UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

RAY LYMAN WILBUR, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

GEORGE OTIS SMITH, Director

Water-Supply Paper 642

SURFACE WATER SUPPLY 

of the UNITED STATES

1927

PART II

SOUTH ATLANTIC SLOPE AND EASTERN 

GULF OF MEXICO BASINS

NATHAN C. GROVER, Chief Hydraulic Engineer

J. J. DIRZULAITIS, B. D. BUBCHARD, and W. R. KING 

District Engineers

Prepared in cooperation with the States of 

VIRGINIA and NORTH CAROLINA

UNITED STATES

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

WASHINGTON : 1931

'or sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C. ----- Price 21 cents
CONTENTS

Page

Authorization and scope of work____________________________________ 1

Definition of terms._______________________________________________ 2

Explanation of data_____________________________-_______________ 2

Accuracy of field data and computed results__________---_---_________ 4

Publications..__________________________________________________ 5

Cooperation-_______________________________________________ 9

Division of work_____________________-_-_____-_-_-________________ 9

Gaging-station records...._________________________________________ 10

James River Basin____________________________________________ 10

Jackson River at Barber, Va____________--_--------__------ 10

James River at Lick Run, Va-_-__----____-____---__---__-_ 11

James River at Buchanan, Va______-___---_-______________ 12

James River at Salt Creek, Va____________________________ 13

James River at Bent Creek, Va______________-----_--_-_-__- 14

James River at Scottsville, Va_______--_--_-------_---_----_ 15

James River at Cartersville, Va____________________________ 16

Cowpasture River near Clifton Forge, Va_____---__-___-_-__- 17

Craig Creek at Parr, Va._-_________________ --__ 18

Johns Creek at Newcastle, Va_______._____.-_---_--_------- 19

North River at Goshen, Va-_-_-___-__-_-___-__-_-_-__----_- 20

North River near Lexington, Va__--------___--------------- 21

Kerrs Creek near Lexington, Va___-_-________-___---_--_-_ 22

Wreck Island Creek near Concord, Va_-_-_-_----_-------- 23

Tye River at Roseland, Va________________--__---------- 24

Hardware River near Scottsville, Va___-_--___-_-_--_-------- 25

Slate River near Arvonia, Va____-____--____-__-_--__------- 26

Rivanna River below Moores Creek, near Charlottesville, Va___ 27

Willis River at Flanagan Mills, Va_____-_________-___ 28

Appomattox River at Farmville, Va_-_-__--------- -- -- 29

Appomattox River at Mattoax, Va-___-------__--_--_------- 30

Appomattox River near Petersburg, Va______________________ 31

Dismal Swamp Basin___________________________-_--------__ 32

Lake Drummond in Dismal Swamp, Va____-----____--------- 32

^ Roanoke River Basin___________________-_______--___-_-_----__ 33

Roanoke River at Roanoke, Va___----_-_- _._._..__._.__._ 33

Roanoke River at Niagara, \5a__________________--_--------_ 34

Roanoke River near Toshes, Va___.___.._._._-__----------_- 36

Roanoke River near Gretna, Va_________________ ________ 37

Roanoke River at Brookneal, Va______-_--__------ ________ 38

Roanoke River at Old Gaston, N. C_____________ 39

Blackwater River near Union Hall, Va_-____- ___________-_.. 40

Goose Creek near Huddleston, Va_________-_-_----___-_---_. 41

Dan River near Francisco, N. C________-------------------- 42

Dan River at South Boston, Va__.._____----_-_-_-_--------- 43

1 Leatherwood Creek near Old Liberty, Va_______----_--_--_-_ 44

in
IV CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued. Page

Tar River Basin__________________________________________ 45

Fishing Creek near Enfield, N. C__________._________ 45

Neuse River Basin_____________________________________.______ 46

Flat River at Bahama, N. C______________________ 46

Dial Creek at Bahama, N. C_ _______ _____________ 47

Rocky Creek near Bahama, N. C___________________________ 48

Cape Fear River Basin________________._______________________ 49

Cape Fear River at Liltington, N. C__________________.______ 49

Reedy Fork near Summerfield, N. C_______________________ 50

Horsepen Creek at Battle Ground, N. C_____________________ 51

Morgan Creek near Chapel Hill, N. C____ _____________ 52

Deep River at Ramseur, N. C__________ __________________ 53

Pee Dee River Basin__________________________________________ 54

Yadkin River at North Wilkesboro, N. C____________ 54

Yadkin River near Salisbury, N. C_____________._______ ___ 55

Yadkin River at High Rock, N. C________________ 56

Fisher River near Dobson, N. C_______---_-_______ _______ 57

Santee River Basin____________________________________ __- 58

Santee River at Ferguson, S. C__.__________________________ 58

Linville River at Branch, N. C____________________________. 59

Henry Fork near Henry River, N. C________________________ 60

Little Sugar Creek near Charlotte, N. C___ _____ _____ 61

Broad River near Chimney Rock, N. C__--_-_-_.____________ 62

Broad River near Boiling Springs, N. C ____--.___-______-_ 63

Broad River at Richtex, S. C___________________ 64

Second Broad River at Cliffside, N. C_.______________ 65

Sandy Run Creek near Boiling Springs, N. C__ ____________ 66

Saluda River at Chappells, S. C______________________ 67

Saluda River near Silverstreet, S. C_______ _____ ______ 68

Saluda River near Chapin, S. C___________________________ 69

Saluda River near Columbia, S. C___________________________ 70

Savannah River Basin____________________-_.__________________ 71

Chattooga River near Tallulah Falls, Ga __________________ 71

Tugaloo River near Hartwell, Ga______---------___--____-_- 72

Savannah River at Augusta, Ga______.______________ _____ 73

Broad River near Bell, Ga___________ _______________ ___ 74

St. Marys River Basin______________________________ ______ 75

North Prong of St. Marys River at Moniac, Ga_____________ 75

St. Marys River near Macclenny, Fla ___________________ 79

 Suwannee River Basin________--___------------ ______________ 80

Suwannee River at Fargo, Ga_______-_-_____-_-________ 80

Suwannee River at White Springs, Fla __________________ 81

Suwannee River at EUaville, Fla___-_____-___--____-___-_-_- 82

Suwannee River at LuraviUe, Fla___________________________ 83

Ochlockonee River Basin____________________ _________ __ 84

Ochlockonee River at Ochlockonee, Fla_______-_-___-________ 84

Ochlockonee River near Bloxham, Fla______-__-________-_-__ 85

Apalachicola River Basin_________________________________-_- 86

Chattahoochee River at West Point, Ga__._______________ _ 86

Flint River near Vienna, Ga_______-_______-____--_-___-_ 87

Chipola River near Altha, Fla__ ______ ________ ________ 88

 Choctawhatchee River Basin_________ _______________ _______ 89

Choctawhatchee River near Newton, Ala _-._ 89
CONTENTS V

Gaging-station records Continued. Page

Mobile River Basin_________________________________________ 90

Coosawattee River near Carters, Ga_______________________ 90

Coosa River at Gadsden, Ala__-_-___________--_____-__-___- 91

Coosa River at Childersburg, Ala________-___-___-___-_____- 92

Coosa River at Mitchell Dam, near Verbena, Ala__-__-_____-_ 93

Coosa River at Lock 18, near Wetumpka, Ala_____-_____-_--_ 94

Tallapoosa River near Cragford, Ala______________________ 95

Tallapoosa River at Wadley, Ala__________________________ 96

Tallapoosa River at Cherokee Bluffs, near Tallassee, Ala___ __ 97

Miscellaneous discharge measurements_______________________ _____ 98

Index________________-_____________._-___.____ 101

ILLUSTRATION

FIGURE 1. Typical gaging station_____-_-________--_______--._______ 3
SUBFACE WATEB SUPPLY OF SOUTH ATLANTIC 

SLOPE AND EASTEBN GULF OF MEXICO 

BASINS, 1927 ____

AUTHORIZATION AND SCOPE OF WORK

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

measurements of flow made on streams in the United States during 

the year ending September 30, 1927.

The data presented in these reports were collected by the United 

States Geological Survey under the following authority contained in 

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

Provided, That this officer [the Director] shall have the direction of the Geological Survey and the classification of public lands and examination of the geological 

structure, mineral resources, and products of the national domain.

The work was begun in 1888 in connection with special studies 

relating to irrigation. Since the fiscal year ending June 30, 1895, 

successive appropriation bills passed by Congress have carried the 

following items:

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

States, and for the investigation of underground currents and artesian wells, 

and for the preparation of reports upon the best methods of utilizing the water 

resources.

Annual appropriations for the fiscal years ending June SO, 1895-1928

1895__.___.__.____ $12, 500. 00

1896. __.._.____ 24, 500. 00

1897-1899._________ 50,000.00

1900__.___..._____ 70, 000. 00

1901-2_ _____________ 100,000.00

1903-1906._______ 200,000.00

1907_______.______ 150, 000. 00

1908-1910.________ 100,000.00

1911-1917-.____________ 150, 000. 00

1918---._-__--__-_-. $175,000.00

1919__________________ 14P244.10

1920___.______.__ 175,000.00

1921-1923____.__._ 180,000.00

1924-25________... 170,000.00

1926_________.__. 165,000.00

1927_______...__ 151,000.00

1928____________._ 147,000.00

In the execution of the work many private and State organizations 

have cooperated either by furnishing data or by assisting in collecting data. Acknowledgments for cooperation of the first kind are 

made in connection with the description of each station affected; 

cooperation of the second kind is acknowledged on page 9.

Measurements of stream flow have been made at about 5,330 points 

in the United States and also at many points in Alaska p,nd the

1
2 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART II

Hawaiian Islands. In July, 1927, 1,750 gaging stations were being 

maintained by the Geological Survey and the cooperating organizations. Many miscellaneous discharge measurement* were made at 

other points. In connection with this work, data were also collected 

in regard to precipitation, evaporation, storage reservoirs, river profiles, and water power in many sections of the country and will be 

made available in water-supply papers from time to time.

DEFINITION OF TERMS

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

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

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

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

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

principal terms used in this series of reports are secc nd-feet, secondfeet per square mile, run-off in inches, and acre-feet. They may 

be denned as follows:

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

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

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

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

unit from which others are computed.

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

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

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

regards time and area.

"Run-off in inches" is the depth to which an are<*. would be covered if all the water flowing from it in a given period were uniformly 

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

rainfall, which is usually expressed in inches.

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

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

The following terms not in common use are here defined:

"Stage-discharge relation," an abbreviation for the term "relation 

of gage height to discharge."

"Control," a term used to designate the natural section of stretch 

of the channel or artificial structure below the gage which determines 

the stage-discharge relation at the gage.

EXPLANATION OF DATA

The data presented in this report cover the year beginning October 

1, 1926, and ending September 30, 1927. At tbe beginning of 

January in most parts of the United States much of the precipitation
EXPLANATION OF DATA O

in the preceding three months is stored in the form of snow or ice, or 

in ponds, lakes, and swamps, or as underground water, and this stored 

water passes off in the streams during the spring break-up. At the 

end of September, on the other hand, the only stored water available 

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

run-off for the year beginning October 1 is practically all derived from 

precipitation within that year.

The base data collected at gaging stations consist of records of 

stage, measurements of discharge, and general information used to 

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

direct readings of a staff or chain .gage or from a water-stage recorder 

that gives a continuous record of the fluctuations. Measurements

FIGURE 1. Typical gaging station

of discharge are made with a current meter by the general methods 

outlined in standard textbooks on the measurements of river discharge. A typical gaging station, equipped with water-stage recorder 

and measuring cable and car, is shown in Figure 1.

From the discharge measurements rating tables are prepared that 

give the discharge for any stage. The application of the daily gage 

heights to these rating tables gives the daily discharge from which 

the monthly and yearly mean discharge is computed.

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

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

daily discharge of the stream, and a table of monthly and yearly 

discharge and run-off.

The description of the station gives, in addition to statements 

regarding location and type of gage, information as to diversions that
4 STJKFACE WATEK SUPPLY, 1927, PART II

decrease the flow at the gage, artificial regulation, maximum and minimum recorded stages, and the accuracy of the records. The 

maximum discharge given under "Extremes" does not represent the 

crest discharge unless a water-stage recorder was in operation or, 

unless a nonrecording gage was read at the time of the crest.

The table of daily discharge gives, in general, the discharge in 

second-feet corresponding to the daily gage height which may be once 

daily reading or the mean of twice daily readings of a nonrecording 

gage, or the mean daily gage height obtained from a water-stage 

recorder graph.

At stations on streams subject to sudden or rapid diurnal fluctuation 

the discharge obtained from the rating table and the mean daily gage 

height may not be the true mean discharge for the day. If such stations are equipped with water-stage recorders, the mean daily discharge may be obtained by averaging discharge at regular intervals 

during the day or by using the discharge integrator, an instrument 

for obtaining mean daily discharge from a continuous gage-height 

graph and containing as an essential element the rating curve of the 

station.

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

gives the maximum daily discharge and not the discharge when the 

water surface was at crest height. Likewise, in the column headed 

"Minimum" the quantity given is the minimum daily discharge. 

The column headed "Mean" is the average flow in cubic feet per 

second during the month. On this average flow are based computations recorded in the remaining columns, which are defined on page 2.

ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

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

permanency of the stage-discharge relation and (2) on the accuracy 

of observation of stage, measurements of flow, and interpretation of 

records.

The station description gives a statement in regard to the general 

accuracy of the records. "Excellent" indicates that records are 

accurate within 5 per cent; "good," within 10 per cent; "fair," within 

15 per cent; and "poor," 20 per cent or more.

The monthly means for any station may represent with high 

accuracy the quantity of water flowing past the gage, but the figures showing discharge per square mile and run-off in inches may 

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

inability to interpret the effect of artificial regulation of the flow of 

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

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

draining areas in which, the annual rainfall is less than 20 inches.

The tables of monthly discharge give a general idea of the flow 

at the station. The table of daily discharge allows more detailed 

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

that the observations in each succeeding year may be expected to 

throw new light on data previously published.

Many gaging stations on streams in the irrigated areas of the 

United States are situated above most of the diversions fron those 

streams, and the discharge recorded does not show the water supply 

available for further development, as prior appropriations be^w the 

stations must first be satisfied.

PUBLICATIONS

Investigation of water resources by the United States Geological 

Survey has consisted in large part of measurements of the vo1 ume of 

flow of streams and studies of the conditions affecting that flow, but 

it has comprised also investigations of such closely allied subjects as 

irrigation, water storage, water powers, underground waters, and 

quality of waters. Most of the results of these investigations have 

been published in the series of water-supply papers, but some have 

appeared in the bulletins, professional papers, monographs, and annual 

reports.

The results of stream-flow measurements are now published, annually in 12 parts, each part covering an area whose boundaries 

coincide with natural drainage features as indicated below:

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

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

the Mississippi).

III. Ohio River Basin.

IV. St. Lawrence River Basin.

V. Upper Mississippi River and Hudson Bay Basins.

VI. Missouri River Basin. 

VII. Lower Mississippi River Basin. 

VIII. Western Gulf of Mexico basins. 

IX. Colorado River Basin. 

X. The Great Basin.

XI. Pacific slope basins in California.

XII. North Pacific slope basins, in three parts.

A, Pacific slope basins in Washington and upper Columbia Biver

Basin.

B, Snake River Basin. 

C, Pacific slope basins in Oregon and lower Columbia River Basin.

Water-supply papers and other publications of the United States 

Geological Survey containing data in regard to the water resources 

of the United States may be obtained or consulted as indicated 

below.
D SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART II

1. Copies may be purchased at nominal cost from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, 

D. C., who will, on application, furnish list 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 waterresources branch of the Geological Survey, as follows:

Augusta, Me., Statehouse.

Boston, Mass., 2500 Customhouse.

Hartford, Conn., 60 Washington Street.

Albany, N. Y., 506 Broadway-Arcade Building.

Trenton, N. J., 710 Trenton Trust Building.

Charlottesville, Va., Brooks Museum, University of Virginia.

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

Asheville, N. C., 210 Post Office Building.

Chattanooga, Tenn., 630 Power Building.

Tuscaloosa, Ala., Post Office Building.

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

Chicago, 111., 1503 Consumers Building.

Madison, Wis., 337N State Capitol.

St. Paul, Minn., 202 Old State Capitol.

Topeka, Kans., 23 Federal Building.

Holla, Mo., Holla Building, School of Mines and Metallurgy.

Fort Smith, Ark., Post Office Building.

Austin, Tex., State Capitol.

Tucson, Ariz., 210 Post Office Building.

Denver, Colo., 403 Post Office Building.

Salt Lake City, Utah, 313 Federal Building.

Idaho Falls, Idaho, 228 Federal Building.

Boise, Idaho, Federal Building.

Helena, Mont., 416 Power Block.

Tacoma, Wash., 406 Federal Building.

Portland, Oreg., 606 Post Office Building.

San Francisco, Calif., 303 Customhouse.

Los Angeles, Calif., 751 South Figueroa Street, room 510.

Honolulu, Hawaii, Territorial Office Building.

A list of Geological Survey's publications may be obtained by 

applying to the Director, United States Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.

Stream-flow records have been obtained at more than 5,330 points 

in the United States, and the data obtained have been published in 

the reports tabulated on pages 7 and 8.
PUBLICATIONS

Stream-flow data reports of the Untied States Geological Survey 

[A=Annual Eeport; B Bulletin; W=Water-SuppIy Paper)

Report

10th A, pt. 2 ___

llth A, pt. 2_. __

12th A, pt. 2 ......

13th A, pt. 3 __ ...

14th A, pt. 2... __

B 131 _ . ____

16th A, pt. 2... __

B 140-.. 

W 11 

18th A, pt. 4 ...

W 15 .

W 16. . 

19th A, pt. 4.. __ 

W 27. __ .

W 28 

20th A, pt. 4 ......

W 35 to 39 

21st A, p. 4 ..

W 47 to 52 

22dA,pt.4. 

W 65, 66.. 

W 75 __ . ___ ...

W 82 to 85 

W 97 to 100 

W 124 to 135 

W 165 to 178 ___

W 201 to 214 __ ...

W 241 to 252 

W 261 to 272... ....

W 281 to 292 

W 301 to 312.... ...

W 321 to 332 .

W 351 to 362 

W 381 to 394 .......

W 401 to 414 ...

W 431 to 444 

W 451 to 464 

W 471 to 484 .

W 501 to 514 

W 521 to 534 

W 541 to 554 .......

 W 561 to 574- .....

W 581 to 594 

W 601 to 614 .......

W 261 to 634 

W 641 to 654 

Character of data

do . . _ _ ..... . _ - - _

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and ratings . ___

monthly discharge (also many data covering earlier years).

(also similar data for some earlier years).

States, eastern Mississippi River, and Missouri River above 

junction with Kansas.

sissippi River below junction of Missouri and Flatte, and 

western United States. 

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge 

(also some long-time records) .

States, eastern Mississippi River, and Missouri River.

western United States.

Monthly discharge . . _

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Ym

1884 to Sept., * 1890.

1884 to June 30, 1891.

1884 to Dec. 31, 1892.

1888 to Dec. 31, 1893.

1893 and 1*94.

1895.

1896.

1895 and P96.

1897.

1897.

1897. 

1898.

1898.

1898.

1899.

1899. twin

1900.

1901.

1901.

1902.

1903.

1904.

1905.

1906.

1907-8.

1909.

1910.

1911.

1912.

1913.

1914.

1915.

1916.

1917.

1918.

1919-20.

1921.

1922.

1923.

1924.

1925.

1926.

1927.

The records at most of the stations discussed in these reports 

extend over a series of years. Miscellaneous measurements at many 

points other than regular gaging stations have been made ea°,h year 

and are published under "Miscellaneous discharge measurements" 

at the end of each report in the same relative order as the regular 

gaging stations. An index of the reports containing records obtained 

prior to 1904 has been published in Water-Supply Paper 119.

The following table gives, by years and drainage basins, tl <? numbers of the papers on surface-water supply published from 1899 to 

1927. The data for any particular station will be found in the reports 

covering the years during which the station was maintained. For 

example, data from 1910 to 1920 for any station in the area covered by 

Part III are published in Water-Supply Papers 283, 303, 323, 353, 

383, 403, 433, 453, 473, and 503, which contain records for the Ohio 

River Basin for those years.
Numbers of water-supply papers containing results of stream me

[For basins included see p. 5]

Year

1899 «.- 

1900».- . ....

1onl

1902 

1903 -

1904 

1905 

1906 

1907-8 

1909 

1910 . 

1911............

1912 -

1913 

1914 .. ...

1915 

1916 

1917 

1918 ___ 

1919-20- . .

1921 

1922 

1923 

1924 

1925: 

1926 

1927 

I

36

47, * 48

65,75

82

97

» 124, ° 125,

»126 

»165, «166,

P167 

» 201, « 202,

»203 

241

261

281

301

321

351

381

401

431

451

471

501

521

541

561

581

601

621

641

II

h qt 9ft

48

65,75

* 82, 83

6 97, 98

P 126, 127

P 167, 168

v 203, 204

242

262

282

302

322

352

382

402

432

452

472

502

522

542

562

582

602

622

642

III

36

48, < 49

83

98

128

169

205

243

263

283

303

323

353

383

403

433

453

473

503

523

543

563

583

603

623

643

IV

36

49

65,75

' 82, 83

97

129

170

206

244

264

284

304

324

354

384

404

434

454

474

504

524

544

564

584

604

624

644

V

36

49

* 65, 66, 75

*83,85

* 98, 99, » 100

* 128, 130

171

207

245

265

285

305

325

355

385

405

435

455

475

505

525

545

565

585

605

625

645

VI

« 36, 37

49, i 50

66,75

84

99

130, « 131

172

208

246

266

286

306

326

356

386

406

436

456

476

506

526

546

566

586

606

626

646

VII

37

50

* 65, 66, 75

*83,84

* 98, 99

* 128, 131

* 169, 173

* 205, 209

247

267

287

307

327

357

387

407

437

457

477

507

527

547

567

587

607

627

647

VIII

37

50

66,75

84

99

132

174

210

248

268

288

308

328

358

388

408

438

458

478

508

528

548

568

588

608

628

648

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

Paper 39. Tables of monthly discharge for 1899 in Twenty-first Annual Report, Part IV. 

i> James River only.

 Qallatin River.

<i Green and Gunnison Rivers and Grand River above junction with Gunnison.

 Mohave River only.

i Kings and Kerns Rivers and south Pacific slope basins.

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

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

Tables of monthly discharge for 1900 in Twenty-second Annual Report, Part IV.

fc Wissahickon and Schuylkill Rivers to James River.

< Scioto River.

i Loup and Platte R

with Platte.

 Tributaries of Mis

' Lake Ontario and t

m Hudson Bay only. 

 New England rive

" Hudson River to D

' Susquehanna Rive

» Platte and Kansas 

' Great Basin in Cal

 Below junction wit

' Rogue, UmpQua, a
DIVISION OF WORK 9

COOPERATION

The work in Virginia and North Carolina was carried or under 

ooperative agreements between the United States Geological Survey 

nd the respective States. In Virginia the work was carried on in 

ooperation with the Virginia Geological Survey, Wilbur A. Nelson, 

irector. In North Carolina the work was carried on in coop oration 

ith the North Carolina Department of Conservation and 

'evelopment.

Financial assistance was also rendered by the following municialities, corporations, and individuals: South Boston, Va.; Charlotte, 

C.; Raleigh, N. C.; Durham, N. C.; Crisp County, Ga.; Virginia 

tilitary Institute; Virginia Electric & Power Co.; Virginia Public 

ervice Co.; Appalachian Electric Power Co.; Day & Zimmermann;

R. Horsley; Daniel Welsh; Lexington Water Power Co.; Cc^umbia

ailway & Navigation Co.; Broad River Power Co.; Carolina Power

Light Co.; Roanoke River Power Co.; Tallahassee Power Co.;

eorgia Railway & Power Co.; Cliffside Mills; Alabama Power Co.;

. H. Hardaway; Houston Power Co.; Columbus Electric & Power 

o.; West Florida Power Co.; and Hill & Spencer.

DIVISION OF WORK

Data for stations in Virginia were collected and prepared for publiation under the direction of J. J. Dirzulaitis, district engineer, 

ssisted by O. D. Mussey, F. C. Christopherson, N. B. Ushr, and 

lisa S. F. Norris.

Data for stations in North Carolina, South Carolina, and on ChatQoga, Tugaloo, and Coosawattee Rivers in Georgia were collected 

nd prepared for publication under the direction of E. D. Burchard, 

istrict engineer, assisted by J. H. Morgan, A. E. Johnson, Karl Jetter, 

. J. Hall, F. M. Bell, H. W. Palm, H. A. Taylor, and Mr*. Erne

. Workman.

Data for stations in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, except those 

>r stations noted above, were collected and prepared for pubUcation 

nder the direction of W. R. King, district engineer, assisted by 

barren Withee, P. E. Hanson, P. R. Speer, M. T. Thompson, Duncan

harlton, and Miss Mary Heird.

The records were reviewed and manuscript assembled by Otto 

auterhahn.
10 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART II

GAGING-STATION RECORDS

JAMES RIVER BASIN 

JACKSON EIVER AT BARBER, VA.

LOCATION. Chain gage on Smiths highway bridge, half a mile from Barber,

Alleghany County, and half a mile below Falling Spring C-eek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. i09. square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1925, to September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 6,850 second-feet November 16

(gage height, 10.9 feet); minimum, 89 second-feet September 25 (gage height,

2.98 feet).

1925-1927: Maximum discharge, that of November 16, 1926; minimum,

72 second-feet August 28, 1925 (gage height, 2.80 feet). 

Maximum stage known, about 25.6 feet March, 1913. 

REMARKS. Records good.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926 27

Day

1 

2.. _ . _ . .....

4 

5. .... ... .

6.-. 

7. . .

8 

9 ... ...

10 

11 . 

12 _ ... ____ ..

13 

14 

15 ___ . _ . _ -.

16 

17 

18 

19.:... ..........

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 . 

28 

29 

30. 

31 

Oct.

170 

208 

374 

374 

357

340 

280 

236 

208 

182

170

147 

147 

158 

147

137 

147 

158 

170 

182

340 

310 

374 

480 

3,090

1,500 

870 

610 

480 

391 

340

Nov.

340 

310 

295 

266 

236

236 

222 

208 

222 

1,110

760 

520 

462 

408 

814

6,070 

3,530 

1,800 

1,500 

1,430

990 

1,230 

760 

564 

610

564 

480 

500 

500 

480

Dec.

542 

542 

520 

462 

426

408 

374 

374 

391 

564

706 

656 

1,290 

1,500 

1,110

870 

656

i 410

500 

2,980 

1,890 

1,360 

1,230

5,420 

2,870 

1,890 

1,640 

1,290 

1,110

Jan.

930 

760 

706 

656 

610

564 

444 

391 

374 

357

340 

462 

266 

325 

408

325 

} 310

357 

340

610 

706 

706 

656 

656

610 

500 

426 

520 

610 

990

Month

October.. ________

December.. ___ . _____________ ..

February ___ ___ _ __

April. _ .. ___ . ________ . .____. 

June _________ _ - .

July ,

August.. __ . __ _ 

September. ____________ ....

The year _____________

Feb.

870 

760 

656 

564 

990

2,550 

1,890 

1,360 

1,110 

930

870 

760 

760 

870 

814

760 

760 

656 

4,130 

2,760

1,980 

1,640 

2,450 

3,420 

2,980

2,650 

1,430 

1,230

Mar.

990 

814 

706 

610 

520

520 

480 

542 

814 

760

656 

564 

520 

610 

706

656 

610

564 

520 

480

462 

444 

408 

391 

357

340 

325 

310 

295 

280 

280

Maximum

3,090 

6,070 

5,420 

990 

4,130 

990 

3,530 

2,160 

310 

295 

564 

195

6,070

Apr.

2,070 

1,430 

1,290 

1,430 

1,430

1,360 

1,360 

1,500 

2,160 

2,450

2,250 

1,720 

1,170 

1,290 

1,290

1,170 

1,110 

930 

1,050 

2,250

1,890 

3,530 

2,550 

1,720 

1,290

1,050 

930 

814 

814 

1,230

May

2,160 

1,800 

1,170 

990

870

760 

656

564 

542 

480

462 

444 

408 

391 

391

374

357 

357 

357 

340

310 

310 

325 

340 

310

280 

280 

266 

266 

251 

236

Minimum

137 

208 

374 

266 

564 

280 

814 

236 

147 

122 

170 

91

91

June

230 

222 

29P 

295 

280

266 

266 

25? 

251

236

23P 

20P 

20P 

280 

310

310

280 25:

23P 25:'

23P 

222 

222

222 

20*

222 

182 

170 

14V 

147

Mean

422 

914 

1,120 

523 

1,520 

533 

1,550 

550 

238 

172 

299 

125

657

July

137 

236 

236 

182 

147

126 

137 

147 

170 

170

158 

170 

170 

158 

195

195 

251 

208 

195 

170

122 

182 

295 

195 

170

147 

126 

126 

126 

137 

147

Per 

square 

mile

1.03 

2.23 

2.74 

1.28 

3.72 

1.30 

3.79 

1.34 

.582 

.421 

.731 

.306

1.61

Aug.

182 

170 

170 

444 

325

266 

325 

310 

340

542

361 

340 

295 

280 

236

195 

195 

222 

222 

251

340

564 

564 

357 

280

280 

251 

236 

'251 

236 

195

Sept.

153 

147 

170 

170 

126

147 

137 

126 

126 

126

137 

195 

147 

147 

137

117 

119 

119 

119 

100

98 

100 

100 

98 

91

100 

98 

102 

100 

102

Run-off in 

inches

1.19 

2.49 

3.16 

1.48 

3.87 

1.50 

423 

1.54 

.65 

.49 

.84 

.34

21.78
OCATION. Chain gage on highway bridge at Lick Run, Botetourt County f

three-fourths mile below junction of Cowpasture and Jackson Rivers. 

DBAINAGB AREA. 1,370 square miles. 

tECORDs AVAILABLE. April, 1925, to September, 1927.

IXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 27,000 second-feet December 2ft 

(gage height, 17.70 feet); minimum, 265 second-feet September 24-30.

1925-1927: Maximum discharge, that of December 26, 1926; irinimum,. 

192 second-feet August 31, 1925 (gage height, 1.64 feet).

Flood of September, 1877, reached a stage of 29.1 feet, and that of March,. 

1913, reached a stage of 27.2 feet, determined by leveling to floodmr,rks. 

REMARKS. Records good.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

JAMES RIVER BASIN

JAMES BITER AT UCK RUN, VA.

11

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept,

325

438

725

1,200

885

535

698

535

460

415

370 

S48 

348 

348 

370

325

325

325

348

392

5fiO 

698 

588 

615 

5,540

2,730

1,900

1,340

1,030

850

755

725

670

588

560

535

485

460

438

510

1,340

1,780

1,340

1,030

850

818

16,700

12,900

5,880

5,880

4,180

2,880

2,160

1,780

1,440

1,240

1,150

1,340

1,440

1,290

1,340

1,440

1,440

1,290

1,150

1,110

1,030

955

885

955

1,440

2,160

1,900

3,520

4,520

3,360

2,580

1,900

1,660

1,240

1,150

1,290

12,300

8,350

4,860

4,690

24,400

12,000

6,560

6,730

5,030

3,840

3,200

2,440

2,030

1,780

1,660

1,440

1,240

1,070

990

955

785

785

920

1,070

955

955

1,150

990

920

955

1,240

1,440

1,550

1,660

1,550

1,340

1,110

1,240

1,660

2,730

2,580

2,160

1,780

1,550

1,660

6,730 

5,710 

4,180 

3,200 

2/580

2,580

2,440

2,300

3,840

3,520

2,730

2,580

2,580

19,400

15,200

7,630

5,710

14,200

15, 600

6,560

4,860

3,680

2,880

2,440

2,160

1,780

1,550

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,780

1,780

1,550

1,440

1,340

1,340

1,550

1,550

1,440

1,340

1,240

1,200

1,200

1,150

1,070

1,030

955

920

885

670

615

755

755

3,200

8,710

4,860

3,840

5,030

4,180

3,520

3,040

7,270

10,900

6,910

5,200

3,840

4,860

4,520

3,680

4,180

3,520

3,040

7,090

5,200

12,700

10,200

6,220

4,520

3,520

6,730

5,030

3,680

2,880

2,580

2,030

2,580

2,030

1,900

1,660

1,440

1,340

1,340

1,240

1,150

1,070

1,070

1,030

955

920

1,030

885

818

850

850

818

785

725

698

670

670

642

615

588

698

885

818

818

698

642

615

588

535

560

438

990

785

698

670

670

615

560

535

535

510

460

415

392

370

370

348

535

920

615

485

370

370

392

415

415

460

438

415

415

438

485

615

485

460

392

392

588

642

485

415

370

348

325

305

348

642

485

485

698

1,200

785

1,030

1,030

1,110

1,550

1,030

785

670

588

615

615

510

588

725

850

990

2,030

3,840

1,660

1,150

725

670

670

615

560

588

535

460

460

415

370

392

370

392

485

485

392

370

348

325

325

305

305

305

285

285

265

265

265

265

265

265

Month Maximum Minimum Mean

Per

square 

mile

Run-oft in 

inches

etober _

] ovember. 

] ecember.. 

J nuary _ 

] sbruary... 

arch __ . T lay

Jine 

Jily.

igust . 

ptember.

The year.

8180 31-

5,540

16,700

24,400

3,200

19,400

2,880

12,700

6,730

990

920

3,840

588

24,400

325

438

885

785

1,550

615

2,030

642

370

305

485

265

265

2,460

4,060

1,380

5,590

1,380

5,130

1,560

629

454

965

373

2,040

0.620

1.80

2.96

1.01

4.08

1.01

3.74

1.14

.459

.331

.704

.272

1.49

0.71

2.01

3.41

1.16

4.25

1.16

4.17

1.31

.51

.38

.81

.30

20.18
12 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART II

JAMES RIVER AT BUCHANAN, VA.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder (chain gage prior to July 1, 1927) at highway 

bridge near Chesapeake & Ohio Railway station, Bucl anan, Botetourt 

County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,080 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1895, to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 31,400 second-feet December 27 

(gage height, 14.2 feet); minimum, 400 second-feet October 1 and 2 (gage 

height, 1.9 feet).

1895-1927: Maximum discharge, not determined; maximum gage height, 

31 feet March 27, 1913 (determined by levels from floodmarks); minimum 

discharge, 275 second-feet August 20-22 and September 12-14, 1900 (gage 

height, 1.7 feet). A discharge of 260 second-feet reported on April 17 and 

May 2, 1896, is subject to error owing to unreliability of record prior to 1898.

REMARKS. Records fair to June 30 and excellent thereafter. Gage-height 

record October 1 to June 30 furnished by United States Weather Bureau.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1 

2. ____ ...

3. _ 

4. ___ .....

5 ___ .-_-_

6- ......

7 ___ ...

8 

9 ..... ...

10 

11. __

12 . .

13 

14 

15 _ . _ ..

16 

IS 

19 

20 -

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

99

23 _ 

24 

25. ____ 

26. _

27 

28 

29 

30 

31... _ .....

Oct.

400

400

450

1,190

1,090

1,000

1,000

915

830

750

680

615

680

760

680

615

615

615

615

555

555

555

555

830

1,300

2,520

2,220

2,080

1,940

1,800

1,800

Nov.

1,670

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,420

1,420

1,300

1 onn

1,420

1,300

1,090

1,090

7,000

7,810

7,570

6,650

5,580

4,380

2,560

2,560

3,080

2,730

9 4.flfl

2,090

Dec.

2,090

2,090

1,950

1,950

1,810

1,680

1 680

1,680

1,810

1,810

9 ftQfl

1,950

1,950

1,950

1,810

1,680

1,680

16,200

12,300

9,310

28,700

17,700

14,300

8,800

Jan.

6,650

6,000

5,380

4,980

4,780

4 380

3,810

3,440

3,080

2,560

2,560

2,560

2,900

2,730

2,560

2,400

2,400

2,400

2,240

9 9J.fi

2,240

2,240

2,400

2,400

2,400

2,400

9 73fl

3,080

3,080

Feb.

3,080

3,080

3,080

2,900

4,190

4,000

4,000

3

Q1 A

3,810

3,620

3,620

5,580

4,780

4,580

30,700

97 7ftft

OA OHO

17,700

9Q 4.ftft

7,330

Mar.

5,580

4,980

4,380

4 000

3^810

3,440

3,260

3,080

2,900

2,730

2,730

2,560

2,400

2,240

2,090

1,950

1,810

1,680

1,680

1,550

1,550

1,430

1,430

1 *>OA

1,320

1,210

Apr.

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,320

1,950

2,240

2,240

2,730

17,400

14,600

12,800

10,400

8,050

6,430

4,980

3,260

3, 620

4,580

15,600

20,900

10, 600

8,300

4,190

3,260

May

3,080

3,080

2,730

2,730

2,560

9 Afti)

2,400

9 94fl

2,240

2,240

2,090

2r090

2,090

1,950

1,950

1,810

1,680

1,550

1,430

1,320

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,110

June

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,430

1,320

1,210

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,430

1,550

1,210

1,110

1,010

1,010

1,010

920

920

840

840

760

760

690

690

July

690

732

1,430

1,600

1,010

808

792

7(0

718

732

732

732

768

776

753

808

832

1,310

1,330

1,230

1,120

1,050

1,060

1,640

1,120

904

816

739

739

725

904

Aug.

992

1,010

856

1,000

1,550

1,430

1,290

2,090

2,090

1,810

1,360

992

947

974

938

1,580

1,390

3,900

4. ion

7,820

4,280

2,820

2,090

1,670

1,430

1,380

1,130

Sept.

1,240

1,090

1,080

1,000

912

956

856

800

776

776

792

SOS

840

792

739

690

648

620

596

590

566

560

554

548

542

542

530

524

Month

November _____________ ___ .

July....... 

September _____ . ____________

The year.. ___ _______ _____

Maximum

2,520

31,400

30, 700

6,650

30, 700

5,580

20,900

3,080

1,550

1,640

7,820

1,240

31,400

Minimum

400

1,090

1,680

2,240

2,900

1,210

1,210

1,110

690

690

856

524

400

Mean

987

4,050

6,640

3,170

9,300

2,640

6,780

1,890

1,050

947

2,060

745

3,310

Per 

square 

mile

0.475

1.95

3.19

1.52

4.47

1.27

3.26

.909

.505

.455

.990

.358

1.59

Run-off in 

inches

0.55

2.18

3.68

1.75

4.66

1.46

3.64

1.05

156

.52

1.14

.40

21.59
JAMES RIVER BASIN 13

JAMES RIVER AT SALT CREEK, VA.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder at Bald Eagle dam site, three-fourths mile 

above Salt Creek post office, Amherst County, 2H miles below Pedlr.r River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 3,250 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. December, 1926, to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during the period, December 3, 1926, to September 30, 1927, about 45,000 second-feet December 27 (gage heigl t, 14.51 

feet); minimum, 520 second-feet September 26 (gage height, l.fO feet). 

Maximum stage known, about 29 feet November, 1877, and March, 1913.

REMARKS. Records excellent. Operations at the numerous dams upstream 

cause diurnal fluctuations at the gage.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

10.

11 

12..

13.. 

14- 

15..

16.

17. 

18-

19.

20.

21.

22. 

23-

24.

25.

26.

27.

28. 

29-

30.

31.

2,720

2,620

2,260

2,440

2,210

2,060

1,860

2,130

2,930

3,730

4,220

6,450

6,450

5,270

4,220

3,380

5,410

2,620

2,520

20,000

10,900

9,700

33,600

35,500

16,500

13,800

12,400

9,040

7,500

6,000

5,270

4,600

4,220

3,850

3,380

2,930

2,520

2,720

2,420

2,130

2,000

1,950

2,460

2,260

2,210

2,380

2,620

2,420

2,280

2,210

2,400

2,820

2,930

3,040

2,930

2,620

2,620

2,930

3,850

4,730

4,340

3,970

3,610

2,210

4,750

8,730

7,200

5,700

4,730

4,340

4,340

4,220

5,410

7,350

6,300

5,560

5,410

22,900

35,500

20,600

14,000

20,300

34,300

22,500

14,600

11,000

8,730

7,050

6,000

5,410

4,860

4,220

3,850

3,850

3,730

3,610

3,730

3,730

3,500

3,150

3,150

3,260

3,380

3,380

3,260

3,150

2,930

3,040

2,930

2,720

2,620

2,500

2,380

2,040

2,320

2,040

1,880

1,900

2,500

11,600

10,700

7,500

6,150

5,850

6,600

6,150

8,860

21,600

16,000

11,300

8,730

8,110

8,730

7,500

6,750

6,450

7,200

7,170

10,300

25,300

26,100

15,600

10,700

8,420

7,050

6,150

5,410

5,130

6,900

7,500

6,150

5,270

4,730

4,090

3,730

3,610

3,260

3,150

3,150

2,820

2,620

2,520

2,620

2,420

2,300

2,300

2,280

2,170

1,760

1,990

1,750

1,920

1,990

1,730

1,640

1,400

1,730

1,560

1,470

1,460

1,480

1,620

1,700

2,060

1,900

1,750

1,700

1,580

1,500

1,200

1,480

1,800

2,420

2,170

1,970

1,700

1,390

1,540

1,410

1,290

1,250

1,230

1,070

1,020

910

981

890

739

870

900

1,240

1,920

1,440

1,140

981

1,080

1,190

950

1,230

992

960

981

1,020

1,010

1,670

1,780

2,150

1,460

1,470

1,830

1,600

1,670

1,390

1,040

970

970

981

1,920

1,560

1,650

1,470

1,750

1,920

2,340

2,380

2,620

2,520

2,620

2,130

1,730

1,700

1,810

1,530

1,440

2,830

5,050

7,000

5,950

9,600

5,900

3,850

3,040

2,500

2,110

2.130

2,040

1,830

2,000

1,670

1,580

1,470

1,390

1,400

1,390

1,230

1,410

1,770

1,340

1,280

1,240

1,230

1,240

1,150

960

842

1,020

880

851

851

784

784

748

584

860

757

660

721

Month Maximum Minimum Mean

Per

square

mile

Run-off in 

inches

December 3-31. 

January---__ 

February..._. 

March_ .. 

April.--. ._. 

May __, 

Jnne______. 

July .......

August 

September .

35,500

7,500

35,500

7,050

26,100

9,680

2,420

2,150

9,600

2,000

1,860

1,950

2,210

1,880

2,500

1,400

739

870

1,410

584

8,130

3,110

10,600

3,410

9,850

3,250

1,490

1,280

2,930

1,140

2.50

.957

3.26

1.05

3.03

1.00

.458

.394

.902

.351

2.70

1.10

3.40

1.21

3.38

1.15

.51

.45

1.04

.39
14 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART II

JAMES RIVER AT BENT CREEK, VA.

LOCATION. Chain gage on highway bridge at Bent Creek, App'xcaattox County, 

50 feet below Bent Creek and 1 mile below Gladstone.

DRAINAGE AREA. 3,670 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1925, to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, about 48,800 seiond-feet December 27 (gage height, 14.58 feet); minimum, 552 second-feet October 18 (gageheight, 2.63 feet).

1925-1927: Maximum discharge, that of December 27, 1926j minimum, 

350 second-feet August 31, 1925 (gage height, 2.35 feet).

REMARKS. Records above 1,200 second-feet, good; others, fair. Dischargeestimated November 16, 17, August 21, and 22. Considerable fluctuation 

at low stages caused by operation of power plants upstream,

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept,

10-

11- 

12..

13-

14-

15-

16-

17-

18-

19-

20-

27_____

28 

29 

30 __ 

31.........

865

932

865

1,290

2,360

1,980

1,450

932

1,000

752

1,000

1,000

1,290

1,140

932

932

728

1,140

865

865

1,000

932

1,370

1,710

2,560

5,900

3,580

2,760

1,710

1,710

1,450

1,540

1,450

1,220

1,140

1,220

1,140

865

1,450

1,540

2,260

3,160

2,360

2,260

1,540

7,000

20,000

17,600

12,600

10,100

6,990

5,650

4,690

3,580

3,160

2,960

3,370

3,370

3,370

3,580

3,370

3,370

3,160

2,960

2,560

2,560

2,360

2,360

1,980

2,080

2,460

4,020

4,020

5,900

6,990

5,900

4,920

4,240

3,160

3,370

2,960

4,460

23,400

14,400

11,800

31,000

46,400

21,600

16,400

14,800

9,120

8,800

6,990

5,900

5,160

4,690

4,240

4,020

3,800

3,160

3,160

2,960

2,560

2,560

2,560

2,760

2,760

2,960

2,560

2,960

2,960

2,760

2,660

2,560

3,160

3,160

3,580

3,370

3,160

2,960

3,160

3,580

4,690

4,920

4,240

3,800

3,580

5,900

9,770

8,180

6,430

5,400

4,690

4,690

5,160

7,580

6,160

5,650

14,000

43,400

22,900

18,000

37,400

26,300

17,600

12,900

10,400

7,580

6,160

5,900

5,400

4,920

4,460

4,460

4,240

4,020

4,240

4,240

4,020

3,800

3,580

3,370

3,800

3,800

3,580

3,580

2,960

3,800

3,370

3,160

3,160

2,960

2,660

2,760

2,170

2,460

2,260

2,260

2,760

8,800

13,600

9,120

7,580

9,120

7,880

6,990

7,880

22,400

19,800

13,600

10,400

8,800

9,440

8,800

8,180

8,490

7,280

7,280

10,400

21,600

31,000

18,800

12,900

9,770

8,490

6,900

6,160

5,650

5,900

11,200

8,800

6,990

5,900

5,400

4,920

4,240

4,690

4,240

4,920

3,580

3,370

3,370

2,960

3,160

2,960

2,960

2,960

2,760

2,760

2,760

1,800

2,360

2,170

2,360

2,260

2,080

2,360

1,540

2,360

1,890

1,890

1,980

1,980

1,980

2,080

2,360

2,170

2,080

2,170

1,890

1,710

1,540

2,170

1,980

3,580

2,260

2,170

1,800

1,890

1,890

1,710

1,540

1,450

1,450

1,620

1,220

1,070

1,070

1,000

865

1,070

1,450

1,980

2,170

1,450

1,220

1,290

1,450

2,960

1,620

1,980

1,220

1,290

1,370

1,290

1,140

1,710

1,980

3,160

2,080

1,800

2,460

2,080

1,710

1,710

1,620

1,140

1,220

1,290

2,560

2,360

1,710

1,890

1,450

2,460

2,170

2,960

2,460

4,460

4,020

2,760

2,760

2,170

2,080

2,460

1,980

1,620

2,080

3,580

3,370

6,000

7,500

10,800

8,180

4,920

3,800

3,370

2,560

2,360

2,460

2,260

2,170 

2,360. 

1,71O 

1,710 

1,800.

1,290- 

1,540 1,450. 

1,220 

2,080-

1,62ft 

l,54a 

1,370 

1,370. 

2,260-

790- 

1,070 

1,070, 

1,070" 

1.22&

1,000

1,070

840

1,000

932.

865

790

1,140

932.

865-

Month Maximum Minimum Mean

Per

square

mile

Run-off in 

inches

October . 

November.. 

December.. 

January.... 

February... 

March__. 

April___. 

May . 

June_..... 

July.. ... 

August . 

September.

5,900

The year.

46,400

8,800

43,400

7,580

31,000

11,200

3,580

3,160

10,800

2,360

46,400

728

865

1,980

2,560

3,580

2,170

2,760

1,540

1,000

865

1,450

790

728

I,500 

4,420 

8,650 

3,600

II,500 

3,840

11,000 

3,870 

1,850 

1,690 

3,390 

1,340

4,670

0.409

1.20

2.36

.981

3.13

1.05

3.00

1.05

.504

.460

.924

.365

1.27

0.47

1.34

2.72

1.13

3.26

1.21

3.35

1.21

.56

.53

1.07

.41

17.26
JAMES RIVER BASIN 15

JAMES RIVER AT SCOTTSVHII, TA.

IUOCATION. Chain gage on highway bridge at Scottsville, Albemarle County, 7 

miles above Hardware River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 4,570 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February, 1925, to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 41,900 second-feet February 20 

(gage height, 15.68 feet); minimum, 665 second-feet September 17 (gage 

height, 2.00 feet).

1925-1927: Maximum discharge, 42,300 second-feet January 20, 1926 

(gage height, 15.8 feet); minimum, 400 second-feet September 30, 1925 (gage 

height, 1.62 feet).

REMARKS. Records good except those for low stages, which are fair. Considerable fluctuation at low stages owing to regulation at plants above gage.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet,

Day

11.

II:

14- 15-

16-

17.

18. 

10- 

20.

 21.

27. 

30-"

Oct.

1,020

1,120

1,180

1,180

1,290

2,020

2,280

2,020

1,520

1,400

1,240

960

1,240

1,640

1,460

1,340

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,290

1,070

1,120

1,120

1,070

2,020

2,280

5,720

4,840

4,670

2,560

2,420

Nov.

2,020

2,020

1,760

1,760

1,520

1,400

1,290

1,460

1,520

2,280

2,150

1,890

3,160

2,420

2,560

5,180

26,000

30,000

18,500

13,200

10,000

7,400

6,080

5,010

4,330

3,990

4,840

4,500

3,650

3,820

Dec.

3,820 

3,990 

4,160 

3,820 

S, 650

3,160

3,320

3,160

2,850

3,000

3,000

3,320

4,500

5,900

7,200

6,810

5,180

4,160

3,820

3,650

4,500

21,600

15,200

21,200

29,200

38,100

30,800

23,600

17,800

13,900

Jan.

11,300

8,320

7,840

6,620

6,900

5,360

5,010

4,160

4,160

3,480

3,480

3,480

2,850

3,160

3,160

3,160

2,850

3,320

3,320

3,650

3,480

3,320

3,160

3,320

3,650

3,820

3,990

3,820

3,820

3,820

3,990

Feb.

4,330

3,820

5,180

4,840

4,670

4,330

5,900

8,840

7,400

6,260

5,540

5,180

5,180

5,360

7,620

6,810

6,260

6,440

37,700

33,200

22,400

19,300

30,000

33,200

25,200

16,300

12,600

Mar.

10,000

8,320

7,000

6,620

5,720

5,540

5,180

5,180

5,010

4,840

4,840

4,840

4,670

4,500

4,500

4,330

4,330

4,330

4,330

4,160

3,990

4,500

3,820

3,820

3,650

3,480

3,160

3,000

3,160

3,000

2,850

Apr.

3,480

5,360

16,300

11,300

8,580

8,320

7,620

7,840

8,840

17,000

24,800

16,700

12,600

10,300

9,400

10,300

8,320

7,840

8,320

7,620

8,080

15,600

27,600

26,800

17,800

12,600

9,400

8,320

7,400

7,000

May

6,810

8,840

14,200

7,620

7,000

6,260

5,900

5,540

5,540

4,500

4,330

4,330

3,990

3,820

3,650

3,160

3,820

3,650

3,820

3,160

3,000

3,160

2,280

2,700

2,420

3,000

3,650

2,420

2,280

2,560

2,280

June 1 July

2,280

2,280

2,420

2,560

2,420

2,280

2,560

2,700

2,420

2,420

2,280

2.150

2,020

2,020

2,700

3,000

2,850

2,560

2,560

2,280

2,020

1,890

1,890

1,640

1,760

1,520

1,460

1,340

1,240

1,180

1,290

1,020

1,240

1,400

2,020

2,150

1,640

1,640

1,890

3,000

3,320

2,020

2,020

1,520

1,340

1,290

1,400

1,460

1,890

3,000

3,480

2,020

3,480

2,560

2,150

2,420

2,150

1,640

1,340

1,400

2,560

Aug.

3,370

2,560

1,890

2,710

2,150

3,130 2,7**) 

3,1<50 

3,650 

4,5%

3,3^0 

3,010 

2.7TO 

2,2^0 

2,8"0

2,5<>0 

2,2^0 

2,150 

3,6"0 

3,650

7,210 

7,8'0 

6,6^0 

9,710 

6,2")

4,670 

3,0-W) 

3,4^0 

2,5<50 

2,710 

2,590

Sept.

2,560

2,280

2,700

2,560

2,020

2,020

1,520

1,640

2,020

2,150

2,850

2,280

1,890

1,760

1,640

2,560

908

1,460

1,340

1,340

1,290

1,180

1,240

1,070

1,020

1,070

960

1,020

1,180

1,120

Month

October_. 

November. 

December.. 

January . 

Hebruary.. 

Miarch. . 

April......

May.......

June.__. 

July ....

August__. 

September.

The year.

Maximum

5,720

30,000

38,100

11,300

37,700

10,000

27,600

14,200

3,000

3,480

9,700

2,850

38,100

Minimum

1,290

2,850

2,850

3,820

2,850

3,480

2,280

1,180

1,020

1,890

Mean

I,820 

5,860 

9,820 

4,350 

12,200 

4,730

II,700 

4,150 

2,160 

1,990 

3,740 

1,690

5,320

Per

square

mile

0.398

1.23

2.15

.952

2.67

1.04

2.56

.987

.473

.435

.818

.370

1.16

Pun-off in 

inches

0.46

1.43

2.48

1.10

2.78-

1.20

2.86

1.14

.53

.50

.94

.41

15.83
16 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART II

JAMES RIVER AT CARTERSVIIIE, VA.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder (chain gage prior to June 4, 1927) at highwaybridge between Pemberton and Cartersville, Cumberland County, 1 mile 

below Willis River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 6,240 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January, 1899, to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 49,800 second-feet Deceniber 28 

(gage height, 16.2 feet); minimum, 1,150 second-feet September 18 (gage 

height, 0.85 foot.)

