DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

FRANKLIN K. LANE, Secretary

UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEORGE OTIS- SMITH, Director

Water-Supply Paper 387

SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF THE 

UNITED STATES

1914

PART TIL LOWER MISSISSIPPI RITER BASIN

NATHAN C. GROVER, Chief Hydraulic Engineer

ROBERT FOLLANSBEE and GLENN A. GRAY, District Engineers

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1916
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CONTENTS.

Authorization and scope of work........................................... 5

Definition of terms......................................................... 6

Convenient equivalents.................................................... 7

Explanation of data........................................................ 9

Accuracy of field data and computed results.................................. 11

Cooperation................................................................ 12

Division of work.............................................................. 13

Gaging-station records...................................................... 13

Arkansas River basin.................................................. 13

East Fork of Arkansas River near Leadville, Colo.................... 13

Arkansas River at Granite, Colo..................................... 15

Arkansas River at Salida, Colo...................................... 17

Tennessee Fork near Leadville, Colo................................ 19

Half Moon Creek near Leadville, Colo............................... 21

Cottonwood Creek below Hot Springs, near Buena Vista, Colo........ 23

North Cottonwood Creek near Buena Vista, Colo.................... 25

Chalk Creek (upper station) near St. Elmo, Colo...................... 27

Chalk Creek near St. Elmo, Colo................................... 28

South Fork of Arkansas River at Poncha, Colo...................... 30

Poncha Creek at Poncha, Colo..................................... 32

West Beaver Creek near Victor, Colo............................... 34

Canadian River near Sanchez, N. Mex............................... 35

Canadian River at Logan, N. Mex................................... 37

Chicorica Creek near Raton, N. Mex................................. 39

Cimarron River at Ute Park, N. Mex................................ 41

Rayado River near Cimarron, N. Mex............................... 43

Ray ado River near Abreu's ranch near Cimarron, N. Mex.......... 44

Urraca Creek near Cimarron, N. Mex............................... 47

Ocate River at Ocate, N. Mex..................................... 49

Sweetwater Creek near Colmor, N. Mex............................. 50

Pajarito Creek below Vigil Creek, near Hanley, N. Mex.............. 51

Ute Creek near Logan, N. Mex...................................... 51

Red River basin...................................................... 52

Medicine Bluff Creek near Lawton, Okla............................ 52

Little Medicine Bluff Creek near Lawton, Okla...................... 55

Evaporation station near Lawton, Okla............................. 57

Miscellaneous measurements................................................ 58

Index.................................................................... 59

Appendix ...........................___..........................._. I

ILLUSTRATIONS.

PLATE I. A, Price current meters; B, Typical gaging stations................ 10

II. Automatic gages: A, Stevens; B, Gurley printing; C, Friez ........ 11

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SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI 

RIYER BASIN, 1914.

AUTHORIZATION AND SCOPE OF WORK.

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

measurements of flow of streams in the United States during the 

year ending September 30, 1914.

The data presented in these reports were collected by the United 

States Geological Survey under authority implied in the organic law 

(20 Stat. L., p. 394), which contains the following paragraph):

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 of 

water supply for irrigation. Since the fiscal year ending June 30, 

1895, successive sundry .civil bills passed by Congress have carried 

the following item and appropriations:

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

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

Annual appropriations for the fiscal years ending June SO, 1895-1915.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1911 to 1915, inclusive....................................... 150. 000

In the execution of the work many private and State organizations 

have cooperated either by furnishing data or by assisting in collecting data. 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 12.

Measurements of stream flow have been made at about 3,400 points 

in the United States and also at many points in small areas in Seward 

Peninsula and the Yukon-Tanana region, Alaska, and the Hawaiian 

Islands. In July, 1914, 1,480 gaging stations were being maintained 

by the Survey and the cooperating organizations. Many miscel5
6 SUEPACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1914, PAET VII.

laneous discharge measurements were made at other points. In connection with this work data were also collected in regard to precipi-. 

tation, 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. Information in regard to 

publications relating to water resources is presented in the appendix 

to this report.

DEFINITION OF TERMS.

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

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

into two groups (1) those that represent a rate of flow, as secondfeet, gallons per minute, miner's inches, and discharge in secondfeet per square mile, and (2) those that represent the actual quantity 

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

cubic feet. The principal terms used in this series of reports are 

second-feet, second-feet per square mile, run-off in inches, acre-feet, 

and millions of cubic feet. They may be defined as follows:

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

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

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

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

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

in the tables of convenient equivalents (pp. 7-9).

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

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

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

as regards time and area.

"Run-off depth in inches" is the depth to which the drainage 

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

were conserved and uniformly distributed on the surface. It is used 

for comparing run-off with rainfall, which is usually expressed in 

depth of inches.

An "acre-foot" is equivalent to 43,560 cubic feet and is the quantity required to cover an acre to the depth of 1 foot. The term is 

commonly used in connection with storage for irrigation.

"Millions of cubic feet" is used to express quantities of water 

stored in reservoirs, most frequently in connection with studies of 

flood control.

The following terms used in these reports are not in common use:

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

gage height to discharge."

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

to designate the section or sections of the stream below the gage
CONVENIENT EQUIVALENT^. 7

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

noted that the control may not be the same ^ection or sections at 

all stages.

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

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

would fall if there were no flow.

CONVENIENT EQUIVALENTS.

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

computations:

Table far converting discharge in second-feet per square mile i'kto run-off in depth in inches

over the area.

Discharge 

(second-feet 

per square 

mile).

1. ........

2.........

3.........

4.........

5.........

6. ........

7.........

8.. .......

9.........

Run-off (depth in inches)

Iday.

0.03719 

.07438 

.11157 

. 14876 

.18595 

.22314 

.26033 

.29752 

.33471

28 days.

1.041 

2.083 

3.124 

4.165 

5.207 

6.248 

7.289 

8.331 

9.372

29 days.

1.079 

2.157 

3.236 

4.314 

5.393 

6.471 

7.550 

8.628 

9.707

30 day

1.1K 

2.23 

3.34

4.46, 

5.57! 

6.6* 

7.81 

8.92 

10.04

1 

».

1

i

31 days.

1.153 

2.306 

3.459 

4.612 

5.764 

6.917 

8.070 

9.223 

10.376

NOTE. For part of month multiply the run-off for 1 day by the number of days.

Table for converting discharge in second-feet into r\in-offin acre-feet.

NOTE. For part o 

Table for coi

Discharge 

(secondfeet).

1.........

2.........

3.........

4.........

6.........

7.........

8.........

9

Run-off (acre feet).

Iday.

1.983 

3.967 

5.950

7.934 

9.917 

11.90 

13.88

15.87 

17.85

28 days.

55.54 

111.1 

166.6 

222.1 

277.7 

333.2 

388.8 

444.3 

499.8

29 days.

57.52 

115.0. 

172.6 

230.1 

287.,6 

345.1 

402.6 

460.2 

517.7

30 days.

59.. 

119.

178. 

238. 

297. 

357. 

416. 

476. 

535.

f a month multiply the run-off for 1 day by the nu 

werting discharge in second-feet into run-oj)

Discharge 

(secondfeet).

1.........

2.........

3.........

4.........

5.........

6.........

7.........

8.........

9.........

Run-off (millions of cubic f

Iday.

0.0864 

.1728 

.2592 

.3456 

.4320 

.5184 

.6048 

.6912 

.7776

28 days.

2.419 

4.838 

7.257 

9.676 

12.10 

14.51 

16.93 

19.35 

21.77

29 days.

2.506 

5.012 

7.518 

10.02 

12.53 

15.04 

17.54 

20.05 

22.55

30 da

2.5 

5.1 

7.7 

10.3 

12.9 

15.5 

18.1 

20.7 

23.3

,0

31 days.

61.49 

123.0 

184.5 

246.0 

307.4 

368.9 

430.4 

491.9 

553.4

oaber of days. 

' MI millions

set).

(TS.

2 

4 

6

i 

t

31 days.

2.678 

5.356 

8.034 

10.71 

13.39 

16.07 

18.75 

21.42 

24.10

of cubic feet.

NOTE. For part of a mouth multiply the run-off for 1 day by the number of days.
SUKFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1914, PAET VII. 

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

Discharge 

(secondfeet).

1. ........

2.........

3.........

4.........

5.........

6.........

7.........

8.........

9.........

Run-off (millions of gallons).

Iday.

0.6463 

1.293 

1.939 

2.585 

3.232 

3.878 

4.524 

5.171 

5.817

28 days.

18.10 

36.20 

54.30 

72.40 

90.50 

108.6 

126.7 

144.8 

162.9

29 days.

18.74 

37.48 

56.22 

74.96 

93.70 

112.4 

131.2 

149.9 

168.7

30 days.

19.39 

38.78 

58.17 

77.56 

96.95 

116.3 

135.7 

155.1 

174.5

31 days.

20.04 

40.08 

60.12 

80.16 

100.2 

120.2 

140.3 

160.3 

180.4

NOTE. For part of a month multiply the run-off for 1 day by the number of days.

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

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

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

Feet per second 

(units).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Miles per hour for tenths of foot per second.

0

0.000 

.682 

1.36 

2.05 

2.73 

3.41 

4.09 

4.77 

5.45 

6.14

1

0.068 

.750 

1.43 

2.11 

2.80 

3.48 

4.16 

4.84 

5.52 

6.20

2

0.136 

.818 

1.50 

2.18 

2.86 

3.55 

4.23 

4.91 

5.59 

6.27

3

0.205 

.886 

1.57 

2.25 

2.93 

3.61 

4.30 

4.98 

5.66 

6.34

4

0.273 

.995 

1.64 

2.32 

3.00 

3.68 

4.36 

5.05 

5.73 

6.41

5

0.341 

1.02 

1.70 

2.39 

3.07 

3.75 

4.43 

5.11 

5.80 

6.48

6

0.409 

1.09 

1.77 

2.45 

3.14 

3.82 

4.50 

5.18 

5.86 

6.55

7

0.477 

1.16 

1.84 

2.52 

3.20 

3.89 

4.57 

5.25 

5.93 

6.61

8

0. 545 

1.23 

1.91 

2.59 

3.27 

3.95 

4.64 

5.32 

6.00 

6.68

9

0.614 

1.30 

1.98 

2.66 

3.34 

4.02 

4.70 

5.39 

6.07 

6.75

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

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

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

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

minute; equals 646,317 gallons for one day. 

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

1 second-foot for one year (365 days) equals 31,536,000 cubic feet. 

1 second-foot equals about 1 acre-inch per hour. 

1 second-foor for one year (365 days) equals 724 acre-feet. 

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

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

day.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

100 United States gallons per minute for one day equals 0.442 acre-foot.
EXPLANATION OF DATA. *

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

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

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

1 acre-foot equals 325,850 gallons.

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

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

1 foot equals 0.3048 meter.

1 mile equals 1.60935 kilometers.

1 mile equals 5,280 feet.

1 acre equals 0.4047 hectare.

1 acre equals 43,560 square feet.

1 acre equals 209 feet square, nearly.

1 square mile equals 2.59 square kilometers.

1 cubic foot equals 0.0283 cubic meter.

1 cubic foot of water weighs 62.5 pounds.

1 cubic meter per minute equals 0.5886 second-foot.

1 horsepower equals 550 foot-pounds per second.

1 horsepower equals 76.0 kilogram-meters per second.

1 horsepower equals 746 watts.

1 horsepower equals 1 second-foot falling 8.80 feet.

1J horsepower equals about 1 kilowatt.

To calculate water power quickly: Second-feet^* fall in feet^^ horgepower on

water wheel realizing 80 per cent of theoretical power.

EXPLANATION OF DATA.

The data presented in this report cover the year beginning October 

1, 1913, and ending September 30, 1914. At the first of January in 

most parts of the country a large amount of the precipitation for 

the preceding three months is stored either as ground water, in the 

form of snow, or in lakes. This stored water passes off in the streams 

during the spring break-up. At the end of September the only 

stored water available for run-off in the streams is possibly a small 

amount held in ground storage. Therefore the run-off for a year 

beginning with October 1 is practically all derived from precipitation 

occurring within "that year.

For each regular gaging station the following data so far as available are given: Description of the station, list of discharge measurements, table of daily gage heights, table of daily discharge, table of 

monthly and yearly discharge and run-off. For stations located 

at weirs or dams the gage-height table is usually omitted.

In addition to statements regarding the location and equipment 

of gaging stations the descriptions give information in regard to any 

conditions that may affect the constancy of the discharge relation, 

covering such points as ice, logging, shifting channels, and backwater; also information regarding diversions which decrease the total 

flow at the gage. Statements are also made regarding the accuracy 

of the data and computed results.
10 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1914, PART VII.

The table of daily gage height shows the daily fluctuations of the 

surface of the river as found from the mean of the gage readings 

taken each day, usually in the morning and in the evening, though 

at many stations only one reading is made each day. At many stations automatic gages are used, some of which give a continuous 

record of river stage, in the form of a hydrograph and others a record 

printed at intervals, from which the mean daily gage height can be 

computed. The gage height given in the table represents the elevation of the surface of the water above the zero of the gage. When 

the discharge relation is affected by the presence of ice in the streams 

or by backwater from obstructions, all gage heights are published 

as recorded, with suitable footnotes. The rating table is not applicable for such periods unless the proper corrections to the gage heights 

are known and applied. Attention is called to the fact that the 

zero of the gage is placed at an arbitrary datum, in general somewhat 

below the lowest known stage, to avoid negative readings.

In the tables of daily gage height the use of zeros in the hundredths 

place indicates the degree of refinement to which the gage was read 

and to which the mean daily gage height was computed. If a gage 

is read to tenths or half-tenths once a day or to tenths twice a day, 

no zeros appear in the hundredths place for any stage. If the gage 

is read to half-tenths twice a day or to quarter-tenths or hundredths, 

regardless of the number of readings a day, the gage heights are 

published to hundredths, and zeros appear in the hundredths place, 

below a certain limiting stage. This limiting stage is so selected that 

the average error in the mean daily discharge, resulting from not 

using the mean daily gage height to hundredths above that stage, 

shall not be greater than 2 per cent. For water-stage recorders the 

allowable average error of the daily discharge has been taken as 1 

per cent. The selection of the percentage is arbitrary, but it should 

be noted that the maximum error will in all cases be twice the average error. In like manner half-tenths are used from the hundredths 

limit to another higher limit, above which only tenths are used. It 

is the aim to have the gage-height observations at each gaging station recorded to the degree of refinement required by the above 

method of use, but in practice it is found necessary, in order to 

avoid confusion in the gage-observer's record, to have the observations for all stages recorded to the degree of refinement required for 

low stages, which usually necessitates readings to hundredths of a foot.

The discharge measurements and gage heights are the base data 

from which rating tables, daily discharge tables, and monthly discharge tables are computed.

The base data presented in this report, unless otherwise stated in 

the descriptions of stations, have been collected by the methods commonly used at current-meter gaging stations and described in standard textbooks. (See Pis. I and II.)
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AUTOMATIC GAGES.

0. FRIEZ.
ACCUEACY OF FIELD DATA. 11

The rating table gives, either directly or by interpolation, the discharge in second-feet corresponding to every stage of the river recorded during the period for which it is applicable. It is not published in this report, but can be determined from the tables of daily 

gage heights and daily discharge by plotting gage heights in feet as 

ordinates and discharge in second-feet as abscissas.

The table of daily discharge determined from the gage height and 

rating tables gives the discharge hi second-feet corresponding to the 

means of the gage readings observed each day. At some stations 

subject to rapid or 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. When such stations are equipped with 

automatic gages, the true mean daily discharge may be obtained by 

weighting discharges for parts of the day.

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

gives the mean flow, as determined from the rating table, for the day 

when the mean gage height was highest. As the gage height is the 

mean for the day, it does not indicate correctly the stage when the 

water surface was at crest height, and the corresponding discharge 

was consequently larger than given in the maximum column. Likewise, in the column of "Minimum" the quantity given is the mean 

flow for the day when the mean gage height was lowest. The column 

headed "Mean" is the average flow in cubic feet for each second 

during the month. On this the computations for the remaining 

columns, which are defined on pages 6 and 7, are based.

ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS.

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

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

observation of stage, measurements of flow, and interpretation of 

records.

In order to give engineers and others information regarding the 

probable accuracy of the computed results, footnotes are added to 

the daily discharge tables, stating the probable accuracy of the rating 

curves used, and an accuracy column is inserted in the monthly discharge table. For the rating curves, "well defined" indicates, in 

general, that the rating is probably accurate within 5 per cent; 

"fairly well defined," within 10 per cent; "poorly defined" or "approximate" within 15 to 25 per cent. These notes are very general 

and are based on the plotting of the individual measurements with 

reference to the mean rating curve.

The accuracy column in the monthly discharge table does not 

apply to the estimate of maximum or minimum discharge nor to that 

for any one day, but to the monthly mean. It is. based on the accuracy of the rating curve, the probable reliability of the observer, the 

number of gage readings per day, the range of the fluctuation in stage,
12 SUKFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1914, PAET VII.

and knowledge of local conditions. In this column A indicates that 

the mean monthly flow is probably accurate within 5 per cent; B, 

within 10 per cent; C, within 15 per cent; D, within 25 per cent. 

Special conditions are covered by footnotes.

Even though the monthly means for any station may represent 

with a high degree of accuracy the quantity of water flowing past the 

gage, the figures showing discharge per square mile and depth of 

run-ofi; in inches may be subject to gross errors which result from including in the measured drainage area large noncontributing districts 

or omitting estimates of water diverted for irrigation or other use. 

On this account computations of "second-feet per square mile" and 

"run-off (depth in inches)" have not been made for streams draining 

areas in which the annual rainfall is less than 20 inches nor for streams 

draining areas in which the precipitation exceeds 20 inches if such 

computations might be uncertain or misleading because of the presence of large noncontributing .districts hi the measured drainage area, 

because of the omission of estimates of water diverted for irrigation 

or other use, or because of artificial control or unusual natural control 

of the flow of the river above the gaging station. All values of 

"second-feet per square mile "-and "run-off (depth hi niches)" previously published by the Survey should be used with care because of 

possible inherent sources of error not known to the Survey.

In general the base .data collected each year by the survey engineers are published not only to comply with the law but also to afford 

any engineer the means of analyzing hi detail the results of the computations. The table of monthly discharge is so arranged as to give 

only a general idea of the flow at the station and should not be used 

for other than preliminary estimates; the tables of daily discharge 

allow more detailed studies of the variation in flow. It should be 

borne in mind, however, that the observations in each succeeding 

year may be expected to throw new light on data already collected

and published.

COOPERATION.

The work in New Mexico was carried on in cooperation with the 

State through James A. French, State engineer.

The stations on the Arkansas at Granite and Salida, Colo., were 

maintained in cooperation with the State of Colorado through John 

E. Field, State engineer. The United States Forest Service assisted 

in maintaining six stations on tributaries to the Arkansas in Colorado, and the United States Keclamation Service paid all expenses 

hi connection with the work in Oklahoma.

Financial assistance has also been rendered by the Tin Cup Gold 

Dredging Co., the .Red River Valley Co., and George H. Webster, 

of Cimarron, N. Mex., in connection with stations on streams in 

which they were interested.
ARKANSAS EIVEB BASIN. 13

DIVISION OF WORK.

The data for stations in Colorado and Oklahoma were collected 

and prepared for publication under the direction of Robert Follansbee, district engineer, who was assisted by R. H. Fletcher and F. B. 

King, assistant engineers.

For stations in New Mexico the data were collected and prepared 

for publication under the direction of G. A. Gray, district engineer, 

who was assisted t>y W. R. King and C. J. Emerson, junior engineers, 

and J. E. Powers and R. J. Hank, State hydrographers.

The records were reviewed and assembled by H. J. Dean, assistant 

engineer.

GAGING-STATION RECORDS.

ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN. 

EAST FORK OF ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR LEADVILLE, COLO.

Location. In sec. 16, T. 9 S., R. 80 W., at highway bridge about 300 yards above 

mouth of Tennessee Fork; 3 miles northwest of Leadville, in Leadville National 

Forest.

Drainage area. 52 square miles (measured on topographic sheet).

Records available. April to August 31,1890; June 18 to September 29,1903; June 

5,1911, to September 30, 1914.

Oage. Vertical staff; read morning and evening.

Discharge measurements. Made from bridge at high water and by wading at 

ordinary stages.

Channel. Somewhat shifting.

Extremes of discharge. Maximum stage recorded during year: 1.5 feet at 7 a. m. 

June 1 and 2; discharge, 341 second-feet. Minimum stage recorded: 0.05 foot 

at 9 a. m. November 8; discharge, 4 second-feet.

Maximum stage recorded 1911-1914: 1.5 feet June 1 and 2, 1914; discharge, 

341 second-feet. Minimum stage recorded: 0.05 foot November 8, 1913; discharge, 4 second-feet.

Winter flow. Discharge relation affected by ice; observations discontinued.

Diversions. The Leadville Water Co. makes a continuous diversion of 2 secondfeet from East Fork above the station. During the winter months this may be 

increased to 3 second-feet.

Accuracy. Estimates only fair. Owing to the high altitude of the gaging station 

(9,700 feet), alternate melting and freezing probably cause considerable diurnal 

fluctuation of river stage at certain seasons, so that mean daily gage heights based 

on two readings a day are subject to considerable error.

Discharge measurements of East Fork of Arkansas River near Leadville, Colo., during the

year ending Sept. 30, 1914.

. Date.

Oct. 14

May 4

Made by 

Robert Follansbee ..... 

R.H. Fletcher.........

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

0.21 

.12

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

15 

12

Date.

June 9 

Aug. 13

Made byRobert Follansbee . ....

height.

Feet. 

1.03 

.41

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

203 

34
14 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1914, PART VII.

Daily gage height, in feet, of East Fork of Arkansas River near Leadville, Colo., for the

year ending Sept. 30,1914. 

[Fred Coquoz, observer.)

Day.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

0.25

.25

.25

.25

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.15

.15

.15

.15

.15

.15

.15

.15

.15

.15

.15

.15

.10

Nov.

0.10

.15

.20

.05

.15

.10

Apr.

0.15

is

.18

19

.12

.12

May.

0.10

.21

.18

.15

.16

.25

.48

.55

.55

.52

.49

.60

.52

.56

.59

.75

.82

.80

.90

.98

.99

1.05

.90

.98

1 05

1.00

.90

1.15

1.3

June.

1.45

1.4

1.3

1.25

1.15

1.15 i.a

1.1

1.15

1.15

1.25

1.25

1.25

1 19

1.35

1.25

1.18

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.05

1.0

1.0

.95

.92

.92

*

July.

O Qrt

on

on

on

.95

.90

.88

.85

.82

.80

.80

.80

.80

sn

.78

.75

.75

.72

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.75

.90

.80

.70

.70

Aug.

0.70

.68

60

.58

60

.55

.52

.50

.50

.50

.50

.48

.45

45

.45

.40

.40

40

.35

.35

.35

.35

.40

.40

.40

.40

.38

.35

.35

.35

.35

Sept.

0.35

.30

Oft

30

.30

.30

.25

.25

.25

.25

.25

.25

.25

.25

.25

.25

.25

.25

.25

.25

.25

.25

.25

.25

.25

.25

.25

.25

.25

.25

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of East Fork of Arkansas River near Leadvilk, Colo., for 

the year ending Sept. 30, 1914.

Day.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9.................................... 10....................................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10

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

91

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Q1

Oct.

19

10

19

19

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

1O

13

13

13

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

6

Nov.

6

10

11

4

10

6

Apr.

16

18

19

19

19

19

16

12

12

12

11

May.

11

10

16

22

19

16

17

28

66

80

80

74

68

91

74

82

89

128

145

140

166

188

190

207

166

188

207

193

166

236

280

June.

326

310

280

265

236

236

280

221

236

236

265

265

265

227

295

295

238

244

244

244

238

238

210

210

196

180

180

163

156

156

July.

150

150

150

150

163

145

140

132

125

120

120

120

120

120

115

108

108

101

96

96

91

91

91

91

91

91

103

- 140

115

91

91

Aug.

87

83

66

48

66

57

51

48

48

48

48

45

38

38

38

32

32

32

25

25

25

25

32

34

34

34

31

27

27

27

27

Sept.

28

21

21

21

21

21

16

16

16

16

16

17

17

17

17

17

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

19

19

19

19

NOTE. Discharge determined as follows: Apr. 20 to June 15 from a fairly well defined rating curve; for 

the rest of the year by indirect method for shifting channels.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN. 15

Monthly discharge of East Fork of Arkansas River near LeadvilU, Colo.,for the year ending

Sept. 30,1914.

Month.

April 20-30 .........................................

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

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

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

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

19 

19 

280 

326 

163 

87 

28

Minimum.

6 

11

10

156 

91 

25 

16

Mean.

12.4 

15.6 

111

237 

117 

41.2 

18.5

Run-off 

(total in 

acre-feet).

762 

340 

6,820 

14,100 

7,190 

2,530 

1,100

Accuracy.

0000000

ARKANSAS EIVEK AT GRANITE, COLO.

Location. In sec. 31, T. 11 S., R. 79 W., at Granite, below mouth of Lake Creek and 

above Lost Canyon and Clear creeks.

Drainage area. 425 square miles.

Records available. May 1, 1897, to September 10,1899; April 6, 1910, to September 30, 1914.

Gage. Bristol water-stage recorder installed in 1910 by State engineer; datum of 

recording gage bears no determined relation to that of vertical staff gage which was 

used from 1897 to 1899 and which was at the highway bridge near the railroad 

station.

Discharge measurements. Made from car and cable.

Channel. Practically permanent.

Extremes of discharge. Maximum stage during year, from automatic-gage record: 

4.1 feet at 6 p. m. June 15; discharge, 2,040 second-feet. Minimum stage, from 

automatic-gage record: 1.25 feet from 6 to 9 p. m. March 22; discharge, 58 secondfeet. (Records are discontinued during winter months when minimum flow 

occurs.)

Maximum stage recorded 1910-1914: 4.1 feet, June 6, 7, 9, 1912, and June 15, 

1914; discharge, 2,040 second-feet. The minimum stage occurs during the winter 

months, when the records are discontinued.

Winter flow. Discharge relation affected by ice; observations discontinued.

Regulation. Discharge affected by operation of the Twin Lakes reservoir, which 

has a storage decree for 20,645 acre-feet, and by a flume used to carry water from 

Lake Creek to a point below station.

Diversions. There are court decrees for diversion, of 77 second-feet from the Arkansas 

between this station and the junction of Tennessee and East forks.

Accuracy. Conditions favorable for accurate results; estimates reliable.

Discharge measurements of Arkansas River at Granite, Colo., during the year ending Sept.

30, 1914.

Date.

May 3

Made by- Gage 

height.

Feet. 

1.51

3.60

Discharge.

Sec.-ft.

1,530

Date.

Aug. 14

Made by- Gage 

height.

Feet. 

2.10

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

287

24016° WSP 387 16 2
16 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1914, PART VII.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Arkansas River at Granite, Colo.,for the year ending Sept.

SO, 1914.

Day.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9........................... 10...........................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

34...........................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Oct.

1.8

1.85

1.85

1.8

1.8

1.75

1.75

1.75

1.75

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.65

1.65

1.65

1.55

1.55

1.55

1.5

1.5

1.55

1.55

1.5

1.55

1.55

1.55

1.5

1.45

1.4

1.5

1.6

Nov.

1 75

1

Q

1.85

1

QC

1.65

1.5

1 £

1.5

1.55

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.55

1 %

1.5

1.55

1 4^

1.5

1.55

1 £

1.4

1 4*

1.45

1.4

1.4

1 45

1.4

1.4

Dec.

1.4

1.45

1.45

1.55

1.55

1.65

1.6

Apr.

1.45

i 55

1.65

1.7

1.6

1.55

1 5

1.7

1.8

1

0

1 ft

1.75

1 ft

1 ft5

1 75

1.55

1.55

1.55

May.

1.5

1.55

1.55

1.6

1.65

1.65

1.6

1.8

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.35

2.3

2.5

2.7

2.8

2

0

2.85

2 Q

3.0

3.35

3 A

3.45

3.3

3.4

°. 4

3

K

°. 45

3 q

3.35

3.3

June.

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.6

3.45

3.3

3.2

3.1

3.25

3.3

3.45

3.65

3.6

3.7

3.45

3.25

3.3

3.35

3.35

3.25

3.2

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.6

i i

3.35

3

0

3.25

July.

3.2

3.05

3.1

3.25

3.45

3.3

3.15

3.0

3.05

3.2

3.25

3.1

3.0

3.05

3.05

3.05

3.0

3.1

3

(\K .

3.1

3.0

3 -IK

3.0

2.9

2.7

2.75

2

QC

3.3

3 f\

2.95

3.1

Aug.

3.2

3.1

2.9

2.75

2.55

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.45

2.35

2.15

2.05

2.0

2.1

2.15

2.05

2.0

2.15

2.45

2.5

2.6

2

C

2.6

2.75

2.7

2.6

2.55

2.5

2.45

2.15

2.15

Sept.

2.1

2.0

1.95

1.95

1.95

1.9

1.85

1.75

1.65

1.6

1.65

1.7

1.75

1.8

1.8

1.75

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.65

1.85

1.85

1.75

1.75

1.8

1.85

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

NOTE. Discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 4-7.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Arkansas River at Granite, Colo., for the year ending

Sept. 30, 1914.

Day.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

203

220

203

203

186

186

186

203

203

170

154

154

154

124

124

124

110

110

124

124

110

124

124

124'

110

96

82

110

139

Nov.

186

OAO

220

220

1 54

110

110

110

124

110

110

139

110

124

110

110

124

110

124

110

82

96

CO

82

96

89

82

Dec.

89

Oft

Qfi

Apr.

108

133

160

174

146

133

120

174

204

204

204

9/14

220

189

133

133

133

May.

120

100

133

146

160

160

146

204

349

A CO

453

425

W7

518

665

745

745

788

830

1,240

1,280

1,340

1,180

1,280

1,280

1,380

1,340

1,180

1,240

1,180

June.

1,700

1,700

1,600

1 490

1 490

1,340

1 IOA

1,090

1,000

1 140

1,180

1,340

1 54fl

1,490

1 600

1,340

1,180

1,240

1,240

1,140

1,090

1,280

1,380

1,490

1,490

1,280

1,240

1,180

1,140

July.

1,090

QKQ

1 000

1*140

1 Q4fi

1,180

1,040

915

958 1 noo

1,140

1,000

915

958

QCQ

958

1,000

QKO

1,000

915

1,040

915

830

665

705

872

1,180

915

872

1,000

Aug.

1,090

1 '830 000

705

554

518

KI e

518

486

425

328

288

270

307

000

288

270

328

486

518

590

518

590

705

665

590

554

518

486

328

328

Sept.

307

270

253

253

253

236

189

160

146

160

174

189

204

204

189

174

174

174

160

220

220

189

189

204

220

204

174

174

174

NOTE. Discharge determined from two rating curves well defined between 100 and 1,800 second-feet.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN. 17

Monthly discharge of Arkansas River at Granite, Colo.,for the year ending Sept. SO, 1914.

Month.

April 13-30..... ...................................

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

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

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

220 

220 

220 

1,380 

1,800 

1,340 

1,090 

307

Minimum.

82 

82 

108 

120 

1,000 

665 

270 

146

Mean.

151 

123 

164 

723 

1,320 

981 

514 

202

Run-off 

(total in 

acre-feet).

9,280

7,320 

5,860 

44,500 

 78,600 

60,300 

31,600 

12,000

Accuracy.

A. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

A. 

A. 

B. 

B.

ARKANSAS RIVER AT SALIDA, COLO.

Location. At Salida, some distance above mouth of South Fork of Arkansas River,

the nearest important tributary. 

Drainage area. 1,160 square miles. 

Becords available. April 11, 1895, to October 31, 1903; November 3, 1909, to

September 30, 1914. 

Gage. Bristol water-stage recorder installed by State engineer. No determined

relation between datum of autqmatic gage and that of gage used from 1895 to 1903. 

Discharge measurements. Made from two-span concrete bridge 300 feet above

gage.

Channel. Slightly shifting at intervals. 

Extremes of discharge. Maximum stage during year, from automatic-gage record:

5.2 feet at 11 p. m. July 11; discharge,, 3,570 second-feet. Minimum stage recorded:

0.40 foot February 15 and 25; discharge, 220 second-feet. 

Maximum stage recorded 1909-1914: 5.3 feet, June 7, 1912; discharge, 3,550

second-feet. Minimum stage recorded: 0.20 foot, January 12,1912, and February

13, 1913; discharge, 182 second-feet. 

Winter flow. River kept open by springs. 

Diversions. There are court decrees for diversions of 199 second-feet from the

Arkansas between this station and Granite. 

Regulation. Flow at Salida regulated to some extent by Twin Lakes and Clear

Creek reservoirs, which have storage decreesfor 20,645 and 11,489 acre-feet, respectively. 

Accuracy . Conditions favorable for accurate results; estimates reliable.

Discharge measurements of Arkansas River at Salida, Coto., during ffte year ending Sept.

30, 1914.

Date.

Jan. 16

May 6

Made by 

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

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

0.62

.80

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

271

345

Date.

Aug. 16

Made by Gage 

height.

Feet. 

1.65

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

731
18 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1914, PART VII.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Arkansas River at Salida, Goto., for the year ending Sept.

