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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTEEIOE

UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

CHARLES D. WALCOTT, DIRECTOR

WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA

AN APPENDIX ON STREAM MEASUREMENTS 

IN MISSISSIPPI

BENJAMIN M. HALL

WASHINGTON

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

1904

CONTENTS.

Page.

Letter of transmittal...................................................... 7

Introduction.....-.._.._.......-.............-...__...............-...... 9

General topographic and geologic features.................................. 10

Field work............................................................... 13

Explanation of tables .................................................... 14

Gage heights. ........................................................ 14

Discharge measurements.............................................. 15

Eating table ......................................................... 15

Estimated monthly discharge ......................................... 15

Horsepower ......................................................... 16

Tallapoosa River and tributaries........................................... 17

Tallapoosa River at Milstead.......---..-..-..-...-..........-..-..... 17

TaDapoosa River near Susanna............ ............................ 25

Tallapoosa River at Sturdevant........................................ 29

Description of Tallapoosa River....................................... 35

Proposed dam on Tallapoosa River near Double Bridge ferry, Tallapoosa County -.....-...--.----.....-..-.......-...-......-..... 40

Big Sandy Creek near Dadeville....................................... 47

Hillabee Creek near Alexander, Ala................................... 53

Tributaries of Tallapoosa River above Milstead ........................ 59

Coosa River and tributaries .......-----.......-...--.-....-......--.-...-. 61

Coosa River at Riverside.............................................. 61

Coosa River at Rome, Ga.............................................. 77

Survey of Coosa River................................................ 90

Talladega Creek at Nottingham ....................................... 97

Choccoloceo Creek at Jenifer.......................................... 104

Tributaries of Coosa River ............................................ 106

Alabama River and tributaries ............................................. 108

Alabama River at Selma ..---....-..-.-...-..........---..-........... 108

Cahaba River and tributaries.............................................. 118

Cahaba River at Centerville........................................... 118

Water powers on Cahaba River, Alabama..............__.........-..__ 126

Black Warrior River and tributaries..-....---..-....---.--.-..-.--........ 131

Black Warrior River at Tuscaloosa .................................... 131

Black Warrior River near Cordova ..-.......-...........-.--...--...-. 147

Locust Fork of Black Warrior River at Palos. .......................... 155

Survey of Black Warrior River........................................ 161

Tributaries of Black Warrior River.................................... 166

Tombigbee River and tributaries -.-.....-...-...-..-..-...-.--.-....--.... 167

Tombigbee River at Columbus, Miss................................... 167

Tombigbee River near Epes........................................... 175

Tributaries of Tombigbee River ....................................... 179

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Page.

Tennessee Eiver and tributaries ........................................... 180

Tennessee Eiver at Chattanooga, Tenn.."........... .............. t ..... 180

Shoals in Tennessee Eiver near Florence, Ala .......................... 205

Tributaries of Tennessee Eiver ..................-...---.-----.....--.. 207

Utilized water powers .................................................... 208

Appendix Stream measurements in Mississippi............................ 238

Pearl Eiver at Jackson, Miss ..............'..........--....-..-.....-.. 238

Yazoo Eiver at Yazoo City, Miss ..-----...-.-.......-.-..---......--.. 243

Miscellaneous measurements ..........-.....--.-.-.........-.---.---.. 248

Index ................................................................... 249
ILLUSTRATIONS.

PLATE I. Hydrographic map of Alabama .................................. 10

II. Canal, power house, and mills of Tallassee Falls Manufacturing 

Company on Tallapoosa Eiver at Tallassee, looking across from 

east bank..................................................... 34

III. Dam and shoals of Tallassee Falls Manufacturing Company on

Tallapoosa Elver at Tallassee, looking upstream................. 36

IV. A, Canal and dam of Tallassee Falls Manufacturing Company on 

Tallapoosa River at Tallassee, view across canal from left 

bank; B, Dam and new mill of Tallassee Falls Manufacturing 

Company on Tallapoosa Eiver at Tallassee, during construction, view from right bank of river below old mill........... 38

V. A, Dam and power house of the Montgomery Power Company on 

Tallapoosa Eiver, 3 miles above Tallassee, view from right 

bank below dam; B, Interior of power house of Montgomery 

Power Company........................................... 40

VI. A, Shoals near High Shoals, Eandolph County, on tributary of Tallapoosa Eiver; B, Giles mill, near Ofelia, Eandolph County, on 

tributary of Tallapoosa Eiver ............. ...^............. 60

VII. A, Lock No. 4, near Lincoln, on Coosa Eiver, 3 miles above Eiverside, during construction; B, Pratt Cotton Gin Manufacturing 

Company's plant on Augusta Creek at Prattville, showing 

dam with flash boards to raise as flood gate.................. 92

VIII. A, Dam and lock No. 1 on Black Warrior Eiver, at Tuscaloosa, 

view from east bank; B, Dam and lock No. 2 on Black Warrior Eiver, at Tuscaloosa, from west bank.................... 164

I.. Big spring at Huntsville......................................... 206

FIG. 1. Map of Tallapoosa Eiver from Griffin Shoals to Milstead............. 37

2. Map of Tallapoosa Eiver between Double Bridge Ferry and Central of

Georgia Eailway, showing reservoir above Cherokee dam site...... 38

3. Topographic plan and location of cross sections of Tallapoosa Eiver at

the Cherokee dam site--.....-.--.....-.--.-....-------.--.---.-- 39

4. Cross section of Tallapoosa Eiver at the Cherokee dam site........... 41

5. Plan of proposed development of Tallapoosa Eiver at Cherokee power

site ............................................................ 42

6. Map of Coosa Eiver from Greensport to Wetumpka.................. 91

7. Map showing part of Cahaba Eiver surveyed by Corps of Engineers,

U. S. Army..;..............-.............-...........--........ 126

8. Map showing part of Black Warrior Eiver surveyed by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army .............................................. . 161

9. Map showing shoals in Tennessee Eiver, near Florence, Ala ......... 205

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LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, 

UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY,

HYDROGJIAPHIC BRANCH, 

Washington, D. O., February 87, 1904.

SIR: I have the honor to transmit herewith a manuscript entitled 

"The Water Powers of Alabama, with an Appendix on Stream Measurements in Mississippi," and to request that it be published as a 

water-supply paper of the Survey.

Very respectfully, F. H. NEWELL,

Chief Engineer. 

Hon. CHARLES D. WALCOTT,

Director United States Geological Survey.

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WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA.

By BENJAMIN M. HALL.

INTRODUCTION.

Prior to 1896 no systematic investigation had ever been made of the 

water supply and water powers of Alabama. In 1885 Prof. Dwight 

Porter, in his report for the Tenth Census of the United States, 

Volume XVI, upon the water powers of the eastern Gulf slope, gave 

an excellent description of the most important water-power streams 

in the Mobile .drainage basin, with such estimates of power as were 

possible from a reconnaissance and a study of rainfall, drainage areas, 

and the navigation surveys made by the United States Engineer Corps.

During the last seven years the systematic stream measurements by 

the United States Geological Survey, at stations maintained by the 

army engineers, the Weather Bureau, and the State geological survey, 

have furnished a reliable basis for water-power estimates. The United 

States Geological Survey has also made measurements of many smaller 

streams in order to compare their discharges with those at the regular 

stations and to ascertain the percentage of water furnished to the main 

rivers by different tributaries. It has also run levels along some of 

the streams that have not been surveyed by the army engineers.

In 1902 the writer prepared for Dr. E. A. Smith, State geologist, a 

report embodying all data obtainable at that time. This was published 

by the Alabama geological survey as Bulletin No. 7. This paper contains all of the material of Bulletin No. 7, and includes also the results 

of hydrographic work in 1902 and 1903. It gives an estimate and 

short description of the water powers in the crystalline and Paleozoic 

regions, and is intended to meet the demands of those who are interested in water powers and desire to have in one volume the records 

and results of all the hydrographic investigations from 1896 to the 

present.

Very recently two large water powers have been developed on Tallapoosa River; one of these is at Tallassee, Ala., and the other is 3 

miles above Tallassee.
10 WATEB POWERS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107.

Some of the largest undeveloped powers in the State are mentioned 

below:

Power site No. 3, on Tallapoosa River, at Double Bridge Ferry, about 

10 miles above Tallassee, where a dam 80 feet high is proposed by the 

Cherokee Development and Manufacturing Company.

At Black and Sanford Shoal, on Big Sandy Creek, near Dadeville, 

there is a fall of 80 feet.

Thirty-one locks on the Coosa River are capable of furnishing from 

1,300 to 4,500 horsepower each, or an aggregate of 100,000 horsepower during the low season of an ordinary year like 1900.

Seven power sites on the Cahaba River are capable of furnishing 

from 500 to 1,100 horsepower each.

The following shoals are on Tennessee River:

Power sites on Tennessee River.

Shoal.

Elk River ..........................................

Mussel .--.....-_-.__..._.......__._....._.........-

Little Mussel .......................................

Colbert. . ...........................................

Fall.

Feet. 

26 

85 

23 

21

Minimum horsepower.

Driest 

years.

15, 600 

51, 000 

13, 800 

12, 600

Average 

years.

30, 550

99, 875 

27, 025 

24, 675

These and other powers will be described more fully in the body of 

the work.

The water powers of Alabama are conveniently located for running 

cotton factories and other manufacturing plants, and also for generating electricity that can be transmitted to cities for power, light, etc. 

The larger powers are all close to water transportation, and are also 

on important railroads. These advantages naturally make them more 

valuable.

GENERAL TOPOGRAPHIC AND GEOLOGIC FEATURES.

The five principal drainage basins of the State are as follows:

The Apalachicola basin, draining to the Chattahoochee and Apalachicola River and entering the Gulf at Apalachicola, Fla.

The Choctawhatchee basin, draining to the Gulf through Choctawhatchee Bay.

The Pensacola basin, draining to Pensacola Bay and Perdido Bay, 

near Pensacola, Fla.

The Mobile basin, including the waters of Tallapoosa, Coosa, Cahaba, 

Alabama, Black Warrior, and Tombigbee rivers and draining into 

the Gulf at Mobile, Ala.
U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER NO. 107 PL. I

HYDROGRAPHIC MAP

OF

ALABAMA

SHOWING

GAGING STATIONS, FAI/L LINES

AND SOME OF THE

LARGER WATER POWERS

Compiled by

B.M.HALL, C. & M.E.,

Consulting Engineer, U.S.Q.S.

O HydrOgrapnic gaging stations

X Large utilized water powers

\ \ Large undeveloped water powers

>\s = Fall line between Crystalline and Cretaceous

_L-4 =:r:: Fa" line between Crystalline and Paleozoic

tTTA Fall line between Paleozoic and Cretaceous

30 85° 30

HALL.] TOPOGBAPHIC AND GEOLOGIC FEATURES. 11

The Tennessee basin, draining into Tennessee River and thence 

through the Mississippi to the Gulf at New Orleans.

The water powers of the State are mainly in the Mobile and Tennessee basins, which practically cover the entire State, except a small 

area in the southeast corner.

Geologically the State may be divided into three areas, which differ 

very greatly from one another in the hardness and durability of their 

rocks and show a corresponding difference in the profiles of their 

streams: First, the crystalline area underlain by igneous and metamorphic rocks; second, the Paleozoic area of hard sedimentary rocks, 

sandstone, limestone, and shale; and third, the Coastal Plain formed by 

Mesozoic and later sediments, chiefly soft limestones and unconsolidated sands and clays.

It may be said in a general way that the streams have their greatest 

falls in passing from an older to a younger geologic formation. Tallassee Falls, on the Tallapoosa, and Wetumka Falls, on the Coosa, are 

at the point where the streams flow from the crystalline to the Cretaceous rocks. The falls on Talladega Creek and other small streams 

entering Coosa River from the southeast in Talladega, Calhoun, and 

Cleburne counties are at the contact of the crystalline and the Paleozoic. The shoals above Centerville on the Cahaba, above Tuscaloosa 

on the Black Warrior, and near Tuscumbia on Tennessee River are 

at the point where the Paleozoic adjoins the Cretaceous. As Coosa 

River flows from the Paleozoic on to the crystalline near Talladega 

Springs, the shoals above this point reverse the general order by being 

made in passing from a younger to an older formation.

The crystalline area in Alabama is a triangle on the east side of the 

State, including Cleburne, Randolph, Chambers, Lee, Tallapoosa, Clay, 

Coosa, and parts of Elmore, Chilton, and Talladega counties. The 

" fall line " dividing the crystalline region from the Cretaceous and 

later formations of the Coastal Plain on the southwest runs from 

Columbus, Ga., crossing the Tallapoosa at Tallassee and the Coosa 

at Wetumka. The northwestern boundary between the crystalline 

rocks and the Paleozoic formations recrosses the Coosa near Marble 

galley post-office in Coosa County, and runs in a northeasterly direction toward Cedartown, Ga., crossing the Alabama line near Warner.

The crystalline area is a plateau ranging in elevations from 500 to 

2,000 feet above sea level. The rivers flow over bed rock in a succession of shoals and eddies between high hills, and present conditions 

most favorable to the development of water powers with high head.

"Tallapoosa River and its tributaries drain the larger part of the 

area. On Tallapoosa River there is a fall of 64 feet utilized as 

one power at Tallassee, and also a 40-foot da-m about 3 miles above 

Tallassee. Similar developments are contemplated at several different
12 WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107.

points above. The falls on Coosa River from Marble Valley to 

Wetumka, 235 feet m 45 miles, and on numerous eastern tributaries 

of the Coosa, are in this area; as are also the western tributaries of 

the Chattahoocb.ee between West Point and Columbus, Ga.

The Paleozoic area includes the greater portion of northern Alabama, being bounded on the southeast by the crystalline area, and on 

the southwest by the Cretaceous and later formations of the Coastal 

Plain. The line of division between the Paleozoic area and the Coastal 

Plain begins near Strasburg, in Chilton County, and runs northwesterly through Centerville, Tuscaloosa, and Tuscumbia to a point on 

Tennessee River near Waterloo. The Paleozoic area is somewhat 

higher than the Coastal Plain, and slightly lower than the crystalline 

area. Its rivers have considerable fall, as is shown by the following 

figures:

Coosa River from Greensport to Marble Valley falls 132 feet in 97 

miles.

Cahaba River above Centerville has a fall of 120 feet in 21 miles.

Black Warrior River above Tuscaloosa has a fall of 100 feet in 30 

miles.

Tennessee River above Waterloo has a fall of 155 feet in 41 miles, 

85 feet of which is in a distance of only 14 miles.

There are many important creeks and many large limestone springs 

in this region on which no measurements have yet been made. The 

area is rich in coal and iron, the most productive mines being in the 

drainage basins of Cahaba and Black Warrior rivers.

The Coastal Plain is a large area in southern and western Alabama, 

covering about two-thirds of the State, and is underlain by Cretaceous 

and younger formations. In the upper portion of this area the 

streams are not sluggish. Alabama River is navigable in the whole 

region, but the Cahaba falls 120 feet in a distance of 87 miles from 

Centerville to the mouth of the river; and the Black Warrior falls 59 

feet in 132 miles from Tuscaloosa down to Demopolis.

There are many streams in this area that have a constant water 

supply and sufficient fall for the development of good water powers. 

One of these is Pea River, in the southeastern part of the State, where 

a dam is now being constructed to give a power head of 20 feet. No 

hydrographic work has yet been done on the streams of southern 

Alabama that rise in the Coastal Plain, but systematic work is to be 

taken up in this region at an early date.

As the investigations in this State have been confined so far mainly 

to the Mobile and Tennessee basins, only the streams of these basins 

will be considered. It is to be remembered that from West Point, Ga., 

southward the boundary between Georgia and Alabama is on the 

west bank of Chattahoochee River, along the line where ordinary 

vegetation ceases to grow; This leaves all of the water power of the
HALL.] FIELD WOEK. 13

main stream in Georgia. There are many creeks flowing into the river 

from Alabama, some of which have considerable fall, as they come 

from a high plateau. Holland Creek, opposite Columbus, Ga., furnishes the Columbus water supply by gravity, having a fall of 117 feet 

in less than 4 miles. No doubt many of the others have as much fall, 

but as they have not been examined, a report on them can not be made 

at present. However, a recent reconnaissance along the Chattahoochee 

gives the following estimate of power obtained from some of them for 

twelve hours each day.

Powers on tributaries of Chattahoochee River, per foot of fall.

Horsepower. 

Big Uchee Creek, Eussell County............................................ 7

Ihagee Creek, Russell County............................................... 2

Hatchechubbee Creek, Russell County ...................................... 7

Cowikee Creek, Barbour County ............................................ 11

Yattayabba Creek, Henry County........................................... 9

Omussee Creek, Henry County.............................................. 7

FIELD WORK.

Aside from certain surveys made to obtain maps and profiles of 

Tallapoosa River and Big Sandy Creek, the work done by the United 

States Geological Survey in this State deals exclusively with the 

amount of water flowing in the streams, and is intended to give a safe 

basis for calculation of low-water volumes at all seasons of the year, 

and for several consecutive years, in order to arrive at the viJue of 

the streams for water power, irrigation, municipal supply, mining, 

navigation, etc. In order to do this certain convenient stations have 

been established on important rivers. At each of these stations a gage 

rod is set to show the fluctuations of the streams; and a gage reader is 

employed to observe the height of the water every morning at the 

same hour, and to make a weekly report of the same. As far as 

possible the river stations of the United States Weather Bureau and 

the United States Engineer Corps have been utilized for this purpose. 

From time to time the hydrographer or one of his field assistants 

visits the station and makes an accurate meter measurement of the 

stream, noting the height of the water on the gage at the time the 

measurement is made. After a number of such discharge measurements have been made at different gage heights, a rating table is made 

from the data thus obtained. This table gives the amount of water 

flowing in the stream, at that station, for any gage height shown on 

the rod. Thus, by inspection of the table of c aily gage heights, the 

flow of the stream is shown for every day in -the year, or years, 

covered by the observation of gage height. At seasons of -uniform 

low water, when the daily fluctuations of the rod are very slight for 

weeks at a time, discharge measurements are made of the stream at

many points above and below the gage station in order to establish
14 WATER POWEES OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107.

a relation between the discharge at these points and at the station. In 

like manner the principal tributaries are measured for the same purpose, where it is practicable to do so. In this way it is possible to 

arrive at a close estimate of the flow of all the streams of the watershed, and to make a rating table for each that will represent its flow 

under average conditions, not including the floods caused by local 

rains. Such tributaries as have not been measured can be estimated 

by watershed comparison with similar tributaries that have been 

measured.

The actual gage heights and discharge measurements are published 

in order to show the data upon which the conclusions are based. The 

regular gaging stations are as follows:

Gaging stations.

Station.

Epes .....................

Palos... ..................

Centerville ...............

Jenifer ...................

Stream.

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

Talladega Creek. .........

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

rior River.

Observer.

Seth Johnson.

B. F. Neighbors.

T. H. Finch.

J. H. Chisolm.

R. M. McClatchy.

J. W. Foster.

United States Weather Bureau. 

Do.

W. M. Towers.

reau.

Corps.

W. J. Tolbert.

EXPLANATION OF TABLES.

GAGE HEIGHTS.

The "Table of gage heights" is a record of the height of water on 

a gage rod, graded to feet and hundredths of a foot, set into the river 

vertically, and fastened permanently to a convenient tree or pier. 

The rod is read every day in the year, at the same time of day, which
HALL.] EXPLANATION OF TABLES. 15

is about 8 o'clock in the morning. Inches are not used in these 

records, as the daily height of water on the gage is written in feet and 

decimals of a foot.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS.

These records show the date, the gage height at time of measurement, and the amount of water in cubic feet per second, or "secondfeet," flowing in the river. A small stream filling a rectangular flume 

1 foot wide and 1 foot deep has a stream whose sectional area is 

1 square foot. The volume of this stream will vary in proportion to 

the speed with which the water flows through the flume. If the water 

is moving at a velocity of 1 foot per second, the flow or volume of 

water is 1 cubic foot per second, or 1 second-foot, and would fill a 

vessel 5 feet wide, 5 feet long, and 4 feet deep in just 100 seconds, as 

such a vessel would hold 100 cubic feet of water. If the water in the 

flume 1 foot wide and 1 foot deep flows with a velocity of 2 feet per 

second, the volume will be 2 cubic feet per second, or 2 second-feet, 

and so on for any other velocity. In the same way if the flume is 20 

feet wide, and 5 feet deep, its sectional area will be 100 square feet, 

and if the average velocity is 3 feet per second, the volume will be 300 

cubic feet per second, or 300 second-feet. In each of the discharge 

measurements here enumerated, a cross section of the stream is measured, and velocities taken with an electric current meter at many points 

of the cross section. Instead of multiplying the entire cross section 

by an average velocity, the area is divided up into a large number of 

small sections by soundings from 5 to 10 feet apart, and the area of 

each of the small sections multiplied by the velocity at the small section, thus giving the second-feet flowing in each small section. The 

sum of the discharges of all the small sections makes the total discharge of the stream.

RATING TABLE.

This is a table showing the discharges in second-feet (cubic feet per 

second) for all stages of water on the gage. Hence, when the gage 

heights are known, the corresponding discharges can be taken from 

the rating table and written opposite each daily gage height, thus 

giving the flow in second-feet on each day in the entire year.

ESTIMATED MONTHLY DISCHARGE.

This table gives in the first three columns the maximum, minimum, 

and mean discharge for each month in second-feet.

Columns 4 and 5 give the.u run-off" from the drainage area. The 

run-off, like rainfall, is given in inches. For instance, a run-off of 

2.23 inches from a given drainage area means that enough water ran 

off to have covered the entire drainage area or watershed to a depth
16 WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107.

of 2.23 inches. This is convenient in estimating the proportion of the 

rainfall that can be stored for irrigation, city water supply, or other 

purposes. The run -off in second-feet per square mile of drainage area 

is obtained by dividing the mean discharge b}^ the number of square 

miles in the drainage area, and is useful in estimating the mean discharge of a tributary whose drainage area is known, and in comparing 

different drainage areas. The ' ' run-off " is not a fixed percentage of 

the rainfall, but is that part of the rainfall which is not lost by evaporation into the air or by percolation into subterranean outlets. Being 

a remainder and not a percentage, it necessarily forms a much larger 

proportion of a heavy annual rainfall than it does of a small annual 

rainfall. For instance, in the crystalline region of Georgia or Alabama, where the annual precipitation is 45 to 55 inches, the run-off is 

equal to fully one-half of the rainfall, while in regions having an 

annual precipitation of only 10 to 20 inches annually the run-off is 

frequently less than one-fifth of the rainfall. Again, the geologic 

character of the watershed makes a vast difference in the run-off, even 

where the annual rainfall is the same and where practically the same 

conditions of climate, topography, forest area, and cultivation exist. 

There will be a smaller run-off from the watershed where the rocks 

are permeable and a part of the rain water sinks into the ground and 

furnishes the supply to artesian wells in the lower country under which 

the same strata run. In a comparison of two such watersheds, one in 

the crystalline region and the other in a regularly stratified formation, 

the difference of run-off should form a basis for estimating the artesian 

supply obtainable from the latter as a fountain head.

. HORSEPOWER.

The data for the table headed "Net horsepower per foot of fall, with 

a turbine efficiency of 80 per cent for the minimum monthly discharge 

of Tallapoosa River at Milstead, Ala.," were obtained as follows:

The theoretical horsepower available at any point on a stream is the 

product of the fall by the weight of water falling in a given time.

It may be found by the formula H. P. = KK , where Q is discharge in second-feet and h is fall in feet. To find the net horsepower 

developed by the water wheel the theoretical horsepower has to be 

reduced by a coefficient dependent upon the efficiency of the wheel. 

In the table this efficiency is assumed to be 80 per cent, and we have

net H. P. = 80 per cent X ^^ ' 

Thus in the table for Tallapoosa Eiver, pages 23-24, for June, 1899, 

the mean monthly discharge was 1,287 second-feet, so that for a fall of

1 foot the minimum net H. j->> -1^87 Xlx62.5 x g() cent=117. 550 r
HALL.] TALLAPOOSA EIVEE AND TRIBUTARIES. 17

*

To find the minimum net horsepower available at a shoal on any 

stream, multiply the total fall of the shoal by the "net horsepower per 

foot of fall."

TA:L:LAPOOSA RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES.

TALLAPOOSA RIVER AT MILSTEAD.

Tallapoosa River rises in west-central Georgia and flows southwesterly into Alabama. Six miles above Montgomery it joins the Coosa to 

form Alabama River. Its upper tributaries drain an area between 

the Chattahoochee and Coosa basins. At Tallassee, Ala., it crosses 

the southern fall line. The shoals at this place have a fall of 60 feet, 

forming an obstruction to navigation. The drainage area is largely 

wooded, with cultivated fields at short intervals.

A gaging station was established on August 7, 1897, at the bridge 

of the Tallassee and Montgomery Railway, about one-fourth of a mile 

from Milstead, Ala. The bridge is of iron, two spans of about 155 

feet each, with short wooden trestles at each end. The initial point 

of measurement is the end of the iron bridge, on the left bank, downstream side. ' The rod of the wire gage is fastened to the outside of 

the guard rail on the downstream side of the bridge. The bench mark 

is the top of the second crossbeam from the left bank pier-at the downstream end, and is 60 feet above datum. The channel is straight at 

the bridge and bends above and below. The current is sluggish at 

low water and obstructed by the center pier of the bridge. The banks 

are high, but overflow at extreme high water for several hundred feet 

on each side. The bed is fairly constant, and all the water is confined 

to the main channel by railroad embankments.

Milstead station has been discontinued on account of the large dams 

of the Tallassee Manufacturing Company and the Montgomery Power 

Company a short distance above. When these dams are storing water 

the flow is almost entirely cut off at Milstead and makes the record 

show a deficiency of water that does not exist. The dams were completed early in 1902, and as the estimated minimum flow for that year 

is a great deal less than at Sturdivant, 39 miles above, it is thought 

best not to publish the Milstead records for 1902 and 1903 and to discontinue the station. Sturdivant station is above both dams and gives 

the correct flow at that point. 

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The following discharge measurements were made by M. R. Hall, 

James R. Hall, and others:

Discharge measurements of Tallapoosa River at Milstead.

Date.

1897. 

May 3 ..............

July 15 .............

September 4. ........

November 23. .......

1898. 

January 19. .........

February 19.........

March 18 ...........

April 26 ............

May 17 .............

June 22.............

July 7... ............

August 5........... .

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

6.20

1.95

2.42

1.60

1.20

3.58

2.13

2.20

2.56

5.83

1.55

3.05

1.62

13.67

2.76

5.16

Discharge.

Second-feet. 

7,333

1,692

2,292

1,271

677

4 910

1,889

2,045

2,646

6,648

1,059

3,421

1,262

15, 295

3,010

5,477

Date.

1899. 

April 17 ...........

April 18 ...........

May 17 ............

June 26............

November 8. .......

1900.

February 23........

1901.

February 12........

March 13 ..........

Gage

Feet. 

6.34

5.63

2.80

2.05

1.36

1.25

2.66

9.20

6.70

2.95

10.70

. oo

1.70

Discharge.

Second-feet. 

7,444

6,853

3,000

1,847

1,016

972

2,844

9,956

7,088

3,031

11, 759

fj, LT±T

1 fifi'J

Daily gage height, in feet, of Tallapoosa River at Milstead.

Day.

1897. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jan. Feb. Mar. April. May. June. July. Aug.

2.45

1.90

1.70

1.50

1.50

2.70

9 on

2.00

1.80

I fift

1 90

2.20

2.80

9

f7A

7.40

8.50

5.30

3.40

2.80

2.30

2.00

1 80

1.70

1.70

Sept.

1.70

1 80

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.40

1.30

1 20

1.20

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.40

1.20

1.10

1.00

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

.90

.90

.80

Oct.

0.80

on

80

.70

.70

.70

.70

.60

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.80

.80

.80

SO

.90

.90

on

.80

.80

.90

.90

.80

.90

.90

.90

.90

.90

90

Nov.

0.90

1 AA

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.20

1.20

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.20

1 Oft

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.10

1.20

1.10

1.10

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.60

1.50

1.50

Dec.

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.60

1.80

2 Aft

2.10

2.00

1 90

1.90

1.90 9 no

1.90

5.50

4.70

3 fin

2 80

2.40

2.10

2 00

1.90

2.00

2.40

2.40

2.80

2.60

2.50

2.30

2.20

2.40
HALL.] TALLAPOOSA EIVEE AND TEIBUTAEIES.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Tallapoosa River at MUstead Continued.

19

Day.

1898. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1899. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1Q

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

91

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

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

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

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

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

97

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

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

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

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

Jan.

9 Qft

1.90

1.80

1.70

1.70

1.80

1.80

1 &ft

1 Qft

1.90

1 QA

9 4ft

2.40

2.60

2.40

2 40

2.40

2.30

2.20

9 9ft

3.10

3.10

3.00

2.90

2.60

2.90

3.60

3.90

3.10 

2.65

2.40

5.00

4.60

3.90

S Qft

3.90

3.80

7 40

8.00

7.10

18.50

16.80

13.00

11.60

9 4ft

7.80

12.70

10.00

8.00

6.50

5.70

5.30

5.10

5.20

5.10

4 80

4.70

5.10 

5.20 

6.50

Feb.

?.30

2.20

2.10

2.00

9 no

2.00

2.00

2.00

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.90

2.20

2 Oft

2.30

2.10

2.00

1.90

1.80

1.90

1.90

17.00

11.60

24.50

20.00

12.90

11.90

17.50

27.00

19.00

13.80

10.00

8.30

7.40

7.00

6.10

10.40

11.50

10.60

9.30

8.30

8.30

8.40

7.60

6.90

6.40

6.30

25.00

37.00

Mar.

1.90

1.80

1.90

2.40

9 Qft

2.80

2.50

9 1ft

2.20

2.00

9 ftft

2.00

1.90

1.90

2.70

2.60

2.50

2.60

2.50

2.40

2.20

2.00

1.90

1.90

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.70

2.20 

4.20

5.30

27.00

19.00

13.50

9.60

14.20

13.20

10.10

8.60

7.70

7.20

6.80

6.60

6.50

6.40

7.20

12.20

11.00

10.20

14.80

13.90

10.40

8.30

8.10

12.70

8.70

7.30

6.90

6.80

9.00 

8.90 

13.85

April.

4.80

3.90

3.10

3.00

17 ftft

18.80

12.10

7.10

5.20

4.00

3.40

3.10

3.00

2.90

2.80

2.60

2.40

2.40

2.20

2.40

2.80

2.70

2.80

14.50

11.60

6.90

4.30

3.30

2.95 

2.80

18.00

12.20

6.50

6.40

8.50

9.70

10.30

13.00

13.00

11.20

3.40

7.00

6.50

6.20

6.00

7.10

6.60

5.60

5.50

5.40

5.20

5.00

4.90

6.00

10.00

7.50

6.60

5.80

4.90 

4.60

May.

2 60

2.30

2.20

2.10

0 AA

1.90

1.90

1,80

1.80

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.60

1.60

i fift

1 60

1.60

1.50

1.50

1 40

1.40

1.30

i Qft

1.20

1.20

1.30

1.20

1.20

1.10

4.30

4.00

3.90

3.80

3.70

3.60

3.60

3.50

Q 4ft

3.30

3.20

3.10

3.10

3.00

2.90

2.80

2.70

2.60

2.50

2.60

2.70

2.60

3.30

4.60

3.30

2.80

2.60

2.50 

2.60 

2.50

June.

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.00

Qft

Qft

.90

80

on

1.20

1.20

1.10

2.10

1 80

1.40

1 4ft

3.00

2.40

2.20

2.10

1.80

1.50

1.80

2.70 

1.90

2.40

2.90

2.40

2.40

2.30

2.20

2.10

2.00

1.90

1.70

1.90

2.00

2.00

2.70

2.70

2.60

2.10

1.90

1.80

1.80

1.70

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.50

2.00

2.50

2.50

2.20 

2.70

July.

1.50

1.30

1.20

1.10

1.20

1.30

1.70

9 Qft

4.90

3.60

4.40

2.00

1.70

2.70

3.50

5.10

2.40

2.80

3.05

9 1ft

1.90

1.60

1.60

1.50

1.50

2.50

2.60

4.10

2.80 

2.90

3.80

2.80

2.30

1.90

1.80

1.60

1.50

1.50

2.00

2.20

2.00

1.80

1.70

1.50

1.40

1.80

1 30

1.20

1.10

1.60

1.40

8.40

16.75

14.00

16.95

7.90

6.70

6.80

8.40

10.10 

5.40 

4.40

Aug.

3.60

2.90

2.80

11.50

14.00

8.90

10.10

8.50

7.90

5.30

17.30

22.60

10.10

7.70

6.10

4.20

3.40

2.80

2.60

2.80

 2.50

2.30

2.20

2.00

2.10

8.10

10.20

8.40

7.00 

5.20

5.10

3.00

2.70

3.10

3.10

2.50

2.30

2.20

2.00

1.80

1.60

1.50

1.70

1.60

1.60

1.50

4.00

3.90

2.20

1.90

1.70

1.50

1.60

2.00

2.60

1.90

1.80

3.70

2.80

2.10 

1.90 

2.30

Sept.

4.30

3.20

2.70

2.70

4.00

4.60

6.00

5.60

4.50

3.50

2.90

2.60

2.50

2.40

2.20

2.00

1.80

1.70

1.60

1.60

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.60

1.80

2.00

1.80

1.60

1.50 

1.50

2.40

2.30

2.10

2.00

1.80

1.60

1.60

1.40

1.40

1.30

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.10

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.10

1.00

.90

1.00

1.00

.90

.90

.90

.90

.80

.80 

.80

Oct.

1.30

1.30

1.40

16.00

23.50

16.40

14.00

7.90

5.90

4.90

3.80

3.40

3.00

2.70

2.60

4.40

5.00

4.40

3.70

3.30

3.10

2.70

2.60

2.50

2.40

2.40

2.40 

2.40

2.30

.70

.70

.80

.90

1.00

1.40

1.40

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.40

1.40

1.30

1.30

1.20

1.10

1.20

1.10

1.20

1.30

1.40

1.50

1.60

1.80

1.50

1.40

1.30

1.20

1.50 

1.50 

1.60

Nov.

2.30

2.20

2.20

2.10

2.10

2.20

2.70

4.20

2.80

3.00

7.10

5.10

5.00

5.90

5.50

5.40

6.20

6.10

14.40

12.20

10.00

8.00

10.00

8.80

7.90

5.30

4.60

4.10

4.90 

5.40

1.50

1.40

1.40

1.30

1.30

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.30

1.30

1.30

1 30

1.80

1.30

1.60

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.40

1.40

1.60

1.80

2.20

4.60

6.20

4.80

3.60 

2.80

Dec.

4.90

4.40

7.70

10.00

8.60

6.80

5.60

4 80

4.60

6.70

6.10

5.50

5.00

4.40

4.00

3.80

3.60

3.40

4.30

7.60

7.00

5.20

4.40

6.40

6.00

4.60

4.20

3.90

3.80 

3.70

4.00

2.40

2.50

2.60

2.60

2.90

2.20

2.00

1.90

1.80

1.90

2.00

15.20

13.20

8.20

5.00

3.70

3.00

2.60

2.50

2.70

2.70

2.70

2.60

9.30

9.40

7.20

5.00

4.00

3.50 

3.10 

2.90
'20 WATEK POWERS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Tallapoosa River at Milstead Continued.

Day.

1900. 

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

1901.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jan.

2.70

2.60

2.40

2 30

2.30

2.30

2.20

2.20

2.20

2.60

7.30

6.00 

4.50

4.00

3.40

3.00

2 90

3.70

9.50

5.90

4.60

3.90

3.50

3.10 

3.00

2.80

2 70

2.60

O RA

14.30

15.50

14.50

11.00

9.80

8.70

7.40

6.30

5.00

6.00

24.20

30.50

22.00

18.00

11.50

12.20

12. 10

8.00

7.10

6.80

6.40

6.20

7.00

6.80

6.70

6.70

6.60

6.80

7.00

Feb.

2.50

2.40

2.30

4.50

4.20

4.30

4.40

3.80

5.20

8.90

19.00

30.00

43. 25 

42.00

31.90

22.80

13.50

8.90

7.00

6.10

6.50

9.80

9.50

8.90

8.40

8.00

6.00

7.20

7.50

24 07

18.30

12.60

10.50

13.10

14.00

12.60

10.90

9.80

8.20

7.70

6.90

6.60

6.50

6.30

6.20

5.90

5.80

5.70

6.10

6.10

5.50

Mar.

13.20

13.10

10.70

8.00

6.80

6.10

5.60

10.90

13.80

12.70

10.00

7 90

6.60 

5.90

5.40

7.00

7.20

5.60

5.40

6.00

10.50

7.60

15.50

15.20

16.00 

13.70

11.20

8.70

7.10

5.30

5.20

5.10

5.00

A QA

4.50

4.40

4.70

7.70

6.00

5.50

6.00

^ v\

5.10

4.50

4.10

A HA

6.00

7 on

6.30

6.20

10.10

8.90

10.20

14.30

17.50

15.00

9.90

31.50

April.

5.50

5.30

5.00

5.30

4.80

4.70

4.60

4.50

4 60

5.50

10.60

11.50 

9.00

5.30

4.70

17.00

15.00

13.30

10.30

13.20

12.50

9.40 

7.50

6.40

6.10

22.00

23.00

18.00

14.20

10.80

9.60

7.20

6.80

6.20

5.80

5.60

6.10

8.80

10.70

8.70

7.70

11.00

22.00

13.40

10.70

8.90

7 60

6.90

6.50

6.10

5.80

5.50

5.20

May.

6.30

5.90

5.40

4.70

3.90

3.80

3.70

3.60

3.50

3.30

3.20

3.10 

3.00

2 90

2.90

2.80

2.80

2 80

2.90

2 80

3.00

3.10

3.40

3.50

5.00 

4.50

3.20

2.70

3.00

5.00

4.80

4.70

4 60

4.40

4 30

4.20

4.20

4.10

3.90

3.80

3.80

3.80

4.50

4.30

4.00

3.60

3.50

3.50

5.50

10.50

16.20

14.20

9.00

10.00

8.40

6.40

6.00

5.10

4.80

June.

2.60

2.70

3.00

3.50

3.30

3.50

3.30

5.90

9.70

6.90

5.60

4. 60

5.30 

4.00

3.80

3.50

4.50

5.90

5.00

5.90

5.90

5.50

5.40

20.00

25. 04

20.00 

16.00

18.00

9.00

8.70

8.60

9.70

10.90

8.00

7.30

12.10

10.10

6.30

5.90

4.50

4.10

4.20

5.00

7.30

5.70

6.00

5.20

4.40

4.00

3.60

3.30

3.30

3

9fi

9.10

3.00

2.90

2.80

2.60

2.60

July.

9.00

9.10

10.60

7.10

8.00

5.20

4.40

4.00

3.50

7.60

5.50

4.10

4.70 

6.70

6.00

5.10

3.80

3.80

3.60

3.10

3.00

2.80

2.70

2.60

2.50

2.50 

2.80

2.90

3.20

8.10

10.60

5.10

4.20

4.30

4.00

3.30

3.60

4.00

4.80

4.70

3.70

2.90

2.60

2.60

2.10

2.20

2.30

5.30

4.80

4.30

3.50

3.30

3.10

2.80

3.50

2.40

2.20

2 50

2.50

2.30

2,20

2.20

Aug.

6.50

4.50

3.50

2.80

2.70

2.50

2.30

2.20

2.10

2.00

1.90

1.90

1.80 

1.90

2.20

2.70

3.10

2.50

4.00

4.20

2.50

2.20

2.00

2.30

3.30

3.40 

3.60

2.70

2.60

2.10

3.20

2.10

2.20

2.30

2.20

2.10

2.10

2.60

2.60

2.30

2.30

2.10

2.30

2.90

2.50

2.10

3.20

8.90

8.00

6.60

5.90

9.60

7.20

 20. 75

21.00

9.40

5.90

4.20

5.90

8.70

7.70

4.70

Sept.

2.70

8.00

8.10

4.40

3.00

2.40

2.20

2.00

1.80

1.70

1.70

1.60

1.50 

1.50

14.00

25.60

18.00

11.00

5.30

3.60

3.00

2.50

2.30

2.20

2.00

2.00 

2.00

2.00

2.00

1.90

4.00

3.50

2.90

2.70

2.40

2.20

2.10

2.00

2.00

1.90

1.90

1.80

1.80

2.80

4.20

3.10

3.00

5.60

9.10

7.10

5.00

3.80

2.70

2.30

2.10

2.10

2.00

2.10

2.30

2.50

Oct.

1.80

1.60

1.50

1.80

3.30

6.40

3.40

3.20

2.60

2.60

3.00

2.80

3.40 

3.30

3.30

2.70

2.70

2.20

2.10

2.00

1.90

2.00

4.80

12.10

10.50

9.00 

6.00

4.20

2.20

2.90

2.70

2.20

2.90

6.10

6.40

5.10

4.00

3.20

2.50

2.10

2.00

1.90

1.90

1.90

2.00

2.10

2.10

2.00

1.90

1.90

1.80

1.80

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.60

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

Nov.

2.50

3.30

6.10

6.50

7.10

5.50

4.10

3.50

3.00

2.90

2.70

2.60

2.60 

2.50

2.50

2.50

2.50

2.50

2.50

2.50

2.50

4.00

4.00

3.90

3.50

10.50 

8.80

6.70

4.50

3.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.80

1.95

1.95

2.00

1.90

1.90

2.00

1.90

1.80

1.80

1.75

1.75

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.90

2.10

2.20

2.20

2.30

2.20

2.20

2.10

2.30

2.20

2.10

2.00

Dec.

3.30

3.30

3.30

3.50

3.90

3.90

3.80

3.80

3.10

3.10

2.80

2.80

2.80 

7.70

9.10

7.30

5.20

4.20

4.00

8.60

17.00

13.50

10.40

11.30

8.70

6.60 

5.60

5.00

4.60

4.30

11.00

2.00

2.00

1.95

2.20

2.40

2.40

2.30

2.20

2.20

2.20

2.30

2.50

2.40

2.60

6.00

13.40

9.00

6.00

3.90

3.60

3.40

3.20

3.10

3.10

3.00

2.90

2.95

3.05

38.00

47.00

39.00
HALL.] TALLAPOOSA RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES.

Rating table for Tallapoosa River at Milsteadfor 1897.

21

height.

Feet.

0.5

.6

.7

.8

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

Discharge.

k

Second-feet.

330

350 

380

420

470

530

620

720

830

950

Gage 

height.

Feet.

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.8

Discharge.

Second-feet.

1,070

1,200

1,333

1,467

1,600

1,733

2, 007

2,285

2,573

2,851

Gage 

height.

Feet.

3.0

3.2

3.4

3.6

3.8

4,0

4.2

4.4

4.6

4.8

Discharge.

Second-feet.

3,129

3,407

3,685

3,963

4,241

4,519

4,797

5,075

5,353

5,631

Gage 

height.

Feet.

5.0

5.2

5.4

5.6

5.8

6.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

Discharge.

Second-feet.

5,909

6,187

6,465

6,743

7,021

7,299

8,689

10, 079

11, 469

Rating table for Tallapoosa River at Milsteadfor 1898.

Gage 

height.

Feet.

0.8

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

Discharge.

Second-feet.

540

655

770

885

1,000

1,115

1,230

1,345

1,460

1,575

1,690

1,805

Gage 

height.

Feet.

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.5

Discharge.

Second-feet.

1,920

2,035

2,150

2,265

2,380

2,495

2,610

2,725

2,840

2,955

3,070

3, 645

Gage 

height.

Feet.

4.0

4.5

5.0

5.5

6.0

6.5

7.0

7.5

8.0

8.5

9.0

9.5

Discharge.

Second-feet.

4,220

4,795

5,370

5,945

6,520

7,095

7,670

8,245

. 8, 820

9,395

9,970

10,545

Gage 

height.

Feet.

10.0

10.5

11.0,

11.5

12.0

12.5

13.0

13.5

14.0

14.5

15.0

Discharge.

Second-feet.

11, 120

11, 695

12, 270

12, 845

13, 420

13, 995

14, 570

15, 145

15, 720

16, 295

16, 870
22 WATEE POWEKS OF ALABAMA.

Rating table for Tallapoosa River at Milsteadfor 1899.

f NO. 107.

Gage 

height.

Feet.

0.7

.8

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

Discharge.

Second-feet.

320

430

550

672

795

918

1,041

*1,164

1,287

1,410

1,533

1,656

1,779

1,902

2,517

3,132

3,747

Gage 

height.

Feet.

4.0

4.5

5.0

5.5

6.0

6.5

7.0

7.5

8.0

8.5

9.0

9.5

10.0

10.5

11.0

11.5

12.0

Discharge.

Second-feet.

4,362

4,977

5,592

6,207

6,822

7,437

8,052

8,667

9,282

9,897

10, 512

11, 127

11, 742

12, 357

12, 972

13,587'

14, 202

Gage 

height.

Feet.

12.5

13.0

13.5

14.0

14.5

15.0

15.5

16.0

16.5

17.0

17.5

18.0

18.5

19.0

19.5

20.0

20.5

Discharge.

Second-feet.

14, 817

15,432 .

16, 047

16, 662

17, 277

17, 892

18, 507

19, 122

19, 737

20, 352

20, 977

21, 582

22, 179

22, 812

23, 427

24,042

24, 657

Gage 

height.

Feet.

21.0

21.5

22.0

22.5

23.0

23.5

24.0

24.5

25.0

25.5

26.0

26.5

27.1

27.5

27.9

Discharge.

Second-feet.

25, 272

25, 887

26, 502

27,117

27, 732

28, 347

28, 962

29, 577

30, 192

30, 807

31, 422

32, 037

32, 652

33, 287

33, 779

Rating table for Tallapoosa River at Milsteadfor 1900 and 1901.

Gage 

height.

Feet.

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

Discharge.

Second-feet.

1,337

1,450

1,562

1,675

1,787

1,900

2,012

' 2,125

2,237

2,350

2,462

2,575

2,687

2,800

2,912

3,025

3,137

3, 250

3,362

3,475

Gage 

height.

Feet.

3.5

3.6

3,. 7

3.8

3.9

4.0

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.6

4.7

4.8

4.9

5.0

5.5

6.0

6.5

7.0

Discharge.

Second-feet.

3,587

3,700

3,812

3,925

4,037

4,150

3,262

4,375

4,487

4,600

4,712

4,825

4,937

5,050

5,162

5,275

5,837

6,400

6,962

7,525

Gage 

height.

Feet.

7.5

8.0

8.5

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

15.0

16.0

17.0

18.0

19.0

20.0

21.0

22.0

23.0

24.0

25.0

Discharge.

Second-feet.

8,087

8,650

9,212

9,775

10, 900

12, 025

13, 150

14, 275

15, 400

16, 525

17, 650

18, 775

19,900

21, 025

22, 150

23, 275

24,400

25, 525

26, 650

27, 775

Gage 

height.

Feet.

26.0

27.0

28.0

29.0

30.0

31.0

32.0

33.0

34.0

35.0

36.0

37.0

38.0

39.0

40.0

41.0

42.0

43.0

Discharge.

Second-feet.

28, 900

30, 025

31, 150

32, 275

33, 400

34, 525

35, 650

36, 775

37, 900

39, 025

41, 150

41, 275

42,400

43,525

44,650

45, 775

46, 900

48, 025
HALL.] TALLAPOOSA RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES. 23

Estimated monthly discharge of Tallapoosa River at Milstead. 

[Drainage area, 3,840 square miles.]

Month.

1897. 

August 7-31 ..................

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

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

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

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

1898. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1899. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

12, 440 

1,467 

470 

1,200 

6,604

4,105 

2,265 

5,715 

21, 240 

2,610 

3,070 

5,485 

25,610 

6,520 

36, 420 

16, 180 

' 11,120

36, 420

22, 197 

44, 952 

32, 652 

21, 582 

4,731 

2,999 

20, 290 

4,362 

2,394 

1,656 

7,068 

18, 138

44, 952

Minimum.

1,070 

420 

380 

470 

1,070

1,575 

1,690 

1,575 

2,150 

885 

540 

885 

1,920 

1,345 

1,115 

2,035 

3,530

540

4,116 

. 6,945 

7,314 

5,100 

2,517 

1,287 

795 

1,287 

430 

320 

918 

1,656

320

Mean.

3,173

742 

424 

729

2,214

2,426 

1,912 

2,313 

5,748 

1,493 

1,314 

2,493 

7,418 

2,637 

7,280 

6,049 

5,741

3,902

8,417 

15, 688 

12, 399 

9,016 

3,351 

2,040 

4,985 

2,222 

984 

1,014 

1,787 

4,728

5,553

Run-off.

Second-feet 

per square 

mile.

0.83 

.19 

.11

.19 

.58

.63 

.50 

.60 

1.50 

.39 

.34 

.65 

1.93 

.69 

1.90 

1.58 

1.50

1.02

2.19 

4.09 

3.23 

2.35 

.87 

.53 

1.30 

.58 

.26 

.26 

.47 

1.23

1.45

Depth in

inches.

0.77 

.21 

.12 

.21 

.67

0.72 

.52 

.69 

1.67

.45 

.38 

.75 

2.22 

.77 

2.19 

1.76 

1.73

13.85

2.53 

4.26 

3.72 

2.62 

1.00 

.59 

1.50 

.67 

.29 

.30 

.53 

1.42

19.43
24 WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Tallapoosa River at Milstead Continued.

Month.

1900.

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

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

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

1901.

March . .......... ..._x......_.

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

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

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

10,335

48, 305 

17, 650 

18, 775 

6,736 

27, 831 

11, 572 

6,960 

28, 447 

13, 262 

11, 460 

18, 775

48, 305

33, 962 

28,900 

35, 087 

28, 900 

17, 875 

13, 262 

5,387 

23, 275 

9,887 

6,849 

2,237 

a 70, 000

a 70. 000

Minimum.

2,125 

2,237 

5,723 

4,712 

2,462 

2,575 

2,462 

1,675 

1,337 

1,337 

2,462 

2,800

1,337

5,275 

5,837 

4,150 

5,499 

3,587 

2,775 

2,012 

2, 012 

1, 675 

1,562 

1, 562 

1,843

1,562

Mean.

3,728 

12, 950 

10, 208 

9,016 

3,718 

8, 317 

5, 405 

2,814 

4,975 

3,787 

4,224 

6,475

6,301

11, 476 

10, 440 

8,374 

12, 020 

6,440 

5,976 

3,398 

5,904 

3,137 

2,364 

1, 855 

8,282

6,639

Run-off.

Second-feet 

per square 

mile.

.97 

3.37 

2.66 

2.35 

.97 

2.17 

1.41 

.73 

1.30 

.99 

1.10 

1.69

1.64

2.99

2.72 

2.18 

3.13 

1.68 

1.56 

.88 

1.54 

.82 

.62 

.48 

2.16

1.73

Depth in 

inches.

1.12 

3.50 

3.07 

2.62 

1.12 

2.42 

1.63 

.84 

1.45 

1.14 

1.23 

1.95

22.09

3.45 

2.83 

2.52 

3.49 

1.94 

1.74 

1.01 

1.78 

.91 

.71 

.54 

2.49

23.41

a Approximate.
HALL.] TALLAPOOSA RIVER AKD TRIBUTARIES. 25

Net horsepower per foot of fall with a turbine efficiency of 80 per cent for the minimum 

monthly discharge of Tallapoosa River at Milstead.

Month.

January .......

February ......

March .........

April ..........

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

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

July.... .....

August.........

September .....

October........

November .....

December......

1899.

Minimum 

discharge.

.Sec.-feet.

4,116

6,945

7,314

5,100

2,517

1,287

795

1,287

430

320

918

, 1, 656

Minimum 

net horsepower 

per 

foot of 

fall.

374

631

665

464

229

117

72

117

39

29

83

151

Duration of minimum.

Days.

I

I

I

1

3

4

1

3

3

2

5

1

1900.

Minimum 

discharge.

Sec.-feet.

2,125

2,237

5,725

4,712

2,462

2,575

2, 462 '

1,675

1,337

1,337

2,462

2,800

Minimum 

net horsepower 

per 

foot of 

fall.

193

203

520

428

224

234

224

152

122

122

244

255

Duration of minimum.

Days.

4

1

2

1

1

1

2

1

2

1

9

3

1901.

Minimum 

discharge.

Sec.-feet.

5,275

5,837

4,150

. 5,500

3,587

2,575

2,012

2,012

1,675

1,562

1,562

1,843

Minimum 

net horsepower 

per 

foot of 

fall.

480

531

377

500

326

234

183

183

152

142

142

168

Duration of minimum.

Days.

1

1

1

1

. 2

2

1

5

2

10

3

1

TALLAPOOSA RIVER NEAR SUSANNA.

This station was established July 27, 1900, by J. R. Hall. It is 

located at the mouth of Blue Creek, which is 10 feet above the east 

landing of McCartys Ferry, 13 miles southwest of Dadeville and 3 

miles from Susanna, the nearest post-office. The rod is graduated to 

feet and tenths. It is 18 feet long and is nailed vertically to a tree 

overhanging the water on the south side of the creek at the junction 

of the creek and the river. The gage is referred to a bench mark on 

a white hickory tree about 40 feet from the rod on the south bank of 

the creek, and is 376.67 feet above tide water. Discharge measurements are made from a boat held in place b}7 a wire stretched across 

the river, upon which the distances from the initial point are tagged. 

The section is an exceptionally good one, depth and current being 

almost uniform the entire width of the stream. This station was discontinued March 30, 1901.
WATER POWERS OE ALABAMA. [NO. 107.

During 1900 and 1901 the following discharge measurements were 

made by James E. Hall:

Discharge measurements of Tallapoosa River near Susanna.

Date.

1900. 

July 27.....................................................

August 9. ...................................................

September 28 ...............................................

November 24 ............ ...................................

1901. 

July 9 ......................................................

February 27 ................................................

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

1.80

1.55

1.50

2.40

2.80

2.90

Discharge.

Second-feet. 

2,309

1,900

1,809

3,629

5,628

5,135

Daily gage Jieight, in feet, of Tallapoosa River near Susanna.

Day.

1900. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

19

20

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

99

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

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

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

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

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

28.............. 29.....-..:.....

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

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

Jan.

.......

Feb.

.......

Mar.

.......

Apr.

.......

May. June.

.......

July.

1.80

1.90

1.80

4.00

6.80

Aug.

5.80

4.00

2.00

1.80

1.80

2.10

' 2.20

1.70

1.55

1.50

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.90

1.95

1.95

1.80

1.75

1.70

1.70

1.90

2.00

2.05

2.50

2.15

2.00

1.90

1.80

2.25

Sept.

2.40

3.80

4.80

4.20

2.25

1.50

1.45

1.45

1.40

1.35

1.35

1.35

1.35

1.30

1.35

11.70

8.40

4.80

3.00

2.50

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.70

1.60

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.45

1.45

Oct.

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.35

1.30

2.80

3.00

2.50

1.85

1.80

1.75

1.70

1.90

2.40

2.45

2.40

2.35

2.30

2.20

2.10

1.90

1.70

3.90

6.00

5.00

4.30

4.10

2.30

2.20

1.90

1.85

Nov.

1.80

1.70

1.70

1.65

1.65

1.65

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.55

1.55

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.75

1.75

1.80

1.85

1.85

1.90

2.40

2.40

3.00

4.90

4.20

3.90

3.00

2.80

Dec.

2.00

2.00

2.10

2.20

2.30

2.50

2.40

2.40

2.40

2.30

2.10

2.00

1.90

3.90

3.90

2.80

2.60

2.50

2.40

4.50

5.80

4.50

4.00

4.00

3.70

3.20

2.80

2.70

2.60

2.70

2.90
HALL.] TALLAPOOSA RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES. 27 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Tattapoosa River near Susanna Continued.

Day.

1901. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jan.

6.0

6.0

5.1

4.5

3.9

3.5

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.8

3.4

13.5

11.5

8.0

6.1

4.5

5.0

4.5

3.9

3.4

3.2

s i

3.0

3.1

3.4

3.1

S 9

3.1

3.0

3.2

3.3

Feb.

3.40

3.45

3.30

11.50

9.50

6.50

4.40

4.30

4 80

4.90

4.50

4.00

3.50

3.04

s so

3.20

3.10

3.10

3.05

3.00

2.90

2 85

2.80

2.90

3.00

3.00

2.90

2.80

Mar.

2.70

2.60

2.65

2.70

2.65

2.60

2.50

2.40

2.50

2.70

3.30

3.10

2.90

2.60

 2.50

2.40

2.40

2.40

2.45

3.00

3.40

2.90

2.70

3.30

3.40

3.60

1 dt\

6.90

6.10

4 10

Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. NOT. Dec.

Rating table for Tallapoosa River near Susanna for 1900 and 1901.

Gage 

height.

Feet.

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.8

2.0

2.2

2.4

Discharge.

Second-feet.

1,680

1,960

2,320

2,740

3,230

3,850

Gage 

height.

Feet.

2.6

2.8

3.0

3.2

3.4

3.6

3.8

4.0

Discharge.

Second-feet.

4,730

5,630

6,530

7,430

8,330

9,230

10, 130

11, 030

Gage 

height.

Feet.

4.2

4.4

4.6

4.8

5.0

5.5

6.0

6.5

Discharge.

Second-feet.

11, 930

12, 830

13, 730

14, 630

15, 530

17, 780

20, 030

22, 280

Gage 

height.

Feet.

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

11.7

Discharge.

Second-feet.

24, 530

29, 030

33, 530

38, 030

42, 530

45, 680
WATER POWEES OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107.

Estimated monthly discharge of Tallapoosa River near Susanna. 

[Drainage area, 2,610 square miles.]

Month.

1900. 

July 27 to 31. .................

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

November ........"............

1901.

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

19, 130 

45, 680 

20, 030 

15, 080 

19, 130

53, 780 

44, 780 

26, 330

Minimum.

1,680 

1,570 

. 1, 570 

1,885 

2,520

5,630 

5,630 

3, 850

Mean.

8,364

3,258 

6,083 

4,776 

3,676 

6,288

13, 265 

11, 303 

7,546

Run-off.

Second-feet 

per square 

mile.

1.25 

2.33 

1.83 

1.41 

2.41

5.08 

4.33

2.89

Depth in 

inches.

1.44 

2.60 

2.11 

1.57 

2.78

5.86 

4.51 

3.31

Net horsepower per foot of fall, with a turbine efficiency of 80 per cent for the minimum 

monthly discharge of Tallapoosa Hirer near Susanna.

Month.

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

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

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

Minimum 

discharge.

Second-feet.

2,320

1,680

1,570

. 1, 570

1,885

2,520

1900.

Minimum 

net horsepower per 

foot of fall.

211

153

143

143

171

229

Duration 

of minimum.

Days.

2

5

1

1

2

1

Minimum 

discharge.

Second-feet. 

5,630

5,630

3,850

1901.

Minimum 

net horsepower per 

foot of fall.

512

512

350

Duration 

of minimum.

Days. 

1

2

4
HALL.] TALLAPOOSA KIVER AND TEIBUTAEIES.

TALLAPOOSA RIVER AT STURDEVANT.

This station was established July 19, 1900, by J. R. Hall. It is 

located at the Columbus and Western Railroad bridge, a fourth of a 

mile west of Sturdevant. This railroad belongs to the Central of 

Georgia Railway. The gage rod is 20 feet long, and is graduated to 

feet and tenths. It is in two sections, and is fastened vertically, the 

shorter section to a post at the edge of the water on the east bank 

about 20 feet below the bridge, and the longer section to the first 

stone pier from the east bank. The initial point of sounding is the 

east end of the bridge. The section is broken by three piers and by 

some large rocks below the bridge. The gage is referred to a bench 

mark consisting of a nail in the southwest corner of pier No. 2, on 

the east side of the river, 455.70 feet above tide water and 14.20 feet 

above the zero of the gage. The observer is B. F. Neighbors, farmer 

and postmaster at Sturdevant, who lives a fourth of a mile- from the 

station. This station being above the big new dams at Tallassee, is 

intended to replace Milstead station.

The fo|lowing discharge measurements were made by James R. Hall, 

W. E. Hall, M. R. Hall, and assistants:

Discharge measurements of Tallapoosa River at Sturdevant.

Date.

1900 

July 20 .............

1901

March 8 ............

1902

July 11 .............

October 9 ...........

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

2.85

1.95

1.85

.80

1.08

1.34

Discharge.

Second-feet. 

2,603

1,887

3,774

1,440

658

858

1,000

Date.

1903

May 22 ............

July 25.... ........

August 22..........

August 24.. ........

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

October 3 ..........

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

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

4.00

2.45

2.20

1.88

1.86

1.05

1.05

1.58

Discharge.

Second-feet. 

4,580

2,247

1,837

1,485

1,616

834

835

1,148
30 WATEE POWEES OF ALABAMA.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Tallapoosa River at Sturdevant.

[NO. 107.

Day.

1900. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1901. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jan.

7.0

6.8

6.0

5.4

4.9

5.2

5.1

4.0

4.0

4.1

6.0

14.1

11.0

9.2

6.1

5.3

5.7

5.3

4.0

4.4

4.3

4.2

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.2

4.1

4.3

4.5

4.5

4.6

Feb.

4.6

4.3

5.8

12.9

9.4

7.7

6.5

5.4

5.7

5.4

5.2

5.1

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.3

4.2

4.2

4.1

4.1

4.0 4.0*

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.9

3.9

Mar.

3

0

3.8

3.7

Q 7

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.9

4.3

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.3

3

0

3.2

3.2

3.6

4.3

3.9

3.7

4.5

A. Q

5.4

8.7

8.2

7.5

5.0

8.9

Apr.

7.4

6.8

8.3

7.4

5.7

5.0

4.7

4.4

4.2

4.0

3.9

3.9

4.1

6.0

6.4

5.3

4.7

4.4

8.5

9 0

6.7

5.2

4

0

4.6

4.4

4

O

4.2

4.1

4.0

3.9

May.

3

0

3 7

3.7

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.4

3

0

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.4

3

O

3 1

3 A

3.0

3

0

6.1

7.6

7.0

6.5

5.3

6.8

4.5

4.4

A. Q

4.2

4.0

June.

5.5

5.5

5.3

5.2

4.8

4.6

5.6

4.9

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.3

3.2

4.9

4.4

4.1

3.8

3.6

3.3

3.1

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.7

2 ft

2.6

2

K

2

C

5.2

July.

2.95

2.80

3.05

2.75

2.65

2.55

2.60

2.50

2.70

6.50

7.60

5.00

4.0

3.5

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.8

4.3

4.0

3.4

3.0

2.6

2.3

2.2

2.1

9 1

2.0

3.8

3.6

3

0

3.0

2.8

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.1

2.8

Aug.

4.30

3.40

2.80

2.50

2.40

2.35

2.25

2.20

2.10

2.00

1.95

1.90

2.00

2.10

2.60

3.40

3.00

2.80

4.00

2.90

2.40

2.30

2.40

2.70

2.50

2.80

2.60

2.50

2.40

2.30

2.80

3

-1

2.8

2.5

2

O

9 3

2.2

2.1

2.4

2.0

2.2

2.4

9 Q

2.2

2.0

5.3

7.2

5.9

5.3

6.6

5.8

5.6

11.7

8.3

C O

4.0

3.3

4.4

5.2

4.3

3.5

Sept.

3.40

6.10

4.20

2.90

2.50

2.20

2.00

1.90

1.80

1.70

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.86

8.80

12.00

7.00

5.00

3.80

3.00

2.70

2.50

2.40

2.30

2.20

2.10

2.00

2.00

2.00

1.90

3.2

9 Q

2.7

o a

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.1

9 n

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

4.0

3.4

2.8

3.6

7.0

5.2

4.3

3.4

3.0

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.3

Oct.

1.80

1.70

1.60

1.60

3.30

3.00

3.00

2.90

3.10

3.20

3.30

3.40

3.50

3.50

3.00

2.60

 2.60

2.20

2.10

2.00

1.90

2.10

5.00

7.30

6.40

5.40

4.20

3.60

2.90

2.70

2.60

2.4

4.5

6.0

3.4

2.7

2.3

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

1 9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

Nov.

2.50

3.40

4.70

3.60

3.30

3.20

2.90

2.70

2.60

2.50

2.40

2.40

2.40

2.30

2.30

2.30

2 30

2.20

2.20

2.20

2.50

3.20

3.50

3.20

4.80

5.90

5.40

3.40

3.20

3.10

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.2

2 1

2.1

2.0

1 9

1.8

1.8

Dec.

2.90

2.80

2.70

3.00

3.20

3.30

3.20

3.00

2.80

2.70

2.60

2.60

2.70

4.70

3.00

3.70

3.20

3.10

3.00

5.20

6.80

5.30

4.90

5.60

4.70

4.20

3.90

3.60

3.40

3.50

7.50

1.7

1.7

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.2

2.1

3.0

7.8

5.9

4.1

3.5

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.6

3.0

O Q

2.7

2.6

2.8

15.7

17.2

12.0
HALL.] TALLAPOOSA RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES. 31

Daily gage height, in feet, of Tallapoosa River at Sturdevant Coatinued.

Day.

1902. 

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

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

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

4..:...........

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1903. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

27..1...........

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

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

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

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

Jan.

11.10

8.40

6.30

4.00

3.60

3.40

3.30

3.20

3.10

3.00

2.90

2.90

2.80

2.80

2.70

2.70

2.60

2.60

2.90

2 90

3.50

4.00

3.80

3.70

3.60

3.60

3.40

4.00

4.60

5.00 

5.00

3.6

3.7

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.3

3

O

3.1

3.0

3.1

s i

3.5

3

0

°. 9

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.6

9 Pi

2.5

2.5

2

C

2.5

2.5

2.5

s ft

3.1

3.1 

3.1

Feb.

6 Qft

11.40

9.10

7 ftft

5.60

5.00

4.80

4.30

4 Oft

3.80

3.70

3.60

3.60

3.60

4.10

4

Rn

4.00

S sft

3.60

3 Pift

3.50

3 Fin

3 40

3.40

3 7ft

3.80

3 Qft

16.10

.......

2 Q

2.7

2.6

3

O

4.1

4

0

4.5

19 2

14.0

10.0

12.1 100

9

0

5.4

4.8

14.6

12.0

10 2

8 Q

5.2

4.6

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.7

3.7

16.0

------

Mar.

13.70

11.00

9.60

8.50

7.20

6.00

5.50

5.00

4.80

4.60

4.50

4.40

4.80

4 60

Pi Oft

8 40

10.20

7.40

5.70

5.30

5.20

5.00

4 80

4.80

5.10

4 90

6.80

16.10

14.60

10.90 

9.20

11.0

9

0

7.6

6.5

Pi 0

Pi P;

5.4

5.1

4.9 Pi s

6.5

5.8 Pi s

5.1

5.0

4.9

4.8

4.7

4.6

4.5

4.5

5.3

8.4

9

K

8.2

6.0

5.6

5.4

5.3

10.0 

9.8

Apr.

8.00

7.20

5.30

^ ftft

4.80

4.70

4 60

6.40

5 9ft

5.00

4.80

4.50

4.40

A Sft

4.20

4.10

4.50

5.40

4 80

4.30

4.10

4.00

3.90

3.80

3 7ft

3.70

3.70

3.60

3.60

3.50

9 0

7.8

5.9 i Pi

5

0

5.1

5.0

4 9

8.1

7.6

6.0 Pi Pi

6.0

6 2

5.6

5.2

4.7

4.5

4.4

10.6

6.5

5.4

5.1

4.6

4.2

4 1

4.0

3 9

3.9

3.9

May.

3 fin

3.40

3.40

s w

s *ifi

3.30

3.20

3.20

3.20

3.20

3.10

3.10

3.10

3 1ft

4.20

4 00

3.50

3 40

s sft

3 1ft

3.00

2 Qft

2

QA

2.70

2.60

9 ^ft

2

A(\

2.40

2.30

2.30 

2.20

3.8

3.8

3.7

3 1

3 Q

5.4

4 9

4.5

4.3

4.1

4.0

4.0

6.5

fi s

IS 7

9.5

6.8

5.3

4.9

4.4

4.2

4.1

3.8

S 7

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.3

3.3 

3.2

June.

3.60

3.10

2.80

2.40

2.20

2.10

2.10

2.00

2 Oft

1.90

1.80

1 80

1.70

1.70

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.50

1.50

1.40

1 40

1 30

i sn

1 30

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.10

3.5

5.0

4.5

4.2

6

O

8.1

5.3

5.0

4.8

4 Pi

5.5

4.5

4.0

3

0

3.6

3.5

3.3

3.2

3

1

°. 1

3.0

2.9

2 9

2.8

2.8

s ft

5.8

5.1

4.5

4.0

July.

1.00

1.00

.90

Oft

80

1.40

1.20

1.10

1.20

1.10

1.90

1.60

1.50

2 on

2 30

2.10

1.80

2.80

2

OA

1.70

1.60

I

on

1.10

1 Afk

90

.90

. .80

90

1.00 

1.00

3.6

3.5

3.4

3

O

4.4

3.6

4 0

4.4

4.5

3

K

3.3

3

1

°. ft

3 9

3.4

3 1

0 0

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.3

2

O

2.1

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.9

5.8

Aug.

1.10

1.30

1.20

1.10

2.00

1.80

2.50

2.30

1.10

1.10

1.20

1.20

1.40

1.30

i ftft

.90

.80

.70

60

CA

.50Pift

60

60Pift

40

1.20

2.40

6.00

3.40 

2.30.

4.7

4.1

3.8

3.5

S

O

°. 4

3.2

S ft

2.8

2.7

2.5

2

O

2 f\

1 Q

Q ft

3.8

5.6

3.8

S ft

2.5

2.3

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

2.0 

2.4

Sept.

1 Sft

1.50

1.30

1 Oft

1.60

1.50

1.40

1.20

1.50

1 40

1.10

1.00

.90

ftft

.70

.60

60

60

.60tzf\

.60

fift

.60

.50

ftft

ftft

3.00

4.10

3 Oft

4.10

2 1

1 9

1.6

1.4

1 o

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

2 1

3.2

2.8

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.7 i Pi

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

Oct.

2.90

2.50

2.30

1 90

1.60

1.40

1.20

1.00 i on

1 80

2.30

2.00

1.80

i fift

1.50

1.40

1.30

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

9

.9 

.9

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

1.1

9 7

2.0

1.5

1

O

1.0

9

1.0

1.2

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

1.0 

1.1

NOY.

.9

.8

.8

.8

1.2

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.50

2.30

2.10

1.90

1.70

1.50

1.30

1.20

1.10

2.20

2.00

1.80

1.40

1.20

1.10

1.10

3.80

5.20

6.00

4.30

2.80

2.30

1.2

1.3

1.5

1.8

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.4

2.1

1 9

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

Dec.

2.30

3.20

7.00

5.70

4.50

4.10

4.00

3.90

3.70

3.30

2.90

2.60

2.30

2.10

2.00

7.80

8.00

5.00

4.20

4.30

4.50

3.80

3.30

3.00

2.80

2.60

2.50

9 4ft

2.60 

3.90

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.9

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.1

2 9

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.9 

1.7
32 WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107. 

Rating table for Tallapoosa River at Sturdevant for 1900, 1901, and 190$.

Gage 

height.

Feet,

0.6

.8

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.8

2.0

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.8

Discharge.

Second-feet.

555

660

775

910

1,055

1,220

1,410

1,640

1,910

2,210

2,520

2,830

Gage 

height.

Feet.

3.0

3.2

3.4

3.6

3.8

4.0

4.2

4.4

4.6

4.8

5.0

5.2

Discharge.

Second-feet.

3,140

3,450

3,760

4,070

4,380

4,690

5,000

5,310

5,620

.5, 930

6,240

6, 550

Gage 

height.

Feet.

5.4

5.6

5.8

6.0

6.5

7.0

7.5

8.0

8.5

9.0

10.0

9.5

Discharge.

Second-feet.

6,860

7,170

7,480

7,790

8,565

9,340

10, 115

10, 890

11, 665

12, 440

13, 215

13, 990

Gage 

height.

Feet.

10.5

11.0

11.5

12.0

12.5

13.0

13.5

14.0

14.5

15.0

Discharge.

Second-feet.

14, 765

15, 540

16, 315

17/090

17, 865

18, 640

19, 415

20, 190

20, 965

21, 740

Rating table for Tallapoosa River at Sturdevant for 1903.

Gage 

height.

Feet.

0.90

.95

1.00

1.05

1.10

1.15

1.20

1.25

1.30

1.35

1.40

1.45

1.50

1.55

1.60

1.65

1.70

1.75

1.80

1.85

1.90

1.95

2.00

2.10

Discharge.

Second-feet.

765

789

810

834

859

885,

912

940

970

1,002

1,036

1,072

1,110

1,150

1,194

1,240

1,288

1,338

1,390

1,444

1,500

1,560

1,620

1,750

Gage 

height.

Feet.

2.20

2.30

2.40

2.50

2.60

2.70

2. SO

2.90

3.00

3.10

3.20

3.30

3.40

3.50

3.60

3.70

3.80

3.90

4.00

4.10

4.20

4.30

4.40

4.50

Discharge.

Second-feet.

1,885

2,025

2,170

2,320

2,470

2,620

2,770

2,920

3,070

3,220

3,370

3,520

3,670

3,820

3,970

4,120

4,270

4,420

4,570

4,720

4,870

5, 020

5,170

5,320

Gage 

height.

Feet.

4.60

4.70

4.80

4.90

5.00

5.10

5.20

5.30

5.40

5.50

5.60

5.70

5.80

5.90

6.00

6.10

6.20

6.30

6.40

6.50

6.60

6.70

6.80

6.90

Discharge.

Second-feet.

5,470

5,620

5,770

5,920

6,070

6,220

6,370

6,520

6,670

6,820

6, 970

7,120

7,270

7,420

7,570

7,720

7,870

8,020

8,170

8,320

8,470

8,620

8,770

8,920

Gage 

height.

Feet.

7.00

7.60

8.00

8.90

9.00

9.20

9.30

9.50

9.80

10.00

10.20

11.00

12.00

12.10

13.00

13.80

14.00

14.60

16.00

19.00

19.20

Discharge.

Second-feet.

9,070

9,970

10, 570

11, 920

12, 070

12, 370

12, 520

12, 820

13,270

13, 570

13, 870

15, 070

16, 570

16, 720

18, 070

19, 270

19, 570

20, 470

22,570-

27, 070

27, 370
MALL.] TALLAPOOSA RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES. 33

Estimated monthly discharge of Tallapoosa River at Sturdevant. 

[Drainage area, 2,500 square miles.]

Month.

1900. 

July 19-31,.......,...'.......

December ......... s - ^ .... -~ . .

1901.

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

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

fifkT-kfckrv* TlplNovember

1902.

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

ISoVktfTTl V\fkV

'October

December

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

5,165 

17, 090 

9,805 

7,636 

10, 115

20, 345 

18, 485 

12,285 

12,440 

10, 270 

7,170 

5, 155 

16, 625 

9,340 

7,790 

2, 055 

24, 150

24, 150

15, 695 

23, 245 

23, 245 

. 10, 890 

5,000 

4,070 

2,830 

7,790 

4, 845 

2,985 

6,550 

10, 890

23, 245

Minimum.

1,520 

1,220 

1,220 

1,910

2,520

4,690 

4,535 

3,450 

4,535 

3,140 

2,365 

1,640 

1,640 

1,640 

1,220 

1,220 

1,310

1,220

2,520 

3,760 

5,310 

3,914 

1,910 

840 _ 

660 

470 

510 

715 

660 

1,640

470

Mean.

4,002 

2,533 

3,602 

3, 398 

3, 275 

4,330

7,035 

6,468 

5, 315 

6,772 

4,885 

4,452 

2,795 

4,793 

2,852 

1,946 

1,502 

4,670

4,457

4, 550 

6,288 

9,708 

5,677 

3.240 

1,544 

1,004 

1,298 

1,255 

1,180 

2,011 

4,412

3,514

Run-off.

Secondfeet per 

square 

mile.

1.60 

1.01 

1.44 

1.36 

1.31 

1.73

2.81 

2.59 

2.13 

2.61 

1.95 

1.78 

1.12 

1.92 

1.14 

.78 

.70 

1.87

1.78

1.82 

2.52 

3.88 

2.27 

1.30 

.62 

.40 

.52 

.50 

.47 

.80 

1.76

1.40

Depth in 

inches.

0.77 

1.16 

1.61 

- 1. 57 

1.46 

1.99

3.24 

2.70 

2.46 

2.91 

2.25 

1.99 

1.29 

2.21 

1.27 

.90 

.78 

2.16

24.16

2.10 

2.62 

4.47 

2.53 

1.50 

.69 

.46 

.60 

.56 

.54 

.89 

2.03

18.99

IKR 107-
34 WATER POWEKS OF ALABAMA. TNO. 107. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Tallapoosa River at Sturdevant Continued.

Month.

1903.

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

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

May ...- ----.--.---.-........

Noveni ber

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

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

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

*

4,120 

27, 370 

15, 070 

14, 470 

19, 120 

10, 720 

7,270 

6,970 

3,370 

2,620 

1,750 

2,920

27, 370

Minimum.

2,320 

2,470 

5,320 

4,420 

3,370 

2,770 

1,500 

1,110 

765 

765 

912 

1,036

765

Mean.

3,128 

9,841 

8, 035 

6,988 

5,688 

4,845 

3', 204 

2,771 

1, 271 

939 

1, 285 

1,410

4,117

Run-off.

Secondfeet per 

square 

mile.

1.25 

3.94 

3.21 

2.79 

2.27 

1.94 

1.28 

1.11 

.51 

.37 

.51 

.56

1,645

Depth in 

inches.

1.44 

4.10 

3.70 

3.11 

2.62 

2.16 

1.48 

1.28 

.57 

.43 

.57 

.65

22.11

Net horsepoiver per foot of fall with a turbine efficiency of SO per cent for the minimum 

monthly discharge of Tallapoosa River at Sturdevant.

Month.

April ..........

Mav ...........

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

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

November .....

Minimum 

discharge.

Sec.-feet. 

4,690

4,535

3,450

4,535

3,140

2,365

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,220

1,220

1,310

1901.

Minimum 

net horsepower 

per foot 

of fall.

426

412

314

412

285

215

149

149

149

111

111

119

Duration of minimum.

'Days. 

3

2

2

3

2

2

2

2

7

5

4

2

Minimum 

discharge.

Sec.-feet. 

2,520

3,760

5,310

3,914

1,910

840

660

470

510

715

660

1,640

1902.

Minimum 

net horsepower 

per foot 

of fall.

229

342

483

356

174

76

60

43

46

65

60

15

Duration of minimum.

Days. 

2

2

1

1

1

1

2

1

2

3

3

1

Minimum 

discharge.

Sec.-feet. 

2,320

2,470

5,320

4,420

3,370

2,770

1,500

1,110

765

765

912

' 1,036

1903.

Minimum 

net horsepower 

per foot 

of fall.

211

225

484

402

306

252

136

101

70

70

83

94

Duration of minimum..

Days.

7f

1

2;

a

i

2;

1

2;

2

6

1

2
U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER NO. 107 PL. II

CANAL, POWER HOUSE, AND MILLS OF TALLASSEE FALLS MANUFACTURING COMPANY AT TALLASSEE, ALA.

On Tallapoosa River; view from east bank.

HALL.] TALLAPOOSA BIVEE AND TRIBUTAKIES. 35

DESCRIPTION OF TALLAPOOSA RIVER.

A survey of a part of Tallapoosa River in Alabama was made in 

June and July, 1900, under supervision of B. M. Hall, resident hydrographer, by Field Engineer James R. Hall, levelman and topographer.

The survey began at the hydrographic station on Tallapoosa River, 

at Milstead, Ala., and ran up the river 64 miles to the head of the shoal 

above Griffin Ferry. The elevations are above sea level.

Elevations of bench marks and water surface along Tallapoosa River from Milstead to

Griffin Shoals.

Location. Bench 

mark.

Water surface.

Feet. Feet.

Water surface of tail-water at Tallassee mills.............. ........ 206.3

Water surface above crest of Tallassee dam............... I........ 269.9

Upper end of Tallassee pond ............................ ]........ 269.9

Water surface below Montgomery Power Company's dam. ........ 295. 25

Crest of Montgomery Power Company's dam ............ ........ 335. 25

Upper end of Montgomery Power Company's pond ....... ........ 335. 25

Water surface at Double Bridge Ferry.................... ........ 351.46

Water surface at mouth of Wind Creek .................. ........ 352.45

Bench mark No. 7, bunch of mulberry trees at the mouth

of Wind Creek....................................... 357.85

Bench mark No. 22, crooked willow on small branch at

north end of Taylor's field............................ 363. 30

Water surface at bench mark No. 22............................. 356.18

Water surface opposite mouth of Kowaliga Creek........ ........ 357.16

Bench mark No. 33, mulberry 100 feet above old Baker field. 371. 73

Water surface at bench mark No. 33..................... ........ 359. 75

Bench mark No. 42, willow at Garnetts Ford............. 364. 60

Water surface at Garnetts Ford ................................. 360.55

Bench mark No. 46, pine at mouth of High Falls Branch. 373.98 

Water surface at "blue hole" at mouth of High Falls

Branch ............................................. ........ 362.40

Water surface at'' blue hole "at foot of Long Branch Shoals......... 362.40

Bench mark No. 62, mulberry, 300 yards above mouth of

Long Branch......................................... 382.45

Water surface at bench mark No. 62, top of Long Branch

Shoals............................................... ........ 367.23

Bench mark No. 70, white hickory at McCartys Ferry,

mouth of Blue Creek................................. 376.67

Water surface at McCartys Ferry, mouth of Blue Creek .. ........ 367.80

Top of shoal opposite mouth of Peru Branch...---......- ........ 372.55

Water surface at mouth of Gold Mine Branch............ ........ 375.17

Bench mark No. 100, mulberry at mouth of Gold Mine

Branch.............................................. 386:00

Bench mark No. 110, water oak at Robinsons Ferry...... 404.40

Water surface at Robinsons Ferry ....................... ........ 380. 20

Water surface at top of upper Robinsons Shoals.......... ........ 389.10

Bench mark No. 124, small sycamore at mouth of small

branch.............................................. 395.10
36 WATER POWEES OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107.

Elevations of bench marks and water surface along Tallapoosa River from Milstead to

Griffin Shoal.s Continued.

Distance 

from Milstead.

Location. Bench 

mark.

Water surface.

Miles. Feet. Feet..

27. 7 Water surface at mouth of small branch in Pace's field.... ........ 390. 09

28. 7 Bench mark No. 140, water oak at foot of Hardy Shoals,

. in Pace's field........................................ 414. 30

29.5 Bench mark No. 150, dead stump 100 feet below the

mouth of Big Sandy Creek............................ 398. 08

29. 5 Water surface at mouth of Big Sandy Creek.............. ........

30. 0 Bench mark No. 165, big red oak at Youngs Ferry ....... 413. 50

30. 0 Water surface at Youngs Ferry ................................. 394.00

31.0 Water surface at Cherokee Bluff...............................'.. 394. 60

31.2 Bench mark No. 175, big walnut 200 yards above Monowa

Creek ..........................1.................... 416.75

34. 0 Bench mark No. 180, 10-inch pine tree at third bar of

. Seago Shoals......................................... 424. 72

34. 0 Water surface at third bar of Seago Shoals, opposite bench

mark No. 180................................................ 399.92

35. 8 Bench mark No. 190, large white oak at east landing at

Walkers Ferry....................................... 436.90

35. 8 Water surface at Walkers Ferry................................. 429.65

37. 0 Bench mark No. 210, leaning white oak at mouth of small

branch at upper end of Upshaw place................. 438. 60

37.4 Water surface at bench mark No. 210............................ 432.00

37. 6 Water surface at top of fish trap................................. 436.47

38.3 Bench mark No. 215, 16-inch white oak on small branch

at upper end of Locke's old field ................... ... 448. 90

38.3 Water surface at bench mark No. 215 ........................... 438.00

39. 3 Water surface under Central Railroad bridge at Sturdevant ................................................ ........ 444.25

39. 3 Bench mark on top of rail over first pier of the east end of

Central Railroad bridge................................ 505.00

41. 2 Bench mark No. 240, large water oak at east landing of

Dennis Ferry ........................................ 457.15

41. 2 Water surface at Dennis Ferry.................................. 445. 85

42. 2 Water surface at mouth of branch on left bank of river .. ........ 448. 20

45. 3 Water surface 600 feet below mouth of Hillabee Creek ........... 472. 60

48. 3 Bench mark No. 310 water oak at east landing of Welchs

Ferry ............................................... 504.15

48. 3 Water surface at Welchs Ferry.................................. 492. 30

50.0 Bench mark No. 330, beech 150 feet above mouth of Freemans Branch ........................................ 526. 62

50. 0 Water surface 150 feet above mouth of Freemans Branch .. ........ 521.04

52.0 Water surface at Whaleys Ferry ................................. 529.48

52. 0 Bench mark No. 340, birch at Whaleys Ferry............ 539. 38

55. 4 Bench mark No. 350, 10-inch birch at Millers Ferry ...... 552.16

55. 4 Water surface at Millers Ferry .................................. 544.00

60. 8 Water surface at Griffin Ferry .................................. 557.10

60. 8 Bench mark No. 380, double ash tree on left bank at

Griffin Ferry ........................................ 564. 76

62. 0 Bench mark No. 390,12-inch birch at head of Griffin Shoals. 573. 87

62.0 Water surface at head of Griffin Shoals .................. ........ 570.30
U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER NO. 107 PL. Ill

DAM AND SHOALS OF TALLASSEE FALLS MANUFACTURING COMPANY AT TALLASSEE, ALA. 

On Tallapoosa River; looking upstream,

HALL.] TALLAPOOSA RIVER AKD TRIBUTARIES. 37

Above Milstead the river flows on granitic bed rock, and has numerous bluffs along its banks, affording excellent sites for dams. 

There are two large developed water powers on the river, the TalPIG, 1. Map of Tallapoosa River from top of Griffin Shoals to Milstead.

lassee Falls plant and the Montgomery Power Company's plant, both 

of which are near the lower end of the area surveyed.

The Tallassee Falls dam and canal, which are 6 miles above Milstead, 

utilize a fall of 64 feet. The power and the large cotton manufacturing
88 WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA, fuo. 107.

plant were described in the Twentieth Annual Report of the United 

States Geological Survey, Part IV, pages 192-193. In October, 1901,

FIG. 2. Map of Tallapoosa River between Double Bridge Ferry and Central of Georgia Railway, 

showing reservoir above Cherokee dam site.

this power was capable of furnishing 8,900 net horsepower without 

storage during low water. A break which occurred in the dam on
U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER NO. 107 PL. IV

A, CANAL AND DAM OF TALLASSEE FALLS MANUFACTURING COMPANY AT 

TALLASSEE, ALA.

On rallapoosa River; view across canal from left bank.

B, DAM AND NEW MILL OF TALLASSEE FALLS MANUFACTURING COMPANY 

AT TALLASSEE, ALA., DURING CONSTRUCTION.

On Tallapoosa River; view from right bank of river below old mill.

HALL.] BIVEE AND TRIBUTABIES. 39

December 29, 1901, decreased the available head, but did not stop the 

machinery.

FIG. 3. Topographic plan and location of cross sections of Tallapoosa River at Cherokee dam site.

The Montgomery Power Company has a 40-foot dam 9i miles above 

Milstead. This dam backs the water 6i miles up the river, and forms
40 WATEE POWfeES OF AtABAMA. [NO. 107.

an immense storage basin. The power from this plant is transmitted 

electrically a distance of about 27 miles to Montgomery.

With river at stage of lowest water observed this plant will develop 

at the wheels 5,572 net horsepower from the run of the river without 

drawing on the storage.

The equalizing storage of this dam will add fully 25 per cent to this 

power and to the power at Tallassee for continuous running without 

materially lowering the head at either plant.

Surveys have been made for a large dam, 35 or 40 feet in height, at 

or near Double Bridge Ferry, to back the water beyond Robinsons 

Ferry, a distance of about 8 miles. There is an excellent site for a 

dam, and the project is entirely feasible. The horsepower in proportion to head would be the same as that available at the Montgomery 

Power Company's dam.

From the mouth of Big Sandy Creek to a point 1 mile above Griffin 

Ferry, a distance of 32 miles, the fall of Tallapoosa River is 176.5 feet. 

Nearly all of this fall can be utilized for power by developments similar to those which have been made. A study of the table of distances 

and elevations will give the distribution of the fall, and will show the 

distance to which dams of certain heights will back the water at the 

various shoals. The question of the best power sites and the proper 

plan of development, height, and location of dams, etc., can be determined only by special investigation arid surveys. It will be safe, however, to assume that a practicable site for a dam up to 40 feet high 

can be found in the vicinity of any location which may be selected, 

and the power obtainable can be estimated by multiplying the volume 

of water, or its equivalent net horsepower per foot of fall, by the proposed head to be developed.

The water supply or discharge of Tallapoosa River at different points 

may be closely approximated from the foregoing records of the Milstead, Susanna, and Sturdevant hydrographic stations, and also from 

those at the Dadeville and Alexander stations on the tributaries.

PROPOSED DAM ON TALLAPOOSA EIVER NEAR DOUBLE BRIDGE PERRY,

TALLAPOOSA COUNTY.

The following is an extract from a recent report by Mr. Henry C. 

Jones, of Montgomery, Ala., on a proposed development of the 

Cherokee and Seago water powers as a combined property:

Surveys recentlj completed for two 40-foot dams on Tallapoosa River, one at the 

Cherokee dam site and one at Seago. Shoals, some miles above, both the property of 

the Cherokee Development and Manufacturing Company, a water-power corporation 

enjoying a comprehensive special charter, demonstrates conclusively that the erection 

of one dam of 80 feet at the lower site instead of 40 feet on the separate properties 

offers a greater proportional output at less development cost per horsepower.

The erection of one dam would also consolidate and cheapen construction and subsequent operation of the plants, but, most of all, such a dam would create a storage
U. 8. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER NO. 107 PL. V

A. DAM AND POWER HOUSE OF MONTGOMERY POWER COMPANY. ABOVE 

TALLASSEE, ALA.

On Tallapoosa River; view from right bank below dam.

B. INTERIOR OF POWER HOUSE OF MONTGOMERY POWER COMPANY, ABOVE 

TALLASSEE, ALA.

HALL.] TALLAPOOSA EIVEE AND TElBtJTAEIES, 41

reservoir 20 miles long, averaging more than one-half mile in width, from which 

upward of 5,000,000,000 cubic feet of water would be available without affecting speed 

of water-wheel machinery where proper size wheels are installed, as noted later on.

100-foot elmtton (»bove -low wattr)

and 

100-foot elevation (above knr water)

Sec. E

Bigh water _____188S freshet 

Low water

Sec. H east side 

High water 18,

Low via

Vertical Scale

100 _____160

200

Horizontal Scale

FIG. 4. Cross section of Tallapoosa River at Cherokee dam site.

This vast quantity of stored water would be available to bridge over low-water periods, 

greatly increasing the power possible to derive from the actual flow of the river.
42 POWEKS ALABAMA. [NO. 107.

The combination 6f advantages at the Cherokee dam site is very interesting. The 

section for the dam is extremely narrow for so large a river, being less than 400 feet 

from anchorage to anchorage in solid granite hills. The contour of these hills permit

FIG. 5. Plan of proposed development of Tallapoosa River at Cherokee power site.

the 80-foot elevation to continue, and thus increase the spillway at little cost, and 

sufficient for all flood stages of the river.

The bed of the stream at this section is free from bowlders or deposit, and offers a 

clean rock foundation to build upon.
HALL.} TAlLAPOOSA ftlVER AND TRIBUTARIES. 43

The shape of the river at this point, with reference to its sharp bend, permits placing the power house well away from the spray, flood water, and other bad features of 

location at main dam, and slight excavation will form a forebay connecting main dam 

with power house.