1899-1927: Maximum discharge, about 106,000 second-feet December 30,. 

1901 (gage height, 26.7 feet); minimum discharge not determined; minimum 

gage height, 0.33 foot October 27, 1921.

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge estimated April 8 and 9. Fluctuation atlow water owing to regulation at different points on James River and 

tributaries.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

10-

11-

12..

13..

14..

15..

16.

17.

18.

19. 

20_

21.

22. 

23-

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

29.

30.

31.

1,380

1,600

1,740

1,860

1,790

1,910

2,080

2,770

2,180

2,100

2,080

1,500

1,300

1,710

2,150

1,710

1,760

1,660

1,370

1,170

1,300

1,430

1,420

1,450

3,130

4,300

4,480

5,920

4,770

3,580

3,040

2,770

2,420

2,420

2,250

2,130

2,050

1,760

1,940

1,720

5,150

4,580

3,310

4,030

4,390

4,030

12,600

30,600

43,500

33,500

21,400

16,200

11,100

8,720

7,150

6,120

4,960

6,730

6,320

5,720

5,340

5,720

5,530

5,150

4,960

4,680

4,390

4,300

4,210

4,030

3,850

3,850

3,760

4,960

6,320

8,020

7,360

6,320

5,340

4,580

4,300

6,520

10,200

19.700

17,600

40,700

48,400

46,200

33,900

24,200

20,000

15,000

12,600

9,960

8,960

8,020

7,360

6,520

5,720

5,340

4,960

4,580

4,480

4,390

4,480

5,150

4580

4,030

4,580

4,480

4,680

4,580

4,390

4,210

4,210

4,300

4,480

4,680

4,680

4,770

4,680

4,680

5,340

5,920

6,520

5,920

5,720

5,530

5,720

6,120

8,720

8,250

7,360

6,520

6,120

6,320

7,150

9,460

8,960

8,020

7,580

8,960

43,500

30,600

26,000

32,000

42,700

30,900

22,200

17,200

13,500

11,400

9,710

8,720

8,020

7,360

6,940

6,730

6,520

6,120

6,320

6,320

6,120

5,920

6,120

5,720

5,720

5,720

5,530

5,530

5,150

5,720

5,530

4,960

4,770

4,480

4,030

3,940

3,850

3,850

3,850

4,480

7,800

16,900

15,300

12,600

12,300

12,600

12,500

13,500

21,800

26,400

22,200

17,200

13,800

12,600

12,900

12,000

10,800

10,200

9,960

9,960

18,000

39,900

34,300

22,500

17,200

13,500

11,400

9,960

9,210

9,460

9,710

13,800

11,100

9,460

8,250

7,800

7,150

6,730

6,520

5,920

5,340

5,340

4,960

4,960

4,480

4,480

4,480

4,120

4,030

4,120

3,940

3,940

3,130

3,670

3,760

3,670

3,400

3,220

3,220

3,040

3,130

2,950

2,770

3,490

3,310

3,130

3,040

3,400

3,310

3,040

2,770

2,950

2,500

2,500

3,490

3,940

3,760

3,310

3,220

3,040

2,680

2,590

2,420

2,250

2,060

2,080

1,980

1,740

1,590

1,720

I* 540 

1,470 

1,400 

1,480 

1,910

2,500

2,420

2,110

2,340

4,500

8,840

4,780

3,760

2,590

2,680

2,130

2,060

1,910

2,770

4,480

5,530

3,940

3,580

4,120

3,310

2,680

3,280

3,450

2,220

1,860

3,010

4,480

5,440

3,490

4,720

4,400

3,310

3,130

3,760

4,030

5,680

5,210

3,670

3,670

3,130

3,790

4,300

3,220

2,680

4,780

5,720

8,300

10,800

8,250

11,300

9,440

6,520

5,150

4,580

3,400

3,310

3,220

3,400

3,130

3,040

3,130

2,420

2,420

2,340

1,980

2,180

3,490

3,040' 

3,670 

2,860 

2,250 

2,150

2,080 

2,500 1,320^ 

1,640 

2,340

2,340

1,860

1,570

1,570

1,400

1,380 

1,370 

1,320 

l,26a 

1,380

Month Maximum Minimum Mean

Per

square

mile

Run-off in 

inches

October-... 

November.. 

December.. 

January_. 

February... 

March__. 

April__. 

May___. 

June.___. 

July........

August__. 

September.

The year.

5,920

43,500

48,400

15,000

43,500

13,500

39,900

13,800

3,940

8,840

11,300

3,670

48,400

1,170

1,720

3,760

4,030

5,340

3,850

4,480

3,040

1,590

1,400

2,680

1,260

1,170

2,280

8,830

12,200

5,790

13,800

6,260

15,500

5,720

2,810

3,050

5,060

2,230

0.365

1.42

1.96

.928

2.21

1.00

2.48

.917

.450

.489

.811

.357

1.10

0.42

1.58

2.26

1.07

2.30

1.15

2.77

1.06.

.50

.56

.94

.40

15.01
JAMES RIVER BASIN ir

COWPASTURE RIVER NEAR CLIFTON FORGE, VA.

LOCATION. Chain gage on iron highway bridge 1^ miles above junction with 

Jackson River and 4 miles southeast of Clifton Forge, Alleghany County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 456 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1907, to August, 1908, and March, 1925 to September, 1927. Gage used 1907-8 not at present gage datum.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, about 6,960 second-feet December 

26 (gage height, 10.0 feet); minimum, 67 second-feet July 17 (gag^ height, 

1.98 feet).

1907-8, 1925-1927: Maximum discharge not determined; maxiirum gage 

height, 10.0 feet, on previous gage, June 14, 1907; maximum discharge on 

present gage is that of December 26, 1926; minimum, 50 second-feet August 

14, 1926 (gage height, 1.82 feet).

Flood of March, 1913, reached a stage of 20.8 feet (present datum) determined by leveling to high-water mark.

REMARKS. Records good.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

29.

30.

31.

156

210

260

582

402

316

297

260

207

179

164

150

140

134

124

117

124

130

145

150

145

167

167

161

379

1,100

638

502

379

297

297

243

243

207

182

167

1-6 

150 

161 

197

226

213

197

297

1,580

3,990

3,880

1,920

1,580

1,500

960

792

555

502

476

426

426

451

476

502

528

502

451

426

379

358

336

316

316

336

451

668

960

1,100

890

760

528

502

402

358

760

2,280

2,010

1,260

1,340

6,740

3,180

2,010

1,830

1,260

1,100

890

760

638

555

502

451

426

358

336

297

243

200

223

226

207

316

358

379

358

316

336

379

476

555

638

582 

502 

402 

451 

£82 

1,030

890

729

582

528

476

2,190

1,580

1,180

960

760

698

698

792

1,180

1,030

824

698

638

4,430

3,280

1,920

1,580

3,280

3,680

2,580

2,010

1,500

1,100

890

760

698

528

476

476

451

451

528

451

402

379

379

402

451

476

451

451

426

402

379

358

358

316

297

278

278

260

243

243

226

1,180

2,480

1,340

1,180

1,420

1,580

1,180

960

2,280

3,280

1,740

1,420

1,420

1,580

1,420

1,180

1,260

1,100

960

1,100

1,420

4,210

2,880

1,740

1,180

1,340

857

760

698

824

1,260

1,580

1,100

824

729

610

528

502

476

426

476

402

358

297

297

316

297

316

297

260

243

260

316

243

226

216

204

191

194

207

197

185

173

161

179

191

207

220

210

197

185

173

161

150

610

336

316

297

278

226

210

194

179

167

156

145

134

124

114

105

97

88

130

191

197

161

134

124

114

105

103

110

105

97

88

80

72

68

78

88

97

132

150

188

210

191

160

140

130

120

110

101

99

110

122

142

243

260

278

476

502

502

502

402

316

297

278

260 

243 

243 

42fi 

528

555

582

610

638

668

698

638

297

316

297

278

260

243

243

223

207

197

204

194

185

167

156

145

134

124

114

88 

80- 

76 

88 97'

88

80

72

80

88

97

101

92

84

92

Month Maximum Minimum Mean

Per

square 

mile

Run-off in 

inches

October, _. 

November. 

December. 

January... 

February.. 

March_. 

April.__ 

May...__ 

June___. 

July .. 

August._ 

September.

The year.

1,100

3,990

6,740

1,030

4,430

890

4,210

1,580

610

210

698

260

6,740

117

150

316

200

476

226

698

191

97

68

99

72

68

274

763

1,110

451

1,490

425

1,530

447

203

124

381

137

604

0.601

1.67

2.43

.989

3.27

.932

3.36

.980

.445

.272

.836

.300

1.32

0.69

1.86

2.80.

1.14

1.07 

3.75 

1.13 

.50 

.31 

.96. 

.33

17.94
18 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART II 

CBAI0 CREEK AT PARR, TA.

LOCATION. Chain gage on Chesapeake & Ohio Railway bridge 600 feet from 

Parr, Botetourt County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 331 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1925, to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, about 11,200 second-feet December 26 (gageheight, 12.6feet); minimum, 48 second-fee^ October 12 (gage 

height, 3.60 feet).

1925-1927: Maximum discharge, that of December 26, 1926; minimum, 

36 second-feet September 11, 1925 (gage height, 3.45 feet).

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge estimated January 17 and 18 because of 

ice effect.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1. _______

2 _________

3. __ .

4 

5 

6. . ...

7 . . .......

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

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

10 _

11.. _ .........

12. __ ....... ...

13 . . __ ...

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

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

16 . 

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

18 

19.. 

20 

21 ..... ...

22. .

23

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

25. _

26 

27 

28 

29 _

30 - 

31 

Oct.

52 

56 

82 

68 

65

59 

54 

52 

51 

50

50 

48 

54 

60 

70

69 

66 

63 

60 

63

65 

72 

68 

73 

205

296 

197 

148 

121 

103 

99

Nov.

96 

108 

85 

79 

76

73 

73 

72 

79 

121

213 

168 

143 

129 

186

5,310 

1,650 

970 

835 

646

500 

394 

319 

273 

238

229 

319 

394 

368 

344

Dec.

319 

310 

273 

255 

238

229 

205 

189 

201 

301

557 

472 

646 

835 

646

528 

446 

394 

310

287

319 

2,640 

2,060 

1,200 

1,290

9,090 

3,020 

1,560 

2,520 

1,560 

1,120

Jan.

900

708 

586 

528 

472

419 

344 

310 

282 

273

255 

186 

182 

238 

255

197 

} 290

247 

225

221 

217 

213 

217 

221

221 

213 

193 

221 

287 

319

Month

November _________ . ________ ...

January.. ________ . ________ ..

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

May ___________ .... ________ ...

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

The year ______ ..... ______ ...

Feb.

344 

344 

319 

301 

301

319 

368 

344 

344 

319

344 

344 

368 

1,040^ 

970

771 

708 

970 

6,160 

4,650

2,280 

1,750 

7,180 

4,650 

2,060

1,650 

1,040 

803

Mar.

677 

616 

557 

472 

419

394 

394 

394 

419 

419

394 

368 

368 

368 

394

368 

368 

344 

319 

310

291 

282 

264 

247 

229

217 

205 

197 

182 

168 

168

Maximum

296 

5,310 

9,090 

900 

7,180 

677 

3,430 

616 

264 

528 

1,380 

182

9,090

Apr.

394 

1,560 

900 

803 

900

803 

677 

616 

1,470 

3,430

1,950 

1,380 

970 

970 

900

835 

803 

740 

677 

835

1,200 

2,400 

2,170 

1,380 

970

803 

708 

586 

528 

500

May

616 

557 

500 

472 

446

394 

368 

344 

314 

296

278 

264 

238 

225 

238

229 

213 

206 

197 

189

178 

161 

148 

143 

140

137 

132 

124 

126 

126 

137

Minimum

48 

72 

189 

182 

301 

168 

394 

124 

70 

65 

76 

57

48

Jum

132 

117 

137 

221 

251

264 

249 

247 

213 18-5

168 

15i 

168 

189 

22?

19? 

168 

151 

143 

137

12' 

112 

W 

10? 

9?

8* 

73 

73 

71

70

Mean

85.1 

483 

1,100 

314 

1,470 

349 

1,100 

262 

154 

204 

288 

91.4

483

July

65 

72 

368 

247 

140

108 

94 

92 

85 

85

85 

117 

110 

94 

89

79 

394 

319 

528 

394

255 

282 

500 

446 

264

197 

189 

182 

132 

114 

213

Per

square 

mile

0.257 

1.46 

3.32 

.949 

4.44 

1.05 

3.32 

.792 

.465 

.616 

.870 

.276

1.46

Aug.

233 

168 

137 

137 

148

126 

119 

126 

158 

161

119 

99 

90

85 

87

80 

76 

114 

151 

616

646 

1,290 

1,380 

677 

419

310 

251 

213 

269 

242 

197

Sept.

182 

161 

137 

132 

128

108 

96 

92 

89 

85

112 

103 

129 

99 

89

85 

79 

76 

73 

72

70 

69 

64 

62 

60

60

59 

58 

58 

57

Run-off in 

inches

0.30 

1.63 

3.83 

1.09 

4.62 

1.21 

3.70 

.91 

.52 

.71 

1.00 

.31

19.83
JAMES RIVER BASIN 19

JOHNS GREBE AT NEWCASTLE, VA.

LOCATION. Chain gage on highway bridge 500 feet east of town limits of Newcastle, Craig County, and one-fourth mile above mouth.

DRAINAGE AREA. 106 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1926, to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,980 second-feet February 23 

(gage height, 8.70 feet); minimum, 10 second-feet October 11 (gag^ height, 

2.34 feet).

1926-27: Maximum discharge, that of February 23, 1927; minimum, 8.1 

second-feet August 14-16 and 19, 1926 (gage height, 2.27 feet).

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge estimated January 16-18 because of ice 

effect.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jane July Sept.

10.

11..

12..

13..

14.. 

15-

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

27.

28.

18

18

17

17

14

14

14

12

12

11

10

11

14

20

17

14

13

14

13

14

16

17

18

56

110

59

48

31

27

25

23

22

21

20

19

18

19

18

17

21

24

44

36

31

30

44

736

271

167

216

144

104

87

72

64

55

110

116

92

87

77

77

64

64

59

65

55

65

160

183

137

183

234

216

160

110

110

82

87

87

1,230

487

363

421

2,150

735

645

735

421

313

252

234

167

152

137

110

98

82

77

40

64

72

77

72

72

68

72

92

110

116

123

110

92

104

104

123

110

123

363

271

216

252

183

1,740

1,310

645

785

2,850

1,650

645

391

291

216

199

191

152

123

123

137

116

137

144

137

116

116

110

123

104

104

98

92

87

77

72

72

64

337

271

313

337

252

199

216

1,090

900

561

363

313

291

271

252

234

234

234

313

561

1,090

601

363

291

234

216

183

167

199

216

167

167

152

137

137

110

104

98

87

82

72

72

37

37

51

104

137

123

59

110

87

44

23

20

18

20

18

21

18

44

30

24

31

152

152

137

123

92

72

77

199

144

110

30

28

28

68

48

36

28

17

59

30

28

25

22

22

24

23

18

15

14

18

51

104

64

48

35

31

37

31

34

33

29

24 

20 

1& 

18

18

18

16

16

15

30

44

37

27

23

20

19

18

18

19

18

18

17

17

15

15

15

15

14

Month Maximum Minimum Mean

Per

square 

mile

Run-off in 

inches

October.-.. 

November., 

December.. 

January....

February... 

March__. 

April.......

May 

Jone . 

July .....

August__. 

September.

The year.

110

735

2,150

252

2,850

208

1,090

216

137

199

104

44

2,850

23.1

92.5

317

95.8

471

108

365

83.1

59.4

67.4

34.8

20.4

142

0.218

.873

2.99

.904

4.44

1.02

3.44

.784

.560

.636

.328

.192

1.34

0.25

.97

3.45

1.04

4.62 iuis

3.84 

.90 

.62 

.73 

.38 

.21

18.19
20 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART II

NORTH RIVER AT GOSHEN, VA.

LOCATION. Chain gage on highway bridge just outside of Goshen, Rockbridge 

County, 500 feet below junction of Mill Creek and Calf Pasture River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 190 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1925, to September, 1927.

2EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, about 7,310 second-feet November 16 (gage height, 9.70 feet); minimum, 15 second-feet September 24, 

26-28, and 30 (gage height, 1.90 feet).

1925-1927: Maximum discharge, that of November 16, 1926; minimum, 

8 second-feet July 22, 1926 (gage height, 1.79 feet).

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge estimated January 13--18 because of ice 

effect.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1 . ___

2 _________

3

4 . _ ___

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

« _ _ .......

7 . _ . .. ....

8- __ . __ ....

9 . . .....

10 .

11.. __ .........

12 

13- .. ..

14 ..

15 .

46 . ...... ;17

18. 

19. ...

20.. . . ...

21 

 22. .. .

23.... ......

24 ........... *25

26 

27 

 28. 

29.. _ ..........

30. 

31.. . ...

Oct.

33 

34 

37 

98 

86

73 

79 

75 

59 

52

43 

40 

39 

37 

33

29 

32 

30 

29 

30

34 

39 

36 

40

275

233

153 

115 

95 

79 

77

Nov.

67 

61 

55 

54 

50

47 

45 

43 

47 

63

93

95 

88 

82 

84

6,400 

1,470 

832 

1,070 

596

406 

275 

184 

175 

142

133 

178 

153 

153 

168

Dec.

168 

172 

153 

145 

128

120 

105 

98 

95 

139

156 

178 

275 

337 

295

251 

184 

165 

147 

153

147 

1,380 

910 

537 

456

4,150 

1,380 

832 

692 

537 

430

Jan.

360 

255 

222 

194 

175

150 

133 

120 

105 

100

93 

93

115

125 

122

118 

118 

133 

145 

198

194 

145 

142 

204 

275 

456

Month

October

April 

July

Feb.

360 

295 

236 

194 

165

725 

659 

482 

382 

316

337 

255 

248 

360 

337

295 

295 

244 

1,850 

1,160

870 

659 

1,470 

1,950 

1,200

950 

692 

456

Mar.

360 

295 

244 

204 

175

168 

150 

162 

153 

142

139 

131 

125 

145 

153

153 

153 

153 

145 

139

139 

136 

125 

118 

110

102 

100 

93

86 

82 

82

Maximum

275 

6,400 

4,150 

456 

1,950 

360 

3,110 

1,200 

73 

233 

244 

93

6,400

Apr.

760 

870 

596 

795 

795

795 

659 

510 

950 

1,110

870 

659 

482 

628 

537

482 

482 

430 

430 

456

1,560 

3,110 

1,560 

1,030 

566

406 

360 

275 

236 

337

May

1,

Minimum

29 

43 

95 

93 

165 

82 

236 

50 

22 

18 

45 

15

15

200 

760 

537 

382 

316

244 

211 

181 

156

147

139 

133 

122 

120 

112

102 

95 

91 

91 

82

71 

67 

57 

61 

61

61 

55 

50 

54 

57 

52

June

45 

40 

57 

55 

54

50

54 

54

48 

45

f9 

F7 

f3

57e7

73

67 

ea 

67 

fl

50 

40 

43 

?9 

?6

?3 

22

24 

23

22

Mean

69.2 

444 

481 

163 

623 

150 

758 

189 

46.6 

50.5 

98.2 

34.8

255

July

19 

55 

36 

25 

20

19 

19 

18 

19 

23

25 

32 

25 

23 

36

54 

86 

61 

93 

233

61

67 

75 

55 

45

48 

33 

34 

47 

39 

139

Per 

square 

mile

0.364 

2.34 

2.53 

.858 

3.28 

.789 

3.99 

.995 

.245 

.266 

.517 

.183

1.34

Aug.

133

95 

75 

244 

168

122 

211 

112 

150 

142

112 

91

75 

79 

84

65 

55 

59 

59

57

110 

133 

112 

95

75

65 

54 

52 

61 

55 

45

Sept.

75 

93 

59 

54 

54

47 

42 

39 

37 

34

50 

57 

42 

34 

30

27 

27 

26 

25 

23

20 

19 

19 

17 

17

15 

15 

15 

17 

15

Run-off in 

inches

0.42 

2.61 

2.92 

.99 

3.42 

.91 

4.45 

1.15 

.27 

.31 

.60 

.20

18.25
JAMES EIVEE BASIN 21

NORTH RIVE) I NEAR LEXOTGTON, VA.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder 

and 2% miles above Lexingtor

DRAINAGE AREA. 487 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 19!

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge

(gage height, 11.42 feet); minimum 

2.30 feet).

1925-1927: Maximum discharge 

estimated 45 second-feet Septemb

REMARKS. Records excellent exce )t 

Discharge estimated Decembe 

May 14. Gage not operating

300 yards above Lime Kiln highway bridge 

Rockbridge County.

5, to September, 1927.

luring year, 9,150 second-feet November 16 

86 second-feet July 1 (gage height,

that of November 16, 1926; minimum,

ier 25-30, 1925.

those for estimated periods, which are fair. 

r 21, 23-29, January 10-19, and April 25 to 

on days for which discharge is not given.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

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.

165

Nov.

136

151 

168

5,480 

3,190 

1,410 

1,730 

1,200

820 

587 

446 

361 

312

286 

370 

321 

312 

321

Dec.

352 

348 

334 

304 

291

271 

230 

222 

219 

274

316 

348 

548 

664 

636

532 

420 

392 

271 

316

320 

2,610 

2,200 

1,700 

1,200

8,000 

3,400 

2,200 

1.7QO 

1,230 

1,090

Jan.

940 

766 

664 

598 

538

460 

402 

352 

330 

300

260 

220 

240 

250 

260

260 

260 

270 

300 

325

334 

325 

334 

442

451

442 

366 

352 

510 

664 

880

Month

December __________ . ________ .

January

February ___ . _______________ .

March _ . __________________ .

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

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

June.. _____________________ .

July- _ .... __ . .. .

August _____________ . ______ .

September ___________________ .

Feb.

790 

697 

592 

532 

592

1,300 

1,030 

970 

820 

708

742 

675 

658 

940 

940

820 

760 

680 

3,820 

3,440

2,310 

1,860 

3,520 

4,240 

3,010

2,220 

1,690 

1,300

Mar.

1,060 

910

784 

664 

587

554 

510 

500 

470

451

438 

410 

420 

442 

500

495 

505 

490 

451 

388

370 

374 

334 

316

295

278 

267 

255 

244 

230 

222

Maximum

5,480

940 

4,240 

1,060 

4,680

361 

413 

553 

176

Apr.

872 

1,900 

1,370 

1,340 

1,610

1,450 

1,260 

1,030 

1,940 

2,710

2,810 

1,490 

1,160 

1,530 

1,370

1,160 

1,300 

1,060 

1,090 

1,200

2,650 

4,680 

3,760 

2,610

1,030

May

2,100 

800

| 450

392

356 

325 

308 

316

278

248 

230 

222 

215 

208

208 

192 

179 

179 

186 

179

June

168 

159 

205 

212 

192

173 

173 

179 

170 

159

154 

146 

224 

348 

361

282 

240 

222 

205 

198

146 

136 

148 

146 

136

126 

116 

112 

97 

91

Mini-Burn Mean

151 ] 

219

532 

222

179 

91 

90 

134 

100

1,030 

1,060 

422 

1,490 

459 

,650 

578 

181 

160 

304 

132

July

90 

148 

136 

112 

95

90 

102 

99 

106 

122

m

122 

118 

112 

120

120 

170 

413 

250 

192

159 

370 

291 

156 

126

116 

138 

136 

190 

182 

263

Per

square 

mile

2.11 

2.18 

.867 

3.06 

.943 

3.39 

1.19 

.372 

.329 

.624 

.271

-Aug.

271 

202 

334 

548 

374

374 

475 

291 

278 

278

230

189 

165 

417 

348

198 

173 

437 

295 

460

446

553 

485 

334 

255

208 

176 

168 

173 

154 

134

Sept.

162 

176 

141 

143 

156

129 

120 

129 

170

165

165 

159 

138 

131 

126

118 

114 

108 

108 

108

106 

100 

104 

112 

116

136 

129 

141 

134 

110

fiun-off in 

inches

1.33 

2.51 

1.00 

3.19 

1.09 

3.78 

1.37 

.42 

.38 

.72 

.30
22 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART II 

KERBS CEEEK HEAR IEXINGTON, TA.

LOCATION. Chain gage on highway bridge 2>% miles northwest of Lexington,, 

Rockbridge County, one-fourth mile above mouth.

DRAINAGE ABBA. 34 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge for period of record, about 1,240 second-feet 

February 23 (gage height, 7.75 feet); minimum, 9 second-feet July 18 (gageheight, 3.50 feet).

REMARKS. Records fair. Gage not read on days for which no discharge is 

shown.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, 1927

Day

1 ___ __ ____ . ____________

2 _ . ..._ .._.__ .. ..

3- _ _. 

4 _ .. __ .... ___ ..... ____ .....

5 ___ . _ . _____ . _ . _______

6. . ......__.... ......

7 ____..... ............ _ ....

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

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

10 _ ................................

11 ___ .. .- ............

12 _ ......................... __ ....

13 ___ - ..-...- ....... _ ....

14 _ -.-.-....... __ ....... ____ . ...

IS....................................

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

17 _ ... _ ........ _ T __. _ ...

18 . _..._.___.___

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

20.. ........... __ ................

21 ___ ................................

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

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

24.......... _ .. __ . _ .. _ . _ .....

25.. . .. .. .. __ .........

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

27 __ .... ____ ............... _ ....

28 ____ .. ___ .... __ ....... .......

29 _ ... __ . ___ .. __ ...... .......

30. .- ._ ......... .

31 __________ ... ____ . ____ .

Jan.

97

20

32

34

31

Feb.

29

25

23

23

36

34

31

30

27

26

27

28

44

70

48

41

41

34

339

177

197

136

1,240

156

127

88

QA

' 55

Mar.

46

42

32

30

28

30

27

27

27

27

26

21

23

27

24

22

22

21

18

20

18

18

18

17

14

15

17

Apr.

280

80

46

47

48

38

34

386

225

118

65

57

93

64

118

48

55

48

45

212

136

70

57

40

May

42

36

34

24

32

22

16

21

16

24

16

16

15

15

16

15

15

JUTfl

14

15

16

15

12

13

13

73

28

22

19

17

16

14

14

12

13

11

July

11

32

14

12

11

11

16

12

12

10

11

10

9

10

10

16

10

10

10

Aug.

10

11

14

14

14

23

10

28

21

13

12

11

Septic

15-

11
JAMES RIVER BASIN

WRECK ISLAND CREEK NEAR CONCORD, VA.

23

LOCATION. Staff gage at highway bridge in Appomattox County 300 feet below 

gristmill, 6 miles above mouth, and 9 miles from Concord, Campbell County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 40 square miles.

HECORDS AVAILABLE. February, 1926, to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year not determined; maximum gage 

height, 7.00 feet August 8; minimum discharge, 9 second-feet August 29 

(gage height, 0.72 foot).

1926-27: Maximum discharge and stage occurred on August 8, 1927; 

minimum, that of August 29, 1927.

REMARKS. Records fair. Discharge estimated May 29, June 12, and 19. 

Gage not read on days for which discharge is not given. Low-watir flow 

regulated to some extent by gristmill and dam above gage.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1... ____ . ____ ..

2

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

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

5- ...............

6 __ .. __ ... . ___ ..

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

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

Q

it:::::::::::::::::::::

11.. _ ..... ..... 12 _ . ________ . ...

13.. ___ .... .......

14-.-.......--.-. .

15 __ -. __ __ .

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

17. ____ ....... ...

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

19 __ . ____ . ....

<>0 ..... ....... ....

21 

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

23 - -

24 ________ ....

25 

26 

27 ___ . _ . ........

28

29 . ....

30 __ - .................

31 

Oct.

21 

29 

29 

29 

21

21 

21 

21 

21 

21

21 

15 

29 

21 

21

15 

15 

15 

15 

18

21 

21 

15 

21 

29

21 

21 

21 

21 

21 

38

Nov.

38 

25 

21 

21 

20

18 

15 

15 

54 

38

25 

21 

21 

21 

29

38 

54 

118 

38 

29

29 

29 

29 

29 

21

21 

21 

21 

21 

21

Dec.

21 

21 

21 

21 

21

21 

21 

21 

21 

21

21 

21 

21 

21 

21

21 

21 

21 

29 

38

29 

38 

34 

21 

59

500 

148 

62 

42 

38 

33

Month

October __________________ ....

December _________________ ....

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

June 1-22 ____________________

Jan.

25 

33 

25 

25 

25

25 

18 

18 

18 

18

18 

22 

25 

18 

18

18 

18 

18 

25 

25

25 

25 

25 

25 

25

25 

25 

25 

33 

25 

25

Feb.

25 

25 

25 

25 

33

25 

25 

25 

25 

25

25 

25 

29 

33 

25

25 

25 

25 

109 

240

116 

42 

42 

42 

42

42 

42 

33

Maximum

38 

118 

500 

33 

240 

33 

292 

25 

22 

257 

21

Mar.

33 

25 

25 

25 

25

25 

25 

25 

25 

25

33 

25 

25 

25 

25

25 

25 

25 

25 

27

27 

27 

27 

24 

24

22 

24 

24 

24 

25 

25

Apr.

42 

42 

33 

29 

25

25 

29 

292 

148 

42

38 

29 

29 

25 

25

25 

25 

25 

25 

25

25 

25 

25 

25 

25

25 

25 

25 

25 

25

May

25 

25 

24 

24 

19

19 

19 

22 

22 

22

19 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

18 

18

18 

22 

18 

18 

18

18 

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

Minimum Mean

15 21. 6

is sao

21 46.7 

18 23.2 

25 43.6 

22 25.5 

25 40.9 

18 20.4 

18 18.5 

12 30.6 

11 15.6

June

18 

18 

18 

22 

18

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

18 

18 

18 

22 

22

I 

18 

18 

18

18 

18

Per 

square 

mile

0.540 

.750 

1.17 

.580 

1.09 

.638 

1.02 

.510 

.462 

.765 

.390

Aug.

19 

19

22 

19 

257 

£8

n

19 

19 

19 

59 

fl

n

19

?2i-fi

JVS

r«

23 

?7 

r9 

19

18 

17 

17 

12 

16 

14

Sept.

14 

14 

13 

13 

16

13 

16 

17 

18 

16

14 

18 

17 

18 

16

16 

21 

14 

17 

18

17 

17 

19 

17 

11

14 

12 

11 

16 

14

Krn-off in 

inches

0.62 

.84 

1.35 

.67 

1.14 

.74 

1.14 

.59 

.38 

.80 

.44
24 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART II

TYE RIVER AT ROSEIAND, VA.

LOCATION. Chain gage on highway bridge three-fourths mile southwest of 

Roseland, Nelson County, and three-fourths mile above Fat Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 68 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period of record, s.bout 676 secondfeet April 22 (gage height, 5.54 feet); minimum, 15 second-feet July 6 (gage 

height, 2.94 feet).

REMARKS. Records good.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 19&7

Day

1 ____ ___ .L-. ... . _____ ....

2 _ ......... __ .............. __ ...

3 _ .. __ . _ ........... __ . ____ .

4. _ - _ -....- _ -. .. ._._

5. . _ ... ...

6 __ ___ ...

7 _ . .. _ ... ...

8.-- _ .... ... .. .....

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

10- ........

11-..- __ ...... _ - _ ...

12.- _______ - ___ - ___ ..

13... .. ___ ........ _______ ...

14.. _ .... _ ... . _ . _ . __ ...

15. __ ........... _ . _ - __ ......

16.---- _ . __

n. .............. ......................

^&. ..................... ... .... .... ....

19-- __ . 

^.. ...................................

21.... . ..4-..-. .............

^2.. ...................................

23. __ ....... ... .... _____ .......

24.. .. . ..-.. ......

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

2&.. ...................................

W. .................................... y&.. ...................................

29-. ___ - __ ...

30 

31.. _ - __. ..... _____ ......

Jan.

76 

124 

104 

99

Month

January 28-31 __________________

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

July _ ....... _ _ ......

August _ .. _ .... 

Feb.

94 

99 

90 

86 

104

106 

97 

90 

94 

90

101 

86 

94 

112 

101

99 

106 

97 

353 

308

278 

250 

338 

432 

368

323 

264 

237

Mar.

211 

198 

174 

150 

141

146 

132 

132 

116 

114

108 

101 

97 

122 

101

97 

92 

94 

90 

90

90 

99 

86 

86 

83

76 

76 

74 

72 

70 

72

Maximum

124 

432 

211 

604 

174 

83 

126 

174 

211

Apr.

186 

150 

137 

141 

130

137 

126 

128 

224 

198

186 

174 

174 

224 

198

186 

186 

162 

162 

148

198 

604 

432 

338 

278

237 

224 

186 

186 

198

May

174 

162 

150 

146 

137

128 

122 

116 

101 

101

103 

94 

90 

94 

90

86 

77 

79 

76 

69

62 

62 

59 

58 

69

66 

55 

53 

61 

59 

56

Jure

53 

46 

83 

59 

55

45 

49 

50 

42 

42

40 

35 

37 

79 

66

45 

38 

42 

45 

35

35 

36 

32 

30 

30

29 

26 

24 

22 

20

Minimum Mean

76 101 

86 175 

70 109 

126 208 

53 92. 1 

20 42.3 

17 33.6 

26 64.7 

28 53.9

July

22

24 

22 

20 

19

17 

18 

26 

45 

76

88 

35 

28 

22 

22

29 

22

24 

37

28

21 

126 

53 

31

24

21 

18 

18 

18 

26 

61

Per 

square 

mile

1.49 

2.57 

1.60 

3.Q6 

1.35 

.622 

.494 

.951 

.793

Aug.

35 

27 

28 

76 

35

31 

66 

42 

59 

32

30 

28 

27 

45 

59

30 

26 

174 

94 

101

132 

130 

128 

101

85

72 

67 

77 

70 

50 

50

Sept.

45 

43 

40 

50 

42

36 

32 

35 

211 

86

174 

83 

62 55- 

45

45 

43 

40 69*

48

46 

38 

36 

3& 

31

30 

2& 

30 

30 

29

Run-ofl in 

inches

0.22 

2.68 

1.84 

3.41 

1.58 .69- 

.57 

1.10 .88-
JAMES RIVER BASIN

HARDWARE RIVER NEAR SCOTTSV1IIE, 7A.

25

LOCATION. Chain gage on highway bridge on Woodridge-Scottsville Road 3 

miles north of Scottsville, Albemarle County, and 9 miles above mouth.

DBAINAGE ABEA. 104 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1925, to September, 1927.

EXTEEMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,510 second-feet December 26 

(gage height, 10.20 feet); minimum, 6 second-feet September 7.

1925-1927: Maximum discharge, that of December 26, 1926; minimum, 

that of September 7, 1927.

REMAEKS. Records good except for low stages and estimated periods for which 

they are fair. Discharge estimated October 3, 31, November 1-6 January 

11, 27-29, May 8, July 3-8, and 24. Low-water flow is regulated by operation of dam and gristmill just above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

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.

30 

42 

39 

36 

27

65 

37 

26 

27 

35

28 

29 

39 

47 

40

46 

36 

26

28 

24

19 

20 

21 

40 

144

55 

43 

33 

32 

29 

32

Nov.

30

24 

32 

144 

150

74 

53 

51 

32 

44

554 

189 

176 

524 

176

150 

96 

101 

96 

84

84 

176 

119 

96 

96

Dec.

84 

80 

68 

74 

79

68 

51 

56 

64 

79

74 

74 

84 

79 

79

74 

59 

58 

44 

62

66 

328 

163 

150 

244

1,450 

328 

356 

370 

258 

216

Jan.

189 

176 

163 

156 

144

131 

125 

119 

107 

101

78 

54 

96 

119 

125

67 

101 

107 

107 

101

101 

96 

101 

101 

96

96

 85

107 

101

Month

October... ____________ . ______

April _ ....... ..... __ ... 

September _ . .... . ..... . 

Feb.

96 

79 

79 

79 

84

107 

101 

90 

90

84

90 

79 

96 

119 

101

90 

90 

90 

163 

230

286 

258 

426 

384 

272

202 

176 

150

Mar.

144 

lid 

131 

107 

101

113 

101 

101 

90

84

84 

79 

84 

90 

84

79 

74 

68 

68 

65

66 

107 

79 

74 

68

66 

68 

63 

63 

67 

65

Maximum

144 

554 

1,450 

189 

426 

144 

356 

125 

56 

892 

242 

70

1,450

Apr.

150 

163 

107 

137 

163

156 

131 

119 

342 

356

244 

156 

137 

125 

113

101 

101 

101 

90 

90

90 

244 

328 

176 

125

113 

101 

90 

96 

113

May

125 

101 

90 

84 

79

74 

79 

76 

74 

68

74 

64 

62 

65 

61

55 

59 

54 

55 

50

49 

46 

48 

46 

68/

56 

46 

45 

50 

49 

49

June

46 

41 

56 

49 

47

46 

51 

44 

40 

42

41 

40 

34 

46 

56

41 

38 

36 

42 

34

35 

34 

34 

30

27

28 

27 

23 

22 

23

Minimum Mean

19 37.9 

24 117 

44 172 

54 110 

79 150 

63 85.5 

90 152 

45 64.2 

22 38. 4 

19 87. 5 

17 65.4 

7 21.6

7 91.4

July

19 

20

20

107 

144

892 

165

87 

81 

81

60

87 

54 

58 

68

55 

39 

151 

96 

42

35 

39 

37 

32 

33 

111

Per 

square 

mile

0.364 

1.12 

1.65 

1.06 

1.44 

.822 

1.46 

.617 

.369 

.841 

.629 

.208

.879

Aug.

64 

144 

158 

242 

81

50 

65 

69 

58 

29

28 

29 

28 

81 

70

33 

26 

124 

186 

43

99 

59 

47 

39 

24

17 

30 

36 

26 

22 

22

Sept.

26 

28 

28

16 

14

10 

7 

10 

12 

22

40

28 

17 

14 

18

15 

14 

17 

55 

78

25 

22 

20

18 

17

18 

18 

16 

20 

12

Kun-ofl in 

inches

0.42 

1.25 

1.90 

1.22 

1.50 

.95 

1.63 

.71 

.41 

.97 

.73 

.23

11.92.
26 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART II

S1ATE RIVER NEAR ARVONIA, VA.

LOCATION. Chain gage on Bumpers highway bridge 2 mile1* from Arvonia, 

Buckingham County, and 2 miles above the mouth.

DRAINAGE AREA. 235 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1926, to September, 1927.

EXTBEMES. Maximum discharge during year, about 2,940 second-feet December 

26 (gage height, 9.80 feet); minimum, 19 second-feet October 11 (gage height, 

1.92 feet). .

1926-27: Maximum discharge, that of December 26, 1926; minimum, 11 

second-feet August 5, 1926 (gage height, 1.70 feet).

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge interpolated November 23-25. Operation of gristmill 7H miles upstream affects low-water flow.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926 27

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. May June July Aug.

16-

17-

18-

19-

20-

26-

27-

38

46

44

50

49

52

50

42

37

286

109

68

58

48

51

54

68

59

52

50

50

50

50

53

170

275

116

78

63

970

468

204

498

214

138

102

84

90

78

90

123

102

96

84

84

78

78

73

68

73

109

102

90

102

154

138

84

63

53

54

73

530

360

204

360

2,700

738

890

1,370

564

286

223

178

170

138

138

130

123

109

102

90

90

96

275

233

146

130

116

109

109

116

116

109

109

109

102

96

84

138

170

138

123

109

102

102

102

138

138

116

109

102

102

96

178

254

162

130

138

138

412

1,370

1,130

738

468

498

334

254

204

170

162

154

154

154

154

154

146

138

138

187

162

146

130

214

264

170

154

138

138

196

146

214

146

130

123

116

109

109

109

102

109

468

564

298

223

214

214

187

162

270

970

360

223

214

204

187

178

178

178

178

178

196

1,670

930

334

254

214

196

178

178

214

286

204

170

154

154

138

138

130

130

123

130

123

109

109

130

109

102

96

109

102

102

90

90

84

116

96

84

84

90

90

84

73

96

116

96

84

102

90

84

73

63

62

116

41

37

34

34

39

39

39

45

56

196

310

123

90

63

63

61

45

52

63

90

62

102

68

61

57

52

44

43

41

286

254

440

96

154

90

62

61

68

334

109

73

63

59

50

96

162

90

170

154

178

84

73

73

63

54

63

62

58

41

50

84

39

41

41

41

154

84

53

43

43

33

33

30

41

63

50

36

34

29

28

29

34

22

Month Maximum Minimum Mean

Per

square

mile

Run-off in 

inches

October_ 

November. 

December.. 

January . 

February... 

March__, 

April.......

May . 

June.._.. 

July ... 

August__. 

September.

The year.

970

2,700

275

1,370

264

1,670

286

233

310

440

154

2,700

50

53

84

96

102

162

84

43

34

50

22

22

55.6

153

318

132

283

151

334

121

78.0

77.5

120

46.8

155

0.237

.651

1.35

.562

1.20

.643

1.42

.515

.332

.330

.511

.199

.660

0.27

.73

1.56

.65

1.25

.74

1.58

.59

.37

8.93
JAMES EIVEE BASIN 27

RIVANNA RIVEB BELOW MO ORES CREEK NEAR CHARIOTTESVILIE, VA.

'LOCATION. Water-stage recorder 500 feet above Virginia Public Service Co.'s

power plant near Charlottesville, Albemarle County, and 200 feet below

Moores Creek.

ORAINAGE AREA. 507 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1925, to September, 1927. February to August,

1925, at station half a mile upstream. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, about 8,790 second-feet November

16 (gage height, 11.96 feet); minimum, 62 second-feet July 7 (gage height,

1.48 feet).

1925-1927: Maximum discharge, that of November 16, 1926; minimum,

21 second-feet September 4, 1925 (gage height, 1.10 feet). 

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge estimated June 1-5.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-H7

Day

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

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

3.. _ ... .

4 .. _ ....

5... .... ..

8.....-. .....

7. . _ ....

8 

9... _ ...... <\

 1 _ . _ ........

 *

 f

" s

"0

 7 _ ............

 <\

r<>

SI... ___ .......

IJ2-. __ .........

S3...............

S4.... ...........

35. 

S«...... ......... :>7 _ ........

SS _

"a

so... .........

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

Oct.

194 

287 

511 

511 

350

511 

394 

308 

254 

218

202 

186 

186 

202 

175

145 

138 

148 

138

148

163 

141 

115 

186

642

329 

250 

214 

198 

171 

186

Nov.

210 

194 

178 

171 

167

159 

167 

156 

875 

1,690

791 

562 

462 

418 

350

4,510 

4,390 

2,590 

4,510 

1,790

1,250 

1,000 

822 

712 

660

660 

1,190 

766 

660 

712

Dec.

712 

635 

585 

560 

512

512 

464 

441 

464 

512

488 

441 

512 

536 

512

488 

418 

418 

372 

441

512 

1,330 

1,060 

880 

940

4,490 

2,040 

1,540 

1,470 

1,060 

880

Jan.

822 

712 

660 

610 

585

512 

488 

441 

441 

441

395 

372 

512 

585 

560

350 

441

418 

418 

395

418 

464 

536 

585 

610

610 

560 

488 

560 

560 

560

Month

October.. _ ....... _ ... _ ..................

December _________________ . ....

'?ebruary __ . .................................

March ____________ . _____ . ...

,"une~ ___ . .................................

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

September- ___________________

The year. _________ _____ ..

Feb.

512 

464 

441 

441 

395

464 

464 

418 

418 

418

418 

395 

395 

441

418

395 

395 

395 

712 

1,400

1,470 

1,680 

1,840 

2,160 

1,760

1,400 

1,060 

8SO

Mar.

766 

660 

610 

560 

512

512 

512 

48S 

464 

441

418 

395 

395 

418 

418

395 

395 

372 

350 

395

395 

441 

372 

372 

350

350 

328 

328 

328 

328 

328

Maximum

642 

4,510 

4,490 

822 

2,160 

766 

3,140 

712 

441 

1,750 

1,260 

536

4,510

Apr.

464 

660 

635 

880 

1,000

1,000 

940 

822 

1,360 

1,690

1,190 

1,000 

880 

766 

660

610

585 

536 

536 

512

766 

2,700 

3,140 

1,850 

1,400

1,190 

1,060 

712 

635 

712

May

712 

610 

560 

536 

536

660 

560 

512 

512

48S

560 

464 

418

418 

488

418 

395 

372 

395 

372

' 328 

306 

306 

306 

306

418 

306 

263 

267 

306 

306

Minimum

115 

156 

372 

350 

395 

328 

464 

263 

140 

108 

164 

116

108

June

I 300

263 

259 

267 

246 

226

198 

183 

194 

234 

441

250 

210 

187 

230 

242

206 

198 

183 

175 

150

144 

157 

147 

144 

140

Mean

252 

1,090 

846 

520 

787 

432 

1,030 

432 

226 

375 

330 

206

541

July

133 

127 

122 

116 

119

108 

116 

119 

130 

306

585 

560 

276 

202 

175

246

147 

306 

1,100 

1,400

418 

284 

395 

263 

206

306 

1,750 

418 

280 

284 

635

Per

square 

mile

0.497 

2.35 

1.-67 

1.03 

1.55 

.852 

2.03 

.852 

.446 

.740 

.651 

.406

1.07

Aug.

32f 

30P 

26f 

660 

464

32f 

30f 

271 

25? 

242

20f isr

164 

164 

464

234

18? 

l,26f 

88C 

464

372 

32? 

284 

267 

22f

21C 

17f

168 

183 

183 

187

Sept.

191 

250 

179 

154 

144

172 

187 

183 

242 

284

202 

218 

202 

198 

191

172 

164 

191 

536 

372

230 

161 

179 

133 

116

172 

194 

194 

194 

183

Rui-off in 

ircnes

0.57 

2.40 

1.92 

1.19 

1.61 

.98 

2.26 

.98 

.50 

.85 

.75 

.45

14.46

8180 31-
28 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART II

WEDIIS RIVER AT FLANAGAW HULLS, VA.

LOCATION. Chain gage on highway bridge at Flanagan Mills, Cumberland

County, 3 miles below Reynolds Creek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 247 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1926, to September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,600 second-feet December 28

(gage height, 12.96 feet); minimum, 32 second-feet July 5 (gage height, 2.95

feet).

1926-27: Maximum discharge, that of December 28, 1926; minimum, 30

second-feet July 23, 1926 (gage height, 2.74 feet). 

REMARKS. Records good. Flow from Trice Lake, which fcrais only small part

of total flow at station, is completely regulated during low stages and slightly

affects the natural flow at gage.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet,-1926-27

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May July Aug.

- 7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17. 

18- 

19. 

20-

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

27.

28. 

29- 

30. 

SI40

50

46

44

38

38

37

37

34

33

34

35

40

39

48

42

50

54

42

41

42

41

40

38

267

195

105

64

54

50

48

70

64

58

54

56

52

46

46

50

100

92

110

61

58

61

793

1,220

1,190

647

327

187

153

126

110

100

76

115

100

92

115

110

100

80

80

76

80

131

136

126

92

459

611

524

313

1,090

1,370

1,550

1,480

1,190

1,170

327

223

199

175

164

142

120

105

100

92

84

72

96

110

235

164

211

153

131

115

153

142

110

100

96

92

84

72

115

142

153

136

126

92

92

100

100

142

131

115

110

110

100

92

120

199

175

153

142

175

831

869

755

516

384

304

265

215

167

156

156

134

167

179

215

191

167

156

167

167

134

134

215

191

167

145

134

123

113

265

265

239

179

134

103

108

278

665

532

343

239

227

215

215

426

793

719

356

252

227

179

156

156

167

156

145

179

304

370

291

179

156

140

145

140

123

118

118

103

108

123

76

84

84

80

80

72

72

66

76

63

63

60

63

134

134

123

128

140

140

134

128

123

128

123

123

145

'68

33

35

35

34

33

33

35

42

40

665

548

412

278

103

72 <

56

47

39

44

58

44

88

134

128

103

53

113

215

470

412

440

412

356

398

384

317

304

118

108

108

156

134

123

108

76

49

47

45

47

Month Maximum Minimum Mean

Per

square

mile

October....

November., 

December.. 

January....

February... 

March.....

April . 

May......

June__... 

July. . 

August....

September.

The year.

267

1,220

1,550

327

793

140

145

665

470

167

1,550

33

46

63

72

92

88

123

58

35

33

44

33

33

210

374

138

258

15!)

282 

9?. 9 

60.2

10? 18' 

48.1

0.231 

.850

1.51 

.559

1.04 

.644

1.14 

.400 

' .244 

.413 

.733 

.195

.664
JAMES RIVER BASIN 29

APPOMATTOX RIVER AT FARMVILLE. VA,

"LOCATION. Chain gage on highway bridge 1,000 feet north of Farmville, Prince

Edward County, and 1% miles below Buffalo Creek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 306 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1926, to September, 1927. 

"EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,930 second-feet December 29

(gage height, 13.30 feet); minimum, 10 second-feet July 30 (gage 1 ^.ight,

2.55 feet).

1926-27: Maximum discharge, that of December 29, 1926; minimum, 9

second-feet August 13, 1926 (gage height, 2.53 feet). 

'?,BMARKS. Records good except those for low stages, which are poor, owing to

regulation. Flow regulated during low stages by operation of dam a short

distance above gage.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1 . 

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

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

4....... .

5 _____ ....

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

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

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

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

 Q-. _ . _ ... .

'I ______ ......

'2....... ...._...

'3.. ___ .. ...

4___. ___________

rs...... .........

'C5 __ .. . .

 7 4

"S ...

'<).. ____ ..

30 __ ...........

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

32...............

33.............

34 _ ............

25 __ .... _ ..

36 ........

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

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

'"9 .........

so..........;....

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

Oct.

40 

71 

63 

31 

92

55 

67 

55 

24 

55

79 

75 

67 

88 

84

47 

75 

63 

75 

47

51 

51 

55 

67 

321

180 

92 

63

75 

75 

67

Nov.

71 

51 

55 

47 

47

59 

75 

59 

139 

216

150 

97 

102

79 

84

898 

750 

305 

305

277

144 

119 

109 

86

77

72 

124 

139 

104 

100

Dec.

119 

100 

109

95 

82

95 

48 

95 

100 

109

134 

109 

119 

188 

182

114 

55 

72 

64 

59

129 

986 

770 

448 

366

1,700 

1,270. 

750 

1,850 

1,070 

465

Jan.

291 

224 

200 

182 

177

155 

144 

150 

129 

114

104 

77 

104 

172 

172

188 

150 

166 

155 

150

155 

150 

155 

124 

134

134 

119 

104 

160

188

177

Month

October... _ _____ ... . __ ..........

December. _ .... _ ___ __ _____

February. __ _________ ____ . _ _

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

June.. __ _________ __ ..... ...

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

August. _ . _______________ . .........

Feb.

155 

134 

119 

124 

122

144 

129 

122 

119 

109

124 

109 

166 

328 

263

172 

172 

166 

244 

1,250

1,100 

790 

578 

460 

307

268 

235 

204

Mar.

198 

186 

192 

222 

248

274 

198 

228 

228 

210

204 

186 

174 

168 

180

168 

156 

150 

156 

156

150 

235 

216 

168 

156

144 

144 

128 

125 

109 

128

Maximum

321

898 

1,850 

291 

1,250 

274 

986 

180 

137 

294 

1,320 

210

1,850

Apr.

414 

690 

349 

268 

248

228 

210 

180 

543 

986

509 

307 

248 

242 

210

198 

204 

192 

180 

156

144 

228 

526 

248 

204

180 

162 

168 

150 

156

May

162 

156 

126 

139 

180

139 

168 

150 

137 

120

110 

112 

98 

102 

120

98 

91 

92 

122 

162

110 

92 

89 

86 

9

122 

86 

65 

91 

95 

92

June

61 

49 

134 

137 

110

84 

115 

110 

89 

74

74 

74 

60 

93 

124

84 

74 

58 

76

74

68 

66 

57 

57 

50

50 

43 

50 

43 

41

Minimum Mean

24 75.8 

47 165 

48 382 

77 155 

109 293 

109 180 

144 291 

65 116 

41 76. 0 

24 87. 2 

45 243 

22 79. 5

22 178

July

29 

39 

43 

32 

50

43 

50 

36 

92

287

294 

242 

116 

92 

138

92 

66 

41 

150 

127

96 

62 

68 

78 

46

35 

24 

33 

63 

33 

107

Aug.

16? 

22"> 

9' 

131 

73

45 

31 

63 

1,231 

414

242 

8t 

V* 

92 

211

12o 

8t 

79 

121 13'

83 » 

1,321 

47 i 307 

181

15") 13' 

W 97 

71 

71

Sept.