30, 1914.

Day.

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

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

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

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

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

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

7

I::::::::::::!:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Oct.

1.2

1.25

1.25

1.3

1.25

1.1

1.1

1.15

1.15

1.05

1.05

1.05

1.1

1.15

1.05

.95

1.0

.95

.9

Q

.95

0

.85

.85

.85

Nov.

D OE

95

1.05

7*

.75

.7

7>»

71!

.75

.75

QE

QE

.85

.75

.7

7>»

.75

.75

.75

.75

.75

.75

.75

.65 

.65

Dec.

0.65

.6

DC

fi*\

.6

.6

.55

.5

.55

.55

.55

.55

.55

.55

.6

.55

.5

A*)

48

[4

.4

.45

.45

.41 

.4

.43

Tan.

0.5

.55

.55

.5

AQ

to

4B

.47

.5

.55

.5

.5

.5

.65

.7

.65

.55

.5

.5

.55

.6

.6

.55

.55

.6

.6

.45 

.5

.55

Feb.

0.6

.55

.5

.55

.55

.55

.45

.5

.55

.55

.55

.55

.5

.5

.4

45

.45

.5

.5

.5

.55

.55

45

.45

.4

.45

.45

.55

.......

Mar.

0.55

.6

.6

.55

.55

.5

.45

.5

.5

.5

.5

45

.5

.55

.55

R<\

.7

.7

.6

.55

.55

.5

.5

.55

.45

.5

.55

.55

.6

.55

Apr.

0.5

.5

.6

.7

.65

.75

.7

.65

 .6

.6

.6

.65

.55

.6

.7

.8

.75

.6

.65

.75

.8

.85

.85

g

g

.85

.8

.75 

.8

May.

0.75

.7

.65

.7

.7

.8

.75

.75

1.15

1.6

1.75

1.7

1.65

1 as

2.0

2.1

9 n

2.2

2.1

2.4

3.2

3.6

3.5

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.4

3.6

3.3 

3.4

3.8

June.

4.4

5.0

4.7

4.6

A O

3.3

3.1

3.0

2.8

3.0

3.6

4.0

4.4

4.6

5.2

5.0

4.4

4.5

4.6

4.6

4.5

4.2

4.0

4.5

4.4

4.2

3.8

3.7

3.7 

3.5

July.

3.7

3.6

3.6

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.7

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.3

3.2

3.4

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.6

4 9

3.7

3.4

3.2

3.3

3.4

4.4

3.8 

3.6

3.5

Aug.

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.1

1.95

1.85

1.65

1.55

1.5

1.45

1.65

1.8

1.95

2.1

1.95

1.85

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2 

2.0

1.85

Sept.

1.8

1.6S

1.55

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.05

.95

.9

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.05

.85

.85

.85

.95

.95

.95

1.0

.9

.9

.95

.95

.9

.9

.95 

1.0

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Arkansas R'iver at Salida, Colo., for the year ending

Sept. 30,1914.

Day.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

455

475

475

495

475

417

417

436

436

4AA

Add

4ftn

417

436 inn

366

QQO

366

qon

QOA

°,*n

350

OCA

366

350

320

320

335

335

320

335

Nov.

QOK

306

306

OQO

306

306

306

306

QOA

335

00 C

OQO

306

306

306

306

QOA

306

306

306

306

QOA

O7O

97Q

Dec.

279

97O

97Q

279

97Q

266

9K4

242

9U

254

951

9U

9J54

OC4

266

254

949

994

OQO

220

99ft

OQ1

266

931

000

OOA

997

Jan.

242

254

254

242

OQQ

OQQ

OQO

235

949

254

242

949

9fifi

97O

OQO

279

254

949

242

OK4

OE4

OE4

266

9fiA

001

949

OE4

Feb.

266

254

949

254

254

954

OQI

O49

254

254

9U

254 949

99fl

9Q1

OQI

242

242

242

OKJ

254

OQI

9^1

220

OQf

231

254

Mar.

9*U

9fifi

254

914

242

OOI

242

949

O/t9

242

901

949

254

9*4

97Q

9Q9

9Q9

266

OC4

OE4

949

949

254

OQI

242

254

954

266

254

Apr.

242

949

266

9Q9

279

306

9O9

279

266

266

266

97O

254

266

9Q9

320

QOA

Q9A

278

OQA

325

355

355

370

370

355

340

325

345

May.

328

300

315

315

345

345

345

475

680

755

70 A

705

805

885

940

885

oat

1,110

1,630

1,930

1,850

1,930

1,770

1,630

1,770

1,930

1,700

1,770

2,090

June.

2,720

3 QKA

3,020

2 QOA

2,520

2,160

1,620

1,540

1,400

1,540

2,000

2,340

2,720

2,920

3,570

3,350

2,820

2,920

2,920

2,820

2,520

2,820

2,720

2,520

2,160

2,080

2,080

1,920

July.

2,080

2

nAA

2,340

2,340

2,160

1,840

1,690

1,690

1,690

1,690

1,840

1,760

1,690

1,840

2,000

2,080

2,160

2,000

2,520

2,080

1,840

1,690

1,760

1,840

2,720

2,160

2,000

1,920

Aug.

1,840

1,690

1,690

1,690

1,480

1,400

1,340

1,280

1,150

1,030

970

888

834

730

680

655

632

730

807

888

970

888

834

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,030

915

834

Sept.

807

730

680

655

655

518

518

456

415

395

435

476

476

476 456-

376

376

376

415

415

415

435

395

395

415

415

395

395

415

435

NOTE. Discharge determined from two well-defined rating curves, one applicable Oct. 1,1913, to Apr. 

17,1914: the other, June 1 to Sept. 30,1914. Apr. 18 to May 31, discharge determined by indirect method 

for shifting channels.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN. 19 

Monthly discharge of Arkansas River at Salida, Coto.,for the year ending Sept. SO, 1914.

Month.

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

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

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

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

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

495 

400 

279

292 

266 

292

370 

2,090 

3,570

2,720 

1,840 

807

3,570

Minimum.

320 

279 

220

231 

220 

231

242 

300 

1,400

1,690 

1,632 

376

220

Mean.

388 

316 

252

253 

243 

253

303 

1,050 

2,500

1,970 

1,070

474

758

Run-off 

(total in 

acre-feet).

23,900 

18,800 

15,500

15,600 

13,500 

15,600

18.000 

64,600 

149,000

121,000 

65,800 

28,200

550,000

Accuracy.

A. 

A. 

A.

A. 

A. 

A.

B. 

B. 

B.

B. 

A. 

A.

TENNESSEE FOEK NEAB LEADVILLE, COLO.

Location. Tn sec. 16, T. 9 S., R. 80 W., at highway bridge a few hundred yards

above mouth of stream and about 3 miles northwest of Leadville. 

Drainage area. 45 square miles (measured on topographic sheet). 

Records available. June 18 to October 16, 1903; February 8, 1911, to September

30, 1914. 

Gage. Vertical staff; read morning and evening except during winter months. No

known relation between gage used in 1903 and that installed in 1911. 

Discharge measurements. Made from bridge during high water and by wading

at ordinary stages.

Channel. Shifts slightly at intervals. 

Extremes of discharge. Maximum stage recorded during year: 1.6 feet at 8 a. m.

May 24; discharge, 448 second-feet. Minimum stage recorded, 0.20 foot, March

11, 14, and 20; estimated discharge, 6 second-feet. 

Maximum stage recorded 1911-1914: 1.6 feet, May 24, 1914; discharge, 448

second-feet. Minimum stage recorded: 0.20 foot, March 11, 14, and 20, 1914;

estimated discharge, 6 second-feet. 

Winter flow. Discharge relation affected by ice. 

Diversions. There are court decrees for diversions of 24 second-feet above station.

There is also a decree for diversion of 18.5 second-feet from the headwaters of

Eagle River to Tennessee Fork above station. No water was diverted from

Eagle Creek during 1914. 

Accuracy. Owing to the high altitude of the station (9,700 feet), alternate melting

and freezing probably cause considerable diurnal fluctuation of stage at certain

seasons, so that mean daily gage heights based on two readings a day are subject

to considerable error. Rating curve well defined; estimates for the most part

only fair.

Discharge measurements of Tennessee Fork near Leadville, Colo., during the year ending

Sept. 30, 1914.

Date.

Oct. 14

May 4

Made byRobert Follansbee ..... 

R. H. Feltcher.. .......

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

0.04

Discharge.

Sec. ft. 

14 

50

Date.

June 9 

Aug. 13

Made byRobert Follansbee .....

height.

Feet. 

.62 

.11

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

121 

21
20 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1914, PART VII.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Tennessee Fork near Leadville, Colo., for the year ending

Sept. 30,1914. 

[Fred Coquoz, observer.]

Day.

1. .........

2..........

3..........

4..........

5..........

6..........

7..........

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.

0.00

.00

.00

.00

.00

.00

.00

.00

.00

00

.00

.00

.00 

.00 

.00

.00

.00

.00

.00

.00

.00 

.00

.00

.00

.00

.00

.00

.00

.00

.00

.00

Nov.

0.05

.10

.10

.00 

.05

........

Jan.

o.io

.05

.05 ""."os"

.05

.00

.00

.05

Feb.

-.05

-.05

-.05

"-.'io'

-.10

-.10

-.10

-.10

Mar.

-.05

-.10

on

"-."26

.20

-.10

-.10

-.10

-.05

Apr.

0.20

.30

.35

.30

.25

.12

.20

.10

.40 

"".'65'

.50

.45

.4i

""." is"

.58

.52

.45

OQ

May.

0.20

.50

.42

.42

.49

.75

.92

OS

.98

.80

.78 

.85 

.84

.88

.80

.88

1.1

1.15

1.25 

1.35

1.4

1.55

1.1

1.30

1.15

1.3

1.05

1.2

1.35

June.

1.50

1

AR

1.25

1.2

1.0

1.0

.80

.80

.65

.75

.90

.85

.82 

.88 

1.4

1.0

.85

.90

.90

.82

.85 

.80

.78

.70

.68

.58

.50

.50

.50

.50

July.

0.48

.46

.48

.48

.48

.46

.42

.40

.38

.38

.35

sn

.35 

.35 

.35

.35

.35

.35

.38

.45

.40 

.40

.40

.40

.38

.42

.52

.85

.55

.50

.40

Aug.

0.40

40

oc

sn

.30

.30

.25

.25

.30

.30

.30

.30

.30 

.30

.25

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.15 

.15

.15

.15

.15

.15

.15

.15

.15

.15.

.15

Sept.

0.15

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

00

00

.00

.00

.00

.00

.00 

.00 

.00

.00

.00

.00

.00

00

.00 

.00

.00

.00

.00

.00

.00

.00

.00

.00

NOTE . Discharge relation somewhat affected by ice January to March. 

\

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Tennessee Fork near Leadville, Colo., for the year ending

Sept. 30, 1914.

Day.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

OK

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

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

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

29.................................... in

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

Oct.

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

19

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

19

12

12

12

12

12

12

Nov.

15

18

18

12

15

Mar.

6

6

6

8

8

8

10

Apr.

29

36

43

43

43

43

40

36

20

29

18

40

62

96

129

108

86

74

69

64

72

81

90

99

108

100

92

74

42

38

May.

34

29

58

86

67

67

84

160

217

237

237

176

170

193

190

203

176

203

278

295

329

363

380

431

278

346

295

346

261

312

363

June.

414

397

329

312

244

244

176

176

129

160

210

193

183

203

380

247

196

213

213

186

196

179

173

147

141

111

89

89

89

89

July.

84

79

84

84

84

79

69

64

60

60

54

45

54

54

54

54

54

54

62

79

67

67

67

67

62

72

97

200

106

92

67

Sept.

24

18

18

18

18

18

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

NOTE. Discharge determined as follows: June 16 to Aug. 31, by indirect method for shifting channels; 

for rest of year from a rating curve well defined between 10 and'200 second-feet. Discharge for August 

not estimated as gage heights reported by observer are believed to be in error.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN. 21

Monthly discharge of Tennessee Fork near Leadville, Colo.,for the year ending Sept. 80,

1914.

Month.

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

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

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

MEy...... .........................................

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

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

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

Discharge in second-feetS

Maximum.

12

129 

431 

414 

200 

24

MinfmiiTti .

12

18 

29 

89 

45 

12

M«an.

12.0 

8.0 

8.0 

63.5 

221 

204 

73.4 

13.4

Run-off 

(total in 

acre-feet).

738 

440 

492 

3,780 

13,600 

12,100 

4,510 

791

Accuracy.

B. 

D. 

D. 

C. 

C. 

C. 

C. 

C.

NOTE. Estimates for February and March based chiefly on gage readings, as discharge relation was 

apparently not seriously affected by ice.

HALF MOON CREEK NEAR LEADVILLE, COLO.

Location. In sec. 6, T 10 S., R. 80 W., 1 mile above mouth of stream and 6 milea 

southwest of Leadville; no tributaries below station.

Drainage area. 30 square miles (measured on topographic sheet).

Records available. April 10, 1911, to September 30, 1914.

Gage. Vertical staff, read morning and evening.

Discharge measurements. Made by wading.

Channel. Shifting.

Extremes of discharge. Maximum stage recorded during year: 1.2 feet at 6 p. m. 

June 14; discharge, 219 second-feet. Minimum stage recorded: 0.10 foot, morning readings, November 23 to 30, inclusive; discharge, 2 second-feet.

Maximum stage recorded 1911-1914: 1.3 feet, evening readings, June 5 to 8, 

1912, inclusive; discharge, 235 second-feet. Minimum stage recorded, 0.0 foot, 

November 15,1912; estimated discharge, 1 second-foot.

Winter flow. Discharge relation affected by ice; observations discontinued.

Diversions. There are court decrees for diversions of 12 second-feet above station.

Accuracy. Owing to the high altitude of the station (9,700 feet), alternate melting 

and freezing cause considerable diurnal fluctuation at certain seasons of the year, 

so that the mean daily gage height based on two readings a day may be considerably in error; for this reason and because of the shifting of the channel, estimates 

are only fair.

Discharge measurements of Half Moon Creek near Leadville, Colo., during the year ending

Sept. 30, 1914.

Date.

Oct. 14 

May 4«

Made byRobert Follansbee. .... 

R. H. Metcher.........

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

0.31 

.14

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

7.3 

7.0

Date.

June 9 

Aug. 13

Made byRobert Follansbee. ....

height.

Feet. 

0..50 

.55

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

35 

31

Stream partly frozen over.
22 SURFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1914, PART VII.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Half Moon Creel near Leadville, Colo.,for the year ending

Sept. 30,1914. 

[Mrs. D. Calahan, observer.]

Day.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.25

.25

.25

.25

.25

.25

Nov.

0.25

.25

.25

.25

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.15

.15

.15

.15

.15

.15

.15

.15

May.

0.14

.25

.25

.25

.25

.25

.45

. .45

.45

.55

.55

.55

.60

.60

.65

.70

.70

.70

.80

.80

.85

.85

.85

.85

.75

.75

.80

.95

June.

0.95

.95

.90

.90

.75

.75

.55

.50

.60

.85

.90

.95

1.05

1.15

1.05

.98

.95

- 1.05

1.05

1.08

1.05

1.05

1.00

1.05

.98

.95

.92

.95

.95

.98

July.

0.95

.95

.98

.98

.98

.98

.98

.98

.85

.85

.88

.85

.85

.88

.82

.82

.85

.88

.88

.85

.85

.80

.75

.90

.90

.92

.85

.85

.82

.82

.82

Aug.

0.82

.75

.75

.75

.75

.65

.65

.65

.65

.65

.65

.65

.55

.40

.40

.40

.38

.38

.40

.40

.45

.40

.40

.40

.38

.35

.35

.45

.45

.45

.45

Sept.

0.38

.38

.38

.38

.38

.38

.38

.38

.38

.38

.38

.38

.35

.35

.35

.35

.35

.35

.35

.30

.30

.30

.30

.30

.30

.30

.30

.30

.30

.30

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Half Moon Creek near Leadville, Colo., for the year

ending Sept. 80, 1914.

Day.

\... .........................................

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

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

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

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

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

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

8.... ........................................ 9................................:...........

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

^A... ..........................................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Oct.

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

6

6

6

6

6

6

Nov.

6

6

6

6

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

May.

7

12

12

12

12

12

29

29

29

44

44

44

52

52

62

73

73

73

97

97

110

110

110

110

85

85

97

138

June.

138

138

123

123

85

85

44

35

52

110

123

138

168

202

168

146

138

168

168

178

168

165

149

165

143

135

126

135

132

140

July.

132

132

140

140

140

138

138

138

102

102

110

102

100

107

92

92

100

107

107

97

97

85

73

110

110

115

95

95

87

87

87

Aug.

87

71

69

69

69

49

49

49

49

47

47

47

31

17

17

17

15

15

17

17

21

17

17

17

15

13

13

21

21

21

21

Sept.

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

NOTE. Discharge determined from two fairly well-defined rating curves, and by indirect method for 

shifting channels.
AKKA^NSAS EIVEK BASIN. 23

Monthly discharge of Half Moon Creek near Leadville, Colo.,for the year ending Sept. 30,

1914.

Month.

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

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

May 4-31... .......................................

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

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

7 

6 

138 

202 

140 

87 

15

Minimum.

6 

3

7 

35 

73 

13 

10

Mean.

6.8 

4.0 

61.1 

133 

108 

33.7 

12.7

Run-off 

(total in 

acre-feet).

419 

238 

339 

7,910 

6,640 

2.070 

756

Accuracy.

B. 

B. 

C. 

D. 

C. 

C. 

C.

COTTONWOOD CKEEK BELOW HOT SPEINGS, NEAK BUENA VISTA, COLO.

Location. In sec. 22, T. 14 S., R. 79 W., jn the Leadville National Forest, at bridge 

half a mile below old Hot Springs Hotel and 6 miles west of Buena Vista; 2 miles 

below mouth of South Fork, the nearest tributary.

Drainage area. 72 square miles (measured on Forest atlas).

Records available. April 7, 1911, to September 30, 1914. From September 25, 

1910, to September 13, 1911, a station was maintained in sec. 21, 1 mile above 

present station.

Gage. Vertical staff, read morning and evening.

Discharge measurements. Made from bridge or by wading.

Channel. Rough but permanent.

Extremes of discharge. Maximum stage recorded during year: 2.7 feet at 6 p. m. 

June 1; discharge, 380 secdhd-feet. Minimum stage recorded: 0.50 foot, 7 a. m. 

readings, March 20-23, 25, April 9, 19; discharge, 10 second-feet.

Maximum stage recorded 1911-1914: 2.7 feet, June 1, 1914; discharge, 380 

second-feet. Minimum stage recorded: 0.50 foot, March 20-23, 25, April 9, 19, 

1914; discharge, 10 second-feet.

Winter flow. River kept open by hot springs above station.

Diversions. There are court decrees for diversion of 148 second-feet from Cottonwood 

Creek, of which decrees for 28 second-feet are above gaging station.

Accuracy. Owing to high altitude of station (8,200 feet), alternate melting and freezing probably cause considerable diurnal fluctuation of stage at certain seasons, 

so that mean daily gage heights based on two readings a day are subject to considerable error. Rating curve well-defined but estimates fair or possibly good.

Discharge measurements of Cottonwood Creek below Hot Springs, near Buena Vista, Colo., 

during the year ending Sept. 30, 1914.

Date.

Oct. 13

Jan. 7

Made byRobert Follansbee _ ..

R. H. Fletcher.........

Gage

height.

Feet. 

0.87

.63

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

50

20

Date. Made by 

M. D. Anderson.. . .....

Gage 

height.

Feel. 

1.20

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

96
24 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1914, PART VII.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Cottonwood Creek below Hot Springs, near Buena Vista,

Oolo.,for the year ending Sept. 30, 1914.

IE. D. Masters, observer.]

Day.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,

0.95

1 00

1.00

1 00

1.00

.95

.95

.95

95

1.00

1.00

.95

98

.95

.95

.90

.85

.80

.80

.80

.75

.75

.80

.80

.80

.85

.85

.70

.75 

.75

.70

Nov.

0.70

.70

.75

.75

.75

.70

.70

.70

.70

.75

.70

75

.75

.75

.65

.65

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.60

.65

.70

.70

.70

.65

.65 

.60

Dec.

0.60

.65

.70

.70

.70

7=.

.75

.70

.75

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

65

fin

60

.65

.65

.70

.70

.65

.65

.65

.65 

60

60

Jan.

0.65

.65

.65

.63

.63

«9

60

an

60

.60

.60

.66

.65

.65

.65

.65

.63

64

60

.63

.65

.63

.63

.65

.65

.62 

60

«9

Feb.

0.66

64

64

fi9

64

«9

.62

.62

64

.61

«9

64

64

64

.66

.66

fid

.65

.65

.66

.66

.66

.62

«9

64

64

.62

64

Mar.

0 64

.62

.62

A9

64

A9

.62

.62

A9

64

A9

.62

fiO

64

64

A9

64

64

64*&

CO

s;a

60

60

.58

60

.64

.65

.64 

60

.61

Apr.

0.62

60

64

64

.68

.68

.66

.65

.55

.65

.65

60

«9

.65

fiO

.70

.68

AC

.58

.65

.65

.68

.72

.68

.72

.70

.72

.72

.72 

.74

.

May.

0.72

79

.72

.75

.75

.77

.78

.82

Qd

1.12

1.12

1.05

1 08

1.15

1.15

1.08

1.15

1.25

1.35

1.52

1.80

1.90

1.90

1.95

1.85

1.80

2.0

1 95

1.80 

2.1

2.3

June.

2.6

2.4

2.2

2 1

2.0

1.85

1 75

1.75

1.60

1 Qfl

2.1

2.2

9 1

2.4

2.5

2 4

2.3

9 1

2 2

2.2

9 9

2.1

2.1

9 n

2.0

2.0

1 95

1 95

1.95 

1.95

July.

2.0

1 QL

1.90

9 n

1.95

1.95

1.80

1.75

1.75

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1 90

1.80

1 Oft

1.80

9 n

1.95

2.0

1 95

1 95

1.90

1.80

1.80

1.80

2.0

1.95 

1.75

1.75

Aug.

1.70

1.65

1.65

1 60

1.65

1.55

1.55

1.55

1.55

1.50

1.45

1.35

1.35

1.28

1.25

1.25

1.25

1.22

1.18

1.12

1.12

1.18

1.18

1.12

1.18

1.15

1.15

1.20

1.20 

1.15

1.18

Sept.

1.12

1.05

1.05

1.05

1.00

98

.95

.95

.92

.92

.92

.92

.88

.88

. .92

98

.92

.88

.88

.90

1.10

1.10

1.02

1.02

.98

.98

.92

.90

.90

.88

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Cottonwood Creek below Hot Springs, near Buena Vista, 

Colo.,for the year ending Sept. 30, 1914.

Day..

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

2

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

^1

Oct.

62

68

68

68

68

62

62

62

62

68

68

62

65

62

62

55

48

42

42

42

36

36

42

42

42

48

48

30

36

36

30

Nov.

30

Of|

30

36

36

36

30

30

30

30

36

30

36

36

36

24

24

30

30

30

30

30

19

24

30

30

30

24

24

1Q

.......

Dec.

19

24

30

30

30

36

36

30

36

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

24

19

19

24

24

30

30

24

24

24

24

1Q

10 19

Jan.

20

21

99

23

23

23

01

21

19

17

17

17

17

17

91

91

23

00

23

21

22

17

21

00

01

91

23

90

19

17

1Q

Feb.

24

99

99

19

99

19

1Q

19

99

18

19

99

22

99

94

24

22

23

23

24

24

24

19

19

22

99

19

99

Mar.

22

19

10

10

22

19

10

19

10

22

19

1Q

19

99

99

1Q

22

22

22

16

16

16

17

17

16

17

22

23

22

17

18

Apr.

10

17

99

22

27

27

f)A

23

14

23

23

17

10

23

28

29

27

97

16

23

23

97

32

97

32

29

32

32

32

04.

May.

32

19

32

36

36

38

39

45

60

85

85

75

70

89

89

79

89

104

119

148

200

220

220

230

210

200

240

230

200

260

300

June.

360

320

280

260

210

190

190

162

220

260

280

OAA

320

340

320

300

300

280

280

280

260

260

240

240

240

230

230

230

230

July.

240

230

220

240

230

230

200

190

190

181

181

181

181

220

200

200

200

240

230

240

230

230

220

200

200

200

200

240

230

190

190

Aug.

181

172

172

162

172

153

153

153

153

144

136

119

119

108

104

104

104

99

93

'85

85

93

93

85

93

89

89

96

96

89

93

Sept:

85

75

75

75

68

65

62

62

58

58

58

58

52

52

58

65

58

52

52

55

82

82

71

71

65

65

58

55

55

52

NOTE. Discharge determined from a rating curve well defined below 300 second-feet. 

charge interpolated.

Jan. 1-3, dis-
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN. 25

Monthly discharge of Cottonwood Creel below Hot Springs, near Buena Vista,, Colo.,for 

the year ending Sept. 30, 1914.

Month.

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

April.........?....................................

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

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

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

68 

36 

36

23 

24 

23

34 

300 

360

240 

181

85

360

Minimum.

30 

19 

19

17 

18 

16

14 

32

162

181 

85 

52

14

Mean.

52.4 

29.7 

27.3

20.6 

21.5 

19.4

25.0

126 

262

211 

119 

63.3

818

Run-off 

(total in 

acre-feet).

3,220 

1,770 

1,680

1,270 

1,190 

1,190

1,490

7,750 

15,600

13,000

7,320 

3,770

59,200

Accuracy.

C. 

B. 

B.

B. 

B. 

B.

B. 

B. 

C.

C. 

B. 

B.

NOETH COTTONWOOD CREEK NEAR BUENA VISTA, COLO.

Location. In sec. 10, T. 14 S., R. 79 W., at highway bridge 6 miles northwest of

Buena Vista, just below a small stream entering from the west, and 1J miles below

mouth of Silver Creek.

 Drainage area. 50 square miles (measured on Forest atlas) 

Records available. October 3, 1911, to July 25, 1914. 

Gage. Vertical staff.

Discharge measurements. Made from bridge or by wading. 

Channel. Practically permanent. 

Extremes of discharge. Maximum stage recorded during year: 6.5 feet at 10

a. m. June 16; discharge, 223 second-feet. Minimum stage recorded: 3.8 feet at

11 a. m. April 23; discharge, 5 second-feet. 

Maximum stage recorded 1911-1914: 6.5 feet at 10 a. m. June 16,1914; discharge,

223 second-feet. Minimum stage recorded: 3.8 feet at 11 a. m. March 12, 1912;

discharge, 4.5 second-feet.

Winter flow. Discharge relation affected by ice. 

Diversions. There are court decrees for diversions of 35 second-feet from North

Cottonwood Creek. 

Accuracy . Owing to the high altitude of the station (8,300 feet), alternate melting

and freezing probably cause considerable diurnal fluctuations in river stage at

certain seasons, so that, the mean daily gage height estimated from one reading

a day may be considerably in error. Estimates only fair=

The following discharge measurement was made by R. H. Fletcher: 

January 7,1914: Gage height, 4.0 feet; discharge, 6.0 second-feet.
26 SUBFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1014, PABT VII.

Daily gage height, in feet, of North Cottonwood Creek near Buena Vista, Colo., for the

year ending Sept. 30, 1914. 

[C. A. Mack, observer.]

Day.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

4.2

4.25

4.2

4 05

4.15

4.18

' 4.05

4.2

4.18

4.2

4.22

Nov.

4.15

4.15

4.13

4.08

4.1

4.1

4.07

4.1

4.09

Dec.

4.15

4.05

4.03

A CY>

4.0

4.6

4.01

4.02

Jan.

4.02

4.01

4.00

4.61

4.00

4.03

4.01

4.00

4.02

4.02

Feb.

4.00

3.98

4.05

4.00

4.61

4.03

3.98

Mar.

3.95

3.95

3.95

4.01

4.10

3.97

3.98

Apr.

3.92

3.88

3.85

3.85

3.84

3.85

3.80

3.83

May.

4.10

4.05

4.05

4.12

4.65

5.45

June.

6.30

6.00

6.50

fi on

6.30

6.00

July.

5.60

5.70

5.70

5.10

5.00

NOTE. Discharge relation affected by ice during January, February, and March.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of North Cottonwood Creek near Buena Vista, Colo., for 

the year ending Sept. 30, 1914.

Day.

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

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

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

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

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

10.. ....................... .-

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

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

1Q

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

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

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

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

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

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

OA

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

99

9Q

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

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

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

97

OG

on

^n

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

Oct.

1 ft

20

18

12

16

17

12

1S

17

1C

19

Nov.

16

16

15

13

14

14

1Q

14

14

Dec.

16

12

12

12

11

10

10

Jan.

6

Mar.

10

10

10

11

14

10

10

Apr.

9

7

6

6

6

6

5

6

May.

14

12

i2

15

38

92

June.

193

152

223

193

193

152

July.

106

116

116

64

57

NOTE. Discharge determined from a rating curve fairly well defined below 200 second-feet. Discharge 

not estimated for days on which the gage was not read.
ARKANSAS KIVEE BASIN. 27

CHALK CREEK (UPPER STATION) NEAR ST. ELMO, COLO.

Location. In sec. 27, T. 15 S., R. SOW., in the Leadvi lie National Forest, one-fourth

mile below power plant of Tin Cup Gold Dredging Co. and 1J miles below St.

Elmo. Nearest tributary, Coal Creek, enters quarter of a mile below. 

Drainage area. 48 quare miles (Forest atlas measurement). 

Records available. November 15, 1913, to September 30, 1914. 

Gage. Friez water-stage recorder.

Discharge measurements. Made from footbridge and by wading. 

Channel. Apparently permanent. 

Extremes of dscharge. Maximum stage during year, from automatic-gage record:

3.15 feet at midnight June 1; discharge, 448 second-feet. Minimum stage

recorded: 1 foot on February 17 and 18; discharge, 7 second-feet. 

Winter flow. Ice causes backwater and discharge measurements are made to

determine approximate winter flow. 

Diversions. No court decrees for diversion of water that is not returned to creek

above station. 

Regulation. Low-water flow regulated to a certain extent by a small reservoir at

St. Elmo formed by diversion dam for Tin Cup Gold Dredging power house. 

Accuracy. Conditions favorable for accurate results. Estimates considered good.

Discharge measurements of Chalk Creek (upper station) near St. Elmo, Colo., during the

year ending Sept.<30, 1914.

Date.

Nov. 15

Jan. 6

Feb. 18

Made by 

R. H. Fletchef.........

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

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

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

1.20

1.07

1.00

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

12

7.7

7.6

Date.

May 5

Made by Gage 

height.

Feet. 

1.33

1.98

1.60

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

21

117

50

Daily gage height, in feet, of Chalk Creek (upper station) near St. Elmo, Colo., for the year

ending Sept. 30, 1914.

Day.

1.. ........

4..........

5..........

6..........

7..........

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.

1.20

1.23

1.20

1.24

1.18

1.13

1.16

1.17

1.17

1.14

1.16

1.15

1.19

1.17

1.17

1.17

Dec.

1.17

1.19

1.09

1.12

1.15

1.15

1.14

1.16

1.15

1.15

1.16

1.17

1.17

1.22

1.15

1.18

1.09

1.12

1.10

1.37

1.35

Jan.

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.07

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.12

1.12

1.16

1.19

1.25

1.25

1.25

1.32

1.20

1.25

.93

1.25

1.15

Feb.

1.10

1.02

1.02

1.01

1.00

1.00

1.01

1.02

Mar.

1.05

1.05

1 03

1.04

1.05

1.07

1.09

1.08

1.15

1.08

1.03

1.10

1.04

1 00

1.12

1.12

1.12

1.10

Apr.

1.10

1.11

1.13

1.13 i no

1.09

1.10

1.10

1.07

1.05

1.15

1.18

1.16

1.18

1.28

1.28

1.23

1.16

1.17

1.25

1.26

1 9Q

1.27

1.29

1 3fi

1.36

1 1*%

1.34

1.33

1.32

May.

1.30 i °.ft

1.36

1.36

1.36

1.46

1.62

1 79

1.80

1.78

1.77

1.83

1.85

1.78

1.74

1.83

1.89

1.95

2.15

2.40

2 en

2.30

2.25

2.20

9 °.f*

2.45

2.25

2 OK

2.65

2 on

June.

2.90

2.85

2.75

2.60

2.25

2.10

2.05

2 1 %

2.40

2.60

2.65

2.65

2.55

2.70

2.50

2.50

2

CA

2.50

2.35

2.10

2 9ft

2.15

2.05

2.00

July.

2.00

2 An

2.00

2.00

2 Aft

1.94

1 Ql

1.82

1.81

1.82

1.80

1.79

1.87

1.93

1.92

1.98

1.94

2 AC

2.10

2.05

2.10

9 1S

2.00

1.96

1 OS

1.95

1 O^

1.89

1 89

Aug.

1.82

1 84

1.82

1.79

1 7S

1.71

1.68

1.70

1 79

1.78

1.70

1.66

1.63

1.60

1.60

1.61

1.62

1.63

1.57

1.57

1.63

1.61

1.56

1.54 i <a

1.52

1.40

1.43

1.55

1 KQ

Sept.