This narrow section, so favorable for a short, high dam, widening of the river 

immediately below to more than 2,000 feet thereby releasing flood water, ideal 

location for a power house, and the vast storage created by erecting a high dam 

assures a power development of magnitude and at less cost per horse power per year 

than water is now sold in many localities simply as hydraulic power in the canal, 

where manufacturers install and operate their own head and race work, power house, 

water wheel lay out, and electrical machinery.

MATERIAL.

Adjacent to this water power there is abundant timber of first quality for cofferdamming, cribbing, and all timber work. The hills on both banks are a mass of 

granite, or rather gneiss, which is durable and workable and can be quarried high 

above the river for cheap and rapid handling by gravity tram cars, conveyors, cable 

ways, etc.

TEANSPOETATION.

The State of Alabama and this part especially is well covered by railroads. One 

of the main lines from the Birmingham district to the Atlantic Seaboard passes near 

this water-power property. This railroad can be reached by a spur track or by 

utilizing the reservoir for water transportation to connect with the main line at its 

river crossing.

LABOR.

There is labor of two kinds negroes, adapted to all construction work, and native 

whites for work requiring intelligent, persevering application.

In building the dam and on all work of a general development nature, negro labor 

can be employed at low cost to do good work, under proper white direction. The 

native white comes from a line of early settlers sturdy stock, who laid well the 

foundation of thrift, law and order.

HEALTH.

The location of this water power is in that part of the South noted for its healthfulness. It is on an upland formation generally known as the Piedmont Plateau, 

which is well drained, has a considerable elevation above sea level, produces well, 

and offers every condition desired for successful home building.
44 WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA, [NO. 107.

RIVER DATA.

Mean monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Tallapoosa River at Milstead and Sturderant.

Month.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

At Milstead.

1898.

2,426 

1,912 

2,313

5,784 

1,493 

1,314 

2,493 

7,418 

2,637 

7,280 

6,049 

5,741

3,902

1899.

8,417 

15, 688 

12, 399 

9,016 

3, 351 

2,040 

4,985 

2,222 

984 

1,014 

1,787 

4,728

5,553

1900.

3,728 

12, 950 

10, 208 

9,016 

3,718 

8,317 

5,405 

2,814 

4,975 

3,787 

4,224 

6,475

6,301

1901.

11,476 

10, 440 

8,374 

12, 020 

6,440 

5,976 

3,398 

5,904 

3,137 

2,364 

1,855 

8,282

6,639

At Sturdevant.

1902.

4,550 

6,288 

9,708 

5,677 

3,240 

1,544 

1,004- 

1,298 

1,255 

1,180 

2,011 

4,412

1903.

3,140 

9,500 

8,000 

7,170 

5, 750 

4,800 

3,140 

2,830 

1,100 

910 

1,300 

1,410

3,514 4,070

1

Several miles above the Milstead gaging station Tallapoosa River leaves a granite 

bed and enters a younger formation. Milstead is on this younger formation and the 

river there runs over a bowlder and gravel bed debris washed from the mountain 

formation above.

Measurements and observations made during low-water periods demonstrate 

beyond question that the part of the river flowing over a granite bed shows a greater 

volume than on the bowlder gravel formation.

There is still another reason why the Milstead record is inaccurate, for low water, 

at present:

Where there are impounding dams above, the beginning of a day's operation could 

not bring the river to its normal flow and reach the Milstead gage, many miles below, 

by 8 a. m., the time prescribed for daily observation, the Milstead gage being read 

at the time that over-night impounding operations would be seriously felt. Especially is this the case since the completion of the two large dams in 1902, at and 

near Talassee, 7 and 9 miles, respectively, above Milstead.

A gaging station was located later at Sturdevant, upon the granite formation, which 

shows more water at low-water stages in 1902 and 1903 than the Milstead gage 40 

miles below, having 1,340 square miles more drainage area than the Sturdivant 

station.

The United States Geological Survey has abandoned the Milstead gage as unreliable for low-water records. (See Water-Supply and Irrigation Paper No. 83, pp. 135 

and 137).

Eecords at Milstead for four years are given in this report. They are correct, 

except as to low water, as explained. The Sturdevant records are given for the past 

two years. This new river station is a satisfactory location, but is above the Cherokee power site, and so far above, that the drainage area is materially reduced. The 

d ;scharge for the Cherokee dam site can be estimated, approximately, by adding 

one-fifth to one-third, varying with river stage, to the discharge for Sturdivant.
HALL.] TALLAPOOSA RIVER A1STD TRIBUTARIES. 45

Cost of developing the Cherokee and Seago water powers as a combined property.

Main dam, containing 60,000 cubic yards of rubble masonry, at $5 per cubic 

yard .............................................................. $300,000

Other masonry, excavating, and tailrace............................... 50,000

Head-gates, feeders and draft tubes, machinery foundations, and power 

house ............................................................. 100,000

Water wheels, total capacity 42,000 horsepower, complete with governors, 

relief valves, and two exciter units, all set up to operate .............. 175,000

(This difference between water wheel and generator capacity is a reserve 

required to maintain speed of wheels where storage is used with consequent reduction of head.)

Electrical installation, total capacity 22,500 kilowatts, with exciters and 

switchboards, all set up to operate................................... 225,000

Legal and incidental................................................ 50,000

Contingencies................................................ ........ 50, 000

Total development cost......................................... 950,000

Cost of Cherokee and Seago power sites, riparian and charter rights, and 

lands required for reservoir (approximately 15,000 acres), all controlled 

by the Cherokee Water Power Corporation .......................... 250,000

Actual development cost............................. ................. 950,000

Total investment cost........................................... 1,200,000

Total development cost per horsepower.

Electrical power, constant load at full-rated capacity twenty-four hours per day, 

three hundred and sixty-five days per year, river discharge supplemented by storage based on the records of the United States Geological Survey station at Milstead 

and Sturdivant. 

Minimum water and storage, 12,500 horsepower........................... $76. 00

Normal water and storage, 20,000 horsepower............................. 47.50

Ordinary river stages and storage, available the greater part of the year and 

generally whole years together (see discharge tables, a part of this report), 30,000 horsepower............................................... 31.66

x Total investment cost per horsepower.

Electrical pdwer, constant load at full-rated capacity, twenty-four hours per day, 

three hundred and sixty-five days per year. River discharge supplemented by 

storage. 

Minimum water and storage, 12,500 horsepower........................... $96.00

Normal water and storage, 20,000 horsepower .............................. 60.00

Ordinary river stages and storage, available the greater part of the year and 

generally whole years together (see discharge tables, a part of this report), 

30,000 horsepower..................................................... 40.00

Operating expense.

Interest at 5 per cent on $1,200,000 ...................................... $60,000

Depreciation (estimated on proportion of investment subject thereto)...... 40,000

Total fixed charges ............................................... 100,000

Actual operating ................. ..................................... 25,000

Maintenance and miscellaneous ......................................... 25,000

Total operating................................................... 150,000
46 WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107.

Total operating cost per horsepower.

Electrical power, constant load at full-rated capacity, twenty-four hours per day, 

three hundred and sixty-five days per year. River discharge supplemented by

storage.

Minimum water and storage, 12,500 horsepower........................... $12.00

Normal water and storage, 20,000 horsepower ............................. 7.50

Ordinary river stages and storage, available the greater part of the year and 

generally whole years together (see discharge tables, a part of this report), 

30,000 horsepower..................................................... 5.00

The available power, as will be seen by the foregoing, is based on a constant full 

load twenty-four hours per day, three hundred and sixty-five days per annum, which 

conditions are not met with in practice.

Power for industrial purposes, such as cotton mills, would be used ten to twelve 

hours per day on working days, or three hundred and eight days per year. Some 

requirements, such as general lighting and traction work, would represent a fluctuating demand, while other power of large and small units would be intermittent in 

character.

This means that in supplying power on a large scale for commercial purposes, 

water required for propulsion would be at a less ratio than full load and for less than 

full time, and therefore there would be available for such fluctuating load water in 

excess of that required to maintain the maximum or peak of that load on a constant 

basis.

Therefore, under actual conditions of power supply, assuming maximum load from 

5 p. m. to 11 p. m., minimum from 11 p. m. to 5 a. m., a morning peak from 5 a. m. 

to 8 a. m., and a normal power load the remainder of the day 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. 

there would be available at the various river stages for such periods of demand the 

following net power:

Horsepower available at proposed Tallapoosa River dam.

Minimum water and storage .........

Ordinary river stages and storage, 

available the greater part of the 

year and generally whole years together (see river data, a part of 

this report) .......................

5 p. m. to 

11 p. m.

25,000

40,000

60, 000

11 p. m. to 

5 a. m.

3,750

6,000

9,000

5 a. m. to 

8 a. m.

12,500

20,000

30,000

8 a. m. to 

5 p. m.

10,000

16,000

24,000

Total horsepower, 

hours.

300, 000

480, 000

720, 000

LOCATION OF POWER WITH HESPECT TO INDUSTRIES.

Alabama ranks high in extent of production and quality of its cotton, for cotton 

mills; in wealth of native timber, for paper making; in vast and varied mineral 

resources, for smelting, fusing, and refining; and for laws of extreme favor to capital 

and industry, promoting and protecting industrial effort.

The total output of this plant can conveniently and profitably be utilized for either 

of the three principal industries cotton mills, carbide production, or manufacture of 

aluminum, or for such combination of the different lines offered as might give flexibility to the operation of a hydraulic plant and stability to a power company's 

income.
HALL.] TALLAPOOSA RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES. 47

Should it be deemed expedient to disregard the advantage so apparent in utilizing 

this power where produced, in order to reach a present market, the total output can 

be transmitted to the city of Birmingham and the Birmingham district, which can 

employ every,foot-pound of energy delivered.

BIG SANDY CREEK NEAR DADEVILLE.

This station, which was established by J. R. Hall, August 2, 1900, 

is located about 4i miles southwest of Dadeville, at the highway 

bridge on the Dadeville-Susanna road. The gage, which is graduated 

to feet and tenths, is 16 feet high, and is fastened vertically to the first 

pier on the north side of the creek. The initial point of sounding is 

at the gage rod. The section is good for ordinary or flood measurements, but is rather wide and shoaly for low-water measurements. 

The latter can, however, be made a short distance from the gage. The 

station was discontinued December 31, 1901. During 1900 the following measurements were made by James R. Hall:

July 6: Gage height, 1.20 feet; discharge, 260 second-feet. 

August 8: Gage height, 1.00 foot; discharge, 110 second-feet. 

August 8: Gage height, 1.00 foot; discharge, 116 second-feet. 

August 25: Gage height, 1.35 feet; discharge, 281 second-feet. 

November 16: Gage height, 1.10 feet; discharge, 155 second-feet. 

December 31: Gage height, 2.00 feet; discharge, 870 second-feet.

The measurements of August 8 and November 16 were made a half 

mile below Smith's bridge.
48 WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Big Sandy Creek ne.ar Dadeville.

[NO. 107.

Day.

1900. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

V..............

8......... ...~. '9

110..............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

21 ............:.

22 .............. 23 ...:..........

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1901. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'28..... ........

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

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

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

Jan.

1 90

I on

1 9s)

1.70

1 60

1.50

1.45

1.40 

1.40

1 90

1.70

2.50

1.60 

1.55 

2.00 

2 00

1.50

1.45

1.45

1.50

1.55

1.45

1.40

1.40

1.40 

1.40

Feb.

i si

i Q^

Q Tfl

6.00

1 90

1 *7f^

1 55

3.50 

2.20

2 00

1.70

1.50 

1.50

1.50 

1.45 

1.45 

1.45

1 vt

1.50

1 45

1.40

1.40

1 Wl

1.50

1.45

1.45

Mar.

1.40

1.40

1.35

1 3^

1.35-

1.40

1.35

1.35

1.40 

1 45

1.35 

1.35

1.30 

1.30 

1.30 

1.35

1.35

1.80

1

f?A

1.40

1.40

2.10

1.70

1.70

1.40

1.40

2.30 

13.10

Apr,

4 40

7.40

2.70

9 nn

1.60

1 Ptrt

1.60

1.50 

1.50

1.50

1.55

1.65 

1.65

1.60 

1.50 

1.50 

1 45

6.00

2.50

2.10

1.80

1 80

1.70

1.60

1.45

1.45

1.45

1.45

May.

1.45

1.35

1.35

1 Qf^

1.40

1.35

1.35 

1 30

1.30

1.35

1.35

1.50 

1.45 

1.25 

1 40

1.70

7 00

3! 40

1.80

1.70

2.70

1.80

1.50

1.50

1.45 

1.40

June.

4 00

5.60

1 90

3

tn

2.40

i on

1.50 

1.60

1.70

2.00

1.80 

1 90

1.15 

1.70 

1.50

1.45

1.45

1.35

1.40

1.40

1.35

1.30

1.30

1.20

1,15

1.20

July.

1.30

1 9?i

1.20

1.40

1.50

1.40

1.25

1.20

1.10

1.10

1.10 

1.10

1.80 

1.50 

1.50 

1.50

1.30

1.20

1.15

1.15

1.15

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.15

1.20

1.15

1.10 

1.10

Aug.

1.00

1.20

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.05

1 05

1.00

1.05

1.00

1.00

9.05

9.00

9.00

1.80

1.00

1 80

1.20

1.10

1.00

1.00

.90

.90

1.70

1.40

1.60

1.15

1.10

1.00

1.00

1.80

1.10

1.10

1.00

1.05

1.10

1.05

1.30

1.20

1.10 

1.10

1.10

1.20

1.15 

1.10

1.00 

5.00 

1.80 

1.80

1.40

1.30

1.20

4.50

1.50

1.50

1.40

1.40

1.20

2.00

1.50

1.40 

1.40

Sept.

1.10

1.10

1 40

1 30

1.20

1.05

1.00

1.00

95

2 00

1.80

1.40

1.20

1.20

2.00

2.20-

8.90

1.10

1 AR

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.05

1.05

1.00

90

1.30

1 30

1.20

1.10

1.10

1.10

1 00

1.00

1.00 

90

90

.85

.80 

1.40

1.40 

1.80 

2.00 

1 80

1.80

1.70

1 40

1.30

1.30

1.20

1.20

1.10

1.00

1.00

1.80

1.80

Oct.

0.95

on

.90

.90

3.50

1 80

1.25

1.20

1.10

1.15

1.10

1.20

1.30

1.15

1.10

1.05

1.10

1.00

1.05

1.05

1.00

1.50

1,45

1.40

1.20

1.15

1.10

3.05

1.05

1 00

1.05

4.20

4 00

8.00

3.50

2.00

1 80

1 80

1.50

1.40

1.20

1.00

1.90 

1.90

1.80 

1.80 

1.70 

1.70

1.70

1.70

1 60

1.60

1.00

1.00

.90

.90

a. 70

a. 60

a. 70

a. 70 

.80

Nov.

1.00

1.30

2.00

1.80

1.40

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.15

1.15

1.15

1.15

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.05

1.10

1,10

1.10

1.10

1,80

1.25

1.20

1.50

1.90

1.80

1.20

1.15

1.10

.85

.85

.85

.85

.85

on

90

1 00

1.00 

1 00

1.00

.90

1.00 

1.00

1.00 

1.00 

1.00 

.90

.90

.80

.80

1.00

1.00

.85

.85

.80

.90

.90

.90

.90

Dec.

1.10

1.15

1.25

1.40

1.35

1.30

1.25

1.20

1.15

1.10

1,10

1.10

1,10

2.20

1,80

1.45

1.45

1.30

2,40

4,50

3,50

1,70

1.50

1.40

1.40

1.35

1.35

1.35

1.30

1.75

2.00

.90

.90

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.30

1.10

1.00

1.10 

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.10 

4.40

3.80 

3.00 

2.90 

2.50

2.40

2.40

2 00

2.00

1.90

1.80

1.50

3.00

3.00

21.00

16.00

8.00 

4.00

a Water was being held back by dams above in the morning when readings were made; 0.8 is 

.assumed .as minimum for October.
HALL.] TALLAPOO8A RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES.

Rating table for Big Sandy Creek near Dadeville for 1900 and 1901.

49

Gage 

height.

Feet.

0.8

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.9

4.0

4.1

4.2

4.3

Discharge.

Second-feet.

67

85

115

152

204

256

308

360

412

464

516

568

620

672

724

776

828

880

932

984

1,036

1,088

1,140

1,192

1,244

1,296

1,348

1,400

1,452

1,504

1,556

1,608

1,660

1,712

1,764

1,816

Gage 

height.

Feet.

4.4

4.5

4.6

4.7

4.8

4.9

5.0

5.1

5.2

5.3

5.4

5.5

5.6

5.7

5.8

5.9

6.0

6.1

6.2

6.3

6.4

6.5

6.6

6.7

6.8

6.9 '

7.0

7.1

7.2

7.3

7.4

7.5

7.6

7.7

7.8

7.9

Discharge.

Second-feet.

1,868

1,920

1,972

2,024

2,076

2,128

2,180

2,232

2,284

2,336

2,388

2,440

2,492

2,544

2,596

2,648

2,700

2,752

2,804

2,856

2,908 ,

2,960

3,012

3,064

3,116

3,168

3,220

3,272

3, 324

3,376

3,428

3,480

3,532

3,584

3,636

3,688

Gage 

height.

Feet.

8.0

8.1

8.2

8.3

8.4

8.5

8.6

8.7

8.8

8.9

9.0

9.1

9.2

9.3

9.4

9.5

9.6

9.7

9.8

9.9

10.0

10.1

10.2

10.3 ,

10.4

10.5

10.6

10.7

10.8

10.9

11.0

11.1

11.2

11.3

11.4

11.5'

Discharge.

Second-feet.

3,740

3,792

3,844

3,896

3,948

4,000

4,052

4,104

4,156

4,208

4,260

4,312

4,364

4,416

4,468

4,520

4,572

4,624

4,676

4,728

4,780

 4,832

4,884

4,936

4,988

5,040

5,092

5,144

5, 196

' 5, 248

5,300

5,352

5,404

5,456

5,508

5,560

Gage 

height.

Feet.

11.6

11.7

11.8

11.9

12.0

12.1

12.2

12.3

12.4

12.5

12.6

12.7

12.8

12.9

13.0

13.1

13.2

13.3

13.4

13.5

13.6

13.7

13.8

13.9

14.0

14.1

14.2

14.3

14.4

14.5

14.6

14.7

14.8

14.9

15.0

Discharge.

Second-feet.

5,612

5,664

5,716

5,768 .

5,820

5,872

5,924

5,976

 6,028

6,080

6,132

6,184

6,236

6,288

6,340

6,392

6,444

6,496

6,548

6,600

6,652

6,704

6,756

6,808

6,860

6,912

6,964

7,016

7,068

7,120

7,172

7,224

7,276

7,328

7,380

1KB 107-
50 WATER POWEES OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107.

Estimated monthly discharge of Big Sandy Creek near Dadeville. 

[Drainage area, 195 square miles.]

Month.

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum. Minimum. Mean.

Run-off.

Second-feet

per square

mile.

Depth in 

inches.

1900.

August....................... 655

September....................! 3,150

October ...................... j 2, 670

November..........:__.__....' 870

December .................... 3,870

1901. "

January...................... 880

February..................... 2,700

March........................ 6, 392

April......................... 3, 428

May ......................... 3, 220

June ......................... 2,492

July ......................... 516

August....................... 2,180

September.................... 620

October ...................... 1, 764

November.................... 115

December .................... 10,500

The year ............... 10,500

80

80

80

110

150

308

282

256

334

230

178

152

115

67

«45

67

85

207

355

264

261

560

425

545

552

689

480

523

227

369

257

462

92

1,265

« 45 490

1.06

 1.82 

1.35 

1.34

2.87

2.18

2.78

2.83

3.53

2.46

2.68

1.16

1.89

1.32

2.37

.47

6.49

2.51

1.22

2.03

1.56

1.50

3.31

2.51

2.90

3.26

3.94

2.84

2.99

1.34

2.18

1.47

2.73

.52

7.48

34.16

a See footnote under gage heights for 1901.
HALL.] TALLAPOOSA KIVEB AND TKIBUTAKIES. 51

Net horsepower per foot of fall with a turbine efficiency of SO per cent for the minimum 

monthly discharge of Big Sandy Creek near Dadeville.

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

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

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

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

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

June ------.....,._..

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

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

September ..........

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

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

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

Minimum 

discharge.

Second-feet.

80

80

80

110

150

1900.

Minimum 

net horsepower per 

foot of fall.

7

7

7

10

14

,

Duration 

of minimum.

Days.

4

1

3

1

5

Minimum 

discharge.

Second-feet. 

308

282

256

334

230

178

152

115

67

a 45

67

85

1901.

Minimum 

net horsepower per 

foot of fall.

28

26

23

30

21

16

14

10

6

a4

6

8

Duration 

of minimum.

Days. 

7

2

3

5

1

2

9

2

1

1

3

2

« See footnote under gage heights for 1901.

POWERS ON BIG SANDY CREEK.

Elevations of bench marks and 'water surface along Big Sandy Creek between its mouth 

and the new bridge near Dadeville.

Distance 

above 

mouth.

Miles. 

0.0

.0

.95

.95

1.06

1.52

1.89

2.22

2.56

2.56

3.79

3.79

5-02

Location.

Bench mark No. 160, big pine on north side, 175 feet above

Bench mark No. 163, small oak at Tucker's fish trap. .....

Bench mark No. 164, large sycamore at mouth of Lowry

Bench mark No. 166, oak post at north end of Smith's 

bridge. .,,.,....,-.....,...,,.,.......,.,..,.,..,,-.,

Bench 

marks.

Feet. 

398. 08

422.30

503. 85

432. 85

445.20

463. 95

Water surface.

Feet.

393. 80

402. 00

412. 10

416. 00

419. 00

430. 00

436. W
52 WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107.

Elevation of bench marks and water surface along Big Sandy Creek between its mouth 

and the new bridge near Dadeville Continued.

Distance 

above 

mouth.

Location. Bench 

mark.

Water surface.

Miles. Feet. Feel.

4.92 Water surface at Smith's bridge................................. 441. 70

5.02 Zero of United States Geological Survey gage at Dadeville. 440.50

6.34 Bench mark No. 167, wahoo tree at mouth of Young

Branch.............................................. 559.58

6. 34 Water surface at mouth of Young Branch................ ........ 446.50

6. 70 Water surface at Barnes basin................................... 452.30

7.18 Water surface at foot of Black Shoals............................ 465.00

7.44 Water surface at top of Black Shoals .................... ........ 496.30

7. 78 Water surface at mouth of Buck Creek .......................... 497. 30

7. 78 Bench mark No. 168, small double oak at mouth of Buck

Creek ............................................... 503. 65

7.98 Eddy water below Sanford's dam ............................... 500. 00

8. 06 Bench mark No. 169, hickory at Sanford's mill........... 522.10

8.06 Floor of Sanford's mill .................................j 514.00

8. 29 Water surface at Sanford's bridge above dam .................... 506. 70

8.63 Water surface at head of Sanford's pond......................... 506. 70

9.47 Water surface at second shoal above Sanford's pond .............. 512. 50

9.91 Bench mark No. 173, large white oak near north end of

Cook's bridge.................. ..................... 539.35

9.91 Water surface at Cook's bridge.......................... ........ 513.80

10. 63 Water surface opposite mouth of Chattasofka Creek ...... ........ 520.60

10.63 Bench mark, 16-inch water oak on west bank of Chattasofka Creek, 50 feet above mouth...................... 527. 20

11.10 Water surface at top of old factory shoal................. ........ 540.15

12. 38 Water surface at new bridge .................................... 550. 80

12.38 Bench mark on upstream end of sill on west end of new

bridge............ ........... ......^................ 562.30

12. 38 Bench mark No. 176, 6-inch maple at new bridge........ 563.00

The best shoal on this creek is the Sanford and Black Shoal, near 

Dadeville, which has a fall of 85.8 feet in a distance of 5.2 miles. With 

a dam 54 feet high and a canal 1,370 feet long a practical working head 

of 80 feet can be developed, having 1 foot extra for grade of canal and 

4 feet extra for storage at top of dam.

The city of Dadeville is now developing the most precipitous part 

of this shoal (December, 1903), known as the Sanford Shoal, and obtaining a power head of 40 feet, by a dam 4i feet high and a canal about 

600 feet long. The power is to be transmitted about 2 miles to Dadeville for electric lights and other purposes.
HALL.] TALLAPOOSA BIVEE AND TRIBUTARIES. 53

HILLABEE CREEK NEAR ALEXANDER, ALA.

This station, which was established August 20, 1900, by J. R. Hall, 

is located 6i miles northeast of Alexander, on the road leading from 

that town to Newsite. The gage, which is graduated to feet and tenths 

and is placed vertically, is in two sections, the short section, which 

reads from 0 to 5.50 feet, being fastened to a post in the edge of the 

water on the north bank 20 feet from the upstream side of the bridge, 

the long section, which reads from 5.50 feet to 16 feet, being fastened 

to the upstream end of the first pier on the north bank, and arranged 

so that when water rises above the short section the readings are made 

from the long one, both sections being easily read from the north 

approach to the bridge. The initial point of sounding is on the south 

side of the first pier on the north bank. The gage is referred to a 

bench mark at the top of a chord on the downstream side of the bridge 

at the second pier from the *orth bank, and is 27.6 feet above the zero 

of the gage. The bridge is in three spans, having a total length of 276 

feet, with a north approach of 116 feet and a south approach of 124 feet, 

making a total over all of 516 feet. The observer is J. H. Chisholm, a 

farmer; post-office address, Alexander, Ala.

The following measurements were made by James R. Hall, M. R. 

Hall, and others:

Discharge measurements of Hillabee Creek near Alexander.

Date.

1900.

1901.

1902. 

Julv 16 .............

 (

Gage 

height.

Fed. 

1.40

2.00

. ou

1.00

1.12

f 

Discharge.

Second-fee . 

184

390

ni\f*

139

169

Date.

1903. 

May 21 ............

July 24 ............

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

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

2.65

1.50

1.50

1.50

.94

1.15

Discharge.

Second-feet. 

766

212

205

213

84

114
54 WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Hillabee Creek near Alexander.

[NO. 107.

Day.

1900. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1901. 

I...............

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

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

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

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

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

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

g

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

99

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

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

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

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

9728......:.......

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

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

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

Jan.

5.00

4 90

4.90

4 70

3.90

3.60

3.40

2.60

2 50

8.00

7.60

7.00

5.90

4.30

4.00

3.40

3 no

2.90

2 80

2 60

2.50

2 fin

2.50

2.40 

2.40

2.40

Feb.

2.40

2 40

4 60

9 40

6.00

4.10

3.60

3.10

3.60

3.00

2.90

2 90

2.80

3.00

3 in

2.60

2.60

2.40

2.70

2 60

2.40

2 60

2 50

2.40

2 40

2.40

.......

Mar.

2.30

(> OA

2.40

2.40

2 30

2.20

2.10

2.10

2 40

2 50

9 Oft

2.20

2 on

2.40

2.20

2.20

2.10

2.10

3.00

2.40

2 on

2 on

2.70

3.50

3 nn

2 7O,

2.60 

2.70

5.20

Apr,

5.20

4.40

3 10

2 90

2 80

2 70

2.60

2 60

2 50

2.50

2 40

3 in

2 90

2 80

2.70

2.60

2 60

10.00

S

on

3

1 n

3 nn

o on

2 80

2.70

2 60

2 50

2.50 2.50" 

2.50

May

2.50

2 50

2 40

2 40

2.40

2 40

2 30

2

QA

2.30

2 20

2.50

2.30

2

^n

2.20

2.20

2.10

2.10

2 on

3.80

2 on

2.50

2.50

2 40

3 90

2 QA

2.60

2.50 

2.30

2.90

June.

2.50

3.00

2 F\fl

2.50

2.60

2.50

2.50

2 40

2 40

2 30

2

AA

2.00

2 00

1 90

2.20

1 90

1 80

1.80

1.70

1.60

1.60

1.70

1.70

1 80

1 80

1.70 

2.60

July.

2.50

2.50

2.40

2 30

2.00

1.80

9 Qft

2.10

1 80

1.80

1.70

i fin

1.50

1.40

1.30

1.30

3.40

2.20

1 80

2.00

1 Oft

1.80

1 ftfl

1.70

1.70

1 40

1.60

1.40 

1.40

2.00

Aug.

1.40

1.30

1.80

1.80

1.40

1.40

1.20

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.00

1.20

1.20

1.10

1.10

1.20

1.60

2.10

2.90

2 nn

2.00

4 00

3.40

3 in

2 on

2.20

2 20

2.10

3 on

3.60 

3.40

3.00

Sept.

2.30

2.30

1.60

1.40

1.30

1.20

1.20

1.10

1.10

1.20

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

8.10

5.00

2.60

2.20

1.60

1.50

1.50

1.40

1.20

1.30

1.40

1.30

1.40

1.30

1.40

1.30

2.60

2.00

1.40

1.20

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.00

1.00

1.20

2.50

2.40

2.00

1.40

1.20

1.40

1.20

1.10

1.10

1.20

2.10

1.60

1.40 

1.20

Oct.

1.30

1.10

1.10

1.10

3.20

2.00

2.80

2.60

2.40

2.30

2.30

1.80

1.60

1.40

1.40

1.20

1.30

1.30

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.90

5.90

2.90

2.10

1.90

1.80

1.70

1.60

1.50

1.50

1.20

1.20

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.60

2 00

2.90

1.60

1.20

1.00

1 00

1.00

1 nn

1 00

1 00

1.00

i nn

i no

1.00

1 00

1.00

1.00 

1.00

1.00

Nov.

1.60

2.60

6.80

3.20

2.20

1.80

1.70

1.70

1.80

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.60

1.50

1.40

1.50

1.60

1.70

2.10

1.90

1.90

5.10

2.90

2.40

2.00

1.90

1.90

1.00

1.00

1.00

i fin

1.30

1.10

1.10

1.00

i nn

1 00

1.00

i nn

1.00

1.00

i nn

1.00

1.00

I nn

1 30

i °^n

1.30

i °^n

1.30

i °*n

1.20

1 20

1.10

1.10

1.10 

1.10

Dec.

1.90

1.90

1.80

1.90

1.80

1.90

1.80

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.80

3.80

2.90

2.80

2.70

2.80

3.00

2.90

6.00

4.00

3.00

2.90

2.90

2.80

2.60

2.50

2.50

5.80

5.70

1.00

1.00

2.00

i fin

1.40

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

i on

1.50

1 40

2.00 Q nn

3 nn

2.80

2.70

2 60

2 00

1.50

1.50

1 60

1.60

1.70

1.70

1 80

11.00 

4 90

3.90
HALL.] TALLAPOOSA EIVEE AND TRIBUTARIES. 55 

Daily gage height, in feet, <>f Hillabee Creek near Alexander Continued.

Day.

1902. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

25

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

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

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

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

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

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

1903. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Jan.

3.70

3.60

3.00

2.00

2 Art

2.00

2.00

1.90

1.80

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.60

1.60

1.60

i fin

1.60

2.00

1.90

2.80

2.10

2.00

2.00

-1.90

1.90

1.90

2.90~

3.00 

2.70

2.80

1.90

4 00

3.60 

3.00 

2.50

1.80

1.80

1 90

1.90

1.90 

3.00

2.10

2.00

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.60

1.60 

1.50

1.70

1.70

1.80

1.90

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.90

3.00

2.70

2.50

1.90

Feb.

5.30

7.70

Q 70

3.00

2.60

2.40

2.10

2.10

2.00

2.00

2.00

1.90

1.90

2.00

2.20

2.10

2.10

2.00

2.00

2.10

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.20

2.00

7.00

"12.50

1.60

1 60

1.50 

3.00 

2.00

1.90

4.00

.......

Mar.

4.10

4 no

3.90

2.90

3 Art

3.50

3.60

2.60

2.40

2.30

2.00

2.50

3.00

3.70

8.00

3.90

3.40

3.10

3.00

3.90

3.50

4 00

3.40

3.00

3.00

7.00

14.00

8.00 

4.10

3.90

3.10

3.60

3.30

3.10

3.00

2.90

2.80

3.10

3.60

4.10

Apr.

3.40

3.20

3.00

3.00

3 Ofi

4.10

3.40

3.20

2.80

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.50

2.40

2.40

2.40

2.40

2.30

2.40

2.30

2.20

2.20

2.10

2.10

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00 

2.00

2.20

2.20 

2.10 

2.70

2 30

2.60

2.60

2.50 

2.20

2.40

2.40

2.80

2.70

2.60

2.60

2.60 

2.70

11.00

2.80

2.80

2.70

2.50

2.20

2.90

2.70

2.70

2.50

2.50

May.

" 1.90

1 90

1.80

1.80

1 90

1 90

1.90

1.90

1.80

1 80

1 80

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.60

1.60

2.00

1.90

1.90

1.80

1.80

1 80

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

It 60

1.60 

1 60

2.20

2.30 

2.30 

2.30

2.90

3.10

2.20

2.50 

2.90

4.50

4.20

12.00

4.60

3.90

2.90 

4.80

2.80

2.70

2.60

2.40

2.00

1.90

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.90

1.90

1.80

June.

1.60

1 60

1.70

1.70

1.70

1 60

1 60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.50

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.30

1.30

1.20

1.20

1.10

1.10

1.00

.90

.90

.80 

.90

2.30

2.70 

2.70 

3.80

3.50

2.80

2.80

2.90

2.80 

3.50

2.10

2.00

2.80

1.80

1.70

1.70

1.70 

1.60

1.60

2.20

5.90

1.90

1.80

1.80

3.80

4.00

3.80

3.60

3.00

July.

0.80

80

.80

.80

.70

.70

.70

.70

.80

1.00

1.10

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.20

1.20

1.10

.90

.90

.90

.80

.80

.80

.70

.70

.80

.80

.80

.70 

.70

.70

2.40

3.30 

3.30 

2.10

2.00

2.00

2.90

3.40

2.40 

2.70

2.60

2.20

2.00

2.00

1.90

1.90

1.90 

2.20

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

1.80

1.80

1.90

1.90

1.80

3.80

Aug.

0.80

80

90

1.20

1.10

1.10

1 00

1.00

.90

on

.90

.90

.80

.80

.80

.80

1 00

.90

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

2.00

1.70

3.60 

1.90

1.50

2.40

4.00

4.00 

1.80 

1.80

2.00

1.80

1.70

2.00

2.00 

1.80

1.90

1.90

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60 

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.60

1.60

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.40

1.40

2.40

2.80

Sept.

1.40

3 Cft

1.90

1.50

1.40

1 30

1.20

1.10

1.40

1.30

1.20

1.10

1.10

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

.90

.80

.80

.80

.80

2.10

2.00

1 80

1.80

2.10 

3.40

2.70

2.60

2.40 

2.40 

2.40

2.80

2.60

2.40

2.00

1.90 

1.70

1.50

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.40

1.30

1.30 

1.30

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.10

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.10

1.10

Oct.

3.20

3

0A

3.00

3.00

3 fin

2.80

2.60

2.60

3.30

4.10

3.80

2.10

2.40

2.60

2.30

2.20

2.00

1.60

1.40

2.60

2.40

2.

1.6t

1.40

!.!('

1.0('

1.00

1.10

1.10

1.10 

1.00 

1.00 1.11)

1.10

1.10

1.0)

1.0) 

1.0)

1.0)

1.0)

1.0)

1.0)

1.13

1.23

1.13 

1.03

1.03

1.00

1.09

1.0D

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

l.CO

l.CO

l.CO

l.CO

Nov.

0.90

on

.70

2.60

3 Cft

1.10

1.00

1.00

1 00

1.00

1.00

.90

.90

.80

.80

1.00

1.00

.90

.90

.90

.80

.70

.70

1.30

1.40

1.40

1.50

1.60 

1.70

1.00

1 00

1.00 

1.50 

1.60

1.30

1.20

1.00

1.00

1.10 

1.20

1.90

1.20

1.50

1.30

1.30

1.70

1.70 

1.50

1.20

1.20

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.20

1.20

Dec.

1.80

6.00

3.50

2

AA

1 90

1.90

1.80

1.80

1.70

1.60

1.60

1.60

6.00

4.00

2.60

2.00

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.80

2.00

2.00

1.90

1.80

1.80

3.50

2.20 

2.00

1.90

1.10

1.00

1.00 

1.90 

1.90

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.10 

1.10

1.10

1.00

1.10

1.20

1.20

1.10

1.10 

1.20

1.20

1.30

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.10

1.20

1.30

1.40

1.30

1.20

1.20
56 WATEE POWERS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107. 

Rating table for Hillabee Creek near Alexander for 1900 and 1901.

Gage 

height.

Feet.

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

Discharge.

Second-feet.

138

116

156

169

184

204

230

263

303

346

390

Gage 

height.

Feet.

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

Discharge.

Second-feet.

434

478

522

566

610

564

698

742

786

830

874

Gage 

height.

Feet.

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.9

4.0

4.1

4.2

Discharge.

Second-feet.

918

962

1,006

1,050

1,094

1,138

1,182

1,226

1,270

1,314

1,358

Gage 

height.

Feet.

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.6

4.7

4.8

4.9

5.0

Discharge.

Second-feet.

1,402

1,446

1,490

1,534

1,578

1,622

1,666

1,710

Rating table for Hillabee Creek near Alexander for 1902.

Gage 

height.

Feet.

0.8

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.8

2.0

Discharge.

Second-feet.

125

138

156

184

230

303

390

Gage 

height.

Feet.

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.8

3.0

3.2

3.4

Discharge.

Second-feet.

478

566

654

742

830

918

1,006

Gage 

height.

Feet.

3.6

3.8

4.0

4.2

4.4

4.6

4.8

Discharge.

Second-feet.

1,094

1,182

1,270

1,358

1,446

1,534

1,622

Gage 

height.

Feet.

5.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

Dis charge.

Second-feet.

1,710

2,150

2,590

3,030

3,470

3,910

4,350

Rating table for Hillabee Creek near Alexander for 1903.

Gage 

height.

Feet.

0.90

1.00

1.10

1.20

1.30

1.40

1.50

1.60

1.70

1.80

1.90

Discharge.

Second-feet.

80

90

106

126

150

178

210

248

290

335

380

Gage 

height.

Feet.

2.00

 2.10

2.20

2.30

2.40

2.50

2.60

2.70

2.80

2.90

3.00

Discharge.

Second-feet.

425

470

515

560

605

650

695

740

785

830

875

Gage 

height.

Feet.

3. 10

3.20

3.30

3.40

3.50

3.60

3.70

3.80

3.90-

4.00

4.10

Discharge.

Second-feet.

920

965

1,010

1,055

1,100

1,145

1,190

1,235

1,280

1,325

1,370

Gage 

height.

Feet.

4.20

4.30

4.40

4.50

4.60

4.70

4.80

4.90

Discharge.

Second -fett.

1,415

1,460

1,505

1,550

1,595

1,640

1,685

1,730

1
HALL.] TALLAPOOSA EIVEU AND TRIBUTARIES.

Estimated monthly discharge of Hlllabee Creek near Alexander. 

[Drainage area, 214 square miles.]

Month.

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

1900.

September.................... 3,074

October ...................... 2,106

November.................... 2,502

December .............. . _... 2,150

1901.

January ...................... 3,030

February ..................... 3,646

March........................ 1, 798

April......................... 3,910

May ......................... 1,226

June ......................... 830

July ......................... 1,006

August....................... 1,446

September.................... 654

October ...................... I 786

November.................... 169

December .................... 4, 350

The year ............... 4, 350

1902.

January ...................... 1,138

February..................... 5,010

March........................ 5, 670

April......................... 1, 314

May.......................... 390

June ......................... 263

July.......................... 169

August ....................... 1,094

September.................... 1 ; 094

October....................... 1, 314

November .................... 1,094

December ... _........._......[ 2,150

The year ...............| 5,670

Minimum.

146

146

184

263

566

566

434

566

434

230

169

138

138

138

138

138

138

230

346

390

390

230

125

120

120

125

131

120

230

120

Mean.

370

387

471

716

1,198

920

617

911

624

439

357

535

249

181

148

526

559

459

854

1,284

647

294

186

137

182

254

525

213

569

467

Run-off.

Secondfeet per 

square 

mile.

Depth in 

inches.

1.73

1.81

2.20

3.35

5.60

4.30

2.88

4.26

2.92

2.05

1.67

2.50

1.16

.85

.69

2.46

2.61

2.14

3.99

6.00

3.02

1.37

.87

.«4

.85

1.19

2.45

1.00

2.66

1.93

2.09

2.45

3.86

6.46

4.48

3.32

4.75

3.37

2.29

1.93

2.89

1.29

.98

.77

2.84

35.37

2.47

4.15

6.92

3.37

1.58

.97

.74

.98

1.33

2.82

1.12

3.07

2.18 29.52
58 WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Hillabee Creek near Alexander Continued.

Month.

1903.

March 22 to 31 ................

April .'..-...-......-..-.......

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

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

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

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

1, 325

4,475 

4, 925 

2,180 

1, 235 

1, 325 

785 

126 

380 

380

Minimum.

210

470 

335 

248 

335 

178 

90 

90 

90 

90

Mean.

479 

« 1, 333 

6992 

796 

865 

739 

547 

393 

298 

95 

173 

133

Run-off.

Secondfeet per 

square 

mile.

2.24 

«6.23 

64.64 

3.72 

4.04 

3.45 

2.56 

1.84 

1.39 

.44 

.81 

.62

Depth in 

inches.

2.58 

« 1.85 

61.72 

4.- 15 

4.66 

3.85 

2.95 

2.12 

1.55 

.51 

.90 

.71

a 8-day period. t> 10-day period.

Net horsepower per foot of fall with a turbine efficiency of 80 per cent for the minimum 

monthly discharge of Hillabee Creek near Alexander.

Month.

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

September ..... 

October ........

November .....

Minimum discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

566

566

434

566

434

230

169

138

138 

138

138 

138

1901.

Minimum 

net horsepower 

per foot 

of fall.

51

51

39

51

39

21

15

13

13 

13

13 

13

Duration of minimum.

Days. 

3

7

5

1

2

2

2

1

2 

15

15

o

Minimum discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

230

346

390

390

230

125

120

190

125 

131

120 

230

1902.

Minimum 

net horsepower 

per foot 

of fall.

21

31

35

35

21

11

11

11

11 

12

11

21

Duration of minimum.

Days. 

5

2

1

5

6

1

9

8

4 

4

3 

3

Minimum discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

210

«210

&785

470

335

248

335

178

90 

90

90 

QO

1903.

Minimum 

net horsepower 

per foot 

of fall.

19

19

71

43

30

23

30

16

8 

8

8 

8

Duration of minimum.

Days. 

1

1

1

2

1

2

3

2

3

22

5

7

a Record for only 7 days in month. 6 Record for only 10 days in month.
HALL.] TALLAPOOSA "RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES. 59 

TRIBUTARIES OF TALLAPOOSA RIVER ABOVE MILSTEAD.

Side.

Left ....

Eight ..

Left....

Eight . .

Left ....

Eight ..

Left ....

Eight . .

Left ....

Eight . .

Left ....

Eight ..

Stream.

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

Wind Creek ..........

Kowaliga Creek .......

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

Big Sandy Creek ......

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

Hillabee Creek ........

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

High Fine Creek ......

Fox Creek ............

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

Cane Creek ...........

Muscadine Creek. . ....

Tallapoosa Eiver ......

Point on stream.

Mouth of creek ......

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

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

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

Mouth of creek ......

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

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

Chisholme's bridge. . .

Mouth of creek ......

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

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

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

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

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

.....do .v...... ......

Alabama-Georgia

- State line. 

Above Little Tallapoosa Eiver.

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

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

Alabama- Georgia

State line.

Drainage 

area.

S</. miles. 

450

360

240

55

25

135

115

60

200

195

75

220

214

78

70

82

14

72

95

- 37

590

311

767

49

55

36

302

Estimated 

discharge 

low water 

1900-1901.

Rfc.-ft. 

45

40

48

14

8

40'

35

20

70

67'

37

141

138

46

42

49

8

43

57

22

354

186

460

29

33

21

181

Net horsepower per 

foot of fall 

on 80 per 

cent turbine.

4.1

3.6

4.3

1.3

.7

3.6

3.2

1.8

6.3

6.1

3.3

12.8

12.6

4.2

3.8

4.4

. 7

3.9

5.2

2.0

32.2

16.9

41.8

2.6

3.0

1.9

16.4

All of these tributaries to Tallapoosa River are in the crystalline 

region, and have fine shoals all along their courses.

No State or Government surveys have ever been made to determine 

their profiles, and it is, therefore, impossible at present to make a 

detailed statement of the water powers. The tabulated statement 

given above shows discharge at certain places during low season of 

ordinary years, like 1900 and 1901.
60 WATER POWEBS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107.

This flow at any point, multiplied by the total practical fall in feet 

that can be brought upon a water wheel on the given stream at that 

point and divided by 11, gives the net available horsepower at that 

point during low season of a year, like 1900 or 1901.

From the discharge and drainage area at a given point can be computed the discharge at other points on the same stream if drainage area 

is known.

Discharge measurements have been made on these streams at various points, as is shown by the following list. As the dates of these 

measurements are given, the stage of water as related to minimum 

for 1900-1901 can be approximated by noting the stage at regular 

stations on the same dates.

Miscellaneous discharge measurements of tributaries of Tattapoosa River.

Date.

1900. 

Aug. 2

3

28

30

Dec. 12

1901. 

Feb. 11

11

13

13

27

11

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

Stream.

Sougahatchee Creek ..........

Wind Creek .................

Channahatchee Creek ........

TVTonwie: r^TA^lr

Wild Cat Creek ..............

Locality.

Starr's bridge, near Meltons Mill.

Lovelady's bridge, near Thaddeus.

Freeman's mill, Channahatchee ..

Benson's bridge, Kowaliga .......

Scott's mill, near Tiller Crossroads .

Leverett's mill, near Milltown . ..

Below mouth of Little Tallapoosa

River, near Goldburg.

Discharge.

Sec.-ft.' 

125

34

184

18

35

66

453

117

80

154

113

29

203

122

89

30

31

32

2,400

183

29
U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER NO. 107 PL. VI

A. SHOALS, NEAR HIGH SHOALS, ALA. 

On tributary of Tallapoosa River.

B. GILES MILL, NEAR OFELIA, ALA. 

On tributary of Tallapoosa River.

HALL.] COOSA KIVEE AND TEIBUTAEIES. 61

The following discharge measurement was made on Tallapoosa 

River near Tallapoosa, Ga., in the year 1902, by M. 11. Hall: 

June. 2: Gage height, 1.30 feet; discharge, 114 second-feet.

COOSA RIVER AXD TRIBUTARIES.

Coosa River is formed by the junction of Etowah and Oostanaula 

rivers at Rome, Ga. The drainage area is 4,006 square miles. Both 

of the tributary rivers rise in the northern part of Georgia and flow 

for the most part through a hilly, broken country, well wooded, about 

one-fourth of the land being under cultivation. Coosa River flows in 

a southwesterly direction into Alabama and joins the Tallapoosa 6 

miles above Montgomery, Ala., to form Alabama River.

The regular stations at which measurements have been made are 

Riverside, Ala., and Rome, Ga., on Coosa River, and Nottingham, 

Ala., on Talladega Creek. Numerous miscellaneous discharge measurements have been made at other points.

COOSA RIVER AT RIVERSIDE.

This station is at Riverside, at the bridge of the Southern Railway, 

Georgia Pacific division, across Coosa River. The river here flows 

in a southerly direction, the railroad running from east to west. The 

town of Riverside is on the right, or west, bank of the river, and the 

railroad station is about 1,000 feet west of the bridge, which is of iron 

and about 30 feet above low water. Beginning at the left bank, there 

are two spans of 154 feet each; then a drawbridge 220 feet, revolving 

on a large center pier; then a stationary span 80 feet in length, to 

west, or right, bank abutment. There is no running water at low 

stages under the last-named span.

At low water the flowing river is 480 feet wide, including three piers, 

and is from 4 to 10 feet deep. Very little of the current is too slow 

to turn any meter. The channel is somewhat irregular, as there are 

shoals and some old cribs just above the bridge, but for all stages it is 

probably the best station that can be found on the river at a bridge 

and easy of access.

On September 8, 1896, a discharge measurement was made by B. M. 

Hall, and two bench marks were established. On September 22,1896, 

another discharge measurement was made, a wire gage was put in, 

and Mr. J. W. Foster, sawyer at a large sawmill about 300 feet distant, on right bank of river, below the bridge, was employed as 

observer.

The initial point is top of left abutment at the edge toward the 

river, on the downstream side of the bridge, from which side soundings and meter measurements are made. The rod of wire gage is 

nailed to outside guard rail, downstream side, next to the last panel of
62 WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107.

stationary bridge before renefeiB^ tire pier at end of draw span. The 

rod is 14 feet long and divided to feet and tenths. The bench mark is 

the top of the capstone on the large circular center pier of turn span. 

It is 26.80 feet above datum of gage at downstream side of pier.

The drainage area is 6,850 square miles, and is mapped on the following atlas sheets of the United States Geological Survey: Springville, Anniston, Gadsden, Fort Payne, Eome, Tallapoosa, Marietta, 

Cartersville, Suwanee, Ellijay, Dalton, Cleveland, Einggold, and 

.Stevenson.

The following discharge measurements were made by B. M. Hall, 

M. R. Hall, and others.

Discharge measurements of Coosa River at Riverside.

Date.

1896.

October 30..........

1QQ7

March 31...........

July 21.............

August 20 ..........

1898.

March 9 ............

May 3..............

May 25.............

August 3 ...........

September 7 ........

October 19..........

November 22 .......

1899.

April 26. ...........

May 3..............

May 20.............

June 14. ............

August 26. ..........

September 23 .......

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

0.70

.50

.88

1.57

4.53

1.54

5.55

2.58

.80

10.00

1.60

3.22

1.39

3.92

11.05

6.80

5.85

9.00

4.05

2.70

2.20

1.42

1.00

Discharge.

Second-feet. 

1,630

1,403

1,986

 3, 272

12, 515

3,747

16, 925

6,174

1,854

3C, 359

3,538

7,758

3,172

9,524

37, 811

14, 484

16, 384

on ORQ

10, 592

6,276

5,010

3,791

2,457

Date.

1899. 

November 7 .......

1900.

March 21..........

May 5 .............

1901.

March 18 ..........

1902.

April 8 ............

1903.

April 11 ...........

June 20. ...........

August 26 .........

November 13 ......

Gage 

height.

feet. 

0.85

1.20

12.50

4.15

2.32

4.25

3.85

3.70

12.95

1.70

7 ^0

2.00

9 ^0

10.75

8.80

2.87

£. ou 

1.64

i n^;

1.37

Discharge.

Second-feet. 

2,271

2,727

13, 493

43, 759

11, 196

5,609

11,335

9,333

44, 554

4,039

91 1QQ

4 790

c 190

40, 072

30, 710

7,374

5,549

4. flfll

2

«Q7
HALL,] COOSA EIVER AND TRIBUTARIES. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Coosa Rirer at Riverside.

Day.

1896. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

01

1897. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

30...,. .......... 

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

Jan.

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10 

1.20

1.25 

1.30

1.35 

1.35 

1.35

1.30

1.40 

2.00

3.50 

4.00 

4.90 

5.35 

5.00 

4.80

6.50

7.00

7.35

7.00

3.80

3.00

2.70

2.50 

2.20

Feb.

2.00

2.50

5.35

7.35

7.70 

7.90

9.00 

7.70

6.40 

5.90 

5.20

7.35

8.30 

8.20

7.50 

6.60 

5.70 

5.00 

4.50 

4.00

4.60

4 65

6.00

7.90

9 nft

8.00

6.20

Mar.

.......

.......

:::::::

.......

.......

.......

5.00

4.25

3.90

4.20 

5.80

11.40 

13.30

12. 55 

12. 65 

12.70

12.80

13.45 

14.80

14.60 

14.80 

14.70 

14.70 

14.50 

15. 30

14.90

14.50

13.70

8.50

6.50

5.30

4.90 

4.60

Apr.

.......

.......

4.30

5.20

7.00

8.60 

9.50

10. 50 

1 1. 15

12. 15 

11.90 

10.70

9.10

7.30 

6.05

5.60 

5.30 

5.60 

5.40 

5.00 

4.60

4.30

4.00

3.150

3.25

2.20

3.10

3.20

May.

3.40

3 in

3.60

3.20 

3.00

3.80

2.65 

2.60 

2.50

2.65

3.90 

4.00 

"4.00 

3.60 

3.20 

3.00

2.70

O Qt

2 (;|5

'» nc.

2. 15

2.00

1.95 

1.90

June.

:::::::

.......

1.90

1 QA

1 90

1.85

1.85 

1.80

1.90 

2.15

2.10 

1.90 

1 90

2.00

1.90

1.60 

1.70 

1.50 

1.60 

1.90

1.70

1 55

1 FL,|

1.40

1.45

July.

1.45

1 4K

1.40

1.45 

1.50

1.50

2.30 

2.05 

2.50

2.70

2.50 

2.00

1.80 

1.70 

1.80 

1.95 

2.00

5.20

6.40

6.20

4 50

3.00

2.60

2.50

3.00 

2.60

Aug.

2.00

1.80

1.50

1.45 

1.40

1.50 

1.50

1.60 

1.70 

1.70

2.00

2.50 

2.30

2.00 

1.80 

1.60 

1.50 

1.90 

2 60

2.00

1.70

1 60

1.70

1.75

1.50

1,35 

1.30

Sept.

0.45

.45

.45

.50

1.20

1.10

1.30

1.60

1.30 

1.20

1.10 

1.00

.90

.85 

.80

.80

.75

.75

.80 

.85 

.85 

.80 

.80 

.75

.75

.70

.70

.70

65

.60

.55

.55

.55

Oct.

0.60

1.75

3.10

2.75

2.00

1.50

1.20

.85

.70

.60

.65

.60

.60

.60

.55

.55

.55

.65

.80

.85

.75

.70

.60

.55

.60

.70

.80

.85

.90

.95

.85

.50

.50

.50

.50

.45 

.45

.45 

.45

.45 

.45 

.40

.40

.45 

.45

1.45 

1.65 

1.40 

1.35 

1.20 

1.00

.90

.85

.80

.70

.80

.75

.60

.65

.75 

.70

Nov.

1.10

1.40

1.20

1.10

1.05

1.10

1.20

2.55

2.30

1.90

1.30

1.60

2.25

2.70

4.00

5.20

4.70

4.20

3.20

2.30

1.50

1.40

1.35

1.30

1.25

1.15

1.15

1.10

.70

.70

.70

.65

.80 

1.05

1.15 

1.10

1.00 

.95

.85

.85

.85 

.85

.80 

.75 

.70 

.70 

.70 

.65

.65

.65

.65

.65

.65

.65

.65

.70

.75

Dec.

1.30

2.10

4.38

3.80

3.20

2.50

2.20

1.90

1.70

1.60

1.55

1.55

1.60

1.80

2.00

2.10

2.20

2.00

1.80

1.70

1.50

1.45

1.40

1.35

1 30

1.25

1.20

1.10

1.10

1.10

.80

.90

.95

1.20

2.50 

3.00

2.90 

2.40

2.15 

2.00 

1.70

1.60

1.60 

2.00

2.50 

3.00 

3.30 

3.15 

2,65 

2.10

2.20

2.80

4.20

4.85

4 55

3.85

3.20

2.95

2.85 

2.50
64 WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Coosa River at Riverside Continued.

Day.

1898. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1899 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

18..........---.

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

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

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

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

24

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jan.

2.30

2.15 

2.10

2.00

1.90

1.85

1.75 

1.70

1.65

1.60

1.60

1.65 

1.80

2.00

2.80

2.60

2.80 

3.00

4.10

6.05

6.50

9.00

10.20

10.65

10.45

9.45

7.55

2.80 

2.75

2.75

2.80

3.00 

3.50

4.30

4.20

4.40

5.20

5.90 

5. 60 

5.00 

4.70

4.90 

5.00

4.90 

4.70 

4 60

4.20 

4.00

3.90

4.00

4.25

4.15

4.00

3.90 

3.75

3.70

Feb.

6.00

5.25

3.25

3.00

2.80

2.75 

2.70

2.60

2.50

2.40

2.30 

2.30

2.20

1.95

1.90

1.85

1.80 

1 80

1.7i

1.75 

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.65

5.90

7.50

7.40

9 10

12.10 

14.10

14.30

14.10

13 80

13.00 

12.00 

10.90

7.90

7 60

7.80 

8.10

8.00 

7.65

8.00

7.30

i nn

11.00

Mar.

1 65

1.70 

1 80

1.80

1.75

1.70 

1.70

1.65

1.60

1.60

1 80

9 QQ

2.25

4.75

5.50

4.00

3

9PL

2.75 

2 30

2.15

2.00

2.30

4.50

12.10 

12.20

12. 10

9.00 

8.00

7.25

7.00

6.15

5.20 

5.50 

7.50 

8.30

16.00

17.00 

16.50 

16.30

16. 35

15. 90 

15.70

15.50

14.90

10 or

8.00 

7 90

8.50

Apr.

6.80

7.50

5.50

5.80

9.30

10.50 

10.80

7.50

6.00

PL HO

3.70

4.00

5.10

5.50 

4.00

4 50

5.75 

7.10

7 80

7.45

6.45

5.50

10.30

9.80

8.90

8.75 

9.00

12.00

11.70

10.00 

8.90 

7.90 

6.30

5. 55 

5 °5

5.10 

5.00

4.60

4.75

8.90

8.90

8.30

6.90 

5.45

May.

3.60

3 qn

2.70

2.55

2 30

2.20

2.15

2.10

1.95

1 on

1.85

1.75

1.70 

1 60

1.70 

1.65

1 55

1.50 

1.45

1.55

1.60

1 4Pi

1.35

5.00 

4.50

4.20

3

0^

3.75

Q f\{\

3.85

3.60

0 4PL

3.30 

3.20 

3.00

2.95

2.80 

2. SO 

2.75

2.75 

2.70

2.70 

2.65

9 Ifl

2.45

2.35

2.30

2.70

June.

1 30

1.25 

1.20

1.20

1 30

1.25

1.20 

1.10

1.05

1.00

1.48 

1.10

1.25

1.15

1.70

1.65 

1.55

1.95 

2.10

2.50 

2.05

1.75

1.60

1.45

2.70 

2.80

2.80

2 go

2 30

2.10

2

AA

1.95

1.95

1.95

1.95 

2.00 

2.15

9 8Q

3.20

*> Q^

2.50 

2.25 

2 00

1.80 

1.70

1.70 

1 60

1.60

1 60

1.65

1.70

July.

1.15

1.05

95

QC

on

.95 

1 00

i i pi

2.15

2.15 

2.10

9 11

2 05

2 30

q -in

2.50 

i on

1.65

i cn

1 <W

1.25 

1.20

1.40

2.35

3.15

3.10

4.00

1.70 

1.70

1.65

1.60

1.50 

1.45

1.70

1.60

1.50 

1.40 

1.40

1.30 

1.30

1.20 

1.30 

i pin

1.50 

1 90

3.20 

4.70

3 9O

3.00

4.20

4.75

Aug.

4.25

4.00

4 00

3.30

5.50

C OA.

4 30

4.50

4.70 

6.70

5 90

4.70

3 7ft

2. 55

2.40 

2.40

2

0 PL

2.30 

2.15

2 00

1 80

2.50

2.60

3.95

2 nn

1 90

1.75 

1.65

1.50

1.55

1.60 

1. 50 

1.45 

1.50

1.50 

1 50

1.55 

1.50

1 J^

1.45 

1.35

1.30 

1.30

1 60

1.10

1.50 

2.10

2.10

Sept.

2.20

1.80 

1.75

5.80

10.20

11.00 

11.30

8.70

5.80 

4.75

3 40

2.70

2.50

2.25 

2 ''O

2.15

2 on

2.55

3.55 

4 30

3 90

3.15

3.00

2.75

2.30

2.80

2.00 

1.85

1.30

1.25

1 9Pi

2.20 

2.50 

2.65 

2.00

1.40 

1.25

1.20 

1.20 

1.10

1.00 

.95

1.00

1.00

.95

.90 

.90

Oct.

1.80 

1.70

2.00

6.80

11.90 

15.80

12.00

11.20

5.50

4.40

3.50

5.40

6.30 

6.00

5.80

5.00 

4.35

3.30

3.00

2.70

0.90 

90

.90

.90

90

.90 

90

.90

.95

1.20

i QO

1.40 

1.30 

1.20 

1.20

1.20 

1.10

1.00 

.95 

.95

.90 

.90

.95 

1.20

1.15

1.00

.95

.95 

.90

.95

Nov.

2.60

2.50

2 En

2.45

2.40

2 40

2.40 

2 4Q

2. 45

2

CC

2 75

2.75

2.89

3.15

3. 25

4.20 

5. 15

5.90 

5.20

4 Qft

4 60

4 ''O

4.00

3.80

0.95

Qp»

95

QPL

95

.95

QPi

QPi

.95

.95

95

.95 

.95 

1.00 

1.00

1.00

1.00 

1.00 

1 00

.95 

.95

.95

QPL

2 1 ^

3.00

Dec.

3 7ft

4.00

3.70

3 7ft

4.00 

4.00

3 7ft

3.10

3 Aft

2.90

2 on

2 55

2.60

2.60

2.70

4.00 

3.80

3.00

2

7PL

2.70

2.50

2.40

2.30

2.30

2.40

2.60

1.6J

1.45

1.40

1 OP:

1.30

1.30

1.35

5.80 

8.25 

8.00 

6.00

4.50 

3.75

3.60 

3.40 

3.00

2.85 

2.75

3.00 

5.40

6 40

7.10

7 00

6.60

6.00 

4.85

4.00
HALL.] COOS A EIVEE AND TEEBUTAEIES.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Coosa River at Riverside Continued.

65

Day.

1900. 

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

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

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

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

5 ...:..........

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1901. 

1.... '..........

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

OQ

24 ............... OR

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jan.

3.50

3.00

2.50

2.40

2.15

2.05

1 95

1 95

2.00

2 fin

2.10

3.50

6.00

7.40

7.00

6.40

5.10

4.00

4.25

8.00

9.70

10.00

9.40

8.75

7.75

6.00

4.10

3.60

3.30 

3.00

2.70

7.30

7.35

6.50

6.00

5.50

5.00

4.25

3.95

3.70

3.60

6.50

14.10

15.70

15. 40

15. 10

14.90

13.30

8.30

6.25

4.60

5.30

5.80

6.30

6.40

5.85 

5.50 

5.80

Feb.

2.70

2.65

2.60

2.50

2.60

2.80

2.95

3.00

3.75

4.25

5.80

6.50

15.20

14.50

14.00

13.25

12.80

12.10

9.00

7.80

6.80

7.20

6.90

6.50

5.25

5.00

6.00

6.50

9.00

10.60

11.00

11.90

11.50

9.90

9.60

9.90

9.60

8.90

6.50

5.80

5.45

5.00

4.80

4.35

4.20

3.90

3.85

3.65

3.65

3.60

Mar.

6.90

7.55

6.90

6.25

5.40

5.00

4 90

6.00

8.75

10.00

10.55

10.05

8.75

7.50

5.60

6.00

6.30

6.00

6.50

10.00

12.85

12.60

11.80

10.60

10.30

10.20

9 85

9.50 

8.50

7.20

3.55

3.50

3.50

3.50

3.40

3.30

3.20

3.10

3.10

3.40

5.50

6.50

7.50

7 00

6.30

5.25

4.25

3.75

3.55

3.55

3.75

3.70

3.50

4.30 -jo on

15.90

15.20

14.70

14.25 

14.60 

15. 50

Apr.

6.65

6.25

6.00

5.60

5.10

4.90

4.75

4.40

4.35

4 30

6.50

12.40

19 Ofi

11.70

9.50

7.20

12.40

18.10

17.56

15. 65

13.95

13.15

12.65

10.80

9.15

7 on

6.50

5.70 

5.35

14.35

14 4n

11.90

10.40

10.30

9.00

7.25

5.60

5 fin

4 80

4 80

6.50

7.50

8.30

7 80

6.50

10.50

14.00

14.50

M Qft

13.50

12.50

U on

9 on

7 90

6 on

5.90 

5.20

May.

5.00

5.30

5.30

4.75 d. °.n

4.20

4 00

3.65

3 on

°. 1<\

2 95

2.70

2.70

2.65

2

AK

2 60

2 60

2 fin

2.60

2 65

2.90

3.00

3.10

3.20

3.00

2.80 

2.70

2.60

4.80

4 60

4 30

4.15

4.00

3.95

3.90

3.75

3.60

3.45

3 OK

3.15

3.10

3 fin

2 OR

2 OK

2 90

2 on

2

0C

4 00

8.20

9 on

10.75

n

pK

n on

11.80

11.00

9.60 

6.20 

4.60

June.

2.75

2.80

2.90

2.60

2.70

3.45

3 on

4.20

7.05

S

on

8.00

6.70

4.30

4.70

5 nn

4 90

6 on

6.90

6.45

6.10

7.00

H oc

12.50

14.42

14.60

13.80 

12.80

5 on

8

0ft

8.25

7.20

5

7K

5 fifi

4.80

4.30

4.20

6.00

5 fin

4.25

3

7K

°. 7K

3.80

3 on

4 90

5 fin

4.50

3 on

3 fift

3

EA

3 OR

3

1 K

2 90

3 fin

2.90 

3.10

July.

11.60

8.90

8.20

7 PfcH

6.45

5 rin

4.70

4.30

4.20

5 A^

4.65

3 7^

3.60

3

Kfi

3 OK

3.00

2 90

2.45

2.50

2 fin

2.50

2 60

3 7ft

5.70 

5.30

5.90

3.00

2 Oft

2.85

2.80

2 go

2.75

2.70

3.50

4.00

3

F.fl

2 90

2.50

2.40

2 OK

3

1 R"

2 Oft

2 90

3 Ofi

3 fin

2 95

o Qft

2 7R

2.70

2 60

2.40

2 20

2.30 

2.40 

2.20

Aug.

4.70

3.90

3.00

2.75

2.55

2.40

2 OR

2.15

2 fin

2 fin

1.90

2 OK

1 90

1.85

2 fin

2 fin

2.10

2.20

2.00

2.00

1 95

1.90

2.20

2.10

1.95 

1.90

1.90

2 10

2 in

2.05

2 ftft

4.10

4 80

4.25

3.50

2 on

2

7K

3 Oft

3 Oft

3.40

5.30

9 60

9 65

10.00

U KA

11.00

n

cn

19 Rft

19 on

12.40 19 fin

n

RA

9.95 

8.35 

6.85

Sept.

1.85

2.00

2.20

2.10

2.00

1.80

1.70

1 60

1.50

1.45

1.35

1.30

1.25

1.20

3.35

6.00

7 fifi

7.50

6.00

4 35

 3.20

2.50

2.00

1.90

1.85

1.80

1 80

1.65

1.60 

1.55

5.60

5.00

4 50

4.30

3.65

3.30

3.05

3.00

2.85

2

7K

2.70

2.65

2 65

2.60

2.85

3 on

5.60

6.30

7 Rft

7.20

6.00

4 50

3 Oft

3 fin

2.70

2 fin

2 Rft

2.65 

2.60

Oct.

1.56

1.55

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.45

1.40

1.50

2.20

2.35

3.85

3.60

3 Cft

2.80

3.00

2 on

2.65

2.50

2.40

2 Oft

2.20

2.15

3.00

5.25

7.50

5.00

3.80

3.00 

2.65

2.50

2.70

A fin

3.20

3.00

2 Ofi

2.60

2.50

2.30

2.30

2.30

3.00

2.50

2 A&

2.40

2.35

2.30

2.30

2 OK

2.10

2.10

2.05

2.05 

2.00 

1.95

Nov.

2.30

2.25

2.50

2.50

2.50

2.40

2.35

2.30

2.15

2.10

2.00

1.90

1.80

1.75

1.70

1 80

2.00

2.50

4.00

3.80

3.20

3.10

3.00

4.35

6.40

9.20 

8.20

1.90

1.85

1.85

1.85

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.85

1.85

1.80

1 80

1 80

1.80

1.75

1.75

1 80

1.80

1 80

J. 80

1.75

1.75

1.75

1.75

1.85

1 90

2.00

2 fifi

1.85 

1.85

Dec.

5.75

4 35

3.75

3.40

3.30

4.35

6.05

4.80

4.00

3.60

3.15

2 95

2.80

2.70

2

CK

2.55

2.55

3.00

3.30

5.20

7.00

7.30

6.90

6.35

5.90

4.90

4.30 

4.00

6.50

1.85

i on

1.95

1.95

2.10

2.00

2.00

2.10

2.10

2.05

2.00

2.00

2.90

11.50

12.00

12.50

12.40

11.00

10.20

9 20

8.00

4.50

3.60

4.60

5.10

6.50

11.50 

15.60 

16.00

IKE 107 04 5
66 WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Coosa River at Riverside Continued.

Day.

1902. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1] ..............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1903. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jan.

15.70 

13.30

15.10 

15. 30

15. 10

14.50

13.10

9.30

6.20

4.80

2.90

2.85

4.50

5.25

7.20

6.70 

6.20

2.90

2.85 

4.50

5.25

7.20 

6.70

6.20

5.20

4.50

5.10 

6.50

7.00

7.40

3.20

4.00

5.50

5.55

5.60

5.35

4 50

3.50

5.00

5.90

6.30

5.30

q QA

3.40

3.25 

2.90

2.85

2.85

2.65

2.70

2.90

3.40 

3.60

3.90

Feb.

10.40

14.60 

14.40

13.40

13.20

9.10

6.00

5.00

4.90

4.50

5.00

5.80

5.20

4.90

4.85

4.90

4.90

5.35

P. 7PL

6.35

12.50

q on

3.85

5.40

6.30

9 40

n~\ ^ 9ft

14.80

15.10

16.00

15. 75

14.80

14.10

14.00

1 P, RA

14.40

14.20 

14.00

12.20

5.80

5

JA

8.40

.......

Mar.

15.00 

15.40

15. 20 

14 90

15.00

14.90

13.00

9.90

8.10

6.90

7.20

9.00 

9.90

9.40

5.90

5.45

p: on

8.90 

13.30

16.50

12.90

14.30

14.60

14.65

1 PL 1 PL

14.50

13.40

9

oA

9 60

11.60

11.55

10.80 

9 30

T oft

6.85

6.20

5.70 

7.10

10.20

11.00

n Qft

n

PLFL

9.40

32.35

Apr.

15.50

14.60 

14.40

8.90

7.20

7 HA

5.70

S

on

4.85

4.70

4.60

A QA

4 95

5.35 

5.00

4.50

A QA

0 QA

q 7A

3.70

3.60 

3.50

13 60

-iq 7F;

13. 65

10 PLA

12.80

-IA FLA

8

QA

9 70

8.80

7 40

10.10

10.35 

10.00

8

1 A

5.60

5

1 A

4 80

4.75

4 65

4.55

4 50

4 40

4.40 

4.30

May.

3.35

q OP.

3.20

q qA

3.40

q OA

3.00

2

QA

2 70

2 65

2.75

2 80

2.85

2

CFL

2.60 

3 30

2

QA

2.60

2

FLA

2.45

2.40 

2 40

2

QPL

o qA

2.25

2.25

2 20

2.20

4.20

4.00

q oc

3.80

3.45

3.40

4 00

4.10 A no

q £PL

q qp:

7.90

£ oe

3

QA

3.70 

3 on

3

1 A

q AA

O 90

2

QA

2

QA

2.70

2.60 

q nn

3.90

June.

2.15 

2.10

2.05

1.90

1.90

1.85

1.80

2.20

2.20

1.95

1.85

1.80

1.80

2.00 

1 95

1.90

1.90 

1.85

1.85

2

AA

1 90

1.85 

1.80

1.75

7 ftrt

7.60

6.90

7 00

9

qA

8.60

9.00

7 qA

4 80

4 40

3.90

q £A

3 40

3.10

2

QA

2.75 

2 65

2 60

2 60

2

CPL

2 80

2 65

2.80

July.

1.60

1.50- 

1.45

1.45

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.35

1.35

1 45

I

A p.

2.25

2 OR

2 80

2.20

1 QP»

1 90

1.80

1 7P»

1 4^

i p»n

2.30 

1.60

1.40

q OA

3

AA

2.80

2

fiC

2 65

2 60

2 60

2.60

0 c:p:

2 65

q qA

6.00

6.60

p. PLA

3

QA

q -i FL

2

7PL

2.60

2

qp.

2.20

2.20

2

qA

2.10

2.20 

2.15

2.20

Aug.

1.40 

1.60

2.00

1.40

1.45

1.90

1.85

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.70

1.60

1 60

1.35

1.25

1.20

1.20 

1.25

1.25

1.40

1.70

1.70

1 65

1.65

2.20

2.40

3.45

3

Oft

3.00

2 65

3 no

3.75

4 95

3

P.A

 ' 45

2 20

1 80

1.50

1 P^n

1.50

1

QA

2 00

S

OP.

2.70

2.35

0 QA

2.05

1.90

1 7^

1 l^fi

1.40

1.40

1.30

Sept.

2.40 

2.00

1.50 

1.40

2.00

1.80

1.40

1.50

1.50

1.40

1.45

1.40

1.30

1.25

2.00 

1.65

1.20 

1.10

1.15

1.25 

1.25

1.20

4.00 

3.50

1.25

1 OFi

1.30

1.40

1

0A

1 9P»

1.25

1.20

1.20

i -i p.

i i P»

1.10

1.25

1 9^i

2 00

2 05

1 80

1.50 

1.35

1.25

1.20

1.15

1 1 P»

1.20

1.30 

1.20

Oct.

2.50 

2.25

2.00 

1.90

1.80

"1.75

1.70

1.75

1.60

2.40

4.00

3.80

2 65

2.50

2.40

1.90

1.75

1.65

1.45 1 <«

1.30

1.30

1.25 

1.25

1.25

1.20

1.10

1.05

1.10

1.10

1

AP.

1.00

1.30

1.10

1.00

1.20

1 «40

1

0A

1.10 

1.10

1.20

1.30

1.20 

1.20

1 9P»

1.30

1 9P»

1.20

1 I P.

1.05

1.00 

'1 05

1.10

Nov.

1.20 

1.20

1.20 

1.15

1.20

1.60

1.80

1.90

1.85

1.70

1.60

1.50

1.30

1.25

1.20

1.20

1.15 

1.20

1.25

1.40 

1.60

2.00

1.80 

1.40

1.60

2.20

2.90

3.45 

3.90

3.50

1.10-

1.15

1.25

1.25

1.30

1.35

1.60

1.80

1.90

1.80

1.35

1.35 

1.30

1

OP.

1 9^

1.30

1.25

1 QA

1.35

1.30

1.30

1.35 

1.25

Dec.

2.80 

2.40

4.50 

6.00

7.20

6.80

5.40

4.80

4.20

3.90

3.50

2.90

2.40

2.45

2.50

3.60

6.30 

5.60

5.40

4.90 

5.00

6.90

7.80 

7.40

6.35

5.10

4.50

3.50 

3.40

3.a5

3.25

1.20

1.20

1.15

1.15

1.10

1.05

1.05

1.05

1.10

1.15

1 i Pi

1.15

1.20

1.20 

1.20

i IP;

1.15

1.20

1.20 

1.25

1.25

1.40

1.35

1,30

1.30

1.30 

1.20

1.25

a 15,30 maximum. & 9.00 maximum.
HALL.] COOSA EIVEE ANT> TEIBUTAEIES.

Rating table for Coosa River at ^Riverside for 1896.

67

Gage 

height.

Feet.

0.5

.6

.7

.8

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

Discharge.

Second-feet.

1,400

1,500

1,630

1,780

1,930

2,100

2,280

2,480

2,680

" 2, 880

3,090

3,320

Gage 

height.

Feet.

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

Discharge.

Second-feet.

3,560

3, 820

4,080

4,360

4,630

4,920

5,200

5,500

5, 800

6,100

6,400

6,708

Gage 

height.

Feet.

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.9

4.0

Discharge.

Second-feet.

7,010

7,320

7,640

7,970

8, 300

8,630

8,960

9,300

9,640

9,980

10, 330

10, 680

Gage 

height.

Feet.

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.6

4.7

4.8

4.9

5.0

5.1

5.2

Discharge.

Second-feet.

11,030

11, 390

11, 750

12,110

12, 470

12, 840

13, 210

13, 580

13, 950

14, 330

14, 710

15, 100

Rating table for Coosa River at Rirersidefor 1897.

Gage 

height.

Feet.

0.4

.5

.6

.7

.8

.9

1.0

1.2

Discharge.

Second-feet.

1,350

1,400

1,500

1,650

1,820

2,010

2,210

2,630

Gage 

height.

Feet.

1.4

1.6

1.8

2.0

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.8

Discharge.

Second-feet.

3,070

3,540

4,020

4,520

5,100

5,700

6,300

6,910

Gage 

height.

Feet.

3.0

3.2

3.4

3.6

3.8

4.0

5.0

6.0

Discharge.

Second-feet.

7,530

8,178

8,830

9,482

10, 134

10, 786

14, 046

17, 306

Gage 

height.

Feet.

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

Discharge.

Second-feet

20, 566

23 826

27, 086

30, 346

33, 606

36, 866

40, 126

43, 386
68 WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA.

Rating table for Coosa River at Riverside for 1898.

[NO. 107.

Gage 

height.

Feet.

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

 3.1

3.2

' 3.3

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.9

4.0

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.6

Discharge.

Second-feet.

2,140

2,320

2,520

2,720

2,925

3,130

3,340

3,550

3,760

3,970

4,185

4,400

4,620

4,840

5,070

5,300

5,540

5,780

6,030

6,280

6,540

6,800

7,080

7,360

7,655

7,950

8,260

8,570

8,895

9,220

9,560

9,900

12, 243

10, 586

10, 929

11, 272

11, 615

11, 958

Gage 

height.

Feet.

4.7

4.8

4.9

5.0

5.1

5.2

5.3

5.4

5.5

5.6

5.7

5.8

5.9

6.0

6.1

6.2

6.3

6.4

6.5

6.6

6.7

6.8

6.9

7.0

7.1

7.2

7.3

7.4

7.5

7.6

7.7

7.8

7.9

8.0

8.1

8.2

8.3

8.4

Discharge.

Second-feet.

12, 301

12, 644

12, 987

13, 330

13, 673

14, 016

14,359

14, 702

15, 045

15, 388

15, 731

16, 074

16, 417

16, 760

17, 103

17, 446

17, 789

18, 132

18, 475

18, 818

19, 161

19, 540

19, 847

20, 190

20, 533

20, 876

21, 219

21, 562

21, 905

22, 248

22, 591

22, 934

23, 277

23, 620

23, 963

24, 306

24,649

24, 992

Gage 

height.

Feet.

8.5

8.6

8.7

8.8

8.9

9.0

9.1

9.2

9.3

9.4

9.5

9.6

9.7

9.8

9.9

10.0

10.1

10.2

10.3

10.4

10.5

10.6

10.7

10.8

10.9

11.0

11.1

11.2

11.3

11.4

11.5

11.6

11.7

11.8

11.9

12.0

12.1

12.2

Discharge.

Second-feet.

25,335

25, 678

26, 021

26, 364

26, 707

27, 050

27, 433

27, 800

28, 175

28, 550

28, 965

29, 380

29,815

30, 250

30, 725

31, 200

31, 725

32, 250

32, 825

33, 400

34, 067

34, 725

35, 442

36, 160

36, 880

37, 600

38, 320

39,040 .

39, 760

40, 480

41, 200

41, 920

42,640

43, 360

44,080

44, 800

45, 520

46, 240

Gage 

height.

Feet.

12.3

12.4

12.5

12.6

12.7

12.8

12.9

13.0

13.1

13.2

13.3

13.4

13.5

13.6

13.7

13.8

13.9

14.0

14.1

14.2

14.3

14.4

14.5

14.6

14.7

14.8

14.9

15.0

15.1

15.2

15.3

15.4

15.5

15.6

15.7

15.8

15.9

16.0

Discharge.

Second-feet.

46, 960

47, 680

48, 400

49, 120

49,840

50, 560

51, 280

52, 000

52, 720

53, 440

54, 160

54, 885

55, 6CO

56, 320

57, 040

57, 760

-58, 480

59, 2CO

59, 920

60, 640

61, 360

62,080

62, 800

63, 520

64, 240

64, 960

65, 680

66, 400

67, 120

67, 840

68, 560

69, 280

70, 000

70, 720

71, 440

72, 160

72, 880

73, 600
BALL.] COOSA RIVER AND TRIBUTAEIES.

Rating table for Coosa River at Riverside for 1899.

69

Gage 

height.

Feet.

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.9

4.0

4.1

, 4.2

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.6

4.7

4.8

4.9

5.0

5.1

Discharge.

Second-feet.

2,330

2,460

2,600

2,760

2,920

3,100

3,300

3,500

3,720

3,940

4,160

4,400

4,600

4,900

5,160

5,430

5,700

5, 970

6,250

6,530

6,810

7,100

7,400

7,700

8,010

8,330

8,650

8,970

9,290

9,620

9,950

10,300

10, 670

11,040

11,410

11, 780

12, 150

12, 520

12,890

13,260

13, 630

14, 000

14, 370

Gage 

height.

Feet.

5.2

5.3

5.4

5.5

5.6

5.7

5.8

5.9

6.0

6.1

6.2

6.3

6.4

6.5

6.6

6.7

6.8

6.9

7.0

7.1

7.2

7.3

7.4

7.5

7.6

7.7

7.8

7.9

8.0

8.1

8.2

8.3

8.4

8.5

8.6

8.7

8.8

8.9

9.0

9.1

9.2

9.3

9.4

Discharge.

Second-feet.

14, 740

15,110

15, 480

15, 850

16, 220

16, 590

16, 960

17, 330

17, 700

18, 070

18, 440

18, 810

19, 180

19, 550

19, 920

20, 290

20, 660

21, 030

21, 400

21,770

22, 140

22, 510

22, 880

23, 250

23, 620

23, 990

24, 360

24, 730

25, 100

25, 470

25, 840

26, 210

26, 580

26, 950

27, 320

27, 690

28, 060

28, 430

28, 800

29, 170

29, 540

29, 910

30, 280

Gage 

height.

Feet.

9.5

9.6

9.7

9.8

9.9

10.0

10.1

10.2

10.3

10.4

10.5

10.6

10.7

10.8

10.9

11.0

11.1

11.2

11.3

11.4

11.5

11.6

11.7

11.8

11.9

12.0

12.1

12.2

Jt) 9

12.4

12.5

12.6

12.7

12.8

12.9

13.0

13.1

13.2

13.3

13.4

13.5

13.6

13.7

Discharge.

Second-feet.

30, 650

31,020 '

31, 390

31, 760

32, 130

32, 500

32, 870

33, 240

33, 610

33, 980

34, 350

^34,720

35, 090

35, 460

35, 830

36, 200

36, 570

36, 940

37, 310

37, 680

38, 050

38, 420

38, 790

39, 160

39, 530

39, 900

40, 270

40, 640

41,010

41, 380

,41, 750

42, 120

42, 490

42, 860

43, 230

43, 600

43, 970

44, 340

44,710

45, 080

45, 450

45, 720

46, 190

Gage 

height.

Feet.

13.8

13.9

14.0

14.1

14.2

14.3

14.4

14.5

14.6

14.7

14.8

14.9

15.0

15.1

15.2

15.3

15.4

15.5

15.6

15.7

15.8

15.9

16.0

16.1

16.2

16.3

16.4

16.5

16.6

16.7

16.8

16.9

17.0

17.1

17.2

17.3

17.4

17.5

17.6

17.7

17.8

17.9

18.0

Discharge.

Second-feet.

46, 560

46, 930

47, 300

47, 670

48, 040

48, 410

48, 780

49, 150

49, 520

49,890

50, 260

50, 630

51, 000

51, 370

51,-740

52, 110

52, 480

52, 850

53, 220

53, 590

53, 960

54, 330

54, 700

55, 070

55, 440

55, 810

56, 280

56, 650

57, 020

57, 390

57, 760

58, 130

58, 400

58, 770

59, 140

59, 510

59, 880

60, 250

60, 620

60, 990

61, 360

61, 730

62,100
TO WATEB POWEBS OF ALABAMA.

Rating table for Coosa River at Riverside for 1900 and 1901.

[NO. 107.

Gage 

height.

Feet.

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2

0 

. o

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.9

4.0

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.6

4.7

4.8

4.9

5.0

5.1

5.2

5.3

5.4

5.5

Discharge.

Second-feet.

2,460

2,610

2,760

2,930

3,100

3,300

3,500

3,720

3,940

4,170

4,400

4,650

4,900

5,165

5, 430

5,700

5,970

6,250

6,530

6,845

7,100

7,400

7,700

8,015

8,330

8,650

8,970

9,295

9,620

9,960

10, 300

10, 650

11,000

11, 350

11, 700

12, 050

12, 400

12, 750

13, 100

13, 450

13, 800

14, 150

14, 500

14, 850

15, 200

15, 550

Gage 

height.

Feet.

5.6

5.7

5.8

5.9

6.0

6.1

6.2

6.3

6.4

6.5

6.6

6.7

6.8

6.9

7.0

7.1

7.2

7.3

7.4

7.5

7.6

7.7

7.8

7.9

8.0

8.1

8.2

8.3

8.4

8.5

8.6

8.7

8.8

8.9

9.0

9.1

9.2

9.3

9.4

9.5

9.6

9.7

9.8

9.9

10.0

10.1

Discharge.

Second-feet.

15,900

16,250

16, 600

16, 950

17,300

17, 680

18, 060

18, 440

18, 820

19, 200

19, 580

19, 960

20,340

20, 720

21, 100

21, 500

21,900

22, 300

22, 700

23, 100

23, 500

23, 900

24, 300

24,700

25,100

25, 500

25, 900

26, 300

26, 700

27, 100

27, 500

27, 900

28, 300

28, 700

29, 100

29, 500

29, 900

30, 300

30, 700

31, 100

31, 500

31, 900

32, 300

32, 700

33, 100

33, 500

Gage 

height.

Feet.

10.2

10.3

10.4

10.5

10.6

10.7

10.8

10.9

11.0

11.1

11.2

11.3

11.4

11.5

11.6

11.7

11.8

11.9

12.0

12.1

12. 2

12.3

12.4

12.5

12.6

12.7

12.8

12.9

13.0

13.1

13.2

13.3

13.4

13.5

13.6

13.7

13.8

13.9

14.0

14.1

14.2

14.3

14.4

' 14.5

14.6

14.7

Discharge.

Second-feet.

33, 900

34, 300

34, 700

35, 100

35, 500

35, 900

36, 300

36, 700

37, 100

37, 500

37, 900

38, 300

38, 700

39, 100

39, 500

39, 900

40, 300

40, 700

41, 100

41,500

41, 900

42, 300

42, 700

43, 100

43, 500

43, 900

44, 300

44, 700

45, 100

45, 500

45, 900

46, 300

46, 700

47, 100

47, 500

47, 900

48, 300

48, 700

49, 100

49, 500

49, 900

50, 300

50, 700

51, 100

51, 500

51, 900

Gage 

height.

Feet.

14.8

14.9

15.0

15.1

15.2

15.3

15.4

15.5

15.6

15.7

15.8

15.9

16.0

16.1

16.2

16.3

16.4

16.5

16.6

16.7

16.8

16.9

17.0

17.1

17.2

17.3

17.4

17.5

17.6

17.7

17.8

17.9

18.0

18.1

18.2

18.3

18.4

18.5

18.6

18.7

18.8

18.9

19.0

Discharge.

Second-feet.

52, 300

52, 700

53, 100

53, 500

53, 900

54, 300

54, 700

55, 100

55, 500

55,900

56,300

56, 700

57, 100

57, 500

57, 900

58, 300

58, 700

59, 100

59, 500

59,900

60, 300

60, 700

61, 100

61, 500

61,900

62, 300

62, 700

63, 100

63, 500

63, 900

64, 300

64, 700

65, 100

65, 500

65, 900

66, 300

66, 700

67, 100

67, 500

67, 900

68, 300

68, 700

69, 100
HALL.] COOSA RWEB AtfD TEIBUTAEIES.

Rating table for Coosa River at Riverside for 1902.

71

Gage 

height.

Feet.

1.0

. 1.2

1.4

1.6

1.8

2.0

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.8

3.0

3.2

3-4

3.6

3.8

Discharge.

Second-feet.

2,470

2,760

3,100

3,500

3,940

4,400

4,900

5,430

5,970

6,530

7,100

7,700

8,330

8,970

9,620

Gage 

height.

feet.

4.0

4.2

4.4

4.6

4.8

5.0

5.2

5.4

5.6

5.8

6.0

6.2

6.4

6.6

6.8

Discharge.

Second-feet.

10, 300

11,000

11,700

12, 400

13, 100

13, 800.

14, 500 '

15,200

15, 900

16, 600

17, 300

18, 060

18, 820

19, 580

20, 340

Gage 

height.

Feet.

7.0

7.2

7. 4

7.6

7.8

8.0

8.5

9.0

9.5

10.0

10.5

11.0

11.5

12.0

12.5

Discharge.

Second-feet.

21, 100

21, 900

22, 700

23,500

24, 300

25, 100

27, 100

29, 100

31, 100

33, 100

35, 100

37,100

39, 100

41,100

43, 100

Gage 

height.

Feet.

13.0

13.5

14.0

14.5

15.0

15.5

16.0

16.5

17.0

17.5

18.0

18.5

19.0

Discharge.

Second-feet.

45, 100

47,100

49, 100

51, 100

53, 100

55, 100

57, 100

59,100

61, 100

63, 100

65, 100

67,100

69,100
72 WATER POWEBS OP ALABAMA.

Rating table for Coosa River at Riverside for 1903.

[NO. 107.

Gage 

height.

Feet.

1.00

1.10

1.20

1.30

1.40

1.50

1.60

1.70

1.80

1.90

2.00

2.10

2.20

2.30

2.40

2.50

2.60

2.70

2.80

2.90

3.00

3.10

3.20

3.30

3.40

3.50

3.60

3.70

3.80

3.90

4.00

4.10

4.20

4.30

4.40

4.50

4.60

4.70

Discharge.

Second-feet.

2,620

2,800

2,990

3,180

3,380

3,590

3,810

'4, 040

4,270

4,510

4,750

5,010

5,290

5,580

5,870

6, 1,60

6,460

6,770

7,090

7,420

7,750

8,080

8,410

8,750

9,090

9,440

9,790

10, 140

10, 500

10, 870

11,240

11,610

11, 990

12, 370

12, 750

13, 130

13, 520

13, 910

Gage 

height.

Feet.

4.80

4.90

5.00

5.10

5.20

5.30

5.40

5.50

5.60

5.70

5.80

5.90

6.00

6.10

6.20

6.30

6.40

6.50

6.60

6.70

6.80

6.90

7.00

7.10

7.20

7.30

7.40

7.50

7.60

7.70

7.80

7.90

8.00

8.10

8.20

8.30

8.40

8.50

Discharge.

Second-feet.

14, 300

14, 690

15, 090

15, 490

15, 890

16, 290

16, 700

17, 110

17,520

17, 930

18,340

18, 760

19, 180

19, 600

20, 020

20, 440

20, 860

21, 280

21, 710

22, 140

22, 570

23, 000

23, 430

23, 860

24, 290

24, 720

25, 150

25, 580

26,010

26, 440

26, 870

27, 300

27, 730

28, 160

28, 590

29, 020

29, 450

29, 880

Gage 

height.

Feet.

8.60

8.70

8.80

8.90

9.00

9.10

9.20

9.30

9.40

9.50

9.60

9.70

9.80

9.90

10.00

10.10

10.20

10.30

10.40

10.50

10.60

10.70

10.80

10.90

11.00

11.10

11.20

11.30

11.40

11.50

11.60

.11.70

11.80

11.90

12.00

12. 10

12.20

12.30

Discharge.

Second-feet.