168 

136 

104 

88 

67

63 

24 

63 

44 

83

210 

135 

80 

68

84

46 

28 

60 

76 

162

121 

66 

64

48 

58

48 

60 

56 

53 

22

 SB- "at"

0. 248 0. 29 

.539 .60 

1. 25 1. 44 

. 507 . 58 

. 958 1. 00 

.588 .68 

. 951 1. 06 

. 379 . 44 

.248 .28 

. 285 . 33 

. 794 . 92 

.260 .29

. 582 7. 91
30 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART II 

APPOMATTOX RIVER AT MATTOAX, VA.

LOCATION. Chain gage on Southern Railway bridge at Mfttoax, Amelia Count;

one-fourth mile above Skinquarter Creek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 745 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1900, to September, 1905, and March, 1926, 1

September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 3,850 second-feet December 5

(gage height, 17.85 feet): minimum, 42 second-feet October 13 (gage heigh

4.07 feet).

1900-1905, 1926-27: Maximum discharge, 12,200 second-feet May 2,

1901 (gage height, 24.6 feet, old datum); minimum, 42 second-feet Septeir

ber 28 and October 13, 1926. 

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge estimated October 19, 20, and Decemb'

20.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1. ....... _ ....

2. .... .... 

3..,.. ..... ..

4...... _ ......

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

6 ..........

7. _ ........

8 . _ ........

9......... _

10...... ___ ...

11. 

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

13....... ..

14 ..........

16 

16 .. ....

17 .......-....

18 

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

20,.-..... .

21 

22 

23.. .

24... .

25 ,....

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

27 __ ......

28.. _ . ...

29... 

30 

31 

Oct.

78 

93 

98 

»3 

83

84 

74 

70 

66 

58

70 

66 

66 

74 

66

93 

93

88 

85 

120

109 

103 

109 

103 

189

472 

378 

212 

168 

147 

127

Nov.

189 

212 

189 

168 

147

147 

147 

134

175 

955

744 

432 

212 

228 

204

1,580 

2,680 

2,780 

1,310 

856

612 

452 

378 

342 

324

308 

324 

360 

342 

324

Dec.

324 

324 

292 

260 

260

244 

244 

212 

244 

276

342 

342 

324 

414

572

472 

360 

292 

175 

189

342 

1,400 

2,400 

2,580 

1,220

2,540 

2,780 

3,090 

3, 850 

3, 650 

3,450

Jan.

2, 930 

794 

662 

596 

536

496 

436 

396 

376

358

322 

254 

270 

340 

618

662 

516 

476

476 

476

456 

416 

396 

358 

358

340 

322 

286 

304 

436 

496

Month

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

Feb.

436 

396 

358 

340 

322

358 

416 

396 

340 

322

322 

304 

304 

596

862

838 

536 

516 

496 

1,910

2,640 

2,890 

2,890 

1,340 

1,060

880 

744 

612

Mar.

532 

512 

512 

572 

572

634

856 

880 

678 

592

552 

532 

472 

472 

512

512 

472 

432 

414 

396

414 

552 

656 

552 

452

414 

378 

360 

342 

324 

342

Maximum

472 

2,780 

3,850 

2,930 

2,890 

880 

2,190 

612 

378 

612 

1,760 

556

3,850

Apr.

532 

1,550 

1,550 

880 

678

656 

612 

532 

832 

2,020

2,190 

1,310 

744 

656 

612

552 

532 

552 

572 

492

472 

656 

1,400 

1,310 

766

592 

532 

492 

452 

414

May

414 

414 

396 

378 

492

612

452 

452 

396 

342

324 

308 

292 

276 

260

260 

260 

228 

260 

308

360 

292 

260 

212 

244

228 

244 

228 

204 

212 

228

Minimum

58 

134 

175 

254 

304 

324 

414 

204 

93 

70 

121 

72

58

June

212 

204 

378 

378 

342

276 

244 

276 

260

228

212 

189 

168

182 

292

276 

228 

204 

168 

168

161 

154 

140 

121 

127

115 

109 

103 

93 

93

Mean

120 

575 

1,080 

521 

837 

513 

838 

317 

203 

164 

426 

171

478

July

88 

88 

83 

78 

S3

78 

70 

88 

78 

244

612 

378 

396 

244 

212

196 

189 

168 

140 

127

147 

308 

196 

134 

103

127 

98 

83 

78 

74 

98

Per

square 

mile

a 161 

.772 

1.45 

.699 

1.12 

.689 

1.12 

.426 

.272 

.220 

.572 

.230

.642

Aug.

121 

260 

360 

342 

260

228 

168 

134 

378 

1,490

722 

414 

244 

182 

182

378 

276 

196 

154 

161

292 

1,550 

1,760 

862 

536

358 

358 

286 

206 

176 

162

Sep

r 

z2' 

2,

f

i' 

i

2(#

y5' 

y

V

i

Y 

If 

f 

r

11

If

ir ir 11 ?

9

7 

7 

7 

P

Run-off ir 

inches

0.1 

.8 

1.6 

.8 

1. 1 

,7 

1.2 

.4 

.3 

.2 

.6 

.2

8.7
JAMES BIVER BASIN 31

APPOMATTOX RIVER HEAR PETERSBURG, VA.

"JOCATION. Water-stage recorder 1% miles above dam of Virginia Electric & 

Power Co. and 6 miles west of Petersburg, Dinwiddie County. Wallace 

Creek and Booths Branch enter from right half a mile and 1 mile below, 

respectively.

"DRAINAGE ABE A. 1,340 square miles.

"^ECORDS AVAILABLE. May to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge for period May 28 to September 30, 1927, 3,970 

second-feet August 23 (gage height, 5.78 feet); minimum, 38 secord-feet 

August 1 (gage height, 1.24 feet).

REMARKS. Records excellent.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927

Day

1 _ . __ .. _ . __ .

2.... __ ... _____

3 ____ . ____ ...

4.. _ . _____ .

5. _

6 _ - ____ .... _

7 - .....

8. . __ . ___ -

9 .-. 

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

11 _ . __ ... ____ .

12.__....________.___

13 _ ... _____ ....

14. _ . __ . ____ ..

15. . __ . __ , _ .

June

383 

359 

460 

816

678

525 

436 

553 

511 

430

370 

338 

306 

29Q

285

July

126 

116 

109 

102 

95

86 

83 

86 

109 

116

635 

726 

466 

436 

245

Aug.

63 

120 

245 

400 

354

290 

235

184 

175 

807

1,670 

911 

460 

226

175

Month

July.... . .... .......-. - ...........

September _ . _______________

Sept.

573 

406 

311 

306 

448

348 

198 

170 

695 

1,050

1,100 

850 

965 

466

285

Day

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Maximum

816 

726 

3,500 

1,100

.

Minimum

130

68 

63 

89

May

430

394 

382 

382

June

412 

376 

311 

264 

254

254 

240 

235 

202

188

179 

158 

146 

138 

130

Mean

341

186 

615 

352

July

216 

235

170 

154 

126

120 

134 

250 

170 

123

109 

106 

95

77 

68 

77

Aug.

269 

376 

280 

235

246

31B 

1,11(1 

3,60C 

2.63C 

1.22C

71C

54f 

46P 

34F 

26P 

245

Sept.

202 

162 

138 

193 

211

175 

264 

235 

175 

138

109 

112 

109 

92 

89

Per square Run-off in 

mile inches

0. 254 0. 28

. 139 . 16 

.459 .53 

.263 .29
32 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART II

DISMAL SWAMP BASIN

IAKB DRUMMOND IN DISMAI SWAMP, VA.

LOCATION. Staff gage near outlet on county line between Nansemond and 

Norfolk Counties, 25 miles from Norfolk and 4 miles f-om North Carolina 

State line.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1926, to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum gage height during year, 5.90 feet May 11; minimum, 

0.10 foot December 9.

1926-27: Maximum and minimum gage heights are those shown above.

REMARKS. Lake is used as storage basin for Dismal Swamp Canal.

Daily gage height, in feet, 1926-27

Day

1 __ ...........

2 _ ............

3 __ ...........

4 __ ...........

5 ___ ..........

6. __ .........

7..... _ .......

8.. _ . _ ......

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

10 . ___ ......

11..... __ ......

12..... ___ .....

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

14.... ___ ......

15...... _ ......

16 ___ . ___ ....

17 _ . _ ........

18 ____ . _ ....

19 __ . ___ ....

20 _____ . _ ..

21.... _ _._..___

22.. ___ ........

23 _ ... _ ......

24 _____ .

25 ___ ... ......

26. __ ..........

27. ____ .......

28. _ .... _ ....

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

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

31 __ ...........

Oct.

1.43

1.42

1.39

1.37

1.21

1.33

1.35

1.31

1.59

1.16

1.10

.95

.99

1.01

.91

.84

.93

.84

.67

.86

.69

.63

5Q

.58

1.18

.66

.65

.39

.20 

.20

.26

Nov.

0.40

.34

.45

.38

.27

.20

.22

.17

.23

.96

.82

.38

.26

.22

10

.49

.84

.50

.59

.62

.82

.74

46

40

^14

.41

.87

.58

.45 

.53

Dec.

0.45

GA

4ft

.45

.38

.28

97

.11

.24

.28

.18

.30

.53

79

.75

.62

64

.56

.63

.55

79

.74

.71

.77

1.07

go

84

1.07 

1.08 

1 09

Jan.

1.18

1.18

1.15

1.15

1.24

1 97

1.20

1.18

1.22

1.26

1.30

1.26

1.28

1 9.9

1.33

i 91

1 39

1.34

1.36

1 3Q

1 47

1.47

1.41

1 40

1 9.7

1.41

1.40

1.42 

1.46 

1.44

Feb.

1.40

1 40

1.42

1.38

1.35

1.41

1.43

1 48

1.48

1.47

1.51

1 f=l4

1 X.R

1 Rd.

1.66

1 64

1.70

1.67

1.66

1 84.

i on

1.88

1 QQ

2.02

9 O7

2.22

2 17

2 24

.......

Mar.

2.10

2.41

2.41

2.48

2.52

2.63

2.62

2.82

2.85

2.85

2.98,

3.09

3.18

3.33

3

VA

3.38

3.52

3.68

o 70

3.82

3.84

3

7K

3.80

3 74

3.75

3.78

3.72

3.66 

3.69 

3.74

Apr.

3.77

3.93

3.94

3.94

3.95

3.94

4.08

4.12

4.18

4.24

4.30

4.32

4.35

4.34

4.39

4.36

4.38

4.39

4.40

4.33

4.28

4.26

4.22

4.16

4.09

4.04

4.18

4.27

4.19 

4.30

May

4.25

4.26

4.28

4.30

4

01

4.35

4.35

4 33

4.34

4.32

4.84

4.40

4

00

4.16

4.16

4 00

4.04

4 10

4.15

A 10

4 11

4.15

A 1Q

4.20

4 41

4.26

4.23

4.23

4.38 

4.39 

4.40

June

*.44

4.42

4.69

4,66

4.70

4.68

4.74

A 79

4.74

4,76

4,78

4.76

4.75

A 70

4,70

4,66

4,68

4.66

4.66

4.67

4

£Q

4,67

4.67

4 fi4

4,61

4.62 

4.54

July

4.64

4 64

4.61

4.68

A fiC

A fifi

4.66

4 68

4 80

4.92

4.91

4.78

4 70

4.71

4.65

4.66

4.69

4.89

4 Art

4 QO

4.82

4.87

4 80

4.76

4.71

4.73 

4.78 

4.70

Aug.

4.88

A QQ

4 SO

4.86

4 84

4

QA

4.86

4 84

4.84

4.82

4.79

4 77

4

Q1

4.71

4 79

4 71

4.68

4.73

4.78

4 80

4.78

4 78

4.73

4.71

4.77

4.76

4.76

4.76 

4.86 

4.85

Sept.

4.92

4.92

4.92

4.88

4.82

4.77

4 68

4.77

4.79

4.80

4.76

4.71

4.70

4 66

4.66

4.64

4.63

4 70

4.72

4.72

4 70

4.65

4.64

4.64

4.64

4.62

4.60

4. £8
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART II 33

ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

ROANOKE RIVER AT ROANOKE, VA.

LOCATION. Chain gage at Walnut Street highway bridge in Roanoke, Roanoke

County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 388 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1896, to September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 6,950 second-feet Februrry 19

(gage height, 8.52 feet); minimum, 53 second-feet November 7 (gage 1 <?ight,

0.58 foot}.

1896-1927: Maximum discharge, 16,900 second-feet August 6, 1901

(gage height, 14.34 feet); practically no flow on December 23, 1909, when

flow was retarded by freezing (gage height, 0.0 foot). 

REMARKS. Records fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926 27

Day

1.. .......... _

2 __ . .........

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

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

5......... _ ...

6 __ . _____ .

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

8........... _ .

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

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

11.... __ .......

12... ___ .......

13... _ .........

14... ___ ......

15.......... _ ..

16....... __ ....

17........ __ ...

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

19..... _ .......

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

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

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

23 _ .....i......

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

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

26... ___ . _ ...

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

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

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

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

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

Oct.

75 

76 

71 

70 

66

64 

62 

58 

56 

55

55 

58 

97 

168 

100

87 

78 

70 

66 

68

76 

87 

100 

230 

270

188 

112 

97 

87 

78 

110

Nov.

91 

78 

70 

64 

58

55 

53 

71 

78 

89

115 

108 

102 

97 

162

508 

926 

560 

406 

335

270 

172 

159 

 151 

134

162 

156 

132 

162 

172

Dec.

175 

168 

162 

156 

148

137 

134 

129 

168 

270

358 

482 

508 

560 

508

382 

270 

266 

242 

212

194 

2,720 

1,160 

670 

4, 600

6,360 

1,780 

1,240 

2,140 

1,240 

1,080

Jan.

670 

560 

456 

406 

382

312 

291 

266 

242 

230

226 

198 

162 

230 

270

254 

230 

234 

226 

212

198 

194 

188 

178 

191

175 

162 

154 

198 

219 

212

Month

February ____________ _______ .

May ___ . ____________________ .

July... .. . ....... .. ._.

August.. ______________________

The year.." _______ . ___ ___ .

Feb.

219 

223 

230 

223 

212

219 

212 

198 

188 

184

188 

178 

614 

560 

508

560 

1,080 

1,240 

6,950 

2,270

1,590 

1,500 

1,320 

1,230 

1,070

744 

598 

494

Mar.

446 

446 

400 

356 

336

315 

276 

296 

315 

356

336 

315 

296 

315 

315

296 

276 

276 

276 

258

240 

240 

224 

207 

207

207 

201 

192 

183 

172 

177

Maximum

270 

926 

6,360 

670 

6,950 

446 

3,280 

356 

177 

520 

258 

138

6,950

Apr.

315 

684 

545 

446 

494

470 

446 

910 

1,970 

1,500

1,030 

713 

572 

713 

654

572 

520 

446 

400 

400

2,870 

3,280 

2,370 

1,500 

744

545 

470 

423 

378 

336

May

356 

315 

296 

276 

276

258 

258 

258 

258 

240

258 

240 

224 

224 

207

207 

201 

192 

177 

169

155 

153 

150 

138 

148

138 

136 

150 

145 

143 

148

Minimum

55 

53 

129 

154 

178 

172 

315 

136 

84 

84 

115 

86

53

June

126. 

131 

172 

177 

164

145 

131 

126 

119 

115

113 

119 

150 

145 

138

126 

119 

115 

111 

104

102 

100 

102 

98 

94

96 

92 

92 

86 

84

Mean

94.7 

190 

923 

262 

886 

282 

891 

209 

120 

170 

146 

104

352

July

84 

494 

520 

104 

100

94 

164 

98 

155 

128

150 

113 

119 

128 

140

177 

150 

128 

143 

122

131 

136 

276 

207 

186

195 

150 

131 

150 

186 

207

Per 

square 

mile

0.244 

.490 

2.38 

.675 

2.28 

.727 

2.30 

.539 

.309 

.438 

.376 

.268

.907

Aug.

151 

12> 

122 

131 

12>

122 

122 

122 

122 

122

122 

126 

122 

150 

131

126 

12-3 

126 

177 

182

2C7 

2E8 

240 

177 

138

1?6

m

If4 

WO 

150 

115

Sept.

138 

108 

106 

104 

102

104 

104 

100 

94 

104

111 

115 

102 

100 

102

104 

104 

104 

102 

104

102 

104 

104 

104 

86

102

102 

102 

106 

104

Pun-off 

ir inches

0.28 

.55 

2.74 

.78 

2.37 

.84 

2.57 

.62 

.84 

.50 

.43 

.30

12.32
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART II

ROANOKE RIVER AT NIAGARA, VA.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder 500 feet below power plant of Appalachian 

Power Co. at Niagara, Roanoke County, and 2 miles below mouth of Tinker 

Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 511 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1926, to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during the period July 9, 1926, to September 

30, 1927, about 9,230 second-feet December 26, 1926 (gage height, 12.23 

feet); minimum, 14 second-feet July 11, 1926 (gage height, 0.45 foot).

REMARKS. Records excellent except those for estimated perod, which are fair. 

Discharge estimated July 10, 1927, and for periods for which mean discharge 

is shown by braced figures. No records July 24-29, August 21-31, September 

1, 2, and 18-30, 1926. Flow regulated at dam and water-power plant 

located 500 feet above gage.

Daily discharge, in second-feet,

Day

1926 

1 ..... _ .

2 __ ....

3 ____ .

4 __ . _ .

5 _____ .

6 .........

7 __ . ...

8 ___ . ...

9 .........

10 ..........

Day

1926-27 

1. __ . ....

2 ..........

3 _ . ......

4. .........

6..........

6. __ . ....

7 ..........

8 ...... .

9 _ .......

10 __ . ....

11 ..........

12..........

13 ..........

14....... ...

15... ....

16..........

17..........

18.... __ ..

19. ____ ..

20 ____ ..

21..........

22..........

23. .........

24 ..........

25....... ...

26..........

27. .........

28,...._..._

29 _ ... ....

30, .....

31.........

July

ind

111

Aug

. 'l9B

. 195

168

138

. 118

126

. 128

12S

102

10C

Oct.

126

110

99

97

104

98

156

206

168

142

108

112

120

128

129

116

119

175

309

228

166

151

152

147

139

Sept

81

97

I CC

260

173

!

11fi

109

> 11fi

Nov.

134 1

120

128

132

116

114

113

120

166

209

169

570

557

526

329

360

279

286

257

304

 290

]

11 .

19

13 .

14..

15..

16..

1 1Q

19-

20..

Dec.

> 440

399

372

322

298

381

2,410

1,570

1,030

1,820

7,260

2,840

2,210

3,100

1,790

1,240

Day

L926

Jan.

1 000

800

723

652

576

499

439

414

360

396

I 350

321

302

302

308

285

320

385

369

July

98

04

92

84

103

Qfi

9805

99

8?

Feb.

366

381

335

342

311

332

319

326

293

308

305

305

368

757

762

606

1,020

1,200

7,540

4,780

2,740

2,050

4,310

2,730

1,750

1,350

1,100

937

Aug.

98

98

96

95

115

112

164

355

451

Mar.

788

733

679

590

535

584

557

590

557

557

586

458

476

564

505

502

454

475

427

408

414

398

414

390

363

344

322

304

335

301

298

Sept.

118

95

103

108

102

85

83

Apr.

723

1,090

800

734

763

722

648

557

1,550

2,310

1,470

1,110

925

1,060

1,010

914

863

708

648

644

741

2,960

2,030

1,320

1,040

894

771

686

628

594

D

IS 

21...

22...

23...

24...

25...

26 

27...

28 ...

29 ...

30 

31 

May

648

529

514

511

491

447

460

447

415

418

488

390

380

380

403

372

333

360

333

311

313

284

280

262

279

282

268

277

254

286

292

ay

)26

Jme

250

242

352

290

266

291

253

254

220

228

212

216

255

292

276

235

217

216

215

226

196

197

217

186

174

184

159

163

163

-148

July

84

76

81

383

275

July

168

356

658

226

178

166

250

164

138

238

339

210

212

266

221

} 300

300

749

328

251

I 570

350

331

1

350

557

Aug.

Aug.

353

294

250

294

226

226

226

216

204

190

174

171

170

437

300

202

168

198

364

914

461

458

608

402

305

305

251

304

296

271

238

Sept.

Sept.

386

226

218

188

196

182

164

154

164

201

210

277

170

184

192

162

186

131

162

151

J.%U

128

121

126
EOANOKE EIVEE BASIN 35 

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Roanoke River at Niagara, Fa., 1926-27

Month

October.. ____________________

November ____________________

December.. __ ________ . _______

March _ . ____________________

April......... . ..-.... -. . ... ...

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

Maximum

309

7,260

1,000

7,540

788

2,960

648

352

749

914

386

7,540

Minimum

97

113

285

293

298

557

254

148

138

168

97

Mean

140

307

1,100

419

1,350

481

1,030

378

226

334

306

175

615

Per

square 

mile

0.274

.601

2.15

.820

2.64

.941

2.02

.740

.442

.654

.599

.342

1.01

Eun-off 

in inches

0.32

.67

2.48

.95

2.75

1.08

2.25

.85

.49

.75

.69

.38

13.66
36 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART II

ROAHOKE RIVER HEAR TOSHES, TA.

LOCATION. Staff gage three-fourths mile below Smith Mountain Gap, 3 miles

above Pigg River, and 7 miles northwest of Toshes, Pittsylvania County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,020 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September, 1925, to September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 14,400 second-feet February 19

(gage height, 13.02 feet); minimum, 195 second-feet October 9 and 10 (gage

height, 1.10 feet).

1925-1927: Maximum discharge, that of February 19, 1927; minimum,

150 second-feet September 9, 10, and 13, 1925 (gage height, 1.00 foot). 

REMARKS. Records good.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 19&C 27

Day

1 _______

2 ________

3 .... ..... .

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

5. _ ___

6..-. .........

7 _ .... ...

8. ___ .......

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 

320 

325 

320 

245

372 

315 

235 

200 

200

210 

215 

235 

345

455

320 

290 

245 

230 

230

235 

255 

250 

345 

630

482 

345 

325 

290 

285 

295

Nov.

295

285 

300 

270 

265

265 

250 

255 

290 

372

345 

340 

305 

310 

320

5,000 

3,250 

1,400 

1,820 

870

 840 

905 

690 

510 

482

570 

570 

720 

510 

600

Dec.

600

570 

540 

482 

510

455 

455 

428 

482 

600

750 

750 

940 

1,480 

1,080

940 

870 

780 

630 

600

600 

1,640 

2,750 

1,400 

1,820

10,000 

4,400 

3,360 

4,400 

2,850 

1,820

Jan.

1,400 

1,400 

1,240 

1,080 

1,010

870 

780 

750 

690 

630

630 

570 

482 

660 

750

510 

600 

690 

690 

630

630 

630 

540 

570 

570

540 

510 

510 

630 

660 

660

Month

February _ .... ________________

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

July. . 

September ___ .. _ - -

The year

Feb.

660 

630 

630 

630 

600

570 

600 

600 

540 

540

540 

540 

600 

940 

1,160

1,010 

905 

1,640 

11, 400 

9,850

5,000 

3,250 

3,920 

3,920 

2,360

2,000 

1,640 

1,480

Mar.

1,400 

1,240 

1,240 

1,080 

940

1,010 

1,080 

940 

940 

1,010

1,010 

940 

780 

870 

870

840 

810 

810 

940 

780

840 

780 

750 

720 

720

690 

690 

660 

600 

600 

630

Maximum

s

1C1

11]

4

]

]

5

11

630 

,000 

1,000 

,400 

,400 

,400 

 520 

,080 

690 

,560 

,090 

750

,400

Apr.

940 

1,560 

1,320 

1,160 

1,160

1,160 

1,010 

940 

1,320 

2,750

2,270 

1,730 

1,480 

1,560 

1,560

1,400 

1,400 

1,240 

1,080 

1,080

1,010 

4,520 

3,800 

2,270 

1,640

1,560 

1,320 

1,240 

1,080 

1,010

May

1,080 

940

870 

840 

810

780 

810 

780 

750 

750

720 

690 

660 

630 

630

630 

630 

630 

630 

570

510 

482 

510 

510 

510

570 

570 

570 

570 

570 

540

June

540 

5/0 SI'* 

6fo 

6fO

6fO 

570 

MO 

510 

455

372

40« 

455 

455 

4??,

455 

455 

4£8 

400 

428

400 

372 

345 

372 

345

345 

340 

330 

310

2P5

Minimum Mean

200 300 

250 773 

428 1,580 

482 726 

540 2,080 

600 878 

940 1, 590 

482 669 

285 449 

275 672 

310 735 

235 325

200 88$

July

285 

285 

1,320 

540 

400

295 

275 

482 

 630 

660

630

540 

455 

400 

428

600 

630 

720 

1,560 

1,320

540 

510 

1,400 

870 

540

428 

940 

 570 

510 

510 

1,560

Per 

square 

mile

0.294 

.758 

1.55 

.712 

2.04 

.861 

1.56 

.656 

.440 

.659 

.721 

.319

.872

Aug.

1,160

482 

455 

428 

428

345 

330 

335 

400 

372

345 

310 

330 

330 

1,480

870 

330 

660 

2,090 

1,820

1,560 

1,240 

1,160 

1,010 

1,010

870 

690 

540 

455 

482 

482

Sept.

750 

600 

400 

372 

340

345 

345 

330 

305 

305

310 

310 

310 

315 

310

305 

330 

330

305 

295

290 

265 

255 

255 

255

250 

250 

245 

240 

235

Run-off in 

inches

0.34 

.85 

1.79 

.82 

2.12 

.99 

1.74 

 76 

.49 

.76 

.83 

.36

11.85
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 37

ROANOKE RIVER NEAR GRETNA, VA.

LOCATION. Chain gage on highway bridge at Tolers Ferry seven-eight! s mile 

below Pigg River and 8 miles northwest of Gretna, Pittsylvania County.

DBAINAGE AREA. 1,430 square miles, revised.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1925, to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, about 20,700 second-fee^ February 19 (gage height, 20.00 feet); minimum, 280 second-feet October 10-12. 

1925-1927: Maximum discharge, that of February 19, 1927; minimum, 

170 second-feet July 23, 1926 (gage height, 2.90 feet).

Flood of September, 1924, reached a stage of 17.8 feet, determined by 

leveling to high-water mark.

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge estimated December 19 and 20.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1. __ . .......

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

3 _ ... __ ...

4 ___ . _ . ...

5 _ . ___ . ...

6 . _ ......

7 _ ... .......

8. _ ..... _ -

9. ____ .....

10 

11. __ .. __ .

12... . __ .-

13 _ .. __

14 

15........ _ ..

16.. _____ ..

17. __ . ___ .

18... _____ .

19. . __ ..

20 

21..... __ . ...

22........ _ ..

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

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

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

26 _____ . ...

27 _ . _____

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

29 _____ . _

30. ...... .

31. .. .......

Oct.

340 

595 

420 

380 

380

470 

420 

300 

300 

280

280 

280 

360 

670 

570

420 

380 

340 

300 

300

340 

300 

300 

340 

960

720

520 

420 

360 

360 

380

Nov.

380 

340 

300 

360 

340

320 

320 

400 

420

645

570 

420 

380 

445 

780

4,920 

5,030 

2,680 

3,060 

1,680

1,380 

900 

840 

780 

780

720 

2,410 

1,310 

780 

780

Dec.

900 

780 

720 

520 

570

570 

570 

470 

545 

670

645 

670 

1,310 

2,080 

1,600

1,310 

840 

670 

620 

550

780 

2,160 

3,460 

2,320 

2,160

14,500 

5,620 

3,060 

6,900 

3,860 

2,590

Jan.

2,160 

1,840 

1,520 

1,380 

1,240

1,100 

1,100 

900 

960 

840

840 

720 

720 

960 

1,100

780 

720 

960 

960 

840

840 

840 

780 

840 

840

840 

840 

720 

780 

840 

900

Feb.

780 

840 

840 

780 

720

840 

780 

720 

670 

720

720 

720 

840 

1,600 

1,680

1,520 

1,520 

2,000 

20,700 

12,600

5,860 

4,160 

5,620 

4,590 

3,060

2,590 

2,000 

1,760

Mar.

1,520 

1,520 

1,520 

1,520 

1,520

1,380 

1,380 

1,380 

1,310 

1,380

1,240 

1,310 

1,100 

1,170 

1,240

1,240 

1,170 

1,100 

1,760 

1,030

1,100 

1,240 

1,030 

960 

960

900 

840 

840 

780 

900 

840

Month Maximum

November....... _______________ .. {

February .. ....... ____________ 2<

April - . .... .....................

May . . .. __ .... ___ .....

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

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

September

The year a

960 

5,030 

1,500 

2,160 

),700 

1,760 

5,380 

1,310 

720 

5,060 

5,500 

1,170

3,700

Apr.

1,240 

1,170 

1,520 

1,520 

1,450

1,450 

1,380 

1,450 

1,520 

3,860

2,680 

2,320 

2,770 

2,590 

1,840

1,380 

1,100 

1,030 

1,100 

1,380

1,920 

5,380 

4,810 

2,770 

2,240

2,080 

1,680 

1,680 

1,520 

1,450

May

1,310 

1,240 

1,030 

1,030 

1,100

1,100 

1,030 

1,100 

1,030 

900

840 

960 

780 

720 

780

720 

670 

670 

720 

670

720 

670 

620 

670 

645

670 

670 

720 

720 

720 

670

Minimum

280 

300 

470 

720 

670 

780 

1,030 

620 

380 

340 

380 

300

280

June

670 

570 

670 

720 

720

670 

670 

620 

545 

495

570 

445 

670 

645 

670

620 

570 

470 

570 

520

570 

470 

570 

520 

420

420 

420 

380 

380 

380

Mean

412 

1,150 

2,070 

990 

2,900 

1,200 

2,010 

835 

554 

1,010 

967 

470

1,200

July

360 

.580 

1,760 

1,030 

570

420 

380 

340 

1,600 

1,840

1,240 

840 

670 

900 

960

1,600 

960 

1,170 

3,060 

1,520

960 

840 

840 

1,240 

720

840 

1,100 

520 

520 

840 

1,170

Aug\

1,030 

720 

520 

570 

620

470 

400 

38<) 

520 

420

470 

420 4C" 

4fi? 

1,840

620 

470 

720 

1,3F«

5,50^

2,5f> 

l,3fO 

1,840 

1.0FO

7fO

720 

620 

645 

8*0 

720 

8*0

Sep ti

1,170 

720 

570 

570 

520

520 

420 

340 

570 

360

620 

570 

570 

420 

420

470 

420 

420 

470 

470

420 

380 

340 

340 

340

340 

320 

300 

340 

360

 a? "ssa"

0.288 0.33 

.804 .89 

1.45 1.67 

.692 .80 

2. 03 2. 11 

. 839 . 97 

1. 41 1. 57 

.584 .67 

. 387 . 43 

.708 .81 

.676 .78 

.329 .37

. 839 11. 40
38 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART II

ROANOKE RIVER AT BROOKNEAI, VA.

LOCATION. Chain gage on highway bridge at Virginian Railway station at

Brookneal, Campbell County, 2% miles above Falling K : ver. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,420 square miles, revised. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1923, to September, 1927. 

EXTBEMES. Maximum discharge during year, 14,800 second-feet December 26

(gage height, 18.22 feet); minimum, 460 second-feet October 12 (gage height,

3.02 feet).

1923-1927: Maximum discharge, about 31,000 second-feet October 1,

1924 (gage height, 31.46 feet, from high-water marks); minimum, 370

second-feet September 28, 1926 (gage height, 2.78 feet).

Flood of November, 1877, reached stage of about 36 feet and flood of

March 15, 1923, reached stage of about 31 feet. 

REMARKS. Records good.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

1.

2.

3. 

4-

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22. 

23-

24.

25.

27.

28.

29.

30.

31.

510

560

610

710

635

560

710

660

535

510

510

485

485

940

1,060

760

635

610

535

560

560

585

560

585

820

760

710

660

635

610

635

660

635

610

560

560 

«585 

610 

820

1,000

820

760

760

820

1,190

10,500

5,880

5,680

4,360

3,080

1,680

1,470

1,330

1,260

1,190 

2,380 

'3,500 

1,610 

1,330

1,260

1,190

1,120

1,120

1,190

1,060

940

940

940

1,060

1,260

1,680

1,680

3,170

2,560

2,220 

1,680 

1,330 

"1,220 

1,120

I,980 

2,640 

5,210 

4,160 

«3,500

14,800

13,500

II,500 

11,200 

7,030 

5,500

3,890 

 3,260 

2,640 

2,380 

2,220

1,980

1,900

1,820

1,820

1,750

1,900

1,610

1,330

2,060

1,260

'2,500 

2,060 

1,820 

1,820 

1,750

1,610

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,470

1,400

1,400

1,330

1,400

1,470

1,750

1,680

1,610

1,540

1,540

1,470

 1,440 

1,400 

1,400 

1,330 

1,260

1,260

1,330

1,400

2,300

2,640

2,380

2,380

2,220

9,360

11,100

10,100

6,730

6,640

7,930

5,590

5,120

4,160

3,260

3,080

2,900

2,640

2,720

2,810

2,810

2,640

2,640

2,470

2,470

2,470

2,300

2,380

2,300

2,300

2,300

2,220

2,140

2,060

2,060

2,140

2,720

2,380

2,060

1,980

1,900

1,820

1,820

1,750

1,680

1,680

2,470

3.530

3,800

3,350

2,720

2,990 

3,260 

3,170 

3,260 

"6,000

3,530

3,980

3,980

3,890

3,800

3,530

3,440

2,810

4,070

4,640

5,210

7,330

8,130

5,300

4,920

3,350

2,810

2,640

2,470

2,380

2,300

2,300

2,140

2,140

2,060

2,060

1,980

 1,950

 1,930 

1,900

1,680

1,680

1,610

1,540

1,540

1,470

1,470

1,470

1,470

1,400

1,400 

'1,360 

1,330 

1,400 

1,400

1,330 

1,330 

1,330 

'1, 360 

1,400 

1,330

1,330 

1.4TO 

1,400 

1,400 

1,330

1,330

1,260

1,130

1,130

1,060

1,000 

'1,000

1,000 

940 

940

8«0 

8«0

8«0

940

820

820

760

820

760

760

760

710

710

710

 1,500

1.750

1,750

1,610

1,610

1,610

1,680

1,680

1,540

1,610

1,680

1,680

1,980

1,900

1,820

1,750 

1,750 

1,680 

"1,680 

1,680

1,610 

1.540 

1,260 

1,260 

1,400 

"1,800

1,330

1,260

1, 190

1,120

1,000

1,000

"970

940

940

760

760

»1,010

1,280

1,400

1,120

1,750

1,470

1,400

5,210

3,350

2,640

2,060

1,680

1,400 

1,120 

'1,000 

1,000 

1,060 

1,260

1,900

1,610

1,400

"1, 020 

760

'900

940

880

880

820

820

710

635

585

'500

Month Maximum Minimum Mesn

Per

square

mile

Run-off in 

inches

October....

November. 

December.. 

January... 

February.. 

March.....

April-- 

May_... 

June.......

July. 

August. ...

September.

I,060 

10,500 

14,800

3,890

II,100 

3,080 

8,130 

2,300 

1,400 

1,980 

5,210 

1,900

485

560

940

1,260

1,260

1,680

2,380

1,330

710

710

760

643

1,910

3,540

1,880

3,590

2,310

3,890

1,650

1,010

1,570

1,430

0.266

.789

1.46

.777

1.48

.955

1.61

.682

.417

.649

.591

0.31

.88

1.68

.90

1.54

1.10

1.80

.79

.47

.75

.68

.40

The year. 14,800 485 2,010 .831 11.30

 Discharge estimated.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

ROANOKE RIVER AT OLD G ASTON, ». C.

39

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder at bridge of Roanoke Railway Co. at Old

Gaston, Northampton County, three-fourths of a mile downstream from

Indian Creek.

DRAINAGE AKEA. 8,350 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. December, 1911, to September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 54,200 second-feet February 22

(gage height, 9.10 feet); minimum, 1,160 second-feet October 1 and 3 (gage

height, 0.90 foot).

1911-1927: Maximum discharge, 210,000 second-feet March 18, 1912

(gage height, 16.6 feet); minimum discharge, 790 second-feet October 1,

1914; minimum gage height, 0.80 foot September 27, 1926. 

REMARKS. Records good. Slight diurnal fluctuation caused by operation of

power plant several miles upstream.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1&26-27

Day

1 ... ---

2 

3. ....

5 

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

7-. ___ ... ...

8... ..... 

9 .... ....

10 

11. . ___ ....

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17... ___ . _ .-

18- 

19 

20 i

21 ___

22 ......

23 

24 

25 

28 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

1,150 

1,250 

1,160 

1,430 

1,720

1,930 

1,620 

1,720 

1,720 

1,720

1,930 

1,720 

1,520 

1,430 

1,340

1,430 

1,930 

1,930 

1,720 

1,620

1,520 

1,340 

1,340 

1,520 

1,620

1,720 

2,760 

3,160 

2.640 

2,160 

1,930

Nov.

1,930 

1,930 

1,720 

1,820 

1,930

1.930 

1,820 

1,930 

2,040 

2,040

2,640 

3,440 

3,020 

2,890 

2,510

3,440 

5,030 

13,500 

13,800 

9,520

11,000 

7,300 

5,030 

4,690 

3,740

3,440 

3,440 

3,890

5,030 

6,120

Dec.

4,690 

4,040 

3,740 

3,740 

3,440

3,020 

2,890 

2,890 

2,890 

3,160

3,740 

4,360 

5,030 

6,500 

7.720

8,590 

7,300 

5,740 

4,690 

4,040

3,300 

4,690 

9,520 

10,000 

11,600

15,600 

22,800 

35,200 

48,800 

42,800 

31,700

Jan.

18,000 

12,100 

9,040 

7,720 

7,300

6,500 

5,740 

5,030 

4,690 

4,360

4,360 

4,690 

4,040 

4,360 

4,360

6,900 

6,500 

5,380 

5,380 

5,030

5,740 

5,380 

5,030 

4,690 

4,040

4^360 

4,040 

4,360 

4,040 

4,360 

4,360

Month

May--- 

July 

Feb.

4,360 

5,380 

5,030 

4,690 

4,690

4,360 

4,360 

3,740 

4,360 

4,040

4,040 

4,040 

4,360 

9,370 

13,200

12,700 

10,500 

8,150 

8,150 

30,800

47,800 

49,900 

25,900 

20,000 

20,600

16,200 

12,100 

9,520

Mar.

9,040 

8,590 

8,150 

7,720 

9,040

12,100 

16,800 

15,600 

13,200 

12.100

12,700 

11,000 

9,040 

8,150 

7,300

7,720 

6,900 

6,500 

6,120 

6,120

5,740 

6,900 

7,720 

8,590 

6,900

5,74O 

5.380 

4,690 

4,690 

4,690 

4,690

Maximum

1 

4

1

4

1

2

1 

2

4

3,160 

3,800 

8,800 

8,000 

9,900 

6,800 

0,000 

6,120 

6,900 

4,400 

5,100 

5,740

9,900

Apr.

6, 120 

16,200 

15,600 

12, 700 

9,520

8,590 

7,720 

6,900 

9,040 

20,000

18,000 

16,200 

12,100 

9,520 

8,590

8,150 

8,150 

7,720 

8,150 

8,150

7,300 

7,300 

10,000 

16,800 

13,200

10,000 

8,150 

6,900 

6,500 

6,120

May

5,740 

5,380 

5,380 

6,120 

5,030

5,030 

4,690 

4,690 

4,360 

3,740

4,360 

4,040 

3,890 

3,740 

3,590

3,300 

3,020 

3,590 

3,590 

3,440

3,440 

3,740 

3,590 

3,160 

3,160

3,590 

3,440 

3,590 

3,740 

3,740 

3,440

Minimum

1,150 

1,720 

2,890 

4,040 

3,740 

4,690 

6,120 

3,020 

2,510 

2,390 

2,390 

1,930

1,150

June

3,590 

3,890 

4,360 

4,040 

3,740

3,440 

3,740 

6,120 

4,690 

3,740

3,300 

3,300 

3,590 

4,040 

4,040

5,030 

6,900 

5,740 

4,360 

3,740

*3,160 

3,440 

3,440 

3,160 

3,020

3,160 

3,300 

2,760 

2,510 

2,760

1 

Mean

1,730 

4,420 

10,600 

5,870 

12,600 

8,370 

10,300 

4,040 

3,870 

5,470 

5,680 

3,130

6,300

July

2,510 

2,390 

2,390 

2.510 

3,890

5,030 

4,040 

3,160 

3,300 

5,030

14,400 

13,800 

11,000 

7,300 

5,380

4,690 

5,380 

8,150 

7,720 

6,500

9,520 

8,150 

5,380 

4,360 

5,030

4,040 

3,470 

3,020 

2,640 

2,640 

2,760

Aug.

3,020 

6,120 

7,300 

5,OfO 

3,740

4,360 

3,8fO 

3, 300 

2.8PO 

3, IfO

3,5£" 

3,5£" 

3,0^ 

2,760 

2,3£0

2,390 

3,020!

4, 360' 

3,440 

7,300

9,041 

14, 409 

25, 1C-) 

13,200 

7,300

6,900 

5,741 

5,380 

4,360 

3,160 

2,890

Per

square 

mile

0.207 

.529 

1.27 

.703 

1.51 

1.00 

1.23 

.484 

.463 

.655 

.680 

.375

.754

Sept.

3,440

5,740 

5,740 

5,380 

4.360

3,160 

2,890 

2,890 

3,300

5,740*

4.04O 

3,020 

3,300 

3,020 

3.02O

2;64O 

2,390 

2,270 

2,270 

2,390

3,020 

2,890 

2,890 

2,270 

2,160

2,040 

1,930 

1,980 

1.93O 

1,93O

Rm-offin 

inches

a 24

.59 

1.46 

.81 

1.57 

1.15 

L37 

.56 

.52 

.76 

.78 

.42

10.23
40 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART II 

BIACKWATEB EIVEB NEAB UNION HALL, VA.

LOCATION. Chain gage on highway bridge at Kemps Ford 1% miles above Gills

Creek and 4 miles north of Union Hall, Franklin County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 208 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1925, to September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, about 3,240 second-feet August 20

(gage height, 6.80 feet); minimum, 26 second-feet November 7 (gage height,

1.42 feet).

1925-1927: Maximum discharge, that of August 20, 1927; minimum, 16

second-feet September 23, 1926 (gage height, 1.32 feet). 

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge January 12 and Ms.y 13, estimated.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

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.

96 

101 

96 

101 

96

53 

49 

42 

35 

35

32 

53 

62 

80

125

145 

71 

42 

62 

53

71 

35 

57 

42 

132

96 

80 

57 

42 

32 

62

Nov.

49 

42 

38 

29 

46

71 

26

53 

75 

85

66 

64 

75 

85 

167

145 

390 

212 

630 

289

167 

152 

125 

*106 

152

254 

272 

167 

182 

132

Dec.

112 

75 

106 

101 

49

88 

122 

98 

68 

208

149 

156 

216 

250 

294

135 

109 

122

83 

142

178 

436 

267 

193 

841

2,520 

605 

1,840 

508 

163 

321

Jan.

344 

163 

233 

193 

201

142 

122 

142

156 

178

216 

250 

460 

895 

605

321

413 

460 

225 

556

122 

93 

208 

93 

156

122 

178 

78 

88 

122 

156

Month

April.... ... ... _ ....

July _ . .

Feb.

135 

122 

103 

109 

142

156 

142 

122 

103 

83

116 

51 

163 

225 

142

178 

116 

109 

225 

1,560

656 

174 

229 

321 

390

246 

204 

189

 

Mar.

229 

167 

246 

189 

125

160 

167 

119 

138 

96

197 

204 

189 

204

152

132 

112 

152 

125 

189

152 

125 

112 

96 

80

90 

132 

101 

96 

76 

229

Maximum

145 

630 

2,520 

895 

1,560 

246 

787 

254 

189 

2,200 

3,240 

138

3,240

Apr.

160 

125 

263 

138 

106

174 

189 

212 

138 

298

254 

204 

189 

204 

246

197 

204 

189 

167 

145

160 

787 

580 

436 

298

254 

204 

174 

298 

174

May

174 

106 

174 

138 

132

174 

167 

152 

132 

112

182 

125 

254 

167 

90

119 

132 

101

125 

96

101 

119 

138 

106 

125

106 

174 

160 

174 

138 

132

Minimum

32 

26 

49 

78 

51 

75 

106 

90 

49 

53 

35 

38

26

June

152 

106 

189 

174 

152

119 

106 

106 

96 

96

80 

75 

112 

96

75

119 

112

125 

75 

90

96 

75 

101 

62

75

75 

62 

71 

53 

49

Mean

68.9 

145 

340 

248 

233 

148 

230 

140 

99.1 

240 

263 

79.6

187

July

53 

80 

160 

80

71

75 

53 

280 

390 

436

484 

167 

119 

106 

101

460 

182 

220 

2,200 

532

152 

101 

90 

112 

122

85 

90 

106 

101 

80 

138

Per 

square 

mile

0.331 

.697 

1.63 

1.19 

1.12 

.712 

1.15 

.673 

.476 

1.15 

1.26 

.383

.899

Aug.

436 

85 

96 

125 

85

71 

49 

85 

145 

119

90 

75 

96 

90 

272

35 

167 

93 

580 

3,240

272 

254 

580 

189 

106

119 

80 

189 

90 

119 

132

Sept.

96 

71 

49 

106 

119

75 

66 

53 

80 

90

132 

93 

75 

90 

119

138 

80 

93

66 

53

49 

90

75 

38 

42

53 

66 

75 

85 

71

Run-off in 

inches

0.38 

.78 

1.88 

1.37 

1.17 

.82 

1.28 

.78 

.53 

1.33 

L45 

.43

12.20
EOANOKE BASIN EIVEE 41

GOOSE CREEK WEAR HUDDIESTON, VA.

LOCATION. Chain gage at highway bridge midway between Stone Mountain and 

Hud.dleston, Bedford County. Rockcastle Creek enters 1,000 fee4; below.

DRAINAGE AREA. 188 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1925, to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum gage height during year, 9.70 feet February 19; minimum, 

0.65 foot October 9-11.

1925-1927: Maximum gage height, that of February 19, 1927; minimum, 

0.45 foot August 14, 1926.

REMARKS. Gage-height record good. Records of discharge not determined.

The following discharge measurement was made:

August 12, 1927: Gage height, 1.18 feet; discharge, 52 second-feet.

Daily gage height, in feet, 1986-87

Day

1 ___ .........

2 ___ 

3.. ..... ..

4 . _ ......

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

6. __ . __ . __

8.. 

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

10. .. _ ......

11.. ___ ........

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

13, ___ ........

14- _ ...........

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

16- __ ..........

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

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

20. 

21. __ ..... __ .

22

23. _ - __ !..

24 

25 ....

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

27 ..........

28 -. 

29 

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

31 

Oct..

0.74

.74

.87

.78

.69

1.02

.75

.67

.66

.65

.65

.67

.80

1.07

.80

.72

.70

.68

.69

.85

.75

.69

.68

.75

1.42

.84

.77

.75

.72

.73

.86

Nov.

0.87

.74

.74

.72

.71

.71

.70

.74

1.00

.97

.80

.74

.77

.77

.80

5.56

9 91

2.27

2.14

1.54

1.31

1/19

, 1.11

1.09

1.05

1.21

2.00

1.46

1.34

1.36

Dec.

1.25

1.20

1.15

1.15

1.12

1.09

1.06

1.11

1.12

1.39

1.24

1.18

2.16

2.05

1.58

1.41

1.24

1.30

1.13

1.38

1.30

3.14

2.34

1.93

4.89

6.62

4.32

3.89

3.84

2.72

2.35

Jan.

2.10

1.92

1.83

1.74

1.63

1.53

1.52

1.48

1.50

1.54

1.32

1.33

1.53

1.71

1.63

1.72

1.69

1.89

1.71

1.54

1.47

1.45

1.42

1.42

1.40

1.40

1.35

1 34

1.59

1.56

1.47

Feb.

1.40

1.41

1.39

1.36

1.35

1.37

1.39

1.35

1.36

1.37

1.37

1.34

1.56

1.95

1.72

1.59

1.83

1.70

9.20

5.96

3.94

3.24

5.63

3.46

3.04

2.68

2.32

2. 1&

Mar.

2.03

2.07

1.95

1.96

1.93

1.91

1.91

1.99

1.90

2.04

1.90

1.88

1.84

1.87

1.92

1.82

1.80

1.78

1.77

1.75

1.91

1.78

1.70

1.68

1.66

1.65

1.59

1.59

1.59

1.60

1.61

Apr.

2.64

2.26

2.01

1.95

1.89

1.75

1.76

3.37

3.42

2.72

2.31

2.18

2.18

1.99

1.93

1.91

1.84

2.72

2.96

2.67

7.99

4.06

3.03

2.60

2.39

2.26

2.12

2.02

2.00

May

2.15

1.92

1.85

1.86

1.84

1.78

1.79

1.77

1.78

1.74

1.84

1.71

1.63

1.66

1.81

1.64

1.59

1.59

1.67

1.56

1.50

1.43

1.49

1.50

1.57

1.64

1.47

1.46

1.54

1.57

1.54

June

1.50

1.46

1 74

1.62

1.48

1.53

1.54

1.49

1.52

1 49

1.41

1.87

2.08

1.68

1.44

1.39

1.40

1.44

1.37

1.32

1.35

1.29

1.26

1.24

1.23

1.19

1.16

1.18

1.17

July

1.17

1.37

1.32

1.30

1.26

1.20

1.22

1.53

2.08

1.70

1.44

1.30

1.25

2.05

1.69

4.13

1.63

2.43

1.76

1.59

1.35

1.29

2.59

1.49

1.30

1.23

1.34

1.22

1.17

2.35

9 74

Aug.

1.51

1.33

1.25

1.77

1.36

1.24

1.20

1.20

1.29

1.28

1.18

1.18

1.17

1.15

1.93

1.26

1.20

3.30

1.44

2.33

2.23

1.67

1.70

1.46

1.33

1.36

1.25

1.30

1.32

1.20

1.20

Sept.

1.77

1.49

1.30

1.20

1.18

1.12

1.09

1.09

1.15

1.16

1.21

1.18

1.09

1.06

1.04

1.04

1.04

1.05

1.22

1.12

1.08

1.04

1.01

1.04

1.00

1.01

1.01

1.02

1.04

1.03
42 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART II 

DAN KIVER NEAR FRANCISCO, N. C.

LOCATION. Chain gage at county highway bridge 3 miles east of Francisco, 

Stokes County, and 7.9 miles downstream from Little Dan River.

DEAINAGE AREA. 119 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1924, to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, May 1 to September 30, 1927, 

725 second-feet August 18 (gage height, 2.84 feet); minimum, 48 secondfeet September 27-30 (gage height, 1.04 feet).

1924-1927: Maximum discharge (estimated), 8,700 seccnd-feet December 

8, 1924 (gage height, 10.0 feet); minimum, 27 second-feet July 25, 1926 

(gage height, 0.78 foot).

REMARKS. Records good. No records October 1 to April 31. Slight diurnal 

fluctuation caused by operation of gristmills during low w.ter.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1987

Day

1. . .... .

2..... _ . _ .

3 -

4 

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

6 ...... .

7 ... .

8 .... 

9 ...... .

10 . 

11 

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

13. .........

14...... .

15 

May

136 

136 

136 

133 

133

133 

133 

133 

163 

149

130 

123 

120 

118 

108

June

157 

115 

113 

128 

120

103 

110 

118 

123 

101

98 

96 

103 

115 

123

July

62 

70 

70 

62 

59

57 

64 

201 

303 

252

286 

174 

96 

96 

204

Aug.

113 

79 

75 

77 

152

70 

166 

160 

86 

75

75 

75 

75 

70 

90

Sept.

81 

77 

73 

64 

61

57 

57 

73 

96 

90

338 

146 

81 

73 

66

Month

July .... .

Day

16 

17. 

1Q

19 .

20 

21... ......

22 

23 

24 

25 ...

26. 

27- ___ .. .....

28 

29 _ ......

30

Of

Maximum

204 

157 

690 

510 

338

May

113 

113 

110 

108 

106

103 

98 

108 

113 

141

146 

96 

123 

130 

168 

204

June

103 

92 

110 

115

Si

96 

94 

98 

92 

92

9T 

71 

66 6' 

61

Minimum Mean

96 128 

61 102 

57 160 

64 111 

48 78.3

July

485 

252 

690 

177 

130

113 

115 

113 

103 

92

90 

86 

83 

123 

130 

120

Per 

square 

mile

1.08 

.857 

1.34 

.933 

.658

Ang.

75 

64 

510 

198 

146

130 

101 

96 

96 

94

90

86 

83 

83 

83 

83

Sept.

66 

68 

68

79 

75

73 

59 

61 

61 

57

56 

48 

48 

48 

48

Run-off in 

inches

1.24 

.96 

1.54 

1.08 

.73
KOANOKE EIVEE BASIN

DAW BIVEB AT SOUTH BOSTON. VA.

LOCATION. Chain gage on Norfolk & Western Eailway bridge at South Boston,.

Halifax County, 6 miles upstream from mouth of Banister Eiver. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,820 square miles. 