1.48

1 46

1 4fi

1.43

1 4ft

1.38

1 34

1.35

1.38

1.36

1.36

1.36

1.38

1.39

1.41

1.38

1.33

1.32

1.30

1.27

1.45

1.41

1.33

1.32

1.25

1.28

1.25

1.27

1.27

NOTE. Discharge relation probably affected by ice during last part of December and January.
28 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1914, PART VII.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Chalk Creek (upper station) near St. Elmo, Colo., for 

the year ending Sept. 30, 1914.

Day.

1.. ........

2..........

3. .........

4. .........

5..........

6..........

7..........

B. .........

9..........

10..........

11.:........

12..........

13..........

14..........

15. ........

16..........

17..........

18..........

19..........

20..........

21..........

22..........

23..........

24..........

25..........

26..........

27..........

28..........

29:.........

30..........

31..........

Nov.

12

14

12

14

11

10

11

11

11

10

11

11

12

11

11

11

Dec.

11

12

9

10

11

11

10

11

11

11

11

11

11

13

11

11

9

10

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

Jan.

g

g

8

8

8

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

Feb.

9

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

Mar.

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

9

9

11

9

8

8

7

10

10

10

Apr.

q

10

10

9

9

11

11

11

11

17

17

14

11

11

15

16

17

16

17

23

23

20

21

20

20

May.

18

18

18

OT

OT

23

33

53

68

82

79

77

88

92

79

72

85

100

113

160

215

236

190

179

167

203

224

178

194

264

320

June.

357

334

304

263

204

182

136

118

140

220

259

277

284

253

296

235

246

240

235

224

220

215

210

200

190

143

166

154

132

121

July.

121

121

121

121

121

109

103

86

84

86

82

80

95

107

105

117

109

132

143

132

143

154

121

113

117

111

111

132

107

99

99

Aug.

86

on

86

80

74

67

62

65

80

79

65

59

54

50

50

KO

53

54

46

46

54

52

45

42

41

40

30

26

29

44

41

Sept.

QC

33

33

29

26

24

21

22

24

23

23

23

24

25

27

24

20

20

18

16

32

27

20

20

15

17

16

15

16

16

NOTE. Discharge determined from a rating curve well defined between 7 and 150 second-feet, but somewhat uncertain above 150 second-feet. Discharge May 17 to June 20 obtained from the mean of the hourly 

discharge; discharge, Dec. 20-31, Mar. 1-13, and June 21-25, estimated by study of records of lower station 

on Chalk Creek.

Monthly discharge of Chalk Creek (upper station) near St. Elmo, Colo., for the year ending

Sept. 30, 1914.

Month.

November 15-30 ...................................

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

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

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

14 

13

11 

23 

320

357 

154 

90 

35

Minim urn.

10 

9

7 

8 

18 

118 

80 

26 

15

Mean.

11.4 

10.0 

«8.0 

«8.0 

8.4 

13.7 

119 

219 

112 

56.2 

22.8

Run-off 

(total in 

acre-feet).

329 

615 

492 

444 

516 

815 

7,320 

13,000 

6,890 

3,460 

1,360

35,200

Accuracy.

A. 

B. 

B. 

C. 

B. 

A. 

A. 

B. 

A. 

A. 

A.

a Estimated by study of records of lower station on Chalk Creek.

CHALK CREE& NEAR ST. ELMO, COLO.

Location. In sec. 28, T. 15 S., R. 79 W., in the Leadville National Forest, at highway 

bridge just below the cascades of Chalk Creek and 6 miles east of St. Elmo. Nearest tributary is a small intermittent stream entering from the north just below 

the station.

Drainage area. 75 square miles (Forest atlas measurement).

Records available. March 10, 1911, to September 30, 1914. From September 6 

to December 28, 1910, a station was maintained in sec. 24, T. 15 S., R. 79 W.

Gage. Vertical staff, read morning and afternoon.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN. 29

Discharge measurements. Made from the bridge at high stages and by wading 

at ordinary stages.

Channel. Somewhat shifting.

Extremes of discharge. Maximum stage recorded during year: 2.2 feet at 10 

a. m. June 2 and 4 p. m. June 15; discharge, 515 second-feet. Minimum stage 

recorded: 0.84 foot, morning readings, March 6, 7, 10, 12, 13, 14, 25; discharge, 

16 second-feet.

Maximum stage recorded 1911-1914: 2.3 feet at 6 p. m. June 6 and 7 a. m. June 

7, 1912; discharge, 635 second-feet. Minimum stage recorded: 0.68 foot at 9 

a. m. January 20; discharge, 8 second-feet.

Winter flow. Discharge relation somewhat affected by ice; flow determined by 

discharge measurements.

Diversions. No court decrees for diversions from Chalk Creek between upper station 

and this one, but below there are decrees for 117 second-feet.

Accuracy. Owing to high altitude of station (8,600 feet), alternate melting and 

freezing probably cause considerable diurnal fluctuation of stage, so that mean 

daily gage heights based on two readings a day and the maximum stage from highwater mark may be considerably in error. Estimates only fair.

Discharge measurements of Chalk Creek near St. Elmo, Colo., during the year ending Sept.

SO, 1914.

Date.

Oct. 13

Nov. 11

Made by 

R.H. Fletcher.........

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

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

1.16

1.02

.90

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

40

21

18

Date.

May 5

Aug. 15

Made by 

R. H. Fletcher.........

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

1.10

1.68

1.42

Discharge.

Sec.-ft.

OQ

185

83

Daily gage height, in feet, of Chalk Creek near St. Elmo, Colo., for the year ending Sept.

30, 1914. 

(Lee Dillon and Miss P. J. Zabuske, observers.]

Day.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Oct.

1.26

1.26 

1.26

1.26 

1.26

1.16

1.26 

1.11

1.11 

1.08

1.16

1.16 

1.14

1.06

1.06 

.96

1.11

1.06 

1.08

1.06

1.04 

.96

"i.'oe"

1.06 

.98

1.65 

1.06

Nov.

0.96 "Toe"

1.46 

1.06

.96

.96

.96

1.01 

.99

1.1

1.0

1.0 

.95

1.0 

1.0 

1.05

.95

1.0 

1.0

1.2 

.95

.90 

.90

.90 

1.25

Dec.

1.2

1.25

..:::..

.......

.......

"i.'os"

.90

.90 

1.0 

1.15

.......

.90

.90 

.90

.95 

.95

""."96"

.90 

.90

Jan.

0.90

.90 

.90

""."96" 

.90

.90

.90 

.90

.90

1.0

.90

.90 

.90

.90

.90 

""."89"

.89

.89 

.89

.89

.89

.89 

.89

.89 

.89

.89 

.89

Feb.

0.89 

.89

.89

.89

.89

.88

""."89"

.89 

.89

.87

1.0

.90

.88

.87 

.86 

.86

.86

.85

.86

.86 

.85

.85 

.85

.85

-------

Mar.

0.85

.85

.85 

.85

.84

.84 ""."ss"

.84 

.85

.84

.84

.84

.85

.85 

.86

.88

.88

.90

.86

.90

.84

.83

.85

.88

.90 

.90

Apr.

0.90

.86 

.91

.96 

1.00

1.05

1.0 

.99

.98 

.97

.98

.95 

1.00

1.08

1.08 

.99

1.02

1.02 

1.04

1.07

1.10 

1.09

"i.'og"

1.10 

1.08

1.12

May.

1.10

1.08

1.09 

1.09'

1.11

1.11

1.21 

1.35

1.48

1.42

1 49

1.5 

1.5

1.46

"i.'5" 

1.55

1.7

1.9 

2.0

1.95 "i.'s"

1.9 

1.85

1.80 

1.9

2.0

June.

2.1

2.15 

2.05

2.0 

1.95

1.8

1.7 

1 8

2.0 

2.0

2.0

2.0

"2."i5"

2.0

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

2.0

" "2."6" "

2.0

1.85

1.85

1.6 

1.6

.......

July.

1.8

1.7 

1.8

1.8 

1.7

1.7

1.7 

1.7

1.7 

1.65

1.7

1.7

1.8 

1.7

1.75

1.7 

1.8

1.85

1.8

1.8

1.85

1.8

1.75 

1.7

1.7 

1.7

1.8 

1.8

1.7 

1.7

Aug.

1.7

1.7 

1.7

1.65 

1.65

1.6

1.6

1.6 

1.6

1.6 

1.6

1.55

1.5

1.48 

1.45

1.45

1.45 

1.45 

1.4

1.4

1.4 

1.45

1.45

1.45 

1.38

1.35 

1.35

1.35 

1.4

1.4 

1.38

Sept.

1.35

1.32 

1.30

1.3 

1.3

1.25

1.25

1.25 

1.22

1.2 

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2 

1 o

1.25

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.2

1.3 

1.25

1.25

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.18

1.15 

1.15

1.15

NOTE. Discharge relation not affected by ice except Nov. 24 and 29, and Dec. 1,2,15, and 19.
30 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1914, PAET VII.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Chalk Creek near St. Elmo, Goto., for ike year ending

Sept. 30, 1914.

Day.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

54

54

54

54

54

54

39

54

32

32

29

34

39

39

36

27

97

19

26

OO

27

28

25

24

18

22

25

25

18

150

25

Nov.

17

20

24

Qfi

24

17

17

17

18

10

19

28

10

19

17

18

19

19

23

17

19

19

18

18

18

16

16

16

16

16

Dec.

16

16

16

16

16

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

24

24

QO

20

18

17

17

17

21

21

19

17

17

17

Jan.

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17nt\

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

Feb.

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

20

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

Mar.

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

17

17

17

16

17

16

16

16

17

17

17

17

Apr.

17

16

17

19

20

20

24

20

20

IQ

19

10

10

18

20

26

26

20

22

99

22

23

26

28

27

27

27

28

26

30

May.

28

26

27

27

27

29

29Af)

67

Si

101

9A

9A

107

107

95

101

107

126 lot

310

375

342

300

250

310

280

250

310

375

410

June.

445

480

410

375

342

250

230

IftR

250

375

375

375

375

425

480

375

375

375

375

375

375

375

375

280

280

145

145

175

200

225

July.

250

195

250

250

220

195

195

lot

195

195

170

195

195

250

101

222

IQI

250

280

250

250

280

250

222

195

195

195

250

250

195

195

Aug.

195

195

195

170

170

145

145

145

145

145

145

126

107

101

92

92

92

92

78

78

78

92

92

92

74

67

67

67

78

78

74

Sept.

69

63

58

58

58

50

52

52

46

43

43

43

45

45

45

53

45

45

46

46

65

54

54

46

48

48

44

40

40

40

NOTE. Discharge determined from a rating curve fairly well defined below 300 second-feet; after Aug. 31 

by indirect method for shifting control. Discharge interpolated for days on which gage was not read, and 

estimated Nov. 24,29, Dec. 1,2,15, and 19.

Monthly discharge of Chalk Creek near St. Elmo, Colo.,for the year ending Sept. SO, 1914.

Month.

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

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

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

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

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

150 

96 

24

20 

20

17

30 

410

480

280 

195 

69

480L

Minimum.

18 

16 

16

17 

16 

16

16 

26 

145

170

67 

40

16

Mean.

37.9 

21.3 

17.9

17.1 

16.6 

16.3

22.2 

161 

328

220 

113

49.5

85.1

Run-off 

(total in 

acre-feet).

2,330 

1,270 

1,100

1,050 

920 

1,000

1,320 

9,900 

19,500

13,500 

6,950 

2,940

61,800

Accuracy.

C. 

C. 

D.

C. 

C. 

C.

B. 

C. 

C.

B. 

B. 

C.

SOUTH FORK OF ARKANSAS RIVER AT PONCHA, COLO.

Location. In sec. 10, T. 49 N., R. 8 E., at highway bridge near Poncha; nearest

tributary, Poncha Creek, enters one-fourth mile below. 

Drainage area. 140 square miles (Forest Atlas measurement). 

Records available. January 14, 1911, to September 30, 1914. 

Gage. Vertical staff; datum lowered 1 foot August 17, 1914. 

Discharge measurements. Made from bridge during high water and by wading

at ordinary stages. 

Channel. Somewhat shifting during 1914.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN. 31

Extremes of discharge. Maximum stage recorded during year: 3.2 feet during 

night of June 1 and 2; discharge, 665 second-feet. Minimum stage recorded: 

 0.40 1 foot, September 16 to 29, inclusive; discharge, 5 second-feet.

Maximum stage recorded during 1911-1914: 4.2 feet during night of July 5, 

1911; discharge not computed. Minimum stage recorded: 0.55 foot at 6 p. m. 

July 30 and 4 p. m. September 7, 1913; discharge, 2 second-feet.

Winter flow. Stream kept open by springs.

Diversions. There are court decrees for diversions of 114 second-feet from South 

Fork above station and 77 second-feet below, and of 85 second-feet from North 

Fork, which enters above.

Accuracy. Owing to the high altitude of the station (7,200 feet), alternate melting 

and freezing cause diurnal fluctuations of stage during certain seasons. Mean 

stage determined from three readings a day the maximum stage, which occurs 

during the night, and readings at 6 a. m. and 6 p. m. may be somewhat in error; 

estimates good only.

Discharge measurements of South Fork of Arkansas River at Poncha, Colo., during the

year ending Sept. SO, 1914.

Date.

Oct. 25

Feb. 9

May 6

Made by 

R. H. Fletcher.........

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

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

-0.20

.30

- .09

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

7.0

29

11

Date.

May 31

Aug. 17

Made byRobert Follansbee .....

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

2.30

ol.lO

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

385

32

a Datum of gage lowered 1 foot.

Daily gage height, in feet, of South Fork of Arkansas River at Poncha, Colo., for the year

ending Sept. 30, 1914. 

[J. M. Cuenm, observer.]

Day.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Oct.

-0.07

- .0-3

.03

.00

.02

- .15

- .22

- .20

- .15

- .15

- .15

- .08

- .10

- .10

- .10

- .12

- .20

- .23

- .20

- .20

- .20

- .25

- .25

- .20

- .15

Feb.

0.38

.35

.35

.28

.30

.30

.32

.30

.35

.32

.32

.30

.25

.35

.30

.30

.25

.30

.32

.32

.28

32

.25

.15

.15

.15

.25

.15

Mar.

0.15

.25

.15

.25

.25

.35

.50

.50

.45

.25

.25

.20

.15

.25

.25

.15

.20

.20

.20

25

.25

.15

.15

.20

.10

.00

.00

.10

.20

.15

.00

Apr.

0.00

- .08

- .10

- .12

- .08

- .05

- .15

- .12

- .12

- .15

- .18

- .15

- .10

- .12

- .08

.03

- .10

- .17

- .18

- .25

- .22

- .18

- .10

- .22

- .20

- .32

- .30

- .30

- .35

- .10

May.

0.00

.25

.05

.10

- .05

- .12

- .05

+ .20

.70

.87

.95

.72

.55

.60

.70

.60

.60

.63

.87

1.25

1.60

2.0

1.85

1.85

1.75

1.85

1.75

1.70

1.75

2.1

2.5

June.

2.7

2.6

2.3

2.3

1.95

1.85

1.40

1.05

.78

1.35

1.55

1.95

2.0

1.70

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.90

1.85

1.70

1.80

1.70

1.60

1.25

1.00

.90

.80

.80

.83

.65

July.

0.70

.63

.67

.80

.87

, .63

.68

.65

.50

.43

.37

.25

.43

.33

.25

.23

.40

1.35

1.35

1.35

1.20

1.50

1.00

.70

.78

.70

.72

1.60

1.45

1.35

1.15

Aug.

1.05

1.00

1.25

1.20

1.05

.80

.58

.40

.40

.57

.57

.42

.33

.32

.23

.25

1.15

1.03

1.03

1.10

1.03

1.10

1.10

1.00

1.00

1.10

.85

.85

.90

.90

.85

Sept.

0.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.75

.75

.75

.70

.70

.68

.65

.62

.65

.60

.60

.60

.60

.60

.62

.60

.60

.60

.60

.60

.60

.60

.60

.68

NOTE. Gage datum lowered 1 foot Aug. 17. 

24016° WSP 387 16 3

1 Original datum.
32 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1&14, PART VII.

, in second-feet, of South Fork of Arkansas River at Poncha, Colo.,for the 

year ending Sept. 30, 1914.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

91

Oct.

13

15

18

16

17

10

8

9

10

10

10

13

12

12

12

11

9

8

9

9

9

8

8

9

10

Feb.

36

34

34

29

30

30

32

30

34

32

32

30

26

34

30

30

26

30

32

32

29

32

26

20

20

20

26

20

Mar.

20

26

20

26

26

34

48

48

&2P

26

23

20

26

26

20

23

23

23

26

26

20

20

23

18

14

14

18

23

20

14

Apr.

14

11

10

9

11

12

8

9

9

8

8

8

10

9

11

15

10

8

8

6

7

8

10

7

7

5

5

5

4

10

May.

14

26

16

18

12

9

12

23

74

104

120

77

54

60

74

60

60

64

104

179

250

334

302

302

282

302

282

271

282

355

455

June.

515

485

397

397

324

302

209

139

88

199

240

324

334

271

355

355

338

317

307

275

300

279

258

187

141

121

102

102

112

79

July.

88

76

86

110

123

79

91

86

63

54

49

37

56

45

39

37

55

231

235

235

205

267

169

110

125

110

118

296

265

244

203

Aug.

183

173

227

213

183

133

91

67

67

95

95

70

58

56

46

48

37

28

28

33

28

33

33

26

26

33

16

16

19

19

16

Sept.

13

13

13

13

13

13

10

10

10

8

8

7

6

6

6

5

5

5

5

5

6

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

7

NOTE. Discharge determined as follows: Feb. 1 to June 16, from a rating curve well defined between 

10 and 400 second-feet; June 17 to Aug. 16, by the indirect method for shifting control; Aug. 17 to Sept. 30, 

from a fairly well-defined rating curve.

Monthly discharge of South Fork of Arkansas River at Poncha,-Colo.,for the year ending

Sept. 30, 1914.

Month.

October 1-25. .....................................

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

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

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

18 

36

48 

15 

455 

515 

296 

227 

13

Minimum.

8 

20 

14 

4 

9 

79 

37 

16 

5

Mean.

11.0 

29.1 

24.6

8.7 

148 

262 

129 

70.8 

7.6

Run-off 

(total in 

acre-feet).

546 

1,620 

1,510 

518 

9,100 

15,600 

7,930 

4,350 

452

Accuracy.

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

C. 

B. 

B. 

B.

PONCHA CREEK AT PONCHA, COLO.

Location. In sec. 10, T. 49 N., R. 8 E., at highway bridge near Poncha, about onefourth mile above mouth of creek.

Drainage area. 89 square miles (measured on Forest atlas).

Records available. January 14,1911, to September 30, 1914.

Gage. Vertical staff, which was moved 20 feet downstream and placed on opposite 

side of creek May 6, 1914; datum lowered 1 foot.

Discharge measurements. Made from bridge or by wading.

Channel. Fairly permanent during 1914.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN. 33

Extremes of discharge. Maximum stage recorded during year: 3.2 feet during 

night of June 2; discharge, 298 second-feet. Minimum stage recorded during the 

year: 0.15 foot at 8 a. m. March 15 and 8 a. m. March 17; discharge, 0.4 secondfoot.

Maximum stage recorded during 1911-1914: 3.2 feet, June 2, 1914 (the gage was 

washed out by high water May 27, 1912, and at that time the stage may have been 

higher). Minimum stage recorded: 0.15 foot, 8 a. m., March 15, and 8 a. m. 

March 17; discharge, 0.4 second-foot.

Winter flow. Springs prevent the creek from freezing to any great extent.

Diversions. There are court decrees for diversions of 7 second-feet above station, 

but none for diversion below.

Accuracy. Owing to high altitude of station (7,200 feet), alternate meltmg and 

freezing may cause considerable diurnal fluctuation of stage at certain seasons of 

the year, so that the mean daily gage height based on morning and evening readings 

and the maximum stage for the 24 hours may be somewhat in error. Estimates 

only fair for greater part of year.

Discharge measurements of Poncha Creek at Poncha, Colo., during the year ending Sept.

SO, 1914.

Date.

Oct. 25

Feb. 9

May 6

Made byRobert Follansbee .....

R. H. Fletcher.........

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

height.

Feet. 

0.25

.30

1.66

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

5.0

5.8

25

Date.

May 31

Aug. 17

Made byRobert Follansbee. ....

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

2.49

1.34

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

140

12

NOTE. New gage, at different location and datum, read May 6 and thereafter.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Poncha Creek at Poncha, Colo., for the year ending Sept. SO,

1914. 

IJ. M. Cuenin, observer.]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Oct.

0.60

.53

.53

.55

.53

.35

.62

.30

.32

.25

.35

.50

.53

.42

.38

.38

.33

.32

.30

.28

.30

.20

.25

.20

.25

Feb.

0.45

.20

.15

.10

.15

.15

.20

.25

.25

.25

.25

.25

.25

.25

.25

.25

.25

97

.27

.25

.25

.27

.25

.15

.20

.25

.10

.20

Mar.

0.20

.10

.25

.20

.20

.30

.45

.50

.45

.27

.23

.07

.10

.00

 10

- .05

- .10

.10

.10

.15

.20

.20

.10

.25

.30

.20

.10

.10

.25

.30

.35

Apr.

0.33

.40

.50

.50

.47

.55

.43

.45

.35

.40

.37

.37

.40

.43

.55

.68

.50

.45

.47

.60

.65

.70

.77

.65

.73

.77

.63

.65

.70

.90

May.

0.80

.95

.70

.65

.78

1.83

1.83

1 OS

2.10

2.15

2.15

2.15

2.25

2.35

2.30

2.10

2.05

2 si

2.50

2.40

2..S5

2.55

2.65

2.65

2.76

2.75

2.70

2.55

2.55

2.70

2.70

June.

2.75

2.70

2.55

2.45

2.45

2.40

2.15

2.15

2.20

2.30

2.45

2.30

2.30

2.05

2

AK

2 3fl

2.35

2 in

2.05

2.05

2.05

1.98

1.88

1.83

1.77

1.77

1.70

1.70

1.67

1.47

July.

1.65

1.63

1.63

1.67

1.65

1.62

1.67

1.63

1.60

1.53

1.43

1.47

1.47

1.42 i dn

1.30

1.50

1.63

1 80

1.75

1.62

1.70

1.67

1.58

1.55

1.52

1.57

1.92

1.87

1.73

1.68

Aug.

1.62

1.60

1.67

1.65

1.57

1.57

1.52

1.45

1.45

1.42

1 An

1.38

1.35

1.32

1 V}

1.35

1.35

1.37

1.35

1.33

1.63

1.60

1.60

1.50

1.50

1.60

1.60

1.32

1.30

1 30

1.30

Sept.

1.28

1.28

1 28

1.28

1.25

1.25

1.25

1.22

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.22

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.22

1.20

NOTE. Location of gage changed and datum lowered 1 foot May 6,1914.
34 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1914, PART VII.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Poncha Creek at Poncha, Colo., for the year ending

Sept. 30, 1914.

Day.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

19

16

16

16

16

8

20

6

7

4

8

14

16

11

9

7

7

6

5

6

3

4

3

4

Feb.

12

3

2

3

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

5

4

4

5

4

4

3

Mar.

3

4

6

19

14

12

5

4

2

1

.5

1

.5

2

3

3

4

6

3

2

4

6

Apr.

7

10

14

14

11

16

11

12

8

10

9

9

10

11

16

23

14

12

13

19

22

24

28

22

26

28

20

22

24

37

May.

30

41

24

29

40

40

50

72

80

80

80

96

114

iru

72

65

114

142

123

152

152

172

172

193

193

182

152

152

182

182

June.

193

182

152

132

123

80

80

87

104

132

104

104

65

132

104

114

72

65

65

65

56

45

40

35

35

29

29

27

16

July.

26

25

25

27

26

24

27

25

23

20

14

16

16

14

13

9

18

25

37

33

24

29

27

22

20

19

22

49

44

31

28

Aug.

24

23

27

26

22

22

19

16

16

14

13

12

11

10

12

11

11

12

11

10

25

23

23

18

Is

23

23

10

9

Sept.

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

7

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

7

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

7

6

NOTE. Discharge determined as follows: Oct. 1 to May 5, from a well-defined rating curve; May 6 to 

Sept. 30, from a rating curve well defined below 40 second-feet.

Monthly discharge of Poncha Creek at Poncha, Colo., for the year ending Sept. 30, 1914.

Month.

October 1-25................................ . ....

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

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

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

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

20 

12 

14 

37 

193 

193 

49 

27 

8

Minimum.

3 

2

.5 

7 

22 

16 

9 

9 

6

Mean.

9.6 

3.8 

4.0 

16.8 

107 

86.6 

24.5 

16.5 

6.6

Run-ofl 

(total in 

acre-feet).

476 

211 

246 

1,000 

6,580 

5,150 

1,510 

1,010 

393

Accuracy.

C. 

C. 

C. 

B. 

C. 

C. 

B. 

B. 

B.

WEST BEAVER CREEK NEAR VICTOR, COLO.

Location. In sec. 30, T. 16 S., R. 68 W., at the Skagway power station of the 

Arkansas Valley Railway, Light & Power Co., about 7 miles southeast of Victor.

Drainage area. 70 square miles.

Records available. January 1, 1905, to September 30, 1914.

Method of compiling records. Water used through power house is brought by 

pipe line from reservoir 3J miles upstream; quantity measured hourly by weir, 

and a quantity representing the gain or loss in the reservoir during the period is 

added or subtracted. To determine the natural flow of the stream the seepage 

through the dam is measured by weir and added to the total quantity thus obtained. 

This method takes no account of evaporation from the surface of the reservoir.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN. 35

Diversions. Above the power reservoir are three reservoirs from which the town of 

Victor obtains its municipal supply. In the upper basin are four reservoirs from 

which water is diverted into Lake Moraine and thence by natural channels to 

Colorado Springs, where it is used as municipal supply. Filings for these diversions from the basin 52 second-feet by ditch and 5 second-feet by pipe line have 

not yet been adjudicated. The town of Altman, for municipal supply, has also 

filed on five reservoir sites in the upper basin having a combined capacity of 

2,300 acre-feet. Below the power plant there are adjudicated decrees for diversions of 57 second-feet from Beaver Creek, which is formed by East and West 

Beaver creeks. In addition there is an irrigation reservoir in operation which 

has a filing for 4,760 acre-feet.

Cooperation. Records are furnished through courtesy of Arkansas Valley Railway, 

Light & Power Co., and are said to be probably correct within 5 per cent.

Monthly discharge of West Beaver Creek near Victor, Colo.,for the year ending Sept. SO,

1914.

Month.

Mean discharge In 

second-feet.

9.97

8.08

7.23

5.01

7.07

14.6

38.1

Run-off 

(total in 

acre-feet).

613

481

445

393

QQQ

2,270

Month.

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

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

Mean discharge in 

second-feet.

149

114

113

61.7

23.3

45.3

Run-off 

(total in 

acre-feet).

8 7qn

6

7on

6 950

3 790

1 ^Qrt

33,000

CANADIAN RIVEE NEAR SANCHEZ, N. MEX.

Location. In sec. 8, T. 17 N., R. 24 E., a mile below the old Sanchez ruins, 2 miles 

north of Sanchez post office, 30 miles northwest of Bell ranch post office, 1J miles 

below mouth of Canyon Largo, and about 5 miles south of mouth of Mora River.

Drainage area. Not measured.

Records available. May 15, 1912, to September 30, 1914.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Discharge measurements. Made by wading a* low stages and from cable at 

medium stages. Flood discharge determined by Kutter's formula from slope 

and cross section.

Channel. Shifting.

Winter flow. Discharge relation at times slightly affected by ice.

Diversions. A large part of the flow is diverted for irrigation above station.

Accuracy. Estimates poor.

Discharge measurements of Canadian River near Sanchez, N. Mex., during the year ending

Sept. SO, 1914.

Date.

Nov. 18

Feb. 13

Made by 

I.E. Powers...........

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

1.90

1.83

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

40.4

43.4

Date.

June 17

Sept. 5

Made by 

Powers and Hank. .....

R. J. Hank............

height.

Feet. 

3.84

2.10

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

749

180
36 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1914, PART vn.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Canadian River near Sanehez, N. Mex., for the year ending

Sept. 30, 1914. 

[Luther Hamilton, observer.]

Day.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Oct.

2.6

o4.0

9 K.

2.5

2.5

2 4

2.4

2.4

2.35

2.0

2.05

2.05

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

Nov.

2.0

9 fi

2.0

2.0

2.05

2.05

2.0

1.9

1.85

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.95

2.0

2.0

2.0

1 0

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.05

2.05

Dec.

2.05

9 fi

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.0

9 n

2.15

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.95

2.0

2.0

2.05

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.C

2.0

2.0

Jan.

2.0

9 ft^

9 1

2.2

2.4

2.4

9 4

9 4

9 K.

9 fi

2.5

2.5

9 %

9 %

9 fi

3.6

*3 A

3.05

2.7

9 A.t\

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.15

9 4

2.35

2.25

2.15

Feb.

2 05

9 n

2.0

2.0

2.06

2.05

1

QC

1 Q*.

1.95

1.9

1 Q

1.9

1.85

1 Q

1.95

2.0

1.9

1.95

9 n

2.05

2.1

2.05

<} AC

1 Q

1.8

1.85

1.85

1.85

Mar.

1.85

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.85

1.85

1.85

1.85

1.85

1.8

1.75

1.75

1.7

1.65

.6

.6

.6

.55

.55

.5

1.5

1.5

Apr.

1.55

1.55

1.6

1.55

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.55

2.55

9 K.

9 45.

9 K.

2.55

2.6

2.8

9 Q

2.95

2.9

2.85

2.85

2.8

2.85

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.8

 2.95

May.

(")

5 2

4.9

4.7

4.0

4.1

4.05

4.8

4.85

4.85

5.35

5.1

5.0

June.

3.2

9 1H

2.9

2.5

2.3

2 25

3.85

3.45

3.95

3.85

3.75

3.6

3.65

3.4

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.2

July.

5.2

3.65

3.65

q 7

^ 7

3.85

4 n

4.0

3.75

3.85

3.85

3.85

3.9

Aug.

4 /IK

4.45

4.0

3.65

3.75

9 fif;

3.25

4.55

3.25

2.75

2.75

2.75

2.75

2.75

2.8

2.85

2.8

2.75

2.5

2.35

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

Sept.

2.1

9 fi£

9 fi

9 fi

9 1

2 1

9 1

9 ft^

1 QFs

1 QK.

1.9

2.9

9 fiK1

C

1.7

1.65

1.5

1.4

1.3

1 95.

1.25

1.2

1 9

1.2

1.2

1.25

1.2

1.2

a Maximum stage recorded Oct. 2, 7.6 feet.

b Maximum stage recorded May 1, 11.8 feet, corresponding to a discharge of approximately 19,000 

second-feet.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Canadian River near Sanehez, N. Mex., for the year

ending Sept. SO, 1914.

Day.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

91

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Oct.

176

620

500

380

260

152

152

152

131

120

120

110.

56

62

62

69

69

69

69

50

50

50

50

en

50

50

50

50

50

en

Nov.

50

50

50

56

56

50

38

33

28

28

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

44

50

50

en

38

38

38

50

50

50 56

56

Dec.

56

50

50

76

76

62

50

50

69

70

76

76

76

76

62

50

38

44

50

50

50

en

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

Jan.

50

Cfl

62

76

110 no

110

110

131

1 ^9

1d9

142

142

142

164

eno

488

467

446

425

318 on*?

142

131

110

110

84

131

120

101

84

Feb.

69

62

62

62

69

69

56

56

56

en

50

50

44

50

56

62

50

56

62

69

76

69

69

50

38

44

44

44

Mar.

44

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

 50

50

50

50

50

44

44

44

44

44

38

33

33

28

24

20

20

20

16

16

12

12

12

Apr.

16

16

9n

16

12

12

12

12

12

12

16

164

152

142

152

164

176

233

265

282

265

249

249

233

249

265

233

233

233

282

May.

7,880

8,380

3,620

2,050

1,990

1,900

1,810

1,720

1,640

1,640

1,430

1,310

1,190

1,070

950

835

905

870

1,000

1,140

1,270

1,400

1,540

1,590

1,590

2,180

1,870

1,840

1,800

1,760

1,570

June.

1,380

1,190

1,000

810

620

425

405

318

292

266

240

215

190

142

131

436

740

870

600

530

800

740

680

605

630

508

388

388

388

425

July.

860

1,300

1,740

2,180

1,970

1,760

1,550

1,340

1,130

920

710

710

740

740

835

1,020

1,020

835

905

905

905

940

975

1,020

1,050

1,080

1,110

1,140

1,170

1,200

1,230

Aug.

1,270

1,300

1,340

1,380

1,420

1,460

1,500

1,540

1,540

1,100

835

905

835

605

1,640

605

388

388

388

388

388

405

425

405

388

300

249

203

176

176

176

Sept.

176

164

152

152

176

176

176

164

142

142

131

445

164

110

92

84

62

50

38

33

33

28

28

28

28

28

28

33

28

28

NOTE. Discharge determined as follows: Oct. 21 to Jan. 10 from a poorly defined rating curve; rest of 

year by indirect method for shifting channels. Discharge for days for which gage heights are not recorded 

determined by interpolation or from records of nearby stations, from information furnished by the observer 

and climatic data.
ARKANSAS KIVER BASIN. 37

Monthly discharge of Canadian Rivet near Sanchez, N. Mex., for the yeai ending Sept. SO,

1914.