30, 310

30, 740

31, 170

31, 600

32, 030

32, 460

32, 890

33, 320

33, 750

34, 180

34, 610

35, 040

35, 470

35, 900

36, 330

36, 760

37, 190

37, 620

38, 050

38, 480

38,910

39, 340

39, 770

40, 200

40, 630

41, 060

41, 490

41,920

42, 350

42, 780

43, 210

43, 640

44, 070

44,500

44, 930

45, 360

45, 790

46, 220

Gage 

height.

Feet.

12.40

12.50

12.60

12.70

12.80

12.90

13.00

13.10

13.20

13.30

13.40

13.50

13.60

13.70

13.80

13.90

14.00

14.10

14.20

14. 30

14.40

14.50

14.60

14.70

14.80

14.90

15.00

15.10

15. 20

15.50

15.70

15.80

16.00

16.40

17.00

17.20

17.30

Discharge.

Second-feet.

46, 650

47, 080

47, 510

47, 940

48, 370

48, 800

49, 230

49, 660

50, 090

50, 520

50, 950

51, 380

51, 810

52, 240

52, 670

53, 100

53, 530

53, 960

54, 390

54, 820

55, 250

55, 680

56, 110

56, 540

56, 970

57, 400

57, 830

58, 260

58, 690

59, 980

60, 840

61, 270

62, 130

63,850

66, 430

67,290

67, 720
HALL.] COOSA fclVEB A1STD TRIBUTARIES.

Estimated monthly discharge of Coosa River at Riverside. 

[Drainage area, 6,850 square miles.]

Month.

1896. 

September 27 to 30 ............

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

1897. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1898.

February .--...-......--......

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

V

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

Discharge in second- feel.

Maximum.

1,400 

7,640 

15, 100 

12, 110

21, 707 

27, 086 

47, 624 

37, 355 

10, 786 

4,950 

23, 826 

6,300 

3,540 

3,660 

2,525 

13, 883

47, 624

35, 084 

16, 760 

15, 045 

36, 160 

9,560 

5,540 

9,900 

19, 161 

41, 920 

72, 160 

20, 19O 

9,900

72, 160

Minimum.

1,350 

1,450 

2,190

2,280

2,420 

1 - 4,520 

10, 460 

5,100 

4,270 

3,070 

3,070 

2,850 

1,440 

1,350 

1,570 

1,820

1,350

3,550 

3,655 

3,550 

8,260 

3,028 

2,320 

2,140 

3,970 

3,865 

3,760 

5,300 

5,070

2,140

Mean.

1,363 

2,218 

4,637 

4,125

8,434 

18, 658 

32, 481 

17, 698 

7,040 

3,915 

7,142 

3,870 

1,976 

1,819 

1,786 

6, 566

9,282

11,572 

5,763

5,852 

18, 133 

4,684 

3,281 

4,289 

8,758 

13, 927 

19, 936 

8,375 

7,376

9,329

Run-off.

Second-feet 

per sqiiare 

mile.

0.20 

.32 

.68 

.60

1.23 

2.72 

4.74 

2.58 

1.03 

.57' 

1.04 

.56 

.29 

.27 

.26 

.96

1.35

- 1.69 

.84 

.59 

2.65 

.68 

.48 

.63 

1.28 

2.03 

2.91 

1.22 

1.08

1.34

Depth in 

inches.

0.03 

.37

.75 

.69

1.42 

2.83 

*5.47 

2.87 

1.19 

.63 

1.20 

.64 

.32 

.31 

.29 

1.10

18.27

1.95 

.87 

.68 

2.95 

.78 

.54 

.72 

1.48 

2.26 

3.36 

1.36 

1.25

18.20
74 WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA. j>o. iov.

Estimated monthly discharge of Coosa River at Riverside Continued.

Month.

1899.

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

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

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

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

1900.

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

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

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

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

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

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

17, 330 

48, 410 

60, 880 

41, 010 

14, 000 

7,700 

14, 740 

10, 125 

6,530 

3,100 

7,100 

26, 025

60, 880

33, 100 

54, 300 

44, 500 

65, 500 

14, 850 

51, 500 

39, 500 

12, 750 

23, 100 

23, 100 

29, 900 

22, 300

65, 500

Minimum.

6,390 

17, 330 

14, 740 

11, 410 

4,900 

3,500 

2,760 

2, 600 

2,330 

2,330 

2,395 

2,920

2,330

4,280 

5,700 

13, 450 

11, 350 

5,970 

5,970 

5,565 

4,050 

2,760 

3,100 

3,720 

5,835

2, 760,

Mean.

10, 865 

30, 974 

38, 094 

24, 915 

7,742 

4,771 

5,318 

3,806 

3,555 

2,510 

3,086 

10, 631

12, 189

13, 344

23, 487 

26, 822 

29, 813 

8,198 

22, 216 

13, 610 

5,147 

6,483 

6,910 

7,673 

11, 773

14, 623

Run-off.

Second-feet 

per square 

mile.

1.54 

4.38 

5.39 

3.53 

1.10 

.68 

.75 

.54 

.50 

.36 

.44 

1.50

1.73

1.89 

3.32 

3.80 

4.22 

1.16 

3.14 

1.93 

.73 

.92 

.98 

1.09 

1.67.

2.07

Depth in 

inches.

1.78 

4.56 

6.21 

3.94 

1.27 

.75 

.86 

.62 

.56 

.41 

.49 

1.73

23.18

2.18 

3.45 

4.38 

4.71 

1.34 

3.51 

2.23 

.84 

1.03 

1.13 

1. 22 

1.93

27.95
HALL.] COOSA RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES.-

Estimated monthly discharge of Coosa River at Riverside Continued.

Month.

1901. 

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

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

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

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

July .........................

October ......................

November ....................

The year ...............

1902. 

January ......................

April .........................

Mav ............. ,-......-..

July ..........................

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

55, 900 

41,100 

56, 700 

51, 100 

40,700 

26, 100 

10, 300 

44,700 

23, 100 

10, 300 

4,650 

57, 100

57, 100

55,900 

51,500 

62, 300 

55,100 

8,330 

4,900 

6,670 

5,430 

10, 300 

10, 300 

9,950 

24,300

62, 300

Minimum.

8,970 

8,970 

7,400 

« 14, 500 

6,670 

6,810 

4, 900 

4,400 

5,700 

4,280 

3,830 

4,050

3,830

6,670 

12, 050 

14, 850 

8,330 

4,900 

3,830 

3,015 

2,760 

2,610 

2,760 

2,685 

5,430

2,610

Mean.

26, 089 

21,784 

20, 613 

30, 616 

16, 195 

12, 335 

6, 535 

20, 370 

9,977 

5,694 

4,016 

18, 885

16, 092

23, 804 

24, 839 

34, 762 

20, 872 

6,375 

4,247 

3,718 

3,577 

3,938 

4,576 

3,994 

12, 719

12, 285

Run-off.

Second-feet 

per square 

mile.

3.69 

3.08 

2.92 

4.33 

2.29 

1.75 

.93 

2.83 

1.41 

.81 

.57 

2.67

2.28

3.37 

3.52 

4.92 

2.95 

.90 

.60 

.53 

.51 

.56 

.65 

.57 

1.80

1.74

Depth in 

inches.

4.25 

3.21 

3.37 

4.83 

2.64 

1.95 

1.07 

3. -82 

1.57 

.93 

.64 

3.08

30.86

3.89 

3.67 

5.67 

3.29 

1.04 

.67 

.61 

.59 

.62 

.75 

.64 

2.08

23.52

a Should have been 13,100.
76 WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA.

Estimated monthly discharge of Coosa River at Riverside Continued.

Month.

1903. 

January ........-........___..

February .....................

April . ........................

May .........................

July .........................

August .......................

November ....................

The year ...............

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

2,170 

67, 500 

58, 470 

52, 450 

30, 740 

36, 540 

21,710 

14, 890 

4,880 

3,590 

4,510 

3,380

67, 500

Minimum.

6,610 

10, 680 

17, 930 

12, 370 

6,460 

6,460 

5,010 

3, 180 

2,800 

2,620 

2,800 

2,710

2,620

Mean.

12, 066 

43, 155 

40, 682 

28, 983 

11,294 

15, 654 

7,994 

5, 910 

3,211 

2,922 

3,334 

2,983

14, 849

Run-off.

Second-feet 

per square 

mile.

1.71 

6.11 

5.76 

4.10 

1.60 

2.22 

1.13 

.84 

.45 

.41 

.47 

.42

2.10

Depth in 

inches.

1.97 

6.36 

6.64 

4.57 

1.84 

2.48 

1.30 

.97 

.50 

.47 

.52 

.48

28.10

Net horsepower per foot of fall with a turbine efficiency of 80 per cent for the minimum 

monthly discharge of Coosa River at Riverside.

Month.

April ..........

July...........

September ..... 

October ........

November .....

Minimum 

discharge.

Sec.-feet. 

6,390

17, 330

14, 740

11,410

4,900

3,500

2,760

2,600

2,330 

2,330

2,395 

2,920

1899.

Minimum 

net horsepower 

per foot 

of fall.

581

1,575

1,340

1,037

445

318 '251

236

212

212

218 

265

Duration of minimum.

Days 

2

1

1

1

1

3

1

1

2

11

17 

2

Minimum 

discharge.

Sec.-feet. 

4,285

5,700

13, 450

11, 350

'5,970

5,970

5,565

4,050

2,760 

3,100

3,720 

5,83§

1900.

Minimum 

net horsepower 

per foet 

of fall.

390

518

1, 223

1,032

543

543

506

369

251

282

338 

530

Duration of minimum.

Days.

2

1

1

1

5

1

1

1

1

1

1 

2

Minimum 

discharge.

Sec.-feet. 

8,970

8,970

7,400

14, 500

6,687

6,810

4,900

4,400

5,700 

4,285

3,830 

4,050

1901.

Minimum 

net horsepower 

per foot 

of fall.

815

815

673

1,310

608

619

445

400

518 

390

348- 

368

Duration of minimum.

Days. 

1

1

2

2

1

2

3

1

1 

1

6 

1
HALL.] COOSA RIVEE AND TRIBUTARIES. 77

COOSA RIVER AT ROME, GA.

The measurements at Rome are made on the Oostanaula and Etowah 

just above their junction. Etowah River is measured at Second 

Avenue Bridge and the Oostanaula at Fifth Avenue Bridge in Rome, 

and the result added to give the flow of Coosa River. The gage 

height is taken from the United States Weather Bureau gage at Fifth 

Avenue Bridge, on the Oostanaula. There is practically no fall on 

Oostanaula River from Fifth Avenue Bridge to the junction, hence 

the gage is used as Coosa River gage and gives the fluctuations of 

Copsa River. This gage is a 4 by 6 inch timber, graduated to feet 

and tenths and fastened to the downstream left-hand corner of the first 

pier from the left bank. The zero of the gage is 575.79 feet above sea 

level. The United States Weather Bureau has maintained the station 

here for many years. It is now maintained only as a half-year station, 

from November 1 to April 30, inclusive, but W. M. Towers, the river 

observer, kindly reads the gage and furnishes the Survey with monthly 

reports of the daily gage heights for the entire year without charge. 

Mr. Towers has kept the records for many years and has predicted 

floods with great precision. The channel of the Etowah is straight, 

current swift and unobstructed, but the Oostanaula is rather sluggish 

and somewhat obstructed by piers. The banks are high, but liable to 

overflow in times of high water.

The following discharge measurements were made by M. R. Hall and

others:

Discharge measurements of Coosa River at Rome, Ga.

Date.

1896. 

September 29........

1 SQ7

May 7 ..............

October 5 ...........

1898.

May 11 .............

September 17 .......

October 11 ..........

October 22 ..........

l^nvf^TTi VIAT *^O

1899.

Do .............

May 19 .............

June 16 .............

August 4............

October 13 ..........

1900.

February 21. ........

May 19 .............

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

0.20

2.75

.15

1.90

2.60

5.05

4.10

Q on

3.80

3.60

2.75

2.40

1.45

.60

4.80

2.30

Discharge.

Second-feet. 

1,209

4,646

990

2,946

3,913

8,324

6,489

6,039

6,540

5,932

4,394

3,352

2,835

1,769

8,115

4 496

Date.

1900. 

September 13 ......

December 8 ........

1901.

June 22 ............

Or»trtVit*T* 1 ^

1902.

June 24... 1........

October 8 ..........

November 8. .......

1903.

July 1 .............

July 3 .............

July 18............

Gage 

height.

Ftet. 

0.90

3.73

3

Gf\

9.90

3.70

o 1 K

1.30

.80

1.10

q 70

1 0 KK

2 an

o 7n

2.85

.90

.75

Discharge.

Second-feet. 

1,992

6,066

16, 692

6,030

5 QQS

2,483

1,800

2,332

16, 146

OK nos

5,305

4,653

4,403

2,211

1,892
78 WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Coosa River at Rome, Oa.

[NO. 107.

Day.

1897. 

1. .............

0

8..............

4..............

5..............

6..............

9 ..............

10..............

11..............

12..............

13 ..............

14 ...'...........

15 .............. 

16 ..............

17..............

18 ..............

19 ..............

20 ..........

21 .............. 

22 ..............

24 ..............

25 ..............

26 .............. 

27 ............... 

28 ..............

29 .............. 

30 ..............

31 ..............

1898. 

1 ..............

2 ..............

3..............

4.............. 

5..............

6..............

7..............

8..............

9

10..............

11 ..............

12 ..............

13 ..............

14..............

15 ..............

16 ..............

17 ..............

18 ..............

19..............

20 ..............

21 ..............

22 ..............

23 ..............

24 ..............

25 .............

26..............

27..............

28..............

29..............

30.............. 

31..............

Jan.

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0 

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

9

g

6.2 

5.0

3.5

3 9

5.0

3.5

,8.7 

9.5

5 7

4.0

3

K

3.0 

2.5

0 K

2.5 

2.3

2.2

l.S

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.6

1 q

1.3

1 q

1.3

2.0

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.6

3 9

2.8

6.5

6.4

5.0

A ^

7.0

14.0

14.6

11.6

8.6

4.6 

3.9

Feb.

2.8

9 7

11.5

9 6

8.2 

5.2

5 |>

A q

5.0

4.4

4.5

7.4

8.7

7.2

5.5 

4.5

4.0

3.7

3

J

3.0

4.0 

3.9 

5.6

11.7

8.6

6.7

4.7

3

K

3

£

I) Q

2.6

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.3

1 q

1.3

1 2

1.2

1 2

1.2

1.2

1.2

-------

Mar.

3 q

3.2

v 3.1

3

0

3.5

IQ 7

18 9

i ^ d

13.5

12.0

n

c

18.6

23.8

00 A

21.4

19 7

18 9

17.7 

15.3 i Q 7

Y> 9

9 1

6.0

5.2

4.8

4.5 

4.2

4.0

1.2

1.2 

1.2

1.2

1 2

1.2

1.2

1.3 

1.6

3 7

7 o

5.8

3.7

3 0

9 X,

2.5

2.3

2 2

2.0

1 9

1.8

2.0

8.5 

11.4

Apr.

7.1

7.5

9 4

14.8 

18 9

17.0

14.7

12.1

9 6

7.2

6.2

5.8

5.0

6.0 

' 7.4

7.0

5.0

A ^

4.0

3.8 

3.7 

^ ^

3.5

q e

3.5 

3.4 

3.4

3.4

0 0

9 0

6.1

3.6 

9 9

i ± K

10 9

7.0

4.1

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.5

3

K

3 A

3 0

o n

3 A

3.6

3.6

3 9

q ft

7.2

8.2

6.0

4.6

4.0

3 7

3.2

May.

4.1

4.0

3.5

3 q

3.0 

3.0

q A

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

3.0

3 d

4.0

5.0 

4.0

3.3

2.6

2.4:

2.4

2 q

2.2 

2.1 

2 0

2.0 

1 9

1.9

2.8

2.3 

2 2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1 9

1.8

1.8 

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4 

1.4

June.

1.8

 2.3

2.0

3

A

2.4 

2.0

2 0

2.0

2.0

1 9

1.9

1 9

1.7

1.7 

2.0

2.8

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.6 

1.5 

1.5

1.4

i q

1.2 

1.2 

1.0

1.1 

2.0

3.4

1.4 

1.3

1.3

i q

1.3

i q

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.8 

1.8

1.7

1.8

1.8

2.2

3.6

3 9

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.4

July.

1.7

1 9

1.0

y

2.0 

1 9

1 9

3 A

1.9

2.5

2.8

1.6

1.3 

1.0

5.2

4.2

4.8

8.8

12.8 

7.3

3.9

2.6 

3.8

3

A

2.4 

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0 

1.0

1.3

2 0

2.8

3

0

1.7

2.8

2.0

1.8

1.6

3 7

3.7

2 2

1 9

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.3

3.7

3.8

2 9

3 7

4.2

4.1 

4.2

Aug.

0

0

.7

1.2

1.0

.8 

.8

1 Q

2.0

2.0

2.4

1.8

-i q

.8

.6 

.6

2,1

3.2

1.3 

1.5

1 P»

1.5

1.1

.8 

.5

.4

.5

4.8

4.4

3

0

4.4 

8.0

5.6

4.4

3.4

3.0

9 9

3.4

3

fl

2.5

2 0

2 2

0 O

2.8

3 9

2.2

2 2

1 9

2.7

4.0

4.4

3.4

2.0 

2.3

Sept.

1.0

.5

.3

.4 

.3

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0 

.0

.0

.1

.2

.2 

.2 

2

.2

.3 

.4

.4 

.4

2.0

7.8

21.7

24.3

17.6

9 7

5.0

5.4

4.6

3.8

3.2 3 A

2 9

2.7

2.3

2 2

2.3

2.6

4.1

3.1

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.1

Oct.

0.0

.0

.0

.1

.1 

.1

.1

.1

1.1

].6

1.3

1.0

.7

.6

.6

1.5 

1.3 

1.0

.8

.8

.7 

.7 

.7

.6 

.5

.5

2.0

2.0

2 0

4.9 

22.0

23.8

19 0

18.4

16.6

14.0

5.6

4.2

3.7 

3.5

3.2

3

-1

6.5

9.0

6.0

3 9

4.0

8 9

3.5

3.3

3

1

3.0

2.8

2.6 

2.4

Nov.

0.5

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6 

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6 

.5

.5

.5

.5 

.5 

9

1.1

2.2

2.2

2.2 

2.0

2.2

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.3 

2.3

2.9

2 9

4.0

5.0

A F;

5.0

4.0

5.0

7.0

4.7

3.9

4.5

4.3

4.3

3.9

Dec.

1.1

1.0

1.2

2.3

3.2 

3.7

3.2

2.2

1.9

3.7

1.5

1.4

1.3

2.2

4.0 

3.5

2.5

2.2

1.8

1.7

3.2 

4.1

5.8

5.3

3.7

2.8 

3.0 

2.8

2.3 

2.0

2.0

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.8 

4.3

5.0

4.3

' 4.0

3.7

3.4

- 3.3

3.2

3.0 

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.9

3.2

3.6

3.0

2.9

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.4 

2.4
HALL.] COOSA EIVER AND TRIBUTAEIES.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Coosa River at Rome, Ga. Continued.

79

Day.

1899. 

1.. ............

2..............

3.............. 

4..............

5..............

6..............

7..............

8..............

9..............

10... ..........

11..............

12..............

13 ..............

14..............

15..............

16..............

17 ..............

18..............

1Q

20..............

21 ..............

22..............

23..............

24..............

25..............

26..............

27..............

28 ..............

29 ..............

30..............

31..............

1900. 

1..............

2..............

3..............

4..............

5..............

6..............

8..............

9..............

10..............

11..............

12..............

13..............

14..............

15..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19..............

20..............

21..............

22..............

23..............

24.............. 26!!!!"!"""!

27 ..............

28 ..............

29 ..............

30 ..............

31..............

Jan.

3.4

3.0

2.7

2.6

2.6

3.6

5.9

5.9

4.9

4 0

4 5

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.6

4.0

4.0

3.7

3.3

3 9

3.1

3.5

3.8

3.8

3.3

3.0

3.0

2.9

4.4

2.0

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

2.0

7.0

9 0

7.2

5.5

3.5

3.0

2.9

5.0

11.3

10.6

8.5

5.8

4.0

3.4 

3.1

2.8

2.6

2 4

2.1

2.0

Feb.

6 9

7.8

6.0 

9 2

15.3

18.2

27.8

24.0

1Q ft

16.5

7.0

5.0

5.0

5.5

8.9

9.5

8.5

7.7

6.8

6 9

7.3

6.6

5.8

5.5

19.1

93 4

2.0

1.8

1.6

2.0

3 ft

3.8

2.8

2.4

4.0

6 9

7.0

6.4

27.2

25.3

18.0

10.7

5.0

4.0

4.1

6.8

7.6

6.0

5.8 

5.2

4.6

4.0

Mar.

19.7

15.0

8.6 

6.6

7.8

9.0

8.0

6.8

5.7

5.4

5.2

4 9

4.5

6.0

16.6

25.8

9d Q

24.6

23.0

18.0

10.5

7.7

6.8

8.8

9.3

10.2

4.2

5.8

5.6

4.4

4.1

3.8

5.0

8.2

1 ^ ft

-|q A

in °.

7.5

5.5

4.8

4.2

5.3

5.6

4.5

5.2

15.9

17.5

14.6

7 2

8.8

12.1

8 9

K Q

5.7

5.3

Apr.

iq 9

7.9 

7 2

9.5

8.2

8.2

15.0

13.4

11.2

9.5

7.0

6.4

5.9

5.6

5.4

5.2

4.8

4.7

4.6

4.3

4.1

4.0

5.4

7.4

9.1

6.7

5.5

4.8

4.2

4.4

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.6

3

K

6.0

11.0

7.4

5.5

4.5

5.6

6.2

11.0

11.1

11.4

13.6

12 7

8.6

8.5 

6.5

5

0

4.8

4.3

6.0

May

4.0

q 7

3.7 

3.5

3.5

3.5

3 7

3.7

3.6

3.5

q q

3

-1

3 1

^ n

Q n

2 9

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.0

3.3

6 9

4.8

4.0

4.0

3

O

3 1

3.6

°. d

3 ft

3 A

3 A

3

ft

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

3.0

2.6

2 5

2.3

2 9

3.2 

2.7

2.6

2

K

3

ft

June.

3 A

2.6

2.6 

2 0

2.0

2 0

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.8

i s

2 2

3.8

4.0

3

K

2.5

2.0

2.0

2 A

1.8

2 2

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

2.1

1 9

1.9

1.8

2.4

2.5

2

0

4.2

4 2

4.2

4.8

13.0

8.0

6 Q

5.0

5.2

5.3

4 2

3.8

4.8

6.0

6.5

7.2

4.2

3.6

5.5

14 2

18.2

 IKK

15.6

14 2

10.0

July.

1.7

1.5

1.0

2.0

1 9

1 9

3.0

2.1

1 9

2

K

2.8

2.0

1.6

1 Q

1.8

5.2

4 2

4.8

8.8

12.8

7 9

4.8

3.9

2.6

2.6

3.8

3.0

2.4

1.4

1.2

10.5

8.0

8 ft

7.0

K K

4 2

3.8

3.8

4.0

4 9

3

0

3.4

3.8

3.4

3.4

3

0

3 1

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.5

2 4

2.4

2.4

3.6

2.8

6.2

6.8

6.2

4.5

4.0

Aug.

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.1

1 Q

1.6

1.4

Ivl

.9

.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.0

2.5

3 4

3.2

3 A

2.8

2.5

9 2

2.0

2.0

1 ft

1 0

1.8

1.7

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.8

2.2

2.0

1.6

1.6

1.6

I

Q

2.4

2 A

1 ft

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

Sept.

3.4

2.0

1.6 

1.4

1 °.

1.3

1.0

1.0

1.0

2 9

o q

1.5

1.0

9

.8

.6

.6

.6

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.5

.4

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.7

1 f\

1.5

1.4

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.8

6.5

11.1

7.0

3.2

2.3

2.0

1.8

1 Q

1.6

1.5 

1.5

1.4

1.4

1 Q

1.3

Oct.

.3

q

.5

.8

.6

1.0

9

.6

.6,

.6

.6

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.8

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

9

g

9

3

0

5 9

2.6

2.0

1.8

2.5

3.2

3 ft

2 ft

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.5 

1.5

1.4

2 2

2.1

Nov.

.7

.5 

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

1.0

2.1

1.5

2.5

3.0

2.2

1.9

1.4

2.1

2.2

2 ft

2.3

2

0

2

-i

2.1

2.0

1 9

1.8

1 ft

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.8

2 1

2.0

5.0 

11.0

U K

8.6

7.0

4.0

Dec.

1.1

1.1

1.5

1 °.

1.1

1.0

.8

:8

.8

.8

2.8

5.0

3 9

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.3

1.6

2.0

2 0

1.8

7.2

7.5

5.0

3.5

3.0

3.0

3.4

2.0

3 9

2.8

2.6

3.5

7.4

6.8

5.2

3.8

3.6

3.2

2

0

2

C

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.8

6.7

8.0

7.0

6.6

6.6 

5.6

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.5

5.6
80 WATEE POWEES OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Coosa River at Rome, Ga. Continued.

Day.

1901. 

1. .............

2..............

3..............

4..............

5..............

6..............

7 .............. 

8 ..............

9.............. 

10 ..............

11..............

12 ............

13 .............

14 ..........

15 .......... ,

16 ..........

17..............

18..............

19 ..........

20 ...........

21 ......

22 ..........

23..............

24...... .

25 ......

26 ...........

27 ......

28 .............. 

29..........

30.............

31 ..............

1902.

2

3 . ......

4

5

6..........

7

8 ......

9..........

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18 19 " 

20" ..

21 

22

23

24

25

26 27 ..............

28

29 ^.. ............

31

Jan.

7.4

5.2

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.5

3.0

8.8

23.6

27.0

21.4

19.8

17.4

8.9

5.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.8

6.6

5.4

5.2 

5.0

6.3

28.00

24.60

21.90

17.60

6.60

5.60

4.60

4.20

4.00

3.90

3.60

3.50

3.40

3.20

3.00

2.80

2.70

2.70 

3.00

3.60 

4.20

6.00

4.00

3.90

3.60 

3.60

4.20

6.50 

5.80

5.40

Feb.

6.4

5.8

6.5

16.8

18.5

13.8

9.5 

6.5

9.6 

12.5

7.6

6.5

6.6

6.0

4.8

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.8

3.7

3.6

Q K

3.2

3.0

11.80

22.00

24.00

20.00

15.60

9.80

6.30

5.70

5.00

4.60

4.40

4.00

3.90

3.80

3.80

4.00

4.50

4.70 

4.50

4.00 

5.00

5.60

5.30

5.00

5.60 

5.50

22.70

.......

Mar.

3.0

3.0 i ft

3.0

8 A

3.0

3.0

3

n

2.8 

5.5

7.8

8.0

6.7

4.8

4.0

3.6

3

O

3.0

3 ft

0 A

3 A

3.0

3.0

3.6

22.0

24.5 

21 3

in 9

16.1

27.60

24. 10

19.20

WiOO

8.70

7.20

6.60

6.00

5.60

5.00

7 flO,

11.60 

8.60 

6.20

5.60 

5.10 K no

4.70

4.60

5.00

20.60

26.80

Apr.

8.8

8.6

13 fl

13.0

7 9

6.4 

5.6

6.2 

4.5

4.3

4 >

4.3

10.4

10.1

7.7

5.8

5.2

9 0

17.2

16.5

14.6

12.7

5.6

4.8

4.4

4.1

14.80

7.20

5.70

6.20

7.70

5.60

4.70

4 50

4.30

4 50

5.70 

5.00 

4 00

3.90

3 7ft

3.30

3.20

3 nrt

3.00 

2.90

May.

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.8

8.6

3.5

3.5 

8.4

8.3 

3.1

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2,5

3.0

10.0

23.6

21.8

18 9

ie!5 11.1

6.5 

4 9

4.7

5.4

2.90

2.90

3.70

3.20

2.90

2.80

2 60

2.60

2.50

2.40

2.30

2.30

2.50

2.30 

2.30

2.40 

2.30

2.10

2.00

2.00 

2.00

1.80

1.80 

1.80

1.80

June.

10.6

7.6

5.6

6.4

5.0

4.0

7.0 

7.6

6.4 

4.3

4.0

3.8

3.8

4.0

4 ^

6 9

6.0

5.0

4.8

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

2.7

2.7

3.2

3.0

3

£

3.6

1.80

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

9 ftft

1.90

1.80

1.70

1.70

, 1.60

1 60

1.50 

1.50 

1.90

1.60 

1.80

i frft

1 30

1.30

1.20

1.10

1.00 

1.00

July.

3.6

3.0

3.0

2.6

6.2 

4.8

3.3 

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.0

1 9

1.7

5.6

3.0

3.0

2.4

2.4-

2.0

2.0

1 9

1.7

2.8 

1 9

1 9

1.6

1.00

1.00

1.10

1.00

.90

90

1.00

.90

.90

.90

1.40

1.50

1.80

1.40

1.40

1.20 

1.00

.90 

.80

80

.70

.60

.50 

.50

.70 

2.00

1.60

Aug.

1.8

1 S

1 8

1.6

1.6

2.6

5.3 

6 9

3.0 

2.6

2

K

3.4

3.0

2

d

4.5

7,2

10.5

9.8

10.8

12.5

10.8

14 <^

00 .1

1C q

13.1

6.6

8.8 

7.6

6.2

5.6

1.20

1.00

.80

.80

1.50

1.20

1.20

60

sft

.30

60

80

.60

.50 

.40 

1 00

1.30 

1.00

Qft

.70

.50

.50 

.60

1.20

1.70 

1.00

1.00

Sept.

6.4

5.8

3.7

3.4

3.0

2.9

2.6 

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

2.0

3.0

2.4

6.0

11.2

11.1

7.0

3 9

3.7

3.3

2,8

2.6

2.5

2.0 

2.0

2.6

1.00

.80

1.20

1.00

1.20

1.00

.80

.60

90

1.00

.90

.70

.60

2.50

1.90

.70

.40 

.40

1.00 

.80

.60

.30

2.20

4.00 

3.30

2.00

2.00 

1.80

Oct.

2.6

2.6

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.2

2.0 

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.8

2.0

3.2

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.50

1.00

2.00

1.40

.90

.80

.70

2.30

2.20

2.20

2.00

1.80

1.60

1.50

1.30 

1.10 

.90

.80 

.70

.60

.50

.40

.30 

.20

.40

.40 

.30

.30

Nov.

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2 

1.1

1.1 

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.6

1.2

1.4

1.4

1 °.

1.3

1.3

1.3 

1.3

1.3

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.40

2.00

1.60

1.00

.80

.80

.70

.60

.60

.60

.60

.60

.90 

1.50 

1 30

1.10 

1.10

1.00

.90

1.60

3.10 

4.80

3.80

2.40 

2.20

Dec.

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.5

2.0

1.8

1.8 

1.8

1.8 

1.8

2.6

2.6

2.1

2.2

16.4

17.6

14.7

14.0

13.0

5.6

3.0

2-.0

2.0

3.6

4.0

3.7

5.7

6.0 

21.5

29.8

32.6

U90

2.00

6.20

6.80

5.80

5.00

4.00

2.70

2.50

1.90

1.60

1.40

1.20

1.20

1.10

2.40

4.30

4.50 

3.80 

3.00

4.90 

5.80

6.80

5.20

3.80

3.00 

2.60

2.20

2.20 

2.60

4.00
HALL.] COOSA EIVEE AND TEIBUTAEIES.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Coosa River at Rome, Ga. Continued.

81

Day.

1903 

1. .............

2..............

3..............

4..............

5..............

6..............

7..............

8..............

9..............

10..............

11..............

12..............

13..............

14..............

15..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19..............

20..............

21 ..............

22..............

23..............

24..............

25..............

26..............

27..............

28..............

29..............

30. ...... ........

31..............

Jan.

3.0

3.9

3.9

5.0

4.3

4.0

3.7

3.0

2.8

2.4

3.0

5.0

5.0

4.8

3.9

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

3.2

4.2

3.8

Feb.

2.8

2.8

4.2

8.4

13.2

13.4

9 7

18.7

21.6

16.5

15.1

21.8

19.6

14.5

11.1

8.7

24.7

28.7

25.5

21.0

15.2

7.1

5.8

5.1

4.8

4.5

4.0

.......

Mar.

28.6

27.1

24.0

15.4

9 9

7.7

6.6

10.5

11.6

16.0

14.0

10.1

9 4

7.8

6.8

6.3

5.7

5.3

11.0

11.6

16.9

22.6

16.0

9.7

6 9

7.8

22.5

27.6

Apr.

24 9

22.0

19 5

14.6

8.0

7.0

6.4

7.7

8.4

6.7

6.3

5.6

14.3

1O A

9.5

7.4

6.2

5.3

5.7

5.8

5.5

4.9

4.7

4.4

4.9

4.7

4.0

3.9

3.7

May.

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.5

3.4

3,3

3.3

3.0

3.0

3.1

3.3

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.1

9 n

2.0

2.4

6.7

June.

6.0

7.7

9 0

7.5

11.7

17.1

11.7

6 9

5.3

4.4

6.0

4.6

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.4

3.0

2.4

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.4

6.8 

6.8

4.0

July.

3 A

3.2

2 9

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.9

5.9

11.1

6.7

3.7

3.5

3.3

2.9

2.5

3.0

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.1

2.0

1.8

2.3

2.6

Aug.

2.8

2.6

3 A

3

0

3.2

6.2

4.6

3.6

3.4

3 A

2.6

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.6

4.3

3.2

2.8

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.8 1.6"

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

Sept.

1.0

.9

9

9

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

1.7

2.0

1.5

1.2

.9

.8

.7

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

- .4

.4

Oct.

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.5

1.4

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

.9

.8

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.7

Nov.

.7

.7

.8

1.5

1.5

2.0

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.5

1.4

1,3

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

Dec.

.9

.9

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

1.3

1.3

3.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

IKK 107 04-
82 WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107. 

Rating table for Coosa River at Rome, Oa., for 1897 and 1898.

Gage 

height.

Feet.

-0.15

.0

.1

.2

.3

.4

.5

.6

.7

.8

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

Discharge.

Second-feet.

990

1,070

1,140

1,210

1,280

1,360

1,440

1,520

1,610

1,700

1,800

1,900

2,000

2,110

2,220

2,330

2,450

2,570

2,690

2,810

2,930

3,060

3,190

3,320

3,460

3,610

Gage 

height.

Feet.

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

. 3.6

3.7

3.8

3.9

4.0

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.6

4.7

4.8

4.9

5.0

Discharge.

Second-feet.

3,760

3,910

4,060

4,220

4,380

4,540

4,700

4,860

5,020

5,180

5,340

5,520

5,715

5, 910

6,105

6,300

6,495

6,690

6,885

7,080

7,275

7,470

7,665

7,860

8,055

8,250

Gage 

height.

Feet.

5.1

5.2

5.3

5.4

5.5

5.6

5.7

5.8

5.9

6.0

6.1

6.2

6.3

6.4

6.5

6.6

6.7

6.8

6.9

7.0

7.1

7.2

7.3

7.4

7.5

7.6

Discharge.

Second-feet.

8,445

8,640

8,835

9,030

9,225

9,420

9,615

9,810

10, 005

10,200

10, 395

10, 590

10, 785

10, 980

11, 175

11,370

11,565

11, 760

11, 955

12, 150

12, 345

12, 540

12, 735

12, 930

13, 125

13, 320

Gage 

height.

Feet.

7.7

7-8

7.9

8.0

8.1

8.2

8.3

8.4

8.5 '

8.6

8.7

8.8

8.9

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

15.0

16.0

17.0

18.0

20.0

22.0

24.0

Discharge.

Second-feet.

13, 515

13, 710

13, 905

14, 100

14, 2r5

14, 490

14, 685

14, 880

15, 075

15, 270

15, 465

15, 660

15, 855

16, 050

18,000

19, 950

21, 900

23, 850

25, 800

27, 750

29, 700

31, 650

33, 600

37, 500

41, 400

45, 300
HALL.] COOSA RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES.

Rating table for Coosa River at Rome, Ga., for 1899.

83

Gage 

height.

Feet.

1.0 '

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7'

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.9

4.0

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.6

4.7

4.8

4.9

Discharge.

Second-feet.

2,030

2,124

2,218

2,312

2,406

2,500

2,620

2,740

2,860

2,980

3,100

3,260

3,420

3,580

3,740

3,900

4,060

4,220

4,380

4,540

4,700

4,900

5,100

5, 300

5,500

5,700

5, 900

6,100

6,300

6,500

6,700

6,901

7,102

7,303

7,504

7,705

7,906

8,107

8,308

8,509

Gage 

height.

Feet.

5.0

5.1

5.2

5.3

5.4

5.5

5.6

5.7

5.8

5.9

6.0

6.1

6.2

6.3

6.4

6.5

6.6

6.7

6.8

6.9

7.0

7.1

7.2

7.3

7.4

7.5

7.6

7.7

7.8

7.9

8.0

8.1

8.2

9.0

9.1

9/2

9.3

Discharge.

Second-feet.

8,710

8,911

9,112

9,313

9,514

9,715

9,916

10, 117

10, 318

10, 519

10, 720

10, 921

11, 122

11, 323

11, 524

11, 725

11,926

12, 127

12, 328

12, 529

12, 730

12, 931

13, 132

13, 333

13, 534

13, 735

13, 936

14, 137

14, 338

14, 539

14, 740

14, 941

15, 142

16, 750

16, 951

17, 152

17,353

9. 4 17, 554

9. 5 17, 755

9. 6 17, 956

Gage 

height.

Feet.

9.7

9.8

9.9

10.0

10.1

10.2

10.3

10.4

10.5

10.6

10.7

10.8

10.9

11.0

11.1

11.2

11.3

11.4

11.5

11.6

11.7

11.8

11.9

12.0

12.1

12.2

12.3

12.4

12.5

12.6

12.7

12.8

12.9

13.0

13.1

13.2

13.3

13.4

13.5

13.6

Discharge.

Second-feet.

18, 157

18,358

18, 559

18, 760

18, 961

19, 162

19, 363

19, 564

19, 765

19, 966

20, 167

20, 368

20, 569

20, 770

20, 971

21, 172

21, 373

21, 574

21, 775

21, 976

22, 177

22, 378

22, 579

22, 780

22, 981

23, 182

23, 383

23, 584

23, 785

23, 986

24,187 '

24, 388

24, 589

24, 790

24, 991

25,192

25, 393

25, 594

25, 795

25, 996

Gage 

height.

Feet.

13.7

13.8

13.9

14.0

14.1

14.2

14.3

14.4

14.5

14.6

14.7

14.8

14.9

15.0

15.1

15.2

15.3

15.4

15.5

15.6

15.7

15.8

15.9

16.0

16.1

16.2

16.3

16.4

16.5

16.6

16.7

16.8

10.9

17.0

17.1

17.2

17.3

17.4

17.5

17.6

Discharge.

Second-feet.

26, 197

26, 398

26, 599

26, 800

27, 001

27, 202

27, 403

27, 604

27, 805

28, 006

28, 207

28, 408

28, 609

28, 810

29,011

29, 212

29, 413

29, 614

29, 815

30, 016

30, 217

30, 418

30, 619.

30, 820

31, 021

31, 222

31, 423

31, 624

31,825

32, 026

32, 227

32, 428

32, 629

32, 830

33, 031

33, 232

33, 433

33, 634

33, 835

34, 036
84 WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107. 

Rating table for Coosa River at Rome, Ga., for 1899 Continued.

Gage 

height.

Feet.

17.7

17.8

17.9

18.0

18.1

18.2

18.3

18.4

18.5

18.6

18.7

18.8

18.9

19.0

19.1

19.2

19.3

19.4

19.5

19.6

19.7

19.8

19.9

20.0

20.1

20.2

20.3

20.4

20.5

20.6

20.7

Discharge.

Second-feet.

34, 237

34, 438

34, 639

34, 840

35, 041

35, 242

35, 443

35, 644

35, 845

36, 046

36, 247

36, 448

36, 649

36, 850

37, 051

37, 252

37, 453

37, 654

37, 855

38, 056

38, 257

38, 458

38, 659

38, 860

39, 061

39, 262

39, 463

39, 664

39, 865

40, 066

40, 267

Gage 

height.

Feet.

20.8

20.9

21.0

21.1

21.2

21.3

21.4

21.5

21.6

21.7

21.8

21.9

22.0

22.1

22.2

22.3

22.4

22.5

22.6

22.7

22.8

22.9

23.0

23.1

23.2

23.3

23.4

23.5

23.6

23.7

23.8

Discharge.

Second-feet.

40, 468

40, 669

40, 870

41, 071

41, 272

41,473

41, 674

41,875

42, 076

42, 277

42, 478

42, 679

42, 880

43, 081

43, 282

43, 483

43, 684

43, 885

44, 086

44, 287

44, 488

44, 689

44,890

45, 091

45, 292

45, 493

45, 694

45, 895

46, 096

46, 297

46, 498

Gage 

height.

Feet.

23.9

24.0

24.1

24.2

24.3

24.4

24.5

24.6

24.7

24.8

24.9

25.0

25.1

25.2

25.3

25.4

25.5

25.6

25.7

25.8

25.9

26.0

26.1

26.2

26.3

26.4

26.5

26.6

26.7

26.8

26^9

Discharge.

Second-feet.

46, 699

46, 900

47, 101

47, 302

47, 503

47, 704

47, 905

48, 106

48, 307

48, 508

48, 709

48, 910

49, 111

49, 312

49,513

49, 714

49, 915

' 50,116

50, 317

50, 518

50, 719

50, 920

51, 121

51, 322

51,523

51, 724

51, 925

52, 126

52, 327

52, 528

52, 729

Gage 

height.

Feet.

27.0

27.1

27.2

27.3

27.4

27.5

27.6

27.7

27.8

27.9

28.0

28.1

28.2

28.3

28.4

28.5

28.6

28.7

28.8

28.9

29.0

29.1

29.2

29. 3

29.4

29.5

29.6

29.7

29.8

29.9

30.0

Discharge.

Second-feet.

52, 930

53, 131

53, 332

53, 533

53, 734

53, 935

54, 136

54, 337

54, 538

54, 739

54, 940

55, 141

55,342

55, 543

55, 744

55, 945

56, 146

56, 347

56, 548

56, 749

56, 950

57, 151

57, 352

57, 553

57, 754

57, 955

58, 156

58, 357

58, 558

58, 759

58, 960
HALL.] COOSA EIVEE AND TRIBDTAEIES.

Rating table for Coosa River at Rome, Ga., for 1900 and 1901.

85

Gage 

height.

Feet.

0.8

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

Discharge.

Second-feet.

1,930

2,020

2,110

2,230

2,350

2,475

2,600

2,725

Gage 

height.

Feet.

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

Discharge.

Second-feet.

2,850

2,985

3,120

3,260

3,400

3,550

3,700

3,850

Gage 

height.

Feet.

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

Discharge.

Second-feet.

4,000

4,150

4,300

4,450

4,600

4,750

4,900

5,065

Gage 

height.

Feet.

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

«3.6

Discharge.

Second-feet

5,230

5,405

5,580

5,755

5,930

a Above 3.6 feet gage height the rating for 1900-1901 is the same as for 1899. 

Eating table for Coosa River at Rome, Ga., for 1902,

Gage 

height.

Feet.

0.2

.4

.6

.8

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.8

2.0

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.8

3.0

3.2

3.4

3.6

3.8

4.0

Discharge.

Second-feet.

1,410

1,555

1,720

1,905

2,110

2,350

2,600

2,850

3,120

3,400

3,700

4,000

4,300

4,600

4,900

5,230

5,580

5,930

6,300

6,700

Gage 

height.

Feet.

4.2

4.4

4.6

4.8

5.0

5.2

5.4

5.6

5.8

6.0

6.2

6.4

6.6

6.8

7.0

7.2

7.4

7.6

7.8

8.0

Discharge.

Second-feet.

7,102

7,504

7,906

8,308

8,710

9,112

9,514

9,916

10, 318

10, 720

11, 122

11, 524

11, 926

12, 328

12, 730

13, 132

13, 534

13, 936

14, 338

14, 740

Gage 

height.

Feet.

8.2

8.4

8.6

8.8

9.0

9.2

9.4

9.6

9.8

10.0

10.5

11.0

11.5

12.0

12.5

13.0

13.5

14.0

14.5

15.0

Discharge.

Second-feet.

15, 142

15, 544

15, 946

16, 348

16, 750

17, 152

17, 554

17, 956

18, 358

18, 760

19, 765

20, 770

21, 775

22, 780

23, 785

24, 790

25, 795

26, 800

27, 805

28, 810

Gage 

height.

Feet.

15.5

16.0

17.0

18.0

19.0

20.0

21.0

22.0

23.0

24.0

25.0

26.0

27.0

28.0

29.0

30.0

31.0

32.0

33.0

34.0

Discharge.

Second-feet.

29, 815

30, 820

32, 830

34, 840

36, 850

38, 860

40, 870

'42,880

44, 890

46, 900

48, 910

50, 920

52, 930

54, 940

56, 950

58, 960

60, 970

62, 980

64', 990

67, 000
86 WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA.

Sating table for Coosa River at Rome, Ga., for 1903.

[NO. 107.

Gage 

height.

Feet.

0.20

.30

.40

.50

.60

.70

.80

.90

1.00

1.10

1.20

1.30

1.40

Discharge.

Second-feet.

1,280

1,390

1,510

1,630

1,750

1,880

2,010

2,140

2,270

2,400

2,530

2,660

2,790

Gage 

height.

Feet.

1.50

1.60

1.70

1.80

1.90

2.00

2.10

2.20

2.30

2.40

2.50

2.60

2.70

Discharge.

Second-feet.

2,920

3,060

3,200

3,340

3, 480

3,620

3,765

3,910

4,055

4,200

4,345

4,495

4,645

Gage 

height.

Feet.

2.80

2.90

3.00

3.10

3.20

3.30

3.40

3.50

3.60

3.70

3.80

3.90

4.00

Discharge.

Second-feet.

4,795

4,945

5,095

5,250

5,405

5,565

5,725

5,890

6,055

6,225

6,400

6,580

6,760

Gage 

height.

Feet.

4.10

4.20

4.30

4.40

4.50

4.60

4.70

4.80

4.90

oo.OO

Discharge.

Second-feet.

6,950

7,140

7,330

7,520

7,710

7,910

8,110

8,310

8,510

8,710

« Use 1902 table above 5 feet.

Estimated -monthly discharge of Coosa River at Rome, Ga. 

[Drainage area, 4,006 square miles.]

Month.

1897. 

January ......................

February -..---...-.-.-.......

March. .......................

June .......-.....-..--.-.....

July .........................

September ....................

The year ...............

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

17,025 

20, 925 

44,910 

35, 150 

8,250 

4,540 

23, 460 

4,860 

1,900 

2,570 

2,000 

9,810

44, 910

Mininium.

1,800 

4,220 

4,700 

4,860 

2,930 

1,900 

1.800 

1,360 

900 

1,010 

1,440 

1,900

900

Mean.

4,820 

10, 100 

22, 537 

12, 304 

4,421 

2,884 

5,184 

2,256 

1,106 

1,518 

1,626 

4,806

6,070

Run-off.

Second-feet 

per square 

mile.

1.20 

2.52 

5.63 

3.07 

1.10 

-.72 

1.30 

.56 

.28 

.38 

.41 

1.02

1.52

Depth in 

inches.

1.38 

2.62 

6.49 

3.43 

1.27 

.80 

1.50 

.64 

.31 

.44 

.46 

1.18

20.52
HALL.] COOSA EIVER AND TEIB0TAHIES. 87

Estimated monthly discharge of Coosa River at Rome, Ga. Continued.

Month.

1898.

March ........................

April. ........................

June .........................

September ....................

October .......................

November ....................

December ....................

The year ...............

* 1899. 

January ..-.-..--..---....-...

March. . ......................

May ....._..-......_ -...-....

June .........................

July .........................

September ....................

November ....................

December ....................

The year ...............

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

26, 970 

5,520 

20, 730 

32, 040 

4,220 

5,520 

6,690 

17, 805 

45, 885 

44, 910 

12, 150 

8,250

45, 885

10, 519 

54, 538 

57, 352 

28, 810 

6,700 

6,700 

24, 388 

3,900 

5,500 

2,030 

4, 700 

13, 735

57, 352

Minimum.

2,220 

2,110 

2,110 

4,540 

2,330 

2,110 

1,900 

2,930 

3,060 

3,060 

3,060 

3,610

1,900

4,060 

8,710 

7,705 

6,700 

3,100 

-2, 740 

1,950 

1,790 

1,550 

1,470 

1,470 

1,870

1,470

Mean.

7,272 

2,705 

4,384 

9,430 

2,778 

2,866 

3,670 

6,079 

12,114 

11, 830 

5,213 

4,996

6,111

6,092 

22,536 

26,*314 

13, 333 

4,783 

3,489 

5,499 

2,595 

2,219 

1,684 

2,009 

4,314

7,906

Run-off.

Second-feet 

per square 

mile.

1.82 

.68 

1.10 

2.36 

.69 

.72 

9.17 

1.52 

3.03 

2.96 

1.30 

1.25

2.22

1.52 

5.62 

6.57 

3.33 

1.19 

.87 

1.37 

.65 

.55 

.42 

.50 

1.08

1.97

Depth in 

inches.

2.10 

.71 

1.27 

2.63 

.79 

.80 

10.59 

1.75 

2.26 

3.41 

1.45 

1.44

29.20

1.75

5.85 

7.57 

3.72 

1.37 

.97 

1.58 

.75 

.61 

.48 

.56 

1.25

26.46
WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Coosa. River at Rome, Oa. Continued.

Month.

1900. 

January ......................

February .....................

April. . .......................

May .........................

July ...--....---.............

August .......................

October ......................

The year ...............

1901. 

January ......................

February .....................

April. ........................

May .........................

June .........................

July .........................

August -..---...---...........

September. ...................

October ......................

November ....................

December ....................

The year ...............

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

_ 21, 373 

53,332 

33, 835

25, 996 

11, 122 

35,242 

19, 765 

5,580 

20, 971 

10, 519 

21, 775 

14, 740

53, 332

52, 930 

35, 845 

52, 930 

36, 046 

51, 724 

19,966 

9,715 

45, 292 

21,172 

5,230 

2,850 

64, 186

64,186

Minimum.

2,725 

2,850 

6,300 

5,755 

3,850 

4,000 

4,000 

2,725 

1,930 

2,010 

2,600 

3,400

1,930

4,600 

4,900 

4,600 

6,901 

4,150 

4,450 

2,850 

2,850 

3,120 

2,350 

2,110 

2,475

2,110

Mean.

6,854 

14, 736 

14, 714 

12, 050 

5,129 

14, 154 

7,589 

3,488 

3,960 

3,408 

5,438 

7,096

8,218

15, 450 

12, 186 

13, 406 

15, 578 

12, 533 

8,316 

4,441 

13, 780 

6,389 

3,414 

2,316 

13, 428

10, 103

Kun-off.

Second-feet 

per square 

mile.

1.71

3.68 

3.67 

3.01 

1.28 

3.53 

1.89 

.87 

.99 

.85 

1.36 

1.77

2.05

3.86 

3.04 

3.34 

3.88 

3.12 

2.08 

1.10 

3.44 

1.59 

.85 

.58 

3.35

2.52

Depth in 

inches.

1.97 

3.83 

4.33 

3.36 

1.48 

3.94 

2.18 

1.00 

1.10 

.98 

1.52 

2.04

27.73

4.45 

3.17

3.85 

4.33 

3.60 

2.32 

1.27 

3.97 

1.77 

.98 

.65 

3.86

34.22
HALL.] COOSA RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES. 89

Estimated monthly discharge of Coosa River at Rome, Ga. Continued.

Month.

1902. 

January ......................

March. . ......................

April .........................

May. .........................

July...... ....................

1903.

February .....................

March. .......................

May .........................

June .........................

August .......................

September. . ..................

November ....................

December ....................

The year ...............

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

54, 940 

46, 900 

56, 749 

41, 473 

6,115 

3,400 

3,400 

2,985 

6,700 

3,850 

8,308 

12, 328

56, 749

8,710 

56, 347 

56, 146 

48, 709 

12,127 

33, 031 

20, 971 

11, 122 

3,620 

3,060 

3,620 

2,660

56, 347

Minimum.

4,450 

6,300 

7,102 

4,750 

3,120 

2,110 

1,635 

1,480 

1,480 

1,410 

1,410 

2,225

1,410

3,620 

4,795 

9,313 

6,225 

3,620 

3,910 

3,340 

2,530 

1,510 

1,280 

1,880 

1,750

1, 280

Mean.

11,816 

14, 812 

21, 944 

10, 015 

4,089 

2,836 

2,214 

1,998 

2,505 

2,346 

2,572 

5,885

6,920

5,442 

25, 376 

27, 111 

15, 788 

5,278 

9,594 

5,616 

4,472 

2,002 

2,002 

2,512 

1,985

8,932

Run-off.

Second-feet 

per square 

mile.

2.95 

3.70 

5.48 

2.50 

1.02 

.71 

.55 

.50 

.63 

.59 

.64 

1.47

1.73

1.36 

6.34 

6.78 

3.95 

1.32 

2.40 

1.40 

1.12 

.50 

.50 

.63 

.50

2.23

Depth in 

inches.

3.40 

3.85 

6.32 

2.79 

1.18 

.79 

.63 

.58 

.70 

.68 

.71 

1.69

23.32

1.57 

6.60 

7.82 

4.41 

1.52 

2.68 

1.61 

1.29 

.56 

.58 

.70 

.58

29.92
90

Net

WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107.

>ower per foot of fall with a turbine efficiency of 80 per cent for the minimum 

monthly discharge of Coosa River at Rome, Ga.

Month.

March .........

May ...........

June...... .....

Minimum 

discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

4,060

8,710

7,705

6,700

3,100

2,740

1,950

1,790

1,550

1,470

1,470

1,870

1899.

Minimum 

net horsepower 

per foot 

of fall.

369

792

700

609

282

249

177

163

141

134

170

Duration of minimum.

Days. 

'2

2

1

1

2

4

1

3

1

4

7

4

Minimum 

discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

2, 725

2,850

6,300

5,755

3, 850

4,000

4,000

2,725

1,930

2,010

2,600

3,400

1900.

Minimum 

net horsepower 

per foot 

of fall.

248

259

573

523

350

364

364

248

175

183

236

309

Duration of minimum.

Days. 

8

1

1

1

1

1

3

3

5

3

2

2

Minimum 

discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

4,600

4,900

4,600

6,901

4,150

4,450

2,850

2,850

3,120

2,350

2,110

2,475

1901.

Minimum 

net horsepower 

per foot 

of fall.

418

445

418

627

377

405

259

259

284

214

192

225

Duration of minimum.

Days. 

1

1

1

1

2

2

' 1

2

1

1

10

3

SURVEY OF COOSA RIVER.

Coosa River has its beginning at the junction of Etowah and Oostanaula rivers, at Rome, Ga., a short distance east of the Alabama line.

From Rome down to Greensport, Ala., a distance of about 180 miles 

by river, navigation has been carried on for many years. The total 

fall in this section is only about 55 feet, and is so well distributed that it 

has not been necessary to construct locks at any point, though improvements have been made by the United States Government in the way 

of deepening channels, blasting out reefs, building wing dams, etc.

This part of the river will therefore not be considered as having 

any water-power value.

Below Greensport, Ala., the river has a large amount of fall, and 

although it is proposed to make the whole distance navigable by the 

construction of locks, there are many fine water powers which can be 

developed in connection with the river improvements without interfering with navigation.

A complete survey has been made of this portion of the river by the 

United States engineers, and a system of locks planned.

The level notes herein presented are reproduced from that survey, 

and show the river profile and the location of the shoals.
HALL.] COO8A REVER AND TRIBUTARIES. 91

The total distance between Greensport and Wetu-mka, Ala., is 

miles, and the number of locks proposed is 31, varying in lift from 

5.83 feet to 15 feet. Of these, only three have been completed 

Nos. 1, 2, and 3. No. 4 is in process of construction.

 7 

R.2. R.1. R.1.E R.2. R.3. R.4. R.5. R.6. R.7. R.8.

FIG. 6. Map of Coosa River from Greensport to Wetumka.

The following table shows the lift or fall at each lock, the discharge 

of the river in second-feet for the minimum low stages of water in 189T 

and in 1900, and the equivalent net horsepower for the fall shown.
92 WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107.

The minimum low water is based on the exceptionally low stages of 

1896 and 1897, the lowest of which there is any record; the minimum 

for the year 1900 represents lowest water for average years.

In estimating the amount of horsepower that will be available it 

will be necessary to deduct the amount of water which will be necessary for lockage. This will depend upon the amount of traffic on the 

river, but will probably in no case amount to more than 10 per cent of 

the discharge.

At most of these locks and proposed locks, reservations have been 

made by the original owners of the river front of the privilege of 

utilizing for power the water not needed for lockage. By constructing a plant at the opposite end of the Government dam from the lock, 

the surplus water can be used for power without interfering with 

navigation.

Discharge and net horsepower at proposed locks on Coosa River at lowest water of 1897 and

1900.

[80 per cent of theoretical horsepower.]

Distance 

from Wetumka.

Mttes.

141.5

138.5

137.0

116.2

105.8

92.0

88.3

81.3

56.2

53.5

46.7

44.9

43.0

41.9

40.2

37.5

36.1

34.8

33.8

31.5

25.5

21.4

Lock 

No.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

Elevation 

of top 

of lock.

Feet.

521. 30

515.97

510. 40

492. 30

482. 30

455. 32

445. 32

435. 32

420. 00

412. 00

399. 64

389. 64

379. 64

367. 64

355. 64

345. 64

331. 64

316. 64

303. 64

291. 64

281. 33

270. 80

Lift 

or fall at 

lock.

Feet.

5.33

5.57

12.00

10.00

12.00

10.00

10.00

12.00

8.00

12.00

10.00

10.00

12.00

12.00

10.00

14.00

15.00

13.00

12.00

10.00

10.00

12.00

1897.

Discharge.

Sec.-fl.

1,320

1,320

1,320

1,350

1,350

1,440

1,450

1,490

1,580

1,585

1,585

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,605

1,605

1,605

1,610

1,610

1,610

1,700

1,700

Net horsepower.

640

668

1,440

1,227

1,472

1,310

1,317

1,625

1,149

1,728

1,440

1,454

1,745

1,745

1,460

2, 044.

2, 190

1,903

1,757

1,464

1,545

1,854

1900. *

Discharge.

Sec.-ft.

2,700

2,700

2,700

2,760

2,760

2,940

2,960

3,040

3,220

3,230

3,230

3,260

3,260

3,260

3,270

3,270

3,270

3,280

3,280

3,280

3,460

3,460

Net horsepower.

1,308

1,367

2,945

2,510

3,012

2,673

2,690

3,317

2,342

3,523

2,936

2, -964

3,557

3,557

2,973

4,162

4,460

3,877

3,578

2,982

3,145

3,774
U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER NO. 107 PL. VII

A. LOCK NO. 4 ON COOSA RIVER, NEAR LINCOLN, ALA., DURING CONSTRUCTION.

B. PRATT COTTON GIN MANUFACTURING COMPANY'S PLANT, ON AUGUSTA 

CREEK AT PRATTVILLE, ALA.

Showing dam with flash boards to raise as flood gate.

HALL.] COOS A EIVER AND TRIBUTARIES. 93

Discharge and net horsepower at proposed locks on Coosa River at lowest water of 1897 and

1900 Continued.

Distance 

from Wetumka.

Miles.

18.5

16.3

12.9

11.7

8.8

7.4

4.6

2.0

0.0

Lock

No.

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Elevation 

of top 

of lock.

Feet.

258. 80

244. 80

234. 80

224. 80

212. 80

198. 80

186. 37

178. 37

168. 37

Lift 

or fall at 

lock.

Feet.

14.00

10.00

10.00

12.00

14.00

12.00

8.00

10.00

14.00

1897.

Discharge.

Sec.-feet.

1,710

1,710

1,710

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,740

1,740

1,740

Net horsepower.

2,175

1,554

1,554

1,877

2,190

1,877

1,266

1, 582

2,215

1900.

Discharge.

Sec.-feet.

3,480

3,480

3,480

3, 500

3,500

3,500

3,540

3,540

3,540

Net horsepower.

4,430

3,164

3,164

3,818

4,455

3,818

2,574

3,218

4,505

Total net horsepower, 1897, 49,467; 1900, 1002 798.

Locks and proposed locks on Coosa River are located as follows:

Lock No. 1 is 1 mile south of Greensport and 5 miles north of 

Singleton, a station on the East and West Railroad of Alabama. 

Lock No. 1 is 3 miles above lock No. 2.

Lock No. 2 is li miles above lock No. 3 at the head of Ten Island 

Shoal canal. It is located at the head of Woods Island, and is 2 miles 

northeast of Singleton, a station on the East and West Railroad.

Lock No. 3 is li miles below lock No. 2, near the foot of Woods 

Island, and on Ten Island Shoal canal. It is 1 mile east of Singleton 

and 20.8 miles above lock No. 4.

Lock No. 4 is 3i miles above the United States Geological Survey 

gage at Riverside and 3 miles northwest .of Lincoln. Lincoln and 

Riverside are on the Georgia Pacific division of the Southern Railway. 

Lock No. 4 has a lift of 12 feet, and is three-fourths of a mile below 

Densons Island, and 10 miles above proposed lock No. 5.

Proposed lock No. 5 is to be at the head of Ogletree Island, 1 mile 

above the mouth of Choccolocco Creek, and 5 miles northeast of 

Hamilton, on the Talladega and Coosa Valley Railroad. It has a lift 

of 10 feet.

Proposed lock No. 6 is to be located one-fourth of a mile above the 

mouth of Upper Clear Creek, 1^ miles above Grissom Ferry, and 9 

miles northeast of Vincent, a station on the Columbus and Western 

division of the Central of Georgia Railroad.

Proposed lock No. 7 is to be located 2 miles above Kelly Creek, and 

5i miles northeast of Vincent.

Proposed lock No. 8 is to be located at Myers Ferry, at the mouth 

,of Clear Creek, 6 miles east of Harpersville, and 3 miles north-
94 WATEIfc POWERS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107.

east of Creswell, a station on the Columbus and Western division of 

the Central of Georgia Railroad.

Proposed lock No. 9 is to be located at the mouth of Kelly Branch, 

at Fort Williams Shoals. It is to be 13^ miles east of Columbiana, 

and 8 miles east of Shelby.

Lock No. 10 is to be located one-half mile above Peckerwood Creek, 

at the foot of Peckerwood Shoals, and is 8 miles east of Shelby, and 2 

miles west of Talladega Springs.

Lock No. 11 is to be located at the foot of Weduska Shoals, immediately above the narrows, 2 miles above Waxahatchee Creek, and 6 

miles southeast of Shelby, a station on the Shelby Iron Works Railroad, 

which connects with the Southern Railwa}^ at Columbiana.

Lock No. 12 is to be located 1.8 miles below lock No. 11, immediately below the mouth of Waxahatchee Creek, and 8 miles southeast 

of Shelby.

Lock No. 13 is to be located 1.9 miles below lock No. 12, at a place 

known as Devils Race, 3 miles above the mouth of Yellowleaf Creek, 

and 16 miles northeast of Clanton, on the Louisville and Nashville 

Railroad.

Lock No. 14 is to be located 1 mile below lock No. 13, 2 miles above 

Yellowleaf Creek, and 14 miles northeast of Clanton.

Lock No. 15 is to be located 1.7 miles below lock No. 14, three-tenths 

of a mile above Yellowleaf Creek, and 12 miles northeast of Clanton, 

on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad.

Lock No. 16 is to be located 2.7 miles below lock No. 15, at Butting 

Ram Shoals, which is 11 miles northeast of Clanton.

Lock No. 17 is to be located 1.4 miles below lock No. 16, and is 10^ 

miles northeast of Clanton.

Lock No. 18 is to be located 1.3 miles below lock No. 17, and 11 

miles east of Clanton.

Lock No. 19 is to be located 1 mile below lock No. 18, about 11 

miles east of Clanton.

Lock No. 20 is to be 31.5 miles above Wetumka, one-fourth mile 

above Zimmermans Ferry, 1.2 miles above the mouth of Hatchet 

Creek.

Lock No. 21 is to be 25.5 miles above Wetumka, 1.6 miles below 

mouth of Blue Creek, 7 miles east of Cooper, on the Louisville and 

Nashville Railroad.

Lock No. 22 is to be 21.4 miles above Wetumka, three-fourths of a 

mile below the mouth of Proctor Creek, and 1.1 miles above the 

month of Pinchoulee Creek, and 7 miles east of Verbena, on the 

Louisville and Nashville Railroad.

Lock No. 23 is to be 18.5 miles from Wetumka, 1.5 miles below the 

mouth of Pinchoulee Creek.
HALL.] COOSA RIVEE AND TRIBUTARIES. 95

Lock No. 24 is to be 16 miles above Wetumka, 0.4 mile below the 

mouth of Welcree Creek, and 7i miles east of Mountain Creek station, 

on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad.

Lock No. 25 is to be 12.9 miles above Wetumka, 0.1 mile above 

the mouth of Shoal Creek, and about 8 miles east of Wadsworth, on 

the Louisville and Nashville Railroad.

Lock No. 26 is to be 11.7 miles above Wetumka, at Staircase Falls, 

just above the mouth of Wewoka Creek.

Lock No. 27 is to be 8.8 miles above Wetumka, 0.6 mile above the 

mouth of Sof kahatchee Creek, and about 9 miles east of Deatsville, on 

the Louisville and Nashville Railroad.

Lock No. 28 is to be 7.4 miles above Wetumka.

Lock No. 29 is to be 4.6 miles above Wetumka.

Lock No. 30 is to be 2 miles above Wetumka.

Lock No. 31 is to be at Wetumka.

Elevations of water surface on Coosa River between Wetumka and Greensport.

[Determined in 1889 by Charles Firth, assistant engineer under Capt. Philip M. Price, Corps of

Engineers, IT. S. Army.]

Distance

from 

Wetumka.

Location.

Elevation

above sea

level.

Miles.

0. 0

0. 4

2. 0

4. 0

4. 7

6.0

8.3

8. 8

11. 7

12.9

15.3

15. 8

16.8

20. 3

21. 4

22. 0

22. 6

24.0

25. 6

27.2

28. 7

30, 3

Feel. 

Wetumka Bridge. . ........................................... 154. 37

Mouth of Valley Brook. ...................................... 164. 37

Mouth of Corn Creek. ........................................ 168. 37

Mouth of creek, top of Moccasin Reef. ......................... 177. 00

Foot of Grays Island Shoals. . ................................. 178. 37

Big Eddy, top of Grays Island Shoals.......................... 186.37

Mouth of Sofkahatchee Creek................................. 190.80

Top of Gunns Island Shoals. .................................. 196. 80

Mouth of Weoka, or Wenone, Creek, at Staircase Falls ......... 212. 80

Mouth of Shoal, or Mill, Creek ............................... 225.00

GreysFerry ................................................. 234.00

Mouth of Town Creek ........................................ 234. 80

WelonaBeef, mouth of Welona Creek ......................... 241.00

Mouth of Pinchoulee Creek ................................... 254. 00

Foot of Hells Gap Shoal ...................................... 256. 00

Mouth of Proctor Creek. ...................................... 265. 00

Mouth of Chestnut Creek ..................................... 267. 00

Knights Ferry ............................................... 270.80

Foot of Duncans Riffle. ....................................... 270. 80

Mouth of Blue Creek.... ..................................... 279.30

Mouth of Cargal Creek, Smiths Ferry. ......................... 280. 00

Mouth of Hatchet Creek ...................................... 281 . 00
96 WATEE POWEES OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107. 

Elevations of water surface on Coosa River between Wetumka and Greensport Continued.

Distance

from 

Wetumka

Location.

Elevation

above sea

level.

Miles. Feet.

31.3 Zimmermans Ferry .......................................... 281.33

34.0 Foot of Tuckaleague Shoal .................................... 292. 00

37. 0 Head of Tuckaleague Shoal................................... 331. 64

40.0 Mouth of Yellowleaf Creek, at Adam Ferry.................... 343. 64

41. 3 Lower mouth of Paint Creek.................................. 360. 00

45.0 Mouth of Waxahatchee Creek ................................ 380.00

46.0 Mouth of Kooga Creek ....................................... 388.00

47.5 Spring Branch, head of Weduska Shoal........................ 399.64

48. 6 Mouth of Slaughter Creek..................................... 399.64

52.0 Merrills Ferry ............................................... 399.64

53.0 Mouth of Peckerwood Creek, at foot of Peckerwood Shoal ...... 399.64

54.3 Mouth of Sulphur Branch from Talladega Springs .............. 402.80

55. 0 Mouth of Cedar Creek, near Fort William Ferry................ 403. CO

56. 2 Month of Kelly Branch, foot of Fort William Shoals............ 407. £0

56.9 Mouth of Flat Branch ........................................ 413. CO

59.0 Mouth of Sally Branch ....................................... 413. CO

60. 2 Mouth of Beeswax Creek ..................................... 413. CO

60.8 McRaes Ferry ............................................... 413. CO

63.9 Mouth of Hay's spring branch ................................ 415. CO

65.7 McGowans Ferry ............................................ 421.CO

66. 6 Mouth of Upper Yellowleaf Creek ............................ 421.00

68. Southern Railway bridge, at mouth of Kahatchee Creek ........ 421.0.0

74.1 Chancellors Ferry............................................ 421.00

75.2 Columbus and Western Railway bridge (Central of Georgia

	Railway) ....................".............................. 422. CO

75. 7 Mouth of Tallaseehatchee Creek............................... 422.00

76.7 Mouth of Talladega Creek .......... ......................... 422.00

81.1 Mouth of Clear Creek, at Meyers Ferry........................ 423.00

84. 7 Mouth of Spring Creek, at Glovers Ferry ...................... 429. 00

86.2 MouthofKeUyCreek........................................ 431.00

90.4 Grissom Ferry............................................... 439.00

91. 8 Mouth of Upper Clear Creek, at HowelPs mill shoals............ 444.00

95.9 Griffiths Ferry, head of Drake's mill shoals.................... 456. 00

101. 2 Collin Ferry and bridge of the Birmingham and Atlantic-Rail- 

	road ....................................................... 461.00

102. 0 Foot of Choccolocco Shoals ................................... 461.00

105. 0 Mouth of Choccolocco Creek.................................. 469.00

106.8 Head of Choccolocco Shoals .................................. 475.00

108.0 Truss Ferry.................................................. 475. 00

115.3 Mouth of Blue Eye Creek..................................... 476.00
HALL.! COOSA RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES. 97

Elevations of water surface on Coosa River between Wetumka and Greensport Continued.

Distance

from 

Wetumka

Location.

Elevation

above sea

level.

112.6

114.8

116.2

116.2

116.2

117.7

125.5

127.8

129.0

130.0

131.4

136.0

136.4

136.4

137.0

137.0

137.0

137.0

138.4

138.4

138.4

138.4

141.7

141.7

141.7

141.7

Feet. 

Bridge of Southern Eailway, Riverside ........................ 476.00

Moulh of Blue Spring Branch................................. 477.00

Foot of Lock 4............................................... 477. 30

Zero of gage below Lock 4............................ 477. 30

Zero of gage above Lock 4 ............................ 489. 30

Mouth of Broken Arrow Creek................................ 483.00

Wood Ferry ................................................. 492. 30

Mouth of Alligator Creek..................................... 493.00

Mouth of Trout Creek ........................................ 493. 00

Mouth of Bruner Creek, at Mays Ferry......................... 494.00

Mouth of Cane Creek......................................... i 495.00

Mouth of Ohatchee Creek, at Harts Ferry...................... 496. 00

Below East and West Eailroad bridge ......................... 496. 00

Above East and West Eailroad bridge ......................... 498. 00

Below Lock 3................................................ 498. 40

Zero of gage below Lock 3 (U. S. A. Engineers)........ 494. 40

'Zero of gage above Lock 3 (U. S. A. Engineers)........ 505. 25

Present (1903) water level above Lock 3............... 510. 40

Present (1903) water level below Lock 2............... 510.40

Present (1903) water level above Lock 2............... 515. 97

Zero of gage below Lock 2 ............................ 505. 20

Zero of gage above Lock 2 ............................ 510. 57

Present (1903) water level below Lock 1............... 515. 97

Present (1903) water level above Lock 1............... 521. 30

Zero of gage below Lock 1 ............................ 512. 72

Zero of gage above Lock 1 ............................ 517. 89

TALLADEGA CREEK AT NOTTINGHAM.

This station is located on the Southern Railroad bridge, a fourth of 

a mile from the station at Nottingham and 1 mile north of Alpine. 

The gage, which is graduated to feet and tenths and is 20 feet long, is 

fastened vertically to a tree on right bank about 50 feet above the 

bridge. The initial point of sounding is the end of the iron bridge, 

right bank, upstream. The bench mark is the top rail on the upstream 

side of the bridge, and is 24.13 feet above gage datum. The station is 

a good one, and is free from piers. The observer is R. M. McClatchy, 

station agent at Nottingham. The following measurements were made 

by James R. Hall, M. R. Hall, and others: 

IRE 107 04 7
98 WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA.

Discharge measurements of Talladega Creek at Nottingham.

[NO. 107.

Date.

1900.

1901. 

April 5 .............

October 22 ..........

1902.

July 17.............

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

1.10

1.70

3.00

1.00

1.30

.90

Discharge.

Second-feet. 

102

240

526

90

155

97

Date.

1902. 

October 18....----.

1903.

May 25 ............

July 27... .........

-October 2..........

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

0.80

.70

2 nt;

1.37

1.30

1.00

1.21

Discharge.

Second-feet. 

78

63

OJQ

111

116

57

80

Daily gage height, in feet, of Talladega Creek at Nottingham.

Day.

1900. 

1.... ..........

3..............

B..............

6..............

7 ..............

S. .............

9. .............

11 ..............

12.... ..........

13 ..............

14 ..............

15..............

16..............

17 ..............

38........ ......

19 ..............

20..............

21 ..............

22 ..............

23..............

24 ..............

2B. .............

26 ..............

27..............

28 ..............

29..............

30..............

31..............

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug.

-

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.6

Sept,

1.2

2.0

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

11.0

8.0

10.3

8.0

8.3

9.3

9.3

3.9

2.3

1.7

1.6

l.B

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

Oct.

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

l.B

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.6

2.9

3.5

3.0

2.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

Nov.

1.3

1.3

2.3

2.1

1.7

 1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.5

2.2

1.9

1.8

1.6

' 3.9

3.8

3.4

2.0

1.8

1.7

Dec.

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.6

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

2.7

3.0

4.0

2.5

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.9

5.1
HALL.] COOSA EIVEE AND TBIBUTABIES. 99

Daily gage height, in feet, of Talladega Creek at Nottingham Continued.

Day.

1901. 

1.... ..........

2..............

4..............

5..............

6 ..............

7..............

8..............

9..............

10 ..............

11..............

12 ..............

IS ..............

14 ..............

15..............

16 ..............

17 ..............

18 ..............

19 ..............

20 ..............

21 ..............

22 ..............

23 ..............

24..............

25 ..............

26..... ........

27 ..............

28 ..............

29..............

30..............

31 ..............

1902. 

1 ..............

2..............

3..............

4 ..............

5..............

6..............

8..............

9..............

10 ..............

11 ..............

12 ..............

13 ..............

14 ..............

15..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19 ..............

20..............

21 ..............

22 ..............

23 ..............

24 ..............

25..............

26........---...

27..............

29 ..............

Oft

31 ..............

Jan.

3.2

2.8

3.2

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.9

5.8

8.8

4.7

3.4

2.9

2.6

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.6

2.5

2.40

2.20

2.00

1.80

1.70

1 60

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.40

1.40

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.90

2.10

1.70

1.60

1.50

1 80

1.60

1.80

4.10

3.50

Feb.

2.3

2.1

3.8

8.0

3.9

3.2

2.8

2.8

3.3

2.8

9 R

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

5.60

4.40

3.30

2.70

2.50

2.30

2.10

2.00

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

2.30

1.90

1.80

1.90

1.80

1.90

1 80

1 90

1 80

3.60

Mar.

2.0

2.0

9 ft

9 ft

1.8

1.8

1 Q

1.8

1.8

2.0

1 9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

2.1

1.8

2.6

2.8

8.9

2.8

2.9

5.5

5.00

3.70

3 1ft

o 9Q

4.60

3 on

2.90

2.60

2

I^A

2.30

2.20

2.20

2.10

2.60

7.60

2.70

2.40

2.40

2

QO

3.20

S

on

2.50

5.20 Q on

Apr.

3

4

5.9

4.5

3.4

3

A

9 Q

2.6 9 *,

9 S

2.2

2.1

2.1

9 7

S 7

2.7

2

K

2

0

11.2

6.3

3.4

3.1

2.8

2 7

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.2

S ift

2.90

2.70

9 50

3.20

3 ftft

2.50

2.30

2.30

2 30

2.20

2.30

2.00

1 90

1 90

1.80

1.80

1.80

1 80

May.

2.2

2.2

2 1

2.0

2.0

1.9

1 9

1 9

1.9

1.9

1 9

1.9

2.0

1.9

1 9

1.8

1.7

1.9

2

K

3 Q

2.5

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

2.2

1.80

'1.70

1 60

1.50

1.50

1.50

] 60

1.90

1.70

1.50

1.40

1.40

1.40

1 40

1.50

1.60

1.50

1.40

1.30

1 30

1 30

1 30

1.20

1.20

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

June.

9 ft

2.0

2 0

1.8

1.7

1.7

Q O

1 9

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1 Q

1.3

1.3

1 ^

1.3

1.4

2.60

1.50

1.30

1 30

1.20

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.00

1 00

1.00

1.10

1.10

.90

Oft

.90

.90

90

Qft

Qfl

July.

1.5

1.4

1 °.

1 °.

1.4

1 °.

1 ^

1.2

1.2

1.2

1 9

1 9

1.2

1.2

1.5

1

0

1

0

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

90

QA

90

90

1.00

1.00

1 00

90

1 00

l ^ifi

2.00

1.50

1.20

1.00

.90

.90

90

90

1.50

1.10

1 00

1.00

1 00

1 00

1.00

1 00

1 ftn

i ftft

Aug.

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

2

0

2.2

1 9

1.7

1 f\

1.4

1 ^

1.2

1.2

i ^

1 s

1.4

1.5

1.3

1.2

90

.80

.80

80

80

.80

80

.80

80

1 00

1.20

1.60

1.10

1 00

.90

.80

.80

.80

.80

80

80

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

1 X\(\

3 ift

1 00

Sept.

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

3.4

2.8

1.5

1.4

1 °.

1 °.

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.00

90

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.60

60

60

60

.70

.70

.60

1.10

1.10

1.70

Oct.

1.1

2.8

2.5

1.5

1 s

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.10

90

.80

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

4.10

1.90

1.30

80

80

80

.70

.80

.80

.80

.80

80

.80

.80

.80

.80

.70

.70

Nov.

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0 1.1

1.2

1 ^

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

1.90

1.10

.90

.80

.80

.10

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

1.20

1.00

.90

.80

.80

.80

,80

1 90

1.40

1.10

.90

.80

.70

Dec.

1.0

i ^

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

2.4

3.5

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.2

8.4

7.5

3.5

.80

2.70

1 60

1.40

1.20

1 30

1.20

1.10

1.00

.90

.80

.80

.80

.80

6.30

2.50

1.80

1 40

1.20

2.30

2.60

- 2.20

1.50

1.30

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.30

2.40

1.80
100 WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Talladega Creek at Nottingham Continued.

Day.

1903.

2..............

3..............

4 ..............

5..............

6..............

7..............

8..............

9

10..............

11..............

12 ..............

13..............

14 ..............

15..............

16 ..............

17..............

18 ..............

19..............

20 .............. 

21 ..............

22 ..............

23..............

24 ..............

25 ..............

26 ..............

27.............. 

28 ..............

29..............

30 ..............

31..............

Jan.

1.7

2.1

2.2

.2- 1

1 9

1.8

1.6

I

K

1 Q

1.5

2.7

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.5

1 0

1.3 

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2 

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

Feb.

1 3

1 Q

1 0

2.1

1.7

6.8

10 n

5

K

3 a

6.5

3

0

3 9

2.8

&7.5

10.0

3 5

3.1

2.6

2

0

2.2

2.3

Mar.

6.4

4.2

4.0

3.8

3

K

4.2

3.4

3 9

3 2

3

K

3.6

3

K

0 Q

3.6

3

0

3 4

3 2

9 n

2

0

2.7 3n

3.5

5 PL

4.0

3

C

0 "I

2.9 

2 7

2 9

8.7

4.8

Apr.

3

0

3 4

3 2

3

c\

2

Q

2 6

2

K

2.4

2 2

2.0

2.2

3

n

9. 9

3 0

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.4

4.7 

3 0

2

K

2 4

2

0

2 2

2 2

2.1 

2.0

2.0

2.0

May.

2.0

1 9

1.8

1.8

1 ft

1.8

2.8

2 3

2.0

1 9

1.8

1

Q

2

0

4.1

10.8

E a

3

K

2 9

2 7

2.6 

2.4

2.2

2.0

2 f\

2.0

2 0

2.0 

1 9

1 9

2.8

2.3

June.

2

K

2

0

2

ft

1 9

i ft

2.2

2 f\

1 ft

1 ft

1.7

3 a

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.8

1 ft

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5 

1.5

2

K

1.8

1.6

1 K,

1.7

2.5 

6.0

2.5

2.0

July.

1 9

1.8

1.7

2.0

2

K

2

n

1.8

1.7

2 f\

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

1 ^

1 K,

1.5

1 K,

1.8 

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.3 

1.5

1.4

1.6

Aug.

1.7

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1 Q

1.3

1.3

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.4

1.4 

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0 

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

Sept.

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

9

9

.9

9

9

.9

9

9

9

.9

1.0

1.5

1.2

1.2 

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0 

1.0

1.0

1.0

Oct.

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.6

1.5

1 9.

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0 1.1 1.1

1.2

1.2 1.2- 

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1 

1.0

1.0

1.1

Nov.

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1 

1.1

1.1

1.1

Dec.

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1 

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1 

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

a Maximum, 10.2. 6Maximum, 9.8. 

Rating table for Talladega Creek at Nottingham for 1900 and 1901.

Gage 

height.

Feet.

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

Discharge.

Second-feel.

90

109

130

152

174

196

218

240

262

284

306

Gage 

height.

Feet.

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

Discharge.

Second-feet.

328

350

372

394

416

438

460

482

504

526

548

Gage 

height.

Feet.

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.9

4.0

4.1

4.2

Discharge.

Second-feet.

570

592

614

636

658

680

702

724

746

768

790

Gage 

height.

Feet.

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.6

4.7

4.8

4.9

5.0

Discharge.

Second-feet.

812

834

856

878

900

922

944

966
HALL.] COOSA RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES.

Rating table for Talladega Creek at Nottingham for 1903.

101

Gage 

height.

Feet.

0.6

.8

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.8

2.0

2.2

2.4

2.6

Discharge.

Second-feet.

51

78

109

143

179

219

262

306

350

394

438

Gage 

height.

Feet.

2.8

3^0

&2

3.4

3.6

3.8

4.0

4.2

4.4

4.6

4.8

Discharge.

Second-feet.

482

526

570

614

658

702

746

790

834

878

922

Gage 

height.

Feet.

5.0

5.2

5.4

5.6

5.8

6.0

6.2

6.4

6.6

6.8

7.0

Discharge.

Second-feet.

966

1,010

1,054

1,098

1,142

1,186

1,230

1,274

1,318

1,362

1,406

Gage 

height.

Feet.

7.2

7.4

7.6

7.8

8.0

8.5

9.0

9.5

10.0

10.5

11.0

Discharge.

Second-feet.

1,450

1,494

1, 538

1,582

1,626

1,736

1,846

1,956

2,066

2,176

2,286

Rating table for Talladega Creek at Nottingham for 1903.

Gage 

height.

Feet.

0.90

1.00

1.10

1.20

1.30

1.40

1.50

1.60

1.70

1.80

1.90

2.00

2.10

2.20

2.30

2.40

2.50

2.60

Discharge.

Second-feet.

46

57

69

83

99

116

133

151

170

190

211

233

256

280

304

328

352

376

Gage 

height.

Feet.

2.70

2.80

2.90

3.00

3.10

3.20

3.30

3.40

3.50

3.60

3.70

3.80

3.90

4.00

4.10

4.20

4.30

4.40

Discharge.

Second-feet.

400

424

448

472

496

520

544

568

592

616

640

664

688

712

736

760

784

808

Gage 

height.

Feet.

4.50

4.60

4.70

4.80

4.90

5.00

5.10

5.20

5.30

5.40

5.50

5.60

5.70

5.80

5.90

6.00

6.10

6.20

Discharge.

Second-feet.

832

856

880

904

928

952

976

1,000

1,024

1,048

1,072

1,096

1,120

1,144

1,168

1,192

1,216

1,240

Gage 

height.

Feet.

6.30

6.40

6.50

6.60

6.70

6.80

6.90

7.00

7.50

8.00

8'. 70

8.80

9.00

9.20

10.00

13.00

16.00

Discharge.

Second-feet.

1,264

1,288

1,312

1,336

1,360

1,384

1,408

1,432

1,552

1,672

1,840

1,864

1,912

1,960

2,152

2,872

3,592
102 WATEE POWERS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Talladega Creek at Nottingham.

Month.

1900. 

August 16-31 .................

1901.

May .........................

June .........................

July .................. .....

October ......................

1902.

February .....................

May .........................

June .........................

July .........................

August .......................

The year ...............

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

2,286 

636 

724 

746

1,802 

- 1, 626 

1,824 

2,330 

724 

526 

196 

372 

614 

482 

152 

1,714

2,330

768 

2,550 

2,616 

658 

284 

438 

306 

988 

240 

768 

284 

1,252

2,616

Minimum.

74 

90 

130 

152

284 

306 

240 

328 

240 

152 

130 

90 

90 

90 

90 

90

90

161 

262 

328 

262 

126 

93 

93 

64 

- 51 

64 

64 

78

51

Mean.

113

575 

190 

249 

291

485 

449 

405 

591 

306 

218 

149 

148 

148 

123 

97 

264

282

276 

513 

676 

390 

187 

128 

121 

135 

74 

111 

97 

238

246

Run-off.

Second-feet 

per square 

mile.

0.72 

3.69 

1.22 

1.60 

1.87

3.11

2.88 

2; 60 

3.79 

1.96 

1.40 

.96 

.95 

.95 

.79 

.62 

1.69

1.81

1.77 

3.29 

4.33 

2.50 

1.20 

.82 

.78 

.87 

.47 

.71 

.62 

1.53

1.57

Depth in 

inches.

0.43 

4.12 

1.41 

1.79 

2.16

3.59 

3.00 

3.00 

4.23 

2.26 

. 1.56 

1.11 

1.10 

1.06 

.91 

.69 

1.95

24.46

2.04 

3.43 

4.99 

2.79 

1.38 

.91 

.90 

1.00 

.52 

.82 

.69 

1.76

21.23
HALL] COOSA TCIVER AND TBIBDTABIES. 103

Estimated monthly discharge of Talladega Creek at Nottingham^-Continued.

Month.

1903.

February ........ ............

May .........................

August .......................

October ......................

November ....................

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

400 

3,592 

1,840 

880 

2,344 

1,192 

352 

190 

133 

151 

133 

83

3,592

Minimum.

83 

99 

400 

233 

190 

133 

83 

57 

46 

57 

57 

69

46

Mean.

144

832 

637 

388 

387 

265 

161 

105 

59 

74 

75 

68

266

Bun-off.

Second-feet 

per square 

mile.

.92 

5.33 

4.08 

2.49 

2.48 

1.70 

1.03 

.67 

.38 

.47 

.48 

.44

1.71

Depth in 

inches.

1.06 

5.55 

4.70

2.78 

2.86 

1.90 

1.19 

.77 

.42 

.54 

.54 

.51

22.82

Net horsepower per foot of fall ivith a turbine efficiency of 80 per cent for the minimum 

monthly discharge of Talladega Creek at Nottingham.

Month.

February ......

March .........

April ..........

May ...........

July...........

September ..... 

October ........

November ..... 

December ......

Minimum 

discharge.

Sec.-feet. 

284

306

240

328

240

152

130

90

90 

90

90 

90

1901.

Minimum 

net horsepower 

per foot 

of fall.

26.0

28.0

22.0

30.0

22.0

14.0

12.0

8.0

8.0 

8.0

8.0 

8.0

Duration of minimum.

Days. 

1

6

4

-2

7

8

18

13

8 

21

24 

5

Minimum discharge.

Sec.-feet. 

161

262

328

262

126

93

93

64

51 

64

64

78

1902.

Minimum 

net horsepower 

per foot 

of fall.

15.0

24.0

30.0

24.0

11.0

8.0

8.0

6.0

4.6 

6.0

6.0 

7.0

Duration of minimum.

Days: 

6

5

1

6

4

7

9

6

5 

10

13 

4

Minimum discharge.

Sec.-feet. 

83

99

400

233

190

133

83

57

46

57

57 

69

1903.

Minimum 

net horsepower 

per foot 

of fall.

7.5

9.0

36.0

21.0

17.0

12.0

7.5

5.0

4.0 

5.0

5.0 

6.0

Duration of 

minimum.

Days. 

8

3

2

4

6

3

1

7

13 

12

7 

31
104 WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107.

CHOCCOLOCCO CREEK AT JENIFER.

Choccolocco Creek rises in Calhoun and Cleburne counties in a mountainous crystalline region and flows in a southwesterly course past 

Anniston, Oxford, and Jenifer, and enters Coosa River near Eureka. 

The Choccolocco is a very rapid stream and drains a mountainous, 

well-wooded country.

The gaging station is located at the Louisville and Nashville Railroad 

bridge, li miles north of Jenifer. Discharge measurements were made 

at this point April, 1901, October, 1902, and July, 1903, but the gage 

was not put in until August 20, 1903.

The bridge is a single-span iron through bridge, 150 feet long, having a trestle approach of 428 feet at the right bank. Measurements 

are made from the upstream side. The initial point is the end of the 

bridge, left bank. Distances are marked with white paint on the 

upstream guard rail. The channel is straight for a quarter of a mile 

above and a quarter of a mile below, and the current is swift, as there 

are shoals both above and below the bridge. The bed of the stream 

is rocky and unchangeable and presents a fair section for accurate 

measurements. The gage is a 1 by 4 inch rod painted white and graded 

to feet and tenths. It is nailed to a 3 by 8 inch pine timber, which is 

spiked to a birch tree on the left bank, 20 feet above the bridge.

Bench mark No: 1: Top of cross beam at 50 feet from initial point, 

23 feet above zero of gage. Bench mark No. 2: Copper plug in 

upstream wing of abutment, 14.19 feet above zero of gage.

The observer is Mr. W. J. Tolbert, a farmer, living one-fourth of a 

mile from the gage.

The drainage area above this station is 280 square miles.

The following discharge measurements were made by M. R. Hall 

and others: . »

Discharge measurements of Choccolocco Creek at Jenifer.

Date.

1901.

1902.

October 18 ..........

1903. 

July 23 .............

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

4.00

1.90

2.25

Discharge.

Second-feet. 

1,170

220

186

Date.

1903.

October 2 ..........

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

2.26

2.12

1.82

2.08

Discharge.

Second-feet. 

183

146

90

130
OOOSA RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES.

Daily gage height of Choccolocco Creek at Jenifer.

105

Day.

1903. 

1.......

2.......

3.......

4.......

5.......

6 .......

7 .......

8.......

9.......

10 .......

11.......

12 .......

13 .......

14 .......

15.......

16 .......

Aug.

'

Sept.

2 n

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1 9

1.9

1 9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

Oct.

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

Nov.

1.8

1.9

2.1

2.0

1 9

1.9

1.9

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

Dec.