EECOBDS AVAILABLE. August, 1900, to May, 1907, and April, 1923, to September,,

1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 17,700 second-feet December 26

(gage height, 18.95 feet); minimum, 420 second-feet September 28.

1900-1907, 1923-1927; Maximum discharge, 52,600 second-feet December

31, 1901 (gage height, 25.2 feet, old datum); minimum, 300 second-feet

September 11, 1925 (gage height, 3.12 feet). 

EEMARKS. Eecords good. The water supply for South Boston is diverted from.

river just above station. The flow at low stages is regulated to some extent

by operations of dams and mills at Danville.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926 27

Day

1 .. ...... ..

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

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

4.-.-..-......

5.. ........

7 

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

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

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

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

12. ___ .......

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

14.... ...-.

15.. _ ........

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

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

18.. 

19. .........

20. .

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

22 .........

23 

24 .

25

26.. ........

27 ......

28..., ..

29 

30. .

31 ......

Oct.

480 

650 

1,180 

950 

770

810 

950 

690 

1,120 

900

610 

540 

480 

570 

570

770 

770 

610 

730 

540

690 

610 

850 

900 

1,180

1,300 

1,680 

1,120 

1,000 

900 

900

Nov.

650 

900 

950 

900 

900

570 

850 

650 

850 

1,360

510 

1,480 

1,300 

1,000 

690

1,180 

5,940 

5,400 

3,680 

4,910

2,620 

1,960 

1,890 

1,180 

1,360

1,300 

1,480 

2,310 

1,680 

1,480

Dec.

1,890 

1,540 

1,420 

1,480 

1,300

1,300 

1,300 

1,680 

1,420 

1,540

1,420 

2,030 

2,030 

2,940 

2,940

3,820 

2,860 

2,030 

1,480 

1,300

1,360 

2,310 

2,780 

2,780 

3,020

14,400 

9,880 

5,940 

12,700 

14,900 

6,410

Jan.

3,740 

2,700 

2,540 

2,170 

2,310

2,100 

1,960 

1,680 

1,420 

1,540

1,540 

1,420 

1,240 

1,300 

1,820

2,170 

1,750 

1,540 

1,820 

2,030

2,170 

1,680 

1,540 

1,420 

1,750

1,540 

1,480 

1,480 

1,360 

1,420 

1,680

Month

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

May _____________________ .. ...

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

September .....

The year

Feb.

2,170 

2,310 

1,890 

1,750 

1,540

1,420 

1,360 

1,420 

1,420 

1,420

1,240 

1,420 

1,610 

3,980 

5,300

3,900 

2,940 

2,620 

4,640 

13,800

17,400 

8,400 

4,800 

5,000 

6,530

4,350 

3,200 

2,880

Mar.

2,480 

2,400 

2,400 

2,640 

2,720

3,280 

5,610 

4,800 

3,450 

3,720

3,900 

3,280 

2,560 

2,800 

2,560

2,480 

2,160 

2,080 

2,000 

1,720

1,930 

2,720 

3,280 

3,200 

2,560

2,080 

1,930 

1,790 

1,790 

1,670 

1,580

Maximum

1

5 

14

3

17

5

2

3

9 

4

2

17

,680 

,940 

,900 

,740 

,400 

,610 

,610 

,160 

,810 

,460 

,260 

,560

,400

Apr.

1,860 

4,170 

5,610 

3,120 

2,400

2,160 

2,240 

1,860 

2,400 

3,720

4,800 

3,120 

2,640 

2,560 

2,640

2,800 

2,080 

2,880 

2,720 

2,560

2,400 

2,240 

2,880 

2,640 

2,400

2,160 

2,240 

1,930 

1,510 

1,650

May

1,440 

1,790 

2,160 

1,720 

1,680

1,580 

1,510 

1,310 

1,250 

1,720

1,250 

1,510 

1,250 

1,010 

960

730 

1.250 

860 

1,010 

960

1,010 

1,310 

770 

960 

910

1,010 

1,010 

1,010 

1,250 

730 

1,250

Minimum

480 

510 

1,300 

1,240 

1,240 

1,580 

1,510 

730 

570 

650 

650 

450

450

June

1,440 

1,310 

1,010 

1,130 

1,010

730 

1,250 

1,310 

1,370 

1,130

1,010 

1,010 

1,010 

1,310 

3,810

3,200 

2,160 

1,250 

1,190 

960

1,250 

1,010 

910 

810 

1,510

910 

570 

910

770 

690

Mean

833 

1,730 

3,680 

1,820 

3,950 

2,700 

2,680 

1,230 

1,260 

2,200 

1,740 

1,020

2,060

July

*

650 

860 

1,130 

1,370 

1,250

910 

730 

770- 

1,130 

9,460

6,890 

5,100 

2,480 

1,930 

2,000

1,860 

6,290 

3,540 

2,720 

3,630

2,800 

1,650 

1,250 

1,650 

1,010

1,010 

960 

910 

650 

810 

860

Per 

square 

mile

0.295 

.613 

1.30

.645 

1.40 

.957 

.950 

.436 

.447, 

.780 

.617 

.362

.730

Aug.

2,000 

2,800 

2,000 

1,580 

1,580

1,310 

1,310 

810 

1,250 

2,160

1,370 

1,250 

960 

1,010 

650

1,250 

1,250 

1,010 

3,900 

4,260

3,040 

3,630 

2,480 

1,790 

1,250

1,310 

2,400 

1,370 

860 

1,070 

960

Sept.

1,310- 

910- 

1,010" 

1,070 

690"

1,250> 

910- 

810* 

2, 560> 

960'

1,510* 

l,510t 

1, 190. 

1,510- 

1,010>

1,130» 

960* 

810- 

570» 

810>

1,79ft 

1,070 

910J 

86O 

540»

SlOi

770* 

450* 

57O 

610r

Run-off in. 

inches

0.34 

.68. 

1.50S 

.74 

1.46 

1.10* 

1.06 

.5ft 

.5ft 

.9ft 

.71 

.40*

9.89

8180 31-
'44

SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART II

IEATHEBWOOD CHEEK NEAR DID LIBERTY, VA.

LOCATION. Chain gage on highway bridge 1% miles above nouth and 3 miles

from Old Liberty, Henry County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 68 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September, 1925, to September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 481 second-feet December 29

(gage height, 4.90 feet); minimum, 9 second-feet September 24-27 (gage

height, 1.72 feet).

1925-1927: Maximum discharge, 1,040 second-feet November 13, 1925

(gage height, 8.10 feet); minimum, 7 second-feet September 25, 1926 (gage

height, 1.52 feet). 

REMARKS. Records fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1........ ___ .

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

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

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

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

6 

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

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

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 

107 

 60 

37 

15

46 

16 

13 

12 

»12

13 

15 

15 

21

15

13 

 13 

13 

13 

13

18 

15 

16 

"200 

88

29 

26 

24 

24 

23 

"40

Nov.

26 

24 

20 

23 

23

23 

"23 

23 

34

52

27 

25 

25 

"26 

28

382

86 

89 

135 

34

 34 

34 

32

28 

27

27 

81 

°55 

36 

43

Dec.

32

28 

27 

27 

"30

27 

22 

27 

27 

38

38 

"86 

135 

107 

61

50 

41 

38 

"35 

63

40 

382 

107 

62 

80

«400 

121 

270 

481 

149 

67

Jan.

55 

«46 

37 

37 

33

29 

29 

24 

«22 

28

60 

46 

55 

67 

60

 58 

55 

135 

37 

33

33 

33 

"30 

28 

33

33 

28 

23 

48 

"50 

46

Month

January. ____________________ .

March _____________________ .

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

May ______________________ .

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

The year... ....... ................

Feb.

35 

37 

35 

33 

31

 30

29 

29 

29 

29

31 

26 

"50 

72 

70

51 

53 

46 

398 

382

193 

89 

93 

163 

88

67 

 56 

44

Mar.

40 

29 

40 

40 

55

"75 

70 

72 

60 

65

53 

48 

"45 

48 

44

40 

37 

37 

42 

"41

40 

186

75 

57 

48

44

 42 

40 

37 

37 

37

Maximum

200 

382 

481 

135 

398. 

186 

414 

51 

135 

464 

286 

19

481

Apr.

67 

414 

"80 

53 

51

44 

44 

44 

107 

-95

75 

53

55 

77 

57

55 

-80

72 

55 

44

48 

57 

48 

"46 

44

42

44 

42 

42 

37

May

«50 

42 

37 

42 

40

40 

37 

"50 

44 

42

37 

35 

33 

33 

"33

33 

33 

33 

33

42

42 

 38 

33 

33 

31

42 

31 

33 

 50

51 

44

Minimum

12 

20 

22 

22 

26 

29 

37 

31 

24 

14 

13 

9

9

Jure

42 

35 

35 

40 

"34

29 

35 

37 

33 

35

42 

"38 

33 

115 

80

80 

42 

40 

"36 

33

31 

33 

33

29

28

 26 

24 

29 

26 

26

Mean

33.0 

50.8 

99.9 

42.9 

81.8 

52.4 

69.1 

38.6 

40.0 

57.9 

37.6 

13.2

51.3

July

18 

33 

"50 

31 

28

28 

28 

100 

464 

 200

100 

39 

32 

30 

32

30

 26 

22 

203 

39

26 

26 

26 

 25 

24

15 

19 

17 

14 

17 

 50

Per

square 

mile

0.485 

.747 

1.47 

.631 

1.20 

.771 

1.02 

.568 

.588 

.851 

.553 

.194

.754

Aug.

19 

17 

15 

15

85

17 

 16 

14 

53 

24

20 

17 

17 

13 

71

22 

19 

36 

286 

100

 50 

36 

26 

22

28

26 

24 

 23 

22

17 

15

Sept.

15 

19 

17 

 16 

14

12 

12 

12 

14 

17

 16 

15 

14 

14

17

12 

12 

 12 

12 

14

14 

12 

12

9 

 9

9 

9 

12 

12 

11

Run-ofl in 

inches

0.56 

.83 

1.70 

.73 

1.25 

.89 

1.14 

.65 

.66 

.98 

.64 

.22

10.25

1 Discharge estimated.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PABT II 45

, TAB. RIVER BASIN

FISHING CREEK NEAR EKFIEID, N. C.

LOCATION. Staff gage 2,000 feet downstream from Atlantic Coast Li^e Railroad

bridge, 2 miles southwest of Enfield, Halifax County, and 4% miles below

Rocky Creek.

DBAINAGE AREA. 462 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1923, to September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,480 second-feet December 31

(gage height, 12.2 feet); minimum., 40 second-feet October 2 (gage height,

0.90 foot).

1923-1927:' Maximum discharge, 12,300 second-feet Octobe- 1 and 2,

1924 (gage height, 17.3 feet); minimum, 40 second-feet September 2, 26, 27,

and October 2, 1926. 

REMARKS. Records fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet,

Day

l. ..-.. ... 

2 ..... ... .

3 - 

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

5- ___ . ___ .

6.. _ ..........

7......... ..,

8. . . ...

9.... _ _ ....

10 

11.... __ .......

12 

13 

14.... __ .......

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

16. __ ..........

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

18 

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

20 ..

21. _ . .......

22.. __ .........

23. __ ..........

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

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

26.... _ ........

27 ____ ........

28-..-... .

29.... _ ........

30 .

31 

Oct.

45 

40 

45 

45 

45

45 

45 

52 

52 

45

45 

45 

45 

45 

45

45 

45 

45 

45 

45

45 

45 

45 

45 

45

45 

45 

45 

45 

45 

45

Nov.

45 

45 

45 

45 

45

45 

45 

45 

45 

52

52 

45

45 

45 

45

52 

136 

667 

494 

286

165 

94 

122 

81 

94

122

165 

122 

94 

122

Dec.

122 

136 

136 

122 

94

94 

94 

94 

94 

94

122 

165 

195 

286 

631

561 

478 

286 

165 

122

165 

165 

382 

544 

544

510 

494 

494 

1,420 

2,200 

2,480

Jan.

1,900 

798 

494 

350 

350

318 

318 

270 

240 

240

240 

286 

302 

302 

302

302 

286 

318 

302 

286

286 

286 

286 

270 

270

270 

270

255 

255 

255 

225

Feb.

225 

180 

180 

180 

180

 165 

165 

165 

165 

255

270 

255 

255 

510 

998

1,310

877 

255 

225 

1,590

2,060 

2,200 

2,270 

1,740 

1,760

1,170 

703

478

Month Maximum

April. . 

June ____ ____________ .......

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

The year

52 

667 

2,480 

1,900 

2,270 

2,200 

2,020 

382 

837 

318 

1,360 

561

2,480

Mar.

255 

255 

255 

318 

703

1,020 

1,960 

2,200 

2,090 

1,490

1,170 

877 

667 

478 

667

494 

350 

350 

350 

350

350 

334 

334 

382 

350

318 

286 

286 

270 

255 

225

Apr.

255 

478 

649 

561 

398

414 

760 

1,260 

685 

1,760

2,020 

1,760 

1,110 

578 

631

561 

462 

398 

398 

382

350 

318 

398 

478 

544

382 

382

318 

286 

255

Minimum

40 

45 

94 

225 

165 

225 

255 

94 

81 

69 

60 

60

40

May

255 

382 

286 

225 

225

165 

165 

165 

165 

165

165 

240 

210 

136 

136

136 

136 

108 

94 

94

94 

94 

94 

94 

94

94 

94 

94 

94 

108 

94

June

94 

81 

81 

286 

318

180 

136 

649 

837 

478

240 

165 

150 

255 

430

798 

462 

240 

165 

166

165 

165 

122 

122 

122

94 

122 

94 

94 

94

July

94 

94 

94 

94 

94

81 

81 

81 

94 

94

108 

318 

240 

150 

94

94 

94 

81 

81 

122-

318 

165 

94 

94 

94

94

81 

69 

69 

69 

6S

Mean ^g"

45. 3 0. OPS 

117 .2?3 

435 . 9-'!? 

359 . 7"7 

742 1. 6" 

635 1. 31? 

641 1. 39 

152 . 329 

247 . 535 

113 . 2*' 5 

271 .5K7 

167 . 361

324 . 70'

Aug.

60 

195 

649 

478 

286

165 

94 

81 

81 

69

69 

69 

69 

69 

69

69 

60 

60 

60 

60

60 

60 

94 

649 

837

1,360 

1,330 

510 

286 

165 

240

Sept.

561 

318 

165 

180 

478

286 

165 

94 

165 

366

318 

165 

136 

94 

81

69 

60 

60 

60 

69

318 

180 

94 

94 

94

81 

81 

69 

60 

60

Run-off in 

inches

0.11 

.28 

1.09 

.90 

1.68 

1.58 

1.55 

.38 

.60 

.28 

.68 

.40

9.53
46 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART II

NEUSE RIVER BASIN 

FIAT RIVER AT BAHAMA, N. C.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder at head of Durham water-supply pond, l}f

miles upstream from Dial Creek and highway bridge at Bahama, Durham

County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 150 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1925, to September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 4,580 second-feet December 29

(gage height, 7.32 feet); minimum, 1.8 second-feet November 8 (gage height,

0.67 foot).

1925-1927: Maximum discharge, that of December 29, 1926; minimum,

0.5 second-foot September 27, 30, and October 1, 1925 (gage height, 0.50

foot). 

REMARKS. Records good. Slight diurnal fluctuation caused by operation of

old gristmills above.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1 ..... .....

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

3.... ......

4... .......

5 

6 _ . _ .-..-.

7 ___ ... _ ..

8... .... ...

9 

10 

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

12 . 

13 .

14 

15 

16 

17 

18. .

19 

20. ...

21 

22 .

23 . ..

24 

25 . _ 

26 .

27 .

28 .

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

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

31 _ .......

Oct.

3.5 

3.5 

3.2

2.8 

2.6

2.3 

2.2

2.2 

2.2 

2.2

2.1 

2.0 

6.5 

6.2 

3.9

3.8 

3.3 

2.6 

2.2 

2.4

2.4 

2.4 

2.6 

2.7 

2.5

2.2 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2. 1 

2.0

Nov.

2.2

2.0 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.1 

2.1

2.1 

2.0 

2.0 

2.1 

2.1

4.6 

4.7 

4.0 

4.3 

4.2

5.0 

9.2 

10

7.7 

10

9.8 

11 

17 

12 

14

Dec.

14 

12

8.6 

6.2

7.7

6.9 

8.9 

4.7 

5.0 

6.9

5.0 

5.2 

107 

168 

56

37 

26 

16 

13 

12

17 

59 

96 

47 

421

233

86 

1,280 

2,250 

278 

158

Jan.

114

82 

68 

59

52

47 

40 

39 

34 

34

36 

32 

31 

79 

268

119 

74 

63 

62 

57

52 

48 

44 

44 

43

50 

46 

38 

44 

56 

55

Mouth

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

June. __ ... . ______ . _ ... 

July 

September _ . ______ . ___ __ .....

Feb.

48 

42 

40 

37 

40

34 

32 

34 

36 

39

, 40 

40 

573 

563 

230

149 

117 

99 

277 

964

315 

196 

324 

545 

233

176 

130 

101

Mar.

84 

97 

116 

156 

303

1,160 

846 

401 

419 

786

319 

230 

186 

163 

168

134 

114 

101 

93 

83

77 

77 

73 

63 

61

56 

53

51 

48 

46 

48

Maximum

6.5 

17 

2,250 

268 

964 

1,160 

310 

60 

98 

678 

312 

1,220

2,250

Apr.

63 

105 

76 

59 

51

54 

50 

47 

171 

239

121 

79 

67 

127 

119

78 

70 

87 

65 

57

54 

180 

310 

125

87

68 

61 

52 

47 

44

May

50 

60 

45 

37 

34

30 

28 

24 

28 

24

27 

22 

18 

20 

IS

16 

15 

13 

14 

16

11 

11

17 

11 

15

14 

9.8 

12 

11 

19 

18

June

14 

16 

21 

28 

20

19

95 

98 

41 

21

67 

35 

36 

37 

37

48 

37 

22

16 

IS

20 

17 

36 

25 

18

14 

12 

8.3 

6.2 

6.4

Minimum Mean

2. 0 2. 80 

1. 9 5. 26 

4. 7 176 

31 61. 6 

32 195 

46 213 

44 93. 8 

9. 8 22. 2 

6. 2 29. 6 

6. 7 99. 5 

12 74. 4 

10 72.5

1.9 " 86.7

July

6.7 

12 

36 

26 

16

12 

11 

175 

202 

196

158 

56 

41 

176 

678

88 

47 

355 

328 

162

64 

44 

38 

34

27

21 

19 

19 

13 

13 

11

Per 

square 

mile

0.019 

.035 

1.17 

.411 

1.30 

1.42 

.625 

.148 

.197 

.663 

.496 

.483

.578

Aug.

12

83 

43

57 

44

25 

16 

15 

136 

61

30 

21 

14 

12 

243

88 

35 

22 

16 

12

12 

173 

261 

46 

312

270 

96 

52 

42 

34 

24

Sept.

1,220 

163 

69 

46 

64

5» 

38 

28 

61 

52

28 

26 

33 

20 

15

16 

17 

11 

15. 

43

35

28 

17 

1110.

10 

10 

10- 

10 

10-

Run-off in 

inches

0.02 

.04

1.35 

.47 

1.35 

1.64 

.70' 

.17 .22' 

.76 

.57 

.54

7.83^
NEUSE RIVER BASIN 47

DIAL CREEK AT BAHAMA, N. C.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder three-eighths mile upstream from confluence 

with Flat River and Lake Michie and \% miles northeast of Bahama, Durham county.

DRAINAGE AREA. 4.9 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1925, to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 120 second-feet December 28 

(gage height, 3.25 feet); practically no flow during periods in October and 

November.

1925-1927: Maximum discharge, 330 second-feet February 25, 1926 (gage 

height, 4.5 feet); practically no flow during several periods in 1926.

REMARKS. Records good except estimates and those for periods of ice effect, 

which are fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1.... _ ........

2____ _

3.. ____ ...

4.. ____ ......

5.. ___ . _ ....

6.. ____ .-.._.

7 _ .. _ .

8 ___ . _ ......

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 

.18 

1.38 

.05

°.02 

 01 

°.01 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

.01

Nov.

"0.02 

-.01 

".01 

0 

0

0 

0 

«.02 

«.09 

-.07

".06 

-.05 

-.05 

-.05 

«.07

3.41 

.80 

.35 

 20 

.18

.12 

.08 

.07 

".05 

«.05

«.87 

"3.19 

.60 

.37 

.41

Dec.

0.63 

.41 

.30 

.25 

.25

.23 

.20 

.18 

.20 

.41

.46 

.35 

11.5 

2.84 

1.24

.87 

.68 

.60 

«. 55 

«.50

.46 

1.94 

1.32 

1.35 

.15.3

«3.56 

1.84 

41 

36 

6.0 

3.56

Jan.

2.52 

2.00 

1.74 

1.54 

1.36

1.24 

1.04 

1.01 

.94 

1.12

1.12 

1.08 

1.08 

6.3 

4.12

«2.46 

1.94 

1.89 

1.89 

1.69

1.59 

1.54 

1.54 

1.50 

1.45

1.54 

1.20 

1.20 

1.64 

1.45 

1.36

Month

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

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

February ____________________

April . ...-..-.... .... ........... ......

June . -.... ...... ......... ...... .. .

July.. ._. __...

September ____________________

The year. ...............................

Feb.

1.08 

1.08 

1.04 

1.04 

1.04

1.04 

1.01 

1.12 

1.36 

1.28

1.20 

1.08 

14.1 

18.6 

6.8

3.95 

3.71 

3.05 

14.2 

17.5

7.3 

4.55 

9.7 

8.3 

5.3

3.95 

3.19

2.58

- 

Mar.

2.40 

«2.28 

"2.22 

-2.16 

"4.82

21 

17 

10.9 

11.2 

12.2

6.9 

5.1 

4.73 

4.04 

3.71

3.19 

2.84 

2.65 

2.52 

3.33

2.52 

2.58 

2.22 

2.05 

1.94

1.94 

1.89 

1.69 

1.64 

1.59 

1.54

Maximum

1.38 

3.41 

41 

6.3 

18.6 

21 

8.5 

1.91 

11.4 

9.0 

15.6 

12.2

41

Apr.

4.10 

5.00 

2.58 

2.22 

2.16

2.28 

1.94 

1.74 

5.2 

4.37

2.84 

2.46 

2.22 

6.0 

3.33

2.84 

2.78 

2.52 

2.05 

2.00

1.79

5.8 

3.48 

2.71

2.40 

1.94 

1.69 

1.45 

1.36

May

"1.69 

«1.36 

 1.20 

"1.01 

"1.01

".97 

-.97 

.84 

.84 

.87

.87 

.66 

.63 

.63

.58

.50 

.48 

.48 

.46 

.41

.35 

.37 

.31 

.30 

1.91

1.20 

.43 

.37 

1.04

.77 

.55

Minimum

0 

0 

.18 

.94 

1.01 

1.54 

1.36 

.30 

.19 

.15 

.13 

.04

0

June

0.43 

.31 

2.46 

1.01

.77

.97 

11.4 

2.28 

1.24 

1.24

1.16 

.77 

.84 

2.05 

2.16

.94 

.84 

.84 

1.12 

.68

.50 

.52 

.97 

.63 

".33

.30 

.28 

.23 

.20 

.19

Mean

0.054

.375, 

4.35 

1.74 

5.00 

4.74 

3.06 

.776 

1.26 

1.52 

1.59 

.764

2.09

July

0.16 

.63 

".46 

.25 

.16

.15 

.74 

2.71 

5.2 

3.95

2.22 

1.01 

.66 

.84 

«1.24

-.50 

.33 

9.0 

5.3 

5.5

1.59 

1.12 

1.04 

.68 

.46

.35 

.26 

.26 

.23 

.19 

.23

Per 

square 

mile

0.011

.077 

.88<? 

.351} 

1.02 

.967 

.624 .IS9 

.257 

.31-) 

.324 

.15<j

.427

Aug.

0.26 

2.33

.37 

2.12 

.58

.15 

.13 

2.71 

5.1

.77

.41 

.33

.28 

.28 

.48

.26 

.20 

.18 

.18 

.18

.18 

3.01 

1.08 

.41 

15.6

5.4 

2.58 

1.41 

1.01 

.71 

.63

Sept.

1.94 

.77 

.58 

".46 

«.37

«.31 

«.28 

"12.2 

"1.94 

«.23

«.19 

«.15 

«.13 

°.ll 

«. 10

«.09 

».08 

«.07 

1.45 

.71

-.19 

".11 

«.09 

».07 

«.06

.05 

.05 

.05 

.05 

.04

Run-off in 

inches

0.01 

.09 

1.02 

.41 

1.06 

1.11 

.70 

.18 

.29 

.36 

.37 

.17

5.77

Discharge estimated because of missing gage-height records or ice effect.
48 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART II 

BOGEY CREEK NEAR BAHAMA, N. C.

LOCATION. Staff gage \% miles upstream from confluence witl Flat River, 2 

miles upstream from dam of Durham water supply, and 3 miles east of 

Bahama, Durham County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2.7 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1925, to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 88 second-feet June 7 (gage 

height, 3.40 feet); practically no flow during periods in October and November.

1925-1927: Maximum discharge, 88 second-feet February 25, 1926, and 

June 7, 1927 (gage height, 3.40 feet); practically no flow during several 

periods in 1925 and 1926.

REMARKS. Records fair owing to theoretical determination of discharge.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1 ______ ..

2 _________

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

4 __ 

5 _________

6- _ .........

7 ___ ..........

8..... ... _ ....

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 

4.05 

.2 

.05

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Nov.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

.05 

.05

.05 

0 

0 

0 

0

2.4 

.3

.1 

.05 

0

0 

0 

0 

.05 

.05

.05 

.35 

.1 

.05 

.1

Dec.

0.1 

.05 

.05 

.05 

.06

.05 

.05 

.05 

.05 

.05

.05 

.05 

6.3 

.85 

.35

.25 

.15

.15 

.1 

.1

.15 

1.45 

.4 

.3 

10.8

1.95 

.9 

21 

7.4 

2.2 

1.45

Jan.

1.2

.95 

.75 

.6 

.55

.45 

.35 

.35 

.35 

.35

.35 

.35 

.35 

11.5 

3.1

1.35 

.9

.8 

.75 

.7

.6 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.55

.75 

.6 

.45 

.8 

.6 

.5

Month

November. __ .. .............................

March... ___ . ..............................

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

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

The year.. ..............................

Feb.

0.45 

.40 

.35 

.35 

.3

.3 

.3 

.35

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

10.0 

8.8 

2.85

2.15 

1.75

1.5 

16.0 

8.1

3.05 

1.9 

9.9 

4.65 

2.7

1.95 

1.25 

.9

Mar.

0.85 

1.1 

2.0 

3.4 

10.8

19.0 

9.5 

6.1 

6.6 

6.4

3.25 

1.9 

1.6 

1.55 

1.4

1.2 

1.1

.95

.8 

.75

.75 

.95 

.7 

.6 

.6

.55 

.45 

.4 

.4 

.5 

.5

Maximum

4.05 

2.40 

21 

11.5 

16 

19 

17.5 

.95 

21 

.85 

9.9 

4.55

21

Apr.

8.3 

3.05 

1.05 

.9

.85

1.8 

.9 

.8 

13.0 

3.8

1.2 

.9 

.85 

9.4 

1.8

1.35 

1.7

1.1

.95 

.8

.7 

17.5 

4.2 

1.5 

1.1

.85 

.75 

.6 

.5 

.45

May

0.95 

.65 

.5 

.4 

.35

.3 

.3

.25 

.3

.25

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.15

.15 

.15

.15 

.15 

.15

.15 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.15

.15 

.1 

.15 

.15 

.15

June

0.1 

.1 

1.2 

.35 

.2

.2 

21

.85 

.5 

.95

.45 

.25 

.4 

.7 

3.55

.85 

.4

.35 

.4 

.3

.2 

.3 

.3 

.2 

.2

.15 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

Minimum Mean

0 0. 139 

0 .125 

.05 1.84 

.35 1. 05 

.30 2.92 

.40 2. 80 

. 45 2. 76 

.10 .237 

. 10 1. 16 

. 05 . 231 

. 10 1. 13 

. 05 . 475

0 1.22

July

0.1 

.35 

.15 

.05 

.05

.05 

.1

.55 

.8 

.6

.85 

.5 

.3 

.2 

.3

.15

.2 

.15 

.6

.2 

.15 

.15 

.1 

.1

.05 

.05 

.05 

.05 

.05 

.05

Per 

square 

mile

0.051 

.046 

.681 

.389 

1.08 

1.04 

1.02 

.088 

.430 

.086 

.419 

.176

.451

Aug.

4.2 

1.0 

6.1 

1.65 

.3

.25 

.2 

.2 

1.25 

.35

.25 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2

.15 

.15

.15 

.15 

.15

.1 

.25 

.2

.15 

3.95

9.9 

1.66 

.45 

.35 

.3 

.3

Sept.

0.5 

.25 

.2 

.15 

.15

.1 

.1

4.55 

1.5 

.5

.25 

.2 

.15 

.15 

.1

.1 

.1

.1 

2.65 

1.65

.3 

.1 

.05 

.05 

.05

.05 

.05 

.05 

.05 

.05

Run-off in 

inches

0.06 

.05 

.79 

.45 

1.12 

1.20 

1.14 

.10 

.48 

.10 

.48 

.20

6.17
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART II

CAFE FEAR RIVER BASIN

CAPE FEAR RIVER AT IHIIWGTOW, W. C.

LOCATION. Chain gage at highway bridge just downstream from Norfolk Southern Railroad bridge at Lillington, Harnett County, and 1 mile downstream 

from Neill Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 3,530 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. December, 1923, to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 31,200 second-feet Marcl 7 (gage 

height, 14.31 feet); minimum, 8 second-feet October 8 (gage heifht, 0.01 

foot).

1923-1927: Maximum discharge, 51,800 second-feet September 30, 1924 

(gage height, 18.7 feet); minimum, that of October 8, 1926.

REMARKS. Records good except that of March 2, which was estimated. Large 

diurnal fluctuation caused by operation of Buckhorn power plant 14 miles 

upstream.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1. ___ ..

2. __ .....

3.... ...

4... __ ...

5...... ....

6. _ ......

7.. .....

8. .........

9. ____ ..

10... ....

11. ____ ..

12. ____ ..

13..........

14..........

15... ....

16... _ ....

17. ...

18..........

19..........

20 

21 .....

22..........

23 ..

24..........

25 

26 __ .....

27 

28. _ ......

29....... ...

30. _ ... ...

31. _ . __ .

Oct.

74

51

40

37

29

22

15

8

10

11

11

57

172

187

172

138

94

87

94

112

211

88

44

40

40

44

153

148

141

76

69

Nov.

181

94

76

48

184

143

74

88

71

240

124

114

335

129

88

268

360

148

1,110

812

508

276

315

256

385

380

508

310

169

365

Dec.

296

597

940

514

181

134

484

166

276

280

320

160

141

296

2,020

3,170

1,820

1,130

562

- 472

611

380

780

632

370

4,330

4,030

2,750

16,300

6.840

Jan.

3,730

3,380

2,960

2,080

2,020

1,880

950

1,630

1,510

788

390

330

355

472

280

901

2,140

2,610

2,470

1,050

1,130

653

534

1,280

838

569

756

472

340

756

1,160

Feb.

1,340

1,510

1,110

i nsn

716

365

604

1,050

646

970

1,290

660

676

4,330

7,250

4,490

3,590

2,890

2,610

7,670

11,200

8,750

6,250

18,200

17,200

6,840

4,650

3,590

Mar.

2 750

2,890

3,030

2,610

4,970

10,400

24,000

29,200

22,600

99 9flfl

18,400

9 9in

5,320

4,490

2,680

3,240

3,030

1,950

2,470

2,210

1,950

1,760

1,760

2,140

2,020

1,040

1,090

1,880

874

708

1,210

Apr.

2 '708 210

829

1 dA(\

1,880

2,210

2,140

1,880

o inn

2,890

2,750

2,540

1,760

1,630

2,280

1,690

1,880

1,510

1,510

1,340

1,440

3,310

3,380

2,820

2,210

1,120

1,280

1,690

May

576

2,140

2,210

9 flfifl

1,070

788

1,400

412

1.440

668

1,290

1,690

660

436

370

514

320

360

466

208

252

129

390

345

244

256

272

276

276

276

390

June

345

224

214

244

119

838

484

508

970

1,140

1,400

1,760

1,630

1,950

2,820

2,750

2,280

2,470

2,340

1,510

1,320

920

748

748

1,180

1,200

708

508

472

July

508

668

1,220

2,340

847

1,060

7,370

14,600

17,200

13,000

7,250

4,490

2,610

2,750

1,450

1,630

1,430

2,210

3,450

4,180

2,540

2,610

2,750

1,400

874

838

625

527

562

466

Aug.

764

3 880

2.820

2,610

788

920

315

1.100

847

970

1.120

1.340

874

632

788

920

1,150

901

1-950

2,820

2,540

1,950

4.510

16,500

10,400

4,490

3.450

2,340

829

Sept.

1,180

2,540

1,690

1,630

2,680

1,760

1,220

1,120

2,020

2,680

2,280

1,390

874

748

436

340

296

365

829

740

527

829

330

190

320

340

406

375

385

Month Maximum Minimum Mean

Per

square

mile

Run-off in 

inches

October....

November.. 

December.. 

January....

February... 

March__. 

April.......

May __. 

June ....

July........

August._. 

September.,

The year.

211

1,110

16,300

3,730

18,200

29,200

3,380

2,210

2,820

17,200

16,500

2,680

29,200

71

134

280

365

708

668

129

119

466

315

190

8

79.8

272

2,170

1,300

4,340

6,260 .

1,930

716

1,140

3,490

2,500

1,060

2,100

0.023

.077

.615

.368

1.23

1.77

.547

.203

.323

.989

.708

.300

.595

0.03

.09

.71

.42

1.28

2.04

.61

.23

.36

1.14

.82

.33
50 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART II

REEDY FORE NEAR SUMMEEFIEID, N. C.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder 50 feet downstream from highway bridge, half 

a mile upstream from Brush Creek, and 2 miles southeast of Summerfield, 

Guifford County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 34.1 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November, 1925, to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, October 1, 192f to September 2, 

1927, 630 second-feet July 10 (gage height, 3.06 feet); mini-num, 4.5 secondfeet several times in October (gage height, 0.28 foot).

1925-1927: Maximum discharge, 690 second-feet January 19, 1926 (gage 

height, 3.16 feet): minimum, 4.4 second-feet August 30, 1926 (gage height, 

0.20 foot).

REMARKS. Records poor. Discharge estimated January 12-21, February 19-25. 

April 4-10, July 2-8, and 23-30. No record obtained September 3-30, 

Diurnal fluctuation caused by operation of gristmill.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1 ____ . ___

2 ____ ........

3 ..........

4. _ ..... ___ .

6 _ ..... _ ....

 6 _____

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

8.. _ ..........

9.. _ ..... __ .

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

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

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

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

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

15-.... ...

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

17.... __

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

19 

20... ......

21 

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

23. ___ .........

24 ...

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

27 

28 . ...

29. _ ...........

30 

31 

Oct.

13 

9.7 

6.5 

7.2 

5.6

7.8 

5.8 

5.4 

5.8 

5.1

6.3 

7.0 

8.6 

9.7 

7.5

7.0 

6.3 

7.2 

6.0 

6.3

6.0 

6.3 

7.0 

9.7 

25

12

10 

10 

10 

10 

8.9

Nov.

17 

12 

10 

9.7 

9.7

9.7 

8.6 

10 

14 

22

14 

11 

12 

10 

15

57 

44 

28 

38 

27

21 

19 

19 

19 

15

21 

63 

29 

26 

25

Dec.

22 

21 

19 

19 

15

16 

15 

17 

19 

25

20 

17 

37 

59 

30

27 

23 

22 

20 

22

24 

30 

29 

25 

44

103

43 

52 

370 

169 

50

Jan.

33 

30 

30 

28 

26

24 

23 

23 

20 

19

20

19 

16 

50 

52

26 

21 

21 

24 

24

20 

26 

22 

23 

24

24 

22 

21 

29 

26 

30

Month

October. .. ___________________

November. ___________________

February ___ ... ........................

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

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

Jane _ ___________________ ..

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

August.. __________________

Feb.

28 

25 

23 

23 

22

19 

22 

20 

20 

22

23

21 

28 

112 

66

39 

34 

31 

74 

71

38 

30 

30 

31 

32

37

34 

34

Mar.

29 

20 

33 

35 

38

77 

158 

95 

63 

138

74 

44 

37 

37 

37

34 

31 

29 

35 

31

30 

32 

32

27 

26

24 

22 

24 

20 

22 

23

Maximum

25 

63 

370

112 

158

33

148 

347 

299

Apr.

31 

95 

37 

34 

34

33 

32 

29 

34 

34

32 

27 

24 

34 

29

26 

36 

32 

29 

26

23 

31 

32 

20 

24

23

21 

20 

20 

21

May

33 

25 

22 

20 

19

19 

19 

18 

25 

22

17 

17 

16 

16 

13

16 

13 

13 

14 

14

14 

12 

11 

14 

13

14 

11 

12 

12 

14 

14

June

If 

If 

17 

17 

If

If

1? 

15 

16

IP 

If 

14 

53 

148

83 

28 

24 

25 

21

16 

18 

53 

22 

19

16 

14 

If 

13 

12

Minimum Mean

5.1 

8.6 

15

19 

20 

20 

11 

12

13

July

12 

59 

26 

14 

11

9.4 

30 

84 

172 

347

59 

28 

21 

18 

20

76 

77 

30 

182 

62

26 

20 

15 

13 

11

11 

11 

9.8 

9.4 

8.7 

13

Per 

square 

mile

8.35 0.245 

21.2 .622 

45. 3 1. 33 

25. 7 . 754 

35.3 1.04 

43. 8 1. 28 

30.8 .903 

16.5 .484 

26.0 .762 

47. 9 1. 55 

51. 1 1. 50

Aug.

299 

80 

23 

23 

19

23

13 

17 

44 

32

22

24 

22 

15 

20

15 

14 

14 

30 

223

51 

31 

22 

18 

94

250 

57 

28 

23 

20 

19

Sept.

19 

16

------

Run-off in 

inches

0.28 

.60 

1.53 

.87 

1.08 

1.48 

1.01 

.56 

.89 

1.79 

1.73
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

HOBSEPEN CREEK AT BATTLE GROUND, N. C.

51

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder 1,000 feet upstream from highway bridge, 1 

mile northwest of Battle Ground, Guilford County, and 2}i miles upstream 

from confluence with Reedy Fork.

DRAINAGE AREA. 15.9 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November, 1925, to August, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period October 1, 1926, to .August 27, 

1927, 331 second-feet July 9 (gage height, 6.74 feet); minimum, 2.3 secondfeet several times in October (gage height, 0.95 foot).

1925-1927: Maximum discharge (estimated), 766 second-feet Jr.nuary 18, 

1926 (gage height, 7.15 feet); minimum, 0.7 second-foot July 24, 1926 (gage 

height, 0.72 foot).

REMARKS. Records between 3 and 50 second-feet, good; between 50 and 250 

second-feet and for estimated periods, fair. Discharge estimated March 26 

to May 10, July 10-15, August 11-13, 20, and 27. No record obtained on 

days for which discharge is not given. Slight diurnal fluctuation during low 

stages.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-fett, 1926-27

Day

1 __ ....... _ . _ ....

2.... __ . ___ . _ . _

3. __ . ... .

4 ____ .. _____ . _ .

K

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

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

8 ___ ....... __ .. _

9.. ___ .. __ ...... .

10 ___ ... ____ ......

11 ___ . _ ... __ . _ .

12. _ ........ _..___._..

13. ___ . ___

14.. __________ .... 15

16 ____ .. __ . __ .....

17 ____ ... .. _ ..

18 __ ... _ . ___ . __

19 __ ... __ ...........

20 __ ... __ . ___ . ...

21 _ ...................

22

23 _____ . _____ . ...

24. _ ..................

25. -... .. ..- 

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

27 __ ... _ . ____ ....

28 _ ...................

29 ____ . ____ . __ ..

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

31 __ . _______ ....

Oct.

4.8 

3.7 

3.1 

2.9

2.8

3.6

2.7 

2.4 

2.5 

2.5

2.7 

2.8 

4.1 

3.7 

3.1

2.9 

3.3 

3.1 

3.2 

3.1

3.3 

3.4 

3.6 

4.9 

12.2

3.4 

3.3 

3.3

ae 

ae

5.7

Nov.

6.3 

3.7 

3.6 

3.6 

3.7

3.8 

4.0 

4.0 

4.3

4.7

4.1 

4.1 

4.1 

4.1 

79

40 

6.6 

18 

9.7

5.8

5.2 

4.9 

4.9

4.7 

4.7

4.7 

5.0 

4.7 

4.7 

5.0

Dec.

4.9

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.3

4.1

4.7 

4.1 

4.5 

5.2

4.7 

4.9 

39 

16 

9.2

7.0 

6.3 

5.4 

ae 

5.2

5.4 

16 

8.9 

7.9 

80

30 

16 

113 

157 

24 

15

Month

October _____________________

November _____________ _ ........

December- __ . _____________ ..

March __ .. _ . _____________ ..

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

July -. ..-... .-.....-.-__. ...___.

Jan.

12 

9.2 

8.6 

8.2 

7.6

7.0

ae

6.0 

6.0

8.9

11 

8.9 

7.3 

23 

24

12 

9.7 

9.7 

11 

11

9.2 

8.2 

7.9 

7.6 

7.9

7.9 

7.0 

7.0 

14 

14 

13

Feb.

8.9 

7.9 

7.6 

7.3 

7.0

6.6 

6.3 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0

6.3 

6.3 

64 

62 

23

16 

14 

11 

53

15 

12 

9.7

Maximum

12.2 

79 

157 

24 

94

70 

170

Mar.

8.9 

11 

14 

18 

31

94 

51 

30 

36 

55

25 

18 

15 

17 

15

13 

12 

10 

9.2 

8.9

8.6 

8.6

ae

7.9 

7.9

7.6 

7.0 

6.8 

6.6 

6.4 

9.0

Apr.

49 

49 

45 

38 

29

22 

18 

16 

16 

13

9

8 

8 

14 

8

7 

18 

10 

9 

8

6 

22 

16 

11 

9

9

8 

8 

7 

9

May

20 

8 

6 

6 

5

6 

6 

7 

7 

4.0

3.6 

3.6

as

3.6 

3.3

3.2 

3.3 

3.2 

3.2 

3.3

3.3 

3.2 

3.2 

3.3 

3.4

3.7 

3.4 

3.8 

4.3 

4.7 

4.3

Minimum Mean

2.4 

3.6 

4.1 

6.0

3.2 a?

4.0

3.65 

8.86 

20.2 

10.0 

18.6 

16.6 

4.81 

13.6 

26.8

June

3.8 a? 

ae

5.2 

4.7

4.0 

11 

6.0 

5.0 

14

6.0 

4.3 

10 

70

54

19 

10 

12 

10 

7.6

6.3 

13 

10 

7.0 

60

19

ae

6.0 

5.4 

4.9

Per 

square 

mile

0.230 

.557 

1.27 

.630 

1.17 

1.04 

.303 

.855 

1.69

July

4.7 

27 

12 

6.3 

5.0

4.3 

14 

81 

170 

151

22 

13 

10 

13 

32

46 

27 

35 

38 

15

10 

7.9 

7.0 

5.8 

5.2

5.0 

4.9 

4.5 

4.3 

4.0 

47

Aug.

96 

12 

7.0 

7.0 

5.8

5.4 

5.2 

16 

27 

13

14 

13 

7.0

~~16~~

50 

70 

13 

8.6 

117

21 

20

Run-off 

in inches

0.27 

.62 

1.46 

.73 

1.35 

1.16 

.35 

.95 

1.95
52 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART II 

MORGAN CHEEK NEAR CHAPEL HILL, N. C.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder just downstream from Neville. Creek, 2^ miles

southwest of Chapel Hill, Orange County, and 7 miles upstream from mouth

of creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 29 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January, 1923, to September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,620 second-feet July 8 (gage

height, 8.32 feet); minimum, 1.0 second-foot October 9 (gage height, 1.50

feet).

1923-1927: Maximum discharge, about 30,000 second-feet August 4, 1924

(gage height, about 25.0 feet); minimum, 0.47 second-foot September 11,

1925 (gage height, 0.54 foot). 

REMARKS. Records good except those for October 19-31 and November 1, which

were estimated. Since July, 1925, water is diverted a short distance upstream

for water supply of Chapel Hill. The tables of discharge herewith, include

this diversion.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

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

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

S. ..............

4. .. _____ .

5. 

6. ........

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

8.- . _ ..

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

10.. _ ..._ 

11. _ .... ...

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

13.... __....__

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

15. __ . _ ......

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

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

18...-. ........

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

20........... _ .

21.. _ ..........

22 _ ............

23

24.--...,.......

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

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

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

28 ___ ..........

29 _

30 .....- _ ..

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

Oct.

3.6 

3.0 

2.3 

2.3

1.5

1.4 

1.4 

1.2 

1.1 

1.2

1.4 

1.2 

2.6 

3.3 

1.9

1.8 

1.6 

1.3 1"

1.7

}»

Nov.

2.6 

2.2 

2.1 

1.9 

1.9

1.9 

1.9 

24 

9.3 

4.0

3.0 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.8

12.7 

5.9 

4.7 

4.7 

4.1

3.3 

3.2 

3.2 

3.1 

3.0

7.1

1.4 

5.8 

4.9 

7.4

Dec.

7.2 

5.0 

4.2 

4.1 

4.0

3.9 

3.5 

3.6 

4.0

4.4

4.1 

3.9 

38 

22 

10.7

8.1 

7.1 

6.0 

5.4 

5.6

5.8 

7.8 

7.3 

6.4 

37

16.2 

10.0 

96 

113 

35 

24

Jan.

22 

17.0 

14.3 

11.7 

11.0

10.0 

9.2 

8.5 

8.6 

9.2

8.7 

7.7 

13.0 

59 

41

24 

15.0 

13.4 

12.7 

11.7

11.4 

10.8 

10.4 

10.4 

10.3

9.9 

9.4 

9.0 

11.0 

10.4 

9.8

Month

October ______ . ______________ .

November ______ ______ _____

January ___ . __ . ______________ .

March ________ _ ___ ____ ..

Aprfl ....... .............................

May . . _.__ _ 

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

August ______________________ .

September- . __ ... _____ . _ .

Feb.

8.8 

8.6 

8.6 

8.5 

8.2

8.0 

8.0 

8.4 

9.2 

9.0

as

8.2 

83 

80 

34

26 

22 

19 

66 

152

45 

32 

202 

99

45

35 

29

24

Mar.

22 

22 

30 

34 

76

278 

212 

148 

105 

109

57 

44 

38 

34 

31

28 

26 

24 

23 

23

22 

23 

19.0 

17.8 

18.6

17.8 

16.2 

15.0 

14.3 

14.3 

15.0

Maximum

3.6

24 

113 

59 

202 

278 

44 

24 

22 

477 

220 

90

477

Apr.

21 

18.2 

14.3 

13.0

11.7

26 

17.0 

17.0 

39 

30

22 

19.0 

19.8 

37 

23

21 

19.0 

17.4 

15.0 

14.0

12.0 

44 

32 

21 

17.0

14.3 

12.4 

11.6 

10.9 

10.4

May

24 

12.4 

10.8 

10.2 

9.2

9.1 

8.8 

8.2 

9.7 

9.0

8.0 

7.3

as

6.9 

6.8

5.8 

5.3 

£7 

5.6 

4.9

4.7 

4.8 

4.6 

4.2 

6.1

9.0 

4.7 

4.4 

5.5 

5.7 

5.3

Minimum

1.1 

1.4 

3.5 

8.5 

8.0 

14.3 

10.4 

4.2 

2.5 

2.3 

2.5 

3.5

1.1

June

4.4 

4.6 

22

7.8 

6.9

5.2 

12.0 

8.4 

6.5 

5.3

8.0 

5.2 

5.8 

9.2 

15.8

9.2

5.8 

8.6 

11.7 

7.4

5.0 

4.7 

5.0 

4.0 

4.0

4.6 

3.2 

2.6

2.5 

2.5

Mean

1.83 

4.65 

16.6 

14.2 

39.1 

50.2 

20.0 

7.53 

6.93 

41.6 

16.5 

11.4

19.1

July

2.3 

7.0 

17.0 

5.3 

3.4

2.8 

60 

427 

477 

83

32 

21 

14.3 

11.7 

10.4

9.2 

9.2 

11.0 

13.4 

9.4

7.6 

7.2 

8.8 

6.9 

5.4

4.9 

4.8 

4.6 

4.0 

3.9 

3.8

Per 

square 

mile

0.063 

.160 

.572 

.490 

1.35 

1.73 

.690 

.260 

.239 

1.43 

.569 

.393

.659

Aug.

46 

9.8 

6.9 

8.2 

5.1

4.0 

3.7 

3.3 

4.4 

4.4

4.2 

4.3 

3.9 

3.4 

3.2

3.0

2.5 

2.6 

4.5 

4.2

3.9 

4.0 

3.8 

3.0 

220

84 

23 

12.4 

9.6

7.9 

7.2

Sept.

53

11.7 

9.6 

7.8 

8.6

7.4 

7.1 

8.7 

25 

90

16.2 

10.4 

8.6 

7.7 

6.4

5.6 

5.0 

4.7 

5.1 

5.6

4.8 

4.0 

3.8 

3.6 

3.6

3.6 

3.6 

3.6

3.5 

3.5

Run-off in 

inches

0.07 

.18 

.66 

.56 

1.41 

1.99 

.77 

.30 

.27 

1.65 

.66 

.44

8.96
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 53

DEEP EIVEB AT BAMSEUB, N. C.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder 2,000 feet downstream from railroad station

at Ramseur, Randolph County, and 1% miles downstream from Sandy

Creek.

DRAINAGE AEEA. 343 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November, 1922, to September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 9,690 second-feet December 29

(gage height, 14.14 feet); minimum, 10 second-feet October 14 (g*ge height,

0.39 foot).

1923-1927: Maximum discharge, 14,700 second-feet, revised, March 13,

1923 (gage height, 19.22 feet); minimum, 10 second-feet August 4 and in

October, 1925, and October 14, 1926. 

REMARKS. Records good. Continual regulation, caused by operation of power

plants, but as no plant has more than 10 hours' storage, the weekly and

monthly mean discharge is representative of the natural flow.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

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

N 

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

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

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

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

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

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

Oct.

28 

20 

14 

17 

15

14 

13 

12 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

10 

11

11 

11 

11 

12 

12

12 

13 

13 

12 

12

12 

13 

13 

13 

13 

20

Nov.

21 

20 

19 

18 

17

16 

16 

16 

18 

30

42 

49 

40 

35 

43

418 

351 

147 

134 

139

58 

83 

93 

83 

39

46 

257 

105 

118 

99

Dec.

77 

83 

79 

42 

24

49 

50 

54 

82 

35

45 

28 

605 

711 

317

176 

128 

93 

48 

96

98 

103 

168 

101 

1,940

866 

346 

2,480 

5,520 

893 

485

Jan.

340 

253 

216 

196 

163

158 

131 

86 

97 

146

147 

111 

110 

183 

706

249 

248 

224 

180 

204

162 

139 

142 

158 

171

148 

169 

131 

125 

163 

231

Month

January __________ . _____ ... ........

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

September __ . __________ . ...........

Feb.

202 

168 

142 

136 

76

101 

115 

176 

216 

150

156 

118 

897 

2,230 

728

459 

339 

298 

940 

2,180

875 

526 

2,710 

2,180 

755

514 

376 

323

Mar.

872 

268 

415 

508 

861

2,850 

3,270 

1,470 

1,150 

1,150

774 

585 

463 

441 

428

364 

292 

268 

242 

217

234

232 

199 

180 

172

152 

111 

171 

174 

155 

147

Maximum

28 

418 

5,520 

706 

2,710 

3,270 

369 

400 

897 

1,900 

1,230 

593

5,520

Apr.

166 

192 

139 

164 

166

162 

138 

144 

195 

234

255 

198 

159 

198 

225

160 

135 

213 

165 

169

176 

193 

369 

208 

231

162 

135 

116 

124 

97

May

400 

302 

186 

143 

138

125 

108 

82 

376 

238

134 

126 

119 

80 

45

79 

82 

84 

81

75

48 

38 

54 

69

77

68 

61 

45 

42 

68 

61

Minimum

10 

16 

28 

86 

76 

111 

97 

38 

43 

43 

54 

38

10

June

54 

66 

71 

61 

43

53 

82 

106 

85 

112

523 

159 

143 

845 

897

585 

256 

295 

406 

229

156 

116 

116 

171 

114

71 

112 

97 

86 

69

Mean

13.3 

85.7 

510 

190 

646 

6Q7 

180 

117 

206 

445 

255 

113

279

July

144 

1,900 

385 

119 

154

114 

489 

1,350 

1,200 

1,210

1,030 

385 

175 

358 

300

128 

149 

517 

1,380 

905

290 

165 

109 

139 

158

128 

105 

132 

117 

43 

24

Per 

square 

mile

0.039 

.250 

1.4P 

.554 

1.8f 

1.77 

. 5£E 

.341 

.600 

1.30 

.743 

.Sf

.813

Aug.

