... 277 

Tularosa Valley Basin, H..tfax., discharge neasurements In.......... 283-284

geging-station records in...........277-278

Tunis Springs, Tex., discharge measurements of...................... 283

Ute Creek near Port Garland, Cole...... 205

Cvalde, Tex., Leona River spring flow

near............................. 163

Nue'ces River below................... 152

Valdez, H. Ilex., Rio Hondo near........

Victoria, Tex., Coleto Creek near......

Guadalupe River at...................

Villa Grove, Colo., Kerber Creek near.. 

Village Creek near Kountze, Tex........

Waco, Tex., Brazos Hiver at............

Wagon Wheel Gap, Colo.,-Goose Creak

near.............................

Walnut Creek, Tex. , discharge measurements of.........................

Walnut Draw, H. Hex., discharge measurements of......................

VJerd County Irrigation District So. 1 

Canal, Tex., monthly diversion 

through..........................

Ward County Water Improvement District 

* No. 2 Canal, Tex., monthly

diversion through................

Ward County Water Improvement District 

No. 3 Canal, Tex., monthly 

diversion through................

West Escondido Springs, gee Tun?.s 

Springs.

West Mueces Hiver, Tex., discharge

measurement of...................

near Brackettville, Tex..............

West Sandla Spring, Tex. , discharge

measurements of..................

Wharton, Tex,, Colorado River at.......

Whiskey Chitto Creek near Oberlln, L»,.

White River at Plaln^iew, Tex..........

Whlteoak Bayou at Houston, Tex.........

Whltney, Tex., Brazos River near.......

Whitsett, Tex., Atacosa giver at.......

Willow Creak near Park View, H. Mex....

Wimberley, Tex., Blanco River at........

Wlnchell, Tex., Colorado PJver at......

Work, division of......................

scope of.............................

Yegua Creek near Somerville, Tex......

Youngaport, Tex., Lampaaas River at....

222

145

139

193

45

81

189

280

282

sea

268

268

280

159

282

113

20

39

71

BO164

230

H3

106

101

99

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