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

1 9

1 9

1.9

1 9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

Day.

1903.

18. ......

19.......

20.......

21.......

22. ......

23. ......

'25.......

26.......

27.......

29.......

30.......

31.......

Aug.

........

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.1

2.0

2.0

Sept.

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

Oct.

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

Nov.

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

Dec.

T.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.0

1.9

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

Rating table for Choccolocco Creek at Jenifer for 1903.

Gage 

height.

Feet.

1.80

1.85

1.90

1.95

2.00

2.05

Discharge.

Second-feet.

88

94

101

109

117

127

Gage 

height.

Feet.

2.10

2.15

2.20

2.25

2.30

2.35

Discharge.

Second-feet.

138

150

164

181

202

225

Gage 

height.

Feet.

2.40

2.45

2.50

2. 55

2.60

2.65

Discharge.

Second-feet.

249

273

297

321

345

372

Gage 

height.

Feet.

2.70

3.00

3.50

4.00

Discharge.

Second-feet.

400

580

880

1,180

Estimated monthly discharge of Choccolocco Creek at Jenifer for 1903.

Room.

August 20 to 31 ^...1. ...........................

November

December ......................................

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

164 

138 

345 

138 

138

Minimum.

117

88 

88 

88 

88

Mean.

6137 

108 

103 

103 

102

a 12 days. b Mean fqr 12 days.
106 WATEB POWERS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107.

TRIBUTARIES OF COOSA RIVER.

Miscellaneous discharge measurements of tributaries of Coosa River 

were made by B. M. Hall, M. R. Hall, and assistants, as follows:

Miscellaneous discharge measurements of tributaries of Coosa River.

Date.

1898. 

May 26

1900. 

Aug. 16

15

17

1901. 

Oct. 16

1903. 

July 2

2

Stream.

Choccolocco Creek .....

Talladega Creek ........

Wills Creek............

Chattooga River. .......

Location.

Wesson's mill, 2 miles

north of Attalla. 

Cedar Bluff.............

Gaylesville .............

Discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

171

107

102

84

107

123

325

Remarks.

Low water.

Medium.

Low water.

Tributaries of Coosa River above Wetumka.

Side.

Left....

Right . .

Left....

Right ..

Left....

Right . .

Left. ..

Stream.

Sof kahatchee Creek ....

Weoka Creek. .........

Chestnut Creek. . ......

Hatchet Creek. ........

.....do................

Weoguf ka Creek .......

Waxahatchee Creek . . .

Talladega Creek .......

.....do................

Kelly Creek ...........

Choccolocco Creek. ....

.....do................

Blue Eve Creek. . ......

Point.

.....do ..............

.....do ..............

.....do ..............

.....do ..............

.....do ..... ........

.....do ..............

.....do ..............

.....do ..............

.....do ..............

Mouth of creek .......

Drainage 

area.

Sq. miles. 

40

85

90

500

105

60

120

196

192

172

188

156

218

510

273

26

Estimated 

discharge 

low water 

1900-1901.

Sec.-feet. 

12

28

30

165

40

24

48

75

75

70

75

66

88

153

95

7

Net horsepower 

per foot of 

fall on 80 

percent 

turbine. .

1.1

2.5

2.7

15.0

3.6

2.2

4.3

6.8

6.8

6.3

6.8

6,0

8.0

13.9

8.6

.6
HALL.] OOOSA KIVETt AND TRIBUTARIES.

Tributaries of Coosa River above Wetumka Continued.

107

Side.

Right . .

Left....

Right . .

Left....

Right . .

Left....

Right . .

Stream.

Broken Arrow Creek. . .

Trout Creek ...........

Cane Creek ............

.....do................

Shoal Creek ...........

Big Canoe Creek .......

.....do................

Wills Creek...........

.....do................

.....do................

Little Wills Creek .....

Ballplay Creek ........

.....do................

Point.

Mouth of creek .......

.....do ..............

.....do ..............

.....do ..............

hatchee Creek.

-....do ..............

.....do ..............

.....do ..............

Creek.

.....do ..............

Above Little Wills

Creek.

.....do ..............

.....do ..............

State line.

State line.

Drainage 

area.

Sq. miles. 

49

23

94

217

86

125

31

33

248

165

34

354

249

200

59

30

33

282

384

246

280

4,340

Estimated discharge 

low water 

1900-1901.

Sec.-fed. 

18

10

35

85

35

50

12

12

90

65

14

160

115

107

25

14

15

130

170

121

130

2,000

Net horsepower 

per foot of 

fall on 80 

per cent 

turbine.

1.6

.9

3.2

7.7

3.2

4.5

1.1

1.1

8.2

5.9

1.3

14.4

10.4

9.7

2.3

1.3

1.4

11.8

15.4

11.0

11.8

181.8

On the above-named tributaries there are many important water 

powers, very few of which have been surveyed. The above list, giving 

the drainage area, the discharge for low season, 1900-1901, and the corresponding net horsepower per foot fall for each of the streams will 

be very useful in estimating the horsepower available on any shoal, 

the fall of which may hereafter be surveyed by the owners or by parties 

contemplating development.

Talladega Creek, in the vicinity of Taylor's mill, has a fall of 73 feet 

in 1 mile. During the low water of 1900 and 1901 this 73 feet of

fall would have produced 438 feet net horsepower without storage. 

This 73 feet is probably th_e most precipitous shoal on the large creek,
108 WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107.

but above it for 4 or 5 miles the creek has a number of rapids and 

shoals that will admit of good development.

The headwaters of this stream in the neighborhood of the pyrites 

mines in Clay County have high falls on them.

Choccolocco Creek is a very large and constant stream, and has many 

rapids where good power could be developed by dams. During a season 

such as low water of 1900 or 1901 a 10-foot dam near Jenifer would 

develop 86 net horsepower. A 10-foot dam at any point near the 

mouth of the creek would develop 140 net horsepower during the given 

season.

Wills Creek, at the old Wesson mill, two miles north of Attalla, 

offers a good site for a 25-foot dam. The flow at this point on October 16, 1901, was 10T second-feet, which, with a fall of 25 feet, will 

give 242 net horsepower. The fall on other tributaries named has not 

been ascertained.

ALABAMA RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES.

ALABAMA RIVER AT SELMA.

This station was originally established by the United States Engineer Corps; readings are now taken by the United States Weather 

Bureau. The gage, which is attached to the iron highway bridge, 

the floor of which is about 60 feet above low water, is in two sections. 

The lower section, which reads from 0.3 feet to +2.30 feet, is 

secured to the pile on the lower side of the cofferdam on the draw pier; 

the upper section, which reads from 2.30 feet to 48 feet, is spiked to 

the highway bridge. The bench mark, which is an iron bolt driven 

into the face of a rock bluff 182.3 feet from the first bridge pier, on 

the road ascending to the city, is 26 feet above the zero of the gage 

and 87.30 feet above mean sea level. The top of the coping stone of 

the pivot pier at the highway bridge to which the gage is attached is 

56 feet above the zero of the gage, and 117.30 feet above mean sea level. 

Graduations extend from 3.0 feet to +48 feet. No measurements 

of discharge were made here during 1899.
HALL.] ALABAMA RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES. 109

The following measurements were made by M. R. Hall and others:

Discharge meamrements of Alabama River at Selma.

1900. 

April 14 ............

May 26 .............

August 24 ...........

1901.

April 25 ............

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

23.60

6.10

3.10

14.20

34.00

Discharge.

Second-feet. 

66, 607

17, 049

9,879

35, 518

90, 332

1901.

October 30 .........

1903. 

April 10 ...........

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

4.35

1.10

22.35

6.45

1.00

Discharge.

Second-feet. 

12, 519

7,710

59, 101

18, 815

8,290

Daily gage height, in feet, of Alabama River at Selma.

Day.

1899. 

1 ..............

2..............

3..............

4..............

5..............

6..............

7..............

8..............

9..............

10..............

11..............

12.............. 

13. .............

14..............

15 ..............

16..............

17..............

18.............. 

19

20 .............. 

21 ..............

23..............

24..............

25..............

26 ..............

27..............

28..............

29...... .......

30........ .....

31......... ....

Jan.

6.2

6.2

6.5

6.2

6.2 

5.8.

6.6

8.3

9 7

11.6 1 S 9

14.8 

 21.2

21.9

19 8

18.0

17.5

17.2 

17.0

15.8 

14.2

12.6

10.3

9.4

9 0

8 9

8.6

8.6

9.0

9.6

Feb.

10.8

17.0

26.8

07 o

OQ 0

00 0

OQ Q

34 4

33.9

on f\

30.0

OQ rt

26.5

24.0

90 q

19.9 

19 9

-in £

18.8

17.8

17.3

20.3

31.2

Mar.

35.8

36.8

35.3

30.5

97 P»

19 7

16.9

15.0 

13.9

16.8

1Q A.

21.4

27.7

33.5 

34.7

31.1

00 ft

31.8

30.5

27.8

26.3

Apr.

23.8

24.3

24.1

22. 3 

20 9

20.0

19 8

23.3

9fi Q

26.6 

25.1

22.6

in c

14.0

13.0

11.2 

10.5

10.2

10.1

12.4

16.3

17.9

17.7

16.1

May.

11.5

9 9

9 8

8.5

8

1

7 P»

7.4

7 3

7 Q

7 ^

7.2 

6.8

6.5

6.3

6.2

6.1

5.6 

5.4

5.0

4.8

4 ^

4.4

4.8

5.0

6.0

5.2

4.5

4.2

June.

4.5

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

3 Q

3.8

3 7

3

O

2

0

2.3

2.4

2.4

2

O

2.8

3.4 

3 9

3.9 

3.1

*l Q

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.7

2.0

2.2

2.4

July.

2.5

2

K

2.6

2.1 

1.6

1.6

1 c:

1 °*

1.2 

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0'.7

.6 

1.0

1.6

5.5

10.7

14.8

17.0

17.0

14.9

13.1

12.8

11.9

Aug.

11.1

9 9

9 0

6.5

5.8

5.3

4.7

4.5

3.7

3

£

3.0

2

K

2

K

2.6

3.6

4.1

4.3

3.5

3.4

^ 1

3.6

4.2

3.9

3.6

A Q

4.6

3.8

Sept.

3.7

4.3

4.4

4.1

3 Q

3.6

.4

.3

.2

1.3 

1.0

.9

.6

.8

-1.0

1.0

-1.0

-1.0 -1.1 -1.1

Oct.

-1.2

-1.3

-1.3

-1.1 

-1.0

-1.6

- .4

.5

- .6

_ 2

2

- .5 

.7

- .0

_ 7

.8

.0

.0

- .5

- .5

- .6

- .6

- .6

- .4

Nov.

0.2

Q

- .5

_ 7 

- '.7

__ Q

.8

- .8

9

 9

-1.0 

-1.1

-1.2

1 0

1 O_

-1.3

-1.3

1 0

-1.0 

-1.0

.6

- .6

- .3

.1

g

3.2

4.8

Dec.

4.8

3.7

3.0

3.0

2.8 

2.8

1.7

1.7

1.3

1.3

4.0

16.6

17.8

13.4

9.9 

8.4

3.8 

3.8

3.4

3.8

7.6

12.2

13.5

13.7

11.4

8.3
110 WATEE POWEES OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Alabama River at Selmg, Continued.

Day.

1900. 

1 ..............

2..............

3..............

5..............

6 ..............

8.............. 

9..............

10..............

11 ..............

12 .............. -10

15 ..............

16 ..............

17..............

18 ..............

19 ..............

21 ..............

22 ..............

23 ..............

24 ..............

25 ..............

26 .............. 

27 ..............

28 ..............

29... ..........

30 ..............

31..............

1901 

1.... ..........

2.............. 

3..............

4 ..............

5..............

6..............

7..............

8..............

9..............

10..............

11..............

12 ..............

13 ..............

14 ..............

15..............

16 ..............

17.-----........

18 ..............

19 ..............

20 ..............

21 ..............

22 .............. 

23 ..............

24 ..............

26

26 ..............

27 ..............

28 ..............

29 .............. 

30 .............. 

31 ..............

Jan.

7.2

6.6

4.3

3

0

3.0

3.0

3 ()

3.0 

2.7

2.7

3

0

12. r

10 C

14.7

14.0

13.2

12.0

11.1

13.4

18.6

18.3

14.7

10 ft

8.4

6.5

4.8

21.0

24.0

23.0

15.0

100

10.0

8.1

28.0

34 0

38.0

40.0

37.5

29.0

14.0

12.8 

12.7

12.7 

13.0 

13.0

Feb.

4.8

3.6

3.5

3 Q

ft 9

8.4 

8.5

10.7

16.0

29 9

38.6

44.0

47.0

48.0

47.9 

47.0

44.1

41.6

36 9

22 g

22.6

21.1 

19 0

16 9

13.0 

13.6

17.0

94 9

30 1

00 A

35.1

OF; fi

35.7

33.0

31.4

01 O

27.0

14.6

13 i

12.6

11.8 

11.7

11.6

11.2

11.5

11.4

n

o

Mar.

19 7

22.2

17.8

1 K ()

13.9 

14 9

18.8

20 9

22.0

1Q Q

19 0

16 9

15.3

13.9 

14.3

14.6

18.8

25.5

OQ ft

30 2

32.7

00 0

30.5

27.7

24.4

n

o

9.8

9

C

9

Q

9 6

9.6

9 4

8.0

7.7

7 9

9 0

10.2

14.1

15.4

14.8

12.0

11.1

1ft K

11.9

14.7

17.0

22.5

31.0 

33.0 

34.5

Apr.

19 8

16.8

14.0 

12.0

10 9

8.0

7.8

8.9 

9 g

9 K

9 8

12.0

23.4

OF; F;

22.5

23.5 

29 0

34.8

39.0

39.8

40.0

35.8

00 17

OQ f^

18.0

36.5 

37.4

38.5

38.4

37.2

33.0

28.0

17.4

n

o

170

28.6

OF; ft

38.0

OQ ft

38.0

OK Q

01 Q

28.0

19.5 

15.0

May.

15.4

1 0 Q

13.0 

12.0

11.8

9.6

8.8 

8.0

7.8

7.5

7 Q

7.0

6.6

6.0

5.7

5.5

5.0

5.0

4.8

F; K

6.1

6.2 

6.6

6.8

6.0

5.5

5.0

10.4 

10.0

9 6

8.2

6.8

6.4

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.5

4.0

3.8

3.4

3

0

3.0

3 n

3

K

4.7 

9.4

17.0

19 0

20.0

20.9

21.8 

 20.7 

19.5

June.

4.8

4.4

5.6

5.1

4.6

4.2 

6.8

11.6

10 C

13 9

10 Q

11.0

9

n

8 9

8.8 

8.6

10 9

12 9

14.0

17.6

24.5 

 >g Q

32.0

35.0

19 0

17.0 

16.5

18.5

19 0

19 8

18.5

17.4

16.1

14.8

12.0

11.0

9 5

Q A

7.6

7.0

6.1

6.0

5.0

4.1

3.4

3.0

3 ft

2.6

2 2

2.0

1.5

1 0

1.2 

1.2

July.

34.8

33.0

29.8

23.5

20.2

14.0 

11.5

10.0

9.8

10.2

10.0

9 9

9 9

10.0

9.9

9.0 

7.0

7.0

6.5

6.6

6.3

6.0

5.8

5.0 

4.5

7.5

8.0

11.8

1.0

2.0

6.6

6.0

5.6

5.5

5.5

5.2

5.2

6.1

4.4

3.7

3.7

3.5

4.3

6.3

7.3

6.0

5.5 

5.4

5.4

4.4

4.0

4.0 

3.6

2.9 

2.9

2.8

Aug.

13.0

11.0 

9 0

7.0

6.0

5.0

4.8

4 F;

3 2

3.0

2.8

2.5

2.4

2.8

2.7 

2.7

2.6

2.3

3.6

3.8

4.0

3.5 

3.5

3.4

3.5

4.0

4.2

2.8

2.6

2.8

3.0

2.8

6.6

3.4

4.0

5.3

3.8

6.0

7.4

11.0

12.0

17.6

18.8

20.9

24.8 

22.9

21.0 

20.6 

19.5

Sept.

3 9

3 9

8.8 

4.5

5.4

5.0

4.1 

3.3

1.8

1.0

.7

.6

11.0

18.0

19.0 

19.4

16.0

12.6

10.0

6.0

3 ft

1.9

1.6

1.0

.9

.8

17.0

13.8

8.8

8.0

7.4

5.2

4.4

4.4

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.7

d s

4.0

5.0

5.0

5.5

9 5

11.4

11.5

10.0

1 F;

6.0

4.4 

4.0

4.0 

4.2

Oct.

.8

.7

.6

.5

1.0

1.8

2.5 

4.0

4.2

2.0

2.0 9 f;

4.3

6.7

6.0

6.2

2.5 

1.0

1.0

.9

1.0

1.5

6.0

11.5

12.0 

11.5

12.3

13.0

11.0

5.0

4.3

4.3 

5.0

7.4

7.9

6.4

5.8

5.0

4.3

3.4

2.9

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.2

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.0

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8 

1.6

1.5 

1.3 

1.3

Nov.

2.0

2.0

4.0 

9 0

13.6

9 4

6.3 

4.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0 

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.6

6.0

9 0

9 8

9.9

16.8

17.0

1.4

1.4 

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1 9

1 9

2.0 

2.0

2.0

1.8

Dec.

14.0 11. e

9 0

8.0

7.5

7.0

7.0 

9.0

9 4

6.0

6.0

2 ft

3.2

9 Q

11.0

11.0

10.0 

6.0

5.1

9.0

14.6

17.0

17.2

17.6

18.0 

17.0

14.6

12.9

11.2

11.0

1.8

1.8 

1 9

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.1

2.0

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.4

5.0

10.0

18.0

22.0

21.5

18.7

15.0 

14.2

12.0

11.0

7.1

6.2 

6.0

11.0 

23.0 

35.0
HALL.] ALABAMA RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES.

Daily gage height, infect, of Alabama River at Selma Continued.

Ill

Day.

1902. 

1. .........

2..........

3....--....

4 ..........

5..........

6.......... 

7. ....... ..

8.......... 

9. .........

10..........

11 ..........

12 ..........

13 ..........

14. .........

15 ..........

16..........

19 ..........

20 ..........

21 ..........

22..........

23 ..........

24 ..........

25 .......... 

26 ..........

27..........

28 ..........

29 ..........

30 ..........

31 ..........

1903. 

1. .........

2..........

3..........

4..........

5..........

6..........

7..........

8..........

9..........

10 .......... 

11 ..........

12 ..........

13 ..........

14 ..........

15 ..........

16..........

17 ..........

18 ..........

19 ..........

20..........

21..........

22 ..........

OO

24 ..........

25.......--.

26 ..........

27 ..........

28......--..

29 .......... 

30..........

31..........

Jan.

45 0

46.3

41.4

37.0 

35.0

33.0 

30 0

25.4

17.0

14 9

10.1

9.0

8.1

7 fi

7.0

6.5

6.5

6.5

8.0

8.1

9.0

12.0

13.8 

13.0

11.5

11.4

12.0

14.6

16.0

6.8

8.0

8.9

11.0

11.9

13.0

11.0

10.0

9.5

8.2 

7.0 

7.9

1 9 Q

13.0

12.0

11.8

10.0

9.0

7.9

7.0

6.4

6.0

5.8

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.8

6.0 

7.0

7.2

Feb.

16.8

OO A

on o

35.0

07 K

37.9 

37.9

37.0 

34 0

30.0

24.0

17.6

14.0

11.7

11.6 

12.0

-19 A

12.0

11.8

11.8

11 9

12.2

12.0 

12.0

14.0

23.6

-------

7.0

6.9

6.8

7.0

7.0

9.6

14.0

23.5

23.0

39.0 

44.3 

48.0

AQ c;

50 2

50.6

49 9

49.0

47.7

47 1

47.9

47.0

45 0

42 0

 38.0

OQ A

28 9

Mar.

34 3

41.5

45.2

47.1

47.1

46.2 

44.4

43.0 

41.8

39.0

S5 1

30.0

19.2

in Q

OQ A

33.6

33.8

on Q

26.0

23 0

22.8

30.0

38.0

45.1

48.9

90 K

38.0

41.0

42.6

40.2

38.5

36.7

35.0 

34.0 

31.3

29 8

97 ^

27 0

27.0

9fi 9.

18 0

19.0

00 A

or; i

26.7

25.4 

25.2

26.2

Apr.

50.7

KA Q

48.6

46.0

42.4

35.6

OO A

25.6

19.0

16.2

14.6 

14.2

13.0

12.2

12.8

13.0

11.4

10.0

9.4

9 0

8.6

8.5

28.0

31.4

31.4

30.2

29 o

27.8

26.3

24.5

22.4 

22.2 

20.7

OA Q

20.0

OA O

Ort Q

19 0

17.6

15.4

n

c

14-. 8

12.8

11.7

11.0

10.8

10.0 

9 8

May.

8.4

8.4

7.8

7.0 

7.0

7.0 

6 9

6.7

6.5

6.3

6.0

5.8 

6.0

7.4

8.7

9

K

9 0

8.6

7.8

6.6

t n

5.4 

5.4

5.0

4.8

4.4

4.0

3.8

9 g

9.4

8.7

8.7

7.8

7.8

8.0

10.0 

9.8 

9 0

11.2

21.0

OK A

30.0

q-i o

on 7

24.0

16.5

11.8

9 8

o 7

7 9

7.6

7.0

6.8

6.4 

6.7

6.5

June.

3.6

3

t

3.5

4.0

4.0

3.8 

3.5

3.2 

9 Q

2 9

2.9

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.8

2.6

2.4

2

0

9 9

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9 

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

7.0

8.0

9 6

12.7

13.5

14.5

16.0

17.0

17.0 

17.0 

16.0

11.0

9 5

8.6

Q A

7.4

6.5

5

n

5 9

6.4

7.4

7.5

7 K

7.0

9.5 

11.4

July.

1.5

1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

.8 

.7

.6 

.6

1.0

1.1

1.9 

1.9

1 9

1 Q

1 9

2.0-

2.1

2.5-

2.4

1 S

1.0

.8

.6

.4

.5

.5

10.0

9 8

9 0

8.0

7.0

6.8

6.4

6.4

7.6

8.8 

9.0 

8.0

6.4

5.8

6.5

8

0

8.6

7.0

5.0

4.5

3

Q

3.6

3.5

4.0

4.0 

3.5

3.5

Aug.

.4

.4

.7

.8

.9

1.1 

1.4

1.3 

1.1

1.1

1.5

1.5

1.1

.9

.8 

.8

.7

.6

.0

-.1

-.3

-.2

-.4 

-.3

-.4

.1

.2

.4

o F;

4.8

6.8

6.8

6.1

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.4 

6.6

5 A

3

9

3 fl

4.0

5.0

6.7

7.7

7.4

5 A

4.0

3

-1

3 0

2.6

2 0

1.7 

1.6

1.5

Sept.

3.5

3.7

3 A

3.8

3.0

3.0 

2.5

2.2 

2.0

1.2

.9

.7

.2 

.0

.0

.0 -.1

-.2

_ 2

.2

.5

.9

1.5

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.0

.7

.5

.4 

.4

.2

.1

.0

.6

1

O.

2 2

9 ^

1.7

1.5

1 f^

1 °»

.6

.6

Oct.

3.7

5.2

5.0

4.0

3.6

3.0

2.8

2.5 

2.5

1.0

2.0

2.0

4.0

6.0

5.8 

5.0

4.6

4.5

4.0

2.0

1.8

1.4

1.0

1.0

.9

.2

.0

-.1

1.2

1.8

.1

.0

.0

2

3

9

:o

.4 

.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

.4

.5

.5

.0 

.0

.0

Nov.

1.4

.8

.7

.5

.2

.4 

.8

3.9

4.8

4.0

2.8

1.9

1.5

1.4

.9

.7

.5

.7

.9

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.7 

2.6

4.8

7.6

6.9

5.8

.1

.0

.1

.5

.9 

1.0 

1.1

1.0

1.0

o

.7

.7

.8

.7

9

1.0

.5 

.5

Dec.

6.0

6.3

8.8

10.5

13.6

14.0 

14.2

13.7 

12.0

9.8

7.8

7.2

5.3

4.2

3.8 

7.6

13.8

21.5

25.5

25.6

22.0

17.0

15.0

15.0

15.0 

14.0

12.8

10.9

9.0

7.0

6.4

.4

.5

.5

.4

.5

.3

.4

.5

.5 

.5

.8

g

g

g

.6

.6

.5

.6

1.0

1.0

1.1

9 fi

3

f\

3.1

1.8
112 WATER POWEES OF ALABAMA.

Rating table for Alabama River at Selmafor 1900 and 1901.

[NO. 107.

Gag-6 

height.

Feet.

0.0

.1

.2

.3

.4

.5

.6

.7

.8

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.9

Discharge.

Secondfeet.

6,700

6,770

6, 845

6,925

7,010

7,100

7,184

7,282

7,384

7,488

7,596

7,706

7,818

7,931

8,045

8,160

8,270

8,393

8,511

8, 630

8,750

8,872

8,996

Gage 

height.

Feet.

4.0

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.6

4.7

4.8

4.9

5.0

5.1

5.2

5.3

5.4

5.5

5.6

5.7

5.8

5.9

6.0

6.1

6.2

9, 124 6. 3

9, 256 6. 4

9,392

9,532

9,676

9,822

9, 970

10, 120

10, 272

10, 428

10,588

10, 752

10, 920

11, 092

11, 268

11,448

11, 632

6.5

6.6

6.7

6.8

6.9

7.0

7.1

7.2

7.3

7.4

7.5

7.6

7.7

7.8

7.9

Discharge.

Secondfeet.

11, 820

12, 015

12, 220

12, 435

12, 660

12, 900

13, 150

13, 405

13, 668

13, 934

14, 200

14, 466

14, 732

14, 998

15, 264

15, 530

15, 796

16, 062

16, 328

16,594

16, 860

17, 126

17, 392

17,658

17, 924

18, 190

18, 456

18, 722

18, 988

19, 254

19, 520

19, 786

20, 052

20, 318

20, 584

20, 850

21,116

21, 382

21, 648

21, 914

Gage 

height.

Feet.

8.0

8.1

8.2

8.3

8.4

8.5

8.6

8.7

8.8

8.9

9.0

9.1

9.2

9.3

9.4

9.5

9.6

9.7

9.8

9.9

10.0

10.1

10.2

10.3

10.4

10.5

10.6

10.7

10.8

10.9

11.0

11.1

11.2

11.3

11.4

11.5

11.6

11.7

11.8

11.9

Discharge.

Secondfeet.

22, 180

22, 446

22, 712

22, 978

23, 244

23, 510

23, 776

24, 042

24, 308

24, 574

24, 840

25, 106

25, 372

25, 638

25, 904

26, 170

26, 436

26, 702

26, 968

27, 234

27,500

27, 760

28, 032

28, 290

28, 564

28, 830

29, 096

29, 362

29, 628

29, 894

30, 160

30, 426

30, 692

30, 958

31, 224

31, 490

31, 756

32, 022

32, 228

32, 556

Gage 

height.

Feet.

12.0

12.1

12.2

12.3

12.4

12.5

12.6

12.7

12.8

12.9

13.0

13.1

13.2

13.3

13.4

13.5

13.6

13.7

13.8

13.9

14.0

14.1

14.2

14.3

14.4

14.5

14.6

14.7

14.8

14.9

15.0

15.1

15.2

15.3

15.4

15.5

15.6

15.7

15.8

15.9

Discharge.

Second feet.

32, 820

33, 086

33, 352

33, 618

33, 884

34; 150

34, 416

34, 682

34, 948

35, 214

35, 480

35, 746

36, 012

36, 278

36, 544

36, 810

37, 076

37; 342

37, 608

37, 874

38, 140

38, 406

38, 672

38, 838

39, 104

39, 370

39, 676

40, 002

40, 268

40, 534

40, 800

41, 066

41, 332

41, 598

41, 864

42, 130

42, 396

42, 662

42, 928

43, 194
HA LL.]

Ret

Gage 

height.

Feet.

16.0

16.1

16.2

16.3

16.4

16.5

16.6

16.7

16.8

16.9

17.0

17.1

17.2

17.3

17.4

17.5

17.6

17.7

17.8

17.9

18.0

18.1

18.2

18.3

18.4

18.5

18.6

18.7

18.8

18.9

19.0

19.1

19.2

19.3

19.4

19.5

ALABAMA RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES. llf

ing table for Alabama River at Selmafor 1900 and 1901 Continued.

Discharge.

Second-feet.

43, 460

43, 726

43, 992

44, 258

44,524

44, 790

45,056

45,322

45, 588

45, 854

46, 120

46, 386

46, 652

46, 918

47, 184

47, 450

47, 716

47, 982

48, 248

' 48,514

48, 780

49,046

49, 312

49, 578

49, 844

50, 110

50, 376

50, 642

50,908

51, 174

51,440

51, 706

51,972

52, 238

52, 504

52, 770

Gage 

height.

Feet.

19.6

19.7

19.8

19.9

20.0

20.1

20.2

20.3

20.4

20.5

20.6

20.7

20.8

20.9

21.0

21.1

21.2

21.3

21.4

21.5

21.6

21.7

21.8

21.9

22.0

22.1

22.2

22.3

22.4

22.5

22.6

22.7

22.8

22.9

23.0

23.1

Discharge.

Second-feet.

53, 036

53, 302

53, 568

53, 884

54, 100

54, 366

54, 632

54, 898

55, 164

55, 430

55, 696

55, 962

56, 228

56, 494

56, 760

57, 026

57, 292

57, 558

57, 824

58, 090

58, 356

58, 622

58, 888

59, 154

59, 420

59, 686

59, 952

60, 218

60, 484

60, 750

61,016

61, 282

61, 548

61, 814

62, 080

62, 346

Gage 

height.

Feet.

23.2

23.3

23.4

23.5

23.6

23.7

23.8

23.9

24.0

24.1

24.2

24.3

24.4

24.5

24.6

24.7

24.8

24.9

25.0

25.1

25.2

25.3

25.4

25.5

25.6

25.7

25.8

25.9

26.0

26.1

26.2

26.3

26.4

26.5

26.6

26.7

Discharge.

Second-feet.

62, 612

62, 878

63, 144

63, 410

63, 676

63, 942

64, 208

64, 474

64, 740

65, 006

65, 272

65, 538

65, 804

66, 070

66, 336

66, 602

66, 868

67, 134

67, 400

67, 666

67, 932

68, 198

68, 464

68, 730

68, 996

69, 262

69, 528

69, 794

70, 060

70, 326

70, 592

70, 858

71,124

71, 390

71, 656

71, 922

Gage 

height.

Feet.

26.8

26.9

27.0

27.1

27.2

27.. 3

27.4

27.5

27.6

27.7

27.8

27.9

28.0

28.1

28.2

28.3

28.4

28.5

28.6

28.7

28.8

28.9

29.0

29.1

29.2

29.3

29.4

29.5

29.6

29.7

29.8

29.9

30.0

Discharge.

Second-feel.

72, 188

72, 454

72, 720

72, 986

73, 252

73, 518

73, 784

74, 050

74, 316

74, 582

74, 848

75, 114

75, 380

75, 646

75, 912

76, 178

76, 444

76, 710

76, 976

77, 242

77, 508

77,744

78, 040

78, 306

78, 572

78, 838

79, 104

79, 370

79, 636

79, 902

80, 168

80, 434

80, 700

IRK 107 04-
114 WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA.

Rating table for Alabama River at Selmafor 1902.

[NO. 107.

Gage 

height.

Feet.

-0.4

 .2

.0

.2

.4

.6

.8

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.8

2.0

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.8

3.0

3.2

3.4

Discharge.

Second-feet.

. 6, 470

6,575

6,700

6,845

7,009

7,189

7,384

7,596

7,818

8,045

8,276

8,511

8,750

8,996

9,256

9,532

9,822

10, 120

10, 428

10, 752

Gage 

height.

Feet.

3.6

3.8

4.0

4.2

4.4

4.6

4.8

5.0

5.5

6.0

6.5

7.0

7.5

8.0

8.5

9.0

9.5

10.0

10.5

11.0

Discharge.

Second-feet.

11, 092

11,448

11, 820

12, 220

12, 660

13, 150

13, 668

14, 200

15, 530

16, 860

18, 190

19, 520

20, 850

22, 180

23, 510

24, 840

26, 170

27, 500

28, 830

30, 160

Gage 

height.

Feet. '

11.5

12.0

12.5

13.0

13.5

14.0

14.5

15.0

16.0

17.0

18.0

19.0

20.0

21.0

22.0

23.0

24.0

25.0

26.0

27.0

Discharge.

Second-feet.

31, 490

32, 820

34, 150

35, 480

36,810

38, 140

39, 370

40, 800

43, 460

46, 120

48, 780

51, 440

54, 100

56, 760

59, 420

62, 080

64, 740

67, 400

70, 060

72, 720

Gage 

height.

Feet.

28.0

29.0

30.0

31.0

32.0

33.0

34.0

35.0

36.0

37.0

38.0

39.0

40.0

41.0

42.0

43.0

44.0

45.0

46.0

47.0

Discharge.

Second-feet.

75, 380

78, 040

80, 700

83, 360

86, 020

88, 680

91, 340

94, 000

96, 660

99, 320

101, 980

104, 640

107, 300

109, 960

112, 620

115, 280

117, 940

120, 600

123, 260

125, 920
HALL.] ALABAMA RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES.

Rating table for A labama River at Selma for 1903.

115

Gage 

height.

Feet.

-0.30

- .20

- .10

.00

.10

.20

.30

.40

.50

.60

.70

.80

.90

1.00

1.10

1.20

1.30

1.40

1.50

1.60

1.70

1.80

1.90

2.00

2.10

2.20

?. 30

2.40

2.50

2.60

2.70

2.80

2.90

3.00

3.10

3.20

3.30

3.40

3.50

3.60

3.70

3.80

3.90

4.00

4.10

4.20

Discharge.

Second-feet.

6,262

6,364

6,470

6,580

6,692

6,806

6,922

7,040

7,160

7,282

7,406

7,532

7,660

7,790

7,920

8,060

8,200

8,340

8,480

8, 620

8,770

8,920

9,070

9,230

9,390

9,550

9,710

9,880

10, 050

10, 220

10, 400

10, 590

10, 780

10, 970

11, 170

11, 370

11, 570

11, 770

11, 970

12, 170

12, 360

12, 570

12, 770

12, 970

13, 170

13, 370

Gage 

height.

Feet.

4.30

4.40

4.50

4.60

4.70

4.80

4.90

5.00

5.10

5.20

5.30

5.40

5.50

5.60

5.70

5.80

5.90

6.00

6.10

6.20

6.30

6.40

6.50

6.60

6.70

6.80

6.90

7.00

7.10

7.20

7.30

7.40

7.50

7.60

7.70

7.80

7.90

8.00

8.10

8.20

8.30

8.40

8.50

8.60

8.70

8.80

Discharge.

Second-feet.

13, 570

13, 770

13, 980

14, 190

14, 400

14, 610

14, 820

15,030

15, 240

15, 450

15, 660

15, 870

16, 080

16, 290

16, 500

16, 720

16, 940

17, 160

17, 380

17, 600

17, 820

18, 040

18, 260

18, 480

18. 700

18, 920

19, 140

19, 360

19, 580

19, 800

20, 020

20, 240

20, 460

20, 680

20, 900

21, 120

21, 340

21, 560

21, 780

22, 000

22, 220

22, 440

22, 660

22, 880

23, 100

23, 320

Gage 

height.

Feet.

8.90

9.00

9.10

9.20

9.30

9.40

9.50

9.60

9.70

9.80

9.90

10.00

10.10

10.20

10.30

10.40

10. 50

10. 60

10.70

10.80

10.90

11.00

11.10

11.20

11.30

11.40

11.50

11.60

11.70

ll.'SO

11.90

12.00

12.10

12.20

12.30

12.40

12.50

12.60

12.70

12.80

12.90

13.00

13.10

13.20

13.30

Discharge.

Second-feet.

23,540

23, 760

23, 990

24, 220

24,450

24,680

24, 910

25, 140

25, 370

25, 600

25, 830

26, 060

26, 290

26, 520

26, 750

26, 980

27, 210

27, 440

27, 670

27, 900

28, 130

28, 360

 28, 590

28,820

29, 050

29, 280

29, 510

29, 740

29, 970

30, 200

30, 430

30, 660

30, 900

31, 140

31, 380

31, 620

31, 860

32, 110

32, 360

32, 610

32, 860

33, 110

33, 370

33, 630

33, 890

13. 40 34, 150

Gage 

height.

Feet.

13.50

13.60

13.70

13.80

13.90

14.00

15.00

16.00

17.00

18.00

19.00

20.00

21.00

22.00

23.00

24.00

25.00

26.00

27.00

28. OX)

29.00

30.00

31.00

32.00

33.00

34.00

35.00

36.00

37.00

38.00

39.00

40.00

41.00

42.00

43.00

44.00

45.00

46.00

47.00

48.00

49.00

50.00

51.00

Discharge.

Second-feet.

34, 410

34, 670

34, 940

35, 210

35, 480

35, 750

38, 450

41,200

43, 950

46,700

49, 450

52, 200

54, 950

57, 700

60, 450

63, 200

65, 950

~68, 700

. 71, 450

74, 200

76, 950

79, 700

82, 450

85, 200

87, 950

90, 700

93, 450

96,200

98, 950

101, 700

104, 450

107, 200

109, 950

112, 700

115, 450

118, 200

120,950

123, 700

126, 450

129, 200

131, 950

134, 700

137, 450
116 WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA.

Estimated monthly discharge of Alabama River at Selma. 

[Drainage area, 13,500 square miles.]

[NO. 107.

Month.

1900. 

January ......................

February .....................

April. . .......................

May .........................

July .........................

August .......................

October .... ..................

November ....................

December ....................

1901.

February .....................

March ........................

April. . .......................

May. .........................

July .........................

August .......................

September ...................

October ......................

November ....................

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

50, 110

128, 540 

89, 478 

109, 960 

41, 864 

94, 000 

93, 468 

38, 140 

52, 504 

35, 480 

46, 120 

48, 780

128, 540

107, 300

95, 862 

92, 670 

104, 640 

59, 420 

53, 568 

21, 318 

66, 868 

46, 120 

21, 914 

8,750 

94, 000

107,300

Minimum.

9,676 

10, 920 

37, 874 

21, 648 

13, 668 

12, 220 

12, 660 

9,124 

7,189 

7,097 

7,596 

8,750

7,097

22, 446 

30, 692 

21, 382 

32, 288 

10, 120 

7,818 

7,596 

9,532 

10, 428 

7,931 

7,931 

8,511

7,596

Mean.

26, 495 

63, 763 

58, 272 

60, 909 

21, 090 

35, 288 

33,964 

14, 156 

17, 366 

14, 492 

18, 506 

28, 989

33, 772

61, 213 

55, 037 

39, 017 

73, 048 

26, 966 

26, 030 

13, 536 

30, 853 

19, 394 

11, 022 

8,266 

26, 638

32, 585

Run-off.

Second-feet 

per square 

mile.

1.96 

4.72 

4.32 

4.51 

1.56 

2.61 

2.52 

1.05 

1.29 

1.07 

1.37 

2.15

2.34

4.53 

4.08 

2.89 

5.41 

2.00 

1.93 

1.00 

2.29 

1.44 

.82 

.61 

1.97

2.47

Depth in 

inches.

2.26 

4.91 

4.98 

5.03 

1.80 

2.91 

2.90 

1.21 

1.44 

1.23 

1.53 

2.48

32.68

5.22 

4.25 

3.33 

6.04 

2.31 

2.15 

1.15 

2.64 

1.61 

.95 

.68 

2.27

32.60
HALL.] ALABAMA RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES. 117

Estimated monthly discharge of Alabama River at Selma Continued.

Month.

1902.

February .....................

April. . .......................

May .........................

July .........................

November ............... ....

The year .............. .

1903.

April. ........................

May .........................

July .........................

November .............. .....

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

124, 856 

101, 714 

130, 974 

135, 762 

26, 170 

11, 820 

9,392 

8,160 

11, 448 

16, 860 

21, 116 

68, 996

135, 762

33, 100 

136, 350 

114, 900 

83, 560 

83, 000 

43, 950 

26, 060 

20, 900 

10, 050 

7,282 

7,920 

11, 170

136, 350

Minimum.

18, 190 

31, 756 

51, 972 

23, 510 

11, 448 

8,393 

7,009 

6,470 

6,520 

6,635 

6,845 

11, 448

6,470

15, 450 

18, 920 

41, 200 

25, 600 

18,040 

16, 950 

11,970 

8,480 

6,580 

6,262 

6,364 

6,922

6,262

Mean.

52, 655 

54, 898 

90, 404 

62, 017 

18, 859 

9,682 

7,897 

7,176 

7,871 

10,184., 

9,557 

33, 122

30, 360

23, 039

90, 958 

78, 139 

53, 852 

33, 338 

27, 142 

18, 122 

14, 205 

7,781 

6,835 

7,310 

7,801

30, 710

Run-off.

Second-feet 

per square 

mile.

3.42 

3.56 

5.87 

4.03 

1.22 

.63 

.51 

.47 

.51 

.66 

.62 

2.15

1.97

1.50 

5.91 

5.07 

3.50 

2.16 

1.76 

1.18 

.92 

.51 

.44 

.47 

.51

1.99

Depth in 

inches.

3.94 

3.71

6.77 

4.49 

1.41 

.70 

.59 

.54 

.57 

.76 

.69 

2.48

26.65

1.73 

6.15 

5.85 

3.90 

2.49 

1.96 

1.36 

1.06 

.57 

.51 

.52 

.59

26.69
118 WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107.

Net horsepower per foot of fall with a turbine efficiency of 80 per- cent for tlte minimum 

monthly discharge of Alabama River at Selma.

Month.

January .......

February ......

March .........

April ..........

July...........

October ........

Minimum discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

16, 328

29, 628

37, 874

27, 760

12, 220

8,045

7 184

9,532

5,800

5,400

5,700

7,931

1899.

Minimum net horsepower 

per foot 

of fall.

1,484

2,693

3,443

2,524

1,111

731

653

867

527

491

518

Duration 

of minimum.

Days. 

1

1

1

1

1

9

9

8

9

1

3

9

Minimum discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

9,676

10, 920

37, 874

21,648

13, 668

12, 220

12, 660

9,124

7,189

7,100

7, 596

8,750

1900.

Minimum net horsepower 

per foot 

of fall.

88Q

993

3,443

1,968

1,243

1,111

1,151

829

653

645

691

795

Duration 

of minimum.

Days. 

9

1

9

1

1

9,

1

1

1

1

7

1

Minimum discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

22, 446

30, 692

21, 382

32, 288

10, 120

7,818

7,596

9,532

10, 428

7, 931

7,931

8,511

1901.

Minimum net horsepower 

per foot 

of fall.

2,041

2,790

1,944

2,935

920

711

691

867

948

721

721

774

Duration 

of minimum.

Days. 

1

1

1

1

9

?

1

9,

1

9,

3

?

CAHABA RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES.

CAHABA RIVER AT CENTERVILLE.

This station is at the Bibb County highway bridge, one-fourth of a 

mile west of the court-house at Centerville. The bridge is a singlespan iron through bridge. The length of the span is about 175 feet. 

The floor of the bridge is 41i feet above low water, and the stream is 

130 feet wide at low water.

The initial point of sounding is at the end of the iron bridge, left 

bank, downstream. The gage is of wire, with rod fastened to the 

outside of the downstream guard rail, and graded to feet and tenths. 

The gage pulley is at station 100. Bench mark No. 1, at the downstream end of the top of the iron crossbeam under the bridge floor at 

station 100 from initial point, is 42.85 above gage datum. Bench mark 

No. 2, at the top of the bottom flange of the same crossbeam, directly 

under bench mark No. 1, is 41.40 above datum of gage. The banks 

are high but overflow at time of high water. The section is swift 

and tolerably uniform, and the bottom appears to be rock.

The river observer is Mr. Clyde Lowrey, who lives about a third of 

a mile from the
HALL.] CAHABA RIVER AKB TRIBUTARIES. 119

The following discharge measurements have been made on Cahaba 

River at Centerville by M. R. Hall and others:

Discharge measurements of Cahaba River at Centerville.

Date.

1901. 

April 25 ............

1902.

April 7 .............

July 9 ..............

1903.

April 8 .............

April 9 .............

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

5.50

1.30

5.15

8.60

2.40

5.15

6.65

Discharge.

Second-feet. 

1,925

399

1,707

2,823

251

1,637

2,225

Date.

1903. 

June 17 ............

July 20............

July 21 ............

November 9 ........

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

2.05

2.00

3.23

2.36

1.31

1.30

1.32

1.40

Discharge.

Second-feet. 

416

394

757

516

212

218

203

223

Daily gage height, infect, of Cahaba River at Centerville.

Day.

1901. 

1..............

2..............

3. .............

4..............

^>. .............

1 ..............

8..............

10 ..............

11..............

12..............

13..............

14..............

15..............

16. ..............

17..............

18 ..............

19

20 ..............

91

99

24 ..............

25

26 .............. 

27..............

9ft

29

30..............

0-1

Jan. Feb. Mar. April. May.

.......

.......

June.

-------

July. Aug.

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.5

2.1

7.9

7.7

8.1

9.1

10.6

14.7

10.3

7.9

5.6

4.1 

3.9

3.4

3.0

2.8

2.5

Sept.

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

2.6

2.4

2.0

2.1

2.6

3.9

4.1

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.4 

1.4

1.4

2.6

2.2

Oct.

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.4

2.3

3.1

2.6

2.3

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1,3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2 

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

Nov.

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5 

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

Dec.

1.4

1.3

1.6

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.7

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.9

2.9

19.0

15.0

12.3

4.4

3.6

3.1

2.9

2.6

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.7 

2.7

6.0

24.0

24.0

21.0
120 WATEK POWERS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Cahaba River at Centerville Continued.

Day.

190'2. 

1..............

2 ..............

3..............

4..............

5..............

6.............. 

7..............

8..............

9. .............

10 ..............

11..............

12 ..............

13

14 ..............

15..............

16 ..............

18..............

19

20 ..............

21 ..............

22 ..............

OQ

24 ..............

25 ..............

26 ..............

27 ..............

28 ..............

29 ..............

30..............

01

1903. 

1 ..............

2..............

5..............

6..............

7..............

9..............

10 ..............

11 ..............

12 ..............

13 .............. 

14..............

16 ..............

17 ...._.........

18 ..............

19 ..............

20..............

21 ..............

22 ..............

23 ..............

24 ..............

25 ..............

26 ..............

27 .............. 

28 ..............

29 .............. 

30 ..............

31 ..............

Jan.

13.6

9.0

6 9

5.7

4 9

4.5

3.9

3.7

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.9

.2.7

2.6

2.4

2.3

3.1

3.6

3.9

4.6

6.9

5.8

5.1

5.0

4.9

6.2

7.0

8.3

8.1

11.6

5.9

6.4

7.7

7.4

6.1

5.6

4 9

4.5

4.3

4.1

10.6

14.7

11.3

7 9

6.5

5.8

5.3

4 9

4.6

4.3

4.2

4.0

3.9

3.8

4.0

3.8

3.8 

6.0

6.4 

6.2

5.9

Feb.

16.8

24.6

21.2

10.6

8.3 

7.3

6.7

5.8

5.4

5.1

4.8

4.3

5.7

5.9

5.6

5.3

4 9

4.8

5.1

5.1

5.0

5.1

5.9

6.5

8.1

27.6

5.8

4 9

6.4

8.8

12.9

12.0

20.6

31.6

26.8

20.5

22.0

20.5

16.9 

11.7

9.6

22.9

26.4

24.5

16.6

12.4

9.9

8.1

7.3

6.7

5.8

5.2

5.9 

27.2

Mar.

24.0

18.2

100

9.8

12.0

12.1

8.7

8.3

7.9

7.6

6.3

6.1

5 9

5.2

6.2

99 °.

17.3

11.1

8.6

8.9

9.1

7.3

7.8

13.6

11.9

28.8

35.0

29.2

25.2

23.8

18.1

12.6

12.0

13.3

11.1

9 8

12.3

15.1

12.4

15.2

13 9

12.2

10 9

8.2

7.3

6.3

7.0

6.8

6.3

5.9

5.4

5.1 

5.1

6.3

7.7

9.2

April.

15.4

12.1

11.4

10 9

10.4

8.6

8.2

13.6

12.2

9 6

8.0

7.2

6 9

6.5

6.1

5.6

5 9

5.7

5.6

5.2

4 9

4.6

4.5

4.5

4.4

4.3

4.2

4.1

4.3

4 9

8.2

7.0

6.3

5.8

5.1

4 9

4.7

4.7

6.3

5.2

4.6

5.8

5.7

4.8

4.2

4.0

3 9

5.5

5.1

3.9

3.7

3 6

3.5 

3.3

3.2 

3.0

May.

4 9

4 5

4.0

3.7

3.6

3.5 

3.6

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.4

3.5

4.1

8.4

8.4

5.3

4. 3

4.2

4.2

3.9

3.6

3.5

3.3

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.8

2 9

3.0

3 1

3.0

2 9

2.8

2.7

2.8

3.1

3.0

2.8

2.7

3.3

5.0 

12.9

17.8

17.7

9 4

7.2

5.8

4 9

4.4

4.0

3.7

3.5

3.2

3 1

3.0

9 Q

2.8 

2.7

2.9

June.

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.5 

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.4

9 3

2.3

2.3

2

0

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.5

2.4

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.8

2.9

2.9

3 1

3.2

3.4

2.8

2 9

2.8

2.5 

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.0

1 9

1.9

2.7

3.4

2.6

2.8

2 9

3.4 

3.3

3.1

2.6

July.

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2 

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.5

2.9

3.5

3.3

3.2

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.4

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.9

3.6

3.4

2.8

2.9

2.8

2 9

2.8

2.3

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.8

3.8

2.3

1.9

1.7

1.6

2.4

1.7

1.7 

1.6

1.6 

1.5

5.7

Aug.

2.2

2 8

9 1

2.4

2.4 

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2. L

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.5

2.6

2.5

4.8

6.1

4.6

3 A

2.9

2.4

2.8

2 9

2.8

3.7

2.1

1 9

1.9 

1.8

2.7

3.5

5.1

4.7

3.8

3.4

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.0

1 9

1.8 

1.8

1.6 

1.5

1.5

Sept.

2.3

2.3

3.3

3.2

2.9

2.4 

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.3

2.2

3.0

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4 

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5 

1.4

1.3 

1.3

1.3

Oct.

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.2 

2 2

2.2

2.7

2.8

10.8

7.1

5.4

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

2.8

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.5 

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3 

1.3

1.3 

1.3

1.5

Nov.

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

9 Q

2.4

2.4

2.3

 2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.9

3.4

4.2

3.5

3.2

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.6

1.7 

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.4

Dec.

3.0

2.5

2 9

3.1

5.6

5.1 

4 9

4.2

3.9

3.6

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.9

15.3

13.5

12.7

9.9

7.5

6.3

7.8

8.2

10.3

7.3

6.5

5.1

4.9

4.5

4.1

4 9

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5 

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

2.0

1.9 

1.7

1.5 

1.5

1.5
HALL.] CAHABA RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES.

Rating table for Cahaba River at CentervUle for 1901.

121

Gage 

height.

Feet.

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.9

' 4.0

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.6

4.7

Discharge.

Second-feet.

326

362

398

434

470

506

542

578

614

650

686

722

758

794

830

866

902

'938

974

1,010

1,046

1,082

1,118

1,154

1,190

1,226

1,262

1,298

1,334

1,370

1,406

1,442

1,478

1,514

1,550

1,586

1,622

Gage 

height.

Feet.

4.9

5.0

5.1

5.2

5.3

5.4

5.5

5.6

5.7

5.8

5.9

6.0

6.1

6.2

6.3

6.4

6.5

6.6

6.7

6.8

6.9

7.0

7.1

7.2

7.3

7.4

7.5

7.6

7.7

7.8

7.9

8.0

8.1

8.2

8.3

8.4

8.5

Discharge.

Second-feet.

1,694

1,730

1,766

1,802

1,838

1,874

1,910

1,946

1,982

2,018

2,054

2,090

2,126

2, 162 ,

2,198

2, 234

2,270

2,306

2,342

2,378

2,414

2,450

2,486

2,522

2,558

2,594

2,630

3,666

2,702

2,738

2,774

2,810

2,846

2,882

2,918

2,954

2,996

Gage 

height.

Feet.

8.7

8.8

8.9

9.0

9.1

9.2

9.3

9.4

9.5

9.6

9.7

9.8

9.9

10.0

10.1

10.2

10.3

10.4

10.5

10.6

10.7

10.8

10.9

11.0

11.1

11.2

11.3

11.4

11.5

11.6

11.7

11.8

11.9

12.0

12.1

12.2

12.3

Discharge.

Second-feet.

3,062

3,098

3,134

3,170

3,206

3, 242

3,278

3,314

3,350

3,386

3,422

3, 458

3,494

3,530

3,566

3,602

3, 638

3,674

3,710

3,746

3,782

3,818

3,856

3,890

3,926

3,962

3,998

4,034

4,070

4,106

4,142

4,178

4; 214

4,250

4,286

4,322

4,358

Gage 

height.

Feet.

12.5

12.6

12.7

12.8

12.9

13.0

13.1

13.2

13.3

13.4

13.5

13.6

13.7

13.8

13.9

14.0

14.1

14.2

14.3

14.4

14.5

14.6

14.7

14.8

14.9

15.0

15.1

15.2

15.3

15.4

15.5

15.6

15.7

15.8

15.9

16.0

Discharge.

Second-feet.

4,430

4,466

4,502

4,538

4,574

4,610

4,646

4,682

4,718

4,754

4,790

4,826

4,862

4,898

4,934

4,970

5,006

5,042

5,078

5,114

5, 150

5,186

5, ,222

5,258

5,294

5,330

5,366

5,402

5,438

5,474

5, 510

5,546

5,582

5,618

5,654

5,690
122 WATER POWEES OF ALABAMA.

Rating table for Cahaba River at Centerville for 1902.

[NO. 107.

Gage 

height.

Feet.

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.8

2.0

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.8

3.0

3.2

3.4

3.6

3.8

4.0

4.2

4.4

Discharge.

Second-feet.

245

320

390

460

530

600

670

740

810

880

950

1,020

1,090

1,160

1,230

1,300

1,370

1,440

Gage 

height.

Feet.

4.6

4.8

5.0

5.2

5.4

5.6

5.8

6.0

6.5

7.0

7.5

8.0

8.5

9.0

q £ y. o

10.0

10.5

11.0

Discharge.

Second-feet.

1,510

1,580

1, 650

1,720

1,790

1,860

1,930

2,000

2,175

2,350

2,525

2,700

2,875

3, 050

3,225

3, 400

3,575

3,750

Gage 

height.

Feet.

11.5

12.0

12.5

13.0

13.5

14.0

14.5

15.0

15.5

16.0

16.5

17.0

'17.5

18.0

18.5

19.0

19.5

20.0

Discharge.

Second-feet.

3,925

4,100

4,275

4,450

4,625

4,800

4,975

5,150

5,325

5,500

5, 675

5,850

6,025

6,200

6,375

6,550

6,725

6,900

Gage 

height.

Feet.

20.5

21.0

22.0

23.0

24.0

25.0

26.0

27.0

28.0

29.0

30.0

31.0

32.0

33.0

34.0

35.0

Discharge.

Second-feet.

7,075

7,250

7,600

7,950

8,300

8,650

9,000

9,350

9,700

10, 050

10,400

10, 750

11, 100

11,450

11,800

12, 150
HALL.] CAHABA RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES.

Rating table for Cahaba River at Centerville for 1903.

128

Gage 

height.

Feet.

1.00

1.10

1.20

1.30

1.40

1.50

1.60

1.70

1.80

1.90

2.00

2.10

2.20

2.30

2.40

2.50

2.60

2.70

2.80

2.90

3.00

3.10

3.20

3.30

3.40

3.50

3.60

3.70

3.80

3.90

4.00

Discharge.

Second-feet.

143

163

184

206

229

253

279

306

335

365

397

430

463

497

532

568

604

640

676

715

755

795

835

875

915

955

995

1,035

1,075

1,115

1,155

Gage 

height.

Feet.

4.10

4.20

4.30

4.40

4.50

4.60

4.70

4.80

4.90

5.00

5.10

5.20

5.30

5.40

5.50

5.60

5.70

5.80

5.90

6.00

6.10

6.20

6.30

6.40

6.50

6.60

6.70

6.80

6.90

7.00

7.10

Discharge.

Second-feet.

1,195

1,235

1,275

1,315

1,355

1, 395

1,435

1,475

1,515

1, 555

1, 595

1, 635

1,675

1, 715

1, 755

1,795

1,835

1,875

1,915

1,955

1,995

2,035

2,075

2,115

2,155

2,195

2,235

2,275

2,315

2,355

2,395

Gage 

height.

Feet.

7.20

7.30

7.40

7.50

7.60

7.70

7.80

7.90.

8.00

8.10

8.20

8.30

8.80

9.00

9.20

9.60

9.80

9.90

10.00

10.60

10.90

11.00

11.10

11.30

11.70

12.00

12.20

12.30

12.40

12.60

12.90

Discharge.

Second-feet.

2, 435

2,475

2,515

2,555

2,595

2,635

2,675

2,715

2,755

2,795

2,835

2,875

3,075

3, 155

3,235

3,395

3,475

3,515

3,555

3,795

3,915

3,955

3,995

4,075

4,235

4, 355

4,435

4,475

4,515

4, 595

4,715

Gage 

height.

Feet.

13.00

. 13. 30

13.90

14.00

14.60

14.70

15.00

15.10

15.20

15.80

16.00

16.30

16.60

16.90

18.00

18.10

20.00

20.50

20.60

22.00

22.90

23.00

23.80

24.00

24.50

26.00

26.40

26.80

31.00

31.60

Discharge.

Second-feet.

4,755

4,875

5,115

- 5,155

5,295

5,435

5,555

5,595

- 5,635

5,875

5,959

6,075

6,195

6,315

6, 755

6, 795

7,555

7,755

7,795

8,355

8,715

8,755

9,075

9,155

9,355

9,955

10, 155

10, 275

11, 955

12, 195
124 WATEE POWEES OF ALABAMA. [NO. '107.

Estimated monthly discharge of Cahaba River at Centerville. 

[Drainage area, 1,040 square miles.]

Month.

 1902.

March .....__..._____._,......

July .........................

August .......................

September ....................

1903. 

January ......................

February .....................

March ........................

May..........................

June .........................

July..........................

December ....................

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

4,660 

9,560 

12, 150 

5,290 

2,840 

880 

1,125 

880 

1,055 

3,680 

1,370 

5,255

12,150,

5,435 

12, 195 

9,075 

2,835 

6,675 

915 

1,835 

1,995 

306 

676 

306 

397

12, 195

Minimum.

705 

1,405 

1,720 

1,335 

880 

670 

635 

635 

600 

600 

600 

775

600

1,075 

1,515 

1,595 

755 

640 

365 

253 

253 

206 

184 

206 

229

184

Mean.

1,739 

2,955 

4,799 

2,464 

1,282 

749 

730 

690 

689 

939 

746 

1,974

Run-off.

Secondfeet per 

square 

mile.

1.67 

2.84 

4.61 

2.37 

1.23 

.72 

.70 

.66 

.66 

.90 

.72 

1.90

1,646 1.58

1,940 

5,412 

3,849 

1,514 

1,518 

648 

560 

721 

252 

243 

237 

268

1,430

1.87 

5.20 

3.70 

1.46 

1.44 

.62 

.54 

.69 

.24 

.23 

.23 

.26

1.38

Depth in 

inches.

1.93 

2.96 

5.31 

2.64 

1.42 

.80 

.81 

.76 

.74 

1.04 

.80 

2.19

21.40

2.16 

5.41 

4.27 

1.63 

1.68 

.69 

.62 

.80 

.27 

.27 

.26 

.30

18.36
HALL.] CAHABA EIVER AND TRIBUTARIES. 125

Net horsepower per foot of fall with a turbine efficiency of 80 per cent for the minimum 

monthly discharge of Cahaba River at Qenterville.

Month.

February ......

May ...........

July...........

September .....

November 

December ......

Minimum 

discharge.

Sec.-fl.

362

398 

362

326

398

1901.

Minimum 

net horsepower 

per foot 

of fall.

33

36 

33

30 

36

Duration of minimum.

Days.

4

3

5

3 

1

Minimum 

discharge.

Sec.-fl. 

705

1,405

1,720

1,335

880

670

635

635

600 

600

600

775

1902.

Minimum 

net horsepower 

per foot 

of fall.

64

128

156

121

80

61

58

58

55 

55

55 

70

Duration of minimum.

Days. 

1

1

1

1

2

1

4

14

11 

4

6

1

Minimum 

discharge.

Sec.-fl. 

1,075

1,515

1,595

755

640

365

253

253

206 

184

206 

229

1903.

Minimum 

net horsepower 

per foot 

of fall.

98

138

145

69

58

33

23

23

19

17

19 

21

Duration of minimum.

Days. 

3

1

2

1

2

2

1

2

3

2

tj

5
126 WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107.

WATER POWERS ON CAHABA RIVER.

Cahaba River rises near Birmingham, and, flowing in a southerly 

direction, enters Alabama River just below Selma.

The Corps of Engineers, United States Army, made a survey of this 

stream, beginning at the southwestern boundary of Shelby County,

FIG. 7. Map of portion of Cahaba River surveyed by Corps of Engineers, United States Army.

and running down the river 110 miles to its mouth, in which distance 

there is a fall of 256 feet. The level notes of this survey are given on 

the following pages. The map (fig. 7) shows the location of points 

referred to.
HALL.] C AH ABA RIVEE AND TEIBUT ABIES. 127

Elevations of water surface of Cahaba River in Alabama from its mouth up to the line of

Shelby County.

_ [Survey by United States Engineer Corps in 1874.]

Distance 

above 

mouth.

Location.

Elevation 

above

mean low 

water of

Alabama 

River at 

mouth.

Miles. 

0.0

13.2

13.3

16.0

20.0

24.6

25.2

41.8

42.0

44.0

44.3

46.7

49.0

49.5

50.0

53.0

53.8

55.1

55.3

55.7

56.8

57.0

58.1

61.6

63.2

65.3

65.7

67.6

67.7

69.2

70.2

74.8

75.5

81.6

82,6

Feet. 

Alabama River at mouth of Cahaba........................... 0.00

Below Tallys Defeat Island ................................... 22. 40

Above Tallys Defeat Island ................................... 23. 66

Foot of Log Creek Shoals ..................................... 25. 45

Head of Log Creek Shoals .................................... 31. 85

Line between Dallas and Perry counties ....................... 37. 50

Mouth of Oakmulgee Creek................................... 38. 00

Fikes Ferry ................................................. 62.47

Mouth of Waters Creek....................................... 64.15

Shoal........................................................ 67. 50

..... do ...................................................... 69.00

.... .do ...................................................... 73.62

Foot of Burras Island Shoal................................... 77.50

On Burras Island Shoal....................................... 80.92

Head of Burras Island Shoal.................................. 90.11

Shoal........................................................ 92.14

.... .do ...................................................... 95.08

Blocks Cut-off ............................................... 97. 90

.... .do ...................................................... 98. 50

.... .do ...................................................... 99. 70

Shoals... '.. .................................................. 100. 39

Below Potato Creek Shoals.................................... 101. 82

Above Potato Creek Shoals ................................... 107. 00

Below Jericho Island......................................... 109. 30

Above Jericho Island.........................................! 111. 20

Cluster of islands, mouth of Blue Girth Creek.................. 113. 55

Cluster of islands above mouth of Blue Girth Creek ............ 114. 65

Below small shoal............................................ 115. 50

Above small shoal............................................ 116. 30

Small shoal.................................................. 116. 50

Line between Perry and Bibb counties ........................ 118. 00

Foot of shoal................................................. 123. 40

Head of shoal................................................ 125. 30

Foot of shoal................................................. 131. 80

Head of shoal., ............................................ 132.80
128 WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107.

Elevations of water surface of Cahaba River in Alabama from its mouth up to the line of

Shelby County Continued.

Distance 

above 

mouth.

Location.

Elevation

above 

mean low 

water of 

Alabama 

River at 

mouth.

Miles. 

85.7 

86.7 

86.7 

87.5 

88.4 

90.0 

91.0 

92.0 

92.5 

93.0 

93.2 

94.0 

94.2 

94.5 

94.8 

96.0

97.1

97.2

97.3

97.8

98.1

98.5

99.1

99.5

99.6

99.7

100.1

100.6

101.4

102.1

102.7

102.8

103.6

103.7

104.4

104.6

105.7

Feet. 

Maberrys Island ............................................. 133. 70

Ferry, Centerville, Ala., below shoal.......................... 134.40

Ferry, Centerville, Ala., above shoal..........................j 136.40

Mouth of Mill Creek .........................................| 139. 60

Top of Centerville Shoal (in township 23) ..................... 148.00

Logans Ferry, mouth of Schultz Creek.......... .............. 148.00

Crossing of range lines 9 and 10 ............................... 149. 00

East and west line townships 23 and 24........................ 149. 00

Small shoal.................................................. 149. 88

Mouth of Buckhalter or Huckleberry Creek.................... 151. 00

Jones Ferry.................................................. 151.00

Point Lookout............................................... 151. 90

Mouth of Rocky Creek ....................................... 152. 00

Mouth of Palmetto Creek..................................... 152.40

Pratts Ferry, in township 24 N., R. 10 E....................... 152.61

Below Little Cahaba Shoals................................... 155.00

Mouth of Little Cahaba River................................. 158.00

Below small shoal............................................ 158. 00

Above small shoal ........................................... i 159. 40

Mouth of Pratts Creek........................................ 161.50

Mouth of Lewis Branch ...................................... 163.00

Mouth of Coalbed Branch .................................... 172.00

Opposite Lyman coal shaft at Lick Branch..................... j 184. 26

Below small shoal............................................, 185. 20

Above small shoal............................................ 189. 60

Mouth of Coffee Creek........................................ 189. 60

Foot of Bailey Reach Rapids. ...........\.....................' 192.00

Head of Bailey Reach Rapids ................................. 204. 80

Mouth of Little Ugly Creek................................... 205. 00

Mouth of Ugly Creek, in township 22 S., R. 5 W ............ ,i. :, 205. 00

Below small shoal........................................... J 205. 00

Above small shoal. ........................................... 208.50

Foot of Lily Shoals........................................... 213.00

Lily Shoals Ford ................................. 1........... 216. 60

Mouth of Lick Creek......................................... 220. 00

Mouth of Bear Branch ....................................... 220.00

Mouth of Daly Creek, east and west line sections 11 and 14..... 221. 80
HALL.] CAHABA EIVEE AND TBIBUTAEIES. 129

Elevations of water surface of Cahaba River in Alabama from its mouth up to the line of

Shelby County Continued.

Distance 

above 

mouth.

- Miles. ' 

105.8

106.3

106.5

107.0

107.4

107.9

109.2

110.3

Location.

Above small shoal. _.....-...---.....---.....-.......--.......

.....do......................................................

Foot of Long Island Shoal ..................:.................

Mouth of Cane Creek. ........................................

Head of Halfmile Rapids .....................................

Elevation 

above 

mean low 

water of 

Alabama 

River at 

mouth.

Feet. 

224. 50

226. 60

228. 40

231. 30

243. 50

252. 00

254.00

255. 88

Miscellaneous discharge measurements of Cahaba River and tributaries.

Date.

1901. 

Jan. 28

29

Mar. 28

28

29

Apr. 25

1903. 

Sept. 30

30

Nov. 12

12

12

12

Stream.

.....do....................

.....do....................

.....do ........... ........

.....do ....................

.....do ..--.........--.....

.....do....................

Location.

Blocton ......................

HarralL..-. .................

mill. 

.....do .......................

Near Pledger's mill, Shelby

County.

Discharge.

Second-feet. 

15.8

549

 378

107

1 117

6,560

30

29

28

21

13

fT

The foregoing measurements give a fair idea of the river flow at all 

seasons. It may be safely assumed that the flow at different points 

will bear the same proportion to drainage area as that at Centerville.

In the foregoing level notes the stations are 1 mile apart, and are 

numbered from zero, at the mouth of the river, up to 110, at the Shelby 

County line. In the following description of powers that can be 

developed these mile stations will be referred to as stations:. 

IRE 107 04 9
130 WATER. POWEKS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107.

Power No. 1. From the head of "Halfmile Rapids," at station 108, 

there is a succession of shoals, known as Halfmile, Long Island, Fishtrap, Ford, Reach, and Dry Creek shoals, in which the aggregate fall 

is 30 feet in 2i miles. There is also a fall of about 4 feet from the 

Shelby Count}^ line down to the head of Halfmile Shoal, making a 

total fall of 34 feet in 4 miles. This can be developed either by 

building a dam 34 feet high at the mouth of Dry Creek and backing 

the water to the Shelby County line, or by building a low dam near 

the head of the shoals and a canal from it to a point opposite the 

mouth of Dry Creek. Such a development will give about 500 net 

horsepower, with an 80 per cent turbine at ordinary low season. This 

power would be near Blocton.

Power No. 2. By building a 15-foot dam at the head of "Bailey 

Reach Rapids," near station 101 and near the mouth of Ugly Creek, 

to back the water to the mouth of Persimmon Branch, near station 104, 

and constructing from this point a canal along the river bank about 4 

miles long, to a point opposite station 97, at the mouth of Little Cahaba 

River, a practical head of 54 feet can be developed. This allows 8 

feet for storage and grade, as the total fall is 62 feet. A 54-foot fall 

would produce about 800 net horsepower.

The same power can be developed by building a high dam lower 

down the river and having the canal shorter; or the power can be 

divided into two separate powers. This power site is between River 

Bend and Cadle, in Bibb County.

Power No. 3. From the mouth of Little Cahaba down to station 

88i, at the top of Centerville Shoals, there is a fall of 10 feet in 8-J- miles, 

and from the top of Centerville Shoals down to the foot of Centerville 

Shoals, at Centerville, there is a fall of 13.6 feet in about If miles. 

This power can be developed by a 10-foot dam at top of Centerville 

Shoals and a canal from there to Centerville, 1^ miles long. Allowing 

2.6 feet for storage and canal grade, a head of 21 feet can be obtained, 

which will give 650 net horsepower.

It is probable that a much better method of development will be to 

erect a dam at Centerville 23.6 feet high to back the water to the mouth 

of the Little Cahaba. This will produce 732 net horsepower, with 

storage. The incidental storage of such a dam would add largely to 

the amount and efficiency of the power. A plant running only twelve 

hours a day and storing the water at night could utilize 1,440 net 

horsepower.

This power site is at Centerville, on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad.

Power No. 4- A 16-foot dam can be built at shoal No. 9, station 

69i, in Perry County, just below the Bibb County line. This dam 

would back the water for 12 miles to shoal No. 2, 4i miles below 

Centerville. A 16-foot head will produce 670 horsepower without 

storage, or 1,340 horsepower by storing the water at night and run-
HALL.] CAHABA RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES. 131

ning only twelve hours a day. This dam site is about 17 miles below 

Centerville by river.

Power No. 5. A 15-foot dam at "Blocks Cut-off," near station 55, 

will back the water 10 miles to the mouth of Taylors Creek, and will 

produce 750 continuous, or 1,500 twelve-hour horsepower.

Power No. 6. At shoal No. 24, station 50, there is a fall of 9 feet 

in less than half a mile. A 14-foot dam at foot of this shoal, or a 

5-foot dam at its head, and a short canal will develop a head of 14 

feet and realize 720 continuous, or 1,400 twelve-hour horsepower.

This site is just above Burras Island, 8 or 10 miles northeast of 

Marion, Ala.

Power No. 7. From Burras Island to Fikes Ferry there is a fall of 

22 feet in a distance of 7 miles, 20 feet of which could probably be 

utilized by a dam at Fikes Ferry, producing 1,100 continuous, or 

2,200 twelve-hour horsepower. Fikes Ferry is near Marion, Ala.

In making the above statement of powers that can be developed, it 

has been assumed that there are suitable banks for dam sites. The 

system proposed, or some other system approximating to it, would 

not interfere with navigation improvements, as locks could be constructed at the dams.

BLACK WARRIOR RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES.

Black Warrior River is formed by the junction of the Mulberry 

and Sipsey forks of Black Warrior at old Warriortown in Walker 

County, and runs in a southwesterly direction past Tuscaloosa to 

Demopolis, Ala., at which point it enters Tombigbee River. Above 

Tuscaloosa it is known as Black Warrior River and below Tuscaloosa 

as Warrior River.

BLACK WARRIOR RIVER AT TUSCALOOSA.

A gage at Tuscaloosa was placed in position by the United States 

Corps of Engineers in 1888. It is about three-fourths of a mile from 

the business center of Tuscaloosa, and is reached by passing down 

Bridge street to the river, thence down the east bank 1,800 feet to the 

gage. It consists of an inclined timber 2 by 6 inches, supported on 

posts and graduated by means of notches placed 1 foot vertically apart. 

The observer is W. S. Wyman, jr., Tuscaloosa. Observations are 

taken daily at 7 a. m. The drainage area draining at this point is 

4,900 square miles.

The bench marks are fixed, one on a willow 10 feet west of gage, 

97.84 feet above Mobile datum, the other on a small hackberry 30 feet 

south of the upper end of the gage and 139.36 feet above Mobile 

datum. The current here is rather sluggish, being almost imperceptible at low stages. Both banks are of earth and subject to overflow. 

Observations of gage heights have been obtained through the courtesy of Mr. R. C. McCalla, jr., of the United States engineers in
132 WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107.

charge of Black Warrior Kiver, from the time the gage was established until December 31,1896. A measurement made by Mr. McCalla 

September 14, 1896, showed a gage height of 0.60 foot area, 1,022 

square feet; mean velocity, 0.16; discharge, 164 second-feet.

Measurements at the same place have been furnished by Mr. Horace 

Harding, United States assistant engineer. Velocities were obtained 

by means of rod floats reaching from the water surface to near the 

bottom. The highest flood occurred on April 8, 1892. The gage 

height was 62.5, the sectional area 33,600 square feet, and the estimated mean velocity 4.5 feet per second. This gave a discharge of 

151,200 second-feet. From this estimate and the following list of 

measurements a curve has been platted and a rating table constructed, 

and this rating table applied to all gage heights observed. The estimates of discharge thus obtained are shown in diagrammatic form in 

PL V. The highest discharges are merely approximations, but the 

discharges shown by the diagrams serve as a basis for comparison of 

the state of the river during the various years.

Discharge measurements have been made as follows:

Discharge measurements of Slack Warrior River at Tuscaloosa.

Date.

1895. 

December 17. .......................

December 21 ........................

December 24........................

1896. 

January 30 .........................

January 31 .........................

February 26 ........................

February 28 ........................

February 29 ........................

March 2 ............................

March 3 ............................

March 6 ............................

March 24 ...........................

April 10.................. ..........

April 11.... ........................

April 14............................

April 20 ............................

April 21 ............................

April 22............................

April 23............. ...............

April 24 ............................

April 27.. ...........................

1897. 

January 12 .........................

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

1.10

2.61

3.60

9.99

8.65

8.25

7.27

6.92

7.67

7.28

6.94

24.85

9.71

8.89

8.25

7.55

6.65

5.96

5.46

5.88

5.68

1.70

Discharge.

Second-feet. 

617

1,344

1.733

5,073

4,363

4,360

3,657

3,522

4, 211

3,632

4,558

13, 550

5,331

4,755

4,675

3,862

3,388

2,940

2,704

3,158

3,049

829

Remarks.

Stationary.

Do.

Rising slowly.

Falling 0.05 per hour.

Do.

Falling 0.01 per hour.

Falling 0.02 per hour.

Stationary.

Do.

Falling 0.03 per hour.

Rising 0.15 per hour.

Falling 0.12 per hour.

Falling.

Do.

Rising.

Falling.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Rising.

Do.
HALL.] CAHABA RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES. 133

Discharge measurements of Black Warrior River at Tuscaloosa Continued.

Date.

1899. 

February 21 .........

Do .............

February 24 .........

March 2 ............

Do .............

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

19.3(3

19.25

22.85

39.47

35.50

30.35

23.70

31.18

34.37

59.50

Discharge.

Second-feet. 

12, 855

12, 640

16, 216

48, 010

24, 988

18, 052

12, 609

36, 653

40, 331 .

119, 533

Date.

1899. 

March 18 ..........

March 23 ..........

1901.

February 1 .........

June 27.. ..........

1903.

July 20 ............

July 21 ............

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

56.40

40.30

15.10

18.72

1.77

5.45

5.44

Discharge.

Second-feet. 

86, 410

23, 911

9,300

9,461

 828

862

719

Daily gage height, in feet, of Black Warrior River at Tuscaloosa.

Day.

1889.

2. ....... ..... 

3..............

4 ..............

5..............

6..............

8..............

9..............

10..............

11..............

12..............

13 ..............

14..............

15 ..............

16..............

17 ..............

18..............

19..............

20..............

21 ..............

22 ..............

23..............

24 ..............

25 ..............

26..............

27 ..............

28..............

2i ..............

30..............

31..............

Jan.

19.50 

18.00

16.00

25.00

33.00

33.50

29.50

26.80

28.40

29.00

25.50

22.50

19.00

16.00

13.60

29.00

40.50

38.50

34,00

30.30

28.10

26.00

oq -IA

21.00

20.40

28.00

33.50

33.80

30.00

27.00

Feb.

23.50

20.50 

17.50

14.80

13.00

11.50

10.40

9 9n

8.30

8.00

7.80

7.60

7 30

7.00

7.30

27.50

49.00

56.40

56.60

53.00

47.00

36.50

32.60

26.50

23.50

21.40

Mar.

18.80

16.50 

25.00

31.50

29.40

26. 50

23.00

20.10

17.50

15.00

12.80

10.00

9.20

8.80

8.10

7.20

7.10

11.00

12.50

12.30

11.80

10.80

10.00

9 80

11.20

11.80

12.30

11.00

10.50

9.80

Apr.

8.50

9.80 

10.30

11.60

10.50

9.50

8.40

7 3Q

6.80

6.40

6.30

6.00

5.60

5.50

8.00

16.80

16.70

12.00

10.00

8.90

8.00

7.00

6.30

6.80

6.50

6.20

5.80

5.50

May.

8.80

14.50 

13.20

11.00

8.50

7.00

5.80

4.60

4.30

4 nn

3.80

3 on

3.00

3.10

3.20

3.00

2.80

2

CA

2

QC

2.25

2.05

1.85

1.65

1 f\n

1.30

1 9^

1.15

1.05

nr:

1.15

1.10

June.

2 30

2.90 

2.75

2.50

2 30

2 in

1.70

2 00

2 60

2.85

4 20

3 40

4.00

3.45

3

0C

3.05

2

QC

2

CC

2.45

2.25

3 OF.

3.45

S on

3 nn

1 95

1.55

1 9^

1.10

July.

2 40

3.10 

4.40

5.10

6.26

6.85

6 45

S

fTA

4.75

3.86

3.05

2 85

2 AT.

2.16

1.96

4.20

7.35

n

oK

8.40

4.60

4.55

3

rn

<? IP.

3 in

4.56

4.05 A on

3.80

Aug.

3 7ft

3.60 

3.00

2.95

2 90

3.70

3.45

2 oc

2 60

2.00

1.76

1 <^

3.85

3.60

3.35

3.16

3.80

3 RO,

3

0A

2.90

2.40

i on

1 20

90

.75

.95

90

1.10

1.05

Sept.

ft 7P.

7.30 

6.40

6.30

6.20

9.30

14.90

19 00

14.00

9.90

5.50

5.25

4.16

3.30

2.70

2.25

2.00 i P.P.

1.40

1.30

1.20

1.10

1.00

1 00

96

2.25

3.70

3.50

3.25

2.60

Oct.

2.40

1.95 

1.66

1.30

1.15

1.05

.90

.70

.40

.30

QA

.20

.15

.16

.16

.10

.10

.05

.05

.06

00

- .10

OA

IK

+ .10

.35

.35

.40

.90

1.00

Nov.

ft on

1.05 

1.85

1.90

3.85

3.65

3.30

3.00

2.75

2.55

3.65

4 30

4.15

3.76

3.50

4.20

6.20

12.46

18.90

16.90

14.10

11.70

9.70

7 90

6.60

6.30

6.10

6.90

6.80

6.30

Dec.

6.00

5.65 

5.30

4.80

4.50

4.20

4.00

3.80

3.60

3.40

3.20

2

QHL

2.75

2.70

2.65

2.50

2.30

2.20

2.10

2.05

2.00

2.00

2.00

2 00

1.95

1.95

1.95

1.90

1.90

3.00

4.85
134 WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Slack Warrior River at Tuscaloosa Continued.

Day.

1890. 

1 ..............

3..............

4 ..............

5..............

8 . '.'. '. . '.'. '. '.'.'. '. '. '.'. '.'.

9..............

10 ..............

11 ..............

12 ..............

13..............

14 ..............

15 .............. 

16 .............. 

17..............

18 ..............

19 ..............

20 ..............

22 ..............

23 ..............

24 ..............

25 .............. 

26 ..............

27 ..............

28 ..............

29..............

30 ..............

31 ..............

1891. 

1........ ...... 

2............. 

3.............. 

4.............. 

5.............. 

6 ..............

8..............

9

10 ..............

11..............

12 ..............

13 .............. 

14 .............. 

15 .............. 

16 .............. 

17..............

18 ..............

19 .............. 

20 ..............

21 .............. 

22 .............. 

23 .............. 

24............. .

25 ..............

26 ..............

27 ..............

28 ..............

29 ..............

30 ..............

31 ..............

Jan.

7.70

7.20

6.20

5. 20 

5.20

4.50 

4.55

5.10 

5.30

5.60

5. 45

5.30

P. 20

5. 60 

11.20 

19.30

21.00

18.40

15. 40 

13.30

11.60

10.70

12. 50 

13.50

12.80

11.80

10.60

17.60

31.70

6.10 

8.60 

14.30 

17.90 

15. 20 

13. 10

q e,o

17. 50

30.10 

25. 50 

21.00 

18.50 

17.10

17.70

17.10 

1 K 60

12.60 

20.20 

31.60

30.10

29.00

26.80

32.70

33.00

Feb.

26.20

22.50

19.05 

16.40

10 QA

12.10 

44.30

53.95 

52. 90

47. 50

4z;.20

37.20

29. 45 

26. 95 

23 95

21.45

18.45

15. 65

12.00

10 40

9.50 

13.50

35.20

33.20 

39.60 

40.90 

40.20 

39.30

0*7 AA

K-l XA

52.20

Kq CA

47.60 

51.40 

49. 50 

46.50

37. 50

Q£ AA

33. 50 

39.50 

41.00

on AA

36.50

qq AA

26.50

Mar.

58.90

57.40

52. 40

45.80 

40.85

37 -1 K

35. 40

00 flA

30. 50 

27.50

20. 75

22 50

38.20 

38.00 

35.80

29.00

27.20

34.45

41.25

36.75 

33. 35

29 70

27.45

24.55

21 95

18.80

24.00 

23.50 

20.50 

19.60 

17.20

53.00

60 40

KO AA

K/l Art

jo fin

43. 00 

40.00 

36. 50 

33.20

OA AA

26.40 

24.00

21.00 

19.90 

17.50 

15.00

12.50

12.10

15.00

19 40

17.00

Apr.

24.50

34. 50

34.10

43.60 

45. 90 

44 50

38.70 

34.00

29. 95 

26.70

23.45

20.45

17. 45

14.50

12.15 

10. 65 

10. 35

12.95

13.20

13.95 

12.15

10.45

10.65

15.45 

26.50

28.45

26. 20

23.35

34.00 

39.40 

36.80 

32. 50 

28.50 

25.00

19.00

16.00

14.20

17.20

26.00 

22. 50 

19.50 

17.20

14.50 

13.40

12.00 

11.00 

10.00

9

f|A

8.20

7 60

8.40

8.00

7.30

6.50

May.

16.70

13.70

11.95

12.75 

14. 65 

16.50

15. 00 

13.50

11.95 

10.10

8.35

8.35

9.00

8.75 

8.65

8.90

8.15

7.95 

7.95

9.00

8 40

6.95

6.85

9 60

13. 55

9.25

5.70 

5.50 

5.30 

4.90 

4.50 

4.50

3

QA

3

Kf|

3.10 

3.00 

2.80 

2.60

2.50

2.50 

2 50

2.50 

2.70 

3.00 

3.00

2.80

2 60

2.50

2.40

2.10

2.00

June.

7.75

6.50

5.65

5.00 

4.40 

4.00

5.20 

5.60

5.40 

5.25

5.00

6.00

6.20

5.60 

5.05

4.30

4.20

3.70 

3.20

2.80

2.50

2.25

2.25 

2.15

2.55

2.25

2.05

1.90

1.80 

1.90 

1.80 

1.70 

1.50 

1.40

1 40

1.50

2.10

2 80

10.50 

9.80 

8.00 

6.50 

5.60

6.30

7.20 

7.00

6.00 

5.50 

5.20 

4.80

4.50

3.70

2.90

2.50

July.

1.80

1.65

1.45

1.25 

1.10

.80

.60 .50-

.45 

.30

.20

.15

.05

1.05

2.55 

3.10 

3.55

3.65

4.15

4.75 

4.20

3.00

2.10

1.75

2.75 

12.65

13.40

10.50

9.30

7.45

6.50

2.10 

2.00 

1.90 

1.80 

1.50 

1.30

1.40

2.10

8.20

6.00

4.30 

3.20 

2.30 

2.60 

2.60

2.90

2.50 

2.20

1.80 

1.60 

1.40 

1.30

1.40

2.60

2.00

2.20

2.00

2.10

2.40

Aug.

4.05

3.25

2.85 

3.15 

3.35

3.75 

4 55

4.30 

4.30

6.40

5.30

4.50

3.20 

2.80 

2.50

2.70

2.55

2.40 

2.20

1.80

1.40

1.10

1.00 

.95

95

5.10

9.55

9.15

10.45

6.50 

13.00 

14.80 

16.00 

13.00 

9.50

7.40

5.80

5.40

3.70

3.10

2.50 

3.00 

3.40 

4.00 

3.00

2.60

2.20 

2.00

1.50 

1.50 

1.40 

1.30

1.20

1.10

1.10

1.00

1.00

1.10

1.00

Sept.

8.00

5.80

4.35

3.40 

3.10 

3.85

4.35 

4.80

2.85 

3.20

2.90

3.45

3.95

5.80

5.55 

4.50 

3.55

2.90

2.45

2.10 

1.75

1.70

3.10

13.05 

23.90

22.65

18.00

14.70

11.90

1.00 

1.00 

1.00 

.80 

.70 

.60

.CO

.60

60

fin

.70

1.00

1.20 

1.20 

1.00 

1.00 

60

.20

.10

.10 

.10 

.10 

.10

.00

AA

- .20

- .20

- .40

- .50

Oct.

9 30

7.40

6.10

5.10 

4.40

3

QA

3.50 

3.45

4.50 

4.45

3.80

3.50

3.20

2.80 

2.79 

2 60

2.40

2.30

2.10 

2.00

2.45

4 90

8.45

10.55 

9.60

8.05

6.45

5.30

4.15

-0.40 

- .30 

- .20 

- .20 

- .20 

- .20

.50

60

.70

80

- .80

- .80 

- .80 

- .60 

- .70 

7ft

- .70

- .60 

- .70

- .70 

- .60 

- .60 

- .50

- .50

- .80

 80

- .80

- .80

Nov.

3.75

3.35

3.10

2.85 

2.55

2.25 

2.15

2.05 

2.00

1.95

1.75

1.65

1.60

1.60 

1.55 

1.65

1.60

1.55

1.50 

1.50

1.45

1.35

1.30

1.25 

1.20

1.15

1.10

1.05

-0. 80 

- .80 

- .80 

- .80 

- .80 

- .80

- .80

8ft

2.80

4.40 

3.80 

2.50 

2.00 

1 80

1.80

1.50 

1.30

1.40 

3.00 

8.00 

12.30

13. 30

10.80

7.20

5.80

4.20

3.80

Dec.

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00 

1.00 

1.00

1.20 

10.05

10.10 

8.95

7.10

5.80

4.60

3.70

3.30 

2.95 

2.80

2.75

2.20

2.00 

2.00

1.90

1.90

1.80

1.80 

2.30

6.80

9.70

10.20

9 10

7.30

3.40 

3.00 

2.40 

6.20 

6.80 

21.50

20.00

20.50

1 7 nn

W AA

11.50

9.00 

6.20 

7.00 

9.00 

11.00

11.20

10.00 8F»n

7.00 

6.00 

6.00

7 50

31.00

38.90

27.00

22. 10
HALL.] CAHABA RIVER AtfD TRIBUTARIES. 135

Daily gage height, infect, of Black Warrior River at Tuscaloosa Continued.

Day.

1892. 

1..............

2..............

3...... ........

4..............

5..............

6 ..............

7..............

8.............. 

7 ..............

10 ..............

11..............

12..............

13..............

14 ..............

15..............

16 ..............

17.............. 

18 ..............

]9.... ..........

20 ..............

21..............

22 ..............

23 ..............

24 ..............

25. .............

26 ..............

27 ..............

28 ..............

29..............

30..............

31 ..............

1893 

1 .............. 

2 ..............

 3..............

4..............

5..............

6..............

8..............

9..............

18 ..............

11 ..............

12...............

13 ..............

14..............

15..............

16 ..............

17 ..............

18 ..............

19..............

20 ..............

21 .............. 

22 ..............

23 ..............

24 ..............

25 ..............

26 ..............

27..... ........

28 ..............

29 ..............

30 .............. 

31 ..............

Jan.

17 QO

18.50

18.70

16.40

14.60

13.00

11.60 

10.80

10.50

25.70

34.80

53.00

57 40

51.70

45.00 

40.10

36.60

41.50

41.00

36.80

34 40 01 no

28.50

26.00

21.50

19.00

16.80

14.00

8.20 

8.60

9.80

10.70

9.00

8.40

7 90

7.00

6.70

6.20

6.50

7.80

9.00

9.60

11 40

12.20 

11.80

12.00

12.40

11.80 

in on

11.20

12.90

15.90

19.20

23.30

23.10

22.10 

20.40

Feb.

21.20

10.50

9.40

 8.50

7.80

7 4n

7.80

7.50 

9.00

16.00

13.00

11.30

9 50

9.00

10.00

11.80 

11.00

9.90

10.50

33.50

18.00

23.90

16.00

14.00

12.50

11.50

18.10 

15.90

12.80

12.50

11.80

11.20

10.80

10.20 10 no

23.90

28.30

27.00

25.90

52.20

55.60

51.40

46.50

41.80 

37 90

34.50

31.30

28.40 OP. on

23.80

23.00

Mar.

10.70

10.30

9 70

8.80

8.00

7.80

8.00

16.50 

26.80

28.50

26.70

18.00

15.80

13.30

11.20 io on

24.00

25.50

20.00

18.30

29.00

32.00

35.80

34.00

30.50

26.80

23.90

23.00 

21.70

20.50

00 Afl

24.00

22 60

20. 10

21.80

20.50

19.30

18.10

16.30

14.70

13.20

11.30

10.70

9.90 

9qn

8.80 i o ^ft

22.20

22.50

17.00

14.40

12.40 

10.90

Apr.

21.80

18.30

15.50

15.20

19 on

11.60

56.30

63.20

58.00

KO Qrt

45.40

40.70

36.50

32.80

27.00 

24 50

22.40

20.20

18.10

15.90

13.80

10.50

8.80

7 Qft

7.70

10.50

9.40 

9 30

9.00

8.70

8.00

8.70

9 30

9.00

8

0A

7.60

7 00

6.40

6.10

5.80

27.10

24.00 

9ft no

16.40 10 on

12.00 

11.20

10.70

9.90

8.90

7.00

10. 50

DO PLfi

33.90

29.00

May.