198 

725 

192 

107 

103

86 

60 

91 

93 

277

142 

117 

201 

54 

72

75 

109 

84 

203 

725

654 

593 

207 

108 

1,230

553 

216 

208 

156 

132 

120

Sept.

110 

92 

73 

46 

120

139 

98 

142 

136 

593

167 

137 

113 

94 

92

91 

68 

42 

67 

142

160 

114 

90 

62 

38

63 

66 

82 

76 

71

Run-oft in 

inches

0.04 

.28 

1.72 

.64 

1.96 

2.04 

.59 

.39 

.67 

1.50 

.86 

.37

11.06
54 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART II 

PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

YADKIN RIVER AT NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C.

LOCATION. Chain gage at bridge 3,870 feet downstream from Southern Railway 

station at North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 500 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1903, to June, 1909, and October, 1920, to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 4,020 second-feet November 16 

(gage height, 7.15 feet); minimum, 210 second-feet November 14 (gage 

height, 0.60 foot).

1903-1909, 1920-1927: Maximum discharge, 22,300 second-feet November 19, 1906 (gage height, 18.8 feet, old gage datum); minimum, 161 secondfeet July 25, 1926 (gage height, 0.34 foot).

REMARKS. Records good. Very slight regulation from mill dans upstream.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926 27

Day

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

2 __ . ___ ....

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

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

5. _ ....... __

6... __ ........

7 

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

9......... _ ...

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

11.. ___ ........

12 

13. _ ...........

14 

15- 

16 .. ...

17 

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

19- 

20 

21 ..........

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

23..... . .

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

25... .......

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

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

28-.......... .

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

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

31- 

Oct.

300 

315 

300 

285 

260

410 

375 

360 

360 

375

392 

375 

360 

345 

330

300 

330 

360 

345 

345

330 

315 

300

285 

272

260 

285 

330 

315 

300 

285

Nov.

272 

260 

272 

260 

260

260

285 

285 

272 

260

248 

235 

222 

210 

260

2,630 

1,190 

1,090 

1,090 

790

605 

520 

462 

445 

410

695 

890 

740 

650 

605

Dec.

605 

582 

540 

500 

462

650 

605 

560 

500 

560

582 

540 

500 

480 

605

695 

650 

582 

540 

462

428 

560 

560 

500 

480

2,650 

2,700 

2,160 

1,750 

1,380 

964

Jan.

664 

574 

532 

532 

492

492 

492 

492 

452 

452

414 

492 

492 

452 

414

414 

396 

532 

492 

492

452 

452 

574 

492 

452

452 

414 

414 

396 

379 

492

Month

March ______________________

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

Feb.

452 

452 

414 

414 

492

492 

452 

414 

414 

414

396 

396 

396 

414 

414

396 

396 

379 

414 

1,170

964 

860 

860 

760 

712

664 

574 

532

Mar.

532 

492 

452 

396 

452

452 

414 

379 

362 

362

574 

532 

492 

492 

452

414 

396 

396 

379 

362

346 

362 

452 

414 

379

379 

362 

362 

492 

452 

414

Maximum

410 

2,630 

2,700 

664 

1,170 

574 

618 

618 

760 

1,220 

760 

396

2,700

Apr.

414 

379 

396

574 

452

414 

396 

379 

379 

362

379 

618 

532 

492 

492

452 

414 

396 

396 

379

362 

396 

492 

452 

414

396 

396 

379 

362 

379

May

618 

574 

532 

532 

492

492 

492 

492 

574 

532

492 

492 

492 

492 

452

452 

414 

414 

492 

532

452 

452 

414 

492 

574

532 

452 

414 

396 

379 

492

Minimum

260 

210 

428 

379 

379 

346 

362 

379 

379 

331 

331 

226

210

June

760 

618 

532 

492 

414

396 

379 

452 

618 

574

492 

492 

452 

414 

452

574 

492 

452 

396 

379

379 

379 

618 

618 

532

492 

452 

414 

414 

396

Mean

326

556 

817 

475 

540 

426 

424 

487 

484 

424 

437 

289

474

July

379 

362 

346 

379 

492

414 

379 

1,220 

532 

414

362 

414 

452 

414 

396

379 

346 

346 

396 

379

379 

379 

346 

492 

492

452 

396 

379 

362 

346 

331

Per

square 

mile

0.652 

1.11 

1.63 

.950 

1.08 

.852 

.848 

.974 

.968 

.848 

.874 

.578

.948

Aug.

331

452 

492 

396 

379

362 

346 

452 

452 

492

532 

414 

397 

362 

346

452 

379 

760 

664 

574

532 

414 

396 

362 

362

492 

414 

414 

396 

379 

379

Sept.

396 

379 

362 

331 

331

316 

302

288 

275 

262

316 

316 

302

288 

275

262 

262 

316 

302

275

262 

250 

237 

237 

226

262 

275 

262 

262 

250

Run-off in 

inches

0.75 

1.24 

1.88 

1.10 

1.12 

.98 

.95 

1.12 

1.08 

.98 

1.01 

.64

12.85
PEE DEE RIVEE BASIN 55

YADKOT RIVER NEAR SALISBURY, N. C.

LOCATION. Staff gage at highway bridge 1,000 feet upstream from Southern

Railway bridge and 6 miles northeast of Salisbury, Rowan County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 3,400 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September, 1895, to December, 1909; September, 1911,

to September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 27,200 second-feet February 21

(gage height, 8.10 feet); minimum, 845 second-feet October 10 and 12

(gage height, 1.50 feet).

1895-1909, 1911-1927: Maximum discharge, 121,000 second-feet July 18,

1916 (gage height, 23.8 feet); minimum, 700 second-feet several times in

August and September, 1925, and July 24, 1926 (gage height, 1.4 feet). 

REMARKS. Records good. During low stages flow may be somewl <».t affected

by developed powers on river and tributaries.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926 27

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21. 

22-

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

29.

30.

31.

1,260

1,350

1,170

1,260

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,350

1,170

1,000

1,000

922

1,080

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,000

1.000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,350

2,300

1,960

1,440

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,640

1,260

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,080

2,070

2,680

1,640

1,440

1,260

1,540

4,740

13,600

6,440

5,760

5,760

3,480

2,680

2,300

2,180

1,960

1,960

3,200

3,780

2,940

2,550

2,420

2,420

2,180

1,960

1,850

1,960

1,850

1,740

1,740

2,180

2,940

2,680

3,480

6,100

4,740

3,480

2,940

2,680

2,300

2,420

2,300

2,180

2,550

2,420

4,400

9,400

10,600

9,000

20,300

17,300

8,620

5,760

4,400

3,780

3,480

3,200

2,940

2,680

2,680

2,420

2,680

2,420

2,180

1,960

2,180

3,340

2,680

1,960

2,070

3,200

2,550

2,180

2,180

2,180

2,300

2,180

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,940

3,200

3,070

2,680

2,420

2,420

2,300

2,300

2,420

2,180

2,180

2,180

2,300

2,300

2,420

6,440

7,140

5,080

3,630

3,200

5,870

22,300

24,400

11,800

9,000

12,700

10,200

6,440

5,080

4,400

4,080

4,080

4,400

4,400

5,080

7,500

9,800

7,860

7,500

10,600

9,000

6,440

5,080

4,740

4,400

4,080

3,780

3,340

4,400

6,780

4,400

4,400

6,100

4,080

3,480

3,340

3,200

3,200

2,940

2,800

2,940

2,940

3,340

3,780

3,200

2,800

2,800

2,680

2,680

2,680

3,200

3,480

3,070

2,940

2,940,

3,200

2,940

2,940

3,070

2,940

3,480

3,200

3,200

4,400

3,630

3,780

3,200

3,070

2,940

2,680

2,680

2,940

3,480

2,940

2,680

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,940

3,930

3,780

2,800

2,420

2,180

2,180

2,070

2,180

1,960

1,960

1,960

1,960

1,960

1,740

1,960

1,850

1,960

2,180

2,180

1,960

1,740

2,550

2,680

3,200

2,680

2,300

2,070

2,180

2,180

1,960

2,420

2,420

2,180

3,200 

2,420 

2,800 4,740' 

6,440

5,080

3,200

2,680

2,800

2,940

2,180

2,180

3,200

4,080

2,940

2,180

2,070

1,740

1,740

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,740

1,540

1,350

1,260

3,480

7,500

7,140

7,860 

2,940 

2,300 

2,'180 

4,080

4,400

3,200

3,200

8,240

6,440

2,680

2,070

2,420

1,740

1,960

1,540

1,540

1,350

1,350

1,440

1,540

2,180

1,540

1,440

1,540

1,350

1,350

1,260

1,260

2,550

2,070

2,300

2,070

1,540

1,350

1,350

1,540

1,170

1,260

1,740

6,440

6,440

5,080

3,200

2,420

2,800

3,480

2,180

2,070

1,960

2,180

1,740

1,850

1,960

2,070

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,170

1,170

1,080

1,740

2,680

1,850

1,540

1,350

1,170

1,170 

l.OSO 

1,000 

1,440 

2,680

4,400 

1,960 

1,440 

1,350 

l.OSO

1,170

1,000

1,080

1,000

922

Month Maximum Minimum Mean

Per

squan 

mile

Run-off 

in inches

October.-,. 

"November. 

December.. 

January....

February... 

March.....

April.......

May.......

June-.-....

July .. 

August....

September.

The year.

2,300

13,600

20,300

5,760

24,400

10,600

4,400

3,930

6,440

8,240

6,440

4,400

24,400

922

1,080

1,740

1,960

2,180

2,800

2,680

1,740

1,540

1,260

1,170

922

922

1,200

2,830

4,620

2,750

6,030

5,100

3,130

2,400

2,790

3,000

2,290

1,550

3,120

0. 353

.832

1.77 

1.50 

.921 

.71)6 

.821 

.8!*? 

.6^4 

. 4,56

0.41

.93

1.57

.93

1.84

1.73

1.03

.81

.92

1.02

.78

.51

12.48
56 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART II 

YADKIN RIVER AT HIGH ROCK, N. C.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder at Brinkles Ferry at High Rock, Davidson 

County, 2 miles upstream from mouth of Lick Creek. Gage datum is 

mean sea level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 3,930 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January, 1919, to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year (estimated), 31,600 second-feet 

February 21 (gage height, 600.00 feet); minimum, 866 secord-feet October 

11 (gage height, 593.44 feet).

1919-1927: Maximum discharge, 104,000 second-feet July 21, 1919 (gage 

height, 605.9 feet); minimum discharge, that of October 11, 1926; minimum 

gage height, 593.27 feet August 31, 1925.

Maximum stage known, 612.1 feet July, 1916 (discharge, 184,000 secondfeet).

REMARKS. Records good except those for estimated period, January 7 to 

February 20, which are fair. Slight diurnal fluctuation during low-water 

periods caused by power developments on tributaries. Daily gage-height 

record December 29 to January 6 and February 22 to April 14 furnished by 

Tallassee Power Co.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

11..

12..

13..

14..

15-

16-,

17..

18-.

19-

20-

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

29.

30.

31.

Oct.

1,160

1,240

1,210

1,140

1,110

1,040

1,090

1,210

1,140

1,030

940

1,020

1,000

1,070

1,110

1,070

1,160

1,020

1,070

1,000

1,000

960

1,000

1,020

1,100

1,710

2,170

1,470

1,240

1,160

1,160

Nov.

1,350

1,470

1,260

1,140

1,070

1,090

1,100

1,070

1,160

1,510

2,260

1,950

1,510

1,290

I,380

3,780

II,600 

7,440 

5,680 

5,870

3,780

2,880

2,310

2,170

2,040

1,950

3,130

4,090

3,250

2,550

Dec.

2,400

2,350

2,220

2,060

1,910

Jan.

6,250

4,690

3,970

3,480

3,250

1,930 | 2,860

1,870

1,790

1,790

1,950

2,650

2,750

3,630

6,060

5,120

3,780

3,080

2,750

2,400

2,310

2,240

2,400

2,620

2,480

5,330

8,890

9,550

10,400

20, 800

17,900

10,000

2,700

2,400

2,600

2,300

2,800

Feb.

2,800

2,300

5,000

6,700

26,000

29,800

13. 800

14. 300

16, 300

12,000

7,440

6,440

4,760

Mar.

4,290

4,090

4,350

5,300

5,870

9,550

13,300

10,400

9,550

12,600

10,200

7,240

5,680

4,940

4,350

4,220

3,540

3,540

3,660

6,250

5,120

3,970

5,490

4,760

3,720

3,480

3,250

3,080

2,970

2,810

2,750

Apr.

2,910

3,190

3,780

3,250

2,910

2,810

2,650

2,650

2,600

2,860

3,540

3,190

2,910

2,810

3,190

3,050

2,810

3,080

3,020

3,340

3,080

3,360

4,030

5,490

4,060

3,360

3,020

2,830

2,650

2,600

May

4,220

3,870

3,130

2,650

2,350

2,350

2,450

2,650

3,480

4,290

3,190

2,450

2,220

2,080

1,950

1,990

1,910

1,870

1,830

1,830

1,990

1,790

1,830

1,830

1,950

2,170

2,260

2,170

1,830

2,260

2,860

June

3,360

2,990

2,480

2,280

2,260

2,400

2,260

2,580

2,680

2,750

6,680

3,130

3,020

5,870

6,440

6,440

4,220

4,000

4,620

3,420

2,650

2,600

2,970

4,690

3,630

2,450

2,130

1,950

1,640

1,640

July

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,660

1,620

1,460

1,350

2,730

9,820

17,000

8,680

4,290

3,190

2,500

3,250

5,870

3,970

4,420

9,880

10,700

4,240

2,480

2,310

2,170

1,830

1,710

1,570

1,410

1,510

1,380

1,470

Aug.

1,570

2,130

1,570

1,470

1,350

1,290

1,240

1,190

4,060

3,250

2,810

2,220

1,680

1,440

1,440

1,790

1,380

1,320

1,370

6,060

7,040

6,440

3,600

2,700

2,830

3,630

3,050

2,400

1,950

1,990

1,910

Sept.

1,680

1,950

1,910

1,570

1,410

1,380

1,240

1,190

1,170

1,400

2,260

1,970

1,590

1,290

1,190

1,140

1,090

1,070

1,250

2,350

4,450

2,330

1, 470

1,210

1,120

1,030

1,110

1,040

1,020

1,020

Month Maximum Minimum Mean

October....

NovemberDecember-. 

January....

February... 

March.....

April . 

May.-__. 

June......

July . 

August...-. 

September.

2,170

11,600

20,800

6,250

940

1,070

1,790

The year.

13,300

5,490

4,290

6,680

10,700

7,040

4,450

20,800

2,750

2,600

1,790

1,640

1,350

1,190

1,020

940

1,160

2,770

4,760

2,800

7,140

5,620

3,170

2,440

3,340

3,620

2,520

1,530

3,380

0.295

.705

1.21

.712

1.82

1.43

.807

.621

.850

.921

.641

.389

.860

0.34= 

.79-

1.40 

.82

1.90

1.65 

.90 

.72 

.95

I.06 

.74 

.43

II.70
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 57

FISHER RIVER WEAR DOBSOK, K. C.

LOCATION. Chain gage at Turkey Ford highway bridge on Dobson-Ararat.

highway 2 miles east of Dobson, Surry County. 

.DRAINAGE AREA. 109 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September, 1920, to September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 3,420 second-feet November 16.

(gage height, 5.89 feet); minimum, 32 second-feet October 20 (gage height,

0.18 foot).

1920-1927: Maximum discharge, 6,700 second-feet March 16, 1923 (gage

height, 10.1 feet); minimum, 16 second-feet August 30, 1925 (gage height,.

0.03 foot). 

REMARKS. Records good for discharge to 800 second-feet; fair above.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1.. _ ... _ ....

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.

52

50

48

64

48

87

56

45

39

45

48

52

48

50

45

42

52

45

36

33

44

48

36

52

145

87

66

64

6S

68

54

Nov.

56

56

60

66

68

58

56

52

148

97

92

64

68

64

70

1,340

228

540

258

170

136

121

108

105

121

133

136

124

118

133

Dec.

121

108

102

102

105

118

130

136

133

161

133

108

121

133

127

116

105

97

102

105

99

113

133

291

232

207

190

177

173

Jan.

161

151

148

145

136

133

127

121

124

127

133

139

148

127

116

110

105

97

92

94

99

97

94

92

89

89

97

108

116

118

110

Feb.

105

102

105

94

92

94

89

87

89

84

87

89

92

99

105

94

105

127

678

1,000

364

228

247

287

232

203

151

145

Mar.

142

151

161

157

151

167

164

170

164

151

161

157

130

121

127

133

139

145

133

139

146

154

164

164

151

139

121

110

118

116

121

Apr.

110

110

118

121

124

139

151

167

193

167

142

127

151

200

164

139

139

139

127

170

295

214

154

124

127

133

139

139

139

133

May

130

124

124

121

116

113

121

127

121

121

110

102

94

97

94

105

94

94

94

89

89

84

84

89

116

97

82

105

118

127

118

June

108

94

82

77

75

80

80

84

92

99

89

89

97

127

133

84

92

97

89

82

75

80

80

72

62

54

62

62

62

58

July

54

66

80

82

94

108

116

139

139

80

80

84

92

102

118

127

139

130

228

142

89

89

89

84

84

, 84

80

70

64

72

RJ.

Aug.

80

75

70

62

52

47

48

80

62

58

62

54

50

44

50

270

116

127

151

154

197

177

157

154

164

186

157

154

210

Sept.

197

17a

154

80,

97,

99*

105.

89

99.

84

62,

47

50-

47

44

54

62

44

228

70»

56

4447-

48

40

48

42;

45

50.

45

Month

December.. . __________________

July. .. 

August ___________________ . .....

Maximum

145

1,340

291

161

1,000

170

295

130

133

228

940

228

1,340

Minimum

33

52

94

89

84

110

110

82

54

54

44

40

33

Mean

55.4

162

135

118

188

144

150

106

83.9

99.6

138

78.3

121

Per 

square 

mile

0.508

1.49

1.24

1.08

1.72

1.32

1.38

.972

.771

.914

1.27 .7r»

1.11

Run-off in 

inches

0.59

1.66-

1.43

1.24

1.79

1.52-

1.54

1.12-

.86:

1.05

1.4ft

.80

15..06;
58 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART II

SANTEE RIVER BASIN

SANTEE RIVER AT FERGUSON. S. C.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder at Ferguson, Orangeburg County, 4 miles downstream from mouth of Eutaw Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 14,800 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. December, 1907, to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 32,500 second-feet March 2 (gage 

height, 13.3 feet); minimum, 3,200 second-feet October 20 (gage height, 

0.67 foot).

1907-1927: Maximum discharge (estimated), 368,000 second-feet July 22, 

1916 (gage height, 24.5 feet); minimum, 2,570 second-feet September 2, 1925 

(gage height, 0.75 foot). Minimum stage caused by regulation of storage 

reservoirs upstream.

REMARKS. Records good. No daily fluctuations, but very distinct weekly 

fluctuations during average and low-water periods due to power plants at 

Parr Shoals Reservoir on Broad River and Camden Reservoir on Wateree 

River.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1 .. 

2 ...... -

3 ... . -

4 __ .... _ ...

5. _ - ...

6 ... --

7..... ___ ....

8..... 

9 

10..-, -

11 -

12... __ .. 

13 

14.. 

15.. ___

16 .. 

17 

18 -

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24. _ 

25 

26 

27 . __

28 

29.- 

30. 

31 

Oct.

6,890 

6,170 

5,730 

5,020 

4,140

4,060 

5,120 

5,420 

5,420 

5,320

4,740 

3,840 

3,700 

4,920 

5,730

5,730 

5,520 

4,920 

3,770 

3,270

4,060 

5,420 

5,840 

5,220 

4,920

3,630 

3,910 

4,740 

5,120 

5,420 

5,520

Nov.

5,020 

3,910 

3,700 

4,740 

5,220

5,420 

5,730 

5,320 

4,220 

4,300

5,950 

5,950 

5,840 

5,950 

5,730

4,380 

5,320 

7,660 

11,600 

13,600

14,400 

12,300 

7,920 

6,170 

6,530

6,650 

6,290 

6,290 

6,890 

5,020

Dec.

4,560 

5,730 

6,290 

6,770 

7,010

6,290 

4,740 

4,220 

5,520 

6,890

7,530 

8,050 

7,010 

5,320 

5,620

13,600 

15,500 

15,500 

14,600 

13,300

6,890 

6,530 

7,010 

7,530 

8,190

6,890 

4,830 

4,060 

4,560 

7, 530 

14,200

Jan.

16,700 

16,100 

15,900 

17,200 

15,700

13,600 

14,600 

15,000 

13,600 

12,900

7,400 

6,410 

10,300 

9,490 

10,800

11,100 

11,300 

9,490 

7,400 

7,790

9,190 

9,040 

9,340 

8,750 

5,950

5,120 

7,660 

9,340 

9,950 

10,100 

8,890

Month

April. .

July. . ....

Feb.

6,060 

5,730 

7,920 

9,190 

9,190

9,040 

8,190 

5,840 

5,520 

7,920

9,950 

10, 100 

9,950 

9,190 

6,770

6,770 

9,340 

10,900 

11,600 

12,200

14,200 

17,000 

18,600 

19,800 

21,300

22,800 

25,000 

26,000

Mar.

28,800 

32,500 

30,500 

27,200 

26,000

26,000 

26,000 

26,000 

25,000 

23,400

22,800 

22,200 

22,800 

25,000 

28,800

30,500 

28,800 

26,000 

24,100 

22,200

20,500 

16,700 

14,600 

14,000 

14,000

14,200 

14,800 

14,800 

12,000 

11,300 

12,300

Maximum

1

1

1

2

3

1

1

2 

1

6,890 

4,400 

5,500 

7,200 

6,000 

2,500 

3,600 

0,900 

2,300 

3,400 

4,000 

9,790

32,500

Apr.

12,700 

12,300 

12,200 

11,400 

9,790

10,100 

12,200 

13,600 

13,600 

12,900

10,800 

8,190 

7,660 

9,490 

10,600

11,100 

11,300 

9,340 

6,410 

6,060

7,920 

11,400 

12,900 

12,000 

10,100

8,190 

8,750 

10,300 

9,950 

9,340

May

9,040 

8,050 

6,650 

7,920 

10,600

10,900 

10,300 

9,190 

7,920 

5,620

4,830 

6,060 

6,890 

7,400 

7,920

7,270 

5,120 

4,140 

5,320 

5,730

5,730 

5,520 

5,220 

4,140 

3,510

4,220 

4,830 

5,520 

5,520 

5,220 

4,220

Minimum

3,270 

3,700 

4,060 

5,120 

5,520 

11,300 

6,060 

3,510 

3,980 

5,520 

3,910 

3,840

3,270

June

4,060 

5,730 

7,660 

8,190 

8,330

6,890 

4,560 

3,980 

5,320 

6,170

6,890 

7,400 

7,270 

5,220 

4,740

7,400 

10,300 

11,100 

10,300 

8,750

6,060 

5,730 

8,050 

9,950 

11,400

12,300 

11,100 

7,920 

7,530 

8,610

Mean

4,940 

6,600 

7,820 

10,800 

12,000 

22,100 

10,400 

6,470 

7,630 

14,400 

7,960 

6,230

9,780

July

8,330 

7,660 

7,140 

7,140 

5,840

5,520 

6,650 

9,190 

9,340 

9,340

13,600 

15,700 

15,700 

14,400 

13,100

14,000 

15,900 

17,000 

17,600 

18,100

19,200 

20,100 

21,300 

22,200 

22,800

23,400 

21,700 

19,200 

16,700 

14,400 

12,900

Aug.

10,900 

7,660 

6,060 

7,140 

8,050

9,790 

10,400 

9,040 

6,650 

6,410

9,790 

13,100 

14,000 

13,300 

10,300

6,770 

5,950 

6,170 

6,410 

6,890

8,610 

8,750 

6,410 

7,140 

7,400

6,770 

6,170 

6,770 

5,840 

4,300 

3,910

Per 

square 

mile

0.334 

.446 

.528 

.730 

.811 

1.49 

.703 

.437 

.516 

.973 

.538 

.421

.661

Sept.

4,830 

6,060 

8,160 

9,790 

7,660

5,420 

5,120 

5,420 

5,120 

6,290

7,920 

7,790 

7,400 

9,340 

9,040

7,140 

6,170 

5,840 

5,420 

4,300

3,980 

5,320 

6,530 

6,410 

6,170

5,520 

4,220 

3,840 

4,920 

5,220

Run-off in 

inches

0.39 

.50 

.61 

.84 

.84 

1.72 

.78 

.50 

.58 

1.12 

.62 

.47

8.97
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 

UNVHLE BIVER AT BRANCH, JX. C.

59

LOCATION. Staff gage at highway bridge 800 feet from Branch po^t office, 

Burke County, and a quarter of a mile upstream from Lake James

DKAINAGB AREA. 65 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1922, to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,350 second-feet November 16 

(gage height, 4.95 feet); minimum, 20 second-feet September 29 (gage 

height, 1.47 feet).

1922-1927: Maximum discharge, 3,880 second-feet January 11 and 

September 28, 1924 (gage height, 6.2 feet); minimum, 7 second-feet September 8, 1925 (gage height, 1.28 feet).

REMARKS. Records of discharge below 1,300 second-feet, good; others, fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1.. _ . .........

2 ___ . ........

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

4 ..........

5..... _. -

6.. _ . __ .....

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

8 ___ ..........

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 

67 

52 

76 

63

54 

46 

43 

39 

38

38

55 

52

72 

55

48 

45 

41 

48 

38

39 

39 

35

45 

67

59 

48 

45 

41 

43 

41

Nov.

45 

39 

39 

4L 

39

38 

39 

35 

55 

144

72 

59 

48 

52 

59

1,020 

380 

356 

333 

260

207 

174 

154 

137 

125

144

281 

188 

163 

163

Dec.

144 

134 

119 

113 

107

107 

99 

91 

102

188

134 

119 

157 

177 

167

170 

137 

131 

122 

122

116 

137 

125 

119 

223

540 

311 

456 

540 

356 

289

Jan.

247 

200 

185 

170 

160

144 

134 

122 

125 

110

281 

144 

102 

125 

119

107 

99 

107 

102 

102

107 

102 

99 

97 

91

94 

107 

97 

113 

113 

131

Month

November ...._.. ... 

March ______________ . ..............

May ... ..-.

June _ ___________________ ..

July. ..................-... .........

August

September ____ . _____________ ..

Feb.

116 

107 

107 

107 

102

107 

107 

107 

97 

97

107 

97 

107 

264 

174

150 

140 

134 

167

456

289 

235 

268 

430 

311

260 

223 

200

Mar.

185 

157 

147 

157 

157

174 

239 

272 

333 

405

333 

289 

260 

289 

264

239 

215 

196 

185 

170

163 

163 

150 

134 

137

134 

128 

119 

104 

102 

107

Maximum

76 

1,020 

540 

281 

456 

405 

769 

224 

182 

216 

68 

64

1,020

Apr.

116 

110

102 

97 

89

99 

91 

86 

86 

125

154 

119 

107 

102 

102

102 

102 

102 

110 

170

170 

769 

355 

265 

216

182 

158 

148 

136 

120

May

145 

117 

112 

104 

101

91

88 

88 

84 

82

79 

' 72 

70 

70 

70

66 

68 

66 

60 

62

59 

59

55 

57 

51

48 

48 

50 

62 

224 

165

Minimum

35 

35 

91 

91 

97 

102 

86 

48 

64 

48 

33 

23

23

Jane

104 

84 

139 

172 

115

93 

136 

109 

96 

93

84 

88 

88 

112 

132

158 

115 

129 

182 

132

109 

145 

168 

120 

109

98 

84 

75 

70 

64

Mean

48.9 

163 

189 

130 

181 

197 

156 

83.0 

113 

73.8 

43.5 

37.0

117

July

60 

51 

51 

59 

50

51 

59

77 

84 

66

70 

60 

60 

66

55

59 

115 

104 

216

98

62 

75 

120 

93 

62

57 

55 

55 

48 

72 

79

Aug.

68 

62 

48 

51 

50

46 

42 

39 

48 

45

45 

45 

42 

39 

39

39

42 

42 

46 

39

39 

36 

42 

39 

36

33 

38 

45 

42

33

48

Sept.

48 

40 

35 

36 

33

42 

39 

36 

64 

62

48 

51 

42 

33 

31

31 

31 

31

55 

48

36 

33 

28 

27 

31

26 

24 

23 

23 

23

 £ ss&

0.752 0.87 

2. 51 2. 80 

2. 91 3. 36 

2.00 2,31 

2. 78 2. 90 

3.03 3.49 

2.40 2.68 

1.28 1.48 

1.74 1.94 

1. 14 1. 31 

.669 .77 

.569 .63

1.80 24.54

8180 31-
60 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART II 

HENRY FORK NEAR HENRY RIVER, N. C.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder at highway bridge at Old Link ford, Catawba 

County, \% miles downstream from county line and 2 miles downstream 

from Henry River, Burke County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 80.0 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1925, to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,100 second-feet February 20 

(gage height, 5.60 feet); minimum, 7.0 second-feet October 5 (gage height, 

0.58 foot). Not including diversions.

1925-1927: Maximum discharge (estimated), 5,520 second-feet January 18, 

1926 (gage height, 9.5 feet); minimum, 4.1 second-feet July 19 and 20, 1926 

(gage height, 0.49 foot). Not including diversions.

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods of estimates, May 1-8, 29, 

and 30, which are fair. Diurnal regulation caused by Henry River Manufacturing Co. 2 miles upstream. Diversions upstream for water supply 

for Morganton and State Hospital for the Insane, 5 second-feet (estimated).

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1_ . ...

2 _ .... _ .--

3.. . _

4 

6. __

7 

8 

10. 

11. . .

12.. _ 

13.. _ 

14 

15 _ 

16 _

17. .,..

18.. _ . ___ ....

19 .. - ...

20 ___ ...

21 _ ............

22. ____ .-- ...

23... ......

24 

25. ... .

26- _ - _

27. ...

28 . _ - .....

29- _ . ____ ..

30.. ____ . __ .

31 _____ - ...

Month

April .. _ .....

Oct.

32

7.7 

7.7 

7.4 

32

32 

33 

34

7.7 

7.7

31 

36 

32 

24 

30

9.4 

9.4 

9.4 

39 

40

39 

38 

23 

14 

40

39 

38 

38 

30 

21 

11

Nov.

40 

38 

37 

36 

33

23

8.6 

8.6 

38 

52

38 

34 

22 

17 

47

174 

70 

72 

67 

50

48 

51 

40 

38 

18

78 

70 

55 

59 

48

Maximum

40 

174 

400 

97 

1,040 

348 

118

Dec.

47 

42 

37 

35 

38

56 

39 

' 39 

43 

41

24 

26 

74 

78 

66

64 

50 

47 

46 

57

52 

46 

41 

33. 

151

213 

140 

228 

400 

174 

115

Jan.

97 

84 

76 

69 

66

58 

51 

47 

51 

62

50 

43 

39 

53 

45

43 

69

58 

55 

55

47 

32 

41 

53 

46

41 

42 

40 

49 

59 

63

Feb.

50 

44 

32 

43

42

39 

48 

38 

33 

24

33 

41 

60 

118 

90

69 

63 

57 

275 

1,040

232 

143 

154 

232

147

108 

94 

83

Minimum Mean

7.4 25.6 

8. 6 47. 0 

24 82.0 

32 54.3 

24 123 

57 98. 8 

49 86. 3

Mar.

75 

86 

75 

75 

91

112 

134 

122 

234

348

178 

132 

116 

103 

91

83 

78 

72 

71 

71

71 

71 

67 

67 

67

64 

65 

64 

61 

62 

57

Apr.

58 

57 

57 

58 

55

55 

52 

49 

51 

70

68 

56 

53 

53 

49

49 

57 

54 

110 

91

71 

112 

118 

94 

80

71 

65

62 

62 

52

May

50

46 

48

52 

42 

37 

32 

40

56 

43 

38 

39

42

22 

35 

49 

36 

39

42 

34 

40 

40 

52 

86

June

6-* 

57 

43 

42 

4J

50 

44 

40 

40 

4)

51 

50 

63 

54 

6T

62 

45 

64 

8P 

7F

4] 

2£ 

67 

34 

3f

4£ 

5C 

42 

3C 

3?

Month Maximun

July.. ... 

Septem 

T ie year.

8(5 

86 

183 

12,-< 

«?

1,040

July

36 

21

9.8 

16 

52

36 

43 

37 

20 

20

68 ' 

50 

51 

36 

43

183 

78 

92 

67 

64

86 

92 

52 

45 

56

40 

44 

44 

43 

21 

9.4

Aug.

26 

44

45 

45 

44

22 

8.1 

35 

35 

34

33 

32 

19 

9.0 

30

39 

35 

49 

123 

74

101 

68 

44 

40 

105

54 

23 

30 

46 

32 

39

Minimum

22 

28 

9.4 

8.1 

9.8

7.4

Sept.

36 

32 

19 

23 

44

33 

37 

36 

31 

24

41 

48 

34 

34 

34

35 

28 

12 

86 

68

45 

38 

36 

32 

9.8

42 

33 

36 

9.8 

41

Mean

44.8 

50.0 

60.2 

44.0 

35.3

69.7
SANTEE RIVER BASIN

UTTLE SUGAR CREEK NEAR CHAEIOTTE, XT. C.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorde 

city of Charlotte one-quart 

miles south of Charlotte, 

used to April 24, 1927.

DRAINAGE AREA. 41.4 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 192-

EXTREMES. Maximum dischargi 

23 (gage height, over 10.1 

(gage height, 0.54 foot).

1924-1927: Maximum dis 

1925 (gage height, about 12 

August 1, 1925 (gage height,

REMARKS. Records good excep 

21-27, 29-31, and Septembe

Daily and monthly

61

just upstream from sewage disposal plant of 

er mile downstream from Brier Creek and 5 

Mecklenburg County. Staff gage at same site

, to September, 1927.

during year, about 2,600 second-feet February 

feet); minimum, 2.8 second-feet October 27

charge (estimated), 3,500 second-feet August 5, 

5 feet); minimum, 1.6second-feet July 30 ana

0.48 foot).

r those for estimated periods (August 18, 19,

6-20), which are fair.

discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1 . ....

2. __ . ___ . ...

3 .. _ . ...

4.. .. .....

5.. _ ....... ...

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.

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

3.6

4.6 

3.6 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4

5.9 

4.3 

4.3 

4.0 

4.0

4.3 

4.3 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6

3.4 

3.2 

3.6 

3.8 

3.8

3.6 

3.2 

3.6 

3.8 

4.0 

4.0

Nov.

3.6 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0

4.0 

4.0 

5.6 

5.6 

4.0

4.0 

4.3 

4.0 

4.0 

4.6

41 

6.9 

14.4 

8.6 

5.9

5.6 

5.3 

5.3 

5.3 

5.3

5.3 

17.7 

8.1 

5.9 

9.0

Dec.

6.2 

5.6 

5.6 

5.3 

5.9

5.9 

5.6 

5.3 

6.6 

6.2

5.6 

6.2 

111 

39 

16.5

11.8 

7.7 

8.1 

7.2 

7.2

7.7 

8.1 

7.7 

7.7 

23

11.3 

11.3

188 

69 

30 

17.7

Jan.

17,

11. 

11

11. 

11.

10. 

10. 

10. 

10. 

10.

10. 

9. 

9. 

26 

16.

10. 

10. 

10. 

10. 

10.

10. 

10. 

10. 

10.

10.!

14.'

12.; 11. i

13.) 12.;

12.!

Month

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

Feb.

11.8 

11.3 

10.9 

10.9 

10.9

10.4 

10.4 

10.4 

14.4 

16.0

12.3 

12.3 

12.3 

19.1 

14.4

13.4 

12.3 

12.3 

52 

80

32 

24 

614 

90 

43

37 

20.5 

19.8

Mar.

17.7 

29 

57 

104 

117

90 

53 

73 

491 

104

50 

39 

34 

34 

29

26 

25 

23 

23 

22

20.5 

21 

17.7 

33 

23

18.4 

18.4 

17 

17 

16.5 

17

Maximum

5.9

41 

188 

26 

614 

491 

175 

53 

42 

196 

120 

80

614

Apr.

21 

19.1 

15.4 

15.4 

16

17.7 

17 

16 

19.1 

22

16.5 

14.9 

17.7 

14.9 

14.9

14.9 

14.4 

14.9 

19.8 

14.9

14 

115 

16 

17 

15

13 

12 

12 

11 

175

May

53 

16 

15 

13 

12

13 

16 

11 

10 

10

10 

9.4 

8.4 

7.9 

7.9

7.9 

7.9

7.4 

8.4 

8.4

7.4 

6.9 

6.9 

7.9 

7.9

7.9 

6.6 

6.3 

9.4 

23 

16

June

12 

8.9 

10 

10 

8.9

8.9 

42 

10 

9.4 

8.9

7 9 

84 

8 9 

94 

94

8.4 

7.4 

41 

18 

8.4

19 

41 

18 

18 

9.4

7.4 

6.9 

6.9 

6.6 

6.6

Minimum Mean

3.2 3.87 

3.6 7.11 

5.3 21.3 

9. 6 11. 9 

10.4 44.2 

16. 5 53. 6 

11 24. 6 

6. 3 11. 6 

6. 6 13. 2 

6.3 28.0 

5. 3 17. 6 

3.7 8.23

3.2 20.3

July

6.3 

18 

16 

7.9 

20

7.4 

6.6 

10 

48 

13

16 

10 

8.9 

94 

12

10 

196 

181 

44 

28

12 

12 

16 

10 

8.4

7.9 

6.9 

6.9 

13 

6.3 

14

Per 

square 

mile

0.093 

.172 

.514 

.287 

1.07 

1.29 

.594 

.280 

.319 

.676 

.425 

.199

.490

Aug.

25 

7.4 

5.9 

5.6 

5.6

5.6 

5.6 

5.3 67 

12

8.4 

6.9 

5.6 

5.6 

5.3

5.6 

5.3 

15 

120 

13

9.0

5.6 

6.0 

7f 

60

Sept.

6.9 

9.4 

5.6 

5.6 

5.3

i 

5.0

80 

25 

5.0 

5.0

4.7 

4.7 

4.3 

4.3 

4.3

4.7 

5.0 

4.3 

4.0 

3.7

I rm-of[ in 

inches

0.11 

.19 

.59 

.33 

1.11 

1.49 

.66 

.32 

.36 

.78 

.49 

.22

6.65
62 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART II 

BROAD RIVER WEAR CHIMNEY ROCK, Iff. C.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder 1,000 feet downstream from Lake Lure Dam,

1% miles upstream from old gaging station at Uree, and 3 miles east of Chimney

Rock, Rutherford County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 97 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March to September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 2,220 second-feet March 25

(gage height, 4.04 feet); minimum, 2.1 second-feet September 27 (gage

height, 0.43 foot) caused by regulation. 

REMARKS. Records good except that for May 30, which wr**s estimated. Large

diurnal fluctuation caused by operation of power plant at dam. Monthly

computations are representative of natural flow as power plant is permitted

only 3-inch drawdown on Lake Lure.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927

Day

1. ___________ . _ . __________ .

2 . ___ _. _.. ... _ ... _ ....

3. _____ ... _ . ___ ... ____ . _____ ..

4__ . _ ....... _ .. __ . _ ...

5. . .... . ___ ....

9>. ............................................

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

8 __________ . _______ . _ . _____ . ...

9S. ........ .... ............... ... ....... ... ...

W. ............................... .... . ... .....

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

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

^. ............................... .... .........

14. ___________________ .. .............

15....... ___ .......... _ . __ ......... __ ..

16. _ ... . _ 

17. - . _.- 

18 __ . __ .. ___ ................. ___ ........

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

20 ___ . .._ ........ ...._... .. -

^l.. .................................. .... ......

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

23 __ . .... . _ ..... . 

24 __ - .. -... .. ___ ... 

25. . _ .. .......... _ . . 

26. _ .. . .. _ . __ .....

27 __ . __ 

28..... _ ... ...... _ ....... _ . _ ..... 

29-. _ ............. . __ . .. ....

SO.. ....................... ....................

31- . . .- .. .- .....

Month

March 11-31... ... _______________

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

July. . .....- ............ .. ..

Mar.

33 

111 

252 

308 

194

148 

123 

150 

245

144

238 

186 

161 

138 

264

98 

36 

253 

165 

99 

51

Maximum

308 

417 

248 

326 

165 

173 

280

Apr.

193 

153 

22 

105 

96

98 

122 

196 

98 

28

106 

99 

144 

159 

207

75 

20 

181 

68 

143

172 

417 

326 

61 

262

226 

94 

162 

81 

110

May

14 

238 

175 

88 

90

86 

132 

16 

152 

152

26 

92 

167 

78 

10

162 

130 

13 

94 

93

71 

11 

126 

182 

75

84 

72 

44 

6.3 

115 

248

Minimum

33 

20 

6.3 

4.7 

4.7 

4.3 

2.3

June

326 

100 

134 

56 

61

67 

86 

85 

8.8 

24

15 

34 

305 

175 

92

72 

113 

123 

187 

63

103 

150

168 

67 

71

4.7 

126 

117 

62 

35

Mean

163 

141 

9f 1

ior

68.5 

59.3 

58.0

July

94

59 

4.7 

68 

149

29 

111 

88 

116 

13

131 

80 

48 

165 

11

91 

13

162 

63

72

13 

52 

140

18 

18

96 

14 

87 

13 

92 

13

Per 

square 

mile

1.67 

1.45 

1.01 

1.04 

.706 

.611 

.598

Aug.

106 

13 

100 

64 

9.4

44 

7.1 

45 

173 

4.3

87 

92 

50 

6.7 

98

5.9 

79 

70 

110 

109

11 

132 

8.8 

71 

11

65 

17 

22 

120 

4.7 

102

Sept.

6.3 

74 

53 

5.5 

100

280 

156 

51 

70 

90

45 

126 

5.5 

81 

4.3

88 

44 

4.7 

89 

87

5.9

89 

6.7 

64 

7.1

95 

3.3 

2.3 

3.1 

2.5

Run-oft1 in 

inches

1.30 

1.62 

1.16 

1.16 

.81 

.70 

.67
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 63

BROAD RIVER NEAR BOILING SPRINGS, N. C.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder half a mile upstream from Sandy Run Creek 

and 2>% miles southwest of Boiling Springs, Cleveland County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 815 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1925, to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 7,550 second-feet April 19 (gage 

height, 6.25 feet); minimum, 243 second-feet several times in October (gage 

height, 0.44 foot).

1925-1927: Maximum discharge, 12,000 second-feet, revised determination, January 18, 1926 (gage height, 8.53 feet); minimum, 186 second-feet 

September 21 and 22, 1925 (gage height, 0.29 foot).

REMARKS. Records good except those for August 3-25, which were estimated. 

Diurnal regulation caused by operation of power plants on Second Broad 

and Green Rivers.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21-

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

29.

30.

31.

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

419

269

369

369

511

364

312

380

247

369

327

333

327

317

380

585

414

322

380

322

397

1,300

703

467

369

419

327

288

620

524

425

397

467

322

279

550

550

823

397

524

397

592

3,370

2,170

1,450

1,380

1,260

839

695

658

775

775

743

1,320

940

658

635

985

994

940

606

815

530

564

485

425

620

1,220

1,360

1,060

940

880

799

585

658

620

585

1,030

735

1,080

1,080

2,200

3,680

2,110

1,520

1,520

1,030

815

1,320

1,420

1,080

864

815

550

585

695

1,010

923

906

855

518

518

783

658

485

823

823

550

550

751

735

898

940

585

585

672

665

.550

658

492

397

518

727

727

703

767

658

1,120

1,070

735

695

855

1,960

3,820

2,080

1,620

2,900

3,630

2,230

1,750

1,260

1,030

1,030

1,240

1,400

1,090

940

1,030

985

1,240

2,830

3,420

2,260

1,860

1,420

1,420

1,570

1,380

1,420

1,220

1,130

1,030

1,030

1,320

1,210

1,260

1,320

1,300

1,170

815

1,260

1,120

1,080

1,300

1,090

940

735

855

855

1,180

940

775

743

985

1,000

1,130

1,300

1,030

807

4,680

1,620

1,280

2,250

1,960

1,260

985

1,360

1,030

855

940

1,170

815

807

914

940

791

688

585

864

775

585

613

783

443

455

823

799

635

672

620

485

467

735

680

550

550

767

1,280

1,160

898

735

642

467

767

1,120

799

599

658

613

688

1,090

1,050

985

872

1,110

1,100

985

855

783

1,110

1,030

898

775

642

518

831

1,130

695

658

467

425

327

397

620

425

1,590

3,290

1,100

775

1,120 8'72

872

1,430

1,750

1,170

775

1,830

1,820

1,170

1,400

1,170

680

550

703

949

524

504

425

338

564

695

650

650

650

600

450

350

600

1,100

900

750

600

450

350

500

400

550

1,200

850

600

700

650

650

500

397

338

443

620

585

485

564

455

359

498

658

831

985

620

443

530

518

498

359

485

369

353

403

550

557

467

348

348

585

485

467

327

348

Month Maximum Minimum Mean

Per

square

mile

F-m-offin 

Inches

October-.. 

November. 

December. 

January-.. 

FebruaryMarch.. . 

April......

May.......

June__... 

July.... .

August.

1,300

3,370

3,680

1,520

3,820

3,420

4,680

1,280

1,160

3,290

The year. 4,680

247

279

425

485

397

815

735

443

467

327

338

327

247

405

838

1,020

814

1,250

1,380

1,230

728

854

972

607

528

882

0.497

1.03

1.25

.999

1.53

1.69

1.51

.893

1.05

1.19

.745

.648

1.08

0.57

1.15

1.44

1.15

1.59

1.95

1.68

1.03

1.17

1.37

.86

.72

14.68
64 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART II

BROAD BIVEE AT RICHTEX, S. C.

LOCATION.» Water-stage recorder 1 mile upstream from mouth of Little River

at Richtex, Fairfield County. 

DBAINAGE ABEA. 4,800 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November, 1925, to September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 28,400 second-feet February 25

(gage height, 9.14 feet); minimum (estimated), 190 second-feet August 30

(gage height, 0.35 foot).

1925-1927: Maximum discharge, 40,300 second-feet January 20, 1926

(gage height, 12.01 feet); minimum, that of August 30, 1927. 

Highest known flood, that of July, 1916; estimated gage height, 29.6 feet

(estimated discharge, 208,000 second-feet).

REMARKS. Records good except those for May 11 to June 25, which were estimated. Complete regulation by operation of Parr SI oals hydroelectric

plant 11 miles upstream.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1 

3 ___ .....

5 

8 -

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

8.. ......

9 

10 

11. 

12 .

13 

14. 

16- 

17. .....

18 _ 

19....... _ .

20 

21. 

22 

23 

25 

26 

27 

28. 

29 

30

31. 

Oct.

1,130

1.180

754

1,100

1,070

1,550

1,680

1,090

1,350

1,050

1 450

1,480

1,400

673

1,460

1,480

1,650

1,150

789

1,610

1,410

2,700

2,000

1,340

935

Nov.

1,340

1,640

1,420

1,320

1,670

1,450

1,430

1,470

1,400

1,090

1,720

3,920

4,780

6,210

4,200

1,900

9 7^n

9 ^Ififl

2,750

966

3,080

2 ' 930

Dec.

9 Q3ft

3,070

2,560

1,110

1,950

2,130

9 4Qn

2 040

2 9sn

2 7flfi

1.410

2,120

5,300

5,510

5 650

3 7ftf»

1 230

9 7^n

9 Qfin

i Rfln

1 "^tifi

1,240

3,010

4,600

77 QW)

 to ann

Jan.

7,820

4,780

4,880

4,020

4 290

4,560

3,830

1 190

2

^on

3

AflA

3

COA

2,740

1,350

2 100

I

Efin

3,150

2

KA(\

3,410

2,660

QQK

1 500

2,210

2 fiflfl

3 1 ^n

QQC

9 t\d.(\

Feb.

9 onn

3 1 f\(\

2,430

9 Qftfl

2,780

1,320

9 19O

3 1 t^fl

2 660

3,680

3,680

ORO

3,410

5,070

4,220

4,780

4,220

i f\ snft

oi nnn

13,000

8,020 91 4nn

OK enn

17,100

10,000

6,810

Mar.

6,810

8,680

8,680

7,400

6,810

7,400

S onn

09 onn

13,300

8,340

7,400

6

oon

5,650

4,500

3,950

4,220

5,070

5,650

A 99fl

3,950

3 QKf)

Apr.

3,950

3,410

3,950

3,950

3,680

2 660

1,700

3,680

3,410

3,680

3,150

2,210

895

9 ODD

3,410

7,750

7,100

4,780

3

ncn

4,500

3,410

3,410

2,540

May

2,660

4,500

4,500

3,410

3,410

2,320

1,170

1,400

2,100

2,600

2,680

3,850

1,790

3,280

880

1,700

i qpf)

1,640

980

i 9Qn

2 ftftft

9 ISO

2,420

1,200

1,860

June

2,7f>

4,550

3,350

9CO

1 68°

2.2CO

3,900

4, OH

1,540

4,81?

4,870

3,74T

4,080

889

2,160

4,190

5,480

5,157

3,417

3,277

9 fiftft

1,637

July

2,100

2,870

1,600

2,100

3,410

5,070

3,410

2,730

11,500

9,360

6,230

3,950

5,070

6,810

10,000

9,700

13,000

10,000

6,520

3,410

4,780

2,110

2,730

2

Kfif\

9 RfV)

9 flOA

Aug.

1,010

1,920

1,770

2,320

2,100

1,800

2,320

1,400

1,140

1,900

3,840

4,780

3,950

1,600

2,100

1,600

1,220

3,190

1,800

3,680

2,520

2,900

1,510

1,500

1,170

Q87

Sept.

5,650

4,220

2,550

1,800

2,430

1,680

1,600

2,330

3,960

3,040

4,860

7,100

4,220

1,520

1,780

1,520

1,830

1,060

1,700

1,900

2,210

2,000

1,920

1,810

1,010

i Rtin

1,120

1,270

1,190

1 13ft

Month

October. .. __ __________ __ _

Novembei ____ _______________

December. __ ___ _____ _ _ _

January. ____________________

February... ____________ . _______

April . .- ...

May __ _ _ . ___ .. ___ . . .

June _______________________ July. . . .. ..

August _________ . ____ . __ ,

September _____ .... ____________

The year. ____ . ___________

Maximum

2,700

6,720

17,900

7,820

25,800

7,750

4,500

5,480 10 nnn

5,650

7,100

26,800

Minimum

673

966

1,110

895

852

3,950

895

880

880

1,600

987

1,010

673

Mean

1,300

2,480

4,100

3,070

7, 050

7,000

3,680

2,260

3,300

5,400

2,400

3,670

Per 

square 

mile

0.271

.517

.854

.640

1.47

1.46

.767

.471

.688

1.12

.458

.500

.764

Run -off in 

inches

0.31

.58

.98

.74

l.'£3

1.68

.86

.54

.77

1.29

.53

.56

10.37
SANTEE EIVEB BASIN 65

LOCATION. Water-stage recorc 

upstream from mouth of ri 

DRAINAGE AREA. 230 square miles 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 19 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge 

(gage height, 2.89 feet); m 

and February (gage height, 

1925-1927: Maximum di 

height, 4.74 feet); minimun 

foot).

REMARKS. Records good. La 

Cliffside Mills, a quarter of

SECOND BROAD EIVEE AT CIIFFSIDE, N. C.

er at Cliffside, Rutherford County, 2 miles

25, to September, 1927.

ge during year, 1,450 second-feet February 24

nimum, 16 second-feet several times in January

0.55 foot).

charge, 3,860 second-feet January 19, 1026 (gage

, 9.6 second-feet June 21, 1925 (gage height, 0.44

ge diurnal fluctuation caused by operation of 

a mile upstream.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feel, 1926-87

Day

1 ____ ......

2. 

3. ____ ... _

4 

5. __ _

6. ___ .....

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

8. _ ...........

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

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

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

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

13... _ ...... ...

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

15 _ ............

16 .- _ ......

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

18. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

26 

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

28 .. 

29. 

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

31. 

Oct.

105 

156 

38 

76 

120

39 

50 

60 

62 

64

66 

83 

108 

128 

111

97 

76 

66 

74 

57

45 

40 

31

28 

48

66 

57 

32 

32 

30 

27

Nov.

44 

57 

52 

45 

43

47 

31 

96 

119 

170

143 

134 

96 

35 

160

461 

450 

231 

204 

132

110 

234 

151 

170 

120

160 

190 

160 

100 

85

Dec.

110 

140 

110 

100 

40

172 

121 

85 

95 

80

70 

95 

230 

261 

200

210 

210 

130 

110 

150

230 

210 

150 

130 

110

110 

170 

370 

530 

300 

180

3

Month

October.... ___ .......... .............

November ________________

January ______________ . .........

March ___________________

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

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

July... 1 ....................

September .

an.