Month.

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

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

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

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

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

740 

56 

76

508 

76 

50

282 

8,380 

1,380

2,180

1,640 

445

8,380

MiTiitnyiTn^

50

28 

38

50 

38 

12

12 

835 

131

710

176 

28

12

Mean.

149 

44.2 

56.9

180 

56.9 

37.0

146 

1,990 

545

1,130

778 

104

440

Kun-ofl 

(total in 

acre-feet).

9,160 

2,630 

3,500

11,100 

3,160 

2,280

8,690 

122,000 

32,400

69,500

47,800 

6,190

318,000

Accuracy.

C. 

C. 

C.

C. 

C. 

C.

C. 

D. 

D.

D. 

D. 

C.

CANADIAN RIVER AT LOGAN, N. MEX.

Location, In sec. 15, T. 13 N., R. 33 E., three-fourth of a mile above railroad bridge, 

a mile south of Logan, 5 miles below mouth of Ute Creek, and about 5 miles above 

mouth of Arroyo Largo or Tucumcari Creek.

Drainage area. Approximately 12,000 square miles.

Records available. June 29, 1904, to February 26, 1905; December 22, 1908, to 

May 20, 1914, when station was discontinued.

Gage. Water-stage recorder installed August 5, 1910, and referred to a different 

datum from that of gage previously used. Original gage was a staff. On reestablishment of station in 1908 a gage was painted on one of the bridge piers and referred 

to a new datum; used until present gage was installed. June 12 to July 12,1913, 

when automatic gage was removed because of high water, staff gage referred to 

datum of automatic gage was read. Automatic gage reinstalled July 12, 1913, 

and referred to its previous datum. May 1,1914, automatic gage was washed out 

by severe flood.

Discharge measurements. During floods made by floats, owing to great amount 

of drift carried in stream; at ordinary stages made from a cable; at low stage by 

wading.

Channel. Shifting.

Winter nov. Discharge relation at times slightly affected by ice.

Diversions. Some water diverted from headwater streams for irrigation; none 

diverted from the Canadian in the vicinity of this station.

Discharge measurements of Canadian River at Logan, N. Mex., during the year ending

Sept. 30,1914.

[Made by C. J. Emerson.]

Date.

Nov.20.. .....................

Jan. 10........................

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

4.40

4.65

Discharge.

" Sec.-ft. 

43.8

100

Date.

Feb. 12.......................

Mar.24..... ....... ...........

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

4.30

3.80

Discharge.

8ec.-ft. 

44.3

7.1
38 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1914, PART VII.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Canadian River at Logon, N. Mex.,for the year ending Sept.

30, 1914. 

[Samuel Rufl, observer.]

Day.

\... ............................ ^....

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

19

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Oct.

4.62

4.88

5.79

5.41

5.42

4.90

4.80

4.80

4.75

4.70

4.70

4.72

4.70

4.62

4 58

4.55

4.51

4.45

4.30

4.25

4.25

4.30

4 30

4.24

4.22

4.21

4.20

4.20

4.20

4.20

Nov.

4.20

4.20

4.20

4.20

4.20

4.20

4.25

4.25

4.20

4.20

4.20

4.20

4.21

4.29

4.34

4.39

4.42

4.38

4.36

4.34

4.32

4.30

4.25

4.22

4.23

4.24

4.30

Dec.

4.30

4.30

4.61

4.71

4.70

4.70

4.73

4.60

4.40

4.21

4.19

4.18

4.12

4.07

4.02

4.21

4.25

4.30

4.30

4.25

4.25

4.20

4.20

4.22

4.21

4.19

4.21

4.32

4.31

4.21

4.20

Jan.

4.35

4.35

4.30

4.30

4.35

4.40

4.40

4.60

4.70

4.65

4.60

4.60

5.00

5.00

5.00

4.95

4.90

5.25

5.75

5.65

5.70

5.50

5.25

5.10

4 95

4.80

4.70

4.60

4.55

4.55

4.76

Feb.

4.70

4.55

4.55

4.55

4.45

4.40

4.40

4.40

4.35

4.40

4.50

4.35

4.30

4.30

4.25

4.30

4.30

4.30

4.30

4.25

4.25

4.20

4.20

4.20

4.20

4.15

4.20

4.25

Mar.

4.25

4.20

4.20

4.20

4.20

4.20

4.15

4.15

4.15

4.20

4.20

4.15

4.15

4.10

4.05

4.05

4.00

3.95

3.90

3.85

3.80

3.80

3.80

3.80

3.75

3.75

3.65

3.60

3.55

Apr.

5. 16

5.10

5.10

5.10

5j 10

5.10

5.10

May.

"20.7

8.5

6.00

9.25

9.00

9.50

o Maximum stage recorded on May 1, 30.2 feet.

NOTE. Discharge relation slightly affected by ice Dec. 16 to Jan. 7; staff gage on railroad bridge read 

May 1, 2, and 17-20.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Canadian River at Logon, N. Hex., for the year ending

Sept. 30, 1914.

Day.

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

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

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

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

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

6....1...............................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9<*

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Oct.

87

165

771

472

479

173

133

133

118

103

103

109

103

87

80

75

69

59

51

39

29

9Q

04

Hi

28

27

26

25

9f»

25

9f»

Nov.

25

25

25

25

25

25

29

29

25

25

25

25

26

33

33

38

44

44

45

48

43

40

38

36

34

29

27

97

28

34

Dec.

39

39

85

106

103

103

112

83

51

30

28

27

23

19

16

35

39

45

45

39

39

34

34

36

35

33

35

47

46

35

34

Jan.

54

54

48

48

54

60

60

90

110

100

90

90

186

186

186

172

158

284

624

540

580

428

284

220

172

134

110

90

82

82

Feb.

110

82

82

82

67

60

60

60

54

60

74

54

48

48

42

48

48

48

48

42

42

36

36

36

36

31

36A*}

Mar.

42

36

36

36

36

36

31

31

31

36

36

31

31

26

22

22

18

15

12

9.5

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

5.0

5.0

9 n

1.0

.5

Apr.

670

580

500

430

365

310

260

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

900

May.

110,000

8,000

2,500

10,500

9,600

11,500

NOTE. Discharge determined from several poorly defined rating curves and by indirect method for shifting channels. Discharge estimated Dec. 16 to Jan. 7, Apr. 15-21, and Apr. 29 and 30. Discharge May 1, 

approximate only. Stream dry Mar. 30 to Apr. 14.
ARKANSAS EIVEB BASIN. 39

Monthly discharge of Canadian River at Logan, N. Mex.,for the year ending Sept. SO, 1914.

Month.

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

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

The period... ...............................

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

771 

48 

112 

624 

110 

42 

900

Minimum.

25 

25 

16 

48 

31 

0 

0

Mean.

120 

31.8 

47.6 

177 

54.0 

19.8 

192

Sun-off 

(Total in 

acre-feet).

7,380 

1,890 

2,930 

10,900 

3,000 

1,220 

11,400

38,700

Accuracy.

B. 

B. 

C. 

C. 

B. 

B. 

D.

CHICORICA CREEK NEAK RATON, N. MEX.

Location. In sec. 28, T. 30 N.; R. 24 E., 500 feet above St. Louis, Rocky Mountain 

& Pacific Railway bridge and 10 miles southeast of Raton, above Raton and Una 

del Gato creeks.

Drainage area. Not measured.

Records available. July 29,1910, to September 30, 1914.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. On May 1, 1914, the Friez gage was washed out by a 

flood. May 5 to June 8, 1914, a temporary staff gage was used and readings 

reduced to former datum. June 8, 1914, a Stevens automatic gage was installed 

500 feet upstream from old site and referred to new datum, which on July 14,1934, 

was lowered 0.44 foot.

Discharge measurements. Made from bridge during high water and by wading 

at ordinary stages.

Channel. September 25, 1914, a concrete artificial control was installed a few feet 

below automatic gage. Zero flow was found to be at gage height 0.78 foot. Previous to installation of artificial control channel was shifting.

Winter flow. Discharge relation affected by ice.

Diversions. Greater part of normal flow diverted above station for irrigation.

Discharge measurements of Chicorica Creek near Raton, N. Mex., during the year ending

Sept. 30, 1914.

Date.

Oct. 13

Nov. 13

Mar. 20 

Apr. 27

Made by 

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

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

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

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

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

1.00

1.02

61.90

1.79 

1.80

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

«0. 7

0.6

0.8

20.3 

33.5

Date.

July 14

Aug. 6

Sept. 14 

25

Made byPowers and Hank. .....

R.J.Hank.. ..........

Qrover and Hank ......

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

.76

.65

1.26

.72 

.95

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

12.3

9.8

37.4

2.6 

2.2

a Estimated. 6 Discharge relation affected by ice. *

NOTE. Gage height on June 9 refers to gage at different location and datum; datum lowered 0.44 foot, 

July 14. Sept. 25, discharge relation affected by concrete control below gage.
40 -SURFACE WATEB SUPPLY, 1914, PAET vn.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Chicorica Creek near Raton, N. Mex., for the year ending

Sept. 30,1914.

Day.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Oct.

1.82

1.50 

1.41 

1.32

1.12

"i.'oo"

1.00

1 00

1.01 

1.02

1.03 

1.00 

1.00

1.00 

1.00 

1.00

1.00 

.90

.90 

.95 

.93 

1.03 

.98

Nov.

0.97

.97 

.98 

98

.98 

.97

.93

.94

.96

.98

1.00 

1.02 

1.03 

1.03

1.02

1.02 

1.02

1.03 

1.03 

1.04

1.03 

1.02 

1.04

1.07 

1.04

1.01 

1.00 

1.00 

1.01 

1.01

Dec.

1.05

1.08 

1.10 

1.18

1.20 

1.20

1.55

1.55

2.38 

"i."85"

1.80

1.80 

1.82

1.67 

1.67 

1.72

"2." 02" 

2.05

2.00

1.97 

1.91 

1.91 

2.00 

2.01

2.03

Jan.

.......

2.2i 

2 no

1.91

1.93

1.92

1.69

"i.~C3~ 

1.50 

1.47

1 46

1.57 

1.80

"l.8&' 

1.51

1.26 

1.24 

1.72

1.28

1 9Q

1.34 

1.60 

2.07 

1.23 

1.25

1 91

Feb.

1.20 

1.19 

1.25

1.35 

1 05

1.13

1.15

1.18

1.22

1.27 

1.24 

1.24 

1.22

i *yi

1.27 

1.26

1.20 

1.18 

1.27

1.30 

1.28 

1.18

1.21 

1.23

1.28 

1.18 

1.15

Mar.

1.22

1.31 

1.31 

1.42

1.40 

1.19

1.39

1.42

1.48

1.60

1.49 

1.44 

1.45 

1.60

1.87

1.96 

2.04

2.10 

1.97 

1.81

1.80 

1.76 

1.79

1.85 

1.87

1.92 

2.09 

2.25 

2.30 

2.17

2 flfi

Apr.

2.07

2.08 

2.21

9 10

2.41 

2.60

2.42

2.06

1.99

1.98

2.03 

2.03 

2.07 

2.09

2.14

2.28 

2.36

2."11 

2.08 

2.21

2.25 

2.28 

2.05

2.05 

1.98

"i.'so"

1.74 

1.72

May.

4.0

2.72

2.49

2.33

2.29

2.09 

2.09 

2.11 

2.10

2 14

2.09

2.08 " "i'oe" 

"2."6i"

"Too"

"i.~64"

1.85 "i.'eg"

June.

1.94

"i'.ll" 

1.60

1.62

1.59

.78

.74

.73

.72 

.63 

.62fa

.81 

.68

.45 

.35 

.40

.32 

.30 

.25

.25 

.22

.20 

.15 

.10 

- .05 

- .10

July.

-0.12

.00 

.50

19

.02 

.00

.00

- .05

- .02

- .05

.20 

.60 

.41

.67

.48

.40 

1.92

1.85 

2.41 

1.93

2.30 

2.00 

1.95

1.70 

1.33

1.23 

1.32 

1.22 

1.05 

.98

1.55

Aug.

1.75

1.69 

1.41 

1.65

1.60 

1.37

1.22

1.46

1.22

1.21

1.19 

1.07 

1.23 

1.16

1.08

.98 

.94 

.94

.90 

.89 

.91

.93 

.92

.80

Sept.

.......

.......

0.78

.78

.75

.75

.75 

" "".72

79.

.72

.74

.73

.74

""."95

.96 

.96 

.96 

.96

.97

NOTE. Discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 1 to Feb. 6. Gage heights recorded since June 8 refer 

to new gage at different location and datum. This datum was lowered 0.44 foot July 14. Sept. 25-30 

discharge relation affected by concrete control installed below gage.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Chicorica Creek near Raton, N. Mex., for the year ending

Sept. 30, 1914.

Day.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

14................... i fi

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Oct.

38

17

12

8.6

2.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.4

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

Nov.

0.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.6

.4

.4

.5

.5

.6

.6

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.7

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

.6

.6

Feb.

0.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

1.0

1.6

2.4

3.4

2.8

.2.8

2 A

2 ft

3.4

3.2

2.0

1.6

3.4

4.0

3 ft

1.8

2.2

2.6

3.8

1.8

1.0

Mar.

2.4

2.2

2.2

4.6

4.0

1.8

3.8

4.6

6.4

10

6.7 i; 9

5.5

10

24

Qt

38

44

32

21

20

18

19

23

94

28

44

61

69

53

43

Apr.

44

46

60

59

88

IfU

01

47

40

40

45

46

50

53

59

78

90

58

54

72

77

74

84

55

49

41

33

9Q

28

54

May.

540

475

410

345

281

242

204

165

151

126

100

94

90

83

81

73

70

67

64

61

56

52

47

42

37

27

17

30

24

18

28

June.

37

30

24

14

14

15

14

14

13

11

9.4

9.1

6.4

6.1

6.1

12

7.9

7.0

4.0

5.5

3.4

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.4

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.0

July.

0.6

3.0

23.0

6.1

3.4

3.0

3.0

2.0

2.6

2.0

8.5

30

18

10

4.3

2.6

149

133

238

140

206

146

133

90

42

31

37

27

15

12

56

Aug.

86

80

48

80

76

48

33

56

32

32

29

21

32

26

91

18

16

14

12

12

10

9

t

10

10

10

ft n

8.0

7.3

6.7

6.1

5.5

Sept.

5.2

4.9

4 6

4.4

4.2

4 0

3.8

3.8

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.6

2

«

9 n

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

2

0

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.3

NOTE. Discharge determined by indirect method for shifting channels. Discharge estimated on account 

of ice Feb. 1-6, and interpolated for days for which gage heights are not recorded except Oct. 6-12 when 

there was no flow.
ARKANSAS EIVEE BASIN. 41

Monthly discharge of Chicorica Creek near Raton, N. Mex., for the year ending Sept. SO,

1914.

Month.

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

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

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

Discharge In second-feet.

Maximum.

38 

.8

4.0

69 

104 

540 

37 

238 

86 

5.2

540

Minimum.

0.0

.4

.6 

1.8 

28 

17 

1.0 

.6 

5.5 

2.2

.0

Mean.

2.90 

.62 

a. 6 

a. 8 

2.09 

21.3 

58.3 

132 

9.44 

50.9 

27.9 

2.95

26.1

Run-off 

(total in 

acre-feet).

178 

37 

37 

49 

116 

1,310 

3.470 

8,120 

562 

3,130 

1,720 

176

18,900

Accuracy.

D. 

D.

D. 

C. 

C. 

D. 

C. 

C. 

C. 

D.

a Monthly mean estimated.

CIMAEEON EIVEE AT UTE PAEK, N. MEX.

Location. In sec. 19, T. 27 N., B. 18 E., at highway bridge in TJte Park, half a mile

below mouth of TJte Creek.

Drainage area. 235 square miles (measured on General Land Office map). 

Records available. July 14, 1907, to September 30, 1914. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder installed in September, 1909, and referred to same datum

as staff gage previously used.

Discharge measurements. Made from bridge or by wading. 

Channel. Bough; shifts during high stages. 

Winter flow. Discharge relation affected by ice. 

Diversions. Little water diverted above station, but most of normal flow is

diverted below.

Discharge measurements of Cimarron River at Ute Park, N. Mex., during the year ending

Sept. 30, 1914.

Date.

Oct. 15

Nov. 14 

Jan. 10

Feb. 12

Mar. 23

Apr. 29

Made by 

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

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

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

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

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

height.

Feet. 

0 40

.40 

«.40

«. 40

.50

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

16.5

 15.0

16.9

13.6

24.8

108

Date.

June 10

Aug. 7

Sept. 15

15

19

Made byPowers and Hank. . ....

Gage

Feet. 

1.66

.64 

.73

.51

.51

.44

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

371

32.7 

43.5

16.4

17.8

12.0

o Discharge relation affected by ice.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1914, PART VII.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Cimarron River at Ute Park, N. Mex., for the year ending

Sept. 30, 1914. 

[R. L. Gilluly, observer.]

Day.

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.

0.45

.53 

.46

.45 

.45

.45

.43

.43

.43 

.41

.40 

.40 

.40

.40

.40 

.40

.41

.40 

.40 

.39

.40 

.40 

.40 

.40

40

.40 

.41 

.42

.42

.44 

.45

Nov.

0.45

.44

.46

.47 -.45

.43 

.41

.40

.39 

.39

.38 

.40 

.40 

.40

.40 

.41

.42

.42 

.41 

.42

.39 

.34 

.32 

.32

OK

.37 

.36 

.33 

.45

.43

Dec.

0.42

.50 

7t

.71

.45

.36

.30

""."33" 

"".38"

.29

.30

""."37"

""."33" 

""."34"

"".'35'

""se"

""."35"

Jan.

ft OK

""."40"

.35 

.35

.35

.34 

.40

.38 

.36 

.35 

.35

.34 

.34

.35

.36 

.35 

.43

.50 

.49 

.43 

.47 d<i

.40 

.41 

.42 

.54

.54 

.60

Feb.

0.59

.58 

.62

.57 

.53

.43 

.56

.79

.60 

.52

.41 

.39 

.41 

.50

.45 

.44

.38

.36 

.34 

.37

.39 

.40 

.43 

.53 

.51

.46 

.48 

.46

Mar.

0.42

.46 

.44

.52 

.46

.48 

.47

.46

.47 

.54

.51 

.61 

.53

.55

.56 

.76

.88

.92 

.81

.64

.46 

.58 

.56 

.60 

.54

.65 

.76 

.75 

.71

.66 

.60

Apr.

0.60

.64

.75

.87 

.92

.88 

.79

.88

.91

.88

.87 

1.05 

1.12 

1.17

1.20 

1.07

1.01

1.06 

1.12 

1.13

1.20 

1.14 

1.08 

1.09 

1.09

i.66

1.29

May.

1.75

1.60 

1.52

1.51 

1.55

1.61

1.60

1.60

1.60 

1.59

1.53 

1.49 

1.46 

1.43

1.39 

1.35

1.32

1.27 

1.24 

1.22

1.19 

1.16 

1.13 

1.11 

1.10

1.10

1.08 

1.07 

1.06

1.05

June.

.......

0.83

.85

.75

.68 

.64

.62 

.60 

.59 

.61

.66 

.66

.63

.63 

.63

.63

.62 

.61 

.60 

.59

.58

.56 

.53 

.35 

.32

.32

July.

0.32

.32

.49

.57 

.59

.53 

.52

.58

.55

.58

.60 

.62 

.73 

.60

.59 

.64

.96

"i.66"

"97" 

.92

.97

.93

Aug.

"6." 74"

.74

.82

.79

.79

.78 

.77

""."es"

.67 '.63

.62 

.60

.59 

.57

Sept.

0.51

.49 

.49

.59

.68

.75

.80

.80

""."59 

.55

.52 

.49

.48

.46 

.45 

.45

.44 

.43 

.42 

.41 

.40

.40 

.40 

.29 

.34

.41

NOTE. Discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 2 to Feb. 28.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Cimarron River at Ute Park, N. Mex., for the year ending

Sept. 30,1914.

Day.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Oct.

21

30

22

21

21

21

20

20

20

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

17

17

16

17

17

17

17

17

17 go

in

19

2001

Nov.

20

20

21

22

20

19

17

16

15

15

14

15

15

15

15

16

17

17

16

17

14

11

9

4

9 A

19

1C

19

10

20

1ft

Mar.

18

21

20

27

21

23

21

21

21

29

26

37

28

30

32

59

82

Q1

68

41

91

^d

qo

36

on

An

en

5S

51

44

36

Apr.

36

41

58

80

91

82

64

82

88

82

80

122

142

158

167

128

142

145

167

148

133

115

IftQ

1QQ

May.

422

340

300

295

315

340

335

335

335

330

295

276

262

249

232

211

199

181

171

164

152

142

128

125

122

117

114

ino

101

June.

94

87

80

73

66

59

63

46

37

33

30

28

27

29

35

35

32

32

32

32

on

OQ

9ft

97

26

24

91

9.2

8.5

8.5

July.

8.5

8.5

18

25

27

21

20

26

23

26

28

30

44

28

27

<«

8407

on

93

O9

91

Qft

on

QQ

07

rjf*

8670

70

Aug.

69

65

61

57

53

49

45

45

46

47

48

50

52

54

56

58

52

52

51

49

43

38

33

35

30

07

97

26

26

r\A

Sept.

18

16

16

19

22

25

35

44

51

51

42

33

20

18

15

15

14

13

13

19

12

11

11

10

10

10

as

8.2

11

NOTE. Discharge determined as follows: Mar. 1 to May 5 from a fairly well-defined rating curve; rest 

of year by indirect method for shifting channels. Discharge interpolated for days for whicl> gage heights are 

not recorded,
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN. 43

Monthly discharge of Cimarron River at Ute Park, N. Mex.,for the year ending Sept. SO,

1914.

Month.

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

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

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

Discharge in second-feet.

Maxim urn.

30 

22

91 

199 

422 

94 

93 

69 

51

422

Minimum.

16

9.4

18 

36 

101 

8.5 

8.5 

24 

6.8

Mean.

18.8 

15.7 

012 

ol4 

(»15 

37.4 

114 

224 

38.7 

54.3 

45.1 

20.2

51.1

Run-off 

(total in 

acre-feet).

1,160 

934

738 

861 

-833 

2,300 

6,780 

13,800 

2,300 

3,340 

2,770 

1,200

37,000

ACCUracy.

B. 

B. 

D. 

D. 

D. 

B. 

B. 

B. 

C. 

C. 

D. 

C.

o Monthly mean estimated. 

RAYADO RIVER NEAR CIMARRON, N. MEX.

Location. In sec. 23, T. 25 N., R. 17 E., just above box canyon, 20 miles southwest 

of Cimarron. Nearest tributary, Agua Fria Creek, enters one-fourth mile above.

Drainage area. Not measured.

Records availale. May 8 to October 7, 1911; May 25 to October 10, 1913; June 1 

to September 11, 1914.

Gage. Vertical staff.

Discharge measurements. Made by wading.

Channel. Practically permanent during 1914.

Whiter flow. Winters severe owing to high altitude; station maintained only 

during summer.

Diversions. None above station.

Accuracy. Estimates good.

The following discharge measurement was made by Powers and Hank: 

June 12,1914: Gage height, 0.68 foot; discharge, 19.7 second-feet.
44 SURFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1914, PAET VH.

Daily gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet, of Rayado River near Oimarron, 

N. Hex., for the year ending Sept. 30,1914.

[Valentine Shlpley, observer.]

Day.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

28...............................:....

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

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

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

Ju

Gage 

height.

n QO

QQ

.99

7Q

8d

.77

fio

.69

.71

.69

.71

BO

.70

.70

.72

.80

.72

.72

.75

.68

.65

.65

.65

.62

.60

.60

.58

.55

.58

.60

ne.

Discharge.

48

48

48

28

33

27

21

21

23

21

<n

21

22

22

23

29

23

23

26

21

18

18

18

16

15

15

14

12

14

15

Ju

Gage 

height.

0.68

.68

.65

.65

.62

.57

.56

.55

.55

.55

.55

.55

.55

.55

.55

.55

.80

.72

.88

.78

.85

1.05

1.10

1.10

1.02

1.02

.95

1.18

1.05

.98

.95

iy.

Discharge.

21

21

18

18

16

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

29

23

36

28

34

54

60

60

51

51

44

70

54

47

44

At

Gage 

height.

0.62

.72

.82

1.05

1.08

.92

.85

.80

.85

.85

.88

1.25

1.05

1.02

.95

.90

1.05

1.10

1.08

1.00

.98

.92

.80

.80

.80

.80

.75

.70

.70

.68

.65

JgDischarge.

16

23

31

54

58

4n

34

29

34

34

QA

80

54

HI

44

38

54

60

58

49

47

40

29

29

29

29

26

22

22

21

18

Se

Gage 

height.

0.65

.65

.60

.58

.55

.55

.55

.55

.55

.55

.55

pt.

Discharge.

18

18

15

14

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

NOTE. Discharge determined from well-defined rating curve.

Monthly discharge of Rayado River near Cimarron, N. Hex., for the year ending Sept. SO,

1914.

Month.

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

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

48 

70 

80 

18

Minimum.

12 

12 

16 

12

Mean.

23.5 

29.5 

38.4 

13.5

Run-off 

(total in 

acre-feet).

1.400 

1,810 

2,360 

294

5,860

Accuracy.

B. 

B. 

B. 

B.

RAYADO RIVER ABOVE ABREU's RANCH, NEAR CIMARRON, N. MEX.

Location. Near sec. 29, T. 25 N., R. 18 E., 6 miles above Abreu's ranch house, at

the mouth of the box canyon, and 15 miles southwest of Cimarron. 

Drainage area. Not measured. 

Records available. May 4, 1911, to September 30, 1914. June 17,1908, to May 5,

1911, a station was maintained three-fourths mile above Abreu's ranch house.

(No streams enter between the two points, but it is possible that some of the flow

is lost by sinking into the sand.)
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN. 45

Gage. Water-stage recorder installed May 4, 1911; washed out by a severe flood 

June 10,1913; reinstalled July 17,1913, downstream from the old site and referred 

to a new datum; staff gage read June 17 to July 12, 1913.

Discharge measurements. Made by wading.

Channel. Slightly shifting.

Winter flow. Discharge relation affected by ice.

Diversions. None above station.

Accuracy. Estimates fair.

Discharge measurements of Rayado River above Abreu's ranch, near Cimarron, N. Mex., 

during the year ending Sept. 30, 1914.

Date.

Oct. 16

Nov. 15

Jan. 12

Feb. 13

Mar. 24

Made by 

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

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

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

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

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

0.65

.58

».40

o.50

.80

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

9.5

5.9

4.3

5.3

13.3

Date.

Apr. 30

Aug. 8

Sept. 16

Made by 

J. E. Powers...........

J. E. Powers...........

Grover and .Powers. ....

Gase 

height.

Feet. 

3.05

1.09

1.32

.75

Discharge.

See.-lt. 

201

20.0

35.1

9.2

o Discharge relation affected by ice.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Rayado River above Abreu's ranch, near Cimarron, N. Mex.t 

for the year ending Sept. 30, 1914-

Day.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Oct.

0.67 

.86

.87 

.79

.78

.74

.71

.70

.70

.70

.70

.69 

.70 

.70 

.69

.67 

.66

.65 

.63 

.62

60

.59

.58

.59

.56

.51

.45

.51

KC

.57

.56

Nov.

0.56

.56

.57 

.55 

.44

.58

.57

17

KA

C7

.56

.54

.56 

.57 

.58

.49

49

.40 

.39 

.40

.31

.26

.28

90

.41

C7

EA

.61

.63

Dec.

0.64 

64

.64 

.64

.::.:..

..:....

.......

Jan.

.......

.......

0-50 

.51 

.63 

.74

.80 

.80

.80 

.87 

1.03

1.14

.......

Feb.

.......

.......

6.46"

- -

.......

Mar.

.......

.......

.......

....:..

0.85

84

87

Q7

1.06

1.06

1.03

Apr.

0.99 

1.05

1.17 

1.18

1.49

1.44

1.24

1.26

1.23

1.16

1.21 

1.24 

1.48 

1.79

1.72 

1.62

1.51 

1.50 

1.57

1.65

1.66

1 fiQ

1.64

1 fi9

1.61

1.55

1 *W

1 5Q

2.72

May.

2.87 

2.65

2.76 

2.92

2-86

2.75

2.56

3

en

3

AQ

3

Afi

2.32

2.27 

2.17 

2.14 

2.09

2.22

1 Q9

1.88 

1.84 

1.78

1.74

1.71

1 72

1.67

1.60

1.51

1.48

1.47

1.41

1.42

1.41

June.

1.75 

1.51

1.37 

1.27 

1.18

1.12

1.11

1.07

1.03 1 no

1.08

1.14 

1.05 

1.02 

1.13

1.15 

1.11

1.09 

1.06 

1.06

.98

.97

QC

.93

09

.89

.87

Q1

1.01

July.

1.12 

1.16

1.10 

1.01 

1.00

1.04

.95

.88

.83

cq

.89

.92 

.90 

.81 

.84

1.03 

1.09

1.15 

1.60 

1.39

1.22

1.08

1 5fl

.82

1.22

1.34

1.09

1.10

1 19

1.11

1.18

Aug.

1.15 

1 08

1.17 

1.30 

1.20

1.13

1.11

1.38

i ^n

1.53

1.63

1.65 

1.62 

1.53 

1.48

1.42 

1.43

1.49 

1.45 

1.44

1.38

1.38

1.32

1 97

1.23

1.17

1.10

1.05

1 n9

1.01

.97

Sept.

0.92

09

.91

.85

87

87

.88

S7

00

.88

.86

.94 

.94 

.90

.80

.76 

.73

.72 

.72 

.71

.71

.71

.70

.70

.69

.68

.66

.65

.65

.65

NOTE. Discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 26 to Mar. 23.
46

Daily du

SURFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1914, PART VII.

, in second-feet, of Rayado River above Abreu's ranch, near Cimarron, 

N. Mex.,for the year ending Sept. SO, 1914.

Day.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

17........................... is..........................:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Oct.

8.5

15

16

13

1 9

11

10

9.8

10

10

11

10111111

10

Q 8

9.5

8.5

8.2

7.3

6.9

6.3

6.6

5.6

4.5

3.3

4.3

5 9

5.6

5.4

Nov.

5.4

5

4

5.6

5 9

3.1

<\ Q

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.6

5.4

5.0

5.4

5.9

1 Q

2

0

2.5

2.4

2.5

2.5

1.4

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.5

2.0

2 ft

2.0

2.0

Mar.

14

1 1

14

17

9A

20

19

19

Apr.

18

20

24

9d

35

40

37

27

28

9fi

23

26

97

40

61

56

48

42

41

45

50

51

fiQ

50

48

48

44

43

46

158

May.

178

150

163

186

177

162

139

132

130

126

112

107

97

§4

89

102

72

68

65

60

57

55

56

52

47

42

40

39

36

36

36

June.

58

42

34

28

24

22

21

20

19

10

20

23

20

19

99

23

21

21

20

20

17

17

16

16

16

15

14

14

16

18

July.

22

23

21

18

18

19

16

14

13

13

15

16

15

12

13

19

21

24

48

36

27

21

32

14

28

34

23

23

24

21

27

Aug.

26

23

27

34

28

26

25

39

32

43

49

50

48

43

40

36

37

40

38

37

34

34

31

28

26

24

21

20

19

18

17

Sept.

15

15

15

13

14

13

13

13

13

13

12

14

14

13

10

9.5

8.8

8.5

8.5

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.0

8.0

7.8

7.5

7.0

6.8

6.8

6.8

NOTE. Discharge determined from two fairly well defined curves and by indirect method for shifting 

channels.

Monthly discharge of Rayado River aboev Abreu's ranch, near Cimarron, N. Mex., for the

year ending Sept. 30,1914.

Month.

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

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

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

16 

5.9

158 

186 

58

48 

50 

15

186

Minim vim.

3.3

1.0

18 

36 

14

12 

17

6.8

Mean.

8.91 

3.70 

o3.0

«5.0 

«5.0 

a 10.0

43.2 

93.7 

21.8

21.7 

32.0 

10.6

21.7

Run-off 

(total in 

acre-feet).

548 

220 

184

307 

278 

615

2,570 

5,760 

1,300

1,330

1,970 

631

15, 700

Accuracy.

C. 

C. 

D.

D. 

D. 

D.

B. 

B. 

B.

B. 

B. 

B.

Monthly mean estimated on account of ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN.

URRACA CREEK NEAR CIMARRON, N. MEX.

Location. Near sec. 35, T. 26 N., R. 18 E., 5 miles upstream from Urraca ranch, 8

miles southwest of Cimarron, at site of proposed reservoir. 

Drainage area. 6.3 square miles (private survey). 

Records available. November 25, 1912, to September 30, 1914. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. 

Discharge measurements. Made by wading. 

Channel. September 21, 1914, a concrete artificial control was installed a few feet

below gage box. Before contol was installed channel was shifting. 

Winter flow. Discharge relation affected by ice. 

Diversions. None above station. 

Accuracy. Estimates fair.