12 00

11.20

9.90

8.80

7.20

6.50

5.90

5.30 

5.20

4.90

4 80

4.70

4.60

4 50

4.00

3.70 

3fift

4.30

4 60

6.50

6.30

6.00

6.00

4

QA

4.70

4.00

3.80

3.50

3.50

24.50 

21 20

51.20

52.20

48.00

42 90

40 40

37.40

34.30

qjl Qft

97 p»ft

24.40

a Qft

19.10

16. 20

14.00

U Qft

11.00

8 40

6.90 

6.20

5.60

5.10

4 80

4 ^n

4 30

5 in

12.90 

14.10

June.

3.50

3.70

3.50

4.70

5.00

4.90 

4.10

4.00

3.80

3.50

2 80

2.50

2.40

2.00 

1.80

2.10

3 on

7 4ft

10.80

10.70

8.40

7 80

7.90

7.20

5.20

5.40

12.50

qq PLA

49 60

46.00

qo on

07 70

39.90

qo qr\

OA ftn

29. 20

25.10

21.20

17.40

14.70

11.60

9 60

7.60 

ff.70

6.50

6.90

6.90 

6.60

6 40

5.70

4.90

4.40

4.00

3

K(\

3.10

2.80

July.

4 fift

3.90

3.40

3.00

9 on

3

PLfl

5.20

11.00 

26.70

43.50

46.20

38.30

q7 CA

34.80

32.80

41.40 

38.00

33.00

9Q HO

28.30

29.30

25.10

21.50

18.80

15.80

13.00

10.50

7.80

6.20

5.50

2.50

9 Oft

2 80

3.60

3.60

2.70

2 40

2.10

1.80

1 fift

2.60

2 on

1.70 

1.40

1 30

1.20

1.20

1 °.n

1 60

1.70

1.50

i ^ft

1.20

90

.90

.80 

.80

Aug.

4.80

3.20

7.00

7.40

6.60

5 40

4.80

3.90 

3.60

3.50

3 no

3.00

3 in

3 Qft

3.50

3.50 

6.00

U Cft

9.50

7.40

10.20

12 30

14.00

14.20 10 on

n

Cft

12 00

11.50

10.50

0.60 

.70

i ftft

1.20

1 30

1.20

1.30

i no

.90

Qft

sft

90

B AH

4.90

5.10

4.70 

3.70

2 80

2 20

1.70

I

Kf)

i *}ft

1.10

1 00

QA

sft

.80

60

.50 

.20

Sept.

9 on

7 60

6.50

5.60

4 90

4.90

4.80

6.40 

6.20

5.40

6 1ft

3.90

3.40

3

0(\

5.10

4.90 

4.30

6.00

18.30

23.90

17.00

13.30

8.00

6.10

5.00

4.90

4.30

0.30 

.20

.10

.00

.10

 .10

no

-!- .20

2.00

2.10

o on

3.20

4 30

4 30

S on

3.30 

2.50

2.10

1 Sft

1.40 

1.30

1.20

1 00

1.30

1.20

1.10

1.10

1.10

Oct.

3.90

3.50

3.30

3.10

2.80

2.50

2.40

2.20 

2.10

2.00

2 no

2.00

2.00

1 Qft

1.90

1.80

1.00

1 ftft

.90

.90

on

1 00

1.00

.90

.80

.70

.70

.50

.50

1.10

1 Oft

1.20

1.40

1 30

1.20

1.20

i no

.90

.80

.80

.80

.70

.60

P»ft

.50 

.50

50

.50

.50 

.50

.40

.40

.40

.40

.40

40

.40

.40 

.40

Nov.

40

1.20

1.60

1.60

1.60

2.00

3.90 

4 60

8.90

10 90

. 8.30

7.60

5.80

5.00

4.50

4.00 

4.20

4.40

4.70

5.00

4.80

4

P.A

4.20

3.80

3.50 3 ' 50

3.20

3.90

5.90

0.40 

40

.40

40

.40

.40

.40

.40

60

fin

.50

.50

60

.60

60

.60 

.60

60

en

.70

r oo

1.00

1.10

1.00

on

1 00

1.70

1.70

1.50

Dec.

^ on

5.60

5.30

4.90

6.30

7.50

7.50

12.20

13.20

11.00

Q Af\

8.00

7 40

8.60

10 30

13.10 

26.70

28.40

OQ Af\

36.50

31.50

27.00

23.00

19.50

16.00

13.60

11.40

9.80

8.50

1.50 

1.50

2.80

3.50

4.10

3.50

3.00

2.80

2

qn

1.90

1.70

i fin

1.50

1.70

2.30 

2.40

2 30

2.10

2.50 

2.40

2

OA

1.70

1.60

1.50

3.70 

7.60
136 WATEK POWERS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Black Warrior River at Tuscaloosa Continued.

Day.

1894

9

3..............

5..............

6..--.....-....

8..............

9..............

10 ..............

11 ..............

12..............

13 ..............

14 ..............

15..............

16 ..............

17 ..............

18..............

20.......... ...

22 .............

23 ..............

24 ..............

25 ..............

26..............

27 ..............

28 ............ .

29 ..............

30 ..............

31..............

1895 

1..............

2..............

3..... .........

5..............

6..............

7..............

8..............

10..............

11 ..............

12

13..............

14 ..............

15 ..............

16 ..............

17..............

18 ..............

19 ..............

20 ..............

21 ..............

22 ..............

23..............

24 ..............

25 ..............

26..............

27 ..............

28 ..............

29 ..............

30..............

31..............

Jan.

10.30

9.60

7.90

6.20

5.40

6.40

16.80

22.60

19.70

26.90

34.50

35.80

25.80

22.20

23.60

24.80

22.40

19.30

15.90

14.10

18.60

21.30 19.90

17.60

15.50

14.00

12.40

11.10

10.00

9.10

6.10

5.40

6.80

9.00

8.80

8.00

7.40

35.00

50.60

49.30

40.10

35.00

29.80

25.70

23.40

31.20

32.90

29.20

25.80

23.10

21.60

21.60

19.80

17.40

16.70

20.00

21. 20

22.00

27.40

27.10

Feb.

8.50

7.80

7.30

16.90

22.60

20.40

17.80

17.30

26.00

27.80

25.40

32.10

29.70

26.00

22.30

19.10

16.80

16.00

16.90

17.90

17.00

16.10

17 30

29.30

31.00

28.80

24.10

21. 50

21.40

21.40

19.90

17 90

16.50

16.80

15.80

14.60

14.10

12.80

11.60

10.50

9.00

9.00

9 >ift

10.20

10.90

11.40

11.30

10.30

9 70

9.00

.......

Mar.

27. 00

23. 60

18.20

15.90

14.80

14.40

13.80

12 60

11.60

11.50

16.50

17 30

15.80

15.50

qo IA

36.70

33.70

27.80

29 30

29.60

28.00

27 80

25.30

22.10

19 00

16.10

14.30

12.70

8.60

35.30

<*fi 70

32.40

27 80

20.60

20.10

17.50

17.20

18.40

24.90

37.50

KO ftA

47 30

42.10

38.80

48.70

51.30

47.60

42.10

37.30

32.80

29 10

26.10

23.60

18.60

Apr.

11.40

14.10

23.50

24.00

22.20

20.60

18.90

14.70

15.70

25.00

25.60

22.70

16.30

15.50

17.00

25. 30

24 80

24.00

20 40

17.30

14.20

12.20

9.80

ft 7n

7 on

7.00

16.20

14.50

12.60

10.20

8.40

20.50

24.00

21.20

ift nn

15.10

12.60

11.00

9.50

8.60

10.00

15.90

15.80

14.00

10.40

8.90

8.00

7.20

7.00

7.10

12.50

15.00

16.40

May.

6.50

5.90

5.90

5.80

5.50

5.20

5.10

4.50

4.10

3.70

3.90

4 30

7.00

6.20

5.70

5.10

5.00

4.20

3 fin

3.10

2.80

2.60

2 40

2.30

2.10

2.10

2

AA

1.90

1.90

15.20

13.00

11.00

9.40

8.30

7.40

7.00

8.20

13.50

OQ OA

99 nn

18.50

15.20

12.20

9.70

8.00

6.30

5.90

5.30

4.80

4.30

4.10

4.30

5.60

11. 00

13.30

11.20

8.90

June.

1.70

1.50

1.35

1.33

1.20

1.20

1.10

.95

.90

.80

.80

.70

.60

.60

.60

.55

.50

.60

.70

.85

.80

.95

1.10

1.00

1.05

1.40

1.70

2.35

2.60

7.00

5.90

5.10

4.60

4.20

5.70

5.10

4.30

3.80

2.70

2.40

2.20

2.00

2/00

3.30

4.20

4.90

4.70

4.30

4.10

3.70

3.40

3.00

4.40

5.40

6.00

5.40

July.

2.50

1.80

1.35

1.10

.80

.60

1.00

1.30

.70 '.70

,60

.60

.50

.50

.60

.70

.75

.70

.70

.60

.50

.90

1.30

1.35

1.60

1.50

1.40

.20

1.10

1.20

4.80

4.50

5.40

7.60

17.40

17.70

18.40

15.70

13.10

11.10

9 80

7.90

6.50

5.30

5.40

5.60

5.90

5.80

5.10

4.00

3.60

3.40

3.30

3.60

3.70

3.30

2.90

2.40

2.00

2.10

Aug.

1 OA

1.30

1 40

1 95

2.30

2.40

1.60

1.30

1.10

.80

.70

60

.50

.35

.60

.55

.45

.40

.55

1.00

1.35

3.80

5.30

16.00

20.40

16.00

11.80

8.30

6.80

1.80

1.50

1.30

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.10

1.00

.90

.97

1.50

1.30

1.10

1.30

2.00

4.00

4 30

3.60

2.80

2.40

4.30

4.00

3.20

2.40

2.30

2.10

2.00

Sept.

5.80

4 60

3.60

2.95

2.45

2.05

1.85

1.75

1.65

1.60

1.85

3.40

5.60

7.50

5.70

3.25

3.50

3.25

4.10

3.60

2.90

2.20

1.75

1 45

1.20

1.05

.90

.70

1.90

1.80

1.80

1.70

1.90

2 60

3.05

3.70

3 40

2.00

1.80

1 40

1 30

1 AA

1.20

1.50

1.30

1.10

.80

.60

.35

.10

.50

.30

Oct.

0.56

.45

.40

QO

.25

.20

1 R

nn

 .10

 .20

 .25

 .30

30

on

 .30

QA

 .30

 .30

 .30

 30

OA

 30

 .30

 .35

 .40

10

 .45

.45

AK

 .20

AC

0.10

00

- .07

- .10

- .10

.10

1 A

.00"

AQ

- .07

- .10

- .14

+ .06

OJ

- .08

1ft

- .27

- .31

Q7

- .42

- .45

- .50

- .35

- .33

- .53

- .70

- .68

- .67

- .50

- .32

Nov.

 0.05

 .10

 .20

OK

_ 30

 .30

 .30

 .30

 .30

OA

_ 30

 .30

30

 .15

.00

+ .05

.05

.05

nn

 .10

.10

in

 .10

.00

nn

nn

 .05

 05

 .05

 .05

 .05

-0.04

+ .07

.12

.09

.11

.25

.31

.30

.28

.70

1.10

1.18

1.35

1.35

1.28

1.05

.88

.82 .76-

.60

.50

.75

60

.38

.64

.65

.65

.60

Dec.

 0.05

 .05

.00

nn

.00

.00

.00

+ .05

.05

.50

2.10

5.70

11.20

8.90

6.40

4.90

3.90

3.20

2.90

2 go

2.20

2.00

1.80

1.70

2.00

7.70

8.40

7.20

6.50

0.75

.95

1.05

1.00

.90

1 30

1.50

1.45

1.90

1.80

1.45

1.40

1.40

1.37

1.33

1.23

1.12

1.05

1.02

1.57

2.55

2.60

3.03

3.65

3.31

4.50

10.40

21.02

16.88

13.10

11.67
HALL.] CAHABA RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES. 137 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Black Warrior River at Tuscaloosa Continued.

Day.

1896 

1 ..............

2..............

3..............

4..............

5..............

6..............

8..............

9..............

10 ..............

11 ..............

12 ..............

13..............

14 ..............

15 ..............

16..............

17 ..............

18..............

1Q

20 ..............

21 ..............

22..............

23 ..............

24 ..............

25 ..............

26 .............. yi ..............

28 ..............

29 ..............

30..............

31..............

1897. 

1.............. 

2 ..............

3..............

4..............

5. .............

6..............

7. .............

9

10 ..............

11..............

12.... .........

13..............

14..............

15..............

16..............

17..............

10

19

20 ..............

21..............

22 ..............

23 ..............

24 ..............

25 ..............

26..............

97

28.... -.. -......

29

30..............

31 ..............

Jan.

11.41

10.26

8.90

7.60

6.55

5.74

5.09

5.24

5.76

6.46

6.58

6.25

5.79

5.26

4.82

4.87

6.03

8.61

9.14

8.53

7.87

8.85

22.47

29.26

26.52

22.44

18.55

14 92

12.14

10.18

8.88

0.34 

.47

.40

.90

1.24

1.11

1.40

2.60

2.66

2.30

2.03

1.76

1.52

1 QQ

1.23

8.23

9.70

13.10

19.35

18.70

17.43

18.64

16.52

13.30

10.60

8.60

7.20

6.00

4.42

3.80

Feb.

7.92

8.51

21.98

33.12

30.02

30.75

35.92

35.08

36.21

36.52

33.65

29.45

25.97

27.41

33.25

31.02

27.30

23.65 OA no

17.00

14.45

12.20

10.32

9.13

8.60

8.35

7 90

7.40

7.00

.......

3.90 

6.00

11.50

12.60

11.70

12.37

16.24

18.70

21.04

19.80

17.90

23.42

25.90

23.84

20.30

16.96

14.04

U 79

9.97

8

*77

8.08

8.32

11.00

20.20

21. 24 -

18.97

16.18

13.31

Mar.

6.91

7.66

7.41

6.74

6.14

6.64

10.18

12.04

14.89

13.69

12.45

13.97

16.15

15.35

13.56

13.86

22.30

27.75

29.70

37.68

37.92

33.55

29.12

25.85

23.54

21.28

IS *!**

16.35

14.30

12.69

11.40

11.14

9.57

8.58

8.72

10.14

16.33

51.42

54.77

51.59

44.69

40.54

42.53

48.70

50.96

48.57

45.20

47.21

46.72

42.90

42.57

44.54

41.50

37.70

35.66

32.40

28.86

25.60

23.15

20.33

17.52

14.98

Apr.

10.61

14.78

23.00

23.50

19.85

16.70

14.26

12.55

11.20

10.02

9.04

8.33

7.62

7.86

11.65

13.90

12.36

10.57

9

AQ

7.81

6.88

6.15

5.56

5.67

5.76

5.30

5.26

10.47

16.06

14.18

13.90 

15.28

22.20

21.11

22.00

26.95

25.32

22.10

21.30

29.27

29.57

25.48

21.60

18.10

16.32

18.43

18.33

15.92

13.66

10.45

9.24

8.15

7.37

6.80

6.37

5.90

5.49

5.10

5.90

May.

18.24

33.30

37.18

30.88

26.40

21.93

17.88

13.95

10.80

8.60

7.11

6.09

5.34

4.77

6.13

5.45

4.65

3.94

3.44

3.05

2.91

2.77

2.87

2.90

2.87

2.97

6.52

6.50

5.78

9.51

9.95

9.22

7.66

6.23

5.36

4.67

4.20

3.87

3.50

3.20

3.64

11.40

20.46

16.59

12.68

9 77

7.73

6.35

5.37

4.66

4.13

3.70

3.45

3.13

2.90

2.60

2.28

2.09

2.00

June.

4.92

4.28

3.50

5.44

5.24

4.30

3.62

3.27

6.60

8.18

18.39

15.13

10.77

7.66

5.60

4.33

4.74

4.20

6.18

6.00

5.32

4.91

4.46

4.19

4.04

3.37

2 OK

2 fiQ

2.54

2.21

1.83 

1.75

1.70

2.01

1 98

2.65

3.44

2.87

2.25

1.85

1.60

1.39

1.24

1.11

.95

.85

.75

.63

1.30

1.45

1.11

.80

.55

.33

.23

.16

.03

.00

- .08

July.

1.94

1.71

1.44

1.48

1.30

1.15

1.32

2.20

8.40

6.98

5.37

3.95

2.99

2.45

2.16

2.13

2.15

2.42

2.46

2.24

2.16

1.90

1.71

2.06

2.53

2.17

1.70

1.28

.94

.76

.64

-0.15 

- .18

- .20

- .18

- .05

1.63

3.40

3.90

3.71

3.05

2.53

2.42

2.16

1.86

1.46

1.16

.97

1.50

3.50

12.50

14.50

11.30

8.42

6.64

4.77

3.46

2.72

2.92

2.15

"1.80

1.62

Aug.

0.53

.80

1.34

.89

.54

.42

.50

.60

.68

.64

.55

.45

.38

.35

.31

.26

.13

.40

Kfi

.40

.34

.29

.22

1.06

.95

.79

.77

1.35

1.30

.95

.60

1.36 

1.08

.87

.62

.50

.40

.25

.24

1.10

2.10

3.26

3.22

2.73

1.63

1.28

1.00

.73

.52

1.53

1.78

1.58

1.33

1.08

1.27

.97

.80

.61

.54

.46

.31

Sept.

0.38

.25

.15

.05

- .06

- .15

- .23

- .30

- .37

_ 44

- .44

- .46

- .50

- .60

- .59

- .59

- .60

- .60

60

- .61

- .64

- .64

- .36

- .45

- .61

- .64

- .71

- .76

- .67

- .55

0.60 

.96

1.02

.92

.76

.62

.51

.47

.42

.36

.29

.23

.14

.11

.10

.06

.01

- .05

- .36

.75

- .95

-1.07

-1.17

-1.26

-1.24

-1.36

-1.41

-1.44

-1.50

-1.55

Oct.

-0.52

- .62

- .66

- .20

+ .78

.74

.68

.40

.09

- .15

- .28

- .28

- .48

- .49

- .46

- .43

- .60

- .63

- .82

- .82

- .84

- .84

- .78

- .80

- .82

- .82

- .78

- .80

- .80

- .78

-1.65 

-1.71

-1.72

-1.75

-1.79

-1.86

-1.79

-1.85

-1.88

-1.90

-1.90

-1.88

-1.89

-1.92

-1.92

-1.92

-1.90

-1.90

-1.90

-1.88

1.77

-1.64

-1.58

1.63

-1.63

-1.61

1.64

-1.61

-1.63

-1.63

Nov.

-0.78

- .77

- .42

- .39

- .33

- .19

- .19

- .17

- .18

- .21

- .30

- .20

- .22

- .11

- .10

- .01

+ .26

.46

.52

.45

.39

.38

.38

.37

.37

.37

.09

.33

1.00

-1. 39 

-1.30

-1.29

-1.31

-1.33

-1.28

-1.27

-1.27

-1.17

-1.13

-1.10

-1.14

-1.17

-1.25

-1.25

-1.27

-1.33

-1.35

-1.36

-1.36

-1.36

-1.37

-1.42

1.44

-1.40

-1.36

 1.36

-1.28

-1.22

-1.24

Dec.

7.70

6.32

4.63

3.40

2.60

2.05

1.70

1.47

1.21

1.10

.89

.84

.80

.75

1.20

1.25

1.25

1.60

1 90

1.70

1.50

1.33

1.20

.98

.92

.77

.71

.59

.52

.48

.48

-1.28 

-1.12

- .48

+1.29

13.10

14.24

10.72

7.39

5.12

3.72

3.05

2.70

2.56

3.05

3.54

4.12

4.10

3.78

3.50

3.82

6.70

19.58

31.00

29.96

24.08

18.97

15.67

13.10

11.00

9.38

8.00
138 WATER POWEBS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107. 

Daily gage heigM, in feet, of Black Warrior River at Tuscaloosa Continued.

Day.

1898. 

1 ..............

2 ..............

3..............

4..............

5..............

6..............

7..............

g

10 ..............

11 ..............

12 ..............

13 ..............

14...... ........

1 £>

.17..............

18 ..............

19..............

20 .............. ai...... ........

22 ..............

23 ..............

24.............. OP;

26 ..............

27............ .

28 ..............

29....... ...... 

30 .............. 

31..............

1899. 

1... ...........

4..............

5..............

6..............

7..............

10 ..............

-10

1 Ft

16 ..............

17 ..............

18 ..............

19

20 ..............

21 .............. 1C>

23 ..............

25 ..............

26 ..............

27 ..............

30

31..............

Jan.

7.10

6.23

5.52

4.%

4.41

4.17

4.13

4.18

4.17

3.97

4.00

4.18

9.70

n Q7

11.71

15.00

15.53

14. 32

24.50

33.54

31.42

28.50

30.38

30 12

42.50

43.48

39.41

33.80 

28.50 

24.90

4.40

4.50

4.60

4.70

4.70

11.20

42. 50

49.30

46.60

40 40

33.70

31.90

25. 00

22 20

20.00

19.60

18.60

14.00

12.20

11.00

11.00

20.30

29.30

26.20 

22.50

18.60

15.70

14.80

Feb.

21.68

18.30

14.90

12.12

10.15

9.42

8.90

8 4.°,

7 £4

7.30

6.68

6.30

6.20

6.08

5.86

5.00

4.90

4.83

4.84

4.70

4.48

4.30

4.00

3.83

3.64

3.56

3.72

26.10

29.50

27 00

29.00

45.50

50.60

51.70

48.60

43.10

37.80

32.80

25.70

OO QA

21.60

19.90

20.10

IQ t\n

18.50

22.70

20.90

23. 50 

39.00

Mar.

3.67

3.78

3.98

3.90

3

00

3

10

3 Of)

2

00

2 80

3 00

4 80

8.00

15.40

11.92

10.08

8.82

7 80

6.96

6.30

6.00

5.90

5.53

5.12

5.23 

13.40 

25.68

37.70

27.70

24.10

91 Oft

16.90

14.40

19 on

11.90

11.30

10.00

28.80

44 50

59.30

60.30

57.70

52.40

49.30

46.80

41.60

36.80

29.50

26.50

24.20 

22 30

21.10

19.30

18.10

Apr.

25.50

22.40

38.70

32.83

27.70

OO f\A

19.50

17 03

15.01

12.93

11.65

10.78

8.63

8.15

27.80

33.11

28.45

23.77

24.04

22.62

19.67

17. 12

15.05 

13.03

30.30

04 g0

22.00

22.60

93 30

34.00

30.80

20.10

17.20

1.1 on

13.00

11.60

10.50

9.80

9.60

9 50

8.70

8.60

n

on

13.20

12.60 

11 40

10.00

8.90

May.

11.34

9.82

8.67

7.68

6.88

6.20

5

KQ

5 Art

4 20

3.91

3

EA

3 91

2.88

2 CO

2

0A

2 08

1.97

1.64

1.43

1.23

1.07

1.00

.93

.78

.57

4°.

.43

.52 

.44 

.30

7.90

7.00

6.30

5.80

4 80

7 60

4.30

4 30

4.70

4 30

3.70

3 On

2 80

2.70

3.30

2.70

2.30

2.00 

1.75

1.50

1.60

2.50

June.

0.23

.08

.23

.27

.27

.15

.02

.10

on

- .41

- .54

fi9

- .71

- .62

CO

- .38

- .48

- .56

.30

- .21

.00

.07

.18

.30

.17

.06

1.30

1.10

.46 

.68

2.00

1.50

1.00

1.00

.90

80

40

40

.50

.50

.50

.50

KA

.70

60

.40

.30

.20

.10

.40

- .10

- .10

60

.20 

.20

.20

.10

July.

0.66

.43

30

.53

.16

.10

 18

04

04

+ .10

08

.07

in

- .07

.07

- .14

.00

1.24

1.30

1.12

.88

.47

1.08

1 QP» '

2.50

2.00

1.80

2.03 

2.55 

2.86

.10

.80

.30

- .70

- .10

- .30

- .30

.40

40

- .40

- .50

60

- .60

- .70

- .70

- .70

.70

- .70

.70

- .60

^A

- .20

4.90

7 60

7.40 

7 90

9.50

9.30

8.50

Aug.

2.45

1.95

2.45

2.80

2.96

3.90

3.40

3.10

3.98

6.20

12.20

14.10

10.60

7.30

5.00

3.50

2.62

1.91

1.50

1.46

1.12

1.26

1.20

.90

.50

1.10

1.02

.98

1.30 

1.52 

1.56

6.50

4.90

2.70

2.00

1.90

1.80

1.30

1.10

2.00

1.70

1.30

.90

60

.40

.30

30

.60

60

.70

1.50

2.60

2.50

2.60

2.30

2.10 

1.90

1.60

1.50

1.10

Sept.

1.20

.82

.70

.30

.00

- .10

- .30

.20

.00

.20

.40

.20

.00

- .30

.30

- .40

- .60

- .70

- .70

- .80

- .90

.50

- .60

- .70

80

- .90

- .90

- .80

- .80 

- .60

1.20

.70

.62

.23

- .02

- .17

- .38

- .40

.68

- .73

- .79

.71

- .73

.78

- .83

- .86

KS

- .90

(W

Q4

- .99

-1.03

 1 05

-1.04

-1.05

-1.04 

1.18

-1.28

-1.38

Oct.

-0.60

- .70

 80

- .90

-1.00

- .90

- .90

7fl

.30

+2.00

3.30

2 60

2.00

1.40

1 00

.80

.40

.80

.80

1.20

3.10

3.80

4.10

4.80 4 qO

3.90

2.90

2.30

2.00 

1.40 

1.10

-1.60

-1.61

1 80

1.79

-1.51

-1.48

-1.34

1.30

- .78

- .72

- .88

94

-1.03

-1.07

1.12

-1.16

1.12

-1.10

- .84

- .73

- .71

- .88

.94

-1.02 

- .60

- .73

- .96

-1.03

Nov.

0.90

.70

60

.40

.00

.30

.50

.40

.40

.50

.50

.40

.50

.80

1.10

1.30

1.50

1.60

1.90

2.20

2.50

4.00

8.60

11.70

11.60

9.50

7.40

5.90

5.50 

5.30

-1.03

-1.02

1.03

- .99

-1.00

1.02

-1.03

-1.03

1.03

1.01

-1.01

- .98

- .96

.98

.99 i on

- .97

- .97

- .95

.95

- .92

- .89

- .33

+ -17

.88

2.60

4.50 

10.48

9.49

6.67

Dec.

5.40

5.50

5.40

5.00

4.70

4.50

5.00

5.00

4.70

4.20

3.70

3.30

3.00

2.80

2 60

2 50

2.40

2.10

4.40

18.80

23.90

21.30

17.40

13.30

8.60

7.30

6.20

5.60 

5,00 

4.70

4.83

3.50

2.77

2.03

1.50

1.22

.98

.88

.58

60

2.20

23.50

39.53

35.71

20.63

15.21

10.83

8.02

9.63

10.80

10.63

29.04

25.91

20.98 

17.09

15.80

14.62

12.51
HALL.] CAHABA RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Slack Warrior River at Tuscaloosa Continued.

139

Day.

1900. 

1 ..............

1 ..............

() ..............

8..............

9..............

10..............

11..............

12 ..............

11

14 .............. 

15..............

16..............

17 ..............

18 ..............

19..............

20..............

21 ..............

22 ..............

23 ..... ........

24..............

25..............

26..............

27..............

28..............

29..............

30..............

31 ..............

1901. 

2.............. 

3..............

5..............

8..............

9

10 .............. 

11 ..............

12 ..............

13 ..............

14 ..............

16 ..............

17 ..............

18.............. 

19 ..............

20 ..............

22..............

23 ..............

24 ..............

25 .............. 

26.. ...........

27 .. ........... 

28 ..............

29 .............. 

30

31..............

Jan.

10.90 

9 48

8.32

7.10

6.18

5.53 

5.12

4.84

4.60

4.50

7.12

31.63

31.80

28.18 

24.09

20.12

16.50

14.28

15.80

25.00

32.60

24. 54

20.43

17.12

14.12

12.14

10.47

9.10

8.27

7.60

10.00 

17.90 

14.70

13.00

n

FCA

8.75

8.30 

17.40

52.70

56.50

53.25 

47.25

41.45

36.30

31.85 

28.15

2-5.15

22.50

19.85

17. 55 

15. 35

14.60 

18.00

17.20 

15.50 

14.80 

15.10

14.60

Feb.

6.92 

6.40

5.00

5.71

6.40

9.58

U Pifl

10.53

12.23

23.00

20.64

41 37

47.96 

45.73

40.23

34.74

25.88

22.43

1O Qfl

9°, t^S

24.20

22.38

21.00

18.63

16.52

15.10

14.80 

15.00

42.00

QQ OK

29. 15

28.05

30.97

9Q 7Pi

27. 45

25. 15

22. 50

17.45

15.70

13.70 

12.50

11.90

Ifl Qfl

9.95

9.20

8.75

8.65 

8.50

8.20 

7.90

Mar.

18.14

23.30

20 29

17.43

27.58

39.00

0/> AQ

31.63

27.34

23.78

20.43 

17.40

16.63

21.18

20.28

18.80

45.10

51.00

4.7 QW

38 24

35.41

36.78

35.33

31.80

28.85

26.25

24.20

7 P»A

7.30 

8.40

9 70

9

£A

9 nfi

8.05

8.70 

29.50

28.50

23 50 

19 70

16. 00

13.00

11.05 

10.00

9.60

15.70 

14.00

13.80 

28.50

37.25 

34. 50 

29.00 

24. 30

24.85

Apr.

21.55 

18.60

15.80

1 1 fiO

I9 27

12.17 

11.44

10.29

9 97

10. 58

9fi QK

52.79

53 40

48.69 

42 30

37.10

64.05

62.17

59.35

fVI 71

46.20

37.94

30.89

25.73

23.50

28.00

26.50 

32. GO 

35.10

31.50

97 £if\

24 30

9fl Qfl

17 Qfl

14.50

19 Pift

11.35 

1° 80

13. 00

11.70

12.80

39.80

42.60

38.00

32. 80 

28.41

24.40 

21 00

17.90 

14.90 

12. 50

May.

21.23 

18.95

16. 33

11.60

9.60 

8.20

7.28

6.80

6.50

5.90

5.48

4.98

A Pifl

3.85

3.65

3

KA

3.39

3 ftp*

3 Pifl

3.35

4.40

7.55

7.68

6.70

5.30

4.25

3.60

3.62

9 40

8.50 

7.90 

7 30

7.00

6 OP:

6.15

6.00

5.70

5.60 

5.00

4.60

5.00

6.60

8.30

6.80

5.50 

4.70

4.90

8.30

17 in

19.80 

17.50

14.10 

11.30

9.30 

8.15 

7.00 

6.90

6.35

June.

4.24

5 Qfl

1 0. Q£

15.16

20 98

21.50

21.75

38.52

31.70

24.73

1^ Q^

15.60 

19 23

29.15

28.89

9T 11

24.51

30.10

27.80

OPi Qfi

24.55

56.35

49.05

48.35

46. 35'

6.50

12.25 

16.65 

14.80

12.00

11.20

11.10

11.50

9 40

7.60

£ Pifl

6.40

5.50 

5.05

4 80

4 50

4.10 

3.80

3.35

3

AA

2.30 

2.20

2.00 

1 97

1.85 

1.70 

1.65 

1.65

July.

41.00 

33.88

oo 07

32.13

OA Q(?

27.31

oo. 7A

20.80

18.45

1 £ QC

11.05

10.60

12.90 

10.35

8.50

7.00

6.00

5.60

6.35

8.50

8.00

8.70

7.40

6.80

16.20

13.50

11.83

11.05

1.73 

2.00

2

OA

2

t\f\

2.25

2.10

9 flfl

1 30

.90 

.70

.60

JO

2.60 

4.00

5.70

7 11

4.50 

3.20

2.50 

2.00

1.50 

1.05 

.90 

sn

.60

Aug.

9.85 

8.00

6.50

5.15

3.80 

3.35

1 fin

2.50

2 DA

9 Ifl

2.00

I

iJFi

1.50

1.50

1.48

1.40

3 no

4.40

3

*7 c

3 Aft

2.50

2.55

4.48

4.30

3 OPi

2.40

2.10

2.50

0.70

.60

.85 

1 00

80

7^

60f^ri

O£

.25 

.20

.65

.65

.80 

1.20

5.70

17.00

26.30 

22.70

25.70

00 -1A

O9 CA

31.97 

26. 80

22.40 

18.30

14.10 

9.85 

7.90

7.10

Sept.

5.50

£ AA

4.07

4.30

3.58

2.80 

2 30

1 Qfl

1.40

1.10

QA

80

1.40 

5.45

10.65

8.95

6 34

4 44

3.35

2 60

2.20

1.87

1.65

1 60

1.45

1.30

.90

.75

6.11

5.10 

4.05

3 fifl

9 ftl

2 OPi

1.90

1.70 

i fin

1.30

2.52 

6.70

8.00

6.10

12.21 

16.00

14.50

10.60

5.70 

4.51

3.90 

3.40

2.91 

2.60 

2.91 

4.80

Oct.

0.75 

.80

.60

.25

40

.40 

.80

1.80

3.90

6.05

14.30

99 KA

21.85

11.60

8.20

6 1 °*

4.30

3 fifl

3.15

4 60

7.30

10.40

8.55

6

7Pi

5.40

4.70

4.10

3.70

5.40

6.91 

9.00 

6.72

5.30

A Pifl

3.45

3.02

2.50

2.31

3.41

3.30

3.80

3

Pi1

3.00 

2.70

2.30

9 flft

1.81

1.61 

1.45

1.81 

1.20

1.05 

.81 

.55 

.90

.90

Nov.

4.20 

5.10

5 40

5.55

5.05

4.45

3

QA

3 f^fl

3.10

2 Qfl

9 7fl

9 Fift

2.40

 2.25

2.10

2.05

2 flfl

3.90

8.40

1O XJ)

11.00

9.45

15.90

21 00

17.35

14.00

0.85

.80 

.75 

1 00

1.10

1.10

i n^

1 00

95

.90

Qfl

.85

1 00

1.05 

1.00

.98

90

.93 

1.10

1.30

1.70

2.00 

2. 05

2.00 

1.95

1.95 

2.00 

1.95 

1.91

Dec.

12.50

9 fi^

8.50

7.90

8.20

10.20 

10.65

9 65

8.75

8.15

7.50

6.45

6.40 

6.65

6.45

6.10

5.75

Pi 3O

5.45

6 Oft

8.35

11.90

18.70

17.00

14.60

12.50

10.95

10.15

14.20

1 60

1.50 

1.40

1.31

1 QPi

2.58

2.60

3.80 

5.00

5.80

5.70

7.40 

31.00

40. 75

35.00

27. 00 

21.50

16.41

9.95

7.00 

6.80

7.30 

8.34

9.00 

10.96 

36.30 

49.00

49.00
140 WATEB POWERS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Black Warrior River at Tuscaloosa Continued.

Day.

1902. 

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..............

1903. 

1 .............. 

2 .............. 

3..............

4..............

5..............

6..............

7.............. 

8.............. 

9..............

10.............. 

11 ..............

12 ..............

13 ..............

14 .............. 

15..............

16 ..............

17 .............. 

18..............

19.............. 

20 .............. 

21 ..............

22 ..............

23 ..............

24 .............

25 ..............

26..............

27.............. 

28 ..............

29 .............. 

30 .............. 

31..............

Jan.

44.00

38.80

24.80 

21.15 

15.60 

14.00

12.50 

11.00

9.30 

8.50

8.00 

7.30 

6.70

6.11

5.65

5.00 

6.05

7.81

11.00

16.15

20.81

20. 81

18.50

16.85 

15.50 

20.00

28.00

27.87

28.50

13.20 

13.75 

16.53

23.50

19.81

17.10 

15.11 

13.31

12.10 

12.53

00 OR

28.41

25.75 

21.90

16.11 

14.50

12.51 

11.85 

11.05

10.84

9 51

8.65

8.25

8.05 

9 85

12.35 

14.72 

14.55

Feb.

37.80 

47.50

45.00

40.00 

36.00 

31.00 

28.15

24.38 

91 w

18.00 

15.40

13.00 

11.00 

11.50

19.85

21.81

19.70 

17.55

14.51

14.00

13.60

12.50

13.00 

14.00 

41.61

13.35 

12.55 

13.75

18.55

35.00

37.85

36.00 

56.35 

55.85

51.50 

52.00

53.75

51.10

46.15 

41.11 

40 50

56.65 

«56.75

52.95 

46.75 

41.35

36.50 

32.30

28.85

26.10

23.95

22.00 

45.42

Mar.

49.87 

48.10 

44.00

37.50

33.50 

35.78 

35.00 

31.61

28.50 

25.51

23.10 

20.40

17.70 

15.52 

15.00

17 RA

31.80

29.60

9^ Art

21 30

18.50

17.65

-f K 01

10 Cft

18.30

19.00 

35.50 

60.35

60.60

58.30

57.40

54.30 

52.41

47 9^

0,fi Qft

33.11

37.82 

36.50 

39.15

39.20 

37.75

35.12

36.15 

36.00

33 84

31.12 

28.65

26.15 

23.50 

20.85

18.80 

17.55

16.15

14.80

13.48

12.40

11.62 

11.78 

13.50

Apr.

52.88 

45.50

on 7A

35.00

32.00 

29.00 

26.91

pO frft

35.75

09 01

29.05

23.32 

20.61 

18.00

1 K CO

12.93

n

CK

10.57

9 61

8.80

S

AP:

7.72

7.30

7.05 

6.72 

6.41

5 90

5.75

16.70 

16.65

13.10

12. 30

11.50 

11.15

19 °.ft

22.35 

20.10

16.50

14.35

21.20 

32.12

Oft Ort

23.40 

18.35

16.00 

14.50 

14 90

17. 95 

15 90

13.81

12 30

11.30

10.50 

10.00

9.45 

8.95

May.

10.85 

9.90

8

00

6.51

5.50 

5.00 

4.75

5

1 -I

5.15 

4.75

4.35

3.75 

3.52

3

Crt

6.01

6.52

5.31

4.55

3.90

o Kft

3

AK

2.75 

2.35

2

ftO

1.95

1.81

1.65

8.50 

8.15 

7 90

7.75

7.45

i 11

6.92 

6.89 

7 00

6.90 

6.75

7 ftK

8.65

14.35 

36.85 

43 40

43.10 

37.10

30.65 

25.80 

21.55

17.60 

13.85

9 80

9.00

8.35 

7 fin

7.45 

7.15 

7.32

June.

1.52 

1.48 

1.40

1 ^9

1.40 

1.30 

1.25

1 IK

1.10 

1.05

1.00 

9]

.80 

.72 

.70

65

.53

.50 

80

1 00

1.60

1.70

1.72

1.80

1.85

1.50 

1.10 

.65

.40

.40

9.60 

12.50 

14. 21

12.35

12.40

-jo OF;

16.83 

16.50 

12 20

10.50 

10.85

11.00

10.35

9.45 

8.30

7.08 

6.70

6.45 

6.20

7.20 

6 95

6.75

6.83

7.80

7.52 

7.15

6.91 

6.55

July.

0.35 

.30 

.15

00

.00 

.03 

.05 

.05

.15 

.20

.25 

.25

.15 

.15

.10

.05

.05 

.04

no

03

.04

04

.10

.10 

.11 

.07

.05

.05

.04

6.43 

5.90

^ fif\

5.44

^ ftft

fi OFC

6.15 

5.90 

5.75

6.50

6.35

6.52

6.70 

6.55

6 OK

5.90

5.70 

5.45 

5.10

5.05 

4.75

4.70

4.90

4.80

7.85 

4.75 

6.50

Aug.

0.04 

.05 

08

.15

1.80 

2.30 

1.90

.81 

69

.49 

.48

.39 

.25

.15

.14

.10 

.08

.05

.04

.10

.12

.15

.08 

.15

1.45

1.68

1.98

6.95 

7.40

8.55

7.65

6.95

6 Kft

6.80 

6.72 

6.55

6.10 

6.35

6.15

6.10

6.00 

5.95

6 OK

6.60 

6.85

7.82 

7.60 

6 91

6.55

5.65

K ,4K

5.25

5.15 

5.05

4.95 

5.35 

5.15

Sept.

2.52 

2.20

4.87

4.65 

3.50 

2.52 

2.00

1.60 

1.32

1.12

.85

.71 

.50 

.40

.25

.15

.12

.75

2.21

3.51

3.92

4 50

4.75

4.83 

4.90 

5.20

5.08

5.65

5.10 

5.15 

5.00

4.91

4 80

4.73

4.55 

4.45 

4.40

4.42 

4.31

4.21

4.19 

4.13 

4.10

4.00

4

rtO

4.08 

4.03 

3.98

3.94 

3.90

3 on

3.86

3.80

3.75 

3.70

3.81 

3.95

Oct.

5.61 

5.50 

5.00

5.50

5.52 

5.31 

5.15 

5.00

4.95 

4 90

9.65 

15.40

14.90 

11.75 

8 98

7.45

6 40

6.00

K 00

5

7K

5.60

5.60

5

KO

5.45

5.35

5.29 

5.00

4 91

4.90

4.92

3.98 

3.95

3

QA

3.75

3

AK

3.98

4.20 

4.70

4

7K

4.90 

4 97

5.10

5.15

4.95 

4.96 

4 93

4.98

4.99 

4.98 

4 90

4.85

4 65

4 60

4.50

4.50 

4 60

4.68 

4.76 

4.81

Nov.

4.90 

4.89 

4 89

4 90

4.91 

4.94 

5.00 

4.94

4.94 

4 89

4.89 

4.90

4.90 

4.91 

4.90

4 89

4.90

5.25 

5.50

5.54

5.50

5.50

5.45

5.42

5.69

6.75 

13.90 

13.40

10.42

9.65

5.03 

5.17 

5.68

5.55

5.21

5.04

4.98 

4.90

4.88

4.84 

4.80

4.87

4 91

4.87 

4.92 

4 97

4.98 

4 91

4.90

4.88 

4.86

4.80

4.78

A 7?;

4

70

4.75

4.74 

4.75

4.73 

4.70

Dec.

8.50 

9.50 

13.55

17.10

17.92 

15.65 

14.90 

13.40

11.75 

10.25

9.10 

8.50

8.05

7.85 

7.45

15.00

29.65

28.85 

23.90

19.15

16.30

18.00

20.30

18.10

15.41

13.50 

12.00 

10.95

10.00

11.10

12.51

4.71 

4.72

4.78

4.84

4.85

4.87

4.88 

4.86 

4.88

4.89 

4.90

4.92

4.87

4.85 

4.87 

4.86

4.86 

4.84

4.80 

4.92 

5.05

5.28 

5.15

5 48

5.60

5.51

5.39 

5.15

5.12 

5.09 

5.07

a Maximum 57.10.
HALL.] CAHABA KIVER AND TKIBUTARIES. 141

Rating table for Black Warrior River at Tuscaloosa from 1895 to 1901.

Gage 

height.

Feet.

-2.0

 1.8

-1.6

 1.4

 1.2

 1.0

 .8

 .6

 .4

- .2

.0

.1

.2

.3

.4

.5

.6

.7

.8

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

Discharge.

Second-feet.

88

92

100

110

' 120

130

150

175

205

240

280

310

340

370

400

430

460

490

530

565

600

635

670

710

750

790

830

870

910

955

1,000

1,045

1,090

1,135

1,180

1,225

1,270

1,320

1,370

1,420

Gage 

height.

Feet.

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.9

4.0

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.6

4.7

4.8

4.9

5.0

5.1

5.2

5.3

5.4

5.5

5.6

5.7

5.8

5.9

6.0

6.1

6.2

6.3

6.4

6.5

6.6

6.5

6.8

6.9

Discharge.

Second-feet.

1,470

1,520

1,570

1,620

1,670

1,725

1,780

1,835

1,890

1,945

2,000

2,055

2,111

2,166

2,222

2,277

2,333

2,388

2,444

2,500

2,555

2,610

2,666

2,721

2,777

2,832

2,888

2,943

3,000

3,054

3,110

3,160

3,210

3,260

3,310

3, 370

3,430

3,490

3,550

3,610

Gage 

height.

Feet.

7.0

7.1

7.2

7.3

7.4

v 7.5

7.6

7.7

7.8

7.9

8.0

8.1

8.2

8.3

8.4

8.5

8.6

8.7

8.8

8.9

9.0

9.1

9.2

9.3

9.4

9.5

9.6

9.7

9.8

9.9

10.0

10.1

10.2

10.3

10.4

10.5

10.6

10.7

10.8

10.9

Discharge.

Second-feet.

3,665

3,715

3, 765

3,815

3,865

3,925

3, 985 '

4,045

4,105

4,165

4,220

4,270

4,320

4,370

4,420

4,480

4,540

4,600

4,660

4,720

4,775

4,825

4,875

4,925

4,975

5,035

5,095

5,155

5,215

5, 275

5,330

5,380

5,430

5,480

5, 530

5,590

5,650

5,710

5,770

5,830

Gage 

height.

Feet.

11.0

11.1

11.2

11.3

11.4

11.5

11.6

11.7

11.8

11.9

12.0

12.1

12.2

12.3

12.4

12.5

12.6

12.7

12.8

12.9

13.0

13.1

13.2

13.3

13.4

13.5

13.6

13.7

13.8

13.9

14.0

14.1

14.2

14.3

14.4

14.5

14.6

14.7

14.8

14.9

Discharge.

Second-feet.

5,885

5,935

5,985

6,035

6,085

6,145

6,205

6,265

6,325

6,385

6,440

6,490

6,540

6,590

6,640

6,700

6,760

6,820

6,880

6,940

6,995

7,045

7,095

7,145

7,195

7,255

7,315

7,375

7,435

7,495

7,550

7,600

7,650

7,700

7,750

7,810

7,870

7,930

7,990

8,050
142 WATEE POWEBS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107. 

Rating table for Black Warrior River at Tuscaloosa from 1895 to 1901 Continued.

Gage 

height.

Feet.

15.0

15.1

15.2

15.3

15.4

15.5

15.6

15.7

15.8

15.9

16.0

16.1

16.2

16.3

16.4

16.5

16.6

16.7

16.8

16.9

17.0

17.1

17.2

17.3

17.4

17.5

17.6

17.7

17.8

17.9

Discharge.

Second-feet.

8,105

8,155

8,205

8,255

8,305

8,365

8,425

8,485

8,545

8,605

8,660

8,710

8,760

8,810

8,860

8,920

8,980

9, 040

9,100

9,160

9,215

9,265

9,315

9,365

9,415

9,475

9,535

9,595

9,655

9,715

Gage 

height.

Feet.

18.0

18.1

18.2

18. 3

18.4

18.5

18.6

18.7

18.8

18.9

19.0

19.1

19.2

19.3

19.4

19.5

19.6

19.7

19.8

19.9

20.0

20.1

20.2

20.3

20.4

20.5

20.6

20.7

20.8

20.9

Discharge.

Second-feet.

9,770

9,820

9,870

9,920

9,970

10, 030

10, 090

10, 150

10, 210

10, 270

10, 325

10, 375

10, 425

10, 475

10, 525

10, 585

10,645

10, 705

10, 765

10, 825

10, 880

10, 950

11, 020

11, 090

11, 160

11,230

11, 305

11, 380

11, 455

11,530

Gage 

height.

Feet.

21.0

21.1

21.2

21.3

21.4

21.5

21.6

21.7

21.8

21.9

22.0

22.1

22.2

22.3

22.4

22.5

22.6

22.7

22.8

22.9

23.0

23.1

23.2

23.3

23.4

23.5

23.6

23.7

23.8

23.9

Discharge.

Second-feet.

11, 600

11, 690

11, 780

11, 870

11, 960

12, 050

12, 140

12, 230

12, 320

12, 410

12, 500

12, 600

12, 700

12, 800

12, 900

13, 000

13, 100

13, 200

13, 300

13, 400

13, 500

13, 620

13, 740

13, 860

13, 980

14, 100

14, 220

14, 340

14, 460

14, 580

Gage 

height.

Feet.

24.0

24.1

24.2

24.3

24.4

24.5

24.6

24:7

24.8

24.9

25.0

26.0

28.0

30.0

32.0

34.0

36.0

38.0

40.0

42.0

44.0

46.0

48.0

50.0

52.0

54.0

55.0

Discharge.

Second-feet.

14, 700

14, 830

14, 960

15, 090

15, 200

15, 350

15, 480

15, 610

15, 740

15, 870

16,000

17, 600

21, 500

26, 500

31, 700

38, 000

45, 000

53, 000

61, 000

69, 000

77, 000

85, 000

93, 000

101, 000

109, 000

117, 000

121, 000
HALL.] CAHABA EIVEE AND TEIBUTAEIES. 143

Estimated monthly discharge of Black Warrior River at Tuscaloosa. 

[Drainage area, 4,900 square miles.]

Month.

1895. 

January ......................

February .....................

May ..........................

June .........................

July..........................

August ...... .................

September ....................

November ....................

The year ...............

1896. 

January ......................

February .....................

March. . ......................

April. ........................

May .................. .......

June .........................

July..........................

September ....................

October ......................

November ....................

December ....................

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

103, 400 

14, 830 

109, 000 

14, 700 

13, 860 

3,665 

9,970 

2,500 

1,835 

310 

750 

11,600

109, 000

24, 610 

47, 000 

52,600 

14,100 

49, 800 

9,970 

4,420 

750 

400 

260 

600 

4,045

52, 600

Minimum.

2,777 

4,775 

4,540 

3,665 

2,000 

1,000 

1,000 

565 

310 

140 

280 

530

140

2,444 

3,665 

3,160 

2,721 

1,370 

1,090 

460 

310 

120 

120^ 

120 

430

120

Mean.

25, 464 

7,603 

39, 977 

6,895 

5,511 

2,133 

3,581 

1,098 

883 

233 

488 

2,021

7,991

5,981 

19, 161 

12, 996 

6,072 

7,420 

2,910 

1,232 

478 

201 

157 

307 

955

4,822

Run-off.

Second-feet 

per square 

mile.

5.20 

1.55 

8.16 

1.41 

1.12 

.44 

.73 

.22 

.'l8 

.05 

.10 

.41

1.63

1.22 

3.91 

2.65 

1.24 

1.51 

.59 

.25 

.10 

- .04 

.03 

.06 

.19

.98

Depth in 

inches.

6.00 

1.61 

9.42 

1.57 

1.29 

.49 

.84 

.25 

.20 

.06 

.11 

.47

22.31

1.41 

4.22 

3.06 

1.38 

1.74 

.65 

.29 

.12 

.04 

.03 

.07 

.22

13.23
144 WATEK POWEBS OF ALABAMA. [KO. 107. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Black Warrior River at Tuscaloosa Continued.

Month.

1897. 

January ........_.......___;_.

February .....................

April. ........................

June ....-..---...-...........

July .........................

August .......................

September ....................

October ......................

December ....................

The year ...............

1898. 

January ......................

April........ .................

July .........................

September. . .......... ........

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

10,500 

17,440 

120, 080 

25, 285 

11, 195 

1,697 

7,810 

1,595 

600 

102 

125 

29, 000

120, 080

75,000 

12, 230 

17, 120 

55,800 

6,060 

710 

1,395 

7,600 

670 

2,444 

6,265 

14,580

75, 000

Minimum.

385 

1,945 

4,540 

2,610 

1,000 

260 

240 

355 

102 

90 

107 

115

90

1,972 

1,752 

1,370 

4,295 

370 

160 

250 

430 

140 

130 

280 

1,045

130

Mean.

3,493 

8,409 

52, 883 

9,657 

3,600 

715 

1,809 

701 

295 

93 

115 

5,549

7,277

16, 577 

3,902 

3,626 

15, 620 

1,766 

303 

549 

1,785 

252 

880 

1,626 

3,763

4,221

Bun-off.

Second-feet 

per square 

mile.

0.71 

1.72 

10.79 

1.97 

.73 

.15 

.37 

.14 

.06 

.02 

.02 

1.13

1.48

3.38 

.80 

.74 

3.19 

.36 

.06 

.11 

.36 

.05 

.18 

.33 

.77

.86

Depth in 

inches.

0.82 

1.79 

12.44 

2.20 

.84 

.17 

.43 

.16 

.07 

.02 

.03 

1.30

20.27

3.90 

.83 

.85 

3.56 

.41 

.07 

.13 

.41 

.06 

.21 

.37 

.89

11.69
HALL.] CAHABA KIVEK AND TKIBUT ABIES. 145

Estimated monthly discharge of Slack Warrior River at Tuscoloosa Continued.

Month.

1899. 

January ......................

March. .......................

July .........................

September. ...................

December ....................

The year ........".......

1900. 

January ......................

March. .."................_....

April. ........................

June .........................

July..........................

September ....................

December ....................

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

81, 375 

90, 375 

122, 625 

32, 800 

4,165 

1,000 

5,035 

3,370 

670 

175 

5,590 

47, 650

122, 625

29, 760 

76, 312 

87, 750 

136, 687 

11, 825 

115, 312 

52,000 

5,245 

5,680 

13, 000 

12, 700 

10, 150

136, 687

Minimum.

2,222 

10, 030 

5,330 

4,540 

790 

175 

160 

370 

110 

92 

127 

460

92

2,277 

2,555 

8,280 

5,302 

1,645 

2,138 

2,888 

750 

512 

355 

977 

2,721

355

Mean.

18, 118 

30, 923 

35, 308 

11, 901 

2,092 

448 

1,111 

963 

200 

130 

721 

8,880

9,233

9,857 

18, 356 

27, 105 

48, 426 

3,702 

32, 614 

10, 952 

1,674 

1,580 

3,382 

3,701 

5,119

13, 872

Run-off.

Second-feet 

per square 

mile.

3.70 

6.31 

7.21 

2.43 

.43 

.09 

.28 

.20 

.04 

.03 

.15 

1.81

1.89

2.01 

3.75 

5.53 

9.88 

.76 

6.66 

2.24 

.34 

.32 

.69 

.76 

1.05

2.83

Depth in 

inches.

4.27 

6.57 

8.31 

2.71 

.49 

.10 

.26 

.23 

.04 

.03 

.17 

2.09

25.27

2.32 

3.90 

6.37 

11.02 

.88 

7.43 

2.59 

.39 

.36 

.80 

.85 

1.21

38.12

IBB 107-
146 WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Black Warrior River at Tuscaloosa Continued.

Month.

1901. 

January ......................

February .....................

March ........................

April .........................

May ............ .............

June .........................

July..........................

August ....... ................

September ....................

October. ......................

November ....................

December ....................

The year ...............

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

108, 375 

55, 100 

40, 900 

57, 020 

10, 765 

9,010 

3,815 

29, 550 

8,660 

4,775 

1,022 

80, 250

108, 375

Minimum.

4,370 

4,165 

3,815 

5,330 

2,333 

850 

415 

340 

710 

445 

512 

710

340

Mean.

22, 938 

15, 094 

11,947 

17, 370 

4, 355 

3,217 

1,210 

7,117 

2,626 

1,536 

712 

13, 293

8,454

Run-off.

Second-feet 

per square 

mile.

4.68 

3.08 

2.44 

3.55 

.89 

.66 

.25 

1.45 

.54 

.31 

.15 

2.71

1.73

Depth in 

inches.

5.39 

3.21 

2.81 

3.96 

1.03 

.74 

.29 

1.67 

.60 

.36 

.17 

3.12

23.35

Net horsepower per foot of fall with a turbine efficiency of 80 per cent for the minimum 

monthly discharge of Black Warrior River at Tuscaloosa.

Month.

March .........

April ..........

May ...........

June ...........

September ..... 

October ........

November......

December ......

Minimum 

discharge.

Sec.-feet. 

2,222

10, 030

5,330

4,539

790

175

160

370

110 

92

127

460

1899.

Minimum 

net horsepower 

perfoot 

of fall.

202

912

485

413

72

16

15

QJ.

10 

9

12

42

Duration of 

minimum.

Days. 

1

2

I

I

1

1

7

2

1 

I

5

1

Minimum 

discharge.

Sec.-feet. 

2,277

2,555

8,282

5,302

1,645

2,138

2,888

750'

512 

355

977

2,721

190 .

Minimum 

net horsepower 

per foot 

of fall.

207

232

753

483

150

194

262

68

47 

32

89

247

Duration of minimum.

Days. 

 1

I

I

1

1

1

1

2

I 

I

1

I

Minimum 

discharge.

Sec.-feet. 

4,370

4,165

3,815

5,330

2,333

850

415

340

710 

445

512

710

1901.

Minimum 

net horsepower 

per foot 

of fall.

398

378

347

485

212

77

38

31

65 

40

47

65

Duration of minimum.

Days. 

1

1

1

1

1

2

1

1

I 

I

1

1
HALL.] OAHABA RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES. 147

BLACK WARRIOR RIVER NEAR CORDOVA.

This station is located at the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham 

Railroad bridge, three-fourths of a mile from Cordova. The gage was 

established by the United States Weather Bureau, but the records were 

discontinued by that bureau some time ago. From 12 to 55 feet the 

gage was a vertical timber bolted to the inside of the bridge pier on the 

left bank of the river. Below 12 feet the gage was sloping, but it was 

out of position, and could not be used when the station was established 

by the Geological Survey on May 21,1900, so a short new section was 

put in at that time. This section is a 2-inch by 10-inch plank, graduated 

to feet and tenths, marked with nails from 1.5 feet to +12.5 feet, and 

spiked to a willow tree on the right bank of the river about 200 feet 

below the bridge. The bench mark is the top of the stone pier on 

the left bank, and is 54.95 feet above the zero of the gage. Measurements are made from the railroad bridge, which is a single-span, 

iron through bridge 300 feet long. The section is a good one. The 

observer is A. B. Logan, who lives on the right bank of the river only 

a few hundred feet from the end of the bridge.

The following measurements were made by M. R. Hall, K. T. 

Thomas, and others:

Discharge measurements of Black Warrior River near Cordova.

Date.

1900. 

May 21 .............

1901.

March I9

June 20.............

October 26..........

1902.

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

0.10

1.30 

2.40 

9.45

1.70 

.00 

- .40

.80 

5.80

Discharge.

Second-feet.

747

1,781 

2,863 

13, 279 

2,024 

644 

385

1,384

7,162

Date.

1902 Continued.

September 22 ......

1903.

MnrpVi 1 3

May 19.............

June 15............ 

July 17 ............

August 29 ............

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

-1.10 

.60

13.90 

6.90 

4.34 

0.50 

- .30

- .48 

- .65 

- .90

Discharge.

Second-feet. 

«74 

834

19, 252 

9,486 

5,159 

1,036 

306 

208 

142 

78

"Estimated from float measurement.
148 WATEE POWERS OF ALABAMA.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Black Warrior River near Cordova.

[NO. 107.

Day.

1900. 

1. .............

2..............

3..............

4..............

5..............

6..............

7..............

9 ..............

10..............

11 ..............

12 ..............

13..............

14 ..............

15 ..............

16 ..............

17..............

18..............

19..............

20 ..............

21..............

22 ..............

23 ..............

24..............

25 ..............

26..............

27 ..............

28 ..............

29 ..............

30..............

31..............

1901.

2..............

3..............

5..............

6..............

7..............

8..............

9..............

10..............

11 ..............

13..............

14 ..............

15 ..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19

20..............

22..............

23 ..............

24. .............

OK

26 ..............

27

28..............

29..............

so

31..............

Jan.

3.7

3.1

2.8

2.5

2.3

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.3

2.6

19 9

29.85

17.85

9.25

6.8

5.5

4.3

3.8

3.1

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.6

5.4

5.0

3

0

4.2

3.8

3.6

4.2

Feb.

4.0

3.6

4.5

17.6

18.0

9.1

5.6

5.2

7.1

8.1

6.2

5.4

4.8

4.2

3.8

3.3

2.9

2.6

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

Mar.

1.0

1.6

2.3

1 9

1.6

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.5

17.5

20.5

6.2

5.3

4.2

3.5

2.2

1 9

2.4

5.0

4.2

3.5

3.5

4.95

11.2

6 Q

5.3

4.6

6.2

Apr.

5.4

9 2

14.5

10 9

7.0

5.8

4 9

4.2

3.5

2.8

9 3

2.1

1.8

2.5

2.8

2.3

1.8

2.2

9 4

U K

6.8

5.4

4.5

3.6

3.0

2.2

2.0

1 9

May.

0.1

.1

.1

1.5

1.5

1.0

.6

.7

.9

.9

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

.3

.6

3.1

1.8

1.3

.9

.7

g

1.8

5.8

7.3

5.5

3.6

2.8

2.1

1.6

1.3

1.1

1.0

June.

0.6

2.8

5.3

7.1

7.5

7.6

6.5

7 3

6.5

4.5

3.2

3.0

4.6

8.6

9.8

8.0

8.2

7.2

13.4

10.0

6.1

6.5

15.2

32.9

33.8

31.3

22.1

23.9

22.4

16.5

1.6

4.5

2.8

2.1

2.0

2.6

9 7

2.0

1.5

1.1

1.5

1.1

1.0

.9

.7

.6

.5

.3

* .2

_ j

- .2

- .3

- .3

g

£

- .4

_ ^

- .5

July.

8.1

5.2

7.1

6.5

5.3

4.6

3.5

2.1

2.5

2.7

1.0

.8

1.0

.8

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.7

' 1.0

.8

.5

.9

.5

1.6

2.4

1.3

1.2

1.5

+ -1

.3

.1

 .2

- .2

- .3

- .3

- .4

- .5

- .6

_ 7

- .7

- .7

- .6

+1.1

2.8

1.6

.5

.0

- .2

- .3

__ £

.5

- .5

- .5

- .55

 .6

Aug.

0.9

.5

.4

.2

.1

.0

.1

.2

.3

.3

.4

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.1

.0

.2

.3

.4

.8

1.7

.8

.2

.0

.1

.9

1.0

- .6

- .6

- .65

- .65

- .7

- .7

- .7

- .65

- .6

- .6

- .6

- .3

+ .4

.1

.2

5.0

12.1

6.8

10.8

8.7

8.5

11.2

7.3

5.2

4.0

2.8

2 0

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.0

Sept.

0.5

.2

.1

.0

- .1

_ 2

- .3

 .4

- .5

- .5

- .6

- .6

_ 7

- .6

1.5

.9

.5

.1

.0

- .1

- .2

- .3

- .3

- .4

 .4

- :5

- .5

 .6

- .7

- .7

.7

.5

.4

.2

.1

.0

- .1

- .2

- .3

- .4

- .5

- .3

- .3

+ .5

.7

.5

3.8

5.0

- 3.5

1.8

1.1

.8

.5

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

1.0

2.3

Oct.

-0.8

- .8

- .9

- .9

 1.0

-1.0

-1.1

+ .2

.9

.9

.1

9.4

9.2

3.2

2.3

1.7 l.'O

.6

.3

.2

.1

.0

1.0

.7

.5

.3

.2

.1

.0

 .1

- .1

1.2

.8

.5

.4

.3

.2

.1

.0

_ j

- .2

- .2

- .2

.0

+1.1

.6

.3

.1

.0

.1

- .2

.2

_ g

- .3

- .4

 .4

- .4

- .4

- .5

-- .5

- .5

Nov.

-0.1

+ .5

.8

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.0

- .1

_ 2

- .2

__ 0

- .3

- .3-

- .4

+ .3

.2.

.1

.3

1.1

.8

.8

.9

5.1

4.9

3.6

2.8

1.9

- .4

.5

- .5

_ 4

_ 4

- .4

- .3

- .3

_ 4

- .4

 .4

_ 3

- .3

- .3

_ 3

- .4

.4

- .4

_ 2

.0

_ j

_ j

.0

- .1

.2

_ 2

- .1

- .2

_ 2

Dee.

1.4

1.0

.8

1.0

1.9

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.0

.8

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.6

.5

.4

.4

.5

1.5

3.0

2.9

5.0

4.0

3.1

2.5

2.1

1.8

1.7

2.8

- .2

- .2

- .1

.0

 .1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.7

1.2

1.0.

.8

6.2

2.4

1.52

8.1

5.3

3.5

2.6

2.0

1.5

1.5

2.0

2.5

2.1

5.0

18.5

22.0

13.5
HALL.] OAHABA EIVER AND TRIBUTAEIES. ' 149

Daily gage height, in feet, of Black Warrior River near Cordova Continued.

Day.

1902. 

1.............

K

7..............

8.............

9..............

10..............

11..............

12 ..............

13 ..............

14 ..............

35..... .........

16..............

17..............

19 ..............

20 ..............

22

23 ..............

25 ..............

26 ..............

28 .............. 

29 ..............

30 ..............

31 ..............

1903.

2..............

3..............

4..............

5..............

6..............

7..............

8..............

9

10 ..............

11..............

12 ..............

1Q

14 ..............

15..............

16 ..............

17..............

18 ..............

19 ..............

21 .:............

22 ..............

24 ..............

25..............

26 ..............

27 ..............

28 ..............

29 ..............

30 ..............

31 ..............

Jan.

8

0

6.5

5.0

3 7

3 A

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

9

1.7

3 0

3.5

6.7

4 S

4.3

3.9

5.0

12.0 

10.3

8.3

H.O

2.3

2.4

7.8

8.2

4.9

3

Q

3.0

2 6

2.4

3 q

10.0

7 ft

5.6

4.5

3 6

2

K

2.8

2.4

1 ft

1.7

1.8

1.6

1.4

1 4

1.4

1.3

1.9

3.5

3.4

2.8

Feb.

14.6

1ft 1

15.4

8 ft

6.2

5.2

4.4

3.8

3.3

2.8

2.5

2.3

2.2

5.3

7 F*

5.5

4.7

4.2

3 7

3.4

3

0

3 A

2 7

3.2

4.0

4.0

22.7

9 Q

3 A

3.3

9 0

15.8

8 7

26.3

OK A

16.1

21.2

9 0

11.1

14.3

OQ C

97 Q

U K

7 Q

5.4

5 A

A. P;

Q. *7

3.3

3 A

21.9

Mar.

22.6

IK ft

6.5

O Q

11.5

8.4

6.1

5.7

4 9

4 3

4.1

3

0

3

C

3

Q

7.1

5

0

4.1

3

D

3 1

2.7

3.5

3

0

8 1

25.0 

35.5

31.8

27.6

13.5

7.2

6.2

 iq 7

10.1

15.7

11 9

10.2

8

0

8.6

8.6

6 9

5

Q

C. 0

A P;

4.0

3.4

3 ft

3 0

2 9

2 7

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.7

2

0

2.9

Apr.

1Q -I

9 2

6.5

*\ 7

*\ i

4 3

5.75

8 Q

8.1

5.0

4.2

3.8

3

C

3

0

2

0

2 3

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

9

.8

.7

.6 

.5

1.0

3 7

3

0

2.7

2

0

2

0

1 9

2.0

5.4

4.0

Q 4

5.5

12.2

8.0

5

0

4.6

3 Q

2 9

3

0

6.8

4.5

3.4

3 ft

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.0

May.

O Q

.6

.5

.0

.0

.0

O

9

9

K

.2

- .2

g

^

- .5

K

5

- .5 

_ Q

.7

.6

.5

c

.5

.5

.5

20.1

19 4

11.2

6.8

4 9

3

0

2

Q

1 ft

1.5

1 Q

1.0

.8

.5

.8

June.

7

- .7

7

7

.7

- .7

Q

.8

.8

- .8

.8

Q

9

9

9

g

g

9

.6

.7

- .8 

- .8

.8

2

Q

3.8

2.5

i ft

4.7

3

Q

2.6

2.4

2.0

1.4

9

2

.1

.0

.0

.7

K

.4

.2

.1

July.

O Q

9

9

9

9

9

1.0

1 . ft

1.0

-1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1 j

1.0

9

9

9

_ 9

i n

-1.0 -1.0

-1.0

J

.2

O

g

J

- .1

.1

_ g

g

g

.4

.4

4

.4

K

- .5

K

5

.6

.6

a

- .2

Aug.

1.0

.0

j

q

5

1.0

-1.0

-1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1 j

1.0 -1.0

l.l

_ 9

 '.7

- .6

- .7

.0

.5

.2

- .2

9

.3

.3

g

g

.4

- .4

g

g

.4

.4

g

.6

.C

_ 7

7

- .7

Sept.

O Q

7

- .7

9

1.0

-1.1

-1.1

1.1

1.1

j j

1.1

1.1

1.1 -1.1

1.1

1.0

-1.1 -1.1

.7

.7

.7

7

.7

- .7

Q

Q

££

g

- .8

g

9

9

9

9

g

. 9

9

9

9

9

9

_ 9

9

Oct.

0.4

2

- .4

.6

.6

.7

_ 7

- .7

+ .6

2 9

1.4

.6

.2

g

.4

.5

.6

- .7

- .8

C

q

- .8 

- .8

- .8

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

- .5

g

q

.3

4

.5

- .6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

 .7

- .7

.7

.7

- .7

_ g

.8

- .5

Nov.

0 8

.8

g

.8

.4

.4

- .5

- .6

.7

_ 7

7

.5

.5

.5

K

- .5

.5

- .2

8.0

3 4

1.5 

.8

.6

.4

_ 4

.4

.4

.5

K

- .6

g

.6

g

.4

.4

.5

- .6

.6

.6

.5

g

K

.5

Fj

- .5

- .5

.5

- .5

- .5

_ 5

Dec.

O o

7.2

7.0

3.6

3

Q

2.4

1.8

1.3

1.0

.8

.5

6.5

n

o

6

0

4.4

3

O

3 7

K ft

4.4

3 PL

2.7

2.4

1 Q

1.6

2.4

2.5

2.7

c

- .5

G

.6

- .6

.6

.6

( 

.6

- .5

tj

^

.5

- .5

rj

.5

.1

.1

- .4

g

- .3

_ 4

- .4

- .4
150 WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107. 

Hating table for Slack Warrior Eiver near Cordova/or 1900 and 1901.

Gage 

height.

Feet.

-0.7

 .6

- .5

 .4

_ 2

_ _ 2

- .1

.0

.1

.2

.3

.4

.5

.6

.7

.8

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

l.'J

2.0

2. 1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

Discharge.

Second- feet.

205

260

320

384

450

518

588

660

' 734

810

888

968

1,050

1,134

1,220

1,307

1,396

1,486

1,577

1,669

1,762

1,856

1,951

2,047

2,144

2,242

2,342

2,444

2,547

2,652

2,758

2,868

2,988

3,118

3,258

3, 404

3, 552

3, 700

3,848

3,996

Gage 

height.

Feet.

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.9

4.0

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.6

4.7

4.8

4.9

5.0

5.1

5.2

5.3

5.4

5.5

5.6

5.7

5.8

5.9

6.0

6.1

6.2

6.3

6.4

6.5

6.6

6.7

6.8

6.9

7.0

7.1

7.2

Discharge.

Second-feet.

4,144

4,292

4,440

4,588

4, 736

4,884

5,032

5,180

5,328

5, 476

5,624

5,772

5,920

6,068

6,216

6,364

6,512

6,660

6, 808

6,956

7,104

7,252

7,400

7,548

7,696

7,844

7,992

8,140

8,288

8,436

8,584

8,732

8,880

9,028

9,176

9, 324

9,472

9,620

9, 768

9,916

Gage 

height.

Feet.

7. 3

7.4

7.5

7.6

7.7

7.8

7.9

8.0

8.1

8.2

8.3

8.4

 8.5

8.6

8.7

8.8

8.9

9.0

9.1

9.2

9.3

9.4

9.5

9.6

9.7

9.8

9.9

Discharge.

Second-feet.

10, 064

10, 212

10, 360

10, 508

10, 656

10, 804

10, 952

11, 100

11, 248 .

11, 396

11, 544

11, 692

11, 840

11, 988

12, 136

12, 284

12, 432

12, 580

12, 728

12, 876

13, 024

13,172

13, 320

13, 468

13,616

13, 764

13, 912

10. 0 14, 060

10.1

10.2

10.3

10.4

10.5

10.6

10.7

10.8

10.9

11.0

11.1

11.2

14, 208

14, 356

14, 504

14,652

14, 800

14, 948

15, 096

16, 244

15, 392

15, 540

15, 688

15, 836

Gage 

height.

Feet.

11.3

11.4

11.5

11.6

11.7

11.8

11.9

12.0

12.1

12.2

12.3

12.4

12.5

12.6

12.7

12.8

12.9

13.0

13.1

13.2

13.3

13.4

13.5

13.6

13.7

13.8

13.9

14.0

14.1

14.2

14.3

14.4

14.5

14.6

14.7

14.8

14.9

15.0

Discharge.

Second-feet.

15,984

16, 132

16, 280

16, 428

16, 576

16, 724

16, 872

17, 020

17, 168

17, 316

17,464

17,612

17, 760

17, 908

18, 056

18, 204

18, 352

18, 500

18, 648

18, 796

18, 944

19, 092

19, 240

19, 388

19, 536

19, 684

19, 832

19, 980

20, 128

20, 276

20, 424

20, 572

29, 720

20, 868

21, 016

21, 164

21, 312

21, 460
HALL.] CAHABA RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES.

Rating table for Slack Warrior River near Cordova for 1902.

151

Gage 

height.

feet.

 1.0

- .8

- .6

 .4

- .2

.0

. 2

.4

.6

.8

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.8

2.0

2.2

2.4

2.6

Discharge.

Second-feet.

95

160

260

384

518

660

810

968

1,134

1,307

1,486

1,669

1,856

2,047

2,242

2,444

2,652

2,868

3, 118

Gage 

height.

Feet.

2.8

3.0

3.2

3.4

3.6

3.8

4.0

4.2

4.4

4.6

4.8

5.0

5.2

5.4

5.6

5.8

6.0

6.5

7.0

Discharge.

Second-feet.

3,404

3,700

3, 996

4,292

4,588

4,884

5,180

5,476

5,772

6,068

6,364

6,660

6,956

7,252

7,548

7,844

8,140

8,880

9,620

Gage 

height.

Feet.

7.5

8.0

8.5

9.0

9.5

10.0

10.5

11.0

11.5

12.0

12.5

13.0

13.5

14.0

14.5

15.0

15.5

16.0

16.5

Discharge.

Second-feet.

10, 360

11, 100

11,840

12, 580

13, 320

14, 060

14, 800

15, 540

16, 280

17, 020

17, 760

18, 500

19, 240

19, 980

' 20,720

21, 460

22, 200

22, 940

23, 680

Gage 

height.

Feet.

17.0

17.5

18.0

19.0

20.0

21.0

22.0

23.0

24.0

25.0

26.0

27.0

28.0

29.0

30.0

31.0

32.0

33.0

34.0

Discharge.

Second-feet.

24, 420

25,160

25, 900

27, 380

28, 860

30, 340

31, 820

33,300

34,780

36, 260

37, 740

39, 220

40, 700

42, 180

43, 660

45, 140

46, 620

48, 100

49, 580
152 WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA:

Rating table for Black Warrior River near Cordovafor 1903.

[NO. 107

Gage 

height.

Feet.

-0.90

 .85

- .80

- .75

- .70

- .65

 .60

- .55

- .50

 .45

- .40

- .35

 .30

- .25

 .20

- .15

- .10

 .05

.00

.10

.20

.30

.40

.50

.60

.70

.80

.90

1.00

1.10

1.20

1.30

1.40

1.50

Dischaige.

Second-feet.

78

89

100

112

126

142

159

178

198

221

247

276

307

340

374

408

442

476

510

580

650

725

800

875

950

1,025

1,100

1,175

1,250

1,325

1,400

1,480

1,560

1,650

Gage 

height.

Feet.

1.60

1.70

1.80

1.90

2.00

2.10

2.20

2.30

2.40

2.50

2.60

2.70

2.80

2.90

3.00

3.10

3.20

3.30

3.40

3.50

3.60

3.70

3.80

3.90

4.00

4.10

4.20

4.30

4.40

4.50

4.60

4.70

4.80

4.90

Discharge.

Second-feet.

1,740

1,840

1,940

2,040

2,140

2,250

2,360

2,475

2,590

2,705

2,820

2,935

3,050

3, 175

3,300

3,430

3,560

3,695

3,830

3,970

4,110

4,255

4,400

4,550

4,700

4,850

5,000

5, 150

5,300

5,450

5,600

5,750

5,900

6,050

Gage 

height.

Feet.

5.00

.5.10

5/20

5.30

5.40

5.50

5.60

5.70

5.80

5.90

6.00

6.20

6.60

6.70

6.80

7.00

7.20

7.80

7.90

8.00

8.20

8.60

8.70

9.00

10.00

10.10

10.20

10.50

11.00

11.10

11.20

11.40

11.90

12. DO

Discharge.

Second-feet.

6,200

6,350

6,500

6,650

6,800

6,950

7,100

7,250

7,400

7,550

7,700

8,000

8,600

8,750

8,900

9,200

9,500

10, 400

10, 550

10, 700

11,000

11, 600

11, 750

12, 200

13,700

13, 850

14,000

14, 450

15, 200

15, 350

15, 500

15, 800

16, 550

16,700

Gage 

height.

Feet.

12.20

13.00

13.50

13.70

14.00

14.30

15.00

15.70

16.00

16.10

17.00

17.80

18.00

19.00

19.40

20.00

20.10

21.00

21.20

21.60

21.90

25.00

25.30

25.40

26.00

26.10

27.00

27.30

27.60

29.00

29.50

Discharge.

Second-feet.

17, 000

18,200

18, 950

19, 250

19,700

20, 150

21, 200

22, 250

22, 700

22, 850

24, 200

25, 400

25,700

27, 200

27, 800

28,700

28, 850

30, 200

30, 500

31, 100

31, 550

36, 200

36, 650

36, 800

37, 700

37, 850

39, 200

39,650

40, 100

42,200

42, 950
HALL.] CAHABA EIVEB AND TBIBUTAK1ES. 153

Estimated monthly discharge of Black Warrior River near Cordova. 

[Drainage area, 237 square miles.]

Month.

1900.

1901.

December ....................

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

49, 284 

11,248 

2,144 

1,951 

13, 098 

6,808 

6,660

51,800 

31, 820 

29, 600 

23, 088 

10, 064 

5,920 

3,404 

17, 168 

6,660 

1,669 

660 

31, 820

51, 800

Minimum.

1,134 

810 

660 

205 

60 

384 

968

1,762 

1,486 

1,486 

2,242 

968 

320 

205 

205 

320 

320 

320 

518

205

Mean.

16,185 

2,975 

1,016 

556 

1,732 

1,487 

2,154

8,713 

6,616 

6,637 

6,967 

2,539 

1,582 

631 

4,155 

1,415 

687 

468 

4,923

3,778

Run-off.

Second-feet 

per square 

mile.

8.52 

1.57 

.53 

.29 

.91 

.78 

1.13

4.59 

3.48 

3.49 

3.67 

1.34 

.83 

.33 

2.19 

. .74 

.36 

.25 

2.59

1.99

Depth in 

inches.

9.51 

1.81 

.61 

.32 

1.05 

.87 

1.30

5.29 

3.62 

4.02 

4.10 

1.54 

.93 

.38 

2.53 

.83 

.42 

.28 

2.99

26.93
154 WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Slack Warrior River near Cordova Continued.

Month.

1902.

March. -..........._____.._._.

April. ........................

June .........................

July..........................

September ....................

November ....................

1903. 

January ......................

February .....................

March ........ ...............

May .........................

July .........................

August .......................

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

17, 020 

32, 856 

56, 980 

26,048 

1,307 

518 

125 

660 

260 

3,552 

11, 100 

.15,984

56, 980

13,700 

42, 950 

40, 100 

17, 000 

28, 850 

5,750 

510 

875 

126 

307 

247 

875

42, 950

Minimum.

1,396 

2,652 

3,258 

1,050 

205 

125 

74 

74 

74 

160 

160 

1,050

74

1,480 

2,475 

1,840 

1,250 

800 

510 

159 

126 

78 

78 

159 

159

78

Mean.

5, 692 

8,599 

13,764 

5, 366 

630 

193 

99 

170 

105 

536 

880 

4,395

3,369

4,306 

17, 941 

10, 203 

4,773 

4,176 

1,661 

317 

306 

97 

148 

198 

252

3,698

Run-off.

Second-feet 

per square 

mile.

3.00 

4.53 

7.24 

2.82 

.33 

.10 

.05 

.09 

.06 

.28 

.46 

2.31

1.77

2.27 

9.44 

5.37 

2.51 

2.20 

.87 

.17 

.16 

.05 

.08 

.10 

.13

1.95

Depth in 

inches.

3.46 

4.72 

8.35 

3.15 

.38 

.11 

.06 

.10 

.07 

.32 

.51 

2.66

23.89

2.62 

9.83 

6.19 

2.80 

2.54 

.97 

.20 

.18 

.06 

.09 

.11 

.15

25.74
HALL.] CAHABA EIVEE AND TEIBUTAEIES. 155

Net horsepower per foot of fall tuith a turbine efficiency of SO per cent for the minimum 

monthly discharge of Black Warrior River near Cordova.

Month.

January .......

February ......

March .........

April ..........

May ...........

June ..........

July...........

August. ........

September .....

October ........

November .....

Minimum 

discharge.

Sec.-feet. 

1,762

1,486

"l, 486

2,242

968

320

205

205

320

320

320

518

1901.

Minimum 

net horsepower 

per foot 

of fall.

160

135

135

204

88

29

19

19

29

29

29

47

Duration of 

minimum.

Days. 

1

1

1

2

1

1

3

3

1

3

2

 2

Minimum 

discharge.

Sec.-feet. 

1,396

2,652

3,258

1,050

205

125

74

74

74

160

160

1,050

1902.

Minimum 

net 

horsepower 

per foot 

of fall.

127

241

296

95

19

11

7

7

7

14

14

95

Duration of minimum.

Days. 

1

1

1

1

1

6

8

13

18

7

6

1

Minimum 

discharge.

Sec.-feel. 

1,480

3,300

1,840

1, 250

800

510

159

126

78

78

159

159

1903.

Minimum 

net 

horsepower 

per foot 

of fall.

134

300

167

114

73

46

14

11

7

7

14

14

Duration of 

minimum.

Days. 

1

1

1

1

1

3

4

3

13

7

9

12

LOCUST FORK OF BLACK WARRIOR RIVER AT PALOS.

Locust Fork of Black Warrior River rises in Blount County, and, 

flowing in a southwesterly course, enters Black Warrior River a short 

distance above Wilmington. Its drainage basin is hilly, and about half 

its area is under cultivation. Palos station was established November 

26, 1901, by R. C. McCalla, United States assistant engineer, who furnishes the daily gage heights to the Geological Survey. It is maintained by the United States Engineer Corps. The gage is a 4 by 8 inch 

timber on the right bank of Locust Fork of Black Warrior River 

just below the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham Railroad bridge. 

One section follows the slope of the bank from low water to a tree on 

top of the bank, and from there up a vertical section is fastened to 

the tree. The slope is 17 feet in "elevation, measured vertically, and 

the vertical section of the rod is 15 feet. The rod is graduated to feet 

and tenths, with copper figures at the 5-foot points and round-head 

tacks at intermediate foot marks. The total height is 32 feet. The 

plane of reference (about 251.71 feet above Mobile datum) is supposed 

to be extreme low water. High water April, 1900, was about 37 feet 

above the plane of reference.

Measurements are made from the Drennan bridge, which is about 

a quarter of a mile below the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham
156 WATEE POWEES OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107.

Railroad bridge. The Drennan bridge is the property of the Drennan 

Coal Mining Company. It is a mining railroad bridge, having width 

for a double-track tramway of 3 feet gage. One track is laid and in 

operation. The bridge has two iron spans of 100 feet each and 

trestle approaches at both ends.

The initial point for measurements is the left-bank end of the iron 

bridge on the downstream side.

The bench mark is the top of the iron crossbeam at station 80 from 

the initial point, and is 44.3 feet above the water when the gage reads 

2.50 feet.

This bridge is lower and the section is better than that at the upper 

bridge, from which some of the measurements have been made; but 

there is a raft against the center pier that should be removed. At 

minimum stages the water at both bridges is too sluggish for accurate 

measurement.

Discharge measurements of Locust Fork of Black Warrior River at Polos.

Date.

1902.

April 5 -..---.----..

Do .............

1903.

March 7 ............

TVTsi'iY*!'! 14-

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

0.85

2.50

2.50

.00

.60

4.75

3.55

Discharge.

Second-feet. 

849

3,224

3,292

a 117

473

7,450

5,342

Date.

1903. 

May 20 ............

June 16....... . ....

Do ............

July 18............

Do ............

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

1.75

' .62

.62

" .40

.13

.13

.02

Discharge.

Second-feet. 

2,148

404

431

228

84

93

47

« Estimated from float measurement.
HALL.] C AH ABA RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES. 157

Daily gage height, in feet, of Locust Fork of Black Warrior River at Palos.

Day.

1902. 

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..............

1903. 

1 ..............

2 ..............

3..............

5..............

6..............

7..............

9 .....

10 ..............

11 ..............

12.....:........

10

14 ..............

1 K

16..............

17..............

18..............

19..............

20 ..............

21 ..............

22 ..............

23..............

24 ..............

25 ..............

26 ..............

27 .............. 

28..-.-.......-.

29 .............. 

30 ..............

31..............

Jan.

5.50

3.40

2.70

2.20

2.00

1.70

1.60

1.50 

1.30

1.30

1.20

1.10

1.10

1.00

.90

.90

.90

90

1.00

1.10

1.60

2.50

2.40

2.30

1.90

1.80

2.10

3.10

3.30

3.60

1.20

1.30

1.50

1.50

1.60

1.50

1.40

1.30

1.20

1.00

1.50

3.20

2.70

2.00

1.70

1 60

1.40

1.10 

1.10

1.00

1.00

.90

90

.90

.80 

.80

1.25 

1.30

1.20

Feb.

8.30

12.80

5.70

3.90

3.00

2.40

2.00 

1.80

1.70

1.60

1.50

1.40

1.30

2.20

2.80

2 20

2.00

1.80

1.70

1.60

1 60

1.50

1.50

1.80

1.60

2.20

14.90

1.10

1.10

1.60

3

QA

7.60

4 go

4.30

18.10

10 on

12.60

12.50

6.60

4.40

 7.50

23.00

18.10

7.40

4.20

3

1 A

2 60

2.20

2.00

1 80

1.70

1.60

OA flA

.......

Mar.

13.30

6.70

4.40

3.00

5.00

5.30

3.70

3.00 

2.50

2.10

1.90

1.70

1.60

1.60

1.50

3.40

4.50

3.00

2.30

2.00

1.80

1.70

1.60

1.50 

1.90

1.70

6.30

24.00

27.00

25.00

17.90

17.00

7.40

4.20

3

0A

2.80

4.60 K on

3.80

4 30

3.50

3.80

2.80

2.50

3.60

3.70

3.10

2.60

0 OA

2 00

1.80 

1.70

1.70

1 80

1.70

1.40

1 qrv

1.30 

1.40

2.70

Apr.

4.90

3.50

2.70

2.60

2.50

2 30

2.10

5.80 

5.00

3.40

2.60

2.20

2.00

1.80

1.70

1.60

1.50

1.50

1.40

1.30

1.10

1.00

1.00

.90 

90

.90

.80

.80

.70

1.20

2.60

2.20

1.90

1.70

1 60

1.50

1.40

1 ^ft

A AA

3.70

2.20

1.80

10.20

7.20

3.80

2.60

2.10

1 90

1.90

O KA

2.00

1.50

1.40

1 30

1.20 

1.10

1.00 

1.00

May.

0.90

.80

.70

.70

.60

.60

.50

.50 

.50

.50

.40

.40

.40

.40

.40

.30

.60

.50

.50

.40

.40

.40

.40

.30 

30

.30

.30

.20

.20

.20

.20

.90

90

.80

QA

80

.70

.70

.70

.60

fio

.60

fin

.70

1.00

5.80

5.70

3

AA

2 10

1.80

1 KA

1 ^rt

1.20

1.10

i no

on

.80 

.70

.70 

.80

.90

June.

0.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

on

.20

.20 

.20

.20

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10 

.10

.10

.10

.10

.20

.20

1.20

1.40

1.20

1.10

1.60

1.40

1.20

1.10

1.10

1 J^A

1.10

80

.70

.60

60

60

.60

.50

P1A

.40

.50

.40

.40

.50 

.50

.50 

.50

July.

0.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

00

oo

.00 

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.00

00

00

00

00

.10

.10

.00

.00 

oo

00

.00

.10

.10

.20

.50

.4

.4

.8

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

K

.8

9

.7

.5

g

.3

9

2

2

.2

2

.2 

.1

.1 

.1

.3

Aug.

0.40

.30

.30

.90

.30

.20

.10

.10 

.10

.00

.00

.00

.00

.00

00

.00

00

.00

.00

.00

00

00

.00 

00

00

.00

00

.10

.10

.10

.70

1 00

.70

QA

.80

60

.50

.40

40

.40

40

OA

Q.O

30

60

.80

.70

.70

.70

.60 

60

60

.40

.30

30

.20

.20 

.10

.10 

.10

.10

Sept.

0.10

.00

.00

.00

.00

.00

.00

.00 

.00

.00

.00

.00

.00

.00

.00

.00

00

.00

.00

.00

.00

00

.00

.00 

.00

.00

.00

.10

no

.10

.40

DA

.20

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

AA

.00

AA

00

AA

.00

00

00

00

00

AA

.00 

00

00

00

.00

AA

AA

.00 

00

.00 

.00

Oct.

0.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.00 

.00

.00

1.70

2.00

1.30

.80

.60

.40

.40

30

.20

.20

.10

.19

.10

.00 

00

.00

.00

00

.00

.00

.00

.00

00

.00

00

on

.00

.00

00

.40

.30

.20

.20

.10

.10

00

00

00

.00

00

.00 

00

00

.00

.00

00

00

.00 

00

.00 

.00

.30

Nov.

0.00

.00

.00

.00

.00

oo

.00

.00 

.00

.00

.00

.00

.00

.00

.00

.00

00

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.10 

.20

1.10

1.40

1.10

.80

.60

.20

.20

.20

.10

.10

.10

.10

00

00

00

20

30

P.O

.30

.20

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10 

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

-.10

.10 

.10

.10 

.10

Dec.

1.10

1.10

1.90

1.90

1.70

1 60

1.50

1.20 

1.00

..90

.80

.70

.70

.60

.60

3.10

3.30

2.40

1.90

1.50

1.60

2.50

2.20

1.80 

1.50

1.30

1.10

1.00

1.00

1.20

1.40

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.20 

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.20

.20 

.20

.20 

.20

.20
158 WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107. 

Rating table for Locust Fork of Black Warrior River at Polos for 1902.

Gage 

height.

Feet.

0.0

.1

.2

.3

 .4

.5

.6

.7

.8

Discharge.

Second-feet.

100

140

190

245

310

390

490

610

750

Gage 

heignt.

Feet.

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

Discharge.

Second-feet.

900

1,050

1, 200

1,350

1,500

1,650

1,800

1,950

2,100

Gage 

height.

Feet.

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

Discharge.

Second-feet.

2,250

2,400

2,550

2,700

2,850

3,000

3,150

3,300

3,450

Gage 

height.

Feet.

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

Discharge.

Second-feet.

3,600

3,750

' 3, 900

4,050

4,200

4,350

4,500

4,650

4,800

Rating table for Locust Fork of Slack Warrior River at Polos for 1903.

Gage 

height.

Feet.

0.00

.05

.10

.15

.20

.25

.30

.35

.40

.45

.50

.55

.60

.65

.70

.80

.90

1.00

1.10

1.20

1.30

1.40

Discharge.

Second-feet.

46

61

77

95

115

139

167

197

230

266

306

350

398

448

500

605

720

845

980

1,120

1, 265

1,420

Gage 

height.

Feet.

1.50

1.60

1.70

1.80

1.90

2.00

2.10

2.20

2.30

2.40

2.50

2.60

2.70

2.80

2.90

3.00

3.10

3.20

3.30

3.40

3.50

3.60

Discharge.