160 

110 

170 

220 

230

193 

178 

111 

105 

231

183 

148 

130 

137 

107

40 

176 

164 

149 

150

137 

124 

77 

162 

151

157 

156 

139 

112 

69 

207

Feb.

162 

143 

138 

148 

105

35

187 

147 

125 

148

148 

110 

41 

350 

286

216 

191 

203 

270 

1,080

765 

428 

782 

1,130 

590

401 

322

351

Mar.

248 

240 

324 

261 

194

266 

325 

260 

669 

940

560 

393 

333 

352 

295

238 

250 

247 

152 

136

304 

218 

150 

206 

212

135

114 

269 

203

147 

154

Maximum

156 

461 

530 

231 

1,130 

940 

962 

267 

214 

901 

299 

277

1,130

Apr.

183 

127 

97 

233 

189

137 

174 

183 

129 

63

229

148 

171 

161 

164

105 

102 

257 

962 

382

276 

527 

429 

216 

323

230 

159 

186 

198 

166

May

142

267 

175 

134 

165

164 

113 

124 

194 

159

141 

131 

159 

107 

20

116 

145 

104 

92 

91

61 

18 

119 

119 

97

104 

136 

94 

21 

153 

248

Minimum

27 

31 

40 

40 

35 

114 

63 

18 

25 

35 

38 

38

18

June

177 

120 

148 

129 

25

157 

152 

199 

169 

146

93

77 

213 

184 

162

146 

161 

113 

177 

214

159 

159 

195 

175 

139

51 

183 

153 

134 

102

Mean

66.8 

141 

168 

148 

322 

284 

230 

126 

147 

250 

144 

132

179

July

100 

115 

36 

38 

102

98 

99 

396 

765 

235

291 

230 

212 

158 

228

611 

288 

282 

867 

901

436 

122 

170 

109

212

139 

125 

133 

153 

74 

35

Per

square 

mile

0.290 

.613 

.730 

.643 

1.40 

1.23 

1.00 

.548 

.639 

1.09 

.626 

.574

.778

Aug.

217 

206 

163

148 

128

96 

53 

167 

299 

181

163 

126 

93 

38 

132

139 

125 

123 

244

242

221 

163 

139 

121 

120

119 

90 

39 

121 

131 

122

Sept.

122 

129 

78 

38 

128

266 

235 

151 

142 

155

189 

205 

141 

110 

112

111 

97 

50 

128 

277

181 

142 

132 

95 

39

114 

104 

100 

93 

95

Run-off in 

inches

0.33 

.68 

.84 

.74 

1.46 

1.42 

1.12 

.63 

.71 

1.26 

.72 

.64

10.65
66 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART II 

SANDT RUN CREEK NEAR BOILING SPRINGS, N. C.

LOCATION. Staff gage at county highway bridge half a mile downstream from 

Gray Creek and 2% miles southwest of Boiling Springs, Cleveland County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 67 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1925, to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,580 seeonc"-feet (estimated),. 

April 19 (gage height, 6.30 feet); minimum, 14 second-feet November 9-13 

and 16 (gage height, 0.32 foot).

1925-1927: Maximum discharge, that of April 19, 1927; minimum, 14 

second-feet several times in September, 1925, and September and November, 

1926 (gage height, 0.32 foot).

REMARKS. Records of discharge below 300 second-feet, good; above that, fair 

except for November 27-30, December 13-16, 27-31, January 9-29, February 13-28, and March 1-27, for which they were estimated. Possibly 

slight regulation from old gristmill upstream.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-87

Day

I.. __ ...... _

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

3 _ . __ . .....

4 . -.

6 _ ............

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

7.. __ ........

8. _ ...........

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 

36 

46 

32

21 

33 

30 

25 

25

25 

25 

24 

25 

25

25 

34 

30 

25 

25

25 

24 

22 

21 

21

18 

18 

18 

18 

17 

17

Nov.

17 

17 

17 

16 

15

15 

15 

15 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

15 

15

14 

96 

90 

81 

52

32 

64 

108 

78 

52

46 

80 

60 

50 

50

Dec.

52 

46 

43 

39 

38

38 

39 

44 

42 

41

39 

38 

130 

190 

120

80

59 

53 

48 

45

39 

57 

86 

85 

142

376 

220 

340 

440 

230 

120

Jan.

62 

69 

53 

47 

46

44 

42 

38 

40 

50

40 

40 

35 

40 

35

30 

35 

30 

30 

30

30 

30 

30 

30 

30

35 

35 

40 

45 

51 

44

Month

October.. ___ .... ____ .. ....

January

February __________________

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

May 

June _ ___ ... .........................

July

Feb.

40 

37 

35 

32 

31

31 

29 

29 

61 

100

94 

90 

200 

460 

210

120 

70 

50 

46

725

300 

190 

200 

550 

300

220 

170 

140

Mar.

120 

130 

120 

120 

110

100 

100 

92 

160 

230

215 

170 

150 

130 

120

110 

100 

100 

100 

90

90 

90 

90 

100 

90

90 

138 

116 

100

78 

66

Maximum

46 

108 

375 

62 

725 

230 

605 

79 

133 

325 

245 

108

725

Apr.

56 

53 

51 

51 

51

51 

48 

48 

46 

44

44 

42 

42 

40 

40

39 

38 

62 

605

124

84 

51 

48 

46 

46

46 

46 

48 

48 

48

May

70 

46 

46 

46 

45

42 

40

38 

38 

38

37 

36 

36 

35 

34

32

31 

31 

31 

31

31 

31 

31 

31 

31

30 

29 

29 

44 

79 

42

Minimum

17 

14 

38 

30 

29 

66 

38 

29 

25 

20 

17 

18

14

Jun<5

34 

34 

3? 

30 

100

54 

37 

38 

38 3"

3? in

100 

81 

41

3?71? 

61 

45 

37

31 

133 

61 

33 

26

61 

41 

31 

2* 

25

Mean

25.2 

39.3 

108 

39.5 

163 

117 

69.5 

38.4 

50.6 

67.0 

56.1 

28.4

66.2

July

25 

24 

22 

22 

21

21 

20 

67 

91 

40

159 

36 

36 

34 

31

186 

124 

116 

325 

168

124 

86 

59 

38 

32

29 

28 

29 

29 

27 

27

Per 

square 

mite

0.376 

.587 

1.61 

.590 

2.43 

1.75 

1.04 

.573 

.755 

1.00 

.837 

.424

.988

Aug.

26 

25 

25 

24 

22

22 

19 

17 

186 

124

42 

38 

30 

29 

25

25 

25 

205 

245 

54

245 

53 

38 

31 

25

25 

25 

25 

22 

21 

21

Sept.

2& 

2& 

25.

21 

20

54 

38- 

27 

25 

10&

35. 

2& 

2& 

25 

2&

22- 

22" 

22- 

21 

31

2fr 

27 

2fr 

24 

21

21 

21 

IS 

18 22-

Run-off in 

inches

0.43. 

.65 

1.86 

.68 

2.53 

2.02 

1.1ft 

.66 

.84 

1.16 

.9ff 

.47

13.41
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 67

SAITTDA BIVEIl AT CHAPPEIIS, S. C.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder at highway bridge at Chapells, Newberry 

County, 8% miles upstream from mouth of Little River. Staff gag*e at same 

site used May 16 to June 26, 1927. Zero of gage is 364.21 feet above mean 

sea level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,290 square miles.

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. May to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 7,300 second-feet July 19 

(gage height, 14.93 feet); minimum, 226 second-feet September 29 (gage 

height, 1.02 feet).

REMABKS. Records good. Diurnal regulation caused by operation of Ware 

Shoals power plant.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927

Day

1 __ ... ......

2

3.. ........

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

5 ___ .... ...

6... _ .......

7 __ ........

8.. .....

9... . ...

10....... ...

11. .. ..-.

12 ____ . _ ..

13 _____ ....

14... .......

15 ______ ..

May June

1,120 

1,230 

862 

636 

576

382 

1,270 

1,010

828 

1,080

828 

730 

730 

2,300 

2,210

July

606 

957 

1,630 

636 

636

1,310 

1,720 

932 

3,150 

6,790

2,560 

1,040 

2,260 

1, 670 

1,130

Aug.

518 

1,080 

896 

896 

1,010

896 

666 

382 

730 

1,120

576 

666 

518 

576 

434

Sept

2,570 

2,120 

1,080 

698 

434

862 

1,590 

1,200 

1,310 

1,040

932 

576 

1,080 

794 

606

Month

May 16-31................. ....................

June -. --

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

.September ________________ ___

Day

16. ___ - _ .

17... .......

18 . 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23.. __ .. __ .

24 _ ..........

25 .. _ .....

26. __ .......

27 

28

29 __ ...

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

31 

Maximum

1,590 

2,300 

6,790 

1,120 

2,570

May

358 

896 

896 

518 

490

462 

490 

310 

896 

606

666 

666 

576 

546 

698 

1,590

June

2,160 

1,590 

1,590 

1,350 

1,010

1,390 

1,940 

1,980 

2,300 

1,940

1,270 

762 

1,200 

1,010

828

Minimum Mean

310 666 

382 1, 270 

606 2,090 

334 609

288 797

July

2,390 

5,310 

3,730 

6,650 

4,890

2,300 

1,720 

2,080 

1,470 

1,160

1,430 

1,040 

932 

828 

794 

666

Per 

square 

mile

0.516 

.984 

1.62 

.472 

.618

Aug.

794 

576 

518 

546 

490

576 

334 

490 

490 

382

382 

408 

490 

382 

382 

666

Sept.

546 

462 

408 

408 

896

794 

518 

462 

462 

518

288 

385 

310 

288 

310

Kun-off in 

inches

0.31 

1.10 

1.87 

.64 

.69
68 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART II 

SAIUDA RIVER NEAR SI1VERSTREET, S. C.

LOCATION. Staff gage 500 feet upstream from Higgins Ferr;' Bridge, 1 mile 

downstream from Little River, and 2% miles south of SHverstreet, Newberry County.

DRAINAGE AKEA. 1,570 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 8,210 second-feet February 20 

(gage height, 14.9 feet); minimum, 248 second-feet September 29 (gage 

height, 3.60 feet).

REMARKS. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation caused by operation of power 

plants upstream.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927

Day

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.-... 

Jan.

1,590 

1,220 

1,020

1,120 

1,070 

1,020 

706 

1,120

1,170 

1,220 

1,120 

1,220

1,120

Month

January 18-31 _______ __ . ___ . ........

March ____ . ____ . ... .........

April-. . .... . . .

June _ - 

July . 

September _ - _ ... _________ . .........

Feb.

1,1210 

1,220 

1,120 

1,170 

1,070

861 

627 

1,280 

1,380 

1,850

1,590 

1,170 

1,170 

1,480 

2,640

2,470 

2,000 

1,430 

2,320 

7,860

7,180 

2,860 

2,520 

5,660 

5,660

4,840 

3,500 

2,370

Mar.

2,320 

4,300 

3,640 

3,160 

2,420

2,160 

1,690 

2,060 

3,100 

5,580

6,790 

4,070 

3,230 

2,370 

2,420

2,060 

2,160 

1,900 

1,850 

1,850

1,280 

1,640 

1,740 

1,800 

2,640

1,900 

1,380 

1,690 

1,640 

1,540 

1,430

Maximum

1,690 

7,860 

6,790 

1,800 

1,540 

2,320 

7,080 

1,170 

2,640

Apr.

1,380 

1,800 

1,740 

1,070 

1,480

1,430 

1,170 

1,280 

1,280 

1,120

861 

1,430 

1,220 

1,170 

1,170

1,120 

1,220 

705 

965 

1,120

1,070 

1,070 

1,020 

1,220 

1,380

1,280 

1,220 

1,070 

1,070 

1,170

May

1. 

1, 

1, 

1. 

1,

1, 

1,

1, 

1,

1, 

1,

Minimum

705 

627 

1,280 

705 

445 

549 

6S3 

356 

274

020 

380 

430 

120 

020

913 

120 

913 

601 

020

913 

020 

966 

020 

809

445 

757 

705 

601 

549

575 

549 

705 

020

757

757 

913 

705 

653 

809 

540

June

1,800 

1,280 

1,070 

757 

653

54f 

1,070 

1,170 

1,070 

965

965 

91? 

861 

1,740 

2,260

2,110 

1,590 

1.59C 

1,900 

1,710

1,330 

2,000 

2, 11C 

2,260 

2,320

1,430 

1,120 

1.28C 

1,170 

96f

Mean

1,120 

2,510 

2,510 

1,210 

881 

1,380 

2,350 

635 

845

July

653 

653 

2,000 

757 

1,120

2,000 

1,120 

2,370 

6,790 

3,360

1,170 

2,060 

2,580 

1,850 

1,540

2,110 

5,840 

5,490 

6,980 

7,080

2,580 

1,950 

2,210 

1,800 

1,220

1,120 

965 

861 

757 

1,070 

757

Per 

square 

mile

0.713 

1.60 

1.60 

.771 

.561 

.879 

1.50 

.404 

.538

Aug.

471 

913 

1,020 

809 

1,070

965 

705 

397 

913 

1,170

913 

705 

623 

575 

523

757 

601 

497 

601 

523

575 

356 

549 

523 

397

376 

445 

421 

376 

376 

653

Sept.

2,580 

2,640 

1,170 

757 

471

757 

1,430 

1,220 

1,380 

1,280

1,070 

601 

913 

1,070

627

523 

497 

497 

471 

809

861 

576 

471 

471 

523

356 

356 

356 

274 

356

Bun off in 

inches

0.37 

1.67 

1.84 

.86 

.66 

.98 

1.73 

.47 

.60
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 69

.SALUDA RI7ER NEAR CHAHN, S. C.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder at Wise Ferry highway bridge just downstream 

from Johns Creek and 7% miles southeast of Chapin, Lexington County. 

Chain gage at same site used January 15 to June 21, 1927.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,320 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 15,100 second-feet February 20 

(gage height, 7.30 feet); minimum, 281 second-feet September 30 (gage 

height, 0.86 foot).

REMARKS. Records good except those for estimated periods, which are fair. 

Discharge estimated January 16, June 30, July 8, August 14-49, and September 4-7. Moderate diurnal regulation caused by operation of power 

plant at Ware Shoals.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927

Day

1. --__--...- __ .- _ ._--._-..-.--

2.. -__.--------.-.-.-._.-__.._. .---

3___. __--_ .-...-_..__-.._-_. 

4. ...... _____ --_-_..-..___-.-_-

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

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

7.....----..-.-...-.-.. ... _ ....

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

Q. .................................

W... .............................. .

l\... ............................. ..

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

\»... .............................. .

U.. ......................... .......

U.. .............................. ..

W.. ............................... .

n... ............................. ..

IB... .............................. .

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

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

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

W.. ................................

2&. .................................

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

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

X.. ................................

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

2».. ................................

29

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

31.-. - . .............

Jan.

.......

1,210

1,110 

860 

1,000 

1,610 

1,110

1,160 

1,160 

1,110 

1,060 

718

1,210 

1,160 

1,210 

1,210

1,380

1,110

Feb.

1,320 

1,380 

1,160 

1,260 

1,160

1,210 

860 

955 

2,300 

1,740

1,740

m

1,740 

2,630

2,630 

2,300 

1,860 

2,140 

11,600

9,210 

3,950 

3,950 

9,540 

7,110

6,570 

4,600 

2,810

Month

March _ . _ . _ . ________ . ............

May. .. _ . ___________ . ............

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

September _ . _ .... .........................

Mar.

2,460 

10,200 

6,310 

3,950 

2,990

2,630 

2,300 

2,000 

5,060 

10,200

8,270 

6,050 

3,550 

3,170 

2,630

2,460 

2,300 

2,140 

2,000 

2,000

1,740 

1,320 

2,000 

1,860 

2,990

2,630 

2,000 

1,610 

1,210 

1,860 

1,610

Maximum

1,380 

11,600 

10,200 

2,000 

1,480 

2,990 

10,900 

2,560 

3,170

Apr.

1,490 

1,860 

2,000 

1,490 

908

2,000 

1,490 

1,380 

1,380 

1,380

1,110 

1,060 

1,490 

1,320 

1,260

1,260 

1,260 

1,210 

670 

1,320

1,110 

1,110 

1,210 

1,260 

1,380

1,260 

1,320 

1,210 

1,110 

1,110

May

1,260 

1,160 

1,480 

1,260 

1,110

1,060 

1,160 

1,160 

765 

651

1,160 

908 

1,000 

908 

860

604 

407 

765 

604

567

509 

478 

485 

382 

908

718 

718 

718 

670 

718 

1,110

Minimum

718 

860 

1,210 

670 

382 

517 

812 

369 

317

June

1,740 

1,260 

1,260 

1,110

718

718 

517 

1,210 

1,160 

1,160

1,260 

1,000 

860 

955 

2,460

2,630 

2,000 

1,610 

2,000 

1,490

1,210 

1,610 

2,630 

2,630 

2,990

2,300 

1,490 

1,000 

860 

765

Mean

1,140 

3,240 

3,340 

1,310 

848 

1,490 

2,970 

821 

914

July

812 

812 

1,500 

1,490 

1,000

1,260- 

1,740 

2,630 

7,680 

7,260

2,700 

1,490 

2,810 

2,460 

2,500

2,630 

3,950 

6,310 

7,950 

10,900

4,950 

3,360 

2,460 

2,990 

1,610

1,380 

1,490 

1,110 

1,000 

955 

908

Per

square 

mile

0.491 

1.40 

1.44 

.565 

.366 

.642 

1.28 

.354 

.394

Aug.

718 

613 

1,160 

1.210 

2,560

1,610 

1,110 

718 

478 

2,080

1,320 

1,000 

765 

534 

534

369 

718 

492 

1,160 

765

622 

670 

517 

470

575

456 

427 

463 

517 

434 

394

Sept.

1,480 

3,170 

1,740 

1,210

812

492 

860 

1,740 

1,320 

1,380

1,260 

1,000 

670 

1,160 

908

670 

642 

542 

470 

632

860 

860 

584 

485 

492

558 

375 

345 

375 

317

Run-off in 

inches

0.31 

1.46 

1.66 

.63 

.42 

.72 

1.48 

.41 

.44
70 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART II

SAIUDA RIVER NEAR COLUMBIA, S. C.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder a quarter of a mile upstream from site of old 

Saluda mill and 2 miles upstream from confluence of Saluda and Broad 

Rivers, which form the Congaree at Columbia, Richland County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,450 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1925, to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 12,300 second-feet July 20 (gage 

height, 5.62 feet); minimum, 294 second-feet September 28 (gage height, 

0.64 foot).

1925-1927: Maximum discharge, 23,300 second-feet March 31, 1926 (gage 

height, 7.75 feet); minimum, 125 second-feet September 10, 1925 (gage 

height, 0.25 foot).

REMARKS. Records good. Slight diurnal regulation produced by mills on headwaters.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 192^-27

Day

1.. ......

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

3 .

4........ __ ..

5 

6.. _ ......

7.. __ . ___

8 ... .....

9. - ....... ...

10..... ...

11 

12... _ .. _ ...

13 _ . ____ ..

14. ... -

15 

16... _ . _ . ...

17 

18.. .....

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

20.... 

21 .....

22- ..-.

23.. 

24..... ____ .

25 _ ...... __ .

25.......... _ .

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

28 ..........

29 ___ . ___ .

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

31 . . .

Oct.

670 

532 

502 

480 

451

409

582 

915 

715 

625

510 

444 

430 

582 

525

488 

525 

582 

582 

862

810 

625 

540

532 

582

444 

625 

915 

862 

762 

480

Nov.

625 

518 

625 

862 

625

625 

625 

625 

488 

532

762 

670 

670 

670 

762

762 

3,110 

5,330 

3,920 

2,590

2,210 

1,410 

1,210 

1,410 

1,340

1,280 

1,090 

1,150 

1,150 

1,210

Dec.

1,280 

1,340 

1,150 

1,090

972

1,080 

1,560 

1,280 

1,210 

1,090

1,030 

1,030 

862 

4,030 

6,260

4,460 

3,220 

2,300 

1,700 

1,340

1,150 

1,480 

1,480 

1,410 

1,410

1,280 

1,210 

1,340 

4,140 

7,540 

8,200

Jan.

5,640 

3,000 

2,210 

2,120 

2,120

1,630 

1,560 

1,480 

1,410 

1,210

1,090 

1,410 

1,340 

1,280 

1,340

1,280 

1,090 

762 

1,410 

1,280

1,150 

1,280 

1,150 

1,090 

810

1,210 

1,340 

1,340 

1,280 

1,340 

1,210

Month

November.. .. _______________ .

January ......... _____________ .

March. . _________________ .

May....... . . __.

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

Feb.

1,090 

1,280 

1,280 

1,210 

1,210

1,150 

972 

972 

2,040 

1,780

1,860 

1,700 

1,410 

1,560 

2,490

2,790 

2,490 

2,040 

2,210 

8,880

9,950 

5,940 

4,990 

9,950 

7,870

6,900 

5,640 

3,440

Mar.

2,790 

8,970 

7,870 

5,030 

3,680

3,000 

2,790 

2,120 

4,220 

9,950

T220 

4,460 

3,680 

2,790

2,790 

2,300 

2,120 

2,040 

1,950

1,860 

1,410 

1,860 

1,860 

2,490

2,790 

2,210 

1,780 

1,280 

1,780 

1,700

Maximum

915 

5,330 

8,200 

5,640 

9,950 

9,950 

1,950 

1,560 

3,000 

11,500 

2,300 

3,220

11,500

Apr.

1,560 

1,700 

1,950 

1,700 

1,150

1,780 

1,700 

1,410 

1,410 

1,340

1,210 

972 

1,560 

1,410 

1,410

1,340 

1,340 

1,340 

915 

1,150

1,210 

1,210 

1,280 

1,280 

1,410

1,340 

1,410 

1,280 

1,150 

1,150

May

1,410 

1,210 

1,560 

1,480 

1,210

1,090 

1,030 

1,280 

972 

670

1,060 

972 

1,030 

1,030 

915

762 

540 

679 

762 

625

582 

540 

540 

502 

430

915 

715 

810 

810 

810 

810

Minimum

409 

488 

862 

762 

972 

1,280 

915 

430 

670 

862 

402 

312

312

Jurra

1,710 

1,41*0 

l.S'O 

1,150 8'0

7'5 

670 

1,0*0 

1,2PO 

1,2T>0

1, 3<'0 

1.2TO 

l.OTO 9*6 

2,3<V)

2,790 

2,490 

1,8W 

1,950 

1,700

l.S-'O 

2,(KO 

2,490 

2,790 

3,000

2,490 

2,(KO 

1,480 

1,560 

1,2PO

Mean

601 

1,300 

2,220 

1,541 

3,401 

3,541 

1,371 89^ 

1,660 

3,221 SB1* 93"

1,791

July

1,090 

862 

1,160 

1,780 

1,540

1,410 

2,120 

1,630 

5,800 

7,220

3,220 

1,480 

2,790 

2,790 

2,970

2,590 

3,440 

6,580 

7,540 

11,500

8,200 

4,740 

3,000 

3,440 

2,300

1,630 

1,780 

1,560 

1,410 

1,210 

1,030

Per 

square 

mile

0.245 

.531 

.906 

.629 

1.39 

1.44 

.559 

.365 

.677 

1.31 

.362 

.380

.731

Aug.

915 

762 

972 

1,280 

1,830

2,300 

1,210 

915 

582 

1,830

1,480 

1,210 

915

715 

670

582 

762 

715 

1,040 

862

670 

715 

582 

480 

625

510 

402 

502 

540 

488 

402

Sept.

888 

3,220 

2,300 

1,210 

972

582 

715 

1,590 

1,280 

1,480

1,210 

1,150 

715 

1,050

915

715 

715 

670 

510 

625

810 

915 

670 

480 

502

582 

437 

312 

395 

324

Run-off in 

inches

0.28 

.59 

1.04 

.73 

1.45 

1.06 

.62 

.42 

.76 

1.51 

.42 

.42

9.90
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART II 71

SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

CHATTOOGA RIVER NEAR TAIIUIAH FALLS, GA.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder 300 feet upstream from Camp Oeek, 5}£

miles upstream from confluence with Tallulah River, and 8 miles east of

Tallulah Falls, Rabun County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 256 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January, 1917, to September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 4,470 second-feet December 26

(gage height, 5.78 feet); minimum, 214 second-feet September 28 (gage

height, 0.49 foot).

1917-1927: Maximum discharge, 13,900 second-feet March 24, 1917

(gage height, 12.2 feet); minimum, 94 second-feet September 21 and 22, 1925

(gage height, 0.02 foot). 

REMARKS. Records good except those for estimated period, which are fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept

9-

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18-

19- 

20.

31.

300

315

300

300

300

365

315

285

270

270

300

300

480

400

348

330

382

330

300

285

270

255

285

285

315

300

285

270

270

300

330

285

285

270

270

270

270

270

584

610

420

365

348

348

592

2,200

945

945

945

710

610

565

542

520

500

664

880

660

610

610

542

480

480

460

440

440

420

420

440

440

420

440

1,430

1,010

820

765

660

610

565

505

542

710

660

765

2,350

3,400

1,710

2,450

2,550

1,710

1,390

1,240

1,080

1,010

945

820

765

710

710

710

610

610

765

710

610

660

610

610

610

610

565

565

542

542

565

610

610

660

610

565

565

542

542

520

520

500

500

520

520

500

480

520

1,110

1,390

710

660

660

710

880

765

710

1,470

1,390

945

820

765

820

820

710

765

765

765

820

1,240

1,980

1,710

1,240

1,080

1,080

1,160

1,080

945

945

880

880

820

820

820

820

765

765

710

710

710

820

765

710

710

660

710

660

660

660

710

710

660

660

610

610

610

610

610

660

610

765

1,080

765

710

660

660

610

610

610

610

610

565

565

542

542

542

565

542

542

542

520

500

480

480

480

480

480

480

460

460

480

460

440

440

440

440

400

420

460

500

542

520

460

440

440

420

400

520

460

460

440

420

500

480

520

520

565

520

660

610

520

480

542

520

500

520

460

420

400

400

365

365

365

365

382

365

348

382

400

440

460

520

610

440

542

765

710

542

520

460

565

610

400

365

365

382

365

348

365

365

330

315

366

382

330

542

480

400

348

348

315

330

315

300

300

300

300

300

270

270

300

330

315

330

440

382

315

300

300

300

315

300

285

315

330

348

300

270

270

255

255

240

270

285

285

255

240

227

227

214

214

227

227

227

227

October.... 

NovemberDecember.. 

January--- 

February... 

March__. 

April .. 

May..__. 

June___. 

July ..... 

August__. 

September.

Month

The yearMaximum

480

2,200

3,400

1,240

1,470

1,980

1,080

610

660

765

542

382

3,400

Minimum

255

270

420

542

480

710

610

400

382

348

270

214

214

Mean

312

581

970

702

756

938

683

497

483

453

347

274

582

Per

square 

mile

1.22

2.27

3.79

2.74

2.95

3.66

2.67

1.94

1.89

1.77

1.36

1.07

2.27

Run-off in 

inches

1.41

2.53

4.37

3.16

3.07

4.22

2.98

2.24

2.11

2.04

1.57

1.19

30.89
72 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART II 

TUGAIOO BIVEB WEAK HAETWEIL, GA.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder three-fourths of a mile upstream from Beaverdam Creek and 11 miles north of Hartwell, Hart County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 905 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1925, to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 9,140 second-feet December 29 

(gage height, 5.67 feet); minimum, 300 second-feet September 27- (gage 

height, 0.40 foot).

1925-1927: Maximum discharge (estimated), 15,400 second-feet January 

18, 1926 (gage height, 7.76 feet); minimum (estimated), 190 second-feet 

October 11, 1925 (gage height, 0.10 foot).

REMARKS. Records good except those for estimated period, November 13-19, 

which are poor. Marked diurnal fluctuation caused by operation of power 

plant upstream.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 19£6-%7

Day

I.... ...........

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

3 

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

6 ....

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

s... ............

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

10.-. . .

11 

12--. ...

13. .

14 __ ........

15. 

16 - 

17 

18- 

19- 

20. 

21... ___ ... ...

22 __ ...........

23 

24 

25 .

26 ___ 

27 

28. _ 

29 . _ 

30 ___ ...

31.. _ ......

Oct.

1,080 

1,080 

829 

410 

1,230

1,420 

1,290 

820

817 

832

410 

1,100 

1,110 

1,380 

1,520

1,730 

1,520 

520 

950 

1,050

1,270 

1,060 

1,040 

1,280 

865

1,080 

1,180 

1,020 

1,100 

1,000 

730

Nov.

450 

868 

1,010 

1,220 

1,120

971 

560 

517 

1,040 

1,310

945 

909 

600 

550 

500

2,400 

4,200 

3,400 

3,000 

2,750

1,440 

1,240 

2,200 

1,520 

1,100

730 

1,580 

1,720 

550 

1,530

Dec.

1,240 

1,140 

1,080 

1,450 

1,120

612 

1,180 

1,260 

1,530 

1,340

1,340 

1,111 

2,680 

5.560 

2,350

2,070 

2,000 

1,690 

1,380 

615

1,950 

1,750 

1,520 

1,650 

1,830

4,640 

4,010 

4,480 

7,380 

4,220 

3,090

Jan.

2,850 

1,580 

960 

1,990 

1,600

1,570 

1,920 

1,930 

1,330 

550

1,760 

1,410 

1,360 

1,760 

1,640

1,050 

550 

1,440 

1,780 

1,380

1,350 

1,270 

1,270 

550 

1,280

1,440 

1,860 

1,490 

1,860 

1,210 

620

Month

October.... ___________________

December. ___________________

March ______________________ April .................

June _ . _ . ________ __________

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

August. _ . ___________________

The year _________ . ______

Feb.

1,650 

1,810 

1,590 

1,410 

1,440

1,020 

520 

1,840 

2,000 

1,440

1,310 

1,590 

2,400 

4,360 

2,880

1,840 

1,600 

1,580 

2,100 

1,530

960 

1,600 

3,070 

5,560 

2,820

2,300 

1,820 

1,230

Max.

1,830 

2,180 

2,020 

1,910 

2,160

1,490 

1,260 

2,750 

4,130 

4,530

3,440 

2,660 

1,780 

1,400 

2,630

2,300 

2,310 

2,010 

1,960 

1,350

1,420 

2,570 

2,310 

2,520 

2,530

2,400 

1,050 

1,050 

2,210 

2,600 

2,260

Maximum

1,730

7,380 

2,850 

5,560 

4,530 

3,760 

1,630 

2,320 

1,960 

1,610 

1,640

7,380

Apr.

1,950 

1,940 

1,740 

962 

2,110

2,000 

1,820 

1,580 

1,700 

1,490

1,030 

1,800 

1,880 

1,750 

1,550

1,490 

1,290 

730 

1,780 

1,980

2,420 

3,760 

1,950 

1,270

877

1,980 

1,680 

1,620 

1,610 

1,840

May

1,400 

695 

1,440 

1,530 

1,450

1,520 

1,570 

1,630 

620 

1,410

1,350 

1,430 

1,460 

1,540 

914

550 

1,250 

1,380 

1,280 

1,350

1,510 

1,280 

675 

1,420 

1,490

1,560 

1,080 

913 

1,010 

865 

1,200

Minimum

410 

450 

612 

550 

520 

1,050 

730 

550 

490 

550 

372 

300

300

June

1,6W 

1,450 

l,r*0 

1,410 

1, 2-0

410 

1,2.^0 

1,2?0 

1,310 

1,3*0

1,370 

1,170 

610 

1,2") 

1,3*0

1,320 

1,600 

1,650 

912 

9%

1,410 

2,330 

1, 610 

1, 8 >0 1,6' o

912 8'1 

1,0"«0 

1,2?0 

1,0")

Mean

1.06C 

1.40C 

2.23C 

1.44C 

1.97C 

2.23C 

1.72C 

1,25C 

1.29C 

1,24C 

96? 

90f

1,47C

July

1,220 

1,130 

986 

630 

634

872 

1,110 

1,960 

1,840 

936

1,130 

1,470 

1,120 

1,350 

1,420

1,710 

1,320 

1,070 

1,670 

1,310

1,820 

1,330

1,280 

953 

550

1,160 

1,320 

1,260 

1,570 

1,340 

970

Per 

square 

mile

1.17 

1.55 

2.46 

1.59 

2.18 

2.46 

1.90 

1.38 

1.43 

1.37 

1.06 

1.00

1.62

Aug.

602 

1,210 

1,180 

1,110 

1,050

944 

560 

462 

1,610 

1,170

1,180 

1,120 

1,440 

803 

520

994 

£270 

1,230 

1,200 

925

763 

372 

970 

1,010 

1,050

1,010 

1,030

758 

528 

1,040 

753

Sept

792 

1,210 

1,640 

668 

372

1,250 

1,190

967 

890 

1,170

724 

555 

885 

1,040 

1,250

1,220 

1,110 

770 

482 

1,050

1,080 

1,020

925 

808 

425

300 

741 

824 

934 

985

Run-off in 

inches

1.35 

1.73 

2.84 

1.83 

2.27 

2.84 

2.12 

1.59 

1.60 

1.58 

1.22 

1.12

22.09
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 73

SAVANNAH RIVER AT AUGUSTA, 6A.

LOCATION. Water stage recorder at Center Street Bridge in Augusta, Richmond 

County. Zero of gage is 103.83 feet above mean sea level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 7,304 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January, 1884, to December, 1891; January, 1899, to 

December, 1906; June to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 27,300 second-feet July 9 (gage 

height, 20.4 feet) minimum, 890 second-feet August 29, September 26, 29, 

and 30 (gage height, 4.4 feet).

1884-1891, 1899-1906, 1927: Maximum discharge, about 310,000 secondfeet September 11, 1888 (gage height, 38.7 feet); minimum mean daily discharge, 1,450 second-feet October 9,16, 23 and 30, 1904 (gage height, 3.8 feet).

REMARKS. Considerable regulation caused by operation of power plants upstream. Records collected by Alabama Power Co. under general supervision 

of Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission 

project.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927

Day

1..... _ .... __

2 _ .. ______

3 .- _ 

4. __ ......

5- __ . _ . ...

6 ..... 

7

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

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

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

11.... __ .. .__

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

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

14...... __ ......

15...... ... _ ..

June

4,520 

3,080 

3,410 

5,070 

5,380

July

2,680 

2,960 

2,850 

3,100 

5,620

5,970 

5,380 

6,260 

23,600 

22,600

14,500 

12,800 

15,700 

12,800 

7,540

Aug.

3,810 

4,470 

4,520 

4,840 

9,030

6,910 

4,910 

4,700 

4,220 

2,860

2,290 

3,120 

4,720 

3,010 

3,680

Month

June 11-30 ________ - __ .. __

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

August ___________________

Sept.

2,810 

2,970 

3,520 

2,630 

4,070

3,530 

2,790 

6,350 

4,640 

3,180

1,770 

3,560 

3,260 

2,890 

2,820

Day

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Maximum

11,000 

23,600 

9,030 

6,350

. . .... ..

_________

Minimum

2,950 

2,680 

1,160 

1,290

June

6,990 

8,190 

11,000 

10,600 

9,390

7,040 

6,580 

6,650 

7,450 

8,380

5,740 

6,590 

6,300 

4,190 

2,950

Mean

6,480 

9,280 

3,570 

2,730

July

9,030 

10,300 

11,200 

16,000 

14,800

12,000 

9,710 

8,490 

11,100 

10,300

6,950 

5,730 

4,270 

4,610 

5,260 

3,450

Aug.

3,400 

2,630 

3,170 

4,170 

3.880

2,990 

2,490 

2,970 

2,320 

2,340

2,380 

2,180 

1,160 

2,260 

2,480 

2,720

Per square 

mile

0.887 

1.27 

.489 

.374

Sept.

2,770 

2,440 

1,730 

2,750 

2,510

2,220 

2,210 

2,940 

2,620 

1,300

1,760 

1,630 

1,480 

1,290 

1,380

Run-off in 

inches

0.66 

1.46 

.56 

.42
74 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART II

BROAD RIVER NEAR BELL, GA.

LOCATION. Staff gage at Elberton & Eastern Railroad bridge, \% miles below

Long Creek and 1 mile southeast of Bell, Elbert Count;;-. Zero of gage

is 355.18 feet above mean sea level. 

DRAINAGE ABE A. 1,440 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November, 1926, to September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 9,830 second-f^et December 291

(gage height, 13.5 feet); minimum, 380 second-feet September 27, 29, and

30 (gage height, 3.35 feet). 

REMARKS. Records collected by Alabama Power Co. under general supervision

of the Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission

project.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet,

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

1.

2. 

3- 

4.

5-

6.

7.

8.

9. 

10-

11.

12.

13.

14-

15-

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

29.

30.

31.

560

700

630

560

530

530

560

870

975

630

530

530

530

6,410

2,320

1,380

1,310

1,090

870

870

800

800

735

735

735

735

700

700

700

700

700

700

700

630

630

630

630

735

735

735

800

7,240

3,660

3,020

1,460

1,090

1,090

1,050

1,050

1,090

1,160

1,090

1,090

1,310

1,310

1,540

9,720

5,600

2,750

1,700

1,640

1,380

1,230

1,120

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

975

905

870

800

800

800

800

800

800

800

800

800

800

800

800

800

800

800

1,850

1,310

1,230

1,050

905

905

870

870

800

800

800

905

1,620

1,460

1,160

1,160

1,460

5,700

5,300

2,490

1,770

1,620

1,540

1,930

1,540

1,380

3,840

7,130

4,210

2,490

1,770

1,540

1,460

4,400

2,850

1,930

1,540

1,460

1,460

1,380

4,900

8,100

3,840

2,160

1,930

1,700

1,540

1,380

1.310

1,160

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,310

1,230

1,160

1,230

1,160

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,770

1,160

1,310

1,160

1,050

1,380

1,160

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,540

1,460

1,120

1,090

1,050

975

975

975

975

975

975

2,160

2,160

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,010

906

905

870

1,090

1,090

870

800

800

800

800

735

1,160

1,120

905

800

800

735

700

700

630

560

560

530

530

530

530

700

1,090

870

770

700

700

700

700

700

700

630

630

630

560

560

700

835

700

700

700

700

1,050

1,160

1,090

1,540

1,090

800

1,090

2,000

1,460

1,230

870

800

700

560

530

530

530

530

470

1,310

1,050

770

3,020

4,700

3,660

25,850 

6,200 

2,160 

1,930 

?,490

?,120 

1,770 

£,680 

S.020 

2.000

S.240 

2,850 

3.200 

S 400 

2 850

1 460

1 230

940

735

800

870

1,090

1,230

835

1,380

1,930

1,010

800

735

800

800

905

700

530

470

835

630

530

530

530

530

530

530

470

470

470

470

470

470

470

470

665- 

1,160 

870 

735. 

735

870

2,320

800

1,010

2,320

53O 

700 

700 

530 

53O

530

530

470

700

530

53O 

470 

410 

410 

410

410

380

470

380

380

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Pr- square 

mile

Kun-oftin 

inches

November., 

December.. 

January . 

February... 

March._. 

April __. 

May -. 

June ..--. 

July. .. 

August..... 

September..

6,410 

9,7/20 

1,850 

7,130 

8,100 

2,160 

1,160 

2,080 

5,200 

1,930 

2,320

530

630

800

, 800

1,090

870

530

530

470

470

380

982

1,790

1,010

2,070

1,910

1,180

769

917

2,080

718

716

0.682

1.24

.701

1.44

1.33

.819

.534

.637

1.44

.499

.497

0.7& 

1.43 

.81 

1.50 

1.53 

.91 

.6* 

.71 

1.66 

.58. 

.55
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART II 75

ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN 

NORTH PRONG OF ST. MARYS RIVER AT MONIAC, GA. 1

LOCATION. Staff gage at new highway bridge between Baxter, Fla., and1 Moniac, 

Charlton County, Ga., 150 feet upstream from Georgia Southern # Florida 

Railway trestle. Zero of gage is 92.51 feet above mean sea level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 240 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January, 1921, to December, 1923, and Januar^ to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period January 26 to September 30, 

1927, 1,100 second-feet July 23 (gage height, 8.2 feet); no flow May 19 to 

June 9.

1921-1923, 1927: Maximum discharge (estimated), 2,200 seiond-feet 

sometime during period July 30 to August 1, 1921; no flow June 16-24 and 

28, 1921, and May 19 to June 9, 1927.

REMARKS. Records below 2,600 second-feet good except those for extremely 

low-water periods and those for July 30, 31, and August 1, 1921, August 13, 

and September 19, 1927, which were estimated. Water pumped from river 

just above control. The amount diverted is small, but during extremely 

low stages the entire flow of the stream is utilized and no water passes the 

control.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, 1921-1928 and 1927

Day

1921 

1.. _____ .

2

3 . ......

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

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

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

7 _____ ....

8. ____ - ...

9 

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

11. .........

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

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

14 ____ .....

16. .........

16.. __ . _ ..

17. .........

18

19... .......

20.. ___ .....

21. _____ ....

22. _____ . ...

23.. _____ ...

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

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

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

27 

28. ... .

29 . 

30. .

31 .........

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

172

190

180

172

1fi4.

156

Feb.

140

140

140

132

164

164

156

148

140

132

140

132

118

104

97

97

90

83

80

77

77

74

71

68

71

68

65

62

Mar.

59

56

53

48

48

46

43

43

71

77

71

65

62

59

53

50

50

48

46

46

38

36

33

33

31

31

29

27

25

23

22

Apr.

22

21

19

18is

17

15

14

13

13

11

10

9.6

8.8

8.3

7.3

6.8

7.0

6.0

5.1

4.1

3.1

12

12

10

9.3

8.0

7.3

6.8

6.0

May

4.7

3.3

2.3

1.3

.91

.59

.35

.19

.11

.06

.04

.05

.30

.30

.91

3.5

4.1

3.3

3.3

2.9

11

24

22

19

16

14

11

7.8

7.3

5.8

3.7

June

2.6

1.4

.91

.82

.82

1.2

.46

.16

.06

.03

.03

.02

.02

.01

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.01

.01

.01

0

.01

.02

July

0.02

.30

3.7

8.3

16

24

33

36

59

83

132

164

230

280

172

172

180

172

156

118

86

90

111

148

240

330

295

280

665

2,100

2.200

Aug.

2.000

1 790

1.520

1 100

OAK

875

875

SDK

605

515

440

390

330

295

250

220

ISO

156

140

111

97

86

77

90

71

71

62

53

48

46

48

Sept.

43

38

36

33

29

25

20

17

15

12

12

11

10

9.6

9.0

8.3

7.8

7.8

7.8

5.6

4.1

3.1

1.7

.91

.11

.05

.05

.30

.05

.05

I Formerly published as "St. Marys River at Moniac, Ga." 

8180 31 6
76 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART II

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of North Prong of St. Marys Rir*r at Moniac, Ga., 

1921-1923 and 1927 Continued

Day

1921-22 

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

1922-23 

1..... _ .....

2 ________

3 .

4 _____ . __

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

6 ___ ........

7....... ..

8 .

9 ...

10 -

11... _ .......

12 ... ..

13.. .... _ .

14...... __ ...

15 ___

16 . 

17 

18 

19 ___

20 

21.. ___ . _ .

22 ........

23

24 ___

25.. ........

26. 

27 ___ . ......

28 __ .. ......

29 

30. .........

31 ..

Oct.

0.05

.03

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.03

.13

.30

.13

.05

.05

.05

.05

43

43

38

43

43

43

38

38

33

33

31

29

29

29

132

390

440

545

670

635

545

490

44(1

390

310

265

230

190

172

210

200

NOT.

0.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.30

.59

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.59

.30

.30

.91

.91

.91

.66

.74

.52

295

250

230

210

180

156

125

111

97

97

83

77

68

65

59

56

50

48

46

43

40

38

36

31

31

29

29

27

25

Dec.

0.30

.30

.59

1.0

2.3

4 1

3.5

3.3

2.3

7.6

fi Q

12

19

11

11

11

11

21

27

29

29

29

33

33

33

29

29

27

25

25

25

25

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

18

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

91

21

38

97

Q7

97

97

on

90

90

83

77

71

65

Jan.

29

27

27

25

25

18

18

18

18

18

25

25

OC

21

21

21

23

JQ

48

43

43

43

43

46

48

56

71

77

77

71

71

140

156

220

310

415

605

670

670

575

490

390

350

280

230

210

172

156

14O

125

111

104

Q7

97

90

QQ

83

on

77

Feb.

71

90

104

111

111

190

250

265

250

190

156

140

125

118

111

97

97

86

80

74

68

62

59

53

48

43

97

156

71

65

65

65

68

97

111

111

97

86

65

68

71

77

80

on

97

104

111

118

118

111

97

83

68

65

65

FtQ

Mar.

156

140

125

148

164

156

156

280

265

250

240

250

210

190

172

148

97

90

97

111

118

125

97

80

68

62

59

59

50

46

43

56

56

59

53

50

43

40

38

33

31

29

29

29

31

36

38

46

172

220

230

210

172

I4.n

125

111

97

07

104

111

230

Apr.

48

43

38

40

46

36

29

31

25

21

23

18

16

13

12

8.8

8.0

7.3

4.1

3.3

2.8

1.0

1.0

.74

.30

.13

.30

.30

.30

.13

230

210

190

180

172

148

132

132

125

111

111

97

97

90

86

83

77

71

71

65

59

53

48

48

43

43

38

36

33

33

May

0.16

.30

.66

2.3

2.3

1.0

1.6

.66

.30

1.0

.30

.40

1.6

.59

.30

.30

.59

.30

.30

.30

.46

1.1

1.7

1.0

1.7

1.6

3.1

12

71

62

62

33

33

29

29

33

38

43

38

36

33

27

25

25

25

53

111

172

172

156

164

370

350

310

280

280

365

350

250

265

June

ill

125

172

140

125

140

140

148

172

172

97

71

56

36

29

25

21

13

12

12

10

8.8

8.8

11

8.8

7.6

6.3

7.6

7.6

6.3

280

250

220

350

440

490

440

390

390

440

440

390

440

515

440

370

350

370

350

310

280

240

200

164

156

156

310

390

350

310

July

4.1

6.3

25

38

43

40

36

25

18

19

17

13

12

10

7.6

6.3

6.3

6.3

13

29

33

38

43

43

40

36

33

25

25

25

21

250

230

280

240

250

250

265

280

265

250

240

240

230

230

240

250

250

240

350

670

635

605

545

515

490

415

350

350

310

265

280

Aug.

21

21

77

111

118

74

77

77

77

156

190

210

230

210

190

164

190

350

350

350

330

310

265

230

180

148

125

125

111

97

80

310

350

390

490

515

490

390

350

280

240

210

180

156

132

111

97

80

68

59

50

43

38

36

33

33

33

33

33

36

38

38

Sept.

68

53

43

40

38

33

31

29

25

48

48

46

43

38

36

33

29

20k

370

350

280

220

190

156

125

104

68

50

48

46

38

38

38

38

33

33

33

33

38

65

77

77

74

71

71

71

77

O7

97

97

86

83

83

104

132

156

172

172

156

132
ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN 77

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of North Prong of St. Marys River at Moniac, Ga., 

1921-1923 and 1927 Continued

Day Oct. Nov. Dec.

1923 

1.. .... . 104 21 4.1 11-

2 .- ___ 97 21 4.1 12..

3.... . 80 21 4.1 13..

4 . 68 21 5.1 14..

6. _ ----- 59 21 8.8 16-

7 - 59 21 8.8 17.

8 .-.. _ 59 21 8.8 18.

10 - 43 21 8.8 20.

Day

1927 

1 _ ...... __ ........ ... _ 

2 __ .. . . __ .... .... 

3. _ ...... _ .... ...... 

4. __ . _ ...... ....... ...

5 _____ . ____ . ___ . _ . ___ .....

6 ___ ........ _ . ___ ..... ___ 

7 ___ ........ ______ .......... _ .

8... ___ ......... ___ . ___ ........

9 ___ . . . . 

10- - . 

11. ....... . . 

12.... __ ............ _ ...... ..... 

13 __ .. . 

14 . ___ ..... . -

15 

16-- _ .. ..... ..... .... 

17 

18 __ ...... ........ ___ ... .... 

19 __ .. 

20. - 

21- _ ..............

22 __ ... .... _ ... ... ...... .

23 __ ..... ........ ...... _ 

24 __ .... ___ .. ___ ...... ..... ....

25.- _ ........ .... ... _

26 

27 __ . __ .......... ......- -...... 

28 __ ......... __ _

29-- 

30 

31 __ ......... __ ....... 

Day

1923

Jan.

23

22

22

21

21

21

Oct.

38

33

33

9Q

29

25

25

33

33

Feb.

20

20

20

19

18

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

17

18

17

17

16

46

50

46

43

43

132

390

465

390

350

Nov.

21

21

18

14

14

14

12

Mar.

265

295

265

230

210

172

156

132

118

111

104

97

97

77

71

65

59

56

50

48

43

53

90

SO

71

65

59

53

53

46

43

Dec.

8.8

6.3

6.3

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

Apr.

46

40

36

31

29

27

25

38

36

38

43

40

38

33

36

29

25

24

22

20

18

17

16

13

12

12

11

9.6

8.6

8.0

I

1 

21...

22...

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 01

May

7.8

7.3

6.3

4.5

4.1

4.3

2.3

1.0

1.0

1.0

.74

.46

.26

.13

.11

.05

.04

.02

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

)ay

923

June

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.05

.02

.02

.01

.01

.04

.82

5.1

12

13

12

29

74

80

490

545

310

240

140

77

50

Oct.

29

29

29

25

25

25

21

21

21

21

21

July

43

31

25

20

18

14

12

20

125

125

80

59

48

156

515

490

390

265

240

265

230

390

1,100

910

805

805

840

735

575

490

415

Nov.

10

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

6.3

6.3

5.1

Aug.

350

370

465

310

240

190

200

280

240

172

180

190

154

118

140

440

280

220

200

220

210

164

390

310

280

295

280

250

220

190

156

Dec.

8.8

8.8

12

12

12

12

12

12

Sept.

132

111

97

80

71

62

53

48

43

38

33

29

33

31

33

31

29

24

31

38

19

19

15

14

12

14

15

14

14

13
78 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART II

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of North Prong of St. Marys River at Maniac, Ga.,

1921-1923 and 1927

Month

1921

April.. - . ........... ...........

July... - 

September _ . ... __ .. .....

1921-22 

Octobsr

April .

July 

September _ ....

The year. .. . . . __

1922-23

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

July.......... ... -. ..................

September _ 

The year.. . . . ......

1923

December _ 

1927

AprU. ............ .- ..- . ..

July . 

Maximum

190

164

77

22

24

2.6

2,200

2,000

43

.30

1.0

33

77

265

280

48

71

172

43

350

370

370

670

295

97

670

118

230

230

370

515

670

515

172

670

104

21

12

23

465

295

46

7.8

545

1,100

465

132

Minimum

156

62

22

3.1

.04

0

.02

46

.05

.02

.05

.30

18

43

43

.13

.16

6.3

4.1

21

25

.02

26

25

18

77

59

29

33

25

. 356

230

33

33

18

21

5.1

4.1

21

15

43

8.0

0

0

12

118

12

Mean

172

108

45.9

11.0

5.62

.29

277

461

12.2

.04

.60

16.0

37.7

118

137

15.9

7.51

63.3

23.8

169

96.3

56.8

218

92.4

44.9

252

85.1

91.2

97.1

146

341

331

172

82.4

164

40.5

15.0

8.83

21.7

80.9

108

26.0

1.34

69.3

330

249

39.9

Per

square 

mile

0.717

.450

.191

.046

.023

.0012

1.15

1.92

.051

.00017

.0025

.067

.157

.492

.571

.066

.031

.264

.099

.704

.401

.236

.908

.385

.187

1.05

.355

.380

.405

.608

1.42

1.38

.717

.343

.683

.169

.062

.037

.090

.337

.450

.108

.0056

.289

1.38

1.04

.166

Run-off in 

inches

0.2ft

.47

.22

.05.

.03

.001

1.33

2.21

.06

.0002;

.003

.08

.18

.51

.66

.07

.04

.29

.11

.81

.45

3.20

1.05

.43

.22

1.21

.37

.44

.45

.70

1.58

1.59

.83

.38

9.25

.19

.07

.04

.02

.35

.50

.12

.006

.32

1.59

1.20

.19
ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN 79

ST. MARTS RIVER NEAR MACCIENNY, FIA.

LOCATION. Staff gage at Stokes Bridge 1 mile below junction of North and

South Prongs and 6 miles northeast of Macclenny, Baker County. Zero

of gage is 40.00 feet above mean sea level. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 720 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1926, to September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 3,070 second-feet August 24 (gage

height, 12.4 feet); minimum, 14 second-feet June 4 and 5 (gage height, 0.04

foot). 

REMARKS. Records good. Slight diversion at Moniac, Ga., during extremely

low stages after May 1, 1927. See North Prong of St. Maryr River at

Moniac, Ga.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1...... _ . __

2 ___ . _ . .....

3 ........ 

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

5 

«--.- -. 

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

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

9 __ ...... _ ..

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

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

12.. . ____ ..

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

14 ... . __ .

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

16. .........

17 

18 

19.. _ ..... .....

20 .

21 

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

23 

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

25 

26- _ ..........

27 ..........

28 - 

29 .......

30. ......

31. . __ ......

Oct.