Discharge measurements of Urraca Creek near Cimarron, N. Mex., during the year ending

Sept. 30, 1914.

Date.

Oct. 16

Feb. 13

Apr. 30

Made by 

J.E. Powers...........

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

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

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

0.62

o.70

1.41

QO

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

0.7

6.5

13.1

2

e

Date.

Aug. 8

Sept. 15

21

Made by- Gage 

height.

Feet. 

0.70

.35

cl.30

Discharge.

See.-ft. 

5.2

1.2

« Discharge relation affected by ice.

6 Estimated.

c Discharge relation affected by concrete control below gage.

Daily gage height, infect, of Urraca Creek near Cimarron, N. Mex., for the year ending

Sept. 30, 1914. 

[F. II. Brinkhaus, observer.]

Day.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

0.80

.75 

.71 

.70 

.70

.65 

.69

fiQ

69

.68

.65

.62

.52

.62 

.65 

.67 

.69 

.69

.68 

.68 

.68 

.68 

.68

.68

60

.60 

.61 

.61

Nov.

0.61

.61 

.60 

.60 

.60

.60

.60

.60 

.60 

60

.60

60

.60

.61

.62

.61 

.60 

.60 

.60 

.62

.65 

.67 

.67 

.66 

.64

.62 

.63

.65

.67 

.66

Dec.

"6." 76"

.70 

.71

.71

64

64

fi4

.64

.64

64

.64 

.64 

.64 

.65 

.65

.66 

.66 

.66 

.70

.74

.75

.75

.71

.69

.67 

.65

Jan.

0.62

.68 

.70 

.66

.62

.62

.65

fi*>

.63

.70 

.70 

.69 

.68 

.76

.75 

.70 

.72 

.73

79

.73 

.70

.70

.70 

.71

.72

Feb.

0.73

.71 

.70 

.70 

.70

.71

.71

.71

.72

79

79

79

.70

.70

.70

.70 

.70 

.70 

.71 

.73

.74 

.75 

.80 

.78 

.75

.80

S9

.79

Mar.

0.78

.78 

.79 

.75 

.72

.75

.78

.75 

.75 

.75

Oft

84

Ofi

on

Q3

.97 

.99 

.90 

.95 

.98

1.15

OK

.85 

.85

.85

.85 

.85 

.85

Apr.

0.85

.88 

.90 

.90 

.92

84

0*7

91

94

Q9

93

.95 

.98 

.99 

1.00 

1.00

1.00 

.95 

.98 

1.00 

Inn

1.00 

1.00

.98

1.45 

1.64

May.

1.59

1.54 

1.50

1.45 

1.40

1.40

1.38

1.36 

1.34

I

oo

1

0A

1.30

1.30

I

oc

1 97

1.26 

1.25 

1.24 

1.23

1.22

1.21 

1.20 

1.19 

1.18 

IT;

1.13 

1.15

1.15

1.15 

1.15

June.

1.13 

1.13 

1.10 

1.08

1.07

1.04

1.04

.98

QK

95

94

.92

on

01

.96 

.62 

.58 

.56 

.56

.55 

.50 

.45 

.40 

.40

.35 

si

.35

.36 

.38

July.

0.40

.44 

.53 

.61 

.52

.50

.50

.47 

.42 

.40

.42

48

.47

.42

.40 

.50 

.48 

.57 

.62

.71 

"i."26"

1.25

1 1Q

1.12

1.09 

.97 

.92

Aug.

0.90

.85 

.85 

.80

.70 

.69

84

QO

.92

.86

.77

.70

.68

"Ves"

60

.57

.54

.51

.48 

.45 

.42

Sept.

0.42

.42 

.42 

.42 

.41

.40

.38

.36 

.38 

.40

.42

.41

.38

OK

.35

1.30 

1.30 

1.30 

1.30 

1.29

1.30 

1.30

1.30

1.29 

1.29

NOTE. Discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 3 to Feb. 18 and by artificial control Sept. 21-30. 

24016° WSP 387 16 4
48 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1914, PART VII.

Daily discharge, in second-feel, of Urraca Creek near Cimarron, N. Mex.,for the year ending

Sept. 80,1914.

Day.

1. .........

2..........

3..........

4..........

5..........

6..........

7..........

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.

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.7

.7

.8

.9

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.8

.6

.6

.7

.7

Nov.

0.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.7

9

.8

.7

.7

.8

Jan.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.5

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.5

.5

.6

.5

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

Feb.

0.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

1.0

1.2

1 i

1 4

1.5

1 7

1.6

1.5

1.7

1 Q

1.6

Mar.

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.7

2.0

2.2

2.4

2.8

3.2

O A

2.5

q n

3.3

e Q

4.8

q n

q n

9 1

2 1

9 1

9 1

2

1

9 1

9 1

Apr.

2.1

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.3

2.6

2.9

2.7

2.8

3.0

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.5

0 C

o ft

3.3

3.5

3

K

3

K

q K

q q

15

24

May.

22

20

18

15

13

13

12

11

11

9.9

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.7

8.4

8.2

ao

7.7

7.4

7.2

7.0

6.7

6.3

5.8

5.4

e o

5.8

5.8

5.6

June.

5.6

5.4

5.4

4.9

4.6

4.5

4.1

4.1

3.3

3.0

3.0

2.9

 2.7

2.5

2.6

3.1

3.8

3.3

3.1

3.1

q n

2.5

2.1

1.7

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.6

July.

1.7

2.0

2.8

.3.6

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.3

1.9

1.7

1.9

2.0

2.3

2.3

1.9

1.7

2.5

2.3

3.2

3.8

5.1

9 4

14

18

99

25

22

IS

17

12

9 Q

Aug.

9.2

8.0

8.0

6.7

6.2

5.8

5.4

4.9

4.8

7.7

8.7

7.2

6.0

4.5

3.5

3.3

3.2

3.1

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.8

as

2.5

2 3

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

Sept.

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.9

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

NOTE. Discharge determined from a poorly defined rating curve Feb. 19 to June 16; rest of year by 

indirect method for shifting channels except as follows: Jan. 1 to Feb. 18 estimated on account of Ice. 

Discharge interpolated for days for which gage heights are not recorded.

Monthly discharge of Urraca Creek near Cimarron, N. Mex.,for the year ending Sept. SO,

1914.

Month.

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

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

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

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

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

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

1.4 

.9

.6 

1.9

5.8

24 

22 

5.6

25 

9.2 

1.2

25

Minimum.

0.6

.6

.3 

.5 

1.2

2.0 

5.4 

1.4

1.7

1.2

.8

Mean.

0.89 

.69 

o.60

.45 

.90 

2.36

4.00 

9.50 

3.11

7.10 

4.40 

1.10

2.95

Run-off 

(total in 

acre-feet).

55 

41 

37

28 

50 

145

238 

584 

185

437 

271 

65

2,140

Accuracy.

D. 

D. 

D.

D. 

D.

C.

c.

C.

c.

c. 

c. 

c.

Estimated on account of ice,
ARKANSAS EIVEE BASIN. 49

OCATE EIVEE AT OCATE, N. HEX.

Location. In the SW. £ sec. 1, T. 22 N., R. 18 E., just below confluence of the two 

main forks of the stream, one-fourth mile below town of Ocate and 3 miles above 

point of diversion of Lake Charette Irrigation Co.'s canal.

Drainage area. Notmeasiired.

Records available. March 15 to August 17,1914, when station was discontinued.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Discharge measurements. Made by wading or from cable.

Channel. Shifting.

Winter flow. Discharge relation severely affected by ice.

Diversions. Small quantities of water diverted from both forks of stream.

Data inadequate for estimates of discharge.

Discharge measurements of Ocate River at Ocate, N. Mex., during ike year ending Sept.

30,1914.

[Made by J. E. Powers.}

Date.

Mar.lS............ ...........

&.

Feet. 

0.73

.75

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. oQ.8

3.5

Date.

June 22... ....................

Aug. 5........................

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

0.60

.60

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

4.4

OO A

a Estimated.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Ocate River at Ocate, N. Mex.,for the year ending Sept. SO,

1914.

Day.

1. .........

3..........

4..........

5..........

6..........

7..........

8..........

9..........

10..........

11..........

12..........

13..........

14..........

15..........

Mar.

......

......

......

......

......

"6."86"

Apr.

......

......

......

......

May.

1.02

.95

.93

.89

.89

.92

.99

1.08

.93

.92

.90

.90

.97

1.00

1.01

June.

0.85

.81

.78

.89

.89

.90

.91

.84

.75

.75

.74

.84

.76

.73

.74

July.

0.94

84

.84

.84

.82

.84

.88

.80

.76

.77

.73

.68

.63

.59

.50

Aug.

0.38

.36

.32

.66

.50

.40

.28

.28

.26

.58

.35

.24

.12

.22

.22

Day.

16..........

17..........

18..........

19..........

20..........

21..........

22..........

23..........

24..........

25..........

26..........

27..........

28..........

29..........

30..........

31..........

Mar.

0.84

.87

.82

.83

.82

.83

.88

.78

.79

.76

.76

.75

......

Apr.

......

......

......

......

0.76

.78

.78

.76

.75

.74

.78

May.

0.92

.89

.90

.90

.91

1.50

"1.97

1.80

1.49

1.37

1.09

1.05

1.17

1.03

.85

.81

June.

0.76

.71

.87

1.00

1.28

1.08

.72

.59

.45

.37

.32

.29

.26

.28

.44

July.

0.44

on Oa

.69

.65

.79

.78

.79

.80

.81

.87

1.02

.70

.62

.54

.40

.42

Aug.

0.11

.07

......

......

......

......

......

......

o Maximum stage recorded on May 22,3.2 feet.
50 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1914, PART VII.

SWEETWATER CREEK NEAR COLMOR, N. MEX.

Location. In the NE. \ sec. 10, T. 23 N., R. 20 E., 100 feet upstream from highway 

bridge on Springer-Ocate road, 8 miles west of Colmor and 15 miles southwest of 

Springer; about 5 miles below point of diversion of Lake Charette Irrigation 

Co.'s canal.

Drainage area. Not measured.

Records available. March 17 to September 30, 1914.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Discharge measurements. Made by wading or from highway bridge.

Channel. Hard clay; probably permanent.

Diversions. Several small diversions above station.

Accuracy. Estimates poor.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Sweet water Creek near Colmor, N. Mex.,for the year ending

Sept. 30, 1914.

Day.

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

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

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

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

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

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

9............-.-.-.-.-...-.-.-.-...-.....-...

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

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

19

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

29

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

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

Mar.

O cn

^

.53

.57

.57

*i*i

KA

*.*.

KG

.56*tf

K7

*.»

.56

.56

Apr.

0.56

.56

.56

.57

.55

.56

.56

.57

.55

.54

.54

.53

.53

.51

.50

.51

.51

.50 

.50

.49

.50

w

.50

CO

CO

.54

tt

<&

.53

May.

0.53

.55

54

.53

.52

.52

.52

.51

.51

.48

.48

.47

.48

.48

.49

.50

.50

.51

.50 

.52

84

al.22

1.02

.75

64

<v*

.51

.49

.47

.48

.48

June.

0.46

.47

.44

.42

.42

.41

.38

.35

.32

........

.50

w

.46

A K

49

.40

* °.S

.38

.42

July.

0.52

«1.18

1.32

.91

.71

.58

.73

.70

.61

.52

.49

.51

.48

.43

^7

.33

.32

^i

.38 

.50

.46

.42

e.7

.89

oa

7Q

.71

.61

54

.47

Aug.

0.40

.40

.38

.37

.35

.35

.39

.44

.44

49

.37

OK

.31

OQ

.26

.27 

.30

30

.30

on

.28

.29

29

.28

OQ

.28

.29

OQ

Sept.

0.28

.28

9Q

.29

.29

.30

30

.30

.30

in

^i

......::

OA

on

9Q

9Q

90

« Maximum stage recorded: 3. 7 feet, May 22 and July 2.

NOTE. Discharge estimated by J. E. Powers at less than 1 second-foot Mar. 19, Apr. 25, May 2, June 

22, Aug. 4, and Sept. 26. Discharge believed to be less than 1 second-foot at all times except May 21-26, 

July 2-9, and July 23-29. Maximum mean daily discharge probably less than 15 second-feet.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN. 51

PAJAEITO CREEK BELOW VIGIL, CREEK, NEAR HANLEY, N. MEX.

Location. In sec. 21, T. 11 N., R. 29 E., 2 miles below mouth of Vigil Creek, about 

a mile above mouth of Alamo draw, 9 miles west of Tucumcari, and 3 miles northeast of Hanley, the nearest post office.

Drainage area. About 350 square miles.

Records available. May 21, 1912, to December 5, 1913, when station was discontinued.

Gage. Water-stage recorder; not related to gage installed above mouth of Vigil Creek 

August 30, 1911.

Discharge measurements. Made by wading or from cable.

Channel. Shifting.

Diversions. Very little water diverted above station.

Cooperation. Gage-height record furnished by Mr. V. W. Moore, Tucumcari, 

N. Mex.

No discharge measurements made; discharge not estimated.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Pajarito Creek below Vigil Creek, near Hanley, N. Mex., 

for the year ending Sept. 30, 1914.

Day.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nov.

........

Dec.

04.52

4.46

3.82

3.52

3.59

........

Day.

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

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

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

14..............

15..............

16..............

17..............

18.............. 

19.............. 

20..............

Nov.

3.09 

3.39 

3.32

Dec. Day.

21..............

22..............

23..............

24..............

25..............

26..............

27..............

28.............. 

29.............. 

30..............

31..............

Nov.

3.29

3.22

3.15

3.15

3.15

3.14

3.12

3.12 

3.15 

3.31

Dec.

o Maximum stage recorded: 6.2 feet, Dec. 1. 

NOTE. No flow in creek on days for which gage heights are not recorded from Oct. 1 to Dec. 5.

UTE CREEK NEAR LOGAN, N. MEX.

Location. In the northeast corner of T. 13 N., R. 32 E., 4 miles above the mouth;

no important tributaries enter within several miles of station. 

Drainage area. Not measured. 

Records available. August 12, 1904, to June 30, 1906; April 13, 1909, to May 23,

1914, when station was discontinued. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder installed August 1, 1911, to replace original staff gage

used since 1904 and washed out by a severe flood May 1, 1914; records May 1 to

23, 1914, were secured by a reference point. Datum of recording gage different

from that of staff gage. 

Discharge measurements. Made by wading at low stages and from cable at

ordinary stages. Estimates of flood discharge made by slope measurements and

Kutter's formula. 

Channel. Shifting.

Winter flow. Discharge relation little affected by ice. 

Diversions. A small quantity of water is diverted for irrigation above station.

No estimates of discharge made.
52 STJEFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1914, PAET VII.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Ute Creek near Logon, N. Mex.,for the year ending Sept. 30,

1914.

[Samuel Rufi, observer.)

Day.

1........... .........................

2....................................

4....................................

5....................................

6....................................

7....................................

8....................................

9....................................

10....................................

11....................................

12....................................

13....................................

14....................................

15....................................

16....................................

17....................................

18....................................

19....................................

20....................................

21....................................

22....................................

23....................................

24....................................

25....................................

26....................................

27....................................

28....................................

29....................................

30....................................

31....................................

Oct.

1.46

1.25

Nov.

0.91

.91

.91

.93

.94

.89

.89

.95

.95

01

.95

01

.95

01

.95

.95

.95

.95

.95

01

Dec.

0.94

.94

Qfi

1.55

2.02

 1.71

1.54

1.41

1.35

1.31

1.29

1 23

1.21

1.21

1.21

1.21

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

Jan.

1.20

1.20

1.15

1.15

1.60

1.65

1.65

1.60

1.55

1.45

1.35

1.30

1.45

1 41

1.45

1.15

1.50

1.70

1.80

1 IS

1.50

1 41

1.45

1.40

1.30

1.30

1.20

1.15

1.15

1.15

1.15

Feb.

1.15

1.15

1.00

.95

.95

.95

.95

.90

.90

.90

.90

.90

.90

.90

.90

.95

1.00

1.00

1.00

i nn

1.00

1 00

1.00

01

.95

.95

1.00

.95

Mar.

0.95

.95

.90

Apr.

5.0

May.

"15.00

8.00

4.00

3.00

1.50

1.25

1.00

.90

.85

.80

.80

.75

.75

.75

.75

.95

1.00

3.00

4.00

4 50

1.50

1.25

 i.oo

a Maximum stage recorded: 22.95 feet, May 1.

NOTE. Stream dry on days for which gage heights are not recorded Oct. 1 to May 23. 

An estimate was made by C. J. Emerson as follows: Jan. 10, 1914, gage height, 1.30 feet; discharge, 5 

second-feet.

RED RIVER BASIN. 

MEDICINE BLUFF CREEK NEAR LAWTON, OKLA.

Location. In sec. 18, T. 3 N., R. 12 W., at Medicine Park, 12 miles northwest of 

Lawton; nearest tributary, Little Medicine Bluff Creek enters a few hundred 

yards above station.

Drainage area. Approximately 110 square miles.

Records available. November 26, 1912, to September 30,1914.

Gage. Vertical staff; read morning and evening on and after February 18, 1914.

Discharge measurements. Made from cable or by wading.

Channel and control. Bed of stream composed largely of ledge rock covered with 

some silt and gravel. Channel forms a pool one-third mile long; control is a rock

Extremes of discharge. Maximum stage recorded during year: 6.5 feet during 

afternoon of August 25; discharge, 2,300 second-feet. Minimum stage recorded: 

0.70 foot, March 25-27, June 26, 28-30; discharge, 0.2 second-foot.

Maximum stage recorded 1912-1914: 6.5 feet, August 28, 1914; discharge, 2,300 

second-feet. Minimum stage recorded: 0.70 foot, March 25-27, June 26, 28-30, 

1914; discharge, 0.2 second-foot.

Winter flow. Discharge relation little, if any, affected by ice.
RED RIVEB BASIN". 53

Regulation. Flow regulated to a great extent by reservoir of Lawton waterworks

a mile upstream; area of reservoir, 1,100 acres. 

Natural flow. The natural flow by months for 1913 and 1914 is shown in a table of

corrected monthly discharge. This flow includes the measured discharge at the

station, the gain or loss by storage and evaporation at the reservoir, and the

amount diverted by the Lawton waterworks. 

Accuracy. Conditions favorable for accurate results; estimates reliable except for

periods of low water, when water at times flows over the dam for a few hours.

Since February, 1914, gage has been read twice a day and accuracy of records

increased.

Discharge measurements of Medicine Bluff Creek near Lawton, OTda., during the year

ending Sept. SO, 1914.

Date.

Nov. 5

Mar. 4

Made by 

P. B.King.............

Follansbee and King . . .

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

4.55

1.08

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

773

8.9

Date.

May 3

Made by 

F.B. King...... .......

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

3.60

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

329

Daily gage height, in feet, of Medicine Bluff Creek near Lawton, Okla.,for the year ending

Sept. 30, 1914.

[W. S. Kesler, observer.]

Day.

1..............

2

.

3..............

4..............

5..............

6..............

7. .............

8..............

9..............

10..............

11..............

12..............

13..............

14..............

15..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19..............

20..............

21..............

22..............

23..............

24..............

25..............

26..............

27..............

28..............

29.............. 

30.............. 

31..............

Oct.

0.98

.92

.90

2.10

1.30

1.18

1.08

1.00

1.35

1.12

1.05

l.\02

.98

.95

.92

2.25

1.55

1.32

2.30

1 08

1.12

2.40

1.02

1.00

1 00

2 in

1.10

3.20

.88 

.82 

.82

Nov*.

0.82

.82

.82

4.25

4.95

3.65

3.35

2.W

2.25

2.15

2.05

i on

1.85

1.82

1.75

i ^1

1.55

1.52

1.52

I

Kfl

1.45

2.15

1.75

1.10

98

1.15

1.25

1.40

1.85 

2.95

Dec.

3.05

4.65

4.85

4.85

5.55

3.85

3.05

2.75

2.65

2.50

2.40

2.30

2.80

2.60

2.45

2.45

2.60

2.65

2.55

2.75

1.95

2.05

2.25

2.75

2.35

1.85

2.25

1.95

1.95 

2.00 

2.25

Jan.

2.00

2.35

1.70

1.80

1.62

1.65

1.68

1.68

1.75

1.85

1.10

1.35

1.50

1.50

1.52

1.55

1.48

1.52

1.42

2.20

98

1.05

1.98

1.08

2.00

.85

.95

1.22

3.25 

.85 

1.75

Feb.

0.80

.88

2.08

.82

.80

2.60

.82

.80

.80

.80

.80

2.05

1.08

1.05

.80

.80

.80

.80

1.05

.85

.90

1.20

1.90

1 00

.80

.78

.85

.80

Mar.

0.80

.78

1.52

1.04

.85

.86

.91

.76

.75

1.72

1.65

7O

.78

.75

.72

.72

.92

.74

2 28

.76

.88

.74

.72

.72

.70

.70

.70

.99

.96 

.94 

.91

Apr.

0.89

86

1.28

.91

.86

.85

1.95

1.50

79

.78

1.29

.78

.78

.78

.76

.75

.75

.98

.80

.75

.75

.75

.78

.78

.78

.78

1.70

2.45

2.25 

2.04

May.

1.90

4.00

3.50

4.05

3.20

2.55

2.35

1.96

1 86

1.78

1

«O

2

CK

1.78

.90

.84

1.27

3.00

3.65

3.00

2 90

2.65

2.45

2.30

2.08

1.96

2.46

3.55

3.50

2.90 

3.40 

3.40

June.

3.00

2.70

2'. 60

2.35

2.07

1.94

1.82

.71

.63

54

.47

.37

.26

1.08

1.01

1.67

1.37

.92

.82

.81

.78

.77

.74

.72

.71

.70

.7d

.70

.70

.70

July.

0.73

.72

.86

1.42

1.42

1.40

1.40

1.71

2.02

2.02

2.02

2.02

1.57

1.52

1.50

1.20

1.12

1.12

1.12

1.12

1.12

1.12

1.12

1.22

1.22

1.22

1.22

1.22

1.22 

1.22 

1.22

Aug.

1.22

1.22

1.22

1.22

1.22

1.22

1.22

1.22

1.22

1.24

1.24

1.32

1.32

1.32

1.32

1.34

1.34

1.34

1.34

1.34

1.34

1.34

1.06

.79

2.04

1.44

1.14

1.34

.99 

1.60 

1.19

Sept.

1.02

.92

.88

.86

.86

.84

.83

.82

.79

.78

.76

.76

.76

.76

.74

.74

.74

.74

.74

1.04

.80

.79

2.05

1.04

h04

.94

.93

.92

.92 

.92
54 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1914, PART VII.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Medicine Bluff Cteek near Lawton, Okla., for the year

ending Sept. 30, 1914.

Day.

1... ..........

2.............

3.............

4.............

5.............

6.............

7.............

8.............

9.............

10.............

11.............

12.............

13.............

14.............

15.............

16.............

17.............

18.............

19.............

20.............

21.............

22.............

23.............

24.............

25.............

26.............

27.............

28.............

29.............

30.............

31.............

Oct.

2.7

1.8

1.5

65

12

7

5

3

14

6

4 

3

2.7

2.2

1.8

80

25

13

85

5

6

96

3

3

3

65

5

228

1.3

.9

.9

Nov.

0.9

.9

g

615

1,010

358

266

121

80

70

60

48

44

42

38

25

25

23

23

22

20

70

38

5

2.7

6.5

10

17

44

175

Dec.

194

830

950

950

1,390

435

194

142

128

108

96

85

150

121

102

102

121

128

114

142

52

60

80

142

90

44

80

52

52

56

80

Jan.

56

90

14

41

29

31

33

33

38

44

14

22

22

23

25

21

23

18

75

2.7

4

54

56

1.1

2.2

g

2401.1

38

Feb.

0.7

1.3

63

.9

.7

121

.9

.7

.7

.7

.7

60

4.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

4

1.1

1.5

8

48

.7

.6

1.1

.7

Mar.

0.7

.6

23

3.8

1.1

1.2

1.6

.5

.4

35

31

.6

.6

.4

.3

.3

1.8

.4

83

.5

1.3

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

2.8

2.4

2.1

1.6

Apr.

1.4

1.2

11

1.6

1.2

1.1

52

22

.6

.6

12

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

2.7

.7

.4

.4

.4

.6

.6

.6

.6

34

102

80

60

May.

48

500

310

522

228

114

90

53

45

40

29

114

40

1.5

1.0

11

184

358

184

166

128

102

85

63

53

103

325

310

166

280

280

June.

184

135

121

90 -

62

51

42

35

30

24

20

16

10

3

32

16

1.8

.9

.8

.6

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

July.

0.4

.3

1.2

18

18

17

17

35

58

58

58

58

26

23

22

8

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

Aug.

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

10

10

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

4

.6

60

19

6

14

2.8

28

8

Sept.

3.4

1.8

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

3.8

.7

.6

60

3.8

3.8

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

NOTE. Discharge determined from a curve well defined below 1,000 second-feet.

Monthly discharge of Medicine Bluff Creek near Lawton, Okla., for the year ending Sept.

SO, 1914.

Month.

April......................:.......................

July............ ..................................

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

228 

1,010 

1,390

240 

121

83

102

522 

184

58 

60 

60

1,390

Minimum.

0.9 

.9

52

1.1 

.6 

.2

.4 

1.0 

.2

.3 

.6

.4

.2

Mean.

24.2 

109 

235

35.2 

11.8 

6.41

13.0 

159

29.4

17.2 

12.7 

3.30

55.2

Run-off 

(total in 

acre-feet).

1,490 

6,490 

14,400

2,160 

655 

394

774 

9,780 

1,750

1,060 

781 

196

39,900

Accuracy.

C. 

B. 

B.

C. 

C. 

C.

C. 

B. 

B.

B. 

C. 

D.
BED BIVEB BASIN. 55

Corrected monthly dischmge of Medicine Bluff Creek near Lawton, Okla., for the years 

ending Sept. 30,1913 and 1914.

Month.

1913.

March....................................................

April.. ...................................................

May......................................................

July......................................................

1914.

April.....................................................

May......................................................

July......................................................

The year.. .........................................

Discharge in second-feet.

Mayinuiro.

8.1 

7.1 

37

127 

103 

32

451 

5.0 

240

153 

1,200 

1,500

200 

72 

94

283

802 

164

8 

263

38

1,500

Minimum.

3.5 

3.1 

4.4

6.6 

3.0 

.0

.7 

1.0 

3.0

10 

5

47

6.7

4.8 

5.0

5.9. 

25 

10

.0 

.4 

1.0

.0

Mean.

5.12 

5.34 

9.70

26.9 

18.9 

6.49

26.8 

2.04 

34.5

46.7 

123 

235

34.6 

13.9 

15.2

30.1 

172 

34.4

1.79 

23.0 

6.33

61.9

Run-off 

(total in 

acre-feet).

315

297 

596

1,600 

1,160 

386

1,650 

125 

2,050

8,180

2,870 

7,320 

14,400

2,130

772 

935

1,790 

10,600 

2.050

110 

1,410

377

44,800

NOTE. Record corrected for storage, evaporation, and the diversion to Lawton

LITTLE MEDICINE BLUFF CREEK NEAR LAWTON, OKLA.

Location. 150 feet below west line of sec. 18, T. 3 N., R. 12 W., and half a mile 

above mouth of creek; 12J miles northwest of Lawton.

Drainage area. Approximately 10 square miles.

Records available. November 26, 1912, to September 30, 1914.

Gage. Vertical staff; read once daily.

Discharge measurements. Made by wading.

Control. Rock ledge; should be permanent; between the station and the crest of 

the small dam on Medicine Bluff Creek, just below the mouth of Little Medicine 

Bluff Creek, there is a fall of about 8 feet.

Extremes of discharge. Maximum stage recorded during year: 6.5 feet, afternoon 

of August 25; discharge, 1,800 second-feet, approximately (determined from slope 

measurements). Creek dry from July 12 to August 11, inclusive.

Maximum recorded stage 1912-1914: 6.5 feet; discharge, 1,800 second-feet, approximately, August 25, 1914. Creek dry July 12 to August 11,1914, inclusive.

Winter flow. Discharge relation little, if any, affected by ice.

Maximum discharge. Maximum stage since establishment of station: 6.5 feet, as 

determined from high-water marks August 25, 1914; approximate discharge 

derived from slope measurements, 1,800 second-feet.

The following discharge measurement was made by F. B. King: 

December 2, 1913: Gage height, 1.75 feet; discharge, 180 second-feet.
56 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1&14, PART VII.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Little Medicine Bluff Creek near Lawton, Okla.,for the year

ending Sept. 30, 1914. 

[W. 8. Kesler, observer.]

Day.

1.............. 

2.............. 

3.............. 

4.............. 

5..............

6..:........... 

7.............. 

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.

0.28 

.25 

.22 

1.00 

.52

.48 

.42 

.38 

.52

.45

.40

.35

.32

.30

.28

.55

.45 

.42 

.38

.35

.32 

.30

.28

.28 

.25

.25

.25 

.22

.22 

.20 

.20

Nov.

0.20 

.20 

.20 

1.90 

1.00

.75 

.65 

.58 

.50

.45

.42

.40

.38

.35

.35

.32 

.32 

.32 

.30

.30

.30

.28 

.28

.28 

.30

.32

.32 

.32

.60

.80

Dec.

0.85 

1.80 

1.00 

1.20 

1.00

.80 

.70 

.65

.58

.55

.50

.48

.90

.70

60

.55

.72 

.65 

60

.55

.52 

.52 

.55

.55 

.52

KO

.50

.48

.48 

.45

45

Jan.

0.42 

.40 

.38 

.38 

.35

.35 

.35 

.32

39

oo

303n

3n

98

98

.28 

.28 

.25

t)K.

.25

.25 

.25

99

.22 

.22

99

.22 

.20

.20 

.20 

.20

Feb.

0.20 

.20 

.20 

.20 

.20

.20 

.20 

.20 

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20 

.20 

.20 

.20

.20

.20 

.20 

.20

.20 

.20

.20

.20 

.20

Mar.

0.20 

.20 

.20 

.20 

.20

.20 

.20 

.20 

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

ort

18

oeooooc

.20

.20 

.20 

.20

.18 

.18

.18

.18 

.40

.38 

.38 

.35

Apr.

0.35 

.35 

.35 

.35 

.35

.32 

.32 

.30 

30

.28

.28

.28

.25

.25

.25

.22

.22 

.22 

.22

.22

.20 

.20 

.22

.28 

.28

.28

.80 

60

.50

.45

May.

0.40 

2.60 

.80 

.78 

.60

.48 

.45 

.42 

40

.38

.35

V)

.30

Oft

.28

.32 

1.50 

.70 

.60

.65

.60 

.52

.48

.42

.38

1.40

1.00

.68

.62 

1.10

.65

June.

0.60 

.55 

.50 

.45 

.40

.35 

.30 

.28 

.25

99

.20

.20

.18

.18

.15

.15 

.15 

.12 

.12

.12

.12 

.10 

.10

.10 

.10

.10

.08 

.08

.08 

.08

July.

0.08 

.10 

.10 

.08 

.08

.08 

.05 

.05 

.05

.05

.05

(V)

(V)

(V)

00

.......

Aug.

"6." 66"

.02

.02"V\

.20

.15

19

.10 

.10 

.10

no

.08

.05 

.05 

.05

.08 

1.20

.70

.50 

60

.58 

.72

CK

Sept.

0.48 

.40 

.35 

.30

.28

.25 

.22

.20

1ft

.15

.12

.10

.12

.12

.12

.12 

.12 

.12 

.10

.45

.20

.18 

.18

.15 

.15

.15

.12

19

.12 

.12

NOTE. No flow July 16 to Aug. 8. Maximum stage on Aug. 25,1914,6.5 feet.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Little Medicine Bluff Creek near Lawton, Okla.,for the

year ending Sept. 30,1914.

Day.

1..............

3..............

5..............

6..............

7..............

8..............

9..............

10..............

11.............. 

12..............

13..............

14..............

15..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19..............

20..............

91

22..............

23..............

24..............

25..............

26..............

27..............

28. .............

29..............

30. .............

31..............

Oct.

1.1

.8

.6

45

6.2

5

3.5

2.7

6.2

4.2

3.0 

2.2

1.6

1.3

1.1

7.3

4.2

3.5

2.7

2.2

1.6

1.3

1.1

1.1

.8

.8

.8

.6

.6

.4

Nov.

0.4

.4

.4

211

45

19

12

8.3

5.5

4.2

3.5 

3.0

2.7

2.2

2.2

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.6

1.6

1.6

9

23

Dec.

28

45

75

45

23

15

12

8.3

7.2

5.5 

5.0

33

15

9

7 9

17

12

9

7.2

6.2

6.2

7.2

7.2

6.2

6.2

5.5

5.0

5.0

4

O"

4.2

Jan.

3.5

3

2.7

2 7

2.2

2 9

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.3 

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

.8

.8

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

,.4

.4

.4

Feb.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

,4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

f- »

Mar.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

3.0

2.7

2

*7

2

O

Apr.

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

1.6

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.1 

1.1

.8

.8

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

1.1

1.1

1.1

23

9

5.5

4.2

May.

3.0

365

23

21

9

5

4.2

3.5

3.0

2.7

2.2 

1.6

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.6

129

15

9

12

9

6.2

5

3.5

2.7

109

45

14

10

59

19

June.