Second-feet.

1,590

1,770

1,950

2,130

2,310

2,490

2,670

2, 850

3,030

3,210

3,390

3, 570

3,750

3,930

4,110

4,290

4,470

4,650

4,830

5,010

5,190

5,370

Gage 

height.

Feet.

3.70

3.80

3.90

4.00

4.10

4.20

4.30

4.40

4.50

4.60

4.70

4.80

4.90

5.00

5.10

5.20

5.30

5.40

5.50

5.60

5.70

5.80

Discharge.

Second-feet.

5,550

5,730

5,910

6,090

6,270

6,450

6,630

6,810

6,990

7,170

7,350

7,530

7,710

7,890

8,070

8,250

8,430

8,610

8,790

8,970

9,150

9,330

Gage 

height.

Feet.

5.90

6.00

6.40

6.60

7.00

7.20

7.40

7.50

7.60

10.00

10.20

11.90

12.00

12.20

12.50

12.60

17.00

18.00

18.10

20.00

23.00

Discharge.

Second-feet.

9,510

9,690

10, 410

10, 770

11, 490

11, 850

12, 210

12, 390

12, 570

16, 890

17, 250

20, 310

20, 490

20, 850

21, 390

21, 570

29, 490

31,290

31, 470

34, 890

40, 290
HALL, j C AH ABA RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES. 159

Estimated monthly discharge of Locust Fork of Black Warrior River at Palos. 

[Drainage area, 1,020 square miles.]

Month.

1902. 

January ......................

March .......................

April ................... ......

May........... ...............

June .........................

July..........................

September ....................

The year ...............

1903.

February .....................

July .........................

September ....................

The year ...............

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

7,800 

21, 900 

40, 050 

8,250 

900 

190 

390 

900 

140 

2,550 

1,650 

4,500

40, 050

4,650 

40, 290 

29, 490 

17, 250 

20, 310 

2,670 

720 

845 

230 

230 

167 

115

40, 290

Minimum.

900 

1,500 

1,800 

610 

190 

140 

100 

100 

100 

100 

100 

490

100

605 

980 

1,265

845 

398 

230

77 

77 

46 

46 

46 

77

46

Mean.

2,468 

4,746 

8,400 

2,635 

374 

160 

133 

157 

104 

359 

282 

1,784

1,800

1,428 

11,498 

4,833 

3,246 

2,097 

758 

276 

326 

64 

66 

89 

86

2,064

Run-off.

Second-feet 

per square 

mile.

2.42 

4.65 

8.24 

2.58 

.37 

.16 

.13 

.15 

.10 

.35 

.28 

1.75

1.76

1.40 

11.27 

4.74 

3.18 

2.06 

.74 

.27 

.32 

.06 

,06 

.09 

.08

2.02

Depth in 

inches.

2.79 

4.84 

9.50 

2.88 

.43 

.18 

.15 

.17 

.11 

.40 

.31 

2.02

23.78

1.61 

11.74 

5.46 

3.55 

2.37 

.83 

.31 

.37 

.07 

.07 

.10 

.09

26.57
160

Net

WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107.

ower per foot of fall with a turbine efficiency of 80 per cent for the minimum 

monthly discharge of Locust Fork of Black Warrior River at Palos.

Month.

January .................

June ..--..-.-...........

Minimum 

discharge.

Second-feet. 

900

1,650

1,800

610

1QO

140

100

100

100

ion

100

490

1902.

Minimum 

net horsepower per 

foot of 

fall.

82

150

164

55

17

13

9

q

9

q

q

45

Duration 

of minimum.

Days. 

4

1

2

1

4

18

13

1Q

27

11

17

2

Minimum 

discharge.

Second-feet. 

605

980

1,265

845

398

230

77

77

46

46

46

77

1903.

Minimum 

net horsepower per 

foot of 

fall.

55

89

115

77

36

21

7

7

4

4

4

7

Duration 

of minimum.

Days. 

2

2

2

2

4

4

3

4

22

24

3

24
HALL.] CAHABA RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES.

SURVEY OF BLACK WARRIOR RIVER.

A great deal of work is be

in order to make it navigable

In the 92 miles from olc

FIG. 8. Map of part of Black W;

fall of 158 feet. The distribution 

ing table, giving distances ii 

water surface above sea lev* 

IKE 107 04 11

161

ng done by the Government on this river

as an outlet to important coal fields above.

Warriortown to Tuscaloosa, there is a

rrior River surveyed by Corps of Engineers, U. S. A.

of this fall is shown by the followmiles above Tuscaloosa and elevations of
162 WATEE POWEES OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107.

Elevations of locks and gages and water surface on Black Warrior River in Alabama from 

Tuscaloosa up to mouth of Mulberry Fork.

[Survey by United States Engineer Corps.]

Distance 

from Tuscaloosa Location.

Miles. Feet. 

0. 0 Zero of Tuscaloosa gage._.....-.....-...-....

. 0 Water surface, mean low water, original river.

. 0 Back water from lock below Tuscaloosa................ 91. 30

.9 Back water below lock No. 1.......................... 91.30

Zero of gage at lock No. 1.............................. 84. 36

.9 Crest of dam at lock No. 1 ............................ 101.16

. 9 Water surface original below lock No. 1

. 9 I Water surface original above lock No. 1 

1.2 j Water surface original below lock No. 2 

1. 2 Water surface original above lock No. 2 

1.2 Zero of gage at lock No. 2 ............................ 94.36

1.2 Crest of dam at lock No. 2 ............................ 109.66

2.0 Zero of gage at lock No. 3 ............................ 102.86

2. 0 Water surface original below lock No. 3 

2. 0 Water surface original above lock No. 3 

2.0 Crestof damatlock No. 3--.-.-.-..-.-....-..-..---.- 120.16

5. 0 Water surface original at mouth of North Kiver....

7. 9 Water surface original at mouth of Hurricane Creek

8. 5 Water surface original at mouth of Yellow Creek...

8. 8 Back water from lock No. 3 at foot of lock No. 4 ....... 120.16

Water surface original below lock No. 4 ........

Water surface original above lock No. 4 ........

Zero of gage at lock No. 4 ............................ 113. 36

Crest of dam at lock No. 4............................ 132. 30

16. 0 Water surface original at head of Mossy Shoal 

19. 2 Water surface original at foot of Rose Shoals.. 

19. 7 Water surface at head of Rose Shoals.........

21. 8 Water surface at foot of Fair Shoals ..........

24. 2 Water surface at head of CrowderxShoals

25. 6 Water surface at mouth of Blue Creek........

25. 8 Water surface at foot of Squaw Shoals ........

26. 0 Water surface on Squaw Shoals ..............

26.8 .....do .....................................

27.4 .... .do ....I................................

28.1 ..... do .....................................

28. 6 ..... do .....................................

28. 8 .... .do ...........'..........................

Locks 

and
HALL.] CAHABA RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES. 163

Elevations of locks and gages and water surface on Black Warrior River in Alabama from 

Tuscaloosa up to mouth of Mulberry Fork Continued.

Distance 

from Tuscaloosa Location.

Miles. feet. Feet.

29.4 Water surface at head of Squaw Shoals ........................ 192. 80

37. 8 Water surface below Black Rock.............................. 193.10

38. 0 Water surface above Black Rock ............................. 202. 20

43. 3 Water surface below Knight's mill dam................ ........ 202. 50

43. 3 Water surface above Knight's mill dam................ ........ £06.10

44. 7 Water surface at mouth of Valley Creek ............... ........ 206.10

47. 5 Water surface at foot of Fork Shoals........................... 206.10

47.9 Water surface at mouth of Locust Fork................ ........ 215.10

48. 2 Water surface at head of Fork Shoals.................. ........ 215.50

44. 8 Water surface at mouth of Lost Creek ................. ........ 216. 60

56.9 Water surface at foot of Franklins Shoals .............. ........ 216. 70

59.0 Water surface at head of Franklins Shoals ..................... 219.10

63. 0 Water surface at foot of Copelands Shoals...................... 220. 00

65.4 Water surface at foot of Lanes Shoals.................. ........ 223. 50

68.0 Water surface at foot of Tuggle Shoals.............!... ........ 225.60

69. 0 Water surface at head of Tuggle Shoals........................ 230. 00

74.4 Water surface at foot of Bee Shoals............................ 231. 80

75.5 Water surface at head of Bee Shoals................... ........ 236.90

76.1 Water surface below Payne's mill dam ................ ........ 237.10

76.1 Wrater surface above Payne's mill dam ................ ........ 240. 80

79. 6 Water surface at mouth of Cane Creek, at Cordova, Ala.. ........ 242.10

84. 6 Water surface at foot of Sanders Shoals................ ........ 242. 30

85. 3 Water surface at head of Sanders Shoals, mouth of Black- 

	water Creek....................................... ........ 248.80

92.4 Water surface at mouth of Mulberry Fork............. ........ 249. 75

Locks

and

gages.

Water 

surface.

Systematic discharge measurements have been made at Tuscaloosa 

and Cordova, the results of which are. given in the foregoing pages. 

Comparative measurements at the two stations at the same stage in 

November, 1901, shows a discharge of 825 second-feet at Tuscaloosa 

and 285 second-feet at Cordovft. At minimum stage of dry years the 

water gets considerably lower), as is shown by the records referred to, 

but the figures named are safe for low season in all ordinary years, 

and will be used in this discussion for determining the power available 

at different sites along the river.

The locks and proposed locks on this section of the river begin with 

No. 1, at Tuscaloosa, and are numbered up the river. Locks 1, 2, 3, 

and 4: are about completed, and others are projected, but the locations
164 WATEB POWEE8 OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107.

of the latter in the following list are approximated. However, the 

exact location of each is immaterial in showing the power available. 

The following is a table showing positions of locks and lock sites in 

miles above Tuscaloosa, the sea-level elevation of water below each, 

the lift at each, and the net horsepower that can be developed at each 

day on an 80 per cent turbine during the dry season in ordinary years, 

like 1900, after deducting 100 second-feet for lockage:

Powers on Black Warrior River.

0

^

o

o

^o

6

125

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

§

H

J.

§5

to 03 5 °

Miles.

0.7

1.3

2.0

8.7

19.3

21.7

25.8

26.3

27.8

37.7

47.6

63.4

75.0

IH

0) "2

 s

"«,M

° 0

liw

Feet.

91.30

101. 16

109. 66

120. 16

132. 30

142. 30

151.30

165. 30

179. 30

193.3

207.3

221.3

235.3

d

3

Feet.

9.86

8.50

10.50

12.14

10.00

9.00

14.00

14.00

14.00

14.00

14.00

14.00

14.00

, >?3 *

bJO

||

^T

t^H CJ

g-0

Sec.-ft.

725

725

725

704

660

660

660

660

660

550

550

374

285

a *>

o_s 

IH^ bO

ill £*§ "

^|s

^

650

560

690

777

600

540

840

840

840

700

700

476

364

Location.

Bottom University Shoal,

Tuscaloosa.

On University Shoal, Tuscaloosa.

Do.

Near mouth of Yellow Creek.

Foot of Rose Shoals.

Foot of Fair Shoals.

Foot of Squaw Shoals.

On Squaw Shoals.

Do.

Below Black Rock.

Mouth of Little Warrior

River, or Locust Fork.

The best power on the river is at Squaw Shoals, 26 miles above 

Tuscaloosa, covered on the above table by locks Nos. 7, 8, and 9, each 

having a lift of 14 feet, and making a total fall on Squaw Shoals of 

42 feet. This can be developed to best advantage by constructing a 

canal from the top of proposed dam at lock No. 9, along the river 

bank, 2 miles in length, to a point opposite the foot of Squaw Shoals, 

below lock No. 7. This canal, taking the river water not needed for 

lockage and allowing 2 feet for grade and storage, will utilize a net 

head of 40 feet, and produce 2,400 net horsepower continuously, or 

4,800 net horsepower for a twelve-hour run per day, storing the water 

above lock No. 9 during the twelve idle hours.

It is to be remembered that the above estimates of power are for 

low season during ordinary years. There will be exceptional periods
U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER NO. 107 PL. VIII

A. DAM AND LOCK NO. 1 ON BLACK WARRIOR RIVER AT TUSCALOOSA, ALA. 

View from east bank.

B. DAM AND LOCK NO. 2 ON BLACK WARRIOR RIVER AT TUSCALOOSA, ALA. 

View from west bank.

HALL.] OAHABA RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES. 165

of minimum water in extremely dry years in which the entire flow of 

the river will be as low as 100 second-feet, and will, therefore, barely 

suffice .for lockage during a busy season of boating on the river. (See 

Nineteenth Annual Report, United States Geological Survey, Part 

IV, p. 251.) But such seasons are rare, and the facilities for water 

transportation should compensate for them to a great extent. It is 

admitted that the cheapness of coal along this river would naturally 

make the water powers less valuable, but the cheapness of development in connection with Government dams would partly offset the 

cheapness of coal. It is believed that the proposed development at 

Squaw Shoals could be made at a very moderate cost, and that such an 

investment would pay handsomely.

The following additional information concerning the Warrior and 

Black Warrior River is from Mr. R. C. McCalla, United States assistant engineer, Tuscaloosa, Ala., who is in charge of the improvements 

on that river:

Tuscaloosa is 361 miles by river above Mobile. Above Tuscaloosa the river is 

called the Black Warrior, and below it is called the Warrior. The locks on the two 

parts of the stream are numbered as two separate systems, the lowest lock in each 

system being No. 1, and the numbers running upstream. The following table gives 

the lift and location of the locks in both systems:

No. of 

lock.

la

2a

3«

4«

5«

6«

16

2i>

36

46

Lift in 

feet.

10.00

10.00

10.00

10.00

10.00

10.00

9.86

'8.50

10.50

12.14

Miles 

above 

Mobile.

230.5

246.2

266.7

282.3

298.3

315.2

361.9

362.3

363.1

370.1

.

0.5 miles below mouth of Warrior; located but 

not begun.

Located but not begun.

Do.

Under construction.

Do.

Do.

In operation.

Do.

Do.

Under construction.

a Below Tuscaloosa. b Above Tuscaloosa.
166 WATER- POWERS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107.

Between lock No. 4 and the junction of Mulberry and Locust forks, 407.8 miles 

above Mobile, there are projected seven locks at 14 feet lift each, but none of these 

are yet located. The following table gives the location, etc., of gages now established and read daily at 7 a. m.:

Xame of gage.

Demopolis « .... 

Millwood« .....

Lock 4 «.___.__.

A. G. S. bridge «. 

Lock 5 « ........

Lock 6 « ........

Grays Landing «. 

Tuscaloosa ......

Lockis........

Lock2»........

Lock3». .......

Lock 4 6 ........

Cordova 6 .......

Number of 

gages.

1 

1

1

1 

1

1

1 

1

2

2

2

1

1

Miles 

above 

Mobile.

229.7 

259.8

282. 3

288.0 

298.3

315. 2

319.5 

361.1

361.9

362.3

363.1

370.1

445.0

Elevation 

of zero 

above 

mean low 

tide, 

Mobile.

28.07 

45.97

54.50

61.26 

64.50

74.50

80.41 

86.86

84.36

94. 36'

102. 86

113. 36

237. 85

Remarks.

Zero about 1£ feet above mean low water.

Zero about mean low water.

Do.

Zero about mean low water.

Do.

Do.

Do.

a Below Tuscaloosa. b Above Tuscaloosa.

TRIBUTARIES OF BLACK WARRIOR RIVER.

At Clear Creek Falls, in Winston County, within a distance of half 

a mile, there is a fall of over 100 feet, distributed as follows:

Fall on Clear Creek, Winston County.

Feet. 

Rapids above Upper Falls in 100 yards ...................................... 6

Upper Falls, about......................................................... 45

Still pool for 275 yards...................................................... 00

Lower Falls................................................................ 27

Rapids below Lower Falls .................................................. 30

No discharge measurements have ever been made on this stream. 

It is thought best not to attempt to approximate its flow, as the stream 

originates from big springs.
HALL.] WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA. 167

TOMBIGBEE RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES.

TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT COLUMBUS, MISS.

This stream enters Alabama a short distance below Columbus.

The station is located about 1,000 feet below the highway bridge, 1| 

miles from the Southern Railway station at Columbus. The rod, which 

is in three sections, is fastened vertically to the rock bluff on the left 

bank. It is a 3 by 10 inch pine timber 45 feet long, marked with 

brass figures and copper nails, the graduation extending from 5 

feet to +40 feet. The initial point of sounding is the end of the iron 

bridge, right bank, downstream side. Bench mark No. 1 is 250 feet 

from the initial point of sounding. The bridge floor is 40.85 feet above 

the zero of the rod, and the top of the iron girder under the floor timbers is 39.85 feet above the zero. Bench mark No. 2 is the top of the 

rail at the station of the Southern Railway, and is 55.2 feet above gage 

datum and 190.9 feet above mean sea level. The width of the river 

at low water is 160 feet. The maximum record height of the river 

was, on April 8, 1892, when the gage registered, 42 feet. The lowest 

recorded height was on October 26, 1893, when the gage reading 

was 3.9 feet. The danger line is at 33 feet. No measurements of 

discharge were made during 1900.

The following discharge measurements were made by K. T. Thomas, 

M. R. Hall, and others.

Discharge measurements of Tomligbee Rirer at Columbus, Miss.

Date.

1901. 

March 11 ...........

April 16 ............

October 30 ..........

1902.

April 3 .............

July 11 .............

July 15 .............

September 23. .......

September 26 ........

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

12.33

1.10

- 2.50

3.00

27.60

- 3.40

- 2.70

- 3.25

- 3.30

Discharge.

Second-feet. 

19, 425

3,926

698

657

45, 214

697

1,058

545

493

Date.

1903. . 

March 9 ...........

March 12 ..........

May 18 ............

July 16.............

July 17 ............

September 22 ......

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

15.50

17.30

12.50

- 1.70

- 1.80

- 3.70

- 3.70

Discharge.

Second-feet. 

26, 452

29, 015

17, 804

1,340

1,278

252

263
168 WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Tombigbee River at Columbus, Miss.

[NO. 107.

Day.

1900. 

1 ..............

2 ..............

3..............

4. ....... ......

6.............. 

7..............

8..............

9..............

10..............

11..............

13 ..............

15..............

16..............

17 ..............

18 ..............

19

20..............

22 ..............

oq

24 ..............

25 ..............

26 ..............

97

28 ..............

29 .............. 

30..............

31..............

1901. 

1 ..............

2..............

4..............

5..............

6..............

7..............

8..............

9..............

10..............

11 ..............

12..............

13..............

14 ..............

15 ..............

18..............

19

20 ..............

23

24..............

25..............

27 ..............

28..............

29 ..............

30 ..............

31 ..............

Jan.

3.5

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.2 

1.1

1.0

9

2.0

6.6

8.3

7.1

5.6

4.6

2.8

2.4

2 1

1 9

1

0

1.4

1.2

g

.7

.6 

.5

.4

4.0

3 7

3

O

2.6

1.8

1.0

. .7

.0

.3

10.9

16 9

19 4

22.7

99 Q

20 9

16.0

13.6

9.4

3.8

3 A

5.9

6.5

6.3

6.0

5.8

5.7

5.5

Feb.

0.4

.3

.4

1.8

3.5

3

K

3.3

4.2

8.4

7.8

9 8

8.1

5.8

4.6

3.8

3

O

2

0

3

K

5.6

5.4

4.5

5.0 

5.0

3.9

4.2

6.0

5.9

6

0

12.3

13.9

15.1

15.9

15.6

U K

13.0

12.5

12.4

11.0

8.9

6.0

4.4

3.3

2.7

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.0

Mar.

7.1

6.8

5.6

4.4

3.8

3.4

14.4

1 K, 1

10 C

11.3

9 9

4.3

4.8

5.6

5.2

4.6

9 4

15.6

18.2

19 0

19 2

18.1

15.2 

11.4

7

0

4.6

3.9 

3.1

3.3

0.9

.8

2.2

2.4

1.8

1.4

1 2

1.0

8.8

12.1

14 0

17.8

19 4

17.1

13.8

8.0

6.3

4.6

3.5

3

O

3

1

2.8

2

K

2.2

1 9

1.4

2.3

April.

4.5

3.8

2 7

1 9

i ^

1.3

1 Q

1.1

.5

11.7

16.2

17.4

1Q °*

20.8

OA A

22.9

26 9

97 f\

27.1

25.5

23.3

21.3

19.4

n

o

14.8

11.8

9.5 

9.4

2.6

6.4

8 A

7.1

6.8

6.2

^ ^

4.0

2.9

2.0

1.4

.9

.9

1.2

1 ^

6.0

11.8

12.4

12.7

13.5

13.5

11.8

8.2

5

1

3.4

2.5

1.8

1 0

May.

8.0

6.5

5.9

4.5

2.8

1.5

.8

.5

1.4

2

0

2.3

3

C

2.8

2.2

o

1.0

g

K

.5

+ .1

.2

.3 

2.3

2.4

2

0

1.6 

1.0

.8

0.9

.5

.2

.0

.3

- .5

n

-1.0

-1.2

1.2

+3.3

4.4

3.6

2.7

2.1

2.1

6.3

6.3 f, ^

4.0

2 9

1.5

1.8

1.7

1.2

.9

June.

 i.o

8.0

10.0

10 A

17.0

23.6

25.5

25.0

23.6

21.6

20.0

18.5

17.8

17.1

17.3

17.8

18.0

16.8

15.2

TO K

13.8

18.5

21.5 

24.1

OK A

23.5 

21.7

1.3

3.1

3

D

3.9

3.5

3.1

2.8

1 9

1.4

1.0

- .1

- .7

i n

- .9

- .8

- .8

- .8

-1.0

1.2

-1.7

o n

-2.2

-2.4

2.5

-2.5

-2.6

-2.6

-2.7

-2.6

July.

19.7

18.3

17.6

15.4

13.5

10.0

6.8

5.5

4.0

3.5

2.0

1.9

1.5

1.0

.5

.0

.4

1.3

2.0

1.9

1.4

.7 

.1

1.8

5.0

7.2 

5.9

6.7

-1.6

-2.4

2 4

-2.1

-2.4

-1.6

-2.6

- 2.7

- 2.8

-2.8

-2.9

3 n

- 3.1

-3.1

-3.2

-3.2

-3.0

3.0

-3.0

2 A

-1.9

- 2.3

-2.5

- 2.6

2.9

-3.0

-3.1

-3.2

-3.3

- 3.4

Aug.

5.8

4.0

2.8

1 9

1.0

.0

- .9

-1.4

1.8

-2.2

-2.6

-2.6

-2.2

2 2

-2.3

-2.3

1.8

-1.4

-1.1

1.6

_ 1 9

-2.0

- .1 

+ 1.2

-1- .6

-1.1 -1.0

- 1.4

-3.2

-3.4

- 3.5

- 3.4

-3.3

-3.2

- 3.0

2.8

-2.8

-2.9

-2.9

-3.1

_ <* ft

-3.2

-1.5

+ 4.0

11.5

12.4

12.4

14.0

15.6

15.9

14.8

12 1

8.9

6

K

4.1

2.0

1.6

1.1

.3

Sept.

-1.2

-1.0

-1.0

.7

_ 9 

i ^

-1.9

-2.1

2

0

-2.4

-2.5

-2.6

-2.7

2.8

-2.9

-3.0

3 A

3

1

^ n

2 ^

2.7

-1.3

-1.7 

-2.0

-2.4

"-2." 5~

-2.5

-0.4

- .9

1 °*

-1.6

-1.6

-1.9

-2.0

-2.3

-2.4

-2.5

-2.5

-2.4

-2.1

-1.8

-1.0

2

_1_9 K

3.4

3.5

.4

-1.2

-1.9

-2.1

-2.2

-2.3

Oct.

-2.7

-2.8

-3.0

3

1

-3.3

-3.5 

3.5

-2.2

-1.0

_ 4

+2.6

+4.8

+5.2

_I_K A

+2.4

+ .4

.4

- .9

-1.1

1 3

1.0

_ 2

+ .8 

+1.0

+5.1

+3.0 

+4.6

+4.0

-2.3

-2.0

2 2

-2.2

-2.5

2.5

-2.6

2 7

-2.7

-2.8

-2.8

-2.8

-2.6

-2.5

-2.2

-2.0

-2.0

2.2

-2.3

-2.4

2.5

-2.6

-2.7

-2.8

-2.9

-2.9

-2.9

-2.9

-3.0

-3.0

-3.0

Nov.

+2.6

+4.9

+5.5 i ^ i

+4.4

+3.1

_i_1 A

+ .9

__ J

.5

- .9

-1.1

-1.3

-1.3

-1.4

1.5

-1.5

-1.6

_i_i 9

.0

+1.7

+2.3 

+2.8

+3.3

+3.8

" +3. 9~

+3.8

-3.0

-3.0

3 A

-2.9

-2.9

-2.9

-3.0

O Q

-2.8

-2.8

-2.7

-2.8

-2.8

-2.8

2.8

-2.7

-2.7

-2.7

-2.6

_ 2 5

2.4

-2.2

-2.3

-2.1

-2.0

1.9

-1.8

-1.8

-2.0

-2.1

Dec.

+ 3.4

+ 2.5

+ 1.9

+ 1.0

+ .1

+ .2 

_i_ 3

+ .3

.0

- .3

+ .5

- .6

+ .9

-l- Q

+ .9

-1- Q

+ .9

-1.0

1.0

-1.0

-1.0

_i_ q A

5.8

+ 6.0

+ 6.0

+ 6.8

+ 6.1

+ 5.0

+ 4.0 

+ 4.2

+ 4.8

-2.2

-2.2

2 3

-2.3

_ 22

-2.2

-2.2

- 2.0

- 1.8

-1.1

- .5

+ '.1

4.5

9.5

9.8

9.2

9.8

10.0

8.8

5.9

4.8

2.4

1.4

.8

.7

1.1

1.0

9.0

11.0

9.6
HALL.] TOMBIGBEE EIVER AND TRIBUTARIES.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Tombigbee River at Columbus, Miss. Continued.

169

Day.

1902. 

1.............. 9

3..............

7 .............

8 ..............

g

10..............

11 ..............

13..............

14 ..............

15..............

16 ..............

17..............

18 ..............

19

20..............

22 .............. 

23 ..............

24 ..............

QK

27..............

28 .............

29..............

30

31..............

1903. 

1 ..............

3..............

5..............

6..............

7..............

8..............

g

10.............. 11 ..............

13..............

14..............

15..............

16..............

17 ..............

19 ..............

20..............

21 .........----.

22..............

23 ..............

24 ..............

25 ..............

26 ..............

27 ..............

28 ..............

29 ..............

30 ..............

31 ..............

Jan.

9 20

8

QA

7.70

5.80

4.00

2.50

1.50

.90

^n

.10

- .20

.20

.50

- .00

- .90

-1.00

-1.00

60

3.10

5.20

5.80

K KA

4 60

6.10

7.40

10.00

12.40

3.8

8.4

12. 2

11.8

12.0

11.0

8.8

8.5

ft Q

9.5

9.8

9 9

10.4

9 4

7.6

5.6

5.5

3.2

2.7

2

0

2.0

1.9

1.9

5.6

7.6

8.0

8.8

Feb.

14.50

17.90

I Q CA

IQ no

17.60

16.00

13.60

10.70

5.60

3.00

2.10

1.40

4.00

5.60

5.90

4.60

4.40

5.30 

5.60

5.30

5.80

5.70

9.0

8.2

8.5

8.8

9.0

18.6

19.8

20.5

90 Q

23.8

99 7

21.5

20.9

22.5

23.0-

23.1

oq q

21.7

19.8

17.0

15.8

8.7

9 2

Mar.

9,50

9 on

9.30

9 20

9 on

9 20

8.20

7.80

7 nn

4.20

4 30

4 30

4 80

6.00

7.40

7 ^n

6.79

5.70

4.70

6.40

6.10

13.40

28.00

30.50

30.60

10.4

10.8

11.5

11.7

11.4

11.5

12.4

13.6

16.0

17.5

19.8

20.0

19.2

18.3

16.7

14.0

12.1

10.8

9

Q

9.5

8.8

6.9

5.1

4.0

3.4

3.5

Apr.

qfl Qri

29 40

26.30

90 7A

20.50

18.20

18.90

17.80

16.00

13.00

5.60

3.50

3-00

2.70

1.80 

1 60

1.10

.70

fin

.40

.30

.30

3.5

q A

3 0

2.5

2.0

1.3

1.0

.8

1.6

2.6

2.4

2.2

1 9

2.7

3.6

3.6

3.3

2.8

1.5

1.0

1.6

2.0

2.0

1.6

1.4

.6

.1

- .2

May.

0.00

50

1.50

90

- .20

1A

- .60

.40

.20

- .50

80

1 AA

-1.30

-1.50

1.60

-1.10

-1.30

1.10

-1.10

-1.20

-1.70

i on.

-2. 10

-2.20

9 on

-2.40

-2.50

-0.4

- .6

g

-1.1

1.1

-1.2

-1.3

-1.4

-1.4

1.1

1.0

8.0

10.6

12.0

11.9

10.1

5.7

3.0

1.2

_ 2

-1.0

-1.0

1.1

.1

June.

2.60

O tCA

O £A

2 60

9 7A

_ 2 80

9 ftn

2 90

2 90

2.80

2 90

-3.00

q -[A

-3.20

0 Of)

3.10

-3. 00

O QA

0 AA

q AA

3

AA

-3. 10

3.20

3.1

2 9

<? n

3.0

2.9

o q

2.3

2.3

1 9

1 q

.8

- .8

1.0

1 a

-1.8

1 9

1 9

-2.0

-2.0

-1.7

-1.6

.8

1 9

1.5

.8

July.

q OA

3 20

-3.20

q OA

q OA

q OA

-3.30

-3.30

-3.40

-3.20

3.40

-3.00

-2.50

-2.70

q AA

-3.20

q qA

-2.70

-3.00 

o nn

2 90

9 QA

9 go

9 go

-2. 60

-3.00

-3.00

0.0

- .8

1 q

-1.7

-2.0

-1.8

-2.0

_ O Q.

-2.0

-2.0

-1.7

-1.8

-1.9

_ 1 9

-2.1

-2.3

-2.4

-2.5

-2.6

-2.6

3 A

-3.0

-3.0

-3.0

-3.0

-3.1

-3.1

-3.1

Aug.

2.60

1 qA

- .50

.20

- .10

.40

-1.00

-1.60

9 AA

2.30

-2.70

9 AA

3.00

-3.10

-3.20

3 qri

3.30

-3.30

3.40

-3.40

-3.50

Q KA

q f.(\

3

CA

3.60

3 10

-3.00

-2. 40

-2.2

2.1

-2.2

-2.4

-1.6

 2 8

 2 9

-3.0

-2.4

-2.3

1 K

-1.0

-1.0

Q

-1.2

-1.2

1.5

1 9

1.0

-1.7

-1.4

-2.0

2 q

-2.5

-2.6

-2.9

-2.9

-3.0

-3.1

-3.3

Sept.

-2.40

2 70

-2.40

o 9fi

2.20

2.20

-2.10

2.40

-2.70

q AA

- 3.20

3.30

-3.40

3.50

-3.50

-3.50

3.50

3.50

-3.40

-3.30 

-3.30

-3.30

3.40

3.40

-3.30

q OA

-3. 10

-2.90

-3.4

3.4

3.5

-3.5

-3.5

3.6

-3.6

-3.6

3.6

-3.6

3.6

-3.7

__ g rj

3.7

-3.7

-3.7

3.7

-3.7

-3.7

3.7

-3.7

-3.7

-3.8

3

0

3.7

-3.7

-3.7

-3.7

-3.7

-3.7

Oct.

1.80

- .90

60

1 00

1.30

-2.00

O OA

2.50

-2.90

2 60

2 50

-2.20

2.20

-2.00

-2.50

2.50

2 go

-2.90

-3.00

-3.00

3

1 A

3 1 A

*> OA

-3.30

-3.30

-3.7

3 7

-3.7

-3.7

-3.7

-3.7

-3.7

3.6

3.7

-3.7

3 7

-3.6

-3.6

-3.6

-3.6

-3.6

-3.5

-3.5

-3.6

3.6

-3.5

-3.5

-3.5

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.6

3.5

Nov.

-3.30

3 Q.fl

3.30

3 qfi

3 30

3.10

-3.10

3 00

2.90

3.00

3 00

3.10

-3.10

q AA

3.00

-3.00

3.00

3 on

-2.90

-2.90 

2.90

2.90

1 40

qA

1.20

9 KA

2.90

3.2

2.8

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

2.3

3.0

3.0

3.2

2 7

2.7

2.8

9 ft

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.8

Dec.

3.80

3

QA

4 go

5.10

5.70

5.70

4 90

4.60

3 Qfl

2.20

i ^n

ftA

60

.60

1.20

1.90

11.10

11.80

13. 20

14.80

12.10

10.00

10.40

10.80

11.30

9.50

-3.0

2.6

-2.8

-3.0

-3.0

-3.0

-3.0

Q n

-3.0

Q n

 2 9

-2.8

-2.6

-2.9

-3.0

-3.0

-2.8

-2.6

-2.5

-2.5

-2.6

9 A

-2.9-

-2.7

-2.1

-1.7

-1.6

-1.6

-1.8
170 WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 

Rating table, for Tombigbee River at Columbus, Miss., for 1900 and J901.

Gage 

height.

Feet.

-3.0

-2.9

-2.8

-2.7

-2.6

 2.5

 2.4

 2.3

_ 2. 2

 2.1

-2.0

-1.9

 1.8

-1.7

-1.6

-1.5

 1.4

 1.3

-1.2

 1.1

 1.0

- .9

- .8

- .7

- .6

_ 5

 .4

 . 3

- .2

 .1

.0

.1

. 2

.3

.4

.5

.6

.7

.8

.9

Discharge.

Second-feet.

650

668

688

712

736

752

780

810

842

877

915

956

1,000

1,047

1,097

1,150

1,206

1, 265

1,328

1,394

1,464

1, 537

1,613

1,692

1,775

1,863

1,957

2,057

2, 165

2,283

2,410

2,548

2,686

2,824

2,962

3,100

3,238

3, 376

3, 514

3, 652

Gage 

height.

Feet.

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2-0

2.1

2. 2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.9

4.0

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.6

4.7

4.8

4.9

Discharge.

Second-feet.

3,790

3,928

4,066

4,204

4,342

4,480

4,618

4,756

4,894

5,032

5,170

5, 308

5,446

5, 584

5, 722

5,860

5,998

6,136

6,274

6,412

6,550

6,688

6, 826

0, 964

7,102

7,240

7,378

7,516

7,654

7,792

7,930

8,068

8, 206

8,344

8,482

8,620

8,758

8,896

9, 034

9,172

Gage 

height.

Feet.

5.0

5.1

5.2

5.3

5.4

5.5

5.6

5.7

5.8

5.9

6.0

6.1

6.2

6.3

6.4

6.5

6.6

6.7

6.8

6.9

7.0

7.1

7:2

7.3

7.4

7.5

7.6

7.7

7.8

7.9

8.0

8.1

8.2

8.3

8.4

8.5

8.6

' 8.7

8.8

8.9

Discharge.

Second-feet.

9, 310

9,448

9,586

9,724

9,862

10, 000

10, 138

10, 276

10, 414

10, 552

10, 690

10, 828

10,966

11, 104

11, 242

11, 380

11,518

11, 656

11,794

11, 932

12,070

12, 208

12, 346

12, 484

12, 622

12, 760

12, 898

13, 036

13, 174

13, 312

13, 450

13, 588

13, 726

13, 864

14, 002

14, 140

14,278

14,416

14, 554

14, 692

Gage 

height.

Feet.

9.0

9.1

9.2

9.3

9.4

9.5

9.6

9.7

9.8

9.9

10.0

10.1

10.2

10.3

10.4

10.5

10.6

10.7

10.8

10.9

11.0

11.5

12.0

12.5

13.0

13.5

14.0

14.5

15.0

15.5

16.0

16.5

17.0

17.5

18.0

18.5

19.0

19.5

20.0

Discharge.

Second-feet.

14, 830

14, 968

15, 106

15,244

15, 382

15, 520

15, 658

15, 796

15, 934

16, 072

16, 210

16, 348

16, 486

16, 624

16, 762

16, 900 ,

17, 038

17, 176

17, 314

17, 452

17, 590

18, 280

18, 970

. 19,660

20, 350

21, 040

21, 730

22, 420

23, 110

23, 800

24, 490

25, 180

25, 870

26, 560

27, 250

27; 940

28, 630

29, 320

30, 010
HALL.| TOMBIGBEE RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES.

Rating table for Tombigbee River at Columbus, Miss., for 1902.

171

Gage 

height.

Feet.

-3.4

3 9 *_>. ~<

-3.0

-2.8

-2.6

-2.4

-2.2

-2.0

-1.8

-1.6

 1.4

 1.2

-1.0

- .8

- .6

_ 4

 .2

.0

Discharge.

Second-feet.

500

630

760

890

1,030

1,170

1,310

1,450

1,590

1,740

1,890

2,040

2,190

2,350

2,520

2,690

2,870

3, 050

Gage 

height.

Feet.

0.2

.4

.6

.8

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.8

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

5.5

6.0

Discharge.

Second-feet.

3,230

3,410

3,590

3,780

3,970

4,160

4,350

4,550

4,750

4,950

5, 475

6,020

6,585

7,170

7, 775

8,400

9,050

9,720

Gage 

height.

Feet.

6.5

7.0

7.5

8.0

8.5

9.0

9.5

10.0

10.5

11.0

11.5

12.0

12.5

13.0

13.5

14.0

14.5

15.0

Discharge.

Second-feet.

10, 400

11, 100

11,815

12, 540

13, 290

14, 040

14, 815

15, 590

16, 370

17, 170

17, 975

18,800

19, 650

20, 500

21, 350

22,200

23, 050

23, 900

Gage 

height.

Feet.

15.5

16.0

17.0

18.0

19.0

20.0

21.0

22.0

23.0

24.0

25.0

26.0

27.0

28.0

29.0

30.0

Discharge.

Second-feet.

24, 750

25, 600

27, 300

29, 000

30, 700

32, 400

34, 100

35,800

37, 500

39, 200

40, 900 .

42, 600

44, 300

46, 000

47, 700

49, 400
172 WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107. 

Rating table for Tombigbee River at Columbus, Miss., for 1903.

Gage 

height.

Feet.

 3. 80

-3.70

-3.60

-3.50

 3. 40

3.30

-3.20

-3.10

 3. 00

-2. 90

 2. 80

 2.70

-2.60

 2. 50

-2. 40

2. 30

-2.20

-2.10

-2.00

-1.90

 1.80

-1.70

-1.60

-1.50

 1.40

Discharge.

Second-feet.

220

260

340

340

380

425

470

520

570

620

675

730

785

840

895

950

1,010

1,070

1,135

1,205

1,275

1,345

1,420

1,500

1,580

Gage 

height.

Feet.

 1.30

-1.20

-1.10

-1.00

- .90

- .80

- .70

- .60

- .50

- .40

- .30

- .20

- .10

.00

.10

.20

.30

.40

.50

.60

.70

.80

.90

1.00

1.10

Discharge.

Second-feet.

1,660

1,740

1,820

1,900

1,980

2,060

2,1-iO

2,220

2,310

2,400

2,490

2,580

2,670

2,760

2,850

2,940

3,040

3,140

3,240

3, 340

3,440

3,540

3,640

3,740

3,840

Gage 

height.

Feet.

1.20

1.30

1.40

1.50

1.60

1.70

1.80

1.90

2.00

2.10

2.20

2.30

2.40

2.50

2.60

2.70

2.80

2.90

3.00

3.10

3.20

3.30

3.40

3.50

3.60

Discharge.

Second-feet.

3,940

4,050

4,160

4,270

4,380

4,490

4,600

4,710

4,820

4,930

5,040

5,150

5,260

5,370

5,480

5,590

5,700

5,810

5,920

6,030

6,140

6,260

6,380

6,500

6,620

Gage 

height.

Feet.

3.70

3.80

3.90

4.00

4.10

4.20

4.30

4.40

4.50

4.60

4.70

4.80

4.90

5.00

5.10

5.20

5.30

5.40

5.50

5.60

5.70

5.80

5.90

o 6. 00

Discharge.

Second-feet.

6,740

6,860

6,985

7,110

7,235

7, 360

7, 485

7,610

i 7, 735

7,860

7,990

8,120

8,250

8,380

8,510

8,640

8,775

8,910

9,045

9,180

9,315

9,450

9,585

9,720

a Above 6 feet use 1902 table.
HALL.] TOMBIGBEE RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES. 173

Estimated monthly discharge of Tombigbee River at Columbus, Miss. 

[Drainage area, 4,440 square miles.]

Month.

1900. 

January ......................

February .....................

March ........................

April...... ...................

May ..........................

June .........................

August .......................

October ......................

November ....................

December ....................

The year ...............

1901.

February ........ .._...._....

March .........................

April. ........................

May ..........................

July...... ....................

August .......................

September ....................

November ....................

December ....................

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum .

13, 864 

16, 486 

23, 938 

40, 498 

13, 450 

37, 600 

29, 596 

10, 414 

1,775 

10, 138 

10, 000 

11, 794

40, 498

33, 736 

24, 352 

29, 182 

21, 040 

11,656 

7,792 

1,097 

24, 352 

7,240 

915 

1,000 

17, 590

33, 736

Minimum.

2,962 

2,686 

6,688 

3,100 

1,464 

3,790 

2,410 

707 

632 

566 

1,097 

1,464

566

2,410 

3,790 

3,514 

3,376 

1,328 

707 

582 

582 

753 

650 

650 

810

582

Mean.

5,588 

8,659 

15, 285 

21, 265 

4,944 

27, 692 

11,411 

2,257 

950 

3,989 

4,304 

5,239

9,299

14, 193 

12, 533 

10, 884 

9,890 

4,949 

2,767 

730 

7,673 

2, (08 

748 

756 

6,730

6,155

Run-off.

Second-feet 

per square 

mile.

1.26 

1.95 

3.42 

4.79 

1.11 

6.24 

2.57 

.51 

.21 

.90 

.97 

1.18

2.09

3.20

2.83 

2.45 

2.23 

1.11 

.62 

.16 

1.73 

.45 

.17 

.17 

1.52

1.39

Depth in 

inches.

1.45 

2.03

3.85 

5.34 

1.28 

6.96 

2.97 

.59 

.23 

1.04 

1.08 

1.36

28.18

3.69 

2.95 

2.33 

2.49 

1.28 

.69 

.18 

1.99 

.50 

.20 

.19 

1.75

18.74
174 WATER POWEES OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Tombigbee Rirer at Columbus, Miss. Continued.

Month.

1902.

July..........................

Ausjupt

September ....................

December ......-..--..-......

1903.

March. .......................

May .........................

June ...... ....----,.. .........

September

The vear

Discharge in second- feet.

Maximum.

19, 480 

30, 700 

50, 420 

49, 910 

3, 050 

1,100 

1,100 

2,960 

1,380 

2,520 

6, 585 

23, 560

50, 420

19, 140 

39, 030 

32, 400 

6,620 

19, 650 

6,030 

2,760 

2,060 

380 

340 

1,580 

1,420

39, 030

Mimimum.

2, 190 

4,350 

6, 585 

3,320 

1,100 

630 

500 

370 

435 

565 

565 

3,590

370

4,710 

12, 105 

6,380 

2,580 

1, 580 

1,135 

520 

425 

220 

260 

470 

570

220

Mean.

7,009 

14, 148 

15, 583 

18, 180 

2,060 

825 

717 

1, 095 

790 

1, 165 

1,482 

11, 730

6,232

12, 300 

27, 631 

20,465 

4,828 

6,250 

3,439 

1,084 

1,139 

281 

300 

961 

770

6,621

Run-off.

Second-feet 

per square 

mile.

1.58 

3.19 

3.51 

4.09 

.46 

.19 

.16 

.25 

.18 

.26 

.33 

2.64

1.40

2.77 

6.22 

4.61 

1.09 

1.41 

.77 

.24 

.26 

.06 

.07 

.22 

.17

1.49

Depth in 

inches.

1.82 

3.32 

4.05 

4.56 

.53 

.21 

.18 

.29 

.20 

.30 

.37 

3.04

18.87

3.19 

6.48 

5.32 

1.22 

1.63 

.86 

.28 

.30 

.07 

.08 

.25 

.20

19. 88
HALL.]

Net

TOMBIGBEE EIVEE AND TEIBUTAEIES. 175

<er per foot of fall with a turbine efficiency of 80 per cent for the minimum 

monthly discharge of Tombigbee River at Columbus, Miss.

Month.

January .......

April ..........

May ...........

June ..........

July ...........

September .....

October........

Minimum 

discharge.

Sec.-fl. 

2,962

2,686

6,688

3,100

1,464

3,790

2,410

707

632

566

1,097

1,464

1900.

Minimum 

net horsepower 

per foot 

of fall.

269

244

608 '

282

133

345

219

65

57

51

100

133

Duration of minimum.

Days. 

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

4

4

Minimum 

discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

2,410

3,790

3,514

3,376

1,328

707

582

582

753

650

650

810

1901.

Minimum 

net horsepower 

per foot 

of fall.

219

345

319

307

121

65

53

. 53

68

59

59

74

Duration of minimum.

Days. 

1

3

1

2

2

1

1

1

2

3

4

2

Minimum 

discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

2,190

4,350

6,585

3,320

1,100

630

500

370

435

565

565

3,590

1902.

Minimum 

net horsepower 

per foot 

of fall.

191

395

599

302

100

57

45

34

40

51

51

326

Duration of 

minimum.

Days. 

3

1

1

1

2

5

2

3

5

3

5

2

TOMBIGBEE RIVER NEAR EPES.

A record of gage heights has been kept at this station for the last 

ten years by the Alabama Great Southern Eailway Company. The 

gage is painted on the center brick pier of the railway bridge of that 

company across the Tombigbee, a half mile east of Epes, and is 

referred to two bench marks. The first, the top of the iron girder at 

the third crossbeam at the station, 80 feet from the right-bank end 

of the iron bridge, is 64.70 feet above datum of gage; the second, the 

top of the cross-tie or the base of the rail at the station, 80 feet from 

the right-bank end of the iron bridge, is 65.50 feet above datum of 

gage. The west bank of the river is a solid wall of limestone; the 

east bank is flat and is subject to overflow. The trestle at the east 

end of the bridge is seven-eighths of a mile long. The section is 

good, though the water is very deep and rather swift.

The following discharge measurements were made during 1901 by 

K. T. Thomas:

January 31: Gage height, 12.70 feet; discharge, 13,738 second-feet. 

March 14: Gage height, 21.10 feet; discharge, 23,824 second-feet. 

June 28: Gage height, 1 foot; discharge, 1,496 second-feet. 

November 13: Gage height, 0.70 foot; discharge, 1,290 second-feet.
176 WATER- POWERS OF ALABAMA.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Tombigbee River tiear Epes.

[NO. 107.

Day.

1900. 

1 ..............

4..............

5..............

8..............

9..............

11 ..............

19

13 ..............

14. ............ .

16. ....... ......

17 ..............

19.............. 

20..............

21 ..............

22 .............. 

23.............. 

24 ..............

25 ..............

26 ..............

28.............. 

99

30 ..............

31 ..............

1901. 

1 ............. 

2.............. 

 3.............. 

4 .............. 

5.. ............ 

6.............. 

7........---... 

8.............. 

9 ...... f. ...... 

10...-..--...... 

11 .............. 

12 .............. 

13 ..............

14 ..............

15........ ......

16 ..............

17 .............. 

18 ..............

19 ..............

20 .............. 

21 .............. 

22 ..............

23 .............. 

24 .............. 

25 .............. 

26 ..............

27 ..............

28 ..............

29 ..............

30 ..............

31 ..............

Jan.

8.5

7.5

6.5

6.0

5.5

5.0

4.5

4.0

3.5 

3.5

13.0

23.0

23.5

22.0

21.0

18.5

15.0

11.5 

10.0

8.5

8.0 

8.0 

7.0

6.5

6.0 

5.0

3.0 

3.0

3.0

3.0

10.0 

10.0 

9.0 

8.0 

7.0 

6.0 

5.5 

5.0 

4.5 

4.0 

18.0 

29.5 

33.0

35.0

38.0

39.0

40.0 

40.5 

39.0

34.5 

29.0 

24. 5

16.0 

15.0

14.0

13.0

12.7

Feb.

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

5.0

7.0

7.5

11.5 

13.5

15.0

20.5

26.0

24.0

18.5 

16.0

14.0

15.0 

17.5 

18.0

17.5

17.0 

16.0

17.0

12.0 

10.5 

16.8 

21.5 

25.5 

26.5 

27.5 

29.0 

30.5 

31.0 

31.0 

31.0

29.5

23.0

12.0 

10.0

8.5

7.5 

7.0 

6.5

6.5 

6.5

Mar.

18.0

19 0

18.0

17.0

15.0

18.0

21.0 

23.0

24.0

20.0

17.5

17.0

18.0

18.5 

26.0

30.0

32.0 

34.0 

35.5

07 K

38.0

38.5

33.0

30.0

6.5 

6.5 

9.0 

9.0 

8.5 

7.0 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

13.0 

18.0 

19.5

24.5

oe K

Ofi K

26.5 

26.0

25.0 

23.0 

20.0 

17.0

12.5 

11.0 

12.0

1 0 K.

13.5

U K

9.0

13.5

Apr.

19.5

16.0

12.0

10.0

7.5

7.5

7.0 

6.5

20.5

26.0

30.0

38.0

46.0

51.0 

51.5

52.0

52.0 

51.5

49.5

47.5 

47.0

46.5 

46 0

44.5

13.0 

13.5 

15. 5 

18.0 

17.0 

16.0 

15.0 

14.0 

11.0 

9.5 

8.0 

7.5 

9 0

8.0 

7.0

6.5

r>r\ A

28.0 

29.5 

30.0 

29.5

28.5 

28.0 

27.0 

24 0

18.0 -IDA

11.0

8.0

May.

41.0

39.0

33.5

28.0

20.5

16.0

10.0

7.0

7.0

8.0

8.0

7.0

6.0

6.0

5.0

4.0

3.5 

3.5

3.5

3.5 

3.5 

4.0

4.5

5.0 

6.0

7.0 

7.0

6.0

5.0

7.5 

7.0 

6.0 

5.0 

4.5 

5.0 

4.0 

3.5 

3.5 

3.0 

3.0 

3.5

7.0

8.0 

7.0

6.5 

9.0 

12.0

11.5 

11.0 

10.0 

8.0

6.5 

6.5

6.5

6.5

7.0

June.

6.0

8.0

15.0

21.0

24.5

27.0

29.5

32.0

34.5 

37.0

38.5

39.5

40.5

41.0

41.5

42.0

42.0

42.0

41.5 

41.5

41.5

41.0 

41.0 

42.5

42.5

43.5 

43.5

43.5 

44.0

44.5

.5.5 

6.0 

7.0 

- 9.0 

9.0 

11.0 

12.0 

10.0 

8.0 

6.5 

5.5 

4.5

3.5

3

K

3.0

2.5 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

1.5 

J.2 

1.0

1.0 

1.0

1.0

1.0

July.,

44.5

44.5

44.5

44.0

42.5

42.0

41.0

40.0

39.0 

38.0

34.0

26.0

23.0

15.5

13.0

8.0

7.0

6.0

5.0 

6.5

7.0

8.0 

9.0 

8.0

6.0

5.5 

5.0

5.5 

14.0

14.5

14.5

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5

X

.5 

.5

lib 

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

.5 

.5

_ .7

 .2

Aug.

14.5

12.0

10.5

8.0

6.0

5.0

5.0

4.0

3.0 

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5 

1.5

1.0

1.0 

2.0 

1.5

1.5

1.5 

5.0

4.5 

4.0

3.0

2.0

8.5

15.0

22.5 

23.0 

24.0 

24.5

26.0 

26.5 

26.0

23.0

12.0

6.5

5.5

Sept.

2.0

2.5

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0 

2.0

1.5

1.5

1.5

2.0

1.5

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0 

.5

.5

.5 

.5 

.5

.5

.5 

.5

.5 

.5

.5

5.5 

4.0 

3.5 

2.5 

2.0 

2.0 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.0

1.0 

1.0

1.5

2.0 

2.5

6.0 

7l 5

7.0 

5.5 

4.0 

3.0

2.0 

1.5

1.5

1.5

Oct.

0.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5 

2 0

4.0

6.0

7.5

8.5

10.0

10.5

10.0

7.5

5.0 

4.0

3.5

3.0 

2.0 

2.0

3.0

4.0

4.5

7.5 

9.0

8.0

7.5

1.5 

6.0 

2.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5

.5

.5

.5

Nov.

7.0

8.0

9.0

8.5

8.5

7.5

7.0

5.5

4.5 

4.0

4.0

3.0

3.0

2.5

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.5 

2.5

3.0

3.5 

3.5 

3.5

6.5

8.5

7.5

7.5 

8.0

8.5

0.7 

.7 

.7 

.0 

.0 

.0 

.0 

.0 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7

.7 

.7

.7

1.0

1.7

1.7 

1.5 

1.5 

1.7

1.7 

1.8 

1.8 

2.0

2.0 

2.0

1.9

1.8

Dec.

8.0

7.5

7.0

6.0

5.0

4.5

4.0

4.0

4.0 

3.5

3.0

3.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0 

6.0

5.0

5.0 

8.5 

10.0

11.5

11.5 

12.5

12.0 

10.0

10.0

10.5

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

3.5 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

3.5 

5.9 

6.5 

5.5 

4.7 

4.2

13.0 

19.5

23.0 

22.5

22.0 

20.0 

18.0 

14.0

12.0 

9.0 

8.0 

7.0

7.0 

12.0

20.0

26.0

27.0
HALL.] TOMBIGBEE RIVER A1STD TRIBUTARIES.

Rating table for Tombigbee River near Epesfor 1900 and 1901.

177

Gage 

height.

Feet.

-0.2

_ ^

.0

.1

.2

.3

.4

.5

.6

.7

.8

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2-

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.7

Discharge.

Second-feet.

810

840

880

830

985

1,043

1,103

1,164

1,226

1,289

1,353

1,418

1,484

1,551

1,619

1,688

1, 758

1,829

1,903

1,976

2,050

2, 125

2,200

2,276

2, 353

2,431

2,510

2,590

2,671

2,753

2,835

2,918

3,002

3,087

3,172

3,258

3,345

3,432

3,520

3,609

Gage 

height.

Feet.

3.8

3.9

4.0

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.6

4.7

4.8

4.9

5.0

5.1

5.2

5.3

5.4

5.5

5.6

5.7

5.8

5.9

6.0

6.1

6.2

6.3

6.4

6.5

6.6

6.7

6.8

6.9

7.0

7.1

7.2

7.3

7.4

7.5

7.6

7.7

Discharge.

Second-feet.

3,698

3,788

3,878

3,969

4,060

4,152

4,245

4,338

4,432

4,527

4,622

4,718

4,815

4,912

5,010

5,109

5,208

5,308

5,409

5,511

5,613 '

5,716

5,820

5,925

6,030

6,136

6,243

6,350

6,458

6,566

6,675

6,785

6,900

7,020

7,140

7,260

7,380

7,500

7,620

7,740

Gage 

height.

Feet.

7.8

7.9

8.0

8.1

8.2

8.3

8.4

8.5

8.6

8.7

8.8

8.9

9.0

9.1

9.2

9.3

9.4

9.5

9.6

9.7

9.8

9.9

10.0

10.1

10.2

10.3

10.4

10.5

10.6

10.7

10.8

10.9

11.0

11.1

11.2

11.3

11.4

11.5.

11.6

11.7

Discharge.

Second-feet.

7,806

7,980

8,100

8,220

8,340

8,460

8,580

8,700

8,820

8,940

9,060

9,180

9,300

9,420

9,540

9,660

9,780

9,900

10, 020

10, 140

10, 260

10, 380

10, 500

10, 620

10, 740

10, 860

10, 980

11,100

11, 220

11,340

11, 460

11, 580

11, 700

11, 820

11, 940

12, 060

12, 180

12, 300

12, 420

12, 540

Gage 

height.

Feet.

11.8

11.9

12.0

12.1

12.2

12.3

12.4

12.5

12.6

12.7

12.8

12.9

13.0

13.1

13.2

13.2

13.4

13.5

13.6

13.7

13.8

13.9

14.0

14.1

14.2

14.3

14.4

14.5

14.6

14.7

14.8

14.9

15.0

15.1

15.2

15.3

15.4

15.5

15.6

15.7

Discharge.

Second-feet.

12, 660

12, 780

12, 900

13, 020

13, 140

13, 260

13, 380

13, 500

13. 620

13, 740

13, 860

13, 980

14, 100

14, 220

14, 340

14,460

14, 580

14, 700

14, 820

14, 940

15, 060

15, 180

15,300

15, 420

15, 540

15, 660

15, 780

15, 900

16, 020

16, 140

16, 260

16, 380

16, 500

16, 620

16, 740

16, 860

16, 980

17,100

17, 220

17, 340

IRR 107 04 -12
178 WATER, POWERS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107. 

Rating table for Tombigbee River near Epes for 1900 and 1901 Continued.

Gage 

height.

Pert.

15.8

15.9

16.0

16.1

16.2

16.3

16.4

16.5

16.6

16.7

16.8

16.9

17.0

17.1

17.2

17.3

Discharge.

Second-feet.

17,460

17, 580

17, 700

17, 820

17, 940

18, 060

18, 180

18, 300

18,420

18, 540

18, 660

18, 780

18, 900

19, 020

19, 140

19, 260

Gage, 

height.

Feet.

17.4

17.5

17.6

17.7

17.8

17.9

18.0

18.1

18.2

18.3

18.4

18.5

18.6

18.7

18.8

18.9

Discharge.

Second-feet.

19, 380

19, 500

19, 620

19, 740

. 19, 860

19, 980

20, 100

20, 220

20, 340

20, 460

20, 580

20, 700

20, 820

20, 940

21, 060

21, 180

Gage 

height.

Feet.

19.0

19.1

19.2

19.3

19.4

19.5

19.6

19.7

19.8

19.9

20.0

Discharge.

Second-feet.

21, 300

21, 420

21, 540

21, 660

21, 780

21, 900

22,020

22, 140

22, 260

22, 380

22, 500

20. 1 22, 620

20. 2 22, 740

20.3

20.4

22, 860

22, 980

20. 5 23, 100

Gage 

height.

Feet.

26.6

20.7

20.8

20.9

21.0

21.1

21.2

21.3

21.4

21.5

21.6

21.7

21.8

21.9

22.0

Discharge.

Second-feet.

23, 220

23, 340

23, 460

23, 580

23, 700

23, 820

23, 940

24, 060

24, 180

24, 300

24, 420

24, 540

24, 660

24, 780

24, 900

Estimated monthly discharge of Tombigbee River near Epes. 

[Drainage area, M,830 square miles.]

Month.

1901.

March. .......................

April.........................

May .................. ......

July .........................

August 16-31 ..................

September ....................

Octol >er ......................

November ....................

December ....................

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

47, 100 

35, 700 

30, 300 

34, 500 

12, 900 

12,900 

1,484

7,500 

5,820 

2, 200 

30, 900

Minimum.

3, 878 

6,350 

6, 350 

6,350 

3,002 

1,484 

810

1,484 

1,164 

880 

1,960

Mean.

25, 579 

20, 999 

16, 198 

18, 102 

6,880 

4, 585 

1,295 

21, 541 

3, 205 - 

1, 633 

1,550 

12, 249

Run-off.

Second-feet 

per square 

mile.

2.90 

2.38 

1.83 

2.05 

.78 

.52 

.15 

2.44 

.36 

.18 

.18 

1.39

Depth 

. in 

inches.

3.34 

2.48 

2.11 

2.29 

.90 

.58 

.17 

1.41 

.40 

.21 

.20 

1 60
HALL.] TOMBIGBEE EIVEE AND TBIBUTABIES. 179

Net horsepower per foot of fall with a turbine efficiency of 80 per 'cent for the minimum 

monthly discharge of Tombigbee River near Epes.

Month.

February ...-...-....-..

March ..................

April ...................

May ....................

August .................

Minimum 

discharge.

Second-feet. 

3,002

3,002

14, 100

6,350

3,432

5,820

4,815

1,484

1,164

1,164

 2, 200

3,002

1900.

Minimum net 

horsepower 

per foot 

of fall.

273

273

1,282

577

312

529

438

135

106

106

200

273

Duration 

of minimum.

Days. 

4

4

1

1

5

1

9

2

11

9

4

Minimum 

discharge.

Second-feet. 

3, 878

6, 350

6, 350

6, 350

3, 003

1,484

810

1,484

1,164

880

1, 960

1901.

Minimum net 

horsepower 

per foot 

of fall.

353

577

577

577

273

135-

74

135

106

80

178

Duration 

of minimum.

Days. 

1

4

5

1

2

6

3

8

5

3

TRIBUTARIES OF TOMBIGBEE RIVER.

There are several large creeks in Marion and Lamar counties that 

flow into Mississippi and enter Tombigbee River near Columbus. One 

of these, Buttahatchee River, in Marion County, has numerous rapids, 

especially near the crossing of the military road.

Luxapallila Creek, in Lamar County, has two prongs that are both 

good power streams. They come together before the creek enters 

Mississippi, making Big Luxapallila Creek, which enters the Tombigbee at Columbus, Miss.
180 WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107.

The following discharge measurements were made on Big Luxapallila Creek, at 'Water Works, near Columbus, Miss., by M. R. Hall and 

assistants:

Discharge measurements of Big Luxapallila Creek near Columbus, Miss.

Date.

1901. 

February 18.........

March 11 ...........

April 16 ............

June 26 .............

October 31 ..........

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

4.95

8.20

4.45

1.90

2.00

Discharge.

Second-feet. 

957

2,459

873

109

126

Date.

1902.

July 11 ............

iqnq

July 16 ............

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

12.40

1.60

1.70

Discharge.

Second-feet. 

3,864

141

322

272

TENNESSEE RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES. 

TENNESSEE RIVER AT CHATTANOOGA, TENN.

This river, after passing Chattanooga, enters Alabama. It then 

makes a bend to the west and later to the north, returning to Tennessee. Flowing through this State and Kentucky, it empties into the 

Ohio 50 miles above Cairo. In 18T9 a gage was established at Chattanooga, Tenn., at the foot of Lookout street, just below Chattanooga 

Island, by the Signal Corps of the United States Army. This gage 

has been in charge of the Weather Bureau since July 1, 1891. The 

drainage area above this station is 21,382 square miles, and is mapped 

on the following atlas sheets of the United States Geological Survey: 

Morristown, Greenville, Roan Mountain, London, Knoxville, Mount 

Guyot, Asheville, Murphy, Briceville, Standingstone, Wartburg, 

Pikeville, Maynardville, Cumberland Gap, Jonesville, Estillville, Bristol, Whitesburg, Grundy, Abington, Tazewell, Pocahontas,Wytheville, 

Cranberry, Morganton, Mount Mitchell, Salucla, Pisgah, Como, Nantahala, Walhalla, Dahlonega, Ellijay, Dalton, Cleveland, Ringgold, 

Kingston, and Chattanooga. The gage is on an inclined railroad iron 

for about 20 feet of its lower portion. Above this it is a vertical rod 

bolted to the rock bluff forming the river bank. The zero of the gage 

is 630.4 feet above sea level. Measurements are made from the Hamilton County steel highway bridge at the foot of Walnut street, a short 

distance below the gage. Gage heights are obtained from L. M. 

Pindell, United States Weather Bureau observer. In 1900 a new gage 

on the same datum was established. It is a vertical rod bolted to the 

south side of the third stone pier from the south end of the bridge.
HALL.] TENNESSEE EIVEE AND TRIBUT ABIES.

Discharge measurements of Tennessee River at Chattanooga, Tenn.

181

Date.

1893. 

March 15...... .....

March 16 ...........

April 3 .............

April 4 .............

May 5.............

May 8.............

May 9.............

May 17. ............

Mav 18.............

1897.

May 8..............

May 28.............

June 29.. ...........

July 13.............

October 6 ...........

1898.

May 10.............

July 29.............

October 6...........

October 28..........

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

10.3

9.2

5.1

5.1

26.0

26.0

16. 0

9.9

10.4

7.07

4.52

5.76

4.59

1.67

.48

.83

10.30

4.14

5.30

6.37

17.60

6.00

4.75

Discharge.

Second-feet. 

63, 039

58, 310

32, 628

32, 643

156, 187

151, 660

96, 979

65, 867

67, 883

44, 187

25, 892

32, 943

26, 884

10, 313

5,969

5, 552

67,000

22, 066

29, 693

36, 671

120, 359

35, 953

29, 569

Date.

1898.

-i coo

May 3

Mav 26............

September 1 5 ......

October 27.........

1900.

March 13..........

July 27.-.-...-..-.

1901.

July 31............

1902.

June 25 ............

1903.

March 26.... .....

July 21.... ........

October 21 .........

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

4.70

6.71

4.76

4. 15

1.90

.80

11.25

3. 45

5.60

24.20

2.80

31.70

3.80

2.00

1.55

28.85

3.85

1.60

1.10

Discharge.

Second-feet. 

31, 340

37, 770

25, 526

21,391

10, 819

6, 566

66, 012

18, 470

30, 317

155, 457

15, 393

198, 718

17, 773

10, 678

9,282

190, 279

20, 936

10, 472

8, 063
182 WATEE POWERS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Tennessee River at Chattanooga, Tenn.

Day.

1890.

3 .............. 

4.... ..........

5. ...... .......

6 .............. 

7..............

8.... .......... 

9.---.. ........

to ..............

11 ..............

12 ..............

13 ... ..........

14..............

15-----...---...

18 ..............

19..--.-........

21..............

22 .............. 

23 .............. 

24 ..............

25 ..............

26 ..............

27 ..............

28 ..............

29

30 .............. 

31 ..............

1891. 

1.... ..........

4..--...-.-....

6.----......... 

7..............

8..............

9.-.--......... 

10.............. 

11.............. 

12 ..............

13... ..........

14..............

1 Pi

16 .............. 

17 ..............

18 .............. 

19 ..............

20 .............. 

21 .............. 

22 ..............

24 .............. 

25 ..............

26 .............. 

27 .............. 

28 .............. 

29 ..............

30 ............... 

31 ..............

fen.

4 9

5.2

5.1

4.8 

4.7

4.6 

4.7

4.9

4.6

4.9

4.6

9.2

8.2

7.0

9.6 

13.0 

12.3

11.7

8.3 

7.3

7.7 

8.3

7.7 

7.8

9.9

14.1

15.5

15.2

8.2

7.1 

6.3 

-6.5 

8.9

10.0 

9 2

7.3

7.8

7.5 

7.5 

7.6 

7.3

Q Q

12.5

15.3 . 

14.0 

13.6 

H.2 

9.7 

7.9

7.9 

8.9

Feb.

8.0

7.3 

7.4

7.8 

8.3

11.5 

19.3

20.4 

17.8

14.7

10.0

9.8

9.0

9.3

8.5

7.3

7.1

7.2

12.1

18.7

26. 4 

34.8

 9.8 

13.2

16.1

19 8

22.6

21.6

14.5 

21.0 

27.8 

34.3

37.5

oe K

29.0 

21.1

19.7 

18.2 

16.5 

15. 5

18.8

27.7 

29.0 

26.7 

20.6 

19.0

.......

Mar.

40.2

41.0 

34 4

23.0

15.1 

14.2

14.4 

12.8

11.2

9.2

8.6

8.7

9 7

1 q f.

15.1

14 9

13.0 

11.7

12.4

14.0 

20.0

27. 2

26.0

21.4 

15.4 10 n

11.9 

10.7

18.6 

17.5

15.6

-10 0

15.4

20.0

29.1

34.5 

37.5 

38.9 

37.6

00 PL

27.0 

22.2

19.8 

18.1

15.3 

13.5 

12.3 

11.3 

10.8

10.8 

10.6 

10.4 

10.5 

14.1 

13.6

13.0 

13.1

Apr.

9.8

9.4

9 7

12.2

14.0

13.4 

11.9

10.5 

9 6

8.7

7.5

7.1

6 9

7.1

9 4

16.6

14.3 

11.3 

9 6

8.4

8.4 

8.5

Q A

8.1

15.4

1 K 7

12.6 

11.6

9.8 

9.6 

9.8 

9.9

11.3

12.2

10.8 

9 4

8.4 

8.2 

7.9 

7.9 

7.6

7.4

7.4 

7.5 

7.5 

7.4 

7.2 

6.5

6.2

May.

7 Pi

7.1

6.7 

6.8

7.0 7v5' 

8 9

9.1

8.7

8.7

7.7

6.7

6.6

7.8

9 3

8.6

7.9

10.7

11.9 

11.9 

11.6

9 2

7.8

7.4 

8.0

7.4 

6.8

5.9

5.6

5.5

5.2

5.1 

4 9

4.7

4.6 

4.5 

4.4 

4.3

4.2

4.1

4.2 

4.5

4.7 

4.7 

4.6 

4.5 

4.3

4.0 

3.8 

3.9 

4.0 

4.1 

4.1

4.7 

5.3

June.

6.1

5.3

n Q

5.3 

5.2

4.9

4.5 

4.5

4.4

4.0

3.9

4.0

4.1

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.8 

3.7 

3.8

4.0

4.0

3.9 

3.9

3.5

3.1

5.8 

5.6

5.3

4.8

4.4

4.1 

3.9

4.1

4.6 

4.7 

5.5 

7.0

5.7 

5.5

5.7 

5.8

6.1

6.8 

7.3 

6.8 

6.8

6.5

7.1 

7.4 

7.6 

6.2 

4.9 

4.3

4.1

.......

July.

3 9

2.9

3 fl

3.0

3

n

2.9

2.8

2.7

3.0

2.7

2.3

2.0

2 2

4.7 

4.7

4.1

3.5 

3l 2

4.1

6

0

7.5

7.0

6.3 

6.2

3.9

3.6

0 £

3.6 

3.4

3.4

3.3 

4.5 

5.1 

4.4

3.5

3

1

2.9

2.8

2.7 

4.1 

5.0 

4.5 

4.0

3.8

3.6 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.6 

3.7

3.8

5.7

Aug.

6

0

4.7 

4.7

4.8

4.5

K 0

5.7 

6.6

7.5

6.3

5.8

4.8

4.2

3.8

3.7

3.3

2.5 

3.8

3

0

3

0

3.6 

3.0

3.8-

5.4 

6.5

8.3

15.1

12.0

8.7 

6 9

5.8

5.1 

4.6 

4.4 

4.0

3.9

3.S

3.6 

3.5

3.4 

3.0 

3.0 

3.4 

4.0

4.6

5.5 

5.6

7.7 

8.2 

8.1 

7.0

6.4 

6.1

Sept

7.6

5.6

5.7 

4.0

3.6

3.2 

3.6

3.2

2.8

3

n

3.4 3.6'

4.6

4.0

q 7

5.3 

3.7

3.7

5.8 

3.5 

3.3

3.4

4.0

4.3 

4.0

3.8

5.3

5.4

4.3

5.1

5.1 

5.2

5.2

5.8 

4.9 

4.4

O Q

9. fi

3.5 

3.5

3.5 

3.5

3.2 

2.9 

2.7 

2.6 

2.5

2.4

2.3 

2.2 

2.2 

2.1 

2.0 

1.9

1.9

Oct.

9 4

7.7 

7.2

5.7

5.2

5.5

5.3

4.8

4.6

3.9

q 7

3.7

4.2

3.8 

5.3

8.8

9 2

9.5

8.6

7.6

7.1 

7.0

1.8 

1 9

1.9

,1.8

1.7 

1.7

1.6

1.7 

1.7 

1.8 

1.8

1.7 

1.7

1.6 

1.6

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.4

1.4 

1.4

Nov.

6.8

5.7

K q

5.0

4.6 

4.4

4.3 

4.0

3.9 

3.8

3.6

3.5

3.4

3.3

3.0

3.2 

3.1

3.1

3.1 

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.6 

2.6

2.5

2.4

1.3 

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2 

1.2

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

1.5 

1.7

2.7

3.6

3.5

2.8

2.5 

2.4 

2.5 

2.3 

2.4

3.0

4.6 

6.2 

6.7 

6. 3 

5.6 

4.7

4.0

Dec.

2.4

2.3

2

0

2.3

2.5

2.8

2.9 

7.1

8.1

8.2

7.7

7.4

6.4

3.7

3 9

3.9

4.0 

4.0

3.9

3.9 

3.9 

3.9

4.3

9.4 

12.5

12 9

12.4 

9.3

3.7 

3.2

2.9

2.8

5.6

6.1 

6.6

8.6

10.8 

10.9 

10.2 

8.5

6.8

5.7 

5.1

5.0

5.2

5.3 

4.8 

4.5 

4.2 

4.0

3.8

3.7 

4.1 

4.9 

8.1 

10.2 

9.6

8.4 

7.8
HALL.] TENNESSEE RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES. 183

Daily gage height, in feet, of Tennessee River at Chattanooga, Term. Continued.

Day.

1892. 

1..............

 >

3.............. 

4.............. 

5..............

7 ..............

8.............. 

9.............. 

10 .............. 

11 ..............

12 .............. 

13.............. 

14 ..............

15.............. 

16 .............. 

17 ..............

18..............

19............. 

20 .............. 

21 .............. 

22 .... ... ... 

23 ..............

25 ............. 

26.............. 

27 ..............

28 .............. 

29 .............. 

30 ..............

:U ..............

1893. 

1 .............. 

2 3.:..... '.'.'".'.'.'.'.".'.'.'.

4 .............. 

5.............. 

6.............. 

7..............

8.............. 

9..............

10 ..............

11 ..............

12 .............. 

13 ..............

14..............

15 ..............

10 ..............

17 ..............

18 ..............

19..............

20 ..............

21 ..............

22 ..............

23 .............. 

24 .............. 

25 .............. 

26 .............. 

27 .............. 

28 .............. 

29 .............. 

30 .............. 

31 ..............

Jan.

G.6

8.1 

8.8 

8.7 

8.4

9.0

10. b

9.3 

8.1 

8.3 

11.2 

22.9

32.9 

37.1 

37.9 

35. 2

26.3 

18.7 

19.0 

19.0 

17.4

14.9

12.2 

10.5

Q 7

8.5 

7.7 

6.9

6.8

3.4

3.8

5.7 

5.6 

5.3 

5.2 

4.7 

4.0

3.8

3.4 

2.9 

2.9

(a)

(a)

(a)

(«)

(*)

(a)

(a)

(«)

(«)

2.9 

3.1 

3.1 

3.4 

3.7 

3.8 

4.4 

5.3 

7.1

Feb.

6.2

6.0 

5.8 

5.5 

5.4

5.3

5.8 

8.1 

11.5 

11.3 

10.5 

8.9 

7.7

7.2 

7.4 

8.0 

7.9

7.5

7.7 

7.9 

8.9 

8.9

8.4

7.9 

7.5 

6.7

6.4

5.9

10.4 

12.1

8.6 

8.0 

7.7 

7.0 

6.5

6.2

8.5 

14.7 

21.8

oq f\

22.6

.21.3

23.6

29 4

32.4

33.4

32.0

28.5

18.2 

12.3 

10.4 

9.3

8.4 

8.2

Mar.

5.6

5.5 

5.3 

5.1

K A

4.9

5.0 

6.0 

7.1 

8.0 

7.9 

7.0 

7.6

6.8 

0.2 

5.9 

6.5

7.5 

8.2 

8.2 

7.8 

7.6

8.4

9.6 

9.5 

10.0

10. 0 

10:3

9 7

9.4

S.4 

0.1

K 9

8.9 

8.7 

9.0 

9.1 

8.8 

8.8

9.4

11.1 

11.7 

11.5

10.6

Q ^

7.0

7.0

6.7

6.3

6.0

5.8 

5.7 

6.4 

6.8 

6.8 

6.3 

5.9 

5.8 

5.7

Apr.

8.3

7.4 

6.8 

6.5 

8.5

21.7

31.0 

34.2 

34.3 

31.0 

26.6 

18.0 

12.9

11.7 

10.9 

10.0 

9.4

8.8 

12.3 

16.2 

16.3 

15.5

14.8

13.5 

13.7 

13.6

10.4 

9.1

8.8

5.5 

5.3

5.1

5.1 

5.1 

5.2 

5.4 

5.4 

5.1

5.1

5.1 

5.0 

4.8

12.1

8.6

7.4

6.5

6.4

7.2

7.2

7.1 

6.8 

6.7 

6.0 

5.7 

7.0 

9.5 

10.4

May.

8.7

8.2

7.0 

7.3

7.4 

7.0

0.3 

6.2 

5.9

5.5 

5. 7 

5. 7 

5.5

5.3 

5.2 

5.1

4.8

5.1 

5.5 

0.1 

6.5 

6.9

7.1

7.6 

7.8 

6.7

6.2

5.8 

5.7

5.6

10.2 

9.6

18.4 

24. 5 

28.2 

30.0 

28.2

11.7 

10.4 

9.4

8.8

7.8

9 4

10.4

8.9

7.7

7.4

6.7

6.1 

5.7 

5.4 

5.2 

5.0 

4.6 

5.4 

6.5 

7.4

June.

5.4

5.5

5.8 

8.8 

9 9

9.3

8.7 

8.6 

8.3 

7.8 

8.0 

8.1 

7.8

6.0 

5. 3 

4.8 

4.4

4.4 

4.3 

7.0

7.8 

7.4

6.9 

6 8 

6.7

7.3

7.5

7.4 

8.0

8.1 

6.6 

8.3 

16.0 

20.7 

19 1

15.2

11.8 

8.9 

7.3

6.8

6.5

5.6

5.4

5.3

5.2

5.4

5.6

5.7 

5.4 

5.9 

5.6 

5.2 

5.1 

4.7 

4.1

July.

5.6

5.5 

5.4 

6.6 

8.9

11.2

11.8 

30.1 

8.6 

9.0 

9.5 

9.4 

8.9

8.7 

8.5 

8.4 

8.1

7.5 

7.2 

6.9 

6.2 

5.6

5.4 

5.2 

5.0

4.5 

4.3

3.8

3.9 

3.8

5.2

4.8 

3.9 

3.8 

3.5 

3.4

3.6

3.4 

3.4 

3.3

3.0

2.8

2.8

3.0

3.2

3.5

3.6

4.6 

5.2 

5.5 

3.7 

3.4 

2.9 

3.7 

2.6 

2.6

Aug.

4.1

4.2 

4.0 

4.1 

4 9

4.2

3.8 

3.5 

3.3 

3.3 

3.1 

3.5 

3.6

3.7 

3.5 

3.1 2 y

2.8 

2.8 

3.0 

2.9 

2.9

2.7 

2.8 

3.2

3.6 

4.4

3.8

3.3

2.6 

2.5 

3.1

3.5 

3.3 

3.2 

4.9 

5.0 

4.1

3.8

3.3

3.0 

2.7

2.8 '' 9

3.8

5.2

4.9

4.0

2.9

2.4 

2.3 

2.2 

1.9 

1.8 

1.6 

1.6 

1.7 

1.6

Sept.

2.1

1.8

1.7 

1.5 

1.3 

 > '~>

2.1

2.0 

2.0 

1.9 

2.0 

1.8 

2.1 

2.1

2.1 

3 1 

4! 5 

4.1

3.5

3.0 

.2.8 

3.0 

2.6

2.3

2.3 

3.0 

3.6

3.1

2. (>

2.4

8.4 

6.8 

5.0

6.2 

6.0 

4.9 

4.3 

3.5 

3.2

2.8

2.8 

3.7

5.8

10.9

12.7

9.6

8.0

7.0

6.1

5.1

4.2

3.f.

3.4 

3.2 

3.0 

2.9 

2.7 

2.6 

2.4 

2.5

Oct.

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.8 

1.7

1.6

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.4 

1. i

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.3

1.3 

1.2

1.2 

1.2 1 L '

1 2

1.2 

1.1

1.1 

1.1

1.1

2. 0 

2.5 

2.4

2.4 

2.6 

2.5 

2.9 

3.1 

2.9

2.9

2.6 

2.5 

2.4

2.5

2.0

1.7

9.6

0.4

5.7

5.2

4.1

3.4

3.1 

2.8 

3.1 

3.3 

4.9 

4.6 

4.0 

3.5 

3.2

Nov.

1.2

1.2

l.C 

2.0

2.4

2.4 

2.9 

4.4 

5.9 

0.0 

7.0 

4.4

4.2

4.S 

5. 6

0.4 

6.2

5. 5 

4.8 

4.4

4.2

3.9 

3.4 

3.1

3.0 

3.0 

3.(i

3.1 

3.0

2.8

2.7 

2.6 

2.5 

2 4 

Z 4 

2.3

2.4

2.5

4.8 

3.8

3.6

3.5

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.5

2.6

2.0

2.6

2.5 

2.5 

2.4 

2.5 

2.6 

2.8 

2.7 

2.5

Dec.

4.1

4.0

3.8 

3.7 

3.6 

3.6

3.3

3.2 

3.2 

3.0

2.9 

2.7 

2. G 

2.6

3.3 

3.4 

5.3 

8.1

8.7 

8.4 

9.1 

9.3 

8.9

7.8

6.7 

5.8 

5.2

4.8 

4.3 

3.9

3.3

2.5 

3.9

3 7

4.1 

4.3 

4.7 

4.7 

4.5 

4.1

4.0

3.7 

3.2 

3.1

3.0

2.9

3.0

3.2

3.5

3.8 3.9

3.9

3.5

3.3 

3.1

2.9 

2.8 

2.7 

2.6 

2.5 

2.7 

3.1

a Frozen at gage.
184 WATEB POWERS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Tennessee River at Chattanooga, Tenn. Continued.

Day.

1894. 

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 ..............

27 ..............

28 ..............

29 ..............

30..............

31..............

1895. 

1. .............

2. .............

4..............

5..............

6..............

7 ..............

8..............

9..............

10..............

11..............

12 ..............

13..............

14 ..............

15..............

17 ..............

18..............

19..............

20..............

21 ..............

22 ..............

23..............

24 ..............

25..............

26..............

27..............

28

29..............

30..............

31 ..............

Jan.

2 9

3.4

3.8

3.9

3 5

3.1 

4.9

6.1

9.0

8.5 

7.9

8.3 

8.0

7.8

7.8

7.1

7 9

6.3 

6.0

5.3

5.0

5.0

5.2

5.3

5.2

5.4

5.4

5.1

5.0

4.9

4.7

3.9

% ^

3.2

3.1

^ 1

3.3

4.0

20.5

28.5

32.1

31.2

28.3

19.5

19 3

10.9

10.0

9.7

9.1

9.6

10.2

9.9

9.1

10.8

10.8

10.0

9 3

8.8

8.6

8.4

Feb.

5.1

5.0

4.9

5.5

21 9

25.5 

23.9

19.7

16.1

16.0 

16.7 

15.4

15.2 

14.1

12.2

10.3

9.5 

8.6

8.4 

8.3

8.5

8.7

8.8

8.2

7 9

7.0

7.7

7.7

7.6

7.2

7 3

7.5

7.6

6.9

6.5

6.4

5.0

4.0

3.3

4.2

n

4.7

4.7

4.2

4.7

4.6

5.1

5.6

6.1

6.8

6.5

6.3

6.3

Mar.

7.7

8.2

9.4

9.7

9

Fi

9.3

8.5

8.2

7 9

7.2 

6. y 

6.6

6.7

7.2

7.0

6 9

6.8

7 3

7.4

7.7

7.1

8.8

8.7

8.1

7.7

7.3

7.0

6.5

5.9

5.7

5.2

6.8

7.3

12.1

18.2

19.9

13.4

10.5

9.2

8.6

8.1

7.5

7.8

8.0

8.7

9 4

9.2

9.6

9.4

8 9

14 3

20.6

99 7

18.2

11.3

10.6

9

Fi

8.9

8.4

Apr.

5.0

4.8

5.4

5.3

6

0

6.9

7.2

7.4

6.6

5.7 

5.9 

7.2

8.5 

7.8

7.2

6.9

6.3 

5.5

5.0 

5.1

4.9

4.8

4.7

4.6

4.5

4.3

4.2

4.1

4.0

4.0

7.8

7.4

6.8

6.5

6.3

6.2

6.0

9.6

10.7

11.4

13.0

12.5

10.4

8.8

7.9

7.4

7.0

9.0

11.8

11.8

9.9

8.6

7.7

7.1

6.7

6.3

6.0

6.0

5.9

5.9

May.

3 Q

3.8

3.7

3.7

3

/>

3.5 

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.2 

4.7

5.1 

4.8

4.3

4.0

4.1 

5.2

5.0 

5.4

5.6

6.2

6.8

6.9

7.1

6.7

6.0

5.6

5.1

4.7

4.2

6.0

5.8

5.5

5.4

5.7

6.0

6.5

7.0

8.2

8.6

9 A

8.8

8.9

9.5

9.0

8.2

7.7

7.1

7.0

7.1

6.7

6.5

5.8

5.6

5.6

7.0

7.4

6.7

6.0

June.

3.8

3.6

3.5

3.4

3

0

3.2 

2.9

2.8

2.6

2.5 

2.5 

2.4

2.3 

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.0 

2.1

2.4 

2.5

2.6

o

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.5

2,6

2.7

2.9

4.3

5.6

5.2

4.8

4.5

4.2

4.4

4.6

5.2

5.1 '4.6

4.2

3.8

3.6

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.8

3.7

3.5

3.2

3.1

3.2

3.1

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.6

July.

4.4

4.0

3.7

4.4

4 2

3.7 

3.2

3.3

3.1

3.3 

3.7 

3.3

2.7 

2.4

2.1

1.9

1.8

2.8

2.4 

2.4

3.3

3.7

3.8

3.4

4.0

1.4

3.9

3.8

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.4

3.8

4.0

4.5

5.0

5.0

5.1

5.5

5,7

5.1

4.4

3.8

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.7

3.6

3.3

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.9

3.8

10.2

10.4

7.4

5.3

Aug.

9 Q

2.9

2.9

2.8

2

Q

3.0 

2.9

2.9

3.0

2.6 

2.3 

2.1

1.9 

1.8

2.0

3.6

4.6 

3.5

3.0 

3.1

3.6

3.7

4.0

3.6

3.0

2.6

2.2

2.7

2.4

2.7

4.3

4.4

4.1

3.8

3.5

3.4

3.0

3.2

3.3

3.3

3.0

3.0

2.9

3.2

2.9

2.8

2.7

3.1

4.3

4.9

5.7

5.3

6.1

5.3

4.8

4.6

4.7

4.2

3.7

3.5

3.7

3.4

Sept.

4.0

3.8

3.0

2.6

2.1

2.0 

1.8

1.7

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.3 

1.2

1.5

1.8

1.8 

2.0

2.0 

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

3.3

3.4

3.2

3.1

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.2 '

2.1

2.3

2.2

2.0

2.1

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

0.9

Oct.

0 9

.9

1.0

1.5

1

0

1.8 

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.0

.8 

.9

1.2 

1.9

2.4

2.1

1.7 

1.4

1.1 

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

1.0

1.1

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.8

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

7

1 7

.7

.7

1.0

Nov.

1.4

1.7

2.3

1.6

1.4

1.5 

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.1 

1.0 

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.8 

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.6

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.7

2.1

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.5

Dee.

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

g

.9 

.9

.9

1.1

1.2 

1.6 

3.8

8.6 

11.1

11.2

10.8

8.6

4.7 

4.2

3 6

3.2

2.8

2.7

2.5

2.4

4.2

6.9

8.4

7 9

5 8

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.5

1.4

1 3

1.3

1.4

1 5

1.8

1.9

2.0

1.9

1.8

1 7

1.6

1.5

1.6

2.1

3.3

4 ?,

4.6

4 3

4.2

4.5

5.2

4.7

4.7

a Frozen
HALL.] TENNESSEE EIVEE AND TEIBDTAEIES. 185 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Tennessee River at Chattanooga, Tenn. Continued.

Day.

1896. 

1..............

2.............. 

3..............

6..............

7.............. 

8.............. 

9..............

10 .............. 

11..............

12 .............. 

13 .............. 

14 .............. 

15 .............. 

16 .............. 

17.............. 

18 ..............

19

20 ..............

21 ..............

22 .............. 

24!!!!!!".!!!!!!!

25 ..............

26 ..............

27 ..............

28 .............

29 ..............

30 ..............

31..............

1897.

2..............

3..............

4..............

5..............

6.............. 

7..............

8..............

9..............

10 ..............

11 ..............

12..............

13..............

14..............

15 ..............

16 ..............

17 .............. 

18..............

19..............

20 ..............

21 ..............

22 ..............

23..............

24 .............. 

25 .............. 

26..............

27..............

28 .............. 

29 .............. 

30.............. 

31 ..............

Jan.

4 9

5.0 

4.9

4 9

4.7

4.3

3.6 

3.3 

3.2

3.2

3.1 

2.9 

2.7 

2.6 

2.4 

2.3 

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.5 

3.1 

5.0

6.5

8.2

8.0

7.0

6.0

5.3

4.8

2.4

2.5

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.7 

2.9

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.6

4.1

6.5

6.6 

6.3

6.4

6.8

7.0

7.2

7.3

7.0 

6.6

5.3 

4.8 

4.4 

3.7 

3.0

Feb.

4.4

6.2 

10.0

11.6

10.5

9.3

11.8 

14.0 

13.8

13.2 

12.8

11.4 

10.1 

11.1 

12.8 

13.6 

12.5 

11.0

9.0

7.6

6.7

6.0 

5.4 

4.9

4.7

4.6

4.5

4.4

4.2

7.0

10.1

10.5

9.4

8.3

8.8

10.7

14.1

15.5

13.2

10.8

9.9

10.0

10.5

10.7

9.8 

8.6

7.6

7.0

7.0

8.3

13.2

25.2 

31.6

34.8

33.8 

23.6

Mar.

4.1

3.9 

3.8

Q 7

3.6

3.5

3.4 

3.5 

3.5

3.4 

3.6

3.6 

3.8 

3.8 

3.7 

3.8 

5.5 

10.1

13.1

15.7

13.8

11.2 

9.5

8.4

7.9

7.5

7.2

6.7

6.2

5.8

7.7

12.5

9.6

8.6

9.0

9.5

12.1 

19.2

25.1

24.2

21.3

22.3

28.4

34.9

37.9

37.9

37.0

36.0 

33.8

29.6

32.4

33.3

30.9

25.0 

18.1 

14.2

12.2 

10.8 

9.8 

9.1 

8.6

Apr.

14.8

27.7 

34.4

38.8

23.3 

11.6 

9 U

8.0 

7.2

6.7 

6.2 

5.8 

5.5 < 5.2 

5.0 

4.8

4.4

4.2

4.1 

4.1 

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.6

8.7

15.0

16.0

26.0

30.4 

29.7

25.4

20.0

14.0

26.0

11.4

10.3

9.7

9.8

10.2 

9.9

9.3

8.8

8.1

7.5

7.0

6.7 

6.4 

6.2

6.0 

6.1 

6.2

5.8

May.

3.4 

3.4

3

K

4.0

4.6

4.6 

4.3 

4.0

3.7 

3.4

3.1 

2.9 

2.8 

2.7 

2.6 

2.5 

2.4

2.4

2.1

2.1 

2.5 

3.2

3.6

3.8

3.2

3.1

2.8

2 7

2.5

5.9

7.4

9.6

9.6

8.5 

7.7

7.2

6.6

6.2

6.0

6.2

7.8

18.4

22.4

20.3

16.5 

11.9

9.1

7.7

6.9

6.4

5.9

5.6 

5.3 

5.1

4.8 

4.6 

4.4 

4.2 

4.2

June.