1,610

1,530

1,030

880

705

645

585

525

430

400

340

295

250

220

220

200

180

160

160

150

14ft

130

120

120

110

130

130

130

120

110

110

Nov.

120

110

110

190

190

180

170

160

160

160

210

280

265

265

265

905

i TOO

1,790

1,580

1,560

1,400

1,380

1,330

830

765

725

G65

525

465

400

Dec.

370

370

355

325

280

265

250

235

220

210

200

220

250

250

220

220

235

235

265

235

220

210

210

200

200

190

180

170

160

210

220

Jan.

210

210

190

170

160

625

150

140

140

130

130

130

120

130

130

140

130

120

120

120

110

110

110

110

102

102

102

98

98

98

94

Feb.

94

90

90

86

86

82

82

78

78

78

78

78

78

82

102

130

115

102

140

445

545

430

355

385

1,460

2,090

2,910

2,640

Mar.

2,330

2,090

1,940

1,820

1,610

1,400

1,230

1,080

930

830

785

705

625

545

485

430

400

355

325

280

250

235

280

370

355

310

265

250

220

200

190

Apr.

170

170

150

140

130

120

110

110

120

120

140

160

150

140

140

140

150

150

140

120

106

94

86

78

74

70

66

60

56

52

May

49

46

46

41

39

37

. 36

33

31

31

30

27

25

24

24

23

23

22

20

20

20

19

19

18

18

18

18

16 16

16

15

June

15

15

15

14

14

15

16

20

24

25

26

27

36

31

25

24

37

35

37

60

70

86

94

160

370

585

505

355

235

190

July

140

125

82

82

70

56

49

56

98

160

235

200

210

180

200

705

QQfl

830

585

505

465

465

625

1,580

1,760

1,700

1,700

1,880

2,090

2,170

1,970

Aug.

1,790

1,580

1,500

1 4Sft

1,430

1,260

1,030

QQA

1,230

1,200

980

830

880

1,030

1,080

1,560

2,520

2,470

2,210

2,130

2,210

2,050

o oin

3,070

2,910

2,520

2,640

2,910

2,520

2,090

1,730

Sept

1,430

1,160

905

705

605

505

430

370

340

280

250

220

200

200

180

170

160

140

130

120

110

150

140

125

110

106

102

102

102

94

Month

December- ___________________

March _ .. ___ . ____ ... ______ ....

AprU. ............. ............................

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

July 

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

Maximum

1,610

1,790

370

625

2,910

2,330

170

49

585

2,170

3,070

1,430

3,070

Minimum

110

110

160

94

78

190

52

15

14

49

830

94

14

Mean

383

632

238

146

465

746

117

26.5

105

707

1,810

321

476

Per

square 

mile

0.532

.878

.331

.203

.646

1.04

.162

.037

.146

.982

2.51

.446

.661

Run-off in 

inches

a ei

.98

.38

.23

.67

1.20

.18

.04

.16

1.13

2.89

.50

8.97
80 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART II

SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN 

SUWANNEE RIVER AT FARGO, GA.

LOCATION. Staff gage at Georgia Southern & Florida Eailway bridge at Fargo,

Clinch County, 12 miles below Nixons Ferry dam site. 

DEAINAGE AKEA. 1,050 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January, 1921, to September, 1923, and January to

September, 1927. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for estimated periods, which are fair.

Discharge estimated May 8, 9, and 22-31. No record on days for which

discharge is not given.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927

Day

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

3. 

6.- . -... _.. ......

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

S.. ...................................

9.- .... ... ............ .....I. ...

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

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

12 _ ..--.-...._.._.. ...-.__.. ___

13 _ . . 

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

W............ ................... ......

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

17

18. _._. - .-._... . 

19. _ ... ._-_-___.-._._-,- 

20.- .-._ ..___--._.-.___..-.-.

21

22... . .. ...... .....-.. 

23--- ... _._ . . ..

24 _ - . ..--__ _. ...- 

^&.. ...................................

26 __ ..- ...... ...... .........

27................. _ ........... __ ..

28.... .._._. _-...._.. . 

29..... _____ . _ . . _ ____

30 -

31--. -_ . ..-_.... .. _-

Jan.

259

233 

233 

233

224

Month

April. ....... .__ .. __. _._-_..._.

September ____ . _____________ ..

Feb.

224 

216 

216 

216 

216

208 

208 

199 

199 

199

199 

199 

199 

199 

199

199 

208 

242 

259 

268

268 

250 

259 

286 

340

376 

376 

367

Mar.

367 

385 

466

475 

448

421 

403 

385 

376 

394

403 

376 

358 

349 

340

313

304 

295

277 

268

277 

313 

340 

358 

331

313 

286

277 

286 

277 

268

Maximum

376 

475 

250 

88 

457 

313

Apr.

250 

233 

216 

208 

199

190 

182 

174 

174

174

165 

156 

156 

148 

140

131

131 

122 

122 

114

106 

106 

101 

101 

93

88 

84 

SO 

68 

72

May

84

88 

72 

64 

56

52 

49 

45 

40 

36

33 

30 

29 

28 

26

22 

20 

18 

17 

16

15 

14 

13 

12 

11

11 

10

9 

8 

8

7

June

Minimum Mean

199 243 

268 346 

68 143 

7 30.4 

140 267 

41 135

July

304 

295 

286 

295 

268

Per 

square 

mile

0.231 

.330 

.136 

.029 

.254 

.129

Aug.

250 

233 

224

208 

182

182 

182 

165 

148 

140

156 

165 

165 

182

199

208 

216 

224 

250 

268

394 

457 

439 

412 

394

439 

376 

394 

376 

358 

304

Sept.

313

295 

286 

242 

216

199 

190 

182

174 

165

148 

131 

114 

131

165

148 

131 

10& 

88 

84

80 

72 

60 

49 

46

43

44

49 

4»

41

Run-off in 

inches

0.24 

.38 

.!& 

.OS 

.2» 

.14
SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN 81

SUWANNEE RIVER AT WHITE SPRINGS, FLA.

LOCATION. Staff gage at highway bridge in White Springs, Hamilton County, 

500 feet upstream from large spring (White Springs).

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,160 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1906, to December, 1908: February to September, 

1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period February 8 to September 30, 

1927, 2,610 second-feet July 27 (gage height, 9.8 feet); minimum, 12 secondfeet June 5-8 (gage height, 1.90 feet).

1906-1908, 1927: Maximum discharge, 9,490 second-feet July 16, 1906 

(gage height, 23.2 feet); minimum, that of June 5-8, 1927.

REMARKS. Records good.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927

Day

1... _ ............................... _ _ .

2.. ___ 

3.... -...-.................-...............

4 _______________ . _____ . _ . _ . ...

5... - _._ ..- .............

6... ........ _ ............................

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

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

9 

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

11 .....-. . ......... .............

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

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

14... ...... _ ..............................

15 ....-........-..... ....... .............

16 

17 .

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

19... ....... .....-._..... ............

20 

21 ....

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

23

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

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

26 

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

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

29... 

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

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

Month

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

April.. . .. . 

May .. . . ...

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

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

Feb.

285 

285 

285

285 

285 

272 

272 

272

272 

272 

272 

360 

470

530 

500 

500 

740 

1,430

1,960 

2,000 

1,720

Mar.

1,500 

1,600 

1,920 

1,920 

1,720

1,540 

1,430 

1,290 

1,180 

1,180

1,120 

1,120 

1,010 

870 

800

800 

770 

740 

680 

620

590 

620 

870 

940 

870

800 

740 

940 

710 

560 

530

Maximum

2,000 

1,920 

500 

99 

248 

2,610 

2,520 

1,040

Apr.

500 

470 

440 

410

385

335 

335 

310 

310

285

285 

272 

260 

248 

235

235 

223 

211 

199

187

163 

161 

158 

158 

154

145 

131 

120 

114 

108

May

99 

97 

93 

89 

87

81 

81 

73 

64 

55

53 

51 

50 

50

48

44 

38 

35 

35 

32

30 

29 

26 

23 

20

19 

16 

15 

15 

13 

13

June

13 

13 

13 

13 

12

12 

12 

12 

19 

26

38 

41 

38 

35 

40

44 

51 

62 

71 

75

79 

93 

138 

187 

235

248 

235 

235 

248 

235

Minimum Mean

272 632 

530 1,030 

108 252 

13 47.5 

12 85.8 

79 738 

500 1,340 

175 419

July

223 

199 

175 

149 

125

110 

99 

89 

79 

81

81 

83 

85 

105 

122

145 

158 

175 

211 

272

500 

835 

1,290 

1,640 

1,920

2,400 

2,610 

2,520 

2,440 

2,120 

1,840

Per 

square 

mile

0.293 

.477 

.117 

.022 

.040 

.342 

.620 

.194

Aug.

1. 640 

1-500 

1.320 

1-180 

905

870 

835 

770 

650 

560

500 

500 

530

590 

560

870 

1-430 

1.760 

1.720 

1,880

2,080 

2.280 

2.480 

2,520 

2.200

1.840 

1.780 

1,720 

1.570 

1.360 

1 150

Sept.

1,040 

940 

800 

740 

650

560 

600 

470 

470 

470

440 

440 

440 440- 

410

385 

322 sia

272 

260

260- 

260 

248- 

235 

223

211 

211 199- 

1ST 

175

Run-off in 

inches

0.23 .55- 

.13 

.02 

.04 .39" 

.72 

.22
82 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART II 

SUWAWW&E EIVEB AT KLIAVULE, FIA.

LOCATION. Staff gage at Ellaville, Madison County, 200 feet above Seaboard 

Air Line Railway trestle and 200 feet below Withlacoochee River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 6,840 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period January 31 to September 30, 

1927, 5,900 second-feet August 28 (gage height, 6.0 feet); minimum, 1,250 

second-feet May 29 to June 17 (gage height, 2.5 feet).

REMARKS. Records good except those for low stages, which are fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927

Day

1... ___ . _ . __ . __ . ____ _.

2. . ___ . ________ ... _____ ..

3.. ...

4 ___ . _ . _________________

5 ____ ... _________ . ...........

8 -- ..... .__....._..____

7... ___ . __ . __ ... _____ . .

8 _____ . _______ . _______ ..

9. . .._ _ ______

10.-....... .-. ...................

11. .. .........-.......

12- ................ ...............

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

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

15 ____ . __ . __ . _____ . .........

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

17... __ . __________ .... __ ..

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

19 ___ . ___ .. __ ... _ . _ . .......

20... __ . __ ... _ . __ . _____ ..

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

22... __ . __________ . ...........

23. . ____________ . ...........

24... __ . _____ . __ ... ____ ...

25 ____ . __ . __ . _ . _ . .........

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

27 _ .. ........... ...............

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

29........ __________ . ...........

30 _ . _________ . __ . ...........

81 ___ . ___________ . ...........

Jan.

2,030

Month

March _ .... _ . .............................

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

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

June _. . 

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

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

Feb.

2,030 

2,030 

2,030 

2,030 

2,030

2,030 

2,030 

1,900 

1,900 

1,900

1,900 

1,900 

1,900 

1,900 

1,900

2,030 

2,030 

2,030 

2,160 

2,290

2,550 

2,680 

2,680 

2,940 

3,200

3,850 

4,240 

4,370

Mar.

4,370 

4,370 

4,500 

4,500 

4,500

4,370 

4,240 

4,110 

3,980 

3,850

3,850 

3,850 

3,980 

3,720 

3,590

3,590 

3,460 

3,460 

3,460 

3,460

3,330 

3,200 

3,200 

3,330 

3,460

3,460 

3,200 

3,070 

2,940 

2,940 

2,940

Maximum

4,370 

4,500 

2,940 

1,640 

2,030 

3,850 

5,900 

4,110

Apr.

2,940 

2,810 

2,810 

2,680 

2,550

2,550 

2,420 

2,290 

2,290 

2,290

2,290 

2,160 

2,160 

2,160 

2,030

2,030 

2,030 

2,030 

1,900 

1,900

1,900 

1,900 

1,770 

1,770 

1,770

1,770 

1,770 

1,640 

1,640 

1,640

May

1,640 

1,640 

1,640 

1,640 

1,640

1,580 

1,580 

1,510 

1,510 

1,510

1,510 

1,510 

1,440 

1,440 

1,440

1,380 

1,380 

1,380 

1,380 

1,380

1,380 

1,320 

1,320 

1,320 

1,320

1,320 

1,320 

1,320 

1,250 

1,250 

1,250

Minimum

1,900 

2,940 

1,640 

1,250 

1,250 

1,440 

2,290 

1,640

June

1,250 

1,250 

1,250 

1,250 

1,250

1,250 

1,250 

1,250 

1,250 

1,250

1,250 

1,250 

1,250 

1,250 

1,250

1,250 

1,250 

1,320 

1,320 

1,380

1,440 

1,440 

1,510 

1,640 

1,900

2,030 

1,900 

1,900 

1,900 

2,030

Mean

July

2,030 

2,030 

2,030 

1,900 

1,770

1,770 

1,640 

1,640 

1,640 

1,580

1,510 

1,440 

1,510 

1,440 

1,440

1,510 

1,510 

1,580 

1,640 

1,770

1,770 

2,030 

2,420 

2,680 

2,940

3,200 

3,460 

3,720 

3,850 

3,850 

3,850

Per 

square 

mile

2,370 0.346 

3, 690 . 539 

2,130 .311 

1,440 .210 

1,430 .209 

2,170 .317 

3,730 .545 

2,330 .341

Aug.

3,720 

3,590 

3,460 

3,460 

3,330

3,070 

2,940 

2,810 

2,680 

2,550

2,420 

2,420 

2,290 

2,420 

2,420

2,550 

2,940 

3,590 

3,980 

4,240

4,370 

4,370 

4,500 

4,640 

4,920

5,200 

5,760 

5,900 

5,620 

4,920 

4,500

Sept.

4,110 

3,720 

3,460 

3,200 

3,070

2,940 

2,680 

2,680 

2,550 

2,420

2,290 

2,290 

2,290 

2,160 

2,160

2,160 

2,160 

2,030 

1,900 

1,900

1,900 

1,900 

1,900 

1,900 

1,770

1,770 

1,640 

1,640 

1,640 

1,640

Run-ofl in 

inches

0.36 

.62 

.35 

.24 

.23 

.37 

.63 

.38
STJWANNEE RIVER BASIN 83

SUWANNEE RIVER AT IURAVILIE, FIA.

LOCATION. Staff gage at highway bridge 1 mile south of Luraville, Suwannee

County, and 3 miles above Grants Ferry Shoals. A large spring d'^charges

into the river 500 feet above bridge on left bank. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 7,360 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February to September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period February 3 to September 30,

1927, 6,090 second-feet August 29 (gage height, 5.8 feet); minimum, 1,740

second-feet June 1-8, 10, 13-16. 

REMARKS. Records good.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927

Day

1 _ 

2 .. ... ..................... -

3 _ . 

4 _ . . 

5.. ....... 

6.. ...... .. --.............. ............

7 . ___ ...............

8-.._..__ .. ..-.._.....__._..._. _ ...

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

10....... _ ._.-..... .............

11 _ ......... _ .......................... _ .

12-.... . 

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

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

15 

16-...............-.. ......................

17............ __ -.-.-.......... ... . . .....

18. _ .........................................

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

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

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

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

23..... _ ........ ......

24.. _ . ....... ......... ... . . .....

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

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

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

28........._ .. .. 

29... ............. _ .... _ ...

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

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

Month

February 3-28 __________________

March ______ _____ ____ ___

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

May..... __ 

June __ . ____________________

July.. ..-................... .......

Feb.

2,550 

2,550 

2,460

2,460 

2,460 

2,460 

2,460 

2,460

2,460 

2,460 

2,370 

2,370 

2,460

2,460 

2,460 

2,550 

2,640 

2,640

2,740 

2,940 

3,040 

3,370 

3,370

3,940 

4,300 

4,660

Mar.

4,790 

4,790 

4,920 

5,050 

5,050

5,050 

5,050 

4,790 

4,790 

4,660

4,540 

4,540 

4,540 

4,420 

4,300

4,300 

4,180 

4,180 

4,180 

4,060

3,940 

3,940 

3,820 

3,820 

3,940

3,940 

3,820 

3,820 

3,700 

3,590 

3 480

Maximum

4,660 

5,050 

3,480 

2,120 

2,280 

4,180 

6,090 

5,050

Apr.

3,480 

3,370 

3,370 

3,260 

3,150

3,040 

2,940 

2,940 

2,840 

2,840

2,740 

2,740 

2,640 

2,640 

2,550

2,550 

2,550 

2,460 

2,460 

2,370

2,370 

2,370 

2,280 

2,280 

2,280

2,200 

2,200 

2,200 

2,200 

2,200

May

2,120 

2,120 

2,120 

2,120 

2,120

2,120 

2,120 

2,120 

2,040 

2,040

2,040 

1,960 

1,960 

1,960 

1,960

1,880 

1,880 

1,880 

1,880 

1,880

1,880 

1,880 

1,880 

1,810 

1,810

1,810 

1,810 

1,810 

1,810 

1,810 

1,810

Minimum

2,370 

3,480 

2.200 

1,810 

1,740 

1,960 

2,740 

2,200

June

1,740 

1,740 

1,740 

1,740 

1,740

1,740 

1,740 

1,740 

1,810 

1,740

1,810 

1,810 

1,740 

1,740 

1,740

1,740 

1,810 

1,810 

1,810 

1,880

1,880 

1,880 

1,880 

1,960 

2,120

2,280 

2,280 

2,280 

2,280 

2,280

Mean

2,810 

4,320 

2,650 

1,950 

1,880 

2,500 

4,100 

3,040

July

2,370 

2,370 

2,370 

2,370 

2,280

2,200 

2,120 

2,120 

2,120 

2,040

2,040 

2,040 

1,960 

1,960 

1,960

1,960 

1,960 

1,960 

2,040 

2,120

2,120 

2,200 

2,460 

2,740 

3,040

3,150 

3,480 

3,820 

3,940 

4,060 

4,180

Per 

square 

mile

0.382

.587 

.360 

.265 

.255 

.340 

.557 

.413

Aug.

4,180 

4,060 

3,940 

f,820 

3,820

3,590 

f,480 

f,260 

3,150 

3,040

2,940 

2,840 

2,740 

2,740 

2,740

2,840 

3,040 

F.590 

4,060 

4,420

4,540 

4,660 

4,790 

4,920 

5,050

5,570 

5,830 

5,960 

6,090 

5,830 

5,440

Sept.

5,050 

4,920 

4,540 

3,300 

4,060

3,820 

3,590 

3,370 

3,150 

3,150

3,150 

2,940 

2,840 

2,740 

2,740

2,740 

2,640 

2,640 

2,640 

2,640

2,550 

2,460 

2,460 

2,460 

2,370

2,370 

2,280 

2,280 

2,200 

2,200

Run-oft in 

inches

0.37 

.68 

.40 

.31 

.28 

.39 

.64 

.46
84 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART II

OCHLOCKONEE RIVER BASIN

OCHIOCEONEE EIVER AT OCH10CKONEE, F1A.

LOCATION. Staff gage at highway bridge 100 feet upstream from Seaboard Air

Line Railway bridge and half a mile west of Ochlockonee, Leon County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,050 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1926, to September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,770 second-feet October 1

(gage height, 20.0 feet); minimum, 27 second-feet June 5 (gage height, 8.62

feet).

1926-27: Maximum discharge, 6,850 second-feet September 25-27, 1926

(gage height, 23.8 feet); minimum, that of June 5, 1927. 

HEMARKS. Records good. Discharge interpolated May 8-17.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 19&6-27

Day

1- ...... ... -

2..... ___ . __

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

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

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

6..... __ . _ ..

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

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

e... ............

10 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

18 

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

^0. ...........

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

-22 . ...........

23- ..........

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

25 . ___ ..... ...

26 ...

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

2S ............

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

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

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

Oct.

2,770 

1,850 

1,330 

1,080 

936

842 

773 

729 

664 

622

561 

521 

483 

483 

445

409 

409 

427 

409 

373

373 

339 

322 

322 

339

356 

339 

339 

339 

322 

339

Nov.

339 

339 

339 

409 

445

445 

445 

409 

391 

373

356 

322 

305 

289 

289

427 

601 

796 

960 

984

936 

865 

773 

707 

662

561 

561 

541 

521 

502

Dec.

464 

445 

427 

409 

427

445 

427 

427 

427 

391

391 

391 

391 

391 

391

391 

409 

483 

561 

581

601 

601 

581 

561 

541

561 

581 

561 

581 

581 

601

Jan.

622 

643 

664 

622 

581

541 

483 

464 

427 

409

409 

373 

391 

356 

356

356 

356 

356 

339 

339

339 

339 

356 

339 

339

322 

322 

339 

289 

289 

289

Month

October.. . ____ .. .

January. ___________ . ______ . ...

March ______ ___ . ... __ _ .

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

J\Ji^. ..........................................

August ___________ . ...................

Feb.

273 

289 

273 

289 

273

273 

273 

257 

273 

273

289 

305 

305 

373

427

445 

464 

427 

751 

960

1,010 

1,060 

1,010 

984 

1,330

1,630 

1,460 

1,130

Mar.

960

888 

819 

819 

751

729 

664 

622 

601 

518

622 

664 

622 

581 

521

521 

464 

445 

464 

427

427 

409 

409 

427 

427

445 

409 

391 

356 

339 

339

Maximum

2,770 

984 

601 

664 

1,630 960* 

289 

119 

322 

685 

751 

loO

2,770

Apr.

289 

289 

273 

242 

242

198 

184 

198 

170 

170

157 

170 

184 

184 

212

212 

212 

184 

164 

144

131 

125 

125 

119 

131

119 

102 

96 

90

85

May

96 

96 

107 

119 

102

90

85 

81

77 

74

70

67 

63 

59 

56

52 

49 

45 

43 

42

41 

40 

39 

39 

39

38 

36 

34 

34 

33 

32

Minimum

322 

289 

391 

289 

257 

339 

85 

32 

29 

75 

157 

53

29

Jure

32 

31 

30 

30 

29

36 

31 

32 

46 

39

61

65 

75 

80 

75

70 

107 

107 

107 

102

157 

170 

157 

170 2'2

2'2 

2'2 

198 

2P9 3'32

Mean

640 

528 

485 

408 

611 

553 

173 

61 

108 

23C 

347 

8£

352

July

289 

212 

177 

144 

138

131 

107 

90 

90

85

85 

75 

75 

75 

75

75 

102 

107 

107 

107

227 

305 

257 

322 

445

427 

483 

561 

685 

622 

464

Per 

square 

mile

0.610 

.503 

.462 

.389 

.582 

.527 

.165 

.058 

.104 

.219 

.330 

.078

.335

Aug.

445 

483 

391 

373 

339

322

289 

242 

212 

289

227 

184 

157 

177 

373

445 

464 

427 

409 

751

707 

502 

391 

373 

322

289 

273 

257 

242 

212 

177

Sept.

150 

138 

131 

113 

107

96 

96

85 

80

75

70

75 

75 

70 

70

% 

90 

80 

65 

70

65 

63 

59 

57 

63

80 

75 

65 

57 

53

Run-off in 

inches

0.70 

.56 

.53 

.45 

.61 

.61 

.18 

.07 

.12 

.25 

.38 

.09

4.55
OCHLOCKONEE RIVER BASIN 85

OCHLOCKONEE RIVER NEAR BLOXHAH, FIA.

LOCATION. Staff gage at highway bridge on Tallahassee-Bristol highvay 1 mile

west of Bloxham, Leon County. 

DRAINAGE ABEA. 1,660 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1926, to September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 5,480 second-feet October 1

(gage height, 12.4 feet); minimum, 98 second-feet June 7 (gage height,

-0.95 foot).

1926-27: Maximum discharge, 8,050 second-feet September 27, 1926

(gage height, 15.5 feet); minimum, that of June 7, 1927. 

REMARKS. Records good. Possibly slight diurnal regulation caused by operation

of small gristmills on tributaries above gage.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1.. 

2-.-.- _____

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10...... _ . ....

11.-.-.-.-.. __

12

13... ...___._. ...

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

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

!«. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

25. 

26...... ...... ___>

27..-.... .....

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

29. .........

30...... _ ......

SI...... .........

Oct.

5,480 

4,050 

3,010 

2,030 

1,640

1,440 

1,300 

1,160 

1,090 

1,000

S40 

880 

830 

805 

805

755 

780 

755 

730 

705

655 

.630 

610 

'630 

705

705 

 680 

655 

630 

610 

610

Nov.

655 

630 

755 

805 

780

805 

755 

705 

680 

655

630 

610 

590 

590 

655

1,190 

1,300 

1,300 

1,500 

1,580

1,470 

1,300 

1,160 

1,060 

1,000

940 

940 

940 

855 

830

Dee.

780 

755 

730 

705 

705

755 

70S 

705 

705 

680

705 

730 

705 

730 

755

780 

730 

755 

805 

830

830 

830 

830 

830 

805

855 

880 

880 

940 

910 

910

Jan.

880 

910 

940 

855 

830

805 

730 

705 

680 

655

610 

610 

610 

610 

610

610 

610 

610 

630 

610

590 

590 

590 

570 

570

550 

550 

550 

550 

530 

530

Month

October.... ______ _____ . ____ _.

November. ______ _____ . ...

December __ . __________ . ...........

January _______ . ........................

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

March. __ __________ __ ..

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

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

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

September _____________ .... ........

The year. ___ . _____________

Feb.

530 

510 

510 

510 

510

490 

490 

490 

510 

655

610 

570 

590 

610 

705

705 

705 

2,030 

2,180 

2,180

1,890 

1,750 

1,580 

1,860 

1,580

2,140 

2,380 

2,260

Mar.

1,920 

1,720 

1,470 

1,330 

1,220

1,090 

1,090 

1,030 

940 

730

730 

1,030 

970 

910 

780

730 

705 

705 

680 

680

655 

780 

805 

755 

730

705 

705 

655 

730 

655 

590

Maximum

5,480 

1,580 

940 

940 

2,380 

1,920 

530 

242 

755 

1,370 

1,100 

290

5,480

Apr.

530 

530 

510 

450 

450

410 

391 

372 

372 

353

334 

372 

372 

391 

372

372 

372 

353 

334 

315

296 

296 

334 

334 

315

296 

278 

260 

242 

224

May

224 

233 

233 

233 

242

233 

224 

215 

206 

189

189 

189 

189 

180 

180

172 

172 

155 

 138 

130

130 

130 

122 

122 

122

130 

138 

130 

130 

122 

122

June

122 

122 

122 

122 

106

106 

106 

172 

490 

470

450 

610 

630 

530 

372

410 

430 

450 

490 

490

680 

755 

705 

550 

590

705 

550 

490 

490 

550

Minimum Mean

610 1, 200 

590 922 

680 781 

530 654 

490 1, 130 

590 910 

224 361 

122 172 

106 429 

240 594 

330 680 

162 210

106 669

July

530 

450 

372 

334 

296

296 

296 

278 

330 

375

400 

375 

310 

270 

240

330 

350 

400 

500 

500

625 

740 

680 

710 

980

1,370 

1,280 

1,280 

1,280 

1,220 

1,010

Per 

square 

mile

0.723 

.555 

.470 

.394 

.681 

.548 

.217 

.104 

.258 

.358 

.410 

.127

.403

Aug.

830 

920 

830 

890 

770

680 

650 

600 

600 

770

625 

500 

450 

425 

550

880 

830 

860 

1,040 

1,010

1,100 

980 

770 

625 

550

475 

450 

425 

400 

350 

330

Sept.

290 

270 

250 

230 

215

192 

208 

200 

200

175

178 

178 

260 

230 

200

200 

200 

192 

215 

192

192 

260 

240 

215 

200

192 

192 

185 

170 

162

Run-off in 

inches

0.83 

.62 

.54 

.45 

.71 

.63 

.24 

.12 

.29 

.41 

.47 

.14

5.45
86

APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER AT WEST POINT, GA.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder just below Oseligee Creek anc1 1 mile upstream

from West Point, Troup County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 3,300 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1896, to September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 24,100 second-feet February 14

(gage height, 12.2 feet); minimum, 576 second-feet September 28 (gage

height, 2.03 feet).

1896-1927: Maximum discharge, 134,000 second-feet December 10, 1919

(gage height, 30.0 feet); minimum, 224 second-feet September 12, 1925

(gage height, 1.64 feet). 

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge estimated December 5. Discharge based

on staff-gage readings October 1 to November 6, November 2^ to December 8,

and January 1-10. Operation of power plants upstream causes some diurnal

fluctuation.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926 87

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

Oct.

1,460

1,360

1,260

1,200

1,060

1,260

1,200

1,020

1,060

1,120

1,060

1,160

1,260

1,200

1,120

1,260

1,780

1,310

1,310

1,830

1,310

1,120

1,120

1,020

1,060

1,020

1,310

1,620

1,510

1,460

1,460

Nov.

1,510

1,620

1,570

1,510

1,510

J,420 

1,430 

1,380 

1,420 

2,390

2,960

3,260

2,860

2,260

2,260

8,200

8,200

7,320

6,440

3,960

3,460

3,160

2,580

2,580

2,230

2,000

2,000

2,300

2,000

2,170

Dec.

2,170

2,120

1,950

1,950

1,980

2,000

1,620

1,620

1,860

2,100

2,760

3,060

10,500

16,400

15,400

8,200

5,450

4,490

3,760

3,360

3,660

4,700

3,960

4,180

5,560

6,220

12,400

15,700

14,600

14,900

Jan.

9,120

6,440

5,560

4,490

4,280

3,860

3,760

3,460

3,460

3,060

2,960

2,860

2,860

2,860

3,060

2,960

2,760

2,860

2,760

2,760

2,670

2,760

2,860

2,670

2,580

2,580

2,860

3,260

3,260

3,360

3,160

Feb.

2,860

2,760

2,670

2,670

2,580

2,760

2,580

2,860

4,070

3,360

3,060

3,160

6,000

21,300

22,100

20,200

12,200

7,760

7,760

6,660

5,380

4,640

6,440

15,200

12,400

12,400

8,660

6,440

Mar.

5,590

7,760

7,100

5,590

5,060

4,750

4,640

4,640

9,580

17,000

15,900

12,700

8,430

14,200

11,200

7,540

6,440

5,590

5,280

5,060

4,750

4,750

4,860

4,440

4,340

4,240

4,750

4,440

3,840

3,640

3,740

Apr.

3,940,

4,540

5,590

4,640

4,040

3,840

3,840

4,040

3,940

4,140

6,880

10,300

7,760

5,590

4,540

4,240

4,040

3,640

3,440

3,340

3,150

3,240

4,040

5,060

4,440

3,540

3,340

3,150

2,960

3,060

May

3,060

3,150

3,150

3,060

2,680

2,860

3,060

3,150

2,960

2,680

2,400

2,490

2,260

2,270

2,400

2,090

2,010

2,040

1,990

1,920

2,010

2,020

1,920

1,800

2,040

2,200

2,490

2,580

2,490

2,180

2,060

June

1,960

2,290

2,090

2,010

2,010

1,670

1,650

2,290

2,040

2,680

2,680

2,680

3,940

2,490

3,640

6,220

3,940

5,170

5,380

5,280

4,860

5,170

4,960

4,540

4,240

4,240

7,320

3,640

2,580

2,490

July

1,920

1,960

1,940

1,820

1,560

1,290

1,400

1,430

2,490

2,770

2,770

3,540

9,350

7,320

6,660

4,960

5,800

4,340

7,760

9,350

4,960

3,440

4,640

10,000

8,430

7,320

9,120

4,540

2,960

2,330

2,290

Aug.

2,580

2,860

3,640

2,680

3,840

3,060

2,350

2,130

2,170

2,680

4,140

6,880

5,800

3,240

2,220

1,900

1,820

2,490

2,680

2,490

1,770

1,310

1,310

1,370

1,160

1,030

976

1,050

1,050

1,000

1,290

Sept.

1,260

1,730

2,090

1,500

1,650

2,350

1,560

1,370

1,240

1,260

1,290

1,210

1,320

1,270

1,090

962

881

790

2,680

2,400

1,400

1,600

1,310

1,000

881

816

660

699

842

764

Month Maximum Minimum Mean

Per

square

mile

Kun-off in 

inches

October_, 

November. 

December.. 

January... 

February.. 

March.....

April......

May........

June. .. 

July. ... 

August. . 

September.

1,830

16,400

9,120

22,100

17,000

10,300

3,150

7,320

10,000

The year.

2,680

22,100

1,020

1,380

1,620

2,580

2,580

3,640

2,960

1,800

1,650

1,290

976

660

660

1,270

2,930

5,850

3,490

7,530

6,830

4,410

2,430

3,540

4,530

2,420

1,330

3,860

0.385

.888

1.77

1.06

2.28

2.07

1.34

.763

1.07

1.37

.733

.403

1.17

0.44

.99

2.04

1.22

2.37

2.39

1.50

.85

1.19

1.58

.85

15.87
APALACHICOLA EIVEE BASIN 87

FLINT RIVER NEAR VIENNA, OA.

LOCATION. Staff gage at bridge on Americus-Vienna highway 300 feet below

Lumpkins or Pennahatchee Creek and 12 miles west of Vienra, Dooly

County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 3,400 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November, 1926, to September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period not determined; minimum

(estimated), 910 second-feet September 15-17 and 2d-30. 

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge estimated September 15-18 and 24-29.

Discharge December 19-21, 28-31, and January 1-4 in excess of 4,000

second-feet (water was over top of gage).

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1 __ ... 

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

3 _______ ..... _ ..

4 __ .... ___ ..........

5... ... ..... ____

6--....... ......... .

7-_. __ ..............

S.. ....................

9 __ ..................

10 __ . _ . _ ....... ...

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

12......... __ .........

13-- - _ 

14 __ ..................

15 _ ........... ........

16- - 

17. ... _ ....

18- .

19 _ ... ... ...... . _ ...

20-.. 

21 __ ...... __ ........

22 __ ... .. _ 

23 . _ . ......

24- 

25- 

26--.. . _ .........

27 

28 

29,. . -. .......

30 ____ ..... ........ .

31--- 

Nov.

1,440

1,440 

1,440 

1,620 

1,620 

1,560

1,860 

3,540 

5,000 

5,240 

5,080

4,360 

3,620 

2,980 

2,700 

2,500

2,380 

2,310 

2,120 

2,050 

2,050

Dec.

2,050 

1,890

1,920 

2,050 

2,240

1,920 

1,920 

1,860 

1,860 

1,860

1,860 

1,860 

1,920 

2,240 

2,440

2.910 

3,840 

3,990

3,260 

2,980 

2,980 

2,980

3,050 

3,050

Jan.

3,760

3,620 

3,260 

3,050 

2,570 

2,380

2,380 

2,380 

2,310 

2,310 

2,310

2,310 

2,310 

2,240 

2,240 

2,240

2,240 

2,240 

2,240 

2,240 

2,180

2,120 

2,240 

2,310 

2,380 

2,570 

2,570

Month

November 10-30 

April. 

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

Feb.

2,500 

2,440 

2,310 

2,120 

2,120

2,120 

2,120 

2,120 

2,120 

2,310

2.440 

2.570 

2,570 

3,470 

4,600

5,740 

6,510 

6,960 

7,230

6,870

5,820 

5,320 

4,600 

4,220 

5,080

6,870 

7,500 

7,230

.......

Mar.

7,140 

6,600 

6,000 

5,660 

5,480

4,840 

4,680 

4,360 

3,990 

6,000

7,410 

7,050 

7,680 

8,040 

8,310

8,400 

7,590 

6,080 

4,680 

4,290

3,990 

4,220 

4,840 

4,680 

4,220

3,540 

3,470 

3,260 

3,260 

3,190 

3,120

Maximum

5,240 

7,500 

8,400 

2,980 

1,620 

4,360 

7.500 

4,680 

1,280

Apr.

2,980 

2,910 

2,770 

2,700 

2,640

2,640 

2,570 

2.570 

2,570 

2,500

2,440 

2,380 

2,500 

2,770 

2,700

2,570 

2,380 

2,120 

i,980 

1,920

1,860 

1,800 

1,800 

1,800 

1,800

1,740 

1,680 

1,620 

1,620 

1,560

May

1,500 

1,500 

1,560 

1,620 

1,560

1,500 

1,500 

1,380 

1.380 

1,330

1,280 

1,280 

1,220 

1,220 

1,220

1,180 

1,180 

1,220 

1,120 

1,120

1,080 

1,040 

1,040 

1,040 

1,040

1,040 

1,040 

1,040 

1,080 

1,080 

1,080

Minimum

1,440 

2,120 

3,120 

1,560 

1,040 

910 

1,220 

1,180 

910

June

1,120 

1,080 

1,040 

1,040 

990

950 

910 

910 

990 

1,800

1,620 

1,330 

1,560 

1,560 

1,440

1,330 

1,680 

1,560 

1,920 

3,050

3,990 

4,290 

3,470 

3,260 

3,840

4,360 

3,990 

3,120 

2,840 

2,840

July

2,500 

2,180 

1,920 

1,330 

1,220

1,220 

1,440 

2,050 

2,180 

2,050

1,980 

1,920 

1,800 

2,570 

3,260

4,220 

4,600 

3,260 

3,120 

3,260

3,260 

4,220 

4,920 

4,920 

4,520

5,480 

6,600 

7,500 

6,870 

5,740 

4,760

Per 

Mean square 

mile

2, 710 0. 797 

4, 210 1. 24 

5, 360 1. 58 

2,260 .665 

1, 240 . 365 

2, 130 .626 

3,450 1.01 

2,430 .715 

1,060 .312

Aug.

3,690 

2,840 

2,440 

2,380 

2,240

2,240 

1,920

1,680 

1,560 

1,620

1,800 

2,050 

2,910 

3,330 

3,050

2,500 

2,120 

3,470 

2,980 

3,920

4,680 

3,760 

2,440 

2,120 

2,440

2,380 

1,560 

1,380 

1,330 

1,280 

1,180

Sept.

1,180 

1,120 

1,220 

1,280 

1,180

1,220 

1,180 

1,280 

1,120

1.180

1,080 

1,040 

1,040 

950 

910

910 

910 

950 

1,040 

1,080

1,120 

1,180 

1,040 

950 

950

910 

910 

910 

910 

910

Run-off in 

inches

0.62 

1.29 

1.82 

.74 

.42 

.70 

1.16 

.82 

.35
88 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART II

CHIPOIA BIVER NEAR AITHA, FLA.

LOCATION. Chain gage on Willis highway bridge 3 miles above mouth of Tenmile Creek and 4 miles southwest of Altha, Calhoun Count;'.

DRAINAGE AREA. 740 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November, 1912, to December, 1913, and September, 

1921, to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year not determined, probably occurred 

during October; minimum, 487 second-feet September 1, 2. and 29.

1912-13; 1921-1927: Maximum discharge, 25,000 second-feet September, 

1926 (gage height, 33.55 feet); minimum, 430 second-feet October 20, 1925.

REMARKS. Records good. Gage destroyed October 1 to Noverrber 12. Slight 

fluctuation during low water caused by operation of small power plant on 

Dry Creek.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1 .

2

3 

4 

5 __ .........

6.. - -

7-. - -

8..- .....

9-- 

10-..-. .

11.- 

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

13. 

14-- 

15- 

16..- -

17 ......

18-- 

19-. 

20- 

21 __ .........

22-- 

23 

24 .. .

25- 

26- 

27-. _ 

28-- .

29-. ___

30-- 

31- 

Nov.

1,570 

"1,340 

2,100

2,330 

2,100 

2,180 

2,330 

2,570

"2,620 

2,680 

2,600 

2,490 

* 2, 380

2,260 

2,180 

« 2, 060 

1,940 

1,940

Dec.

1,900 

1,860 

1,820 

1,740 

« 1, 720'

1,700 

1,700 

1,660 

1,660 

1,570

1,620 

"1,580 

1,530 

1,740 

1,780

1,820 

1,860 

1,860 

"1,880 

1,900

1,940 

1,940 

1,820 

1,740 

"1,700

"1,660 

1,620 

1,620 

1,660 

1,570 

1,570

Jan.

« 1,600 

« 1, 630 

1,660 

1,660 

1,620

1,530 

1,480 

1,440 

« 1,390 

1,340

1,290 

1,290 

1,240 

1,340 

1,290

"1,260 

1,240 

1,240 

1,240 

1,240

1,190 

1,190 

" 1, 190 

1,190 

1,140

1,140 

1,140 

982 

1,040 

"1,090 

1,140

Feb.

1,140 

1,140 

1,090 

1,090 

1,090

"1,060 

1,040 

1,040 

1,090 

1,140

1,090 

1,090 

"1,160 

1,240 

1,290

1,290 

1,240 

1,240 

1,620 

" 1, 660

1,700 

"1,900 

2,100 

2,180 

2,140

2,060 

"2,000 

1,940

Month

November 13-1 

December

0 - _ . __ ..

April... .. _ ...... ........

June.. 

July 

Mar.

1,860 

1,780 

1,700 

1,570 

1,530

"1,500 

1,480 

1,440 

1,440 

1,390

1,390 

1,390 

" 1, 360 

1,340 

1,390

1,390 

1,290 

1,240 

1,190 

"1,190

1,190 

1,190 

1,140 

1,190 

1,140

1,190 

"1,160 

1,140 

1,090 

1,040 

1,040

Apr.

1,040 

982 

"955 

928 

928

928 

928 

928 

928 "901

874 

874 

874 

874 

874

820 

«820 

820 

820 

820

765 

765 

710 

"682 

655

655 

627 

627 

599 

627

Maximum

2,680 

1,940 

1,660 

2,180 

1,860 

1,040 

874 

1,290 

1,140 

928 

655

May

"627 

627 

599 

599 

627

627 

599 

"627 

655 

599

599 

543 

571 

599 "614

"629 

"644 

"659 

"674 "690

"705 

"720 

 735 

"750 

765

765 

874 

874 

"819 

"764 "710

Minimum

1,340 

1,530 

982 

1,040 

1,040 

599 

543 

571 

655 

487 

487

June

655 

655 

627 

599 "599

599 

571 

655 

710 

710

820 

"792 

765 

710 

710

874 

874 

982 

"982 

982

1,040 

1,040 

1,090 

1,140 

1,140

"1,160 

1,190 

1,290 

1,290 

1,240

Mean

2,200 

1,730 

1,300 

1,420 

1,330 

821 

674 

883 

877 

689 

554

July

1,140 

1,140 

"1,120 

1,090 

1,040

874 

928 

874 

"820 

765

710 

710 

655 

655 

655

"655 

655 

765 

655

874

928 

820 

"847 

874 

928

1,040 

1,040 

1,040 

982 

"964 "946

Aug.

928 

874 

928 

820 

820

874 

"847 

820 

765 

710

655 

682 

682 

"668 

655

627 

682 

710 

765 

655

"627 

599 

599 

599 

599

599 

543 

"515 

487 

515 

515

Sept.

487 

487 

655 

"641 

627

627 

599 

599 

599 

571

"571 

571 

543 

571 

571

515 

515 

"529 

543 

515

543 

571 

515 

543 "529

515 

543 

515 

487 

515

 a? "sa"

2. 97 1. 99 

2. 34 2. 70 

1. 76 2. 03 

1. 92 2. 00 

1. 80 2. 08 

1. 11 1. 24 

. 911 1. 05 

1. 19 1. 33 

1. 19 1. 37 

. 931 l: 07 

.749 .84

1 Discharge estimated.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART II 89

CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER BASIN

CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER NEAR NEWTON, ALA.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder Just above bridge on Newton-Ozark Road 1

mile north of Newton, Dale County, and 1 mile below Atlantic Coast Line

Railroad bridge.

DRAINAGE AREA. 720 square miles. 

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. June, 1906, to August, 1908; October, 1911, to August,

1912; and November, 1921, to September, 1927, discontinued. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 3,760 second-feet February 18,

(gage height, 6.4 feet); minimum, 120 second-feet June 5 (gage height,

-0.34 foot).

1906-1908, 1911-12, 1921-1927: Maximum discharge, not determined;

maximum gage height, 28 feet or more January 17, 1925; minimum d'^charge,

62 second-feet several days in September, 1925 (gage height, 1.3C feet). 

REMARKS. Records below 1,500 second-feet, good; others, fair. T'scharge

August 7-19 estimated. Slight fluctuation during low water caused by

operation of gristmills above gage. Gage-height record furnished by

Mr. B. H. Hardaway.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1... __ .... _

2 ___ ...

3 -

4 _ 

5- ___ -

6.. __ .....

7 .... .....

8 ... 

9 _ . _ -

10..... __ ......

11. _ ....... ....

12.. __ .... _ .

13 

14. __ ....... ...

15 - -

16. __ -

17 

18 

19 - __ . .

20 

21 __ ... ....

22 ___ . .........

23 ........

24.. _ .... .. _ .

25 

26 

27- _ - ____ -

28- _____ -

29 

30 _ _ . .....

31 

Oct.

1,040 

945 

885 

800 

915

1,040 

855 

772 

690 

640

605 

640 

640 

640 

605

560 

555 

526 

508 

486

454 

446 

434 

580 

640

625 

580 

565 

531 

477 

490

Nov.

495 

536 

718 

718 

690

620 

580 

536 

610 

690

690 

630 

580 

550 

1,810

2,590 

2,200 

2,140 

1,810 

1,520

1,220 

1,040 

975 

885 

855

800 

745 

745 

690 

915

Dec.

855 

800 

745 

745 

690

690 

690 

665 

665 

690

690 

690 

690 

1,040 

1,160

1,190 

1,100 

1,040 

945 

828

800 

745 

745 

745 

772

885 

915 

1,040 

1,740 

1,390 

1,190

Jan.

1,190 

1,060 

945 

855 

772

745 

718 

690 

690 

640

640 

625 

615 

665 

665

635 

635 

640 

640 

640

625 

615 

630 

615 

595

610 

620 

665 

610 

620 

620

Month

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

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

July. 

August ___ 

Feb.

625 

600 

580 

580 

580

575 

536 

555 

640 

718

690 

772 

1,390 

2,780 

3,630

2,780 

2,330 

2,590 

3,440 

2,850

2,330 

1,940 

1,550 

1,390 

1,220

1,190 

1,130 

1,040

Mar.

1,130 

1,320 

1,290 

1,130 

1,040

975 

915 

885 

915 

975

1,320 

1,260 

1,060 

1,160 

1,040

975 

915 

828 

828 

745

800 

2,200 

1,740 

1,520 

1,260

1,100 

945 

800 

745 

690 

690

Maximum

1,040 

2,590 

1,740 

1,190 

3,630 

2,200 

690 

540 

550 

828 

975 

305

3,630

Apr.

665 

630 

590 

550

545

540 

615 

630 

640 

640

625 

690 

625

531 

482

442 

430 

394 

390 

370

352 

342 

352 

356 

323

317 

305 

293 

287 

275

May

260 

248 

242 

238 

275

434 

540 

504 

430 

352

290 

242 

225 

238

245

223 

215 

197 

191 

185

.182 

178 

179 

221 

250

215 

205 

195 

176 

162 

144

Minimum

434 

495 

665 

595 

536 

690 

275 

144 

120 

140 

173 

120

120

June

149 

135 

131 

128 

120

128 

131 

140 

164

182

201 

209 

223 

203 

356

406 

450 

550 

442 

342

438 

422 

402 

438 

495

398 

342 

317 

290 

238

Mean

651 

986 

890 

695 

1,470 

1,070 

474 

254 

286 

368 

489 

170

645

July

209 

182 

167 

152 

140

155 

148 

149 

179 

170

178 

209 

221 

211 

207

213 

296 

665 

490 

468

434 

430 

438 

690 

828

800 

690 

745 

665 

526 

352

Per 

square 

mile

0.904 

1.37 

1.24 

.965 

2.04 

1.49 

.658 

.353 

.397 

.511 

.679 

.236

.896

Jug.

374 

526 

540 

540 

885

915 

828 

665 

555 

513

434 

438 

828 

690 

540

426 

360 

394 

975 

915

518 

356 

299 

287 

238

215 

195 

182 

185 

179 

173

Sept.

170 

156 

160 

149 

155

144 

142 

130 

131 

128

120 

127

155 

228 

207

167 

148 

130 

155 

232

278 

305 

299 

205 

166

152 

152 

146 

135 

134

Run-ofl in 

inches

1.04 

1.53 

1.43 

1.11 

2.12 

1.72 

.73 

.41 

.44 

.59 

.78 

.26

12.16
90 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART II

MOBILE RIVER BASIN

COOSAWATTEE RIVER NEAR CARTERS, GA.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder 1 mile upstream from mouth of Talking Rock 

Creek and 1% miles upstream from highway bridge at Carters, Murray 

County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 376 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September, 1925, to September, 1927. At old station 

lYz miles downstream August, 1896, to December, 190?, and December, 

1918, to September, 1923.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, about 16,400 second-feet April 

10 (gage height, 12.40 feet); minimum, 150 second-feet November 6 (gage 

height, 0.99 foot).

1925-1927: Maximum discharge, that of April 10, 1927; minimum, 59 

second-feet September 22, 1925 (gage height, 0.68 foot).

REMARKS. Records good except those for August 17 and 18 which were estimated. Slight diurnal fluctuation caused by operation of old gristmills 

upstream.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

13-

14-

15-

21..

22..

23-

24-

25-

31.

1,070

526

368

316

316

280

254

236

228

254

302

694

555

275

275

262

254

245

241

241

249

236

254

220

280

320

275

204

184

181

165

158

232

212

212

498

555

368

320

320

298

722

776

712

615

615

526

471

471

418

418

418

471

679

555

498

498

471

418

418

368

368

368

368

610

1,080

818

679

646

2,040

1,900

1,240

1,000

818

747

679

646

615

747

747

930

3,410

4,510

2,010

4,850

5,550

2,230

1,600

1,410

1,240

1,160

1,080

1,000

930

855

782

747

747

747

712

679

747

747

615

679

646

615

615

615

615

615

615

615

615

615

555

747

782

747

712

679

646

646

615

584

646

679

679

679

646

679

1,730

2,230

1,410

1,240

1,160

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,000

1,000

1,610

1,700

646

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,160

1,240

1,240

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,080

2,090

2,720

1,700

1,410

1,320

1,600

1,320

1,160 

1,080 

LOOO 

1,000

855

930

930

930

930

855

818

782

747

747

1,800

1,600

1,240

1,160

1,160

1,320

1,320

1,160

1,080

1,080

8,670

3,930

2,010

1,900

1,600

1,410

1,320

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,340

1,700

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,160

1,160

1,240

1,240

1,160

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

782

818

818

818

818

892

892

855

855

855

855

855

855

855

818

782

782

782

747

712

712

712

712

712

712

712

712

712

712

679

646

646

615 58-'

5*' 

783 

712

747 

85F

86f 

783 

818 

855 

818

747

747

818

1,080

783 

747 

67f 

679 

646

615

584

584

555

555

555

555

555

526

930

818

1,000

930

855

712

892

1,500

1,240

1,000

782

1,000

930

818

747

679

646

615

584

730

1,190

930

818

782

782

712

712

679

646

646

646

615

584

584

584

526

646

1,410

712

471

444

418

418

393

498

393

344

344

344

368

368

344

344

320

320

344

344

316

302

284

275

266

262

377

940

311

280

271

275

258

258

254

258

275

275

October_. 

NovemberDecember., 

January , 

February.., 

March.....

April-- 

MayJune.......

July ... 

August. .. 

SeptemberMonth Maximum

1,070

776

5,550

1,410

2,230

2,720

8,670

1,240

1,080

1,500

The year.

940

8,670

Minimum

220

158

368

555

584

747

1,080

712

584

526

344

254

158

Mean

330

426

1,380

771

1,020

1,230

1,660

867

745

784

616

331

846

Per

square

mile

0.878

1.13

3.67

2.05

2.71

3,27

4.41

2.31

1.98

2.09

1.64

.880

2.25

Run-off in 

inches

L01 

1.26 

4.23 

2.36 

2.82 

3.77 

4.92 

2.66 

2.21 

2.41 

1.89

30.52
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 91

COOSA RIVER AT GADSDEN, ALA.

-Water-stage recorder at highway bridge in Gadsden, Etowah County,

700 feet below Louisville & Nashville Railroad bridge, Zero of gag^ is 485.16

feet above mean sea level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 5,790 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1926, to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 41,400 second-feet December 29 

(gage height, 23,6 feet); minimum, 1,690 second-feet September 27-30. 

Lower stage may have occurred during period September 1-25 when recorder 

was not operating.

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods when recorder was not operating, which are fair. Discharge December 28 to January 6 based on chaingage readings. Discharge estimated September 1-25.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1_. _ _ 

2 

3 -

4 

5 

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

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

8.-..-... ...

9 _ _ .-._.

10 

11 

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

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

14..... _ ......

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

16. ____ ......

17 

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

19 

20 

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

22 .........

23 . ...

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

25 . .

26 .

27 

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

29 .......

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

31 . 

Oct.

1,840 

1,890 

1,890 

1,790 

2,000

2,556 

2,160 

1,890 

1,940 

1,840

1,790 

1,790 

2,000 

2,110 

2,500

2,850 

3,150 

2,610 

2,280 

2,060

2,060 

1,890 

1,840 

1,790 

1,740

1,740 

1,790 

1,840 

2,000 

2,000 

2,110

Nov.