9

7.2

5.5

3.0

2.2

1.3

1.1

.8

.6

.4 

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

July.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

Aug.

0.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0 

1.3

.4

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

75

15

5.5

9

8.9

17

7.2

Sept.

5.0

3.0

2.2

i i

1.1

.8

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2 

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

4.2

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

NOTE. Discharge determined from a well-defined curve.
RED RIVER BASIN". 57

re of Little Medicine Bluff Creek near Lawton, Okla.,for the year ending 

Sept. SO, 1914.

Month.

January ...........................................

March.............................................

April..............................................

May..... ..........................................

July.:.............................................

August ............................................

The year ....................................

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

45 

211

189

3.5 

.4 

3.0

23 

365 

7.2

.1

75 

5

365

Minimum.

0.4 

.4 

4.2

.4 

.4 

.3

.4 

1.1 

.1

.0 

.0 

.1

.0

Mean.

3.67 

12.3 

20.3

1.30 

.40 

.66

2.39 

28.7 

1.29

.04

4.54

.77

C.44

Run-off , 

(total in 

acre-feet).

226 

732 

1,250

79.9 

22.2 

40.6

142 

1.760 

76.8

2.5 

279 

46.0

4,660

Accuracy.

B. 

C. 

C.

B. 

D. 

D.

C. 

B. 

C.

B. 

D.

EVAPORATION STATION NEAR LAWTON, OKLA.

Location. In a somewhat sheltered bay on the west side of Lawton reservoir, 12 

miles northwest of Lawton.

Becords available. February 20, 1913, to September 30, 1914.

Equipment for measurement. A galvanized iron pan 3 feet square and 18 inches 

deep floats in the center of a skeleton raft about 75 feet from the shore. In the 

center of the pan is a vertical needle point which is the reference point for measuring evaporation. Observations are made once daily and represent total evaporation and not excess over rainfall. Rainfall measured by rain gage on the raft.

Daily evaporation, in inches, at Lawton reservoir near Lawton, Okla.,for the year ending

Sept. SO, 1914.

Day.

1. .............

2..............

3..............

4..............

5..............

6..............

7..............

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.

0.12

.08

.04

.05

.10

.07

.06

.05

o.l5

.11

a. 15

.15

.17

.24

.13

.25

.23

.17

.23

.18

.17

.12

.06

.10

.15

.26

.17

o.20

.09

.08

.11

Nov.

0.06

.07

.05

.00

.02

.02

.06

.11

.13

.09

.08

.07

.09

.05

.01

.03

.02

.04

.04

.02

.01

.10

.06

.00

.00

.01

.00

.00

.00

.00

Dec.

0.00

.01

.00

00

.02

.02

.06

.08

.06

.05

.08

.03

.05

.07

.02

.03

.06

.03

.06

.04

.05

.02

.04

.03

.02

.04

.06

.03

.04

.05

Jan

.03

.05

.07

.04

.04

.03

.05

.04

.06

.07

.05

.06

.05

.05

.04

.08

.06

.03

.07

o.08

.08

.10

.13

.12

.11

.09

.06

.04

o.05

o.05

.06

Feb.

0.10

.09

.10

.11

.05

.08

.05

.07

.07

.04

.07

.06

.06

.08

.07

.08

o.06

.02

.03

.03

.10

.07

.10

.06

.07

.06

.06

.......

Mar.

0.11

.08

6.18

.15

.12

.15

.14

.16

.15

.18

.12

.16

.15

19

.16

.15

.18

o.l6

.10

.15

.18

.11

.15

.11

.14

.08

.16

.10

.09

.07

Apr.

0.08

.12

a. 12

.12

.10

.13

.15

o.l2

.09

.21

.21

.14

.11

.10

.12

.25

.20

.18

.23

.21

.30

.00

.24

.05

.05

.11

.06

.11

.13

.17

May.

0.18

.05

.12

.07

.18

.15

.18

.19

.21

.24

.26

.22

.24

.26

00

.37

.07

.08

.10

.06

.04

.07

.11

.13

.15

.07

.03

.12

.15

.13

.08

June.

0.10

.10

.16

.19

.21

.20

.21

.22

.23

.22

.19

.23

.25

.25

.24

.26

.28

.25

.27

.30

.26

.29

.30

.31

.35

.38

.36

.40

.42

.41

July.

0.31

.32

.20

.28

.30

.32

.29

.30

.29

.31

.34

.33

.32

.38

.42

.45

.42

.38

.35

.37

.39

.42

.40

.37

.35

.34

.35

.38

.37

.39

.35

Aug.

0.34

.22

.23

.27

.29

.30

.32

.35

.37

.19

.20

.12

.20

.23

.22

.21

.23

.24

.27

.30

.31

.29

.30

.25

.15

.22

.25

.18

.15

o.l5

.21

Sept.

0.22

.20

.21

.*4

.30

.33

.24

.23

.24

.25

.29

.35

.25

.25

.18

.20

.18

.21

.20

.12

.25

.26

.28

.30

.14

.16

.27

.22

.19

.20

a Estimated; record spoiled by wind. & Total for Mar. 3 and 4,
58 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1914, PART VII.

Monthly evaporation, in inches, atLawton reset voir near Lawton, Okla.,for the year ending

Sept. 30,1914.

October.......................... 4.24

November....................... 1. 24

December....................... 1.25

January......................... L 94

February........................ 1. 88

March.......................... 4.13

April............................ 4.21

May............................ 4.31

June............................ 7.84

July......... ................... 10.79

August......................... 7.56

September...................... 6.96

The year................... 56.35.

MISCELLANEOUS MEASUREMENTS.

Miscellaneous measurements in Arkansas River drainage basin during the year ending

Sept. SO, 1914.

Date.

Oct. 15

Nov. 14

Feb. 12

May 23

Aug. 7

Sept. 15

12

Stream.

Cimarron River. . .

.....do.............

.....do.............

.....do............

.....do.............

.....do.............

.....do.............

Tributary to 

.....do............

.....do............

.....do............

.....do............

.....do............

.....do............

.....do............

Locality.

.....do..............................

.....do..............................

.....do..............................

.....do..............................

.....do..............................

.....do..............................

Gage 

height.

Feet.

Discharge.

Sec. ft. 

17.0

16.2

19.7

31.4

29.6

46.8

12.7

AZ 0
INDEX.

Page.

Abreu'sranch, N. Mex., Rayado River above. 44-46 

Acre-foot, definition of....................... 6

Appropriations, annual, amount of.......... 5

Arkansas Eiver at Granite, Colo............. 15-17

at Salida, Colo........................... 17-19

Arkansas River, East Fork, near Leadville

Colo............................. 13-15

Arkansas Eiver, South Fork, at Poncha,

Colo............................. 30-32

Arkansas Eiver basin, miscellaneous measurements in..................... 58

Arkansas Eiver basin, stream flow in.... 13-52,58'

Authority for work.......................... 5

B.

Bnena Vista, Colo., Cottonwood Creek near. 23-25 

North Cottonwood Creek near........... 25-26

C.

Canadian River at Logan, N. Mex.......... 37-39

near Sanchez, N. Mex................... 35-37

Chalk Creek near St. Elmo, Colo............. 27-30

Chicorica Creek near Raton, N. Mex........ 39-41

Cimarron, N. Mex., Cimarron River at..... 58

Rayado River near...................... 43-46

Urbaca Creek near....................... 47-48

Cimarron Eiver at Cimarron, N. Mex....... 58

at Ute Park, N.Mex.................... 41-43

Colmor, N. Mex., Sweetwater Creek near.... 50

Colorado, cooperation of..................... 12

Control, definition of........................ 6-7

Control section, definition of.................. 6-7

Cooperation, acknowledgment of............ 12

Cottonwood Creek below Hot Springs, near

BuenaVista,Colo............... 23-25

D.

Data, accuracy of............................ 11-12

explanation of........................... 9-11

Dean, H. J., work of......................... 13

Definition of terms.......................... 6-7

Discharge relation, definition of............. 6

Discharge tables, explanation of............. 11

E.

Emerson, C.J., work of...................... 13

Equivalents, convenient, table of........... 7-9

Evaporation at Lawton Reservoir, Lawton,

Okla............................ 57-58

F.

Field data, accuracy of...................... 11-12

Fletcher, R. H., work of..................... 13

Follansbee, Robert, work of........,,,.,.... 13

- Page. 

Gage heights, explanation of................. 10

Gaging stations, distribution of.............. 5-6

records of................................ 13-57

Granite, Colo., Arkansas Eiver at............ 15-17

Gray, G. A., work of-....................... 13

H.

Half Moon Creek near Leadville, Colo...... 21-23

Hank, R.J., work of........................ 13

Hanley, N. Mex., Pajarito Creek near....... 51

Horsepower, equivalents of.................. 9

Hot Springs, Colo., Cottonwood Creek below. 23-25

K.

King, F.B., work of........................ 13

King, W. R.,workof........................ 13

L.

Lawton, Okla., evaporation at............... 57-58

Little Medicine Bluff Creek near....... 55-57

Medicine Bluff Creek near .............. 52-55

Leadville, Colo., East Fork of Arkansas Eiver

near............................. 13-15

Half Moon Creek near................... 21-23

Tennessee Fork near.................... 19-21

Little Medicine Bluff Creek near Lawton,

Okla............................ 55-57

Logan, N. Mex., Canadian River at........ 37-39

Ute Creek neat.......................... 51-52

M.

Medicine Bluff Creek near Lawton, Okla... 52-55 

Millions of cubic feet, use of.................. 6

Miner's inch, equivalents of................. 8

Mora River near Wagon Mound, N. Mex.... 58

N. 

New Mexico, cooperation of.................. 12

O. 

Ocate, N. Mex., Ocate River at.............. 49

P. 

Pajarito Creek near Hanley, N. Mex......... 51

Poncha, Colo., Poncha Creek at.............. 32-34

South Fork of Arkansas River at....... 30-32

Poncha Creek at Poncha, Colo.............. 32-34

Powers, J.E.,work of....................... 13

R. 

Rating tables, use of......................... 11

Raton,N.Mex., Chicorica Creek near...... 39-41

Rayado River near Cimarron, N. Mex..... 43-46

Red River basin, stream flow in............. 52-57

Run-off, definition of..................---.-- 6
60 INDEX.

Page.

St. Elmo, Colo., Chalk Creek near........... 27-30

Salida, Colo., Arkansas River at............. 17-19

Sanchez, N. Mex., Canadian River near..... 35-37

Second-feet, definition of.................... 6

equivalents of........................... 8-9

Sweetwater Creek near Colmor, N. Mex.... 50

T.

Tennessee Fork near Leadville, Colo........ 19-21

Terms, definitions of........................ 6-7

U.

Urbaca Creek near Cimarron, N. Mex....... 47-48.

Ute Creek near Logan, N. Mex.............. 51-52

Ute Park, N. Mex., Cimarron River at...... 41-43

V.

Page. 

Victor, Colo., West Beaver Creek near...... 34-35

Vigil Creek, N. Mex., Pajarito Creek below.. 51

W.

Wagon Mound, N. Mex., Mora River near ... 58 

Water power, calculation of................. 9

West Beaver Creek near Victor, Colo....... 34-35

Z. 

Zero flow, definition of....... .7............. 7
STREAM-GAGING STATIONS

AND

PUBLICATIONS RELATING TO WATER RESOURCES

1885-19M

PART m LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN

STREAM-GAGING STATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS RELAT- 

" ING TO WATER RESOURCES, 1885-1914.

INTRODUCTION.

Investigation of water resources by the United States Geological 

Survey has consisted in large part of measurements of the volume of 

flow of streams and studies of the conditions affecting that flow, but 

it has comprised also investigation of such closely allied subjects as 

irrigation, water storage, water powers, underground waters, and 

quality of waters. Most of the results of these investigations have 

been published in the series of water-supply papers, but some have 

appeared in the bulletins, professional papers, and annual reports.

The results of stream-flow measurements are now published annually in 12 parts, each part covering an area whose boundaries 

coincide with natural drainage features, as indicated below:

Part I. North Atlantic basins.

II. South Atlantic and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins.

III. Ohio Biver basin.

IV. St. Lawrence Biver basin. 

V. Upper Mississippi Biver and Hudson Bay basins.

VI. Missouri Biver basin.

VII. Lower Mississippi Biver basin. 

VIII. Western Gulf of Mexico basins.

IX. Colorado Biver basin.

X. Great Basin.

XI. Pacific basins in California. 

XII. North Pacific basins (in three parts).

HOW GOVERNMENT REPORTS MAY BE OBTAINED OR CONSULTED.

Water-supply papers and other publications of the United States 

Geological Survey containing data in regard to the water resources 

of the United States may be obtained or consulted as indicated 

below:

1. Copies may be obtained free of charge by applying to the 

Director of the Geological Survey, Washington, D. C. The edition 

printed for free distribution is, however, small and is soon exhausted.

2. Copies may be purchased at nominal cost from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, 

D. C., who will on application furnish lists giving prices.

24016° WSP 387 16 5 ni
IV STREAM-GAGING STATIONS, ETC., 1885-1914.

3. Sets of the reports may be consulted in the libraries of the 

principal cities in the United States.

4. Complete sets are available for consultation in the local offices 

of the water-resources branch of the Geological Survey, as follows:

Boston, Mass., Customhouse.

Albany, N. Y., Room 18, Federal Building.

Atlanta, Ga., Post Office Building.

St. Paul, Minn., Old Capitol Building.

Madison, Wis., care of Railroad Commission of Wisconsin.

Helena, Mont., Montana National Bank Building.

Denver, Colo., 403 New Post Office Building.

Salt Lake City, Utah, Federal Building.

Boisej Idaho, 615 Idaho Building.

Phoenix, Ariz., 417 Fleming Building.

Austin, Tex., Old Post Office Building.

Portland, Oreg., 416 Couch Building.

Tacoma, Wash., Federal Building.

San Francisco, Cal., 328 Customhouse.

Los Angeles, Cal., Federal Building.

Sante Fe, N. Mex., Capitol Building.

Honolulu, Hawaii, Kapiolani Building.

A list of the Geological Survey's publications may be obtained by 

applying to the Director of the United States Geological Survey, 

Washington, D. C.

STREAM-FLOW REPORTS.

Stream-flow records have been obtained at more than 3,400 points 

in the United States, and the data obtained have been published in 

the reports tabulated below:

Stream-flow data in reports of the United States Geological Survey. 

[A= Annual Report; B=Bulletin; W=Water-Supply Paper.]

Report.

10th A, pt.2. ..........

12th A, pt.2. ..........

13th A, pt.3. ..........

14th A, pt.2.. .........

B131..... ..............

16th A, pt.2. ..........

B140......... ..........

Wll..... ..............

18th A, pt.4. ..........

^ 15...................

W16...................

19thA,pt.4. .........

Character of data.

.....do..........................................................

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, ratings, and monthly 

discharge (also many data covering earlier years).

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge 

(also similar data for some earlier years). 

Descriptions, measurements, and gage heights, eastern United 

States, eastern Mississippi River, and Missouri River above 

junction with Kansas. 

Descriptions, measurements, and gage heights, western Mississippi River below junction of Missouri and Platte, and western United States. 

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge 

(also some long-time records).

Year.

1884 to Sept.. 

1890. 

1884 to June 30, 

1891. 

1884 to Dec. 31, 

1892. 

1888 to Dec. 31, 

1893. 

1893 to 1894.

1895.

1896. 

1895 and 1896.

1897. 

1897. 

1897.
LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN. V

Stream-flow data in reports of the United States Geological Survey Continued.

Report.

W27.......... .........

W28....... ............

20th A, pt.4. ..........

W35 to 39..... .........

21st A, pt.4............

W 47 to 52.. ............

22d A, pt.4. ...........

W65. 66...............

W75..... ..............

W82 to 85........ ......

W 97 to 100.. ...........

W 124 to 135...........

W165tol78.. ..........

W201to214............

W241 to 252..... .......

W261to272............

W281to292............

W301to3l2............

W 321 to 332...........

W 351 to 362...........

W381 to394o..........

Character of data.

Mea3urements, ratings, and 

eastern Mississippi River, 

Measurements, ratings, and 

western United States. 

Monthly discharge (also for 

Descriptions, measurements

Descriptions, measurements

Descriptions, measurements

.....do......................

.....do......................

.....do......................

.....do......................

.....do......................

.....do......................

.....do......................

.....do......................

.....do......................

.....do......................

gage heights, eastern United States, 

and Missouri River, 

gage heights, Arkansas River and

Year.

1898. 

1898.

1898. 

1899. 

1899. 

1900. 

1900. 

1901. 

1901. 

1902. 

1903. 

1904. 

1905. 

1906. 

1907-8. 

1909. 

1910. 

1911. 

1912. 

1913. 

1914.

a In preparation. 

NOTE. No data regarding stream flow are given in the 15th and 17th annual reports.

The records at most of the stations discussed in these reports 

extend over a series of years, and miscellaneous measurements at 

many points other than regular gaging stations have been made 

each year. An index of the reports containing records obtained 

prior to 1904 has been published in Water-Supply Paper 119.

The following table gives, by years and drainage basins, the numbers of the papers on surface-water supply published from 1899 to 

1913. The data for any particular station will, in general, be found 

in the reports covering the years during which the station was 

maintained. For example, data for Machias River at Whitneyville, 

Me., 1903 to 1913, are published in Water-Supply Papers 97, 124, 165, 

201, 241, 261, 281, 301, 321, 351, and 381, which contain records for 

the New England streams from 1903 to 1914. Results of miscellaneous measurements are published by drainage basins.
Number of water-supply papers containing results of stream me

Year.

1899o.....

1900ff. .... 

1901.......

1902. ......

1903.......

1904.......

1905.......

1906.......

1907-8..... 

1909. ......

1910.......

1911.......

1912.......

1913.......

1914.......

I

North 

Atlantic 

slope 

(St. John 

River to 

York 

River).

35

47, » 48 

65,75 

82 

97 

» 124. o 125, 

P126 

n 165, o 166, 

P167 

n 201, o 202, 

P203 

241 

261 

281 

301 

321 

351 

381

II

South 

Atlantic 

and 

eastern 

Gulf of 

Mexico 

(James 

River 

to the Mississippi).

635,36 

48 

65,75 

6 82,83 

697,98 

P 126, 127

P 167, 168 

P 203, 204

242 

262 

282 

302 

322 

352 

382

III

Ohio 

River.

36 

48,* 49 

65,75 

83 

98 

128

169 

205

243 

263 

283 

303 

323 

353 

383

IV

St. 

Lawrence 

River and 

Great 

Lakes.

36 

49 

65,75 

6 82,83 

97 

129

170 

206

244 

264 

284 

304 

324 

354 

384

V

Hudson 

Bay and 

upper Mississippi 

River.

36 

49 

* 65, 66, 75 

*83,85 

>»98,99,ralOO 

* 128, 130

171 

207

245

265 

285 

305 

325 

355 

385

VI

Missouri 

River.

c 36, 37 

49, ,#50 

66,75 

84 

99 

130, 5 131

172

208

246 

266 

286 

306 

326 

356 

386

VII

Lower Mississippi 

River.

37 

50 

* 65, 66, 75 

ft 83, 84 

*98,99 

* 128, 131

* 169, 173 

ft 205, 209

247 

267 

287 

307 

327 

357 

387

VIII

Western 

Gulf of 

Mexico.

37 

50 

66,75 

84 

99 

132

174 

210

248 

268 

288 

308 

328 

358 

388

Co

R

17

o Rating tables and index to Water-Supply Papers 35-39 contained in Water-Supply 

Paper 39. Estimates for 1899 in Twenty-first Annual Report, Part IV.

6 James River only.

c Gallatin River.

d Green and Gunnison rivers and Grand River above junction with Gunnison.

« Mphave River only.

/ Kings and Kern rivers and south Pacific coast basins.

g Rating tables and index to Water-Supply Papers 47-52 and data on precipitation, 

wells, and irrigation in California and Utah contained in Water-Supply Paper 52. Estimates for 1900 in Twenty-second Annual Report, Part IV.

ft Wissahickon and Schuylkill rivers to James River.

* Scioto River.

/ Loup and Platte 

with Platte.

ft Tributaries of Mis

i Lake Ontario and 

m Hudson Bay only

it New England rive

o Hudson River to D

p Susquehanna Rive

? Platte and Kansas 

* Great Basin in Ca

* Below junction w

* Rogue, Umpqua, 
LOWER MISSISSIPPI HIVER BASIN. ' VII

In these papers and in the following lists the stations are arranged 

in downstream order. The main stem of any river is determined 

by measuring or estimating its drainage area that is, the headwater 

stream having the largest drainage area is considered the continuation of the mam stream, and local changes in name and lake surface 

are disregarded. All stations from the source to the mouth of the 

main stem of the river are presented first, and the tributaries in 

regular order from source to mouth follow, the streams in each 

tributary basin being listed before those of the next basin below.

The exceptions to this rule occur in the records for Mississippi 

River, which are given in four parts, as indicated on page in, and 

in the records for large lakes, where it is simpler to take up the streams 

in regular order around the rim of the lake than to cross back and 

forth over the lake surface.

PART VII. LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN.

PRINCIPAL STREAMS.

The principal streams flowing to the Mississippi below the mouth 

of the Missouri 011 the west and the Ohio on the east, are Meramec, 

White, Arkansas (whose chief tributaries are Huerfano, Purgatory, 

Cimarron, Verdigris, Neosho, Canadian, and Mora rivers), Yazoo, 

Homochitto, and Red rivers. The streams drain wholly or in part 

the States of Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi* Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas.

In addition to the annotated list of publications relating specifically to the section, these pages contain a similar list of reports that 

are of general interest in many sections and cover a wide range of 

hydrologic subjects, and also brief references to reports published by 

State and other organizations. (See p. xx.)

GAGING STATIONS.

NOTE. Dash after a date indicates that station was being maintained Sept. 30,1914; period after a 

date indicates discontinuance.

MERAMEC RIVER BASIN.

Meramec River near Meramec, Mo., 1903-1906. 

Meramec River near Eureka, Mo., 1903-1906. 

Meramec River (Station No. 1) at Fenton, Mo., 1903. 

Meramec River (Station No. 2) below Fenton, Mo., 1903.

Dry Fork of Meramec River near St. James, Mo., 1903.

Spring Branch:

Meramec Spring near Meramec, Mo., 1903-1906.

Courtois Creek at Scetia, Mo., 1905-1906.

WHITE RIVER BASIN.

White River at Beaver, Ark., 1909-10. 

White River near Branson, Mo., 1909-10. 

White River near Lead Hill, Ark., 1909-10. 

White River near Cotter, Ark., 1909-10.

Buffalo River near Gilbert, Ark., 1909-10.

North Fork River near Henderson, Ark., 1909-10.

Black River:

Eleven Point River:

Greer Spring at Greer, Mo., 1904.

Little Red River near Pangburn, Ark., 1909-10.

ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN.

Arkansas River, East Fork (head of Arkansas River), near Leadville, Colo., 1890; 1911- 

Arkansas River at Granite, Colo., 1897-1899; 1910- 

Arkansas River at Salida, Colo., 1895-1903; 1909-

IX
X STREAM-GAGING STATIONS, ETC., 1885-1914.

Arkansas River at Canon City, Colo., 1888-1913.

Arkansas River near Rock Canyon, Colo., 1889.

Arkansas River at Pueblo, Colo., 1885-1889; 1894-

Arkansas River near Nepesta, Colo., 1897-1903; 1909-1913.

Arkansas River near Manzanola, Colo., 1898.

Arkansas River near Rocky Ford, Colo., 1897-1903.

Arkansas River at La Junta, Colo., 1889; 1894-1895; 1901; 1903; 1908; 1912-13.

Arkansas River at Las Animas, Colo., 1898; 1909.

Arkansas River at New Fort Lyons, Colo., 1911.

Arkansas River near Prowers, Colo., 1903.

Arkansas River at Prowers, Colo., 1900-1901.

Arkansas River near Amity canal head gates, Colo., 1898-99; 1901.

Arkansas River near Lamar, Colo., 191$.

Arkansas River near Granada, Colo., 1898-1901; 1903.

Arkansas River near Holly (Barton or Byron), Colo., 1894; 1901-2; 1907-19f3.

Arkansas River near Coolidge, Kans., 1903.

Arkansas River near Syracuse, Kans., 1902-1906.

Arkansas River at Dodge, Kans., 1903-1906.

Arkansas River near Hutchinson, Kans., 1895-1905.

Arkansas River at Arkansas City, Kans., 1902-1906.

Tennessee Fork near Leadville, Colo., 1890; 1903; 1911-

Lake Fork of Arkansas River near Arkansas Junction, Colo., 1890; 1903.

Half Moon Creek near Leadville, Colo., 1911-

Lake Creek near Twin Lakes, Colo., 1899-1900.

Twin Lakes outlet near Twin Lakes, Colo., 1910.

Clear Creek near Granite, Colo., 1890; 1910.

Cottonwood Creek near Buena Vista, Colo., 1890.

Cottonwood Creek at Hot Springs tunnel, near Buena Vista, Colo., 1910-11.

Cottonwood Creek below Hot Springs, near Buena Vista, Colo., 1911- 

South Fork of Cottonwood Creek near Buena Vista, Colo., 1890. 

North Cottonwood Creek near Buena Vista, Colo., 1911-1914.

Chalk Creek (upper station) near St. Elmo, Colo., 1913-

Chalk Creek near St. Elmo, Colo., 1911-

Chalk Creek near Buena Vista, Colo., 1910.

South Fork of Arkansas River at Poncha, Colo., 1911- 

Poncha Creek at Poncha, Coio., 1911-

Grape Creek near Canon City, Colo., 1907-1909.

Oil or Fourmile Creek near Canon City, Colo., 1910.

West Beaver Creek (head of Beaver Creek), near Victor, Colo., 1905-

Huerfano River at Badito, Colo., 1912.

Huerfano River near Undercliffe, Colo., 1908. 

Cucharas River at Walsenburg, Colo., 1907-8.

Purgatory (Las Animas) River at Trinidad, Colo., 1896-1899; 1905-1912,

Purgatory River near canyon entrance (Alfalfa), Colo., 1905-1907.

Purgatory River at J. J. ranch near La Junta, Colo., 1898.

Purgatory River near Las Animas, Colo., 1889 and 1909.

Big Sandy Creek at Hugo, Colo., 1910-1912.

Big Sandy Creek near Kit Carson, Colo., 1910-1912. 

Big Spring Creek near Arena, Colo., 1910-1912.

Walnut River near Arkansas City, Kans., 1902-3.

Salt Fork of Arkansas River near Alva, Okla., 1904-5.

Salt Fork of Arkansas River near Tonkawa, Okla., 1903-1905. 

Medicine Lodge River near Kiowa, Kans., 1895-96.

Cimarron River near Arkalon, Kans., 1895-96; 1903-1905.
LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN. XI

Arkansas River tributaries Continued.

Cimarron River near Kenton, Okla., 1904-5. 

Cimarron River near Garrett, Okla., 1905-1907. 

Cimarron River near Waynoka, Okla., 1903-1905. 

Verdigris River near Independence, Kans., 1904. 

Verdigris River near Liberty, Kans., 1895-1903. 

Verdigris River near Catoosa, Okla., 1903-1905.

Fall River at Fall River, Kans., 1904-5. 

Neosho River near Neosho Rapids, Kans., 1904. 

Neosho River near Tola, Kans., 1895-1903. 

Neosho River near Humboldt, Kans., 1904.

Neosho River (or Grand River) near Fort Gibson, Okla., 1899; 1903-1905. 

Canadian River near Sanchez, N. Mex., 1912- 

Canadian River at Logan, N. Mex., 1904-5; 1908-1914. 

Canadian River at Calvin, Okla., 1905-1908. 

Chicorica Creek near Raton, N. Mex., 1910-

TJna del Gato Creek near Raton, N. Mex., 1910-1913. 

Cimarron River at TJte Park, N. Mex., 1907- 

Cimarron River at Springer, N. Mex., 1907-1909.

Rayado River near Cimarron, N. Mex., 1911; 1913; 1914. 

Rayado River above Abreu's ranch, near Cimarron, N. Mex., 1911- 

Rayado River at Abreu's ranch; near Cimarron, N. Mex., 1908-9. 

Rayado River below Abreu's ranch, near Cimarron, N. Mex., 1912-13. 

Rayado River near Springer, N. Mex., 1907-1909. 

Urraca Creek near Cimmaron, N. Mex., 1912- 

Ocate River at Ocate, N. Mex., 1914.

Sweetwater Creek near Colmar, N. Mex., 1914- 

Mora River and La Cueva canal at La Cueva, N. Mex., 1903-1911. 

Mora River near Weber, N. Mex., 1903-4. 

Mora River near Watrous, N. Mex., 1894-1896. 

Sapello River at Sapello, N. Mex., 1903-4. 

Sapello Mill tailrace at Sapello, N. Mex., 1903-4. 

Sapello River at Los Alamos, N. Mex., 1903-1911.

Manuelitos River near Sapello, N. Mex., 1903-4. 

Pajarito Creek near Hanley, N. Mex., 1911-1913. 

Pajarito Creek below Vigil Creek near Hanley, N. Mex. 1912-13. 

TJte Creek near Logan, N. Mex., 1904-1906; 1909-1914. 

Beaver Creek (head of North Fork of Canadian River) at Beaver, Okla.,

1904-5.

North Fork of Canadian River near Woodward, Okla., 1903-1906. 

North Fork of Canadian River near El Reno, Okla., 1902-1908. 

North Fork of Canadian River near Oklahoma, Okla., 1899. 

North Fork of Canadian River near Eufaula, Okla., 1899.

ARKANSAS RIVER CANALS.

Oxford Farmers canal near Nepesta, Colo., 1902-3. 

Colorado-Kansas canal near Prowers, Colo., 1903. 

Keese ditch near Prowers, Colo., 1903.

YAZOO RIVER BASIN.

Tallahatchie River (head of Yazoo River) at Batesville, Miss. 1906-1912. 

Tallahatchie River at Phillip, Miss., 1908-1913. 

Yazoo River at Greenwood, Miss., 1908-1913.
XII STREAM-GAGING STATIONS, ETC., 1885-1914.

Yazoo River at Yazoo City, Miss., 1900-1905. 

Coldwater River at Savage, Miss., 1908-1912. 

Yalobusha River at Grenada, Miss., 1906; 1908-1912. 

Sunflower River near Ruleville, Miss., 1909-1912. 

Sunflower River at Baird, Miss., 1908-1912.

HOMOCHITTO RIVER BASIN.

Homochitto River at Rosetta, Miss., 1906.

RED RIVER BASIN.

Red River at Arthur City, Tex., 1905-1911.

Salt Fork of Red River at Mangum, Okla., 1905-6.

Turkey Creek [Deep Red Run] at Olustee, Okla., 1905-1908. 

North Fork of Red River near Granite, Okla., 1903-1908. 

North Fork of Red River near Snyder, Okla., 1905. 

North Fork of Red River near Headrick, Okla., 1905-1908.

Elm Fork of Red River near Mangum, Okla., 1905-1908.

Elk Creek near Hobart, Okla., 1904-1908.

Otter Creek near Mountain Park, Okla., 1903-1908. 

Horse Creek near Mountain Park, Okla., 1905-6. 

Dry Fork of Otter Creek near Mountain Park, Okla., 1905-6. 

Cache Creek:

Medicine Bluff Creek near Lawton, Okla., 1912-

Little Medicine Bluff Creek near Lawton, Okla., 1912- 

Evaporation station near Lawton, Okla., 1913- 

Wichita River at Wichita Falls, Tex., 1910-il. 

Washita River at Anadarko, Okla., 1902-1908. 

Washita River near Pauls*Valley, Okla., 1899. 

Ouachita River near Malvern, Ark., 1903-1905. 

Ouachita River near Arkadelphia, Ark., 1905-6.

REPORTS ON WATER RESOURCES OP THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI

RIVER BASIN.

PUBLICATIONS OF UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.

WATER-SUPPLY PAPERS.

Water-supply papers are distributed free by the Geological Survey as long as its stock lasts. An asterisk 

(*) indicates that this stock has been exhausted. Many of the papers marked in this way may, however, 

be purchased (at price noted) from the SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS, WASHINGTON, D. O. Omission of the price indicates that the report is not obtainable from Government sources. Water-supply 

papers are of octavo size.

*5. Irrigation practice on the Great Plains, by E. B. Cowgill. 1897. 39 pp., 12 

pis. lOc.

Describes reservoirs for storm and pumped waters, ditching, methods of distributing water, 

cultivation and subirrigation, duty of water, and winter irrigation.

*6. Underground waters of southwestern Kansas, by Erasmus Haworth. 1897. 65 

pp., 12 pis. 15c.

Describes physiography, drainage, geologic formation and water supply, and irrigation development in Meade, Dodge, and Garden quadrangles, including all of Meade County, nearly all of 

Seward, Haskell, and Gray counties, about one-third of Ford County, and one-fourth of Finney 

County; discusses waters of Dakota sandstone and of the Tertiary formations.
LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN. XHI

*43. Conveyance of water in irrigation canals, flumes, and pipes, by Samuel Fortier. 1901. 86 pp., 15 pis. 15c. 

Describes the location and construction of various types of canals for irrigation.