3.0 

4.4

5 7

5.2

4.7

4.1 

3.5 

3.5

4.5

6.3 

5.1 

4.3 

3.6

3.0

2.8

3.1

3.7

3.5 

3.5 

3.3

3.1

2.6

2.6

2,8

3.0

4.3

4.2

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1 

4.4

4.4

4.0

5.2

5.0

5.7

5.0

4.3

3.9

3.6

3.7 

3.6

3.3

3.3

4.1

5.0

4.8

5.3 

5.5 

6.2

5.4 

5.5 

6.2 

5.2

July.

3.3

3.2 

3.1

3.3

3.6 

5.0 

3.9

14.2

21.6 

15.6 

11.5 

11.2 

11.4 

11.0 

13.9

12.5

7.6

6.5

8.5 

8.8

8.6

7.8

11.1

12.2

9.3

7.2

6.2

5.0

4.6

3.8

3.4

3.4

4.0 

3.8

3.8

4.4

4.0

4.1

4.5

4.6

4.2

3.8

3.6

4.5 

6.3

6.1

5.6

6.7

6.1

5.8

6.0 

8.4 

9.7

13.3 

8.7 

6.7 

5.6 

5.0

Aug.

5.2 

4.8

4.6

4.5

4.9

5.0 

4.2 

3.8

3.4

3

0

3.4 

3.2 

3.2 

3.1 

3.0 

3.0 

2.9

2.4

2.4 

2.2 

2.2

2.8

9 i\

2.7

3.2

4.0

3.6

2.8

3.9

3.8

3.3

3.5 

4.4

4.2

4.2

5.6

5.2

4.6

4.1

3.5

3.1

2.8

2.8 

3.0

3.4

3.0

3.0

3.4

3.1

3.8 

3.4 

2.9

2.8 

2.8 

2.5 

2.2 

2.1

Sept.

2.4

2.1 

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.5 

2.0

2.8

2.7

2.0 

1.8 

1.6 

1.6 

1.5 

1.3 

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2 

1.3 

1.4

1.6

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.5

2.7

2.1

2.2

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.7 

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9 

.9

.8

.8

.9

.9.8'

.9

.8 

.8

'.7 .7

.7 

.8

Oct.

2.5

2.3 

2.6

3.0

2.7

2.6

2.1 

1.7 

1.5

1.4 

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.5 

1.7 

1.6 

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.4 

1.2 

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.3

.8

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5 

.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

.6

.9

1.4

1.1

1.2

1.2 

1.2

1.1

1.4

2.0

1.0

1.6

1.4 

1.6 

1.4

1.2 

1.0 

.9 

.8

.8

Nov.

1.2

1.2 

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.6

2.3 

3.5 

4.2

4.1 

3.3

3.2 

5.8 

7.3 

6.5 

5.5 

4.9

3.8

3.4

3.0

2.8 

2.5 

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.2

5.3

9.4

.8

.9

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.8 

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7 

.7 

.7

.7 

.7 

. 7 

.9

Dec.

2.4

2.5 

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.9 

3.0

2.8

2.8 

2.7

2.6 

2.4 

2.6 

4.1 

6.5 

6.6 

6.3

6.4

' 6.8

7.0

7.2 

7.3 

7.0

6.6

5.9

5.3

4.8

4.4

3.7

3.0

1.0

1.2

1.3

2.0

3.3

3.8 

3.9

3.5

2.9

2.6

2.4

2.1

1.8

1.8

2.5

2.7

2.5 

2.5

2.6

3.4

4.5

7.1

10.2

9.3

7.7 

6.4

5.6 

5.0 

4.5 

4.0 

3.8
186 WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Tennessee River at Chattanooga, Tenn. Continued.

Day.

1898. 

1 ..............

2

3 ..............

4 ..............

8

9............... 

10 ..............

11 .............. 

12 ..............

13 ..............

15 .............. 

16 .............. 

17..............

18 .............. 

19 ..............

20 ..............

22 ..............

23 .............. 

24 ..............

25 ..............

2G ..............

27 .............. 

28 ..............

29 .............. 

30

31 ..............

1899. 

1 ..............

2..............

3..............

4 ..............

5..............

6..............

7..............

9

10..............

12 .............. 

13 ..............

14 ..............

15..............

16 ..............

17..............

18 ..............

19 ..............

20 ..............

21 ..............

22

24..............

25 ..............

26 ..... ........

28 .............. 

29..............

30 ..............

31 ..............

Jan.

3.45

3.25

3.05

2.90 

2.75 

2.65

2.70

2.80

3. 05 

3. 25 

3. 25 

5.50

13. 20

12. 25 

12.20 

12. 35

10.00 

9.20

11.70

13.40

12.55

12.35

1C. 05

18.20

14. 15

8.95

4.75

4

QK

5.80

5.95

7 OF;

18.80

17.35

1 7 1 K

13.85

10. 50 

9 15

7.55

7.45

7.25

7.00

6.45

5.90

5. 65

0.35

5. 85

5.75 

5.55

5.30

5.30

Feb.

7.55

6.70

5.40 

5.00 

4. 55

4.45

4.30 

4.15 

4.00

3.80

3.80 

3.70 

3.55

3.50

3.30

3.40

Q Kfl

3.80

3.50 

3.35

c £K

 ^ fin

34.30 

36. 95

30. 75

on or!

19.35 

12. 15

8.50

7 P»P»

1 Qfi

9

F.K

1° G^S

n

nn

10.10

9.75 

9 50

9 20

13 °0

18. 45

Mar.

Q on

3.15

2.95 

3.30 

3 45

- 3.50

3.25 

3. 05 

2.90,

2.85

2.80

2 OF;

3.15 

5.10 

5.05

5.20 

5.50

6.10

5 45

5.15

4.30

4.15

4.45

4.G5 ft P.P;

19 °5

17.60

1 £ IP.

14.15

17.95

2f>. 55 

27.60

n

oc

10.60 Q P.F;

24.55

34.25

36.15

QQ f)(\

32.70

00 "I C

13.65

13. 95

21. 20

22.80

Apr.

1 7 4 P.

17.80

15.00

11.45 

10.35

V? 1 ^

11.60

10.30

9.30 

8.30 

8.60

9 40

9.00

9.05 

9.15 

8.60

8.20 

8.03

7.95

7.05

6.60 

6.85

6.60

fi.45

7.05

20 en

 in KA

14.90

Y> 95

13.25

14.70

15. 70 

18.05

17.75

15.70

14.20

12.90 

11. 65

10.70

10.00

9 40

8.40

n ^f\

7.35

7.05

7 QP.

9.65 

9.35

10.75

10.30

9.20

8.35

7.75

May.

5.80

5.40

5.05 

4.70

4.35

4.20 

4.15 

4.45

4.40

4.15

3.95 

3.90 

3.80

3.70 

3.70

3.65

3.60

3.50 

3.40

3.45

3.70

4.95 

5.60

4.90 

4.20

3.70

7.60

7.10

6.15

8.50

9 OK

10.70

10.40 

9 60

9.30

9 20

8.70

7.75

B.90

6.40

5.90

5.60

FL OP,

5.30 

5.05

4.80

4.40 

4.30

4.20

4.25

June.

q or;

3.30

3.30

3.30

2.85 

2.55

2.35

2.05 

1.95 

1.80 

1 95

1.80

i 7P.

1.05 

1.75 

2. 00

2. 35 

3.50

4.05

5.35

5.55

5. 05 

4.55

3.40

2.90

2.80 

2.55

4.15

4 OK

4.85

4.65

4.25

4.05 

3.75

3.55

3.40

S on

4.30

5.80

6.45

6.40

5.25

4.70

3.7P

3 p;n

3.25 

3.15

3.0C

3.25

3.65 

3.50

3.30

July.

2.35

2.25

2.05 

2.35 

2.10

2.10

2.15

2.60 

3.1)5 

3.50 

3.40

3.20

2.85 

3.50 

4.55

5.35 

4.60

4.15

3.30

3.30 

3.40

3.55

3.55

4.55

5.56

5.35 

5.90

7.90

3.45

3.30

3.05

2.80

2.60

2.00

2.65 

3.05

. 2.90

2.60

2.55

2. 45 

2.30

2. 20

2.15

1.95

1.90

1.90

2.05

2.40

2.70

3.50 

3.40

3.00

3.05

3.65 

4.25

4.25

5.15

Aug.

6.45

5.35 

6.25

n

or.

14.65

10.15 

8.50 

9.05 

12.30

14.85

15.85

14.95 

11.60

8.90

7.10 

6.40

6.05

5.95

5.65

5.40 

4.75

4.30

4.05

4.00 

4.10

4.30 

4.10

3.85

4.20

3.55

3.05

2.75

2.45

2.45

2.40 

2.40

2.25

2.00 

2.00

2.25

2.65

2.65

2.10

2.15

1.70

1.60

1.45

1.30 

1.20

1.20 1 °0

1.25 

1.50

1.85

1.75

Sept.

3.55

9 15

18.50 

25. 00

OO 1 £

15.70

9.50 

8.60 

7.45

5.70

5.20

4.80 

4.45 

4.25

3.95

3.55

3. 55

6.00 

5.05

6.40

7.20

6.15 

5.00

4.30

3.85

2.20

2.80

3.05

2.65

2.25

1.95

1.60

2.00

2.00

1.85

1 65

1.45

1.20

1 fiP.

1.05

i on

1.50 

1.50

1.45

1.20 

1.25

1.30

Oct.

3.20

3.90 

8.90

16.50

10.75

8.80 

8.40 

7.55 

6.55

6.00

P. 7fi

5.35 

4.90 

4.70

5.25

7.75

9.30

7.65

7.20

7.60

6.90

5.65 

5.15

4 85

1.20

1.10

.95

.90

.80

.85

1.15

1.60

1.80

1.85

1.65

1.40

1.15

1.15

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.05

1.00

.85

.80

.80 

.90

1.00

1.05

Nov.

4.30

4.25

4.05 

3.90 

3 90

4.25

4.45

4.50 

4.45 

4. 65 

5.05

5.30

4.55 

4.40

4.55

4.75 

4.95

5.30

5.85

6.55

6.55

6.10

5.65 

5.15

4.80 

4 95

1.10

1.10

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.35

1.20

1.10

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

.95

.85

.85

1.15

1.70

1.85 

1.80

1.75

Doc.

5.10

5.05

4.90

5.00 

5.05

5.95

5.90

5.85 

5.55 

5.10 

4.75

4.55

A On

4.00 

3.85 

3.70

3.60 

' 3.75

5.20

5.85

5.85

5.20

5.40

5.90

5.15

4.50

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.80

1.70

1.63

1.60

5.20

7.40

7.15

4 9^

3.85

A OP.

4.40

5.65 

6.15

6.33

5.55 

5.10

4.65

3.85
HALL.] TENNESSEE RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES. 187 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Tennessee River at Chattanooga, Term. Continued.

Day.

1900.

3..............

4..............

5 .............

6.............. 

7...............

8..............

9

10...... ........

11.............. 

12 ..............

13 .............. 

14 .............. 

15..............

16..............

17.-.--...-.....

18 ..............

19 ..............

20 ..............

21 ..............

93

24 ..............

25 ..............

26... ...........

27 ..............

28 ..............

29

30

31 ..............

1901. 

I..............

2 ....... ......

6..............

6..............

7 ..............

8..............

9........ ......

10 ..............

11 ..............

12 .............. 

13 ..............

14.............. 

16.... .......... 

16..............

17..............

18.............. 

19.............. 

20..............

21..............

22 ..............

23 .............. 

24 .............. 

25.............. 

26 .............. 

27 ..............

28 .............. 

29 ..............

30

31 ..............

Jan.

3.05 

(«) 

(«) 

(«) 

(") 

2.10 

2.20 

2.30 

2. 35 

2.45

3.35 

6.05 

8.15 

8.70

8.45

6.35 

5.50 

5.80

ft RH

9.40 

8.85 

7.95 

7.20 

6.15 

5.50 

5.00 

4.65

3.90

3.55

5.2

5.7

5.8

5.1

4.4 

4.1 

3.9 

3.8 

6.1

15.4 

26.6 

28.1 

25.3 

19.5

12.7

9.7

8.1 

7.2

6.4

5.9

5.4 

5.6

5.8 

5.8 

5.4

5.2 

5.2

5 2

5.5

Feb.

3.25 

2.95 

2.60 

2.50 

2.90 

3.50 

3.95 

3.90 

5.35

9.40 

8.95 

13.90 

21.55 

24.00

17.00 

12.05

7.70 

7.10 

7.70 

8.50 

8.55 

8.55 

9.50 

9.30 

8.45

6.7

7.2 

8.7

10.1 

10.0

9.4 

8.9 

8.5 

7.7 

7.6

7.0 

7.1 

7.2 

. 7.0 

6.4

5.8

5.3 

5.1 

5.0

4.9

4.7

4.5 

4.4 

4.2 

4.1 

3.8 

3.7

Mar.

8.05 

8.70 

10.90 

12.50 

12.75 

10.65 

10.00 

11.65 

14.55

16.15 

14. 25 

11.65

9.85 

8.65 

8.00

7.80 

7.55 

7.55

8.55 

11.60 

14.95 

17.40 

16. 45 

12.65 

11.15 

10.90 

10.70

9.35 

8.50

3 7

3.7 

3.7

3 7

3.8 

4.0

4.1 

4.1 

4.0 

7.0 

9 8

11.2 

9.7 

8.2 

7.3 

6.4

5.8

5.4 

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.8

5.2 

5.0 

5.0 

7.7 

15.9 

22.3 

21.7 

18.4 

14.7

Apr.

7.85 

7.20 

6.85 

7.25 

8.05 

8.55 

7.85 

7.05 

0.50 

G.10

6.50 

7.50 

7.40 

7.00 

0. 50 

6.30

8.75 

10.65 

9.75

9.40 

11.70 

12.00 

11.35 

10.70 

9.75 

8.50 

7.80 

7.45

6.60

13.2 

19.7

23.9 

22.4

18.9 

14.2 

11.8 

10.3

8.4 

7.9 

6.8 

9.8 

10.3

10.2

9.6 

30.8 

21.1

24.7

23.0 

22.2 

19.0 

17.1 

14.9 

14.9 

14.5 

13.8

May..

6.20 

5.65 

5.35 

5.15 

4.95 

4.80 

4.65 

4.45 

4.45

4.30 

4.30 

4.15 

4.00 

3.85 

3.75

3.60 

3.50 

3.40

3.40 

3.25 

3.15 

3.05 

3.00 

3.15 

3.20 

3.35 

3.60

3.35 

3.05

10.8

9.3

8.5

7.0 

6.7

6.4 

6.2 

5.9 

5.6 

5.6

5.4 

5.6 

5.5 

5.5 

5.4

5.2

4.9 

5.3 

8.0

10.2

20.2

26.5 

29.7 

32.4 

32.5 

23.5 

13.5 

12.1 

11.9 

12.3

June.

2.85 

2.80 

3.00 

3.20 

3.20 

3.50 

5.65 

6.05 

0.15

5.00 

4.90 

4.50 

5.20 

5.30

5.45 

6.15

8.85

9.20 

8.90 

7.65 

6.40 

6.25 

7.15 

7.60 

8.05 

8.20

8.70

11.1 

9.8 

8.5

7.7 

6.9

6.9 

6.9 

6.5 

6.9

8.2

7.4 

6.4 

6.1 

6.4

7.5

8.9

9.8 

9.3

8.9

8.4

7.7

10.1 

9.5 

7.6 

9.6 

9.8 

8.4 

7.2 

6.4

July.

8.85 

8.15 

6.95 

6.30 

5.80 

5.40 

5.00 

- 4.50 

4.20 

4 90

4.30 

3.80 

3.40 

3.30 

3.30 

3.30

3.20 

3.10 

3.00

2.90 

2.70 

2.50 

2.50 

2.80 

3.00 

3.10 

3.30 

4.60 

8.00

8.20 

7.30

6.0

5.9 

6.3 

6.4

6.0 

5.2

5.1 

5.4 

5.6 

6.3 

6.6

5.6 

5.0 

4.4 

4.1 

3.6

3 7

3.9 

3.7

3 7

3.9

3.7 

3.5 

3.1 

3.0 

2.9 

2.9 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8

Aug.

6J20 

5^40 

4J70 

4j20 

3j60 

3J20 

2.90 

2,60 

2,40 

2,30

2,10 

2,00 

1,90 

1,90 

2; 10

2(30 

2t 30 

2130

2.20 

1,90 

1,80 

Irfff 

1.80 

if 90 

2 50 

3[lO 

2L70 

2|.50 

21.30 

2i.20

f 8

2.8 

2.9 '2.8

2.6

i2.6

,3.2 

9.1 

1)2.2 

9.9 

7.3

5.8 

5.3 

6.5 

14.0

',7.3

12.8

1-2.6 

iS.6 

1 13. 4

17.0

16.5 

18.5 

16.5 

13.1 :i.o :o.3 :.o.7 

:o.o

9.8

Sept.

2.10 

2.00 

2.30 

2.50 

2.30 

2.00 

1.70 

1.60 

1.40 

1.30

1.20 

1.10 

1.00 

1.10 

1.80

4.00 

4.10 

4.60

4.70 

3.90 

3.00 

2.60 

2.40 

2.70 

2.70 

2.60 

2.40 

2.30 

2.20

9 9

9.8 

9.7

9.4 

7.9

6.9 

6.4 

5.9 

5.5 

5.3

5.1 

5.7 

5.9 

6.0 

6.1

8.8 

9.9 

9.3

8.3

7.4

6.4 

5.6 

5.2 

4.9 

4.6 

4.4 

4.4 

4.3

Oct.

2.00 

1.80 

1.70 

1.50 

1.40 

1.30 

1.30 

1.60 

1.80 

2. 10

2.10 

2.50 

3.00 

2.50 

1.90 

1 80

1.60 

1.50 

1.40

1.30 

1.20 

1.20 

1.40 

2.20 

4.10 

7.00 

7.50 

6.00 

4.90 

3.70 

3.40

4.5 

4.6

4.4 

4.8

4.5 

4.1 

3.0 

3.7

Q -i

3.4 

3.5 

4.0 

4.3

4.0 

3.7 

s 1

q -i

3.1

3.1 

3.0 

3.0 

2.9

2.8 

2.7 

2.6 

2.5 

2.5

Nov.

2.90 

2.60 

2.50 

2.90 

3.30 

3.70 

4.20 

4.20 

3.70 

3.20

3.00 

2.70 

2. 50 

2.30 

2.20

2.00 

2.00 

1.90

1.90 

2.10 

2.20 

2.30 

2.80 

3.20 

7.80 

13.90 

15.60 

15.60 

13.30

2.6

2.0 

2.5 

2.5

2.5

2.5

£ 4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4

2.4 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5

2.4 

2.3 

 > 3

'' 2

2.2 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.6 

2.5 

2.5 

2.4

Dec.

8.70 

6.50 

5.60 

5.10 

5.60 

6.90 

8.30 

9. 20 

X.50

6.10 

5.40 

4.90 

4.50 

4.30 

4.20

4.00 

3.60 

3.40

3.30 

3.30 

4.00 

4.20 

4.70 

5.20 

5.40 

5. 20 

4. CO 

4.30 

4.20 

4.50

o 3

2.2 

2.3

2.5 

2.5

3.0 

3.2 

3.2 

3.5 

3.5

4.0 

4.1

4.7 

17.9 

26.8

28.8

26.7 

19.9

8.3

6.6

5.7 

5.8 

6.9 

7.9 

10.2 

16. 0 

24.0 

32.0 

37.4

a Frozen at gage.
188 WATEE POWEES OF ALABAMA.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Tennessee River at Chattanooga, Tenn.

[NO. 107. 

 Continued.

Bay.

1902.

2..............

3..............

4..............

5..............

6.............. 

7 .............. 

8 ........... ..

9

10.............. 

11 .............. 

12 ............. 

13 .............. 

14 ..............

15 ..............

16 ..............

17 ..............

18 .............. 

19

20 .

21 ..............

99

23 ..............

24 ..............

25 ..............

27 ..............

28 ..............

29 ..............

30 ..............

31 ..............

1903. 

1..............

2..............

3..............

4..............

5..............

6 ..............

8..............

9 ..............

10 ..............

11 ..............

12 ..............

13 .............. 

14 ..............

16..............

17..............

18 ..............

19 ..............

20 ..............

21 ..............

22 ...............

23 ..............

24 ..............

25 ..............

26 ..............

27 ..............

28 ..............

29 ..............

30..............

31..............

Jan.

40.1

40.8

37.6

26.8

15.0

10.9 

9.7

8.9

8.0

7.7 

7.3 

C.9 

6.5 

6.2

5.8

FL K

5.3

5.1 

5.1

5.4 

6.2

i\ P»

6.7

6.6

6.3

8.5

15.8

18.9

4.7

4.5

5.3

6.1

6 9

6.8

8.2

7.6

6.7

6.0

5.5

6.2

7.1 

7.2

6.5

6.0

5.8

5.4

5.1

4.8

4.5

4.4

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.3

4.5

4.7

4.8

Feb.

20.1

23.2

21.7

18.0

14.5 

11.7 

10.0

8.8

8.1 

7.5 

6.9 

6.4 

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.8 

5.6

5.5

5.2

5 7

6.8

7 9

8.1

8.5

8.6

13.3

4.8

4 9

5.1

7.6

15.4

19.6

17.5

18.0

17.2

1 1: o

16.3

14.8

13.6

12.3

18.4

25.9

29.0

15.4

n

o

9 9

8.8

8.0

7.5

12.7

Mar.

35.8

38.0

35 9

30.3 

25.5 

20.7

17 9

15.6 

14.2 

12.9 

12.1 

11.2

10.5

12.2

14.5 

14 9

12.3 

10.6

9

Cj

8.9

8.3

7.8

7.5

7.2

12 9

26.5

31.0

26.5

29.2

O*J fi

13.1

19 3

14.6

20.7

no o

18.3 

16.2

14 9

13.6

11 9

10.7

9.8

9.0

9 0

9.0

10.0

16.7

25.8

28.8

27.3

20.1

13.1

16.0

Apr.

30 9

27.0

18.0

12.3

10.7

10.0 

9.5

9 9

9.5

8.9 

8.4 

8.0 

7.5

7.3 

7.1

6.9

6.8 

6.7

6.5 

6.3

6.0

5.9

5.7

5.5

5.4

5.2

5.2

17.4

16.6

14.8

-10 A

19 3

12.4

11 9

15.5

24.5

QA Q

01 Q

28.0

19.7 

17.5

20.4

21.9

21.2

18.8

16.1

14.2

-1 Q A

11.8

10.8

10.1

9.6

9 2

9 2

6-6

May.

5.6

8.5

9.3

8.0

6.8

6.0 

5.6 

5.6

K K

5.2 

5.0 

4.8 

4.6 

4.5

4.5 

4.6

4.7

4.5 

4.5

4.4

4.4

4

K

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.2

4.0

4.4

4.5

4.3

9.0

8.3

7.8

7 °.

7.0

6.7

6.3

6.0

5.8

5.6

5.4

5.2 

5.0

4 9

4.8

- 4.7

4.6

4.5

4.3

4.1

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.5

3.8

4.7

June.

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.5

3.4

3.4 

3.2 

3.2 Q °.

3.4 

3.2 

3.4 

3.5

3.1 

3.0

3.0

3.0 

4.0

4.5

4.6 

4.4

4.0

3 Q

3.7

3.5

4.0

3.9

4.0

5.0

6.5

8.2

11.6

11.5

10.1

9.3

9 8

11.2

10.5

9 0

8.7

7.8

8.0 

7.1

6.3

5.6

5.1

4.7

4.4

4.3

4.3

4.3

A O,

4.3

4.2

4.1

4.1

4.5

4.7

4.5

July.

9 8

10.2

8.8

7.5

6.5

5.5 

4.5 

4.0

3.7

3.5 

3.4 

3.4 

3.6 

4.8

5.0 

4.2

3.8

3.3

2.9

2.6 

2.7 ) 9

2.6

2.3

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.3

4.1

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.6

3.8

°. Q

3.8

4.0

4.0

3.9

3.8

4.1 

5.7

5.5

5.4

5.6

5.1

4.7

4.1

3.8

4.0

3.6

3.2

2.9

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.2

Aug.

2.2

2.0

2.1

2.4

2.8 

2.5 

2.1

1 9

2.2 

2.8 

2.7 

2.4 

2.0

1.7 

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.5 

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.9

1.7

2.8

2.6

2.9

3.8

3.8

4.2

4 9

4.2

3.6

3.0

2.7

3.3 

2.9

3

O

3.8

4.1

3.8

3.4

3.8

3.3

3.0

2 9

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.7

].6

1.6

1.8

Sept.

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.5

i n

1.4 

1.5 

1.5 i f\

1.5 

1.4 

1.5 

1.9

2.0 

1 9

1.8

1.5 

1.4

" 1.4

1.4 

2.0

2.6

2.6

2.8

3.3

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.5

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1 °.

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1 

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

.8

.7

.7

.6

Oct.

3 Q

3.7

3.9

3.3

3.0

2.8 

2.4 

2.1

2.0

1.9 

2.2 

2.9 

2.7 

2.7

3.3 

3.4

3.5

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.2 

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

0.6

.6

.6

.6

.8

1.0

1 P»

1.4

1.3

1.2 

1.2

1.0

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

9

.9

9

.8

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.7

Nov.

i °.

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5 

1.4 

1.8

2.1 

1.9 

1.8 

1.8 

1.6

1.5 

1.4

1.4

1.4 

1.7

1.9

2.1 

1 9

1 9

2.0

2.1

3.5

6.1

6.3

5.8

5.4

0.8

9

1.1

1.2

1.8

1.8 1 P;

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3 

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.5

3.6

6.1

5.8

4.6

3.8

3.1

2.5

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.2

Dec.

5.2

5.1

6.7

7.4

7.8

7.5 

7.5 

6.6

6.0

5.3 

4.7 

4.2 

3.9 

3.6

3.4 

3.5

4.8

7.4

7.8

7.2

7.0

8.7

9 6

8.7

7.2

6.5

5.7

5.1

4.5

4.3

4.6

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

1.0

.9

1.0

9

9

.9

1.0 

.9

9

1.0

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.4

3.0

4.7

4.4

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.1

3.7

3.8

3.8

3.7
HALL.] . TENNESSEE RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES. 189 

Rating table for Tennessee River at Chattanooga, Tenn. ,, from 1890 to 1895.

Gage 

height.

Feet.

0.7

.8

.9

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

5.5

6.0

6.5

7.0

1.&

8.0

8.5

9.0

9.5

10.0

10.5

Discharge.

Second-feet.

16, 360

16, 560

16, 780

17,000

18, 160

19, 500

21, 100

23, 000

25, 090

27,300

29,660

32, 200

34, 895

37,800

40, 705

43, 610

46, 515

49, 420

52, 325

55, 230

58, 135

61, 040

63, 945

Gage 

height.

Feet.

11.0

11.5

12.0

12.5

13.0

13.5

14.0

14.5

15.0

15.5

16.0

16.5

17.0

17.5

18.0

18.5

19.0

19.5

20.0

20.5

21.0

21.5

22.0

Discharge.

Second-feet.

66, 850

69, 755

72, 660

75, 565

78, 470

81,375

84, 280

87, 185

90, 090

92, 995

95, 900

98, 805

101, 710

104, 615

107, 520

110, 425

113, 330

116, 235

119,140

122, 045

124, 950

127, 855

130, 760

Gage 

height.

Feet.

22.5

23.0

23.5

24.0

24.5

25.0

25.5

26.0

26.5

27.0

27.5

28.0

28.5

29.0

29.5

30.0

. 30.5

31.0

31.5

'32.0

32.5

33.0

33.5

Discharge.

Second-fiet.

133, 605

136, 570

139, 4^5

142, 3^0

145, 2$5

148, 1^0

151, 605

154, 000

162, 500

171, 000

179, 900

188, 800

197, 700

206, 600

215, 500

224, 400

233, 300

242, 200

251, 100

260, 000

268, 900

276, 0$0

284, 9$0

Gage 

height.

Feet.

34.0

34.5

35.0

35.5

36.0

36.5

37.0

37.5

38.0

38.5

39.0

39.5

40.0

40.5

41.0

41.5

42.0

42.5

43.0

43.5

44.0

44.5

Discharge.

Second-fett.

293, 820

302, 720

311, 620

320, 520

329, 420

338, 320

347, 220

356, 120

365, 020

373, 920

382, 820

391, 720

400, 620

409, 520

418, 420

427, 320

436, 220

445, 120

454, 020

462, 920

471, 820

480, 720

Rating table for Tennessee River at Chattanooga, Tenn., for 1896 and 1897.

Gage 

height.

Feet.

0.2

.3

.4

.5

.6

.7

.8

.9

1.0

1.2

Discharge.

Second-feet.

3,080

3,674

4,268

4,862

5, 456

6,050

6,644

7,238

7,832

9,020

Gage 

height.

Feet.

1.4

1.6

1.8

2.0

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.8

3.0

3.2

Discharge.

Second-feet.

10, 208

11, 396

12,584

13, 772

14, 960

16, 148

17, 336

18, 524

19, 712

20, 900

Gage 

height.

Feet.

3.4

3.6

3.8

4.0

4.4

4.8

6.0

8.0

10.0

11.0

Discharge.

Second-feet.

22, 0$8

23,2'

24, 4<

25, ft

28,05

30, 4(

37,5;

?6

54

>2

J8

)4

52

49, 412

61, 2$2

67, 2^2

Gage 

height.

Feet.

12.0

13.0

14.0

15.0

16.0

18.0

20.0

22.0

24.0

a 26. 0

Discharge.

Seconds-feet.

73, 172

79, 112

85, 052

90, 992

96, 932

108, 812

120, 690

132, 570

144, 450

156, 330

a Above 26 feet use above table as applicable to 1390-1895.
190 WATEE POWEES OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107. 

Rating table for Tennessee River at Chattanooga, Tenn.,for 1898.

Gage 

height.

Fed.

0.5

.6

7

.8

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2. 2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2. 6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

3. 5

Discharge.

Second-fed.

5,900

6,266

6, 634

7,004

7, 376

7, 750

8,126

8,504

8,884

9,266

9,650

10,046

10,444

10, 844

11, 246

11, 650

12, 056

12, 464

12, 874

13,286

13, 700

14, 126

14, 562

15, 008

15, 464

15,930

16, 410

16, 900

17, 400

17, 920

18, 460

3. 6 19, 000

Gage 

height.

Feet.

3.7

3.8

3.9

4.0

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.6

4.7

4.8

4.9

5.0

5.1

5.2

5.3

5.4

5.5

5.6

5.7

5.8

5.9

6.0

6.1

6.2

6.3

6.4

6.5

6.6

6.7

6.8

Discharge.

Second-feet.

19, 550

20, 120

20, 700

21, 320

21, 950

22, 580

23, 350

24, 120

24, 850

25, 580

26, 310

27, 040

27, 770

28, 500

29, 230

29, 960

30, 690

31, 420

32, 150

32, 880

33, 610

34, 340

35, 070-

35, 800

36, 530

37, 260

37, 990

38, 720

39, 450

40, 180

40, 910

41,640

 Gage 

height.

Feet.

6.9

7.0

7.1

7.2

7.3

7.4

7.5

7.6

7.7

7.8

7.9

8.0

8.1

8.2

8.3

8.4

8.5

8.' 6

8.7

8.8

8.9

9.0

9.1

9.2

9.3

9.4

9.5

9.6

9.7

9.8

9.9

10.-0

Discharge.

Second-feet.

42, 370

43, 100

43, 830

44, 560

45, 290

46, 020

46, 750

47, 480

48, 210

48, 940

49, 670

50, 400

51, 130

51, 860

52, 590

53, 320

54, 050

54, 780

55, 510

56, 240

56, 970

57, 700

58, 430

59, 160

59, 890

60, 620

61,350

62, 080

62, 810

63, 540

64, 270

65, 000

Gage 

height.

Feet.

10.5

11.0

11.5

12.0

12.5

13.0

13.5

14.0

14.5

15.0

15.5

16.0

16.5

17.0

17.5

18.0

18.5

19.0

19.5

20.0

20.5

21.0

21.5

22.0

22.5

23.0

23.5

24.0

24.6

Discharge.

Second-feet.

68, 650

72, 300

75, 950

79, 6CO

83, 250

86, 900

90, 550

94, 200

97, 850

101,500

105, 150

108, 800

112, 450

116, 100

119, 750

123, 400

127, 050

130, 700

134, 350

138, 000

141, 650

145, 300

148, 950

152, 600

156, 250

159, 900

163, 550

167, 200

171, 680
HALL.] TENNESSEE RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES. . 191

Rating table for Tennessee River at Chattanooga, Tenn.,\for 1899 and 1900.

Gage 

height.

Feet.

0.8

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.6

3. 7

3.8

3.9

4.0

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4

. 4.5

4.6

4.7

Discharge.

Second-feet.

6,600

6,950

7,300

7,670

8,040

8,430

8,820

9,220

9,620

10,020

10, 430

10, 840

11, 250

11,660

12,080

12, 500

12, 930

13, 360

13,800

14, 240

14, 680

15, 140

15,600

16, 080

16, 550

17,050

17, 550

18, 050

18, 550

19, 050

19, 600

20, 200

20, 800

21, 420

22, 040

22, 660

23, 280

23, 900

24, 520

25, 140

Gage 

height.

Feet.

4.8

4.9

5.0

5.1

5.2

5.3

5.4

5.5

5.6

5.7

5.8

5.9

6.0

6.1

6.2

6.3

6.4

6.5

6.6

6.7

6.8

6.9

7.0

7.1

7.2

7.3

7.4

7.5

7.6

7.7

7.8

7.9

8.0

8.1

8.2

8.3

8.4

8.5

"8.6

8.7

Discharge.

Second-feet.

25, 760

26, 380

27, 000

27, 620

28, 240

28, 860

29, 480

30, 100

30, 720

31, 340

31,960

32, 580

33, 200

33, 820

34, 440

35, 060

35, 680

36, 300

36, 920

37, 540

38, 160

38, 780

39, 400

40, 020

40, 640

41,260

41, 880

42, 500

43, 120

43, 740

44, 360

44, 980

45,600

46, 220

46, 840

47, 460

48, 080

48, 700

49, 320

49, 940

Gage 

height. Dischar

Fat. l fiecond-j

8.8

8.9

9.0

9.1

9.2

9.3

9.4

9.5

9.6

9.7

9.8

9.9

10.0

10.1

10.2

10.3

10.4

10.5

10.6

10.7

10.8

10.9

11.0

11.1

11.2

50,5

51,1

51,8

>et.

60

80

00

52, 4^0

53,040

i 

Gage 

height.

Feet.

12.8

12.9

13.0

13.1

13.2

53, ebo 13. 3

54, 2J80

54,900

55, 520

56, 140

56, 7160

57, 380

58, 000

58, 6|20

59, 340

59, 8:60

60, 4|80

61, 1100

61,7120

62, 340

62, 960

63,5!80

64, 300

64, 820

65, 440

11.3 66, 060

11.4

11.5

11.6

11.7

11.8

11.9

12.0

12.1

12.2

12.3

12.4

12.5

12.6

12.7

66, 680

67, 300

67, 920

68,540

69,1

69,7

70,4

60

80

00

71, C30

71, 640

72, 260

72, 880

73,500

74, 120

74, 740

i 13. 4

13.5

13.6

13.7

13.8

13.9

14.0

14.1

14.2

14.3

14.4

14.5

14.6

14.7

14.8

14.9

15.0

15.1

15.2

15.3

15.4

15.5

15.6

15.7

15.8

15.9

16.0

16.1

16.2

16.3

16.4

16.5

16.6

16.7

Discharge.

Second-feet.

75, 360

75, 980

76, 600

77, 220

77, 840

78, 460

79, 080

79, 700

80, 320

80, 940

81, 560

82, 180

82, 800

83, 420

84, 040

84, 660

85, 280

85, 900

86, 520

87,140

87, 760

88, 380

89, 000

89, 620

90, 240

90, 860

91,480

92, 100

92, 720

93, 340

93, 960

94, 580

95, 200

95, 820

96, 440

97, 060

97, 680

98, 300

98, 920

99, 540
192 WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107. 

Ratiny table for Tennessee River at Chattanooga Tenn., for 1899 and 1900 Continued.

Gage 

height.

Fctt.

16.8

16.9

17.0

17.1

17.2

17.3

17.4

17.5

17.6

17.7

17.8

17.9

18.0

18.1

18.2

18.3

18.4

18.5

18.6

18.7

18.8

18.9

19.0

19.1

19.2

19.3

19.4

19.5

19.6

19.7

19.8

19.9

20.0

20.1

20.2

20.3

20.4

20.5

20.6

20.7

Discharge.

Second-feet.

100, 160

100, 780

101, 400

102, 020

102,640

103, 260

103, 880

104, 500

105, 120

105, 740

106, 360

106, 980

107, 600

108, 220

108, 840

109,460

110, 080

110, 700

111,320

111,940

112, 560

113, 180

113, 800

114,420

115, 040

115,660

116, 280

116, 900

117,520

118, 140

118, 760

119, 380

120,000

120, 620

121, 240

121, 860

122, 480

123, 100

123, 720

124, 340

Gage 

height.

Feet.

20.8

20.9

21.0

21.1

21.2

21.3

21.4

21.5

21.6

21. 7

21.8

21.9

22.0

22.1

22.2

22.3

22.4

22.5

22.6

99 7 j-ij-i. t

22.8

22.9

23.0

23.1

23.2

23.3

23.4

23.5

23.6

23.7

23.8

23.9

24.0

24.1

24.2

24.3

24.4

24.5

24.6

24.7

Discharge.

Second-feet.

124, 960

125,580

126, 200

126, 820 '

127, 440

128, 060

128, 680

129, 300

129, 920

130, 540

131, 160

131,780

132, 400

133, 020

133, 640

134, 260

134, 880

135, 500

136,120

136, 740

137, 360

137, 980

138, 600

139, 220

139, 840

140, 460

141, 080

141, 700

142, 320

142, 940

143, 560

144, 180

144, 800

145, 420

146, 040

146, 660

147, 280

147, 900

148, 520

149, 140

Gage 

height.

Feet.

24.8

24.9

25.0

25.1

25.2

25.3

25.4

25.5

25.6

25.7

25.8

25.9

26.0

26.1

26.2

26.3

26.4

26.5

26.6

26.7

26.8

26.9

27.0

27.1

27.2

27.3

27.4

27.5

27.6

27.7

27.8

27.9

28.0

28.1

28. 2

28.3

28.4

28.5

28.6

28.7

Discharge.

Seeond-feet.

149, 760

150, 380

151,000

151, 620

152, 240

152, 860

153, 480

154,100

154, 720

155, 340

155,960

156, 580

157, 200

157, 820

158, 440

159, 060

159, 680

160, 300

160, 920

161, 540

162, 160

162,780

163, 400

164, 020

164, 640

165, 260

165, 880

166,500

167, 120 j

167, 740

168, 360

168, 980

169, 600

170,220

170, 840

171,460

172, 080

172, 700

173, 320

173,940

Gage 

height.

Feet.

28.8

28.9

29.0

29.1

29.2

29.3

29.4

29.5

29. <i

29.7

29.8

29.9

30.0

30.1

30.2

30.3

30.4

30.5

30.6

30.7

30.8

30.9

31.0

31.1

31.2

31.3

31.4

31.5

31.6

31.7

31.8

31.9

32.0

32.1

32.2

32.3

32.4

32.5

32.6

32.7

Discharge.

Second-feet.

174, 560

175,180

175, 800

176. 420

177, 040

177,6 0

178,280

178, 900

179,520

180, 140

180, 760

181, 380

183, 000

182, 620

183, 240

183, 8^0

184, 480

185, 100

185,720

186, 340

186, 960

187, 580

188, 200

188, 820

189, 440

190, 060

190, 680

191, 300

191,920.

192, 540

193, 160

193, 780

194, 400

195, 020

195, 640

196, 260

196, 880

197,500

198, 120

198, 740
HALL.] TENNESSEE EIVEB AND TEIBUTAE1ES. 193

Rating table for Tennessee River at Chattanooga, Tenn., for 1899 and 1900 Continued.

Gage 

height.

Feet.

32.8

32.9

33.0

33.1

33.2

33.3

33.4

33.5

33.6

33.7

33.8

33.9

34.0

34.1

34.2

34.3

34.4

34.5

34.6

Discharge.

Second-feet.

199, 360

199, 980

200, 600

201, 220

201, 840

202, 460

203, 080

203, 700

204, 320

204, 940

205, 560

206, 180

206, 800

207, 420

208, 040

208, 660

209, 280

209, 900

210, 520

Gage 

height.

Feet.

34.7

34.8

34.9

35.0

35.1

35.2

35.3

35.4

35.5

35.6

35.7

35.8

35.9

36.0

36.1

36.2

36.3

36.4

36.5

Discharge.

Second-feel.

211, 140

211, 760

212, 380

213, 000

213, 620

214, 240

214, 860

215, 480

216, 100

216, 720

217, 340

217, 960

218, 580

219, 200

219, 820

220, 440

221, 060

221, 680

222, 300

Gage 

height.

Feet.

36.6

36.7

36.8

36.9

37.0

37.1

37.2

37.3

, 37.4

37.5

37.6

37.7

37.8

37.9

38.0

38.1

38.2

38.3

38.4

Discharge.

Second-feet.

222, 920

223, 540

224,160

224, 780

225, 400

226, 020

226, 640

227, 260

227, 880

228, 500

229, 120

229, 740

230, 360

230, 980

231, 600

232, 220

232, 840

233, 460

234, 080

Gage 

height.

Feet.

38.5

38.6

38.7

38.8

38.9

39.0

39.1

39.2

39.3

39.4

39.5

39.6

39.7

39.8

39.9

40.0

Discharge.

Second-feet.

234, 700

235, 320

235, 940

236, 560

237, 180

237, 800

238, 420

239, 040

239, 660

240, 280

240,900

241, 520

242, 140

242, 760

243, 380

244, 000

- Rating table for Tennessee River at Chattanooga, Tenn., for 1901.

Gage 

height.

Feet.

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3.

Discharge.

Second-feet.

11, 250

11, 660

12, 080

12,500

12, 930

13, 360

13, 800

14, 240

14, 680

15,140

15,600

16,080

16, 550

17, 050

Gage 

height.

Feet.

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.8

Discharge.

Second-feet.

17, 550

18, 050

18, 550

19, 050

19, 600

3. 9 20, 200

4. 0 20, 800

4.1

4.2.

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.6

4.7

21, 420

22, 040

22, 660

23, 280

23, 900

24, 520

25, 140

Gage 

height.

Feet.

4.8

4.9

5.0

5.1

5.2

5.3

5.4

Discharge.

Second-feet.

25, 760

26, 380

27,000

27, 620

28,240

28, 860

29, 480

5. 5 30, 100

5.6

5.7

5.8

5.9

6.0

6.1

30,720

31,340

31, 960

32, 580

33,200

33, 850

Gaffe 

height.

Feet.

6.2

6.3

6.4

6.5

6.6

6.7

6.8

6.9

7.0

7.1

7.2

7.3

7.4

7.5

Discharge.

Second-feet.

34, 500

35, 150

35,800

36, 450

37,100

37, 750

38,400

39, 050

39,700

40, 350

41,000

41, 650

42, 300

42, 950

IKK 107-
194 WATEK POWEKS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107.

Rating table for Tennessee River at Chattanooga, Tenn., for 1901 Continued.

Gage 

height.

Feet.

7.6

7.7

7.8

7.9

8.0

8.1

8.2

8.3

8.4

8.5

8.6

8.7

8.8

8.9

9.0

9.1

9.2

9.3

9.4

9.5

9.6

9.7

9.8

9.9

10.0

10.1

10.2

10.3

10.4

10.5

10.6

10.7

10.8

10.9

11.0

11.1

11.2

11.3

11.4

11.5

11.6

Discharge.

Second-feet.

43, 600

44,250

44,900

45, 550

46,200

46, 850

47,500

48, 150

48,800

49, 450

50, 100

50,750

51,400

52, 050

52, 700

53,350

54, 000

54, 650

55, 300

55, 950

56, 600

57, 250

57,900

58, 550

59, 200

59, 850

60, 500

61, 150

61,800

62, 450

63, 100

63, 750

64, 400

65, 050

65, 700

66, 350

67; 000

67, 650

68, 300

68, 950

69, 600

heflhl W-d-We.

Feet. Second-feet.

11.7 70,250

11.8

11.9

12.0

12.1

12.2

12.3

12.4

12.5

12.6

12.7

12.8

12.9

13.0

13.1

13.2

13.3

13.4

13.5

13.6

13.7

13.8

13.9

14.0

14.1

14.2

14.3

14.4

14.5

14.6

14.7

14.8

14.9

15.0

15.1

15.2

15.3

15.4

15. 5

15.6

15.7

70, 900

71, 550

72, 200

72, 850

73,500

74, 150

74, 800

75, 450

76, 100

76, 750

77, 400

78, 050

78, 700

79, 350

80, 000

80, 650

81, 300

81, 950

82,600

83, 250

83,- 900

84, 550

85,200

85, 850

86, 500

87, 150

87, 800

88,450

89, 100

89, 750

90,400

91, 050

91, 700

92, 350

93, 000

93, 650

94, 300

94, 950

95, 600

96, 250

Gage 

height.

Feet.

15.8

15.9

16.0

16.1

16.2

16.3

16.4

16.5

16.6

16.7

16.8

16.9

17.0

17.1

17.2

17.3

17.4

17.5

17.6

17.7

17.8

17.9

18.0

18.1

18.2

18.3

18.4

18.5

18.6

18.7

18.8

18.9

19.0

19.1

19.2

19.3

19.4

19.5

19.6

19.7

19.8

Discharge.

Second-feet.

96, 900

97, 550

98, 200

98, 850

99, 500

100, 150

100, 800

101, 450

102, 100

102, 750

103, 400

104, 050

104, 700

105, 350

106, 000

106, 650

107, 300

107, 950

108, 600

109, 250

109, 900

110, 550

111, 200

111, 850

112, 500

113, 150

113, 800

114, 450

115, 100

115, 750

116, 400

117, 050

117, 700

118, 350

119, 000

119, 650

120, 300

120, 950

121,600

122, 250

122, 900

Gage 

height.

Feet.

19.9

20.0

20.1

20.2

20.3

20.4

20.5

20.6

20.7

20.8

20.9

21.0

21.1

21.2

21.3

21.4

21.5

21.6

21.7

21.8

21.9

22.0

22.1

22.2

22.3

22.4

22.5

22.6

22.7

22.8

22.9

23.0

23.1

23.2

23.3

23.4

23.5

23.6

23.7

'23.8

23.9

Discharge.

Second-feet..

123, 550

124, 200

124, 850

125, 500

126, 150

126, 800

127, 450

128, 100

128, 750

129, 400

130, 050

130, 700

131, 350

132, 000

132, 650

133, 300

133, 950

134,600

135, 250

135,900

136, 550

137, 200

137, 850

138, 500

139, 150

139, 800

140, 450

141, 100

141,750

142, 400

143, 050

143, 700

144, 350

145,000

145, 650

146, 300

146, 950

147, 600

148, 250

148, 900

149,550
HALL.] TENNESSEE RIVEB AND TEIBUTARIES. 195

Rating table for Tennessee River at Chattanooga, Tenn,, for 1901 Continued.

Gage 

height.

Feet.

24.0

24.1

24.2

24.3

24.4

24.5

24.6

24.7

24.8

24.9

25.0

25.1

25.2

' 25.3

25.4

25.5

25.6

25.7

25.8

25.9

26.0

26.1

26.2

2.6.3

26.4

26.5

26.6

26.7

26.8

26.9

. 27.0

27.1

27.2

27.3

27.4

27.5

27.6

27.7

27.8

27.9

28.0

Discharge.

Second-feet.

150, 200

150, 850.

151, 500

152, 150

152, 800

153, 450

154, 100

154, 750

155, 400

156, 050

156, 700

157, 350

158, 000

158, 650

159, 300

159, 950

160, 600

161, 250

161, 900

162, 550

163, 200

163, 850

164, 500

165, 150

165, 800

166, 450

167, 100

167, 750

168, 400

169, 050

169, 700

170, 350

171, 000

171, 650

172, 300

172, 950

173, 600

174, 250

174, 900

175, 550

176, 200

Gage 

height.

Feet.

28.1

28.2

28.3

28.4

28.5

28.6

28.7

28.8

28.9

29.0

29.1

Discharge.

Second-feet.

176, 850

177, 500

178, 150

178, 800

179, 450

180, 100

180, 750

181, 400

182, 050

182, 700

183,350

29. 2 184, 000

29. 3 184, 650

29. 4 185, 300

29.5

29.6

29.7

29.8

29.9

30.0

30.1

30.2

30.3

30.4

30.5

30.6

30.7

30.8

30.9

31.0

31.1

31.2

31.3

31.4

31.5

31.6

31.7

31.8

31.9

32.0

32.1

185, 950

186,600

187, 250

187, 900

188, 550

189, 200

189, 850

190, 500

191, 150

191, 800

192, 450

193, 100

193, 750

194, 400

195, 050

195, 700

196, 350

197, 000

197, 650

198, 300

198, 950

199, 600

200, 250

200, 900

201,550

202, 200

202, 850

Gage 

height.

Feet.

32.2

32.3

32.4

32.5

32.6

32.7

32.8

32.9

33.0

33.1

33.2

33.3

33.4

33.5

33.6

33.7

33.8

33. 9 <

34.0

34.1

34.2

34.3

34.4

34.5

34.6

34.7

34.8

34.9

35.0

35.1

35.2

35.3

35.4

35.5

35.6

35.7

35.8

35.9

36.0

36.1

36.2

Discharge.

Second-feet.

203, 500

204, 150

204, 800

205, 450

206, 100

206, 750

207, 400

208, 050

208, 700

209, 350

210, 000

210, 650

211, 300

211, 950

212, 600

213, 250

213, 900

214, 550

215,200

215, 850

216, 500

217, 150

217, 800

218, 450

219, 100

219, 750

220, 400

221, 050

221, 700

222, 350

223, 000

223, 650

224, 300

224, 950

225, 600

226, 250

226, 900

227, 550

228, 200

228, 850

229, 500

Gage 

height.

Feet.

36.3

36.4

36.5

36.6

36.7

36.8

36.9

37.0

37.1

37.2

37.3

37.4

37.5

37.6

37.7

37.8

37.9

38.0

38.1

38.2

38.3

38.4

38.5

38.6

38.7

38.8

38.9

39.0

39.1

39.2

39.3

39.4

39.5

39.6

39.7

39.8

39.9

40.0

1 

Discharge.

Second-feet.

230, 150

230, 800

231, 450

232, 100

232, 750

233, 400

234, 050

234, 700

235, 350

236,000

236, 650

237, 300

237, 950

238, 600

239, 250

239, 900

240, 550

241, 200

241, 850

242, 500

243, 150

243, 800

244, 450

245,100

245, 750

246, 400

247, 050

247, 700

248, 350

249, 000

249, 650

250, 300

250, 950

251, 600

252, 250

252, 900

253, 550

254, 200
196 WATER POWEKS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107. 

Rating table for Tennessee River at Chattanooga, Tenn., for 1902.

Gage 

height.

Feet.

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.8

2.0

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.8

3.0

3.2

3.4

3.6

3.8

4.0

4.2

4.4

4.6

4.8

5.0

Discharge.

Second-feet.

8,040

8,820

9,620

10, 430

'11,250

12, 080

12, 930

13, 800

14, 680

15, 600

16, 550

17, 550

18, 550

19, 600

20, 800

22, 040

23, 280

24, 520

25, 760

27, 000

Gage 

height.

Feet.

5.2

5.4

,5.6

Discharge.

Second-feet.

28, 240

29, 480

30, 720

5.8 ! 31,960

6.0

6.5

7.0

7.5

8.0

8.5

9.0

9.5

10.0

10.5

11.0

11.5

12.0

12.5

13.0

13.5

33, 200

36, 450

39, 700

42, 950

46, 200

49, 450

52, 700

55, 950

59, 200

62, 450

65, 700

68, 950

72, 200

75, 450

78, 700

81, 950

Gage 

height.

Feet.

14.0

14.5

15.0

15.5

16.0

16.5

17.0

17.5

18.0

18.5

19.0

19.5

20.0

20.5

21.0

21.5

22.0

22.5

23.0

23.5

Discharge.

Second-feet.

85, 200

88, 450

91, 700

94, 950

98, 200

101, 450

104, 700

107, 950

111, 200

114, 450

117, 700

120, 950

124, 200

127, 450

130, 700

133, 950

137, 200

140, 450

143, 700

146, 950

Gage 

height.

Feet.

24.0

24.5

25.0

25.5

26.0

27.0

28.0

29.0

30.0

31.0

32.0

33.0

34.0

35.0

36.0

37.0

38.0

39.0

40.0

Discharge.

Second-feet.

150, 200

153, 450

156, 700

159, 950

163, 200

169, 700

176, 200

182, 700

189, 200

195, 700

202, 200

208, 700

215, 200

221, 700

228, 200

234, 700

241, 200

247, 700

254, 200

Rating table for Tennessee River at Chattanooga, Tenn., for 1903.

Gage 

height.

Feet.

0.60

.70

.80

.90

1.00

1.10

1.20

1.30

1.40

1.50

1.60

1.70

1.80

1.90

2.00

2.10

Discharge.

Second-feet.

6,100

6,490

6,880

7,280

 7, 680

8,080

8,490

8,900

9,320

9,740

10, 160

10, 590

11,020

11, 460

11, 900

12, 340

Gage 

height.

Feet.

2.20

2.30

2.40

2.50

2.60

2.70

2.80

2.90

3.00

3.10

3.20

3.30

3.40

3.50

3.60

3.70

Discharge.

Second-feet.

12, 790

13, 240

13,700

14,160

14, 620

15, 090

15, 560

16, 040

16, 520

17,010

17,500

18, 000

18, 500

19, 010

19, 520

20, 040

Gage 

height.

Feet.

3.80

3.90

4.00

4.10

4.20

4.30

4.40

4.50

4.60

4.70

4.80

4.90

5.00

5.10

5.20

5.30

Discharge.

Second-feet.

20, 560

21,090

21, 620

22, 160

22, 700

23, 250

23, 800

24, 360

24, 920-

25, 490

26, 060

26, 640

27, 220

27, 810

28, 400

29, 000

Gage 

height.

Feet.

5.40

5.50

5.60

5.70

5.80

5.90

6.00

6.10

6.20

6.30

6.40

6.50

6.60

6.70

Discharge.

Second-feet.

29,600

30, 210

30, 820

31, 430

32, 050

32, 670

33, 290

33, 920

34, 550

 35, 180

35, 820

36,460

37, 100

37, 750
HALL.] TENNESSEE E1VEE AND TRIBUTAB1ES. 197

Estimated monthly discharge of Tennessee River at Chattanooga, Tenn. 

[Drainage area, 21,382 square miles.]

Month.

1890.

May .........................

July .........................

ftpTYtamVlPT

October

1891.

March. .......................

May .........................

June .........................

July .........................

August .......................

October ......................

November ....................

December ....................

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

78, 470 

308, 060 

445, 120

121, 464 

72, 079 

41, 286 

47, 677 

46, 515 

47, 096 

58, 135 

42, 448 

77, 889

445, 120

92, 995 

356, 120 

381, 040 

97, 643 

37, 219 

47, 096 

36, 057 

98, 224 

36,638 

19, 200 

41, 867 

66, 269

381, 04C

Minimum.

30, 150 

44, 191 

52,906 

43, 029 

41, 286 

23, 400 

19, 500 

21, 100 

22, 200 

25,950 

20, 700 

20, 400

19, 500

39, 543

59, 878 

63, 364 

38, 962 

26, 380 

26, 840 

21, 800 

23, 000 

19, 200 

17, 910 

17,440 

22, 200

17, 440

Mean.

42, 749 

76, 081 

129, 093 

64, 855 

51, 200 

29, 102 

27, 036 

30, 881 

27, 843 

37, 982 

26, 394 

36, 088

48, 275

59,484 

154, 822 

135, 160 

61, 873 

30, 215 

36, 276 

26, 429 

40, 402 

25, 777 

. 18, 461 

23, 510 

39, 299

54, 309

Run-off.

Second-feet 

per square 

mile.

2.00 

3.56 

6.03 

3.03 

2.39 

1.36 

1.26 

1.44 

1.30 

1.77 

1.23 

1.69

2.26

2.78 

7.23 

6.32 

2.89 

. 1.41 

1.70 

1.24 

1.89 

1.20 

.86 

1.10 

1.84

2.54

Depth in 

inches.

2.31 

3.72 

6.96 

3.38 

2.76 

1.52 

1.45 

1.66 

1.45 

2.04 

1.37 

1.95

30.57

3.21 

7.53 

7.30 

'3.22 

1.63 

1.90 

1.43 

2.18 

1.34 

.99 

1.23 

2.12

34.08
198 WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Tennessee River at Chattanooga, Tenn. Continued.

Tttonth.

1892. 

January ......................

February .....................

March. . ......................

April .........................

May .........................

June .........................

August .......................

September ....................

November ....................

December ....................

The year ...............

1893. 

January ......................

February .....................

March. .......................

April. ........................

IVTsi'v

June .........................

July ..........................

August .......................

September ....................

f"kf*tnT"iAi"

November ....................

December ....................

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

363, 240

69, 755 

64, 526 

299, 160 

53, 487 

56, 972 

71, 498 

31, 680 

29, 660 

19, 800 

43, 610 

56, 972

363, 240

44, 191 

283, 140 

72, 660 

73, 241 

224, 400 

123, 207 

34, 895 

33, 152 

76, 727 

58, 716 

31, 160 

30,640

283, 140

Minimum.

41, 286

33, 733 

31, 680 

40, 705 

31, 160 

28, 680 

26, 380 

21, 800 

17, 660 

17, 220 

17, 220 

21, 450

17, 220

22,600 

38, 381 

36, 057 

31, 160 

30, 150 

27, 760 

21, 450 

18, 410 

20, 750 

18, 660 

20, 400 

21, 100

18, 410

Mean.

103, 453

46, 755 

45,769 

101, 287 

39, 772 

43, 265 

44, 520 

25, 121 

21, 403 

17, 952 

27, 924 

32, 793

45, 835

26, 812 

105,921 

50, 320 

42, 137 

71, 525 

49, 679 

25, 741 

23, 477 

33, 933 

25, 550 

22, 263 

24, 970

41, 861

Run-off.

Second-feet 

per square 

mile.

4.83 

2.25 

2.14 

4.73 

1.86 

2.02 

2.08 

1.17 

1.00 

.84 

1.30 

1.53

2.15

1.25 

4.95 

 2.35 

1.97 

3.34 

2.32 

1.20 

1.10 

1.59 

1.19 

1.04 

1.17

1.96

Depth in 

inches.

5.57 

2.43 

2.47 

5.27 

2.14 

2.25 

2.40 

1.35 

1.11 

.97 

1.45 

1.76

29.17

1.44 

5.15 

2.71 

2.20 

3.85 

2.59 

1.38 

1.27 

1.77 

1.37 

1.16 

1.35

26.24
HALL.] TENNESSEE RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES. 199 

Estimated monthly discharge of Tennessee River at Chattanooga, Tenn. Continued.

Month.

1894.

April. ........................

July..........................

f~^/vi-f\l-\flY"

'WrwAiYiViPT*

December

1895.

July..........................

September. . ..................

December ....................

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

56, 972 

151, 095 

59,297 

52, 325 

44, 191 

28, 680 

29, 170 

30, 150 

27,300 

20, 750 

20, 400 

68, 012

151, 095

261, 780 

47, 096 

134, 827 

78, 470 

58, 135 

35, 476 

63, 364 

38, 381 

24, 660 

17, 000 

20, 750 

33, 152

261, 780

Minimum.

22, 600 

31, 680 

33, 152 

27, 300 

23, 800 

19, 500 

18, 910 

18, 910 

16,560 

16, 360 

16, 360 

16, 780

16, 360

23, 400 

24,200 

42,448 

37, 219 

34,314 

21, 100 

20, 750 

21, 800 

16, 780 

16, 360 

17, 220 

17, 660

16,360

Mean.

37, 389 

70, 893 

46, 796 

36, 287 

31, 137 

21, 983 

24, 486 

22, 971 

19, 160 

17,445 

17, 330 

30, 862

31, 395

76,446 

35, 787 

72, 341 

51,047 

43, 929 

26, 417 

29, 638 

26, 927 

20, 316 

16, 665 

18, 162 

21, 561

36,603

Run-off.

Second-feet 

per square 

mile.

1.75 

3.31

2.19 

1.70 

1.43 

1.03 

1.14 

1.07 

.90 

-.82 

.81 

1.44

1.53

3.57 

1.67 

3.38 

2.39 

2.05 

1.23 

1.39 

1.26 

.95 

.78 

.85 

1.01

1.71

Depth in 

inches.

2.02 

3.45 

2.53 

1.90 

1.68 

1.15 

1.31 

1.23 

1.00 

.94 

.90 

1.66

19.77

4.12 

1.74 

3.90 

2.67 

2.37 

1.37 

1.60 

1.45 

1.05 

.90 

.94 

1.16

23.27
200 WATEE POWEES OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Tennessee River at Chattanooga, Tenn. Continued.

Month.

1896.

February .....................

April .........................

May .........................

June .........................

July .........................

August ..._...................

September ....................

November ....................

December ....................

The year ...............

1897.

February .....................

April .........................

May ...--.-.-......-.....--..

Juty .........................

August .......................

September ....................

October ......................

November ....................

The year ...............

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

50,600

85, 052 

95, 150 

409, 520 

29, 216 

43, 472 

130, 196 

34,562 

18, 524 

19, 712 

57, 728 

45, 254

409, 520

45, 254 

308, 060 

363, 240 

231, 520 

134, 948 

38, 126 

74, 657 

34, 562 

14, 960 

13, 772 

9,614 

62, 183

363, 240

Minimum.

15, 554 

26,840 

22, 088 

23, 276 

14, 366 

17, 336 

20, 306 

14, 960 

9,020 

8,426 

9,020 

16, 148

8,426

16, 148 

19, 712 

52, 976 

36, 344 

26, 543 

21, 494 

21, 791 

14, 366 

6,050 

4,268 

6,050 

8,129

4,268

Mean.

26, 169

55, 577 

39, 257 

87,649 

20, 574 

24, 365 

55, 390 

22, 433 

12, 346 

11, 588 

22, 603 

27, 951

33, 825

27, 932 

89, 962 

165, 448 

81,. 056 

50, 124 

29, 107 

34, 428 

25, 847 

8,951 

7,842 

7,330 

24, 627

46, 055

Run-off.

Second-feel 

per square 

mile.

1.22 

2.59 

1.83 

4.09 

.96 

1.14 

2.59 

1.05 

.58 

.54 

1.06 

1.31

1.58

1.30 

4.20 

7.72 

3.78 

2.34 

1.36 

1.61 

1.21 

.42 

.37 

.34 

1.15

2.15

Depth in 

inches.

1.41 

2.79 

2.11 

4.56 

1.10 

1.27 

2.99 

1.21 

.64 

.62 

1.18 

1.51

21.39

1.50 

4.37 

8.90 

4.22 

2.70 

1.52 

1.86 

1.39 

.47 

.43 

.38 

1.33

29.07
HALL.] TENNESSEE RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES. 201

Estimated monthly discharge of Tennessee River at Chattanooga, Tc.nn. Continued.

Month.

1898. 

January .....^.....:.. ........

February .....................

March ........................

April .........................

May .....-.-----..-..........

July .........................

August .......................

October ..... ................

1899. 

January ......................

February .....................

March ........................

May .........................

Julv .........................

August .......................

October ........,........!....

November ....................

The year ........... ....

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

124, 860 

47, 115 

88, 725 

121, 940 

38, 720 

32, 515 

49, 670 

107, 705 

174, 500 

115, 370 

42, 005 

35,800

174, 500

112, 560 

233, 150 

244,000 

137, 360 

65,130 

35, 990 

27,930 

22,040 

15,840 

10, 635 

10, 635 

41, 880

244,000

Minimum.

14,344 

16,900 

15,008 

39, 085 

17, 920 

10, 245 

11, 853 

20, 410 

18, 190 

16, 900 

20, 700 

19,000

10, 245

25, 450 

30, 720 

55, 210 

39, 710 

22,040 

15,600 

10, 430 

8,040 

7,300 

6,600 

6,775 

8,820

6,600

Mean.

59, 509 

22, 994 

24, 774 

60, 048 

23, 701 

16, 395 

20,063 

50,638 

47,349 

44, 215 

28,415 

28,909

35, 584

47, 250 

95, 554 

142, 700 

69, 286 

40, 450 

23, 088 

15, 053 

11,900 

10, 118 

7,851 

8,216 

22, 061

41, 127

Run-off.

Second-feet 

per square 

mile.

2.77 

1.07 

1.11 

2.80 

1.11 

.77 

.94 

2.36 

2.21 

2.06 

1.33 

1.35

1.66

2.21 

4.46 

6.66 

3.23 

1.89 

1.08 

.70 

.56 

.47 

.37 

.38 

1.03

1.09

Depth in

inches.

3.20 

1.11 

1.28 

3.12 

1.28 

.85 

1.08 

2.72 

2.46 

2.38 

1.48 

1.56

22.52

2.55 

4.64 

7.68 

3.59 

2.18 

1.20 

.81 

.64 

.53 

.43 

.43 

1.19

25. 87
202 WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Tennessee River at Chattanooga, Tenn. Continued.

Month.

1900.

February .....................

March. .......................

April .........................

May

June .........................

July .........................

September ....................

November ....................

December ....................

1901.

February .....................

July .........................

September .....................

November ....................

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

54, 280 

144, 800 

103, 880 

70, 400 

34,440 

53,040 

50/870 

34, 440 

25, 140 

42, 500 

92, 720 

53,040

144, 800

189, 200 

59, 850 

139, 150 

166, 450 

205, 450 

72, 200 

37, 100 

207, 400 

61, 150 

25, 760 

13,800 

237, 300

237, 200

Minimum.

11, 660 

13, 360 

42, 810 

32, 820 

15, 600 

14, 680 

13, 360 

10, 020 

7,300 

8,040 

10, 840 

17, 050

7,300

19, 600 

19, 050 

19, 050 

38, 400 

26, 380 

33, 850 

14, 680 

13, 800 

22, 660 

13, 360 

11, 660 

12, 080

11,660

Mean.

30, 807 

52, 077 

66, 020 

46, 819 

21, 086" 

33, 295 

24, 674 

14, 602 

13, 393 

14, 230 

25, 138 

29,001

30, 928

50,641 

36, 516 

44,952 

95, 080 

68, 736 

47, 673 

23, 932 

75, 761 

38, 859 

18, 979 

13, 076 

65,509

48, 310

Run-off.

Second-feet 

per square 

mile.

1.44 

2.43 

3.08 

?. 19 

.98 

1.55 

1.15 

.68 

.63 

.66 

1.17 

1.35

1.44

2.36 

1.70 

2.10 

4.44 

3.21 

2.23 

1.12 

3.54 

1.81 

.89 

.61 

3.06

2.26

Depth in 

inches.

1.66 

2.53 

3.55 

2.44 

1.13 

1.73 

1.33 

.78 

.70 

.76 

1.31 

1.56

19.48

2.72 

1.77 

2.42 

4.95 

3.70 

2.49 

1.29 

4.08 

2.02 

1.03 

.68 

3.53

30.68
HALL.] TENNESSEE EIVEB AND TRIBUTARIES. 203

.Estimated monthly discharge of Tennessee River at Chattanooga, Tenn. Continued.

Month.

1902. 

January ......................

February .....................

March .......................

April. . ...... .................

May .........................

June .........................

July .........................

August .......................

September ....................

November ....................

December ....................

1903.

February .....................

March. .......................

May. .........................

June ...--....-..-..-.........

July..........................

August .......................

November ....................

December ....................

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

259, 400 

145, 000 

241, 200 

195, 050 

54, 650 

27, 000 

60, 500 

14, 680 

18, 550 

20, 200 

35, 150 

56, 600

259, 400

47,500 

184, 650 

195, 700 

200, 900 

52, 700 

69,600 

31, 430 

26,640 

10, 590 

9,740 

37, 100 

25, 490

200, 900

Minimum.

27, 620 

28, 240 

41, 000 

28, 240 

20, 800 

15, 600 

10, 840 

8,820 

8,040 

8,040 

8,430 

17, 550

8,040

21, 620 

26, 060 

52, 700 

54, 000 

19, 010 

22, 160 

12, 790 

10,160 

6,100 

6,100 

6,880 

7,280

6,100

Mean.

70, 567 

60, 106 

108, 411 

54, 811 

28, 283 

19,043 

22, 414 

10, 892 

11, 376 

13, 260 

13, 298 

33, 763

37, 185

30, 435

90, 229 

109, 690 

99, 890 

29, 098 

38, 661 

20, 855 

16, 818 

8,337 

7,124 

12, 597 

12, 176

39, 659

Run-off.

Second-feet 

per square 

mile.

3.29

2.81 

5.06 

2.56 

1.32 

.89 

1.05 

.51 

.53 

.62 

.62 

1.58

1.74

1.42. 

4.21 

5.12 

4.66 

1.36 

1.81 

.97 

.79 

.39 

.33 

.59 

.57

1.85

Depth in 

iuches.

3.79 

2.93 

5.83 

2.86 

1.52 

.99 

1.21 

.59 

.59 

.71 

.69 

1.82

23.53

1.64 

4.38 

5.90 

5.20 

1.57 

2.02 

1.12 

.91 

.44 

.38 

.66 

.66

24.88
204 WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107.

Net horsepower per foot of fall with a turbine efficiency of 80 per cent for the minimum 

monthly discharge of Tennessee River at Chattanooga, Term.

Month.

April ..........

May ...........

July...........

Minimum discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

25, 450

30, 720

55, 210

39, 710

22,040

15, 600

10, 430

8,040

7,300

6,600

6,775

8,820

1899.

Minimum 

net horsepower 

per foot 

of fall.

2,314

2,793

5,019

3,610

2,004

1,418

948

731

664

600

616

802

Duration 

of minimum.

Days. 

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

3

1

3

2

2

Minimum discharge.

Sec.-ft. * 

11, 660

13, 360

42, 810

32, 820

15, 600

14, 680

13, 360

10, 020

7,300

8,040

10, 840

17, 050

1900.

Minimum 

net horsepower 

per foot 

of fall.

1,060

1,215

3,892

3,075

1,418

1,335

1,215

911

664

731

985

1,550

Duration 

of minimum.

Days. 

1

1

2

1

1

1

2

1

1

2

2

2

Minimum discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

19,600

19, 050

19, 050

38, 400

26, 380

33, 850

14, 680

13, 800

22,660

13, 360

11, 660

12, 080

1901.

Minimum 

net horsepower 

per foot 

of fall.

1,782

1,732

1,732

3,491

2,398

3,077

1,335

1,255

2,060

1,215

1,060

1,098

Duration 

of minimum.

Days. 

1

1

4

1

1

1

3

2

1

2

1

1
HALL.] TENNESSEE EIVEE AND TBIBUTABIES. 205

SHOALS IN TENNESSEE RIVER NEAR FLORENCE.

In Tennessee River, in the vicinity of Florence, Ala., are several 

shoals capable of the development of power. The compiler has brought 

together the data regarding these, his intention being not to discuss 

the manner in which the immense water power of these shoals can be 

developed, but to give some idea of its magnitude and the possibility 

of its utilization.

The shoals are a succession of cascades amid many islands, in a river 

bed varying in width from a half mile to 3 miles. The numerous 

channels thus formed are very irregular in fall and direction. The 

difference between high and low water is only 5 or 6 feet, corresponding to a rise of 50 feet at Chattanooga. Beginning at Browns Ferry, 

12 miles below Decatur, Ala., the river has the following falls:

FIG. 9. Map showing shoals in Tennessee River near Florence.

From Browns Ferry to the mouth of Elk River the fall is 26 feet in 

11 miles. This is known as Elk River Shoals. Its most precipitous 

part is at the lower end, where there is a fall of 16.5 feet in about 4 

miles.

From the mouth of Elk River to the head of Mussel Shoals, a distance of 5 miles, there is a fall of only 2 feet.

From the head of Mussel Shoals to Bainbridge the fall is 85 feet in 

17 miles, and is known as Mussel Shoals.

From Bainbridge to Florence the fall is 23 feet in 7 miles, and is 

known as Little Mussel Shoals.

From Florence to the head of Colbert Shoals the fall is 3 feet in 11 

miles.
206 WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107.

From the head of the Colbert Shoals to Waterloo the fall is 21 feet 

in 6 miles.

The total fall from Browns Ferry to Waterloo is, therefore, 160 

feet in a distance of 57 miles. Sixteen miles of the distance, however, 

has a fall of only 5 feet, leaving a fall of 155 feet in the 41 miles that 

cover the four shoals mentioned. The shoals are really more precipitous than the foregoing figures would indicate. For instance, 84.6 

feet of the fall at Mussel Shoals is in a distance of 14 miles.

The bed rock at Elk Kiver Shoals is Carboniferous limestone; that 

of Mussel Shoals is a hard siliceous rock of dark color and flinty 

structure.

Assuming that tributaries entering the river below Chattanooga 

will safely supply all of the water needed for lockage, the discharge 

at Chattanooga can be used in estimating the water power of these 

shoals, which are about 200 miles below Chattanooga,"by river, and 

of which the drainage area is more than 7,000 square miles greater 

than that at Chattanooga.

Estimated minimum net horsepower of Tennessee River in Alabama on turbines realizing 

80 per cent of the theoretical power.

Locality.

Elk River Shoala.. ............ ......................

Mussel Shoals. ......................................

Little Mussel Shoals. ................................

Colbert Shoals ......................................

Total.........................................

Pall.

Feet. 

26 

85 

23 

21

155

Minimum 

net power in 

driest years.

16, 600 

51,000 

13, 800 

12, 600

93, 000

Minimum 

net power in 

average 

years.

30, 550

99,875 

27, 025 

24, 675

182, 125

The foregoing table assumes that the total fall can in each case be 

utilized. While this assumption is not correct, it stands as an offset 

to the assumption that the water supply available will be as low as the 

niimimum discharge at Chattanooga, 200 miles above. The drainage 

area above Chattanooga is 21,418 square miles, while the drainage 

area above the shoals under consideration is about 29,000 square miles. 

It may therefore safely be assumed that the actual power available for 

development at the shoals is greater than that shown by the table.

The foregoing statements of fall and distance are from a report by 

Mr. William B. Gaw, chief assistant engineer, U. S. Army, 1868, and 

the map and profile are from drawings prepared under the direction 

of Lieut. Col. J. W. Barlow, United States Engineers, 1890.
U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY1

WATER-SUPPLY PAPER NO. 107 PL. IX

BIG SPRING AT HUNTSVILLE, ALA.

HALL.] TENNESSEE RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES. 207

TRIBUTARIES OF TENNESSEE RIVER.

Paint Rock Creek, Elk River, Shoal Creek, Flint Creek, Nance 

Creek, Town Creek, and Big Bear Creek are all large streams, and 

most of them have fine undeveloped water powers. But no surveys 

have been made of them, and no measurements of discharge so far. 

There are also many large bold springs in this basin that are said to 

have a pure and unfailing water supply, but no report can be made on 

them at this time.

Miscellaneous discharge measurements on streams that enter Tennessee River in Alabama.

Date.

1903. 

July 20

1904. 

Feb. 6

Do...

Feb. 4

Feb. 5

Feb. 8

Feb. 9

Do...

Do...

Stream.

Flint Creek ................

Elk River .................

.....do ....................

Battle Creek....... ........

Locality.

Tuscumbia ...................

.....do.......................

Brownsboro ..................

Near South Pittsburg, Tenn ....

Discharge.

Second-feet.

177

33

43

159

209

5,296

1,916

1,829

482
2U8 WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107.

UTILIZED WATER POWERS.

The following is a list by counties of the water powers that are 

utilized. The most of these powers are small, but they make a large 

aggregate, and they represent only an insignificant part of the power 

that is capable of development.

Water powers in Alabama, by counties.

AUTAUGA COUNTY.

Name.

Charity P. Carter « ........

Public gristmill « .........

Ellis's mill «... ...........

Long Leaf . Yellow Pine

sawmill. a

Swift Creek Mill Co. (Swift

Creek). « 

John H. Herod 0. .........

Banking Co. (Autauga

Creek). «

tauga Creek ). c 

Prattville ice factory (Autauga Creek ).«

Creek) . « 

G. H. Rov...............

Post-offlce.

Prattville & ........

Billingsley .........

Milton ............

Autaugaville .......

Autaugaville .......

Netezeii

.....do ............

.....do ............

.....do ............

Vine Hill.'.........

Industry.

.....do ................

.....do................

.....do ................

.....do................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do................

Ice factory .............

Cotton gin .............

.....do ................

Horsepower.

1 c

QA

Q

9ft

20

4

15

10

70

6

200

a From U. S. Census, 1900.

&The water power at Prattville was first developed about 1830, when it was used by a man named 

May to operate a small sawmill. About 1833 this water power and the adjacent lands were purchased by Mr. Daniel Pratt, who then erected a cotton-gin factory, which was driven by the water 

power. The dam at that time was about 8 feet high. A number of years after the purchase of this 

property by Mr. Pratt he increased the dam so that it now has a height of 16 feet, and is built of 

brick. At present it is used jointly by the Prattville Cotton Mills and Banking Company and the 

Continental Gin Company, the former using about 255 horsepower and the latter 100 horsepower. 

About half a mile below the dam above referred to is another dam affording about 8 feet head and 

owned by the M. E. Pratt estate. This power operates a gristmill, cotton ginnery, and ice factory, 

and the water wheel at that point has a rated capacity of 54 horsepower. About 1 mile above the 

dam of the Cotton Mill and Gin Company there was formerly another dam 12 feet high, which 

afforded power for a cotton mill. This mill, however, was burned a number of years ago, and the 

dam has been allowed to go to ruin. It would probably afford 200 horsepower, or possibly a little 

more, should it be rebuilt.

There is also a dam about 2 miles below Prattville, known as the Montgomery mill property. This 

dam is about 12 feet high and affords power for a gristmill and ginnery. Only a small portion of the 

available power is used. It could afford easily 250 horsepower, if the proper wheels were installed.

c From report of probate judge.
HALL.] UTILIZED WATER POWERS. 209

Water powers in Alabama, by counties Continued.

BARBOUR COUNTY, a

Name.

Hagler's mill .............

Hoffman's mill. . ..........

Hartman's mill ...........

Zorn mills ................

William M. Wood.........

Will Stewart...... ........

Winn's mill ..............

John White ..............

Weston's mill. ............

H. J. Turner..............

Spencer's mill. . ...........

William Johnson ..........

Solomon's mills ...........

Banner mill ..............

William H. Chambers.....

Wilson Deshazo. ..........

Post-office.

.....do ............

Clayton ...........

.....do ............

Bush..............

Spivey ............

Elamville .........

Starhill. ...........

Elamville .........

Oateston ..........

Cottonhill.. .......

Industry.

Flour and grist mill. ....

.....d<x... ....... ......

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

Horsepower.

17

15

50

10

8

12

12

12

10

8

10

10

12

12

10

10

25

12

12

16

BIBB COUNTY.

Scottsville flour and grist 

mill.*

Palmetto flouring and 

grist mill.«

Williams' s gristmill .......

William S. Mathews a .....

Mayfield Bros. o. ..........

Scottsville Wool Carder 6 . .

J. M. Battle (Sixmile 

Creek). 6

W. C. Trott (Sixmile 

Creek). & ^

W. H. Thomas (Sixmile 

Creek). 6

Dock Mahan (Mahans

Creek). 6

a From U. S. Census 

IER 107 04 14

Scottsville .........

Data ..............

Sixmile ...........

.....do............

Ashley ............

1900. - &F

Flour and grist mill .... 

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

Lumber and timber mill.

Flour and grist mill .... 

Cotton gin and grist mill. 

Lumber and grist mill..

Wool carder and gristmill.

rom report of probate judge.

3C 

3C

1C

fi 

15 

2S 

2C 

5C

5C 

35 

4C
210 WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA. [NO. lO?.

Water powers in Alabama, by counties Continued. 

BIBB COUNTY Continued.

Name.

Bessemer Land and Improvement Co. (Schultz 

Creek) .«

R. R. McCally ( Hills Creek) a

E. M. Timbro (Schultz

Creek). « 

F. H. James (Haysoppy /~i > \ i Creek). «

A.L.ElamfAffoneeCreek^a

Post-office.

Blocton ...........

.....do ............

Aff onee ...........

.Industry.

and cotton gin. 

Gin, lumber, and grist..

.....do ................

.....do ................

Horsepower.

100

30

-30

20

15

Logan Snead ..............

E. B. Head...............

E. R. Wood ..............

Hendrick's mill ...........

G. M. D. Tidwell & Sons . .

Alldridge & Bro. ..........

Brittain's mill ............

Rufus F. Wvatt ...........

Jno. H. Donahoo & Geo. W.

Darden.

BLOUNT COUNTY

Tidwell ...........

.&

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

Lumber and timber ....

10

16

8

30

15

10

20

10

20

10

60

20

BULLOCK COUNTY.

Brooks's mill .............

Chappell's gristmill .......

D. H. Mason (McBrides

Creek).

Creek). «

.....do ............

Indian ............

.....do ................

.....do ................

Lumber, gin, and grist . .

1

11

2

1

BUTLER COUNTY. &

John W. Halso ...........

The N. M. Rhodes Mill and

Mercantile Co. 

Mrs. M. E. Crane. . ........

Rouse & Whiddon ........

Shell..............

Greenville .........

Flour and grist mill ....

.....do................

.....do ................

Flour, grist, and lumber

mill. 

Flour and grist mill ....

.....do ................

a From report of probate judge. & From U. S. Census, 1900.
HALL.] UTILIZED WATER POWERS.

Water powers in Alabama, by counties Continued. 

CALHOUN COUNTY.

211

Name.

Eead's mill <*. .............

Luther Barton ............

W. F. McCulley a .........

A. McCurdy a. ............

Morris's gristmill « ........

Nisbet's mill « ............

James A. Weatherly ......

Wood Milling Co. « .......

Hendon's gristmill « .......

F. M. Whiteside (Choceolocco Creek ).&

Downing & Morris (Choccolocco Creek ).&

J. T. De Arman (Choccolocco Creek) . &

W. E. Mellon (Choccolocco 

Creek). &

Lee's mill (Choccolocco 

Creek). &

T. G. Slaughter (Choccolocco Creek ).&

J. H. Savage (Terrapin 

Creek). &

Do...................

Frank Aderhold (Nances 

Creek). &

John Eamagnand (Cha.mpi on Creek ).&

James Crook (Tallaseehatchee Creek) . &

W. J. Edmondson (Tallaseehatchee Creek) . &

W. A. Prickett (Tallaseehatchee Creek ).&

Beaty Estate (Tallaseehatchee Creek ).&

Peter Heifner (Tallaseehatchee Creek ).& .

"Prom. U. S. Census,

Post-office.

Oxford............

De Armanville .....

Oxford............

Whiteplains .......

Oxford ............

.....do ............

.....do ............

Anniston ..........

.....do ............

Ladiga ............

Jacksonville .......

.....do ............

Anniston ..........

Alexandria ........

.....do ............

.....do ............

1900. &Fl

Industry.

Flour and grist mill .... 

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

... r .do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

Lumber and timber mill

V

om report of probate judge.

Horsepower.

50 

20 

16 

20 

60 

20 

20 

34 

18 

30 

8 

26 

24 

10 

28 

25 or 30

50 

15 

40 

30 

15 

20

20 

20

15 

10 

30 

10 

30 

15
212 WATEE POWEES OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107.

Water powers in Alabama, by counties Continued. 

CALHOUN COUNTY Continued.

Name.

James Aderhold (Ohatchee

Creek). & 

Pleas. Martin (Ohatchee

Creek). & 

C. J. Wood (Ohatchee

Creek). & 

Wm. Thompson (Ohatchee

Creek). & 

R. L. Treadway (Tallaseehatchee Creek ). 6 

J. H. Francis (Tallaseehatchee Creek). 6 

R. H. Cobb (Tallaseehatchee Creek). 6 

G. W. S. Loyd (Cane

Creek). & 

Mrs. Loyd (Cane Creek). 6

Morris Manufacturing Co.

(Cane Creek). 6 

E.G. Morris (Cane Creek). 6

P. H. Brothers (Cane

Creek). 6 

J. H. Francis (Cane

Creek). 6

Post-office.

Reads .............

Peekshill.... ......

Jacksonville .......

Peekshill..........

Anniston ..........

.....do ............

.....do ............

Zula ..............

Industry.

Gin...................

Shops .................

Horsepower.

20

25

30

8

10

25

20

10

6

30

30

30

50

CHAMBERS COUNTY."

D. E. M. Smith...........

Cumbee's gristmill . .......

Thomas H. Fuller. ........

R. T. Humphrey..........

J. T. Hudson.............

Stephens's mill ............

Ripville mills .............

J. E. Dixon. ..............

Ratchford & Tucker .......

Wooddy &Beall... .......

Mill.

Co.

\Vise

.....do ............

.....do ............

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ...:............

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

<* From U. 8. Census, 1900. & From report of L. J. Morris.
HALL.] UTILIZED WATEE POWERS. 213

Water powers in Alabama, by counties Continued. 

CHEROKEE COUNTY.

Name.

Shamblin & Toles mill «...

Chandler & Stinson .......

Shamblin & Toles mill «...

J. A. Lumpkin «. .........

Hurley's mill«. ...........

Tyre G. Craig « ...........

Rush mill«. ..............

E. W. Ragdalea ..........

W. F. Timmerman .......

M. E. Cohia «. ............

M. J. Abernathy « ........

turing and Mining Co. « 

W. A. Stinson (Terrapin

Creek). & 

J. J. Scroggin (Terrapin

Creek). & 

T. F. Stewart (Terrapin

Creek). & 

J. M. Adderhold (Mill

Creek). &

Creek) . &

B. F. Newberry (Yellow 

Creek). &

E. Cobia ( Chattooga River ) b

R. A. Russell & Co. (Chattooga River). & 

W. F. Henderson (Mill

Creek). & 

Rush & Rinehart (Chattooga River) . & 

J. G. Toles (Mill Creek) &..

ElliottBros. (North Spring

Creek). & 

J. T. Webb& Bros. (Spring

Creek). & 

J. D. Jordan (South Spring

Creek). &

Post-office.

Center ............

Forney ............

Lawrence. .........

Spring Garden .....

Cedar Bluff.. ......

Pleasant Gap ......

Center ............

Coloma.. ..........

Piedmont..........

Round Mountain. . . 

Cedar Bluff.. ......

Gaylesville ........

Fullerton ..........

.....do ............

Grassland .........

Hurley ............

Noah. .............

Industry.

.....do................

.....do................

.....do................

.....do................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

Lumber and timber mill .

.....do ........... ......

Flour, grist, and gin mill.

Flour, grist, and gin mill. 

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do .................

.....do ................

.....do................

.....do................

.....do ................

Horsepower.

8

20

20

13

12

12

10

30

' 8

24

15

65

60

60

60

40

40

40 

60

60

40

60

40

40

40

20

a From V. S. Census, 1900. b From report of L. J. Morris.
214 WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA. [N6.107.

Water powers in Alabama, by counties Continued.

CHILTON COUNTY, a

Name.

Pink Blackwell ...........

Post-office.

CHOCTAW COUNT"

CLARKE COUNTY

Nealton ...........

Whatley..... ......

CLAY COUNTY, a

Industry.

Flour and grist mill ....

.....do ................

.....do ................

Fl our, grist, lumber, and

timber mill.

f.a

Flour and grist mill ....

Lumber and timber mill .

.a

Flour and grist mill ....

.....do ................

.....do ................

Horsepower.

10

20

12

20

12

16

30

10

5

Knight's mill .............

F. M. Munroe ............

JohnR. Gilbert...........

Hodnett & Co ............

Moses R. Watts. ..........

Thomas J. Watts. .........

Cockrell & Mitchell. ......

Stephens & East ..........

Deberry & Griffin.........

Child's mill...............

Brooks & Handley ........

Columbus Bell ............

Ward&Ford.... .........

Delta. ... ..........

Hat..... ..........

Cherrv

Coleta... -.--...---

Delta.. ............

Flatrock...........

Hatchett Creek ....

Flour and grist mill ....

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

Lumber and timber mill .

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

a Prom C. S. Census, 1900.
HALL.] UTILIZED WATER POWERS. 215

Water powers in Alabama, by counties Continued. 

CLEBURNE COUNTY, a

Name.

J. T. &E. W. Season.....

W. M. Evans .............

Robert mill. ..............

Teague&Co.... ..........

H. F. Alsabrook ..........

John A. Brown ..... ......

W. G. Miligan. ...........

James McMahan ..........

E. W. Pitcbford ..........

William J. Thrash ........

W. H. Tumlin & D. S.

Baber.

Post-office.

Bell Mills .........

Ai ................

Industry.

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

Horsepower.

10

20

16

13

30

20

16

20

4

6

34

8

12

15

6

30

16

COFFEE COUNTY, a

Levy Wise. . ..............

Bell mill .................

Lenora F. Hildreth .......

F. M. Prestwood ..........

Mclntosh mill ............

Buck &Co ...............

Ino -.-...-........

Dot ...............

Eta ...............

Elba..............

.....do ............

Flour and grist mill ....

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do .................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

Lumber and timber mill.

5

8

17

4

20

8

12

10

50

COLBERT COUNTY, a

James Burns. . ............

Tuscumbia mill ...........

C. C.Hester..............

Dillard's mills ............

Steenson's mills ...........

Mand .............

.....do ............

.....do ............

Sheffield ..........

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

S

4

4C

4C

£

YA

3C

a From U. S. Census, 1900.
216 WATEE POWEES OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107.

Water powers in Alabama, by counties Continued. 

CONECUH COUNTY, a

Name.

James B. Pate ............

William M. Robinson .....

Jimson C. Cox ............

John N. Varner & Chas.

M. Varner. 

James E. Wilson. .........

G. G. Broker .............

T. N. Piggott .............

Robinson Bros ............

Henry Wills. .............

Post-office.

.....do ............

Zerii

Brooklyn..........

Finklet. ...........

Industry.

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

Horsepower.

12

5

5

5

10

20

8

10

15

40

30

40

30

COOSA COUNTY, a

Miller's mill. . ............

Nolen's mill..............

J. T. M. Hodnett & O. P.

Hodnett. 

W. N. Neighbors- .........

Smith's mill ..............

George P. Waits ..........

Crawford milt ............

Lawson grist and sawmill. .

.....do ............

..,..do ............

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

Lumber and timber mill .

2(

If

15

2C

1(

f

4

36

COVINGTON COUNTY, a

A. J.Fletcher ............

Davis B. Gantt ...........

C. E. Rawls ..............

Ephram F. Lassiter .......

Thomas sawmill ..........

.....do ............

.....do ............

Liberty Hill .......

Redlevel ..........

Flour and grist mill. ....

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

Lumber and timber mill .

10

10

10

12

10

10

20

8

5

10

25

a From U. S. Census, 1900.
HALL.] UTILIZED WATER POWERS. 217

Water powers in Alabama, by counties Continued. 

COVINGTON COUNTY a Continued.

Name.

Georsr e \V Lee

J. F. Guthrie .............

N. B. Dixon........ ......

Post-office.

Beck ..............

Rat ...............

Eiver Falls ........

Gantt .............

River Falls ........

Gantt. ............

Industry.

Lumber and timber mill.

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ......-'.........

.....do ................

Horsepower.

40

40

20

80

25

40

15

70

35

40

60

60

CRENSHAW COUNTY."

E. P. Lasseter . ............

G. B. Morgan .............

Daniel & Co ..............

G. B. Sasser ..............

Bullock ...........

.....do ............

Lapine ............

Flour and grist mill ....

.....do................

.....do................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

8

15

8

10

30

20

15

CULLMAN COUNTY, a

Joseph W. Hyatt. .........

Miles Humphries .........

D. H. Laney ..............

Robert J. Waldrop ........

Andrew J. Miller .........

.....do ............