2,060 

2,000 

2,060 

2,160 

2,220

2,160 

2,160 

2,060 

3,270

5,450

5,600 

5,450 

4,880 

3,530 

5,450

13,800 

16,400 

15,200 

10,200

7,780

6,350 

5,450 

4,600 

4,180 

3,920

3,790 

4,050 

6,200 

6,820 

6,500

Dec. Jan.

5,600 

4,600 

4,320 

4,050 

3,790

3,530 

3,400 

3,270 

3,270 

3,400

4,050 

5,450 

8,420 

15,800 

20,600

21,200 

17,200 

11,800 

8,420 

6,660

5,900 

5,900 

6,980 

11,000 

20,800

31,200 

35,000 

40,000 

41,400 

40,800 

38,000

36,400 

33,600 

31,400 

27,400 

15,700

9,700 

8,420 

7,620 

6,980 

6,500

6,200 

5,900 

5,600 

5,450 

5,450

5,450 

5,300 

5,020 

4,740 

4,880

4,880 

4,740 

4,600 

4,460 

4,460

4,460 

4,880 

5,160 

5,300 

5,450 

5,600

Month

July . ..

Feb.

5,900 

5,900 

5,750 

5,450 

5,160

5,020 

4,880 

5,450 

6,980 

7,620

7,300 

8,260 

13,800 

23,400 

29,800

30,800 

30,800 

28,300 

20,400 

15,300

14,300 

13,000 

11,900 

17,600 

24,900

25,600 

23,000 

18,100

Mar.

14, 10£ 

14,80C 

16.20C 

16.20C 

14.80C

12,60C 

11, 10C 

12,40C 

18.50C 

24.30C

27,90t 

28,700 

27.20C 

26,400 

26,000

24,300 

20,100 

16,200 

13,100 

11,300

10,200 

9,380 

8,900 

8,580 

8,260

8,100 

7,940 

7,460 

6,980 

6,980 

7,460

Maximum

3,150 

16,400 

41,400 

36,400 

30,800 

28,700 

24,900 

8,580 

8,580 

11,900 

7,140

41,400

Apr.

7,620 

9,700 

13,000 

12,400 

10,200

8,580 

8,580 

11,000 

11,300 

10,800

14,300 

20,600 

23,900 

24,900 

23,700

21,000 

15,500 

11,300 

9,700 

8,900

8,100 

7,620 

8,580 

11,300 

11,500

10,500 

8,740 

7,300 

6,660 

6,350

May

6,050 

5,900 

6,200 

6,050 

5,600

5,600 

6,050 

8,580 

7,620 

6,660

5,750 

5,450 

5,160 

4,740 

4,600

4,320 

4,320 

4,320 

4,180 

4,050

3,920 

3,920 

3,790 

3,660 

3,790

3,790 

3,790 

4,050 

4,050 

3,790 

3,790

Minimum

1,740 

2,000 

3,270 

4,460 

4,880 

6,980 

6,350 

3,660 

3,270 

2,670 

2,110 

1,690

1,690

June

3,920 

4,320 

4,600 

3,790 

3,530

3,400 

3,400 

3,270 

3,270 

3,270

3,270 

3,400 

4,050 

4,740 

4,460

5,900 

6,350 

6,660 

5,600 

4,880

4,880 

6,200 

7,460 

6,820 

8,420

8,580 

6,660 

5,750 

4,740 

4,050

Mean

2,060 

5,520 

14,100 

9,410 

14, 800 

15,000 

12, 100 

4,950 

4,990 

5,220 

3,500 

2,230

7,790

July

3,660 

3,400 

3,270 

3,150 

2,970

2,790 

2,730 

2,670 

2,790 

2,910

3,530 

7,780 

9,540 

8,100 

6,050

6,350 

6,200 

5,750 

6,660 

11,300

11,900 

9,220 

6,500 

4,740 

4,880

5,450 

4,320 

3,530 

3,270 

3,270 

3,030

Aug.

2,910 

3,150 

5,160 

7,140 

5,160

4,320 

4,460 

4,460 

3,920 

3,530

3,790 

4,050 

5,900 

5,750 

4,320

3,400 

3,030 

2,790 

2,670 

2,550

2,910 

2,730 

2,440 

2,440 

2,330

2,220 

2,110 

2,110 

2,110 

2,220 

2,500

Sept.

I 2, 500 

i 2,600

I 2, 100 

1,800

^2,700

1,740 

1,690 

1,690 

1,690 

1,690=

-S- S£S*

0.356 6.41 

. 953 1. 06 

2.44 2.81 

1. 62 1. 87 

2. 56 2. 67 

2.59 2.99 

2.09 2.33 

.855 .90 

.862 .96 

.902 1.04 

.604 .70 

.385 .43

1.35 18.26

8180 31-
92 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART II

COOSA RIVER AT CHILDERSBURG, AIA.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder at Central of Georgia Railway bridge half a mile 

west of Childersburg, Talladega County. Zero of gage is 421.00 feet above 

mean sea level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 8,390 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February, 1914, to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 71,600 second-feet February 14 

(gage height, 17.8 feet); minimum, 2,280 second-feet September 22 (gage 

height, 1.30 feet). 5 

1914-1927: Maximum discharge, 121,000 second-feet July 11, 1916 (gage 

height, 24.7 feet); minimum, 1,300 second-feet occurred on 10 days in 

September, 1925.

REMARKS. Records good. Complete records furnished by Alabama Power Co.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

I..... ......

3 ....... - 

4 ... .- 

5. ----- -

8 

7 ------

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

10 

11 

12 

13 : 

14 

15 

16 ...... ...

17 

18 

10

20 

21 

22 

23 

24.. 

oc

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 -------

Oct.

3,060 

2,940 

2,820 

2,700 

2,700

2,700 

2,820 

3,060 

2,940 

2,700

2,700 

2,700 

3,480 

3,060 

2,940

3,060 

3,380 

3,700 

3,700 

3,300

2,940 

2,820 

2,700 

2,700 

2,590

2,480 

2,380 

2,380 

2,380 

2,480 

3,380

Nov.

3,060 

3,060 

2,940 

2,820 

2,820

2,820 

2,820 

2,940 

5,860 

6,510

7,040 

7,040 

6,380 

6,120 

30.800

17,700 

20,400 

22,400 

19,300 

13,900

10,100 

8,350 

7,180 

6,380 

5,860

5,480 

5,240 

5,360 

7,320 

8,050

Dec.

7,900 

6,900 

6,120 

5,600 

5,360

5,120 

4,760 

4,760 

4,520 

4,880

5,600 

6,250 

11,900 

22,800 

28,300

30,500 

28,700 

22,000 

14,600 

11,300

9,420 

10,100 

10,200 

13,400 

33,200

57,200 

65,100 

64,600 

68,400 

65,100 

61,400

Jan.

56,700 

52,600 

48,600 

43.700 

33,200

18,500 

13,200 

11,300 

10,400 

9,420

8,800 

8,350 

7,900 

7,900 

7,600

7,460 

7,320 

7,180 

6,900 

6,770

6,640 

6,6*0 

6,510 

6,380 

6,120

6,120 

6,640 

7,750 

7,600 

7,460 

7,460

Feb.

7,460 

7,600 

7,600 

7,460 

7,320

6,770 

6,770 

6,770 

7,900 

9,900

9,740 

11,300 

42,200 

67,800 

58,300

52,100 

48,200 

49,600 

47,200 

32,300

24,200 

21,200 

21,200 

24,600 

30,000

37,700 

36,400 

31,000

Mar.

24,600 

22,000 

22,800 

23,300 

22,000

20,000 

17,300 

18,100 

27,800 

36,400

40,000 

41,800 

41,300 

42,200 

41,800

39,000 

34,100 

27,400 

22,000 

18,100

15,800 

14,300 

13,200 

12,100 

11,900

11,600 

11,900 

11,600 

10,600 

10,100 

12,400

Apr.

12,800 

11,900 

13,500 

16,900 

15,800

13,500 

11,400 

11,300 

15,800 

18,500

19,700 

25,400 

29,600 

31,000 

33,200

30,500 

26,600 

19,700 

14,600 

12,300

11,300 

10,800 

10,400 

11,100 

13,500

13,500 

12,400 

10,900 

9,100 

8,500

May

8,050 

7,750 

7,320 

7,600 

7,600

9,100 

9,100 

8,800 

10,800 

9,740

8,500 

7,320 

6,770 

6,640 

6,250

5,860 

5,600 

5,600 

5,480 

5,360

5,240 

5,120 

5,120 

5,000 

5,000

5,000 

4,880 

5,000 

5,360 

5,600 

5,360

June

5,000 

5,120 

5,360 

5,860 

5,240

4,760 

4,520 

4,400 

4,400 

4,400

4,400 

4,520 

4,520 

5,000 

6,770

6,380 

7,180 

8,350 

8,950 

8,950

8,500 

8,200 

9,900 

11,800 

9,740

10,400 

10,900 

8,800 

7,460 

6,510

July

5,730 

5,120 

4,880 

4,760 

4,400

4,160 

4,040 

3,810 

3,920 

4,280

3,920 

4,160 

8,500 

10,900 

9,420

7,460 

7,750 

7,600 

7,180 

7,600

12,400 

13,200 

11,600 

8,650 

6,510

5,940 

6,510 

5,730 

4,760 

4,400 

4,280

Aug.

4,040 

3,920 

3,920 

5,940 

9,260

6,900 

5,600 

5,480 

5,730 

5,240

5,240 

5,860 

5,240 

6,640 

7,040

5,730 

4,760 

4,280 

3,920 

3,700

3,480 

3,480 

3,590 

3,380 

3,300

3,060 

3,060 

2,940 

2,820 

2,700 

2,700

Sept.

2,940 

3,060 

2,940 

2,940 

3,300

3,380 

3,300 

3,480 

3,480 

3,300

3,060 

2,820 

2,700 

2,700 

2,590

2,590 

2,590 

2,480 

2,590 

2,480

2,380 

2,280 

3,180 

4,040 

3,590

3,180 

2,820 

2,590 

2,480 

2,380

Month

July.- - 

September. .---.-. 

Maximum

3,700

22,400

68,400

56,700

67,800

42,200

32,200

10,800

11,800

13,200

9,260

4,040

68,400

Minimum

2,380

2,820

4,520

6,120

6,770

10,100

8,500

4,880

4,400

3,810

2,700

 2,280

2,280

Mean

2,890

7,870

22,500

14,500

25,700

23,100

16,500

6,640

6,880

6,570

4,610

2,920

11,600

Per 

square 

mile

0.344

.938

2.68

1.73

3.06

2.76

1.97

.791

.820

.783

.549

.348

1.38

Run-ofl in 

inches

0.40

1.05

3.09

1.99

3.19

3.17

2.20

.91

.92

.90

.63

.39

18.84
MOBILE RIVER BASIN

COOSA RIVER AT MITCHELL DAM, NEAR VERBENA, ALA.

93

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 15, T. 21 N., K. 16 E., half a mile

below Mitchell Dam and 6 miles northeast of Verbena. Zero of gage is

270.00 feet above mean sea level. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 9,830 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1925, to September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 135,000 second-feet February 13

(gage height, about 21.0 feet); minimum, 120 second-feet October 23, 24,

31, and November 1 (gage height, 1.40 feet).

1925-1927: Maximum discharge, that of February 13, 1927; minimum

80 second-feet August 16 and October 4, 1925 (gage height, 1.25 fee*). 

REMARKS. Records above- 5,000 second-feet, good; others, fair. Discharge

estimated March 6-12 and partly estimated February 13 and 14. Large

diurnal fluctuation caused by operation of Mitchell Dam. Complete

records furnished by Alabama Power Co.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926 27

Day

I....... .

2-...-.. __ .

3 

4 ....... ...

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

6. _ ..........

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

8 .... ...

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

10 

11 ..... ___ -

12. _ .. .

13. 

14 .... _ .

15.. ___ ...

16.... . ...

17. . _ . _ .

18.- __ ... __

19..... ____ ..

20- . ..

21. _ ..........

22 . ........

23- 

24 -

25 . 

26 .

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

28 

29.. -...

30 .. 

31 

Oct.

3,900 

2,480 

399 

4,330 

5,300

4,200

2,890 

3,890 

646 

145

3,310 

3,330 

3,230 

4,150 

4,030

2,020 

201 

4,500 

5,790 

6,400

4,130 

4,500 

126 

2,170 

5,820

4,600 

4,510 

3,640 

4,420 

1,520 

137

Nov.

2,610 

4,830 

6,500 

2,630 

2,650

299 

140 

3,350 

7,430 

8,090

8,240 

7,690 

13,100

21,200 

20,400 

28,900 

23,700 

16,000

9,580 

12,600 

14,600 

13,600 

9,270

8,410 

1,850 

1,420 

9,400 

11,000

Dec.

10,800 

10,000 

10,400 

4,920 

1,410

7,070 

7,070 

5,990 

4,740 

5,950

6,280 

3,660 

11,800 

31,800 

32,900

34,700 

31,700 

30,800 

11,600 

17,600

17,000 

18,600 

12,100 

15,000 

42,800

72,900 

66,600 

70,700 

73,800 

70,500 

65,800

Jan.

63,700 

58,200 

51,200 

47,200 

39,100

23,700 

20,900 

20,600 

10,800 

11,400

10,800 

11,600 

11,300 

10,300 

10,100

6,130 

9,730 

9,640 

9,940 

8,540

8,160 

6.060 

3,160 

8,620 

10,000

9,280 

11,000 

8,340 

5,220 

2,360 

8,110

Month

March - - - -

April . _ .... __ ..............

July . .....

August . _

Feb.

9,780 

9,330 

11,800 

11,800 

11,400

8,770 

8,850 

10,100 

10,200 

9,150

10,200 

11,800 

98,300 

85,300 

66,000

62,700 

51, 10C 

65.50C 

66,000 

43.20C

22,600 

24,600 

26,200 

32,600 

33,700

41,500 

44.500 

33,700

Mar.

29,500 

24,400 

27,100 

26,800 

25,900

23,400 

20,300 

21,200

32,600 

42,500

46,700 

48,900 

49,300 

53,900 

53,400

43,700 

42,900 

31,100 

28,600 

18,900

22,200 

22,200 

16,500 

15,900 

15,500

12,200 

12,200 

12,200 

14,200 

14,300 

13,300

Maximum

5

7

e«

;

a

2

1

«

6,400 

3,900 

 3,800 

3,700 

8,300 

3,900 

3,fOO 

0, 00 

,100 

2,600 

9,720 

4,950

8,300

Apr.

17,500 

12,300 

12,200 

15,700 

18,400

19,100 

13,500 

12,200 

14,700 

17,100

21,600 

27,000 

29,500 

32,200 

33.700

33,900 

32,400 

26,200 

20,000 

18,700

12,300 

12,100 

9,350 

8,000 

11,400

12,200 

12,200 

12,200 

12,200 

12,200

May

11,800 

11,100 

8,570 

9,180 

8,640

20,700 

12,600 

7,130 

8,880 

9,420

10,900 

10,200 

10,500 

5,580 

1,060

6,760 

5,700 

5,900 

6,840 

6,850

7,190 

1,060 

5,830 

6,970 

6,010

6,480 

5,450 

5,100 

1,530 

5,190 

4,850

Minimum

126 

140 

1,410 

2,360 

9.150 

12,200 

8,000 

1,060 

2,170 

487 

297 

187

126

June

6,970 

5,790 

6,060 

2,190 

4,710

5,250 

6,300 

7,020 

5,800 

4,730

2,350 

2,170 

4,490 

6.700 

8,180

9,790 

8,500 

8,380 

9,480 

10,600

9,460 

10,100 

12,000 

12,600 

12,900

x2,800 

12,300 

12,400 

12,000 

11,800

Mean

3,250 

9,520 

26,000 

16,900 

32,900 

27,800 

18,100 

7,550 

8,130 

7,450 

5,170 

3,000

13,700

July

11,500 

6,820 

487 

2,860 

5,890

6,220 

4,980 

5,190 

3,900 

1,000

5,110 

5,920 

9,820 

11,400 

11,400

11,200 

5,950 

9,110 

9,120 

11,400

11,700 

12,600 

12,600 

10,100 

11,000

6,890 

7,910 

7,370 

7,830 

3,080 

597

Aug.

5,9'0 

5,410 

5.510 

6, 4^0 

9,720

7, 7oO 

3,7"«) 

6,510 

6,9<0 

6,9'0

6, 0'O 

6,2^0 

7,3'0 

7, 3>0 

7,650

7, 6-0 

7, 7oO 

7,510 

5,9'<0 

1,410

217 

3,1^0 

4,3'0 

3,7<0 

3,3^0

4,2*) 

1,430 

3^ 

3,0-0 

3,070 

3,2-0

Sept.

3,590 

3,210 

2,650 

3,210 

4,840

4,240 

4,230 

3,430 

2,640 

422

3,830 

2,990 

3,590 

3,740 

3,110

2,820 

620 

398 

2,740 

3,080

1,720 

3,380 

2,860 

187 

3,590

4,950 

3,290 

3,350 

3,570 

3,820

 =- 'as1 "

0. 331 0. 38 

.968 1.08 

2. 65 3. 06 

1. 72 1. 98 

3. 35 3. 49 

2. 83 . 3. 26 

1.84 2.05 

.768 .88 

.827 .92 

.758 .87 

. 526 . 61 

.305 .34

1. 39 18. 91
94 SURFACE WATEB SUPPLY, 1927, PABT II 

COOSA RIVES AT LOCK IS, WEAR WETUMPKA, ALA.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 22, T. 19 N., R. 18 E., half a mile downstream from Lock 18 dam site and 7 miles above junction with Tallapoosa 

River at Wetumpka. Zero of gage is 179.65 feet above mean sea level.

DBAINAGE ABEA. 10,200 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1912, to September, 1914, and December, 1925, 

to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 138,000 seccnd-feet February 13 

 (gage height, 28.8 feet); minimum, 265 second-feet October 10 and 11 (gage 

height, 3.05 feet).

1912-1914, 1925-1927: Maximum discharge, that of February 13, 1927; 

minimum, 250 second-feet September 20 and 27, 1926.

REMABKB. Records for November to April, inclusive, good; for remaining time, 

fair to poor. Flow almost completely regulated during low and medium 

stages by hydroelectric plants at Lock 12 and Mitchell Dam. Complete 

records furnished by Alabama Power Co.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1 ...-.... 

2. _ ..........

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

4 

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

6 __ ... ...

7 __ . __ .....

8 

9 ... . ....

10 

11.. _ -

12 

13 

14 

16 

16. 

17. . 

18 

19 . 

20 - 

21 

22 ..

23 

24.... - 

26 

26 ......

27 

28

29 - 

30 

81 

Oct.

3,460 

2,990 

1,270 

1.890 

6,180

3,230 

3,220 

3,100 

2,010 

620

1,490 

3,510 

3,130 

3,640 

4,070

3,360 

755 

2,170 

4,890 

5,520

4,490 

4,890 

1,290

286 

o,180

4,310 

4,550 

3,340 

3,180 

3,280 

682

Nov.

1,240 

 4,000 

 6,000 

 5,000 

"3,000

 2,000 

 1,000 

-3, 000 

"5.500 

7,980

7,920 

8,070

a 070

7,780 

11,000

22,100 

21,300 

28,200 

25,200 

16,800

8,150 

12,400 

13,900 

13,100 

10,500

6,280 

4,530 

918 

6,iOO 

10,800

Dec.

 11,000 

 10,000 

"10,500 

»7,000 

"3,000

 5,000 

7,590 

6,540 

4,530 

5,560

6,010 

2,790 

10,600 

"32,000 

"33,000

33,200 

 33,000 

31,100 

15,200 

17,500

 17,000 

"18,000 

"15,000 

16,500 

26.000

74,700 

67,200 

"72,000 

"75,000 

"71,800 

66,000

Jan.

63,300 

57,700 

50,500 

48,200 

42,100

27,300 

21,500 

 21,000 

 14,000 

 11,000

 11,600 

"11,500 

"11,000 

9,330

9,790

7,310 

7,440 

9,520 

8,890 

8,550

7,600 

6,630 

2,830 

5.570 

9,600

8,270 

10.200 

8,930 

5,390 

1.830 

5,730

Month

April. 

July _ .... __ .....

The year .. ______________ .

Feb.

8,340 

7,520 

10,600 

 11,500 

 11,500

 10,000 

 9,000 

 9.500 

 10,000 

7,640

9,450 

11,100 

8,860 

108,000 

69,800

61,900 

50,600 

62,900 

64,600 

45,900

24,800 

24,400 

26,500 

32,200 

31,600

38,200 

42,400 

33,900

Mar.

29,50(J 

26.10C 

26,90(1 

27.40C 

25,300

23,300 

22,000 

20,900 

33,200

42,900

44,400 

47,300 

46,800 

52,300 

50,500

42,300 

41,700 

31,600 

27,800 

19,600

23,200 

22,000 

17,600 

15,400 

16,000

11,900 

11,900 

11,900 

13,400 

15,100 

12,500

Maximum.

2

6

10

5

3

1 

1 

1

6,180 

8,200 

5,000 

3,300 

8.000 

2,300 

4,100 

9,000 

2,200 

1,500 

8,620 

5,350

108,000

Apr.

17,900 

13,100 

11,900 

14,600 

18,600

20,800 

12,700 

12,600 

14,800 

16,800

21,400 

27,200 

29.900 

32,200 

34,100

34,100 

32,800 

27,800 

18,900 

20,200

11,600 

11,600 

9,280 

6,730 

10,200

11.500 

11,600 

11,500 

11,600 

11,600

May

11,200 

11,100

7,800 

8,710 

8,040

19,000 

14,600 

6,760 

7,680 

8,250

10,100

9,4TO 

9,760 

7,790 

1,560

4,120 

5,560 

4,770 

6,410 

5,830

6,410 

2,640 

3,920 

5,970 

6,120

6,080 

5,260 

4,830 

2,420 

3,600 

4.680

Minimum

286 

918 

2,790 

1,830 

7,520 

11,900 

6,730 

1,560 

2,240 

634 

797 

568

286

June

6,050 

5,450 

6,090 

£,690 

 4,000

 5,000 

 f.OOO 

 f. 100 

7,170 

F.850

?,540 

2,350 

£,240 

5, 510 

f,480

£.450 

7 , 870 

7,150 

£.950 

f,.870

£.080 

fi 330 

10,700 

11.900 

11.900

11.800 

12.200 

11 500 

11 300 

10,500

Mea-r

3,100 

9,390 

25,900 

16,900 

32,900 

27,500 

18.W 

7,110 

7,500 

6,660 

4,540 

2,f40

13,400

July

10,400 

7,260 

2,640 

634 

3,680

4,850 

4,630 

3,720 

3,450 

1,760

1,790 

4,930 

8,050 

10,500 

10.500

10,500 

5,620 

8,160 

7,530 

10,300

10,700 

11,500 

11,500 

9,500 

' 9,860

6,660 

6,560 

6,020 

7,920 

4,250 

1,010

Aug.

2,730 

5,130 

4,540 

4,980 

8,620

8,250 

4,340 

4,840 

5,770 

6,740

5,550 

5,340 

6,450 

6,280 

6,790

6,940 

6,960 

7,000 

6,070 

2,560

797 

1,230 

3,260 

3,290 

2,350

3,760 

2,670 

973 

1,420 

2,420 

2,740

Sept.

2,810 

2.650 

2,140 

1,420 

5,020

3,050 

3,880 

3,580 

2,990

1,450

1.440 

3,410 

2,970 

3,530 

3,190

3,280 

1,460 

568 

1,260 

2,330

1,790 

2,260 

2,840 

1,560 

723

5,350 

3,100 

3,080 

2,930 

3,200

saufre Run-off in 

 inches

a 305 0. 35 

.923 1. 03 

2.54 2.93 

1. 66 1. 91 

3. 23 3. 36 

2. 71 3. 12 

1. 77 1. 98 

.700 .81 

.737 .82 

. 656 . 76 

.447 .51 

.260 .29

1. 32 17. 87

1 Discharge estimated; recorder not operating.
MOBILE RIVEE BASIN 

TAIIAPOOSA RIVER NEAR CRAGFORD, ALA.

95

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 28, T. 20 S., R. 10 E., 400 feet above

mouth of Crooked Creek and 2% miles east of Cragford. Zero of gage is

657.75 feet above mean sea level. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,460 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1922, to September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 31,600 second-feet February 13

(gage height, 14.7 feet); minimum, 225 second-feet September 15-18 (gage

height, 1.25 feet).

1922-1937: Maximum discharge, 46,300 second-feet, revised, January 18,

1925 (gag*§ height, 19.6 feet); minimum, 30 second-feet September 11, 1925

(gage height, 0.65 foot). 

REMARKS. Records good. Complete records furnished by Alabama Power Co

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Auf. Sept.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8. 

9- 

10.

1ft.

17.

18.

19. 

20-

21.

22. 

23-

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

29. 

30- 

31.

450

490

450

450

410

570

450

410

370

370

370

370

410

490

490

410

370

330

370

330

330

260

260

295

330

330

330

370

370

410

655

1,060

855

755

655

570

490

490

490

2,040

1,060

755

655

570

4,900

5,700

2,700

2,010

1,410

1,230

1,010

960

905

805

755

755

855

805

755

755

755

755

755

755

805

805

755

655

655

1,800

1,660

1,230

2,560

8,880

5,990

2,900

2,010

1,530

1,290

1,170

1,060

1,880

2,110

1,590

3,030

7,230

5,070

4,040

6,630

4,300

2,520

2,080

1,730

1,530

1,410

1,290

1,170

1,110

1,110

1,060

1,060

1,010

960

905

960

960

960

960

905

960

960

960

960

960

905

905

1,170

1,290

1,290

1,170

1,110

1,060

1,010

1,010

960

1,170

1,290

1,230

1,110

1,230

17,200

27,000

16,600

13,100

4,000

3,910

3,820

3,310

2,830

2,370

5,080

8,340

5,510

4,180

3,310

2,670

2,460

3,700

2,990

2,370

2,080

2,010

1,940

2,520

7,060

7,420

4,670

3,480

3,200

8,080

6,260

4,180

3,310

2,670

2,520

2,220

2,220

2,080

2,080

2,010

2,080

2,010

2,220

1,940

1,730

1,660

2,080

2,080

1,940

1,800

1,590

1,530

1,590

1,530

1,470

2,010

1,940

3,840

4,070

2,650

1,940

1,730

1,590

1,470

1,410

1,410

1,350

1,350

1,800

1,870

1,590

1,470

1,350

1,290

1,290

1,230

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,060

1,010

1,060

1,850

1,800

1,470

1,230

1,060

1,010

960

855

855

855

855

755

755

705

655

655

655

655

610

610

610

755

755

905

805

705

610

755

805

755

655

610

570

570

570

570

1,610

1,170

1,060

1,170

6,730

3,150

1,940

2,370

1,660

2,220

3,150

4,550

3,150

2,220

1,530

1,980

2,400

1,590

1,110

905

805

755

655

610

530

490

450

370

570

805

755

1,090

3,530

2,370

3,460

2,370

2,870

2,220

1,940

1,410

1,500

1,860

1,230

1,790

1,530

1,800

1,530

960

855

9C5

8C5

1.2EO

1.5SX)

l,0f« 

9f"

i,oeo

8E5 

1,4]"

4,150 

3,230 

2,980 

2,0?" 

1,3£0

8E5 

7£5 l,0f» 

7CS 

570

61" 

530 

4SO 

4SO 

4EO

370 

3?0 

370 

370 

370 

370

370

295

295

295

295

530

410

330

295

260

370

410

295

260

260

225

225

225

2,750

1,890

1,350

960

570

410

370

330

330

330

295

260

Month Maximum Minimum Mean

Per

square

mile

Rvn-off in

inches

October... 

November. 

December. 

January... 

February.. 

March_. 

April......

May.-.--- 

June__... 

July.......

August.....

September.

The year.

655

5,700

8,880

2,080

27,000

8,080

4,070

1,850

6,730

3,530

4,150

2,750

27,000

260

490

655

905

960

1,660

1,110

610

570

370

330

225

225

397

1,290

2,490

1,120

4,860

3,140

1,780

927

1,740

1,500

1,070

516

1,710

0.272

.884

1.71

.767

3.33

2.15

1.22

.635

1.19

1.03

.733

.353

1.17

0.31

.99

1.97

.88

3.47

2.48

1.36

.73

1.33

1.19

.85

.39

15.95
96 SURFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1927, PART II

TALIAPOOSA RIVER AT WADLEY, ALA.

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 12, T. 22 S., R. 10 E., in Wadley, Randolph County, 

13 miles below Crooked Creek dam site. Zero of gage is 600.78 feet above 

mean sea level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1.660 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September, 1923, to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 33,700 second-feet February 14 

(gage height, 20.0 feet); minimum, 220 second-feet September 17, 18, and 

28-30 (gage height, 2.65 feet).

1923-1927: Maximum discharge, 46,900 second-feet, revised determination, January 18, 1925 (gage height, 26.3 feet); minimum, 60 second-feet 

on eight days in September, 1925 (gage height, 2.2 feet).

REMARKS. Records good. Slight diurnal fluctuation during extremely low 

water caused by small mill dams. Complete records furnished by Alabama 

Power Co.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1 

2 ....... -

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.

400

400

400

Afit\

520

520

4ftft

400

300

350

400

520

520

520

460

400

400

400

Ann

400

400

QKrt

300

350

400

400

400

400

580

Nov.

1,070

880

700

640

520

520

520

2,080

1,260

950

700

640

4,010

6,680

3,220

9 1d.f\

1,320

1,130

1,010

Qon

QOfl

QOfl

820

760

oon

Dee.

Qon

700

700

700

700

700

700

700

820

2

<MA

9 ftQft

6,870

0 OCA

o 91 A

1,640

1,380

1 200

2 340

1 950

4,010

8,050

4,300

7 450

5,240

3,090

Jan.

2 q4.ft

1, 950

1,640

1 ^Rft

1,260

1,200

1,070

950

1,010

1,070

1,010

1,130

1,130

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,070

950

QKA

950

QKA

1,010

1,260

1,450

1,260

1,130

1,070

Feb.

1,070

QCA

950

OCA

950

950

QCrt

1,450

1,260

1 200

1,130

1,130

16,000

29.100

4,910

A AC f)

O 74ft

3,090

4,300

10 000

4,150

2,960

Mar.

2

CQA

4,300

3,220

2,710

2 460

2,340

9 91 A

2,710

9,540

8,460

5,760

3,870

10,000

5,070

3,740

2,590

9 ^4-ft

2,340

2,340

2

91 A

2,590

2 210

1,820

1,950

2,590

Apr.

9 14.ft

2,080

1,950

1,700

1,760

1,700

2,210

2.080

4,150

4,450

3,220

2,340

1,820

1,700

1,640

1,570

1,570

1,640

1,820

1,640

1,450

1,320

1,320

1,070

May

1,200

1,200

1,070

1,070

1,010

2,460

1,700

1,510

1,260

1,070

1,070

950

950

950

880

820

820

820

700

700

700

700

700

700

700

700

760

820

1,260

880

820

Jure

7i30

8?0 1,0'0 '

820 &'0

6*0

&'0

700 &'0

&'0

1,4.50

1, 130

1,0'0

1; 130

5,410

3,8-70

1,700

2,590

1,830

2,OfO

3,480

5, 410

3, 6'0

2,460

1,570

1,820

2,8<iO

1, 7«0

1,2(10

1.3TO

July

880

760

700

640

640

640

580

520

760

700

820

1,260

3,870

3,870

2,210

2,460

4,450

2,340

2,960

2,460

2,210

1,570

1,200

2,960

2,210

2,210

1,320

1,820

1,760

1,130

1,070

Aug.

880

1,010

760

1,130

1,700

1,070

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,320

3,740

3,870

3,090

1,950

1,320

950

700

1,130

880

640

520

520

460

400

300

350

400

400

350

300

Sept.

<W¥»

300

300

300

300

520

460

300

300

300

300

460

300

300

300

260

220

2,840

*> Afift

1,260

950

580

Ann

350

300

260

220

220

220

Month

.October.- ________ ' _________ ....

November _ ___ _______ ____ __ .

January. _ . ___ . ______ . ______ .

March ___ . ___________ . ______ .

June. ______________________ . _

July

Maximum

580

6,680

12,200

2,340

29,100

10,000

4,450

2,460

5,410

4,450

3,870

2,840

29,100

Minimum

300

520

700

950

950

1,820

1,070

700

640

520

300

220

220

Mean

418

1,360

2,840

1,200

5,260

3,630

1,900

998

1,830

1,710

1,090

527

1,880

Per 

square 

mile

0.252

.819

1.71

.723

3.17

2.19

1.14

.601

1.10

1.03

.657

.317

1.13

Run-off in 

inches

0.20

.91

1.97

.83

3.30

2.52

1.27

.69

1.23

1.19

.76

.35

15.31
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 97

TALLAPOOSA RIVER AT CHEROKEE BLUFFS, WEAR TAILASSEE, ALA.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 36, T. 20 N., R. 21 E., 1,000 feet below 

Wind Creek, three-fourths mile below Martin Dam, and 9 miles north of 

Tallassee, Elmore County. Zero of gage is 337.95 feet above 'mean sea level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 3,000 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1912, to September, 1914, and October, 1922, to 

September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 9,320 second-feet August 23 and 

24 (gage height, 3.30 feet); minimum, 45 second-feet October 31, November 

1, and 13-15 (gage height, 0.05 foot) caused by shutting off flow at Martin 

Dam.

1912-1914, 1922-1927: Maximum discharge, 87,500 second-feet January 

19, 1925 (gage height, 10.8 feet); minimum, 6 second-feet July 19--22, 1926 

(gage height, 0.70 foot) caused by regulation.

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge January 1-15, 23-29, March 11, and 12 

determined from Martin Dam power-house records. Flow completely 

regulated by operation of Martin power dam. Complete records furnished 

by Alabama Power Co.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

I.... ........

2 ........ -

3 

4L 

5. _ 

6 _ .... ... _ .-

7_ -

9. _ ...........

10 

11 

12. _ ...........

13 

14 

15 

16. --

17 . 

1ft

19

20.. . 

91

22 

23 

24. 

25.. - _ ...

2fi 

27. 

28 

30 

31 

Oct.

4,740

261

3

AA(\

4,510

A ncn

9 91 fl

560

4,020

4,610

3,340

237

5,170

4

QQA

O AA(\

2,620

746

3,030

3,210

3,020

1,470

45

Nov.

2,850

2,580

3,860

1,790

296

3,730

3,650

3,430

1,520

45

3,870

3,730

3,020

2,430

170

3,140

3,400

4,230

4,820

2,910

8,260

5,550

6,950

7,890

Dec.

7,150

6,330

4,920

2,840

4,670

6,240

5,080

5,110

3,860

256

1,300

1,110

885

392

1,760

1,110

1,400

3,470

5,290

5,200

5,000

520

127

154

2, 190

2,240

1,550

1,880

3,350

Jan.

670

90

4,980

5,630

4,180

2,920

1 900

780

650

5,360

7,120

7,480

7,100

2,420

826

3,490

S

een

2,820

93

180

1,210

1,320

3,070

1,350

1,260

296

827

Feb.

AOA

378

106

171

111

ftl

Q7

AR7

116

407

010

1,400

3,270

3,650

4,100

1,880

1 7Qfl

3,010

2,770

1 QSfl

792

224

3,650

Mar.

3,900

3,810

4,050

1,760

200

1 Qftrt

2,220

2,120

1,330

1,420

400

235

1,910

1,790

1,620

1,870

2,300

2,520

1,450

2,090

832

171

1,450

1,340

1,350

1,430

Apr.

1,340

725

147

1,320

1,250

1,200

1,280

1,230

540

645

1,240

1,230

1,210

1,220

1,120

121

121

1,210

1,250

1,440

1,330

1,330

880

170

1,680

1,630

1,490

1,420

1,260

117

May

580

1,660

1,550

1,330

1,240

QA

81

1,460

1,220

1,260

1,250

1,260

545

234

1,520

1,380

1,400

1,400

i 4in

313

121

1,520

1,340

1,390

1,410

508

157

1,530

1,460

June

1,390

1,420

704

121

1,600

1

0QA

1 AA[\

i °.on

1,400

137

1,820

1,350

1,460

1,120

i °.4n

404

1 800

1,400

1,590

1,180

1 *624 380

498

2,400

2,110

2,530

2,780

July

1,740

787

314

343

1,580

1,450

1,330

1,280

587

471

1,740

1,880

1,650

1,400

756

594

1,980

1,360

1,240

152

403

2,100

2,110

2,140

2,100

2,500

2,460

1,210

Aug.

2,880

2,840

2,660

1,860

1,430

429

487

1,970

2,780

1,940

1,000

342 F.sso

?,160

4,400

4,340

4.910

2,100

5,200

5,400

5,130

4,810

1,880

4,270

5,600

6,130

Sept.

4,720

4,760

5,250

530

3,880

4,560

6,030

5,240

4,880

2,530

116

4,460

4,420

4,630

5,930

6,240

4,600

4,070

6,230

6,750

6,880

6,830

6,230

6,100

6,330

6,610

6,740

6,670

Month

April. _ ....^............. ....................

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

Maximum

5,190

8,260

7,150

7,480

4,100

4,050

1,68^

1,660

2,780

2,500

6,390

6,880

8,260

Minimum

45

45

127

90

81

166

117

80

121

152

342

116

45

Mean

3,270

3,360

3,140

2,660

1,440

1,710

1,040

1,080

1,280

1,370

3,370

4,850

2,380

Per

square 

mile

1.09

1.12

1.05

.887

.480

.570

.347

.360

.427

.457

1.12

1.62

.793

Run-off in 

inches

1.26

1.25

1.21

1.02in

.66

ID

.42

.48

,53

.28

-.81

10.82
98 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART II

MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

In addition to the records of flow obtained at the paging stations 

and reported in the preceding pages, measurements were made at 

other points, as shown by the following table:

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in south Atlantic and eastern Gulf of Mexico 

basins during the year ending September SO, 19S7

Date

Apr. 13

Do...

Oct. 7

Oct. 8

Dec. 13

fiat* fi

Oct. 23

Do...

3M ay 9

Do...

Do 

May 11

DODO...

DODO...

May 12

DoMay 13

Do...

Do 

Feb. 8

May 13

May 8

May 13

May 9

DoStream

 do.. -- - -

-..-do 

T if- Ho Proelr

River.

 do 

Black Creek

Yellow Water Creek.

.... -do .

 do ... .

 -do .

 ..do .

 .do 

 do 

 do 

 do. 

 do ------

 .do - -.

 .do- --------

 do. 

 -do . - 

 -do 

 do 

 do -

 do 

 do --... 

 do --- 

 do 

Tributary to 

 do 

 do 

 -do -

Black Creek... -

 do 

- do 

 do 

.....do .... . 

 do. 

 .do 

 .do .

- .do 

 do ----.

 do 

 .do 

 do 

 do 

 .do 

 do 

 .do 

 -do... ... 

 do 

 do 

 do- -

Locality

bury, N. C.

Hall, N. C.

Perry Creek, near Neuse, 

N. C.

ma, N. C.

ulon, N. C.

High Point, N. C.

Power Co. near Columbia, 

S. C.

lumbia, S. C.

noun Falls, S. C.

Near Maxville, Fla... __ 

Fargo, Ga.

Creek, 2J4 miles below Fargo, 

Ga.

low Fargo. Ga.

low Fargo, Ga.

Bridge, 9 miles below Fsrgo, 

Ga.

low Fargo, Ga.

below Georgia- Florida State 

Line.

miles below Georgia-Florida 

State line.

4J2 miles below Georgia- Florida State line.

low Turners Bridge.

Cohns Bridge.

White Springs, Fla.

Fla.

Fla.

Fla.

at White Springs, Fla. 

 do 

Fla.

Fla.

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.02

2.10

.96

1.16

4.34

2.50

2.78-

2.30

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

91.9

446

28.1

82.7

6.95

7.92

2,830

1,230

1,870

3.13

1.59 

35.9

25.1

37.1

39.5

40.6

39.5

39.4

40.7

43.2

40.8

45.8

41.3

43.0

56.6

50.3

279

47.0

140

113

140
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 99

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in south Atlantic and eastern Gulf of Mexic 

basins during the year ending September SO, 1927 Continued

Date

May 10

Do...

May 10

Do 

May 11

Do...

May 12

May 13

Do...

Do...

May 14

May 15

Feb. 4

May 15

May 13

May 8

May 13

May 9

May 10

May 11

Do...

Do 

Jan. 31

May 12

May 13 DODO...

Do...

May 14

Do 

Do...

Do...

Do...

DoDo...

Do...

May 15

Do...

Do...

DoMay 12

Nov. 11 

Oct. 22

Oct. 20

Stream

Suwannee River... 

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

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

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

 do . 

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

 do 

... ..do ...

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

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

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

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

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

 do 

 do . . ..-

rVflfOr

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

 do .

paha River). 

Withlacoochee River.

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

..... do 

..... do 

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

..... do ...

 do 

 do -

 do......... -.

Spring. 

Ochlockonee River..

Chattahoochee River

Tributary to 

Gulf of Mexico.. .

 do. 

 do.. 

 . .do...... .

 do. 

 do.... -

 do. 

 ..do.. 

 do 

..... do.. 

 do.. 

 do... 

 do 

 do 

..... do.. .

 do 

 do.. . .. 

 do. 

 do. 

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

 do. 

.....do ...

 do 

 do.. 

 -do ... 

 do 

..... do ... 

 do 

 do. ...

 do i ....

 do. 

. -do ....

..... do 

 do 

 do. 

 do 

 do 

 do 

 do... ..... 

Withlacoochee River

Gulf of Mexico . 

Apalachicola River..

Locality

miles below White Springs, 

Fla.

Fla.

above Atlantic Coast Line 

Railroad bridge.

bridge 2 miles below Suwannee, Fla.

Live Oak, Fla.

Fla.

Fla.

Branford, Fla.

 do... .... ...

Fla.

Fla.

Fla.

bridge near Live Oak, Fla.

ville, Fla.

Fla.

Fla.

Fla.

Fla.

Fla.

Luraville, Fla.

Perry & Gulf Railroad bridge 

near Luraville, Fla.

Perry & Gulf Railroad bridge 

near Luraville, Fla.

Ferry, 10 miles above Branford, Fla.

Near Ellaville, Fla 

Stuarts Bridge near Havana, 

Fla. 

Former gaging station near Norcross, Ga.

Ga.

Gare 

height

Feet

73.54 

1.55 

1.09

1.98

Discharge

See.-ft. 

178

175

188

228

262

850

1,660

1,540

1,650

1,720

2,060

2,210

3,050

2,450

2.4

67.2

58.0

.65

3.24

7.9

13.7

424

673

569

6.3

9.1

7.4

16.4

61.3

20.6

34.9

77.0

17.0

9.0

11.1

51.6

111

4.0

55.2

12.4

22.7

251 

642

185

585

INDEX

Accuracy of data and results, degrees of.. 4-5 

Acre-foot, definition of_.... . . 2 

Alapaha River, Fla. See Rock Spring. 

Altha, Fla., Chipola River near_ _ 88 

Apalachieola River Basin, Ga.-Fla., gagingstation records in .. . 86-88

Appomattox River at Farmville, Va. 

at Mattox, Va...................

near Petersburg, Va..... .. 

Appropriation, record of . . 

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

Augusta, Qa., Savannab River at...

Bahama, N. C., Dial Creek at__ .......

Flat River at... . 

Rocky Creek near. 

Barber, Va., Jackson River at...............

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

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

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

Black Creek, Fla., discharge measurement of. 

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

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

Blue Spring, Fla., discharge measurement of. 

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

Sandy Run Creek near.. . .......

Branch, N. C., Linville River at..___ -... 

Broad River at Riehtex, S. C .. ...

near Bell, Ga . . . 

near Boiling Springs, N. C.... .. ..

near Chimney Rock, N. C._ .. .. 

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

Buchanan, Va., James River at_ _..__

C

Cape Fear River at Lillington, N, C....... 49

Cape Fear River Basin, N. C., gaging-station

records in__.. ....._ .. 49-53 

Carters, Ga., Coosawattee River near... . 90 

Cartersville, Va., James River at.. 16 

Chapel Hill, N. C., Morgan Creek near..... 52 

Chapin, S. C., Saluda River near. ... 69 

Chappells, S. C., Saluda River at..._ .. 67 

Charles Spring, Fla., discharge measurement

of..._................._...... 99

Charlotte, N. C., Little Sugar Creek near__ 61

Charlottesville, Va., Rivanna River near.-.. 27

Chattahoochee River at West Point, Ga__ 86

discharge measurement of.... ... 99

Chattooga River near Tallulah Falls, Ga 71 

Chfldersburg, Ala., Coosa River at 92

8180 31

Page

Chimney Rock, N. C., Broad River near._ 62

Chipola River near Altha, Fla . 88

Choctawhatchee River near Newton Ala... 80

Cliflside, N. C., Second Broad River at_ 85

Clifton Forge, Va., Cowpasture River near. 17

Columbia, S. C., Saluda River near. 70

Computations, results of, accuracy of. 4-5

Concord, Va., Wreck Island Creek nfar..... 23

Control, definition of_____._..__... 2

Cooperation, record of. 9

Coosa River at Chfldersburg, Ala.. 92

 at Gadsden, Ala_ _ . . 91

at Lock 18, near Wetumpka, Ala. . 94

at Mitchell Dam, near Verbena, Ala . 93

Coosawattee River near Carters, Ga. 90

Cowpasture River near Clifton Forg?, Va . 17

Cragford, Ala., Tallapoosa River near.. 95

Craig Creek at Parr, Va . . 18

D

Dan River at South Boston, Va.. .. 43 

discharge measurements of... 98 

near Francisco, N. C.. 42 

Data, accuracy of_ . . 4-5 

explanation of. 2-4 

Deep Creek, Fla., discharge measurement of. 99 

Deep River at Ramseur, N. C 63 

West Fork of, N. C., discharge measurement of__... . 98 

Dial Creek at Bahama, N. C__. .. 47 

Dismal Swamp, Va., Lake Drummondin... 32 

Dismal Swamp Basin, Va., gagirg-station

record in... . ... 32

Dobson, N. C., Fisher River near. . 57

E 

Ellaville, Fla.,^uwannee River at........

Enfield, N. C., Fishing Creek near__ 

82

45

Fargo, Ga., Suwannee River at.. . 

Farmville, Va., Appomattox River at. 

Fisher River near Dobson, N. C . 

Ferguson, S. C., Santee River at . 

Fishing Creek near Enfield, N. C.... 

Flanagan Mills, Va., Willis River at.. 

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

Flint River near Vienna, Ga---- . 

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

G

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

Goose Creek near Huddleston, Va 

101

29

57

58

45

28

46

87

42

91

41
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Goshen, Va., North River at. ________ 20 

Gray Spring, Fla., discharge measurement of. 99 

Gretna, Va., Roanoke River near._____ 37

H 

Hardware River near Scottsville, Va----.

Hartwell, Ga., Tugaloo River near.......

Henry Fork near Henry River, N. O.....

Henry River, N. O., Henry Fork near....

High Rock, N. O., Yadkin River at 

25 

72 

60 

60 

56

Horsepen Creek at Battle Ground, N. C__ 51 

Huddleston, Va., Goose Creek near...__... 41

J

Jackson River at Barber, Va________ 10

James River at Bent Creek, Va.-. 14

at Buchanan, Va _____... 12

at Cartersville, Va.. ...____... 16

at Lick Run, Va....... _______ 11

at Salt Creek, Va._____._____ 13 

at Scottsville, Va.___._._...__ 15 

James River Basin, Va., gaging-station

records in.. ____._. 10-31 

Johns Creek at Newcastle, Va________ . 19 

Kerrs Creek near Lexington, Va_______ 22

L

Lake Drummond in Dismal Swamp, Va__ 32 

Leatherwood Creek near Old Liberty, Va_ 44 

Lexington, Va., Kerrs Creek near______ 22 

North River near____________ 21 

Lick Run, Va., James River at_______ 11 

Lfllington, N. C., Cape Fear River at___ 49 

Linville River at Branch, N. C_______ 59 

Little Creek, N. C., discharge measurements of_________________ 98 

Little Sugar Creek near Charlotte, N. C__ 61 

Luraville, Fla., Suwannee River at_____ 83

M

Macclenny, Fla., St. Marys River near___ 79 

Mattoax, Va., Appomattox River at____ 30 

Mobile River Basin, Ga.-Ala., gaging-station

records in..___________ 90-97 

Moniac, Ga., North Prong of St. Marys

River at...... ............... 75-78

Morgan Creek near Chapel Hill, N. C___ 52 

Morrison Spring, Fla., discharge measurement of._.___________ 99

N

Neuse River, N. C., discharge measurements

of.-. __ 98

Neuse River Basin, N. C., gaging-station

records in__ _______ ___ 46-48 

Newcastle, Va., Johns Creek at..._____ 19 

Newton, Ala., Choctawhatchee River near.. 89 

Niagara, Va., Roanoke River at_______ 34-35 

North River at Goshen, Va_.____.__ 20 

near Lexington, Va.___________ 21 

North Wilkesboro, N. C., Yadkin River at 54

O

Qchlockonee River at Ochlockonee, Fla__ 84

discharge measurement of._______ 99

near Bloxham, Fla.... _+.......... 85

Old Liberty, Va., Leatherwood Creek near 44

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Old Gaston, N. C., Roanoke R'ver at 39 

Oostanaula River, Ga., discharge measurement of_ 99

Parr, Va., Craig Creek at . 18 

Pee Dee River Basin, N. C., gaging-station

records in.. 54-57

Petersburg, Va., Appomattox Fiver near 31

Publications, information concrrning.. 5-8

obtaining or consulting of 6

on stream flow, lists of_ .. 7,8

R

Ramseur, N. C., Deep River at 53 

Reedy Fork near Summerfleld, N. C 50 

Richtex, S. C., Broad River at . 64 

Rivanna River below Moores Creek, near

Charlottesville, Va... ........ 27

Roanoke River at Brookneal, Va 38 

at Niagara, Va ... .... 34-35

at Old Gaston, N. C . . 39 

at Roanoke, Va 33 

near Gretna, Va 37 

near Toshes, Va 36 

Roanoke River Basin, Va.-N. C., gaging-station records in. 33-34 

Rock Spring, Fla., discharge measurement of. 99 

Rocky Creek near Bahama, N. C-- 48 

Roseland, Va., Tye River at . 24 

Run-off in inches, definition of 2

St. Marys River near Macclenry, Pla. 79 

North Prong of, at Moniac, Ga 75-78 

Salisbury, N. C., Yadkin River near 55 

Salt Creek, Va., James River at. 13 

Saluda River at Chappells, S. C 67 

discharge measurements of 98 

near Chapin, S. C._ 69 

near Columbia, S. C. 70 

near Silverstreet, S. C. 68 

Sandy Run Creek near Boiling Springs, N.C- 66 

Santee River at Ferguson, S. C 58 

Santee River Basin, S. C.-N. C., gaging-station records in. ...... 58-70

Savannah River at Augusta, Gf.. 73 

discharge measurement of 98 

Savannah River Basin, Ga., gaging station

records in__ 71-75 

Scottsville, Va., Hardware River near_ 25 

James River at. 15 

Second Broad River at Cliffside, N. C 65 

Second-feet per square mile, definition of 2 

Second-foot, definition of 2 

Silverstreet, S. C., Saluda River near 68 

Slate River near Arvonia, Va 26 

South Boston, Va., Dan River at. . 43 

Stage-discharge relation, definit'on of. 2 

Summerfield, N. C., Reedy Fork near. 50 

Suwanacoochee Spring, Fla., discharge measurement of..-. . 99 

Suwannee River at Ellaville, F"a _____ 82 

at Fargo, Ga. .... ... . 80

at Luraville, Fla - 83 

at White Springs, Fla. . .. 81 

discharge measurements of. ____ 98-#9
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Tallapoosa River at Cherokee BlufEs, near

Tallassee, Ala_ 97 

at Wadley, Ala. 96

near Cragford, Ala. , 95 

Tallassee, Ala., Tallapoosa River near. 97 

Tallulah Falls, Qa., Chattooga River near 71 

Tar River Basin, N. C., gaging-station record

ia............................... 45

Terms, definition of... _ 2 

Toshes, Va., Roanoke River near 36 

Tugaloo River near Hartwell, Qa 72 

Tye River at Roseland, Va . 24

U 

Union Hall, Va., Blackwater River near. 40

Verbena, Ala., Coosa River nearVienna, Qa., Flint River near...

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Wadley, Ala., Tallapoosa River at. ...... 06

West Point, Ga., Chattahoochee River at_ 86 

Wetumpka, Ala., Ooosa River near 94 

White Springs, Fla., Suwannee River at. 81 

White Springs, Fla., discharge measurements

of--. - 99

Willis River at Flanagan Mills, Va ....... 26

Witnlacoochee River, Fla., discharge measurements of. --.. .. _.... 99

Work, authorization of... . 1 

division of_ . . . 9 

scope of..... .. 1-2

Wreck Island Creek near Concord, Va_... 23

Yadkin River at High Rock, N. C_____ 66 

at North Wilkesboro, N. C_______ 54 

near Salisbury, N. C. 55

Yellow Water Creek, Fla., discharge neasurement of....._._... _.... 98

o