57. Preliminary list of deep borings in the United States, Part I (Alabama-Montana), by N. H. Barton. 1902. 60pp. (See No. 149.) 5c.

61. Preliminary list of deep borings in the United States, Part II (Nebraska-Wyoming), by N. H. Barton. 1902. 67pp. 5c.

Nos. 57 and 61 contain information as to depth, diameter, yield, and head of water in borings 

more than 400 feet deep; under head "Remarks" give information concerning temperature, 

quality of water, purposes of boring, etc. The lists are arranged by States, and the States are 

arranged alphabetically. A second revised edition was published in 1905 as Water-Supply 

Paper 149 (q. v.). 5c.

74. Water resources of the State of Colorado, by A. L. Fellows. 1902. 151 pp., 14 

pis. 25c.

Discusses under South Platte, Arkansas, Rio Grande, San Juan, Grand, and Green River 

drainage and irrigation, and gives records of stream flow.

96. Bestructive floodsin the United States in 1903, by E. C. Murphy. 1904. 81 pp., 

13 pis. I5c. 

Contains notes on early floods in Mississippi Valley.

101. Underground waters of southern Louisiana, by G. B. Harris, with discussions of 

their uses for water supplies and for rice irrigation, by M. L. Fuller. 1904. 

98 pp., 11 pis. 20c.

Discusses the topography and stratigraphic geology of the area and the origin of the well 

waters, gives statistics of artesian wells, describes methods of well drilling and pumping, and 

tceats briefly of rice cultivation.

102. Contributions to the hydrology of eastern United States, 1903; M. L. Fuller, 

geologist in charge. 1904. 522 pp. 30c.

Contains brief reports on springs and wells of Arkansas and Missouri. The reports comprise 

tabulated well records giving information as to location, owner, depth, yield, head, etc., supplemented by notes as to elevation above sea, materials penetrated, temperature, use, and quality; 

many miscellaneous analyses.

105. The water powers of Texas, by T. U. Taylor. 1904. 116 pp., 17 pis. 15c.

Givesa re'sume' of the available data regarding water powers and briefly describes the principal 

streams, including Red and Canadian rivers.

*107. Water powers of Alabama, with an appendix on stream measurements in Mississippi, by B. M. Hall. 1904. 253 pp., 9 pis. 20c. 

Appendix contains gage heights, rating tables, estimates of monthly discharge of Yazoo River.

110. Contributions to the hydrology of eastern United States, 1904; M. L. Fuller, 

geologist in charge, 1905. 211 pp., 5 pis. lOc.

Contains a "Summary of the water supply of the Ozark region in northern Arkansas, by 

George I. Adams"; describes tne drainage and some of the immense springs of the area, many 

of which have been developed as resorts.

114. Underground waters of eastern United States; M. L. Fuller, geologist in charge. 

1905. 285 pp., 18 pis. 25c.

Contains brief reports as follows: 

Mississippi, by L. C. Johnson. 

Louisiana and southern Arkansas, by A. C. Veatch. 

Northern Arkansas, by A. H. Purdue.

Each of these reports discusses the geologic formation as related to water supply, treats 

particularly of the mineral waters, and gives a list of the principal publications.
XIV STREAM-GAGING STATIONS, ETC., 1885-1914.

145. Contributions to the hydrology of eastern United States, 1905; M. L. Puller, 

geologist in charge. 1905. 220 pp., 6 pis.

Contains five short reports relating to areas draining to the lower Mississippi River:

Water resources of the Joplin district, Missouri-Kansas, by W. S. Tangier Smith. Describes 

topography, geology, streams, springs, and wells; gives analyses of waters.

Water resources of the Winslow quadrangle, Arkansas, by A. H. Purdue. Area includes a 

few square miles of Oklahoma, discusses water-bearing formation and the quality of spring and 

well waters.

Notes on certain hot springs of the southern United States, by Walter Harvey Weed. Gives 

an account of the history, topography, geology, flow, temperature, and composition of the Hot 

Springs of Arkansas, including many analyses.

Notes on certain large springs of the Ozark region, Missouri and Arkansas, compiled by Myron 

L. Fuller. Treats briefly of the conditions under which the springs emerge, and of their flow, 

temperature, and quality.

Water resources of the contact region between the Paleozoic and Mississippi embayment 

deposits in northern Arkansas, by A. H. Purdue. Describes geology and water resources of a 

belt 12 to 15 miles wide extending along the western edge of the Mississippi embayment 

deposits from Arkansas River northward to the Missouri line. Considers source of water, 

amount, chemical character and use of water, prospects for flowing wells, etc.

147. Destructive floods in the United States in 1904, by E. C. Murphy and others. 

15c.

Kansas floods, by E.G. Murphy. Describes floods on Kansas, Neosho, Verdigris, Osage, 

Arkansas, Canadian, and Purgatory rivers, discussing the streams, precipitation, damages, 

prevention of future damages, etc.

*148. Geology and water resources of Oklahoma, by C. N. Gould. 1905. 178pp. 20c.

Describes topography, geology, climate, streams, springs, deep wells (water and oil and gas), 

and artesian water, and discusses the water supply by counties; treats of irrigation from reservoirs, springs, and wells; gives analyses of well waters and table of well records.

149. Preliminary list of deep borings in the United States, second edition with additions, by N. H. Barton. 1905. 175 pp. lOc.

Gives by States (and within the States by counties), location, depth, diameter, yield, height, 

of water, and other available information, concerning wells 400 feet or more in depth; includes 

all wells listed in Water-Supply Papers 57 and 61; mentions also principal publications relating 

to deep borings.

*153. The underflow in Arkansas Valley in western Kansas, by C. S. SHchter. 1906. 

90 pp., 3 pis. 15c.

Discusses origin and extent of the underflow, fluctuations of ground water level, the chemical 

composition of the waters (including analyses); gives results of measurements at various points 

and summaries and details of pumping tests.

*154. The geology and water resources of the eastern portion of the Panhandle of 

Texas, by C. N. Gould. 1906. 64pp., 15 pis. lOc.

Discusses topography, geology, streams, springs, ground waters, and irrigation; gives details 

by counties.

159. Summary of the underground-water resources of Mississippi, by A. F. Crider and 

L. C. Johnson. 1906. 86 pp., 6 pis. 20c.

Describes geography, topography, and general geology of the State; discusses the source, 

depth of penetration, rate of percolation, and recovery of underground waters, artesian requisites, and special conditions in the coastal plain formations; gives notes on wells by 

counties, deep-well records, and selected records in details; treats of sanitary aspect of wells 

and gives analyses.

*160. Underground-water papers. 1906; M. L. Fuller, geologist in charge. 1906. 

104 pp., 1 pi. 

Contains brief report entitled " Drainage of wet lands in Arkansas by wells," by A. F. Crider.
LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASING XV

*162. Destructive floods in the United States in 1905, with a discussion of floed discharge and frequency and an index to flood literature, by E. C. Murphy and 

others. 1906. 105 pp., 4 pis. 15c.

Gives account of flood on Purgatory River, Colo., and estimates of flood flow and discharge 

of Arkansas River at Pueblo, Colo.; contains also index to literature on flood flow in American 

streams.

*164. Underground waters of Tennessee and Kentucky west of Tennessee River and of 

adjacent area in Illinois, by L. C. Glenn. 1906. 173 pp., 7 pis. 25c.

Describes physical features, static level, and uses of waters, artesian conditions, and source 

properties of underground water; discusses topography, geology, and water resources by counties; gives logs of wells, analyses of waters, bibliography of most important reports.

*191. Geology and water resources of the western portion of the Panhandle of Texas, 

by C. N. Gould. 1907. 70 pp., 7 pis. 15c.

Describes the topography and general geology of the area, the deep-seated waters, springs, and 

streams, and the use of the waters for irrigation; discusses details of topography, geology, and 

water supply by counties.

*195. Underground waters of Missouri, their geology and utilization, by E. M. Shepard. 

1907. 224 pp., 6 pis. 30c.

Describes the topography and geology of the State, the waters of the various formations, and 

discusses the water supplies by districts and counties; gives statistics of city water supplies, 

analyses of waters, and many well records.

236. The quality of surface waters in the United States: Part I, Analyses of waters 

east of the one hundredth meridian, by E. B. Dole. 1909. 123 pp. lOc.

Describes collection of samples, methods of examination, preparation of solutions, accuracy of 

estimates, and expression of analytical results; gives results of analyses of waters of Mississippi, 

Arkansas, and Red rivers.

273. Quality of the water supplies of Kansas, by H. N. Parker, with a preliminary 

report on stream pollution by mine waters, in southeastern Kansas, by E. H. S. 

Bailey. 1911. 375 pp., 1 pf. 30c.

Describes the topographic and geologic features of the State and the artesian basins; discusses 

the significance of mineral constituents and classification of waters; gives details concerning 

quality of underground water by counties and surface water by drainage basins.

274. Some stream waters of the western United States, with chapters on sediment 

carried by the Rio Grande and the industrial application of water analyses, 

by Herman Stabler. 1911. 188 pp. 15c.

Describes collection of samples, plan of analytical work, and method of analyses; discusses 

soap-consuming power of waters, water softening, boiler waters, and water for irrigation; gives 

results of analyses of samples of water from Sapello River, Salt, North, and Elm forks of Red 

River, and Turkey Creek.

276. Geology and underground waters of northeastern Texas, by C. H. Gordon. 1911. 

78 pp., 2 pis. lOc.

Describes geography, physiography, and geology of area comprising Bowie, Red River, Lamar, 

Delta, Hopkins, Franklin, Titus, Morris, Camp, and Cass counties; discusses the source and 

availability of underground waters, artesian waters of the various formations, and reviews the 

geographic relations, geology, and water resources by counties.

317. Geology and underground waters of the Wichita region, north-central Texas, by 

C. H. Gordon. 1913. 88 pp., 2 pis. lOc.

Describes the physiography, climate, surface and deep waters of an area in Montague, Clay, 

Wichita, Wilbarger, Hardeman, Foard, Knox, Baylor, Archer, Jack, Young, Throckmorton, 

and Haskell counties; gives details by counties.
XVI STREAM-GAGING STATIONS, ETC., 1885-1914.

*345. Contributions to the hydrology of the United States, 1914. N. C. Grover* 

chief hydraulic engineer. 1915. 225 pp., 17 pis. 30c.

(a) Preliminary report on ground water for irrigation in the vicinity of Wichita, Kans., by 

O. E. Meinzer, pp. 1-9.

Scope indicated by title.

(6) Ground water for irrigation in the vicinity of Enid, Okla., by A. T. Schwennesen, pp. 

11-23, pi. i.

Scope indicated by title.

(d) Ground water for irrigation in the valley of North Fork of Canadian River near Oklahoma 

City, Okla., by A. T. Schwennesen, pp. 41-51.

Scope indicated by title.

ANNUAL REPORTS.

Each of the papers contained in the annual reports was also issued in separate form.

Annual reports are distributed free by the Geological Survey as long as its stock lasts. An asterisk (*) 

indicates that this stock has been exhausted. Many of the papers so marked, however, may be purchased 

from the SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS, WASHINGTON, D. C.

*Tenth Annual Eeport of the United States Geological Survey, 1888-89, J.W. Powell, 

Director. 1890. 2 parts. *Pt. II. Irrigation, viii, 123 pp. 35c.

Makes a preliminary report on the organization and prosecution of the survey of the arid lands 

for purposes of irrigation; includes an account of the methods of topographic and hydraulic 

work, the segregation work on reservoir sites and irrigable lands, fields and office methods, 

and brief descriptions of the topography of some of the river basins.

Eleventh Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1889-90, J. W. 

Powell, Director. 1891. 2 parts. Pt. II. Irrigation, pp. xiv, 395, 30 plates 

and maps. $1.25. Contains:

*Hydrography, pp. 1-110. Discusses scope of work, methods of stream measurement, rainfall 

and evaporation, and describes the more important streams.

*Engineering, pp. 111-200. Defines the scope of the work and gives an account of the surveys 

in the Sun River basin and in the Arkansas, Rio Grande, California, Lahontan, Utah, and 

Snake River divisions.

*The arid lands, pp. 201-289. Includes statement of the director to the House Committee on 

Irrigation, extracts from the constitutions of States relating to irrigation, and a report on artesian 

irrigation on the Great Plains, including a discussion of the general considerations affecting 

artesian water supply, the economic limit to the utilization of artesian water for irrigation, 

irrigation by artesian wells in various countries, and the geologic conditions and statistics of 

artesian wells on the Great Plains.

*Topography, pp. 291-343. Comprises reports of the topographic surveys in California, 

Nevada, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, and New Mexico, and a report on reservoir sites.

*Irrigation literature, pp. 345-388. Gives a list of books and pamphlets on irrigation and allied 

subjects, mainly contained in the library of the United States Geological Survey.

*Twelfth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1890-91, J. W. 

Powell, Director. 1891. 2 parts. Pt. II. Irrigation, pp. xviii, 576, 93 

plates. $2.00. Contains:

*Report upon the location and survey of reservoir sites during the fiscal year ending June 30, 

1891, by A. H. Thompson, pp. 1-212, Pis. LIV-LVII. Describes reservoir sites in Chaffee, 

Custer, Fremont, Park, El Paso, Pueblo, Huerfano, Las Animas, Bent, Otero, Baca, Kiowa, 

and Lake counties, Colo.; for each reservoir site gives the location, height of dam, areas inclosed 

by contour, approximate contents of reservoir, position of irrigable lands, and areas of segregated lands.

*Hydrography of the arid regions, by F. H. Newell, pp. 213-361, Pis. LVHI-CVI. Discusses 

the available water supply of the arid regions, the duty of water, flood waters, relation of rainfall to river flow; classifies the drainage basins; and describes the rivers of the Missouri, 

Arkansas, Rio Grande, Colorado, Sacramento, and San Joaquin basins, and the principal 

streams of the Great Basin in Nevada and Utah and the Snake River drainage.
LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN. XVII

Thirteenth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1891-92, J. W 

Powell, Director. 1892. (Pts. II and III, 1893.) 3 parts. Pt. III. Irrigation, pp. xi, 486, 77 pis. $1.85. Contains:

*Engineering results of irrigation survey by H. M. Wilson, pp. 351-437, Pis. CXLVIICLXXXII. Describes the engineering work at Twin Lakes reservoir and Twin Lakes dam, 

Colorado.

*Eeport upon the construction of topographic maps and the selection and survey of reservoir 

sites in the hydrographic basin of Arkansas River, Colo., by A. H. Thompson, pp. 429-444. 

Scope indicated by title.

*Sixteenth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1894-95, Charles 

D. Walcott, Director. 1896. (Pts. II, III, and IV, 1895.) 4 parts. *Pt. II. 

Papers of an economic character, pp. xix, 598, 43 pis. $1.25. Contains:

The public lands and their water supply, by F. H. Newell, pp. 457-533, Pis. XXXV-XXXIX. 

Describes general character of the public lands, the lands disposed of (railroad, grant, and swamp 

lands, and private miscellaneous entries), lands reserved (Indian, forest, and military reservations), tne vacant lands, and the rate of disposal of vacant lands; discusses the streams, wells, 

and reservoirs as sources of water supply; gives details for each State.

Seventeenth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1895-96, Charles 

D. Walcott, Director. 1896. 3 parts in 4 vols. *Pt. II. Economic geology 

and hydrography, xxv, 864 pp., 113 pis. $2.35. Contains:

The underground water of the Arkansas Valley in eastern Colorado, by G. K. Gilbert, pp. 

561-601, Pis. LVI-LXVIII. Describes the geology and topography of the district, the general 

conditions under which artesian water occurs, the gathering grounds, capacity, distribution, 

and quality of the water of the Dakota sandstone, the water of the upland sands, the terraces, 

and the dune sands, and the underflow of rivers and creeks.

Twenty-first Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1899-1900, 

Charles D. Walcott, Director. 1900. (Parts III, IV, VI, VI continued, 

and VII, 1901.) 7 parts in 8 vols. and separate case for maps with Pt. V. 

*Pt. IV, Hydrography, pp. 768, 156 pis. $2.35. Contains:

*The High Plains and their utilization, by W. D. Johnson, pp. 601-741, Pis. CXIII-CLVI. 

Describes the area lying in an irregular belt lying about midway across the long eastward slope 

of the Great Plains and including parts of Wyoming, Colorado, and Nebraska (North and South 

Platte, Platte, Republican, and Smoky Hill River basins), Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, 

Oklahoma, and Texas (Arkansas River basin), and Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas (Rio 

Grande basin); discusses the origin and structure of the High Plains, the precipitation, temperature, and other factors of climate, experiments with irrigation, and the use of mountain streams, 

local storm-water storage, and artesian waters. Concluded in the Twenty-second Annual 

Report, Pt. IV, pp. 631-669, Pis. LI-LXV. ($2.20.)

BULLETINS.

An asterisk (*) indicates that the Geological Survey's stock of the paper is exhausted. Many of the papers 

so marked may be purchased from the SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS, WASHINGTON, D. C. Bulletins 

are of octavo size.

264. Record of deep-well drilling for 1904, by M. L. Fuller, E. F. Lines, and A. C. 

Veatch. 1905. 106pp. lOc. '

Discusses the importance of accurate well records to the driller, to owners of oil, gas, and 

water wells, and to the geologist; describes the general methods of work; gives tabulated records 

of wells in Arkansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Tennessee, and 

Texas, and detailed records of wells in Otero County, Colo.; Greenwood, Montgomery, and 

Neosho counties, Kans.; and St. Louis County, Mo. These wells were selected because 

they give definite stratigraphic information.

*298. Record of deep-well drilling for 1905, by M. L. Fuller and Samuel Sanford. 

1906. 299pp. 25c.

Gives an account of progress in the collection of well records and samples; ^contains tabulated 

records of wells in Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, 

New Mexico, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas; and detailed records of wells in Hempstead 

County, Ark.; Fremont and Pueblo counties, Colo.; Alien, Chase, Cofley, and McPherson 

counties, Kans.; Panola County, Miss.; Nowata, Washington, Tulsa Murray, Okmulgee, and 

Pawnee counties, Okla.; and Clay and Roberts counties, Tex. The wells of which detailed 

sections are given were selected because they afford valuable stratigraphic information.
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PROFESSIONAL PAPERS.

Professional papers are distributed free by the Geological Survey as long as its stock lasts. An asterisk (*) 

indicates that this stock has been exhausted. Many of the papers marked with an asterisk may, however, be purchased from the SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS, WASHINGTON, D. C. Professional papers 

are of quarto size.

*32. Geology and underground water resources of the central Great Plains, by N. H. 

Barton. 1905. 433 pp., 72 pis. $1.80.

Describes altitudes and slopes, climate, drainage, stratigraphic structure, historical geology, 

and the water horizons; discusses deep wells and prospects (by counties and towns) in South 

Dakota, Nebraska, central and western Kansas, eastern Colorado, and eastern Wyoming; 

discusses also the occurrence of coal, petroleum, and natural gas, salt, gypsum, gold, iron ore, 

and other minerals.

*46. Geology and underground water resources of northern and southern Arkansas, 

by A. C. Veatch. 1906. 422 pp., 51 pis. $1.50.

Describes the historical geology and topographic development of a portion of the Coastal Plain; 

discusses the fundamental principles governing underground waters and their application to 

this region; contains account of methods and costs of well making, gives well predictions and a 

short discussion of the underground conditions in each county, and data in regard to wells 

arranged in tables by counties, followed by notes giving sections, analyses of waters, etc.; contains also a dictionary of altitudes, arranged by counties.

*52. Geology and underground waters of Arkansas Valley in eastern Colorado, by 

N. H. Barton. 1906. 90 pp., 28 pis.

Describes the stratigraphic, structural, and historical geology of the Arkansas Valley and the 

relation of the geologic formations to the underground waters; discusses the source, depths, 

areas of flow, head, quantity, and quality of the waters of the "Dakota" sandstone, and the 

waters of the Red Beds and Morrison formations, the Laramie and associated formations, the 

later Tertiary deposits, and the dune sands. "An extension of the preliminary examination 

of the region by G. K. Gilbert in 1894 and 1895." See Seventeenth Annual Report, part 2,1896, 

pp. 1-51.

GEOLOGIC FOLIOS.

Under the plan adopted for the preparation of a geologic map of the United States 

the entire area is divided into small quadrangles, bounded by certain meridians and 

parallels, and these quadrangles, which number several thousand, are separately 

surveyed and mapped. 1 The unit of survey is also the unit of publication, and the 

maps and description of each quadrangle are issued in the form of a folio. When all 

the folios are completed, they will constitute a Geologic Atlas of the United States.

A folio is designated by the name of the principal town or of a prominent natural 

feature within the quadrangle. Each folio includes maps showing the topography, 

geology, underground structure, and mineral deposits of the area mapped and several 

pages of descriptive text. The text explains the maps and describes the topographic 

and geologic features of the country and its mineral products. The topographic map 

shows roads, raHf oads, waterways, and, by contour lines, the shapes of the hills and valleys and the height above sea level of all points in the quadrangle. The areal-geology 

map shows the distribution of the various rocks at the surface. The structural-geology 

map shows the relations of the rocks to one another underground. The economicgeology map indicates the location of mineral deposits that are commercially valuable. 

The artesian-water map shows the depth to underground-water horizons. Economicgeology and artesian-water maps are included in folios if the conditions in the areas 

mapped warrant their publication. The folios are of special interest to students of 

geography and geology and are valuable as guides in the development and utilization 

of mineral resources.

i Index maps snowing areas in the lower Mississippi River basin covered by topographic maps and by 

geologic folios will toe mailed on receipt of request addressed to the Director, U. 8. Geological Survey, 

Washington, D. C.
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The folios numbered from 1 to 163, inclusive, are published in only one form (18 by 

22 inches), called the library edition. Some of the folios that bear numbers higher 

than 163 are published also in an octavo edition (6 by 9 inches). Owing to a fire in 

the Geological Survey building May 18, 1913, the stock of geologic folios was more or 

less damaged by fire and water, but 80 or 90 per cent of the folios are usable. They 

will be sold at the uniform price of 5 cents each, with no reduction for wholesale 

orders. This rate applies to folios in stock from 1 to 184, inclusive (except reprints), 

also to the library edition of folio 186. The library edition of folios 185,187, and higher 

numbers soils for 25 cents a copy, except that some folios which contain an unusually 

large amount of matter sell at higher prices. The octavo edition of folio 185 and higher 

numbers sells for 50 cents a copy, except folio 193, which sells for 75 cents a copy. A 

discount of 40 per cent is allowed on an order for folios or for folios together with topographic maps amounting to $5 or more at the retail rate.

All the folios contain descriptions of the drainage of the quadrangles. The folios in 

the following list contain also brief discussions of the underground waters in connection 

with the economic resources of the areas and more or less information concerning the 

utilization of the water resources.

An asterisk (*) indicates that the stock of the folio is exhausted.

36. Pueblo, Colorado. - 5c.

Describes the relations of geologic formations to underground waters.

58. Elmoro, Colorado. 5c.

Discusses artesian water of the Dakota formation.

68. Walsenburg, Colorado. 5c. 

Describes artesian waters.

*71. Spanish Peaks, Colorado. 5c.

Describes artesian waters of the area.

122. Tahlequah, Oklahoma-Arkansas.* 5c.

Gives a brief account of the springs and underground waters.

*132. Muscogee, Oklahoma. 5c.

Discusses springs, wells, and surface waters.

135. Nepesta, Colorado. 5c.

Describes the surface and underground waters; discusses the source, head, and chemical properties of the artesian waters, gives records of deep borings, and treats briefly on irrigation by 

ditches from Arkansas River; gives analyses of water from wells at Pueblo and from a spring 

at Fowler.

148. Joplin district, Missouri-Kansas. 50c. (Reprinted in 1914.)

Under "Economic geology" discusses the water power of Spring River, Shoal Creek, and 

Center Creek, the municipal water supplies of Carthage, Webb City, Joplin, and Galena, and 

the dug wells and springs of the country districts, and artesian wells.

186. Apishapa, Colo. 1

Mentions briefly the development of irrigation in the quadrangle; discusses water-bearing 

beds, artesian head, and the most favorable places for borings for artesian waters.

W8. Castle Rock, Colo. 25c.

Describes storage of water near the head of Monument Creek (tributary to Arkansas River) 

and treats briefly of the underground waters.

1 Issued in two editions library (18 by 22 inches), 5c. and octavo (6 by 9 inches), 50c. Specify edition 

desired.

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XX STREAM-GAGING STATIONS, ETC., 1885-1914. 

MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS.

Other Federal bureaus, State and other organizations have from 

time to time published reports relating to water resources of various 

sections of the country. Notable among those pertaining to the 

lower Mississippi River drainage basin are the reports of the State 

geologists of Kansas, Tennessee, Louisiana, and Texas, the Mississippi Agricultural Experiment Station, the Chief of Engineers, 

United States Army, the Mississippi River Commission, and the 

Tenth Census, volume 17. The following reports deserve special 

mention:

Special report on well waters in Kansas, by Erasmus Haworth, State geologist: 

Kansas Univ. Geol. Survey Bull. 1, 1913.

Report of the Board of Irrigation Survey and Experiment for 1895 and 1896 to the 

Legislature of Kansas, 1897.

Report on the underground waters of Louisiana, by ,G. D. Harris, A. C. Veatch, 

and others: Louisiana Geol. Survey Bull. 1, 1905.

Geology and underground water resources of northern Louisiana, with notes on adjoining districts, by A. C. Veatch: Louisiana Geol. Survey Bull. 4, 1906.

Report on water purification investigation and of plans proposed for sewerage waterworks systems: New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board, 1903.

Water powers of Arkansas: A preliminary report on White River and some of its 

tributaries, by W. N. Gladson. 1911.

Preliminary report on drainage of lands overflowed by the North and Middle forks 

of Forked Deer River and Rutherford Fork of Obion River in Gibson County, Tenn., 

by A. E. Morgan and S. H. McCrory: Tennessee Geol. Survey Bull. 3-B, 1910.

The delta of the Mississippi: The physics of the river, the control of its floods, and 

the redemption of the alluvion, by Col. Caleb G. Forshey, Cambridge, 1873.

Report on the physics and hydraulics of the Mississippi River, by A. A. Humphreys and H. L. Abbot: Prof. Papers Corps Top. Eng. IT. S. Army, No. 4, 1861.

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY HYDBOLOGIC REPORTS OF GENERAL

INTEREST.

The following list comprises reports not readily classifiable by 

drainage basins and covering a wide range of hydrologic investigations :

WATER-SUPPLY PAPERS.

*1. Pumping water for irrigation, by H. M. Wilson. 1896. 57 pp., 9 pis.

Describes pumps and motive powers, windmills, water wheels, and various kinds of engines; 

also storage reservoirs to retain pumped water until needed for irrigation.

*3. Sewage irrigation by G. W. Rafter. 1897. 100 pp., 4 pis. (See Water-Supply 

Paper 22.) lOc.

Discusses methods of sewage disposal by intermittent filtration and by irrigation; describes 

utilization of sewage in Germany, England, and France, and sewage purification in the United 

States.

*8. Windmills for irrigation, by E. C. Murphy. 1897. 49 pp., 8 pis. lOc.

Gives results of experimental tests of windmills during the summer of 1896 in the vicinity oi 

Garden, Kansas; describes instruments and methods and draws conclusions.
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*14. New tests of certain pumps and water lifts used in irrigation, by O. P. fiood, 

1898. 91 pp., 1 pi. lOc.

Discusses efficiency of pumps and water lifts of various types.

*20. Experiments with windmills, by T. O. Perry. 1899. 97 pp., 12 pis. 15c.

Includes tables and descriptions of wind wheels, makes comparisons of wheels of several types, 

and discusses results.

*22. Sewage irrigation, Part II, by G. W. Rafter. 1899. 100 pp., 7 pis. 15c.

Gives resume" of Water-Supply Paper No. 3; discusses pollution of certain streams, experiments 

on purification of factory wastes in Massachusetts, value of commercial fertilizers, and describes 

American sewage disposal plants by States; contains bibliography of publications relating to 

sewage, utilization and disposal.

32. Water resources of Puerto Rico, by H. M. Wilson. 1899. 48 pp., 17 pis. 15c.

Describes briefly topography, climate, rivers, irrigation methods, soils, forestation, water 

power, and transportation facilities.

*41. The windmill; its efficiency and economic use, Part I, by E. C. Murphy. 1901. 

72 pp., 14 pis. 15c.

*42. The windmill; its efficiency and economic use, Part II, by E. C. Murphy. 1901. 

75 pp., 2 pis. lOc.

Nos. 41 and 42 give details of results of experimental tests with windmills of various types.

*43. Conveyance of water in irrigation canals, flumes, and pipes, by Samuel Fortier. 

1901. 86 pp., 15 pis. 15c.

*44. Profiles of rivers in the United States, by Henry Gannett. 1901. 100 pp., 11 pis. 

15c.

Gives elevations and distance along rivers of the United States, also brief descriptions of many 

of the streams. Arrangement geographic. Many river profiles are scattered through other 

reports on surface waters in various parts of the United States.

*56. Methods of stream measurement. 1901. 51pp., 12 pis. 15c.

Describes the methods used by the Survey in 1901-2. (See also Nos. 64, 94, and 95.)

57. Preliminary list of deep borings in the United States, Part I (Alabama-Montana), 

by N. H. Barton. 1902. 60 pp. (See No. 149.) 5c.

61. Preliminary list of deep borings in the United States, Part II (Nebraska-Wyoming), by N. H. Barton. 1902. 67 pp. 5c.

Nos. 57 and 61 contain information as to depth, diameter, yield, and head of water in borings 

more than 400 feet deep; under head "Remarks" give information concerning temperature, 

quality of water, purposes of boring, etc. The lists are arranged by States, and the States are 

arranged alphabetically. A second revised edition was published in 1905 as Water-Supply 

Paper 149 (q. v.). 5c.

64. Accuracy of stream measurements, by E. C. Murphy. 1902. 99 pp., 4 pis. 

(See No. 95.) lOc.

Describes methods of measuring velocity of water and of measuring and computing stream flow 

and compares results obtained with the different instruments and methods; describes also 

experiments and results at the Cornell University hydraulic laboratory. A second, enlarged 

edition published as Water-Supply Paper 95.

*67. The motions of underground waters, by C. S. Slichter. 1902. 106 pp., 8 pis. 

15c.

Discusses origin, depth, and amount of underground waters; permeability of rocks and porosity 

of soils; causes, rates, and laws of motions of underground water; surface and deep zones of flow, 

and recovery of waters by open wells and artesian and deep wells; treats of the shape and position 

of the water table; gives simple methods of measuring yield of flowing well; describes artesian 

wells at Savannah, Ga.
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72. Sewage pollution in the metropolitan area near New York City and its effect on 

inland water resources, by M. O. Leighton. 1902. 75 pp., 8 pis. lOc. 

Defines "normal" and "polluted" waters and discusses the damage resulting from pollution.

77. The water resources of Molokai, Hawaiian Islands, by Waldemar Lindgren.

1903. 62 pp., 4 pis. lOc.

Describes briefly the topography, geology, coral reefs, climate, soils, vegetation, forests, fauna 

of the island, the springs, running streams and wells, and discusses the utilization of the surface 

and underground waters.

*80. The relation of rainfall to run-off, by G. W. Rafter. ' 1903. 104 pp. lOc.

Treats of measurements of rainfall and laws and measurements of stream flow; gives rainfall 

run-off, and evaporation formulas; discusses effect of forests on rainfall and run-off.

87. Irrigation in India (second edition), by H. M. Wilson. 1903. 238 pp., 27 pis. 

25c. 

First edition was published in Part II of the Twelfth Annual Report.

93. Proceedings of first conference of engineers of Reclamation Service, with accompanying papers, compiled by F. H. Newell, Chief Engineer. 1904. 361 pp.

25c.

Contains, in addition to an account of the organization of the hydrographic [water-resources] 

branch of the United States Geological Survey, and the reports of the conference, the following 

papers of more or less general interest:

Limits of an irrigation project, by D. W. Ross.

Relation of Federal and State laws to irrigation, by Morris Bien.

Electrical transmission of power for pumping, by H. A. Storrs.

Correct design and stability of high masonry dams, by Geo. Y. Wisner.

Irrigation surveys and the use of the plane-table, by J. B. Lippincott.

The use of alkaline waters lor irrigation, by Thomas A. Means.

*94. Hydrographic manual of the United States Geological Survey, prepared by 

E. C. Murphy, J. C. Hoyt, and G. B. Hollister. 1904. 76 pp., 3 pis. lOc.

Gives instruction for field and office work relating to measurements of stream flow by current 

meters. (See also No. 95.)

*95. Accuracy of stream measurements (second, enlarged edition), by E. C. Murphy.

1904. 169 pp., 6 pis.

Describes methods of measuring and computing stream flow and compares results derived 

from different instruments and methods. (See also No. 94.)

103. A review of the laws forbidding pollution of inland waters in the United States, 

by E. B. Goodell. 1904. 120pp. (See No. 152.)

Explains the legal principles under which antipollution statutes become operative, quotes 

court decisions to show authority for various deductions, and classifies according to scope the 

statutes enacted in the different States.

110. Contributions to the hydrology of eastern United States, 1904; M. L. Fuller, 

geologist in charge. 1905. 211 pp., 5 pis. lOc.

Contains the following reports of general interest. The scope of each paper is indicatsd by 

its title.