Cranehill ..........

Summit ...........

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

10

4

6

20

6

DALE COUNTY, a

Archer McCall... 

Floyd mill.......

Lewis mill.......

Murphy mill.....

Maunds corn mill 

Pope's mill......

Candy.. 

Dothan. 

Clopton 

Dothan. 

Ewells . 

Grimes.

Flour and grist mill 

.....do ............

.....do ............

.....do ............

.....do............

.....do .............

10

10

15

5

10

60

a Prom U. S. Census, 1900.
218 WATEE POWEES OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107.

Water powers in Alabama, by counties Continued. 

DALE COUNTY Continued.

Name.

Charles Thrower ..........

Daniel McSwean ..........

Preston's mill. ............

The Kelley gristmill. .....

J. F. Bell.................

Post-office.

Kleg ..............

Newton

Industry.

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

Horsepower.

16

20

20

150

16

22

DALLAS COUNTY, a

Calhoun's mill ............

Ivey & Williams ..........

Flour and grist mill ....

.... do ................

10

8

DEKALB COUNTY.

L. D. Wooten « ............

J. D. Hall®.... ...........

J. S. Ward « ..............

Kean & Warren a . .........

Swindell's mill « ..........

Griffin's mill* ............

Emeline Clay ton « .........

Swader's mill a............

James Clark «_ ............

David J. Harper «. ........

Elrod's gristmill ..........

Davis mill a ... ............

Thomas F. Everett «. ......

Elrod's mill a .............

Pruitt's mill «. ............

Lebanon flour and grist

mill." 

Robert F. Ellison a ........

Ellic Ellsworth a ..........

Warren' s gristmill « .......

John F. Williams « ........

Edward W . Williams ......

McGee's mill a............

Charles G. Matheny « ......

Dixie Mills ffl .... ..........

Phillips's mill a...........

Blake .............

Cordell. ...........

.....do ............

Dekalb............

Eula ..............

Floy ..............

.....do ............

Mentone ..........

Rains

.....do ............

Sauty Mills ........

Valleyhead ........

a Prom U. S. Census, ]

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

900.

1

1

2

1

1

1

1

1

3

1

3

2

1

2

1

j.
HALL.] UTILIZED WATER POWERS. 219

Water powers in Alabama, by counties Continued. 

DEKALB COUNTY Continued.

Name.

The Roberts Mill Co.«. . . . .

W. E. Brown & Son .......

James M. Durham .........

William C. Hill & Co. o....

D. D.Hughes«............

Ward, Pickens & Co. ......

John A. Davis( WillsCreek)&

M. S. Brown and W. C.

Thomas (Lookout Creek ) . & 

D. D. Hughes ( WillsCreek) &

P. M. Frazier (Wills Creek) &

S. D. Warren (Wills Creek) 6

Grif. Elrod (Town Creek) &

Durham & Co. (Town

Creek). 6

Post-office.

Collinsville ........

Fort Payne ........

Lebanon ..........

.....do ............

South Hill.........

Industry.

Flour and grist mill ....

Lumber and timber mill .

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

Horsepower.

25

15

16

40

15

15

ELM ORE COUNTY. «

E. & H. T. Andrews ......

Benjamin Spigener. .......

Sykes mill ................

John C. Birt (Lancaster 

old mill).

Freeman's gristmill .......

J. J. Benson ..............

J. T. Rogers ..............

Tallassee Falls Manufacturing Co. (Tallapoosa 

Eiver) . c

Montgomery Power Co. 

(Tallapoosa River).

Channahatchee ....

Tallassee ..........

.....do ............

Spigners ...........

.....do ............

Flour and grist mill .... 

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

Lumber and timber mill . 

.....do ................

Cotton and woolen goods

Electric transmission to 

Montgomery, Ala.

25 

5 

16 

24

5 

20 

36 

8,900

5,600

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, a

James F. Douglas .........

Flour and grist mill .... 

.....do ................

Lumber and timber ....

10 

20

25

a From U. S. Census, 1900. 

& From report of probate judge.

c This is the same company that is now organized under the name of the Mount Vernon-Wood berry 

Cotton Duck. Company, with office at Montgomery, Ala.
220 WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA. '[NO. 107.

Water powers in Alabama, by counties Continued. 

ETOWAH COUNTY.

Name.

Wesson mills « ............

Cox & Bro. « ..............

B. H. Rogers'a. . ..........

T. G. Ewingff... ..........

John C. Rolling «. .........

Reese mill « ..............

John H. Helms a . .........

Ford & Sibert's mill a .....

Morgan & Cochran ........

W. J. Harris « ............

John B. Burns a ..........

A. B. Stephens a . .........

W. H. Cobb« ............

P. C. Turner a ............

Do.« .................

W. M. Brothers & Son « . .

Gadsden Times-News <*....

J. M. Morague (Wills

Creek). & 

Wm. McClendon (Wills

Creek). & 

 Griffith (V7ills

Creek ).& 

Bob Rigers (Canoe

Creek). & 

Tom Ewing ( Cane Creek ) & .

Post-office.

Hill...............

Hokesbluff ........

Nix. ..............

.....do ............

.....do ............

Gallant.--.-..--.-.

.....do ..--....-...

Attalla ............

Keener ............

Gadsden ..........

.....do ............

Industry.

Flour and grist mill

.....do ....----....-.-.

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do .....-.......--

.....do ................

.....do ...........I....

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

Horsepower.

 

25

6

40

60

8

10

6

30

8

12

8

8

20

30

13

8

4

100

40

35

75

40

FAYETTE COUNTY.

Rodolphus Cotton a .......

D. G. Hester « ............

John W. Anthony ........

Landon Miles « ...........

Bishop Emick ............

Phillip N. Fortenberry «... 

W. L. Caine (SipseyRiver) &

T.'E. Newton & Bro. (Sipsey River).''

Licurgas Ray (Luxapallila

Creek). &

John Barnes (Luxapallila 

Creek ).&

a From U. S. Census,

Bankston. 

Covin 

Glenallen. 

Hester ... 

Rena 

Bankston. 

Fayette .. 

.....do ...

Flour and grist mill ... 

.....do ................

.do 

.do

Lumber and timber mill. 

.....do ................

Saw and gristmill 

.....do ..........

Montcalm ......... .... .do ..-..-..-....-.

Covin ............. Gin and grist mill.....

1900. ft Prom report of probate judge.
HALL.] UTILIZED WATER POWEKS.

Water poviers in Alabama, by counties Continued.

FAYETTE COUNTY Continued.

221

Name.

E. Bishop (Luxapallila

Creek). «

Creek). & 

Washington Hubbert ( Shirley Creek ).« 

Gilpin & Jones (Shirley

Creek ).« 

Jones & Jones (Shirley

Creek ).« 

P. N. Fortenberry (Davis

Creek ).« 

G. H. White (DavisCreek)«

J. W. Blackburn (Davis

Creek ).« 

M. I. Barnette (Davis

Creek ).« 

Dolphus Cotton (Clear

Creek ).« 

M. Miller (Clear Creek) «..

John G. Kizer (North

River ).« 

Marshall Jones (Bear

Creek ).« 

E. G. Walker (Bear Creek )«

Creek), a 

J. T. McCaleb (Mountain

Creek ).«

Creek ).« 

G. W. Gray (Boxes Creek )«

Creek ).«

Creek), a

Post-office.

Rainy .............

Hugent. ...........

Bankston ..........

.....do............

Ridge .............

Bankston ..........

.....do ......f ......

Berry station ......

Bear ..............

.....do ............

Newriver ..........

Industry.

Saw, gin, and grist mill.

.....do................

Saw, gin, and grist mill.

... - do.... ............

.....do................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

Horsepower.

30

30

10

16

20

8

16

18

20

16

40

20

24

12

18

12

16

12

12

FRANKLIN COUNTY,

Helm's mill .... 

M. J. Height ... 

James McNair .. 

Andrew Posey.. 

Thomas Watson 

S. T. Bonds.....

Belgreen

Kirby........

Igoburg ......

Phil Campbell 

Pleasant Site..

Flour and grist mill... 

.....do ...............

.... .do ..............

.....do ...............

.....do ...............

.....do ...............

6

10

20

24

20

80

a From report of probate judge. &From U. S. Census, 1900.
222 WATBE POWERS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107.

Water powers in Alabama, by counties Continued. 

FRANKLIN COUNTY Continued.

Name.

Jes. S. Scott ..---.........

Sparks mill ...............

Post-office.

Russellville ........

Phil Campbell .....

Industry.

Flour and grist mill .... 

.....do ................

Lumber and timber mill.

Horsepower.

10 

10 

10

GENEVA COTJNTY.a

Bell's mill.. ..............

W. J. Keith and R. Y.

Daniels. 

Clark' s gristmill ..........

Clark Bros. & Co.... ......

Nathan Hall........ ......

.....do ............

Fadette...... ......

Highnote ..........

Wicksburg ........

Flour and grist mill ....

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do .................

.....do ................

Lumber and timber ....

.....do ................

HALE COUNTY.

William Steward*.........

William A. Avery (Fivemile Creek).«

J .H. Payne & Co.«........

M. M. Avery « ............

Pickens mill«.............

Greensboro Carriage and 

Wagon Shops.«

Richardson's mills (Fivemile Creek ). &

J. H. Payne's mill (Fivemile Creek ). &

Avery's mill (Five-mile 

Creek ).&

J. A. Stephenson (Prairie 

Creek ).&

Irwin & Martin (Big 

Creek ).&

Fivemile 

.....do ..

Ingram 

Havana 

Greensboro. 

.....do ......

Fivemile 

Havana .

.do

Newbern

Flour and grist mill 

.....do ................

.do 

.do

Lumber and timber mill. 

Carriages and wagons...

Grist mill and gin.

.do

.do

.do

.do

a From IT. S. Census, 1900. b From report of probate judge.
HALL.] UTILIZED WATER POWEES. 223

Water powers in Alabama, by counties Continued.

HENRY COUNTY.a

Name.

Kennedy's mill ...........

Joshua A. Hart ...........

Blacksheer & Saunders ....

Joe Baker ................

Badiford gristmill .........

Mark Shelley .............

J. P. Williams & Co.......

Post-office.

Shorterville. .......

Granger ...........

Haleburg ..........

Bush..............

Headland .........

Little Rock ........

Industry.

Flour and grist mill ....

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

Horsepower.

8

15

8

25

20

27

15

13

6

27

25

JACKSON COUNTY, a

J. F. Bell.................

Coffey's mill...... ........

Gross mill ................

John S. Henegar ..........

W. A. Howell ............

Mathew's gristmill ........

Page's mill ...............

Paint Rock Milling Co. ....

David H. Starkey .........

Cagle mill ................

Martin Walker. ...........

James P. Williams ........

John V. Wheeler. .........

Charles W. Brown ........

J. N. Gonce ..............

Melton Morris ......... ...

David M. Starkey .........

Kyles .............

Kosh.... ..........

Parks Store ........

Cams .............

Estillfork..........

Kosh..............

Trenton ...........

.....do ............

Pisgah ............

Kosh..............

Culver ............

.....do ................

.....do...........;....

.....do ................

...... do. ...............

.....do................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do................

.....do................

.....do................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do................

.....do................

.....do ................

.....do................

40

8

4

8

10

8

20

6

5

10

6

8

20

8

60

12

20

40

20

20

25

20

12

20

10

a From U, S. Census, 1900.
224 WATEK POWEES OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107.

Water powers in Alabama, by counties Continued. 

JEFFERSON COUNTY."

Name.

James W. Raney . .........

William J. Wedgworth....

W. W. Woodruff ..........

W. M. Self.. ..............

William M. Phillip........

Morris's mill. .............

Post-office.

Gary

Ezra ..............

Argo ..............

Cardiff ............

Greene ............

Ezra ..............

Industry.

Flour and grist mill ....

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.... .do .......... ......

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

...'..do ................

Horsepower.

20

12

10

20

35

32

15

10

8

15

40

10

18

35

LAMAR COUNTY.

John H. Cantrell a ........

Kirk'smill(YellowCreek)« 

Mote'smill (Beaver Creek)«

John T. Moore (Yellow 

Creek). «

W. H. Miller (Luxapallila 

Creek). «

S. B. Thomas ....... ......

Hiram Hollis c. ...........

Dr. Wm. H. Kennedy «.... 

S. B.Thomas a............

J. O. Kennedy &. . .........

J. W. Thomas, jr. (Hills 

Creek). &

W. M. Thomas (Hills 

Creek). &

Osborn & Hill (Yellow 

Creek). &

D. M. Hollis (Beaver

Creek). & .

a From U. S. Census

"VATTI r\n

Alfred.............

.....do............

1900. 6 F

Flour and grist mill .... 

.....do ................

.....do................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

Lumber and timber mill r 

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

Gin, saw, and grist mill. 

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

rom report of probate judge.

15 

12 

8 

6 

35

20

12 

10 

15 

35 

50 

15
HALL.] UTILIZED WATER POWERS.

Water powers in Alabama, by counties Continued. 

LAMAR COUNTY Continued.

225

Name.

3. G. Boman (Yellow 

Creek), a

V. A. Mathews (Yellow 

Creek), a

9T. L. Morton (Yellow 

Creek). <*

Penning Bros«. ..;.._.....

Post-office.

Vernon ............

Baxter ............

Industry.

Gin, saw, and grist mill. 

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

Horsepower.

LAUDERDALE COUNTY.&

William M. Thornton .....

3. N. Call................

Rogersville ........

Threet ............

Kendell. ..........

TTlTlPiQ

Pruitton ...........

Flour and grist mill .... 

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

20 

8 

6 

24 

8 

8 

24 

40 

20 

18 

20

LAWRENCE COUNTY.

Burrell & Casteel 6 ........

I'ohn S. Stephenson & Co. & . .

W. M. Willinghani & ......

I. C. McClannaher (Town 

Creek). «

ohn S. Stephenson (Sipsey River). a

Jen F. Masterson (Nances 

Creek). «

a From report of pro

Avoca

A vnpfl

.....do ............

bate judge.

Flour and grist mill .... 

.....do ................

.....do .......--.,.---.

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

Lumber and timber mill.

Flour and gristmill. ....

*> From U. S. Census, 1900.

10 

18 

10 

16 

16 

27 

15 

20 

10 

1
226 WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107.

Water powers in Alabama, by counties Continued. 

LAWRENCE COUNTY Continued.

Name.

Creek). « 

J. M. Key (Brushey Creek) «

W. L. Stover (Flint Creek) «

B. A. Casteel( Flint Creek) «

Post-office.

Pitt ...............

Pool ..............

Industry.

Gristmill ..............

.....do ................

Flour and grist mill ....

.....do ...............

Horsepower.

Shelton's mill & ...........

Floyd mill & ..............

N. G. Macon (Reed Creek) &

W. O. Moore& ----.. ......

W. K. Meadows (Halawochee Creek) &.

Benjamin F. Stripling & . . . .

W. W. Wright (Chewacla

Creek ).« 

W. W. Wright & Geo. P.

Harrison (Saugahatcb.ee 

Creek ).«

H. J. Spratling (Frazer

Creek ).« 

B. F. Meadows (Halawochee Creek ).«

LEE COUNTY.

Opelika ...........

.....do ............

Yale .............

.....do ...........

Yale ..............

.....do............

.....do ............

jdlour and grist mill ....

.....do ................

/> ~

.....do ................

....do ................

.....do ................

.. .do ................

.....do ................

Lumber and timber ....

Not in use now ........

Gristmill ..............

.....do ................

40

1C

''A

20

30

40

36

15

20

25

40

LIMESTONE COUNTY.,

Carter's mill & ............

Dupree & Stepp 6 . . ........

Hay6' s gristmill 6 .........

T. M. Holmes 6...........

John M. Head 6 ..........

Nancy Haney & ...........

Edward G. Hampleton &. _ _

Thomas D. Hastings & .....

James L. Lamar & .........

Eugene Parham (Piney

Creek). &

Athens ............

Elkmont ..........

Legg ..............

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do................

.....do ................

.....do ................

6

16

25

15

12

8

20

15

5

8

8

« From report of probate judge. & From E. S. Census, 1900.
HALL.] UTILIZED WATEE POWEES. 227

Water powers in Alabama, by counties Continued. 

LIMESTONE COUNTY Continued.

Name.

M. A. Phillipsa. ..........

Witty'e Mill (Birds

Branch ). a 

William J. Woodfin «. .....

Pioneer mill « ............

William N. Webb .........

Baker's mill «. ............

Allison Miller «... ........

Do...................

Creek). & Wm. Bailey (Big Creek )&..

J. W. Carter (Big Creek) &. .

M. J. Witty (Birds Branch) &

J. C. Vaughn (Sulphur

Creek ).& 

R. B. Malone (Sulphur

Creek ).&

Creek). & 

J. W. Carter (Panther

Creek). &

Creek). & 

Wm. Davidson (Limestone

Creek) . & 

R. M. Clem (Piney Creek ).&_

Creek). & 

W. M. Hayes (Limestone

Creek ).& 

W. H. Roberts (Sugar

Creek). & 

W. H. Marbut&. ..........

Post-office.

Mount Rozell ......

Elkmont ..........

.....do ............

.....do ............

.....do ............

O'Neal...... ......

Elkmont ..........

Athens ............

Elkmont ..........

Carter. ........ ....

Lax .--...-.-......

Fairmount. ........

Mooresville ........

Athens ............

Industry.

Flour and grist mill ....

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

Carriages and wagons . .

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do................

.....do................

.....do................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do................

Horsepower.

12

15

8

15

15

20

8

12

8

10

40

40

LOWNDES COUNTY.

G. B. Holleya. ............

W. N. Bozeman & ......... Ben ton ............

Flour and grist mill .... 

Gin and mill. ..........

10

a From U. S. Census, 1900. & From report of probate judge.
228 WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107.

Water powers in Alabama, by counties Continued.

MADISON COUNTY, a

Name.

Fannie J. Eidley . .........

Delop's mill ..............

Hardy Keel water mill ....

Annie M. Tavlor ..........

Bell Factory mill ..........

Key's mill. ...............

William S. Russell ........

Chas. F. Rountree ........

A. D. & W. E. Rogers .....

B tier Mill Co............

Payne & Miller. ...........

Martin's gristmill .........

H. C. Turner .............

Daily Mercury ............

Post-office.

Dan ...............

Keysrnill ..........

Poplarridge ........

.....do ............

Industry.

Flour and grist mill ....

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ...............

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

Horsepower.

8

20

8

15

8

25

28

12

15

15

60

30

30

15

16

6

M. W. Glass.. ............

J. O. H. Perry............

MACON COUNTY. 6

.....do ................

4

£

2C

MARION COUNTY.

The Carter mill «. .........

Bexar Mercantile Co.^. . ...

Eads & Fowler « ..........

The Boatwright mill «..__.

Samuel A. & Wm. V. Read«.

Jasper N. Green & Sons«._

Elishu Vickery a. .........

The Shirley mill «. ........

Bull, Atkins &Donaldson«.

Buttahatchee Mill Co.« . . . .

John Cumens«. ...........

Kelly sawmill « ...........

John R. Phillips «......___

Ur...... ..........

Glenallen ..........

Brilliant.. .........

Winfield ..........

Ur.... ............

.....do ............

.....do ............

.....do ............

Bearcreek .........

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do................

Lumber and timber ....

.....do ..............'..

.....do ................

.....do ................

I

I

li

u

2C

2(

U

u

! t

5J

&

15

U

5(

a From U. S. Census, 1900. b From U. S. Census.
HALL.] UTILIZED WATER POWERS. 22$

Water powers in Alabama, by counties Continued. 

MARION COUNTY Continued.

Name.

Simon W. Moss «. .........

The Powell Mill and Wool

Carder." 

Albert J. Hamilton (Williams Creek). 6 

W. C. Gann (Sipsey Creek) 6

Creek). & 

Crane & Riggs (Sipsey

Creek). 6 

T. L. Shotts (Bull Mountain

Creek). 6 

I. J. Loyd (Bull Mountain

Creek). 6 

D. F. Ballard (Williams

Creek ).&

hatchee River) . & 

James P. Pearce (New

River). 6 

J. C. Carter( Woods Creek) &

James Young (CantrellMill

Creek ).&

Mill Creek). 6 

Henry Guin & .............

Creek ).&

Creek ).&

Post-office.

Winfield ..........

Duff ey ............

Bexar .............

Delhi .............

Shottsville. ........

Bull Mountain .....

Hamilton ..........

Texas .............

Hamilton ..........

Guin ..............

Winfield ..........

Industry.

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do................

.....do ................

Horsepower.

36

50

MARSHALL COUNTY. < 

J. M. Ellison .............

Mathis mill...............

JamesB. Powell ..........

James F. Prentice.........

P. C. Ragsdale............

James P. Smith...........

Scott's mill ...............

John D. Sumers...........

Lakey mill ...............

GeorgeE. Whisnant & Son.

a From U. S. Census, 1900.

Preston ........... j Flour and grist mill....

Albertville ............ -do ................

Columbus City.....j.... .do -......--...-...

Arab.............. .... .do ................

Uniongrove............ -do ................

Warrenton .............do ----------------

Friendship ........!_... .do ----------------

Boaz .............. .... .do ................

Bartlett ........... .... .do ..-........---..

Oleander ...............do ................

6 From report of probate judge.

4

10

4

7

10

10

8

15

10

10

 From U. S. Census.
230 WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107.

Water powers in Alabama, by counties Continued. 

MARSHALL COUNTY Continued.

Name.

I. G. Gross ...............

James Wm. Barclay. ......

The Winston mill .........

W. G. Smith Estate .......

Jas. M. Selvage ...........

Post-office.

Woodville .........

Industry.

Flour and grist mill ....

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

Horsepower.

12

20

5

10

12

10

4

MARENGO COUNTY.«

Rhodes mill Sweetwater. Flour and grist mill

MOBILE COUNTY, a

T. A. Hatter & Son. . ......

Littleton Lee .............

Pierce

Creola ............ .....do ................

.....do ................

1C

3C

75

6C

MONROE COUNTY, a

J. B. Solomon ............

Andrew Bohanon .........

David J. Hatter & Son. ....

Do...................

Wait..............

.....do ............

Flour and grist mill ....

.....do ................

.....do ............. ...

.....do ................

Lumber and timber ....

.....do ................

.....do ................

15

10

15

15

60

20

20

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, a

Daniel's mill. ............. Flour and grist mill .... 25

35

MORGAN COUNTY, a

Sarah M. McCutcheon..... Briscoe. Flour and grist mill....

a From U. S. Census, 1900.
HALL.] UTILIZED WATEE POWERS. 231

Water powers in Alabama, by counties Continued. 

PERRY COUNTY.

Name.

Cree'k ).« 

Mary G. Wallace « ........

Hodger' s mill « ..... ......

W. F. Moore« ............

mills. «

lors Creek ).« 

W. T. Downey (Limestone

Creek). & 

James Wallace (Legroane

Creek). & 

Dr. J. B. Tucker (Taylors

Creek). &

lors Creek ).& 

S. M. Boiling (Branch of

Oakmulgee Creek ) . &

Creek ).&

Creek). &

Creek ).& 

Sarah Fountain (Little

Creek ).& 

Thaddeus Smith (Little

Creek). & 

W. M.-Eiland (Fords Mill

Creek ).& 

J. F. Morton (Potato Patch

Creek). &

Creek) . &

Creek). & 

W. A. Fountain (Oakmulgee Creek) . &

Post-office.

Theo... ...........

Marion ............

Newbern ..........

Newbern .-.-......

Folsom .-.-.-......

Jericho .-...-...-..

.....do ............

.....do ............

Pinetucky .........

.....do ............

.....do ............

Marion ..-.-....-..

Levert.............

Industry.

Flour and grist mill ....

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ..................

Gristmill ..............

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

Rice mill ..............

Horsepower.

20

4

15

4

15

20

18

6

8

6

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

20

6

6

6

10

a From U. S. Census, 1900. b From report of probate judge.
232 WATER POWEKS OP ALABAMA. [NO. 107.

Water powers in Alabama, by counties Continued.

PICKENS COUNTY.

Name.

Richardson & Prichards . . .

H. B. & A. W. Latham....

Slaughter's mill ...........

W. A. Kerr. ..............

Post-office.

Reform ............

Industry.

Flour and grist mill ....

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

Lumber and timber ....

Horsepower.

25

6

12

16

10

PIKE COUNTY, n

M. J. Youngblood ........

William F. Ingram. .......

mill) . 

Ely Dees & J. D. Murphee.

George W. King ..........

The Lewis mill ............

McQuaggis mill ...........

Slatting' s gristmill ........

P. A. Motia. ...... ........

William E. Brown ........

G. B. Howard ............

Youngblood .......

Milo ..............

Tatum ............

Henderson ........

Tennille ...........

Flour and grist mill ....

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

11

2

1

2

3

2

1

2

1

1

2

RANDOLPH COUNTY, a

W. W. Dobson...... ......

J. H. White & Z. N. Lipham.

Giles mill ................

Eppie M. White ..........

Larkin & M. T$. Taylor .... 

Joseph B. Taylor .........

Owins mill ...............

Rogers mill. ..............

C. A. Prescott. ............

H. A. Merrill.............

Elizabeth H. Merrill ......

J. E. McCosh & Co. .......

William S. McCarley ......

John H. Landers. .........

Clack .............

OfelSa ...........'..

Potash ............

Ofelia .............

Loftv ....----...-.

Flour and grist mill .... 

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

20 

11 

10 

10 

5 

8 

24 

15 

8 

20 

6 

12 

40 

20 

8

a From U. S. Census, 1900.
HALL.] UTILIZED WATER POWERS. 233

Water powers in Alabama, by counties Continued. 

RANDOLPH COUNTY a Continued.

Name.

Edward Lavoorn. .........

J. B. Hammond ..........

T. M. Halaway ...........

Dock Huckaby . ...........

Holley's mill. ............

E. 0. Heaton .............

William N. Gladney ......

A. B. East ................

Bailey Mill ...............

F. P. Parker ..............

E. L. Pool................

James H. Wright .........

William W. Brooks .......

William A. Camp .........

Post-office.

Clack .............

Sewell. ............

Tolbut ............

Rock Mills ........

Ofelia. ...... ......

Foresters Chapel . . .

Gay...............

Ofelia.............

Lofty ..-....-.-...

Almond ...........

Rock Mills ........

Industry.

Flour and grist mill ....

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

Lumber and timber ....

.....do ................

.....do................

.....do ................

.....do ................

Leather, tanned, curried, and finished.

Horsepower.

8

16

8

60

6

8

15

15

10

30

10

12

2

25

12

10

2

20

8

.12

40

15

10

20

20

6

108

RUSSELL COUNTY.

Davis's mill« .............

H. R. Dudley a............

E. M. Anderson (Watermelon Creek ).&

Crawford 

Seale.... 

.....do ..

Flour and grist mill 

Lumber and timber 

Grist mill and gin..

20

40

20

a From U. S. Census, 1900. b From report pf probate judge.
234 WATEB POWEBS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107.

Water powers in Alabama, by counties Continued.

SHELBY COUNTY, a

Name.

W. C. Denson ............

William H. Schrader ......

William H. Pledger .......

Hendrick & Alversoii ......

David A. Whitfield ........

Brownings mill ...........

Post-office.

Shelby ............

Industry.

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

Lumber and timber ....

Horsepower.

12

20

40

40

-10

30

ST. GLAIR COUNTY.«

Hare's mill ...............

John R. Dyke ............

Perry E. Wyatt ...........

Henry A. Palmer .........

J. M. McLaughlin. ........

The Machen mill .........

The Lindsey mill .........

Hill & Foreman. ..........

Henderson's mill .........

Helm & Truss ............

Grout's mills -....---.....

The Gilchrist mill .........

The Cox mill.............

Ruf us W. Season .........

Rock Bridge mill..........

E. B. Hearn (Kinterbish

Creek).

Creek).

Creek). 

R. W. Shaw..............

W. H. Walker (Silver

Creek).

Creek) .

.....do ............

Coal City ..........

Sprint ville

.....do ............

Whitney ..--..-...

SUMTEE COUNTY

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do................

.....do ................

Lumber and timber mill .

a

8

8

30

10

10

25

10

10

28

5

20

10

5

10

11

20

40

20

30

10

20

10

"From U. 8. Census, 1900.
HALL.] UTILIZED WATEE POWEES. 235

Water powers in Alabama, by counties Continued. 

TALLADEGA COUNTY.

Name.

J. C. Brock«.... ..........

Riser & Bro. «. ............

Shock E. Jemison a........

O. F. Luttrell«. ...........

Riddle mills&. ............

J. F. Smith« .............

John W. Thweatta. . ......

J. B. Turner« ............

J. F. Smith « .............

J. B. Turnera ............

Creek). « 

J. F. Smith's mill (Choccolocco Creek ).«

colocco Creek) . a

Creek). « 

Wilson's mill (Choccolocco Creek ).« 

Eureka mills (Choccoloeco Creek ).«

Creek ).«

Creek ).« 

Riddle's mill (Talladega

Creek ).«

Creek). «

Creek). « 

Allison's mill (Talladega

Creek ).«

Creek ).« 

Baker's mill (Talladega

Creek ).«

Creek). «

Post-office.

.....do ............

Waldo ............

McFall. ...........

.....do ............

McFall ............

T^TTlf AT*

Oxford ............

Oxford ............

Jenifer ............

McFall ............

Waldo ............

Talladega...... ....

Kymulga ..........

Industry.

Flour and grist mill ....

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

Lumber and timber ....

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

Horsepower.

10

12

40

15

25

40

16

40

12

15

60

40

40

20

200

225

200

150

150

150

150

50

75

150

150

75

75

100

50

a From report of probate judge.
236 WATEB POWEBS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107.

Water powers in Alabama, by counties Continued. 

TALLEDEEfA COUNTY Continued.

Name.

Oden'smill (Short Creek)«.

Creek). « 

Camp & Sons' mill (Salt

Creek ).«

Creek). « 

Lackey's mill (Horse

Creek). «

colocco Creek). «

Post-office. Industry.

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

transmission.

Horsepower.

75

50

50

50

25

TALLAPOOSA COUNT Y.&

John W. Britt ............

T. J.Hamlet..............

T. W. Whitman...........

Sanford Milling and Manufacturing Co.

JohnW. Hay.............

John B. Calhoun ..........

Hodnett grist and flour 

mill.

A. T. &H. C. Vickers..... 

J. C. Street ...............

Shephard Bros. & Co ......

G. W. Stewart ............

Mrs. Milliner .............

Jno. L. Patterson .........

Thomas B. Griffiin ........

Daviston mill .............

Lamberth & Dewberry ....

M R Hays & Bro

Yates .............

Hamlet. ...........

Dadeville ..........

.....do ............

Acme

Anniston ..........

Mary ..............

Matilda ..........'.

TVotasnli»a -

Flour and grist mill .... 

.....do ................

.....do................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ..... ..........

.....do ................

.....do. ...............

.....do................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do................

.....do ................

.....do ................

_....do ................

a From report of probate judge. & From U. S. Census, 1900.

12 

20 

12 

15 

20 

25

15 

8 

20 

16

15 

40 

20 

25 

10 

25 

20 

25 

12 

10 

8 

20 

80 

40
HALL.] UTILIZED WATER POWERS. 237

Water powers in Alabama, by counties Continued. 

TALLA.POOSA COUNTY Continued.

Name.

Farrows flour and grist

mill.

T. F. Garnett. ............

G. W. Stewart. ...........

Post-office.

Susanna ...........

Tallassee ..........

Thaddeus.... ......

Industry.

Flour and grist mill ....

.....do ................

Lumber and timber ....

.....do ................

Horsepower.

60

12

20

20

WINSTON COUNTY.

Richard H. Blake .........

Thomas O. Partridge a .....

Win. D. Shadix (Sandy

Creek). « 

George D. Wilson «. .......

Martin A. & Martha Peak «.

Miligan mill a .. ...........

Burks mill « ..............

Creek). &

Creek). &

J. Calvin Cagle (Clear 

Creek). &

Jonathan Barton mill

(Clear Creek). & 

Hadder mill ( Clear Creek ) & .

Posey mill (Clear Creek) & . *

S. D. Spain (Clear Creek) 6. .

Gus Posey mill (Clear

Creek). & 

Wm. Dodd (Splunge

Creek). &

Creek). &

Creek). & 

Jack Curtis (Sandy Creek) &.

Creek). &

Creek). &

Houston...........

Elk...............

Peaks Mill.........

Cranal .... ........

Double Springs ....

Double Springs ....

Malta'.............

Elk...............

Natural Bridge. ....

Lynn ....... ......

Peaks Mill.........

Peaks Mill.........

Flour and grist mill ....

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ..............:.

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do ................

Grist mill and gin ......

Saw, flour, and grist mill 

and gin..............

Gristmill ..............

.....do ................

.....do ........... ....

.....do ................

.....do ................

.....do................

.....do ................

....ido ................

.....do................

8

10

4

8

10

10

10

4

10

a From U. S. Census, 1900. & From report of probate judge.
APPENDIX.

STREAM MEASUREMENTS MISSISSIPPI.

In the foregoing sections (pp. 167-175, 179-180) have been included 

discharge measurements, gage heights, and estimates of flow at Columbus, Miss., on Tombigbee River, which flows into Alabama, and 

Luxapallila Creek, which flows out of Alabama into Mississippi.

The following is a statement of the hydrographic work on the 

remaining important streams of Mississippi, exclusive of Mississippi 

River:

PEARL RIVER AT JACKSON, MISS.

This station was established June 24, 1901, and is situated at the 

highway bridge 2 miles from the union station at Jackson and oneeighth mile above the Alabama and Vicksburg Railway bridge.

The gage is a wire gage fastened to the guard timber on the downstream side of the bridge. The rod is 10 feet long, graded to feet and 

tenths, and is marked with staples and brass figures. Above 10 feet 

the guard timber is marked. The bench mark is the downstream end 

of the top of the iron crossbeam 120 feet from the right-bank end of 

the bridge, which latter is the initial point for soundings. The elevation of the bench mark is 39 feet above datum. The bridge floor 

at the same point is 40.15 feet above datum.

The observer is James Hurst. The following discharge measurements were made by K. T. Thomas, M. R. Hall, and others:

DiscMrge measurements of Pearl River at Jackson, Miss.

Date.

1901. 

June 24.............

October 28 ..........

1902.

July 14 .............

September 25 .......

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

2.10

5.85

1.55

1.10

.90

Discharge.

Second-feet. 

430

1,880

262

193

290

Date.

1903. 

March 10 ..........

July 13 ............

July 14............

September 24 ......

Do............

Gage 

height.

feet. 

24.00

4.15

5.37

.80

.78

Discharge.

Second-feet. 

16, 050

1,348

1,988

128

142

238
HALL.] APPENDIX.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Pearl River at Jackson, Miss.

239

Day.

1901. 

1..............

2. .............

3..............

4..............

6..............

7..............

«

9... ..........

10..............

11..............

12..............

10

14..............

15..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

21.. - .........

22..............

23......... ....

24..............

25 .............

26..............

27..............

28..............

29..............

30..............

01

1902. 

1. ............. 

2 ..............

3.............. 

4..............

5..............

7..............

8 ..............

9

10 ..............

11 ..............

12..............

13..............

14..............

15..............

16.............. 

17..............

18..............

19..............

20..............

22..............

23..............

24..............

25..............

26..............

28..............

29..............

30...............

31..............

Jan.

15.00 

15.20

15.10 

15.00

14.80

14.50

14.20

13.90

13.40 19 fin

11.80

10.80

10.00

9.10

8.10

8.00 

7.90

6.70

5.40

5.10

5 40

5.60

5.80

6 90

6.20

7.00

7.10

7.20

8.50

10.10

Feb.

13.90 

16.60

17.10

18.60

18.40

18.20

17.00

17.70

17.60

17.40

15.80

14.30

12.60 

in on

9.70

9.00

8.60

8.30

8.30

9 no

10.70

11.40

11.60

12. 30

Mar.

13.00 

13.00

13.00

13.40

13.70

14.00

13.80

13.60

10 f)(\

12.00

12.20

11.70

11.90

10.30

9.90 

10.60

10.60

Ifi Kfi

9 90

9 90

9.90

in sn

19 on

28.55

30.40

32. 10

36.50

Apr.

37.20 

36.20

34.60 

qo in

32. 00

31.00

28.10

27.10

26. 30

25.60

94 gQ

24.40

24.00

23.50 

23.00

22.30

21. 20

19.50

17.20

14.00

11.10

9

QA

8.10

7.20

7.10

6.50

6.40

6.20

May.

6.00 

5 90

5.60

4 90

4 80

4.60

4.00

3 90

3

CA

Q OA

3 10

3 no

2.10 

2 80

3 00

2 gQ

2.80

2.60

2 80

0 AA

3 no

2 80

2.70

2 60

2.40

2. 20

June.

2.10

2.10

2.0CX

2.00

1.90

2.00

2.10

2. 20 

2.20

2.10

2.00

i QO

1 90

1 SO

i fto

1 80

1.80

1.70

1.70

1.60

1.60 

1.50

1.50

1

KA

1 30

1.30

1 30

1.40

1.40

I

on

i Qfi

i Qft

i °,n

July.

1.90

1.70

1 80

1.80

1.70

1.80

1.80

1.80

1 80

1.80

1.80

1.80

1 80

1.60

1.80

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.60

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.80

2.20

2.00

1.90

1.90

1.80

1.80

1.60

1.30 

1 30

1.30 

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1 30

1 30

1.30

3.00

1.20

1.20

1.30

1.20

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.20

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

Aug.

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.40

1.30

1.30

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1 30

1.40

1.60

1.80

2.10

2.60

3.70

4.50

6.00

6.30

7.40

7.30

7.30

7.40

7.60

6.90

6.90

6.70

1.30 

1.20

1.70 

1.70

1.60

1 60

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.30

1 30

1.30

1.20

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.10

90

i no

.90

80

i fin

4 50

7.20

7.40

Sept.

5.90

5.70

5.60

5.40

5.20

4.70

3 Qfi

3.50

3.20

3.00

2,00

2.60

2. 50

2.30

2.30

2.50

2.80

3.40

3.40

3.60

3.80

3.70

3.50

3.10

2.20

2.40

2.50

2.50

2.30

2.10

7.90 

4.80

3.60

3

Af\

3.20

2

Kn

3 Qfi

3.80

3 60

3

KA

3.60

3.50

3

Kfi

3.60

3

A(\

3.00

2 90

2.40

i fin

1.20

1.20

1.10

1.30

1.30

1.60

1.80

Oct.

1.90

1.80

1.60

1.40

1.50

1.60

1.60

1.50

1.40

1.40

1.30

2.00

3.00

3.40

3.40

3.00

2.10

2.30

2.10

2.00

1.90

1.80-

1.80

1.70

1.70

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.50

1.40

1.90 

2.00

2.40 

2 80

3.00

3.60

3 9ft

3 1ft

2 90

9 °n

2 30

2.60

2.60

2 go

3 Aft

3.20 3 on

3.60

3 50

3

QA

2 fin

1 90

i sn

1.50

i pyi

i °.n

1.20

1.10

1.10

Nov.

1.40

1.30

1.30

1.40

1.20

1.00

1 30

1.50

1.80

1.80

1.60

1.60

1 60

1.60

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.60

1.60

1.80

1.90

2.10

2.40

2.70

3.30

3.50

3.70

3.70

1.00

1.00 

1.00

1.10

1 fifi

1.00

1.00

1.20

1.20

1.30

1.30

1.40

1 40

1.40 

1.40

1.30

1 30

1.20

1.20

1.10

1 80

1.70

1.80

1.70

1.60

1.60

2.60

Dec.

3.50

3.30

3.40

3.20

3.30

3.30

S on

3.40

3.90

4.20

5.40

5.80

6.40

10.00

14.90

15.00

15.20

T5.90

15. 40

15.00

14.60

14.30

13.20

12.60

12.70

11.90

11.30

10.60

13.60

14.60

15.00

3.10 

4.60

4.10 

5.30

5.80

6.30

6.40

S

on

5.60

K on

K Ifi

10.60 

10.70

10.50

11.10

11.60

12. 20

12. 20

n

QA

11.70

11.10

10.80

10.00

10.90

8.00

9.90
240 WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Pearl River at Jackson, Miss. Continued.

Bay.

1903. 

1 ..............

2..............

3..............

4..............

5..............

6..............

7..............

8..............

9. ............

10..............

11 ..............

12..............

13..............

14..............

15..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19..............

20 ..............

21 ..............

22..............

23

24..............

25..............

26 ..............

27......... ....

28..............

29..............

30 ..............

31 ..............

Jan.

10.90

13.80

14.90

15.20

15.80

16.00

15.90

15.60

15.60

15. 40

14.00

14.60

13.80

13.40

13.10

13.20

13.10

13.00

12. 50

11.40

10.40

9.50

8.40

c on

7.80

7.30

6.80

6.50

6.60

Feb.

6.7

7.4

12.2

13.4

14.6

15.8

19.0

00 A

23.4

24.6

27.5

30 4

32.5

33.7

33.2

33.1

32.8

32.3

31.5

30.9

30.9

QA I

30.0

29.8

28.7

27.6

26.7

Mar.

26.0

25.1

24.2

23.0

22 4

21.8

21.6

21.6

23.5

23.9

24.7

24 9

25.2

25.4

25.7

25.9

25.9

OR Q

25.3

24.6

00 7

oq 7

23.4

22.8

20 9

19 6

18.0

Apr.

12.6

10.9

9 8

9 2

8.5

7.8

7.1

6.7

6.1

5.7

5.2

5.0

5.8

4.6

4.4

A Q

4.5

4.7

4.6

4.5

4.3

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.4

0 f)

3 A

2 9

2.8

May.

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.8

3.0

3.1

3.5

4.0

4.4

4.5

4.2

3 Q

3 7

3.5

3 4

3

0

3 1

3.5

2.7

2.5

June.

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.2

2.2

2

0

3.5

3.4

2.5

2.4

2..3

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.0

1 9

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.8

July.

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

*> 0

2.4

2.5

2.7

2.8

2.7

5.3

4.6

4.3

3.8

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.0

1 9

1.7

1.6

i 1

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

Aug.

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.6

2.5

2.6

2.8

2.9

3.5

4.4

4.5

4.6

4.6

4.5

4.6

4.0

4.6

4.8

'4.8 5.1

4.3

4.1

3.8

3.4

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.3

Sept.

2.2

2.0

1 9

1.8

1.6

1.5

1 Q

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

Oct.

0.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.3

.3

Nov.

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

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

Dec.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.5

.6

.8

.9

9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.3

1 Q

1.3

1.3

1 Q

1.3

1 P.

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4 1 <?

1.3
HALL.] APPENDIX. 241

Rating table for Pearl River at Jackson, Miss., for 1901, 1902, and 1903.

Gage 

height.

Feet.

0.30

.40

.50

.60

.70

.80

.90

1.00

1.10

1.20

1.30

1.40

1.50

1.60

1.70

1.80

1.90

2.00

2.10

2.20

2.30

2.40

2.50

2.60

2.70

2.80

2.90

3.00

3.10

3.20

3.30

3.40

3.50

3.60

3.70

3.80

3.90

4.00

4.10

4.20

4.30

4.40

4.50

4.60

4.70

4.80

Discharge.

Second-feet.

98

103

109

117

126

136

148

162

177

194

214

235

257

280

305

333

365

398

432

467

503

540

580

620

660

700

740

785

830

875

920

965

1,010

1,055

 1,100

1, 150

1,200

1,250

1,300

1,350

1,400

1,455

1,510

1,565

1,620

1,675

Gage 

height.

Feet.

4.90

5.00

5.10

5.20

5.30

5.40

5.50

5.60

5.70

5.80

5.90

6.00

6.10

6.20

6.30

6.40

6.50

6.60

6.70

6.80

6.90

7.00

7.10

7.20

7.30

7.40

7.50

7.60

7.70

7.80

7.90

8.00

8.10

8.20

8.30

8.40

8.50

8.60

8.70

8.80

8.90

9.00

9.10

9.20

9.30

9.40

Discharge.

Second-feet.

1,730

1,790

1,850

1,910

1,970

 2, 030

2,090

2,150

2,210

2,270

2,330

2,390

2,450

2,510

2,570

2,630

2,695

2,760

2,825

2,890

2,955

3,020

3,090

3,160

3,230

3,300

3,370

3,440

3,510

3,585

3,660

3,735

3,810

3,885

3,960

4,035

4,110

4,185

4,260

4,335

4,410

4,485

4,560

4,635

4,710

4,785

Gage 

height.

Feet.

9.50

9.60

9.70

9.80

9.90

10.00

10.10

10.20

10. 30

10.40

10.50

10.60

10.70

10.80

10.90

11.00

11.10

11.20

11.30

11.40

 11.50

11.60

11.70

11.80

11.90

12.00

12.10

' 12.20

12.30

12.40

12.50

12.60

12.70

12.80

12.90

13.00

13.10

13.20

13. 30

13.40

13.50

13.60

13.70

13.80

13.90

14.00

Discharge.

Second-feet.

4,860

4,935

5,010

5,085

5,160

5,235

5,310

5,385

5,460

5,535

5,610

5,685

5,760

5,835

5,910

5,985

6,060

6,135

6,210

6,285

6,360

6,435

6,510

6,585

6,660

6,735

6,810

6,885

6,960

7,035

7,110

7,185

7,260

7,335

7,410

7,485

7,560

7,635

7,710

7,785

. 7, 860

7,935

8,010"

8,085

8,160

8,235

Gage 

height.

Feet.

14.10

14.20

14.30

14.40

14.50

14. 60

14.70

14.80

14.90

15.00

15.10

15.20

15.30

15.40

15.50

15.60

15.70

15.80

15.90

16.00

16.50

17.00

17.50

18.00

18.50

19.00

19.50

19.80

19.90

21.00

22.00

23.00

24.00

25. 00

26.00

27.00

28.00

29.00

30.00

31.00

32.00

33.00

34.00

Discharge.

Second-feet.

8,310

8,385

8,460

8,535

8,610

8,685

8,760

8,835

8,910

8,983

9,060

9,135

9,210

9,285

9,360

9,435

9,510

9,585

9,660

9,735

10, 135

10, 535

10, 935

11, 355

11, 735

12, 135

12, 535

12, 935

13, 335

13, 735

14, 535

15, 335

16, 135

16, 935

17, 735

18, 535

19,335

20, 135

20, 935

21, 735

22, 535

23, 335

24, 135

IKB 107 04 16
242 WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Pearl River at Jackson,, Miss.

Month.

1903. 

January ........................................

February .......................................

March. _ .................... ^.... ..............

April ...............................:...........

May ...........................................

June ...........................................

July ...........................................

August .........................................

September .....................................

November ......................................

December ......................................

The year .................................

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

10, 215 

23, 895 

17, 735 

7,185 

1,510 

1,010 

1,970 

1,850 

467 

126 

98 

235

23, 895 .

Minimun.

2,695 

2,825 

8,085 

700 

540 

280 

194 

257 

136 

98 

98 

98

98

Mean.

7,082 

17, 421 

15, 162 

2,265 

821 

468 

558 

1,.023 

197 

115 

98 

178

3,782

Net horsepower per foot of fall uilh a turbine efficiency of SO per cent for the minimum 

monthly discharge of Pearl River at Jackson, Miss.

Month.

January .......

February ......

March .........

May...........

July...........

August .-..... 

September .....

November .....

Minimum 

discharge.

Sec.-feet.

398

280

194

398 

235

194

875

1901.

Minimum 

net 

horsepower 

per foot 

of fall.

36

25

 18

36 

21

- 18 

80

Duration of minimum.

Days.

3

3

6

1

5

1

2

Minimum 

discharge.

Sec.-feet. 

1,850

3,885

5,160

2,510

432

214

177

136

162

177

162

830

1902.

Minimum 

net horsepower 

per foot 

of fall.

168

353

469

228

39

19

16

12

15 

16

15

75

Duration of minimum.

Days.

1

1

4

1

1

9

6

1

1 

2

7 

1

Minimum 

discharge.

Sec.-feet. 

2,695

2,825

8, 085-

700

540

280

194

257

136

98

98 

98

1903.

Minimum 

net 

horsepower 

per foot 

of fall.

245

257

735

64

49

25

18

23

12 

9

9 

9

Duration of 

minimum.

Days. 

1

1

1

1

4

1

2

1

12

2

30 

4
HALL.] APPENDIX. 243

YAZOO RIVER AT YAZOO CITY, MISS.

A gage has been maintained at this point by the Engineer Corps of 

the Army. It was replaced in 1901 by a new gage rod in three sections, marked with brass figures and brass tacks, the sections being 

placed as follows: The lowest, marked from 3 to +4.5 feet, is attached 

to the protecting work of the bridge; the middle section, marked 

from 4.5 to 18.5 feet, is attached to the piling that protects the bridge 

pier; the uppermost section, continuing the graduation up to 32.3 

feet, is on a post under the approach to the bridge. The highest 

known water occurred in 1882, reaching a gage height of 36.5 feet; 

the lowest occurred on October 15 to 17 and 20 to 22, 1896, with a 

gage height of 2.8 feet. The danger line is at 25 feet. A bench 

mark was established on the top of the upstream cylinder of the second pier from the left bank, at a distance of 85 feet from the initial 

point for soundings, which is on the downstream end of iron bridge 

on the left bank. The elevation of the mark is 35.85 feet above the 

zero of the gage. Other important bench marks in Yazoo City are 

the following: P. B. M. 12, Yazoo City, is a copper bolt in stone 

underground, surmounted by an iron pipe and cap, in the north corner of the county court-house yard. It is 44.1 feet above the zero of 

the gage and 116.2 feet above mean sea level. P. B. M. 13, Yazoo 

City, is a copper bolt in a stone underground, surmounted by an iron 

pipe and cap, in the north corner of the public school yard, near 

Washington and Main streets. It is 29.2 feet above the zero of the 

gage, and 101.3 feet above mean sea level. Discharge measurements 

are made by the United States Geological Survey from the city toll 

bridge, one-half mile northwest from the Illinois Central station. The 

observer is P. C. Battaille. Daily gage heights are furnished by the 

Weather Bureau.

The following measurements were made by K. T. Thomas, M. K. 

Hall, and others:

Discharge measurements of Yazoo River at Yazoo City, Miss.

Date.

1901. 

March 9 ............

April 12. ............

June 22.............

1902.

July 12... ...........

July 14..............

Gage height.

Feet. 

11.80

13.40

2.92

3.40

4.40

Discharge.

Second-feet. 

11,618

11, 779

3,935

2,887

3,672

Date.

1902. 

September 24. ......

1903. 

July 13.. ...........

Gage 

height.

Feet. 

-1.0

1.0

5.80

-2. 00

Discharge.

Second-feet. 

2,108

2,048

4,755

1,623
244 WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA.

Daily gage height, inject, of Yazoo River at Yazoo City,

[NO. 107.

Day.

1900. 

1...... ........

2..............

3..............

4..............

5..............

1 ....... ..... 

8..............

9 ..............

10..............

11 ..............

12..............

11

14..............

15..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19..............

20..............

21..............

22 ..............

23..............

24..............

25..............

26..............

27..............

28.............. 

29..............

30

31..............

1901. 

1 .............

2..............

3..............

4 ..............

5..............

6..............

7.............. 

8..............

9..............

10.............. 

11..............

12 .............

13 ..............

14 ..............

15.............. 

16 ..............

17.............. 

18 ..............

19

20 ..............

21 ..............

22 .............. 

23..............

24 ..............

25 ..............

26..............

27. .............

28 .............. 

29.............. 

30 ..............

31 ..............

Jan.

5.0

4.3

4.0

3.5 

3.0

2.4 

1.7

1.2

.9

1.3

1.3

1.0

1.0

1.6

2.1

2.5

2.8

3.0

3

0

3

C

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.4

3.1

2.7 

2.3

1.8

1.4

11.8

11.9

12.1

12.2

12.3

12.4

12.4 

12.4

12.4

12.4 

18.8

18.2

17.6

17.6

17.8 

17.8

17.8 

17.8

17.6

17.5

17.4 

17.3

17.4

17.4

17.3

17.3

17.3 

17.2 

17.1

17.0

Feb.

1.0

.4

.4

.4

'.2. 2 

1.1

1.5

2.0

3.2

4 9

6.0

6.9

7.5

8.0

8.3

8.5

8.8

9.9

11.0

11.4

12.5

14.4

16.8

16.7

17.7

18.2

17.8

17.6 

18.0

17.7

17.8 

17.7

17.9

17.9

17.8

17.7 

17.7

17.7 

17.6

17.5

17.5

17.4

17.3 

17.2

17.1

17.0

16.8

16.5

16.2

Mar.

15.0

15.0

15.0

15.3

15.4 

15.4

15.5 

lo.O

16.1

16.3

16.4

16.5

17.0

17.2

17.3

18.8

1Q ^

19.8

20.0

20.2

20.5

20.5

20.5

20.2

16.4

16.0

15.6

15.1

14.7

13.4 

12.6

11.8

12.0 

12.3

12.6

12.9

13.0 

13.1

13.3 

13.5 107

14 0

14.3

14.7 

15.0

15.5

15.9

16.2

16.2 

16.3 

16.3

1G.6

Apr.

19.7

1Q ^

19 2

18.8

18.5 

18.1

17.6 

17.0

16.4

17.2

17.0

17.0

17.6

91 ^

22.0

22.0

2° 0

22 2

22 2

22.2

99 °.

22.3

 79 Q

00 f\

16.5

16.2

15.6

15.3

14.9 

14.5

14.2

13.9 

13.7

13.4

iq q

13.1

12.9

12.8

14.6

14.8

15.2

15.5 

15.8

16.1

16.3

16.5

16.6 

16.6 

16.6

May.

22.9

22 9

22.9

22.8

22.6 

22.4

99 Q

21.7

21.4

21.0

20.0

19 6

19 2

18.6

18.0

16.0

15.0'

13.8

12.7

11.6

10.4 

9 °

8.0

7.1

Iti. 6

16.6

16.5

16.3

16.0

15.8

15.6

15.5

15.4

15.2

15.2

15.2

- 15.2

15.5

15.5 

15.4

15.4 

15.4

15.1

14.7

14.2

13.2 

11.9

10.7

11.7

12.2

11.3

10.7 

10.2 

9.5

9.2

June.

8.0

s 9.5

8.1

8.3

8.6 

9.4

10.3 

11.0

11.5

12.6

13.1

17.6

17.3

17.6

17.7

18.1

18.8

19.1

19.8

20.0

20.0

20.5

20.8

20.8 

20.9

21.0

9.0

8.1

7.6

7.5

7.4

7.2

7.5 

7.0

6.5

6.1 

5.7

5.4

5.0

4.7

4.5 

4.2

4.1 

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.3

3.0 

2.6

2.2

1.8

1.4

1.0

.6 

.3 

.1

July.

21.1

21.2

21.3

21.4

21.5 

21.6

21.7 

21.9

22.1

22.1

22.1

22. 1

22.0

21.9

<>1 9

21.6

99 '1

21.5

21.2

20.5

20.4

20.2 

19.9

19 4

19.0

_ ^

- .2

- .3

- .3

- .2

__ -1

+ .1 

.3

.4

.4 

.3

.1

_ g

- .6

- .9 

-1.0

-1.2 

-1.2

- 1.2'

-1.2

- .5

- .3

- .7

- .7

- .8

- .9

-1.0

-1.1 

-1.2 

- 1.3

- 1.4

Aug.

18.7

18.2

17.8

17.4

17.0 

16.5

16.0 

15.5

14.7

13.7

12.9

11.7

10.5

9.2

7.8

6.5

5.3

4.3

3.5

2.8

 2.4

2.0

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.0

.9

.8 

.7

.6

-1.4

-1.4

-1.4

-1.3

-1.0

- .7

- .8 

-1.0

-1.2

-1.3 

-1.4

- .1

- .7

+ 1.2 

2.0

1.2

1.8

2.6

3.8

4.9

5.6 

6.1

6.5

6.9

7.3

8.4

8.3 

8.8 

9.0

9.1

 

Sept.

0.6

.6

.6

.7

.7 

.6

.4 

.1

.9

.9

.8

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

.3

.2

.1

.6

.5

.5

.7

.0

.4

.9

1.3

1.5

1.6

9.1

8.9

8.4

7.8

7.0

6.2

5.3 

4.3

3.4

2.5 

1.8

1.1

1.0

2.5

2.5 

3.0

3.5 

4.7

5.9

7.0

7.7

8.2 

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.1

8.0

7.8 

7.7 

7.5

Oct.

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.2

.9 

.6

.2 

.1

.3

.5

.7

.7

.6

.5

.3

.1.

.3

.8

.9

1.0

.9

1.3

1.4

1.2

1.9

3.9

6.0

7.1 

8.0

8.7

9.1

7/4

7.3

7.0

6.9

6.8

6.5

6.0 

5.6

4.8

4.0 

3.1

2.3

1.7

1.1

.7 

.4

.2 

.0

__ 0

- .5

_ n

- .7 

- .8

- .8

- .8

- .9

-1.0

-1.1 

-1.1 

.-1.3

-1.4

Nov.

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.5

5.3 

9.2

9.0

8.8

8.5

8.1

7.7

7.3

6.8

6.2

5.5

4.7

3.9

3.2

2.5

1.6

1.4

2.2

3.6

5.0

6.2

7.0

8.0 

8.6

9.1

-1.5

-1.5

-1.5

-1.0

-1.3

-1.4

-1.5 

-1.5

-1.5

-1.5 

-1.5

-1.6

-1.6

-1.7

-1.7 

-1.8

-1.8 

-1.8

-1.7

-1.7

-1.7

-1.4 

- .4

- .1

- .1

_ 1

+ .5

.5 

.6 

.5

Dec.

9.6

9.8

10.0

10.3

10.5 

30.8

11.1 

11.5

11.7

11.9

12.0

12.1

12.2

12.2

12.0

11.7

11.5

11.1

10.7

11.8

11.1

10.7

10.5

10.5

10.5

10.2

10.8 

11.1

11.4

11.7

.1

.1

.0

- .4

- .5

- .5

- .6

- .8

+ 2.1

2.5 

2.3

2.8

3.5

6.7

6.9 

7.3

8.0 

8.7

9.3

9.5

9.7

9.8 

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.7

9.7

10.0 

11.6 

11.5

11.4
HALL.] APPENDIX. 245

Daily gage height, in feet, of Yazoo River at Yazoo City, Miss. Continued.

Day.

1902. 

1. .............

3.............

6..............

8..............

9..............

10.......---...- 

11 ..............

12 ..............

11

14 ..............

15 ..............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19..............

20..............

21..............

22 ..............

23 ..............

24..............

25..............

26.... .........

27 -..-.-.......-

28

29..............

30.............. 

31..............

1903.

2..............

3..............

5..............

6..............

7..............

8..............

9..............

10 ..............

12..............

13..............

15..............

16 ..............

17..............

18. .............

1Q

20..............

21..............

22..............

23..............

24 ..............

OK

26..............

27..............

29..............

30..............

31..............

Jan.

11.40

11.50

11.40

11.00

10.90

10.80 

10.50

10.30

10.00 

9.70 

9.30

8.90

8.40

7.90

7.30

6.50

5.70

4.90

4.20

3.50

3.20

3.00

3.50

4.00

4.70

5.40

6.40

7.40

9.40 

10.30

16.4

18.0

18.0

18.1

18.4

18.7

18 9

19.0

19.0

19 0

19.4

19.4

19.3

19.3

19.3

19.2

19 0

19.0

18 9

18.6

18.4

18.1

18.0

17.8

17.6

17.5

17.8

17.6

17.5

17.4

Feb.

11.30

12.40

12. 80

13. 20

13.40

13.70 

13.90

14.10

14.30 

14.60 

14.90

15.20

15.50

15.80

16.00

16.30

16.40

16.40

16.40

16.30

16.20

16.10

16.00

16.00

16.20

16.10

16.60

17.3

17.2

19.0

19.0

18.5

18.2

19.7

22.4

21.9

22.4

22.0

21.9

91 Q

23.1

23.4

23.3

00 0

00 0

23.3

23.4

23.5

23.6

23.6

23.7

23.8

24.1

.......

Mar.

16.70

16.60

16.90

16.90 

16.80

16.80

16.80 

16.70 

16.70

16.90

17.40

17. 30

17.30

17.90

17.80

17.70

17.70

17.80

18.00

18.10

18.10

19.00

19.00

18.90

91 HA

24.80

24.80

24.30 

24.00

24.1

24.2

24.4

24.7

24.8

24.9

25 2

25.3

OR A

25.8

25.9

26.0

26.4

26.5

26.8

9fi Q

27.0

27.2

27.5

27.6

27.8

27.9

28.0

28.2

28.3

28.4

28.5

28.6

Apr.

23.90

23.80

23.80

23. 80

23.80

23.80 

25.10

25. 00 

25. 00 

25.10

25.30

25.50

25. 80

26. 30

26.40

26.50

26.60

26. 50

26.50

26.50

26.40

25.80

25.60

28.6

28.6

28.6

28.7

28.7

28.7

28.7

28.6

28.5

28.4

28.3

28.2

28.0

27.8

27.5

97 9

26.9

26.6

25.9

25.5

25.0

24.7

24.3

28.9

23.5

23.0

22.8

22.5

..«.-..

May.

25.30

25.00

24. 70

24.10

23.70

00 OA

22. 40 

21.80

19 20

16.90

14.20

13.00

11.90

10.80

8.50

7.70

6.70

5 80

4 40

3.80

3.00 

2.50

21.4

21.0

20.7 

20.3

20.0

19.8

19.5

19.0'

18.4

18.5

18.0

17.5

16.9

16.2

15.5

14.5

13.4

12.0

9.5

8.8

8.2

7.8

7.6

7.5

7.4

7.2

6.9

June.

1 Qfl

1.80

1 60

1.50 

1.70

9 on

2.20 

2.40 

o 50

2.10

1.80

1.50

i <>n

90

.50

.40

.30

.00

- .20

- .30

- .40

.40

- .20

.00

6.5

6.7

7.4

8.3

9.2

10.0

10.9

11.5

13.0

13.5

14.1

14.7

15.0

15.5

15.8

16.0

16.2

16.3

16.4

16.5

16.6

16.7

16.9

17.0

17.1

17.1

17.1

17.1

July.

.10

.20

.00

.00

- .10 

- .20

.00

.70 

1.50

3.40

4.00

4.90

5.00

4.70

4.40

4.00

3.50

3.40

3.00

2.90

2.90

2.80

2.70

16.8

16.5

15.5

14.8

13.9

12.5

11.0

9.6

8.2

6.9

6.0

5.0

4.0

3.5

2.8

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.0

.8

.5

.5

.4

.0

- .2

- .4

- .5

Aug.

3.20

3.00

3.00

3 on

4.00 

4.40

4.50

4.70 

4.70

4. GO

4.30

4.20

3.30

2.60

1.30

.50

in

- .10

- .30

fiO

- .6

_ g

- .5

- .5

- .4

q

_ 9

- .1

^

1.0

1.0

.9

9

1.4

1.6

1.8

1.8

2.0

9 ^

1.8

1.5

1.5 1.5"

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.0

.8

Sept.

80

Kn

- .50

- .30 

no

.20

.30 

.00 

- .20

- .50

.70

-1.10

-1.20

-1.50

-1.50

-1.50

-1.50

-1.50

-1.50

-1.10

-1.10

-1.10

i no

-1.00

-1.00

.5

.4

.2

- .4

- .9

-1.0

-1.2

-1.3

-1.4

-1.5

-1.6

-1.7

-1.7

-1 7

-1.8

-1.8

-1.8

1.8

9 O

-2.0

-2.1

2.2

-2.2

-2.2

 2.2

_ 9 9

-2.2

-2.2

-2.2

Oct.

-1.00

90

.00

.60

1.00

1.50

1.50 

1.20 

.90

.70

50

.50

.50

.20

- .20

- .50

 1.00

-1.20

_ 1 30

-1.50

-1.69

-1.60

-1.70

-1.70

-1.70

-1.80

-2.00

-2. 10

-2.2

-2.2

 2.2

 2.2

-2.3

-2.3

2.3

-2.3

-2.3

-2.3

-2.3

-2.4

-2.4

-2.4

 2.4

-2.4

2.4

-2.4

2.4

2.4

-2.4

_ 2 4

-2.4

2.4

-2.4

-2.4

-2.4

-2.4

-2.4

-2.4

-2.4

Nov.

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.10

-2. 10

-2.10 

2.10

-2. 10 

-2.10 

2 10

2.10

2.10

-2.10

2.10

-2.10

-2.10

9 in

-2.10

-2.10

-1.10

.20

.80

1.50

3.00

4.40

0 £*

-2.5

-2.5

9 ^

-2.5

-2.5

9 ^

-2.5

-2.5

_ 2 5

-2.5

-2.4

-2.3

-2.2

-2.1

-2.0

 1 9

-1.9

-2.1

-2.2

-2.3

-2.3

-2.3

-2.3

-2.3

-2.3

-2.3

-2.3

-2.3

-2.3

Dec.

4.90

K on

5.80

5.90

6.00

6.30

6.90

7.00 

7.20 

7 go

7.40

7.40

7.50

7.50

9.80

9.80

10.20

10. 90

11.50

12.00

12.70

13.20

13.80

14.30

14.80

15.40

15.80

16.00

-2.2

-2.1

-2.1

-2.1

-2.2

__ O O

-2.3

-2.3

-2.3

-2.3

-2.3

-2.4

-2.3

-2.2

- .2

-2.2

-2.2

-2.1

-2.0

-1.8

-1.6

-1.4

-1.2

- .2

- .8.

1.6

1.9

2.1

2.3

2.5

2.5
246 WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107. 

Rating table for Yazoo River at Yazoo City, Miss., for 1901, 1902, and 1903.

Gage 

height.

Feet.

 2.0

 1.8

 1.6

 1.4

 1.2

 1.0

 .8

 .6

 .4

_ 2

.0

.2

.4

.6

.8

Discharge.

Seco7id-feet.

1,830

1,870

1,915

1,965

2,015

2,065

2,115

2,165

2,215

2,265

2,320

2,380

2,440

2,500

2,560

Gage 

height.

feet.

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.8

2.0

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.8

3.0

3.2

3.4

3.6

3.8

Discharge.

Second-feet.

2,620

2,690

2,760

2,830

2,900

2,970

3,050

3, 130

3,210

3,300

3,390

3,480

3,570

3,660

3,760

Gage 

height.

Feet.

4.0

4.5

5.0

5.5

6.0

6.5

7.0

7.5

8.0

8.5

9.0

9.5

10.0

10.5

11.0

Discharge.

Second-feet.

3,870

4,145

4,440

4,790

5,150

5,550

6,000

6,500

7,000

7,500

8,000

8,500

9,000

9,500

10, 000

Gage, 

height.

Feet.

11.5

12.0

12.5

13.0

13.5

14.0

14.5

15.0

15.5

16.0

16.5

17.0

17.5 '

18.0

Discharge.

Second-feet.

10, 500

11,000

11,500

12, 000

12, 500

13, 000

13, 500

14, 000

14, 500

15, 000

15, 500

16, 000

16, 500

17,000

Estimated monthly discharge of Yazoo River at Yazoo City, Miss.

Month.

1901.

February .......................................

March .........................................

April. ..........................................

May -----.-------...--..__--.__.-..__.--------.

June .^.^.. .....................................

August .........................................

September " ...................................... . . ... . . B 

October ........................................

November ......................................

The year .................................

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

17, 300 

17, 200 

15, 600 

15,600 

15, 600 

8,000 

2,440 

8,100 

8,100 

6,400 

2,500 

10, 600

17,300

Minimum.

10, 800 

15, 200 

10, 800 

11, 800 

8,200 

2, 350 

1, 965 

1,965 

2,620 

1,965 

1,870 

2,115

1,965

Mean.

14, 829 

16,443 

13, 377 

14, 043 

13, 094 

4,478 

2,181 

3,805 

5,456 

3,327 

2,046 

5,978

8,255
HALL.] APPENDIX. 247

Estimated monthly discharge of Yazoo River at Yazoo City, Miss. Continued.

Month.

1902.

March .............. ..........................

April ...........................................

May ..._._.._......_........_..................

June ...........................................

July ...........................................

December ......................................

The year .................................

1903.

February .......................................

March. . ........................................

April. ..........................................

May. ...........................................

June ...:.......................................

July. .........................'..................

August .........................................

September ......................................

October ........................................

December ......................................

The year. .................................

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

10,500 

15, 600 

23,800 

25, 600 

24, 300 

3,170 

4,440 

4,260 

2,410 

2,795 

4,090 

15, 200

25, 600

18, 400 

23, 100 

27, 600 

27, 700 

21, 000 

16,100 

15, 900 

3,170 

2,470 

1,790 

1,850 

3,170

27, 700

Minimum.

3, 390 

. 10,300 

15, 600 

22, 800 

3,170 

2,215 

2,265 

2,165 

1,940 

1,810 

1,810 

4,380

1,310

15, 400 

16, 200 

23, 100 

21, 500 

5,910 

5,550 

2,190 

2,165 

1,790 

1,750 

1,730 

1,750

1, 730

Mean.

8,493 

14, 082 

17, 448 

24, 477 

14, 004 

2,651 

3,281 

3,578 

2,104 

2,223 

2,023 

9,065

8,619

17, 432 

20, 807 

25,442 

25, 753 

14, 075 

12, 610 

6,549 

2, 593 

1,953 

1,760 

1,767 

2,089

11, 068
248 WATER POWERS OF ALABAMA. [NO. 107.

Net horsepower per foot of fall, with a turbine efficiency of 80 per cent, for the minimum 

monthly discharge of Yazoo River at Yazoo City, Miss.

Month.

March .........

April ..........

May ...........

June ...........

July...........

October ........

Minimum 

discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

10,800

15, 200

10, 800

11, 800

8,200

2,350

1,965

1,965

2,620

1,965

1,870

2,115

1901.

Minimum 

net horsepower 

per foot 

of fall.

982

1,382

982

1,073

745

214

179

179

238

179

170

192

Duration of m inimum.

Days. 

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

4

1

1

3

1

Minimum 

discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

3,390

10, 300

15, 600

22, 800

3,170

2, 215

2, 265

2, 165

1,940

1,810

1,810

4,380

1902.

Minimum 

net horsepower 

per foot 

of fall.

308

936

1,418

2, 073

288

201

206

197

176

164

164

398

Duration of minimum.

Days. 

1

1

3

5

1

4

1

1

6

2

24

1

Minimum 

discharge.

Sec.-ft. 

15, 400

16, 200

23, 100

21, 500

5, 910

5, 550

2,190

2,165

1,790

1,750

1,730

1,750

1903.

Mini- 

. mum 

net 

horsepower 

per foot 

of fall.

1,400

1,473

2,100

1,955

537

505

199

197

163

159

157

159

Duration of 

minimum.

Days. 

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

8

20

11

1

MISCELLANEOUS MEASUREMENTS. 

The following" miscellaneous measurements have been made:

Miscellaneous measurements in Mississippi.

Date.

1901.

Aug. 16..

Mar. 7...

Apr. 15..

1903. 

July 14..

July 15 . .

Stream.

.....do ...........................

Locality.

Grenada. ......... .....

Goodman ..............

Way ..................

Discharge.

Second-feet. 

559

6,726

1,336

614

491

1, 397
INDEX.

A.

Page.

Adgers, Valley Creek at, discharge measurement of..................... 129

Alabama River at Selma, discharge measurements of.................... 109

at Selma, gage heights of ............ 109-111

monthly discharge of ...... ..... 116-117

power on........................... 118

rating tables for.................. 112-115

station on, description of........... 108

Alexander, Hillabee Creek near, discharge

measurements of ............... 63

Hillabee Creek near, gage heights of... 54-55 

monthly discharge of .............. 57-58

power on ........................... ' 58

rating tables for.................... 56

station on, description of........... 53

Almond, Hurricane Creek near, discharge

measurement of................ 60

Augusta Creek, plant on, view of .......... 92

Autauga County, utilized powers in........ 208

B.

Ballplay Creek, discharge of and power on. 107 

Barbour County, utilized powers in........ 209

Battle Creek, discharge measurement of... 207 

Beaver Creek, discharge of and power on.. 107 

Beaverdam Creek, discharge measurement

of..........................'..... GO

Bibb County, utilized powers in ......... 209-210

Big Black River, discharge measurements

of............................... 248

Big Canoe Creek, discharge of and power

on.............................. 107

Big Luxapallila Creek, discharge measurements of................ ....... 180

Big Sandy Creek, discharge of ....... ..... 59

elevations on.................'.......... 51-52

near Dadeville, discharge measurements at........................ 47

gage heights of..................... 48

monthly discharge of .............. 50

power on ........................... 51

rating table for..................... 49

station on, description of........... 47

power on ......................... 10,51-52,59

Birmingham, Hawkins Spring at, discharge

measurement of................ 129

Black Creek, discharge»of and power on... 107 

Black Warrior River near Cordova, discharge measurements of ....... 147

Black Warrior River near Cordova, gage

heights of .................... 148-149

near Cordova, monthly discharge of.. 153-154 

power on........................... 155

rating tables for.................. 150-152

station on, description of........... 147

at Tuscaloosa, discharge measurements

of............................. 132-133

gage heights of................... 133-140

monthly discharge of ............ 143-146

power on........................... 146

rating table for................... 141-142

station on, description of......... 131-132

dams and locks on, views of ........... 164

fall of................................... 12

map of part of.......................... 161

powers on.................... 146, 155,161-166

Blocton, Blocton Creek at, discharge measurement of...................... 129

Blocton Creek, discharge measurement of.. 129 

Blount County, utilized powers in......... 210

Blue Creek, discharge measurement of..... 60

discharge of and power on.............. 59

Blue Eye Creek, discharge of and power on. 106 

Bridgeton, East Cahaba River at and'near,

discharge measurements of..... 129

Broken Arrow Creek, discharge of and

power on........................ 107

Brownsboro, Flint Creek near, discharge

measurement of ................ 207

Bullock County, utilized powers in......... 210

Butler County, utilized powers in.......... 210

C.

Cahaba River at Centerville, discharge

measurements of ............... 119

at Centerville, gage heights of ....... 119-120

monthly discharge of .............. 124

power on ..................... 125,126-131

rating tables for.................. 121-123

station on, description of........... 118

discharge measurements (miscellaneous) of....................... 129

fall of................................... 12

map of portion of ...................... 126

powers on ........................ 125,126-131

Calhoun County, utilized powers in ..... 211-212

Cane Creek (Coosa River), discharge of and

power on....................... 107

Cane Creek (Tallapoosa River), discharge

of and power on................ 59

249
250 INDEX.

Cedar Bluff, Little River at, discharge

measurement at................ 106

Cedar Creek, discharge of and power on... 59 

Centerville, Cahaba River at, discharge

measurements of............... 119

Cahaba River at, gage heights ....... 119-120

monthly discharge of ..........:... 124

power on ........................... 125

rating tables for.................. 121-123

station on, description of........... 118

Chambers County, utilized powers in ...... 212

Channahatchee Creek, discharge measurement of......................... 60

Chattahaspa Creek, discharge measurement

of............................... 60

Chattanooga, Tenn., Tennessee River at, discharge measurements of........ 181

Tennessee River at, gage heights of.. 182-188 

monthly discharge of............. 197-203

power on ........................... 204

rating tables for.................. 189-196

station on, description of........... 180

Chattasofka Creek, discharge measurement

of..'............................. 60

Chattooga River, discharge measurement of 106 

discharge of and power on ............. 107

Choccolocco Creek at Eureka, discharge

measurement of................ 106

at Jenifer, discharge measurements of. 104 

gage heights and monthly discharge

of and rating tables for......... 105

power on ......................... 106,108

station on, 'description of........... 104

Chehaw, Uphapee Creek at, discharge of

and power on................... 59

Cherokee County, utilized powers in....... 213

Cherokee dam, plans for................... 43-47

Cherokee dam site, map of................. 39

Chestnut Creek, discharge of and power on. 106 

Childersburg, Tallaseehatchee Creek at, discharge measurement of........ 106

Chilton County, utilized powers in......... 214

Choctaw County, utilized powers in........ 214

Clarke County, utilized powers in.......... 214

Clay County, utilized powers in............ 214

Clear Creek, powers on..................... 166

Cleburne County, utilized powers in....... 215

Coastal Plain, -extent of.................... 12

Coffee County, utilized powers in .......... 215

Cohoasanocsa Creek, discharge measurement of ........................ 60

discharge of and power on ............. 59

Colbert County, utilized powers in......... 215

Columbus, Miss., Tombigbee River at, discharge measurements of ....... 167

Tombigbee River at, gage heights of. 168-169 

monthly discharge of ............ 173-174

power on........................... 175

rating tables for.................. 170-172

station on, description of........... 167

Conecuh County, utilized powers in ....... 216

Coosa County, utilized powers in........... 216

Coosa River at Riverside, discharge measurements of .................... 62

at Riverside, gage heights of........... 63-66

monthly discharge of .............. 73-76

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Coosa River at Riverside, power on ........ 76

at Riverside, rating tables for.......... 67-72

station on, description of........... 61-62

at Rome, Ga., discharge measurements

of............................... 77

gage heights of..................... 78-81

monthly discharge of .............. 86-89

power on........................... 90

rating tables for.................... 82-86

station on, description of........... 77

at State line, discharge of and power on. 107 

elevations and powers on .............. 90-97

fallof .................................. 12

Lock No. 4 on, view of......'............ 92

map of.................................. 91

power sites on....................... 10,90-97

tributaries of, discharge of and power

on ............................ 106-107

Cordova, Black Warrior River near, discharge measurements of........ 147

Black Warrior River near, gage heights

of............................. 148-149

monthly discharge of ............ 153-154

power on........................... 155

rating tables for.................. 160-152

station on, description of........... 147

Cornhouse Creek, discharge measurement of......................... 60

discharge of and power on............. 59

Covington County, utilized powers in.... 216-217

Crenshaw County, utilized powers in...... 217

Crooked Creek, discharge measurement of. 60 

discharge of and power on............. 59

Crystalline area, extent of................. 11

Cullman County, utilized powers in ....... 217

D.

Dadeville, Big Sandy Creek near, discharge

measurements of............... -47

Big Sandy Creek near, gage heights of. 48 

monthly discharge of .............. 50

power on........................... 51

rating tables for.................... 49

station on, description of........... 47

Chattasofka Creek near, discharge measurement of..................... 60

Dale County, utilized powers in ......... 217-218

Dallas County, utilized powers in.......... 218

Dekalb County, utilized powers in....... 218-219

Discharge measurements, discussion of.... 15

Double Bridge Ferry, power site at, plans

for........................... 10,40-47

Drainage basins, list of..................... 11

Dudleyville, Moores Creek near, discharge

measurement of................ 60

E.

East Cahaba River, discharge measurements

of............................... 129

Elk River, discharge measurement of...... 207

Elkhatchee Creek, discharge measurement

of............................... 60

discharge of and power on............. 59

Elmore County, utilized powers in ......... 219
INDEX. 251

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Emuckfaw Creek, discharge measurement

of............................... 60

discharge of and power on............. 59

Epes, Tombigbee River near, discharge

measurements of............... 176

Tombigbee River near, gage heights of. 176 

monthly discharge of............... 178

power on........................... 179

rating table for................... 177-178

station on, description of........... 176

Escambia County, utilized powers in ...... 219

Etowah County, utilized powers in ........ 220

Eureka, Choccolocco Creek at, discharge

measurement of................ 106

F. 

Fayette County, utilized powers in ...... 220-221

Flint Creek, discharge measurement of.... 207

Florence, shoals in Tennessee River near. 205-206 

Fox Creek, discharge of and power.on..... 69

Franklin County, utilized powers in..... 221-222

G. 

Gage-height table, description of .......... 14

Gay, Wild Cat Creek near, discharge measurement of..................... 60

Gaylesville, Chattooga River at, discharge

measurement of................ 106

Geneva County, utilized powers in ........ 222

GilesMill, view of ......................... 60

Goldburg, Crooked Creek near, discharge

measurement of................ ' 60

Goodman, Miss., Big Black River at, discharge measurement of........ 248

Goodwater, Hatchet Creek at, discharge of

and power on .................. 106

Grenada, Miss,, Yalobusha River at, discharge measurement of ........ 248

H. 

Hale County, utilized powers in ........... 222

Harrall, Cahaba River at, discharge measurement of..................... 129

Hatchet Creek, discharge measurement of. 106 

discharge of and power on ............. 106

Hawkins Spring, discharge measurement

of........................'....... 129

Henry County, utilized powers in.......... 223

High Pine Creek, discharge measurement

of......................... ..... 60

discharge of and power on............. 59

High Shoals, shoals near, view of.......... 60

Hillabee Creek, at mouth and Chisolme's 

Bridge, discharge of and power 

on.............................. 69

near Alexander, discharge measurements of........................ 63

gage heights of..................... 64-56

monthly discharge of .............. 67-58

power on........................... 68

rating tables for...................." 56

station on, description of........... 63

Horsepower, method of determining....... 16-17

Huntsville, big spring at, view of.......... 206

Hurricane Creek, discharge measurement

of............................... 60

discharge of and power on ............. 59

J. Page. ' 

Jackson, Miss., Pearl River at, discharge

measurements of............... 238

Pearl River at, gage heights ot..~..... 239-240

monthly discharge of and power on. 242 

rating table for..................... 241

station on, description of........... 238

Jackson County, utilized powers in ........ 223

Jasper, Tenn., Sequatchie River near, discharge measurement of........ 207

Jefierson County, utilized powers in ....... 223

Jenifer, Choccolocco Creek at, discharge

measurements of............... 104

Choccolocco Creek at, gage heights, 

monthly discharge and rating 

tables for....................... i06

power on ........................... 106

station at, description of........... 104

Jones, H. C., on dam near Double Bridge

Ferry........................... 40

Kelly Creek, discharge of and power on ... 106 

Ketchepedrakee Creek, discharge of and

power on....................... 69

Kowaliga, Kowaliga Creek at, discharge of

and power on .................. 69

Kowaliga Creek, discharge measurement of 60 

discharge of and power on ............. " 59

Kymulga, Talladega Creek near, discharge

measurement of................ 106

L.

Lamar County, utilized powers in ........ 224-225

Lauderdale County, utilized powers in..... 226

Lawrence County, utilized powers in.... 225-226

Lee County, utilized powers in............. 226

Leeds, Cahaba River near, discharge measurement of..................... 129

Levelroad, Cornhouse Creek near, discharge measurement of........ 60

Limestone County, utilized powers in.... 226-227

Little Canoe Creek, discharge of and power

on.............................. 107

Little River, discharge measurement of.... 106

discharge of and power on............. 107

Little Tallapoosa River, discharge of and

power on....................... '59

Locust Fork of Black Warrior River at 

Palos, discharge measurements 

of.............................. 166

at Palos, gage heights of ............... 167

monthly discharge of .............. 159

power on........................... 160

rating tables for.................... 158

station on, description of......... 165-156

Louina, Beaverdam Creek near, discharge

measurement of ................ 60

Lowndes County, utilized powers in........ 227

M.

Macon County, utilized powers in.......... 228

Madison County, utilized powers in........ 228

Marengo County, utilized powers in ....... 230

Marion County, utilized powers in ....... 228-229

Marshall County, utilized powers in ..... 229-230
252 INDEX.

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Mhoon Valley, Miss., Sakatonchee River at,

discharge measurement of ..... 248

Milltown, Cohoasanocsa Creek near, discharge measurement of ........ 60

M'ilstead, Tallapoosa River at, discharge

measurements of............... 18

Tallapoosa River at, gage heights of ... 18-20 

monthly discharge of ........... 23-24,44

power on ........................... 25

rating tables for.................... 21-22

station on, description of........... 17

Mississippi, stream measurements in..... 23?-248

Mobile County, utilized powers in ......... 230

Monroe County, utilized powers in ........ 230

Montgomery County, utilized powers in ... 230 

Montgomery Power Company, dam and

power house of, views of ....... 40

plantof ................................ 39-40

Monthly discharge table, description of ... 16-16 

Moores Creek, discharge measurement of.. 60 

Morey, Miss., Big Black River at, discharge 

measurements of......................... 248

Morgan County, utilized powers in ........ 230

Muscadine Creek, discharge of and power 

on........................................ 59

N.

Nottingham, Talladega Creek at, discharge

measurements of............... 98

Talladega Creek at, gage heights of... 98-100 

monthly discharge of ............ 102-103

power on ......................... 103,106

rating table for.................... 100-101

station on, description of........... 97

O.

Ohatchee Creek, discharge of and power on. 107 

P.

Paint Rock, Paint Rock Creek at, discharge measurement of ........ 207

Paint Rock Creek, discharge measurement

of........................'....... 207

Paleozoic area, extent of................... 12

Palos, Locust Fork of Black Warrior River

at, discharge measurements of. 156 

Locust Fork of Black Warrior River at,

gage heights of................. 157

monthly discharge of .............. 159

power on........................... 160

rating tables for.................... 158

station on, description of......:.. 155-156

Pearl River at Jackson, Miss., discharge

measurements of............... 238

at Jackson, Miss., gage heights of.... 239-240

monthly discharge of and power on. 242 

rating table for..................... 241

station on, description of........... 238

Perry County, utilized powers in........... 231

Pickens County, utilized powers in ........ 232

Pike County, utilized powers in............ 232

Pinthlocco Creek, discharge of and power

on.............................. 106

Pittsburg, Tenn., Battle Creek near, discharge measurement of ........ 207

Pratt Cotton Gin Manufacturing Company,

plant of, view of................ 92

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Prattville, power plant at.................. 92

Prospect, Tenn., Elk River at, discharge

measurement of................ 207

R.

Randolph County, utilized powers in .... 232-233

Rating table, description of ................ 15

Riverside, Coosa River at, discharge measurements of .................... 62

Coosa River at, gage heights of ........ 63-66

monthly discharge of .............. 73-76

power on ........................... 76

rating tables for.................... 67-72

station on, description of........... 61-62

Rome, Gil., Coosa River at, discharge measurements of .................... 77

Coosa River at, gage heights of ........ 78-81

monthly discharge of .............. 86-89

power on........................... 90

rating tables for.................... 82-86

station on, description of........... 77

Russell County, utilized powers in......... 233

S.

St. Clair County, utilized powers in........ 234

Sakatonchee River, discharge measurement of......................... 248

Selma, Alabama River at, discharge measurements of .................... 109

Alabama River at, gage heights of.... 109-111

monthly discharge of ............ 116-117

power on........................... 118

rating tables for.................. 112-115

station on, description of........... 108

Sequatehie River, discharge measurement

of............................... 207

Shelby County, utilized powers in ......... 234

Shoal Creek, discharge of and power on ... 107 

Sofkahatchee Creek, discharge of and

power on ....................... 106

Sougahatchee Creek, discharge measurement of......................... 60

discharge of and power on ............. 59

Sturdevant, Tallapoosa River at, discharge

measurements of............... 29

Tallapoosa River at, gage heights of ... 30-31 

monthly discharge of............ 33-34,44

power on .......................... i 34

rating tables for .................... 32

station on, description of........... 29

Sumter County, utilized powers in......... 234

Susanna, Blue Creek near, discharge meas*

urement of .................... 60

Tallapoosa River at, discharge measurements of........................ 26

gage heights of ..................... 26-27

power on, and monthly discharge of. 28 

rating tables for.................... 27

station on, description of........... 25

Sydenton, Cahaba River at, discharge measurement of..................... 129

T.

Talladega County, utilized powers in .... 235-236 

Talladega Creek at Kymulga, discharge

measurement of................ 10f>
INDEX. 253

Talladega Creek at Nottingham, discharge

measurements of............... 98

at Nottingham, gage heights of ....... 98-100

monthly discharge of ........ 102-103

power on ......................... 103,106

rating table for................... 100-101

station on, description of........... 97

at Taylor Mill, discharge of and power

on .............................. 107

Tallapoosa County, utilized powers in ... 236-237 

Tallapoosa River, at Cherokee dam site,

cross section of................. 41

at Double Bridge Ferry, dam at, plans

for.............................. 40-47

at Milstead, discharge measurements of. 18 

gage heights of..................... 18-20

monthly discharge of............ 23*24,44

power on........................... 25

rating tables for.................... 21-22

station on, description of........... 17

at Sturdevant, discharge measurements

of..............:................ ' 29

gage heights of..................... 30-31

monthly discharge of............ 33-34,44

power on........................... 34

rating tables for.................... 32

station on, description of........... 29

near Susanna, discharge measurements

of............................... 26

gage heightsof..................... 26-27

power on and monthly discharge of. 28 

rating table for..................... 27

station on, description of........... 25

discharge of and power on ............. 59

elevations along........................ 35-36

maps of.............................. 37,38,39

power plants on, views of........ 34,36,38,40

power sites on....................... 10,37,40

tributaries of, above Milstead, discharge

of............................... 59

Tallassee, power developments at, views

of............................ 34,36,38

Tallassee, power plant at................... 37-39

Tallassee Falls Manufacturing Company,

plant of, views of............ 34, 36,38

Tallasseehatchee Creek, discharge measurement of......................... 106

discharge of and power on ........... 106,107

Tennessee River at Chattanooga, Tenn.,

discharge measurements of .... 181

at Chattanooga, Tenn., gage heights

of............................. 182-188

monthly discharge of ............ 197-203

power on............................ 204

rating tables for.................. 189-196

station on, description of........... 180

power sites on......................... 10,206

shoals in ............................. 205-206

Terrapin Creek, discharge of and power on. 107 

Thaddeus, Sougahatchee Creek near, discharge measurement of........ 60

Timbercut Creek, discharge measurement

of............................... 60

Tombigbee River at Columbus, Miss., discharge measurements of ....... 167

at Columbus, Miss., gage heights of.. 168-169 

monthly discharge of ............ 173-174

Tombigbee River at Columbus, Miss., power

on.. ............................ 175

at Columbus, Miss., rating tables for. 170-172 

station on, description of........... 167

near Epes, discharge measurements of. 175 

gage heights of..................... 176

monthly discharge of .............. 178

power on........................... 179

rating table for................... 177-178

station on, description of........... 175

at Waverly, Miss., discharge measurement of......................... 248

Trout Creek, discharge of and power on... 107 

Tuscaloosa, Black Warrior River at, discharge measurements of...... 132-133

Black Warrior River at, gage heights

of............................. 133-140

monthly discharge of ............ 143-146

power on ........................... 146

rating table for................... 141-142

station on, description of......... 131-132

dams and locks at, views of...... j..... 164

U. 

Uphapee Creek, discharge of and power on. 59

V. 

Valley Creek, discharge measurement of... l'£

W.

Waverly, Miss., Tombigbee River at, discharge measurement of ........ 248

Waxahatchee Creek, discharge of and

power on....................... 106

Way, Miss., Big Black River at, discharge

measurement of................ 248

W'eogufka Creek, discharge- of and power

on .............................. 106

Weoka Creek, discharge of and power on.. 106 

Wild Cat Creek, discharge measurement of. 60 

Wills Creek, discharge measurement of.... 106

discharge of and power on........... 107,108

Wind Creek, discharge measurement of.... 60

discharge of and power on ............. 59

Winston County, utilized powers in........ 237

Y. 

Yalobusha River, discharge measurement

of................................ 248

Yazoo City, Miss., Yazoo River at, discharge

measurements of............... 243

Yazoo River at, gage heights of...... 244-245

monthly discharge of ............ 246-247

power on .................... ...... 248

rating table for..................... 246

station on, description of........... 243

Yazoo River at Yazoo City, Miss., discharge

measurements of............... 243

at Yazoo City, Miss., gage heights of.. 244-245 

monthly discharge of ............ 246-247

power on.........--....-..--..----- 248

rating table for..................... 246

station on, description of........... 243

Yellowleaf Creek, discharge of and power

on...............-----.-..------ 106

Z. 

Zana, Emu'ckfau Creek near, discharge

measurement of................ 60

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Hall. Washington, Gov't print, off., 1904.

253 p., 1 1. illus., 9 pi. (incl. map) 23cm. (U. S. Geological survey. 

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