Description of underflow meter used in measuring the velocity and direction of underground 

water, by Charles S. Slichter.

The California or "stovepipe" method of well construction, by Charles S. Slichter.

Approximate methods of measuring the yield of flowing wells, by Charles S. Slichter.

Corrections necessary in accurate determinations of flow from vertical well casings, from notes 

furnished by A. N. Talbot.

Experiment relating to problems of well contamination at Quitman, Ga., by S. W. McCallie.

Notes on the hydrology of Cuba, by M. L. Fuller.
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113. The disposal of strawboard and oil-well wastes, by R. L. Sackett and Isaiah 

Bowman. 1905. 52 pp., 4 pis. 5c.

The first paper discusses the pollution of streams by sewage and by trade wastes, describes 

the manufacture of strawboard and gives results of various experiments in disposing of the 

waste. The second paper describes briefly the topography, drainage, and geology of the region 

about Marion, Ind., the contamination of rock wells and of streams by waste oil and brine.

114. Underground waters of eastern United States; M. L. Fuller, geologist in charge. 

1905. 285 pp., 18 pis. 25c.

Contains report on " Occurrence of underground waters," by M. L. Fuller, discussing sources, 

amount, and temperature of waters, permeability and storage capacity of rocks, water-bearing 

formations, recovery of water by springs, wells and pumps, essential conditions of artesian 

flows, and general conditions affecting underground waters in eastern United States.

115. River surveys and profiles made during 1903, by W. C. Hall and J. C. Hoyt. 

1905. 115 pp., 4 pis. lOc.

Contains results of surveys made to determine location of undeveloped power sites.

119. Index to the hydrographic progress reports of the United States Geological 

Survey, 1888 to 1903, by J. C. Hoyt and B. D. Wood. 1905. 253 pp. 15c.

Scope indicated by title.

120. Bibliographic review and index of papers relating to underground waters published by the United States Geological Survey, 3879-1904, by M. L. Fuller. 

1905. 128pp. lOc.

Scope indicated by title.

122. Relation of the law to underground waters, by D. W. Johnson. 1905. 55 pp. 5c.

Defines and classifies underground waters, gives common-law rules relating to their use, and 

cites State legislative acts affecting them.

140. Field measurements of the rate of movement of underground waters, by C. S. 

Slichter. 1905. 122 pp., 15 pis. 15c.

Discusses the capacity of sand to transmit water, describes measurements of underflow in Rio 

Hondo, San Gabriel, and Mohave River valleys, Cal., and on Long Island, N. Y.; gives results 

of tests of wells and pumping plants, and describes stovepipe method of well construction.

143. Experiments on steel-concrete pipes on a working scale, by J. H. Quinton. 

1905. 61 pp., 4 pis. 

Scope indicated by title.

144. The normal distribution of chlorine in the natural waters of New York and New 

England, by D. D. Jackson. 1905. 31 pp., 5 pis. lOc.

Discusses common salt in coast and inland waters, salt as an index to pollution of streams and 

wells, the solutions and methods used in chlorine determinations, and the use of the normal 

chlorine map; gives charts and tables for chlorine in the New England States and New York.

145. Contributions to the hydrology of eastern United States, 1905; M. L. Fuller, 

geologist in charge. 1905. 220 pp., 6 pis.

Contains brief reports of general interest as follows:

Drainage of ponds into drilled wells, by Robert E. Horton. Discusses efficiency, cost, and 

capacity of drainage wells, and gives statistics of such wells in southern Michigan. 

Construction of so-called fountain and geyser springs, by Myron L. Fuller. 

A convenient gage for determining low artesian heads, by Myron L. Fuller.
XXIV STREAM-GAGING STATIONS, ETC., 1885-1914.

146. Proceedings of second conference of engineers of the Reclamation Service, with 

accompanying papers, compiled by P. H. Newell, chief engineer. 1905. 

267 pp. 15c.

Contains brief account of the organization of the hydrographic [water-resources] branch and 

the Reclamation Service, reports of conferences and committees, circulars of instruction, and 

many brief reports on subjects closely related to reclamation, and a bibliography of technical 

papers by members of the service. Of the papers read at the conference those listed below 

(scope indicated by title) are of more or less general interest:

Proposed State code of water laws, by Morris Bien.

Power engineering applied to irrigation problems, by O. H. Ensign.

Estimates on tunneling in irrigation projects, by A. L. Fellows.

Collection of stream-gaging data, by N. C. Grover.

Diamond-drill methods, by G. A. Hammond.

Mean-velocity and area curves, by F. W. Hanna.

Importance of general hydrographic data concerning basins of streams gaged, by R. E. Horton. 

/ Effect of aquatic vegetation on stream flow, by R. E. Horton.

Sanitary regulations governing construction camps, by M. O. Leighton.

Necessity of draining irrigated land, by Thos. H. Means.

Alkali soils, by Thos. H. Means.

Cost of stream-gaging work, by E. C. Murphy.

Equipment of a cable gaging station, by E. C. Murphy.

Silting of reservoirs, by W. M. Reed.

Farm-unit classification, by D. W. Ross.

Cost of power for pumping irrigating water, by H. A. Storrs.

Records of flow at current^meter gaging stations during the frozen season, by F. H. Tillinghast.

147. Destructive floods in United States in 1904, by E. C. Murphy. 15c.

Contains a brief account of "A method of computing cross-section area of waterways," including formulas for maximum discharge and areas of cross section.

149. Preliminary list of deep borings in the United States, second edition with additions, by N. H. Darton. 1905. 175 pp. lOc.

Gives by States (and within the States by counties) location, depth, diameter, yield, height 

of water, and other available information concerning wells 400 feet or more in depth; includes 

all wells listed in Water-Supply Papers 57 to 61; mentions also principal publications relating 

to deep borings.

150. Weir experiments, coefficients, and formulas, by R. E. Horton. 1906. 189 pp., 

38 pis. (See Water-Supply Paper 200.) 15c. 

Scope indicated by title.

151. Field assay of water, by M. O. Leighton. 1905. 77 pp., 4 pis. lOc.

Discusses methods, instruments, and reagents used in determining turbidity, color, iron, 

chlorides, and hardness in connection with the studies of the quality of water in various parts 

of the United States.

152. A review of the law forbidding pollution of inland waters in the United States 

(second edition), by E. B. Goodell. 1905. 149 pp.

Scope indicated by title.

*155. Fluctuations of the water level in wells, with special reference to Long Island, 

N. Y.,byA. C. Veatch. 1906. 83 pp., 9 pis. 25c.

Includes general discussion of fluctuation due to rainfall and evaporation, barometric changes, 

temperature changes in rivers, changes in lake level, tidal changes, effects of settlement, irrigation, dams, underground water developments, and to indeterminate causes.

*160. Underground water papers, 1906; M. L. Fuller, geologist in charge. 1906. 104 

pp.,lpl.

Gives account of work in 1905; lists of publications relating to underground waters, and contains the following brief reports of general interest: 

Significance of the term "artesian," by Myron L. Fuller. 

Representation of wells and springs on maps, by Myron L. Fuller. 

Total amount of free water in the earth's crust, by Myron L. Fuller. 

Use of fluorescein in the study of underground waters, by R. B. Dole. 

Problems of water contamination, by Isaiah Bowman. 

Instances of improvement of water in wells, by Myron L. Fuller.
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*162. Destructive floods in the United States in 1905, with a discussion of flood discharge and frequency and an index to flood literature, by E. C. Murphy and 

others. 1906. 105 pp., 4 pis. 15c.

163. Bibliographic review and index of underground-water literature, published in 

the United States in 1905, by M. L. Fuller, F. G. Clapp, and B. L. Johnson. 

1906. 130 pp. 15c.

Scope indicated by title.

*179. Prevention of stream pollution by distillery refuse, based on investigations at 

Lynchburg, Ohio, by Herman Stabler. 1906. 34 pp., 1 pi. lOc.

Describes grain distillation, treatment of slop, sources, character, and effects of effluents on 

streams; discusses filtration, precipitation, fermentation, and evaporation methods of disposal 

of wastes without pollution.

*180. Turbine water-wheel tests and power tables, by R. E. Horton. 1906. 134 pp., 

2 pis. 20c. 

Scope indicated by title.

*185. Investigations on the purification of Boston sewage, by C.-E. A. Winslow ard 

E. B. Phelps. 1906. 163 pp. 25c.

Discusses composition, disposal, purification, and treatment of sewages and recent tendencies 

in sewage-disposal practice in England, Germany, and the United States; describes character 

of crude sewage at Boston, removal of suspended matter, treatment in septic tanks, and purification in intermittent sand filtration and coarse material; gives bibliography.

*186. Stream pollution by acid-iron wastes, a report based on investigations made at 

Shelby, Ohio, by Herman Stabler. 1906. 36 pp., 1 pi. 10c.*

Gives history of pollution by acid-iron wastes at Shelby, Ohio, and resulting litigation; discusses effect of acid-iron liquors on sewage purification processes, recovery of copperas from acid 

iron wastes, and other processes for removal of pickling liquor.

*187. Determination of stream flow during the frozen season, by H. K. Barrows and 

R. E. Horton. 1907. 93 pp., 1 pi. 15c. 

Scope indicated by title.

*189. The prevention of stream pollution by strawboard waste, by E. B. Phelps. 1906. 

29 pp., 2 pis. 5c.

Describes manufacture of strawboard, present and proposed methods of disposal of waste 

liquors, laboratory investigations of precipitation and sedimentation, and field studies of amount 

and character of water used, raw material and finished product, and mechanical filtration.

*194. Pollution of Illinois and Mississippi rivers by Chicago sewage (a digest of the 

testimony taken in the case of the State of Missouri v. The State of Illinois 

and the Sanitary District of Chicago), by M. O. Leighton. 1907. 369 pp., 

2 pis. 40c. 

Scope indicated by amplification of title.

*196. Water supply of Nome region, Seward Peninsula, Alaska, 1906, by J. C. Hoyt 

and F. F. Henshaw. 1907. 52 pp., 6 pis. 15c.

Gives results of measurements of flow of Alaskan streams, discusses available water supply 

for ditch and pipe lines and power development; presents notes for investors.

*200. Weir experiments, coefficients, and formulas, revision of paper No. 150, by R. E. 

Horton. 1907. 195 pp., 38 pis. 35c. 

Scope indicated by title.

*218. Water-supply investigations in Alask a, 1906-7 (Nome and Kougarok regions 

Seward Peninsula; Fairbanks district, Yukon-Tanana region), by F. F. Henshaw and C. C. Covert. 1908. 156 pp., 12 pis. 25c.

Describes the drainage basins, gives results of observations at the gaging stations, and discusses the water supply of the ditches and pipes lines, and possibilities of development; gives 

also meteorological records.
XXVI STREAM-GAGING STATIONS, ETC., 1885-1914.

*226. The pollution of streams by sulphite-pulp waste, a study of possible remedies 

by E. B. Phelps. 1908. 37 pp., 1 pi. lOc.

Describes manufacture of sulphite pulp, the waste liquors, and the experimental work leading 

to suggestions as to methods of preventing stream pollution.

228. Water-supply investigations of the Yukon-Tanana region, Alaska, 1907 and 1908 

(Fairbanks, Circle, and Rampart districts), by C. C. Covert and C. E. Ellsworth. 1909. 108 pp., 7 pis. 20c.

Describes the drainage basins; gives results of observations at gaging stations; discusses the 

water supplies of the ditches and pipe lines and possibilities of hydraulic development.

*229. The disinfection of sewage and sewage filter effluents, with a chapter on the 

putrescibility and stability of sewage effluents, by E. B. Phelps. 1909. 91 

pp., 1 pi. 15c. 

Scope indicated by title.

*234. Papers on the conservation of water resources. 1909. 96 pp., 2 pis. 15c.

Contains the following papers, whose scope is indicated by their titles: Distribution of rainfall, 

by Henry Gannett; Floods, by M. O. Leighton; Developed water powers, compiled under the 

direction of W. M. Steuart, with discussion by M. O. Leighton; Undeveloped water powers, by 

M. O. Leighton; Irrigation, by F. H. Newell; Underground waters, by W. C. Mendenhall; 

Denudation, by R. B. Dole and Herman Stabler; Control of catchment areas, by H. N. Parker.

*235. The purification of some textile and other factory wastes, by Herman Stabler 

and G. H. Pratt. 1909. 76 pp. lOc.

Discusses waste waters from wool-scouring, bleaching, and dyeing cotton yarn, bleaching 

cotton piece goods, and manufacture of oleomargarine, fertilizer, and glue.

236. The quality of surface waters in the United States: Part I, Analyses of waters 

east of the one-hundredth meridian, by R. B. Dole. 1909. 123 pp. lOc.

Describes collection of samples, method of examination, preparation of solutions, accuracy 

of estimates, and expression of analytical results.

238. The public utility of water powers and their governmental regulation, by Rone" 

Tavernier and M. O. Leighton. 1910. 161 pp. 15c.

Discusses hydraulic power and irrigation, French, Italian, and Swiss legislation relative to the 

development of water powers, and laws proposed in the French Parliament; reviews work of 

bureau of hydraulics and agricultural improvement of the French department of agriculture, 

and gives resume1 of Federal and State water-power legislation in the United States.

255. Undergound waters for farm use, by M. L. Fuller. 1910. 58 pp., 17 pis. 15c.

Discusses rocks as sources of water supply and the relative safety of supplies from different 

materials; springs, and their protection; open or dug and deep wells, their location, yield, 

relative cost, protection, and safety; advantages and disadvantages of cisterns and Combination 

wells and cisterns.

257. Well-drilling methods, by Isaiah Bowman. 1911. 139 pp., 4 pis. 15c.

Discusses amount, distribution, and disposal of rainfall, water-bearing rocks, amount of underground water, artesian conditions, and oil and gas bearing formations; gives history of well 

drilling in Asia, Europe, and the United States; describes in detail the various methods and the 

machinery used; discusses loss of tools and geologic difficulties; contamination of well waters 

and methods of prevention; tests of capacity and measurement of depth; and costs of sinking 

wells.

*258. Underground water papers, 1910, by M. L. Fuller, F. G. Clapp, G. C. Matson, 

Samuel Sanford, and H. C. Wolff. 1911. 125 pp., 2 pis. 15c. 

Contains the following papers (scope indicated by titles) of general interest: 

Drainage by wells, by M. L. Fuller. 

Freezing of wells and related phenomena, by M. L. Fuller. 

Pollution of underground waters in limestone, by G. C. Matson. 

Protection of shallow wells in sandy deposits, by M. L. Fuller. 

Magnetic wells, by M. L. Fuller.
LOWER MISSISSIPPI EIVEE BASIN. XXVII

259. The underground waters of southwestern Ohio, by M. L. Fuller and F. G. Clapp, 

with a discussion of the chemical character of the waters, by R. B. Dole. 

1912. 228 pp., 9 pis. 35c.

Describes the topography, climate, and geology of the region, the water-bearing formations, the 

source, mode of occurrence, and head of the waters, and municipal supplies; gives details by 

counties; discusses in supplement, under chemical character, method of analysis and expression 

of results, mineral constituents, effect of the constituents on waters for domestic, industrial, or 

medicinal uses, methods of purification, chemical composition; many analyses and field assays. 

The matter in the supplemen t was also published in "Water-Supply Paper 254 (The underground 

waters of north-central Indiana).

274. Some stream waters of the western United States, with chapters on sediment 

carried by the Rio Grande and the industrial application of water analyses, 

by Herman Stabler. 1911. 188pp. 15c.

Describes collection of samples, plan of analytical work, and methods of analyses; discusses 

. soap-consuming power of waters, water softening, boiler waters, and water for irrigation; gives 

results of analyses of waters of the Rio Grande and of Pecos, Qallmas, and Hondo rivers.

280. Gaging stations maintained by the United States Geological Survey, 1888-1910, 

and Survey publications relating to water resources, compiled by"B. D. 

Wood. 1912. 102pp. lOc.

314. Surface water supply of Seward Peninsula, Alaska, by F. F. Henshaw and G. L. 

Parker, with a sketch of the geography and geology by P. S. Smith, and a 

description of methods of placer mining by A. H. Brooks. 1913. 317 pp., 

17 pis. 45c.

Contains results of work at gaging stations.

315. The purification of public water supplies, by G. A. Johnson. 1913. 84pp., 8 

pis. lOc.

Discusses ground, lake, and river waters as public supplies, development of waterworks 

systems in the United States, water consumption, and typhoid fever; describes methods of 

filtration and sterilization of water, and municipal water softening.

318. Water resources of Hawaii, 1909-1911, by W. F. Martin and C. H. Pierce. 1913. 

552 pp., 15 pis. 50c.

Describes the general features of the islands and gives results of measurements of streams and 

of observations of rainfall and evaporation; contains a gazetteer.

334. The Ohio Valley flood of March-April, 1913 (including comparisons with some 

earlier floods), by A. H.Horton and H.J.Jackson. 1913. 96pp., 32 pis. 20c.

Although relating specifically to floods in the Ohio Valley, this report discusses also the causes 

of floods and the prevention of damage by floods.

336. Water resources of Hawaii, 1912, by C. H. Pierce and G. K. Larrison. 392 pp. 

50c. 

Contains results of stream measurements on the islands in 1912.

337. The effects of ice on stream flow, by William Glenn Hoyt. 1913. 76 pp., 7 

pis. 15c. 

Discusses methods of measuring the winter flow of streams.

342. Surface water supply of the Yukon-Tanana region, Alaska, by C. E. Ellsworth 

and R. W. Davenport. 1915. 343 pp., 13 pis. 45c.

Presents results of 6 years' observations of the water supply of the Yukon-Tanana region, 

discusses climate and precipitation, and gives station records.
XXVIII STREAM-GAGING STATIONS, ETC., 1885-1914.

*345. Contributions to the hydrology of the United States, 1914. N. C. Grover, chief 

hydraulic engineer. 1915. 225 pp., 17 pis. 30c.

(e) A method of determining the daily discharge of rivers of variable slope, by M. R. Hall, 

W. E. Hall, and C. H. Pierce, pp. 53-65.

Scope indicated by title.

(/) The discharge of Yukon River at Eagle, Alaska, by E. A. Porter and R. W. Davenport, 

pp. 67-77, Pis. IV-V. 5c.

Describes briefly the location and size of the Yukon basin, the climatic conditions in the 

basin, and methods of collecting hydrometric data; compares run-off with precipitation, and 

gives table showing the discharge of some of the large rivers in the United States as compared 

with the discharge of the Yukon and the Nile.

364. Water analyses from the laboratory of the United States Geological Survey, 

tabulated by F. W. Clarke, chief chemist. 1914. 40 pp. 5c.

Contains analyses of waters from rivers, lakes, wells, and springs in various parts of the United 

States, including analyses of the geyser water of Yellowstone National Park, hot springs in 

Montana, brines from Death Valley, water from the Gulf of Mexico, and mine waters from 

Tennessee, Michigan, Missouri and Oklahoma, Montana, Colorado and Utah, Nevada and 

Arizona, and California.

371. Equipment for current-meter gaging stations, by G. J. Lyon. 1915. 64 pp., 

37 pis. 20c.

Describes methods of installing automatic and other gages and of constructing gage wells, 

shelters, and structures for making discharge measurements and artificial controls.

373. Water resources of Hawaii, 1913, by G. K. Larrison. 1915. 190 pp. 20c. 

Contains results of stream measurements on the islands in 1913.

375. Contributions to the hydrology of the United States, 1914. N. C. Grover, chief 

hydraulic engineer. 1916. 181 pp., 9 pis.

(c) Relation of stream gaging to the science of hydraulics, by C.H. Pierce and R.W. Davenport, pp. 77-84.

A paper presented at the conference of engineers of the water-resources branch in December, 

1914.

(e) A method for correcting river discharge for changing stage, by B. E. Jones, pp. 117-130.

A paper presented at the conference of 'engineers of the water resources branch in December, 

1914.

(/) Conditions requiring the use of automatic gages in obtaining stream-flow records, by C. H. 

Pierce, pp. 131-139.

A paper presented at the conference of engineers of the water-resources branch in December, 

1914.

400. Contributions to the hydrology of the United States, 1916. N. C. Grover, chief 

hydraulic engineer, 

(a) The people's interest in water-power resources, by G. O. Smith, pp. 1-8.

ANNUAL REPORTS.

*Fifth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1883-84, J. W. Powell, 

Director. 1885. xxxvi, 469 ppT, 58 pis. $2.25. Contains:

*The requisite and qualifying conditions of artesian wells, by T. C. Chamberlin, pp. 125- 

173, PL XXI. Scope indicated by title.

*Twelfth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1890-91, J. W. Powell, 

Director. 1891. 2 parts. Pt. II, Irrigation, xviii, 576 pp., 93 pis. $2. 

Contains:

irrigation in India, by H. M. Wilson, pp. 368-561, Pis. CVlI to CXLVI. (See WaterSupply Paper 87.)
LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN. XXIX

Thirteenth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1891-92, J. W. 

Powell, Director. 1892. (Pts. II and III, 1893.) 3 parts. Pt. Ill, Irrigation, pp. xi, 486, 77 plates. $1.85. Contains:

*American irrigation engineering, by H. M. Wilson, pp. 101-349, Pis. CXI toCXLV. Discusses 

the economical aspects of irrigation, alkaline drainage, silt and sedimentation; gives brief history 

of legislation; described perennial canals in Idaho-California, Wyoming, and Arizona; discusses 

water storage at reservoirs of the California and other projects, subsurface sources of supply, 

pumping and subirrigation.

Fourteenth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1892-93, J. W. 

Powell, Director. 1893. (Pt. II, 1894.) 2 parts. *Pt. II, Accompanying 

papers, pp. xx, 597, 73, pis. $2.10. Contains:

*Potable waters of the eastern United States, by W J McGee, pp. 1-47. Discusses cistern 

water, stream waters, and ground waters, including mineral springs and artesian wells.

*Natural mineral waters of the United States, by A. C. Peale, pp. 49-88, Pis. Ill and IV. Discusses the origin and flow of mineral springs, the source of mineralization, thermal springs, the 

chemical composition ancf* analysis of spring waters, geographic distribution, and the utilization 

of mineral waters; gives a list of American mineral spring resorts; contains also some analyses.

Nineteenth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1897-98, Charles 

D. Walcott, Director. 1898. (Parts II, III, and V, 1899.) 6 parts in 7 vols. 

and separate case for maps with Pt. V. *Pt. II, papers chiefly of a theoretical 

nature, pp. v, 958,172 plates. $2.65. Contains:

* Principles and conditions of the movements of ground water, by F. H. King, pp. 59-294, Pis. 

VI to XVII. Discusses the amount of watser stored in sandstone, in soil, and in other rocks, the 

depth to which ground water penetrates; gravitational, thermal, and capillary movements of 

ground waters, and the configuration of the ground-water surface; gives the results of experimental investigations on the flow of air and water through a rigid, porous media, and through 

sands, sandstones, and silts; discusses results obtained by other investigators, and summarizes 

results of observations; discusses also rate of flow of water through sand and rock, the growth of 

rivers, rate of filtration through soil, interference of wells, etc.

Theoretical investigation of the motion of ground waters, by C. S. Slichter, pp. 295-384, Pis. 

XVII. Scope indicated by title.

Twentieth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1898-99, Charles 

D. Walcott, Director. 1899. (Parts II, III, IV, V, and VII, 1900.) 7 parts 

in 8 vols. and separate case for maps with Pt. V. *Pt. IV, Hydrography, 

vii, 660 pp., 75 plates. $1.40. Contains:

*Hydrographyof Nicaragua, by A.P. Davis, pp. 563-637, Pis. LXIV to LXXV. Describesthe 

topographic features of the boundary, the lake basin, and Rio San Juan; gives a brief re'sume' of 

the boundary dispute; discusses rainfall, temperature, and relative hiimidity, evaporation, 

resources, and productions; the ship, railway, and canal projects; gives the history of the investigations by the Canal Commission, and results of measurements on the Rio Grande, on streams 

tributary to Lake Nicaragua, and on Rio San Juan and its tributaries.

Twenty-second Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1900-1901,

Charles D. Walcott, Director. 1901. (Parts III and IV, 1902.) 4 parts.

Pt. IV, Hydrography, 690 pp., 65 pis. $2.20. Contains:

*Hydrography of the American Isthmus, by A. P. Davis, pp. 507-630, Pis. XXXVII to L, 

Describes the physiography, temperature, rainfall, and winds of Central America; discusses the 

hydrography of the Nicaragua Canal route and the Panama Canal route; gives estimated 

monthly discharges of many of the streams, rainfall, and evaporation tables at various points.

PROFESSIONAL PAPERS.

72. Denudation and erosion in the southern Appalachian region and the Monongahela basin, by L. C. Glenn. 1911. 137 pp., 21 pis. 35c.

Describes the topography, geology, drainage, forests, climate and population, and transportation facilities of the region, the relation of agriculture, lumbering, mining, and power development to erosion and denudation, and the nature, effects, and remedies of erosion; give details 

of conditions In Holston, Nolichucky, French Broad, Little Tennessee, and Hiwassee river 

basins, along Tennessee River proper, and in the basins of the Coosa-Alabama system, Chattahoocheej Savannah, Saluda, Broad, Catawba, Yadkin, New, and Monongahela rivers.
XXX STREAM-GAGING STATIONS, ETC., 1885-1914.

86. The transportation of debris by running water, by G. K. Gilbert, based on experiments made with the assistance of E. C. Murphy. 1914. 265 pp.,3 pis. 70c

The results of an investigation which was carried on in a specially equipped laboratory at 

Berkeley, Cal., and was undertaken for the purpose of learning "the laws which control the movement of bed load and especially to determine how the quantity of load is related to the stream 

slope and discharge and to the degree of comminution of the debris."

A highly technical report.

BULLETINS.

*32. Lists and analyses of the mineral springs of the United States (a preliminary 

study), by A. C. Peale. 1886. 235 pp.

Defines mineral waters, lists the springs by States, and gives tables of analyses so far as 

available.

264. Record of deep-well drilling for 1904, by M. L. Fuller, E. F. Lines, and A. C. 

Veatch. 1905. 106 pp. lOc.

*298. Record of deep-well drilling for 1905, by M. L. Fuller and Samuel Sanford. 

1906. 299pp. 25c.

Bulletins 264 and 298 discuss the importance of accurate well records to the driller, to owners 

of oil, gas, and water wells, and to the geologist; describes the general methods of work; gives 

tabulated records of wells by States, and detailed records selected as affording valuable stratigraphic information.

*319. Summary of the controlling conditions of artesian flows, by Myron L. Fuller. 

1908. lOc.

Describes underground reservoirs, the sources of underground waters, the confining agents, 

the primary and modifying factors of artesian circulation, the essential and modifying factors of 

artesian flow, and typical artesian systems.

*479. The geochemical interpretation of water analyses, by Chase Palmer. 1911. 

31 pp. 5c.

Discusses the expression of chemical analyses, the chemical character of water and the properties of natural waters; gives a classification of waters based on property values and reacting 

values, and discusses the character of the waters of certain rivers as interpreted directly from the 

results of analyses; discusses also the relation of water properties to geologic formations, silica in 

river water, and the character of the water of the Mississippi and the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River as indicated by chemical analyses.
INDEX BY AREAS AND SUBJECTS.

[A= Annual Reports; M= Monograph; B= Bulletin; P= Professional Paper; W= Water-Supply Paper;

G F= Geologic folio.] 

Alaska: Surface waters.............................. W196,218,228,314,3^2,345 /

Arkansas: Quality of waters, etc.................................... W 102,145,2361

Underground waters............. W 57,102,110,114,145,149,160; P 46; G F122)

Artesian waters: Essential conditions......................... A5 B 319; W 67,114

Bibliographies 1 . ............................................. W 119,120,163,280

Chemical analyses 2 ................................ W 151,236,259,274,364; B 479

Colorado: Quality of waters.................................. W 236,274; G F 135

Surface waters................................................. W 74,147,162

Underground waters............................................... A 16, ii;

17, ii; 21, iv; 22, iv; P 32,52; W 57,149; G F 36,58, 71,135,186,196 

Conservation ...................................................... W 234,400 a

Cuba: Surface, underground, and quality of waters......................... WHO

Denudation.............................................................. P 72

Engineering methods.............................. P 86; W 1,3,8,20,41,42,43,56,

64, 93, 94,95,110,143,146,150,180,187,200,257,337,345e, 371,375 c, e and/ 

Floods......................................................... W 96,147,162,334

Hawaiian Islands: Surface waters................................ W 77,318,336,373

India: Irrigation.................................................. A 12, ii; W 87

Ice measurements.................................................. W 146,187,337

Irrigation, general........ A10, ii; 11, ii; 12, ii; 13, iii; 16, ii; W20,22,41,42, 87,93,146

Kansas: Quality of waters................................... W 153, 273; G F ife

Surface waters................................................ W 96,147, 273

Underground waters................................................ A 16, ii;

21, iv; 22, iv; P 32; W 6,57,145,149,153, 273,345 a; G F 148 

Kentucky: Quality of waters............................................... W 164

Underground waters................................ W 57,102,110,114,149,164

Legal aspects: Surface waters...................................... W 103,152,238

Underground waters................................................... W 122

Louisiana: Quality of waters........................................... W 101, 236

Underground waters................................. W 57,101,114,149; P 46

Mineral springs: Analyses......................................... A 14, ii; B 32

Origin, distribution, etc................................................ A 14, ii

Lists.......................................................... B 32; W 114

Mississippi: Quality of waters.............................................. W 159

Surface waters........................................................ W 107

Underground waters..................'.................. W 57,102,114,149,159

Missouri: Quality of waters, etc.................................. W 195; GF 148

Surface waters........................................................ W 162

Underground waters.................. W 57,102,110,114,145,149,195; G F 148

Motions of ground waters..................... A 19, ii; B 319; W 67, 110, 140, 155

New Mexico: Quality of waters............................................ W 274

Surface waters.................................................... W 147,162

Underground waters............................... A 21,iv; 22,iv; W 61,149

1 Many of the reports contain brief subject bibliographies. See abstracts.

2 Many analyses of river,'spring, and well waters are scattered through publications, as noted in abstracts.

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Nicaragua: Surface waters........................................ A 20, iv; 22, iv

Oklahoma [Indian Territory]: Quality of waters........................ W 148,274

Surface waters........................................... W 147,148; G F 132

Underground waters.............. W 57,61,148,149,345 6 and d; G F 122,132

Panama: Surface waters................................................. A 22, iv

Pollution: By industrial wastes............................. W 179,186,189,226,235

By sewage........................................................ W 72,194

Laws forbidding................................................... W 103,152

Indices of........................................................ W 144,160

Profiles of rivers........................................................ W 44,115

Puerto Rico: Surface waters and irrigation................................... W 32

River profiles.......................................................... W 44,115

Sanitation; quality of water; pollution; sewage irrigation................... W 3,

22,72,103,110,113,114,144,145,152,160,179,

185,186,189,194,226,229, 235,236, 255,258,315

Sewage disposal and purification......................... W 3,22,72,113,185,194,229

Tennessee: Quality of waters........................................... W 164,236

Underground waters.................................... W 61,102,114,149,164

Texas: Quality of waters............................................... W 276,317

Surface waters............................................ W 105,154,162,191

Underground waters................. 21,iv; 22,iv; W 61,149,154,191,276,317

Underground waters: Legal aspects....................................... W 122

Methods of utilization......................................... W 114, 255,257

Pollution................................................. W 110,145,160,258

Windmill papers.................................................. W 8, 20,41,42
INDEX OF STREAMS.

Arkansas River, Colo.-Kans.......

Arkansas River canals, Colo.......

Arkansas River, East Fork, Colo..

Arkansas River, Lake Fork, Colo..

Arkansas River, Salt Fork, Okla..

Arkansas River, South Fork, Colo.

Arkansas River, Tennessee Fork, 

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Beaver Creek, Okla...............

Beaver Creek, West, Colo........

Big Sandy Creek, Colo............

Big Spring Creek, Colo............

Black River, Mo..................

Buffalo River, Ark...............

Cache Creek, Okla................

Canadian River, N. Mex.-Okla...

Canadian River, North Fork, Okla.

Chalk Creek, Colo.................

Chicorica Creek, N. Mex.........

Cimarron River (tributary to Arkansas River), Kans.-Okla......

Cimarron River (tributary to Canadian River), N. Mex...........

Clear Creek, Colo.................

Coldwater River, Miss............

Colorado-Kansas canal, Colo.......

Cotton wood Creek, Colo..........

Cotton wood Creek, North, Colo....

Cottonwood Creek, South Fork, 

Colo............................

Courtois Creek, Mo...............

Cucharas River, Colo.............

Dry Fork of Otter Creek, Okla....

East Fork of Arkansas River, Colo.

Eleven Point River, Mo...........

Elk Creek, Okla.................

Elm Fork of Red River, Okla.. ..

Fall River, Kans.................

Fourmile Creek. See Oil Creek.

Grand River. See Neosho River.

Grape Creek, Colo................

Greer Spring, Mo..................

Half Moon Creek, Colo............

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Medicine Lodge River, Kans......

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Ouachita River, Ark. ............

Oxford Farmers canal, Colo. ......

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Poncha Creek, Colo ..............

Purgatory River, Colo. ............

Rayado River, N. Mex. ..........

Red River, Tex. .................

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